Wednesday, March 7, 2018

NHL 2017-18 Day 148

Just three games on tonight, beginning with...

The Buffalo Sabres hosting the Calgary Flames. David Rittich and Chad Johnson are the backups in goal. Calgary started in the first period with a Sam Bennett goal, his tenth of the season, passed from Mark Jankowski and Travis Hamonic. The Flames added on with a Jankowski goal, his twelfth of the year, via Bennett and T.J. Brodie. Calgary extended the lead in the second period as Mark Giordano scored his twelfth of the season, thanks to Micheal Ferland. The Flames chased Johnson on a Sean Monahan goal, his thirtieth of the year, guided in by Johnny Gaudreau and Brodie. Robin Lehner came on in relief. Calgary padded the lead with a Dougie Hamilton power play goal, his fifteenth of the season, powered by Giordano and Gaudreau. Buffalo got on the board in the third period with a Casey Nelson goal, his second of the year, fueled by Jason Pominville and Scott Wilson. This only made it 5-1, the final, with the three stars being Jankowski, Bennett, and Giordano, while Brodie and Gaudreau get the honorable mentions.

Next up, the battle of Pennsylvania sees the Philadelphia Flyers welcome the Pittsburgh Penguins. Tristan Jarry and Petr Mrazek man the nets. Pittsburgh opened in the first period with a Phil Kessel power play goal, his twenty-eighth of the season, powered by Evgeni Malkin and Sidney Crosby. Philadelphia tied it in the second period on a Jakub Voracek goal, his fifteenth of the year, helped along by Nolan Patrick. The Flyers took the lead with a Travis Konecny goal, his eighteenth of the season, via Claude Giroux and Andrew MacDonald. The Penguins tied it on a Jamie Oleksiak goal, his fourth of the year, passed from Justin Schultz and Jake Guentzel. Pittsburgh regained the lead with a Conor Sheary goal, his thirteenth of the season, made possible by Crosby and Oleksiak. The Penguins added on with another Sheary goal, his second of the game and fourteenth of the year, with helpers from Guentzel and Crosby, the latter earning a sock trick. Pittsburgh finished it at 5-2 with a Malkin empty net goal in the third period, his thirty-eighth of the campaign, set up by Carl Hagelin and Riley Sheahan. The three stars went to Crosby, Sheary, and Oleksiak, while Malkin and Guentzel get the honorable mentions.

Finally, the Vancouver Canucks bring in the Arizona Coyotes. Darcy Kuemper and Jacob Markstrom are in the creases. Arizona struck first in the first period with a Clayton Keller power play goal, his eighteenth of the season, powered by Brendan Perlini and Derek Stepan. Vancouver tied it on a Jussi Jokinen goal, his second of the year, coming off of Brendan Leipsic and Sam Gagner. The Coyotes retook the lead in the third period with a Stepan goal, his twelfth of the campaign, via Keller and Perlini. This stood for a 2-1 win, with the three stars given to Stepan, Keller, and Perlini.

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