Sunday, October 27, 2013

NHL Day 27 2013-2014

There are five games on tonight, beginning in...

Ottawa, as the Senators host the San Jose Sharks. Alex Stalock and Craig Anderson receive the starting nods. San Jose struck first in the first period with a Tomas Hertl goal, his eighth of the season, assisted by James Sheppard and Jason Demers. The Sharks added on with an Andrew Desjardins goal, fueled by Brad Stuart. Ottawa got on the board as Erik Karlsson scored his third of the year, thanks to Kyle Turris and Cory Conacher. San Jose replied with a Tommy Wingels shorthanded goal, his third of the season, set up by Logan Couture and Marc-Edouard Vlasic. The Senators got one back in the second period on a Marc Methot goal, coming off of Karlsson and Jason Spezza. The Sharks answered in the third period when Sheppard found twine, thanks to Joe Thornton. San Jose wrapped it up at 5-2 with a Joe Pavelski goal, his fourth of the year, guided in by Justin Braun and Wingels. The three stars were Wingels, Sheppard, and Karlsson.

Down in Sunrise, the Battle of Florida inserts a new installment as the Panthers host the Tampa Bay Lightning. Anders Lindback and Jacob Markstrom are the unproven goalies. Tampa Bay quickly started in the first period with a Martin St. Louis goal, his seventh of the season, assisted by Steven Stamkos and Ryan Malone. The Lightning added on as Stamkos notched his eighth of the year, thanks to Malone and Matthew Carle. Florida got on the board with a Shawn Matthias goal, fueled by Jesse Winchester and Marcel Goc. Tampa Bay replied in the second period as Radko Gudas scored a power play goal, powered by Richard Panik and Alex Killorn. The Panthers shot back in the third period as Nick Bjugstad scored, with the help of Scottie Upshall and Dmitry Kulikov. Florida tied it on an unassisted Brad Boyes goal, his fifth of the campaign. The tie went to a shootout, where Valtteri Filppula was matched by Boyes before Stamkos won it for the Lightning on a 4-3 margin. The three stars were Stamkos, Malone, and Boyes.

Back to the north, the Columbus Blue Jackets welcome the Anaheim Ducks. Frederik Andersen and Sergei Bobrovsky are set to start. Columbus was first to score in the first period with a Blake Comeau goal, assisted by Ryan Johansen and David Savard. Anaheim tied it in the second period on a Ryan Getzlaf goal, his fifth of the season, coming off of Corey Perry and Bryan Allen. The Ducks took the lead as Peter Holland scored, with the help of Kyle Palmieri and Devante Smith-Pelly. The Blue Jackets tied it again as Artem Anisimov scored his third of the year, a shorthanded goal set up by Brandon Dubinsky. Anaheim took the lead back in the third period on a Emerson Etem power play goal, his second of the season, powered by Teemu Selanne and Nick Bonino. Columbus retied it as Anisimov scored his second of the game and fourth of the year, via James Wisniewski and Nick Foligno. The Ducks took the lead once again with a Perry goal, his sixth of the campaign, going in unassisted. This stood up for a 4-3 win, with the three stars being Perry, Anisimov, and Etem.

Out west, the Colorado Avalanche bring in the Winnipeg Jets. Al Montoya and Semyon Varlamov protect the nets. Colorado dented the scoreboard in the first period with a Matt Duchene goal, his ninth of the season, via Steve Downie and Kyle Wilson. Winnipeg tied it with a Bryan Little goal, his sixth of the year, assisted by Adam Pardy and Blake Wheeler. The Jets took the lead in the second period on a Wheeler goal, his fourth of the season, coming off of Little and Grant Clitsome. The Avalanche retied it in the third period as Jan Hejda scored his second of the year, courtesy of Paul Stastny and Gabriel Landeskog. Colorado took the lead with a Stastny goal, his second of the season, made possible by Landeskog and Alex Tanguay. They went on to win 3-2, with the three stars being Stastny, Wheeler, and Little, while Landeskog got the honorable mention.

Finally, in Los Angeles, the Kings host the Edmonton Oilers. Richard Bachman and Jonathan Quick are in the blue paint. Edmonton got going in the second period on a Nail Yakupov goal, courtesy of Anton Belov and Jeff Petry on the power play. Los Angeles tied it on a Mike Richards goal, his second of the season, guided in by Jake Muzzin and Jeff Carter. The tie lasted into a shootout, where Richards matched Jordan Eberle before Anze Kopitar won it for the Kings 2-1. The three stars were Richards, Bachman (47 for 48 in saves), and Kopitar.

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