There's four games on tonight, beginning with...
The Winnipeg Jets hosting the Minnesota Wild. Cam Talbot and Connor Hellebuyck protect the nets. Minnesota opened in the first period with a Joel Eriksson Ek goal, his fifteenth of the season, passed from Jared Spurgeon and Jonas Brodin. Winnipeg tied it in the second period on a Mark Scheifele goal, his fifteenth of the year, via Blake Wheeler. The Jets pulled ahead with a Scheifele power play goal, his second of the game and sixteenth of the season, powered by Josh Morrissey and Wheeler. Winnipeg added on in the third period when Scheifele completed a natural hat trick with his seventeenth goal of the year, guided in by Wheeler and Brenden Dillon. The Jets extended the lead as Cole Perfetti scored his second of the season, thanks to Nate Schmidt and Logan Stanley. The Wild got one back with a Mats Zuccarello goal, his fifteenth of the year, fueled by Kirill Kaprizov and Ryan Hartman. Winnipeg shot back with a Kyle Connor goal, his twenty-seventh of the season, made possible by Perfetti. Minnesota got one back with a Dmitry Kulikov goal, his fourth of the year, with helpers from Kaprizov and Zuccarello. The Jets iced it at 6-3 with a Paul Stastny empty net goal, his twelfth of the campaign, set up by Wheeler and Scheifele. The three stars were Scheifele, Wheeler, and Perfetti, while Zuccarello and Kaprizov get the honorable mentions.
Down in Raleigh, the Carolina Hurricanes welcome the Florida Panthers. Sergei Bobrovsky and Frederik Andersen guard the cages. Carolina started in the first period with a Teuvo Teravainen goal, his twelfth of the season, courtesy of Sebastian Aho and Jaccob Slavin. Florida tied it in the second period with an Aleksander Barkov goal, his twenty-second of the year, guided in by Jonathan Huberdeau and Aaron Ekblad. The Hurricanes took the lead in the third period on a Tony DeAngelo goal, his ninth of the season, assisted by Jordan Staal and Nino Niederreiter. The Panthers tied it on a Sam Reinhart goal, his seventeenth of the year, fueled by MacKenzie Weegar and Ekblad. Florida won 3-2 in overtime with an Ekblad goal, his eleventh of the campaign, set up by Huberdeau. The three stars were Ekblad, Huberdeau, and Reinhart.
Out west, the Calgary Flames bring in the Anaheim Ducks. John Gibson and Jacob Markstrom tend the twines. Calgary led off in the first period with a Dillon Dube goal, his sixth of the season, assisted by Rasmus Andersson and Sean Monahan. The Flames added on with an Elias Lindholm power play goal, his twentieth of the year, powered by Matthew Tkachuk and Andersson. Anaheim got on the board in the second period with a Sonny Milano goal, his tenth of the season, via Isac Lundestrom and Cam Fowler. Calgary fired back on another Lindholm goal, his second of the game and twenty-first of the year, passed from Andersson and Johnny Gaudreau. The Flames extended the lead as Tkachuk scored his twenty-third of the season on the power play, with assists provided by Gaudreau and Trevor Lewis. The Ducks got one back on a Lundestrom shorthanded goal, his twelfth of the year, going in unassisted. Calgary responded with a Gaudreau empty net goal, his twentieth of the season, set up by Lindholm and Tkachuk. The Flames padded the lead as Andrew Mangiapane scored his twenty-fifth of the year, thanks to Dube and Monahan. The three stars were awarded to Lindholm, Tkachuk, and Gaudreau, while Andersson, Dube, and Monahan get the honorable mentions.
Finally, the Vegas Golden Knights host the Colorado Avalanche. Darcy Kuemper and Laurent Brossoit man the nets. Colorado dented the scoreboard in the third period with a Gabriel Landeskog goal, his twenty-third of the season, assisted by Cale Makar and Devon Toews. The Avalanche added on with a Mikko Rantanen power play goal, his twenty-fifth of the year, powered by Nathan MacKinnon and Makar. The final held at 2-0, with the three stars awarded to Kuemper (29 save shutout), Makar, and Landeskog.
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