Thursday, February 27, 2014

February 27th NHL Recap

New Jersey Devils 5, Columbus Blue Jackets 2 (from New Jersey) - The Devils improved to 25-22-13 on the season thanks to a 5-2 win over the Columbus Blue Jackets, dropping them to 29-25-5.
Goals:
NJD - Ryan Clowe (4) - from Andrei Loktionov (6:09 1ST)
NJD - Jaromir Jagr PPG (18) - from Eric Gelinas and Patrik Elias (7:31 1ST)
NJD - Adam Henrique PPG (15) - from Andy Greene and Jon Merrill (8:54 1ST) *GWG*
CBJ - Artem Anisimov (14) - from Jack Johnson (11:36 1ST)
CBJ - Marian Gaborik (6) - from Artem Anisimov and Nick Foligno (11:42 2ND)
NJD - Adam Henrique SHG (16) - from Patrik Elias (19:41 2ND)
NJD - Patrik Elias EN (12) - unassisted (19:24 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - Cory Schneider (17 saves on 19 shots: 12-11-9) LG - Sergei Bobrovsky (30 saves on 34 shots: 20-15-3)
Three Stars:
3. Jaromir Jagr (1 goal) - New Jersey
2. Patrik Elias (1 goal, 2 assists) - New Jersey
1. Adan Henrique (2 goal, GWG) - New Jersey

New York Islanders 5, Toronto Maple Leafs 4 (OT) - (from New York) - The Islanders improved to 23-30-8 on the season thanks to a 5-4 OT win over the Toronto Maple Leafs, dropping them to 32-22-7
Goals:
TOR - Phil Kessel (32) - from Tyler Bozak and James van Riemsdyk (6:53 1ST)
NYI - Michael Grabner SHG (10) - from Casey Cizikas (15:53 1ST)
NYI - Michael Grabner SHG (11) - unasissted (16:41 1ST)
TOR - Paul Ranger (3) - from James van Riemsdyk and Phil Kessel (8:50 3RD)
TOR - Dion Phaneuf (6) - from Tyler Bozak and James van Riemsdyk (11:26 3RD)
NYI - Anders Lee (1) - from Josh Bailey and Calvin de Haan (12:52 3RD)
TOR - Joffrey Lupul (18) - from Nazem Kadri and Carl Gunnarsson (13:54 3RD)
NYI - Anders Lee (2) - from Ryan Strome and Travis Hamonic (17:20 3RD)
NYI - Lubomir Visnovsky (3) - unassisted (1:55 OT) *GWG*
Goalies:
WG - Evgeni Nabokov (18 saves on 22 shots: 11-12-5) LG - Jonathan Bernier (30 saves on 35 shots: 22-16-6)
Three Stars:
3. Michael Grabner (2 goals) - New York
2. Phil Kessel (1 goal, 1 assist) - Toronto
1. Anders Lee (2 goals) - New York

New York Rangers 2, Chicago Blackhawks 1 (from New York) - The Rangers improved to 33-24-3 on the season thanks to a 2-1 win over the Chicago Blackhawks, dropping them to 35-12-14.
Goals:
NYR - Derick Brassard (12) - from Benoit Pouliot and J.T. Miller (10:14 1ST)
NYR - Rick Nash (19) - from Derek Stepan and Carl Hagelin (15:53 3RD) *GWG*
CHI - Peter Regin (3) - from Ben Smith and Brent Seabrook (19:48 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - Cam Talbot (31 saves on 32 shots: 11-5-0) LG - Corey Crawford (22 saves on 24 shots: 22-10-10)
Three Stars:
3. Derick Brassard (1 goal) - New York
2. Rick Nash (1 goal, GWG) - New York
1. Cam Talbot (31 saves on 32 shots for the win) - New York

San Jose Sharks 7, Philadelphia Flyers 3 (from Philadelphia) - The Sharks improved to 38-16-6 on the season thanks to a 7-3 rout of the Philadelphia Flyers, dropping them to 30-24-6.
Goals:
SJS - Raffi Torres (1) - from Jason Demers and Mike Brown (4:25 1ST)
PHI - Andrej Meszaros (5) - from Steve Downie and Matt Read (10:36 1ST)
PHI - Brayden Schenn (16) - from Vincent Lecavalier and Wayne Simmonds (10:58 1ST)
SJS - Joe Pavelski PPG (30) - from Patrick Marleau and Dan Boyle (4:23 2ND)
SJS - Joe Pavelski (31) - from Marc-Edouard Vlasic (10:12 2ND)
SJS - Logan Couture (15) - from Patrick Marleau and Jason Demers (10:47 2ND) *GWG*
SJS - Joe Pavelski (32 - Hat Trick) - from Matt Irwin and Joe Thornton (14:10 2ND)
SJS - Raffi Torres (2) - from Mike Brown and Andrew Desjardins (19:57 2ND)
SJS - Logan Couture SHG (16) - from Tommy Wingels (4:50 3RD)
PHI - Matt Read (16) - from Sean Couturier and Nicklas Grossman (12:12 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - Alex Stalock (27 saves on 30 shots: 9-4-0) LG - Steve Mason (12 saves on 16 shots: 23-15-5), Ray Emery (10 saves on 13 shots in relief of Mason)
Three Stars:
3. Raffi Torres (2 goals) - San Jose
2. Logan Couture (2 goals, GWG) - San Jose
1. Joe Pavelski (3 goals) - San Jose

Montreal Canadiens 6, Pittsburgh Penguins 5 (SO) - (from Pittsburgh) - The Canadiens improved to 33-21-7 on the season thanks to a 6-5 shootout win over the Pittsburgh Penguins, dropping them to 40-15-4.
Goals:
MTL - Brendan Gallagher (15) - from David Desharnais and Max Pacioretty (4:57 1ST)
PIT - James Neal (21) - from Evgeni Malkin (8:23 1ST)
PIT - Deryk Engelland (5) - from James Neal and Sidney Crosby (15:48 1ST)
MTL - Daniel Briere (10) - from Josh Gorges and George Parros (6:17 2ND)
PIT - Olli Maatta PPG (7) - from Jussi Jokinen and Brandon Sutter (10:38 2ND)
MTL - Max Pacioretty PPG (27) - from David Desharnais and Andrei Markov (11:35 2ND)
PIT - Brandon Sutter SHG (10) - unassisted (7:16 3RD)
MTL - Alexei Emelin (2) - from Rene Bourque and Daniel Briere (7:40 3RD)
PIT - Sidney Crosby PPG (29) - from Evgeni Malkin and Matt Niskanen (12:29 3RD)
MTL - Daniel Briere PPG (11) - from Alex Galchenyuk and Tomas Plekanec (14:06 3RD)
Shootout winner - David Desharnais (MTL)
Goalies:
WG - Peter Budaj (27 saves on 32 shots: 7-4-2) LG - Marc-Andre Fleury (24 saves on 29 shots: 31-13-3)
Three Stars:
3. David Desharnais (2 assists, shootout winner) - Montreal
2. Sidney Crosby (1 goal, 1 assist) - Pittsburgh
1. Daniel Briere (2 goals, 1 assist) - Montreal

Detroit Red Wings 6, Ottawa Senators 1 (from Ottawa) - The Red Wings improved to 28-20-12 on the season thanks to a 6-1 rout of the Ottawa Senators, dropping them to 26-23-11.
Goals:
DET - Riley Sheahan (4) - unassisted (10:59 1ST)
DET - Johan Franzen (10) - from Gustav Nyquist (11:28 1ST) *GWG*
DET - Johan Franzen (11) - from Daniel Alfredsson and Niklas Kronwall (13:27 1ST)
DET - Tomas Jurco (4) - from Niklas Kronwall and Tomas Tatar (18:00 1ST)
DET - Johan Franzen (12 - Hat Trick) - from Gustav Nyquist and Danny DeKeyser (3:49 2ND)
OTT - Bobby Ryan (22) - from Mika Zibanejad and Marc Methot (4:19 2ND)
DET - Tomas Tatar (14) - from Tomas Jurco and Niklas Kronwall(5:04 2ND)
Goalies:
WG - Jonas Gustavsson (37 saves on 38 shots: 14-4-3) LG - Robin Lehner (9 saves on 15 shots: 7-11-3), Andrew Hammond (11 saves on 11 shots in relief of Lehner)
Three Stars:
3. Tomas Jurco (1 goal, 1 assist) - Detroit
2. Jonas Gustavsson (37 saves on 38 shots for the win) - Detroit
1. Johan Franzen (3 goals, GWG) - Detroit

Washington Capitals 5, Florida Panthers 4 (from Florida) - The Capitals improved to 28-23-9 on the season thanks to a 5-4 win over the Florida Panthers, dropping them to 22-30-7.
Goals:
WSH - Troy Brouwer PPG (15) - from Brooks Laich and John Carlson (5:48 1ST)
WSH - Brooks Laich (6) - from Alexander Ovechkin and Dmitry Orlov (8:10 1ST)
FLA - Tomas Fleischmann (6) - from Jesse Winchester and Marcel Goc (15:27 1ST)
FLA - Brad Boyes (16) - from Sean Bergenheim (0:40 2ND)
WSH - Nicklas Backstrom (12) - from Martin Erat and John Carlson (3:44 2ND)
WSH - Troy Brouwer (16) - from Alexander Ovechkin and Nicklas Backstrom (19:13 2ND)
FLA - Drew Shore PPG (5) - from Brian Campbell and Ed Jovanovski (8:01 3RD)
FLA - Brad Boyes (17) - from Sean Bergenheim and Nick Bjugstad (9:23 3RD)
WSH - Alexander Ovechkin (41) - from Brooks Laich and Nicklas Backstrom (15:43 3RD) *GWG*
Goalies:
WG - Braden Holtby (30 saves on 34 shots: 18-13-2) LG - Tim Thomas (27 saves on 32 shots: 15-19-3)
Three Stars:
3. Brad Boyes (2 goals) - Florida
2. Nicklas Backstrom (1 goal, 2 assists) - Washington
1. Alexander Ovechkin (1 goal, 2 assists) - Washington

Nashville Predators 3, Tampa Bay Lightning 2 (from Nashville) - The Predators improved to 26-24-10 on the season thanks to a 3-2 win over the Tampa Bay Lightning, dropping them to 33-21-5.
Goals:
TBL - Martin St. Louis (26) - from Ondrej Palat (5:26 1ST)
TBL - Martin St. Louis PPG (27) - from Nikita Kucherov and Teddy Purcell (9:13 1ST)
NSH - Matt Cullen PPG (6) - from Ryan Ellis and Craig Smith (12:05 2ND)
NSH - Roman Josi PPG (9) - from Shea Weber (13:16 2ND)
NSH - Patric Hornqvist PPG (11) - from Mike Fisher and Shea Weber (13:56 3RD) *GWG*
Goalies:
WG - Carter Hutton (14 saves on 16 shots: 14-9-4) LG - Ben Bishop (26 saves on 29 shots: 28-9-4)
Three Stars:
3. Patric Hornqvist (1 goal, GWG) - Nashville
2. Martin St. Louis (2 goals) - Tampa Bay
1. Shea Weber (2 assists) - Nashville

Winnipeg Jets 3, Phoenix Coyotes 2 (SO) (from Winnipeg) - The Jets improved to 29-26-6 on the season thanks to a 3-2 shootout win over the Phoenix Coyotes, dropping them to 27-21-11.
Goals:
PHX - Oliver Ekman-Larsson (9) - from Rob Klinkhammer and Martin Hanzal (12:17 1ST)
WPG - Blake Wheeler (23) - from Dustin Byfuglien (14:55 1ST)
WPG - Bryan Little PPG (19) - unassisted (18:01 2ND)
PHX - Martin Hanzal PPG (15) - from David Schlemko and Mike Ribeiro (6:40 3RD)
Shootout winner - Olli Jokinen (WPG)
Goalies:
WG - Ondrej Pavelec (34 saves on 36 shots: 19-22-4) LG - Mike Smith (27 saves on 29 shots: 20-17-10) 
Three Stars:
3. Martin Hanzal (1 goal, 1 assist) - Phoenix
2. Blake Wheeler (1 goal) - Winnipeg
1. Ondrej Pavelec (34 saves on 36 shots for the win) - Winnipeg

Dallas Stars 4, Carolina Hurricanes 1 (from Dallas) - The Stars improved to 28-21-10 on the season thanks to a 4-1 win over the Carolina Hurricanes, dropping them to 26-24-9.
Goals:
DAL - Tyler Seguin (25) - from Valeri Nichushkin and Jamie Benn (3:18 1ST)
DAL - Brenden Dillon SHG (6) - from Jamie Benn (6:13 1ST) *GWG*
DAL - Jamie Benn SHG (23) - unassisted (18:35 2ND)
CAR - Eric Staal (16) - from Jiri Tlusty and Andrej Sekera (2:42 3RD)
DAL - Cody Eakin EN (13) - from Shawn Horcoff and Alex Goligoski (19:04 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - Kari Lehtonen (26 saves on 27 shots: 23-15-10) LG - Anton Khudobin (30 saves on 33 shots: 13-7-0) 
Three Stars:
3. Tyler Seguin (1 goal) - Dallas
2. Kari Lehtonen (26 saves on 27 shots for the win) - Dallas
1. Jamie Benn (1 goal, 2 assists) - Dallas

Los Angeles Kings 2, Calgary Flames 0 (from Calgary) - The Kings improved to 33-22-6 on the season thanks to a 2-0 shutout of the Calgary Flames, dropping them to 22-30-7.
Goals:
LAK - Dustin Brown (11) - unassisted (3:00 1ST) *GWG*
LAK - Dwight King (12) - from Dustin Brown and Jake Muzzin (3:30 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - Jonathan Quick (25 saves on 25 shots: 17-13-2) LG - Joni Ortio (22 saves on 24 shots: 0-1-0)
Three Stars:
3. Joni Ortio (22 saves on 24 shots) - Calgary
2. Dustin Brown (1 goal, GWG) - Los Angeles
1. Jonathan Quick (25 saves on 25 shots for the shutout) - Los Angeles

Minnesota Wild 3, Edmonton Oilers 0 (from Edmonton) - The Wild improved to 32-21-7 on the season thanks to a 3-0 shutout of the Edmonton Oilers, dropping them to 20-34-7
Goals:
MIN - Mikael Granlund (6) - from Zach Parise and Jared Spurgeon (2:04 1ST) *GWG*
MIN - Stephane Veilleux (2) - from Erik Haula and Nate Prosser (9:37 2ND)
MIN - Dany Heatley (12) - from Charlie Coyle and Nino Niederreiter (9:29 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - Darcy Kuemper (21 saves on 21 shots: 9-3-2) LG - Ben Scrivens (18 saves on 21 shots: 10-9-4)
Three Stars:
3. Stephane Veilleux (1 goal) - Minnesota
2. Mikael Granlund (1 goal, GWG) - Minnesota
1. Darcy Kuemper (21 saves on 21 shots for the shutout) - Minnesota

Three Stars of the Night:
3. Alexander Ovechkin - Ovie scored his league-leading 41st goal (the eventual game-winner) and added 2 assists in the Capitals 5-4 win over the Panthers.
2. Johan Franzen - Franzen scored 3 goals in the Red Wings 6-1 rout of the Senators.
1. Joe Pavelski - Pavelski scored 3 goals, his 30th 31st and 32nd goals of the season, in the Sharks 7-3 rout of the Flyers.
Honourable Mentions:
-Nicklas Backstrom - Backstrom scored 1 goal and added 2 assists
-Daniel Briere - Briere scored 2 goals and added an assist
-Adam Henrique/Michael Grabner/Anders Lee/Logan Couture/Raffi Torres/Martin St. Louis/Troy Brouwer each scored 2 goals apiece
-Patrik Elias - Elias scored 1 goal and added 2 assists
-Niklas Kronwall/James van Riemsdyk - 3 assists apiece
-Jamie Benn - Benn scored 1 goal and added 2 assists
-Darcy Kuemper - 21 save shutout
-Jonathan Quick - 25 saves shutout

Interesting Stats of the Night:
-Michael Grabner scored 2 short-handed goals in the same penalty kill, a fantastic and rare accomplishment. 
-Joe Pavelski reached 30 goals for the 2nd time in his career, scoring 3 goals tonight and setting a new career best with 32 goals (he had 31 in 2011-2012).
-Raffi Torres scored 2 goals in his 1st game of the season, his 1st since May 14th 2013 (game #1 against LA in the playoffs: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ei5UkHL0oNM)
-George Parros picked up his 1st point as a Montreal Canadien with an assist on Daniel Briere's goal.
-Logan Couture scored 2 goals in his first game since breaking his hand on January 5th.
-Alexander Ovechkin scored his NHL-leading 41st goal of the season, his 8th game-winning goal.
-Darcy Kuemper picked up his 3rd shutout of the season.
-Andrew Hammond made his first NHL appearance for the Senators, making 11 saves on 11 shots in relief of Robin Lehner.
-Joni Ortio made his first NHL start, making saves on shots in the Flames 2-0 loss to the Kings.
-Jonathan Quick picked up his 4th shutout of the season.

Current Winning/Losing Streaks (3 or more games):
Washington Capitals - 3 game winning streak
San Jose Sharks - 3 game winning streak

Florida Panthers - 3 game losing streak
Carolina Hurricanes - 3 game losing streak

Forman Faceoff Highlight of the Night:
-Jamie Benn gets it tonight with his coast-to-coast short-handed goal: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VmMCDCa_d-4
Honourable Mentions:
-Tim Thomas falling glove save on Mike Green: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nipn6eUha4M
-Brenden Dillon short-handed goal: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7pcobygT_zU
-Johan Franzen hat trick: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c4nI45Q8NRs
-Brandon Sutter short-handed goal: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=35uABTQakkI
-Adam Henrique short-handed goal: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9vUBzl88dHk

What's up next (February 28th) - There are 4 NHL games on tap for Friday:
1. San Jose Sharks vs. Buffalo Sabres @7PM ET (In Buffalo)
2. Phoenix Coyotes vs. Colorado Avalanche @9PM ET (In Colorado)
3. Minnesota Wild vs. Vancouver Canucks @10PM ET (In Vancouver)
4. St. Louis Blues vs. Anaheim Ducks @10PM ET (In Anaheim) {***Forman's Game of the Night***}

-Joel Forman - The Forman Faceoff 

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