Wednesday, March 11, 2015

NHL March 11th, 2015

Three games only tonight, beginning with...

The Toronto Maple Leafs hosting the Buffalo Sabres. Anders Lindback is mismatched with Jonathan Bernier in goal. Buffalo struck first in the first period on a Johan Larsson goal, his third of the season, guided in by Tyler Ennis and Matt Moulson. Toronto tied it on a Brandon Kozun goal, his second of the year, made possible by Joakim Lindstrom and Brandon MacWilliam. The Maple Leafs took the lead as Leo Komarov scored his seventh of the season, thanks to David Booth and Trevor Smith. The Sabres tied it on an Ennis goal, his seventeenth of the year, via Moulson and Larsson. Buffalo took the lead in the second period on a Moulson goal, his tenth of the season, coming off of Larsson and Ennis. Toronto tied it in the third period on a Tyler Bozak power play goal, his nineteenth of the year, powered by Phil Kessel and Morgan Rielly. The Maple Leafs won 4-3 with a Bozak shootout goal. The three stars were Moulson, Larsson, and Ennis.

Down in DC, the Washington Capitals welcome the New York Rangers. Cam Talbot and Braden Holtby receive the starting nods. New York was first to score in the first period on a Carl Hagelin goal, his fifteenth of the season, coming off of Kevin Hayes and Dan Boyle. Washington tied it on an Alex Ovechkin goal, his forty-fifth of the year, passed from Evgeny Kuznetsov and Joel Ward on the power play. The Rangers took the lead back with a J.T. Miller goal, his seventh of the season, via Hayes. New York added on in the third period with a Martin St. Louis goal, his nineteenth of the year, with a lone assist by Chris Kreider. The final was 3-1, and the three stars went to Talbot (28 for 29 in saves), Hayes, and Miller.

Finally, the Calgary Flames bring in the Anaheim Ducks. John Gibson and Karri Ramo are the average goalies. Anaheim opened in the first period on an unassisted Ryan Getzlaf goal, his twenty-first of the season. The Ducks added on with a Getzlaf power play goal, his second of the game and twenty-second of the year, powered by Ryan Kesler and Kyle Palmieri. Calgary got on the board with a Matt Stajan goal, his sixth of the campaign, fueled by David Jones and Kris Russell. The Flames tied it on a Johnny Gaudreau goal, his seventeenth of the season, assisted by Josh Jooris and Russell. Calgary took the lead in the second period as Stajan scored his second of the game and seventh of the year, with the help of Michael Ferland and Brandon Bollig. The Flames extended the lead with a Sean Monahan power play goal, his twenty-fifth of the campaign, coming off of Dennis Wideman. Calgary padded the lead on a power play goal from Gaudreau, his second of the game and eighteenth of the season, via Wideman and Russell, the latter getting a sock trick. Anaheim got one back on a Hampus Lindholm goal, his seventh of the year, going in unassisted. The Flames finished it at 6-3 in the third period on a Jiri Hudler goal, his twenty-fourth of the campaign, dished from Mikael Backlund and Wideman, the latter getting a sock trick. The three stars belonged to Gaudreau, Stajan, and Getzlaf, while Wideman and Russell get the honorable mentions.

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