It's a big schedule on Black Friday, beginning with...
The Boston Bruins hosting the New York Rangers. Igor Shesterkin and Jeremy Swayman are the goalies. Boston led off in the first period with a Craig Smith goal, his second of the season, going in unassisted. New York tied it on a Ryan Strome goal, his third of the year, via Artemi Panarin and Dryden Hunt. The Bruins retook the lead in the second period with a Patrice Bergeron goal, his eighth of the season, coming off of Matt Grzelcyk and Brad Marchand. The Rangers tied it again with a Hunt goal, his second of the year, assisted by Ryan Lindgren and Adam Fox. New York pulled ahead in the third period on a Panarin goal, his fifth of the season, courtesy of Julien Gauthier and Strome. The Rangers added on an Alexis Lafreniere goal, his fifth of the year, passed from Gauthier and Fox. New York iced it at 5-2 with a Jacob Trouba empty net goal, his third of the campaign, an unassisted goal. The three stars were Panarin, Strome, and Hunt, while Fox and Gauthier get the honorable mentions.
Along to Chicago, as the Blackhawks welcome the St. Louis Blues. Jordan Binnington and Kevin Lankinen are in the blue paint. St. Louis began in the first period with a Pavel Buchnevich goal, his sixth of the season, made possible by Jordan Kyrou and Justin Faulk.The Blues added on with an Ivan Barbashev power play goal, his fifth of the year, powered by Robert Thomas and Buchnevich. Chicago got on the board in the second period with a Jujhar Khaira goal, his second of the season, coming off of Mike Hardman and Reese Johnson. The Blackhawks tied it in the third period with a Brandon Hagel goal, his seventh of the year, via Seth Jones and Jonathan Toews. Chicago won 3-2 in overtime with an Alex DeBrincat goal, his twelfth of the campaign, assisted by Patrick Kane and Jones. The three stars were Jones, DeBrincat, and Hagel.
Back east, the Philadelphia Flyers bring in the Carolina Hurricanes. Antti Raanta and Carter Hart patrol the creases. Philadelphia started in the first period with an Ivan Provorov goal, his second of the season, guided in by Claude Giroux. Carolina tied it on a Sebastian Aho goal, his ninth of the year, via Teuvo Teravainen. The Flyers retook the lead with a Joel Farabee shorthanded goal, his sixth of the season, going in unassisted. The Hurricanes tied it again in the second period with another Aho goal, his second of the game and tenth of the year, assisted by Martin Necas and Brett Pesce. Philadelphia pulled ahead again with a Rasmus Ristolainen goal, coming off of Morgan Frost and Cam Atkinson. Carolina tied it again as Jesper Fast scored his sixth of the season, thanks to Nino Niederreiter and Ian Cole. The Hurricanes pulled ahead on a Jesperi Kotkaniemi goal, his fourth of the year, helped along by Seth Jarvis and Tony DeAngelo. Carolina added on with a Steven Lorentz goal, his third of the season, with helpers from DeAngelo and Kotkaniemi. The Hurricanes extended the lead in the third period as Andrei Svechnikov scored his eighth of the year, with the help of Jordan Staal and Brady Skjei. This made it 6-3, the final, with the three stars going to Aho, Kotkaniemi, and DeAngelo.
West again to Minnesota, as the Wild host the Winnipeg Jets. Connor Hellebuyck and Cam Talbot protect the nets. Minnesota opened in the first period with an Alex Goligoski goal, his second of the season, fueled by Brandon Duhaime and Nico Sturm. The Wild added on with a Mats Zuccarello goal, his fifth of the year, guided in by Dmitry Kulikov and Kirill Kaprizov. Minnesota extended the lead in the second period as Ryan Hartman scored his eleventh of the season, thanks to Kaprizov. The Wild chased Hellebuyck with a Zuccarello goal, his second of the game and sixth of the year, via Kaprizov and Jonas Brodin. Eric Comrie relieved Hellebuyck in goal. Minnesota kept going with a Jon Merrill goal, his second of the season, made possible by Kevin Fiala and Frederick Gaudreau. The Wild continued in the third period with a Matt Dumba goal, his third of the year, helped along by Marcus Foligno and Rem Pitlick. Winnipeg got on the board with a Pierre-Luc Dubois power play goal, his eleventh of the season, powered by Nate Schmidt and the goalie Comrie. Minnesota iced it at 7-1 with a Kaprizov goal, his sixth of the year, with a lone helper from Fiala. The three stars belonged to Kaprizov, Zuccarello, and Fiala.
In California, the Anaheim Ducks welcome the Ottawa Senators. Anton Forsberg and Anthony Stolarz are the backups in goal. Anaheim struck first in the first period with an Isac Lundestrom goal, his fourth of the season, via Rickard Rakell. The Ducks added on with a Derek Grant goal in the second period, going in unassisted. Anaheim extended the lead on a Troy Terry power play goal, his thirteenth of the year, powered by Trevor Zegras. The Ducks padded the lead as Rakell scored his sixth of the campaign in the third period, thanks to Zegras and Sonny Milano. The three stars of the 4-0 game were Stolarz (34 save shutout), Rakell, and Zegras.
Eastward again to DC, as the Washington Capitals bring in the Florida Panthers. Sergei Bobrovksy and Ilya Samsonov are the Russian goalies. Florida kicked off the scoring in the first period with a Jonathan Huberdeau goal, his seventh of the season, going in unassisted. Washington tied it in the second period with a shorthanded Tom Wilson goal, his eighth of the year, set up by John Carlson and Evgeny Kuznetsov. The Capitals took the lead with an Alex Ovechkin power play goal, his sixteenth of the season, powered by Wilson and Aliaksei Protas. Washington added on with an Ovechkin goal, his second of the game and seventeenth of the year, helped along by Protas and Kuznetsov. The Panthers got one back with a Sam Reinhart goal, his fourth of the season, via MacKenzie Weegar and Brandon Montour. Washington shot back in the third period with an Ovechkin goal to complete his hat trick on his eighteenth of the year, with helpers from Kuznetsov and Wilson. Florida got one back with a Carter Verhaeghe goal, his seventh of the season, courtesy of Gustav Forsling. This only made it 4-3, the final, with the three stars awarded to Ovechkin, Wilson, and Kuznetsov, while Protas gets an honorable mention.
Backtracking to Nashville, as the Predators host the New Jersey Devils. Jonathan Bernier and Juuse Saros are set to start in goal. Nashville drew first blood in the first period with a Roman Josi goal, his seventh of the season, assisted by Ryan Johansen and Alexandre Carrier. The Predators added on in the second period with a Philip Tomasino goal, his fourth of the year, guided in by Nick Cousins and Josi. Nashville extended the lead in the third period as Mikael Granlund scored his fifth of the season, thanks to Matt Duchene and Filip Forsberg. New Jersey got on the board with an Andreas Johnsson goal, his seventh of the year, courtesy of Dawson Mercer and Jesper Bratt. The Predators replied with a Carrier empty net goal, his second of the season, set up by Johansen. The Devils got one back with a Tomas Tatar goal, his third of the year, helped along by Johnsson. This only made it 4-2, the final, with the three stars going to Josi, Johansen, and Carrier, while Johnsson gets an honorable mention.
Northeast to Buffalo, where the Sabres welcome the Montreal Canadiens. Sam Montembeault and Dustin Tokarski are the backups in goal. Buffalo was first to score in the first period with a Tage Thompson goal, his ninth of the season, assisted by Victor Olofsson and Jeff Skinner. Montreal tied it on a Josh Anderson goal, his fifth of the year, going in unassisted. The Sabres retook the lead in the second period with a Cody Eakin goal, his third of the season, coming off of Vinnie Hinostroza. Buffalo added on with a shorthanded Kyle Okposo goal, his sixth of the year, set up by Eakin. The Sabres iced it at 4-1 in the third period with a Thompson goal, his second of the game and tenth of the year, via Skinner and Olofsson. The three stars went to Thompson, Tokarski (25 for 26 in saves), and Eakin, while Skinner and Olofsson get the honorable mentions.
Way south to Tampa Bay, as the Lightning bring in the Seattle Kraken. Philipp Grubauer and Andrei Vasilevskiy guard the cages. Tampa Bay led off in the first period with a Pierre-Edouard Bellemare goal, via Corey Perry and Victor Hedman. The Lightning added on in the second period with a Ross Colton goal, his second of the season, courtesy of Jan Rutta and Boris Katchouk. Tampa Bay extended the lead in the third period as Steven Stamkos scored his eleventh of the year, thanks to Ondrej Palat. The final held at 3-0, with the three stars given to Vasilevskiy (17 save shutout), Bellemare, and Colton.
Back north, the Columbus Blue Jackets host the Vancouver Canucks. Thatcher Demko and Elvis Merzlikins are the talented goalies. Columbus began in the first period with a Gustav Nyquist shorthanded goal, his fourth of the season, going in unassisted. Vancouver tied it on a Vasily Podkolzin goal, his fourth of the year, coming off of Justin Dowling. The Blue Jackets retook the lead with an Adam Boqvist goal, his second of the season, via Cole Sillinger and Gavin Bayreuther in the second period. The Canucks tied it again with a Tyler Motte goal, courtesy of Quinn Hughes and Alex Chiasson. Columbus retook the lead in the third period with a Jack Roslovic goal, his third of the year, passed from Jakub Voracek and Vladislav Gavrikov. The Blue Jackets iced it at 4-2 with a Max Domi empty net goal, his third of the campaign, set up by Nyquist and Gavrikov. The three stars were Nyquist, Gavrikov, and Roslovic.
Back east a bit, the New York Islanders welcome the Pittsburgh Penguins. Tristan Jarry and Ilya Sorokin tend the twines. Pittsburgh got going in the second period with a Kasperi Kapanen goal, his fifth of the season, via Sidney Crosby and Jake Guentzel. This held for a 1-0 win, with the three stars awarded to Jarry (25 save shutout), Kapanen, and Sorokin (29 for 30 in saves).
Down in Dallas, the Stars bring in the Colorado Avalanche. Darcy Kuemper and Jake Oettinger are between the pipes. Dallas opened in the first period with a Joe Pavelski goal, his fifth of the season, made possible by Jason Robertson and John Klingberg. The Stars added on with another Pavelski goal, his second of the game and sixth of the year, assisted by Roope Hintz. Dallas extended the lead in the second period on a Denis Gurianov power play goal, his fourth of the season, powered by Miro Heiskanen and Ryan Suter. Colorado got on the board in the third period with a Cale Makar goal, his ninth of the year, helped along by Gabriel Landeskog and Devon Toews. This only made it 3-1, the final, with the three stars being Pavelski, Oettinger (32 for 33 in saves), and Gurianov.
Finally, the San Jose Sharks host the Toronto Maple Leafs. Joseph Woll is mismatched with James Reimer in goal. Toronto started in the first period with a William Nylander goal, his eighth of the season, made possible by John Tavares and Morgan Rielly. San Jose tied it on a Nick Bonino goal, his second of the year, coming off of Noah Gregor and Erik Karlsson. The Maple Leafs retook the lead with a Wayne Simmonds goal, his second of the season, assisted by David Kampf and Nick Ritchie. Toronto added on in the second period with an Auston Matthews goal, his ninth of the year, via Michael Bunting and Timothy Liljegren. The Maple Leafs extended the lead on a Tavares power play goal, his tenth of the season, powered by Nylander and Mitchell Marner. Adin Hill relieved Reimer in goal. The final stood at 4-1, with the three stars going to Nylander, Tavares, and Woll (34 for 35 in saves).
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