Saturday, March 15, 2014

March 15th NHL Recap

Boston Bruins 5, Carolina Hurricanes 1 (from Boston) - The Bruins improved to 45-17-5 on the season thanks to a 5-1 win over the Carolina Hurricanes, dropping them to 29-29-9 (.500).
Goals:
BOS - Milan Lucic (21) - from David Krejci (15:28 1ST)
BOS - Jarome Iginla (22) - from Milan Lucic and David Krejci (17:24 2ND) *GWG*
CAR - Alexander Semin (19) - from Jordan Staal (3:53 3RD) 
BOS - Chris Kelly (7) - from David Krejci and Dougie Hamilton (12:49 3RD)
BOS - Jarome Iginla (23) - from Kevan Miller and Milan Lucic (13:02 3RD)
BOS - Torey Krug (14) - from Carl Soderberg and Gregory Campbell (19:50 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - Chad Johnson (29 saves on 30 shots: 14-3-1) LG - Cam Ward (36 saves on 41 shots: 8-11-5)
Three Stars:
3. David Krejci (3 assists) - Boston
2. Jarome Iginla (2 goals, GWG) - Boston
1. Milan Lucic (1 goal, 2 assists) - Boston

Philadelphia Flyers 4, Pittsburgh Penguins 0 (from Philadelphia) - The Flyers improved to 34-25-7 on the season thanks to a 4-0 shutout of the Pittsburgh Penguins, dropping them to 44-18-4.
Goals:
PHI - Scott Hartnell PPG (16) - from Claude Giroux and Wayne Simmonds (3:50 1ST) *GWG*
PHI - Matt Read SHG (17) - from Sean Couturier (8:12 1ST)
PHI - Vincent Lecavalier (15) - from Luke Schenn and Nicklas Grossmann (14:00 2ND)
PHI - Matt Read (18) - from Sean Couturier and Claude Giroux (19:43 2ND)
Goalies:
WG - Steve Mason (25 saves on 25 shots: 27-16-6) LG - Marc-Andre Fleury (36 saves on 40 shots: 34-15-3)
Three Stars:
3. Claude Giroux (2 assists) - Philadelphia
2. Matt Read (2 goals) - Philadelphia
1. Steve Mason (25 saves on 25 shots for the shutout) - Philadelphia

Montreal Canadiens 5, Ottawa Senators 4 (OT) - (from Montreal) - The Canadiens improved to 35-25-7 on the season thanks to a 5-4 OT win over the Ottawa Senators, dropping them to 28-25-13.
Goals:
MTL - Daniel Briere (12) - unassisted (0:38 1ST)
OTT - Jason Spezza (18) - from Clarke MacArthur and Erik Karlsson (3:08 1ST)
OTT - Zack Smith (11) - from Erik Karlsson (17:10 2ND)
OTT - Ales Hemsky (10) - from Jason Spezza (1:54 3RD)
OTT - Clarke MacArthur (20) - from Kyle Turris and Bobby Ryan (5:08 3RD)
MTL - Lars Eller (11) - from Brian Gionta and P.K. Subban (16:38 3RD)
MTL - Brian Gionta (14) - from P.K. Subban (17:56 3RD)
MTL - David Desharnais PPG (13) - from P.K. Subban and Andrei Markov (19:59 3RD)
MTL - Francis Boullion (1) - from Max Pacioretty and David Desharnais (1:26 OT) *GWG*
Goalies:
WG - Carey Price (30 saves on 34 shots: 27-17-5) LG - Robin Lehner (43 saves on 48 shots: 7-11-5)
Three Stars:
3. Jason Spezza (1 goal, 1 assist) - Ottawa
2. David Desharnais (1 goal, 1 assist) - Montreal
1. P.K. Subban (3 assists) - Montreal

Tampa Bay Lightning 3, New Jersey Devils 0 (from Tampa Bay) - The Lightning improved to 36-24-7 on the season thanks to a 3-0 shutout of the New Jersey Devils, dropping them to 29-26-13.
Goals:
TBL - B.J. Crombeen (3) - from Mike Kostka and Valtteri Filppula (12:26 2ND) *GWG*
TBL - Mike Kostka (4) - from Ondrej Palat and Valtteri Filppula (16:58 2ND)
TBL - Nate Thompson (9) - from J.T. Brown (16:41 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - Ben Bishop (23 saves on 23 shots: 31-11-6) LG - Martin Brodeur (29 saves on 32 shots: 17-12-4) 
Three Stars:
3. Valtteri Filppula (2 assists) - Tampa Bay
2. Mike Kostka (1 goal, 1 assist) - Tampa Bay
1. Ben Bishop (23 saves on 23 shots for the shutout) - Tampa Bay

New York Islanders 4, Buffalo Sabres 1 (from New York) - The Islanders improved to 26-34-9 on the season thanks to a 4-1 win over the Buffalo Sabres, dropping them to 19-40-8.
Goals:
NYI - Frans Nielsen (22) - from Anders Lee and Kyle Okposo (3:31 1ST)
NYI - Kyle Okposo PPG (27) - from Brock Nelson and Lubomir Visnovsky (17:24 1ST) *GWG*
BUF - Tyler Ennis PPG (18) - from Drew Stafford and Christian Ehrhoff (0:56 3RD)
NYI - Ryan Strome (4) - from Matt Martin and Lubomir Visnovsky (1:35 3RD)
NYI - Cal Clutterbuck EN (9) - from Lubomir Visnovsky and Thomas Hickey (17:47 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - Anders Nilsson (33 saves on 34 shots: 3-4-2) LG - Jhonas Enroth (33 saves on 36 shots: 4-16-5) 
Three Stars:
3. Anders Nilsson (33 saves on 34 shots for the win) - New York
2. Lubomir Visnovsky (3 assists) - New York
1. Kyle Okposo (1 goal, 1 assist, GWG) - New York

St. Louis Blues 4, Nashville Predators 1 (from Nashville) - The Blues improved to 46-14-7 on the season thanks to a 4-1 win over the Nashville Predators, dropping them to 29-29-10 (.500).
Goals:
STL - Patrik Berglund (13) - unassisted (11:32 1ST)
STL - Patrik Berglund (14) - from Steve Ott and Roman Polak (2:02 2ND) *GWG*
STL - Vladimir Tarasenko (21) - from T.J. Oshie and Alex Pietrangelo (7:21 2ND)
NSH - Eric Nystrom (13) - from Colton Sissons and Paul Gaustad (16:50 2ND)
STL - Alexander Steen (30) - from Jaden Schwartz and David Backes (8:05 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - Ryan Miller (30 saves on 31 shots: 21-22-4) LG - Pekka Rinne (22 saves on 26 shots: 6-8-1)
Three Stars:
3. Alexander Steen (1 goal) - St. Louis
2. Ryan Miller (30 saves on 31 shots for the win) - St. Louis
1. Patrik Berglund (2 goals, GWG) - St. Louis

Columbus Blue Jackets 2, Minnesota Wild 1 (SO) - (from Minnesota) - The Blue Jackets improved to 35-26-6 on the season thanks to a 2-1 shootout win over the Minnesota Wild, dropping them to 35-22-10.
Goals:
CBJ - Dalton Prout (2) - Jack Johnson and Matt Calvert (19:38 2ND)
MIN - Jason Pominville (25) - from Zach Parise and Ryan Suter (3:12 3RD)
Shootout winner - Ryan Johansen (CBJ)
Goalies:
WG - Sergei Bobrovsky (32 saves on 33 shots: 26-16-4) LG - Darcy Kuemper (28 saves on 29 shots: 12-4-4)
Three Stars:
3. Ryan Johansen (shootout winner) - Columbus
2. Darcy Kuemper (28 saves on 29 shots) - Minnesota
1. Sergei Bobrovsky (32 saves on 33 shots for the win) - Columbus

Phoenix Coyotes 3, Calgary Flames 2 (from Phoenix) -The Coyotes improved to 32-25-11 on the season thanks to a 3-2 win over the Calgary Flames, dropping them to 27-34-7.
Goals:
PHX - Chris Summers (1) - from Lauri Korpikoski and David Moss (4:35 1ST)
PHX - Rob Klinkhammer (10) - from Paul Bissonnette and Keith Yandle (9:34 1ST)
CGY - Curtis Glencross PPG (7) - from Mike Cammalleri and Mark Giordano (7:46 2ND)
CGY - Mikael Backlund PPG (17) - from Mike Cammalleri and Sean Monahan (15:37 2ND)
PHX - Shane Doan PPG (19) - from Keith Yandle and Antoine Vermette (8:49 3RD) *GWG*
Goalies:
WG - Mike Smith (25 saves on 27 shots: 25-20-10) LG - Joni Ortio (21 saves on 24 shots: 3-4-0) 
Three Stars:
3. Mike Cammalleri (2 assists) - Calgary
2. Keith Yandle (2 assists) - Phoenix
1. Shane Doan (1 goal, GWG) - Phoenix

Anaheim Ducks 2, Los Angeles Kings 1 (from Los Angeles) - The Ducks improved to 45-16-7 on the season thanks to a 2-1 win over the Los Angeles Kings, dropping them to 38-24-6.
Goals:
ANA - Tim Jackman (4) - from Mathieu Perreault and Matt Beleskey (13:01 1ST)
LAK - Tyler Toffoli PPG (11) - from Jarret Stoll and Alec Martinez (11:21 2ND)
ANA - Pat Maroon (6) - from Kyle Palmieri and Hampus Lindholm (12:12 2ND) *GWG*
Goalies:
WG - LG - Frederik Andersen (37 saves on 38 shots: 16-4-0) Martin Jones (15 saves on 17 shots: 10-5-0)
Three Stars:
3. Tyler Toffoli (1 goal) - Los Angeles
2. Pat Maroon (1 goal, GWG) - Anahein
1. Frederik Andersen (37 saves on 38 shots for the win) - Anaheim

Three Stars of the Night:
3. Patrik Berglund - Berglund scored 2 goals (including the game-winner) in the Blues 4-1 win over the Predators.
2. Steve Mason - Mason stopped all 25 shots in the Flyers 4-0 win over the rival Penguins.
1. Milan Lucic - Lucic scored 1 goal and added 2 assists in the Bruins 5-1 win over the Hurricanes.

Interesting Stats of the Night:
-Ales Hemsky scored his 1st goal as an Ottawa Senators
-Steve Mason picked up his 4th shutout of the season.
-Ben Bishop picked up his 5th shutout of the season.
-Francis Boullion picked a good time to score his 1st goal of the season, an OT winner vs. the Sens.
-Crazy finish to the Habs.Sens game, Ottawa was up 4-1 with 4 minutes left in the 3rd and the Habs scored 3 goals to tie the game. David Desharnais tied the game with 0.3 seconds left and Boullion finished it in OT.
-Alexander Steen scored 30 goals for the first time in his NHL career.
-Chris Summers scored his 1st NHL goal for the Coyotes.
-The Sabres lost their 40th game of the season tonight (19-40-8).
-Ryan Miller improved to 6-0-1 with the Blues after going 15-22-3 with the Sabres.

Current Winning/Losing Streaks (3 or more games):
Boston Bruins - 8 game winning streak
San Jose Sharks - 5 game winning streak

Buffalo Sabres - 5 game losing streak

Forman Faceoff Highlight of the Night:

-Ben Bishop gets it tonight with 2 great saves on Michael Ryder: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S0hHOQXGhH8

What's up next (March 16th) - There are 9 NHL games on tap for Sunday: 
1. Philadelphia Flyers vs. Pittsburgh Penguins @1230PM ET (In Pittsburgh)
2. Vancouver Canucks vs. Florida Panthers @3PM ET (In Florida)
3. Toronto Maple Leafs vs. Washington Capitals @3PM ET (In Washington)
4. Edmonton Oilers vs. Carolina Hurricanes @3PM ET (In Carolina)
5. San Jose Sharks vs. New York Rangers @4PM ET (In New York)
6. Colorado Avalanche vs. Ottawa Senators @5PM ET (In Ottawa)
7. Montreal Canadiens vs. Buffalo Sabres @7PM ET (In Buffalo)
8. Detroit Red Wings vs. Chicago Blackhawks @730PM ET (In Chicago) {***Forman's Game of the Night***}
9. Dallas Stars vs. Winnipeg Jets @8PM ET (In Winnipeg)

-Joel Forman - The Forman Faceoff

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