NHL 2022-23 - Day 109

Just one game on today, as the Winnipeg Jets host the St. Louis Blues. Jordan Binnington and Connor Hellebuyck protect the nets. St. Louis got going in the second period with a Jake Neighbours power play goal, his fourth of the season, powered by Torey Krug and the goalie Binnington. The Blues added on in the third period with a Nikita Alexandrov goal, his third of the year, courtesy of Josh Leivo and Neighbours. Winnipeg got on the board with a Josh Morrissey goal, his ninth of the season, helped along by Saku Maenalanen and Neal Pionk. The Jets tied it on a Mark Scheifele goal, his thirtieth of the year, coming off of Nikolaj Ehlers and Kyle Connor. Winnipeg pulled ahead with another Morrissey goal, his second of the game and tenth of the season, assisted by Morgan Barron and Maenalanen. The Jets iced it at 4-2 with a Scheifele empty net goal, his second of the game and thirty-first of the year, set up by Blake Wheeler and Connor. The three stars were Morrissey, Scheifele, and Neighbours, while Maenalanen and Connor get the honorable mentions. 

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NHL 2022-23 - Day 108

We've got a two-game Sunday. First up...

The Carolina Hurricanes welcome the Boston Bruins. Linus Ullmark and Frederik Andersen are the masked men. Carolina led off in the first period with a Sebastian Aho goal, his twenty-first of the season, going in unassisted. The Hurricanes added on in the second period with a Paul Stastny power play goal, his fourth of the year, powered by Martin Necas and Brent Burns. Carolina extended the lead as Seth Jarvis scored his eighth of the season, going in unassisted in the third period. Boston got on the board with a Taylor Hall goal, his fifteenth of the year, via Pavel Zacha and Charlie McAvoy. The Hurricanes replied with a shorthanded empty net goal by Jordan Staal, his thirteenth of the campaign, set up by Jordan Martinook. This made it 4-1, the final, with the three stars going to Andersen (24 for 25 in saves), Stastny, and Jarvis. 

Up in Toronto, the Maple Leafs bring in the Washington Capitals. Darcy Kuemper and Ilya Samsonov are between the pipes. Washington began in the first period with a Nicklas Backstrom power play goal, powered by Marcus Johansson and Conor Sheary. Toronto tied it in the second period with a Michael Bunting power play goal, his fifteenth of the season, with assists provided by John Tavares and Mitch Marner. The Maple Leafs took the lead with a Morgan Rielly goal, coming off of Bunting and Tavares. Toronto added on with a William Nylander goal, his twenty-eighth of the year, guided in by Calle Jarnkrok and Rasmus Sandin. The Maple Leafs extended the lead as Pierre Engvall scored his tenth of the season, thanks to T.J. Brodie and David Kampf. Charlie Lindgren replaced Kuemper in goal. Toronto finished it at 5-1 in the third period with a Zach Aston-Reese goal, his fifth of the year, with helpers from Pontus Holmberg and Mark Giordano. The three stars were Bunting, Tavares, and Samsonov (23 for 24 in saves). 

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NHL 2022-23 - Day 107

There's 11 games on this Saturday, beginning with...

The Colorado Avalanche hosting the St. Louis Blues. Jordan Binnington and Alexandar Georgiev protect the nets. Colorado opened in the first period with an Alex Newhook goal, his twelfth of the season, guided in by Logan O'Connor and Brad Hunt. The Avalanche added on with a J.T. Compher goal, his tenth of the year, passed from Samuel Girard and O'Connor. Colorado extended the lead in the second period as Evan Rodrigues scored his eleventh of the season, thanks to Nathan MacKinnon and Cale Makar. St. Louis got on the board with a Brayden Schenn power play goal, his thirteenth of the year, powered by Torey Krug and Jordan Kyrou. The Blues got closer in the third period with an unassisted Ivan Barbashev goal, his ninth of the season. The Avalanche iced it at 4-2 with an empty net goal by Matt Nieto, his ninth of the year, set up by Mikko Rantanen. The three stars were O'Connor, Rodrigues, and Compher. 

Southeast to Florida, as the Panthers welcome the Boston Bruins. Jeremy Swayman and Alex Lyon are set to start in goal. Boston started in the first period with a Craig Smith goal, his third of the season, going in unassisted. Florida tied it in the second period with a Brandon Montour goal, his tenth of the year, fueled by Aleksander Barkov and Matthew Tkachuk. The Bruins took the lead with a Charlie Coyle unassisted goal, his eleventh of the season. The Panthers retied it in the third period with a Sam Bennett goal, his twelfth of the year, coming off of Radko Gudas. Boston pulled ahead on a David Pastrnak goal, his thirty-eighth of the season, via Matt Grzelcyk and David Krejci. Florida tied it on a Barkov goal, his fourteenth of the year, courtesy of Aaron Ekblad and Tkachuk. The Panthers won 4-3 in overtime with a Sam Reinhart goal, his seventeenth of the campaign, helped along by Barkov and Anton Lundell. The three stars were Barkov, Tkachuk, and Reinhart.

Up in Ottawa, the Senators bring in the Montreal Canadiens. Sam Montembeault and Anton Forsberg are in goal. Ottawa got going in the second period with an Alex DeBrincat goal, his sixteenth of the season, assisted by Claude Giroux. The Senators added on with a Giroux power play goal, his eighteenth of the year, powered by Ridly Greig and Jake Sanderson. Ottawa extended the lead as Giroux scored his second of the game and nineteenth of the season, thanks to Thomas Chabot and DeBrincat. The Senators padded the lead on a Mathieu Joseph empty net goal, his third of the year, set up by Nick Holden. Ottawa continued with a Derick Brassard goal, his eighth of the campaign, with helpers from Drake Batherson and Holden. This made it 5-0, with the three stars being Giroux, Forsberg (28 save shutout), and Holden.

Back south, the Tampa Bay Lightning host the Los Angeles Kings. Jonathan Quick and Andrei Vasilevskiy are in the blue paint. Tampa Bay began in the first period with a Brayden Point goal, his twenty-ninth of the season, via Nikita Kucherov. The Lightning added on with a Pierre-Edouard Bellemare goal, his third of the year, guided in by Nick Perbix. Los Angeles got on the board with a Jaret Anderson-Dolan goal, his sixth of the season, made possible by Kevin Fiala. Tampa Bay replied on a Corey Perry goal, his ninth of the year, assisted by Perbix and Vladislav Namestnikov. The Lightning extended the lead in the second period as Ross Colton scored his tenth of the season, thanks to Perbix and Pat Maroon. The Kings got one back with a Phillip Danault goal, his fourteenth of the year, fueled by Alex Iafallo and Drew Doughty. Tampa Bay replied in the third period with a Victor Hedman goal, his fourth of the season, helped along by Steven Stamkos and Point. The final held at 5-2, with the three stars going to Perbix, Point, and Perry.

North again to Pittsburgh, as the Penguins welcome the San Jose Sharks. Kaapo Kahkonen and Casey DeSmith man the creases. San Jose led off in the first period with a Mikey Eyssimont goal, his third of the season, via Logan Couture and Marc-Edouard Vlasic. Pittsburgh tied it on an Evgeni Malkin power play goal, his eighteenth of the year, powered by Rickard Rakell and Sidney Crosby. The Penguins took the lead with a Crosby power play goal, his twenty-fourth of the season, with assists provided by Malkin and Jake Guentzel. The Sharks tied it on an Erik Karlsson goal, his sixteenth of the year, fueled by Alexander Barabanov and Steven Lorentz. San Jose took the lead in the second period with a Noah Gregor goal, his third of the season, helped along by Couture. Pittsburgh tied it on a Ryan Poehling shorthanded goal, his fifth of the year, set up by Brian Dumoulin. The Sharks regained the lead on a Barabanov goal, his seventh of the season, guided in by Couture and Matt Benning. The Penguins tied it again with a Malkin goal, his second of the game and nineteenth of the year, made possible by Jeff Petry. San Jose pulled ahead on a Couture goal, his eighteenth of the season, assisted by Barabanov and Vlasic. The Sharks iced it at 6-4 with a Couture empty net goal, his second of the game and nineteenth of the year, set up by Karlsson. The three stars were Couture, Malkin, and Barabanov, while Karlsson, Crosby, and Vlasic get the honorable mentions.

Over in Winnipeg, the Jets bring in the Philadelphia Flyers. Carter Hart and Connor Hellebuyck guard the cages. Philadelphia struck first in the first period with a Noah Cates goal, his eighth of the season, made possible by Morgan Frost and Owen Tippett. The Flyers added on in the second period with a Kieffer Bellows goal, guided in by Rasmus Ristolainen and Cates. Philadelphia extended the lead in the third period as Tippett scored his fourteenth of the year, thanks to Ristolainen and Cam York. The Flyers padded the lead on a Tony DeAngelo goal, his ninth of the season, helped along by Scott Laughton. David Rittich replaced Hellebuyck in goal. The final held at 4-0, with the three stars awarded to Hart (40 save shutout), Cates, and Tippett, while Ristolainen gets an honorable mention.

Back east, the New York Islanders host the Vegas Golden Knights. Logan Thompson and Semyon Varlamov have the green light to start in goal. New York dented the scoreboard in the second period with an Anders Lee goal, his nineteenth of the season, assisted by Kyle Palmieri and Brock Nelson. Vegas tied it with a William Carrier goal, his twelfth of the year, guided in by Chandler Stephenson and Phil Kessel. The Islanders won 2-1 in overtime with a Mathew Barzal goal, his twelfth of the campaign, made possible by Anthony Beauvillier and Adam Pelech. The three stars were Barzal, Varlamov (44 for 45 in saves), and Lee.

Westward again to Minnesota, where the Wild welcome the Buffalo Sabres. Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen and Marc-Andre Fleury are the masked men. Buffalo kicked off the scoring in the first period with a Jack Quinn goal, his eighth of the season, going in unassisted. Minnesota tied it on a Joel Eriksson Ek power play goal, his eighteenth of the year, powered by Kirill Kaprizov and Mats Zuccarello. The Sabres took the lead in the second period with a Zemgus Girgensons goal, his fifth of the season, coming off of Kyle Okposo and Peyton Krebs. The Wild tied it on a Jared Spurgeon goal, his ninth of the year, guided in by Frederick Gaudreau and Jake Middleton. The tie went to a shootout, where Zuccarello, Kaprizov, and Gaudreau tallied to top Tage Thompson as the Wild beat the Sabres 3-2. The three stars were Guadreau, Kaprizov, and Zuccarello.

Out in Edmonton, the Oilers bring in the Chicago Blackhawks. Petr Mrazek and Jack Campbell are the veteran goalies. Edmonton drew first blood in the first period with a Tyson Barrie power play goal, his sixth of the season, powered by Ryan Nugent-Hopkins and Connor McDavid. Chicago tied it in the second period with a Jason Dickinson goal, his seventh of the year, assisted by Patrick Kane and Philipp Kurashev. The Oilers retook the lead with a Leon Draisaitl power play goal, his twenty-ninth of the season, with assists provided by McDavid and Nugent-Hopkins. Edmonton added on with a Barrie goal, his second of the game and seventh of the year, passed from Zach Hyman and Darnell Nurse. The Oilers extended the lead as McDavid scored his forty-first of the season, thanks to Draisaitl and Hyman. Edmonton padded the lead on a Hyman goal, his twenty-sixth of the year, helped along by Ryan McLeod and Nurse. The Blackhawks got one back with a Jonathan Toews power play goal in the third period, his fourteenth of the season, courtesy of Patrick Kane and Taylor Raddysh. The Oilers fired back with an Evander Kane goal, his sixth of the year, coming off of Draisaitl. Edmonton kept going with a McLeod goal, his eighth of the season, going in unassisted. Chicago pulled one back with a Raddysh goal, his fourteenth of the year, made possible by Max Domi. Emergency backup Matt Berlin made a brief relief appearance at the end of the 7-3 game. The three stars went to McDavid, Draisaitl, and Hyman, while Barrie, McLeod, Nugent-Hopkins, Nurse, Raddysh, and Kane get the honorable mentions.

In Seattle, the Kraken host the Columbus Blue Jackets. Elvis Merzlikins and Philipp Grubauer draw the starts in goal. Seattle was first to score in the first period with a Morgan Geekie goal, his fifth of the season, helped along by Brandon Tanev and Carson Soucy. The Kraken added on in the second period with an Alexander Wennberg goal, his tenth of the year, courtesy of Jordan Eberle and Jared McCann. Columbus got on the board with a Kent Johnson goal, his tenth of the season, via Jack Roslovic. Seattle replied in the third period with an Eeli Tolvanen goal, his tenth of the year, coming off of Oliver Bjorkstrand. The final held at 3-1, with the three stars being Grubauer (24 for 25 in saves), Wennberg, and Tolvanen.

Finally, the Anaheim Ducks host the Arizona Coyotes. Connor Ingram and John Gibson patrol the creases. Arizona cracked the scoresheet in the first period with a Nick Ritchie goal, his ninth of the season, courtesy of Christian Fischer and Travis Boyd. Anaheim tied it in the second period with a Max Jones goal, his fourth of the year, via John Klingberg and Urho Vaakanainen. The Ducks won 2-1 in overtime with a Trevor Zegras goal, his eighteenth of the campaign, assisted by Klingberg. The three stars were Gibson (32 for 33 in saves), Klingberg, and Ingram (43 for 45 in saves). 

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NHL 2022-23 - Day 106

We've got eight games on a busy Friday, beginning with...

The Carolina Hurricanes hosting the San Jose Sharks. James Reimer and Antti Raanta are the goalies. San Jose opened in the first period with an Oskar Lindblom goal, his fifth of the season, coming off of Evgeny Svechnikov and Steven Lorentz. Carolina tied it on a Calvin de Haan goal, his second of the year, via Dylan Coghlan and Jesperi Kotkaniemi. The Hurricanes took the lead in the third period with a Sebastian Aho power play goal, his nineteenth of the season, powered by Stefan Noesen. The Sharks tied it on a Nick Bonino goal, his ninth of the year, courtesy of Mikey Eyssimont. San Jose took the lead with an Eyssimont goal, his second of the season, passed from Nico Sturm and Mario Ferraro. The Sharks added on with a Ferraro empty net goal, his third of the year, set up by Eyssimont. Carolina replied with an Aho goal, his second of the game and twentieth of the season, assisted by Teuvo Teravainen and Jalen Chatfield. The Hurricanes tied it on a Martin Necas goal, his twentieth of the year, guided in by Andrei Svechnikov and Brent Burns. Carolina won 5-4 in overtime with another Necas goal, his second of the game and twenty-first of the campaign, with a lone assist by Svechnikov. The three stars were Necas, Aho, and Eyssimont, while Ferraro and Svechnikov get the honorable mentions.

Up in New York, the Rangers welcome the Vegas Golden Knights. Adin Hill and Jaroslav Halak are the backups in goal. New York started in the first period with a Chris Kreider goal, his twentieth of the season, guided in by Vincent Trocheck. The Rangers added on with a Trocheck goal, his fourteenth of the year, via Barclay Goodrow and Ryan Lindgren. Vegas got on the board in the second period with a Phil Kessel goal, his ninth of the season, guided in by William Carrier and William Karlsson. New York answered in the third period with a Filip Chytil goal, his sixteenth of the year, helped along by Braden Schneider and Ben Harpur. The Rangers iced it at 4-1 with a Jimmy Vesey empty net goal, his ninth of the campaign, set up by Schneider. The three stars were Trocheck, Halak (33 for 34 in saves), and Schneider.

Further north, the Toronto Maple Leafs host the Ottawa Senators. Anton Forsberg and Ilya Samsonov are in the blue paint. Ottawa led off in the first period with a Thomas Chabot goal, his eighth of the season, assisted by Tim Stutzle and Erik Brannstrom. Toronto tied it on a Joey Anderson goal, his second of the year, fueled by Alexander Kerfoot and Justin Holl. The Senators retook the lead in the second period with a Brady Tkachuk goal, his eighteenth of the season, coming off of Travis Hamonic and Stutzle. The Maple Leafs retied it on a William Nylander power play goal, his twenty-seventh of the year, powered by John Tavares and Mitch Marner. Ottawa pulled ahead again with a Derick Brassard power play goal, his seventh of the season, with assists provided by Giroux and Jake Sanderson. The Senators added on with a Drake Batherson goal, his fifteenth of the year, helped along by Shane Pinto. Ottawa extended the lead in the third period as Tkachuk scored an unassisted goal, his nineteenth of the season. The Senators padded the lead on a Giroux goal, his seventeenth of the year, going in unassisted. The three stars of the 6-2 game were Tkachuk, Giroux, and Stutzle.

Back in New York, the Islanders bring in the Detroit Red Wings. Magnus Hellberg is mismatched with Ilya Sorokin in goal. New York got going in the second period with an Anders Lee goal, his eighteenth of the season, assisted by Kyle Palmieri and Brock Nelson. The Islanders added on in the third period with a Nelson goal, his nineteenth of the year, coming off of Palmieri and Ryan Pulock. This stood for a 2-0 win, with the three stars being Sorokin (23 save shutout), Nelson, and Palmieri.

Way south to Florida, as the Panthers host the Los Angeles Kings. Pheonix Copley and Alex Lyon man the nets. Los Angeles began in the first period with an Anze Kopitar goal, his fifteenth of the season, coming off of Quinton Byfield and Adrian Kempe. The Kings added on with a Kempe shorthanded goal, his twentieth of the year, set up by Blake Lizotte. Los Angeles extended the lead in the second period as Viktor Arvidsson scored a shorthanded goal, his thirteenth of the season, thanks to Mikey Anderson and Phillip Danault. Florida got on the board with a Ryan Lomberg goal, his seventh of the year, courtesy of Nick Cousins and Eric Staal. The Panthers got closer with a Brandon Montour goal, his ninth of the season, fueled by Matthew Tkachuk and Carter Verhaeghe. The Kings replied in the third period with an unassisted empty net goal by Matt Roy, his sixth of the year. Florida got one back with a Verhaeghe goal, his twenty-sixth of the campaign, with helpers from Tkachuk and Aleksander Barkov. This only made it 4-3, the final, with the three stars going to Verhaeghe, Kempe, and Tkachuk.

Over in Dallas, the Stars welcome the New Jersey Devils. Vitek Vanecek and Jake Oettinger guard the cages. Dallas struck first in the first period with a Ty Dellandrea goal, his seventh of the season, via Jamie Benn and Wyatt Johnston. The Stars added on with a Roope Hintz power play goal, his twentieth of the year, powered by Miro Heiskanen and Joe Pavelski. New Jersey got on the board in the second period with a Jack Hughes goal, his thirty-second of the season, helped along by Dougie Hamilton. The Devils tied it on a Miles Wood goal, his eighth of the year, passed from Nathan Bastian and Damon Severson. New Jersey won 3-2 in overtime with a Hughes goal, his second of the game and thirty-third of the campaign, with a lone assist by Jesper Bratt. The three stars were Hughes, Wood, and Vanecek (33 for 35 in saves).

Northwest to Seattle, as the Kraken host the Calgary Flames. Dan Vladar and Martin Jones are the masked men. Seattle kicked off the scoring in the first period with a John Hayden goal, via Will Borgen and Daniel Sprong. Calgary tied it on an Elias Lindholm goal, his fifteenth of the season, assisted by Tyler Toffoli and Dillon Dube. The Flames took the lead with a Toffoli goal, his eighteenth of the year, passed from Blake Coleman and Lindholm. Calgary added on with a Nikita Zadorov goal, his eighth of the season, helped along by Lindholm and MacKenzie Weegar. The Kraken got one back in the third period with an Eeli Tolvanen goal, his ninth of the year, guided in by Oliver Bjorkstrand and Adam Larsson. The Flames shot back with a Noah Hanifin goal, his fourth of the season, with helpers from Mikael Backlund and Coleman. Calgary iced it at 5-2 with a Coleman empty net goal, his tenth of the year, set up by Andrew Mangiapane and Backlund. The three stars belonged to Lindholm, Coleman, and Toffoli, while Backlund gets an honorable mention.

Finally, the Vancouver Canucks bring in the Columbus Blue Jackets. Joonas Korpisalo and Collin Delia are in the creases. Vancouver was first to score in the first period with an Elias Pettersson shorthanded goal, his twentieth of the season, set up by Bo Horvat. Columbus tied it on a Kirill Marchenko power play goal, his twelfth of the year, powered by Adam Boqvist and Patrik Laine. The Canucks retook the lead with a Quinn Hughes power play goal, his fifth of the season, with assists provided by J.T. Miller and Horvat. Vancouver added on with an Ilya Mihkeyev goal, his thirteenth of the year, passed from Brock Boeser and Horvat. The Canucks extended the lead in the third period as Dakota Joshua scored his eighth of the season, thanks to Horvat and Boeser. Vancouver padded the lead on a Pettersson power play goal, his second of the game and twenty-first of the year, fueled by Miller and Hughes. The Blue Jackets got one back with another Marchenko power play goal, his second of the game and thirteenth of the campaign, coming off of Boone Jenner and Johnny Gaudreau. This only made it 5-2, the final, with the three stars going to Pettersson, Horvat, and Marchenko, while Hughes, Miller, and Boeser get the honorable mentions. 

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NHL 2022-23 - Day 105

There's nine games on this Thursday, beginning with...

The Montreal Canadiens hosting the Detroit Red Wings. Ville Husso and Jake Allen are the goalies. Detroit led off in the first period with a Michael Rasmussen goal, his ninth of the season, going in unassisted. Montreal tied it on a Michael Pezzetta goal, his third of the year, guided in by Rafael Harvey-Pinard and Alex Belzile. The Red Wings took the lead in the second period with a Jonatan Berggren power play goal, his eighth of the season, powered by Dylan Larkin and Moritz Seider. The Canadiens tied it again with a Harvey-Pinard shorthanded goal, his second of the year, set up by Kirby Dach and David Savard. Detroit took the lead on an Oskar Sundqvist goal, his seventh of the season, assisted by Dominik Kubalik and Seider. Montreal tied it again with a Harvey-Pinard goal, his second of the game and third of the year, helped along by Pezzetta and Belzile. The Red Wings won 4-3 in overtime with a Robby Fabbri goal, his fourth of the campaign, with helpers from Rasmussen and Seider. The three stars were Seider, Rasmussen, and Harvey-Pinard, while Pezzetta and Belzile get the honorable mentions.

Stateside, the Washington Capitals welcome the Pittsburgh Penguins. Casey DeSmith is mismatched with Darcy Kuemper in goal. Washington began in the first period with an Alex Ovechkin power play goal, his thirty-second of the season, powered by Evgeny Kuznetsov and Dmitry Orlov. Pittsburgh tied it in the second period with a Danton Heinen goal, his fifth of the year, via Drew O'Connor and Brian Dumoulin. The Capitals took the lead with a Marcus Johansson goal in the third period, his thirteenth of the season, assisted by Nicklas Backstrom and Sonny Milano. The Penguins tied it on a Bryan Rust goal, his eleventh of the year, courtesy of Jake Guentzel and Sidney Crosby. The tie went to a shootout, where Kuznetsov and Backstrom lifted the Capitals to a 3-2 win over Rickard Rakell and the Penguins. The three stars belonged to Kuznetsov, Backstrom, and Rust.

Further south, the Tampa Bay Lightning bring in the Boston Bruins. Linus Ullmark and Andrei Vasielvskiy tend the twines. Tampa Bay opened in the first period with a Brandon Hagel power play goal, his nineteenth of the season, powered by Nikita Kucherov and Brayden Point. Boston tied it on a Brad Marchand goal in the second period, his sixteenth of the year, courtesy of Connor Clifton and Hampus Lindholm. The Lightning took the lead back with a Point goal in the third period, his twenty-eighth of the season, via Kucherov and Steven Stamkos. The Bruins tied it on a Pavel Zacha goal, his ninth of the year, coming off of David Krejci and David Pastrnak. Tampa Bay took the lead with a Victor Hedman goal, his third of the season, helped along by Point and Kucherov. This made it 3-2, the final, with the three stars going to Kucherov, Point, and Hedman.

Up in Nashville, the Predators host the New Jersey Devils. MacKenzie Blackwood and Juuse Saros are set to start in goal. New Jersey struck first in the first period with a Jesper Bratt goal, his nineteenth of the season, guided in by Dougie Hamilton. Nashville tied it with a Cody Glass power play goal, his seventh of the year, powered by Thomas Novak and Juuso Parssinen. The Devils retook the lead with a Yegor Sharangovich goal, his eleventh of the season, via Jack Hughes. The Predators tied it again with a Cole Smith goal, his second of the year, courtesy of Parssinen and Colton Sissons. New Jersey pulled ahead in the second period with a Hughes goal, his thirty-first of the season, passed from Fabian Zetterlund and Hamilton. Nashville tied it again with a Mikael Granlund goal, his sixth of the year, fueled by Ryan Johansen. The Predators took the lead with a Matt Duchene goal in the third period, his fourteenth of the season, assisted by Roman Josi. Nashville added on with a Filip Forsberg goal, his nineteenth of the year, helped along by Duchene. The Devils got one back on a Dawson Mercer goal, his eleventh of the season, made possible by Ondrej Palat and Hamilton. The Predators responded with a Tanner Jeannot empty net goal, his fifth of the year, set up by Sissons. This made it 6-4, the final, with the three stars going to Duchene, Hamilton, and Sissons, while Parssinen and Hughes get the honorable mentions.

North to Winnipeg, where the Jets welcome the Buffalo Sabres. Eric Comrie and Connor Hellebuyck are the former teammates in goal. Buffalo got going in the second period with an Owen Power goal, his third of the season, via Rasmus Dahlin and Tage Thompson. The Sabres added on with a Thompson goal, his thirty-fourth of the year, assisted by Alex Tuch and Jeff Skinner. Buffalo extended the lead in the third period as Victor Olofsson scored his twenty-third of the season, thanks to Skinner and Dahlin on the power play. Winnipeg got on the board with a Nate Schmidt power play goal, his fifth of the year, powered by Adam Lowry and Blake Wheeler. The Jets got one back with a Pierre-Luc Dubois goal, his twenty-second of the campaign, with helpers from Mark Scheifele and Wheeler. This only made it 3-2, the final, with the three stars given to Thompson, Dahlin, and Skinner, while Wheeler gets an honorable mention.

Backtracking to Minnesota, as the Wild bring in the Philadelphia Flyers. Carter Hart and Marc-Andre Fleury are the masked men. Philadelphia started in the first period with a Noah Cates goal, his seventh of the season, via Rasmus Ristolainen. Minnesota tied it in the second period with a Matt Boldy goal, his fifteenth of the year, courtesy of Marcus Foligno and Jared Spurgeon. The Wild took the lead with a Boldy power play goal, his second of the game and sixteenth of the season, powered by Kirill Kaprizov and Mats Zuccarello. The Flyers tied it on a Tony DeAngelo goal, his eighth of the year, made possible by Kevin Hayes and Ivan Provorov. Minnesota won 3-2 in overtime with a Zuccarello goal, his nineteenth of the campaign, helped along by Calen Addison and Boldy. The three stars went to Boldy, Zuccarello, and Fleury (28 for 30 in saves).

Along to Colorado, where the Avalanche host the Anaheim Ducks. John Gibson and Pavel Francouz are in the creases. Colorado kicked off the scoring in the first period with a Mikko Rantanen goal, his thirty-third of the season, via Devon Toews and Cale Makar. Anaheim tied it on a Frank Vatrano goal, his ninth of the year, assisted by Cam Fowler. The Avalanche took the lead with a Samuel Girard goal, his fourth of the season, courtesy of Nathan MacKinnon and Evan Rodrigues. Colorado added on with a Rantanen power play goal, his second of the game and thirty-fourth of the year, powered by Girard and Denis Malgin. The Ducks got one back with a Vatrano goal, his second of the game and tenth of the season, going in unassisted. Anaheim tied it on an Adam Henrique goal, his eighteenth of the year, passed from Troy Terry and Simon Benoit. The Ducks pulled ahead on a Mason McTavish goal, his tenth of the season, guided in by Jakob Silfverberg and Dmitry Kulikov. Anaheim iced it at 5-3 with a Vatrano empty net goal to complete his hat trick on his eleventh of the year, set up by Fowler. The three stars were Vatrano, Rantanen, and Girard, while Fowler gets an honorable mention.

In Canada again, the Calgary Flames welcome the Chicago Blackhawks. Jaxson Stauber and Jacob Markstrom are in the blue paint. Chicago was first to score in the first period with a Taylor Raddysh goal, his thirteenth of the season, made possible by Max Domi and Philipp Kurashev. Calgary tied it on a Jonathan Huberdeau goal, his tenth of the year, via Nazem Kadri and MacKenzie Weegar. The Blackhawks took the lead in the second period with a Boris Katchouk goal, his second of the season, assisted by Luke Philp and Ian Mitchell. Chicago added on with a Jason Dickinson goal, his sixth of the year, helped along by Patrick Kane and Andreas Athanasiou. The Blackhawks extended the lead as Sam Lafferty scored his eighth of the season, thanks to Colin Blackwell and MacKenzie Entwistle. Chicago iced it at 5-1 with a Connor Murphy empty net goal, his fifth of the year, going in unassisted. The three stars were Stauber (34 for 35 in saves), Katchouk, and Dickinson.

Finally, the Arizona Coyotes bring in the St. Louis Blues. Thomas Greiss and Karel Vejmelka man the nets. Arizona dented the scoreboard in the second period with a Nick Schmaltz goal, his ninth of the season, via Lawson Crouse and Troy Stecher. The Coyotes added on with a Schmaltz goal, his second of the game and tenth of the year, going in unassisted. Arizona extended the lead in the third period as Schmaltz completed his hat trick on his eleventh of the season, thanks to Barrett Hayton and Clayton Keller. The Coyotes padded the lead with a Travis Boyd goal, his sixth of the year, coming off of Christian Fischer and Nick Ritchie. Arizona continued with a Barrett Hayton power play goal, his seventh of the season, powered by Ritchie and Schmaltz. This made it 5-0, with the three stars awarded to Schmaltz, Vejmelka (33 save shutout), and Hayton, while Ritchie gets an honorable mention. 

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NHL 2022-23 - Day 104

We've got five games on this Wednesday. First up...

The Toronto Maple Leafs host the New York Rangers. Igor Shesterkin and Ilya Samsonov man the nets. Toronto opened in the first period with a Pontus Holmberg goal, his fifth of the season, via Joey Anderson and Alexander Kerfoot. New York tied it on a Filip Chytil goal, his fourteenth of the year, going in unassisted. The Rangers pulled ahead with another Chytil goal, his second of the game and fifteenth of the season, made possible by Kaapo Kakko and Alexis Lafreniere. The Maple Leafs tied it in the third period with a Timothy Liljegren goal, his fourth of the year, passed from John Tavares and William Nylander. Toronto won 3-2 in overtime with a Mitch Marner goal, his eighteenth of the campaign, coming off of Liljegren. The three stars were Liljegren, Marner, and Chytil.

Also in Ontario, the Ottawa Senators welcome the New York Islanders. Semyon Varlamov and Cam Talbot are the veterans in goal. Ottawa started in the first period with a Shane Pinto goal, his twelfth of the season, via Claude Giroux and Jake Sanderson. The Senators added on in the second period with a Giroux power play goal, his sixteenth of the year, powered by Ridly Greig and Sanderson. Anton Forsberg replaced an injured Talbot in goal. New York got on the board with a Brock Nelson goal, his eighteenth of the season, guided in by Kyle Palmieri and Sebastian Aho. The final stood at 2-1, with the three stars being Giroux, Sanderson, and Forsberg (14 for 14 in saves in relief).

Down in Dallas, the Stars host the Carolina Hurricanes. Frederik Andersen and Jake Oettinger tend the twines. Carolina led off in the first period with a shorthanded Sebastian Aho goal, his eighteenth of the season, set up by Brett Pesce. Dallas tied it on a Wyatt Johnston goal, his thirteenth of the year, going in unassisted. The Stars took the lead on a Jason Robertson goal, his thirty-third of the season, an unassisted goal. Antti Raanta replaced Andersen in goal for the second period. The Hurricanes tied it in the second period with a Brent Burns goal, his eighth of the year, via Jordan Martinook and Jordan Staal. Carolina won 3-2 in overtime with a Martin Necas goal, his nineteenth of the campaign, via Pesce. The three stars were Necas, Burns, and Pesce.

Back north, the Edmonton Oilers bring in the Columbus Blue Jackets. Joonas Korpisalo and Stuart Skinner are the masked men. Columbus began in the first period with a Boone Jenner goal, his fourteenth of the season, assisted by Adam Boqvist and Patrik Laine. Edmonton tied it in the second period with a Derek Ryan goal, his seventh of the year, going in unassisted. The Oilers took the lead with a Zach Hyman power play goal, his twenty-fifth of the season, powered by Connor McDavid and Ryan Nugent-Hopkins. The Blue Jackets retied it in the third period with a Kirill Marchenko goal, his eleventh of the year, an unassisted goal. Columbus won 3-2 in overtime with a Kent Johnson goal, his ninth of the campaign, with helpers from Johnny Gaudreau and Erik Gudbranson. The three stars were Johnson, Marchenko, and Jenner.

Finally, the Seattle Kraken host the Vancouver Canucks. Spencer Martin and Martin Jones are in the creases. Seattle struck first in the first period with an Oliver Bjorkstrand goal, his eighth of the season, via Adam Larsson and Vince Dunn. The Kraken added on with an Alexander Wennberg power play goal, his ninth of the year, powered by Jordan Eberle and Jared McCann. Seattle extended the lead in the second period as McCann scored his twenty-third of the season on the power play, thanks to Eberle and Andre Burakovsky. The Kraken padded the lead on an Eeli Tolvanen goal, his eighth of the year, passed from Yanni Gourde and Dunn. Seattle kept going with another Bjorkstrand goal, his second of the game and ninth of the season, made possible by Larsson and Gourde. Vancouver got on the board with a Conor Garland goal, his ninth of the year, coming off of Curtis Lazar and Dakota Joshua. The Kraken shot back with a Ryan Donato goal, his twelfth of the season, assisted by McCann. The final held at 6-1, with the three stars awarded to Bjorkstrand, McCann, and Dunn, while Gourde, Eberle, and Larsson get the honorable mentions. 

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NHL 2022-23 - Day 103

There's eleven games to play today, beginning with...

The Montreal Canadiens hosting the Boston Bruins. Jeremy Swayman and Sam Montembeault are in goal. Montreal dented the scoreboard in the second period with a Kirby Dach power play goal, his ninth of the season, powered by Evgenii Dadonov and Mike Hoffman. Boston tied it on a Taylor Hall power play goal, his fourteenth of the year, with assists provided by David Pastrnak and Charlie McAvoy. The Bruins took the lead in the third period with a David Krejci goal, his twelfth of the season, via Pastrnak and Pavel Zacha. The Canadiens tied it on another Dach goal, his second of the game and tenth of the year, coming off of Alex Belzile and Justin Barron. Boston took the lead back on a Patrice Bergeron goal, his eighteenth of the season, passed from Brad Marchand and Pastrnak. The Bruins iced it at 4-2 with a Pastrnak empty net goal, his thirty-seventh of the year, set up by Krejci. The three stars were Pastrnak, Dach, and Krejci.

Down in Tampa Bay, the Lightning welcome the Minnesota Wild. Marc-Andre Fleury and Andrei Vasilevskiy tend the twines. Minnesota cracked the scoresheet in the second period with a Joel Eriksson Ek shorthanded goal, his seventeenth of the season, set up by Jake Middleton. Tampa Bay tied it on a Corey Perry goal, his seventh of the year, fueled by Ross Colton and Mikhail Sergachev. The Wild took the lead with a Kirill Kaprizov power play goal, his twenty-seventh of the season, powered by Eriksson Ek and Matt Boldy. The Lightning tied it again with a Perry goal, his second of the game and eighth of the year, via Colton and Alex Killorn on the power play. Tampa Bay pulled ahead in the third period with a Steven Stamkos goal, his twenty-fourth of the season, coming off of Sergachev and Nikita Kucherov. The Lightning iced it at 4-2 with a Kucherov empty net goal, his nineteenth of the year, passed from Brandon Hagel. The three stars were Perry, Colton, and Eriksson Ek, while Kucherov and Sergachev get the honorable mentions.

Back north, the Philadelphia Flyers bring in the Los Angeles Kings. Pheonix Copley and Carter Hart man the nets. Philadelphia began in the first period with a James van Riemsdyk goal, his eighth of the season, passed from Owen Tippett and Ivan Provorov. Los Angeles tied it on an Anze Kopitar power play goal, his thirteenth of the year, powered by Kevin Fiala and Drew Doughty. The Flyers took the lead on a Wade Allison goal, his seventh of the season, coming off of Kevin Hayes and Provorov. The Kings retied it on another Kopitar goal, his second of the game and fourteenth of the year, fueled by Adrian Kempe and Quinton Byfield. The Flyers pulled ahead in the second period with a Rasmus Ristolainen goal, his second of the season, with helpers from van Riemsdyk and Morgan Frost. Los Angeles tied it again with a Samuel Fagemo goal, his second of the year, courtesy of Blake Lizotte. The Kings won 4-3 in overtime with a Fiala goal, his seventeenth of the campaign, going in unassisted. The three stars went to Kopitar, Fiala, and van Riemsdyk, while Provorov gets an honorable mention.

Across Pennsylvania, the Pittsburgh Penguins host the Florida Panthers. Alex Lyon and Casey DeSmith are the backups in goal. Florida led off in the first period with a Sam Reinhart goal, his sixteenth of the season, via Aaron Ekblad and Aleksander Barkov. The Panthers added on with a Matthew Tkachuk power play goal, his twenty-fifth of the year, powered by Brandon Montour and Barkov. Pittsburgh got on the board with a Rickard Rakell goal, his eighteenth of the season, coming off of Evgeni Malkin and Kris Letang. The Penguins tied it on a Danton Heinen goal, his fourth of the year, passed from Ryan Poehling and Drew O'Connor. Pittsburgh took the lead with a Letang goal, his third of the season, assisted by Brian Dumoulin and Heinen. Florida tied it again with a Carter Verhaeghe goal, his twenty-fourth of the year, helped along by Ekblad. The Panthers gained the lead in the second period with an Ekblad shorthanded goal, his eighth of the season, set up by Reinhart and Tkachuk. The Penguins retied it on a Sidney Crosby power play goal, his twenty-third of the year, with assists provided by Jake Guentzel and Jeff Petry. Florida gained the lead in the third period with a Colin White goal, his sixth of the season, guided in by Nick Cousins and Ryan Lomberg. Pittsburgh tied it on an O'Connor goal, his third of the year, fueled by Poehling and Heinen. The Penguins took the lead with a Malkin power play goal, his seventeenth of the season, courtesy of Crosby and Letang. The Panthers tied it once again with a Verhaeghe goal, his second of the game and twenty-fifth of the year, going in unassisted. Pittsburgh won 7-6 in overtime with a Letang power play goal, his second of the game and fourth of the campaign, with helpers from Malkin and Crosby. The three stars were awarded to Letang, Malkin, and Crosby, while Heinen, O'Connor, Poehling, Ekblad, Verhaeghe, Reinhart, Tkachuk, and Barkov get the honorable mentions.

In Detroit, the Red Wings welcome the San Jose Sharks. James Reimer and Ville Husso are in the creases. Detroit got going in the second period with an Adam Erne goal, his sixth of the season, fueled by Dylan Larkin and Filip Hronek. San Jose tied it on a Timo Meier goal, his twenty-eighth of the year, via Erik Karlsson and Tomas Hertl. The Red Wings retook the lead with a Michael Rasmussen goal, his eighth of the season, going in unassisted. The Sharks retied it on a Logan Couture goal, his seventeenth of the year, assisted by Karlsson and Jaycob Megna. Detroit won 3-2 in overtime with an Andrew Copp goal, his fifth of the campaign, guided in by Rasmussen. The three stars were Rasmussen, Karlsson, and Copp.

Back east, the New Jersey Devils bring in the Vegas Golden Knights. Logan Thompson and Vitek Vanecek protect the nets. New Jersey opened in the first period with an Ondrej Palat goal, his fourth of the season, assisted by Nico Hischier and Jesper Bratt. Vegas tied it in the second period with a Ben Hutton goal, his second of the year, courtesy of Nicolas Hague and Chandler Stephenson. The Golden Knights took the lead on a William Karlsson goal, his eleventh of the season, fueled by Jonathan Marchessault and Reilly Smith. The Devils tied it on a Dougie Hamilton goal, his twelfth of the year, guided in by Bratt and Jack Hughes. New Jersey won 3-2 in overtime with another Hamilton power play goal, his second of the game and thirteenth of the campaign, powered by Hughes and the goalie Vanecek. The three stars went to Hamilton, Hughes, and Bratt.

Out west, the St. Louis Blues host the Buffalo Sabres. Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen and Jordan Binnington are set to start in goal. Buffalo struck first in the first period with a Jeff Skinner goal, his twentieth of the season, made possible by Tage Thompson and Kyle Okposo. The Sabres added on with an Alex Tuch goal, his twenty-third of the year, fueled by Skinner and Henri Jokiharju. Buffalo extended the lead as Owen Power scored his second of the season, thanks to JJ Peterka and Thompson. The Sabres padded the lead in the second period with a Thompson goal, his thirty-third of the year, coming off of Tuch and Mattias Samuelsson. St. Louis got on the board with an Ivan Barbashev goal, his eighth of the season, via Torey Krug and Justin Faulk. The Blues got closer with a Brayden Schenn goal, his twelfth of the year, with helpers from Faulk and Krug. St. Louis chipped closer on a Jordan Kyrou goal in the third period, his twenty-third of the season, assisted by Brandon Saad and Nick Leddy. Buffalo iced it at 5-3 with a shorthanded empty net goal by Dylan Cozens, his seventeenth of the year, going in unassisted. The three stars were Thompson, Skinner, and Tuch, while Faulk and Krug get the honorable mentions.

To Nashville, where the Predators welcome the Winnipeg Jets. Connor Hellebuyck and Juuse Saros guard the cages. Nashville started in the first period with a Pierre-Luc Dubois goal, his twenty-first of the season, helped along by Cole Perfetti and Dylan DeMelo. Nashville tied it in the second period on a Cody Glass goal, his sixth of the year, via Roman Josi and Filip Forsberg. The Predators pulled ahead in the third period with a Tanner Jeannot goal, his fourth of the season, guided in by Thomas Novak. This stood for a 2-1 win, with the three stars given to Saros (32 for 33 in saves), Jeannot, and Hellebuyck (39 for 41 in saves).

Over in Colorado, the Avalanche bring in the Washington Capitals. Darcy Kuemper and Alexandar Georgiev are between the pipes. Colorado kicked off the scoring in the first period with an Artturi Lehkonen goal, his fifteenth of the season, courtesy of Nathan MacKinnon and Devon Toews. The Avalanche added on with an Andrew Cogliano goal in the second period, his eighth of the year, via Kurtis MacDermid and Logan O'Connor. Washington got on the board with a Conor Sheary goal, his twelfth of the season, made possible by Martin Fehervary and Anthony Mantha. Colorado answered with an Alex Newhook goal, his eleventh of the year, assisted by O'Connor and Samuel Girard. The Capitals got one back in the third period with an Alex Ovechkin goal, his thirty-first of the season, guided in by Dylan Strome. This only made it 3-2, the final, with the three stars being O'Connor, Newhook, and Georgiev (37 for 39 in saves).

Down in Arizona, the Coyotes host the Anaheim Ducks. Anthony Stolarz and Connor Ingram patrol the creases. Anaheim drew first blood in the first period with a Frank Vatrano goal, his eighth of the season, coming off of Troy Terry. The Ducks added on in the second period with a Terry goal, his thirteenth of the year, assisted by Cam Fowler and Jayson Megna. Anaheim extended the lead on a Fowler power play goal, his sixth of the season, powered by Terry and Trevor Zegras. The Ducks padded the lead on another Fowler goal, his second of the game and seventh of the year, helped along by Kevin Shattenkirk and Vatrano in the third period. Arizona got on the board with a Barrett Hayton goal, his sixth of the season, going in unassisted. The Coyotes got closer with a Nick Schmaltz power play goal, his eighth of the year, guided in by Hayton and Jakob Chychrun. Anaheim iced it at 5-2 with an empty net goal by Adam Henrique, his seventeenth of the campaign, set up by Jakob Silfverberg. The three stars were Terry, Fowler, and Vatrano, while Hayton gets an honorable mention.

Finally, the Vancouver Canucks host the Chicago Blackhawks. Petr Mrazek and Collin Delia are given the starting nods in goal. Chicago was first to score in the first period with a Patrick Kane goal, his ninth of the season, via Caleb Jones and Max Domi. Vancouver tied it in the second period with an Andrei Kuzmenko goal, his twentieth of the year, made possible by Ilya Mihkeyev and Elias Pettersson. The Blackhawks took the lead back with a Sam Lafferty goal, his seventh of the season, assisted by Jake McCabe and Seth Jones. The Canucks tied it again with another Kuzmenko goal, his second of the game and twenty-first of the year, passed from Pettersson and Luke Schenn. Vancouver pulled ahead in the third period with a Dakota Joshua goal, his seventh of the season, courtesy of Brock Boeser and Quinn Hughes. The Canucks added on with a Sheldon Dries goal, his sixth of the year, with helpers from Conor Garland and J.T. Miller. Vancouver iced it at 5-2 with a Bo Horvat shorthanded empty net goal, his thirty-first of the campaign, set up by Schenn. The three stars went to Kuzmenko, Pettersson, and Schenn. 

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