Five games on this Sunday, beginning with...
The Florida Panthers hosting the Detroit Red Wings. Jimmy Howard faces a lesser foe in Sam Montembeault in goal. Florida led off in the first period with a Josh Brown goal, coming off of Troy Brouwer and Mark Pysyk. The Panthers added on with a Jamie McGinn power play goal, his third of the season, powered by Aaron Ekblad and Henrik Borgstrom. Florida extended the lead in the second period as Frank Vatrano scored his twenty-first of the year, thanks to Ekblad and Mike Hoffman. Detroit got on the board with a Thomas Vanek power play goal, his fourteenth of the season, with a lone helper by Frans Nielsen. The Panthers replied with a Jonathan Huberdeau power play goal in the third period, his twenty-second of the year, with assists provided by Evgenii Dadonov and Aleksander Barkov. Florida padded the lead with a Dryden Hunt goal, made possible by Riley Sheahan and MacKenzie Weegar. The Panthers continued on a Barkov goal, his thirtieth of the season, helped along by Huberdeau and Weegar. This made it 6-1, the final, with the three stars given to Barkov, Huberdeau, and Weegar, while Ekblad gets an honorable mention.
Up in DC, the Washington Capitals welcome the Winnipeg Jets. Connor Hellebuyck and Pheonix Copley man the creases. Washington began in the first period with a Nicklas Backstrom goal, his eighteenth of the season, assisted by John Carlson and Michal Kempny. Winnipeg tied it on a Mathieu Perreault goal, his twelfth of the year, via Jack Roslovic and Andrew Copp. The Capitals retook the lead in the second period on a Carl Hagelin goal, his fourth of the season, coming off of Nic Dowd. Washington iced it at 3-1 in the third period with a Lars Eller empty net goal, his tenth of the year, set up by Tom Wilson and Dmitry Orlov. The three stars went to Copley (33 for 34 in saves), Hagelin, and Backstrom.
Along to Pittsburgh, where the Penguins host the Boston Bruins. Jaroslav Halak and Matt Murray protect the nets. Pittsburgh started in the first period with a Nick Bjugstad goal, his tenth of the season, via Patric Hornqvist and Dominik Simon. The Penguins added on with a Jared McCann shorthanded goal, his fifteenth of the year, set up by Teddy Blueger. Boston got on the board with a David Krejci power play goal in the second period, his nineteenth of the season, powered by Danton Heinen and Brad Marchand. Pittsburgh shot back with a Jake Guentzel power play goal, his thirty-fourth of the year, with assists provided by Sidney Crosby and Marcus Pettersson. The Bruins got one back in the third period with a John Moore goal, his fourth of the season, passed from Charlie Coyle and Heinen. The Penguins iced it at 4-2 with a McCann empty net goal, his second of the game and sixteenth of the year, assisted by Guentzel. The three stars belonged to McCann, Guentzel, and Heinen.
Out west, the Calgary Flames bring in the Vegas Golden Knights. Malcolm Subban and David Rittich are the backups in goal. Calgary opened in the first period with an Andrew Mangiapane goal, his fourth of the season, fueled by Garnet Hathaway and Travis Hamonic. The Flames added on with a Mikael Backlund goal, his eighteenth of the year, guided in by Michael Frolik and Matthew Tkachuk. Vegas got on the board with a Brandon Pirri goal, his eleventh of the season, via Alex Tuch and Cody Eakin. Calgary replied with a Tkachuk goal, his twenty-seventh of the year, helped along by Frolik and Mark Giordano. The Golden Knights answered in the second period on a Reilly Smith goal, his fourteenth of the season, assisted by William Karlsson and Shea Theodore. Vegas tied it on a Mark Stone goal, his thirtieth of the year, passed from Paul Stastny and Max Pacioretty. The Flames regained the lead with a Backlund power play goal, his second of the game and nineteenth of the season, powered by Rasmus Andersson and Austin Czarnik. Calgary extended the lead in the third period as Tkachuk scored his second of the game and twenty-eighth of the year, with the help of Backlund and Frolik, the latter earning a sock trick. The Flames iced it at 6-3 with a Tkachuk empty net goal to complete his hat trick, his twenty-ninth of the campaign set up by Frolik. The three stars were awarded to Tkachuk, Backlund, and Frolik.
Finally, the Anaheim Ducks host the Los Angeles Kings. Jonathan Quick and Ryan Miller are the American goalies. Los Angeles kicked off the scoring in the first period with a Dustin Brown goal, his seventeenth of the season, helped along by Derek Forbort and Drew Doughty. Anaheim tied it on a Daniel Sprong goal, his eleventh of the year, via Ryan Getzlaf. The Kings retook the lead with a Kyle Clifford goal, his eighth of the season, guided in by Trevor Lewis and Paul LaDue. Los Angeles added on with a Carl Grundstrom goal, his second of the year, fueled by Adrian Kempe and Tyler Toffoli. The Ducks pulled one back in the third period with a Jakob Silfverberg goal, his nineteenth of the campaign, going in unassisted. They failed to tie it, losing 3-2, with the three stars given to Grundstrom, Clifford, and Brown.
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