Thursday, October 26, 2017

NHL 2017-18 Day 23

Eleven games on for tonight, beginning with...

The Boston Bruins hosting the San Jose Sharks. Martin Jones faces a lesser foe in Anton Khudobin in goal. Boston led off in the first period with an Danton Heinen shorthanded goal, set up by David Backes and Kevan Miller. San Jose tied it in the second period with a Joe Thornton goal, his second of the season, passed from Tim Heed and Brent Burns on the power play. The Bruins took the lead back with a Heinen goal, his second of the game, guided in by Brandon Carlo and Tim Schaller. This stood for a 2-1 win, with the three stars handed to Heinen, Khudobin (36 for 37 in saves), and Thornton.

Down in New York, the Rangers welcome the Arizona Coyotes. Adin Hill and Ondrej Pavelec are the mediocre goalies. New York opened in the first period with a Chris Kreider goal, his second of the season, coming off of Mats Zuccarello and Mika Zibanejad. The Rangers added on with a Pavel Buchnevich goal, his second of the year, via Ryan McDonagh and Boo Nieves. Arizona got on the board in the second period with an Anthony Duclair goal, his third of the season, assisted by Christian Dvorak and Alex Goligoski. New York replied with a Michael Grabner goal, his second of the year, with a lone assist by Nieves. The Rangers extended the lead as Buchnevich scored his second of the game and third of the season, thanks to Nieves, who got a sock trick. The Coyotes got one back with a Clayton Keller power play goal, his seventh of the year, powered by Oliver Ekman-Larsson and Max Domi. New York iced it at 5-2 with an empty net goal by Grabner, his second of the game and third of the campaign, going in unassisted. The three stars were Buchnevich, Nieves, and Grabner.

West to Pittsburgh, where the Penguins bring in the Winnipeg Jets. Connor Hellebuyck and Matt Murray guard the cages. Pittsburgh started in the first period with a Conor Sheary goal, his fifth of the season, guided in by Jake Guentzel and Sidney Crosby. Winnipeg tied it on a Josh Morrissey goal, his second of the year, courtesy of Bryan Little. The Penguins won 2-1 in overtime with an unassisted Phil Kessel goal, his fourth of the campaign. The three stars were handed to Kessel, Murray (30 for 31 in saves), and Hellebuyck (34 for 36 in saves).

Up in Toronto, the Maple Leafs host the Carolina Hurricanes. Scott Darling and Frederik Andersen are the masked men. Carolina began in the first period with a Josh Jooris goal, assisted by Trevor van Riemsdyk and Joakim Nordstrom. The Hurricanes added on with a Teuvo Teravainen goal, his third of the season, passed from Victor Rask. Toronto got on the board with an Auston Matthews goal, his eighth of the year, with a lone assist by Patrick Marleau. Carolina replied with an Elias Lindholm goal, his second of the season, coming off of Sebastian Aho and Haydn Fleury. The Maple Leafs got one back in the second period on a Dominic Moore goal, his third of the year, made possible by Matt Martin and Morgan Rielly. Toronto tied it on a Zach Hyman goal, his fourth of the season, guided in by Jake Gardiner and Matthews. The Hurricanes reclaimed the lead with a Rask goal, his second of the year, with a lone helper from Teravainen. Carolina extended the lead in the third period as Brock McGinn scored, thanks to Fleury and Teravainen. The Hurricanes finished it at 6-3 with a Jooris goal, his second of the game, via Jeff Skinner. The three stars were handed to Teravainen, Jooris, and Rask, while Fleury and Matthews get the honorable mentions.

Over in Quebec, the Montreal Canadiens welcome the Los Angeles Kings. Jonathan Quick and Carey Price tend the twines. Los Angeles struck first in the first period with an Adrian Kempe goal, his sixth of the season, passed from Derek Forbort. The Kings added on with a Tyler Toffoli goal, his third of the year, going in unassisted. Los Angeles extended the lead in the second period as Anze Kopitar scored his seventh of the season, thanks to Jake Muzzin. The Kings padded the lead in the third period on a Kurtis MacDermid goal, via Drew Doughty and Kempe. This made it 4-0, the final, with the three stars being Quick (40 save shutout), Kempe, and Toffoli.

Back in Ontario, the Ottawa Senators bring in the Philadelphia Flyers. Michal Neuvirth and Craig Anderson are between the pipes. Ottawa was first to score in the first period with a Dion Phaneuf power play goal, his third of the season, powered by Filip Chlapik and Christopher DiDomenico. The Senators added on with a Mark Borowiecki goal, via Mike Hoffman and Jean-Gabriel Pageau. Ottawa extended the lead as Pageau scored a shorthanded goal, set up by Erik Karlsson. Philadelphia got on the board in the second period with a Jakub Voracek goal, passed from Sean Couturier and Ivan Provorov. The Flyers got one back with a Travis Konecny goal, his second of the year, coming off of Radko Gudas. The Senators answered with a Mark Stone goal, his sixth of the season, made possible by Ryan Dzingel and Karlsson. Ottawa padded the lead with a Tom Pyatt goal, his second of the year, courtesy of Nate Thompson and Pageau in the third period. Philadelphia responded with a Provorov goal, his second of the season, assisted by Konecny and Couturier. The Flyers got closer with a Couturier goal, his seventh of the year, with helpers from Shayne Gostisbehere and Voracek. This only made it 5-4, the final, with the three stars given to Pageau, Karlsson, and Couturier, while Voracek, Konecny, and Provorov get the honorable mentions.

Down in Florida, the Tampa Bay Lightning host the Detroit Red Wings. Jimmy Howard and Andrei Vasilevskiy. Detroit opened in the first period with a shorthanded and unassisted Frans Nielsen goal, his third of the season. Tampa Bay tied it on a Nikita Kucherov power play goal, his twelfth of the year, powered by Victor Hedman and Alex Killorn. The Lightning took the lead with a Steven Stamkos power play goal in the third period, his fourth of the season, via Kucherov and Mikhail Sergachev. Tampa Bay added on with a Brayden Point goal, his fifth of the year, guided in by Yanni Gourde and Ondrej Palat. The Red Wings got one back with a Nielsen power play goal, his fourth of the campaign, assisted by Gustav Nyquist and Justin Abdelkader. This made it 3-2, the final, with the three stars handed to Kucherov, Nielsen, and Point.

Staying in the state, the Florida Panthers welcome the Anaheim Ducks. John Gibson and James Reimer play in goal. Florida started in the first period with a Radim Vrbata goal, assisted by Connor Brickley and Vincent Trocheck. The Panthers added on with an Owen Tippett goal, passed from Jamie McGinn and Mike Matheson. Anaheim got on the board with a Kalle Kossila goal, helped along by Logan Shaw and Chris Wagner. Florida replied with a Vrbata power play goal, his second of the game, powered by Nick Bjugstag. The Panthers extended the lead in the second period as Trocheck scored his fourth of the season, thanks to Brickley and Alex Petrovic. Florida padded the lead as Evgenii Dadonov scored his third of the year, with the help of Aleksander Barkov and Jonathan Huberdeau. The Panthers kept going with a shorthanded Barkov goal, his third of the season, set up by Derek MacKenzie. Reto Berra replaced Gibson for the third period. The Ducks got one back in the third period with an Andrew Cogliano goal, his third of the year, guided in by Jakob Silfverberg and Antoine Vermette. Florida countered with a Vrbata goal to complete his hat trick, fueled by Trocheck and Keith Yandle. Anaheim chipped back on a Shaw goal, made possible by Wagner and Derek Grant. The Panthers answered on a Dadonov goal, his second of the game and fourth of the campaign, dished from Barkov and Huberdeau. This produced the 8-3 final, with the three stars awarded to Vrbata, Dadonov, and Barkov, while Trocheck, Huberdeau, Brickley, Shaw, and Wagner get honorable mentions.

Northwest to Minnesota, as the Wild bring in the New York Islanders. Thomas Greiss and Devan Dubnyk draw the starts in goal. Minnesota led off in the first period with a Marcus Foligno goal, his second of the season, made possible by Jared Spurgeon. The Wild added on with a Jason Zucker goal, his third of the year, with a lone assist by Mikael Granlund. Minnesota extended the lead as Eric Staal scored a shorthanded and unassisted goal, his fourth of the season. New York got on the board with an Anthony Beauvillier goal, his second of the year, passed from Johnny Boychuk and Josh Bailey. The Wild replied in the second period with a Luke Kunin shorthanded goal, set up by Staal. The Islanders countered with a Nick Leddy goal, helped along by Mathew Barzal and Bailey. Minnesota answered in the third period with a Zack Mitchell goal, assisted by Daniel Winnik and Spurgeon. The Wild padded the lead on a Jonas Brodin goal, with helpers from Foligno and Joel Eriksson Ek. New York pulled one back with an Anders Lee goal, his sixth of the season, coming off of Leddy and Bailey, the latter earning a sock trick. The Islanders got closer with a Barzal goal, his second of the year, fueled by Boychuk and Cal Clutterbuck. This produced the 6-4 final, with the three stars handed to Staal, Foligno, and Bailey, while Spurgeon, Barzal, Leddy, and Boychuk get the honorable mentions.

In Alberta, the Edmonton Oilers host the Dallas Stars. Ben Bishop and Cam Talbot protect the nets. Edmonton began in the first period with a Connor McDavid goal, his fifth of the season, passed from Ryan Strome and Leon Draisaitl. Dallas tied it on a Jamie Benn goal, his sixth of the year, via Alexander Radulov and Dan Hamhuis. The Oilers retook the lead with a Patrick Maroon goal, his third of the season, coming off of Darnell Nurse and Draisaitl. The Stars tied it on a second period power play goal by Radulov, his second of the year, powered by Tyler Seguin and Devin Shore. Edmonton retook the lead with a Ryan Nugent-Hopkins goal, his third of the season, assisted by Kris Russell and Milan Lucic. Dallas tied it again with a Benn power play goal, his second of the game and seventh of the year,with assists provided by Radulov and John Klingberg. The Stars took the lead with a third period power play goal by Esa Lindell, his second of the season, made possible by Jason Spezza and Hamhuis. The Oilers tied it again on a Nugent-Hopkins goal, his second of the game and fourth of the year, with a lone helper from Lucic. Edmonton won 5-4 with a Matt Benning goal, helped along by Draisaitl, who got a sock trick, and Nurse. The three stars were Nugent-Hopkins, Benn, and Radulov, while Draisaitl, Hamhuis, Lucic, and Nurse get the honorable mentions.

Finally, the Vancouver Canucks host the Washington Capitals. Braden Holtby and Anders Nilsson receive the starting nods in goal. Vancouver struck first in the first period with a Thomas Vanek goal, his fourth of the season, via Sam Gagner and Alex Burmistrov. The Canucks added on with a Bo Horvat power play goal, his fourth of the year, powered by Sven Baertschi and Brock Boeser. Vancouver extended the lead as Markus Granlund scored his second of the season, thanks to Derek Dorsett. The Canucks padded the lead with a Baertschi power play goal in the second period, his third of the year, guided in by Derrick Pouliot and Boeser. Vancouver chased Holtby with a Dorsett goal, his sixth of the season, fueled by Brandon Sutter and Christopher Tanev. Philipp Grubauer took over in goal. Washington got on the board with an Evgeny Kuznetsov goal, assisted by Alex Ovechkin and John Carlson. The Canucks responded with a Baertschi power play goal in the third period, his fourth of the year, with helpers from Horvat and Boeser, the latter getting a sock trick. The Capitals got one back with a Chandler Stephenson goal, passed from Jay Beagle and Madison Bowey. The final held at 6-2, with the three stars going to Baertschi, Boeser, and Horvat, while Dorsett gets an honorable mention.

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