Wednesday, October 9, 2019

NHL 2019-20 - Day 8

Three games on tonight, beginning with...

The Buffalo Sabres hosting the Montreal Canadiens. Keith Kinkaid and Carter Hutton play in goal. Buffalo started in the first period with a Victor Olofsson power play goal, his fourth of the season, powered by Jack Eichel and Rasmus Dahlin. Montreal tied it on a Joel Armia shorthanded goal, set up by Nate Thompson. The Canadiens took the lead with an Armia power play goal, with a lone assist by Nick Suzuki. The Sabres tied it again in the second period with an Eichel power play goal, his second of the year, with helpers from Dahlin and Sam Reinhart. Buffalo took the lead with an unassisted Eichel goal, his second of the game and third of the season. The Sabres added on with a Jeff Skinner goal in the third period, his third of the year, passed from Marcus Johansson. Montreal got one back with a Jesperi Kotkaniemi goal, his second of the season, made possible by Armia and Jonathan Drouin. The Canadiens tied it as Ben Chiarot scored, thanks to Artturi Lehkonen and Mike Reilly. Buffalo won 5-4 in overtime with a Johansson goal, his second of the year, via Colin Miller and Eichel. The three stars were Eichel, Johansson, and Armia, while Dahlin gets an honorable mention.

Next up, the Philadelphia Flyers welcome the New Jersey Devils. Cory Schneider and Carter Hart are the goalies. Philadelphia got going in the second period with an Ivan Provorov power play goal, powered by Matt Niskanen and Travis Konecny. The Flyers added on with a Kevin Hayes power play goal in the third period, with a lone helper by Claude Giroux. Philadelphia extended the lead as Sean Couturier scored, thanks to Oskar Lindblom and Provorov. The Flyers padded the lead on a Konecny goal, his third of the campaign, going in unassisted. The final held at 4-0, with the three stars given to Hart (25 save shutout), Provorov, and Konecny.

Finally, the Vancouver Canucks bring in the Los Angeles Kings. Jonathan Quick and Jacob Markstrom are set to start in goal. Vancouver opened in the first period with a Quinn Hughes power play goal, powered by Tanner Pearson and Adam Gaudette. The Canucks added on with a Brandon Sutter goal, courtesy of Jake Virtanen and J.T. Miller. Vancouver extended the lead as Elias Pettersson scored, thanks to Sutter. Los Angeles got on the board with a Tyler Toffoli goal, his second of the season, made possible by Carl Grundstrom and Ben Hutton. The Canucks replied with a J.T. Miller goal, going in unassisted. The Kings got one back with a Sean Walker goal, his second of the year, helped along by Anze Kopitar in the third period. Vancouver answered with a Christopher Tanev goal, assisted by Hughes and Brock Boeser. The Canucks padded the lead as Alexander Edler scored his second of the season, with the help of Miller and Troy Stecher. Vancouver kept going with a Josh Leivo goal, coming off of Bo Horvat and Pearson. The Canucks finished it at 8-2 with another Sutter goal, with a lone helper from Micheal Ferland. The three stars were Miller, Sutter, and Hughes, while Pearson gets an honorable mention.

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