There's four games on this Wednesday, beginning with...
The Toronto Maple Leafs hosting the Colorado Avalanche. Alexandar Georgiev and Ilya Samsonov are in goal. Toronto started in the first period with a Morgan Rielly goal, his third of the season, made possible by Mitch Marner and Calle Jarnkrok. Colorado tied it on a Mikko Rantanen power play goal, his forty-fourth of the year, powered by Cale Makar and Nathan MacKinnon. The tie went to a shootout, where MacKinnon had the lone tally for a 2-1 win for the Avalanche. The three stars were MacKinnon, Georgiev (18 for 19 in saves), and Samsonov (28 for 29 in saves).
Down in DC, the Washington Capitals welcome the Buffalo Sabres. Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen and Charlie Lindgren man the nets. Buffalo opened in the first period with an Ilya Lyubushkin goal, his second of the season, via Peyton Krebs and Riley Stillman. The Sabres added on with a JJ Peterka goal, his ninth of the year, courtesy of Jack Quinn. Washington got on the board with a T.J. Oshie power play goal, his eighteenth of the season, powered by Dylan Strome and Alex Ovechkin. Buffalo replied with a Tyson Jost goal, his seventh of the year, going in unassisted. The Capitals fired back with an Evgeny Kuznetsov goal in the third period, his twelfth of the season, made possible by Alexander Alexeyev and Oshie. The Sabres got one back with a Zemgus Girgensons goal, his ninth of the year, coming off of Krebs and Owen Power. Washington pulled back with an Ovechkin goal, his thirty-seventh of the season, assisted by Trevor van Riemsdyk and Strome. The Capitals tied it on a Tom Wilson power play goal, his eighth of the year, helped along by Nicklas Backstrom. In the shootout, Kuznetsov and Oshie scored to give the Capitals a 5-4 win. The three stars were Oshie, Ovechkin, and Strome, while Krebs gets an honorable mention.
Out west, the St. Louis Blues bring in the Minnesota Wild. Marc-Andre Fleury and Jordan Binnington patrol the creases. St. Louis led off in the first period with a Pavel Buchnevich goal, his twenty-first of the season, assisted by Torey Krug and Tyler Tucker. Minnesota tied it with a Joel Eriksson Ek power play goal, his twenty-third of the year, powered by Matt Boldy and Ryan Hartman. The Blues took the lead back with a Jakub Vrana power play goal, his fourth of the season, with assists provided by Krug and the goalie Binnington. St. Louis added on with another Vrana power play goal, his second of the game and fifth of the year, helped along by Jordan Kyrou and Brayden Schenn. The Wild got one back in the second period with a John Klingberg goal, his ninth of the season, courtesy of Marcus Johansson and Eriksson Ek. Minnesota tied it on an Oskar Sundqvist goal, his eighth of the year, with helpers from Sam Steel and Frederick Gaudreau. The Wild took the lead with a Mason Shaw goal, his sixth of the season, coming off of Ryan Reaves and Eriksson Ek. The Blues tied it again with a Buchnevich power play goal, his second of the game and twenty-second of the year, fueled by Robert Thomas and Krug. Minnesota pulled ahead again on a Hartman power play goal, his eleventh of the season, guided in by Mats Zuccarello. Thomas Greiss replaced Binnington in goal. The Wild continued with an Alex Goligoski goal, his second of the year, with helpers from Boldy and Steel. Minnesota extended the lead in the third period as Reaves scored his third of the season, thanks to Goligoski and Connor Dewar. The Wild padded the lead on another Hartman goal, his second of the game and twelfth of the year, going in unassisted. St. Louis got one back with a Buchnevich goal, completing his hat trick on his twenty-third of the season, set up by Justin Faulk and Thomas. The final stayed at 8-5, with the three stars going to Hartman, Buchnevich, and Eriksson Ek, while Reaves, Goligoski, Boldy, Steel, Vrana, Krug, and Thomas get the honorable mentions.
Finally, the Anaheim Ducks host the New York Islanders. Ilya Sorokin and John Gibson are the veteran goalies. Anaheim began in the first period with a Max Jones goal, his sixth of the season, via Cam Fowler and Troy Terry. New York tied it on a Kyle Palmieri goal, his eleventh of the year, courtesy of Pierre Engvall and Adam Pelech. The Ducks took the lead back with a Kevin Shattenkirk goal, his third of the season, made possible by Trevor Zegras and Ryan Strome. The Islanders retied it in the second period with a Hudson Fasching goal, his sixth of the year, coming off of Zach Parise and Sebastian Aho. New York took the lead with a Brock Nelson goal, his twenty-ninth of the season, assisted by Pelech and Palmieri. The Islanders added on in the third period with an Engvall goal, his fifteenth of the year, guided in by Palmieri. New York extended the lead as Nelson scored his second of the game and thirtieth of the season, thanks to Palmieri and Noah Dobson. The Islanders padded the lead on a Parise goal, his seventeenth of the year, fueled by Jean-Gabriel Pageau. Anaheim replied with a Shattenkirk goal, his second of the game and fourth of the season, helped along by Frank Vatrano and Max Comtois. The final held at 6-3, with the three stars going to Palmieri, Nelson, and Shattenkirk, while Engvall, Parise, and Pelech get the honorable mentions.
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