Wednesday, April 5, 2017

NHL 2016/17 - Day 169

Just two games tonight, beginning with...

The Buffalo Sabres welcoming the Montreal Canadiens. Carey Price and Robin Lehner guard the cages. Buffalo opened in the first period with a Rasmus Ristolainen goal, his sixth of the season, made possible by Josh Gorges and Jack Eichel. The Sabres added on with a Tyler Ennis goal in the second period, his fifth of the year, via Evander Kane and Ryan O'Reilly. Montreal got on the board with a Tomas Plekanec goal, his tenth of the campaign, fueled by Alexander Radulov and Paul Byron. This only made it 2-1, the final, with the three stars given to Lehner (31 for 32 in saves), Ennis, and Ristolainen.

The other game has the Washington Capitals bringing in the New York Rangers. Henrik Lundqvist and Braden Holtby tend the twines. Washington got going in the second period with a Justin Williams power play goal, his twenty-third of the season, powered by Alex Ovechkin and Evgeny Kuznetsov. The Capitals added on in the third period with a Kuznetsov goal, his nineteenth of the year, assisted by Marcus Johansson and Williams. This made it 2-0, with the three stars awarded to Holtby (24 save shutout), Williams, and Kuznetsov.

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