Saturday, March 22, 2014

March 22nd NHL Recap

Philadelphia Flyers 4, St. Louis Blues 1 (from Philadelphia) - The Flyers improved to 38-25-7 on the season thanks to a 4-1 win over the St. Louis Blues, dropping them to 47-16-7.
Goals:
STL - Jaden Schwartz SHG (22) - from Kevin Shattenkirk (6:23 1ST)
PHI - Scott Hartnell PPG (19) - from Jakub Voracek and Claude Giroux (0:57 2ND)
PHI - Brayden Schenn (18) - from Wayne Simmonds (13:24 2ND) *GWG*
PHI - Jakub Voracek (19) - from Claude Giroux and Scott Hartnell (15:41 3RD)
PHI - Wayne Simmonds EN (24) - from Vincent Lecavalier and Brayden Schenn (17:06 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - Steve Mason (32 saves on 33 shots: 30-16-6) LG - Ryan Miller (15 saves on 18 shots: 22-24-4)
Three Stars:
3. Jakub Voracek (1 goal, 1 assist) - Philadelphia
2. Scott Hartnell (1 goal, 1 assist) - Philadelphia
1. Steve Mason (32 saves on 33 shots for the win) - Philadelphia

Pittsburgh Penguins 4, Tampa Bay Lightning 3 (OT) - (from Pittsburgh) - The Penguins improved to 46-19-5 on the season thanks to a 4-3 OT win over the Tampa Bay Lightning, dropping them to 39-24-8.
Goals:
PIT - Sidney Crosby PPG (34) - from Evgeni Malkin and Jeff Zatkoff (5:29 2ND)
TBL - Valtteri Filppula PPG (24) - from Steven Stamkos and Victor Hedman (16:44 2ND)
TBL - Steven Stamkos (20) - from Alex Killorn and Radko Gudas (8:17 3RD)
PIT - Evgeni Malkin PPG (22) - from Matt Niskanen and Sidney Crosby (11:07 3RD)
PIT - Evgeni Malkin (23) - from Jussi Jokinen (16:43 3RD)
TBL - Ondrej Palat (19) - from Radko Gudas and Matt Carle (18:38 3RD)
PIT - James Neal PPG (23) - from Evgeni Malkin and Sidney Crosby (1:27 OT) *GWG*
Goalies:
WG - Jeff Zatkoff (21 saves on 24 shots: 12-4-1) LG - Anders Lindback (25 saves on 29 shots: 5-12-2)
Three Stars:
3. Steven Stamkos (1 goal, 1 assist) - Tampa Bay
2. Sidney Crosby (1 goal, 2 assists) - Pittsburgh
1. Evgeni Malkin (2 goals, 2 assists) - Pittsburgh

Detroit Red 3, Wings Minnesota Wild 2 (from Minnesota) - The Red Wings improved to 33-24-13 on teh season thanks to a 3-2 win over the Minnesota Wild, dropping them to 36-24-11.
Goals:
MIN - Mikko Koivu PPG (9) - from Ryan Suter and Matt Moulson (5:38 1ST)
DET - Brendan Smith PPG (4) - from David Legwand and Jakub Kindl (10:34 1ST)
DET - David Legwand PPG (12) - from Riley Sheahan and Jakub Kindl (17:24 2ND)
MIN - Charlie Coyle (8) - Penalty Shot (0:15 3RD)
DET - Gustav Nyquist (21) - from Riley Sheahan and Brendan Smith (5:19 3RD) *GWG*
Goalies:
WG - Jimmy Howard (28 saves on 30 shots: 16-16-10) LG - Darcy Kuemper (27 saves on 30 shots: 12-5-4) 
Three Stars:
3. Charlie Coyle (1 goal) - Minnesota
2. David Legwand (1 goal, 1 assist) - Detroit
1. Brendan Smith (1 goal, 1 assist) - Detroit

Dallas Stars 3, Ottawa Senators 1 (from Dallas) - The Stars improved to 33-26-11 on the season thanks to a 3-1 win over the Ottawa Senators, dropping them to 28-19-13.
Goals:
OTT - Erik Karlsson (19) - from Colin Greening (3:27 1ST)
DAL - Cody Eakin (14) - from Valeri Nichushkin and Jordie Benn (15:07 2ND)
DAL - Trevor Daley (6) - from Ray Whitney and Colton Sceviour (4:52 3RD) *GWG*
DAL - Jamie Benn (30) - from Tyler Seguin and Jordie Benn (6:58 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - Kari Lehtonen (26 saves on 27 shots: 26-17-10) LG - Robin Lehner (41 saves on 44 shots: 7-15-5)
Three Stars:
3. Robin Lehner (41 saves on 44 shots) - Ottawa
2. Cody Eakin (1 goal) - Dallas
1. Trevor Daley (1 goal, GWG) - Dallas

Los Angeles Kings 4, Florida Panthers 0 (from Los Angeles) - The Kings improved to 40-25-6 on the season thanks to a 4-0 shutout of the Florida Panthers, dropping them to 26-37-8.
Goals:
LAK - Trevor Lewis (5) - from Kyle Clifford and Willie Mitchell (11:03 1ST) *GWG*
LAK - Mike Richards (10) - from Trevor Lewis and Drew Doughty (17:16 1ST)
LAK - Dustin Brown (13) - from Jarret Stoll and Dwight King (8:54 2ND) 
LAK - Alec Martinez PPG (9) - from Slava Voynov and Jeff Carter (11:59 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - Jonathan Quick (24 saves on 24 shots: 23-15-2) LG - Roberto Luongo (25 saves on 29 shots: 22-20-7)
Three Stars:
3. Drew Doughty (1 assist) - Los Angeles
2. Trevor Lewis (1 goal, 1 assist) - Los Angeles
1. Jonathan Quick - 24 saves on 24 shots for the shutout) - Los Angeles

Montreal Canadiens 4, Toronto Maple Leafs 3 (from Toronto) - The Canadiens improved to 39-26-7 on the season thanks to a 4-3 win over the Toronto Maple Leafs, dropping them to 36-28-8.
Goals:
MTL - Max Pacioretty (31) - from David Desharnais (5:47 1ST)
MTL - Rene Bourque (9) - from Brian Gionta and Mike Weaver (6:52 1ST)
TOR - Joffrey Lupul (20) - from Mason Raymond (11:02 1ST)
TOR - Tyler Bozak (16) - from Phil Kessel (18:03 1ST)
MTL - Brion Gionta (15) - from Rene Bourque (19:07 1ST)
TOR - Nazem Kadri PPG (18) - from Joffrey Lupul and Mason Raymond (2:49 3RD)
MTL - Tomas Plekanec (18) - from Andrei Markov and P.K. Subban (11:14 3RD) *GWG*
Goalies:
WG - Carey Price (33 saves on 36 shots: 29-18-5) G - James Reimer (32 saves on 36 shots: 11-12-1)
Three Stars:
3. Rene Bourque (1 goal, 1 assist) - Montreal
2. Joffrey Lupul (1 goal, 1 assist) - Toronto
1. Tomas Plekanec (1 goal, GWG) - Montreal

New York Rangers 2, New Jersey Devils 0 (from New Jersey) - The Rangers improved to 39-29-4 on the season thanks to a 2-0 shutout of the New Jersey Devils, dropping them to 30-28-13.
Goals:
NYR - Rick Nash (23) - from Derek Stepan and Chris Kreider (10:33 2ND) *GWG*
NYR - Derek Stepan PPG/EN (15) - from Henrik Lundqvist and Ryan McDonagh (19:52 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - Henrik Lundqvist (21 saves on 21 shots: 27-22-4) LG - Martin Brodeur (25 saves on 26 shots: 17-14-4)
Three Stars:
3. Martin Brodeur (25 saves on 26 shots) - New Jersey
2. Rick Nash (1 goal, GWG) - New York
1. Henrik Lundqvist (21 saves on 21 shots for the shutout, 1 assist) - New York

Carolina Hurricanes 3, Winnipeg Jets 2 (from Winnipeg) - The Hurricanes improved to 31-31-9 (.500) on the season thanks to a 3-2 win over the Winnipeg Jets, dropping them to 32-31-9.
Goals:
WPG - Jim Slater (1) - from Mark Stuart (7:48 2ND)
CAR - Eric Staal (17) - from Jiri Tlusty and Andrej Sekera (8:25 2ND)
CAR - Jordan Staal PPG (15) - from Andrej Sekera and John-Michael Liles (10:10 2ND)
CAR - Riley Nash (9) - from Jeff Skinner and Patrick Dwyer (11:18 2ND) *GWG*
WPG - Bryan Little (21) - from Michael Frolik (1:27 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - Cam Ward (34 saves on 36 shots: 9-11-5) LG - Al Montoya (29 saves on 32 shots: 12-7-3)
Three Stars:
3. Bryan Little (1 goal) - Winnipeg
2. Andrej Sekera (2 assists) - Carolina
1. Cam Ward (34 saves on 36 shots for the win) - Carolina

Boston Bruins 4, Phoenix Coyotes 2 (from Phoenix) - The Bruins improved to 49-17-5 on the season thanks to a 4-2 win over the Phoenix Coyotes, dropping them to 34-26-11.
Goals:
BOS - Patrice Bergeron (22) - from Andrej Meszaros (3:25 1ST)
PHX - Shane Doan (20) - from Brandon McMillan and Mike Ribeiro (11:45 1ST)
PHX - Oliver Ekman-Larsson PPG (12) - from Mikkel Boedker and Keith Yandle (0:39 2ND)
BOS - Jarome Iginla (27) - from Zdeno Chara and Dougie Hamilton (3:48 3RD)
BOS - Shawn Thornton (5) - from Dan Paille and Gregory Campbell (16:42 3RD) *GWG*
BOS - Jarome Iginla EN (28) - from Milan Lucic (19:28 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - Tuukka Rask (31 saves on 33 shots: 32-14-4) LG - Mike Smith (24 saves on 27 shots: 27-21-10)
Three Stars:
3. Oliver Ekman-Larsson (1 goal) - Phoenix
2. Tuukka Rask (31 saves on 33 shots for the win) - Boston
1. Jarome Iginla (2 goals) - Boston

Calgary Flames 8, Edmonton Oilers 1 (from Edmonton) - The Flames improved to 29-35-7 on the season thanks to a 8-1 rout of the Edmonton Oilers, dropping them to 25-38-9.
Goals:
EDM - Jeff Petry PPG (6) - from Ryan Nugent-Hopkins and Jordan Eberle (4:34 1ST)
CGY - Mark Giordano (12) - from Mike Cammalleri and T.J. Brodie (8:29 1ST)
CGY - Mike Cammalleri (23) - from Mikael Backlund (4:13 2ND) *GWG*
CGY - Matt Stajan (11) - Penalty Shot (5:20 2ND)
CGY - Paul Byron (6) - from Mike Cammalleri and T.J. Brodie (6:00 2ND)
CGY - Curtis Glencross (8) - from Matt Stajan and Mark Giordano (7:18 2ND)
CGY - Curtis Glencross (9) - from Matt Stajan and Jiri Hudler (4:50 3RD)
CGY - Kevin Westgarth (2) - from Tyler Wotherspoon and Ladislav Smid (5:27 3RD)
CGY - Curtis Glencross (10 - Hat Trick) - from Matt Stajan and Chris Butler (13:19 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - Karri Ramo (24 saves on 25 shots: 12-10-4) LG - Viktor Fasth (11 saves on 16 shots: 4-3-2), Ben Scrivens (12 saves on 15 shots in relief of Fasth)
Three Stars:
3. Mike Cammalleri (1 goal, 2 assists, GWG) - Calgary
2. Matt Stajan (1 goal, 3 assists) - Calgary
1. Curtis Glencross (3 goals) - Calgary

Washington Capitals 3, San Jose Sharks 2 (SO) - (from San Jose) - The Caps improved to 34-27-11 on the season thanks to a 3-2 shootout win over the San Jose Sharks, dropping them to 46-18-8.
Goals:
WSH - Eric Fehr (12) - unassisted (11:25 1ST)
SJS - Patrick Marleau (30) - from Logan Couture and Matt Nieto (19:54 1ST)
SJS - James Sheppard (3) - unassisted (5:07 3RD)
WSH - Chris Brown (1) - from Dustin Penner and Tom Wilson (12:30 3RD)
Shootout winner - Nicklas Backstrom (WSH)
Goalies:
WG - Braden Holtby (34 saves on 36 shots: 20-14-3) LG - Antti Niemi (23 saves on 25 shots: 35-14-7)
Three Stars:
3. Chris Brown (1 goal) - Washington
2. Patrick Marleau (1 goal) - San Jose
1. Braden Holtby (34 saves on 36 shots for the win) - Washington

Three Stars of the Night:
3. Matt Stajan - Stajan scored on a penalty shot and added 3 assists in the Flames 8-1 rout of the Oilers.
2. Curtis Glencross - Glencross picked up his 1st hat trick of the season in the Flames 8-1 rout of the Oilers.
1. Evgeni Malkin - Malkin scored 2 goals and added 2 assists in the Penguins 4-3 OT win over the Lightning.

Interesting Stats of the Night:
-Steve Mason picked up his 30th win of the season, the 2nd time in his career he has eclipsed the 30 win total.
-Steven Stamkos scored his 20th goal of the season in only his 26th game. 
-With a Blues loss today the Bruins moved into the 1st spot in the NHL.
-Henrik Lundqvist picked up his 50th career shutout, the most in Ranger history. 
-Jonathan Quick picked up his 5th shutout of the season. He also picked up his 172nd career win, passing Rogie Vachon for most in Kings history.
-The Blues became the 1st Western Conference team to clinch a playoff spot.
-Chris Brown scored his first career goal for the Capitals.
-The Capitals beat the Sharks in San Jose for the 1st time since 1993.
-Curtis Glencross picked up his 3rd career hat trick
-The Bruins extended their NHL-best winning streak to 12 games. 

Current Winning/Losing Streaks (3 or more games):
Boston Bruins - 12 game winning streak
Philadelphia Flyers - 5 game winning streak
Detroit Red Wings - 3 game winning streak 
New York Rangers - 3 game winning streak

Toronto Maple Leafs - 4 game losing streak
Ottawa Senators - 4 game losing streak
Colorado Avalanche - 3 game losing streak

Forman Faceoff Highlight of the Night:
-Cam Ward gets it for his save of the year candidate: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-MkyNa5bvSY
Honourable Mentions: 
-Oliver Ekman-Larsson goal: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=spSAiyVZbr4
-Curtis Glencross hat trick: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pdk5usACJzU
-Matt Stajan penalty shot goal: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ngrrSN8Jjlg
-Charlie Coyle penalty shot goal: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ufn249uCEc
-Jonathan Quick glove save on Fleischmann: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DVciWVYOZ1Y

What's up next (March 23rd) - There are 7 NHL games on tap for Sunday: 
1. Columbus Blue Jackets vs. New York Islanders @1PM ET (In New York)
2. St. Louis Blues vs. Pittsburgh Penguins @1PM ET (In Pittsburgh) {***Forman's Game of the Night***}
3. Toronto Maple Leafs vs. New Jersey Devils @7PM ET (In New Jersey)
4. Nashville Predators vs. Chicago Blackhawks @7PM ET (In Chicago)
5. Minnesota Wild vs. Detroit Red Wings @730PM ET (In Detroit)
6. Buffalo Sabres vs. Vancouver Canucks @8PM ET (In Vancouver)
7. Florida Panthers vs. Anaheim Ducks @8PM ET (In Anaheim)

-Joel Forman - The Forman Faceoff

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