NHL News and Notes from Wednesday, February 8th, 2023
News
- None
Game Recaps
- Vancouver Canucks v. New York Rangers – 8p ET
- At Madison Square Garden the New York Rangers would play host to the Vancouver Canucks, and in the first period Chris Kreider and Filip Chytil would score to give the Rangers the 2-0 lead, but Conor Garland would score to get the Canucks on the board to get them back within one. In the second period Alexis Lafreniere would score to retake the two goal lead for the Rangers, but Vasily Podkolzin would score to get the Canucks back within one. Then in the third period Elias Pettersson would score for the Canucks, but Mika Zibanejad would score to give the Rangers the 4-3 victory over the Canucks.
- Minnesota Wild v. Dallas Stars – 830p ET
- In Dallas the Stars would go to battle with the Minnesota Wild, and after a scoreless first period Jamie Benn, Radek Faksa, and Jani Hakanpaa would score to give the Stars the 3-0 lead, but Joel Eriksson Ek would score for the Wild to get on the board. Then in the third period Roope Hintz would score to give the Stars the 4-1 victory over the Wild.
Today’s Games
- COL v. TB – 7p ET
- EDM v. PHI – 7p ET
- SJ v. FLA – 7p ET
- SEA v. NJ – 7p ET
- CAL v. DET – 7p ET
- VAN v. NYI – 730p ET
- VGK v. MIN – 8p ET
Noteworthy in Hockey
- 32 Thoughts Podcast: Juuse Saros (SportsNet)
- Ahead of trip to DC to help celebrate Caps’ Black History Night, recently retired Smith-Pelly reflects on his career (NHL.com)
- Vitek Vanecek debuted a new mask at practice, one that pays homage to two franchise legends (NHL.com)
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