Friday, February 5, 2021

NHL 2021 - Day 24

A full slate of five games goes this Friday, beginning with...

The Tampa Bay Lightning hosting the Detroit Red Wings. Thomas Greiss and Andrei Vasilevskiy are in goal. Detroit began in the first period with a Vladislav Namestnikov goal, his second of the season, via Filip Zadina and Jon Merrill. Tampa Bay tied it on an unassisted Pat Maroon goal. The Lightning took the lead in the second period with a Barclay Goodrow goal, assisted by Jan Rutta and Brayden Point. Tampa Bay iced it at 3-1 in the third period with a Goodrow empty net goal, set up by Blake Coleman and Ryan McDonagh. The three stars belonged to Goodrow, Vasilevskiy (27 for 28 in saves), and Maroon.

Up in Philadelphia, the Flyers welcome the Boston Bruins. Tuukka Rask and Brian Elliott are the veteran goalies. Philadelphia got going in the third period with a James van Riemsdyk power play goal, his sixth of the season, powered by Erik Gustafsson and Claude Giroux. Boston tied it on a Brad Marchand goal, his seventh of the year, assisted by David Pastrnak and Charlie McAvoy. The Bruins took the lead on a Sean Kuraly goal, his second of the campaign, fueled by Anders Bjork and David Krejci. This made it 2-1, the final, with the three stars given to Rask (23 for 24 in saves), Kuraly, and Marchand.

Back in Florida, the Panthers host the Nashville Predators. Pekka Rinne and Chris Driedger draw the starts. Nashville led off in the first period with a Colton Sissons goal, his second of the season, made possible by Roman Josi and Ryan Ellis. Florida tied it in the second period with an Aleksander Barkov goal, his fourth of the year, courtesy of Carter Verhaeghe and Owen Tippett. The Panthers took the lead with a Verhaeghe goal, his sixth of the campaign, coming off of Barkov and MacKenzie Weegar. This stood for a 2-1 win, with the three stars going to Verhaeghe, Barkov, and Driedger (24 for 25 in saves). 

Out west, the Vegas Golden Knights bring in the Los Angeles Kings. Jonathan Quick and Marc-Andre Fleury are the veteran goalies. Vegas opened in the first period with a Nicolas Hague goal, assisted by Max Pacioretty and Mark Stone. The Golden Knights added on with a Stone goal, his third of the season, coming off of Pacioretty and Shea Theodore. Vegas extended the lead as Jonathan Marchessault scored his second of the year, thanks to William Karlsson and Hague. The Golden Knights chased Quick in the second period with a Karlsson goal, his third of the season, courtesy of Marchessault and Hague. Calvin Petersen replaced Quick in goal. Vegas padded the lead with a Cody Glass power play goal, his second of the year, powered by Karlsson and Pacioretty. Los Angeles got on the board in the third period with an Austin Wagner goal, with helpers from Dustin Brown and Olli Maatta. The Kings got closer on a Brown power play goal, his fourth of the campaign, with assists provided by Anze Kopitar and Adrian Kempe. This only made it 5-2, the final, with the three stars going to Hague, Karlsson, and Stone, while Pacioretty, Marchessault, and Brown receive the honorable mentions.

Finally, the Anaheim Ducks host the San Jose Sharks. Martin Jones and John Gibson guard the cages. San Jose started in the first period with a Matt Nieto goal, his third of the season, assisted by Marcus Sorensen and Alexander Chmelevski. Anaheim tied it in the second period on an Adam Henrique goal, his second of the year, passed from Derek Grant and Troy Terry. The Ducks took the lead with a Terry goal, guided in by Cam Fowler and Grant. Anaheim added on with a Max Comtois goal, his fourth of the season, via Rickard Rakell. The Sharks got one back in the third period with a Logan Couture goal, his fourth of the year, courtesy of Evander Kane and Brent Burns. San Jose tied it on a shorthanded and unassisted Kane goal, his third of the season. The Sharks took the lead with a Burns goal, his third of the year, made possible by Ryan Donato. The Ducks retied it on a Comtois goal, his second of the game and fifth of the season, with helpers from Carter Rowney and Hampus Lindholm. The Sharks won 5-4 in the shootout with goals by Donato and Kevin Labanc. The three stars were Comtois, Kane, and Burns, while Grant and Terry get the honorable mentions. 

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