It's a four-game slate this Thursday, beginning with...
The Carolina Hurricanes hosting the Montreal Canadiens. Cayden Primeau and Antti Raanta receive the starts in goal. Carolina started in the first period with an Andrei Svechnikov goal, his fourth of the season, via Brent Burns and Sebastian Aho. The Hurricanes added on with a Jesper Fast goal, his third of the year, guided in by Aho and Burns. Montreal tied it on a Mitchell Stephens goal, his second of the season, made possible by Michael Pezzetta and Jayden Struble. The Canadiens tied it on a Mike Matheson power play goal, his sixth of the year, powered by Sean Monahan and the goalie Primeau. Carolina retook the lead in the second period with a Fast goal, his fourth of the season, coming off of Stefan Noesen and Jack Drury. Montreal tied it again in the third period with a Josh Anderson goal, his sixth of the year, going in unassisted. The Hurricanes reclaimed the lead on a Svechnikov goal, his second of the game and fifth of the season, with helpers from Brett Pesce and Aho. Carolina iced it at 5-3 with a Svechnikov power play empty net goal, completing his hat trick on his sixth of the year, set up by Aho and Burns. The three stars were Svechnikov, Aho, and Fast, while Burns gets an honorable mention.
Out west, the Vancouver Canucks welcome the Philadelphia Flyers. Samuel Ersson and Casey DeSmith are the backups in goal. Philadelphia got going in the second period with an Egor Zamula power play goal, his second of the season, powered by Tyson Foerster and Joel Farabee. The Flyers added on with a Sean Walker goal, his fourth of the year, guided in by Owen Tippett and Travis Konecny. Phildelphia extended the lead as Farabee scored his twelfth of the season, thanks to Bobby Brink. Vancouver got on the board in the third period with a Teddy Blueger goal, his fifth of the year, fueled by Dakota Joshua and Quinn Hughes. Carter Hart replaced an injured Ersson in goal. The Flyers fired back with a shorthanded Garnet Hathaway goal, his fourth of the season, set up by Ryan Poehling. The final held at 4-1, with the three stars being Farabee, Hathaway, and Walker.
Down in Vegas, the Golden Knights bring in the Los Angeles Kings. Cam Talbot and Logan Thompson guard the cages. Vegas opened in the first period with a Jack Eichel goal, his sixteenth of the season, assisted by Ivan Barbashev and Mark Stone. The Golden Knights added on with a Michael Amadio goal in the second period, his sixth of the year, courtesy of Pavel Dorofeyev and Brayden McNabb. Los Angeles got on the board with an Anze Kopitar goal, his fourteenth of the season, fueled by Adrian Kempe and Vladislav Gavrikov. Vegas replied with a William Karlsson goal, his fifteenth of the year, passed from Paul Cotter and Alex Pietrangelo. The Kings got one back in the third period with a Trevor Moore goal, his seventeenth of the season, helped along by Kopitar and Carl Grundstrom. This only made it 3-2, the final, with the three stars given to Kopitar, Karlsson, and Amadio.
Finally, the San Jose Sharks host the Edmonton Oilers. Stuart Skinner faces a lesser foe in Magnus Chrona in goal. Edmonton kicked off the scoring in the first period with a Ryan McLeod goal, his sixth of the season, via Zach Hyman and Evan Bouchard. The Oilers added on with a Hyman goal, his twentieth of the year, courtesy of Connor McDavid and Darnell Nurse. Edmonton extended the lead as Bouchard scored his ninth of the season, thanks to Mattias Ekholm and Connor Brown. The Oilers padded the lead on a Leon Draisaitl goal, his fifteenth of the year, passed from Warren Foegele and McLeod. Kaapo Kahkonen replaced Chrona in the second period. Edmonton continued with a Ryan Nugent-Hopkins goal, his ninth of the season, fueled by Nurse and Cody Ceci. This held for a 5-0 win, with the three stars going to Skinner (25 save shutout), McLeod, and Hyman, while Bouchard and Nurse get the honorable mentions.
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