NHL 2019-20 - Day 32

We've got a massive slate of 14 games today, beginning with two matinees. First up...

The Pittsburgh Penguins welcome the Edmonton Oilers. Mike Smith and Matt Murray protect the nets. Edmonton got going in the second period with a Colby Cave goal, via Matt Benning and Markus Granlund. Pittsburgh tied it on a Brian Dumoulin shorthanded goal in the third period, set up by Bryan Rust. The Oilers won 2-1 in overtime with an unassisted Leon Draisaitl goal, his thirteenth of the campaign. The three stars were Smith (52 for 53 in saves), Draisaitl, and Dumoulin.

In Nashville, the Predators bring in the New York Rangers. Alexandar Georgiev and Juuse Saros are the backups in goal. New York led off in the first period with a Filip Chytil goal, his second of the season, coming off of Libor Hajek. The Rangers added on in the second period with a Ryan Strome goal, his fourth of the year, passed from Artemi Panarin and Jesper Fast. Nashville got on the board in the second period with a Viktor Arvidsson power play goal, his sixth of the season, powered by Filip Forsberg and Roman Josi. This only made it 2-1, the eventual final, with the three stars given to Georgiev (32 for 33 in saves), Strome, and Chytil.

At the regular time, the Florida Panthers host the Detroit Red Wings. Jonathan Bernier and Sergei Bobrovsky are in goal. Florida began in the first period with a Brett Connolly goal, his fifth of the season, passed from Denis Malgin and Frank Vatrano. The Panthers added on with an Aleksander Barkov power play goal, his second of the year, powered by Jonathan Huberdeau and Keith Yandle. Florida extended the lead in the second period as Huberdeau scored his eighth of the season, thanks to Barkov and Anton Stralman. The Panthers padded the lead in the third period on another Huberdeau goal, his second of the game and ninth of the year, assisted by Yandle and Aaron Ekblad. The final was 4-0, with the three stars given to Huberdeau, Bobrovsky (22 save shutout), and Barkov, while Yandle gets an honorable mention.

North to Columbus, where the Blue Jackets welcome the Calgary Flames. David Rittich and Joonas Korpisalo are in the blue paint. Calgary started in the first period with a Sean Monahan goal, his third of the season, guided in by Elias Lindholm and Johnny Gaudreau. The Flames added on in the second period with a Sam Bennett goal, his third of the year, via Derek Ryan and Noah Hanifin. Calgary iced it at 3-0 with a Matthew Tkachuk empty net goal, his seventh of the campaign, set up by Travis Hamonic and Lindholm. The three stars belonged to Rittich (43 save shutout), Lindholm, and Monahan.

Back south, the Dallas Stars bring in the Montreal Canadiens. Carey Price and Ben Bishop guard the cages. Dallas opened in the first period with an Alexander Radulov power play goal, his fifth of the season, powered by Tyler Seguin. The Stars added on with a Denis Gurianov penalty shot goal in the second period, his third of the year. Dallas extended the lead as Gurianov scored a power play goal in the third period, his fourth of the season, with the help of Roope Hintz and Joe Pavelski. The Stars padded the lead on a Miro Heiskanen empty net goal, his fourth of the year, set up by Radek Faksa. Montreal got on the board with an Artturi Lehkonen goal, his second of the season, coming off of Nick Suzuki and Paul Byron. The final stood at 4-1, with the three stars being Gurianov, Bishop (35 for 36 in saves), and Radulov.

Northeast to Philadelphia, where the Flyers host the Toronto Maple Leafs. Frederik Andersen and Brian Elliott are the veterans in goal. Toronto struck first in the first period with a Kasperi Kapanen goal, his fourth of the season, passed from Morgan Rielly and Jason Spezza. Philadelphia tied it on an Ivan Provorov power play goal, his third of the year, powered by Claude Giroux and Jakub Voracek. The Flyers took the lead in the second period with a Giroux power play goal, his third of the season, with assists provided by Provorov and Voracek. The Maple Leafs retied it on a Spezza goal, made possible by Ilya Mihkeyev and Kapanen. Philadelphia retook the lead with a Travis Sanheim goal in the third period, helped along by Sean Couturier and Oskar Lindblom. Toronto tied it again with a Mitchell Marner goal, his fourth of the year, going in unassisted. The tie went to a shootout, where Spezza and Andreas Johnsson tallied for a 4-3 Maple Leafs win over Travis Konecny's lone tally for the Flyers. The three stars were Spezza, Kapanen, and Giroux, while Provorov and Voracek get the honorable mentions.

South again to Raleigh, where the Carolina Hurricanes welcome the New Jersey Devils. MacKenzie Blackwood and James Reimer receive the starting nods in goal. Carolina kicked off the scoring in the first period with a Warren Foegele goal, via Sebastian Aho and Jake Gardiner. New Jersey tied it on a Miles Wood goal, his second of the season, guided in by Will Butcher and Wayne Simmonds. The Hurricanes retook the lead with a Teuvo Teravainen power play goal, his fourth of the year, powered by Andrei Svechnikov and Erik Haula. The Devils tied it again with a Jack Hughes power play goal, his third of the season, with assists provided by Taylor Hall and Kyle Palmieri. New Jersey took the lead in the second period with a Nico Hischier goal, with a lone helper from Andy Greene. Carolina retied it with a Haula goal, his eighth of the year, coming off of Ryan Dzingel and Martin Necas. The Devils pulled ahead with a P.K. Subban goal, his second of the season, helped along by wood. New Jersey iced it at 5-3 with a Damon Severson empty net goal, his second of the year, going in unassisted. The three stars went to Wood, Haula, and Subban.

Up in Buffalo, the Sabres bring in the New York Islanders. Semyon Varlamov and Carter Hutton protect the nets. New York drew first blood in the first period with a Derick Brassard goal, his fifth of the season, made possible by Anthony Beauvillier. This was the only score in the 1-0 game, with the three stars awarded to Varlamov (27 save shutout), Brassard, and Hutton (20 for 21 in saves).

Over in Boston, the Bruins host the Ottawa Senators. Craig Anderson and Tuukka Rask are the experienced goalies. Boston cracked the scoresheet in the first period with a David Pastrnak power play goal, his thirteenth of the season, powered by Torey Krug. Ottawa tied it on an Anthony Duclair goal, his fifth of the year, fueled by Logan Brown and Mark Borowiecki. The Bruins retook the lead in the second period with a Patrice Bergeron goal, his sixth of the season, via Pastrnak and Brad Marchand. The Senators retied it on a Connor Brown goal, his second of the year, guided in by Borowiecki and Dylan DeMelo. Boston pulled ahead with an unassisted Danton Heinen goal, his third of the season. The Bruins added on with a Marchand power play goal, his eighth of the year, with assists provided by Pastrnak and Bergeron. Boston extended the lead as Jake DeBrusk scored his second of the season, thanks to Heinen. The final stood at 5-2 with Pastrnak, Marchand, and Bergeron earning the three stars, while Heinen and Borowiecki get the honorable mentions.

Westward to Minnesota, where the Wild welcome the St. Louis Blues. Jake Allen and Devan Dubnyk are the struggling goalies. Minnesota was first to score in the first period with a Marcus Foligno goal, his second of the season, courtesy of Jared Spurgeon and Joel Eriksson Ek. St. Louis tied it on a MacKenzie MacEachern goal, via Ivan Barbashev and Colton Parayko. The Blues pulled ahead with a Carl Gunnarsson goal, with a lone helper from Ryan O'Reilly. The Wild retied it in the second period with a Kevin Fiala goal, assisted by Jonas Brodin and Zach Parise. Minnesota took the lead with a Mats Zuccarello power play goal, his second of the year, powered by Eric Staal and Brad Hunt. St. Louis tied it again in the third period on a Sammy Blais goal, his fifth of the season, coming off of Tyler Bozak. The Blues won 4-3 with an O'Reilly goal in overtime, his fourth of the year, made possible by Robert Thomas and Vince Dunn. The three stars went to O'Reilly, Blais, and Foligno.

Southwest to Arizona, as the Coyotes bring in the Colorado Avalanche. Pavel Francouz is mismatched with Darcy Kuemper in goal. Arizona led off in the first period with a Christian Dvorak power play goal, his fifth of the season, powered by Phil Kessel and Clayton Keller. The Coyotes added on with a Kessel goal, his third of the year, fueled by Barrett Hayton and Jordan Oesterle. Arizona extended the lead in the second period as Conor Garland scored his seventh of the season, thanks to Nick Schmaltz and Alex Goligoski. This held up as the eventual 3-0 final, with the three stars given to Kuemper (33 save shutout), Kessel, and Dvorak.

Also in the desert, the Vegas Golden Knights host the Winnipeg Jets. Laurent Brossoit and Malcolm Subban are the lesser-known goalies. Winnipeg began in the first period with a Mathieu Perreault goal, his third of the season, guided in by Gabriel Bourque. Vegas tied it on a Jonathan Marchessault power play goal, his third of the year, powered by Shea Theodore and William Karlsson. The Golden Knights took the lead with a Max Pacioretty goal, his third of the season, via Mark Stone. Vegas added on with a Nate Schmidt goal, passed from Karlsson. The Jets got one back on a Perreault power play goal, his second of the game and fourth of the year, with assists provided by Kyle Connor and Josh Morrissey. Winnipeg tied it on a Mark Scheifele goal, his fifth of the season, fueled by Connor. The Jets won 4-3 in overtime with a Connor goal, his fifth of the year, with helpers from Patrik Laine and Neal Pionk. The three stars were Connor, Perreault, and Karlsson.

Along to San Jose, where the Sharks welcome the Vancouver Canucks. Thatcher Demko and Aaron Dell have the green light to start in goal. Vancouver started in the first period with a Brandon Sutter goal, his fourth of the season, courtesy of Josh Leivo and Jake Virtanen. The Canucks added on with an Elias Pettersson goal, his fifth of the year, via Brock Boeser and Bo Horvat. Vancouver extended the lead as Virtanen scored his fourth of the season, thanks to Alexander Edler and Tyler Myers. The Canucks padded the lead on an Adam Gaudette goal, his second of the year, helped along by Horvat and Troy Stecher. San Jose got on the board with a shorthanded Marc-Edouard Vlasic goal, his second of the season, set up by Barclay Goodrow and Brent Burns. Vancouver shot back with a Pettersson power play goal, his second of the game and sixth of the year, powered by J.T. Miller and Boeser. The Sharks got one back with an Evander Kane goal, his eighth of the campaign, passed from Kevin Labanc and Erik Karlsson. This only made it 5-2, the final, with the three stars going to Pettersson, Boeser, and Virtanen, while Horvat gets an honorable mention.

Finally, the Los Angeles Kings bring in the Chicago Blackhawks. Corey Crawford and Jack Campbell draw the starts in goal. Los Angeles opened in the first period with a Kyle Clifford goal, his second of the season, coming off of Tyler Toffoli and Blake Lizotte. The Kings added on with a Matt Roy goal, with a lone assist by Dustin Brown. Robin Lehner replaced Crawford at this time, but Crawford was later able to continue. Chicago got on the board with a Dominik Kubalik power play goal, his third of the year, powered by Kirby Dach and Alex Nylander. The Blackhawks tied it on a David Kampf goal, his second of the season, going in unassisted. Los Angeles regained the lead in the third period with a Michael Amadio goal, his third of the year, helped along by Brown and Kurtis MacDermid. Chicago tied it again with a Jonathan Toews goal, his second of the season, courtesy of Patrick Kane and Duncan Keith. The Kings won 4-3 in overtime with a Drew Doughty goal, his fourth of the year, guided in by Toffoli. The three stars were Brown, Toffoli, and Doughty.

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