Seven games on a rather busy Friday, beginning with...
The Buffalo Sabres hosting the New York Rangers. Alexandar Georgiev and Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen are the goalies. New York led off in the first period with a Mika Zibanejad power play goal, his fifth of the season, powered by Artemi Panarin and Adam Fox. The Rangers added on in the second period with an Alexis Lafreniere goal, his sixth of the year, guided in by Fox and Filip Chytil. Buffalo got on the board with a Brett Murray goal, his second of the campaign, helped along by Mark Pysyk and Kyle Okposo. This only made it 2-1, the final, with the three stars going to Fox, Georgiev (36 for 37 in saves), and Lafreniere.
Down in DC, the Washington Capitals welcome the Pittsburgh Penguins. Tristan Jarry and Ilya Samsonov are the masked men. Pittsburgh began in the first period with a Danton Heinen goal, his eighth of the season, coming off of John Marino and Mike Matheson. The Penguins added on in the second period with a Brock McGinn goal, his sixth of the year, via Matheson and Zach Aston-Reese. Pittsburgh extended the lead as Kasperi Kapanen scored his sixth of the season, fueled by Sidney Crosby and Evan Rodrigues. Washington got on the board in the third period with an Evgeny Kuznetsov goal, his ninth of the year, passed from Alex Ovechkin and Daniel Sprong. The Capitals got closer with a Lars Eller goal, his third of the season, assisted by Ovechkin and Conor Sheary. The Penguins finished it at 4-2 with a Jeff Carter empty net goal, his eighth of the year, set up by Crosby and the goalie Jarry. The three stars belonged to Crosby, Matheson, and Ovechkin.
Along to New Jersey, as the Devils bring in the Nashville Predators. Juuse Saros and MacKenzie Blackwood are in the blue paint. New Jersey got going in the second period with a Pavel Zacha goal, his ninth of the season, made possible by Jesper Bratt and Nico Hischier. Nashville tied it on a Roman Josi goal, his ninth of the year, courtesy of Philip Tomasino and Filip Forsberg. The Predators took the lead with an Eeli Tolvanen power play goal, his fifth of the season, powered by Mikael Granlund and Josi. Nashville added on in the third period with a Yakov Trenin goal, his fifth of the year, coming off of Nick Cousins and Tanner Jeannot. The Devils got one back on a Yegor Sharangovich goal, his fourth of the campaign, with helpers from Jack Hughes and Andreas Johnsson. This only made it 3-2, the final, with the three stars being Josi, Trenin, and Tolvanen.
Out west, the Colorado Avalanche host the Detroit Red Wings. Thomas Greiss and Darcy Kuemper get the starting nods in goal. Colorado opened in the first period with a J.T. Compher goal, his sixth of the season, guided in by Devon Toews and Cale Makar. The Avalanche added on with an Andre Burakovsky goal, his eighth of the year, helped along by Alex Newhook and Jack Johnson. Colorado extended the lead as Darren Helm scored his fourth of the season, thanks to Nicolas Aube-Kubel. Alex Nedeljkovic replaced Greiss in goal. Detroit got on the board with a Vladislav Namestnikov goal, his ninth of the year, passed from Pius Suter and Moritz Seider. The Red Wings got closer in the second period with a Joe Veleno goal, his third of the season, courtesy of Sam Gagner and Filip Hronek. The Avalanche replied with a Nathan MacKinnon goal, his third of the year, with helpers from Gabriel Landeskog and Toews. Colorado padded the lead on a Burakovsky goal, his second of the game and ninth of the season, assisted by Mikko Rantanen. The Avalanche continued on a Samuel Girard goal, his third of the year, with assists provided by Tyson Jost and Erik Johnson. Detroit got one back with a Hronek power play goal, his third of the season, powered by Filip Zadina and Nick Leddy. Colorado iced it at 7-3 with a Makar empty net goal, his twelfth of the year, set up by Toews. The three stars were Burakovsky, Toews, and Makar, while Hronek gets an honorable mention.
Down in Arizona, the Coyotes welcome the Florida Panthers. Sergei Bobrovsky and Scott Wedgewood man the nets. Florida started in the first period with a Patric Hornqvist goal, his fourth of the season, coming off of Ryan Lomberg and Eetu Luostarinen. The Panthers added on with a Sam Bennett goal, his ninth of the year, assisted by Sam Reinhart and Aaron Ekblad. Arizona got on the board with a Phil Kessel power play goal, his fourth of the season, powered by Travis Boyd and Barrett Hayton. Florida responded on a Reinhart power play goal, his eighth of the year, with assists provided by Hornqvist and Jonathan Huberdeau. This made it 3-1, the final, with the three stars given to Reinhart, Hornqvist, and Bobrovsky (22 for 23 in saves).
Along to Vegas, as the Golden Knights bring in the Philadelphia Flyers. Carter Hart and Laurent Brossoit protect the nets. Philadelphia kicked off the scoring in the first period with a Kevin Hayes goal, his second of the season, via Scott Laughton. Vegas tied it on a William Karlsson goal, his second of the year, coming off of Jonathan Marchessault and Reilly Smith. The Flyers retook the lead with a Max Willman goal in the second period, assisted by Patrick Brown and Zack MacEwen. The Golden Knights tied it again on a Max Pacioretty goal, his eighth of the season, courtesy of Alex Pietrangelo and Mark Stone. Philadelphia took the lead with a Sean Couturier power play goal, his sixth of the year, powered by Keith Yandle and Claude Giroux in the third period. The Flyers added on with a James van Riemsdyk power play goal, his third of the season, with assists provided by Travis Konecny and Yandle. Vegas pulled one back with a Pacioretty power play goal, his second of the game and ninth of the year, helped along by Shea Theodore and Pietrangelo. This cut it to 4-3, the final, with the three stars handed to Pacioretty, Yandle, and Pietrangelo.
Finally, the Vancouver Canucks host the Winnipeg Jets. Eric Comrie is mismatched with Thatcher Demko in goal. Vancouver struck first in the first period with a Nils Hoglander goal, his sixth of the season, assisted by Bo Horvat and Quinn Hughes. Winnipeg tied it on a Blake Wheeler power play goal, powered by Nate Schmidt and Kyle Connor. The Canucks retook the lead on another Hoglander goal, his second of the game and seventh of the year, passed from Horvat. The Jets tied it in again in the second period on a Connor goal, his eighteenth of the season, coming off of Wheeler. Vancouver regained the lead on a Conor Garland goal, his ninth of the year, via J.T. Miller. Winnipeg tied it again on a Mark Scheifele goal, his seventh of the season, helped along by Connor and Wheeler. The Canucks won 4-3 in the shootout on a lone tally by Elias Pettersson. The three stars were Hoglander, Wheeler, and Horvat, while Connor gets an honorable mention.
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