There's four games on this Wednesday, beginning with...
The Philadelphia Flyers hosting the Washington Capitals. Darcy Kuemper and Carter Hart are the goalies. Philadelphia led off in the first period with a Scott Laughton power play goal, his tenth of the season, powered by Tony DeAngelo and Owen Tippett. Washington tied it on a Garnet Hathaway goal, his sixth of the year, via Nick Jensen and Nic Dowd. The Flyers took the lead back with a Travis Konecny goal, his twenty-second of the season, made possible by Joel Farabee. Philadelphia added on in the third period with a Tippett goal, his thirteenth of the year, guided in by James van Riemsdyk. The Flyers extended the lead on a Konecny shorthanded goal, his second of the game and twenty-third of the season, set up by Laughton and Ivan Provorov. The Capitals got one back with a Marcus Johansson goal, his eleventh of the year, going in unassisted. Washington got closer with a T.J. Oshie goal, his eighth of the season, passed from Nicklas Backstrom and Martin Fehervary. Philadelphia iced it at 5-3 with a Konecny power play empty net goal, completing his hat trick on his twenty-fourth of the year, with a helper from Laughton. The three stars were Konecny, Laughton, and Tippett.
Up in Toronto, the Maple Leafs welcome the Nashville Predators. Juuse Saros and Matt Murray are the masked men. Toronto began in the first period with a John Tavares goal, his twentieth of the season, coming off of William Nylander and Timothy Liljegren. Nashville tied it in the second period with a Filip Forsberg goal, his seventeenth of the year, courtesy of Juuso Parssinen and Matt Duchene. The Maple Leafs took the lead in the third period with a Mitch Marner power play goal, his sixteenth of the campaign, powered by Nylander and Tavares. The final was 2-1, with the three stars being Tavares, Murray (31 for 32 in saves), and Nylander.
Out west, the Anaheim Ducks bring in the Edmonton Oilers. Jack Campbell and John Gibson are in the blue paint. Edmonton opened in the first period with a Dylan Holloway goal, his third of the season, guided in by Connor McDavid and Tyson Barrie. The Oilers added on with a Ryan Nugent-Hopkins goal, his twentieth of the year, via Evan Bouchard and Philip Broberg. Anaheim got on the board with a Sam Carrick goal, his third of the season, coming off of Max Comtois. Edmonton fired back with a McDavid goal, his thirty-fifth of the year, fueled by Kailer Yamamoto. The Oilers extended the lead as Klim Kostin scored his sixth of the season, going in unassisted. Edmonton padded the lead in the second period on another Kostin goal, his second of the game and seventh of the year, made possible by Mattias Janmark and Nugent-Hopkins. The Oilers continued with a Leon Draisaitl power play goal, his twenty-third of the season, powered by Bouchard. Anthony Stolarz replaced Gibson in goal in the third period. The Ducks got one back with a Simon Benoit goal, with helpers from Brett Leason and Comtois. The final was 6-2, with the three stars being Kostin, McDavid, and Nugent-Hopkins, while Bouchard and Comtois get the honorable mentions.
Finally, the Los Angeles Kings host the San Jose Sharks. James Reimer and Pheonix Copley are set to start in goal. Los Angeles started in the first period with an Adrian Kempe goal, his eighteenth of the season, assisted by Quinton Byfield and Anze Kopitar. San Jose tied it on a Nick Bonino goal in the second period, his fifth of the year, going in unassisted. The Kings pulled ahead with a Byfield goal, coming off of Mikey Anderson. The Sharks tied it in the third period with a Timo Meier power play goal, his twenty-fourth of the season, powered by Erik Karlsson and Logan Couture. Los Angeles took the lead back with a Gabriel Vilardi goal, his seventeenth of the year, courtesy of Sean Durzi and Matt Roy. The Kings added on with a Drew Doughty goal, his third of the season, made possible by Phillip Danault and Alex Iafallo. San Jose replied with an Alexander Barabanov goal, his seventh of the year, guided in by Meier and Mario Ferraro. The final held at 4-3, with the three stars being Byfield, Meier, and Doughty.
Follow me on Twitter @OutsiderSports0.
No comments :
Post a Comment