Monday, January 9, 2023

NHL 2022-23 - Day 88

There's four games tonight, beginning with...

The Buffalo Sabres hosting the Philadelphia Flyers. Samuel Ersson and Craig Anderson are set to start in goal. Philadelphia led off in the first period with a Zack MacEwen goal, his fourth of the season, made possible by Patrick Brown and Nicolas Deslauriers. The Flyers added on with a Joel Farabee goal, his ninth of the year, via Travis Sanheim and Travis Konecny. Philadelphia extended the lead as Noah Cates scored his fifth of the season, thanks to Konecny and Farabee. The Flyers padded the lead in the third period on a Wade Allison goal, his fifth of the year, courtesy of Kevin Hayes. The final stood at 4-0, with the three stars handed to Ersson (28 save shutout), Farabee, and Konecny. 

To Montreal, where the Canadiens welcome the Seattle Kraken. Martin Jones and Sam Montembeault receive the starts in goal. Seattle began in the first period with an Eeli Tolvanen goal, his fifth of the season, guided in by Vince Dunn and Yanni Gourde. The Kraken added on with a Daniel Sprong power play goal, his thirteenth of the year, powered by Andre Burakovsky and Matty Beniers. Seattle extended the lead as Dunn scored his seventh of the season, thanks to Tolvanen and Gourde. The Kraken iced it at 4-0 in the third period with a Beniers empty net goal, his fifteenth of the year, set up by Jordan Eberle. The three stars were Jones (21 save shutout), Tolvanen, and Dunn, while Beniers and Gourde get the honorable mentions. 

Over in Ottawa, the Senators bring in the Nashville Predators. Juuse Saros and Cam Talbot are the masked men. Nashville opened in the first period with a Roman Josi goal, his tenth of the season, guided in by Nino Niederreiter and Filip Forsberg. The Predators added on with a Jeremy Lauzon goal, his second of the year, helped along by Tanner Jeannot and Thomas Novak. The Predators extended the lead in the third period as Forsberg scored his sixteenth of the campaign, thanks to Juuso Parssinen and Ryan McDonagh. The final held at 3-0, with the three stars going to Saros (38 save shutout), Forsberg, and Josi. 

Finally, the Los Angeles Kings host the Edmonton Oilers. Stuart Skinner and Pheonix Copley patrol the creases. Los Angeles started in the first period with a Kevin Fiala power play goal, his fourteenth of the season, powered by Adrian Kempe and Anze Kopitar. The Kings added on with another Fiala power play goal, his second of the game and fifteenth of the year, helped along by Gabriel Vilardi. Edmonton got on the board with a Kailer Yamamoto goal, his fourth of the season, guided in by Darnell Nurse and Evan Bouchard. Los Angeles replied with a Kempe power play goal in the second period, his sixteenth of the year, with assists provided by Fiala and Phillip Danault. The Kings extended the lead as Kempe scored his second of the game and seventeenth of the season on the power play, thanks to Fiala and Drew Doughty. The Oilers got one back on a Ryan McLeod goal, his fourth of the year, coming off of Bouchard and Philip Broberg. Los Angeles fired back in the third period with an Alex Iafallo goal, his seventh of the season, fueled by Viktor Arvidsson and Doughty. Edmonton replied with a Connor McDavid goal, his thirty-fourth of the year, going in unassisted. The Kings iced it at 6-3 with an Arvidsson empty net goal, his twelfth of the campaign, an unassisted goal. The three stars were handed to Fiala, Kempe, and Arvidsson, while Doughty and Bouchard get the honorable mentions. 

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