Six games on a Sunday, beginning with...
The New York Rangers hosting the Boston Bruins. Tuukka Rask and Alexandar Georgiev are the goalies. Boston began in the first period with a Charlie Coyle goal, his fourth of the season, via David Pastrnak and Charlie McAvoy. The Bruins added on with a Trent Frederic goal, his second of the year, courtesy of Connor Clifton and Jack Studnicka. Boston extended the lead as McAvoy scored his third of the season, thanks to Pastrnak and Brad Marchand in the second period. New York got on the board in the third period with a Colin Blackwell goal, his fifth of the year, passed from Alexis Lafreniere and K'Andre Miller. The Bruins iced it at 4-1 with a Coyle shorthanded empty net goal, his fifth of the campaign, set up by Sean Kuraly. The three stars were Coyle, Pastrnak, and McAvoy.
Along to Buffalo, as the Sabres welcome the Philadelphia Flyers. Carter Hart and Jonas Johansson are in the blue paint. Philadelphia got going in the second period with a Sean Couturier goal, his fifth of the season, assisted by Joel Farabee and James van Riemsdyk. The Flyers added on with a Michael Raffl goal, his third of the year, guided in by Robert Hagg and Philippe Myers. Philadelphia extended the lead on a van Riemsdyk goal, his tenth of the campaign, with the help of Farabee and Ivan Provorov. This made it 3-0, the eventual final, with the three stars going to Hart (28 save shutout), van Riemsdyk, and Farabee.
Down in New Jersey, the Devils bring in the Washington Capitals. Ilya Samsonov and MacKenzie Blackwood are the young goalies. New Jersey led off in the first period with a Mikhail Maltsev goal, his second of the season, coming off of P.K. Subban and Pavel Zacha. Washington tied it on a Jakub Vrana goal, his seventh of the year, guided in by Tom Wilson and Brenden Dillon. The Capitals took the lead in the second period with a Nicklas Backstrom goal, his tenth of the season, courtesy of Wilson and Vrana. The Devils tied it again on a Yegor Sharangovich goal, his third of the year, helped along by Miles Wood and Travis Zajac. Washington regained the lead with an Alex Ovechkin goal, his seventh of the campaign, with helpers from Lars Eller and Nick Jensen. This held up for a 3-2 win, with the three stars being Vrana, Wilson, and Ovechkin.
Along to Nashville as the Predators host the Columbus Blue Jackets. Joonas Korpisalo and Juuse Saros are the Finnish goalies. Columbus started in the first period with a Kevin Stenlund goal, his fourth of the season, via Riley Nash and Seth Jones. Nashville tied it on a Nick Cousins goal, his second of the year, made possible by Viktor Arvidsson and Ryan Johansen. The Predators took the lead in the second period with an Eeli Tolvanen power play goal, his third of the season, powered by Filip Forsberg and Roman Josi. Nashville added on in the third period with a shorthanded and unassisted Erik Haula goal, his second of the year. This stood for a 3-1 win, with the three stars being Tolvanen, Saros (28 for 29 in saves), and Haula.
Back northeast, the New York Islanders welcome the Pittsburgh Penguins. Casey DeSmith and Ilya Sorokin are in the creases. New York opened in the first period with an Oliver Wahlstrom power play goal, his third of the season, powered by Nick Leddy and Josh Bailey. The Islanders added on with a Jean-Gabriel Pageau power play goal, his ninth of the year, with assists provided by Bailey and Wahlstrom in the second period. This held for a 2-0 win, with the three stars being Sorokin (20 save shutout), Wahlstrom, and Bailey.
Finally, the Chicago Blackhawks bring in the Detroit Red Wings. Thomas Greiss and Kevin Lankinen are the masked men. Chicago struck first in the first period with a Nikita Zadorov goal, fueled by David Kampf. The Blackhawks added on with a Ryan Carpenter goal, his second of the season, via Ian Mitchell and Matthew Highmore. Detroit got on the board with a Sam Gagner goal, his fourth of the year, guided in by Jon Merrill and Vladislav Namestnikov. Chicago replied in the third period with a Pius Suter goal, his seventh of the season, made possible by Patrick Kane and Alex DeBrincat. The Blackhawks extended the lead with a Carpenter power play goal, his second of the game and third of the year, powered by DeBrincat and Adam Boqvist. Chicago padded the lead as Kane scored his eleventh of the season, with the help of DeBrincat. The Red Wings got one back with an Evgeny Svechnikov power play goal, his second of the year, with assists provided by Filip Hronek and Adam Erne. The Blackhawks responded with a Dominik Kubalik goal, his eighth of the season, assisted by Brandon Hagel. Chicago capped it at 7-2 with a DeBrincat goal, his eleventh of the year, courtesy of Calvin de Haan and Kane. The three stars were DeBrincat, Kane, and Carpenter.
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