Seven games on a heavier-than-normal Sunday, beginning with...
The Colorado Avalanche hosting the New Jersey Devils. Cory Schneider and Philipp Grubauer draw the starts in goal. Colorado got going in the second period with a Tyson Barrie goal, his eighth of the season, coming off of Nathan MacKinnon and Sven Andrighetto. The Avalanche added on with another Barrie goal, his second of the game and ninth of the year, via Andrighetto. Colorado iced it at 3-0 in the third period with an empty net goal by MacKinnon, his thirty-seventh of the campaign, going in unassisted. The three stars were Barrie, Grubauer (22 save shutout), and Andrighetto, while MacKinnon earns an honorable mention.
Back east, the Buffalo Sabres welcome the St. Louis Blues. Jake Allen faces former teammate Carter Hutton in goal. Buffalo led off in the first period with a Johan Larsson goal, his sixth of the season, coming off of Zach Bogosian and Zemgus Girgensons. St. Louis tied it on a Pat Maroon goal, his seventh of the year, going in unassisted. The Sabres took the lead with an Evan Rodrigues goal, his ninth of the season, guided in by Alexander Nylander and Brandon Montour. Buffalo added on in the second period with a Conor Sheary goal, his thirteenth of the year, passed from Nylander and Rasmus Dahlin. The Blues got one back on a David Perron goal, his eighteenth of the season, assisted by Colton Parayko. St. Louis tied it in the third period with a Brayden Schenn goal, his fourteenth of the year, fueled by Ryan O'Reilly and Michael Del Zotto. The tie went to a shootout, where Jack Eichel and Sam Reinhart overpowered Tyler Bozak as the Sabres won 4-3. The three stars were Nylanders, Sheary, and Hutton (30 for 33 in saves).
West again to Minnesota, as the Wild bring in the New York Islanders. Thomas Greiss and Alex Stalock are in the blue paint. New York began in the first period with a Jordan Eberle goal, his fourteenth of the season, coming off of Mathew Barzal. Minnesota tied it in the second period on a Zach Parise power play goal, his twenty-fifth of the year, powered by Ryan Suter and Ryan Donato. The Islanders retook the lead on an Anders Lee goal, his twenty-seventh of the season, a power play goal made possible by Devon Toews and Brock Nelson. The Wild tied it again with a Jared Spurgeon power play goal in the third period, his fourteenth of the year, with assists provided by Eric Staal and Donato. New York won 3-2 in overtime with a Nelson goal, his twenty-second of the campaign, with a lone helper from Barzal. The three stars were Nelson, Barzal, and Donato.
South to Dallas, as the Stars host the Vancouver Canucks. Jacob Markstrom and Anton Khudobin patrol the creases. Vancouver opened in the first period with a Tim Schaller goal, via Jay Beagle. The Canucks added on with another Schaller goal, his second of the game, courtesy of Elias Pettersson and Brock Boeser. Dallas got on the board in the second period with a Jamie Benn goal, his twenty-sixth of the season, made possible by Valeri Nichushkin and Roman Polak. The Stars tied it on a Taylor Fedun goal in the third period, his fourth of the year, coming off of Alexander Radulov and John Klingberg. Vancouver prevailed 3-2 in the shootout with a tally by Josh Leivo to secure the win. The three stars were Schaller, Markstrom (44 for 46 in saves), and Khudobin (25 for 27 in saves).
Northeast to Pennsylvania, as the Pittsburgh Penguins welcome the Philadelphia Flyers for an in-state rivalry. Carter Hart and Matt Murray are the masked men. Pittsburgh dented the scoreboard in the third period with a Teddy Blueger goal, his fourth of the season, guided in by Phil Kessel and Marcus Pettersson. Philadelphia tied it on a James van Riesmdyk goal, his twenty-fifth of the year, passed from Travis Konecny and Sean Couturier. The Flyers won 2-1 in overtime with a Couturier goal, his twenty-ninth of the campaign, fueled by Shayne Gostisbehere. The three stars were Couturier, Hart (41 for 42 in saves), and van Riemsdyk.
Out in California, the Anaheim Ducks bring in the Florida Panthers. Sam Montembeault and John Gibson are the goalies. Anaheim started in the first period with a Devin Shore power play goal, his ninth of the season, powered by Nick Ritchie and Ryan Getzlaf. Florida tied it on an Evgenii Dadonov goal, his twenty-fifth of the year, via Jonathan Huberdeau and Aleksander Barkov. The Ducks retook the lead with an Adam Henrique goal, his seventeenth of the season, with a lone assist by Getzlaf. The Panthers tied it again in the third period with an Aaron Ekblad goal, his thirteenth of the year, courtesy of Huberdeau and Barkov. Anaheim regained the lead on a Jakob Silfverberg goal, his twenty-second of the campaign, coming off of Rickard Rakell. This stood for a 3-2 win, with the three stars given to Getzlaf, Huberdeau, and Barkov.
Finally, the Vegas Golden Knights host the Edmonton Oilers. Mikko Koskinen and Malcolm Subban are set to start in goal. Vegas kicked off the scoring in the first period with a Mark Stone goal, his thirty-first of the season, assisted by William Karlsson. Edmonton tied it on a Ryan Nugent-Hopkins power play goal, his twenty-third of the year, powered by Connor McDavid and Oscar Klefbom. The Golden Knights took the lead with a Cody Eakin goal, his eighteenth of the season, made possible by Tomas Nosek and Ryan Carpenter. The Oilers tied it in the second period with a Leon Draisaitl goal, his forty-third of the year, via McDavid. Vegas regained the lead with a Jonathan Marchessault goal, his twenty-first of the season, guided in by Karlsson and Reilly Smith. The Golden Knights added on in the third period with another Marchessault goal, his second of the game and twenty-second of the year, fueled by Smith. Edmonton got one back with a Kris Russell goal, his third of the season, helped along by Sam Gagner and Jujhar Khaira. Vegas shot back with a Brayden McNabb goal, his fourth of the year, passed from Shea Theodore and Ryan Reaves. The Golden Knights capped it at 6-3 with an Alex Tuch goal, his nineteenth of the campaign, going in unassisted. The three stars were Marchessault, Smith, and Karlsson, while McDavid gets an honorable mention.
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Sunday, March 17, 2019
MLS 2019 - Week 3
A full slate of twelve games goes this weekend, beginning with...
The Chicago Fire hosting the Seattle Sounders FC in the first of Saturday's seven. Stefan Frei and David Ousted play in goal. Seattle led off in the 8th minute with a Victor Rodriguez goal, set up by Jordan Morris and Raul Ruidiaz. The Sounders added on in the 15th minute with a Morris goal, assisted by Nicolas Lodeiro. Seattle extended the lead in the 49th minute as Lodeiro scored on a penalty kick goal. Chicago got on the board in the 56th minute with a Raheem Edwards goal, via C.J. Sapong and Przemyslaw Frankowski. The Fire's Edwards' took a yellow card for a 64th minute foul. Cristian Roldan of the Sounders received a yellow card for his 77th minute foul. Chicago pulled closer in the 84th minute with a Fabian Herbers goal. Seattle replied on a Ruidiaz goal in the 88th minute, coming off of Brad Smith. Herbers of the Fire took a yellow card for a foul in stoppage time. The final held at 4-2, with the man of the match being Morris.
Over in Ohio, the Columbus Crew SC welcome FC Dallas. Jesse Gonzalez and Zack Steffan draw the starts in goal. Columbus began in the 10th minute with a Gaston Sauro goal, via Pedro Santos. Bryan Acosta of Dallas took a yellow card for a 44th minute foul. The Crew's Waylon Francis received a yellow card for a foul in stoppage time. The final stood at 1-0, with Sauro picked as man of the match.
In Texas, the Houston Dynamo bring in the Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Maxime Crepeau and Joe Willis are in the six-yard boxes. Houston started in the 15th minute with a Memo Rodriguez goal, assisted by Alberth Elis. Vancouver tied it on a Fredy Montero penalty kick goal in the 35th minute. The Dynamo regained the lead on an Elis penalty kick goal in the 42nd minute. Houston's Rodriguez took a yellow card for a foul in the 49th minute. The Whitecaps tied it on a 54th minute goal by Lass. The Dynamo regained the lead again in the 73rd minute with a Rodriguez goal, set up by Elis and Mauro Manotas. In the 82nd minute, Victor Giro of Vancouver took a yellow card for a foul. Houston's Romell Quioto picked up a yellow card for an 83rd minute foul. In the 90th minute, the Dynamo's Manotas was booked for time wasting. The game ended 3-2, with Rodriguez awarded man of the match honors.
Northeast to New Jersey, where the New York Red Bulls host the San Jose Earthquakes. Daniel Vega and Luis Robles are the keepers. San Jose opened in the 5th minute with a Cristian Espinoza goal, set up by Magnus Eriksson. The Earthquakes saw a yellow card for a foul in first half stoppage time by Chris Wondolowski. Anibal Godoy of San Jose took a yellow card for a 47th minute foul. New York got on the board in the 51st minute with an Alex Muyl goal, courtesy of Daniel Royer. Marcos Lopez of the Earthquakes received a yellow card for a foul in the 65th minute. The Red Bulls took the lead with a Muyl goal in the 71st minute. New York's Michael Murillo took a yellow card for his 81st minute foul. The Red Bulls added on in the 85th minute with a Bradley Wright-Phillips goal, passed from Sean Davis and Vincent Bezecourt. New York iced it at 4-1 with a Royer goal in the 89th minute, assisted by Murillo and Marc Rzatkowski. The man of the match was Muyl for his off-the-bench brace.
In Florida, Orlando City SC welcomes the Montreal Impact. Evan Bush and Brian Rowe are the gloved men. Montreal struck first in the 14th minute with an Orji Okwonkwo goal. The Impact added on in the 15th minute with an Ignacio Piatti goal, assisted by Maximiliano Urruti. Orlando City saw yellow cards for fouls by Rowe in the 16th minute and Shane O'Neill in the 23rd minute. Micheal Azira of Montreal took a yellow card for not retreating in the 32nd minute. The Lions' Danilo Acosta had a yellow card for his 55th minute foul. Montreal's Okwonkwo got booked for a 57th minute foul. The Impact extended the lead as Piatti scored again in the 80th minute, thanks to Harry Novillo. Orlando City got on the board in stoppage time with a Dom Dwyer goal, helped along by Santiago Patino and Chris Mueller. Later on, Montreal went down to ten men as Zakaria Diallo took a straight red for violent conduct. The Lions' Cristian Higuita received a yellow card a minute later for a foul. The final remained at 3-1, with Piatti's brace making him the man of the match.
Up north, DC United brings in Real Salt Lake. Nick Rimando and Bill Hamid are the goalies. Marcelo Silva of Salt Lake had a yellow card for a 32nd minute foul. DC was first to score in the 34th minute with a Wayne Rooney penalty kick goal. Russell Canouse of the Black and Red received a yellow card for his foul in the 37th minute. DC added on with a Rooney goal in the 41st minute, coming off of Leonardo Jara. Real went down to ten men in first half stoppage time as Jefferson Savarino received a straight red card for a serious foul. In the 57th minute, Junior Moreno of the Black and Red took a yellow card for his foul. DC extended the lead as Rooney completed his hat trick in the 65th minute, thanks to Moreno and Luciano Acosta. Salt Lake went down to nine men as Silva picked up a second yellow card for a foul in the 67th minute. Sebastian Saucedo of Real took a yellow card for a 70th minute foul. The Black and Red saw Lucas Rodriguez get booked for a 71st minute foul. DC padded the lead on a Rodriguez goal in the 76th minute, helped along by Rooney. Corey Baird of Salt Lake picked up a yellow card for a 78th minute foul. The Black and Red kept going with a Ulises Segura goal in the 80th minute, made possible by Moreno.
Saturday ends with the Los Angeles Galaxy hosting Minnesota United FC. Vito Mannone and David Bingham patrol the penalty areas. Los Angeles drew first blood in the 36th minute with a Jonathan dos Santos penalty kick goal. The Galaxy added on with a Chris Pontius goal in the 41st minute, via Rolf Feltscher and Emmanuel Boateng. Miguel Ibarra of Minnesota had a yellow card for a 60th minute foul. The Loons got on the board with a Jan Gregus goal in the 75th minute, coming of of Romain Metanire. Los Angeles replied in the 81st minute with a Sebastian Lletget goal, courtesy of Uriel Antuna. Joe Corona of the Galaxy took a yellow card for an 82nd minute offense. Minnesota pulled back on an Angelo Rodriguez goal in the 87th minute. Abu Danladi of the Loons collected a yellow card for a foul in stoppage time. The final held at 3-2, with the man of the match being Lletget for the game-winner.
On Sunday, New York City FC welcomes Los Angeles FC. Tyler Miller and Sean Johnson are the starting keepers. New York City led off in the 39th minute with an Alexandru Mitrita goal, assisted by Maximiliano Moralez. Los Angeles saw a yellow card for a 41st minute foul by Diego Rossi. The Black and Gold tied it in the 43rd minute with a Carlos Vela goal, set up by Latif Blessing. Ben Sweat of the Pigeons received a yellow card for his 55th minute foul. New York City regained the lead in the 62nd minute on an Alexander Ring goal, via Sweat and Valentin Castellanos. Alexander Callens of the Pigeons took a yellow card for a 64th minute foul. In the 73rd minute, Vela of Los Angeles picked up a yellow card for a foul. Vela tied it for the Black and Gold with a penalty kick goal in the 76th minute. In the 88th minute, Maxime Chanot of New York City got booked for a foul. In the 90th minute, Los Angeles' Mark-Anthony Kaye and the Pigeons' Mitrita took yellow cards, and James Sands of New York City followed them in the book in stoppage time. The game ended 2-2, with Vela named man of the match.
Over in Ohio, FC Cincinnati brings in the Portland Timbers. Jeff Attinella and Spencer Richey are the goalies. Cincinnati began in the 15th minute with a Kendall Waston goal, via Leonardo Bertone. Larrys Mabiala of Portland had a yellow card for a foul in first half stoppage time. The Orange and Blue's Waston picked up a yellow card for a 46th minute handball. Cincinnati added on in the 61st minute with an Allan Cruz goal. The Orange and Blue extended the lead as Mathieu Deplagne scored in the 63rd minute, thanks to Darren Mattocks. The Timbers saw a yellow card for a handball by Lucas Melano in the 65th minute. Portland went down to ten men in the 70th minute when Mabiala took a second yellow card for a foul. Cincinnati's Bertone was booked in the 90th minute for a foul. The final stayed at 3-0, with Cruz picked as man of the match.
Down in Georgia, Atlanta United FC hosts the Philadelphia Union. Andre Blake and Brad Guzan are the gloved men. Philadelphia got going in the 47th minute with a Brenden Aaronson goal, via Kai Wagner. In the 53rd minute, the Union's Haris Medunjanin received a yellow card for a foul. Atlanta tied it in the 70th minute with an Ezequiel Barco goal, coming off of Julian Gressel and Jeff Larentowicz. Cory Burke of Philadelphia picked up a yellow card for a 76th minute foul. The game ended 1-1, with the man of the match being Barco for the equalizer.
Way to the north, Toronto FC welcomes the New England Revolution. Brad Knighton and Alex Bono are the less-experienced keepers. New England kicked off the scoring in the 9th minute with a Carles Gil penalty kick goal. Toronto tied it on an Ayo Akinola goal in the 14th minute, set up by Jay Chapman. The Reds took the lead in the 45th minute with a Jordan Hamilton goal, passed from Chapman and Akinola. Gil of the Revolution had a yellow card for dissent in first half stoppage time. New England's Antonio Mlinar Delamea picked up a yellow card for persistent infringement in the 49th minute. The Revolution retied it in the 52nd minute with a Gil goal, his second of the game. Wilfried Zahibo of New England received a yellow card for his 60th minute foul. In the 79th minute, Toronto's Akinola had a yellow card for a foul. The Reds pulled ahead on a Jozy Altidore goal in the 80th minute, made possible by Justin Morrow and Michael Bradley. This stood for a 3-2 win, with Akinola tabbed as man of the match.
Finally, the Colorado Rapids bring in Sporting Kansas City. Tim Melia and Tim Howard tend the twines. Kansas City's Felipe Gutierrez received a yellow card for a foul in the 41st minute. Colorado's Kei Kamara took a yellow card for a 53rd minute foul. The Rapids dented the scoreboard in the 54th minute on a Diego Rubio goal. Colorado saw a yellow card for Benny Feilhaber in the 60th minute. Roger Espinoza of Sporting had a yellow card for a 64th minute foul. Colorado's Rubio received a yellow card for a dive in the 72nd minute. Botond Barath of Kansas City got booked in the 75th minute for a foul. The Rapids went down to ten men as Johan Blomberg received yellow cards in the 80th and 87th minutes, for a foul and then time wasting. Sporting tied it on an 88th minute Johnny Russell goal, which stood to create the 1-1 final score. Russell was named man of the match for the late equalizer.
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The Chicago Fire hosting the Seattle Sounders FC in the first of Saturday's seven. Stefan Frei and David Ousted play in goal. Seattle led off in the 8th minute with a Victor Rodriguez goal, set up by Jordan Morris and Raul Ruidiaz. The Sounders added on in the 15th minute with a Morris goal, assisted by Nicolas Lodeiro. Seattle extended the lead in the 49th minute as Lodeiro scored on a penalty kick goal. Chicago got on the board in the 56th minute with a Raheem Edwards goal, via C.J. Sapong and Przemyslaw Frankowski. The Fire's Edwards' took a yellow card for a 64th minute foul. Cristian Roldan of the Sounders received a yellow card for his 77th minute foul. Chicago pulled closer in the 84th minute with a Fabian Herbers goal. Seattle replied on a Ruidiaz goal in the 88th minute, coming off of Brad Smith. Herbers of the Fire took a yellow card for a foul in stoppage time. The final held at 4-2, with the man of the match being Morris.
Over in Ohio, the Columbus Crew SC welcome FC Dallas. Jesse Gonzalez and Zack Steffan draw the starts in goal. Columbus began in the 10th minute with a Gaston Sauro goal, via Pedro Santos. Bryan Acosta of Dallas took a yellow card for a 44th minute foul. The Crew's Waylon Francis received a yellow card for a foul in stoppage time. The final stood at 1-0, with Sauro picked as man of the match.
In Texas, the Houston Dynamo bring in the Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Maxime Crepeau and Joe Willis are in the six-yard boxes. Houston started in the 15th minute with a Memo Rodriguez goal, assisted by Alberth Elis. Vancouver tied it on a Fredy Montero penalty kick goal in the 35th minute. The Dynamo regained the lead on an Elis penalty kick goal in the 42nd minute. Houston's Rodriguez took a yellow card for a foul in the 49th minute. The Whitecaps tied it on a 54th minute goal by Lass. The Dynamo regained the lead again in the 73rd minute with a Rodriguez goal, set up by Elis and Mauro Manotas. In the 82nd minute, Victor Giro of Vancouver took a yellow card for a foul. Houston's Romell Quioto picked up a yellow card for an 83rd minute foul. In the 90th minute, the Dynamo's Manotas was booked for time wasting. The game ended 3-2, with Rodriguez awarded man of the match honors.
Northeast to New Jersey, where the New York Red Bulls host the San Jose Earthquakes. Daniel Vega and Luis Robles are the keepers. San Jose opened in the 5th minute with a Cristian Espinoza goal, set up by Magnus Eriksson. The Earthquakes saw a yellow card for a foul in first half stoppage time by Chris Wondolowski. Anibal Godoy of San Jose took a yellow card for a 47th minute foul. New York got on the board in the 51st minute with an Alex Muyl goal, courtesy of Daniel Royer. Marcos Lopez of the Earthquakes received a yellow card for a foul in the 65th minute. The Red Bulls took the lead with a Muyl goal in the 71st minute. New York's Michael Murillo took a yellow card for his 81st minute foul. The Red Bulls added on in the 85th minute with a Bradley Wright-Phillips goal, passed from Sean Davis and Vincent Bezecourt. New York iced it at 4-1 with a Royer goal in the 89th minute, assisted by Murillo and Marc Rzatkowski. The man of the match was Muyl for his off-the-bench brace.
In Florida, Orlando City SC welcomes the Montreal Impact. Evan Bush and Brian Rowe are the gloved men. Montreal struck first in the 14th minute with an Orji Okwonkwo goal. The Impact added on in the 15th minute with an Ignacio Piatti goal, assisted by Maximiliano Urruti. Orlando City saw yellow cards for fouls by Rowe in the 16th minute and Shane O'Neill in the 23rd minute. Micheal Azira of Montreal took a yellow card for not retreating in the 32nd minute. The Lions' Danilo Acosta had a yellow card for his 55th minute foul. Montreal's Okwonkwo got booked for a 57th minute foul. The Impact extended the lead as Piatti scored again in the 80th minute, thanks to Harry Novillo. Orlando City got on the board in stoppage time with a Dom Dwyer goal, helped along by Santiago Patino and Chris Mueller. Later on, Montreal went down to ten men as Zakaria Diallo took a straight red for violent conduct. The Lions' Cristian Higuita received a yellow card a minute later for a foul. The final remained at 3-1, with Piatti's brace making him the man of the match.
Up north, DC United brings in Real Salt Lake. Nick Rimando and Bill Hamid are the goalies. Marcelo Silva of Salt Lake had a yellow card for a 32nd minute foul. DC was first to score in the 34th minute with a Wayne Rooney penalty kick goal. Russell Canouse of the Black and Red received a yellow card for his foul in the 37th minute. DC added on with a Rooney goal in the 41st minute, coming off of Leonardo Jara. Real went down to ten men in first half stoppage time as Jefferson Savarino received a straight red card for a serious foul. In the 57th minute, Junior Moreno of the Black and Red took a yellow card for his foul. DC extended the lead as Rooney completed his hat trick in the 65th minute, thanks to Moreno and Luciano Acosta. Salt Lake went down to nine men as Silva picked up a second yellow card for a foul in the 67th minute. Sebastian Saucedo of Real took a yellow card for a 70th minute foul. The Black and Red saw Lucas Rodriguez get booked for a 71st minute foul. DC padded the lead on a Rodriguez goal in the 76th minute, helped along by Rooney. Corey Baird of Salt Lake picked up a yellow card for a 78th minute foul. The Black and Red kept going with a Ulises Segura goal in the 80th minute, made possible by Moreno.
Saturday ends with the Los Angeles Galaxy hosting Minnesota United FC. Vito Mannone and David Bingham patrol the penalty areas. Los Angeles drew first blood in the 36th minute with a Jonathan dos Santos penalty kick goal. The Galaxy added on with a Chris Pontius goal in the 41st minute, via Rolf Feltscher and Emmanuel Boateng. Miguel Ibarra of Minnesota had a yellow card for a 60th minute foul. The Loons got on the board with a Jan Gregus goal in the 75th minute, coming of of Romain Metanire. Los Angeles replied in the 81st minute with a Sebastian Lletget goal, courtesy of Uriel Antuna. Joe Corona of the Galaxy took a yellow card for an 82nd minute offense. Minnesota pulled back on an Angelo Rodriguez goal in the 87th minute. Abu Danladi of the Loons collected a yellow card for a foul in stoppage time. The final held at 3-2, with the man of the match being Lletget for the game-winner.
On Sunday, New York City FC welcomes Los Angeles FC. Tyler Miller and Sean Johnson are the starting keepers. New York City led off in the 39th minute with an Alexandru Mitrita goal, assisted by Maximiliano Moralez. Los Angeles saw a yellow card for a 41st minute foul by Diego Rossi. The Black and Gold tied it in the 43rd minute with a Carlos Vela goal, set up by Latif Blessing. Ben Sweat of the Pigeons received a yellow card for his 55th minute foul. New York City regained the lead in the 62nd minute on an Alexander Ring goal, via Sweat and Valentin Castellanos. Alexander Callens of the Pigeons took a yellow card for a 64th minute foul. In the 73rd minute, Vela of Los Angeles picked up a yellow card for a foul. Vela tied it for the Black and Gold with a penalty kick goal in the 76th minute. In the 88th minute, Maxime Chanot of New York City got booked for a foul. In the 90th minute, Los Angeles' Mark-Anthony Kaye and the Pigeons' Mitrita took yellow cards, and James Sands of New York City followed them in the book in stoppage time. The game ended 2-2, with Vela named man of the match.
Over in Ohio, FC Cincinnati brings in the Portland Timbers. Jeff Attinella and Spencer Richey are the goalies. Cincinnati began in the 15th minute with a Kendall Waston goal, via Leonardo Bertone. Larrys Mabiala of Portland had a yellow card for a foul in first half stoppage time. The Orange and Blue's Waston picked up a yellow card for a 46th minute handball. Cincinnati added on in the 61st minute with an Allan Cruz goal. The Orange and Blue extended the lead as Mathieu Deplagne scored in the 63rd minute, thanks to Darren Mattocks. The Timbers saw a yellow card for a handball by Lucas Melano in the 65th minute. Portland went down to ten men in the 70th minute when Mabiala took a second yellow card for a foul. Cincinnati's Bertone was booked in the 90th minute for a foul. The final stayed at 3-0, with Cruz picked as man of the match.
Down in Georgia, Atlanta United FC hosts the Philadelphia Union. Andre Blake and Brad Guzan are the gloved men. Philadelphia got going in the 47th minute with a Brenden Aaronson goal, via Kai Wagner. In the 53rd minute, the Union's Haris Medunjanin received a yellow card for a foul. Atlanta tied it in the 70th minute with an Ezequiel Barco goal, coming off of Julian Gressel and Jeff Larentowicz. Cory Burke of Philadelphia picked up a yellow card for a 76th minute foul. The game ended 1-1, with the man of the match being Barco for the equalizer.
Way to the north, Toronto FC welcomes the New England Revolution. Brad Knighton and Alex Bono are the less-experienced keepers. New England kicked off the scoring in the 9th minute with a Carles Gil penalty kick goal. Toronto tied it on an Ayo Akinola goal in the 14th minute, set up by Jay Chapman. The Reds took the lead in the 45th minute with a Jordan Hamilton goal, passed from Chapman and Akinola. Gil of the Revolution had a yellow card for dissent in first half stoppage time. New England's Antonio Mlinar Delamea picked up a yellow card for persistent infringement in the 49th minute. The Revolution retied it in the 52nd minute with a Gil goal, his second of the game. Wilfried Zahibo of New England received a yellow card for his 60th minute foul. In the 79th minute, Toronto's Akinola had a yellow card for a foul. The Reds pulled ahead on a Jozy Altidore goal in the 80th minute, made possible by Justin Morrow and Michael Bradley. This stood for a 3-2 win, with Akinola tabbed as man of the match.
Finally, the Colorado Rapids bring in Sporting Kansas City. Tim Melia and Tim Howard tend the twines. Kansas City's Felipe Gutierrez received a yellow card for a foul in the 41st minute. Colorado's Kei Kamara took a yellow card for a 53rd minute foul. The Rapids dented the scoreboard in the 54th minute on a Diego Rubio goal. Colorado saw a yellow card for Benny Feilhaber in the 60th minute. Roger Espinoza of Sporting had a yellow card for a 64th minute foul. Colorado's Rubio received a yellow card for a dive in the 72nd minute. Botond Barath of Kansas City got booked in the 75th minute for a foul. The Rapids went down to ten men as Johan Blomberg received yellow cards in the 80th and 87th minutes, for a foul and then time wasting. Sporting tied it on an 88th minute Johnny Russell goal, which stood to create the 1-1 final score. Russell was named man of the match for the late equalizer.
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Saturday, March 16, 2019
NHL 2018/19 - Day 157
Twelve games on a busy Saturday, beginning with...
The Detroit Red Wings hosting the New York Islanders. Thomas Greiss and Jonathan Bernier play in goal. Detroit started in the first period with an Andreas Athanasiou goal, his twenty-fifth of the season, via Danny DeKeyser. New York tied it on an Anders Lee goal, his twenty-sixth of the year, courtesy of Brock Nelson and Devon Toews. The Red Wings retook the lead in the second period on an Athanasiou goal, his second of the game and twenty-sixth of the campaign, assisted by DeKeyser and Tyler Bertuzzi. This stood as the eventual 2-1 final score, with the three stars being Athanasiou, Bernier (41 for 42 in saves), and DeKeyser.
Over in Pittsburgh, the Penguins welcome the St. Louis Blues. Jordan Binnington and Matt Murray are in the creases. St. Louis opened in the first period with an Oskar Sundqvist goal, his thirteenth of the season, made possible by Jaden Schwartz and Colton Parayko. The Blues added on with a Vince Dunn goal, his tenth of the year, helped along by Ryan O'Reilly and David Perron. St. Louis extended the lead in the second period as Pat Maroon scored his sixth of the season, with the help of Robert Thomas and Tyler Bozak. The Blues padded the lead on a Jay Bouwmeester goal, his third of the year, passed from Maroon and Zach Sanford. Casey DeSmith replaced Murray in goal. Pittsburgh got on the board with a Dominik Simon goal, his eighth of the season, going in unassisted. St. Louis replied with a Dunn power play goal in the third period, his eleventh of the year, powered by Parayko and Thomas. The final held at 5-1, with the three stars going to Dunn, Binnington (40 for 41 in saves), and Maroon, while Thomas and Parayko get the honorable mentions.
The last of the three matinees is in Los Angeles, as the Kings bring in the Florida Panthers. Sam Montembeault and Jonathan Quick draw the starts in goal. Florida led off in the first period with a Mike Hoffman power play goal, his thirty-third of the season, powered by Keith Yandle and Henrik Borgstrom. Los Angeles tied it on a Dustin Brown power play goal, his eighteenth of the year, with assists provided by Drew Doughty and Anze Kopitar. The Panthers took the lead back in the second period with an Evgenii Dadonov goal, his twenty-third of the season, assisted by Aleksander Barkov and Mike Matheson. The Kings tied it again in the third period on a Brendan Leipsic goal, his seventh of the year, passed from Jeff Carter and Matt Roy. Los Angeles pulled ahead on a Kopitar goal, his twentieth of the season, via Brown and Alec Martinez. Florida tied it again with another Dadonov goal, his second of the game and twenty-fourth of the year, courtesy of Jonathan Huberdeau and Barkov. The Panthers pulled ahead with a Huberdeau goal, his twenty-third of the campaign, made possible by Barkov, who got a sock trick, and Dadonov. This stood for a 4-3 win, with the three stars awarded to Dadonov, Barkov, and Huberdeau, while Kopitar and Brown get the honorable mentions.
At the regular time, the Boston Bruins host the Columbus Blue Jackets. Joonas Korpisalo and Jaroslav Halak are set to start in goal. Boston began in the first period with a Patrice Bergeron power play goal, his twenty-seventh of the season, powered by Brad Marchand and David Krejci. Columbus tied it on a Matt Duchene goal, his thirtieth of the year, coming off of Markus Nutivaara and David Savard. The Bruins won 2-1 in overtime with a Marchand goal, his thirty-first of the campaign, with a lone assist by Bergeron. The three stars were Marchand, Bergeron, and Halak (24 for 25 in saves).
Down in Raleigh, the Carolina Hurricanes welcome the Buffalo Sabres. Linus Ullmark and Curtis McElhinney are in the creases. Buffalo struck first in the first period with a Jeff Skinner goal, his thirty-seventh of the season, assisted by Matt Hunwick and Sam Reinhart. Carolina tied it on a Lucas Wallmark goal, his ninth of the year, passed from Jordan Martinook and Brett Pesce. The Hurricanes took the lead in the second period with an Andrei Svechnikov goal, his eighteenth of the season, guided in by Teuvo Teravainen and Sebastian Aho. Carolina added on with a Justin Williams goal, his twenty-first of the year, fueled by Justin Faulk and Nino Niederreiter. The Hurricanes extended the lead as Jordan Staal scored his seventh of the season, thanks to Micheal Ferland and Dougie Hamilton. The Sabres got one back with a Zemgus Girgensons goal, his fourth of the year, coming off of Brandon Montour. This only made it 4-2, the final, with the three stars going to Williams, Staal, and McElhinney (35 for 37 in saves).
Back north, the Montreal Canadiens bring in the Chicago Blackhawks. Corey Crawford and Carey Price guard the cages. Chicago got going in the second period with a Connor Murphy goal, his fourth of the season, courtesy of Dylan Strome and Alex DeBrincat. The Blackhawks added on with a Brendan Perlini goal, his thirteenth of the year, via DeBrincat and Slater Koekkoek in the third period. This stood for a 2-0 win, with the three stars belonging to Crawford (48 save shutout), DeBrincat, and Murphy.
Over in Ontario, provincial rivals clash as the Ottawa Senators host the Toronto Maple Leafs. Garret Sparks and Anders Nilsson receive the starting nods in goal. Ottawa kicked off the scoring in the first period with a Cody Ceci goal, his sixth of the season, passed from Christian Wolanin and Max Veronneau. The Senators added on with a Brian Gibbons goal, his fifth of the year, via Dylan DeMelo and Mikkel Boedker in the second period. Toronto got on the board with a Morgan Rielly goal, his twentieth of the season, assisted by John Tavares. Ottawa shot back with a Magnus Paajarvi goal, his eighth of the year, coming off of Rudolfs Balcers and Chris Tierney. The Senators extended the lead as Paajarvi scored his second of the game and ninth of the season, thanks to Zack Smith and Mark Borowiecki. The Maple Leafs got one back in the third period on a Tavares power play goal, his fortieth of the year, powered by Auston Matthews and William Nylander. Ottawa answered on an Anthony Duclair goal, his fourteenth of the season, made possible by Ben Harpur and Smith. The Senators padded the lead on an Oscar Lindberg goal, his eighth of the year, with helpers from Ceci and Smith, the latter earning a sock trick. The three stars of the 6-2 game were Paajarvi, Smith, and Ceci, while Tavares gets an honorable mention.
Far to the south, the Tampa Bay Lightning welcome the Washington Capitals. Braden Holtby and Andrei Vasilevskiy tend the twines. Tampa Bay drew first blood in the first period with a Tyler Johnson goal, his twenty-sixth of the season, courtesy of Brayden Point and Nikita Kucherov. The Lightning added on with an Alex Killorn goal, his fourteenth of the year, going in unassisted. Washington got on the board with a John Carlson goal, his twelfth of the season, made possible by Evgeny Kuznetsov. Tampa Bay answered with Killorn's second of the game and fifteenth of the year, assisted by Anthony Cirelli and Mathieu Joseph. The Capitals pulled back in the second period with an Alex Ovechkin power play goal, his forty-seventh of the season, powered by T.J. Oshie and Carlson. The Lightning countered in the third period with an Erik Cernak goal, his fourth of the year, fueled by Ryan McDonagh and Ondrej Palat. Washington chipped back on Ovechkin's second of the game and forty-eighth of the season, with helpers from Dmitry Orlov and Brett Connolly. Tampa Bay replied on a Killorn empty net goal to complete his hat trick on his sixteenth of the year, set up by Kucherov. The Lightning capped it at 6-3 with an empty net goal by Yanni Gourde, his nineteenth of the campaign, with assists provided by Adam Erne and Victor Hedman. The three stars went to Killorn, Kucherov, and Ovechkin, while Carlson gets an honorable mention.
In Canada again, the Winnipeg Jets bring in the Calgary Flames. Mike Smith and Connor Hellebuyck are in the blue paint. Winnipeg led off in the first period with a Mark Scheifele goal, his thirty-fourth of the season, via Ben Chiarot and Blake Wheeler. Calgary tied it in the second period with a Mark Jankowski shorthanded goal, his eleventh of the year, set up by Elias Lindholm and Mark Giordano. The Jets regained the lead on a Mathieu Perreault power play goal, his fourteenth of the campaign, powered by Jack Roslovic and Tyler Myers. This made it 2-1, the eventual final, with the three stars given to Hellebuyck (27 for 28 in saves), Perreault, and Scheifele.
Along to Minnesota, where the Wild host the New York Rangers. Henrik Lundqvist and Devan Dubnyk protect the nets. Minnesota began in the first period with a Ryan Donato goal, his ninth of the season, with a lone assist by Pontus Aberg. New York tied it on a Mika Zibanejad goal, his twenty-eighth of the year, via Kevin Shattenkirk. The Wild took the lead with a Donato goal, his second of the game and tenth of the season, assisted by Luke Kunin and Jason Zucker. Minnesota added on in the second period with an unassisted by Eric Staal goal, his twentieth of the year. The Wild extended the lead as Jared Spurgeon scored his thirteenth of the season on the power play, with the help of Kevin Fiala and Zach Parise. The Rangers got one back with a Pavel Buchnevich goal, his seventeenth of the year, guided in by Tony DeAngelo and Brady Skjei. Minnesota iced it at 5-2 with a J.T. Brown empty net goal, his third of the campaign, set up by Marcus Foligno and Eric Fehr. The three stars were Donato, Dubnyk (26 for 27 in saves), and Staal.
Far to the south, the Arizona Coyotes welcome the Edmonton Oilers. Mikko Koskinen and Darcy Kuemper are the goalies. Edmonton started in the first period with a shorthanded Connor McDavid goal, his thirty-fifth of the season, set up by Alex Chiasson and Kris Russell. Arizona tied it on an Alex Galchenyuk power play goal, his sixteenth of the year, powered by Oliver Ekman-Larsson and Jakob Chychrun. The Oilers retook the lead in the second period on a Matt Benning goal, his fifth of the season, fueled by McDavid and Leon Draisaitl. The Coyotes tied it again on another Galchenyuk goal, his second of the game and seventeenth of the year, passed from Nick Cousins and Conor Garland. Edmonton won in overtime with a McDavid goal, his second of the game and thirty-sixth of the campaign, made possible by Oscar Klefbom.
Finally, the San Jose Sharks bring in the Nashville Predators. Juuse Saros and Martin Jones occupy the blue paint. Nashville opened in the first period on a Colton Sissons goal, his thirteenth of the season, passed from Craig Smith and Calle Jarnkrok. San Jose tied it on a Timo Meier goal, his twenty-seventh of the year, courtesy of Joe Pavelski and Joakim Ryan. The Predators retook the lead with a Viktor Arvidsson goal, his thirtieth of the season, made possible by Filip Forsberg. The Sharks tied it again on a Joe Thornton goal, his fifteenth of the year, coming off of Brent Burns and Marc-Edouard Vlasic. Nashville pulled ahead again in the third period with a Forsberg goal, his twenty-fifth of the season, guided in by Matt Irwin and Ryan Johansen. The Predators iced it at 4-2 with an Arvidsson empty net goal, his second of the game and thirty-first of the year, set up by Nick Bonino. The three stars were Arvidsson, Forsberg, and Sissons.
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The Detroit Red Wings hosting the New York Islanders. Thomas Greiss and Jonathan Bernier play in goal. Detroit started in the first period with an Andreas Athanasiou goal, his twenty-fifth of the season, via Danny DeKeyser. New York tied it on an Anders Lee goal, his twenty-sixth of the year, courtesy of Brock Nelson and Devon Toews. The Red Wings retook the lead in the second period on an Athanasiou goal, his second of the game and twenty-sixth of the campaign, assisted by DeKeyser and Tyler Bertuzzi. This stood as the eventual 2-1 final score, with the three stars being Athanasiou, Bernier (41 for 42 in saves), and DeKeyser.
Over in Pittsburgh, the Penguins welcome the St. Louis Blues. Jordan Binnington and Matt Murray are in the creases. St. Louis opened in the first period with an Oskar Sundqvist goal, his thirteenth of the season, made possible by Jaden Schwartz and Colton Parayko. The Blues added on with a Vince Dunn goal, his tenth of the year, helped along by Ryan O'Reilly and David Perron. St. Louis extended the lead in the second period as Pat Maroon scored his sixth of the season, with the help of Robert Thomas and Tyler Bozak. The Blues padded the lead on a Jay Bouwmeester goal, his third of the year, passed from Maroon and Zach Sanford. Casey DeSmith replaced Murray in goal. Pittsburgh got on the board with a Dominik Simon goal, his eighth of the season, going in unassisted. St. Louis replied with a Dunn power play goal in the third period, his eleventh of the year, powered by Parayko and Thomas. The final held at 5-1, with the three stars going to Dunn, Binnington (40 for 41 in saves), and Maroon, while Thomas and Parayko get the honorable mentions.
The last of the three matinees is in Los Angeles, as the Kings bring in the Florida Panthers. Sam Montembeault and Jonathan Quick draw the starts in goal. Florida led off in the first period with a Mike Hoffman power play goal, his thirty-third of the season, powered by Keith Yandle and Henrik Borgstrom. Los Angeles tied it on a Dustin Brown power play goal, his eighteenth of the year, with assists provided by Drew Doughty and Anze Kopitar. The Panthers took the lead back in the second period with an Evgenii Dadonov goal, his twenty-third of the season, assisted by Aleksander Barkov and Mike Matheson. The Kings tied it again in the third period on a Brendan Leipsic goal, his seventh of the year, passed from Jeff Carter and Matt Roy. Los Angeles pulled ahead on a Kopitar goal, his twentieth of the season, via Brown and Alec Martinez. Florida tied it again with another Dadonov goal, his second of the game and twenty-fourth of the year, courtesy of Jonathan Huberdeau and Barkov. The Panthers pulled ahead with a Huberdeau goal, his twenty-third of the campaign, made possible by Barkov, who got a sock trick, and Dadonov. This stood for a 4-3 win, with the three stars awarded to Dadonov, Barkov, and Huberdeau, while Kopitar and Brown get the honorable mentions.
At the regular time, the Boston Bruins host the Columbus Blue Jackets. Joonas Korpisalo and Jaroslav Halak are set to start in goal. Boston began in the first period with a Patrice Bergeron power play goal, his twenty-seventh of the season, powered by Brad Marchand and David Krejci. Columbus tied it on a Matt Duchene goal, his thirtieth of the year, coming off of Markus Nutivaara and David Savard. The Bruins won 2-1 in overtime with a Marchand goal, his thirty-first of the campaign, with a lone assist by Bergeron. The three stars were Marchand, Bergeron, and Halak (24 for 25 in saves).
Down in Raleigh, the Carolina Hurricanes welcome the Buffalo Sabres. Linus Ullmark and Curtis McElhinney are in the creases. Buffalo struck first in the first period with a Jeff Skinner goal, his thirty-seventh of the season, assisted by Matt Hunwick and Sam Reinhart. Carolina tied it on a Lucas Wallmark goal, his ninth of the year, passed from Jordan Martinook and Brett Pesce. The Hurricanes took the lead in the second period with an Andrei Svechnikov goal, his eighteenth of the season, guided in by Teuvo Teravainen and Sebastian Aho. Carolina added on with a Justin Williams goal, his twenty-first of the year, fueled by Justin Faulk and Nino Niederreiter. The Hurricanes extended the lead as Jordan Staal scored his seventh of the season, thanks to Micheal Ferland and Dougie Hamilton. The Sabres got one back with a Zemgus Girgensons goal, his fourth of the year, coming off of Brandon Montour. This only made it 4-2, the final, with the three stars going to Williams, Staal, and McElhinney (35 for 37 in saves).
Back north, the Montreal Canadiens bring in the Chicago Blackhawks. Corey Crawford and Carey Price guard the cages. Chicago got going in the second period with a Connor Murphy goal, his fourth of the season, courtesy of Dylan Strome and Alex DeBrincat. The Blackhawks added on with a Brendan Perlini goal, his thirteenth of the year, via DeBrincat and Slater Koekkoek in the third period. This stood for a 2-0 win, with the three stars belonging to Crawford (48 save shutout), DeBrincat, and Murphy.
Over in Ontario, provincial rivals clash as the Ottawa Senators host the Toronto Maple Leafs. Garret Sparks and Anders Nilsson receive the starting nods in goal. Ottawa kicked off the scoring in the first period with a Cody Ceci goal, his sixth of the season, passed from Christian Wolanin and Max Veronneau. The Senators added on with a Brian Gibbons goal, his fifth of the year, via Dylan DeMelo and Mikkel Boedker in the second period. Toronto got on the board with a Morgan Rielly goal, his twentieth of the season, assisted by John Tavares. Ottawa shot back with a Magnus Paajarvi goal, his eighth of the year, coming off of Rudolfs Balcers and Chris Tierney. The Senators extended the lead as Paajarvi scored his second of the game and ninth of the season, thanks to Zack Smith and Mark Borowiecki. The Maple Leafs got one back in the third period on a Tavares power play goal, his fortieth of the year, powered by Auston Matthews and William Nylander. Ottawa answered on an Anthony Duclair goal, his fourteenth of the season, made possible by Ben Harpur and Smith. The Senators padded the lead on an Oscar Lindberg goal, his eighth of the year, with helpers from Ceci and Smith, the latter earning a sock trick. The three stars of the 6-2 game were Paajarvi, Smith, and Ceci, while Tavares gets an honorable mention.
Far to the south, the Tampa Bay Lightning welcome the Washington Capitals. Braden Holtby and Andrei Vasilevskiy tend the twines. Tampa Bay drew first blood in the first period with a Tyler Johnson goal, his twenty-sixth of the season, courtesy of Brayden Point and Nikita Kucherov. The Lightning added on with an Alex Killorn goal, his fourteenth of the year, going in unassisted. Washington got on the board with a John Carlson goal, his twelfth of the season, made possible by Evgeny Kuznetsov. Tampa Bay answered with Killorn's second of the game and fifteenth of the year, assisted by Anthony Cirelli and Mathieu Joseph. The Capitals pulled back in the second period with an Alex Ovechkin power play goal, his forty-seventh of the season, powered by T.J. Oshie and Carlson. The Lightning countered in the third period with an Erik Cernak goal, his fourth of the year, fueled by Ryan McDonagh and Ondrej Palat. Washington chipped back on Ovechkin's second of the game and forty-eighth of the season, with helpers from Dmitry Orlov and Brett Connolly. Tampa Bay replied on a Killorn empty net goal to complete his hat trick on his sixteenth of the year, set up by Kucherov. The Lightning capped it at 6-3 with an empty net goal by Yanni Gourde, his nineteenth of the campaign, with assists provided by Adam Erne and Victor Hedman. The three stars went to Killorn, Kucherov, and Ovechkin, while Carlson gets an honorable mention.
In Canada again, the Winnipeg Jets bring in the Calgary Flames. Mike Smith and Connor Hellebuyck are in the blue paint. Winnipeg led off in the first period with a Mark Scheifele goal, his thirty-fourth of the season, via Ben Chiarot and Blake Wheeler. Calgary tied it in the second period with a Mark Jankowski shorthanded goal, his eleventh of the year, set up by Elias Lindholm and Mark Giordano. The Jets regained the lead on a Mathieu Perreault power play goal, his fourteenth of the campaign, powered by Jack Roslovic and Tyler Myers. This made it 2-1, the eventual final, with the three stars given to Hellebuyck (27 for 28 in saves), Perreault, and Scheifele.
Along to Minnesota, where the Wild host the New York Rangers. Henrik Lundqvist and Devan Dubnyk protect the nets. Minnesota began in the first period with a Ryan Donato goal, his ninth of the season, with a lone assist by Pontus Aberg. New York tied it on a Mika Zibanejad goal, his twenty-eighth of the year, via Kevin Shattenkirk. The Wild took the lead with a Donato goal, his second of the game and tenth of the season, assisted by Luke Kunin and Jason Zucker. Minnesota added on in the second period with an unassisted by Eric Staal goal, his twentieth of the year. The Wild extended the lead as Jared Spurgeon scored his thirteenth of the season on the power play, with the help of Kevin Fiala and Zach Parise. The Rangers got one back with a Pavel Buchnevich goal, his seventeenth of the year, guided in by Tony DeAngelo and Brady Skjei. Minnesota iced it at 5-2 with a J.T. Brown empty net goal, his third of the campaign, set up by Marcus Foligno and Eric Fehr. The three stars were Donato, Dubnyk (26 for 27 in saves), and Staal.
Far to the south, the Arizona Coyotes welcome the Edmonton Oilers. Mikko Koskinen and Darcy Kuemper are the goalies. Edmonton started in the first period with a shorthanded Connor McDavid goal, his thirty-fifth of the season, set up by Alex Chiasson and Kris Russell. Arizona tied it on an Alex Galchenyuk power play goal, his sixteenth of the year, powered by Oliver Ekman-Larsson and Jakob Chychrun. The Oilers retook the lead in the second period on a Matt Benning goal, his fifth of the season, fueled by McDavid and Leon Draisaitl. The Coyotes tied it again on another Galchenyuk goal, his second of the game and seventeenth of the year, passed from Nick Cousins and Conor Garland. Edmonton won in overtime with a McDavid goal, his second of the game and thirty-sixth of the campaign, made possible by Oscar Klefbom.
Finally, the San Jose Sharks bring in the Nashville Predators. Juuse Saros and Martin Jones occupy the blue paint. Nashville opened in the first period on a Colton Sissons goal, his thirteenth of the season, passed from Craig Smith and Calle Jarnkrok. San Jose tied it on a Timo Meier goal, his twenty-seventh of the year, courtesy of Joe Pavelski and Joakim Ryan. The Predators retook the lead with a Viktor Arvidsson goal, his thirtieth of the season, made possible by Filip Forsberg. The Sharks tied it again on a Joe Thornton goal, his fifteenth of the year, coming off of Brent Burns and Marc-Edouard Vlasic. Nashville pulled ahead again in the third period with a Forsberg goal, his twenty-fifth of the season, guided in by Matt Irwin and Ryan Johansen. The Predators iced it at 4-2 with an Arvidsson empty net goal, his second of the game and thirty-first of the year, set up by Nick Bonino. The three stars were Arvidsson, Forsberg, and Sissons.
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Friday, March 15, 2019
NHL 2018/19 - Day 156
Six games on this Friday evening, beginning with...
The Toronto Maple Leafs hosting the Philadelphia Flyers. Brian Elliott and Frederik Andersen start in goal. Philadelphia opened in the first period with a Jakub Voracek goal, his nineteenth of the season, coming off of Nolan Patrick. Toronto tied it on a Patrick Marleau power play goal, his fifteenth of the year, powered by William Nylander and Jake Muzzin. The Flyers took the lead back in the second period on a James van Riemsdyk goal, his twenty-second of the season, via Radko Gudas and Patrick. Philadelphia added on with a van Riemsdyk goal, his second of the game and twenty-third of the year, passed from Claude Giroux and Sean Couturier. The Maple Leafs got one back with a Zach Hyman goal, his seventeenth of the season, made possible by Mitchell Marner and Ron Hainsey. The Flyers replied with a Gudas goal, his third of the year, guided in by Robert Hagg and Couturier. Philadelphia extended the lead as Shayne Gostisbehere scored his seventh of the season, thanks to Giroux and Travis Konecny. Toronto pulled back on a Muzzin goal, his seventh of the year, fueled by Hainsey and Nazem Kadri. The Maple Leafs got closer with another Muzzin goal, his second of the game and eighth of the season, helped along by Connor Brown and Nikita Zaitsev. Toronto tied it in the third period with a Martin Marincin goal, with helpers from Kadri and Justin Holl. The Maple Leafs gained the lead on an Auston Matthews goal, his thirty-third of the year, with a lone assist from Nylander. Toronto padded the lead as Matthews scored his second of the game and thirty-fourth of the season, with the help of Andreas Johnsson and Zaitsev. The Flyers chipped back on a van Riemsdyk goal, completing his hat trick with his twenty-fourth of the year, dished from Giroux and Gostisbehere. This only made it 7-6, the final, with the three stars given to Matthews, Muzzin, and van Riemsdyk, while Nylander, Kadri, Zaitsev, Hainsey, Gudas, Gostisbehere, Giroux, Patrick, and Couturier get honorable mentions.
Stateside, the Columbus Blue Jackets welcome the Carolina Hurricanes. Petr Mrazek and Sergei Bobrovsky are the masked men. Columbus started in the first period with an Adam McQuaid goal, his third of the season, via Artemi Panarin and Cam Atkinson. The Blue Jackets added on with a David Savard goal, his fifth of the year, courtesy of Boone Jenner. Columbus iced it at 3-0 in the third period with a Josh Anderson shorthanded empty net goal, his twenty-fourth of the campaign, set up by Seth Jones. The three stars were Bobrovsky (46 save shutout), McQuaid, and Savard.
Down in Dallas, the Stars bring in the Vegas Golden Knights. Marc-Andre Fleury and Anton Khudobin are in the creases. Vegas led off in the first period with a Max Pacioretty goal, his twenty-second of the season, via Paul Stastny and Mark Stone. Dallas tied it on an unassisted Roope Hintz goal, his ninth of the year. The Golden Knights retook the lead in the third period on a Ryan Reaves goal, his ninth of the campaign, passed from Pierre-Edouard Bellemare and Ryan Carpenter. This stood for a 2-1 win, with the three stars going to Fleury (40 for 41 in saves), Reaves, and Khudobin (35 for 37 in saves).
Back in Canada, the Calgary Flames host the New York Rangers. Alexandar Georgiev and David Rittich are the inexperienced goalies. Calgary began in the first period with a Johnny Gaudreau goal, his thirty-fourth of the season, helped along by Matthew Tkachuk. New York tied it on a Neal Pionk goal, his sixth of the year, via Ryan Strome. The Flames retook the lead in the second period with a Tkachuk goal, his thirty-first of the season, coming off of Mark Giordano and Michael Frolik. Calgary added on with a Garnet Hathaway goal, his eighth of the year, passed from Tkachuk and Derek Ryan. The Flames extended the lead in the third period as Frolik scored his fourteenth of the season, thanks to Tkachuk, who earned a sock trick, and Noah Hanifin. Calgary padded the lead on a Tkachuk goal, his second of the game and thirty-second of the year, made possible by Mikael Backlund. This stood for a 5-1 win, with the three stars awarded to Tkachuk, Frolik, and Rittich (24 for 25 in saves).
Down in Colorado, the Avalanche welcome the Anaheim Ducks. John Gibson and Semyon Varlamov are in the blue paint. Colorado struck first in the first period with a Nathan MacKinnon goal, his thirty-sixth of the season, coming off of J.T. Compher and Samuel Girard. The Avalanche added on with a Mikko Rantanen power play goal, his thirty-first of the year, powered by Tyson Barrie and MacKinnon. Anaheim got on the board in the second period with a Corey Perry goal, his fourth of the season, via Cam Fowler and Adam Henrique. The Ducks tied it with a Ryan Getzlaf goal, his thirteenth of the year, assisted by Daniel Sprong and Fowler. Anaheim took the lead on a Sprong goal, his thirteenth of the season, passed from Jaycob Megna and Getzlaf. Colorado tied it in the third period with a Sven Andrighetto goal, his fifth of the year, guided in by Ian Cole and Tyson Jost. The Ducks retook the lead on a Perry power play goal, his fifth of the season, with assists provided by Nick Ritchie and Getzlaf. Anaheim iced it at 5-3 with a Hampus Lindholm goal, his sixth of the year, set up by Josh Manson. The three stars went to Perry, Getzlaf, and Sprong, while Fowler and MacKinnon get the honorable mentions.
Finally, the Vancouver Canucks bring in the New Jersey Devils. MacKenzie Blackwood and Jacob Markstrom are between the pipes. Vancouver got going in the second period with an Elias Pettersson power play goal, his twenty-seventh of the season, powered by Brock Boeser and Bo Horvat. The Canucks added on in the third period with a Tanner Pearson goal, his eleventh of the year, via Horvat. New Jersey got on the board with a Kevin Rooney goal, his sixth of the season, helped along by Connor Carrick and Kenny Agostino. The Devils tied it on a Stefan Noesen goal, his third of the year, passed from Eric Tangradi and Will Butcher. The tie lasted to a shootout, where Pettersson was overpowered by Drew Stafford and Damon Severson as the Devils won 3-2. The three stars were Pettersson, Horvat, and Noesen.
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The Toronto Maple Leafs hosting the Philadelphia Flyers. Brian Elliott and Frederik Andersen start in goal. Philadelphia opened in the first period with a Jakub Voracek goal, his nineteenth of the season, coming off of Nolan Patrick. Toronto tied it on a Patrick Marleau power play goal, his fifteenth of the year, powered by William Nylander and Jake Muzzin. The Flyers took the lead back in the second period on a James van Riemsdyk goal, his twenty-second of the season, via Radko Gudas and Patrick. Philadelphia added on with a van Riemsdyk goal, his second of the game and twenty-third of the year, passed from Claude Giroux and Sean Couturier. The Maple Leafs got one back with a Zach Hyman goal, his seventeenth of the season, made possible by Mitchell Marner and Ron Hainsey. The Flyers replied with a Gudas goal, his third of the year, guided in by Robert Hagg and Couturier. Philadelphia extended the lead as Shayne Gostisbehere scored his seventh of the season, thanks to Giroux and Travis Konecny. Toronto pulled back on a Muzzin goal, his seventh of the year, fueled by Hainsey and Nazem Kadri. The Maple Leafs got closer with another Muzzin goal, his second of the game and eighth of the season, helped along by Connor Brown and Nikita Zaitsev. Toronto tied it in the third period with a Martin Marincin goal, with helpers from Kadri and Justin Holl. The Maple Leafs gained the lead on an Auston Matthews goal, his thirty-third of the year, with a lone assist from Nylander. Toronto padded the lead as Matthews scored his second of the game and thirty-fourth of the season, with the help of Andreas Johnsson and Zaitsev. The Flyers chipped back on a van Riemsdyk goal, completing his hat trick with his twenty-fourth of the year, dished from Giroux and Gostisbehere. This only made it 7-6, the final, with the three stars given to Matthews, Muzzin, and van Riemsdyk, while Nylander, Kadri, Zaitsev, Hainsey, Gudas, Gostisbehere, Giroux, Patrick, and Couturier get honorable mentions.
Stateside, the Columbus Blue Jackets welcome the Carolina Hurricanes. Petr Mrazek and Sergei Bobrovsky are the masked men. Columbus started in the first period with an Adam McQuaid goal, his third of the season, via Artemi Panarin and Cam Atkinson. The Blue Jackets added on with a David Savard goal, his fifth of the year, courtesy of Boone Jenner. Columbus iced it at 3-0 in the third period with a Josh Anderson shorthanded empty net goal, his twenty-fourth of the campaign, set up by Seth Jones. The three stars were Bobrovsky (46 save shutout), McQuaid, and Savard.
Down in Dallas, the Stars bring in the Vegas Golden Knights. Marc-Andre Fleury and Anton Khudobin are in the creases. Vegas led off in the first period with a Max Pacioretty goal, his twenty-second of the season, via Paul Stastny and Mark Stone. Dallas tied it on an unassisted Roope Hintz goal, his ninth of the year. The Golden Knights retook the lead in the third period on a Ryan Reaves goal, his ninth of the campaign, passed from Pierre-Edouard Bellemare and Ryan Carpenter. This stood for a 2-1 win, with the three stars going to Fleury (40 for 41 in saves), Reaves, and Khudobin (35 for 37 in saves).
Back in Canada, the Calgary Flames host the New York Rangers. Alexandar Georgiev and David Rittich are the inexperienced goalies. Calgary began in the first period with a Johnny Gaudreau goal, his thirty-fourth of the season, helped along by Matthew Tkachuk. New York tied it on a Neal Pionk goal, his sixth of the year, via Ryan Strome. The Flames retook the lead in the second period with a Tkachuk goal, his thirty-first of the season, coming off of Mark Giordano and Michael Frolik. Calgary added on with a Garnet Hathaway goal, his eighth of the year, passed from Tkachuk and Derek Ryan. The Flames extended the lead in the third period as Frolik scored his fourteenth of the season, thanks to Tkachuk, who earned a sock trick, and Noah Hanifin. Calgary padded the lead on a Tkachuk goal, his second of the game and thirty-second of the year, made possible by Mikael Backlund. This stood for a 5-1 win, with the three stars awarded to Tkachuk, Frolik, and Rittich (24 for 25 in saves).
Down in Colorado, the Avalanche welcome the Anaheim Ducks. John Gibson and Semyon Varlamov are in the blue paint. Colorado struck first in the first period with a Nathan MacKinnon goal, his thirty-sixth of the season, coming off of J.T. Compher and Samuel Girard. The Avalanche added on with a Mikko Rantanen power play goal, his thirty-first of the year, powered by Tyson Barrie and MacKinnon. Anaheim got on the board in the second period with a Corey Perry goal, his fourth of the season, via Cam Fowler and Adam Henrique. The Ducks tied it with a Ryan Getzlaf goal, his thirteenth of the year, assisted by Daniel Sprong and Fowler. Anaheim took the lead on a Sprong goal, his thirteenth of the season, passed from Jaycob Megna and Getzlaf. Colorado tied it in the third period with a Sven Andrighetto goal, his fifth of the year, guided in by Ian Cole and Tyson Jost. The Ducks retook the lead on a Perry power play goal, his fifth of the season, with assists provided by Nick Ritchie and Getzlaf. Anaheim iced it at 5-3 with a Hampus Lindholm goal, his sixth of the year, set up by Josh Manson. The three stars went to Perry, Getzlaf, and Sprong, while Fowler and MacKinnon get the honorable mentions.
Finally, the Vancouver Canucks bring in the New Jersey Devils. MacKenzie Blackwood and Jacob Markstrom are between the pipes. Vancouver got going in the second period with an Elias Pettersson power play goal, his twenty-seventh of the season, powered by Brock Boeser and Bo Horvat. The Canucks added on in the third period with a Tanner Pearson goal, his eleventh of the year, via Horvat. New Jersey got on the board with a Kevin Rooney goal, his sixth of the season, helped along by Connor Carrick and Kenny Agostino. The Devils tied it on a Stefan Noesen goal, his third of the year, passed from Eric Tangradi and Will Butcher. The tie lasted to a shootout, where Pettersson was overpowered by Drew Stafford and Damon Severson as the Devils won 3-2. The three stars were Pettersson, Horvat, and Noesen.
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Thursday, March 14, 2019
NHL 2018/19 - Day 155
Ten games on this Thursday, beginning with...
The Buffalo Sabres hosting the Pittsburgh Penguins. Casey DeSmith and Carter Hutton play in goal. Pittsburgh got going in the second period with a Phil Kessel power play goal, his twenty-fourth of the season, powered by Sidney Crosby and Jake Guentzel. The Penguins added on with a Brian Dumoulin goal, his third of the year, courtesy of Evgeni Malkin and Teddy Blueger. Pittsburgh extended the lead as Patric Hornqvist scored his seventeenth of the season on the power play, thanks to Kessel and Crosby. The Penguins padded the lead in the third period with a Nick Bjugstad goal, his eleventh of the year, going in unassisted. Pittsburgh iced it at 5-0 on a Guentzel power play goal, his thirty-sixth of the campaign, with assists provided by Zach Trotman and Bjugstad. The three stars were DeSmith (26 save shutout), Kessel, and Guentzel, while Bjugstad and Crosby get the honorable mentions.
Over in New York, the Islanders welcome the Montreal Canadiens. Carey Price and Thomas Greiss are the rhyming goalies. New York dented the scoreboard in the second period with an Adam Pelech goal, his fifth of the season, coming off of Anthony Beauvillier. Montreal tied it on a Jordie Benn goal, his fifth of the year, assisted by Paul Byron and Christian Folin. The Islanders retook the lead in the third period with an Anders Lee goal, his twenty-fifth of the campaign, with a lone helper by Mathew Barzal. This stood for a 2-1 win, with the three stars being Greiss (33 for 34 in saves), Lee, and Price (36 for 38 in saves).
Along to Philadelphia, where the Flyers bring in the Washington Capitals. Braden Holtby and Carter Hart man the nets. Washington led off in the first period with a Brett Connolly goal, his eighteenth of the season, guided in by Michal Kempny and John Carlson. The Capitals added on with a Lars Eller goal, his eleventh of the year, via Connolly and Carl Hagelin. Philadelphia got on the board in the second period with a James van Riemsdyk goal, his twenty-first of the season, assisted by Shayne Gostisbehere. Washington answered on a Connolly goal, his second of the game and nineteenth of the year, courtesy of Hagelin. The Capitals extended the lead as Tom Wilson scored his twentieth of the season, thanks to Evgeny Kuznetsov and Dmitry Orlov. The Flyers got one back on a Scott Laughton goal, his twelfth of the year, passed from Ryan Hartman and Robert Hagg. Washington iced it at 5-2 in the third period with a Kuznetsov empty net goal, his eighteenth of the campaign, set up by Alex Ovechkin and Kempny. The three stars were Connolly, Kempny, and Hagelin, while Kuznetsov gets an honorable mention.
Next up, the Detroit Red Wings host the Tampa Bay Lightning. Andrei Vasilevskiy and Jimmy Howard protect the nets. Detroit began in the first period with a Madison Bowey goal, his second of the season, passed from Christoffer Ehn and Michael Rasmussen. The Red Wings added on with a shorthanded and unassisted Darren Helm goal, his seventh of the year. Detroit extended the lead in the second period as Justin Abdelkader scored his sixth of the season, with the help of Luke Glendening. Tampa Bay got on the board with a Steven Stamkos power play goal, his thirty-fifth of the year, powered by J.T. Miller and Nikita Kucherov. The Lightning got closer with a Brayden Point goal in the third period, his thirty-eighth of the season, helped along by Stamkos and Kucherov. Tampa Bay tied it as Kucherov scored his thirty-fourth of the year on the power play, thanks to Victor Hedman and Point. The Lightning pulled ahead with a Tyler Johnson goal, his twenty-fifth of the season, made possible by Erik Cernak and Ondrej Palat. Tampa Bay padded the lead with a Kucherov goal, his second of the game and thirty-fifth of the year, courtesy of Point. The Red Wings got one back with a Rasmussen goal, his eighth of the campaign, with helpers from Thomas Vanek and Filip Zadina. This only made it 5-4, the final, with the three stars awarded to Kucherov, Point, and Stamkos, while Rasmussen gets an honorable mention.
In Canada, the Ottawa Senators welcome the St. Louis Blues. Jake Allen and Anders Nilsson are in the creases. Ottawa cracked the scoresheet in the second period with a Christian Wolanin goal, his fourth of the season, via Mikkel Boedker and Anthony Duclair. The Senators added on with a Chris Tierney empty net goal in the third period, his ninth of the year, going in unassisted. The three stars of the 2-0 game were Nilsson (35 save shutout), Wolanin, and Boedker.
Westward to Winnipeg, as the Jets bring in the Boston Bruins. Tuukka Rask and Connor Hellebuyck guard the cages. Winnipeg opened in the first period with a Blake Wheeler goal, his twentieth of the season, passed from Patrik Laine and Mark Scheifele. The Jets added on with a Scheifele power play goal, his thirty-third of the year, powered by Laine and Wheeler. Boston got on the board with a Charlie McAvoy goal, his sixth of the season, made possible by David Krejci. The Bruins tied it in the second period with a Joakim Nordstrom goal, his sixth of the year, via Noel Acciari and Sean Kuraly. Winnipeg retook the lead in the third period with a Jacob Trouba goal, his sixth of the season, with a lone assist by Scheifele. The Jets extended the lead as Nikolaj Ehlers scored an unassisted goal, his eighteenth of the year. Boston pulled back on a Charlie Coyle goal, his eleventh of the campaign, helped along by Krejci. This only made it 4-3, the final, with the three stars being Scheifele, Wheeler, and Laine, while Krejci gets an honorable mention.
Back stateside, the Minnesota Wild host the Dallas Stars. Ben Bishop and Devan Dubnyk tend the twines. Dallas drew first blood in the second period with a Radek Faksa goal, his thirteenth of the season, courtesy of Blake Comeau and Roman Polak. The Stars added on with a Roope Hintz goal, his eighth of the year, assisted by Tyler Seguin and John Klingberg. Dallas extended the lead as Joel L'Esperance scored, thanks to Jamie Benn and Miro Heiskanen. Bishop was forced to exit at this point, with Anton Khudobin relieving him. Minnesota got on the board with a Jason Zucker power play goal, his twenty-first of the season, powered by Pontus Aberg and Brad Hunt. The Stars iced it at 4-1 with an Alexander Radulov empty net goal, his twenty-second of the year, set up by Seguin. The three stars were Seguin, Hintz, and L'Esperance.
Southwest to Arizona, as the Coyotes welcome the Anaheim Ducks. Ryan Miller and Darcy Kuemper patrol the creases. Arizona started in the first period with an Oliver Ekman-Larsson shorthanded goal, his eleventh of the season, set up by Brad Richardson and Michael Grabner. The Coyotes added on with a Jason Demers goal, his second of the year, assisted by Christian Dvorak and Clayton Keller. Anaheim got on the board in the second period with a Jakob Silfverberg goal, his twenty-first of the season, passed from Devin Shore and Rickard Rakell. Arizona replied with a Vinnie Hinostroza power play goal, his thirteenth of the year, powered by Alex Goligoski and the goalie Kuemper. The Coyotes extended the lead as Hinostroza scored another power play goal, his second of the game and fourteenth of the season, thanks to Demers and Goligoski. Arizona padded the lead in the third period with a Hinostroza goal, his fifteenth of the year to complete his hat trick, with a lone assist by Christian Fischer. The Coyotes capped it at 6-1 with a Mario Kempe goal, his fourth of the campaign, made possible by Fischer. The three stars were Hinostroza, Kuemper (37 for 38 in saves), and Demers, while Goligoski and Fischer get the honorable mentions.
Out in California, the Los Angeles Kings bring in the Nashville Predators. Pekka Rinne and Jonathan Quick are the masked men. Nashville struck first in the first period with a Viktor Arvidsson goal, his twenty-ninth of the season, helped along by Ryan Johansen. Los Angeles tied it in the second period with an Austin Wagner goal, his tenth of the year, via Trevor Lewis and Matt Roy. The Predators retook the lead with a Craig Smith goal, his nineteenth of the season, passed from Colton Sissons and Calle Jarnkrok. Nashville added on with a Sissons goal, his twelfth of the year, going in unassisted. This stood for a 3-1 win, with the three stars given to Sissons, Rinne (25 for 26 in saves), and Smith.
Finally, the San Jose Sharks host the Florida Panthers. Sam Montembeault and Martin Jones are the goalies. San Jose kicked off the scoring in the first period with a Melker Karlsson goal, his twelfth of the season, assisted by Marc-Edouard Vlasic and Tim Heed. Florida tied it on a Jamie McGinn goal, his fourth of the year, courtesy of Aaron Ekblad and Jayce Hawryluk. The Sharks retook the lead on a Kevin Labanc goal, his thirteenth of the season, made possible by Justin Braun and Brenden Dillon. The Panthers tied it in the second period on a Dryden Hunt goal in the second period, his second of the year, via Troy Brouwer and Riley Sheahan. Florida pulled ahead with a Mike Hoffman power play goal, his thirty-second of the season, powered by Keith Yandle and Aleksander Barkov. The Panthers added on in the third period with a Frank Vatrano goal, his twenty-second of the year, coming off of Hoffman and Vincent Trocheck. This made it 4-2, the final, with the three stars given to Hoffman, Vatrano, and Montembeault (26 for 28 in saves).
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The Buffalo Sabres hosting the Pittsburgh Penguins. Casey DeSmith and Carter Hutton play in goal. Pittsburgh got going in the second period with a Phil Kessel power play goal, his twenty-fourth of the season, powered by Sidney Crosby and Jake Guentzel. The Penguins added on with a Brian Dumoulin goal, his third of the year, courtesy of Evgeni Malkin and Teddy Blueger. Pittsburgh extended the lead as Patric Hornqvist scored his seventeenth of the season on the power play, thanks to Kessel and Crosby. The Penguins padded the lead in the third period with a Nick Bjugstad goal, his eleventh of the year, going in unassisted. Pittsburgh iced it at 5-0 on a Guentzel power play goal, his thirty-sixth of the campaign, with assists provided by Zach Trotman and Bjugstad. The three stars were DeSmith (26 save shutout), Kessel, and Guentzel, while Bjugstad and Crosby get the honorable mentions.
Over in New York, the Islanders welcome the Montreal Canadiens. Carey Price and Thomas Greiss are the rhyming goalies. New York dented the scoreboard in the second period with an Adam Pelech goal, his fifth of the season, coming off of Anthony Beauvillier. Montreal tied it on a Jordie Benn goal, his fifth of the year, assisted by Paul Byron and Christian Folin. The Islanders retook the lead in the third period with an Anders Lee goal, his twenty-fifth of the campaign, with a lone helper by Mathew Barzal. This stood for a 2-1 win, with the three stars being Greiss (33 for 34 in saves), Lee, and Price (36 for 38 in saves).
Along to Philadelphia, where the Flyers bring in the Washington Capitals. Braden Holtby and Carter Hart man the nets. Washington led off in the first period with a Brett Connolly goal, his eighteenth of the season, guided in by Michal Kempny and John Carlson. The Capitals added on with a Lars Eller goal, his eleventh of the year, via Connolly and Carl Hagelin. Philadelphia got on the board in the second period with a James van Riemsdyk goal, his twenty-first of the season, assisted by Shayne Gostisbehere. Washington answered on a Connolly goal, his second of the game and nineteenth of the year, courtesy of Hagelin. The Capitals extended the lead as Tom Wilson scored his twentieth of the season, thanks to Evgeny Kuznetsov and Dmitry Orlov. The Flyers got one back on a Scott Laughton goal, his twelfth of the year, passed from Ryan Hartman and Robert Hagg. Washington iced it at 5-2 in the third period with a Kuznetsov empty net goal, his eighteenth of the campaign, set up by Alex Ovechkin and Kempny. The three stars were Connolly, Kempny, and Hagelin, while Kuznetsov gets an honorable mention.
Next up, the Detroit Red Wings host the Tampa Bay Lightning. Andrei Vasilevskiy and Jimmy Howard protect the nets. Detroit began in the first period with a Madison Bowey goal, his second of the season, passed from Christoffer Ehn and Michael Rasmussen. The Red Wings added on with a shorthanded and unassisted Darren Helm goal, his seventh of the year. Detroit extended the lead in the second period as Justin Abdelkader scored his sixth of the season, with the help of Luke Glendening. Tampa Bay got on the board with a Steven Stamkos power play goal, his thirty-fifth of the year, powered by J.T. Miller and Nikita Kucherov. The Lightning got closer with a Brayden Point goal in the third period, his thirty-eighth of the season, helped along by Stamkos and Kucherov. Tampa Bay tied it as Kucherov scored his thirty-fourth of the year on the power play, thanks to Victor Hedman and Point. The Lightning pulled ahead with a Tyler Johnson goal, his twenty-fifth of the season, made possible by Erik Cernak and Ondrej Palat. Tampa Bay padded the lead with a Kucherov goal, his second of the game and thirty-fifth of the year, courtesy of Point. The Red Wings got one back with a Rasmussen goal, his eighth of the campaign, with helpers from Thomas Vanek and Filip Zadina. This only made it 5-4, the final, with the three stars awarded to Kucherov, Point, and Stamkos, while Rasmussen gets an honorable mention.
In Canada, the Ottawa Senators welcome the St. Louis Blues. Jake Allen and Anders Nilsson are in the creases. Ottawa cracked the scoresheet in the second period with a Christian Wolanin goal, his fourth of the season, via Mikkel Boedker and Anthony Duclair. The Senators added on with a Chris Tierney empty net goal in the third period, his ninth of the year, going in unassisted. The three stars of the 2-0 game were Nilsson (35 save shutout), Wolanin, and Boedker.
Westward to Winnipeg, as the Jets bring in the Boston Bruins. Tuukka Rask and Connor Hellebuyck guard the cages. Winnipeg opened in the first period with a Blake Wheeler goal, his twentieth of the season, passed from Patrik Laine and Mark Scheifele. The Jets added on with a Scheifele power play goal, his thirty-third of the year, powered by Laine and Wheeler. Boston got on the board with a Charlie McAvoy goal, his sixth of the season, made possible by David Krejci. The Bruins tied it in the second period with a Joakim Nordstrom goal, his sixth of the year, via Noel Acciari and Sean Kuraly. Winnipeg retook the lead in the third period with a Jacob Trouba goal, his sixth of the season, with a lone assist by Scheifele. The Jets extended the lead as Nikolaj Ehlers scored an unassisted goal, his eighteenth of the year. Boston pulled back on a Charlie Coyle goal, his eleventh of the campaign, helped along by Krejci. This only made it 4-3, the final, with the three stars being Scheifele, Wheeler, and Laine, while Krejci gets an honorable mention.
Back stateside, the Minnesota Wild host the Dallas Stars. Ben Bishop and Devan Dubnyk tend the twines. Dallas drew first blood in the second period with a Radek Faksa goal, his thirteenth of the season, courtesy of Blake Comeau and Roman Polak. The Stars added on with a Roope Hintz goal, his eighth of the year, assisted by Tyler Seguin and John Klingberg. Dallas extended the lead as Joel L'Esperance scored, thanks to Jamie Benn and Miro Heiskanen. Bishop was forced to exit at this point, with Anton Khudobin relieving him. Minnesota got on the board with a Jason Zucker power play goal, his twenty-first of the season, powered by Pontus Aberg and Brad Hunt. The Stars iced it at 4-1 with an Alexander Radulov empty net goal, his twenty-second of the year, set up by Seguin. The three stars were Seguin, Hintz, and L'Esperance.
Southwest to Arizona, as the Coyotes welcome the Anaheim Ducks. Ryan Miller and Darcy Kuemper patrol the creases. Arizona started in the first period with an Oliver Ekman-Larsson shorthanded goal, his eleventh of the season, set up by Brad Richardson and Michael Grabner. The Coyotes added on with a Jason Demers goal, his second of the year, assisted by Christian Dvorak and Clayton Keller. Anaheim got on the board in the second period with a Jakob Silfverberg goal, his twenty-first of the season, passed from Devin Shore and Rickard Rakell. Arizona replied with a Vinnie Hinostroza power play goal, his thirteenth of the year, powered by Alex Goligoski and the goalie Kuemper. The Coyotes extended the lead as Hinostroza scored another power play goal, his second of the game and fourteenth of the season, thanks to Demers and Goligoski. Arizona padded the lead in the third period with a Hinostroza goal, his fifteenth of the year to complete his hat trick, with a lone assist by Christian Fischer. The Coyotes capped it at 6-1 with a Mario Kempe goal, his fourth of the campaign, made possible by Fischer. The three stars were Hinostroza, Kuemper (37 for 38 in saves), and Demers, while Goligoski and Fischer get the honorable mentions.
Out in California, the Los Angeles Kings bring in the Nashville Predators. Pekka Rinne and Jonathan Quick are the masked men. Nashville struck first in the first period with a Viktor Arvidsson goal, his twenty-ninth of the season, helped along by Ryan Johansen. Los Angeles tied it in the second period with an Austin Wagner goal, his tenth of the year, via Trevor Lewis and Matt Roy. The Predators retook the lead with a Craig Smith goal, his nineteenth of the season, passed from Colton Sissons and Calle Jarnkrok. Nashville added on with a Sissons goal, his twelfth of the year, going in unassisted. This stood for a 3-1 win, with the three stars given to Sissons, Rinne (25 for 26 in saves), and Smith.
Finally, the San Jose Sharks host the Florida Panthers. Sam Montembeault and Martin Jones are the goalies. San Jose kicked off the scoring in the first period with a Melker Karlsson goal, his twelfth of the season, assisted by Marc-Edouard Vlasic and Tim Heed. Florida tied it on a Jamie McGinn goal, his fourth of the year, courtesy of Aaron Ekblad and Jayce Hawryluk. The Sharks retook the lead on a Kevin Labanc goal, his thirteenth of the season, made possible by Justin Braun and Brenden Dillon. The Panthers tied it in the second period on a Dryden Hunt goal in the second period, his second of the year, via Troy Brouwer and Riley Sheahan. Florida pulled ahead with a Mike Hoffman power play goal, his thirty-second of the season, powered by Keith Yandle and Aleksander Barkov. The Panthers added on in the third period with a Frank Vatrano goal, his twenty-second of the year, coming off of Hoffman and Vincent Trocheck. This made it 4-2, the final, with the three stars given to Hoffman, Vatrano, and Montembeault (26 for 28 in saves).
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Wednesday, March 13, 2019
NHL 2018/19 - Day 154
Only three games tonight, beginning with...
The Toronto Maple Leafs hosting the Chicago Blackhawks. Corey Crawford and Frederik Andersen are in goal. Chicago led off in the first period with a Duncan Keith goal, his fifth of the season, assisted by Brandon Saad and Brendan Perlini. The Blackhawks added on with a Perlini goal, his twelfth of the year, via Dylan Strome and Erik Gustafsson. Chicago extended the lead as Dominik Kahun scored his twelfth of the season, thanks to Patrick Kane and Artem Anisimov. The Blackhawks chased Andersen with a Saad goal, his twenty-third of the year, with a lone assist by Dylan Sikura. Garret Sparks came on in relief. Chicago padded the lead in the second period on an Alex DeBrincat goal, his thirty-eighth of the season, thanks to Perlini and Strome. Toronto got on the board with an Andreas Johnsson goal, his twentieth of the year, courtesy of Morgan Rielly and William Nylander. Crawford didn't play in the third period, replaced by Collin Delia in goal. The Maple Leafs got closer with an Auston Matthews goal, his thirty-second of the season, guided in by Johnsson and Nylander. Toronto pulled closer with a Rielly power play goal, his nineteenth of the year, powered by Matthews and Mitchell Marner. The Maple Leafs got within one on a John Tavares goal, his thirty-ninth of the campaign, with a lone helper by Marner. This only made it 5-4, the final, with the three stars being Perlini, Saad, and Strome, while Matthews, Marner, Johnsson, Rielly, and Nylander all get honorable mentions.
Westward to Edmonton, as the Oilers welcome the New Jersey Devils. Cory Schneider and Mikko Koskinen play in goal. New Jersey began in the first period with a Kenny Agostino goal, his fifth of the season, helped along by Andy Greene and Kevin Rooney. Edmonton tied it on a Sam Gagner goal, his fifth of the year, via Jujhar Khaira and Matt Benning. The Oilers took the lead with an Alex Chiasson power play goal, his twentieth of the season, powered by Connor McDavid and Oscar Klefbom. The Devils retied it on a Travis Zajac power play goal, his seventeenth of the year, with a lone assist by Damon Severson. New Jersey took the lead in the second period with a Severson power play goal, his eleventh of the season, with assists provided by Drew Stafford and Connor Carrick. The Devils added on with a John Quenneville goal, made possible by Kurtis Gabriel and Will Butcher. Anthony Stolarz replaced Koskinen in goal. New Jersey extended the lead as Rooney scored his fifth of the year, thanks to Agostino. Edmonton got one back with a Benning goal, his fourth of the season, coming off of McDavid and Andrej Sekera. The Devils answered in the third period with a Blake Coleman shorthanded goal, his twenty-first of the year, set up by Greene. This made it 6-3, the final, with the three stars going to Rooney, Severson, and Agostino, while Greene, Benning, and McDavid get the honorable mentions.
Finally, in Vancouver, the Canucks bring in the New York Rangers. Henrik Lundqvist and Jacob Markstrom are in the creases. Vancouver got going in the second period with a Brock Boeser power play goal, his twenty-third of the season, powered by Josh Leivo and Bo Horvat. The Canucks added on with a Tyler Motte goal, his eighth of the year, via Alexander Edler and the goalie Markstrom. Vancouver extended the lead as Motte scored his second of the game and ninth of the season, thanks to Antoine Roussel. New York got on the board in the third period with a Pavel Buchnevich power play goal, his sixteenth of the year, with assists provided by Mika Zibanejad and Tony DeAngelo. The Canucks iced it at 4-1 with a Jake Virtanen empty net goal, his thirteenth of the campaign, set up by Tanner Pearson and Troy Stecher. The three stars were Motte, Markstrom (21 for 22 in saves), and Boeser.
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The Toronto Maple Leafs hosting the Chicago Blackhawks. Corey Crawford and Frederik Andersen are in goal. Chicago led off in the first period with a Duncan Keith goal, his fifth of the season, assisted by Brandon Saad and Brendan Perlini. The Blackhawks added on with a Perlini goal, his twelfth of the year, via Dylan Strome and Erik Gustafsson. Chicago extended the lead as Dominik Kahun scored his twelfth of the season, thanks to Patrick Kane and Artem Anisimov. The Blackhawks chased Andersen with a Saad goal, his twenty-third of the year, with a lone assist by Dylan Sikura. Garret Sparks came on in relief. Chicago padded the lead in the second period on an Alex DeBrincat goal, his thirty-eighth of the season, thanks to Perlini and Strome. Toronto got on the board with an Andreas Johnsson goal, his twentieth of the year, courtesy of Morgan Rielly and William Nylander. Crawford didn't play in the third period, replaced by Collin Delia in goal. The Maple Leafs got closer with an Auston Matthews goal, his thirty-second of the season, guided in by Johnsson and Nylander. Toronto pulled closer with a Rielly power play goal, his nineteenth of the year, powered by Matthews and Mitchell Marner. The Maple Leafs got within one on a John Tavares goal, his thirty-ninth of the campaign, with a lone helper by Marner. This only made it 5-4, the final, with the three stars being Perlini, Saad, and Strome, while Matthews, Marner, Johnsson, Rielly, and Nylander all get honorable mentions.
Westward to Edmonton, as the Oilers welcome the New Jersey Devils. Cory Schneider and Mikko Koskinen play in goal. New Jersey began in the first period with a Kenny Agostino goal, his fifth of the season, helped along by Andy Greene and Kevin Rooney. Edmonton tied it on a Sam Gagner goal, his fifth of the year, via Jujhar Khaira and Matt Benning. The Oilers took the lead with an Alex Chiasson power play goal, his twentieth of the season, powered by Connor McDavid and Oscar Klefbom. The Devils retied it on a Travis Zajac power play goal, his seventeenth of the year, with a lone assist by Damon Severson. New Jersey took the lead in the second period with a Severson power play goal, his eleventh of the season, with assists provided by Drew Stafford and Connor Carrick. The Devils added on with a John Quenneville goal, made possible by Kurtis Gabriel and Will Butcher. Anthony Stolarz replaced Koskinen in goal. New Jersey extended the lead as Rooney scored his fifth of the year, thanks to Agostino. Edmonton got one back with a Benning goal, his fourth of the season, coming off of McDavid and Andrej Sekera. The Devils answered in the third period with a Blake Coleman shorthanded goal, his twenty-first of the year, set up by Greene. This made it 6-3, the final, with the three stars going to Rooney, Severson, and Agostino, while Greene, Benning, and McDavid get the honorable mentions.
Finally, in Vancouver, the Canucks bring in the New York Rangers. Henrik Lundqvist and Jacob Markstrom are in the creases. Vancouver got going in the second period with a Brock Boeser power play goal, his twenty-third of the season, powered by Josh Leivo and Bo Horvat. The Canucks added on with a Tyler Motte goal, his eighth of the year, via Alexander Edler and the goalie Markstrom. Vancouver extended the lead as Motte scored his second of the game and ninth of the season, thanks to Antoine Roussel. New York got on the board in the third period with a Pavel Buchnevich power play goal, his sixteenth of the year, with assists provided by Mika Zibanejad and Tony DeAngelo. The Canucks iced it at 4-1 with a Jake Virtanen empty net goal, his thirteenth of the campaign, set up by Tanner Pearson and Troy Stecher. The three stars were Motte, Markstrom (21 for 22 in saves), and Boeser.
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Tuesday, March 12, 2019
NHL 2018/19 - Day 153
Eight games on this Tuesday, beginning with...
The Buffalo Sabres hosting the Dallas Stars. Ben Bishop and Linus Ullmark are in goal. Dallas got going in the second period with a Roope Hintz goal, his sixth of the season, coming off of Jason Dickinson and Blake Comeau. The Stars added on with a Hintz power play goal, his second of the game and seventh of the year, powered by John Klingberg and Tyler Seguin. This stood for the eventual 2-0 win, with the three stars given to Hintz, Bishop (35 save shutout), and Ullmark (25 for 27 in saves).
Along to Pittsburgh, as the Penguins welcome the Washington Capitals. Braden Holtby and Matt Murray are in the creases. Washington started in the first period with a Jakub Vrana goal, his twentieth of the season, via Nicklas Backstrom and T.J. Oshie. The Capitals added on with another Vrana goal in the second period, his second of the game and twenty-first of the year, assisted by Dmitry Orlov and Oshie. Pittsburgh got on the board with a Jake Guentzel goal, his thirty-fifth of the season, with a lone helper from Jared McCann. The Penguins tied it on a Sidney Crosby goal, his thirty-second of the year, passed from Justin Schultz. Pittsburgh took the lead with a Crosby power play goal, his second of the game and thirty-third of the season, powered by Phil Kessel and Evgeni Malkin. The Penguins extended the lead as Kessel scored his twenty-third of the year on the power play in the third period, thanks to Schultz and Malkin. Washington got one back with a John Carlson goal, his eleventh of the season, made possible by Alex Ovechkin and Backstrom. Pittsburgh iced it at 5-3 with a McCann empty net goal, his seventeenth of the year, going in unassisted. The three stars were awarded to Crosby, Vrana, and Kessel, while McCann, Malkin, Schultz, Backstrom, and Oshie draw the honorable mentions.
Next up, the Columbus Blue Jackets host the Boston Bruins. Tuukka Rask and Sergei Bobrovsky guard the cages. Boston opened in the first period with a shorthanded Patrice Bergeron goal, his twenty-sixth of the season, set up by Brad Marchand. Columbus tied it on a Josh Anderson goal, his twenty-third of the year, assisted by Zach Werenski and Ryan Dzingel. The Blue Jackets took the lead with a Dzingel goal, his twenty-third of the season, guided in by Werenski and Seth Jones. Columbus added on with a shorthanded Boone Jenner goal, his thirteenth of the year, with a lone helper from Anderson. The Blue Jackets extended the lead in the second period as Matt Duchene scored his twenty-ninth of the season, thanks to Dzingel and Anderson. Columbus padded the lead on a Jenner goal, his second of the game and fourteenth of the year, passed from Riley Nash and Nick Foligno. Jaroslav Halak replaced Rask in goal. The Bruins pulled back on a Marchand goal, his twenty-ninth of the season, fueled by Charlie McAvoy and David Backes. Boston got closer with a Chris Wagner goal, his twelfth of the year, helped along by Danton Heinen. The Bruins chipped closer with a Marchand goal, his second of the game and thirtieth of the season, coming off of Bergeron. The Blue Jackets fired back on a Werenski power play goal in the third period, his tenth of the year, powered by Artemi Panarin and Anderson, the latter earning a sock trick. Columbus capped it at 7-4 with a Jenner empty net goal, completing his hat trick on his fifteenth of the campaign, courtesy of Nash and Werenski, the latter earning a sock trick. The three stars were Jenner, Werenski, and Anderson, while Dzingel, Marchand, Bergeron, and Nash get the honorable mentions.
In Canada, the Montreal Canadiens bring in the Detroit Red Wings. Jonathan Bernier and Carey Price man the nets. Montreal dented the scoreboard in the second period with a Max Domi goal, his twenty-third of the season, coming off of Andrew Shaw and Tomas Tatar. The Canadiens added on with a Brett Kulak goal, his fourth of the year, guided in by Tatar and Brendan Gallagher. Detroit got on the board in the third period with an Andreas Athanasiou goal, his twenty-fourth of the season, helped along by Niklas Kronwall and Trevor Daley. Montreal iced it at 3-1 with a Domi empty net goal, his second of the game and twenty-fourth of the year, set up by Jordan Weal and Shea Weber.
Back stateside, the St. Louis Blues host the Arizona Coyotes. Darcy Kuemper and Jordan Binnington are the career backups in goal. Arizona drew first blood in the second period with an unassisted Richard Panik goal, his thirteenth of the season. The Coyotes added on in the third period with a Vinnie Hinostroza goal, his twelfth of the year, coming off of Brad Richardson. St. Louis got on the board with a Jaden Schwartz power play goal, his seventh of the season, powered by Ryan O'Reilly and Alex Pietrangelo. Arizona iced it at 3-1 with an Oliver Ekman-Larsson empty net goal, his tenth of the year, set up by the goalie Kuemper. The three stars went to Kuemper (39 for 40 in saves), Hinostroza, and Panik.
North again to Wininpeg, where the Jets welcome the San Jose Sharks. Aaron Dell is mismatched with Connor Hellebuyck in goal. San Jose led off in the first period with a Marc-Edouard Vlasic goal, his second of the season, made possible by Joe Thornton and Marcus Sorensen. Winnipeg tied it on an Andrew Copp goal, his tenth of the year, via Ben Chiarot and Mathieu Perreault. The Jets took the lead with an unassisted Bryan Little goal, his fifteenth of the season. The Sharks tied it again on a Gustav Nyquist goal, his eighteenth of the year, assisted by Tomas Hertl and Joonas Donskoi. Winnipeg reclaimed the lead in the second period with a Kyle Connor power play goal, his twenty-seventh of the season, powered by Patrik Laine and Blake Wheeler. San Jose retied it on a Nyquist goal, his second of the game and nineteenth of the year, guided in by Vlasic. The Sharks edged ahead in the third period with a Sorensen goal, his sixteenth of the season, fueled by Thornton and Kevin Labanc. The Jets tied it again as Perreault scored his thirteenth of the year, thanks to Tyler Myers and Brandon Tanev. San Jose won 5-4 with five seconds left on a Joe Pavelski goal, his thirty-seventh of the campaign, dished from Timo Meier and Vlasic. The three stars belonged to Vlasic, Nyquist, and Sorensen, while Thornton and Perreault get the honorable mentions.
Westward to Calgary, where the Flames bring in the New Jersey Devils. MacKenzie Blackwood and David Rittich draw the starts in goal. Calgary began in the first period with a Johnny Gaudreau goal, his thirty-first of the season, assisted by Sean Monahan and Elias Lindholm. New Jersey tied it on a Blake Coleman goal, his twentieth of the year, going in unassisted. The Devils took the lead with a Kyle Palmieri goal, his twenty-seventh of the season, passed from Damon Severson. New Jersey added on in the second period with a Kenny Agostino goal, his fourth of the year, guided in by Will Butcher and Connor Carrick. The Flames pulled back on a Sam Bennett goal, his twelfth of the season, fueled by Mark Giordano and Derek Ryan. Calgary tied it on a Lindholm goal, his twenty-seventh of the year, via Monahan and Gaudreau. The Devils regained the lead on a shorthanded Travis Zajac goal, his sixteenth of the season, set up by Coleman and Andy Greene. The Flames replied with a Ryan goal, his eighth of the year, helped along by Bennett and Giordano. Calgary surged ahead on a Gaudreau penalty shot goal, drawn against Damon Severson for his second goal of the game and thirty-second of the season. The Flames extended the lead as Ryan scored his second of the game and ninth of the year, with helpers from Gaudreau and Lindholm. Calgary padded the lead with Gaudreau's hat trick goal, his thirty-third of the season, made possible by Monahan and Rasmus Andersson. The Flames continued with a Monahan goal, his thirty-first of the year, dished from Gaudreau and Lindholm, both of whom earned sock tricks. Calgary struck again with a Matthew Tkachuk goal, his thirtieth of the campaign, with assists from Oscar Fantenberg and Mikael Backlund. This made it 9-4, the final, with the three stars awarded to Gaudreau, Lindholm, and Monahan, while Ryan, Bennett, Giordano, and Coleman get the honorable mentions.
Finally, the Anaheim Ducks host the Nashville Predators. Pekka Rinne and John Gibson tend the twines. Anaheim kicked off the scoring in the first period with a Ryan Getzlaf goal, his twelfth of the season, via Josh Manson. The Ducks added on with a Jakob Silfverberg goal, his twentieth of the year, courtesy of Rickard Rakell and Jacob Larsson. Anaheim extended the lead in the second period as Daniel Sprong scored his twelfth of the season, thanks to Corey Perry and Hampus Lindholm. Nashville got on the board in the third period with a Filip Forsberg power play goal, his twenty-third of the year, powered by Mikael Granlund and Roman Josi. The Predators got closer with another Forsberg power play goal, his second of the game and twenty-fourth of the campaign, set up by Ryan Johansen and Granlund. This only made it 3-2, the final, with the three stars being Sprong, Forsberg, and Granlund.
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The Buffalo Sabres hosting the Dallas Stars. Ben Bishop and Linus Ullmark are in goal. Dallas got going in the second period with a Roope Hintz goal, his sixth of the season, coming off of Jason Dickinson and Blake Comeau. The Stars added on with a Hintz power play goal, his second of the game and seventh of the year, powered by John Klingberg and Tyler Seguin. This stood for the eventual 2-0 win, with the three stars given to Hintz, Bishop (35 save shutout), and Ullmark (25 for 27 in saves).
Along to Pittsburgh, as the Penguins welcome the Washington Capitals. Braden Holtby and Matt Murray are in the creases. Washington started in the first period with a Jakub Vrana goal, his twentieth of the season, via Nicklas Backstrom and T.J. Oshie. The Capitals added on with another Vrana goal in the second period, his second of the game and twenty-first of the year, assisted by Dmitry Orlov and Oshie. Pittsburgh got on the board with a Jake Guentzel goal, his thirty-fifth of the season, with a lone helper from Jared McCann. The Penguins tied it on a Sidney Crosby goal, his thirty-second of the year, passed from Justin Schultz. Pittsburgh took the lead with a Crosby power play goal, his second of the game and thirty-third of the season, powered by Phil Kessel and Evgeni Malkin. The Penguins extended the lead as Kessel scored his twenty-third of the year on the power play in the third period, thanks to Schultz and Malkin. Washington got one back with a John Carlson goal, his eleventh of the season, made possible by Alex Ovechkin and Backstrom. Pittsburgh iced it at 5-3 with a McCann empty net goal, his seventeenth of the year, going in unassisted. The three stars were awarded to Crosby, Vrana, and Kessel, while McCann, Malkin, Schultz, Backstrom, and Oshie draw the honorable mentions.
Next up, the Columbus Blue Jackets host the Boston Bruins. Tuukka Rask and Sergei Bobrovsky guard the cages. Boston opened in the first period with a shorthanded Patrice Bergeron goal, his twenty-sixth of the season, set up by Brad Marchand. Columbus tied it on a Josh Anderson goal, his twenty-third of the year, assisted by Zach Werenski and Ryan Dzingel. The Blue Jackets took the lead with a Dzingel goal, his twenty-third of the season, guided in by Werenski and Seth Jones. Columbus added on with a shorthanded Boone Jenner goal, his thirteenth of the year, with a lone helper from Anderson. The Blue Jackets extended the lead in the second period as Matt Duchene scored his twenty-ninth of the season, thanks to Dzingel and Anderson. Columbus padded the lead on a Jenner goal, his second of the game and fourteenth of the year, passed from Riley Nash and Nick Foligno. Jaroslav Halak replaced Rask in goal. The Bruins pulled back on a Marchand goal, his twenty-ninth of the season, fueled by Charlie McAvoy and David Backes. Boston got closer with a Chris Wagner goal, his twelfth of the year, helped along by Danton Heinen. The Bruins chipped closer with a Marchand goal, his second of the game and thirtieth of the season, coming off of Bergeron. The Blue Jackets fired back on a Werenski power play goal in the third period, his tenth of the year, powered by Artemi Panarin and Anderson, the latter earning a sock trick. Columbus capped it at 7-4 with a Jenner empty net goal, completing his hat trick on his fifteenth of the campaign, courtesy of Nash and Werenski, the latter earning a sock trick. The three stars were Jenner, Werenski, and Anderson, while Dzingel, Marchand, Bergeron, and Nash get the honorable mentions.
In Canada, the Montreal Canadiens bring in the Detroit Red Wings. Jonathan Bernier and Carey Price man the nets. Montreal dented the scoreboard in the second period with a Max Domi goal, his twenty-third of the season, coming off of Andrew Shaw and Tomas Tatar. The Canadiens added on with a Brett Kulak goal, his fourth of the year, guided in by Tatar and Brendan Gallagher. Detroit got on the board in the third period with an Andreas Athanasiou goal, his twenty-fourth of the season, helped along by Niklas Kronwall and Trevor Daley. Montreal iced it at 3-1 with a Domi empty net goal, his second of the game and twenty-fourth of the year, set up by Jordan Weal and Shea Weber.
Back stateside, the St. Louis Blues host the Arizona Coyotes. Darcy Kuemper and Jordan Binnington are the career backups in goal. Arizona drew first blood in the second period with an unassisted Richard Panik goal, his thirteenth of the season. The Coyotes added on in the third period with a Vinnie Hinostroza goal, his twelfth of the year, coming off of Brad Richardson. St. Louis got on the board with a Jaden Schwartz power play goal, his seventh of the season, powered by Ryan O'Reilly and Alex Pietrangelo. Arizona iced it at 3-1 with an Oliver Ekman-Larsson empty net goal, his tenth of the year, set up by the goalie Kuemper. The three stars went to Kuemper (39 for 40 in saves), Hinostroza, and Panik.
North again to Wininpeg, where the Jets welcome the San Jose Sharks. Aaron Dell is mismatched with Connor Hellebuyck in goal. San Jose led off in the first period with a Marc-Edouard Vlasic goal, his second of the season, made possible by Joe Thornton and Marcus Sorensen. Winnipeg tied it on an Andrew Copp goal, his tenth of the year, via Ben Chiarot and Mathieu Perreault. The Jets took the lead with an unassisted Bryan Little goal, his fifteenth of the season. The Sharks tied it again on a Gustav Nyquist goal, his eighteenth of the year, assisted by Tomas Hertl and Joonas Donskoi. Winnipeg reclaimed the lead in the second period with a Kyle Connor power play goal, his twenty-seventh of the season, powered by Patrik Laine and Blake Wheeler. San Jose retied it on a Nyquist goal, his second of the game and nineteenth of the year, guided in by Vlasic. The Sharks edged ahead in the third period with a Sorensen goal, his sixteenth of the season, fueled by Thornton and Kevin Labanc. The Jets tied it again as Perreault scored his thirteenth of the year, thanks to Tyler Myers and Brandon Tanev. San Jose won 5-4 with five seconds left on a Joe Pavelski goal, his thirty-seventh of the campaign, dished from Timo Meier and Vlasic. The three stars belonged to Vlasic, Nyquist, and Sorensen, while Thornton and Perreault get the honorable mentions.
Westward to Calgary, where the Flames bring in the New Jersey Devils. MacKenzie Blackwood and David Rittich draw the starts in goal. Calgary began in the first period with a Johnny Gaudreau goal, his thirty-first of the season, assisted by Sean Monahan and Elias Lindholm. New Jersey tied it on a Blake Coleman goal, his twentieth of the year, going in unassisted. The Devils took the lead with a Kyle Palmieri goal, his twenty-seventh of the season, passed from Damon Severson. New Jersey added on in the second period with a Kenny Agostino goal, his fourth of the year, guided in by Will Butcher and Connor Carrick. The Flames pulled back on a Sam Bennett goal, his twelfth of the season, fueled by Mark Giordano and Derek Ryan. Calgary tied it on a Lindholm goal, his twenty-seventh of the year, via Monahan and Gaudreau. The Devils regained the lead on a shorthanded Travis Zajac goal, his sixteenth of the season, set up by Coleman and Andy Greene. The Flames replied with a Ryan goal, his eighth of the year, helped along by Bennett and Giordano. Calgary surged ahead on a Gaudreau penalty shot goal, drawn against Damon Severson for his second goal of the game and thirty-second of the season. The Flames extended the lead as Ryan scored his second of the game and ninth of the year, with helpers from Gaudreau and Lindholm. Calgary padded the lead with Gaudreau's hat trick goal, his thirty-third of the season, made possible by Monahan and Rasmus Andersson. The Flames continued with a Monahan goal, his thirty-first of the year, dished from Gaudreau and Lindholm, both of whom earned sock tricks. Calgary struck again with a Matthew Tkachuk goal, his thirtieth of the campaign, with assists from Oscar Fantenberg and Mikael Backlund. This made it 9-4, the final, with the three stars awarded to Gaudreau, Lindholm, and Monahan, while Ryan, Bennett, Giordano, and Coleman get the honorable mentions.
Finally, the Anaheim Ducks host the Nashville Predators. Pekka Rinne and John Gibson tend the twines. Anaheim kicked off the scoring in the first period with a Ryan Getzlaf goal, his twelfth of the season, via Josh Manson. The Ducks added on with a Jakob Silfverberg goal, his twentieth of the year, courtesy of Rickard Rakell and Jacob Larsson. Anaheim extended the lead in the second period as Daniel Sprong scored his twelfth of the season, thanks to Corey Perry and Hampus Lindholm. Nashville got on the board in the third period with a Filip Forsberg power play goal, his twenty-third of the year, powered by Mikael Granlund and Roman Josi. The Predators got closer with another Forsberg power play goal, his second of the game and twenty-fourth of the campaign, set up by Ryan Johansen and Granlund. This only made it 3-2, the final, with the three stars being Sprong, Forsberg, and Granlund.
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