Tuesday, January 18, 2022

NHL 2021-22 - Day 91

We've got eight games on again this Tuesday, beginning with...

The Boston Bruins hosting the Carolina Hurricanes. Frederik Andersen and Tuukka Rask guard the cages. Carolina opened in the first period with a Teuvo Teravainen goal, his eleventh of the season, courtesy of Jaccob Slavin and Tony DeAngelo. The Hurricanes added on with a Jesperi Kotkaniemi goal, his eighth of the year, passed from Andrei Svechnikov and Nino Niederreiter. Boston got on the board with a Patrice Bergeron power play goal, his twelfth of the season, powered by David Pastrnak and Charlie McAvoy. Carolina replied with a Kotkaniemi goal, his second of the game and ninth of the year, via Slavin and Derek Stepan. The Hurricanes extended the lead as Seth Jarvis scored his seventh of the season, going in unassisted. Carolina padded the lead with a Stepan goal, his fifth of the year, made possible by Jordan Martinook. Linus Ullmark replaced Rask in the second period. The Hurricanes continued in the third period with a Slavin power play goal, his second of the season, with assists provided by DeAngelo and Teravainen. Carolina kept going with a Svechnikov power play goal, his thirteenth of the year, with helpers from Sebastian Aho and DeAngelo. This stood for a 7-1 win, with the three stars being Slavin, DeAngelo, and Kotkaniemi, while Teravainen, Svechnikov, and Stepan get the honorable mentions.

In Ottawa, the Senators welcome the Buffalo Sabres. Michael Houser and Anton Forsberg are set to start in goal. Buffalo started in the first period with a Dylan Cozens goal, his ninth of the season, fueled by Alex Tuch and Will Butcher. Ottawa tied it in the second period with a Drake Batherson power play goal, his eleventh of the year, powered by Tim Stutzle and Thomas Chabot. The Sabres took the lead in the third period with a Mark Jankowski goal, his second of the season, going in unassisted. Buffalo iced it at 3-1 with a Tuch empty net goal, his second of the year, set up by Cozens and Jeff Skinner. The three stars were Cozens, Tuch, and Houser (43 for 44 in saves).

Back stateside, the Washington Capitals host the Winnipeg Jets. Connor Hellebuyck and Vitek Vanecek are the masked men. Washington began in the first period with a Kyle Connor power play goal, his twenty-first of the season, powered by Andrew Copp and Mark Scheifele. The Jets added on with a Cole Perfetti goal, courtesy of Pierre-Luc Dubois and Connor. Washington got on the board with an Alex Ovechkin goal, his twenty-seventh of the year, guided in by Garnet Hathaway. The Capitals tied it in the second period with a Dmitry Orlov goal, his fifth of the season, via Connor McMichael and Lars Eller. Washington took the lead with an Aliaksei Protas goal, his third of the year, coming off of Justin Schultz and Tom Wilson. Winnipeg tied it on a Dubois goal, his sixteenth of the season, helped along by Adam Lowry and Scheifele. The Capitals won 4-3 in overtime with a Wilson goal, his twelfth of the year, passed from Evgeny Kuznetsov and Orlov. The three stars were handed to Wilson, Orlov, and Connor, while Dubois and Scheifele get the honorable mentions.

Along to Philadelphia, where the Flyers bring in the New York Islanders. Semyon Varlamov and Carter Hart are in the creases. New York led off in the first period with a Robin Salo goal, assisted by Mathew Barzal and Zach Parise. Philadelphia tied it on a James van Riemsdyk power play goal, his tenth of the season, powered by Cam York and Claude Giroux. The Islanders took the lead in the second period with a Josh Bailey goal, his third of the year, via Anthony Beauvillier and Adam Pelech. The Flyers retied it on a Travis Konecny goal, his seventh of the season, coming off of Oskar Lindblom and Scott Laughton. Philadelphia took the lead in the third period with a Giroux goal, his twelfth of the year, fueled by Cam Atkinson and Joel Farabee. New York tied it again with a Casey Cizikas goal, his second of the season, with helpers from Scott Mayfield and Cal Clutterbuck. The tie lasted to a shootout, where Wahlstrom scored the only tally in nine rounds for a 4-3 Islanders win. The three stars were Giroux, Cizikas, and Bailey.

Next up, the Nashville Predators host the Vancouver Canucks. Thatcher Demko and David Rittich are in the blue paint. Nashville got going in the second period with a Philip Tomasino power play goal, his sixth of the season, powered by Alexandre Carrier and Eeli Tolvanen. Vancouver tied it on an Elias Pettersson goal, his ninth of the year, guided in by Vasily Podkolzin and Nils Hoglander. The Canucks took the lead in the third period on a Brock Boeser power play goal, his tenth of the season, with assists provided by J.T. Miller and Quinn Hughes. Vancouver added on with a Juho Lammikko goal, his third of the year, helped along by Tyler Motte. The final was 3-1, with the three stars going to Demko (31 for 32 in saves), Boeser, and Lammikko.

Moving on to Dallas, as the Stars welcome the Montreal Canadiens. Samuel Montembeault and Jake Oettinger are set to start in goal. Montreal dented the scoreboard in the second period with a Christian Dvorak power play goal, his sixth of the season, powered by Tyler Toffoli and Nick Suzuki. The Canadiens added on with a Michael Pezzetta goal, his third of the year, passed from Jake Evans and Artturi Lehkonen. Dallas got on the board with a Jacob Peterson goal, his sixth of the season, via Joe Pavelski. Montreal replied in the third period with a Toffoli shorthanded goal, his sixth of the year, set up by Nick Suzuki. The Canadiens extended the lead as Dvorak scored his second of the game and seventh of the season, going in unassisted. The Stars got one back with a Tyler Seguin goal, his tenth of the year, courtesy of Joel Hanley and Denis Gurianov. Montreal shot back on a Josh Anderson goal, his eighth of the season, coming off of Jonathan Drouin and Rem Pitlick. Dallas pulled back on a Pavelski power play goal, his sixteenth of the year, with assists provided by Seguin and Roope Hintz. This only made it 5-3, the final, with the three stars going to Dvorak, Toffoli, and Suzuki, while Seguin and Pavelski get the honorable mentions.

Way up in Calgary, the Flames host the Florida Panthers. Spencer Knight is mismatched with Jacob Markstrom in goal. Calgary kicked off the scoring in the first period with a Rasmus Andersson power play goal, powered by Johnny Gaudreau and Matthew Tkachuk. The Flames added on with a Blake Coleman goal, his seventh of the season, via Andrew Mangiapane and Mikael Backlund. Florida got one back with a Sam Bennett goal, his sixteenth of the year, guided in by Mason Marchment and Carter Verhaeghe. Calgary shot back on a Sean Monahan power play goal, his fifth of the season, helped along by Gaudreau. The Flames extended the lead in the third period as Tkachuk scored his seventeenth of the year, thanks to Elias Lindholm and Gaudreau. Calgary padded the lead on a Monahan goal, his second of the game and sixth of the season, courtesy of Gaudreau and Tkachuk. This stood for a 5-1 win, with the three stars given to Tkachuk, Gaudreau, and Monahan.

Finally, the Los Angeles Kings bring in the Tampa Bay Lightning. Andrei Vasilevskiy and Cal Petersen guard the cages. Tampa Bay struck first in the first period with a Victor Hedman goal, his eighth of the season, going in unassisted. Los Angeles tied it in the second period on a Blake Lizotte goal, his fifth of the year, an unassisted goal. The Kings took the lead on a shorthanded and unassisted Alex Iafallo goal, his eleventh of the season. The Lightning tied it on a Nikita Kucherov power play goal, his fifth of the year, powered by Hedman and Steven Stamkos. Tampa Bay retook the lead with a Pierre-Edouard Bellemare shorthanded goal, his fifth of the season, set up by Mathieu Joseph. Los Angeles tied it again with an Arthur Kaliyev power play goal, his seventh of the year, with assists provided by Sean Durzi and Rasmus Kupari. The Lightning took the lead in the third period with a Hedman goal, his second of the game and ninth of the season, made possible by Kucherov and Brayden Point. Tampa Bay added on with a Joseph goal, his sixth of the year, helped along by Ryan McDonagh and Mikhail Sergachev. The Lightning extended the lead with a Stamkos empty net goal, his nineteenth of the season, assisted by Alex Killorn. The Kings got one back with a Phillip Danault goal, his tenth of the year, courtesy of Viktor Arvidsson. The three stars of the 6-4 game were Hedman, Kucherov, and Joseph, while Stamkos gets an honorable mention. 

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