There's three games on today, beginning with...
The Carolina Hurricanes hosting the Los Angeles Kings. Pheonix Copley and Frederik Andersen man the nets. Carolina struck first in the first period with a Brent Burns goal, his ninth of the season, made possible by Andrei Svechnikov. Los Angeles tied it in the second period with an Adrian Kempe goal, his twenty-first of the year, courtesy of Anze Kopitar. The Kings took the lead with a Kevin Fiala goal, his eighteenth of the season, guided in by Blake Lizotte. Los Angeles added on with another Kempe goal, his second of the game and twenty-second of the year, passed from Drew Doughty and Kopitar. The Kings extended the lead as Kopitar scored his sixteenth of the season on the power play, powered by Jaret Anderson-Dolan and Doughty. The Hurricanes got one back in the third period with a Paul Stastny goal, his fifth of the year, helped along by Derek Stepan and Jesperi Kotkaniemi. Carolina pulled closer with a Jordan Staal goal, his fourteenth of the season, assisted by Brett Pesce and Jesper Fast. The Hurricanes tied it on a Teuvo Teravainen power play goal, his fifth of the year, with assists provided by Brady Skjei and Svechnikov. Carolina won 5-4 in overtime with a Sebastian Aho goal, his twenty-second of the campaign, set up by Martin Necas and Burns. The three stars were Burns, Svechnikov, and Kempe, while Kopitar and Doughty get the honorable mentions.
Up in Columbus, the Blue Jackets welcome the Washington Capitals. Charlie Lindgren and Joonas Korpisalo are set to start in goal. Washington led off in the first period with a Garnet Hathaway goal, his eighth of the season, guided in by Lars Eller and Nick Jensen. The Capitals added on with a Trevor van Riemsdyk goal, his fifth of the year, via Nicolas Aube-Kubel. Columbus got on the board with an Andrew Peeke goal, his fifth of the season, coming off of Patrik Laine. Washington replied in the second period with another van Riemsdyk goal, his second of the game and sixth of the year, courtesy of Evgeny Kuznetsov and Erik Gustafsson. The Blue Jackets got one back with an Eric Robinson goal, his fourth of the season, assisted by Mathieu Olivier. Columbus tied it in the third period with a Johnny Gaudreau goal, his fourteenth of the year, fueled by Gavin Bayreuther. The Capitals won 4-3 in overtime with a Kuznetsov goal, his seventh of the campaign, made possible by Marcus Johansson and Gustafsson. The three stars were van Riemsdyk, Kuznetsov, and Gustafsson.
Finally, the Montreal Canadiens bring in the Ottawa Senators. Anton Forsberg and Jake Allen protect the nets. Ottawa began in the first period with a Claude Giroux goal, his twentieth of the year, via Nikita Zaitsev and Thomas Chabot. The Senators added on with a Tim Stutzle goal, his twenty-first of the season, assisted by Mathieu Joseph and Brady Tkachuk. Montreal got on the board with a Kirby Dach power play goal, his eleventh of the year, powered by Nick Suzuki and Mike Hoffman. Ottawa answered in the second period with an Alex DeBrincat power play goal, his seventeenth of the season, with assists provided by Stutzle and Chabot. The Canadiens got one back with a Mike Hoffman power play goal, his ninth of the year, fueled by Mike Matheson. Montreal tied it in the third period with a Rafael Harvey-Pinard goal, his fourth of the season, guided in by Suzuki and Josh Anderson. The Senators retook the lead with a Stutzle goal, his second of the game and twenty-second of the year, helped along by Chabot and Drake Batherson on the power play. The Canadiens retied it with another Harvey-Pinard goal, his second of the game and fifth of the year, passed from Anderson and David Savard. Ottawa gained the lead on a Tkachuk goal, his twentieth of the season, with helpers from Stutzle and Joseph. The final held at 5-4, with the three stars going to Stutzle, Tkachuk, and Chabot, while Harvey-Pinard, Hoffman, Joseph, Suzuki, and Anderson get the honorable mentions.
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