Thursday, March 30, 2017

NHL 2016/17 - Day 163

Nine games on for tonight, beginning with...

The Carolina Hurricanes hosting the Columbus Blue Jackets. Joonas Korpisalo and Cam Ward are the goalies. Columbus got going in the second period with a Jack Johnson goal, his fourth of the season, assisted by Scott Hartnell and Sam Gagner. Carolina tied it on a third period goal by Jeff Skinner, his thirty-second of the year, coming off of Teuvo Teravainen and Brett Pesce. The Hurricanes won 2-1 in overtime with a Noah Hanifin goal, his fourth of the campaign, via Skinner and Teravainen. The three stars were Skinner, Teravainen, and Ward (23 for 24 in saves).

Up in Philadelphia, the Flyers welcome the New York Islanders. Thomas Greiss and Steve Mason make the starts in goal. Philadelphia opened with a Dale Weise goal, his sixth of the season, made possible by Sean Couturier and Brayden Schenn. The Flyers added on with a Couturier goal, his thirteenth of the year, assisted by Brandon Manning and Schenn. Philadelphia extended the lead as Radko Gudas scored his sixth of the season, thanks to Weise and Couturier. Jaroslav Halak replaced Greiss in goal. The Flyers padded the lead with a Jordan Weal goal, his seventh of the year, courtesy of Wayne Simmonds and Valtteri Filppula. Philadelphia continued with a Simmonds power play goal, his thirtieth of the season, powered by Shayne Gostisbehere and Jakub Voracek. New York got on the board with a Cal Clutterbuck goal, his fourth of the year, via Stephen Gionta and Calvin de Haan in the second period. The Islanders got closer in the third period with a Jason Chimera goal, his eighteenth of the season, guided in by de Haan. New York chipped closer with an Andrew Ladd goal, his twenty-first of the year, passed from Casey Cizikas and Adam Pelech. The Flyers countered with a Filppula empty net goal, his tenth of the season, set up by Simmonds and Chris VandeVelde. The final stood at 6-3, with the three stars awarded to Couturier, Simmonds, and Weise, while de Haan, Schenn, and Filppula get the honorable mentions.

Over to Boston, where the Bruins bring in the Dallas Stars. Antti Niemi and Tuukka Rask are the Finnish goalies. Boston started in the first period with a Brad Marchand goal, his thirty-eighth of the season, made possible by David Backes. The Bruins added on with a Torey Krug power play goal, his eighth of the year, powered by David Pastrnak and Marchand. The final stood at 2-0, with the three stars handed to Marchand, Rask (27 save shutout), and Krug.

Into Canada, with the Montreal Canadiens hosting the Florida Panthers. Reto Berra is mismatched with Carey Price in goal. Montreal led off in the first period with a Paul Byron goal, his twenty-first of the season, passed from Brendan Gallagher and Nathan Beaulieu. The Canadiens added on with a Tomas Plekanec goal, his ninth of the year, via Gallagher and Alexei Emelin. Montreal extended the lead as Byron scored his second of the game and twenty-second of the season, with the help of Beaulieu and Gallagher, the latter earning a sock trick. Florida got on the board with a Reilly Smith goal in the second period, his fifteenth of the year, coming off of Jussi Jokinen. The Canadiens replied in the third period with a Max Pacioretty goal, his thirty-fifth of the season, assisted by Alexander Radulov. The Panthers got one back with a Michael Matheson goal, his sixth of the year, made possible by Vincent Trocheck and Mark Pysyk. Montreal answered with a Gallagher goal, his tenth of the season, guided in by Brandon Davidson and Plekanec. The Canadiens padded the lead with Phillip Danault goal, his twelfth of the year, with a lone assist by Radulov. The final held at 6-2 with the three stars given to Gallagher, Byron, and Plekanec, while Radulov and Beaulieu get the honorable mentions.

Down in Florida, the Tampa Bay Lightning welcome the Detroit Red Wings. Petr Mrazek and Andrei Vasilevskiy draw the starts in goal. Detroit began in the first period with a Frans Nielsen goal, his fifteenth of the season, coming off of Darren Helm. Tampa Bay tied it on a J.T. Brown goal, his third of the year, with a lone assist by Gabriel Dumont. The Lightning took the lead in the second period with an Andrej Sustr goal, his third of the season, helped along by Ondrej Palat. The Red Wings tied it again with a Danny DeKeyser goal, his fourth of the year, via Tomas Tatar and Henrik Zetterberg. Tampa Bay took the lead back with an Alex Killorn power play goal, his eighteenth of the season, going in unassisted. The Lightning added on with a Jonathan Drouin power play goal, his twenty-first of the year, powered by Victor Hedman and Brayden Point. Tampa Bay extended the lead in the third period as Yanni Gourde scored his third of the season, thanks to Palat and Sustr. The Red Wings got one back with a Mike Green power play goal, his thirteenth of the year, with helpers from Nielsen and Dylan Larkin. The final held at 5-3, with the three stars awarded to Palat, Sustr, and Nielsen.

Northwest to Nashville, with the Predators bringing in the Toronto Maple Leafs. Frederik Andersen and Pekka Rinne are the masked men. Toronto drew first blood in the first period with a James van Riemsdyk power play goal, his twenty-fourth of the season, powered by Nikita Zaitsev and Mitchell Marner. The Maple Leafs added on with an Auston Matthews power play goal, his thirty-sixth of the year, with assists provided by Connor Brown and Jake Gardiner. Nashville got on the board in the third period with a Filip Forsberg goal, his thirtieth of the season, passed from Ryan Johansen. Toronto iced it at 3-1 with a Brown empty net goal, his nineteenth of the year, set up by Nazem and Kadri and Gardiner. The three stars were Andersen (29 for 30 in saves), Brown, and Gardiner.

In Canada again, the Winnipeg Jets host the Anaheim Ducks. Jonathan Bernier and Michael Hutchinson are in the blue paint. Anaheim struck first in the first period with a Jakob Silfverberg goal, his twenty-second of the season, guided in by Ryan Kesler. Winnipeg tied it on a shorthanded Joel Armia goal, his tenth of the year, set up by Dustin Byfuglien. The Ducks took the lead back with a Corey Perry goal, his seventeenth of the season, assisted by Antoine Vermette and Josh Manson. Anaheim added on with a Perry power play goal in the second period, his eighteenth of the year and second of the game, powered by Hampus Lindholm and Sami Vatanen. The Jets answered in the third period with a Blake Wheeler goal, his twenty-fourth of the season, passed from Nikolaj Ehlers and Jacob Trouba. Winnipeg tied it on a Byfuglien goal, his thirteenth of the year, fueled by Mathieu Perreault and Ehlers. The Jets won 4-3 in overtime with a Mark Scheifele goal, his thirtieth of the campaign, with a lone helper from Byfuglien. The three stars went to Byfuglien, Ehlers, and Perry.

Stateside to Minnesota, where the Wild welcome the Ottawa Senators. Craig Anderson and Alex Stalock are between the pipes. Ottawa was first to score in the first period with a Mike Hoffman goal, his twenty-third of the season, fueled by Mark Stone and Cody Ceci. Minnesota tied it on a Nino Niederreiter goal, his twenty-first of the year, guided in by Jonas Brodin and Chris Stewart. The Wild took the lead in the second period with a Niederreiter goal, his second of the game and twenty-second of the season, made possible by Eric Staal and Stewart. Minnesota added on with a Joel Eriksson Ek goal, his third of the year, via Charlie Coyle and Jared Spurgeon. The Wild extended the lead as Matt Dumba scored his eleventh of the season, a power play goal powered by Mikko Koivu and Mikael Granlund. Minnesota iced it at 5-1 with a Jason Pominville goal, his thirteenth of the year, helped along by Coyle and Martin Hanzal. The three stars were given to Niederreiter, Stewart, and Coyle.

Finally, the Edmonton Oilers bring in the San Jose Sharks. Martin Jones and Cam Talbot guard the cages. San Jose cracked the scoreboard in the first period with a Jannik Hansen goal, his eighth of the season, via Paul Martin. Edmonton tied it on a Patrick Maroon goal, his twenty-sixth of the year, assisted by Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl. The Oilers took the lead with a shorthanded goal by McDavid, his twenty-eighth of the season, set up by Oscar Klefbom and Drake Caggiula. The Oilers added on in the third period with Maroon's second of the game and twenty-seventh of the year, coming off of Kris Russell. The Sharks got one back with a Joe Pavelski goal, his twenty-ninth of the season, passed from Marc-Edouard Vlasic and Hansen. This only made it 3-2, the final, with the three stars belonging to Maroon, McDavid, and Hansen.

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