Friday, March 14, 2014

March 14th NHL Recap

San Jose Sharks 4, New York Islanders 3 (from New York) - The Sharks improved to 44-17-7 on the season thanks to a 4-3 win over the New York Islanders, dropping them to 25-39-4.
Goals:
SJS - Matt Nieto (10) - from Logan Couture and Patrick Marleau (13:27 1ST)
SJS - Jason Demers (4) - from Martin Havlat and James Sheppard (14:46 1ST)
NYI - Anders Lee (6) - from Frans Nielsen and Kyle Okposo (0:32 2ND)
SJS - Joe Thornton (10) - from Brent Burns (9:32 2ND)
NYI - Brock Nelson (12) - from Matt Donovan and Josh Bailey (17:02 2ND)
SJS - Martin Havlat (7) - from James Sheppard (18:15 2ND) *GWG*
NYI - Frans Nielsen (21) - from Kyle Okposo and Anders Lee (19:38 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - Antti Niemi (35 saves on 38 shots: 33-13-6) LG - Evgeni Nabokov (22 saves on 26 shots: 12-14-6)
Three Stars:
3. Patrick Marleau (1 goal, 1 assist) - San Jose
2. Frans Nielsen (1 goal, 1 assist) - New York
1. Martin Havlat (1 goal, 1 assist, GWG) - San Jose

Washington Capitals 4, Vancouver Canucks 3 (from Washington) - The Capitals improved to 31-27-10 on the season thanks to a 4-3 win over the Vancouver Canucks, dropping them to 30-29-10.
Goals:
WSH - Joel Ward (19) - from Eric Fehr and Jason Chimera (8:17 1ST)
VAN - Jordan Schroeder (3) - from Zack Kassian (11:41 1ST)
WSH - Alexander Ovechkin PPG (45) - from John Carlson and Evgeny Kuznetsov (8:28 2ND)
WSH - Tom Wilson (3) - from Evgeny Kuznetsov and Jay Beagle (12:35 2ND)
VAN - Shawn Matthias (10) - from Chris Higgins and Chris Tanev (4:28 3RD)
VAN - Nicklas Jensen (1) - from Chris Higgins and Chris Tanev (7:34 3RD)
WSH - Mike Green (9) - from Nicklas Backstrom and Evgen Kuznetsov (10:19 3RD) *GWG*
Goalies:
WG - Jaroslav Halak (38 saves on 41 shots: 26-11-4) LG - Eddie Lack (17 saves on 21 shots: 11-13-4)
Three Stars:
3. Chris Tanev (2 assists) - Vancouver
2. Tom Wilson (1 goal) - Washington
1. Evgeny Kuznetsov (3 assists) - Washington

Detroit Red Wings 2, Edmonton Oilers 1 (SO) - (from Detroit) - The Red Wings improved to 30-23-13 on the season thanks to a 2-1 shootout win over the Edmonton Oilers, dropping them to 23-36-9.
Goals:
DET - Riley Sheahan (5) - from Tomas Tatar and Drew Miller (13:53 1ST)
EDM - Ryan Smyth (10) - unassisted (8:43 3RD)
Shootout winner - Tomas Tatar (DET)
Goalies:
WG - Jimmy Howard (21 saves on 22 shots: 14-15-10) LG - Viktor Fasth (22 saves on 23 shots: 3-3-2)
Three Stars:
3. Ryan Smyth (1 goal) - Edmonton
2. Jimmy Howard (21 saves on 22 shots for the win) - Detroit
1. Tomas Tatar (1 assist, shootout winner) - Detroit

Florida Panthers 5, New Jersey Devils 3 (from Florida) - The Panthers improved to 25-35-7 on the season thanks to a 5-3 win over the New Jersey Devils, dropping them to 29-25-13.
Goals:
FLA - Brian Campbell (7) - from Jonathan Huberdeau and Jimmy Hayes (9:59 1ST)
NJD - Jaromir Jagr PPG (22) - from Damien Brunner and Travis Zajac (18:45 1ST)
NJD - Bryce Salvador (1) - from Patrik Elias and Ryan Clowe (2:02 2ND)
NJD - Patrik Elias (15) -  from Damien Brunner and Andy Greene (13:13 2ND)
FLA - Quinton Howden (2) - from Scott Gomez and Jonathan Huberdeau (13:30 2ND)
FLA - Brad Boyes (18) - unassisted (4:24 3RD)
FLA - Scottie Upshall (13) - from Brad Boyes (10:00 3RD) *GWG*
FLA - Vincent Trocheck EN (1) - from Brian Campbell (19:27 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - Roberto Luongo (28 saves on 31 shots: 21-18-6) LG - Cory Schneider (17 saves on 21 shots: 12-14-9) 
Three Stars:
3. Jonathan Huberdeau (2 assists) - Florida
2. Scottie Upshall (1 goal, GWG) - Florida
1. Brad Boyes (1 goal, 1 assist) - Florida

Nashville Predators 3, Chicago Blackhawks 2 (from Chicago) - The Predators improved to 29-28-10 on the season thanks to a 3-2 win over the Chicago Blackhawks, dropping them to 38-15-14.
Goals:
NSH - Mike Fisher (17) - from Matt Cullen and Roman Josi (15:33 1ST)
NSH - Patric Hornqvist PPG (13) - from Shea Weber and Roman Josi (18:51 1ST)
CHI - Jonathan Toews (26) - from Kris Versteeg (19:46 1ST)
NSH - Ryan Ellis (4) - from Roman Josi (0:45 3RD) *GWG*
CHI - Peter Regin (4) - from Johnny Oduya and Andrew Shaw (8:32 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - Pekka Rinne (31 saves on 33 shots: 6-7-1) LG - Corey Crawford (26 saves on 29 shots: 25-12-10) 
Three Stars:
3. Jonathan Toews (1 goal) - Chicago
2. Ryan Ellis (1 goal, GWG) - Nashville
1. Roman Josi (3 assists) - Nashville

New York Rangers 4, Winnipeg Jets 2 (from Winnipeg) - The Rangers improved to 36-28-4 on the season thanks to a 4-2 win over the Winnipeg Jets, dropping them to 30-29-9.
Goals:
NYR - Carl Hagelin (14) - from Benoit Pouliot and Kevin Klein (1:15 1ST)
WPG - Dustin Byfuglien (17) - from Blake Wheeler and Tobias Enstrom (2:33 1ST)
WPG - Andrew Ladd (19) - from Bryan Little and Michael Frolik (3:26 1ST)
NYR - Chris Kreider (17) - from Derek Stepan and Dan Girardi (11:28 1ST)
NYR - Carl Hagelin (15) - from Martin St. Louis and Kevin Klein (19:52 2ND) *GWG*
NYR - Carl Hagelin (16 - Hat Trick) - from Brad Richards (8:50 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - Henrik Lundqvist (30 saves on 32 shots: 25-21-4) LG - Al Montoya (13 saves on 15 shots: 10-5-3) in relief of the injured Ondrej Pavelec (6 saves on 8 shots)
Three Stars:
3. Andrew Ladd (1 goal) - Winnipeg
2. Henrik Lundqvist (30 saves on 32 shots for the win) - New York
1. Carl Hagelin (3 goals, GWG) - New York

Calgary Flames 4, Dallas Stars 3 (SO) - (from Dallas) - The Flames improved to 27-33-7 on the season thanks to a 4-3 shootout win over the Dallas Stars, dropping them to 32-23-11.
Goals:
DAL - Antoine Roussel (12) - from Vernon Fiddler and Jordie Benn (0:13 2ND)
CGY - Mike Cammalleri (18) - from Joe Colborne and Mark Giordano (6:20 2ND)
DAL - Jamie Benn (27) - from Trevor Daley and Tyler Seguin (14:16 2ND)
DAL - Erik Cole (16) - from Brenden Dillon and Travis Morin (16:29 2ND)
CGY - Paul Byron PPG (4) - from Curtis Glencross and Kris Russell (12:51 3RD)
CGY - Mike Cammalleri (19) - from T.J. Brodie and Joe Colborne (15:30 3RD)
Shootout winner - Corban Knight (CGY)
Goalies:
WG - Joey MacDonald (22 saves on 25 shots: 4-3-1) LG - Tim Thomas (27 saves on 30 shots: 18-20-4) 
Three Stars:
3. Corban Knight (shootout winner) - Calgary
2. Jamie Benn (1 goal) - Dallas
1. Mike Cammalleri (2 goals) - Calgary

Anaheim Ducks 6, Colorado Avalanche 4 (from Colorado) - The Ducks improved to 44-16-7 on the season thanks to a 6-4 win over the Colorado Avalanche, dropping them to 43-19-5.
Goals:
COL - John Mitchell (8) - from Gabriel Landeskog and Nate Guenin (12:25 1ST)
ANA - Daniel Winnik (4) - from Nick Bonino and Bryan Allen (3:08 2ND)
COL - Jamie McGinn PPG (16) - from Ryan O'Reilly and Nick Holden (5:21 2ND)
ANA - Kyle Palmieri (10) - from Pat Maroon and Ryan Getzlaf (7:47 2ND)
ANA - Kyle Palmieri (11) - from Hampus Lindholm and Nick Bonino (8:34 2ND)
ANA - Corey Perry (36) - from Teemu Selanne and Cam Fowler (9:40 2ND)
ANA - Ben Lovejoy (4) - from Cam Fowler and Ryan Getzlaf (11:53 2ND) *GWG*
COL - Jamie McGinn PPG (17) - from Erik Johnson and Ryan O'Reilly (18:08 2ND)
COL - Gabriel Landeskog (20) - from John Mitchell and Jan Hejda (18:41 2ND)
ANA - Mathieu Perreault (13) - from Jakob Silfverberg and Luca Sbisa (19:11 2ND)
Goalies:
WG - Jonas Hiller (34 saves on 38 shots: 27-10-6) LG - Semyon Varlamov (19 saves on 24 shots: 33-13-5), J.S. Giguere (8 saves on 9 shots in relief of Varlamov
Three Stars:
3. Ryan Getzlaf (2 assists) - Anaheim
2. Jamie McGinn (2 goals) - Colorado
1. Kyle Palmieri (2 goals) - Anaheim

Three Stars of the Night:
3. Mike Cammalleri - Cammalleri scored 2 goals in the Flames 4-3 shootout win over the Stars.
2. Evgeny Kuznetsov - The young Russian forward picked up 3 assists in the Capitals 4-3 win over the Canucks.
1. Carl Hagelin - Hagelin scored 3 goals (including the game-winner) in the Rangers 4-2 win over the Jets.

Interesting Stats of the Night:
-Evgeny Kuznetsov picked up his 1st NHL point and added 2 more with 3 assists on the night.
-Nicklas Jensen scored his 1st NHL goal for the Canucks.
-Roberto Luongo and Cory Schneider faced off for the 1st time without 1 of them being in a Canucks uniform.
-The Avs/Ducks scored 9 goals in the 2nd period, 6 of them from the Ducks.
-Vincent Trocheck scored his 1st NHL goal for the Panthers. 
-Carl Hagelin scored his 1st career hat trick.
-Henrik Lundqvist picked up his 301st career win, all with the Rangers. Lundqvist is now tied with Mike Richter with 301 wins for the most in Rangers history. 

Current Winning/Losing Streaks (3 or more games):
Boston Bruins - 7 game winning streak
San Jose Sharks - 5 game winning streak
Pittsburgh Penguins - 3 game winning streak
Nashville Predators - 3 game winning streak

Buffalo Sabres - 4 game losing streak
Montreal Canadiens - 3 game losing streak

Forman Faceoff Highlight of the Night:
-Ryan Ellis gets it tonight with his great breakaway goal: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GlH_7sW2TSM
Honourable Mentions: 
-Jamie Benn goal after some nifty passing from the Stars: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PGu7fTbZF9E
-Alexander Ovechkin goal: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GGp-Vk9Prqk
-Carl Hagelin hat trick: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=msQbAnvCWFA
-Tomas Tatar shootout winner: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fUKDkKj0UoI

What's up next (March 15th) - There are 9 NHL games on tap for Saturday: 
1. Carolina Hurricanes vs. Boston Bruins @1PM ET (In Boston)
2. Pittsburgh Penguins vs. Philadelphia Flyers @1PM ET (In Philadelphia) {***Forman's Game of the Night***}
3. Ottawa Senators vs. Montreal Canadiens @7PM ET (In Montreal)
4. New Jersey Devils vs. Tampa Bay Lightning @7PM ET (In Tampa Bay)
5. Buffalo Sabres vs. New York Islanders @7PM ET (In New York)
6. St. Louis Blues vs. Nashville Predators @8PM ET (In Nashville)
7. Columbus Blue Jackets vs. Minnesota Wild @8PM ET (In Minnesota)
8. Calgary Flames vs. Phoenix Coyotes @10PM ET (In Phoenix)
9. Anaheim Ducks vs. Los Angeles Kings @1030PM ET (In Los Angeles)

-Joel Forman - The Forman Faceoff

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