We've got three games on today, beginning with...
The Philadelphia Flyers hosting the Toronto Maple Leafs. Jack Campbell and Carter Hart man the nets. Toronto got going in the second period with a William Nylander goal, his sixth of the season, made possible by Jake Muzzin and Auston Matthews. The Maple Leafs added on in third period with another Nylander goal, his second of the game and seventh of the year, powered by Nick Ritchie and Matthews on the power play. Toronto extended the lead as Ondrej Kase scored his second of the season, thanks to Alexander Kerfoot and David Kampf. The final held at 3-0, with the three stars going to Campbell (36 save shutout), Nylander, and Matthews.
Down in Dallas, the Stars welcome the Nashville Predators. Juuse Saros and Braden Holtby guard the cages. Nashville led off in the first period with a Ryan Johansen goal, his fifth of the season, via Tanner Jeannot and Yakov Trenin. The Predators added on in the second period with a Jeannot goal, his fifth of the year, guided in by Philip Tomasino and Mattias Ekholm. Nashville extended the lead as Matt Duchene scored his sixth of the season, thanks to Thomas Novak and Matt Benning. Dallas got on the board with a Roope Hintz goal, coming off of Joe Pavelski and Jason Robertson. The Stars got closer in the third period with a Miro Heiskanen goal, his third of the year, powered by Alexander Radulov and Jamie Benn. The Predators iced it at 4-2 with a Colton Sissons empty net goal, his second of the campaign, set up by Mikael Granlund. The three stars were Jeannot, Duchene, and Saros (25 for 27 in saves).
Finally, the Arizona Coyotes bring in the Minnesota Wild. Kaapo Kahkonen and Karel Vejmelka are the lesser-known goalies. Minnesota began in the first period with a Joel Eriksson Ek power play goal, his fifth of the season, powered by Jared Spurgeon and Mats Zuccarello. The Wild added on with a Marcus Foligno goal, his fifth of the year, guided in by Jon Merrill and Kevin Fiala. Arizona got on the board with an Andrew Ladd goal, his second of the season, coming off of Dmitrij Jaskin and Shayne Gostisbehere. Minnesota replied in the second period with a Fiala goal, his second of the year, via Spurgeon and Alex Goligoski. The Wild extended the lead as Dmitry Kulikov scored, thanks to Rem Pitlick and Merrill. Minnesota padded the lead on a Kirill Kaprizov power play goal, his third of the season, with assists provided by Zuccarello and Fiala. Scott Wedgewood replaced Vejmelka in goal in the third period. The Coyotes got one back with a Gostisbehere goal, his second of the year, helped along by Clayton Keller and Travis Boyd. This stood for a 5-2 final, with the three stars going to Fiala, Gostisbehere, and Zuccarello, while Spurgeon and Merrill get the honorable mentions.
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