Tuesday, December 12, 2023

NHL 2023-24 - Day 62

We've got a 10-game Tuesday on, beginning with...

The New York Rangers hosting the Toronto Maple Leafs. Martin Jones and Igor Shesterkin are set to start in goal. Toronto led off in the first period with an Auston Matthews goal, his twentieth of the season, assisted by William Nylander and Noah Gregor. The Maple Leafs added on with a Conor Timmins goal, via Calle Jarnkrok and Max Domi. New York got on the board with a Blake Wheeler goal, his third of the year, going in unassisted. Toronto replied with a Jarnkrok goal, his seventh of the season, passed from John Tavares. The Maple Leafs extended the lead as Mitchell Marner scored his tenth of the year, thanks to Matthews and William Lagesson. The Rangers got one back in the second period on a Mika Zibanejad power play goal, his eighth of the season, powered by Artemi Panarin and Adam Fox. New York got closer with a Wheeler goal, his second of the game and fourth of the year, made possible by Zibanejad and Jacob Trouba. Toronto replied in the third period with a Marner power play goal, his second of the game and eleventh of the season, with assists provided by Morgan Rielly and Matthews. The Maple Leafs padded the lead on another Matthews goal, his second of the game and twenty-first of the year, passed from Nylander and Jake McCabe. Toronto iced it at 7-3 with a David Kampf empty net goal, his fourth of the campaign, set up by T.J. Brodie and Marner. The three stars were Matthews, Marner, and Jarnkrok, while Wheeler, Zibanejad, and Nylander get the honorable mentions.

In Ottawa, the Senators welcome the Carolina Hurricanes. Pyotr Kochetkov and Joonas Korpisalo man the nets. Ottawa opened in the first period with a Josh Norris goal, his seventh of the season, via Erik Brannstrom and Claude Giroux. Carolina tied it on a Martin Necas power play goal, his eighth of the year, powered by Brady Skjei and Jack Drury. The Hurricanes took the lead in the second period with a Sebastian Aho power play goal, his ninth of the season, with assists provided by Tony DeAngelo and Teuvo Teravainen. Carolina added on with a Seth Jarvis goal, his tenth of the year, passed from Aho and Dmitry Orlov. The Hurricanes extended the lead as Aho scored his second of the game and tenth of the season, with the help of Brett Pesce and Skjei. The final held at 4-1, with the three stars being Aho, Skjei, and Kochetkov (30 for 31 in saves).

Back stateside, the Pittsburgh Penguins bring in the Arizona Coyotes. Connor Ingram and Tristan Jarry are the masked men. Pittsburgh began in the first period with a Jake Guentzel power play goal, his eleventh of the season, powered by Sidney Crosby and Valtteri Puustinen. Arizona tied it on a Lawson Crouse power play goal, his thirteenth of the year, with assists provided by Jason Zucker and Juuso Valimaki. The Coyotes pulled ahead with a Matias Maccelli power play goal, his fifth of the season, assisted by Crouse and Nick Bjugstad. The Penguins tied it on a shorthanded Jeff Carter goal, his second of the year, set up by Drew O'Connor. Pittsburgh took the lead in the third period with a Carter power play goal, his second of the game and third of the season, helped along by Kris Letang and Reilly Smith. The Penguins iced it at 4-2 with a Guentzel empty net goal, his second of the game and twelfth of the year, passed from Evgeni Malkin and Marcus Pettersson. The three stars went to Guentzel, Carter, and Crouse.

Along to St. Louis, as the Blues host the Detroit Red Wings. Ville Husso and Jordan Binnington are the veteran goalies. St. Louis started in the first period with a Brandon Saad goal, his sixth of the season, coming off of Pavel Buchnevich and Kasperi Kapanen. Detroit tied it on a Jake Walman goal, his sixth of the year, going in unassisted. The Red Wings took the lead with a Jonatan Berggren goal, his second of the season, via Jeff Petry and Daniel Sprong. The Blues tied it on a Kevin Hayes goal, his seventh of the year, fueled by Nick Leddy and Colton Parayko. St. Louis took the lead with another Hayes goal, his second of the game and eighth of the season, an unassisted goal. Detroit retied it on a Moritz Seider goal, his fifth of the year, passed from Michael Rasmussen. The Blues took the lead in the third period with a Marco Scandella shorthanded goal, going in unassisted. The Red Wings tied it in the third period with a Lucas Raymond power play goal, his tenth of the season, powered by Joe Veleno and Patrick Kane. Detroit gained the lead on a Robby Fabbri goal, his ninth of the year, guided in by Raymond and Andrew Copp. The Red Wings iced it at 6-4 with a Rasmussen shorthanded empty net goal, his sixth of the campaign, set up by Veleno. The three stars went to Raymond, Rasmussen, and Hayes, while Veleno gets an honorable mention.

In Nashville, the Predators welcome the Philadelphia Flyers. Samuel Ersson is mismatched with Juuse Saros in goal. Nashville struck first in the first period with a Gustav Nyquist goal, his fourth of the season, courtesy of Alexandre Carrier and Filip Forsberg. The Predators added on with a second period goal from Michael McCarron, his fourth of the year, assisted by Luke Schenn and Cole Smith. Philadelphia got on the board with a Sean Couturier goal, his seventh of the season, coming off of Joel Farabee and Cam Atkinson. The Flyers tied it in the third period with a Travis Sanheim goal, his fourth of the year, via Travis Konecny and Couturier. Nashville won 3-2 in overtime with a Forsberg goal, his fifteenth of the campaign, made possible by Ryan O'Reilly and Roman Josi. The three stars were Forsberg, McCarron, and Nyquist.

Northwest to Edmonton, as the Oilers bring in the Chicago Blackhawks. Petr Mrazek and Stuart Skinner are set to start in goal. Chicago drew first blood in the first period with a Connor Bedard goal, his twelfth of the season, coming off of Alex Vlasic and Louis Crevier. Edmonton tied it on a Ryan Nugent-Hopkins goal, his sixth of the year, via Connor McDavid and Evan Bouchard. The Oilers took the lead with a Sam Gagner goal, his fourth of the season, passed from Derek Ryan. Edmonton added on in the second period with a Leon Draisaitl goal, his twelfth of the year, with helpers from Cody Ceci and Gagner. The Oilers extended the lead on a Zach Hyman power play goal in the third period, his sixteenth of the season, powered by McDavid and Bouchard. The final held from here at 4-1, with the three stars going to Gagner, McDavid, and Bouchard.

Over in Vancouver, the Canucks host the Tampa Bay Lightning. Andrei Vasilevskiy and Thatcher Demko tend the twines. Tampa Bay kicked off the scoring in the first period with a Brayden Point goal, his thirteenth of the season, assisted by Mikhail Sergachev and Brandon Hagel. Vancouver tied it on an Andrei Kuzmenko power play goal, his fifth of the year, powered by Quinn Hughes and J.T. Miller. The Canucks took the lead in the second period with a Brock Boeser goal, his nineteenth of the season, coming off of Miller and Nils Hoglander. Vancouver added on with another Boeser goal, his second of the game and twentieth of the year, passed from Hughes and Filip Hronek. The Canucks iced it at 4-1 when Boeser completed his hat trick in the third period on an empty net goal, his twenty-first of the campaign, set up by Hughes. The three stars were Boeser, Hughes, and Miller.

Across the border, the Seattle Kraken welcome the Florida Panthers. Sergei Bobrovsky and Joey Daccord are between the pipes. Seattle got going in the second period with a Kailer Yamamoto goal, his fourth of the season, assisted by Will Borgen and Pierre-Edouard Bellemare. The Kraken added on with a Bellemare goal in the third period, his third of the year, via Ryker Evans and Yamamoto. Seattle extended the lead as Alexander Wennberg scored his fourth of the season, thanks to Borgen and Tye Kartye. The Kraken padded the lead on an empty net goal by Eeli Tolvanen, his seventh of the year, set up by Vince Dunn. The final held at 4-0, with the three stars awarded to Daccord (24 save shutout), Yamamoto, and Bellemare, while Borgen gets an honorable mention.

South to Vegas, as the Golden Knights bring in the Calgary Flames. Dustin Wolf and Logan Thompson draw the starts. Calgary was first to score in the first period with a MacKenzie Weegar goal, his seventh of the season, via Mikael Backlund and Blake Coleman. Vegas tied it on a Chandler Stephenson power play goal, his fifth of the year, powered by Jonathan Marchessault and Mark Stone. The Flames took the lead in the second period with a Nazem Kadri goal, his eighth of the season, assisted by Connor Zary and Martin Pospisil. The Golden Knights tied it on an Ivan Barbashev goal, his sixth of the year, passed from Stone. Calgary took the lead again with a Yegor Sharangovich goal, his eighth of the season, guided in by Elias Lindholm. Vegas tied it on a Stone power play goal in the third period, his ninth of the year, with assists provided by William Karlsson and Marchessault. The Golden Knights took the lead with a Karlsson goal, his thirteenth of the season, helped along by Stephenson and Marchessault. The Flames retied it on a Sharangovich goal, his second of the game and ninth of the year, made possible by Noah Hanifin and Kadri. The Golden Knights won 5-4 in overtime with a Stone goal, his second of the game and tenth of the campaign, fueled by Jack Eichel and Alex Pietrangelo. The three stars were Stone, Sharangovich, and Marchessault, while Karlsson, Stephenson, and Kadri get the honorable mentions.

Finally, the San Jose Sharks host the Winnipeg Jets. Laurent Brossoit and Mackenzie Blackwood are the goalies. San Jose cracked the scoresheet in the first period with a Justin Bailey goal, via Mike Hoffman and Jan Rutta. Winnipeg tied it on a Brenden Dillon goal, his fifth of the season, going in unassisted. The Sharks took the lead in the third period with a William Eklund power play goal, his seventh of the year, powered by Mikael Granlund and Anthony Duclair. The final stood at 2-1, with the three stars being Eklund, Blackwood (36 for 37 in saves), and Bailey. 

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