NHL schedule and starting goalies for Sunday: Bruins, Panthers lead off

Eight games on the schedule for the NHL on Sunday, starting off with the Boston Bruins traveling Florida to take on the Panthers, two teams that could soon be conference rivals according to the NHL's new realignment plan.

The highlight game of the day comes this evening on NBC Sports Network, as the two highest-scoring teams in the NHL face off with the Lightning traveling to Pittsburgh to play the Malkin-less Penguins.

Here is the full NHL schedule and starting goalies for the day:

Boston Bruins at Florida Panthers
3 p.m. ET | TV: NESN, FS-F, NHL Network
Goalies: Tuukka Rask, Jose Theodore
Blog coverage: Stanley Cup of Chowder,Litter Box Cats

Winnipeg Jets at New Jersey Devils
5 p.m. ET | TV: MSG Plus, TSN2
Goalies: Ondrej Pavelec, Martin Brodeur
Blog coverage: Arctic Ice Hockey,In Lou We Trust

Vancouver Canucks at Detroit Red Wings
5 p.m. ET | TV: FS-D, RSNP
Goalies: Roberto Luongo, Jimmy Howard
Blog coverage: Nucks Misconduct, Winging It In Motown

Carolina Hurricanes at New York Islanders
7 p.m. ET | TV: FS-CR, MSG+ 2
Goalies: Cam Ward, Kevin Poulin
Blog coverage: Canes Country,Lighthouse Hockey

Columbus Blue Jackets at Chicago Blackhawks
7 p.m. ET | TV: FS-O, CSN-CH
Goalies: Steve Mason, Ray Emery
Blog coverage: Jackets Cannon, Second City Hockey

Tampa Bay Lightning at Pittsburgh Penguins
7:30 p.m. ET | TV: NBCSN, ROOT
Goalies: Anders Lindback, Marc-Andre Fleury
Blog coverage: Raw Charge, Pensburgh

Phoenix Coyotes at Calgary Flames
8 p.m. ET | TV: FS-A Plus, RSNW
Goalies: Mike Smith, Joey MacDonald
Blog coverage: Five For Howling, Matchsticks & Gasoline

Colorado Avalanche at Anaheim Ducks
8 p.m. ET | TV: ALT, PRIME
Goalies: Jean-Sebastien Giguere, Viktor Fasth
Blog coverage: Mile High Hockey, Anaheim Calling