Three games on for Friday night, beginning with...
The Florida Panthers hosting the Tampa Bay Lightning. Andrei Vasilevskiy and Sergei Bobrovsky guard the cages. Tampa Bay led off in the first period with a Steven Stamkos power play goal, his seventh of the season, powered by Nikita Kucherov and Victor Hedman. Florida tied it on a Matthew Tkachuk goal, his third of the year, guided in by Brandon Montour and Gustav Forsling. The Panthers took the lead in the second period with a Rudolfs Balcers goal, his second of the season, made possible by Tkachuk and Montour. The Lightning tied it in the third period with a Brayden Point goal, his second of the year, via Kucherov and Mikhail Sergachev. Tampa Bay won 3-2 in overtime with a Point goal, his second of the game and third of the campaign coming on the power play with assists provided by Stamkos and Corey Perry. The three stars were Point, Stamkos, and Tkachuk, while Kucherov and Montour get the honorable mentions.
Up in Chicago, the Blackhawks welcome the Detroit Red Wings. Alex Nedeljkovic and Petr Mrazek make the starts in goal. Detroit began in the first period with a Pius Suter goal, made possible by Robert Hagg and Gustav Lindstrom. The Red Wings added on with a Dylan Larkin power play goal, his second of the season, powered by Dominik Kubalik and Filip Hronek. Chicago got on the board in the second period with an Andreas Athanasiou penalty shot goal. Detroit replied with a Kubalik goal, his second of the year, helped along by Olli Maatta. Alex Stalock replaced Mrazek in goal. The Blackhawks got one back in the third period with a Philipp Kurashev goal, assisted by Sam Lafferty and Jack Johnson. Chicago tied it on a Connor Murphy shorthanded goal, set up by Lafferty. The Blackhawks won 4-3 in overtime with a Max Domi goal, his second of the campaign, going in unassisted. The three stars were Domi, Lafferty, and Kubalik.
Finally, the Colorado Avalanche bring in the Seattle Kraken. Philipp Grubauer and Pavel Francouz are set to start in goal. Seattle got going in the second period with a Jaden Schwartz power play goal, his third of the season, powered by Jordan Eberle and Jared McCann. The Kraken added on with a McCann goal, his second of the year, courtesy of Carson Soucy. Colorado got on the board with an Evan Rodrigues goal, fueled by Valeri Nichushkin and Bowen Byram. The Avalanche tied it in the third period with a shorthanded Byram goal, his second of the season, set up by Nichushkin and Logan O'Connor. Seattle retook the lead with a Karson Kuhlman goal, assisted by Schwartz and Jamie Oleksiak. This held for a 3-2 win, with the three stars going to Schwartz, McCann, and Byram, while Nichushkin gets an honorable mention.
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