Tuesday, November 29, 2022

NHL 2022-23 - Day 50

It's a nine-game slate this Tuesday, beginning with...

The Boston Bruins hosting the Tampa Bay Lightning. Andrei Vasilevskiy and Jeremy Swayman are in the creases. Boston led off in the first period with a Taylor Hall goal, his seventh of the season, via Brandon Carlo and Trent Frederic. Tampa Bay tied it in the second period with a Steven Stamkos power play goal, his thirteenth of the year, powered by Nikita Kucherov and Brayden Point. The Bruins took the lead in the third period with another Hall power play goal, his second of the game and eighth of the season, coming off of Nick Foligno and Hampus Lindholm. Boston iced it at 3-1 with a Brad Marchand empty net goal, his seventh of the year, set up by David Krejci. The three stars went to Hall, Swayman (27 for 28 in saves), and Marchand.

In Montreal, the Canadiens welcome the San Jose Sharks. Kaapo Kahkonen and Jake Allen man the nets. San Jose began in the first period with a Matt Nieto goal, his fifth of the season, via Alexander Barabanov and Logan Couture. The Sharks added on in the third period with a Tomas Hertl goal, his sixth of the year, assisted by Kevin Labanc and Nick Cicek. San Jose extended the lead as Couture scored his thirteenth of the season, thanks to Matt Benning and Marc-Edouard Vlasic. The Sharks padded the lead on another Hertl empty net goal, his second of the game and seventh of the year, passed from Labanc and Timo Meier. The three stars of the 4-0 game were Kahkonen (28 save shutout), Hertl, and Couture, while Labanc gets an honorable mention.

Back stateside, the Pittsburgh Penguins bring in the Carolina Hurricanes. Pyotr Kochetkov and Tristan Jarry are the masked men. Pittsburgh opened in the first period with a Sidney Crosby goal, his twelfth of the season, courtesy of Jake Guentzel and Pierre-Olivier Joseph. Carolina tied it in the second period with a Martin Necas goal, his eleventh of the year, assisted by Brett Pesce and Sebastian Aho. The Hurricanes took the lead with an Andrei Svechnikov goal, his fourteenth of the season, via Aho and Stefan Noesen. The Penguins tied it on a Guentzel goal, his eleventh of the year, coming off of Jeff Petry and Crosby. Carolina won 3-2 in overtime with a Pesce goal, his second of the campaign, helped along by Svechnikov and Seth Jarvis. The three stars were Pesce, Aho, and Svechnikov, while Guentzel and Crosby get the honorable mentions.

Across Pennsylvania, the Philadelphia Flyers host the New York Islanders. Ilya Sorokin and Carter Hart protect the nets. New York started in the first period with a Noah Dobson power play goal, his seventh of the season, powered by Mathew Barzal and Brock Nelson. Philadelphia tied it on a Travis Sanheim shorthanded goal, his second of the year, set up by Noah Cates and Lukas Sedlak. The Flyers took the lead with a Kevin Hayes goal, his seventh of the season, coming off of Sedlak. Philadelphia iced it at 3-1 with a Hayes empty net goal in the third period, his second of the game and eighth of the year, set up by Ivan Provorov. The three stars were Hayes, Hart (23 for 24 in saves), and Sedlak.

To Nashville, as the Predators welcome the Anaheim Ducks. John Gibson and Juuse Saros are in between the pipes. Nashville got going in the second period with a Colton Sissons goal, his second of the season, via Matt Duchene and Tanner Jeannot. Anaheim tied it in the third period with a Troy Terry goal, his tenth of the year, coming off of Kevin Shattenkirk and Cam Fowler. The Predators won 2-1 in overtime with a Roman Josi goal, his fifth of the campaign, assisted by Duchene and Mikael Granlund. The three stars were Saros (34 for 35 in saves), Duchene, and Josi.

Up in Winnipeg, the Jets bring in the Colorado Avalanche. Alexandar Georgiev and Connor Hellebuyck tend the twines. Winnipeg struck first in the first period with a Blake Wheeler power play goal, his fifth of the season, powered by Josh Morrissey and Pierre-Luc Dubois. The Jets added on with a Morrissey goal, his fifth of the year, via Dylan DeMelo and Cole Perfetti. Winnipeg extended the lead as Wheeler scored his second of the game and sixth of the season, assisted by Perfetti and Mark Scheifele. The Jets padded the lead on a Scheifele goal in the third period, his twelfth of the year, passed from Kyle Connor and Wheeler. Winnipeg continued in the third period with a Wheeler goal, completing his hat trick on his seventh of the season, thanks to Perfetti and Scheifele. The final held at 5-0, with the three stars awarded to Wheeler, Hellebuyck (40 save shutout), and Scheifele, while Perfetti and Morrissey get the honorable mentions.

West to Calgary, with the Flames hosting the Florida Panthers. Sergei Bobrovsky and Dan Vladar are set to start in goal. Calgary kicked off the scoring in the first period with a shorthanded Dillon Dube goal, his fourth of the season, set up by Andrew Mangiapane. The Flames added on with a Jonathan Huberdeau power play goal, his fourth of the year, powered by Tyler Toffoli and Rasmus Andersson. Calgary extended the lead as Andersson scored his third of the season, thanks to Noah Hanifin and Dube. Florida got on the board in the second period with a Nick Cousins goal, his third of the year, guided in by Gustav Forsling and Aaron Ekblad. The Flames fired back with a Brett Ritchie goal, his fifth of the season, helped along by MacKenzie Weegar and Trevor Lewis. The Panthers pulled one back with a Sam Reinhart goal, his seventh of the year, assisted by Anton Lundell and Marc Staal. Calgary replied with a Toffoli goal, his eighth of the season, fueled by Huberdeau. The Flames iced it at 6-2 with a Mangiapane goal, his fourth of the year, passed from Dube and Hanifin. The three stars belonged to Dube, Mangiapane, and Andersson, while Huberdeau, Toffoli, and Hanifin get the honorable mentions.

Further west, the Vancouver Canucks welcome the Washington Capitals. Darcy Kuemper faces a lesser foe in Spencer Martin in goal. Washington was first to score in the first period with an Alex Ovechkin goal, his twelfth of the season, going in unassisted. The Capitals added on with another Ovechkin goal, his second of the game and thirteenth of the year, assisted by Dylan Strome and Anthony Mantha. Vancouver got on the board with a Nils Hoglander goal, his second of the season, courtesy of J.T. Miller. Washington shot back with a Mantha goal, his sixth of the year, passed from Marcus Johansson and Lars Eller. The Capitals extended the lead as John Carlson scored his seventh of the season, thanks to Nic Dowd and Garnet Hathaway. Washington padded the lead in the third period on a Martin Fehervary empty net goal, going in unassisted. The final was 5-1, with the three stars given to Ovechkin, Mantha, and Kuemper (31 for 32 in saves).

Finally, the Los Angeles Kings bring in the Seattle Kraken. Martin Jones and Jonathan Quick are the veterans in goal. Los Angeles drew first blood in the first period with an Anze Kopitar goal, his fifth of the season, courtesy of Kevin Fiala and Drew Doughty. Seattle tied it on a Matty Beniers power play goal, his eighth of the year, powered by Alex Wennberg and Justin Schultz. The Kraken took the lead with a Jared McCann goal, his ninth of the season, made possible by Jordan Eberle and Schultz. The Kings tied it on a Viktor Arvidsson power play goal, his fifth of the year, with a helper from Sean Durzi. Seattle retook the lead with a Wennberg power play goal, his fifth of the season, coming off of Daniel Sprong and Schultz. Los Angeles tied it again with a Gabriel Vilardi power play goal, his twelfth of the year, with assists provided by Fiala and Doughty. The Kraken reclaimed the lead in the second period with another Beniers goal, his second of the game and ninth of the season, helped along by Eberle. The Kings tied it again with a Carl Grundstrom goal, his fifth of the year, assisted by Blake Lizotte and Sean Walker. Seattle pulled ahead with a McCann goal, his second of the game and tenth of the season, guided in by Adam Larsson and Eberle. Cal Petersen replaced Quick in goal. Los Angeles evened the score again with an Adrian Kempe goal, his eighth of the year, fueled by Fiala. The Kraken reclaimed the lead on an unassisted Sprong goal, his fifth of the season. Seattle added on with an Oliver Bjorkstrand goal, his third of the year, going in unassisted. The Kings fired back with a Vilardi goal, his second of the game and thirteenth of the season, passed from Kopitar and Mikey Anderson. The Kraken answered with an Andre Burakovsky goal, his eighth of the year, with the help of Wennberg and Will Borgen. Los Angeles got one back in the third period with a Durzi goal, his fourth of the season, dished from Matt Roy and Fiala. The Kings tied it as Anderson scored, thanks to Kempe and Doughty. Seattle won 9-8 in overtime with a Burakovsky power play goal, his second of the game and ninth of the year, created by Eberle and Vince Dunn. The three stars were Burakovsy, Beniers, and McCann, while Vilardi, Eberle, Fiala, Schultz, Doughty, Wennberg, Sprong, Kempe, Kopitar, Anderson, and Durzi get the honorable mentions. 

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