There's five games on this Friday night, beginning with...
The New York Islanders hosting the Pittsburgh Penguins. Casey DeSmith and Ilya Sorokin man the nets. Pittsburgh began in the first period with a Sidney Crosby goal, his twenty-fifth of the season, coming off of Pierre-Olivier Joseph and Chad Ruhwedel. New York tied it on an Anders Lee goal, his twentieth of the year, via Mathew Barzal. The Penguins retook the lead in the second period with a Rickard Rakell goal, his twentieth of the season, assisted by Jake Guentzel and Kris Letang. Pittsburgh added on with a Jason Zucker goal, his fourteenth of the year, guided in by Joseph and Ruhwedel. The Islanders replied with a Brock Nelson goal, his twenty-third of the season, courtesy of Scott Mayfield and Alexander Romanov. The Penguins answered with a Rakell goal, his second of the game and twenty-first of the year, helped along by Crosby and Marcus Pettersson. New York pulled one back on a Lee goal, his second of the game and twenty-first of the season, made possible by Barzal and Sebastian Aho. The Islanders tied it in the third period with a Nelson power play goal, his second of the game and twenty-fourth of the year, powered by Noah Dobson and Lee. New York gained the lead on a Zach Parise goal, his fifteenth of the season, fueled by Nelson and Kyle Palmieri. This made it 5-4, the final, with the three stars being Nelson, Lee, and Rakell, while Crosby, Barzal, Joseph, and Ruhwedel get the honorable mentions.
Up in Ottawa, the Senators welcome the Chicago Blackhawks. Petr Mrazek and Mads Sogaard are in the creases. Chicago led off in the first period with a Patrick Kane goal, his tenth of the season, via Max Domi and Jake McCabe. Ottawa tied it in the second period with a Shane Pinto goal, his thirteenth of the year, helped along by Derick Brassard and Nikita Zaitsev. The Senators took the lead in the third period with a Claude Giroux goal, his twenty-second of the season, assisted by Alex DeBrincat and Erik Brannstrom. Ottawa added on with a Brady Tkachuk goal, his twenty-third of the year, guided in by Drake Batherson and Tim Stutzle. The Blackhawks got one back with a Sam Lafferty shorthanded goal, his tenth of the season, going in unassisted. Chicago tied it on a Kane goal, his second of the game and eleventh of the year, passed from Domi. The Blackhawks won 4-3 in overtime with an Andreas Athanasiou goal, his twelfth of the campaign, fueled by Tyler Johnson and McCabe. The three stars were Kane, Domi, and McCabe.
West to Minnesota, where the Wild host the Dallas Stars. Jake Oettinger and Filip Gustavsson guard the cages. Minnesota got going in the third period with a Mats Zuccarello power play goal, his twentieth of the season, powered by Matt Boldy and Alex Goligoski. Dallas tied it on a Jamie Benn goal, his twenty-second of the year, via Wyatt Johnston and Miro Heiskanen. The tie lasted to a shootout, where Frederick Gaudreau and Boldy lifted the Wild 2-1 over Jason Robertson and the Stars. The three stars were Boldy, Gustavsson (29 for 30 in saves), and Oettinger (31 for 32 in saves).
Further west, the Edmonton Oilers bring in the New York Rangers. Igor Shesterkin and Jack Campbell protect the nets. Edmonton started in the first period with a Ryan Nugent-Hopkins power play goal, his twenty-seventh of the season, powered by Zach Hyman and Connor McDavid. The Oilers added on with a Tyson Barrie goal, his eighth of the year, fueled by Warren Foegele and Mattias Janmark. Edmonton extended the lead as Derek Ryan scored his tenth of the season, thanks to Hyman and Jesse Puljujarvi. New York got on the board with a Chris Kreider power play goal, his twenty-third of the year, with assists provided by Mika Zibanejad and Artemi Panarin. The Oilers fired back with a Leon Draisaitl power play goal, his thirty-second of the season, helped along by McDavid and Nugent-Hopkins. The Rangers got one back in the second period with a shorthanded Kreider goal, his second of the game and twenty-fourth of the year, set up by Adam Fox and Ryan Lindgren. New York got closer in the third period with an Alexis Lafreniere goal, his ninth of the season, guided in by Kaapo Kakko. The Rangers tied it on a power play goal by Zibanejad, his thirtieth of the year, with helpers from Fox and Panarin. The tie went to a shootout, where Kaako and Lafreniere gave the Rangers a 5-4 win over Nugent-Hopkins and the Oilers. The three stars belonged to Kreider, Zibanejad, and McDavid, while Panarin, Fox, Nugent-Hopkins, and Hyman get the honorable mentions.
Finally, the Anaheim Ducks host the Los Angeles Kings. Pheonix Copley and John Gibson are in the blue paint. Los Angeles opened in the first period with a Blake Lizotte goal, his eighth of the season, assisted by Alex Iafallo and Kevin Fiala. Anaheim tied it in the second period with a Kevin Shattenkirk goal, his second of the year, coming off of Dmitry Kulikov and Frank Vatrano. The Kings retook the lead with a Viktor Arvidsson goal, his fifteenth of the season, via Trevor Moore. Los Angeles added on with an Adrian Kempe power play goal, his twenty-eighth of the year, powered by Anze Kopitar and Drew Doughty. The Ducks got one back in the third period with a Mason McTavish power play goal, his twelfth of the season, with assists provided by Cam Fowler and Trevor Zegras. The Kings answered with a Kopitar power play goal, his seventeenth of the year, fueled by Fiala and Doughty. Anaheim got one back with a Vatrano goal, his fourteenth of the season, guided in by Fowler. Los Angeles shot back with an Arvidsson power play goal, his second of the game and sixteenth of the year, made possible by Sean Durzi and Phillip Danault. The Kings iced it at 6-3 with a Fiala empty net goal, his nineteenth of the campaign, set up by Iafallo and Lizotte. The three stars went to Arvidsson, Fiala, and Kopitar, while Lizotte, Doughty, Iafallo, Vatrano, and Fowler get the honorable mentions.
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