There's six games on for this Friday night, beginning with...
The Buffalo Sabres hosting the Minnesota Wild. Filip Gustavsson and Devon Levi are the young goalies. Buffalo led off in the first period with a Henri Jokiharju goal, his second of the season, via Owen Power. Minnesota tied it on a Kirill Kaprizov power play goal, his fifth of the year, powered by Matt Boldy and Mats Zuccarello. The Sabres retook the lead in the second period with a Jeff Skinner goal, his seventh of the season, guided in by JJ Peterka. Buffalo added on in the third period with a Peterka goal, his sixth of the year, helped along by Tage Thompson and Skinner. The Wild got one back with a Joel Eriksson Ek power play goal, his eighth of the campaign, passed from Kaprizov and Zuccarello. This only made it 3-2, the final, with the three stars going to Peterka, Skinner, and Kaprizov, while Zuccarello gets an honorable mention.
To New Jersey, as the Devils welcome the Washington Capitals. Charlie Lindgren and Vitek Vanecek receive the starting nods in goal. Washington began in the first period with a Nicolas Aube-Kubel goal, via Rasmus Sandin and Sonny Milano. The Capitals added on with a Beck Malenstyn goal, assisted by Aube-Kubel and Martin Fehervary. Akira Schmid replaced Vanecek in goal. Washington extended the lead in the second period as Evgeny Kuznetsov scored his second of the season, thanks to Tom Wilson and Alex Ovechkin. New Jersey got on the board in the third period with a Timo Meier goal, his fourth of the year, guided in by Michael McLeod and John Marino. The Devils got closer with a Dawson Mercer goal, his second of the season, coming off of Tyler Toffoli and the goalie Schmid. The Capitals shot back with a Kuznetsov empty net goal, his second of the game and third of the year, set up by Lucas Johansen and Wilson. The three stars of the 4-2 game went to Kuznetsov, Aube-Kubel, and Wilson.
Down in Florida, the Panthers bring in the Carolina Hurricanes. Antti Raanta and Sergei Bobrovsky draw the starts in goal. Carolina started in the first period with a Jesperi Kotkaniemi goal, his sixth of the season, fueled by Jesper Fast and Jordan Martinook. Florida tied it on a Matthew Tkachuk goal, his third of the year, via Carter Verhaeghe and Anton Lundell. The Panthers took the lead with an Uvis Balinskis goal, assisted by Tkachuk and Eetu Luostarinen. Florida added on in the second period with an Aleksander Barkov goal, his fifth of the season, made possible by Evan Rodrigues and Sam Reinhart. The Hurricanes got one back on a Sebastian Aho goal, his third of the year, helped along by Martinook and Brady Skjei. The Panthers fired back with a Verhaeghe goal, his fifth of the season, with a lone assist by Gustav Forsling. Florida iced it at 5-2 with an empty net goal by Kevin Stenlund, his third of the year, set up by Reinhart and Barkov. The three stars went to Verhaeghe, Tkachuk, and Barkov, while Reinhart and Martinook get the honorable mentions.
Back north, the Toronto Maple Leafs host the Calgary Flames. Dan Vladar and Joseph Woll are the backups in goal. Toronto opened in the first period with an unassisted power play goal by William Nylander, his eighth of the season. Calgary tied it on a Connor Zary goal, his second of the year, coming off of Nazem Kadri. The Maple Leafs took the lead back with a Calle Jarnkrok goal, his fourth of the season, courtesy of Max Domi and Nicholas Robertson. Toronto added on in the second period with a shorthanded and unassisted Nylander goal, his second of the game and ninth of the year. The Maple Leafs extended the lead as John Tavares scored his sixth of the season, thanks to Nylander and Morgan Rielly. The Flames got one back with a Nikita Zadorov goal, fueled by Andrew Mangiapane and Jonathan Huberdeau. Calgary pulled closer with an A.J. Greer goal, his second of the season, passed from MacKenzie Weegar and Rasmus Andersson. The Flames tied it on a Martin Pospisil goal, his second of the year, made possible by Mikael Backlund and Blake Coleman. The tie went to a shootout, where Mitchell Marner and Domi scored to give the Maple Leafs a 5-4 win over Yegor Sharangovich and the Flames. The three stars belonged to Nylander, Domi, and Tavares.
Out west, the Vegas Golden Knights welcome the San Jose Sharks. Kaapo Kahkonen and Adin Hill are the masked men. Vegas kicked off the scoring in the first period with an Alex Pietrangelo goal, via Michael Amadio and Mark Stone. The Golden Knights added on with an Alec Martinez goal, his second of the season, assisted by Amadio and William Carrier. Vegas extended the lead in the third period with a William Karlsson shorthanded goal, his eighth of the year, set up by Jack Eichel and Pietrangelo. The Golden Knights padded the lead on a Martinez goal, his second of the game and third of the season, coming off of Pietrangelo and Karlsson. Vegas continued with a Brett Howden goal, his second of the year, courtesy of Jonas Rondbjerg. The final held at 5-0, with the three stars going to Martinez, Hill (20 save shutout), and Pietrangelo, while Karlsson and Amadio get the honorable mentions.
Finally, the Anaheim Ducks bring in the Philadelphia Flyers. Samuel Ersson and Lukas Dostal are the inexperienced goalies. Philadelphia struck first in the first period with a Sean Couturier goal, his third of the season, assisted by Cam Atkinson and Egor Zamula. The Flyers added on with an Atkinson goal, his seventh of the year, via Travis Sanheim and Tyson Foerster. Philadelphia extended the lead in the second period as Louie Belpedio scored his second of the season, thanks to Joel Farabee. Anaheim got on the board with a Leo Carlsson power play goal, his fourth of the year, powered by Alex Killorn and Mason McTavish. The Flyers shot back in the third period with a Sanheim goal, his second of the season, coming off of Farabee and Cam York. The Ducks got one back with a Carlsson goal, his second of the game and fifth of the year, set up by Killorn and Pavel Mintyukov. Philadelphia replied with an Owen Tippett goal, his third of the season, made possible by Morgan Frost. Anaheim pulled one back as Carlsson completed his hat trick with his sixth of the year, a power play goal with assists provided by Troy Terry and Ryan Strome. The Flyers iced it at 6-3 with an empty net goal by Tippett, his second of the game and fourth of the campaign, going in unassisted. The three stars were Carlsson, Tippett, and Sanheim, while Atkinson, Farabee, and Killorn get the honorable mentions.
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