NHL 2016/17 - Day 55

Nine games on for today, beginning with...

The Buffalo Sabres hosting the Edmonton Oilers. Cam Talbot faces a lesser foe in Anders Nilsson in goal. Buffalo led off in the first period with an Evander Kane power play goal, his second of the season, powered by Jake McCabe and Matt Moulson. The Sabres added on with a Brian Gionta goal, his sixth of the year, courtesy of Marcus Foligno and Rasmus Ristolainen. Edmonton got on the board in the second period with a Jordan Eberle power play goal, his eighth of the season, assisted by Drake Caggiula and Ryan Nugent-Hopkins. The Oilers tied it again on a Milan Lucic goal, his eighth of the year, via Connor McDavid and Caggiula. Edmonton took the lead on a Leon Draisaitl power play goal, his eleventh of the season, made possible by McDavid and Andrej Sekera in the third period. Buffalo retied it on a Kane goal, his second of the game and third of the year, helped along by Ryan O'Reilly and Ristolainen. The Sabres won 4-3 in overtime with a Ristolainen power play goal, with helpers provided by O'Reilly and Jack Eichel. The three stars were given to Ristolainen, Kane, and O'Reilly, while Caggiula and McDavid get the honorable mentions.

Over in New Jersey, the Devils welcome the Vancouver Canucks. Jacob Markstrom is mismatched with Cory Schneider in goal. New Jersey opened in the first period with a Taylor Hall goal, his seventh of the season, fueled by Kyle Quincey and P.A. Parenteau. Vancouver tied it in the second period on a Daniel Sedin power play goal, his eighth of the year, powered by Brandon Sutter and Troy Stecher. The Devils retook the lead with a Kyle Palmieri goal, his fourth of the season, coming off of Hall and Damon Severson. New Jersey added on with a shorthanded goal by Ben Lovejoy, set up by Travis Zajac and Quincey. The Canucks got one back in the third period with a Henrik Sedin goal, his seventh of the year, passed from Daniel Sedin and Luca Sbisa. This produced the 3-2 final, with the three stars handed to Hall, Quincey, and Daniel Sedin.

In Brooklyn, the New York Islanders bring in their cross-town rivals, the New York Rangers. Henrik Lundqvist and Jaroslav Halak protect the nets. The Islanders began in the first period with a Scott Mayfield goal, assisted by Cal Clutterbuck and Anders Lee. The Islanders added on with a Jason Chimera goal, his fourth of the season, passed from Brock Nelson. The Rangers got on the board with a Jimmy Vesey goal in the second period, his ninth of the year, courtesy of Rick Nash. The Islanders shot back with an Andrew Ladd goal, his third of the season, guided in by Shane Prince. The Rangers replied on a Marc Staal goal, his third of the year, made possible by J.T. Miller and Chris Kreider. The Islanders iced it at 4-2 in the third period on a John Tavares power play goal, his seventh of the campaign, powered by Josh Bailey and Nick Leddy. The three stars went to Ladd, Halak (36 for 38 in saves), and Tavares.

Over to Philadelphia, where the Flyers host the Florida Panthers. James Reimer and Steve Mason are the goalies. Florida started in the first period with an Aleksander Barkov goal, his fifth of the season, made possible by Mark Pysyk and Reilly Smith. Philadelphia tied it on a Wayne Simmonds goal, his fourteenth of the year, via Andrew MacDonald and Ivan Provorov. The Flyers took the lead in the second period on a Simmonds power play goal, his second of the game and fifteenth of the season, powered by Claude Giroux and Shayne Gostisbehere. The Panthers retied it on a Jussi Jokinen goal in the third period, his second of the year, helped along by Michael Matheson and Colton Sceviour. Philadelphia won 3-2 in overtime with a Jakub Voracek goal, his ninth of the campaign, with a lone assist by Giroux. The three stars were Simmonds, Mason (42 for 44 in saves), and Giroux.

Along to St. Louis, where the Blues welcome the Montreal Canadiens. Al Montoya and Jake Allen are in the creases. Montreal struck first in the first period with a Paul Byron goal, his eighth of the season, coming off of Tomas Plekanec and Mark Barberio. The Canadiens added on in the second period with a Plekanec goal, his second of the year, with a lone helper from Byron. St. Louis got on the board in the third period with a Paul Stastny goal, his seventh of the season, via Jaden Schwartz and Colton Parayko. The Blues tied it on a Schwartz goal, his ninth of the year, assisted by Stastny and Jay Bouwmeester. St. Louis won 3-2 in overtime with a Schwartz goal, his second of the game and tenth of the campaign, with a lone assist by Alexander Steen. The three stars were Schwartz, Stastny, and Byron, while Plekanec gets an honorable mention.

Southeast to Nashville, where the Predators bring in the Colorado Avalanche. Semyon Varlamov and Pekka Rinne are the masked men. Nashville led off in the first period with an unassisted Viktor Arvidsson goal, his eighth of the season. Colorado tied it on a Nathan MacKinnon goal, his sixth of the year, via Rene Bourque. The Predators retook the lead with a James Neal goal, his eleventh of the season, courtesy of Colin Wilson. The Avalanche tied it again in the second period on a Matt Duchene power play goal, his eighth of the year, powered by Mikko Rantanen and MacKinnon. Nashville took the lead again with a P.K. Subban goal, his seventh of the season, made possible by Kevin Fiala and Mike Ribeiro. Colorado tied it as Duchene scored his second of the game and ninth of the year, thanks to Jarome Iginla and Tyson Barrie on the power play. The Predators retook the lead in the third period on a Roman Josi power play goal, his fourth of the season, fueled by Ryan Johansen and Ribeiro. The game ended at 4-3, with the three stars going to Duchene, Ribeiro, and MacKinnon.

Up to Winnipeg, where the Jets host the Detroit Red Wings. Petr Mrazek and Connor Hellebuyck guard the cages. Winnipeg began in the first period with an Andrew Copp goal, his fourth of the season, coming off of Ben Chiarot and Marko Dano. Detroit tied it on a Tomas Tatar goal, his fourth of the year, courtesy of Danny DeKeyser and Henrik Zetterberg. The Jets took the lead with a Dustin Byfuglien goal, his third of the season, assisted by Patrik Laine and Blake Wheeler. Winnipeg added on with a Laine goal, his seventeenth of the year, passed from Nikolaj Ehlers and Byfuglien. Detroit got one back with an Anthony Mantha goal in the second period, his fourth of the season, fueled by Dylan Larkin. The Red Wings tied it as Thomas Vanek scored his fifth of the year, with the help of Zavier Ouellet and Gustav Nyquist. The tie went to a shootout, where Vanek and Zetterberg topped Laine for a 4-3 Red Wings win. The three stars were Vanek, Zetterberg, and Laine, while Byfuglien gets an honorable mention.

Back stateside, the Chicago Blackhawks welcome the Arizona Coyotes. Mike Smith and Scott Darling draw the starts in goal. Chicago opened in the first period with an Artem Anisimov power play goal, his eleventh of the season, powered by Patrick Kane and Brent Seabrook. The Blackhawks added on in the second period with a Marian Hossa goal, his thirteenth of the year, via Ryan Hartman and Trevor van Riemsdyk. Chicago extended the lead as Dennis Rasmussen scored his second of the season, thanks to Richard Panik. The Blackhawks padded the lead on another Hossa goal in the third period, his second of the game and fourteenth of the year, made possible by Niklas Hjalmarsson. This made it 4-0, the final, with the three stars being Hossa, Darling (22 save shutout), and Anisimov.

Finally, the Dallas Stars bring in the Calgary Flames. Chad Johnson and Kari Lehtonen are between the pipes. Dallas started in the first period with a Curtis McKenzie goal, his third of the season, going in unassisted. Calgary tied it in the second period on a Johnny Gaudreau goal, his seventh of the year, passed from Alex Chiasson and Sean Monahan. The Flames took the lead in the third period on a Monahan power play goal, his eighth of the season, powered by Gaudreau and Kris Versteeg. This stood for a 2-1 win, with the three stars given to Monahan, Gaudreau, and Johnson (29 for 30 in saves).

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KHL 2016/17 - Day 101

Five games on today, beginning with...

Spartak Moscow hosting Ak Bars Kazan. Emil Garipov and Nikita Bespalov draw the starts in goal. Moscow dented the scoreboard in the third period with a Ryan Stoa goal, assisted by Yaroslav Dyblenko. This stood for a 1-0 win, with the three stars going to Stoa, Bespalov (23 save shutout), and Garipov (25 for 26 in saves).

Next up, Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod welcomes Neftekhimik Nizhnekamsk. Ville Kolppanen and Ilya Proskuryakov are in the blue paint. Nizhny Novgorod opened in the first period with a Dmitry Semin goal, helped along by Sam Lofquist and Vladimir Galuzin on the power play. Torpedo added on with a Carter Ashton goal in the second period, courtesy of Stanislav Yegorshev and Lofquist. Nizhny Novgorod extended the lead as Maxim Osipov scored, thanks to Alexander Frolov and Dmitry Shulenin. Kolppanen was replaced by Ivan Lisutin in goal. Torpedo padded the lead on a Kirill Vorobyov goal, passed from Semin. Kolppanen returned for the third period. Nizhnekamsk got on the board with an Ivan Lekomtsev power play goal in the third period, powered by Konstantin Makarov and Gennady Stolyarov. Neftekhimik got closer with a Sergei Konkov goal, guided in by Makarov and Igor Polygalov. This only made it 4-2, the final, with the three stars given to Semin, Lofquist, and Makarov.

Out to Belarus, where Dinamo Minsk brings in Slovan Bratislava. Barry Brust and Ben Scrivens are the North Americans in goal. Minsk got going in the second period with an Evgeny Lisovets goal, coming off of Rob Klinkhammer and Evgeny Gotovets. Bratislava tied it on a Mislav Rosandic goal in the third period, via Samuel Petras. Dinamo retook the lead with an Alexander Materukhin goal, assisted by Kristian Khenkel and Nikita Komarov. Minsk added on with an Alexander Kulakov goal, made possible by Alexander Pavlovich. Dinamo iced it at 4-1 with a Klinkhammer empty net goal, going in unassisted. The three stars went to Scrivens (26 for 27 in saves), Klinkhammer, and Materukhin.

Up in Finland, Jokerit Helsinki hosts Medvescak Zagreb. Drew MacIntyre and Riku Helenius are in the creases. Helsinki started in the first period with a Frank Gymer goal, passed from Arturs Kulda and Antti Pihlstrom. Zagreb tied it on a Mark Katic goal, via Bobby Butler and Goran Bezina. Medvescak took the lead with a shorthanded Alexandre Bolduc goal in the second period, set up by Mike Glumac and Shaone Morrisonn. Jokerit retied it on a Pekka Jormakka goal, assisted by Peter Regin and Jesse Joensuu. Helsinki took the lead with a Tommi Huhtala goal, guided in by Joey Hishon. Zagreb retied it in the third period with a Butler goal, coming off of Francis Pare and Bezina. Jokerit won 4-3 in overtime on a Ville Lajunen power play goal, powered by Regin and Topi Jaakola. The three stars were Regin, Butler, and Bezina.

Finally, the Sochi Leopards host Lada Togliatti. Ilya Ezhov and Konstantin Barulin are the veteran goalies. Sochi struck first in the first period with an Evgeny Skachkov goal, made possible by Andre Petersson. Togliatti tied it in the third period on a Viktor Komarov power play goal, powered by Stanislav Bocharov and Yefim Gurkin. The Leopards reclaimed the lead on a Ben Maxwell goal, fueled by Igor Levitsky and Ivan Zakharchuk. This stood for a 2-1 win, with the three stars given to Barulin (26 for 27 in saves), Maxwell, and Skachkov.

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NHL 2016/17 - Day 54

Four games on tonight, beginning with...

The Boston Bruins hosting the Florida Panthers. Roberto Luongo and Tuukka Rask guard the cages. Boston led off in the first period with a Tim Schaller goal, his fourth of the season, courtesy of David Krejci. Florida tied it in the second period on a Jaromir Jagr goal, his fifth of the year, passed from Aaron Ekblad and Mark Pysyk. The Bruins regained the lead on a David Pastrnak goal, his fourteenth of the season, assisted by Brad Marchand and Patrice Bergeron. The Panthers tied it again in the third period with an Aleksander Barkov goal, his fourth of the year, with a lone assist by Reilly Smith. Boston retook the lead with a David Backes goal, his seventh of the season, guided in by Ryan Spooner. Florida tied it once more with a Jason Demers goal, his fourth of the year, via Michael Matheson and Vincent Trocheck. The Bruins won 4-3 in overtime with a Pastrnak goal, his second of the game and fifteenth of the campaign, helped along by Krejci and Brandon Carlo. The three stars were Pastrnak, Krejci, and Backes.

Over in Pittsburgh, the Penguins welcome the Ottawa Senators. Craig Anderson and Marc-Andre Fleury are the veteran goalies. Pittsburgh began in the first period with a Bryan Rust goal, his fourth of the season, made possible by Evgeni Malkin and Kris Letang. Ottawa tied it on a Kyle Turris goal, his eleventh of the year, coming off of Ryan Dzingel and Chris Wideman. The Penguins retook the lead with a Sidney Crosby goal, his seventeenth of the season, via Conor Sheary and Ian Cole. The Senators tied it again with an Erik Karlsson goal, his sixth of the year, courtesy of Mark Stone. Ottawa took the lead on a Stone power play goal in the second period, his eighth of the season, powered by Dion Phaneuf and Karlsson. The Senators added on with a Mike Hoffman power play goal, his ninth of the year, with assists provided by Karlsson and Stone. Matt Murray replaced Fleury in goal. Pittsburgh got one back with a shorthanded Matt Cullen goal, his sixth of the season, set up by Rust. The Penguins tied it on a Phil Kessel goal, his ninth of the year, helped along by Justin Schultz and Cole. Pittsburgh took the lead with a Schultz goal, his third of the season, fueled by Malkin and Kessel. The Penguins extended the lead in the third period as Malkin scored his tenth of the year, thanks to Kessel. Ottawa countered with a Phaneuf power play goal, his third of the season, with helpers from Turris and Karlsson. Pittsburgh answered on a Rust penalty shot goal, his second of the game and fifth of the year, coming after Wideman got caught for hooking. The Penguins closed it at 8-5 with a Rust empty net goal to complete his hat trick on his sixth of the campaign, guided in by Chris Kunitz and Brian Dumoulin. The three stars were Rust, Stone, and Malkin, while Kessel, Schultz, Cole, Karlsson, and Phaneuf get the honorable mentions.

Down in DC, the Washington Capitals bring in the Buffalo Sabres. Robin Lehner and Braden Holtby are the masked men. Buffalo struck first in the first period with a Zemgus Girgensons goal, his second of the season, passed from Derek Grant and Rasmus Ristolainen. Washington tied it on a Jay Beagle goal in the second period, his fifth of the year, via Brooks Orpik and Daniel Winnik. The Sabres took the lead back with a Kyle Okposo goal, his eighth of the season, coming off of Ryan O'Reilly and William Carrier. The Capitals retied it in the third period with a Marcus Johansson power play goal, his tenth of the year, powered by John Carlson and Justin Williams. Washington won 3-2 in overtime with a Johansson goal, his second of the game and eleventh of the campaign, assisted by Dmitry Orlov and Evgeny Kuznetsov. The three stars were handed to Johansson, Beagle, and Holtby (31 for 33 in saves).

Finally, the Columbus Blue Jackets host the Arizona Coyotes. Louis Domingue and Sergei Bobrovsky are in the blue paint. Arizona was first to score in the first period with a Tobias Rieder power play goal, his seventh of the season, powered by Alex Goligoski and Oliver Ekman-Larsson. Columbus tied it with a Sam Gagner power play goal, his ninth of the year, helped along by Alexander Wennberg and Cam Atkinson. The Blue Jackets took the lead in the second period on a Nick Foligno power play goal, his tenth of the season, with helpers from Atkinson and Gagner. Columbus added on in the third period with a Gagner goal, his second of the game and tenth of the year, via Brandon Saad and Scott Hartnell. The Blue Jackets extended the lead as Zach Werenski scored his sixth of the campaign, with the help of Gagner. The three stars of the 4-1 game were Gagner, Atkinson, and Bobrovsky (17 for 18 in saves).

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KHL 2016/17 - Day 100

It's the 100th game day of the season for the KHL, and four games are on. All are in the Far East, beginning with...

Amur Khabarovsk hosting Severstal Cherepovets. Jakub Kovar and Juha Metsola are the goalies. Khabarovsk started in the first period with a Tomas Zohorna goal, passed from Kristian Kuusela and Nikita Kamalov. Amur added on in the third period with a Vitaly Popov goal, courtesy of Igor Rudenkov. Khabarovsk extended the lead as Kirill Kapustin scored, thanks to Maxim Kondratyev and the goalie Metsola. Cherepovets got on the board with a shorthanded and unassisted Igor Magogin goal. Severstal got closer with a Ruslan Karlin goal, made possible by Dmitry Kagarlitsky and the goalie Kovar. Amur iced it at 4-2 with a Kuusela empty net goal, set up by Teemu Ramstedt and Kondratyev. The three stars were given to Kuusela, Kondratyev, and Metsola (23 for 25 in saves).

Down in Vladivostok, Admiral welcomes SKA St. Petersburg. Igor Shestyorkin and Igor Bobkov are in the creases. St. Petersburg opened in the first period with a Pavel Datsyuk goal, assisted by Patrik Hersley and Evgeny Dadonov. SKA added on with an Anton Belov power play goal, powered by Ilya Kovalchuk and Dadonov. St. Petersburg extended the lead in the third period as Nikita Gusev scored an unassisted goal. Vladivostok got on the board with a Maxim Kazakov goal, via Ilya Ivanov and Dmitry Lugin. SKA iced it at 4-1 with a Jarno Koskiranta empty net goal, going in shorthanded and unassisted. The three stars were handed to Belov, Gusev, and Shestyorkin (28 for 29 in saves).

In China, Kunlun Red Star brings in CSKA Moscow. Viktor Fasth and Tomi Karhunen are the masked men. Moscow got going in the second period on an Andrei Kuzmenko goal, with a lone helper by Danila Kvartalnov. CSKA added on with a Vyacheslav Osnovin goal, coming off of Maxim Mamin. The three stars went to Fasth (22 save shutout), Kuzmenko, and Osnovin in the 2-0 CSKA win.

Finally, Sibir Novosibirsk hosts Metallurg Novokuznetsk. Andrei Kareyev and Danny Taylor are between the pipes. Novokuznetsk dented the scoreboard in the second period on an Alexei Razumov goal, helped along by Ivan Yemets. Metallurg added on with another Razumov goal in the third period, courtesy of Artyom Mikheyev and Dmitry Akishin. Novosibirsk got on the board with a Dmitry Lukin goal, with a lone assist by Alexei Glukhov. This only made it 2-1, the final, with the three stars awarded to Razumov, Kareyev (34 for 35 in saves), and Lukin.

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NHL 2016/17 - Day 53

Seven games on today, beginning with four matinees. The first game is in...

Los Angeles, as the Kings host the Montreal Canadiens. Carey Price and Peter Budaj are set to start in goal. Montreal struck first in the first period with a Max Pacioretty goal, his sixth of the season, assisted by Andrei Markov and Alexander Radulov. Los Angeles tied it in the second period on a Jeff Carter power play goal, his eleventh of the year, powered by Drew Doughty and Anze Kopitar. The Kings took the lead on a Nick Shore goal, helped along by Kyle Clifford and Jordan Nolan. The Canadiens retied it on another Pacioretty goal, his second of the game and seventh of the season, coming on the power play from Radulov and David Desharnais. Los Angeles retook the lead on a Doughty power play goal, his fourth of the year, coming off of Carter and Kopitar. Montreal pulled even with a Radulov power play goal, his fifth of the season, with assists provided by Pacioretty and Brendan Gallagher. The Kings pulled ahead again on a Trevor Lewis goal, his fourth of the year, made possible by Kopitar, who earned a sock trick, and Derek Forbort. The Canadiens tied it in the third period with an Andrew Shaw goal, his sixth of the season, guided in by Desharnais and Greg Pateryn. The tie went to a shootout, where Brian Flynn, Radulov, and Paul Byron gave Montreal the 5-4 win over Carter and Kopitar. The three stars were Radulov, Pacioretty, and Kopitar, while Carter, Doughty, and Desharnais get the honorable mentions.

Back east, the Carolina Hurricanes welcome the Tampa Bay Lightning. Ben Bishop and Cam Ward draw the starts in goal. Carolina won 1-0 in overtime with a Phillip Di Giuseppe goal, via Viktor Stalberg and Ron Hainsey. The three stars went to Ward (30 save shutout), Di Giuseppe, and Bishop (29 for 30 in saves).

Up in Brooklyn, the New York Islanders bring in the Detroit Red Wings. Petr Mrazek and Jaroslav Halak are the reliable goalies. New York led off in the first period with an Anders Lee goal, his sixth of the season, passed from Cal Clutterbuck and Casey Cizikas. Detroit tied it on a Mike Green goal, his fifth of the year, helped along by Frans Nielsen. The Red Wings took the lead with another Green goal in the second period, his sixth of the season, assisted by Thomas Vanek. The Islanders retied it with a Johnny Boychuk goal, his fourth of the year, going in unassisted in the third period. Detroit regained the lead on a Henrik Zetterberg goal, his sixth of the season, made possible by Jonathan Ericsson and Tomas Tatar. New York tied it again with a Josh Bailey goal, his fourth of the year, fueled by John Tavares and Dennis Seidenberg. The Red Wings won 4-3 in overtime with a Danny DeKeyser goal, his second of the campaign, guided in by Tatar and Zetterberg. The three stars were Green, Zetterberg, and Tatar.

Down to Nashville, where the Predators host the Philadelphia Flyers. Steve Mason faces a lesser foe in Juuse Saros in goal. Philadelphia began in the first period with a Wayne Simmonds power play goal, his twelfth of the season, powered by Jakub Voracek and Brayden Schenn. Nashville tied it on a Calle Jarnkrok goal in the second period, his fourth of the year, coming off of Mattias Ekholm and Austin Watson. The Flyers retook the lead on a Simmonds power play goal, his second of the game and thirteenth of the campaign, with assists provided by Claude Giroux and Shayne Gostisbehere. The Predators tied it again with a Colin Wilson goal, his fifth of the season, made possible by Mike Fisher and Craig Smith. Philadelphia pulled ahead on a Michael Raffl goal, his fifth of the year, helped along by Andrew MacDonald. The Flyers iced it at 4-2 with a Chris VandeVelde empty net goal in the third period, his fifth of the campaign, set up by Michael Del Zotto. The three stars were Simmonds, Raffl, and Mason (30 for 32 in saves).

Northwest to Chicago, as the Blackhawks welcome  the Winnipeg Jets. Connor Hellebuyck and Scott Darling are in the blue paint. Winnipeg got going in the second period on a Bryan Little power play goal, his third of the season, powered by Dustin Byfuglien and Blake Wheeler. Chicago tied it on an Artemi Panarin goal, his tenth of the year, passed from Patrick Kane in the third period. The Jets regained the lead with an Andrew Copp goal, his third of the campaign, coming off of Marko Dano and Paul Postma. This made it 2-1, the final, with the three stars handed to Copp, Hellebuyck (25 for 26 in saves), and Little.

Into Canada, with the Calgary Flames bringing in the Anaheim Ducks. Jonathan Bernier and Chad Johnson are the backups in goal. Calgary started in the first period with a Johnny Gaudreau goal, his sixth of the season, assisted by Sam Bennett and Alex Chiasson. Anaheim tied it in the second period on a Ryan Kesler goal, his tenth of the year, via Jakob Silfverberg and Andrew Cogliano. The Flames took the lead with a Troy Brouwer power play goal, his sixth of the season, powered by Sean Monahan and Kris Versteeg. Calgary added on with a Chiasson goal, his fifth of the year, helped along by Bennett and Gaudreau. The Flames extended the lead as Matt Stajan scored his third of the season, thanks to Dennis Wideman and Garnet Hathaway. Calgary padded the lead on a Bennett power play goal, his sixth of the year, with helpers from Mikael Backlund and Chiasson. The Flames continued with a Dougie Hamilton goal, his third of the season, courtesy of Stajan and Hathaway. Calgary kept going in the third period with a Monahan goal, his seventh of the year, with assists provided by Versteeg and Matthew Tkachuk. The Flames struck again as Mark Giordano scored his second of the season, a shorthanded goal set up by Brouwer and Stajan. The Ducks got one back with a Kesler power play goal, his second of the game and eleventh of the year, guided in by Ryan Getzlaf and Cam Fowler. Anaheim got closer with an unassisted Logan Shaw. The final stood at 8-3, with the three stars being Chiasson, Stajan, and Bennett, while Kesler, Brouwer, Gaudreau, Monahan, Versteeg, and Hathaway get the honorable mentions.

Finally, the Edmonton Oilers host the Minnesota Wild. Devan Dubnyk and Jonas Gustavsson receive the starts in goal. Edmonton opened in the first period with a Patrick Maroon goal, his eighth of the season, coming off of Mark Fayne and Zack Kassian. Minnesota tied it on a Charlie Coyle goal, his ninth of the year, assisted by Nino Niederreiter and Eric Staal. The Wild won 2-1 in overtime with a Mikko Koivu goal, his sixth of the campaign, passed from Coyle and Matt Dumba. The three stars were Coyle, Dubnyk (28 for 29 in saves), and Koivu.

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KHL 2016/17 - Day 99

Six games on for today, beginning with...

Jokerit Helsinki hosting Salavat Yulaev Ufa. Niklas Svedberg and Ryan Zapolski are set to start in goal. Helsinki opened in the first period with an Antti Pihlstrom power play goal, powered by Ville Lajunen and Topi Jaakola. Ufa tied it on a Kirill Kaprizov goal in the second period, helped along by Linus Omark. The tie went to a shootout, where Joey Hishon and Sakari Salminen tallied goals for a 2-1 Jokerit win. The three stars went to Salminen, Zapolski (27 for 28 in saves), and Svedberg (30 for 31 in saves).

Down in Russia, Lokomotiv Yaroslavl welcomes Barys Astana. Henrik Karlsson and Alexander Sudnitsin draw the starts. Yaroslavl started in the first period with a Brandon Kozun goal, passed from Maxime Talbot and Petri Kontiola. Lokomotiv added on with a Talbot power play goal, powered by Pavel Koledov and Kozun. Yaroslavl extended the lead as Koledov scored, thanks to Artyom Ilyenko and Vladislav Kartayev. Kevin Poulin replaced Karlsson in goal. Lokomotiv padded the lead on a Kartayev goal, assisted by Ilyenko and Alexander Kadeikin. Astana got on the board with an Ivan Kuchin goal in the second period, guided in by Evgeny Rymarev. Yarosavl shot back on an unassisted Kozun goal, his second of the game. Lokomotiv continued in the third period as Kozun finished his hat trick, with the help of Mikhail Pashnin and Pavel Kraskovsky. Yaroslavl iced it at 7-1 with an Andrei Loktionov goal, courtesy of Pashnin. The three stars were Kozun, Talbot, and Kartayev, while Koledov, Pashnin, and Ilyenko get the honorable mentions.

Southwest to Podolsk, where Vityaz brings in Ugra Khanty-Mansiysk. Alexander Sharychenkov and Igor Saprykin man the nets. Khanty-Mansiysk led off in the first period with a Pavel Varfolomeyev goal, coming off of Anton Korolyov and Denis Gorbunov. Podolsk tied it in the second period with a Roman Horak goal, made possible by Jakub Jerabek. Ugra took the lead in the third period on an unassisted Kirill Belyayev goal. Vityaz tied it again with an Alexei Kopeikin goal, passed from Miro Aaltonen. Khanty-Mansiysk took the lead with a Konstantin Panov goal, via Gorbunov. This stood for a 3-2 win, with the three stars being Gorbunov, Panov, and Belyayev.

Out to Minsk, where Dinamo hosts Metallurg Magnitogorsk. Vasily Koshechkin faces a lesser foe in Kevin Lalande in goal. Magnitogorsk began in the first period with a Sergei Mozyakin power play goal, powered by Chris Lee and Danis Zaripov. Metallurg added on with an Oskar Osala shorthanded goal, set up by Lee and Evgeny Timkin. Minsk got on the board in the second period with a Rob Klinkhammer power play goal, assisted by Matt Ellison and Marc-Andre Gragnani. Magnitogorsk replied with a Lee goal, via Tomas Filippi. Dinamo shot back with an Alexander Pavlovich goal, passed from Alexander Kulakov and Sergei Drozd. Metallurg iced it at 4-2 as Zaripov scored an empty net goal in the third period, with the help of Jan Kovar and Mozyakin. The three stars belonged to Lee, Mozyakin, and Zaripov.

Back in Russia, Dynamo Moscow welcomes Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg. Vladimir Sokhatsky and Alexander Yeryomenko are the masked men. Moscow struck first in the first period with an Ansel Galimov goal, helped along by Alexei Tsvetkov and Juuso Hietanen. Dynamo added on with an Artyom Podshendyalov goal, via Denis Kokarev. Moscow extended the lead as Vladimir Bryukvin scored, thanks to Mat Robinson in the second period. Dynamo padded the lead on a Konstantin Gorovikov goal, assisted by Andrei Kuteikin. Igor Ustinsky relieved Sokhatsky. Yekaterinburg got on the board with a power play goal by Petr Koukal in the third period, powered by Alexei Vasilevsky. This only made it 4-1, the final, with the three stars given to Yeryomenko (29 for 30 in saves), Podshendyalov, and Bryukvin.

Finally, Dinamo Riga brings in Traktor Chelyabinsk. Vasily Demchenko and Janis Kalnins are the goalies. Chelyabinsk was first to score in the first period with a Derek Roy goal, passed from Dmitry Pestunov. Traktor added on in the second period with a Paul Szczechura power play goal, powered by Pestunov. Chelyabinsk extended the lead as Alexei Kruchinin scored, thanks to Szczechura. Jakub Sedlacek replaced Kalnins in goal for the third period. Riga got on the board with a Lauris Darzins goal in the third period, helped along by Aleksandrs Jerofejevs. Traktor replied on a Maxim Yakutsenya empty net goal, set up by Alexander Chernikov and the goalie Demchenko. Dinamo got one back with a Miks Indrasis goal, courtesy of Guntis Galvins and Oskars Cibulskis. The final held at 4-2, with the three stars going to Szczechura, Pestunov, and Kruchinin.

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NHL 2016/17 - Day 52

Twelve more games fill the schedule today, beginning with...

The Buffalo Sabres hosting the Boston Bruins. Tuukka Rask and Robin Lehner protect the nets. Boston led off in the first period with a David Krejci goal, his fourth of the season, assisted by Brandon Carlo and David Backes. The Bruins added on with a Patrice Bergeron goal, his fourth of the year, via David Pastrnak and Brad Marchand. Buffalo got on the board with an Evander Kane goal, passed from Sam Reinhart. This only made it 2-1, the final, with the three stars given to Rask (35 for 36 in saves), Bergeron, and Krejci.

Over in Manhattan, the New York Rangers welcome the Carolina Hurricanes. Michael Leighton and Henrik Lundqvist are set to start in goal. New York opened in the first period with a Derek Stepan goal, his fifth of the season, coming off of Kevin Klein and Mats Zuccarello. Carolina tied it on a Viktor Stalberg goal, his seventh of the year, courtesy of Brock McGinn and Derek Ryan in the second period. The Rangers retook the lead in the third period with a Michael Grabner goal, his thirteenth of the season, passed from Brady Skjei and Jesper Fast. The Hurricanes tied it again with a Victor Rask goal, his ninth of the year, made possible by Brett Pesce and Jaccob Slavin. New York regained the lead on a Chris Kreider goal, his fifth of the season, via Stepan and Dan Girardi. The Rangers added on with another Kreider goal, his second of the game and sixth of the year, helped along by Zuccarello and Stepan. The three stars of the 4-2 game were Stepan, Kreider, and Zuccarello.

Next up, the Philadelphia Flyers bring in the Chicago Blackhawks. Scott Darling and Steve Mason are in goal. Chicago began in the first period with an Artemi Panarin goal, his ninth of the season, via Artem Anisimov and Patrick Kane. Philadelphia tied it in the second period with an Ivan Provorov goal, his second of the year, courtesy of Nick Cousins and Chris VandeVelde. The Flyers took the lead on another Provorov goal, his second of the game and third of the season, assisted by Michael Raffl. Philadelphia added on with a Brayden Schenn goal, his fourth of the year, passed from Travis Konecny. This made it 3-1, the eventual final, with the three stars given to Provorov, Mason (26 for 27 in saves), and Schenn.

Down in Nashville, the Predators host the New Jersey Devils. Keith Kinkaid and Pekka Rinne draw the starts. Nashville started in the first period with a Kevin Fiala goal, his fourth of the season, guided in by Matt Irwin and Mike Ribeiro. New Jersey tied it with a Taylor Hall goal, his sixth of the year, with a lone assist by Kyle Quincey. The Predators retook the lead with a P.K. Subban goal, his sixth of the season, coming off of Colin Wilson. Nashville added on in the second period with a Fiala goal, his second of the game and fifth of the year, passed from Craig Smith and Ribeiro. The Predators extended the lead as Roman Josi scored his third of the season, with the help of Mattias Ekholm and Calle Jarnkrok. The Devils got one back in the third period on a Michael Cammalleri goal, his eighth of the year, helped along by Andy Greene and Travis Zajac. New Jersey got closer with a Greene goal, his third of the season, with helpers from Vernon Fiddler and Nick Lappin. The Devils tied it on an Adam Henrique power play goal, his fifth of the year, powered by Zajac and Hall. New Jersey won 5-4 in overtime with another Cammalleri goal, his second of the game and ninth of the campaign, dished from Hall. The three stars were Cammalleri, Hall, and Fiala, while Greene, Zajac, and Ribeiro get the honorable mentions.

At the usual times, the Ottawa Senators welcome the Florida Panthers. Roberto Luongo and Mike Condon are in the creases. Ottawa struck first in the first period with an Erik Karlsson goal, his fifth of the season, via Ryan Dzingel and Jean-Gabriel Pageau. The Senators added on with a Derick Brassard goal, his fourth of the year, passed from Chris Wideman and Mike Hoffman. This made it 2-0, the final, with the three stars going to Condon (24 save shutout), Karlsson, and Brassard.

Down in Pittsburgh, the Penguins bring in the Detroit Red Wings. Jared Coreau is mismatched with Marc-Andre Fleury in goal. Detroit was first to score in the first period with a Henrik Zetterberg goal, his fifth of the season, coming off of Anthony Mantha and Tomas Tatar. The Red Wings added on with a Frans Nielsen goal, his sixth of the year, via Riley Sheahan and Danny DeKeyser. Pittsburgh got on the board with a Phil Kessel goal, his seventh of the season, fueled by Evgeni Malkin and Carl Hagelin. Detroit fired back with a Dylan Larkin goal, his eighth of the year, made possible by Thomas Vanek and Mike Green. The Penguins replied with a Nick Bonino goal in the third period, his third of the season, guided in by Ian Cole and Bryan Rust. Pittsburgh tied it as Justin Schultz scored his second of the year, thanks to Cole and Malkin. The Penguins took the lead on a Kessel goal, his second of the game and eighth of the season, assisted by Hagelin and Kris Letang. Pittsburgh iced it at 5-3 with an empty net goal by Matt Cullen, his fifth of the year, set up by Patric Hornqvist and Sidney Crosby. The three stars were Kessel, Malkin, and Cole, while Hagelin gets an honorable mention.

Southwest to St. Louis, where the Blues host the Winnipeg Jets. Michael Hutchinson and Carter Hutton are the backups in goal. Winnipeg started in the first period with a shorthanded Chris Thorburn goal, his second of the season, set up by Blake Wheeler. St. Louis tied it in the second period with an Alexander Steen goal, his third of the year, assisted by Alex Pietrangelo and Jay Bouwmeester. The Blues took the lead with a Dmitrij Jaskin goal, helped along by Carl Gunnarsson and Pietrangelo. The Jets tied it on a Patrik Laine goal, his sixteenth of the season, via Bryan Little and Nikolaj Ehlers. Winnipeg won 3-2 in overtime with a Little goal, his second of the year, made possible by Laine and Dustin Byfuglien. The three stars went to Little, Laine and Pietrangelo.

Down in Florida, the Tampa Bay Lightning welcome the Washington Capitals. Braden Holtby and Ben Bishop tend the twines. Tampa Bay got going in the second period with a Nikita Kucherov power play goal, his thirteenth of the season, powered by Victor Hedman and Jonathan Drouin. Washington tied it in the third period with a Nicklas Backstrom goal, his seventh of the year, assisted by John Carlson and Marcus Johansson on the power play. The tie went to a shootout, where Brayden Point and Brian Boyle topped Evgeny Kuznetsov to give the Lightning a 2-1 win. The three stars went to Boyle, Bishop (34 for 35 in saves), and Holtby (32 for 33 in saves).

Way northwest to Vancouver, where the Canucks bring in the Toronto Maple Leafs. Frederik Andersen and Ryan Miller are given the starting nods in goal. Vancouver opened in the first period with a Daniel Sedin goal, his seventh of the season, via Luca Sbisa and Henrik Sedin. The Canucks added on in the second period with a Sven Baertschi goal, his fourth of the year, courtesy of Alexandre Burrows and Nikita Tryamkin. Toronto got on the board with a James van Riemsdyk power play goal, his eleventh of the season, powered by Tyler Bozak and Morgan Rielly. The Maple Leafs tied it in the third period with an Auston Matthews goal, his eleventh of the year, assisted by Zach Hyman and Martin Marincin. The tie went to a shootout, where Markus Granlund and Bo Horvat topped a lone tally from Mitchell Marner as the Canucks won 3-2. The three stars were Miller (38 for 40 in saves), Baertschi, and Daniel Sedin.

Down in Arizona, the Coyotes host the Columbus Blue Jackets. Curtis McElhinney and Mike Smith are set to start in goal. Columbus led off in the first period with a Boone Jenner goal, his fourth of the season, fueled by Jack Johnson and David Savard. Arizona tied it in the second period with a Radim Vrbata goal, his eighth of the year, helped along by Oliver Ekman-Larsson and Anthony DeAngelo on the power play. The Coyotes took the lead with a Shane Doan goal, his third of the season, coming off of Michael Stone. The Blue Jackets retied it in the third period on an Alexander Wennberg goal, his sixth of the year, via Brandon Saad and Nick Foligno. The tie went to a shootout, where Cam Atkinson and Sam Gagner won the game with their tallies for the Blue Jackets, making it a 3-2 final. The three stars went to Wennberg, Jenner, and Smith (59 for 61 in saves).

Backtracking to Denver, the Colorado Avalanche welcome the Dallas Stars. Kari Lehtonen and Semyon Varlamov are the veteran goalies. Dallas began in the first period with a Curtis McKenzie goal, his second of the season, guided in by Devin Shore. The Stars added on in the second period with a Tyler Seguin power play goal, his ninth of the year, powered by Jamie Benn and Jason Spezza. Dallas extended the lead in the third period as Patrick Eaves scored an empty net goal, his tenth of the campaign, set up by Seguin. The three stars of the 3-0 game were Seguin, Lehtonen (23 save shutout), and McKenzie.

Finally, the Edmonton Oilers bring in the Anaheim Ducks. John Gibson and Cam Talbot are the young goalies. Edmonton dented the scoreboard in the second period on a Drake Caggiula power play goal, powered by Patrick Maroon and Jordan Eberle. Anaheim tied it on a Ryan Kesler power play goal, his ninth of the season, with assists provided by Ryan Getzlaf and Cam Fowler. The Oilers retook the lead with a Ryan Nugent-Hopkins goal, his fourth of the year, passed from Oscar Klefbom and Eberle. The Ducks tied it again in the third period with a Rickard Rakell goal, his tenth of the season, coming off of Getzlaf and Corey Perry. Edmonton won 3-2 in overtime with a Leon Draisaitl goal, his tenth of the year, via Andrej Sekera and Eberle. The three stars went to Eberle, Draisaitl, and Getzlaf.

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