Tuesday, December 19, 2017

NHL 2017-18 Day 76

Ten games today, with one matinee in...

Toronto, as the Maple Leafs host the Carolina Hurricanes. Scott Darling and Frederik Andersen are in goal. Toronto led off in the first period with a shorthanded Leo Komarov goal, his fourth of the season, set up by Ron Hainsey and Zach Hyman. The Maple Leafs added on with a Mitchell Marner power play goal, his third of the year, powered by Morgan Rielly and James van Riemsdyk. Carolina got on the board with a Jeff Skinner goal, his twelfth of the season, assisted by Teuvo Teravainen and Haydn Fleury. Toronto answered on a van Riemsdyk power play goal, his sixteenth of the year, with assists provided by Tyler Bozak and Marner. The Maple Leafs extended the lead as Bozak scored his seventh of the season, thanks to Marner. Toronto padded the lead in the third period with a Patrick Marleau goal, his twelfth of the year, guided in by Bozak and Marner, who got a sock trick. The Maple Leafs continued on an unassisted Kasperi Kapanen goal, his second of the season. Toronto struck again with a William Nylander goal, his sixth of the year, with a lone helper from Hyman. The Maple Leafs finished it at 8-1 with a Connor Carrick power play goal, his second of the campaign, made possible by van Riemsdyk and Bozak, the latter earning a sock trick. The three stars went to Bozak, Marner, and van Riemsdyk, while Hyman gets an honorable mention.

At the regular time, the New York Islanders welcome the Detroit Red Wings. Petr Mrazek and Thomas Greiss are the backups in goal. New York began in the first period with an Anders Lee goal, his twenty-first of the season, assisted by John Tavares and Josh Bailey. Detroit tied it on a Martin Frk goal, his seventh of the year, passed from Jonathan Ericsson and Dylan Larkin. The Red Wings took the lead with a Gustav Nyquist power play goal, his ninth of the season, powered by Henrik Zetterberg and Tomas Tatar. The Islanders retook the lead with a power play goal by Ryan Pulock in the second period, his second of the year, coming off of Jordan Eberle. New york pulled ahead on a Bailey power play goal, his tenth of the season, with assists provided by Mathew Barzal and Tavares. Detroit retied it on an Anthony Mantha goal, his thirteenth of the year, with a lone assist by Zetterberg. The Red Wings took the lead in the third period with a Trevor Daley goal, his second of the season, made possible by Zetterberg, who got a sock trick, and Larkin. Detroit added on with a Mike Green goal, his third of the year, helped along by Larkin, who got a sock trick, and Andreas Athanasiou. The Red Wings iced it at 6-3 with a Luke Glendening empty net goal, his seventh of the campaign, set up by Danny DeKeyser and Frans Nielsen. The three stars were Zetterberg, Larkin, and Bailey, while Tavares gets an honorable mention.

Across the city, the New York Rangers bring in the Anaheim Ducks. John Gibson and Henrik Lundqvist are the masked men. New York opened in the first period with a Paul Carey goal, his third of the season, coming off of David Desharnais and Nick Holden. The Rangers added on in the second period with a Kevin Hayes goal, his eighth of the year, helped along by Mats Zuccarello and Holden. New York extended the lead as Carey scored his second of the game and fourth of the season, thanks to Desharnais and Jimmy Vesey. Anaheim got on the board with an Ondrej Kase goal, his seventh of the year, guided in by Ryan Getzlaf and Josh Manson in the third period. The Rangers replied with a Michael Grabner goal, his seventeenth of the campaign, with a lone assist by Jesper Fast. This made it 4-1, the final, with the three stars going to Carey, Holden, and Desharnais, while Lundqvist (39 for 40 in saves) gets an honorable mention.

Up in Ottawa, the Senators host the Minnesota Wild. Alex Stalock and Craig Anderson are the goalies. Ottawa started in the first period with an Erik Karlsson goal, his second of the season, via Derick Brassard and Ryan Dzingel. Minnesota tied it on an Eric Staal goal, his thirteenth of the year, assisted by Ryan Suter and Charlie Coyle. The Senators retook the lead in the second period with a Karlsson power play goal, his second of the game and third of the season, powered by Mark Stone and Mike Hoffman. Ottawa added on with a Jean-Gabriel Pageau goal, his fifth of the year, guided in by Tom Pyatt and Nate Thompson. The Wild got one back with a Chris Stewart goal, his eighth of the season, helped along by Joel Eriksson Ek and Nate Prosser. Minnesota tied it on a Mikko Koivu goal, his fifth of the year, courtesy of Suter and Matt Dumba. The Wild took the lead in the third period with an unassisted goal by Prosser. Minnesota extended the lead as Jonas Brodin scored his third of the season, thanks to Staal. The wild padded the lead on another Staal goal, his second of the game and fourteenth of the year, a power play goal with helpers from Nino Niederreiter and Coyle. The Senators got one back on a Brassard power play goal, his eighth of the campaign, made possible by Stone and Hoffman. This only made it 6-4, the final, with the three stars handed to Staal, Karlsson, and Prosser, while Suter, Coyle, Hoffman, Brassard, and Stone get the honorable mentions.

Back stateside, the Buffalo Sabres welcome the Boston Bruins. Anton Khudobin and Robin Lehner draw the starts in goal. Boston got going in the second period with a Jake DeBrusk goal, his eighth of the season, assisted by Charlie McAvoy and Ryan Spooner. The Bruins added on in the third period with an unassisted empty net goal by Tim Schaller, his fourth of the year. Boston iced it at 3-0 with a David Backes empty net goal, his fourth of the campaign, set up by Riley Nash and Danton Heinen. The three stars were Khudobin (36 save shutout), DeBrusk, and Lehner (30 for 31 in saves).

Down in Nashville, the Predators bring in the Winnipeg Jets. Connor Hellebuyck and Pekka Rinne protect the nets. Winnipeg struck first in the first period with an Adam Lowry goal, his sixth of the season, assisted by Tyler Myers and Brandon Tanev. Nashville tied it on a Calle Jarnkrok goal, his eighth of the year, going in unassisted. The Predators took the lead with a Kevin Fiala goal, his ninth of the season, with a lone helper by Craig Smith. The Jets retied it in the second period with a Patrik Laine goal, his seventeenth of the year, coming off of Dmitry Kulikov and Bryan Little. Nashville regained the lead with a P.K. Subban power play goal, his seventh of the season, powered by Filip Forsberg and Ryan Johansen. Winnipeg retied it on a Nikolaj Ehlers goal, his sixteenth of the year, helped along by Mark Scheifele and Blake Wheeler. The Jets took the lead with an Ehlers power play goal, his second of the game and seventeenth of the season, with assists provided by Joel Armia and Myers. The Predators tied it in the third period with a Yannick Weber goal, with a lone assist from Fiala. Winnipeg regained the lead with a Tanev goal, his third of the year, fueled by Josh Morrissey and Lowry. The Jets capped it at 6-4 with a Wheeler empty net goal, his ninth of the campaign, set up by Myers, who got a sock trick. The three stars were Ehler, Tanev, and Myers, while Lowry, Wheeler, and Fiala get honorable mentions.

Further south to Dallas, where the Stars host the Washington Capitals. Braden Holtby and Ben Bishop tend the twines. Washington was first to score in the first period with an Andre Burakovsky goal, his second of the season, passed from Brett Connolly and Lars Eller. Dallas tied it on a Jamie Benn power play goal, his fourteenth of the year, powered by John Klingberg and Alexander Radulov. The Stars took the lead in the second period with a Gemel Smith goal, his fourth of the season, via Dan Hamhuis and Jason Spezza. The Capitals retied it on a Dmitry Orlov goal, his fourth of the year, guided in by Nicklas Backstrom. Dallas retook the lead with a Radulov goal, his twelfth of the season, made possible by Greg Pateryn. Washington tied it again as Connolly scored his seventh of the year, thanks to Burakovsky and Eller. The Capitals won 4-3 in overtime with a Burakovsky goal, his second of the game and third of the campaign, fueled by John Carlson. The three stars were Burakovsky, Connolly, and Radulov, while Eller gets an honorable mention.

West to Arizona, where the Coyotes welcome the Florida Panthers. James Reimer and Antti Raanta make the starts in goal. Arizona drew first blood in the first period with a Christian Fischer goal, his eighth of the season, passed from Clayton Keller and Oliver Ekman-Larsson. The Coyotes added on in the second period with a Derek Stepan goal, his sixth of the year, fueled by Brendan Perlini and Alex Goligoski. Florida got on the board with a Nick Bjugstad goal, his ninth of the season, coming off of Derek MacKenzie. The Panthers tied it in the third period with a Denis Malgin goal, his fifth of the year, assisted by Evgenii Dadonov and Vincent Trocheck. Florida took the lead on a Mike Matheson goal, his third of the campaign, courtesy of Dadonov. This stood for a 3-2 win, with the three stars going to Reimer (39 for 41 in saves), Dadonov, and Matheson.

Up in Vegas, the Golden Knights bring in the Tampa Bay Lightning. Andrei Vasilevskiy and Marc-Andre Fleury guard the cages. Tampa Bay dented the scoreboard in the first period with a Steven Stamkos power play goal, his thirteenth of the season, powered by Victor Hedman and Nikita Kucherov. The Lightning added on with a Vladislav Namestnikov power play goal, his fourteenth of the year, with assists provided by Kucherov and Hedman. Vegas got on the board in the second period with a James Neal power play goal, his seventeenth of the season, passed from David Perron and Shea Theodore. The Golden Knights tied it on a Jonathan Marchessault power play goal, his twelfth of the year, assisted by Perron and Theodore. Vegas took the lead with an Erik Haula power play goal, his thirteenth of the season, coming off of Theodore and Perron, both of whom earned sock tricks with the third period tally. Tampa Bay retied it on a Hedman goal, his fourth of the year, with a lone assist by Stamkos. The Golden Knights won 4-3 with a Theodore power play goal, his second of the campaign, via Marchessault and Haula. The three stars were Theodore, Perron, and Haula, while Marchessault, Hedman, Stamkos, and Kucherov all get honorable mentions.

Finally, the Vancouver Canucks host the Montreal Canadiens. Carey Price and Anders Nilsson are between the pipes. Vancouver kicked off the scoring in the first period with a Thomas Vanek power play goal, his eighth of the season, powered by Derrick Pouliot and Sam Gagner. Montreal tied it on a Daniel Carr power play goal, his third of the year, via David Schlemko and Charles Hudon. The Canadiens took the lead with a Nicolas Deslauriers goal in the second period, his second of the season, assisted by Byron Froese and Jeff Petry. The Canucks retied it on a Vanek goal, his second of the game and ninth of the year, passed from Alex Biega and Loui Eriksson. Montreal regained the lead with a Deslauriers goal, his third of the season, courtesy of Carr and Karl Alzner. Vancouver tied it again with a Daniel Sedin goal, his seventh of the year, guided in by Vanek and Erik Gudbranson. The Canadiens took the lead back on a Petry power play goal, his fourth of the season, with a lone assist by Andrew Shaw. Montreal added on in the third period with a Paul Byron goal, his tenth of the year, fueled by Max Pacioretty and Jonathan Drouin. The Canucks got one back with a Brock Boeser power play goal, his eighteenth of the season, dished from Daniel Sedin and Henrik Sedin. The Canadiens responded with an Alex Galchenyuk goal, his eighth of the year, coming off of Phillip Danault. Vancouver got one back as Vanek completed his hat trick with his tenth of the season, thanks to Boeser and Henrik Sedin. Montreal finished it at 7-5 with a Danault empty net goal, his seventh of the year, set up by Pacioretty and Tomas Plekanec. The three stars went to Deslauriers, Vanek, and Petry, while Carr, Danault, Pacioretty, Boeser, Daniel Sedin, and Henrik Sedin all get honorable mentions.

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