Ten games on for a Tuesday night, beginning with...
The Buffalo Sabres hosting the Nashville Predators. Pekka Rinne and Carter Hutton are in goal. Nashville led off in the first period with a Craig Smith goal, his twenty-first of the season, passed from P.K. Subban and Kyle Turris. Buffalo tied it on a Kyle Okposo goal, his thirteenth of the year, courtesy of Evan Rodrigues and Rasmus Ristolainen. The Predators took the lead back in the second period on a Subban goal, his ninth of the season, going in unassisted. The Sabres tied it again with a Jeff Skinner goal, his thirty-eighth of the year, guided in by Brandon Montour and Rodrigues. Nashville regained the lead in the third period with a Ryan Johansen goal, his thirteenth of the campaign, via Viktor Arvidsson and Roman Josi. This stood for a 3-2 win, with the three stars going to Subban, Johansen, and Rodrigues.
Along to Columbus, where the Blue Jackets welcome the Boston Bruins. Tuukka Rask and Sergei Bobrovsky guard the cages. Boston began in the first period with a Jake DeBrusk goal, his twenty-sixth of the season, made possible by David Krejci and Torey Krug. The Bruins added on with a Marcus Johansson goal, his thirteenth of the year, coming off of Charlie Coyle and Chris Wagner. Boston extended the lead in the second period as Brad Marchand scored his thirty-sixth of the season, an unassisted goal. The Bruins chased Bobrovsky on a DeBrusk goal, his second of the game and twenty-seventh of the year, fueled by Karson Kuhlman and Krejci. Joonas Korpisalo took over in relief. Boston padded the lead in the third period as David Pastrnak scored his thirty-seventh of the season, thanks to Patrice Bergeron and Marchand. Columbus got on the board with an Oliver Bjorkstand power play goal, his twenty-second of the year, powered by Seth Jones and Josh Anderson. The Blue Jackets got closer on a Matt Duchene power play goal, his thirty-first of the season, with assists provided by Artemi Panarin and Cam Atkinson. The Bruins countered with a Kuhlman goal, his third of the year, made possible by DeBrusk and Krug. This stood for a 6-2 win, with the three stars given to DeBrusk, Marchand, and Kuhlman, while Krejci and Krug get the honorable mentions.
Up in Detroit, the Red Wings bring in the Pittsburgh Penguins. Matt Murray and Jimmy Howard draw the starts in goal. Detroit opened in the first period with a Tyler Bertuzzi power play goal, his twentieth of the season, powered by Andreas Athanasiou and Dylan Larkin. Pittsburgh tied it on a Phil Kessel goal, his twenty-fifth of the year, fueled by Sidney Crosby and Jake Guentzel. The Red Wings regained the lead in the second period with another Bertuzzi goal, his second of the game and twenty-first of the season, coming off of Darren Helm and Larkin. Detroit added on in the third period with an Anthony Mantha goal, his twenty-third of the year, passed from Larkin, who got a sock trick, and Filip Hronek. The Red Wings iced it at 4-1 with a Mantha empty net goal, his second of the game and twenty-fourth of the campaign, set up by Bertuzzi and Niklas Kronwall. The three stars belonged to Bertuzzi, Howard (38 for 39 in saves), and Mantha, while Larkin gets an honorable mention.
Into Canada, as the Montreal Canadiens host the Tampa Bay Lightning. Edward Pasquale is mismatched with Carey Price in goal. Tampa Bay started in the first period with an unassisted Steven Stamkos goal, his forty-third of the season. Montreal tied it on a Nate Thompson goal, his fifth of the year, guided in by Paul Byron and Jordie Benn. The Lightning retook the lead in the second period with a Cedric Paquette goal, his thirteenth of the season, passed from Adam Erne and Erik Cernak. The Canadiens tied it again with a Joel Armia goal, his thirteenth of the year, assisted by Tomas Tatar and Phillip Danault. Montreal pulled ahead in the third period on an Artturi Lehkonen goal, his eleventh of the season, helped along by Victor Mete and Andrew Shaw. The Canadiens added on with a Max Domi goal, his twenty-eighth of the year, via Lehkonen and Benn. This made it 4-2, the final, with the three stars being Lehkonen, Benn, and Domi.
Next up, the Toronto Maple Leafs welcome the Carolina Hurricanes. Petr Mrazek and Garret Sparks are in the creases. Carolina struck first in the first period with a Justin Williams goal, his twenty-third of the season, going in unassisted. The Hurricanes added on in the second period with a Dougie Hamilton power play goal, his seventeenth of the year, powered by Micheal Ferland and Jordan Staal. Toronto got on the board with a John Tavares power play goal, his forty-seventh of the season, with assists provided by Nazem Kadri and Morgan Rielly. Carolina replied in the third period with a Staal goal, his tenth of the year, with a lone helper from Nino Niederreiter. The Hurricanes iced it at 4-1 with a Hamilton empty net goal, his second of the game and eighteenth of the campaign, set up by Teuvo Teravainen. The three stars were Hamilton, Staal, and Mrazek (23 for 24 in saves).
Back stateside, the Minnesota Wild bring in the Winnipeg Jets. Eric Comrie and Devan Dubnyk are between the pipes. Minnesota kicked off the scoring in the first period with a Zach Parise goal, his twenty-seventh of the season, courtesy of Greg Pateryn and Jason Zucker. The Wild added on with another Parise goal, his second of the game and twenty-eighth of the year, via Ryan Suter. Minnesota extended the lead as Victor Rask scored his third of the season, thanks to Jonas Brodin. The Wild padded the lead in the second period on a Joel Eriksson Ek goal, his seventh of the year, made possible by Luke Kunin and Jordan Greenway. Winnipeg got on the board with a Jacob Trouba shorthanded goal, his seventh of the season, set up by Blake Wheeler. Minnesota countered with a Marcus Foligno goal in the third period, his seventh of the year, fueled by J.T. Brown. This held for a 5-1 win, with the three stars given to Parise, Dubnyk (32 for 33 in saves), and Rask.
Far to the south, the Dallas Stars host the Philadelphia Flyers. Cam Talbot and Anton Khudobin are the backups in goal. Dallas was first to score in the first period with a Jason Dickinson goal, his sixth of the season, via Tyler Seguin and Alexander Radulov. The Stars added on with an Esa Lindell power play goal, his eleventh of the year, powered by Mats Zuccarello and Radulov. Philadelphia got on the board in the second period with an Oskar Lindblom goal, his fifteenth of the season, made possible by Nolan Patrick and Travis Konecny. The Flyers tied it on a Shayne Gostisbehere power play goal, his ninth of the year, with assists provided by Claude Giroux and Jakub Voracek. Dallas retook the lead with a Radulov power play goal, his twenty-eighth of the season, guided in by Seguin and John Klingberg. The Stars extended the lead as Tyler Pitlick scored his seventh of the year, with the help of Roope Hintz and Lindell. Dallas padded the lead on a Blake Comeau goal, his seventh of the season, fueled by Radek Faksa and Klingberg. The Stars kept going with another Radulov goal, his second of the game and twenty-ninth of the year, with a lone assist from Dickinson. This stood for a 6-2 win, with the three stars awarded to Radulov, Lindell, and Dickinson, while Seguin and Klingberg get the honorable mentions.
Northwest to Colorado, as the Avalanche welcome the Edmonton Oilers. Mikko Koskinen and Semyon Varlamov are in the blue paint. Edmonton drew first blood in the first period with a Milan Lucic goal, his sixth of the season, assisted by Matt Benning and Ryan Nugent-Hopkins. The Oilers added on with a Darnell Nurse goal, his ninth of the year, via Sam Gagner and Nugent-Hopkins. Colorado got on the board with a Nathan MacKinnon power play goal in the second period, his fortieth of the season, powered by Gabriel Landeskog. The Avalanche tied it on a Tyson Barrie goal, his thirteenth of the year, with a lone assist by Nikita Zadorov. Colorado pulled ahead on an Alexander Kerfoot goal, his fourteenth of the season, made possible by Matt Nieto and Erik Johnson. The Avalanche extended the lead as Colin Wilson scored his twelfth of the year, thanks to Matt Calvert and Ian Cole. Colorado padded the lead in the third period on a Kerfoot goal, his second of the game and fifteenth of the season, courtesy of Landeskog and Barrie. The Avalanche kept going with a Sven Andrighetto goal, his seventh of the year, coming off of Tyson Jost and Gabriel Bourque. This produced the final score of 6-2, with the three stars given to Kerfoot, Barrie, and Landeskog, while Nugent-Hopkins gets an honorable mention.
Down in Arizona, the Coyotes bring in the Los Angeles Kings. Jack Campbell and Darcy Kuemper are the lesser-known goalies. Arizona got going in the second period with a Brad Richardson goal, his eighteenth of the season, courtesy of Vinnie Hinostroza. Los Angeles tied it on a Kyle Clifford goal, his eleventh of the year, via Tyler Toffoli and Adrian Kempe. The Kings pulled ahead with a Trevor Lewis goal in third period, his third of the season, fueled by Clifford. Kuemper was injured on the play, and Calvin Pickard replaced him. Los Angeles iced it at 3-1 with a Drew Doughty empty net goal, his eighth of the year, going in unassisted. The three stars were Clifford, Campbell (49 for 50 in saves), and Lewis.
Finally, the Vancouver Canucks host the San Jose Sharks. Martin Jones and Thatcher Demko receive the starting nods in goal. Vancouver cracked the scoresheet in the first period with a Tanner Pearson goal, his fifteenth of the season, helped along by Bo Horvat and Loui Eriksson. San Jose tied it on a Kevin Labanc goal, his sixteenth of the year, via Brenden Dillon and Joe Thornton. The Sharks took the lead on a Joe Pavelski power play goal, his thirty-eighth of the season, powered by Tomas Hertl and Thornton. The Canucks retied it in the third period on a Pearson goal, his second of the game and sixteenth of the year, coming off of Eriksson and Horvat. Vancouver took the lead with a Markus Granlund goal, his eleventh of the season, passed from Tim Schaller and Alex Biega. The Canucks iced it at 4-2 with a Troy Stecher empty net goal, his second of the year, set up by Alexander Edler. The three stars were Pearson, Eriksson, and Horvat, while Thornton gets an honorable mention.
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Tuesday, April 2, 2019
Monday, April 1, 2019
NHL 2018/19 - Day 173
Eight games on for the last Monday of the regular season, beginning with...
The New Jersey Devils hosting the New York Rangers. Henrik Lundqvist and MacKenzie Blackwood are the goalies. New Jersey opened in the first period with a Miles Wood goal, his tenth of the season, passed from Connor Carrick and Mirco Mueller. The Devils added on with a Travis Zajac power play goal, his eighteenth of the year, powered by Damon Severson and Nico Hischier. New York got on the board with a Brett Howden goal, his sixth of the season, helped along by Connor Brickley and Neal Pionk. The Rangers tied it in the second period with a Filip Chytil power play goal, his eleventh of the year, with assists provided by Vinni Lettieri and Tony DeAngelo. New Jersey pulled ahead on a Carrick goal, his second of the season, courtesy of Drew Stafford and Michael McLeod in the third period. The Devils iced it at 4-2 with a Joey Anderson empty net goal, his fourth of the year, set up by Kenny Agostino and Zajac. The three stars were Carrick, Zajac, and Blackwood (30 for 32 in saves).
Along to New York, as the Islanders welcome the Toronto Maple Leafs. Frederik Andersen and Robin Lehner are the masked men. Toronto got going in the second period on a Calle Rosen goal, passed from Connor Brown and Nazem Kadri. The Maple Leafs added on in the third period with a John Tavares goal, his forty-sixth of the season, guided in by Mitchell Marner. New York got on the board with a Jordan Eberle power play goal, his nineteenth of the year, powered by Brock Nelson and Devon Toews. It wasn't enough, as the Maple Leafs won 2-1 with the three stars going to Andersen (28 for 29 in saves), Tavares, and Rosen.
Down in Florida, the Panthers host the Washington Capitals. Pheonix Copley and Roberto Luongo play in goal. Florida started in the first period on a Frank Vatrano goal, his twenty-fourth of the season, made possible by Colton Sceviour and Henrik Borgstrom. The Panthers added on in the second period with a Jonathan Huberdeau goal, his twenty-eighth of the year, going in unassisted. Florida extended the lead as Vincent Trocheck scored a shorthanded goal, his ninth of the season, set up by Aleksander Barkov and Mike Matheson. The Panthers padded the lead as Troy Brouwer scored his twelfth of the year, thanks to Barkov and Dryden Hunt. Washington got on the board in the third period with an Evgeny Kuznetsov goal, his twenty-first of the season, coming off of John Carlson. The Capitals got closer with a Nicklas Backstrom goal, his twenty-second of the year, assisted by T.J. Oshie and Alex Ovechkin. Washington chipped closer on a Jakub Vrana goal, his twnety-fourth of the season, helped along by Oshie and Matt Niskanen. Florida iced it at 5-3 with a Trocheck empty net goal, his second of the game and tenth of the year, with helpers from Evgenii Dadonov and Barkov, the latter earning a sock trick. The three stars went to Barkov, Trocheck, and Oshie.
Back north, the Ottawa Senators bring in the Tampa Bay Lightning. Andrei Vasilevskiy and Craig Anderson man the creases. Tampa Bay led off in the first period with a Yanni Gourde goal, his twenty-first of the season, via Nikita Kucherov and Brayden Point. Ottawa tied it on a Brady Tkachuk goal, his twenty-first of the year, guided in by Dylan DeMelo and Jean-Gabriel Pageau. The Lightning took the lead in the second period on a Mikhail Sergachev goal, his sixth of the season, passed from Kucherov and Braydon Coburn. Tampa Bay added on with a Point goal, his forty-first of the year, assisted by Gourde and Kucherov, the latter earning a sock trick. The Senators got one back in the third period with a Max Veronneau power play goal, his second of the season, powered by Rudolfs Balcers and Christian Wolanin. The Lightning replied with a Gourde goal, his twenty-second of the year, fueled by Coburn and Sergachev. Tampa Bay capped it at 5-2 with a Steven Stamkos goal, his forty-second of the campaign, coming off of Mathieu Joseph and Ondrej Palat. The three stars were Gourde, Kucherov, and Point, while Sergachev and Coburn get the honorable mentions.
Back stateside, the St. Louis Blues host the Colorado Avalanche. Philipp Grubauer and Jordan Binnington are the backups in goal. St. Louis began in the first period with a Jaden Schwartz goal, his eleventh of the season, fueled by Oskar Sundqvist and David Perron. The Blues added on in the third period with a Vladimir Tarasenko goal, his thirty-first of the year, guided in by Ryan O'Reilly and Brayden Schenn. Colorado got on the board with a Gabriel Landeskog goal, his thirty-fourth of the season, made possible by Patrik Nemeth and Carl Soderberg. The Avalanche tied it on an Alexander Kerfoot goal, his thirteenth of the year, via Landeskog and Nathan MacKinnon. In the shootout, O'Reilly won it with the lone tally, giving the Blues a 3-2 victory. The three stars were O'Reilly, Landeskog, and Tarasenko.
Along to Chicago, where the Blackhawks welcome the Winnipeg Jets. Connor Hellebuyck and Corey Crawford tend the twines. Chicago struck first in the first period with a Jonathan Toews power play goal, his thirty-fourth of the season, powered by Erik Gustafsson and Dylan Strome. Winnipeg tied it on an Adam Lowry goal, his twelfth of the year, via Brandon Tanev and Tyler Myers. The Jets took the lead on a Jack Roslovic goal, his eighth of the season, going in unassisted. Winnipeg added on with another Roslovic goal, his second of the game and ninth of the year, made possible by Andrew Copp and Mathieu Perreault in the second period. The Blackhawks got one back on a Strome goal, his eighteenth of the season, guided in by Drake Caggiula and Gustafsson. Chicago tied it in the third period with another Strome goal, his second of the game and nineteenth of the year, courtesy of Toews and Gustafsson, the latter earning a sock trick. The Jets won 4-3 in overtime on an unassisted Kevin Hayes goal, his nineteenth of the campaign. The three stars were Roslovic, Strome, and Gustafsson, while Toews gets an honorable mention.
Out west, the Los Angeles Kings host the Calgary Flames. David Rittich and Jonathan Quick are between the pipes. Calgary kicked off the scoring in the first period with a Derek Ryan goal, his eleventh of the season, assisted by Oliver Kylington and Garnet Hathaway. Los Angeles tied it on a Kyle Clifford goal, his tenth of the year, passed from Ilya Kovalchuk and Michael Amadio. The Flames took the lead with a Sam Bennett goal, his thirteenth of the season, coming off of Mark Jankowski. The Kings tied it again with a Dustin Brown goal, his twenty-second of the year, fueled by Drew Doughty and Anze Kopitar. Calgary regained the lead in the second period on a Johnny Gaudreau goal, his thirty-sixth of the season, courtesy of Sean Monahan. The Flames added on in the third period with a James Neal goal, his seventh of the year, helped along by Jankowski. Calgary extended the lead as Ryan scored his second of the game and twelfth of the season, thanks to Neal and Rasmus Andersson. The Flames padded the lead as Andrew Mangiapane scored his eighth of the year, with the help of Juuso Valimaki and Michael Stone. Calgary kept going on a Jankowski goal, his thirteenth of the campaign, going in unassisted. This produced the 7-2 final score, with the three stars awarded to Jankowski, Ryan, and Neal.
Finally, the Vegas Golden Knights bring in the Edmonton Oilers. Mikko Koskinen and Malcolm Subban are in the blue paint. Vegas drew first blood in the first period with a Cody Eakin goal, his twenty-second of the season, via Brandon Pirri and Alex Tuch. The Golden Knights added on in the second period with a Jonathan Marchessault goal, his twenty-fifth of the year, going in unassisted. Edmonton got on the board with a Connor McDavid goal, his forty-first of the season, guided in by Zack Kassian and Leon Draisaitl. Vegas iced it at 3-1 in the third period with a shorthanded empty net goal by Pierre-Edouard Bellemare, his sixth of the year, set up by William Karlsson and Brayden McNabb. The three stars went to Subban (18 for 19 in saves), Marchessault, and Eakin.
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The New Jersey Devils hosting the New York Rangers. Henrik Lundqvist and MacKenzie Blackwood are the goalies. New Jersey opened in the first period with a Miles Wood goal, his tenth of the season, passed from Connor Carrick and Mirco Mueller. The Devils added on with a Travis Zajac power play goal, his eighteenth of the year, powered by Damon Severson and Nico Hischier. New York got on the board with a Brett Howden goal, his sixth of the season, helped along by Connor Brickley and Neal Pionk. The Rangers tied it in the second period with a Filip Chytil power play goal, his eleventh of the year, with assists provided by Vinni Lettieri and Tony DeAngelo. New Jersey pulled ahead on a Carrick goal, his second of the season, courtesy of Drew Stafford and Michael McLeod in the third period. The Devils iced it at 4-2 with a Joey Anderson empty net goal, his fourth of the year, set up by Kenny Agostino and Zajac. The three stars were Carrick, Zajac, and Blackwood (30 for 32 in saves).
Along to New York, as the Islanders welcome the Toronto Maple Leafs. Frederik Andersen and Robin Lehner are the masked men. Toronto got going in the second period on a Calle Rosen goal, passed from Connor Brown and Nazem Kadri. The Maple Leafs added on in the third period with a John Tavares goal, his forty-sixth of the season, guided in by Mitchell Marner. New York got on the board with a Jordan Eberle power play goal, his nineteenth of the year, powered by Brock Nelson and Devon Toews. It wasn't enough, as the Maple Leafs won 2-1 with the three stars going to Andersen (28 for 29 in saves), Tavares, and Rosen.
Down in Florida, the Panthers host the Washington Capitals. Pheonix Copley and Roberto Luongo play in goal. Florida started in the first period on a Frank Vatrano goal, his twenty-fourth of the season, made possible by Colton Sceviour and Henrik Borgstrom. The Panthers added on in the second period with a Jonathan Huberdeau goal, his twenty-eighth of the year, going in unassisted. Florida extended the lead as Vincent Trocheck scored a shorthanded goal, his ninth of the season, set up by Aleksander Barkov and Mike Matheson. The Panthers padded the lead as Troy Brouwer scored his twelfth of the year, thanks to Barkov and Dryden Hunt. Washington got on the board in the third period with an Evgeny Kuznetsov goal, his twenty-first of the season, coming off of John Carlson. The Capitals got closer with a Nicklas Backstrom goal, his twenty-second of the year, assisted by T.J. Oshie and Alex Ovechkin. Washington chipped closer on a Jakub Vrana goal, his twnety-fourth of the season, helped along by Oshie and Matt Niskanen. Florida iced it at 5-3 with a Trocheck empty net goal, his second of the game and tenth of the year, with helpers from Evgenii Dadonov and Barkov, the latter earning a sock trick. The three stars went to Barkov, Trocheck, and Oshie.
Back north, the Ottawa Senators bring in the Tampa Bay Lightning. Andrei Vasilevskiy and Craig Anderson man the creases. Tampa Bay led off in the first period with a Yanni Gourde goal, his twenty-first of the season, via Nikita Kucherov and Brayden Point. Ottawa tied it on a Brady Tkachuk goal, his twenty-first of the year, guided in by Dylan DeMelo and Jean-Gabriel Pageau. The Lightning took the lead in the second period on a Mikhail Sergachev goal, his sixth of the season, passed from Kucherov and Braydon Coburn. Tampa Bay added on with a Point goal, his forty-first of the year, assisted by Gourde and Kucherov, the latter earning a sock trick. The Senators got one back in the third period with a Max Veronneau power play goal, his second of the season, powered by Rudolfs Balcers and Christian Wolanin. The Lightning replied with a Gourde goal, his twenty-second of the year, fueled by Coburn and Sergachev. Tampa Bay capped it at 5-2 with a Steven Stamkos goal, his forty-second of the campaign, coming off of Mathieu Joseph and Ondrej Palat. The three stars were Gourde, Kucherov, and Point, while Sergachev and Coburn get the honorable mentions.
Back stateside, the St. Louis Blues host the Colorado Avalanche. Philipp Grubauer and Jordan Binnington are the backups in goal. St. Louis began in the first period with a Jaden Schwartz goal, his eleventh of the season, fueled by Oskar Sundqvist and David Perron. The Blues added on in the third period with a Vladimir Tarasenko goal, his thirty-first of the year, guided in by Ryan O'Reilly and Brayden Schenn. Colorado got on the board with a Gabriel Landeskog goal, his thirty-fourth of the season, made possible by Patrik Nemeth and Carl Soderberg. The Avalanche tied it on an Alexander Kerfoot goal, his thirteenth of the year, via Landeskog and Nathan MacKinnon. In the shootout, O'Reilly won it with the lone tally, giving the Blues a 3-2 victory. The three stars were O'Reilly, Landeskog, and Tarasenko.
Along to Chicago, where the Blackhawks welcome the Winnipeg Jets. Connor Hellebuyck and Corey Crawford tend the twines. Chicago struck first in the first period with a Jonathan Toews power play goal, his thirty-fourth of the season, powered by Erik Gustafsson and Dylan Strome. Winnipeg tied it on an Adam Lowry goal, his twelfth of the year, via Brandon Tanev and Tyler Myers. The Jets took the lead on a Jack Roslovic goal, his eighth of the season, going in unassisted. Winnipeg added on with another Roslovic goal, his second of the game and ninth of the year, made possible by Andrew Copp and Mathieu Perreault in the second period. The Blackhawks got one back on a Strome goal, his eighteenth of the season, guided in by Drake Caggiula and Gustafsson. Chicago tied it in the third period with another Strome goal, his second of the game and nineteenth of the year, courtesy of Toews and Gustafsson, the latter earning a sock trick. The Jets won 4-3 in overtime on an unassisted Kevin Hayes goal, his nineteenth of the campaign. The three stars were Roslovic, Strome, and Gustafsson, while Toews gets an honorable mention.
Out west, the Los Angeles Kings host the Calgary Flames. David Rittich and Jonathan Quick are between the pipes. Calgary kicked off the scoring in the first period with a Derek Ryan goal, his eleventh of the season, assisted by Oliver Kylington and Garnet Hathaway. Los Angeles tied it on a Kyle Clifford goal, his tenth of the year, passed from Ilya Kovalchuk and Michael Amadio. The Flames took the lead with a Sam Bennett goal, his thirteenth of the season, coming off of Mark Jankowski. The Kings tied it again with a Dustin Brown goal, his twenty-second of the year, fueled by Drew Doughty and Anze Kopitar. Calgary regained the lead in the second period on a Johnny Gaudreau goal, his thirty-sixth of the season, courtesy of Sean Monahan. The Flames added on in the third period with a James Neal goal, his seventh of the year, helped along by Jankowski. Calgary extended the lead as Ryan scored his second of the game and twelfth of the season, thanks to Neal and Rasmus Andersson. The Flames padded the lead as Andrew Mangiapane scored his eighth of the year, with the help of Juuso Valimaki and Michael Stone. Calgary kept going on a Jankowski goal, his thirteenth of the campaign, going in unassisted. This produced the 7-2 final score, with the three stars awarded to Jankowski, Ryan, and Neal.
Finally, the Vegas Golden Knights bring in the Edmonton Oilers. Mikko Koskinen and Malcolm Subban are in the blue paint. Vegas drew first blood in the first period with a Cody Eakin goal, his twenty-second of the season, via Brandon Pirri and Alex Tuch. The Golden Knights added on in the second period with a Jonathan Marchessault goal, his twenty-fifth of the year, going in unassisted. Edmonton got on the board with a Connor McDavid goal, his forty-first of the season, guided in by Zack Kassian and Leon Draisaitl. Vegas iced it at 3-1 in the third period with a shorthanded empty net goal by Pierre-Edouard Bellemare, his sixth of the year, set up by William Karlsson and Brayden McNabb. The three stars went to Subban (18 for 19 in saves), Marchessault, and Eakin.
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Sunday, March 31, 2019
NHL 2018/19 - Day 172
Six games on for a Sunday slate, beginning with...
The Philadelphia Flyers hosting the New York Rangers. Alexandar Georgiev and Carter Hart are the young goalies. New York opened in the first period with a Pavel Buchnevich goal, his twentieth of the season, via Mika Zibanejad and Chris Kreider. The Rangers added on with a Ryan Strome goal, his eighteenth of the year, assisted by Brett Howden and Brendan Smith. New York extended the lead in the third period as Brady Skjei scored his seventh of the campaign, thanks to Strome and Howden. This made it 3-0, the final, with the three stars given to Georgiev (29 save shutout), Strome, and Howden.
Across Pennsylvania, the Pittsburgh Penguins welcome the Carolina Hurricanes. Curtis McElhinney and Matt Murray play in goal. Pittsburgh led off in the first period with a Garrett Wilson goal, his second of the season, helped along by Matt Cullen and Adam Johnson. The Penguins added on with a Cullen goal, his seventh of the year, via Johnson and Brian Dumoulin. Pittsburgh extended the lead in the third period as Patric Hornqvist scored his eighteenth of the season, thanks to Dominik Simon and Nick Bjugstad. Carolina got on the board with a Jaccob Slavin power play goal, his eighth of the year, powered by Andrei Svechnikov and Micheal Ferland. This produced the 3-1 final score, with the three stars handed to Murray (37 for 38 in saves), Cullen, and Johnson.
Far to the southwest, the Arizona Coyotes bring in the Minnesota Wild. Devan Dubnyk and Darcy Kuemper protect the nets. Arizona started in the first period with an Alex Galchenyuk goal, his eighteenth of the season, made possible by Oliver Ekman-Larsson and Nick Cousins. The Coyotes added on with a Josh Archibald goal, his eleventh of the year, courtesy of Jason Demers and Derek Stepan in the second period. Arizona extended the lead as Archibald deposited his second of the game and twelfth of the season into an empty net in the third period, thanks to Lawson Crouse and Stepan. The Coyotes padded the lead on a Vinnie Hinostroza empty net goal, his sixteenth of the year, set up by Archibald. This made it 4-0, the final, with the three stars going to Archibald, Kuemper (36 save shutout), and Stepan.
Back to the northwest, where the Buffalo Sabres host the Columbus Blue Jackets. Sergei Bobrobsky and Linus Ullmark are in the blue paint. Columbus began in the first period with a Pierre-Luc Dubois goal, his twenty-fifth of the season, assisted by Seth Jones and Zach Werenski. The Blue Jackets added on with an Oliver Bjorkstrand goal, his twenty-first of the year, via Dubois and Nick Foligno. Columbus extended the lead as Foligno scored his seventeenth of the season, thanks to Ryan Dzingel. The Blue Jackets padded the lead in the second period on a Josh Anderson goal, his twenty-seventh of the year, passed from Dubois and Dzingel. This stood for the eventual 4-0 final, with the three stars awarded to Bobrovsky (38 save shutout), Dubois, and Foligno, while Dzingel gets an honorable mention.
Along to Detroit, as the Red Wings welcome the Boston Bruins. Jaroslav Halak and Jimmy Howard man the creases. Detroit struck first in the first period with an Anthony Mantha goal, his twentieth of the season, passed from Dylan Larkin and Tyler Bertuzzi. The Red Wings added on with a Mantha power play goal, his second of the game and twenty-first of the year, powered by Niklas Kronwall and Bertuzzi. Boston got on the board in the second period with a Jake DeBrusk goal, his twenty-fifth of the season, helped along by David Krejci and Charlie McAvoy. The Bruins tied it on a shorthanded goal by Brad Marchand, his thirty-fifth of the year, set up by Patrice Bergeron and Brandon Carlo. Boston took the lead with a David Backes goal, his seventh of the season, assisted by Kevan Miller and Krejci. Detroit retied it in the third period with another Mantha power play goal, completing his hat trick on his twenty-second of the year, with assists provided by Bertuzzi, who earned a sock trick, and Andreas Athanasiou. The Red Wings took the lead on a Taro Hirose goal, made possible by Athanasiou and Kronwall. Detroit extended the lead as Filip Hronek scored his fifth of the season, thanks to Mantha. The Red Wings iced it at 6-3 with a Larkin empty net goal, his thirty-second of the year, fueled by Mantha and Hronek.
Finally, the San Jose Sharks bring in the Calgary Flames. Mike Smith faces a lesser foe in Aaron Dell in goal. San Jose kicked off the scoring in the first period with a Timo Meier goal, his thirtieth of the season, via Joonas Donskoi and Logan Couture. Calgary tied it with a Sean Monahan goal, his thirty-fourth of the year, courtesy of Johnny Gaudreau and Rasmus Andersson. The Flames took the lead on a Mark Jankowski goal, his twelfth of the season, coming off of James Neal and Austin Czarnik. Calgary added on with a Dalton Prout goal, made possible by Andrew Mangiapane and Garnet Hathaway. The Flames extended the lead as Mikael Backlund scored his twenty-first of the year in the second period, with the help of Noah Hanifin and Gaudreau. The Sharks got one back with a Couture goal in the third period, his twenty-seventh of the season, guided in by Meier and Tomas Hertl. Calgary replied with a Michael Frolik goal, his sixteenth of the year, assisted by Mark Giordano and Matthew Tkachuk. San Jose pulled back with a Kevin Labanc goal, his fifteenth of the campaign, fueled by Tim Heed and Joakim Ryan. This only made it 5-3, the final, with the three stars given to Gaudreau, Couture, and Meier.
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The Philadelphia Flyers hosting the New York Rangers. Alexandar Georgiev and Carter Hart are the young goalies. New York opened in the first period with a Pavel Buchnevich goal, his twentieth of the season, via Mika Zibanejad and Chris Kreider. The Rangers added on with a Ryan Strome goal, his eighteenth of the year, assisted by Brett Howden and Brendan Smith. New York extended the lead in the third period as Brady Skjei scored his seventh of the campaign, thanks to Strome and Howden. This made it 3-0, the final, with the three stars given to Georgiev (29 save shutout), Strome, and Howden.
Across Pennsylvania, the Pittsburgh Penguins welcome the Carolina Hurricanes. Curtis McElhinney and Matt Murray play in goal. Pittsburgh led off in the first period with a Garrett Wilson goal, his second of the season, helped along by Matt Cullen and Adam Johnson. The Penguins added on with a Cullen goal, his seventh of the year, via Johnson and Brian Dumoulin. Pittsburgh extended the lead in the third period as Patric Hornqvist scored his eighteenth of the season, thanks to Dominik Simon and Nick Bjugstad. Carolina got on the board with a Jaccob Slavin power play goal, his eighth of the year, powered by Andrei Svechnikov and Micheal Ferland. This produced the 3-1 final score, with the three stars handed to Murray (37 for 38 in saves), Cullen, and Johnson.
Far to the southwest, the Arizona Coyotes bring in the Minnesota Wild. Devan Dubnyk and Darcy Kuemper protect the nets. Arizona started in the first period with an Alex Galchenyuk goal, his eighteenth of the season, made possible by Oliver Ekman-Larsson and Nick Cousins. The Coyotes added on with a Josh Archibald goal, his eleventh of the year, courtesy of Jason Demers and Derek Stepan in the second period. Arizona extended the lead as Archibald deposited his second of the game and twelfth of the season into an empty net in the third period, thanks to Lawson Crouse and Stepan. The Coyotes padded the lead on a Vinnie Hinostroza empty net goal, his sixteenth of the year, set up by Archibald. This made it 4-0, the final, with the three stars going to Archibald, Kuemper (36 save shutout), and Stepan.
Back to the northwest, where the Buffalo Sabres host the Columbus Blue Jackets. Sergei Bobrobsky and Linus Ullmark are in the blue paint. Columbus began in the first period with a Pierre-Luc Dubois goal, his twenty-fifth of the season, assisted by Seth Jones and Zach Werenski. The Blue Jackets added on with an Oliver Bjorkstrand goal, his twenty-first of the year, via Dubois and Nick Foligno. Columbus extended the lead as Foligno scored his seventeenth of the season, thanks to Ryan Dzingel. The Blue Jackets padded the lead in the second period on a Josh Anderson goal, his twenty-seventh of the year, passed from Dubois and Dzingel. This stood for the eventual 4-0 final, with the three stars awarded to Bobrovsky (38 save shutout), Dubois, and Foligno, while Dzingel gets an honorable mention.
Along to Detroit, as the Red Wings welcome the Boston Bruins. Jaroslav Halak and Jimmy Howard man the creases. Detroit struck first in the first period with an Anthony Mantha goal, his twentieth of the season, passed from Dylan Larkin and Tyler Bertuzzi. The Red Wings added on with a Mantha power play goal, his second of the game and twenty-first of the year, powered by Niklas Kronwall and Bertuzzi. Boston got on the board in the second period with a Jake DeBrusk goal, his twenty-fifth of the season, helped along by David Krejci and Charlie McAvoy. The Bruins tied it on a shorthanded goal by Brad Marchand, his thirty-fifth of the year, set up by Patrice Bergeron and Brandon Carlo. Boston took the lead with a David Backes goal, his seventh of the season, assisted by Kevan Miller and Krejci. Detroit retied it in the third period with another Mantha power play goal, completing his hat trick on his twenty-second of the year, with assists provided by Bertuzzi, who earned a sock trick, and Andreas Athanasiou. The Red Wings took the lead on a Taro Hirose goal, made possible by Athanasiou and Kronwall. Detroit extended the lead as Filip Hronek scored his fifth of the season, thanks to Mantha. The Red Wings iced it at 6-3 with a Larkin empty net goal, his thirty-second of the year, fueled by Mantha and Hronek.
Finally, the San Jose Sharks bring in the Calgary Flames. Mike Smith faces a lesser foe in Aaron Dell in goal. San Jose kicked off the scoring in the first period with a Timo Meier goal, his thirtieth of the season, via Joonas Donskoi and Logan Couture. Calgary tied it with a Sean Monahan goal, his thirty-fourth of the year, courtesy of Johnny Gaudreau and Rasmus Andersson. The Flames took the lead on a Mark Jankowski goal, his twelfth of the season, coming off of James Neal and Austin Czarnik. Calgary added on with a Dalton Prout goal, made possible by Andrew Mangiapane and Garnet Hathaway. The Flames extended the lead as Mikael Backlund scored his twenty-first of the year in the second period, with the help of Noah Hanifin and Gaudreau. The Sharks got one back with a Couture goal in the third period, his twenty-seventh of the season, guided in by Meier and Tomas Hertl. Calgary replied with a Michael Frolik goal, his sixteenth of the year, assisted by Mark Giordano and Matthew Tkachuk. San Jose pulled back with a Kevin Labanc goal, his fifteenth of the campaign, fueled by Tim Heed and Joakim Ryan. This only made it 5-3, the final, with the three stars given to Gaudreau, Couture, and Meier.
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MLS 2019 - Week 5
The fifth week of the season begins with one Friday game in...
Canada, as Toronto FC hosts New York City FC. Sean Johnson and Alex Bono are in goal. Toronto led off in the 29th minute with a Jozy Altidore goal, set up by Alejandro Pozuelo and Jonathan Osorio. The Reds added on in the 58th minute on a Pozuelo penalty kick goal. Valentin Castellanos of New York City received a yellow card for a 66th minute foul. Toronto extended the lead in the 78th minute as Pozuelo scored his second of the game, thanks to Osorio. The Reds iced it at 4-0 with an 83rd minute Jay Chapman goal, coming off of Auro. The man of the match was Pozuelo.
The first of Saturday's nine games sees the Chicago Fire welcome the New York Red Bulls. Luis Robles and David Ousted are the gloved men. C.J. Sapong of Chicago took a yellow card for a 47th minute foul. The Fire got going in the 48th minute with a Tim Parker own goal. This led to the 1-0 final score, with the man of the match being Ousted for his clean sheet.
Over in New England, the Revolution bring in Minnesota United FC. Vito Mannone and Cody Cropper draw the starts in goal. New England began in the 10th minute with a Jalil Anibaba goal, via Carles Gil. Ike Opara of Minneosta took a yellow card for a 12th minute foul. The Loons tied it in the 26th minute on a Darwin Quintero penalty kick goal. Gil of the Revolution took a yellow card for a foul in first half stoppage time. Romain Metanire of Minnesota received a yellow card for his 54th minute foul. New England reclaimed the lead on a Brandon Bye goal in the 62nd minute, set up by Teal Bunbury and DeJuan Jones. The Loons' Osvaldo Alonso picked up a yellow card for a 70th minute foul. In the 72nd minute, the Revolution's Anibaba had a yellow card for his foul, as did teammate Edgar Castillo in the 74th minute. The final held at 2-1 New England, with Bye named man of the match for the winning goal.
Back west, Sporting Kansas City hosts the Montreal Impact. Evan Bush and Tim Melia protect the nets. Kansas City started in the 10th minute with a Johnny Russell goal. Montreal saw yellow cards for fouls by Daniel Lovitz in the 19th minute and Samuel Piette in the 22nd minute. Sporting added on in the 43rd minute with a Krisztian Nemeth goal, passed from Gerso and Felipe Gutierrez. Kansas City extended the lead as Gutierrez scored in first half stoppage time, with the help of Gerso and Roger Espinoza. Sporting padded the lead in the 50th minute with another Russell goal, set up by Espinoza. Kansas City continued on a Nemeth goal in the 68th minute, assisted by Russell. Sporting struck again in the 78th minute with a Gianluca Busio goal. Kansas City kept going in the 84th minute with a Nemeth goal, guided in by Ilie Sanchez. The Impact avoided the shutout in the 89th minute with a Saphir Taider goal, courtesy of Maximiliano Urruti and Lovitz. The final was 7-1, with Nemeth's hat trick giving him man of the match accolades.
In California, the San Jose Earthquakes welcome Los Angeles FC. Tyler Miller and Daniel Vega are the young keepers. Los Angeles opened in the 8th minute with a Carlos Vela goal, assisted by Mark-Anthony Kaye. The Black and Gold added on with a Steven Beitashour goal in the 26th minute, helped along by Eduard Atuesta. Kaye of Los Angeles took a yellow card for a 30th minute handball. In the 34th minute, San Jose's Cristian Espinoza received a yellow card for a foul. The Black and Gold extended the lead in first half stoppage time as Vela scored again, thanks to Diego Rossi and Adama Diomande. Anibal Godoy of the Earthquakes had a yellow card for a foul in the 53rd minute. Atuesta of Los Angeles picked up a yellow card for a 55th minute foul. San Jose's Harold Cummings was booked for his 57th minute foul. The Black and Gold padded the lead in the 66th minute on a Vela goal, completing his hat trick with an assist from Beitashour. Los Angeles kept going with a Rossi goal, made possible by Vela. The final remained at 5-0, with the man of the match being Vela, who looks likely for player of the week as well.
Back east, FC Cincinnati brings in the Philadelphia Union. Andre Blake and Spencer Richey are set to start in goal. Philadelphia dented the scoreboard in the 47th minute with a Marco Fabian goal, via David Accam. The Union added on in the 58th minute with an Accam goal. This stood for a 2-0 win, with the man of the match being Accam.
Also in Ohio, the Columbus Crew SC hosts Atlanta United FC. Brad Guzan and Zack Steffen tend the twines. Columbus struck first in the 2nd minute on a Pedro Santos goal. Darlington Nagbe of Atlanta took a yellow card for not retreating in the 31st minute. The Crew added on in the 39th minute with a Gyasi Zardes goal, set up by Robinho and Federico Higuain. The Five Stripes' Mikey Ambrose received a yellow card for a 64th minute foul. The game ended at 2-0, with the man of the match being Santos.
West again to Colorado, as the Rapids welcome the Houston Dynamo. Joe Willis and Tim Howard are in the six-yard boxes. Houston was first to score in the 4th minute on a Memo Rodriguez goal, via Alberth Elis. The Dynamo added on with a gift in the 15th minute in the form of Axel Sjoberg's own goal. Houston extended the lead in the 34th minute as Keegan Rosenberry committed an own goal. Diego Rubio of Colorado took a yellow card in the 40th minute for a foul. Maynor Figueroa of the Dynamo had a yellow card for a 59th minute foul. Houston padded the lead with an Elis goal in the 67th minute, set up by Mauro Manotas. In the 75th minute, Benny Feilhaber of the Rapids picked up a yellow card for a foul. Colorado got on the board with a Kei Kamara penalty kick goal in the 81st minute. The Rapids went down to ten men in 89th minute as Tommy Smith took a straight red card for violent conduct. Adam Lundkvist of the Dynamo got booked for a foul in stoppage time. The game ended 4-1, with Elis tabbed as man of the match.
Along to Utah, where Real Salt Lake brings in FC Dallas. Jose Luis Gonzalez and Nick Rimando protect the nets. Dallas kicked off the scoring in the 1st minute with a Carlos Gruezo goal, set up by Michael Barrios and Jesus Ferreira. Salt Lake went down to ten men in the 17th minute as Damir Kreilach took a straight red card for violent conduct. Real tied it in the 31st minute on a Jefferson Savarino goal, helped along by Sebastian Saucedo. The Toros retook the lead in the 32nd minute with a Paxton Pomykal goal. Salt Lake saw a yellow card for Kyle Beckerman's 44th minute foul. In first half stoppage time, Dallas' Reggie Cannon took a yellow card for a foul. In the 48th minute, Saucedo of Real earned a yellow card for a foul. Toros keeper Gonzalez received a yellow card for time wasting in the 53rd minute. Dallas added on in the 64th minute with a Pomykal goal, via Ferreira and Ryan Hollingshead. Salt Lake countered with a Marcelo Silva goal, assisted by Albert Rusnak in the 66th minute. The Toros answered on a Ferreira goal in the 69th minute, courtesy of Barrios and Matt Hedges. This remained for a 4-2 win, with the man of the match being Pomykal.
Finally, the Vancouver Whitecaps FC host the Seattle Sounders FC. Stefan Frei faces a lesser foe in Maxime Crepeau in goal. Vancouver's Felipe received a yellow card for a foul in stoppage time. Other than that, the game lacked major events and finished in a 0-0 draw, with Doneil Henry of the Whitecaps earning man of the match honors.
On Sunday, Orlando City SC welcomes DC United. Bill Hamid and Brian Rowe are between the sticks. DC opened in the 6th minute with a Steven Birnbaum goal, assisted by Wayne Rooney. Lamine Sane of Orlando City had a yellow card for a 29th minute foul. The Black and Red added on in the 30th minute with a Rooney goal. The Lions got on the board in the 63rd miunte with a Dom Dwyer goal, coming off of Chris Mueller and Nani. DC's Frederic Brillant took a yellow card for time wasting in the 67th minute.
The week ends with the Los Angeles Galaxy bringing in the Portland Timbers. Jeff Attinella and David Bingham are the gloved men. Los Angeles started in the 33rd minute with a Zlatan Ibrahimovic penalty kick goal. Portland tied it in the 44th minute on a Jeremy Ebobisse goal, set up by David Guzman and Diego Valeri. The Timbers saw yellow cards for Sebastian Blanco's 59th minute foul and dissent by Valeri in the 65th minute. The Galaxy took the lead back in the 65th minute with another Ibrahimovic penalty kick goal. Los Angeles players received yellow cards for time wasting by Jonathan dos Santos in the 68th minute and fouls from Sebastian Lletget in the 75th minute and Ibrahimovic in the 80th minute. The final held at 2-1, with Ibrahimovic picked as man of the match.
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Canada, as Toronto FC hosts New York City FC. Sean Johnson and Alex Bono are in goal. Toronto led off in the 29th minute with a Jozy Altidore goal, set up by Alejandro Pozuelo and Jonathan Osorio. The Reds added on in the 58th minute on a Pozuelo penalty kick goal. Valentin Castellanos of New York City received a yellow card for a 66th minute foul. Toronto extended the lead in the 78th minute as Pozuelo scored his second of the game, thanks to Osorio. The Reds iced it at 4-0 with an 83rd minute Jay Chapman goal, coming off of Auro. The man of the match was Pozuelo.
The first of Saturday's nine games sees the Chicago Fire welcome the New York Red Bulls. Luis Robles and David Ousted are the gloved men. C.J. Sapong of Chicago took a yellow card for a 47th minute foul. The Fire got going in the 48th minute with a Tim Parker own goal. This led to the 1-0 final score, with the man of the match being Ousted for his clean sheet.
Over in New England, the Revolution bring in Minnesota United FC. Vito Mannone and Cody Cropper draw the starts in goal. New England began in the 10th minute with a Jalil Anibaba goal, via Carles Gil. Ike Opara of Minneosta took a yellow card for a 12th minute foul. The Loons tied it in the 26th minute on a Darwin Quintero penalty kick goal. Gil of the Revolution took a yellow card for a foul in first half stoppage time. Romain Metanire of Minnesota received a yellow card for his 54th minute foul. New England reclaimed the lead on a Brandon Bye goal in the 62nd minute, set up by Teal Bunbury and DeJuan Jones. The Loons' Osvaldo Alonso picked up a yellow card for a 70th minute foul. In the 72nd minute, the Revolution's Anibaba had a yellow card for his foul, as did teammate Edgar Castillo in the 74th minute. The final held at 2-1 New England, with Bye named man of the match for the winning goal.
Back west, Sporting Kansas City hosts the Montreal Impact. Evan Bush and Tim Melia protect the nets. Kansas City started in the 10th minute with a Johnny Russell goal. Montreal saw yellow cards for fouls by Daniel Lovitz in the 19th minute and Samuel Piette in the 22nd minute. Sporting added on in the 43rd minute with a Krisztian Nemeth goal, passed from Gerso and Felipe Gutierrez. Kansas City extended the lead as Gutierrez scored in first half stoppage time, with the help of Gerso and Roger Espinoza. Sporting padded the lead in the 50th minute with another Russell goal, set up by Espinoza. Kansas City continued on a Nemeth goal in the 68th minute, assisted by Russell. Sporting struck again in the 78th minute with a Gianluca Busio goal. Kansas City kept going in the 84th minute with a Nemeth goal, guided in by Ilie Sanchez. The Impact avoided the shutout in the 89th minute with a Saphir Taider goal, courtesy of Maximiliano Urruti and Lovitz. The final was 7-1, with Nemeth's hat trick giving him man of the match accolades.
In California, the San Jose Earthquakes welcome Los Angeles FC. Tyler Miller and Daniel Vega are the young keepers. Los Angeles opened in the 8th minute with a Carlos Vela goal, assisted by Mark-Anthony Kaye. The Black and Gold added on with a Steven Beitashour goal in the 26th minute, helped along by Eduard Atuesta. Kaye of Los Angeles took a yellow card for a 30th minute handball. In the 34th minute, San Jose's Cristian Espinoza received a yellow card for a foul. The Black and Gold extended the lead in first half stoppage time as Vela scored again, thanks to Diego Rossi and Adama Diomande. Anibal Godoy of the Earthquakes had a yellow card for a foul in the 53rd minute. Atuesta of Los Angeles picked up a yellow card for a 55th minute foul. San Jose's Harold Cummings was booked for his 57th minute foul. The Black and Gold padded the lead in the 66th minute on a Vela goal, completing his hat trick with an assist from Beitashour. Los Angeles kept going with a Rossi goal, made possible by Vela. The final remained at 5-0, with the man of the match being Vela, who looks likely for player of the week as well.
Back east, FC Cincinnati brings in the Philadelphia Union. Andre Blake and Spencer Richey are set to start in goal. Philadelphia dented the scoreboard in the 47th minute with a Marco Fabian goal, via David Accam. The Union added on in the 58th minute with an Accam goal. This stood for a 2-0 win, with the man of the match being Accam.
Also in Ohio, the Columbus Crew SC hosts Atlanta United FC. Brad Guzan and Zack Steffen tend the twines. Columbus struck first in the 2nd minute on a Pedro Santos goal. Darlington Nagbe of Atlanta took a yellow card for not retreating in the 31st minute. The Crew added on in the 39th minute with a Gyasi Zardes goal, set up by Robinho and Federico Higuain. The Five Stripes' Mikey Ambrose received a yellow card for a 64th minute foul. The game ended at 2-0, with the man of the match being Santos.
West again to Colorado, as the Rapids welcome the Houston Dynamo. Joe Willis and Tim Howard are in the six-yard boxes. Houston was first to score in the 4th minute on a Memo Rodriguez goal, via Alberth Elis. The Dynamo added on with a gift in the 15th minute in the form of Axel Sjoberg's own goal. Houston extended the lead in the 34th minute as Keegan Rosenberry committed an own goal. Diego Rubio of Colorado took a yellow card in the 40th minute for a foul. Maynor Figueroa of the Dynamo had a yellow card for a 59th minute foul. Houston padded the lead with an Elis goal in the 67th minute, set up by Mauro Manotas. In the 75th minute, Benny Feilhaber of the Rapids picked up a yellow card for a foul. Colorado got on the board with a Kei Kamara penalty kick goal in the 81st minute. The Rapids went down to ten men in 89th minute as Tommy Smith took a straight red card for violent conduct. Adam Lundkvist of the Dynamo got booked for a foul in stoppage time. The game ended 4-1, with Elis tabbed as man of the match.
Along to Utah, where Real Salt Lake brings in FC Dallas. Jose Luis Gonzalez and Nick Rimando protect the nets. Dallas kicked off the scoring in the 1st minute with a Carlos Gruezo goal, set up by Michael Barrios and Jesus Ferreira. Salt Lake went down to ten men in the 17th minute as Damir Kreilach took a straight red card for violent conduct. Real tied it in the 31st minute on a Jefferson Savarino goal, helped along by Sebastian Saucedo. The Toros retook the lead in the 32nd minute with a Paxton Pomykal goal. Salt Lake saw a yellow card for Kyle Beckerman's 44th minute foul. In first half stoppage time, Dallas' Reggie Cannon took a yellow card for a foul. In the 48th minute, Saucedo of Real earned a yellow card for a foul. Toros keeper Gonzalez received a yellow card for time wasting in the 53rd minute. Dallas added on in the 64th minute with a Pomykal goal, via Ferreira and Ryan Hollingshead. Salt Lake countered with a Marcelo Silva goal, assisted by Albert Rusnak in the 66th minute. The Toros answered on a Ferreira goal in the 69th minute, courtesy of Barrios and Matt Hedges. This remained for a 4-2 win, with the man of the match being Pomykal.
Finally, the Vancouver Whitecaps FC host the Seattle Sounders FC. Stefan Frei faces a lesser foe in Maxime Crepeau in goal. Vancouver's Felipe received a yellow card for a foul in stoppage time. Other than that, the game lacked major events and finished in a 0-0 draw, with Doneil Henry of the Whitecaps earning man of the match honors.
On Sunday, Orlando City SC welcomes DC United. Bill Hamid and Brian Rowe are between the sticks. DC opened in the 6th minute with a Steven Birnbaum goal, assisted by Wayne Rooney. Lamine Sane of Orlando City had a yellow card for a 29th minute foul. The Black and Red added on in the 30th minute with a Rooney goal. The Lions got on the board in the 63rd miunte with a Dom Dwyer goal, coming off of Chris Mueller and Nani. DC's Frederic Brillant took a yellow card for time wasting in the 67th minute.
The week ends with the Los Angeles Galaxy bringing in the Portland Timbers. Jeff Attinella and David Bingham are the gloved men. Los Angeles started in the 33rd minute with a Zlatan Ibrahimovic penalty kick goal. Portland tied it in the 44th minute on a Jeremy Ebobisse goal, set up by David Guzman and Diego Valeri. The Timbers saw yellow cards for Sebastian Blanco's 59th minute foul and dissent by Valeri in the 65th minute. The Galaxy took the lead back in the 65th minute with another Ibrahimovic penalty kick goal. Los Angeles players received yellow cards for time wasting by Jonathan dos Santos in the 68th minute and fouls from Sebastian Lletget in the 75th minute and Ibrahimovic in the 80th minute. The final held at 2-1, with Ibrahimovic picked as man of the match.
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Saturday, March 30, 2019
NHL 2018/19 - Day 171
There are twelve games on as we hit the week-to-go mark. First up...
The Boston Bruins host the Florida Panthers. Roberto Luongo and Tuukka Rask draw the starts in goal. Florida opened in the first period with a Riley Sheahan goal, his ninth of the season, made possible by Dryden Hunt and Keith Yandle. The Panthers added on with an Evgenii Dadonov goal, his twenty-seventh of the year, assisted by Aaron Ekblad and Jonathan Huberdeau. Boston got on the board with a Noel Acciari goal in the second period, his sixth of the season, coming off of Torey Krug and Joakim Nordstrom. Florida replied with a shorthanded Troy Brouwer goal, his eleventh of the year, set up by Mike Matheson. The Panthers iced it at 4-1 with a Dadonov empty net goal in the third period, his second of the game and twenty-eighth of the campaign, via Huberdeau and Barkov. The three stars went to Dadonov, Huberdeau, and Luongo (30 for 31 in saves).
The other matinee is in Raleigh, as the Carolina Hurricanes welcome the Philadelphia Flyers. Cam Talbot and Petr Mrazek are the goalies. Philadelphia started in the first period on a Claude Giroux goal, his twenty-first of the season, courtesy of Corban Knight and James van Riemsdyk. Carolina tied it on a Teuvo Teravainen power play goal, his twentieth of the year, powered by Nino Niederreiter and Justin Williams. The Hurricanes took the lead with a Dougie Hamilton goal, his sixteenth of the season, fueled by Jordan Staal and Brock McGinn. Carolina added on in the third period with a Justin Faulk power play goal, his ninth of the year, with assists provided by Teravainen and Sebastian Aho. The Flyers got one back with an Oskar Lindblom power play goal, his fourteenth of the season, made possible by van Riemsdyk and Travis Sanheim. The Hurricanes countered with a shorthanded empty net goal by Jaccob Slavin, his seventh of the year, set up by Brett Pesce and the goalie Mrazek. Carolina iced it at 5-2 with a Brock McGinn empty net goal, his tenth of the campaign, going in unassisted. The three stars were Teravainen, McGinn, and van Riemsdyk.
At the regular time, the New Jersey Devils bring in the St. Louis Blues. Jake Allen and Cory Schneider are the average goalies. St. Louis led off in the first period with a Robert Thomas goal, his ninth of the season, made possible by Pat Maroon and Tyler Bozak. New Jersey tied it in the second period with a Drew Stafford power play goal, his fifth of the year, powered by Pavel Zacha and Kenny Agostino. The Blues retook the lead on a Bozak goal, his twelfth of the season, guided in by Jay Bouwmeester and Thomas. The Devils retied it on a Joey Anderson goal, his third of the year, via Steven Santini and Travis Zajac. St. Louis won 3-2 in overtime on an unassisted Vince Dunn goal, his twelfth of the campaign. The three stars were Bozak, Thomas, and Dunn.
On Long Island, the New York Islanders host the Buffalo Sabres. Carter Hutton and Robin Lehner are in the creases. New York began in the first period with a Jordan Eberle goal, his eighteenth of the season, courtesy of Mathew Barzal and Anders Lee. The Islanders added on with an Anthony Beauvillier goal, his seventeenth of the year, coming off of Devon Toews in the second period. New York extended the lead as Michael Dal Colle scored his third of the season, thanks to Adam Pelech and Brock Nelson. The Islanders padded the lead in the third period with a Ryan Pulock goal, his ninth of the year, via Cal Clutterbuck and Casey Cizikas. New York kept going with a Beauvillier goal, his second of the game and eighteenth of the season, assisted by Josh Bailey and Leo Komarov. Buffalo got on the board with a Victor Olofsson power play goal, powered by Jack Eichel. This produced the 5-1 final score, with the three stars given to Beauvillier, Lehner (31 for 32 in saves), and Olofsson.
Up in Canada, the Ottawa Senators welcome provincial rivals in the Toronto Maple Leafs. Garret Sparks and Craig Anderson are the netminders. Ottawa got going in the second period with an Anthony Duclair goal, his seventeenth of the season, fueled by Oscar Lindberg and Magnus Paajarvi. The Senators added on with a Paajarvi goal, his eleventh of the year, with a lone helper by Duclair. Toronto got on the board in the third period with an Auston Matthews power play goal, his thirty-seventh of the season, powered by Mitchell Marner. The Maple Leafs tied it on a Connor Brown goal, his eighth of the year, helped along by Ron Hainsey. Ottawa regained the lead with a Cody Ceci goal, his seventh of the season, passed from Brady Tkachuk and Colin White. The Senators iced it at 4-2 with a Duclair power play empty net goal, his second of the game and eighteenth of the year, set up by Tkachuk and White. The three stars were Duclair, Paajarvi, and Tkachuk, while White gets an honorable mention.
Far to the south, the Tampa Bay Lightning bring in the Washington Capitals. Braden Holtby and Andrei Vasilevskiy tend the twines. Washington struck first in the first period with a Nicklas Backstrom goal, his twentieth of the season, guided in by Tom Wilson and Christian Djoos. The Capitals added on with a T.J. Oshie goal, his twenty-fourth of the year, made possible by Nick Jensen and Carl Hagelin. Washington extended the lead on an Oshie power play goal, his second of the game and twenty-fifth of the season, powered by John Carlson and Evgeny Kuznetsov. The Capitals padded the lead in the second period as Backstrom scored his second of the game and twenty-first of the year, with the help of Dmitry Orlov and Chandler Stephenson. Tampa Bay got on the board with a J.T. Miller goal, his thirteenth of the season, courtesy of Mikhail Sergachev and Ryan McDonagh. The Lightning got closer in the third period with a Tyler Johnson goal, his twenty-eighth of the year, going in unassisted. Washington fired back with an Alex Ovechkin goal, his fiftieth of the season, fueled by Oshie and Backstrom. The Capitals struck again with an Ovechkin power play goal, his second of the game and fifty-first of the year, with assists provided by Carlson and Kuznetsov. Tampa Bay fought back with a Nikita Kucherov power play goal, his thirty-ninth of the campaign, with helpers from Sergachev and Miller. This only made it 6-3, the final, with the three stars belonging to Backstrom, Oshie, and Ovechkin, while Kuznetsov, Carlson, Miller, and Sergachev get the honorable mentions.
Back in Canada, the Winnipeg Jets host the Montreal Canadiens. Carey Price and Connor Hellebuyck guard the cages. Montreal drew first blood in the first period with a Joel Armia power play goal, his twelfth of the season, powered by Phillip Danault and Jordan Weal. The Canadiens added on in the second period with a Jeff Petry goal, his thirteenth of the year, guided in by Brett Kulak and Max Domi. Winnipeg got on the board in the third period with a Mathieu Perreault goal, his fifteenth of the season, coming off of Jack Roslovic. Montreal iced it at 3-1 with an unassisted empty net goal by Weal, his seventh of the year. The three stars were Weal, Price (23 for 24 in saves), and Petry.
Stateside again, the Nashville Predators welcome the Columbus Blue Jackets. Sergei Bobrovsky faces a lesser foe in Juuse Saros in goal. Columbus kicked off the scoring in the first period with a Cam Atkinson goal, his fortieth of the season, via Artemi Panarin and Matt Duchene. Nashville tied it on a Viktor Arvidsson shorthanded goal, his thirty-third of the year, going in unassisted. The Blue Jackets retook the lead on a David Savard goal, his eighth of the season, coming off of Panarin and Markus Nutivaara. Columbus added on with an Oliver Bjorkstrand goal, his twentieth of the year, with a lone helper by Panarin, who earned a sock trick. The Predators got one back in the second period with a Filip Forsberg goal, his twenty-seventh of the season, helped along by P.K. Subban. The Blue Jackets answered with a Boone Jenner goal, his sixteenth of the year, made possible by Dean Kukan. Columbus extended the lead as Atkinson scored his second of the game and forty-first of the season, thanks to Duchene and Panarin. This held for a 5-2 final score, with the three stars awarded to Panarin, Atkinson, and Duchene.
Out in San Jose, the Sharks bring in the Vegas Golden Knights. Malcolm Subban and Martin Jones are between the pipes. Vegas was first to score in the first period with a William Karlsson goal, his twenty-fourth of the season, assisted by Jonathan Marchessault and Reilly Smith. San Jose tied it in the second period on a Tomas Hertl goal, his thirty-fifth of the year, passed from Joonas Donskoi and Timo Meier. The Golden Knights took the lead back with a Cody Eakin goal, his twenty-first of the season, courtesy of Deryk Engelland and Ryan Carpenter. The Sharks retied it in the third period on an unassisted Evander Kane goal, his twenty-ninth of the year. San Jose pulled ahead with a Marc-Edouard Vlasic goal, his third of the season, made possible by Logan Couture. Vegas evened it on a Shea Theodore goal, his twelfth of the year, guided in by Karlsson. The Sharks won 4-3 in overtime with a Brent Burns power play goal, his fourteenth of the campaign, powered by Couture and Kevin Labanc.
North to Vancouver, as the Canucks host the Dallas Stars. Anton Khudobin and Jacob Markstrom occupy the blue paint. Vancouver cracked the scoresheet in the first period on a Tim Schaller goal, his third of the season, helped along by Jay Beagle and Alex Biega. The Canucks added on with a Sven Baertschi goal, his ninth of the year, via Brock Boeser. Dallas got on the board in the third period with an Andrew Cogliano goal, his sixth of the season, passed from Radek Faksa. The Stars tied it on an Alexander Radulov goal, his twenty-seventh of the year, coming off of John Klingberg and Mattias Janmark. Vancouver got the win on a lone tally by Markus Granlund in the shootout.
East to Edmonton, as the Oilers welcome the Anaheim Ducks. John Gibson and Mikko Koskinen are the masked men. Anaheim dented the scoreboard in the first period with a Corey Perry goal, his sixth of the season, assisted by Adam Henrique and Hampus Lindholm. The Ducks added on in the second period with a Rickard Rakell goal, his sixteenth of the year, coming off of Jakob Silfverberg. Anaheim extended the lead as Rakell scored his second of the game and seventeenth of the season, thanks to Sam Steel and Korbinian Holzer. The Ducks padded the lead on Rakell's natural hat trick tally, his eighteenth of the year, passed from Silfverberg and Lindholm. Anthony Stolarz replaced Koskinen in goal. Anaheim kept going with a Devin Shore goal, his tenth of the season, with a lone assist by Sam Carrick. Edmonton got on the board with a Sam Gagner goal, his sixth of the year, with helpers from Milan Lucic and Oscar Klefbom. The final held from here at 5-1, with Rakell, Silfverberg, and Gibson (30 for 31 in saves) earning the three stars, while Lindholm gets an honorable mention.
Finally, the Los Angeles Kings bring in the Chicago Blackhawks. Corey Crawford and Jack Campbell receive the green light to play goal. Chicago commenced the scoring in the second period on an Alex DeBrincat goal, his forty-first of the season, made possible by Patrick Kane and Artem Anisimov. Los Angeles tied it on an Austin Wagner goal, his twelfth of the year, via Jeff Carter and Matt Roy. The Blackhawks retook the lead in the third period with an Erik Gustafsson goal, his seventeenth of the season, coming off of Duncan Keith and Marcus Kruger. The Kings tied it on a Michael Amadio goal, his fifth of the year, courtesy of Kyle Clifford and Trevor Lewis. Los Angeles won 3-2 in overtime with a Drew Doughty power play goal, his seventh of the campaign, powered by Anze Kopitar and Tyler Toffoli. The three stars were Doughty, Amadio, and Campbell (33 for 35 in saves).
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The Boston Bruins host the Florida Panthers. Roberto Luongo and Tuukka Rask draw the starts in goal. Florida opened in the first period with a Riley Sheahan goal, his ninth of the season, made possible by Dryden Hunt and Keith Yandle. The Panthers added on with an Evgenii Dadonov goal, his twenty-seventh of the year, assisted by Aaron Ekblad and Jonathan Huberdeau. Boston got on the board with a Noel Acciari goal in the second period, his sixth of the season, coming off of Torey Krug and Joakim Nordstrom. Florida replied with a shorthanded Troy Brouwer goal, his eleventh of the year, set up by Mike Matheson. The Panthers iced it at 4-1 with a Dadonov empty net goal in the third period, his second of the game and twenty-eighth of the campaign, via Huberdeau and Barkov. The three stars went to Dadonov, Huberdeau, and Luongo (30 for 31 in saves).
The other matinee is in Raleigh, as the Carolina Hurricanes welcome the Philadelphia Flyers. Cam Talbot and Petr Mrazek are the goalies. Philadelphia started in the first period on a Claude Giroux goal, his twenty-first of the season, courtesy of Corban Knight and James van Riemsdyk. Carolina tied it on a Teuvo Teravainen power play goal, his twentieth of the year, powered by Nino Niederreiter and Justin Williams. The Hurricanes took the lead with a Dougie Hamilton goal, his sixteenth of the season, fueled by Jordan Staal and Brock McGinn. Carolina added on in the third period with a Justin Faulk power play goal, his ninth of the year, with assists provided by Teravainen and Sebastian Aho. The Flyers got one back with an Oskar Lindblom power play goal, his fourteenth of the season, made possible by van Riemsdyk and Travis Sanheim. The Hurricanes countered with a shorthanded empty net goal by Jaccob Slavin, his seventh of the year, set up by Brett Pesce and the goalie Mrazek. Carolina iced it at 5-2 with a Brock McGinn empty net goal, his tenth of the campaign, going in unassisted. The three stars were Teravainen, McGinn, and van Riemsdyk.
At the regular time, the New Jersey Devils bring in the St. Louis Blues. Jake Allen and Cory Schneider are the average goalies. St. Louis led off in the first period with a Robert Thomas goal, his ninth of the season, made possible by Pat Maroon and Tyler Bozak. New Jersey tied it in the second period with a Drew Stafford power play goal, his fifth of the year, powered by Pavel Zacha and Kenny Agostino. The Blues retook the lead on a Bozak goal, his twelfth of the season, guided in by Jay Bouwmeester and Thomas. The Devils retied it on a Joey Anderson goal, his third of the year, via Steven Santini and Travis Zajac. St. Louis won 3-2 in overtime on an unassisted Vince Dunn goal, his twelfth of the campaign. The three stars were Bozak, Thomas, and Dunn.
On Long Island, the New York Islanders host the Buffalo Sabres. Carter Hutton and Robin Lehner are in the creases. New York began in the first period with a Jordan Eberle goal, his eighteenth of the season, courtesy of Mathew Barzal and Anders Lee. The Islanders added on with an Anthony Beauvillier goal, his seventeenth of the year, coming off of Devon Toews in the second period. New York extended the lead as Michael Dal Colle scored his third of the season, thanks to Adam Pelech and Brock Nelson. The Islanders padded the lead in the third period with a Ryan Pulock goal, his ninth of the year, via Cal Clutterbuck and Casey Cizikas. New York kept going with a Beauvillier goal, his second of the game and eighteenth of the season, assisted by Josh Bailey and Leo Komarov. Buffalo got on the board with a Victor Olofsson power play goal, powered by Jack Eichel. This produced the 5-1 final score, with the three stars given to Beauvillier, Lehner (31 for 32 in saves), and Olofsson.
Up in Canada, the Ottawa Senators welcome provincial rivals in the Toronto Maple Leafs. Garret Sparks and Craig Anderson are the netminders. Ottawa got going in the second period with an Anthony Duclair goal, his seventeenth of the season, fueled by Oscar Lindberg and Magnus Paajarvi. The Senators added on with a Paajarvi goal, his eleventh of the year, with a lone helper by Duclair. Toronto got on the board in the third period with an Auston Matthews power play goal, his thirty-seventh of the season, powered by Mitchell Marner. The Maple Leafs tied it on a Connor Brown goal, his eighth of the year, helped along by Ron Hainsey. Ottawa regained the lead with a Cody Ceci goal, his seventh of the season, passed from Brady Tkachuk and Colin White. The Senators iced it at 4-2 with a Duclair power play empty net goal, his second of the game and eighteenth of the year, set up by Tkachuk and White. The three stars were Duclair, Paajarvi, and Tkachuk, while White gets an honorable mention.
Far to the south, the Tampa Bay Lightning bring in the Washington Capitals. Braden Holtby and Andrei Vasilevskiy tend the twines. Washington struck first in the first period with a Nicklas Backstrom goal, his twentieth of the season, guided in by Tom Wilson and Christian Djoos. The Capitals added on with a T.J. Oshie goal, his twenty-fourth of the year, made possible by Nick Jensen and Carl Hagelin. Washington extended the lead on an Oshie power play goal, his second of the game and twenty-fifth of the season, powered by John Carlson and Evgeny Kuznetsov. The Capitals padded the lead in the second period as Backstrom scored his second of the game and twenty-first of the year, with the help of Dmitry Orlov and Chandler Stephenson. Tampa Bay got on the board with a J.T. Miller goal, his thirteenth of the season, courtesy of Mikhail Sergachev and Ryan McDonagh. The Lightning got closer in the third period with a Tyler Johnson goal, his twenty-eighth of the year, going in unassisted. Washington fired back with an Alex Ovechkin goal, his fiftieth of the season, fueled by Oshie and Backstrom. The Capitals struck again with an Ovechkin power play goal, his second of the game and fifty-first of the year, with assists provided by Carlson and Kuznetsov. Tampa Bay fought back with a Nikita Kucherov power play goal, his thirty-ninth of the campaign, with helpers from Sergachev and Miller. This only made it 6-3, the final, with the three stars belonging to Backstrom, Oshie, and Ovechkin, while Kuznetsov, Carlson, Miller, and Sergachev get the honorable mentions.
Back in Canada, the Winnipeg Jets host the Montreal Canadiens. Carey Price and Connor Hellebuyck guard the cages. Montreal drew first blood in the first period with a Joel Armia power play goal, his twelfth of the season, powered by Phillip Danault and Jordan Weal. The Canadiens added on in the second period with a Jeff Petry goal, his thirteenth of the year, guided in by Brett Kulak and Max Domi. Winnipeg got on the board in the third period with a Mathieu Perreault goal, his fifteenth of the season, coming off of Jack Roslovic. Montreal iced it at 3-1 with an unassisted empty net goal by Weal, his seventh of the year. The three stars were Weal, Price (23 for 24 in saves), and Petry.
Stateside again, the Nashville Predators welcome the Columbus Blue Jackets. Sergei Bobrovsky faces a lesser foe in Juuse Saros in goal. Columbus kicked off the scoring in the first period with a Cam Atkinson goal, his fortieth of the season, via Artemi Panarin and Matt Duchene. Nashville tied it on a Viktor Arvidsson shorthanded goal, his thirty-third of the year, going in unassisted. The Blue Jackets retook the lead on a David Savard goal, his eighth of the season, coming off of Panarin and Markus Nutivaara. Columbus added on with an Oliver Bjorkstrand goal, his twentieth of the year, with a lone helper by Panarin, who earned a sock trick. The Predators got one back in the second period with a Filip Forsberg goal, his twenty-seventh of the season, helped along by P.K. Subban. The Blue Jackets answered with a Boone Jenner goal, his sixteenth of the year, made possible by Dean Kukan. Columbus extended the lead as Atkinson scored his second of the game and forty-first of the season, thanks to Duchene and Panarin. This held for a 5-2 final score, with the three stars awarded to Panarin, Atkinson, and Duchene.
Out in San Jose, the Sharks bring in the Vegas Golden Knights. Malcolm Subban and Martin Jones are between the pipes. Vegas was first to score in the first period with a William Karlsson goal, his twenty-fourth of the season, assisted by Jonathan Marchessault and Reilly Smith. San Jose tied it in the second period on a Tomas Hertl goal, his thirty-fifth of the year, passed from Joonas Donskoi and Timo Meier. The Golden Knights took the lead back with a Cody Eakin goal, his twenty-first of the season, courtesy of Deryk Engelland and Ryan Carpenter. The Sharks retied it in the third period on an unassisted Evander Kane goal, his twenty-ninth of the year. San Jose pulled ahead with a Marc-Edouard Vlasic goal, his third of the season, made possible by Logan Couture. Vegas evened it on a Shea Theodore goal, his twelfth of the year, guided in by Karlsson. The Sharks won 4-3 in overtime with a Brent Burns power play goal, his fourteenth of the campaign, powered by Couture and Kevin Labanc.
North to Vancouver, as the Canucks host the Dallas Stars. Anton Khudobin and Jacob Markstrom occupy the blue paint. Vancouver cracked the scoresheet in the first period on a Tim Schaller goal, his third of the season, helped along by Jay Beagle and Alex Biega. The Canucks added on with a Sven Baertschi goal, his ninth of the year, via Brock Boeser. Dallas got on the board in the third period with an Andrew Cogliano goal, his sixth of the season, passed from Radek Faksa. The Stars tied it on an Alexander Radulov goal, his twenty-seventh of the year, coming off of John Klingberg and Mattias Janmark. Vancouver got the win on a lone tally by Markus Granlund in the shootout.
East to Edmonton, as the Oilers welcome the Anaheim Ducks. John Gibson and Mikko Koskinen are the masked men. Anaheim dented the scoreboard in the first period with a Corey Perry goal, his sixth of the season, assisted by Adam Henrique and Hampus Lindholm. The Ducks added on in the second period with a Rickard Rakell goal, his sixteenth of the year, coming off of Jakob Silfverberg. Anaheim extended the lead as Rakell scored his second of the game and seventeenth of the season, thanks to Sam Steel and Korbinian Holzer. The Ducks padded the lead on Rakell's natural hat trick tally, his eighteenth of the year, passed from Silfverberg and Lindholm. Anthony Stolarz replaced Koskinen in goal. Anaheim kept going with a Devin Shore goal, his tenth of the season, with a lone assist by Sam Carrick. Edmonton got on the board with a Sam Gagner goal, his sixth of the year, with helpers from Milan Lucic and Oscar Klefbom. The final held from here at 5-1, with Rakell, Silfverberg, and Gibson (30 for 31 in saves) earning the three stars, while Lindholm gets an honorable mention.
Finally, the Los Angeles Kings bring in the Chicago Blackhawks. Corey Crawford and Jack Campbell receive the green light to play goal. Chicago commenced the scoring in the second period on an Alex DeBrincat goal, his forty-first of the season, made possible by Patrick Kane and Artem Anisimov. Los Angeles tied it on an Austin Wagner goal, his twelfth of the year, via Jeff Carter and Matt Roy. The Blackhawks retook the lead in the third period with an Erik Gustafsson goal, his seventeenth of the season, coming off of Duncan Keith and Marcus Kruger. The Kings tied it on a Michael Amadio goal, his fifth of the year, courtesy of Kyle Clifford and Trevor Lewis. Los Angeles won 3-2 in overtime with a Drew Doughty power play goal, his seventh of the campaign, powered by Anze Kopitar and Tyler Toffoli. The three stars were Doughty, Amadio, and Campbell (33 for 35 in saves).
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Friday, March 29, 2019
NHL 2018/19 - Day 170
Six games on a Friday night, beginning with...
The New York Rangers hosting the St. Louis Blues. Jordan Binnington and Alexandar Georgiev are the younger goalies. St. Louis led off in the first period with a Vladimir Tarasenko goal, his thirtieth of the season, passed from Brayden Schenn and Ryan O'Reilly. The Blues added on with a David Perron goal, his twenty-first of the year, with a lone helper from Jaden Schwartz. New York got on the board in the second period with an unassisted Ryan Strome goal, his seventeenth of the season. The Rangers tied it on a Pavel Buchnevich goal, his nineteenth of the year, via Mika Zibanejad. New York pulled ahead in the third period with a Jimmy Vesey goal, his seventeenth of the season, helped along by Brett Howden and Vinni Lettieri. The Rangers iced it at 4-2 with a Chris Kreider empty net goal, his twenty-seventh of the year, set up by Buchnevich and Neal Pionk. The three stars were Georgiev (44 for 46 in saves), Buchnevich, and Vesey.
Over in Pittsburgh, the Penguins welcome the Nashville Predators. Pekka Rinne and Matt Murray guard the cages. Nashville started in the first period with a Craig Smith goal, his twentieth of the season, with a lone assist by Matt Irwin. The Predators added on in the second period with a Viktor Arvidsson power play goal, his thirty-second of the year, powered by P.K. Subban and Ryan Johansen. Nashville extended the lead in the third period as Subban scored his eighth of the season, thanks to Smith and Mattias Ekholm. Pittsburgh got on the board with a Nick Bjugstad goal, his thirteenth of the year, passed from Phil Kessel and Jake Guentzel. This only made it 3-1, the final, with the three stars awarded to Rinne (42 for 43 in saves), Subban, and Smith.
Next up, the Detroit Red Wings bring in the New Jersey Devils. MacKenzie Blackwood and Jonathan Bernier draw the starts in goal. Detroit began in the first period with a Danny DeKeyser goal, his fifth of the season, assisted by Dylan Larkin and Tyler Bertuzzi. The Red Wings added on with a Larkin goal, his thirty-first of the year, courtesy of Bertuzzi and Anthony Mantha in the second period. Jimmy Howard replaced Bernier for the third period. Detroit extended the lead in the third period on an unassisted Bertuzzi empty net goal, his nineteenth of the season. The Red Wings iced it at 4-0 with an Andreas Athanasiou goal, his thirtieth of the year, via Martin Frk and DeKeyser. The three stars were Bertuzzi, Larkin, and DeKeyser.
Out west, the Calgary Flames host the Anaheim Ducks. Ryan Miller and Mike Smith are the veterans in goal. Anaheim opened in the first period with an Andy Welinski goal, going in unassisted. Calgary tied it on a Mark Giordano goal, his seventeenth of the season, made possible by Sean Monahan. The Flames took the lead in the second period with a Sean Monahan goal, his thirty-second of the year, via Rasmus Andersson and Elias Lindholm. Calgary added on with a James Neal power play goal, his sixth of the season, powered by Sean Monahan and Austin Czarnik. The Flames extended the lead in the third period as Derek Ryan scored his tenth of the year, thanks to T.J. Brodie. Calgary padded the lead on a Garnet Hathaway goal, his eleventh of the season, courtesy of Travis Hamonic and Ryan. The Flames capped it at 6-1 with a Monahan goal, his second of the game and thirty-third of the year, with helpers from Johnny Gaudreau and Noah Hanifin. The three stars belonged to Monahan, Ryan, and Smith (21 for 22 in saves).
Back stateside, the Colorado Avalanche welcome the Arizona Coyotes. Darcy Kuemper and Philipp Grubauer are between the pipes. Colorado got going in the second period with a Nathan MacKinnon powerp lay goal, his thirty-ninth of the season, powered by Gabriel Landeskog and Alexander Kerfoot. The Avalanche added on with a Derick Brassard power play goal, his fourteenth of the year, with assists provided by Colin Wilson and Carl Soderberg. Arizona got on the board with an Oliver Ekman-Larsson goal, his thirteenth of the season, assisted by Jason Demers and Vinnie Hinostroza. The Coyotes tied it on another Ekman-Larsson goal, his second of the game and fourteenth of the year, passed from Hinostroza and Alex Goligoski. Colorado won 3-2 in the shootout with a lone tally by MacKinnon.
Finally, the Vegas Golden Knights bring in the Minnesota Wild. Devan Dubnyk faces a lesser foe in Malcolm Subban in goal. Minnesota struck first in the first period with a Greg Pateryn goal, assisted by Nick Seeler and Ryan Donato. The Wild added on with an Eric Staal power play goal, his twenty-second of the season, powered by Jason Zucker and Jared Spurgeon. Minnesota extended the lead in the third period as Kevin Fiala scored his thirteenth of the year on the power play, with the help of Zucker and Staal. Vegas got on the board with a Paul Stastny goal, his twelfth of the season, guided in by Shea Theodore and Mark Stone. The Golden Knights got closer in the third period with another Stastny goal, his second of the game and thirteenth of the year, via Max Pacioretty and Colin Miller. This only made it 3-2, the final, with the three stars given to Staal, Stastny, and Zucker.
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The New York Rangers hosting the St. Louis Blues. Jordan Binnington and Alexandar Georgiev are the younger goalies. St. Louis led off in the first period with a Vladimir Tarasenko goal, his thirtieth of the season, passed from Brayden Schenn and Ryan O'Reilly. The Blues added on with a David Perron goal, his twenty-first of the year, with a lone helper from Jaden Schwartz. New York got on the board in the second period with an unassisted Ryan Strome goal, his seventeenth of the season. The Rangers tied it on a Pavel Buchnevich goal, his nineteenth of the year, via Mika Zibanejad. New York pulled ahead in the third period with a Jimmy Vesey goal, his seventeenth of the season, helped along by Brett Howden and Vinni Lettieri. The Rangers iced it at 4-2 with a Chris Kreider empty net goal, his twenty-seventh of the year, set up by Buchnevich and Neal Pionk. The three stars were Georgiev (44 for 46 in saves), Buchnevich, and Vesey.
Over in Pittsburgh, the Penguins welcome the Nashville Predators. Pekka Rinne and Matt Murray guard the cages. Nashville started in the first period with a Craig Smith goal, his twentieth of the season, with a lone assist by Matt Irwin. The Predators added on in the second period with a Viktor Arvidsson power play goal, his thirty-second of the year, powered by P.K. Subban and Ryan Johansen. Nashville extended the lead in the third period as Subban scored his eighth of the season, thanks to Smith and Mattias Ekholm. Pittsburgh got on the board with a Nick Bjugstad goal, his thirteenth of the year, passed from Phil Kessel and Jake Guentzel. This only made it 3-1, the final, with the three stars awarded to Rinne (42 for 43 in saves), Subban, and Smith.
Next up, the Detroit Red Wings bring in the New Jersey Devils. MacKenzie Blackwood and Jonathan Bernier draw the starts in goal. Detroit began in the first period with a Danny DeKeyser goal, his fifth of the season, assisted by Dylan Larkin and Tyler Bertuzzi. The Red Wings added on with a Larkin goal, his thirty-first of the year, courtesy of Bertuzzi and Anthony Mantha in the second period. Jimmy Howard replaced Bernier for the third period. Detroit extended the lead in the third period on an unassisted Bertuzzi empty net goal, his nineteenth of the season. The Red Wings iced it at 4-0 with an Andreas Athanasiou goal, his thirtieth of the year, via Martin Frk and DeKeyser. The three stars were Bertuzzi, Larkin, and DeKeyser.
Out west, the Calgary Flames host the Anaheim Ducks. Ryan Miller and Mike Smith are the veterans in goal. Anaheim opened in the first period with an Andy Welinski goal, going in unassisted. Calgary tied it on a Mark Giordano goal, his seventeenth of the season, made possible by Sean Monahan. The Flames took the lead in the second period with a Sean Monahan goal, his thirty-second of the year, via Rasmus Andersson and Elias Lindholm. Calgary added on with a James Neal power play goal, his sixth of the season, powered by Sean Monahan and Austin Czarnik. The Flames extended the lead in the third period as Derek Ryan scored his tenth of the year, thanks to T.J. Brodie. Calgary padded the lead on a Garnet Hathaway goal, his eleventh of the season, courtesy of Travis Hamonic and Ryan. The Flames capped it at 6-1 with a Monahan goal, his second of the game and thirty-third of the year, with helpers from Johnny Gaudreau and Noah Hanifin. The three stars belonged to Monahan, Ryan, and Smith (21 for 22 in saves).
Back stateside, the Colorado Avalanche welcome the Arizona Coyotes. Darcy Kuemper and Philipp Grubauer are between the pipes. Colorado got going in the second period with a Nathan MacKinnon powerp lay goal, his thirty-ninth of the season, powered by Gabriel Landeskog and Alexander Kerfoot. The Avalanche added on with a Derick Brassard power play goal, his fourteenth of the year, with assists provided by Colin Wilson and Carl Soderberg. Arizona got on the board with an Oliver Ekman-Larsson goal, his thirteenth of the season, assisted by Jason Demers and Vinnie Hinostroza. The Coyotes tied it on another Ekman-Larsson goal, his second of the game and fourteenth of the year, passed from Hinostroza and Alex Goligoski. Colorado won 3-2 in the shootout with a lone tally by MacKinnon.
Finally, the Vegas Golden Knights bring in the Minnesota Wild. Devan Dubnyk faces a lesser foe in Malcolm Subban in goal. Minnesota struck first in the first period with a Greg Pateryn goal, assisted by Nick Seeler and Ryan Donato. The Wild added on with an Eric Staal power play goal, his twenty-second of the season, powered by Jason Zucker and Jared Spurgeon. Minnesota extended the lead in the third period as Kevin Fiala scored his thirteenth of the year on the power play, with the help of Zucker and Staal. Vegas got on the board with a Paul Stastny goal, his twelfth of the season, guided in by Shea Theodore and Mark Stone. The Golden Knights got closer in the third period with another Stastny goal, his second of the game and thirteenth of the year, via Max Pacioretty and Colin Miller. This only made it 3-2, the final, with the three stars given to Staal, Stastny, and Zucker.
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NHL 2018/19 - Day 169
Eight games on this Thursday, beginning with...
The Buffalo Sabres hosting the Detroit Red Wings. Jimmy Howard and Linus Ullmark are in goal. Detroit led off in the first period with a Tyler Bertuzzi power play goal, his seventeenth of the season, powered by Anthony Mantha and Niklas Kronwall. The Red Wings added on in the second period with a Filip Hronek goal, his fourth of the year, via Mantha and Bertuzzi. Buffalo got on the board with a Kyle Okposo power play goal, his twelfth of the season, with assists provided by Casey Mittelstadt and Brandon Montour. The Sabres tied it on a Marco Scandella goal, his sixth of the year, guided in by Zemgus Girgensons and Johan Larsson. Detroit took the lead back in the third period with a Dylan Larkin goal, his twenty-ninth of the season, assisted by Madison Bowey and Mantha, the latter earning a sock trick. The Red Wings extended the lead as Larkin scored his second of the game and thirtieth of the year, thanks to Hronek. Buffalo countered on a Mittelstadt goal, his twelfth of the season, helped along by Jeff Skinner and Jason Pominville. The Sabres tied it on a Jack Eichel goal, his twenty-seventh of the year, fueled by Victor Olofsson and Sam Reinhart. Detroit won 5-4 in overtime on a Bertuzzi goal, his second of the game and eighteenth of the campaign, made possible by Danny DeKeyser and Taro Hirose. The three stars were Bertuzzi, Larkin, and Mantha, while Hronek and Mittelstadt get the honorable mentions.
Down in Raleigh, the Carolina Hurricanes welcome the Washington Capitals. Braden Holtby and Curtis McElhinney are in the blue paint. Carolina began in the first period with a Nino Niederreiter goal, his twenty-second of the season, via Justin Williams and Sebastian Aho. Washington tied it on a Brett Connolly goal, his twenty-second of the year, with a lone assist by Brooks Orpik. The Hurricanes retook the lead in the second period on a Warren Foegele goal, his eighth of the season, passed from Justin Faulk and Brett Pesce. The Capitals tied it again in the third period on a Jakub Vrana goal, his twenty-third of the year, guided in by Evgeny Kuznetsov and Christian Djoos. Washington pulled ahead with a Nic Dowd goal, his seventh of the campaign, made possible by Nick Jensen. This held for a 3-2 win, with the three stars given to Dowd, Vrana, and Connolly.
Along to Columbus, as the Blue Jackets host the Montreal Canadiens. Sergei Bobrovsky and Carey Price protect the nets. Montreal opened in the first period with a Brett Kulak goal, his sixth of the season, helped along by Max Domi and Andrew Shaw. Columbus tied it in the second period with a David Savard goal, his seventh of the year, fueled by Brandon Dubinsky and Nick Foligno. The Canadiens retook the lead on a Jeff Petry goal, his twelfth of the season, assisted by Phillip Danault and Kulak. The Blue Jackets tied it again with an Oliver Bjorkstrand goal, his eighteenth of the year, via Seth Jones and Alexander Wennberg. Columbus gained the lead on an Artemi Panarin goal, his twenty-seventh of the season, made possible by Matt Duchene and Markus Nutivaara. The Blue Jackets added on in the third period with a Riley Nash goal, his second of the year, going in unassisted. Columbus extended the lead as Bjorkstrand scored his second of the game and nineteenth of the season, with the help of Dean Kukan. The Blue Jackets capped it at 6-2 with a Dubinsky empty net goal, his sixth of the year, an unassisted goal. The three stars were Bjorkstrand, Dubinsky, and Kulak.
Up in Canada, the Ottawa Senators bring in the Florida Panthers. Roberto Luongo and Anders Nilsson are set to start in goal. Florida started in the first period with an Evgenii Dadonov goal, his twenty-sixth of the season, via Aleksander Barkov and Keith Yandle. Ottawa tied it on a Colin White goal, his fourteenth of the year, passed from Brian Gibbons and Anthony Duclair. The Panthers took the lead with a Troy Brouwer goal, his tenth of the season, coming off of Riley Sheahan and Dryden Hunt in the second period. Florida added on with a Jonathan Huberdeau goal, his twenty-sixth of the year, courtesy of Barkov and Dadonov. The Senators got one back in the third period with a Brady Tkachuk goal, his twentieth of the season, guided in by Gibbons and Thomas Chabot. The Panthers replied with a Hunt empty net goal, his third of the year, going in unassisted. Florida finished it at 5-2 with a Huberdeau empty net goal, his second of the game and twenty-seventh of the campaign, set up by Dadonov. The three stars belonged to Dadonov, Huberdeau, and Barkov, while Hunt and Gibbons draw the honorable mentions.
Westward to Winnipeg, as the Jets host the New York Islanders. Robin Lehner and Connor Hellebuyck are the masked men. Winnipeg struck first in the first period with an Adam Lowry goal, his tenth of the season, made possible by Brandon Tanev and Nathan Beaulieu. The Jets added on with a Lowry goal, his second of the game and eleventh of the year, via Jacob Trouba and Tanev. New York got on the board with a Mathew Barzal goal, his eighteenth of the season, courtesy of Jordan Eberle. Winnipeg shot back in the second period with a Tanev goal, his fourteenth of the year, passed from Beaulieu and Lowry. The Islanders pulled back with an Anders Lee power play goal, his twenty-eighth of the season, powered by Ryan Pulock and Josh Bailey. The Jets countered in the third period with a Mark Scheifele power play goal, his thirty-sixth of the year, with assists provided by Trouba and Blake Wheeler. New York responded on an Eberle goal, his sixteenth of the season, fueled by Pulock and Adam Pelech. The Islanders tied it as Casey Cizikas scored his twentieth of the year, thanks to Anthony Beauvillier and Pulock, the latter earning a sock trick. New York took the lead on Eberle's second goal of the game and seventeenth of the campaign, assisted by Barzal and Lee. This made it 5-4, the final, with the three stars awarded to Eberle, Lowry, and Pulock, while Lee, Barzal, Tanev, Trouba, and Beaulieu get the honorable mentions.
Further west to Alberta, as the Edmonton Oilers welcome the Dallas Stars. Anton Khudobin and Mikko Koskinen are between the pipes. Edmonton drew first blood in the first period with a Leon Draisaitl goal, his forty-seventh of the season, courtesy of Connor McDavid and Ryan Nugent-Hopkins. The Oilers added on in the second period with a McDavid goal, his fortieth of the year, via Draisaitl. Dallas got on the board with an Alexander Radulov power play goal, his twenty-sixth of the season, powered by Tyler Seguin and Roope Hintz. The Stars tied it in the third period on a Miro Heiskanen goal, his twelfth of the year, passed from Jason Dickinson and Hintz. In the shootout, Seguin and Jamie Benn answered Nugent-Hopkins to secure a 3-2 win for the Stars. The three stars were Seguin, McDavid, and Hintz, while Draisaitl and Nugent-Hopkins get the honorable mentions.
Continuing the Canadian tour, the Vancouver Canucks host the Los Angeles Kings. Jonathan Quick and Thatcher Demko patrol the creases. Los Angeles kicked off the scoring in the first period with an Austin Wagner goal, his eleventh of the season, guided in by Kurtis MacDermid and Michael Amadio. Vancouver tied it in the second period with an Alexander Edler power play goal, his tenth of the year, powered by Elias Pettersson and Bo Horvat. The Canucks took the lead on a Brock Boeser goal, his twenty-sixth of the season, passed from Quinn Hughes and Luke Schenn. The Kings tied it in the third period with an Adrian Kempe goal, his twelfth of the year, via Trevor Lewis. Vancouver won 3-2 with a lone tally by Tanner Pearson in the shootout. The three stars were Demko (37 for 39 in saves), Boeser, and Hughes.
Finally, the San Jose Sharks bring in the Chicago Blackhawks. Corey Crawford and Martin Jones guard the cages. Chicago was first to score in the first period with an Alex DeBrincat power play goal, his thirty-ninth of the season, powered by Jonathan Toews and Patrick Kane. The Blackhawks added on with a Connor Murphy goal, his fifth of the year, via Brandon Saad and Artem Anisimov. Chicago extended the lead as Toews scored his thirty-third of the season, thanks to Saad and Erik Gustafsson. San Jose got on the board with a Lukas Radil goal, his seventh of the year, assisted by Tomas Hertl and Burns. The Sharks got closer in the second period with a Gustav Nyquist power play goal, his twentieth of the season, with assists provided by Hertl and Kevin Labanc. The Blackhawks replied with another DeBrincat goal, his second of the game and fortieth of the year, coming off of Dylan Strome and Dominik Kahun. San Jose got one back on a Hertl power play goal, his thirty-fourth of the season, helped along by Joe Thornton and Logan Couture. The Sharks evened it on a Timo Meier goal, his twenty-ninth of the year, fueled by Couture and Nyquist. Chicago regained the lead on a Chris Kunitz goal, his fourth of the season, passed from Kane and Gustafsson. This stood as the eventual 5-4 final score, with the three stars given to DeBrincat, Hertl, and Toews, while Kane, Saad, Gustafsson, Nyquist, and Couture get the honorable mentions.
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The Buffalo Sabres hosting the Detroit Red Wings. Jimmy Howard and Linus Ullmark are in goal. Detroit led off in the first period with a Tyler Bertuzzi power play goal, his seventeenth of the season, powered by Anthony Mantha and Niklas Kronwall. The Red Wings added on in the second period with a Filip Hronek goal, his fourth of the year, via Mantha and Bertuzzi. Buffalo got on the board with a Kyle Okposo power play goal, his twelfth of the season, with assists provided by Casey Mittelstadt and Brandon Montour. The Sabres tied it on a Marco Scandella goal, his sixth of the year, guided in by Zemgus Girgensons and Johan Larsson. Detroit took the lead back in the third period with a Dylan Larkin goal, his twenty-ninth of the season, assisted by Madison Bowey and Mantha, the latter earning a sock trick. The Red Wings extended the lead as Larkin scored his second of the game and thirtieth of the year, thanks to Hronek. Buffalo countered on a Mittelstadt goal, his twelfth of the season, helped along by Jeff Skinner and Jason Pominville. The Sabres tied it on a Jack Eichel goal, his twenty-seventh of the year, fueled by Victor Olofsson and Sam Reinhart. Detroit won 5-4 in overtime on a Bertuzzi goal, his second of the game and eighteenth of the campaign, made possible by Danny DeKeyser and Taro Hirose. The three stars were Bertuzzi, Larkin, and Mantha, while Hronek and Mittelstadt get the honorable mentions.
Down in Raleigh, the Carolina Hurricanes welcome the Washington Capitals. Braden Holtby and Curtis McElhinney are in the blue paint. Carolina began in the first period with a Nino Niederreiter goal, his twenty-second of the season, via Justin Williams and Sebastian Aho. Washington tied it on a Brett Connolly goal, his twenty-second of the year, with a lone assist by Brooks Orpik. The Hurricanes retook the lead in the second period on a Warren Foegele goal, his eighth of the season, passed from Justin Faulk and Brett Pesce. The Capitals tied it again in the third period on a Jakub Vrana goal, his twenty-third of the year, guided in by Evgeny Kuznetsov and Christian Djoos. Washington pulled ahead with a Nic Dowd goal, his seventh of the campaign, made possible by Nick Jensen. This held for a 3-2 win, with the three stars given to Dowd, Vrana, and Connolly.
Along to Columbus, as the Blue Jackets host the Montreal Canadiens. Sergei Bobrovsky and Carey Price protect the nets. Montreal opened in the first period with a Brett Kulak goal, his sixth of the season, helped along by Max Domi and Andrew Shaw. Columbus tied it in the second period with a David Savard goal, his seventh of the year, fueled by Brandon Dubinsky and Nick Foligno. The Canadiens retook the lead on a Jeff Petry goal, his twelfth of the season, assisted by Phillip Danault and Kulak. The Blue Jackets tied it again with an Oliver Bjorkstrand goal, his eighteenth of the year, via Seth Jones and Alexander Wennberg. Columbus gained the lead on an Artemi Panarin goal, his twenty-seventh of the season, made possible by Matt Duchene and Markus Nutivaara. The Blue Jackets added on in the third period with a Riley Nash goal, his second of the year, going in unassisted. Columbus extended the lead as Bjorkstrand scored his second of the game and nineteenth of the season, with the help of Dean Kukan. The Blue Jackets capped it at 6-2 with a Dubinsky empty net goal, his sixth of the year, an unassisted goal. The three stars were Bjorkstrand, Dubinsky, and Kulak.
Up in Canada, the Ottawa Senators bring in the Florida Panthers. Roberto Luongo and Anders Nilsson are set to start in goal. Florida started in the first period with an Evgenii Dadonov goal, his twenty-sixth of the season, via Aleksander Barkov and Keith Yandle. Ottawa tied it on a Colin White goal, his fourteenth of the year, passed from Brian Gibbons and Anthony Duclair. The Panthers took the lead with a Troy Brouwer goal, his tenth of the season, coming off of Riley Sheahan and Dryden Hunt in the second period. Florida added on with a Jonathan Huberdeau goal, his twenty-sixth of the year, courtesy of Barkov and Dadonov. The Senators got one back in the third period with a Brady Tkachuk goal, his twentieth of the season, guided in by Gibbons and Thomas Chabot. The Panthers replied with a Hunt empty net goal, his third of the year, going in unassisted. Florida finished it at 5-2 with a Huberdeau empty net goal, his second of the game and twenty-seventh of the campaign, set up by Dadonov. The three stars belonged to Dadonov, Huberdeau, and Barkov, while Hunt and Gibbons draw the honorable mentions.
Westward to Winnipeg, as the Jets host the New York Islanders. Robin Lehner and Connor Hellebuyck are the masked men. Winnipeg struck first in the first period with an Adam Lowry goal, his tenth of the season, made possible by Brandon Tanev and Nathan Beaulieu. The Jets added on with a Lowry goal, his second of the game and eleventh of the year, via Jacob Trouba and Tanev. New York got on the board with a Mathew Barzal goal, his eighteenth of the season, courtesy of Jordan Eberle. Winnipeg shot back in the second period with a Tanev goal, his fourteenth of the year, passed from Beaulieu and Lowry. The Islanders pulled back with an Anders Lee power play goal, his twenty-eighth of the season, powered by Ryan Pulock and Josh Bailey. The Jets countered in the third period with a Mark Scheifele power play goal, his thirty-sixth of the year, with assists provided by Trouba and Blake Wheeler. New York responded on an Eberle goal, his sixteenth of the season, fueled by Pulock and Adam Pelech. The Islanders tied it as Casey Cizikas scored his twentieth of the year, thanks to Anthony Beauvillier and Pulock, the latter earning a sock trick. New York took the lead on Eberle's second goal of the game and seventeenth of the campaign, assisted by Barzal and Lee. This made it 5-4, the final, with the three stars awarded to Eberle, Lowry, and Pulock, while Lee, Barzal, Tanev, Trouba, and Beaulieu get the honorable mentions.
Further west to Alberta, as the Edmonton Oilers welcome the Dallas Stars. Anton Khudobin and Mikko Koskinen are between the pipes. Edmonton drew first blood in the first period with a Leon Draisaitl goal, his forty-seventh of the season, courtesy of Connor McDavid and Ryan Nugent-Hopkins. The Oilers added on in the second period with a McDavid goal, his fortieth of the year, via Draisaitl. Dallas got on the board with an Alexander Radulov power play goal, his twenty-sixth of the season, powered by Tyler Seguin and Roope Hintz. The Stars tied it in the third period on a Miro Heiskanen goal, his twelfth of the year, passed from Jason Dickinson and Hintz. In the shootout, Seguin and Jamie Benn answered Nugent-Hopkins to secure a 3-2 win for the Stars. The three stars were Seguin, McDavid, and Hintz, while Draisaitl and Nugent-Hopkins get the honorable mentions.
Continuing the Canadian tour, the Vancouver Canucks host the Los Angeles Kings. Jonathan Quick and Thatcher Demko patrol the creases. Los Angeles kicked off the scoring in the first period with an Austin Wagner goal, his eleventh of the season, guided in by Kurtis MacDermid and Michael Amadio. Vancouver tied it in the second period with an Alexander Edler power play goal, his tenth of the year, powered by Elias Pettersson and Bo Horvat. The Canucks took the lead on a Brock Boeser goal, his twenty-sixth of the season, passed from Quinn Hughes and Luke Schenn. The Kings tied it in the third period with an Adrian Kempe goal, his twelfth of the year, via Trevor Lewis. Vancouver won 3-2 with a lone tally by Tanner Pearson in the shootout. The three stars were Demko (37 for 39 in saves), Boeser, and Hughes.
Finally, the San Jose Sharks bring in the Chicago Blackhawks. Corey Crawford and Martin Jones guard the cages. Chicago was first to score in the first period with an Alex DeBrincat power play goal, his thirty-ninth of the season, powered by Jonathan Toews and Patrick Kane. The Blackhawks added on with a Connor Murphy goal, his fifth of the year, via Brandon Saad and Artem Anisimov. Chicago extended the lead as Toews scored his thirty-third of the season, thanks to Saad and Erik Gustafsson. San Jose got on the board with a Lukas Radil goal, his seventh of the year, assisted by Tomas Hertl and Burns. The Sharks got closer in the second period with a Gustav Nyquist power play goal, his twentieth of the season, with assists provided by Hertl and Kevin Labanc. The Blackhawks replied with another DeBrincat goal, his second of the game and fortieth of the year, coming off of Dylan Strome and Dominik Kahun. San Jose got one back on a Hertl power play goal, his thirty-fourth of the season, helped along by Joe Thornton and Logan Couture. The Sharks evened it on a Timo Meier goal, his twenty-ninth of the year, fueled by Couture and Nyquist. Chicago regained the lead on a Chris Kunitz goal, his fourth of the season, passed from Kane and Gustafsson. This stood as the eventual 5-4 final score, with the three stars given to DeBrincat, Hertl, and Toews, while Kane, Saad, Gustafsson, Nyquist, and Couture get the honorable mentions.
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