Tuesday, October 26, 2021

NHL 2021-22 - Day 15

We've got seven games again this Tuesday, beginning with...

The New Jersey Devils hosting the Calgary Flames. Daniel Vladar and Nico Daws are the backups in goal. Calgary opened in the first period with a Milan Lucic goal, assisted by Erik Gudbranson and Oliver Kylington. The Flames added on with an Andrew Mangiapane goal, his sixth of the season, going in unassisted. Calgary extended the lead as Elias Lindholm scored a power play goal, his seventh of the year, powered by Rasmus Andersson and Johnny Gaudreau. Scott Wedgewood replaced Daws in goal. The Flames padded the lead as Mangiapane scored his second of the game and seventh of the season, thanks to Dillon Dube. New Jersey got on the board in the second period with a Pavel Zacha goal, his third of the year, an unassisted goal. Calgary shot back with a Matthew Tkachuk power play goal, his second of the season, with assists provided by Sean Monahan and Lindholm. The Devils answered with a Dawson Mercer goal, his second of the year, passed from Dougie Hamilton and Andreas Johnsson. New Jersey got closer with a Zacha power play goal, his second of the game and fourth of the campaign, with helpers from Mercer and Hamilton. This only made it 5-3, with the three stars going to Mangiapane, Zacha, and Mercer, while Lindholm and Hamilton get the honorable mentions.

Up in Pittsburgh, the Penguins welcome the Tampa Bay Lightning. Andrei Vasilevskiy and Tristan Jarry tend the twines. Tampa Bay got going in the second period with a Brayden Point goal, his third of the season, made possible by Alex Killorn and Mikhail Sergachev. The Lightning added on with an Ondrej Palat goal, his third of the year, via Alex Barre-Boulet and Pierre-Edouard Bellemare. Tampa Bay extended the lead as Ryan McDonagh scored, thanks to Steven Stamkos and Mathieu Joseph. The Lightning padded the lead in the third period on an empty net goal by Sergachev, his second of the season, going in unassisted. Pittsburgh got on the board with a Jason Zucker power play goal, his third of the year, powered by Jake Guentzel. Tampa Bay iced it at 5-1 with a Killorn empty net goal, his fourth of the campaign, set up by Palat and McDonagh. The three stars were McDonagh, Palat, and Sergachev, while Killorn gets an honorable mention.

Out west, the Colorado Avalanche bring in the Vegas Golden Knights. Robin Lehner and Darcy Kuemper guard the cages. Vegas started in the first period with a Chandler Stephenson goal, his third of the season, assisted by Brayden McNabb and Daniil Miromanov. The Golden Knights added on with a Reilly Smith shorthanded and unassisted goal. Colorado got on the board in the second period with a Cale Makar goal, coming off of Nathan MacKinnon and Bowen Byram. Vegas iced it at 3-1 with an empty net goal in the third period from Evgenii Dadonov, set up Keegan Kolesar and Stephenson. The three stars were Lehner (26 for 27 in saves), Stephenson, and Smith.

Back east, the Nashville Predators host the San Jose Sharks. James Reimer and Juuse Saros are the goalies. Nashville led off in the first period with a Matt Duchene power play goal, his second of the season, powered by Roman Josi and Ryan Johansen. The Predators added on with a Filip Forsberg goal, his third of the year, guided in by Josi and Dante Fabbro. San Jose got on the board in the third period with a Timo Meier goal, his fourth of the season, assisted by Jonathan Dahlen and Logan Couture. Nashville iced it at 3-1 with a Mikael Granlund empty net goal, his second of the year, set up by Alexandre Carrier. The three stars were handed to Saros (28 for 29 in saves), Josi, and Forsberg.

To California, as the Anaheim Ducks welcome the Winnipeg Jets. Connor Hellebuyck and John Gibson protect the nets. Winnipeg dented the scoreboard in the second period with an Evgeny Svechnikov goal, coming off of Pierre-Luc Dubois and Kyle Connor. Anaheim tied it on a Sonny Milano goal, via Trevor Zegras. The Ducks took the lead in the third period with a Josh Manson goal, made possible by Isac Lundestrom and Troy Terry. The Jets tied it again with an Andrew Copp goal, his fourth of the season, assisted by Paul Stasnty and Nikolaj Ehlers. Anaheim pulled ahead with a Zegras goal, guided in by Milano. Winnipeg tied it once more with an Ehlers goal, fueled by Copp. The Jets took the lead with a Stastny goal, his third of the year, guided in by Ehlers and Neal Pionk. This stood for a 4-3 win, with the three stars going to Ehlers, Stastny, and Copp, while Zegras and Milano get the honorable mentions.

Up in Seattle, the Kraken bring in the Montreal Canadiens. Jake Allen and Philipp Grubauer are in the blue paint. Seattle began in the first period with a Jordan Eberle goal, via Alexander Wennberg and Jamie Oleksiak. Montreal tied it on a Mike Hoffman goal, his second of the season, courtesy of Nick Suzuki and Brendan Gallagher. The Kraken took the lead with a Brandon Tanev shorthanded goal, his fourth of the year, set up by Oleksiak and Jared McCann. Seattle added on in the second period with a Yanni Gourde goal, made possible by Jaden Schwartz and Jeremy Lauzon. The Kraken extended the lead as Tanev scored his second of the game and fifth of the season, thanks to Gourde and Mark Giordano. Seattle padded the lead in the third period with a Ryan Donato goal, his second of the year, going in unassisted. This stood for a 5-1 win, with the three stars going to Tanev, Gourde, and Oleksiak.

Finally, the Vancouver Canucks host the Minnesota Wild. Cam Talbot and Thatcher Demko are the masked men. Minnesota struck first in the first period with a Mats Zuccarello goal, his third of the season, coming off of Joel Eriksson Ek and Dmitry Kulikov. The Wild added on in the second period with a Jonas Brodin goal, going in unassisted. Vancouver got on the board with an Alex Chiasson power play goal, his second of the year, powered by Elias Pettersson and Quinn Hughes. Minnesota answered in the third period with a Matt Dumba goal, courtesy of Rem Pitlick and Brandon Duhaime. The Canucks got one back with a Bo Horvat goal, his fourth of the season, made possible by Tyler Myers. This only made it 3-2, the final, with the three stars given to Dumba, Brodin, and Zuccarello. 

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