Six games on tonight, beginning with...
The Chicago Blackhawks hosting the Calgary Flames. Jacob Markstrom and Kevin Lankinen are the goalies. Calgary started in the first period with a Dillon Dube goal, his fourteenth of the season, made possible by Noah Hanifin and Blake Coleman. The Flames added on with a Johnny Gaudreau goal, his thirty-seventh of the year, assisted by Matthew Tkachuk and Nikita Zadorov. Chicago got on the board with a Tyler Johnson goal, his second of the season, via Jonathan Toews and Dominik Kubalik. The Flames shot back with a Coleman goal, his sixteenth of the year, guided in by Oliver Kylington. The Blackhawks got one back in the second period on an Alec Regula goal, with helpers from Jake McCabe and Alex DeBrincat. The Flames replied in the third period with a Gaudreau empty net goal, his second of the game and thirty-eighth of the season, set up by Tkachuk. Calgary iced it at 5-2 with a Kylington empty net goal, his ninth of the year, with a lone assist by the goalie Markstrom. The three stars were Gaudreau, Coleman, and Kylington, while Tkachuk gets an honorable mention.
Out west, the Colorado Avalanche welcome the Washington Capitals. Ilya Samsonov and Darcy Kuemper protect the nets. Washington opened in the first period with a Garnet Hathaway goal, his fourteenth of the season, coming off of Johan Larsson and Justin Schultz. Colorado tied it on a Valeri Nichushkin goal, his twenty-second of the year, via Bowen Byram and Cale Makar. The Capitals retook the lead in the second period with an Alex Ovechkin power play goal, his forty-eighth of the season, powered by Evgeny Kuznetsov and John Carlson. The Avalanche tied it again in the third period with an Artturi Lehkonen goal, his sixteenth of the year, helped along by Nico Sturm and Nicolas Aube-Kubel. Washington reclaimed the lead with a Marcus Johansson goal, his eighth of the campaign, with a lone assist by Conor Sheary. This made it 3-2, the final, with the three stars being Johansson, Ovechkin, and Hathaway.
Down in Arizona, the Coyotes bring in the Carolina Hurricanes. Antti Raanta and Karel Vejmelka are set to start in goal. Carolina led off in the first period with a Vincent Trocheck goal, his twentieth of the season, made possible by Brady Skjei and Martin Necas. The Hurricanes added on with a Jesper Fast goal, his thirteenth of the year, going in unassisted. Carolina extended the lead as Max Domi scored his tenth of the season, thanks to Nino Niederreiter and Brett Pesce. Arizona got on the board with a Nick Ritchie goal, his twelfth of the year, assisted by Nathan Smith and Phil Kessel. The Hurricanes shot back with a Niederreiter goal, his twenty-third of the season, coming off of Domi and Pesce. The Coyotes pulled one back with a Loui Eriksson goal, his third of the year, passed from Kyle Capobianco and Andrew Ladd. Arizona got closer with an Alex Galchenyuk goal, his sixth of the season, courtesy of Capobianco and Travis Boyd. Carolina responded in the third period with a Sebastian Aho goal, his thirty-sixth of the year, with helpers from Seth Jarvis and Jaccob Slavin. This made it 5-3, the final, with the three stars going to Niederreiter, Domi, and Pesce, while Capobianco gets an honorable mention.
Up in Vegas, the Golden Knights host the New Jersey Devils. Andrew Hammond is mismatched with Robin Lehner in goal. New Jersey began in the first period with a Nathan Bastian goal, his twelfth of the season, coming off of Michael McLeod and Damon Severson. Vegas tied it on a Keegan Kolesar goal, his seventh of the year, helped along by Nicolas Roy and Shea Theodore. The Devils retook the lead in the third period with an Andreas Johnsson goal, his thirteenth of the season, assisted by Bastian and Kevin Bahl. New Jersey added on with a Jesper Boqvist goal, his ninth of the year, going in unassisted. The Golden Knights got one back on a Chandler Stephenson goal, his eighteenth of the season, guided in by Jonathan Marchessault and Max Pacioretty. This only made it 3-2, the final, with the three stars given to Bastian, Boqvist, and Johnsson.
Way up in Seattle, the Kraken welcome the Ottawa Senators. Anton Forsberg and Chris Driedger are the lesser-known goalies. Seattle kicked off the scoring in the first period with a Daniel Sprong power play goal, his twelfth of the season, powered by Victor Rask and Vince Dunn. Ottawa tied it on a Brady Tkachuk goal, his twenty-eighth of the year, via Connor Brown. The Senators took the lead with a Nick Holden goal, his fifth of the season, assisted by Nikita Zaitsev and Parker Kelly. The Kraken retied it with a Matty Beniers goal, his second of the year, passed from Adam Larsson and Dunn. Seattle pulled ahead on a Rask goal, his eighth of the season, with helpers from Joonas Donskoi and Alex Wennberg. The Kraken added on with a Jared McCann empty net goal, his twenty-sixth of the year, set up by Larsson and Dunn. This stood for a 4-2 win, with the three stars given to Dunn, Rask, and Larsson.
Finally, the Vancouver Canucks bring in the Dallas Stars. Jake Oettinger and Thatcher Demko tend the twines. Vancouver struck first in the first period with a Conor Garland goal, his seventeenth of the season, coming off of Vasily Podkolzin and Oliver Ekman-Larsson. Dallas tied it on a Roope Hintz power play goal, his thirty-third of the year, powered by Alexander Radulov and Joe Pavelski. The Canucks took the lead back with an Elias Pettersson goal, his twenty-eighth of the season, via Sheldon Dries. Vancouver added on in the second period with a Brock Boeser goal, his twentieth of the year, passed from Pettersson and Jason Dickinson. The Stars got one back with a Hintz shorthanded goal, his thirty-fourth of the season, set up by Radek Faksa and Jani Hakanpaa. The Canucks responded with a Dickinson goal, his fifth of the year, with helpers from Boeser and Brad Hunt. Vancouver extended the lead in the third period as Podkolzin scored his fourteenth of the season, thanks to Quinn Hughes and Ekman-Larsson. The Canucks iced it at 6-2 with an empty net goal by Pettersson, his second of the game and twenty-ninth of the year, with assists provided by Boeser and Dickinson. The three stars were Pettersson, Dickinson, and Boeser, while Hintz, Podkolzin, and Ekman-Larsson receive the honorable mentions.
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