We've got six games on for this Sunday, beginning with...
The Detroit Red Wings hosting the Florida Panthers. Spencer Knight and Alex Nedeljkovic man the nets. Florida got going in the second period with an Anthony Duclair goal, his thirty-first of the season, made possible by Aleksander Barkov and Brandon Montour. The Panthers added on with a Sam Reinhart goal, his twenty-eighth of the year, via Mason Marchment and Petteri Lindbohm. Florida extended the lead as Anton Lundell scored his seventeenth of the season, thanks to Reinhart. The Panthers padded the lead on a Maxim Mamin goal, his seventh of the year, passed from Eetu Luostarinen and Patric Hornqvist. Florida continued in the third period with a Lundell shorthanded goal, his second of the game and eighteenth of the season, set up by Barkov. Detroit got on the board with a Pius Suter goal, his fourteenth of the year, fueled by Jakub Vrana and Filip Zadina. The Panthers answered with a Gustav Forsling goal, his ninth of the season, guided in by Claude Giroux and Montour. The final was 6-1, with the three stars going to Lundell, Reinhart, and Barkov, while Montour gets an honorable mention.
Over in Philadelphia, the Flyers welcome the Buffalo Sabres. Dustin Tokarski and Felix Sandstrom are the backups in goal. Philadelphia led off in the first period with a Kevin Hayes goal, his ninth of the season, courtesy of Noah Cates and Ivan Provorov. Buffalo tied it on a Victor Olofsson power play goal, his nineteenth of the year, powered by Rasmus Dahlin and Peyton Krebs. The Sabres took the lead with an Anders Bjork goal, his fifth of the season, passed from Dahlin. The Flyers tied it again in the second period with a Cates goal, his third of the year, fueled by Travis Konecny and Hayes. Buffalo retook the lead with an Olofsson power play goal, his second of the game and twentieth of the season, with assists provided by Dylan Cozens and Krebs. The Sabres added on with a Tage Thompson goal, his thirty-fifth of the year, helped along by Jeff Skinner. Philadelphia got one back in the third period with a Zack MacEwen goal, his third of the season, made possible by Oskar Lindblom and Travis Sanheim. Buffalo won 5-3 on a Thompson empty net goal, his second of the game and thirty-sixth of the year, set up by Skinner and Mattias Samuelsson. The three stars were Olofsson, Thompson, and Krebs, while Hayes, Cates, Skinner, and Dahlin get the honorable mentions.
Down in Nashville, the Predators bring in the St. Louis Blues. Jordan Binnington and Juuse Saros are in the blue paint. Nashville began in the first period with a Nick Cousins goal, his ninth of the season, fueled by Mark Borowiecki and Luke Kunin. St. Louis tied it on a Brayden Schenn power play goal, his twenty-third of the year, powered by Ryan O'Reilly and David Perron. The Blues took the lead with a Vladimir Tarasenko goal, his thirty-third of the season, assisted by O'Reilly and Colton Parayko in the second period. St. Louis added on with a Calle Rosen goal, via Robert Thomas and Tarasenko. The Blues extended the lead as Jordan Kyrou scored his twenty-fourth of the year, thanks to Pavel Buchnevich and Parayko. David Rittich replaced Saros in goal. St. Louis padded the lead on Rosen's second goal of the game, with helpers from Tarasenko and Justin Faulk. The Blues kept going with a Nathan Walker goal, his eighth of the season, coming off of Logan Brown and Dakota Joshua. St. Louis continued on a Schenn goal, his second of the game and twenty-fourth of the year, guided in by Ivan Barbashev and Rosen. The Predators got one back with a Kunin goal, his thirteenth of the season, made possible by Cousins and Mattias Ekholm. The Blues answered on a Kyrou goal, his second of the game and twenty-fifth of the year, helped along by Barbashev. Nashville pulled one back in the third period with a Dante Fabbro goal, his second of the campaign, with assists provided by Filip Forsberg and Matt Duchene. This made it 8-3, the final, with the three stars awarded to Rosen, Tarasenko, and Schenn, while Kyrou, O'Reilly, Barbashev, Parayko, Kunin and Cousins get the honorable mentions.
Back north, the Minnesota Wild host the San Jose Sharks. James Reimer and Marc-Andre Fleury are between the pipes. Minnesota opened in the first period with a Dmitry Kulikov goal, his sixth of the season, via Kevin Fiala and Matt Boldy. The Wild added on with a Jared Spurgeon goal, his eighth of the year, courtesy of Marcus Foligno. San Jose got on the board with a Rudolfs Balcers goal, his tenth of the season, assisted by Thomas Bordeleau and Noah Gregor. The Sharks tied it in the second period with a Matt Nieto goal, his sixth of the year, passed from Nick Bonino and Brent Burns. Minnesota retook the lead with a Boldy goal, his fourteenth of the season, coming off of Fiala and Frederick Gaudreau. San Jose tied it again with a Gregor goal, his fifth of the year, helped along by Burns and Balcers. The Sharks pulled ahead in the third period with a Bonino shorthanded goal, his twelfth of the season, set up by Tomas Hertl and Nicolas Meloche. The Wild tied it on a Fiala goal, his twenty-ninth of the year, with helpers from Jordie Benn and Faudreau. Minnesota won 5-4 in overtime with a Spurgeon goal, his second of the game and ninth of the campaign, made possible by Fiala and Gaudreau. The three stars were Fiala, Spurgeon, and Gaudreau, while Boldy, Bonino, Gregor, Balcers, and Burns get the honorable mentions.
Eastward to Toronto, as the Maple Leafs welcome the New York Islanders. Ilya Sorokin and Jack Campbell guard the cages. New York started in the first period with an Anthony Beauvillier power play goal, his twelfth of the season, powered by Kyle Palmieri and Ryan Pulock. Toronto tied it on a Mitchell Marner goal, his thirty-fourth of the year, via Mark Giordano and Michael Bunting. The Islanders retook the lead in the second period with a Josh Bailey goal, his eleventh of the season, going in unassisted. The Maple Leafs tied it on a Pierre Engvall goal, his fourteenth of the year, helped along by Alexander Kerfoot and Justin Holl. Toronto took the lead with a William Nylander power play goal, his thirty-first of the season, with assists provided by John Tavares and Bunting. The Maple Leafs iced it at 4-2 with a David Kampf empty net goal in the third period, his tenth of the year, set up by Nylander. The three stars were Nylander, Bunting, and Campbell (27 for 29 in saves).
Finally, the Anaheim Ducks bring in the Columbus Blue Jackets. Jean-Francois Berube and John Gibson are set to start in goal. Anaheim struck first in the first period with a Troy Terry goal, his thirty-fifth of the season, made possible by Ryan Getzlaf. Columbus tied it on a Jake Bean goal, his sixth of the year, guided in by Jack Roslovic and Vladislav Gavrikov. The Ducks retook the lead with another Terry goal, his second of the game and thirty-sixth of the season, assisted by Kevin Shattenkirk. Anaheim added on with a Gerry Mayhew goal, his ninth of the year, helped along by Trevor Zegras and Derek Grant. The Blue Jackets pulled one back in the second period with another Bean goal, his second of the game and seventh of the season, fueled by Adam Boqvist. Columbus tied it on a Sean Kuraly goal, his fourteenth of the year, coming off of Eric Robinson and Justin Danforth. The Ducks retook the lead in the third period with a Zegras goal, his twenty-first of the season, courtesy of Grant and Mayhew. Anaheim extended the lead as Cam Fowler scored his ninth of the year, via Getzlaf and Terry. The Blue Jackets got one back with a Cole Sillinger goal, his fourteenth of the season, with helpers from Jakub Voracek and Gustav Nyquist. The Ducks iced it at 6-4 with a Grant empty net goal, his fifteenth of the year, going in unassisted. The three stars were Terry, Grant, and Bean, while Zegras, Mayhew, Fowler, and Getzlaf get the honorable mentions.
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