2015-16 NHL Season - Day 112

Another day with twelve games, beginning in...

Buffalo, where the Sabres host the Boston Bruins. Tuukka Rask and Chad Johnson draw the starts. Buffalo started in the first period with an Evander Kane goal, his twelfth of the season, with a lone assist by Brian Gionta. The Sabres added on in the second period with a Sam Reinhart goal, his thirteenth of the year, courtesy of Mark Pysyk and Ryan O'Reilly. Boston got on the board with a Ryan Spooner goal, his eleventh of the season, via Torey Krug and Kevan Miller. The Bruins tied it in the third period on a Brad Marchand goal, his twenty-third of the year, coming off of Patrice Bergeron. The tie went to a shootout, where Spooner's lone tally gave the Bruins the 3-2 win. The three stars went to Spooner, Marchand, and Rask (26 for 28 in saves).

In Manhattan, the New York Rangers welcome the Minnesota Wild. Devan Dubnyk and Henrik Lundqvist are the reliable goalies. Minnesota opened in the first period with a Ryan Carter goal, his fifth of the season, going in unassisted. The Wild added on with a Matt Dumba power play goal, his sixth of the year, powered by Mikael Granlund and Ryan Suter. New York got on the board with a Ryan McDonagh goal in the second period, his seventh of the season, made possible by Mats Zuccarello and Derek Stepan. The Rangers tied it on a J.T. Miller goal, his sixteenth of the year, courtesy of Derick Brassard and Dan Girardi. New York took the lead on a Brassard goal in the third period, his eighteenth of the season, assisted by Miller and McDonagh. The Rangers iced it at 4-2 with a Chris Kreider empty net goal, his tenth of the year, set up by Zuccarello. The three stars went to Brassard, Miller, and McDonagh, while Zuccarello gets an honorable mentions.

Up in Ottawa, the Senators bring in the Edmonton Oilers. Cam Talbot and Craig Anderson are in the blue paint. Edmonton was first to score in the first period with a Mark Fayne goal, his second of the season, via Matt Hendricks and Lauri Korpikoski. The Oilers added on with a Jordan Eberle goal, his thirteenth of the year, coming off of Connor McDavid and Benoit Pouliot. Edmonton extended the lead as Eberle scored his second of the game and fourteenth of the season on the power play, powered by McDavid and Pouliot. Andrew Hammond relieved Anderson at this time. Ottawa got on the board with a Mike Hoffman power play goal, his twenty-third of the year, fueled by Erik Karlsson and Bobby Ryan. The Senators got one back on a Mark Stone goal, his thirteenth of the season, guided in by Karlsson and Jean-Gabriel Pageau. The Oilers replied with a Zack Kassian goal, his second of the year, assisted by Leon Draisaitl and Eric Gryba. Edmonton padded the lead with an Andrej Sekera power play goal, his sixth of the season, passed from Eberle and Mark Letestu. The Oilers kept going on a Draisaitl goal, his fourteenth of the year, helped along by Taylor Hall and Teddy Purcell. Edmonton finished it at 7-2 with a Brandon Davidson goal, his third of the campaign, with assists provided by Iiro Pakarinen and Korpikoski. The three stars were handed to Eberle, Draisaitl, and McDavid, while Karlsson, Pouliot, and Korpikoski get the honorable mentions.

Staying in Ontario, the Toronto Maple Leafs host the New Jersey Devils. Keith Kinkaid and James Reimer are between the pipes. New Jersey struck first in the first period on a Jacob Josefson power play goal, his third of the season, powered by David Schlemko and Travis Zajac. Toronto tied it on a Shawn Matthias goal, his fifth of the year, coming off of Tyler Bozak and P.A. Parenteau. The Devils took the lead back in the third period with a Schlemko goal, his sixth of the season, passed from Eric Gelinas and Joseph Blandisi. The Maple Leafs tied it on a Bozak goal, his tenth of the year, guided in by Peter Holland and Dion Phaneuf. The tie went to the shootout, where Parenteau won it 3-2 for the Maple Leafs. The three stars were Bozak, Parenteau, and Schlemko.

Back stateside, the Washington Capitals welcome the New York Islanders. Jaroslav Halak and Braden Holtby tend the twines. New York led off in the first period with a Mikhail Grabovski goal, his ninth of the season, assisted by Josh Bailey and Travis Hamonic. Washington tied it with a T.J. Oshie goal, his sixteenth of the year, via Nicklas Backstrom. The Capitals took the lead in the second period on an Andre Burakovsky goal, his ninth of the campaign, passed from Jason Chimera and Dmitry Orlov. The Islanders tied it again in the third period with a Bailey goal, his eighth of the season, fueled by Marek Zidlicky and Brock Nelson. Washington regained the lead with an Alex Ovechkin goal, his twenty-ninth of the year, guided in by Backstrom and Oshie. This stood for a 3-2 win, with the three stars being Oshie, Backstrom, and Bailey.

South to Florida, where the Panthers bring in the Detroit Red Wings. Jimmy Howard and Roberto Luongo receive the starting nods. Florida began in the first period with a Brandon Pirri goal, his tenth of the season, courtesy of Alex Petrovic and Jaromir Jagr. The Panthers added on with a Barkov power play goal, his fifteenth of the year, powered by Reilly Smith and Aaron Ekblad. Florida extended the lead as Vincent Trocheck scored his sixteenth of the season, with the help of Jagr. Detroit got on the board with a Dylan Larkin power play goal, his sixteenth of the year, assisted by Henrik Zetterberg and Justin Abdelkader. The Red Wings got closer with Larkin's second of the game and seventeenth of the season in the second period, going in unassisted. The Panthers replied with a Derek MacKenzie goal, his fifth of the year, made possible by Brandon Pirri and Corban Knight. Florida padded the lead in the third period on a Jagr power play goal, his sixteenth of the season, with assists provided by Trocheck and Jussi Jokinen. Detroit edged back with a Mike Green power play goal, his third of the year, helped along by Abdelkader and Tomas Tatar. The Panthers iced it at 6-3 with a Trocheck empty net goal, his second of the game and seventeenth of the campaign, set up by Smith and Jokinen. The three stars were awarded to Jagr, Barkov, and Trocheck, while Larkin, Abdelkader, Jokinen, Pirri, and Smith get the honorable mentions.

Northwest to St. Louis, where the Blues host the San Jose Sharks. Martin Jones and Brian Elliott man the creases. San Jose dented the scoreboard in the second period with a Joonas Donskoi goal, his eighth of the season, with a lone assist by Joe Pavelski. The Sharks added on with a Joe Thornton goal, his tenth of the year, fueled by Pavelski and Marc-Edouard Vlasic. St. Louis got on the board with a Jay Bouwmeester goal, his second of the season, helped along by Alex Pietrangelo and Paul Stastny. San Jose wrapped it up at 3-1 with a Matt Nieto goal in the third period, his seventh of the year, going in unassisted. The three stars belonged to Jones (26 for 27 in saves), Thornton, and Pavelski.

Back in Nashville, the Predators welcome the Philadelphia Flyers. Steve Mason and Pekka Rinne are the struggling goalies. Philadelphia opened in the first period with a Matt Read goal, his ninth of the season, courtesy of Scott Laughton and Nick Schultz. The Flyers added on with a Brayden Schenn goal, his fourteenth of the year, assisted by Sean Couturier and Sam Gagner. Nashville got on the board in the second period with a Ryan Johansen goal, his tenth of the campaign, coming off of Roman Josi and Shea Weber. Philadelphia replied on a Wayne Simmonds goal, his seventeenth of the season, with a lone assist from Laughton. The Flyers extended the lead as Claude Giroux scored his fifteenth of the year, thanks to Jakub Voracek. The Predators pulled back on a Calle Jarnkrok goal, his eighth of the campaign, fueled by James Neal and Johansen. Nashville chipped closer with a third period goal by Weber, his thirteenth of the season coming on the power play, powered by Josi and Mike Ribeiro. Philadelphia shot back with a Simmonds power play goal, his eighteenth of the year, with helpers provided by Shayne Gostisbehere and Giroux. The Flyers wrapped it up at 6-3 with a Giroux goal, his sixteenth of the campaign, helped along by Voracek and Simmonds. The three stars were handed to Giroux, Simmonds, and Johansen, while Weber, Voracek, Josi, and Laughton get the honorable mentions.

West to Denver, where the Colorado Avalanche bring in the Dallas Stars. Antti Niemi faces a lesser foe in Calvin Pickard in goal. Dallas was first to score in the first period with a Jason Spezza goal, his eighteenth of the season, coming off of Patrick Eaves and Patrik Nemeth. Colorado tied it on a Blake Comeau goal, his seventh of the year, assisted by Carl Soderberg and Erik Johnson. The Avalanche took the lead with a Nick Holden goal, his fourth of the season, via Nathan MacKinnon and Jarome Iginla. The Stars tied it in the second period on an Ales Hemsky goal, his sixth of the year, with a lone assist by Alex Goligoski. Colorado regained the lead with a Soderberg goal, his eleventh of the season, passed from Comeau and Johnson. Dallas tied it in the third period with a Jason Demers power play goal, his sixth of the year, powered by Cody Eakin and Nemeth. The Stars won 4-3 in overtime with a John Klingberg goal, his eighth of the campaign, going in unassisted. The three stars were Soderberg, Comeau, and Nemeth, while Johnson gets an honorable mention.

Down in Arizona, the Coyotes host the Chicago Blackhawks. Corey Crawford and Louis Domingue are the masked men. Arizona struck first in the first period with an Oliver Ekman-Larsson power play goal, his fifteenth of the season, powered by Martin Hanzal and Max Domi. Chicago tied it on an unassisted Marian Hossa goal in the second period, his sixth of the year. The Blackhawks took the lead with a Jonathan Toews shorthanded goal, his twentieth of the season, set up by Hossa and Trevor van Riemsdyk. The Coyotes tied it on a Mikkel Boedker power play goal, his thirteenth of the year, with assists provided by Ekman-Larsson and Michael Stone. Arizona gained the lead with a Jordan Martinook goal, his seventh of the season, passed from Brad Richardson and Viktor Tikhonov. Chicago tied it again with a Patrick Kane goal, his thirty-first of the year, coming off of Artemi Panarin. The Blackhawks took the lead in the third period on a Michal Rozsival goal, with assists provided by Artem Anisimov and Panarin. The Coyotes tied it again with a Shane Doan goal, his eighteenth of the season, guided in by Martinook and Ekman-Larsson. Chicago won 5-4 with a Toews goal in overtime, his second of the game and twenty-first of the year, with helpers from Brent Seabrook and Panarin, the latter getting a sock trick. The three stars went to Toews, Panarin, and Hossa, while Ekman-Larsson and Martinook get the honorable mentions.

Out in Los Angeles, the Kings welcome California rivals in the Anaheim Ducks. John Gibson and Jonathan Quick are the American goalies. Anaheim started in the first period with a Ryan Getzlaf goal, his fourth of the season, with a lone assist by David Perron. The Ducks added on with a Perron goal, his seventh of the year, courtesy of Getzlaf and Josh Manson. Anaheim extended the lead in the second period as Ryan Garbutt scored his fourth of the season, via Chris Stewart. Los Angeles got on the board with a Tyler Toffoli power play goal, his twenty-third of the year, powered by Drew Doughty and Anze Kopitar. The Ducks shot back with a Hampus Lindholm power play goal, his fifth of the season, with assists provided by Ryan Kesler and Perron. The Kings got one back with an Alec Martinez goal, his seventh of the year, guided in by Kopitar and Dustin Brown. This only made it 4-2, the final, with the three stars being Perron, Getzlaf, and Kopitar.

Finally, the Vancouver Canucks bring in the Columbus Blue Jackets. Joonas Korpisalo is mismatched with Ryan Miller in goal. Vancouver drew first blood in the first period with a Linden Vey power play goal, his second of the season, powered by Bo Horvat and Sven Baertschi. Columbus tied it in the third period with a Scott Hartnell power play goal, his eighteenth of the year, assisted by Cam Atkinson and Ryan Murray. In the shootout, Alexander Wennberg scored to win it 2-1 for the Blue Jackets. The three stars belonged to Korpisalo (37 for 38 in saves), Hartnell, and Miller (27 for 28 in saves).

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