NHL 2022-23 - Day 17

Three games on for Wednesday's slate, beginning with...

The Battle of New York, as the Islanders host the Rangers. Jaroslav Halak and Ilya Sorokin man the nets. The Islanders got going in the second period with a Kyle Palmieri goal, via Jean-Gabriel Pageau and Ryan Pulock. The Islanders added on in the third period with a Josh Bailey goal, courtesy of Adam Pelech and Mathew Barzal. The Islanders extended the lead as Palmieri scored his second of the game, thanks to Pelech and Pageau. The final was 3-0, with the three stars awarded to Sorokin (41 save shutout), Palmieri, and Pelech, while Pageau gets an honorable mention.

Out west, the St. Louis Blues welcome the Edmonton Oilers. Stuart Skinner and Jordan Binnington are in the blue paint. Edmonton started in the first period with a Jesse Puljujarvi goal, courtesy of Darnell Nurse and Warren Foegele. St. Louis tied it in the second period with a Ryan O'Reilly power play goal, passed from Justin Faulk and Brayden Schenn. The Oilers gained the lead in the third period on a Ryan Nugent-Hopkins goal, his fourth of the season, assisted by Connor McDavid and Zach Hyman. Edmonton iced it at 3-1 with a Hyman empty net goal, his third of the year, set up by Leon Draisaitl and Evander Kane. The three stars were Skinner (37 for 38 in saves), Hyman, and Nugent-Hopkins.

Finally, the Anaheim Ducks bring in the Tampa Bay Lightning. Brian Elliott and John Gibson are the veterans in goal. Anaheim opened in the first period with a Trevor Zegras goal, his fourth of the season, guided in by Dmitry Kulikov and Troy Terry. Tampa Bay tied it on a Mikhail Sergachev goal, coming off of Nick Paul and Nick Perbix. The Lightning took the lead with a Nikita Kucherov goal, his second of the year, assisted by Victor Hedman and Philippe Myers. The Ducks retied it in the second period with a Terry goal, his fourth of the season, going in unassisted. Tampa Bay retook the lead in the third period with a Brandon Hagel power play goal, his third of the year, powered by Sergachev and Ross Colton. The Lightning iced it at 4-2 with a Paul empty net goal, his second of the campaign, set up by Hedman. The three stars were Sergachev, Paul, and Terry, while Hedman gets an honorable mention. 

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