2015-16 NHL Season - Day 140

Twelve games for a packed schedule, beginning in...

Boston, as the Bruins host the Chicago Blackhawks. Scott Darling is mismatched with Tuukka Rask in goal. Boston led off in the first period with a Patrice Bergeron goal, his twenty-fifth of the season, with a lone assist by Brad Marchand and Lee Stempniak. Chicago tied it on a Jonathan Toews power play goal, his twenty-third of the year, powered by Andrew Ladd and Christian Ehrhoff. The Bruins took the lead with a Marchand goal, his thirty-third of the season, passed from Torey Krug and Stempniak. Boston added on in the second period with a Ryan Spooner goal, his twelfth of the year, coming on the power play from Krug and Bergeron. The Bruins extended the lead as Loui Eriksson scored his twenty-fourth of the season, helped along by John-Michael Liles and David Krejci. The Blackhawks got one back on a Tomas Fleischmann goal, his eleventh of the year, courtesy of Teuvo Teravainen and Niklas Hjalmarsson. This held up for a 4-2 win, with the three stars going to Marchand, Bergeron, and Krug, while Stempniak gets an honorable mention.

Into Buffalo, the Sabres welcome the Calgary Flames. Jonas Hiller and Robin Lehner get the starts in goal. Calgary got going in the second period with a Mikael Backlund goal, his twelfth of the season, coming off of Garnet Hathaway and Lance Bouma. Buffalo tied it with a Rasmus Ristolainen goal, his ninth of the year, assisted by Brian Gionta and Marcus Foligno. The Sabres took the lead on a Foligno shorthanded goal, his eighth of the season, set up Zach Bogosian. The Flames tied it again with a Dougie Hamilton power play goal, his tenth of the year, powered by Sean Monahan and Mark Giordano. Buffalo retook the lead with a Nicolas Deslauriers goal, his fourth of the season, courtesy of Bogosian. Calgary tied it in the third period with a Monahan goal, his twenty-first of the year, helped along Hathaway and Hamilton. The Sabres took the lead back with a Johan Larsson goal, his fourth of the season, fueled by Gionta and Foligno. Buffalo added on with Jack Eichel power play, his eighteenth of the year, via Evander Kane. The Sabres iced it at 6-3 with a Kane empty net goal, his eighteenth of the campaign, going in unassisted. The three stars went to Gionta, Foligno, and Monahan, while Kane, Bogosian, Hathaway, and Hamilton get the honorable mentions.

Back south, the Philadelphia Flyers bring in the Edmonton Oilers. Cam Talbot and Michal Neuvirth are the weak goalies. Edmonton was first to score in the first period with a Nail Yakupov goal, his sixth of the season, helped along by Connor McDavid and Jordan Eberle. The Oilers added on with a Taylor Hall goal, his twenty-first of the year, going in unassisted. Edmonton extended the lead as Patrick Maroon scored, his fifth of the season, thanks to Adam Pardy and Brandon Davidson. The Oilers iced it at 4-0 with a shorthanded Lauri Korpikoski goal in the third period, his seventh of the year, set up by Mark Letestu. The three stars went to Talbot (35 save shutout), Yakupov, and Hall.

Across Pennsylvania, the Pittsburgh Penguins host the New York Rangers. Henrik Lundqvist and Marc-Andre Fleury tend the twines. New York dented the scoreboard with a second period goal by Chris Kreider, his fourteenth of the season, with a lone assist by Mats Zuccarello and Ryan McDonagh. Pittsburgh tied it on a Sidney Crosby goal, his twenty-sixth of the year, guided in by Carl Hagelin and Kris Letang. The Penguins took the lead with an Evgeni Malkin goal, his twenty-fifth of the season, coming off of Chris Kunitz and Trevor Daley. Pittsburgh added on with a Patric Hornqvist power play goal, his seventeenth of the year, powered by Phil Kessel and Malkin. Antti Raanta replaced Lundqvist in goal. The Penguins extended the lead in the third period as Kessel scored his twentieth of the campaign in the third period, an empty net goal set up by Malkin. The three stars of the 4-1 game were Malkin, Kessel, and Fleury (27 for 28 in saves).

Up in Ottawa, the Senators welcome the Tampa Bay Lightning. Ben Bishop faces a lesser foe in Andrew Hammond in goal. Tampa Bay drew first blood in the second period on a Cedric Paquette goal, his fifth of the season, via J.T. Brown and Victor Hedman. The Lightning added on in with an Ondrej Palat goal, his eighth of the year, coming off of Tyler Johnson. Ottawa got on the board with a Marc Methot goal, his third of the season, passed from Zack Smith. Tampa Bay replied with an unassisted Nikita Kucherov goal, his twenty-fifth of the year. The Lightning iced it at 4-1 with a Steven Stamkos empty net goal, his twenty-ninth of the campaign, set up by Anton Stralman. The three stars belonged to Bishop (33 for 34 in saves), Palat, and Kucherov.

Staying in Ontario, the Toronto Maple Leafs bring in the Minnesota Wild. Devan Dubnyk and Garret Sparks are in the blue paint. Toronto cracked the scoresheet with a second period Jake Gardiner, his sixth of the season, passed from Brooks Laich and Colin Greening. Minnesota tied it with a Mikko Koivu power play goal, his fourteenth of the year, going in unassisted. The Wild took the lead on a Mikael Granlund power play goal in the third period, his eighth of the campaign, powered by Thomas Vanek and Ryan Suter. The final stood from here at 2-1, with the three stars being Dubnyk (21 for 22 in saves), Granlund, and Koivu.

Down in Nashville, the Predators host the New Jersey Devils. Keith Kinkaid and Pekka Rinne make the starts in goal. Nashville started in the first period with a Craig Smith power play goal, his sixteenth of the season, powered by Shea Weber and Filip Forsberg. New Jersey tied it with a Kyle Palmieri power play goal, his twenty-fourth of year, assisted by Jacob Josefson and David Schlemko. The Predators took the lead back with a Mike Ribeiro power play goal, his seventh of the season, with assists provided by Roman Josi and Forsberg. Nashville added on in the second period with a Paul Gaustad his second of the year, helped along by Austin Watson and Miikka Salomaki. The Devils got one back with a Devante Smith-Pelly, his seventh of the season, courtesy of Jon Merrill and Sergey Kalinin. New Jersey tied it in the third period with a Travis Zajac power play goal, his tenth of the year, passed from Schlemko and Palmieri. The Predators gained the lead with a Forsberg goal, his twenty-seventh of the season, guided in by Smith and Ribeiro. The Devils tied it as Adam Henrique scored his twenty-first of the year, thanks to Smith-Pelly and Palmieri. New Jersey won 5-4 in overtime on a Henrique power play goal, his second of the game and twenty-second of the campaign, fueled by Zajac and John Moore. The three stars were handed to Henrique, Forsberg, and Palmieri, while Zajac, Smith-Pelly, Schlemko, Ribeiro, and Smith receive the honorable mentions.

North again to Winnipeg, where the Jets welcome the New York Islanders. Thomas Greiss and Michael Hutchinson are the backups in goal. Winnipeg opened in the first period on a Mark Scheifele power play goal, his sixteenth of the season, powered by Mathieu Perreault and Dustin Byfuglien. New York tied it on a second period Calvin de Haan goal, his second of the year, via Travis Hamonic and Anders Lee. The Islanders took the lead in the third period on a Shane Prince goal, his fourth of the season, helped along by Kyle Okposo and Thomas Hickey. The Jets tied it on a Tyler Myers goal, his seventh of the year, courtesy of Alex Burmistrov and Drew Stafford. Winnipeg took the lead with a Scheifele goal, his second of the game and seventeenth of the season, assisted by Blake Wheeler and Perreault. New York tied it again with a Lee goal, his eleventh of the year, made possible by Nick Leddy and Frans Nielsen. The Islanders won 4-3 in overtime with an Okposo goal, his sixteenth of the campaign, made possible by Nielsen. The three stars went to Scheifele, Okposo, and Nielsen, while Perreault and Lee get the honorable mentions.

Southwest to Colorado, where the Avalanche bring in the Florida Panthers. Roberto Luongo and Calvin Pickard are between the pipes. Colorado struck first in the first period with a Gabriel Landeskog power play goal, his sixteenth of the season, powered by Tyson Barrie and the goalie Pickard. Florida tied it on an Erik Gudbranson goal, his second of the year, fueled by Aleksander Barkov and Jaromir Jagr. The Avalanche retook the lead with a Mikkel Boedker goal, his fourteenth of the season, helped along by Barrie and Landeskog. Colorado added on with a Matt Duchene goal, his twenty-seventh of the year, coming in the second period from Jarome Iginla. The Panthers got one back with a Brian Campbell goal, his sixth of the season, via Jussi Jokinen and Reilly Smith. The final held at 3-2, with the three stars given to Landeskog, Barrie, and Duchene.

Down in Arizona, the Coyotes host the Anaheim Ducks. Frederik Andersen and Niklas Treutle are the goalies. Anaheim began in the first period with a Jamie McGinn goal, his sixteenth of the season, assisted by Corey Perry. The Ducks added on with a Rickard Rakell power play goal, his seventeenth of the year, powered by Perry and Sami Vatanen. Anaheim extended the lead in the second period as Cam Fowler scored his fourth of the season on the power play, with the help of Vatanen and Ryan Kesler. Arizona got on the board with an Anthony Duclair power play goal, his seventeenth of the year, fueled by Max Domi and Connor Murphy. The Ducks replied with a Josh Manson goal, his fourth of the season, guided in by Kesler and McGinn. Anaheim padded the lead with a Perry power play goal, his twenty-eighth of the year, with helpers provided by Kevin Bieksa and Hampus Lindholm. The final stood at 5-1, with the three stars going to Perry, McGinn, and Kesler, while Vatanen gets an honorable mention.

Up to Vancouver, the Canucks welcome the San Jose Sharks. Martin Jones and Ryan Miller are given the starting nods. Vancouver opened in the first period with a Jake Virtanen goal, his sixth of the season, courtesy of Dan Hamhuis and Christopher Tanev. The Canucks added on with a Sven Baertschi goal, his thirteenth of the year, via Hamhuis and Virtanen. San Jose got on the board in the second period with a Tomas Hertl goal, his sixteenth of the season, passed from Brent Burns and Joe Thornton. The Sharks tied it in the third period with a Burns goal, his twenty-second of the year, a power play goal powered by Hertl. San Jose took the lead with a Patrick Marleau goal, his nineteenth of the campaign, helped along by Joonas Donskoi and Logan Couture. This made it 3-2, the final, with the three stars going to Burns, Hertl, and Virtanen, while Hamhuis gets an honorable mention.

Finally, the Los Angeles Kings bring in the Montreal Canadiens. Ben Scrivens and Jonathan Quick are all padded up. Los Angeles started in the first period with an Anze Kopitar goal, his nineteenth of the season, helped along by Alec Martinez and Milan Lucic. The Kings added on with a Tanner Pearson goal, his twelfth of the year, with a lone assist by Jeff Carter. Montreal got on the board with a P.K. Subban goal, his sixth of the season, coming off of Andrei Markov. Los Angeles shot back in the third period with an unassisted Dwight King goal, his seventh of the year. The Canadiens replied on a Lars Eller goal, his eleventh of the year, via Subban and Markov. This only made it 3-2, with the three stars going to King, Subban, and Markov.

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