Wednesday, February 21, 2018

NHL 2017-18 Day 134

Three games on for tonight, with the first being...

The Chicago Blackhawks hosting the Ottawa Senators. Mike Condon and Anton Forsberg are the backups in goal. Chicago led off in the first period with a Patrick Kane goal, his twenty-third of the season, passed from Vinnie Hinostroza and David Kampf. Ottawa tied it on a Zack Smith goal, his fifth of the year, courtesy of Derick Brassard and Mark Stone. The Blackhawks took the lead with a second period Artem Anisimov goal, his sixteenth of the season, made possible by Kane and Erik Gustafsson. The Senators retied it on a Matt Duchene goal, his sixteenth of the year, coming off of Stone and and Fredrik Claesson. In the shootout, Kane, Alex DeBrincat, and Nick Schmaltz lifted the Blackhawks 3-2 over Duchene, Mike Hoffman, and the Senators. The three stars were given to Kane, Stone, and Duchene.

Out in Anaheim, the Ducks welcome the Dallas Stars. Ben Bishop and Ryan Miller are the experienced goalies. Anaheim began in the first period with a Hampus Lindholm power play goal, his ninth of the season, powered by Ryan Getzlaf and Brandon Montour. The Ducks added on with a shorthanded Getzlaf goal in the third period, his eighth of the year, set up by Francois Beauchemin and Derek Grant. The three stars of the 2-0 game were Getzlaf, Miller (41 save shutout), and Lindholm.

Finally, the Vegas Golden Knights bring in the Calgary Flames. David Rittich is mismatched with Marc-Andre Fleury in goal. Vegas struck first in the first period with a Ryan Carpenter goal, his sixth of the season, going in unassisted. Calgary tied it on a T.J. Brodie goal, his fourth of the year, coming off of Travis Hamonic and Matt Stajan. The Golden Knights took the lead with a William Karlsson power play goal, his thirty-first of the season, powered by Reilly Smith and Nate Schmidt. The Flames retied it on a Dougie Hamilton goal in the second period, his fourteenth of the year, guided in by Mikael Backlund and Mark Giordano. Vegas retook the lead on a Reilly Smith goal, his twentieth of the season, passed from Colin miller and Jonathan Marchessault. Calgary retied it on a Matthew Tkachuk power play goal, his twenty-third of the year, with assists provided by Hamilton and Johnny Gaudreau. The Golden Knights retook the lead on an Alex Tuch goal, his eleventh of the season, via David Perron and Erik Haula. Vegas added on with a Luca Sbisa goal, his second of the year, helped along by Tuch. The Golden Knights extended the lead as Haula scored his twenty-third of the season, thanks to Sbisa and Perron. Vegas iced it at 7-3 with a Cody Eakin goal, his seventh of the year, fueled by Carpenter. The three stars were given to Sbisa, Smith, and Haula, while Tuch, Carpenter, Perron, and Hamilton get the honorable mentions.

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