NHL 2023-24 - Day 109

There's three games on for the last day before the All-Star break. First up...

The Detroit Red Wings host the Ottawa Senators. Joonas Korpisalo and Alex Lyon are in goal. Detroit led off in the first period with a Daniel Sprong goal, his thirteenth of the season, via Joe Veleno. Ottawa tied it in the second period with a Mark Kastelic goal, his second of the year, courtesy of Jacob Bernard-Docker and Parker Kelly. The Senators took the lead with a Brady Tkachuk goal, his twenty-second of the season, made possible by Shane Pinto. The Red Wings tied it on a Dylan Larkin goal in the third period, his twenty-third of the year, guided in by J.T. Compher and Olli Maatta. Ottawa won 3-2 in overtime with a Pinto goal, his second of the campaign, helped along by Thomas Chabot and Vladimir Tarasenko. The three stars were Pinto, Tkachuk, and Kastelic.

Down in Nashville, the Predators welcome the Los Angeles Kings. David Rittich and Juuse Saros are the goalies. Los Angeles began in the first period with an unassisted Carl Grundstrom goal, his eighth of the season. The Kings added on in the second period with an Alex Turcotte goal, coming off of Trevor Moore and Jordan Spence. Nashville got on the board in the third period with a Filip Forsberg goal, his twenty-fourth of the year, via Ryan McDonagh and Gustav Nyquist. Los Angeles fired back with a Trevor Lewis goal, his sixth of the season, fueled by Quinton Byfield and Turcotte. The Predators pulled one back with a Philip Tomasino goal, his seventh of the year, assisted by Roman Josi and Tommy Novak. The Kings answered with a Kevin Fiala empty net goal, his thirteenth of the campaign, set up by Phillip Danault and Mikey Anderson. The three stars of the 4-2 game were Turcotte, Lewis, and Grundstrom.

Finally, the Anaheim Ducks bring in the San Jose Sharks. Kaapo Kahkonen and John Gibson are in the blue paint. Anaheim struck first in the first period with an Isac Lundestrom goal, his second of the season, made possible by Mason McTavish and Jakob Silfverberg. San Jose tied it on an Anthony Duclair power play goal, his ninth of the year, powered by Shakir Mukhamadullin and Mike Hoffman. The Sharks took the lead in the second period with a Marc-Edouard Vlasic goal, his fifth of the season, courtesy of Kyle Burroughs and William Eklund. The Ducks tied it on a Troy Terry goal, his fifteenth of the year, assisted by Leo Carlsson and Adam Henrique. Anaheim won 3-2 in overtime with a Frank Vatrano goal, his twenty-second of the campaign, guided in by Terry and Jackson LaCombe. The three stars were Terry, Vatrano, and Lundestrom. 

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NHL 2023-24 - Day 108

We've got two games on tonight, beginning with...

The St. Louis Blues welcoming the Columbus Blue Jackets. Elvis Merzlikins and Jordan Binnington are in goal. Columbus dented the scoreboard in the third period with a Dmitri Voronkov goal, his twelfth of the season, via Zach Werenski and Johnny Gaudreau. The final stood at 1-0, with the three stars going to Merzlikins (21 save shutout), Voronkov, and Binnington (21 for 22 in saves).

Out west, the San Jose Sharks bring in the Seattle Kraken. Joey Daccord and MacKenzie Blackwood are between the pipes. San Jose got going in the third period with a Marc-Edouard Vlasic goal, his fourth of the season, assisted by Ty Emberson and William Eklund. The Sharks iced it at 2-0 with a Jan Rutta empty net goal, his third of the year, going in unassisted. The three stars were Blackwood (32 save shutout), Vlasic, and Daccord (20 for 21 in saves). 

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NHL 2023-24 - Day 107

There's just one game on today, with the Ottawa Senators hosting the Nashville Predators. Juuse Saros and Mads Sogaard start in goal. Nashville kicked off the scoring in the first period with a Michael McCarron goal, his seventh of the season, via Roman Josi and Philip Tomasino. The Predators added on with a Tomasino goal, his sixth of the year, fueled by Tommy Novak and Cody Glass. Nashville extended the lead as Yakov Trenin scored his eighth of the season, thanks to Dante Fabbro and Josi. Ottawa got on the board in the second period with a Drake Batherson goal, his seventeenth of the year, coming off of Brady Tkachuk. The Senators got closer with a Tim Stutzle goal, his eleventh of the season, courtesy of Mathieu Joseph. Ottawa tied it as Tkachuk scored his twenty-first of the year, with the help of Josh Norris. The Senators won 4-3 in overtime with a Claude Giroux goal, his fifteenth of the campaign, helped along by Stutzle. The three stars were Tkachuk, Stutzle, and Tomasino, while Josi gets an honorable mention. 

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NHL 2023-24 - Day 106

There's just two games on this Sunday. First up...

The St. Louis Blues welcome the Los Angeles Kings. David Rittich and Joel Hofer are the backups in goal. Los Angeles began in the first period with an Adrian Kempe goal, his seventeenth of the season, via Anze Kopitar and Alex Laferriere. St. Louis tied it on a Nick Leddy goal, his third of the year, courtesy of Jordan Kyrou and Colton Parayko. The Kings took the lead back in the second period with a shorthanded Jaret Anderson-Dolan goal, set up by Trevor Lewis and Vladislav Gavrikov. The Blues tied it again with a Pavel Buchnevich power play goal, his seventeenth of the season, powered by Scott Perunovich and Kyrou. St. Louis pulled ahead on a Kyrou goal, his fourteenth of the year, coming off of Perunovich and Robert Thomas. Los Angeles retied it on a Phillip Danault goal, his tenth of the season, helped along by Trevor Moore and Drew Doughty. The Blues won 4-3 in overtime with a Brayden Schenn goal, his thirteenth of the year, made possible by Buchnevich. The three stars were Buchnevich, Kyrou, and Perunovich. 

Out in Seattle, the Kraken bring in the Columbus Blue Jackets. Daniil Tarasov and Joey Daccord man the nets. Seattle led off in the first period with a Jordan Eberle power play goal, his eighth of the season, powered by Oliver Bjorkstrand and Vince Dunn. The Kraken added on with a Jared McCann goal, his twentieth of the year, assisted by Eberle and Tomas Tatar. Seattle extended the lead as Eberle scored his second of the game and ninth of the season, thanks to McCann and Bjorkstrand on the power play. Columbus got on the board with a Yegor Chinakhov goal, his thirteenth of the year, passed from Damon Severson and Johnny Gaudreau. The Blue Jackets got closer with another Chinakhov goal, his second of the game and fourteenth of the season, going in unassisted. The Kraken iced it at 4-2 with an empty net goal by Brandon Tanev, his fifth of the year, an unassisted goal. The three stars were Eberle, McCann, and Chinakhov, while Bjorkstrand gets an honorable mention. 

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