There's five games on this Sunday, beginning with...
The Minnesota Wild hosting the Chicago Blackhawks. Petr Mrazek and Marc-Andre Fleury are the goalies. Minnesota opened in the first period with a Marco Rossi goal, his seventh of the season, via Brock Faber and Mats Zuccarello. The Wild added on with a Rossi power play goal, his second of the game and eighth of the year, powered by Frederick Gaudreau and Faber. Minnesota extended the lead as Zuccarello scored his sixth of the season, thanks to Kirill Kaprizov and Alex Goligoski. The Wild padded the lead in the second period with a Matt Boldy power play goal, his third of the year, with assists provided by Zuccarello and Jared Spurgeon. Chicago got on the board in the third period with a Taylor Raddysh power play goal, his fourth of the season, made possible by Tyler Johnson and Connor Bedard. This only made it 4-1, the final, with the three stars going to Rossi, Zuccarello, and Faber.
Over in New York, the Rangers welcome the San Jose Sharks. Mackenzie Blackwood and Jonathan Quick are set to start in goal. San Jose started in the first period with an Anthony Duclair goal, his sixth of the season, via Kyle Burroughs. New York tied it on an Artemi Panarin power play goal, his thirteenth of the year, powered by Mika Zibanejad and Adam Fox. The Sharks retook the lead on a Ryan Carpenter goal, coming off of Jan Rutta. The Rangers retied it with a Panarin goal, his second of the game and fourteenth of the season, assisted by Vincent Trocheck and Alexis Lafreniere. New York pulled ahead with a Zibanejad goal, his sixth of the year, passed from Chris Kreider and Jonny Brodzinski. San Jose tied it in the second period with a Jacob MacDonald power play goal, his fourth of the season, with assists provided by Kevin Labanc and Mike Hoffman. The Rangers reclaimed the lead on a Will Cuylle goal, his fourth of the year, fueled by Nick Bonino and Jacob Trouba. New York added on with a Panarin goal to complete his hat trick with his fifteenth of the season, made possible by Trocheck and Brodzinski in the third period. The Rangers extended the lead as K'Andre Miller scored his fourth of the year, helped along by Panarin and Trouba. The Sharks pulled one back with a Fabian Zetterlund goal, his seventh of the season, guided in by Mikael Granlund and Duclair. San Jose got closer on an Alexander Barabanov goal, with helpers from Calen Addison and Tomas Hertl. This only made it 6-5, the final, with the three stars given to Panarin, Zibanejad, and Trocheck, while Duclair, Trouba, and Brodzinski get the honorable mentions.
Up in Boston, the Bruins host the Columbus Blue Jackets. Spencer Martin and Jeremy Swayman are the masked men. Columbus got going in the second period with a Boone Jenner goal, his thirteenth of the season, assisted by Mathieu Olivier and Zach Werenski. Boston tied it on a Brad Marchand goal in the third period, his ninth of the year, via Danton Heinen and Charlie Coyle. The Bruins took the lead with another Marchand goal, his second of the game and tenth of the season, courtesy of Charlie McAvoy and James van Riemsdyk on the power play. Boston added on with a Marchand power play goal to complete his hat trick on his eleventh of the year, powered by Pavel Zacha and McAvoy. This stood for a 3-1 win, with the three stars going to Marchand, McAvoy, and Swayman (24 for 25 in saves).
Along to Buffalo, as the Sabres bring in the Nashville Predators. Juuse Saros and Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen are the Finnish goalies. Nashville led off in the first period with an unassisted Filip Forsberg goal, his thirteenth of the season. The Predators added on with a Yakov Trenin goal, his fifth of the year, coming off of Colton Sissons and Cole Smith. Buffalo got on the board in the second period with a Victor Olofsson penalty shot goal, his third of the campaign. This only made it 2-1, the eventual final, with the three stars handed to Saros (34 for 35 in saves), Trenin, and Forsberg.
Finally, the Los Angeles Kings host the Colorado Avalanche. Alexander Georgiev and Cam Talbot patrol the creases. Colorado began in the first period with a Josh Manson goal, fueled by Mikko Rantanen and Nathan MacKinnon. Los Angeles tied it in the second period on a Quinton Byfield goal, his fifth of the season, coming off of Mikey Anderson and Adrian Kempe. The Kings took the lead with another Byfield goal in the third period, his second of the game and sixth of the year, via Kempe and Anze Kopitar. Los Angeles added on with a Trevor Moore goal, his twelfth of the season, courtesy of Carl Grundstrom. The Kings iced it at 4-1 with a Drew Doughty empty net goal, his fifth of the year, set up by the goalie Talbot. The three stars were Byfield, Talbot (20 for 21 in saves), and Kempe.
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