Wednesday, December 20, 2017

NHL 2017-18 Day 77

Just three games on a quiet Wednesday night. We begin with...

The Columbus Blue Jackets hosting the Toronto Maple Leafs. Curtis McElhinney and Joonas Korpisalo are the backups in goal. Columbus opened in the first period with a Lukas Sedlak goal, his fourth of the season, with a lone assist by Matt Calvert. The Blue Jackets added on with an unassisted Seth Jones goal, his sixth of the year. Toronto got on the board in the second period with a Jake Gardiner goal, his third of the season, passed from William Nylander. Columbus replied with a Pierre-Luc Dubois goal, his seventh of the year, assisted by Cam Atkinson and Jones on the power play. The Blue Jackets extended the lead in the third period with an Alexander Wennberg goal, his fourth of the season, with the help of Atkinson and Boone Jenner. The Maple Leafs got one back with a Mitchell Marner goal, his fourth of the year, guided in by Gardiner and Tyler Bozak. This only made it 4-2, the final, with the three stars given to Jones, Atkinson, and Gardiner.

Over in Philadelphia, the Flyers welcome the Detroit Red Wings. Jimmy Howard and Brian Elliott are the veteran goalies. Philadelphia started in the first period with a Dale Weise goal, his fourth of the season, coming off of Radko Gudas and Nolan Patrick. Detroit tied it on a Martin Frk power play goal, his eighth of the year, powered by Dylan Larkin and Mike Green. The Red Wings took the lead in the second period with a Green power play goal, his fourth of the season, with assists provided by Larkin and Andreas Athanasiou. The Flyers retied it on a Wayne Simmonds power play goal, his eleventh of the year, fueled by Jakub Voracek and Claude Giroux. Detroit regained the lead with a Gustav Nyquist goal, his tenth of the season, helped along by Henrik Zetterberg and Anthony Mantha. Philadelphia tied it again as Robert Hagg scored, thanks to Giroux and Shayne Gostisbehere. The Flyers took the lead in the third period with a Sean Couturier goal, his sixteenth of the year, made possible by Simmonds and Giroux, the latter earning a sock trick. This stood for a 4-3 win, with the three stars being Giroux, Simmonds, and Green, while Larkin gets an honorable mention.

Finally, the Calgary Flames bring in the St. Louis Blues. Carter Hutton is mismatched with Mike Smith in goal. Calgary struck first in the first period with a Michael Frolik goal, his seventh of the season, via Mikael Backlund. St. Louis tied it in the second period with a Brayden Schenn power play goal, his seventeenth of the year, powered by Colton Parayko and Paul Stastny. The Flames took the lead in the third period with a Dougie Hamilton goal, his fourth of the season, coming off of Sean Monahan and T.J. Brodie. This stood for a 2-1win, with the three stars being Hamilton, Frolik, and Smith (21 for 22 in saves).

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