Eight games are set for Sunday, beginning with...
The Detroit Red Wings hosting the Boston Bruins. Jeremy Swayman and Ville Husso protect the nets. Detroit led off in the first period with an Alex Chiasson power play goal, his second of the season, powered by Dylan Larkin and Lucas Raymond. The Red Wings added on in the second period with a Moritz Seider shorthanded goal, his fifth of the year, going in unassisted. Detroit extended the lead as Larkin scored his twenty-fifth of the season on the power play, thanks to Raymond and Seider. The Red Wings padded the lead on an Adam Erne goal, his eighth of the year, fueled by Jonatan Berggren and Jordan Oesterle. Boston got on the board with a Matt Grzelcyk goal, his fourth of the season, guided in by David Pastrnak and Pavel Zacha. The Bruins got closer in the third period with a Jake DeBrusk goal, his twentieth of the year, helped along by Connor Clifton. Boston pulled closer on a Pastrnak goal, his forty-sixth of the season, made possible by Zacha and Grzelcyk. Detroit iced it at 5-3 with an Andrew Copp empty net goal, his eighth of the year, set up by Pius Suter and Larkin. The three stars were Larkin, Seider, and Grzelcyk, while Pastrnak, Raymond, and Zacha get the honorable mentions.
Over in Pittsburgh, the Penguins welcome the New York Rangers. Jaroslav Halak and Tristan Jarry are in the blue paint. Pittsburgh began in the first period with a Rickard Rakell power play goal, his twenty-third of the season, powered by Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin. New York tied it on a Barclay Goodrow goal, his eleventh of the year, fueled by Jimmy Vesey and Tyler Motte. The Penguins took the lead back in the second period with a Jason Zucker goal, his twenty-fourth of the season, guided in by Brian Dumoulin. The Rangers tied it in the third period with a Chris Kreider goal, his twenty-eighth of the year, via Vincent Trocheck. Pittsburgh won 3-2 in overtime with a Letang power play goal, his ninth of the campaign, with assists provided by Malkin and Crosby. The three stars were Crosby, Letang, and Malkin.
Next up, the New Jersey Devils host the Carolina Hurricanes. Pyotr Kochetkov and Vitek Vanecek man the nets. New Jersey started in the first period with an unassisted Jack Hughes goal, his thirty-seventh of the season. The Devils added on with a Jesper Bratt goal, his twenty-sixth of the year, via Hughes and Dougie Hamilton. New Jersey extended the lead as Bratt scored again in the second period, his second of the game and twenty-seventh of the campaign coming off of Hughes. The three stars were Vanecek (32 save shutout), Bratt, and Hughes.
Down in Tampa Bay, the Lightning bring in the Winnipeg Jets. Connor Hellebuyck and Andrei Vasilevskiy tend the twines. Tampa Bay opened in the first period with an Alex Killorn goal, his twentieth of the season, passed from Anthony Cirelli and Brandon Hagel. Winnipeg tied it on a Nate Schmidt goal, his seventh of the year, coming off of Logan Stanley. The Jets took the lead in the second period with a Nino Niederreiter power play goal, his twenty-first of the season, powered by Mark Scheifele and Blake Wheeler. Winnipeg added on with a Morgan Barron goal, his seventh of the year, courtesy of Brenden Dillon and Mason Appleton. The Lightning got one back with a Cirelli shorthanded goal, his tenth of the campaign, set up by Hagel. This only made it 3-2, the eventual final, with the three stars going to Cirelli, Hagel, and Barron.
Out in St. Louis, the Blues host the Vegas Golden Knights. Jiri Patera and Jordan Binnington are set to start in goal. Vegas struck first in the first period with a William Karlsson goal, his thirteenth of the season, helped along by Pavel Dorofeyev and Reilly Smith. St. Louis tied it on a Jakub Vrana power play goal, his third of the year, powered by Jordan Kyrou and Brayden Schenn. The Golden Knights retook the lead in the second period with a Jonathan Marchessault goal, his twenty-first of the season, assisted by Alex Pietrangelo and Alec Martinez. Vegas added on with a Michael Amadio goal, his eleventh of the year, passed from Brett Howden and Nicolas Hague. The Blues got one back with a Kyrou goal, his thirtieth of the season, coming off of Robert Thomas and Pavel Buchnevich. St. Louis tied it in the third period with a Tyler Pitlick goal, his fifth of the year, courtesy of Marco Scandella and Nathan Walker. The Golden Knights shot back with a Dorofeyev goal, made possible by Karlsson and Smith. Vegas iced it at 5-3 with a Pietrangelo empty net goal, his ninth of the campaign, set up by Ivan Barbashev. The three stars were Dorofeyev, Karlsson, and Kyrou, while Pietrangelo and Smith get the honorable mentions.
Northwest to Calgary, where the Flames welcome the Ottawa Senators. Kevin Mandolese is mismatched with Jacob Markstrom in goal. Calgary kicked off the scoring in the first period with a shorthanded Rasmus Andersson goal, his ninth of the season, set up by Mikael Backlund and Elias Lindholm. The Flames added on with a Lindholm power play goal, his nineteenth of the year, powered by Backlund and Andersson. Ottawa got on the board in the second period with a Tim Stutzle goal, his thirty-second of the season, going in unassisted. Calgary replied with a Jonathan Huberdeau goal, his thirteenth of the year, courtesy of Nazem Kadri and Tyler Toffoli. The Flames extended the lead as Noah Hanifin scored his fifth of the season, thanks to Kadri and Huberdeau. Calgary padded the lead in the third period with a Trevor Lewis goal, his ninth of the year, made possible by Milan Lucic.
Down in Arizona, the Coyotes host the Minnesota Wild. Filip Gustavsson and Karel Vejmelka draw the starts in goal. Arizona drew first blood in the first period with a Barrett Hayton goal, his twelfth of the season, via Juuso Valimaki and Brett Ritchie. Minnesota tied it on a Mats Zuccarello goal, his twenty-second of the year, passed from Jake Middleton and Jared Spurgeon. The Coyotes retook the lead on a Hayton power play goal, his second of the game and thirteenth of the season, powered by Ritchie and Travis Boyd. The Wild tied it again with a Ryan Reaves goal, his second of the year, guided in by Mason Shaw and Connor Dewar. Minnesota took the lead in the second period with a Matt Boldy goal, his nineteenth of the season, helped along by John Klingberg. The Wild added on with a Dewar goal, his sixth of the year, courtesy of Shaw and Reaves. Arizona got one back with a Ritchie goal, his eighth of the season, with helpers from Clayton Keller and Victor Soderstrom. The Coyotes tied it in the third period as Keller scored his twenty-eighth of the year, thanks to Jack McBain and Hayton. Arizona won 5-4 in overtime with a Keller goal, his second of the game and twenty-ninth of the campaign, made possible by Hayton and Valimaki. The three stars were Hayton, Keller, and Ritchie, while Valimaki, Reaves, Dewar, and Shaw get the honorable mentions.
Finally, the Anaheim Ducks bring in the Nashville Predators. Juuse Saros and John Gibson guard the cages. Nashville was first to score in the first period with a Philip Tomasino power play goal, his third of the season, powered by Dante Fabbro and Colton Sissons. The Predators added on with a Thomas Novak goal, his eleventh of the year, passed from Roman Josi. Anaheim got on the board with a Mason McTavish goal, his fifteenth of the season, coming off of Max Jones. The Ducks tied it in the second period with a Frank Vatrano goal, his sixteenth of the year, fueled by Cam Fowler and Jakob Silfverberg. Nashville regained the lead in the third period with a Kiefer Sherwood goal, his second of the season, courtesy of Novak and Josi. The Predators extended the lead as Yakov Trenin scored his tenth of the year, thanks to Cole Smith and Sissons. Anaheim pulled one back with a Troy Terry goal, his nineteenth of the season, helped along by Colton White and Fowler. The Ducks tied it as McTavish scored his second of the game and sixteenth of the year, with the help of Fowler and Trevor Zegras. Nashville won 5-4 in overtime with a Novak goal, his second of the game and twelfth of the campaign, made possible by Tomasino and the goalie Saros. The three stars were Novak, McTavish, and Tomasino, while Josi, Sissons, and Fowler get the honorable mentions.
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