The last day before the All-Star break will have five games. We begin with...
The New York Islanders hosting the Seattle Kraken. Philipp Grubauer and Semyon Varlamov are the goalies. Seattle got going in the second period with a Jared McCann goal, his nineteenth of the season, via Jordan Eberle and Marcus Johansson. The Kraken added on with a Vince Dunn goal, his fifth of the year, guided in by Mason Appleton and Adam Larsson. Seattle iced it at 3-0 with an Appleton empty net goal, his fifth of the campaign, set up by McCann. The three stars were Grubauer (19 save shutout), McCann, and Appleton.
In DC, the Washington Capitals welcome the Edmonton Oilers. Mikko Koskinen and Ilya Samsonov are set to start in goal. Edmonton opened in the first period with a Leon Draisaitl goal, his thirty-second of the season, via Cody Ceci and Ryan McLeod. The Oilers added on with an Evander Kane goal, his second of the year, assisted by Duncan Keith and Ceci. Edmonton extended the lead on a Connor McDavid power play goal, his twenty-third of the season, powered by Draisaitl and Ryan Nugent-Hopkins. Pheonix Copley replaced Samsonov in goal. Washington got on the board with a Lars Eller goal, his eighth of the year, passed from Justin Schultz. The Capitals got closer in the second period with a Conor Sheary goal, his eleventh of the season, coming off of Martin Fehervary and Nicklas Backstrom. Washington tied it in the third period with an Evgeny Kuznetsov goal, his fourteenth of the year, going in unassisted. The Oilers took the lead on a Nugent-Hopkins shorthanded goal, his fifth of the season, set up by Zach Hyman. Edmonton iced it at 5-3 with a Nugent-Hopkins empty net goal, his second of the game and sixth of the year, with helpers from Kane and Keith. The three stars belonged to Nugent-Hopkins, Draisaitl, and Kane, while Ceci and Keith get the honorable mentions.
Over in Detroit, the Red Wings host the Los Angeles Kings. Jonathan Quick and Alex Nedeljkovic are the masked men. Detroit started in the first period with a Michael Rasmussen goal, his fifth of the season, made possible by Filip Zadina and Filip Hronek. Los Angeles tied it on a Phillip Danault goal, his eleventh of the year, via Austin Strand and Trevor Moore. The Kings took the lead with an Arthur Kaliyev goal, his eighth of the season, helped along by Blake Lizotte and Strand. The Red Wings retied it in the third period with a Tyler Bertuzzi goal, his twenty-second of the year, passed from Gustav Lindstrom and Dylan Larkin. Los Angeles regained the lead with a Danault goal, his second of the game and twelfth of the season, assisted by Moore and Viktor Arvidsson. The Kings added on with an Arvidsson empty net goal, his thirteenth of the year, set up by Anze Kopitar and Drew Doughty. Detroit pulled one back with a Joe Veleno goal, his fourth of the season, coming off of Sam Gagner and Gemel Smith. Los Angeles iced it at 5-3 with an Adrian Kempe empty net goal, his nineteenth of the year, going in unassisted. The three stars were Danault, Arvidsson, and Moore, while Strand gets an honorable mention.
Next up, the Chicago Blackhawks bring in the Minnesota Wild. Cam Talbot and Marc-Andre Fleury protect the nets. Minnesota dented the scoreboard in the second period with a Frederick Gaudreau power play goal, his fourth of the season, powered by Jonas Brodin and Kevin Fiala. The Wild added on with a Mats Zuccarello goal, his fourteenth of the year, coming off of Jordan Greenway and Brandon Duhaime. Minnesota extended the lead as Kirill Kaprizov scored his nineteenth of the season, thanks to Zuccarello. The Wild padded the lead on a Fiala goal, his thirteenth of the year, via Matt Boldy and Gaudreau. Minnesota continued with a Nico Sturm goal, his eighth of the season, helped along by Connor Dewar and Victor Rask. This made it 5-0, the final, with the three stars going to Talbot (29 save shutout), Zuccarello, and Fiala, while Gaudreau gets an honorable mention.
Finally, the Arizona Coyotes host the Calgary Flames. Jacob Markstrom and Karel Vejmelka are in the blue paint. Calgary led off in the first period with a Blake Coleman goal, his ninth of the season, fueled by Andrew Mangiapane and Christopher Tanev. Arizona tied it on an Alex Galchenyuk goal, his second of the year, helped along by Jakob Chychrun and Clayton Keller. The Flames took the lead with an Elias Lindholm goal, his fifteenth of the season, via Johnny Gaudreau and Tanev. The Coyotes tied it on a Keller goal, his seventeenth of the year, guided in by Nick Schmaltz. Calgary retook the lead on a Tanev goal, his third of the season, assisted by Coleman and Mangiapane. The Flames added on with a Coleman goal, his second of the game and tenth of the year, passed from Oliver Kylington and Tanev. This held for a 4-2 win, with the three stars handed to Tanev, Coleman, and Mangiapane, while Keller gets an honorable mention.
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