Saturday, March 12, 2022

NHL 2021-22 - Day 140

There's 10 games on for Saturday, beginning with...

The Nashville Predators hosting the St. Louis Blues. Ville Husso and Juuse Saros are the Finnish goalies. St. Louis opened in the first period with a David Perron power play goal, his fifteenth of the season, powered by Torey Krug and Vladimir Tarasenko. The Blues added on with a Brandon Saad goal, his eighteenth of the year, coming off of Robert Thomas and Jordan Kyrou. St. Louis extended the lead as Thomas scored his eleventh of the season on the power play, with the help of Saad and Kyrou. Nashville got on the board with a Matt Duchene goal, his thirtieth of the year, courtesy of Filip Forsberg and Ryan Johansen. The Predators got closer in the second period with a Johansen power play goal, his fifteenth of the season, with assists provided by Duchene and Roman Josi. Nashville tied it on a Forsberg goal, his twenty-ninth of the year, assisted by Mattias Ekholm and Alexandre Carrier. The Blues retook the lead with a Krug goal, his eighth of the season, made possible by MacKenzie MacEachern and Tyler Bozak. The Predators retied it with a Duchene goal, his second of the game and thirty-first of the year, with a lone helper from Johansen. St. Louis took the lead in the third period with a Thomas goal, his second of the game and twelfth of the season, guided in by Kyrou and Tarasenko. The Blues padded the lead on a Perron empty net goal, his second of the game and sixteenth of the year, set up by Brayden Schenn and Ryan O'Reilly. St. Louis iced it at 7-4 with a Justin Faulk empty net goal, his eighth of the campaign, with a lone assist by Thomas. The three stars were Thomas, Kyrou, and Perron, while Saad, Krug, Tarasenko, Duchene, Johansen, and Forsberg get the honorable mentions. 

Over in Raleigh, the Carolina Hurricanes welcome the Philadelphia Flyers. Martin Jones and Frederik Andersen start in goal. Carolina got going in the second period with a Steven Lorentz goal, his seventh of the season, passed from Derek Stepan and Jalen Chatfield. Philadelphia tied it on a Derick Brassard goal, his sixth of the year, courtesy of Cam Atkinson and Rasmus Ristolainen. The Hurricanes retook the lead in the second period with a Jordan Martinook goal, his third of the season, via Vincent Trocheck and Ian Cole. Carolina iced it at 3-1 with a Sebastian Aho empty net goal, his twenty-sixth of the year, set up by Andrei Svechnikov. The three stars were Andersen (28 for 29 in saves), Martinook, and Lorentz. 

Up in Boston, the Bruins bring in the Arizona Coyotes. Karel Vejmelka and Linus Ullmark are set to start in goal. Boston started in the first period with a Craig Smith goal, his twelfth of the season, courtesy of Tomas Nosek and Nick Foligno. The Bruins added on with another Smith goal, his second of the game and thirteenth of the year, passed from Charlie Coyle and Trent Frederic. Arizona got on the board in the second period with a Clayton Keller goal, his twenty-fifth of the season, coming off of Dysin Mayo and Nick Schmaltz. The Coyotes tied it in the third period with a Nick Ritchie goal, his sixth of the year, via Barrett Hayton and Matias Maccelli. Boston retook the lead with a Coyle goal, his fourteenth of the season, guided in by Frederic and Charlie McAvoy. The final held at 3-2, with the three stars being Smith, Coyle, and Frederic.

In Canada, the Montreal Canadiens host the Seattle Kraken. Philipp Grubauer and Samuel Montembeault man the nets. Seattle kicked off the scoring in the first period with a Yanni Gourde shorthanded goal, his thirteenth of the season, going in unassisted. Montreal tied it on a Michael Pezzetta goal, his fifth of the year, coming off of Jake Evans. The Kraken retook the lead with a Ryan Donato goal, his thirteenth of the season, via Marcus Johansson and Vince Dunn. Seattle added on with a Jared McCann power play goal, his twenty-third of the year, powered by Johansson and Morgan Geekie. The Canadiens got one back in the third period with an Alexander Romanov goal, his third of the season, made possible by Rem Pitlick and Brendan Gallagher. Montreal tied it with a Nick Suzuki goal, his fourteenth of the year, with helpers from Ben Chiarot and Romanov. The tie went to a shootout, where Johansson had the lone tally for a 4-3 win. The three stars were Johansson, Romanov, and McCann.

Over in Ontario, the Ottawa Senators welcome the Chicago Blackhawks. Marc-Andre Fleury and Anton Forsberg draw the starts in goal. Ottawa began in the first period with a Connor Brown shorthanded goal, his eighth of the season, set up by Alex Formenton. The Senators added on with a Thomas Chabot goal, his sixth of the year, going in unassisted. Chicago got on the board in the second period with a Jonathan Toews goal, his sixth of the season, via Patrick Kane. The Blackhawks tied it on a Toews power play goal, his second of the game and seventh of the year, powered by Kane. Chicago pulled ahead with a Caleb Jones goal, his third of the season, guided in by Seth Jones and Brandon Hagel. Ottawa retied it on a Nick Paul goal, his eleventh of the year, made possible by Artem Zub and Josh Brown. The Blackhawks retook the lead with a Sam Lafferty goal, his third of the season, fueled by Jake McCabe and Ryan Carpenter. Chicago extended the lead in the third period as Caleb Jones scored his second of the game and fourth of the year, thanks to Kirby Dach and McCabe. The Blackhawks padded the lead as Dylan Strome scored his sixteenth of the season, with the help of Calvin de Haan and Kane. The final held at 6-3 with the three stars going to Caleb Jones, Kane, and Toews, while Seth Jones and McCabe get the honorable mentions.

Back stateside, the New Jersey Devils bring in the Anaheim Ducks. Anthony Stolarz and Nico Daws are the lesser-known goalies. Anaheim led off in the first period with a Troy Terry goal, his twenty-ninth of the season, coming off of Max Comtois and Josh Manson. New Jersey tied it in the second period with a Tomas Tatar goal, his eleventh of the year, via Jesper Boqvist. The tie lasted to a shootout, where Tatar and Jesper Bratt had the only tallies for a 2-1 win for the Devils. The three stars were Tatar, Daws (33 for 34 in saves), and Stolarz (39 for 40 in saves).

Out west, the Calgary Flames host the Detroit Red Wings. Thomas Greiss and Jacob Markstrom are between the pipes. Calgary struck first in the first period with an Elias Lindholm power play goal, his thirtieth of the season, powered by Rasmus Andersson and Matthew Tkachuk. The Flames added on in the third period with a Tyler Toffoli power play goal, his seventeenth of the year, with assists provided by Tkachuk and Johnny Gaudreau. Calgary extended the lead as Blake Coleman scored his thirteenth of the season, thanks to Christopher Tanev and Michael Stone. The final held at 3-0, with the three stars awarded to Markstrom (19 save shutout), Tkachuk, and Lindholm.

Down in Dallas, the Stars welcome the New York Rangers. Igor Shesterkin and Jake Oettinger tend the twines. Dallas was first to score in the first period with an Esa Lindell goal, his fourth of the season, assisted by Joel Hanley. The Stars added on with a Tyler Seguin goal, his eighteenth of the year, guided in by Joel Kiviranta and Lindell. New York got on the board with a Greg McKegg goal, his second of the season, via K'Andre Miller and Julien Gauthier. The Rangers tied it on a Mika Zibanejad power play goal, his twenty-third of the year, powered by Ryan Strome and Artemi Panarin. New York pulled ahead with an Adam Fox goal, his eighth of the season, coming off of Jacob Trouba and Panarin. The Rangers extended the lead as Panarin scored his sixteenth of the year, thanks to Miller and Dryden Hunt. Dallas got one back in the second period with a Jason Robertson power play goal, his thirtieth of the season, with assists provided by John Klingberg and Roope Hintz. New York answered on a Patrik Nemeth goal, his second of the year, helped along by Panarin and Hunt. The Stars got one back with a Joe Pavelski goal, his twenty-third of the season, with helpers from Hintz and Klingberg. The Rangers fired back with a Barclay Goodrow goal, his thirteenth of the year, passed from Filip Chytil. New York iced it at 7-4 with a Strome empty net goal, his fourteenth of the campaign, set up by Hunt and Panarin. The three stars were Panarin, Hunt, and Strome, while Miller, Hintz, and Klingberg get the honorable mentions.

In California, the San Jose Sharks bring in the Los Angeles Kings. Cal Petersen and Adin Hill patrol the creases. San Jose drew first blood in the first period with a Timo Meier goal, his twenty-fifth of the season, powered by Brent Burns and Nick Bonino. The Sharks added on with a Matt Nieto goal, his fifth of the year, guided in by Bonino. San Jose extended the lead as Jonathan Dahlen scored his twelfth of the season, thanks to Meier. The Sharks padded the lead in the second period on a Tomas Hertl power play goal, his twenty-fourth of the year, with assists provided by Meier and Burns. San Jose continued in the third period with another Hertl goal, his second of the game and twenty-fifth of the season, helped along by Rudolfs Balcers and Alexander Barabanov. The final was 5-0, with the three stars awarded to Hill (29 save shutout), Hertl, and Meier, while Burns and Bonino get the honorable mentions.

Finally, the Edmonton Oilers host the Tampa Bay Lightning. Brian Elliott and Mikko Koskinen receive the starting nods in goal. Edmonton dented the scoreboard in the first period with a Connor McDavid goal, his thirty-first of the season, assisted by Kailer Yamamoto and Tyson Barrie. The Oilers added on in the second period with a McDavid power play goal, his second of the game and thirty-second of the year, powered by Barrie and Leon Draisaitl. Tampa Bay got on the board with a Zach Bogosian goal in the third period, his third of the season, coming off of Corey Perry and Pat Maroon. Edmonton shot back with a Draisaitl goal, his thirty-ninth of the year, going in unassisted. The Oilers finished it at 4-1 with a Yamamoto empty net goal, his thirteenth of the campaign, set up by Evander Kane. The three stars were McDavid, Draisaitl, and Yamamoto, while Barrie gets an honorable mention. 

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