NHL 2022-23 - Day 117

The NHL is back in full force now, with a 14-game Saturday. The first seven of them are matinees, beginning with...

The Detroit Red Wings hosting the Vancouver Canucks. Spencer Martin and Ville Husso are set to start in goal. Detroit began in the first period with a Dylan Larkin goal, his seventeenth of the season, assisted by Moritz Seider and Ben Chiarot. The Red Wings added on with a Jonatan Berggren goal, his ninth of the year, guided in by Chiarot and Seider. Vancouver got on the board in the second period with an Anthony Beauvillier power play goal, his eleventh of the season, powered by J.T. Miller and Quinn Hughes. Detroit answered with a Larkin power play goal, his second of the game and eighteenth of the year, with assists provided by Robby Fabbri and David Perron. The Red Wings extended the lead in the third period as Filip Hronek scored his eighth of the season, thanks to Olli Maatta and Michael Rasmussen. Detroit padded the lead on a Berggren power play goal, his second of the game and tenth of the year, with helpers from Tyler Bertuzzi and Larkin. The Canucks got one back on an Elias Pettersson goal, his twenty-fifth of the campaign, made possible by Beauvillier. The final stood from here at 5-2, with the three stars going to Larkin, Berggren, and Seider, while Beauvillier and Chiarot get the honorable mentions. 

Over in Buffalo, the Sabres welcome the Calgary Flames. Jacob Markstrom and Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen are the goalies. Buffalo led off in the first period with a Tage Thompson power play goal, his thirty-fifth of the season, powered by Rasmus Dahlin and Dylan Cozens. The Sabres added on with a Casey Mittelstadt goal, his eighth of the year, fueled by Victor Olofsson and Tyson Jost. Calgary got on the board in the second period with a Jakob Pelletier goal, assisted by Nazem Kadri and Jonathan Huberdeau. The Flames tied it on a Mikael Backlund goal, his tenth of the season, passed from Blake Coleman and Chris Tanev. Calgary pulled ahead on a Dennis Gilbert goal, guided in by Dillon Dube and Elias Lindholm. The Flames extended the lead as Kadri scored his twentieth of the year, thanks to Huberdeau and Tanev. Calgary padded the lead in the third period with a Tyler Toffoli goal, his twentieth of the season, coming off of Dube and Gilbert. The Flames continued on a Toffoli power play goal, his second of the game and twenty-first of the year, with assists provided by Dube and the goalie Markstrom. Calgary finished it at 7-2 with a Dube goal, his thirteenth of the campaign, helped along by Lindholm and Toffoli. The three stars belonged to Dube, Toffoli, and Gilbert, while Kadri, Huberdeau, Lindholm, and Tanev get the honorable mentions. 

Into Ottawa, where the Senators bring in the Edmonton Oilers. Jack Campbell and Anton Forsberg draw the starts in goal. Edmonton opened in the first period with a Connor McDavid goal, his forty-second of the season, assisted by Leon Draisaitl and Zach Hyman. Ottawa tied it in the second period on a Jake Sanderson goal, his third of the year, courtesy of Mathieu Joseph and Brady Tkachuk. The Oilers retook the lead on a Hyman penalty shot goal, his twenty-seventh of the season. Edmonton added on with a Ryan McLeod shorthanded goal, his tenth of the year, set up by McDavid. The Senators got one back with a Claude Giroux power play goal, his twenty-first of the season, powered by Ridly Greig and Shane Pinto. Ottawa tied it on an Erik Brannstrom goal, helped along by Alex DeBrincat and Nick Holden. The Oilers retook the lead in the third period on a Jesse Puljujarvi goal, his fifth of the year, guided in by Brett Kulak and Darnell Nurse. Edmonton extended the lead as Derek Ryan scored his eighth of the season shorthanded, thanks to Kulak and Evander Kane. The Oilers padded the lead on a Ryan Nugent-Hopkins power play goal, his twenty-fourth of the year, with assists provided by Draisaitl and McDavid. This made it 6-3, the final, with the three stars going to McDavid, Hyman, and Draisaitl, while Kulak gets an honorable mention. 

Along to Quebec, as the Montreal Canadiens host the New York Islanders. Semyon Varlamov and Sam Montembeault are in the blue paint. Montreal started in the first period with a Nick Suzuki goal, his seventeenth of the season, assisted by Rafael Harvey-Pinard and Josh Anderson. New York tied it on a Brock Nelson goal, his twenty-first of the year, guided in by Noah Dobson and Sebastian Aho. The Islanders took the lead with a Bo Horvat power play goal in the second period, his thirty-fourth of the season, powered by Dobson and Nelson. The Canadiens tied it in the third period with a Justin Barron goal, made possible by Evgenii Dadonov and Mike Hoffman. New York retook the lead on a Matt Martin goal, his sixth of the year, fueled by Alexander Romanov and Scott Mayfield. Montreal retied it with a Kirby Dach goal, his twelfth of the season, courtesy of Michael Matheson and Hoffman. The Canadiens won 4-3 in overtime with a Matheson goal, his second of the year, helped along by Hoffman. The three stars were Hoffman, Matheson, and Nelson, while Dobson gets an honorable mention. 

Stateside, the Philadelphia Flyers welcome the Nashville Predators. Juuse Saros and Carter Hart are the masked men. Nashville got going in the second period with a Nino Niederreiter goal, his fourteenth of the season, coming off of Matt Duchene and Cody Glass. Philadelphia tied it on a Kevin Hayes goal, his seventeenth of the year, assisted by Joel Farabee and Patrick Brown. The Predators won 2-1 in overtime with a Duchene goal, his sixteenth of the campaign, fueled by Ryan Johansen and Roman Josi. The three stars went to Duchene, Saros (23 for 24 in saves), and Niederreiter. 

Down in Dallas, the Stars bring in the Tampa Bay Lightning. Andrei Vasilevskiy faces a lesser foe in Scott Wedgewood in goal. Tampa Bay dented the scoreboard in the second period with an Anthony Cirelli goal, his fourth of the season, made possible by Brandon Hagel and Alex Killorn. Dallas tied it on a Jamie Benn goal, his twenty-first of the year, going in unassisted. The Lightning took the lead in the third period with another Cirelli goal, his second of the game and fifth of the season, passed from Victor Hedman and Killorn. Tampa Bay iced it at 3-1 with an empty net goal by Hagel, his twenty-second of the year, set up Nikita Kucherov and Cirelli. The three stars were Cirelli, Vasilevskiy (28 for 29 in saves), and Hagel, while Killorn gets an honorable mention. 

Northeast to Boston, as the Bruins host the Washington Capitals. Darcy Kuemper and Jeremy Swayman protect the nets. Washington struck first in the first period with a Nicklas Backstrom power play goal, his second of the season, powered by Marcus Johansson and Dmitry Orlov. The Capitals added on in the second period with a Garnet Hathaway goal, his ninth of the year, going in unassisted. Boston got on the board with a Nick Foligno goal, his eighth of the campaign, passed from Connor Clifton and Taylor Hall. This only made it 2-1, the eventual final, with the three stars going to Kuemper (27 for 28 in saves), Hathaway, and Backstrom. 

South to Florida, where the Panthers welcome the Colorado Avalanche. Alexandar Georgiev and Sergei Bobrovsky are in the creases. Colorado kicked off the scoring in the first period with a Logan O'Connor shorthanded goal, his sixth of the season, set up by Andrew Cogliano and Samuel Girard. The Avalanche added on with a Matt Nieto goal, his tenth of the year, via J.T. Compher. Florida got on the board in the second period with an Aaron Ekblad goal, his ninth of the season, assisted by Anton Lundell and Sam Reinhart. The Panthers tied it on a Sam Bennett goal, his fourteenth of the year, guided in by Eric Staal and Matthew Tkachuk. Colorado retook the lead with a Devon Toews goal, his fourth of the season, made possible by Bowen Byram and Nathan MacKinnon. The Avalanche extended the lead on a MacKinnon power play goal, his fifteenth of the year, powered by Mikko Rantanen. Florida got one back with an Aleksander Barkov goal, his fifteenth of the season, with helpers from Reinhart and Tkachuk in the third period. Colorado iced it at 5-3 as MacKinnon scored his second of the game and sixteenth of the year into an empty net, with the help of Rantanen and Compher. The three stars went to MacKinnon, Rantanen, and Compher, while Tkachuk and Reinhart get the honorable mentions. 

Up to Raleigh, as the Carolina Hurricanes bring in the New York Rangers. Jaroslav Halak and Frederik Andersen patrol the creases. New York drew first blood in the first period with a Mika Zibanejad power play goal, his twenty-seventh of the season, powered by Chris Kreider and Artemi Panarin. Carolina tied it in the second period with an unassisted Teuvo Teravainen goal, his sixth of the year. The Hurricanes pulled ahead on a Jesperi Kotkaniemi goal, his eighth of the season, made possible by Calvin de Haan and Andrei Svechnikov. The Rangers retied it on a Panarin goal, his thirteenth of the year, fueled by Vincent Trocheck and Jimmy Vesey. New York pulled ahead in the third period with another Panarin goal, his second of the game and fourteenth of the season, assisted by Braden Schneider and Trocheck. The Rangers added on with a Panarin goal to complete his natural hat trick on his fifteenth of the year, with the help of K'Andre Miller. New York extended the lead on a Kaapo Kakko empty net goal, his eleventh of the season, set up by Alexis Lafreniere and Jacob Trouba. The Rangers padded the lead as Panarin scored his fourth of the game and sixteenth of the year, thanks to Vesey. The three stars of the 6-2 game were awarded to Panarin, Trocheck, and Vesey. 

Further north, the Toronto Maple Leafs host the Columbus Blue Jackets. Elvis Merzlikins and Joseph Woll receive the starting nods in goal. Toronto was first to score in the first period with a William Nylander goal, his twenty-ninth of the season, assisted by Alexander Kerfoot and Calle Jarnkrok. The Maple Leafs added on with a Michael Bunting goal, his sixteenth of the year, coming off of Mitch Marner. Columbus got on the board in the second period with a Boone Jenner goal, his fifteenth of the season, made possible by Kirill Marchenko. The Blue Jackets tied it on a Marchenko goal, his fourteenth of the year, guided in by Jenner and Johnny Gaudreau. Columbus pulled ahead with a Sean Kuraly goal, his tenth of the season, courtesy of Kent Johnson and Mathieu Olivier. Toronto retied it in the third period with a Morgan Rielly power play goal, his second of the year, powered by Marner and Nylander. The Blue Jackets retook the lead on a Johnson goal, his eleventh of the campaign, with helpers from Cole Sillinger and Jack Roslovic. This stood for a 4-3 win, with the three stars being Johnson, Marchenko, and Jenner, while Nylander and Marner get the honorable mentions. 

Back across the border, the St. Louis Blues welcome the Arizona Coyotes. Karel Vejmelka and Jordan Binnington occupy the creases. Arizona led off in the first period with a Clayton Keller goal, his twentieth of the season, fueled by Nick Schmaltz and Juuso Valimaki. The Coyotes added on with a Schmaltz power play goal, his thirteenth of the year, powered by Keller and Valimaki. St. Louis got on the board in the second period with a Brandon Saad goal, his fifteenth of the season, guided in by Pavel Buchnevich and Colton Parayko. The Blues tied it on a Sammy Blais goal, helped along by Nick Leddy and Brayden Schenn. St. Louis gained the lead in the third period with a Robert Thomas goal, his thirteenth of the year, coming off of Jordan Kyrou and Buchnevich. The Blues extended the lead as Calle Rosen scored his sixth of the season, thanks to Tyler Pitlick and Alexey Toropchenko. St. Louis padded the lead on another Rosen goal, his second of the game and seventh of the year, with helpers from Schenn and Kyrou. Arizona pulled back with a Keller goal, his second of the game and twenty-first of the season, passed from Barrett Hayton and Troy Stecher. The Coyotes got closer with a Nick Bjugstad power play goal, his thirteenth of the year, with assists provided by Schmaltz and Valimaki. Arizona tied it as Lawson Crouse scored his seventeenth of the season, with the help of Schmaltz and Valimaki. The Blues won 6-5 in overtime with a Ryan O'Reilly goal, his eleventh of the year, made possible by Buchnevich and Parayko. The three stars were Schmaltz, Buchnevich, and Rosen, while Keller, Valimaki, Schenn, Kyrou, and Parayko get the honorable mentions. 

Up in Minnesota, the Wild bring in the New Jersey Devils. Vitek Vanecek and Filip Gustavsson protect the nets. Minnesota began in the first period with a Joel Eriksson Ek power play goal, his twentieth of the season, powered by Calen Addison and Mats Zuccarello. New Jersey tied it in the second period with a Tomas Tatar goal, his eleventh of the year, coming off of Ondrej Palat and Dougie Hamilton. The Devils took the lead with a Tatar goal, his second of the game and twelfth of the season, via Damon Severson and Jesper Boqvist. The Wild tied it in the third period with a Ryan Hartman goal, his sixth of the year, fueled by Matt Dumba and Jonas Brodin. The tie went to a shootout, where Zuccarello and Frederick Gaudreau lifted the Wild to a 3-2 win. The three stars were Tatar, Zuccarello, and Hartman. 

Further north to Winnipeg, where the Jets welcome the Chicago Blackhawks. Petr Mrazek and Connor Hellebuyck man the nets. Winnipeg cracked the scoresheet in the second period with a Josh Morrissey goal, his eleventh of the season, going in unassisted. The Jets added on with a Blake Wheeler power play goal, his thirteenth of the year, helped along by Kyle Connor and Morrissey. Winnipeg extended the lead as Mark Scheifele scored his thirty-second of the season, thanks to Wheeler and Nikolaj Ehlers. Chicago got on the board in the third period with a Tyler Johnson goal, his sixth of the year, made possible by Jake McCabe and Jason Dickinson. The Jets iced it at 4-1 with a Wheeler empty net goal, his fourteenth of the campaign, set up by Morgan Barron and Adam Lowry. The three stars were Wheeler, Morrissey, and Hellebuyck (31 for 32 in saves).

Finally, in Los Angeles, the Kings bring in the Pittsburgh Penguins. Casey DeSmith and Pheonix Copley get the starts in goal. Los Angeles struck first in the first period with a Jaret Anderson-Dolan goal, his seventh of the season, coming off of Alexander Edler and Rasmus Kupari. The Kings added on with an Alex Iafallo goal, his eighth of the year, via Kupari and Kevin Fiala. Los Angeles extended the lead in the second period as Adrian Kempe scored his twenty-third of the season, thanks to Anze Kopitar and Quinton Byfield. The Kings padded the lead on another Kempe goal, his second of the game and twenty-fourth of the year, made possible by Kopitar and Mikey Anderson. Los Angeles kept going with Kempe completing his hat trick on his twenty-fifth of the season, helped along by Kopitar and Drew Doughty on the power play. The Kings continued in the third period with a Kempe power play goal, his fourth of the game and twenty-sixth of the year, powered by Fiala and Doughty. The final stood at 6-0, with the three stars going to Kempe, Kopitar, and Copley (25 save shutout), while Doughty, Fiala, and Kupari get the honorable mentions. 

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NHL 2022-23 - Day 116

We've got four games on this Friday, beginning with...

The New York Rangers hosting the Seattle Kraken. Martin Jones and Igor Shesterkin man the nets. New York led off in the first period with a Vladimir Tarasenko goal, his eleventh of the season, helped along by Artemi Panarin. The Rangers added on with a Kaapo Kakko goal, his tenth of the year, coming off of Filip Chytil and Alexis Lafreniere. New York extended the lead as Vincent Trocheck scored his fifteenth of the season, thanks to Chris Kreider and Ryan Lindgren. The Rangers padded the lead in the second period on a Jacob Trouba power play goal, his fourth of the year, powered by Trocheck and Kakko. Seattle got on the board with an Oliver Bjorkstrand goal, his tenth of the season, helped along by Eeli Tolvanen. New York shot back in the third period with a Mika Zibanejad power play goal, his twenty-sixth of the year, with assists provided by Kreider and Adam Fox. The Kraken answered with a Jared McCann power play goal, his twenty-fourth of the season, courtesy of Vince Dunn and Bjorkstrand. Seattle pulled closer with a Brandon Tanev goal, his tenth of the year, made possible by Ryan Donato and Dunn. The Rangers iced it at 6-3 with a Lindgren shorthanded empty net goal, going in unassisted. The three stars were Trocheck, Kakko, and Lindgren, while Bjorkstrand, Kreider, and Dunn get the honorable mentions. 

Over in Columbus, the Blue Jackets welcome the Toronto Maple Leafs. Ilya Samsonov and Joonas Korpisalo are the veterans in goal. Toronto began in the first period with a John Tavares power play goal, his twenty-second of the season, powered by Mitch Marner and Michael Bunting. The Maple Leafs added on with a Pierre Engvall goal, his eleventh of the year, assisted by Morgan Rielly and David Kampf in the third period. Toronto extended the lead as Tavares scored his second of the game and twenty-third of the campaign, thanks to Marner. This made it 3-0, the final, with the three stars going to Samsonov (30 save shutout), Tavares, and Marner. 

West to Chicago, as the Blackhawks bring in the Arizona Coyotes. Connor Ingram and Jaxson Stauber are the backups in goal. Arizona opened in the first period with a Clayton Keller goal, his nineteenth of the season, passed from Jakob Chychrun and Nick Schmaltz. The Coyotes added on with a Schmaltz goal, his twelfth of the year, assisted by Keller and Barrett Hayton. Chicago got on the board with a Seth Jones goal, his sixth of the season, coming off of Boris Katchouk and Jake McCabe. The Blackhawks tied it in the second period with an Andreas Athanasiou goal, his eleventh of the year, guided in by Sam Lafferty. Chicago pulled ahead in the third period with a Colin Blackwell goal, his second of the season, made possible by Athanasiou and Connor Murphy. Arizona tied it on a Nick Bjugstad goal, his twelfth of the year, courtesy of Keller and Juuso Valimaki. The Blackhawks won 4-3 in overtime with a Caleb Jones goal, his second of the campaign, with helpers from Athanasiou and Lafferty. The three stars were Keller, Athanasiou, and Lafferty, while Schmtaltz gets an honorable mention.

Finally, the Anaheim Ducks host the Pittsburgh Penguins. Casey DeSmith and John Gibson are in the blue paint. Pittsburgh started in the first period with a Pierre-Olivier Joseph goal, his third of the season, helped along by Teddy Blueger and Josh Archibald. Anaheim tied it on a Trevor Zegras power play goal, his nineteenth of the year, powered by Adam Henrique. The Penguins retook the lead with a Kasperi Kapanen power play goal, his seventh of the season, with assists provided by Joseph and Bryan Rust. Pittsburgh added on with a Jeff Carter goal, his eighth of the year, made possible by Kapanen. The Penguins extended the lead in the second period as Joseph scored his second of the game and fourth of the season, thanks to Evgeni Malkin. Pittsburgh padded the lead in the third period with a Rust goal, his thirteenth of the year, guided in by Malkin and Chad Ruhwedel. The Penguins continued with a Jake Guentzel goal, his twenty-first of the season, assisted by Sidney Crosby. The Ducks got one back with a Mason McTavish goal, his eleventh of the year, fueled by Jakob Silfverberg and Henrique. Anaheim got closer on a John Klingberg goal, his seventh of the season, passed from McTavish and Silfverberg. This only made it 6-3, the final, with the three stars being Joseph, Rust, and Kapanen, while McTavish, Malkin, Henrique, and Silfverberg get the honorable mentions. 

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NHL 2022-23 - Day 115

We've got seven games on as the NHL ramps back up after the bye weeks. First up...

The Detroit Red Wings host the Calgary Flames. Dan Vladar and Ville Husso are in the blue paint. Calgary got going in the second period with a Blake Coleman goal, his twelfth of the season, coming off of Noah Hanifin and Mikael Backlund. Detroit tied it on a Dylan Larkin power play goal, his sixteenth of the year, powered by David Perron and Moritz Seider. The Red Wings pulled ahead in the third period with a Filip Zadina goal, assisted by Oskar Sundqvist and Robert Hagg. This made it 2-1, the final, with the three stars being Husso (35 for 36 in saves), Zadina, and Larkin.

Over in Philadelphia, the Flyers welcome the Edmonton Oilers. Stuart Skinner and Carter Hart are the masked men. Philadelphia started in the first period with a Kevin Hayes goal, his sixteenth of the season, guided in by Travis Sanheim and Scott Laughton. Edmonton tied it on an Evander Kane goal in the second period, his eighth of the year, coming off of Connor McDavid and Mattias Janmark. The tie lasted to a shootout, where Morgan Frost and James van Riemsdyk lifted the Flyers to a 2-1 win over Ryan Nugent-Hopkins and the Oilers. The three stars were Hart (34 for 35 in saves), Skinner (35 for 36 in saves), and Hayes.

Along to New Jersey, as the Devils bring in the Seattle Kraken. Philipp Grubauer and MacKenzie Blackwood are in the blue paint. Seattle dented the scoreboard in the second period with an Adam Larsson goal, his fifth of the season, assisted by Vince Dunn and Alexander Wennberg. New Jersey tied it on a Dougie Hamilton power play goal, his fourteenth of the year, powered by Ondrej Palat and Tomas Tatar. The Devils pulled ahead in the third period with another Hamilton goal, his second of the game and fifteenth of the season, coming off of Palat and Jesper Bratt. New Jersey iced it at 3-1 with a John Marino empty net goal, his fourth of the year, set up by Erik Haula and Nico Hischier. The three stars went to Hamilton, Blackwood (33 for 34 in saves), and Palat.

Down in Florida, the Panthers host the San Jose Sharks. Kaapo Kahkonen and Sergei Bobrovsky are set to start in goal. San Jose opened in the first period with an Alexander Barabanov goal, his eighth of the season, coming off of Erik Karlsson. Florida tied it in the second period with a Sam Reinhart goal, his eighteenth of the year, fueled by Marc Staal. The Panthers took the lead on another Reinhart goal, his second of the game and nineteenth of the season, guided in by Eetu Luostarinen and Anton Lundell. Florida added on with a shorthanded empty net goal by Eric Staal, his ninth of the year, set up by Luostarinen. The Panthers finished it at 4-1 with Eric Staal's second shorthanded empty net goal, his tenth of the campaign, going in unassisted. The three stars were given to Reinhart, Eric Staal, and Luostarinen.

Staying in the state, the Tampa Bay Lightning welcome the Colorado Avalanche. Alexandar Georgiev and Andrei Vasilevskiy tend the twines. Tampa Bay led off in the first period with a Corey Perry power play goal, his tenth of the season, powered by Anthony Cirelli and Alex Killorn. The Lightning added on in the second period with a Brandon Hagel goal, his twentieth of the year, via Cirelli and Killorn. Tampa Bay extended the lead as Point scored his second of the game and thirty-second of the season on the power play, thanks to Nikita Kucherov and Hagel. The Lightning padded the lead on a Hagel goal, his second of the game and twenty-first of the year, helped along by Killorn. Tampa Bay continued in the third period with a Mikhail Sergachev goal, his seventh of the season, helped along by Point and Pierre-Edouard Bellemare. The final held at 5-0, with the three stars being Vasilevskiy (30 save shutout), Hagel, and Killorn, while Point and Cirelli get the honorable mentions.

Back north, the New York Islanders bring in the Vancouver Canucks. Collin Delia is mismatched with Ilya Sorokin in goal. New York began in the first period with a Kyle Palmieri goal, his eighth of the season, assisted by Josh Bailey and Adam Pelech. Vancouver tied it on an Oliver Ekman-Larsson goal, his second of the year, courtesy of Elias Pettersson. The Canucks took the lead on a Brock Boeser goal, his tenth of the season, passed from J.T. Miller and Riley Stillman. The Islanders retied it on a Brock Nelson goal, his twentieth of the year, going in unassisted. New York pulled ahead in the second period with a Mathew Barzal goal, his fourteenth of the season, made possible by Noah Dobson and Anders Lee. The Islanders added on with a Bo Horvat goal, his thirty-third of the year, fueled by Barzal and Ryan Pulock. Vancouver got one back with a Nils Aman goal, his second of the season, guided in by Phillip Di Giuseppe and Dakota Joshua. The Canucks tied it on a Pettersson power play goal, his twenty-third of the year, powered by Quinn Hughes and Miller. Vancouver gained the lead with another Pettersson goal, his second of the game and twenty-fourth of the season, coming off of Boeser and Ethan Bear. The Canucks extended the lead as Anthony Beauvillier scored his tenth of the year on the power play, thanks to Boeser and Hughes. New York got one back with a Dobson power play goal, his eleventh of the campaign, with assists provided by Barzal and Horvat. This only made it 6-5, the final, with the three stars handed to Pettersson, Barzal, and Boeser, while Horvat, Dobson, Miller, and Hughes get the honorable mentions.

Finally, the Minnesota Wild host the Vegas Golden Knights. Logan Thompson and Marc-Andre Fleury guard the cages. Vegas struck first in the first period on a Nicolas Roy goal, his tenth of the season, coming off of Keegan Kolesar and Brett Howden. The Golden Knights added on in the second period with an Alex Pietrangelo goal, his seventh of the year, going in unassisted. Minnesota got on the board with a Kirill Kaprizov power play goal, his twenty-ninth of the season, powered by Joel Eriksson Ek and Matt Boldy. Vegas answered on a Paul Cotter goal, his ninth of the year, made possible by Jack Eichel and Jonathan Marchessault. The Golden Knights extended the lead on a Reilly Smith penalty shot goal, his nineteenth of the season. Vegas padded the lead as Eichel scored his sixteenth of the year, thanks to Marchessault and Zach Whitecloud. Filip Gustavsson replaced Fleury in goal. The final remained at 5-1, with the three stars going to Eichel, Marchessault, and Pietrangelo. 

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NHL 2022-23 - Day 114

Just two games on this Wednesday, beginning with...

The New York Rangers welcoming the Vancouver Canucks. Spencer Martin and Igor Shesterkin man the nets. New York led off in the first period with a Chris Kreider goal, his twenty-first of the season, via Vincent Trocheck and K'Andre Miller. The Rangers added on with a Filip Chytil goal, his nineteenth of the year, courtesy of Kaapo Kakko and Miller. Vancouver got on the board with a Conor Garland goal, his tenth of the season, assisted by Quinn Hughes. New York added on with an Alexis Lafreniere goal, his eighth of the year, coming off of Jacob Trouba and Miller in the second period. The Canucks pulled one back with a Vasily Podkolzin goal, helped along by J.T. Miller. The Rangers replied in the third period with a Mika Zibanejad goal, his twenty-fifth of the season, fueled by Trouba and Artemi Panarin. Vancouver got one back on an Elias Pettersson goal, his twenty-second of the year, guided in by Hughes and Brock Boeser. The final held at 4-3, with the three stars going to Miller, Trouba, and Hughes.

Down in Dallas, the Stars bring in the Minnesota Wild. Filip Gustavsson and Jake Oettinger are the masked men. Dallas got going in the second period with a Jamie Benn goal, his twentieth of the season, assisted by Wyatt Johnston and Esa Lindell. The Stars added on with a Radek Faksa goal, his seventh of the year, passed from Tyler Seguin and Mason Marchment. Dallas extended the lead as Jani Hakanpaa scored his fifth of the season, thanks to Roope Hintz and Jason Robertson. Minnesota got on the board with a Joel Eriksson Ek power play goal, his nineteenth of the year, powered by Kirill Kaprizov and Mats Zuccarello. The Stars iced it at 4-1 with a Hintz empty net goal, his twenty-second of the campaign, set up by Robertson. The three stars were Hintz, Oettinger (39 for 40 in saves), and Robertson. 

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NHL 2022-23 - Day 113

There's six more games on today, beginning with...

The Pittsburgh Penguins hosting the Colorado Avalanche. Pavel Francouz and Casey DeSmith are the backups in goal. Colorado got going in the second period with a Nathan MacKinnon goal, his fourteenth of the season, guided in by Bowen Byram and Samuel Girard. Pittsburgh tied it in the third period with a Bryan Rust goal, his twelfth of the year, via Evgeni Malkin and Jason Zucker. The Penguins won 2-1 in overtime with a Kris Letang goal, his fifth of the campaign, coming off of Sidney Crosby and Malkin. The three stars were DeSmith (41 for 42 in saves), Letang, and Malkin.

Down in Tampa Bay, the Lightning welcome the San Jose Sharks. Kaapo Kahkonen and Brian Elliott are in the creases. Tampa Bay led off in the first period with a Ross Colton goal, his eleventh of the season, via Zach Bogosian. San Jose tied it on an Erik Karlsson power play goal, his seventeenth of the year, powered by Timo Meier and Tomas Hertl. The Lightning took the lead back with a Brayden Point power play goal, his thirtieth of the season, coming off of Nikita Kucherov and Victor Hedman. Tampa Bay added on with another Point goal, his second of the game and thirty-first of the year, assisted by Mikhail Sergachev and Kucherov. The Sharks pulled one back with a Meier power play goal, his twenty-ninth of the season, with assists provided by Alexander Barabanov and Logan Couture. San Jose tied it in the third period on a Jonah Gadjovich goal, his third of the year, with helpers from Scott Harrington and Karlsson. The Sharks won 4-3 in overtime with another Meier goal, his second of the game and thirtieth of the campaign, helped along by Karlsson and Hertl. The three stars were Meier, Karlsson, and Point, while Hertl and Kucherov get the honorable mentions.

North again to Detroit, as the Red Wings bring in the Edmonton Oilers. Jack Campbell and Ville Husso are the masked men. Detroit opened in the first period with a Tyler Bertuzzi goal, his second of the season, courtesy of Lucas Raymond and Dylan Larkin. Edmonton tied it on a Ryan McLeod power play goal, his ninth of the year, powered by Philip Broberg and Evander Kane in the second period. The Oilers took the lead with a Warren Foegele goal, his sixth of the season, made possible by Ryan Nugent-Hopkins. Edmonton added on with another Foegele goal, his second of the game and seventh of the year, fueled by Vincent Desharnais and Broberg. The Red Wings got one back with a Joe Veleno goal, his seventh of the season, coming off of Moritz Seider and Jake Walman. The Oilers responded in the third period with a Nugent-Hopkins power play goal, his twenty-third of the year, with assists provided by Tyson Barrie and Connor McDavid. Edmonton iced it at 5-2 with a Kane shorthanded empty net goal, his seventh of the campaign, set up by Brett Kulak. The three stars were Foegele, Nugent-Hopkins, and Kane, while Broberg gets an honorable mention.

Over in New York, the Islanders host the Seattle Kraken. Martin Jones and Ilya Sorokin protect the nets. New York began in the first period with a Samuel Bolduc goal, via Scott Mayfield and Brock Nelson. The Islanders added on with a Simon Holmstrom goal, his third of the season, assisted by Jean-Gabriel Pageau. New York extended the lead as Zach Parise scored his fourteenth of the year in the second period, thanks to Pageau and Adam Pelech. The Islanders padded the lead on a Bo Horvat goal, his thirty-second of the season, passed from Mathew Barzal. The final stood at 4-0, with the three stars being Sorokin (31 save shutout), Bolduc, and Pageau.

Next up, the Nashville Predators welcome the Vegas Golden Knights. Adin Hill and Juuse Saros are in the blue paint. Nashville started in the first period with a Matt Duchene goal, his fifteenth of the season, made possible by Roman Josi and Filip Forsberg. Vegas tied it on a Michael Amadio goal, his eighth of the year, courtesy of Reilly Smith and William Karlsson. The Golden Knights took the lead on a William Carrier goal, his thirteenth of the season, going in unassisted. Vegas added on with a Phil Kessel goal, his tenth of the year, passed from Carrier and Chandler Stephenson. The Golden Knights extended the lead in the second period as Stephenson scored his twelfth of the season, thanks to Shea Theodore and Kessel. Vegas iced it at 5-1 with an Alex Pietrangelo empty net goal, his sixth of the year, set up by the goalie Hill. The three stars were Carrier, Kessel, and Stephenson.

Finally, the Chicago Blackhawks bring in the Anaheim Ducks. Anthony Stolarz and Petr Mrazek are between the pipes. Chicago dented the scoreboard in the second period with a Jason Dickinson goal, his eighth of the season, fueled by Patrick Kane. Anaheim tied it with a Brett Leason goal, his fourth of the year, coming off of John Klingberg and Jayson Megna. The Blackhawks took the lead on a Seth Jones goal, his fifth of the season, via Dickinson and Tyler Johnson. The Ducks retied it on a Megna goal, made possible by Leason. Anaheim won 3-2 in overtime with a Frank Vatrano goal, his twelfth of the year, guided in by Isac Lundestrom and Klingberg. The three stars went to Leason, Megna, and Dickinson, while Klingberg gets an honorable mention. 

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NHL 2022-23 - Day 112

We've got six games to pull out of the All-Star break. First up...

The Philadelphia Flyers host the New York Islanders. Semyon Varlamov and Carter Hart are in goal. New York began in the first period with a Kyle Palmieri power play goal, his seventh of the season, powered by Josh Bailey and Sebastian Aho. The Islanders added on in the second period with a Mathew Barzal goal, his thirteenth of the year, coming off of Noah Dobson and Brock Nelson. Philadelphia got on the board with a Nicolas Deslauriers goal, his third of the campaign, via Tony DeAngelo and Nick Seeler. This only made it 2-1, the final, with the three stars going to Varlamov (25 for 26 in saves), Barzal, and Palmieri. 

Down in Florida, the Panthers welcome the Tampa Bay Lightning. Andrei Vasilevskiy and Sergei Bobrovsky are the Russian goalies. Florida led off in the first period with a Carter Verhaeghe goal, his twenty-seventh of the season, made possible by Matthew Tkachuk. The Panthers added on in the second period with a Sam Bennett goal, his thirteenth of the year, fueled by Tkachuk and Aaron Ekblad. Tampa Bay got on the board with a Nikita Kucherov goal, his twentieth of the season, coming off of Mikhail Sergachev and Brayden Point. Florida shot back on a Tkachuk goal, his twenty-sixth of the year, passed from Verhaeghe and Bennett. The Panthers extended the lead as Eetu Luostarinen scored his eleventh of the season, thanks to Brandon Montour and Verhaeghe. Florida padded the lead on an unassisted Eric Staal goal in the third period, his eighth of the year. The Panthers continued on a Verhaeghe goal, his second of the game and twenty-eighth of the season, fueled by Tkachuk. Florida capped it at 7-1 with a Tkachuk power play goal, his second of the game and twenty-seventh of the year, powered by Bennett and Ekblad. The three stars were Tkachuk, Verhaeghe, and Bennett, while Ekblad gets an honorable mention. 

Back north in New Jersey, the Devils bring in the Vancouver Canucks. Collin Delia and Vitek Vanecek are set to start in goal. Vancouver opened in the first period with an Andrei Kuzmenko goal, his twenty-second of the season, passed from Luke Schenn and Elias Pettersson. New Jersey tied it on a Jack Hughes goal, his thirty-fourth of the year, coming off of Fabian Zetterlund and Dougie Hamilton. The Devils took the lead in the second period on an Ondrej Palat goal, his fifth of the season, guided in by Hamilton and Jonas Siegenthaler. New Jersey added on with an unassisted Palat goal, his second of the game and sixth of the year. The Devils extended the lead as Hughes scored his second of the game and thirty-fifth of the season, thanks to Zetterlund and Damon Severson. The Canucks got one back with a Schenn goal, his third of the year, helped along by Oliver Ekman-Larsson and Conor Garland. Vancouver pulled closer with a Curtis Lazar goal, his second of the season, with helpers from Riley Stillman and Garland. The Canucks tied it in the third period on a Phillip Di Giuseppe goal, made possible by J.T. Miller and Ekman-Larsson. New Jersey won 5-4 in overtime with a Jesper Bratt power play goal, his twentieth of the year, powered by Hughes and Hamilton. The three stars belonged to Hughes, Hamilton, and Palat, while Zetterlund, Schenn, Garland, and Ekman-Larsson get the honorable mentions. 

To New York, as the Rangers host the Calgary Flames. Jacob Markstrom and Jaroslav Halak are the veteran goalies. New York started in the first period with a Filip Chytil goal, his seventeenth of the season, courtesy of Kaapo Kakko and Adam Fox. Calgary tied it on a Blake Coleman goal, his eleventh of the year, guided in by Andrew Mangiapane. The Rangers retook the lead in the second period with a Chytil goal, his second of the game and eighteenth of the season, going in unassisted. The Flames retied it with a Tyler Toffoli power play goal, his nineteenth of the year, powered by Rasmus Andersson and Elias Lindholm. New York pulled ahead with a Mika Zibanejad power play goal, his twenty-third of the season, with assists provided by Chris Kreider and Artemi Panarin. Calgary tied it again in the third period with a Mangiapane goal, his eleventh of the year, helped along by Noah Hanifin and Mikael Backlund. The Flames pulled ahead on a Michael Stone goal, his fifth of the season, fueled by Backlund and Coleman. The Rangers retied it on a Zibanejad goal, his second of the game and twenty-fourth of the year, assisted by Panarin and Jimmy Vesey. New York won 5-4 in overtime on an Alexis Lafreniere goal, his seventh of the campaign, with a lone helper from Zibanejad. The three stars went to Zibanejad, Chytil, and Mangiapane, while Panarin, Coleman, and Backlund get the honorable mentions. 

South to Dallas, where the Stars welcome the Anaheim Ducks. John Gibson and Jake Oettinger protect the nets. Dallas struck first in the first period with a Nilas Lundkvist goal, his fifth of the season, made possible by Radek Faksa and Mason Marchment. The Stars added on in the second period with a Roope Hintz goal, his twenty-first of the year, courtesy of Denis Gurianov and Jason Robertson. Anaheim got on the board in the third period with a Jakob Silfverberg power play goal, his sixth of the season, powered by Kevin Shattenkirk and Frank Vatrano. The Ducks tied it on an Adam Henrique goal, his nineteenth of the year, guided in by Trevor Zegras. The tie went to a shootout, where Robertson and Tyler Seguin lifted the Stars to a 3-2 win over Mason McTavish and the ducks. The three stars were Robertson, Hintz, and Lundkvist.

Finally, the Arizona Coyotes bring in the Minnesota Wild. Marc-Andre Fleury and Karel Vejmelka patrol the creases. Minnesota got going in the second period with a Kirill Kaprizov goal, his twenty-eighth of the season, via Mats Zuccarello and Calen Addison. Arizona tied it on a Jakob Chychrun power play goal, his sixth of the year, powered by Barrett Hayton and Clayton Keller. The Wild took the lead back in the third period with a Jonas Brodin goal, his second of the season, assisted by Joel Eriksson Ek and Ryan Hartman. The Coyotes tied it again on a Chychrun goal, his second of the game and seventh of the year, guided in by Matias Maccelli and Juuso Valimaki. Arizona took the lead with a Jack McBain goal, his seventh of the season, made possible by Christian Fischer and Patrik Nemeth. The final held at 3-2, with the three stars being Chychrun, McBain, and Vejmelka (33 for 35 in saves). 

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