Wednesday, October 25, 2017

NHL 2017-18 Day 22

We've got just two games on again today, beginning with...

The St. Louis Blues hosting the Calgary Flames. Eddie Lack is mismatched with Jake Allen in goal. Calgary started in the first period with a Mikael Backlund goal, his third of the season, passed from Matthew Tkachuk and Travis Hamonic. St. Louis tied it on an Alexander Steen goal, assisted by Vladimir Sobotka and Paul Stastny. The Blues took the lead with a Jaden Schwartz power play goal in the second period, his seventh of the year, powered by Vladimir Tarasenko and Steen. St. Louis added on with an Alex Pietrangelo power play goal, his fourth of the season, coming off of Brayden Schenn and Steen. The Flames got one back with a Backlund goal, his second of the game and fourth of the year, via Tkachuk and Michael Frolik. The Blues replied in the third period with a Stastny goal, his fourth of the season, guided in by Steen, who got a sock trick, and Colton Parayko. The Blues iced it at 5-2 with a Joel Edmundson empty net goal, his second of the year, set up by Schenn and Tarasenko. The three stars belonged to Steen, Stastny, and Backlund, while Tarasenko, Schenn, and Tkachuk get the honorable mentions.

The other game has the Columbus Blue Jackets hosting the Buffalo Sabres. Chad Johnson and Sergei Bobrovsky are in the blue paint. Columbus opened in the first period with an Oliver Bjorkstrand power play goal, his second of the season, powered by Sonny Milano and Seth Jones. The Blue Jackets added on in the second period with a Jones goal, his second of the year, guided in by Brandon Dubinsky and Cam Atkinson. Columbus extended the lead as Nick Foligno scored his third of the season, thanks to Jack Johnson. The Blue Jackets padded the lead with a Matt Calvert goal, his second of the year, helped along by Markus Nutivaara and Ryan Murray. Buffalo got on the board in the third period with a Seth Griffith goal, passed from Jordan Nolan and Johan Larsson. Columbus finished it at 5-1 with a Josh Anderson goal, his second of the campaign, fueled by Artemi Panarin and Alexander Wennberg. The three stars were Jones, Bobrovsky (34 for 35 in saves), and Foligno.

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