Wednesday, December 15, 2021

NHL 2021-22 - Day 63

Three games on for this Wednesday, beginning with...

The Chicago Blackhawks hosting the Washington Capitals. Ilya Samsonov and Marc-Andre Fleury guard the cages. Washington got going in the second period with an Alex Ovechkin power play goal, his twenty-first of the season, powered by T.J. Oshie and Nicklas Backstrom. Chicago tied it on an Alex DeBrincat power play goal, his fifteenth of the year, via Patrick Kane and Dominik Kubalik. The Blackhawks took the lead with a Philipp Kurashev power play goal, with assists provided by Kirby Dach and Caleb Jones. Chicago added on with a MacKenzie Entwistle goal, his third of the season, coming off of Brandon Hagel and Jonathan Toews. The Capitals got one back with a Daniel Sprong goal, his fourth of the year, guided in by Lars Eller. Washington tied it in the third period with an Eller goal, his fifth of the season, courtesy of Oshie and Conor Sheary. The Blackhawks retook the lead with a DeBrincat power play goal, his second of the game and sixteenth of the year, with helpers from Hagel and Dylan Strome. The Capitals tied it on a Sheary goal, his sixth of the season, fueled by Ovechkin and John Carlson. Chicago won 5-4 in overtime with a Caleb Jones goal, set up by Dach.

Out in Arizona, the Coyotes welcome the New York Rangers. Keith Kinkaid and Scott Wedgewood are in the blue paint. Arizona led off in the first period with a Loui Eriksson shorthanded goal, set up by Clayton Keller and Ilya Lyubushkin. New York tied it on a Kaapo Kakko goal, his fourth of the season, assisted by Mika Zibanejad and Chris Kreider in the second period. The Coyotes took the lead on a Keller goal, his seventh of the year, coming off of Nick Schmaltz and Anton Stralman. The Rangers tied it again with a Zibanejad power play goal, his sixth of the season, powered by Adam Fox and Kreider. New York pulled ahead on a Kakko power play goal, his second of the game and fifth of the year, with assists provided by Kreider and Ryan Strome. This stood for a 3-2 win, with the three stars going to Kakko, Kreider and Zibanejad.

Finally, the Anaheim Ducks bring in the Seattle Kraken. Philipp Grubauer and Anthony Stolarz are set to start in goal. Anaheim began in the first period with a Trevor Zegras goal, his seventh of the season, made possible by Sonny Milano and Kevin Shattenkirk. The Ducks added on with a Derek Grant shorthanded goal, his second of the year, going in unassisted. Anaheim extended the lead on a Troy Terry power play goal, his eighteenth of the season, powered by Sam Steel and Jakob Silfverberg. Seattle got on the board with a Ryan Donato power play goal, his seventh of the year, with assists provided by Jordan Eberle and Vince Dunn. The Ducks shot back in the third period with a Sam Carrick goal, his sixth of the season, courtesy of Simon Benoit and Buddy Robinson. This made it 4-1, the final, with the three stars going to Stolarz (19 for 20 in saves), Grant, and Terry. 

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