Friday, November 2, 2018

NHL 2018/19 - Day 31

A full month of the season has been played after today, as we once again begin in Finland with...

The Winnipeg Jets acting as hosts to the Florida Panthers. Roberto Luongo and Connor Hellebuyck protect the nets. Winnipeg led off in the first period with a Nikolaj Ehlers goal, his second of the season, assisted by Blake Wheeler. Florida tied it on an Evgenii Dadonov power play goal, his sixth of the year, powered by Keith Yandle and Vincent Trocheck. The Jets retook the lead with a Patrik Laine power play goal, his seventh of the season, with assists provided by Wheeler and Dustin Byfuglien. The Panthers tied it again in the second period on a Mike Hoffman power play goal, his sixth of the year, passed from Mike Matheson and Nick Bjugstad. Florida took the lead with a Yandle power play goal, his third of the season, with helpers from Jonathan Huberdeau and Dadonov. The Panthers added on in the third period with a Frank Vatrano goal, his fourth of the year, with a lone helper from Huberdeau. The Panthers held on to win 4-2, with Yandle, Dadonov, and Huberdeau earning the three stars, while Wheeler gets an honorable mention.

In North America, the Vancouver Canucks welcome the Colorado Avalanche. Philipp Grubauer and Jacob Markstrom draw the starts in goal. Vancouver began in the first period with a Brock Boeser goal, his third of the season, with a lone assist by Elias Pettersson. Colorado tied it in the second period with a Sheldon Dries goal, his second of the year, via Alexander Kerfoot and Colin Wilson. The Canucks reclaimed the lead on a Boeser goal, his second of the game and fourth of the season, assisted by Pettersson and Nikolay Goldobin. The Avalanche tied it again with an Ian Cole goal, passed from Nathan MacKinnon and Mikko Rantanen. Vancouver pulled ahead on a Loui Eriksson goal, guided in by Erik Gudbranson and Brendan Gaunce. Colorado tied it once more with a MacKinnon goal, his tenth of the year, fueled by Rantanen and Tyson Barrie. The Avalanche took their first lead with a Kerfoot goal, his second of the season, helped along by Samuel Girard and Wilson. The Canucks retied it as Pettersson scored his eighth of the year, with the help of Antoine Roussel and Troy Stecher. Colorado pulled ahead again in the third period with a Nikita Zadorov goal, made possible by Gabriel Bourque. Vancouver tied it once more with a Markus Granlund power play goal, his third of the season, powered by Goldobin and Ben Hutton. The Avalanche regained the lead on a MacKinnon power play goal, his second of the game and eleventh of the year, with assists provided by Gabriel Landeskog and Rantanen, the latter earning a sock trick. The Canucks evened it with a Pettersson goal, his second of the game and eighth of the season, dished from Bo Horvat and Boeser. Vancouver won 7-6 in overtime on a Derrick Pouliot power play goal, with helpers from Pettersson and Boeser, the former finishing a sock trick. The three stars were Pettersson, Boeser, and MacKinnon, while Rantanen, Kerfoot, Wilson, and Goldobin get the honorable mentions.

Down in Arizona, the Coyotes bring in the Carolina Hurricanes. Antti Raanta and Petr Mrazek are in the creases. Arizona kicked off the scoring with a shorthanded Brad Richardson goal, his fourth of the season, set up by Alex Goligoski. The Coyotes added on with a Brendan Perlini power play goal, his second of the year, powered by Goligoski and Oliver Ekman-Larsson. Arizona extended the lead as Nick Cousins scored, thanks to Dylan Strome and Goligoski, the latter earning a sock trick. Carolina got on the board with a Jordan Martinook goal in the second period, his fourth of the season, coming off of Justin Faulk and Lucas Wallmark. The Hurricanes got one back in the third period with an Andrei Svechnikov goal, his third of the year, passed from Jaccob Slavin and Trevor van Riemsdyk. Carolina tied it with a Jordan Staal goal, his fifth of the season, courtesy of Brock McGinn and Justin Williams. The Coyotes won 4-3 in overtime with a Michael Grabner goal, his third of the year, set up by Clayton Keller. The three stars were Goligoski, Grabner, and Cousins.

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