Monday, January 31, 2022

NHL 2021-22 - Day 104

There's five games on for this Monday, beginning with...

The Columbus Blue Jackets hosting the Florida Panthers. Sergei Bobrovsky and Elvis Merzlikins man the nets. Florida led off in the first period with a Mason Marchment goal, his seventh of the season, coming off of Anton Lundell. The Panthers added on with a Sam Reinhart goal, his thirteenth of the year, via Lundell and Marchment. Columbus got on the board with a Gustav Nyquist goal, his twelfth of the season, helped along by Gavin Bayreuther. Florida shot back with an Aleksander Barkov power play goal, his twenty-first of the year, powered by Jonathan Huberdeau and Aaron Ekblad. The Panthers extended the lead as Reinhart scored his second of the game and fourteenth of the season, thanks to Marchment and Lundell. The Blue Jackets got one back with a Patrik Laine goal, his ninth of the year, made possible by Jakub Voracek. Florida answered in the second period with a Reinhart goal, completing his hat trick on his fifteenth of the season, assisted by Marchment and Lundell. Columbus pulled back on an Emil Bemstrom goal, his second of the year, courtesy of Jack Roslovic and Max Domi. The Blue Jackets got closer on a Laine goal, his second of the game and tenth of the season, going in unassisted. The Panthers responded with an Owen Tippett goal, his sixth of the year, with helpers from Carter Verhaeghe and Sam Bennett. Florida padded the lead on a MacKenzie Weegar goal, his fourth of the season, with a lone assist by Marchment. Joonas Korpisalo replaced Merzlikins in goal for the third period. The Panthers continued on a Marchment goal, his second of the game and eighth of the year, passed from Reinhart and Lundell. This stood for an 8-4 win, with the three stars awarded to Marchment, Reinhart, and Lundell, while Laine gets an honorable mention.

Up in Ottawa, the Senators welcome the Edmonton Oilers. Mikko Koskinen and Matt Murray are the goalies. Ottawa began in the first period with a Thomas Chabot goal, his third of the season, assisted by Brady Tkachuk and Zach Sanford. Edmonton tied it on a Connor McDavid goal, his twenty-second of the year, courtesy of Evan Bouchard and Kailer Yamamoto. The Senators retook the lead in the second period with a Nick Paul power play goal, his eighth of the season, powered by Erik Brannstrom and Chris Tierney. The Oilers retied it in the third period with a Darnell Nurse goal, his fourth of the year, guided in by Derek Ryan and Zach Hyman. Ottawa won 3-2 in overtime with a Tim Stutzle goal, his eighth of the campaign, with helpers from Tkachuk and Chabot. The three stars were Chabot, Tkachuk, and Stutzle.

Back stateside, the Detroit Red Wings host the Anaheim Ducks. John Gibson and Alex Nedeljkovic are the masked men. Detroit opened in the first period with a Dylan Larkin goal, his twenty-third of the season, via Filip Zadina and Gustav Lindstrom. Anaheim tied it in the second period with a Rickard Rakell goal, his tenth of the year, guided in by Adam Henrique. The Red Wings won 2-1 in overtime with a Jordan Oesterle goal, passed from Larkin. The three stars were Larkin, Nedeljkovic (14 for 15 in saves), and Oesterle.

Over in Chicago, the Blackhawks bring in the Vancouver Canucks. Jaroslav Halak and Marc-Andre Fleury guard the cages. Vancouver started in the first period with an Alex Chiasson goal, his fifth of the season, courtesy of Justin Dowling. The Canucks added on in the second period with a Brock Boeser goal, his twelfth of the year, coming off of Quinn Hughes and Jason Dickinson. Chicago got on the board in the third period with a Connor Murphy goal, his fourth of the season, assisted by Patrick Kane and Kirby Dach. Vancouver iced it at 3-1 with a Luke Schenn empty net goal, his second of the year, going in unassisted. The three stars given to Halak (20 for 21 in saves), Boeser, and Chiasson.

Finally, the Toronto Maple Leafs host the New Jersey Devils. Akira Schmid and Jack Campbell are in the blue paint. New Jersey struck first in the first period with a Pavel Zacha goal, his eleventh of the season, fueled by Jack Hughes and Jesper Bratt. The Devils added on with a Jesper Boqvist goal, his second of the year, coming off of Colton White and Janne Kuokkanen. Toronto got on the board with an Auston Matthews goal, his twenty-sixth of the season, helped along by Mitchell Marner and Timothy Liljegren. New Jersey replied with an Andreas Johnsson goal, his eleventh of the year, with a lone assist by Dawson Mercer. Petr Mrazek replaced Campbell in goal. The Maple Leafs got one back with a Matthews goal, his second of the game and twenty-seventh of the season, guided in by Morgan Rielly and Marner. The Devils answered in the second period with a Nathan Bastian goal, his ninth of the year, with helpers from Ryan Graves and Boqvist. Toronto pulled back in the third period with a Jason Spezza goal, his eighth of the season, made possible by Ilya Mikheyev and Alexander Kerfoot. The Maple Leafs tied it on a Marner goal, his twelfth of the year, passed from Matthews. Toronto took the lead on a Mihkeyev shorthanded goal, his seventh of the season, set up by Kerfoot. The Maple Leafs iced it at 6-4 with a Matthews power play empty net goal to complete his hat trick on his twenty-eighth of the year, going in unassisted. The three stars were handed to Matthews, Marner, and Mihkeyev, while Boqvist and Kerfoot get the honorable mentions. 

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