Tuesday, January 17, 2023

NHL 2022-23 - Day 96

We've got eight games on this Tuesday, beginning with...

The Montreal Canadiens hosting the Winnipeg Jets. Connor Hellebuyck and Sam Montembeault man the nets. Winnipeg got going in the second period with a Kyle Connor power play goal, his twenty-second of the season, via Josh Morrissey and Nikolaj Ehlers. Montreal tied it in the second period with an Evgenii Dadonov goal, his third of the year, guided in by Justin Barron and Christian Dvorak. The Canadiens took the lead with a Mike Hoffman goal, his eighth of the season, made possible by Kirby Dach and Barron. Montreal added on with another Dadonov goal, his second of the game and fourth of the year, fueled by Dvorak and David Savard. The Canadiens extended the lead in the third period as Josh Anderson scored his twelfth of the season, thanks to Dach and Michael Matheson. The final was 4-1, with the three stars going to Dadonov, Dach, and Dvorak, while Barron gets an honorable mention.

Over in Toronto, the Maple Leafs welcome the Florida Panthers. Sergei Bobrovsky and Matt Murray are set to start in goal. Florida led off in the first period with a Carter Verhaeghe goal, his twenty-first of the season, courtesy of Aaron Ekblad. Toronto tied it on a Dryden Hunt goal, his third of the year, via Morgan Rielly and Zach Aston-Reese. The Panthers took the lead back with an Anton Lundell shorthanded goal, his sixth of the season, set up by Aleksander Barkov. The Maple Leafs tied it on an Alexander Kerfoot power play goal, his seventh of the year, powered by Calle Jarnkrok and Timothy Liljegren. Florida pulled ahead with a Josh Mahura goal, his fourth of the season, fueled by Radko Gudas and Grigori Denisenko. The Panthers added on in the second period with a Barkov power play goal, his twelfth of the year, with assists provided by Brandon Montour and Sam Reinhart. Ilya Samsonov replaced Murray in goal. Toronto got one back with an Auston Matthews power play goal, his twenty-second of the season, made possible by William Nylander and Mitch Marner. The Maple Leafs tied it on a Nylander goal in the third period, his twenty-third of the year, with helpers from Marner and Mark Giordano. Toronto won 5-4 in overtime with a Nylander goal, his second of the game and twenty-fourth of the campaign, assisted by Conor Timmins and John Tavares. The three stars were Nylander, Barkov, and Marner.

Stateside, the Philadelphia Flyers bring in the Anaheim Ducks. Anthony Stolarz faces his former team and Samuel Ersson in goal. Philadelphia began in the first period with a Kevin Hayes power play goal, his eleventh of the season, powered by Tony DeAngelo and Travis Konecny. Anaheim tied it in the second period with an Adam Henrique goal, his fifteenth of the year, assisted by John Klingberg and Trevor Zegras. The Flyers took the lead back on a Rasmus Ristolainen shorthanded goal, set up by Scott Laughton and Konecny. Philadelphia added on with a Morgan Frost goal, his ninth of the season, coming off of James van Riemsdyk and Ristolainen. The Flyers extended the lead as Hayes scored his second of the game and twelfth of the year, thanks to Laughton and Wade Allison. The Ducks got one back with a Frank Vatrano power play goal, his seventh of the season, with assists provided by Kevin Shattenkirk and Ryan Strome. The Flyers iced it at 5-2 with a Hayes empty net goal, completing his hat trick on his thirteenth of the year, courtesy of Allison and Cam York. The three stars were Hayes, Ristolainen, and Konecny, while Laughton and Allison get the honorable mentions.

To DC, as the Washington Capitals host the Minnesota Wild. Filip Gustavsson and Charlie Lindgren receive the starting nods in goal. Washington opened in the first period with a Martin Fehervary goal, his fourth of the season, assisted by Alex Ovechkin and Trevor van Riemsdyk. Minnesota tied it in the second period with a Jared Spurgeon goal, his sixth of the year, going in unassisted. The Capitals retook the lead with a Dylan Strome goal, his ninth of the season, made possible by Fehervary and Ovechkin. The Wild tied it on a Jonas Brodin goal, via Connor Dewar and Matt Dumba. Minnesota took the lead with a Spurgeon goal, his second of the game and seventh of the year, helped along by Dewar and Ryan Reaves. The Wild iced it at 4-2 with a Joel Eriksson Ek empty net goal, his fifteenth of the campaign, set up by Frederick Gaudreau. The three stars went to Spurgeon, Dewar, and Fehervary, while Ovechkin gets an honorable mention.

Along to Nashville, as the Predators host the Columbus Blue Jackets. Daniil Tarasov and Kevin Lankinen are the backups in goal. Nashville dented the scoreboard in the second period with a Cody Glass goal, his fifth of the season, courtesy of Filip Forsberg and Matt Duchene. The Predators added on with a Yakov Trenin goal, his sixth of the year, via Roman Josi and Tanner Jeannot. Columbus got on the board in the third period with a Gustav Nyquist goal, his ninth of the season, coming off of Emil Bemstrom and Jack Roslovic. The final stood at 2-1, with the three stars going to Lankinen (39 for 40 in saves), Trenin, and Glass.

Up in Chicago, the Blackhawks welcome the Buffalo Sabres. Craig Anderson and Petr Mrazek are the veterans in goal. Chicago started in the first period with a Connor Murphy goal, his fourth of the season, guided in by Philipp Kurashev and Jonathan Toews. Buffalo tied it on a Victor Olofsson goal, his eighteenth of the year, fueled by Tyson Jost and Casey Mittelstadt. The Sabres gained the lead with a Tage Thompson goal, his thirty-second of the season, made possible by Jeff Skinner and Alex Tuch. Buffalo added on in the second period with a Peyton Krebs shorthanded goal, his fourth of the year, going in unassisted. The Blackhawks got one back in the third period with a Kurashev goal, his sixth of the season, coming off of Seth Jones and Taylor Raddysh. Chicago tied it on a Jones goal, his third of the year, via Kurashev and Tyler Johnson. The Blackhawks won 4-3 in overtime with another Jones goal, his second of the game and fourth of the campaign, courtesy of Johnson. The three stars were Jones, Kurashev, and Johnson.

Out west, the Edmonton Oilers bring in the Seattle Kraken. Martin Jones and Jack Campbell are between the pipes. Seattle kicked off the scoring in the first period with a Daniel Sprong power play goal, his fifteenth of the season, powered by Justin Schultz and Andre Burakovsky. Edmonton tied it on a Connor McDavid goal, his thirty-eighth of the year, assisted by Leon Draisaitl. The Oilers took the lead in the second period with a Derek Ryan goal, his sixth of the season, via Vincent Desharnais and Dylan Holloway. Edmonton added on with a Warren Foegele goal, his fifth of the year, coming off of Draisaitl and Zach Hyman. The Kraken got one back in the third period with a Vince Dunn goal, his ninth of the season, passed from Alexander Wennberg. The Oilers replied with a Hyman goal, his twenty-first of the year, going in unassisted. Edmonton extended the lead as Ryan McLeod scored his sixth of the season, thanks to Holloway and Hyman. This made it 5-2, the final, with the three stars being Hyman, Draisaitl, and Holloway.

Finally, the Arizona Coyotes host the Detroit Red Wings. Magnus Hellberg and Connor Ingram are in the blue paint. Detroit cracked the scoresheet in the second period with a Dylan Larkin power play goal, his fifteenth of the season, powered by Moritz Seider and Tyler Bertuzzi. Arizona tied it on a Nick Bjugstad goal, his eleventh of the year, assisted by Jakob Chychrun and Lawson Crouse. The Red Wings took the lead in the third period with a Pius Suter goal, his sixth of the season, coming off of Robby Fabbri. Detroit added on with a David Perron goal, his fourteenth of the year, courtesy of Michael Rasmussen and Andrew Copp. The Coyotes got one back with a Travis Boyd goal, his fifth of the season, guided in by Crouse and Troy Stecher. Arizona tied it on a Dylan Guenther goal, his fifth of the year, via Crouse and Bjugstad. The tie lasted to a shootout, where Nick Schmaltz and Bjugstad lifted the Coyotes to a 4-3 win. The three stars were Crouse, Bjugstad, and Guenther. 

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