Game Reviews
Tampa Bay 2 Ottawa 1 Final
After surrendering the first goal of the game the Lightning were able to score twice in the second and Stamkos got his 900th career NHL point as Tampa Bay gets a W vs Ottawa. Victor Hedman had a goal (7) and a assist, while Alex Killorn (9) also scored for the Lightning. Andrei Vasilevskiy made 25 saves on 26 shots in the win and has won six consecutive games as starter. Tampa Bay was 1/5 on the power play, and also had 27 hits and 27 shots and have won seven of their last eight games. Neither team had any lineup changes in today’s game. Thomas Chabot (1) was the lone goal scorer for the Senators. Anton Forsberg made 25 saves on 27 shots in the loss which was his first in the last six games. Drake Batherson had his six game point streak ended, but Thomas Chabot (1G-8A-9P) extends his point streak to six games. Ottawa was 0/2 on the power play, and also had 33 hits and 26 shots.
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OTT: at PHI DEC 18th 4:00
TB: at VGK DEC 21st 7:00
Vegas 5 New Jersey 3 Final
After giving up the opening goal the Golden Knights scored four unanswered goals and held off a very late Devils comeback attempt as Vegas was able to defeat the Devils. Jonathan Marchessault (13), William Karlsson (3) and Dylan Coghlan (2) all had a goal and a assist, Reilly Smith had 2 assists, while William Carrier (4) and Nicolas Roy (5) both also scored for the Golden Knights. Robin Lehner made 23 saves on 26 shots in the win and has won four of the last five games he’s started. Mark Stone and Max Pacioretty both had their nine game point streaks end, but Alex Pietrangelo (1G-6A-7P) extends his point streak to five games. Vegas was 1/4 on the power play, and also had 6 hits and 30 shots and are on a three game winning streak and have won six of their last seven games. Both teams had lineup changes for Vegas a now healthy Nicolas Roy and Dylan Coghlan replaced Michael Amadio and injured Shea Theodore, while for New Jersey Janne Kuokkanen, Mason Geertsen and Jon Gillies who made his Devils debut replaced Jesper Boqvist who was placed in COVID protocol, P.K Subban who is a close contact possibility and Akira Schmid. Tomas Tatar had a goal (6) and a assist, while Jimmy Vesey (5) and Jack Hughes (5) both also scored for the Devils. Mackenzie Blackwood made 25 saves on 29 shots in the win and Vegas added a EN goal, and has lost three consecutive games as starter. New Jersey was 1/3 on the power play, and also had 15 hits and 26 shots and are on a four game losing streak and have lost eight of their last nine games.
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NJ: at DET DEC 18th 5:00
VGK: at NYR DEC 17th 4:00
Los Angeles 4 Florida 1 Final
After Matt Kierstad’s first NHL goal opened the game the Panthers who were playing two men down due to COVID gave up four unanswered to lose to LA and continue their losing streak. Olli Maatta (1), Anze Kopitar (9), Dustin Brown (4) and Arthur Kaliyev (6) were the four goal scorers for the Kings. Jonathan Quick made 41 saves on 42 shots in the win and has won four of his last five games as starter. Los Angeles was 0/2 on the power play, and also had 21 hits and 31 shots and now have a four game point streak. Both teams had lineup changes for Los Angeles Blake Lizzotte who was activated off of the COVID list and Mikey Anderson who recovered from illness replaced Andreas Athanasiou who is injured and Drew Doughty who is on the COVID list, while for Florida Sam Bennett, Carter Verhaeghe, Frank Vatrano, Aaron Ekblad, Brandon Montour and Radko Gudas were all out of the lineup after all were placed in COVID protocol and were replaced by Cole Schwindt who made his NHL debut, Grigori Denisenko, Chase Priskie and Matt Kierstad and they used 16 skaters. Matt Kierstad who scored his first career NHL goal (1) was the lone goal scorer for the Panthers. Sergei Bobrovsky made 27 saves on 31 shots in the loss and has started six of Florida’s last eight games. Florida was 0/4 on the power play, and also had 30 hits and 42 shots and are on a three game losing streak.
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LA: at CAR DEC 18th 4:00
FLO: at CAR DEC 27th 4:00
Montreal 3 Philadelphia 2 Final/SO
After falling behind 2-1 in the second period the Canadiens were able to get the tying goal in the third before Drouin got the shootout winner to help Montreal beat Philly. Autturi Lehkonen (4) and Laurent Dauphin (1) were the two goal scorers in regulation, while Jonathan Drouin was the lone goal scorer in the shootout for the Canadiens. Cayden Primeau made 37 saves on 39 shots in the win, which was his first win as starter this season. Montreal was 0/2 on the power play, and also had 22 hits and 40 shots and ended their six game losing streak. Both teams had lineup changes for Montreal a now healthy Jake Evans and Cayden Primeau who started replaced injured Mathieu Perreault as well as Sam Montembeault, while for Philadelphia Morgan Frost who was placed in COVID protocol was replaced by Jackson Cates who made his season debut. Max Willman (2) and Jackson Cates who scored his first career NHL goal (1) were the two goal scorers in regulation for the Flyers. Carter Hart made 38 saves on 40 shots in the SO loss and has lost seven of his last nine starts. James Van Reimsdyk (3G-2A-5P) now has a four game point streak. Philadelphia was 0/2 on the power play, and also had 13 hits and 39 shots and had their three game winning streak ended but now have a four game point streak.
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MON: at NYI DEC 20th 4:00
PHI: vs OTT DEC 18th 4:00
Carolina 5 Detroit 3 Final
In what was a really tight game with Both teams scoring 3 times in the first two periods, Niederriter got his second of the game early in the third to lead the short handed Caners past the Red Wings. Nino Niederriter scores twice (7 and 8), Jesper Fast, Jesperi Kotkaniemi, Teuvo Teravainen and Martin Necas all had 2 assists, while Tony DeAngelo (5), Jack Drury who scored his first NHL goal (1) and Vincent Trocheck (7) all also scored for the Hurricanes. Frederik Andersen made 23 saves on 26 shots in the win and has won four consecutive games as starter. Carolina was 1/1 on the power play, and also had 12 hits and 33 shots and have won five of their last six games. Both teams had lineup changes for Carolina Seth Jarvis, Andrei Svechnikov, Steven Lorentz, Jordan Staal and Ian Cole all missed the game after being placed in COVID protocol, Jalen Chatfield who is injured and Maxime Lajoie were replaced by Jack Drury who made his NHL debut, Andrew Poturalski and Stefan Noesen who both made their season debuts, and Tony DeAngelo and Brett Pesce who played for the first time since being activated off of the COVID list and they used 16 skaters, while for Detroit Marc Staal who was activated off of the COVID list and Joe Veleno replaced Robbi Fabbri and Michael Rasmussen who were both placed in COVID protocol. Dylan Larkin had a goal (12) and a assist, Lucas Raymond had 2 assists, while Sam Gagner (4) and Tyler Bertuzzi (10) both also scored for the Red Wings. Alex Nedeljkovic made 28 saves on 32 shots in the loss and Carolina added a EN goal, and has lost three of his last four games as starter. Detroit was 0/3 on the power play, and also had 15 hits and 26 shots and have lost four of their last five games.
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CAR: vs LA DEC 18th 4:00
DET: vs NJ DEC 18th 5:00
New York I 3 Boston 1 Final
The Islanders played a really dominant game today against a short handed Boston team as the Islanders scored the first three goals to get them back in the win Column. Cal Clutterbuck scored twice (4 and 5), while Anthony Beauvillier (4) also scored for the Islanders. Semyon Varlamov made 40 saves on 41 shots in the win and won as starter for the first time this season. New York I was 1/5 on the power play, and also had 22 hits and 28 shots and have a point in six of their last eight games. Both teams had lineup changes for New York I Austin Czarnik replaced Kiefer Bellows, and for Boston Anton Blidh, Trent Frederic, Patrice Bergeron and Jeremy Swayman were all unavailable for today’s game after being placed in COVID protocol along with John Moore were replaced by Jack Studnicka, Jesper Froden who made his NHL debut, Mike Reilly, and Kyle Keyser who backed up and Boston used 17 skaters. Mike Reilly (3) was the lone goal scorer for the Bruins. Linus Ullmark made 25 saves on 27 shots in the win and New York I added a EN goal, and has started three of Boston’s last four games. Boston was 0/3 on the power play, and also had 26 hits and 41 shots and have lost four of their last six games.
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BOS: at OTT DEC 19th 2:00
NYI: vs VGK DEC 19th 11:00
Buffalo 3 Minnesota 2 Final/SO
After being down 1-0 and 2-1 the Sabres would comeback to tie the game twice and win the game in the shootout thanks to Thompson. Dylan Cozens (8) and Mark Pysyk (1) were the two goal scorers in regulation, while Tage Thompson was the lone goal scorer in the shootout for the Sabres. Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen made 40 saves on 42 shots in the win and has won back to back NHL starts for the first time in his career. Buffalo was 0/2 on the power play, and also and 20 hits and 40 shots and are now on a three game point streak. Both teams had lineup changes for Buffalo Mark Jankowski and Colin Miller replaced injured players Anders Bjork and Robert Hagg, and for Minnesota Jonas Brodin who is now healthy replaced Jordie Benn. Jon Merrill (3) and Kirill Kaprizov (11) were the two goal scorers in regulation for the Wild. Cam Talbot made 38 saves on 40 shots in the SO loss and has started five of Minnesota’s last six games. Minnesota was 0/2 on the power play, and also had 23 hits and 32 shots and are now on a three game losing streak.
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MIN: at DAL DEC 20th 5:30
BUF: at PIT DEC 17th 4:00
Nashville 5 Colorado 2 Final
In a Central division matchup where seven Preds and five Avs were out in COVID protocol the Predators were the victorious team as they scored the first two goals and never looked back. Filip Forsberg scored twice (12 and 13) and added a assist, Colton Sissons had 3 assists, Tanner Jeannot had a goal (7) and a assist, Alex Carrier had 2 assists, while Roman Josi (10) and Mattias Ekholm (1) both also scored for the Predators. Juuse Saros made 24 saves on 26 shots in the win and has won four consecutive games as starter. Nashville was 2/5 on the power play, and also had 22 hits and 35 shots and are now on a six game winning streak. Both teams had lineup changes for Nashville Philip Tomasino, Mikael Granlund, Nick Cousins, Matt Luff and Micheal McCarron all missed the game after being placed in COVID protocol and were replaced by Cody Glass, Mathieu Olivier, Rocco Grimaldi, Cole Smith who made his season debut and Philippe Myers, while for Colorado Andre Burakovsky, J.T Compher, Cale Makar and Darcy Kuemper all missed the game after being placed in COVID protocol and were replaced by Jordan Gross who made his season debut and Colorado played with 16 skaters and didn’t dress a backup goalie. Mikko Rantanen had a goal (14) and a assist, while Valeri Nichushkin (10) also scored for the Avalanche. Pavel Francouz made 30 saves on 34 shots in the loss and Nashville added a EN goal, while Francouz made his first starts since AUG 30th 2020. Nathan Mackinnon (2G-12A-14P) extends his point streak to nine games, Nazem Kadri (4G-9A-13P) extended his point streak to seven games, while Mikko Rantanen (4G-7A-11P) extends his point streak to six games. Colorado was 1/4 on the power play, and also had 13 hits and 26 shots and had both their five game winning streak and seven game point streak ended.
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COL: at VGK DEC 27th 7:00
NAS: at CHI DEC 17th 5:30
Edmonton 5 Columbus 2 Final
Edmonton jumped out to a four goal lead by the end of the second period and held off a late Columbus attack to beat the Blue Jackets and end their losing streak. Jesse Puljujarvi scores twice (9 and 10) and added a assist, Brendan Perlini had a goal (1) and a assist, Connor McDavid had 2 assists, while Warren Foegele (3) and Derek Ryan (2) both also scored for the Oilers. Stuart Skinner made 36 saves on 38 shots in the win and won for the first time in his last four starts. Edmonton was 2/5 on the power play, and also had 18 hits and 45 shots and ended their six game losing streak. Both teams had lineup changes for Edmonton Brendan Perlini and William Lagesson replaced Devin Shore who is on the COVID list and Markus Niemelainen, and for Columbus Yegor Chinakov replaced Gregory Hoffman. Gustav Nyquist (5) and Justin Danforth (2) were the two goal scorers for the Blue Jackets. Elvis Merzlikins let in 4 goals on 29 shots before being replaced by Joonas Korpisalo who stoped all 15 shots he faced in the loss and in relief. Columbus was 0/3 on the power play, and also had 24 hits and 38 shots and have lost eight of their last ten games.
Next Game
COLU: at BUF DEC 20th 4:00
EDM: at SEA DEC 18th 7:00
Vancouver 5 San Jose 2 Final
Vancouver scores the first two goals of the game and held off a couple of comeback attempts by the Sharks to win and extend their winning streak. J.T Miller had a goal (10) and 2 assists, Brock Boeser scores twice (8 and 9), Tanner Pearson had 2 assists, while Jason Dickinson (2) and Bo Horvat (10) both also scored for the Canucks. Thatcher Demko made 33 saves on 36 shots in the win and has won five consecutive games as starter. J.T Miller (2G-7A-9P) now has a six game point streak. Vancouver was 1/3 on the power play, and also had 17 hits and 30 shots and are on a six game winning streak and have won eight of their last nine games. Both teams had lineup changes for Vancouver Guillaume Brisebois who made his season debut replaced Tucker Poolman who was placed in COVID protocol, and for San Jose Jayden Halbgewachs who made his NHL debut replaced Jonah Gadjovich. Timo Meier (12) and Andrew Cogliano (3) were the two goal scorers for the Sharks. Adin Hill made 25 saves on 29 shots in the loss and Vancouver added a EN goal, and Hill has lost four of his last five games as starter. Tomas Hertl (6G-3A-9P) extends his point streak to six games. San Jose was 0/1 on the power play, and also had 30 hits and 36 shots and have lost three of their last four games.
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SJ: vs VAN DEC 21st 7:30
VAN: vs TOR DEC 18th 4:00
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