Thursday, February 8, 2018

NHL 2017-18 Day 121

Nine games on tonight, beginning with...

The Buffalo Sabres hosting the New York Islanders. Jaroslav Halak and Robin Lehner are in goal. Buffalo started with a Jack Eichel goal, his twenty-second of the season, passed from Sam Reinhart and Casey Nelson. The Sabres added on with an Evan Rodrigues goal, his third of the year, courtesy of Marco Scandella and Reinhart. Buffalo extended the lead on a Ryan O'Reilly power play goal in the second period, his sixteenth of the season, powered by Rasmus Ristolainen and Kyle Okposo. New York got on the board with a John Tavares goal, his twenty-eighth of the year, fueled by Brock Nelson and Thomas Hickey. The Islanders got closer in the third period with a Ross Johnston goal, his second of the season, coming off of Cal Clutterbuck. New York tied it as Anders Lee scored his twenty-eighth of the year on the power play, thanks to Josh Bailey and Nick Leddy. The Sabres retook the lead with a Reinhart goal, his eleventh of the campaign, helped along by Rodrigues and Eichel. This stood for a 4-3 win, with the three stars being Reinhart, Rodrigues, and Eichel.

In New Jersey, the Devils welcome the Calgary Flames. David Rittich and Keith Kinkaid are the backups in goal. Calgary got going in the second period with a Sean Monahan goal, his twenty-sixth of the season, assisted by Dougie Hamilton and Mark Giordano. New Jersey tied it on an unassisted Taylor Hall goal, his twentieth of the year. The Flames retook the lead with a Johnny Gaudreau goal, his seventeenth of the season, made possible by Micheal Ferland. Calgary added on with another Monahan goal, his second of the game and twenty-seventh of the year, via Gaudreau and T.J. Brodie. The Devils got one back in the third period on a Pavel Zacha power play goal, his fourth of the campaign, powered by Brian Boyle and Hall. They couldn't equalize, falling 3-2, with the three stars awarded to Monahan, Gaudreau, and Hall.

Over to Philadelphia, where the Flyers bring in the Montreal Canadiens. Carey Price and Brian Elliott draw the starts in goal. Philadelphia dented the scoreboard in the second period with a Travis Konecny goal, his twelfth of the season, guided in by Claude Giroux and Sean Couturier. Montreal tied it on a shorthanded and unassisted Artturi Lehkonen goal, his fifth of the year. The Flyers took the lead back with a Giroux power play goal, his sixteenth of the season, powered by Shayne Gostisbehere and Wayne Simmonds. The Canadiens tied it again with a Logan Shaw goal, his fourth of the year, with a lone assist by Byron Froese. Philadelphia took the lead in the third period with a Jakub Voracek power play goal, his eleventh of the season, with assists provided by Giroux and Gostisbehere. The Flyers added on with another Konecny goal, his second of the game and thirteenth of the year, with a lone assist by Gostisbehere, who earned a sock trick. Montreal got one back with a Brendan Gallagher power play goal, his nineteenth of the season, helped along by Jonathan Drouin and Alex Galchenyuk. Philadelphia iced it at 5-3 with an empty net goal by Ivan Provorov, his tenth of the year, set up by the goalie Elliott. The three stars belonged to Konecny, Gostisbehere, and Giroux.

Down in Florida, the Tampa Bay Lightning host the Vancouver Canucks. Anders Nilsson and Andrei Vasilevskiy are in the creases. Tampa Bay opened in the first period with a Nikita Kucherov goal, his twenty-eighth of the season, made possible by Alex Killorn and Victor Hedman. The Lightning added on with a Yanni Gourde power play goal in the second period, his twentieth of the year, powered by Tyler Johnson and Mikhail Sergachev. Tampa Bay extended the lead as Adam Erne scored, with the help of Andrej Sustr and Vladislav Namestnikov. The Lightning padded the lead on a Steven Stamkos goal, his twentieth of the season, coming off of Johnson and Gourde. Vancouver got on the board in the third period with a Brock Boeser power play goal, his twenty-sixth of the year, passed from Alexander Edler and Henrik Sedin. The Canucks got closer with a Sven Baertschi goal, his twelfth of the season, via Bo Horvat and Edler. Tampa Bay iced it at 5-2 with a Hedman power play goal, his eighth of the year, with helpers from Stamkos and Kucherov. The three stars belonged to Stamkos, Kucherov, and Hedman, while Gourde, Johnson, and Edler get the honorable mentions.

Back north, the Ottawa Senators welcome the Nashville Predators. Juuse Saros and Craig Anderson are between the pipes. Nashville led off in the first period with an unassisted P.K. Subban goal, his fourteenth of the season. Ottawa tied it on a Christopher DiDomenico goal, his sixth of the year, coming off of Zack Smith and Ryan Dzingel. The Predators retook the lead with a Calle Jarnkrok goal, his thirteenth of the season, guided in by Scott Hartnell and Nick Bonino. The Senators retied it on a Max McCormick goal, assisted by Dzingel and Mark Borowiecki in the second period. Ottawa took the lead with a Magnus Paajarvi goal, his third of the year, fueled by Erik Karlsson. Nashville retied it in the third period with a Subban goal, his second of the game and fifteenth of the season, helped along by Roman Josi and Hartnell. The Senators won 4-3 with a Mike Hoffman goal in overtime, his fifteenth of the year, set up by Thomas Chabot. The three stars went to Subban, Hartnell, and Dzingel.

Down in St. Louis, the Blues bring in the Colorado Avalanche. Jonathan Bernier and Carter Hutton are the career backups making starts. St. Louis began in the first period with a Brayden Schenn power play goal, his twenty-second of the season, powered by Jaden Schwartz and Vince Dunn. Colorado tied it in the second period with a Gabriel Bourque goal, his fourth of the year, going in unassisted. The Blues retook the lead with an Ivan Barbashev goal, his third of the season, guided in by Colton Parayko and Scottie Upshall. St. Louis added on with a Schenn goal, his second of the game and twenty-third of the year, with a lone assist by Patrik Berglund. Semyon Varlamov replaced Bernier in goal. The Blues extended the lead as Kyle Brodziak scored his eighth of the season, thanks to Alexander Steen and Dunn. St. Louis padded the lead on an Alex Pietrangelo goal, his ninth of the year, fueled by Dunn, who got a sock trick, and Paul Stastny. The Blues continued in the third period on a Stastny goal, his twelfth of the season, via Jay Bouwmeester and Carl Gunnarsson. This made it 6-1, the final, with the three stars given to Schenn, Dunn, and Stastny.

North again to Minnesota, as the Wild host the Arizona Coyotes. Antti Raanta and Devan Dubnyk are the masked men. Minnesota struck first in the first period with an Eric Staal goal, his twenty-fourth of the season, assisted by Jared Spurgeon and Tyler Ennis. The Wild added on in the second period with a Matt Cullen goal, his fifth of the year, via Matt Dumba and Gustav Olofsson. Minnesota extended the lead as Mike Reilly scored, with the help of Cullen and Zach Parise. Arizona got on the board with a Nick Cousins goal, his eighth of the season, coming off of Alex Goligoski and Brad Richardson. The Coyotes got closer in the third period with a Kevin Connauton goal, his fourth of the year, passed from Derek Stepan and Goligoski. Arizona tied it on a Cousins goal, his second of the game and ninth of the season, helped along by Stepan and Oliver Ekman-Larsson. The Coyotes won 4-3 in overtime with a Clayton Keller goal, his fifteenth of the year, courtesy of Brendan Perlini and Connauton. The three stars went to Cousins, Connauton, and Stepan, while Goligoski and Cullen get the honorable mentions.

Backtracking to Chicago, the Blackhawks welcome the Dallas Stars. Ben Bishop and Anton Forsberg occupy the creases. Chicago was first to score in the first period with a Jonathan Toews goal, his fifteenth of the season, with a lone assist by Brent Seabrook. Dallas tied it in the second period on a Tyler Seguin goal, his twenty-seventh of the year, assisted by Alexander Radulov and Dan Hamhuis. The Stars took the lead with a Stephen Johns goal, his seventh of the season, courtesy of Remi Elie and Radek Faksa. The Blackhawks tied it on an Artem Anisimov power play goal, his fourteenth of the year, powered by Seabrook and Vinnie Hinostroza. Dallas reclaimed the lead with a Tyler Pitlick goal, his tenth of the season, passed from John Klingberg. The Stars iced it at 4-2 with a Seguin empty net goal, his second of the game and twenty-eighth of the yer, set up by Greg Pateryn in the third period. The three stars were Seguin, Seabrook, and Pitlick.

Finally, the San Jose Sharks bring in the Vegas Golden Knights. Marc-Andre Fleury and Martin Jones protect the nets. San Jose kicked off the scoring in the first period with a Joe Pavelski goal, his eleventh of the season, helped along by Brent Burns and Timo Meier. Vegas tied it on an Erik Haula goal, his twenty-first of the year, coming off of David Perron and Colin Miller. The Golden Knights took the lead in the second period with a William Karlsson goal, his twenty-ninth of the season, via Jonathan Marchessault and Reilly Smith. The Sharks tied it on a Meier power play goal, his thirteenth of the year, powered by Burns and Chris Tierney. San Jose took the lead in the third period with a Pavelski power play goal, his second of the game and twelfth of the season, with assists provided by Burns, who got a sock trick, and Logan Couture. Vegas retied it on a Brayden McNabb goal, his third of the year, guided in by Oscar Lindberg and Cody Eakin. The Golden Knights pulled ahead on a James Neal goal, his twenty-fourth of the season, assisted by Perron and Miller. Vegas iced it at 5-3 with a power play empty net goal by Marchessault, his twentieth of the year, set up by Smith and Nate Schmidt. The three stars were Marchessault, Pavelski, and Burns, while Smith, Perron, Miller, and Meier get the honorable mentions.

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