There's five games on this Sunday, beginning with...
The Florida Panthers hosting the Chicago Blackhawks. Arvid Soderblom and Sergei Bobrovsky are in the creases. Florida began in the first period with an Oliver Ekman-Larsson goal, his fourth of the season, via Sam Reinhart and Evan Rodrigues. Chicago tied it on a Jason Dickinson goal, his second of the year, coming off of Lukas Reichel and Connor Murphy. The Panthers took the lead with a Reinhart power play goal, his tenth of the season, powered by Matthew Tkachuk and Ekman-Larsson. The Blackhawks retied it on a Connor Bedard goal, his eighth of the year, going in unassisted. Florida regained the lead in the second period on another Reinhart goal, his second of the game and eleventh of the season, with helpers from Gustav Forsling and Rodrigues. Chicago tied it again with a Bedard goal, his second of the game and ninth of the year, fueled by Seth Jones. The Panthers pulled ahead again in the third period with a Carter Verhaeghe power play goal, his sixth of the campaign, with assists provided by Reinhart and Tkachuk. This stood for a 4-3 win, with the three stars going to Reinhart, Bedard, and Ekman-Larsson, while Tkachuk and Rodrigues get the honorable mentions.
Up in Minnesota, the Wild welcome the Dallas Stars. Jake Oettinger and Marc-Andre Fleury guard the cages. Dallas led off in the first period with a Joe Pavelski power play goal, his sixth of the season, powered by Miro Heiskanen and Jason Robertson. The Stars added on with a shorthanded and unassisted Radek Faksa goal. Minnesota got on the board with a Brandon Duhaime goal, his fourth of the year, going in unassisted. Dallas shot back with a Matt Duchene goal, his fifth of the season, coming off of Mason Marchment and Tyler Seguin. The Wild got one back with a Vinni Lettieri goal, his second of the year, made possible by Marco Rossi and Jonas Brodin. The Stars fired back in the second period with a Wyatt Johnston power play goal, his sixth of the season, with assists provided by Duchene and Seguin. Dallas extended the lead as Dadonov scored his fourth of the year on the power play, thanks to Johnston and Nils Lundkvist. Minnesota pulled one back with a Mats Zuccarello power play goal, his fourth of the season, with helpers from Kirill Kaprizov and Matt Boldy. The Stars responded in the third period with a Robertson power play goal, his fourth of the year, courtesy of Heiskanen and Jamie Benn. Dallas padded the lead on another Robertson power play goal, his second of the game and fifth of the season, guided in by Heiskanen and Roope Hintz. The Stars finished it at 8-3 with a Johnston shorthanded goal, his second of the game and seventh of the year, set up by Benn. The three stars were given to Johnston, Robertson, and Heiskanen, while Duchene, Seguin, and Benn get the honorable mentions.
Over in Montreal, the Canadiens bring in the Vancouver Canucks. Casey DeSmith and Jake Allen protect the nets. Vancouver got going in the second period with a Conor Garland goal, his second of the season, passed from J.T. Miller and Quinn Hughes. The Canucks added on with an Ilya Mikheyev goal, his sixth of the year, courtesy of Andrei Kuzmenko. Vancouver extended the lead as Dakota Joshua scored his second of the season, thanks to Garland and Filip Hronek. Montreal got on the board in the third period with a Michael Matheson power play goal, his fourth of the year, powered by Sean Monahan and Josh Anderson. The Canucks shot back with a Brock Boeser empty net goal, his twelfth of the season, set up by Joshua and Tyler Myers. The Canadiens fired back with an Arber Xhekaj goal, with helpers from Jordan Harris and the goalie Allen. Vancouver iced it at 5-2 with a Phillip Di Giuseppe empty net goal, his third of the year, made possible by Miller and Boeser. The three stars were Boeser, Garland, and Joshua, while Miller gets an honorable mention.
To New York, as the Rangers host the Columbus Blue Jackets. Elvis Merzlikins and Jonathan Quick start in goal. Columbus started in the first period with a Justin Danforth goal, his fourth of the season, assisted by Erik Gudbranson and Zach Werenski. New York tied it on a Chris Kreider goal, his tenth of the year, fueled by Erik Gustafsson and Blake Wheeler. The Rangers took the lead in the second period with an Alexis Lafreniere goal, his sixth of the season, coming off of Vincent Trocheck and Artemi Panarin. The Blue Jackets tied it again with an Adam Fantilli goal, his fourth of the year, guided in by Dmitri Voronkov. Columbus pulled ahead on a Sean Kuraly goal, his fifth of the season, made possible by Alexandre Texier and Gudbranson. New York tied it in the third period with another Lafreniere goal, his second of the game and seventh of the year, with helpers from Kreider and Panarin. The Rangers won 4-3 in the shootout with a lone tally from Lafreniere. The three stars were Lafreniere, Kreider, and Panarin, while Gudbranson gets an honorable mention.
Finally, the Anaheim Ducks host the San Jose Sharks. Mackenzie Blackwood and John Gibson are between the pipes. Anaheim opened in the first period with a Frank Vatrano goal, his tenth of the season, coming off of Ilya Lyubushkin and Ryan Strome. San Jose tied it on a Luke Kunin goal, his second of the year, guided in by Tomas Hertl and William Eklund. The Ducks retook the lead with a Vatrano power play goal, his second of the game and eleventh of the season, powered by Cam Fowler and Jakob Silfverberg. Anaheim added on in the third period with a Mason McTavish power play goal, his seventh of the year, with assists provided by Leo Carlsson and Pavel Mintyukov. The Ducks extended the lead as Radko Gudas scored his second of the season, thanks to Strome and Vatrano. This stood for a 4-1 win, with the three stars being Vatrano, Strome, and Gibson (25 for 26 in saves).
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