Sunday, March 4, 2018

NHL 2017-18 Day 145

Seven games going today, including four matinees. We begin with...

The Colorado Avalanche hosting the Nashville Predators. Pekka Rinne and Semyon Varlamov are in goal. Nashville began in the first period with an Austin Watson goal, his tenth of the season, assisted by Colton Sissons and Mattias Ekholm. Colorado tied it on a Nikita Zadorov goal, his sixth of the year, via Carl Soderberg and Anton Lindholm. The Predators took the lead with a Kyle Turris power play goal in the second period, his twelfth of the season, powered by Ryan Ellis and Kevin Fiala. The Avalanche tied it in the third period with a Matt Nieto goal, his thirteenth of the year, going in unassisted. Colorado took the lead with a Mikko Rantanen power play goal, his twenty-second of the season, with assists provided by Nathan MacKinnon and Tyson Barrie. Nashville retied it on an Ellis goal, his sixth of the year, passed from P.K. Subban and Ryan Johansen. The Predators won 4-3 in overtime with a Filip Forsberg goal, his eighteenth of the campaign, helped along by Ellis and Viktor Arvidsson. The three stars were Ellis, Forsberg, and Turris.

Down in Florida, the Panthers welcome the Philadelphia Flyers. Petr Mrazek and Roberto Luongo are the masked men. Florida led off in the first period with an Aleksander Barkov power play goal, his twenty-fifth of the season, powered by Keith Yandle and the goalie Luongo. The Panthers added on with an Evgenii Dadonov goal, his nineteenth of the year, courtesy of Nick Bjugstad and Aaron Ekblad. Florida extended the lead in the second period as Dadonov scored his second of the game and twentieth of the season, thanks to Barkov and Alexander Petrovic. The Panthers padded the lead with a Jonathan Huberdeau goal in the third period, his twentieth of the year, passed from Jamie McGinn and Mark Pysyk. Philadelphia got on the board with a Travis Konecny goal, his seventeenth of the season, assisted by Brandon Manning and Claude Giroux. This only made it 4-1, the final, with the three stars going to Dadonov, Barkov, and Luongo (39 for 40 in saves).

Out in California, the Anaheim Ducks bring in the Chicago Blackhawks. Anton Forsberg and John Gibson are in the creases. Anaheim opened in the first period with a Rickard Rakell power play goal, his twenty-seventh of the season, powered by Ryan Getzlaf and Brandon Montour. The Ducks added on with a Corey Perry goal, his thirteenth of the year, via Getzlaf and Josh Manson. Anaheim extended the lead as Marcus Pettersson scored in the second period, with the help of Kevin Bieksa and Derek Grant. The Ducks padded the lead on a Jakob Silfverberg goal, his fourteenth of the season, passed from Andrew Cogliano and Grant. Jean-Francois Berube took over in goal. Chicago got on the board with a Tomas Jurco goal, his second of the year, guided in by Connor Murphy and Duncan Keith. The Blackhawks got closer in the third period with a Nick Schmaltz goal, his nineteenth of the season, fueled by Vinnie Hinostroza. Anaheim responded on a Silfverberg goal, his second of the game and fifteenth of the year, helped along by Cogliano and Ryan Kesler. The Ducks struck again with a Corey Perry goal, his second of the game and fourteenth of the season, with helpers from Cam Fowler and Getzlaf, the latter earning a sock trick. Chicago pulled back with a Schmaltz goal, his second of the game and twentieth of the year, assisted by Alex DeBrincat and Hinostroza. The final stood at 6-3, with the three stars going to Perry, Getzlaf, and Schmaltz, while Silfverberg, Hinostroza, Grant, and Cogliano get the honorable mentions.

Back east, the New Jersey Devils host the Vegas Golden Knights. Marc-Andre Fleury and Cory Schneider guard the cages. Vegas got going in the second period with a David Perron goal, his sixteenth of the season, assisted by Tomas Hyka and Jon Merrill. New Jersey tied it on a Sami Vatanen power play goal, his third of the year, powered by Taylor Hall and Patrick Maroon. The Golden Knights retook the lead with a Deryk Engelland goal, his fourth of the season, via Shea Theodore and Ryan Reaves. Vegas added on with a Tomas Tatar power play goal, his seventeenth of the year, with assists provided by Perron and Brad Hunt. The Devils got one back with an unassisted Hall goal, his thirtieth of the campaign. This left it at 3-2, the eventual final, with the three stars being Perron, Hall, and Tatar.

South to Raleigh, as the Carolina Hurricanes welcome the Winnipeg Jets. Connor Hellebuyck and Cam Ward are between the pipes. Winnipeg started in the first period with a Patrik Laine goal, his thirty-fourth of the season, guided in by Nikolaj Ehlers and Joe Morrow. Carolina tied it on a Teuvo Teravainen goal, his nineteenth of the year, passed from Sebastian Aho and Justin Faulk. The Jets retook the lead in the second period with a Laine power play goal, his second of the game and thirty-fifth of the season, powered by Paul Stastny and Blake Wheeler. Winnipeg added on in the third period with a Stastny goal, his fourteenth of the year, fueled by Ben Chiarot and Laine. The Hurricanes got one back with a Jordan Staal goal, his fifteenth of the campaign, coming off of Jaccob Slavin and Brock McGinn. This made it 3-2, the final, with the three stars going to Laine, Stastny, and Hellebuyck (33 for 35 in saves).

Up north, the Minnesota Wild bring in the Detroit Red Wings. Jimmy Howard and Devan Dubnyk protect the nets. Detroit struck first in the first period with a Justin Abdelkader goal, his eleventh of the season, courtesy of Jonathan Ericsson and Dylan Larkin. Minnesota tied it in the second period with an Eric Staal power play goal, his thirty-fourth of the year, powered by Jared Spurgeon and Ryan Suter. The Wild took the lead with a Zach Parise goal, his fifth of the season, via Mikko Koivu and Nino Niederreiter. Minnesota added on in the third period with a Jason Zucker goal, his twenty-seventh of the year, passed from Mikael Granlund and Suter. The Wild iced it at 4-1 with a Zucker empty net goal, his second of the game and twenty-eighth of the campaign, set up by Matt Dumba. The three stars belonged to Zucker, Dubnyk (28 for 29 in saves), and Suter.

Finally, the San Jose Sharks host the Columbus Blue Jackets. Sergei Bobrovsky and Martin Jones tend the twines. Columbus was first to score in the first period with a Nick Foligno goal, his fourteenth of the season, assisted by Matt Calvert and Jack Johnson. The Blue Jackets added on with a Sonny Milano goal, his eleventh of the year, guided in by Boone Jenner and Oliver Bjorkstrand. Columbus extended the lead in the second period as Artemi Panarin scored his nineteenth of the season, thanks to Ian Cole and Cam Atkinson. San Jose got on the board with a Joonas Donskoi goal, his twelfth of the year, via Dylan DeMelo and Evander Kane. The Sharks got closer in the third period with a Kane goal, his twenty-first of the season, coming off of Joe Pavelski. The Blue Jackets iced it at 4-2 with a Panarin empty net goal, his second of the game and twentieth of the year, set up by Pierre-Luc Dubois. The three stars were Panarin, Kane, and Milano.

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