NHL 2023-24 - Day 100

We're on for six games again this Monday. First up...

The Boston Bruins host the Winnipeg Jets. Connor Hellebuyck and Jeremy Swayman tend the twines. Boston led off in the first period with a Jakub Lauko goal, his second of the season, via Trent Frederic and Morgan Geekie. Winnipeg tied it on a Vladislav Namestnikov goal, his sixth of the year, guided in by Dylan DeMelo and Nikolaj Ehlers. The Bruins retook the lead with a Charlie Coyle goal, his seventeenth of the season, made possible by Hampus Lindholm and Brandon Carlo. Boston added on in the third period with a Jake DeBrusk shorthanded goal, his twelfth of the year, going in unassisted. The Bruins iced it at 4-1 with a Brad Marchand empty net goal, his twenty-first of the campaign, set up by Coyle and David Pastrnak. The three stars were Coyle, Swayman (20 for 21 in saves), and DeBrusk.

Down in New Jersey, the Devils welcome the Vegas Golden Knights. Logan Thompson and Vitek Vanecek man the nets. Vegas began in the first period with a Pavel Dorofeyev goal, his seventh of the season, passed from Chandler Stephenson and Mark Stone. New Jersey tied it on a Nico Hischier goal, his thirteenth of the year, coming off of Timo Meier and Jesper Bratt. The Devils took the lead with a Curtis Lazar goal, his fifth of the season, assisted by Erik Haula and Nathan Bastian. New Jersey added on in the second period with a Tyler Toffoli goal, his eighteenth of the year, guided in by Simon Nemec and Kevin Bahl. The Golden Knights got one back with a Jonathan Marchessault goal, his twenty-first of the season, made possible by Nicolas Roy and Kaedan Korczak. Vegas tied it on a Marchessault goal, his second of the game and twenty-second of the year, fueled by Ivan Barbashev and Roy. Vegas pulled ahead on a Stephenson goal, his eighth of the season, courtesy of Stone and Alec Martinez. The Golden Knights extended the lead as Roy scored his eighth of the year, thanks to Marchessault. The Devils answered with a Toffoli goal, his second of the game and nineteenth of the season, with a lone helper by Dawson Mercer. New Jersey tied it in the third period with a Lazar goal, his second of the game and sixth of the year, helped along by Nemec and Bastian. The Devils won 6-5 in overtime with a Toffoli goal, completing his hat trick on his twentieth of the campaign, with the help of Luke Hughes. The three stars were Toffoli, Lazar, and Marchessault, while Roy, Bastian, Nemec, Stephenson, and Stone get the honorable mentions.

Along to Nashville, as the Predators bring in the Florida Panthers. Anthony Stolarz and Juuse Saros are in the creases. Florida got going in the second period with a Sam Reinhart power play goal, his thirty-fourth of the season, powered by Sam Bennett. Nashville tied it on a Jeremy Lauzon goal, his fifth of the year, coming off of Colton Sissons. The Panthers took the lead back with a Carter Verhaeghe goal in the third period, his twenty-fourth of the season, made possible by Bennett. Florida added on with a Brandon Montour empty net goal, his second of the year, set up by Matthew Tkachuk and Bennett. The Panthers extended the lead as Tkachuk scored his thirteenth of the campaign into an empty net, with a lone assist by Verhaeghe. The three stars were given to Bennett, Verhaeghe, and Tkachuk.

Further west, the Arizona Coyotes host the Pittsburgh Penguins. Tristan Jarry and Connor Ingram are the masked men. Arizona opened in the first period with a Jason Zucker goal, his seventh of the season, via Logan Cooley and Josh Brown. Pittsburgh tied it on a Lars Eller goal in the second period, his eighth of the year, coming off of Pierre-Olivier Joseph. The Coyotes retook the lead with a Juuso Valimaki goal, courtesy of Clayton Keller and Matias Maccelli. The Penguins tied it again with a Sidney Crosby goal, his twenty-seventh of the season, assisted by Erik Karlsson and Evgeni Malkin. Arizona pulled ahead on an Alexander Kerfoot goal, his seventh of the year, made possible by Zucker. The Coyotes added on with a power play empty net goal by Lawson Crouse in the third period, his eighteenth of the season, going in unassisted. Arizona extended the lead as Nick Bjugstad scored his tenth of the year, thanks to Liam O'Brien and Jack McBain. The final held at 5-2, with the three stars going to Zucker, Kerfoot, and Bjugstad.

Northwest to Vancouver, as the Canucks welcome the Chicago Blackhawks. Petr Mrazek and Thatcher Demko are the goalies. Vancouver started in the first period with a Pius Suter goal, his ninth of the season, via Andrei Kuzmenko and Noah Juulsen. The Canucks added on with a Quinn Hughes goal, his twelfth of the year, passed from Ilya Mikheyev and Kuzmenko. The final held at 2-0, with the three stars being Demko (31 save shutout), Kuzmenko, and Suter.

Finally, the Los Angeles Kings bring in the San Jose Sharks. Kaapo Kahkonen and David Rittich are the backups in goal. San Jose dented the scoreboard in the second period with a Fabian Zetterlund goal, his fourteenth of the season, via Mike Hoffman and Tomas Hertl. The Sharks added on with a William Eklund goal, his eighth of the year, courtesy of Nico Sturm and Jan Rutta. Los Angeles got on the board with a Trevor Moore goal, his twenty-first of the season, passed from Kevin Fiala. The Kings tied it in the third period with a Quinton Byfield goal, his fourteenth of the year, coming off of Adrian Kempe and Jordan Spence. San Jose retook the lead with a Justin Bailey goal, his third of the season, assisted by Ryan Carpenter. Los Angeles tied it on a Drew Doughty power play goal, his eleventh of the year, powered by Fiala and Byfield. The tie went to a shootout, where Logan Couture and Zetterlund scored to give the Sharks a 4-3 win. The three stars were Zetterlund, Byfield, and Fiala. 

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NHL 2023-24 - Day 99

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

The Philadelphia Flyers hosting the Ottawa Senators. Mads Sogaard and Samuel Ersson handle the goaltending duties. Philadelphia started in the first period with an Egor Zamula power play goal, his fourth of the season, powered by Joel Farabee and Cam York. The Flyers added on with another Zamula goal, his second of the game and fifth of the year, guided in by Farabee and Cam Atkinson. Ottawa got on the board in the second period with a Zack MacEwen goal, his second of the season, going in unassisted. Philadelphia shot back with a Farabee power play goal, his seventeenth of the year, with assists provided by Zamula and Travis Konecny. The Senators got one back with a Tim Stutzle goal, his ninth of the season, made possible by Shane Pinto and Thomas Chabot. Ottawa tied it in the third period with a Claude Giroux goal, his fourteenth of the year, fueled by Brady Tkachuk and Jacob Bernard-Docker. The Senators pulled ahead with a Vladimir Tarasenko goal, his twelfth of the season, with a lone assist from Mathieu Joseph. Ottawa iced it at 5-3 with a Stutzle empty net goal, his second of the game and tenth of the year, set up by Jakob Chychrun. The three stars were Zamula, Stutzle, and Farabee. 

Down in Raleigh, the Carolina Hurricanes welcome the Minnesota Wild. Filip Gustavsson and Antti Raanta are the masked men. Carolina opened in the first period with a Martin Necas goal, his eleventh of the season, via Stefan Noesen and Jack Drury. Minnesota tied it on a Kirill Kaprizov goal, his sixteenth of the year, coming off of Alex Goligoski and Marco Rossi. The Wild took the lead in the second period with a Kaprizov goal, his second of the game and seventeenth of the season, assisted by Matt Boldy and Joel Eriksson Ek. The Hurricanes retied it in the third period with a Michael Bunting goal, his tenth of the year, courtesy of Seth Jarvis and Sebastian Aho. Minnesota retook the lead with an Eriksson Ek goal, his nineteenth of the season, fueled by Jonas Brodin and Brock Faber. The Wild added on with a Kaprizov empty net goal, completing his hat trick on his eighteenth of the year, going in unassisted. Minnesota iced it at 5-2 with a Jake Middleton empty net goal, his seventh of the campaign, set up by Zach Bogosian and Eriksson Ek. The three stars were Kaprizov, Eriksson Ek, and Gustavsson (40 for 42 in saves). 

Up in Detroit, the Red Wings bring in the Tampa Bay Lightning. Andrei Vasilevskiy and Alex Lyon man the nets. Tampa Bay led off in the first period with a Victor Hedman goal, his ninth of the season, assisted by Nikita Kucherov and Brayden Point. Detroit tied it on a Lucas Raymond goal, his thirteenth of the year, via Dylan Larkin and David Perron. The Red Wings took the lead with a Daniel Sprong goal in the second period, his twelfth of the season, coming off of J.T. Compher. The final held from here at 2-1, with the three stars being Sprong, Raymond, and Lyon (27 for 28 in saves).

East to New York, as the Islanders host the Dallas Stars. Scott Wedgewood and Ilya Sorokin patrol the creases. New York began in the first period with an Alexander Romanov goal, his fifth of the season, made possible by Mathew Barzal and Noah Dobson. Dallas tied it in the second period with a Jason Robertson goal, his sixteenth of the year, via Joe Pavelski and Radek Faksa. The Stars took the lead with a Nils Lundkvist goal, his second of the season, assisted by Sam Steel and Pavelski. The Islanders retied it in the third period with a Hudson Fasching goal, his third of the year, passed from Dobson and Brock Nelson. New York won 3-2 in overtime with a Bo Horvat goal, his nineteenth of the campaign, guided in by Barzal. The three stars went to Barzal, Dobson, and Pavelski.

Out west, the Anaheim Ducks welcome the New York Rangers. Igor Shesterkin and Lukas Dostal are in the blue paint. Anaheim kicked off the scoring in the first period with an Adam Henrique goal, his thirteenth of the season, fueled by Leo Carlsson and Troy Terry. The Ducks added on with another Henrique goal, his second of the game and fourteenth of the year, guided in by Terry and Carlsson. New York got on the board in the second period with a Vincent Trocheck power play goal, his fifteenth of the season, powered by Chris Kreider and Adam Fox. The Rangers tied it in the third period with a Will Cuylle goal, his eighth of the year, passed from Jacob Trouba and K'Andre Miller. New York took the lead with an Artemi Panarin power play goal, his twenty-eighth of the season, with assists provided by Fox and Trocheck. The Rangers extended the lead as Kreider scored his twenty-second of the year, thanks to Mika Zibanejad. New York iced it at 5-2 on a Jimmy Vesey empty net goal, his ninth of the campaign, going in unassisted. The three stars were Trocheck, Kreider, and Henrique, while Fox, Terry, and Carlsson get the honorable mentions. 

Finally, the Seattle Kraken bring in the Toronto Maple Leafs. Ilya Samsonov and Joey Daccord are between the pipes. Toronto drew first blood in the first period with an Auston Matthews goal, his thirty-eighth of the season, assisted by Mitchell Marner. The Maple Leafs added on in the second period with a Nicholas Robertson goal, his seventh of the year, coming off of Max Domi and Tyler Bertuzzi. Seattle got on the board with a Jordan Eberle goal, his seventh of the season, made possible by Jared McCann and Tomas Tatar. Toronto finished it at 3-1 with a Jake McCabe empty net goal in the third period, his fourth of the year, going in unassisted. The three stars were Samsonov (16 for 17 in saves), Robertson, and Matthews. 

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NHL 2023-24 - Day 98

There's 12 games on for Hockey Day in Canada, beginning with...

The Buffalo Sabres hosting the Tampa Bay Lightning. Jonas Johansson and Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen are in goal. Tampa Bay led off in the first period with a Nick Paul goal, his twelfth of the season, via Brandon Hagel and Anthony Cirelli. The Lightning added on with a shorthanded and unassisted Tyler Motte goal, his fourth of the year. Buffalo got on the board in the second period with a Dylan Cozens goal, his eighth of the season, assisted by JJ Peterka and Rasmus Dahlin. Tampa Bay iced it at 3-1 in the third period with a Calvin de Haan empty net goal, his third of the year, set up by Hagel and Paul. The three stars were Johansson (26 for 27 in saves), Paul, and Hagel. 

Over in Philadelphia, the Flyers welcome the Colorado Avalanche. Alexandar Georgiev and Carter Hart guard the cages. Colorado began in the first period with a Logan O'Connor goal, his ninth of the season, fueled by Ross Colton and Sam Malinski. The Avalanche added on with a Mikko Rantanen goal, his twenty-fifth of the year, guided in by Nathan MacKinnon and Colton. Colorado extended the lead in the second period as MacKinnon scored his twenty-fifth of the season, thanks to Miles Wood and Josh Manson. Philadelphia got on the board with a Joel Farabee goal, his sixteenth of the year, coming off of Morgan Frost and Cam Atkinson. The Avalanche replied with an O'Connor goal, his second of the game and tenth of the season, passed from Wood and Colton. The Flyers shot back on a Travis Konecny goal, his twenty-second of the year, courtesy of Owen Tippett and Ryan Poehling. Colorado responded on a MacKinnon goal, his second of the game and twenty-sixth of the season, with helpers from Manson and Joel Kiviranta. Samuel Ersson replaced Hart in goal. Philadelphia got one back in the third period with a Tyson Foerster goal, his seventh of the year, helped along by Frost and Atkinson. The Flyers pulled closer with an Atkinson goal, his twelfth of the season, made possible by Rasmus Ristolainen and Noah Cates. The Avalanche countered with a Rantanen power play goal, his second of the game and twenty-sixth of the year, powered by Cale Makar and Jonathan Drouin. Colorado iced it at 7-4 with an O'Connor empty net goal to complete his hat trick on his eleventh of the campaign, set up by MacKinnon and Devon Toews. The three stars were O'Connor, MacKinnon, and Rantanen, while Colton, Wood, Manson, Atkinson, and Frost get the honorable mentions. 

Up in Ottawa, the Senators bring in the Winnipeg Jets. Connor Hellebuyck and Joonas Korpisalo patrol the creases. Winnipeg got going in the second period with a Mason Appleton goal, his eighth of the season, via Nino Niederreiter and Dylan Samberg. Ottawa tied it on a Parker Kelly goal, his sixth of the year, coming off of Vladimir Tarasenko and Josh Norris. The Jets won 2-1 in overtime with a Nikolaj Ehlers goal, his sixteenth of the campaign, assisted by Neal Pionk and Vladislav Namestnikov. The three stars were Hellebuyck (34 for 35 in saves), Ehlers, and Appleton.

Way southwest to Arizona, as the Coyotes host the Nashville Predators. Juuse Saros and Connor Ingram are the masked men. Arizona opened in the first period with a Clayton Keller goal, his eighteenth of the season, assisted by Dylan Guenther and Sean Durzi. The Coyotes added on in the second period with a Keller goal, his second of the game and nineteenth of the year, coming off of Matias Maccelli. Nashville got on the board with a Roman Josi power play goal, his ninth of the season, powered by Gustav Nyquist and Colton Sissons. Arizona fired back with a Michael Carcone goal, his fifteenth of the year, courtesy of Jack McBain and Durzi. The Predators pulled one back in the third period with a Tommy Novak goal, his eighth of the campaign, with a lone assist by Filip Forsberg. This only made it 3-2, the final, with the three stars going to Keller, Durzi, and Carcone. 

Back east, the Boston Bruins welcome the Montreal Canadiens. Sam Montembeault and Linus Ullmark are set to start in goal. Montreal started in the first period with a Cole Caufield power play goal, his sixteenth of the season, powered by Sean Monahan and Juraj Slafkovsky. Boston tied it on a Brandon Carlo goal, his third of the year, courtesy of Trent Frederic and Jakub Lauko. The Canadiens took the lead back with a Joel Armia goal, his eighth of the season, made possible by Joshua Roy and Monahan. The Bruins tied it again with a Jake DeBrusk goal, his eleventh of the year, guided in by James van Riemsdyk. Boston took the lead with a Danton Heinen goal, his sixth of the season, assisted by Matt Grzelcyk and Charlie McAvoy. Montreal tied it again with a Michael Matheson power play goal in the second period, his seventh of the year, with assists provided by Monahan and Nick Suzuki. The Bruins pulled ahead again with another Heinen goal, his second of the game and seventh of the season, fueled by Jesper Boqvist and Hampus Lindholm. Boston added on with a Charlie Coyle goal, his sixteenth of the year, with helpers from David Pastrnak and Brad Marchand. The Canadiens responded with a Brendan Gallagher goal, his eighth of the season, with a lone assist by Rafael Harvey-Pinard. The Bruins countered in the third period with an unassisted Pastrnak goal, his thirtieth of the year. Boston extended the lead as Marchand scored his twentieth of the season, thanks to Coyle. The Bruins padded the lead on a Pavel Zacha goal, his tenth of the year, passed from DeBrusk and van Riemsdyk. Cayden Primeau replaced Montembeault in goal. Boston finished it at 9-4 with a Heinen power play goal to complete his hat trick on his eighth of the campaign, dished from Morgan Geekie and Kevin Shattenkirk. The three stars were Heinen, Pastrnak, and Marchand, while Coyle, DeBrusk, van Riemsdyk and Monahan get the honorable mentions.

In New Jersey, the Devils bring in the Dallas Stars. Scott Wedgewood and Nico Daws are the backups in goal. Dallas struck first in the first period with a Joe Pavelski power play goal, his nineteenth of the season, powered by Jamie Benn and Jason Robertson. The Stars added on with a Roope Hintz shorthanded goal in the second period, his nineteenth of the year, set up by Ryan Suter. Dallas extended the lead as Matt Duchene scored his fifteenth of the season, thanks to Tyler Seguin and Thomas Harley. The Stars padded the lead on a Hintz goal, his second of the game and twentieth of the year, assisted by Wyatt Johnston and Suter. Dallas continued in the third period with a Craig Smith goal, his fifth of the season, helped along by Ty Dellandrea and Harley. The Stars kept going with a Johnston goal, his thirteenth of the year, made possible by Robertson and Esa Lindell. New Jersey got on the board with a Jesper Bratt goal, his seventeenth of the season, coming off of Timo Meier and Nico Hischier. The Devils got closer with an unassisted Tyler Toffoli goal, his seventeenth of the year. This only made it 6-2, the final, with the three stars being Hintz, Johnston, and Robertson, while Harley and Suter get the honorable mentions.

Westward to Vancouver, as the Canucks host the Toronto Maple Leafs. Martin Jones and Thatcher Demko are the veteran goalies. Vancouver kicked off the scoring in the first period with a Nils Hoglander goal, his thirteenth of the season, via Sam Lafferty and Quinn Hughes. The Canucks added on with another Hoglander goal, his second of the game and fourteenth of the year, assisted by Nils Aman and Conor Garland. Vancouver extended the lead as Garland scored his seventh of the season, thanks to Teddy Blueger and Dakota Joshua. Toronto got on the board in the second period with a William Nylander goal, his twenty-second of the year, passed from Morgan Rielly and T.J. Brodie. The Maple Leafs got one back with a Jake McCabe goal, his third of the season, courtesy of Mitchell Marner and Auston Matthews. Toronto tied it as Nylander scored his second of the game and twenty-third of the year, with the help of Rielly. The Canucks retook the lead on a Garland goal, his second of the game and eighth of the season, made possible by Blueger. The Maple Leafs tied it again on a Marner shorthanded and unassisted goal in the third period, his twentieth of the year. Vancouver pulled ahead again with a J.T. Miller power play goal, his twenty-first of the season, powered by Hughes and Elias Pettersson. The Canucks padded the lead on a Pettersson power play goal, his twenty-fifth of the year, with assists provided by Miller and Hughes. This stood for a 6-4 win, with the three stars going to Garland, Hoglander, and Miller, while Nylander, Pettersson, Hughes, Blueger, Marner, and Rielly get the honorable mentions.

Backtracking to St. Louis, as the Blues welcome the Washington Capitals. Charlie Lindgren and Jordan Binnington are the former teammates in goal. St. Louis was first to score in the first period with a Colton Parayko shorthanded goal, his eighth of the season, set up by Robert Thomas. The Blues added on in the second period with a Brayden Schenn goal, his tenth of the year, courtesy of Justin Faulk and Pavel Buchnevich. St. Louis extended the lead in the third period as Jake Neighbours scored his fourteenth of the campaign on the power play, powered by Thomas and Jordan Kyrou. The final held at 3-0, with the three stars awarded to Binnington (18 save shutout), Parayko, and Thomas.

Northwest to Calgary as the Flames bring in the Edmonton Oilers. Stuart Skinner faces a lesser foe in Dan Vladar in goal. Edmonton drew first blood in the first period with a Ryan McLeod goal, his ninth of the season, via Warren Foegele and Vincent Desharnais. Calgary tied it in the second period with a MacKenzie Weegar goal, his tenth of the year, made possible by Blake Coleman. The Oilers took the lead back with a Sam Gagner goal, his fifth of the season, passed from Dylan Holloway and Cody Ceci in the third period. Edmonton iced it at 3-1 with a Zach Hyman empty net goal, his twenty-eighth of the year, set up by Ryan Nugent-Hopkins. The three stars were Skinner (26 for 27 in saves), Gagner, and McLeod.

South to Vegas, where the Golden Knights host the Pittsburgh Penguins. Tristan Jarry and Logan Thompson protect the nets. Pittsburgh dented the scoreboard in the second period with a Ryan Graves goal, his third of the season, via Erik Karlsson and Evgeni Malkin. The Penguins added on with a Jake Guentzel goal, his twentieth of the year, assisted by Sidney Crosby and Marcus Pettersson. Vegas got on the board in the third period with a Jonathan Marchessault goal, his twentieth of the season, passed from Ivan Barbashev and Alec Martinez. The Golden Knights tied it on a Pavel Dorofeyev goal, his sixth of the year, coming off of Chandler Stephenson and Mark Stone. Vegas took the lead with a Brendan Brisson goal, helped along by Barbashev and Alex Pietrangelo. This stood for a 3-2 win, with the three stars being Barbashev, Brisson, and Thompson (23 for 25 in saves).

Over in San Jose, the Sharks welcome the Anaheim Ducks. John Gibson and Mackenzie Blackwood start in goal. San Jose cracked the scoresheet in the second period with a Marc-Edouard Vlasic goal, his second of the season, assisted by Logan Couture and the goalie Blackwood. Anaheim tied it on a Jackson LaCombe goal, via Adam Henrique. The Sharks retook the lead with a Kyle Burroughs goal, guided in by Tomas Hertl. San Jose added on with a Fabian Zetterlund goal, his thirteenth of the year, passed from Ryan Carpenter and Henry Thrun. The Ducks got one back with a Henrique goal, his twelfth of the season, made possible by Troy Terry and Leo Carlsson. The Sharks replied in the third period with a Jan Rutta goal, coming off of Zetterlund and Mike Hoffman. Anaheim got one back with a Mason McTavish power play goal, his thirteenth of the year, powered by Terry. San Jose iced it at 5-3 with a Hertl empty net goal, his fourteenth of the campaign, set up by Nico Sturm. The three stars were Zetterlund, Hertl, and Henrique, while Terry gets an honorable mention.

Finally, the Los Angeles Kings bring in the New York Rangers. Jonathan Quick and David Rittich draw the starts in goal. Los Angeles got the first goal in the first period with a Kevin Fiala goal, his eleventh of the season, passed from Trevor Moore. New York tied it in the second period with a Chris Kreider goal, his twenty-first of the year, fueled by Adam Fox and Mika Zibanejad. The Kings took the lead back with a Quinton Byfield goal, his thirteenth of the season, going in unassisted. This held for an eventual 2-1 win, with the three stars given to Rittich (22 for 23 in saves), Byfield, and Fiala. 

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NHL 2023-24 - Day 97

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

The Carolina Hurricanes hosting the Detroit Red Wings. Alex Lyon and Antti Raanta make the starts in goal. Detroit opened in the first period with a Klim Kostin goal, his third of the season, assisted by Joe Veleno and Daniel Sprong. Carolina tied it on a Jordan Martinook goal, his sixth of the year, via Brent Burns and Jordan Staal. The Hurricanes took the lead in the second period with a Martin Necas goal, his tenth of the season, fueled by Michael Bunting and Dmitry Orlov. The Red Wings retied it with a J.T. Compher power play goal, his tenth of the year, powered by Dylan Larkin and Shayne Gostisbehere. Carolina retook the lead in the third period with an Andrei Svechnikov power play goal, his eleventh of the season, with assists provided by Bunting and Sebastian Aho. The Hurricanes iced it at 4-2 with an Aho empty net goal, his sixteenth of the year, set up by Necas and Svechnikov. The three stars were Svechnikov, Necas, and Aho, while Bunting gets an honorable mention. 

Down in Florida, the Panthers welcome the Minnesota Wild. Marc-Andre Fleury and Sergei Bobrovsky are the veterans in goal. Minnesota started in the first period with a Kirill Kaprizov power play goal, his fourteenth of the season, powered by Matt Boldy and Brock Faber. Florida tied it in the second period with an Aaron Ekblad goal, his second of the year, fueled by Matthew Tkachuk and Carter Verhaeghe. The Wild retook the lead with a Ryan Hartman power play goal, his fourteenth of the season, with assists provided by Alex Goligoski and Pat Maroon. Minnesota added on with a Faber power play goal, his third of the year, passed from Boldy and Joel Eriksson Ek. The Wild extended the lead as Mats Zuccarello scored his eighth of the season on the power play, thanks to Eriksson Ek and Kaprizov. Anthony Stolarz replaced Bobrovsky in goal. Filip Gustavsson also replaced an injured Fleury in goal. The Panthers got one back with an Eetu Luostarinen goal, his eighth of the year, guided in by Anton Lundell and Ekblad. Minnesota fired back in the third period with a Kaprizov power play goal, his second of the game and fifteenth of the season, made possible by Zuccarello and Faber. Florida got one back on a Lundell goal, his third of the year, helped along by Ekblad and Sam Reinhart. The Panthers pulled closer with a Gustav Forsling goal, his seventh of the season, with a lone assist by Ekblad. The Wild iced it at 6-4 with an empty net goal by Hartman, his second of the game and fifteenth of the year, going in unassisted. The three stars were Kaprizov, Ekblad, and Faber, while Hartman, Zuccarello, Eriksson Ek, Boldy, and Lundell get the honorable mentions. 

Back north, the Columbus Blue Jackets bring in the New Jersey Devils. Vitek Vanecek and Elvis Merzlikins patrol the creases. Columbus led off in the first period with a Cole Sillinger goal, his eighth of the season, via Yegor Chinakhov and Johnny Gaudreau. New Jersey tied it in the second period with a John Marino goal, his third of the year, coming off of Simon Nemec. The Devils took the lead with an Alexander Holtz goal, his twelfth of the season, passed from Cal Foote and Max Willman. New Jersey added on with a Nico Hischier goal, his twelfth of the year, going in unassisted. The Devils extended the lead as Nathan Bastian scored his third of the campaign, thanks to Kevin Bahl. This held for a 4-1 win, with the three stars being Vanecek (29 for 30 in saves), Holtz, and Hischier. 

Finally, the Chicago Blackhawks host the New York Islanders. Ilya Sorokin and Petr Mrazek are between the pipes. New York began in the first period with a Brock Nelson goal, his twentieth of the season, assisted by Hudson Fasching and Kyle Palmieri. Chicago tied it in the second period with a Boris Katchouk goal, his fifth of the year, via Zach Sanford and Reese Johnson. The Blackhawks pulled ahead with a Joey Anderson goal, fueled by Colin Blackwell and Jason Dickinson. Chicago added on in the third period with a Dickinson goal, his fifteenth of the season, coming off of Anderson and Seth Jones. The Islanders got one back with a Bo Horvat goal, his eighteenth of the year, made possible by Mathew Barzal and Noah Dobson. New York tied it as Palmieri scored his eleventh of the campaign, thanks to Dobson and Alexander Romanov. The Blackhawks won 4-3 in overtime with a Jones goal, with helpers from Katchouk and Dickinson. The three stars were Dickinson, Jones, and Anderson, while Katchouk, Palmieri, and Dobson get the honorable mentions. 

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NHL 2023-24 - Day 96

There's 11 games on this Thursday, including one make-up game. First up...

The Boston Bruins host the Colorado Avalanche. Alexandar Georgiev and Jeremy Swayman protect the nets. Boston opened in the first period with a David Pastrnak goal, his twenty-seventh of the season, via Charlie Coyle. The Bruins added on with a Jakub Lauko goal, fueled by Morgan Geekie and Hampus Lindholm. Colorado got on the board with a Miles Wood goal, his eighth of the year, guided in by Devon Toews and Sam Malinski. Boston replied with a Jake DeBrusk goal, his tenth of the season, passed from Parker Wotherspoon and Pavel Zacha. The Avalanche got one back in the second period with a Nathan MacKinnon goal, his twenty-fourth of the year, assisted by Josh Manson and Cale Makar. The Bruins shot back in the third period with a Pastrnak power play goal, his second of the game and twenty-eighth of the season, powered by DeBrusk. Boston won 5-2 with an empty net goal by Pastrnak, completing his hat trick on his twenty-ninth of the year, set up by Coyle. The three stars were Pastrnak, DeBrusk, and Coyle.

Over in Buffalo, the Sabres welcome the Chicago Blackhawks. Arvid Soderblom and Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen man the nets. Buffalo got going in the second period with a Zemgus Girgensons goal, his fourth of the season, assisted by Ryan Johnson and Peyton Krebs. The Sabres added on with a JJ Peterka goal in the third period, his fourteenth of the year, via Johnson and Jack Quinn. Buffalo extended the lead on a Rasmus Dahlin power play goal, his thirteenth of the campaign, powered by Casey Mittelstadt and Alex Tuch. This made it 3-0, the final, with the three stars going to Luukkonen (19 save shutout), Girgensons, and Johnson.

In Ottawa, the Senators bring in the Montreal Canadiens. Cayden Primeau and Joonas Korpisalo are set to start in goal. Ottawa began in the first period with a Brady Tkachuk goal, his nineteenth of the season, fueled by Ridly Greig and Artem Zub. The Senators added on with a Tim Stutzle goal, his eighth of the year, courtesy of Zub. Montreal got on the board with a Cole Caufield goal, his fifteenth of the season, made possible by Sean Monahan. Ottawa shot back in the second period with a Rourke Chartier goal, his second of the year, guided in by Parker Kelly and Jacob Bernard-Docker. The Senators extended the lead as Vladimir Tarasenko scored his eleventh of the season, thanks to Tkachuk and Stutzle. Ottawa padded the lead in the third period with a Mathieu Joseph goal, his seventh of the year, with a lone helper from Stutzle. The Senators continued with an empty net goal by Kelly, his fifth of the season, set up by Jake Sanderson. The Canadiens got one back with a Michael Pezzetta goal, his second of the year, going in unassisted. This made it 6-2, the final, with the three stars being Stutzle, Tkachuk, and Zub, while Kelly gets an honorable mention.

Back stateside, the Philadelphia Flyers host the Dallas Stars. Jake Oettinger and Samuel Ersson are in the blue paint. Philadelphia struck first in the first period with a Sean Walker goal, his fifth of the season, fueled by Morgan Frost and Joel Farabee. The Flyers added on in the second period with an Owen Tippett goal, his seventeenth of the year, via Sean Couturier. Dallas got on the board with a Tyler Seguin goal, his seventeenth of the season, made possible by Matt Duchene. Philadelphia answered in the third period with a Cam Atkinson power play goal, his eleventh of the year, powered by Frost and Travis Sanheim. The Flyers extended the lead on a Scott Laughton penalty shot goal, his fifth of the season. Philadelphia finished it at 5-1 with an unassisted Tippett goal, his second of the game and eighteenth of the year. The three stars were Tippett, Frost, and Ersson (14 for 15 in saves).

Down in Tampa Bay, the Lightning welcome the Minnesota Wild. Filip Gustavsson and Andrei Vasilevskiy are the masked men. Minnesota started in the first period with a Joel Eriksson Ek goal, his eighteenth of the season, assisted by Brock Faber and Jake Middleton. Tampa Bay tied it on a Victor Hedman goal, his eighth of the year, made possible by Brayden Point and Nikita Kucherov. The Lightning pulled ahead in the second period with an Anthony Cirelli power play goal, his ninth of the season, powered by Point and Hedman. Tampa Bay added on with a Waltteri Merela goal, via Conor Sheary and Nick Perbix. The Wild got one back with a Marco Rossi goal, his thirteenth of the year, courtesy of Middleton and Kirill Kaprizov. The Lightning replied with a Point goal, his twenty-first of the season, with a lone assist by Kucherov. Minnesota pulled back with a Middleton goal, his sixth of the year, with helpers from Rossi and Mats Zuccarello. Tampa Bay countered in the third period with a Steven Stamkos power play goal, his nineteenth of the season, with assists provided by Kucherov and Hedman. The Lightning extended the lead as Mikey Eyssimont scored his seventh of the year on the power play, with the help of Cirelli and Darren Raddysh. Tampa Bay padded the lead on another Cirelli goal, his second of the game and tenth of the campaign, guided in by Brandon Hagel and Hedman. This stood for a 7-3 final score, with the three stars going to Hedman, Cirelli, and Point, while Kucherov, Middleton, and Rossi get the honorable mentions.

Back north, the Washington Capitals bring in the St. Louis Blues. Jordan Binnington and Charlie Lindgren are the former teammates in goal. Washington led off in the first period with a T.J. Oshie power play goal, his fifth of the season, powered by Max Pacioretty. St. Louis tied it on a Nathan Walker goal, his second of the year, coming off of Nick Leddy and Colton Parayko. The Capitals took the lead back in the second period with a Nicolas Aube-Kubel goal, his fifth of the season, made possible by Hendrix Lapierre and John Carlson. Washington added on with an Oshie power play goal, his second of the game and sixth of the year, with assists provided by Dylan Strome and Pacioretty. Washington extended the lead in the third period as Strome scored his sixteenth of the season, thanks to Alex Ovechkin and Carlson. The Blues got one back on a Walker goal, his second of the game and third of the year, helped along by Justin Faulk and Nikita Alexandrov. Washington iced it at 5-2 with an empty net goal by Oshie to complete his hat trick on his seventh of the campaign, set up by Martin Fehervary. The three stars were Oshie, Strome, and Walker, while Pacioretty and Carlson get the honorable mentions.

Out west, the Calgary Flames host the Toronto Maple Leafs. Martin Jones and Dan Vladar are in the creases. Calgary kicked off the scoring in the first period with a Yegor Sharangovich goal, his nineteenth of the season, assisted by Rasmus Andersson and Jonathan Huberdeau. The Flames added on with a Nazem Kadri power play goal, his sixteenth of the year, powered by Elias Lindholm and Huberdeau. Toronto got on the board with an Auston Matthews goal, his thirty-fifth of the season, coming off of Noah Gregor and Pontus Holmberg. The Maple Leafs tied it in the second period with another Matthews goal, his second of the game and thirty-sixth of the year, passed from William Nylander and Holmberg. Toronto pulled ahead with a Mitchell Marner power play goal, his nineteenth of the season, with assists provided by Nylander and Matthews. The Maple Leafs extended the lead as Matthews finished his hat trick with his thirty-seventh of the year, thanks to Matthew Knies and T.J. Brodie. Calgary got one back with an Andrew Mangiapane goal, his ninth of the campaign, helped along by Mikael Backlund and Noah Hanifin. This only made it 4-3, the eventual final, with the three stars going to Matthews, Holmberg, and Nylander, while Huberdeau gets an honorable mention.

Up in Edmonton, the Oilers welcome the Seattle Kraken. Joey Daccord and Stuart Skinner are the masked men. Seattle was first to score in the first period with an Eeli Tolvanen goal, his twelfth of the season, fueled by Oliver Bjorkstrand. The Kraken added on with a Jared McCann goal, his eighteenth of the year, guided in by Jordan Eberle and Yanni Gourde. Edmonton got on the board in the second period with a Warren Foegele goal, his eighth of the season, helped along by Leon Draisaitl and Evander Kane. The Oilers tied it on a Draisaitl power play goal, his twenty-second of the year, powered by Zach Hyman and Ryan Nugent-Hopkins. Edmonton pulled ahead with another Foegele goal, his second of the game and ninth of the season, assisted by Draisaitl and Kane. The Oilers extended the lead as Hyman scored his twenty-seventh of the year on the power play, with the help of Connor McDavid and Draisaitl. The final stood at 4-2, with the three stars being Draisaitl, Foegele, and Hyman, while Kane gets an honorable mention.

Down in Los Angeles, the Kings bring in the Nashville Predators. Juuse Saros and David Rittich are in the creases. Nashville dented the scoreboard in the second period with a Ryan O'Reilly power play goal, his seventeenth of the season, powered by Roman Josi and Colton Sissons. Los Angeles tied it on a Drew Doughty power play goal, his tenth of the year, with assists provided by Adrian Kempe and Kevin Fiala. The Predators retook the lead with a Gustav Nyquist goal, his twelfth of the season, passed from Luke Schenn and O'Reilly. This made it 2-1, the final, with the three stars going to O'Reilly, Saros (33 for 34 in saves), and Nyquist.

North again to Vancouver, as the Canucks host the Arizona Coyotes. Connor Ingram and Thatcher Demko guard the cages. Vancouver drew first blood in the first period with an Elias Pettersson power play goal, his twenty-fourth of the season, powered by Quinn Hughes and J.T. Miller. Arizona tied it on a Travis Dermott goal, via Alexander Kerfoot and Jason Zucker. The Canucks took the lead back in the second period with a Dakota Joshua goal, his twelfth of the year, made possible by Nils Hoglander and Teddy Blueger. The final stood at 2-1, with the three stars being Demko (20 for 21 in saves), Joshua, and Pettersson.

Finally, the Vegas Golden Knights host the New York Rangers. Igor Shesterkin and Logan Thompson tend the twines. Vegas cracked the scoresheet in the first period with a Jonathan Marchessault goal, his nineteenth of the season, fueled by Nicolas Roy and Nicolas Hague. The Golden Knights added on with an Ivan Barbashev goal, his tenth of the year, assisted by Roy and Marchessault. Vegas extended the lead in the second period as Barbashev scored his second of the game and eleventh of the season on the power play, thanks to Mark Stone and Chandler Stephenson. The Golden Knights padded the lead on a Keegan Kolesar goal, his third of the year, passed from Kaedan Korczak and Brett Howden. New York got on the board with a Mika Zibanejad power play goal in the third period, his fifteenth of the season, powered by Chris Kreider and Artemi Panarin. Vegas iced it at 5-1 with a Howden shorthanded empty net goal, his fifth of the year, set up by Stone. The three stars were Barbashev, Marchessault, and Howden, while Stone and Roy get the honorable mentions. 

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NHL 2023-24 - Day 95

There's two games today after one postponement. The action begins with...

The New Jersey Devils welcoming the Montreal Canadiens. Sam Montembeault and Nico Daws are the goalies. Montreal began in the first period with a Juraj Slafkovsky goal, his sixth of the season, made possible by Cole Caufield. The Canadiens added on in the second period with a Joshua Roy goal, via Sean Monahan and Joel Armia. New Jersey got on the board in the third period with a Luke Hughes power play goal, his eighth of the year, powered by Nico Hischier and Timo Meier. The Devils tied it on an Alexander Holtz power play goal, his eleventh of the season, with assists provided by Simon Nemec and Dawson Mercer. Montreal retook the lead with a Caufield goal, his fourteenth of the year, passed from Monahan and Jordan Harris. The final was 3-2, with the three stars going to Caufield, Monahan, and Montembeault (28 for 30 in saves). 

Down in Florida, the Panthers bring in the Detroit Red Wings. Alex Lyon and Sergei Bobrovsky are the former teammates in goal. Florida got going in the second period with a Sam Reinhart shorthanded goal, his thirty-third of the season, set up by Anton Lundell and Dmitry Kulikov. Detroit tied it on a Michael Rasmussen goal, his tenth of the year, courtesy of Olli Maatta and Andrew Copp. The Panthers took the lead with a Gustav Forsling goal, his sixth of the season, coming off of Sam Bennett. The Red Wings tied it again in the third period with a Robby Fabbri goal, his thirteenth of the year, guided in by Rasmussen and Maatta. Detroit won 3-2 in overtime with a Dylan Larkin power play goal, his eighteenth of the campaign, fueled by Shayne Gostisbehere and David Perron. The three stars were Rasmussen, Maatta, and Larkin. 

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NHL 2023-24 - Day 94

We've got eight games on a lighter Tuesday slate. First up...

The New York Rangers host the Seattle Kraken. Chris Driedger is mismatched with Igor Shesterkin in goal. New York led off in the first period with a Vincent Trocheck power play goal, his fourteenth of the season, powered by Artemi Panarin and Adam Fox. Seattle tied it on a Jordan Eberle power play goal, his sixth of the year, with assists provided by Jared McCann and Oliver Bjorkstrand. The Rangers retook the lead with an unassisted Erik Gustafsson goal, his fourth of the season. New York added on in the second period with a Blake Wheeler goal, his sixth of the year, coming off of Jonny Brodzinski and Braden Schneider. The Rangers extended the lead as Kaapo Kakko scored his third of the season, thanks to Mika Zibanejad and Chris Kreider. The Kraken got one back in the third period with a McCann power play goal, his seventeenth of the year, helped along by Eberle and Justin Schultz. New York iced it at 5-2 with an empty net goal by Wheeler, his seventh of the campaign, set up by Zibanejad and Fox. The three stars belonged to Wheeler, Zibanejad, and Fox, while Eberle and McCann get the honorable mentions. 

Next up, the Ottawa Senators welcome the Colorado Avalanche. Justus Annunen and Mads Sogaard are the backups in goal. Ottawa began in the first period with a Drake Batherson power play goal, his sixteenth of the season, powered by Claude Giroux and Thomas Chabot. Colorado tied it on a Mikko Rantanen goal, his twenty-third of the year, via Cale Makar and Nathan MacKinnon. The Senators took the lead with a Ridly Greig goal in the second period, his fifth of the season, made possible by Giroux and Brady Tkachuk. The Avalanche retied it on a Jason Polin goal, courtesy of Fredrik Olofsson and Sam Malinski. Ottawa regained the lead with a Greig goal, his second of the game and sixth of the year, coming off of Tkachuk and Jake Sanderson. The Senators added on with a Sanderson goal, his sixth of the season, assisted by Giroux and Tkachuk. Colorado fired back with a Rantanen goal, his second of the game and twenty-fourth of the year, passed from MacKinnon and Samuel Girard. The Avalanche tied it as Miles Wood scored his seventh of the season in the third period, with the help of Logan O'Connor and Devon Toews. Colorado pulled ahead on a Malinski power play goal, his third of the year, with assists provided by Girard and Ryan Johansen. The Avalanche extended the lead as O'Connor scored his eighth of the season, thanks to Wood and Girard. Colorado iced it at 7-4 with an empty net goal by Toews, his eighth of the year, going in unassisted. The three stars were given to Rantanen, Girard, and Greig, while O'Connor, Wood, Malinski, Toews, MacKinnon, Giroux, Tkachuk, and Sanderson get the honorable mentions. 

Back stateside, the Washington Capitals host the Anaheim Ducks. John Gibson and Darcy Kuemper guard the cages. Washington opened in the first period with an Ethan Bear goal, via T.J. Oshie and Nick Jensen. The Capitals added on with a Tom Wilson empty net goal in the third period, his twelfth of the campaign, set up by Martin Fehervary and Nic Dowd. This stood for a 2-0 win, with the three stars awarded to Kuemper (24 save shutout), Bear, and Gibson (26 for 27 in saves). 

Down in Dallas, the Stars bring in the Los Angeles Kings. Cam Talbot and Jake Oettinger tend the twines. Dallas started in the first period with a Roope Hintz goal, his eighteenth of the season, coming off of Wyatt Johnston and Jason Robertson. The Stars added on with an Evgenii Dadonov goal, his tenth of the year, courtesy of Craig Smith and Esa Lindell. Los Angeles got on the board in the second period with a Drew Doughty power play goal, his ninth of the season, powered by Phillip Danault and Adrian Kempe. Dallas replied with a Johnston goal, his twelfth of the year, passed from Hintz and Robertson in the third period. The Stars extended the lead as Joe Pavelski scored his eighteenth of the season, thanks to Thomas Harley and Dadonov. Dallas finished it at 5-1 with a Sam Steel shorthanded goal, his fifth of the year, made possible by Radek Faksa. The three stars were Johnston, Hintz, and Dadonov, while Robertson gets an honorable mention. 

Way up north, the Winnipeg Jets host the New York Islanders. Ilya Sorokin and Connor Hellebuyck protect the nets. Winnipeg struck first in the first period with a Gabriel Vilardi goal, his eleventh of the season, assisted by Adam Lowry and Josh Morrissey. New York tied it on an Anders Lee goal, his twelfth of the year, made possible by Mike Reilly and Sebastian Aho. The Jets took the lead back in the second period with a Neal Pionk power play goal, his fourth of the season, powered by Cole Perfetti and Nate Schmidt. Winnipeg added on with a Mason Appleton goal, his seventh of the year, guided in by Dominic Toninato and Dylan DeMelo. The Islanders got one back with another Lee goal, his second of the game and thirteenth of the season, helped along by Bo Horvat. The Jets iced it at 4-2 with an empty net goal by Kyle Connor, his eighteenth of the year, going in unassisted. The three stars were Lee, Appleton, and Pionk. 

Backtracking to Chicago, as the Sharks welcome the San Jose Sharks. Mackenzie Blackwood and Petr Mrazek are in the blue paint. Chicago kicked off the scoring in the first period with a Cole Guttman power play goal, his fourth of the season, powered by Ryan Donato and Kevin Korchinski. San Jose tied it in the third period with a Ryan Carpenter goal, his second of the year, via Justin Bailey and Mike Hoffman. The tie went to a shootout, where Rem Pitlick and Boris Katchouk lifted the Blackhawks to a 2-1 win over Kevin Labanc and the Sharks. The three stars were Mrazek (37 for 38 in saves), Blackwood (24 for 25 in saves), and Guttman. 

Along to Alberta, as the Edmonton Oilers host the Toronto Maple Leafs. Martin Jones and Stuart Skinner are between the pipes. Toronto was first to score in the first period with an Auston Matthews goal, his thirty-fourth of the season, assisted by Mitchell Marner and Pontus Holmberg. The Maple Leafs added on with a Morgan Rielly goal, his seventh of the year, coming off of Matthews and Holmberg in the second period. Edmonton got on the board with a Leon Draisaitl goal, his twenty-first of the season, fueled by Evan Bouchard and Mattias Ekholm. The Oilers tied it in the third period with a Derek Ryan goal, his fourth of the year, guided in by Ryan McLeod and Mattias Janmark. Edmonton took the lead with a McLeod goal, his eighth of the season, passed from Connor McDavid and Cody Ceci. The Oilers iced it at 4-2 with an empty net goal by Bouchard, his eleventh of the year, going in unassisted. The three stars were McLeod, Bouchard, and Matthews, while Holmberg gets an honorable mention. 

Finally, the Calgary Flames bring in the Arizona Coyotes. Connor Ingram and Dan Vladar receive the starts in goal. Arizona got going in the second period with a Sean Durzi shorthanded goal, his seventh of the season, set up by Nick Schmaltz and J.J. Moser. The Coyotes added on in the third period with a Logan Cooley goal, his fourth of the year, guided in by Durzi and Clayton Keller. Calgary got on the board with a Blake Coleman goal, his twentieth of the season, passed from Rasmus Andersson. The Flames tied it on a Nazem Kadri goal, his fifteenth of the year, via Martin Pospisil. Calgary won 3-2 in overtime with a Yegor Sharangovich goal, his eighteenth of the campaign, set up by Kadri and Elias Lindholm. The three stars belonged to Kadri, Sharangovich, and Durzi. 

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