Tuesday, November 9, 2021

NHL 2021-22 - Day 29

We're ready for ten games on a Tuesday, beginning with...

The Boston Bruins hosting the Ottawa Senators. Matt Murray and Jeremy Swayman are the goalies. Ottawa began in the first period with a Zach Sanford goal, assisted by Brady Tkachuk. Boston tied it in the second period with a Brad Marchand power play goal, his fifth of the season, powered by David Pastrnak and Charlie McAvoy. The Bruins took the lead on a Derek Forbort goal, his second of the year, guided in by Charlie Coyle and Taylor Hall. The Senators retied it on a Nikita Zaitsev goal, coming off of Tyler Ennis and Thomas Chabot. Boston retook the lead with a Patrice Bergeron goal, his fifth of the season, helped along by Pastrnak and McAvoy. This held for a 3-2 win, with the three stars going to Pastrnak, McAvoy, and Bergeron.

Over to Montreal, as the Canadiens welcome the Los Angeles Kings. Calvin Petersen and Jake Allen man the nets. Montreal opened in the first period with a Ben Chiarot goal, his third of the season, passed from Artturi Lehkonen. Los Angeles tied it in the second period with a Brendan Lemieux goal, via Tobias Bjornfot and Blake Lizotte. The Kings took the lead in the third period with an Alex Iafallo goal, his sixth of the year, going in unassisted. The Canadiens retied it with a Jake Evans goal, his second of the season, assisted by Lehkonen and Brett Kulak. Los Angeles won 3-2 in overtime with an Adrian Kempe goal, his fifth of the year, coming off of Andreas Athanasiou and Kale Clague. The three stars were Lehkonen, Kempe, and Iafallo.

Down in Tampa Bay, the Lightning bring in the Carolina Hurricanes. Frederik Andersen and Andrei Vasilevskiy tend the twines. Tampa Bay got going in the second period with a Steven Stamkos goal, his seventh of the season, assisted by Mathieu Joseph and Alex Killorn. Carolina tied it on a Teuvo Teravainen power play goal in the third period, his third of the year, powered by Vincent Trocheck and Andrei Svechnikov. The Hurricanes won 2-1 in overtime with a Martin Necas goal, his third of the campaign, coming off of Sebastian Aho and Tony DeAngelo. The three stars belonged to Necas, Teravainen, and Andersen (17 for 18 in saves).

Back north, the New Jersey Devils host the Florida Panthers. Spencer Knight and MacKenzie Blackwood are the young goalies. Florida led off in the first period with a Sam Bennett goal, his fifth of the season, coming off of Owen Tippett and Carter Verhaeghe. New Jersey tied it on an Andreas Johnsson power play goal, his fifth of the year, powered by Jesper Bratt and Damon Severson. The Devils took the lead on a Nico Hischier goal, his second of the season, via Ty Smith and P.K. Subban. The Panthers tied it in the second period with an Aleksander Barkov goal, his eighth of the year, courtesy of Verhaeghe and Anthony Duclair. Florida pulled ahead on a Tippett goal, his third of the season, assisted by Gustav Forsling and Jonathan Huberdeau. New Jersey retied it on a Johnsson goal, his second of the game and sixth of the year, passed from Dawson Mercer and Smith. The Devils pulled ahead again with a Subban goal, helped along by Mercer and Jonas Siegenthaler. New Jersey added on in the third period with a Pavel Zacha power play goal, his sixth of the season, with helpers from Hischier and Alexander Holtz. The Devils extended the lead as Smith scored, thanks to Tomas Tatar and Jesper Boqvist. New Jersey iced it at 7-3 with a Jimmy Vesey empty net goal, his third of the year, set up by Siegenthaler. The three stars were Johnsson, Smith, and Subban, while Hischier, Mercer, Siegenthaler, Tippett and Verhaeghe get the honorable mentions.

Over in Detroit, the Red Wings welcome the Edmonton Oilers. Stuart Skinner and Alex Nedeljkovic are between the pipes. Detroit started in the first period with a Vladislav Namestnikov goal, his sixth of the season, made possible by Sam Gagner. The Red Wings added on in the second period with another Namestnikov goal, his second of the game and seventh of the year, via Michael Rasmussen and Filip Hronek. Detroit extended the lead as Dylan Larkin scored his fourth of the season, an unassisted goal. Edmonton got on the board with a Jesse Puljujarvi goal, his sixth of the year, coming off of Slater Koekkoek. The Oilers got closer in the third period with a Connor McDavid goal, his ninth of the season, passed from Darnell Nurse and Evan Bouchard. The Red Wings iced it at 4-2 with a Moritz Seider empty net goal, his second of the year, set up by Rasmussen and Nick Leddy. The three stars belonged to Namestnikov, Rasmussen, and Nedeljkovic (31 for 33 in saves).

North to Winnipeg, as the Jets bring in the St. Louis Blues. Jordan Binnington and Connor Hellebuyck guard the cages. St. Louis struck first in the first period with a Pavel Buchnevich power play goal, his third of the season, powered by Jordan Kyrou and James Neal. Winnipeg tied it in the second period with a Neal Pionk goal, his second of the year, via Dominic Toninato and Evgeny Svechnikov. The Jets took the lead in the third period with a Kyle Connor goal, his ninth of the season, coming off of Blake Wheeler and Logan Stanley. The Blues tied it on a Kyrou goal, his third of the year, guided in by Buchnevich and Calle Rosen. The tie lasted to a shootout, where Ryan O'Reilly's lone tally lifted the Blues 3-2 over the Jets. The three stars were Kyrou, Buchnevich, and Binnington (39 for 41 in saves).

To Chicago, as the Blackhawks host the Pittsburgh Penguins. Tristan Jarry and Marc-Andre Fleury are the masked men. Chicago dented the scoreboard in the second period with a Jujhar Khaira goal, via Jonathan Toews and Dominik Kubalik. The Blackhawks added on with a Seth Jones goal, courtesy of Patrick Kane and Alex DeBrincat. Pittsburgh got on the board in the third period with a Jeff Carter goal, his second of the season, coming off of Jake Guentzel and Mark Friedman. The Penguins tied it on a Carter goal, his second of the game and third of the year, passed from Guentzel and Bryan Rust. The tie went to a shootout, where Toews and DeBrincat scored to give the Blackhawks a 3-2 win. The three stars were Carter, DeBrincat, and Toews, while Guentzel gets an honorable mention.

Moving along to Calgary, as the Flames welcome the San Jose Sharks. Adin Hill and Jacob Markstrom are in the creases. San Jose cracked the scoresheet in the second period with an Alexander Barabanov goal, assisted by Brent Burns and the goalie Hill. Calgary tied it on a Milan Lucic goal, his fifth of the season, coming off of Andrew Mangiapane and Dillon Dube. The Sharks took the lead in the third period with a Logan Couture goal, his fifth of the year, via Santeri Hatakka and Nicolas Meloche. San Jose added on with a Tomas Hertl empty net goal, his sixth of the season, set up by Burns and Hill. The Sharks iced it at 4-1 with a Jonathan Dahlen empty net goal, his sixth of the year, going in unassisted. The three stars were Hill (37 for 38 in saves, two helpers), Burns, and Couture.

In Vancouver, the Canucks bring in the Anaheim Ducks. John Gibson and Thatcher Demko patrol the creases. Anaheim drew first blood in the first period with a power play goal by Cam Fowler, his second of the season, powered by Sonny Milano and Troy Terry. The Ducks added on in the third period with an Isac Lundestrom goal, his third of the year, courtesy of Jamie Drysdale and Max Comtois. Vancouver got on the board with a J.T. Miller goal, his sixth of the season, via Quinn Hughes and Brock Boeser. The Canucks tied it on an Elias Pettersson shorthanded goal, his third of the year, set up by Hughes and Boeser. Anaheim won 3-2 in overtime with a Terry goal, his ninth of the campaign, assisted by Ryan Getzlaf and Drysdale. The three stars were Terry, Drysdale, and Hughes, while Boeser gets an honorable mention.

Finally, the Vegas Golden Knights host the Seattle Kraken. Chris Driedger and Robin Lehner draw the starts in goal. Seattle kicked off the scoring in the first period with a Jordan Eberle power play goal, his seventh of the season, powered by Marcus Johansson and Alexander Wennberg. Vegas tied it on an Alex Pietrangelo goal, his third of the year, via Chandler Stephenson and William Carrier. The Kraken took the lead in the second period with a Yanni Gourde goal, his third of the season, assisted by Brandon Tanev and Joonas Donskoi. The Golden Knights retied it on an Evgenii Dadonov goal, his third of the year, courtesy of Carrier and Shea Theodore. Vegas took the lead with a Reilly Smith goal, his third of the season, made possible by Theodore and Jonathan Marchessault. The Golden Knights added on with a Smith power play goal, his third of the year, powered by Marchessault and Pietrangelo. The final stood at 4-2, with the three stars being Smith, Pietrangelo, and Carrier, while Marchessault and Theodore get an honorable mentions. 

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