Thursday, January 1, 2015

NHL January 1st, 2015

Two games on New Year's Day, with one carrying significantly more weight. The first is in...

Nationals Park in Washington, D.C. as the Capitals host the Chicago Blackhawks in the Winter Classic. Corey Crawford and Braden Holtby are the goalies. Washington led off in the first period with an Eric Fehr goal, his eleventh of the season, going in unassisted. The Capitals added on with an Alex Ovechkin goal, his eighteenth of the year, coming off of Mike Green and Jack Hillen. Chicago got on the board with a Patrick Sharp power play goal, his seventh of the season, powered by Duncan Keith and Patrick Kane. The Blackhawks tied it on a Brandon Saad goal in the second period, his ninth of the year, courtesy of Jonathan Toews and Marian Hossa. Washington won 3-2 with a late third period power play goal by Troy Brouwer, his eleventh of the campaign, fueled by Ovechkin and Green. The three stars went to Ovechkin, Brouwer, and Green.

The later game had the Vancouver Canucks host the Los Angeles Kings. Jonathan Quick and Ryan Miller tend the twines. Vancouver began in the first period with an Alexandre Burrows goal, his ninth of the season, coming on the power play from Daniel Sedin and Radim Vrbata. The Canucks added on with a Vrbata goal in the second period, his fifteenth of the year, assisted by Chris Higgins and Henrik Sedin. Los Angeles got on the board with a Dwight King goal, his fifth of the season, courtesy of Mike Richards. The Kings tied it in the third period on a Justin Williams power play goal, his ninth of the year, passed from Drew Doughty and Alec Martinez. Los Angeles gained the lead with a Jarret Stoll goal, his fourth of the campaign, via Tanner Pearson. This made it 3-2, the final, with the three stars being Vrbata, Stoll, and Williams.

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