Six games on this Sunday, beginning with...
The Tampa Bay Lightning hosting the Detroit Red Wings. Thomas Greiss and Christopher Gibson are the backups in goal. Detroit led off in the first period with a Dylan Larkin power play goal, his seventh of the season, powered by Adam Erne and Filip Hronek. The Red Wings added on with a Valtteri Filppula goal, his third of the year, coming off of Luke Glendening and Vladislav Namestnikov in the second period. Detroit extended the lead as Michael Rasmussen scored his second of the season, thanks to Christian Djoos and Anthony Mantha. The Red Wings padded the lead on a Marc Staal goal, his third of the year, courtesy of Mantha. Tampa Bay got on the board in the third period with a Victor Hedman goal, his seventh of the season, assisted by Steven Stamkos and Cal Foote. Detroit iced it at 5-1 with a Darren Helm empty net goal, his second of the year, set up by Glendening and Namestnikov. The three stars were Greiss (27 for 28 in saves), Mantha, and Glendening, while Namestnikov gets an honorable mention.
Up in New Jersey, the Devils welcome the Washington Capitals. Ilya Samsonov and MacKenzie Blackwood man the nets. New Jersey began in the first period with a Travis Zajac goal, his sixth of the season, made possible by Nicholas Merkley and Ryan Murray. Washington tied it on a T.J. Oshie goal, his eleventh of the year, guided in by Alex Ovechkin and Brenden Dillon. The Capitals took the lead in the second period with a Conor Sheary goal, his eighth of the season, via Dmitry Orlov and Justin Schultz. Washington added on with an Ovechkin power play goal, his nineteenth of the year, powered by Nicklas Backstrom and Evgeny Kuznetsov. The Devils got one back with a Yegor Sharangovich goal, his eighth of the season, coming off of Murray and Jack Hughes. The Capitals shot back with a Carl Hagelin shorthanded goal, his fourth of the year, set up by Garnet Hathaway and Dillon. Washington extended the lead as Kuznetsov scored his seventh of the season, thanks to Ovechkin and Orlov. New Jersey pulled back on a Jesper Bratt goal, his fourth of the year, fueled by Pavel Zacha. The Devils got closer with a Zajac goal, his second of the game and seventh of the campaign, helped along by Merkley and Murray. This only made it 5-4, the final, with the three stars going to Ovechkin, Zajac, and Kuznetsov, while Murray, Dillon, Orlov, and Merkley get the honorable mentions.
Back south to Florida, as the Panthers bring in the Columbus Blue Jackets. Joonas Korpisalo and Chris Driedger are the masked men. Florida got going in the second period with an Aleksander Barkov goal, his fourteenth of the season, assisted by Patric Hornqvist and MacKenzie Weegar. The Panthers added on in the third period with an unassisted Frank Vatrano goal, his thirteenth of the year. Florida extended the lead as Gustav Forsling scored his third of the season, with the help of Barkov and Weegar. This held for a 3-0 win, with the three stars given to Driedger (32 save shutout), Barkov, and Weegar.
North to Raleigh, as the Carolina Hurricanes host the Dallas Stars. Jake Oettinger and Petr Mrazek patrol the creases. Carolina dented the scoreboard in the second period with a Jordan Martinook goal, his second of the season, assisted by Vincent Trocheck and Brett Pesce. This was the game's only goal, and the three starts of the Hurricanes' 1-0 win were Mrazek (28 save shutout), Martinook, and Oettinger (37 for 38 in saves).
Out west, the Calgary Flames welcome the Toronto Maple Leafs. Michael Hutchinson and David Rittich draw the starts in goal. Toronto opened in the first period with a Morgan Rielly goal, his fourth of the season, via Auston Matthews. Calgary tied it on a Joakim Nordstrom goal, assisted by Mark Giordano and Sam Bennett. The Flames took the lead with an Andrew Mangiapane goal, his eleventh of the year, passed from Mikael Backlund and Milan Lucic. The Maple Leafs retied it in the second period with an Alex Galchenyuk goal, his second of the season, courtesy of John Tavares and William Nylander. Toronto took the lead in the third period with a Tavares goal, his eleventh of the year, helped along by Nylander and Jake Muzzin. The Maple Leafs added on with a Matthews goal, his twenty-fifth of the season, made possible by Mitchell Marner and Zach Hyman. The final stood at 4-2, with the three stars being Tavares, Matthews, and Nylander.
Finally, the Anaheim Ducks bring in the Arizona Coyotes. Adin Hill and John Gibson are in the blue paint. Anaheim started in the first period with a Sam Carrick goal, via Trevor Zegras. Arizona tied it on a Jakob Chychrun goal, his tenth of the season, coming off of John Hayden and Alex Goligoski. The Ducks retook the lead with a Derek Grant goal, his fourth of the year, passed from Zegras and Max Jones. The Coyotes tied it in the third period with a Chychrun goal, his second of the game and eleventh of the season, made possible by Nick Schmaltz and Conor Garland. Arizona won 3-2 in overtime with a Chychrun goal to complete his hat trick on his twelfth of the year, assisted by Clayton Keller and Johan Larsson. The three stars were Chychrun, Zegras, and Carrick.
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