Wednesday, March 29, 2017

NHL 2016/17 - Day 162

Four games tonight, beginning with the...

Pittsburgh Penguins hosting the Chicago Blackhawks. Corey Crawford and Marc-Andre Fleury are the veterans in goal. Chicago began in the first period with an Artemi Panarin goal, his twenty-sixth of the season, assisted by Patrick Kane and Tanner Kero. The Blackhawks added on with a Richard Panik goal, his twenty-second of the year, via Nick Schmaltz and Jonathan Toews. Chicago extended the lead as Marcus Kruger scored his fourth of the season, thanks to Kane and Panarin. The Blackhawks padded the lead on a Marian Hossa goal, his twenty-fifth of the year, with a lone assist by Ryan Hartman goal. Chicago kept going in the third period with a Kero goal, his sixth of the season, going in unassisted. Pittsburgh got on the board with a Bryan Rust goal, his thirteenth of the year, passed from Ian Cole and Matt Cullen. The three stars of the 5-1 game were Panarin, Kero, and Kane.

Over in Calgary, the Flames welcome the Los Angeles Kings. Ben Bishop and Brian Elliott are the masked men. Calgary led off in the first period with a Dougie Hamilton goal, his thirteenth of the season, courtesy of Sean Monahan and Johnny Gaudreau. Los Angeles tied it on a Trevor Lewis goal, his tenth of the year, via Derek Forbort and Anze Kopitar. The Kings took the lead in the second period with a Jarome Iginla goal, his thirteenth of the season, going in unassisted. Los Angeles added on with a Kopitar goal in the third period, his twelfth of the year, made possible by Jake Muzzin and Marian Gaborik. The Kings extended the lead as Jeff Carter scored his thirty-second of the season, thanks to Iginla and Gaborik. The final held at 4-1, with the three stars handed to Iginla, Kopitar, and Gaborik.

Down in Colorado, the Avalanche bring in the Washington Capitals. Philipp Grubauer and Calvin Pickard are given the starts in goal. Washington opened in the first period with a John Carlson power play goal, his ninth of the season, powered by Evgeny Kuznetsov and Andre Burakovsky. Colorado tied it on a Mikko Rantanen goal, his seventeenth of the year, fueled by Nathan MacKinnon and Sven Andrighetto. The Capitals took the lead with a Jay Beagle goal, his thirteenth of the season, passed from Kevin Shattenkirk and Tom Wilson. Washington added on with a Marcus Johansson power play goal in the second period, his twenty-third of the year, with assists provided by T.J. Oshie and Shattenkirk. The Capitals extended the lead as Kuznetsov scored his eighteenth of the season, with the help of Johansson and Justin Williams. The Avalanche got one back with a Matt Nieto goal, his sixth of the year, guided in by Mikhail Grigorenko and Rene Bourque. Colorado pulled closer in the third period with a MacKinnon goal, his sixteenth of the season, via Tyson Barrie and Andrighetto. Washington iced it at 5-3 with a Lars Eller empty net goal, his eleventh of the year, set up by Daniel Winnik. The three stars were Kuznetsov, Johansson, and MacKinnon, while Andrighetto and Shattenkirk get the honorable mentions.

Finally, the Arizona Coyotes host the St. Louis Blues. Carter Hutton and Louis Domingue are the backups in goal. St. Louis started in the first period with a Patrik Berglund goal, his twenty-second of the season, made possible by Magnus Paajarvi and Colton Parayko. The Blues added on in the second period with a Vladimir Tarasenko goal, his thirty-sixth of the year, coming off of Jay Bouwmeester and Jaden Schwartz. Arizona got on the board with an Alex Goligoski power play goal in the third period, his sixth of the season, powered by Christian Dvorak and Clayton Keller. St. Louis iced it at 3-1 with a David Perron power play goal into the empty net, his sixteenth of the year, set up by Berglund and Alex Pietrangelo. The three stars were Berglund, Tarasenko, and Hutton (22 for 23 in saves).

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