Friday, October 15, 2021

NHL 2021-22 - Day 4

We'll get just three games today, beginning with...

The New Jersey Devils hosting the Chicago Blackhawks. Kevin Lankinen and Jonathan Bernier are the goalies. New Jersey led off in the first period with a Dougie Hamilton goal, assisted by Pavel Zacha. Chicago tied it in the second period with an Alex DeBrincat power play goal, powered by Patrick Kane and Tyler Johnson. The Devils retook the lead with a Jack Hughes goal, passed from Yegor Sharangovich and Janne Kuokkanen. New Jersey added on in the third period with an Andreas Johnsson goal, coming off of Dawson Mercer and Tomas Tatar. The Blackhawks answered with a Kirby Dach power play goal, with helpers from Johnson and Kane. Chicago tied it on a Dominik Kubalik goal, helped along by Brandon Hagel and Seth Jones. The Devils won 4-3 in overtime with a Hughes goal, his second of the game, set up by Ryan Graves. The three stars were Hughes, Kane, and Johnson.

Along to Philadelphia, where the Flyers welcome the Vancouver Canucks. Thatcher Demko and Carter Hart are the young goalies. Philadelphia began in the first period with a Joel Farabee goal, via Ryan Ellis and Ivan Provorov. Vancouver answered in the second period with a Vasily Podkolzin goal, coming off of Tyler Myers and Oliver Ekman-Larsson. The Canucks took the lead with an Elias Pettersson power play goal, powered by J.T. Miller and Alex Chiasson. Vancouver added on with a Chiasson power play goal, with helpers from Miller and Quinn Hughes. The Flyers got one back on a Cam Atkinson goal, fueled by Farabee and Keith Yandle. The Canucks replied with a Miller goal, made possible by Pettersson and Conor Garland. Philadelphia fired back on a Travis Konecny power play goal in the third period, with assists provided by Sean Couturier and Yandle. The Flyers tied it as Claude Giroux scored, thanks to Couturier and Ellis. In the shootout, Pettersson and Miller lifted the Canucks to a 5-4 win. The three stars were Miller, Pettersson, and Chiasson, while Farabee, Couturier, Ellis, and Yandle get the honorable mentions. 

Finally, the Anaheim Ducks bring in the Minnesota Wild. Cam Talbot and Anthony Stolarz are the masked men. Anaheim got going in the second period with a Jakob Silfverberg power play goal, powered by Kevin Shattenkirk and Cam Fowler. Minnesota tied it in the second period on a Kevin Fiala power play goal, with assists provided by Mats Zuccarello and Kirill Kaprizov. The Wild won 2-1 with a third period goal by Marcus Foligno, guided in by Matt Dumba and Jonas Brodin. The three stars were Talbot (28 for 29 in saves), Stolarz (41 for 43 in saves), and Foligno. 

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