NHL 2023-24 - Day 153

A busy Tuesday is on deck with 13 games. First up...

The Boston Bruins host the Ottawa Senators. Joonas Korpisalo and Linus Ullmark are in goal. Boston started in the first period with a David Pastrnak goal, his forty-second of the season, via Matt Grzelcyk and Pavel Zacha. The Bruins added on with another Pastrnak goal, his second of the game and forty-third of the year, going in unassisted. Ottawa got on the board in the second period with a Shane Pinto goal, his seventh of the season, coming off of Claude Giroux and Thomas Chabot on the power play. Boston replied with a Justin Brazeau power play goal, his second of the year, powered by Kevin Shattenkirk and Morgan Geekie. The Senators fired back with a Brady Tkachuk goal, his thirty-first of the season, made possible by Jakob Chychrun and Drake Batherson. The Bruins answered in the third period with a Pastrnak goal to complete his hat trick on his forty-fourth of the year, assisted by Shattenkirk and Danton Heinen. Boston extended the lead as Jesper Boqvist scored his fifth of the season, thanks to John Beecher and Shattenkirk. The Bruins padded the lead with another Brazeau goal, his second of the game and third of the year, with helpers from Jake DeBrusk and Geekie. This made it 6-2, the final, with the three stars going to Pastrnak, Brazeau, and Shattenkirk, while Geekie gets an honorable mention.

Over in Detroit, the Red Wings welcome the Columbus Blue Jackets. Daniil Tarasov and James Reimer are set to start in goal. Columbus opened in the first period with a Zach Werenski goal, his fifth of the season, going in unassisted. The Blue Jackets added on with an Alexandre Texier goal, his eleventh of the year, coming off of Werenski and Damon Severson. Detroit got on the board in the second period with a Lucas Raymond power play goal, his twenty-third of the season, powered by Robby Fabbri and Patrick Kane. The Red Wings tied it with a Moritz Seider goal, his eighth of the year, courtesy of Ben Chiarot and Michael Rasmussen. Columbus regained the lead in the third period with a Kirill Marchenko power play goal, his eighteenth of the season, with assists provided by Werenski and Johnny Gaudreau. Detroit tied it on a Raymond goal, his second of the game and twenty-fourth of the year, helped along by Patrick Kane and Shayne Gostisbehere. The Red Wings won 4-3 in overtime with a Kane goal, his fifteenth of the campaign, passed from Alex DeBrincat and Seider. The three stars were Kane, Raymond, and Seider, while Werenski gets an honorable mention.

Back east, the New Jersey Devils bring in the Pittsburgh Penguins. Tristan Jarry and Jake Allen are the veteran goalies. New Jersey began in the first period with a Dawson Mercer goal, his eighteenth of the season, via Tomas Nosek and Ondrej Palat. Pittsburgh tied it in the second period with a Marcus Pettersson goal, his fourth of the year, passed from Michael Bunting and Rickard Rakell. The Devils pulled ahead with a Timo Meier power play goal, his twentieth of the season, powered by Luke Hughes and Jesper Bratt. New Jersey added on in the third period with an Alexander Holtz goal, his fifteenth of the year, guided in by Jack Hughes and Luke Hughes. The Devils extended the lead as Mercer scored his second of the game and nineteenth of the season, made possible by Nosek and Palat. New Jersey padded the lead on a Meier goal, his second of the game and twenty-first of the year, fueled by Bratt and Jack Hughes. The Penguins got one back with a Bryan Rust goal, his twenty-first of the campaign, with a lone assist by Sidney Crosby. This only made it 5-2, the final, with the three stars going to Mercer, Meier, and Jack Hughes, while Luke Hughes, Bratt, Nosek, and Palat get the honorable mentions.

To New York, as the Rangers host the Winnipeg Jets. Connor Hellebuyck and Igor Shesterkin tend the twines. Winnipeg got going in the second period with a Mark Scheifele goal, his twentieth of the season, courtesy of Alex Iafallo and Nate Schmidt. New York tied it on an Alexander Wennberg power play goal, his tenth of the year, powered by Alexis Lafreniere and Jack Roslovic. The Jets took the lead back with a Kyle Connor power play goal, his twelfth of the season, with assists provided by Sean Monahan and Tyler Toffoli. Winnipeg added on with a Scheifele goal, his second of the game and twenty-first of the year, going in unassisted. The Rangers got one back with a Lafreniere goal, his twentieth of the season, helped along by Adam Fox and Vincent Trocheck. The Jets iced it at 4-2 with a Scheifele empty net goal to complete his hat trick on his twenty-second of the year, set up by Josh Morrissey and Monahan. The three stars were Scheifele, Lafreniere, and Monahan.

Along to Philadelphia, where the Flyers welcome the Toronto Maple Leafs. Ilya Samsonov and Samuel Ersson receive the starts in goal. Philadelphia led off in the first period with an Owen Tippett goal, his twenty-fifth of the season, via Cam York and Morgan Frost. The Flyers added on with a Travis Sanheim goal in the second period, his ninth of the year, courtesy of Garnet Hathaway. Philadelphia extended the lead as Frost scored his twelfth of the season, thanks to Ronnie Attard and Ryan Poehling. Toronto got on the board in the third period with a William Nylander power play goal, his thirty-seventh of the year, powered by Auston Matthews and John Tavares. The Maple Leafs got closer with a Tyler Bertuzzi goal, his fourteenth of the season, passed from Morgan Rielly and Tavares. The Flyers shot back with a Scott Laughton goal, his eleventh of the year, coming off of Tippett. Toronto got one back on a Tavares goal, his twenty-second of the season, helped along by Bertuzzi and Matthews. They fell shot, with the Flyers winning 4-3. The three stars belonged to Tippett, Frost, and Tavares, while Bertuzzi and Matthews get the honorable mentions.

Back in New York, the Islanders bring in the Carolina Hurricanes. Pyotr Kochetkov and Ilya Sorokin are between the pipes. Carolina struck first in the first period with a Seth Jarvis goal, his twenty-fourth of the season, guided in by Brady Skjei and Jake Guentzel. The Hurricanes added on with another Jarvis goal, his second of the game and twenty-fifth of the year, via Guentzel and Jaccob Slavin. Carolina extended the lead as Martin Necas scored his twenty-second of the season on the power play, thanks to Evgeny Kuznetsov and Skjei. New York got on the board in the third period with a Kyle Palmieri goal, his twenty-second of the year, fueled by Brock Nelson and Bo Horvat. The Hurricanes iced it at 4-1 with an empty net goal by Guentzel, his twenty-fourth of the campaign, set up by Sebastian Aho. The three stars were Jarvis, Guentzel, and Skjei.

Down in Nashville, the Predators host the San Jose Sharks. Magnus Chrona and Juuse Saros are in the blue paint. Nashville was first to score in the first period with a Roman Josi goal, his eighteenth of the season, coming off of Ryan McDonagh and Filip Forsberg. San Jose tied it on a Mikael Granlund goal, his tenth of the year, via Klim Kostin and Mario Ferraro. The Sharks took the lead with a Ferraro goal in the second period, his second of the season, assisted by Thomas Bordeleau and Justin Bailey. The Predators tied it on a Jason Zucker goal, his eleventh of the year, passed from Colton Sissons and McDonagh. Nashville took the lead with a Michael McCarron goal, his tenth of the season, guided in by Kiefer Sherwood and Josi. The Predators added on with a Luke Evangelista goal, his fifteenth of the year, with helpers from Josi and Forsberg. Nashville extended the lead in the third period as McCarron scored his second of the game and eleventh of the season, with the help of Sherwood. The Predators padded the lead on a Mark Jankowski goal, his fourth of the year, courtesy of Tyson Barrie and Anthony Beauvillier. Nashville continued with a Forsberg goal, his thirty-sixth of the season, fueled by Gustav Nyquist and McDonagh. The Predators piled on with a Tommy Novak goal, his fifteenth of the year, thanks to Sherwood and Jankowski. This made it 8-2, the final, with the three stars going to Josi, Forsberg, and McCarron, while McDonagh, Jankowski, Sherwood, and Ferraro get the honorable mentions.

West to St. Louis, where the Blues welcome the Colorado Avalanche. Justus Annunen is mismatched with Jordan Binnington in goal. Colorado kicked off the scoring in the first period with a Mikko Rantanen goal, his thirty-fifth of the season, via Nathan MacKinnon and Cale Makar. St. Louis tied it on a Nathan Walker goal, his sixth of the year, fueled by Scott Perunovich and Justin Faulk. The Blues took the lead in the second period with an Alexey Toropchenko goal, his fourteenth of the season, guided in by Faulk and Walker. The Avalanche tied it again with a Casey Mittelstadt goal, his sixteenth of the year, passed from Samuel Girard and Jonathan Drouin. St. Louis restored the lead with a Brayden Schenn goal, his fifteenth of the season, coming off of Jake Neighbours. Colorado pulled even with a Rantanen power play goal, his second of the game and thirty-sixth of the year, powered by Drouin and Valeri Nichushkin. The Avalanche gained the lead in the third period on a Rantanen goal, completing his hat trick on his thirty-seventh of the season, assisted by Nichushkin. The final stood at 4-3, with the three stars awarded to Rantanen, Nichushkin, and Walker, while Faulk and Drouin get the honorable mentions.

Northwest to Edmonton, as the Oilers bring in the Montreal Canadiens. Sam Montembeault and Calvin Pickard play in goal. Edmonton drew first blood in the first period with a Connor McDavid goal, his twenty-sixth of the season, assisted by Mattias Ekholm. The Oilers added on with an Adam Henrique goal, his nineteenth of the year, passed from Ekholm and Evan Bouchard in the second period. Montreal got on the board in the third period with a Nick Suzuki goal, his twenty-seventh of the season, coming off of Juraj Slafkovsky and David Savard. The Canadiens tied it on a Kaiden Guhle goal, his fifth of the year, courtesy of Jake Evans and Jordan Harris. Edmonton won 3-2 in overtime with a Leon Draisaitl power play goal, his thirty-fourth of the campaign, powered by McDavid and Darnell Nurse. The three stars were McDavid, Draisaitl, and Henrique.

Down in California, the Anaheim Ducks host the Minnesota Wild. Filip Gustavsson and John Gibson protect the nets. Minnesota dented the scoreboard in the second period with a Ryan Hartman goal, his eighteenth of the season, assisted by Marcus Foligno and Matt Boldy. The Wild added on with a Jon Merrill goal, his fourth of the year, courtesy of Frederick Gaudreau and Marat Khusnutdinov. Minnesota extended the lead as Kirill Kaprizov scored his thirty-sixth of the season on the power play, powered by Hartman and Boldy. The Wild padded the lead on a Jacob Lucchini goal, his second of the year, guided in by Adam Beckman. The final held at 4-0, with the three stars given to Gustavsson (27 save shutout), Hartman, and Boldy.

Nearby, the Los Angeles Kings welcome the Chicago Blackhawks. Petr Mrazek and Cam Talbot are the experienced goalies. Los Angeles opened in the first period with an Alex Laferriere goal, his eleventh of the season, made possible by Blake Lizotte and Pierre-Luc Dubois. Chicago tied it on a power play goal by Nick Foligno, his sixteenth of the year, powered by Philipp Kurashev and Seth Jones. The Kings took the lead in the second period with a Vladislav Gavrikov goal, his fifth of the season, coming off of Anze Kopitar and Adrian Kempe. Los Angeles added on with a Kopitar goal, his twenty-first of the year, assisted by Kempe. The Kings extended the lead as Kopitar scored his second of the game and twenty-second of the season on the power play, thanks to Kempe and Kevin Fiala. Los Angeles padded the lead in the third period with a Phillip Danault goal, his sixteenth of the year, passed from Trevor Moore and Fiala. The Blackhawks got one back with a Kevin Korchinski goal, his fifth of the season, with helpers from Kurashev and Connor Bedard. The Kings replied with a Trevor Lewis goal, his eighth of the year, guided in by Dubois and Gavrikov. The final stood at 6-2, with the three stars given to Kopitar, Kempe, and Gavrikov, while Fiala, Dubois, and Kurashev get the honorable mentions.

In Nevada, the Vegas Golden Knights bring in the Tampa Bay Lightning. Andrei Vasilevskiy and Adin Hill guard the cages. Vegas led off in the first period with a Jonathan Marchessault goal, his thirty-eighth of the season, via Shea Theodore and Jack Eichel. Tampa Bay tied it on an Anthony Cirelli shorthanded goal, his fifteenth of the year, set up by Brandon Hagel. The Lightning pulled ahead with an Anthony Duclair goal, his nineteenth of the season, made possible by Nikita Kucherov. The Golden Knights tied it in the second period with a Brett Howden goal, his sixth of the year, coming off of Keegan Kolesar. Tampa Bay pulled ahead with a Brayden Point power play goal, his thirty-seventh of the season, powered by Steven Stamkos and Kucherov. Vegas tied it on a Ben Hutton goal, his second of the year, guided in by Kolesar. The Lightning retook the lead with a Point goal, his second of the game and thirty-eighth of the season, with assists provided by Kucherov and Darren Raddysh. Tampa Bay iced it at 5-3 with a Kucherov empty net goal, his forty-first of the year, set up by Erik Cernak and Stamkos. The three stars went to Kucherov, Point, and Stamkos, while Kolesar gets an honorable mention.

Finally, the Vancouver Canucks host the Buffalo Sabres. Devon Levi and Casey DeSmith are the backups in goal. Vancouver began in the first period with a Conor Garland goal, his fourteenth of the season, assisted by Quinn Hughes and Elias Pettersson. The Canucks added on in the second period with a Pettersson power play goal, his thirty-second of the year, powered by J.T. Miller and Hughes. Buffalo got on the board in the third period with a Rasmus Dahlin goal, his sixteenth of the season, coming off of Owen Power and Alex Tuch. Vancouver replied with a Pettersson empty net goal, his second of the game and thirty-third of the year, set up by Miller. The Sabres got one back on a Dahlin goal, his second of the game and seventeenth of the campaign, made possible by Tage Thompson and Tuch. This only made it 3-2, the final, with the three stars being Pettersson, Hughes, and Dahlin, while Miller and Tuch get the honorable mentions. 

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