Matinees lead the way on Sunday, beginning with the first of seven games in...
New York, as the Rangers host the Tampa Bay Lightning. Andrei Vasilevskiy and Igor Shesterkin tend the twines. New York led off in the first period with a Mika Zibanejad power play goal, his ninth of the season, powered by Adam Fox and Chris Kreider. The Rangers added on with another Zibanejad power play goal, his second of the game and tenth of the year, with assists provided by Fox and Kreider. New York extended the lead as Ryan Strome scored his seventh of the season, thanks to Barclay Goodrow. The Rangers padded the lead in the second period on a Zibanejad goal, completing his hat trick on his eleventh of the year, via Kreider. The final held at 4-0, with the three stars awarded to Zibanejad, Shesterkin (38 save shutout), and Kreider, while Fox gets an honorable mention.
Over in Pittsburgh, the Penguins welcome the San Jose Sharks. James Reimer and Casey DeSmith are the goalies. Pittsburgh began in the first period with an Evan Rodrigues goal, his eleventh of the season, courtesy of Marcus Pettersson and Danton Heinen. The Penguins added on with a Jake Guentzel goal, his sixteenth of the year, via Bryan Rust and Sidney Crosby. Pittsburgh extended the lead as Rodrigues scored his second of the game and twelfth of the season, thanks to Heinen and Dominik Simon. The Penguins padded the lead on a Rust goal, his third of the year, guided in by Kris Letang and Brian Dumoulin. San Jose got on the board with an Alexander Barabanov goal, his fifth of the season, helped along by Timo Meier and Marc-Edouard Vlasic. Pittsburgh shot back with a Kasper Bjorkqvist goal, coming off of Radim Zohorna and Sam Lafferty. The Penguins continued on a Rust goal, his second of the game and fourth of the year, with helpers from John Marino and Pettersson. Zach Sawchenko replaced Reimer in goal in the second period. The Sharks got one back with a Brent Burns power play goal, his fourth of the season, powered by Nick Bonino and Noah Gregor. San Jose pulled closer in the third period with a Matt Nieto goal, his second of the year, with assists provided by Jacob Middleton and Andrew Cogliano. The Sharks chipped closer with an Erik Karlsson goal, his ninth of the season, fueled by Meier and Middleton. San Jose got within one on a Logan Couture goal, his twelfth of the year, made possible by Meier. Pittsburgh replied with a Rodrigues power play goal to complete his hat trick on his thirteenth of the season, dished from Letang and Rust. The Penguins iced it at 8-5 with a Rust empty net goal to complete his hat trick on his fifth of the year, set up by Crosby and Letang. The three stars were Rust, Rodrigues, and Meier, while Guentzel, Crosby, Heinen, Letang, Pettersson, and Middleton all get honorable mentions.
Along to Detroit, as the Red Wings bring in the Boston Bruins. Jeremy Swayman and Alex Nedeljkovic are the young goalies. Detroit opened in the first period with a Tyler Bertuzzi goal, his thirteenth of the season, assisted by Danny DeKeyser and Dylan Larkin. Boston tied it on a Patrice Bergeron goal, his eleventh of the year, passed from Craig Smith and Brad Marchand. The Bruins took the lead in the second period with an Erik Haula goal, his second of the season, going in unassisted. Boston added on with a Charlie McAvoy goal, his fifth of the year, guided in by Taylor Hall and Charlie Coyle. The Bruins extended the lead as Trent Frederic scored, thanks to Mike Reilly and Tomas Nosek. The Bruins capped it at 5-1 with a Nosek goal, his third of the campaign, coming off of Oskar Steen and McAvoy. The three stars were McAvoy, Nosek, and Haula.
Out west, the Colorado Avalanche host the Anaheim Ducks. John Gibson and Darcy Kuemper are the masked men. Anaheim started in the first period with a Sam Carrick goal, his eighth of the season, via Kevin Shattenkirk and Troy Terry. The Ducks added on in the second period with a Cam Fowler power play goal, his fifth of the year, powered by Max Comtois and Shattenkirk. Colorado got on the board with a Devon Toews power play goal, his fifth of the season, assisted by Mikko Rantanen and Nazem Kadri. The Avalanche tied it on a Gabriel Landeskog power play goal in the third period, his tenth of the year, with assists provided by Nathan MacKinnon and Cale Makar. Colorado pulled ahead with a Logan O'Connor goal, his sixth of the season, passed from MacKinnon and Rantanen. The Avalanche iced it at 4-2 with a Rantanen empty net goal, his fifteenth of the year, set up by MacKinnon. The three stars were Rantanen, MacKinnon, and Shattenkirk.
Back east, the Washington Capitals welcome the New Jersey Devils. MacKenzie Blackwood and Ilya Samsonov guard the cages. New Jersey kicked off the scoring in the first period with a Yegor Sharangovich goal, his seventh of the season, assisted by Jack Hughes and P.K. Subban. The Devils added on with a Damon Severson goal, his fourth of the year, passed from Dawson Mercer and Janne Kuokkanen. Washington got on the board with a John Carlson goal, his eighth of the season, coming off of Michael Sgarbossa and Dmitry Orlov. New Jersey replied in the second period with a shorthanded Nico Hischier goal, his fifth of the year, set up by Severson and Jonas Siegenthaler. Washington got one back in the third period with a Nic Dowd goal, his fifth of the season, courtesy of Garnet Hathaway and Trevor van Riemsdyk. The Capitals tied it on a Conor Sheary goal, his eighth of the year, guided in by Lars Eller. The Devils won 4-3 in overtime with a Hischier goal, his second of the game and sixth of the campaign, with a lone assist by Hughes. The three stars were Hischier, Hughes, and Severson.
Westward again to Vegas, where the Golden Knights bring in the Winnipeg Jets. Connor Hellebuyck faces his former backup, Laurent Brossoit, in goal. Vegas struck first in the first period with a Michael Amadio goal, his third of the season, coming off of Keegan Kolesar and Zach Whitecloud. The Golden Knights added on with an Evgenii Dadonov goal, his ninth of the year, via Amadio and Brett Howden. Winnipeg got on the board with a Jansen Harkins goal, his third of the season, fueled by Brenden Dillon. The Jets tied it on a Kristian Reichel goal, going in unassisted. Winnipeg took the lead in the third period with a Paul Stastny goal, his eighth of the year, courtesy of Josh Morrissey and Dylan DeMelo. The Jets extended the lead on an Andrew Copp power play goal, his eighth of the season, powered by Kyle Connor and Mark Scheifele. Vegas pulled back on a Mattias Janmark goal, his fifth of the year, guided in by Whitecloud and Brayden McNabb. The Golden Knights tied it as Janmark scored his second of the game and sixth of the season, thanks to Nicolas Roy and Shea Theodore. Winnipeg won 5-4 in overtime with a Connor goal, his nineteenth of the year, with a lone assist by Morrissey. The three stars were Connor, Janmark, and Amadio, while Morrissey and Whitecloud get the honorable mentions.
Finally, the Chicago Blackhawks host the Calgary Flames. Jacob Markstrom faces a lesser foe, Arvid Soderblom, in goal. Chicago was first to score in the first period with an Alex DeBrincat goal, his eighteenth of the season, fueled by Patrick Kane and Henrik Borgstorm. Calgary tied it on a Matthew Tkachuk goal, his fourteenth of the year, via Johnny Gaudreau and Noah Hanifin. The Flames took the lead in the second period with an Elias Lindholm power play goal, his twelfth of the season, powered by Sean Monahan and Gaudreau. Calgary added on with a Trevor Lewis shorthanded goal, his third of the year, set up by Blake Coleman and Rasmus Andersson. The Flames extended the lead as Oliver Kylington scored his fourth of the season into an empty net, with the help of Milan Lucic. Calgary finished it at 5-1 with a Gaudreau goal, his thirteenth of the year, with helpers from Tkachuk and Mikael Backlund. The three stars were Gaudreau, Tkachuk, and Markstrom (30 for 31 in saves).
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