Tuesday, October 22, 2019

NHL 2019-20 - Day 21

Ten games on for Tuesday night, beginning with...

The Florida Panthers hosting the Pittsburgh Penguins. Matt Murray and Sergei Bobrovsky play in goal. Florida got going in the second period with a Noel Acciari goal, his third of the season, coming off of Dryden Hunt and Colton Sceviour. Pittsburgh tied it on a Teddy Blueger goal, his second of the year, passed from Jake Guentzel and Dominik Simon. The Panthers took the lead back with a Denis Malgin goal, his third of the season, assisted by Jonathan Huberdeau. Florida added on in the third period with a Huberdeau goal, his fourth of the year, guided in by Aleksander Barkov and Anton Stralman. The Penguins chipped back on a Patric Hornqvist goal, his fifth of the season, made possible by Guentzel and Sidney Crosby. The Panthers iced it at 4-2 with a Frank Vatrano empty net goal, his second of the year, set up by Malgin and Barkov. The three stars were Huberdeau, Guentzel, and Malgin, while Barkov gets an honorable mention.

Up in New York, the Rangers welcome the Arizona Coyotes. Darcy Kuemper and Alexandar Georgiev are set to start in goal. Arizona started in the first period with a Lawson Crouse goal, his second of the season, courtesy of Christian Fischer and Carl Soderberg. New York tied it in the second period with a Tony DeAngelo goal, his second of the year, via Brendan Lemieux and Pavel Buchnevich. The Coyotes regained the lead on an Alex Goligoski power play goal, powered by Jakob Chychrun and Nick Schmaltz. The Rangers retied it with a DeAngelo power play goal, his third of the season, with assists provided by Ryan Strome and Kaapo Kakko. Arizona won 3-2 in overtime with a Christian Dvorak goal, his fourth of the year, fueled by Goligoski and Clayton Keller. The three stars were Goligoski, DeAngelo, and Dvorak.

Along to Buffalo, where the Sabres bring in the San Jose Sharks. Martin Jones and Carter Hutton are the masked men. San Jose opened in the first period with a Dylan Gambrell goal, via Erik Karlsson and Marcus Sorensen. The Sharks added on with a Marc-Edouard Vlasic goal, passed from Patrick Marleau and Timo Meier. Buffalo got on the board with a Jack Eichel power play goal, his fifth of the season, powered by Rasmus Dahlin and Victor Olofsson in the second period. The Sabres tied it with a Sam Reinhart goal, his fourth of the year, helped along by Rasmus Ristolainen and Eichel. Buffalo took the lead in the third period with a Jeff Skinner goal, his fifth of the season, coming off of Eichel and Henri Jokiharju. San Jose retied it on a Karlsson goal, made possible by Kevin Labanc and Marleau. The Sabres won 4-3 in overtime with an Eichel goal, his second of the game and sixth of the year, with helpers from Ristolainen and Casey Mittelstadt. The three stars were awarded to Eichel, Karlsson, and Ristolainen, while Marleau gets an honorable mention.

Next up, the Boston Bruins host the Toronto Maple Leafs. Michael Hutchinson is mismatched with Tuukka Rask in goal. Boston led off in the first period with a David Pastrnak power play goal, his tenth of the season, powered by Brad Marchand and Torey Krug. Toronto tied it in the second period on a Kasperi Kapanen goal, his third of the year, via Alexander Kerfoot and Justin Holl. The Bruins took the lead back with a Marchand goal, his fifth of the season, assisted by Pastrnak and Charlie McAvoy. The Maple Leafs tied it again with a Kerfoot power play goal, his fourth of the year, with helpers from Kapanen and William Nylander. Boston reclaimed the lead in the third period with a Brett Ritchie goal, his second of the campaign, with a lone assist by Jake DeBrusk. The Bruins added on with a Par Lindholm goal, coming off of Sean Kuraly. This held for a 4-2 win, with the three stars going to Marchand, Pastrnak, and Kapanen, while Kerfoot gets an honorable mention.

Over in Detroit, the Red Wings welcome the Vancouver Canucks. Jacob Markstrom and Jimmy Howard protect the nets. Detroit began in the first period with an Anthony Mantha power play goal, his seventh of the season, powered by Filip Hronek and Tyler Bertuzzi. The Red Wings added on in the second period with a Dennis Cholowski power play goal, with helpers from Taro Hirose and Andreas Athanasiou. Vancouver got on the board in the third period with a Bo Horvat power play goal, his third of the year, assisted by Elias Pettersson and Quinn Hughes. The Canucks tied it with another Horvat power play goal, his second of the game and fourth of the season, passed from Hughes and J.T. Miller. Vancouver pulled ahead with a Jake Virtanen goal, made possible by Josi Leivo and Jordie Benn. The Canucks extended the lead as Tim Schaller scored, with the help of Pettersson. Vancouver iced it at 5-2 with a Horvat empty net goal to complete his hat trick on his fifth of the year, set up by Miller and Benn. The three stars were Horvat, Pettersson, and Hughes, while Miller and Benn get the honorable mentions.

Westward to Minnesota, as the Wild bring in the Edmonton Oilers. Mike Smith and Devan Dubnyk are the veterans in goal. Minnesota struck first in the first period with an Eric Staal goal, via Jordan Greenway and Mats Zuccarello. The Wild added on with another Staal goal, his second of the game, fueled by Carson Soucy and Greenway. Minnesota extended the lead as Brad Hunt scored his fourth of the season on the power play, thanks to Matt Dumba and Staal. In the second period, Dubnyk left injured and was replaced by Alex Stalock in goal. The final stayed at 3-0, with the three stars being Staal, Greenway, and Stalock (16 for 16 in saves in relief).

Up in Winnipeg, the Jets host the Los Angeles Kings. Jonathan Quick and Connor Hellebuyck are between the pipes. Los Angeles drew first blood in the first period with an Austin Wagner goal, his second of the season, coming off of Kyle Clifford and Alec Martinez. Winnipeg tied it on a Kyle Connor goal, his fourth of the year, via Bryan Little and Nikolaj Ehlers. The Kings retook the lead in the second period with an unassisted Kurtis MacDermid goal. The Jets evened it on an Ehlers goal, his fourth of the season, made possible by Neal Pionk and Ville Heinola. Los Angeles took the lead with an Anze Kopitar power play goal in the third period, his fourth of the year, powered by Drew Foughty and the goalie Quick. This stood for a 3-2 win, with the three stars going to Quick (26 for 28 in saves), Ehlers, and Kopitar.

Back stateside, the Nashville Predators welcome the Anaheim Ducks. John Gibson and Pekka Rinne tend the twines. Nashville kicked off the scoring in the first period with a Roman Josi power play goal, his fourth of the season, powered by Matt Duchene and Ryan Ellis. The Predators added on with an unassisted Colton Sissons goal, his third of the year. Nashville extended the lead in the second period as Rocco Grimaldi scored, thanks to Nick Bonino and Josi. The Predators padded the lead with a shorthanded Mattias Ekholm goal, his third of the season, going in unassisted. Anaheim got on the board in the third period with an unassisted Ryan Getzlaf goal, his third of the year. Nashville shot back on a Viktor Arvidsson goal, his fourth of the season, going in unassisted. The Predators kept going with a Calle Jarnkrok goal, his second of the year, via Arvidsson and Kyle Turris. This made it 6-1, the final, with the three stars being Josi, Arvidsson, and Rinne (26 for 27 in saves).

Backtracking to Chicago, as the Blackhawks bring in the Vegas Golden Knights. Marc-Andre Fleury and Robin Lehner play in the creases. Chicago cracked the scoresheet in the first period with a Kirby Dach goal, via Olli Maatta and Dylan Strome. Vegas tied it in the third period with a Nick Holden goal, his second of the campaign, assisted by Mark Stone and Paul Stastny. The tie went to a shootout, where Jonathan Marchessault and Shea Theodore helped the Golden Knights win 2-1 over Jonathan Toews' lone tally for the Blackhawks. The three stars were Fleury (31 for 32 in saves), Lehner (33 for 34 in saves), and Holden.

Finally, the Calgary Flames host the Washington Capitals. Braden Holtby and Cam Talbot receive the starting nods in goal. Washington dented the scoreboard in the second period with a John Carlson goal, his fourth of the season, assisted by Alex Ovechkin and T.J. Oshie. The Capitals added on with a Chandler Stephenson goal, going in unassisted. Calgary got on the board with an Elias Lindholm power play goal, his sixth of the year, powered by Johnny Gaudreau and Mark Giordano. The Flames tied it with an Austin Czarnik goal, made possible by Milan Lucic and T.J. Brodie. Washington regained the lead on an Ovechkin goal, his seventh of the season, via Nicklas Backstrom and Radko Gudas. The Capitals extended the lead in the third period as Tom Wilson scored his fourth of the year, thanks to Lars Eller and Michal Kempny. Washington padded the lead with an unassisted empty net goal by Carlson, his second of the game and fifth of the campaign. Calgary got one back with a Tobias Rieder goal, set up by Andrew Mangiapane and Derek Ryan. This only made it 5-3, the final, with the three stars being Carlson, Ovechkin, and Wilson.

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