Edmonton combined a balanced offensive attack with good goaltending while New York took advantage of a tired Ottawa team on the latter half of a back-to-back.
NHL Roundup: Bad goalies highlight slow Sunday
James Guillory-USA TODAY SportsA combined nine goals between the 13th- and 28th-ranked teams in goals for is quite an adventure for a late Sunday afternoon match. Maybe more interesting is the low shot totals, with Arizona edging out the Hurricanes 23-18 and only the Coyotes hitting double digits in the second period. Talk about old fashioned, no-defense hockey right there.
Sure, bad goaltending and defense might be hard to watch depending on your rooting interests, but given the snoozefest across almost the rest of the board -- looking at you Pittsburgh and Anaheim -- we clearly peaked early in our Sunday hockey action.
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