Monday, November 18, 2013

NHL Day 49 2013-2014

Only three games today, beginning in...

Raleigh, as the Carolina Hurricanes host the Boston Bruins. Tuukka Rask and Cam Ward are the solid goalies. Boston led off in the first period with a Reilly Smith power play goal, his third of the season, powered by Carl Soderberg and Loui Eriksson. The Bruins added on as Soderberg scored his second of the year, thanks to Dennis Seidenberg and Smith. Carolina got on the board as Tuomo Ruutu scored, with the help of Eric Staal and Drayson Bowman. Boston replied in the third period with an unassisted goal by Johnny Boychuk. The Bruins iced it at 4-1 with an empty net goal by Milan Lucic, his ninth of the campaign, set up by Jarome Iginla. The three stars were Soderberg, Rask (23 for 24 in saves), and Smith.

Up in Pittsburgh, the Penguins welcome the Anaheim Ducks. Viktor Fasth and Marc-Andre Fleury are the masked men. Pittsburgh got going in the third period as Brian Gibbons scored, with the help of Evgeni Malkin and Tanner Glass. The Penguins added on with a Brandon Sutter goal, his fourth of the season, via Olli Maatta and Gibbons. Anaheim answered with a Ryan Getzlaf goal, his eleventh of the year, coming off of Ben Lovejoy and Corey Perry. Pittsburgh replied as Sidney Crosby notched his tenth of the campaign, with assists provided by Malkin and Joe Vitale. This held up for a 3-1 win, with the three stars going to Gibbons, Fleury (27 for 28 in saves), and Malkin.

Finally, in Winnipeg, the Jets bring in the Calgary Flames. Reto Berra and Al Montoya are the weak goalies. Calgary dented the scoreboard in the second period as Michael Cammalleri scored his ninth of the season, a power play goal powered by Lee Stempniak and Sean Monahan. Winnipeg tied it as Michael Frolik scored his fifth of the year, via Grant Clitsome and Dustin Byfuglien. The Flames regained the lead as T.J. Brodie scored his second of the season, thanks to Kris Russell and Cammalleri. The Jets retied it in the third period as Olli Jokinen scored his fourth of the year, coming off of Devin Setoguchi and Clitsome. Calgary took the lead again as Lance Bouma scored his second of the season, a shorthanded goal set up by Matt Stajan. Winnipeg pulled even with a power play goal by Byfuglien, his fifth of the year, assisted by Blake Wheeler and Bryan Little. The Flames edged ahead once more as Jiri Hudler netted his seventh of the season, with helpers provided by Brodie and Sven Baertschi. The Jets got another equalizer as Little recorded his twelfth of the year, guided in by Evander Kane and Wheeler. The tie went to a shootout, where Joe Colborne and Andrew Ladd traded goals, followed by Wheeler and Stempniak doing the same before Monahan's eighth round goal clinched the 5-4 victory for the Flames. Monahan, Cammalleri, and Brodie get the three stars while Stempniak, Little, Wheeler, Byfuglien, and Clitsome all get honorable mentions.

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