Six games on this Sunday, beginning with...
The Washington Capitals hosting the New York Rangers. Henrik Lundqvist faces a lesser foe in Pheonix Copley. New York began in the first period with a Chris Kreider goal, his twenty-sixth of the season, coming off of Jimmy Vesey and Mika Zibanejad. Washington tied it on a Nicklas Backstrom goal, his fourteenth of the year, via John Carlson and T.J. Oshie. The Capitals took the lead with a Michal Kempny goal, his sixth of the season, passed from Brett Connolly and Andre Burakovsky. Washington added on in the second period with a Tom Wilson power play goal, his seventeenth of the year, powered by Jakub Vrana and Lars Eller. The Rangers got one back with a Brady Skjei goal, his fifth of the season, courtesy of Connor Brickley and Lias Andersson. New York tied it in the third period with a Vesey goal, his fifteenth of the year, going in unassisted. The Capitals reclaimed the lead on a Nic Dowd goal, his sixth of the season, assisted by Travis Boyd and Brooks Orpik. Washington extended the lead as Backstrom scored his second of the game and fifteenth of the year, an unassisted goal. The Rangers pulled back with a Vladislav Namestnikov power play goal, his eighth of the season, powered by Neal Pionk and Tony DeAngelo. New York tied it with a Skjei goal, his second of the game and sixth of the year, guided in by Kevin Shattenkirk and Zibanejad. The Capitals won 6-5 in overtime with an Evgeny Kuznetsov goal, his sixteenth of the campaign, fueled by Alex Ovechkin and Dmitry Orlov. The three stars were Backstrom, Skjei, and Vesey, while Zibanejad gets an honorable mention.
West to Chicago, as the Blackhawks welcome the Dallas Stars. Anton Khudobin and Cam Ward are the backups in goal. Dallas led off in the first period with a Radek Faksa goal, his eleventh of the season, assisted by Mats Zuccarello and Jason Dickinson. The Stars added on with an Alexander Radulov goal, his seventeenth of the year, via Miro Heiskanen. Dallas extended the lead in the second period as Zuccarello scored his twelfth of the season, thanks to Tyler Seguin and Esa Lindell. Chicago got on the board with a Chris Kunitz goal, his second of the year, passed from Marcus Kruger and Duncan Keith. The Blackhawks pulled closer on a Drake Caggiula goal, his eleventh of the season, made possible by Keith and Erik Gustafsson. Chicago tied it in the third period with a Jonathan Toews power play goal, his twenty-ninth of the year, with a lone assist by Gustafsson. The Stars regained the lead on a Jason Spezza power play goal, his eighth of the campaign, powered by Radulov and John Klingberg. This sealed it at 4-3, with the three stars going to Radulov, Zuccarello, and Keith, while Gustafsson gets an honorable mention.
Backtracking to Detroit, where the Red Wings bring in the San Jose Sharks. Aaron Dell and Jonathan Bernier are in the creases. San Jose opened in the first period with a Tim Heed goal, his second of the season, coming off of Marc-Edouard Vlasic and Kevin Labanc. Detroit tied it on a Darren Helm goal, his sixth of the year, courtesy of Justin Abdelkader and Mike Green. The Red Wings took the lead with a Gustav Nyquist goal, his sixteenth of the season, fueled by Dylan Larkin and Tyler Bertuzzi. Detroit added on in the second period with a Green goal, his fifth of the year, via Abdelkader and Anthony Mantha. The Sharks got one back with a Brent Burns goal, his thirteenth of the season, assisted by Timo Meier and Logan Couture. San Jose tied it on a Joe Pavelski power play goal, his thirty-third of the year, powered by Joe Thornton and Burns. The Sharks pulled ahead with another Pavelski goal, his second of the game and thirty-fourth of the season, guided in by Vlasic and Tomas Hertl. San Jose iced it at 5-3 with a Pavelski empty net goal to cap his natural hat trick with his thirty-fifth of the year, set up by Couture. The three stars went to Pavelski, Burns, and Vlasic, while Couture, Green, and Abdelkader get the honorable mentions.
In Ottawa, the Senators host the Calgary Flames. David Rittich and Craig Anderson man the blue paint. Calgary started in the first period with a Mikael Backlund goal, his sixteenth of the season, made possible by Sam Bennett. Ottawa tied it in the second period with a Brady Tkachuk goal, his fourteenth of the year, via Thomas Chabot. The Flames took the lead back in the third period with an Austin Czarnik goal, his sixth of the campaign, assisted by Michael Frolik and Mark Jankowski. This stood for a 2-1 win, with the three stars being Czarnik, Rittich (22 for 23 in saves), and Anderson (33 for 35 in saves).
Back stateside, the Minnesota Wild welcome the St. Louis Blues. Jake Allen and Devan Dubnyk are the masked men. Minnesota got going in the second period with a Jason Zucker goal, his fifteenth of the season, via Eric Staal and Jonas Brodin. St. Louis tied it on an Alex Pietrangelo power play goal, his ninth of the year, powered by Tyler Bozak and Vladimir Tarasenko. The Wild won 2-1 in overtime with a Ryan Donato goal, his seventh of the campaign, courtesy of Zach Parise and Brodin. The three stars were Brodin, Dubnyk (27 for 28 in saves), and Donato.
Finally, the Arizona Coyotes bring in the Winnipeg Jets. Laurent Brossoit and Darcy Kuemper are set to start in goal. Winnipeg struck first in the first period with a Patrik Laine power play goal, his twenty-eighth of the season, powered by Blake Wheeler and Kyle Connor. Arizona tied it on a Brad Richardson goal, his twelfth of the year, made possible by Vinnie Hinostroza and Alex Goligoski. The Coyotes took the lead in the second period with a Lawson Crouse goal, his tenth of the season, passed from Niklas Hjalmarsson and Oliver Ekman-Larsson. Arizona added on with a Clayton Keller goal, his twelfth of the year, helped along by Alex Galchenyuk and Goligoski. The Coyotes iced it at 4-1 with an unassisted Josh Archibald empty net goal, his ninth of the campaign. The three stars were Goligoski, Kuemper (34 for 35 in saves), and Crouse.
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