Saturday, November 8, 2014

NHL November 7th, 2014

Five games on this evening, beginning in...

Buffalo, as the Sabres host the Edmonton Oilers. Viktor Fasth and Michal Neuvirth are the mediocre goalies. Buffalo got going in the second period on a Matt Moulson goal, via Brian Gionta and Zemgus Girgensons. Edmonton tied it on an Iiro Pakarinen goal, assisted by Mark Fayne and Teddy Purcell. The Sabres retook the lead in the third period on a Drew Stafford goal, his third of the season, made possible by Nicolas Deslauriers and Rasmus Ristolainen. The Oilers pulled even on a Mark Arcobello goal, his fourth of the year, coming off of David Perron and Nail Yakupov. Edmonton went ahead with a Boyd Gordon goal, his second of the campaign, guided in by Purcell and Matt Hendricks. The three stars in the 3-2 game were Purcell, Pakarinen, and Gordon.

Down in Raleigh, the Carolina Hurricanes welcome the Columbus Blue Jackets. Curtis McElhinney and Cam Ward draw the starts. Carolina dented the scoreboard in the second period on a Jeff Skinner goal, his second of the season, going in unassisted. Columbus tied it on a Scott Hartnell goal, his second of the year, passed from Boone Jenner and Frederic St-Denis. The Blue Jackets took the lead with another Hartnell goal, his second of the game and third of the season, courtesy of Jenner and Cam Atkinson. The Hurricanes tied it on a third period Victor Rask goal, his second of the year, via Nathan Gerbe and Alexander Semin. Carolina won 3-2 in overtime on a power play goal by Elias Lindholm, his fourth of the campaign, powered by Eric Staal and Rask. The three stars were given to Rask, Hartnell, and Jenner.

Northwest to Detroit, as the Red Wings host the New Jersey Devils. Cory Schneider and Jimmy Howard guard the cages. New Jersey struck first in the first period on a Steve Bernier goal, assisted by Bryce Salvador and Stephen Gionta. Detroit tied it on a Jakub Kindl power play goal, his second of the season, powered by Tomas Tatar and Darren Helm. The Red Wings took the lead with a Brendan Smith goal, coming off of Joakim Andersson and Drew Miller. Detroit added on in the second period with a Johan Franzen power play goal, his third of the year, courtesy of Niklas Kronwall and Henrik Zetterberg. The Red Wings extended the lead with an unassisted Kronwall goal, his third of the season. The Devils got one back as Jordin Tootoo scored, thanks to Marek Zidlicky. This made it 4-2, the final, with the three stars being Kronwall, Franzen, and Smith.

Down in Chicago, the Blackhawks bring in the Washington Capitals. Braden Holtby and Corey Crawford are the solid goalies. Chicago was first to score in the first period on a Brandon Saad goal, his second of the season, coming off of Marian Hossa and Andrew Shaw. The Blackhawks added on in the second period with a Duncan Keith goal, his third of the year, a power play goal powered by Brad Richards and Jonathan Toews. Washington got on the board with an Andre Burakovsky goal, his third of the season, made possible by Marcus Johansson. The Capitals tied it on a Johansson goal, his sixth of the year, passed from Matt Niskanen and Burakovsky. Washington took the lead with a Joel Ward goal, his seventh of the campaign, guided in by Niskanen and Karl Alzner. This held up for a 3-2 win, with the three stars going to Holtby (38 for 40 in saves), Burakovsky, and Johansson, while Niskanen gets an honorable mention.

Finally, the Anaheim Ducks host the Arizona Coyotes. Mike Smith and Frederik Andersen are between the pipes. Anaheim led off in the first period on a Ryan Getzlaf power play goal, his fourth of the season, powered by Sami Vatanen and Devante Smith-Pelly. The Ducks added on as Matt Beleskey scored his seventh of the year, with the help of Jakob Silfverberg and Ryan Kesler. Arizona got on the board in the second period with a Rob Klinkhammer goal, his third of the season, passed from Martin Hanzal and Martin Erat. The Coyotes tied it on a Shane Doan goal, his fourth of the year, via Antoine Vermette and Keith Yandle. The tie lasted to a shootout, where Arizona won on goals by Sam Gagner and Mikkel Boedker, topping a lone Silfverberg tally. The three stars in the 3-2 game were Silfverberg, Smith (37 for 39 in saves), and Doan.

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