Wednesday, March 14, 2018

NHL 2017-18 Day 155

Only five games on tonight, beginning with...

The Toronto Maple Leafs hosting the Dallas Stars. Kari Lehtonen and Frederik Andersen make the starts in goal. Toronto led off in the first period with a Nazem Kadri goal, his twenty-seventh of the season, going in unassisted. The Maple Leafs added on with a James van Riemsdyk goal, his twenty-seventh of the year, via Tyler Bozak and Connor Carrick. Dallas tied it on a Jamie Benn goal, his twenty-fifth of the season, assisted by Tyler Seguin and Esa Lindell. The Stars tied it on a Radek Faksa goal, his fourteenth of the year, passed from Greg Pateryn and Tyler Pitlick. Dallas took the lead in the second period with a Seguin goal, his thirty-seventh of the season, an unassisted goal. Andersen left the game injured, replaced by Curtis McElhinney. The Stars pulled ahead on a Remi Elie goal, his sixth of the year, coming off of Devin Shore and John Klingberg. Toronto got one back with a van Riemsdyk goal, his second of the game and twenty-eighth of the season, helped along by Bozak and Travis Dermott in the third period. The Maple Leafs tied it on a van Riemsdyk power play goal, his twenty-ninth of the year completing a hat trick, powered by Mitchell Marner and Morgan Rielly. Dallas regained the lead with a Brett Ritchie goal, his sixth of the season, fueled by Seguin and Benn. Toronto evened it on a Patrick Marleau goal, his twenty-second of the year, with helpers from Marner and Jake Gardiner. The Maple Leafs won 6-5 in the shootout with tallies from Bozak and Marner. The three stars belonged to van Riemsdyk, Marner, and Bozak, while Seguin and Benn get the honorable mentions.

Down in New York, the Rangers welcome the Pittsburgh Penguins. Casey DeSmith and Alexandar Georgiev are the backups in goal. Pittsburgh got going in the second period with a Bryan Rust goal, his eleventh of the season, made possible by Derick Brassard. The Penguins added on with a Riley Sheahan goal, his tenth of the year, assisted by Kris Letang and Carter Rowney. New York got on the board in the third period with a Chris Kreider power play goal, his thirteenth of the season, powered by Pavel Buchnevich and Neal Pionk. The Rangers tied it on a Jesper Fast goal, his eleventh of the year, via Marc Staal and Kreider. Pittsburgh retook the lead with a Carl Hagelin goal, his ninth of the season, courtesy of Olli Maatta. New York retied it on a Mika Zibanejad power play goal, his twenty-first of the year, with assists provided by Kreider and Pionk. The Rangers won 4-3 in overtime with a Zibanejad goal, his second of the game and twenty-second of the campaign, going in unassisted. The three stars were awarded to Zibanejad, Kreider, and Pionk.

Out west, the Edmonton Oilers host the San Jose Sharks. Martin Jones and Al Montoya are in the creases. Edmonton began in the first period with a Drake Caggiula goal, his ninth of the season, guided in by Zack Kassian and Jujhar Khaira. San Jose tied it on a Tomas Hertl goal, his seventeenth of the year, helped along by Logan Couture and Mikkel Boedker. The Oilers took the lead back in the second period with an Oscar Klefbom goal, his fifth of the season, via Connor McDavid and Pontus Aberg. The Sharks tied it again with a Couture power play goal, his twenty-eighth of the year, powered by Brent Burns and Joe Pavelski. Edmonton pulled ahead in the third period on a Ryan Nugent-Hopkins goal, his nineteenth of the season, fueled by Klefbom and McDavid. San Jose tied it again with a Brenden Dillon goal, his second of the year, courtesy of Boedker. The Sharks won 4-3 in overtime on a Hertl goal, his second of the game and eighteenth of the campaign, with a lone helper from Couture. The three stars were Hertl, Couture, and Boedker, while Klefbom and McDavid get the honorable mentions.

South to Nevada, as the Vegas Golden Knights bring in the New Jersey Devils. Keith Kinkaid and Marc-Andre Fleury are between the pipes. New Jersey opened in the first period with a Blake Coleman shorthanded goal, his eighth of the season, set up by Brian Gibbons. The Devils added on with a Nico Hischier goal, his fifteenth of the year, passed from Damon Severson and Sami Vatanen. New Jersey extended the lead in the second period as Travis Zajac scored his eleventh of the season, thanks to Michael Grabner and Will Butcher. The Devils padded the lead with a Stefan Noesen goal, his eleventh of the year, via Andy Greene. Maxime Lagace relieved Fleury in goal. Vegas got on the board with an Erik Haula power play goal, his twenty-sixth of the season, powered by Colin Miller and Nate Schmidt. The Golden Knights got closer with a Miller goal, his ninth of the year, going in unassisted. New Jersey replied in the third period with an unassisted Coleman goal, his ninth of the season. The Devils continued with a Grabner goal, his twenty-sixth of the year, with assists provided by Hischier and Gibbons. New Jersey kept going with a Kyle Palmieri power play goal, his nineteenth of the season, fueled by Patrick Maroon and Taylor Hall. The Devils struck again on a Hall goal, his thirty-first of the year, with a lone assist by Boyle. Vegas got one back on a Haula power play goal, his second of the game and twenty-seventh of the season, courtesy of David Perron and Tomas Tatar. The final held at 8-3, with the three stars given to Coleman, Grabner, and Hall, while Hischier, Gibbons, Haula, and Miller get the honorable mention.

Finally, the Anaheim Ducks host the Vancouver Canucks. Jacob Markstrom and John Gibson protect the nets. Anaheim started in the first period with a Brandon Montour goal, his seventh of the season, with a lone helper from Jason Chimera. The Ducks added on in the second period with a Chimera goal, his third of the year, via Chris Kelly. Anaheim extended the lead as Montour scored a power play goal in the third period, his second of the game and eighth of the campaign, with assists provided by Nick Ritchie and Ondrej Kase. The three stars of the 3-0 game were Montour, Gibson (32 save shutout), and Chimera.

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