Friday, March 9, 2018

NHL 2017-18 Day 150

Four games tonight, beginning with...

The Columbus Blue Jackets hosting the Detroit Red Wings. Jared Coreau and Sergei Bobrovsky draw the starts in goal. Columbus opened in the first period with a shorthanded Matt Calvert goal, his eighth of the season, set up by Alexander Wennberg and David Savard. Detroit tied it on a Darren Helm goal, his ninth of the year, passed from Luke Glendening and Luke Witkowski. The Blue Jackets retook the lead in the second period with a Seth Jones goal, his twelfth of the season, made possible by Artemi Panarin and Cam Atkinson. Columbus added on with another Jones goal, his second of the game and thirteenth of the year, assisted by Boone Jenner and Thomas Vanek. The Red Wings got one back in the third period with an Andreas Athanasiou goal, his fourteenth of the campaign, helped along by Justin Abdelkader and Mike Green. This only made it 3-2, the final, with the three stars given to Jones, Calvert, and Helm.

In Ottawa, the Senators welcome the Calgary Flames. David Rittich and Mike Condon are the backups in goal. Calgary started in the first period with a Sam Bennett goal, his eleventh of the season, coming off of Micheal Ferland and Brett Kulak. The Flames added on in the third period with a Matt Stajan goal, his fourth of the year, guided in by Curtis Lazar and Johnny Gaudreau. Ottawa got on the board with a Jean-Gabriel Pageau penalty shot goal, his eleventh of the campaign. The final held at 2-1, with the three stars being Rittich (29 for 30 in saves), Stajan, and Condon (35 for 37 in saves).

To the south, the Dallas Stars bring in the Anaheim Ducks. Ryan Miller and Kari Lehtonen are the veterans in goal. Anaheim led off in the first period with a Ryan Getzlaf goal, his tenth of the season, courtesy of Corey Perry and Rickard Rakell. Dallas tied it on a Devin Shore power play goal in the third period, his ninth of the year, powered by Tyler Seguin and Jamie Benn. The Stars took the lead with a Benn power play goal, his twenty-third of the campaign, with assists provided by John Klingberg and Seguin. This stood for a 2-1 win, with the three stars given to Benn, Seguin, and Lehtonen (26 for 27 in saves).

Finally, the Vancouver Canucks host the Minnesota Wild. Devan Dubnyk and Anders Nilsson occupy the creases. Vancouver began in the first period with a Michael Del Zotto goal, his sixth of the season, fueled by Bo Horvat and Sam Gagner. Minnesota tied it on a Zach Parise goal, his seventh of the year, courtesy of Nino Niederreiter and Matt Dumba. The Wild took the lead with a Matt Cullen goal, his tenth of the season, via Tyler Ennis and Charlie Coyle in the second period. The Canucks retied it on a Jussi Jokinen goal, his third of the year, assisted by Erik Gudbranson and Daniel Sedin. Minnesota retook the lead with an Eric Staal goal, his thirty-seventh of the season, coming off of Mikael Granlund and Jared Spurgeon. The Wild added on with a Coyle empty net goal, his ninth of the year, set up by Cullen. Minnesota extended the lead as Marcus Foligno scored his seventh of the campaign, thanks to Gustav Olofsson and Daniel Winnik. This made it 5-2, the final, with the three stars given to Cullen, Coyle, and Staal.

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