Monday, March 18, 2024

NHL 2023-24 - Day 152

There's two games on this Monday, beginning with...

The Calgary Flames hosting the Washington Capitals. Charlie Lindgren and Dustin Wolf are set to start in goal. Washington started in the first period with a Dylan Strome goal, his twenty-third of the season, fueled by Rasmus Sandin and Nick Jensen. The Capitals added on in the second period with an Alex Ovechkin power play goal, his twentieth of the year, powered by Max Pacioretty and Tom Wilson. Washington extended the lead as Ovechkin scored his second of the game and twenty-first of the season, with assists provided by John Carlson and Strome on the power play. Calgary got on the board with a Kevin Rooney goal, his second of the year, passed from Brayden Pachal and Matt Coronato. The Capitals fired back with a Hendrix Lapierre goal, his eighth of the season, with a lone assist by Sonny Milano. The Flames got one back with a MacKenzie Weegar goal, his sixteenth of the year, guided in by Mikael Backlund in the third period. Washington iced it at 5-2 with a Wilson empty net goal, his seventeenth of the campaign, set up by Beck Malenstyn and Jensen. The three stars were Ovechkin, Strome, and Wilson, while Jensen gets an honorable mention. 

Next up, the Seattle Kraken host the Buffalo Sabres. Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen and Joey Daccord are the starters in goal. Seattle opened in the first period with a Jordan Eberle goal, his fifteenth of the season, guided in by Eeli Tolvanen and Brian Dumoulin. Buffalo tied it on a Tage Thompson goal, his twenty-first of the year, assisted by Zemgus Girgensons and Alex Tuch. The Sabres took the lead with a Jeff Skinner goal, his twenty-second of the season, via Peyton Krebs. Buffalo added on with a Tuch goal, his nineteenth of the year, passed from Thompson and Girgensons. The Kraken pulled one back with a Matty Beniers power play goal, his tenth of the season, powered by Tolvanen and Justin Schultz. The Sabres shot back in the second period with an Owen Power goal, his sixth of the year, courtesy of Dylan Cozens and JJ Peterka. Buffalo extended the lead with an unassisted Skinner goal, his second of the game and twenty-third of the season. The Sabres padded the lead in the third period as Skinner completed his hat trick on his twenty-fourth of the year, with the help of Jordan Greenway and Jacob Bryson. The final was 6-2, and the three stars were Skinner, Thompson, and Tuch, while Girgensons and Tolvanen get the honorable mentions. 

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