We've got a five-game night ahead, beginning with...
The Washington Capitals hosting the Carolina Hurricanes. Frederik Andersen and Vitek Vanecek receive the starts in goal. Carolina led off in the first period with a Derek Stepan goal, his eighth of the season, via Jesperi Kotkaniemi and Max Domi. The Hurricanes added on with a Martin Necas goal, his twelfth of the year, courtesy of Vincent Trocheck and Andrei Svechnikov. Washington got on the board with a Tom Wilson goal, his twenty-first of the season, going in unassisted. Carolina shot back with a Sebastian Aho shorthanded goal, his twenty-ninth of the year, set up by Teuvo Teravainen and Ian Cole. The Hurricanes extended the lead as Brett Pesce scored his seventh of the season, thanks to Teravainen and Brady Skjei. Carolina padded the lead on a Necas goal, his second of the game and thirteenth of the year, fueled by Domi and Jaccob Slavin. Ilya Samsonov replaced Vanecek for the third period. The Hurricanes finished it at 6-1 with a Skjei goal, his eighth of the campaign, with helpers from Necas and Trocheck. The three stars were Necas, Skjei, and Teravainen, while Domi and Trocheck get the honorable mentions.
Westward to St. Louis, as the Blues welcome the Vancouver Canucks. Jaroslav Halak and Ville Husso are in the creases. St. Louis began in the first period with a Marco Scandella goal, his second of the season, coming off of Vladimir Tarasenko and Robert Thomas. The Blues added on with a David Perron goal, his twenty-third of the year, helped along by Ivan Barbashev. St. Louis extended the lead as Tarasenko scored his twenty-second of the season in the third period, thanks to Pavel Buchnevich and Thomas. Vancouver got on the board with a Brad Hunt goal, his third of the year, passed from Juho Lammikko and Vasily Podkolzin. The Blues iced it at 4-1 with a Tarasenko empty net goal, his second of the game and twenty-third of the campaign, set up by Brandon Saad and Brayden Schenn. The three stars were Tarasenko, Husso (35 for 36 in saves), and Thomas.
Up in Chicago, the Blackhawks host the Buffalo Sabres. Dustin Tokarski and Kevin Lankinen are the goalies. Chicago opened in the first period with a Calvin de Haan goal, his second of the season, assisted by Taylor Raddysh and Dominik Kubalik. The Blackhawks added on with a Sam Lafferty goal, his fifth of the year, guided in by Jake McCabe and Reese Johnson. Chicago extended the lead on a Jonathan Toews power play goal, his tenth of the season, powered by Philipp Kurashev and Kubalik. The Blackhawks padded the lead in the second period as Seth Jones scored his fifth of the year, thanks to Alex DeBrincat and Dylan Strome. Buffalo got on the board with a Victor Olofsson power play goal, his thirteenth of the season, with assists provided by Dylan Cozens and Henri Jokiharju. The Sabres got closer with another Olofsson goal, his second of the game and fourteenth of the year, made possible by Jeff Skinner. Buffalo pulled closer on a Kyle Okposo goal, his seventeenth of the season, via Cozens and Will Butcher. The Sabres tied it as Vinnie Hinostroza scored his eleventh of the year in the third period, with the help of Rasmus Dahlin and Tage Thompson. Chicago regained the lead with a DeBrincat power play goal, his thirty-eighth of the season, with helpers from Patrick Kane and Strome. Buffalo tied it again on an Alex Tuch goal, his ninth of the year, coming off of Olofsson and Casey Mittelstadt. The Sabres pulled ahead with a Thompson power play goal, his twenty-eighth of the campaign, courtesy of Dahlin and Tuch. This stood for a 6-5 win, with the three stars going to Olofsson, Tuch, and Thompson, while Cozens, Dahlin, DeBrincat, Strome, and Kubalik get the honorable mentions.
Out to Edmonton, as the Oilers bring in the Arizona Coyotes. Karel Vejmelka and Mikko Koskinen are set to start in goal. Edmonton started in the first period with a Connor McDavid goal, his thirty-sixth of the season, fueled by Jesse Puljujarvi. The Oilers added on with a Ryan McLeod goal, his seventh of the year, via Darnell Nurse and Derek Ryan. Arizona got on the board with a Clayton Keller power play goal, his twenty-eighth of the season, powered by Phil Kessel and Shayne Gostisbehere. Edmonton replied in the second period with a McLeod power play goal, his second of the game and eighth of the year, with assists provided by Kailer Yamamoto and Duncan Keith. The Oilers extended the lead as Warren Foegele scored his ninth of the season, with the help of Tyson Barrie and McLeod. Edmonton padded the lead on a Zach Hyman goal, his twenty-second of the year, guided in by Leon Draisaitl. The Oilers continued in the third period with a Draisaitl goal, his forty-eighth of the season, helped along by Puljujarvi. This made it 6-1, with the three stars awarded to McLeod, Draisaitl, and Puljujarvi.
Finally, the Los Angeles Kings host the Seattle Kraken. Chris Driedger and Cal Petersen man the nets. Seattle struck first in the first period with an Alex Wennberg goal, his eighth of the season, coming off of Ryan Donato and Vince Dunn. Los Angeles tied it on an Arthur Kaliyev power play goal, his thirteenth of the year, powered by Adrian Kempe and Viktor Arvidsson. The Kraken retook the lead with an Adam Larsson goal, his sixth of the season, helped along by Dunn. Seattle added on in the second period with a Victor Rask goal, his sixth of the year, via Yanni Gourde and Karson Kuhlman. The Kraken extended the lead in the third period with an unassisted Jordan Eberle goal, his sixteenth of the season. Seattle padded the lead on a Jared McCann goal, his twenty-fourth of the year, with the help of Morgan Geekie and Jamie Oleksiak. The Kraken kept going with a Daniel Sprong goal, his eleventh of the campaign, made possible by Riley Sheahan and Joonas Donskoi. This made it 6-1, the final, with the three stars being Dunn, Driedger (36 for 37 in saves), and Larsson.
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