Friday, January 17, 2014

NHL Day 109 2013-2014

Only two games tonight, beginning in...

Columbus, as the Blue Jackets host the Washington Capitals. Phillip Grubauer and Sergei Bobrovsky are the young goalies. Columbus started in the first period with a James Wisniewski power play goal, his fourth of the season, powered by Jack Johnson and Ryan Johansen. The Blue Jackets added on with a Cam Atkinson goal, his fourteenth of the year, made possible by Matt Calvert and Brandon Dubinsky. Columbus extended the lead in the second period with an Johansen goal, his eighteenth of the season, courtesy of R.J. Umberger. Grubauer was pulled in favor of Braden Holtby at this time. Washington got on the board with a John Carlson goal, his eighth of the year, passed from Martin Erat and Troy Brouwer. The Blue Jackets replied in the third period as Mark Letestu scored his sixth of the season, a power play goal coming off of Nathan Horton and Johnson. Columbus wrapped it up at 5-1 as Atkinson scored his second of the game and fifteenth of the year, assisted by Ryan Murray and Nikita Nikitin. The three stars went to Atkinson, Johansen, and Bobrovsky (26 for 27 in saves).

West to Chicago, as the Blackhawks host the Anaheim Ducks. Jonas Hiller and Corey Crawford are the veteran goalies. Chicago opened in the first period on a Marian Hossa shorthanded goal, his eighteenth of the season, set up by Jonathan Toews and Niklas Hjalmarsson. The Blackhawks added on with a Kris Versteeg goal, his ninth of the year, going in unassisted. Chicago extended the lead in the third period on a Bryan Bickell goal, his seventh of the season, courtesy of Brent Seabrook. Anaheim got on the board with a Ryan Getzlaf goal, his twenty-fourth of the year, via Corey Perry and Cam Fowler. The Ducks pulled closer on a Kyle Palmieri goal, his ninth of the season, with the help of Cam Fowler. The Blackhawks iced it at 4-2 with a Hossa empty net goal, his second of the game and nineteenth of the year, passed from Marcus Kruger and Hjalmarsson. The three stars were handed to Hossa, Bickell, and Hjalmarsson.

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