There's four games on this Wednesday, beginning with...
The Toronto Maple Leafs hosting the San Jose Sharks. Aaron Dell and Ilya Samsonov are set to start in goal. Toronto got going in the second period with an Auston Matthews goal, his twelfth of the season, coming off of Mac Hollowell and Michael Bunting. San Jose tied it on a Matt Nieto goal, his sixth of the year, courtesy of Logan Couture and Nick Cicek. The Maple Leafs took the lead with a Pierre Engvall goal in the third period, his third of the season, via Alexander Kerfoot and David Kampf. Toronto iced it at 3-1 with a Mitchell Marner empty net goal, his eighth of the year, set up by Kerfoot. The three stars were Engvall, Samsonov (23 for 24 in saves), and Kerfoot.
Also in Ontario, the Ottawa Senators welcome the New York Rangers. Jaroslav Halak and Cam Talbot man the nets. New York led off in the first period with a Jimmy Vesey goal, his third of the season, fueled by Ryan Lindgren. The Rangers added on in the second period with a Barclay Goodrow goal, his sixth of the year, guided in by Lindgren and Sammy Blais. Ottawa got on the board with a Shane Pinto goal, his ninth of the season, made possible by Drake Batherson and Nick Holden. New York fired back in the third period with a Chris Kreider goal, his eleventh of the year, via Lindgren and Mika Zibanejad. The final held at 3-1, with the three stars awarded to Lindgren, Halak (35 for 36 in saves), and Goodrow.
To Detroit, as the Red Wings bring in the Buffalo Sabres. Craig Anderson and Alex Nedeljkovic are the goalies. Detroit opened in the first period with a Jonatan Berggren goal, his second of the season, assisted by Filip Hronek and Joe Veleno. Buffalo tied it on a shorthanded Dylan Cozens goal, his seventh of the year, set up by the goalie Anderson. The Sabres took the lead with a Matias Samuelsson goal, courtesy of Rasmus Dahlin. Buffalo added on in the second period with a Cozens goal, his second of the game and eighth of the season, coming off of JJ Peterka and Jack Quinn. The Sabres extended the lead as Jeff Skinner scored his eleventh of the year, thanks to Tage Thompson and Dahlin on the power play. The Red Wings got one back in the third period with a David Perron goal, his seventh of the season, made possible by Dylan Larkin and Hronek. Detroit got closer with an Oskar Sundqvist goal, his second of the year, helped along by Andrew Copp and Jordan Oesterle. The Red Wings tied it on a Sundqvist goal, his second of the game and third of the season, guided in by Copp. The tie went to a shootout, where Quinn's tally sealed the Sabres 5-4 win. The three stars were Cozens, Sundqvist, and Dahlin, while Hronek and Copp get the honorable mentions.
Finally, the Chicago Blackhawks host the Edmonton Oilers. Stuart Skinner and Arvid Soderblom are in the creases. Edmonton dented the scoreboard in the second period with a Leon Draisaitl goal, his fourteenth of the season, via Darnell Nurse and Brett Kulak. The Oilers added on with a Ryan Nugent-Hopkins goal, his tenth of the year, coming off of Jesse Puljujarvi and Mattias Janmark. Chicago got on the board with a Boris Katchouk goal, assisted by Jack Johnson and MacKenzie Entwistle. Edmonton replied in the third period with a Connor McDavid goal, his eighteenth of the season, passed from Draisaitl and Kulak. The Oilers extended the lead as Janmark scored, thanks to Nugent-Hopkins and Evan Bouchard. The Blackhawks got one back with a Max Domi power play goal, his sixth of the year, going in unassisted. Chicago got closer on an Entwistle goal, helped along by Reese Johnson. Edmonton fired back with a Draisaitl goal, his second of the game and fifteenth of the season, with helpers from McDavid and Zach Hyman. The Blackhawks pulled back on a Domi power play goal, his second of the game and seventh of the year, powered by Patrick Kane. This only made it 5-4, the final, with the three stars being Draisaitl, McDavid, and Nugent-Hopkins, while Domi, Janmark, Entwistle, and Kulak get the honorable mentions.
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