Friday, December 2, 2016

NHL 2016/17 - Day 51

Just two games tonight, beginning with...

The Calgary Flames welcoming the Minnesota Wild. Devan Dubnyk and Chad Johnson are the goalies. Minnesota led off in the first period with a Chris Stewart goal, his third of the season, passed from Jared Spurgeon and Ryan Suter. Calgary tied it on a Kris Versteeg goal, his fourth of the year, courtesy of Jyrki Jokipakka and Sean Monahan. The Flames took the lead with a Mikael Backlund power play goal, his fourth of the season, powered by Matthew Tkachuk and Mark Giordano. The Wild tied it in the third period on a Mikko Koivu goal, his fifth of the year, made possible by Jason Zucker and Spurgeon. The tie went to a shootout, where Monahan and Versteeg topped Jason Pominville for a 3-2 Flames win. The three stars were Versteeg, Spurgeon, and Monahan.

The other game sees the San Jose Sharks bring in the Montreal Canadiens. Carey Price and Martin Jones tend the twines. San Jose began in the first period with a Brent Burns power play goal, his tenth of the season, powered by Joe Pavelski and Joe Thornton. The Sharks added on with a Pavelski goal, his eighth of the year, via Thornton. Montreal got on the board in the third period with an Artturi Lehkonen power play goal, his third of the campaign, with assists provided by Andrew Shaw and Alex Galchenyuk. This only made it 2-1, the final, with the three stars given to Pavelski, Thornton, and Jones (31 for 32 in saves).

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