Six games on this Sunday, beginning with...
The New York Rangers hosting the Philadelphia Flyers. Carter Hart and Henrik Lundqvist are the goalies. Philadelphia started in the first period with a Matt Niskanen power play goal, his eighth of the season, powered by Nicolas Aube-Kubel and Travis Sanheim. The Flyers added on with a Sean Couturier power play goal, his twenty-first of the year, fueled by Jakub Voracek and Travis Konecny. Philadelphia extended the lead on a shorthanded Michael Raffl goal, his seventh of the season, set up by Derek Grant. The Flyers padded the lead in the second period as Grant scored his fifteenth of the year, thanks to Tyler Pitlick and Sanheim. New York got on the board with a Mika Zibanejad power play goal, his thirty-first of the season, with helpers from Artemi Panarin and Tony DeAngelo. Philadelphia shot back with a Konecny power play goal, his twenty-third of the year, with assists provided by Voracek and Ivan Provorov. The Rangers got one back in the third period on a Pavel Buchnevich power play goal, his fifteenth of the season, guided in by DeAngelo and Zibanejad. New York pulled closer on another Zibanejad power play goal, his second of the game and thirty-second of the year, passed from Panarin and Brett Howden. This only made it 5-3, the final, with the three stars being Grant, Konecny, and Zibanejad, while Voracek, Sanheim, Panarin, and DeAngelo get the honorable mentions.
Down in Florida, the Panthers welcome the Calgary Flames. Cam Talbot and Sam Montembeault are the backups in goal. Calgary opened in the first period with a Johnny Gaudreau power play goal, his seventeenth of the season, powered by Elias Lindholm and Mark Giordano. The Flames added on in the second period with a Milan Lucic goal, his seventh of the year, coming off of Derek Ryan and Giordano. Calgary extended the lead in the third period as T.J. Brodie scored his second of the campaign, thanks to Giordano and Gaudreau. This held for a 3-0 win, with the three stars being Talbot (38 save shutout), Gaudreau, and Giordano.
Back north, the Columbus Blue Jackets bring in the Vancouver Canucks. Louis Domigue and Joonas Korpisalo are in the blue paint. Vancouver led off in the first period with a Bo Horvat power play goal, his twenty-first of the season, powered by Elias Pettersson and J.T. Miller. The Canucks added on with a Pettersson goal, his twenty-sixth of the year, courtesy of Tyler Myers and Miller. Columbus got on the board with a Kevin Stenlund goal, his sixth of the season, made possible by Riley Nash and Markus Nutivaara. Vancouver replied in the second period with a Miller goal, his twenty-sixth of the year, passed from Pettersson and Troy Stecher. The Blue Jackets pulled back on a Nash goal, his fifth of the season, helped along by Ryan Murray and Zach Werenski in the third period. Columbus tied it as Werenski scored his twentieth of the year on the power play, with the help of Stenlund and Pierre-Luc Dubois. The Blue Jackets took the lead with an Emil Bemstrom power play goal, his ninth of the season, with assists provided by David Savard and Murray. Columbus iced it at 5-3 with a Gustav Nyquist empty net goal, his thirteenth of the year, set up by Nick Foligno and Vladislav Gavrikov. The three stars went to Stenlund, Pettersson, and Miller, while Nash, Werenski, and murray get the honorable mentions.
Further northwest, the Minnesota Wild host the Washington Capitals. Braden Holtby and Alex Stalock are between the pipes. Minnesota began in the first period with a Ryan Donato goal, his fourteenth of the season, assisted by Ryan Suter. Washington tied it on an Alex Ovechkin power play goal, his forty-fourth of the year, powered by John Carlson and Nicklas Backstrom. The Capitals took the lead on a Richard Panik goal, his eighth of the season, with a lone helper by Carl Hagelin. Washington added on with an Ovechkin goal, his second of the game and forty-fifth of the year, passed from Evgeny Kuznetsov and Ilya Kovalchuk. The Wild got one back on a Kevin Fiala power play goal, his twentieth of the season, with assists provided by Jared Spurgoen and Brad Hunt. The Capitals shot back in the third period with a Tom Wilson goal, his twenty-first of the year, guided in by Ovechkin and Kuznetsov. Minnesota pulled back on a Zach Parise power play goal, his twenty-third of the campaign, made possible by Fiala. This only made it 4-3, with the three stars going to Ovechkin, Kuznetsov, and Fiala.
Out in California, the Anaheim Ducks welcome the New Jersey Devils. Cory Schneider and John Gibson are the veterans in goal. New Jersey kicked off the scoring in the first period with a Pavel Zacha power play goal, his seventh of the season, powered by Jesper Bratt and P.K. Subban. The Devils added on with another Zacha power play goal in the second period, his second of the game and eighth of the year, with assists provided by Bratt and Nikita Gusev. New Jersey extended the lead in the third period as Nico Hischier scored his fourteenth of the campaign, thanks to Connor Carrick. This stood for a 3-0 win, with the three stars given to Schneider (34 save shutout), Zacha, and Bratt.
Finally, the Vegas Golden Knights bring in the Los Angeles Kings. Calvin Petersen and Marc-Andre Fleury protect the nets. Los Angeles struck first in the first period with an Anze Kopitar goal, his nineteenth of the season, via Alex Iafallo and Ben Hutton. The Kings added on with a Kopitar power play goal, his second of the game and twentieth of the year, powered by Dustin Brown and Drew Doughty. Los Angeles extended the lead in the second period as Trevor Lewis scored his fifth of the season, thanks to Trevor Moore and Hutton. Vegas got on the board with a Shea Theodore power play goal, his eleventh of the year, going in unassisted. The Kings shot back on an Iafallo power play goal, his sixteenth of the season, made possible by Adrian Kempe and Doughty. This stood for the eventual 4-1 final score, with the three stars going to Kopitar, Petersen (42 for 43 in saves), and Iafallo, while Hutton and Doughty get the honorable mentions.
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