Tuesday, November 25, 2014

NHL November 25th, 2014

Seven games for tonight, beginning with...

The Columbus Blue Jackets hosting the Winnipeg Jets. Michael Hutchinson and Sergei Bobrovsky are in the blue paint. Winnipeg struck first in the first period on a Bryan Little goal, his ninth of the season, via Andrew Ladd and Blake Wheeler. Columbus tied it on a Jordan Leopold power play goal, powered by Artem Anisimov and David Savard. The Jets took the lead back on an Evander Kane power play goal in the second period, his third of the year, guided in by Dustin Byfuglien and Jacob Trouba. Winnipeg added on as Ladd scored his eighth of the season, thanks to Little and Wheeler. The Blue Jackets got one back in the third period with a Ryan Johansen goal, his eighth of the year, passed from Nick Foligno and James Wisniewski. The Jets finished it on an empty net power play goal by Kane, his second of the game and fourth of the campaign, set up by Trouba. The three stars of the 4-2 game were Kane, Little, and Ladd, while Wheeler and Trouba get the honorable mentions.

West to St. Louis, as the Blues welcome the Ottawa Senators. Robin Lehner and Brian Elliott draw the starts. St. Louis opened in the first period with an Ian Cole goal, passed from Ryan Reaves and Maxim Lapierre. The Blues added on in the second period with an Alexander Steen power play goal, his fifth of the season, powered by Paul Stastny and Kevin Shattenkirk. Elliott got injured in the second period, so Jake Allen came on in relief. Ottawa got on the board in the third period with an Erik Condra goal, made possible by Eric Gryba and Patrick Wiercioch. The Senators tied it on an Alex Chiasson goal, his sixth of the year, fueled by Mike Hoffman and Clarke MacArthur. In the shootout, the Senators won 3-2 with a Bobby Ryan goal. The three stars went to Chiasson, Condra, and Ryan.

Back in Nashville, the Predators bring in the Los Angeles Kings. Martin Jones is mismatched with Pekka Rinne in goal. Nashville was first to score in the first period on a Craig Smith goal, his seventh of the season, guided in by Colin Wilson and Anton Volchenkov. Los Angeles tied it with a Jamie McBain goal, coming off of Justin Williams and Marian Gaborik. The Kings took the lead in the second period on Gaborik's fourth of the year, assisted by Jeff Carter and Brayden McNabb. The Predators tied it again with a Ryan Ellis goal, his second of the season, courtesy of Wilson and Smith. Nashville took the lead on an Eric Nystrom goal, his fourth of the year, passed from Taylor Beck and Shea Weber. Los Angeles tied it in the third period on a Drew Doughty goal, his second of the campaign, going in unassisted. The tie lasted to a shootout, where James Neal secured victory for the Predators with a single tally for a 4-3 win. The three stars were Smith, Gaborik, and Wilson.

Down in Dallas, the Stars host the Edmonton Oilers. Viktor Fasth and Kari Lehtonen are between the pipes. Dallas started in the first period on a John Klingberg goal, his third of the season, via Jason Spezza. Edmonton tied it on a shorthanded Boyd Gordon goal, his fourth of the year, set up by Jeff Petry. The Stars took the lead back in the second period on a Tyler Seguin goal, his sixteenth of the season, assisted by Klingberg and Alex Goligoski. Dallas added on as Seguin scored again, his second of the game and seventeenth of the year, with the help of Jamie Benn and Patrick Eaves. The Oilers got one back in the third period on a Taylor Hall goal, his eighth of the season, made possible by Jordan Eberle and Ryan Nugent-Hopkins. This made it 3-2, the final, with the three stars going to Seguin, Klingberg, and Lehtonen (35 for 37 in saves).

Westward to Arizona, where the Coyotes welcome the Colorado Avalanche. Reto Berra and Mike Smith occupy the creases. Arizona led off in the first period with an Antoine Vermette goal, his sixth of the season, guided in by Michael Stone and Lauri Korpikoski. The Coyotes added on as Stone netted his second of the year, thanks to Keith Yandle and Vermette. Arizona extended the lead on a Tobias Rieder goal, his second of the season, fueled by Shane Doan. Berra was pulled for Calvin Pickard at this time. Colorado got on the board in the second period on a Gabriel Landeskog goal, his fifth of the year, assisted by Erik Johnson and Jarome Iginla. The Avalanche pulled closer in the third period with another Landeskog goal, his second of the game and sixth of the season, helped along by Nathan MacKinnon and Iginla. Colorado tied it on a Matt Duchene goal, his seventh of the year, with helpers provided by Ryan O'Reilly and Tyson Barrie. The Avalanche won 4-3 in overtime with a Daniel Briere goal, his fourth of the campaign, going in unassisted. The three stars were handed to Landeskog, Vermette, and Stone, while Iginla and Pickard (25 for 25 in saves in relief) get the honorable mentions.

Up in Vancouver, the Canucks bring in the New Jersey Devils. Cory Schneider faces his former team and Ryan Miller 200 feet away. Vancouver got going in the second period with an Alexandre Burrows goal, his fifth of the season, coming off of Kevin Bieksa and Nick Bonino. The Canucks added on in the third period on a Shawn Matthias goal, his third of the year, with a lone assist by Ryan Stanton. This stood for a 2-0 win, with the three stars going to Miller (20 save shutout), Burrows, and Matthias.

Finally, the Anaheim Ducks host the Calgary Flames. Jonas Hiller and Frederik Andersen are the former teammates in goal. Anaheim began in the first period on a Matt Beleskey goal, his tenth of the season, assisted by Mat Clark. The Ducks added on in the second period with a Corey Perry goal, his twelfth of the year, guided in by Beleskey and Francois Beauchemin. Anaheim extended the lead on a Kyle Palmieri goal, his third of the season, via Rene Bourque and Devante Smith-Pelly. Calgary got on the board with a third period T.J. Brodie goal, his fifth of the year, coming off of Sean Monahan and Curtis Glencross. The Flames pulled closer on a Jiri Hudler goal, his eighth of the campaign, passed from Mark Giordano and Brodie. This only made it 3-2, the final, with the three stars going to Beleskey, Brodie, and Palmieri.

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