There's a heavy nine-game Sunday slate here, beginning with...
The Washington Capitals hosting the New York Rangers. Igor Shesterkin and Darcy Kuemper man the nets. New York began in the first period with a K'Andre Miller goal, his ninth of the season, fueled by Vincent Trocheck and Artemi Panarin. The Rangers added on with an Alex Lafreniere goal, his sixteenth of the year, guided in by Filip Chytil. New York extended the lead as Kaapo Kakko scored his sixteenth of the season in the second period, thanks to Miller and Jacob Trouba. Washington got on the board with a Dylan Strome goal, his nineteenth of the year, passed from Alex Ovechkin and John Carlson. The Rangers shot back in the third period with a Vladimir Tarasenko goal, his seventeenth of the season, assisted by Trocheck and Panarin. The Capitals got one back with an Aliaksei Protas goal, his fourth of the year, helped along by Carlson and Nicklas Backstrom. New York replied with a Mika Zibanejad power play goal, his thirty-ninth of the campaign, powered by Patrick Kane and Panarin. This made it 5-2, the final, with the three stars going to Panarin, Miller, and Trocheck, while Carlson gets an honorable mention.
Out west, the St. Louis Blues welcome the Boston Bruins. Linus Ullmark and Jordan Binnington protect the nets. Boston led off in the first period with a Jake DeBrusk goal, his twenty-fifth of the season, fueled by Trent Frederic. The Bruins added on in the second period with a Tyler Bertuzzi power play goal, his seventh of the year, powered by David Pastrnak and Hampus Lindholm. Boston extended the lead as Oskar Steen scored, thanks to A.J. Greer and Frederic. St. Louis got on the board with a Jordan Kyrou goal, his thirty-fifth of the season, helped along by Brayden Schenn and Brandon Saad. The Blues got closer in the third period with a Torey Krug goal, his seventh of the year, passed from Saad and Schenn. St. Louis tied it on a Kyrou goal, his second of the game and thirty-sixth of the season, assisted by Jakub Vrana and Schenn. The Bruins won 4-3 in the shootout with a Charlie Coyle tally. The three stars were Frederic, Kyrou, and Schenn, while Saad gets an honorable mention.
Back east, the Carolina Hurricanes bring in the New York Islanders. Ilya Sorokin and Frederik Andersen guard the cages. New York started in the first period with a Jean-Gabriel Pageau goal, his thirteenth of the season, via Pierre Engvall and Scott Mayfield. Carolina tied it in the second period on a Jesperi Kotkaniemi goal, his fifteenth of the year, coming off of Jesse Puljujarvi and Stefan Noesen. The Hurricanes took the lead in the third period on a Jordan Martinook goal, his twelfth of the campaign, with a lone assist by Jaccob Slavin. This stood for a 2-1 win, with the three stars being Andersen (21 for 22 in saves), Martinook, and Kotkaniemi.
Along to Columbus, as the Blue Jackets host the Ottawa Senators. Cam Talbot and Jon Gillies start in goal. Columbus opened in the first period with a Kent Johnson power play goal, his sixteenth of the season, powered by Gavin Bayreuther and Johnny Gaudreau. Ottawa tied it on a Dylan Gambrell goal, his third of the year, coming off of Erik Brannstrom. The Blue Jackets retook the lead with an Eric Robinson goal, his eleventh of the season, guided in by Emil Bemstrom and Justin Richards. The Senators tied it again with a Mark Kastelic goal, his sixth of the year, via Tyler Kleven. Ottawa pulled ahead with an Alex DeBrincat goal, his twenty-sixth of the season, assisted by Ridly Greig. Columbus tied it with a Boone Jenner goal in the third period, his twenty-sixth of the year, courtesy of Kirill Marchenko and Billy Sweezey. The Blue Jackets won 4-3 in overtime with a Marchenko goal, his twenty-first of the campaign, set up by Gaudreau. The three stars were Marchenko, Gaudreau, and Jenner.
Over in Pittsburgh, the Penguins welcome the Philadelphia Flyers. Samuel Ersson and Casey DeSmith are the backups in goal. Pittsburgh struck first in the first period with a Rickard Rakell goal, his twenty-sixth of the season, assisted by Brian Dumoulin and Evgeni Malkin. The Penguins added on with a Rakell power play goal, his second of the game and twenty-seventh of the year, powered by Malkin and Sidney Crosby. Pittsburgh extended the lead as Bryan Rust scored his nineteenth of the season, thanks to Crosby and Jeff Petry. Philadelphia got on the board in the third period with a Nicolas Deslauriers goal, his sixth of the year, passed from Tony DeAngelo and James van Riemsdyk. The Flyers got closer with a Travis Konecny goal, his twenty-ninth of the season, coming off of Morgan Frost and Joel Farabee. The Penguins iced it at 4-2 with a Ryan Poehling empty net goal, his seventh of the year, set up by Mikael Granlund and Dumoulin. The three stars went to Rakell, Crosby, and Malkin, while Dumoulin earned an honorable mention.
To Toronto, as the Maple Leafs bring in the Detroit Red Wings. Alex Nedeljkovic and Matt Murray draw the starts in goal. Detroit kicked off the scoring in the first period with an Olli Maatta goal, his sixth of the season, going in unassisted. Toronto tied it on a Calle Jarnkrok power play goal, his nineteenth of the year, via Nick Abruzzese and Conor Timmins. The Red Wings retook the lead with a Jonatan Berggren goal, his fourteenth of the season, helped along by Robert Hagg and Lucas Raymond. Ilya Samsonov replaced Murray in goal. Detroit added on with a Dylan Larkin goal, his twenty-ninth of the year, fueled by Dominik Kubalik and Maatta. The Maple Leafs got one back in the third period with a John Tavares power play goal, his thirty-third of the season, powered by Morgan Rielly and Auston Matthews. The Red Wings answered with a Larkin goal, his second of the game and thirtieth of the year, made possible by Ben Chiarot and Moritz Seider. Detroit iced it at 5-2 with a Larkin empty net goal to complete his hat trick on his thirty-first of the campaign, set up by Seider. The three stars were Larkin, Maatta, and Seider.
Westward to Winnipeg, as the Jets host the New Jersey Devils. Vitek Vanecek and Connor Hellebuyck tend the twines. Winnipeg was first to score in the first period with a Nikolaj Ehlers goal, his eleventh of the season, assisted by Blake Wheeler and Nate Schmidt. The Jets added on with a Nino Niederreiter goal, his twenty-fourth of the year, courtesy of Wheeler and Vladislav Namestnikov. Winnipeg extended the lead as Morgan Barron scored his eighth of the season on a penalty shot in the second period. The Jets padded the lead on a Kyle Connor goal, his thirtieth of the year, via Pierre-Luc Dubois. Winnipeg continued in the third period with a Dubois goal, his twenty-sixth of the season, coming off of Josh Morrissey and Dylan Demelo. The Jets kept going with an Ehlers power play goal, his second of the game and twelfth of the year, powered by Mark Scheifele and Morrissey. New Jersey got on the board with a Nico Hischier power play goal, his thirty-first of the campaign, with assists provided by Jack Hughes and Jesper Bratt. This only made it 6-1, the final, with the three stars going to Ehlers, Dubois, and Wheeler, while Morrissey gets an honorable mention.
Further west, the Calgary Flames welcome the Anaheim Ducks. Lukas Dostal is mismatched with Jacob Markstrom in goal. Anaheim drew first blood in the first period with a Frank Vatrano goal, his nineteenth of the season, passed from Trevor Zegras and Kevin Shattenkirk. The Ducks added on with a Max Comtois goal, his ninth of the year, courtesy of Vatrano and Shattenkirk. Calgary got on the board in the second period with an Andrew Mangiapane power play goal, his sixteenth of the season, powered by Tyler Toffoli and Rasmus Andersson. The Flames tied it on a Nikita Zadorov goal, his tenth of the year, coming off of Jonathan Huberdeau and Tyler Toffoli. Calgary took the lead on a Nick Ritchie goal, his thirteenth of the season, helped along by Troy Stecher and Nazem Kadri. Anaheim retied it with another Vatrano goal, his second of the game and twentieth of the year, assisted by Sam Carrick and Cam Fowler. The Ducks pulled ahead with a Scott Harrington goal, his fourth of the season, with helpers from Carrick and Comtois. The Flames retied it in the third period with a Milan Lucic goal, his seventh of the year, made possible by Blake Coleman and MacKenzie Weegar. Calgary took the lead on a Michael Stone goal, his sixth of the campaign, guided in by Ritchie and Kadri. The final held at 5-4, with the three stars being Vatrano, Ritchie, and Comtois, while Toffoli, Kadri, Carrick, and Shattenkirk get the honorable mentions.
Finally, the Vancouver Canucks bring in the Los Angeles Kings. Joonas Korpisalo and Thatcher Demko are the masked men. Vancouver got going in the first period with a Brock Boeser goal, his seventeenth of the season, guided in by J.T. Miller and Phillip Di Giuseppe. Los Angeles tied it on an Alex Iafallo goal, his thirteenth of the year, via Anze Kopitar and Adrian Kempe. The Kings took the lead in the second period on an Iafallo power play goal, his second of the game and fourteenth of the season, powered by Viktor Arvidsson and Kopitar. Los Angeles added on in the third period with an Arthur Kaliyev goal, his twelfth of the year, fueled by Blake Lizotte and Vladislav Gavrikov. The Kings iced it at 4-1 with a Lizotte empty net goal, his eleventh of the campaign, set up by Kaliyev. The three stars were Iafallo, Kaliyev, and Kopitar, while Lizotte gets an honorable mention.
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