NHL 2021 - Day 100

The 100th day of NHL play this season is here. First up...

The Florida Panthers host the Carolina Hurricanes. Alex Nedeljkovic and Sergei Bobrovsky are the goalies. Florida started in the first period with an Aleksander Barkov goal, his twentieth of the season, helped along by Patric Hornqvist and Nikita Gusev. Carolina tied it in the second period with a Jordna Martinook goal, his fourth of the year, courtesy of Jordan Staal. The Hurricanes took the lead with a power play goal by Nino Niederreiter, his seventeenth of the season, powered by Brett Pesce and Martin Necas. Carolina added on with a Sebastian Aho shorthanded goal, his nineteenth of the year, set up by Necas. The Panthers got one back with a Barkov power play goal, his second of the game and twenty-first of the season, with assists provided by Keith Yandle and Jonathan Huberdeau. The Hurricanes iced it at 4-2 with an Aho empty net goal, his second of the game and twentieth of the year, guided in by Necas. The three stars were Aho, Necas, and Barkov.

Up in New York, the Islanders welcome the Washington Capitals. Ilya Samsonov and Semyon Varlamov are the Russian goalies. The game was scoreless into the shootout, where Nicklas Backstrom and Evgeny Kuznetsov locked in a 1-0 win for the Capitals over Anthony Beauvllier and the Islanders. The three stars were Samsonov (26 save shutout), Varlamov (28 save "shutout"), and Kuznetsov.

Northwest to Winnipeg, as the Jets bring in the Toronto Maple Leafs. Jack Campbell and Connor Hellebuyck are the masked men. Toronto led off in the first period with an Auston Matthews goal, his thirty-fourth of the season, assisted by Mitchell Marner. The Maple Leafs added on with a Wayne Simmonds goal, his seventh of the year, guided in by John Tavares and Justin Holl. Winnipeg got on the board with a Mark Scheifele goal, his eighteenth of the season, fueled by Andrew Copp and Mason Appleton. The Jets tied it on a Copp goal, his fifteenth of the year, via Appleton. Toronto retook the lead with a Jason Spezza goal, his tenth of the season, coming off of Joe Thornton and Jake Muzzin. Laurent Brossoit replaced Hellebuyck in the second period. The Maple Leafs extended the lead in the second period as Marner scored his fifteenth of the year, thanks to Matthews. Winnipeg got one back with a Kyle Connor goal, his twenty-second of the season, helped along by Blake Wheeler and Scheifele. Toronto capped it at 5-3 with an empty net goal by Marner, his second of the game and sixteenth of the year, set up by Nick Foligno. The three stars were Marner, Matthews, and Scheifele, while Copp and Appleton get the honorable mentions.

Back stateside, the Buffalo Sabres host the Boston Bruins. Jeremy Swayman and Dustin Tokarski are the backups in goal. Boston opened in the first period with a Brad Marchand goal, his twenty-fifth of the season, assisted by Mike Reilly and Patrice Bergeron. Buffalo tied it in the second period with an Arttu Ruotsalainen goal, his third of the year, courtesy of Anders Bjork and Dylan Cozens. The Bruins retook the lead with a Matt Grzelcyk goal, his fourth of the season, via Charlie McAvoy and David Pastrnak. Boston added on in the third period with a Pastrnak goal, his eighteenth of the year, fueled by Marchand. The Bruins extended the lead as Nick Ritchie scored his eleventh of the season, thanks to Jake DeBrusk and Charlie Coyle. Boston padded the lead on a David Krejci goal, his sixth of the year, helped along by Jeremy Lauzon and Taylor Hall. The final stood ad 5-1, with the three stars given to Pastrnak, Marchand, and Swayman (29 for 30 in saves).

Along to New York again, as the Rangers welcome the Philadelphia Flyers. Brian Elliott and Igor Shesterkin are in the blue paint. New York kicked off the scoring in the first period with a Brendan Smith goal, his fourth of the season, helped along by K'Andre Miller and Filip Chytil. Philadelphia tied it in the second period with a James van Riemsdyk power play goal, his fifteenth of the year, powered by Travis Konecny and Ivan Provorov. The Flyers took the lead in the third period with another van Riemsdyk power play goal, his second of the game and sixteenth of the season, assisted by Provorov and Kevin Hayes. Philadelphia added on with a Jakub Voracek goal, his ninth of the year, with helpers from Sean Couturier and Shayne Gostisbehere. The Rangers got one back on an Artemi Panarin goal, his seventeenth of the season, made possible by Adam Fox and Mika Zibanejad. This only made it 3-2, the final, with the three stars given to van Riemsdyk, Provorov, and Voracek.

Over in Pittsburgh, the Penguins bring in the New Jersey Devils. Aaron Dell and Tristan Jarry receive the starting nods in goal. Pittsburgh began in the first period with a Sidney Crosby goal, his nineteenth of the season, made possible by Bryan Rust and Kris Letang. New Jersey tied it on a Matt Tennyson goal, fueled by Ryan Murray and Jesper Boqvist. The Penguins regained the lead with a Cody Ceci goal, his fourth of the year, passed from Brian Dumoulin and Kasperi Kapanen. Pittsburgh added on in the second period with a Rust goal, his nineteenth of the season, guided in by Jake Guentzel and Crosby. The Penguins extended the lead as Kapanen scored his eighth of the year, thanks to Teddy Blueger and Zach Aston-Reese. Scott Wedgewood replaced Dell in goal. Pittsburgh padded the lead on a shorthanded goal by Blueger, his seventh of the season, set up by Letang and John Marino. This made it 5-1, the eventual final score, with the three stars going to Crosby, Blueger, and Rust, while Kapanen and Letang get the honorable mentions.

Down in Tampa Bay, the Lightning host the Columbus Blue Jackets. Elvis Merzlikins and Curtis McElhinney play in goal. Columbus struck first in the first period with a Seth Jones power play goal, his fifth of the season, powered by Patrik Laine and Oliver Bjorkstrand. Tampa Bay tied it in the second period with a Blake Coleman goal, his ninth of the year, guided in by Yanni Gourde. The Lightning took the lead in the third period on an Ondrej Palat goal, his thirteenth of the season, made possible by Alex Killorn and Erik Cernak. Tampa Bay iced it at 3-1 with a Coleman empty net goal, his second of the game and tenth of the year, going in unassisted. The three stars were Coleman, McElhinny (24 for 25 in saves), and Palat.

North to Detroit, where the Red Wings welcome the Dallas Stars. Anton Khudobin and Thomas Greiss are between the pipes. Detroit was first to score in the first period with a Jakub Vrana goal, his thirteenth of the season, via Filip Zadina. The Red Wings added on with a Luke Glendening goal, his sixth of the year, assisted by Marc Staal and Adam Erne. Detroit extended the lead as Richard Panik scored his fourth of the season, thanks to Sam Gagner. Jake Oettinger replaced Khudobin in goal for the second period. Dallas got on the board in the second period with a Radek Faksa power play goal, his sixth of the year, with assists provided by Tanner Kero and Esa Lindell. The Red Wings replied on a Vrana goal, his second of the game and fourteenth of the season, made possible by Danny DeKeyser and Gustav Lindstrom. The Stars got one back with a Joe Pavelski goal, his twentieth of the year, fueled by John Klingberg and Roope Hintz. Detroit countered in the third period with a Vrana goal to complete his hat trick with his fifteenth of the season, going in unassisted. Dallas got one back with a Denis Gurianov power play goal, his tenth of the year, powered by Jason Roberson and Kero. The Red Wings fired back with yet another Vrana goal, his fourth of the game and sixteenth of the season, coming off of DeKeyser and Zadina. Detroit iced it at 7-3 with a Gagner empty net goal, his sixth of the year, set up by Lindstrom. The three stars were Vrana, Zadina, and DeKeyser, while Gagner, Lindstrom, and Kero get the honorable mentions.

Next up, the St. Louis Blues bring in the Colorado Avalanche. Devan Dubnyk and Jordan Binnington protect the nets. St. Louis drew first blood in the first period with a Jaden Schwartz power play goal, his fifth of the season, powered by Tyler Bozak and Vince Dunn. Colorado tied it on a Brandon Saad goal, his fifteenth of the year, via Tyson Jost. The Avalanche took the lead in the second period with an Andre Burakovsky power play goal, his thirteenth of the season, with assists provided by Cale Makar and Nathan MacKinnon. Colorado added on with another Burakovsky goal, his second of the game and fourteenth of the year, helped along by Gabriel Landeskog and MacKinnon. The Blues got one back with a Schwartz goal, his second of the game and sixth of the season, made possible by Bozak and Vladimir Tarasenko. The Avalanche replied with a Pierre-Edouard Bellemare empty net goal, his seventh of the year, set up by Landeskog and MacKinnon. This made it 4-2, the final, with the three stars being Burakovsky, MacKinnon, and Schwartz, while Landeskog and Bozak get the honorable mentions.

Finally, the Vancouver Canucks host the Ottawa Senators. Matt Murray and Thatcher Demko are the young goalies. Ottawa got going in the first period with a Tim Stutzle power play goal, his eighth of the season, powered by Nick Paul and Drake Batherson. The Senators added on with a power play Batherson goal, his sixteenth of the year, with assists provided by Josh Norris and Brady Tkachuk. Ottawa iced it at 3-0 with a Connor Brown empty net goal, his seventeenth of the campaign, set up Nikita Zaitsev. The three stars were Murray (31 save shutout), Batherson, and Stutzle. 

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