Sunday, March 20, 2022

NHL 2021-22 - Day 148

It's a six-game Sunday on the schedule, beginning with...

The Philadelphia Flyers hosting the New York Islanders. Ilya Sorokin and Carter Hart man the nets. New York led off in the first period with a Casey Cizikas goal, his eighth of the season, going in unassisted. Philadelphia tied it in the second period with a Kevin Hayes goal, his sixth of the year, fueled by Travis Konecny and Joel Farabee. The Flyers took the lead with another Hayes goal on the power play, his second of the game and seventh of the campaign, powered by Farabee and Konecny. The three stars on the 2-1 game were Hayes, Farabee, and Konecny. 

In DC, the Washington Capitals welcome the Dallas Stars. Jake Oettinger and Vitek Vanecek are the masked men. Dallas began in the first period with an Alexander Radulov goal, his fourth of the season, via Esa Lindell and Marian Studenic. The Stars added on with a Roope Hintz power play goal, his twenty-fourth of the year, powered by Jason Robertson and Joe Pavelski. Washington got on the board with an Alex Ovechkin power play goal, his fortieth of the season, with assists provided by John Carlson and Evgeny Kuznetsov. Dallas replied on a Hintz power play goal, his second of the game and twenty-fifth of the year, helped along by Pavelski and Tyler Seguin. The Capitals got one back in the third period with a Dmitry Orlov goal, his tenth of the season, made possible by Tom Wilson. The final stood at 3-2, with the three stars being Hintz, Pavelski, and Radulov.

Down in Raleigh, the Carolina Hurricanes bring in the New York Rangers. Alexandar Georgiev and Frederik Andersen are in the blue paint. New York got going in the second period with a Chris Kreider goal, his forty-first of the season, guided in by Jacob Trouba and Alexis Lafreniere. The Rangers iced it at 2-0 with a Frank Vatrano empty net goal in the third period, his eleventh of the year, set up by Mika Zibanejad. The three stars were Georgiev (44 save shutout), Kreider, and Vatrano.

Northwest to Chicago, as the Blackhawks host the Winnipeg Jets. Connor Hellebuyck and Marc-Andre Fleury guard the cages. Winnipeg opened in the first period with a Nikolaj Ehlers goal, his eighteenth of the season, assisted by Kyle Connor and Nate Schmidt. Chicago tied it in the second period with a Jonathan Toews goal, his eighth of the year, via Taylor Raddysh and Dominik Kubalik. The Blackhawks took the lead on a Dylan Strome goal, his seventeenth of the season, courtesy of Patrick Kane and Alex DeBrincat. The Jets tied it on a Jansen Harkins goal, his sixth of the year, helped along by Dylan DeMelo and Andrew Copp. Winnipeg pulled ahead with another Harkins goal, his second of the game and seventh of the season, coming off of Copp and Evgeny Svechnikov. The Jets added on with a Connor power play goal, his thirty-ninth of the year, powered by Mark Scheifele and Blake Wheeler. Winnipeg extended the lead as Josh Morrissey scored his ninth of the season, thanks to Scheifele and Wheeler. Chicago got one back in the third period with a Raddysh goal, his sixth of the year, with assists provided by Kane and Strome on the power play. The Blackhawks pulled closer with a Philipp Kurashev goal, his fifth of the season, made possible by Sam Lafferty and Seth Jones. The Jets finished it at 6-4 with a Wheeler empty net goal, his tenth of the year, set up by Connor and Copp. The three stars were handed to Connor, Harkins, and Raddysh, while Wheeler, Scheifele, Copp, Strome, and Kane get the honorable mentions.

Out in California, the San Jose Sharks welcome the Arizona Coyotes. Karel Vejmelka and James Reimer are between the pipes. San Jose started in the first period with a Nick Bonino goal, his eighth of the season, fueled by Andrew Cogliano and Noah Gregor. Arizona tied it in the second period with a Phil Kessel goal, his seventh of the year, guided in by Lawson Crouse. The Coyotes took the lead in the third period with a Crouse power play goal, his twentieth of the season, powered by Kessel and Shayne Gostisbehere. The Sharks retied it on a Timo Meier goal, his twenty-sixth of the year, via Alexander Barabanov and Jaycob Megna. San Jose pulled ahead with a Gregor goal, his fourth of the season, with a lone helper from Logan Couture. The Sharks iced it at 4-2 with a Rudolfs Balcers empty net goal, his eighth of the year, going in unassisted. The three stars were Gregor, Crouse, and Kessel.

Finally, the Vancouver Canucks bring in the Buffalo Sabres. Craig Anderson and Thatcher Demko protect the nets. Buffalo struck first in the first period with a Casey Mittelstadt goal, his third of the season, coming off of Victor Olofsson and Colin Miller. Vancouver tied it on a J.T. Miller goal, his twenty-fifth of the year, via Conor Garland and Luke Schenn in the second period. The Sabres retook the lead on a Jeff Skinner goal, his twenty-fourth of the season, assisted by Rasmus Dahlin and Mittelstadt. The Canucks tied it on a Bo Horvat power play goal, his twenty-third of the year, powered by Miller and Quinn Hughes. Buffalo won 3-2 in overtime with a Dahlin goal, his ninth of the campaign, passed from Alex Tuch and Tage Thompson. The three stars were Dahlin, J.T. Miller, and Mittelstadt. 

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