2024-03-13 04:28:00
At the heart of the fight for the playoffs in the East, the Wings had to concede the last team spot drafted to Patrick Roy’s squad, the New York Islanders.
In his third game since being acquired from the Colorado Avalanche, Bowen Byram continued to stand out with his second and third goals already with the Sabres. He has a total of 11 this season.
Zach Benson had a goal and two assists, while Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen earned the victory with 22 saves.
The Sabers opened the scoring after just 1:07 of action when Alex Tuch intercepted a pass against the boards before going around defenseman Ben Chiarot to get alone in front of goaltender Alex Lyon, whom he beat with a backhand. The tone was set.
Bowen Byram, Zach Benson and Jeff Skinner also flashed the red light to give a 4-1 lead after one period, signaling the end of Lyon’s evening after giving up four goals on 13 shots.
The arrival of James Reimer did not stop the bleeding. Connor Clifton and Byram increased the gap to 6-1 in the first half of the second period, then JJ Peterka added more.
A worrying moment also occurred at the start of the second third when Wings forward Joe Veleno received a lightning shot from Connor Clifton in the head. He was unable to return to the game.
The two teams will meet again on Saturday.
Owen Tippett broke the tie at 5:09 in the third period, guiding the Philadelphia Flyers to a 3-2 victory over the San Jose Sharks.
Morgan Frost had a goal and an assist for the Flyers, who are .500 in their last eight games.
Joel Farabee scored the other goal for the winners.
Cam York and Travis Konecny each provided two assists, while Samuel Ersson made 27 saves.
For the Sharks, Filip Zadina scored twice on the power play and Magnus Chrona blocked 39 shots.
The Flyers will host the Toronto Maple Leafs on Thursday night.
Kaprizov scores double for Wild
Kirill Kaprizov scored two goals and added an assist, helping the Minnesota Wild post their fourth victory in five games, this time 4-1 against the Arizona Coyotes.
Kaprizov put the puck into an empty net from his own zone with 2:32 remaining, sealing the outcome of the game. The Coyotes pulled goaltender Karel Vejmelka with three minutes remaining.
Marc-André Fleury stopped 21 pucks in the victory. Teammates Ryan Hartman and Marcus Foligno flashed the red light. Foligno’s net was also scored in an empty cage.
Originally from Minneapolis, Nick Bjugstad was the only scorer for the Coyotes. Vejmelka stopped 27 pucks, going 8-17-2 this season.
Coyotes forward Barrett Hayton was out with a lower body injury.
Rantanen ne dérougit pas
Mikko Rantanen scored twice and added two assists to extend his point streak to 10 games, leading the Colorado Avalanche to a 6-2 victory over the Calgary Flames.
Fourteen of Rantanen’s eighteen points during this sequence were assists. This is the first time in his career that he has been involved in a goal in 10 consecutive games.
Valeri Nichushkin, with a goal and two assists, also had a good night of work for the Avalanche, who won their fourth straight game.
Acquired from the Buffalo Sabers at the trade deadline, Casey Mittelstadt hit the target for the first time with his new team. Nathan MacKinnon and Josh Manson also threaded the needle for the visitors.
MacKinnon himself is in the midst of a streak with 13 straight games with at least one point. His 113 points are also a new personal high for a season.
Rookie Justus Annunen stopped 25 pucks in front of the Avalanche goal.
Daniil Miromanov scored his first goal of the campaign in the defeat. Walker Duehr also hit the target.
Dan Vladar gave up six times on 35 shots before being replaced by Dustin Wolf. The latter made three saves.
The Flames had to make do without their goaltender Jacob Markstrom, who had a lower body injury. His condition will be reassessed daily. To replace him, the Alberta club recalled Wolf from the Calgary Wranglers in the American League.
The 34-year-old Markstrom was 22-17-2 in 41 games this season, posting a 2.68 goals-against average and a .910 save percentage.
Marchessault and Eichel save Vegas
Jack Eichel scored in overtime and the Golden Knights came back from a two-goal deficit to win 5-4 against the Seattle Kraken.
Jonathan Marchessault tied the game 17 seconds from the end of regulation time with his second goal of the game and his 37th of the campaign. A shot from Eichel bounced off Chandler Stevenson’s stick and landed in front of the Quebecer, who had an open net.
William Karlsson had reduced the gap to 4-3.
Eichel added two assists, while Adin Hill made 26 saves.
Vegas won two in a row for the first time since February 6 and 8. They had lost the previous four games, falling to last place among drafted teams.
Andre Burakovsky, Matty Beniers and Brandon Tanev and Oliver Bjorkstrand provided the Kraken’s response. Jordan Eberle was shut out in his 1,000th career NHL game. Philipp Grubauer made 29 saves in the loss.
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