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NHL On Tap: What to watch on Sunday

Welcome to NHL On Tap. Three NHL.com writers will share what they are most looking forward to on the schedule each day. Today, their choices from six games Sunday.

Generational players Sidney Crosby and Connor McDavid play against each other for the 12th time when the Pittsburgh Penguins travel to face the Edmonton Oilers at Rogers Place (9 p.m. ET; TVAS, SNE, SNO, SNW, SN-PIT). McDavid has a 5-3-3 record head-to-head against Crosby since entering the League as the No. 1 pick in the 2015 NHL Draft. McDavid, 27, has 22 points (seven goals, 15 assists) in those 11 games against the Penguins, and 57 points (13 goals, 44 assists) on a current 24-game home point streak, including an assist in a 2-1 win at the Seattle Kraken on Saturday to extend his point streak to 10 games (one goal, 23 assists). Crosby is 6-4-1 head-to-head against McDavid; he has seven points (three goals, four assists) in those 11 games. The No. 1 pick in the 2005 NHL Draft leads the Penguins with 63 points (32 goals, 31 assists) in 58 games. Pittsburgh (27-23-8) will be also playing the second of a back-to-back after a 4-3 loss at the Calgary Flames on Saturday. The Penguins trail the Detroit Red Wings and Tampa Bay Lightning by 10 points for a wild card into the Stanley Cup Playoffs from the Eastern Conference. Edmonton (36-20-2) moved into second in the Pacific Division with its win Saturday. — Derek Van Diest, staff writer

Brock Boeser will look to help the slumping Vancouver Canucks by extending his three-game goal streak and six-game point streak when they visit the Anaheim Ducks at Honda Center (8 p.m. ET; BSSD, BSSC, SNP). Boeser has four goals during his three-game streak and eight points (five goals, three assists) in his past six games for the Canucks (38-17-7), who have lost two straight (0-1-1) and six of seven (1-5-1). Forward Adam Henrique scored in a 4-3 win against the New Jersey Devils on Friday to extend his point streak to four games (two goals, four assists) for the Ducks (22-35-3) and moved into a tie with Scott Niedermayer for 10th on their all-time points list (264). — Mike G. Morreale, senior draft writer

Quinton Byfield will look to continue to produce for the Los Angeles Kings when they host the New Jersey Devils at Crypto.com Arena (3:30 p.m. ET; MAX, TNT, SN360, TVAS). The forward is truly making good on the talent that led the Kings to take him with the No. 2 pick in the 2020 NHL Draft, with 46 points (18 goals, 28 assists) in 57 games, far surpassing his previous

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