There's four games on this Sunday, beginning early with...
The New York Rangers hosting the Anaheim Ducks. Ryan Miller and Henrik Lundqvist are the veterans in goal. New York opened in the first period with a Filip Chytil goal, his ninth of the season, passed from Brendan Lemieux and Brady Skjei. The Rangers added on with a Brett Howden goal, his fourth of the year, courtesy of Tony DeAngelo and Artemi Panarin. Anaheim got on the board with a Sam Steel goal, his third of the season, with a lone assist by Ondrej Kase. New York shot back on a Chris Kreider goal, his ninth of the year, going in unassisted. The Rangers extended the lead as Kreider scored his second of the game and tenth of the season, with the help of Mika Zibanejad. New York padded the lead in the third period on a shorthanded Zibanejad goal, his twelfth of the year, set up by Ryan Strome. The final remained at 5-1, with the three stars awarded to Kreider, Zibanejad, and Lundqvist (19 for 20 in saves).
Southwest to Dallas, as the Stars welcome the Calgary Flames. David Rittich and Ben Bishop tend the twines. Calgary started in the first period with an Andrew Mangiapane goal, his seventh of the season, coming off of Elias Lindholm and Matthew Tkachuk. Dallas tied it on a Denis Gurianov goal, his eighth of the year, fueled by Justin Dowling and Roman Polak. The Flames took the lead back in the second period with a Tkachuk power play goal, his fourteenth of the season, powered by Lindholm and Sean Monahan. Calgary added on with a Monahan power play goal, his eleventh of the year, with assists provided by Tkachuk and Lindholm. The Flames extended the lead in the third period as Mikael Backlund scored his fourth of the season on the power play, with the help of Derek Ryan and the goalie Rittich. Calgary iced it at 5-1 with a Ryan shorthanded empty net goal, his sixth of the year, set up by Tobias Rieder and Mark Giordano. The three stars went to Tkachuk, Lindholm, and Monahan, while Ryan gets an honorable mention.
Back north, the Detroit Red Wings bring in the Arizona Coyotes. Antti Raanta and Jimmy Howard are the goalies. Arizona struck first in the first period with a Clayton Keller goal, his ninth of the season, made possible by Nick Schmaltz and Oliver Ekman-Larsson. The Coyotes added on with another Keller goal, his second of the game and tenth of the year, assisted by Schmaltz and Ekman-Larsson. Arizona extended the lead in the second period as Carl Soderberg scored his eleventh of the season, thanks to Keller. The Coyotes padded the lead in the third period on a Taylor Hall goal, his seventh of the year, fueled by Jordan Oesterle and Phil Kessel. Detroit got on the board with a Filip Zadina goal, his third of the season, going in unassisted. Arizona shot back with a Christian Dvorak goal, his ninth of the year, helped along by Ekman-Larsson and Jordan Gross. The Red Wings pulled one back with an unassisted Tyler Bertuzzi goal, his fourteenth of the campaign. This only made it 5-2, the final, with the three stars given to Keller, Ekman-Larsson, and Schmaltz.
Finally, the San Jose Sharks host the Vegas Golden Knights. Malcolm Subban and Aaron Dell are the backups in goal. Vegas dented the scoreboard in the second period with a Paul Stastny goal, his ninth of the season, coming off of Alex Tuch and Valentin Zykov. San Jose tied it in the third period with a Logan Couture goal, his twelfth of the year, courtesy of Brent Burns and Tomas Hertl. The Golden Knights took the lead back with a Shea Theodore goal, his fifth of the season, assisted by William Karlsson and Nicolas Hague. Vegas added on with a Jonathan Marchessault goal, his twelfth of the year, via Reilly Smith and Karlsson. This stood for a 3-1 win, with the three stars being Subban (37 for 38 in saves), Karlsson, and Theodore.
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