Monday, February 5, 2018

NHL 2017-18 Day 118

Four games on tonight, beginning with...

The New York Islanders hosting the Nashville Predators. Pekka Rinne and Jaroslav Halak are the masked men. New York led off in the first period with a John Tavares power play goal, his twenty-seventh of the season, powered by Josh Bailey and Anders Lee. Nashville tied it on a Kevin Fiala goal, his sixteenth of the year, assisted by Kyle Turris and Craig Smith. The Predators added on with another Fiala goal, his second of the game and seventeenth of the season, made possible by Nick Bonino and Ryan Ellis. The Islanders tied it on a Ryan Pulock goal, his fifth of the year, passed from Andrew Ladd and Brock Nelson. New York regained the lead with a Casey Cizikas goal, his sixth of the season, via Jason Chimera. The Islanders added on with a Nick Leddy goal in the second period, his eighth of the year, fueled by Ladd and Nelson. Nashville pulled back on a Calle Jarnkrok goal, his twelfth of the season, helped along by Scott Hartnell and Mattias Ekholm. The Predators tied it in the third period with a Ryan Johansen goal, his sixth of the year, with helpers from P.K. Subban and Viktor Arvidsson. Nashville won 5-4 in overtime with a Roman Josi goal, his ninth of the campaign, coming off of Bonino. The three stars were Fiala, Bonino, and Ladd, while Nelson gets an honorable mention.

Up in Toronto, the Maple Leafs welcome the Anaheim Ducks. Ryan Miller and Frederik Andersen man the nets. Toronto began in the first period with an Auston Matthews goal, his twenty-fourth of the season, coming off of Zach Hyman and William Nylander. Anaheim tied it on a Ryan Getzlaf goal, his seventh of the year, courtesy of Rickard Rakell and Corey Perry in the second period. The Maple Leafs took the lead back with a Nylander goal, his eleventh of the season, via Jake Gardiner. The Ducks tied it again with a Rakell goal, his twentieth of the year, guided in by Getzlaf and Perry. Anaheim took the lead with an Ondrej Kase power play goal, his thirteenth of the season, powered by Perry, who got a sock trick, and Jakob Silfverberg. Toronto retied it with a Mitchell Marner power play goal, his tenth of the year, with assists provided by Nazem Kadri and James van Riemsdyk. The Maple Leafs pulled ahead on a Leo Komarov goal, his fifth of the season, passed from Gardiner and Kadri. The Ducks tied it again in the third period with a Rakell goal, his second of the game and twenty-first of the year, with helpers from Perry and Josh Manson. Toronto regained the lead on a Nylander goal, his second of the game and twelfth of the season, made possible by Gardiner, who got a sock trick. The Maple Leafs added on with a Matthews goal, his second of the game and twenty-fifth of the year, fueled by Kasperi Kapanen. Toronto iced it at 7-4 with a Hyman empty net goal, his eleventh of the campaign, set up by Connor Brown and Matthews. The three stars were Nylander, Matthews, and Hyman, while Rakell, Perry, Getzlaf, Gardiner, and Kadri get the honorable mentions.

Down in Dallas, the Stars bring in the New York Rangers. Henrik Lundqvist and Ben Bishop protect the nets. New York opened in the first period with a David Desharnais goal, his sixth of the season, assisted by Vinni Lettieri and J.T. Miller. Dallas tied it in the second period with a Tyler Seguin goal, his twenty-sixth of the year, via Jason Spezza and Alexander Radulov. The Stars took the lead in the third period with a Martin Hanzal power play goal, his fifth of the season, powered by Julius Honka and Esa Lindell. This stood for a 2-1 win, with the three stars being Bishop (31 for 32 in saves), Hanzal, and Seguin.

Finally, the Edmonton Oilers host the Tampa Bay Lightning. Andrei Vasilevskiy and Cam Talbot are between the pipes. Edmonton started in the first period with a Connor McDavid power play goal, his eighteenth of the season, powered by Ryan Strome and Oscar Klefbom. Tampa Bay tied it on an Alex Killorn goal, his eighth of the year, courtesy of Yanni Gourde. The Oilers took the lead back on a Leon Draisaitl power play goal, his thirteenth of the season, with assists provided by Strome and McDavid. Edmonton added on in the second period with a McDavid goal, his second of the game and nineteenth of the year, made possible by Draisaitl and Matt Benning. Edmonton extended the lead as Iiro Pakarinen scored, thanks to Anton Slepyshev and Mark Letestu. The Lightning got one back with a Gourde power play goal in the third period, his nineteenth of the season, with a lone assist by Tyler Johnson. The Oilers answered as McDavid completed his hat trick on his twentieth of the year, an unassisted goal. The Oilers capped it at 6-2 with a McDavid goal, his twenty-first of the campaign, set up by Draisaitl and Michael Cammalleri. The three stars were McDavid, Draisaitl, and Strome, while Gourde gets an honorable mention.

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