Sunday, January 29, 2017

NHL 2016/17 - Day 104 (The All-Star Game)

It's the NHL All-Star games, with a three-on-three tournament featuring the best players in the world right now. First up...

The Pacific hosting the Central. Corey Crawford is in net for the Central, against Mike Smith for the Pacific. Pacific started with a Cam Fowler goal, via Johnny Gaudreau and Bo Horvat. Pacific added on with a Jeff Carter goal, assisted by Drew Doughty. Central got on the board with a Jonathan Toews goal, going in unassisted. Pacific added on with a Connor McDavid goal, courtesy of Ryan Kesler. Pacific extended the lead as Brent Brusn scored, thanks to McDavid. Pacific padded the lead with a Doughty goal, passed from Joe Pavelski and Carter. For the second half, Devan Dubnyk and Martin Jones take over in the nets. Central got one back with a P.K. Subban goal, made possible Tyler Seguin. Pacific answered with a Johnny Gaudreau goal, coming off of Horvat and Fowler. Pacific continued with a Pavelski goal, via Carter and Doughty. Central pulled back with a Vladimir Tarasenko goal, helped along by Seguin. Pacific answered with a Kesler goal, fueled by Burns and McDavid. Pacific struck again with a Horvat goal, guided in by Fowler. Pacific hit double-digits with a Gaudreau goal, his second of the game, from Fowler, who got a sock trick, and the goalie Jones. The game ended 10-3, with each Pacific player and Seguin recording multiple points. Fowler, Gaudreau, and Horvat led the way for Pacific, who will play in the final.

In the middle game, Atlantic welcomes Metropolitan. Sergei Bobrovsky of the Metropolitan and Carey Price of the Atlantic are the first half goalies. Metropolitan opened in the first period with a Wayne Simmonds goal, going in unassisted. Atlantic tied it on a Nikita Kucherov goal, set up by Vincent Trocheck and Victor Hedman. Metropolitan added on with a Simmonds goal, his second of the game, also an unassisted effort. Atlantic tied it again with a Hedman goal, via Kucherov and Trocheck. Atlantic took the lead with an Erik Karlsson goal, fueled by Kyle Okposo. Metropolitan tied it on a John Tavares goal, passed from Cam Atkinson. For the second half, Braden Holtby and Tuukka Rask take over the nets. Atlantic took the lead with an Auston Matthews goal, helped along by Brad Marchand and Shea Weber. Metropolitan quickly retied it with a Tavares goal, made possible by Atkinson and Justin Faulk. Metropolitan took the lead with a Seth Jones, an unassisted goal. Metropolitan added on with a Taylor Hall goal, also going in unassisted. Atlantic pulled back with a second Kucherov goal, with a lone helper by Trocheck. Metropolitan shot back with a Sidney Crosby goal, courtesy of Faulk and Alex Ovechkin. Metropolitan extended the lead as Atkinson scored, with the help of Tavares. Metropolitan padded the lead with an Atkinson empty net goal, set up by Tavares. Atlantic pulled back with a Trocheck goal, with a lone assist by Kucherov. Metropolitan iced it at 10-5 on an Ovechkin goal, dished from Crosby and Faulk. The best players of this second game were Tavares, Atkinson, and Simmonds, while Crosby, Ovechkin, Faulk, Kucherov, Trocheck, Hedman get the honorable mentions.

Finally, the Pacific brings in the Metropolitan for a million dollars and the championship. Bobrovsky and Jones retake the creases. Pacific was first to score with a Pavelski goal, made possible by Doughty and Carter. Metropolitan tied it on a Jones goal, via Hall and Faulk. Metropolitan took the lead with a Faulk goal, with a lone assist by Tavares. Pacific retied it on a McDavid goal, helped along by Kesler. Pacific took the lead with a Horvat goal, coming off of Gaudreau. Holtby and Smith will play the last half of hockey in this championship match. Metropolitan tied it again with an unassisted goal by Atkinson, the first player to three goals so far. Metropolitan took the lead with a Simmonds goal, his third of the day, passed from Hall. The Metropolitan division held on to win 4-3, with the All-Star MVP being Simmonds.

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