Friday, December 22, 2023

NHL 2023-24 - Day 72

It's a four-game Friday, beginning with...

The Detroit Red Wings hosting the Philadelphia Flyers. Carter Hart and James Reimer are in goal. Detroit led off in the first period with a Patrick Kane goal, his third of the season, made possible by Dylan Larkin and Alex DeBrincat. The Red Wings added on with another Kane goal, his second of the game and fourth of the year, guided in by DeBrincat and Justin Holl. Philadelphia got on the board with a Bobby Brink goal, his sixth of the season, assisted by Joel Farabee and Egor Zamula. Detroit replied with a Daniel Sprong power play goal, his eighth of the year, powered by Moritz Seider and Lucas Raymond. The Red Wings extended the lead as J.T. Compher scored his seventh of the season, thanks to Joe Veleno and Raymond. Detroit padded the lead on a Shayne Gostisbehere goal, his sixth of the year, courtesy of Kane and DeBrincat. The Flyers fired back in the second period with a Sean Couturier goal, his ninth of the season, fueled by Travis Sanheim and Zamula. Philadelphia got closer with a Morgan Frost goal, his fifth of the year, passed from Sanheim and Cam Atkinson. The Flyers pulled closer in the third period with a Garnet Hathaway goal, his third of the season, with helpers from Scott Laughton and Cam York. Philadelphia tied it on a Laughton goal, his third of the year, helped along by Farabee and Tyson Foerster. The Flyers took the lead with an Owen Tippett goal, his twelfth of the season, with assists provided by Travis Konecny and Rasmus Ristolainen. The Red Wings retied it as Larkin scored his twelfth of the year, with the help of Jeff Petry and Seider. The tie went to a shootout, where Raymond and Kane lifted the Red Wings to a 7-6 win. The three stars were given to Kane, Raymond, and DeBrincat, while Larkin, Laughton, Seider, Farabee, Sanheim, and Zamula get the honorable mentions. 

Over in New York, the Rangers welcome the Edmonton Oilers. Stuart Skinner and Jonathan Quick patrol the creases. New York began in the first period with a Blake Wheeler goal, his fifth of the season, via Mika Zibanejad and Chris Kreider. Edmonton got on the board in the third period with a Zach Hyman goal, his nineteenth of the year, passed from Mattias Ekholm and Connor McDavid. The Oilers took the lead on an Evander Kane goal, his thirteenth of the season, assisted by Derek Ryan. Edmonton added on with a Warren Foegele goal, his fifth of the year, fueled by Ryan McLeod and Cody Ceci. The Oilers extended the lead as McLeod scored his fifth of the season, thanks to Foegele. The Rangers got one back with a Zibanejad power play goal, his twelfth of the year, powered by Alexis Lafreniere and Kreider. New York got closer with a Will Cuylle goal, his sixth of the campaign, going in unassisted. This only made it 4-3, the final, with the three stars being McLeod, Foegele, and Zibanejad, while Kreider gets an honorable mention. 

Back west, the Winnipeg Jets bring in the Boston Bruins. Jeremy Swayman and Connor Hellebuyck tend the twines. Winnipeg started in the first period with a Josh Morrissey goal, his sixth of the season, via Gabriel Vilardi and Mark Scheifele. The Jets added on in the second period with a Vilardi goal, his seventh of the year, courtesy of Nikolaj Ehlers and Scheifele. Winnipeg extended the lead on a Nino Niederreiter power play goal, his ninth of the season, powered by Nate Schmidt and Neal Pionk. Winnipeg padded the lead in the third period with an Adam Lowry goal, his sixth of the year, coming off of Mason Appleton and Niederreiter. Boston got on the board with a Brandon Carlo goal, his second of the season, going in unassisted. Winnipeg finished it at 5-1 with a Niederreiter power play goal, his second of the game and tenth of the year, passed from Cole Perfetti. The three stars were Niederreiter, Vilardi, and Scheifele. 

Finally, the Chicago Blackhawks host the Montreal Canadiens. Cayden Primeau and Petr Mrazek man the nets. Chicago opened in the first period with a Ryan Donato goal, his sixth of the season, via Connor Bedard and Isaak Phillips. The Blackhawks added on with a Jason Dickinson goal in the second period, his tenth of the year, assisted by Colin Blackwell and Louis Crevier. Montreal got on the board with a Mitchell Stephens goal, helped along by Michael Matheson and David Savard. The Canadiens tied it on a Josh Anderson goal, his fifth of the season, passed from Sean Monahan and Jake Evans. Montreal took the lead with a Juraj Slafkovsky goal, his fourth of the year, fueled by Nick Suzuki and Jesse Ylonen. The Canadiens extended the lead in the third period as Suzuki scored his tenth of the season, thanks to Cole Caufield and Slafkovsky. Montreal iced it at 5-2 with a Savard empty net goal, his third of the year, going in unassisted. The three stars were given to Suzuki, Slafkovsky, and Savard. 

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