Saturday, November 9, 2013

NHL Day 40 2013-2014

Ten games on throughout the day, including two matinees, beginning in...

Philadelphia, as the Flyers host the Edmonton Oilers. Devan Dubnyk and Steve Mason are the weak goalies. Philadelphia began in the first period with a Jay Rosehill goal, via Mark Streit and Nicklas Grossmann. The Flyers added on as Scott Hartnell scored his second of the season, coming off of Streit and Braydon Coburn. Edmonton got on the board in the second period with a David Perron goal, his third of the year coming on the power play with the help of Ales Hemsky. Philadelphia answered in the third period as Claude Giroux scored, thanks to Jakub Voracek. The Oilers pulled back on a Taylor Hall goal, his fifth of the season, assisted by Sam Gagner and Philip Larsen. The Flyers wrapped it up at 4-2 on a Vincent Lecavalier goal, his sixth of the year, passed from Brayden Schenn and Matt Read. The three stars were Giroux, Streit, and Hall.

North to Ottawa, where the Senators welcome the Florida Panthers. Tim Thomas and Robin Lehner play in the blue paint. Ottawa was first to score in the first period on a Kyle Turris goal, his fourth of the season, assisted by Bobby Ryan. The Senators added on with an unassisted goal by Mika Zibanejad, his fourth of the year. Florida got on the board as Nick Bjugstad scored his second of the season, with a lone assist by Tomas Kopecky. The Senators replied in the second period with a power play goal by Clarke MacArthur, his third of the year, powered by Erik Karlsson and Turris. The Panthers got one back in the third period on a Marcel Goc goal, his fifth of the campaign, guided in by Matt Gilroy. This only made it 3-2, the final, with the three stars going to Turris, MacArthur, and Zibanejad.

Back stateside and at a regular time, the Boston Bruins host the Toronto Maple Leafs. James Reimer and Tuukka Rask are the masked men. Boston dented the scoreboard in the first period on a Zdeno Chara power play goal, his third of the season, powered by Jarome Iginla and Torey Krug. Toronto tied it on a second period Joffrey Lupul goal, his eighth of the year, with a lone helper by Paul Ranger. The Bruins took the lead as Patrice Bergeron scored a power play goal, his fourth of the season, helped along by Carl Soderberg and Reilly Smith. Boston iced it at 3-1 with a Bergeron empty net goal, his second of the game and fifth of the year, set up by Loui Eriksson and Brad Marchand. Bergeron, Rask (33 for 34 in saves), and Reimer (31 for 33 in saves).

West to Detroit, as the Red Wings bring in the Tampa Bay Lightning. Ben Bishop is mismatched with Jimmy Howard in goal. Detroit led off in the first period on a Henrik Zetterberg goal, his ninth of the season, going in unassisted. Tampa Bay tied it with a Ryan Malone goal, his second of the year, passed from Matthew Carle and Nate Thompson. The Lightning took the lead in the second period on a Steven Stamkos goal, his fourteenth of the season, helped along by Victor Hedman. The Red Wings retied it in the third period as Zetterberg scored his second of the game and tenth of the year, with a lone helper from by Danny DeKeyser. Tampa Bay won 3-2 in overtime with a Teddy Purcell goal, his fifth of the campaign, with a lone assist by Richard Panik. The three stars went to Purcell, Zetterberg, and Stamkos.

Southeast to Raleigh, as the Carolina Hurricanes host the Minnesota Wild. Josh Harding and Justin Peters will be between the pipes. Minnesota opened in the first period with a Jason Pominville goal, his eleventh of the season, with a lone assist by Ryan Suter. Carolina tied it on a Ryan Murphy goal, his second of the year, coming off of Drayson Bowman and the goalie Peters. The Hurricanes took the lead when Jiri Tlusty scored his third of the season in the second period, thanks to Alexander Semin and Brett Bellemore. The Wild retied it with a Justin Fontaine goal, his sixth of the year, helped along by Marco Scandella and Jared Spurgeon. Minnesota won 3-2 in the shootout when Zach Parise, Mikko Koivu, and Pominville all scored to top a lone tally by Carolina's Chris Terry. Pominville, Peters (28 for 30 in saves), and Harding (27 for 29 in saves) get the three stars.

Backtracking to Columbus, where the Blue Jackets host the New York Islanders. Evgeni Nabokov and Sergei Bobrovsky are the Russian goalies. Columbus started in the first period with a Brandon Dubinsky goal, his fourth of the season, a power play goal powered by Mark Letestu and Fedor Tyutin. New York tied it as Frans Nielsen potted his ninth of the year, assisted by Eric Boulton and Andrew MacDonald. The Blue Jackets took the lead back on a Ryan Johansen goal, his fifth of the season, courtesy of Dubinsky. The Islanders evened the score on a Thomas Hickey goal, fueled by John Tavares and Matt Donovan. Columbus gained the lead in the third period as R.J. Umberger scored his third of the year, a power play goal, guided in by James Wisniewski and Johansen. The Blue Jackets added on with a Cam Atkinson goal, his fourth of the season, set up by Johansen and Dubinsky. Columbus iced it at 5-2 with a Wisniewski empty net goal, his second of the year, with a lone assist by the goalie Bobrovsky. Dubinsky, Johansen, and Wisniewski were named the three stars.

Down in Dallas, the Stars welcome the Chicago Blackhawks. Corey Crawford and Kari Lehtonen guard the cages. Dallas struck first in the first period on a Cody Eakin goal, his fifth of the season, via Shawn Horcoff and Trevor Daley. Chicago tied it on a Marian Hossa goal, his seventh of the year, coming off of Jonathan Toews and Patrick Sharp. The Stars retook the lead with a Tyler Seguin goal, his seventh of the season, with a lone assist by Jamie Benn. The Blackhawks retied it on a Toews goal, his ninth of the year, passed from Patrick Kane and Sharp. Chicago gained the lead on a Kane power play goal, his tenth of the season, powered by Andrew Shaw and Sharp, the latter getting a sock trick. The Blackhawks added on in the third period as Hossa scored his second of the game and eighth of the year, guided in by Sharp and Johnny Oduya. Chicago won 5-2 after Niklas Hjalmarsson scored his second of the campaign, a shorthanded empty net goal set up by Oduya. The three stars were Hossa, Sharp, and Toews, while Kane and Oduya get the honorable mentions.

Northward to St. Louis, as the Blues host the Pittsburgh Penguins. Marc-Andre Fleury and Jaroslav Halak protect the nets. St. Louis got going in the second period with a Ryan Reaves goal, his second of the season, assisted by Maxim Lapierre and Alexander Steen. Pittsburgh tied it as Jussi Jokinen scored his eighth of the year, a power play goal, powered by Evgeni Malkin and James Neal. The Blues took the lead in the third period as Kevin Shattenkirk scored, thanks to Barret Jackman and Jaden Schwartz. This was good for a 2-1 win, with the three stars going to Shattenkirk, Halak (19 for 20 in saves), and Reaves.

Southwest to Phoenix, where the Coyotes bring in the Washington Capitals. Michal Neuvirth and Mike Smith have the green light to start. Pheonix opened in the first period with a Shane Doan goal, his seventh of the season, coming on the power play with assists from Martin Hanzal and Keith Yandle. Washington tied it in the second period on a Troy Brouwer power play goal, his fifth of the year, via Mike Green and goalie Neuvirth. The Capitals took the lead as John Carlson scored his third of the season, a power play goal powered by Marcus Johansson and Alex Ovechkin. Washington added on as Joel Ward scored his seventh of the year, coming off of Michael Latta and Jason Chimera. The Coyotes got one back in the third period when Lauri Korpikoski scored his second of the season, guided in by Antoine Vermette and David Schlemko. Phoenix tied it with Doan's second of the game and eighth of the year, assisted by Oliver Ekman-Larsson and Yandle on the power play. The tie lasted to a shootout, where goals by Mikkel Boedker and Vermette gave the Coyotes a 4-3 win. The three stars were Doan, Vermette, and Yandle.

Finally, in Los Angeles, the Kings host the Vancouver Canucks. Roberto Luongo and Jonathan Quick tend the twines. Los Angeles led off in the first period with Jordan Nolan's third of the season, courtesy of Linden Vey and Alec Martinez. The Kings added on with a Tyler Toffoli goal, coming off of Drew Doughty and Mike Richards. Vancouver got on the board in the second period on a Dan Hamhuis goal, his fourth of the year, assisted by Kevin Bieksa and Ryan Kesler. Los Angeles replied as Richards scored fifth of the season, thanks to Dwight King and Toffoli. The Kings extended the lead as Justin Williams notched his sixth of the year, with the help of Anze Kopitar and Slava Voynov. Eddie Lack replaced Luongo at this time. Los Angeles padded the lead as Toffoli scored his second of the game, via Richards and King. This made it 5-1, the eventual final, with Toffoli, Richards, and King getting the three stars.

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