NHL 2021-22 - Day 172

There's three games on today after a weather postponement wiped out the Jets' game versus the Kraken. First up...

The Philadelphia Flyers host the New York Rangers. Alexandar Georgiev and Felix Sandstrom are the backups in goal. New York began in the first period with a Kaapo Kakko goal, his sixth of the season, made possible by Barclay Goodrow and K'Andre Miller. The Rangers added on in the second period with a Kakko goal, his second of the game and seventh of the year, via Filip Chytil. New York extended the lead as Artemi Panarin scored his twenty-second of the season, thanks to Jacob Trouba. The Rangers iced it at 4-0 with an Andrew Copp empty net shorthanded goal, his eighteenth of the year, set up by Goodrow and Trouba. The three stars belonged to Georgiev (28 save shutout), Kakko, and Goodrow, while Trouba gets an honorable mention.

In Columbus, the Blue Jackets welcome the Montreal Canadiens. Sam Montembeualt and Elvis Merzlikins are the goalies. Columbus led off in the first period with a Jack Roslovic goal, his sixteenth of the season, via Patrik Laine and Vladislav Gavrikov. The Blue Jackets added on in the second period with a Roslovic goal, his second of the game and seventeenth of the year, passed from Laine and Gustav Nyquist. Columbus extended the lead as Laine scored his twenty-sixth of the season on the power play, powered by Nyquist and Jakub Voracek. Montreal got on the board with a Ryan Poehling power play goal, his sixth of the year, with assists provided by Nick Suzuki and Mike Hoffman. The Blue Jackets replied in the third period with a Cole Sillinger goal, his thirteenth of the season, coming off of Emil Bemstrom and Nick Blankenburg. The Blue Jackets padded the lead on a Bemstrom goal, his sixth of the year, with helpers from Voracek and Sillinger. The final was 5-1, with the three stars going to Roslovic, Laine, and Bemstrom, while Sillinger, Nyquist, and Voracek get the honorable mentions.

Finally, the Colorado Avalanche bring in the Los Angeles Kings. Jonathan Quick and Darcy Kuemper are the veteran goalies. Colorado struck first in the first period with a Nicolas Aube-Kubel goal, his tenth of the season, assisted by Erik Johnson and Bowen Byram. The Avalanche added on with a Valeri Nichushkin goal, his twentieth of the year, via Byram and Artturi Lehkonen. Colorado extended the lead on a power play goal by Nathan MacKinnon, his twenty-seventh of the season, powered by Cale Makar and Mikko Rantanen. The Avalanche padded the lead on another Aube-Kubel goal, his second of the game and eleventh of the year, helped along by Alex Newhook and Devon Toews. Los Angeles got on the board with an Adrian Kempe goal in the second period, his thirty-third of the season, courtesy of Arthur Kaliyev and Troy Stecher. The Kings got closer with an Alex Iafallo goal, his sixteenth of the year, with helpers from Jordan Spence and Blake Lizotte. Colorado replied with an Andre Burakovsky goal, his twenty-first of the season, made possible by MacKinnon. The Avalanche continued with a Makar power play goal, his twenty-sixth of the year, with assists provided by MacKinnon and Lehkonen. Colorado struck again in the third period with a MacKinnon goal, his second of the game and twenty-eighth of the season, fueled by Makar. The Avalanche kept going with a Nichushkin goal, his second of the game and twenty-first of the year, passed from Makar. Colorado piled on with a MacKinnon goal to complete his hat trick on his twenty-ninth of the season, guided in by Burakovsky. Los Angeles got one back with a Phillip Danault goal, his twenty-third of the year, dished from Spence and Trevor Moore. The final was 9-3, with the three stars being MacKinnon, Makar, and Aube-Kubel, while Burakovsky, Nichushkin, Lehkonen, Byram, and Spence get the honorable mentions. 

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