It's time for Sunday hockey, with six games on the slate. We begin with...
The Detroit Red Wings hosting the Edmonton Oilers. Jonas Gustavsson and Jimmy Howard are the backups in goal. Detroit started in the first period with a Justin Abdelkader power play goal, his third of the season, powered by Brendan Smith and Frans Nielsen. Edmonton tied it on a Tyler Pitlick goal, his fourth of the year, coming off of Milan Lucic and Leon Draisaitl. The Oilers gained the lead in the second period with a Ryan Nugent-Hopkins power play goal, his second of the season, with assists provided by Connor McDavid and Oscar Klefbom. This stood for the eventual 2-1 win, with the three stars being Nugent-Hopkins, Pitlick, and Gustavsson (22 for 23 in saves).
Down in St. Louis, the Blues welcome the Colorado Avalanche. Semyon Varlamov and Jake Allen are the masked men. St. Louis opened in the first period with a Robby Fabbri goal, passed from Dmitrij Jaskin and Kevin Shattenkirk. The Blues added on with a Jori Lehtera goal, courtesy of Carl Gunnarsson and Vladimir Tarasenko. Colorado got on the board in the second period with a Matt Duchene goal, his sixth of the season, fueled by Francois Beauchemin and Fedor Tyutin. St. Louis replied with a Jaden Schwartz power play goal, his second of the year, powered by Alexander Steen and Shattenkirk. The Blues extended the lead as Scottie Upshall scored, his second of the season, thanks to Ryan Reaves and Kyle Brodziak. St. Louis padded the lead with a David Perron goal, his fourth of the year, guided in by Colton Parayko and Shattenkirk, the latter earning a sock trick. Varlamov was replaced by Calvin Pickard at the start of the third period. The game ended at 5-1, with the three stars given to Shattenkirk, Allen (22 for 23 in saves), and Lehtera.
East to Raleigh, where the Carolina Hurricanes bring in the New Jersey Devils. Keith Kinkaid and Eddie Lack are in the creases. New Jersey got going in the second period with a Michael Cammalleri goal, assisted by Travis Zajac and Beau Bennett. The Devils added on with another Cammalleri goal, via Jacob Josefson. New Jersey extended the lead in the third period as Cammalleri finished his natural hat trick, with the help of Bennett and John Moore. Carolina got on the board with an Andrej Nestrasil goal, helped along by Noah Hanifin and Jordan Staal. New Jersey iced it at 4-1 with a shorthanded empty net goal by Andy Greene, going in unassisted. The three stars went to Cammalleri, Bennett, and Kinkaid (33 for 34 in saves).
Back west, the Chicago Blackhawks host the Dallas Stars. Kari Lehtonen and Scott Darling draw the starts in goal. Dallas began in the first period with a Tyler Seguin power play goal, his sixth of the season, powered by Antoine Roussel and Patrick Eaves. The Stars added on in the second period with a shorthanded Gemel Smith goal, set up by Dan Hamhuis. Chicago got on the board with a Patrick Kane goal, his fifth of the year, helped along by Jonathan Toews and Brent Seabrook. The Blackhawks tied it in the third period on a Toews goal, his third of the season, via Marian Hossa and Duncan Keith. Chicago took the lead with an Artem Anisimov goal, his eighth of the year, passed from Toews and Keith. Dallas tied it again with a Smith goal, his second of the game, courtesy of John Klingberg and Jamie Benn. The Blackhawks won 4-3 with an overtime goal by Hossa, his sixth of the campaign, guided in by Seabrook and Anisimov. The three stars went to Hossa, Anisimov, and Seabrook, while Toews, Smith, and Keith get the honorable mentions.
In New York, the Rangers welcome the Winnipeg Jets. Connor Hellebuyck and Henrik Lundqvist protect the nets. New York led off in the first period with a Kevin Hayes goal, his sixth of the season, passed from Kevin Klein and Brady Skjei. Winnipeg tied it on a Patrik Laine goal, his eighth of the year, assisted by Ben Chiarot and Mark Scheifele. The Rangers took the lead with a second period Mats Zuccarello goal, his sixth of the season, guided in by Chris Kreider. The Jets tied it again with a Scheifele goal, his seventh of the year, helped along by Paul Postma and Nikolaj Ehlers. New York pulled ahead again on a J.T. Miller goal, his fifth of the season, via Nick Holden. The Rangers added on with a Jesper Fast goal, his second of the year, coming off of Klein and Brandon Pirri. New York extended the lead as Pavel Buchnevich scored his second of the season, thanks to Pirri and Adam Clendening. The game ended at 5-2, with the three stars given to Scheifele, Pirri, and Klein.
Finally, in Anaheim, the Ducks bring in the Calgary Flames. Chad Johnson and Jonathan Bernier man the nets. Anaheim struck first in the first period with a Clayton Stoner goal, passed from Corey Perry and Ryan Getzlaf. Calgary tied it on an Alex Chiasson goal, his second of the season, assisted by Johnny Gaudreau and Sean Monahan. The Ducks took the lead back in the second period with a Ryan Kesler power play goal, his third of the year, powered by Perry and Getzlaf. Anaheim added on with an Andrew Cogliano goal, his fifth of the season, coming off of Jakob Silfverberg and Josh Manson. The Ducks extended the lead in the third period as Kesler scored his second of the game and fourth of the year, with assists provided by Perry and Getzlaf, both of whom received sock tricks. The final stood at 4-1, with the three stars given to Kesler, Perry, and Getzlaf.
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