Saturday, December 13, 2014

NHL December 12th, 2014

Four games this evening, with the first in...

Pittsburgh, as the Penguins host the Calgary Flames. Jonas Hiller and Marc-Andre Fleury are the veteran goalies. Pittsburgh struck first in the first period on a Blake Comeau goal, his ninth of the season, assisted by Evgeni Malkin and Robert Bortuzzo. The Penguins added on with a Kris Letang goal, his fifth of the year, passed from Simon Despres and Nick Spaling. Calgary got on the board with a Johnny Gaudreau goal, his sixth of the season, coming off of Markus Granlund and Jiri Hudler. Pittsburgh replied in the third period on a Rob Klinkhammer goal, his fourth of the year, guided in by Steve Downie and Malkin. This led to a 3-1 win, with the three stars going to Malkin, Fleury (26 for 27 in saves), and Letang.

Over in Detroit, the Red Wings welcome the Florida Panthers. Roberto Luongo and Jimmy Howard guard the cages. Detroit was first to score in the first period on a Riley Sheahan goal, his seventh of the season, assisted by Pavel Datsyuk and Tomas Tatar on the power play. Florida tied it on a Tomas Fleischmann goal, his third of the year, via Dave Bolland and Sean Bergenheim. The Panthers took the lead with a Jonathan Huberdeau goal, his third of the season, passed from Nick Bjugstad. The Red Wings tied it on a power play goal by Gustav Nyquist, his fourteenth of the year, powered by Henrik Zetterberg. The tie lasted to a shootout, where the Panthers won 3-2 with Vincent Trocheck and Brandon Pirri supplying the tallies. The three stars went to Luongo (29 for 31 in saves), Huberdeau, and Fleischmann.

Up in Montreal, the Canadiens brings in the Los Angeles Kings. Martin Jones is mismatched with Carey Price in goal. Montreal led off in the first period with a power play goal by Jiri Sekac, his fifth of the season, powered by P.K. Subban and Tomas Plekanec. The Canadiens added on in the second period on an Andrei Markov goal, his fourth of the year, guided in by Sergei Gonchar and David Desharnais. Montreal extended the lead as Subban scored his eighth of the season, thanks to Dale Weise and Manny Malhotra. Los Angeles got on the board in the third period on a Jake Muzzin goal, his second of the year, fueled by Drew Doughty and Tyler Toffoli. The Canadiens shot back on a Desharnais goal, his third of the season, assisted by P.A. Parenteau and Brandon Prust. The Kings answered with a Doughty goal, his third of the year, coming off of Toffoli and Mike Richards. Montreal countered with a Sven Andrighetto goal, his second of the season via Michael Bournival and Alexei Emelin. The Canadiens finished it at 6-2 with a Sekac goal, his sixth of the year, courtesy of Markov and Subban. The three stars went to Sekac, Markov, and Subban, while Desharnais, Doughty, and Toffoli get the honorable mentions.

Finally, the Edmonton Oilers host the Anaheim Ducks. Frederik Andersen and Viktor Fasth are the former teammates in goal. Anaheim began in the first period with a Sami Vatanen power play goal, his eighth of the season, powered by Ryan Getzlaf and Rene Bourque. The Ducks added on in the second period with a Kyle Palmieri goal, his fifth of the year, courtesy of Vatanen and Ryan Kesler. Anaheim chased Fasth on a Getzlaf goal, his ninth of the season, assisted by Bourque and Ben Lovejoy. Ben Scrivens came on in relief. Edmonton got on the board as Tyler Pitlick scored, thanks to Ryan Nugent-Hopkins. The Oilers pulled closer in the third period with a Jeff Petry power play goal, his third of the year, coming off of Taylor Hall and Teddy Purcell. The Ducks replied with an empty net goal by Nate Thompson, his second of the campaign, set up by Jakob Silfverberg and Cam Fowler. The three stars went to 4-2, with the three stars being Vatanen, Getzlaf, and Bourque.

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