Friday, March 20, 2015

NHL March 20th, 2015

Just three games tonight, the first with...

The Buffalo Sabres hosting the New Jersey Devils. Keith Kinkaid and Anders Lindback are the unknown goalies. New Jersey got going in the second period on a Steve Bernier goal, his eleventh of the season, assisted by Scott Gomez and Adam Henrique. The Devils added on with another Bernier goal, his second of the game and twelfth of the year, fueled by Henrique and Gomez. New Jersey extended the lead in the third period on an unassisted Jordin Tootoo goal, his ninth of the season. Buffalo got on the board with a Matt Moulson power play goal, his eleventh of the year, powered by Tyler Ennis and Brian Gionta. This made it 3-1, the final, with the three stars going to Bernier, Kinkaid (28 for 29 in saves), and Gomez, while Henrique gets an honorable mention.

Down in Tampa Bay, the Lightning welcome the Detroit Red Wings. Jimmy Howard and Ben Bishop guard the cages. Tampa Bay dented the scoreboard in the second period with an Anton Stralman goal, his seventh of the season, courtesy of Victor Hedman and Ondrej Palat. Detroit tied it on an unassisted power play goal by Tomas Tatar, his twenty-sixth of the year. The Lightning took the lead back in the third period on an Alex Killorn goal, his fifteenth of the season, passed from Hedman and Jonathan Drouin. Tampa Bay iced it at 3-1 on a Steven Stamkos empty net goal, his fortieth of the year, set up by Brian Boyle and Palat. The three stars went to Bishop (30 for 31 in saves), Hedman, and Palat.

Finally, the Anaheim Ducks bring in the Colorado Avalanche. Semyon Varlamov and Frederik Andersen are the solid goalies. Anaheim opened in the first period on a Jiri Sekac goal, his eighth of the season, guided in by Tomas Fleischmann and Rickard Rakell. Colorado tied it in the third period with a Jarome Iginla goal, his twenty-fourth of the year, fueled by Matt Duchene and Jan Hejda. The Avalanche took the lead on a Ryan O'Reilly goal, his thirteenth of the season, going in shorthanded and unassisted. The Ducks retied it on a Rakell goal, his seventh of the year, made possible by Simon Despres and Sekac. Anaheim won 3-2 in overtime on Corey Perry's twenty-ninth of the campaign, with a lone helper by Sami Vatanen. The three stars went to Sekac, Rakell, and Perry.

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