NHL 2018/19 - Day 8

The new NHL season enters its second week with three games on a Wednesday. First up...

The Ottawa Senators host the Philadelphia Flyers. Calvin Pickard and Craig Anderson are in the creases. Ottawa started in the first period with a Brady Tkachuk power play goal, powered by Chris Tierney and Maxime Lajoie. Philadelphia tied it on a Jakub Voracek power play goal, with assists provided by Shayne Gostisbehere and Claude Giroux. The Senators took the lead back in the second period on another Tkachuk goal, helped along by Mikkel Boedker and Thomas Chabot. The Flyers tied it again with a Sean Couturier goal, his second of the season, assisted by Radko Gudas and Voracek. Philadelphia pulled ahead with Voracek's second goal of the game, made possible by Gudas. Ottawa retied it on a Lajoie power play goal, his second of the year, coming off of Tierney and Tkachuk. The Flyers regained the lead on a Scott Laughton goal, his second of the season, passed from Dale Weise and Andrew MacDonald. Philadelphia added on in the third period with a Robert Hagg goal, his second of the year, courtesy of Michael Raffl and Weise. The Flyers extended the lead as Giroux scored a power play goal, thanks to Gostisbehere and Voracek. The Senators replied with a Lajoie power play goal, his second of the game and third of the season, with helpers from Tierney, who got a sock trick, and Boedker. Philadelphia finished it at 7-4 with a Laughton empty net goal, his second of the game and third of the year, set up by Voracek and Gudas, both of whom earned sock tricks. The three stars went to Voracek, Tkachuk, and Gudas, while Laughton, Giroux, Weise, Gostisbehere, Tierney, Boedker, and Lajoie earned the honorable mentions.

Stateside, the Washington Capitals welcome the Vegas Golden Knights. Marc-Andre Fleury and Braden Holtby tend the twines. Washington opened in the first period with an Evgeny Kuznetsov power play goal, his third of the season, powered by Nicklas Backstrom and John Carlson. The Capitals added on with an Alex Ovechkin goal in the second period, his third of the year, via Kuznetsov and Brett Connolly. Vegas got on the board with an unassisted Cody Eakin goal. Washington shot back with a Backstrom power play goal in the third period, made possible by Kuznetsov and Carlson. The Golden Knights pulled one back on a Reilly Smith goal, guided in by Nick Holden and William Karlsson. The Capitals answered with Ovechkin's second of the game and fourth of the season, helped along by Kuznetsov and Connolly. Washington iced it at 5-2 with a T.J. Oshie empty net goal, his fourth of the year, set up by Matt Niskanen and Dmitry Orlov. The three stars belonged to Kuznetsov, Ovechkin, and Backstrom, while Connolly and Carlson earn the honorable mentions.

Finally, the Anaheim Ducks bring in the Arizona Coyotes. Antti Raanta and John Gibson are the masked men. Anaheim struck first in the first period with a Ryan Kesler goal, assisted by Andrew Cogliano and Hampus Lindholm. Arizona tied it on a Dylan Strome power play goal, powered by Clayton Keller and Richard Panik. The Coyotes took the lead in the second period on a shorthanded Brad Richardson goal, set up by Michael Grabner and Niklas Hjalmarsson. The Ducks retied it on a Ben Street goal, with a lone assist by Marcus Pettersson. In the shootout, Arizona won 3-2 on a lone tally by Nick Cousins. The three stars were Richardson, Strome, and Gibson (37 for 39 in saves).

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