Nine games today as the schedule gets away from a heavy oscillation for a bit. We begin with...
The New York Islanders hosting the Los Angeles Kings. Jhonas Enroth and Thomas Greiss are the backups in goal. New York began in the first period with a Johnny Boychuk goal, his fifth of the season, assisted by John Tavares and Mikhail Grabovski. The Islanders added on with a Casey Cizikas goal, his fifth of the year, via Matt Martin and Cal Clutterbuck. New York extended the lead as Anders Lee scored his ninth of the season, thanks to Nick Leddy and Kyle Okposo. Los Angeles got on the board with a Kyle Clifford goal, coming off of Jordan Nolan. The Islanders replied with a Tavares goal, his twentieth of the year, passed from Ryan Strome and Brian Strait. The Kings got one back with a Milan Lucic goal, his fourteenth of the season, helped along by Jeff Carter and Tyler Toffoli in the third period. New York iced it at 5-2 with a Travis Hamonic shorthanded goal into an empty net, his fourth of the year, set up by Cizikas. The three stars went to Tavares, Cizikas, and Greiss (28 for 30 in saves).
Over in Philadelphia, the Flyers welcome the Buffalo Sabres. Robin Lehner and Steve Mason draw the starts in goal. Philadelphia got going in the second period with an R.J. Umberger goal, coming off of Sam Gagner and Mark Streit. The Flyers added on with a Brayden Schenn goal, his fifteenth of the season, courtesy of Michael Raffl. Philadelphia extended the lead as Wayne Simmonds scored his twentieth of the year, made possible by Shayne Gostisbehere and Jakub Voracek. The Flyers padded the lead with a Raffl goal, his seventh of the season, assisted by Nick Cousins. Buffalo got on the board in the third period with a Jamie McGinn goal, his twelfth of the year, helped along by Jake McCabe and Mark Pysyk. Philadelphia iced it at 5-1 with a Cousins goal, going in unassisted. The three stars went to Cousins, Raffl, and Mason (41 for 42 in saves).
Further west, the Columbus Blue Jackets bring in the Anaheim Ducks. Frederik Andersen and Joonas Korpisalo are given the starting nods. Anaheim led off in the first period with a David Perron goal, his eighth of the season, courtesy of Chris Stewart and Ryan Getzlaf. The Ducks added on in the second period with a Mike Santorelli goal, his seventh of the year, passed from Getzlaf and Perron. Columbus got on the board with a William Karlsson goal, his seventh of the campaign, helped along by Nick Foligno. Anaheim answered with a Ryan Garbutt goal in the third period, his fifth of the season, via Jakob Silfverberg and Josh Manson. The Blue Jackets replied on a Brandon Saad goal, his twentieth of the year, made possible by Alexander Wennberg and Cody Goloubef. Columbus tied it on a Brandon Dubinsky power play goal, his thirteenth of the campaign, powered by Foligno and Seth Jones. In the shootout, Cam Atkinson and Wennberg gave the Blue Jackets a 4-3 win. The three stars went to Perron, Wennberg, and Foligno, while Getzlaf gets an honorable mention.
Up in Ottawa, the Senators host the Colorado Avalanche. Semyon Varlamov faces a lesser foe in Andrew Hammond in goal. Colorado struck first in the first period with a Jarome Iginla goal, his fourteenth of the season, passed from Blake Comeau and Tyson Barrie. The Avalanche added on in the second period with a Nathan MacKinnon goal, his nineteenth of the year, via Carl Soderberg on the power play. Colorado extended the lead as Iginla scored his second of the game and fifteenth of the season, thanks to Barrie and Gabriel Landeskog on the power play. Ottawa got on the board with a Mark Stone power play goal, his seventeenth of the year, powered by Dion Phaneuf and Erik Karlsson. The Senators got closer with a Mike Hoffman power play goal, his twenty-fourth of the season, guided in by Karlsson and Phaneuf. The Avalanche shot back in the third period with a Comeau empty net goal, his eighth of the year, set up by Soderberg and Iginla. Ottawa pulled back with a Chris Neil goal, his third of the campaign, with helpers provided by Ryan Dzingel and Curtis Lazar. This produced a 4-3 final score, with the three stars going to Iginla, Comeau, and Barrie, while Soderberg, Karlsson, and Phaneuf get the honorable mentions.
West to Winnipeg, where the Jets welcome the Boston Bruins. Tuukka Rask and Connor Hellebuyck are the masked men. Boston opened in the first period with a Patrice Bergeron goal, his twentieth of the season, fueled by Brad Marchand and Brett Connolly. Winnipeg tied it with a Bryan Little goal, his seventeenth of the year, passed from Blake Wheeler and Dustin Byfuglien. The Bruins retook the lead on a Loui Eriksson goal, his seventeenth of the season, via Jimmy Hayes. The Jets tied it again with a Nikolaj Ehlers power play goal, his thirteenth of the year, powered by Wheeler and Little. Boston pulled ahead again with a Marchand goal, his twenty-sixth of the season, guided in by Connolly and Zdeno Chara. Michael Hutchinson relieved Hellebuyck in the second period. The Bruins added on in the third period with a David Pastrnak goal, his sixth of the year, made possible by David Krejci. Boston extended the lead as Bergeron scored his second of the game and twenty-first of the season, thanks to Connolly, who got a sock trick, and Marchand. The Bruins iced it at 6-2 with a Hayes empty net goal, his twelfth of the year, set up by Eriksson. The three stars were awarded to Marchand, Bergeron, and Connolly, while Eriksson, Hayes, Wheeler, and Little get the honorable mentions.
South to Minnesota, where the Wild bring in the Washington Capitals. Braden Holtby and Devan Dubnyk protect the nets. Washington dented the scoreboard in the second period with an Alex Ovechkin goal, his thirty-second of the season, fueled by T.J. Oshie and Nicklas Backstrom. The Capitals added on with an Ovechkin power play goal, his second of the game and thirty-third of the year, powered by John Carlson and Backstrom. Minnesota got on the board with a Charlie Coyle goal, his fifteenth of the season, passed from Mikko Koivu and Zach Parise. Washington answered with an Ovechkin goal to complete his hat trick, his thirty-fourth of the year, assisted by Backstrom, who got a sock trick. The Wild answered with a Ryan Suter power play goal in the third period, his seventh of the season, with assists provided by Matt Dumba and Parise. The Capitals shot back with a Jason Chimera empty net goal, his fifteenth of the year, set up by Tom Wilson. Minnesota got one back late with a Mikael Granlund goal, his fifth of the campaign, helped along by Parise, who got a sock trick, and Thomas Vanek. This made it a 4-3 game, with the three stars given to Ovechkin, Backstrom, and Parise.
Further south, the Chicago Blackhawks host the Dallas Stars. Kari Lehtonen and Corey Crawford are the similarly named goalies. Dallas started in the first period with a Patrick Eaves goal, his fifth of the season, coming off of Jamie Benn and Patrik Nemeth. The Stars added on with a John Klingberg goal, his tenth of the year, made possible by Ales Hemsky. Dallas extended the lead as Eaves scored his second of the game and sixth of the season, a power play goal powered by Tyler Seguin. The Stars padded the lead with another Eaves power play goal, completing his hat trick on his seventh of the year, guided in by Seguin and Klingberg. Scott Darling took over for Crawford in the second period. Chicago got on the board with a Duncan Keith goal, his eighth of the season, via Jonathan Toews and Andrew Shaw in the third period. The Blackhawks got closer with a Patrick Kane goal, his thirty-third of the year, with a lone assist by Toews. This only made it 4-2, the final, with the three stars given to Eaves, Klingberg, and Seguin, while Toews gets an honorable mention.
Northwest to Edmonton, where the Oilers welcome the Toronto Maple Leafs. Jonathan Bernier and Cam Talbot are the inconsistent goalies. Edmonton was first to score in the first period with a Connor McDavid goal, his eighth of the season, assisted by Benoit Pouliot and Jordan Eberle. Toronto tied it on a Josh Leivo goal, his second of the year, with a lone assist by Martin Marincin. The Oilers took the lead back in the second period on an Eberle goal, his sixteenth of the season, fueled by McDavid and Pouliot. Edmonton added on with an Eberle power play goal, his second of the game and seventeenth of the year, powered by McDavid and Andrej Sekera. The Maple Leafs got one back with a Jake Gardiner goal, his fifth of the season, made possible by Leo Komarov and Brad Boyes. The Oilers answered in the third period with a McDavid goal, his second of the game and ninth of the year, guided in by Pouliot and Mark Fayne, the former earning a sock trick. Edmonton made it 5-2 with an Eberle empty net goal, completing his hat trick on his eighteenth of the campaign, set up by McDavid, who got a sock trick, and Pouliot. The three stars were awarded to Eberle, McDavid, and Pouliot.
Finally, the San Jose Sharks bring in the Calgary Flames. Karri Ramo and Alex Stalock are the mediocre goalies. Calgary drew first blood in the first period with a Sam Bennett goal, his fifteenth of the season, going in unassisted. The Flames added on with a Mark Giordano power play goal, his thirteenth of the year, powered by Dougie Hamilton and Johnny Gaudreau. San Jose got on the board with a Tommy Wingels goal, his sixth of the season, via Joonas Donskoi and Logan Couture. Calgary shot back with a Sean Monahan goal, his seventeenth of the year, courtesy of Jiri Hudler and Gaudreau. The Flames extended the lead as Mikael Backlund scored his eighth of the season, thanks to Bennett and T.J. Brodie. The Sharks got one back in the second period on a Couture power play goal, his fifth of the year, assisted by Brent Burns and Patrick Marleau. San Jose pulled closer with a Marleau power play goal, his seventeenth of the season, with assists provided by Joe Thornton and Couture. The Sharks tied it in the third period with a Donskoi goal, his ninth of the year, coming off of Couture, who got a sock trick, and Burns. San Jose took the lead with a Dylan DeMelo goal, his second of the season, a power play goal dished from Joel Ward and Marc-Edouard Vlasic. Calgary tied it again with a Kris Russell power play goal, his fourth of the year, with helpers from Bennett and Micheal Ferland. The tie went to a shootout, where Couture was matched by Joe Colborne and topped by Hudler for a 6-5 Flames win. The three stars went to Couture, Bennett, and Donskoi, while Marleau, Burns, and Gaudreau get the honorable mentions.
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