Five games on tonight, beginning with...
The Buffalo Sabres hosting the Edmonton Oilers. Stuart Skinner and Dustin Tokarski are the lesser-known goalies. Buffalo got going in the second period with an Anders Bjork goal, his third of the season, going in unassisted. Edmonton tied it on a Leon Draisaitl power play goal, his thirteenth of the year, powered by Jesse Puljujarvi and Ryan Nugent-Hopkins. The Oilers took the lead on a Draisaitl power play goal, his second of the game and fourteenth of the season, with assists provided by Connor McDavid and Nugent-Hopkins. The Sabres retied it on a Dylan Cozens goal, his second of the year, guided in by Drake Caggiula. Buffalo pulled ahead with another Cozens goal, his second of the game and third of the campaign, helped along by Vinnie Hinostroza and Mark Pysyk. This was it for the scoring in the 3-2 game, with the three stars being Cozens, Draisaitl, and Nugent-Hopkins.
Down in Raleigh, the Carolina Hurricanes welcome the Philadelphia Flyers. Carter Hart and Frederik Andersen guard the cages. Carolina dented the scoreboard in the second period with a Steven Lorentz goal, his second of the season, coming off of Jesper Fast and Jordan Staal. Philadelphia tied it in the third period with a Joel Farabee goal, his fourth of the year, via Scott Laughton and Rasmus Ristolainen. The Flyers took the lead with a Zack MacEwen goal, courtesy of Justin Braun and Patrick Brown. This stood for a 2-1 win, with the three stars going to Hart (39 for 40 in saves), MacEwen, and Farabee.
Up in Toronto, the Maple Leafs host the Calgary Flames. Dan Vladar and Jack Campbell patrol the creases. Calgary drew first blood in the third period with an Oliver Kylington goal, his second of the season, helped along by Johnny Gaudreau. Toronto tied it on an Ondrej Kase goal, his third of the year, fueled by William Nylander and Alexander Kerfoot. The Maple Leafs won 2-1 in overtime with an Auston Matthews goal, his sixth of the campaign, set up by Nylander. The three stars were Nylander, Matthews, and Campbell (30 for 31 in saves).
Back stateside, the Columbus Blue Jackets bring in the Washington Capitals. Ilya Samsonov and Joonas Korpisalo man the nets. Columbus struck first in the first period with a Sean Kuraly goal, via Alexandre Texier and Eric Robinson. Washington tied it on an Alex Ovechkin goal, his twelfth of the season, assisted by Evgeny Kuznetsov and Tom Wilson. The Capitals took the lead in the second period with a Garnet Hathaway goal, passed from Axel Jonsson-Fjallby and Lars Eller. Washington added on with another Hathaway goal, his second of the game, made possible by Eller and Ovechkin. The Blue Jackets got one back with a Kuraly goal, his second of the game, coming off of Jakub Voracek. Columbus tied it on a Gustav Nyquist goal, his second of the year, courtesy of Oliver Bjorkstrand and Boone Jenner. The Capitals retook the lead in the third period with a Conor Sheary goal, his second of the campaign, helped along by Dmitry Orlov and Nick Jensen. This made it 4-3, the final, with the three stars going to Ovechkin, Hathaway, and Kuraly, while Eller gets an honorable mention.
Finally, the Chicago Blackhawks host the Arizona Coyotes. Scott Wedgewood and Marc-Andre Fleury are in the blue paint. Chicago cracked the scoresheet in the second period with an Alex DeBrincat goal, his eighth of the season, coming off of Patrick Kane and Riley Stillman. Arizona tied it on an Andrew Ladd power play goal in the third period, his third of the year, powered by Kyle Capobianco and Lawson Crouse. The Blackhawks retook the lead with a Dylan Strome power play goal, with assists provided by Kane and Seth Jones. This was good for a 2-1 win, with the three stars going to Fleury (22 for 23 in saves), Strome, and DeBrincat.
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