Tuesday, March 27, 2018

NHL 2017-18 Day 168

Another nine-game day is on the way, with the first in...

New Jersey, as the Devils host the Carolina Hurricanes. Scott Darling and Keith Kinkaid are in goal. New Jersey began in the first period with a Pavel Zacha goal, his seventh of the season, assisted by Kyle Palmieri and Taylor Hall. Carolina tied it on a Phillip Di Giuseppe goal, his fifth of the year, courtesy of Elias Lindholm and Jeff Skinner. The Hurricanes took the lead on a Warren Foegele goal, his second of the season, made possible by Lee Stempniak and Derek Ryan. The Devils retied it on a Palmieri power play goal in the second period, his twenty-second of the year, powered by Hall and Will Butcher. Carolina reclaimed the lead in the third period with a Noah Hanifin goal, his tenth of the season, via Trevor van Riemsdyk and Skinner. New Jersey retied it on a Palmieri goal, his second of the game and twenty-third of the year, passed from Hall, who earned a sock trick, and Butcher. The Devils took the lead on a Stefan Noesen goal, his twelfth of the season, coming off of Andy Greene and Michael Grabner. This stood for a 4-3 win, with the three stars given to Palmieri, Hall, and Butcher, while Skinner gets an honorable mention.

Over in Detroit, the Red Wings welcome the Pittsburgh Penguins. Matt Murray and Jimmy Howard are the masked men. Pittsburgh led off in the first period with a Sidney Crosby goal, his twenty-seventh of the season, made possible by Jake Guentzel. Detroit tied it on a Niklas Kronwall goal, his fourth of the year, via Darren Helm and Dylan Larkin. The Red Wings took the lead with a Frans Nielsen power play goal in the second period, his sixteenth of the season, powered by Martin Frk and Joe Hicketts. Detroit added on with a Luke Glendening goal, his tenth of the year, helped along by Nick Jensen and Helm. The Red Wings extended the lead in the third period as Helm scored his tenth of the season, thanks to Larkin and Hicketts. The Penguins got one back with a Kris Letang goal, his seventh of the year, passed from Evgeni Malkin and Patric Hornqvist. Detroit iced it at 5-2 with a Glendening empty net goal, his second of the game and eleventh of the campaign, set up by Trevor Daley. The three stars were Helm, Glendening, and Hicketts, while Larkin gets an honorable mention.

In Ontario, the Ottawa Senators bring in the New York Islanders. Jaroslav Halak and Mike Condon are in the blue paint. New York started in the first period with an Anders Lee power play goal, his thirty-ninth of the season, powered by John Tavares and Adam Pelech. Ottawa tied it on a Matt Duchene power play goal, his twenty-fourth of the year, with assists provided by Jean-Gabriel Pageau and Bobby Ryan. The Senators gained the lead with an Erik Karlsson goal, his ninth of the season, courtesy of Duchene and Ryan. The Islanders retied it in the third period with an Anthony Beauvillier goal, his seventeenth of the year, passed from Mathew Barzal and Jordan Eberle. New York pulled ahead on a Brock Nelson goal, his eighteenth of the season, coming off of Tanner Fritz and Andrew Ladd. Ottawa retied it in the third period with a Ryan goal, his eleventh of the year, with a lone helper from Duchene. The Islanders regained the lead on a Ladd goal, his eleventh of the campaign, made possible by Thomas Hickey and Barzal. This made it 4-3, the final, with the three stars given to Ladd, Duchene, and Ryan, while Barzal gets an honorable mention.

Back stateside, the St. Louis Blues host the San Jose Sharks. Aaron Dell and Jake Allen are between the pipes. San Jose opened in the first period with an Evander Kane goal, his twenty-ninth of the season, guided in by Melker Karlsson and Brent Burns. St. Louis tied it on an Oskar Sundqvist goal, made possible by Colton Parayko and Vince Dunn. The Sharks retook the lead in the second period with a Joe Pavelski power play goal, his twentieth of the year, with a lone assist by Burns. The Blues tied it again on a Vladimir Tarasenko power play goal, his thirtieth of the season, powered by Brayden Schenn and Alex Pietrangelo. St. Louis won 3-2 in overtime with a Tarasenko goal, his second of the game and thirty-first of the year, coming off of Vladimir Sobotka. The three stars went to Tarasenko, Burns, and Sundqvist.

Next up, the Nashville Predators welcome the Minnesota Wild. Devan Dubnyk and Pekka Rinne protect the nets. Nashville struck first in the first period with a Roman Josi goal, his twelfth of the season, with a lone helper by Kyle Turris. Minnesota tied it in the third period with an Eric Staal goal, his fortieth of the year, made possible by Mikael Granlund. The Predators won 2-1 in the shootout with a lone tally by Turris. The three stars were Turris, Rinne (22 for 23 in saves), and Dubnyk (28 for 29 in saves).

North to Winnipeg, where the Jets bring in the Boston Bruins. Anton Khudobin is mismatched with Connor Hellebuyck in goal. Winnipeg was first to score in the first period with a Brandon Tanev goal, his fifth of the season, helped along by Andrew Copp and Adam Lowry. Boston tied it on a Ryan Donato goal, his third of the year, going in unassisted. The Jets retook the lead in the second period with another Tanev goal, his second of the game and sixth of the season, courtesy of Lowry. Winnipeg added on with a Joe Morrow goal, his sixth of the year, via Mark Scheifele and Blake Wheeler. The Bruins replied in the third period with a Danton Heinen power play goal, his fourteenth of the season, an unassisted goal. Boston tied it with a David Pastrnak power play goal, his thirty-first of the year, powered by Torey Krug and Brad Marchand. The Jets retook the lead with a shorthanded Tanev goal, completing his hat trick on his seventh of the season, going in unassisted. The Bruins tied it again with a Krug power play goal, his fourteenth of the year, with a lone helper from Marchand. In the shootout, Patrik Laine and Scheifele lifted the Jets 5-4 over Donato and the Bruins. The three stars belonged to Tanev, Lowry, and Krug, while Marchand, Scheifele, and Donato get the honorable mentions.

Way south to Dallas, as the Stars host the Philadelphia Flyers. Petr Mrazek and Kari Lehtonen are set to start in goal. Dallas kicked off the scoring in the first period with a Radek Faksa goal, his fifteenth of the season, fueled by Antoine Roussel and Dan Hamhuis. Philadelphia tied it on a Travis Konecny goal, his twenty-third of the year, via Shayne Gostisbehere and Claude Giroux. The Flyers took the lead in the second period with an Ivan Provorov goal, his fourteenth of the season, assisted by Wayne Simmonds and Gostisbehere. The Stars retied it on a Brett Ritchie power play goal, his seventh of the year, powered by Alexander Radulov and Tyler Seguin. Dallas won 3-2 in overtime with a Radulov goal, his twenty-seventh of the season, made possible by Seguin and John Klingberg. The three stars went to Radulov, Seguin, and Gostisbehere.

In Canada again, the Edmonton Oilers welcome the Columbus Blue Jackets. Sergei Bobrovsky and Cam Talbot guard the cages. Edmonton led off in the first period with a Ryan Nugent-Hopkins goal, his twenty-second of the season, with a lone assist by Connor McDavid. The Oilers added on with a shorthanded McDavid goal, his fortieth of the year, set up by Nugent-Hopkins and Matt Benning. Edmonton extended the lead as Drake Caggiula scored his thirteenth of the season on the power play, with the help of Leon Draisaitl and McDavid. Columbus got on the board with a Thomas Vanek goal, his twenty-second of the year, assisted by Ryan Murray and Boone Jenner. The Blue Jackets pulled closer with an Artemi Panarin goal, his twenty-sixth of the season, guided in by Zach Werenski and Pierre-Luc Dubois. Columbus tied it as Vanek scored his second of the game and twenty-third of the year, thanks to David Savard and Alexander Wennberg. The Blue Jackets pulled ahead in the second period on a Jenner goal, his twelfth of the season, passed from Vanek and Wennberg. Columbus padded the lead with a Cam Atkinson goal, his twentieth of the year, fueled by Dubois. The Blue Jackets continued against Laurent Brossoit in goal when Vanek finished his hat trick on his twenty-fourth of the season, via Jenner and Ian Cole. Columbus struck again in the third period with a Markus Nutivaara goal, his sixth of the year, with a lone helper by Panarin. The final held at 7-3, with the three stars being Vanek, Jenner, and McDavid, while Dubois, Wennberg, Panarin, and Nugent-Hopkins get the honorable mentions.

Finally, the Vancouver Canucks bring in the Anaheim Ducks. John Gibson and Jacob Markstrom occupy the creases. Vancouver began in the first period with a Sam Gagner goal, his ninth of the season, assisted by Daniel Sedin and Henrik Sedin. Anaheim tied it on an Andrew Cogliano goal, his ninth of the year, via Francois Beauchemin and Ryan Kesler. The Canucks took the lead back in the third period with an Alex Biega goal, coming off of Darren Archibald and Brandon Sutter. Vancouver added on with a Sutter goal, his ninth of the season, going in unassisted. The Canucks iced it at 4-1 with a Sutter empty net goal, his second of the game and tenth of the year, an unassisted goal. The three stars were Sutter, Biega, and Markstrom (23 for 24 in saves).

Follow me on Twitter @OutsiderSports0.

No comments :

Post a Comment