Monday, March 20, 2017

NHL 2016/17 - Day 153

Five games on tonight, beginning with...

The Detroit Red Wings hosting the Buffalo Sabres. Robin Lehner and Petr Mrazek make the starts in goal. Buffalo led off in the first period with a Jack Eichel power play goal, his twenty-first of the season, powered by Ryan O'Reilly and Rasmus Ristolainen. The Sabres added on with a Matt Moulson power play goal in the second period, his fourteenth of the year, via Tyler Ennis and Jake McCabe. Detroit got on the board with a Tomas Tatar goal, his twenty-first of the campaign, coming off of Mike Green and Henrik Zetterberg. The final stood at 2-1, with the three stars going to Lehner (34 for 35 in saves), Moulson, and Eichel.

Next up, the Toronto Maple Leafs welcome the Boston Bruins. Tuukka Rask and Frederik Andersen draw the starts. Boston began in the first period with a David Backes goal, his sixteenth of the season, made possible by Brad Marchand. Toronto tied it on a Morgan Rielly goal, his sixth of the year, via Mitchell Marner and James van Riemsdyk. The Maple Leafs took the lead in the third period with a Tyler Bozak power play goal, his seventeenth of the season, powered by van Riemsdyk and Nikita Zaitsev. Toronto added on with a William Nylander empty net goal, his nineteenth of the year, set up by Auston Matthews. The Maple Leafs extended the lead as Nazem Kadri scored an empty net goal, his twenty-ninth of the season, with the help of Connor Brown and Roman Polak. The Bruins got one back with a Dominic Moore goal, his eleventh of the year, with a lone assist by Noel Acciari. The final was 4-2, with the three stars being van Riemsdyk, Andersen (32 for 34 in saves), and Nylander.

Down in Nashville, the Predators host the Arizona Coyotes. Mike Smith and Pekka Rinne play goal. Nashville got going in the second period with a Viktor Arvidsson goal, his twenty-seventh of the season, going in unassisted. The Predators added on with a Ryan Ellis goal, his thirteenth of the year, courtesy of Craig Smith and Roman Josi. Nashville extended the lead in the third period as Ellis scored his second of the game and fourteenth of the season, thanks to Smith and Mike Fisher. Arizona got on the board with an Oliver Ekman-Larsson power play goal, his eleventh of the year, powered by Christian Dvorak and Anthony Duclair. This only made it 3-1, the final, with the three stars handed to Ellis, Smith, and Rinne (25 for 26 in saves).

Southwest to Dallas, where the Stars bring in the San Jose Sharks. Aaron Dell and Kari Lehtonen are in the blue paint. Dallas dented the scoreboard in the second period with a Curtis McKenzie goal, his fifth of the season, helped along by Adam Cracknell and Jiri Hudler. This stood for a 1-0 win, with the three stars handed to Lehtonen (30 save shutout), McKenzie, and Dell (19 for 20 in saves).

Finally, the Edmonton Oilers host the Los Angeles Kings. Jonathan Quick and Cam Talbot guard the cages. Edmonton struck first in the first period with a Patrick Maroon goal, his twenty-fifth of the season, made possible by Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl. The Oilers added on with a Milan Lucic power play goal, his seventeenth of the year, powered by McDavid and Draisaitl. The final remained at 2-0, with the three stars awarded to Talbot (35 save shutout), McDavid, and Draisaitl.

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