Five games on tonight, beginning with...
The Winnipeg Jets hosting the Chicago Blackhawks. Marc-Andre Fleury and Eric Comrie are set to start in goal. Winnipeg led off in the first period with a Paul Stastny goal, his fourth of the season, assisted by Andrew Copp and Nikolaj Ehlers. The Jets added on with a Neal Pionk power play goal, powered by Kyle Connor and Copp. Winnipeg extended the lead in the second period as Dominic Toninato scored, thanks to Copp. The Jets padded the lead on a Connor goal, his eighth of the year, helped along by Nate Schmidt and Evgeny Svechnikov. Chicago got on the board in the third period with a shorthanded MacKenzie Entwistle goal, his second of the season, set up by Seth Jones and Kirby Dach. Winnipeg iced it at 5-1 with an unassisted Ehlers goal, his third of the year. The three stars were Copp, Connor, and Ehlers.
West to Edmonton, as the Oilers welcome the New York Rangers. Alexandar Georgiev and Mikko Koskinen are in the blue paint. New York began in the first period with a Filip Chytil goal, his second of the season, via Nils Lundkvist and Sammy Blais. Edmonton tied it on a Zach Hyman goal, his seventh of the year, assisted by Tyson Barrie and Darnell Nurse. The Rangers retook the lead in the second period with a Kevin Rooney goal, his third of the season, coming off of Chytil. New York added on with a Chris Kreider goal, his eighth of the year, helped along by Adam Fox and Barclay Goodrow. The Rangers extended the lead as Mika Zibanejad scored his third of the season on the power play, thanks to Ryan Strome and Artemi Panarin. The Oilers got one back with a Jesse Puljujarvi power play goal, his fourth of the year, powered by Ryan Nugent-Hopkins and Nurse. Edmonton got closer in the third period with a Barrie power play goal, his second of the season, with assists provided by Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl. The Oilers tied it on a Puljujarvi goal, his second of the game and fifth of the year, guided in by Duncan Keith and Evan Bouchard. New York retook the lead with a Zibanejad goal, his fourth of the season, with a lone helper by Kreider. Edmonton tied it again with a McDavid goal, his eighth of the year, passed from Barrie and Draisaitl. The Oilers won 6-5 in overtime with a Draisaitl goal, his tenth of the campaign, helped along by Nurse and McDavid. The three stars belonged to Draisaitl, McDavid, and Puljujarvi, while Nurse and Barrie get the honorable mentions.
Further west, the Vancouver Canucks host the Nashville Predators. Juuse Saros and Thatcher Demko guard the cages. Nashville opened in the first period with a Roman Josi power play goal, his fourth of the season, powered by Eeli Tolvanen and Mikael Granlund. Vancouver tied it on a Brock Boeser goal, his third of the year, guided in by Travis Hamonic and J.T. Miller. The Canucks took the lead in the second period with a Nils Hoglander goal, via Bo Horvat and Tanner Pearson. The Predators retied it on a Matt Duchene goal, his fifth of the season, coming off of Granlund. Nashville pulled ahead on a Philip Tomasino power play goal, his third of the year, with assists provided by Luke Kunin and Thomas Novak. This held up for a 3-2 win, with the three stars going to Granlund, Tomasino, and Saros (26 for 28 in saves).
Down in Anaheim, the Ducks bring in the Arizona Coyotes. Karel Vejmelka and Anthony Stolarz receive the starting nods in goal. Anaheim started in the first period with an Adam Henrique goal, his fifth of the season, coming off of Ryan Getzlaf and Troy Terry. The Ducks added on with a Sonny Milano power play goal, his second of the year, powered by Henrique and Kevin Shattenkirk. Anaheim extended the lead in the second period as Sam Carrick scored his second of the season, thanks to Derek Grant and Jamie Drysdale. Arizona got on the board with a Shayne Gostisbehere goal, via Christian Fischer and Liam O'Brien. This only made it 3-1, the final, with the three stars being Henrique, Stolarz (28 for 29 in saves), and Milano.
Finally, the Los Angeles kings host the New Jersey Devils. MacKenzie Blackwood and Calvin Petersen man the nets. Los Angeles got going in the second period with an Adrian Kempe goal, his third of the season, via Dustin Brown and Anze Kopitar. New Jersey tied it on a Jesper Bratt goal, his second of the year, courtesy of Andreas Johnsson and Nico Hischier. The Kings took the lead back with an Arthur Kaliyev power play goal, his third of the season, powered by Matt Roy and Andreas Athanasiou. The Devils retied it on a Pavel Zacha goal, his fifth of the year, coming off of Ryan Graves and Bratt. Los Angeles won 3-2 in overtime with an Alex Iafallo goal, his fifth of the campaign, with a lone assist by Phillip Danault. The three stars were Bratt, Iafallo, and Zacha.
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