NHL 2022-23 - Day 103

There's eleven games to play today, beginning with...

The Montreal Canadiens hosting the Boston Bruins. Jeremy Swayman and Sam Montembeault are in goal. Montreal dented the scoreboard in the second period with a Kirby Dach power play goal, his ninth of the season, powered by Evgenii Dadonov and Mike Hoffman. Boston tied it on a Taylor Hall power play goal, his fourteenth of the year, with assists provided by David Pastrnak and Charlie McAvoy. The Bruins took the lead in the third period with a David Krejci goal, his twelfth of the season, via Pastrnak and Pavel Zacha. The Canadiens tied it on another Dach goal, his second of the game and tenth of the year, coming off of Alex Belzile and Justin Barron. Boston took the lead back on a Patrice Bergeron goal, his eighteenth of the season, passed from Brad Marchand and Pastrnak. The Bruins iced it at 4-2 with a Pastrnak empty net goal, his thirty-seventh of the year, set up by Krejci. The three stars were Pastrnak, Dach, and Krejci.

Down in Tampa Bay, the Lightning welcome the Minnesota Wild. Marc-Andre Fleury and Andrei Vasilevskiy tend the twines. Minnesota cracked the scoresheet in the second period with a Joel Eriksson Ek shorthanded goal, his seventeenth of the season, set up by Jake Middleton. Tampa Bay tied it on a Corey Perry goal, his seventh of the year, fueled by Ross Colton and Mikhail Sergachev. The Wild took the lead with a Kirill Kaprizov power play goal, his twenty-seventh of the season, powered by Eriksson Ek and Matt Boldy. The Lightning tied it again with a Perry goal, his second of the game and eighth of the year, via Colton and Alex Killorn on the power play. Tampa Bay pulled ahead in the third period with a Steven Stamkos goal, his twenty-fourth of the season, coming off of Sergachev and Nikita Kucherov. The Lightning iced it at 4-2 with a Kucherov empty net goal, his nineteenth of the year, passed from Brandon Hagel. The three stars were Perry, Colton, and Eriksson Ek, while Kucherov and Sergachev get the honorable mentions.

Back north, the Philadelphia Flyers bring in the Los Angeles Kings. Pheonix Copley and Carter Hart man the nets. Philadelphia began in the first period with a James van Riemsdyk goal, his eighth of the season, passed from Owen Tippett and Ivan Provorov. Los Angeles tied it on an Anze Kopitar power play goal, his thirteenth of the year, powered by Kevin Fiala and Drew Doughty. The Flyers took the lead on a Wade Allison goal, his seventh of the season, coming off of Kevin Hayes and Provorov. The Kings retied it on another Kopitar goal, his second of the game and fourteenth of the year, fueled by Adrian Kempe and Quinton Byfield. The Flyers pulled ahead in the second period with a Rasmus Ristolainen goal, his second of the season, with helpers from van Riemsdyk and Morgan Frost. Los Angeles tied it again with a Samuel Fagemo goal, his second of the year, courtesy of Blake Lizotte. The Kings won 4-3 in overtime with a Fiala goal, his seventeenth of the campaign, going in unassisted. The three stars went to Kopitar, Fiala, and van Riemsdyk, while Provorov gets an honorable mention.

Across Pennsylvania, the Pittsburgh Penguins host the Florida Panthers. Alex Lyon and Casey DeSmith are the backups in goal. Florida led off in the first period with a Sam Reinhart goal, his sixteenth of the season, via Aaron Ekblad and Aleksander Barkov. The Panthers added on with a Matthew Tkachuk power play goal, his twenty-fifth of the year, powered by Brandon Montour and Barkov. Pittsburgh got on the board with a Rickard Rakell goal, his eighteenth of the season, coming off of Evgeni Malkin and Kris Letang. The Penguins tied it on a Danton Heinen goal, his fourth of the year, passed from Ryan Poehling and Drew O'Connor. Pittsburgh took the lead with a Letang goal, his third of the season, assisted by Brian Dumoulin and Heinen. Florida tied it again with a Carter Verhaeghe goal, his twenty-fourth of the year, helped along by Ekblad. The Panthers gained the lead in the second period with an Ekblad shorthanded goal, his eighth of the season, set up by Reinhart and Tkachuk. The Penguins retied it on a Sidney Crosby power play goal, his twenty-third of the year, with assists provided by Jake Guentzel and Jeff Petry. Florida gained the lead in the third period with a Colin White goal, his sixth of the season, guided in by Nick Cousins and Ryan Lomberg. Pittsburgh tied it on an O'Connor goal, his third of the year, fueled by Poehling and Heinen. The Penguins took the lead with a Malkin power play goal, his seventeenth of the season, courtesy of Crosby and Letang. The Panthers tied it once again with a Verhaeghe goal, his second of the game and twenty-fifth of the year, going in unassisted. Pittsburgh won 7-6 in overtime with a Letang power play goal, his second of the game and fourth of the campaign, with helpers from Malkin and Crosby. The three stars were awarded to Letang, Malkin, and Crosby, while Heinen, O'Connor, Poehling, Ekblad, Verhaeghe, Reinhart, Tkachuk, and Barkov get the honorable mentions.

In Detroit, the Red Wings welcome the San Jose Sharks. James Reimer and Ville Husso are in the creases. Detroit got going in the second period with an Adam Erne goal, his sixth of the season, fueled by Dylan Larkin and Filip Hronek. San Jose tied it on a Timo Meier goal, his twenty-eighth of the year, via Erik Karlsson and Tomas Hertl. The Red Wings retook the lead with a Michael Rasmussen goal, his eighth of the season, going in unassisted. The Sharks retied it on a Logan Couture goal, his seventeenth of the year, assisted by Karlsson and Jaycob Megna. Detroit won 3-2 in overtime with an Andrew Copp goal, his fifth of the campaign, guided in by Rasmussen. The three stars were Rasmussen, Karlsson, and Copp.

Back east, the New Jersey Devils bring in the Vegas Golden Knights. Logan Thompson and Vitek Vanecek protect the nets. New Jersey opened in the first period with an Ondrej Palat goal, his fourth of the season, assisted by Nico Hischier and Jesper Bratt. Vegas tied it in the second period with a Ben Hutton goal, his second of the year, courtesy of Nicolas Hague and Chandler Stephenson. The Golden Knights took the lead on a William Karlsson goal, his eleventh of the season, fueled by Jonathan Marchessault and Reilly Smith. The Devils tied it on a Dougie Hamilton goal, his twelfth of the year, guided in by Bratt and Jack Hughes. New Jersey won 3-2 in overtime with another Hamilton power play goal, his second of the game and thirteenth of the campaign, powered by Hughes and the goalie Vanecek. The three stars went to Hamilton, Hughes, and Bratt.

Out west, the St. Louis Blues host the Buffalo Sabres. Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen and Jordan Binnington are set to start in goal. Buffalo struck first in the first period with a Jeff Skinner goal, his twentieth of the season, made possible by Tage Thompson and Kyle Okposo. The Sabres added on with an Alex Tuch goal, his twenty-third of the year, fueled by Skinner and Henri Jokiharju. Buffalo extended the lead as Owen Power scored his second of the season, thanks to JJ Peterka and Thompson. The Sabres padded the lead in the second period with a Thompson goal, his thirty-third of the year, coming off of Tuch and Mattias Samuelsson. St. Louis got on the board with an Ivan Barbashev goal, his eighth of the season, via Torey Krug and Justin Faulk. The Blues got closer with a Brayden Schenn goal, his twelfth of the year, with helpers from Faulk and Krug. St. Louis chipped closer on a Jordan Kyrou goal in the third period, his twenty-third of the season, assisted by Brandon Saad and Nick Leddy. Buffalo iced it at 5-3 with a shorthanded empty net goal by Dylan Cozens, his seventeenth of the year, going in unassisted. The three stars were Thompson, Skinner, and Tuch, while Faulk and Krug get the honorable mentions.

To Nashville, where the Predators welcome the Winnipeg Jets. Connor Hellebuyck and Juuse Saros guard the cages. Nashville started in the first period with a Pierre-Luc Dubois goal, his twenty-first of the season, helped along by Cole Perfetti and Dylan DeMelo. Nashville tied it in the second period on a Cody Glass goal, his sixth of the year, via Roman Josi and Filip Forsberg. The Predators pulled ahead in the third period with a Tanner Jeannot goal, his fourth of the season, guided in by Thomas Novak. This stood for a 2-1 win, with the three stars given to Saros (32 for 33 in saves), Jeannot, and Hellebuyck (39 for 41 in saves).

Over in Colorado, the Avalanche bring in the Washington Capitals. Darcy Kuemper and Alexandar Georgiev are between the pipes. Colorado kicked off the scoring in the first period with an Artturi Lehkonen goal, his fifteenth of the season, courtesy of Nathan MacKinnon and Devon Toews. The Avalanche added on with an Andrew Cogliano goal in the second period, his eighth of the year, via Kurtis MacDermid and Logan O'Connor. Washington got on the board with a Conor Sheary goal, his twelfth of the season, made possible by Martin Fehervary and Anthony Mantha. Colorado answered with an Alex Newhook goal, his eleventh of the year, assisted by O'Connor and Samuel Girard. The Capitals got one back in the third period with an Alex Ovechkin goal, his thirty-first of the season, guided in by Dylan Strome. This only made it 3-2, the final, with the three stars being O'Connor, Newhook, and Georgiev (37 for 39 in saves).

Down in Arizona, the Coyotes host the Anaheim Ducks. Anthony Stolarz and Connor Ingram patrol the creases. Anaheim drew first blood in the first period with a Frank Vatrano goal, his eighth of the season, coming off of Troy Terry. The Ducks added on in the second period with a Terry goal, his thirteenth of the year, assisted by Cam Fowler and Jayson Megna. Anaheim extended the lead on a Fowler power play goal, his sixth of the season, powered by Terry and Trevor Zegras. The Ducks padded the lead on another Fowler goal, his second of the game and seventh of the year, helped along by Kevin Shattenkirk and Vatrano in the third period. Arizona got on the board with a Barrett Hayton goal, his sixth of the season, going in unassisted. The Coyotes got closer with a Nick Schmaltz power play goal, his eighth of the year, guided in by Hayton and Jakob Chychrun. Anaheim iced it at 5-2 with an empty net goal by Adam Henrique, his seventeenth of the campaign, set up by Jakob Silfverberg. The three stars were Terry, Fowler, and Vatrano, while Hayton gets an honorable mention.

Finally, the Vancouver Canucks host the Chicago Blackhawks. Petr Mrazek and Collin Delia are given the starting nods in goal. Chicago was first to score in the first period with a Patrick Kane goal, his ninth of the season, via Caleb Jones and Max Domi. Vancouver tied it in the second period with an Andrei Kuzmenko goal, his twentieth of the year, made possible by Ilya Mihkeyev and Elias Pettersson. The Blackhawks took the lead back with a Sam Lafferty goal, his seventh of the season, assisted by Jake McCabe and Seth Jones. The Canucks tied it again with another Kuzmenko goal, his second of the game and twenty-first of the year, passed from Pettersson and Luke Schenn. Vancouver pulled ahead in the third period with a Dakota Joshua goal, his seventh of the season, courtesy of Brock Boeser and Quinn Hughes. The Canucks added on with a Sheldon Dries goal, his sixth of the year, with helpers from Conor Garland and J.T. Miller. Vancouver iced it at 5-2 with a Bo Horvat shorthanded empty net goal, his thirty-first of the campaign, set up by Schenn. The three stars went to Kuzmenko, Pettersson, and Schenn. 

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