There's another nine games on this Sunday, beginning with...
The Buffalo Sabres hosting the Florida Panthers. Spencer Knight and Dustin Tokarski are the goalies. Buffalo led off in the first period with a Kyle Okposo goal, his eighteenth of the season, via Mattias Samuelsson and Cody Eakin. Florida tied it on a Jonathan Huberdeau goal, his twenty-fourth of the year, coming off of Claude Giroux. The Panthers took the lead on an Anton Lundell goal, his fifteenth of the season, assisted by Ben Chiarot and Mason Marchment. Florida added on with an Anthony Duclair goal, his twenty-seventh of the year, passed from Gustav Forsling and MacKenzie Weegar. The Panthers extended the lead in the third period as Duclair scored his second of the game and twenty-eighth of the season, thanks to Aleksander Barkov and Carter Verhaeghe. The Sabres got one back with a Jeff Skinner power play goal, his twenty-eighth of the year, powered by Casey Mittelstadt and Alex Tuch. Buffalo got closer with a Tage Thompson power play goal, his thirty-first of the season, with assists provided by Skinner and Mittelstadt. Florida finished it at 5-3 with a Weegar power play goal, his seventh of the year, with helpers from Giroux and Barkov. The three stars were Duclair, Weegar, and Skinner, while Barkov, Giroux, and Mittelstadt get the honorable mentions.
In Canada, the Ottawa Senators welcome the Detroit Red Wings. Thomas Greiss and Anton Forsberg receive the starts in goal. Detroit began in the first period with a Michael Rasmussen goal, his tenth of the season, coming off of Jakub Vrana and Filip Hronek. Ottawa tied it on an Artem Zub goal, his sixth of the year, via Brady Tkachuk and Mathieu Joseph. The Senators took the lead in the second period with a Josh Norris power play goal, his twenty-eighth of the season, powered by Tim Stutzle and Tkachuk. Ottawa added on with another Norris goal, his second of the game and twenty-ninth of the year, courtesy of Nick Holden and Joseph. The Red Wings got one back in the third period with a Dylan Larkin goal, his twenty-ninth of the season, helped along by Hronek and Marc Staal. The Senators replied with a Norris empty net goal, his thirtieth of the year completing his hat trick, set up by Joseph and Nikita Zaitsev. Ottawa iced it at 5-2 with a Zaitsev empty net goal, his second of the campaign, going in unassisted. The three stars were Norris, Joseph, and Zaitsev, while Tkachuk, Holden, and Hronek get the honorable mentions.
Back stateside, the New Jersey Devils bring in the New York Islanders. Cory Schneider and Nico Daws are the goalies. New York opened in the first period with a Jean-Gabriel Pageau goal, his eleventh of the season, coming off of Kyle Palmieri and Adam Pelech. The Islanders added on with a Pageau power play goal, his second of the game and twelfth of the year, powered by Anders Lee. New York extended the lead as Pageau scored his thirteenth of the season in the second period to complete his hat trick, with the help of Pelech and Palmieri. New Jersey got on the board with a Jesper Boqvist goal, his sixth of the year, assisted by Damon Severson and Janne Kuokkanen. The Devils got closer in the third period with a Tomas Tatar goal, his thirteenth of the season, guided in by Andreas Johnsson and Dawson Mercer. The Islanders replied with a Palmieri goal, his thirteenth of the year, helped along by Pageau and Pelech. New Jersey answered with a Nico Hischier goal, his nineteenth of the campaign, made possible by Mercer and Dougie Hamilton. This only made it 4-3, the final, with the three stars going to Pageau, Palmieri, and Pelech, while Mercer gets an honorable mention.
Next up, the New York Rangers host the Philadelphia Flyers. Martin Jones and Igor Shesterkin man the nets. Philadelphia started in the first period with a Cam York goal, his third of the season, via Nate Thompson. The Flyers added on with an Owen Tippett goal, his seventh of the year, fueled by Kevin Hayes. Philadelphia extended the lead in the third period as Joel Farabee scored his sixteenth of the season, thanks to Travis Sanheim and Oskar Lindblom. New York got on the board with an Artemi Panarin goal, his nineteenth of the year, passed from Jacob Trouba and K'Andre Miller. The Rangers got closer with a Mika Zibanejad goal, his twenty-seventh of the season, courtesy of Frank Vatrano and Ryan Lindgren. New York tied it on an Andrew Copp goal, his sixteenth of the year, helped along by Panarin and Barclay Goodrow. The tie went to a shootout, where Hayes lifted the Flyers to a 4-3 win. The three stars were Hayes, Panarin, and Farabee.
Over in DC, the Washington Capitals welcome the Minnesota Wild. Cam Talbot and Vitek Vanecek are the masked men. Minnesota struck first in the first period with a Joel Eriksson Ek goal, his twentieth of the season, guided in by Jordan Greenway and Alex Goligoski. The Wild added on with a Tyson Jost goal, his seventh of the year, via Jonas Brodin and Ryan Hartman. Minnesota extended the lead in the second period as Eriksson Ek scored his second of the game and twenty-first of the season, thanks to Greenway and Marcus Foligno. The Wild padded the lead in the third period as Foligno scored his twentieth of the year, with the help of Greenway and Eriksson Ek. Washington got on the board with a Garnet Hathaway goal, his eleventh of the season, coming off of Alex Ovechkin and Evgeny Kuznetsov. Minnesota iced it at 5-1 with a Nicolas Deslauriers empty net goal, his seventh of the year, set up by Jared Spurgeon and Nick Bjugstad. The three stars were Eriksson Ek, Greenway, and Foligno.
Westward to Chicago, where the Blackhawks bring in the Arizona Coyotes. Karel Vejmelka and Kevin Lankinen are between the pipes. Chicago kicked off the scoring in the first period with a Dylan Strome goal, his twentieth of the season, passed from Alex DeBrincat. Arizona tied it in the second period with a Michael Carcone goal, his second of the year, helped along by Anton Stralman. The Coyotes took the lead with a Travis Boyd goal, his thirteenth of the season, coming off of Shayne Gostisbehere and Dysin Mayo. The Blackhawks retied it in the third period with a Patrick Kane power play goal, his twenty-second of the year, powered by Seth Jones and DeBrincat. Arizona won 3-2 in overtime with a Gostisbehere power play goal, his eleventh of the campaign, with assists provided by Nick Schmaltz and Phil Kessel. The three stars were Gostisbehere, DeBrincat, and Vejmelka (29 for 31 in saves).
Out in Vancouver, the Canucks host the Vegas Golden Knights. Robin Lehner and Thatcher Demko guard the cages. Vegas was first to score in the first period with an Alex Pietrangelo goal, his thirteenth of the season, made possible by Jack Eichel and Chandler Stephenson. The Golden Knights added on with an unassisted Jonathan Marchessault goal, his twenty-eighth of the year. Vancouver got on the board with a J.T. Miller goal in the third period, his twenty-ninth of the season, with a lone assist from Oliver Ekman-Larsson. The Canucks tied it on a Bo Horvat power play goal, his twenty-seventh of the year, going in unassisted. Vegas won 3-2 in overtime with a Shea Theodore goal, his eleventh of the campaign, passed from Marchessault and William Karlsson.
Down in Anaheim, the Ducks welcome the Edmonton Oilers. Mike Smith and John Gibson are set to start in goal. Edmonton drew first blood in the first period with a Tyson Barrie goal, his sixth of the season, coming off of Connor McDavid and Evander Kane. The Oilers added on with a McDavid power play goal, his fortieth of the year, powered by Barrie and Ryan Nugent-Hopkins. Edmonton extended the lead as Nugent-Hopkins scored his ninth of the season, thanks to Barrie and Brett Kulak. The Oilers padded the lead on a Jesse Puljujarvi goal, his thirteenth of the year, via McDavid and Kane. Anaheim got on the board with a Zach Aston-Reese goal, his third of the season, going in unassisted. Edmonton replied with a Kulak goal, his fourth of the year, with helpers from Cody Ceci and Leon Draisaitl. The Oilers kept going with a Draisaitl goal, his fiftieth of the season, helped along by Kulak. This made it 6-1, the final, with the three stars being McDavid, Barrie, and Kulak, while Draisaitl, Nugent-Hopkins, and Kane get the honorable mentions.
Finally, the Seattle Kraken bring in the Dallas Stars. Jake Oettinger and Chris Driedger patrol the creases. Seattle got on the board first in the first period with a Jared McCann shorthanded goal, his twenty-fifth of the season, set up by Alex Wennberg and Carson Soucy. The Kraken added on in the third period with a Ryan Donato goal, his fourteenth of the year, guided in by Soucy and Wennberg. Dallas got on the board with a John Klingberg goal, his fifth of the season, made possible by Jamie Benn and Joel Hanley. Seattle replied with a Yanni Gourde goal, his seventeenth of the year, via Victor Rask and Karson Kuhlman. The Kraken iced it at 4-1 with a Kuhlman empty net goal, his second of the campaign, going in unassisted. The three stars were Wennberg, Soucy, and Kuhlman.
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