A busy eight-game Sunday begins early with...
The Columbus Blue Jackets hosting the Florida Panthers. Anthony Stolarz and Jet Greaves are the backups in goal. Florida began in the first period with a Gustav Forsling goal, his third of the season, assisted by Aleksander Barkov and Sam Reinhart. Columbus tied it on a Yegor Chinakhov goal, his sixth of the year, courtesy of Kirill Marchenko and Erik Gudbranson. The Panthers took the lead back with a Carter Verhaeghe goal, his thirteenth of the season, passed from Reinhart and Forsling. Florida added on with a Barkov power play goal in the third period, his tenth of the year, powered by Sam Bennett and Reinhart. The Blue Jackets got one back with a Dmitri Voronkov goal, his sixth of the season, via Patrik Laine and Zach Werenski. The Panthers replied on a Matthew Tkachuk empty net goal, his fifth of the year, set up by Niko Mikkola. Florida iced it at 5-2 with an empty net goal by Eetu Luostarinen, his fourth of the campaign, with helpers from Barkov and Reinhart. The three stars went to Reinhart, Barkov, and Forsling.
Out west, the Edmonton Oilers welcome the New Jersey Devils. Akira Schmid and Calvin Pickard make the starts in goal. Edmonton led off in the first period with a Derek Ryan goal, his third of the season, coming off of Sam Gagner and Brett Kulak. The Oilers added on in the second period with an Evan Bouchard power play goal, his eighth of the year, powered by Leon Draisaitl and Ryan Nugent-Hopkins. Edmonton extended the lead in the third period as Connor McDavid scored his tenth of the season, thanks to Evander Kane. New Jersey got on the board with a Jesper Bratt goal, his twelfth of the year, passed from Nico Hischier and Ondrej Palat. The Oilers finished it at 4-1 with a Kane empty net goal, his twelfth of the campaign, set up by McDavid. The three stars were McDavid, Kane, and Pickard (26 for 27 in saves).
Back east, the Chicago Blackhawks host the Washington Capitals. Darcy Kuemper and Arvid Soderblom are in the creases. Chicago got going in the second period with a Philipp Kurashev goal, his sixth of the season, assisted by Seth Jones and Connor Bedard. Washington tied it on an Anthony Mantha goal, his seventh of the year, via Connor McMichael. The Capitals took the lead on a Dylan Strome goal, his eleventh of the season, coming off of Joel Edmundson and Alex Ovechkin. Washington added on with a Nic Dowd goal, his third of the year, fueled by Beck Malenstyn and Nick Jensen. The Capitals extended the lead in the third period as Dowd scored his second of the game and fourth of the season, thanks to Nicolas Aube-Kubel and Malenstyn. The Blackhawks got one back on a Connor Murphy goal, passed from Bedard and Kurashev. The final held at 4-2, with the three stars going to Dowd, Malenstyn, and Kurashev, while Bedard gets an honorable mention.
Up in Montreal, the Canadiens bring in the Nashville Predators. Juuse Saros and Jake Allen are the veteran goalies. Nashville opened in the first period with a Colton Sissons power play goal, his eighth of the season, powered by Filip Forsberg and Roman Josi. The Predators added on in the second period with a Sissons goal, his second of the game and ninth of the year, made possible by Dante Fabbro and Josi. Montreal got on the board with a Jake Evans goal, his second of the campaign, going in unassisted. This only made it 2-1, the final, with the three stars being Sissons, Saros (36 for 37 in saves), and Josi.
Stateside to New York, as the Rangers host the Los Angeles Kings. Pheonix Copley and Jonathan Quick start in goal. New York dented the scoreboard in the second period with a Mika Zibanejad power play goal, his seventh of the season, powered by Vincent Trocheck and Artemi Panarin. The Rangers added on with a Jimmy Vesey goal, his sixth of the year, guided in by Nick Bonino. Los Angeles got on the board with a Phillip Danault power play goal in the third period, his seventh of the season, with assists provided by Adrian Kempe and Anze Kopitar. New York replied with a Jonny Brodzinski power play goal, fueled by Trocheck and Adam Fox. The Rangers extended the lead as Will Cuylle scored his fifth of the year, thanks to Trocheck and Brodzinski. This held for a 4-1 win, with the three stars going to Trocheck, Brodzinski, and Quick (25 for 26 in saves).
Way out west, the Anaheim Ducks welcome the Winnipeg Jets. Connor Hellebuyck and John Gibson guard the cages. Anaheim cracked the scoresheet in the second period with an Alex Killorn power play goal, his third of the season, powered by Troy Terry and Max Jones. The Ducks added on in the third period with an Adam Henrique goal, his fifth of the year, courtesy of Jakob Silfverberg and Radko Gudas. Winnipeg got on the board with a Nino Niederreiter goal, his seventh of the season, assisted by Vladislav Namestnikov and Brenden Dillon. The Jets tied it on a Morgan Barron goal, his fifth of the year, passed from Josh Morrissey and David Gustafsson. Winnipeg took the lead with a Gabriel Vilardi goal, coming off of Morrissey and Dylan DeMelo. The Jets extended the lead as Mark Scheifele scored an empty net goal, his ninth of the campaign, set up by Nikolaj Ehlers. The three stars were Morrissey, Vilardi, and Hellebuyck (25 for 27 in saves).
Up in Seattle, the Kraken host the Minnesota Wild. Filip Gustavsson and Joey Daccord are between the pipes. Minnesota started in the first period with a Matt Boldy goal, his seventh of the season, coming off of Kirill Kaprizov. The Wild added on in the third period with a Marco Rossi goal, his ninth of the year, via Mats Zuccarello. Minnesota iced it at 3-0 with a Joel Eriksson Ek empty net goal, his fourteenth of the campaign, set up by Ryan Hartman. The three stars were Gustavsson (24 save shutout), Boldy, and Rossi.
Finally, the Vegas Golden Knights bring in the San Jose Sharks. Kaapo Kahkonen and Jiri Patera receive the starting nods in goal. San Jose kicked off the scoring in the first period with a Mario Ferraro goal, via Kyle Burroughs and Mikael Granlund. Vegas tied it in the second period with a Jonathan Marchessault goal, his thirteenth of the season, guided in by Ben Hutton. The Golden Knights took the lead on a Chandler Stephenson power play goal, his fourth of the year, powered by Alex Pietrangelo and Mark Stone. Vegas added on in the third period with a Brayden McNabb goal, his second of the season, assisted by Jack Eichel and Kaedan Korczak. The Sharks shot back on a Mike Hoffman power play goal, his seventh of the year, with assists provided by Granlund and the goalie Kahkonen. The Golden Knights replied with a Marchessault goal, his second of the game and fourteenth of the season, helped along by Stephenson and Zach Whitecloud. The tie went to a shootout, where Eichel and Marchessault lifted Vegas to a 5-4 win over San Jose. The three stars were Marchessault, Hoffman, and Stephenson, while Granlund gets an honorable mention.
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