Wednesday, October 27, 2021

NHL 2021-22 - Day 16

There's five games on today, beginning with...

The Washington Capitals hosting the Detroit Red Wings. Thomas Greiss and Vitek Vanecek are the goalies. Washington began in the first period with an Alex Ovechkin power play goal, his eighth of the season, powered by Lars Eller and Anthony Mantha. The Capitals added on in the second period with an Evgeny Kuznetsov power play goal, his fifth of the year, with helpers from Conor Sheary and T.J. Oshie. Detroit got on the board with an Adam Erne goal, his second of the season, made possible by Filip Hronek and Vladislav Namestnikov. The Red Wings tied it in the third period with a Robby Fabbri goal, his second of the year, fueled by Erne and Pius Suter. Detroit won 3-2 in overtime with a Dylan Larkin goal, his third of the campaign, assisted by Lucas Raymond and Moritz Seider. The three stars were Erne, Larkin, and Fabbri.

In Florida, the Panthers welcome the Boston Bruins. Linus Ullmark and Sergei Bobrovsky start in goal. Boston led off in the first period with a Charlie Coyle goal, his second of the season, guided in by Jack Studnicka. Florida tied it with a Mason Marchement goal, via Sam Reinhart and Gustav Forsling. The Panthers took the lead in the second period with an Eetu Luostarinen goal, assisted by Reinhart and Forsling. Florida added on in the third period with an Anthony Duclair goal, his fifth of the year, coming off of Aaron Ekblad and Aleksander Barkov. The Panthers iced it at 4-1 with an Owen Tippett empty net goal, his second of the campaign, set up by Jonathan Huberdeau and Forsling. The three stars were Bobrovsky (28 for 29 in saves), Forsling, and Reinhart.

Along to Chicago, as the Blackhawks host the Toronto Maple Leafs. Jack Campbell and Kevin Lankinen man the nets. Chicago opened in the first period on a Kirby Dach power play goal, his third of the season, powered by Philipp Kurashev and Seth Jones. The Blackhawks added on with an Alex DeBrincat goal, his third of the year, fueled by Jones. Toronto got on the board in the second period with a John Tavares goal, his second of the season, assisted by Mitchell Marner and Morgan Rielly. The Maple Leafs tied it in the third period with a David Kampf goal, helped along by Rasmus Sandin and Ondrej Kase. Toronto won 3-2 in overtime with a William Nylander goal, his third of the year, with a lone assist by Auston Matthews. The three stars went to Nylander, Jones, and Kampf.

Down in Dallas, the Stars bring in the Vegas Golden Knights. Laurent Brossoit and Anton Khudobin are in the blue paint. Dallas started in the first period with a Luke Glendening goal, his of the season, via Miro Heiskanen and Joel Kiviranta. Vegas tied it on a Shea Theodore goal, his second of the year, going in unassisted. The Stars regained the lead in the second period with an Alexander Radulov goal, coming off of Jani Hakanpaa and Jamie Benn. The Golden Knights tied it on a Jonathan Marchessault goal, his second of the season, guided in by Theodore and Chandler Stephenson. Vegas won 3-2 in overtime with an Evgenii Dadonov goal, his second of the year, passed from Nicolas Roy. The three stars were Theodore, Dadonov, and Marchessault.

Finally, the Edmonton Oilers host the Philadelphia Flyers. Carter Hart and Mikko Koskinen protect the nets. Philadelphia got on the board in the first period with a Claude Giroux goal, his fourth of the season, courtesy of Travis Konecny and Sean Couturier. The Flyers added on with a Nate Thompson goal, guided in by Nicolas Aube-Kubel. Edmonton got on the board with a Tyson Barrie goal, his second of the year, via Leon Draisaitl and Ryan Nugent-Hopkins. The Oilers tied it on a Connor McDavid power play goal, his seventh of the season, powered by Barrie and Nugent-Hopkins. Philadelphia retook the lead with a Cam Atkinson goal, his fifth of the year, going in unassisted. Edmonton tied it on a Zach Hyman goal in the second period, his sixth of the season, assisted by Jesse Puljujarvi and McDavid. The Flyers reclaimed the lead in the third period with an Atkinson goal, his second of the game and sixth of the year, fueled by Derick Brassard and Justin Braun. Philadelphia iced it at 5-3 with a Couturier empty net goal, his second of the campaign, set up by Travis Sanheim. The three stars were Atkinson, Couturier, and McDavid, while Barrie and Nugent-Hopkins get the honorable mentions. 

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