It's another mixed post today, with a total of four hockey games included. In the KHL...
Dinamo Minsk hosts Jokerit Helsinki. Henrik Karlsson and Jeff Glass are the solid goalies. Minsk got going in the second period with an Alexei Kalyuzhny power play goal, powered by Ryan Gunderson and Matt Ellison. Helsinki tied it on a Philip Larsen power play goal, with a lone assist by Peter Regin. Jokerit took the lead with a third period Regin power play goal, coming off of Pascal Pelletier and Brandon Kozun. Dinamo tied it again with a Paul Szczechura power play goal, helped along by Ellison. The tie went to a shootout, where Dmitry Meleshko gave Dinamo the 3-2 win. The three stars went to Ellison, Regin, and Meleshko.
In the NHL, the Washington Capitals welcome the Philadelphia Flyers. Steve Mason and Braden Holtby are in goal. Philadelphia opened in the first period with a Michael Del Zotto goal, his fourth of the season, courtesy of Shayne Gostisbehere and Nick Cousins. Washington tied it in the second period on an Alex Ovechkin goal, his thirtieth of the year, passed from Karl Alzner. The Capitals took the lead with a Dmitry Orlov goal, his fifth of the season, coming off of Andre Burakovsky and Evgeny Kuznetsov. The Flyers tied it again in the third period with a Nick Schultz goal, with a lone helper from Pierre-Edouard Bellemare. Washington regained the lead with a Matt Niskanen goal, his third of the year, going in unassisted. The final held at 3-2, with the three stars going to Niskanen, Holtby (33 for 35 in saves), and Orlov.
Up in Montreal, the Canadiens bring in the Carolina Hurricanes. Cam Ward and Ben Scrivens are the mediocre goalies. Carolina started in the first period with a Jeff Skinner goal, his nineteenth of the season, with a lone assist by Jordan Staal. Montreal tied it in the second period with a Max Pacioretty goal, his twentieth of the year, via Andrei Markov and P.K. Subban. In the shootout, Sven Andrighetto scored to give the Canadiens a 2-1 win. The three stars went to Scrivens (34 for 35 in saves), Ward (33 for 34 in saves), and Andrighetto.
Finally, the New York Islanders host the Edmonton Oilers. Anders Nilsson and Thomas Greiss are the backups in goal. New York drew first blood in the first period with a Johnny Boychuk goal, his fourth of the season, via Nick Leddy and Cal Clutterbuck. The Islanders added on with a John Tavares goal, his nineteenth of the year, helped along by Ryan Strome and Thomas Hickey. New York extended the lead as Nikolay Kulemin scored his sixth of the season, thanks to Frans Nielsen and Kyle Okposo. Cam Talbot replaced Nilsson in goal. The Islanders padded the lead with an Okposo goal in the second period, his thirteenth of the year, a power play goal powered by Leddy and Tavares. New York kept going with another Okposo goal, his second of the game and fourteenth of the season, passed from Nielsen. Edmonton got on the board with a Connor McDavid goal, his seventh of the year, going in unassisted. The Islanders answered with a Josh Bailey goal, his ninth of the season, coming off of Anders Lee and Leddy, the latter getting a sock trick. Nilsson return to replace Talbot in a clear blowout game. New York kept going with a Clutterbuck power play goal, his eleventh of the year, coming with the help of Casey Cizikas. The Islanders continued with a third period goal by Okposo, completing his hat trick with his fifteenth of the season, a power play goal with assists provided by Tavares and Calvin de Haan. This made it 8-1, with the three stars given to Okposo, Tavares, and Leddy, while Clutterbuck and Nielsen get the honorable mentions.
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