There's five games on tonight, beginning with...
The Winnipeg Jets hosting the Philadelphia Flyers. Felix Sandstrom and Eric Comrie are the backups in goal. Winnipeg led off in the first period with a power play goal by Pierre-Luc Dubois, his twenty-eighth of the season, powered by Kyle Connor and Josh Morrissey. The Jets added on with a Nikolaj Ehlers power play goal in the second period twenty-eighth of the year, with assists provided by Connor and Blake Wheeler. Winnipeg extended the lead as Wheeler scored his fifteenth of the season, thanks to Ehlers. The Jets iced it at 4-0 in the third period with a Connor empty net goal, his forty-sixth of the year, going in unassisted. The three stars were Comrie (34 save shutout), Connor, and Ehlers, while Wheeler gets an honorable mention.
Back east, the New York Rangers welcome the Montreal Canadiens. Sam Montembeault and Alexandar Georgiev are set to start in goal. Montreal began in the first period with a Ryan Poehling goal, his ninth of the season, via Michael Pezzetta and William Lagesson. New York tied it in the second period on a Ryan Reaves goal, his fifth of the season, coming off of Patrik Nemeth and Kevin Rooney. The Canadiens retook the lead with a Jeff Petry goal, his fifth of the year, courtesy of Christian Dvorak and Josh Anderson. The Rangers tied it again in the third period with a Frank Vatrano goal, his eighteenth of the year, helped along by Barclay Goodrow. Montreal pulled ahead again with a Mike Hoffman goal, his fourteenth of the season, made possible by Nick Suzuki and Joel Edmundson. New York tied it again with a Ryan Strome shorthanded goal, his twenty-first of the year, set up by Goodrow. The Canadiens iced it at 4-3 with a Petry goal, his second of the game and sixth of the campaign, fueled by Dvorak. The three stars were given to Petry, Dvorak, and Goodrow.
Westward to Chicago, as the Blackhawks host the Vegas Golden Knights. Logan Thompson and Kevin Lankinen man the nets. Chicago started in the first period with a Taylor Raddysh goal, his tenth of the season, fueled by Sam Lafferty. Vegas tied it on a Michael Amadio goal, his eleventh of the season, via Shea Theodore and Chandler Stephenson. The Blackhawks retook the lead with a Raddysh goal, his second of the game and eleventh of the year, coming off of Lafferty and Philipp Kurashev. The Golden Knights tied it in the second period on an Alec Martinez goal, his third of the year, courtesy of Stephenson. Chicago retook the lead with a Caleb Jones goal, his fifth of the season, going in unassisted. Vegas tied it again on a Max Pacioretty goal, his eighteenth of the year, with helpers from Brayden McNabb and Stephenson. The tie went to a shootout, where Tyler Johnson had the lone tally for a 4-3 Blackhawks win. The three stars were Raddysh, Stephenson, and Lafferty.
Down in Dallas, the Stars bring in the Arizona Coyotes. Harri Sateri and Scott Wedgewood make the starts in goal. Dallas opened in the first period with a Jani Hakanpaa goal, his fourth of the season, made possible by Esa Lindell and Tyler Seguin. The Stars added on with a Seguin goal, his twenty-fourth of the year, guided in by Jason Robertson and Joe Pavelski. Dallas extended the lead in the second period as Miro Heiskanen scored his fifth of the season on the power play, powered by John Klingberg and Pavelski. Arizona got on the board with an Anton Stralman goal, his eighth of the year, via Nick Schmaltz and Barrett Hayton. The Coyotes got closer with a Shayne Gostisbehere goal, his twelfth of the season, going in unassisted. Arizona tied it on a power play goal by Hayton, his tenth of the year, with assists provided by Phil Kessel and Gostisbehere. The Coyotes won 4-3 in overtime with a Travis Boyd goal, his sixteenth of the campaign, helped along by Kyle Capobianco and Hayton. The three stars were Hayton, Gostisbehere, and Seguin, while Pavelski gets an honorable mention.
Finally, the Seattle Kraken host the Los Angeles Kings. Jonathan Quick and Philipp Grubauer are the veterans in goal. Seattle struck first in the first period with a Jared McCann goal, his twenty-seventh of the season, via Yanni Gourde. The Kraken added on in the second period with a Ryan Donato goal, his sixteenth of the year, courtesy of Jordan Eberle and Carson Soucy. Los Angeles got on the board with a Gabriel Vilardi goal, his fourth of the season, assisted by Blake Lizotte and Lias Andersson. The Kings tied it on a Phillip Danault goal, his twenty-seventh of the year, guided in by Viktor Arvidsson and Andreas Athanasiou. Seattle took the lead back with an Eberle goal, his twenty-first of the season, fueled by Matty Beniers and Donato. Los Angeles tied it again with a Trevor Moore goal, his seventeenth of the year, with helpers from Matt Roy and Vilardi. The Kings took the lead in the third period with an Andersson goal, helped along by Brendan Lemieux. Los Angeles iced it at 5-3 with an empty net goal by Athanasiou, his eleventh of the campaign, set up by Vilardi and Mikey Anderson. The three stars were Vilardi, Athanasiou, and Eberle, while Donato gets an honorable mention.
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