We've got eight games on throughout this Sunday, beginning with...
The Washington Capitals hosting the Pittsburgh Penguins. Matt Murray and Braden Holtby are the masked men. Washington led off in the first period with a Jakub Vrana goal, his twenty-fourth of the season, going in unassisted. Pittsburgh tied it in the second period with a Patric Hornqvist goal, his fifteenth of the year, courtesy of Kris Letang and Evgeni Malkin. The Penguins took the lead with a Sidney Crosby goal, his thirteenth of the season, assisted by Jason Zucker and Marcus Pettersson. The Capitals retied it in the third period with a Tom Wilson goal, his twentieth of the year, passed from Nicklas Backstrom. Washington pulled ahead on a Carl Hagelin goal, his sixth of the season, coming off of Lars Eller and John Carlson. Pittsburgh retied it with a Malkin goal, his twenty-first of the year, with a lone assist by Bryan Rust. The Capitals regained the lead on a T.J. Oshie goal, his twenty-fifth of the season, an unassisted goal. Washington iced it at 5-3 with a Hagelin empty net goal, his second of the game and seventh of the year, set up by Backstrom and Oshie. The three stars were Hagelin, Oshie, and Malkin, while Backstrom gets an honorable mention.
Down in Dallas, the Stars welcome the Chicago Blackhawks. Corey Crawford and Anton Khudobin man the nets. Dallas began in the first period with a Joe Pavelski goal, his fourteenth of the season, coming off of Alexander Radulov and Mattias Janmark. Chicago tied it in the second period with a Dominik Kubalik power play goal, his twenty-sixth of the year, powered by Patrick Kane and Duncan Keith. The Stars retook the lead on a Tyler Seguin goal, his fifteenth of the campaign, assisted by Corey Perry and Jamie Benn. This stood for the eventual 2-1 win, with the three stars given to Khudobin (31 for 32 in saves), Seguin, and Pavelski.
Northeast to Buffalo, as the Sabres bring in the Winnipeg Jets. Connor Hellebuyck faces a lesser foe in Jonas Johansson in goal. Buffalo opened in the first period with a Kyle Okposo goal, his eighth of the season, courtesy of Zemgus Girgensons and Henri Jokiharju. Winnipeg tied it on a Blake Wheeler goal, his twenty-first of the year, via Jansen Harkins and Mark Scheifele. The Sabres regained the lead in the third period with an Okposo goal, his second of the game and ninth of the campaign, helped along by Girgensons and Brandon Montour. This made it 2-1, the final, with the three stars given to Okposo, Johansson (25 for 26 in saves), and Girgensons.
Along to Long Island, where the New York Islanders host the San Jose Sharks. Martin Jones and Semyon Varlamov are the veterans in goal. New York started in the first period with an Anders Lee goal, his eighth of the season, made possible by Mathew Barzal and Jordan Eberle. San Jose tied it with a Dylan Gambrell goal, his fifth of the year, via Radim Simek and Timo Meier. The Islanders pulled ahead in the second period with another Lee goal, his second of the game and nineteenth of the season, assisted by Barzal and Devon Toews. New York added on with a Toews goal, his sixth of the year, with a lone helper from Brock Nelson. The Islanders iced it at 4-1 in the third period with a Josh Bailey empty net goal, his thirteenth of the campaign, set up by Lee and Nelson. The three stars belonged to Lee, Toews, and Varlamov (29 for 30 in saves), while Barzal and Nelson get the honorable mentions.
Westward to Detroit, as the Red Wings host the Calgary Flames. David Rittich and Jonathan Bernier are in the creases. Calgary struck first in the first period with a Johnny Gaudreau goal, his sixteenth of the season, guided in by Noah Hanifin and Sean Monahan. The Flames added on with a Monahan goal, his nineteenth of the year, via Elias Lindholm. Detroit got on the board with a Dylan Larkin goal, his sixteenth of the season, coming off of Brendan Perlini and Patrik Nemeth. Calgary replied in the second period with an Andrew Mangiapane goal, his fourteenth of the year, passed from Hanifin and Mikael Backlund. The Red Wings pulled one back with a Larkin goal in the third period, his second of the game and seventeenth of the season, assisted by Anthony Mantha and Madison Bowey. The Flames iced it at 4-2 with a Mangiapane empty net goal, his second of the game and fifteenth of the year, going in unassisted. The three stars were handed to Mangiapane, Larkin, and Monahan, while Hanifin gets an honorable mention.
Continuing along to Minnesota, where the Wild welcome the St. Louis Blues. Jordan Binnington and Devan Dubnyk are between the pipes. St. Louis was first to score in the first period with a Jordan Kyrou goal, his fourth of the season, made possible by Marco Scandella and Colton Parayko. The Blues added on with a Brayden Schenn goal, his twenty-first of the year, helped along by Jaden Schwartz. Minnesota got on the board in the second period with a Marcus Foligno goal, his tenth of the season, passed from Jordan Greenway and Joel Eriksson Ek. St. Louis responded with an Oskar Sundqvist goal, his twelfth of the year, going in unassisted. The Blues extended the lead in the third period as Ivan Barbashev scored a shorthanded goal, his tenth of the campaign, set up by Sundqvist. This produced the 4-1 final score, with the three stars going to Sundqvist, Binnington (32 for 33 in saves), and Schenn.
Out in Los Angeles, the Kings bring in the Edmonton Oilers. Mike Smith and Calvin Petersen draw the starts in goal. Edmonton kicked off the scoring in the first period with a Leon Draisaitl power play goal, his thirty-sixth of the season, passed from Connor McDavid and Caleb Jones. The Oilers added on in the second period with a Ryan Nugent-Hopkins goal, his eighteenth of the year, via Jones and Kailer Yamamoto. Edmonton extended the lead as McDavid scored his thirty-third of the season, thanks to Patrick Russell. Los Angeles got on the board with an Anze Kopitar power play goal, his eighteenth of the year, powered by Alex Iafallo and Adrian Kempe. The Kings got closer in the third period with a Dustin Brown goal, his eighteenth of the season, coming off of Kempe. The Oilers iced it at 4-2 with a Josh Archibald empty net goal, his tenth of the year, set up by McDavid and Riley Sheahan. The three stars were McDavid, Kempe, and Jones.
Finally, the Anaheim Ducks host the Vegas Golden Knights. Malcolm Subban is mismatched with John Gibson in goal. Vegas drew first blood in the first period with a Patrick Brown goal, via Gage Quinney and Ryan Reaves. Anaheim tied it on a Devin Shore goal, his fourth of the season, with a lone assist by Brenden Guhle. The Ducks took the lead in the second period with a Nick Ritchie goal, his seventh of the year, passed from Adam Henrique. The Golden Knights tied it on an Alec Martinez goal, his third of the season, assisted by Mark Stone and Max Pacioretty. Vegas took the lead with a William Karlsson goal, his eleventh of the year, courtesy of Stone and Pacioretty. Anaheim retied it in the third period with another Ritchie goal, his second of the game and eighth of the season, helped along by Troy Terry and Henrique. The Golden Knights reclaimed the lead on a Karlsson goal, his second of the game and twelfth of the year, fueled by Chandler Stephenson and Martinez. Vegas added on with another Karlsson goal to complete his hat trick on his thirteenth of the season, with helpers from Stone and Reilly Smith. The Ducks pulled back with a Henrique goal, his twenty-second of the year, courtesy of Ritchie and Rickard Rakell. Anaheim tied it as Henrique scored his second of the game and twenty-third of the season, thanks to Michael Del Zotto and Ritchie. The Golden Knights won 6-5 in overtime with a Shea Theodore goal, his ninth of the year, with a lone assist by Stone. The three stars were Karlsson, Stone, and Henrique, while Ritchie, Martinez, and Pacioretty get the honorable mentions.
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