Six games are left on Wednesday's schedule. First up...
The Buffalo Sabres host the New Jersey Devils. MacKenzie Blackwood and Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen are manning the nets. New Jersey started in the first period with a Dougie Hamilton power play goal, his seventh of the season, powered by Jack Hughes and Nico Hischier. The Devils added on with a Jesper Bratt goal, his ninth of the year, via P.K. Subban and Hughes. Buffalo got on the board in the second period with a Tage Thompson goal, his eleventh of the season, assisted by Alex Tuch and Rasmus Dahlin. The Sabres tied it on another Thompson goal, his second of the game and twelfth of the year, guided in by Dahlin. New Jersey retook the lead in the third period with a Hughes goal, his sixth of the season, coming off of Yegor Sharangovich and Bratt. The Devils extended the lead as Sharangovich scored his fifth of the year, thanks to Ty Smith and Bratt. Buffalo got one back with an Ethan Prow goal, with helpers from Victor Olofsson and Mark Pysyk. This only made it 4-3, the final, with the three stars going to Hughes, Bratt, and Thompson, while Sharangovich and Dahlin get the honorable mentions.
In DC, the Washington Capitals welcome the Nashville Predators. Juuse Saros and Ilya Samsonov guard the cages. Washington opened in the first period with a Lars Eller goal, his sixth of the season, assisted by John Carlson and Alex Ovechkin. The Capitals added on with a Carlson goal, his seventh of the year, guided in by Nicklas Backstrom and Dmitry Orlov. Washington extended the lead as Nic Dowd scored his fourth of the season, thanks to Carl Hagelin and Michal Kempny. Nashville got on the board in the second period with a Yakov Trenin goal, his sixth of the year, powered by Tanner Jeannot and Dante Fabbro. The Predators got closer with a Luke Kunin goal, his fifth of the season, with helpers from Eeli Tolvanen and Ben Harpur. Nashville tied it as Filip Forsberg scored his fourteenth of the year, with the help of Fabbro and Mikael Granlund. The Capitals retook the lead in the third period on an Evgeny Kuznetsov shorthanded goal, his tenth of the season, made possible by T.J. Oshie and Carlson. Washington iced it at 5-3 with a Carl Hagelin empty net goal, his second of the year, set up by Orlov and Carlson. The three stars went to Carlson, Hagelin, and Orlov, while Fabbro gets an honorable mention.
Down in Florida, the Panthers bring in the New York Rangers. Igor Shesterkin and Sergei Bobrovsky tend the twines. New York led off in the first period with an Artemi Panarin goal, his tenth of the season, fueled by Ryan Strome and Jacob Trouba. Florida tied it in the second period with an Anton Lundell goal, his sixth of the year, assisted by Gustav Forsling and Ryan Lomberg. The Rangers retook the lead on a Mika Zibanejad goal, his eighth of the season, made possible by Panarin and Libor Hajek. The Panthers tied it again in the third period with a MacKenzie Weegar goal, courtesy of Eetu Luostarinen and Mason Marchment. Florida took the lead with a Carter Verhaeghe goal, his eighth of the year, guided in by Radko Gudas and Forsling. The Panthers added on with an Anthony Duclair goal, his tenth of the season, helped along by Sam Bennett. New York pulled one back on a Chris Kreider goal, his nineteenth of the year, passed from Zibanejad. This only made it 4-3, the final, with the three stars being Panarin, Zibanejad, and Forsling.
Out west, the St. Louis Blues host the Edmonton Oilers. Mike Smith and Jordan Binnington patrol the creases. St. Louis began in the first period with a Robert Thomas goal, his third of the season, coming off of Vladimir Tarasenko and Jordan Kyrou. The Blues added on with a Kyrou goal, his tenth of the year, guided in by Tarasenko and Torey Krug. Edmonton got on the board with a Leon Draisaitl goal, his twenty-fourth of the season, fueled by Kailer Yamamoto and Slater Koekkoek. The Oilers tied it on an Evan Bouchard goal, his sixth of the year, courtesy of Connor McDavid. St. Louis retook the lead on a Tarasenko goal, his thirteenth of the season, assisted by Kyrou and Justin Faulk. The Blues extended the lead in the third period as Brandon Saad scored his twelfth of the year on the power play, thanks to David Perron and Krug. This made it 4-2, the final, with the three stars given to Tarasenko, Kyrou, and Krug.
Northwest to Seattle, where the Kraken welcome the Philadelphia Flyers. Martin Jones and Philipp Grubauer are between the pipes. Philadelphia struck first in the first period with a James van Riemsdyk power play goal, his sixth of the season, powered by Claude Giroux and Travis Konecny. Seattle tied it on a Yanni Gourde power play goal, his seventh of the year, with assists provided by Carson Soucy and Morgan Geekie. The Kraken took the lead in the third period with a Jeremy Lauzon goal, assisted by Adam Larsson and Calle Jarnkrok. The Flyers retied it on a van Riemsdyk goal, his second of the game and seventh of the season, via Travis Sanheim and Rasmus Ristolainen. Philadelphia won 3-2 in overtime with an Ivan Provorov goal, his third of the year, guided in by Kevin Hayes.
Finally, the Anaheim Ducks bring in the Vancouver Canucks. Thatcher Demko and John Gibson are the American goalies. Anaheim kicked off the scoring in the first period with a Sam Carrick goal, his seventh of the season, coming off of Nicolas Deslauriers and Hampus Lindholm. Vancouver tied it on a Tanner Pearson goal, his fifth of the year, via Quinn Hughes and J.T. Miller. The Canucks won 2-1 in overtime with a Miller goal, his eleventh of the campaign, going in unassisted. The three stars were Miller, Demko (22 for 23 in saves), and Pearson.
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