Monday, October 27, 2014

NHL October 27th, 2014

Two games on a very slow evening, beginning with...

The New York Rangers hosting the Minnesota Wild. Darcy Kuemper and Henrik Lundqvist are the masked men. Minnesota got going in the second period on a Nate Prosser goal, via Justin Fontaine and Matt Cooke. The Wild added on with a Cooke goal, his second of the season, fueled by Fontaine and Ryan Carter. Minnesota extended the lead on a Jason Pominville goal, his third of the year, coming off of Mikael Granlund and Marco Scandella. New York got on the board with a third period goal by Kevin Klein, his second of the season, guided in by Mats Zuccarello and Rick Nash. The Rangers pulled closer with a Nash goal, his ninth of the year, courtesy of Matt Hunwick and Derick Brassard. The Wild shot back on a Jason Zucker goal, his fifth of the season, assisted by Nino Neiderreiter and Ryan Suter. New York replied on a Brassard goal, his fourth of the year, helped along by Carl Hagelin and Zuccarello. The Rangers tied it with an Anthony Duclair goal, made possible by Hunwick and Klein. New York took the lead with a Zuccarello goal, with assists provided by Brassard and Ryan McDonagh. This was all they needed to complete the comeback and win the game 5-4. The three stars were Zuccarello, Brassard, and Klein, while Cooke, Fontaine, Nash, and Hunwick received honorable mentions.

The other game comes from Edmonton, as the Oilers host the Montreal Canadiens. Dustin Tokarski and Ben Scrivens are in goal. Edmonton opened in the first period with a Benoit Pouliot goal, with a lone assist by Mark Arcobello. The Oilers added on with a Nail Yakupov goal in the second period, his second of the season, fueled by Pouliot and Mark Fayne. Edmonton extended the lead on a Taylor Hall goal, his fifth of the year, an empty net goal set up by Ryan Nugent-Hopkins and Jesse Joensuu. The final was 3-0, and the three stars went to Pouliot, Scrivens (29 save shutout), and Yakupov.

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