The Pittsburgh Penguins hosting the Calgary Flames. Jon Gillies and Tristan Jarry are the backups in goal. Pittsburgh led off in the first period with a Chad Ruhwedel goal, his second of the season, coming off of Phil Kessel. The Penguins added on with an Evgeni Malkin goal, his thirty-seventh of the year, going in unassisted. Calgary got on the board with a Mark Giordano goal, his eleventh of the season, passed from Troy Brouwer and Matt Stajan. The Flames tied it on a Mikael Backlund goal, his thirteenth of the year, courtesy of Michael Frolik and Travis Hamonic. Pittsburgh retook the lead with a Kris Letang goal in the second period, his sixth of the season, assisted by Malkin and Carl Hagelin. Calgary retied it on a Brouwer goal, his fifth of the year, with a lone helper from T.J. Brodie and Johnny Gaudreau. The Penguins won 4-3 in overtime with a Justin Schultz goal, his fourth of the campaign, fueled by Kessel and Malkin. The three stars were Malkin, Brouwer, and Kessel.
Along to Buffalo, where the Sabres welcome the Toronto Maple Leafs. Frederik Andersen and Chad Johnson make the starts in goal. Buffalo began in the first period with a Sam Reinhart power play goal, his sixteenth of the season, powered by Rasmus Ristolainen and Kyle Okposo. The Sabres added on with a Jason Pominville goal, his eleventh of the year, fueled by Ristolainen and Johan Larsson. Toronto got on the board with a Leo Komarov power play goal, his sixth of the season, with assists provided by William Nylander and Patrick Marleau. The Maple Leafs tied it in the second period on another Komarov goal, his second of the game and seventh of the year, coming off of Matt Martin and Nikita Zaitsev. Buffalo retook the lead with a Zemgus Girgensons goal, his seventh of the season, made possible by Reinhart and Ryan O'Reilly. The Sabres extended the lead as O'Reilly scored his nineteenth of the year, an unassisted goal. Buffalo padded the lead as Larsson scored his fourth of the season in the third period, thanks to Pominville and Jordan Nolan. Toronto got one back with a Mitchell Marner power play goal, his eighteenth of the year, guided in by Connor Carrick and Morgan Rielly. This only made it 5-3, the final, with the three stars given to O'Reilly, Komarov, and Pominville, while Reinhart, Ristolainen, and Larsson get the honorable mentions.
Down in Dallas, the Stars host the Ottawa Senators. Craig Anderson and Ben Bishop are in the creases. Dallas opened in the first period with a Tyler Seguin power play goal, his thirty-fifth of the season, powered by Alexander Radulov and John Klingberg. Kari Lehtonen replaced an injured Bishop for the second period. Ottawa tied it in the second period with a Mike Hoffman power play goal, his nineteenth of the year, with assists provided by Mark Stone and Matt Duchene. The Senators took the lead in the third period with a Duchene goal, his nineteenth of the season, assisted by Erik Karlsson and Mark Borowiecki. The Stars retied it on a Seguin goal, his second of the game and thirty-sixth of the year, guided in by Mattias Janmark and Dan Hamhuis. Ottawa won 3-2 in overtime with a Karlsson goal, his seventh of the campaign, going in unassisted. The three stars belonged to Karlsson, Duchene, and Seguin.
Back north, the Edmonton Oilers bring in the Arizona Coyotes. Darcy Kuemper and Cam Talbot are between the pipes. Arizona started in the first period with a Jason Demers goal, his sixth of the season, passed from Oliver Ekman-Larsson and Derek Stepan. Edmonton tied it on a Jujhar Khaira shorthanded goal, his eleventh of the year, set up by Ryan Strome. The Oilers took the lead with a Milan Lucic goal, his tenth of the season, assisted by Leon Draisaitl and Matt Benning. Edmonton added on with a Jesse Puljujarvi power play goal, his eleventh of the year, powered by Ryan Nugent-Hopkins. The Coyotes got one back in the third period with a Christian Dvorak goal, his twelfth of the season, made possible by Richard Panik. Arizona tied it on a Niklas Hjalmarsson goal, going in unassisted. The Oilers won in overtime with an Oscar Klefbom goal, his fourth of the year, coming off of Connor McDavid and Draisaitl. The three stars were Draisaitl, Klefbom, and Khaira.
Finally, the Vancouver Canucks host the New York Islanders. Jaroslav Halak and Jacob Markstrom are the average goalies. New York struck first in the first period with a Josh Bailey goal, his seventeenth of the season, via Anders Lee and Nick Leddy. The Islanders added on in the second period with a John Tavares goal, his thirty-first of the year, assisted by Thomas Hickey and Mathew Barzal. Vancouver got on the board with a Brendan Leipsic goal, his third of the season, passed from Jake Virtanen and Bo Horvat. The Canucks tied it as Darren Archibald scored his third of the year on a penalty shot. Vancouver took the lead on a Virtanen goal, his eighth of the season, courtesy of Leipsic. New York retied it on a Jordan Eberle power play goal, his twenty-third of the year, powered by Tavares and Barzal. The Canucks won 4-3 in overtime with an unassisted Leipsic goal, his second of the game and fourth of the campaign. The three stars were Leipsic, Virtanen, and Tavares, while Barzal gets an honorable mention.
Follow me on Twitter
No comments :
Post a Comment