Today features five of everyone's favorite games, or so they would like us to think. The three early games start at 9:30 Pacific, beginning with the...
Minnesota Wild hosting the Detroit Red Wings. Jimmy Howard and Niklas Backstrom got the starts. The first goal was scored by Detroit in the third period off the tape of Nicklas Lidstrom, with help from Jiri Hudler and Brad Stuart for his 12th of the season. Martin Havlat answered for Minnesota with his 18th of the year, courtesy of Brent Burns.The 1-1 tie lasted into a shootout where Pavel Datsyuk and Todd Bertuzzi sealed a victory for the Red Wings over the Wild. The three stars went to Backstrom (38 for 39 saves), Howard (25 for 26 saves), and Datsyuk.
Farther east, in New York, the Rangers hosted the Philadelphia Flyers. Brian Boucher and Henrik Lundqvist stood 200 feet apart. New York struck first with a Wojtek Wolski tally, his tenth of the season seeing help from Ryan McDonagh and Mike Sauer. Jeff Carter replied for Philadelphia with his 27th of the year, assisted by Claude Giroux and Scott Hartnell. The Flyers took the lead in the second period with Giroux netting his 20th of the campaign on the power play, thanks to Carter and Hartnell. Philadelphia made it 3-1 with Dan Carcillo scoring his fourth of the season, with helpers by Braydon Coburn and Darroll Powe. The Rangers attempted a comeback with Derek Stepan notching his 16th of the year, via Dan Girardi and Marc Staal, but the comeback was stopped short with an empty net goal by Kris Versteeg of the Flyers, his 15th of the campaign finding twine thanks to Coburn and James van Riemsdyk. The three stars were awarded to Carter, Giroux, and Ryan Callahan.
Staying in the same state, the Buffalo Sabres hosted the Washington Capitals. Semyon Varlamov and Ryan Miller picked up the starts. Washington draws first blood in the second period with the seventh of the season by Mathieu Perreault, with helpers by Matt Hendricks and Jason Chimera. Buffalo replied with a Jason Pominville power play goal, his 14th of the year helped along by Thomas Vanek and Tim Connolly. The Capitals took a 2-1 lead with the ninth of the campaign by Marcus Johansson, courtesy of Perreault and Alex Ovechkin on the power play. This would be the final, with Miller (37 for 39 saves), Perreault, and Varlamov (28 for 29 saves) getting the three stars.
The game of the week came next, with the Chicago Blackhawks hosting the Pittsburgh Penguins. Marc-Andre Fleury and Corey Crawford took their places in the blue paint. Chicago opened the scoring with Patrick Sharp registering his 31st of the season, helped along by Jonathan Toews and Niklas Hjalmarsson. Pittsburgh tied the game with a shorthanded goal by Matt Cooke, his eleventh of the year going down thanks to Max Talbot and Brooks Orpik. The Blackhawks regained the lead with a Bryan Bickell goal, his 14th of the season made possible by Dave Bolland and Duncan Keith. The Penguins tied the game with Brett Sterling scoring his third of the campaign, with help from Tyler Kennedy and Paul Martin. The tie went into a shootout, where Chicago took the game with a Patrick Kane tally. The three stars went to Sharp, Sterling, and Bickell.
Finally, the Heritage Classic at McMahon Stadium in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, where the Flames host the Montreal Canadiens outdoors. Carey Price and Miikka Kiprusoff are tending the twines. Calgary strikes first with Rene Bourque notching his 18th of the season, a power play goal from Alex Tanguay and Olli Jokinen. The Flames went up 2-0 with a shorthanded goal by Anton Babchuk, his ninth of the year seeing assistance from Curtis Glencross and Brendan Morrison. Bourque added on his second of the game and 19th of the season with help from Cory Sarich. Tanguay added on his 16th of the year with the man advantage, getting help from Jarome Iginla and Morrison. Kiprusoff (39 save shutout), Bourque, and Tanguay picked up the three stars for the Heritage Classic.
That's all the hockey for Sunday.
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