#nhl-game-recap

#nhl-game-recap

The Panthers opened the scoring 6:44 into the first when Carter Verhaeghe and Evan Rodrigues worked behind the net to claim the puck. Verhaeghe sent the biscuit from low to high to Aaron Ekblad at the right point. Filip Gustavsson failed to glove Ekblad's shot, which ticked off Ryan Hartman and appeared to be going wide, and Sam Reinhart pounced on the rebound to collect his 25th goal.

NEW YORK The New York Rangers and the St. Louis Blues entered the third period tied at one. This was a similar position to what New York had found itself in during the final two games of its Western road trip in Denver and Salt Lake City. Both those games, of course, the Rangers lost. On Monday night at Madison Square Garden, they held off the Blue just enough to secure their second home win of the season.

The Bruins have been a resilient and admirable group for the most part this season. But the depleted B's learned on Monday night that vim and vigor can take you only so far in the National Hockey League. The Carolina Hurricanes were clearly the better team at the Garden and used two second period goals to power their way to the 3-1 win at the Garden

Tim Stützle scored twice in the third period and the Ottawa Senators beat Boston 5-3 on Thursday night to end the Bruins ' seven-game win streak. Dylan Cozens and Claude Giroux each had a goal and an assist for Ottawa, while Shane Pinto scored just hours after signing a four-year extension. Leevi Merilainen finished with 18 saves. Morgan Geekie had a goal and an assist, and David Pastrnak and Mark Kastelic also scored for the Bruins.

The Capitals did not wake up for this game, and I wish I hadn't either if that first period was in the cards. They didn't exactly play "bad," but they just couldn't string two passes together, and they were put in an early hole by a bad goal against from Charlie Lindgren. Then, some terrible puck luck and a blown challenge led to two more for the Canucks. I think Evander Kane did enough on Vancouver's second for that goal to be taken back. Lindgren had his glove over the puck, but Kane jammed his stick underneath it to keep the play alive. I also just despise Evander Kane and want nothing good for him ever.