Wednesday, April 9, 2014

NHL Day 191 2013-2014

Five games on tonight. We begin with...

The Chicago Blackhawks hosting he Montreal Canadiens. Peter Budaj is mismatched with Corey Crawford in goal. Montreal got going in the third period with a Dale Weise goal, his sixth of the season, fueled by Josh Gorges and Rene Bourque. Chicago tied it on a Jeremy Morin goal, his fourth of the year, via Sheldon Brookbank. The Canadiens retook the lead on a Francis Bouillon goal, his second of the season, coming off of Thomas Vanek and David Desharnais. The Blackhawks tied it again as Marian Hossa scored his twenty-ninth of the year, thanks to Patrick Sharp and Michal Handzus. Chicago won 3-2 in overtime with a Sharp goal, his thirty-fourth of the campaign, made possible by Duncan Keith and Hossa. Sharp, Hossa, and Crawford (28 for 30 in saves) get the three stars.

East to Pittsburgh, as the Penguins welcome the Detroit Red Wings. Jonas Gustavsson and Marc-Andre Fleury are in the blue paint. Detroit was first to score in the first period with a Tomas Jurco goal, his eighth of the season, coming off of Daniel Alfredsson and Darren Helm. Pittsburgh tied it on a James Neal power play goal in the second period, his twenty-fifth of the year, powered by Sidney Crosby and Paul Martin. The Red Wings took the lead back on a Jakub Kindl goal, his second of the season, via Tomas Tatar and Gustav Nyquist. The Penguins tied it again with another power play goal by Neal, his second of the game and twenty-sixth of the year, assisted by Matt Niskanen and Martin. Pittsburgh took the lead on a Jussi Jokinen goal in the third period, his nineteenth of the season, passed from Kris Letang and Niskanen. Detroit retied it as Riley Sheahan potted his seventh of the year, with a lone helper by Niklas Kronwall. In the shootout, Jokinen's tally was all the Penguins needed to win 4-3. The three stars went to Neal, Niskanen, and Martin.

Down in Dallas, the Stars host the Columbus Blue Jackets to restart and complete their March 10th game against the Columbus Blue Jackets. Sergei Bobrovsky and Tim Thomas get the starts. Columbus began with the lead as Nathan Horton was awarded his sixth of the season, from Matt Calvert and James Wisniewski. This goal came from March 10th. The Blue Jackets added on in the first period as Artem Anisimov scored his twenty-second of the year, an unassisted goal. Columbus extended the lead on a Mark Letestu goal, his eleventh of the season, via Ryan Johansen and David Savard. Dallas got on the board in the third period on a Trevor Daley goal, his eighth of the year, courtesy of Jamie Benn and Tyler Seguin. This produced a 3-1 final, with the three stars being Bobrovsky (33 for 34 in saves), Horton (for scoring a goal in a game he didn't play in), and Anisimov.

North to Calgary, with the Flames bring in the Los Angeles Kings. Jonathan Quick and Karri Ramo are between the pipes. Calgary led off in the first period with a T.J. Galiardi goal, his fourth of the season, assisted by Michael Cammalleri and Jiri Hudler. The Flames added on in the second period on a Sean Monahan goal, his twenty-first of the year, with a lone assist by Galiardi. Calgary extended the lead with a Matt Stajan goal, his fourteenth of the season, helped along by Ken Agostino. Los Angeles got on the board with a Jarret Stoll goal, his eighth of the year, fueled by Slava Voynov and Tanner Pearson. The Kings pulled closer as Anze Kopitar netted his twenty-sixth of the season, thanks to Marian Gaborik and Voynov. Los Angeles tied it in the third period on a Dwight King goal, fifteenth of the year, set up by Jake Muzzin. The tie lasted to a shootout, where Gaborik exchanged a goal with Hudler, before Monahan's goal gave the Flames a 4-3 win. The three stars were Monahan, Galiardi, and Voynov.

Finally, in Anaheim, the Ducks host the San Jose Sharks. Antti Niemi and John Gibson man the creases. San Jose struck first in the first period with a Jason Demers goal, his fifth of the season, fueled by Joe Pavelski. Anaheim tied it on a Corey Perry goal, his forty-third of the year, made possible by Matt Beleskey and Francois Beauchemin. The Ducks took the lead with a Pat Maroon goal, his ninth of the season, coming off of Teemu Selanne and Mathieu Perreault. The Sharks retied it with a Logan Couture goal, his twenty-second of the year, going in unassisted. Anaheim retook the lead with another Maroon goal, his second of the game and tenth of the season, helped along by Selanne and Hampus Lindholm. The Ducks added on as Beleskey scored eighth of the year, thanks to Perry and Ryan Getzlaf. Anaheim iced it in the third period on a shorthanded goal by Jakob Silfverberg, his tenth of the campaign, going into the empty net from Andrew Cogliano. The final was 5-2, with the three stars going to Maroon, Beleskey, and Selanne, while Perry gets an honorable mention.

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