There's six games on this Friday, beginning with...
The Vegas Golden Knights hosting the Anaheim Ducks. John Gibson and Logan Thompson are set to start in goal. Vegas opened in the first period with a Chandler Stephenson power play goal, his fourth of the season, powered by Jack Eichel and Alex Pietrangelo. The Golden Knights added on in the second period with a Reilly Smith shorthanded goal, his second of the year, set up by William Karlsson and Brayden McNabb. Vegas extended the lead as Karlsson scored his fourth of the season, thanks to Jonathan Marchessault and Smith. The Golden Knights padded the lead on a Nicolas Roy goal, his second of the year, guided in by Nicolas Hague and Zach Whitecloud. Anthony Stolarz relieved Gibson for the third period. The final held at 4-0, with the three stars awarded to Thompson (29 save shutout), Smith, and Karlsson.
Back east, the New Jersey Devils welcome the Colorado Avalanche. Pavel Francouz and Vitek Vanecek are in the blue paint. New Jersey dented the scoreboard in the third period with a Jack Hughes power play goal, his third of the season, powered by Jesper Bratt and Dougie Hamilton. This stood for a 1-0 win, with the three stars being Vanecek (24 save shutout), Hughes, and Francouz (22 for 23 in saves).
Down in Raleigh, the Carolina Hurricanes bring in the New York Islanders. Ilya Sorokin and Frederik Andersen guard the cages. New York started in the first period with an Oliver Wahlstrom goal, his fourth of the season, coming off of Mathew Barzal and Scott Mayfield. Carolina tied it in the second period with a Martin Necas goal, his fourth of the year, via Brady Skjei. The Islanders retook the lead with a Matt Martin goal, his second of the season, passed from Casey Cizikas. The Hurricanes tied it again on a Brent Burns goal, guided in by Jordan Martinook and Brett Pesce. New York regained the lead with a Josh Bailey goal, his second of the year, assisted by Barzal and Alexander Romanov. The Islanders added on in the third period with a Brock Nelson goal, made possible by Anthony Beauvillier and Anders Lee. New York extended the lead as Nelson scored his second of the game, with the help of Beauvillier and Ryan Pulock. The Islanders padded the lead as Zach Parise scored a shorthanded empty net goal, his second of the campaign, going in unassisted. The three stars of the 6-2 game were Nelson, Barzal, and Beauvillier.
North to Columbus, as the Blue Jackets host the Boston Bruins. Linus Ullmark and Elvis Merzlikins man the nets. Boston led off in the first period with a Matt Grzelcyk goal, via Taylor Hall and Pavel Zacha. The Bruins added on with a shorthanded and unassisted Charlie Coyle goal in the second period, his third of the season. Boston extended the lead as Jake DeBrusk scored his third of the year, going in unassisted. The Bruins padded the lead on a David Pastrnak goal, his fourth of the season, courtesy of Patrice Bergeron. This made it 4-0, the final, with the three stars going to Ullmark (30 save shutout), Grzelcyk, and Coyle.
Out in Vancouver, the Canucks welcome the Pittsburgh Penguins. Tristan Jarry and Spencer Martin are in the creases. Vancouver began in the first period with a Tanner Pearson goal, courtesy of Ilya Mikheyev and Conor Garland. The Canucks added on in the second period with a Bo Horvat power play goal, his fifth of the season, powered by Andrei Kuzmenko. Pittsburgh got on the board with a Rickard Rakell power play goal, his fourth of the year, with assists provided by Bryan Rust and Evgeni Malkin. Vancouver fired back in the third period with a Kuzmenko goal, his third of the season, via Luke Schenn and Mikheyev. The Canucks extended on an Oliver Ekman-Larsson power play goal, helped along by Horvat. Vancouver padded the lead on a J.T. Miller empty net goal, his fifth of the year, set up by Tyler Myers and Guillaume Brisebois. This made it 5-1, the final, with the three stars being Kuzmenko, Mikheyev, and Horvat.
Finally, the Arizona Coyotes bring in the Winnipeg Jets. David Rittich and Karel Vejmelka are the masked men. Arizona struck first in the first period with a Christian Fischer goal, his second of the season, coming off of Troy Stecher and Patrik Nemeth. The Coyotes added on with another Fischer goal, his second of the game and third of the year, via Jack McBain. Winnipeg got on the board with a Cole Perfetti goal, his third of the season, going in unassisted. The Jets tied it in the third period with a Mark Scheifele goal, his sixth of the year, passed from Josh Morrissey and Brenden Dillon. Winnipeg won 3-2 in overtime with a Wheeler goal, his second of the campaign, helped along Pierre-Luc Dubois. The three stars were Wheeler, Fischer, and Scheifele.
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