NHL Sunday: Canadiens make it six in a row in Detroit

Sometimes NHL coaches get too attached to their starting netminders and forget to let the backups spell them for a night or two. That’s usually understandable. Starters are starters for a reason, and riding them for a couple extra games is typically warranted.

But starting your netminders on the second night of a back-to-back is another thing entirely, and three coaches got burned by it on Sunday.

Vincent Trocheck is a genius.

(H/T @myregularface)

Then Evander Kane somehow scored on his backhand from deep in the corner. Nine times out of ten that’s not even a scoring opportunity, but the puck managed to slip by Backstrom again.

We’ve watched that GIF at least thirty times now. We’ve given up trying to figure out what happened.

There’s no rest for the weary in the NHL, even on Sunday nights. The second half of the weekend kicks off with a bunch of teams playing on the second half of a back-to-back. Seven of the 12 teams in action on Sunday played on Saturday night, meaning there should be plenty of sloppy hockey to go around as players skate on tired legs.