NHL 2022-23 - Day 98

There's 13 games on for a packed Thursday schedule, beginning with...

The Toronto Maple Leafs hosting the Winnipeg Jets. Connor Hellebuyck and Ilya Samsonov man the nets. Toronto got going in the second period with an Auston Matthews goal, his twenty-third of the season, assisted by Michael Bunting and Morgan Rielly. The Maple Leafs added on with another Matthews goal, his second of the game and twenty-fourth of the year, guided in by Bunting and William Nylander. Toronto extended the lead on a Mitch Marner shorthanded goal, his seventeenth of the season, going in unassisted. Winnipeg got on the board with a Kyle Connor power play goal, his twenty-third of the year, powered by Josh Morrissey and Mark Scheifele. Toronto replied with a Mark Giordano empty net goal, his second of the campaign, set up by Pierre Engvall and Alexander Kerfoot. The final was 4-1, and the three stars were Matthews, Bunting, and Samsonov (37 for 38 in saves).

Over in Montreal, the Canadiens welcome the Florida Panthers. Sergei Bobrovsky and Sam Montembeault draw the starts in goal, but Alex Lyon relieved an injured Bobrovsky early in the first period. Florida dented the scoreboard in the second period with a Sam Reinhart power play goal, his fourteenth of the season, powered by Aleksander Barkov. The Panthers added on with a Sam Bennett power play goal, his eleventh of the year, with assists provided by Gustav Forsling and Anton Lundell. Florida extended the lead as Matthew Tkachuk scored his twenty-third of the season on the power play, thanks to Reinhart and Brandon Montour. The Panthers padded the lead on a Givani Smith goal, via Nick Cousins and Radko Gudas. Florida continued with another Tkachuk power play goal, his second of the game and twenty-fourth of the year, helped along by Reinhart and Barkov. Cayden Primeau replaced Montembeault in goal. Montreal got on the board in the third period with a Rem Pitlick goal, his second of the season, with helpers from Mike Hoffman and Justin Barron. The Canadiens got closer with a Josh Anderson goal, his thirteenth of the year, made possible by Pitlick and Jesse Ylonen. The Panthers replied with a Ryan Lomberg goal, his sixth of the season, fueled by Carter Verhaeghe and Bennett.  The final was 6-2, with the three stars being Tkachuk, Reinhart, and Bennett, while Barkov and Pitlick get the honorable mentions.

To New York, as the Rangers bring in the Boston Bruins. Jeremy Swayman and Igor Shesterkin are set to start in goal. Boston opened in the first period with a Pavel Zacha goal, his eighth of the season, assisted by David Krejci. The Bruins added on in the second period with a Patrice Bergeron goal, his seventeenth of the year, via Brad Marchand and Craig Smith. Boston extended the lead in the third period as Connor Clifton scored his fourth of the season, thanks to Marchand and Krejci. New York got on the board with a Ben Harpur goal, coming off of Alexis Lafreniere and Braden Schneider. This only made it 3-1, the final, with the three stars going to Swayman (31 for 32 in saves), Marchand, and Krejci.

Along to Philadelphia, as the Flyers host the Chicago Blackhawks. Petr Mrazek and Carter Hart are in the blue paint. Philadelphia began in the first period with a Morgan Frost goal, his tenth of the season, fueled by Nick Seeler and Rasmus Ristolainen. Chicago tied it in the second period with a Jonathan Toews goal, his thirteenth of the year, assisted by Seth Jones and Jake McCabe. The Blackhawks took the lead with a Reese Johnson goal, his third of the season, via Colin Blackwell. Chicago added on in the third period with a Tyler Johnson goal, his fifth of the year, courtesy of Patrick Kane and McCabe. The Blackhawks iced it at 4-1 with a Philipp Kurashev empty net goal, his seventh of the campaign, set up by Toews and Taylor Raddysh. The three stars were Mrazek (38 for 39 in saves), McCabe, and Toews.

South to Raleigh, as the Carolina Hurricanes welcome the Minnesota Wild. Marc-Andre Fleury and Frederik Andersen guard the cages. Minnesota cracked the scoresheet in the second period with a Kirill Kaprizov power play goal, his twenty-sixth of the season, powered by Mats Zuccarello and Joel Eriksson Ek. Carolina tied it on a Brent Burns goal, his seventh of the year, fueled by Andrei Svechnikov. The Hurricanes took the lead with a Brady Skjei power play goal, his tenth of the season, with assists provided by Martin Necas and Stefan Noesen. Carolina added on with a Teuvo Teravainen shorthanded goal, his fourth of the year, set up by Jalen Chatfield and Jesper Fast. The Hurricanes extended the lead as Chatfield scored his fifth of the season, thanks to Svechnikov. Carolina padded the lead on a Necas power play goal, his eighteenth of the year, helped along by Seth Jarvis and Skjei. The Wild got one back with a Matt Boldy goal, his thirteenth of the season, guided in by Ryan Hartman and Jonas Brodin. The final held at 5-2 with the three stars being Chatfield, Skjei, and Necas, while Svechnikov gets an honorable mention.

Back north, the Columbus Blue Jackets bring in the Anaheim Ducks. Anthony Stolarz and Elvis Merzlikins receive the starting nods in goal. Columbus started in the first period with a Mathieu Olivier goal, his third of the season, fueled by Eric Robinson and Adam Boqvist. The Blue Jackets added on with a Jack Roslovic goal, his fourth of the year, going in unassisted. Columbus extended the lead as Nick Blankenburg scored his third of the season, thanks to Patrik Laine and Johnny Gaudreau. John Gibson replaced Stolarz in goal. Anaheim got on the board in the second period with an Adam Henrique goal, his sixteenth of the year, via Troy Terry and Isac Lundestrom. The Ducks got closer with a Cam Fowler goal, his fifth of the season, made possible by Max Comtois and Trevor Zegras. Anaheim tied it as Simon Benoit scored his second of the year, with the help of Terry and Henrique. The Ducks pulled ahead with a Zegras goal, his fifteenth of the season, helped along by Fowler and Ryan Strome. Anaheim padded the lead with a Max Jones goal, his third of the year, guided in by Jayson Megna and Lundestrom. The final was 5-3, with the three stars given to Zegras, Henrique, and Fowler, while Terry and Lundestrom get the honorable mentions.

Next up, the Buffalo Sabres host the New York Islanders. Ilya Sorokin and Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen are the masked men. New York led off in the first period with a Brock Nelson goal, his sixteenth of the season, via Anthony Beauvillier and Josh Bailey. Buffalo tied it in the second period with an Alex Tuch goal, his twenty-second of the year, courtesy of Rasmus Dahlin and Jeff Skinner. The Islanders took the lead with a Matt Martin goal, his fifth of the season, made possible by Casey Cizikas. The Sabres tied it on a Victor Olofsson goal, his nineteenth of the year, assisted by Casey Mittelstadt and Tyson Jost. Buffalo won 3-2 in overtime with a Dylan Cozens goal, his fifteenth of the campaign, passed from Dahlin and Tage Thompson. The three stars were Dahlin, Cozens, and Olofsson.

Moving on to St. Louis, where the Blues welcome the Nashville Predators. Juuse Saros and Jordan Binnington draw the starts in goal. St. Louis kicked off the scoring in the second period with a Brayden Schenn goal, his eleventh of the season, courtesy of Justin Faulk and Niko Mikkola. Nashville got on the board with a Colton Sissons goal, his seventh of the year, coming off of Cole Smith. The Blues took the lead back with a Brandon Saad goal, his fourteenth of the season, via Tyler Pitlick and Tyler Tucker. St. Louis added on with a Jordan Kyrou power play goal, his twenty-first of the year, powered by Robert Thomas and Pavel Buchnevich. The Blues extended the lead in the third period as Thomas scored his twelfth of the season, thanks to Calle Rosen and Kyrou. St. Louis padded the lead on an Alexey Toropchenko goal, his third of the year, passed from Pitlick and Nathan Walker. The Predators got one back with a Mattias Ekholm goal, his fifth of the campaign, with helpers from Alexandre Carrier and Thomas Novak. This made it 5-2, the final, with the three stars going to Saad, Thomas, and Pitlick.

Northwest to Edmonton, as the Oilers bring in the Tampa Bay Lightning. Andrei Vasilevskiy and Jack Campbell guard the cages. Edmonton drew first blood in the first period with a Ryan McLeod goal, his seventh of the season, via Vincent Desharnais and Derek Ryan. The Oilers added on with a Leon Draisaitl power play goal, his twenty-seventh of the year, powered by Connor McDavid and Ryan Nugent-Hopkins. Tampa Bay got on the board in the second period with a Brandon Hagel goal, his eighteenth of the season, made possible by Alex Killorn and Anthony Cirelli. Edmonton replied with a Zach Hyman goal, his twenty-second of the year, coming off of Warren Foegele. The Lightning got one back with a Steven Stamkos goal, his twenty-second of the season, courtesy of Brayden Point and Victor Hedman. Tampa Bay tied it on a Point goal, his twenty-seventh of the year, helped along by Hedman and Nikita Kucherov. The Oilers retook the lead with a McDavid goal, his thirty-ninth of the season, assisted by Darnell Nurse. Edmonton iced it at 5-3 with a Hyman empty net goal, his second of the game and twenty-third of the year, set up by Draisaitl. The three stars were Hyman, Draisaitl, and McDavid, while Point and Hedman get the honorable mentions.

Back south, the Arizona Coyotes host the Washington Capitals. Darcy Kuemper and Karel Vejmelka are the goalies. Washington was first to score in the first period with a Dylan Strome goal, his tenth of the season, coming off of Dmitry Orlov and Nick Jensen. The Capitals added on in the second period with a Sonny Milano goal, his eighth of the year, via Tom Wilson and Nicklas Backstrom. Washington extended the lead on a Wilson power play goal, his second of the season, powered by Orlov and Evgeny Kuznetsov. The Capitals padded the lead in the third period as Strome scored his second of the game and eleventh of the year, thanks to Kuznetsov and Marcus Johansson. The final held at 4-0, with the three stars awarded to Kuemper (27 save shutout), Strome, and Wilson, while Kuznetsov and Orlov get the honorable mentions.

Backtracking to Nevada, as the Vegas Golden Knights welcome the Detroit Red Wings. Ville Husso and Adin Hill protect the nets. Detroit struck first in the first period with a Lucas Raymond goal, his fourteenth of the season, via Dylan Larkin. Vegas tied it on an Alex Pietrangelo goal, his fifth of the year, courtesy of Nicolas Hague and Reilly Smith. The Red Wings took the lead with a Dominik Kubalik power play goal in the second period, his fourteenth of the season, powered by Oskar Sundqvist and Filip Hronek. Detroit added on with a Joe Veleno goal, his sixth of the year, coming off of Jordan Oesterle and Jonatan Berggren. The Golden Knights got one back with a William Karlsson goal, his tenth of the season, helped along by Jack Eichel and Smith. The final held at 3-2, with the three stars going to Smith, Veleno, and Kubalik.

Up in Seattle, the Kraken bring in the New Jersey Devils. Mackenzie Blackwood and Martin Jones are in the creases. Seattle started in the first period with a Ryan Donato goal, his ninth of the season, via Will Borgen. The Kraken added on with another Donato goal, his second of the game and tenth of the year, courtesy of Jared McCann and Cale Fleury. New Jersey got on the board with a Damon Severson goal, his fourth of the season, assisted by Jesper Bratt and Brendan Smith. The Devils tied it in the third period on an Erik Haula shorthanded goal, his fourth of the year, set up by Dawson Mercer. Seattle took the lead back with a Brandon Tanev goal, his ninth of the season, coming off of Donato and Yanni Gourde. New Jersey tied it on a Nico Hischier goal, his twenty-first of the year, helped along by Jack Hughes and Ondrej Palat. The Kraken won 4-3 in overtime with an Andre Burakovsky goal, his thirteenth of the campaign, guided in by Vince Dunn and Matty Beniers. The three stars were Donato,m Burakovsky, and Tanev.

Finally, the Los Angeles Kings host the Dallas Stars. Scott Wedgewood and Pheonix Copley have the green light to start in goal. Dallas opened in the first period with a Tyler Seguin goal, his thirteenth of the season, assisted by Joe Pavelski and Jason Robertson. The Stars added on with another Seguin goal, his second of the game and fourteenth of the year, going in unassisted. Dallas extended the lead as Esa Lindell scored his sixth of the season, thanks to Wyatt Johnston and Jamie Benn. The Stars padded the lead on a Robertson goal, his thirty-first of the year, made possible by Seguin and Miro Heiskanen. Jonathan Quick replaced Copley in goal. The final stood at 4-0, and the three stars went to Wedgewood (34 save shutout), Seguin, and Robertson. 

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NHL 2022-23 - Day 97

This Wednesday features five games, beginning with...

The Ottawa Senators hosting the Pittsburgh Penguins. Casey DeSmith and Cam Talbot man the nets. Pittsburgh opened in the first period with a Jason Zucker goal, his twelfth of the season, made possible by Marcus Pettersson and Evgeni Malkin. Ottawa tied it on an Alex DeBrincat power play goal, his fifteenth of the year, powered by Drake Batherson and Thomas Chabot. The Senators took the lead with a power play goal by Tim Stutzle, his twentieth of the season, with an assist provided by Brady Tkachuk. The Penguins retied it on a Malkin power play goal, his sixteenth of the year, coming off of Ty Smith and Sidney Crosby. Pittsburgh took the lead in the second period with a Mark Friedman goal, assisted by Pettersson and Crosby. Ottawa tied it again with a power play goal by Batherson, his fourteenth of the season, with helpers from Tkachuk and Chabot. The Senators retook the lead in the third period with a Shane Pinto power play goal, his eleventh of the year, fueled by Tkachuk and Claude Giroux. The Penguins tied it on a Rickard Rakell power play goal, his sixteenth of the season, guided in by Crosby and Malkin. Ottawa won 5-4 in overtime with a Tkachuk goal, his sixteenth of the year, helped along by Stutzle and Chabot. The three stars were Tkachuk, Chabot, and Malkin, while Stutzle, Batherson, Crosby, and Pettersson get the honorable mentions.

Down in New York, the Islanders welcome the Boston Bruins. Linus Ullmark and Semyon Varlamov are between the pipes. New York started in the first period with a Zach Parise goal, his thirteenth of the season, via Sebastian Aho and Jean-Gabriel Pageau. Boston tied it in the second period with a Charlie McAvoy goal, his third of the year, coming off of Matt Grzelcyk and Charlie Coyle. The Bruins took the lead with a Derek Forbort goal, his third of the season, passed from David Krejci and Pavel Zacha. Boston added on in the third period with a Brad Marchand power play goal, his fifteenth of the year, powered by David Pastrnak and McAvoy. The Bruins extended the lead as Trent Frederic scored his tenth of the season, thanks to Coyle and Craig Smith. The final stood at 4-1, with the three stars given to McAvoy, Coyle, and Ullmark (26 for 27 in saves).

Out west, the Calgary Flames host the Colorado Avalanche. Alexandar Georgiev and Jacob Markstrom protect the nets. Colorado led off in the first period with a Mikko Rantanen goal, his thirtieth of the season, coming off of J.T. Compher and Devon Toews. The Avalanche added on with an Artturi Lehkonen goal, his thirteenth of the year, via Nathan MacKinnon. Colorado extended the lead on a Lehkonen power play goal, his second of the game and fourteenth of the season, powered by Rantanen and MacKinnon. Calgary got on the board in the third period with a Tyler Toffoli power play goal, his  of the year, with assists provided by Rasmus Andersson and Elias Lindholm. The Avalanche iced it at 4-1 with a Rantanen empty net goal, his second of the game and thirty-first of the campaign, going in unassisted. The three stars were Lehkonen, Rantanen, and MacKinnon.

Over in Vancouver, the Canucks bring in the Tampa Bay Lightning. Brian Elliott and Spencer Martin are the backups in goal. Tampa Bay began in the first period with a Steven Stamkos goal, his nineteenth of the season, courtesy of Alex Killorn. The Lightning added on with a Nikita Kucherov goal, his eighteenth of the year, coming off of Brandon Hagel and Brayden Point. Tampa Bay extended the lead as Point scored his twenty-sixth of the season, thanks to Erik Cernak and Ross Colton. The Lightning padded the lead on a Stamkos goal, his second of the game and twentieth of the year, via Killorn. Collin Delia replaced Martin in goal. Vancouver got on the board in the third period with an Andrei Kuzmenko power play goal, his eighteenth of the season, powered by Quinn Hughes and J.T. Miller. The Canucks got closer with a Hughes power play goal, his fourth of the year, with assists provided by Miller and Bo Horvat. Tampa Bay iced it at 5-2 with a Stamkos empty net goal to complete his hat trick on his twenty-first of the campaign, set up by Kucherov. The three stars were Stamkos, Point, and Kucherov, while Hughes, Killorn, and Miller get the honorable mentions.

Finally, the San Jose Sharks host the Dallas Stars. Jake Oettinger and James Reimer are between the pipes. Dallas struck first in the first period with a Ty Dellandrea goal, his sixth of the season, courtesy of Miro Heiskanen and Jamie Benn. The Stars added on in the second period with a Jason Robertson goal, his thirtieth of the year, via Colin Miller and Heiskanen. Dallas extended the lead as Radek Faksa scored his fourth of the season, thanks to Fredrik Olofsson and Nils Lundkvist. San Jose got on the board with a Steven Lorentz goal, his fifth of the year, helped along by Noah Gregor. The Sharks pulled closer with a Nick Bonino goal, his seventh of the season, passed from Alexander Barabanov and Erik Karlsson. San Jose tied it on a Timo Meier power play goal, his twenty-sixth of the year, powered by Karlsson and Tomas Hertl. The Sharks took the lead in the third period with a Karlsson goal, his fifteenth of the season, coming off of Bonino and Nico Sturm. San Jose iced it at 5-3 with a Logan Couture empty net goal, his sixteenth of the year, set up by Karlsson. The three stars were Karlsson, Bonino, and Heiskanen. 

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NHL 2022-23 - Day 96

We've got eight games on this Tuesday, beginning with...

The Montreal Canadiens hosting the Winnipeg Jets. Connor Hellebuyck and Sam Montembeault man the nets. Winnipeg got going in the second period with a Kyle Connor power play goal, his twenty-second of the season, via Josh Morrissey and Nikolaj Ehlers. Montreal tied it in the second period with an Evgenii Dadonov goal, his third of the year, guided in by Justin Barron and Christian Dvorak. The Canadiens took the lead with a Mike Hoffman goal, his eighth of the season, made possible by Kirby Dach and Barron. Montreal added on with another Dadonov goal, his second of the game and fourth of the year, fueled by Dvorak and David Savard. The Canadiens extended the lead in the third period as Josh Anderson scored his twelfth of the season, thanks to Dach and Michael Matheson. The final was 4-1, with the three stars going to Dadonov, Dach, and Dvorak, while Barron gets an honorable mention.

Over in Toronto, the Maple Leafs welcome the Florida Panthers. Sergei Bobrovsky and Matt Murray are set to start in goal. Florida led off in the first period with a Carter Verhaeghe goal, his twenty-first of the season, courtesy of Aaron Ekblad. Toronto tied it on a Dryden Hunt goal, his third of the year, via Morgan Rielly and Zach Aston-Reese. The Panthers took the lead back with an Anton Lundell shorthanded goal, his sixth of the season, set up by Aleksander Barkov. The Maple Leafs tied it on an Alexander Kerfoot power play goal, his seventh of the year, powered by Calle Jarnkrok and Timothy Liljegren. Florida pulled ahead with a Josh Mahura goal, his fourth of the season, fueled by Radko Gudas and Grigori Denisenko. The Panthers added on in the second period with a Barkov power play goal, his twelfth of the year, with assists provided by Brandon Montour and Sam Reinhart. Ilya Samsonov replaced Murray in goal. Toronto got one back with an Auston Matthews power play goal, his twenty-second of the season, made possible by William Nylander and Mitch Marner. The Maple Leafs tied it on a Nylander goal in the third period, his twenty-third of the year, with helpers from Marner and Mark Giordano. Toronto won 5-4 in overtime with a Nylander goal, his second of the game and twenty-fourth of the campaign, assisted by Conor Timmins and John Tavares. The three stars were Nylander, Barkov, and Marner.

Stateside, the Philadelphia Flyers bring in the Anaheim Ducks. Anthony Stolarz faces his former team and Samuel Ersson in goal. Philadelphia began in the first period with a Kevin Hayes power play goal, his eleventh of the season, powered by Tony DeAngelo and Travis Konecny. Anaheim tied it in the second period with an Adam Henrique goal, his fifteenth of the year, assisted by John Klingberg and Trevor Zegras. The Flyers took the lead back on a Rasmus Ristolainen shorthanded goal, set up by Scott Laughton and Konecny. Philadelphia added on with a Morgan Frost goal, his ninth of the season, coming off of James van Riemsdyk and Ristolainen. The Flyers extended the lead as Hayes scored his second of the game and twelfth of the year, thanks to Laughton and Wade Allison. The Ducks got one back with a Frank Vatrano power play goal, his seventh of the season, with assists provided by Kevin Shattenkirk and Ryan Strome. The Flyers iced it at 5-2 with a Hayes empty net goal, completing his hat trick on his thirteenth of the year, courtesy of Allison and Cam York. The three stars were Hayes, Ristolainen, and Konecny, while Laughton and Allison get the honorable mentions.

To DC, as the Washington Capitals host the Minnesota Wild. Filip Gustavsson and Charlie Lindgren receive the starting nods in goal. Washington opened in the first period with a Martin Fehervary goal, his fourth of the season, assisted by Alex Ovechkin and Trevor van Riemsdyk. Minnesota tied it in the second period with a Jared Spurgeon goal, his sixth of the year, going in unassisted. The Capitals retook the lead with a Dylan Strome goal, his ninth of the season, made possible by Fehervary and Ovechkin. The Wild tied it on a Jonas Brodin goal, via Connor Dewar and Matt Dumba. Minnesota took the lead with a Spurgeon goal, his second of the game and seventh of the year, helped along by Dewar and Ryan Reaves. The Wild iced it at 4-2 with a Joel Eriksson Ek empty net goal, his fifteenth of the campaign, set up by Frederick Gaudreau. The three stars went to Spurgeon, Dewar, and Fehervary, while Ovechkin gets an honorable mention.

Along to Nashville, as the Predators host the Columbus Blue Jackets. Daniil Tarasov and Kevin Lankinen are the backups in goal. Nashville dented the scoreboard in the second period with a Cody Glass goal, his fifth of the season, courtesy of Filip Forsberg and Matt Duchene. The Predators added on with a Yakov Trenin goal, his sixth of the year, via Roman Josi and Tanner Jeannot. Columbus got on the board in the third period with a Gustav Nyquist goal, his ninth of the season, coming off of Emil Bemstrom and Jack Roslovic. The final stood at 2-1, with the three stars going to Lankinen (39 for 40 in saves), Trenin, and Glass.

Up in Chicago, the Blackhawks welcome the Buffalo Sabres. Craig Anderson and Petr Mrazek are the veterans in goal. Chicago started in the first period with a Connor Murphy goal, his fourth of the season, guided in by Philipp Kurashev and Jonathan Toews. Buffalo tied it on a Victor Olofsson goal, his eighteenth of the year, fueled by Tyson Jost and Casey Mittelstadt. The Sabres gained the lead with a Tage Thompson goal, his thirty-second of the season, made possible by Jeff Skinner and Alex Tuch. Buffalo added on in the second period with a Peyton Krebs shorthanded goal, his fourth of the year, going in unassisted. The Blackhawks got one back in the third period with a Kurashev goal, his sixth of the season, coming off of Seth Jones and Taylor Raddysh. Chicago tied it on a Jones goal, his third of the year, via Kurashev and Tyler Johnson. The Blackhawks won 4-3 in overtime with another Jones goal, his second of the game and fourth of the campaign, courtesy of Johnson. The three stars were Jones, Kurashev, and Johnson.

Out west, the Edmonton Oilers bring in the Seattle Kraken. Martin Jones and Jack Campbell are between the pipes. Seattle kicked off the scoring in the first period with a Daniel Sprong power play goal, his fifteenth of the season, powered by Justin Schultz and Andre Burakovsky. Edmonton tied it on a Connor McDavid goal, his thirty-eighth of the year, assisted by Leon Draisaitl. The Oilers took the lead in the second period with a Derek Ryan goal, his sixth of the season, via Vincent Desharnais and Dylan Holloway. Edmonton added on with a Warren Foegele goal, his fifth of the year, coming off of Draisaitl and Zach Hyman. The Kraken got one back in the third period with a Vince Dunn goal, his ninth of the season, passed from Alexander Wennberg. The Oilers replied with a Hyman goal, his twenty-first of the year, going in unassisted. Edmonton extended the lead as Ryan McLeod scored his sixth of the season, thanks to Holloway and Hyman. This made it 5-2, the final, with the three stars being Hyman, Draisaitl, and Holloway.

Finally, the Arizona Coyotes host the Detroit Red Wings. Magnus Hellberg and Connor Ingram are in the blue paint. Detroit cracked the scoresheet in the second period with a Dylan Larkin power play goal, his fifteenth of the season, powered by Moritz Seider and Tyler Bertuzzi. Arizona tied it on a Nick Bjugstad goal, his eleventh of the year, assisted by Jakob Chychrun and Lawson Crouse. The Red Wings took the lead in the third period with a Pius Suter goal, his sixth of the season, coming off of Robby Fabbri. Detroit added on with a David Perron goal, his fourteenth of the year, courtesy of Michael Rasmussen and Andrew Copp. The Coyotes got one back with a Travis Boyd goal, his fifth of the season, guided in by Crouse and Troy Stecher. Arizona tied it on a Dylan Guenther goal, his fifth of the year, via Crouse and Bjugstad. The tie lasted to a shootout, where Nick Schmaltz and Bjugstad lifted the Coyotes to a 4-3 win. The three stars were Crouse, Bjugstad, and Guenther. 

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NHL 2022-23 - Day 95

Another busy day with 11 games on, beginning with...

The Boston Bruins hosting the Philadelphia Flyers. Carter Hart and Jeremy Swayman protect the nets. Boston opened in the first period with a David Pastrnak goal, his thirty-fourth of the season, assisted by Pavel Zacha and David Krejci. The Bruins added on with a Zacha goal, his sixth of the year, via Krejci and Hampus Lindholm. Boston extended the lead in the second period as Brad Marchand scored his fourteenth of the season, thanks to Matt Grzelcyk and Patrice Bergeron. The Bruins padded the lead on a Zacha goal, his second of the game and seventh of the year, made possible by Krejci. Samuel Ersson replaced Hart in goal. Boston continued in the third period with a Pastrnak power play goal, his second of the game and thirty-fifth of the season, powered by Marchand and Charlie McAvoy. The Bruins kept going with a Grzelcyk goal, his third of the year, with helpers from McAvoy and Pastrnak. The final stayed at 6-0, with the three stars awarded to Pastrnak, Zacha, and Krejci, while Swayman (29 save shutout), Marchand, Grzelcyk, and McAvoy get the honorable mentions.

Along to Buffalo, as the Sabres welcome the Florida Panthers. Sergei Bobrovsky and Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen are the goalies. Florida started in the first period with a Brandon Montour goal, his eighth of the season, helped along by Matthew Tkachuk. The Panthers added on in the second period with a Sam Bennett goal, his tenth of the year, via Tkachuk and Carter Verhaeghe. Florida extended the lead in the third period as Anton Lundell scored his fifth of the season, thanks to Sam Reinhart and Aleksander Barkov. Buffalo got on the board with an Alex Tuch goal, his twenty-first of the year, going in unassisted. The Panthers iced it at 4-1 with a Verhaeghe empty net goal, his twentieth of the campaign, set up by Tkachuk and Gustav Forsling. The three stars were Tkachuk, Verhaeghe, and Bobrovsky (28 for 29 in saves). 

Over in Colorado, the Avalanche bring in the Detroit Red Wings. Ville Husso and Pavel Francouz are set to start in goal. Colorado led off in the first period with an Artturi Lehkonen goal, his twelfth of the season, assisted by Cale Makar and Devon Toews. The Avalanche added on with a Makar power play goal, his twelfth of the year, powered by Nathan MacKinnon and Valeri Nichushkin. Colorado extended the lead in the second period as Makar scored his second of the game and thirteenth of the season, thanks to MacKinnon and J.T. Compher. The Avalanche padded the lead on a Compher power play goal, his ninth of the year, with assists provided by Evan Rodrigues and Samuel Girard. Colorado continued on a MacKinnon goal, his twelfth of the season, made possible by Rodrigues and Toews. Detroit got on the board with an Andrew Copp goal, his fourth of the year, helped along by David Perron and Michael Rasmussen. Magnus Hellberg replaced Husso for the third period. The Red Wings got on the board in the third period with a Ben Chiarot goal, his fourth of the season, coming off of Filip Hronek and Dylan Larkin. The Avalanche answered with a MacKinnon goal, his second of the game and thirteenth of the year, going in unassisted. Detroit pulled one back on a Moritz Seider goal, his fourth of the campaign, guided in by Rasmussen and Copp. The three stars of the 6-3 game were MacKinnon, Makar, and Compher, while Rodrigues, Toews, Copp, and Rasmussen get the honorable mentions. 

Up in Seattle, the Kraken host the Tampa Bay Lightning. Andrei Vasilevskiy and Philipp Grubauer man the nets. Tampa Bay struck first in the first period with a Pierre-Edouard Bellemare goal, his second of the season, coming off of Ian Cole and Corey Perry. The Lightning added on with a Nick Paul goal in the third period, his sixteenth of the year, going in unassisted. Seattle got on the board with a Vince Dunn goal, his eighth of the season, via Adam Larsson. Tampa Bay replied with a Brandon Hagel empty net goal, his seventeenth of the year, set up by Alex Killorn and Erik Cernak. The Lightning iced it at 4-1 with a Victor Hedman empty net goal, his second of the campaign, with helpers from Hagel and Steven Stamkos. The three stars were Hagel, Vasilevskiy (22 for 23 in saves), and Paul.

South to San Jose, where the Sharks welcome the New Jersey Devils. Vitek Vanecek and James Reimer are in the creases. New Jersey began in the first period with a Ryan Graves goal, his fifth of the season, assisted by Nico Hischier and Yegor Sharangovich. San Jose tied it on a Timo Meier goal, his twenty-fifth of the year, courtesy of Mikey Eyssimont and Erik Karlsson. The Sharks took the lead with a Karlsson power play goal, his fourteenth of the season, powered by Meier and Tomas Hertl. The Devils tied it in the third period with a Hischier goal, his twentieth of the year, guided in by Ondrej Palat and Jesper Bratt. San Jose regained the lead on a Nick Bonino goal, his sixth of the season, helped along by Eyssimont and Matt Benning. New Jersey tied it on a Jack Hughes goal, his twenty-ninth of the year, coming off of Dougie Hamilton and Bratt. The Devils won 4-3 with Tomas Tatar netting the lone tally in the shootout. The three stars were Hischier, Bratt, and Karlsson, while Meier and Eyssimont get the honorable mentions.

Back east, the Vegas Golden Knights bring in the Dallas Stars. Jake Oettinger and Logan Thompson guard the cages. Dallas kicked off the scoring in the first period with a Jamie Benn goal, his seventeenth of the season, via Ty Dellandrea. The Stars added on in the second period with a Joel Kiviranta goal, his sixth of the year, courtesy of Fredrik Olofsson and Miro Heiskanen. Dallas extended the lead in the third period as Ryan Suter scored, thanks to Nils Lundkvist and Dellandrea. The Stars iced it at 4-0 with a Tyler Seguin empty net goal, his twelfth of the campaign, set up by Joe Pavelski. The three stars were Oettinger (27 save shutout), Dellandrea, and Benn.

Further east, the Pittsburgh Penguins host the Anaheim Ducks. John Gibson and Casey DeSmith are set to start in goal. Pittsburgh was first to score in the first period with a Jason Zucker goal, his eleventh of the season, made possible by Evgeni Malkin and Rickard Rakell. Anaheim tied it with an Adam Henrique power play goal, his fourteenth of the year, powered by Mason McTavish and Troy Terry. The Penguins took the lead in the second period on a Malkin goal, his fifteenth of the season, assisted by Rakell and Zucker. The Ducks tied it on a John Klingberg power play goal, his sixth of the year, with assists provided by Trevor Zegras and Terry in the third period. Anaheim took the lead with a Zegras goal, his fourteenth of the season, coming off of Ryan Strome. Pittsburgh retied it with a Bryan Rust goal, his tenth of the year, passed from Jake Guentzel and Rakell. The Penguins won 4-3 in overtime with a Guentzel goal, his eighteenth of the campaign, guided in by Sidney Crosby. The three stars were Guentzel, Rakell, and Zegras, while Malkin, Zucker, and Terry get the honorable mentions.

Along to Columbus, where the Blue Jackets welcome the New York Rangers. Jaroslav Halak and Elvis Merzlikins patrol the creases. New York drew first blood in the first period with a Mika Zibanejad goal, his twentieth of the season, assisted by Kaapo Kakko and Adam Fox. The Rangers added on with a Barclay Goodrow power play goal, his ninth of the year, powered by K'Andre Miller and Kakko. New York extended the lead in the second period as Vitali Kravtsov scored his third of the season, thanks to Filip Chytil and Goodrow. Columbus got on the board in the third period with an Andrew Peeke goal, his fourth of the year, coming off of Gustav Nyquist and Jack Roslovic. The final held at 3-1, with the three stars being Goodrow, Kakko, and Halak (24 for 25 in saves).

Next up, the New York Islanders bring in the Washington Capitals. Darcy Kuemper and Ilya Sorokin tend the twines. New York led off in the first period with a Sebastian Aho goal, his fourth of the season, coming off of Josh Bailey and Noah Dobson. The Islanders added on with a Matt Martin goal, his fourth of the year, via Cal Clutterbuck and Alexander Romanov. New York extended the lead in the second period as Hudson Fasching scored his third of the season, thanks to Jean-Gabriel Pageau and Anthony Beauvillier. Washington got on the board with a Garnet Hathaway goal, his seventh of the year, passed from Alex Ovechkin and Marcus Johansson. The Capitals got closer with a Tom Wilson goal, guided in by Nicklas Backstrom and Dmitry Orlov. Washington tied it in the third period as T.J. Oshie scored his ninth of the season, with the help of Erik Gustafsson and Evgeny Kuznetsov. The Capitals won 4-3 in overtime with an Orlov goal, his third of the year, helped along by Oshie and Sonny Milano. The three stars were Orlov, Oshie, and Wilson.

West again to St. Louis, where the Blues host the Ottawa Senators. Cam Talbot and Jordan Binnington are the veterans in goal. St. Louis began in the first period with a Jake Neighbours goal, his third of the season, via Calle Rosen and Josh Leivo. The Blues added on with a Noel Acciari goal, his tenth of the year, going in unassisted. Ottawa got on the board in the second period with a Tim Stutzle goal, his nineteenth of the campaign, assisted by Brady Tkachuk and Drake Batherson. This only made it 2-1, the eventual final, with the three stars going to Binnington (32 for 33 in saves), Acciari, and Neighbours. 

Finally, the Nashville Predators host the Calgary Flames. Jacob Markstrom and Juuse Saros are between the pipes. Nashville struck first in the first period with a Roman Josi goal, his twelfth of the season, via Ryan McDonagh and Matt Duchene. The Predators added on with a Juuso Parssinen goal, his fifth of the year, coming off of Tanner Jeannot and Colton Sissons. Calgary got on the board in the second period with a Nikita Zadorov goal, his seventh of the campaign, guided in by Mikael Backlund and Andrew Mangiapane. The final held from here at 2-1, with the three stars being Saros (38 for 39 in saves), Parssinen, and Josi. 

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NHL 2022-23 - Day 94

There's just three games on today, beginning with...

The Carolina Hurricanes hosting the Vancouver Canucks. Collin Delia and Pyotr Kochetkov are the young goalies. Carolina began in the first period with a Paul Stastny goal, his third of the season, assisted by Andrei Svechnikov and Calvin de Haan. The Hurricanes added on with a Jordan Martinook goal, his tenth of the year, made possible by Jaccob Slavin. Vancouver got on the board with an Ethan Bear goal, his third of the season, fueled by Andrei Kuzmenko and Jack Studnicka in the second period. The Canucks tied it in the third period with a J.T. Miller goal, his seventeenth of the year, via Quinn Hughes. Carolina retook the lead with a Sebastian Aho goal, his fourteenth of the season, coming off of Teuvo Teravainen and Slavin. Vancouver retied it with a Brock Boeser goal, his ninth of the year, guided in by Bo Horvat and Kuzmenko. The tie went to a shootout, where Kuzmenko and Elias Pettersson lifted the Canucks to a 4-3 win over Svechnikov and the Hurricanes. The three stars were Kuzmenko, Slavin, and Svechnikov. 

Up in New York, the Rangers welcome the Montreal Canadiens. Sam Montembeault is mismatched with Igor Shesterkin in goal. Montreal got going in the second period with a Kirby Dach power play goal, his eighth of the season, powered by Christian Dvorak and Cole Caufield. New York tied it on an Artemi Panarin goal, his twelfth of the year, assisted by Filip Chytil and K'Andre Miller. The Canadiens took the lead back in the third period with a Caufield goal, his twenty-sixth of the campaign, passed from Nick Suzuki and Joel Armia. This stood for a 2-1 win, with the three stars going to Caufield, Montembeault (38 for 39 in saves), and Dach. 

Finally, the Winnipeg Jets bring in the Arizona Coyotes. Karel Vejmelka and Connor Hellebuyck protect the nets. Winnipeg dented the scoreboard in the second period with a Pierre-Luc Dubois power play goal, his twentieth of the season, powered by Josh Morrissey and Nikolaj Ehlers. Arizona tied it on a Clayton Keller goal, his fifteenth of the year, guided in by Nick Schmaltz and Jakob Chychrun. The Jets retook the lead on a Blake Wheeler goal, his eleventh of the campaign, fueled by Mark Scheifele and Cole Perfetti. This stood for the eventual 2-1 final score, with the three stars given to Hellebuyck (20 for 21 in saves), Wheeler, and Dubois. 

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NHL 2022-23 - Day 93

A heavy schedule today sees 14 games to be played. First up...

The Dallas Stars host the Calgary Flames. Dan Vladar and Scott Wedgewood are the backups in goal. Calgary led off in the first period with an Andrew Mangiapane goal, his ninth of the season, via Mikael Backlund and Blake Coleman. The Flames added on with a Trevor Lewis power play goal, his eighth of the year, powered by MacKenzie Weegar and Chris Tanev. Dallas got on the board with a Jamie Benn shorthanded goal, his sixteenth of the season, set up by Ty Dellandrea. Calgary replied in the second period with an Elias Lindholm power play goal, his fourteenth of the year, with assists provided by Tyler Toffoli and Rasmus Andersson. The Flames extended the lead as Nazem Kadri scored his seventeenth of the season, thanks to Jonathan Huberdeau and Michael Stone. Calgary padded the lead on an Andersson goal, his sixth of the year, courtesy of Kadri and Huberdeau. The Flames continued with a Tanev goal, made possible by Weegar. The Stars got one back with a Tyler Seguin goal, his eleventh of the season, with helpers from Jason Robertson and Joe Pavelski. Dallas got closer in the third period with a Pavelski goal, his thirteenth of the year, helped along by Robertson and Esa Lindell. The Stars pulled closer with another Pavelski goal, his second of the game and fourteenth of the season, coming off of Miro Heiskanen and Seguin. Dallas chipped closer on a Colin Miller goal, his third of the year, passed from Heiskanen. The final stayed at 6-5, with the three stars being Kadri, Andersson, and Tanev, while Pavelski, Huberdeau, Weegar, Seguin, Robertson, and Heiskanen get the honorable mentions. 

At the regular time, the Boston Bruins welcome the Toronto Maple Leafs. Matt Murray and Linus Ullmark are the goalies. Toronto struck first in the first period with a Michael Bunting power play goal, his fourteenth of the season, powered by John Tavares and Mitch Marner. Boston tied it on a Patrice Bergeron goal, his sixteenth of the year, fueled by Brad Marchand. The Maple Leafs took the lead with a Pierre Engvall goal in the second period, his ninth of the season, going in unassisted. The Bruins tied it on a David Pastrnak goal, his thirty-third of the year, going in unassisted. Boston took the lead with an A.J. Greer goal, his fourth of the season, helped along by Nick Foligno and Tomas Nosek. Toronto retied it in the third period with an Auston Matthews goal, his twenty-first of the year, passed from Bunting and Marner. The Bruins took the lead with a Matt Grzelcyk goal, his second of the campaign, via Taylor Hall and Brandon Carlo. The final held at 4-3, with the three stars being Grzelcyk, Bunting, and Marner.

Over in Detroit, the Red Wings bring in the Columbus Blue Jackets. Elvis Merzlikins and Ville Husso start in goal. Columbus kicked off the scoring in the first period with a Patrik Laine goal, his tenth of the season, via Johnny Gaudreau and Jack Roslovic. The Blue Jackets added on with a Vladislav Gavrikov goal, his third of the year, assisted by Kent Johnson and Emil Bemstrom. Columbus extended the lead as Laine scored his second of the game and eleventh of the season, passed from Roslovic and Nick Blankenburg. The Blue Jackets padded the lead as Laine completed his hat trick in the second period with his twelfth of the year, thanks to Adam Boqvist and Gaudreau. Detroit got on the board in the third period with an Olli Maatta goal, his fourth of the season, coming off of Dominik Kubalik and Dylan Larkin. The Red Wings got closer with a Jake Walman goal, his fifth of the year, going in unassisted. Detroit pulled closer with a Lucas Raymond goal, his thirteenth of the season, with helpers from Filip Hronek and Ben Chiarot. The final stayed at 4-3, with the three stars being Laine, Gaudreau, and Roslovic.

Down in Florida, the Panthers host the Vancouver Canucks. Spencer Martin and Sergei Bobrovsky receive the starting nods in goal. Vancouver opened in the first period on a Jack Studnicka goal, his fourth of the season, going in unassisted. Florida tied it on a Ryan Lomberg goal, his fifth of the year, coming off of Givani Smith and Gustav Forsling. The Canucks took the lead in the second period with a Tyler Myers goal, via Elias Pettersson and Brock Boeser. The Panthers tied it on an Eric Staal goal, his seventh of the season, made possible by Josh Mahura and Nick Cousins. Florida took the lead on an Aaron Ekblad goal, his seventh of the year, courtesy of Brandon Montour and Matthew Tkachuk. The Panthers added on with an Aleksander Barkov power play goal, his eleventh of the season, powered by Sam Reinhart and Ekblad. Vancouver pulled one back with a Bo Horvat power play goal, his thirtieth of the year, with assists provided by Quinn Hughes and Pettersson. The final remained at 4-3, with the three stars given to Ekblad, Pettersson, and Barkov.

Back north, the New York Islanders welcome the Montreal Canadiens. Sam Montembeault is mismatched with Ilya Sorokin in goal. New York began in the first period with a Casey Cizikas goal, his fourth of the season, coming off of Noah Dobson and Cal Clutterbuck. The Islanders added on with an Anthony Beauvillier goal, his ninth of the year, guided in by Jean-Gabriel Pageau and Scott Mayfield. Montreal got on the board in the third period with a Nick Suzuki goal, his sixteenth of the season, courtesy of Jonathan Drouin. The final was 2-1, with the three stars given to Sorokin (22 for 23 in saves), Beauvillier, and Cizikas.

To DC, as the Washington Capitals bring in the Philadelphia Flyers. Carter Hart and Darcy Kuemper guard the cages. Philadelphia was first to score in the first period with a Scott Laughton power play goal, his eleventh of the season, powered by Tony DeAngelo and Joel Farabee. Washington tied it on an Alex Ovechkin goal, his thirtieth of the year, going in unassisted. The Flyers retook the lead in the second period with a James van Riemsdyk goal, his seventh of the season, coming off of Owen Tippett and Morgan Frost. Philadelphia added on with a Wade Allison goal, his sixth of the year, made possible by Kevin Hayes and Laughton. This made it 3-1, the final, with the three stars being Laughton, Hart (39 for 40 in saves), and van Riemsdyk.

Next up, the Carolina Hurricanes host the Pittsburgh Penguins. Casey DeSmith and Frederik Andersen are set to start in goal. Carolina drew first blood in the first period with a Brady Skjei goal, his ninth of the season, assisted by Brett Pesce and Jordan Martinook. The Hurricanes added on in the second period with a Jalen Chatfield goal, his fourth of the year, courtesy of Sebastian Aho and Jesper Fast. Pittsburgh got on the board in the third period with a Rickard Rakell power play goal, his fifteenth of the season, going in unassisted. The final remained at 2-1, with the three stars being Andersen (32 for 33 in saves), Chatfield, and Skjei.

Out west, the Colorado Avalanche welcome the Ottawa Senators. Anton Forsberg and Pavel Francouz draw the starts in goal. Colorado started in the first period with a Mikko Rantanen goal, his twenty-eighth of the season, assisted by Nathan MacKinnon and Evan Rodrigues. The Avalanche added on with an Alex Newhook goal, his eighth of the year, via Logan O'Connor and Andrew Cogliano. Colorado extended the lead in the second period as Artturi Lehkonen scored his tenth of the season, thanks to Devon Toews. The Avalanche padded the lead on a Rantanen goal, his second of the game and twenty-ninth of the year, with helpers from Newhook and Samuel Girard. Colorado kept going in the third period with a Lehkonen goal, his second of the game and eleventh of the season, helped along by MacKinnon and Cale Makar on the power play. The Avalanche continued with a Brad Hunt goal, his second of the year, coming off of Andreas Englund and Lehkonen. Colorado struck again with another Newhook goal, his second of the game and ninth of the campaign, with an assist provided by O'Connor. The final stood at 7-0, with the three stars being Rantanen, Lehkonen, and Newhook, while Francouz (29 save shutout), MacKinnon, and O'Connor get the honorable mentions.

Backtracking to Chicago, where the Blackhawks bring in the Seattle Kraken. Martin Jones and Petr Mrazek are in the creases. Seattle led off in the first period with a Daniel Sprong goal, his fourteenth of the season, assisted by Morgan Geekie and Brandon Tanev. Chicago tied it on a Jonathan Toews goal, his twelfth of the year, via Taylor Raddysh and Seth Jones. The Kraken retook the lead with a Matty Beniers goal, his seventeenth of the season, passed from Vince Dunn. Seattle added on with a Jared McCann goal, his twentieth of the year, coming off of Ryan Donato. The Kraken extended the lead as Andre Burakovsky scored his twelfth of the season, thanks to Beniers and Eberle. Alex Stalock replaced Mrazek in goal. Seattle padded the lead on an Eeli Tolvanen goal, his seventh of the year, made possible by Yanni Gourde and Oliver Bjorkstrand. The Kraken kept going with a McCann goal, his second of the game and twenty-first of the season, guided in by Donato and Alexander Wennberg. The Blackhawks got one back in the second period with an Isaak Phillips goal, courtesy of Jason Dickinson. Chicago got closer in the third period with a Max Domi power play goal, his thirteenth of the year, powered by Raddysh and Seth Jones. Seattle replied with a McCann goal to complete his hat trick on his twenty-second of the season, with the help of Adam Larsson and Wennberg. The Kraken piled on with a Bjorkstrand goal, his seventh of the year, helped along by Jamie Oleksiak and Gourde. The Blackhawks answered with a Raddysh power play goal, his twelfth of the season, with assists provided by Toews and Seth Jones. Chicago got one back with a Patrick Kane goal, his eighth of the year, fueled by Domi. The final was 8-5, and the three stars were McCann, Beniers, and Raddysh, while Bjorkstrand, Donato, Gourde, Wennberg, Domi, Toews, and Seth Jones get the honorable mentions.

South to St. Louis, as the Blues host the Tampa Bay Lightning. Andrei Vasilevskiy and Jordan Binnington protect the nets. St. Louis began in the first period with a Tyler Pitlick goal, his second of the season, via Alexey Toropchenko. Tampa Bay tied it on a Brayden Point goal, his twenty-fourth of the year, coming off of Nick Perbix. The Lightning took the lead with a Point power play goal, his second of the game and twenty-fifth of the season, powered by Steven Stamkos and Nikita Kucherov. Tampa Bay added on with a Perbix goal, his fourth of the year, courtesy of Mikhail Sergachev and Point. The Blues got one back with a Pavel Buchnevich goal, his fifteenth of the season, helped along by Jordan Kyrou and Robert Thomas. The Lightning replied with an Alex Killorn goal, his fourteenth of the year, assisted by Brandon Hagel. This held up for the eventual 4-2 final, with the three stars being Point, Perbix, and Killorn.

Over in Nashville, the Predators welcome the Buffalo Sabres. Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen and Juuse Saros are the Finnish goalies. Buffalo started in the first period with a Jeff Skinner goal, his eighteenth of the season, coming off of Tage Thompson and Rasmus Dahlin. Nashville tied it on a Roman Josi power play goal, his eleventh of the year, powered by Ryan Johansen and Juuso Parssinen. The Sabres took the lead back in the second period with a Dylan Cozens goal, his fourteenth of the season, assisted by JJ Peterka and Jack Quinn. Buffalo added on with a Victor Olofsson power play goal, his seventeenth of the year, with assists provided by Owen Power and Casey Mittelstadt. The Predators pulled one back on a Jeremy Lauzon goal, his third of the season, made possible by Cody Glass and Colton Sissons. Nashville tied it on a Johansen goal, his tenth of the year, via Dante Fabbro and Mattias Ekholm. The Sabres took the lead with a Kyle Okposo shorthanded goal, his seventh of the season, set up by Ilya Lyubushkin and Mattias Samuelsson. Buffalo extended the lead as Quinn scored his seventh of the year, going in unassisted. The final was 5-3, with the three stars being Quinn, Johansen, and Okposo.

North to Minnesota, as the Wild bring in the Arizona Coyotes. Connor Ingram and Marc-Andre Fleury have the green light to start in goal. Minnesota got going in the second period with a Mats Zuccarello power play goal, his eighteenth of the season, powered by Calen Addison and Kirill Kaprizov. The Wild added on with a Frederick Gaudreau goal, his eleventh of the year, via Ryan Hartman and Sam Steel. Arizona got on the board with a Lawson Crouse goal, his sixteenth of the season, assisted by Jack McBain and Jakob Chychrun. The final stood at 2-1, with the three stars being Fleury (27 for 28 in saves), Gaudreau, and Zuccarello.

Westward to Vegas, as the Golden Knights host the Edmonton Oilers. Jack Campbell and Logan Thompson are the masked men. Edmonton opened in the first period with a Mattias Janmark goal, his fourth of the season, made possible by Tyson Barrie and Brett Kulak. The Oilers added on with a Leon Draisaitl goal, his twenty-fifth of the year, assisted by Connor McDavid and Zach Hyman. Vegas got on the board with a Keegan Kolesar goal, his fifth of the season, coming off of William Carrier and Brayden McNabb. Edmonton shot back with a Draisaitl goal in the second period, his second of the game and twenty-sixth of the year, via Hyman. The Golden Knights got one back on a Paul Cotter goal, his sixth of the season, courtesy of Byron Froese and Phil Kessel. The Oilers answered with a Klim Kostin goal, his ninth of the year, helped along by Janmark. Vegas shot back with a William Karlsson goal, his ninth of the season, with helpers from Jonathan Marchessault and Alec Martinez. The final stayed at 4-3, with the three stars given to Draisaitl, Janmark, and Hyman.

Finally, the Los Angeles Kings host the New Jersey Devils. Mackenzie Blackwood and Jonathan Quick play in goal. Los Angeles struck first in the first period with a Kevin Fiala power play goal, his sixteenth of the season, powered by Adrian Kempe and Drew Doughty. New Jersey tied it on a Tomas Tatar power play goal, his tenth of the year, with assists provided by Nico Hischier and Jack Hughes. The Devils took the lead in the second period with an Erik Haula goal, his third of the season, made possible by Dawson Mercer. The Kings tied it again with an Anze Kopitar power play goal, his twelfth of the year, helped along by Doughty and Gabriel Vilardi. New Jersey regained the lead on a Nikita Okhotiuk goal, via Ondrej Palat and Hughes. The Devils added on with a Ryan Graves goal, his fourth of the season, coming off of Yegor Sharangovich. New Jersey iced it at 5-2 with a Jesper Bratt empty net goal, his eighteenth of the year, set up by Sharangovich and Graves. The three stars were Graves, Hughes, and Sharangovich, while Doughty gets an honorable mention. 

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NHL 2022-23 - Day 92

A quieter day with three games on today, beginning with...

The Pittsburgh Penguins hosting the Winnipeg Jets. David Rittich and Dustin Tokarski are the backups in goal. Winnipeg started in the first period with a Blake Wheeler power play goal, his tenth of the season, powered by Cole Perfetti. Pittsburgh tied it on a Drew O'Connor goal, his second of the year, coming off of Kasperi Kapanen. The Jets took the lead back in the second period with a Mark Scheifele goal, his twenty-fifth of the season, via Wheeler and Perfetti. Winnipeg added on with a Nikolaj Ehlers goal, his third of the year, courtesy of Kyle Connor and Dylan DeMelo. The Jets extended the lead in the third period as Scheifele scored his second of the game and twenty-sixth of the campaign, thanks to DeMelo and Perfetti. This made it 4-1, the final, with the three stars going to Scheifele, Perfetti, and Wheeler, while DeMelo gets an honorable mention. 

Out west, the Anaheim Ducks welcome the New Jersey Devils. Vitek Vanecek and John Gibson start in goal. New Jersey opened in the first period with a Dougie Hamilton goal, his tenth of the season, courtesy of Dawson Mercer and Michael McLeod. The Devils added on with a Jesper Bratt goal, his sixteenth of the year, coming off of Ryan Graves and Damon Severson. New Jersey extended the lead as Jack Hughes scored his twenty-seventh of the season on the power play, powered by Hamilton and Tomas Tatar. The Devils padded the lead in the second period on a Bratt goal, his second of the game and seventeenth of the year, passed from Hughes and Severson. Anaheim got on the board with an Adam Henrique goal, his thirteenth of the season, helped along by Troy Terry. New Jersey replied in the third period with a Jesper Boqvist goal, his fifth of the year, made possible by Severson. The Ducks answered with a Trevor Zegras power play goal, his thirteenth of the season, with assists provided by Henrique and Cam Fowler. The Devils countered with a Hughes goal, his second of the game and twenty-eighth of the year, guided in by Yegor Sharangovich. The final held at 6-2, with the three stars given to Hughes, Bratt, and Severson, while Hamilton, Boqvist, and Henrique get the honorable mentions.

Finally, the San Jose Sharks bring in the Edmonton Oilers. Jack Campbell and Kaapo Kahkonen man the nets. Edmonton kicked off the scoring in the first period with a Connor McDavid power play goal, his thirty-sixth of the season, powered by Leon Draisaitl and Tyson Barrie. The Oilers added on with a Klim Kostin goal, his eighth of the year, passed from Zach Hyman and Vincent Desharnais. Edmonton extended the lead in the second period as McDavid scored his second of the game and thirty-seventh of the season, thanks to Draisaitl and Ryan Nugent-Hopkins. The Oilers padded the lead on a Nugent-Hopkins shorthanded goal, his twenty-first of the year, set up by Mattias Janmark. Edmonton continued with a Draisaitl goal, his twenty-fourth of the season, coming off of McDavid. The Oilers kept going in the third period with a Jesse Puljujarvi goal, his fourth of the year, helped along by Nugent-Hopkins. Edmonton struck again with a Ryan McLeod goal, his fifth of the season, courtesy of Warren Foegele. San Jose got on the board with an Oskar Lindblom goal, his fourth of the year, via Matt Benning and Jonah Gadjovich. The final held at 7-1, with the three stars being McDavid, Draisaitl, and Nugent-Hopkins. 

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