Ten games on today, beginning with a pair of matinees. The first is...
The New York Rangers hosting the Washington Capitals. Braden Holtby and Henrik Lundqvist tend the twines. Washington struck first in the first period on an unassisted Alex Ovechkin power play goal, his twenty-third of the season. The Capitals added on in the second period with a Justin Williams goal, his twelfth of the year, via Nate Schmidt. New York got on the board with an Oscar Lindberg goal, his eleventh of the season, made possible by Dominic Moore and Ryan McDonagh in the third period. The Rangers tied it as Kevin Hayes scored his seventh of the year, thanks to McDonagh and Derick Brassard. New York took the lead with a Viktor Stalberg goal, his sixth of the season, fueled by Keith Yandle and Hayes. Washington tied it with a Nicklas Backstrom goal, his thirteenth of the year, courtesy of Williams and Matt Niskanen. The Capitals won 4-3 in overtime on an Ovechkin goal, his second of the game and twenty-fourth of the campaign, set up by Schmidt. The three stars belonged to Ovechkin, Williams, and Hayes, while Schmidt and McDonagh get the honorable mentions.
Over in Philadelphia, the Flyers welcome the New York Islanders. Jaroslav Halak and Steve Mason man the nets. Philadelphia got going in the second period on a Michael Raffl goal, his sixth of the season, coming off of Sean Couturier and Matt Read. The Flyers added on with an Evgeny Medvedev goal, his third of the year, passed from Read and Michael Del Zotto. Philadelphia extended the lead in the third period as Read scored his sixth of the season, thanks to Mark Streit and Scott Laughton. The Flyers padded the lead with a Couturier goal, his ninth of the year, assisted by Radko Gudas and Raffl. The final held at 4-0, with the three stars handed to Read, Mason (20 save shutout), and Raffl, while Couturier gets an honorable mention.
At the usual time, the Montreal Canadiens bring in the Pittsburgh Penguins. Marc-Andre Fleury and Mike Condon are in goal. Pittsburgh dented the scoreboard with a Patric Hornqvist power play goal, his ninth of the season, powered by Phil Kessel and Evgeni Malkin. Montreal tied it on a P.K. Subban goal, his second of the year, courtesy of Andrei Markov and Tomas Plekanec. The Penguins took the lead back with a Bryan Rust goal, via Nick Bonino and Brian Dumoulin. Pittsburgh iced it at 3-1 in the third period with a shorthanded empty net goal by Eric Fehr, his fifth of the campaign, going in unassisted. The three stars were Fleury (33 for 34 in saves), Rust, and Hornqvist.
Along to Ontario, where the Ottawa Senators host the Boston Bruins. Tuukka Rask and Craig Anderson are the veteran goalies. Ottawa was first to score in the first period with a Mika Zibanejad goal, his eighth of the season, helped along by Erik Karlsson and Milan Michalek. Boston tied it on a David Pastrnak goal in the second period, his third of the year, coming off of Zdeno Chara and Patrice Bergeron. The Senators won 2-1 with a Mark Stone goal in overtime, his eleventh of the campaign, set up by Karlsson and Kyle Turris. The three stars were handed to Karlsson, Anderson (33 for 34 in saves), and Rask (38 for 40 in saves).
Out west, the San Jose Sharks welcome the Toronto Maple Leafs. Jonathan Bernier and Martin Jones are in the creases. San Jose drew first blood in the second period on a Brent Burns goal, his seventeenth of the season, assisted by Paul Martin and Joe Pavelski. The Sharks added on with a Matt Nieto shorthanded goal, his fifth of the year, set up by Tommy Wingels and Burns. San Jose extended the lead as Pavelski scored his twenty-first of the season, thanks to Tomas Hertl and Joe Thornton. The Sharks padded the lead with a Hertl goal, his fifth of the year, made possible by Justin Braun and Thornton. San Jose continued in the third period on a Melker Karlsson goal, his fifth of the season, powered by Chris Tierney and Braun. The Sharks kept going with a Joonas Donskoi goal, his fifth of the year, fueled by Wingels and Marc-Edouard Vlasic. San Jose piled on with a Hertl goal, his second of the game and sixth of the campaign, helped along by Braun, who got a sock trick, and Vlasic. The final was 7-0, with the three stars awarded to Hertl, Pavelski, and Braun, while Burns, Thornton, Vlasic, Wingels, and Jones (28 save shutout) get the honorable mentions.
Back east, the Columbus Blue Jackets bring in the Carolina Hurricanes. Cam Ward and Joonas Korpisalo receive the starting nods in goal. Carolina led off in the first period with an Andrej Nestrasil power play goal, his fifth of the season, powered by Elias Lindholm and Noah Hanifin. The Hurricanes added on in the second period with a Kris Versteeg goal, his sixth of the year, via Eric Staal and Justin Faulk. Carolina extended the lead as John-Michael Liles scored his third of the campaign, thanks to Joakim Nordstrom and Jordan Staal. Columbus got on the board with a Cam Atkinson shorthanded goal, his thirteenth of the season, going in unassisted. The Blue Jackets got closer in the third period with an Alexander Wennberg goal, his fourth of the year, passed from Brandon Saad and David Savard. Columbus tied it with a Josh Anderson goal, assisted by Kerby Rychel and Brandon Dubinsky. The Hurricanes won 4-3 in overtime with a Jordan Staal goal, his tenth of the campaign, with a lone assist by Jaccob Slavin. The three stars went to Jordan Staal, Liles, and Anderson.
Down in Dallas, the Stars host the Minnesota Wild. Devan Dubnyk and Antti Niemi are the masked men. Minnesota got started in the second period with a Ryan Carter goal, his fourth of the season, passed from Erik Haula and Jarret Stoll. The Wild added on with a Thomas Vanek goal, his thirteenth of the year, courtesy of Charlie Coyle. Dallas got on the board in the third period with a Jamie Benn power play goal, his twenty-fifth of the campaign, powered by Patrick Sharp and Jason Spezza. This only made it 2-1, the final, with the three stars given to Dubnyk (34 for 35 in saves), Vanek, and Carter.
West to Arizona, with the Coyotes welcoming the Nashville Predators. Carter Hutton and Louis Domingue are the unknown goalies. Arizona started in the second period with an Antoine Vermette goal, his sixth of the season, coming off of Shane Doan and Tobias Rieder on the power play. The Coyotes added on with a Rieder goal in the third period, his ninth of the year, via Martin Hanzal. Arizona extended the lead on an empty net goal by Rieder, his second of the game and tenth of the season, set up by Oliver Ekman-Larsson and Vermette. The Coyotes padded the lead with an unassisted Anthony Duclair goal, his twelfth of the year. The final was 4-0, and the three stars belonged to Rieder, Vermette, and Domingue (26 save shutout).
Up in Vancouver, the Canucks bring in the Tampa Bay Lightning. Andrei Vasilevskiy and Jacob Markstrom are the unproven goalies. Tampa Bay opened in the first period on an Alex Killorn goal, his seventh of the season, via Nikita Kucherov and Vladislav Namestnikov. Vancouver tied it on a Sven Baertschi goal, his seventh of the year, a power play goal powered by Bo Horvat and Yannick Weber. The Lightning took the lead on a third period goal by Valtteri Filppula, his fifth of the season, made possible by Anton Stralman and Ryan Callahan. The Canucks retied it on a Horvat goal, his sixth of the year, courtesy of Ben Hutton and Alex Biega. Tampa Bay won 3-2 in overtime on a Kucherov goal, his sixteenth of the campaign, coming off of Namestnikov and Stralman. The three stars were awarded to Kucherov, Horvat, and Namestnikov, while Stralman gets an honorable mention.
Finally, the Los Angeles Kings host the St. Louis Blues. Brian Elliott and Jonathan Quick are the veterans in goal. Los Angeles began in the second period with an Anze Kopitar goal, his eleventh of the season, assisted by Milan Lucic. Vancouver tied it on an Alex Pietrangelo goal, his third of the year, guided in by Vladimir Tarasenko and Jori Lehtera. In the shootout, Alexander Steen and Troy Brouwer scored for the Blues, topping Marian Gaborik's tally for the Kings for a 2-1 win. The three stars were Elliott (26 for 27 in saves), Brouwer, and Quick (15 for 16 in saves).
Follow me on Twitter @OutsiderSports0.
No comments :
Post a Comment