On a rather tame Sunday, there would be five contests that a pair of games each had four and seven goals.
NHL News and Notes Sunday, March 10th, 2024
News
- The NHL has suspended Philadelphia Flyers Head Coach John Tortorella for two games for Unprofessional Conduct Directed at Officials.
- Tortorella has also been fined $50,000.
- The money associated with the fine will go to the NHL Foundation program.
Flyers Head Coach John Tortorella suspended for two games and fined $50,000. https://t.co/XlbnxgJaJ2 pic.twitter.com/1OX944YJ8s
— NHL Public Relations (@NHLPR) March 10, 2024
Game Recaps
Edmonton Oilers v. Pittsburgh Penguins – 1p ET
- In Pittsburgh, the Penguins welcomed the Oilers back to the Steel City and in the first Connor McDavid scored his 24th to put Edmonton up 1-0 and then Mattias Ekholm scored his fifth to give the Oilers the 2-0 lead. Following a scoreless second, Darnell Nurse scored a pair of goals as the Oilers went on to shutout the Penguins 4-0.
Nashville Predators v. Minnesota Wild – 3:30p ET
- In Minnesota, the Wild hosted the Predators and in the first Jonas Brodin scored his seventh of the year to put Minnesota up 1-0 and then Mark Jankowski scored his third of the year as Nashville tied the contest. In the second, Nashville took the lead when Luke Evangelista scored his 14th of the year but Kirill Kaprizov’s 31st of the year tied the game for Minnesota. In the third, Ryan Hartman’s 16th gave the Wild the lead but then Ryan O’Reilly scored a power play goal to tie the game for Nashville. In overtime, Matt Boldy scored his 24th of the year as the Wild got the 4-3 victory of the Predators.
Calgary Flames v. Carolina Hurricanes – 5p ET
- In Raleigh, the Hurricanes hosted the Flames and in the first Jordan Martinook scored his 11th to put Carolina up 1-0 and then Sebastian Aho’s 25th put the Canes up 2-0. In the second, Jalen Chatifeld scored his sixth to put Carolina up 3-0 and then the Canes took the 4-0 lead with Andrei Svechnikov’s 16th of the year. Calgary then got on the board when Dryden Hunt scored his third of the year but Brent Burns got Carolina the four goal lead with his 10th of the year. Seth Jarvis then scored his 20th of the year as Carolina made it a 6-1 game. In the third, Yegor Sharangovich’s 27th of the year brought Calgary within four but Teuvo Teravainen netted his 21st of the year as the Hurricanes blew by the Flames 7-2.
Arizona Coyotes v. Chicago Blackhawks – 6p ET
- In the Windy City, the Blackhawks took on the Coyotes and in the first Arizona took the 1-0 lead when Clayton Keller scored his 24th of the year. In the second, Clayton Keller scored his second of the night to put Arizona up 2-0 but then Connor Bedard scored his 18th to bring the Blackhawks within a goal. Then, Colin Blackwell scored his sixth of the year to tie the game and then Connor Bedard’s power play goal gave the ‘Hawks the 3-2 lead. Dylan Guenther then scored his ninth to tie the game on the power play for the ‘Yotes and then a power play goal from Tyler Johnson put Chicago back in the lead. In the third, Colin Blackwell scored his second of the night to put the Blackhawks up two but then Nick Schmaltz scored his 19th of the year to bring Arizona within a goal. Then, Ryan Donato scored his eighth to put Chicago back up two and then Colin Blackwell got the hat trick with an empty netter as the Blackhawks downed the Coyotes 7-4.
New York Islanders v. Anaheim Ducks – 8p ET
- In Anaheim, the Islanders made the trip to face the Ducks and in the first New York went up 1-0 with Casey Cizikas’ eighth of the year and then Kyle Palmieri scored his 20th of the year to put the Isles up two. Then, Brock Nelson scored his 29th on the power play to give the Islanders the 3-0. In the second, Anaheim got on the board when Alex Killorn got his 12th of the year. In the third, New York went back up three when Bo Horvat scored his 26th of the year and then Pierre Engvall netted his eighth of the year as the Isles went up four. Then, Cal Clutterbuck scored his fifth of the year as the Islanders stomped the Ducks 6-1.
Today’s Games
- STL v. BOS – 7p ET
- NJ v. NYR – 7p ET
- WAS v. WIN – 7:30p ET
- NYI v. LA – 10:30p ET
Noteworthy in Hockey
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