It's a 10-game Sunday this week. First up...
The Washington Capitals host the Winnipeg Jets. Connor Hellebuyck and Charlie Lindgren are the masked men. Washington dented the scoreboard in the third period with a John Carlson power play goal, his seventh of the season, powered by Max Pacioretty and T.J. Oshie. The Capitals added on with an Alex Ovechkin goal, his twenty-fifth of the year, guided in by Connor McMichael. Washington extended the lead as Ovechkin scored his second of the game and twenty-sixth of the campaign, thanks to Dylan Strome and Oshie. This stood for a 3-0 win, with the three stars going to Lindgren (27 save shutout), Ovechkin, and Oshie.
Out west, the Colorado Avalanche welcome the Pittsburgh Penguins. Alex Nedeljkovic is mismatched with Alexandar Georgiev in goal. Pittsburgh started in the first period with a Jesse Puljujarvi goal, his second of the season, coming off of Reilly Smith and Sidney Crosby. The Penguins added on with a Bryan Rust goal, his twenty-second of the year, passed from Crosby. Pittsburgh extended the lead in the second period as Crosby scored his thirty-fourth of the season, thanks to Valtteri Puustinen. The Penguins padded the lead with a Pierre-Olivier Joseph goal, courtesy of Crosby and Kris Letang. Colorado got on the board with a Sean Walker goal, his ninth of the year, guided in by Ross Colton and Miles Wood. The Avalanche got closer with a Yakov Trenin goal, his eleventh of the season, assisted by Brandon Duhaime. Colorado pulled closer in the third period with a Jonathan Drouin goal, his thirteenth of the year, fueled by Nathan MacKinnon and Devon Toews. The Avalanche tied it as MacKinnon scored his forty-fourth of the season, with the help of Drouin and Toews. Colorado won 5-4 in overtime with a Drouin goal, his fourteenth of the year, with helpers from Cale Makar and MacKinnon. The three stars were MacKinnon, Drouin, and Crosby, while Toews gets an honorable mention.
Back east, the New York Islanders bring in the New Jersey Devils. Kaapo Kahkonen and Ilya Sorokin patrol the creases. New Jersey got going in the second period with a Timo Meier power play goal, his twenty-third of the season, powered by Jack Hughes and Luke Hughes. The Devils added on with a Jack Hughes goal, his twenty-fourth of the year, via Meier and Jesper Bratt. New Jersey extended the lead as Alexander Holtz scored his sixteenth of the season, thanks to Simon Nemec. The Devils iced it at 4-0 with a Chris Tierney empty net goal in the third period, his third of the year, set up by Erik Haula and Kevin Bahl. The three stars were Kahkonen (37 save shutout), Jack Hughes, and Meier.
Down in Raleigh, the Carolina Hurricanes host the Toronto Maple Leafs. Joseph Woll and Frederik Andersen are in the creases. Carolina opened in the first period with a Brady Skjei goal, his twelfth of the season, courtesy of Jordan Staal and Jordan Martinook. The Hurricanes added on with a Sebastian Aho power play goal, his thirty-first of the year, powered by Jake Guentzel and Brent Burns. Toronto got on the board in the third period with a Nicholas Robertson goal, his tenth of the season, coming off of Auston Matthews. The final stood at 2-1, with the three stars going to Andersen (31 for 32 in saves), Aho, and Skjei.
Up in Ottawa, the Senators welcome the Edmonton Oilers. Calvin Pickard and Joonas Korpisalo are in the blue paint. Edmonton led off in the first period with an Adam Henrique goal, his twentieth of the season, made possible by Mattias Ekholm and Evan Bouchard. Ottawa tied it on a Jakob Chychrun power play goal, his tenth of the year, powered by Drake Batherson and Tim Stutzle. The Oilers retook the lead in the second period with a Leon Draisaitl power play goal, his thirty-seventh of the season, with assists provided by Bouchard and Connor McDavid. Edmonton added on with a Zach Hyman power play goal, his fiftieth of the year, helped along by McDavid and Bouchard. The Senators pulled one back with a Stutzle goal, his eighteenth of the season, guided in by Mathieu Joseph and Erik Brannstrom. Ottawa tied it on a Batherson power play goal, his twenty-fifth of the year, assisted by Brady Tkachuk and Stutzle. The Senators took the lead in the third period with another Chychrun power play goal, his second of the game and eleventh of the season, fueled by Batherson and Tkachuk. Ottawa iced it at 5-3 with an empty net goal by Parker Kelly, his seventh of the year, set up by Claude Giroux. The three stars were Stutzle, Batherson, and Chychrun, while Tkachuk, Bouchard, and McDavid get the honorable mentions.
Back stateside, the Philadelphia Flyers bring in the Florida Panthers. Anthony Stolarz and Felix Sandstrom are the backups in goal. Florida began in the first period with a Sam Reinhart goal, his forty-ninth of the season, made possible by Anton Lundell and Brandon Montour. The Panthers added on in the second period with a Vladimir Tarasenko power play goal, his twentieth of the year, powered by Reinhart and Montour. Florida extended the lead in the third period as Carter Verhaeghe scored his thirty-second of the season, thanks to Sam Bennett and Montour. Philadelphia got on the board with a Bobby Brink power play goal, his tenth of the year, with helpers from Ryan Poehling and Egor Zamula. The Panthers iced it at 4-1 with an empty net goal by Reinhart, his second of the game and fiftieth of the campaign, set up by Eetu Luostarinen. The three stars went to Reinhart, Montour, and Stolarz (32 for 33 in saves).
Out west, the Arizona Coyotes host the Dallas Stars. Jake Oettinger and Connor Ingram are between the pipes. Dallas struck first in the first period with a Jamie Benn goal, his sixteenth of the season, coming off of Wyatt Johnston. Arizona tied it on a Clayton Keller goal, his thirtieth of the year, courtesy of Michael Kesselring and Alexander Kerfoot. The Stars retook the lead in the second period with a Tyler Seguin goal, his twenty-second of the season, fueled by Ryan Suter and Matt Duchene. The Coyotes retied it on a Nick Bjugstad goal, his eighteenth of the year, made possible by Lawson Crouse and Logan Cooley in the third period. Dallas pulled ahead with a Miro Heiskanen goal, his eighth of the season, guided in by Seguin and Duchene. The Stars iced it at 4-2 with an empty net goal by Duchene, his twenty-fourth of the year, set up by Seguin. The three stars were given to Seguin, Duchene, and Heiskanen.
Further on, the Anaheim Ducks welcome the Tampa Bay Lightning. Jonas Johansson and Lukas Dostal are set to start in goal. Anaheim kicked off the scoring in the first period with a Ross Johnston goal, via Jakob Silfverberg and Ben Meyers. Tampa Bay tied it in the second period with an Anthony Duclair goal, his twenty-first of the season, coming off of Nick Perbix. The Lightning took the lead on a Luke Glendening goal, his tenth of the year, passed from Austin Watson and Tanner Jeannot. The Ducks tied it in the third period with a Pavel Mintyukov goal, his fourth of the season, assisted by Max Jones and Brett Leason. Tampa Bay won 3-2 in overtime with an Anthony Cirelli goal, his sixteenth of the year, made possible by Brandon Hagel. The three stars were Cirelli, Glendening, and Duclair.
Up in Calgary, the Flames bring in the Buffalo Sabres. Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen and Dustin Wolf are the young goalies. Buffalo was first to score in the first period with a Peyton Krebs goal, his fourth of the season, via Lukas Rousek. Calgary tied it in the second period with a Jonathan Huberdeau power play goal, his tenth of the year, powered by Yegor Sharangovich and Daniil Miromanov. The Sabres pulled ahead in the third period with a JJ Peterka goal, his twenty-fourth of the season, guided in by Tage Thompson and Alex Tuch. Buffalo added on with a Thompson empty net goal, his twenty-second of the year, going in unassisted. The Sabres iced it at 4-1 with an empty net goal by Connor Clifton, his third of the campaign, set up by the goalie Luukkonen. The three stars were Luukkonen (32 for 33 in saves), Thompson, and Peterka.
Finally, the Seattle Kraken host the Montreal Canadiens. Cayden Primeau and Philipp Grubauer play in goal. Montreal drew first blood in the first period with a Kaiden Guhle goal, his sixth of the season, via Cole Caufield and Nick Suzuki. The Canadiens added on with an Alex Newhook goal, his eleventh of the year, courtesy of Guhle and Michael Pezzetta. Montreal extended the lead as Suzuki scored his twenty-eighth of the season, thanks to Jordan Harris and Juraj Slafkovsky. The Canadiens padded the lead on a Newhook goal, his second of the game and twelfth of the year, assisted by Brendan Gallagher and Guhle. Joey Daccord replaced Grubauer in goal. Seattle got on the board in the second period with a Jordan Eberle goal, his sixteenth of the season, helped along by Will Borgen and Jamie Oleksiak. Montreal shot back with a shorthanded and unassisted goal by Mike Matheson, his tenth of the year. The final stood at 5-1, with the three stars given to Guhle, Newhook, and Suzuki.
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