Wednesday, March 15, 2017

NHL 2016/17 - Day 148

Four games for today, beginning in...

Philadelphia, as the Flyers host cross-state rivals, the Pittsburgh Penguins. Matt Murray and Steve Mason are the goalies. Philadelphia got going in the second period with a Sean Couturier goal, his eleventh of the season, made possible by Dale Weise and Brayden Schenn. The Flyers added on with a Wayne Simmonds power play goal, his twenty-ninth of the year, powered by Shayne Gostisbehere and Ivan Provorov. Philadelphia extended the lead in the third period as Claude Giroux scored his fourteenth of the season, thanks to Pierre-Edouard Bellemare. The Flyers iced it at 4-0 with a Weise goal, his third of the year, coming off of Schenn and Couturier. The three stars were Couturier, Weise, and Mason (23 save shutout), while Schenn gets an honorable mention.

Over in Calgary, the Flames welcome the Boston Bruins. Anton Khudobin and Chad Johnson are the backups in goal. Calgary opened in the first period with an Alex Chiasson goal, his tenth of the season, assisted by Lance Bouma and Matt Stajan. Boston tied it on a David Pastrnak goal, his twenty-ninth of the year, via Zdeno Chara. The Bruins took the lead in the second period with an unassisted Brad Marchand goal, his thirty-sixth of the season. The Flames retied it on a Dougie Hamilton goal, his eleventh of the year, going in unassisted. Boston took the lead again with a David Backes goal, his fifteenth of the season, with a lone assist by David Krejci. The Bruins added on in the third period with a Matt Beleskey goal, his third of the year, passed from Ryan Spooner and Drew Stafford. Boston won 5-2 with a Marchand empty net goal, his second of the game and thirty-seventh of the campaign, going in unassisted. The three stars were Marchand, Backes, and Beleskey.

Down in Colorado, the Avalanche bring in the Detroit Red Wings. Jimmy Howard and Calvin Pickard are in the blue paint. Detroit started in the first period with an Andreas Athanasiou goal, his sixteenth of the season, guided in by Justin Abdelkader and Dylan Larkin. Colorado tied it in the second period with a Matt Duchene goal, his seventeenth of the year, fueled by Fedor Tyutin and Rene Bourque. The Avalanche took the lead in the third period with a J.T. Compher goal, assisted by Francois Beauchemin. Colorado added on with a Carl Soderberg goal, his sixth of the season, passed from Blake Comeau and John Mitchell. This made it 3-1, the final, with the three stars being Compher, Pickard (27 for 28 in saves), and Soderberg.

Finally, the Anaheim Ducks host the St. Louis Blues. Jake Allen and Jonathan Bernier are between the pipes. Anaheim struck first in the first period with a Rickard Rakell goal, his twentieth of the season, via Ryan Getzlaf. The Ducks added on in the second period with a shorthanded Getzlaf goal, his fourteenth of the year, set up by Andrew Cogliano. St. Louis got on the board in the third period with an Ivan Barbashev goal, his third of the season, coming off of Magnus Paajarvi. The final held at 2-1, with the three stars awarded to Getzlaf, Bernier (26 for 27 in saves), and Rakell.

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