NHL 2023-24 - Day 91

It's a full schedule today with 16 games, beginning with...

The Washington Capitals hosting the New York Rangers. Jonathan Quick and Charlie Lindgren are the backups in goal. New York led off in the first period with an Adam Fox goal, his sixth of the season, via Will Cuylle and Chris Kreider. Washington tied it on an Anthony Mantha goal, his twelfth of the year, courtesy of Connor McMichael. The Rangers retook the lead in the second period with a Fox goal, his second of the game and seventh of the season, going in unassisted. The Capitals tied it in the third period with a Nic Dowd goal, his seventh of the year, passed from Evgeny Kuznetsov and John Carlson. Washington pulled ahead with a T.J. Oshie goal, his third of the season, fueled by Dylan Strome and Joel Edmundson. This stood for a 3-2 win, with the three stars going to Fox, Oshie, and Dowd.

In Buffalo, the Sabres welcome the Vancouver Canucks. Thatcher Demko and Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen are the goalies. Vancouver got going in the second period with a Sam Lafferty goal, his tenth of the season, coming off of Nikita Zadorov. This was the game's only goal, with the Canucks winning 1-0. The three stars were Demko (25 save shutout), Lafferty, and Luukkonen (22 for 23 in saves).

To Ottawa, as the Senators bring in the San Jose Sharks. Mackenzie Blackwood and Joonas Koprisalo draw the starts in goal. Ottawa began in the first period with a Claude Giroux goal, his thirteenth of the season, made possible by Brady Tkachuk and Artem Zub. The Senators added on with a Thomas Chabot goal, assisted by Vladimir Tarasenko and Tim Stutzle. San Jose got on the board with an Anthony Duclair goal, his eighth of the year, via Alexander Barabanov and Mario Ferraro. The Sharks tied it in the second period with a Marc-Edouard Vlasic goal, with helpers from Duclair and Mikael Granlund. San Jose pulled ahead on a Kevin Labanc goal, his second of the season, coming off of Ferraro and Mike Hoffman. Ottawa tied it on a Tkachuk goal, his eighteenth of the year, passed from Drake Batherson and Stutzle. The Senators regained the lead with a Batherson goal, his fifteenth of the season, courtesy of Zub and Stutzle. The Sharks tied it in the third period with a Filip Zadina goal, his fifth of the year, guided in by Tomas Hertl and Ferraro. Ottawa retook the lead with a Tarasenko goal, his tenth of the campaign, with a lone helper by Zub. This made it 5-4, the final, with the three stars being Tarasenko, Batherson, and Tkachuk, while Stutzle, Zub, Ferraro, and Duclair get the honorable mentions.

Down in Florida, the Panthers host the New Jersey Devils. Nico Daws and Sergei Bobrovsky are set to start in goal. New Jersey started in the first period with an Alexander Holtz goal, his tenth of the season, via Simon Nemec and Curtis Lazar. The Devils added on with a Jesper Bratt goal, his sixteenth of the year, guided in by Michael McLeod. New Jersey extended the lead in the second period as Erik Haula scored his tenth of the season, going in unassisted. Florida got on the board with a Sam Reinhart power play goal, his thirty-first of the year, powered by Matthew Tkachuk and Brandon Montour. The Devils iced it at 4-1 with a John Marino empty net goal in the third period, his second of the campaign, going in unassisted. The three stars were Daws (36 for 37 in saves), Bratt, and Haula.

Back north, the Carolina Hurricanes welcome the Pittsburgh Penguins. Tristan Jarry and Antti Raanta man the nets. Carolina kicked off in the first period with a Brett Pesce goal, his second of the season, fueled by Sebastian Aho and Andrei Svechnikov. The Hurricanes added on with a Jordan Martinook goal, his fourth of the year, guided in by Jalen Chatfield. Pittsburgh got on the board in the third period with a Jake Guentzel goal, his nineteenth of the season, via Sidney Crosby and Bryan Rust. The Penguins tied it on a Rust goal, his eleventh of the year, passed from Erik Karlsson and Kris Letang. Carolina won 3-2 in overtime with a Pesce goal, his second of the game and third of the campaign, assisted by Teuvo Teravainen and Seth Jarvis. The three stars were Pesce and Rust, and Martinook.

Along to Columbus, as the Blue Jackets bring in the Seattle Kraken. Joey Daccord and Daniil Tarasov are the young goalies. Columbus opened in the first period with an Ivan Provorov goal, his third of the season, via Adam Fantilli. Seattle tied it on a Jordan Eberle goal, his fifth of the year, guided in by Adam Larsson and Tomas Tatar. The Blue Jackets retook the lead with a Provorov goal, his second of the game and fourth of the season, passed from Kirill Marchenko and Andrew Peeke. The Kraken tied it on a Jared McCann goal, his fifteenth of the year, courtesy of Oliver Bjorkstrand. Columbus reclaimed the lead in the second period with a Marchenko power play goal, his fourteenth of the season, powered by Adam Boqvist and Johnny Gaudreau. Seattle tied it with a Tye Karyte goal, his eighth of the year, assisted by Vince Dunn and Yanni Gourde. The Kraken pulled ahead on a Bjorkstrand power play goal, his twelfth of the season, with assists provided by McCann and Justin Schultz. Seattle added on in the third period with another McCann goal, his second of the game and sixteenth of the year, helped along by Jaden Schwartz and Brian Dumoulin. The Kraken extended the lead as Dumoulin scored his third of the season, thanks to Schultz and Alexander Wennberg.  The Blue Jackets got one back with an Emil Bemstrom goal, his fifth of the year, coming off of Kent Johnson and Andrew Peeke. Seattle iced it at 7-4 with an Eeli Tolvanen empty net goal, his eleventh of the campaign, set up by Gourde and Bjorkstrand. The three stars were McCann, Bjorkstrand, and Dumoulin, while Gourde, Marchenko, and Schultz get the honorable mentions.

Up in Detroit, the Red Wings host the Los Angeles Kings. Cam Talbot and Alex Lyon receive the starting nods in goal. Detroit struck first in the first period with a Dylan Larkin goal, his fifteenth of the season, guided in by David Perron. Los Angeles tied it on a Quinton Byfield power play goal, his eleventh of the year, powered by Anze Kopitar and Kevin Fiala. The Red Wings took the lead in the second period with a Larkin power play goal, his second of the game and sixteenth of the season, with assists provided by Patrick Kane and Shayne Gostisbehere. Detroit added on with a Robby Fabbri goal, his twelfth of the year, fueled by Daniel Sprong and Joe Veleno. The Red Wings extended the lead as Kane scored his seventh of the season, thanks to Alex DeBrincat and Jeff Petry. Detroit padded the lead on an Andrew Copp goal, his  seventh of the year, made possible by Christian Fischer and Petry. David Rittich replaced Talbot in goal. The Kings got one back with a Pierre-Luc Dubois power play goal, his eighth of the season, with helpers from Alex Laferriere and Phillip Danault. Los Angeles pulled closer with a Byfield power play goal, his second of the game and twelfth of the year, passed from Kopitar and Fiala. This only made it 5-3, the final, with the three stars being Larkin, Kane, and Byfield, while Petry, Kopitar, and Fiala get the honorable mentions.

In Canada, the Montreal Canadiens welcome the Edmonton Oilers. Stuart Skinner and Sam Montembeault are in the blue paint. Montreal was first to score in the first period with a Cole Caufield power play goal, his twelfth of the season, powered by Nick Suzuki and Michael Matheson. Edmonton tied it in the third period on a Leon Draisaitl goal, his twentieth of the year, guided in by Warren Foegele and Evander Kane. The Oilers won 2-1 in overtime with an Evan Bouchard power play goal, his tenth of the campaign, with assists provided by Connor McDavid and Draisaitl. The three stars were Draisaitl, Bouchard, and Skinner (23 for 24 in saves).

Over in Ontario, the Toronto Maple Leafs bring in the Colorado Avalanche. Alexandar Georgiev and Martin Jones patrol the creases. Toronto drew first blood in the first period with a Max Domi goal, his fourth of the season, an unassisted goal. The Maple Leafs added on with a Morgan Rielly goal, his sixth of the year, going in unassisted. Toronto extended the lead as Liljegren scored his second of the season, going in unassisted. Colorado got on the board in the second period with a Jonathan Drouin power play goal, his tenth of the year, powered by Ross Colton and Nathan MacKinnon. The Avalanche got closer with a Mikko Rantanen goal, his twenty-second of the season, helped along by Samuel Girard. Colorado tied it on an Andrew Cogliano goal, his fourth of the year, fueled by Josh Manson and Logan O'Connor. The Avalanche took the lead with a MacKinnon goal, his twenty-third of the season, passed from Rantanen and Drouin. Colorado iced it at 5-3 with a Colton empty net goal, his ninth of the year, set up by Ryan Johansen and Joel Kiviranta. The three stars went to MacKinnon, Rantanen, and Drouin, while Colton gets an honorable mention.

Way south to Tampa Bay, as the Lightning host the Anaheim Ducks. Lukas Dostal is mismatched with Andrei Vasilevskiy in goal. Tampa Bay dented the scoreboard in the second period with a Victor Hedman power play goal, his seventh of the season, powered by Steven Stamkos and Nikita Kucherov. The Lightning added on with a Stamkos power play goal, his seventeenth of the year, guided in by Brayden Point and Kucherov. Anaheim got on the board with a Frank Vatrano power play goal, his twenty-first of the season, with assists provided by Cam Fowler and Ryan Strome. Tampa Bay shot back with a Stamkos power play goal, his second of the game and eighteenth of the year, made possible by Kucherov and Darren Raddysh. The Lightning extended the lead as Calvin de Haan scored in the third period, his second of the season, going in unassisted. Tampa Bay padded the lead on a Brandon Hagel goal, his thirteenth of the year, helped along by Nick Paul and Nick Perbix. This made it 5-1, the final, with the three stars going to Stamkos, Kucherov, and Vasilevskiy (19 for 20 in saves).

North again to Winnipeg, as the Jets welcome the Philadelphia Flyers. Samuel Ersson and Connor Hellebuyck are the masked men. Philadelphia started in the first period with a Cam Atkinson goal, his ninth of the season, via Joel Farabee and Ryan Poehling. The Flyers added on in the second period with another Atkinson power play goal, his second of the game and tenth of the year, powered by Morgan Frost and Cam York. This made it 2-0, the eventual final, with the three stars awarded to Ersson (35 save shutout), Atkinson, and Hellebuyck (34 for 36 in saves).

Back stateside, the Chicago Blackhawks bring in the Dallas Stars. Scott Wedgewood and Petr Mrazek are in the creases. Chicago got going in the second period with a Boris Katchouk goal, his fourth of the season, fueled by Zach Sanford. Dallas tied it in the third period with a Matt Duchene power play goal, his fourteenth of the year, powered by Roope Hintz and Jason Robertson. The Stars took the lead with a Mason Marchment goal, his fourteenth of the season, guided in by Evgenii Dadonov and Joel Hanley. Dallas iced it at 3-1 with a Joe Pavelski empty net goal, his seventeenth of the year, set up by Hintz and Jamie Benn.

Backtracking to Minnesota, the Wild host the Arizona Coyotes. Connor Ingram and Filip Gustavsson are between the pipes. Arizona led off in the first period with an Alexander Kerfoot power play goal, his sixth of the season, powered by Clayton Keller and Sean Durzi. The Coyotes added on with a Nick Bjugstad goal, his seventh of the year, coming off of Michael Kesselring. Arizona extended the lead as Bjugstad scored his second of the game and eighth of the season on the power play, thanks to Lawson Crouse and Jason Zucker. The Coyotes padded the lead in the second period with a Keller goal, his sixteenth of the year, with helpers from Durzi and Jack McBain. Arizona continued as Bjugstad completed his hat trick on his ninth of the season, made possible by Zucker and Troy Stecher. Marc-Andre Fleury replaced Gustavsson in goal. The Coyotes continued in the third period with another Keller goal, his second of the game and seventeenth of the year, passed from McBain and Nick Schmaltz. The final held at 6-0, with the three stars being Keller, Bjugstad, and Ingram (38 save shutout), while McBain, Durzi, and Zucker get the honorable mentions.

Southeast to Nashville, as the Predators welcome the New York Islanders. Ilya Sorokin and Juuse Saros tend the twines. New York dented the scoreboard in the third period with a Jean-Gabriel Pageau goal, his fifth of the season, assisted by Noah Dobson and Cal Clutterbuck. Nashville tied it on a Luke Evangelista goal, his eighth of the year, powered by Ryan McDonagh and Philip Tomasino. The Predators took the lead with an Alexandre Carrier goal, his third of the season, made possible by Jeremy Lauzon and Filip Forsberg. Nashville iced it at 3-1 with a Juuso Parssinen empty net goal, his eighth of the year, set up by Roman Josi. The three stars belonged to Carrier, Saros (24 for 25 in saves), and Evangelista.

West to St. Louis, as the Blues bring in the Boston Bruins. Jeremy Swayman and Jordan Binnington protect the nets. Boston opened in the first period with a Brad Marchand goal, his eighteenth of the season, via Charlie Coyle. St. Louis tied it on a Kevin Hayes goal, his tenth of the year, coming off of Kasperi Kapanen and Nick Leddy. The Bruins took the lead in the second period with a Charlie McAvoy goal, his fifth of the season, assisted by Jesper Boqvist and James van Riemsdyk. The Blues tied it on a Jake Neighbours power play goal, his thirteenth of the year, powered by Jordan Kyrou and Robert Thomas. Boston took the lead in the third period with a Marchand power play goal, his second of the game and nineteenth of the season, with assists provided by David Pastrnak and van Riemsdyk. St. Louis tied it again with an Oskar Sundqvist power play goal, his fourth of the year, helped along by Scott Perunovich and Brayden Schenn. The Bruins won 4-3 in overtime with a McAvoy goal, his second of the game and sixth of the campaign, with a lone helper from Pastrnak. The three stars were McAvoy, Marchand, and Pastrnak, while van Riemsdyk gets an honorable mention.

Finally, the Vegas Golden Knights host the Calgary Flames. Jacob Markstrom and Logan Thompson tend the twines. Calgary began in the first period with a Blake Coleman power play goal, his nineteenth of the season, powered by Mikael Backlund and Rasmus Andersson. The Flames added on with a Nazem Kadri goal, his fourteenth of the year, via Connor Zary. Calgary extended the lead in the second period as Backlund scored his tenth of the season, thanks to Andrew Mangiapane and Coleman. Vegas got on the board in the third period with a Chandler Stephenson goal, his seventh of the year, passed from Mark Stone and Alec Martinez. This only made it 3-1, the final, with the three stars being Backlund, Coleman, and Markstrom (32 for 33 in saves). 

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