Wednesday, April 5, 2023

NHL 2022-23 - Day 170

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

The New York Rangers hosting the Tampa Bay Lightning. Andrei Vasilevskiy and Igor Shesterkin tend the twines. New York started in the first period with a Chris Kreider power play goal, his thirty-fourth of the season, powered by Vladimir Tarasenko and Mika Zibanejad. The Rangers added on with a Kaapo Kakko goal, his seventeenth of the year, guided in by Filip Chytil and K'Andre Miller. New York extended the lead as Tyler Motte scored his seventh of the season, thanks to Barclay Goodrow and Braden Schneider. Tampa Bay got on the board with an Alex Killorn power play goal, his twenty-fifth of the year, with assists provided by Mikhail Sergachev and Nikita Kucherov. The Lightning got closer in the second period with a Darren Raddysh goal, made possible by Killorn and Brandon Hagel. The Rangers shot back with another Motte goal, his second of the game and eighth of the year, fueled by Alexis Lafreniere and Goodrow. Tampa Bay shot back with a Hagel goal, his twenty-eighth of the season, helped along by Anthony Cirelli and Victor Hedman. New York answered with a Kreider goal, his second of the game and thirty-fifth of the year, assisted by Zibanejad and Adam Fox. The Rangers padded the lead on an Artemi Panarin power play goal, his twenty-sixth of the season, with helpers from Zibanejad and Fox. The final stayed at 6-3, with the three stars given to Kreider, Motte, and Zibanejad, while Goodrow, Fox, Hagel, and Killorn get the honorable mentions.

Out in Winnipeg, the Jets welcome the Calgary Flames. Jacob Markstrom and Connor Hellbuyck protect the nets. Winnipeg opened in the first period with a Kyle Connor power play goal, his thirty-first of the season, powered by Nikolaj Ehlers and Pierre-Luc Dubois. Calgary tied it in the second period with an Andrew Mangiapane goal, his seventeenth of the year, guided in by Mikael Backlund. The Flames took the lead in the third period with a Walker Duehr goal, his seventh of the season, passed from Trevor Lewis and Nikita Zadorov. Calgary added on with a Zadorov goal, his eleventh of the year, fueled by Jonathan Huberdeau and Mangiapane. The final stayed at 3-1, with the three stars given to Zadorov, Mangiapane, and Markstrom (34 for 35 in saves).

Finally, the Anaheim Ducks bring in the Edmonton Oilers. Jack Campbell and Lukas Dostal start in goal. Edmonton got going in the second period with a Klim Kostin goal, his eleventh of the season, coming off of Mattias Janmark. The Oilers added on with a Nick Bjugstad goal, his seventeenth of the year, via Kostin. Anaheim got on the board in the third period with a Troy Terry goal, his twenty-second of the season, courtesy of Simon Benoit and Adam Henrique. Edmonton iced it at 3-1 with a Zach Hyman empty net goal, his thirty-fifth of the year, set up by Connor McDavid and Ryan Nugent-Hopkins. The three stars were Kostin, Campbell (27 for 28 in saves), and Bjugstad. 

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