There's eight games on for a busy Sunday, beginning with...
The Pittsburgh Penguins hosting the Carolina Hurricanes. Antti Raanta and Tristan Jarry are in the blue paint. Carolina started in the first period with a Jesperi Kotkaniemi goal, his eleventh of the season, coming off of Jordan Martinook and Seth Jarvis. The Hurricanes added on in the second period with a Jordan Staal goal, his fourth of the year, going in unassisted. Pittsburgh got on the board with a Bryan Rust goal, his eighteenth of the season, fueled by Kris Letang and Evgeni Malkin. The Penguins tied it on a Sidney Crosby goal, his fifteenth of the year, via Jake Guentzel and Rust. Carolina retook the lead in the third period with a Jesper Fast goal, his tenth of the season, guided in by Nino Niederreiter and Brady Skjei. The Hurricanes extended the lead on a Sebastian Aho power play goal, his twenty-second of the year, powered by Teuvo Tervainen and Tony DeAngelo. Pittsburgh got one back with an Evan Rodrigues power play goal, his sixteenth of the season, with assists provided by Malkin and Letang. The final stood at 4-3, with the three stars going to Rust, Malkin, and Letang.
Over in New York, the Islanders welcome the Montreal Canadiens. Andrew Hammond is mismatched with Ilya Sorokin in goal. Montreal opened in the first period with a Jeff Petry goal, his third of the season, coming off of Brett Kulak and Ryan Poehling. New York tied it in the second period with a Kyle Palmieri goal, his fourth of the year, powered by Zach Parise and Josh Bailey in the second period. The Canadiens retook the lead on a Josh Anderson goal, his tenth of the season, fueled by Nick Suzuki and Cole Caufield. The Islanders tied it in the third period with a Brock Nelson goal, his seventeenth of the year, guided in by Kieffer Bellows and Sebastian Aho. The tie went to a shootout, where Caufield and Rem Pitlick lifted the Canadiens to a 3-2 win over Anthony Beauvillier and the Islanders. The three stars were Caufield, Hammond (30 for 32 in saves), and Anderson.
Westward to Chicago, as the Blackhawks host the Florida Panthers. Sergei Bobrovsky and Marc-Andre Fleury guard the cages. Florida began in the first period with an Aaron Ekblad goal, his thirteenth of the season, made possible by Sam Reinhart and Mason Marchment. Chicago tied it on a Patrick Kane goal, his thirteenth of the year, passed from Jake McCabe. The Panthers reclaimed the lead in the second period on a Brandon Montour goal, his fifth of the season, courtesy of Aleksander Barkov and Jonathan Huberdeau. Florida added on in the third period with a MacKenzie Weegar goal, his fifth of the year, assisted by Carter Verhaeghe and Barkov. The Blackhawks got one back on a Caleb Jones power play goal, his second of the season, powered by Alex DeBrincat and Kane. The Panthers responded with a Barkov empty net goal, his twenty-third of the year, set up by Gustav Forsling and Huberdeau. Florida iced it at 5-2 with an Anton Lundell empty net goal, his eleventh of the campaign, with helpers from Noel Acciari and Ekblad. The three stars were Barkov, Ekblad, and Kane, while Huberdeau gets an honorable mention.
In Canada, the Ottawa Senators bring in the New York Rangers. Igor Shesterkin and Filip Gustavsson draw the starts in goal. Ottawa led off in the first period with a Tim Stutzle goal, his eleventh of the season, courtesy of Adam Gaudette and Nikita Zaitsev. New York tied it on a Ryan Strome goal, his tenth of the year, guided in by Braden Schneider and Artemi Panarin. The Rangers pulled ahead with a Panarin power play goal in the second period, his fourteenth of the season, via Mika Zibanejad and Strome. This held for a 2-1 win, with the three stars going to Panarin, Shesterkin (29 for 30 in saves), and Strome.
Back stateside, the Columbus Blue Jackets host the Buffalo Sabres. Craig Anderson and Jean-Francois Berube receive the starting nods in goal. Columbus struck first in the first period with a Dean Kukan goal, his second of the season, assisted by Yegor Chinakhov and Max Domi. Buffalo tied it on a Mark Pysyk goal, his second of the year, coming off of Victor Olofsson and Dylan Cozens. The Sabres gained the lead with a Tage Thompson goal, his twentieth of the season, via Alex Tuch. The Blue Jackets tied it again on a Boone Jenner goal, his twenty-first of the year, courtesy of Jakub Voracek and Patrik Laine. Columbus retook the lead in the second period with a Kukan goal, his second of the game and third of the season, made possible by Gavin Bayreuther and Brendan Gaunce. The Blue Jackets added on with a Zach Werenski goal, his eighth of the year, guided in by Oliver Bjorkstrand and Boone Jenner. Columbus extended the lead as Gaunce scored his second of the season, thanks to Laine and Kukan. Buffalo pulled back on a Kyle Okposo goal, his twelfth of the year, passed from Casey Mittelstadt and Peyton Krebs. The Blue Jackets fired back in the third period with a Gustav Nyquist empty net goal, his thirteenth of the season, set up by Sean Kuraly and Vladislav Gavrikov. Columbus iced it at 7-3 with a Justin Danforth goal, his third of the year, with a lone assist by Gaunce. The three stars were Kukan, Gaunce, and Jenner, while Laine gets an honorable mention.
Out in Arizona, the Coyotes welcome the Dallas Stars. Jake Oettinger and Scott Wedgewood patrol the creases. Arizona got going in the second period with a Lawson Crouse goal, his fourteenth of the season, via Nick Schmaltz. Dallas tied it on a Roope Hintz goal, his twenty-second of the year, guided in by Joe Pavelski and Miro Heiskanen. The Coyotes retook the lead with a Schmaltz power play goal, his ninth of the season, powered by Shayne Gostisbehere and Clayton Keller. Arizona iced it at 3-1 in the third period with a Keller empty net goal, his twentieth of the year, set up by Schmaltz and Dysin Mayo. The three stars were Schmaltz, Wedgewood (32 for 33 in saves), and Keller.
Up in Edmonton, the Oilers host the Minnesota Wild. Kaapo Kahkonen and Mike Smith are the starting goalies. Minnesota kicked off the scoring in the first period with a Brandon Duhaime goal, his sixth of the season, passed from Nick Bjugstad. The Wild added on with a Joel Eriksson Ek power play goal, his sixteenth of the year, powered by Kirill Kaprizov and Mats Zuccarello. Minnesota extended the lead as Kevin Fiala scored his fifteenth of the season, thanks to Jonas Brodin. The Wild chased Smith with another Fiala goal, his second of the game and sixteenth of the year, via Matt Boldy. Mikko Koskinen came on in relief. Edmonton got on the board with an Evander Kane power play goal, his fifth of the season, with assists provided by Ryan Nugent-Hopkins and Leon Draisaitl. Minnesota shot back in the second period with a Connor Dewar goal, his second of the year, with a lone helper by Dmitry Kulikov. The Wild continued as Boldy scored his eighth of the season, with the help of Frederick Gaudreau and Fiala. The Oilers got one back on a Tyler Benson goal, fueled by Zach Hyman and William Lagesson. Minnesota replied in the third period with a Zuccarello goal, his seventeenth of the year, with an assist from Ryan Hartman. Edmonton pulled one back on a Hyman goal, his eighteenth of the campaign, helped along by Ryan McLeod. The three stars of the 7-3 game were Fiala, Boldy, and Zuccarello, while Hyman gets an honorable mention.
Finally, the San Jose Sharks bring in the Vegas Golden Knights. Logan Thompson and James Reimer are set to start in goal. Vegas drew first blood in the first period with a Keegan Kolesar goal, his fifth of the season, coming off of Brett Howden and Shea Theodore. The Golden Knights added on with a Jack Eichel goal, via Chandler Stephenson and Alex Pietrangelo. Vegas extended the lead as Max Pacioretty scored his fifteenth of the season in the second period, thanks to Theodore and Eichel. San Jose got on the board in the third period with a Nick Bonino goal, his sixth of the year, made possible by Andrew Cogliano and Jacob Middleton. The Golden Knights iced it at 4-1 with a Stephenson empty net goal, his thirteenth of the year, set up by Pacioretty and Nicolas Roy. The three stars were Eichel, Pacioretty, and Stephenson, while Theodore gets an honorable mention.
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