Wednesday, April 20, 2022

NHL 2021-22 - Day 179

There's four games on this Wednesday, beginning with...

The Edmonton Oilers hosting the Dallas Stars. Scott Wedgewood and Mike Smith are set to start in goal. Edmonton started in the first period with an Evander Kane goal, his seventeenth of the season, via Connor McDavid and Kris Russell. The Oilers added on with a Derek Ryan goal, his ninth of the year, coming off of Ryan McLeod and Tyson Barrie. Dallas got on the board with a Jason Robertson goal, his thirty-seventh of the season, fueled by Roope Hintz and John Klingberg. The Stars tied it on a Hintz goal, his thirty-fifth of the year, guided in by Robertson and Joe Pavelski in the second period. Edmonton retook the lead on a Zach Hyman goal, his twenty-fifth of the season, assisted by Leon Draisaitl and Evan Bouchard. The Oilers extended the lead as Jesse Puljujarvi scored his fourteenth of the year, made possible by Bouchard and McDavid. Edmonton iced it at 5-2 with a McDavid empty net goal, his forty-third of the campaign, set up by Duncan Keith. The three stars were McDavid, Bouchard, and Robertson, while Hintz gets an honorable mention.

Down in Arizona, the Coyotes welcome the Chicago Blackhawks. Kevin Lankinen and Karel Vejmelka are the goalies. Chicago opened in the first period with a Jake McCabe goal, his fourth of the season, courtesy of Jonathan Toews and Dominik Kubalik. The Blackhawks added on with a Kubalik goal, his fourteenth of the year, coming off of Tyler Johnson and Toews. Arizona got on the board with a Barrett Hayton goal, his ninth of the season, via Nick Schmaltz and Andrew Ladd in the second period. Chicago replied with an Alex Vlasic goal, fueled by Patrick Kane and Alex DeBrincat. The Coyotes got one back in the third period with a Nathan Smith goal, passed from Phil Kessel and Alex Galchenyuk. Arizona tied it on an Anton Stralman goal, his sixth of the year, with helpers from Schmaltz and Kessel. The Blackhawks won 4-3 in overtime with a DeBrincat goal, his fortieth of the campaign, assisted by Kane and Seth Jones. The three stars were DeBrincat, Kubalik, and Kane, while Toews, Schmaltz, and Kessel get the honorable mentions.

Along to Vegas, as the Golden Knights bring in the Washington Capitals. Ilya Samsonov and Robin Lehner are the masked men. Washington began in the first period with an Evgeny Kuznetsov goal, his twenty-fourth of the season, passed from Alex Ovechkin and Nick Jensen. Vegas tied it on an Alec Martinez goal, his second of the year, via Zach Whitecloud and Mattias Janmark. Logan Thompson replaced Lehner in goal to start the second period. The Capitals retook the lead in the second period on an Ovechkin goal, his forty-ninth of the season, assisted by Kuznetsov and Marcus Johansson. The Golden Knights tied it in the third period with an Evgenii Dadonov goal, his twentieth of the year, guided in by Shea Theodore. Vegas took the lead with a Chandler Stephenson power play goal, his nineteenth of the season, powered by Max Pacioretty and Alex Pietrangelo. Washington tied it on another Ovechkin goal, his second of the game and fiftieth of the year, coming off of Dmitry Orlov and Conor Sheary. The Golden Knights won 4-3 in overtime with a Theodore goal, his fourteenth of the campaign, helped along by Dadonov and William Karlsson.

Finally, the Seattle Kraken host the Colorado Avalanche. Pavel Francouz and Philipp Grubauer are in the creases. Seattle led off in the first period with a Kole Lind goal, his second of the season, assisted by Will Borgen and Victor Rask. The Kraken added on with a Jordan Eberle goal, his nineteenth of the year, via Matty Beniers and Ryan Donato. Seattle extended the lead as Yanni Gourde scored his eighteenth of the season, thanks to Jared McCann and Karson Kuhlman. Colorado got on the board with a Cale Makar goal, his twenty-seventh of the year, passed from Nazem Kadri and J.T. Compher. The Avalanche got closer in the third period with an Artturi Lehkonen goal, his seventeenth of the season, coming off of Valeri Nichushkin and Nathan MacKinnon. This only made it 3-2, the final, with the three stars going to Gourde, Eberle, and Lind. 

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