NHL News and Notes from Friday, January 7th, 2022
News
- The NHL announced they have postponed two more games due to Attendance Restrictions in Canada.
Game Recaps
- Calgary Flames v. Carolina Hurricanes – 7p ET
- In Carolina the Hurricanes would host the Calgary Flames, and in the first period Blake Coleman would open the scoring for the Flames, but Jesper Fast would score to tie the game at one for the Canes. In the second period Derek Stepan, Andrei Svechnikov, and Tony DeAngelo would score to give the Canes the 4-1 lead, but Matthew Tkachuk would score to bring the Flames back within two. Then in the third period Johnny Gaudreau would net his 15th of the season to bring the Flames back within one, but Brady Skjei would score to retake the two goal lead, and then Svechnikov would net his second of the game as the Hurricanes would go on to defeat the Flames 6-3.
- Washington Capitals v. St. Louis Blues – 8p ET
- In St. Louis the Blues would host the Washington Capitals, and two minutes into the game Daniel Sprong would score to give the Caps the quick 1-0 lead, but Torey Krug would score to tie the game at one. In the second period Pavel Buchnevich would score to give the Blues the 2-1 lead, and then Oskar Sundqvist would grow the lead to two after banking in a juicy rebound for the Blues. With less than a second left in the second period Ivan Barbashev would strike to give the Blues the 4-1 lead. Then in the third period Buchnevich would net his second of the game to give the Blues the 5-1 victory over the Capitals
- PIT v. DAL – 2p ET
- TOR v. COL – 7p ET
- BOS v. TB – 7p ET
- SJ v. PHI – 7p ET
- FLA v. CAR – 7p ET
- NJ v. CLB – 7p ET
- NAS v. ARI – 8p ET
- WAS v. MIN – 8p ET
- OTT v. VAN – Postponed
- CHI v. VGK – 10p ET
- NYR v. ANA – 10p ET
- DET v. LA – 1030p ET
- SEA v. WIN – Postponed
- BUF v. MON – Postponed
- NYI v. EDM – Postponed
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