Wednesday, March 19, 2014

NHL Day 170 2013-2014

Four games on tonight, beginning in...

Toronto, as the Maple Leafs host the Tampa Bay Lightning. Ben Bishop and James Reimer are called on to start in goal. Tampa Bay opened in the first period with a Radko Gudas goal, his third of the season, guided in by Valtteri Filppula. Toronto tied it on a Phil Kessel goal, his thirty-fifth of the year, coming off of James van Riemsdyk and Carl Gunnarsson. The Maple Leafs took the lead as Nikolai Kulemin scored his ninth of the season, thanks to Tim Gleason and Morgan Rielly. The Lightning retied it on a Steven Stamkos power play goal, his seventeenth of the year, powered by Filppula. Tampa Bay took the lead on another Stamkos goal, his eighteenth of the season and second of the game, via Tyler Johnson and Sami Salo. The Lightning added on in the second period as Stamkos finished his natural hat trick with his nineteenth of the year, courtesy of Ryan Malone and Eric Brewer. Toronto got one back in the third period on a Jake Gardiner goal, his tenth of the season, passed from Cody Franson and Tyler Bozak. Tampa Bay shot back with a power play goal by Johnson, his twenty-second of the year, assisted by Teddy Purcell. This made it 5-3, the final, with Stamkos, Johnson, and Filppula getting the three stars.

Down in Chicago, the Blackhawks welcome the St. Louis Blues. Ryan Miller and Corey Crawford tend the twines. Chicago began in the first period with a power play goal by Duncan Keith, his fifth of the season, powered by Patrick Kane and Patrick Sharp. The Blackhawks added on in the second period with an Andrew Shaw goal, his eighteenth of the year, guided in by Nick Leddy and Sharp. Chicago extended the lead in the third period on a Marcus Kruger goal, his seventh of the season, courtesy of Peter Regin and Niklas Hjalmarsson. The Blackhawks padded the lead on a Ben Smith power play goal, his tenth of the year, assisted by Kris Versteeg and Leddy. This made it 4-0, the final, with Crawford (23 save shutout), Leddy, and Sharp being the three stars.

North to Winnipeg, where the Jets bring in the Colorado Avalanche. Reto Berra and Al Montoya are in the creases. Colorado led off in the first period with a Ryan O'Reilly goal, his twenty-sixth of the season, assisted by Matt Duchene and Jamie McGinn. Winnipeg tied it on Andrew Ladd's twentieth of the year, helped along by Bryan Little and Jacob Trouba. The Jets took the lead with an Eric Tangradi goal, his second of the season, fueled by Blake Wheeler and Olli Jokinen. The Avalanche tied it up with a Gabriel Landeskog goal, his twenty-first of the year, guided in by Andre Benoit and Nathan MacKinnon. Winnipeg retook the lead in the second period as Evander Kane scored his seventeenth of the season, thanks to Devin Setoguchi and Paul Postma. Colorado tied it on a Nick Holden goal, his eighth of the year, coming off of Tyson Barrie and Max Talbot. The Jets retook the lead as Ladd potted his second of the game and twenty-first of the season, a power play goal powered by Wheeler and Tobias Enstrom. The Avalanche tied it with a Cody McLeod goal, his third of the year, with assists provided by Talbot and Nate Guenin. Winnipeg won 5-4 in overtime on a Wheeler goal, his twenty-fourth of the campaign, set up by Postma and Enstrom. The three stars went to Ladd, Wheeler, and Postma, while Talbot and Enstrom get the honorable mentions.

Finally, out in Vancouver, the Canucks host the Nashville Predators. Carter Hutton and Eddie Lack are set to start. Vancouver got going in the third period on a Nicklas Jensen goal, his third of the season, via Henrik Sedin and Dan Hamhuis. The Canucks added on as Alexander Edler scored his sixth of the year, a power play goal powered by Kevin Bieksa and Henrik Sedin. This was good for a 2-0 win, with the three stars being Lack (30 save shutout), Henrik Sedin, and Jensen.

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