Four games on tonight, a slow Wednesday for the NHL. We begin with a rivalry game in...
Montreal, where the Canadiens host the Boston Bruins. Tuukka Rask faces a lesser foe in Peter Budaj in goal. Boston got going in the second period with a Carl Soderberg goal, his twelfth of the season, going in unassisted. The Bruins added on with a Patrice Bergeron goal, his nineteenth of the year, guided in by Brad Marchand and Matt Bartkowski. Boston extended the lead with a Milan Lucic goal, his twentieth of the season, via Jarome Iginla and David Krejci. The Bruins padded the lead in the third period as Zdeno Chara scored his fifteenth of the year, thanks to Bergeron and Marchand. Montreal got on the board with a David Desharnais goal, his twelfth of the campaign, fueled by Max Pacioretty and Thomas Vanek. This only made it 4-1, the final, with the three stars going to Bergeron, Rask (35 for 36 in saves), and Marchand.
West to Winnipeg, where the Jets welcome the Vancouver Canucks. Eddie Lack and Ondrej Pavelec are the inconsistent goalies. Winnipeg dented the scoreboard in the second period with an Andrew Ladd goal, his eighteenth of the season, via Bryan Little and Jacob Trouba. Vancouver tied it on an Alexandre Burrows goal, coming off of Jason Garrison and Jordan Schroeder. The Jets retook the lead in the third period with a Michael Frolik goal, his thirteenth of the year, passed from Olli Jokinen and Keaton Ellerby. The Canucks retied it as Burrows scored his second of the game, thanks to Jannik Hansen. In the shootout, Chris Higgins scored the only tally for a 3-2 Canucks win. Burrows, Higgins, and Lack (32 for 34 in saves) get the honorable mentions.
Down in Colorado, the Avalanche bring in the Chicago Blackhawks. Antti Raanta is mismatched with Semyon Varlamov in goal. Colorado opened in the first period with a Brad Malone goal, fueled by Tyson Barrie and the goalie Varlamov. The Avalanche added on in the second period with a Matt Duchene goal, his twenty-second of the season, assisted by Jamie McGinn and Ryan O'Reilly. Chicago got on the board with a Patrick Kane goal, his twenty-ninth of the year, passed from Patrick Sharp and Niklas Hjalmarsson. Colorado shot back in the third period on an O'Reilly power play goal, his twenty-fifth of the season, powered by Duchene and Erik Johnson. The Blackhawks got one back as Brandon Saad scored his nineteenth of the year, thanks to Andrew Shaw and Duncan Keith. This made it 3-2, the final, with Duchene, O'Reilly, and Varlamov (37 for 39 in saves earning the three stars).
Finally, in Calgary, the Flames host the Anaheim Ducks. Jonas Hiller and Joni Ortio are in the blue paint. Calgary started in the first period with a Mark Giordano goal, his eleventh of the season, guided in by T.J. Brodie. The Flames added on with a T.J. Galiardi goal, his third of the year, going in shorthanded via Paul Byron and Brodie. Calgary extended the lead as Michael Cammalleri potted his seventeenth of the season, a power play goal, powered by Mikael Backlund and Giordano. Hiller was pulled for Frederik Andersen. The Flames padded the lead as Backlund scored his fifteenth of the year, thanks to Lance Bouma and the goalie Ortio. Calgary struck again in the second period on another Backlund goal, his second of the game and sixteenth of the season, a shorthanded goal set up by Kris Russell. Anaheim got on the board with an Andrew Cogliano goal, his twentieth of the year, assisted by Jakob Silfverberg and Francois Beauchemin. The Flames shot back with a Ladislav Smid goal, his second of the season, courtesy of Byron and Bouma. The Ducks got one back in the third period on a Nick Bonino goal, his seventeenth of the year, with assists provided by Cam Fowler and Luca Sbisa. Calgary answered on a Corban Knight goal, made possible by Kevin Westgarth and Ben Hanowski. This made it 7-2, the final, with the three stars going to Backlund, Giordano, and Brodie, while Byron and Bouma get the honorable mentions.
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Montreal, where the Canadiens host the Boston Bruins. Tuukka Rask faces a lesser foe in Peter Budaj in goal. Boston got going in the second period with a Carl Soderberg goal, his twelfth of the season, going in unassisted. The Bruins added on with a Patrice Bergeron goal, his nineteenth of the year, guided in by Brad Marchand and Matt Bartkowski. Boston extended the lead with a Milan Lucic goal, his twentieth of the season, via Jarome Iginla and David Krejci. The Bruins padded the lead in the third period as Zdeno Chara scored his fifteenth of the year, thanks to Bergeron and Marchand. Montreal got on the board with a David Desharnais goal, his twelfth of the campaign, fueled by Max Pacioretty and Thomas Vanek. This only made it 4-1, the final, with the three stars going to Bergeron, Rask (35 for 36 in saves), and Marchand.
West to Winnipeg, where the Jets welcome the Vancouver Canucks. Eddie Lack and Ondrej Pavelec are the inconsistent goalies. Winnipeg dented the scoreboard in the second period with an Andrew Ladd goal, his eighteenth of the season, via Bryan Little and Jacob Trouba. Vancouver tied it on an Alexandre Burrows goal, coming off of Jason Garrison and Jordan Schroeder. The Jets retook the lead in the third period with a Michael Frolik goal, his thirteenth of the year, passed from Olli Jokinen and Keaton Ellerby. The Canucks retied it as Burrows scored his second of the game, thanks to Jannik Hansen. In the shootout, Chris Higgins scored the only tally for a 3-2 Canucks win. Burrows, Higgins, and Lack (32 for 34 in saves) get the honorable mentions.
Down in Colorado, the Avalanche bring in the Chicago Blackhawks. Antti Raanta is mismatched with Semyon Varlamov in goal. Colorado opened in the first period with a Brad Malone goal, fueled by Tyson Barrie and the goalie Varlamov. The Avalanche added on in the second period with a Matt Duchene goal, his twenty-second of the season, assisted by Jamie McGinn and Ryan O'Reilly. Chicago got on the board with a Patrick Kane goal, his twenty-ninth of the year, passed from Patrick Sharp and Niklas Hjalmarsson. Colorado shot back in the third period on an O'Reilly power play goal, his twenty-fifth of the season, powered by Duchene and Erik Johnson. The Blackhawks got one back as Brandon Saad scored his nineteenth of the year, thanks to Andrew Shaw and Duncan Keith. This made it 3-2, the final, with Duchene, O'Reilly, and Varlamov (37 for 39 in saves earning the three stars).
Finally, in Calgary, the Flames host the Anaheim Ducks. Jonas Hiller and Joni Ortio are in the blue paint. Calgary started in the first period with a Mark Giordano goal, his eleventh of the season, guided in by T.J. Brodie. The Flames added on with a T.J. Galiardi goal, his third of the year, going in shorthanded via Paul Byron and Brodie. Calgary extended the lead as Michael Cammalleri potted his seventeenth of the season, a power play goal, powered by Mikael Backlund and Giordano. Hiller was pulled for Frederik Andersen. The Flames padded the lead as Backlund scored his fifteenth of the year, thanks to Lance Bouma and the goalie Ortio. Calgary struck again in the second period on another Backlund goal, his second of the game and sixteenth of the season, a shorthanded goal set up by Kris Russell. Anaheim got on the board with an Andrew Cogliano goal, his twentieth of the year, assisted by Jakob Silfverberg and Francois Beauchemin. The Flames shot back with a Ladislav Smid goal, his second of the season, courtesy of Byron and Bouma. The Ducks got one back in the third period on a Nick Bonino goal, his seventeenth of the year, with assists provided by Cam Fowler and Luca Sbisa. Calgary answered on a Corban Knight goal, made possible by Kevin Westgarth and Ben Hanowski. This made it 7-2, the final, with the three stars going to Backlund, Giordano, and Brodie, while Byron and Bouma get the honorable mentions.
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