There's thirteen games on today, beginning with...
The Carolina Hurricanes hosting the Dallas Stars. Anton Khudobin and Alex Nedeljkovic start in goal. Dallas started in the first period with a Tyler Seguin goal, his sixteenth of the season, passed from Jamie Benn. The Stars added on with a Roope Hintz power play goal, his eighteenth of the year, powered by Denis Gurianov and John Klingberg. Dallas extended the lead as Jason Dickinson scored his ninth of the season, thanks to Hintz and Jamie Oleksiak. Carolina got on the board in the second period with a Sebastian Aho goal, his thirty-sixth of the year, via Jaccob Slavin and Andrei Svechnikov. The Stars answered with a Gurianov goal, his eighteenth of the season, with helpers by Hintz and Dickinson. This stood as the eventual 4-1 final score, with the three stars awarded to Hintz, Gurianov, and Khudobin (40 for 41 in saves), while Dickinson gets an honorable mention.
Down in Florida, the Tampa Bay Lightning welcome the Toronto Maple Leafs. Frederik Andersen and Andrei Vasilevskiy guard the cages. Tampa Bay opened in the first period with a Nikita Kucherov goal, his thirtieth of the season, coming off of Steven Stamkos and Victor Hedman. Toronto tied it on a Jake Muzzin goal, his sixth of the year, via Jason Spezza and Frederik Gauthier. The Maple Leafs took the lead with a John Tavares power play goal, his twenty-fifth of the season, powered by Tyson Barrie and Auston Matthews. The Lightning retied it in the second period with a Pat Maroon goal, his eighth of the year, fueled by Cedric Paquette and Kevin Shattenkirk. Toronto got on the board with a Tavares goal, his second of the game and twenty-sixth of the season, made possible by William Nylander. The Maple Leafs added on with a Nylander power play goal, his twenty-eighth of the year, with helpers from Mitchell Marner and Barrie. Tampa Bay got one back with a Yanni Gourde goal, his ninth of the season, guided in by Shattenkirk and Barclay Goodrow. The Maple Leafs held on for a 4-3 win, with the three stars given to Tavares, Nylander, and Barrie, while Shattenkirk gets an honorable mention.
Up north, the Boston Bruins bring in the Calgary Flames. David Rittich and Tuukka Rask are the masked men. Calgary was first to score in the first period with a Matthew Tkachuk goal, his twenty-first of the season, made possible by Mikael Backlund and Noah Hanifin. Boston tied it in the second period with a Brad Marchand shorthanded goal, his twenty-fifth of the year, set up by Charlie McAvoy. The Flames retook the lead with a Sean Monahan goal, his twentieth of the season, courtesy of Johnny Gaudreau and Michael Stone. Calgary added on with a Monahan power play goal, his second of the game and twenty-first of the year, powered by Tkachuk and Erik Gustafsson. The Bruins got one back with a Chris Wagner goal, his sixth of the season, via Sean Kuraly and Par Lindholm in the third period. The Flames countered with a Backlund goal, his thirteenth of the year, going in unassisted. Calgary iced it at 5-2 with a Backlund empty net goal, his second of the game and fourteenth of the campaign, set up by Tkachuk. The three stars were Monahan, Tkachuk, and Backlund.
Next up, the New York Islanders host the New York Rangers. Alexandar Georgiev and Semyon Varlamov are in the creases. The Rangers led off in the first period with an Artemi Panarin goal, his thirty-second of the season, assisted by Ryan Lindgren and Tony DeAngelo. The Rangers added on with a Greg McKegg goal, his fourth of the year, via Brendan Lemieux and Adam Fox in the second period. The Islanders got on the board with a Jean-Gabriel Pageau goal, his twenty-fifth of the season, coming off of Ryan Pulock and Josh Bailey. The Rangers replied in the third period with a Brett Howden goal, his eighth of the year, passed from Brendan Smith and Lindgren. The Islanders fired back with a Jordan Eberle his fourteenth of the season, helped along by Mathew Barzal and Anders Lee. The Islanders tied it with a Brock Nelson goal, his twenty-third of the year, set up by Devon Toews and Barzal. The Rangers won 4-3 in overtime with a Mika Zibanejad goal, his twenty-ninth of the campaign, helped along by Panarin. The three stars belonged to Panarin, Barzal, and Lindgren.
Along to DC, as the Washington Capitals welcome the Winnipeg Jets. Laurent Brossoit and Braden Holtby draw the starts in goal. Washington began in the first period with an Alex Ovechkin goal, his forty-third of the season, made possible by Evgeny Kuznetsov and Dmitry Orlov. The Capitals added on with a Jakub Vrana goal, his twenty-fifth of the year, fueled by T.J. Oshie and Dmitry Orlov. Washington extended the lead as Garnet Hathaway scored his seventh of the season in the second period, thanks to Nic Dowd and Richard Panik. Winnipeg got on the board with a Nikolaj Ehlers goal, his twenty-third of the year, courtesy of Cody Eakin. The Jets got closer in the third period with a Kyle Connor goal, his thirty-first of the season, going in unassisted. Winnipeg tied it with a Mark Scheifele goal, his twenty-seventh of the year, helped along by Ehlers. The tie went to a shootout, where Oshie, Nicklas Backstrom, and Ovechkin tallied to propel the Capitals past Scheifele, Blake Wheeler and the Jets by a 4-3 score. The three stars belonged to Ovechkin, Oshie, and Ehlers, while Scheifele and Orlov get the honorable mentions.
Into Canada, where the Montreal Canadiens bring in the Vancouver Canucks. Thatcher Demko is mismatched with Carey Price in goal. Montreal struck first in the first period with a Paul Byron goal, his third of the season, with a lone assist by Max Domi. The Canadiens added on with a Shea Weber goal, his fifteenth of the year, courtesy of Tomas Tatar and Phillip Danault. Vancouver got on the board with a Bo Horvat power play goal, his twentieth of the season, powered by J.T. Miller and Quinn Hughes. The Canucks tied it in the second period on an Alexander Edler goal, his fifth of the year, fueled by Jake Virtanen and Adam Gaudette. Montreal retook the lead in the third period with a Jordan Weal goal, his seventh of the season, via Domi. Vancouver retied it on a Virtanen goal, his eighteenth of the year, with a lone assist by Tyler Myers and Gaudette on the power play. The Canucks won 4-3 in overtime with a Tyler Toffoli goal, his twenty-first of the season, made possible by Horvat and Edler. The three stars belonged to Horvat, Edler, and Virtanen, while Gaudette and Domi get the honorable mentions.
Back stateside, the Philadelphia Flyers host the San Jose Sharks. Aaron Dell and Carter Hart are in the blue paint. Philadelphia kicked off the scoring in the first period with a Nicolas Aube-Kubel power play goal, his sixth of the season, powered by James van Riemsdyk and Matt Niskanen. San Jose retied it with a Joel Kellman goal, his second of the year, assisted by Jacob Middleton and Tim Heed. The Flyers retook the lead in the second period with a Kevin Hayes goal, his twentieth of the season, made possible by Scott Laughton and Travis Konecny. Philadelphia added on with a Konecny goal, his twenty-second of the year, with a lone assist from Hayes. The Flyers extended the lead in the third period as Hayes scored his second of the game and twenty-first of the season, with the help of Laughton and Konecny. The Sharks got one back with a Noah Gregor goal, his second of the year, helped along by Marcus Sorensen. This stood for a 4-2 win for the Flyers, with the three stars being Hayes, Konecny, and Laughton.
Over in Detroit, the Red Wings welcome the New Jersey Devils. Cory Schneider and Jonathan Bernier man the nets. New Jersey drew first blood in the first period with a Joey Anderson goal, his third of the season, assisted by Miles Wood and Dakota Mermis. The Devils added on in the second period with a Jesper Bratt goal, his fourteenth of the year, coming off of Pavel Zacha and Nikita Gusev on the power play. New Jersey extended the lead on a Kyle Palmieri power play goal, his twenty-third of the season, powered by Jack Hughes and Damon Severson. Detroit got on the board in the third period with a Valtteri Filppula goal, his sixth of the year, passed from Tyler Bertuzzi and Dylan Larkin on the power play. The Devils answered on a Gusev power play goal, his eleventh of the season, with helpers from Zacha and Mirco Mueller. This held for a 4-1 win, with the three stars being Gusev, Zacha, and Schneider (27 for 28 in saves).
Southwest to St. Louis, as the Blues bring in the Chicago Blackhawks. Corey Crawford and Jordan Binnington protect the nets. St. Louis cracked the scoresheet in the first period with a Brayden Schenn power play goal, his twenty-second of the season, powered by Jaden Schwartz and David Perron. Chicago tied it on a Duncan Keith power play goal, his second of the year, with a lone helper from Jonathan Toews. The Blackhawks took the lead with a Connor Murphy goal, his fifth of the season, coming off of Dominik Kubalik and Toews. Chicago added on in the second period with a Patrick Kane power play goal, his twenty-eighth of the year, with assists provided by Keith and Kubalik. The Blues got one back with a Robert Thomas goal, his tenth of the season, fueled by Perron and Zach Sanford. St. Louis tied it with a Ryan O'Reilly goal, his twelfth of the year, guided in by Schenn and Schwartz. The Blues pulled ahead with a Sanford goal, his fourteenth of the season, with a lone assist from Thomas. The Blackhawks retied it on a Matthew Highmore goal, his second of the year, made possible by David Kampf and Keith. Chicago surged ahead with a Brandon Saad power play goal, his nineteenth of the season, courtesy of Dylan Strome and Kirby Dach. St. Louis tied it again with a Justin Faulk goal, his fifth of the year, passed from O'Reilly. The Blues gained the lead on a Sanford power play goal, his second of the game and fifteenth of the season, dished from Thomas. This stood for a 6-5 win, with the three stars handed to Sanford, Thomas, and O'Reilly, while Schenn, Schwartz, Perron, Keith, Kubalik, and Toews get the honorable mentions.
Next up, the Nashville Predators host the Ottawa Senators. Craig Anderson and Juuse Saros are the goalies. Ottawa opened in the first period with a Thomas Chabot goal, his sixth of the season, assisted by Scott Sabourin and Ron Hainsey. Nashville tied it on a Colin Blackwell goal, his third of the year, passed from Mattias Ekholm and Ryan Johansen. The Senators took the lead with a Filip Chlapik goal, his third of the season, courtesy of Rudolfs Balcers and Jayce Hawryluk. The Predators tied it again with a Ryan Ellis power play goal, his seventh of the year, powered by Mikael Granlund. Nashville took the lead with a Viktor Arvidsson power play goal, his fourteenth of the season, with assists provided by Calle Jarnkrok and Ellis. This held for a 3-2 win, with the three stars being Ellis, Arvidsson, and Saros (33 for 35 in saves).
Northward to Minnesota, as the Wild welcome the Columbus Blue Jackets. Matiss Kivlenieks and Alex Stalock are the backups in goal. Minnesota started in the first period with an Eric Staal goal, his eighteenth of the season, coming off of Kevin Fiala. Columbus tied it on a Nick Foligno goal, his tenth of the year, via Gustav Nyquist and Scott Harrington. The Wild regained the lead with a Ryan Donato goal, his twelfth of the season, assisted by Ryan Suter and Greg Pateryn. Minnesota added on in the second period with a Mikko Koivu goal, his third of the year, fueled by Ryan Hartman. The Wild extended the lead as Koivu scored his second of the game and fourth of the season, thanks to Donato and Hartman. The Blue Jackets got one back in the third period with an Emil Bemstrom goal, his eighth of the year, going in unassisted. Columbus got closer with a Pierre-Luc Dubois goal, his eighteenth of the season, an unassisted tally. Minnesota responded with a Fiala goal, his seventeenth of the year, made possible by Staal and Jonas Brodin. The Blue Jackets answered with a Zach Werenski goal, his nineteenth of the season, going in unassisted. This only made it 5-4, the final, with the three stars given to Koivu, Donato, and Fiala, while Hartman and Staal get the honorable mentions.
In the desert, the Arizona Coyotes bring in the Florida Panthers. Sergei Bobrovsky and Darcy Kuemper are between the pipes. Arizona led off in the first period with a Brad Richardson shorthanded goal, his sixth of the season, set up by Vinnie Hinostroza and Niklas Hjalmarsson. Florida tied it in the second period on a Frank Vatrano goal, his sixteenth of the year, assisted by Aaron Ekblad and Mike Hoffman. The Panthers took the lead with a Hoffman power play goal in the third period, his twenty-fifth of the season, powered by Jonathan Huberdeau and Aleksander Barkov. This stood for a 2-1 win, with the three stars being Hoffman, Bobrovsky (37 for 38 in saves), and Vatrano.
Finally, the Anaheim Ducks host the Edmonton Oilers. Mike Smith and John Gibson protect the nets. Anaheim began in the first period with an unassisted Sonny Milano goal, his sixth of the season. The Ducks added on with a Nicolas Deslauriers goal, his fourth of the year, via Jacob Larsson and Michael Del Zotto. Edmonton got on the board in the second period with a Tyler Ennis goal, his fifteenth of the season, courtesy of Andreas Athanasiou and Connor McDavid. The Oilers tied it on a Leon Draisaitl power play goal in the third period, his thirty-seventh of the year, powered by Ryan Nugent-Hopkins and McDavid. Anaheim retook the lead on an Adam Henrique goal, his twenty-fourth of the season, helped along by Danton Heinen and Josh Manson. Edmonton retied it on an Athanasiou goal, his eleventh of the year, made possible by Ennis and McDavid. The Ducks won 4-3 in overtime with a Milano power play goal, his second of the game and seventh of the campaign, with assists provided by Henrique and Ryan Getzlaf. The three stars went to Milano, Henrique, and McDavid, while Ennis and Athanasiou get the honorable mentions.
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Tuesday, February 25, 2020
Monday, February 24, 2020
NHL 2019-20 - Day 139
The trade deadline has passed in the NHL, and now the Columbus Blue Jackets host the Ottawa Senators. Marcus Hogberg and Elvis Merzlikins are the inexperienced goalies. Columbus opened in the first period with a Nick Foligno goal, his eighth of the season, via Pierre-Luc Dubois and Gustav Nyquist. Ottawa tied it on a Connor Brown goal, his twelfth of the year, passed from Chris Tierney and Christian Jaros. The Senators took the lead in the second period with with a Brown power play goal, his second of the game and thirteenth of the season, powered by Artem Anisimov and Mike Reilly. The Blue Jackets tied it again with a Foligno goal, his ninth of the year, passed from Boone Jenner and Vladislav Gavrikov. Ottawa retook the lead on a Colin White goal, his sixth of the season, coming off of Jayce Hawryluk and Matthew Peca. Columbus tied it again with a Stefan Matteau goal, his second of the year, with helpers from Scott Harrington and Kevin Stenlund. The Blue Jackets won 4-3 in overtime with an Emil Bemstrom goal, his seventh of the campaign, assisted by Zach Werenski and Jenner. The three stars were Foligno, Brown, and Jenner.
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Sunday, February 23, 2020
NHL 2019-20 - Day 138
We've got eight games on throughout this Sunday, beginning with...
The Washington Capitals hosting the Pittsburgh Penguins. Matt Murray and Braden Holtby are the masked men. Washington led off in the first period with a Jakub Vrana goal, his twenty-fourth of the season, going in unassisted. Pittsburgh tied it in the second period with a Patric Hornqvist goal, his fifteenth of the year, courtesy of Kris Letang and Evgeni Malkin. The Penguins took the lead with a Sidney Crosby goal, his thirteenth of the season, assisted by Jason Zucker and Marcus Pettersson. The Capitals retied it in the third period with a Tom Wilson goal, his twentieth of the year, passed from Nicklas Backstrom. Washington pulled ahead on a Carl Hagelin goal, his sixth of the season, coming off of Lars Eller and John Carlson. Pittsburgh retied it with a Malkin goal, his twenty-first of the year, with a lone assist by Bryan Rust. The Capitals regained the lead on a T.J. Oshie goal, his twenty-fifth of the season, an unassisted goal. Washington iced it at 5-3 with a Hagelin empty net goal, his second of the game and seventh of the year, set up by Backstrom and Oshie. The three stars were Hagelin, Oshie, and Malkin, while Backstrom gets an honorable mention.
Down in Dallas, the Stars welcome the Chicago Blackhawks. Corey Crawford and Anton Khudobin man the nets. Dallas began in the first period with a Joe Pavelski goal, his fourteenth of the season, coming off of Alexander Radulov and Mattias Janmark. Chicago tied it in the second period with a Dominik Kubalik power play goal, his twenty-sixth of the year, powered by Patrick Kane and Duncan Keith. The Stars retook the lead on a Tyler Seguin goal, his fifteenth of the campaign, assisted by Corey Perry and Jamie Benn. This stood for the eventual 2-1 win, with the three stars given to Khudobin (31 for 32 in saves), Seguin, and Pavelski.
Northeast to Buffalo, as the Sabres bring in the Winnipeg Jets. Connor Hellebuyck faces a lesser foe in Jonas Johansson in goal. Buffalo opened in the first period with a Kyle Okposo goal, his eighth of the season, courtesy of Zemgus Girgensons and Henri Jokiharju. Winnipeg tied it on a Blake Wheeler goal, his twenty-first of the year, via Jansen Harkins and Mark Scheifele. The Sabres regained the lead in the third period with an Okposo goal, his second of the game and ninth of the campaign, helped along by Girgensons and Brandon Montour. This made it 2-1, the final, with the three stars given to Okposo, Johansson (25 for 26 in saves), and Girgensons.
Along to Long Island, where the New York Islanders host the San Jose Sharks. Martin Jones and Semyon Varlamov are the veterans in goal. New York started in the first period with an Anders Lee goal, his eighth of the season, made possible by Mathew Barzal and Jordan Eberle. San Jose tied it with a Dylan Gambrell goal, his fifth of the year, via Radim Simek and Timo Meier. The Islanders pulled ahead in the second period with another Lee goal, his second of the game and nineteenth of the season, assisted by Barzal and Devon Toews. New York added on with a Toews goal, his sixth of the year, with a lone helper from Brock Nelson. The Islanders iced it at 4-1 in the third period with a Josh Bailey empty net goal, his thirteenth of the campaign, set up by Lee and Nelson. The three stars belonged to Lee, Toews, and Varlamov (29 for 30 in saves), while Barzal and Nelson get the honorable mentions.
Westward to Detroit, as the Red Wings host the Calgary Flames. David Rittich and Jonathan Bernier are in the creases. Calgary struck first in the first period with a Johnny Gaudreau goal, his sixteenth of the season, guided in by Noah Hanifin and Sean Monahan. The Flames added on with a Monahan goal, his nineteenth of the year, via Elias Lindholm. Detroit got on the board with a Dylan Larkin goal, his sixteenth of the season, coming off of Brendan Perlini and Patrik Nemeth. Calgary replied in the second period with an Andrew Mangiapane goal, his fourteenth of the year, passed from Hanifin and Mikael Backlund. The Red Wings pulled one back with a Larkin goal in the third period, his second of the game and seventeenth of the season, assisted by Anthony Mantha and Madison Bowey. The Flames iced it at 4-2 with a Mangiapane empty net goal, his second of the game and fifteenth of the year, going in unassisted. The three stars were handed to Mangiapane, Larkin, and Monahan, while Hanifin gets an honorable mention.
Continuing along to Minnesota, where the Wild welcome the St. Louis Blues. Jordan Binnington and Devan Dubnyk are between the pipes. St. Louis was first to score in the first period with a Jordan Kyrou goal, his fourth of the season, made possible by Marco Scandella and Colton Parayko. The Blues added on with a Brayden Schenn goal, his twenty-first of the year, helped along by Jaden Schwartz. Minnesota got on the board in the second period with a Marcus Foligno goal, his tenth of the season, passed from Jordan Greenway and Joel Eriksson Ek. St. Louis responded with an Oskar Sundqvist goal, his twelfth of the year, going in unassisted. The Blues extended the lead in the third period as Ivan Barbashev scored a shorthanded goal, his tenth of the campaign, set up by Sundqvist. This produced the 4-1 final score, with the three stars going to Sundqvist, Binnington (32 for 33 in saves), and Schenn.
Out in Los Angeles, the Kings bring in the Edmonton Oilers. Mike Smith and Calvin Petersen draw the starts in goal. Edmonton kicked off the scoring in the first period with a Leon Draisaitl power play goal, his thirty-sixth of the season, passed from Connor McDavid and Caleb Jones. The Oilers added on in the second period with a Ryan Nugent-Hopkins goal, his eighteenth of the year, via Jones and Kailer Yamamoto. Edmonton extended the lead as McDavid scored his thirty-third of the season, thanks to Patrick Russell. Los Angeles got on the board with an Anze Kopitar power play goal, his eighteenth of the year, powered by Alex Iafallo and Adrian Kempe. The Kings got closer in the third period with a Dustin Brown goal, his eighteenth of the season, coming off of Kempe. The Oilers iced it at 4-2 with a Josh Archibald empty net goal, his tenth of the year, set up by McDavid and Riley Sheahan. The three stars were McDavid, Kempe, and Jones.
Finally, the Anaheim Ducks host the Vegas Golden Knights. Malcolm Subban is mismatched with John Gibson in goal. Vegas drew first blood in the first period with a Patrick Brown goal, via Gage Quinney and Ryan Reaves. Anaheim tied it on a Devin Shore goal, his fourth of the season, with a lone assist by Brenden Guhle. The Ducks took the lead in the second period with a Nick Ritchie goal, his seventh of the year, passed from Adam Henrique. The Golden Knights tied it on an Alec Martinez goal, his third of the season, assisted by Mark Stone and Max Pacioretty. Vegas took the lead with a William Karlsson goal, his eleventh of the year, courtesy of Stone and Pacioretty. Anaheim retied it in the third period with another Ritchie goal, his second of the game and eighth of the season, helped along by Troy Terry and Henrique. The Golden Knights reclaimed the lead on a Karlsson goal, his second of the game and twelfth of the year, fueled by Chandler Stephenson and Martinez. Vegas added on with another Karlsson goal to complete his hat trick on his thirteenth of the season, with helpers from Stone and Reilly Smith. The Ducks pulled back with a Henrique goal, his twenty-second of the year, courtesy of Ritchie and Rickard Rakell. Anaheim tied it as Henrique scored his second of the game and twenty-third of the season, thanks to Michael Del Zotto and Ritchie. The Golden Knights won 6-5 in overtime with a Shea Theodore goal, his ninth of the year, with a lone assist by Stone. The three stars were Karlsson, Stone, and Henrique, while Ritchie, Martinez, and Pacioretty get the honorable mentions.
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The Washington Capitals hosting the Pittsburgh Penguins. Matt Murray and Braden Holtby are the masked men. Washington led off in the first period with a Jakub Vrana goal, his twenty-fourth of the season, going in unassisted. Pittsburgh tied it in the second period with a Patric Hornqvist goal, his fifteenth of the year, courtesy of Kris Letang and Evgeni Malkin. The Penguins took the lead with a Sidney Crosby goal, his thirteenth of the season, assisted by Jason Zucker and Marcus Pettersson. The Capitals retied it in the third period with a Tom Wilson goal, his twentieth of the year, passed from Nicklas Backstrom. Washington pulled ahead on a Carl Hagelin goal, his sixth of the season, coming off of Lars Eller and John Carlson. Pittsburgh retied it with a Malkin goal, his twenty-first of the year, with a lone assist by Bryan Rust. The Capitals regained the lead on a T.J. Oshie goal, his twenty-fifth of the season, an unassisted goal. Washington iced it at 5-3 with a Hagelin empty net goal, his second of the game and seventh of the year, set up by Backstrom and Oshie. The three stars were Hagelin, Oshie, and Malkin, while Backstrom gets an honorable mention.
Down in Dallas, the Stars welcome the Chicago Blackhawks. Corey Crawford and Anton Khudobin man the nets. Dallas began in the first period with a Joe Pavelski goal, his fourteenth of the season, coming off of Alexander Radulov and Mattias Janmark. Chicago tied it in the second period with a Dominik Kubalik power play goal, his twenty-sixth of the year, powered by Patrick Kane and Duncan Keith. The Stars retook the lead on a Tyler Seguin goal, his fifteenth of the campaign, assisted by Corey Perry and Jamie Benn. This stood for the eventual 2-1 win, with the three stars given to Khudobin (31 for 32 in saves), Seguin, and Pavelski.
Northeast to Buffalo, as the Sabres bring in the Winnipeg Jets. Connor Hellebuyck faces a lesser foe in Jonas Johansson in goal. Buffalo opened in the first period with a Kyle Okposo goal, his eighth of the season, courtesy of Zemgus Girgensons and Henri Jokiharju. Winnipeg tied it on a Blake Wheeler goal, his twenty-first of the year, via Jansen Harkins and Mark Scheifele. The Sabres regained the lead in the third period with an Okposo goal, his second of the game and ninth of the campaign, helped along by Girgensons and Brandon Montour. This made it 2-1, the final, with the three stars given to Okposo, Johansson (25 for 26 in saves), and Girgensons.
Along to Long Island, where the New York Islanders host the San Jose Sharks. Martin Jones and Semyon Varlamov are the veterans in goal. New York started in the first period with an Anders Lee goal, his eighth of the season, made possible by Mathew Barzal and Jordan Eberle. San Jose tied it with a Dylan Gambrell goal, his fifth of the year, via Radim Simek and Timo Meier. The Islanders pulled ahead in the second period with another Lee goal, his second of the game and nineteenth of the season, assisted by Barzal and Devon Toews. New York added on with a Toews goal, his sixth of the year, with a lone helper from Brock Nelson. The Islanders iced it at 4-1 in the third period with a Josh Bailey empty net goal, his thirteenth of the campaign, set up by Lee and Nelson. The three stars belonged to Lee, Toews, and Varlamov (29 for 30 in saves), while Barzal and Nelson get the honorable mentions.
Westward to Detroit, as the Red Wings host the Calgary Flames. David Rittich and Jonathan Bernier are in the creases. Calgary struck first in the first period with a Johnny Gaudreau goal, his sixteenth of the season, guided in by Noah Hanifin and Sean Monahan. The Flames added on with a Monahan goal, his nineteenth of the year, via Elias Lindholm. Detroit got on the board with a Dylan Larkin goal, his sixteenth of the season, coming off of Brendan Perlini and Patrik Nemeth. Calgary replied in the second period with an Andrew Mangiapane goal, his fourteenth of the year, passed from Hanifin and Mikael Backlund. The Red Wings pulled one back with a Larkin goal in the third period, his second of the game and seventeenth of the season, assisted by Anthony Mantha and Madison Bowey. The Flames iced it at 4-2 with a Mangiapane empty net goal, his second of the game and fifteenth of the year, going in unassisted. The three stars were handed to Mangiapane, Larkin, and Monahan, while Hanifin gets an honorable mention.
Continuing along to Minnesota, where the Wild welcome the St. Louis Blues. Jordan Binnington and Devan Dubnyk are between the pipes. St. Louis was first to score in the first period with a Jordan Kyrou goal, his fourth of the season, made possible by Marco Scandella and Colton Parayko. The Blues added on with a Brayden Schenn goal, his twenty-first of the year, helped along by Jaden Schwartz. Minnesota got on the board in the second period with a Marcus Foligno goal, his tenth of the season, passed from Jordan Greenway and Joel Eriksson Ek. St. Louis responded with an Oskar Sundqvist goal, his twelfth of the year, going in unassisted. The Blues extended the lead in the third period as Ivan Barbashev scored a shorthanded goal, his tenth of the campaign, set up by Sundqvist. This produced the 4-1 final score, with the three stars going to Sundqvist, Binnington (32 for 33 in saves), and Schenn.
Out in Los Angeles, the Kings bring in the Edmonton Oilers. Mike Smith and Calvin Petersen draw the starts in goal. Edmonton kicked off the scoring in the first period with a Leon Draisaitl power play goal, his thirty-sixth of the season, passed from Connor McDavid and Caleb Jones. The Oilers added on in the second period with a Ryan Nugent-Hopkins goal, his eighteenth of the year, via Jones and Kailer Yamamoto. Edmonton extended the lead as McDavid scored his thirty-third of the season, thanks to Patrick Russell. Los Angeles got on the board with an Anze Kopitar power play goal, his eighteenth of the year, powered by Alex Iafallo and Adrian Kempe. The Kings got closer in the third period with a Dustin Brown goal, his eighteenth of the season, coming off of Kempe. The Oilers iced it at 4-2 with a Josh Archibald empty net goal, his tenth of the year, set up by McDavid and Riley Sheahan. The three stars were McDavid, Kempe, and Jones.
Finally, the Anaheim Ducks host the Vegas Golden Knights. Malcolm Subban is mismatched with John Gibson in goal. Vegas drew first blood in the first period with a Patrick Brown goal, via Gage Quinney and Ryan Reaves. Anaheim tied it on a Devin Shore goal, his fourth of the season, with a lone assist by Brenden Guhle. The Ducks took the lead in the second period with a Nick Ritchie goal, his seventh of the year, passed from Adam Henrique. The Golden Knights tied it on an Alec Martinez goal, his third of the season, assisted by Mark Stone and Max Pacioretty. Vegas took the lead with a William Karlsson goal, his eleventh of the year, courtesy of Stone and Pacioretty. Anaheim retied it in the third period with another Ritchie goal, his second of the game and eighth of the season, helped along by Troy Terry and Henrique. The Golden Knights reclaimed the lead on a Karlsson goal, his second of the game and twelfth of the year, fueled by Chandler Stephenson and Martinez. Vegas added on with another Karlsson goal to complete his hat trick on his thirteenth of the season, with helpers from Stone and Reilly Smith. The Ducks pulled back with a Henrique goal, his twenty-second of the year, courtesy of Ritchie and Rickard Rakell. Anaheim tied it as Henrique scored his second of the game and twenty-third of the season, thanks to Michael Del Zotto and Ritchie. The Golden Knights won 6-5 in overtime with a Shea Theodore goal, his ninth of the year, with a lone assist by Stone. The three stars were Karlsson, Stone, and Henrique, while Ritchie, Martinez, and Pacioretty get the honorable mentions.
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Saturday, February 22, 2020
NHL 2019-20 - Day 137
We've got eleven games on for this Saturday, beginning with three matinees. First up...
The Pittsburgh Penguins host the Buffalo Sabres. Carter Hutton and Tristan Jarry are the goalies. Buffalo opened in the first period with a Zemgus Girgensons goal, his eleventh of the season, coming off of Kyle Okposo. The Sabres added on with a Sam Reinhart goal, his twenty-second of the year, going in unassisted. Buffalo extended the lead on a Jack Eichel power play goal, his thirty-fourth of the season, powered by Rasmus Ristolainen and Reinhart. Pittsburgh got on the board in the second period with an unassisted Evgeni Malkin goal, his nineteenth of the year. The Sabres answered with a Jeff Skinner goal in the third period, his twelfth of the season, fueled by Marcus Johansson and Michael Frolik. Buffalo padded the lead with another Eichel power play goal, his second of the game and thirty-fifth of the year, with assists provided by Rasmus Dahlin and Ristolainen. The Penguins got one back with a Malkin goal, his second of the game and twentieth of the campaign, with a lone helper from Patric Hornqvist. This made it 5-2, the final, with the three stars being Eichel, Malkin, and Reinhart, while Ristolainen gets an honorable mention.
Across Pennsylvania, the Philadelphia Flyers welcome the Winnipeg Jets. Connor Hellebuyck and Carter Hart are the masked men. Philadelphia started in the first period with a Scott Laughton goal, his eleventh of the season, assisted by Ivan Provorov and Justin Braun. The Flyers added on with a Laughton goal, his second of the game and twelfth of the year, courtesy of Braun. Philadelphia extended the lead in the second period as Sean Couturier scored his nineteenth of the season, thanks to Jakub Voracek and Matt Niskanen. Winnipeg got on the board with a Josh Morrissey goal, his fifth of the year, guided in by Mark Scheifele and Nikolaj Ehlers. The Jets got closer in the third period with a Patrik Laine power play goal, his twenty-sixth of the season, made possible by Neal Pionk and Blake Wheeler. The Flyers responded with a Tyler Pitlick goal, his seventh of the year, fueled by Robert Hagg and Braun. The final stood at 4-2, with the three stars being Laughton, Braun, and Hart (27 for 29 in saves).
Next up, the New Jersey Devils bring in the Washington Capitals. Ilya Samsonov and MacKenzie Blackwood are the young goalies. New Jersey led off in the first period with a Jesper Bratt goal, his thirteenth of the season, via Damon Severson. The Devils took the lead with a Wayne Simmonds power play goal in the second period, his eighth of the year, powered by Bratt and Nikita Gusev. Washington got on the board with a Tom Wilson power play goal, his nineteenth of the season, with assists provided by John Carlson and Nicklas Backstrom. The Capitals tied it on an Alex Ovechkin goal in the third period, his forty-second of the year, passed from Evgeny Kuznetsov and Nick Jensen. New Jersey took the lead with a Severson goal, his eighth of the season, helped along by Gusev and Kyle Palmieri. This made it 3-2, the final, with the htree stars being Severson, Bratt, and Gusev.
At the regular time, the Toronto Maple Leafs host the Carolina Hurricanes. James Reimer and Frederik Andersen are between the pipes, but Reimer was injured early in the first period and Petr Mrazek came on in relief. Toronto began in the first period with an Alexander Kerfoot goal, his ninth of the season, made possible by Jake Muzzin and Kasperi Kapanen. Carolina tied it on a Lucas Wallmark goal in the second period, his eleventh of the year, via Brock McGinn. The Hurricanes took the lead with a Nino Niederreiter power play goal, his tenth of the season, powered by Martin Necas and Jake Gardiner. Carolina added on with a Warren Foegele goal, his twelfth of the year, fueled by Joel Edmundson and Jordan Staal. Mrazek later got hurt, forcing the Hurricanes to deploy emergency backup goalie David Ayres. The Hurricanes extended the lead as Sebastian Aho scored his thirty-sixth of the season on the power play, thanks to Teuvo Teravainen and Andrei Svechnikov. The Maple Leafs got one back with a John Tavares goal, his twenty-fourth of the year, with helpers from Tyson Barrie and William Nylander. Toronto pulled closer with a Pierre Engvall goal, his eighth of the season, coming off of Barrie and Kapanen. Carolina answered in the third period with a Foegele goal, his second of the game and thirteenth of the year, going in unassisted. The Hurricanes padded the lead with a Necas goal, his sixteenth of the season, an unassisted goal. The three stars were Ayres (eight for 10 in saves in relief), Necas, and Foegele, while Kapanen and Barrie get the honorable mentions.
Also in Ontario, the Ottawa Senators welcome the Montreal Canadiens. Carey Price and Craig Anderson play in the blue paint. Montreal struck first in the first period with a Max Domi goal, his fourteenth of the season, with a lone assist by Paul Byron. The Canadiens added on with an unassisted Domi goal, his second of the game and fifteenth of the year. Montreal extended the lead as Byron scored his second of the season, thanks to Ilya Kovalchuk. The final held at 3-0, with the three stars awarded to Price (30 save shutout), Domi, and Byron.
Back stateside, the New York Rangers bring in the San Jose Sharks. Aaron Dell and Igor Shesterkin draw the starts in goal. New York kicked off the scoring in the first period with a Jesper Fast goal, his tenth of the season, assisted by Artemi Panarin and Ryan Strome. San Jose tied it on a Joe Thornton goal, his third of the year, courtesy of Timo Meier and Mario Ferraro. The Sharks took the lead in the second period with a Thornton power play goal, his fourth of the season and second of the game, powered by Brent Burns and Kevin Labanc. The Rangers retied it on a Mika Zibanejad goal, his twenty-eighth of the year, fueled by Panarin. New York took the lead with a Fast goal, his second of the game and eleventh of the season, helped along by Jacob Trouba and Strome. This held up for a 3-2 win, with the three stars given to Fast, Panarin, and Thornton, while Strome and Shesterkin (44 for 46 in saves) get the honorable mentions.
Southwest to Nashville, where the Predators host the Columbus Blue Jackets. Elvis Merzlikins and Juuse Saros are the young goalies. Nashville was first to score in the first period with a Ryan Johansen goal, his thirteenth of the season, coming off of Colin Blackwell and Ryan Ellis. The Predators added on with a Mikael Granlund goal, his fifteenth of the year, with a lone helper by Filip Forsberg. Columbus got on the board in the second period with a Boone Jenner goal, his eleventh of the season, helped along by Nathan Gerbe and Stefan Matteau. The Blue Jackets tied it on an Eric Robinson goal, his sixth of the year, via Jakob Lilja and Vladislav Gavrikov. Columbus pulled ahead with an Emil Bemstrom power play goal, his sixth of the season, powered by Markus Nutivaara and David Savard. Nashville retied it on a Colton Sissons goal, his eighth of the year, courtesy of Forsberg. In the shootout, Pierre-Luc Dubois and Gustav Nyquist were beat by Forsberg, Ellis, and Rocco Grimaldi. The three stars of the 4-3 Predators win were Forsberg, Ellis, and Sissons.
Further along to Arizona, where the Coyotes welcome the Tampa Bay Lightning. Andrei Vasilevskiy and Antti Raanta are between the pipes. Tampa Bay drew first blood in the first period with an Anthony Cirelli goal, his fifteenth of the season, made possible by Alex Killorn and Cameron Gaunce. Arizona tied it on a Conor Garland goal, his twenty-first of the year, via Ilya Lyubushkin and Oliver Ekman-Larsson. The Coyotes took the lead with a Clayton Keller goal, his fourteenth of the season, courtesy of Alex Goligoski and Derek Stepan. Arizona added on in the second period with a Carl Soderberg power play goal, his fifteenth of the year, going in unassisted. The Lightning got one back with an Ondrej Palat goal, his fifteenth of the season, passed from Gaunce and Yanni Gourde. Tampa Bay tied it as Brayden Point scored his twenty-second of the year, thanks to Steven Stamkos and Nikita Kucherov. The Coyotes retook the lead with a Brad Richardson goal, his fifth of the season, helped along by Taylor Hall. Arizona extended the lead as Keller scored his second of the game and fifteenth of the year, thanks to Lawson Crouse. The Coyotes padded the lead on a Garland power play goal, his second of the game and twenty-second of the season, powered by Nick Schamltz and Hall. Arizona iced it at 7-3 with a Stepan goal, his tenth of the year, fueled by Garland and Keller. The three stars belonged to Keller, Garland, and Stepan, while Hall and Gaunce get the honorable mentions.
Up in Vancouver, the Canucks bring in the Boston Bruins. Tuukka Rask and Jacob Markstrom guard the cages. Vancouver got going in the first period with a Troy Stecher goal, his fourth of the season, coming off of Tyler Motte and Jay Beagle. Boston tied it on a David Pastrnak goal, his forty-fourth of the year, courtesy of Matt Grzelcyk. The Canucks took the lead back with a Bo Horvat power play goal, his nineteenth of the season, powered by J.T. Miller and Tyler Toffoli. Vancouver added on with an Adam Gaudette goal in the second period, his eleventh of the year, via Quinn Hughes. The Canucks extended the lead as Tanner Pearson scored his eighteenth of the season, thanks to Loui Eriksson and Tyler Myers. Vancouver padded the lead on an Eriksson goal, his sixth of the year, assisted by Horvat and Alexander Edler.. The Canucks continued in the third period on an Elias Pettersson goal, his twenty-fifth of the season, made possible by Miller and Stecher. The Bruins got one back with a Pastrnak goal, his second of the game and forty-fifth of the year, with helpers from Torey Krug and Brad Marchand on the power play. Jaroslav Halak replaced Rask in goal. Boston got closer with a Chris Wagner goal, his fifth of the season, set up by Grzelcyk and Sean Kuraly. Vancouver answered on a Toffoli goal, his nineteenth of the year, with a lone assist by Miller. The Canucks kept going with another Toffoli goal, his second of the game and twentieth of the season, fueled by Hughes. Vancouver poured it on with a Jake Virtanen goal, his seventeenth of the year, dished rom Edler and Stecher. This made it 9-3, the final, with the three stars awarded to Toffoli, Miller, and Pastrnak, while Stecher, Eriksson, Horvat, Hughes, Edler, and Grzelcyk get the honorable mentions.
Back south to Nevada, as the Vegas Golden Knights host the Florida Panthers. Samuel Montembeault is mismatched with Marc-Andre Fleury in goal. Florida cracked the scoresheet in the first period with a Mike Hoffman goal, his twenty-fourth of the season, assisted by Mark Pysyk and Vincent Trocheck. Vegas tied it on a Tomas Nosek goal, his seventh of the year, passed from Ryan Reaves and Nick Holden. The Panthers took the lead back in the second period with an Evgenii Dadonov power play goal, his twenty-fifth of the season, powered by Aleksander Barkov and Keith Yandle. The Golden Knights retied it on a William Carrier goal, his seventh of the year, courtesy of Chandler Stephenson. Vegas gained the lead with a Max Pacioretty goal, his twenty-ninth of the season, coming off of Shea Theodore. The Golden Knights added on with a Reilly Smith goal, his twenty-fourth of the year, via Jonathan Marchessault and Paul Stastny. Florida pulled back with an Aleksi Saarela goal, his second of the season, made possible by Hoffman and Dadonov. Vegas iced it at 5-3 with a Smith empty net goal, his second of the game and twenty-fifth of the year, set up by Stastny and Nosek.
Finally, the Los Angeles Kings host the Colorado Avalanche. Pavel Francouz and Jonathan Quick occupy the creases. Los Angeles dented the scoreboard with an Austin Wagner penalty shot goal, his fifth of the season. Colorado tied it on a Ryan Graves goal, his ninth of the year, courtesy of Gabriel Landeskog and Ian Cole. The Avalanche won 2-1 with a Joonas Donskoi tally in the shootout. The three stars were Francouz (20 for 21 in saves), Graves, and Quick (30 for 31 in saves).
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The Pittsburgh Penguins host the Buffalo Sabres. Carter Hutton and Tristan Jarry are the goalies. Buffalo opened in the first period with a Zemgus Girgensons goal, his eleventh of the season, coming off of Kyle Okposo. The Sabres added on with a Sam Reinhart goal, his twenty-second of the year, going in unassisted. Buffalo extended the lead on a Jack Eichel power play goal, his thirty-fourth of the season, powered by Rasmus Ristolainen and Reinhart. Pittsburgh got on the board in the second period with an unassisted Evgeni Malkin goal, his nineteenth of the year. The Sabres answered with a Jeff Skinner goal in the third period, his twelfth of the season, fueled by Marcus Johansson and Michael Frolik. Buffalo padded the lead with another Eichel power play goal, his second of the game and thirty-fifth of the year, with assists provided by Rasmus Dahlin and Ristolainen. The Penguins got one back with a Malkin goal, his second of the game and twentieth of the campaign, with a lone helper from Patric Hornqvist. This made it 5-2, the final, with the three stars being Eichel, Malkin, and Reinhart, while Ristolainen gets an honorable mention.
Across Pennsylvania, the Philadelphia Flyers welcome the Winnipeg Jets. Connor Hellebuyck and Carter Hart are the masked men. Philadelphia started in the first period with a Scott Laughton goal, his eleventh of the season, assisted by Ivan Provorov and Justin Braun. The Flyers added on with a Laughton goal, his second of the game and twelfth of the year, courtesy of Braun. Philadelphia extended the lead in the second period as Sean Couturier scored his nineteenth of the season, thanks to Jakub Voracek and Matt Niskanen. Winnipeg got on the board with a Josh Morrissey goal, his fifth of the year, guided in by Mark Scheifele and Nikolaj Ehlers. The Jets got closer in the third period with a Patrik Laine power play goal, his twenty-sixth of the season, made possible by Neal Pionk and Blake Wheeler. The Flyers responded with a Tyler Pitlick goal, his seventh of the year, fueled by Robert Hagg and Braun. The final stood at 4-2, with the three stars being Laughton, Braun, and Hart (27 for 29 in saves).
Next up, the New Jersey Devils bring in the Washington Capitals. Ilya Samsonov and MacKenzie Blackwood are the young goalies. New Jersey led off in the first period with a Jesper Bratt goal, his thirteenth of the season, via Damon Severson. The Devils took the lead with a Wayne Simmonds power play goal in the second period, his eighth of the year, powered by Bratt and Nikita Gusev. Washington got on the board with a Tom Wilson power play goal, his nineteenth of the season, with assists provided by John Carlson and Nicklas Backstrom. The Capitals tied it on an Alex Ovechkin goal in the third period, his forty-second of the year, passed from Evgeny Kuznetsov and Nick Jensen. New Jersey took the lead with a Severson goal, his eighth of the season, helped along by Gusev and Kyle Palmieri. This made it 3-2, the final, with the htree stars being Severson, Bratt, and Gusev.
At the regular time, the Toronto Maple Leafs host the Carolina Hurricanes. James Reimer and Frederik Andersen are between the pipes, but Reimer was injured early in the first period and Petr Mrazek came on in relief. Toronto began in the first period with an Alexander Kerfoot goal, his ninth of the season, made possible by Jake Muzzin and Kasperi Kapanen. Carolina tied it on a Lucas Wallmark goal in the second period, his eleventh of the year, via Brock McGinn. The Hurricanes took the lead with a Nino Niederreiter power play goal, his tenth of the season, powered by Martin Necas and Jake Gardiner. Carolina added on with a Warren Foegele goal, his twelfth of the year, fueled by Joel Edmundson and Jordan Staal. Mrazek later got hurt, forcing the Hurricanes to deploy emergency backup goalie David Ayres. The Hurricanes extended the lead as Sebastian Aho scored his thirty-sixth of the season on the power play, thanks to Teuvo Teravainen and Andrei Svechnikov. The Maple Leafs got one back with a John Tavares goal, his twenty-fourth of the year, with helpers from Tyson Barrie and William Nylander. Toronto pulled closer with a Pierre Engvall goal, his eighth of the season, coming off of Barrie and Kapanen. Carolina answered in the third period with a Foegele goal, his second of the game and thirteenth of the year, going in unassisted. The Hurricanes padded the lead with a Necas goal, his sixteenth of the season, an unassisted goal. The three stars were Ayres (eight for 10 in saves in relief), Necas, and Foegele, while Kapanen and Barrie get the honorable mentions.
Also in Ontario, the Ottawa Senators welcome the Montreal Canadiens. Carey Price and Craig Anderson play in the blue paint. Montreal struck first in the first period with a Max Domi goal, his fourteenth of the season, with a lone assist by Paul Byron. The Canadiens added on with an unassisted Domi goal, his second of the game and fifteenth of the year. Montreal extended the lead as Byron scored his second of the season, thanks to Ilya Kovalchuk. The final held at 3-0, with the three stars awarded to Price (30 save shutout), Domi, and Byron.
Back stateside, the New York Rangers bring in the San Jose Sharks. Aaron Dell and Igor Shesterkin draw the starts in goal. New York kicked off the scoring in the first period with a Jesper Fast goal, his tenth of the season, assisted by Artemi Panarin and Ryan Strome. San Jose tied it on a Joe Thornton goal, his third of the year, courtesy of Timo Meier and Mario Ferraro. The Sharks took the lead in the second period with a Thornton power play goal, his fourth of the season and second of the game, powered by Brent Burns and Kevin Labanc. The Rangers retied it on a Mika Zibanejad goal, his twenty-eighth of the year, fueled by Panarin. New York took the lead with a Fast goal, his second of the game and eleventh of the season, helped along by Jacob Trouba and Strome. This held up for a 3-2 win, with the three stars given to Fast, Panarin, and Thornton, while Strome and Shesterkin (44 for 46 in saves) get the honorable mentions.
Southwest to Nashville, where the Predators host the Columbus Blue Jackets. Elvis Merzlikins and Juuse Saros are the young goalies. Nashville was first to score in the first period with a Ryan Johansen goal, his thirteenth of the season, coming off of Colin Blackwell and Ryan Ellis. The Predators added on with a Mikael Granlund goal, his fifteenth of the year, with a lone helper by Filip Forsberg. Columbus got on the board in the second period with a Boone Jenner goal, his eleventh of the season, helped along by Nathan Gerbe and Stefan Matteau. The Blue Jackets tied it on an Eric Robinson goal, his sixth of the year, via Jakob Lilja and Vladislav Gavrikov. Columbus pulled ahead with an Emil Bemstrom power play goal, his sixth of the season, powered by Markus Nutivaara and David Savard. Nashville retied it on a Colton Sissons goal, his eighth of the year, courtesy of Forsberg. In the shootout, Pierre-Luc Dubois and Gustav Nyquist were beat by Forsberg, Ellis, and Rocco Grimaldi. The three stars of the 4-3 Predators win were Forsberg, Ellis, and Sissons.
Further along to Arizona, where the Coyotes welcome the Tampa Bay Lightning. Andrei Vasilevskiy and Antti Raanta are between the pipes. Tampa Bay drew first blood in the first period with an Anthony Cirelli goal, his fifteenth of the season, made possible by Alex Killorn and Cameron Gaunce. Arizona tied it on a Conor Garland goal, his twenty-first of the year, via Ilya Lyubushkin and Oliver Ekman-Larsson. The Coyotes took the lead with a Clayton Keller goal, his fourteenth of the season, courtesy of Alex Goligoski and Derek Stepan. Arizona added on in the second period with a Carl Soderberg power play goal, his fifteenth of the year, going in unassisted. The Lightning got one back with an Ondrej Palat goal, his fifteenth of the season, passed from Gaunce and Yanni Gourde. Tampa Bay tied it as Brayden Point scored his twenty-second of the year, thanks to Steven Stamkos and Nikita Kucherov. The Coyotes retook the lead with a Brad Richardson goal, his fifth of the season, helped along by Taylor Hall. Arizona extended the lead as Keller scored his second of the game and fifteenth of the year, thanks to Lawson Crouse. The Coyotes padded the lead on a Garland power play goal, his second of the game and twenty-second of the season, powered by Nick Schamltz and Hall. Arizona iced it at 7-3 with a Stepan goal, his tenth of the year, fueled by Garland and Keller. The three stars belonged to Keller, Garland, and Stepan, while Hall and Gaunce get the honorable mentions.
Up in Vancouver, the Canucks bring in the Boston Bruins. Tuukka Rask and Jacob Markstrom guard the cages. Vancouver got going in the first period with a Troy Stecher goal, his fourth of the season, coming off of Tyler Motte and Jay Beagle. Boston tied it on a David Pastrnak goal, his forty-fourth of the year, courtesy of Matt Grzelcyk. The Canucks took the lead back with a Bo Horvat power play goal, his nineteenth of the season, powered by J.T. Miller and Tyler Toffoli. Vancouver added on with an Adam Gaudette goal in the second period, his eleventh of the year, via Quinn Hughes. The Canucks extended the lead as Tanner Pearson scored his eighteenth of the season, thanks to Loui Eriksson and Tyler Myers. Vancouver padded the lead on an Eriksson goal, his sixth of the year, assisted by Horvat and Alexander Edler.. The Canucks continued in the third period on an Elias Pettersson goal, his twenty-fifth of the season, made possible by Miller and Stecher. The Bruins got one back with a Pastrnak goal, his second of the game and forty-fifth of the year, with helpers from Torey Krug and Brad Marchand on the power play. Jaroslav Halak replaced Rask in goal. Boston got closer with a Chris Wagner goal, his fifth of the season, set up by Grzelcyk and Sean Kuraly. Vancouver answered on a Toffoli goal, his nineteenth of the year, with a lone assist by Miller. The Canucks kept going with another Toffoli goal, his second of the game and twentieth of the season, fueled by Hughes. Vancouver poured it on with a Jake Virtanen goal, his seventeenth of the year, dished rom Edler and Stecher. This made it 9-3, the final, with the three stars awarded to Toffoli, Miller, and Pastrnak, while Stecher, Eriksson, Horvat, Hughes, Edler, and Grzelcyk get the honorable mentions.
Back south to Nevada, as the Vegas Golden Knights host the Florida Panthers. Samuel Montembeault is mismatched with Marc-Andre Fleury in goal. Florida cracked the scoresheet in the first period with a Mike Hoffman goal, his twenty-fourth of the season, assisted by Mark Pysyk and Vincent Trocheck. Vegas tied it on a Tomas Nosek goal, his seventh of the year, passed from Ryan Reaves and Nick Holden. The Panthers took the lead back in the second period with an Evgenii Dadonov power play goal, his twenty-fifth of the season, powered by Aleksander Barkov and Keith Yandle. The Golden Knights retied it on a William Carrier goal, his seventh of the year, courtesy of Chandler Stephenson. Vegas gained the lead with a Max Pacioretty goal, his twenty-ninth of the season, coming off of Shea Theodore. The Golden Knights added on with a Reilly Smith goal, his twenty-fourth of the year, via Jonathan Marchessault and Paul Stastny. Florida pulled back with an Aleksi Saarela goal, his second of the season, made possible by Hoffman and Dadonov. Vegas iced it at 5-3 with a Smith empty net goal, his second of the game and twenty-fifth of the year, set up by Stastny and Nosek.
Finally, the Los Angeles Kings host the Colorado Avalanche. Pavel Francouz and Jonathan Quick occupy the creases. Los Angeles dented the scoreboard with an Austin Wagner penalty shot goal, his fifth of the season. Colorado tied it on a Ryan Graves goal, his ninth of the year, courtesy of Gabriel Landeskog and Ian Cole. The Avalanche won 2-1 with a Joonas Donskoi tally in the shootout. The three stars were Francouz (20 for 21 in saves), Graves, and Quick (30 for 31 in saves).
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Friday, February 21, 2020
NHL 2019-20 - Day 136
An unusually busy Friday sees seven games on. First up...
The Carolina Hurricanes host the New York Rangers. Igor Shesterkin and Petr Mrazek draw the starts in goal. New York opened in the first period with a Mika Zibanejad goal, his twenty-seventh of the season, going in unassisted. Carolina tied it in the second period with a Brock McGinn goal, his seventh of the year, passed from Jordan Staal and Jaccob Slavin. The Rangers took the lead back with a Jesper Fast goal, his ninth of the season, courtesy of Artemi Panarin. New York added on with a Brady Skjei goal, his eighth of the year, via Ryan Strome and Zibanejad. The Rangers extended the lead in the third period with a Panarin power play goal, his thirty-first of the season, powered by Zibanejad and Filip Chytil. The Hurricanes fired back on a Sebastian Aho power play goal, his thirty-fifth of the year, with assists provided by Andrei Svechnikov and Slavin. New York iced it at 5-2 with a Strome empty net goal, his sixteenth of the campaign, set up by Jacob Trouba. The three stars were Zibanejad, Panarin, and Strome, while Slavin gets an honorable mention.
On Long Island, the New York Islanders welcome the Detroit Red Wings. Jonathan Bernier and Semyon Varlamov are in the creases. New York started in the first period with a Jordan Eberle goal, his eleventh of the season, assisted by Ryan Pulock and Anders Lee. The Islanders added on in the second period with an Eberle goal, his second of the game and twelfth of the year, coming off of Mathew Barzal and Anthony Beauvillier. Detroit got on the board with an Anthony Mantha power play goal in the third period, his thirteenth of the season, powered by Mike Green and Andreas Athanasiou. New York replied with an Eberle power play goal to complete his hat trick with his thirteenth of the year, set up by Andy Greene and Barzal. The Islanders capped it at 4-1 with a Leo Komarov empty net goal, his fourth of the campaign, with helpers from Josh Bailey and Brock Nelson. The three stars were Eberle, Barzal, and Varlamov (21 for 22 in saves).
Out west to Chicago, where the Blackhawks bring in the Nashville Predators. Pekka Rinne and Corey Crawford protect the nets. Nashville got going in the second period with a Mattias Ekholm goal in the second period, his eighth of the season, passed from Rocco Grimaldi and Colin Blackwell. Chicago tied it in the third period with an Alex DeBrincat goal, his fifteenth of the year, courtesy of Patrick Kane and Duncan Keith on the power play. The Blackhawks won 2-1 in overtime with a DeBrincat goal, his second of the game and sixteenth of the campaign, via Keith. The three stars belonged to DeBrincat, Crawford (42 for 43 in saves), and Keith.
Down in Dallas, the Stars host the St. Louis Blues. Jake Allen and Ben Bishop are between the pipes. St. Louis led off in the first period with an Alexander Steen goal, his seventh of the season, assisted by Jordan Kyrou and Colton Parayko. The Blues added on with a David Perron goal, his twenty-fourth of the year, coming off of Robert Thomas and Parayko. St. Louis extended the lead in the second period as Kyrou scored his third of the season, thanks to Thomas. The Blues padded the lead on a Jaden Schwartz goal, his twentieth of the year, guided in by Ryan O'Reilly and Vince Dunn. Anton Khudobin replaced Bishop in goal. St. Louis kept going in the third period as Parayko scored his seventh of the season, with the help of Schwartz and O'Reilly. Dallas got on the board with a Jamie Oleksiak goal, his third of the year, passed from Jamie Benn. This only made it 5-1, the final, with the three stars being Parayko, Schwartz, and Kyrou, while O'Reilly and Thomas get the honorable mentions.
In Alberta, the Calgary Flames welcome the Boston Bruins. Jaroslav Halak and Cam Talbot are set to start in goal. Calgary began in the first period with a Mikael Backlund goal, his eleventh of the season, fueled by Rasmus Andersson and Noah Hanifin. The Flames added on with another Backlund goal, his second of the game and twelfth of the year, guided in by Tobias Rieder and Matthew Tkachuk. Boston got on the board with a Patrice Bergeron goal, his twenty-eighth of the season, assisted by David Pastrnak and Charlie McAvoy. Calgary responded with a Johnny Gaudreau goal, his fifteenth of the year, helped along by Elias Lindholm. The Bruins pulled back with a Bergeron goal, his second of the game and twenty-ninth of the season, coming off of Pastrnak and Brad Marchand. Boston tied it on a Charlie Coyle goal, his fifteenth of the year, passed from Karson Kuhlman and Anders Bjork. The Bruins took the lead on a Marchand goal in the second period, his twenty-fourth of the season, via Brandon Carlo and Torey Krug. The final remained at 4-3, with the three stars going to Bergeron, Marchand, and Backlund, while Pastrnak gets an honorable mention.
Staying in the province, the Edmonton Oilers bring in the Minnesota Wild. Alex Stalock and Mikko Koskinen are the backups in goal. Edmonton struck first in the first period with a Ryan Nugent-Hopkins goal, his sixteenth of the season, made possible by Kailer Yamamoto and Ethan Bear. Minnesota tied it on a Kevin Fiala goal, his sixteenth of the year, via Ryan Suter. The Oilers retook the lead on another Nugent-Hopkins goal, his second of the game and seventeenth of the season, assisted by Yamamoto and Leon Draisaitl. The Wild tied it in the second period with a Carson Soucy goal, his seventh of the year, coming off of Mats Zuccarello and Alex Galchenyuk. Edmonton took the lead back with a Draisaitl goal, his thirty-fifth of the season, courtesy of Matt Benning and Nugent Hopkins. Minnesota retied it again on a Jared Spurgeon goal, his eighth of the year, fueled by Galchenyuk and Victor Rask. The Wild pulled ahead with a Spurgeon goal in the third period, his second of the game and ninth of the season, helped along by Suter and Zach Parise. Minnesota iced it at 5-3 with a Spurgeon empty net goal, completing his hat trick on his tenth of the year, set up by Eric Staal. The three stars were awarded to Spurgeon, Nugent-Hopkins, and Suter, while Galchenyuk, Draisaitl, and Yamamoto get the honorable mentions.
Finally, the Anaheim Ducks host the Colorado Avalanche. Pavel Francouz and John Gibson are in the blue paint. Colorado dented the scoreboard in the second period with a J.T. Compher goal, his ninth of the season, helped along by Martin Kaut. This stood for the 1-0 final, with the three stars being Francouz (26 save shutout), Compher, and Gibson (28 for 29 in saves).
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The Carolina Hurricanes host the New York Rangers. Igor Shesterkin and Petr Mrazek draw the starts in goal. New York opened in the first period with a Mika Zibanejad goal, his twenty-seventh of the season, going in unassisted. Carolina tied it in the second period with a Brock McGinn goal, his seventh of the year, passed from Jordan Staal and Jaccob Slavin. The Rangers took the lead back with a Jesper Fast goal, his ninth of the season, courtesy of Artemi Panarin. New York added on with a Brady Skjei goal, his eighth of the year, via Ryan Strome and Zibanejad. The Rangers extended the lead in the third period with a Panarin power play goal, his thirty-first of the season, powered by Zibanejad and Filip Chytil. The Hurricanes fired back on a Sebastian Aho power play goal, his thirty-fifth of the year, with assists provided by Andrei Svechnikov and Slavin. New York iced it at 5-2 with a Strome empty net goal, his sixteenth of the campaign, set up by Jacob Trouba. The three stars were Zibanejad, Panarin, and Strome, while Slavin gets an honorable mention.
On Long Island, the New York Islanders welcome the Detroit Red Wings. Jonathan Bernier and Semyon Varlamov are in the creases. New York started in the first period with a Jordan Eberle goal, his eleventh of the season, assisted by Ryan Pulock and Anders Lee. The Islanders added on in the second period with an Eberle goal, his second of the game and twelfth of the year, coming off of Mathew Barzal and Anthony Beauvillier. Detroit got on the board with an Anthony Mantha power play goal in the third period, his thirteenth of the season, powered by Mike Green and Andreas Athanasiou. New York replied with an Eberle power play goal to complete his hat trick with his thirteenth of the year, set up by Andy Greene and Barzal. The Islanders capped it at 4-1 with a Leo Komarov empty net goal, his fourth of the campaign, with helpers from Josh Bailey and Brock Nelson. The three stars were Eberle, Barzal, and Varlamov (21 for 22 in saves).
Out west to Chicago, where the Blackhawks bring in the Nashville Predators. Pekka Rinne and Corey Crawford protect the nets. Nashville got going in the second period with a Mattias Ekholm goal in the second period, his eighth of the season, passed from Rocco Grimaldi and Colin Blackwell. Chicago tied it in the third period with an Alex DeBrincat goal, his fifteenth of the year, courtesy of Patrick Kane and Duncan Keith on the power play. The Blackhawks won 2-1 in overtime with a DeBrincat goal, his second of the game and sixteenth of the campaign, via Keith. The three stars belonged to DeBrincat, Crawford (42 for 43 in saves), and Keith.
Down in Dallas, the Stars host the St. Louis Blues. Jake Allen and Ben Bishop are between the pipes. St. Louis led off in the first period with an Alexander Steen goal, his seventh of the season, assisted by Jordan Kyrou and Colton Parayko. The Blues added on with a David Perron goal, his twenty-fourth of the year, coming off of Robert Thomas and Parayko. St. Louis extended the lead in the second period as Kyrou scored his third of the season, thanks to Thomas. The Blues padded the lead on a Jaden Schwartz goal, his twentieth of the year, guided in by Ryan O'Reilly and Vince Dunn. Anton Khudobin replaced Bishop in goal. St. Louis kept going in the third period as Parayko scored his seventh of the season, with the help of Schwartz and O'Reilly. Dallas got on the board with a Jamie Oleksiak goal, his third of the year, passed from Jamie Benn. This only made it 5-1, the final, with the three stars being Parayko, Schwartz, and Kyrou, while O'Reilly and Thomas get the honorable mentions.
In Alberta, the Calgary Flames welcome the Boston Bruins. Jaroslav Halak and Cam Talbot are set to start in goal. Calgary began in the first period with a Mikael Backlund goal, his eleventh of the season, fueled by Rasmus Andersson and Noah Hanifin. The Flames added on with another Backlund goal, his second of the game and twelfth of the year, guided in by Tobias Rieder and Matthew Tkachuk. Boston got on the board with a Patrice Bergeron goal, his twenty-eighth of the season, assisted by David Pastrnak and Charlie McAvoy. Calgary responded with a Johnny Gaudreau goal, his fifteenth of the year, helped along by Elias Lindholm. The Bruins pulled back with a Bergeron goal, his second of the game and twenty-ninth of the season, coming off of Pastrnak and Brad Marchand. Boston tied it on a Charlie Coyle goal, his fifteenth of the year, passed from Karson Kuhlman and Anders Bjork. The Bruins took the lead on a Marchand goal in the second period, his twenty-fourth of the season, via Brandon Carlo and Torey Krug. The final remained at 4-3, with the three stars going to Bergeron, Marchand, and Backlund, while Pastrnak gets an honorable mention.
Staying in the province, the Edmonton Oilers bring in the Minnesota Wild. Alex Stalock and Mikko Koskinen are the backups in goal. Edmonton struck first in the first period with a Ryan Nugent-Hopkins goal, his sixteenth of the season, made possible by Kailer Yamamoto and Ethan Bear. Minnesota tied it on a Kevin Fiala goal, his sixteenth of the year, via Ryan Suter. The Oilers retook the lead on another Nugent-Hopkins goal, his second of the game and seventeenth of the season, assisted by Yamamoto and Leon Draisaitl. The Wild tied it in the second period with a Carson Soucy goal, his seventh of the year, coming off of Mats Zuccarello and Alex Galchenyuk. Edmonton took the lead back with a Draisaitl goal, his thirty-fifth of the season, courtesy of Matt Benning and Nugent Hopkins. Minnesota retied it again on a Jared Spurgeon goal, his eighth of the year, fueled by Galchenyuk and Victor Rask. The Wild pulled ahead with a Spurgeon goal in the third period, his second of the game and ninth of the season, helped along by Suter and Zach Parise. Minnesota iced it at 5-3 with a Spurgeon empty net goal, completing his hat trick on his tenth of the year, set up by Eric Staal. The three stars were awarded to Spurgeon, Nugent-Hopkins, and Suter, while Galchenyuk, Draisaitl, and Yamamoto get the honorable mentions.
Finally, the Anaheim Ducks host the Colorado Avalanche. Pavel Francouz and John Gibson are in the blue paint. Colorado dented the scoreboard in the second period with a J.T. Compher goal, his ninth of the season, helped along by Martin Kaut. This stood for the 1-0 final, with the three stars being Francouz (26 save shutout), Compher, and Gibson (28 for 29 in saves).
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Thursday, February 20, 2020
NHL 2019-20 - Day 135
Eight games on for Thursday, beginning with...
The Washington Capitals hosting the Montreal Canadiens. Carey Price and Braden Holtby tend the twines. Washington led off in the first period with an Alex Ovechkin goal, his forty-first of the season, made possible by Nicklas Backstrom. Montreal tied it on a Shea Weber goal, his fourteenth of the year, courtesy of Phillip Danault. The Capitals retook the lead in the second period on a Lars Eller goal, his fifteenth of the season, fueled by Carl Hagelin and Richard Panik. The Canadiens evened it with an unassisted Brendan Gallagher goal, his twentieth of the year. Montreal pulled ahead with a Ben Chiarot goal, his eighth of the season, via Tomas Tatar in the third period. Washington tied it on a Tom Wilson goal, his eighteenth of the year, with helpers from Evgeny Kuznetsov and Backstrom. The Canadiens won 4-3 in overtime with a Chiarot goal, his second of the game and ninth of the campaign, helped along by Max Domi and Jeff Petry. The three stars were Chiarot, Backstrom, and Gallagher.
Over in Columbus, the Blue Jackets welcome the Philadelphia Flyers. Brian Elliott and Elvis Merzlikins are the goalies. Columbus opened in the first period with an Oliver Bjorkstrand goal, his twenty-first of the season, assisted by Nick Foligno and Vladislav Gavrikov. The Blue Jackets added on with a Foligno goal, his seventh of the year, made possible by Bjorkstrand and Markus Nutivaara. Philadelphia got on the board with a Travis Konecny goal, his twenty-first of the season, helped along by Travis Sanheim and Kevin Hayes. Columbus answered in the second period with a Stefan Matteau goal, via Boone Jenner and Nutivaara. The Flyers shot back on a Nicolas Aube-Kubel goal, his fifth of the year, courtesy of Michael Raffl and Matt Niskanen. Philadelphia tied it with a Claude Giroux power play goal, his seventeenth of the season, powered by Sean Couturier and Konecny. The Flyers won 4-3 in overtime with a Hayes goal, his nineteenth of the year, passed from Konecny and Philippe Myers. The three stars went to Hayes, Konecny, and Bjorkstrand, while Foligno and Nutivaara get the honorable mentions.
Next up, the New Jersey Devils host the San Jose Sharks. Martin Jones and MacKenzie Blackwood are in the creases. San Jose started in the first period with a Tim Heed goal, via Jacob Middleton and Alexander True. New Jersey tied it on a second period Jesper Bratt goal, his twelfth of the season, assisted by Pavel Zacha and Nikita Gusev. The Devils took the lead in the third period with a P.K. Subban power play goal, his seventh of the year, powered by Gusev. This stood for a 2-1 win, with the three stars awarded to Blackwood (36 for 37 in saves), Gusev, and Subban.
North to Toronto, where the Maple Leafs bring in the Pittsburgh Penguins. Matt Murray and Frederik Andersen guard the cages. Toronto got going in the second period with a Jake Muzzin goal, his fifth of the season, coming off of Justin Holl and John Tavares. The Maple Leafs added on with a William Nylander power play goal, his twenty-seventh of the year, powered by Auston Matthews and Tavares. Toronto extended the lead as Kasperi Kapanen scored his twelfth of the season, thanks to Alexander Kerfoot and Muzzin. The Maple Leafs padded the lead in the third period on a Zach Hyman goal, his nineteenth of the year, passed from Mitchell Marner and Muzzin. The final stood at 4-0, with the three stars given to Andersen (24 save shutout), Muzzin, and Tavares.
Also in Ontario, the Ottawa Senators host the Winnipeg Jets. Laurent Brossoit and Marcus Hogberg are the unknown goalies. Ottawa began in the first period with a Nick Paul goal, his eighth of the season, going in unassisted. Winnipeg tied it on a Mark Scheifele power play goal, his twenty-fourth of the year, powered by Kyle Connor and Patrik Laine. The Jets took the lead with a Scheifele power play goal, his second of the game and twenty-fifth of the season, with assists provided by Neal Pionk and Laine. Winnipeg added on in the second period with a Connor goal, his thirtieth of the year, passed from Pionk and Andrew Copp. The Jets extended the lead as Nikolaj Ehlers scored his twenty-second of the season, thanks to Blake Wheeler and Scheifele. Winnipeg padded the lead in the third period on a Scheifele power play goal, his twenty-sixth of the year completing his hat trick, with the help of Logan Shaw and Josh Morrissey. This stood for a 5-1 win, with the three stars awarded to Scheifele, Connor, and Laine, while Pionk gets an honorable mention.
Stateside, the St. Louis Blues welcome the Arizona Coyotes. Antti Raanta and Jordan Binnington are between the pipes. St. Louis dented the scoreboard in the third period with a Ryan O'Reilly goal, his eleventh of the season, assisted by Brayden Schenn and Colton Parayko. This stood for the 1-0 win, with the three stars being Binnington (14 save shutout), Raanta (45 for 46 in saves), and O'Reilly.
Southwest to Nevada, where the Vegas Golden Knights host the Tampa Bay Lightning. Andrei Vasilevskiy and Marc-Andre Fleury protect the nets. Tampa Bay kicked off the scoring in the first period with a Kevin Shattenkirk goal, his eighth of the season, coming off of Alex Killorn and Ondrej Palat. Vegas tied it on an Alec Martinez goal, his second of the year, via Cody Eakin and Nicolas Roy. The Golden Knights took the lead in the second period with a Paul Stastny goal, his seventeenth of the season, made possible by Reilly Smith and Nate Schmidt. The Lightning retied it on a Steven Stamkos power play goal, his twenty-eighth of the year, powered by Victor Hedman and Anthony Cirelli. Vegas retook the lead with a Mark Stone goal, his twenty-first of the season, guided in by Max Pacioretty and Martinez. The Golden Knights added on in the third period with an unassisted Ryan Reaves goal, his seventh of the year. Vegas extended the lead as Pacioretty scored his twenty-eighth of the season on the power play, with the help of Stone and Shea Theodore. Tampa Bay got one back with a Stamkos power play goal, his second of the game and twenty-ninth of the year, with assists provided by Nikita Kucherov and Hedman. The final remained at 5-3, with the three stars being Pacioretty, Stone, and Stamkos, while Martinez and Hedman get the honorable mentions.
Finally, the Los Angeles Kings bring in the Florida Panthers. Sergei Bobrovsky and Jonathan Quick are the veterans in goal. Los Angeles struck first in the first period with a Gabriel Vilardi goal, via Kurtis MacDermid. Florida tied it on an Aleksander Barkov goal, his nineteenth of the season, assisted by Jonathan Huberdeau. The Panthers took the lead on a Barkov goal, his second of the game and twentieth of the year, courtesy of Huberdeau and Noel Acciari. The Kings tied it with a Drew Doughty power play goal, his seventh of the season, powered by Adrian Kempe and Anze Kopitar. Florida retook the lead in the second period with a Huberdeau goal, his twenty-second of the year, with assists provided by Evgenii Dadonov and Aaron Ekblad. Los Angeles pulled even on a Trevor Moore goal, his fifth of the season, coming off of Doughty and Blake Lizotte. The Kings took the lead with a Martin Frk goal, his fifth of the year, fueled by Vilardi and Matt Roy. The Panthers tied it again with a Mike Hoffman power play goal, his twenty-third of the season, guided in by Huberdeau and Ekblad in the third period. Los Angeles reclaimed the lead on a Ben Hutton goal, his fourth of the year, passed from Alex Iafallo and Kopitar. This held up as a 5-4 win, with the three stars given to Huberdeau, Vilardi, and Doughty, while Kopitar, Barkov, and Ekblad get the honorable mentions.
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The Washington Capitals hosting the Montreal Canadiens. Carey Price and Braden Holtby tend the twines. Washington led off in the first period with an Alex Ovechkin goal, his forty-first of the season, made possible by Nicklas Backstrom. Montreal tied it on a Shea Weber goal, his fourteenth of the year, courtesy of Phillip Danault. The Capitals retook the lead in the second period on a Lars Eller goal, his fifteenth of the season, fueled by Carl Hagelin and Richard Panik. The Canadiens evened it with an unassisted Brendan Gallagher goal, his twentieth of the year. Montreal pulled ahead with a Ben Chiarot goal, his eighth of the season, via Tomas Tatar in the third period. Washington tied it on a Tom Wilson goal, his eighteenth of the year, with helpers from Evgeny Kuznetsov and Backstrom. The Canadiens won 4-3 in overtime with a Chiarot goal, his second of the game and ninth of the campaign, helped along by Max Domi and Jeff Petry. The three stars were Chiarot, Backstrom, and Gallagher.
Over in Columbus, the Blue Jackets welcome the Philadelphia Flyers. Brian Elliott and Elvis Merzlikins are the goalies. Columbus opened in the first period with an Oliver Bjorkstrand goal, his twenty-first of the season, assisted by Nick Foligno and Vladislav Gavrikov. The Blue Jackets added on with a Foligno goal, his seventh of the year, made possible by Bjorkstrand and Markus Nutivaara. Philadelphia got on the board with a Travis Konecny goal, his twenty-first of the season, helped along by Travis Sanheim and Kevin Hayes. Columbus answered in the second period with a Stefan Matteau goal, via Boone Jenner and Nutivaara. The Flyers shot back on a Nicolas Aube-Kubel goal, his fifth of the year, courtesy of Michael Raffl and Matt Niskanen. Philadelphia tied it with a Claude Giroux power play goal, his seventeenth of the season, powered by Sean Couturier and Konecny. The Flyers won 4-3 in overtime with a Hayes goal, his nineteenth of the year, passed from Konecny and Philippe Myers. The three stars went to Hayes, Konecny, and Bjorkstrand, while Foligno and Nutivaara get the honorable mentions.
Next up, the New Jersey Devils host the San Jose Sharks. Martin Jones and MacKenzie Blackwood are in the creases. San Jose started in the first period with a Tim Heed goal, via Jacob Middleton and Alexander True. New Jersey tied it on a second period Jesper Bratt goal, his twelfth of the season, assisted by Pavel Zacha and Nikita Gusev. The Devils took the lead in the third period with a P.K. Subban power play goal, his seventh of the year, powered by Gusev. This stood for a 2-1 win, with the three stars awarded to Blackwood (36 for 37 in saves), Gusev, and Subban.
North to Toronto, where the Maple Leafs bring in the Pittsburgh Penguins. Matt Murray and Frederik Andersen guard the cages. Toronto got going in the second period with a Jake Muzzin goal, his fifth of the season, coming off of Justin Holl and John Tavares. The Maple Leafs added on with a William Nylander power play goal, his twenty-seventh of the year, powered by Auston Matthews and Tavares. Toronto extended the lead as Kasperi Kapanen scored his twelfth of the season, thanks to Alexander Kerfoot and Muzzin. The Maple Leafs padded the lead in the third period on a Zach Hyman goal, his nineteenth of the year, passed from Mitchell Marner and Muzzin. The final stood at 4-0, with the three stars given to Andersen (24 save shutout), Muzzin, and Tavares.
Also in Ontario, the Ottawa Senators host the Winnipeg Jets. Laurent Brossoit and Marcus Hogberg are the unknown goalies. Ottawa began in the first period with a Nick Paul goal, his eighth of the season, going in unassisted. Winnipeg tied it on a Mark Scheifele power play goal, his twenty-fourth of the year, powered by Kyle Connor and Patrik Laine. The Jets took the lead with a Scheifele power play goal, his second of the game and twenty-fifth of the season, with assists provided by Neal Pionk and Laine. Winnipeg added on in the second period with a Connor goal, his thirtieth of the year, passed from Pionk and Andrew Copp. The Jets extended the lead as Nikolaj Ehlers scored his twenty-second of the season, thanks to Blake Wheeler and Scheifele. Winnipeg padded the lead in the third period on a Scheifele power play goal, his twenty-sixth of the year completing his hat trick, with the help of Logan Shaw and Josh Morrissey. This stood for a 5-1 win, with the three stars awarded to Scheifele, Connor, and Laine, while Pionk gets an honorable mention.
Stateside, the St. Louis Blues welcome the Arizona Coyotes. Antti Raanta and Jordan Binnington are between the pipes. St. Louis dented the scoreboard in the third period with a Ryan O'Reilly goal, his eleventh of the season, assisted by Brayden Schenn and Colton Parayko. This stood for the 1-0 win, with the three stars being Binnington (14 save shutout), Raanta (45 for 46 in saves), and O'Reilly.
Southwest to Nevada, where the Vegas Golden Knights host the Tampa Bay Lightning. Andrei Vasilevskiy and Marc-Andre Fleury protect the nets. Tampa Bay kicked off the scoring in the first period with a Kevin Shattenkirk goal, his eighth of the season, coming off of Alex Killorn and Ondrej Palat. Vegas tied it on an Alec Martinez goal, his second of the year, via Cody Eakin and Nicolas Roy. The Golden Knights took the lead in the second period with a Paul Stastny goal, his seventeenth of the season, made possible by Reilly Smith and Nate Schmidt. The Lightning retied it on a Steven Stamkos power play goal, his twenty-eighth of the year, powered by Victor Hedman and Anthony Cirelli. Vegas retook the lead with a Mark Stone goal, his twenty-first of the season, guided in by Max Pacioretty and Martinez. The Golden Knights added on in the third period with an unassisted Ryan Reaves goal, his seventh of the year. Vegas extended the lead as Pacioretty scored his twenty-eighth of the season on the power play, with the help of Stone and Shea Theodore. Tampa Bay got one back with a Stamkos power play goal, his second of the game and twenty-ninth of the year, with assists provided by Nikita Kucherov and Hedman. The final remained at 5-3, with the three stars being Pacioretty, Stone, and Stamkos, while Martinez and Hedman get the honorable mentions.
Finally, the Los Angeles Kings bring in the Florida Panthers. Sergei Bobrovsky and Jonathan Quick are the veterans in goal. Los Angeles struck first in the first period with a Gabriel Vilardi goal, via Kurtis MacDermid. Florida tied it on an Aleksander Barkov goal, his nineteenth of the season, assisted by Jonathan Huberdeau. The Panthers took the lead on a Barkov goal, his second of the game and twentieth of the year, courtesy of Huberdeau and Noel Acciari. The Kings tied it with a Drew Doughty power play goal, his seventh of the season, powered by Adrian Kempe and Anze Kopitar. Florida retook the lead in the second period with a Huberdeau goal, his twenty-second of the year, with assists provided by Evgenii Dadonov and Aaron Ekblad. Los Angeles pulled even on a Trevor Moore goal, his fifth of the season, coming off of Doughty and Blake Lizotte. The Kings took the lead with a Martin Frk goal, his fifth of the year, fueled by Vilardi and Matt Roy. The Panthers tied it again with a Mike Hoffman power play goal, his twenty-third of the season, guided in by Huberdeau and Ekblad in the third period. Los Angeles reclaimed the lead on a Ben Hutton goal, his fourth of the year, passed from Alex Iafallo and Kopitar. This held up as a 5-4 win, with the three stars given to Huberdeau, Vilardi, and Doughty, while Kopitar, Barkov, and Ekblad get the honorable mentions.
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Wednesday, February 19, 2020
NHL 2019-20 - Day 134
Six games on this Wednesday, beginning with...
The Chicago Blackhawks hosting the New York Rangers. Igor Shesterkin and Robin Lehner are in the creases. New York began in the first period with a Filip Chytil goal, his thirteenth of the season, courtesy of Kaapo Kakko and Tony DeAngelo. Chicago tied it on a Dominik Kubalik goal in the second period, his twenty-fourth of the year, via Duncan Keith and Patrick Kane. The Rangers retook the lead in the third period with a Pavel Buchnevich goal, his fourteenth of the season, passed from Chris Kreider. New York added on with a Ryan Strome power play goal, his fifteenth of the year, with helpers from DeAngelo and Mika Zibanejad. The Blackhawks got one back with a Kubalik goal, his second of the game and twenty-fifth of the season, coming off of Drake Caggiula and Jonathan Toews. The Rangers countered with a Kreider goal, his twenty-fourth of the year, with helpers from Zibanejad and Marc Staal. New York extended the lead as Artemi Panarin scored his thirtieth of the season, going in unassisted. Chicago pulled back with a Caggiula goal, his seventh of the year, helped along by Toews and Alex Nylander. The Rangers shot back on a Zibanejad goal, his twenty-sixth of the season, guided in by Buchnevich and Kreider. This stood for a 6-3 final score, with the three stars being Zibanejad, Kreider, and Buchnevich, while Kubalik, DeAngelo, Caggiula, and Toews get the honorable mentions.
Northwest to Edmonton, where the Oilers welcome the Boston Bruins. Tuukka Rask and Mike Smith are the veterans in goal. Boston opened in the first period with a Patrice Bergeron goal, his twenty-seventh of the season, assisted by Brad Marchand and David Pastrnak. Edmonton tied it in the third period with a Sam Gagner power play goal, his fifth of the year, powered by Ethan Bear and Ryan Nugent-Hopkins. The Bruins won 2-1 in overtime with a Pastrnak goal, his forty-third of the campaign, fueled by David Krejci and Torey Krug. The three stars went to Pastrnak, Rask (28 for 29 in saves), and Bergeron.
Backtracking to Dallas, as the Stars bring in the Arizona Coyotes. Adin Hill is mismatched with Ben Bishop in goal. Dallas led off in the first period with a Corey Perry power play goal, his fifth of the season, powered by Roope Hintz and Denis Gurianov. Arizona tied it in the second period with a Taylor Hall power play goal, his fifteenth of the year, with assists provided by Jordan Oesterle and Nick Schmaltz. The Stars retook the lead with a Radek Faksa power play goal, his eleventh of the season, made possible by Perry and Gurianov. The Coyotes tied it again with a Christian Fischer goal, his sixth of the year, via Christian Dvorak and Ilya Lyubushkin. Dallas took the lead in the third period with a Jamie Oleksiak goal, his second of the season, courtesy of Alexander Radulov and Miro Heiskanen. The final stood from here at 3-2, with the three stars being Bishop (39 for 41 in saves), Perry, and Gurianov.
Along to Colorado, as the Avalanche host the New York Islanders. Semyon Varlamov and Pavel Francouz are the goalies. Colorado started in the first period with a Joonas Donskoi goal, his fifteenth of the season, assisted by Cale Makar and Valeri Nichushkin. The Avalanche added on in the second period with an Andre Burakovsky goal, his twentieth of the year, via Nathan MacKinnon and Makar. Colorado extended the lead as Gabriel Landeskog scored his sixteenth of the season, thanks to MacKinnon and Ryan Graves. New York got on the board with a Brock Nelson goal, his twenty-second of the year, passed from Mathew Barzal and Jordan Eberle. This only made it 3-1, the final, with the three stars going to Francouz (27 for 28 in saves), Makar, and MacKinnon.
Out in Anaheim, the Ducks welcome the Florida Panthers. Sergei Bobrovsky and John Gibson guard the cages.Anaheim struck first in the first period with a Max Jones goal, his eighth of the season, going in unassisted. Florida tied it on an Aleksander Barkov goal, his eighteenth of the year, passed from Jonathan Huberdeau. The Panthers took the lead in the second period with a Vincent Trocheck goal, his tenth of the season, guided in by Riley Stillman and Frank Vatrano. Florida added on with an Aleksi Saarela goal, coming off of Aaron Ekblad and MacKenzie Weegar. The Panthers iced it at 4-1 with a Weegar empty net goal in the third period, his fifth of the year, set up by Trocheck and Mike Hoffman. The three stars belonged to Trocheck, Bobrovsky (35 for 36 in saves), and Weegar.
Finally, the Vancouver Canucks bring in the Minnesota Wild. Devan Dubnyk and Jacob Markstrom are between the pipes. Minnesota drew first blood in the first period with a Kevin Fiala goal, his fifteenth of the season, fueled by Matt Dumba. Vancouver tied it on a Jay Beagle goal, his second of the year, guided in by Quinn Hughes and Tyler Motte. The Wild retook the lead on a Luke Kunin goal, his thirteenth of the season, assisted by Brad Hunt and Mats Zuccarello. The Canucks tied it in the third period with a J.T. Miller goal, his twenty-third of the year, via Tyler Toffoli and Hughes. Vancouver took the lead with another Miller goal, his second of the game and twenty-fourth of the season, made possible by Troy Stecher and Alexander Edler. Minnesota tied it again with an Alex Galchenyuk goal, his sixth of the year, with helpers from Carson Soucy and Zuccarello. In the shootout, Ryan Donato, Zuccarello, and Galchenyuk tallied for the Wild to beat Elias Pettersson and Miller of the Canucks for a 4-3 win. The three stars were Galchenyuk, Miller, and Zuccarello, while Hughes gets an honorable mention.
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The Chicago Blackhawks hosting the New York Rangers. Igor Shesterkin and Robin Lehner are in the creases. New York began in the first period with a Filip Chytil goal, his thirteenth of the season, courtesy of Kaapo Kakko and Tony DeAngelo. Chicago tied it on a Dominik Kubalik goal in the second period, his twenty-fourth of the year, via Duncan Keith and Patrick Kane. The Rangers retook the lead in the third period with a Pavel Buchnevich goal, his fourteenth of the season, passed from Chris Kreider. New York added on with a Ryan Strome power play goal, his fifteenth of the year, with helpers from DeAngelo and Mika Zibanejad. The Blackhawks got one back with a Kubalik goal, his second of the game and twenty-fifth of the season, coming off of Drake Caggiula and Jonathan Toews. The Rangers countered with a Kreider goal, his twenty-fourth of the year, with helpers from Zibanejad and Marc Staal. New York extended the lead as Artemi Panarin scored his thirtieth of the season, going in unassisted. Chicago pulled back with a Caggiula goal, his seventh of the year, helped along by Toews and Alex Nylander. The Rangers shot back on a Zibanejad goal, his twenty-sixth of the season, guided in by Buchnevich and Kreider. This stood for a 6-3 final score, with the three stars being Zibanejad, Kreider, and Buchnevich, while Kubalik, DeAngelo, Caggiula, and Toews get the honorable mentions.
Northwest to Edmonton, where the Oilers welcome the Boston Bruins. Tuukka Rask and Mike Smith are the veterans in goal. Boston opened in the first period with a Patrice Bergeron goal, his twenty-seventh of the season, assisted by Brad Marchand and David Pastrnak. Edmonton tied it in the third period with a Sam Gagner power play goal, his fifth of the year, powered by Ethan Bear and Ryan Nugent-Hopkins. The Bruins won 2-1 in overtime with a Pastrnak goal, his forty-third of the campaign, fueled by David Krejci and Torey Krug. The three stars went to Pastrnak, Rask (28 for 29 in saves), and Bergeron.
Backtracking to Dallas, as the Stars bring in the Arizona Coyotes. Adin Hill is mismatched with Ben Bishop in goal. Dallas led off in the first period with a Corey Perry power play goal, his fifth of the season, powered by Roope Hintz and Denis Gurianov. Arizona tied it in the second period with a Taylor Hall power play goal, his fifteenth of the year, with assists provided by Jordan Oesterle and Nick Schmaltz. The Stars retook the lead with a Radek Faksa power play goal, his eleventh of the season, made possible by Perry and Gurianov. The Coyotes tied it again with a Christian Fischer goal, his sixth of the year, via Christian Dvorak and Ilya Lyubushkin. Dallas took the lead in the third period with a Jamie Oleksiak goal, his second of the season, courtesy of Alexander Radulov and Miro Heiskanen. The final stood from here at 3-2, with the three stars being Bishop (39 for 41 in saves), Perry, and Gurianov.
Along to Colorado, as the Avalanche host the New York Islanders. Semyon Varlamov and Pavel Francouz are the goalies. Colorado started in the first period with a Joonas Donskoi goal, his fifteenth of the season, assisted by Cale Makar and Valeri Nichushkin. The Avalanche added on in the second period with an Andre Burakovsky goal, his twentieth of the year, via Nathan MacKinnon and Makar. Colorado extended the lead as Gabriel Landeskog scored his sixteenth of the season, thanks to MacKinnon and Ryan Graves. New York got on the board with a Brock Nelson goal, his twenty-second of the year, passed from Mathew Barzal and Jordan Eberle. This only made it 3-1, the final, with the three stars going to Francouz (27 for 28 in saves), Makar, and MacKinnon.
Out in Anaheim, the Ducks welcome the Florida Panthers. Sergei Bobrovsky and John Gibson guard the cages.Anaheim struck first in the first period with a Max Jones goal, his eighth of the season, going in unassisted. Florida tied it on an Aleksander Barkov goal, his eighteenth of the year, passed from Jonathan Huberdeau. The Panthers took the lead in the second period with a Vincent Trocheck goal, his tenth of the season, guided in by Riley Stillman and Frank Vatrano. Florida added on with an Aleksi Saarela goal, coming off of Aaron Ekblad and MacKenzie Weegar. The Panthers iced it at 4-1 with a Weegar empty net goal in the third period, his fifth of the year, set up by Trocheck and Mike Hoffman. The three stars belonged to Trocheck, Bobrovsky (35 for 36 in saves), and Weegar.
Finally, the Vancouver Canucks bring in the Minnesota Wild. Devan Dubnyk and Jacob Markstrom are between the pipes. Minnesota drew first blood in the first period with a Kevin Fiala goal, his fifteenth of the season, fueled by Matt Dumba. Vancouver tied it on a Jay Beagle goal, his second of the year, guided in by Quinn Hughes and Tyler Motte. The Wild retook the lead on a Luke Kunin goal, his thirteenth of the season, assisted by Brad Hunt and Mats Zuccarello. The Canucks tied it in the third period with a J.T. Miller goal, his twenty-third of the year, via Tyler Toffoli and Hughes. Vancouver took the lead with another Miller goal, his second of the game and twenty-fourth of the season, made possible by Troy Stecher and Alexander Edler. Minnesota tied it again with an Alex Galchenyuk goal, his sixth of the year, with helpers from Carson Soucy and Zuccarello. In the shootout, Ryan Donato, Zuccarello, and Galchenyuk tallied for the Wild to beat Elias Pettersson and Miller of the Canucks for a 4-3 win. The three stars were Galchenyuk, Miller, and Zuccarello, while Hughes gets an honorable mention.
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