We've got six games this Friday, beginning with...
The Detroit Red Wings hosting the Florida Panthers. Sergei Bobrovsky and Ville Husso are the goalies. Detroit led off in the first period with a Jonatan Berggren goal, his sixth of the season, via Ben Chiarot and Filip Hronek. Florida tied it on a Gustav Forsling goal, his sixth of the year, guided in by Eric Staal and Givani Smith. The Panthers took the lead in the second period with an Aaron Ekblad power play goal, his fifth of the season, powered by Aleksander Barkov and Matthew Tkachuk. Florida added on in the third period with an Ekblad goal, his second of the game and sixth of the year, with assists provided by Barkov and Brandon Montour. The Red Wings got one back with a Robby Fabbri goal, fueled by Hronek and Andrew Copp. This only made it 3-2, the final, with the three stars awarded to Ekblad, Barkov, and Hronek.
Over in DC, the Washington Capitals welcome the Nashville Predators. Kevin Lankinen and Charlie Lindgren are the backups in goal. Nashville began in the first period with a Thomas Novak goal, his fourth of the season, guided in by Yakov Trenin. Washington tied it on a Sonny Milano goal, his seventh of the year, fueled by Conor Sheary and Dmitry Orlov. The Predators pulled ahead on a Trenin goal, his fifth of the season, helped along by Jeremy Lauzon and Juuso Parssinen. The Capitals tied it in the second period with a Nicolas Aube-Kubel goal, his second of the year, via Erik Gustafsson and Trevor van Riemsdyk. Nashville pulled ahead in the third period with a Ryan McDonagh goal, assisted by Ryan Johansen and Matt Duchene. The final was 3-2, with the three stars going to Trenin, McDonagh, and Lankinen (30 for 32 in saves).
Northwest to Winnipeg, as the Jets bring in the Tampa Bay Lightning. Andrei Vasilevskiy and Connor Hellebuyck tend the twines. Tampa Bay started in the first period with an Anthony Cirelli goal, his second of the season, assisted by Steven Stamkos. Winnipeg tied it on a Pierre-Luc Dubois goal, his eighteenth of the year, courtesy of Kyle Connor and Josh Morrissey. The Lightning took the lead back in the second period with a Nikita Kucherov goal, his fourteenth of the season, made possible by Ian Cole and Cirelli. The Jets retied it on a Dubois power play goal, his second of the game and nineteenth of the year, powered by Morrissey and Mark Scheifele. Winnipeg took the lead with a Connor power play goal in the third period, his seventeenth of the season, with assists provided by Scheifele and Morrissey. The Jets iced it at 4-2 with a Morgan Barron shorthanded empty net goal, his fourth of the year, set up by Adam Lowry. The three stars were Dubois, Connor, and Morrissey, while Scheifele and Cirelli get the honorable mentions.
Stateside, the Chicago Blackhawks host the Arizona Coyotes. Connor Ingram and Alex Stalock are set to start in goal. Chicago got going in the second period with a Jake McCabe goal, his second of the season, via Seth Jones and Max Domi. The Blackhawks iced it at 2-0 with a Tyler Johnson empty net goal, his fourth of the year, set up by Jonathan Toews and Sam Lafferty. The three stars belonged to Stalock (22 save shutout), McCabe, and Ingram (30 for 31 in saves).
Up in Calgary, the Flames welcome the New York Islanders. Semyon Varlamov and Jacob Markstrom protect the nets. Calgary opened in the first period with a Milan Lucic goal, his third of the season, courtesy of Jonathan Huberdeau. The Flames added on with a Blake Coleman goal, his seventh of the year, via Andrew Mangiapane and Mikael Backlund. Calgary extended the lead as Nikita Zadorov scored his sixth of the season, thanks to Trevor Lewis. New York got on the board with a Zach Parise goal, his twelfth of the year, passed from Jean-Gabriel Pageau and Scott Mayfield. The Flames fired back in the third period with a Nazem Kadri goal, his fifteenth of the campaign, coming off of Tyler Toffoli and MacKenzie Weegar. The final held at 4-1, with the three stars being Markstrom (24 for 25 in saves), Coleman, and Zadorov.
Finally, the Anaheim Ducks bring in the San Jose Sharks. Kaapo Kahkonen and Anthony Stolarz draw the starts in goal. San Jose struck first in the first period with a Matt Nieto goal, his seventh of the season, assisted by Alexander Barabanov and Marc-Edouard Vlasic. The Sharks added on with a Steven Lorentz goal, his fourth of the year, via Erik Karlsson and Jonah Gadjovich. Anaheim got on the board with a Trevor Zegras goal, his eleventh of the season, coming off of John Klingberg and Frank Vatrano. The Ducks tied it on a Ryan Strome goal, his tenth of the year, passed from Mason McTavish and Colton White. San Jose retook the lead with a Timo Meier goal, his twenty-second of the season, courtesy of Kevin Labanc and Tomas Hertl. Anaheim retied it on a McTavish goal, his eighth of the year, guided in by Jakob Silfverberg and Simon Benoit. The Sharks pulled ahead on a Meier goal, his second of the game and twenty-third of the season, with helpers from Labanc and Matt Benning. The Ducks tied it in the third period with another McTavish goal, his second of the game and ninth of the year, helped along by Adam Henrique. Anaheim iced it at 5-4 in overtime with a Klingberg goal, his fifth of the campaign, made possible by Troy Terry and McTavish. The three stars were McTavish, Klingberg, and Meier, while Labanc gets an honorable mention.
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