Tuesday, February 27, 2018

NHL 2017-18 Day 140

Nine games on a busy night tonight, beginning with...

The Boston Bruins hosting the Carolina Hurricanes. Scott Darling and Tuukka Rask man the nets. Carolina opened in the first period with a Brock McGinn power play goal, his eleventh of the season, powered by Jeff Skinner and Justin Faulk. Boston tied it on a Rick Nash goal, his nineteenth of the year, via David Krejci and Jake DeBrusk. The Hurricanes retook the lead on a Teuvo Teravainen power play goal, his sixteenth of the season, with assists provided by Faulk and Victor Rask. Carolina added on with a Sebastian Aho goal, his twenty-second of the year, coming off of Teravainen and Derek Ryan. The Bruins got one back with a Riley Nash goal, his eleventh of the season, helped along by Tommy Wingels and Torey Krug. Boston tied it with a Wingels goal, his eighth of the year, passed from DeBrusk and Charlie McAvoy in the second period. The Bruins won 4-3 in overtime with a McAvoy goal, his seventh of the campaign, with a lone assist by Riley Nash. The three stars went to McAvoy, Riley Nash, and Wingels, while DeBrusk, Tervainen, and Faulk get the honorable mentions.

Over in Pittsburgh, the Penguins welcome the New Jersey Devils. Keith Kinkaid and Casey DeSmith make the starts in goal. Pittsburgh started in the first period with a Sidney Crosby goal, his twenty-first of the season, courtesy of Brian Dumoulin and Jake Guentzel. New Jersey tied it on a Kyle Palmieri goal, his seventeenth of the year, via Damon Severson and Taylor Hall. The Devils took the lead in the second period with a Hall power play goal, his twenty-seventh of the season, powered by Severson and Travis Zajac. The Penguins retied it on a Matt Hunwick goal, his fourth of the year, with a lone helper from Guentzel. New Jersey pulled ahead again with a Stefan Noesen goal, his ninth of the campaign in the third period, made possible by Andy Greene and Zajac. The three stars of the 3-2 game were Hall, Severson, and Zajac, while Guentzel gets an honorable mention.

In DC, the Washington Capitals bring in the Ottawa Senators. Mike Condon and Philipp Grubauer are the backups in goal. Washington led off in the first period with an Evgeny Kuznetsov goal, his eighteenth of the season, assisted by T.J. Oshie and Matt Niskanen. The Capitals added on in the second period with a Tom Wilson goal, his eleventh of the year, guided in by Nicklas Backstrom. Ottawa got on the board with a Mike Hoffman power play goal, his eighteenth of the season, powered by Erik Karlsson and the goalie Condon. Washington replied on a Kuznetsov goal, his second of the game and nineteenth of the year, via Niskanen and Jakub Vrana. The Senators got one back in the third period with a Karlsson goal, his sixth of the campaign, helped along by Fredrik Claesson and Mark Stone. This only made it 3-2, the final, with the three stars given to Kuznetsov, Niskanen, and Karlsson.

To the south, the Florida Panthers host the Toronto Maple Leafs. Curtis McElhinney is mismatched with Roberto Luongo in goal. Florida began in the first period with an Aleksander Barkov power play goal, his twenty-first of the season, powered by Jonathan Huberdeau and Vincent Trocheck. The Panthers added on in the second period with a Huberdeau goal, his nineteenth of the year, made possible by Trocheck and Radim Vrbata. Toronto got on the board with a Dominic Moore goal, his sixth of the season, coming off of Leo Komarov and Kasperi Kapanen. The Maple Leafs tied it on a Zach Hyman goal, his twelfth of the year, with a lone helper from William Nylander. Florida won 3-2 in overtime with a Jared McCann goal, his seventh of the campaign, via Aaron Ekblad. The three stars belonged to Huberdeau, McCann, and Trocheck.

Way up north, the Winnipeg Jets welcome the Nashville Predators. Pekka Rinne and Connor Hellebuyck tend the twines. Winnipeg got going in the second period with a Matt Hendricks goal, his fifth of the season, helped along by Joel Armia and Andrew Copp. Nashville tied it on a Craig Smith goal, his nineteenth of the year, coming off of Roman Josi. The Jets retook the lead with a Mark Scheifele goal, his twentieth of the season, assisted by Jack Roslovic and Kyle Connor. Winnipeg added on with a Scheifele power play goal, his second of the game and twenty-first of the year, powered by Paul Stastny and Blake Wheeler. The Predators got one back with a Kyle Turris goal, his eleventh of the season, fueled by Viktor Arvidsson and Josi. Nashville tied it with a Mattias Ekholm power play goal, his ninth of the year, with assists provided by Calle Jarnkrok and Josi, the latter earning a sock trick. The Jets regained the lead on a Nikolaj Ehlers goal, his twenty-fifth of the season, guided in by Patrik Laine and Ben Chiarot. Winnipeg extended the lead in the third period as Stastny scored his thirteenth of the year, with the help of Ehlers and Laine. The Predators chipped back on a Smith goal, his second of the game and twentieth of the season, with a lone helper from Yannick Weber. Nashville tied it as Ryan Johansen scored his ninth of the year, thanks to Arvidsson and Josi. The Predators gained the lead with a Ryan Hartman goal, his ninth of the campaign, dished from Josi. This stood for a 6-5 win, with the three stars awarded to Josi, Smith, and Scheifele, while Ehlers, Laine, Stastny, and Arvidsson get the honorable mentions.

Back stateside, the Minnesota Wild bring in the St. Louis Blues. Jake Allen and Devan Dubnyk are in the creases. Minnesota struck first in the first period with a Jason Zucker power play goal, his twenty-sixth of the season, powered by Ryan Suter and Eric Staal. The Wild added on with a Mikael Granlund goal, his eighteenth of the year, via Staal and Zucker. St. Louis got on the board with a Vladimir Tarasenko goal, his twenty-fifth of the season, assisted by Brayden Schenn and Alexander Steen. Minnesota replied with another Granlund goal, his second of the game and nineteenth of the year, passed from Nick Seeler and Nate Prosser. Carter Hutton replaced Allen in goal. The Blues pulled back on an Alex Pietrangelo goal in the second period, his tenth of the season, made possible by Jaden Schwartz and Jay Bouwmeester. The Wild shot back with a Staal power play goal, his thirty-first of the year, with assists provided by Zucker and Suter. Minnesota extended the lead as Mikko Koivu scored his tenth of the season, thanks to Charlie Coyle and Zach Parise. St. Louis got one back with a Tarasenko power play goal, his second of the game and twenty-sixth of the year, guided in by Schwartz and Steen. The Wild answered with a Jared Spurgeon goal, his ninth of the season, fueled by Granlund and Suter, the latter earning a sock trick. Minnesota padded the lead in the third period on a Staal goal, his second of the game and thirty-second of the year, with helpers from Zucker and Koivu, the former earning a sock trick. The Wild kept going as Staal finished his hat trick on his thirty-third of the campaign, with the help of Zucker and Granlund. The game ended at 8-3, with the three stars handed to Staal, Zucker, and Granlund, while Suter, Koivu, Tarasenko, Schwartz, and Steen get the honorable mentions.

South again to Dallas, as the Stars host the Calgary Flames. Jon Gillies and Ben Bishop are between the pipes. Dallas was first to score in the first period with a Devin Shore goal, his eighth of the season, courtesy of Remi Elie and Dan Hamhuis. The Stars added on in the second period with a Tyler Seguin power play goal, his thirty-second of the year, powered by Jamie Benn and Brett Ritchie. This stood for a 2-0 win, with the three stars being Bishop (38 save shutout), Shore, and Seguin.

Out in California, the San Jose Sharks welcome the Edmonton Oilers. Cam Talbot and Martin Jones protect the nets. Edmonton drew first blood in the first period with a Connor McDavid goal, his twenty-eighth of the season, with a lone assist by Andrej Sekera. San Jose tied it in the second period with a Joe Pavelski goal, his sixteenth of the year, via Evander Kane and Joakim Ryan. The Sharks took the lead with a Justin Braun goal, his third of the season, coming off of Pavelski and Kane. San Jose added on with a Timo Meier goal, his sixteenth of the year, assisted by Pavelski and Joonas Donskoi. The Sharks extended the lead as Logan Couture scored his twenty-sixth of the season, thanks to Mikkel Boedker. The Oilers got one back in the third period with a Jesse Puljujarvi goal, his tenth of the year, guided in by Pontus Aberg and Ryan Strome. San Jose iced it at 5-2 with a Chris Tierney empty net goal, his sixteenth of the campaign, set up by Eric Fehr and Pavelski, the latter earning a sock trick. The three stars were Pavelski, Kane, and Meier.

Finally, the Vegas Golden Knights bring in the Los Angeles Kings. Jack Campbell and Maxime Lagace are the little-known goalies. Vegas kicked off the scoring in the first period with a William Karlsson goal, his thirty-fourth of the season, assisted by Jonathan Marchessault and Reilly Smith. Los Angeles tied it on an unassisted Kyle Clifford goal, his fourth of the year. The Kings took the lead with a Tyler Toffoli goal in the second period, his twenty-first of the season, going in unassisted. Los Angeles added on with an Anze Kopitar goal, his twenty-seventh of the year, helped along by Alex Iafallo. The Kings extended the lead as Jeff Carter scored a power play goal in the third period, his second of the campaign, powered by Kopitar and Dion Phaneuf. The final held at 4-1, with the three stars being Kopitar, Campbell (41 for 42 in saves), and Toffoli.

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