We've got seven games on an unusually busy Sunday. First up...
The St. Louis Blues host the Minnesota Wild. Devan Dubnyk faces a lesser foe in Chad Johnson in goal. St. Louis began in the first period with an Oskar Sundqvist goal, his third of the season, via Ivan Barbashev. Minnesota tied it in the second period with a Zach Parise goal, his seventh of the year, courtesy of Nino Niederreiter and Jonas Brodin. The Wild pulled ahead on a Joel Eriksson Ek goal, made possible by Jordan Greenway and Charlie Coyle. The Blues tied it with an Alex Pietrangelo goal, his third of the season, coming off of Jaden Schwartz and Ryan O'Reilly. Minnesota pulled ahead in the third period with an unassisted Mikael Granlund goal, his tenth of the year. This made it 3-2, the final, with the three stars going to Granlund, Dubnyk (29 for 31 in saves), and Eriksson Ek.
To the east, the Washington Capitals welcome the Arizona Coyotes. Darcy Kuemper is mismatched with Braden Holtby in goal. Arizona started in the first period with a Vinnie Hinostroza power play goal, his fourth of the season, powered by Dylan Strome and Richard Panik. The Coyotes added on in the second period with an unassisted Panik goal, his fourth of the year. Washington got on the board with a Nicklas Backstrom goal, his fourth of the season, via Alex Ovechkin and Madison Bowey. Arizona replied with an Alex Galchenyuk power play goal, his third of the year, powered by Brendan Perlini and Oliver Ekman-Larsson. The Coyotes iced it at 4-1 with a Derek Stepan empty net goal, his fourth of the campaign, set up by Galchenyuk and Clayton Keller. The three stars were Galchenyuk, Kuemper (38 for 39 in saves), and Panik.
Down in Florida, the Panthers bring in the Ottawa Senators. Mike McKenna and James Reimer are the backups in goal. Ottawa opened in the first period with a Ryan Dzingel power play goal, his ninth of the season, powered by Chris Tierney and Maxime Lajoie. Florida tied it on an Aleksander Barkov goal in the second period, his fourth of the year, courtesy of Mike Hoffman and Evgenii Dadonov. The Panthers took the lead with a Jonathan Huberdeau power play goal, his fourth of the season, with assists provided by Keith Yandle and Vincent Trocheck. Florida added on with a Barkov goal, his second of the game and fifth of the year, made possible by Bogdan Kiselevich and Hoffman. The Panthers extended the lead as Troy Brouwer scored his third of the season, with the help of Colton Sceviour and Juho Lammikko. Florida padded the lead on a Frank Vatrano goal, his fifth of the year, passed from Huberdeau and Kiselevich. The final remained at 5-1, with the three stars going to Barkov, Huberdeau, and Hoffman, while Kiselevich and Reimer (34 for 35 in saves) get the honorable mentions.
Back north, the Boston Bruins host the Vegas Golden Knights. Malcolm Subban and Jaroslav Halak are in the creases. Boston led off in the first period with a Danton Heinen goal, his second of the season, coming off of Anders Bjork. The Bruins added on with a Jeremy Lauzon goal, via Sean Kuraly and John Moore. Boston extended the lead in the second period as Brad Marchand scored his sixth of the year, thanks to Patrice Bergeron and David Pastrnak. Vegas got on the board with a Cody Eakin goal, his fifth of the season, assisted by Alex Tuch. The Bruins capped it at 4-1 in the third period with a Pastrnak power play goal, his sixteenth of the year, powered by Torey Krug and David Krejci. The three stars belonged to Halak (37 for 38 in saves), Pastrnak, and Lauzon.
Northwest to Winnipeg, as the Jets welcome the New Jersey Devils. Cory Schneider and Connor Hellebuyck are between the pipes. Winnipeg struck first in the first period with a Jack Roslovic goal, assisted by Dustin Byfuglien. The Jets added on with a Mark Scheifele goal, his eighth of the season, coming off of Blake Wheeler and Nikolaj Ehlers. New Jersey got on the board with a Brett Seney goal, via Jesper Bratt and Damon Severson. Winnipeg replied in the second period with another Scheifele goal, his second of the game and ninth of the year, guided in by Jacob Trouba. The Devils pulled back with a Blake Coleman goal, his fifth of the season, courtesy of Severson. The Jets answered on an Ehlers goal, his fourth of the year, passed from Scheifele and Wheeler. Winnipeg extended the lead as Mathieu Perreault scored his third of the campaign, thanks to Kyle Connor and Bryan Little. This made it 5-2, the eventual final, with the three stars given to Scheifele, Wheeler, and Ehlers, while Severson gets an honorable mention.
Out in California, the San Jose Sharks bring in the Calgary Flames. Mike Smith and Martin Jones protect the nets. San Jose drew first blood in the first period with an Evander Kane goal, his sixth of the season, coming off of Joe Pavelski and Joonas Donskoi. The Sharks added on with a Donskoi goal in the second period, his fourth of the year, via Kane and Pavelski. Calgary got on the board with a Sean Monahan goal, his ninth of the season, with a lone assist by Mark Jankowski. San Jose iced it at 3-1 with a Pavelski empty net goal in the third period, his eighth of the year, set up by Tomas Hertl and Timo Meier. The three stars were Pavelski, Donskoi, and Kane, while Jones (29 for 30 in saves) gets an honorable mention.
Finally, the Edmonton Oilers host the Colorado Avalanche. Semyon Varlamov and Cam Talbot guard the cages. Colorado kicked off the scoring in the first period with a Mikko Rantanen goal, his sixth of the season, assisted by Nathan MacKinnon and Gabriel Landeskog. The Avalanche added on with a Carl Soderberg goal, his sixth of the year, fueled by Tyson Barrie and Matt Calvert. Colorado extended the lead as Alexander Kerfoot scored his third of the season on the power play, with the help of Soderberg and Samuel Girard in the second period. The Avalanche padded the lead on a Barrie goal, via Rantanen and MacKinnon. Edmonton got on the board in the third period with a Ty Rattie goal, his second of the year, helped along by Adam Larsson and Milan Lucic. The final remained at 4-1, with the three stars given to Barrie, Rantanen, and MacKinnon.
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