We've got five games on this Wednesday. First up...
The Toronto Maple Leafs host the New York Rangers. Igor Shesterkin and Ilya Samsonov man the nets. Toronto opened in the first period with a Pontus Holmberg goal, his fifth of the season, via Joey Anderson and Alexander Kerfoot. New York tied it on a Filip Chytil goal, his fourteenth of the year, going in unassisted. The Rangers pulled ahead with another Chytil goal, his second of the game and fifteenth of the season, made possible by Kaapo Kakko and Alexis Lafreniere. The Maple Leafs tied it in the third period with a Timothy Liljegren goal, his fourth of the year, passed from John Tavares and William Nylander. Toronto won 3-2 in overtime with a Mitch Marner goal, his eighteenth of the campaign, coming off of Liljegren. The three stars were Liljegren, Marner, and Chytil.
Also in Ontario, the Ottawa Senators welcome the New York Islanders. Semyon Varlamov and Cam Talbot are the veterans in goal. Ottawa started in the first period with a Shane Pinto goal, his twelfth of the season, via Claude Giroux and Jake Sanderson. The Senators added on in the second period with a Giroux power play goal, his sixteenth of the year, powered by Ridly Greig and Sanderson. Anton Forsberg replaced an injured Talbot in goal. New York got on the board with a Brock Nelson goal, his eighteenth of the season, guided in by Kyle Palmieri and Sebastian Aho. The final stood at 2-1, with the three stars being Giroux, Sanderson, and Forsberg (14 for 14 in saves in relief).
Down in Dallas, the Stars host the Carolina Hurricanes. Frederik Andersen and Jake Oettinger tend the twines. Carolina led off in the first period with a shorthanded Sebastian Aho goal, his eighteenth of the season, set up by Brett Pesce. Dallas tied it on a Wyatt Johnston goal, his thirteenth of the year, going in unassisted. The Stars took the lead on a Jason Robertson goal, his thirty-third of the season, an unassisted goal. Antti Raanta replaced Andersen in goal for the second period. The Hurricanes tied it in the second period with a Brent Burns goal, his eighth of the year, via Jordan Martinook and Jordan Staal. Carolina won 3-2 in overtime with a Martin Necas goal, his nineteenth of the campaign, via Pesce. The three stars were Necas, Burns, and Pesce.
Back north, the Edmonton Oilers bring in the Columbus Blue Jackets. Joonas Korpisalo and Stuart Skinner are the masked men. Columbus began in the first period with a Boone Jenner goal, his fourteenth of the season, assisted by Adam Boqvist and Patrik Laine. Edmonton tied it in the second period with a Derek Ryan goal, his seventh of the year, going in unassisted. The Oilers took the lead with a Zach Hyman power play goal, his twenty-fifth of the season, powered by Connor McDavid and Ryan Nugent-Hopkins. The Blue Jackets retied it in the third period with a Kirill Marchenko goal, his eleventh of the year, an unassisted goal. Columbus won 3-2 in overtime with a Kent Johnson goal, his ninth of the campaign, with helpers from Johnny Gaudreau and Erik Gudbranson. The three stars were Johnson, Marchenko, and Jenner.
Finally, the Seattle Kraken host the Vancouver Canucks. Spencer Martin and Martin Jones are in the creases. Seattle struck first in the first period with an Oliver Bjorkstrand goal, his eighth of the season, via Adam Larsson and Vince Dunn. The Kraken added on with an Alexander Wennberg power play goal, his ninth of the year, powered by Jordan Eberle and Jared McCann. Seattle extended the lead in the second period as McCann scored his twenty-third of the season on the power play, thanks to Eberle and Andre Burakovsky. The Kraken padded the lead on an Eeli Tolvanen goal, his eighth of the year, passed from Yanni Gourde and Dunn. Seattle kept going with another Bjorkstrand goal, his second of the game and ninth of the season, made possible by Larsson and Gourde. Vancouver got on the board with a Conor Garland goal, his ninth of the year, coming off of Curtis Lazar and Dakota Joshua. The Kraken shot back with a Ryan Donato goal, his twelfth of the season, assisted by McCann. The final held at 6-1, with the three stars awarded to Bjorkstrand, McCann, and Dunn, while Gourde, Eberle, and Larsson get the honorable mentions.
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