Sunday, December 18, 2016

NHL 2016/17 - Day 67

Six games on today, with three of them being matinees. The first is in...

Boston, where the Bruins host the Los Angeles Kings. Peter Budaj and Tuukka Rask are the goalies. Boston led off in the first period with a Jimmy Hayes goal, his second of the season, assisted by Colin Miller and Dominic Moore. This held up throughout the game for a 1-0 win, with the three stars going to Rask (18 save shutout), Hayes, and Budaj (29 for 30 in saves).

Up in Winnipeg, the Jets welcome the Colorado Avalanche. Calvin Pickard is mismatched with Connor Hellebuyck in goal. Winnipeg got going in the second period on a Patrik Laine goal, his eighteenth of the season, passed from Mark Scheifele and Paul Postma. The Jets added on in the third period with a Blake Wheeler goal, his ninth of the year, via Mathieu Perreault and Bryan Little. Winnipeg extended the lead as Nikolaj Ehlers scored his sixth of the season, thanks to Scheifele and Laine. Colorado got on the board with a Jarome Iginla power play goal, his fourth of the year, powered by Mikko Rantanen and Matt Duchene. The Jets iced it at 4-1 with an Ehlers empty net goal, his second of the game and seventh of the campaign, set up by Laine and Jacob Trouba. The three stars went to Laine, Ehlers, and Scheifele, while Hellebuyck (27 for 28 in saves) gets an honorable mention.

Westward to Vancouver, where the Canucks bring in the Columbus Blue Jackets. Sergei Bobrovsky and Ryan Miller draw the starts. Columbus dented the scoreboard in the second period with a Cam Atkinson power play goal, his twelfth of the season, powered by Zach Werenski and Alexander Wennberg. The Blue Jackets added on with a Brandon Saad power play goal, his tenth of the year, fueled by Scott Hartnell and Brandon Dubinsky. Vancouver got on the board in the third period with a Brandon Sutter power play goal, his ninth of the season, with assists provided by Sven Baertschi and Troy Stecher. The Canucks tied it on a Daniel Sedin goal, his tenth of the year, helped along by Henrik Sedin. Columbus retook the lead with another Saad goal, his second of the game and eleventh of the season, made possible by Wennberg and Nick Foligno. Vancouver tied it on a Jannik Hansen goal, his third of the year, via Bo Horvat. The Blue Jackets won 4-3 in overtime on a Seth Jones goal, his fifth of the campaign, courtesy of Atkinson. The three stars went to Saad, Atkinson, and Wennberg.

In Chicago, the Blackhawks host the San Jose Sharks. Martin Jones and Scott Darling man the nets. San Jose began in the second period with a Joe Pavelski goal, his eleventh of the season, coming off Brent Burns and Paul Martin. Chicago tied it on a Duncan Keith goal, made possible by Artemi Panarin. The Blackhawks took the lead in the third period with a Ryan Hartman goal, his sixth of the year, via Vinnie Hinostroza. Chicago added on with a Hinostroza goal, his third of the season, via Trevor van Riemsdyk and Hartman. The Blackhawks iced it at 4-1 with a Patrick Kane goal, his tenth of the year, an empty net goal set up by Panarin and Jonathan Toews. The three stars went to Hartman, Hinostroza, and Panarin.

East to Brooklyn, where the New York Islanders welcome the Ottawa Senators. Andrew Hammond and Jean-Francois Berube are the little-known goalies. Ottawa started in the first period with a Bobby Ryan goal, his sixth of the season, coming off of Kyle Turris and Ryan Dzingel. The Senators added on with a Zack Smith goal, his sixth of the year, courtesy of Mark Stone and Erik Karlsson. New York got on the board in the second period with an Anders Lee goal, his tenth of the season, assisted by Josh Bailey. The Islanders tied it on an Anthony Beauvillier goal, his third of the year, helped along by Travis Hamonic. Ottawa retook the lead with a Stone power play goal, his tenth of the year, powered by Karlsson and Dion Phaneuf. The Senators extended the lead as Derick Brassard scored in the third period, his sixth of the season, thanks to Stone and Smith. Ottawa padded the lead on a shorthanded and unassisted Smith empty net goal, his second of the game and seventh of the season. The Senators iced it at 6-2 with a Tom Pyatt empty net goal, his third of the year, set up by Chris Kelly. The three stars were given to Stone, Smith, and Karlsson.

Finally, the New York Rangers bring in the New Jersey Devils. Cory Schneider and Henrik Lundqvist guard the cages. New Jersey opened in the second period with a P.A. Parenteau power play goal, his seventh of the season, powered by Kyle Palmieri and Damon Severson. New York tied it in the third period with a Chris Kreider goal, his ninth of the year, via Mats Zuccarello and Brady Skjei. The Devils took the lead back with a Miles Wood goal, his third of the season, guided in by Adam Henrique and Palmieri. The Rangers tied it again with a Derek Stepan goal, his sixth of the year, helped along by Ryan McDonagh and Kevin Klein. The tie went to a shootout where Zuccarello and Kevin Hayes topped Michael Cammalleri for a 3-2 Rangers lead. The three stars went to Zuccarello, Palmieri, and Hayes.

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