Monday, April 3, 2023

NHL 2022-23 - Day 168

There's three games on this Monday, beginning with...

The Minnesota Wild hosting the Vegas Golden Knights. Laurent Brossoit and Filip Gustavsson are set to start in goal. Vegas led off in the first period with a Keegan Kolesar goal, his eighth of the season, via Ben Hutton and Teddy Blueger. Minnesota tied it on a Brandon Duhaime goal, his ninth of the year, coming off of Ryan Reaves and Connor Dewar in the second period. The Wild took the lead back with a John Klingberg power play goal, his tenth of the season, powered by Matt Boldy and Mats Zuccarello. The Golden Knights retied it on a Pavel Dorofeyev goal, his sixth of the year, guided in by Reilly Smith and William Karlsson. Minnesota pulled ahead again with a Boldy goal, his thirtieth of the season, made possible by Joel Eriksson Ek and Marcus Johansson. Vegas tied it in the third period with another Dorofeyev goal, his second of the game and seventh of the year, helped along by Karlsson and Jack Eichel. The tie went to a shootout, where Eichel, Dorofeyev, and Smith lifted the Golden Knights over Frederick Gaudreau, Eriksson Ek, and the Wild by a 4-3 score. The three stars were Dorofeyev, Karlsson, and Boldy. 

Down in Dallas, the Stars welcome the Nashville Predators. Juuse Saros and Scott Wedgewood make the starts in goal. Dallas began in the first period with a Roope Hintz goal, his thirty-fifth of the season, fueled by Jason Robertson and Joe Pavelski. The Stars added on in the second period with a Colin Miller goal, his fifth of the year, helped along by Radek Faksa and Luke Glendening. Dallas extended the lead on a Pavelski power play goal, his twenty-fifth of the season, powered by Miro Heiskanen and Robertson. The Stars padded the lead in the third period with a Robertson power play goal, his forty-third of the year, with assists provided by Heiskanen and Jamie Benn. Dallas continued with a Tyler Seguin goal, his twentieth of the season, courtesy of Robertson and Ryan Suter. Nashville got on the board with a Cal Foote goal, his second of the year, going in unassisted. The three stars of the 5-1 game were Robertson, Pavelski, and Heiskanen. 

Finally, the Seattle Kraken bring in the Arizona Coyotes. Ivan Prosvetov and Philipp Grubauer draw the starts in goal. Seattle struck first in the first period with a Jordan Eberle power play goal, his seventh of the season, powered by Daniel Sprong and Justin Schultz. The Kraken added on with a Jared McCann shorthanded goal, his thirty-sixth of the year, set up by Matty Beniers. Arizona got on the board in the second period with a Lawson Crouse goal, his twenty-third of the season, guided in by Matias Maccelli and Connor Mackey. Seattle shot back with a Carson Soucy goal, his third of the year, passed from Sprong and Vince Dunn. The Kraken extended the lead as McCann scored his second of the game and thirty-seventh of the season, with a lone assist by Soucy. Seattle padded the lead in the third period on a Will Borgen goal, his third of the year, fueled by Alexander Wennberg and Morgan Geekie. The Kraken continued with an Oliver Bjorkstrand goal, his nineteenth of the season, made possible by Eeli Tolvanen and Dunn. Seattle kept going with a Geekie power play goal, his eighth of the year, with assists provided by Yanni Gourde and Adam Larsson. The Kraken piled on with a Ryan Donato goal, his fourteenth of the campaign, helped along by Brandon Tanev and Schultz. This made it 8-1, the final, with the three stars being McCann, Soucy, and Geekie, while Donato, Dunn, Sprong, and Schultz get the honorable mentions. 

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