Monday, December 18, 2017

NHL 2017-18 Day 75

Five games on tonight, beginning in...

Boston, as the Bruins host the Columbus Blue Jackets. Sergei Bobrovsky and Tuukka Rask guard the cages. Boston opened in the first period with a Brad Marchand goal, his fourteenth of the season, helped along by Patrice Bergeron and Zdeno Chara. The Bruins added on with a second period power play goal by David Backes, his third of the year, powered by Jake DeBrusk and Danton Heinen. Boston extended the lead as Charlie McAvoy scored his fifth of the season on the power play, thanks to DeBrusk and Heinen. Columbus got on the board with a Josh Anderson goal in the third period, his thirteenth of the year, via Alexander Wennberg and Jack Johnson. The Bruins replied in the third period with a Heinen goal, his eighth of the season, made possible by Backes and McAvoy. Boston padded the lead on a Torey Krug goal, his fifth of the year, fueled by Anders Bjork and Ryan Spooner. The Bruins kept going with a Bergeron goal, his eighth of the season, with helpers from Marchand and David Pastrnak. Boston continued on a DeBrusk goal, his seventh of the year, courtesy of Spooner. The Blue Jackets got one back with a Seth Jones power play goal, his fifth of the campaign, with assists provided by Markus Nutivaara and Anderson. The final was 7-2, with the three stars being Heinen, McAvoy, and DeBrusk, while Marchand, Bergeron, Spooner, Backes, and Anderson get the honorable mentions.

Down in New Jersey, the Devils welcome the Anaheim Ducks. Ryan Miller and Cory Schneider are the American goalies. Anaheim started in the first period with a Ryan Getzlaf goal, his second of the season, passed from Rickard Rakell and Josh Manson. The Ducks added on with a Jakob Silfverberg goal, his ninth of the year, assisted by Andrew Cogliano and Adam Henrique. New Jersey got on the board in the second period with a Miles Wood power play goal, his eighth of the season, powered by Sami Vatanen and Jesper Bratt. Anaheim replied on a Henrique goal, his eighth of the year, via Manson. The Devils answered with a Wood goal, his second of the game and ninth of the season, guided in by Pavel Zacha. New Jersey tied it in the third period with a Bratt goal, his tenth of the year, coming off of Blake Coleman and Brian Boyle. The Devils took the lead on a Stefan Noesen goal, his fourth of the season, courtesy of Boyle and Andy Greene. New Jersey iced it at 5-3 with a Noesen empty net goal, his second of the game and fifth of the year, set up by Boyle, who got a sock trick. The three stars were given to Noesen, Boyle, and Wood, while Bratt, Manson, and Henrique get the honorable mentions.

Over in Philadelphia, the Flyers host the Los Angeles Kings. Jonathan Quick and Brian Elliott draw the starts in goal. Los Angeles led off in the first period with an Alec Martinez goal, his third of the season, with a lone assist by Torrey Mitchell. The Kings added on with a Trevor Lewis goal, his eighth of the year, helped along by Nick Shore and Jake Muzzin. Philadelphia got on the board with a Jakub Voracek power play goal, his eighth of the season, powered by Claude Giroux and Shayne Gostisbehere. Los Angeles countered in the third period with an Adrian Kempe goal, his eleventh of the year, via Dustin Brown. The Kings extended the lead as Tyler Toffoli scored his sixteenth of the campaign, with a lone helper from Shore. The final stood at 4-1, with the three stars being Quick (36 for 37 in saves), Shore, and Lewis.

Out in Edmonton, the Oilers bring in the San Jose Sharks. Martin Jones and Cam Talbot are the masked men. San Jose struck first with a Joe Pavelski power play goal, his seventh of the season, powered by Kevin Labanc and Brent Burns in the first period. Edmonton tied it on a Mark Letestu goal, his eighth of the year, guided in by Leon Draisaitl and Oscar Klefbom. The Oilers took the lead with a Ryan Strome goal, his fifth of the season, via Draisaitl and Jujhar Khaira. Edmonton added on in the second period with a Ryan Nugent-Hopkins goal, his fourteenth of the year, passed from Drake Caggiula and Patrick Maroon. The Sharks got one back with a Tomas Hertl goal, his eighth of the season, fueled by Labanc and Burns. The Oilers answered in the third period with a Maroon goal, his ninth of the year, helped along by Nugent-Hopkins. San Jose pulled one back with a Marcus Sorensen goal, his second of the season, assisted by Justin Braun and Melker Karlsson. Edmonton capped it at 5-3 with a Strome empty net goal, his sixth of the year, set up by Matt Benning. The three stars went to Strome, Nugent-Hopkins, and Maroon, while Draisaitl, Labanc, and Burns get the honorable mentions.

Finally, the Colorado Avalanche host the Pittsburgh Penguins. Matt Murray and Semyon Varlamov are in the creases. Colorado began in the first period with a Tyson Barrie goal, his third of the season, helped along by Matt Nieto. Pittsburgh tied it on a Chad Ruhwedel goal, with a lone assist by Carter Rowney. The Avalanche retook the lead in the second period with a Barrie power play goal, his second of the game and fourth of the year, powered by Mikko Rantanen and Sven Andrighetto. Colorado added on with a J.T. Compher goal, his fifth of the season, coming off of Andrighetto. The Penguins got one back with an Evgeni Malkin goal, his eleventh of the year, passed from Ian Cole and Ruhwedel. The Avalanche capped it at 4-2 with a Rantanen empty net goal, his tenth of the campaign, set up by Nathan MacKinnon and Gabriel Landeskog. The three stars were Barrie, Ruhwedel, and Rantanen, while Andrighetto gets an honorable mention.

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