There's six games on this Sunday. First up...
The Washington Capitals host the Arizona Coyotes. Karel Vejmelka and Charlie Lindgren are the goalies. Arizona began in the first period with a Logan Cooley goal, his tenth of the season, via Dylan Guenther. The Coyotes added on with a Jason Zucker power play goal in the second period, his ninth of the year, powered by Guenther and Nick Schmaltz. Washington got on the board with a Sonny Milano power play goal, his eighth of the season, coming off of Alex Ovechkin and Rasmus Sandin. Arizona answered on a Michael Kesselring goal, his fifth of the year, passed from Liam O'Brien and Juuso Valimaki. The Coyotes extended the lead as Guenther scored his eighth of the season on the power play, thanks to Matias Maccelli and Sean Durzi. The Capitals got one back in the third period with an Anthony Mantha power play goal, his twentieth of the year, courtesy of Dylan Strome. Arizona iced it at 5-2 with a Schmaltz empty-net goal, his eighteenth of the campaign, set up by Lawson Crouse. The three stars were Guenther, Schmaltz, and Kesselring.
Out west, the Los Angeles Kings welcome the New Jersey Devils. Nico Daws and Cam Talbot are in the creases. New Jersey led off in the first period with a Timo Meier goal, his thirteenth of the season, via Nico Hischier. Los Angeles tied it on a Phillip Danault goal, his twelfth of the year, coming off of Kevin Fiala and Vladislav Gavrikov. The Kings took the lead with an Alex Laferriere goal, his ninth of the season, courtesy of Pierre-Luc Dubois. Los Angeles added on in the second period with another Danault goal, his second of the game and thirteenth of the year, made possible by Matt Roy and Trevor Moore. The Kings extended the lead as Fiala scored his nineteenth of the season on the power play, powered by Anze Kopitar and Drew Doughty. Los Angeles iced it at 5-1 with an empty net goal by Danault, completing his hat trick on his fourteenth of the year, set up by Moore and Fiala. The three stars were Danault, Fiala, and Moore.
Back east, the Buffalo Sabres bring in the Winnipeg Jets. Laurent Brossoit and Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen are in goal. Buffalo opened in the first period with a JJ Peterka power play goal, his twentieth of the season, powered by Kyle Okposo and Jeff Skinner. Winnipeg tied it on a Nino Niederreiter goal, his seventeenth of the year, coming off of Josh Morrissey and Neal Pionk. The Sabres took the lead in the second period with an Eric Robinson goal, his third of the season, courtesy of Peyton Krebs and Zemgus Girgensons. The Jets tied it in the third period with a Morrissey goal, his eighth of the year, assisted by Mark Scheifele and Vladislav Namestnikov. Winnipeg took the lead with a Morgan Barron goal, his tenth of the season, helped along by Cole Perfetti. The Jets added on with a Namestnikov empty net goal, his eighth of the year, with a lone assist by Kyle Connor. Winnipeg iced it at 5-2 with an empty net goal by Sean Monahan, his twenty-first of the campaign, set up by Adam Lowry and Mason Appleton. The three stars belonged to Morrissey, Namestnikov, and Barron.
Over in Minnesota, the Wild host the San Jose Sharks. Kaapo Kahkonen and Filip Gustavsson are in the blue paint. San Jose got going in the second period with a Mikael Granlund power play goal, his eighth of the season, going in unassisted. The Sharks added on with a Nico Sturm shorthanded goal, his fifth of the year, an unassisted goal. Minnesota got on the board with a Frederick Gaudreau power play goal, his fourth of the season, powered by Declan Chisholm and Jonas Brodin. The Wild tied it on a Kirill Kaprizov goal, his twenty-seventh of the year, fueled by Mason Shaw. San Jose regained the lead in the third period with an Anthony Duclair goal, his fourteenth of the season, going in unassisted. Minnesota tied it again with a Kaprizov goal, his second of the game and twenty-eighth of the year, helped along by Matt Boldy. The Wild pulled ahead with a Kaprizov goal, completing his hat trick on his twenty-ninth of the campaign, via Joel Eriksson Ek and Boldy. This held for a 4-3 win, with the three stars given to Kaprizov, Boldy, and Gaudreau.
In California again, the Anaheim Ducks welcome the Vancouver Canucks. Casey DeSmith and Lukas Dostal are the backups in goal. Vancouver started in the first period with a Nils Hoglander goal, his nineteenth of the season, made possible by Quinn Hughes and Filip Hronek. Anaheim tied it on an Alex Killorn goal, his ninth of the year, coming off of Max Jones and Urho Vaakanainen. The Canucks retook the lead in the second period with a Conor Garland goal, his twelfth of the campaign, via Nikita Zadorov and J.T. Miller. This held for a 2-1 win, with the three stars going to Garland, Hoglander, and DeSmith (17 for 18 in saves).
Finally, the Edmonton Oilers bring in the Pittsburgh Penguins. Alex Nedeljkovic and Calvin Pickard are set to start in goal. Edmonton kicked off the scoring in the first period with a Zach Hyman goal, his forty-first of the season, assisted by Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl. The Oilers added on in the second period with a Corey Perry goal, his eighth of the year, via Ryan McLeod and Warren Foegele. Edmonton extended the lead as Hyman scored his second of the game and forty-second of the season, thanks to Draisaitl and Evan Bouchard. The Oilers padded the lead on a McLeod goal, his tenth of the year, passed from Brett Kulak and Evander Kane. Edmonton kept going with a Cody Ceci goal, his second of the season, made possible by Foegele and Kulak. The Oilers struck again in the third period with a McDavid goal, his twenty-third of the year, fueled by Draisaitl and Mattias Ekholm. Pittsburgh got on the board with an Evgeni Malkin goal, his seventeenth of the season, guided in by Reilly Smith and Rickard Rakell. The final was 6-1, with the three stars being Hyman, McDavid, and McLeod, while Draisaitl, Foegele, and Kulak get the honorable mentions.
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