NHL 2022-23 - Day 8

We're back after a one-day break with nine games on this Monday. First up...

The Boston Bruins host the Florida Panthers. Sergei Bobrovsky and Linus Ullmark man the nets. Boston opened in the first period with an unassisted Jake DeBrusk goal. Florida tied it in the second period with a Sam Bennett goal, guided in by Matthew Tkachuk and Rudolfs Balcers. The Bruins retook the lead on a Patrice Bergeron goal, his second of the season, assisted by DeBrusk. Boston added on in the third period with a David Pastrnak goal, his second of the year, helped along by Bergeron and Connor Clifton. The Bruins extended the lead as Trent Frederic scored, thanks to A.J. Greer and Clifton. The Panthers got one back with a Gustav Forsling goal, coming off of Colin White and Eetu Luostarinen. Florida got closer with a White goal, his second of the season, passed from Forsling and Carter Verhaeghe. Boston iced it at 5-3 with an empty net goal by DeBrusk, his second of the game, an unassisted goal. The three stars were DeBrusk, Bergeron, and Forsling, while Clifton and White get the honorable mentions.

Along to Detroit, as the Red Wings welcome the Los Angeles Kings. Jonathan Quick and Ville Husso are the masked men. Detroit started in the first period with an Adam Erne goal, via Pius Suter and Olli Maatta. Los Angeles tied it on a Gabriel Vilardi goal, his third of the season, coming off of Alex Iafallo and Drew Doughty. The Kings pulled ahead with an Adrian Kempe goal, his fourth of the year, passed from Kevin Fiala and Anze Kopitar. The Red Wings tied it on a David Perron goal, his second of the season, assisted by Dominik Kubalik and Maatta. Los Angeles regained the lead with a Phillip Danault goal, courtesy of Trevor Moore and Sean Durzi. Detroit tied it in the third period with a Perron power play goal, his second of the game and third of the year, powered by Filip Hronek and Oskar Sundqvist. The Kings retook the lead with a Kopitar goal, made possible by Kempe and Fiala. The Red Wings evened the score with a Sundqvist goal, with helpers from Perron and Kubalik. Los Angeles won 5-4 in overtime with a Danault goal, his second of the game, with a lone assist by Moore. The three stars were Danault, Kempe, and Kopitar, while Perron, Sundqvist, Fiala, Moore, Kubalik and Maatta get the honorable mentions.

Next up, the Montreal Canadiens bring in the Pittsburgh Penguins. Casey DeSmith and Sam Montembeault are the backups in goal. Pittsburgh led off in the first period with an Evgeni Malkin goal, his second of the season, assisted by Marcus Pettersson and Bryan Rust. The Penguins added on with another Malkin goal, his second of the game and third of the year, with helpers from Rust and Pierre-Olivier Joseph. Montreal got on the board in the third period with a Nick Suzuki goal, his second of the year, via Kaiden Guhle and Mike Hoffman. The Canadiens tied it with a Cole Caufield goal, his third of the season, coming off of Jonathan Drouin and Guhle. Montreal won 3-2 in overtime with a Kirby Dach power play goal, powered by Sean Monahan and Suzuki. The three stars were Suzuki, Malkin, and Guhle, while Rust gets an honorable mention.

Back stateside, the New York Rangers host the Anaheim Ducks. John Gibson and Igor Shesterkin guard the cages. New York began in the first period with a Vincent Trocheck power play goal, his second of the season, powered by Mika Zibanejad and Artemi Panarin. The Rangers added on with a Zibanejad power play goal, his third of the year, with assists provided by Trocheck and Panarin. Anaheim got on the board with a Frank Vatrano goal, his second of the season, coming off of Pavol Regenda and Isac Lundestrom. The Ducks tied it in the second period with a Trevor Zegras goal, his second of the year, via Troy Terry and Dmitry Kulikov. New York regained the lead on a Kaapo Kakko goal, his second of the season, passed from Zibanejad and Adam Fox. The Rangers extended the lead as Alexis Lafreniere scored, thanks to Filip Chytil and Jacob Trouba. New York padded the lead on a Panarin goal, his second of the year, helped along by Fox and Ryan Lindgren. Anthony Stolarz replaced Gibson in goal. Anaheim got one back with a Max Comtois goal in the third period, guided in by Kevin Shattenkirk and Terry. The Rangers fired back with Zibanejad goal, his second of the game and fourth of the season, made possible by Panarin and Fox. The Ducks pulled one back on a Derek Grant goal, made possible by Max Jones and Regenda. The final held at 6-4, with the three stars going to Zibanejad, Panarin, and Fox, while Trocheck, Terry, and Regenda get the honorable mentions.

In Canada again, the Toronto Maple Leafs welcome the Arizona Coyotes. Karel Vejmelka and Erik Kallgren receive the starts in goal. Arizona struck first in the first period with a Nick Ritchie power play goal, his third of the season, powered by Shayne Gostisbehere and J.J. Moser. The Coyotes added on in the second period with a Christian Fischer goal, via Nick Bjugstad. Toronto got on the board in the third period with a William Nylander power play goal, his third of the year, with assists provided by John Tavares and Morgan Rielly. The Maple Leafs tied it on a Mitchell Marner goal, going in unassisted. Arizona regained the lead with a Gostisbehere power play goal, his second of the season, helped along by Clayton Keller and Ritchie. The Coyotes iced it at 4-2 with an empty net goal by Lawson Crouse, set up by Fischer. The three stars were Gostisbehere, Ritchie, and Fischer.

South again to DC, as the Washington Capitals bring in the Vancouver Canucks. Darcy Kuemper and Thatcher Demko tend the twines. Washington kicked off the scoring in the first period with an Alex Ovechkin power play goal, powered by Marcus Johansson and Dylan Strome. Vancouver tied it on an Elias Pettersson goal, his second of the season, coming off of Quinn Hughes and Oliver Ekman-Larsson. The Capitals retook the lead with a Lars Eller goal, via Martin Fehervary in the second period. The Canucks retied it on a Bo Horvat goal, courtesy of Tanner Pearson and Brock Boeser. Vancouver pulled ahead with a Curtis Lazar goal, helped along by Andrei Kuzmenko and Pettersson. The Canucks added on with a J.T. Miller power play goal, his second of the year, with assists provided by Hughes and Pettersson. Washington got one back with a Strome power play goal, fueled by John Carlson and Johansson in the third period. The Capitals tied it with a Carlson goal, guided in by Ovechkin and Evgent Kuznetsov. Washington gained the lead with a Conor Sheary goal, his third of the season, assisted by Ovechkin and Kuznetsov. The Capitals extended the lead as Ovechkin scored his second of the game, with the help of Kuznetsov and Nick Jensen. The final held at 6-4, with the three stars awarded to Ovechkin, Carlson, and Kuznetsov, while Pettersson, Strome, Johansson, and Hughes get the honorable mentions.

Out west, the Minnesota Wild host the Colorado Avalanche. Alexandar Georgiev faces a lesser foe in Filip Gustavsson in goal. Colorado was first to score in the first period with a Ben Meyers goal, via Erik Johnson and Samuel Girard. Minnesota tied it on a Kirill Kaprizov goal, his second of the season, assisted by Calen Addison and Tyson Jost. The Avalanche retook the lead with a Girard goal, fueled by Nathan MacKinnon and Valeri Nichushkin. The Wild tied it again in the second period with a Joel Eriksson Ek power play goal, his second of the year, powered by Addison and Matt Boldy. Colorado pulled ahead on a Mikko Rantanen goal, guided in by MacKinnon and Cale Makar. The Avalanche added on in the third period with a Josh Manson goal, coming off of Andrew Cogliano and J.T. Compher. Minnesota shot back on a Kaprizov power play goal, his second of the game and third of the season, with assists provided by Addison and Mats Zuccarello. Colorado fired back with a MacKinnon power play goal, his second of the year, with helpers from Makar and Nichushkin. The Avalanche iced it at 6-3 with a Nichushkin empty net goal, going in unassisted. The three stars were MacKinnon, Kaprizov, and Nichushkin, while Addison, Girard, and Makar get the honorable mentions.

Down in Dallas, the Stars welcome the Winnipeg Jets. Connor Hellebuyck and Jake Oettinger protect the nets. Winnipeg drew first blood in the first period with a Mark Scheifele goal, his third of the season, coming off of Kyle Connor and Nikolaj Ehlers. Dallas tied it on a Tyler Seguin goal, via Ty Dellandrea and Mason Marchment. The Stars took the lead in the second period with a Jani Hakanpaa goal, assisted by Ryan Suter and Marchment. Dallas added on with a Joel Kiviranta goal, courtesy of Esa Lindell. The Stars extended the lead in the third period on a Miro Heiskanen power play goal, his second of the year, powered by Roope Hintz and Jason Robertson. This stood for a 4-1 win, with the three stars handed to Oettinger (23 for 24 in saves), Marchment, and Hakanpaa.

Finally, the Seattle Kraken bring in the Carolina Hurricanes. Frederik Andersen and Philipp Grubauer are between the pipes. Carolina cracked the scoresheet in the first period with a Seth Jarvis goal, his second of the season, via Sebastian Aho and Brady Skjei. The Hurricanes added on with an Aho power play goal in the second period, his second of the year, powered by Andrei Svechnikov and Brent Burns. Seattle got on the board with an Andre Burakovsky power play goal, his second of the season, with assists provided by Jordan Eberle and Jared McCann. Carolina replied with a Svechnikov power play goal, his second of the year, helped along by Aho and Stefan Noesen. The Hurricanes extended the lead as Svechnikov scored his second of the game and third of the season, thanks to Martin Necas. Carolina finished it at 5-1 with a Jordan Martinook goal, with helpers from Noesen and Jaccob Slavin in the third period. The three stars were Svechnikov, Aho, and Noesen. 

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