Monday, November 21, 2022

NHL 2022-23 - Day 43

There's 10 games on this Monday as the league begins to line up for Thanksgiving week. First up...

The Philadelphia Flyers host the Calgary Flames. Jacob Markstrom and Carter Hart protect the nets. Calgary began in the first period with a Jonathan Huberdeau goal, his third of the season, via Blake Coleman. The Flames added on with a Dillon Dube goal, his second of the year, assisted by Coleman and MacKenzie Weegar. Philadelphia got on the board with a Tanner Laczynski goal, passed from Kevin Hayes and Noah Cates. Calgary shot back in the second period with a Rasmus Andersson goal, his second of the season, guided in by Noah Hanifin and Andrew Mangiapane. The Flyers got one back in the third period with a Joel Farabee goal, his fourth of the year, going in unassisted. The Flames fired back on a Coleman empty net unassisted goal, his third of the season. Calgary iced it at 5-2 with a Trevor Lewis empty net goal, his fourth of the year, set up by Chris Tanev and Milan Lucic. The three stars were Coleman, Andersson, and Dube. 

To New Jersey, as the Devils welcome the Edmonton Oilers. Stuart Skinner and Vitek Vanecek make the starts in goal. New Jersey led off in the first period with a Jesper Bratt power play goal, his eighth of the season, powered by Nico Hischier and Jack Hughes. Edmonton tied it on a Leon Draisaitl power play goal, his eleventh of the year, with assists provided by Connor McDavid and Evan Bouchard. The Devils retook the lead in the second period with a Dawson Mercer goal, his fifth of the season, coming off of Hischier. New Jersey added on with a Damon Severson goal, his second of the year, guided in by Bratt and Hughes. The Oilers pulled one back with a Ryan Nugent-Hopkins goal, his ninth of the season, made possible by Jesse Puljujarvi and Cody Ceci in the third period. The Devils replied with a Tomas Tatar goal, his fourth of the year, fueled by Mercer and Hischier. New Jersey extended the lead as Yegor Sharangovich scored his sixth of the campaign, thanks to Fabian Zetterlund. This made it 5-2, the final, with the three stars given to Hischier, Bratt, and Mercer, while Hughes gets an honorable mention. 

Down in Tampa Bay, the Lightning bring in the Boston Bruins. Linus Ullmark and Andrei Vasilevskiy guard the cages. Tampa Bay started in the first period with a Nick Paul goal, his seventh of the season, via Steven Stamkos and Alex Killorn. Boston tied it on a David Krejci goal, his sixth of the year, coming off of Charlie McAvoy and Matt Grzelcyk. The Bruins took the lead in the second period with a Nick Foligno power play goal, his fourth of the season, powered by Pavel Zacha and Krejci. Boston added on with a Charlie Coyle goal, his sixth of the year, guided in by Trent Frederic and Taylor Hall. The Bruins extended the lead as Brad Marchand scored his sixth of the season, with the help of Jake DeBrusk and Patrice Bergeron. Boston padded the lead on a David Pastrnak power play goal in the third period, his twelfth of the year, with assists provided by DeBrusk and McAvoy. The Lightning got one back on a Rudolfs Balcers goal, his third of the season, with a lone helper from Pat Maroon. Tampa Bay pulled closer with a Paul power play goal, his second of the game and eighth of the year, helped along by Victor Hedman and Maroon. The final was 5-3, and the three stars were Paul, Krejci, and DeBrusk, while McAvoy and Maroon get the honorable mentions. 

Way north to Toronto, as the Maple Leafs host the New York Islanders. Ilya Sorokin and Erik Kallgren draw the starts in goal. New York opened in the first period with a Noah Dobson goal, his sixth of the season, assisted by Sebastian Aho and Mathew Barzal. Toronto tied it in the second period with a John Tavares power play goal, his eleventh of the year, powered by William Nylander and Mitchell Marner. The Maple Leafs took the lead with an Auston Matthews goal, his ninth of the season, coming off of Timothy Liljegren and Rasmus Sandin. The Islanders tied it in the third period with a Josh Bailey goal, his fourth of the year, going in unassisted. New York won 3-2 in overtime with an Anthony Beauvillier goal, his fourth of the campaign, passed from Brock Nelson and Dobson. The three stars were Dobson, Beauvillier, and Bailey. 

Over in Winnipeg, the Jets welcome the Carolina Hurricanes. Pyotr Kochetkov and David Rittich are in the blue paint. Winnipeg struck first in the first period with a Pierre-Luc Dubois goal, his eighth of the season, assisted by Blake Wheeler and Cole Perfetti. The Jets added on in the second period with a Michael Eyssimont goal, made possible by David Gustafsson and Jansen Harkins. Winnipeg extended the lead in the third period as Josh Morrissey scored his second of the year, thanks to Wheeler and Dubois. Carolina got on the board with a Jaccob Slavin goal, courtesy of Andrei Svechnikov and Sebastian Aho. The Hurricanes got closer with a Svechnikov goal, his thirteenth of the season, fueled by Brent Burns and Aho. Carolina tied it as Martin Necas scored his ninth of the year, with the help of Seth Jarvis and Aho. The Jets won 4-3 in overtime with another Morrissey goal, his second of the game and third of the campaign, helped along by Dubois. The three stars were Morrissey, Dubois, and Wheeler, while Aho and Svechnikov get the honorable mentions. 

Back stateside, the St. Louis Blues bring in the Anaheim Ducks. John Gibson and Jordan Binnington are between the pipes. St. Louis kicked off the scoring in the first period with a Noel Acciari goal, his fourth of the season, courtesy of Brayden Schenn. Anaheim tied it on a Cam Fowler goal, his second of the year, via Isac Lundestrom. The Blues took the lead back in the third period with a Justin Faulk power play goal, his fourth of the season, powered by Robert Thomas and Jordan Kyrou. St. Louis iced it at 3-1 with an Acciari empty net goal, his second of the game and fifth of the year, set up by Pavel Buchnevich. The three stars were Acciari, Binnington (27 for 28 in saves), and Faulk. 

To the east, the Nashville Predators host the Arizona Coyotes. Connor Ingram is mismatched with Juuse Saros in goal. Nashville was first to score in the first period with a Mikael Granlund power play goal, his second of the season, powered by Filip Forsberg and Roman Josi. Arizona tied it in the second period with a Lawson Crouse goal, his seventh of the year, guided in by Nick Bjugstad and Matias Maccelli. The Coyotes took the lead on a Bjugstad goal, his second of the season, coming off of Nick Ritchie and J.J. Moser. The Predators retied it in the third period with a Josi power play goal, his fourth of the year, with assists provided by Ryan Johansen and Granlund. Nashville pulled ahead with a Matt Duchene goal, his fifth of the season, with a lone helper by Colton Sissons. Arizona tied it on a shorthanded and unassisted Bjugstad goal, his second of the game and third of the year. The tie lasted to a shootout, where Duchene, Forsberg, Johansen, and Cody Glass lifted the Predators to a 4-3 win over Bjugstad, Clayton Keller, Ritchie and the Coyotes. The three stars were Josi, Bjugstad, and Granlund. 

Down in Dallas, the Stars welcome the Colorado Avalanche. Alexandar Georgiev and Jake Oettinger tend the twines. Colorado drew first blood in the first period with a Cale Makar power play goal, his fifth of the season, powered by Mikko Rantanen and Artturi Lehkonen. Dallas tied it in the second period with a Jason Robertson goal, his thirteenth of the year, guided in by Ty Dellandrea. The Avalanche retook the lead in the third period with an Alex Newhook goal, his fourth of the season, coming off of Evan Rodrigues and Andreas Englund. The Stars tied it again with a Robertson goal, his second of the game and fourteenth of the year, made possible by Roope Hintz and Colin Miller. The tie went to a shootout, where Rantanen's lone tally in the shootout lifted the Avalanche to a 3-2 win. The three stars were Rantanen, Robertson, and Oettinger (34 for 36 in saves). 

Out in San Jose, the Sharks bring in the Ottawa Senators. Cam Talbot and Kaapo Kahkonen occupy the creases. San Jose cracked the scoresheet in the first period with a Noah Gregor goal, assisted by Luke Kunin and Matt Benning. Ottawa tied it on a Tim Stutzle goal, his seventh of the season, coming off of Brady Tkachuk. The Sharks took the lead back in the second period with a Timo Meier goal, his ninth of the year, via Erik Karlsson. San Jose added on with a Matt Nieto goal, his fourth of the season, courtesy of Benning and Alexander Barabanov. The Sharks extended the lead as Tomas Hertl scored his fifth of the year on the power play, powered by Karlsson and Logan Couture. San Jose iced it at 5-1 in the third period with a Couture empty net goal, his tenth of the campaign, set up by Jaycob Megna and Kunin. The three stars were Couture, Karlsson, and Benning, while Kunin gets an honorable mention.

Finally, the Vancouver Canucks host the Vegas Golden Knights. Logan Thompson and Thatcher Demko are the masked men. Vancouver got going in the second period with an Andrei Kuzmenko goal, his eighth of the season, via Brock Boeser and Quinn Hughes. Vegas tied it on a Mark Stone goal, his eighth of the year, courtesy of Jack Eichel and Alec Martinez. The Golden Knights took the lead with a William Carrier goal, his fifth of the season, passed from Eichel and Alex Pietrangelo. The Canucks tied it on a Bo Horvat goal, his fifteenth of the year, assisted by J.T. Miller and Riley Stillman in the third period. Vancouver pulled ahead with a Luke Schenn goal, his second of the season, made possible by Hughes and Curtis Lazar. The Canucks added on with an Elias Pettersson goal, his tenth of the year, coming off of Ilya Mikheyev and Kuzmenko. Vegas got one back with a Carrier goal, his second of the game and sixth of the season, helped along by Martinez and Pietrangelo. The Golden Knights tied it again on a Reilly Smith goal, his tenth of the year, guided in by Jonathan Marchessault. Vegas pulled ahead with a Pietrangelo goal, his third of the season, with helpers from Stone and Chandler Stephenson. The final held at 5-4, with the three stars being Pietrangelo, Stone, and Carrier, while Eichel, Kuzmenko, Hughes, and Martinez get the honorable mentions. 

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