Sunday, December 17, 2017

NHL 2017-18 Day 74

Just four games on today, beginning with...

The Winnipeg Jets hosting the St. Louis Blues. Jake Allen and Connor Hellebuyck are the masked men. Winnipeg got going in the second period with an Adam Lowry goal, his fifth of the season, coming off of Andrew Copp and Brandon Tanev. The Jets added on with a Patrik Laine power play goal, his sixteenth of the year, powered by Mathieu Perreault and Jacob Trouba. Winnipeg extended the lead in the third period as Mark Scheifele scored his fifteenth of the season, thanks to Josh Morrissey and Copp. The Jets padded the lead on a Morrissey goal, his fifth of the year, passed from Blake Wheeler and Trouba. The final held at 4-0, with the three stars going to Morrissey, Hellebuyck (24 save shutout), and Copp, while Trouba gets an honorable mention.

Down in Chicago, the Blackhawks welcome the Minnesota Wild. Alex Stalock and Corey Crawford make the starts in goal. Chicago led off in the first period with a Patrick Kane goal, his thirteenth of the season, assisted by Nick Schmaltz and Artem Anisimov. The Blackhawks added on in the second period with another Kane goal, his second of the game and fourteenth of the year, guided in by Jordan Oesterle and Duncan Keith. Chicago extended the lead in the third period as Ryan Hartman scored an unassisted goal, his fifth of the season. Minnesota got on the board with a Matt Dumba goal, his sixth of the year, helped along by Ryan Suter and Charlie Coyle. The Blackhawks iced it at 4-1 with a shorthanded empty net goal by Tommy Wingels, his sixth of the campaign, going in unassisted. The three stars were Kane, Crawford (27 for 28 in saves), and Hartman.

Southwest to Nevada, where the Vegas Golden Knights bring in the Florida Panthers. James Reimer and Malcolm Subban draw the starts in goal. Florida began in the first period with a Radim Vrbata power play goal, his fourth of the season, powered by Denis Malgin and Nick Bjugstad. The Panthers added on with a Mike Matheson goal, his second of the year, via Evgenii Dadonov and Vincent Trocheck. Vegas got on the board with a Nate Schmidt goal, his second of the season, fueled by Reilly Smith and William Karlsson. The Golden Knights tied it on a Colin Miller goal, his fifth of the year, made possible by Jonathan Marchessault and James Neal. Vegas took the lead in the third period with an Erik Haula goal, his twelfth of the season, passed from Marchessault and Miller. The Golden Knights extended the lead as Marchessault scored an empty net goal, his eleventh of the year, thanks to Smith and Brayden McNabb. Vegas iced it at 5-2 with a Neal empty net goal, his sixteenth of the campaign, set up by Shea Theodore. The three stars were given to Miler, Marchessault, and Smith, while Neal gets an honorable mention.

Finally, the Vancouver Canucks host the Calgary Flames. David Rittich and Jacob Markstrom are in the blue paint. Calgary struck first in the first period with a Mark Jankowski goal, his sixth of the season, assisted by Sam Bennett and Garnet Hathaway. The Flames added on with a Mark Giordano goal in the second period, his fifth of the year, coming off of Johnny Gaudreau and Dougie Hamilton. Calgary extended the lead as Matthew Tkachuk scored his seventh of the season, with the help of Bennett and Jankowski. The Flames padded the lead on another Giordano goal, his second of the game and sixth of the year, guided in by Matt Stajan and Troy Brouwer. Calgary kept going with a Bennett goal, his fifth of the season, helped along by Travis Hamonic and Jankowski. Anders Nilsson replaced Markstrom in goal for the third period. Vancouver got on the board with a Markus Granlund power play goal, his seventh of the year, powered by Alexander Edler and Henrik Sedin. The Flames capped it at 6-1 with a Micheal Ferland power play goal, his thirteenth of the campaign, with assists provided by Bennett, who got a sock trick, and Hamilton. The three stars belonged to Bennett, Giordano, and Jankowski, while Hamilton gets an honorable mention.

Follow me on Twitter @OutsiderSports0.

No comments :

Post a Comment