Just five games on for this Friday, beginning with...
The New York Rangers hosting the San Jose Sharks. Adin Hill and Igor Shesterkin man the nets. New York opened in the first period with a Ryan Strome power play goal, his fourth of the season, powered by Adam Fox and Mika Zibanejad. Alexandar Georgiev replaced an injured Shesterkin in the third period and sealed a 1-0 win. The three stars were Strome, Fox, and Hill (26 for 27 in saves).
Over in Winnipeg, the Jets welcome the New Jersey Devils. Jonathan Bernier and Connor Hellebuyck are in the blue paint. Winnipeg started in the first period with a Mark Scheifele goal, his third of the season, assisted by Neal Pionk and Blake Wheeler. The Jets added on with a Nikolaj Ehlers goal, his seventh of the year, guided in by Pierre-Luc Dubois and Brenden Dillon. Winnipeg extended the lead as Kristian Vesalainen scored his second of the season, thanks to Paul Stastny. New Jersey got on the board with a Damon Severson power play goal, his second of the year, powered by Tomas Tatar and Ty Smith. The Devils got closer with a Jack Hughes goal, his third of the season, fueled by Ryan Graves and Dougie Hamilton. New Jersey tied it in the second period as Nico Hischier scored his third of the year, with the help of Jesper Bratt. The Devils took the lead on a Graves goal, his third of the season, helped along by Janne Kuokkanen and Jesper Boqvist. The Jets retied it with an Ehlers goal, his second of the game and eighth of the year, with helpers from Dubois and Andrew Copp. Winnipeg pulled ahead on a Josh Morrissey goal, his fourth of the season, made possible by Wheeler and Scheifele. The Jets padded the lead on a Scheifele power play goal, his second of the game and fourth of the year, with assists provided by Pionk and the goalie Hellebuyck. MacKenzie Blackwood replaced Bernier in goal for the third period. Winnipeg continued when Scheifele completed his hat trick on his fifth of the season, passed from Wheeler and Kyle Connor. The Jets finished it at 8-4 with an Adam Lowry goal, his third of the year, helped along by Logan Stanley and Jansen Harkins. The three stars were Scheifele, Wheeler, and Ehlers, while Graves, Dubois, and Pionk get the honorable mentions.
Down in Arizona, the Coyotes host the Vegas Golden Knights. Laurent Brossoit and Karel Vejmelka are the backups in goal. Vegas led off in the first period with a Jonathan Marchessault goal, his tenth of the season, assisted by Nicolas Roy and Reilly Smith. Arizona tied it on a Travis Boyd goal, his sixth of the year, via Clayton Keller and Phil Kessel. The Golden Knights retook the lead on a Max Pacioretty power play goal, his fourth of the season, powered by Shea Theodore and Evgenii Dadonov. Vegas added on in the second period with a Chandler Stephenson shorthanded goal, his ninth of the year, set up by Smith and Alex Pietrangelo. The Golden Knights extended the lead as Pacioretty scored his second of the game and fifth of the season, thanks to Mark Stone. Vegas padded the lead on a Michael Amadio goal, fueled by William Carrier and Nicolas Hague. The Golden Knights continued with a Dadonov goal, his sixth of the year, helped along by Mattias Janmark and Dylan Coghlan. Vegas finished it at 7-1 with a Roy goal, his third of the campaign, coming off of Theodore and Amadio. The three stars were Pacioretty, Dadonov, and Roy, while Amadio, Theodore, and Smith get the honorable mentions.
West to Anaheim, as the Ducks bring in the Calgary Flames. Daniel Vladar and John Gibson are the masked men. Anaheim got going in the second period with a Sonny Milano goal, his sixth of the season, guided in by Josh Manson and Trevor Zegras. Calgary tied it on a Blake Coleman goal, his fourth of the year, via Sean Monahan and Trevor Lewis. The Flames took the lead with an Elias Lindholm goal, his tenth of the season, made possible by Johnny Gaudreau. Calgary added on with a Monahan goal, his third of the year, fueled by Lewis and Oliver Kylington. The Ducks got one back with a Rickard Rakell goal, his eighth of the season, helped along by Isac Lundestrom and Hampus Lindholm. Anaheim tied it in the third period with a Vinni Lettieri power play goal, his second of the year, powered by Zegras and Jamie Drysdale. In the shootout, Tkachuk and Gaudreau tallied to give the Flames a 4-3 win. The three stars were Mohanan, Lewis, and Zegras.
Finally, the Seattle Kraken host the Edmonton Oilers. Stuart Skinner is mismatched with Philipp Grubauer in goal. Seattle began in the first period with a Yanni Gourde goal, his sixth of the season, via Ryan Donato. Edmonton tied it on a Leon Draisaitl power play goal, his twenty-first of the year, powered by Ryan Nugent-Hopkins and Connor McDavid. The Kraken retook the lead on an Adam Larsson goal, his second of the season, courtesy of Jared McCann and Joonas Donskoi. The Oilers tied it on an Evan Bouchard goal, his fourth of the year, helped along by Nugent-Hopkins and Jesse Puljujarvi. Seattle regained the lead with a Colin Blackwell goal, his second of the season, assisted by Kole Lind and Riley Sheahan. The Kraken added on with an Alex Wennberg goal, his third of the year, coming off of Jamie Oleksiak and Mason Appleton. Edmonton got closer with a McDavid goal, his sixteenth of the season, guided in by Bouchard and Draisaitl. This only made it 4-3, the final, with the three stars given to Draisaitl, McDavid, and Bouchard.
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