There's three games on today, beginning with...
The Vancouver Canucks hosting the Colorado Avalanche. Darcy Kuemper and Thatcher Demko are the masked men. Colorado led off in the first period with a Mikko Rantanen power play goal, his sixth of the season, powered by Cale Makar and Nazem Kadri. Vancouver tied it in the second period with a Conor Garland goal, his fourth of the year, via Jason Dickinson and Tucker Poolman. The Canucks took the lead on a Poolman goal, guided in by Tyler Motte and Juho Lammikko. The Avalanche tied it again with a Kadri power play goal, his fifth of the season, with assists provided by Gabriel Landeskog and Rantanen. Colorado pulled ahead on a Makar power play goal, his third of the year, helped along by Devon Toews and Kadri. The Avalanche iced it at 4-2 with a Landeskog empty net goal, his sixth of the campaign, set up by Rantanen. The three stars were Kadri, Rantanen, and Makar, while Landeskog and Poolman get the honorable mentions.
Down in Seattle, the Kraken welcome the Chicago Blackhawks. Marc-Andre Fleury and Philipp Grubauer are set to start in goal. Chicago began in the first period with a Seth Jones goal, his second of the season, assisted by Alex DeBrincat and Patrick Kane. The Blackhawks added on with a DeBrincat goal, his ninth of the year, fueled by Kirby Dach. Chicago extended the lead as Kane scored his sixth of the season, thanks to Philipp Kurashev and Connor Murphy. Seattle got on the board with a Jared McCann power play goal, his sixth of the year, with assists provided by Jaden Schwartz and Morgan Geekie. The Kraken got closer with a Yanni Gourde goal, his fourth of the season, coming off of Vince Dunn and Jordan Eberle. The Blackhawks iced it at 4-2 with a Jake McCabe empty net goal, going in unassisted. The three stars were Kane, DeBrincat, and Fleury (31 for 33 in saves).
Finally, the Los Angeles Kings bring in the Washington Capitals. Ilya Samsonov and Jonathan Quick protect the nets. Washington dented the scoreboard in the third period with a Garnet Hathaway goal, his fourth of the season, assisted by John Carlson and Evgeny Kuznetsov. The Capitals iced it at 2-0 with a Hathaway empty net goal, his second of the game and fifth of the year, set up by Carlson. The three stars were Samsonov (34 save shutout), Hathaway, and Carlson.
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