We've got six games on a Sunday, beginning with...
The Ottawa Senators hosting the Calgary Flames. Daniel Vladar and Anton Forsberg draw the starts in goal. Calgary started in the first period with an Andrew Mangiapane goal, his tenth of the season, via Sean Monahan and Oliver Kylington. The Flames added on in the second period with an Elias Lindholm goal, his eighth of the year, fueled by Rasmus Andersson. Calgary extended the lead as Matthew Tkachuk scored his seventh of the season on the power play, thanks to Lindholm and Monahan. The Flames padded the lead in the third period with a Nikita Zadorov goal, his second of the year, guided in by Blake Coleman. The final held at 4-0, with the three stars going to Vladar (27 save shutout), Lindholm, and Monahan.
Along to Boston, as the Bruins welcome the Montreal Canadiens. Samuel Montembeault and Jeremy Swayman are in the creases. Montreal opened in the first period with a Joel Armia goal, via Artturi Lehkonen. Boston tied it in the second period with a Charlie McAvoy goal, his second of the season, courtesy of Taylor Hall and Jakub Zboril. The Canadiens retook the lead with a Michael Pezzetta goal, coming off of Adam Brooks and Josh Anderson. The Bruins retied it in the third period with a McAvoy power play goal, his second of the game and third of the year, powered by Brad Marchand. Boston pulled ahead with an unassisted Charlie Coyle goal, his fourth of the season. The Bruins added on with another Coyle goal, his second of the game and fifth of the year, passed from Jake DeBrusk and Oskar Steen. Boston iced it at 5-2 with a Hall empty net goal, his fourth of the campaign, set up by David Pastrnak and Brandon Carlo.
To New York, where the Rangers bring in the New Jersey Devils. MacKenzie Blackwood and Alexandar Georgiev are the goalies. New Jersey led off in the first period with a Jesper Bratt goal, his fourth of the season, assisted by Dawson Mercer and P.K. Subban. New York tied it in the second period with an unassisted Adam Fox goal, his fourth of the year. The Rangers pulled ahead with an Alexis Lafreniere goal, his fourth of the season, coming off of Jacob Trouba and Kaapo Kakko. The Devils retied it on a Dougie Hamilton power play goal, his fourth of the year, powered by Bratt and Pavel Zacha. New York regained the lead in the third period with a Kakko goal, helped along by Ryan Strome. New Jersey tied it again with a Zacha goal, his seventh of the season, with helpers from Nico Hischier and Tomas Tatar. The tie went to a shootout, where Kakko, Artemi Panarin, Strome and Chris Kreider lifted the Rangers 4-3 over Bratt, Hamilton, and Andreas Johnsson. The three stars were Kakko, Zacha, and Bratt.
Out in St. Louis, the Blues host the Edmonton Oilers. Mikko Koskinen and Jordan Binnington protect the nets. St. Louis began in the first period with a Jordan Kyrou power play goal, his sixth of the season, powered by Pavel Buchnevich and Robert Thomas. Edmonton tied it on a Connor McDavid goal, his tenth of the year, via Zach Hyman and Cody Ceci. The Oilers took the lead with a Leon Draisaitl power play goal, his fifteenth of the season, with assists provided by McDavid and Hyman. The Blues retied it on a Robert Bortuzzo goal, passed from Tyler Bozak and David Perron. Edmonton regained the lead on a Ryan Nugent-Hopkins goal, courtesy of Draisaitl and Kailer Yamamoto. The Oilers added on with a Ryan McLeod goal, assisted by Warren Foegele and Kyle Turris. St. Louis got one back in the third period with an Ivan Barbashev goal, his fourth of the year, coming off of Thomas and Colton Parayko. The Blues tied it as Vladimir Tarasenko scored his seventh of the season, thanks to Buchnevich and Thomas. Edmonton took the lead on a Yamamoto goal, his third of the year, with helpers from Draisaitl and Darnell Nurse. This made it 5-4, the final, with the three stars being Draisaitl, McDavid, and Yamamoto, while Hyman, Thomas, and Buchnevich get the honorable mentions.
Back east, the Washington Capitals welcome the Pittsburgh Penguins. Tristan Jarry and Vitek Vanecek are between the pipes. Washington struck first in the first period with a Martin Fehervary shorthanded goal, his second of the season, set up by Tom Wilson and Garnet Hathaway. The Capitals added on with a Hathaway goal, his third of the year, assisted by Alex Ovechkin and Trevor van Riemsdyk. Pittsburgh got on the board with a Jake Guentzel goal, his fourth of the season, coming off of Kris Letang and Mike Matheson. Washington replied in the second period with a Daniel Sprong goal, his third of the year, via Lars Eller and Conor Sheary. The Capitals extended the lead as Sheary scored his third of the season, thanks to Connor McMichael and Sprong. Washington padded the lead on an Evgeny Kuznetsov goal, his sixth of the year, helped along by Ovechkin in the third period. The Capitals continued with a Wilson power play goal, his fourth of the season, powered by Kuznetsov and John Carlson. This made it 6-1, the final, with the three stars going to Wilson, Sheary, and Kuznetsov, while Hathaway, Sprong, and Ovechkin get the honorable mentions.
Finally, the Anaheim Ducks bring in the Vancouver Canucks. Jaroslav Halak and John Gibson are the veterans in goal. Vancouver kicked off the scoring in the first period with a Nils Hoglander goal, his fifth of the season, fueled by Quinn Hughes and J.T. Miller. Anaheim tied it on a Trevor Zegras power play goal, his third of the year, powered by Hampus Lindholm and Jakob Silfverberg. The Ducks took the lead in the second period with another Zegras power play goal, his second of the game and fourth of the season, with assists provided by Ryan Getzlaf and Troy Terry. Anaheim added on with a Sonny Milano goal, his third of the year, guided in by Zegras and Cam Fowler. The Ducks extended the lead on an Adam Henrique empty net goal, his sixth of the season, set up by Getzlaf. Anaheim iced it at 5-1 with a Sam Steel goal, his fourth of the year, coming off of Nicolas Deslauriers and Sam Carrick. The three stars were Zegras, Getzlaf, and Gibson (26 for 27 in saves).
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