Eight games on for an unusually busy Friday. First up...
The Carolina Hurricanes host the New York Rangers. Alexandar Georgiev and Frederik Andersen man the nets. Carolina started in the first period with a Vincent Trocheck power play goal, his ninth of the season, powered by Tony DeAngelo and Andrei Svechnikov. The Hurricanes added on with a Seth Jarvis goal, his eighth of the year, courtesy of Sebastian Aho and Teuvo Teravainen. Carolina extended the lead in the second period as Jesper Fast scored his ninth of the season, thanks to DeAngelo and Steven Lorentz. New York got on the board with a Mika Zibanejad power play goal, his fifteenth of the year, with assists provided by Artemi Panarin and Chris Kreider. The Hurricanes replied on an unassisted Aho goal, his seventeenth of the season. Carolina padded the lead on a Nino Niederreiter goal, his eleventh of the year, assisted by Svechnikov and Ian Cole. The Rangers pulled one back in the third period on a Kreider power play goal, his twenty-sixth of the season, with helpers from Adam Fox and Zibanejad. New York got closer with a Greg McKegg goal, via Ryan Reaves and K'Andre Miller. The Hurricanes finished it at 6-3 with a DeAngelo power play goal, his seventh of the year, helped along by Aho and Trocheck. The three stars were Aho, DeAngelo, and Trocheck, while Kreider, Zibanejad, and Svechnikov get the honrable mentions.
Next up, the Columbus Blue Jackets welcome the Pittsburgh Penguins. Casey DeSmith and Joonas Korpisalo are set to start in goal. Pittsburgh led off in the first period with a Brian Dumoulin goal, his third of the season, fueled by Sidney Crosby and Kris Letang. Columbus tied it on a Gustav Nyquist shorthanded goal, his tenth of the year, going in unassisted. The Blue Jackets took the lead on a Boone Jenner goal, his sixteenth of the season, coming off of Jakub Voracek and Patrik Laine. The Penguins tied it on a Crosby goal, his eighth of the year, passed from Bryan Rust and Jake Guentzel. Tristan Jarry replaced DeSmith for the second period. Pittsburgh took the lead in the third period with a Mike Matheson goal, his sixth of the season, assisted by Dumoulin and Danton Heinen. The Penguins added on with a Crosby power play goal, his second of the game and ninth of the year, powered by Rust and Evgeni Malkin. Pittsburgh iced it at 5-2 with a Crosby empty net goal, his tenth of the campaign completing his hat trick, set up by Matheson and Dumoulin. The three stars were Crosby, Dumoulin, and Matheson, while Rust gets an honorable mention.
East to New York, as the Islanders host the Arizona Coyotes. Scott Wedgewood and Ilya Sorokin are the masked men. New York began in the first period with a Scott Mayfield goal, his second of the season, fueled by Adam Pelech and Mathew Barzal. The Islanders added on with an Austin Czarnik goal, his second of the year, courtesy of Anders Lee and Mayfield. New York extended the lead in the third period as Brock Nelson scored his twelfth of the season, thanks to Josh Bailey and Pelech. The Islanders padded the lead on another Nelson goal, his second of the game and thirteenth of the year, coming off of Anthony Beauvillier and Bailey. This stood for a 4-0 win, with the three stars being Sorokin (17 save shutout), Nelson, and Mayfield, while Pelech and Bailey get the honorable mentions.
Along to Detroit, as the Red Wings bring in the Dallas Stars. Braden Holtby and Alex Nedeljkovic protect the nets. Dallas opened in the first period with a Ryan Suter goal, his fourth of the season, via Miro Heiskanen and Tyler Seguin. Detroit tied it on a Robby Fabbri goal, his eleventh of the year, assisted by Tyler Bertuzzi. The Stars took the lead back in the second period on a Joel Kiviranta goal, guided in by Heiskanen and Esa Lindell. The Red Wings retied it on a Pius Suter goal, his ninth of the season, made possible by Bertuzzi and Filip Hronek. Detroit took the lead with an unassisted Dylan Larkin goal, his nineteenth of the year. Dallas evened the score on a Lindell goal, his third of the season, with helpers from Joe Pavelski and Jason Robertson. The Red Wings pulled ahead in the third period with a Bertuzzi power play goal, his nineteenth of the year, powered by Lucas Raymond and Moritz Seider. The Stars retied it on a Robertson goal, his sixteenth of the season, courtesy of Pavelski and Roope Hintz. Dallas won 5-4 in overtime on a Hintz power play goal, his seventeenth of the year, with assists provided by Pavelski and John Klingberg. The three stars were Bertuzzi, Hintz, and Robertson, while Pavelski, Lindell, and Heiskanen get the honorable mentions.
Down in Chicago, the Blackhawks host the Minnesota Wild. Kaapo Kahkonen and Marc-Andre Fleury are in the creases. Minnesota struck first in the first period with a Marcus Foligno goal, his fifteenth of the season, via Calen Addison. The Wild added on with a Ryan Hartman goal, his seventeenth of the year, assisted by Kirill Kaprizov and Mats Zuccarello. Minnesota extended the lead as Hartman scored his second of the game and eighteenth of the season, thanks to Zuccarello and Kaprizov. The Wild chased Fleury in the second period with an Addison goal, his second of the year, passed from Foligno and Jon Merrill. Kevin Lankinen came on in relief. Minnesota padded the lead on a Brandon Duhaime goal, his fourth of the season, helped along by Kevin Fiala and Dmitry Kulikov. Chicago got on the board in the third period with a Dylan Strome goal, his fourth of the year, guided in by Patrick Kane and Brandon Hagel. This only made it 5-1, with the three stars being Hartman, Addison, and Kahkonen (35 for 36 in saves), while Foligno, Kaprizov, and Zuccarello get the honorable mentions.
Out west, the Vancouver Canucks welcome the Florida Panthers. Spencer Knight and Spencer Martin are the backups in goal. Vancouver kicked off the scoring in the first period with an Alex Chiasson power play goal, his fourth of the season, powered by Tanner Pearson and Quinn Hughes. Florida tied it on a Sam Reinhart power play goal in the third period, his twelfth of the year, with assists provided by Anthony Duclair and Jonathan Huberdeau. The tie went to a shootout, where Brock Boeser's lone goal wasn't enough as the Canucks lost 2-1 to Anton Lundell, Aleksander Barkov, and the Panthers. The three stars were Knight (27 for 28 in saves), Reinhart, and Martin (33 for 34 in saves).
Stateside, the Seattle Kraken host the St. Louis Blues. Ville Husso and Joey Daccord draw the starts in goal. St. Louis was first to score in the first period with a Tyler Bozak shorthanded goal, his second of the season, set up by Brandon Saad and Marco Scandella. The Blues added on with a Brayden Schenn power play goal, his eighth of the year, powered by Ryan O'Reilly and David Perron. St. Louis extended the lead in the third period as Pavel Buchnevich scored his fifteenth of the season, thanks to Torey Krug and Vladimir Tarasenko. The Blues padded the lead on a penalty shot goal by Colton Parayko, his fifth of the year. St. Louis continued with a Jordan Kyrou goal, his fifteenth of the season, coming off of Robert Thomas and Saad. The final stood at 5-0, with the three stars given to Husso (27 save shutout), Saad, and Bozak.
Finally, the Anaheim Ducks bring in the Tampa Bay Lightning. Andrei Vasilevskiy and John Gibson guard the cages. Anaheim drew first blood in the first period with a Derek Grant goal, his fifth of the season, coming off of Isac Lundestrom and Hampus Lindholm. The Ducks added on with a Kevin Shattenkirk goal, his seventh of the year, via Greg Pateryn and Sam Carrick. Anaheim extended the lead on another Grant goal, his second of the game and sixth of the season, powered by Vinni Lettieri and Jamie Drysdale on the power play. The Ducks padded the lead in the third period on a Lettieri goal, his fourth of the year, passed from Sam Steel and Jacob Larsson. Tampa Bay got on the board with a Ross Colton goal, his sixth of the season, helped along by Mikhail Sergachev and Anthony Cirelli. Anaheim shot back on a Nicolas Deslauriers shorthanded empty net goal, his second of the year, going in unassisted. The final stood at 5-1, with the three stars given to Grant, Shattenkirk, and Lettieri.
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