Monday, February 21, 2022

NHL 2021-22 - Day 121

There's five games, including three matinees, on Monday. First up...

The Boston Bruins host the Colorado Avalanche. Darcy Kuemper and Jeremy Swayman protect the nets. Boston led off in the first period with a David Pastrnak goal, his twenty-sixth of the season, via Patrice Bergeron and Charlie McAvoy. The Bruins added on in the second period with a Bergeron goal, his thirteenth of the year, fueled by Taylor Hall and Matt Grzelcyk. Colorado got on the board with a Nathan MacKinnon power play goal, his twelfth of the season, powered by Mikko Rantanen and Cale Makar. Boston shot back with a Pastrnak goal, his second of the game and twenty-seventh of the year, assisted by Hall and Brandon Carlo. The Bruins extended the lead as Jake DeBrusk scored his ninth of the season, thanks to Curtis Lazar and McAvoy. Boston padded the lead in the third period with a Charlie Coyle power play goal, his twelfth of the year, with assists provided by Pastrnak and Hall. The final held at 5-1, with the three stars awarded to Pastrnak, Bergeron, and Hall, while McAvoy gets an honorable mention. 

Over in Philadelphia, the Flyers welcome the Carolina Hurricanes. Frederik Andersen and Martin Jones are the veterans in goal. Carolina got going in the second period with a Nino Niederreiter goal, his fifteenth of the season, fueled by Jesper Fast and Jaccob Slavin. Philadelphia tied it on a Gerry Mayhew goal, his sixth of the year, assisted by Justin Braun and Ivan Provorov. The Hurricanes took the lead with a Teuvo Teravainen goal, his thirteenth of the season, guided in by Andrei Svechnikov and Sebastian Aho. The Flyers tied it again in the third period with a Patrick Brown goal, his second of the year, with helpers from Isaac Ratcliffe and Rasmus Ristolainen. Carolina regained the lead on a Vincent Trocheck goal, his fourteenth of the season, coming off of Martin Necas and Ian Cole. Philadelphia tied it on an Oskar Lindblom goal, his seventh of the year, with assists provided by Travis Konecny and Travis Sanheim. The Hurricanes won 4-3 in overtime with a Brett Pesce goal, his fourth of the campaign, helped along by Trocheck and Jordan Staal. The three stars were Trocheck, Pesce, and Andersen (38 for 41 in saves).

Westward to Calgary, as the Flames host the Winnipeg Jets. Connor Hellebuyck and Jacob Markstrom tend the twines. Calgary dented the scoreboard in the second period with a Sean Monahan power play goal, his eighth of the season, powered by Andrew Mangiapane and Noah Hanifin. Winnipeg tied it on a Dominic Toninato goal, his fifth of the year, guided in by Neal Pionk and Brenden Dillon. The Flames took the lead in the third period with an Elias Lindholm goal, his twenty-third of the season, passed from Johnny Gaudreau. The Flames iced it at 3-1 with a Tyler Toffoli empty net goal, his eleventh of the year, set up by Mikael Backlund and Blake Coleman. 

Back east, the Montreal Canadiens bring in the Toronto Maple Leafs. Petr Mrazek and Samuel Montembeault are the goalies. Montreal began in the first period with a Josh Anderson goal, his eleventh of the season, via Jeff Petry and Cole Caufield. The Canadiens added on with a Caufield goal, his sixth of the year, guided in by Anderson. Montreal extended the lead in the second period as Mike Hoffman scored his ninth of the season, thanks to Brendan Gallagher. The Canadiens padded the lead on an Anderson goal, his second of the game and twelfth of the year, helped along by Caufield and Nick Suzuki. Montreal continued on a Rem Pitlick goal, his tenth of the season, coming off of Gallagher and Ben Chiarot. Toronto got on the board in the third period with an Ilya Mikheyev goal, his eighth of the year, passed from Morgan Rielly and Ondrej Kase. The Maple Leafs got one back with a Pierre Engvall goal, his eighth of the season, made possible by Jason Spezza and Justin Holl. This only made it 5-2, the final, with the three stars being Anderson, Caufield, and Gallagher. 

Finally, the Vancouver Canucks host the Seattle Kraken. Chris Driedger and Thatcher Demko are set to start in goal. Vancouver struck first in the first period with a Tyler Motte goal, his sixth of the season, assisted by Juho Lammikko and Matthew Highmore. Seattle tied it on a Jared McCann goal, his twenty-first of the year, passed from Marcus Johansson and Jordan Eberle. The Kraken took the lead with a shorthanded Mark Giordano goal, his fifth of the season, set up by Joonas Donskoi and Riley Sheahan. The Canucks tied it on a Travis Hamonic goal, via Lammikko and Motte. Vancouver took the lead with a Vasily Podkolzin goal, his eighth of the year, coming off Quinn Hughes and Elias Pettersson. The Canucks added on in the third period with a Bo Horvat power play goal, his fifteenth of the season, powered by J.T. Miller and Pettersson. Vancouver iced it at 5-2 with a Tanner Pearson empty net goal, his ninth of the year, set up by Miller. The three stars were Motte, Lammikko, and Pettersson, while Miller gets an honorable mention. 

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