It's a big day of games with eleven to play, including four matinees, beginning with...
The Buffalo Sabres hosting the Minnesota Wild. Devan Dubnyk and Robin Lehner are the goalies. Minnesota led off in the first period with a David Jones goal, his tenth of the season, helped along by Ryan Carter and Marco Scandella. Buffalo tied it on a Johan Larsson power play goal in the second period, his fifth of the year, powered by Rasmus Ristolainen and Jack Eichel. The Sabres took the lead with an Eichel power play goal, his nineteenth of the season, with assists provided by Sam Reinhart and Cal O'Reilly. The Wild tied it in the third period with a Mikko Koivu power play goal, his fifteenth of the year, with assists provided by Matt Dumba and Ryan Suter. In the shootout, Eichel was topped by Charlie Coyle and Jason Pominville as the Wild won 3-2. The three stars were Eichel, Koivu, and Dubnyk (30 for 32 in saves).
Over in Pittsburgh, the Penguins welcome the Calgary Flames. Joni Ortio and Marc-Andre Fleury are set to start. Pittsburgh started with a Sidney Crosby goal, his twenty-seventh of the season, helped along by Patric Hornqvist and Carl Hagelin. Calgary tied it on a Joe Colborne goal, his eleventh of the year, via Sam Bennett and Jyrki Jokipakka. The Penguins took the lead with a second period Crosby goal, his twenty-eighth of the season and second of the game, Hornqvist and Brian Dumoulin. The Flames tied it as Mark Giordano scored his sixteenth of the year, thanks to Mikael Backlund and Josh Jooris. Calgary took the lead with a Backlund goal, his thirteenth of the season, made possible by Dougie Hamilton. The Flames iced it at 4-2 with a Lance Bouma goal, his second of the year, coming off of Colborne and Deryk Engelland. The three stars went to Backlund, Colborne, and Crosby, while Hornqvist gets an honorable mention.
Out west, the Colorado Avalanche bring in the Nashville Predators. Pekka Rinne faces a lesser foe in Calvin Pickard in goal. Colorado began in the first period with a Blake Comeau goal, his tenth of the season, assisted by Carl Soderberg and Shawn Matthias. Nashville tied it with a Filip Forsberg goal in the second period, his twenty-eighth of the year, via Craig Smith and Mike Ribeiro. The Avalanche retook the lead on a Gabriel Landeskog goal, his seventeenth of the season, passed from Nathan MacKinnon and Francois Beauchemin. The Predators tied it on a James Neal goal, his twenty-third of the year, with a lone assist by Ryan Johansen. Nashville took the lead with a Mike Fisher goal, his ninth of the season, going in unassisted. The Predators added on with a Shea Weber empty net goal, his seventeenth of the year, set up by Forsberg and Austin Watson. Nashville capped it at 5-2 with an empty net goal by Miikka Salomaki, his fifth of the campaign, with helpers from Calle Jarnkrok and Mattias Ekholm. The three stars were Forsberg, Fisher, and Rinne (34 for 36 in saves).
The last matinee is the Los Angeles Kings hosting the Anaheim Ducks. Frederik Andersen and Jonathan Quick protect the nets. Anaheim got going in the second period with a Ryan Kesler goal, his fourteenth of the season, coming off of Jakob Silfverberg. Los Angeles tied it on a Milan Lucic power play goal, his fifteenth of the year, powered by Vincent Lecavalier and the goalie Quick. The Ducks took the lead back with a David Perron power play goal, his twelfth of the season, assisted by Cam Fowler and Sami Vatanen. Anaheim added on in the third period with a Silfverberg power play goal, his ninth of the year, helped along by Rickard Rakell and Hampus Lindholm. The Kings got one back with a Drew Doughty power play goal, his twelfth of the campaign, fueled by Lucic and Anze Kopitar. This made it 3-2, the final, with the three stars handed to Silfverberg, Lucic, and Andersen (32 for 34 in saves).
At the usual times, the Boston Bruins welcome the Washington Capitals. Philipp Grubauer is mismatched with Tuukka Rask in goal. Boston opened in the first period with a Patrice Bergeron goal, his twenty-sixth of the season, made possible by Brad Marchand and Lee Stempniak. Washington tied it in the second period with a Karl Alzner goal, his fourth of the year, coming off of Nicklas Backstrom and Alex Ovechkin. The Capitals won 2-1 in overtime with a Matt Niskanen goal, his fifth of the campaign, via Andre Burakovsky and Marcus Johansson. The three stars went to Niskanen, Alzner, and Grubauer (33 for 34 in saves).
Along to Philadelphia, where the Flyers bring in the Columbus Blue Jackets. Curtis McElhinney and Steve Mason are the uninspiring goalies. Philadelphia struck first in the first period with a Michael Raffl goal, his ninth of the season, via Radko Gudas and Sean Couturier. The Flyers added on with a Gudas goal, coming off of Brandon Manning and Chris VandeVelde. Philadelphia extended the lead as Sam Gagner scored his sixth of the year in the second period, thanks to Andrew MacDonald and Gudas. The Flyers padded the lead with a Claude Giroux goal, his eighteenth of the season, assisted by Wayne Simmonds and Brayden Schenn. Philadelphia kept going in the third period on a Nick Cousins goal, his fourth of the year, passed from Matt Read. The Flyers iced it at 6-0 with a Gudas goal, his second of the game, made possible by Manning and Raffl. The three stars were awarded to Gudas, Raffl, and Manning.
South to Tampa Bay, where the Lightning host the Carolina Hurricanes. Eddie Lack and Ben Bishop are in the blue paint. Tampa Bay was first to score in the first period with an Ondrej Palat goal, his ninth of the season, helped along by Tyler Johnson. Carolina tied it in the second period with a Victor Rask goal, his fifteenth of the year, via Phillip Di Giuseppe and Jeff Skinner. The Lightning retook the lead with a Palat goal, his second of the game and tenth of the season, coming off of Nikita Kucherov. The Hurricanes tied it on a power play goal by Jordan Staal, his seventeenth of the year, powered by Elias Lindholm and Rask. Carolina took the lead on a Skinner goal, his twenty-third of the season, assisted by Di Giuseppe and Ryan Murphy. Tampa Bay tied it again with a Johnson goal, his twelfth of the year, guided in by Kucherov and Vladislav Namestnikov. The Lightning won 4-3 in overtime on an Alex Killorn goal, his thirteenth of the campaign, with a lone helper by Valtteri Filppula. The three stars were Johnson, Palat, and Skinner, while Kucherov, Di Giuseppe, and Rask receive the honorable mentions.
Up north, the Toronto Maple Leafs welcome the Ottawa Senators in a Battle of Ontario. Andrew Hammond and Jonathan Bernier are the overrated goalies. Ottawa drew first blood in the first period on an unassisted Bobby Ryan goal, his twenty-second of the season. Toronto tied it with a William Nylander goal, with a lone assist by Brooks Laich. The Maple Leafs took the lead in the second period on a Nikita Soshnikov power play goal, his second of the year, powered by Brendan Leipsic. The Senators tied it in the third period on a Marc Methot goal, his fourth of the season, fueled by Alex Chiasson and Ryan Dzingel. Ottawa took the lead again with a Zack Smith goal, his seventeenth of the year, with a lone helper from Mark Stone. This made it a 3-2 game, with the three stars going to Smith, Methot, and Ryan.
Over in Manitoba, the Winnipeg Jets bring in the Montreal Canadiens. Mike Condon and Ondrej Pavelec are the mediocre goalies. Winnipeg dented the scoreboard in the second period with a Mark Scheifele goal, his eighteenth of the season, going in unassisted. Montreal tied it with a goal from Alex Galchenyuk, his twentieth of the year, passed from Max Pacioretty and Mark Barberio. The Jets took the lead again with an Andrew Copp goal, his third of the campaign, helped along by Ben Chiarot and J.C. Lipon. The Canadiens tied it again with another Galchenyuk goal, his second of the game and twenty-first of the season, via Greg Pateryn and Pacioretty. Winnipeg took the lead again with Scheifele's second of the game and nineteenth of the year, assisted by Drew Stafford and Toby Enstrom. The Jets iced it at 4-2 with a Scheifele empty net goal, completing his hat trick on his twentieth of the campaign, set up by Dustin Byfuglien. The three stars belonged to Scheifele, Galchenyuk, and Pacioretty.
Way to the southwest, the Arizona Coyotes host the Florida Panthers. Al Montoya and Louis Domingue are the lesser-known goalies. Arizona got going in the second period with a Jordan Martinook shorthanded goal, his ninth of the season, going in unassisted. The Coyotes added on with an Alex Tanguay goal, his fifth of the year, helped along by Antoine Vermette. Florida got on the board with an Aaron Ekblad goal, his thirteenth of the season, via Jussi Jokinen and Aleksander Barkov. Arizona replied in the third period with a Shane Doan power play goal, his twenty-fourth of the year, powered by Vermette and Oliver Ekman-Larsson. The Coyotes extended the lead as Tanguay scored his second of the game and sixth of the season, thanks to Vermette, who got a sock trick, and Anthony Duclair. Arizona iced it at 5-1 with a Vermette goal, his eleventh of the year, fueled by Tanguay and Duclair. The three stars went to Tanguay, Vermette, and Domingue (29 for 30 in saves), while Duclair gets an honorable mention.
Finally, the San Jose Sharks host the Vancouver Canucks. Jacob Markstrom and James Reimer are the backups in goal. San Jose opened in the first period with an unassisted Micheal Haley goal. Vancouver tied it on a Linden Vey power play goal, his fourth of the season, powered by Sven Baertschi and Ben Hutton. The Canucks took the lead with a Daniel Sedin power play goal, his twenty-fifth of the year, with assists provided by Baertschi and Hutton. The Sharks tied it in the third period with a Brent Burns goal, his twenty-third of the season, guided in by Joe Thornton and Marc-Edouard Vlasic. Vancouver regained the lead with a Dan Hamhuis power play goal, assisted by Bo Horvat and Jared McCann. The Canucks iced it at 4-2 with an empty net goal by Alexandre Burrows, his eighth of the year, set up by Luca Sbisa and Horvat. The three stars were handed to Baertschi, Horvat, and Hutton.
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Saturday, March 5, 2016
2015/16 KHL Eastern Conference Quarterfinals: 4) Salavat Yulaev Ufa VS. 5) Ak Bars Kazan
As is standard procedure for the playoffs, this post will cover the entire series.
Game 1: Ufa Arena, Ufa, Russia. In goal: Stanislav Galimov for Kazan and Niklas Svedberg for Ufa. Ufa led off in the first period with an Igor Grigorenko goal, coming off of Andreas Engqvist and Linus Omark. Salavat Yulaev added on with a Grigorenko power play goal in the second period, his second of the game, powered by Engqvist and Omark. Ufa extended the lead as Teemu Hartikainen scored an empty net goal in the third period, set up by Zakhar Arzamastsev and Nikolai Prokhorkin. Salavat Yulaev padded the lead as Denis Khlystov scored, thanks to Stepan Khripunov. Kazan got on the board with a Dmitry Obukhov goal, made possible by Vasily Tokranov and Mikhail Varnakov. This only made it 4-1, with the three stars being Grigorenko, Engqvist, and Omark.
Game 2: Ufa Arena, Ufa, Russia. In goal: Stanislav Galimov for Kazan and Niklas Svedberg for Ufa. Ufa began in the first period with an Alexander Loginov goal, passed from Linus Omark on the power play. Salavat Yulaev added on with a Denis Bodrov goal, courtesy of Omark. Kazan got on the board in the second period with an Artyom Lukoyanov goal, via Vladimir Tkachyov. Ufa replied with an Oleg Saprykin goal, with a lone helper from Bodrov. Ak Bars shot back with a Ryan Wilson goal, assisted by Stepan Zakharchuk and Tkachyov. Salavat Yulaev countered with a Nikolai Prokhorkin goal, made possible by Enver Lisin and Sami Lepisto. Ufa iced it at 5-2 with a Denis Khlystov goal, with helpers from Loginov and Lisin. The three stars went to Loginov, Bodrov, and Omark, while Lisin and Tkachyov get the honorable mentions. Salavat Yulaev owns a 2-0 series lead as the series heads west.
Game 3: TatNeft Arena, Kazan, Russia. In goal: Niklas Svedberg for Ufa and Stanislav Galimov for Kazan. Kazan opened in the first period with a Vladimir Tkachyov goal, helped along by Marek Daloga and Artyom Lukoyanov. Ak Bars added on with a Dmitry Arkhipov goal in the second period, going in unassisted. Kazan extended the lead as Lukoyanov scored, thanks to Andrei Chibisov and Tkachyov. This stood for a 3-0 win, with the three stars given to Tkachyov, Lukoyanov, and Galimov (34 save shutout). Ak Bars cut their deficit to 2-1 in the series.
Game 4: TatNeft Arena, Kazan, Russia. In goal: Niklas Svedberg for Ufa and Stanislav Galimov for Kazan. Ufa started in the first period with a Linus Omark power play goal, powered by Sami Lepisto and Alexander Loginov. Salavat Yulaev added on with a Sergei Soin goal, fueled by Dmitry Makarov and Alexander Nesterov. Ufa extended the lead in the third period as Andreas Engqvist scored a power play goal, thanks to Omark and Maxim Goncharov. Kazan got on the board with an unassisted Albert Yarullin power play goal in the third period. Salavat Yulaev iced it at 4-1 with an Anton Lazarev power play goal into an empty net, set up by Nesterov. The three stars were handed to Omark, Svedberg (32 for 33 in saves), and Nesterov. Salavat Yulaev heads home with a 3-1 lead and a chance to advance.
Game 5: Ufa Arena, Ufa, Russia. In goal: Emil Garipov for Kazan and Niklas Svedberg for Ufa. Ufa struck first in the first period with a Linus Omark goal, helped along by Ivan Vishnevsky and Andreas Engqvist. Kazan tied it on a Denis Golubev goal, assisted by Dmitry Arkhipov and Vasily Tokranov. Ak Bars took the lead with an Albert Yarullin power play goal, powered by Mattias Sjogren and Justin Azevedo. Salavat Yulaev tied it on an Omark power play goal in the second period, with assists provided by Alexander Loginov and Sami Lepisto. Kazan took the lead again with an Azevedo power play goal, with a lone helper by Mikhail Varnakov. Ak Bars added on with a third period goal by Vladimir Tkachyov on the power play, courtesy of Oscar Moller. Ufa pulled back with an Anton Lazarev goal, fueled by Alexander Nesterov and Loginov. This only made it 4-3, the final, with the three stars going to Azevedo, Omark, and Loginov. Ak Bars has made it a closer series, but they return home trailing Salavat Yulaev 3-2 in that regard.
Game 6: TatNeft Arena, Kazan, Russia. In goal: Niklas Svedberg for Ufa and Emil Garipov for Kazan. Kazan was first to score in the first period with a Vladimir Tkachyov goal, helped along by Albert Yarullin and Nikolai Belov. Ak Bars added on in the second period with an unassisted Tkachyov goal. Kazan extended the lead as Artyom Lukoyanov scored, thanks to Yarullin. Ak Bars padded the lead with another Lukoyanov goal, with a lone assist by Tkachyov. Vladimir Sokhatsky replaced Svedberg in goal. Kazan kept going with a Ryan Wilson power play goal, powered by Denis Golubev and Dmitry Obukhov. Ak Bars continued with a Tkachyov goal in the third period, completing his hat trick on the power play, helped along by Vasily Tokranov. Kazan struck again with a Golubev goal, guided in by Dmitry Arkhipov and Alexander Svitov. Ak Bars finished it at 8-0 with a Fyodor Malykhin goal, made possible by Obukhov and Mikhail Varnakov. The three stars were awarded to Tkachyov, Lukoyanov, and Golubev, while Yarullin and Obukhov get the honorable mentions. The thrashing here earns Ak Bars a decisive game back in Ufa, with the series currently tied at 3.
Game 7: Ufa Arena, Ufa, Russia. In goal: Emil Garipov for Kazan and Niklas Svedberg for Ufa. Kazan drew first blood in the first period with a Dmitry Arkhipov goal, assisted by Albert Yarullin. Ufa tied it on an Enver Lisin goal, passed from Denis Khlystov and Dmitry Makarov. Salavat Yulaev took the lead with a Maxim Goncharov goal, guided in by Teemu Hartikainen and Lisin. Ufa added on in the second period with a Makarov goal, made possible by Maxim Mayorov. Ak Bars got one back in the third period with a Dmitry Obukhov goal, fueled by Stepan Zakharchuk and Fyodor Malykhin. This only made it 3-2, the final, with the three stars given to Makarov, Lisin, and Svedberg (28 for 30 in saves). Salavat Yulaev finally capped the series, winning 4-3 to advance to face Avangard Omsk in the Eastern Conference Semifinals.
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Game 1: Ufa Arena, Ufa, Russia. In goal: Stanislav Galimov for Kazan and Niklas Svedberg for Ufa. Ufa led off in the first period with an Igor Grigorenko goal, coming off of Andreas Engqvist and Linus Omark. Salavat Yulaev added on with a Grigorenko power play goal in the second period, his second of the game, powered by Engqvist and Omark. Ufa extended the lead as Teemu Hartikainen scored an empty net goal in the third period, set up by Zakhar Arzamastsev and Nikolai Prokhorkin. Salavat Yulaev padded the lead as Denis Khlystov scored, thanks to Stepan Khripunov. Kazan got on the board with a Dmitry Obukhov goal, made possible by Vasily Tokranov and Mikhail Varnakov. This only made it 4-1, with the three stars being Grigorenko, Engqvist, and Omark.
Game 2: Ufa Arena, Ufa, Russia. In goal: Stanislav Galimov for Kazan and Niklas Svedberg for Ufa. Ufa began in the first period with an Alexander Loginov goal, passed from Linus Omark on the power play. Salavat Yulaev added on with a Denis Bodrov goal, courtesy of Omark. Kazan got on the board in the second period with an Artyom Lukoyanov goal, via Vladimir Tkachyov. Ufa replied with an Oleg Saprykin goal, with a lone helper from Bodrov. Ak Bars shot back with a Ryan Wilson goal, assisted by Stepan Zakharchuk and Tkachyov. Salavat Yulaev countered with a Nikolai Prokhorkin goal, made possible by Enver Lisin and Sami Lepisto. Ufa iced it at 5-2 with a Denis Khlystov goal, with helpers from Loginov and Lisin. The three stars went to Loginov, Bodrov, and Omark, while Lisin and Tkachyov get the honorable mentions. Salavat Yulaev owns a 2-0 series lead as the series heads west.
Game 3: TatNeft Arena, Kazan, Russia. In goal: Niklas Svedberg for Ufa and Stanislav Galimov for Kazan. Kazan opened in the first period with a Vladimir Tkachyov goal, helped along by Marek Daloga and Artyom Lukoyanov. Ak Bars added on with a Dmitry Arkhipov goal in the second period, going in unassisted. Kazan extended the lead as Lukoyanov scored, thanks to Andrei Chibisov and Tkachyov. This stood for a 3-0 win, with the three stars given to Tkachyov, Lukoyanov, and Galimov (34 save shutout). Ak Bars cut their deficit to 2-1 in the series.
Game 4: TatNeft Arena, Kazan, Russia. In goal: Niklas Svedberg for Ufa and Stanislav Galimov for Kazan. Ufa started in the first period with a Linus Omark power play goal, powered by Sami Lepisto and Alexander Loginov. Salavat Yulaev added on with a Sergei Soin goal, fueled by Dmitry Makarov and Alexander Nesterov. Ufa extended the lead in the third period as Andreas Engqvist scored a power play goal, thanks to Omark and Maxim Goncharov. Kazan got on the board with an unassisted Albert Yarullin power play goal in the third period. Salavat Yulaev iced it at 4-1 with an Anton Lazarev power play goal into an empty net, set up by Nesterov. The three stars were handed to Omark, Svedberg (32 for 33 in saves), and Nesterov. Salavat Yulaev heads home with a 3-1 lead and a chance to advance.
Game 5: Ufa Arena, Ufa, Russia. In goal: Emil Garipov for Kazan and Niklas Svedberg for Ufa. Ufa struck first in the first period with a Linus Omark goal, helped along by Ivan Vishnevsky and Andreas Engqvist. Kazan tied it on a Denis Golubev goal, assisted by Dmitry Arkhipov and Vasily Tokranov. Ak Bars took the lead with an Albert Yarullin power play goal, powered by Mattias Sjogren and Justin Azevedo. Salavat Yulaev tied it on an Omark power play goal in the second period, with assists provided by Alexander Loginov and Sami Lepisto. Kazan took the lead again with an Azevedo power play goal, with a lone helper by Mikhail Varnakov. Ak Bars added on with a third period goal by Vladimir Tkachyov on the power play, courtesy of Oscar Moller. Ufa pulled back with an Anton Lazarev goal, fueled by Alexander Nesterov and Loginov. This only made it 4-3, the final, with the three stars going to Azevedo, Omark, and Loginov. Ak Bars has made it a closer series, but they return home trailing Salavat Yulaev 3-2 in that regard.
Game 6: TatNeft Arena, Kazan, Russia. In goal: Niklas Svedberg for Ufa and Emil Garipov for Kazan. Kazan was first to score in the first period with a Vladimir Tkachyov goal, helped along by Albert Yarullin and Nikolai Belov. Ak Bars added on in the second period with an unassisted Tkachyov goal. Kazan extended the lead as Artyom Lukoyanov scored, thanks to Yarullin. Ak Bars padded the lead with another Lukoyanov goal, with a lone assist by Tkachyov. Vladimir Sokhatsky replaced Svedberg in goal. Kazan kept going with a Ryan Wilson power play goal, powered by Denis Golubev and Dmitry Obukhov. Ak Bars continued with a Tkachyov goal in the third period, completing his hat trick on the power play, helped along by Vasily Tokranov. Kazan struck again with a Golubev goal, guided in by Dmitry Arkhipov and Alexander Svitov. Ak Bars finished it at 8-0 with a Fyodor Malykhin goal, made possible by Obukhov and Mikhail Varnakov. The three stars were awarded to Tkachyov, Lukoyanov, and Golubev, while Yarullin and Obukhov get the honorable mentions. The thrashing here earns Ak Bars a decisive game back in Ufa, with the series currently tied at 3.
Game 7: Ufa Arena, Ufa, Russia. In goal: Emil Garipov for Kazan and Niklas Svedberg for Ufa. Kazan drew first blood in the first period with a Dmitry Arkhipov goal, assisted by Albert Yarullin. Ufa tied it on an Enver Lisin goal, passed from Denis Khlystov and Dmitry Makarov. Salavat Yulaev took the lead with a Maxim Goncharov goal, guided in by Teemu Hartikainen and Lisin. Ufa added on in the second period with a Makarov goal, made possible by Maxim Mayorov. Ak Bars got one back in the third period with a Dmitry Obukhov goal, fueled by Stepan Zakharchuk and Fyodor Malykhin. This only made it 3-2, the final, with the three stars given to Makarov, Lisin, and Svedberg (28 for 30 in saves). Salavat Yulaev finally capped the series, winning 4-3 to advance to face Avangard Omsk in the Eastern Conference Semifinals.
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2015-16 NHL Season - Day 141
Three games on for a calm Friday night, beginning with...
The Washington Capitals hosting the New York Rangers. Antti Raanta is mismatched with Braden Holtby in goal. New York opened with a first period goal by Jesper Fast, his ninth of the season, assisted by Dan Girardi and Ryan McDonagh. The Rangers added on with a Keith Yandle power play goal, his fifth of the year, powered by Derick Brassard and Derek Stepan. Washington got on the board in the second period with a Jay Beagle goal, his seventh of the season, going in unassisted. The Capitals tied it with a T.J. Oshie power play goal, his nineteenth of the year, an unassisted goal. New York took the lead in the third period on a Stepan goal, his fifteenth of the campaign, helped along by McDonagh. The final held at 3-2, with the three stars going to Stepan, McDonagh, and Raanta (32 for 34 in saves).
Over in Columbus, the Blue Jackets welcome the Edmonton Oilers. Laurent Brossoit and Joonas Korpisalo are the unknown goalies. Columbus started with a Cam Atkinson goal, his twenty-first of the season, guided in by Brandon Dubinsky and Boone Jenner. The Blue Jackets added on with a David Savard goal, his second of the year, via Brandon Saad and Matt Calvert. Edmonton got on the board with a second period Leon Draisaitl goal, his seventeenth of the season, helped along by Adam Pardy and Patrick Maroon. Columbus replied with a Fedor Tyutin goal, assisted by Scott Hartnell and Nick Foligno. The Blue Jackets extended the lead as Jenner scored his twenty-third of the year on the power play, with the help of Ryan Murray and Seth Jones. The Oilers shot back with a Taylor Hall power play goal, his twenty-second of the season, powered by Andrej Sekera and Connor McDavid. Columbus replied with a Hartnell goal, his twenty-first of the year, with a lone assist by Alexander Wennberg. Edmonton countered in the third period with a McDavid goal, his thirteenth of the season, fueled by Maroon and Sekera. The Blue Jackets capped it at 6-3 with a Savard goal, his second of the game and third of the year, made possible by William Karlsson and David Clarkson. The three stars were handed to Savard, Jenner, and McDavid, while Hartnell, Maroon, and Sekera receive the honorable mentions.
Finally, the Dallas Stars bring in the New Jersey Devils. Cory Schneider and Kari Lehtonen are between the pipes. Dallas drew first blood in the first period with a Valeri Nichushkin goal, his ninth of the season, via Mattias Janmark. New Jersey tied it in the second period on an Adam Henrique goal, his twenty-third of the year, passed from Adam Larsson and Sergey Kalinin. The Stars took the lead back with a Jason Spezza goal, his twenty-third of the season, coming off of Janmark and Nichushkin. Dallas added on with a Colton Sceviour goal, his ninth of the year, guided in by Alex Goligoski and Radek Faksa. The Devils pulled back in the third period on a Devante Smith-Pelly goal, his eighth of the season, helped along by Damon Severson and John Moore. The Stars iced it at 4-2 with a Vernon Fiddler shorthanded empty net goal, his tenth of the year, set up by Sceviour and Goligoski. The three stars went to Sceviour, Nichushkin, and Janmark, while Goligoski gets an honorable mention.
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The Washington Capitals hosting the New York Rangers. Antti Raanta is mismatched with Braden Holtby in goal. New York opened with a first period goal by Jesper Fast, his ninth of the season, assisted by Dan Girardi and Ryan McDonagh. The Rangers added on with a Keith Yandle power play goal, his fifth of the year, powered by Derick Brassard and Derek Stepan. Washington got on the board in the second period with a Jay Beagle goal, his seventh of the season, going in unassisted. The Capitals tied it with a T.J. Oshie power play goal, his nineteenth of the year, an unassisted goal. New York took the lead in the third period on a Stepan goal, his fifteenth of the campaign, helped along by McDonagh. The final held at 3-2, with the three stars going to Stepan, McDonagh, and Raanta (32 for 34 in saves).
Over in Columbus, the Blue Jackets welcome the Edmonton Oilers. Laurent Brossoit and Joonas Korpisalo are the unknown goalies. Columbus started with a Cam Atkinson goal, his twenty-first of the season, guided in by Brandon Dubinsky and Boone Jenner. The Blue Jackets added on with a David Savard goal, his second of the year, via Brandon Saad and Matt Calvert. Edmonton got on the board with a second period Leon Draisaitl goal, his seventeenth of the season, helped along by Adam Pardy and Patrick Maroon. Columbus replied with a Fedor Tyutin goal, assisted by Scott Hartnell and Nick Foligno. The Blue Jackets extended the lead as Jenner scored his twenty-third of the year on the power play, with the help of Ryan Murray and Seth Jones. The Oilers shot back with a Taylor Hall power play goal, his twenty-second of the season, powered by Andrej Sekera and Connor McDavid. Columbus replied with a Hartnell goal, his twenty-first of the year, with a lone assist by Alexander Wennberg. Edmonton countered in the third period with a McDavid goal, his thirteenth of the season, fueled by Maroon and Sekera. The Blue Jackets capped it at 6-3 with a Savard goal, his second of the game and third of the year, made possible by William Karlsson and David Clarkson. The three stars were handed to Savard, Jenner, and McDavid, while Hartnell, Maroon, and Sekera receive the honorable mentions.
Finally, the Dallas Stars bring in the New Jersey Devils. Cory Schneider and Kari Lehtonen are between the pipes. Dallas drew first blood in the first period with a Valeri Nichushkin goal, his ninth of the season, via Mattias Janmark. New Jersey tied it in the second period on an Adam Henrique goal, his twenty-third of the year, passed from Adam Larsson and Sergey Kalinin. The Stars took the lead back with a Jason Spezza goal, his twenty-third of the season, coming off of Janmark and Nichushkin. Dallas added on with a Colton Sceviour goal, his ninth of the year, guided in by Alex Goligoski and Radek Faksa. The Devils pulled back in the third period on a Devante Smith-Pelly goal, his eighth of the season, helped along by Damon Severson and John Moore. The Stars iced it at 4-2 with a Vernon Fiddler shorthanded empty net goal, his tenth of the year, set up by Sceviour and Goligoski. The three stars went to Sceviour, Nichushkin, and Janmark, while Goligoski gets an honorable mention.
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Thursday, March 3, 2016
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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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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2015/16 KHL Eastern Conference Quarterfinals: 2) Metallurg Magnitogorsk VS. 7) Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg
As is standard procedure for the playoffs, this post will cover the entire series.
Game 1: Arena Metallurg, Magnitogorsk, Russia. In goal: Jakub Kovar for Yekaterinburg and Ilya Samsonov for Magnitogorsk. Magnitogorsk was first to score in the first period with an Alexander Semin power play goal, powered by Jan Kovar. Yekaterinburg tied it with an Alexander Pankov goal, via Vitaly Popov. Avtomobilist took the lead in the second period with another Pankov goal, fueled by Andrei Alexeyev and Alexei Simakov. The final stood from here at 2-1, with the three stars handed to Pankov, Kovar (27 for 28 in saves), and Semin.
Game 2: Arena Metallurg, Magnitogorsk, Russia. In goal: Igor Ustinsky for Yekaterinburg and Vasily Koshechkin for Magnitogorsk. Magnitogorsk dented the scoreboard in the third period with an Oskar Osala goal, fueled by Wojtek Wolski and Yaroslav Kosov. Metallurg iced it at 2-0 with a Jan Kovar empty net goal, set up by Evgeny Biryukov. The three stars went to Koshechkin (20 save shutout), Osala, and Ustinsky (36 for 37 in saves). The series is tied at 1 as the action shifts to Yekaterinburg.
Game 3: KRK Uralets, Yekaterinburg, Russia. In goal: Vasily Koshechkin for Magnitogorsk and Jakub Kovar for Yekaterinburg. Magnitogorsk struck first in the first period with an Alexander Semin goal, via Denis Osipov and Tomas Filippi. Metallurg added on with a Yaroslav Kosov goal, helped along by Wojtek Wolski and Viktor Antipin. Magnitogorsk extended the lead as Oskar Osala scored, thanks to Kosov. Igor Ustinsky relieved Kovar. Metallurg padded the lead in the second period with another Kosov goal, assisted by Alexei Bereglazov and Osala. Magnitogorsk kept going with a Denis Platonov goal, made possible by Evgeny Timkin. Metallurg finished it at 6-0 with a third period goal by Osala, going shorthanded into the empty net, set up by Platonov. The three stars went to Kosov, Osala, and Koshechkin (29 save shutout), while Platonov gets an honorable mention. Metallurg takes a 2-1 series lead with this win.
Game 4: KRK Uralets, Yekaterinburg, Russia. In goal: Ilya Samsonov for Magnitogorsk and Igor Ustinsky for Yekaterinburg. Magnitogorsk got going in the second period with an Alexander Semin power play goal, powered by Chris Lee and Sergei Mozyakin. Yekaterinburg tied it on an Alexei Vasilevskiy goal, coming off of Nikolai Timashov and Petr Koukal on the power play. Avtomobilist took the lead with an unassisted Artyom Gareyev power play goal. Yekaterinburg added on with a Vasilevskiy power play goal, with a lone assist by Timashov. This stood for a 3-1 win, with the three stars being Vasilevskiy, Ustinsky (33 for 34 in saves), and Timashov. The series heads back to Magnitogorsk tied at 2.
Game 5: Arena Metallurg, Magnitogorsk, Russia. In goal: Igor Ustinsky for Yekaterinburg and Ilya Samsonov for Magnitogorsk. Yekaterinburg led off in the first period with a Yegor Zhuravlyov goal, coming off of Petr Koukal and Alexander Pankov. Magnitogorsk tied it on a Viktor Antipin goal, helped along by Chris Lee and Danis Zaripov on the power play. Metallurg took the lead in the second period with a Sergei Mozyakin goal, via Lee and Zaripov. Magnitogorsk added on in the third period with a Zaripov goal, assisted by Mozyakin and Jan Kovar. Avtomobilist got one back with a power play goal by Alexei Vasilevsky, powered by Alexei Simakov. Metallurg iced it at 4-2 with a Denis Platonov empty net goal, set up by Tomas Filippi. The three stars went to Zaripov, Mozyakin, and Lee. Metallurg travels with a 3-2 lead now in what has been a grueling series.
Game 6: KRK Uralets, Yekaterinburg, Russia. In goal: Ilya Samsonov for Magnitogorsk and Igor Ustinsky for Yekaterinburg. Yekaterinburg began in the first period with an Anatoly Golyshev power play goal, powered by Nikita Tryamkin and Alexei Vasilevsky. Avtomobilist added on with a Sergei Yemelin goal, via Tommi Kivisto and Dmitry Megalinsky. Magnitogorsk got on the board with a second period goal from Sergei Tereshchenko, assisted by Alexei Kaigorodov. Metallurg tied it in the third period with a Bogdan Potekhin goal, fueled by Yaroslav Khabarov. Magnitogorsk took the lead with a Jan Kovar power play goal, helped along by Chris Lee and Sergei Mozyakin. Metallurg extended the lead as Tomas Filippi scored, thanks to Alexander Semin. Magnitogorsk iced it at 5-2 with a Filippi empty net goal, set up by Wolski. The three stars went to Filippi, Kovar, and Potekhin. Metallurg gets a gritty 4-2 series win, and they are going to face Sibir Novosibirsk in the Eastern Conference Semifinals.
Game 1: Arena Metallurg, Magnitogorsk, Russia. In goal: Jakub Kovar for Yekaterinburg and Ilya Samsonov for Magnitogorsk. Magnitogorsk was first to score in the first period with an Alexander Semin power play goal, powered by Jan Kovar. Yekaterinburg tied it with an Alexander Pankov goal, via Vitaly Popov. Avtomobilist took the lead in the second period with another Pankov goal, fueled by Andrei Alexeyev and Alexei Simakov. The final stood from here at 2-1, with the three stars handed to Pankov, Kovar (27 for 28 in saves), and Semin.
Game 2: Arena Metallurg, Magnitogorsk, Russia. In goal: Igor Ustinsky for Yekaterinburg and Vasily Koshechkin for Magnitogorsk. Magnitogorsk dented the scoreboard in the third period with an Oskar Osala goal, fueled by Wojtek Wolski and Yaroslav Kosov. Metallurg iced it at 2-0 with a Jan Kovar empty net goal, set up by Evgeny Biryukov. The three stars went to Koshechkin (20 save shutout), Osala, and Ustinsky (36 for 37 in saves). The series is tied at 1 as the action shifts to Yekaterinburg.
Game 3: KRK Uralets, Yekaterinburg, Russia. In goal: Vasily Koshechkin for Magnitogorsk and Jakub Kovar for Yekaterinburg. Magnitogorsk struck first in the first period with an Alexander Semin goal, via Denis Osipov and Tomas Filippi. Metallurg added on with a Yaroslav Kosov goal, helped along by Wojtek Wolski and Viktor Antipin. Magnitogorsk extended the lead as Oskar Osala scored, thanks to Kosov. Igor Ustinsky relieved Kovar. Metallurg padded the lead in the second period with another Kosov goal, assisted by Alexei Bereglazov and Osala. Magnitogorsk kept going with a Denis Platonov goal, made possible by Evgeny Timkin. Metallurg finished it at 6-0 with a third period goal by Osala, going shorthanded into the empty net, set up by Platonov. The three stars went to Kosov, Osala, and Koshechkin (29 save shutout), while Platonov gets an honorable mention. Metallurg takes a 2-1 series lead with this win.
Game 4: KRK Uralets, Yekaterinburg, Russia. In goal: Ilya Samsonov for Magnitogorsk and Igor Ustinsky for Yekaterinburg. Magnitogorsk got going in the second period with an Alexander Semin power play goal, powered by Chris Lee and Sergei Mozyakin. Yekaterinburg tied it on an Alexei Vasilevskiy goal, coming off of Nikolai Timashov and Petr Koukal on the power play. Avtomobilist took the lead with an unassisted Artyom Gareyev power play goal. Yekaterinburg added on with a Vasilevskiy power play goal, with a lone assist by Timashov. This stood for a 3-1 win, with the three stars being Vasilevskiy, Ustinsky (33 for 34 in saves), and Timashov. The series heads back to Magnitogorsk tied at 2.
Game 5: Arena Metallurg, Magnitogorsk, Russia. In goal: Igor Ustinsky for Yekaterinburg and Ilya Samsonov for Magnitogorsk. Yekaterinburg led off in the first period with a Yegor Zhuravlyov goal, coming off of Petr Koukal and Alexander Pankov. Magnitogorsk tied it on a Viktor Antipin goal, helped along by Chris Lee and Danis Zaripov on the power play. Metallurg took the lead in the second period with a Sergei Mozyakin goal, via Lee and Zaripov. Magnitogorsk added on in the third period with a Zaripov goal, assisted by Mozyakin and Jan Kovar. Avtomobilist got one back with a power play goal by Alexei Vasilevsky, powered by Alexei Simakov. Metallurg iced it at 4-2 with a Denis Platonov empty net goal, set up by Tomas Filippi. The three stars went to Zaripov, Mozyakin, and Lee. Metallurg travels with a 3-2 lead now in what has been a grueling series.
Game 6: KRK Uralets, Yekaterinburg, Russia. In goal: Ilya Samsonov for Magnitogorsk and Igor Ustinsky for Yekaterinburg. Yekaterinburg began in the first period with an Anatoly Golyshev power play goal, powered by Nikita Tryamkin and Alexei Vasilevsky. Avtomobilist added on with a Sergei Yemelin goal, via Tommi Kivisto and Dmitry Megalinsky. Magnitogorsk got on the board with a second period goal from Sergei Tereshchenko, assisted by Alexei Kaigorodov. Metallurg tied it in the third period with a Bogdan Potekhin goal, fueled by Yaroslav Khabarov. Magnitogorsk took the lead with a Jan Kovar power play goal, helped along by Chris Lee and Sergei Mozyakin. Metallurg extended the lead as Tomas Filippi scored, thanks to Alexander Semin. Magnitogorsk iced it at 5-2 with a Filippi empty net goal, set up by Wolski. The three stars went to Filippi, Kovar, and Potekhin. Metallurg gets a gritty 4-2 series win, and they are going to face Sibir Novosibirsk in the Eastern Conference Semifinals.
Wednesday, March 2, 2016
2015-16 NHL Season - Day 139
Just three games on tonight, beginning with...
The Washington Capitals hosting the Toronto Maple Leafs. Jonathan Bernier and Philipp Grubauer are in the blue paint. Washington opened in the first period with a Taylor Chorney goal, assisted by T.J. Oshie and Evgeny Kuznetsov. The Capitals added on with an Alex Ovechkin goal, his forty-first of the season, coming off of Nicklas Backstrom and Oshie. Toronto got on the board in the second period with a Nikita Soshnikov goal, passed from Nazem Kadri and Matt Hunwick. The Maple Leafs tied it in the third period with a Colin Greening goal, his second of the year, made possible by Peter Holland and Connor Carrick. Washington regained the lead with a Matt Niskanen power play goal, his fifth of the campaign, powered by Backstrom and Oshie, the latter earning a sock trick. This made it 3-2, the final, with the three stars awarded to Oshie, Backstrom, and Niskanen.
Over in Detroit, the Red Wings welcome the Chicago Blackhawks. Corey Crawford and Petr Mrazek tend the twines. Chicago started in the first period with a Brent Seabrook goal, his thirteenth of the season, courtesy of Erik Gustafsson and Teuvo Teravainen. The Blackhawks added on in the second period with an Artemi Panarin power play goal, his twenty-third of the year, powered by Patrick Kane and Seabrook. Chicago extended the lead as Kane scored on the power play, his thirty-seventh of the season, assisted by Seabrook and Duncan Keith. Detroit got on the board with a Brad Richards power play goal in the third period, his eighth of the year, via Mike Green and Tomas Tatar. The Blackhawks fired back with an Andrew Ladd goal, his eighteenth of the season, helped along by Keith and Seabrook, the latter getting a sock trick. Chicago padded the lead on a Panarin goal, his second of the game and twenty-fourth of the year, with a lone helper by Kane. The Red Wings pulled back with a Gustav Nyquist goal, his sixteenth of the season, guided in by Jonathan Ericsson and Riley Sheahan. This only made it 5-2, the final, with the three stars given to Seabrook, Panarin, and Kane, while Keith gets an honorable mention.
Finally, the Anaheim Ducks bring in the Montreal Canadiens. Mike Condon and John Gibson are the inexperienced goalies. Montreal got going in the second period with an Alex Galchenyuk goal, his eighteenth of the season, coming off of Andrei Markov and Lars Eller. Anaheim tied it with a Jamie McGinn goal, his fifteenth of the year, passed from Hampus Lindholm and Josh Manson. The Canadiens took the lead back in the third period with a Galchenyuk goal, his second of the game and nineteenth of the season, made possible by P.K. Subban and Alexei Emelin. The Ducks tied it with a Corey Perry power play goal, his twenty-seventh of the year, powered by David Perron and Cam Fowler. Jakob Silfverberg had the only tally in the shootout, giving the Ducks a 3-2 win. The three stars went to Perry, Silfverberg, and Galchenyuk.
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The Washington Capitals hosting the Toronto Maple Leafs. Jonathan Bernier and Philipp Grubauer are in the blue paint. Washington opened in the first period with a Taylor Chorney goal, assisted by T.J. Oshie and Evgeny Kuznetsov. The Capitals added on with an Alex Ovechkin goal, his forty-first of the season, coming off of Nicklas Backstrom and Oshie. Toronto got on the board in the second period with a Nikita Soshnikov goal, passed from Nazem Kadri and Matt Hunwick. The Maple Leafs tied it in the third period with a Colin Greening goal, his second of the year, made possible by Peter Holland and Connor Carrick. Washington regained the lead with a Matt Niskanen power play goal, his fifth of the campaign, powered by Backstrom and Oshie, the latter earning a sock trick. This made it 3-2, the final, with the three stars awarded to Oshie, Backstrom, and Niskanen.
Over in Detroit, the Red Wings welcome the Chicago Blackhawks. Corey Crawford and Petr Mrazek tend the twines. Chicago started in the first period with a Brent Seabrook goal, his thirteenth of the season, courtesy of Erik Gustafsson and Teuvo Teravainen. The Blackhawks added on in the second period with an Artemi Panarin power play goal, his twenty-third of the year, powered by Patrick Kane and Seabrook. Chicago extended the lead as Kane scored on the power play, his thirty-seventh of the season, assisted by Seabrook and Duncan Keith. Detroit got on the board with a Brad Richards power play goal in the third period, his eighth of the year, via Mike Green and Tomas Tatar. The Blackhawks fired back with an Andrew Ladd goal, his eighteenth of the season, helped along by Keith and Seabrook, the latter getting a sock trick. Chicago padded the lead on a Panarin goal, his second of the game and twenty-fourth of the year, with a lone helper by Kane. The Red Wings pulled back with a Gustav Nyquist goal, his sixteenth of the season, guided in by Jonathan Ericsson and Riley Sheahan. This only made it 5-2, the final, with the three stars given to Seabrook, Panarin, and Kane, while Keith gets an honorable mention.
Finally, the Anaheim Ducks bring in the Montreal Canadiens. Mike Condon and John Gibson are the inexperienced goalies. Montreal got going in the second period with an Alex Galchenyuk goal, his eighteenth of the season, coming off of Andrei Markov and Lars Eller. Anaheim tied it with a Jamie McGinn goal, his fifteenth of the year, passed from Hampus Lindholm and Josh Manson. The Canadiens took the lead back in the third period with a Galchenyuk goal, his second of the game and nineteenth of the season, made possible by P.K. Subban and Alexei Emelin. The Ducks tied it with a Corey Perry power play goal, his twenty-seventh of the year, powered by David Perron and Cam Fowler. Jakob Silfverberg had the only tally in the shootout, giving the Ducks a 3-2 win. The three stars went to Perry, Silfverberg, and Galchenyuk.
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2015/16 Premier League Week 28
It's a full slate of league action in the middle of the week. We begin with five games on Tuesday, the first being...
Aston Villa hosting Everton. Joel Robles and Brad Guzan make the starts in goal. Everton began with a Ramiro Funes Mori goal in the fifth minute, via Kevin Mirallas. Aston Villa had yellow cards go to Ciaran Clark in the thirteenth minute, Idrissa Gueye in the twentieth minute, and Leandro Bacuna in the twenty-seventh minute, the first two for fouls and the last one for a handball. Everton added on with a thirtieth minute Aaron Lennon goal, made possible by Mirallas. Everton's Romelu Lukaku took a yellow card for a forty-fourth minute foul. Everton extended the lead as Lukaku scored in the sixtieth minute, assisted by Funes Mori. Aston Villa got on the board with a Rudy Gestede goal in the seventy-ninth minute, passed from Jordan Veretout. This made it a 3-1 win for Everton.
Next up, Bournemouth welcomes Southampton. Fraser Forster and Artur Boruc draw the starts in goal. Bournemouth opened in the thirty-first minute on a Steve Cook goal. Bournemouth added on in the seventy-ninth minute with a Benik Afobe goal, coming off of Matt Ritchie. Bournemouth took the game 2-0.
Up to Leicester City bringing in West Bromwich Albion. Ben Foster and Kasper Schmeichel are the gloved men. West Bromwich led off in the eleventh minute on a Salomon Rondon goal, courtesy of Darren Fletcher. Leicester City tied it with a thirtieth minute Daniel Drinkwater goal, via Andy King. Stephane Sessegnon of West Bromwich Albion took a yellow card for a thirty-second minute foul. Leicester City took the lead in first half stoppage time on a King goal, coming off of Riyad Mahrez. West Bromwich Albion retied it on a fiftieth minute goal by Craig Gardner. West Bromwich Albion saw a yellow card for a foul by Claudio Yacob at the eighty-eight minute mark. The game ended in a 2-2 draw.
Backtracking to Norwich City hosting Chelsea. Thibaut Courtois and John Ruddy man the nets. Chelsea started with a Kenedy goal in the first minute, assisted by Eden Hazard. Norwich City saw yellow cards given to Jonny Howson in the thirteenth minute and Ryan Bennett in the thirty-ninth minute, both for fouls. Chelsea's Oscar had a yellow card for a forty-fourth minute foul. Chelsea added on with a Diego Costa goal in first half stoppage time, set up by Bertrand Traore. In the sixty-eighth minute, Nathan Redmond put Norwich City on the board with his goal, helped along by Wes Hoolahan. In the seventy-third minute, Cesc Fabregas of Chelsea had a yellow card for a foul. Norwich City received a yellow card for a Timm Klose foul in the seventy-sixth minute. The game ended 2-1 in Chelsea's favor.
Ending the day, Sunderland welcomes Crystal Palace. Wayne Hennessey and Vito Mannone are the goalies. Sunderland saw an eighteenth minute yellow card for a Jack Rodwell foul. Sunderland got going in the thirty-sixth minute on a Dame N'Doye goal, via Jermain Defoe. Crystal Palace's Scott Dann received a yellow card for his foul in first half stoppage time. In the sixty-first minute, a Connor Wickham goal set up by Yannick Bolasie tied the game for Crystal Palace. In the sixty-seventh minute, Crystal Palace took the lead as Wickham scored again. Sunderland tied it in the ninetieth minute on a Fabio Borini goal, passed from DeAndre Yedlin. The final stood at 2-2.
On Wednesday, Arsenal brings in Swansea City for the first of five games. Lukasz Fabianski and Petr Cech are the keepers. Arsenal struck first in the fifteenth minute with a Joel Campbell goal, via Alexis Sanchez. Swansea City tied it with a Wayne Routledge goal in the thirty-second minute, coming off of Jack Cork. In the fortieth minute, Andre Ayew received a yellow card for his foul for Swansea City. Swansea City took the lead in the seventy-fourth minute with an Ashley Williams goal. Swansea City's Routledge received a yellow card in the seventy-seventh minute. Swansea City took the game 2-1.
Along to Stoke City hosting Newcastle United. Robert Elliot and Jack Butland are between the posts. Stoke City saw a yellow card go to Marc Muniesa in first half stoppage time for a foul. Stoke City dented the scoreboard at the eighty minute mark with a Xherdan Shaqiri goal, helped along by Mame Biram Diouf. This stood for a 1-0 win.
Next up, West Ham United welcomes Tottenham Hotspur. Hugo Lloris and Adrian are the veteran keepers. West Ham United drew first blood in the seventh minute with a Michail Antonio goal, assisted by Dimitri Payet. Tottenham Hotspur had yellow cards for Toby Alderweireld in the thirtieth minute and Kevin Wimmer in the forty-first minute, both for fouls. Tottenham Hotspur's Ben Davies took a yellow card for a sixty-fifth minute foul. West Ham United held on for a 1-0 win.
Up to Liverpool bringing in Manchester City. Joe Hart and Simon Mignolet are the gloved men. Liverpool was first to score in the thirty-fourth minute with an Adam Lallana goal, via James Milner. In the forty-first minute, Milner scored to add to the Liverpool lead, with the help of Roberto Firmino. The team came full circle in the fifty-seventh minute, as Liverpool extended the lead with a Firmino goal set up by Lallana. In the sixty-eighth minute, Jesus Navas of Manchester City received a yellow card for his foul.
Finally, Manchester United hosts Watford. Heurelho Gomes and David de Gea draw the starts in goal. Manchester United saw a yellow card for Timothy Fosu-Mensah in the twenty-third minute for his foul. Watford's Miguel Britos had a yellow card for an eighty-second minute foul. In the eighty-third minute, Juan Mata put Manchester United on the board with his free kick goal. Watford saw a stoppage time yellow card for Nordin Amrabat for a foul. Manchester United won 1-0.
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Aston Villa hosting Everton. Joel Robles and Brad Guzan make the starts in goal. Everton began with a Ramiro Funes Mori goal in the fifth minute, via Kevin Mirallas. Aston Villa had yellow cards go to Ciaran Clark in the thirteenth minute, Idrissa Gueye in the twentieth minute, and Leandro Bacuna in the twenty-seventh minute, the first two for fouls and the last one for a handball. Everton added on with a thirtieth minute Aaron Lennon goal, made possible by Mirallas. Everton's Romelu Lukaku took a yellow card for a forty-fourth minute foul. Everton extended the lead as Lukaku scored in the sixtieth minute, assisted by Funes Mori. Aston Villa got on the board with a Rudy Gestede goal in the seventy-ninth minute, passed from Jordan Veretout. This made it a 3-1 win for Everton.
Next up, Bournemouth welcomes Southampton. Fraser Forster and Artur Boruc draw the starts in goal. Bournemouth opened in the thirty-first minute on a Steve Cook goal. Bournemouth added on in the seventy-ninth minute with a Benik Afobe goal, coming off of Matt Ritchie. Bournemouth took the game 2-0.
Up to Leicester City bringing in West Bromwich Albion. Ben Foster and Kasper Schmeichel are the gloved men. West Bromwich led off in the eleventh minute on a Salomon Rondon goal, courtesy of Darren Fletcher. Leicester City tied it with a thirtieth minute Daniel Drinkwater goal, via Andy King. Stephane Sessegnon of West Bromwich Albion took a yellow card for a thirty-second minute foul. Leicester City took the lead in first half stoppage time on a King goal, coming off of Riyad Mahrez. West Bromwich Albion retied it on a fiftieth minute goal by Craig Gardner. West Bromwich Albion saw a yellow card for a foul by Claudio Yacob at the eighty-eight minute mark. The game ended in a 2-2 draw.
Backtracking to Norwich City hosting Chelsea. Thibaut Courtois and John Ruddy man the nets. Chelsea started with a Kenedy goal in the first minute, assisted by Eden Hazard. Norwich City saw yellow cards given to Jonny Howson in the thirteenth minute and Ryan Bennett in the thirty-ninth minute, both for fouls. Chelsea's Oscar had a yellow card for a forty-fourth minute foul. Chelsea added on with a Diego Costa goal in first half stoppage time, set up by Bertrand Traore. In the sixty-eighth minute, Nathan Redmond put Norwich City on the board with his goal, helped along by Wes Hoolahan. In the seventy-third minute, Cesc Fabregas of Chelsea had a yellow card for a foul. Norwich City received a yellow card for a Timm Klose foul in the seventy-sixth minute. The game ended 2-1 in Chelsea's favor.
Ending the day, Sunderland welcomes Crystal Palace. Wayne Hennessey and Vito Mannone are the goalies. Sunderland saw an eighteenth minute yellow card for a Jack Rodwell foul. Sunderland got going in the thirty-sixth minute on a Dame N'Doye goal, via Jermain Defoe. Crystal Palace's Scott Dann received a yellow card for his foul in first half stoppage time. In the sixty-first minute, a Connor Wickham goal set up by Yannick Bolasie tied the game for Crystal Palace. In the sixty-seventh minute, Crystal Palace took the lead as Wickham scored again. Sunderland tied it in the ninetieth minute on a Fabio Borini goal, passed from DeAndre Yedlin. The final stood at 2-2.
On Wednesday, Arsenal brings in Swansea City for the first of five games. Lukasz Fabianski and Petr Cech are the keepers. Arsenal struck first in the fifteenth minute with a Joel Campbell goal, via Alexis Sanchez. Swansea City tied it with a Wayne Routledge goal in the thirty-second minute, coming off of Jack Cork. In the fortieth minute, Andre Ayew received a yellow card for his foul for Swansea City. Swansea City took the lead in the seventy-fourth minute with an Ashley Williams goal. Swansea City's Routledge received a yellow card in the seventy-seventh minute. Swansea City took the game 2-1.
Along to Stoke City hosting Newcastle United. Robert Elliot and Jack Butland are between the posts. Stoke City saw a yellow card go to Marc Muniesa in first half stoppage time for a foul. Stoke City dented the scoreboard at the eighty minute mark with a Xherdan Shaqiri goal, helped along by Mame Biram Diouf. This stood for a 1-0 win.
Next up, West Ham United welcomes Tottenham Hotspur. Hugo Lloris and Adrian are the veteran keepers. West Ham United drew first blood in the seventh minute with a Michail Antonio goal, assisted by Dimitri Payet. Tottenham Hotspur had yellow cards for Toby Alderweireld in the thirtieth minute and Kevin Wimmer in the forty-first minute, both for fouls. Tottenham Hotspur's Ben Davies took a yellow card for a sixty-fifth minute foul. West Ham United held on for a 1-0 win.
Up to Liverpool bringing in Manchester City. Joe Hart and Simon Mignolet are the gloved men. Liverpool was first to score in the thirty-fourth minute with an Adam Lallana goal, via James Milner. In the forty-first minute, Milner scored to add to the Liverpool lead, with the help of Roberto Firmino. The team came full circle in the fifty-seventh minute, as Liverpool extended the lead with a Firmino goal set up by Lallana. In the sixty-eighth minute, Jesus Navas of Manchester City received a yellow card for his foul.
Finally, Manchester United hosts Watford. Heurelho Gomes and David de Gea draw the starts in goal. Manchester United saw a yellow card for Timothy Fosu-Mensah in the twenty-third minute for his foul. Watford's Miguel Britos had a yellow card for an eighty-second minute foul. In the eighty-third minute, Juan Mata put Manchester United on the board with his free kick goal. Watford saw a stoppage time yellow card for Nordin Amrabat for a foul. Manchester United won 1-0.
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2015/16 KHL Western Conference Quarterfinals: 2) Jokerit Helsinki VS. 7) Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod
As is standard procedure for the playoffs, this post will cover the entire series.
Game 1: Hartwall Arena, Helsinki, Finland. In goal: Ilya Proskuryakov for Nizhny Novgorod and Henrik Karlsson for Helsinki. Nizhny Novgorod was first to score with a Nikolai Zherdev goal in the first period, passed from Vladimir Galuzin and Alexei Pepelyaev. Torpedo added on with another Zherdev goal, assisted by Galuzin and Stanislav Yegorshev. Helsinki got on the board in the second period with a power play goal by Jesse Joensuu, powered by Pascal Pelletier and Peter Regin. Nizhny Novgorod replied with a Kaspars Daugavins goal, via Dmitry Semin. Jokerit got one back with a Niklas Hagman goal, fueled by Ville Lajunen and Pelletier. Helsinki tied it with a Joensuu goal, his second of the game, with a lone assist by Brandon Kozun. Torpedo retook the lead with an unassisted Alexander Frolov goal. Nizhny Novogrod extended the lead as Alexei Sopin scored, thanks to Carl Klingberg. Jokerit pulled back with a Regin goal, with assists provided by Philip Larsen and Joensuu. Torpedo iced it at 6-4 with a power play empty net goal from Vyacheslav Kulyomin, set up by Galuzin, who got a sock trick, and Yury Sergiyenko. The three stars belonged to Zherdev, Galuzin, and Joensuu, while Pelletier and Regin get the honorable mentions.
Game 2: Hartwall Arena, Helsinki, Finland. In goal: Ilya Proskuryakov for Nizhny Novgorod and Henrik Karlsson for Helsinki. Nizhny Novgorod struck first in the first period with a Sergei Kostitsyn goal, via Alexander Budkin. Helsinki tied it on a Niko Kapanen goal, coming off of Pascal Pelletier and Topi Jaakola. Torpedo took the lead back in the second period with a Nikolai Zherdev goal, passed from Vladimir Galuzin and Linus Videll. Jokerit tied it with a third period Philip Larsen power play goal, powered by Pelletier and Arturs Kulda. Helsinki took the lead with a power play goal by Ville Lajunen, assisted by Jaakola and Kapanen. Jokerit added on with an empty net goal by Brandon Kozun, set up by Kapanen. Nizhny Novgorod got one back with an Alexei Potapov goal, with helpers from Videll and Nikita Dvurechensky. This made it 4-3, the final, with the three stars going to Kapanen, Pelletier, and Jaakola, while Videll gets an honorable mention. The series is tied at 1 heading into Russia.
Game 3: Trade Union Sport Palace, Nizhny Novgorod, Russia. In goal: Henrik Karlsson for Helsinki and Ilya Proskuryakov for Nizhny Novgorod. Nizhny Novgorod opened in the first period with a power play goal by Artyom Alyayev, powered by Maxim Osipov and Dmitry Semin. This stood for a 1-0 win, with the three stars being Proskuryakov (31 save shutout), Alyayev, and Karlsson (24 for 25 in saves). Torpedo takes a 2-1 series lead with the gritty effort.
Game 4: Trade Union Sport Palace, Nizhny Novgorod, Russia. In goal: Henrik Karlsson for Helsinki and Ilya Proskuryakov for Nizhny Novgorod. Helsinki got going in the second period with a Philip Larsen power play goal, powered by Jesper Jensen and Brandon Kozun. Jokerit added on with another Larsen power play goal, with a lone assist by Kozun. Nizhny Novgorod got on the board with an Evgeny Mozer power play goal, assisted by Kaspars Daugavins and Dmitry Semin. Torpedo tied it in the third period with a Semin power play goal, going in unassisted. Nizhny Novgorod won 3-2 early in overtime on a Daugavins power play goal, with helpers from Alexander Budkin and Vladimir Galuzin. The three stars went to Daugavins, Larsen, and Semin, while Kozun gets an honorable mention. Torpedo heads back into Finland with a 3-1 series lead after taking care of business at home, and they are lined up to complete a big upset.
Game 5: Hartwall Arena, Helsinki, Finland. In goal: Ilya Proskuryakov for Nizhny Novgorod and Henrik Karlsson for Helsinki. Helsinki started in the first period with a Peter Regin power play goal, powered by Jesse Joensuu and Pekka Jormakka. Nizhny Novgorod tied it in the second period on a Vladimir Galuzin goal, helped along by Alexei Pepelyayev. Jokerit took the lead back with a Brandon Kozun power play goal, with a lone assist by Jormakka. Helsinki added on in the third period with a Niklas Hagman goal, fueled by Juhamatti Aaltonen and Daine Todd. Torpedo got one back on an Alexei Potapov goal, guided in by Dmitry Semin and Sergei Kostitsyn. This only made it 3-2, the final, with the three stars going to Jormakka, Hagman, and Kozun. The series heads into Russia again, with Torpedo now holding a 3-2 lead.
Game 6: Trade Union Sport Palace, Nizhny Novgorod, Russia. In goal: Henrik Karlsson for Helsinki and Ilya Proskuryakov for Nizhny Novgorod. Nizhny Novgorod dented the scoreboard in the second period with a Maxim Osipov power play goal, powered by Artyom Alyayev. Torpedo added on with an Alexander Frolov power play goal in the third period, made possible by Dmitry Semin and Kaspars Daugavins. Helsinki got on the board with a Jesper Jensen goal, via Peter Regin. Jokerit tied it with a Brandon Kozun power play goal, with assists provided by Jesse Joensuu and Regin. Nizhny Novgorod retook the lead on a Vyacheslav Kulyomin goal, with a lone assist from Evgeny Mozer. Torpedo held on for a 3-2 win, with the three stars belonging to Kulyomin, Regin, and Proskuryakov (26 for 28 in saves). With the win, Torpedo takes the series 4-2. The pairs for the Western Conference Semifinals are CSKA Moscow against Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod and Dynamo Moscow against SKA St. Petersburg.
Game 1: Hartwall Arena, Helsinki, Finland. In goal: Ilya Proskuryakov for Nizhny Novgorod and Henrik Karlsson for Helsinki. Nizhny Novgorod was first to score with a Nikolai Zherdev goal in the first period, passed from Vladimir Galuzin and Alexei Pepelyaev. Torpedo added on with another Zherdev goal, assisted by Galuzin and Stanislav Yegorshev. Helsinki got on the board in the second period with a power play goal by Jesse Joensuu, powered by Pascal Pelletier and Peter Regin. Nizhny Novgorod replied with a Kaspars Daugavins goal, via Dmitry Semin. Jokerit got one back with a Niklas Hagman goal, fueled by Ville Lajunen and Pelletier. Helsinki tied it with a Joensuu goal, his second of the game, with a lone assist by Brandon Kozun. Torpedo retook the lead with an unassisted Alexander Frolov goal. Nizhny Novogrod extended the lead as Alexei Sopin scored, thanks to Carl Klingberg. Jokerit pulled back with a Regin goal, with assists provided by Philip Larsen and Joensuu. Torpedo iced it at 6-4 with a power play empty net goal from Vyacheslav Kulyomin, set up by Galuzin, who got a sock trick, and Yury Sergiyenko. The three stars belonged to Zherdev, Galuzin, and Joensuu, while Pelletier and Regin get the honorable mentions.
Game 2: Hartwall Arena, Helsinki, Finland. In goal: Ilya Proskuryakov for Nizhny Novgorod and Henrik Karlsson for Helsinki. Nizhny Novgorod struck first in the first period with a Sergei Kostitsyn goal, via Alexander Budkin. Helsinki tied it on a Niko Kapanen goal, coming off of Pascal Pelletier and Topi Jaakola. Torpedo took the lead back in the second period with a Nikolai Zherdev goal, passed from Vladimir Galuzin and Linus Videll. Jokerit tied it with a third period Philip Larsen power play goal, powered by Pelletier and Arturs Kulda. Helsinki took the lead with a power play goal by Ville Lajunen, assisted by Jaakola and Kapanen. Jokerit added on with an empty net goal by Brandon Kozun, set up by Kapanen. Nizhny Novgorod got one back with an Alexei Potapov goal, with helpers from Videll and Nikita Dvurechensky. This made it 4-3, the final, with the three stars going to Kapanen, Pelletier, and Jaakola, while Videll gets an honorable mention. The series is tied at 1 heading into Russia.
Game 3: Trade Union Sport Palace, Nizhny Novgorod, Russia. In goal: Henrik Karlsson for Helsinki and Ilya Proskuryakov for Nizhny Novgorod. Nizhny Novgorod opened in the first period with a power play goal by Artyom Alyayev, powered by Maxim Osipov and Dmitry Semin. This stood for a 1-0 win, with the three stars being Proskuryakov (31 save shutout), Alyayev, and Karlsson (24 for 25 in saves). Torpedo takes a 2-1 series lead with the gritty effort.
Game 4: Trade Union Sport Palace, Nizhny Novgorod, Russia. In goal: Henrik Karlsson for Helsinki and Ilya Proskuryakov for Nizhny Novgorod. Helsinki got going in the second period with a Philip Larsen power play goal, powered by Jesper Jensen and Brandon Kozun. Jokerit added on with another Larsen power play goal, with a lone assist by Kozun. Nizhny Novgorod got on the board with an Evgeny Mozer power play goal, assisted by Kaspars Daugavins and Dmitry Semin. Torpedo tied it in the third period with a Semin power play goal, going in unassisted. Nizhny Novgorod won 3-2 early in overtime on a Daugavins power play goal, with helpers from Alexander Budkin and Vladimir Galuzin. The three stars went to Daugavins, Larsen, and Semin, while Kozun gets an honorable mention. Torpedo heads back into Finland with a 3-1 series lead after taking care of business at home, and they are lined up to complete a big upset.
Game 5: Hartwall Arena, Helsinki, Finland. In goal: Ilya Proskuryakov for Nizhny Novgorod and Henrik Karlsson for Helsinki. Helsinki started in the first period with a Peter Regin power play goal, powered by Jesse Joensuu and Pekka Jormakka. Nizhny Novgorod tied it in the second period on a Vladimir Galuzin goal, helped along by Alexei Pepelyayev. Jokerit took the lead back with a Brandon Kozun power play goal, with a lone assist by Jormakka. Helsinki added on in the third period with a Niklas Hagman goal, fueled by Juhamatti Aaltonen and Daine Todd. Torpedo got one back on an Alexei Potapov goal, guided in by Dmitry Semin and Sergei Kostitsyn. This only made it 3-2, the final, with the three stars going to Jormakka, Hagman, and Kozun. The series heads into Russia again, with Torpedo now holding a 3-2 lead.
Game 6: Trade Union Sport Palace, Nizhny Novgorod, Russia. In goal: Henrik Karlsson for Helsinki and Ilya Proskuryakov for Nizhny Novgorod. Nizhny Novgorod dented the scoreboard in the second period with a Maxim Osipov power play goal, powered by Artyom Alyayev. Torpedo added on with an Alexander Frolov power play goal in the third period, made possible by Dmitry Semin and Kaspars Daugavins. Helsinki got on the board with a Jesper Jensen goal, via Peter Regin. Jokerit tied it with a Brandon Kozun power play goal, with assists provided by Jesse Joensuu and Regin. Nizhny Novgorod retook the lead on a Vyacheslav Kulyomin goal, with a lone assist from Evgeny Mozer. Torpedo held on for a 3-2 win, with the three stars belonging to Kulyomin, Regin, and Proskuryakov (26 for 28 in saves). With the win, Torpedo takes the series 4-2. The pairs for the Western Conference Semifinals are CSKA Moscow against Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod and Dynamo Moscow against SKA St. Petersburg.
Tuesday, March 1, 2016
2015-16 NHL Season - Day 138
Nine games on today, with the first from...
Boston, as the Bruins host the Calgary Flames. Joni Ortio is mismatched with Tuukka Rask in goal. Boston began in the first period with a Landon Ferraro goal, his fifth of the season, assisted by Torey Krug and Brett Connolly. Calgary got on the board in the third period with a Jakub Nakladal goal, helped along by Jyrki Jokipakka and Michael Frolik. The Bruins took the lead with a Patrice Bergeron power play goal, his twenty-fourth of the year, powered by Ryan Spooner and David Krejci. This made it 2-1, the final, with the three stars going to Rask (24 for 25 in saves), Bergeron, and Ferraro.
Down in New Jersey, the Devils welcome the Carolina Hurricanes. Eddie Lack and Cory Schneider man the nets. New Jersey struck first with an Adam Henrique goal, his twentieth of the season, helped along by Tyler Kennedy and Andy Greene. Carolina tied it on a second period goal by Derek Ryan, a power play goal powered by Jaccob Slavin. The Hurricanes took the lead with a third period Joakim Nordstrom goal, his ninth of the year, via Elias Lindholm and Slavin. Carolina iced it at 3-1 with an unassisted empty net goal by Nathan Gerbe, his second of the campaign. The three stars were Lack (29 for 30 in saves), Slavin, and Ryan.
Back north, the Buffalo Sabres bring in the Edmonton Oilers. Cam Talbot and Robin Lehner are the inexperienced goalies. Edmonton quickly opened with a Connor McDavid goal, his eleventh of the season, helped along by Jordan Eberle. Buffalo tied it on a third period goal by Cal O'Reilly, via Sam Reinhart and Mark Pysyk. The Oilers won 2-1 in overtime with an unassisted McDavid goal, his second of the game and twelfth of the year. The three stars belonged to McDavid, Talbot (31 for 32 in saves), and Lehner (39 for 41 in saves).
Into Canada, where the Ottawa Senators host the St. Louis Blues. Jake Allen and Craig Anderson protect the nets. St. Louis led off in the first period with a Dmitrij Jaskin goal, his fourth of the season, via Jaden Schwartz and Alex Pietrangelo. The Blues added on with a Schwartz power play goal, his fifth of the year, powered by David Backes and Kevin Shattenkirk. St. Louis extended the lead as Vladimir Tarasenko scored his thirtieth of the season, thanks to Shattenkirk and Schwartz on the power play. Andrew Hammond replaced Anderson in goal. Ottawa got on the board with a Ryan Dzingel goal, his second of the year, made possible by Dion Phaneuf and Mika Zibanejad. The Senators got closer in the third period with a Jean-Gabriel Pageau goal, his fifteenth of the season, assisted by Mark Stone and Erik Karlsson. Ottawa tied it with a tenth of a second on the clock as Pageau scored his second of the game and sixteenth of the year, with the help of Bobby Ryan and Zack Smith on the power play. The tie went to a shootout, where Patrik Berglund scored the only goal in the eleventh round to cap a 4-3 Blues win in epic form. The three stars went to Schwartz, Pageau, and Shattenkirk.
Back stateside, the Washington Capitals welcome the Pittsburgh Penguins in a make-up game. Matt Murray and Braden Holtby are in the blue paint. Pittsburgh started in the first period with an Evgeni Malkin goal, his twenty-fourth of the season, made possible by Carl Hagelin and Brian Dumoulin. The Penguins added on with a Patric Hornqvist goal in the second period, his sixteenth of the year, via Olli Maatta and Sidney Crosby. Washington got on the board with a Mike Richards goal, his second of the season, assisted by Nate Schmidt and Jason Chimera. The Capitals tied it on an Evgeny Kuznetsov goal, his twentieth of the year, passed from Justin Williams and Andre Burakovsky. Washington took the lead with a Matt Niskanen power play goal, his fourth of the campaign, powered by Nicklas Backstrom. This made it 3-2, the final, with the three stars being Niskanen, Kuznetsov, and Richards.
Southwest to Nashville, where the Predators bring in the Dallas Stars. Antti Niemi and Pekka Rinne are the Finnish goalies. Nashville dented the scoreboard in the first period with a Craig Smith goal, his fifteenth of the season, coming off of Mike Ribeiro and Shea Weber. Dallas tied it with an Antoine Roussel goal, his tenth of the year, with a lone assist by Cody Eakin. The Predators retook the lead with a Calle Jarnkrok goal in the second period, his thirteenth of the season, helped along by James Neal and Anthony Bitetto. Nashville added on with a Weber power play goal, his sixteenth of the year, powered by Roman Josi and Smith. The Predators extended the lead as Mattias Ekholm scored his seventh of the season, thanks to Colin Wilson and Viktor Arvidsson. The Stars got one back on a Jason Spezza power play goal, his twenty-second of the year, with assists provided by Jamie Benn and John Klingberg. Nashville shot back with a Neal goal in the third period, his twenty-second of the season, guided in by Weber and Ryan Johansen. Dallas pulled back on a Vernon Fiddler goal, his ninth of the year, made possible by Alex Goligoski and Roussel. This only made it 5-3, with the three stars going to Weber, Neal, and Smith, while Roussel gets an honorable mention.
Up north, the Winnipeg Jets host the Florida Panthers. Roberto Luongo faces a lesser foe in Ondrej Pavelec in goal. Florida drew first blood with a Reilly Smith goal, his twentieth of the season, helped along by Vincent Trocheck and Steven Kampfer. Winnipeg got on the board with a Dustin Byfuglien goal in the second period, his sixteenth of the year, courtesy of Nikolaj Ehlers and Mark Scheifele. The Jets took the lead with an Andrew Copp goal, his second of the season, with a lone assist by Alex Burmistrov. The Panthers retied it in the third period on a Smith power play goal in the third period, his second of the game and twenty-first of the year, powered by Trocheck and Teddy Purcell. Florida took the lead on a Jaromir Jagr goal, his twenty-first of the campaign, fueled by Jussi Jokinen and Dmitry Kulikov. This stood for a 3-2 win, with the three stars belonging to Smith, Trocheck, and Jagr.
Backtracking to Minnesota, where the Wild welcome the Colorado Avalanche. Semyon Varlamov and Devan Dubnyk are the masked men. Colorado was first to score in the first period with a Jarome Iginla power play goal, his nineteenth of the season, powered by Tyson Barrie and Mikkel Boedker. Minnesota tied it on a Nino Niederreiter goal, his thirteenth of the year, coming off of Jason Pominville. The Wild took the lead with a Pominville goal, his ninth of the season, with a lone assist by Niederreiter. Minnesota added on with an Erik Haula goal, his ninth of the year, courtesy of Matt Dumba and Marco Scandella. The Avalanche got one back with a Chris Bigras goal in the second period, via Matt Duchene and Nathan MacKinnon. Colorado tied it on a Cody McLeod goal, his eighth of the season, passed from Jack Skille and John Mitchell. The Wild retook the lead in the third period with a Charlie Coyle goal, his twentieth of the year, assisted by Zach Parise. Minnesota extended the lead as Coyle scored an empty net goal, his second of the game and twenty-first of the season, set up by Ryan Suter and Parise. The Wild iced it at 6-3 with an empty net goal by Niederreiter, his second of the game and fourteenth of the year, with a lone helper from Pominville. The three stars went to Coyle, Niederreiter, and Pominville, while Parise gets an honorable mention.
Finally, the Vancouver Canucks bring in the New York Islanders. Thomas Greiss and Jacob Markstrom are the backups in goal. New York got going in the first period with a Travis Hamonic goal, his fifth of the season, courtesy of Matt Martin and Casey Cizikas. Vancouver tied it on a Linden Vey goal, his third of the year, coming on the power play from Ben Hutton. The Islanders took the lead back in the second period with an Anders Lee goal, his tenth of the season, passed from Thomas Hickey and Kyle Okposo. The Canucks tied it with a third period Daniel Sedin goal, his twenty-fourth of the year, with a lone assist by Henrik Sedin. New York regained the lead on a Hickey goal, his fourth of the campaign, going in unassisted. This held up for a 3-2 win, with the three stars given to Hickey, Lee, and Hamonic.
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Boston, as the Bruins host the Calgary Flames. Joni Ortio is mismatched with Tuukka Rask in goal. Boston began in the first period with a Landon Ferraro goal, his fifth of the season, assisted by Torey Krug and Brett Connolly. Calgary got on the board in the third period with a Jakub Nakladal goal, helped along by Jyrki Jokipakka and Michael Frolik. The Bruins took the lead with a Patrice Bergeron power play goal, his twenty-fourth of the year, powered by Ryan Spooner and David Krejci. This made it 2-1, the final, with the three stars going to Rask (24 for 25 in saves), Bergeron, and Ferraro.
Down in New Jersey, the Devils welcome the Carolina Hurricanes. Eddie Lack and Cory Schneider man the nets. New Jersey struck first with an Adam Henrique goal, his twentieth of the season, helped along by Tyler Kennedy and Andy Greene. Carolina tied it on a second period goal by Derek Ryan, a power play goal powered by Jaccob Slavin. The Hurricanes took the lead with a third period Joakim Nordstrom goal, his ninth of the year, via Elias Lindholm and Slavin. Carolina iced it at 3-1 with an unassisted empty net goal by Nathan Gerbe, his second of the campaign. The three stars were Lack (29 for 30 in saves), Slavin, and Ryan.
Back north, the Buffalo Sabres bring in the Edmonton Oilers. Cam Talbot and Robin Lehner are the inexperienced goalies. Edmonton quickly opened with a Connor McDavid goal, his eleventh of the season, helped along by Jordan Eberle. Buffalo tied it on a third period goal by Cal O'Reilly, via Sam Reinhart and Mark Pysyk. The Oilers won 2-1 in overtime with an unassisted McDavid goal, his second of the game and twelfth of the year. The three stars belonged to McDavid, Talbot (31 for 32 in saves), and Lehner (39 for 41 in saves).
Into Canada, where the Ottawa Senators host the St. Louis Blues. Jake Allen and Craig Anderson protect the nets. St. Louis led off in the first period with a Dmitrij Jaskin goal, his fourth of the season, via Jaden Schwartz and Alex Pietrangelo. The Blues added on with a Schwartz power play goal, his fifth of the year, powered by David Backes and Kevin Shattenkirk. St. Louis extended the lead as Vladimir Tarasenko scored his thirtieth of the season, thanks to Shattenkirk and Schwartz on the power play. Andrew Hammond replaced Anderson in goal. Ottawa got on the board with a Ryan Dzingel goal, his second of the year, made possible by Dion Phaneuf and Mika Zibanejad. The Senators got closer in the third period with a Jean-Gabriel Pageau goal, his fifteenth of the season, assisted by Mark Stone and Erik Karlsson. Ottawa tied it with a tenth of a second on the clock as Pageau scored his second of the game and sixteenth of the year, with the help of Bobby Ryan and Zack Smith on the power play. The tie went to a shootout, where Patrik Berglund scored the only goal in the eleventh round to cap a 4-3 Blues win in epic form. The three stars went to Schwartz, Pageau, and Shattenkirk.
Back stateside, the Washington Capitals welcome the Pittsburgh Penguins in a make-up game. Matt Murray and Braden Holtby are in the blue paint. Pittsburgh started in the first period with an Evgeni Malkin goal, his twenty-fourth of the season, made possible by Carl Hagelin and Brian Dumoulin. The Penguins added on with a Patric Hornqvist goal in the second period, his sixteenth of the year, via Olli Maatta and Sidney Crosby. Washington got on the board with a Mike Richards goal, his second of the season, assisted by Nate Schmidt and Jason Chimera. The Capitals tied it on an Evgeny Kuznetsov goal, his twentieth of the year, passed from Justin Williams and Andre Burakovsky. Washington took the lead with a Matt Niskanen power play goal, his fourth of the campaign, powered by Nicklas Backstrom. This made it 3-2, the final, with the three stars being Niskanen, Kuznetsov, and Richards.
Southwest to Nashville, where the Predators bring in the Dallas Stars. Antti Niemi and Pekka Rinne are the Finnish goalies. Nashville dented the scoreboard in the first period with a Craig Smith goal, his fifteenth of the season, coming off of Mike Ribeiro and Shea Weber. Dallas tied it with an Antoine Roussel goal, his tenth of the year, with a lone assist by Cody Eakin. The Predators retook the lead with a Calle Jarnkrok goal in the second period, his thirteenth of the season, helped along by James Neal and Anthony Bitetto. Nashville added on with a Weber power play goal, his sixteenth of the year, powered by Roman Josi and Smith. The Predators extended the lead as Mattias Ekholm scored his seventh of the season, thanks to Colin Wilson and Viktor Arvidsson. The Stars got one back on a Jason Spezza power play goal, his twenty-second of the year, with assists provided by Jamie Benn and John Klingberg. Nashville shot back with a Neal goal in the third period, his twenty-second of the season, guided in by Weber and Ryan Johansen. Dallas pulled back on a Vernon Fiddler goal, his ninth of the year, made possible by Alex Goligoski and Roussel. This only made it 5-3, with the three stars going to Weber, Neal, and Smith, while Roussel gets an honorable mention.
Up north, the Winnipeg Jets host the Florida Panthers. Roberto Luongo faces a lesser foe in Ondrej Pavelec in goal. Florida drew first blood with a Reilly Smith goal, his twentieth of the season, helped along by Vincent Trocheck and Steven Kampfer. Winnipeg got on the board with a Dustin Byfuglien goal in the second period, his sixteenth of the year, courtesy of Nikolaj Ehlers and Mark Scheifele. The Jets took the lead with an Andrew Copp goal, his second of the season, with a lone assist by Alex Burmistrov. The Panthers retied it in the third period on a Smith power play goal in the third period, his second of the game and twenty-first of the year, powered by Trocheck and Teddy Purcell. Florida took the lead on a Jaromir Jagr goal, his twenty-first of the campaign, fueled by Jussi Jokinen and Dmitry Kulikov. This stood for a 3-2 win, with the three stars belonging to Smith, Trocheck, and Jagr.
Backtracking to Minnesota, where the Wild welcome the Colorado Avalanche. Semyon Varlamov and Devan Dubnyk are the masked men. Colorado was first to score in the first period with a Jarome Iginla power play goal, his nineteenth of the season, powered by Tyson Barrie and Mikkel Boedker. Minnesota tied it on a Nino Niederreiter goal, his thirteenth of the year, coming off of Jason Pominville. The Wild took the lead with a Pominville goal, his ninth of the season, with a lone assist by Niederreiter. Minnesota added on with an Erik Haula goal, his ninth of the year, courtesy of Matt Dumba and Marco Scandella. The Avalanche got one back with a Chris Bigras goal in the second period, via Matt Duchene and Nathan MacKinnon. Colorado tied it on a Cody McLeod goal, his eighth of the season, passed from Jack Skille and John Mitchell. The Wild retook the lead in the third period with a Charlie Coyle goal, his twentieth of the year, assisted by Zach Parise. Minnesota extended the lead as Coyle scored an empty net goal, his second of the game and twenty-first of the season, set up by Ryan Suter and Parise. The Wild iced it at 6-3 with an empty net goal by Niederreiter, his second of the game and fourteenth of the year, with a lone helper from Pominville. The three stars went to Coyle, Niederreiter, and Pominville, while Parise gets an honorable mention.
Finally, the Vancouver Canucks bring in the New York Islanders. Thomas Greiss and Jacob Markstrom are the backups in goal. New York got going in the first period with a Travis Hamonic goal, his fifth of the season, courtesy of Matt Martin and Casey Cizikas. Vancouver tied it on a Linden Vey goal, his third of the year, coming on the power play from Ben Hutton. The Islanders took the lead back in the second period with an Anders Lee goal, his tenth of the season, passed from Thomas Hickey and Kyle Okposo. The Canucks tied it with a third period Daniel Sedin goal, his twenty-fourth of the year, with a lone assist by Henrik Sedin. New York regained the lead on a Hickey goal, his fourth of the campaign, going in unassisted. This held up for a 3-2 win, with the three stars given to Hickey, Lee, and Hamonic.
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2015/16 KHL Eastern Conference Quarterfinals: 3) Sibir Novosibirsk VS. 6) Admiral Vladivostok
As is standard procedure for the playoffs, this post will cover the entire series.
Game 1: Ice Sports Palace Sibir, Novosibirsk, Russia: In goal: Ivan Nalimov for Vladivostok and Alexander Salak for Novosibirsk. Novosibirsk opened in the first period with an Ivan Vereshchagin goal, made possible by Vitaly Menshikov and Tomas Vincour. Sibir added on in the second period with a Viktor Bobrov goal, passed from Artyom Voroshilo and Konstantin Okulov. Vladivostok got on the board with an Alexander Kuznetsov goal, assisted by Konstantin Makarov. Novosibirsk replied with a Stepan Sannikov power play goal, powered by Sergei Shumakov. Admiral got one back with a Makarov power play goal, with assists provided by Geoffrey Kinrade and Artyom Podshendyalov. Sibir countered in the third period with a Konstantin Alexeyev power play goal, guided in by Sannikov and Maxim Shalunov. This stood for a 4-2 win, with the three stars given to Sannikov, Makarov, and Alexeyev.
Game 2: Ice Sports Palace Sibir, Novosibirsk, Russia: In goal: Ivan Nalimov for Vladivostok and Alexander Salak for Novosibirsk. Novosibirsk started in the first period with a Viktor Bobrov goal, helped along by Konstantin Okulov. Sibir added on with a Calle Ridderwall goal in the second period, assisted by David Ullstrom and Tomas Vincour. Novosibirsk extended the lead as Sergei Shumakov scored, with the help of Stepan Sannikov and Maxim Shalunov on the power play. Novosibirsk iced it 4-0 with a Shalunov empty net goal in the third period, set up by Shumakov. The three stars went to Shumakov, Salak (36 save shutout), and Shalunov. Sibir heads east with a 2-0 series lead.
Game 3: Fetisov Arena, Vladivostok, Russia. In goal: Alexander Salak for Novosibirsk and Ivan Nalimov for Vladivostok. Novosibirsk led off in the first period with a Konstantin Okulov goal, going in unassisted. Vladivostok tied it on a power play goal by Konstantin Makarov, powered by Oskars Bartulis and Alexander Kuznetsov. Sibir took the lead back in the second period with a Sergei Shumakov goal, with a lone helper by Ivan Vereshchagin. Novosibirsk added on with a Vladislav Naumov goal, guided in by Maxim Shalunov and Shumakov. This made it 3-1, the eventual final, with the three stars going Shumakov, Salak (21 for 22 in saves), and Okulov. Sibir has a chance to sweep as they hold a 3-0 lead in the series.
Game 4: Fetisov Arena, Vladivostok, Russia. In goal: Alexander Salak for Novosibirsk and Igor Bobkov for Vladivostok. Vladivostok got going in the second period with a Konstantin Makarov power play goal, powered by Artyom Podshendyalov and Jonathon Blum. Admiral iced it at 2-0 with a Yegor Dugin empty net goal, set up by Alexander Gorshkov. The three stars went to Bobkov (22 save shutout), Makarov, and Dugin. Admiral showed a sign of life, but still trail Sibir 3-1 in the series, which shifts west to Novosibirsk in two days.
Game 5: Ice Sports Palace Sibir, Novosibirsk, Russia: In goal: Igor Bobkov for Vladivostok and Alexander Salak for Novosibirsk. Novosibirsk dented the scoreboard in the second period with a Damir Zhafyarov goal, passed from Oleg Gubin. Sibir added on with a Sergei Shumakov goal, helped along by Stepan Sannikov. Novosibirsk extended the lead as Artyom Voroshilo scored, thanks to Andrej Meszaros and Tomas Vincour. Sibir padded the lead in the third period with an unassisted Konstantin Okulov goal. This made it 4-0, the final, with the three stars given to Salak (52 save shutout), Zhafyarov, and Shumakov. Sibir won the series 4-1, advancing to the Eastern Conference Semifinals.
Game 1: Ice Sports Palace Sibir, Novosibirsk, Russia: In goal: Ivan Nalimov for Vladivostok and Alexander Salak for Novosibirsk. Novosibirsk opened in the first period with an Ivan Vereshchagin goal, made possible by Vitaly Menshikov and Tomas Vincour. Sibir added on in the second period with a Viktor Bobrov goal, passed from Artyom Voroshilo and Konstantin Okulov. Vladivostok got on the board with an Alexander Kuznetsov goal, assisted by Konstantin Makarov. Novosibirsk replied with a Stepan Sannikov power play goal, powered by Sergei Shumakov. Admiral got one back with a Makarov power play goal, with assists provided by Geoffrey Kinrade and Artyom Podshendyalov. Sibir countered in the third period with a Konstantin Alexeyev power play goal, guided in by Sannikov and Maxim Shalunov. This stood for a 4-2 win, with the three stars given to Sannikov, Makarov, and Alexeyev.
Game 2: Ice Sports Palace Sibir, Novosibirsk, Russia: In goal: Ivan Nalimov for Vladivostok and Alexander Salak for Novosibirsk. Novosibirsk started in the first period with a Viktor Bobrov goal, helped along by Konstantin Okulov. Sibir added on with a Calle Ridderwall goal in the second period, assisted by David Ullstrom and Tomas Vincour. Novosibirsk extended the lead as Sergei Shumakov scored, with the help of Stepan Sannikov and Maxim Shalunov on the power play. Novosibirsk iced it 4-0 with a Shalunov empty net goal in the third period, set up by Shumakov. The three stars went to Shumakov, Salak (36 save shutout), and Shalunov. Sibir heads east with a 2-0 series lead.
Game 3: Fetisov Arena, Vladivostok, Russia. In goal: Alexander Salak for Novosibirsk and Ivan Nalimov for Vladivostok. Novosibirsk led off in the first period with a Konstantin Okulov goal, going in unassisted. Vladivostok tied it on a power play goal by Konstantin Makarov, powered by Oskars Bartulis and Alexander Kuznetsov. Sibir took the lead back in the second period with a Sergei Shumakov goal, with a lone helper by Ivan Vereshchagin. Novosibirsk added on with a Vladislav Naumov goal, guided in by Maxim Shalunov and Shumakov. This made it 3-1, the eventual final, with the three stars going Shumakov, Salak (21 for 22 in saves), and Okulov. Sibir has a chance to sweep as they hold a 3-0 lead in the series.
Game 4: Fetisov Arena, Vladivostok, Russia. In goal: Alexander Salak for Novosibirsk and Igor Bobkov for Vladivostok. Vladivostok got going in the second period with a Konstantin Makarov power play goal, powered by Artyom Podshendyalov and Jonathon Blum. Admiral iced it at 2-0 with a Yegor Dugin empty net goal, set up by Alexander Gorshkov. The three stars went to Bobkov (22 save shutout), Makarov, and Dugin. Admiral showed a sign of life, but still trail Sibir 3-1 in the series, which shifts west to Novosibirsk in two days.
Game 5: Ice Sports Palace Sibir, Novosibirsk, Russia: In goal: Igor Bobkov for Vladivostok and Alexander Salak for Novosibirsk. Novosibirsk dented the scoreboard in the second period with a Damir Zhafyarov goal, passed from Oleg Gubin. Sibir added on with a Sergei Shumakov goal, helped along by Stepan Sannikov. Novosibirsk extended the lead as Artyom Voroshilo scored, thanks to Andrej Meszaros and Tomas Vincour. Sibir padded the lead in the third period with an unassisted Konstantin Okulov goal. This made it 4-0, the final, with the three stars given to Salak (52 save shutout), Zhafyarov, and Shumakov. Sibir won the series 4-1, advancing to the Eastern Conference Semifinals.
Monday, February 29, 2016
2015-16 NHL Season - Day 137
Six games on today, the NHL's Trade Deadline day. We begin the part of the season that sees old faces in new places with...
The New York Rangers hosting the Columbus Blue Jackets. Joonas Korpisalo and Antti Raanta are the little-known goalies. New York opened in the first period with a Mats Zuccarello goal, his twenty-first of the season, via Dan Boyle. Columbus tied it on a third period goal by Cam Atkinson, his twentieth of the year, going in unassisted. The Rangers regained the lead with a Derek Stepan shorthanded goal, his fourteenth of the season, set up by Ryan McDonagh. This made it 2-1, the final, with the three stars given to Stepan, Raanta (26 for 27 in saves), and Zuccarello.
Over in Pittsburgh, the Penguins welcome the Arizona Coyotes, their frequent trading partners. Louis Domingue is mismatched with Marc-Andre Fleury in goal. Pittsburgh struck first in the first period with a Patric Hornqvist goal, his thirteenth of the season, made possible by Sidney Crosby. The Penguins added on with Hornqvist's second of the game and fourteenth of the year, assisted by Chris Kunitz and Crosby. Pittsburgh extended the lead in the second period as Kunitz scored his twelfth of the season, thanks to Kris Letang and Crosby, the latter getting a sock trick. The Penguins padded the lead with a Hornqvist power play goal, completing his hat trick on his fifteenth of the year, powered by Evgeni Malkin and Phil Kessel. Pittsburgh kept going in the third period with a Letang goal, his eleventh of the season, helped along by Olli Maatta and Hornqvist. The Penguins iced it at 6-0 with a Matt Cullen goal, his ninth of the year, coming off of Bryan Rust and Ian Cole. The three stars were awarded to Hornqvist, Crosby, and Fleury (30 save shutout), while Kunitz and Letang get the honorable mentions.
Up in Toronto, the Maple Leafs bring in the Tampa Bay Lightning. Andrei Vasilevskiy and Garret Sparks are the backups in goal. Tampa Bay got going in the second period with a Tyler Johnson goal, his tenth of the season, helped along by Nikita Kucherov and Braydon Coburn. The Lightning added on with Johnson's second of the game and eleventh of the year, going in unassisted. Toronto got on the board in the third period with a Nazem Kadri goal, his twelfth of the campaign, courtesy of Morgan Rielly and Jake Gardiner. This only made it 2-1, the final, with the three stars given to Johnson, Vasilevskiy (31 for 32 in saves), and Sparks (26 for 28 in saves).
Back in Pennsylvania, the Flyers host the Calgary Flames. Jonas Hiller and Michal Neuvirth are the inconsistent goalies. Calgary started in the first period with a Sean Monahan goal, his twentieth of the season, a power play goal powered by Johnny Gaudreau and T.J. Brodie. Philadelphia tied it on a Bryaden Schenn goal, his nineteenth of the year, helped along by Claude Giroux and Radko Gudas. The Flyers took the lead in the second period with a Wayne Simmonds power play goal, his twenty-second of the season, with assists provided by Giroux and Shayne Gostisbehere. Philadelphia added on with a Schenn goal, his second of the game and twentieth of the year, assisted by Andrew MacDonald and Giroux, the latter getting a sock trick. The Flyers extended the lead as Schenn finished his hat trick on his twenty-first of the season, with the help of Mark Streit and Giroux on the power play. The Flames got one back with a Micheal Ferland goal, his fourth of the year, courtesy of Mark Giordano and Brodie. Calgary edged closer with a Michael Frolik goal, his eleventh of the season, with helpers from Joe Colborne and Dougie Hamilton. The Flyers iced it at 5-3 with an empty net goal from Simmonds, his second of the game and twenty-third of the year, set up by Michael Raffl and Nick Schultz. The three stars were awarded to Schenn, Giroux, and Simmonds, while Brodie gets an honorable mention.
Down in Dallas, the Stars welcome the Detroit Red Wings. Jimmy Howard and Antti Niemi are the experienced goalies. Detroit dented the scoreboard in the second period with an Andreas Athanasiou goal, his third of the season, guided in by Tomas Tatar and Gustav Nyquist. Dallas tied it on a Colton Sceviour goal, his eighth of the year, via Vernon Fiddler and Alex Goligoski. The Red Wings took the lead back in the third period with another Athanasiou goal, his second of the game and fourth of the season, passed from Mike Green and Luke Glendening. The Stars tied it as Fiddler scored his eighth of the year, thanks to Ales Hemsky and Jason Demers. Detroit won 3-2 in overtime with an unassisted power play goal by Pavel Datsyuk, his thirteenth of the campaign. The three stars went to Athanasiou, Fiddler, and Howard (39 for 41 in saves).
Finally, the San Jose Sharks bring in the Montreal Canadiens. Mike Condon and Martin Jones are the young goalies. San Jose was first to score in the first period with a Joe Thornton goal, his fifteenth of the season, coming off of Joe Pavelski and Justin Braun. Montreal tied it on a Brendan Gallagher goal, his eighteenth of the year, passed from Max Pacioretty and P.K. Subban. The Sharks took the lead back with a Pavelski goal, his twenty-eighth of the season, assisted by Thornton and Brent Burns. San Jose added on with a second period Burns goal, his twenty-first of the year, via Thornton. The Canadiens answered with a Torrey Mitchell goal, his seventh of the season, guided in by Paul Byron and Phillip Danault. The Sharks replied with a Melker Karlsson goal, his eighth of the year, helped along by Chris Tierney and Dainius Zubrus. San Jose extended the lead as Nick Spaling scored his third of the season, thanks to Logan Couture and Paul Martin. The Sharks padded the lead with a Pavelski goal, his second of the game and twenty-ninth of the year, with assists provided by Tierney and Burns. The final stood from here at 6-2, with the three stars given to Pavelski, Thornton, and Burns, while Tierney gets an honorable mention.
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The New York Rangers hosting the Columbus Blue Jackets. Joonas Korpisalo and Antti Raanta are the little-known goalies. New York opened in the first period with a Mats Zuccarello goal, his twenty-first of the season, via Dan Boyle. Columbus tied it on a third period goal by Cam Atkinson, his twentieth of the year, going in unassisted. The Rangers regained the lead with a Derek Stepan shorthanded goal, his fourteenth of the season, set up by Ryan McDonagh. This made it 2-1, the final, with the three stars given to Stepan, Raanta (26 for 27 in saves), and Zuccarello.
Over in Pittsburgh, the Penguins welcome the Arizona Coyotes, their frequent trading partners. Louis Domingue is mismatched with Marc-Andre Fleury in goal. Pittsburgh struck first in the first period with a Patric Hornqvist goal, his thirteenth of the season, made possible by Sidney Crosby. The Penguins added on with Hornqvist's second of the game and fourteenth of the year, assisted by Chris Kunitz and Crosby. Pittsburgh extended the lead in the second period as Kunitz scored his twelfth of the season, thanks to Kris Letang and Crosby, the latter getting a sock trick. The Penguins padded the lead with a Hornqvist power play goal, completing his hat trick on his fifteenth of the year, powered by Evgeni Malkin and Phil Kessel. Pittsburgh kept going in the third period with a Letang goal, his eleventh of the season, helped along by Olli Maatta and Hornqvist. The Penguins iced it at 6-0 with a Matt Cullen goal, his ninth of the year, coming off of Bryan Rust and Ian Cole. The three stars were awarded to Hornqvist, Crosby, and Fleury (30 save shutout), while Kunitz and Letang get the honorable mentions.
Up in Toronto, the Maple Leafs bring in the Tampa Bay Lightning. Andrei Vasilevskiy and Garret Sparks are the backups in goal. Tampa Bay got going in the second period with a Tyler Johnson goal, his tenth of the season, helped along by Nikita Kucherov and Braydon Coburn. The Lightning added on with Johnson's second of the game and eleventh of the year, going in unassisted. Toronto got on the board in the third period with a Nazem Kadri goal, his twelfth of the campaign, courtesy of Morgan Rielly and Jake Gardiner. This only made it 2-1, the final, with the three stars given to Johnson, Vasilevskiy (31 for 32 in saves), and Sparks (26 for 28 in saves).
Back in Pennsylvania, the Flyers host the Calgary Flames. Jonas Hiller and Michal Neuvirth are the inconsistent goalies. Calgary started in the first period with a Sean Monahan goal, his twentieth of the season, a power play goal powered by Johnny Gaudreau and T.J. Brodie. Philadelphia tied it on a Bryaden Schenn goal, his nineteenth of the year, helped along by Claude Giroux and Radko Gudas. The Flyers took the lead in the second period with a Wayne Simmonds power play goal, his twenty-second of the season, with assists provided by Giroux and Shayne Gostisbehere. Philadelphia added on with a Schenn goal, his second of the game and twentieth of the year, assisted by Andrew MacDonald and Giroux, the latter getting a sock trick. The Flyers extended the lead as Schenn finished his hat trick on his twenty-first of the season, with the help of Mark Streit and Giroux on the power play. The Flames got one back with a Micheal Ferland goal, his fourth of the year, courtesy of Mark Giordano and Brodie. Calgary edged closer with a Michael Frolik goal, his eleventh of the season, with helpers from Joe Colborne and Dougie Hamilton. The Flyers iced it at 5-3 with an empty net goal from Simmonds, his second of the game and twenty-third of the year, set up by Michael Raffl and Nick Schultz. The three stars were awarded to Schenn, Giroux, and Simmonds, while Brodie gets an honorable mention.
Down in Dallas, the Stars welcome the Detroit Red Wings. Jimmy Howard and Antti Niemi are the experienced goalies. Detroit dented the scoreboard in the second period with an Andreas Athanasiou goal, his third of the season, guided in by Tomas Tatar and Gustav Nyquist. Dallas tied it on a Colton Sceviour goal, his eighth of the year, via Vernon Fiddler and Alex Goligoski. The Red Wings took the lead back in the third period with another Athanasiou goal, his second of the game and fourth of the season, passed from Mike Green and Luke Glendening. The Stars tied it as Fiddler scored his eighth of the year, thanks to Ales Hemsky and Jason Demers. Detroit won 3-2 in overtime with an unassisted power play goal by Pavel Datsyuk, his thirteenth of the campaign. The three stars went to Athanasiou, Fiddler, and Howard (39 for 41 in saves).
Finally, the San Jose Sharks bring in the Montreal Canadiens. Mike Condon and Martin Jones are the young goalies. San Jose was first to score in the first period with a Joe Thornton goal, his fifteenth of the season, coming off of Joe Pavelski and Justin Braun. Montreal tied it on a Brendan Gallagher goal, his eighteenth of the year, passed from Max Pacioretty and P.K. Subban. The Sharks took the lead back with a Pavelski goal, his twenty-eighth of the season, assisted by Thornton and Brent Burns. San Jose added on with a second period Burns goal, his twenty-first of the year, via Thornton. The Canadiens answered with a Torrey Mitchell goal, his seventh of the season, guided in by Paul Byron and Phillip Danault. The Sharks replied with a Melker Karlsson goal, his eighth of the year, helped along by Chris Tierney and Dainius Zubrus. San Jose extended the lead as Nick Spaling scored his third of the season, thanks to Logan Couture and Paul Martin. The Sharks padded the lead with a Pavelski goal, his second of the game and twenty-ninth of the year, with assists provided by Tierney and Burns. The final stood from here at 6-2, with the three stars given to Pavelski, Thornton, and Burns, while Tierney gets an honorable mention.
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2015/16 KHL Western Conference Quarterfinals: 3) Lokomotiv Yaroslavl VS. 6) SKA St. Petersburg
As is standard procedure for the playoffs, this post will cover the entire series.
Game 1: Arena 2000, Yaroslavl, Russia. In goal: Mikko Koskinen for St. Petersburg and Alexei Murygin for Yaroslavl. St. Petersburg began in the first period with a Vadim Shipachyov power play goal, powered by Evgeny Dadonov and Nikita Gusev. Yaroslavl tied it in the second period with a Denis Mosalyov goal, coming off of Emil Galimov and Vladislav Kartayev. SKA retook the lead with a Jarno Koskiranta goal, made possible by Joakim Lindstrom and Anton Belov. Lokomotiv tied it with a Vladislav Gavrikov goal, courtesy of Stanislav Chistov and Andrei Loktionov. The tie went to overtime, where Yaroslavl emerged with a 3-2 win on a Jiri Novotny goal, assisted by Staffan Kronwall and Daniil Apalkov. The three stars were Novotny, Gavrikov, and Mosalyov.
Game 2: Arena 2000, Yaroslavl, Russia. In goal: Mikko Koskinen for St. Petersburg and Alexei Murygin for Yaroslavl. St. Petersburg was first to score in the first period with an Alexander Barabanov goal, courtesy of Pavel Buchnevich. SKA added on in the second period with a Sergei Shirokov goal, passed from Anton Belov and Barabanov. St. Petersburg extended the lead as Jarno Koskiranta scored, thanks to Steve Moses. Yaroslavl got on the board with a Daniil Apalkov goal in the third period, assisted by Patrick Hersley and Staffan Kronwall. Lokomotiv got closer with a Kronwall goal, with assists provided by Hersley and Apalkov on the power play. This made it 3-2, the final, with the three stars given to Barabanov, Kronwall, and Apalkov, while Hersley gets an honorable mention. The series heads west tied at 1.
Game 3: Ice Palace Saint Petersburg, St. Petersburg, Russia. In goal: Alexei Murygin for Yaroslavl and Mikko Koskinen for St. Petersburg. St. Petersburg led off in the first period with a Sergei Shirokov goal, passed from Alexander Barabanov and Pavel Buchnevich. SKA added on with a Vadim Shipachyov power play goal in the second period, powered by Andrei Kuteikin and Evgeny Dadonov. St. Petersburg extended the lead in the third period as Maxim Chudinov scored, with a lone assist by Dadonov. This made it 3-0, the final, with the three stars handed to Koskinen (29 save shutout), Dadonov, and Shirokov. SKA takes a 2-1 series lead here.
Game 4: Ice Palace Saint Petersburg, St. Petersburg, Russia. In goal: Alexei Murygin for Yaroslavl and Mikko Koskinen for St. Petersburg. St. Petersburg got going in the second period on a Nikita Gusev power play goal, powered by Vadim Shipachyov. This stood for a 1-0 win, with the three stars given to Koskinen (25 save shutout), Gusev, and Murygin (24 for 25 in saves). SKA heads back to Yaroslavl with a 3-1 series lead and a chance to advance.
Game 5: Arena 2000, Yaroslavl, Russia. In goal: Mikko Koskinen for St. Petersburg and Alexei Murygin for Yaroslavl. St. Petersburg struck first in the first period with a Vadim Shipachyov power play goal, powered by Evgeny Dadonov and Nikita Gusev. SKA added on in the second period with a Pavel Buchnevich goal, with a lone assist by Alexander Barabanov. This held up for a 2-0 win, with the three stars going to Koskinen (21 save shutout), Shipachyov, and Buchnevich. With the win, SKA advances on a 4-1 series win, awaiting a chance to face either Dynamo Moscow or CSKA Moscow in the Western Conference Semifinals, depending on the result of the final series.
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Game 1: Arena 2000, Yaroslavl, Russia. In goal: Mikko Koskinen for St. Petersburg and Alexei Murygin for Yaroslavl. St. Petersburg began in the first period with a Vadim Shipachyov power play goal, powered by Evgeny Dadonov and Nikita Gusev. Yaroslavl tied it in the second period with a Denis Mosalyov goal, coming off of Emil Galimov and Vladislav Kartayev. SKA retook the lead with a Jarno Koskiranta goal, made possible by Joakim Lindstrom and Anton Belov. Lokomotiv tied it with a Vladislav Gavrikov goal, courtesy of Stanislav Chistov and Andrei Loktionov. The tie went to overtime, where Yaroslavl emerged with a 3-2 win on a Jiri Novotny goal, assisted by Staffan Kronwall and Daniil Apalkov. The three stars were Novotny, Gavrikov, and Mosalyov.
Game 2: Arena 2000, Yaroslavl, Russia. In goal: Mikko Koskinen for St. Petersburg and Alexei Murygin for Yaroslavl. St. Petersburg was first to score in the first period with an Alexander Barabanov goal, courtesy of Pavel Buchnevich. SKA added on in the second period with a Sergei Shirokov goal, passed from Anton Belov and Barabanov. St. Petersburg extended the lead as Jarno Koskiranta scored, thanks to Steve Moses. Yaroslavl got on the board with a Daniil Apalkov goal in the third period, assisted by Patrick Hersley and Staffan Kronwall. Lokomotiv got closer with a Kronwall goal, with assists provided by Hersley and Apalkov on the power play. This made it 3-2, the final, with the three stars given to Barabanov, Kronwall, and Apalkov, while Hersley gets an honorable mention. The series heads west tied at 1.
Game 3: Ice Palace Saint Petersburg, St. Petersburg, Russia. In goal: Alexei Murygin for Yaroslavl and Mikko Koskinen for St. Petersburg. St. Petersburg led off in the first period with a Sergei Shirokov goal, passed from Alexander Barabanov and Pavel Buchnevich. SKA added on with a Vadim Shipachyov power play goal in the second period, powered by Andrei Kuteikin and Evgeny Dadonov. St. Petersburg extended the lead in the third period as Maxim Chudinov scored, with a lone assist by Dadonov. This made it 3-0, the final, with the three stars handed to Koskinen (29 save shutout), Dadonov, and Shirokov. SKA takes a 2-1 series lead here.
Game 4: Ice Palace Saint Petersburg, St. Petersburg, Russia. In goal: Alexei Murygin for Yaroslavl and Mikko Koskinen for St. Petersburg. St. Petersburg got going in the second period on a Nikita Gusev power play goal, powered by Vadim Shipachyov. This stood for a 1-0 win, with the three stars given to Koskinen (25 save shutout), Gusev, and Murygin (24 for 25 in saves). SKA heads back to Yaroslavl with a 3-1 series lead and a chance to advance.
Game 5: Arena 2000, Yaroslavl, Russia. In goal: Mikko Koskinen for St. Petersburg and Alexei Murygin for Yaroslavl. St. Petersburg struck first in the first period with a Vadim Shipachyov power play goal, powered by Evgeny Dadonov and Nikita Gusev. SKA added on in the second period with a Pavel Buchnevich goal, with a lone assist by Alexander Barabanov. This held up for a 2-0 win, with the three stars going to Koskinen (21 save shutout), Shipachyov, and Buchnevich. With the win, SKA advances on a 4-1 series win, awaiting a chance to face either Dynamo Moscow or CSKA Moscow in the Western Conference Semifinals, depending on the result of the final series.
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Sunday, February 28, 2016
2015-16 NHL Season - Day 136
Seven games on for today, beginning with...
The Chicago Blackhawks hosting the Washington Capitals as the first of three matinees. Braden Holtby and Corey Crawford tend the twines. Washington began in the first period with a Marcus Johansson power play goal, his fifteenth of the season, powered by Justin Williams and Nicklas Backstrom. Chicago tied it on a Patrick Kane goal, his thirty-sixth of the year, via Trevor van Riemsdyk and Artem Anisimov. The Blackhawks took the lead on a Jonathan Toews power play goal in the second period, his twenty-second of the season, with assists provided by Teuvo Teravainen and Andrew Ladd. Chicago added on in the third period with a Dennis Rasmussen goal, his fourth of the year, helped along by Richard Panik and Brandon Mashinter. The Capitals got one back with an unassisted Evgeny Kuznetsov power play goal, his nineteenth of the campaign. This only made it 3-2, with the three stars given to Rasmussen, Toews, and Crawford (28 for 30 in saves).
To the east, the Carolina Hurricanes welcome the St. Louis Blues. Jake Allen and Cam Ward make the starts in goal. St. Louis led off in the first period with a Ty Rattie goal, his fourth of the season, coming off of Scottie Upshall and Kyle Brodziak. Carolina tied it on a Jeff Skinner goal, his twenty-second of the year, via Ron Hainsey and Victor Rask. The Hurricanes took the lead with a Hainsey goal, his fourth of the season, made possible by Skinner and Brad Malone. The Blues tied it in the second period on a David Backes goal, his sixteenth of the year, courtesy of Magnus Paajarvi and Dmitrij Jaskin. St. Louis took the lead with a shorthanded Brodziak goal, his third of the season, set up by Upshall. The Blues added on with a Robby Fabbri goal in the third period, his fifteenth of the year, assisted by Alex Pietrangelo and Colton Parayko. St. Louis extended the lead as Pietrangelo scored his fourth of the season, with the help of Patrik Berglund and Fabbri. This stood for a 5-2 win, with the three stars going to Brodziak, Pietrangelo, and Fabbri, while Upshlal, Skinner, and Hainsey get the honorable mentions.
Northwest to Minnesota, as the Wild bring in the Florida Panthers. Al Montoya and Devan Dubnyk draw the starts. Minnesota struck first in the first period on a Charlie Coyle goal, his nineteenth of the season, assisted by Zach Parise and Ryan Suter. Roberto Luongo had to replace an injured Montoya just after this goal. Florida tied it in the second period with an Aaron Ekblad power play goal, his twelfth of the year, powered by Jussi Jokinen and Aleksander Barkov. The Wild took the lead with an unassisted Erik Haula goal, his eighth of the season, coming in the third period. Minnesota iced it at 3-1 with a Jason Pominville empty net goal on the power play, his tenth of the year, set up by Haula. The three stars went to Haula, Luongo (21 for 22 in saves in relief), and Dubnyk (17 for 18 in saves).
East again to Boston, with the Bruins hosting the Tampa Bay Lightning. Ben Bishop and Tuukka Rask guard the cages. Boston opened in the first period with a Kevan Miller goal, his fifth of the season, passed from Joonas Kemppainen and Landon Ferraro. Tampa Bay tied it with an Alex Killorn power play goal, his twelfth of the year, powered by Anton Stralman and Ryan Callahan. The Lightning took the lead with a Callahan goal, his ninth of the season, with a lone assist from Killorn. Tampa Bay added on in the second period with a Callahan power play goal, his second of the game and tenth of the year, assisted by Steven Stamkos and Stralman. The Lightning extended the lead on a Stamkos penalty shot goal, his twenty-eighth of the season, coming after Brad Marchand hooked him. The final stood from here at 4-1, with the three stars going to Callahan, Killorn, and Stamkos, while Bishop (32 for 33 in saves) and Stralman get the honorable mentions.
Way out west, the Vancouver Canucks bring in the San Jose Sharks. Martin Jones and Ryan Miller are in the blue paint. Vancouver got going in the second period with a Daniel Sedin goal, his twenty-third of the season, coming off of Henrik Sedin and Ben Hutton. San Jose tied it in the third period on a Joe Pavelski goal, his twenty-seventh of the year, helped along by Marc-Edouard Vlasic. The Sharks took the lead with a Tomas Hertl goal, his fifteenth of the season, via Justin Braun and Vlasic. San Jose added on with a Patrick Marleau power play goal, his eighteenth of the year, powered by Joe Thornton and Pavelski. The Sharks iced it at 4-1 with a Braun empty net goal, his second of the campaign, set up by Logan Couture. The three stars went to Pavelski, Vlasic, and Braun.
Down in Anaheim, the Ducks welcome the Los Angeles Kings. Jonathan Quick and John Gibson are the American goalies. Anaheim started in the first period with a Corey Perry power play goal, his twenty-fourth of the season, powered by Sami Vatanen and Ryan Getzlaf. Los Angeles tied it on an Alec Martinez power play goal, his eighth of the year, courtesy of Drew Doughty and Anze Kopitar. The Kings took the lead with a Tanner Pearson goal in the second period, his eleventh of the season, going in unassisted. The Ducks tied it on another Perry power play goal, his second of the game and twenty-fifth of the year, helped along by Cam Fowler. Anaheim took the lead with a Perry goal in the third period, his twenty-sixth of the season, assisted by Vatanen. The Ducks added on with a David Perron power play goal, his eleventh of the year, with a lone assist by Perry. The final stood at 4-2, with the three stars going to Perry, Vatanen, and Gibson (27 for 29 in saves).
Finally, the Edmonton Oilers host the New York Islanders. Jaroslav Halak faces a lesser foe in Cam Talbot in goal. New York dented the scoreboard with a Casey Cizikas goal, his seventh of the season, fueled by Nick Leddy and Cal Clutterbuck. Edmonton tied it on a third period goal by Anton Lander, guided in by Jordan Oesterle and Brandon Davidson. The Oilers took the lead with a Leon Draisaitl goal, his sixteenth of the year, via Taylor Hall and Zack Kassian. Edmonton added on with a Davidson goal, his fourth of the campaign, coming off of Jordan Eberle and Connor McDavid. The three stars of the 3-1 belonged to Talbot (36 for 37 in saves), Davidson, and Draisaitl.
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The Chicago Blackhawks hosting the Washington Capitals as the first of three matinees. Braden Holtby and Corey Crawford tend the twines. Washington began in the first period with a Marcus Johansson power play goal, his fifteenth of the season, powered by Justin Williams and Nicklas Backstrom. Chicago tied it on a Patrick Kane goal, his thirty-sixth of the year, via Trevor van Riemsdyk and Artem Anisimov. The Blackhawks took the lead on a Jonathan Toews power play goal in the second period, his twenty-second of the season, with assists provided by Teuvo Teravainen and Andrew Ladd. Chicago added on in the third period with a Dennis Rasmussen goal, his fourth of the year, helped along by Richard Panik and Brandon Mashinter. The Capitals got one back with an unassisted Evgeny Kuznetsov power play goal, his nineteenth of the campaign. This only made it 3-2, with the three stars given to Rasmussen, Toews, and Crawford (28 for 30 in saves).
To the east, the Carolina Hurricanes welcome the St. Louis Blues. Jake Allen and Cam Ward make the starts in goal. St. Louis led off in the first period with a Ty Rattie goal, his fourth of the season, coming off of Scottie Upshall and Kyle Brodziak. Carolina tied it on a Jeff Skinner goal, his twenty-second of the year, via Ron Hainsey and Victor Rask. The Hurricanes took the lead with a Hainsey goal, his fourth of the season, made possible by Skinner and Brad Malone. The Blues tied it in the second period on a David Backes goal, his sixteenth of the year, courtesy of Magnus Paajarvi and Dmitrij Jaskin. St. Louis took the lead with a shorthanded Brodziak goal, his third of the season, set up by Upshall. The Blues added on with a Robby Fabbri goal in the third period, his fifteenth of the year, assisted by Alex Pietrangelo and Colton Parayko. St. Louis extended the lead as Pietrangelo scored his fourth of the season, with the help of Patrik Berglund and Fabbri. This stood for a 5-2 win, with the three stars going to Brodziak, Pietrangelo, and Fabbri, while Upshlal, Skinner, and Hainsey get the honorable mentions.
Northwest to Minnesota, as the Wild bring in the Florida Panthers. Al Montoya and Devan Dubnyk draw the starts. Minnesota struck first in the first period on a Charlie Coyle goal, his nineteenth of the season, assisted by Zach Parise and Ryan Suter. Roberto Luongo had to replace an injured Montoya just after this goal. Florida tied it in the second period with an Aaron Ekblad power play goal, his twelfth of the year, powered by Jussi Jokinen and Aleksander Barkov. The Wild took the lead with an unassisted Erik Haula goal, his eighth of the season, coming in the third period. Minnesota iced it at 3-1 with a Jason Pominville empty net goal on the power play, his tenth of the year, set up by Haula. The three stars went to Haula, Luongo (21 for 22 in saves in relief), and Dubnyk (17 for 18 in saves).
East again to Boston, with the Bruins hosting the Tampa Bay Lightning. Ben Bishop and Tuukka Rask guard the cages. Boston opened in the first period with a Kevan Miller goal, his fifth of the season, passed from Joonas Kemppainen and Landon Ferraro. Tampa Bay tied it with an Alex Killorn power play goal, his twelfth of the year, powered by Anton Stralman and Ryan Callahan. The Lightning took the lead with a Callahan goal, his ninth of the season, with a lone assist from Killorn. Tampa Bay added on in the second period with a Callahan power play goal, his second of the game and tenth of the year, assisted by Steven Stamkos and Stralman. The Lightning extended the lead on a Stamkos penalty shot goal, his twenty-eighth of the season, coming after Brad Marchand hooked him. The final stood from here at 4-1, with the three stars going to Callahan, Killorn, and Stamkos, while Bishop (32 for 33 in saves) and Stralman get the honorable mentions.
Way out west, the Vancouver Canucks bring in the San Jose Sharks. Martin Jones and Ryan Miller are in the blue paint. Vancouver got going in the second period with a Daniel Sedin goal, his twenty-third of the season, coming off of Henrik Sedin and Ben Hutton. San Jose tied it in the third period on a Joe Pavelski goal, his twenty-seventh of the year, helped along by Marc-Edouard Vlasic. The Sharks took the lead with a Tomas Hertl goal, his fifteenth of the season, via Justin Braun and Vlasic. San Jose added on with a Patrick Marleau power play goal, his eighteenth of the year, powered by Joe Thornton and Pavelski. The Sharks iced it at 4-1 with a Braun empty net goal, his second of the campaign, set up by Logan Couture. The three stars went to Pavelski, Vlasic, and Braun.
Down in Anaheim, the Ducks welcome the Los Angeles Kings. Jonathan Quick and John Gibson are the American goalies. Anaheim started in the first period with a Corey Perry power play goal, his twenty-fourth of the season, powered by Sami Vatanen and Ryan Getzlaf. Los Angeles tied it on an Alec Martinez power play goal, his eighth of the year, courtesy of Drew Doughty and Anze Kopitar. The Kings took the lead with a Tanner Pearson goal in the second period, his eleventh of the season, going in unassisted. The Ducks tied it on another Perry power play goal, his second of the game and twenty-fifth of the year, helped along by Cam Fowler. Anaheim took the lead with a Perry goal in the third period, his twenty-sixth of the season, assisted by Vatanen. The Ducks added on with a David Perron power play goal, his eleventh of the year, with a lone assist by Perry. The final stood at 4-2, with the three stars going to Perry, Vatanen, and Gibson (27 for 29 in saves).
Finally, the Edmonton Oilers host the New York Islanders. Jaroslav Halak faces a lesser foe in Cam Talbot in goal. New York dented the scoreboard with a Casey Cizikas goal, his seventh of the season, fueled by Nick Leddy and Cal Clutterbuck. Edmonton tied it on a third period goal by Anton Lander, guided in by Jordan Oesterle and Brandon Davidson. The Oilers took the lead with a Leon Draisaitl goal, his sixteenth of the year, via Taylor Hall and Zack Kassian. Edmonton added on with a Davidson goal, his fourth of the campaign, coming off of Jordan Eberle and Connor McDavid. The three stars of the 3-1 belonged to Talbot (36 for 37 in saves), Davidson, and Draisaitl.
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2015/16 Premier League Week 27
Due to interruptions from the Capital One Cup, there are only eight games for this league week, with two of them being postponed to later dates. The first of six Saturday games is...
West Ham United hosting Sunderland. Vito Mannone and Adrian get the starts in goal. West Ham United opened in the thirtieth minute with a Michail Antonio goal. West Ham United saw a yellow card go to Sam Byram in the seventy-first minute for his foul. The final favored West Ham United 1-0.
Up to Leicester City welcoming Norwich City. John Ruddy and Kasper Schmeichel are in the six-yard boxes. Norwich City had yellow cards for Steven Naismith in the forty-eighth minute and Ryan Bennett in the fifty-first minute, both for fouls. Leicester City got going in the eighty-ninth minute with a Leonardo Ulloa goal, passed from Jamie Vardy. This late tally gave them a 1-0 win.
Back south, Southampton hosts Chelsea. Thibaut Courtois and Fraser Forster are given the starts. In the nineteenth minute, Steven Davis of Southampton took a yellow card for a foul. Southampton started in the forty-second minute with a Shane Long goal. Chelsea had a yellow card given to Diego Costa for a sixty-third minute foul. Southampton had yellow cards for Ryan Bertrand's sixty-fourth minute foul and Jordy Clasie's sixty-fifth minute foul. Chelsea tied it on a seventy-fifth minute Cesc Fabregas goal, coming off of Costa. Chelsea took the lead with a Branislav Ivanovic goal in the eighty-ninth minute, made possible by Willian. This stood for a 2-1 win.
Next up, Stoke City brings in Aston Villa. Mark Bunn and Jack Butland are the goalies. Aston Villa saw yellow cards given to Idrissa Gueye in the thirty-sixth minute and Alan Hutton in the forty-fifth minute, the first for a foul and the latter for a dissent. Stoke City led off in the fifty-first minute with a Marko Arnautovic penalty kick goal. Stoke City added on with a fifty-sixth minute goal by Arnautovic, helped along by Xherdan Shaqiri. Aston Villa got on the board with a Leandro Bacuna goal in the seventy-ninth minute, set up by Rudy Gestede. Jores Okore of Aston Villa had a yellow card for his foul in stoppage time. Stoke City won 2-1.
Back to Watford hosting Bournemouth. Artur Boruc and Heurelho Gomes man the nets. Watford saw yellow cards for Ben Watson in the seventy-seventh minute, Valon Behrami in the eighty-second minute, and Craig Cathcart in the eighty-seventh minute, while Bournemouth's Andrew Surman took a yellow card at the eighty-four minute mark. All were for fouls, and it was the closest thing to action in a 0-0 draw.
Ending Saturday, West Bromwich Albion welcome Crystal Palace. Wayne Hennessey and Ben Foster are the gloved men. West Bromwich Albion began in the twelfth minute on a Craig Gardner goal. West Bromwich Albion took a yellow card for a seventeenth minute Craig Dawson foul. West Bromwich Albion added on with a twentieth minute goal by Dawson, assisted by Gardner. In the twenty-fifth minute, Crystal Palace's Emmanuel Adebayor took a yellow card. West Bromwich Albion extended the lead as Saido Berahino scored in the thirty-first minute, thanks to Stephane Sessegnon. Crystal Palace got on the board in the forty-eighth minute goal by Connor Wickham, coming off of Damien Delaney. Yohan Cabaye of Crystal Palace received a yellow card for a sixty-fourth minute foul. West Bromwich Albion had a yellow card for a foul by James Chester in the seventy-eighth minute. Crystal Palace pulled closer with an eightieth minute goal from Wickham. This only made it 3-2, the final.
On Sunday, Manchester United hosts Arsenal. Petr Cech and David de Gea are the gloved men. Manchester United saw yellow cards for Guillermo Varela in the ninth minute and Michael Carrick in the twenty-second minute, both for fouls. Manchester United struck first in the twenty-ninth minute with a Marcus Rashford goal. In the thirty-second minute, Manchester United added on with another Rashford goal, set up by Jesse Lingard. Arsenal got on the board with a fortieth minute Danny Welbeck goal, helped along by Mesut Ozil. In the sixty-fifth minute, Manchester United countered on an Ander Herrera goal, via Rashford. In the sixty-ninth minute, Arsenal got one back on an Ozil goal. In the seventy-first minute, Arsenal's Aaron Ramsey had a yellow card, as did Manchester United's Herrera seconds later. Arsenal saw a yellow card for Mohamed Elneny's foul in the seventy-third minute. In stoppage time, Ozil had a yellow card for his foul for Arsenal, as did Adnan Januzaj for Manchester United. The final was 3-2 for Manchester United.
Finally, Tottenham Hotspur brings in Swansea City. Lukasz Fabianski and Hugo Lloris are in the six-yard boxes. Swansea City was first to score in the nineteenth minute with an Alberto Paloschi goal, via Jack Cork. Swansea City had yellow cards for Ashley Williams in the twenty-eighth minute and Paloschi in the forty-second minute, both for fouls. Danny Rose of Tottenham Hotspur had a yellow card for his foul in the fifty-sixth minute. Swansea City received a yellow card for an Andre Ayew foul in the fifty-eighth minute. Tottenham Hotspur tied it with a seventieth minute Nacer Chadli goal, assisted by Kyle Walker. Tottenham Hotspur took the lead with a seventy-seventh minute goal by Rose. In stoppage time, Walker received a yellow card for time wasting for Tottenham Hotspur, but it worked and they won 2-1.
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West Ham United hosting Sunderland. Vito Mannone and Adrian get the starts in goal. West Ham United opened in the thirtieth minute with a Michail Antonio goal. West Ham United saw a yellow card go to Sam Byram in the seventy-first minute for his foul. The final favored West Ham United 1-0.
Up to Leicester City welcoming Norwich City. John Ruddy and Kasper Schmeichel are in the six-yard boxes. Norwich City had yellow cards for Steven Naismith in the forty-eighth minute and Ryan Bennett in the fifty-first minute, both for fouls. Leicester City got going in the eighty-ninth minute with a Leonardo Ulloa goal, passed from Jamie Vardy. This late tally gave them a 1-0 win.
Back south, Southampton hosts Chelsea. Thibaut Courtois and Fraser Forster are given the starts. In the nineteenth minute, Steven Davis of Southampton took a yellow card for a foul. Southampton started in the forty-second minute with a Shane Long goal. Chelsea had a yellow card given to Diego Costa for a sixty-third minute foul. Southampton had yellow cards for Ryan Bertrand's sixty-fourth minute foul and Jordy Clasie's sixty-fifth minute foul. Chelsea tied it on a seventy-fifth minute Cesc Fabregas goal, coming off of Costa. Chelsea took the lead with a Branislav Ivanovic goal in the eighty-ninth minute, made possible by Willian. This stood for a 2-1 win.
Next up, Stoke City brings in Aston Villa. Mark Bunn and Jack Butland are the goalies. Aston Villa saw yellow cards given to Idrissa Gueye in the thirty-sixth minute and Alan Hutton in the forty-fifth minute, the first for a foul and the latter for a dissent. Stoke City led off in the fifty-first minute with a Marko Arnautovic penalty kick goal. Stoke City added on with a fifty-sixth minute goal by Arnautovic, helped along by Xherdan Shaqiri. Aston Villa got on the board with a Leandro Bacuna goal in the seventy-ninth minute, set up by Rudy Gestede. Jores Okore of Aston Villa had a yellow card for his foul in stoppage time. Stoke City won 2-1.
Back to Watford hosting Bournemouth. Artur Boruc and Heurelho Gomes man the nets. Watford saw yellow cards for Ben Watson in the seventy-seventh minute, Valon Behrami in the eighty-second minute, and Craig Cathcart in the eighty-seventh minute, while Bournemouth's Andrew Surman took a yellow card at the eighty-four minute mark. All were for fouls, and it was the closest thing to action in a 0-0 draw.
Ending Saturday, West Bromwich Albion welcome Crystal Palace. Wayne Hennessey and Ben Foster are the gloved men. West Bromwich Albion began in the twelfth minute on a Craig Gardner goal. West Bromwich Albion took a yellow card for a seventeenth minute Craig Dawson foul. West Bromwich Albion added on with a twentieth minute goal by Dawson, assisted by Gardner. In the twenty-fifth minute, Crystal Palace's Emmanuel Adebayor took a yellow card. West Bromwich Albion extended the lead as Saido Berahino scored in the thirty-first minute, thanks to Stephane Sessegnon. Crystal Palace got on the board in the forty-eighth minute goal by Connor Wickham, coming off of Damien Delaney. Yohan Cabaye of Crystal Palace received a yellow card for a sixty-fourth minute foul. West Bromwich Albion had a yellow card for a foul by James Chester in the seventy-eighth minute. Crystal Palace pulled closer with an eightieth minute goal from Wickham. This only made it 3-2, the final.
On Sunday, Manchester United hosts Arsenal. Petr Cech and David de Gea are the gloved men. Manchester United saw yellow cards for Guillermo Varela in the ninth minute and Michael Carrick in the twenty-second minute, both for fouls. Manchester United struck first in the twenty-ninth minute with a Marcus Rashford goal. In the thirty-second minute, Manchester United added on with another Rashford goal, set up by Jesse Lingard. Arsenal got on the board with a fortieth minute Danny Welbeck goal, helped along by Mesut Ozil. In the sixty-fifth minute, Manchester United countered on an Ander Herrera goal, via Rashford. In the sixty-ninth minute, Arsenal got one back on an Ozil goal. In the seventy-first minute, Arsenal's Aaron Ramsey had a yellow card, as did Manchester United's Herrera seconds later. Arsenal saw a yellow card for Mohamed Elneny's foul in the seventy-third minute. In stoppage time, Ozil had a yellow card for his foul for Arsenal, as did Adnan Januzaj for Manchester United. The final was 3-2 for Manchester United.
Finally, Tottenham Hotspur brings in Swansea City. Lukasz Fabianski and Hugo Lloris are in the six-yard boxes. Swansea City was first to score in the nineteenth minute with an Alberto Paloschi goal, via Jack Cork. Swansea City had yellow cards for Ashley Williams in the twenty-eighth minute and Paloschi in the forty-second minute, both for fouls. Danny Rose of Tottenham Hotspur had a yellow card for his foul in the fifty-sixth minute. Swansea City received a yellow card for an Andre Ayew foul in the fifty-eighth minute. Tottenham Hotspur tied it with a seventieth minute Nacer Chadli goal, assisted by Kyle Walker. Tottenham Hotspur took the lead with a seventy-seventh minute goal by Rose. In stoppage time, Walker received a yellow card for time wasting for Tottenham Hotspur, but it worked and they won 2-1.
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2015/16 KHL Eastern Conference Quarterfinals: 1) Avangard Omsk VS. 8) Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk
As is standard procedure for the playoffs, this post will cover the entire series.
Game 1: Omsk Arena, Omsk, Russia. In goal: Alexander Sudnitsin for Nizhnekamsk and Dominik Furch for Omsk. Omsk got going in the second period with an Artur Lauta goal, assisted by Yury Petrov and Alexander Chernikov. Nizhnekamsk tied it on a Nikita Shchitov goal, passed from Kirill Lyamin and Evgeny Grigorenko. Avangard retook the lead with an Alexander Perezhogin goal, coming off of Ilya Zubov and Martin Erat. This stood for a 2-1 win, with the three stars given to Perezhogin, Furch (30 for 31 in saves), and Lauta.
Game 2: Omsk Arena, Omsk, Russia. In goal: Alexander Sudnitsin for Nizhnekamsk and Dominik Furch for Omsk. Omsk began in the first period with a Yury Petrov goal, coming off of Alexander Chernikov. Avangard added on in the second period with an Ilya Zubov goal, fueled by Yury Alexandrov and Denis Parshin. Omsk extended the lead with a power play goal by Martin Erat, powered by Zubov and Andrei Pervyshin. Nizhnekamsk got on the board with a power play goal from Andrei Sergeyev, via Evgeny Ryasensky and Mikhail Zhukov. Neftekhimik got closer in the third period with a Jeff Taffe power play goal, with a lone assist by Evgeny Grigorenko. Avangard iced it at 4-2 with a power play empty net goal by Nikolai Lemtyugov, set up by Pervyshin and Erat. The three stars went to Erat, Zubov, and Pervyshin. Avangard will travel with a 2-0 series lead to their names.
Game 3: SCC Arena, Nizhnekamsk, Russia. In goal: Dominik Furch for Omsk and Alexander Sudnitsin for Nizhnekamsk. Omsk led off in the first period with an unassisted goal by Anton Burdasov. Avangard added on with a Yury Alexandrov goal in the second period, assisted by Vladimir Sobotka and Ilya Mikheyev. Nizhnekamsk got on the board in the third period with a Bogdan Yakimov goal, going in unassisted. This only made it 2-1, the final, with the three stars belonging to Furch (46 for 47 in saves), Alexandrov, and Burdasov. Avangard has a chance to sweep given their 3-0 series lead to this point.
Game 4: SCC Arena, Nizhnekamsk, Russia. In goal: Dominik Furch for Omsk and Ivan Lisutin for Nizhnekamsk. Nizhnekamsk struck first in the first period with an Andrei Sergeyev goal, assisted by Bogdan Yakimov and Ryan Stoa. Neftekhimik added on with an Evgeny Grigorenko goal, passed from Igor Polygalov. Omsk got on the board in the second period with a Yury Alexandrov goal, via Vladimir Sobotka and Martin Erat. Avangard tied it in the third period as Alexander Perezhogin scored, thanks to Ilya Zubov. Omsk won it 3-2 in the third overtime on a Denis Parshin goal, with a lone assist by Ivan Lekomtsev. The three stars were Parshin, Perezhogin, and Alexandrov. Avangard gets the 4-0 series sweep to advance to the Eastern Conference Semifinals.
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Game 1: Omsk Arena, Omsk, Russia. In goal: Alexander Sudnitsin for Nizhnekamsk and Dominik Furch for Omsk. Omsk got going in the second period with an Artur Lauta goal, assisted by Yury Petrov and Alexander Chernikov. Nizhnekamsk tied it on a Nikita Shchitov goal, passed from Kirill Lyamin and Evgeny Grigorenko. Avangard retook the lead with an Alexander Perezhogin goal, coming off of Ilya Zubov and Martin Erat. This stood for a 2-1 win, with the three stars given to Perezhogin, Furch (30 for 31 in saves), and Lauta.
Game 2: Omsk Arena, Omsk, Russia. In goal: Alexander Sudnitsin for Nizhnekamsk and Dominik Furch for Omsk. Omsk began in the first period with a Yury Petrov goal, coming off of Alexander Chernikov. Avangard added on in the second period with an Ilya Zubov goal, fueled by Yury Alexandrov and Denis Parshin. Omsk extended the lead with a power play goal by Martin Erat, powered by Zubov and Andrei Pervyshin. Nizhnekamsk got on the board with a power play goal from Andrei Sergeyev, via Evgeny Ryasensky and Mikhail Zhukov. Neftekhimik got closer in the third period with a Jeff Taffe power play goal, with a lone assist by Evgeny Grigorenko. Avangard iced it at 4-2 with a power play empty net goal by Nikolai Lemtyugov, set up by Pervyshin and Erat. The three stars went to Erat, Zubov, and Pervyshin. Avangard will travel with a 2-0 series lead to their names.
Game 3: SCC Arena, Nizhnekamsk, Russia. In goal: Dominik Furch for Omsk and Alexander Sudnitsin for Nizhnekamsk. Omsk led off in the first period with an unassisted goal by Anton Burdasov. Avangard added on with a Yury Alexandrov goal in the second period, assisted by Vladimir Sobotka and Ilya Mikheyev. Nizhnekamsk got on the board in the third period with a Bogdan Yakimov goal, going in unassisted. This only made it 2-1, the final, with the three stars belonging to Furch (46 for 47 in saves), Alexandrov, and Burdasov. Avangard has a chance to sweep given their 3-0 series lead to this point.
Game 4: SCC Arena, Nizhnekamsk, Russia. In goal: Dominik Furch for Omsk and Ivan Lisutin for Nizhnekamsk. Nizhnekamsk struck first in the first period with an Andrei Sergeyev goal, assisted by Bogdan Yakimov and Ryan Stoa. Neftekhimik added on with an Evgeny Grigorenko goal, passed from Igor Polygalov. Omsk got on the board in the second period with a Yury Alexandrov goal, via Vladimir Sobotka and Martin Erat. Avangard tied it in the third period as Alexander Perezhogin scored, thanks to Ilya Zubov. Omsk won it 3-2 in the third overtime on a Denis Parshin goal, with a lone assist by Ivan Lekomtsev. The three stars were Parshin, Perezhogin, and Alexandrov. Avangard gets the 4-0 series sweep to advance to the Eastern Conference Semifinals.
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2015-16 NHL Season - Day 135
Nine games for today, including a massive five matinees. The first is...
The Philadelphia Flyers hosting the Arizona Coyotes. Louis Domingue and Michal Neuvirth are the surprising goalies. Philadelphia struck first in the first period on a Scott Laughton goal, his sixth of the season, courtesy of Nick Cousins and Mark Streit. Arizona tied it with a Brad Richardson goal, his seventh of the year, via Max Domi and Shane Doan. The Flyers took the lead back with a Claude Giroux power play goal, his seventeenth of the campaign, powered by Streit and Brayden Schenn. Philadelphia added on with a Sam Gagner goal, his fifth of the season, coming off of Sean Couturier and Streit, the latter getting a sock trick. The Coyotes got one back in the third period with an Oliver Ekman-Larsson goal, his nineteenth of the year, assisted by Mikkel Boedker and Michael Stone. The Flyers wrapped it up at 4-2 with a Pierre-Edouard Bellemare goal, his fifth of the campaign, helped along by Wayne Simmonds and Schenn. The three stars went to Streit, Schenn, and Gagner.
Across Pennsylvania, the Pittsburgh Penguins welcome the Winnipeg Jets. Michael Hutchinson and Marc-Andre Fleury man the nets. Pittsburgh got going in the second period with a Kris Letang goal, his tenth of the season, assisted by Patric Hornqvist and Chris Kunitz. The Penguins added on with a Carl Hagelin goal, his sixth of the year, courtesy of Ian Cole and Derrick Pouliot. Winnipeg got on the board as Blake Wheeler scored his eighteenth of the season on the power play, with the help of Dustin Byfuglien and Nikolaj Ehlers. Pittsburgh replied with a Scott Wilson goal in the third period, his fourth of the year, made possible by Pouliot and Nick Bonino. The Penguins iced it at 4-1 with a Hagelin goal, his seventh of the campaign, with helpers from Phil Kessel and Cole. The three stars were Hagelin, Fleury (27 for 28 in saves), and Pouliot, while Cole gets an honorable mention.
Down in Nashville, the Predators bring in the St. Louis Blues. Jake Allen and Pekka Rinne protect the nets. Nashville started in the first period with a Craig Smith goal, his fourteenth of the season, coming off of Mike Ribeiro and Filip Forsberg. The Predators added on in the second period with a Forsberg goal, his twenty-fourth of the year, assisted by Petter Granberg and Smith. Nashville extended the lead as Forsberg scored his second of the game and twenty-fifth of the season, thanks to Smith and Ribeiro. The Predators chased Allen with a Forsberg power play goal, completing his hat trick on his twenty-sixth of the year, powered by Ribeiro, who got a sock trick, and Roman Josi. Pheonix Copley replaced Allen in goal. Nashville capped it at 5-0 in the third period with a Colin Wilson goal, his fifth of the campaign, helped along by Viktor Arvidsson and Anthony Bitetto. The three stars went to Forsberg, Smith, and Ribeiro.
Backtracking to Columbus, where the Blue Jackets host the Florida Panthers. Roberto Luongo and Joonas Korpisalo are between the pipes. Florida was first to score in the first period with an Aleksander Barkov goal, his nineteenth of the season, made possible by Jaromir Jagr and Jussi Jokinen. The Panthers added on with a Vincent Trocheck goal in the second period, his nineteenth of the year, courtesy of Alex Petrovic and Garrett Wilson. Columbus got on the board with a Scott Hartnell goal, his twentieth of the campaign, helped along by Alexander Wennberg. The Blue Jackets tied it with a third period Seth Jones power play goal, his second of the season, powered by Brandon Dubinsky and Nick Foligno. Columbus took the lead on a Brandon Saad goal, his twenty-fourth of the year, passed from Hartnell and Wennberg. Florida retied it with a Logan Shaw power play goal, his fifth of the campaign, with assists provided by Nick Bjugstad and Dmitry Kulikov. In the shootout, Dubinsky's lone tally gave the Blue Jackets a 4-3 win. The three stars went to Hartnell, Dubinsky, and Wennberg.
Down in Dallas, the last matinee has the Stars welcoming the New York Rangers. Henrik Lundqvist and Kari Lehtonen are the experienced goalies. New York dented the scoreboard on a Chris Kreider power play goal in the second period, his thirteenth of the season, powered by Keith Yandle and Derick Brassard. Dallas tied it with a Colton Sceviour goal, his seventh of the year, via Tyler Seguin and Radek Faksa. The Rangers took the lead in the third period with a Ryan McDonagh goal, his eighth of the season, assisted by Oscar Lindberg and Viktor Stalberg. The Stars tied it again on a Valeri Nichushkin goal, his eighth of the year, coming off of Sceviour and Faksa. New York pulled ahead with a Kevin Klein goal, his sixth of the campaign, helped along by Derek Stepan and Jesper Fast. The final held at 3-2, with the three stars going to Klein, Sceviour, and Faksa.
At the usual time, the Montreal Canadiens bring in the Toronto Maple Leafs. Jonathan Bernier and Mike Condon are the goalies. Toronto opened in the first period with a Matt Hunwick goal, his second of the season, assisted by Brendan Leipsic and Brad Boyes. Montreal tied it with an Alex Galchenyuk goal, his seventeenth of the year, courtesy of Sven Andrighetto and Lars Eller. The Canadiens took the lead on a Devante Smith-Pelly goal, his sixth of the season, via Michael McCarron and Alexei Emelin in the second period. Montreal added on in the third period with a Max Pacioretty goal, his twenty-second of the year, helped along by Andrei Markov and P.K. Subban. The Canadiens extended the lead as Pacioretty scored his second of the game and twenty-third of the season, thanks to Greg Pateryn and Tomas Plekanec. This stood for a 4-1 win, with the three stars going to Pacioretty, Condon (31 for 32 in saves), and Smith-Pelly.
Now, we head west and outdoors in Denver, as the Colorado Avalanche host the Detroit Red Wings in this season's second Stadium Series game. Petr Mrazek and Semyon Varlamov guard the cages. Detroit led off in the first period with a Tomas Tatar goal, his seventeenth of the season, going in unassisted. Colorado tied it on a Nathan MacKinnon goal, his twentieth of the year, passed from Gabriel Landeskog. The Avalanche pulled ahead with a Tyson Barrie goal, his eleventh of the season, assisted by Blake Comeau and Mihkail Grigorenko. The Red Wings tied it in the third period on a Gustav Nyquist goal, his fifteenth of the year, guided in by Riley Sheahan and Tatar. Detroit took the lead with a Justin Abdelkader goal, his fifteenth of the season, fueled by Darren Helm and Luke Glendening. Colorado tied it on an Alex Tanguay goal, his fourth of the year, via Landeskog and MacKinnon. The Red Wings took the lead with a Brad Richards goal, his seventh of the season, with a lone assist from Niklas Kronwall. Detroit iced it at 5-3 with a Helm empty net goal, his eighth of the year, set up by the goalie Mrazek and Kronwall. The three stars went to Tatar, Helm, and MacKinnon, while Kronwall and Landeskog get the honorable mentions.
Up in Calgary, the Flames welcome the Ottawa Senators. Craig Anderson and Joni Ortio occupy the creases. Calgary began in the first period with a Joe Colborne power play goal, his tenth of the season, powered by Sam Bennett and Mikael Backlund. The Flames added on with a Sean Monahan goal, his nineteenth of the year, passed from Johnny Gaudreau and T.J. Brodie. Ottawa got on the board with a Zack Smith power play goal, his sixteenth of the season, courtesy of Erik Karlsson and Mark Stone. Calgary replied in the second period with a Gaudreau goal, his twenty-third of the year, helped along by Brodie. The Senators answered with a Nick Paul goal, his second of the season, fueled by Curtis Lazar and Mike Hoffman. The Flames countered on Gaudreau's second of the game and twenty-fourth of the year, guided in by Monahan and Brodie, the latter getting a sock trick. Ottawa pulled back in the third period with a Mika Zibanejad goal, his twelfth of the season, an unassisted goal. The Senators tied it on a Zibanejad goal, his second of the game and thirteenth of the year, made possible by Alex Chiasson and Eriksson. Ottawa took the lead with a Zibanejad goal that completed his hat trick, with his fourteenth of the season, coming off of Stone and Hoffman. The Senators iced it at 6-4 with a Jean-Gabriel Pageau empty net goal, his fourteenth of the year, set up by Stone, who got a sock trick, and Cody Ceci. The three stars were Zibanejad, Gaudreau, and Stone, while Brodie, Monahan, Eriksson, and Hoffman get the honorable mentions
Finally, the Los Angeles Kings bring in the Buffalo Sabres. Robin Lehner and Jhonas Enroth are the little-known goalies. Los Angeles drew first blood in the second period with a Tanner Pearson goal, his ninth of the season, via Alec Martinez and Rob Scuderi. The Kings added on with another Pearson goal in the third period, his second of the game and tenth of the year, courtesy of Jake Muzzin and Vincent Lecavalier. The three stars of the 2-0 game went to Pearson, Enroth (23 save shutout), and Lehner (33 for 35 in saves).
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The Philadelphia Flyers hosting the Arizona Coyotes. Louis Domingue and Michal Neuvirth are the surprising goalies. Philadelphia struck first in the first period on a Scott Laughton goal, his sixth of the season, courtesy of Nick Cousins and Mark Streit. Arizona tied it with a Brad Richardson goal, his seventh of the year, via Max Domi and Shane Doan. The Flyers took the lead back with a Claude Giroux power play goal, his seventeenth of the campaign, powered by Streit and Brayden Schenn. Philadelphia added on with a Sam Gagner goal, his fifth of the season, coming off of Sean Couturier and Streit, the latter getting a sock trick. The Coyotes got one back in the third period with an Oliver Ekman-Larsson goal, his nineteenth of the year, assisted by Mikkel Boedker and Michael Stone. The Flyers wrapped it up at 4-2 with a Pierre-Edouard Bellemare goal, his fifth of the campaign, helped along by Wayne Simmonds and Schenn. The three stars went to Streit, Schenn, and Gagner.
Across Pennsylvania, the Pittsburgh Penguins welcome the Winnipeg Jets. Michael Hutchinson and Marc-Andre Fleury man the nets. Pittsburgh got going in the second period with a Kris Letang goal, his tenth of the season, assisted by Patric Hornqvist and Chris Kunitz. The Penguins added on with a Carl Hagelin goal, his sixth of the year, courtesy of Ian Cole and Derrick Pouliot. Winnipeg got on the board as Blake Wheeler scored his eighteenth of the season on the power play, with the help of Dustin Byfuglien and Nikolaj Ehlers. Pittsburgh replied with a Scott Wilson goal in the third period, his fourth of the year, made possible by Pouliot and Nick Bonino. The Penguins iced it at 4-1 with a Hagelin goal, his seventh of the campaign, with helpers from Phil Kessel and Cole. The three stars were Hagelin, Fleury (27 for 28 in saves), and Pouliot, while Cole gets an honorable mention.
Down in Nashville, the Predators bring in the St. Louis Blues. Jake Allen and Pekka Rinne protect the nets. Nashville started in the first period with a Craig Smith goal, his fourteenth of the season, coming off of Mike Ribeiro and Filip Forsberg. The Predators added on in the second period with a Forsberg goal, his twenty-fourth of the year, assisted by Petter Granberg and Smith. Nashville extended the lead as Forsberg scored his second of the game and twenty-fifth of the season, thanks to Smith and Ribeiro. The Predators chased Allen with a Forsberg power play goal, completing his hat trick on his twenty-sixth of the year, powered by Ribeiro, who got a sock trick, and Roman Josi. Pheonix Copley replaced Allen in goal. Nashville capped it at 5-0 in the third period with a Colin Wilson goal, his fifth of the campaign, helped along by Viktor Arvidsson and Anthony Bitetto. The three stars went to Forsberg, Smith, and Ribeiro.
Backtracking to Columbus, where the Blue Jackets host the Florida Panthers. Roberto Luongo and Joonas Korpisalo are between the pipes. Florida was first to score in the first period with an Aleksander Barkov goal, his nineteenth of the season, made possible by Jaromir Jagr and Jussi Jokinen. The Panthers added on with a Vincent Trocheck goal in the second period, his nineteenth of the year, courtesy of Alex Petrovic and Garrett Wilson. Columbus got on the board with a Scott Hartnell goal, his twentieth of the campaign, helped along by Alexander Wennberg. The Blue Jackets tied it with a third period Seth Jones power play goal, his second of the season, powered by Brandon Dubinsky and Nick Foligno. Columbus took the lead on a Brandon Saad goal, his twenty-fourth of the year, passed from Hartnell and Wennberg. Florida retied it with a Logan Shaw power play goal, his fifth of the campaign, with assists provided by Nick Bjugstad and Dmitry Kulikov. In the shootout, Dubinsky's lone tally gave the Blue Jackets a 4-3 win. The three stars went to Hartnell, Dubinsky, and Wennberg.
Down in Dallas, the last matinee has the Stars welcoming the New York Rangers. Henrik Lundqvist and Kari Lehtonen are the experienced goalies. New York dented the scoreboard on a Chris Kreider power play goal in the second period, his thirteenth of the season, powered by Keith Yandle and Derick Brassard. Dallas tied it with a Colton Sceviour goal, his seventh of the year, via Tyler Seguin and Radek Faksa. The Rangers took the lead in the third period with a Ryan McDonagh goal, his eighth of the season, assisted by Oscar Lindberg and Viktor Stalberg. The Stars tied it again on a Valeri Nichushkin goal, his eighth of the year, coming off of Sceviour and Faksa. New York pulled ahead with a Kevin Klein goal, his sixth of the campaign, helped along by Derek Stepan and Jesper Fast. The final held at 3-2, with the three stars going to Klein, Sceviour, and Faksa.
At the usual time, the Montreal Canadiens bring in the Toronto Maple Leafs. Jonathan Bernier and Mike Condon are the goalies. Toronto opened in the first period with a Matt Hunwick goal, his second of the season, assisted by Brendan Leipsic and Brad Boyes. Montreal tied it with an Alex Galchenyuk goal, his seventeenth of the year, courtesy of Sven Andrighetto and Lars Eller. The Canadiens took the lead on a Devante Smith-Pelly goal, his sixth of the season, via Michael McCarron and Alexei Emelin in the second period. Montreal added on in the third period with a Max Pacioretty goal, his twenty-second of the year, helped along by Andrei Markov and P.K. Subban. The Canadiens extended the lead as Pacioretty scored his second of the game and twenty-third of the season, thanks to Greg Pateryn and Tomas Plekanec. This stood for a 4-1 win, with the three stars going to Pacioretty, Condon (31 for 32 in saves), and Smith-Pelly.
Now, we head west and outdoors in Denver, as the Colorado Avalanche host the Detroit Red Wings in this season's second Stadium Series game. Petr Mrazek and Semyon Varlamov guard the cages. Detroit led off in the first period with a Tomas Tatar goal, his seventeenth of the season, going in unassisted. Colorado tied it on a Nathan MacKinnon goal, his twentieth of the year, passed from Gabriel Landeskog. The Avalanche pulled ahead with a Tyson Barrie goal, his eleventh of the season, assisted by Blake Comeau and Mihkail Grigorenko. The Red Wings tied it in the third period on a Gustav Nyquist goal, his fifteenth of the year, guided in by Riley Sheahan and Tatar. Detroit took the lead with a Justin Abdelkader goal, his fifteenth of the season, fueled by Darren Helm and Luke Glendening. Colorado tied it on an Alex Tanguay goal, his fourth of the year, via Landeskog and MacKinnon. The Red Wings took the lead with a Brad Richards goal, his seventh of the season, with a lone assist from Niklas Kronwall. Detroit iced it at 5-3 with a Helm empty net goal, his eighth of the year, set up by the goalie Mrazek and Kronwall. The three stars went to Tatar, Helm, and MacKinnon, while Kronwall and Landeskog get the honorable mentions.
Up in Calgary, the Flames welcome the Ottawa Senators. Craig Anderson and Joni Ortio occupy the creases. Calgary began in the first period with a Joe Colborne power play goal, his tenth of the season, powered by Sam Bennett and Mikael Backlund. The Flames added on with a Sean Monahan goal, his nineteenth of the year, passed from Johnny Gaudreau and T.J. Brodie. Ottawa got on the board with a Zack Smith power play goal, his sixteenth of the season, courtesy of Erik Karlsson and Mark Stone. Calgary replied in the second period with a Gaudreau goal, his twenty-third of the year, helped along by Brodie. The Senators answered with a Nick Paul goal, his second of the season, fueled by Curtis Lazar and Mike Hoffman. The Flames countered on Gaudreau's second of the game and twenty-fourth of the year, guided in by Monahan and Brodie, the latter getting a sock trick. Ottawa pulled back in the third period with a Mika Zibanejad goal, his twelfth of the season, an unassisted goal. The Senators tied it on a Zibanejad goal, his second of the game and thirteenth of the year, made possible by Alex Chiasson and Eriksson. Ottawa took the lead with a Zibanejad goal that completed his hat trick, with his fourteenth of the season, coming off of Stone and Hoffman. The Senators iced it at 6-4 with a Jean-Gabriel Pageau empty net goal, his fourteenth of the year, set up by Stone, who got a sock trick, and Cody Ceci. The three stars were Zibanejad, Gaudreau, and Stone, while Brodie, Monahan, Eriksson, and Hoffman get the honorable mentions
Finally, the Los Angeles Kings bring in the Buffalo Sabres. Robin Lehner and Jhonas Enroth are the little-known goalies. Los Angeles drew first blood in the second period with a Tanner Pearson goal, his ninth of the season, via Alec Martinez and Rob Scuderi. The Kings added on with another Pearson goal in the third period, his second of the game and tenth of the year, courtesy of Jake Muzzin and Vincent Lecavalier. The three stars of the 2-0 game went to Pearson, Enroth (23 save shutout), and Lehner (33 for 35 in saves).
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