There's five games on for Sunday, beginning with...
The Chicago Blackhawks hosting the Vancouver Canucks. Thatcher Demko and Petr Mrazek are the goalies. Chicago opened in the first period with a Nick Foligno goal, his fifth of the season, made possible by Joey Anderson. Vancouver tied it on an Elias Pettersson power play goal, his twelfth of the year, powered by J.T. Miller and Filip Hronek. The Blackhawks took the lead back in the second period on a Foligno power play goal, his second of the game and sixth of the season, with assists provided by Connor Bedard and Philipp Kurashev. The Canucks tied it on a Dakota Joshua goal, his seventh of the year, coming off of Conor Garland and Teddy Blueger. Vancouver pulled ahead on a Brock Boeser goal, his twenty-third of the season, assisted by Miller and Tyler Myers. The Canucks added on with an Ilya Mikheyev goal, his tenth of the year, passed from Myers and Pius Suter. Chicago got one back in the third period with a Cole Guttman power play goal, his second of the campaign, helped along by Bedard and Kurashev. This only made it 4-3, the final, with the three stars being, Miller, Foligno, and Myers, while Bedard and Kurashev get the honorable mentions.
Back east, the Carolina Hurricanes welcome the Washington Capitals. Darcy Kuemper and Pyotr Kochetkov are the masked men. Carolina got going in the second period with a Sebastian Aho goal, his twelfth of the season, via Seth Jarvis. Washington tied it on a Martin Fehervary goal, guided in by Tom Wilson and Dylan Strome. The Capitals won 2-1 in the shootout with a lone tally by Evgeny Kuznetsov. The three stars were Kuemper (28 for 29 in saves), Fehervary, and Kochetkov (20 for 21 in saves0.
Up in New Jersey, the Devils host the Anaheim Ducks. John Gibson and Akira Schmid protect the nets. Anaheim dented the scoreboard in the second period with an Adam Henrique power play goal, his seventh of the season, powered by Pavel Mintyukov and Alex Killorn. The Ducks added on with another Henrique goal, his second of the game and eighth of the year, fueled by Mintyukov and Troy Terry. New Jersey got on the board with a Michael McLeod goal, his sixth of the season, made possible by Curtis Lazar and Nathan Bastian. Lukas Dostal replaced Gibson for the third period. Anaheim replied in the third period with a Killorn goal, his fourth of the year, guided in by Jackson LaCombe and Cam Fowler. The Ducks extended the lead as Terry scored his seventh of the season, thanks to Killorn and Fowler. Anaheim iced it at 5-1 with a Henrique shorthanded empty net goal, completing his hat trick on his ninth of the year, which went in unassisted. The three stars were Henrique, Killorn, and Terry, while Fowler and Mintyukov get the honorable mentions.
Out west, the Colorado Avalanche bring in the San Jose Sharks. Mackenzie Blackwood and Alexandar Georgiev are in the blue paint. Colorado started in the first period with a Valeri Nichushkin power play goal, his thirteenth of the season, powered by Jonathan Drouin and Nathan MacKinnon. The Avalanche added on with a Mikko Rantanen power play goal, his fifteenth of the year, with assists provided by MacKinnon and Devon Toews. Colorado extended the lead as Miles Wood scored his sixth of the season, thanks to Ross Colton and Drouin. The Avalanche padded the lead in the second period on an unassisted MacKinnon goal, his thirteenth of the year. San Jose got on the board with a Tomas Hertl power play goal, his tenth of the season, with helpers from Mikael Granlund and Alexander Barabanov. Colorado fired back in the third period with a Ryan Johansen goal, his tenth of the year, made possible by Caleb Jones and Andrew Cogliano. The Sharks pulled one back with a Hertl power play goal, his second of the game and eleventh of the season, fueled by William Eklund and Granlund. The Avalanche iced it at 6-2 with a MacKinnon empty net goal, his second of the game and fourteenth of the year, going in unassisted. The three stars were MacKinnon, Hertl, and Drouin, while Granlund gets an honorable mention.
Finally, the Vegas Golden Knights host the Ottawa Senators. Joonas Korpisalo and Adin Hill patrol the creases. Vegas kicked off the scoring in the first period with a Jack Eichel goal, his fourteenth of the season, courtesy of Ivan Barbashev and Ben Hutton. Ottawa tied it on a Josh Norris power play goal, his ninth of the year, powered by Tim Stutzle and Jake Sanderson. Logan Thompson replaced an injured Hill. The Senators took the lead with a Ridly Greig power play goal, his third of the season, with assists provided by Claude Giroux and Jakob Chychrun. The Golden Knights retied it on a Jonathan Marchessault goal, his fifteenth of the year, passed from Brett Howden and Brayden McNabb. Vegas took the lead in the second period with a Nicolas Roy power play goal, his fifth of the season, coming off of Hutton. The Golden Knights added on with a shorthanded Chandler Stephenson goal, his sixth of the year, set up by Mark Stone. Vegas extended the lead as Barbashev scored his eighth of the season, thanks to Nicolas Hague and Stone. The Golden Knights padded the lead in the third period on a William Karlsson power play goal, his fourteenth of the year, with helpers from Stone and Eichel. Ottawa got one back on a Brady Tkachuk goal, his fourteenth of the campaign, made possible by Drake Batherson and Norris. The final held at 6-3, with the three stars going to Stone, Eichel, and Barbashev, while Norris and Hutton get the honorable mentions.
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