Tuesday, March 28, 2023

NHL 2022-23 - Day 162

There's 10 games on this Tuesday, beginning with...

The Boston Bruins hosting the Nashville Predators. Juuse Saros and Linus Ullmark tend the twines. Nashville cracked the scoresheet in the second period with a Cody Glass goal, his twelfth of the season, coming off of Ryan McDonagh and Dante Fabbro. The Predators added on in the third period with an empty net goal by Jeremy Lauzon, his fourth of the year, set up by Glass. Boston got on the board with a David Pastrnak goal, his fifty-second of the campaign, helped along by Jake DeBrusk. This only made it 2-1, the final, with the three stars going to Glass, Saros (35 for 36 in saves), and Pastrnak.

Down in Raleigh, the Carolina Hurricanes welcome the Tampa Bay Lightning. Andrei Vasilevskiy and Pyotr Kochetkov man the nets. Tampa Bay dented the scoreboard in the second period with a Steven Stamkos goal, his thirty-first of the season, via Mikhail Sergachev and Nikita Kucherov. The Lightning added on with a Brayden Point goal, his forty-sixth of the year, assisted by Stamkos. Tampa Bay extended the lead in the third period as Point scored his second of the game and forty-seventh of the season, thanks to Stamkos and Kucherov. The Lightning padded the lead on an Alex Killorn empty net goal, his twenty-third of the year, set up by Point and Erik Cernak. The final was 4-0, with the three stars given to Point, Vasilevskiy (31 save shutout), and Stamkos, while Kucherov gets an honorable mention.

Back north, the Detroit Red Wings bring in the Pittsburgh Penguins. Casey DeSmith and Alex Nedeljkovic are in the creases. Detroit began in the first period with a Jonatan Berggen power play goal, his thirteenth of the season, powered by Austin Czarnik and Joe Veleno. The Red Wings added on with an Andrew Copp goal, his ninth of the year, via Moritz Seider and Pius Suter. Detroit extended the lead as Dominik Kubalik scored his nineteenth of the season, thanks to Gustav Lindstrom and Jordan Oesterle. Pittsburgh got on the board in the second period with a Jason Zucker goal, his twenty-fifth of the year, passed from Rickard Rakell and Evgeni Malkin. The Penguins got closer with a Jake Guentzel power play goal, his thirty-third of the season, with assists provided by Malkin and Rakell. Pittsburgh tied it on another power play goal by Jeff Carter, his twelfth of the year, fueled by Bryan Rust and Jeff Petry. The Red Wings gained the lead in the third period with a David Perron goal, his seventeenth of the season, courtesy of Dylan Larkin. The Penguins retied it on a Josh Archibald goal, his sixth of the year, guided in by Drew O'Connor and Petry. Detroit pulled ahead with a Perron goal, his second of the game and eighteenth of the season, made possible by Seider and Copp on the power play. The Red Wings padded the lead as Perron finished his hat trick on his nineteenth of the year, with the help of Larkin and Oesterle. Detroit iced it at 7-4 with a Larkin empty net goal, his twenty-seventh of the campaign, set up by Suter. The three stars belonged to Perron, Larkin, and Copp, while Suter, Seider, Oesterle, Malkin, Rakell, and Petry get the honorable mentions.

Over in New York, the Rangers host the Columbus Blue Jackets. Michael Hutchinson is mismatched with Igor Shesterkin in goal. New York led off in the first period with a Filip Chytil goal, his twenty-second of the season, fueled by Alexis Lafreniere and K'Andre Miller. The Rangers added on with a Vladimir Tarasenko goal, his sixteenth of the year, passed from Braden Schneider and Ben Harpur. New York extended the lead as Patrick Kane scored his twenty-first of the season, thanks to Vincent Trocheck and Chris Kreider. Columbus got on the board with a Kirill Marchenko power play goal, his twentieth of the year, powered by Jack Roslovic and Johnny Gaudreau. The Blue Jackets got closer with a Gaudreau goal, his nineteenth of the season, assisted by Boone Jenner and Jake Christiansen. The Rangers fired back in the second period with an Artemi Panarin power play goal, his twenty-fifth of the year, with assists provided by Adam Fox and Mika Zibanejad. New York padded the lead on a Zibanejad goal, his thirty-eighth of the season, coming off of Panarin. The Rangers iced it at 6-2 with a Trocheck empty net goal, his twentieth of the year, set up by Lafreniere. The three stars were Panarin, Zibanejad, and Trocheck, while Lafreniere and Gaudreau get the honorable mentions.

Next up, the Philadelphia Flyers welcome the Montreal Canadiens. Cayden Primeau and Felix Sandstrom are the backups in goal. Philadelphia got going in the second period with a Morgan Frost goal, his fifteenth of the season, via Kevin Hayes and Rasmus Ristolainen. Montreal tied it with a Brendan Gallagher goal, his seventh of the year, going in unassisted. The Flyers pulled ahead in the third period with a Frost goal, his second of the game and sixteenth of the season, guided in by Cam York. Philadelphia added on with an Owen Tippett empty net goal, his twenty-second of the year, going in unassisted. The Canadiens got one back with a Rafael Harvey Pinard goal, his thirteenth of the season, made possible by Jake Evans and Jesse Ylonen. The three stars of the 3-2 game were Frost, Harvey-Pinard, and Gallagher.

Westward to St. Louis, as the Blues bring in the Vancouver Canucks. Thatcher Demko and Jordan Binnington protect the nets. Vancouver opened in the first period with a Quinn Hughes goal, his sixth of the season, assisted by Brock Boeser and J.T. Miller. St. Louis tied it on an Alexey Toropchenko goal, his seventh of the year, going in unassisted. The Blues took the lead with a Justin Faulk goal, his tenth of the season, passed from Pavel Buchnevich and Sammy Blais. The Canucks tied it with an Andrei Kuzmenko power play goal, his thirty-sixth of the year, powered by Miller and Elias Pettersson. St. Louis regained the lead in the second period on a Jakub Vrana goal, his eighth of the season, guided in by Brandon Saad. The Blues added on with a Robert Thomas power play goal, his seventeenth of the year, with assists provided by Faulk and Saad. St. Louis extended the lead as Buchnevich scored his twenty-fifth of the season, with the help of Kasperi Kapanen and Blais. Vancouver got one back with a Boeser power play goal, his sixteenth of the year, fueled by Hughes. The Canucks got closer with a Kuzmenko power play goal in the third period, his second of the game and thirty-seventh of the season, helped along by Pettersson and Tyler Myers. Vancouver tied it on another Hughes goal, his second of the game and seventh of the year, with helpers from Boeser and Dakota Joshua. The Blues won 6-5 in overtime with a Vrana goal, his second of the game and ninth of the campaign, made possible by Brayden Schenn and Faulk. The three stars were Vrana, Faulk, and Buchnevich, while Saad, Blais, Boeser, Kuzmenko, Pettersson, Hughes, and Miller get the honorable mentions.

Up in Chicago, the Blackhawks host the Dallas Stars. Jake Oettinger faces a lesser foe in Alex Stalock in goal. Dallas started in the first period with a Tyler Seguin goal, his eighteenth of the season, courtesy of Jani Hakanpaa and Radek Faksa. The Stars added on with a Colin Miller power play goal, his fourth of the year, powered by Evgenii Dadonov and Max Domi. Dallas extended the lead in the second period as Joe Pavelski scored his twenty-second of the season, thanks to Joel Hanley and Ryan Suter. The Stars padded the lead in the third period on a Luke Glendening shorthanded goal, his third of the year, set up by Ty Dellandrea and Esa Lindell. Chicago got on the board with a Tyler Johnson goal, his ninth of the season, guided in by Jason Dickinson and Wyatt Kaiser. This only made it 4-1, the final, with the three stars going to Oettinger (17 for 18 in saves), Miller, and Glendening.

Northwest to Calgary, where the Flames welcome the Los Angeles Kings. Joonas Korpisalo and Jacob Markstrom are between the pipes. Calgary struck first in the first period with an Andrew Mangiapane power play goal, his fifteenth of the season, powered by Mikael Backlund and Elias Lindholm. Los Angeles tied it on a Sean Durzi goal, his eighth of the year, via Arthur Kaliyev and Carl Grundstrom. The Flames retook the lead with a Walker Duehr goal, his sixth of the season, passed from Trevor Lewis. This held as the eventual 2-1 final score, with the three stars handed to Markstrom (33 for 34 in saves), Duehr, and Mangiapane.

South to Vegas, as the Golden Knights bring in the Edmonton Oilers. Stuart Skinner and Jonathan Quick are in the creases. Vegas kicked off the scoring in the first period with a Jonathan Marchessault goal, his twenty-fifth of the season, coming off of Ivan Barbashev. Edmonton tied it on an Evan Bouchard power play goal, his sixth of the year, powered by Ryan Nugent-Hopkins and Connor McDavid. The Oilers took the lead with a Nugent-Hopkins goal, his thirty-fifth of the season, going in unassisted. The Golden Knights retied it on a William Karlsson shorthanded goal, his fourteenth of the year, set up by Alex Pietrangelo. Edmonton retook the lead with a Draisaitl power play goal, his forty-seventh of the season, with assists provided by McDavid and Nugent-Hopkins. Vegas tied it again in the second period with a Michael Amadio goal, his thirteenth of the year, fueled by Chandler Stephenson and Phil Kessel. The Oilers regained the lead with a Darnell Nurse goal, his tenth of the season, via Warren Foegele and Nugent-Hopkins. Edmonton added on with an Evander Kane goal, his fourteenth of the year, with helpers from Draisaitl and Kailer Yamamoto. The Oilers extended the lead as Zach Hyman scored a power play goal, his thirty-third of the season, with the help of McDavid and Nugent-Hopkins. Laurent Brossoit replaced Quick in goal. Edmonton padded the lead in the third period with a Brett Kulak goal, his third of the year, an unassisted goal. The Golden Knights got one back with another Marchessault goal, his second of the game and twenty-sixth of the season, guided in by Pietrangelo and Jack Eichel. This only made it 7-4, with the three stars given to Nugent-Hopkins, McDavid, and Draisaitl, while Marchessault and Pietrangelo get the honorable mentions.

Finally, the San Jose Sharks host the Winnipeg Jets. Connor Hellebuyck and James Reimer are the veteran goalies. San Jose was first to score in the first period with a Noah Gregor goal, his fifth of the season, assisted by Jacob Peterson and Fabian Zetterlund. The Sharks added on in the third period with a Kevin Labanc goal, his thirteenth of the year, via Nico Sturm and Gregor. San Jose extended the lead on a Martin Kaut power play goal, his fourth of the campaign, powered by Tomas Hertl and Erik Karlsson. The final stood at 3-0, with the three stars going to Reimer (41 save shutout), Gregor, and Labanc. 

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