Friday, October 22, 2021

NHL 2021-22 - Day 11

Four games on for a Friday night, beginning with...

The Toronto Maple Leafs hosting the San Jose Sharks. Adin Hill and Michael Hutchinson are the lesser-known goalies. San Jose got going in the second period with a Logan Couture goal, his second of the season, helped along by Marc-Edouard Vlasic. Toronto tied it on a Jason Spezza goal, his second of the year, via Pierre Engvall and Wayne Simmonds. The Sharks retook the lead with a Timo Meier goal, his second of the season, going in unassisted. The Maple Leafs tied it again with an Ondrej Kase goal, an unassisted tally. San Jose regained the lead with an Erik Karlsson goal, his second of the year, fueled by Jacob Middleton. The Sharks added on in the third period with a Jonathan Dahlen goal, his third of the season, guided in by Couture and Meier. Toronto shot back with a John Tavares goal, courtesy of William Nylander and Jake Muzzin. San Jose iced it at 5-3 with a Couture empty net goal, his second of the game and third of the year, set up by Andrew Cogliano. The three stars were Couture, Meier, and Karlsson. 

In Buffalo, the Sabres welcome the Boston Bruins. Linus Ullmark and Craig Anderson are the goalies. Boston led off in the first period with a David Pastrnak goal, assisted by Brad Marchand and Patrice Bergeron. The Bruins added on with a Tomas Nosek goal, fueled by Charlie Coyle and Taylor Hall, Boston extended the lead in the second period on a Coyle power play goal, powered by Marchand and Mike Reilly. Buffalo got on the board in the third period with a Victor Olofsson goal, his second of the season, made possible by Rasmus Asplund and Colin Miller. The Bruins iced it at 4-1 with a Hall empty net goal, set up by Coyle. The three stars went to Coyle, Ullmark (35 for 36 in saves), and Hall, while Marchand gets an honorable mention. 

Down in Dallas, the Stars bring in the Los Angeles Kings. Jonathan Quick and Braden Holtby are the veteran goalies. Los Angeles began in the first period with an Anze Kopitar goal, his sixth of the season, coming off of Viktor Arvidsson and Dustin Brown. Dallas tied it on a Tyler Seguin power play goal, powered by Ryan Suter and Miro Heiskanen. The Kings replied in the second period with a Gabriel Vilardi power play goal, with assists provided by Arthur Kaliyev and Sean Walker. The Stars tied it again in the third period with a Heiskanen power play goal, helped along by Joe Pavelski and Seguin. Dallas won 3-2 in overtime with a Denis Gurianov goal, set up by Heiskanen and Roope Hintz. The three stars were Heiskanen, Seguin, and Gurianov.

Finally, the Vegas Golden Knights host the Edmonton Oilers. Mikko Koskinen and Robin Lehner protect the nets. Vegas struck first in the first period with a Nicolas Roy goal, via Zach Whitecloud. Edmonton tied it on a Zach Hyman power play goal, his fourth of the season, powered by Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl. The Golden Knights answered in the second period with a Nolan Patrick goal, assisted by Dylan Coghlan and Brayden McNabb. The Oilers replied with a Hyman goal, his second of the game and fifth of the year, coming off of McDavid and Jesse Puljujarvi. Edmonton took the lead with a Draisaitl goal, his third of the season, guided in by Ryan Nugent-Hopkins and Kris Russell. Vegas tied it in the third period with a Nicolas Hague goal, fueled by Roy and Chandler Stephenson. The Oilers took the lead back with a Zack Kassian goal, his third of the year, with a lone helper from Duncan Keith. Edmonton iced it at 5-3 with a Draisaitl empty net goal, his second of the game and fourth of the campaign, going in unassisted. The three stars were Hyman, Draisaitl, and McDavid, while Roy gets an honorable mention. 

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