Six games on for a Sunday slate, beginning with...
The Philadelphia Flyers hosting the New York Rangers. Alexandar Georgiev and Carter Hart are the young goalies. New York opened in the first period with a Pavel Buchnevich goal, his twentieth of the season, via Mika Zibanejad and Chris Kreider. The Rangers added on with a Ryan Strome goal, his eighteenth of the year, assisted by Brett Howden and Brendan Smith. New York extended the lead in the third period as Brady Skjei scored his seventh of the campaign, thanks to Strome and Howden. This made it 3-0, the final, with the three stars given to Georgiev (29 save shutout), Strome, and Howden.
Across Pennsylvania, the Pittsburgh Penguins welcome the Carolina Hurricanes. Curtis McElhinney and Matt Murray play in goal. Pittsburgh led off in the first period with a Garrett Wilson goal, his second of the season, helped along by Matt Cullen and Adam Johnson. The Penguins added on with a Cullen goal, his seventh of the year, via Johnson and Brian Dumoulin. Pittsburgh extended the lead in the third period as Patric Hornqvist scored his eighteenth of the season, thanks to Dominik Simon and Nick Bjugstad. Carolina got on the board with a Jaccob Slavin power play goal, his eighth of the year, powered by Andrei Svechnikov and Micheal Ferland. This produced the 3-1 final score, with the three stars handed to Murray (37 for 38 in saves), Cullen, and Johnson.
Far to the southwest, the Arizona Coyotes bring in the Minnesota Wild. Devan Dubnyk and Darcy Kuemper protect the nets. Arizona started in the first period with an Alex Galchenyuk goal, his eighteenth of the season, made possible by Oliver Ekman-Larsson and Nick Cousins. The Coyotes added on with a Josh Archibald goal, his eleventh of the year, courtesy of Jason Demers and Derek Stepan in the second period. Arizona extended the lead as Archibald deposited his second of the game and twelfth of the season into an empty net in the third period, thanks to Lawson Crouse and Stepan. The Coyotes padded the lead on a Vinnie Hinostroza empty net goal, his sixteenth of the year, set up by Archibald. This made it 4-0, the final, with the three stars going to Archibald, Kuemper (36 save shutout), and Stepan.
Back to the northwest, where the Buffalo Sabres host the Columbus Blue Jackets. Sergei Bobrobsky and Linus Ullmark are in the blue paint. Columbus began in the first period with a Pierre-Luc Dubois goal, his twenty-fifth of the season, assisted by Seth Jones and Zach Werenski. The Blue Jackets added on with an Oliver Bjorkstrand goal, his twenty-first of the year, via Dubois and Nick Foligno. Columbus extended the lead as Foligno scored his seventeenth of the season, thanks to Ryan Dzingel. The Blue Jackets padded the lead in the second period on a Josh Anderson goal, his twenty-seventh of the year, passed from Dubois and Dzingel. This stood for the eventual 4-0 final, with the three stars awarded to Bobrovsky (38 save shutout), Dubois, and Foligno, while Dzingel gets an honorable mention.
Along to Detroit, as the Red Wings welcome the Boston Bruins. Jaroslav Halak and Jimmy Howard man the creases. Detroit struck first in the first period with an Anthony Mantha goal, his twentieth of the season, passed from Dylan Larkin and Tyler Bertuzzi. The Red Wings added on with a Mantha power play goal, his second of the game and twenty-first of the year, powered by Niklas Kronwall and Bertuzzi. Boston got on the board in the second period with a Jake DeBrusk goal, his twenty-fifth of the season, helped along by David Krejci and Charlie McAvoy. The Bruins tied it on a shorthanded goal by Brad Marchand, his thirty-fifth of the year, set up by Patrice Bergeron and Brandon Carlo. Boston took the lead with a David Backes goal, his seventh of the season, assisted by Kevan Miller and Krejci. Detroit retied it in the third period with another Mantha power play goal, completing his hat trick on his twenty-second of the year, with assists provided by Bertuzzi, who earned a sock trick, and Andreas Athanasiou. The Red Wings took the lead on a Taro Hirose goal, made possible by Athanasiou and Kronwall. Detroit extended the lead as Filip Hronek scored his fifth of the season, thanks to Mantha. The Red Wings iced it at 6-3 with a Larkin empty net goal, his thirty-second of the year, fueled by Mantha and Hronek.
Finally, the San Jose Sharks bring in the Calgary Flames. Mike Smith faces a lesser foe in Aaron Dell in goal. San Jose kicked off the scoring in the first period with a Timo Meier goal, his thirtieth of the season, via Joonas Donskoi and Logan Couture. Calgary tied it with a Sean Monahan goal, his thirty-fourth of the year, courtesy of Johnny Gaudreau and Rasmus Andersson. The Flames took the lead on a Mark Jankowski goal, his twelfth of the season, coming off of James Neal and Austin Czarnik. Calgary added on with a Dalton Prout goal, made possible by Andrew Mangiapane and Garnet Hathaway. The Flames extended the lead as Mikael Backlund scored his twenty-first of the year in the second period, with the help of Noah Hanifin and Gaudreau. The Sharks got one back with a Couture goal in the third period, his twenty-seventh of the season, guided in by Meier and Tomas Hertl. Calgary replied with a Michael Frolik goal, his sixteenth of the year, assisted by Mark Giordano and Matthew Tkachuk. San Jose pulled back with a Kevin Labanc goal, his fifteenth of the campaign, fueled by Tim Heed and Joakim Ryan. This only made it 5-3, the final, with the three stars given to Gaudreau, Couture, and Meier.
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