NHL 2022-23 - Day 89

There's ten games on this Tuesday, beginning with...

The Buffalo Sabres hosting the Seattle Kraken. Philipp Grubauer and Eric Comrie start in goal. Buffalo started in the first period with an Alex Tuch goal, his nineteenth of the season, via Tage Thompson and Jeff Skinner. Seattle tied it on a Jordan Eberle power play goal, his tenth of the year, powered by Andre Burakovsky. The Sabres took the lead in the second period with a Rasmus Dahlin power play goal, his thirteenth of the season, helped along by Skinner and Dylan Cozens. The Kraken tied it on a Yanni Gourde goal, his sixth of the year, assisted by Justin Schultz and Oliver Bjorkstrand. Seattle pulled ahead with a Matty Beniers goal, his sixteenth of the season, guided in by Vince Dunn and Burakovsky. The Kraken added on with a Schultz goal, his fifth of the year, coming off of Beniers and Eberle. Buffalo got one back with a Tuch goal, his second of the game and twentieth of the season, made possible by Dahlin and Cozens. This only made it 4-3, the final, with the three stars being Schultz, Beniers, and Eberle, while Tuch, Dahlin, Cozens, Burakovsky, and Skinner get the honorable mentions.

Down in Tampa Bay, the Lightning welcome the Columbus Blue Jackets. Elvis Merzlikins and Andrei Vasilevskiy man the nets. Tampa Bay began in the first period with a Nikita Kucherov goal, his fifteenth of the season, coming off of Erik Cernak and Brandon Hagel. The Lightning added on with a Nick Paul power play goal, his fifteenth of the year, powered by Kucherov and Victor Hedman. Columbus got on the board with a Gavin Bayreuther goal, his second of the season, courtesy of Jack Roslovic and Patrik Laine. Tampa Bay replied with a Vladislav Namestnikov goal, his third of the year, helped along by Pierre-Edouard Bellemare. The Blue Jackets got one back in the third period with a Tim Berni goal, coming off of Laine. The Lightning answered on a Kucherov power play goal, his second of the game and sixteenth of the season, with assists provided by Hedman and Steven Stamkos. Tampa Bay extended the lead as Brayden Point scored his twenty-third of the year on the power play, thanks to Kucherov and Stamkos. The Lightning padded the lead as Ross Colton scored his ninth of the season, with the help of Pat Maroon and Paul. Columbus got one back with a Kirill Marchenko goal, his ninth of the year, going in unassisted. The three stars of the 6-3 game were Kucherov, Paul, and Hedman, while Stamkos and Laine get the honorable mentions.

Up north again, the New York Rangers bring in the Minnesota Wild. Marc-Andre Fleury and Igor Shesterkin protect the nets. Minnesota struck first in the first period with a Jon Merrill goal, his second of the season, via Marcus Foligno and Joel Eriksson Ek. The Wild added on with a Kirill Kaprizov goal, his twenty-fourth of the year, passed from Sam Steel and Ryan Reaves. New York got on the board in the second period with a K'Andre Miller goal, his fourth of the season, assisted by Jimmy Vesey. The Rangers tied it with an Adam Fox goal, his eighth of the year, going in unassisted. Minnesota retook the lead in the third period with a Mats Zuccarello goal, his seventeenth of the season, coming off of Steel and Jonas Brodin. New York tied it again with a Filip Chytil goal, his twelfth of the year, courtesy of Fox and Miller. The tie went to a shootout, where Kaapo Kakko and Artemi Panarin lifted the Rangers 4-3 over Zuccarello and the Wild. The three stars were Fox, Miller, and Steel.

Over in Pittsburgh, the Penguins host the Vancouver Canucks. Spencer Martin and Casey DeSmith are the backups in goal. Vancouver opened in the first period with a Conor Garland goal, his seventh of the season, via Quinn Hughes and Luke Schenn. The Canucks added on with a Brock Boeser goal, his eighth of the year, guided in by Bo Horvat and Ilya Mikheyev. Vancouver extended the lead as Hughes scored his second of the season, thanks to William Lockwood and Elias Pettersson. Dustin Tokarski replaced DeSmith in goal. Pittsburgh got on the board with a power play goal by Evgeni Malkin, his thirteenth of the year, powered by Ty Smith and Bryan Rust. The Penguins got closer with a Sidney Crosby goal, his twenty-first of the season, helped along by Brian Dumoulin and Rust. Pittsburgh tied it on a Jason Zucker goal, his tenth of the year, fueled by Malkin. The Penguins pulled ahead in the second period with another Malkin goal, his second of the game and fourteenth of the season, passed from Zucker. Pittsburgh padded the lead on a Rickard Rakell power play goal, his fourteenth of the year, with assists provided by Malkin and Smith. The Canucks got one back in the third period with a Travis Dermott goal, assisted by Oliver Ekman-Larsson and Boeser. The final held at 5-4, with the three stars being Malkin, Zucker, and Rust, while Smith, Boeser, Hughes, and Schenn get the honorable mentions.

South to Raleigh, as the Carolina Hurricanes welcome the New Jersey Devils. Vitek Vanecek and Pyotr Kochetkov are in the blue paint. Carolina kicked off the scoring in the first period with a Jesperi Kotkaniemi shorthanded goal, his seventh of the season, set up by Martin Necas. New Jersey tied it on a Jonas Siegenthaler goal, his second of the year, via Dougie Hamilton and Nico Hischier. The Hurricanes took the lead in the second period with a Max Pacioretty goal, his third of the season, passed from Sebastian Aho and Brady Skjei. Carolina added on with an Aho shorthanded goal, his thirteenth of the year, coming off of Teuvo Teravainen and Brett Pesce. The Devils replied with a Dawson Mercer goal, his ninth of the season, assisted by Damon Severson and Ryan Graves. New Jersey tied it on a Jesper Boqvist goal, his fourth of the year, guided in by Mercer and Michael McLeod. The Devils took the lead in the third period with a Mercer goal, his tenth of the season, helped along by Boqvist and McLeod. New Jersey iced it at 5-3 with a Hischier empty net goal, his nineteenth of the year, coming off of Tomas Tatar and Erik Haula. The three stars belonged to Mercer, Boqvist, and McLeod, while Hischier and Aho get the honorable mentions.

Along to Detroit, where the Red Wings bring in the Winnipeg Jets. Connor Hellebuyck and Ville Husso guard the cages. Detroit led off in the first period with a Jake Walman goal, his fourth of the season, assisted by Moritz Seider and Andrew Copp. The Red Wings added on with a Jonatan Berggren goal, his seventh of the year, courtesy of Copp and Seider. Detroit extended the lead as Oskar Sundqvist scored his sixth of the season, thanks to Seider and Lucas Raymond. Winnipeg got on the board with a Neal Pionk goal, his seventh of the year, coming off of Mark Scheifele and Cole Perfetti. The Red Wings replied in the second period with a Dominik Kubalik goal, his thirteenth of the season, passed from Sundqvist. The Jets got one back with a Sam Gagner goal, his eighth of the year, fueled by David Gustafsson and Axel Jonsson-Fjallby. Winnipeg pulled closer on a Nate Schmidt goal, his fourth of the season, guided in by Perfetti and Blake Wheeler. Detroit answered with a Dylan Larkin power play goal, his fourteenth of the year, powered by Seider and Raymond. The Jets got one back in the third period with a Nikolaj Ehlers goal, his second of the season, helped along by Kyle Connor and Pionk. The Red Wings countered with a Robby Fabbri goal, his second of the year, with helpers from Gustav Lindstrom and Joe Veleno. Winnipeg pulled one back with a Scheifele goal, his twenty-fourth of the season, with helpers from Pierre-Luc Dubois and Ehlers. Detroit finished it at 7-5 with a Raymond empty net goal, his eleventh of the year, set up by Larkin. The three stars went to Seider, Raymond, and Sundqvist, while Larkin, Scheifele, Ehlers, Pionk, and Perfetti get the honorable mentions.

Back east, the New York Islanders host the Dallas Stars. Jake Oettinger and Ilya Sorokin tend the twines. Dallas drew first blood in the first period with a Jason Robertson goal, his twenty-ninth of the season, assisted by Joe Pavelski and Tyler Seguin. New York tied it on an Anders Lee power play goal, his fifteenth of the season, powered by Brock Nelson and Noah Dobson. The tie went to a shootout, where Robertson's lone tally lifted the Stars to a 2-1 win. The three stars were Oettinger (26 for 27 in saves), Robertson, and Sorokin (25 for 26 in saves).

In St. Louis, the Blues welcome the Calgary Flames. Jacob Markstrom and Jordan Binnington are the masked men. St. Louis was first to score in the first period with a Pavel Buchnevich power play goal, his fourteenth of the season, powered by Jordan Kyrou and Robert Thomas. Calgary tied it on a Milan Lucic goal, his fourth of the year, guided in by Nazem Kadri and Jonathan Huberdeau. The Flames took the lead with a Mikael Backlund goal, his ninth of the season, via Nikita Zadorov and Andrew Mangiapane. The Flames added on in the second period with a Mangiapane goal, his eighth of the year, passed from Noah Hanifin and Blake Coleman. The Blues got one back with a Nikita Alexandrov goal, his second of the season, made possible by Steven Santini and Jake Neighbours. St. Louis tied it on a Kyrou goal, his twentieth of the year, helped along by Buchnevich and Calle Rosen. The Blues won 4-3 on a Thomas goal, his eleventh of the campaign, courtesy of Kyrou and Justin Faulk. The three stars belonged to Thomas, Kyrou, and Buchnevich, while Mangiapane gets an honorable mention.

Further west, the Arizona Coyotes bring in the San Jose Sharks. Kaapo Kahkonen and Karel Vejmelka are in the creases. San Jose got going in the first period with a Kevin Labanc goal, his tenth of the season, via Tomas Hertl and Timo Meier. Arizona tied it on a Barrett Hayton goal, his fourth of the year, coming off of Shayne Gostisbehere and Jakob Chychrun. The Coyotes took the lead with a Christian Fischer goal, his eighth of the season, passed from Gostisbehere and Chychrun. The Sharks tied it on a Nico Sturm goal in the second period, his tenth of the year, with helpers from Nick Bonino and Oskar Lindblom. The Sharks took the lead in the third period with a Matt Nieto goal, his eighth of the season, made possible by Logan Couture and Alexander Barabanov. San Jose added on with a Jaycob Megna goal, fueled by Erik Karlsson and Labanc. The final remained at 4-2, with the three stars being Labanc, Gostisbehere, and Chychrun.

Finally, the Colorado Avalanche host the Florida Panthers. Sergei Bobrovsky and Alexandar Georgiev are between the pipes. Florida dented the scoreboard in the second period with an Aleksander Barkov goal, his tenth of the season, made possible by Anton Lundell. The Panthers added on with a Brandon Montour goal, his seventh of the year, coming off of Carter Verhaeghe and Sam Bennett. Florida extended the lead on a Bennett power play goal, his ninth of the season, powered by Sam Reinhart. Colorado got on the board with an Andrew Cogliano goal, his sixth of the year, via Kurtis MacDermid and Cale Makar. The Panthers replied with a Matthew Tkachuk goal, his twenty-first of the season, helped along by Barkov and Montour. The Avalanche got one back with a Mikko Rantanen goal, his twenty-seventh of the year, passed from Brad Hunt and J.T. Compher. Colorado pulled one back with a Nathan MacKinnon goal, his eleventh of the season, with helpers from Rantanen and Samuel Girard. The Avalanche tied it on a Compher goal, his eighth of the year, courtesy of MacDermid and Evan Rodrigues. Florida pulled ahead with a Tkachuk power play goal, his second of the game and twenty-second of the season, going in unassisted. The final was 5-4, with the three stars being Tkachuk, Barkov, and Montour, while Bennett, Rantanen, Compher, and MacDermid get the honorable mentions. 

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