NHL 2022-23 - Day 42

Just two games on for a quiet Sunday. First up...

The Columbus Blue Jackets welcome the Florida Panthers. Sergei Bobrovsky and Daniil Tarasov are the goalies. Florida opened in the first period with a Matthew Tkachuk goal, his eighth of the season, coming off of Gustav Forsling. Columbus tied it on an unassisted Yegor Chinakhov goal, his third of the year. The Blue Jackets took the lead in the second period with a Kent Johnson power play goal, his fourth of the season, powered by Johnny Gaudreau and Marcus Bjork. The Panthers tied it again with an Aaron Ekblad goal, his second of the year, via Forsling and Nick Cousins. Columbus took the lead with a Sean Kuraly shorthanded goal in the third period, his sixth of the season, set up by Eric Robinson and Andrew Peeke. The Blue Jackets added on with a Gaudreau goal, his seventh of the year, passed from Gutsav Nyquist. Columbus extended the lead as Boone Jenner scored his eighth of the season on the power play, with the help of Gaudreau and Emil Bemstrom. Florida got one back with a Colin White goal, his fifth of the year, with helpers from Cousins and Josh Mahura. This made it 5-3, the final, with the three stars going to Gaudreau, Cousins, and Forsling.

Over in Chicago, the Blackhawks bring in the Pittsburgh Penguins. Casey DeSmith and Arvid Soderblom are the backups in goal. Pittsburgh started in the first period with a Brock McGinn goal, his sixth of the season, made possible by Rickard Rakell and Sidney Crosby. The Penguins added on in the second period with an Evgeni Malkin goal, his eighth of the year, via Ryan Poehling and Pierre-Olivier Joseph. Pittsburgh extended the lead as Rakell scored his eighth of the season, thanks to Crosby and Marcus Pettersson. Chicago got on the board with a Jujhar Khaira goal, his second of the year, assisted by Jason Dickinson. The Blackhawks got closer with a Patrick Kane goal, his third of the season, helped along by Jonathan Toews and Connor Murphy. Chicago tied it in the third period with a Philipp Kurashev goal, his third of the year, going in unassisted. The Penguins retook the lead with a Crosby goal, his tenth of the season, fueled by Jake Guentzel and Kris Letang. Pittsburgh iced it at 5-3 with a Jeff Carter empty net goal, his third of the year, set up by Crosby and Letang. The three stars were Crosby, Rakell, and Letang. 

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NHL 2022-23 - Day 41

The schedule continues to oscillate heavily, as there's 15 games this Saturday. First up...

The New Jersey Devils host the Ottawa Senators. Anton Forsberg and Akira Schmid start in goal. New Jersey opened in the first period with an Erik Haula power play goal, powered by Fabian Zetterlund and Damon Severson. The Devils added on with a Nathan Bastian goal, his third of the season, coming off of Miles Wood and Michael McLeod. New Jersey extended the lead in the second period as Jesper Boqvist scored his second of the year, thanks to Yegor Sharangovich and Jonas Siegenthaler. Cam Talbot replaced Forsberg in goal. Ottawa got on the board with a Derick Brassard goal, his second of the season, made possible by Erik Brannstrom and Claude Giroux. The Devils replied with a shorthanded Sharangovich goal, his fifth of the year, set up by Nico Hischier. New Jersey iced it at 5-1 with a McLeod empty net goal, his second of the campaign, going in unassisted. The three stars were Sharangovich, McLeod, and Bastian. 

Down in Florida, the Panthers welcome the Calgary Flames. Jacob Markstrom and Spencer Knight protect the nets. Calgary started in the first period with an Adam Ruzicka power play goal, his third of the season, powered by Noah Hanifin and Nikita Zadorov. The Flames added on with a Zadorov goal in the second period, his fourth of the year, via Ruzicka and Elias Lindholm. Florida got on the board with a Colin White goal, his fourth of the season, going in unassisted. The Panthers tied it on a Sam Reinhart power play goal, his fifth of the year, with assists provided by Matthew Tkachuk and Aleksander Barkov. Calgary regained the lead on a Ruzicka goal, his fourth of the season, made possible by Lindholm. Florida tied it in the third period with a Eetu Luostarinen goal, his sixth of the year, courtesy of Sam Bennett and Gustav Forsling. The Flames retook the lead with a Blake Coleman goal, his second of the season, assisted by Mikael Backlund. The Panthers tied it on a Tkachuk goal, his seventh of the year, guided in by Bennett and Brandon Montour. The tie lasted to a shootout, where Jonathan Huberdeau and Rasmus Andersson lifted the Flames to a 5-4 win over Anton Lundell and the Panthers. The three stars were Ruzicka, Zadorov, and Lindholm, while Tkachuk and Bennett get the honorable mentions.

At the regular time, the Boston Bruins bring in the Chicago Blackhawks. Petr Mrazek and Jeremy Swayman are set to start in goal. Boston led off in the first period with a David Pastrnak power play goal, his tenth of the season, powered by Brad Marchand and Patrice Bergeron. The Bruins added on in the second period with a Bergeron goal, his ninth of the year, via Charlie McAvoy and Marchand. Chicago got on the board with a Jonathan Toews power play goal, his eighth of the season, with assists provided by Max Domi and Philipp Kurashev. Boston replied with a power play goal by Jake DeBrusk, his seventh of the year, with helpers from Marchand and McAvoy. The Bruins extended the lead as David Krejci scored his fifth of the season, assisted by A.J. Greer and McAvoy. Boston padded the lead in the third period on a Pastrnak goal, his second of the game and eleventh of the year, guided in by Nick Foligno and Tomas Nosek. The Bruins kept going with a Taylor Hall goal, his sixth of the season, fueled by Matt Grzelcyk and McAvoy. The final was 6-1, and the three stars went to McAvoy, Pastrnak, and Marchand, while Bergeron gets an honorable mention.

To Toronto, as the Maple Leafs host the Buffalo Sabres. Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen and Matt Murray man the nets. Toronto was first to score in the first period with a John Tavares power play goal, his tenth of the season, powered by Mitchell Marner and Morgan Rielly. The Maple Leafs added on with a Calle Jarnkrok goal, his fourth of the year, courtesy of Pierre Engvall and Rasmus Sandin. Toronto extended the lead as Mark Giordano scored a shorthanded goal, set up by Marner and David Kampf. Buffalo got on the board in the second period with an Alex Tuch power play goal, his ninth of the season, with assists provided by Dylan Cozens and Rasmus Dahlin. The Maple Leafs fired back with a William Nylander power play goal, his ninth of the year, coming off of Tavares and Auston Matthews. Toronto padded the lead on another Nylander goal, his second of the game and tenth of the season, made possible by Tavares. The Sabres got one back with a Casey Mittelstadt power play goal, his fifth of the year, with assists provided by Victor Olofsson and Owen Power. This only made it 5-2, the final, with the three stars given to Nylander, Tavares, and Marner.

Over in Quebec, the Montreal Canadiens welcome the Philadelphia Flyers. Carter Hart and Jake Allen are the veteran goalies. Philadelphia began in the first period with a Travis Sanheim goal, coming off of Scott Laughton and Zack MacEwen. The Flyers added on with an Owen Tippett goal, his fifth of the season, assisted by Sanheim and Joel Farabee. Montreal got on the board with a Christian Dvorak goal, his fourth of the year, via Brendan Gallagher and Arber Xhekaj. The Canadiens tied it on a Cole Caufield power play goal, his tenth of the season, powered by Kirby Dach and Mike Hoffman. Montreal took the lead with a Mike Matheson goal in the second period, passed from Nick Suzuki and Caufield. Philadelphia tied it on a Tippett goal, his second of the game and sixth of the year, going in unassisted. The Flyers pulled ahead with a Kevin Hayes goal, his fifth of the season, made possible by Nick Seeler and MacEwen. The Canadiens tied it again on a Caufield goal, his second of the game and eleventh of the year, guided in by Suzuki and Sean Monahan. The tie went to a shootout, where Suzuki's lone tally lifted the Canadiens won a 5-4 win. The three stars were Caufield, Tippett, and Suzuki, while Sanheim and MacEwen get the honorable mentions.

Stateside, the Washington Capitals bring in the Colorado Avalanche. Alexandar Georgiev and Darcy Kuemper protect the nets. Colorado drew first blood in the first period with a Cale Makar power play goal, his fourth of the season, powered by Nathan MacKinnon and Artturi Lehkonen. The Avalanche added on in the second period with a MacKinnon goal, his fifth of the year, fueled by Josh Manson and Alex Newhook. Colorado extended the lead in the third period as Andrew Cogliano scored his second of the season, thanks to Jacob MacDonald and J.T. Compher. The Avalanche padded the lead on a Lehkonen goal, his sixth of the year, going in unassisted. The final was 4-0, and the three stars were awarded to Georgiev (32 save shutout), MacKinnon, and Lehkonen.

Along to Columbus, as the Blue Jackets host the Detroit Red Wings. Ville Husso and Joonas Korpisalo are the Finnish goalies. Detroit struck first in the first period with a Dylan Larkin power play goal, his eighth of the season, powered by David Perron and Moritz Seider. Columbus tied it in the second period with an Emil Bemstrom goal, his second of the year, via Boone Jenner and Johnny Gaudreau. The Red Wings retook the lead with a Filip Hronek goal, his third of the season, going in unassisted. Detroit added on with a Ben Chiarot goal, his second of the year, passed from Lucas Raymond and Andrew Copp. The Red Wings extended the lead as Hronek scored his second of the game and fourth of the season, thanks to Larkin and Seider. Detroit padded the lead on a Dominik Kubalik power play goal in the third period, his ninth of the year, assisted by Seider and Larkin. The Red Wings continued with a Tyler Bertuzzi goal, fueled by Copp and Raymond. This made it 6-1, the final, with the three stars given to Hronek, Larkin, and Seider, while Raymond and Copp get the honorable mentions.

Up in Winnipeg, the Jets welcome the Pittsburgh Penguins. Tristan Jarry and Connor Hellebuyck are between the pipes. Pittsburgh dented the scoreboard in the third period with a Jason Zucker goal, his fifth of the season, coming off of Evgeni Malkin and Jeff Petry. The Penguins added on with a Bryan Rust goal, his fifth of the year, via Sidney Crosby. Pittsburgh iced it at 3-0 with a Jake Guentzel empty net goal, his tenth of the campaign, set up by Rust and Crosby. The three stars were Jarry (32 save shutout), Rust, and Crosby.

Down in St. Louis, the Blues bring in the Anaheim Ducks. John Gibson and Jordan Binnington are the inconsistent goalies. St. Louis kicked off the scoring in the first period with a Noel Acciari goal, his third of the season, via Justin Faulk and Brayden Schenn. The Blues added on with a Pavel Buchnevich goal, his third of the year, coming off of Robert Thomas. St. Louis extended the lead as Buchnevich scored his second of the game and fourth of the season in the second period, thanks to Thomas and Jordan Kyrou. The Blues padded the lead on a Schenn goal, his fifth of the year, courtesy of Buchnevich and Faulk. Anaheim got on the board with a Cam Fowler power play goal, powered by Adam Henrique. St. Louis replied with a Torey Krug power play goal, his fourth of the season, with assists provided by Kyrou and Buchnevich. Anthony Stolarz relieved Gibson in the third period. The Ducks got one back with a Henrique power play goal, his sixth of the year, guided in by Fowler and Mason McTavish. The Blues replied with a Thomas goal, his fourth of the season, assisted by Kyrou. The final was 6-2, and the three stars were awarded to Buchnevich, Kyrou, and Thomas, while Schenn, Henrique, and Fowler get the honorable mentions.

East to Nashville, as the Predators host the Tampa Bay Lightning. Andrei Vasilevskiy and Juuse Saros tend the twines. Nashville cracked the scoresheet in the first period with a Filip Forsberg power play goal, his seventh of the season, powered by Mattias Ekholm and Jusso Parssinen. Tampa Bay tied it on a Nikita Kucherov power play goal in the second period, his tenth of the year, coming off of Brayden Point and Mikhail Sergachev. The Predators took the lead in the third period with a Nino Niederreiter goal, his ninth of the season, going in unassisted. The Lightning tied it again on an Alex Killorn goal, his sixth of the year, made possible by Ian Cole and Nikita Kucherov. Tampa Bay won 3-2 in overtime with a Steven Stamkos power play goal, his tenth of the campaign, with assists provided by Kucherov and Point. The three stars were Kucherov, Point, and Stamkos.

Further south to Dallas, as the Stars welcome the New York Islanders. Semyon Varlamov and Jake Oettinger are the masked men. New York got going in the second period with a Mathew Barzal goal, coming off of Alexander Romanov and Oliver Wahlstrom. Dallas tied it on a Radek Faksa goal, his second of the season, via Tyler Seguin and Jamie Benn. The Islanders added on with a Barzal power play goal, his second of the game, powered by Brock Nelson and Anders Lee. The Stars tied it again on a Mason Marchment goal, his sixth of the year, courtesy of Benn and Colin Miller. Dallas took the lead with a Benn goal, his eighth of the season, made possible by Marchment and Seguin. The Stars extended the lead as Jason Robertson scored his twelfth of the year, with the help of Joe Pavelski. Dallas iced it at 5-2 with a Jani Hakanpaa empty net goal, his third of the campaign, set up by the goalie Oettinger and Pavelski. The three stars went to Benn, Marchment, and Barzal, while Seguin and Pavelski get the honorable mentions.

Way north to Minnesota, where the Wild bring in the Carolina Hurricanes. Pyotr Kochetkov and Filip Gustavsson are the backups in goal. Carolina led off in the first period with a Sebastian Aho goal, his ninth of the season, via Martin Necas and Stefan Noesen. Minnesota tied it on a Sam Steel goal in the third period, his third of the year, courtesy of Jared Spurgeon and Kirill Kaprizov. The Wild won 2-1 in overtime with an Alex Goligoski goal, assisted by Steel and Frederick Gaudreau. The three stars belonged to Steel, Goligoski, and Gustavsson (20 for 21 in saves).

In Canada once more, the Edmonton Oilers host the Vegas Golden Knights. Adin Hill and Stuart Skinner will patrol the creases. Edmonton began in the first period with a Warren Foegele goal, his third of the season, courtesy of Ryan Nugent-Hopkins and Ryan Murray. Vegas tied it on a Keegan Kolesar goal, his third of the year, via Shea Theodore and Brett Howden. The Golden Knights took the lead in the second period on a Mark Stone penalty shot goal, his sixth of the season. The Oilers tied it on a Leon Draisaitl goal, his tenth of the year, passed from Darnell Nurse and Nugent-Hopkins. Edmonton pulled ahead in the third period with a Zach Hyman power play goal, his ninth of the season, powered by Connor McDavid and Nugent-Hopkins. Vegas tied it again with a Stone goal, his second of the game and seventh of the year, coming off of Theodore and Jack Eichel. The Oilers won 4-3 in overtime with a McDavid goal, his sixteenth of the campaign, passed from Nurse and Draisaitl.

To Seattle, where the Kraken welcome the Los Angeles Kings. Cal Petersen and Martin Jones are in the blue paint. Seattle opened in the first period with a Jared McCann goal, his seventh of the season, assisted by Matty Beniers and Jordan Eberle. Los Angeles tied it in the second period on a Phillip Danault goal, his sixth of the year, via Viktor Arvidsson and Alexander Edler. The Kings took the lead in the third period with a Trevor Moore shorthanded goal, his sixth of the season, set up by Danault and Matt Roy. The Kraken retied it on a Daniel Sprong power play goal, his third of the year, powered by Justin Schultz and Beniers. Seattle won 3-2 in overtime with an Eberle goal, his fifth of the campaign, fueled by Schultz. The three stars were Eberle, Schultz, and Danault.

Finally, the San Jose Sharks bring in the New York Rangers. Igor Shesterkin and James Reimer get the starts in goal. New York dented the scoreboard in the third period with a Julien Gauthier goal, his third of the season, via Jacob Trouba and K'Andre Miller. The Rangers added on with an Adam Fox empty net goal, his sixth of the year, set up by Mika Zibanejad and Jimmy Vesey. San Jose got on the board with a Logan Couture goal, his ninth of the season, courtesy of Tomas Hertl and Timo Meier. The final was 2-1, with the three stars being Shesterkin (22 for 23 in saves), Reimer (41 for 42 in saves), and Gauthier. 

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NHL 2022-23 - Day 40

The lone game tonight sees the Vancouver Canucks host the Los Angeles Kings. Jonathan Quick and Thatcher Demko man the nets. Vancouver got going in the second period with an Elias Pettersson goal, his eighth of the season, coming off of Andrei Kuzmenko and Ilya Mikheyev. The Canucks added on with a Brock Boeser power play goal, powered by J.T. Miller and Quinn Hughes. Los Angeles got on the board with a Blake Lizotte goal, his fifth of the year, assisted by Sean Walker and Alexander Edler. Vancouver fired back on a Pettersson goal, his second of the game and ninth of the season, made possible by Kuzmenko and Hughes. The Canucks extended the lead as Boeser scored his second of the game, thanks to Sheldon Dries. The final held at 4-1, with the three stars being Pettersson, Boeser, and Hughes, while Kuzmenko gets an honorable mention. 

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NHL 2022-23 - Day 39

We've got a big schedule with 13 games on tonight. First up...

The Boston Bruins host the Philadelphia Flyers. Carter Hart and Linus Ullmark protect the nets. Boston got going in the second period with a Tomas Nosek goal, his second of the season, via Nick Foligno and Pavel Zacha. The Bruins added on in the third period with a Jake DeBrusk power play goal, his sixth of the year, powered by David Pastrnak and Charlie McAvoy. Philadelphia got on the board with an Owen Tippett power play goal, his fourth of the season, with assists provided by Kevin Hayes and Tony DeAngelo. Boston shot back with a David Krejci goal, his third of the year, coming off of Zacha and Hampus Lindholm. The Bruins extended the lead as Krejci scored his second of the game and fourth of the season, thanks to Foligno and Taylor Hall on the power play. The final stood at 4-1, with the three stars going to Krejci, Foligno, and Zacha.

Up in Toronto, the Maple Leafs welcome the New Jersey Devils. Vitek Vanecek and Matt Murray are the alliterative goalies. Toronto struck first in the first period with an Auston Matthews power play goal, his eighth of the season, powered by Michael Bunting and Mitchell Marner. New Jersey tied it on a Jesper Bratt goal, his seventh of the year, guided in by Erik Haula and Brendan Smith. The Devils took the lead in the second period with a Nico Hischier goal, his ninth of the season, made possible by Fabian Zetterlund. The Maple Leafs tied it in the third period with a William Nylander goal, his eighth of the year, passed from Matthews and Morgan Rielly. New Jersey won 3-2 in overtime with a Yegor Sharangovich goal, his fourth of the campaign, courtesy of Jack Hughes. The three stars were Sharangovich, Matthews, and Hischier.

Way south, the Tampa Bay Lightning bring in the Calgary Flames. Jacob Markstrom and Andrei Vasilevskiy guard the cages. Tampa Bay opened in the first period with a Steven Stamkos goal, his ninth of the season, passed from Mikhail Sergachev. The Lightning added on with a Nikita Kucherov power play goal, his eighth of the year, powered by Stamkos and Sergachev. Calgary got on the board in the third period with a power play goal from Elias Lindholm, his seventh of the season, with assists provided by Jonathan Huberdeau and Tyler Toffoli. Tampa Bay replied with a Philippe Myers goal, going in unassisted. The Lightning iced it at 4-1 with a Kucherov empty net goal, his second of the game and ninth of the year, set up by Brandon Hagel and Ian Cole. The three stars were Vasilevskiy (39 for 40 in saves), Kucherov, and Stamkos, while Sergachev gets an honorable mention.

Also in Florida, the Panthers host the Dallas Stars. Scott Wedgewood and Sergei Bobrovsky are in the creases. Dallas led off in the first period with a Roope Hintz goal, his seventh of the season, assisted by Tyler Seguin and Esa Lindell. The Stars added on with a Nils Lundkvist goal, coming off of Luke Glendening and Radek Faksa. Dallas extended the lead as Jamie Benn scored his seventh of the year, courtesy of Wyatt Johnston and Ty Dellandrea. The Stars padded the lead on a Seguin goal, his fourth of the season, made possible by Masom Marchment. Spencer Knight replaced Bobrovsky in goal. Florida got on the board in the second period with a Carter Verhaeghe power play goal, his eleventh of the year, powered by Gustav Forsling and Sam Bennett. Dallas responded with another Hintz goal, his second of the game and eighth of the season, helped along by Jason Robertson. The Panthers answered with an Eetu Luostarinen goal, his fifth of the year, guided in by Bennett and Matthew Tkachuk. Jake Oettinger relieved an injured Wedgewood. Florida got one back with a Sam Reinhart power play goal, his fourth of the season, with assists provided by Aaron Ekblad and Brandon Montour. The Panthers got closer in the third period with a Tkachuk goal, his sixth of the year, fueled by Bennett and Verhaeghe. The Stars iced it at 6-4 with a Dellandrea empty net goal, his second of the campaign, set up by Benn and Glendening. The three stars went to Hintz, Benn, and Dellandrea, while Seguin, Glendening, Bennett, Tkachuk, and Verhaeghe get the honorable mentions.

Backtracking to Raleigh, the Carolina Hurricanes welcome the Colorado Avalanche. Pavel Francouz and Antti Raanta draw the starts in goal. Colorado started in the first period with an Evan Rodrigues power play goal, his sixth of the season, going in unassisted. Carolina tied it in the second period on a Sebastian Aho goal, his eighth of the year, courtesy of Martin Necas. The Avalanche took the lead with an Alex Newhook goal, his third of the season, assisted by Josh Manson and Erik Johnson. The Hurricanes tied it in the third period with a Necas goal, his eighth of the year, via Jaccob Slavin. Colorado won 3-2 in overtime with an Artturi Lehkonen goal, his fifth of the campaign, made possible by J.T. Compher and Devon Toews. The three stars were Necas, Lehkonen, and Newhook.

Along to Columbus, as the Blue Jackets bring in the Montreal Canadiens. Sam Montembeault and Joonas Korpisalo play in goal. Columbus began in the first period with a Cole Sillinger goal, his second of the season, via Erik Gudbranson and Jake Christiansen. The Blue Jackets added on with a Gustav Nyquist goal, his third of the year, assisted by Gavin Bayreuther and Yegor Chinakhov. Montreal got on the board in the second period with a Jordan Harris goal, coming off of Nick Suzuki and Juraj Slafkovsky. The Canadiens tied it on a Josh Anderson power play goal, his fifth of the season, powered by Brendan Gallagher and Christian Dvorak. Columbus regained the lead on a Boone Jenner goal, his seventh of the year, passed from Kent Johnson and Johnny Gaudreau. Montreal tied it again on a Gallagher goal, his third of the season, made possible by Dvorak and Mike Hoffman. The Blue Jackets retook the lead with a Sean Kuraly goal, his fourth of the year, helped along by Eric Robinson. Columbus extended the lead as Mathieu Olivier scored, thanks to Kuraly. The Canadiens pulled one back on a Suzuki goal, his eleventh of the season, guided in by Kirby Dach and Johnathan Kovacevic. The Blue Jackets shot back with a Kuraly empty net goal, his fifth of the year, going in unassisted. The three stars of the 6-4 game were Kuraly, Suzuki, and Gallagher, while Dvorak gets an honorable mention.

West to St. Louis, where the Blues host the Washington Capitals. Charlie Lindgren faces his former team and Thomas Greiss in goal. St. Louis drew first blood in the first period with a Brayden Schenn goal, his fourth of the season, coming off of Jordan Kyrou and Ivan Barbashev. The Blues added on with a Pavel Buchnevich goal, his second of the year, via Vladimir Tarasenko and Nick Leddy. St. Louis extended the lead as Torey Krug scored his third of the season on the power play, powered by Robert Thomas and Tarasenko. Washington got on the board with an Alex Ovechkin goal, his ninth of the year, assisted by Dylan Strome. The Capitals got closer with a shorthanded goal by John Carlson, his fourth of the season, set up by Nic Dowd. The Blues replied with a Ryan O'Reilly goal, his fifth of the year, passed from Josh Leivo and Justin Faulk. Washington got one back with a Carlson power play goal, his second of the game and fifth of the season, with assists provided by Dylan Strome and Ovechkin. The Capitals tied it on a Conor Sheary goal, his seventh of the year made possible by Evgeny Kuznetsov and Ovechkin. The tie lasted to a shootout, where O'Reilly and Buchnevich lifted the Blues 5-4 over the Capitals and Kuznetsov. The three stars were Carlson, Ovechkin, and Tarasenko, while Strome gets an honorable mention.

To Nashville, as the Predators welcome the New York Islanders. Ilya Sorokin and Juuse Saros tend the twines. Nashville kicked off the scoring in the first period with a Filip Forsberg goal, his sixth of the season, fueled by Roman Josi and Juuso Parssinen. New York tied it on an Adam Pelech goal, his second of the year, coming off of Ryan Pulock. The Predators took the lead with a Colton Sissons goal, via Cole Smith and Josi. Nashville added on with a Nino Niederreiter goal, his eighth of the season, guided in by Josi and Ryan McDonagh. The Predators extended the lead in the second period as Parssinen scored his second of the year, thanks to Forsberg and Dante Fabbro. The Islanders got one back with a Cal Clutterbuck goal, his second of the season, made possible by Matt Martin and Pelech. New York got closer in the third period with a Kyle Palmieri goal, his sixth of the year, assisted by Jean-Gabriel Pageau and Alexander Romanov. Nashville answered with a Parssinen goal, his second of the game and third of the season, with helpers from Mikael Granlund and Josi on the power play. The Islanders fired back on a Pageau power play goal, his third of the year, powered by Anders Lee and Mathew Barzal. The final stuck at 5-4, with the three stars going to Josi, Parssinen, and Forsberg, while Pageau and Pelech get the honorable mentions.

North to Minnesota, where the Wild bring in the Pittsburgh Penguins. Tristan Jarry and Filip Gustavsson are in the blue paint. Pittsburgh was first to score in the first period with a Sidney Crosby goal, his eighth of the season, assisted by Jake Guentzel and Rickard Rakell. The Penguins added on with a Ryan Poehling goal, his second of the year, via Teddy Blueger and Josh Archibald. Minnesota got on the board in the second period with a Brandon Duhaime goal, his third of the season, coming off of Marcus Foligno. The Wild tied it on a Joel Eriksson Ek goal, his fifth of the year, going in unassisted. Pittsburgh retook the lead with a Kris Letang power play goal, powered by Crosby and Evgeni Malkin. The Penguins extended the lead as Crosby scored his second of the game and ninth of the season, thanks to Guentzel and the goalie on Jarry. Minnesota got one back with an Eriksson Ek shorthanded goal, his second of the game and sixth of the year, set up by Frederick Gaudreau and Jonas Brodin. Pittsburgh fired back on a Brock McGinn goal, his fifth of the season, courtesy of Danton Heinen and Jeff Carter. The Penguins padded the lead with a Guentzel empty net goal, his ninth of the year, with helpers from Crosby and Marcus Pettersson. The Wild got one back with a Matt Dumba goal, his second of the season, guided in by Kirill Kaprizov and Mats Zuccarello. The final was 6-4, with the three stars given to Crosby, Guentzel, and Eriksson Ek.

Further along, the Winnipeg Jets host the Anaheim Ducks. John Gibson and Connor Hellebuyck are the American goalies. Anaheim dented the scoreboard in the first period with a Troy Terry goal, his seventh of the season, via Cam Fowler and Sam Carrick. Winnipeg tied it in the second period with a Kyle Connor power play goal, his third of the year, powered by Pierre-Luc Dubois and Josh Morrissey. The Jets took the lead in the third period with a Connor goal, his second of the game and fourth of the season, assisted by Sam Gagner and Mark Scheifele. The Ducks retied it on a Trevor Zegras goal, his eighth of the year, courtesy of Adam Henrique and Fowler. Winnipeg gained the lead with a Connor goal to complete his hat trick on his fifth of the season, made possible by Scheifele and Neal Pionk. This made it 3-2, the final, with the three stars awarded to Connor, Scheifele, and Fowler.

Southwest to Nevada, where the Vegas Golden Knights welcome the Arizona Coyotes. Karel Vejmelka and Logan Thompson are between the pipes. Vegas cracked the scoresheet in the second period with an Alex Pietrangelo power play goal, his second of the season, powered by Jack Eichel and Jonathan Marchessault. The Golden Knights added on in the third period with a William Carrier goal, his fourth of the year, via Nicolas Roy and Pietrangelo. Vegas extended the lead as Mark Stone scored his fifth of the season, thanks to Pietrangelo and Chandler Stephenson. Arizona got on the board with a Clayton Keller goal, his seventh of the year, passed from J.J. Moser. The Golden Knights answered with a Reilly Smith goal, his ninth of the season, made possible by Marchessault. The final was 4-1, with the three stars going to Pietrangelo, Marchessault, and Thompson (25 for 26 in saves).

Northwest to Seattle, as the Kraken bring in the New York Rangers. Igor Shesterkin and Martin Jones man the nets. Seattle started in the first period with a Jared McCann goal, his sixth of the season, via Will Borgen and Jordan Eberle. New York tied it on a Mika Zibanejad power play goal, his tenth of the year, powered by Chris Kreider and Vincent Trocheck. The Kraken took the lead back in the third period with a Justin Schultz goal, his second of the season, passed from Andre Burakovsky and Jaden Schwartz. The Rangers tied it on a Trocheck power play goal, his sixth of the year, with assists provided by Barclay Goodrow and Adam Fox. Seattle won 3-2 in overtime with another Schultz goal, his second of the game and third of the campaign, made possible by Eberle. The three stars were Schultz, Trocheck, and Eberle.

Finally, the San Jose Sharks host the Detroit Red Wings. Ville Husso and James Reimer are the masked men. San Jose opened in the first period with a Kevin Labanc goal, his third of the season, assisted by Erik Karlsson and Timo Meier. Detroit tied it on a Filip Hronek goal, his second of the year, via David Perron. The Sharks retook the lead with a Matt Nieto goal, his third of the season, courtesy of Karlsson and Nick Cicek. The Red Wings tied it on a Perron goal, his sixth of the year, coming off of Dylan Larkin and Dominik Kubalik. Detroit pulled ahead with a Jake Walman goal, fueled by Michael Rasmussen and Adam Erne. The Red Wings added on in the third period with a Joe Veleno goal, his third of the season, guided in by Pius Suter and Jonatan Berggren. San Jose got one back with a Logan Couture goal, his eighth of the year, helped along by Karlsson and Jaycob Megna. The Sharks tied it on a Karlsson goal, his eleventh of the season, made possible by Labanc and Tomas Hertl. Detroit regained the lead with a Moritz Seider goal, passed from Perron and Ben Chiarot. The Red Wings extended the lead as Suter scored his fourth of the year, going in unassisted. Detroit iced it at 7-4 with a Kubalik empty net goal, his eighth of the campaign, set up by Larkin. The three stars were Karlsson, Perron, and Kubalik, while Labanc and Larkin get the honorable mentions. 

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NHL 2022-23 - Day 38

Three games on tonight, beginning with...

The Ottawa Senators hosting the Buffalo Sabres. Eric Comrie and Anton Forsberg are the goalies. Ottawa opened in the first period with an Austin Watson goal, via Jake Sanderson and Parker Kelly. Buffalo tied it in the second period on a Tage Thompson power play goal, his twelfth of the season, powered by Rasmus Dahlin and Alex Tuch. The Senators took the lead with a Brady Tkachuk power play goal, his seventh of the year, assisted by Sanderson and Tim Stutzle. Craig Anderson replaced an injured Comrie in goal. Ottawa added on in the third period with an Alex DeBrincat goal, his fifth of the season, passed from Mathieu Joseph and Travis Hamonic. The Senators iced it at 4-1 with a Stutzle empty net goal, his sixth of the year, set up by Nick Holden. The three stars were Sanderson, Stutzle, and Forsberg (29 for 30 in saves).

Down in Chicago, the Blackhawks welcome the St. Louis Blues. Jordan Binnington faces a lesser foe in Arvid Soderblom in goal. St. Louis started in the first period with a Calle Rosen goal, his second of the season, coming off of Josh Leivo and Ryan O'Reilly. The Blues added on in the second period with a Jordan Kyrou goal, his sixth of the year, via Nick Leddy and Ivan Barbashev. Chicago got on the board with an Andreas Athanasiou goal, his fourth of the season, made possible by Max Domi and Patrick Kane. St. Louis fired back with a shorthanded goal by O'Reilly, his fourth of the year, going in unassisted. The Blackhawks responded with an Athanasiou power play goal, his second of the game and fifth of the season, powered by Philipp Kurashev and Jujhar Khaira. The Blues countered with a Tyler Pitlick goal, courtesy of Nikita Alexandrov and Noel Acciari. St. Louis extended the lead in the third period as Barbashev scored his third of the year, thanks to Kyrou. The final held at 5-2, with the three stars being O'Reilly, Kyrou, and Barbashev, while Athanasiou gets an honorable mention.

Finally, the Edmonton Oilers bring in the Los Angeles Kings. Cal Petersen and Stuart Skinner are the backups in goal. Los Angeles struck first in the first period with a Trevor Moore goal, his third of the season, guided in by Phillip Danault and Viktor Arvidsson. Edmonton tied it in the second period with a Zach Hyman goal, his eighth of the year, passed from Ryan Murray. The Kings retook the lead with a Moore goal, his second of the game and fourth of the season, assisted by Arvidsson and Sean Durzi. Los Angeles iced it at 3-1 with a Moore empty net goal, completing his hat trick on his fifth of the year, set up by Arvidsson. The three stars were Moore, Arvidsson, and Petersen (22 for 23 in saves). 

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NHL 2022-23 - Day 37

We're up for nine games today. First up...

The Buffalo Sabres host the Vancouver Canucks. Spencer Martin and Craig Anderson are set to start in goal. Vancouver led off in the first period with a Dakota Joshua goal, his third of the season, passed from Nils Aman and William Lockwood. The Canucks added on with an Ethan Bear goal, coming off of Bo Horvat and Conor Garland. Buffalo got on the board with a Jeff Skinner goal, his fourth of the year, fueled by Rasmus Dahlin and Alex Tuch. Vancouver replied in the second period with an Elias Pettersson goal, his seventh of the season, assisted by Oliver Ekman-Larsson. The Sabres fired back with another Skinner goal, his second of the game and fifth of the year, helped along by Tage Thompson and Tuch. The Canucks answered with a J.T. Miller goal, his tenth of the season, a power play goal powered by Horvat. Vancouver extended the lead as Horvat scored his fourteenth of the year on the power play, thanks to Brock Boeser and Pettersson. Buffalo pulled one back with a Tuch goal, his eighth of the season, with helpers from Owen Power and Thompson. The Sabres got closer in the third period with a Casey Mittelstadt goal, his fourth of the year, courtesy of Dylan Cozens and Peyton Krebs. The final held at 5-4, with the three stars awarded to Horvat, Tuch, and Skinner, while Pettersson and Thompson get the honorable mentions.

Over in Montreal, the Canadiens welcome the New Jersey Devils. Vitek Vanecek and Jake Allen are the goalies. New Jersey got going in the second period with a Jack Hughes power play goal, his sixth of the season, powered by Dougie Hamilton and Jesper Bratt. The Devils added on with an unassisted Hamilton goal, his fifth of the year. Montreal got on the board with an Evgenii Dadonov goal, via Sean Monahan and David Savard. New Jersey fired back with another Hughes goal, his second of the game and seventh of the season, passed from Dawson Mercer. The Devils extended the lead in the third period as Bratt scored his sixth of the year, thanks to Hughes and Mercer. New Jersey padded the lead on a John Marino empty net goal, his second of the campaign, going in unassisted. The final was 5-1, with the three stars being Hughes, Bratt, and Hamilton, while Mercer gets an honorable mention.

Down in Tampa Bay, the Lightning bring in the Dallas Stars. Jake Oettinger and Brian Elliott receive the starts in goal. Tampa Bay opened in the first period with a Ross Colton goal, his fourth of the season, made possible by Vladislav Namestnikov and Philippe Myers. Dallas tied it on a Mason Marchment power play goal, his fifth of the year, powered by Jason Robertson and Roope Hintz. The Lightning took the lead back in the second period with a Nick Paul power play goal, his sixth of the season, with assists provided by Corey Perry and Colton. The Stars tied it on a Joe Pavelski power play goal, his ninth of the year, helped along by Miro Heiskanen and Jamie Benn. Dallas took the lead with a Robertson goal, his eleventh of the season, assisted by Pavelski and Heiskanen. Tampa Bay retied it with a Steven Stamkos goal, his eighth of the year, guided in by Ian Cole and Alex Killorn. The Lightning took the lead with a Cole goal, coming off of Paul and Killorn. The Stars tied it on a shorthanded Radek Faksa goal, going in unassisted. Tampa Bay won 5-4 in overtime with a Killorn goal, his fifth of the campaign, fueled by Mikhail Sergachev and Stamkos. The three stars were Killorn, Paul, and Stamkos, while Cole, Robertson, Colton, Pavelski, and Heiskanen get the honorable mentions.

Also in Florida, the Panthers host the Washington Capitals. Darcy Kuemper and Sergei Bobrovsky protect the nets. Florida started in the first period with an Aleksander Barkov goal, his fourth of the season, going in unassisted. The Panthers added on in the second period with a Sam Reinhart power play goal, his third of the year, powered by Aaron Ekblad and Matthew Tkachuk. Washington got on the board with a Dylan Strome goal, his fifth of the season, made possible by Joe Snively and John Carlson. Florida fired back in the third period with a Nick Cousins goal, his second of the year, via Gustav Forsling and Tkachuk. The Capitals answered with a Carlson goal, his third of the season, helped along by Erik Gustafsson and Anthony Mantha. The Panthers replied with a Carter Verhaeghe goal, his ninth of the year, coming off of Barkov and Brandon Montour. Florida iced it at 5-2 with a Verhaeghe empty goal, his second of the game and tenth of the campaign, set up by Tkachuk and Barkov. The three stars went to Barkov, Verhaeghe, and Tkachuk, while Carlson gets an honorable mention.

Back north, the Pittsburgh Penguins welcome the Toronto Maple Leafs. Matt Murray and Casey DeSmith are in the blue paint. Toronto began in the first period with a John Tavares goal, his ninth of the season, assisted by Jordie Benn and Alexander Kerfoot. The Maple Leafs added on with a Mitchell Marner goal, his fourth of the year, guided in by Morgan Rielly and Tavares. Toronto extended the lead in the second period as Michael Bunting scored his third of the season, with the help of Auston Matthews and William Nylander. Pittsburgh got on the board with a Rickard Rakell goal, his seventh of the year, fueled by Jason Zucker and Evgeni Malkin. The Penguins got closer with a Sidney Crosby goal, his seventh of the season, going in unassisted. The Maple Leafs fired back on a Bunting goal, his second of the game and fourth of the year, helped along by Pontus Holmberg and Matthews. Toronto iced it at 5-2 with an empty net goal by Nylander, his seventh of the campaign, set up by Bunting and Rielly. The three stars were Bunting, Tavares, and Nylander, while Matthews and Rielly get the honorable mentions.

Over in Columbus, the Blue Jackets bring in the Philadelphia Flyers. Carter Hart and Elvis Merzlikins are between the pipes. Columbus struck first in the first period with a Sean Kuraly goal, his third of the season, courtesy of Vladislav Gavrikov and Eric Robinson. The Blue Jackets added on in the second period with a Boone Jenner power play goal, his fifth of the year, powered by Johnny Gaudreau and Kent Johnson. Philadelphia got on the board with a Kevin Hayes goal, his fourth of the season, helped along by Travis Konecny and Scott Laughton. The Flyers tied it on a Noah Cates goal, his third of the year, fueled by Zack MacEwen and Owen Tippett. Columbus took the lead on a Jenner goal, his second of the game and sixth of the season, going in unassisted. The Blue Jackets extended the lead as Robinson scored his second of the year, thanks to Mathieu Olivier and Marcus Bjork. Philadelphia got one back on a Nick Seeler goal, his second of the season, made possible by Morgan Frost and Joel Farabee. The Flyers tied it on a Konecny power play goal, his seventh of the year, with assists provided by Cates and Hayes. Columbus won 5-4 in overtime with a Gavrikov goal, his second of the campaign, guided in by Yegor Chinakhov and Cole Sillinger. The three stars were Gavrikov, Jenner, and Robinson, while Hayes, Cates, and Konecny get the honorable mentions.

Down in Nashville, the Predators host the Minnesota Wild. Marc-Andre Fleury and Juuse Saros guard the cages. Nashville kicked off the scoring in the first period with a Nino Niederreiter goal, his seventh of the season, courtesy of Ryan Johansen and Matt Duchene. The Predators added on with a Duchene power play goal, his fourth of the year, powered by Johansen and Roman Josi. Minnesota got on the board with a Frederick Gaudreau goal, his third of the season, via Mats Zuccarello and Kirill Kaprizov. The final held at 2-1, with the three stars going to Duchene, Johansen, and Saros (33 for 34 in saves).

Out west, the Vegas Golden Knights welcome the San Jose Sharks. James Reimer and Logan Thompson are the masked men. Vegas dented the scoreboard in the first period with a Jack Eichel goal, his tenth of the season, via Shea Theodore and Chandler Stephenson. San Jose tied it in the second period with a Luke Kunin goal, his third of the year, guided in by Erik Karlsson and Nico Sturm.The Golden Knights retook the lead with a Jonathan Marchessault goal, his seventh of the season, fueled by Alex Pietrangelo. The Sharks retied it in the third period with a Matt Nieto goal, his second of the year, assisted by Alexander Barabanov and Marc-Edouard Vlasic. San Jose pulled ahead on a Timo Meier power play goal, his eighth of the season, powered by Logan Couture and Barabanov. The Sharks added on with a Couture empty net goal, his seventh of the year, set up by Tomas Hertl and Karlsson. San Jose iced it at 5-2 with a Mario Ferraro empty net goal, going in unassisted. The three stars were Couture, Karlsson, and Barabanov.

Finally, the Anaheim Ducks bring in the Detroit Red Wings. Ville Husso and John Gibson patrol the creases. Detroit drew first blood in the first period with a Jonatan Berggren power play goal, powered by Filip Hronek and Lucas Raymond. Anaheim tied it on a Mason McTavish power play goal, his second of the season, with assists provided by Adam Henrique and Cam Fowler. The Red Wings took the lead back in the second period with a Michael Rasmussen goal, his second of the year, courtesy of David Perron and Oskar Sundqvist. The Ducks tied it in the third period with a John Klingberg goal, via Fowler and Trevor Zegras. Anaheim won 3-2 in overtime with a Ryan Strome goal, his fifth of the campaign, set up by Zegras. The three stars were Zegras, Strome, and Fowler. 

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NHL 2022-23 - Day 36

There's four games on this Monday, beginning with...

The Ottawa Senators hosting the New York Islanders. Semyon Varlamov and Cam Talbot guard the cages. New York led off in the first period with an Oliver Wahlstrom power play goal, his fifth of the season, powered by Anders Lee and Mathew Barzal. Ottawa tied it in the second period with a Drake Batheron power play goal, his fifth of the year, with assists provided by Tim Stutzle and Claude Giroux. The Islanders retook the lead with a Noah Dobson goal, his fifth of the season, going in unassisted. New York added on in the third period with a Jean-Gabriel Pageau power play goal, his second of the year, helped along by Dobson and Barzal. The Senators got one back with a Giroux goal, his eighth of the season, coming off of Brady Tkachuk and Stutzle. The Islanders iced it at 4-2 with a Brock Nelson empty net goal, his ninth of the year, set up by Casey Cizikas and Cal Clutterbuck. The three stars were Dobson, Giroux, and Barzal, while Stutzle gets an honorable mention.

Out west, the Calgary Flames welcome the Los Angeles Kings. Jonathan Quick and Jacob Markstrom protect the nets. Calgary began in the first period with a Jonathan Huberdeau goal, his second of the season, assisted by Rasmus Andersson and Noah Hanifin. Los Angeles tied it on an Arthur Kaliyev power play goal, his fifth of the year, powered by Viktor Arvidsson and Trevor Moore. The Kings took the lead with another Kaliyev goal, his second of the game and sixth of the season, via Blake Lizotte and Matt Roy. The Flames retied it on an Andrew Mangiapane goal, his third of the year, guided in by Milan Lucic and Nazem Kadri. Calgary took the lead on a Brett Ritchie goal, his fourth of the season, with a lone assist from Blake Coleman. The Flames added on with a Tyler Toffoli goal, his sixth of the year, coming off of Elias Lindholm and Adam Ruzicka. Calgary extended the lead in the second period as Lindholm scored his sixth of the season on the power play, thanks to Toffoli and Kadri. Los Angeles got one back with a Kevin Fiala goal, his sixth of the year, courtesy of Alexander Edler and Rasmus Kupari. The Flames fired back with a Ruzicka goal, his second of the season, fueled by Lindholm and Toffoli. The Kings answered in the third period with an Anze Kopitar goal, his third of the year, with helpers from Drew Doughty and Sean Walker. Los Angeles got closer with an Adrian Kempe goal, his seventh of the campaign, passed from Doughty and Fiala. This only made it 6-5, the final, with the three stars being Lindholm, Toffoli, and Kaliyev, while Ruzicka, Kadri, Fiala, and Doughty get the honorable mentions.

Backtracking to Chicago, as the Blackhawks bring in the Carolina Hurricanes. Pyotr Kochetkov and Petr Mrazek are set to start in goal. Carolina struck first in the first period with a Jordan Martinook goal, his fourth of the season, assisted by Brent Burns and Jordan Staal. The Hurricanes added on with a Staal goal, his fourth of the year, fueled by Burns and Martinook. Carolina extended the lead in the second period as Andrei Svechnikov scored his twelfth of the campaign, thanks to Jesper Fast. This stood for a 3-0 win, with the three stars awarded to Kochetkov (27 save shutout), Martinook, and Staal, while Burns gets an honorable mention.

Finally, the Colorado Avalanche host the St. Louis Blues. Jordan Binnington and Alexandar Georgiev are the masked men. Colorado got going in the second period with a Mikko Rantanen goal, his eleventh of the season, via Nathan MacKinnon and Cale Makar. St. Louis tied it on a Robert Thomas goal, his third of the year, coming off of Pavel Buchnevich and Vladimir Tarasenko. The Blues took the lead with a Brandon Saad goal, his third of the season, helped along by Ryan O'Reilly and Colton Parayko. St. Louis added on in the third period on a Jordan Kyrou power play goal, his fifth of the year, powered by Thomas and Buchnevich. The Avalanche got one back with an Artturi Lehkonen power play goal, his fourth of the season, with assists provided by Rantanen and Makar. The final held at 3-2, with the three stars being Thomas, Rantanen, and Buchnevich, while Makar gets an honorable mention. 

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