NHL 2018/19 - Day 139

Eleven games on for the first big game day after the trade deadline. We begin in...

Boston, as the Bruins host the San Jose Sharks. Martin Jones and Jaroslav Halak are the veterans in goal. San Jose started in the first period with a Logan Couture power play goal, his twenty-third of the season, going in unassisted. Boston tied it on a David Krejci power play goal, his fifteenth of the year, powered by Torey Krug and Brad Marchand. The Bruins took the lead in the second period with a Charlie McAvoy goal, his fifth of the season, courtesy of Marchand and Danton Heinen. Boston added on with a Jake DeBrusk goal, his twentieth of the year, made possible by Krejci and Marcus Johansson. The Bruins extended the lead on a shorthanded Marchand goal, his twenty-fifth of the campaign, set up by Patrice Bergeron and Brandon Carlo. The final held from here at 4-1, with the three stars going to Marchand, Krejci, and Halak (19 for 20 in saves).

Down in Raleigh, the Carolina Hurricanes welcome the Los Angeles Kings. Jonathan Quick and Petr Mrazek are set to start in goal. Carolina opened in the first period with a Dougie Hamilton goal, his eleventh of the season, with a lone assist by Saku Maenalanen. The Hurricanes added on with a Sebastian Aho goal, his twenty-fifth of the year, coming off of Teuvo Teravainen. Carolina extended the lead in the second period as Micheal Ferland scored his seventeenth of the season, thanks to Jordan Staal and Teravainen. The Hurricanes padded the lead on a Jaccob Slavin power play goal, his sixth of the year, powered by Hamilton and Lucas Wallmark. Carolina continued with a Teravainen goal, his eighteenth of the season, helped along by Ferland and Staal. The Hurricanes chased Quick with Hamilton's second goal of the game and twelfth of the year, made possible by Teravainen and Staal, both of whom earned sock tricks. Los Angeles got on the board with a Dustin Brown goal, his fourteenth of the campaign, via Alex Iafallo in the third period. This made it 6-1, the final, with the three stars given to Teravainen, Staal, and Hamilton, while Ferland gets an honorable mention.

Back north, the New York Islanders bring in the Calgary Flames. Mike Smith and Robin Lehner patrol the creases. Calgary got going in the second period with a Matthew Tkachuk power play goal, his twenty-fifth of the season, powered by Elias Lindholm and Sean Monahan. New York tied it on a Josh Bailey goal, his fourteenth of the year, courtesy of Valtteri Filppula and Andrew Ladd. The Flames took the lead back in the third period with a Mikael Backlund goal, his seventeenth of the season, assisted by Lindholm and Johnny Gaudreau. Calgary added on with a Rasmus Andersson goal, his second of the year, passed from Austin Czarnik and Mark Giordano. This produced the 3-1 final score, with the three stars being Smith (26 for 27 in saves), Lindholm, and Backlund.

In Philadelphia, the Flyers host the Buffalo Sabres. Carter Hutton and Brian Elliott are in the blue paint. Philadelphia led off in the first period with an Oskar Lindblom goal, his twelfth of the season, via Travis Konecny and Nolan Patrick. The Flyers added on with a Jakub Voracek goal, his seventeenth of the year, guided in by Claude Giroux and Philippe Myers. Buffalo got on the board with a Jack Eichel power play goal, his twenty-second of the season, powered by Jeff Skinner and Rasmus Dahlin. Philadelphia replied in the second period with a James van Riemsdyk goal, his seventeenth of the year, courtesy of Robert Hagg and Radko Gudas. The Sabres got one back with a Casey Mittelstadt goal, his ninth of the season, fueled by Evan Rodrigues and Conor Sheary. The Flyers countered with a Travis Sanheim goal, his sixth of the year, passed from Sean Couturier. Philadelphia iced it at 5-2 with a Giroux empty net goal, his nineteenth of the campaign, set up by Michael Raffl. The three stars were Giroux, van Riemsdyk, and Sanheim.

To DC, where the Washington Capitals welcome the Ottawa Senators. Anders Nilsson and Braden Holtby are between the pipes. Ottawa began in the first period with an Oscar Lindberg goal, his fifth of the season, via Brian Gibbons and Magnus Paajarvi. The Senators added on with an Anthony Duclair power play goal, his twelfth of the year, powered by Cody Ceci and Christian Jaros. Washington got on the board with a Tom Wilson goal, his eighteenth of the season, fueled by Alex Ovechkin and Evgeny Kuznetsov. The Capitals tied it on a Lars Eller goal, his eighth of the year, passed from Dmitry Orlov and Brett Connolly. Washington took the lead in the second period with a John Carlson power play goal, his tenth of the season, with a lone assist by Nicklas Backstrom. The Capitals extended the lead as T.J. Oshie scored his nineteenth of the year, thanks to Brooks Orpik and Backstrom. Washington padded the lead on a Connolly goal, his sixteenth of the season, guided in by Andre Burakovsky and Eller. The Capitals chased Nilsson with Oshie's second of the game and twentieth of the year, made possible by Orlov and Jakub Vrana. Craig Anderson replaced Nilsson in goal. Washington kept going in the third period with a Kuznetsov goal, his seventeenth of the campaign, helped along by Ovechkin and Wilson. This made it 7-2, the final, with the three stars being Oshie, Wilson, and Connolly, while Kuznetsov, Ovechkin, and Orlov get the honorable mentions.

Along to Columbus, as the Blue Jackets bring in the Pittsburgh Penguins. Matt Murray and Sergei Bobrovsky protect the nets. Pittsburgh struck first in the first period with a Jake Guentzel goal, his twenty-ninth of the season, via Sidney Crosby and Patric Hornqvist. The Penguins added on with a Jared McCann goal, his twelfth of the year, courtesy of Matt Cullen and Chad Ruhwedel. Pittsburgh extended the lead in the second period as Evgeni Malkin scored his twentieth of the season, thanks to Zach Aston-Reese and Phil Kessel. Columbus got on the board with an Oliver Bjorkstrand goal, his twelfth of the year, made possible by Ryan Dzingel and Scott Harrington. The Blue Jackets got closer with a Cam Atkinson power play goal, his thirty-fifth of the season, powered by Artemi Panarin and Zach Werenski. The Penguins answered with a McCann goal, his second of the game and thirteenth of the year, helped along by Dominik Simon and Justin Schultz. Pittsburgh iced it at 5-2 with a Crosby empty net goal, his twenty-seventh of the campaign, set up by Jack Johnson. The three stars went to McCann, Crosby, and Murray (21 for 23 in saves).

Up in Detroit, the Red Wings host the Montreal Canadiens. Carey Price and Jimmy Howard guard the cages. Montreal kicked off the scoring in the first period with a Tomas Tatar goal, his twenty-second of the season, courtesy of Jordie Benn. The Canadiens added on in the second period with an Andrew Shaw goal, his fourteenth of the year, assisted by Max Domi and Jonathan Drouin. Montreal extended the lead as Brendan Gallagher scored his twenty-seventh of the season, thanks to Phillip Danault and Jeff Petry. The Canadiens padded the lead with a Domi goal, his twenty-first of the year, with a lone assist from Drouin. Montreal kept going with a Joel Armia goal, his seventh of the season, made possible by Jesperi Kotkaniemi and Paul Byron. Detroit got on the board with an Anthony Mantha goal, his sixteenth of the year, fueled by Mike Green and Filip Hronek. The Canadiens shot back with another Shaw goal, his second of the game and fifteenth of the season, coming off of Domi. Jonathan Bernier relieved Howard for the third period. Montreal continued with a Domi goal, his second of the game and twenty-second of the year, guided in by Drouin, who earned a sock trick, and Christian Folin. The Canadiens finished it at 8-1 with a Shaw goal to complete his hat trick on his sixteenth of the campaign, set up by Drouin and Domi, the latter earning a sock trick. The three stars were awarded to Shaw, Domi, and Drouin.

Southwest to St. Louis, where the Blues welcome the Nashville Predators. Juuse Saros and Jordan Binnington are the lesser-known goalies. St. Louis dented the scoreboard in the third period with a Tyler Bozak goal, his tenth of the season, coming off of Vladimir Tarasenko and Alex Pietrangelo. The Blues iced it at 2-0 with a Pietrangelo power play empty net goal, his tenth of the year, going in unassisted. The three stars were Binnington (19 save shutout), Bozak, and Pietrangelo.

In Canada, the Winnipeg Jets bring in the Minnesota Wild. Devan Dubnyk and Connor Hellebuyck tend the twines. Winnipeg was first to score in the first period with a Mark Scheifele power play goal, his thirty-first of the season, powered by Patrik Laine and Kyle Connor. Minnesota tied it on a second period Brad Hunt power play goal, his fifth of the year, with assists provided by Ryan Donato and Eric Staal. The Jets retook the lead with a Laine goal, his twenty-ninth of the season, made possible by Ben Chiarot and Blake Wheeler. The Wild retied it in the third period with a Jason Zucker power play goal, his sixteenth of the year, with helpers from Donato and Staal. Minnesota won 3-2 with a Joel Eriksson Ek goal, his sixth of the campaign, helped along by Jonas Brodin and Zach Parise. The three stars went to Donato, Staal, and Dubnyk (30 for 32 in saves).

Back stateside, the Arizona Coyotes host the Florida Panthers. James Reimer and Darcy Kuemper receive the starting nods in goal, but Reimer left injured early in the second period. Arizona cracked the scoresheet in the second period with a Derek Stepan goal, his twelfth of the season, coming off of Lawson Crouse and Josh Archibald. Florida tied it on a Mike Hoffman goal, his twenty-eighth of the year, via Jonathan Huberdeau and Aaron Ekblad. The Coyotes retook the lead with an Oliver Ekman-Larsson power play goal, his eighth of the season, powered by Clayton Keller and Jakob Chychrun. The Panthers tied it on a Jamie McGinn goal, his second of the year, coming off of Troy Brouwer and Riley Sheahan in the third period. Florida took the lead with an Aleksander Barkov goal, his twenty-sixth of the season, helped along by Brouwer. Arizona tied it on a shorthanded goal by Stepan, his second of the game and thirteenth of the year, going in unassisted. The tie went to a shootout, where Nick Cousins, Alex Galchenyuk, and Vinnie Hinostroza tallied to top Huberdeau for a 4-3 Coyotes win. The three stars were Stepan, Brouwer, and Huberdeau.

Finally, the Vegas Golden Knights host the Dallas Stars. Ben Bishop and Marc-Andre Fleury protect the twines. Dallas drew first blood in the first period with a Roope Hintz power play goal, his fourth of the season, powered by Jason Spezza and Alexander Radulov. Vegas tied it in the second period with a Max Pacioretty power play goal, his nineteenth of the year, with assists provided by Nate Schmidt and Paul Stastny. The Golden Knights took the lead in the third period with an unassisted Pacioretty goal, his second of the game and twentieth of the season. Vegas added on with a Schmidt empty net goal, his eighth of the year, set up by Deryk Engelland and Reilly Smith. The Golden Knights iced it at 4-1 with a Brayden McNabb goal, his third of the campaign, with a lone assist from Stastny on the way into the empty net. The three stars were Pacioretty, Schmidt, and Stastny.

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