The final game day of the regular season sees fifteen games in a grand finale. We begin with two matinees, the first in...
Boston, as the Bruins host the Tampa Bay Lightning. Edward Pasquale is mismatched with Tuukka Rask in goal. Boston led off in the first period with a David Krejci goal, his twentieth of the season, passed from Charlie McAvoy and David Pastrnak. The Bruins added on with a Danton Heinen goal, his eleventh of the year, courtesy of Steven Kampfer. Tampa Bay got on the board in the second period with an Erik Cernak power play goal, his fifth of the season, powered by J.T. Miller and Yanni Gourde. The Lightning tied it on a shorthanded Steven Stamkos goal, his forty-fifth of the year, going in unassisted. Tampa Bay took the lead with an Anthony Cirelli goal, his nineteenth of the season, coming off of Miller and Braydon Coburn. The Lightning extended the lead in the third period as Nikita Kucherov scored his forty-first of the year, thanks to Ryan McDonagh. Boston got one back with a Matt Grzelcyk goal, his third of the season, guided in by Pastrnak and Krejci. Tampa Bay shot back on a Coburn goal, his fourth of the year, made possible by Cirelli and Dan Girardi. The Lightning iced it at 6-3 with a Tyler Johnson empty net goal, his twenty-ninth of the campaign, set up by Ondrej Palat and Kucherov. The three stars were Cirelli, Coburn, and Miller, while Kucherov, Krejci, and Pastrnak get the honorable mentions.
The other matinee has the St. Louis Blues welcoming the Vancouver Canucks. Thatcher Demko and Jordan Binnington are the rookie goalies. St. Louis began in the first period with a Brayden Schenn goal, his seventeenth of the season, made possible by Vladimir Tarasenko and Ryan O'Reilly. Vancouver tied it on a Tanner Pearson power play goal, his eighteenth of the year, powered by Alexander Edler and the goalie Demko in the third period. The Blues retook the lead with a Tarasenko power play goal, his thirty-third of the season, with assists provided by Alex Pietrangelo and O'Reilly. The Canucks tied it again on an Elias Pettersson power play goal, his twenty-eighth of the year, guided in by Edler and Brock Boeser. St. Louis won 3-2 in the shootout with tallies from O'Reilly and David Perron. The three stars were O'Reilly, Tarasenko, and Edler.
At the regular time, the Detroit Red Wings bring in the Buffalo Sabres. Linus Ullmark and Jimmy Howard are in the blue paint. Buffalo started in the first period with a Sam Reinhart goal, his twenty-second of the season, via Jack Eichel. The Sabres added on with a Rasmus Dahlin power play goal, his ninth of the year, powered by Rasmus Ristolainen and Eichel. Detroit got on the board with an Anthony Mantha power play goal, his twenty-fifth of the season, with assists provided by Andreas Athanasiou and Filip Hronek. Buffalo replied in the second period with a Conor Sheary goal, his fourteenth of the year, fueled by Casey Nelson and Scott Wilson. The Sabres extended the lead as Jeff Skinner scored his thirty-ninth of the season, an unassisted goal. Buffalo padded the lead on a Zemgus Girgensons goal, his fifth of the year, helped along by Jason Pominville. Kaden Fulcher replaced Howard in goal. The Sabres continued in the third period with another Skinner goal, his second of the game and fortieth of the season, passed from Dahlin. Buffalo capped it at 7-1 with a Brandon Montour power play goal, his eighth of the year, with helpers from Ristolainen and Kyle Okposo. The three stars were handed to Skinner, Dahlin, and Eichel, while Ristolainen gets an honorable mention.
In Canada, the Montreal Canadiens host the Toronto Maple Leafs. Frederik Andersen faces a lesser foe in Charlie Lindgren in goal. Toronto opened in the first period with an unassisted Zach Hyman goal, his twenty-first of the season. The Maple Leafs added on with a Jake Gardiner goal, his third of the year, via Mitchell Marner and Hyman. Montreal got on the board with a Ryan Poehling goal, assisted by Jordan Weal and Nicolas Deslauriers. The Canadiens tied it in the second period with a Poehling goal, coming off of Jeff Petry and Deslauriers. Montreal pulled ahead on a Weal power play goal, his eighth of the season, powered by Joel Armia and Jonathan Drouin. The Maple Leafs countered with a Trevor Moore goal, his second of the year, fueled by Frederik Gauthier. The Canadiens regained the lead on an Andrew Shaw goal, his nineteenth of the season, helped along by Max Domi and Artturi Lehkonen. The Maple Leafs evened it again on a William Nylander goal, his seventh of the year, guided in by Nazem Kadri. Toronto edged ahead with a Kasperi Kapanen goal, his twentieth of the season, courtesy of Auston Matthews and Andreas Johnsson. Montreal retied it with Poehling completing his hat trick, with helpers from Lehkonen and Shaw. The tie went to a shootout, where Drouin and Poehling lifted the Canadiens 6-5 over Matthews and the Maple Leafs. The three stars belonged to Poehling, Shaw, and Weal, while Lehkonen, Deslauriers, Drouin, Hyman, and Matthews get the honorable mentions.
In Ontario, the Ottawa Senators welcome the Columbus Blue Jackets. Joonas Korpisalo and Craig Anderson are in the blue paint. Columbus struck first in the first period with a Pierre-Luc Dubois goal, his twenty-sixth of the season, assisted by Artemi Panarin and David Savard. The Blue Jackets added on with a Markus Nutivaara goal, his fifth of the year, via Oliver Bjorkstrand and Nick Foligno. Columbus extended the lead as Dubois scored again, his second of the game and twenty-seventh of the season, going in unassisted. Anders Nilsson relieved Anderson. Ottawa got on the board in the second period with a Thomas Chabot goal, his fourteenth of the year, guided in by Brian Gibbons. The Blue Jackets replied on an Alexandre Texier goal, coming off of Bjorkstrand. The Senators shot back in the third period with a Mikkel Boedker goal, his seventh of the season, fueled by Chris Tierney and Bobby Ryan. Columbus answered on an unassisted Bjorkstrand goal, his twenty-third of the year. The Blue Jackets iced it at 6-2 with a Riley Nash empty net goal, his third of the campaign, set up by Panarin and Savard. The three stars were Duboi, Bjorkstand, and Panarin, while Savard gets an honorable mention.
Back stateside, the Philadelphia Flyers bring in the Carolina Hurricanes. Curtis McElhinney and Carter Hart draw the starts in goal. Carolina kicked off the scoring in the first period with a Warren Foegele goal, his tenth of the season, coming off of Lucas Wallmark and Brock McGinn. The Hurricanes added on wit ha Justin Faulk goal, his eleventh of the year, via Jordan Martinook and McGinn. Philadelphia got on the board with an Oskar Lindblom goal, his seventeenth of the season, made possible by Travis Sanheim and Claude Giroux. Carolina answered with a Teuvo Teravainen goal, his twenty-first of the year, passed from Jordan Staal and Nino Niederreiter. The Flyers got one back in the second period with a Travis Konecny goal, his twenty-fourth of the season, helped along by Scott Laughton. Philadelphia tied it on a Sean Couturier power play goal, his thirty-third of the year, powered by Jakub Voracek and Giroux. The Hurricanes regained the lead on a Staal goal, his eleventh of the campaign, with helpers from Dougie Hamilton and Teravainen. This held for the eventual 4-3 final score, with the three stars being Staal, Teravainen, and McGinn, while Giroux gets an honorable mention.
Across Pennsylvania, the Pittsburgh Penguins host the New York Rangers. Alexandar Georgiev and Matt Murray are the goalies. Pittsburgh drew first blood in the first period with a Sidney Crosby goal, his thirty-fifth of the season, assisted by Jake Guentzel and Jared McCann. New York tied it on a Brendan Smith goal, his fourth of the year, going in unassisted. The Penguins retook the lead in the third period with a Nick Bjugstad goal, his fourteenth of the season, passed from Patric Hornqvist and Marcus Pettersson. The Rangers tied it on a Brady Skjei goal, his eighth of the year, coming off of Kevin Shattenkirk. New York pulled ahead with a Vladislav Namestnikov shorthanded goal, his eleventh of the season, set up by Neal Pionk. Pittsburgh tied it again on a Guentzel goal, his fortieth of the year, guided in by Crosby and Justin Schultz. The Rangers won 4-3 in overtime on a Ryan Strome goal, his nineteenth of the campaign, via Namestnikov. The three stars were Namestnikov, Crosby, and Guentzel.
Down in DC, the Washington Capitals welcome the New York Islanders. Robin Lehner and Pheonix Copley man the creases. New York got going in the second period with a Valtteri Filppula goal, his sixteenth of the season, via Devon Toews and Anthony Beauvillier. The Islanders added on in the third period with a Filppula goal, his second of the game and seventeenth of the year, fueled by Adam Pelech and Leo Komarov. New York iced it at 3-0 with a Matt Martin empty net goal, his sixth of the campaign, set up by Casey Cizikas and Cal Clutterbuck. The three stars were Filppula, Lehner (29 save shutout), and Martin.
Further to the south, the Florida Panthers bring in the New Jersey Devils. MacKenzie Blackwood and Roberto Luongo are the goalies with a large age gap. New Jersey was first to score in the first period with a Nathan Bastian goal, his second of the season, assisted by Nico Hischier and Will Butcher. The Devils added on with another Bastian goal in the second period, his second of the game and third of the year, via Egor Yakovlev and Blake Coleman. Florida got on the board with an Aleksander Barkov goal, his thirty-fifth of the season, made possible by Jonathan Huberdeau. New Jersey answered with a Pavel Zacha goal, his thirteenth of the year, coming off of Joey Anderson and Kevin Rooney. The Panthers got one back in the third period with a Huberdeau goal, his thirtieth of the season, guided in by Evgenii Dadonov and Keith Yandle. Florida tied it on a Mike Hoffman goal, his thirty-sixth of the year, fueled by Barkov and Vincent Trocheck. The Devils won 4-3 in overtime with a Travis Zajac power play goal, his nineteenth of the campaign, powered by Damon Severson, powered by Zacha. The three stars went to Bastian, Zacha, and Huberdeau, while Barkov takes an honorable mention.
Westward to Dallas, as the Stars host the Minnesota Wild. Alex Stalock and Ben Bishop have the green light to play in goal. Dallas dented the scoreboard in the third period on a Tyler Seguin power play goal, his thirty-second of the season, powered by Alexander Radulov and John Klingberg. The Stars added on with another Seguin goal, his second of the game and thirty-third of the year, via Jamie Oleksiak and Jamie Benn. Dallas extended the lead as Tyler Pitlick scored his eighth of the campaign, thanks to Roope Hintz and Jason Dickinson. This made it 3-0, the final, with the three stars given to Seguin, Bishop (24 save shutout), and Pitlick.
Backtracking to Nashville, where the Predators welcome the Chicago Blackhawks. Cam Ward and Pekka Rinne are the veteran goalies. Chicago cracked the scoresheet in the first period with a Brendan Perlini goal, his fourteenth of the season, helped along by Dylan Strome and Alex DeBrincat. The Blackhawks added on with a Drake Caggiula goal, his twelfth of the year, via Patrick Kane. Nashville got on the board in the second period with a Dante Fabbro goal, coming off of Filip Forsberg and Dan Hamhuis. The Predators tied it on a Forsberg goal, his twenty-eighth of the season, assisted by Mikael Granlund and Wayne Simmonds. Nashville took the lead in the third period on a Viktor Arvidsson power play goal, his thirty-fourth of the year, powered by Craig Smith and P.K. Subban. The Predators extended the lead on an empty net goal by Colton Sissons, his fifteenth of the season, set up by Nick Bonino and Ryan Ellis. Nashville padded the lead as Bonino scored his seventeenth of the year, thanks to Austin Watson. The three stars of the 5-2 game were Forsberg, Bonino, and Arvidsson.
Far northwest to Calgary, where the Flames bring in the Edmonton Oilers. Mikko Koskinen and Mike Smith guard the cages. Edmonton opened in the first period with a Leon Draisaitl goal, his fiftieth of the season, courtesy of Andrej Sekera and Ryan Nugent-Hopkins. Calgary tied it with a Mark Jankowski goal, his fourteenth of the year, via Travis Hamonic and Johnny Gaudreau. The Oilers took the lead back in the second period with an Alex Chiasson power play goal, his twenty-second of the season, powered by Oscar Klefbom and Nugent-Hopkins. Edmonton added on in the third period with a Darnell Nurse goal, his tenth of the year, coming off of Chiasson. This made it 3-1, the final, with the three stars awarded to Chiasson, Nugent-Hopkins, and Koskinen (30 for 31 in saves).
Way down south, the Arizona Coyotes host the Winnipeg Jets. Connor Hellebuyck faces a lesser foe in Calvin Pickard in goal. Arizona started in the first period with an unassisted Alex Galchenyuk power play goal, his nineteenth of the season. Winnipeg tied it on a Mark Scheifele goal, his thirty-eighth of the year, via Kyle Connor. The Jets took the lead with a Jacob Trouba goal, his eighth of the season, guided in by Par Lindholm and Adam Lowry in the second period. Winnipeg added on with a Connor goal, his thirty-fourth of the year, fueled by Scheifele and Blake Wheeler. The Jets extended the lead as Nikolaj Ehlers scored his twenty-first of the season on the power play, thanks to Tyler Myers. The Coyotes got one back on a Brad Richardson goal, his nineteenth of the year, helped along by Vinnie Hinostroza and Michael Grabner. This only made it 4-2, the final, with the three stars being Connor, Scheifele, and Ehlers.
Out in California, the Los Angeles Kings welcome the Vegas Golden Knights. Marc-Andre Fleury and Jonathan Quick protect the nets. Los Angeles led off in the first period with an Ilya Kovalchuk goal, his fifteenth of the season, going in unassisted. The Kings added on with a Jeff Carter goal, his thirteenth of the year, guided in by Kyle Clifford. Los Angeles extended the lead as Matt Roy scored his second of the season, thanks to Dustin Brown and Alex Iafallo. Vegas got on the board with a Brandon Pirri goal, his twelfth of the year, via Cody Eakin and Deryk Engelland. The Golden Knights got closer with a Valentin Zykov goal, his second of the season, passed from Jimmy Schuldt and Jonathan Marchessault. The Kings replied in the third period with an Anze Kopitar power play goal, his twenty-second of the year, powered by Brown and Carl Grundstrom. Los Angeles iced it at 5-2 with a Kovalchuk empty net goal, his second of the game and sixteenth of the campaign, set up by Kopitar. The three stars were Kovalchuk, Kopitar, and Brown.
Finally, the NHL regular season ends with the San Jose Sharks bringing in the Colorado Avalanche. Semyon Varlamov and Martin Jones are the masked men. Colorado began in the first period with a Tyson Jost goal, his eleventh of the season, assisted by Samuel Girard and Erik Johnson. San Jose tied it on a Brent Burns goal, his sixteenth of the year, via Tomas Hertl. The Sharks added on with an Evander Kane goal, his thirtieth of the season, fueled by Gustav Nyquist and Brenden Dillon. The Avalanche retied it with a Nathan MacKinnon goal in the second period, his forty-first of the year, guided in by Gabriel Landeskog and Girard. San Jose reclaimed the lead on a Kevin Labanc goal, his seventeenth of the season, helped along by Joe Thornton and Marcus Sorensen. The Sharks extended the lead as Nyquist scored his twenty-second of the year in the third period, with the help of Kane and Hertl. San Jose iced it at 5-2 with a Micheal Haley empty net goal, his second of the campaign, set up by Burns. The three stars belonged to Kane, Nyquist, and Burns, while Hertl and Girard get the honorable mentions.
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Saturday, April 6, 2019
Friday, April 5, 2019
NHL 2018/19 - Day 177
Three games on for the penultimate day of the regular season. We begin with...
The New York Rangers hosting the Columbus Blue Jackets. Sergei Bobrovsky and Alexandar Georgiev play in goal. New York got going in the second period with a Chris Kreider goal, his twenty-eighth of the season, with a lone assist by Mika Zibanejad. Columbus tied it in the third period with a Ryan Dzingel goal, his twenty-sixth of the year, passed from Nick Foligno and David Savard. The Blue Jackets took the lead on an Artemi Panarin goal, his twenty-eighth of the season, helped along by Savard. The Rangers tied it again with a Pavel Buchnevich goal, his twenty-first of the year, guided in by Zibanejad and Ryan Strome. The tie went to a shootout, where Panarin's lone tally gave the Blue Jackets a 3-2 win. The three stars were Panarin, Savard, and Zibanejad.
Along to Chicago, as the Blackhawks welcome the Dallas Stars. Anton Khudobin and Corey Crawford draw the starts in goal. Chicago opened in the first period on a Patrick Kane goal, his forty-third of the season, assisted by Drake Caggiula and Jonathan Toews. Cam Ward replaced Crawford in the second period. The Blackhawks added on in the second period with a Dominik Kahun goal, his thirteenth of the year, via Brandon Saad and Brent Seabrook. Chicago extended the lead as Chris Kunitz scored his fifth of the season, thanks to David Kampf. The Blackhawks padded the lead with a Dylan Strome goal, his twentieth of the year, fueled by Erik Gustafsson and Alex DeBrincat. Chicago kept going in the third period with a Slater Koekkoek goal, his second of the season, made possible by Seabrook and Toews. Dallas got on the board with a Joel L'Esperance power play goal, his second of the year, powered by Tyler Seguin and Alexander Radulov. The Blackhawks capped it at 6-1 with a Kane goal, his second of the game and forty-fourth of the season, coming off of Caggiula and Duncan Keith. The three stars were Kane, Caggiula, and Seabrook, while Toews gets an honorable mention.
Finally, the Anaheim Ducks bring in the Los Angeles Kings. Jack Campbell and John Gibson man the creases. Los Angeles started in the first period with a Michael Amadio goal, his sixth of the season, passed from Austin Wagner and Matt Roy. Anaheim tied it on a Carter Rowney goal, his seventh of the year, courtesy of Max Jones and Derek Grant. The Ducks took the lead in the second period with a Korbinian Holzer goal, coming off of Jones. Anaheim added on with a Daniel Sprong goal, his fourteenth of the season, assisted by Devin Shore and Cam Fowler. The Ducks extended the lead in the third period with a Sam Steel shorthanded goal, his sixth of the year, set up by Jakob Silfverberg and Fowler. The Kings got one back with a Carl Grundstrom goal, his fifth of the season, going in unassisted. Anaheim iced it at 5-2 with a Silfverberg empty net goal, his twenty-fourth of the year, set up by Rickard Rakell. The three stars were Silfverberg, Jones, and Fowler.
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The New York Rangers hosting the Columbus Blue Jackets. Sergei Bobrovsky and Alexandar Georgiev play in goal. New York got going in the second period with a Chris Kreider goal, his twenty-eighth of the season, with a lone assist by Mika Zibanejad. Columbus tied it in the third period with a Ryan Dzingel goal, his twenty-sixth of the year, passed from Nick Foligno and David Savard. The Blue Jackets took the lead on an Artemi Panarin goal, his twenty-eighth of the season, helped along by Savard. The Rangers tied it again with a Pavel Buchnevich goal, his twenty-first of the year, guided in by Zibanejad and Ryan Strome. The tie went to a shootout, where Panarin's lone tally gave the Blue Jackets a 3-2 win. The three stars were Panarin, Savard, and Zibanejad.
Along to Chicago, as the Blackhawks welcome the Dallas Stars. Anton Khudobin and Corey Crawford draw the starts in goal. Chicago opened in the first period on a Patrick Kane goal, his forty-third of the season, assisted by Drake Caggiula and Jonathan Toews. Cam Ward replaced Crawford in the second period. The Blackhawks added on in the second period with a Dominik Kahun goal, his thirteenth of the year, via Brandon Saad and Brent Seabrook. Chicago extended the lead as Chris Kunitz scored his fifth of the season, thanks to David Kampf. The Blackhawks padded the lead with a Dylan Strome goal, his twentieth of the year, fueled by Erik Gustafsson and Alex DeBrincat. Chicago kept going in the third period with a Slater Koekkoek goal, his second of the season, made possible by Seabrook and Toews. Dallas got on the board with a Joel L'Esperance power play goal, his second of the year, powered by Tyler Seguin and Alexander Radulov. The Blackhawks capped it at 6-1 with a Kane goal, his second of the game and forty-fourth of the season, coming off of Caggiula and Duncan Keith. The three stars were Kane, Caggiula, and Seabrook, while Toews gets an honorable mention.
Finally, the Anaheim Ducks bring in the Los Angeles Kings. Jack Campbell and John Gibson man the creases. Los Angeles started in the first period with a Michael Amadio goal, his sixth of the season, passed from Austin Wagner and Matt Roy. Anaheim tied it on a Carter Rowney goal, his seventh of the year, courtesy of Max Jones and Derek Grant. The Ducks took the lead in the second period with a Korbinian Holzer goal, coming off of Jones. Anaheim added on with a Daniel Sprong goal, his fourteenth of the season, assisted by Devin Shore and Cam Fowler. The Ducks extended the lead in the third period with a Sam Steel shorthanded goal, his sixth of the year, set up by Jakob Silfverberg and Fowler. The Kings got one back with a Carl Grundstrom goal, his fifth of the season, going in unassisted. Anaheim iced it at 5-2 with a Silfverberg empty net goal, his twenty-fourth of the year, set up by Rickard Rakell. The three stars were Silfverberg, Jones, and Fowler.
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Thursday, April 4, 2019
NHL 2018/19 - Day 176
A big day with twelve games starts now, beginning with...
The Buffalo Sabres hosting the Ottawa Senators. Joey Daccord and Carter Hutton draw the starts in goal. Ottawa led off in the first period with an Anthony Duclair goal, his nineteenth of the season, passed from Cody Ceci and Rudolfs Balcers. Buffalo tied it on a Victor Olofsson power play goal, his second of the year, powered by Rasmus Dahlin and Jack Eichel. The Senators took the lead back with a Jean-Gabriel Pageau goal, his fourth of the season, coming off of Mikkel Boedker and Max Veronneau. The Sabres tied it again in the second period on a Kyle Okposo power play goal, his fourteenth of the year, with assists provided by Conor Sheary and Rasmus Ristolainen. Buffalo took the lead on a Sam Reinhart goal, his twenty-first of the season, fueled by Eichel. The Sabres added on in the third period with an Eichel goal, his twenty-eighth of the year, guided in by Olofsson and Reinhart. Buffalo extended the lead as Jason Pominville scored his sixteenth of the season, going in unassisted. This stood for a 5-2 win, with the three stars given to Eichel, Olofsson, and Reinhart.
Down in Raleigh, the Carolina Hurricanes welcome the New Jersey Devils. Cory Schneider and Petr Mrazek play in goal. New Jersey began in the first period with an Andy Greene goal, his fifth of the season, assisted by Micheal McLeod and Pavel Zacha. Carolina tied it on a Warren Foegele goal, his ninth of the year, courtesy of Dougie Hamilton and Jaccob Slavin. The Hurricanes took the lead in the second period with a Justin Faulk power play goal, his tenth of the season, powered by Sebastian Aho and Teuvo Teravainen. Carolina added on in the third period with a Nino Niederreiter goal, his twenty-third of the year, coming off of Brett Pesce and Justin Williams. This stood for a 3-1 win, with the three stars being Mrazek (36 for 37 in saves), Faulk, and Niederreiter.
Back north, the Pittsburgh Penguins bring in the Detroit Red Wings. Jimmy Howard and Matt Murray protect the nets. Detroit opened in the first period with a Matt Puempel power play goal, powered by Filip Hronek and Taro Hirose. Pittsburgh tied it on a Jake Guentzel goal, his thirty-ninth of the season, made possible by Olli Maatta and Sidney Crosby. The Penguins took the lead on a Phil Kessel power play goal, his twenty-sixth of the year, with assists provided by Crosby and Patric Hornqvist. Pittsburgh added on in the second period with a Kessel goal, his second of the game and twenty-seventh of the season, via Evgeni Malkin. The Penguins extended the lead in the third period as Crosby scored his thirty-fourth of the year on the power play, with the help of Kessel and Hornqvist. This produced the 4-1 final score, with the three stars awarded to Kessel, Crosby, and Murray (33 for 34 in saves), while Hornqvist gets an honorable mention.
Into Canada, as the Toronto Maple Leafs host the Tampa Bay Lightning. Andrei Vasilevskiy and Frederik Andersen tend the twines. Toronto started in the first period with a Mitchell Marner goal, his twenty-sixth of the season, coming off of Zach Hyman. Tampa Bay tied it on a shorthanded Steven Stamkos goal, his forty-fourth of the year, set up by Ryan McDonagh. The Lightning took the lead in the third period with an Alex Killorn goal, his eighteenth of the season, assisted by Stamkos and Mikhail Sergachev. Tampa Bay iced it at 3-1 with a Nikita Kucherov empty net goal, his fortieth of the year, set up by McDonagh. The three stars were Stamkos, Vasilevskiy (29 for 30 in saves), and McDonagh.
Back stateside, the Washington Capitals welcome the Montreal Canadiens. Carey Price and Braden Holtby guard the cages. Washington struck first in the first period with a Lars Eller goal, his thirteenth of the season, helped along by Brett Connolly and Carl Hagelin. Montreal tied it on a Shea Weber power play goal, his fourteenth of the year, powered by Joel Armia and Phillip Danault. The Capitals retook the lead on a Nic Dowd goal, his eighth of the season, with a lone helper from Andre Burakovsky. This led to the eventual 2-1 final score, with the three stars given to Holtby (33 for 34 in saves), Dowd, and Eller.
Far south to Florida, as the Panthers bring in the New York Islanders. Thomas Greiss and Sam Montembeault are in the blue paint. New York got going in the second period with a Brock Nelson goal, his twenty-fifth of the season, guided in by Michael Dal Colle and Josh Bailey. Florida tied it on a Jonathan Huberdeau power play goal, his twenty-ninth of the year, powered by Keith Yandle and the goalie Montembeault in the third period. In the shootout, Nelson tallied to win it 2-1 for the Islanders. The three stars were Nelson, Greiss (29 for 30 in saves), and Montembeault (35 for 36 in saves).
Northwest to Nashville, as the Predators host the Vancouver Canucks. Jacob Markstrom and Pekka Rinne are the goalies. Vancouver drew first blood in the first period with a Markus Granlund power play goal, his twelfth of the season, powered by Quinn Hughes and Tanner Pearson. The Canucks added on with a Pearson power play goal, his seventeenth of the year, with assists provided by Hughes and Ryan Spooner. Nashville got on the board in the second period with a Colton Sissons goal, his fourteenth of the season, coming off of Nick Bonino and Austin Watson. The Predators tied it in the third period with a Bonino goal, his sixteenth of the year, via Watson and Ryan Ellis. Nashville took the lead on a Ryan Johansen goal, his fourteenth of the season, made possible by Filip Forsberg. This made it 3-2, the final, with the three stars given to Bonino, Watson, and Pearson, while Hughes gets an honorable mention.
Next up, the St. Louis Blues welcome the Philadelphia Flyers. Brian Elliott and Jordan Binnington receive the green light to play goal. St. Louis was first to score in the first period with an Ivan Barbashev goal, his fourteenth of the season, assisted by Alexander Steen and Alex Pietrangelo. The Blues added on with a Ryan O'Reilly power play goal, his twenty-eighth of the year, powered by David Perron and Brayden Schenn. St. Louis struck again with a shorthanded Steen goal, his ninth of the season, set up by Oskar Sundqvist and Pietrangelo. Philadelphia got on the board with an Oskar Lindblom goal, his sixteenth of the year, fueled by Ryan Hartman and Scott Laughton. The Blues chased Elliott on a Pat Maroon goal, his tenth of the season, guided in by Tyler Bozak and Robert Thomas. Carter Hart came on in relief. The Flyers chipped back with an unassisted James van Riemsdyk goal, his twenty-seventh of the year. St. Louis countered with a Perron power play goal, his twenty-third of the season, with assists provided by Pietrangelo, who earned a sock trick, and Vladimir Tarasenko. Philadelphia responded with a Claude Giroux goal, his twenty-second of the year, helped along by Sean Couturier and van Riemsdyk. The Blues answered in the second period with a Schenn goal, his sixteenth of the season, via Vince Dunn and Tarasenko. St. Louis extended the lead in the third period as Steen scored his second of the game and tenth of the year, thanks to Barbashev and Robby Fabbri. This made it 7-3, the final, with the three stars going to Steen, Pietrangelo, and Perron, while Barbashev, Schenn, Tarasenko, and van Riemsdyk get the honorable mentions.
Further to the north, the Minnesota Wild bring in the Boston Bruins. Jaroslav Halak and Alex Stalock are set to start in goal. Boston dented the scoreboard in the second period on a Joakim Nordstrom goal, his seventh of the season, guided in by Noel Acciari and Matt Grzelcyk. The Bruins added on in the third period with a David Pastrnak goal, his thirty-eighth of the year, passed from Jake DeBrusk and Brandon Carlo. Boston iced it at 3-0 with a Zach Shenshyn empty net goal, set up by Marcus Johansson and Steven Kampfer. The three stars were Halak (26 save shutout), Nordstrom, and Pastrnak.
Into Canada, where the Edmonton Oilers host the San Jose Sharks. Aaron Dell and Anthony Stolarz are the backups in goal. Edmonton kicked off the scoring in the first period with a Leon Draisaitl shorthanded goal, his forty-eighth of the season, going in unassisted. San Jose tied it on a Marcus Sorensen goal, his seventeenth of the year, fueled by Joe Thornton and Jacob Middleton. The Sharks took the lead with a Brent Burns goal, his fifteenth of the season, coming off of Tomas Hertl. The Oilers retied it on a Draisaitl goal in the second period, his second of the game and forty-ninth of the year, assisted by Matt Benning and McDavid. San Jose regained the lead with a Gustav Nyquist goal, his twenty-first of the season, helped along by Burns and Evander Kane.
Down in Colorado, the Avalanche welcome the Winnipeg Jets. Connor Hellebuyck and Philipp Grubauer are the masked men. Winnipeg cracked the scoresheet in the first period with a Mark Scheifele goal, his thirty-seventh of the season, via Kyle Connor and Dustin Byfuglien. The Jets added on with a Nikolaj Ehlers goal, his twentieth of the year, coming off of Jacob Trouba and Mathieu Perreault. Colorado got on the board with a Tyson Barrie goal in the second period, his fourteenth of the season, guided in by Nikita Zadorov and Colin Wilson. The Avalanche tied it in the third period with a Carl Soderberg goal, his twenty-third of the year, fueled by Tyson Jost and Samuel Girard. Colorado won 3-2 in overtime with an Erik Johnson goal, his seventh of the campaign, with a lone assist by Nathan MacKinnon. The three stars were handed to Grubauer (34 for 36 in saves), Johnson, and Soderberg.
Finally, the Vegas Golden Knights bring in the Arizona Coyotes. Darcy Kuemper and Marc-Andre Fleury occupy the creases. Vegas commenced the scoring in the first period with a Mark Stone goal, his thirty-third of the season, with a lone assist by Paul Stastny. Arizona tied it on a Richard Panik goal, his fourteenth of the year, passed from Clayton Keller and Christian Dvorak. The Coyotes took the lead in the second period on a Derek Stepan goal, his fourteenth of the season, courtesy of Lawson Crouse. Arizona added on with another Stepan goal, his second of the game and fifteenth of the year, helped along by Crouse and Jason Demers. The Coyotes extended the lead as Conor Garland scored an unassisted goal in the third period, his thirteenth of the season. This made it 4-1, the final, with the three stars being Stepan, Kuemper (37 for 38 in saves), and Crouse.
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The Buffalo Sabres hosting the Ottawa Senators. Joey Daccord and Carter Hutton draw the starts in goal. Ottawa led off in the first period with an Anthony Duclair goal, his nineteenth of the season, passed from Cody Ceci and Rudolfs Balcers. Buffalo tied it on a Victor Olofsson power play goal, his second of the year, powered by Rasmus Dahlin and Jack Eichel. The Senators took the lead back with a Jean-Gabriel Pageau goal, his fourth of the season, coming off of Mikkel Boedker and Max Veronneau. The Sabres tied it again in the second period on a Kyle Okposo power play goal, his fourteenth of the year, with assists provided by Conor Sheary and Rasmus Ristolainen. Buffalo took the lead on a Sam Reinhart goal, his twenty-first of the season, fueled by Eichel. The Sabres added on in the third period with an Eichel goal, his twenty-eighth of the year, guided in by Olofsson and Reinhart. Buffalo extended the lead as Jason Pominville scored his sixteenth of the season, going in unassisted. This stood for a 5-2 win, with the three stars given to Eichel, Olofsson, and Reinhart.
Down in Raleigh, the Carolina Hurricanes welcome the New Jersey Devils. Cory Schneider and Petr Mrazek play in goal. New Jersey began in the first period with an Andy Greene goal, his fifth of the season, assisted by Micheal McLeod and Pavel Zacha. Carolina tied it on a Warren Foegele goal, his ninth of the year, courtesy of Dougie Hamilton and Jaccob Slavin. The Hurricanes took the lead in the second period with a Justin Faulk power play goal, his tenth of the season, powered by Sebastian Aho and Teuvo Teravainen. Carolina added on in the third period with a Nino Niederreiter goal, his twenty-third of the year, coming off of Brett Pesce and Justin Williams. This stood for a 3-1 win, with the three stars being Mrazek (36 for 37 in saves), Faulk, and Niederreiter.
Back north, the Pittsburgh Penguins bring in the Detroit Red Wings. Jimmy Howard and Matt Murray protect the nets. Detroit opened in the first period with a Matt Puempel power play goal, powered by Filip Hronek and Taro Hirose. Pittsburgh tied it on a Jake Guentzel goal, his thirty-ninth of the season, made possible by Olli Maatta and Sidney Crosby. The Penguins took the lead on a Phil Kessel power play goal, his twenty-sixth of the year, with assists provided by Crosby and Patric Hornqvist. Pittsburgh added on in the second period with a Kessel goal, his second of the game and twenty-seventh of the season, via Evgeni Malkin. The Penguins extended the lead in the third period as Crosby scored his thirty-fourth of the year on the power play, with the help of Kessel and Hornqvist. This produced the 4-1 final score, with the three stars awarded to Kessel, Crosby, and Murray (33 for 34 in saves), while Hornqvist gets an honorable mention.
Into Canada, as the Toronto Maple Leafs host the Tampa Bay Lightning. Andrei Vasilevskiy and Frederik Andersen tend the twines. Toronto started in the first period with a Mitchell Marner goal, his twenty-sixth of the season, coming off of Zach Hyman. Tampa Bay tied it on a shorthanded Steven Stamkos goal, his forty-fourth of the year, set up by Ryan McDonagh. The Lightning took the lead in the third period with an Alex Killorn goal, his eighteenth of the season, assisted by Stamkos and Mikhail Sergachev. Tampa Bay iced it at 3-1 with a Nikita Kucherov empty net goal, his fortieth of the year, set up by McDonagh. The three stars were Stamkos, Vasilevskiy (29 for 30 in saves), and McDonagh.
Back stateside, the Washington Capitals welcome the Montreal Canadiens. Carey Price and Braden Holtby guard the cages. Washington struck first in the first period with a Lars Eller goal, his thirteenth of the season, helped along by Brett Connolly and Carl Hagelin. Montreal tied it on a Shea Weber power play goal, his fourteenth of the year, powered by Joel Armia and Phillip Danault. The Capitals retook the lead on a Nic Dowd goal, his eighth of the season, with a lone helper from Andre Burakovsky. This led to the eventual 2-1 final score, with the three stars given to Holtby (33 for 34 in saves), Dowd, and Eller.
Far south to Florida, as the Panthers bring in the New York Islanders. Thomas Greiss and Sam Montembeault are in the blue paint. New York got going in the second period with a Brock Nelson goal, his twenty-fifth of the season, guided in by Michael Dal Colle and Josh Bailey. Florida tied it on a Jonathan Huberdeau power play goal, his twenty-ninth of the year, powered by Keith Yandle and the goalie Montembeault in the third period. In the shootout, Nelson tallied to win it 2-1 for the Islanders. The three stars were Nelson, Greiss (29 for 30 in saves), and Montembeault (35 for 36 in saves).
Northwest to Nashville, as the Predators host the Vancouver Canucks. Jacob Markstrom and Pekka Rinne are the goalies. Vancouver drew first blood in the first period with a Markus Granlund power play goal, his twelfth of the season, powered by Quinn Hughes and Tanner Pearson. The Canucks added on with a Pearson power play goal, his seventeenth of the year, with assists provided by Hughes and Ryan Spooner. Nashville got on the board in the second period with a Colton Sissons goal, his fourteenth of the season, coming off of Nick Bonino and Austin Watson. The Predators tied it in the third period with a Bonino goal, his sixteenth of the year, via Watson and Ryan Ellis. Nashville took the lead on a Ryan Johansen goal, his fourteenth of the season, made possible by Filip Forsberg. This made it 3-2, the final, with the three stars given to Bonino, Watson, and Pearson, while Hughes gets an honorable mention.
Next up, the St. Louis Blues welcome the Philadelphia Flyers. Brian Elliott and Jordan Binnington receive the green light to play goal. St. Louis was first to score in the first period with an Ivan Barbashev goal, his fourteenth of the season, assisted by Alexander Steen and Alex Pietrangelo. The Blues added on with a Ryan O'Reilly power play goal, his twenty-eighth of the year, powered by David Perron and Brayden Schenn. St. Louis struck again with a shorthanded Steen goal, his ninth of the season, set up by Oskar Sundqvist and Pietrangelo. Philadelphia got on the board with an Oskar Lindblom goal, his sixteenth of the year, fueled by Ryan Hartman and Scott Laughton. The Blues chased Elliott on a Pat Maroon goal, his tenth of the season, guided in by Tyler Bozak and Robert Thomas. Carter Hart came on in relief. The Flyers chipped back with an unassisted James van Riemsdyk goal, his twenty-seventh of the year. St. Louis countered with a Perron power play goal, his twenty-third of the season, with assists provided by Pietrangelo, who earned a sock trick, and Vladimir Tarasenko. Philadelphia responded with a Claude Giroux goal, his twenty-second of the year, helped along by Sean Couturier and van Riemsdyk. The Blues answered in the second period with a Schenn goal, his sixteenth of the season, via Vince Dunn and Tarasenko. St. Louis extended the lead in the third period as Steen scored his second of the game and tenth of the year, thanks to Barbashev and Robby Fabbri. This made it 7-3, the final, with the three stars going to Steen, Pietrangelo, and Perron, while Barbashev, Schenn, Tarasenko, and van Riemsdyk get the honorable mentions.
Further to the north, the Minnesota Wild bring in the Boston Bruins. Jaroslav Halak and Alex Stalock are set to start in goal. Boston dented the scoreboard in the second period on a Joakim Nordstrom goal, his seventh of the season, guided in by Noel Acciari and Matt Grzelcyk. The Bruins added on in the third period with a David Pastrnak goal, his thirty-eighth of the year, passed from Jake DeBrusk and Brandon Carlo. Boston iced it at 3-0 with a Zach Shenshyn empty net goal, set up by Marcus Johansson and Steven Kampfer. The three stars were Halak (26 save shutout), Nordstrom, and Pastrnak.
Into Canada, where the Edmonton Oilers host the San Jose Sharks. Aaron Dell and Anthony Stolarz are the backups in goal. Edmonton kicked off the scoring in the first period with a Leon Draisaitl shorthanded goal, his forty-eighth of the season, going in unassisted. San Jose tied it on a Marcus Sorensen goal, his seventeenth of the year, fueled by Joe Thornton and Jacob Middleton. The Sharks took the lead with a Brent Burns goal, his fifteenth of the season, coming off of Tomas Hertl. The Oilers retied it on a Draisaitl goal in the second period, his second of the game and forty-ninth of the year, assisted by Matt Benning and McDavid. San Jose regained the lead with a Gustav Nyquist goal, his twenty-first of the season, helped along by Burns and Evander Kane.
Down in Colorado, the Avalanche welcome the Winnipeg Jets. Connor Hellebuyck and Philipp Grubauer are the masked men. Winnipeg cracked the scoresheet in the first period with a Mark Scheifele goal, his thirty-seventh of the season, via Kyle Connor and Dustin Byfuglien. The Jets added on with a Nikolaj Ehlers goal, his twentieth of the year, coming off of Jacob Trouba and Mathieu Perreault. Colorado got on the board with a Tyson Barrie goal in the second period, his fourteenth of the season, guided in by Nikita Zadorov and Colin Wilson. The Avalanche tied it in the third period with a Carl Soderberg goal, his twenty-third of the year, fueled by Tyson Jost and Samuel Girard. Colorado won 3-2 in overtime with an Erik Johnson goal, his seventh of the campaign, with a lone assist by Nathan MacKinnon. The three stars were handed to Grubauer (34 for 36 in saves), Johnson, and Soderberg.
Finally, the Vegas Golden Knights bring in the Arizona Coyotes. Darcy Kuemper and Marc-Andre Fleury occupy the creases. Vegas commenced the scoring in the first period with a Mark Stone goal, his thirty-third of the season, with a lone assist by Paul Stastny. Arizona tied it on a Richard Panik goal, his fourteenth of the year, passed from Clayton Keller and Christian Dvorak. The Coyotes took the lead in the second period on a Derek Stepan goal, his fourteenth of the season, courtesy of Lawson Crouse. Arizona added on with another Stepan goal, his second of the game and fifteenth of the year, helped along by Crouse and Jason Demers. The Coyotes extended the lead as Conor Garland scored an unassisted goal in the third period, his thirteenth of the season. This made it 4-1, the final, with the three stars being Stepan, Kuemper (37 for 38 in saves), and Crouse.
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Wednesday, April 3, 2019
NHL 2018/19 - Day 175
Just three games on this Wednesday, beginning with...
The New York Rangers hosting the Ottawa Senators. Anders Nilsson and Henrik Lundqvist man the nets. Ottawa led off in the first period with a Bobby Ryan power play goal, his fifth of the season, powered by Chris Tierney and Brady Tkachuk. The Senators added on with a Zack Smith shorthanded goal, his ninth of the year, with a lone assist by Magnus Paajarvi. Ottawa extended the lead in the second period as Tkachuk scored a power play goal, his twenty-second of the season, with the help of Colin White and Thomas Chabot. New York got on the board with a Lias Andersson shorthanded goal, his second of the year, set up by Vladislav Namestnikov and Brendan Smith. The Senators replied in the third period with a Brian Gibbons goal, his eighth of the campaign, coming off of White. This made it 4-1, the final, with the three stars given to Tkachuk, White, and Nilsson (27 for 28 in saves).
West to Chicago, as the Blackhawks welcome the St. Louis Blues. Jake Allen and Cam Ward are the backups in goal. Chicago began in the first period with a Jonathan Toews goal, his thirty-fifth of the season, passed from Patrick Kane and Drake Caggiula. St. Louis tied it in the second period on a Vladimir Tarasenko goal, his thirty-second of the year, courtesy of Brayden Schenn and Colton Parayko. The Blackhawks retook the lead with an Artem Anisimov goal, his fifteenth of the season, assisted by Dominik Kahun and Brandon Saad. Chicago added on in the third period with a Kane goal, his thirty-sixth of the year, via Dylan Strome and Duncan Keith. The Blues got one back with a David Perron power play goal, his twenty-second of the season, powered by Alex Pietrangelo and Tarasenko. St. Louis tied it as Tyler Bozak scored his thirteenth of the year, thanks to Pat Maroon and Parayko. The tie lasted to a shootout, where Toews' lone tally gave the Blackhawks a 4-3 win. The three stars were Kane, Toews, and Tarasenko, while Parayko gets the honorable mention.
Finally, the Anaheim Ducks bring in the Calgary Flames. David Rittich and Ryan Miller are the goalies. Anaheim kicked off the scoring in the first period with a Sam Steel goal, his fifth of the season, courtesy of Rickard Rakell and Jakob Silfverberg. The Ducks added on with a Max Jones goal, his second of the year, passed from Carter Rowney and Derek Grant. Calgary got on the board with a Derek Ryan goal, his thirteenth of the season, assisted by Johnny Gaudreau and Austin Czarnik. Anaheim replied in the second period on a Ryan Getzlaf goal, his fourteenth of the year, with a lone helper by Rowney. This only made it 3-1, the final, with the three stars going to Rowney, Jones, and Miller (25 for 26 in saves).
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The New York Rangers hosting the Ottawa Senators. Anders Nilsson and Henrik Lundqvist man the nets. Ottawa led off in the first period with a Bobby Ryan power play goal, his fifth of the season, powered by Chris Tierney and Brady Tkachuk. The Senators added on with a Zack Smith shorthanded goal, his ninth of the year, with a lone assist by Magnus Paajarvi. Ottawa extended the lead in the second period as Tkachuk scored a power play goal, his twenty-second of the season, with the help of Colin White and Thomas Chabot. New York got on the board with a Lias Andersson shorthanded goal, his second of the year, set up by Vladislav Namestnikov and Brendan Smith. The Senators replied in the third period with a Brian Gibbons goal, his eighth of the campaign, coming off of White. This made it 4-1, the final, with the three stars given to Tkachuk, White, and Nilsson (27 for 28 in saves).
West to Chicago, as the Blackhawks welcome the St. Louis Blues. Jake Allen and Cam Ward are the backups in goal. Chicago began in the first period with a Jonathan Toews goal, his thirty-fifth of the season, passed from Patrick Kane and Drake Caggiula. St. Louis tied it in the second period on a Vladimir Tarasenko goal, his thirty-second of the year, courtesy of Brayden Schenn and Colton Parayko. The Blackhawks retook the lead with an Artem Anisimov goal, his fifteenth of the season, assisted by Dominik Kahun and Brandon Saad. Chicago added on in the third period with a Kane goal, his thirty-sixth of the year, via Dylan Strome and Duncan Keith. The Blues got one back with a David Perron power play goal, his twenty-second of the season, powered by Alex Pietrangelo and Tarasenko. St. Louis tied it as Tyler Bozak scored his thirteenth of the year, thanks to Pat Maroon and Parayko. The tie lasted to a shootout, where Toews' lone tally gave the Blackhawks a 4-3 win. The three stars were Kane, Toews, and Tarasenko, while Parayko gets the honorable mention.
Finally, the Anaheim Ducks bring in the Calgary Flames. David Rittich and Ryan Miller are the goalies. Anaheim kicked off the scoring in the first period with a Sam Steel goal, his fifth of the season, courtesy of Rickard Rakell and Jakob Silfverberg. The Ducks added on with a Max Jones goal, his second of the year, passed from Carter Rowney and Derek Grant. Calgary got on the board with a Derek Ryan goal, his thirteenth of the season, assisted by Johnny Gaudreau and Austin Czarnik. Anaheim replied in the second period on a Ryan Getzlaf goal, his fourteenth of the year, with a lone helper by Rowney. This only made it 3-1, the final, with the three stars going to Rowney, Jones, and Miller (25 for 26 in saves).
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Tuesday, April 2, 2019
NHL 2018/19 - Day 174
Ten games on for a Tuesday night, beginning with...
The Buffalo Sabres hosting the Nashville Predators. Pekka Rinne and Carter Hutton are in goal. Nashville led off in the first period with a Craig Smith goal, his twenty-first of the season, passed from P.K. Subban and Kyle Turris. Buffalo tied it on a Kyle Okposo goal, his thirteenth of the year, courtesy of Evan Rodrigues and Rasmus Ristolainen. The Predators took the lead back in the second period on a Subban goal, his ninth of the season, going in unassisted. The Sabres tied it again with a Jeff Skinner goal, his thirty-eighth of the year, guided in by Brandon Montour and Rodrigues. Nashville regained the lead in the third period with a Ryan Johansen goal, his thirteenth of the campaign, via Viktor Arvidsson and Roman Josi. This stood for a 3-2 win, with the three stars going to Subban, Johansen, and Rodrigues.
Along to Columbus, where the Blue Jackets welcome the Boston Bruins. Tuukka Rask and Sergei Bobrovsky guard the cages. Boston began in the first period with a Jake DeBrusk goal, his twenty-sixth of the season, made possible by David Krejci and Torey Krug. The Bruins added on with a Marcus Johansson goal, his thirteenth of the year, coming off of Charlie Coyle and Chris Wagner. Boston extended the lead in the second period as Brad Marchand scored his thirty-sixth of the season, an unassisted goal. The Bruins chased Bobrovsky on a DeBrusk goal, his second of the game and twenty-seventh of the year, fueled by Karson Kuhlman and Krejci. Joonas Korpisalo took over in relief. Boston padded the lead in the third period as David Pastrnak scored his thirty-seventh of the season, thanks to Patrice Bergeron and Marchand. Columbus got on the board with an Oliver Bjorkstand power play goal, his twenty-second of the year, powered by Seth Jones and Josh Anderson. The Blue Jackets got closer on a Matt Duchene power play goal, his thirty-first of the season, with assists provided by Artemi Panarin and Cam Atkinson. The Bruins countered with a Kuhlman goal, his third of the year, made possible by DeBrusk and Krug. This stood for a 6-2 win, with the three stars given to DeBrusk, Marchand, and Kuhlman, while Krejci and Krug get the honorable mentions.
Up in Detroit, the Red Wings bring in the Pittsburgh Penguins. Matt Murray and Jimmy Howard draw the starts in goal. Detroit opened in the first period with a Tyler Bertuzzi power play goal, his twentieth of the season, powered by Andreas Athanasiou and Dylan Larkin. Pittsburgh tied it on a Phil Kessel goal, his twenty-fifth of the year, fueled by Sidney Crosby and Jake Guentzel. The Red Wings regained the lead in the second period with another Bertuzzi goal, his second of the game and twenty-first of the season, coming off of Darren Helm and Larkin. Detroit added on in the third period with an Anthony Mantha goal, his twenty-third of the year, passed from Larkin, who got a sock trick, and Filip Hronek. The Red Wings iced it at 4-1 with a Mantha empty net goal, his second of the game and twenty-fourth of the campaign, set up by Bertuzzi and Niklas Kronwall. The three stars belonged to Bertuzzi, Howard (38 for 39 in saves), and Mantha, while Larkin gets an honorable mention.
Into Canada, as the Montreal Canadiens host the Tampa Bay Lightning. Edward Pasquale is mismatched with Carey Price in goal. Tampa Bay started in the first period with an unassisted Steven Stamkos goal, his forty-third of the season. Montreal tied it on a Nate Thompson goal, his fifth of the year, guided in by Paul Byron and Jordie Benn. The Lightning retook the lead in the second period with a Cedric Paquette goal, his thirteenth of the season, passed from Adam Erne and Erik Cernak. The Canadiens tied it again with a Joel Armia goal, his thirteenth of the year, assisted by Tomas Tatar and Phillip Danault. Montreal pulled ahead in the third period on an Artturi Lehkonen goal, his eleventh of the season, helped along by Victor Mete and Andrew Shaw. The Canadiens added on with a Max Domi goal, his twenty-eighth of the year, via Lehkonen and Benn. This made it 4-2, the final, with the three stars being Lehkonen, Benn, and Domi.
Next up, the Toronto Maple Leafs welcome the Carolina Hurricanes. Petr Mrazek and Garret Sparks are in the creases. Carolina struck first in the first period with a Justin Williams goal, his twenty-third of the season, going in unassisted. The Hurricanes added on in the second period with a Dougie Hamilton power play goal, his seventeenth of the year, powered by Micheal Ferland and Jordan Staal. Toronto got on the board with a John Tavares power play goal, his forty-seventh of the season, with assists provided by Nazem Kadri and Morgan Rielly. Carolina replied in the third period with a Staal goal, his tenth of the year, with a lone helper from Nino Niederreiter. The Hurricanes iced it at 4-1 with a Hamilton empty net goal, his second of the game and eighteenth of the campaign, set up by Teuvo Teravainen. The three stars were Hamilton, Staal, and Mrazek (23 for 24 in saves).
Back stateside, the Minnesota Wild bring in the Winnipeg Jets. Eric Comrie and Devan Dubnyk are between the pipes. Minnesota kicked off the scoring in the first period with a Zach Parise goal, his twenty-seventh of the season, courtesy of Greg Pateryn and Jason Zucker. The Wild added on with another Parise goal, his second of the game and twenty-eighth of the year, via Ryan Suter. Minnesota extended the lead as Victor Rask scored his third of the season, thanks to Jonas Brodin. The Wild padded the lead in the second period on a Joel Eriksson Ek goal, his seventh of the year, made possible by Luke Kunin and Jordan Greenway. Winnipeg got on the board with a Jacob Trouba shorthanded goal, his seventh of the season, set up by Blake Wheeler. Minnesota countered with a Marcus Foligno goal in the third period, his seventh of the year, fueled by J.T. Brown. This held for a 5-1 win, with the three stars given to Parise, Dubnyk (32 for 33 in saves), and Rask.
Far to the south, the Dallas Stars host the Philadelphia Flyers. Cam Talbot and Anton Khudobin are the backups in goal. Dallas was first to score in the first period with a Jason Dickinson goal, his sixth of the season, via Tyler Seguin and Alexander Radulov. The Stars added on with an Esa Lindell power play goal, his eleventh of the year, powered by Mats Zuccarello and Radulov. Philadelphia got on the board in the second period with an Oskar Lindblom goal, his fifteenth of the season, made possible by Nolan Patrick and Travis Konecny. The Flyers tied it on a Shayne Gostisbehere power play goal, his ninth of the year, with assists provided by Claude Giroux and Jakub Voracek. Dallas retook the lead with a Radulov power play goal, his twenty-eighth of the season, guided in by Seguin and John Klingberg. The Stars extended the lead as Tyler Pitlick scored his seventh of the year, with the help of Roope Hintz and Lindell. Dallas padded the lead on a Blake Comeau goal, his seventh of the season, fueled by Radek Faksa and Klingberg. The Stars kept going with another Radulov goal, his second of the game and twenty-ninth of the year, with a lone assist from Dickinson. This stood for a 6-2 win, with the three stars awarded to Radulov, Lindell, and Dickinson, while Seguin and Klingberg get the honorable mentions.
Northwest to Colorado, as the Avalanche welcome the Edmonton Oilers. Mikko Koskinen and Semyon Varlamov are in the blue paint. Edmonton drew first blood in the first period with a Milan Lucic goal, his sixth of the season, assisted by Matt Benning and Ryan Nugent-Hopkins. The Oilers added on with a Darnell Nurse goal, his ninth of the year, via Sam Gagner and Nugent-Hopkins. Colorado got on the board with a Nathan MacKinnon power play goal in the second period, his fortieth of the season, powered by Gabriel Landeskog. The Avalanche tied it on a Tyson Barrie goal, his thirteenth of the year, with a lone assist by Nikita Zadorov. Colorado pulled ahead on an Alexander Kerfoot goal, his fourteenth of the season, made possible by Matt Nieto and Erik Johnson. The Avalanche extended the lead as Colin Wilson scored his twelfth of the year, thanks to Matt Calvert and Ian Cole. Colorado padded the lead in the third period on a Kerfoot goal, his second of the game and fifteenth of the season, courtesy of Landeskog and Barrie. The Avalanche kept going with a Sven Andrighetto goal, his seventh of the year, coming off of Tyson Jost and Gabriel Bourque. This produced the final score of 6-2, with the three stars given to Kerfoot, Barrie, and Landeskog, while Nugent-Hopkins gets an honorable mention.
Down in Arizona, the Coyotes bring in the Los Angeles Kings. Jack Campbell and Darcy Kuemper are the lesser-known goalies. Arizona got going in the second period with a Brad Richardson goal, his eighteenth of the season, courtesy of Vinnie Hinostroza. Los Angeles tied it on a Kyle Clifford goal, his eleventh of the year, via Tyler Toffoli and Adrian Kempe. The Kings pulled ahead with a Trevor Lewis goal in third period, his third of the season, fueled by Clifford. Kuemper was injured on the play, and Calvin Pickard replaced him. Los Angeles iced it at 3-1 with a Drew Doughty empty net goal, his eighth of the year, going in unassisted. The three stars were Clifford, Campbell (49 for 50 in saves), and Lewis.
Finally, the Vancouver Canucks host the San Jose Sharks. Martin Jones and Thatcher Demko receive the starting nods in goal. Vancouver cracked the scoresheet in the first period with a Tanner Pearson goal, his fifteenth of the season, helped along by Bo Horvat and Loui Eriksson. San Jose tied it on a Kevin Labanc goal, his sixteenth of the year, via Brenden Dillon and Joe Thornton. The Sharks took the lead on a Joe Pavelski power play goal, his thirty-eighth of the season, powered by Tomas Hertl and Thornton. The Canucks retied it in the third period on a Pearson goal, his second of the game and sixteenth of the year, coming off of Eriksson and Horvat. Vancouver took the lead with a Markus Granlund goal, his eleventh of the season, passed from Tim Schaller and Alex Biega. The Canucks iced it at 4-2 with a Troy Stecher empty net goal, his second of the year, set up by Alexander Edler. The three stars were Pearson, Eriksson, and Horvat, while Thornton gets an honorable mention.
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The Buffalo Sabres hosting the Nashville Predators. Pekka Rinne and Carter Hutton are in goal. Nashville led off in the first period with a Craig Smith goal, his twenty-first of the season, passed from P.K. Subban and Kyle Turris. Buffalo tied it on a Kyle Okposo goal, his thirteenth of the year, courtesy of Evan Rodrigues and Rasmus Ristolainen. The Predators took the lead back in the second period on a Subban goal, his ninth of the season, going in unassisted. The Sabres tied it again with a Jeff Skinner goal, his thirty-eighth of the year, guided in by Brandon Montour and Rodrigues. Nashville regained the lead in the third period with a Ryan Johansen goal, his thirteenth of the campaign, via Viktor Arvidsson and Roman Josi. This stood for a 3-2 win, with the three stars going to Subban, Johansen, and Rodrigues.
Along to Columbus, where the Blue Jackets welcome the Boston Bruins. Tuukka Rask and Sergei Bobrovsky guard the cages. Boston began in the first period with a Jake DeBrusk goal, his twenty-sixth of the season, made possible by David Krejci and Torey Krug. The Bruins added on with a Marcus Johansson goal, his thirteenth of the year, coming off of Charlie Coyle and Chris Wagner. Boston extended the lead in the second period as Brad Marchand scored his thirty-sixth of the season, an unassisted goal. The Bruins chased Bobrovsky on a DeBrusk goal, his second of the game and twenty-seventh of the year, fueled by Karson Kuhlman and Krejci. Joonas Korpisalo took over in relief. Boston padded the lead in the third period as David Pastrnak scored his thirty-seventh of the season, thanks to Patrice Bergeron and Marchand. Columbus got on the board with an Oliver Bjorkstand power play goal, his twenty-second of the year, powered by Seth Jones and Josh Anderson. The Blue Jackets got closer on a Matt Duchene power play goal, his thirty-first of the season, with assists provided by Artemi Panarin and Cam Atkinson. The Bruins countered with a Kuhlman goal, his third of the year, made possible by DeBrusk and Krug. This stood for a 6-2 win, with the three stars given to DeBrusk, Marchand, and Kuhlman, while Krejci and Krug get the honorable mentions.
Up in Detroit, the Red Wings bring in the Pittsburgh Penguins. Matt Murray and Jimmy Howard draw the starts in goal. Detroit opened in the first period with a Tyler Bertuzzi power play goal, his twentieth of the season, powered by Andreas Athanasiou and Dylan Larkin. Pittsburgh tied it on a Phil Kessel goal, his twenty-fifth of the year, fueled by Sidney Crosby and Jake Guentzel. The Red Wings regained the lead in the second period with another Bertuzzi goal, his second of the game and twenty-first of the season, coming off of Darren Helm and Larkin. Detroit added on in the third period with an Anthony Mantha goal, his twenty-third of the year, passed from Larkin, who got a sock trick, and Filip Hronek. The Red Wings iced it at 4-1 with a Mantha empty net goal, his second of the game and twenty-fourth of the campaign, set up by Bertuzzi and Niklas Kronwall. The three stars belonged to Bertuzzi, Howard (38 for 39 in saves), and Mantha, while Larkin gets an honorable mention.
Into Canada, as the Montreal Canadiens host the Tampa Bay Lightning. Edward Pasquale is mismatched with Carey Price in goal. Tampa Bay started in the first period with an unassisted Steven Stamkos goal, his forty-third of the season. Montreal tied it on a Nate Thompson goal, his fifth of the year, guided in by Paul Byron and Jordie Benn. The Lightning retook the lead in the second period with a Cedric Paquette goal, his thirteenth of the season, passed from Adam Erne and Erik Cernak. The Canadiens tied it again with a Joel Armia goal, his thirteenth of the year, assisted by Tomas Tatar and Phillip Danault. Montreal pulled ahead in the third period on an Artturi Lehkonen goal, his eleventh of the season, helped along by Victor Mete and Andrew Shaw. The Canadiens added on with a Max Domi goal, his twenty-eighth of the year, via Lehkonen and Benn. This made it 4-2, the final, with the three stars being Lehkonen, Benn, and Domi.
Next up, the Toronto Maple Leafs welcome the Carolina Hurricanes. Petr Mrazek and Garret Sparks are in the creases. Carolina struck first in the first period with a Justin Williams goal, his twenty-third of the season, going in unassisted. The Hurricanes added on in the second period with a Dougie Hamilton power play goal, his seventeenth of the year, powered by Micheal Ferland and Jordan Staal. Toronto got on the board with a John Tavares power play goal, his forty-seventh of the season, with assists provided by Nazem Kadri and Morgan Rielly. Carolina replied in the third period with a Staal goal, his tenth of the year, with a lone helper from Nino Niederreiter. The Hurricanes iced it at 4-1 with a Hamilton empty net goal, his second of the game and eighteenth of the campaign, set up by Teuvo Teravainen. The three stars were Hamilton, Staal, and Mrazek (23 for 24 in saves).
Back stateside, the Minnesota Wild bring in the Winnipeg Jets. Eric Comrie and Devan Dubnyk are between the pipes. Minnesota kicked off the scoring in the first period with a Zach Parise goal, his twenty-seventh of the season, courtesy of Greg Pateryn and Jason Zucker. The Wild added on with another Parise goal, his second of the game and twenty-eighth of the year, via Ryan Suter. Minnesota extended the lead as Victor Rask scored his third of the season, thanks to Jonas Brodin. The Wild padded the lead in the second period on a Joel Eriksson Ek goal, his seventh of the year, made possible by Luke Kunin and Jordan Greenway. Winnipeg got on the board with a Jacob Trouba shorthanded goal, his seventh of the season, set up by Blake Wheeler. Minnesota countered with a Marcus Foligno goal in the third period, his seventh of the year, fueled by J.T. Brown. This held for a 5-1 win, with the three stars given to Parise, Dubnyk (32 for 33 in saves), and Rask.
Far to the south, the Dallas Stars host the Philadelphia Flyers. Cam Talbot and Anton Khudobin are the backups in goal. Dallas was first to score in the first period with a Jason Dickinson goal, his sixth of the season, via Tyler Seguin and Alexander Radulov. The Stars added on with an Esa Lindell power play goal, his eleventh of the year, powered by Mats Zuccarello and Radulov. Philadelphia got on the board in the second period with an Oskar Lindblom goal, his fifteenth of the season, made possible by Nolan Patrick and Travis Konecny. The Flyers tied it on a Shayne Gostisbehere power play goal, his ninth of the year, with assists provided by Claude Giroux and Jakub Voracek. Dallas retook the lead with a Radulov power play goal, his twenty-eighth of the season, guided in by Seguin and John Klingberg. The Stars extended the lead as Tyler Pitlick scored his seventh of the year, with the help of Roope Hintz and Lindell. Dallas padded the lead on a Blake Comeau goal, his seventh of the season, fueled by Radek Faksa and Klingberg. The Stars kept going with another Radulov goal, his second of the game and twenty-ninth of the year, with a lone assist from Dickinson. This stood for a 6-2 win, with the three stars awarded to Radulov, Lindell, and Dickinson, while Seguin and Klingberg get the honorable mentions.
Northwest to Colorado, as the Avalanche welcome the Edmonton Oilers. Mikko Koskinen and Semyon Varlamov are in the blue paint. Edmonton drew first blood in the first period with a Milan Lucic goal, his sixth of the season, assisted by Matt Benning and Ryan Nugent-Hopkins. The Oilers added on with a Darnell Nurse goal, his ninth of the year, via Sam Gagner and Nugent-Hopkins. Colorado got on the board with a Nathan MacKinnon power play goal in the second period, his fortieth of the season, powered by Gabriel Landeskog. The Avalanche tied it on a Tyson Barrie goal, his thirteenth of the year, with a lone assist by Nikita Zadorov. Colorado pulled ahead on an Alexander Kerfoot goal, his fourteenth of the season, made possible by Matt Nieto and Erik Johnson. The Avalanche extended the lead as Colin Wilson scored his twelfth of the year, thanks to Matt Calvert and Ian Cole. Colorado padded the lead in the third period on a Kerfoot goal, his second of the game and fifteenth of the season, courtesy of Landeskog and Barrie. The Avalanche kept going with a Sven Andrighetto goal, his seventh of the year, coming off of Tyson Jost and Gabriel Bourque. This produced the final score of 6-2, with the three stars given to Kerfoot, Barrie, and Landeskog, while Nugent-Hopkins gets an honorable mention.
Down in Arizona, the Coyotes bring in the Los Angeles Kings. Jack Campbell and Darcy Kuemper are the lesser-known goalies. Arizona got going in the second period with a Brad Richardson goal, his eighteenth of the season, courtesy of Vinnie Hinostroza. Los Angeles tied it on a Kyle Clifford goal, his eleventh of the year, via Tyler Toffoli and Adrian Kempe. The Kings pulled ahead with a Trevor Lewis goal in third period, his third of the season, fueled by Clifford. Kuemper was injured on the play, and Calvin Pickard replaced him. Los Angeles iced it at 3-1 with a Drew Doughty empty net goal, his eighth of the year, going in unassisted. The three stars were Clifford, Campbell (49 for 50 in saves), and Lewis.
Finally, the Vancouver Canucks host the San Jose Sharks. Martin Jones and Thatcher Demko receive the starting nods in goal. Vancouver cracked the scoresheet in the first period with a Tanner Pearson goal, his fifteenth of the season, helped along by Bo Horvat and Loui Eriksson. San Jose tied it on a Kevin Labanc goal, his sixteenth of the year, via Brenden Dillon and Joe Thornton. The Sharks took the lead on a Joe Pavelski power play goal, his thirty-eighth of the season, powered by Tomas Hertl and Thornton. The Canucks retied it in the third period on a Pearson goal, his second of the game and sixteenth of the year, coming off of Eriksson and Horvat. Vancouver took the lead with a Markus Granlund goal, his eleventh of the season, passed from Tim Schaller and Alex Biega. The Canucks iced it at 4-2 with a Troy Stecher empty net goal, his second of the year, set up by Alexander Edler. The three stars were Pearson, Eriksson, and Horvat, while Thornton gets an honorable mention.
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Monday, April 1, 2019
NHL 2018/19 - Day 173
Eight games on for the last Monday of the regular season, beginning with...
The New Jersey Devils hosting the New York Rangers. Henrik Lundqvist and MacKenzie Blackwood are the goalies. New Jersey opened in the first period with a Miles Wood goal, his tenth of the season, passed from Connor Carrick and Mirco Mueller. The Devils added on with a Travis Zajac power play goal, his eighteenth of the year, powered by Damon Severson and Nico Hischier. New York got on the board with a Brett Howden goal, his sixth of the season, helped along by Connor Brickley and Neal Pionk. The Rangers tied it in the second period with a Filip Chytil power play goal, his eleventh of the year, with assists provided by Vinni Lettieri and Tony DeAngelo. New Jersey pulled ahead on a Carrick goal, his second of the season, courtesy of Drew Stafford and Michael McLeod in the third period. The Devils iced it at 4-2 with a Joey Anderson empty net goal, his fourth of the year, set up by Kenny Agostino and Zajac. The three stars were Carrick, Zajac, and Blackwood (30 for 32 in saves).
Along to New York, as the Islanders welcome the Toronto Maple Leafs. Frederik Andersen and Robin Lehner are the masked men. Toronto got going in the second period on a Calle Rosen goal, passed from Connor Brown and Nazem Kadri. The Maple Leafs added on in the third period with a John Tavares goal, his forty-sixth of the season, guided in by Mitchell Marner. New York got on the board with a Jordan Eberle power play goal, his nineteenth of the year, powered by Brock Nelson and Devon Toews. It wasn't enough, as the Maple Leafs won 2-1 with the three stars going to Andersen (28 for 29 in saves), Tavares, and Rosen.
Down in Florida, the Panthers host the Washington Capitals. Pheonix Copley and Roberto Luongo play in goal. Florida started in the first period on a Frank Vatrano goal, his twenty-fourth of the season, made possible by Colton Sceviour and Henrik Borgstrom. The Panthers added on in the second period with a Jonathan Huberdeau goal, his twenty-eighth of the year, going in unassisted. Florida extended the lead as Vincent Trocheck scored a shorthanded goal, his ninth of the season, set up by Aleksander Barkov and Mike Matheson. The Panthers padded the lead as Troy Brouwer scored his twelfth of the year, thanks to Barkov and Dryden Hunt. Washington got on the board in the third period with an Evgeny Kuznetsov goal, his twenty-first of the season, coming off of John Carlson. The Capitals got closer with a Nicklas Backstrom goal, his twenty-second of the year, assisted by T.J. Oshie and Alex Ovechkin. Washington chipped closer on a Jakub Vrana goal, his twnety-fourth of the season, helped along by Oshie and Matt Niskanen. Florida iced it at 5-3 with a Trocheck empty net goal, his second of the game and tenth of the year, with helpers from Evgenii Dadonov and Barkov, the latter earning a sock trick. The three stars went to Barkov, Trocheck, and Oshie.
Back north, the Ottawa Senators bring in the Tampa Bay Lightning. Andrei Vasilevskiy and Craig Anderson man the creases. Tampa Bay led off in the first period with a Yanni Gourde goal, his twenty-first of the season, via Nikita Kucherov and Brayden Point. Ottawa tied it on a Brady Tkachuk goal, his twenty-first of the year, guided in by Dylan DeMelo and Jean-Gabriel Pageau. The Lightning took the lead in the second period on a Mikhail Sergachev goal, his sixth of the season, passed from Kucherov and Braydon Coburn. Tampa Bay added on with a Point goal, his forty-first of the year, assisted by Gourde and Kucherov, the latter earning a sock trick. The Senators got one back in the third period with a Max Veronneau power play goal, his second of the season, powered by Rudolfs Balcers and Christian Wolanin. The Lightning replied with a Gourde goal, his twenty-second of the year, fueled by Coburn and Sergachev. Tampa Bay capped it at 5-2 with a Steven Stamkos goal, his forty-second of the campaign, coming off of Mathieu Joseph and Ondrej Palat. The three stars were Gourde, Kucherov, and Point, while Sergachev and Coburn get the honorable mentions.
Back stateside, the St. Louis Blues host the Colorado Avalanche. Philipp Grubauer and Jordan Binnington are the backups in goal. St. Louis began in the first period with a Jaden Schwartz goal, his eleventh of the season, fueled by Oskar Sundqvist and David Perron. The Blues added on in the third period with a Vladimir Tarasenko goal, his thirty-first of the year, guided in by Ryan O'Reilly and Brayden Schenn. Colorado got on the board with a Gabriel Landeskog goal, his thirty-fourth of the season, made possible by Patrik Nemeth and Carl Soderberg. The Avalanche tied it on an Alexander Kerfoot goal, his thirteenth of the year, via Landeskog and Nathan MacKinnon. In the shootout, O'Reilly won it with the lone tally, giving the Blues a 3-2 victory. The three stars were O'Reilly, Landeskog, and Tarasenko.
Along to Chicago, where the Blackhawks welcome the Winnipeg Jets. Connor Hellebuyck and Corey Crawford tend the twines. Chicago struck first in the first period with a Jonathan Toews power play goal, his thirty-fourth of the season, powered by Erik Gustafsson and Dylan Strome. Winnipeg tied it on an Adam Lowry goal, his twelfth of the year, via Brandon Tanev and Tyler Myers. The Jets took the lead on a Jack Roslovic goal, his eighth of the season, going in unassisted. Winnipeg added on with another Roslovic goal, his second of the game and ninth of the year, made possible by Andrew Copp and Mathieu Perreault in the second period. The Blackhawks got one back on a Strome goal, his eighteenth of the season, guided in by Drake Caggiula and Gustafsson. Chicago tied it in the third period with another Strome goal, his second of the game and nineteenth of the year, courtesy of Toews and Gustafsson, the latter earning a sock trick. The Jets won 4-3 in overtime on an unassisted Kevin Hayes goal, his nineteenth of the campaign. The three stars were Roslovic, Strome, and Gustafsson, while Toews gets an honorable mention.
Out west, the Los Angeles Kings host the Calgary Flames. David Rittich and Jonathan Quick are between the pipes. Calgary kicked off the scoring in the first period with a Derek Ryan goal, his eleventh of the season, assisted by Oliver Kylington and Garnet Hathaway. Los Angeles tied it on a Kyle Clifford goal, his tenth of the year, passed from Ilya Kovalchuk and Michael Amadio. The Flames took the lead with a Sam Bennett goal, his thirteenth of the season, coming off of Mark Jankowski. The Kings tied it again with a Dustin Brown goal, his twenty-second of the year, fueled by Drew Doughty and Anze Kopitar. Calgary regained the lead in the second period on a Johnny Gaudreau goal, his thirty-sixth of the season, courtesy of Sean Monahan. The Flames added on in the third period with a James Neal goal, his seventh of the year, helped along by Jankowski. Calgary extended the lead as Ryan scored his second of the game and twelfth of the season, thanks to Neal and Rasmus Andersson. The Flames padded the lead as Andrew Mangiapane scored his eighth of the year, with the help of Juuso Valimaki and Michael Stone. Calgary kept going on a Jankowski goal, his thirteenth of the campaign, going in unassisted. This produced the 7-2 final score, with the three stars awarded to Jankowski, Ryan, and Neal.
Finally, the Vegas Golden Knights bring in the Edmonton Oilers. Mikko Koskinen and Malcolm Subban are in the blue paint. Vegas drew first blood in the first period with a Cody Eakin goal, his twenty-second of the season, via Brandon Pirri and Alex Tuch. The Golden Knights added on in the second period with a Jonathan Marchessault goal, his twenty-fifth of the year, going in unassisted. Edmonton got on the board with a Connor McDavid goal, his forty-first of the season, guided in by Zack Kassian and Leon Draisaitl. Vegas iced it at 3-1 in the third period with a shorthanded empty net goal by Pierre-Edouard Bellemare, his sixth of the year, set up by William Karlsson and Brayden McNabb. The three stars went to Subban (18 for 19 in saves), Marchessault, and Eakin.
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The New Jersey Devils hosting the New York Rangers. Henrik Lundqvist and MacKenzie Blackwood are the goalies. New Jersey opened in the first period with a Miles Wood goal, his tenth of the season, passed from Connor Carrick and Mirco Mueller. The Devils added on with a Travis Zajac power play goal, his eighteenth of the year, powered by Damon Severson and Nico Hischier. New York got on the board with a Brett Howden goal, his sixth of the season, helped along by Connor Brickley and Neal Pionk. The Rangers tied it in the second period with a Filip Chytil power play goal, his eleventh of the year, with assists provided by Vinni Lettieri and Tony DeAngelo. New Jersey pulled ahead on a Carrick goal, his second of the season, courtesy of Drew Stafford and Michael McLeod in the third period. The Devils iced it at 4-2 with a Joey Anderson empty net goal, his fourth of the year, set up by Kenny Agostino and Zajac. The three stars were Carrick, Zajac, and Blackwood (30 for 32 in saves).
Along to New York, as the Islanders welcome the Toronto Maple Leafs. Frederik Andersen and Robin Lehner are the masked men. Toronto got going in the second period on a Calle Rosen goal, passed from Connor Brown and Nazem Kadri. The Maple Leafs added on in the third period with a John Tavares goal, his forty-sixth of the season, guided in by Mitchell Marner. New York got on the board with a Jordan Eberle power play goal, his nineteenth of the year, powered by Brock Nelson and Devon Toews. It wasn't enough, as the Maple Leafs won 2-1 with the three stars going to Andersen (28 for 29 in saves), Tavares, and Rosen.
Down in Florida, the Panthers host the Washington Capitals. Pheonix Copley and Roberto Luongo play in goal. Florida started in the first period on a Frank Vatrano goal, his twenty-fourth of the season, made possible by Colton Sceviour and Henrik Borgstrom. The Panthers added on in the second period with a Jonathan Huberdeau goal, his twenty-eighth of the year, going in unassisted. Florida extended the lead as Vincent Trocheck scored a shorthanded goal, his ninth of the season, set up by Aleksander Barkov and Mike Matheson. The Panthers padded the lead as Troy Brouwer scored his twelfth of the year, thanks to Barkov and Dryden Hunt. Washington got on the board in the third period with an Evgeny Kuznetsov goal, his twenty-first of the season, coming off of John Carlson. The Capitals got closer with a Nicklas Backstrom goal, his twenty-second of the year, assisted by T.J. Oshie and Alex Ovechkin. Washington chipped closer on a Jakub Vrana goal, his twnety-fourth of the season, helped along by Oshie and Matt Niskanen. Florida iced it at 5-3 with a Trocheck empty net goal, his second of the game and tenth of the year, with helpers from Evgenii Dadonov and Barkov, the latter earning a sock trick. The three stars went to Barkov, Trocheck, and Oshie.
Back north, the Ottawa Senators bring in the Tampa Bay Lightning. Andrei Vasilevskiy and Craig Anderson man the creases. Tampa Bay led off in the first period with a Yanni Gourde goal, his twenty-first of the season, via Nikita Kucherov and Brayden Point. Ottawa tied it on a Brady Tkachuk goal, his twenty-first of the year, guided in by Dylan DeMelo and Jean-Gabriel Pageau. The Lightning took the lead in the second period on a Mikhail Sergachev goal, his sixth of the season, passed from Kucherov and Braydon Coburn. Tampa Bay added on with a Point goal, his forty-first of the year, assisted by Gourde and Kucherov, the latter earning a sock trick. The Senators got one back in the third period with a Max Veronneau power play goal, his second of the season, powered by Rudolfs Balcers and Christian Wolanin. The Lightning replied with a Gourde goal, his twenty-second of the year, fueled by Coburn and Sergachev. Tampa Bay capped it at 5-2 with a Steven Stamkos goal, his forty-second of the campaign, coming off of Mathieu Joseph and Ondrej Palat. The three stars were Gourde, Kucherov, and Point, while Sergachev and Coburn get the honorable mentions.
Back stateside, the St. Louis Blues host the Colorado Avalanche. Philipp Grubauer and Jordan Binnington are the backups in goal. St. Louis began in the first period with a Jaden Schwartz goal, his eleventh of the season, fueled by Oskar Sundqvist and David Perron. The Blues added on in the third period with a Vladimir Tarasenko goal, his thirty-first of the year, guided in by Ryan O'Reilly and Brayden Schenn. Colorado got on the board with a Gabriel Landeskog goal, his thirty-fourth of the season, made possible by Patrik Nemeth and Carl Soderberg. The Avalanche tied it on an Alexander Kerfoot goal, his thirteenth of the year, via Landeskog and Nathan MacKinnon. In the shootout, O'Reilly won it with the lone tally, giving the Blues a 3-2 victory. The three stars were O'Reilly, Landeskog, and Tarasenko.
Along to Chicago, where the Blackhawks welcome the Winnipeg Jets. Connor Hellebuyck and Corey Crawford tend the twines. Chicago struck first in the first period with a Jonathan Toews power play goal, his thirty-fourth of the season, powered by Erik Gustafsson and Dylan Strome. Winnipeg tied it on an Adam Lowry goal, his twelfth of the year, via Brandon Tanev and Tyler Myers. The Jets took the lead on a Jack Roslovic goal, his eighth of the season, going in unassisted. Winnipeg added on with another Roslovic goal, his second of the game and ninth of the year, made possible by Andrew Copp and Mathieu Perreault in the second period. The Blackhawks got one back on a Strome goal, his eighteenth of the season, guided in by Drake Caggiula and Gustafsson. Chicago tied it in the third period with another Strome goal, his second of the game and nineteenth of the year, courtesy of Toews and Gustafsson, the latter earning a sock trick. The Jets won 4-3 in overtime on an unassisted Kevin Hayes goal, his nineteenth of the campaign. The three stars were Roslovic, Strome, and Gustafsson, while Toews gets an honorable mention.
Out west, the Los Angeles Kings host the Calgary Flames. David Rittich and Jonathan Quick are between the pipes. Calgary kicked off the scoring in the first period with a Derek Ryan goal, his eleventh of the season, assisted by Oliver Kylington and Garnet Hathaway. Los Angeles tied it on a Kyle Clifford goal, his tenth of the year, passed from Ilya Kovalchuk and Michael Amadio. The Flames took the lead with a Sam Bennett goal, his thirteenth of the season, coming off of Mark Jankowski. The Kings tied it again with a Dustin Brown goal, his twenty-second of the year, fueled by Drew Doughty and Anze Kopitar. Calgary regained the lead in the second period on a Johnny Gaudreau goal, his thirty-sixth of the season, courtesy of Sean Monahan. The Flames added on in the third period with a James Neal goal, his seventh of the year, helped along by Jankowski. Calgary extended the lead as Ryan scored his second of the game and twelfth of the season, thanks to Neal and Rasmus Andersson. The Flames padded the lead as Andrew Mangiapane scored his eighth of the year, with the help of Juuso Valimaki and Michael Stone. Calgary kept going on a Jankowski goal, his thirteenth of the campaign, going in unassisted. This produced the 7-2 final score, with the three stars awarded to Jankowski, Ryan, and Neal.
Finally, the Vegas Golden Knights bring in the Edmonton Oilers. Mikko Koskinen and Malcolm Subban are in the blue paint. Vegas drew first blood in the first period with a Cody Eakin goal, his twenty-second of the season, via Brandon Pirri and Alex Tuch. The Golden Knights added on in the second period with a Jonathan Marchessault goal, his twenty-fifth of the year, going in unassisted. Edmonton got on the board with a Connor McDavid goal, his forty-first of the season, guided in by Zack Kassian and Leon Draisaitl. Vegas iced it at 3-1 in the third period with a shorthanded empty net goal by Pierre-Edouard Bellemare, his sixth of the year, set up by William Karlsson and Brayden McNabb. The three stars went to Subban (18 for 19 in saves), Marchessault, and Eakin.
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Sunday, March 31, 2019
NHL 2018/19 - Day 172
Six games on for a Sunday slate, beginning with...
The Philadelphia Flyers hosting the New York Rangers. Alexandar Georgiev and Carter Hart are the young goalies. New York opened in the first period with a Pavel Buchnevich goal, his twentieth of the season, via Mika Zibanejad and Chris Kreider. The Rangers added on with a Ryan Strome goal, his eighteenth of the year, assisted by Brett Howden and Brendan Smith. New York extended the lead in the third period as Brady Skjei scored his seventh of the campaign, thanks to Strome and Howden. This made it 3-0, the final, with the three stars given to Georgiev (29 save shutout), Strome, and Howden.
Across Pennsylvania, the Pittsburgh Penguins welcome the Carolina Hurricanes. Curtis McElhinney and Matt Murray play in goal. Pittsburgh led off in the first period with a Garrett Wilson goal, his second of the season, helped along by Matt Cullen and Adam Johnson. The Penguins added on with a Cullen goal, his seventh of the year, via Johnson and Brian Dumoulin. Pittsburgh extended the lead in the third period as Patric Hornqvist scored his eighteenth of the season, thanks to Dominik Simon and Nick Bjugstad. Carolina got on the board with a Jaccob Slavin power play goal, his eighth of the year, powered by Andrei Svechnikov and Micheal Ferland. This produced the 3-1 final score, with the three stars handed to Murray (37 for 38 in saves), Cullen, and Johnson.
Far to the southwest, the Arizona Coyotes bring in the Minnesota Wild. Devan Dubnyk and Darcy Kuemper protect the nets. Arizona started in the first period with an Alex Galchenyuk goal, his eighteenth of the season, made possible by Oliver Ekman-Larsson and Nick Cousins. The Coyotes added on with a Josh Archibald goal, his eleventh of the year, courtesy of Jason Demers and Derek Stepan in the second period. Arizona extended the lead as Archibald deposited his second of the game and twelfth of the season into an empty net in the third period, thanks to Lawson Crouse and Stepan. The Coyotes padded the lead on a Vinnie Hinostroza empty net goal, his sixteenth of the year, set up by Archibald. This made it 4-0, the final, with the three stars going to Archibald, Kuemper (36 save shutout), and Stepan.
Back to the northwest, where the Buffalo Sabres host the Columbus Blue Jackets. Sergei Bobrobsky and Linus Ullmark are in the blue paint. Columbus began in the first period with a Pierre-Luc Dubois goal, his twenty-fifth of the season, assisted by Seth Jones and Zach Werenski. The Blue Jackets added on with an Oliver Bjorkstrand goal, his twenty-first of the year, via Dubois and Nick Foligno. Columbus extended the lead as Foligno scored his seventeenth of the season, thanks to Ryan Dzingel. The Blue Jackets padded the lead in the second period on a Josh Anderson goal, his twenty-seventh of the year, passed from Dubois and Dzingel. This stood for the eventual 4-0 final, with the three stars awarded to Bobrovsky (38 save shutout), Dubois, and Foligno, while Dzingel gets an honorable mention.
Along to Detroit, as the Red Wings welcome the Boston Bruins. Jaroslav Halak and Jimmy Howard man the creases. Detroit struck first in the first period with an Anthony Mantha goal, his twentieth of the season, passed from Dylan Larkin and Tyler Bertuzzi. The Red Wings added on with a Mantha power play goal, his second of the game and twenty-first of the year, powered by Niklas Kronwall and Bertuzzi. Boston got on the board in the second period with a Jake DeBrusk goal, his twenty-fifth of the season, helped along by David Krejci and Charlie McAvoy. The Bruins tied it on a shorthanded goal by Brad Marchand, his thirty-fifth of the year, set up by Patrice Bergeron and Brandon Carlo. Boston took the lead with a David Backes goal, his seventh of the season, assisted by Kevan Miller and Krejci. Detroit retied it in the third period with another Mantha power play goal, completing his hat trick on his twenty-second of the year, with assists provided by Bertuzzi, who earned a sock trick, and Andreas Athanasiou. The Red Wings took the lead on a Taro Hirose goal, made possible by Athanasiou and Kronwall. Detroit extended the lead as Filip Hronek scored his fifth of the season, thanks to Mantha. The Red Wings iced it at 6-3 with a Larkin empty net goal, his thirty-second of the year, fueled by Mantha and Hronek.
Finally, the San Jose Sharks bring in the Calgary Flames. Mike Smith faces a lesser foe in Aaron Dell in goal. San Jose kicked off the scoring in the first period with a Timo Meier goal, his thirtieth of the season, via Joonas Donskoi and Logan Couture. Calgary tied it with a Sean Monahan goal, his thirty-fourth of the year, courtesy of Johnny Gaudreau and Rasmus Andersson. The Flames took the lead on a Mark Jankowski goal, his twelfth of the season, coming off of James Neal and Austin Czarnik. Calgary added on with a Dalton Prout goal, made possible by Andrew Mangiapane and Garnet Hathaway. The Flames extended the lead as Mikael Backlund scored his twenty-first of the year in the second period, with the help of Noah Hanifin and Gaudreau. The Sharks got one back with a Couture goal in the third period, his twenty-seventh of the season, guided in by Meier and Tomas Hertl. Calgary replied with a Michael Frolik goal, his sixteenth of the year, assisted by Mark Giordano and Matthew Tkachuk. San Jose pulled back with a Kevin Labanc goal, his fifteenth of the campaign, fueled by Tim Heed and Joakim Ryan. This only made it 5-3, the final, with the three stars given to Gaudreau, Couture, and Meier.
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The Philadelphia Flyers hosting the New York Rangers. Alexandar Georgiev and Carter Hart are the young goalies. New York opened in the first period with a Pavel Buchnevich goal, his twentieth of the season, via Mika Zibanejad and Chris Kreider. The Rangers added on with a Ryan Strome goal, his eighteenth of the year, assisted by Brett Howden and Brendan Smith. New York extended the lead in the third period as Brady Skjei scored his seventh of the campaign, thanks to Strome and Howden. This made it 3-0, the final, with the three stars given to Georgiev (29 save shutout), Strome, and Howden.
Across Pennsylvania, the Pittsburgh Penguins welcome the Carolina Hurricanes. Curtis McElhinney and Matt Murray play in goal. Pittsburgh led off in the first period with a Garrett Wilson goal, his second of the season, helped along by Matt Cullen and Adam Johnson. The Penguins added on with a Cullen goal, his seventh of the year, via Johnson and Brian Dumoulin. Pittsburgh extended the lead in the third period as Patric Hornqvist scored his eighteenth of the season, thanks to Dominik Simon and Nick Bjugstad. Carolina got on the board with a Jaccob Slavin power play goal, his eighth of the year, powered by Andrei Svechnikov and Micheal Ferland. This produced the 3-1 final score, with the three stars handed to Murray (37 for 38 in saves), Cullen, and Johnson.
Far to the southwest, the Arizona Coyotes bring in the Minnesota Wild. Devan Dubnyk and Darcy Kuemper protect the nets. Arizona started in the first period with an Alex Galchenyuk goal, his eighteenth of the season, made possible by Oliver Ekman-Larsson and Nick Cousins. The Coyotes added on with a Josh Archibald goal, his eleventh of the year, courtesy of Jason Demers and Derek Stepan in the second period. Arizona extended the lead as Archibald deposited his second of the game and twelfth of the season into an empty net in the third period, thanks to Lawson Crouse and Stepan. The Coyotes padded the lead on a Vinnie Hinostroza empty net goal, his sixteenth of the year, set up by Archibald. This made it 4-0, the final, with the three stars going to Archibald, Kuemper (36 save shutout), and Stepan.
Back to the northwest, where the Buffalo Sabres host the Columbus Blue Jackets. Sergei Bobrobsky and Linus Ullmark are in the blue paint. Columbus began in the first period with a Pierre-Luc Dubois goal, his twenty-fifth of the season, assisted by Seth Jones and Zach Werenski. The Blue Jackets added on with an Oliver Bjorkstrand goal, his twenty-first of the year, via Dubois and Nick Foligno. Columbus extended the lead as Foligno scored his seventeenth of the season, thanks to Ryan Dzingel. The Blue Jackets padded the lead in the second period on a Josh Anderson goal, his twenty-seventh of the year, passed from Dubois and Dzingel. This stood for the eventual 4-0 final, with the three stars awarded to Bobrovsky (38 save shutout), Dubois, and Foligno, while Dzingel gets an honorable mention.
Along to Detroit, as the Red Wings welcome the Boston Bruins. Jaroslav Halak and Jimmy Howard man the creases. Detroit struck first in the first period with an Anthony Mantha goal, his twentieth of the season, passed from Dylan Larkin and Tyler Bertuzzi. The Red Wings added on with a Mantha power play goal, his second of the game and twenty-first of the year, powered by Niklas Kronwall and Bertuzzi. Boston got on the board in the second period with a Jake DeBrusk goal, his twenty-fifth of the season, helped along by David Krejci and Charlie McAvoy. The Bruins tied it on a shorthanded goal by Brad Marchand, his thirty-fifth of the year, set up by Patrice Bergeron and Brandon Carlo. Boston took the lead with a David Backes goal, his seventh of the season, assisted by Kevan Miller and Krejci. Detroit retied it in the third period with another Mantha power play goal, completing his hat trick on his twenty-second of the year, with assists provided by Bertuzzi, who earned a sock trick, and Andreas Athanasiou. The Red Wings took the lead on a Taro Hirose goal, made possible by Athanasiou and Kronwall. Detroit extended the lead as Filip Hronek scored his fifth of the season, thanks to Mantha. The Red Wings iced it at 6-3 with a Larkin empty net goal, his thirty-second of the year, fueled by Mantha and Hronek.
Finally, the San Jose Sharks bring in the Calgary Flames. Mike Smith faces a lesser foe in Aaron Dell in goal. San Jose kicked off the scoring in the first period with a Timo Meier goal, his thirtieth of the season, via Joonas Donskoi and Logan Couture. Calgary tied it with a Sean Monahan goal, his thirty-fourth of the year, courtesy of Johnny Gaudreau and Rasmus Andersson. The Flames took the lead on a Mark Jankowski goal, his twelfth of the season, coming off of James Neal and Austin Czarnik. Calgary added on with a Dalton Prout goal, made possible by Andrew Mangiapane and Garnet Hathaway. The Flames extended the lead as Mikael Backlund scored his twenty-first of the year in the second period, with the help of Noah Hanifin and Gaudreau. The Sharks got one back with a Couture goal in the third period, his twenty-seventh of the season, guided in by Meier and Tomas Hertl. Calgary replied with a Michael Frolik goal, his sixteenth of the year, assisted by Mark Giordano and Matthew Tkachuk. San Jose pulled back with a Kevin Labanc goal, his fifteenth of the campaign, fueled by Tim Heed and Joakim Ryan. This only made it 5-3, the final, with the three stars given to Gaudreau, Couture, and Meier.
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MLS 2019 - Week 5
The fifth week of the season begins with one Friday game in...
Canada, as Toronto FC hosts New York City FC. Sean Johnson and Alex Bono are in goal. Toronto led off in the 29th minute with a Jozy Altidore goal, set up by Alejandro Pozuelo and Jonathan Osorio. The Reds added on in the 58th minute on a Pozuelo penalty kick goal. Valentin Castellanos of New York City received a yellow card for a 66th minute foul. Toronto extended the lead in the 78th minute as Pozuelo scored his second of the game, thanks to Osorio. The Reds iced it at 4-0 with an 83rd minute Jay Chapman goal, coming off of Auro. The man of the match was Pozuelo.
The first of Saturday's nine games sees the Chicago Fire welcome the New York Red Bulls. Luis Robles and David Ousted are the gloved men. C.J. Sapong of Chicago took a yellow card for a 47th minute foul. The Fire got going in the 48th minute with a Tim Parker own goal. This led to the 1-0 final score, with the man of the match being Ousted for his clean sheet.
Over in New England, the Revolution bring in Minnesota United FC. Vito Mannone and Cody Cropper draw the starts in goal. New England began in the 10th minute with a Jalil Anibaba goal, via Carles Gil. Ike Opara of Minneosta took a yellow card for a 12th minute foul. The Loons tied it in the 26th minute on a Darwin Quintero penalty kick goal. Gil of the Revolution took a yellow card for a foul in first half stoppage time. Romain Metanire of Minnesota received a yellow card for his 54th minute foul. New England reclaimed the lead on a Brandon Bye goal in the 62nd minute, set up by Teal Bunbury and DeJuan Jones. The Loons' Osvaldo Alonso picked up a yellow card for a 70th minute foul. In the 72nd minute, the Revolution's Anibaba had a yellow card for his foul, as did teammate Edgar Castillo in the 74th minute. The final held at 2-1 New England, with Bye named man of the match for the winning goal.
Back west, Sporting Kansas City hosts the Montreal Impact. Evan Bush and Tim Melia protect the nets. Kansas City started in the 10th minute with a Johnny Russell goal. Montreal saw yellow cards for fouls by Daniel Lovitz in the 19th minute and Samuel Piette in the 22nd minute. Sporting added on in the 43rd minute with a Krisztian Nemeth goal, passed from Gerso and Felipe Gutierrez. Kansas City extended the lead as Gutierrez scored in first half stoppage time, with the help of Gerso and Roger Espinoza. Sporting padded the lead in the 50th minute with another Russell goal, set up by Espinoza. Kansas City continued on a Nemeth goal in the 68th minute, assisted by Russell. Sporting struck again in the 78th minute with a Gianluca Busio goal. Kansas City kept going in the 84th minute with a Nemeth goal, guided in by Ilie Sanchez. The Impact avoided the shutout in the 89th minute with a Saphir Taider goal, courtesy of Maximiliano Urruti and Lovitz. The final was 7-1, with Nemeth's hat trick giving him man of the match accolades.
In California, the San Jose Earthquakes welcome Los Angeles FC. Tyler Miller and Daniel Vega are the young keepers. Los Angeles opened in the 8th minute with a Carlos Vela goal, assisted by Mark-Anthony Kaye. The Black and Gold added on with a Steven Beitashour goal in the 26th minute, helped along by Eduard Atuesta. Kaye of Los Angeles took a yellow card for a 30th minute handball. In the 34th minute, San Jose's Cristian Espinoza received a yellow card for a foul. The Black and Gold extended the lead in first half stoppage time as Vela scored again, thanks to Diego Rossi and Adama Diomande. Anibal Godoy of the Earthquakes had a yellow card for a foul in the 53rd minute. Atuesta of Los Angeles picked up a yellow card for a 55th minute foul. San Jose's Harold Cummings was booked for his 57th minute foul. The Black and Gold padded the lead in the 66th minute on a Vela goal, completing his hat trick with an assist from Beitashour. Los Angeles kept going with a Rossi goal, made possible by Vela. The final remained at 5-0, with the man of the match being Vela, who looks likely for player of the week as well.
Back east, FC Cincinnati brings in the Philadelphia Union. Andre Blake and Spencer Richey are set to start in goal. Philadelphia dented the scoreboard in the 47th minute with a Marco Fabian goal, via David Accam. The Union added on in the 58th minute with an Accam goal. This stood for a 2-0 win, with the man of the match being Accam.
Also in Ohio, the Columbus Crew SC hosts Atlanta United FC. Brad Guzan and Zack Steffen tend the twines. Columbus struck first in the 2nd minute on a Pedro Santos goal. Darlington Nagbe of Atlanta took a yellow card for not retreating in the 31st minute. The Crew added on in the 39th minute with a Gyasi Zardes goal, set up by Robinho and Federico Higuain. The Five Stripes' Mikey Ambrose received a yellow card for a 64th minute foul. The game ended at 2-0, with the man of the match being Santos.
West again to Colorado, as the Rapids welcome the Houston Dynamo. Joe Willis and Tim Howard are in the six-yard boxes. Houston was first to score in the 4th minute on a Memo Rodriguez goal, via Alberth Elis. The Dynamo added on with a gift in the 15th minute in the form of Axel Sjoberg's own goal. Houston extended the lead in the 34th minute as Keegan Rosenberry committed an own goal. Diego Rubio of Colorado took a yellow card in the 40th minute for a foul. Maynor Figueroa of the Dynamo had a yellow card for a 59th minute foul. Houston padded the lead with an Elis goal in the 67th minute, set up by Mauro Manotas. In the 75th minute, Benny Feilhaber of the Rapids picked up a yellow card for a foul. Colorado got on the board with a Kei Kamara penalty kick goal in the 81st minute. The Rapids went down to ten men in 89th minute as Tommy Smith took a straight red card for violent conduct. Adam Lundkvist of the Dynamo got booked for a foul in stoppage time. The game ended 4-1, with Elis tabbed as man of the match.
Along to Utah, where Real Salt Lake brings in FC Dallas. Jose Luis Gonzalez and Nick Rimando protect the nets. Dallas kicked off the scoring in the 1st minute with a Carlos Gruezo goal, set up by Michael Barrios and Jesus Ferreira. Salt Lake went down to ten men in the 17th minute as Damir Kreilach took a straight red card for violent conduct. Real tied it in the 31st minute on a Jefferson Savarino goal, helped along by Sebastian Saucedo. The Toros retook the lead in the 32nd minute with a Paxton Pomykal goal. Salt Lake saw a yellow card for Kyle Beckerman's 44th minute foul. In first half stoppage time, Dallas' Reggie Cannon took a yellow card for a foul. In the 48th minute, Saucedo of Real earned a yellow card for a foul. Toros keeper Gonzalez received a yellow card for time wasting in the 53rd minute. Dallas added on in the 64th minute with a Pomykal goal, via Ferreira and Ryan Hollingshead. Salt Lake countered with a Marcelo Silva goal, assisted by Albert Rusnak in the 66th minute. The Toros answered on a Ferreira goal in the 69th minute, courtesy of Barrios and Matt Hedges. This remained for a 4-2 win, with the man of the match being Pomykal.
Finally, the Vancouver Whitecaps FC host the Seattle Sounders FC. Stefan Frei faces a lesser foe in Maxime Crepeau in goal. Vancouver's Felipe received a yellow card for a foul in stoppage time. Other than that, the game lacked major events and finished in a 0-0 draw, with Doneil Henry of the Whitecaps earning man of the match honors.
On Sunday, Orlando City SC welcomes DC United. Bill Hamid and Brian Rowe are between the sticks. DC opened in the 6th minute with a Steven Birnbaum goal, assisted by Wayne Rooney. Lamine Sane of Orlando City had a yellow card for a 29th minute foul. The Black and Red added on in the 30th minute with a Rooney goal. The Lions got on the board in the 63rd miunte with a Dom Dwyer goal, coming off of Chris Mueller and Nani. DC's Frederic Brillant took a yellow card for time wasting in the 67th minute.
The week ends with the Los Angeles Galaxy bringing in the Portland Timbers. Jeff Attinella and David Bingham are the gloved men. Los Angeles started in the 33rd minute with a Zlatan Ibrahimovic penalty kick goal. Portland tied it in the 44th minute on a Jeremy Ebobisse goal, set up by David Guzman and Diego Valeri. The Timbers saw yellow cards for Sebastian Blanco's 59th minute foul and dissent by Valeri in the 65th minute. The Galaxy took the lead back in the 65th minute with another Ibrahimovic penalty kick goal. Los Angeles players received yellow cards for time wasting by Jonathan dos Santos in the 68th minute and fouls from Sebastian Lletget in the 75th minute and Ibrahimovic in the 80th minute. The final held at 2-1, with Ibrahimovic picked as man of the match.
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Canada, as Toronto FC hosts New York City FC. Sean Johnson and Alex Bono are in goal. Toronto led off in the 29th minute with a Jozy Altidore goal, set up by Alejandro Pozuelo and Jonathan Osorio. The Reds added on in the 58th minute on a Pozuelo penalty kick goal. Valentin Castellanos of New York City received a yellow card for a 66th minute foul. Toronto extended the lead in the 78th minute as Pozuelo scored his second of the game, thanks to Osorio. The Reds iced it at 4-0 with an 83rd minute Jay Chapman goal, coming off of Auro. The man of the match was Pozuelo.
The first of Saturday's nine games sees the Chicago Fire welcome the New York Red Bulls. Luis Robles and David Ousted are the gloved men. C.J. Sapong of Chicago took a yellow card for a 47th minute foul. The Fire got going in the 48th minute with a Tim Parker own goal. This led to the 1-0 final score, with the man of the match being Ousted for his clean sheet.
Over in New England, the Revolution bring in Minnesota United FC. Vito Mannone and Cody Cropper draw the starts in goal. New England began in the 10th minute with a Jalil Anibaba goal, via Carles Gil. Ike Opara of Minneosta took a yellow card for a 12th minute foul. The Loons tied it in the 26th minute on a Darwin Quintero penalty kick goal. Gil of the Revolution took a yellow card for a foul in first half stoppage time. Romain Metanire of Minnesota received a yellow card for his 54th minute foul. New England reclaimed the lead on a Brandon Bye goal in the 62nd minute, set up by Teal Bunbury and DeJuan Jones. The Loons' Osvaldo Alonso picked up a yellow card for a 70th minute foul. In the 72nd minute, the Revolution's Anibaba had a yellow card for his foul, as did teammate Edgar Castillo in the 74th minute. The final held at 2-1 New England, with Bye named man of the match for the winning goal.
Back west, Sporting Kansas City hosts the Montreal Impact. Evan Bush and Tim Melia protect the nets. Kansas City started in the 10th minute with a Johnny Russell goal. Montreal saw yellow cards for fouls by Daniel Lovitz in the 19th minute and Samuel Piette in the 22nd minute. Sporting added on in the 43rd minute with a Krisztian Nemeth goal, passed from Gerso and Felipe Gutierrez. Kansas City extended the lead as Gutierrez scored in first half stoppage time, with the help of Gerso and Roger Espinoza. Sporting padded the lead in the 50th minute with another Russell goal, set up by Espinoza. Kansas City continued on a Nemeth goal in the 68th minute, assisted by Russell. Sporting struck again in the 78th minute with a Gianluca Busio goal. Kansas City kept going in the 84th minute with a Nemeth goal, guided in by Ilie Sanchez. The Impact avoided the shutout in the 89th minute with a Saphir Taider goal, courtesy of Maximiliano Urruti and Lovitz. The final was 7-1, with Nemeth's hat trick giving him man of the match accolades.
In California, the San Jose Earthquakes welcome Los Angeles FC. Tyler Miller and Daniel Vega are the young keepers. Los Angeles opened in the 8th minute with a Carlos Vela goal, assisted by Mark-Anthony Kaye. The Black and Gold added on with a Steven Beitashour goal in the 26th minute, helped along by Eduard Atuesta. Kaye of Los Angeles took a yellow card for a 30th minute handball. In the 34th minute, San Jose's Cristian Espinoza received a yellow card for a foul. The Black and Gold extended the lead in first half stoppage time as Vela scored again, thanks to Diego Rossi and Adama Diomande. Anibal Godoy of the Earthquakes had a yellow card for a foul in the 53rd minute. Atuesta of Los Angeles picked up a yellow card for a 55th minute foul. San Jose's Harold Cummings was booked for his 57th minute foul. The Black and Gold padded the lead in the 66th minute on a Vela goal, completing his hat trick with an assist from Beitashour. Los Angeles kept going with a Rossi goal, made possible by Vela. The final remained at 5-0, with the man of the match being Vela, who looks likely for player of the week as well.
Back east, FC Cincinnati brings in the Philadelphia Union. Andre Blake and Spencer Richey are set to start in goal. Philadelphia dented the scoreboard in the 47th minute with a Marco Fabian goal, via David Accam. The Union added on in the 58th minute with an Accam goal. This stood for a 2-0 win, with the man of the match being Accam.
Also in Ohio, the Columbus Crew SC hosts Atlanta United FC. Brad Guzan and Zack Steffen tend the twines. Columbus struck first in the 2nd minute on a Pedro Santos goal. Darlington Nagbe of Atlanta took a yellow card for not retreating in the 31st minute. The Crew added on in the 39th minute with a Gyasi Zardes goal, set up by Robinho and Federico Higuain. The Five Stripes' Mikey Ambrose received a yellow card for a 64th minute foul. The game ended at 2-0, with the man of the match being Santos.
West again to Colorado, as the Rapids welcome the Houston Dynamo. Joe Willis and Tim Howard are in the six-yard boxes. Houston was first to score in the 4th minute on a Memo Rodriguez goal, via Alberth Elis. The Dynamo added on with a gift in the 15th minute in the form of Axel Sjoberg's own goal. Houston extended the lead in the 34th minute as Keegan Rosenberry committed an own goal. Diego Rubio of Colorado took a yellow card in the 40th minute for a foul. Maynor Figueroa of the Dynamo had a yellow card for a 59th minute foul. Houston padded the lead with an Elis goal in the 67th minute, set up by Mauro Manotas. In the 75th minute, Benny Feilhaber of the Rapids picked up a yellow card for a foul. Colorado got on the board with a Kei Kamara penalty kick goal in the 81st minute. The Rapids went down to ten men in 89th minute as Tommy Smith took a straight red card for violent conduct. Adam Lundkvist of the Dynamo got booked for a foul in stoppage time. The game ended 4-1, with Elis tabbed as man of the match.
Along to Utah, where Real Salt Lake brings in FC Dallas. Jose Luis Gonzalez and Nick Rimando protect the nets. Dallas kicked off the scoring in the 1st minute with a Carlos Gruezo goal, set up by Michael Barrios and Jesus Ferreira. Salt Lake went down to ten men in the 17th minute as Damir Kreilach took a straight red card for violent conduct. Real tied it in the 31st minute on a Jefferson Savarino goal, helped along by Sebastian Saucedo. The Toros retook the lead in the 32nd minute with a Paxton Pomykal goal. Salt Lake saw a yellow card for Kyle Beckerman's 44th minute foul. In first half stoppage time, Dallas' Reggie Cannon took a yellow card for a foul. In the 48th minute, Saucedo of Real earned a yellow card for a foul. Toros keeper Gonzalez received a yellow card for time wasting in the 53rd minute. Dallas added on in the 64th minute with a Pomykal goal, via Ferreira and Ryan Hollingshead. Salt Lake countered with a Marcelo Silva goal, assisted by Albert Rusnak in the 66th minute. The Toros answered on a Ferreira goal in the 69th minute, courtesy of Barrios and Matt Hedges. This remained for a 4-2 win, with the man of the match being Pomykal.
Finally, the Vancouver Whitecaps FC host the Seattle Sounders FC. Stefan Frei faces a lesser foe in Maxime Crepeau in goal. Vancouver's Felipe received a yellow card for a foul in stoppage time. Other than that, the game lacked major events and finished in a 0-0 draw, with Doneil Henry of the Whitecaps earning man of the match honors.
On Sunday, Orlando City SC welcomes DC United. Bill Hamid and Brian Rowe are between the sticks. DC opened in the 6th minute with a Steven Birnbaum goal, assisted by Wayne Rooney. Lamine Sane of Orlando City had a yellow card for a 29th minute foul. The Black and Red added on in the 30th minute with a Rooney goal. The Lions got on the board in the 63rd miunte with a Dom Dwyer goal, coming off of Chris Mueller and Nani. DC's Frederic Brillant took a yellow card for time wasting in the 67th minute.
The week ends with the Los Angeles Galaxy bringing in the Portland Timbers. Jeff Attinella and David Bingham are the gloved men. Los Angeles started in the 33rd minute with a Zlatan Ibrahimovic penalty kick goal. Portland tied it in the 44th minute on a Jeremy Ebobisse goal, set up by David Guzman and Diego Valeri. The Timbers saw yellow cards for Sebastian Blanco's 59th minute foul and dissent by Valeri in the 65th minute. The Galaxy took the lead back in the 65th minute with another Ibrahimovic penalty kick goal. Los Angeles players received yellow cards for time wasting by Jonathan dos Santos in the 68th minute and fouls from Sebastian Lletget in the 75th minute and Ibrahimovic in the 80th minute. The final held at 2-1, with Ibrahimovic picked as man of the match.
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