Thursday, March 16, 2017

NHL 2016/17 - Day 149

Twelve games on for a busy night, beginning in...

Raleigh, where the Carolina Hurricanes host the Minnesota Wild. Devan Dubnyk faces a lesser foe in Eddie Lack in goal. Carolina began in the first period with a Derek Ryan power play goal, his eleventh of the season, powered by Noah Hanifin and Lee Stempniak. Minnesota tied it on a shorthanded Mikael Granlund goal, his twenty-fourth of the year, set up by Mikko Koivu. The Hurricanes took the lead in the third period with a Victor Rask goal, his sixteenth of the season, coming off of Elias Lindholm and Brock McGinn. Carolina iced it at 3-1 with an empty net goal by Teuvo Teravainen, his fourteenth of the year, set up by Jeff Skinner. The three stars went to Rask, Lack (31 for 32 in saves), and Ryan.

Up in New Jersey, the Devils welcome the Philadelphia Flyers. Steve Mason and Keith Kinkaid are in the creases. Philadelphia led off in the first period with a Michael Del Zotto goal, his fifth of the season, coming off of Jakub Voracek and Claude Giroux. New Jersey tied it on a Kyle Palmieri goal, his twenty-third of the year, helped along by Travis Zajac. The Devils took the lead in the second period with an Adam Henrique goal, his seventeenth of the season, made possible by Beau Bennett and Dalton Prout. New Jersey added on with a Joseph Blandisi power play goal, his second of the year, powered by Damon Severson and Pavel Zacha. The Flyers replied with a Brayden Schenn goal, his twenty-first of the season, guided in by Radko Gudas and Del Zotto. The Devils replied in the third period with a Taylor Hall goal, his sixteenth of the year, passed from Zajac. Michal Neuvirth replaced Mason in goal. New Jersey extended the lead as Henrique scored his eighteenth of the season, thanks to John Moore and Palmieri. The Devils iced it at 6-2 with a Hall empty net goal, his second of the game and seventeenth of the year, going in unassisted. The three stars went to Henrique, Hall, and Palmieri, while Del Zotto and Zajac get the honorable mentions.

Along to Brooklyn, where the New York Islanders bring in the Winnipeg Jets. Connor Hellebuyck and Thomas Greiss are the average goalies. New York opened in the first period with an Adam Pelech goal, his second of the season, assisted by John Tavares and Nick Leddy. Winnipeg tied it on a Bryan Little goal, his nineteenth of the year, passed from Nikolaj Ehlers and Ben Chiarot. The Jets took the lead on another Little goal, his second of the game and twentieth of the season, a power play goal powered by Nic Petan and Ehlers. Winnipeg added on with a second period goal by Mathieu Perreault, his eighth of the year, helped along by Blake Wheeler and Mark Scheifele. The Jets extended the lead as Adam Lowry scored his twelfth of the season, with the help of Joel Armia and Mark Stuart. The Islanders replied in the third period with an Anders Lee goal, his twenty-sixth of the year, going in unassisted. The final held at 4-2 with the three stars being Little, Ehlers, and Perreault.

Over in DC, the Washington Capitals host the Nashville Predators. Pekka Rinne and Braden Holtby guard the cages. Washington started in the first period with a Brett Connolly goal, his fifteenth of the season, courtesy of Jakub Vrana. Nashville tied it on a James Neal goal, his twenty-first of the year, via Kevin Fiala in the second period. The Predators won 2-1 in overtime with a Viktor Arvidsson goal, his twenty-fifth of the campaign, assisted by Ryan Johansen and Roman Josi. The three stars went to Arvidsson, Neal, and Rinne (22 for 23 in saves).

West to Ohio, where the Columbus Blue Jackets welcome the Florida Panthers. James Reimer and Sergei Bobrovsky are called on to start in goal. Florida struck first in the first period with a Jonathan Marchessault goal, his twenty-third of the season, assisted by Thomas Vanek and Alex Petrovic. Columbus tied it in the second period on a Zach Werenski goal, his eleventh of the year, via Josh Anderson and Matt Calvert. The Blue Jackets took the lead with an Anderson goal, his fifteenth of the season, made possible by Jack Johnson and William Karlsson. The game ended at 2-1, with the three stars given to Anderson, Bobrovsky (33 for 34 in saves), and Werenski.

Up in Ottawa, the Senators bring in the Chicago Blackhawks. Scott Darling and Mike Condon are the backups in goal. Chicago got going in the second period with a Duncan Keith goal, his sixth of the season, made possible by Artemi Panarin and Nick Schmaltz. Ottawa tied it on a Kyle Turris power play goal, his twenty-third of the year, powered by Erik Karlsson and Mike Hoffman. The Blackhawks took the lead with a Richard Panik power play goal, his eighteenth of the campaign, with assists provided by Patrick Kane and Jonathan Toews. This made it 2-1, the final, with the three stars going to Panik, Keith, and Darling (33 for 34 in saves).

Back south, the Tampa Bay Lightning host the Toronto Maple Leafs. Frederik Andersen and Andrei Vasilevskiy make the starts in goal. Toronto was first to score in the first period with a Roman Polak goal, his fourth of the season, coming off of Tyler Bozak. The Maple Leafs added on with a Morgan Rielly goal, his fifth of the year, via Nazem Kadri and Alexey Marchenko in the second period. Toronto extended the lead as Matt Martin scored his fifth of the season, thanks to Matt Hunwick and Nikita Soshnikov. The Maple Leafs chased Vasilevskiy on a Connor Brown power play goal, his sixteenth of the year, powered by Leo Komarov and William Nylander. Toronto padded the lead against Peter Budaj with a James van Riemsdyk goal, his twenty-second of the season, helped along by Rielly and Mitchell Marner. The final stood at 5-0, with the three stars being Rielly, Andersen (33 save shutout), and Polak.

Northwest to Edmonton, where the Oilers welcome the Boston Bruins. Tuukka Rask and Cam Talbot protect the nets. Edmonton led off in the first period with a Patrick Maroon goal, his twenty-third of the season, coming off of Jordan Eberle and Andrej Sekera on the power play. The Oilers added on with a Maroon goal, his second of the game and twenty-fourth of the year, via Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl. Edmonton extended the lead as Benoit Pouliot scored his seventh of the season, thanks to David Desharnais and Darnell Nurse. Boston got on the board with a David Pastrnak power play goal, his thirty-first of the year, powered by Brad Marchand and Ryan Spooner. The Bruins got closer with a Marchand goal, his thirty-seventh of the season, fueled by Patrice Bergeron and Zdeno Chara. The Oilers answered with an Anton Slepyshev goal, his fourth of the year, helped along by McDavid and Nurse. Edmonton padded the lead in the second period with a Drake Caggiula power play goal, his fifth of the season, with helpers from Ryan Nugent-Hopkins and Pouliot. Anton Khudobin replaced Rask in goal. Boston got one back with a Dominic Moore shorthanded goal, his tenth of the year, set up by Adam McQuaid. The Oilers answered with a Draisaitl goal, his twenty-fourth of the season, going in unassisted. Edmonton kept going with a Milan Lucic power play goal, his sixteenth of the year, with assists provided by Draisaitl and McDavid, the latter earning a sock trick. The Bruins chipped back with a David Krejci goal, his twentieth of the season, a power play goal made possible by Marchand and Torey Krug. The game ended at 7-4, with the three stars awarded to Maroon, Marchand, and Draisaitl, while McDavid, Eberle, and Nurse get the honorable mentions.

Westward to Vancouver, where the Canucks bring in the Dallas Stars. Kari Lehtonen and Ryan Miller are the veteran goalies. Dallas started in the first period with an Ales Hemsky goal, assisted by Remi Elie and Patrik Nemeth. Vancouver tied it on a Sven Baertschi goal, his seventeenth of the season, coming off of Nikita Tryamkin and Reid Boucher. The Stars took the lead back on an Esa Lindell goal, his sixth of the year, passed from John Klingberg and Jason Spezza. The Canucks tied it on a Ben Hutton power play goal, his fifth of the season, powered by Markus Granlund and Bo Horvat in the second period. Dallas took the lead in the third period on a Tyler Seguin power play goal, his twenty-fourth of the year, with assists provided by Klingberg and Spezza. The Stars iced it at 4-2 with a Radek Faksa goal, his eleventh of the campaign, guided in by Devin Shore. The three stars went to Klingberg, Spezza, and Seguin.

Down in Arizona Coyotes host the Detroit Red Wings. Petr Mrazek and Mike Smith are the goalies. Detroit opened in the first period with a Dylan Larkin power play goal, his fourteenth of the season, powered by Riley Sheahan and Andreas Athanasiou. Arizona tied it in the second period on a Radim Vrbata goal, his seventeenth of the year, coming off of Christian Dvorak and Jakob Chychrun. The Coyotes took the lead with an Alex Goligoski goal, his fifth of the season, assisted by Shane Doan and Josh Jooris. The Red Wings tied it again with a Tomas Tatar power play goal, his eighteenth of the year, with assists provided by Mike Green and Athanasiou. Detroit pulled ahead in the third period on a Green goal, his eleventh of the season, helped along by Henrik Zetterberg and Tatar. Arizona tied it again with a Lawson Crouse goal, his fifth of the year, coming shorthanded set up by Goligoski and Jooris. The Red Wings regained the lead with a Zetterberg goal, his fifteenth of the season, with a lone helper by Danny DeKeyser. The Coyotes tied it again with a Jakob Chychrun goal, his seventh of the year, fueled by Tobias Rieder. Detroit won 5-4 with a lone shootout tally by Gustav Nyquist. The three stars went to Zetterberg, Green, and Tatar, while Athanasiou, Jooris, and Goligoski get the honorable mentions.

In California, the Los Angeles Kings welcome the Buffalo Sabres. Robin Lehner and Jonathan Quick are in the blue paint. Los Angeles dented the scoreboard in the third period with a Jarome Iginla goal, his eleventh of the season, courtesy of Anze Kopitar and Dustin Brown. The Kings added on with an Adrian Kempe goal, his second of the year, helped along by Drew Doughty and Brown. This made it 2-0, with the three stars awarded to Quick (26 save shutout), Brown, and Iginla.

Finally, the San Jose Sharks bring in the St. Louis Blues. Carter Hutton and Aaron Dell received the green light to play goal. St. Louis began in the first period with a Scottie Upshall goal, his eighth of the season, going in unassisted. San Jose tied it on a Marc-Edouard Vlasic goal, his fifth of the year, via Dylan DeMelo and Logan Couture. The Blues took the lead with a Zach Sanford goal in the second period, his third of the season, helped along by Jay Bouwmeester and Ivan Barbashev. St. Louis added on in the third period with a Vladimir Tarasenko power play goal, his thirty-third of the year, powered by Alexander Steen and Alex Pietrangelo. The Blues iced it at 4-1 with a Tarasenko empty net goal, his second of the game and thirty-fourth of the campaign, set up by Jaden Schwartz and Colton Parayko. The three stars went to Hutton (19 for 20 in saves), Tarasenko, and Sanford.

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