Tuesday, February 7, 2023

NHL 2022-23 - Day 113

There's six more games on today, beginning with...

The Pittsburgh Penguins hosting the Colorado Avalanche. Pavel Francouz and Casey DeSmith are the backups in goal. Colorado got going in the second period with a Nathan MacKinnon goal, his fourteenth of the season, guided in by Bowen Byram and Samuel Girard. Pittsburgh tied it in the third period with a Bryan Rust goal, his twelfth of the year, via Evgeni Malkin and Jason Zucker. The Penguins won 2-1 in overtime with a Kris Letang goal, his fifth of the campaign, coming off of Sidney Crosby and Malkin. The three stars were DeSmith (41 for 42 in saves), Letang, and Malkin.

Down in Tampa Bay, the Lightning welcome the San Jose Sharks. Kaapo Kahkonen and Brian Elliott are in the creases. Tampa Bay led off in the first period with a Ross Colton goal, his eleventh of the season, via Zach Bogosian. San Jose tied it on an Erik Karlsson power play goal, his seventeenth of the year, powered by Timo Meier and Tomas Hertl. The Lightning took the lead back with a Brayden Point power play goal, his thirtieth of the season, coming off of Nikita Kucherov and Victor Hedman. Tampa Bay added on with another Point goal, his second of the game and thirty-first of the year, assisted by Mikhail Sergachev and Kucherov. The Sharks pulled one back with a Meier power play goal, his twenty-ninth of the season, with assists provided by Alexander Barabanov and Logan Couture. San Jose tied it in the third period on a Jonah Gadjovich goal, his third of the year, with helpers from Scott Harrington and Karlsson. The Sharks won 4-3 in overtime with another Meier goal, his second of the game and thirtieth of the campaign, helped along by Karlsson and Hertl. The three stars were Meier, Karlsson, and Point, while Hertl and Kucherov get the honorable mentions.

North again to Detroit, as the Red Wings bring in the Edmonton Oilers. Jack Campbell and Ville Husso are the masked men. Detroit opened in the first period with a Tyler Bertuzzi goal, his second of the season, courtesy of Lucas Raymond and Dylan Larkin. Edmonton tied it on a Ryan McLeod power play goal, his ninth of the year, powered by Philip Broberg and Evander Kane in the second period. The Oilers took the lead with a Warren Foegele goal, his sixth of the season, made possible by Ryan Nugent-Hopkins. Edmonton added on with another Foegele goal, his second of the game and seventh of the year, fueled by Vincent Desharnais and Broberg. The Red Wings got one back with a Joe Veleno goal, his seventh of the season, coming off of Moritz Seider and Jake Walman. The Oilers responded in the third period with a Nugent-Hopkins power play goal, his twenty-third of the year, with assists provided by Tyson Barrie and Connor McDavid. Edmonton iced it at 5-2 with a Kane shorthanded empty net goal, his seventh of the campaign, set up by Brett Kulak. The three stars were Foegele, Nugent-Hopkins, and Kane, while Broberg gets an honorable mention.

Over in New York, the Islanders host the Seattle Kraken. Martin Jones and Ilya Sorokin protect the nets. New York began in the first period with a Samuel Bolduc goal, via Scott Mayfield and Brock Nelson. The Islanders added on with a Simon Holmstrom goal, his third of the season, assisted by Jean-Gabriel Pageau. New York extended the lead as Zach Parise scored his fourteenth of the year in the second period, thanks to Pageau and Adam Pelech. The Islanders padded the lead on a Bo Horvat goal, his thirty-second of the season, passed from Mathew Barzal. The final stood at 4-0, with the three stars being Sorokin (31 save shutout), Bolduc, and Pageau.

Next up, the Nashville Predators welcome the Vegas Golden Knights. Adin Hill and Juuse Saros are in the blue paint. Nashville started in the first period with a Matt Duchene goal, his fifteenth of the season, made possible by Roman Josi and Filip Forsberg. Vegas tied it on a Michael Amadio goal, his eighth of the year, courtesy of Reilly Smith and William Karlsson. The Golden Knights took the lead on a William Carrier goal, his thirteenth of the season, going in unassisted. Vegas added on with a Phil Kessel goal, his tenth of the year, passed from Carrier and Chandler Stephenson. The Golden Knights extended the lead in the second period as Stephenson scored his twelfth of the season, thanks to Shea Theodore and Kessel. Vegas iced it at 5-1 with an Alex Pietrangelo empty net goal, his sixth of the year, set up by the goalie Hill. The three stars were Carrier, Kessel, and Stephenson.

Finally, the Chicago Blackhawks bring in the Anaheim Ducks. Anthony Stolarz and Petr Mrazek are between the pipes. Chicago dented the scoreboard in the second period with a Jason Dickinson goal, his eighth of the season, fueled by Patrick Kane. Anaheim tied it with a Brett Leason goal, his fourth of the year, coming off of John Klingberg and Jayson Megna. The Blackhawks took the lead on a Seth Jones goal, his fifth of the season, via Dickinson and Tyler Johnson. The Ducks retied it on a Megna goal, made possible by Leason. Anaheim won 3-2 in overtime with a Frank Vatrano goal, his twelfth of the year, guided in by Isac Lundestrom and Klingberg. The three stars went to Leason, Megna, and Dickinson, while Klingberg gets an honorable mention. 

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