There's six games on today as we hurtle toward the finish of the season in a couple of weeks. We begin in...
Buffalo, where the Sabres host the Florida Panthers. James Reimer and Robin Lehner are the solid goalies. Buffalo led off in the first period with a Ryan O'Reilly power play goal, his nineteenth of the season, powered by Jack Eichel and Dmitry Kulikov. The Sabres added on with a Zach Bogosian goal, his second of the year, via Zemgus Girgensons and Matt Moulson. Buffalo extended the lead as Brian Gionta scored his fifteenth of the season in the second period, a power play goal made possible by Moulson. Florida got on the board with a Jonathan Marchessault power play goal, his twenty-ninth of the year, with assists provided by Jonathan Huberdeau and Keith Yandle. The Sabres answered with a Marcus Foligno goal, his thirteenth of the season, guided in by Eichel and Sam Reinhart. The Panthers got one back with a Huberdeau goal, his eighth of the year, going in unassisted. This stood for a 4-2 win, with the three stars given to Eichel, Moulson, and Huberdeau.
Down in Raleigh, the Carolina Hurricanes welcome the Detroit Red Wings. Petr Mrazek and Eddie Lack are set to start in goal. Carolina began in the first period with a Jeff Skinner goal, his thirty-first of the season, made possible by Jaccob Slavin and Lee Stempniak. Detroit tied it in the second period with an unassisted Anthony Mantha goal, his sixteenth of the year. The Red Wings took the lead on another Mantha goal, his second of the game and seventeenth of the season, coming off of Andreas Athanasiou and Danny DeKeyser. The Hurricanes retied it with a Justin Faulk goal, his fifteenth of the year, passed from Slavin and Derek Ryan. Detroit took the lead in the third period with a Tomas Tatar power play goal, his twenty-third of the season, powered by Gustav Nyquist and Henrik Zetterberg. Carolina tied it again with a Faulk goal, his second of the game and sixteenth of the year, helped along by Noah Hanifin and Victor Rask. The Red Wings won 4-3 in overtime with an Athanasiou goal, his eighteenth of the campaign, with a lone assist by Nyquist. The three stars went to Athanasiou, Nyquist, and Mantha, while Faulk and Slavin get the honorable mentions. As the winning goal was scored, Lack was ran into by the goal-scorer Athanasiou, and suffered what appeared to be a significant injury. Best wishes to Lack as he faces a recovery.
Back north, the New York Islanders bring in the Nashville Predators. Juuse Saros and Thomas Greiss are the backups in goal. Nashville opened in the first period with a Kevin Fiala goal, his ninth of the season, assisted by Calle Jarnkrok and Anthony Bitetto. The Predators added on in the second period with a Viktor Arvidsson goal, his twenty-ninth of the year, passed from Filip Forsberg and Mattias Ekholm. New York got on the board with a Josh Bailey goal, his thirteenth of the season, fueled by Nick Leddy and Brock Nelson. Nashville replied in the third period with a Ryan Johansen empty net goal, his thirteenth of the year, set up by Ryan Ellis. This made it 3-1, the final, with the three stars being Saros (24 for 25 in saves), Arvidsson, and Fiala.
South again to Tampa Bay, where the Lightning host the Chicago Blackhawks. Scott Darling and Andrei Vasilevskiy man the nets. Chicago started in the first period with an Artemi Panarin goal, his twenty-fifth of the season, via Tanner Kero. Tampa Bay tied it on an Ondrej Palat power play goal, his sixteenth of the year, powered by Victor Hedman and Nikita Kucherov. The Blackhawks retook the lead with a Patrick Kane goal, his thirty-fourth of the season, helped along by Niklas Hjalmarsson and Duncan Keith. Chicago added on with a Tomas Jurco goal, guided in by Nick Schmaltz. Peter Budaj replaced Vasilevskiy in goal. The Blackhawks extended the lead in the second period as Richard Panik scored his twenty-first of the year, thanks to Trevor van Riemsdyk. The Lightning got one back with a Jonathan Drouin goal, his nineteenth of the season, made possible by Alex Killorn and Anton Stralman. Tampa Bay got closer with a Stralman goal, his fourth of the year, assisted by Greg McKegg and Palat. The Lightning tied it with a Drouin power play goal, his twentieth of the season and second of the game, with assists provided by Hedman and Kucherov. Tampa Bay won 5-4 with a Yanni Gourde goal in overtime, his second of the year, with a lone assist by Hedman, who got a sock trick. The three stars went to Drouin, Hedman, and Stralman, while Palat and Kucherov get the honorable mentions.
Over in St. Louis, the Blues welcome the Arizona Coyotes. Mike Smith and Jake Allen are in the creases. St. Louis got going in the second period with a Jaden Schwartz goal, his seventeenth of the season, coming off of Alexander Steen and Vladimir Tarasenko. The Blues added on with an Alex Pietrangelo goal, his twelfth of the year, via Nail Yakupov and Steen. Arizona got on the board in the third period with an Anthony DeAngelo goal, his fifth of the season, passed from Radim Vrbata and Alex Goligoski. St. Louis replied with a Schwartz goal, his second of the game and eighteenth of the year, assisted by Tarasenko and Steen, the latter earning a sock trick. The Blues extended the lead as Tarasenko scored his thirty-fifth of the campaign, with the help of Schwartz and Steen. The final stood at 4-1, with the three stars being Schwartz, Steen, and Tarasenko.
Finally, the Calgary Flames bring in the Colorado Avalanche. Calvin Pickard and Brian Elliott are the masked men. Calgary struck first in the first period with a Sean Monahan power play goal, his twenty-sixth of the season, powered by T.J. Brodie. The Flames added on in the second period with a Micheal Ferland goal, his fifteenth of the year, made possible by Johnny Gaudreau and Monahan. Colorado got on the board with a Sven Andrighetto power play goal, his sixth of the season, with assists provided by Erik Johnson and Nathan MacKinnon. Calgary replied with a Troy Brouwer power play goal, his thirteenth of the year, helped along by Monahan and Kris Versteeg. The Avalanche pulled back with an Andrighetto goal, his second of the game and seventh of the season, via Mikko Rantanen and Johnson. The Flames iced it at 4-2 with a Gaudreau power play goal into an empty net, his seventeenth of the year, set up by Ferland and Monahan, the latter earning a sock trick. The three stars were Monahan, Ferland, and Andrighetto, while Gaudreau and Johnson get the honorable mentions.
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