Friday, February 24, 2017

NHL 2016/17 - Day 129

Four games today, beginning with...

The Washington Capitals hosting the Edmonton Oilers. Cam Talbot and Braden Holtby tend the twines. Washington led off in the first period with a Tom Wilson goal, his fifth of the season, assisted by Dmitry Orlov and Taylor Chorney. Edmonton tied it in the second period with a Leon Draisaitl goal, his twenty-third of the year, coming off of Andrej Sekera and Connor McDavid. The Capitals retook the lead in the third period with a Justin Williams goal, his nineteenth of the campaign, made possible by Jay Beagle and Karl Alzner. This made it 2-1, the final, with the three stars going to Holtby (30 for 31 in saves), Williams, and Wilson.

Down to the Carolina Hurricanes welcoming the Ottawa Senators. Craig Anderson and Eddie Lack draw the starts in goal. Carolina began in the first period with a Jordan Staal goal, his twelfth of the season, fueled by Phillip Di Giuseppe and Brock McGinn. The Hurricanes added on in the second period with an Elias Lindholm goal, his sixth of the year, via Di Giuseppe and Staal. Carolina extended the lead as Viktor Stalberg scored his ninth of the campaign, thanks to Sebastian Aho and Victor Rask. This produced the 3-0 final, with the three stars given to Staal, Lack (34 save shutout), and Di Giuseppe.

Further south, the Florida Panthers bring in the Calgary Flames. Chad Johnson and Roberto Luongo are in the blue paint. Florida started in the first period with a Nick Bjugstad power play goal, his fifth of the season, powered by Jussi Jokinen and Reilly Smith. Calgary tied it on a Sam Bennett goal, his eleventh of the year, passed from Michael Stone and Troy Brouwer. The Flames took the lead with a Mikael Backlund goal, his nineteenth of the campaign, helped along by Matthew Tkachuk and Michael Frolik. Calgary added on with a Deryk Engelland goal, his third of the season, courtesy of Frolik and Tkachuk. The Panthers got one back with an Aleksander Barkov goal, his sixteenth of the year, made possible by Jonathan Huberdeau and Smith. The Flames countered in the second period with a Brouwer goal, his tenth of the campaign, with helpers from Matt Stajan and Lance Bouma. The final held from here at 4-2, with the three stars given to Brouwer, Johnson (36 for 38 in saves), and Tkachuk, while Frolik and Smith get the honorable mentions.

Finally, in Dallas, the Stars host the Arizona Coyotes. Louis Domingue is mismatched with Kari Lehtonen in goal. Arizona opened in the first period with a Radim Vrbata goal, his fourteenth of the season, passed from Max Domi and Alex Goligoski. Dallas tied it on a Devin Shore goal, his tenth of the year, via Jiri Hudler and Esa Lindell. The Coyotes took the lead back with a Martin Hanzal goal, his sixteenth of the season, assisted by Vrbata and Connor Murphy. The Stars tied it on a John Klingberg power play goal, his ninth of the year, powered by Jason Spezza and Shore. Dallas took the lead with a Jamie Benn goal, his twenty-first of the season, helped along by Jordie Benn and Lindell. The Stars added on with a Lauri Korpikoski goal, his eighth of the year, coming off of Radek Faksa and Jamie Oleksiak. Dallas extended the lead as Cody Eakin scored his third of the campaign, fueled by Jamie Benn and Brett Ritchie. This made it 5-2, the final, with the three stars handed to Jamie Benn, Shore, and Lindell, while Vrbata gets the honorable mention.

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