There's five games on this Sunday slate, beginning with...
The Arizona Coyotes hosting the Colorado Avalanche. Alexandar Georgiev and Connor Ingram are set to start in goal. Colorado got going in the second period with an unassisted Mikko Rantanen goal, his forty-eighth of the season. The Avalanche added on with a Bowen Byram goal, his eighth of the year, courtesy of Logan O'Connor and Andrew Cogliano. Arizona got on the board with a Matias Maccelli goal in the third period, his eighth of the season, helped along by Jack McBain. The Coyotes tied it on a Christian Fischer goal, his twelfth of the year, coming off of Michael Kesselring. Colorado retook the lead with a Valeri Nichushkin power play goal, his fifteenth of the season, powered by Rantanen and Devon Toews. Arizona tied it again on a Clayton Keller goal, his thirty-sixth of the year, fueled by Juuso Valimaki and Nick Schmaltz. The tie went to a shootout, where Nichushkin's lone tally gave the Coyotes a 4-3 win. The three stars were Rantanen, Nichushkin, and Byram.
Back east, the Carolina Hurricanes welcome the Boston Bruins. Jeremy Swayman and Frederik Andersen protect the nets. Boston led off in the first period with a David Pastrnak goal, his fiftieth of the season, coming off of Charlie McAvoy and Dmitry Orlov. Carolina tied it in the second period with a Jack Drury goal, his second of the year, courtesy of Jalen Chatfield and Shayne Gostisbehere. The Bruins retook the lead with a Pastrnak power play goal, his second of the game and fifty-first of the season, powered by Pavel Zacha and McAvoy. Boston added on with a Jakub Lauko goal, his fourth of the year, assisted by Tomas Nosek and Matt Grzelcyk. The Hurricanes replied in the third period with a Brady Skjei goal, his sixteenth of the season, made possible by Martin Necas and Brett Pesce. Carolina tied it on a Sebastian Aho goal, his thirty-third of the year, guided in by Jordan Martinook and Pesce. The tie went to a shootout, where Charlie Coyle and Jake DeBrusk gave the Bruins a 4-3 win. The three stars were Pastrnak, McAvoy, and Pesce.
Over in Nashville, the Predators host the Toronto Maple Leafs. Joseph Woll and Kevin Lankinen are the backups in goal. Toronto began in the first period with a John Tavares power play goal, his thirty-first of the season, powered by Mitch Marner and Auston Matthews. The Maple Leafs added on in the second period with an Alexander Kerfoot goal, his ninth of the year, fueled by Tavares and Justin Holl. Nashville got on the board with a Cody Glass power play goal, his eleventh of the season, with assists provided by Tyson Barrie and Thomas Novak in the third period. Toronto shot back with another Tavares power play goal, his second of the game and thirty-second of the year, helped along by Morgan Rielly and Matthews. The Predators pulled one back on a Barrie goal, his thirteenth of the campaign, with a lone helper from Philip Tomasino. This only made it 3-2, the final, with the three stars given to Tavares, Barrie, and Matthews.
Up in Chicago, the Blackhawks bring in the Vancouver Canucks. Collin Delia faces his former team and Petr Mrazek in goal. Chicago opened in the first period with a shorthanded Connor Murphy goal, his sixth of the season, set up by Jason Dickinson and Boris Katchouk. Vancouver tied it in the second period on a Phillip Di Giuseppe goal, his sixth of the year, coming off of J.T. Miller and Quinn Hughes. The Canucks took the lead with an Elias Pettersson goal, his thirty-fourth of the season, assisted by Ethan Bear and Andrei Kuzmenko in the third period. Vancouver added on with a Pettersson power play goal, his second of the game and thirty-fifth of the year, powered by Kuzmenko and Brock Boeser. The Blackhawks got one back with a Lukas Reichel goal, his fifth of the season, via Andreas Athanasiou and Seth Jones. The Canucks iced it at 4-2 with a Boeser empty net goal, his fifteenth of the year, set up by Bear. The three stars were given to Pettersson, Kuzmenko, and Boeser, while Bear gets an honorable mention.
Finally, the Los Angeles Kings host the St. Louis Blues. Joel Hofer and Pheonix Copley are in the blue paint. Los Angeles started in the first period with a Viktor Arvidsson goal, his twenty-third of the season, fueled by Kevin Fiala and Phillip Danault. The Kings added on with an Alex Iafallo power play goal, his twelfth of the year, powered by Arvidsson and Danault. Los Angeles extended the lead as Adrian Kempe scored a shorthanded goal, his thirty-fifth of the season, set up by Trevor Moore. St. Louis got on the board with a Brandon Saad power play goal, his eighteenth of the year, with assists provided by Robert Thomas and Sammy Blais. The Kings fired back with an Arvidsson power play goal, his second of the game and twenty-fourth of the season, assisted by Sean Durzi. Los Angeles continued with a Moore power play goal, his ninth of the year, with helpers from Danault and Durzi. Jordan Binnington replaced Hofer in goal. The Blues shot back in the second period with a Justin Faulk goal, his ninth of the season, made possible by Tyler Pitlick. St. Louis got closer with a Pavel Buchnevich goal, his twenty-fourth of the year, guided in by Blais and Calle Rosen. The Blues chipped closer on a Jordan Kyrou power play goal, his thirty-second of the season, helped along by Thomas and Faulk. The Kings answered with a Kempe goal, his second of the game and thirty-sixth of the year, with a lone helper from Vladislav Gavrikov. St. Louis fired back with a Kasperi Kapanen goal, his fourteenth of the season, passed from Buchnevich and Nick Leddy. Los Angeles countered with a Drew Doughty power play goal, his eighth of the year, made possible by Fiala. The Blues countered with a Kyrou goal, his second of the game and thirty-third of the campaign, dished from Brayden Schenn and Torey Krug. This only made it 7-6, the final, with the three stars being Arvidsson, Kempe, and Danault, while Moore, Fiala, Durzi, Kyrou, Faulk, Buchnevich, Thomas, and Blais get the honorable mentions.
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