Monday, January 10, 2022

NHL 2021-22 - Day 83

Just three games are on Monday's schedule, beginning with...

The Washington Capitals hosting the Boston Bruins. Linus Ullmark and Zach Fucale are the goalies. Washington began in the first period with a Conor Sheary goal, his ninth of the season, coming off of Nic Dowd and Garnet Hathaway. The Capitals added on with a Sheary goal, his second of the game and tenth of the year, going in unassisted. Boston got on the board with a David Pastrnak power play goal, his twelfth of the season, powered by Brad Marchand and Matt Grzelcyk. The Bruins tied it on a Marchand power play goal, his fifteenth of the year, with assists provided by Grzelcyk and Pastrnak. Boston took the lead in the second period with a Grzelcyk goal, his second of the season, made possible by Anton Blidh. The Bruins extended the lead as Craig Smith scored his fourth of the year, with the help of Curtis Lazar and Blidh. Vitek Vanecek replaced Fucale in goal. Boston padded the lead on a Pastrnak goal, his second of the game and thirteenth of the season, with helpers from Taylor Hall and Urho Vaakanainen. The Bruins continued with an Erik Haula goal, his third of the year, guided in by Hall and Grzelcyk. Washington got one back with a T.J. Oshie goal, his fifth of the season, assisted by Alex Ovechkin and Evgeny Kuznetsov. Boston finished it in the third period with a Marchand goal, his second of the game and sixteenth of the year, helped along by Smith and Grlzecyk. The three stars of the 7-3 game were Grzelcyk, Pastrnak, and Marchand, while Sheary, Smith, Hall, and Blidh get the honorable mentions. 

Out in Colorado, the Avalanche welcome the Seattle Kraken. Philipp Grubauer and Pavel Francouz are set to start in goal. Colorado led off in the first period with a Nicolas Aube-Kubel goal, his third of the season, assisted by Logan O'Connor and Alex Newhook. Seattle tied it on a Marcus Johansson power play goal, his third of the year, powered by Jordan Eberle and Jared McCann. The Kraken pulled ahead with a McCann goal in the second period, his fourteenth of the season, coming off of Johansson and Vince Dunn. Seattle added on with a Colin Blackwell goal, his third of the year, passed from Jamie Oleksiak and Yanni Gourde. The Avalanche got one back with another Aube-Kubel goal, his second of the game and fourth of the season, fueled by Andre Burakovsky and Jack Johnson. Colorado tied it in the third period with a Devon Toews goal, his seventh of the year, helped along by Cale Makar and Nazem Kadri. The Avalanche pulled ahead with a Kadri goal, his thirteenth of the season, courtesy of Tyson Jost and Burakovsky. This made it 4-3, the final, with the three stars going to Aube-Kubel, Kadri, and Burakovsky, while McCann and Johansson get the honorable mentions. 

Finally, the Los Angeles Kings bring in the New York Rangers. Alexandar Georgiev and Cal Petersen are between the pipes. Los Angeles got going in the second period with a Phillip Danault goal, his seventh of the season, via Trevor Moore. The Kings added on with a Blake Lizotte goal, his fourth of the year, courtesy of Viktor Arvidsson and Moore. New York got on the board in the third period with a Mika Zibanejad goal, his thirteenth of the season, assisted by Filip Chytil and Greg McKegg. Los Angeles iced it at 3-1 with an Adrian Kempe empty net goal, his sixteenth of the year, set up by Anze Kopitar. The three stars were Moore, Lizotte, and Petersen (22 for 23 in saves). 

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