NHL 2021-22 - Day 67

Just four games left on the schedule for Sunday, beginning with...

The New York Islanders hosting the Vegas Golden Knights. Robin Lehner and Ilya Sorokin tend the twines. Vegas opened in the first period with a Jonathan Marchessault goal, his fourteenth of the season, assisted by Zach Whitecloud and Reilly Smith. New York tied it on a Brock Nelson power play goal, his tenth of the year, powered by Noah Dobson and Oliver Wahlstrom. The Golden Knights retook the lead on a Shea Theodore power play goal, his fifth of the season, with assists provided by Chandler Stephenson and Max Pacioretty. The Islanders tied it on a Kieffer Bellows goal, his second of the year, coming off of Zach Parise. New York pulled ahead with a Jean-Gabriel Pageau goal, his fifth of the season, made possible by Wahlstrom and Anders Lee. Vegas retied it on a Theodore goal, his second of the game and sixth of the year, with a lone helper by Alex Pietrangelo. The tie went to a shootout, where Theodore and Nicolas Roy lifted the Golden Knights to a 4-3 win. The three stars were Theodore, Wahlstrom, and Marchessault. 

In Winnipeg, the Jets welcome the St. Louis Blues. Jordan Binnington and Connor Hellebuyck guard the cages. Winnipeg got going in the second period with a Nikolaj Ehlers goal, his twelfth of the season, coming off of Mark Scheifele and Paul Stastny. St. Louis tied it on a Vladimir Tarasenko goal, his twelfth of the year, passed from Ivan Barbashev and Pavel Buchnevich. The Jets took the lead back with a Scheifele goal, his eighth of the season, assisted by Ehlers. Winnipeg added on in the third period with a Stastny goal, his sixth of the year, guided in by Ehlers and Brenden Dillon. The Blues got one back with a Niko Mikkola shorthanded goal, his second of the season, set up by Buchnevich and Barbashev. The Jets countered on a Stastny power play goal, his second of the game and seventh of the year, powered by Ehlers and Adam Lowry. The final held at 4-2 with the three stars being Ehlers, Stastny, and Scheifele, while Buchnevich and Barbashev get the honorable mentions. 

Back stateside, the Washington Capitals bring in the Los Angeles Kings. Garret Sparks is mismatched with Vitek Vanecek in goal. Washington struck first in the first period with a Connor McMichael goal, his fourth of the season, via Joe Snively. The Capitals added on in the second period with a Justin Schultz goal, his second of the year, assisted by Conor Sheary and Garnet Hathaway. Los Angeles got on the board with a Blake Lizotte shorthanded goal, his third of the season, set up by Alex Iafallo and Anze Kopitar. The Kings tied it in the third period with a Christian Wolanin goal, passed from Matt Roy. Los Angeles took the lead with an Adrian Kempe goal, his twelfth of the year, coming off of Roy and Dustin Brown. The final held from here at 3-2, with the three stars being Kempe, Roy, and Wolanin.

Finally, the New Jersey Devils host the Pittsburgh Penguins. Tristan Jarry and Jon Gillies are in the blue paint. Pittsburgh started in the first period with a shorthanded Teddy Blueger goal, his seventh of the season, going in unassisted. The Penguins added on in the second period with a Danton Heinen goal, his ninth of the year, via Marcus Pettersson and Jason Zucker. New Jersey got on the board with a Janne Kuokkanen goal, his fourth of the season, coming off of Ty Smith and Yegor Sharangovich. Pittsburgh replied in the third period with a Mike Matheson goal, his third of the year, guided in by Dominik Simon. The Devils pulled one back with a Nathan Bastian power play goal, his fourth of the season, powered by Dougie Hamilton and Pavel Zacha. The Penguins held on for a 3-2 win, with the three stars being Matheson, Heinen, and Blueger. 

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NHL 2021-22 - Day 66

We're going with five games today after postponements decimated the schedule. First up...

The Carolina Hurricanes host the Los Angeles Kings. Jonathan Quick and Frederik Andersen guard the cages. Carolina started in the first period with a Jesperi Kotkaniemi goal, his seventh of the season, assisted by Brady Skjei and Jesper Fast. The Hurricanes added on with a Fast power play goal, his seventh of the year, powered by Jaccob Slavin and Andrew Poturalski. Carolina extended the lead in the second period as Brett Pesce scored his second of the season, thanks to Josh Leivo and Skjei. The Hurricanes padded the lead on a Teuvo Teravainen power play goal, his seventh of the year, passed from Tony DeAngelo and Kotkaniemi. Los Angeles got on the board with a Blake Lizotte goal, his second of the season, courtesy of Tobias Bjornfot. Carolina answered in the third period with a Jack Drury goal, his second of the year, with helpers from Derek Stepan and Brendan Smith. The final was 5-1, with the three stars going to Kotkaniemi, Fast, and Skjei.

In Philadelphia, the Flyers welcome the Ottawa Senators. Anton Forsberg and Martin Jones are the goalies. Philadelphia opened in the first period with a Claude Giroux goal, his eleventh of the season, helped along by Oskar Lindblom. The Flyers added on with a Lindblom goal, his third of the year, courtesy of Travis Konecny and Ivan Provorov. Ottawa got on the board in the second period with a Tim Stutzle goal, his fifth of the season, assisted by Alex Formenton and Connor Brown. The Senators tied it on a shorthanded Formenton goal, his sixth of the year, going in unassisted. Ottawa pulled ahead in the third period with an Artem Zub goal, his second of the season, made possible by Dylan Gambrell and Zach Sanford. Philadelphia retied it on a Joel Farabee goal, his eighth of the year, coming off of Sean Couturier and Travis Sanheim. The Flyers won 4-3 in overtime with a Sanheim goal, his second of the campaign, set up by Cam Atkinson. The three stars were Sanheim, Lindblom, and Formenton.

Over in Detroit, the Red Wings host the New Jersey Devils. Akira Schmid and Thomas Greiss are the backups in goal. Detroit began in the first period with a Dylan Larkin goal, his thirteenth of the season, fueled by Filip Hronek. New Jersey tied it on a Michael McLeod goal, his second of the year, via Jimmy Vesey and Jonas Siegenthaler. The Red Wings took the lead back in the second period with another Larkin goal, his second of the game and fourteenth of the season, assisted by Vladislav Namestnikov and Pius Suter. Detroit added on with a Tyler Bertuzzi goal, his eleventh of the year, guided in by Moritz Seider. The Red Wings extended the lead as Larkin finished his hat trick on his fifteenth of the season, with the help of Kyle Criscuolo. The Devils got one back on a Dawson Mercer shorthanded goal, his eighth of the year, set up by Damon Severson. Detroit countered on a Bertuzzi goal, his second of the game and twelfth of the season, with assists provided by Larkin and Lucas Raymond. This made it 5-2, the final, with the three stars being Larkin, Bertuzzi, and Greiss (32 for 34 in saves).

Down in Dallas, the Stars bring in the Chicago Blackhawks. Kevin Lankinen and Jake Oettinger are the masked men. Dallas led off in the first period with a Joe Pavelski power play goal, his tenth of the season, with a lone assist by John Klingberg. The Stars added on with another Pavelski power play goal, his second of the game and eleventh of the year, powered by Roope Hintz and Alexander Radulov. Chicago got on the board in the second period with an Alex DeBrincat power play goal, his seventeenth of the season, coming off of Patrick Kane and Erik Gustafsson. Dallas replied on a Jason Robertson goal, his tenth of the year, guided in by Hintz and Pavelski. The Blackhawks got one back on a Dylan Strome goal, his third of the season, made possible by Brandon Hagel and Caleb Jones. Chicago tied it in the third period with a Dominik Kubalik goal, his sixth of the year, via Hagel. The Stars won 4-3 in overtime with a Klingberg power play goal, with assists provided by Pavelski and Hintz. The three stars belonged to Pavelski, Klingberg, and Hintz, while Hagel gets an honorable mention.

Finally, the Seattle Kraken host the Edmonton Oilers. Stuart Skinner and Chris Driedger draw the starts in goal. Seattle struck first in the first period with a Ryan Donato goal, his eighth of the season, via Morgan Geekie and Haydn Fleury. The Kraken added on with a Jared McCann goal, his twelfth of the year, guided in by Jordan Eberle and Jaden Schwartz. Edmonton got on the board with an Evan Bouchard goal, his fifth of the season, courtesy of Cooper Marody and Leon Draisaitl. The Oilers tied it on a Warren Foegele power play goal, his fourth of the year, powered by Kailer Yamamoto and Draisaitl. Edmonton took the lead in the second period on a Colton Sceviour goal, his second of the season, fueled by Connor McDavid and Seth Griffith. Seattle retied it on a Carson Soucy goal, his fourth of the year, assisted by Jeremy Lauzon and Eberle. The Oilers took the lead in the third period with a Foegele goal, his second of the game and fifth of the season, with helpers from Bouchard and Draisaitl. Edmonton iced it at 5-3 with a McDavid empty net goal, his seventeenth of the year, set up by Zack Kassian. The three stars were Foegele, Bouchard, and Draisaitl, while McDavid and Eberle get the honorable mentions. 

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NHL 2021-22 - Day 65

There's six games on this Friday, beginning with...

The New York Rangers hosting the Vegas Golden Knights. Laurent Brossoit and Alexandar Georgiev are in the blue paint. Vegas opened in the first period with a Brett Howden goal, his third of the season, made possible by William Carrier and Keegan Kolesar. New York tied it in the second period with a Mika Zibanejad goal, his seventh of the year, guided in by Chris Kreider and K'Andre Miller. The Rangers took the lead with a Kreider power play goal, his eighteenth of the season, powered by Zibanejad and Ryan Strome. The Golden Knights tied it on a Dylan Coghlan goal, his third of the year, fueled by Nicolas Hague and Howden. The tie lasted to a shootout, where Jonathan Marchessault had the lone tally for a 3-2 Golden Knights win. The three stars were Howden, Kreider, and Zibanejad.

Along to Pittsburgh, where the Penguins welcome the Buffalo Sabres. Malcolm Subban is mismatched with Tristan Jarry in goal. Pittsburgh started in the first period with an Evan Rodrigues power play goal, his tenth of the season, powered by Kris Letang and Sidney Crosby. The Penguins added on in the second period with a Brock McGinn goal, his eighth of the year, made possible by Mike Matheson and Teddy Blueger. Buffalo got on the board with a Zemgus Girgensons goal, his sixth of the season, via Casey Fitzgerald and John Hayden. The Sabres tied it on a third period goal by Rasmus Dahlin, his sixth of the year, fueled by Rasmus Asplund and Kyle Okposo. Pittsburgh won 3-2 in overtime with a Jeff Carter goal, his ninth of the campaign, set up by Letang. The three stars were Letang, Carter, and Rodrigues.

Over in St. Louis, the Blues bring in the Dallas Stars. Braden Holtby and Charlie Lindgren are set to start in goal. St. Louis got going in the second period with a Logan Brown goal, his third of the season, assisted by Colton Parayko and Ryan O'Reilly. The Blues added on with a Vladimir Tarasenko goal, his tenth of the year, via Pavel Buchnevich and Ivan Barbashev. Dallas got on the board in the third period with a Jason Robertson goal, his ninth of the season, coming off of John Klingberg and Joe Pavelski. St. Louis replied on a Tarasenko power play goal, his second of the game and eleventh of the year, powered by Buchnevich and Torey Krug. St. Louis iced it at 4-1 with a Barbashev empty net goal, his eleventh of the campaign, going in unassisted. The three stars belonged to Tarasenko, Buchnevich, and Barbashev.

Up in Winnipeg, the Jets host the Washington Capitals. Vitek Vanecek and Connor Hellebuyck guard the cages. Washington dented the scoreboard in the second period with a Brett Leason goal, his third of the season, passed from Michael Sgarbossa and Matt Irwin. The Capitals added on with a Daniel Sprong goal, his fifth of the year, via Aliaksei Protas. Winnipeg got on the board with a Brenden Dillon goal, coming off of Nikolaj Ehlers. The Jets tied it in the third period with a Josh Morrissey power play goal, his fifth of the season, powered by Ehlers and Nate Schmidt. Washington retook the lead with a Conor Sheary goal, his seventh of the year, guided in by Justin Schultz and Dennis Cholowski. The Capitals extended the lead on an empty net goal by Sgarbossa, his second of the year, set up by Leason and Nick Jensen. Washington finished it at 5-2 with an Alex Ovechkin empty net goal, his twenty-second of the season, with a helper from Sprong and John Carlson. The three stars were Leason, Sgarbossa, and Sprong, while Ehlers gets an honorable mention.

Back stateside, the Chicago Blackhawks welcome the Nashville Predators. Juuse Saros and Marc-Andre Fleury tend the twines. Nashville led off in the first period with a Thomas Novak power play goal, powered by Alexandre Carrier and Luke Kunin. Chicago tied it on a Kirby Dach goal, his fifth of the season, via MacKenzie Entwistle and Dominik Kubalik. The Predators retook the lead in the third period with a Colton Sissons power play goal, his fourth of the year, with assists provided by Filip Forsberg and Eeli Tolvanen. The Blackhawks retied it on a Jonathan Toews goal, his third of the season, coming off of Riley Stillman. Nashville won 3-2 in overtime with a Tanner Jeannot goal, his eighth of the year, courtesy of Roman Josi. The three stars were Jeannot, Sissons, and Novak.

Finally, the Anaheim Ducks bring in the Arizona Coyotes. Scott Wedgewood and John Gibson man the nets. Arizona began in the first period with a Travis Boyd goal, his seventh of the season, courtesy of Phil Kessel and Clayton Keller. Anaheim tied it on a Kevin Shattenkirk power play goal, his sixth of the year, powered by Cam Fowler and Troy Terry. The Ducks took the lead with a Hampus Lindholm goal, his fourth of the season, via Sam Steel and Rickard Rakell. Anaheim added on with a Derek Grant goal, his third of the year, guided in by Jakob Silfverberg and Isac Lundestrom. The Coyotes got one back with a Christian Fischer power play goal, his third of the season, with assists provided by Barrett Hayton and Nick Schmaltz. Arizona tied it on a Keller goal, his eighth of the year, fueled by Shayne Gostisbehere. The Ducks retook the lead with a Trevor Zegras goal, his eighth of the season, coming off of Jamie Drysdale and Lindholm. The Coyotes tied it on an Andrew Ladd goal, his fourth of the year, with helpers from Boyd and Ilya Lyubushkin. Arizona took the lead with a Kessel goal, his fifth of the season, assisted by Boyd and Anton Stralman. Anaheim tied it again with a Lindholm power play goal, his second of the game and fifth of the year, dished from Zegras and Ryan Getzlaf. The Coyotes won on a Keller goal in overtime, his second of the game and ninth of the campaign, helped along by Schmaltz. The three stars belonged to Keller, Boyd, and Lindholm, while Kessel, Schmaltz, and Zegras get the honorable mentions. 

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NHL 2021-22 - Day 64

The show goes on with ten games tonight amid a virus outbreak. First up...

The Montreal Canadiens host the Philadelphia Flyers. Carter Hart and Cayden Primeau are in goal. Montreal opened in the first period with an Artturi Lehkonen goal, his fourth of the season, via Brett Kulak and Alexander Romanov. Philadelphia tied it in the second period with a Max Willman goal, his second of the year, courtesy of James van Riemsdyk and Kevin Hayes. The Flyers took the lead with a Jackson Cates goal, assisted by Patrick Brown and Travis Sanheim. The Canadiens retied it in the third period with a Laurent Dauphin goal, passed from Ben Chiarot and David Savard. The tie lasted to a shootout, where Jonathan Drouin lifted the Canadiens to a 3-2 win. The three stars were Dauphin, Lehkonen, and Primeau (37 for 39 in saves).

Down in Tampa Bay, the Lightning welcome the Ottawa Senators. Anton Forsberg and Andrei Vasilevskiy are in the blue paint. Ottawa struck first in the first period with a Thomas Chabot goal, going in unassisted. Tampa Bay tied it in the second period with an Alex Killorn goal, his ninth of the season, coming off of Ross Colton and Victor Hedman. The Lightning took the lead on a Hedman power play goal, his seventh of the year, powered by Taylor Raddysh and Steven Stamkos. The final held at 2-1, with the three stars going to Hedman, Vasilevskiy (25 for 26 in saves), and Killorn.

Also in Florida, the Panthers bring in the Los Angeles Kings. Jonathan Quick and Sergei Bobrovsky guard the cages. Florida started in the first period with a Matt Kiersted goal, via Jonathan Huberdeau and Sam Reinhart. Los Angeles tied it on an Olli Maatta goal, assisted by Carl Grundstrom and Trevor Moore. The Kings took the lead in the second period with an Anze Kopitar goal, his ninth of the season, fueled by Sean Durzi and Alex Iafallo. Los Angeles added on with a Dustin Brown goal, his fourth of the year, courtesy of Matt Roy. The Kings extended the lead in the third period as Arthur Kaliyev scored his sixth of the season, thanks to Blake Lizotte. This made it 4-1, the final, with the three stars going to Quick (41 for 42 in saves), Kopitar, and Brown.

Back north, the New Jersey Devils host the Vegas Golden Knights. Robin Lehner and MacKenzie Blackwood are between the pipes. New Jersey led off in the first period with a Jack Hughes goal, his fifth of the season, assisted by Dougie Hamilton and Tomas Tatar. Vegas tied it on a Dylan Coghlan power play goal, his second of the year, powered by Reilly Smith and Jonathan Marchessault. The Golden Knights took the lead in the second period with a William Carrier goal, his fourth of the season, courtesy of Keegan Kolesar and Brett Howden. Vegas added on in the third period with a William Karlsson goal, his third of the year, guided in by Smith and Coghlan. The Golden Knights extended the lead as Nicolas Roy scored his fifth of the season, thanks to Mattias Janmark and Alex Pietrangelo. The Devils got one back on a Tatar power play goal, his sixth of the year, with assists provided by Damon Severson and Ty Smith. New Jersey got closer with a shorthanded Jimmy Vesey goal, his fifth of the season, set up by Jonas Siegenthaler. Vegas iced it at 5-3 with a Marchessault empty net goal, his thirteenth of the year, with helpers from Karlsson and Brayden McNabb. The three stars were given to Karlsson, Marchessault, and Coghlan, while Smith gets an honorable mention.

South to Raleigh, as the Carolina Hurricanes welcome the Detroit Red Wings. Alex Nedeljkovic and Frederik Andersen are the masked men. Carolina began in the first period with a Nino Niederreiter power play goal, his seventh of the season, powered by Jesper Fast and Andrew Poturalski. Detroit tied it on a Sam Gagner goal, his fourth of the year, going in unassisted. The Hurricanes retook the lead on a Tony DeAngelo goal, his fifth of the season, guided in by Fast and Jesperi Kotkaniemi. The Red Wings tied it on a Dylan Larkin goal, his twelfth of the year, via Lucas Raymond. Carolina gained the lead on a Jack Drury goal, made possible by Kotkaniemi and Teuvo Teravainen. Detroit tied it on a Tyler Bertuzzi goal in the second period, his tenth of the season, assisted by Larkin and Raymond. The Hurricanes took the lead in the third period on a Niederreiter goal, his second of the game and eighth of the year, with helpers from Martin Necas and Brett Pesce. Carolina iced it at 5-3 on a Vincent Trocheck empty net goal, his seventh of the campaign, set up by Teravainen and Necas. The three stars were Niederreiter, Kotkaniemi, and Fast, while Teravainen, Necas, Larkin, and Raymond get the honorable mentions.

In New York, the Islanders bring in the Boston Bruins. Linus Ullmark and Semyon Varlamov make the starts in goal. New York kicked off the scoring in the first period with a Cal Clutterbuck goal, his fourth of the season, going in unassisted. The Islanders added on in the second period with an Anthony Beauvillier power play goal, his fourth of the year, powered by Robin Salo and Josh Bailey. The Islanders extended the lead with a Clutterbuck empty net goal, his second of the game and fifth of the season, set up by Anders Lee and Zdeno Chara. Boston got on the board with a Mike Reilly goal, his third of the year, via Brandon Carlo and the goalie Ullmark. The final was 3-1, with the three stars going to Clutterbuck, Varlamov (40 for 41 in saves), and Beauvillier.

Southwest to Nashville, as the Predators host the Colorado Avalanche. Pavel Francouz and Juuse Saros tend the twines. Nashville drew first blood in the first period with a Filip Forsberg goal, his twelfth of the season, coming off of Alexandre Carrier and Colton Sissons. The Predators added on in the second period with a Tanner Jeannot power play goal, his seventh of the year, powered by Sissons and Forsberg. Colorado got on the board with a Mikko Rantanen power play goal, his fourteenth of the season, with assists provided by Nazem Kadri and Nathan MacKinnon. Nashville replied with another Forsberg goal, his second of the game and thirteenth of the year, going in unassisted. The Avalanche got one back in the third period with a Valeri Nichushkin goal, his tenth of the season, via Rantanen and Samuel Girard. The Predators answered with a Roman Josi power play goal, his tenth of the year, with helpers from Sissons and Jeannot. Nashville iced it at 5-2 with a Mattias Ekholm empty net goal, set up by Carrier. The three stars were Forsberg, Sissons, and Jeannot, while Rantanen and Carrier get the honorable mentions.

Up in Minnesota, the Wild welcome the Buffalo Sabres. Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen is mismatched with Cam Talbot in goal. Minnesota was first to score in the first period with a Jon Merrill goal, his third of the season, assisted by Dmitry Kulikov and Ryan Hartman. Buffalo tied it in the second period with a Dylan Cozens goal, his eighth of the year, via Henri Jokiharju. The Wild took the lead on a Kirill Kaprizov goal, his eleventh of the season, fueled by Alex Goligoski and Jared Spurgeon. The Sabres tied it on a Mark Pysyk goal, passed from Vinnie Hinostroza and Mark Jankowski. The tie went to a shootout, where Tage Thompson had the lone tally for a 3-2 Sabres win. The three stars were Pysyk, Cozens, and Luukkonen (30 for 32 in saves).

Over in Edmonton, the Oilers bring in the Columbus Blue Jackets. Elvis Merzlikins and Stuart Skinner receive the starting nods in goal. Edmonton led off in the first period with a Jesse Puljujarvi power play goal, his ninth of the season, powered by Tyson Barrie and Leon Draisaitl. The Oilers added on with another Puljujarvi power play goal, his second of the game and tenth of the year, via Ryan Nugent-Hopkins and Connor McDavid. Edmonton extended the lead as Derek Ryan scored his second of the season, with the help of Brendan Perlini. The Oilers padded the lead on a Perlini goal in the second period, coming off of Zack Kassian and Evan Bouchard. Joonas Korpisalo replaced Merzlikins in goal in the third period. Columbus got on the board with a Gustav Nyquist goal, his fifth of the year, made possible by Cole Sillinger and Jake Bean. The Blue Jackets got closer with a Justin Danforth goal, his second of the season, guided in by Zach Werenski. Edmonton iced it at 5-2 with a Warren Foegele empty net goal, his third of the year, set up by Puljujarvi. The three stars were Puljujarvi, Perlini, and Skinner (36 for 38 in saves).

Finally, the San Jose Sharks host the Vancouver Canucks. Thatcher Demko and Adin Hill draw the starts in goal. Vancouver dented the scoreboard in the first period with a Brock Boeser goal, his eighth of the season, assisted by Tanner Pearson. The Canucks added on with a Bo Horvat power play goal, his tenth of the year, powered by J.T. Miller and Quinn Hughes. San Jose got on the board with a Timo Meier goal, his twelfth of the season, made possible by Erik Karlsson and Tomas Hertl. Vancouver shot back in the second period on another Boeser goal, his second of the game and ninth of the year, coming off of Miller and Pearson. The Sharks got one back with an Andrew Cogliano goal, his third of the season, guided in by Lane Pederson and Brent Burns. The Canucks countered with a Miller goal, his tenth of the year, going in unassisted. Vancouver iced it at 5-2 with a Jason Dickinson goal, his second of the campaign, set up by Elias Pettersson and Kyle Burroughs. The three stars were Boeser, Miller, and Pearson. 

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NHL 2021-22 - Day 63

Three games on for this Wednesday, beginning with...

The Chicago Blackhawks hosting the Washington Capitals. Ilya Samsonov and Marc-Andre Fleury guard the cages. Washington got going in the second period with an Alex Ovechkin power play goal, his twenty-first of the season, powered by T.J. Oshie and Nicklas Backstrom. Chicago tied it on an Alex DeBrincat power play goal, his fifteenth of the year, via Patrick Kane and Dominik Kubalik. The Blackhawks took the lead with a Philipp Kurashev power play goal, with assists provided by Kirby Dach and Caleb Jones. Chicago added on with a MacKenzie Entwistle goal, his third of the season, coming off of Brandon Hagel and Jonathan Toews. The Capitals got one back with a Daniel Sprong goal, his fourth of the year, guided in by Lars Eller. Washington tied it in the third period with an Eller goal, his fifth of the season, courtesy of Oshie and Conor Sheary. The Blackhawks retook the lead with a DeBrincat power play goal, his second of the game and sixteenth of the year, with helpers from Hagel and Dylan Strome. The Capitals tied it on a Sheary goal, his sixth of the season, fueled by Ovechkin and John Carlson. Chicago won 5-4 in overtime with a Caleb Jones goal, set up by Dach.

Out in Arizona, the Coyotes welcome the New York Rangers. Keith Kinkaid and Scott Wedgewood are in the blue paint. Arizona led off in the first period with a Loui Eriksson shorthanded goal, set up by Clayton Keller and Ilya Lyubushkin. New York tied it on a Kaapo Kakko goal, his fourth of the season, assisted by Mika Zibanejad and Chris Kreider in the second period. The Coyotes took the lead on a Keller goal, his seventh of the year, coming off of Nick Schmaltz and Anton Stralman. The Rangers tied it again with a Zibanejad power play goal, his sixth of the season, powered by Adam Fox and Kreider. New York pulled ahead on a Kakko power play goal, his second of the game and fifth of the year, with assists provided by Kreider and Ryan Strome. This stood for a 3-2 win, with the three stars going to Kakko, Kreider and Zibanejad.

Finally, the Anaheim Ducks bring in the Seattle Kraken. Philipp Grubauer and Anthony Stolarz are set to start in goal. Anaheim began in the first period with a Trevor Zegras goal, his seventh of the season, made possible by Sonny Milano and Kevin Shattenkirk. The Ducks added on with a Derek Grant shorthanded goal, his second of the year, going in unassisted. Anaheim extended the lead on a Troy Terry power play goal, his eighteenth of the season, powered by Sam Steel and Jakob Silfverberg. Seattle got on the board with a Ryan Donato power play goal, his seventh of the year, with assists provided by Jordan Eberle and Vince Dunn. The Ducks shot back in the third period with a Sam Carrick goal, his sixth of the season, courtesy of Simon Benoit and Buddy Robinson. This made it 4-1, the final, with the three stars going to Stolarz (19 for 20 in saves), Grant, and Terry. 

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NHL 2021-22 - Day 62

We've got twelve games left on the schedule after postponements today. First up...

The Boston Bruins host the Vegas Golden Knights. Robin Lehner and Jeremy Swayman are between the pipes. Vegas struck first in the first period with a Shea Theodore goal, his fourth of the season, assisted by Ben Hutton and Chandler Stephenson. The Golden Knights added on with a Max Pacioretty goal, his eleventh of the year, guided in by Stephenson and Mark Stone. Vegas extended the lead as Jonathan Marchessault scored his twelfth of the season on the power play, thanks to Alex Pietrangelo and Reilly Smith. The Golden Knights padded the lead on a Pacioretty goal, his second of the game and twelfth of the year, made possible by Stone and Stephenson. Boston got on the board in the third period with a Patrice Bergeron goal, his tenth of the season, via Taylor Hall. This only made it 4-1, the final, with the three stars given to Pacioretty, Stephenson, and Stone.

Down in Tampa Bay, the Lightning welcome the Los Angeles Kings. Jonathan Quick and Andrei Vasilevskiy guard the cages. Los Angeles led off in the first period with a Drew Doughty power play goal, his third of the season, powered by Alex Iafallo and Anze Kopitar. Tampa Bay tied it on a Victor Hedman goal, his sixth of the year, assisted by Steven Stamkos and Pat Maroon. The Kings took the lead in the second period on a Viktor Arvidsson goal, his sixth of the season, made possible by Matt Roy and Phillip Danault. The Lightning tied it on a Taylor Raddysh goal, his fourth of the year, via Jan Rutta and Boris Katchouk. Tampa Bay won 3-2 in overtime on a Mathieu Joseph goal, his fifth of the campaign, with a lone helper from Ross Colton. The three stars were Joseph, Raddysh, and Hedman.

Also in Florida, the Panthers bring in the Ottawa Senators. Anton Forsberg and Spencer Knight get the starting nods in goal. Ottawa opened in the first period with an Austin Watson goal, his second of the season, made possible by Nick Paul and Thomas Chabot. Florida tied it on a Jonathan Huberdeau goal, his tenth of the year, via Sam Reinhart and Lucas Carlsson. The Senators took the lead in the second period on a Dylan Gambrell shorthanded goal, set up by Connor Brown. The Panthers retied it with a Reinhart goal, his ninth of the season, assisted by Anton Lundell. Ottawa retook the lead with a Josh Norris goal, his thirteenth of the year, guided in by Drake Batherson and Nikita Zaitsev. The Senators added on with a Tim Stutzle goal, his fourth of the season, coming off of Brown and Alex Formenton. Ottawa extended the lead as Norris scored his second of the game and fourteenth of the year, passed from Batherson. The Senators padded the lead on a Batherson goal, his ninth of the season, fueled by Norris. Ottawa continued on a Paul goal, his fourth of the year, a power play goal powered by Chabot. The Senators struck again with another Paul power play goal, his second of the game and fifth of the season, with assists provided by Brown and Tyler Ennis. The final was 8-2, and the three stars were Paul, Norris, and Batherson, while Brown, Chabot, and Reinhart get the honorable mentions.

Back north, the Philadelphia Flyers host the New Jersey Devils. MacKenzie Blackwood and Carter Hart patrol the creases. Philadelphia started in the first period with a Travis Sanheim goal, coming off of Rasmus Ristolainen and James van Riemsdyk. The Flyers added on with a Cam Atkinson goal, his tenth of the season, passed from Ristolainen and Sanheim. Philadelphia extended the lead in the second period as Justin Braun goal, his second of the year, thanks to Oskar Lindblom and Ivan Provorov. New Jersey got on the board with a P.K. Subban goal, his second of the season, fueled by Michael McLeod. The Flyers shot back on an Atkinson shorthanded goal, his second of the game and eleventh of the year, set up by Provorov. Philadelphia padded the lead on a Lindblom goal, his second of the season, helped along by Atkinson. Akira Schmid replaced Blackwood in goal. The Flyers kept going in the third period when Atkinson finished his hat trick on his twelfth of the year, with helpers from Claude Giroux and Max Willman. The final stood at 6-1, with the three stars given to Atkinson, Sanheim, and Lindblom, while Provorov and Ristolainen get the honorable mentions.

Across Pennsylvania, the Pittsburgh Penguins welcome the Montreal Canadiens. Jake Allen and Tristan Jarry man the nets. Pittsburgh began in the first period with a Kasperi Kapanen goal, his seventh of the season, fueled by Evan Rodrigues. The Penguins added on in the second period with a Rodrigues power play goal, his ninth of the year, powered by Kris Letang and Jeff Carter. Montreal replied on a Jonathan Drouin goal, his fifth of the season, coming off of Laurent Dauphin. Pittsburgh replied with a Mike Matheson goal, his second of the year, courtesy of Sidney Crosby and Rodrigues. The Canadiens pulled one back with a Jesse Ylonen goal, helped along by Drouin. The Penguins shot back in the third period with a Brian Dumoulin goal, courtesy of Crosby. Pittsburgh extended the lead as Brian Boyle scored his third of the season, thanks to Dominik Simon and Chad Ruhwedel. The final held at 5-2, with the three stars being Rodrigues, Crosby, and Drouin.

Over in Detroit, the Red Wings bring in the New York Islanders. Ilya Sorokin and Alex Nedeljkovic are the masked men. Detroit got going in the second period with a Dylan Larkin power play goal, his eleventh of the season, powered by Moritz Seider and Lucas Raymond. The Red Wings added on in the third period with a Michael Rasmussen goal, his third of the year, guided in by Adam Erne. New York got on the board with an Anders Lee goal, his eighth of the season, made possible by Noah Dobson and Brock Nelson. This only made it 2-1, the final, with the three stars going to Nedeljkovic (33 for 34 in saves), Rasmussen, and Larkin.

Up in Winnipeg, the Jets host the Buffalo Sabres. Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen is mismatched with Connor Hellebuyck in goal. Buffalo kicked off the scoring in the first period with a Rasmus Dahlin power play goal, his fourth of the season, powered by Tage Thompson. Winnipeg tied it on a Pierre-Luc Dubois goal, his fourteenth of the year, guided in by Josh Morrissey. The Sabres took the lead in the second period with an Anders Bjork goal, his fourth of the season, assisted by Vinnie Hinostroza and Cody Eakin. The Jets tied it on a Nikolaj Ehlers goal, his eleventh of the year, via Dubois and Brenden Dillon. Buffalo took the lead back on a Dahlin goal, his second of the game and fifth of the season, fueled by Victor Olofsson and Thompson. The Sabres added on in the third period with a Jeff Skinner goal, his ninth of the year, with helpers from Olofsson and Henri Jokiharju. The final stood at 4-2, with the three stars being Dahlin, Olofsson, and Thompson, while Dubois gets an honorable mention.

Way south to Dallas, as the Stars welcome the St. Louis Blues. Charlie Lindgren and Jake Oettinger draw the starts in goal. Dallas dented the scoreboard in the second period with a Riley Damiani goal, assisted by John Klingberg and Jason Robertson. St. Louis replied on a Colton Parayko goal, his third of the season, via Vladimir Tarasenko and Pavel Buchnevich. The Blues took the lead in the third period with a Justin Faulk goal, his fifth of the year, an unassisted goal. St. Louis added on with a Ryan O'Reilly power play goal, his fifth of the season, with assists provided by Tarasenko and Ivan Barbashev. The Blues extended the lead on a Tarasenko power play goal, his ninth of the year, powered by Barbashev and Buchnevich. The final was 4-1, with the three stars going to Tarasenko, Faulk, and Barbashev.

Along to Colorado, as the Avalanche bring in the New York Rangers. Alexandar Georgiev and Darcy Kuemper are in the creases. Colorado drew first blood in the first period on a Mikko Rantanen goal, his thirteenth of the season, coming off of Nathan MacKinnon and Andre Burakovsky. The Avalanche added on with a Cale Makar power play goal, his thirteenth of the year, powered by MacKinnon and Nazem Kadri. New York got on the board with a Ryan Strome goal in the second period, his sixth of the season, via Adam Fox and Artemi Panarin. Colorado replied on a Valeri Nichushkin goal, his eighth of the year, guided in by J.T. Compher and Kadri. The Rangers pulled one back in the third period on a Julien Gauthier goal, his second of the season, fueled by Dryden Hunt and Barclay Goodrow. The Avalanche iced it at 4-2 with a Nichushkin goal, his second of the game and ninth of the year, set up by Kadri. The three stars were Nichushkin, Kadri, and MacKinnon.

North to Edmonton, as the Oilers host the Toronto Maple Leafs. Jack Campbell and Mikko Koskinen protect the nets. Toronto was first to score in the first period with an Auston Matthews power play goal, his nineteenth of the season, powered by John Tavares and Ondrej Kase. The Maple Leafs added on in the second period with a Wayne Simmonds goal, his fourth of the year, via Morgan Rielly and Kyle Clifford. Toronto extended the lead as T.J. Brodie scored, thanks to Timothy Liljegren and David Kampf. Edmonton got on the board in the third period with a Colton Sceviour goal, helped along by Zack Kassian and Tyson Barrie. The Maple Leafs shot back with a Rielly goal, his fourth of the season, assisted by William Nylander. Toronto padded the lead as Matthews scored his second of the game and twentieth of the year, with the help of Kase. This made it 5-1, the final, with the three stars awarded to Matthews, Rielly, and Kase.

In Vancouver, the Canucks welcome the Columbus Blue Jackets. Elvis Merzlikins and Jaroslav Halak are in the blue paint. Columbus cracked the scoresheet in the first period with an Eric Robinson goal, his fourth of the season, made possible by Alexandre Texier and Zach Werenski. The Blue Jackets added on with a Max Domi goal, his seventh of the year, courtesy of Jack Roslovic and Gabriel Carlsson. Columbus extended the lead as Robinson scored his second of the game and fifth of the season, thanks to Texier and Gavin Bayreuther. Vancouver got on the board in the second period with a Bo Horvat goal, his eighth of the year, fueled by Quinn Hughes and Brock Boeser. The Canucks got closer in the third period with an Elias Pettersson goal, his sixth of the season, helped along by Conor Garland and Tyler Myers. Vancouver tied it on a Vasily Podkolzin goal, his sixth of the year, with helpers from Hughes and Myers. The Canucks took the lead on a Horvat power play goal, his second of the game and ninth of the season, powered by J.T. Miller and Hughes. The final stood at 4-3, with the three stars handed to Horvat, Hughes, and Robinson, while Myers and Texier get the honorable mentions.

Finally, the San Jose Sharks bring in the Seattle Kraken. Chris Driedger and James Reimer make the starts in goal. Seattle tallied first in the third period with a Ryan Donato goal, his sixth of the season, assisted by Joonas Donskoi and Carson Soucy. The Kraken added on with a Brandon Tanev goal, his ninth of the year, passed from Morgan Geekie and Calle Jarnkrok. San Jose got on the board with a Logan Couture goal, his ninth of the season, courtesy of Brent Burns and Tomas Hertl. The Kraken iced it at 3-1 with a Jarnkrok empty net goal, his second of the year, set up Mason Appleton and Alex Wennberg. The three stars were Driedger (33 for 34 in saves), Jarnkrok, and Tanev. 

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NHL 2021-22 - Day 61

There's five games on today, beginning with...

The New York Rangers hosting the Nashville Predators. Juuse Saros and Alexandar Georgiev man the nets. Nashville got going in the second period with a Philip Tomasino goal, his fifth of the season, courtesy of Filip Forsberg and Alexandre Carrier. This stood for a 1-0 win, with the three stars going to Saros (32 save shutout), Tomasino, and Georgiev (23 for 24 in saves). 

Over in St. Louis, the Blues welcome the Anaheim Ducks. Anthony Stolarz and Jon Gillies are the backups in goal. Anaheim opened in the first period with a Buddy Robinson goal, coming off of Nicolas Deslauriers and Sam Carrick. St. Louis tied it in the second period with an Oskar Sundqvist goal, made possible by Nathan Walker and Brayden Schenn. The Blues took the lead in the third period on a Walker goal, his fourth of the season, courtesy of Schenn. The Ducks retied it with a Troy Terry goal, his sixteenth of the year, fueled by Cam Fowler and Sam Steel. Anaheim won 3-2 in overtime with a Terry penalty shot goal, his second of the game and seventeenth of the campaign. The three stars were Terry, Walker, and Schenn. 

Further west, the Colorado Avalanche host the Florida Panthers. Sergei Bobrovsky and Darcy Kuemper are the goalies. Colorado dented the scoreboard in the second period with an Andre Burakovsky power play goal, his tenth of the season, powered by Mikko Rantanen and Nathan MacKinnon. The Avalanche added on in the third period with another Burakovsky goal, his second of the game and eleventh of the year, fueled by Rantanen. Florida got on the board with a Joe Thornton power play goal, his third of the season, with assists provided by Carter Verhaeghe and Frank Vatrano. The Panthers tied it on a Brandon Montour goal, his fourth of the year, guided in by Verhaeghe and Gustav Forsling. Colorado retook the lead on a Burakovsky goal, completing his hat trick on his twelfth of the season, made possible by MacKinnon and Rantanen. This stood for a 3-2 final score, with the three stars awarded to Burakovsky, Rantanen, and MacKinnon, while Verhaeghe gets an honorable mention.

Out in Vegas, the Golden Knights bring in the Minnesota Wild. Cam Talbot and Robin Lehner tend the twines. Vegas started in the first period on a Zach Whitecloud goal, his fourth of the season, assisted by Max Pacioretty and Chandler Stephenson. Minnesota tied it on an Alex Goligoski goal, his third of the year, helped along by Brandon Duhaime and Jared Spurgeon. The Golden Knights retook the lead with an Evgenii Dadonov power play goal, his eighth of the season, powered by Mark Stone and Stephenson. The Wild tied it again with a Mats Zuccarello power play goal, his eighth of the year, with assists provided by Spurgeon and Ryan Hartman. Minnesota pulled ahead in the second period on a Nick Bjugstad goal, his fourth of the season, coming off of Matt Dumba and Jon Merrill. Vegas tied it again on a Whitecloud goal, his second of the game and fifth of the year, via Dadonov. The Golden Knights took the lead with a Pacioretty goal, his tenth of the season, courtesy of Stephenson and Stone. The Wild retied it on a Marcus Foligno goal, his thirteenth of the year, with helpers from Spurgeon and Joel Eriksson Ek. Vegas pulled ahead again with a Stone power play goal, his fourth of the season, guided in by Pacioretty and Stephenson. The Golden Knights iced it at 6-4 with an Alex Pietrangelo empty net goal, his fifth of the year, going in unassisted.

Finally, the Vancouver Canucks host the Carolina Hurricanes. Antti Raanta and Thatcher Demko are in the creases. Vancouver kicked off the scoring in the first period with a Brock Boeser goal, his seventh of the season, fueled by J.T. Miller and Tanner Pearson. The Canucks added on with an Elias Pettersson goal, his fifth of the year, coming off of Conor Garland and Tyler Myers. Carolina got on the board with a Martin Necas goal, his seventh of the season, via Seth Jarvis and Jesperi Kotkaniemi in the third period. This made it 2-1, the final, with the three stars being Demko (29 for 30 in saves), Pettersson, and Boeser. 

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