Monday, January 22, 2024

NHL 2023-24 - Day 100

We're on for six games again this Monday. First up...

The Boston Bruins host the Winnipeg Jets. Connor Hellebuyck and Jeremy Swayman tend the twines. Boston led off in the first period with a Jakub Lauko goal, his second of the season, via Trent Frederic and Morgan Geekie. Winnipeg tied it on a Vladislav Namestnikov goal, his sixth of the year, guided in by Dylan DeMelo and Nikolaj Ehlers. The Bruins retook the lead with a Charlie Coyle goal, his seventeenth of the season, made possible by Hampus Lindholm and Brandon Carlo. Boston added on in the third period with a Jake DeBrusk shorthanded goal, his twelfth of the year, going in unassisted. The Bruins iced it at 4-1 with a Brad Marchand empty net goal, his twenty-first of the campaign, set up by Coyle and David Pastrnak. The three stars were Coyle, Swayman (20 for 21 in saves), and DeBrusk.

Down in New Jersey, the Devils welcome the Vegas Golden Knights. Logan Thompson and Vitek Vanecek man the nets. Vegas began in the first period with a Pavel Dorofeyev goal, his seventh of the season, passed from Chandler Stephenson and Mark Stone. New Jersey tied it on a Nico Hischier goal, his thirteenth of the year, coming off of Timo Meier and Jesper Bratt. The Devils took the lead with a Curtis Lazar goal, his fifth of the season, assisted by Erik Haula and Nathan Bastian. New Jersey added on in the second period with a Tyler Toffoli goal, his eighteenth of the year, guided in by Simon Nemec and Kevin Bahl. The Golden Knights got one back with a Jonathan Marchessault goal, his twenty-first of the season, made possible by Nicolas Roy and Kaedan Korczak. Vegas tied it on a Marchessault goal, his second of the game and twenty-second of the year, fueled by Ivan Barbashev and Roy. Vegas pulled ahead on a Stephenson goal, his eighth of the season, courtesy of Stone and Alec Martinez. The Golden Knights extended the lead as Roy scored his eighth of the year, thanks to Marchessault. The Devils answered with a Toffoli goal, his second of the game and nineteenth of the season, with a lone helper by Dawson Mercer. New Jersey tied it in the third period with a Lazar goal, his second of the game and sixth of the year, helped along by Nemec and Bastian. The Devils won 6-5 in overtime with a Toffoli goal, completing his hat trick on his twentieth of the campaign, with the help of Luke Hughes. The three stars were Toffoli, Lazar, and Marchessault, while Roy, Bastian, Nemec, Stephenson, and Stone get the honorable mentions.

Along to Nashville, as the Predators bring in the Florida Panthers. Anthony Stolarz and Juuse Saros are in the creases. Florida got going in the second period with a Sam Reinhart power play goal, his thirty-fourth of the season, powered by Sam Bennett. Nashville tied it on a Jeremy Lauzon goal, his fifth of the year, coming off of Colton Sissons. The Panthers took the lead back with a Carter Verhaeghe goal in the third period, his twenty-fourth of the season, made possible by Bennett. Florida added on with a Brandon Montour empty net goal, his second of the year, set up by Matthew Tkachuk and Bennett. The Panthers extended the lead as Tkachuk scored his thirteenth of the campaign into an empty net, with a lone assist by Verhaeghe. The three stars were given to Bennett, Verhaeghe, and Tkachuk.

Further west, the Arizona Coyotes host the Pittsburgh Penguins. Tristan Jarry and Connor Ingram are the masked men. Arizona opened in the first period with a Jason Zucker goal, his seventh of the season, via Logan Cooley and Josh Brown. Pittsburgh tied it on a Lars Eller goal in the second period, his eighth of the year, coming off of Pierre-Olivier Joseph. The Coyotes retook the lead with a Juuso Valimaki goal, courtesy of Clayton Keller and Matias Maccelli. The Penguins tied it again with a Sidney Crosby goal, his twenty-seventh of the season, assisted by Erik Karlsson and Evgeni Malkin. Arizona pulled ahead on an Alexander Kerfoot goal, his seventh of the year, made possible by Zucker. The Coyotes added on with a power play empty net goal by Lawson Crouse in the third period, his eighteenth of the season, going in unassisted. Arizona extended the lead as Nick Bjugstad scored his tenth of the year, thanks to Liam O'Brien and Jack McBain. The final held at 5-2, with the three stars going to Zucker, Kerfoot, and Bjugstad.

Northwest to Vancouver, as the Canucks welcome the Chicago Blackhawks. Petr Mrazek and Thatcher Demko are the goalies. Vancouver started in the first period with a Pius Suter goal, his ninth of the season, via Andrei Kuzmenko and Noah Juulsen. The Canucks added on with a Quinn Hughes goal, his twelfth of the year, passed from Ilya Mikheyev and Kuzmenko. The final held at 2-0, with the three stars being Demko (31 save shutout), Kuzmenko, and Suter.

Finally, the Los Angeles Kings bring in the San Jose Sharks. Kaapo Kahkonen and David Rittich are the backups in goal. San Jose dented the scoreboard in the second period with a Fabian Zetterlund goal, his fourteenth of the season, via Mike Hoffman and Tomas Hertl. The Sharks added on with a William Eklund goal, his eighth of the year, courtesy of Nico Sturm and Jan Rutta. Los Angeles got on the board with a Trevor Moore goal, his twenty-first of the season, passed from Kevin Fiala. The Kings tied it in the third period with a Quinton Byfield goal, his fourteenth of the year, coming off of Adrian Kempe and Jordan Spence. San Jose retook the lead with a Justin Bailey goal, his third of the season, assisted by Ryan Carpenter. Los Angeles tied it on a Drew Doughty power play goal, his eleventh of the year, powered by Fiala and Byfield. The tie went to a shootout, where Logan Couture and Zetterlund scored to give the Sharks a 4-3 win. The three stars were Zetterlund, Byfield, and Fiala. 

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