Seven games on a heavier-than-normal Sunday, beginning with...
The Colorado Avalanche hosting the New Jersey Devils. Cory Schneider and Philipp Grubauer draw the starts in goal. Colorado got going in the second period with a Tyson Barrie goal, his eighth of the season, coming off of Nathan MacKinnon and Sven Andrighetto. The Avalanche added on with another Barrie goal, his second of the game and ninth of the year, via Andrighetto. Colorado iced it at 3-0 in the third period with an empty net goal by MacKinnon, his thirty-seventh of the campaign, going in unassisted. The three stars were Barrie, Grubauer (22 save shutout), and Andrighetto, while MacKinnon earns an honorable mention.
Back east, the Buffalo Sabres welcome the St. Louis Blues. Jake Allen faces former teammate Carter Hutton in goal. Buffalo led off in the first period with a Johan Larsson goal, his sixth of the season, coming off of Zach Bogosian and Zemgus Girgensons. St. Louis tied it on a Pat Maroon goal, his seventh of the year, going in unassisted. The Sabres took the lead with an Evan Rodrigues goal, his ninth of the season, guided in by Alexander Nylander and Brandon Montour. Buffalo added on in the second period with a Conor Sheary goal, his thirteenth of the year, passed from Nylander and Rasmus Dahlin. The Blues got one back on a David Perron goal, his eighteenth of the season, assisted by Colton Parayko. St. Louis tied it in the third period with a Brayden Schenn goal, his fourteenth of the year, fueled by Ryan O'Reilly and Michael Del Zotto. The tie went to a shootout, where Jack Eichel and Sam Reinhart overpowered Tyler Bozak as the Sabres won 4-3. The three stars were Nylanders, Sheary, and Hutton (30 for 33 in saves).
West again to Minnesota, as the Wild bring in the New York Islanders. Thomas Greiss and Alex Stalock are in the blue paint. New York began in the first period with a Jordan Eberle goal, his fourteenth of the season, coming off of Mathew Barzal. Minnesota tied it in the second period on a Zach Parise power play goal, his twenty-fifth of the year, powered by Ryan Suter and Ryan Donato. The Islanders retook the lead on an Anders Lee goal, his twenty-seventh of the season, a power play goal made possible by Devon Toews and Brock Nelson. The Wild tied it again with a Jared Spurgeon power play goal in the third period, his fourteenth of the year, with assists provided by Eric Staal and Donato. New York won 3-2 in overtime with a Nelson goal, his twenty-second of the campaign, with a lone helper from Barzal. The three stars were Nelson, Barzal, and Donato.
South to Dallas, as the Stars host the Vancouver Canucks. Jacob Markstrom and Anton Khudobin patrol the creases. Vancouver opened in the first period with a Tim Schaller goal, via Jay Beagle. The Canucks added on with another Schaller goal, his second of the game, courtesy of Elias Pettersson and Brock Boeser. Dallas got on the board in the second period with a Jamie Benn goal, his twenty-sixth of the season, made possible by Valeri Nichushkin and Roman Polak. The Stars tied it on a Taylor Fedun goal in the third period, his fourth of the year, coming off of Alexander Radulov and John Klingberg. Vancouver prevailed 3-2 in the shootout with a tally by Josh Leivo to secure the win. The three stars were Schaller, Markstrom (44 for 46 in saves), and Khudobin (25 for 27 in saves).
Northeast to Pennsylvania, as the Pittsburgh Penguins welcome the Philadelphia Flyers for an in-state rivalry. Carter Hart and Matt Murray are the masked men. Pittsburgh dented the scoreboard in the third period with a Teddy Blueger goal, his fourth of the season, guided in by Phil Kessel and Marcus Pettersson. Philadelphia tied it on a James van Riesmdyk goal, his twenty-fifth of the year, passed from Travis Konecny and Sean Couturier. The Flyers won 2-1 in overtime with a Couturier goal, his twenty-ninth of the campaign, fueled by Shayne Gostisbehere. The three stars were Couturier, Hart (41 for 42 in saves), and van Riemsdyk.
Out in California, the Anaheim Ducks bring in the Florida Panthers. Sam Montembeault and John Gibson are the goalies. Anaheim started in the first period with a Devin Shore power play goal, his ninth of the season, powered by Nick Ritchie and Ryan Getzlaf. Florida tied it on an Evgenii Dadonov goal, his twenty-fifth of the year, via Jonathan Huberdeau and Aleksander Barkov. The Ducks retook the lead with an Adam Henrique goal, his seventeenth of the season, with a lone assist by Getzlaf. The Panthers tied it again in the third period with an Aaron Ekblad goal, his thirteenth of the year, courtesy of Huberdeau and Barkov. Anaheim regained the lead on a Jakob Silfverberg goal, his twenty-second of the campaign, coming off of Rickard Rakell. This stood for a 3-2 win, with the three stars given to Getzlaf, Huberdeau, and Barkov.
Finally, the Vegas Golden Knights host the Edmonton Oilers. Mikko Koskinen and Malcolm Subban are set to start in goal. Vegas kicked off the scoring in the first period with a Mark Stone goal, his thirty-first of the season, assisted by William Karlsson. Edmonton tied it on a Ryan Nugent-Hopkins power play goal, his twenty-third of the year, powered by Connor McDavid and Oscar Klefbom. The Golden Knights took the lead with a Cody Eakin goal, his eighteenth of the season, made possible by Tomas Nosek and Ryan Carpenter. The Oilers tied it in the second period with a Leon Draisaitl goal, his forty-third of the year, via McDavid. Vegas regained the lead with a Jonathan Marchessault goal, his twenty-first of the season, guided in by Karlsson and Reilly Smith. The Golden Knights added on in the third period with another Marchessault goal, his second of the game and twenty-second of the year, fueled by Smith. Edmonton got one back with a Kris Russell goal, his third of the season, helped along by Sam Gagner and Jujhar Khaira. Vegas shot back with a Brayden McNabb goal, his fourth of the year, passed from Shea Theodore and Ryan Reaves. The Golden Knights capped it at 6-3 with an Alex Tuch goal, his nineteenth of the campaign, going in unassisted. The three stars were Marchessault, Smith, and Karlsson, while McDavid gets an honorable mention.
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