Sunday, October 29, 2017

NHL 2017-18 Day 26

Just three games on today. We begin in the afternoon with...

The Carolina Hurricanes hosting the Anaheim Ducks. Ryan Miller and Scott Darling are in goal. Anaheim opened in the first period with an Ondrej Kase goal, his fourth of the season, via Nick Ritchie. The Ducks added on with a Derek Grant goal, his third of the year, with a lone assist by Andrew Cogliano. Carolina got on the board with a Jeff Skinner power play goal, his seventh of the season, powered by Justin Williams and Derek Ryan. The Hurricanes tied it in the second period with a Jordan Staal goal, his third of the year, passed from Sebastian Aho and Elias Lindholm. Carolina pulled ahead with a Justin Faulk goal, coming off of Teuvo Teravainen and Williams. Anaheim tied it in the third period with a Jakob Silfverberg goal, courtesy of Cogliano and Hampus Lindholm. The tie went to a shootout, where Corey Perry won it 4-3 for the Ducks with his lone tally. The three stars were Cogliano, Perry, and Williams.

Northwest to Winnipeg, where the Jets welcome the Pittsburgh Penguins. Matt Murray and Connor Hellebuyck are the young goalies. Winnipeg started in the first period with an Andrew Copp goal, made possible by Shawn Matthias and Toby Enstrom. The Jets added on with a Blake Wheeler goal, his second of the year, via Mark Scheifele and Kyle Connor. Winnipeg extended the lead as Wheeler scored his second of the game and third of the season, thanks to Matthias and Scheifele. The Jets chased Murray with a Joel Armia goal, his second of the year, passed from Matt Hendricks. Winnipeg padded the lead against Casey DeSmith as Wheeler finished his hat trick on his fourth of the season, with a lone helper from Connor. Pittsburgh got on the with an Evgeni Malkin power play goal in the second period, his fifth of the year, powered by Phil Kessel. The Jets replied in the third period with a Scheifele power play goal, his fourth of the season, with assists provided by Wheeler and Dustin Byfuglien. Winnipeg iced it at 7-1 with a Brendan Lemieux goal, assisted by Tyler Myers and Armia. The three stars went to Wheeler, Scheifele, and Matthias, while Connor gets an honorable mention.

Finally, the Calgary Flames bring in the Washington Capitals. Philipp Grubauer and Mike Smith are between the pipes. Calgary got going in the second period with a Micheal Ferland goal, his third of the season, via Brett Kulak and Johnny Gaudreau. Washington tied it in the third period with a Jakub Vrana goal, his third of the year, passed from T.J. Oshie. The Flames regained the lead on a Sean Monahan goal, his sixth of the campaign, set up by Gaudreau and Mark Giordano. This stood for a 2-1 win, with the three stars being Smith (30 for 31 in saves), Monahan, and Gaudreau.

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