Monday, February 27, 2017

NHL 2016/17 - Day 132

Just three games today, beginning with...

The New Jersey Devils hosting the Montreal Canadiens. Al Montoya is mismatched with Cory Schneider in goal. New Jersey led off in the first period with a Kyle Palmieri goal, his nineteenth of the season, coming off of Travis Zajac. The Devils added on in the third period with a John Moore goal, his sixth of the year, guided in by Joseph Blandisi. Montreal got on the board with an Alexander Radulov goal, his fifteenth of the season, passed from Alexei Emelin and Jeff Petry. New Jersey shot back with a Zajac goal, his thirteenth of the year, a power play goal powered by Miles Wood and Palmieri. The Canadiens pulled back on a Max Pacioretty goal, his thirtieth of the season, courtesy of Nathan Beaulieu and Radulov. Montreal tied it with a Pacioretty goal, his second of the game and thirty-first of the year, via Shea Weber and Radulov. The Canadiens won 4-3 with an Alex Galchenyuk power play goal in overtime, his fourteenth of the campaign, with helpers from Weber and Radulov, the latter earning a sock trick. The three stars went to Pacioretty, Radulov, and Zajac, while Palmieri and Weber get the honorable mentions.

Down in Florida, the Tampa Bay Lightning welcome the Ottawa Senators. Mike Condon and Andrei Vasilevskiy draw the starts in goal. Ottawa began in the first period with a Kyle Turris power play goal, his twenty-second of the season, powered by Erik Karlsson and Mike Hoffman. Tampa Bay got on the board in the second period with a Brayden Point goal, his ninth of the year, going in unassisted. The Lightning took the lead with a Nikita Kucherov power play goal, his twenty-fourth of the season, assisted by Victor Hedman and Jonathan Drouin. Tampa Bay added on with another Kucherov power play goal, his second of the game and twenty-fifth of the year, with assists provided by Drouin and Tyler Johnson. The Lightning extended the lead as Kucherov completed his natural hat trick on another power play goal, his twenty-sixth of the season, guided in by Hedman and Drouin, the latter earning a sock trick. Tampa Bay padded the lead in the third period on a Braydon Coburn goal, his third of the year, coming off of Kucherov and Johnson. The final stood at 5-1, with the three stars awarded to Kucherov, Drouin, and Hedman, while Johnson gets an honorable mention.

Finally, the Minnesota Wild bring in the Los Angeles Kings. Jonathan Quick and Devan Dubnyk are the masked men. Los Angeles struck first in the first period with a Nick Shore goal, his fifth of the season, coming off of Marian Gaborik and Jake Muzzin. Minnesota tied it on a Nino Niederreiter goal, his twentieth of the year, via Jared Spurgeon and Ryan White. The Kings retook the lead with a Tanner Pearson goal, his twentieth of the season, going in unassisted. The Wild tied it in the second period with a Jordan Schroeder goal, his fourth of the year, fueled by Chris Stewart. Los Angeles gained the lead again on a Muzzin goal, his eighth of the season, helped along by Nic Dowd and Dwight King. Minnesota tied it once again with a White goal, his eighth of the year, assisted by Eric Staal. The Kings pulled ahead in the third period with a Gaborik goal, his seventh of the season, passed from Shore and Trevor Lewis. The Wild equalized with a Jason Zucker goal, his nineteenth of the year, courtesy of Tyler Graovac and Schroeder. Minnesota won 5-4 in overtime with a Mikael Granlund goal, his twentieth of the campaign, with helpers from Spurgeon and Mikko Koivu. The three stars went to White, Schroeder, and Spurgeon, while Gaborik, Muzzin, and Shore get the honorable mentions.

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