There's eight games on this Sunday, beginning with...
The Winnipeg Jets hosting the Vancouver Canucks. Collin Delia and David Rittich are the backups in goal. Winnipeg started in the first period with a Kyle Connor goal, his eighteenth of the season, via Nikolaj Ehlers and Pierre-Luc Dubois. The Jets added on with another Connor goal, his second of the game and nineteenth of the year, assisted by Kevin Stenlund and Dubois. Vancouver got on the board with a J.T. Miller goal, his fifteenth of the season, passed from Elias Pettersson and Andrei Kuzmenko. The Canucks tied it on a Jack Studnicka goal, his third of the year, courtesy of Luke Schenn and Dakota Joshua. Winnipeg retook the lead in the second period on an Ehlers goal, coming off of Brenden Dillon and Dubois. The Jets extended the lead as Morgan Barron scored his fifth of the season, thanks to Adam Lowry and Dillon. Spencer Martin replaced Delia in goal. Vancouver got one back with a Bo Horvat goal, his twenty-ninth of the year, fueled by Miller and Ethan Bear. The Canucks tied it again on a Sheldon Dries power play goal, his fifth of the season, powered by Miller and Conor Garland. Winnipeg pulled ahead on an Axel Jonsson-Fjallby goal, his third of the year, guided in by Sam Gagner and Neal Pionk. The Jets padded the lead on a Dylan DeMelo shorthanded goal in the third period, his second of the season, set up by Jonsson-Fjallby and Dylan Samberg. Winnipeg continued with a Connor goal to complete his hat trick on his twentieth of the year, with helpers from Ehlers and Dubois. The final held at 7-4, with the three stars awarded to Connor, Dubois, and Ehlers, while Jonsson-Fjallby, Dillon, and Miller get the honorable mentions.
Down in Dallas, the Stars welcome the Florida Panthers. Spencer Knight and Jake Oettinger are the young goalies. Dallas opened in the first period with a Jason Robertson goal, his twenty-seventh of the season, fueled by Joe Pavelski and Ryan Suter. The Stars added on in the second period with a Nils Lundkvist power play goal, his fourth of the year, powered by Wyatt Johnston and Suter. Florida got on the board with a Carter Verhaeghe goal, his nineteenth of the season, via Brandon Montour and Matthews Tkachuk. Dallas replied with an Esa Lindell goal, his fifth of the year, guided in by Jamie Benn and Ty Dellandrea. The Stars extended the lead in the third period as Robertson scored his second of the game and twenty-eighth of the season, thanks to Colin Miller. Dallas padded the lead as Miro Heiskanen scored his seventh of the year into an empty net, going in unassisted. The final was 5-1, with the three stars being Robertson, Suter, and Oettinger (27 for 28 in saves).
To the northeast, the Washington Capitals bring in the Columbus Blue Jackets. Elvis Merzlikins is mismatched with Darcy Kuemper in goal. Washington led off in the first period with an Erik Gustafsson goal, his seventh of the season, coming off of Nic Dowd and Garnet Hathaway. The final held at 1-0, with the three stars handed to Kuemper (38 save shutout), Gustafsson, and Merzlikins (18 for 19 in saves).
Back west, the Minnesota Wild host the St. Louis Blues. Thomas Greiss and Filip Gustavsson man the nets. St. Louis began in the first period with a Brandon Saad power play goal, his thirteenth of the season, powered by Jake Neighbours and Colton Parayko. The Blues added on in the third period with a Brayden Schenn goal, his ninth of the year, via Saad. St. Louis iced it at 3-0 with a Schenn empty net goal, his second of the game and tenth of the campaign, set up by Pavel Buchnevich and Parayko. The three stars went to Saad, Schenn, and Greiss (35 save shutout), while Parayko gets an honorable mention.
South to Chicago, as the Blackhawks host the Calgary Flames. Jacob Markstrom and Alex Stalock are set to start in goal. Chicago struck first in the first period with a Lukas Reichel goal, via Seth Jones. Calgary tied it on an Elias Lindholm power play goal, his thirteenth of the season, powered by Tyler Toffoli and Rasmus Andersson. The Blackhawks took the lead back with a Colin Blackwell goal, courtesy of Sam Lafferty and Reese Johnson. Chicago added on in the second period with a Philipp Kurashev goal, his fifth of the year, coming off of Reichel and Max Domi. The Flames got one back with a Jonathan Huberdeau goal, his eighth of the season, assisted by Milan Lucic. Calgary tied it on a Nazem Kadri power play goal, his sixteenth of the year, with assists provided by Lindholm and Toffoli. The Blackhawks won 4-3 in overtime with a Domi goal, his twelfth of the campaign, helped along by Reichel and Jake McCabe. The three stars were Reichel, Domi, and Lindholm, while Toffoli gets an honorable mention.
East again to Philadelphia, where the Flyers welcome the Toronto Maple Leafs. Matt Murray and Carter Hart are the veteran goalies. Toronto kicked off the scoring in the first period with a Calle Jarnkrok goal, his ninth of the season, via Mitch Marner and Conor Timmins. The Maple Leafs added on with a Zach Aston-Reese goal, his fourth of the year, courtesy of Pontus Holmberg. Philadelphia got on the board with a Travis Konecny goal, his twenty-first of the season, going in unassisted. Toronto replied with a Timmins goal in the second period, assisted by Marner and John Tavares. The Flyers got one back with a Nicolas Deslauriers goal, his second of the year, helped along by Patrick Brown. The Maple Leafs answered with a Timothy Liljegren shorthanded goal, his third of the season, set up by Jarnkrok. Toronto extended the lead as Tavares scored his nineteenth of the year, thanks to Jarnkrok. The Maple Leafs padded the lead on an Auston Matthews power play goal, his twentieth of the campaign, powered by Tavares and Marner. This made it 6-2, the final, with the three stars handed to Jarnkrok, Tavares, and Marner, while Timmins gets an honorable mention.
Way out west, the Arizona Coyotes bring in the Pittsburgh Penguins. Casey DeSmith and Karel Vejmelka are between the pipes. Arizona drew first blood in the first period with a Barrett Hayton goal, his third of the season, coming off of Clayton Keller and Nick Schmaltz. Pittsburgh tied it in the second period with a Jake Guentzel goal, his sixteenth of the year, courtesy of Sidney Crosby and Jan Rutta. The Penguins took the lead with another Guentzel goal, his second of the game and seventeenth of the season, via Bryan Rust and Crosby. Pittsburgh added on with a Jason Zucker goal in the third period, his ninth of the year, guided in by Evgeni Malkin and Pierre-Olivier Joseph. The Penguins iced it at 4-1 with a Jeff Carter empty net goal, his seventh of the campaign, going in unassisted. The three stars were Guentzel, Crosby, and DeSmith (23 for 24 in saves).
Finally, the Anaheim Ducks host the Boston Bruins. Jeremy Swayman and John Gibson protect the nets. Boston was first to score in the first period with a David Pastrnak goal, his thirtieth of the season, guided in by David Krejci and Pavel Zacha. The Bruins added on with a Krejci goal, his eleventh of the year, via Pastrnak and Zacha. Anaheim got on the board with a Trevor Zegras goal, his twelfth of the season, assisted by Ryan Strome and Frank Vatrano. Boston shot back in the second period with a Pastrnak power play goal, his second of the game and thirty-first of the year, powered by Patrice Bergeron. The Bruins extended the lead as Pastrnak completed his hat trick with his thirty-second of the season, thanks to Matt Grzelcyk and Krejci. Boston padded the lead in the third period with a Brad Marchand goal, his thirteenth of the year, with helpers from Trent Frederic and Charlie Coyle. The Bruins continued on a Hampus Lindholm goal, his fifth of the season, going in unassisted. Boston finished it at 7-1 with a Coyle goal, his tenth of the year, helped along by Grzelcyk and Taylor Hall. The three stars went to Pastrnak, Krejci, and Coyle, while Zacha and Grzelcyk get the honorable mentions.
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