Sunday, November 10, 2013

NHL Day 41 2013-2014

Seven games on today for a busier Sunday than usual. We begin in...

Montreal, as the Canadiens host the New York Islanders. Kevin Poulin and Carey Price make the starts. Montreal got going in the second period as Brendan Gallagher scored his eighth of the season, made possible by Alex Galchenyuk and Lars Eller. New York tied it with a Pierre-Marc Bouchard power play goal, his third of the year, powered by John Tavares. The Canadiens took the lead back as Eller scored his sixth of the season, a power play goal, via Galchenyuk and P.K. Subban. Montreal added on as Michael Bournival notched his fifth of the year, passed from Raphael Diaz and Tomas Plekanec on the power play. The Islanders pulled back in the third period with a Brock Nelson power play goal, his second of the season, courtesy of Tavares and Frans Nielsen. The Canadiens shot back as Galchenyuk scored his third of the year, with assists provided by Eller and Gallagher. This was all they need for a 4-2 win, with Galchenyuk, Eller, and Gallagher getting the three stars, while Tavares got an honorable mention.

Down in New Jersey, the Devils welcome the Nashville Predators. Carter Hutton and Martin Brodeur are in the blue paint. New Jersey led off in the first period with a Jaromir Jagr goal, his fifth of the season, assisted by Peter Harrold and Andy Greene. The Devils added on as Cam Janssen scored his second of the year in the second period, with the help of Ryan Carter and Marek Zidlicky. New Jersey extended the lead as Zidlicky scored his second of the season, a power play goal powered by Eric Gelinas and Adam Henrique. The Devils padded the lead on a Travis Zajac goal, his second of the year, made possible by Jagr and Dainius Zubrus. New Jersey iced it at 5-0 with a Mattias Tedenby goal, fueled by Andrei Loktionov and Steve Bernier. Jagr, Brodeur (15 save shutout), and Zidlicky get the three stars.

Staying in the region, the New York Rangers bring in the Florida Panthers. Tim Thomas and Henrik Lundqvist are the veteran goalies. New York was first to score in the first period on a J.T. Miller goal, passed from Chris Kreider and Ryan McDonagh. Florida tied it as Aleksander Barkov scored his fourth of the season, assisted by Kris Versteeg and Tom Gilbert on the power play. The Panthers took the lead as Brian Campbell scored in the second period, thanks to Gilbert and Versteeg. The Rangers retied it on a Derek Dorsett goal, his second of the year, coming off of Brian Boyle and Michael Del Zotto. New York took the lead in the third period with a Brad Richards goal, his sixth of the season, with a lone assist by Carl Hagelin. The Rangers added on with a power play goal by Mats Zuccarello, his second of the year, powered by Richards and Derek Stepan. Florida shot back as Campbell scored his second of the game, with helpers from Tomas Fleischmann and Nick Bjugstad. They failed to tie the game, losing 4-3, with the three stars being Campbell, Richards, and Versteeg, while Gilbert gets an honorable mention.

Out west, the Chicago Blackhawks host the Edmonton Oilers. Devan Dubnyk and Corey Crawford wear the masks. Chicago started in the first period as Brandon Saad scored his fourth of the season, assisted by Brandon Pirri and Brent Seabrook. Edmonton tied it in the second period with a Ryan Nugent-Hopkins goal, his fifth of the year, courtesy of David Perron and Philip Larsen. The Oilers took the lead with a Nail Yakupov power play goal, his second of the season, powered by Larsen and Jordan Eberle. The Blackhawks retied it on an Andrew Shaw goal, his fourth of the year, with a lone assist by Saad. Chicago retook the lead in the third period on a Bryan Bickell goal, his fifth of the season, via Michal Rozsival and Patrick Kane. Edmonton tied it once again as Perron scored his fourth of the year, a power play goal, guided in by Taylor Hall and Larsen, the latter getting a sock trick. The Blackhawks took the lead back with a Marcus Kruger goal, his second of the season, passed from Ben Smith and Johnny Oduya. Chicago extended the lead as Duncan Keith scored a power play goal with assists provided by Seabrook and Patrick Sharp. The Oilers got one back as Eberle scored a shorthanded goal, his fourth of the year, set up by Nick Schultz and Hall. They didn't tie the game, losing 5-4, with the three stars being given to Saad, Perron, and Eberle, while Larsen, Hall, and Seabrook get the honorable mentions.

Further west, the Colorado Avalanche bring in the Washington Capitals. Braden Holtby and Semyon Varlamov are between the pipes. Colorado opened with a first period goal by Patrick Bordeleau, his second of the season, thanks to Cody McLeod and Marc-Andre Cliche. Washington tied it in the second period on a Joel Ward goal, his eighth of the year, with a lone assist by Mikhail Grabovski. The Avalanche retook the lead as Nick Holden scored, with the help of Gabriel Landeskog and Paul Stastny. Colorado added on in the third period as P.A. Parenteau scored his sixth of the season, coming off of Matt Duchene and Erik Johnson. The Avalanche extended the lead when Landeskog scored his sixth of the year, fueled by Johnson. This was good for a 4-1 win, with Landeskog, Varlamov (33 for 34 in saves), and Johnson getting the three stars.

Down in Anaheim, the Ducks welcome the Vancouver Canucks. Eddie Lack and Frederik Andersen are the backups making spot starts. Anaheim dented the scoreboard in the second period with a Corey Perry goal, his eleventh of the season, helped along by Francois Beauchemin. Vancouver got on the board as Tom Sestito scored, thanks to Brad Richardson and Zack Kassian. The Ducks replied with a Nick Bonino goal, his fifth of the year, made possible by Emerson Etem and Perry. Anaheim iced it at 3-1 with an Andrew Cogliano goal, his fifth of the campaign, an empty net goal set up by Devante Smith-Pelly. The three stars were handed to Perry, Andersen (35 for 36 in saves), and Bonino.

Finally, in Winnipeg, the Jets host the San Jose Sharks. Antti Niemi and Ondrej Pavelec tend the twines. San Jose began in the first period with a Dan Boyle goal, his third of the season coming on the power play from Joe Pavelski and Patrick Marleau. The Sharks added on as Tomas Hertl scored his tenth of the year, with the help of Jason Demers and Scott Hannan. Winnipeg got on the board in the second period as Michael Frolik scored his fourth of the season, via Matt Halischuk. San Jose replied with a Tommy Wingels goal, his fifth of the year, coming off of Hertl and Justin Braun. The Jets pulled back as Dustin Byfuglien scored, courtesy of Grant Clitsome and Chris Thorburn. Winnipeg tied it with a Clitsome goal, his second of the season, guided in by Andrew Ladd and Bryan Little. The Sharks retook the lead in the third period as Boyle scored his second of the game and fourth of the year, another power play goal, powered by Logan Couture and Joe Thornton. The Jets evened the score again as Ladd potted his fifth of the season, assisted by Little and Clitsome. Winnipeg won 5-4 with a lone Ladd shootout goal. Ladd, Clitsome, and Boyle got the three stars while Hertl and Little get the honorable mentions.

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