Thursday, March 24, 2022

NHL 2021-22 - Day 152

We've got ten games on tonight, beginning with...

The Boston Bruins hosting the Tampa Bay Lightning. Andrei Vasilevskiy and Jeremy Swayman tend the twines. Tampa Bay dented the scoreboard in the second period with a Brandon Hagel shorthanded goal, his twenty-second of the season, set up by Ondrej Palat. Boston tied it on a David Pastrnak goal, his thirty-fourth of the year, guided in by Erik Haula and Hampus Lindholm. The Lightning took the lead in the third period with a Steven Stamkos goal, his twenty-eighth of the season, via Brayden Point and Nikita Kuchreov. The Bruins retied it on another Pastrnak goal, his second of the game and thirty-fifth of the year, fueled by Haula and Connor Clifton. Boston took the lead with a Pastrnak goal, completing his hat trick on his thirty-sixth of the season, assisted by Taylor Hall and Haula. This made it 3-2, the final, with the three stars going to Pastrnak, Haula, and Hagel.

In Montreal, the Canadiens welcome the Florida Panthers. Spencer Knight and Jake Allen are the goalies. Montreal led off in the first period with a Nick Suzuki power play goal, his eighteenth of the season, powered by Cole Caufield and Chris Wideman. Florida tied it on an Aleksander Barkov goal, his twenty-seventh of the year, via Robert Hagg and Claude Giroux. The Panthers took the lead in the second period with a Mason Marchment goal, his fourteenth of the season, going in unassisted. The Canadiens tied it on a Jake Evans goal, his ninth of the year, passed from Alexander Romanov and Mike Hoffman. Florida retook the lead on an Anthony Duclair goal, his twenty-fifth of the season, coming off of Ben Chiarot and Jonathan Huberdeau. The Panthers added on in the third period with a Sam Reinhart power play goal, his twenty-fourth of the year, with assists provided by Huberdeau and Giroux. Montreal pulled one back with a Paul Byron goal, his third of the season, assisted by Christian Dvorak and Joel Armia. This only made it 4-3, the final, with the three stars going to Huberdeau, Giroux, and Reinhart.

Down in Raleigh, the Carolina Hurricanes bring in the Dallas Stars. Scott Wedgewood and Frederik Andersen are between the pipes. Dallas got going in the second period with a Jamie Benn goal, his sixteenth of the season, courtesy of Alexander Radulov and John Klingberg. Carolina tied it with a Nino Niederreiter goal, his eighteenth of the year, via Brady Skjei. The Hurricanes took the lead in the third period with a Vincent Trocheck power play goal, his eighteenth of the season, powered by Sebastian Aho and Teuvo Teravainen. The Stars tied it on a Roope Hintz goal, his twenty-seventh of the year, fueled by Joe Pavelski and Jason Robertson. Carolina retook the lead on a Niederreiter goal, his second of the game and nineteenth of the season, assisted by Skjei and Jesperi Kotkaniemi. Dallas tied it on another Hintz goal, his second of the game and twenty-eighth of the year, with helpers from Robertson and Pavelski. The tie lasted to a shootout, where Tyler Seguin's lone tally lifted the Stars to a 4-3 win, with the three stars being Hintz, Niederreiter, and Robertson, while Pavelski and Skjei receive honorable mentions.

Back north, the New York Islanders host the Detroit Red Wings. Thomas Greiss and Ilya Sorokin are set to start in goal. New York began in the first period with an Anthony Beauvillier goal, his tenth of the season, assisted by Anders Lee. The Islanders added on with an Oliver Wahlstrom goal, his twelfth of the year, via Mathew Barzal and Adam Pelech. New York extended the lead in the second period as Brock Nelson scored his twenty-eighth of the season, powered by Lee and Barzal. Alex Nedeljkovic replaced Greiss in goal. The Islanders padded the lead on a Josh Bailey goal, his seventh of the year, passed from Kyle Palmieri and Jean-Gabriel Pageau. Detroit got on the board with a Pius Suter goal, his thirteenth of the season, helped along by Filip Hronek and Tyler Bertuzzi. New York shot back with a Nelson goal, his second of the game and twenty-ninth of the year, courtesy of Beauvillier and Lee. The Red Wings got one back with a Sam Gagner goal, his eighth of the season, made possible by Jakub Vrana. The three stars of the 5-2 game belonged to Nelson, Beauvillier, and Lee, while Barzal gets an honorable mention.

Out west, the St. Louis Blues welcome the Philadelphia Flyers. Martin Jones and Jordan Binnington are the experienced backups in goal. Philadelphia opened in the first period with a Travis Konecny goal, his eleventh of the season, coming off of Kevin Connauton and Hayden Hodgson. The Flyers added on with a Patrick Brown goal, his fourth of the year, via Cam York and Owen Tippett. St. Louis got on the board with a Vladimir Tarasenko power play goal, his twenty-first of the season, powered by Ryan O'Reilly and David Perron. Philadelphia replied with a Konecny goal, his second of the game and twelfth of the year, guided in by Kevin Hayes and York. The Blues shot back with an Alexei Toropchenko goal, his second of the season, passed from Logan Brown. The Flyers replied in the third period with a Hodgson goal, helped along by Hayes. Philadelphia finished it at 5-2 with a Joel Farabee empty net goal, his fourteenth of the year, set up by James van Riemsdyk. The three stars were Konecny, Hodgson, and Hayes, while York gets an honorable mention.

Up in Minnesota, the Wild bring in the Vancouver Canucks. Thatcher Demko and Cam Talbot guard the cages. Vancouver started in the first period with a Bo Horvat goal, his twenty-fifth of the season, coming off of Oliver Ekman-Larsson and Brock Boeser. Minnesota tied it on a Kirill Kaprizov goal, his thirty-third of the year, courtesy of Ryan Hartman and Mats Zuccarello. The Wild took the lead in the second period with a Kevin Fiala goal, his twenty-first of the season, going in unassisted. The Canucks retied it in the third period with a J.T. Miller power play goal, his twenty-seventh of the year, powered by Quinn Hughes and Elias Pettersson. Minnesota won 3-2 in overtime with a Joel Eriksson Ek goal, his nineteenth of the campaign, via Kaprizov and Jonas Brodin. The three stars were Kaprizov, Eriksson Ek, and Fiala.

In Canada, the Winnipeg Jets host the Ottawa Senators. Anton Forsberg and Connor Hellebuyck man the nets. Winnipeg struck first in the first period with a Josh Morrissey goal, his tenth of the season, via Mark Scheifele and Blake Wheeler. Ottawa tied it on a Brady Tkachuk goal, his twenty-first of the year, courtesy of Artem Zub and Josh Norris. The Senators took the lead in the third period with a Tyler Ennis goal, his eighth of the season, coming off of Mathieu Joseph and Chris Tierney. Ottawa added on with a Colin White power play goal, his second of the year, powered by Tim Stutzle and Erik Brannstrom. The Senators extended the lead as Connor Brown scored his tenth of the season, passed from Stutzle and Michael Del Zotto. The Jets got one back with a Kyle Connor goal, his fortieth of the year, assisted by Pierre-Luc Dubois and Scheifele. Ottawa finished it at 5-2 with a Tkachuk empty net goal, his second of the game and twenty-second of the campaign, set up by Del Zotto. The three stars were Tkachuk, Stutzle, and Del Zotto, while Scheifele gets an honorable mention.

Westward to Edmonton, as the Oilers welcome the San Jose Sharks. Kaapo Kahkonen and Mike Smith patrol the creases. San Jose cracked the scoresheet in the second period with an Erik Karlsson goal, his tenth of the season, via Tomas Hertl and Timo Meier. Edmonton tied it on a Kailer Yamamoto goal, his eighteenth of the year, guided in by Ryan McLeod and Duncan Keith on the power play. The Oilers took the lead with a Leon Draisaitl goal, his forty-third of the season, going in unassisted. Edmonton added on with a Derick Brassard goal, his seventh of the year, coming off of Jesse Puljujarvi and Evan Bouchard. The Sharks got one back with a Hertl goal, his twenty-sixth of the season, assisted by Meier and Karlsson. The Oilers replied with a Draisaitl power play goal, his second of the game and forty-fourth of the year, powered by Connor McDavid and Zach Hyman. Edmonton iced it at 5-2 with an Evander Kane empty net goal, his fifteenth of the campaign, set up by McDavid and Yamamoto. The three stars were Draisaitl, Yamamoto, and McDavid, while Karlsson, Hertl, and Meier get the honorable mentions.

Back stateside, the Vegas Golden Knights bring in the Nashville Predators. Juuse Saros and Logan Thompson are given the starting nods in goal. Vegas kicked off the scoring in the first period with a Mattias Janmark goal, his ninth of the season, via Alex Pietrangelo and Chandler Stephenson. The Golden Knights added on with a Nicolas Roy goal, his thirteenth of the year, going in unassisted. Vegas extended the lead on an Evgenii Dadonov power play goal, his sixteenth of the season, powered by Jonathan Marchessault and Stephenson. Nashville got on the board with a Filip Forsberg power play goal, his thirty-sixth of the year, helped along by Roman Josi and Ryan Johansen. The Golden Knights responded with a Jack Eichel power play goal, his sixth of the season, made possible by Marchessault and Dadonov. Vegas padded the lead as Stephenson scored his sixteenth of the year on the power play in the third period, with the help of Eichel and Marchessault. The Golden Knights continued as Pietrangelo scored his eleventh of the campaign, thanks to Roy and Dadonov. The final was 6-1, with the three stars awarded to Dadonov, Stephenson, and Marchessault, while Pietrangelo, Roy, and Eichel get the honorable mentions.

Finally, the Los Angeles Kings host the Chicago Blackhawks. Collin Delia and Jonathan Quick are in the blue paint. Chicago was first to score in the first period with a Patrick Kane goal, his twenty-first of the season, via Alex DeBrincat and Erik Gustafsson. Los Angeles tied it on a Trevor Moore shorthanded goal, his thirteenth of the year, set up by Sean Durzi. The Blackhawks took the lead with a DeBrincat goal, his thirty-sixth of the season, fueled by Dylan Strome and Kane. The Kings tied it on a power play goal by Phillip Danault, his twentieth of the year, powered by Anze Kopitar and Durzi. Chicago retook the lead with a Sam Lafferty goal, his fourth of the season, coming off of Taylor Raddysh and Seth Jones. Los Angeles tied it in the third period with another Danault goal, his second of the game and twenty-first of the year, passed from Viktor Arvidsson and Durzi. The tie lasted to a shootout, where DeBrincat's lone tally lifted the Blackhawks to a 4-3 win. The three stars were DeBrincat, Danault, and Durzi, while Kane gets an honorable mention. 

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