Monday, March 24, 2014

March 24th NHL Recap

New York Rangers 4, Phoenix Coyotes 3 (OT) - (from New York) - The Rangers improved to 40-29-4 on the season thanks to a 4-3 OT win over the Phoenix Coyotes, dropping them to 34-26-12.
Goals:
PHX - Oliver Ekman-Larsson PPG (13) - from Keith Yandle and Mike Smith (4:40 1ST)
PHX - Jeff Halpern (5) - from Kyle Chipchura and Michael Stone (8:22 1ST)
NYR - Brad Richards (17) - from Carl Hagelin and Benoit Pouliot (6:10 2ND)
NYR - Derick Brassard (17) - from Ryan McDonagh and Mats Zuccarello (10:53 2ND)
PHX - Kyle Chipchura (3) - from Zbynek Michalek (16:51 2ND)
NYR - Dan Girardi (5) - from Ryan McDonagh and Benoit Pouliot (16:32 3RD)
NYR - Ryan McDonagh (13) - from Dan Girardi and Carl Hagelin (1:56 OT) *GWG*
Goalies:
WG - Henrik Lundqvist (18 saves on 21 shots: 29-22-4) LG - Thomas Greiss (7 saves on 9 shots: 7-5-2) in relief of the injured Mike Smith (25 saves on 27 shots)
Three Stars:
3. Kyle Chipchura (1 goal, 1 assist) - Phoenix
2. Dan Girardi (1 goal, 1 assist) - New York
1. Ryan McDonagh (1 goal, 2 assists, OT winner) - New York

Los Angeles Kings 3, Philadelphia Flyers 2 (from Philadelphia) - The Kings improved to 41-25-6 on the season thanks to a 3-2 win over the Philadelphia Flyers, dropping them to 38-26-7.
Goals:
LAK - Jeff Carter (25) - from Alec Martinez and Tyler Toffoli (1:49 2ND)
LAK - Justin Williams (18) - from Robyn Regehr and Anze Kopitar (17:28 2ND)
PHI - Matt Read (20) - from Braydon Coburn and Sean Couturier (0:29 3RD)
PHI - Jakub Voracek (20) - from Scott Hartnell (8:18 3RD)
LAK - Dwight King (13) - from Slava Voynov (10:36 3RD) *GWG*
Goalies:
WG - Jonathan Quick (30 saves on 32 shots: 24-15-2) LG - Ray Emery (38 saves on 41 shots: 8-10-1)
Three Stars:
3. Ray Emery (38 saves on 41 shots) - Philadelphia
2. Jonathan Quick (30 saves on 32 shots for the win) - Los Angeles
1. Dwight King (1 goal, GWG) - Los Angeles

Montreal Canadiens 2, Boston Bruins 1 (SO) - (from Boston) - The Canadiens improved to 40-26-7 on the season thanks to a 2-1 shootout win over the Boston Bruins, dropping them to 49-17-6.
Goals:
MTL - Alexei Emelin PPG (3) - from Daniel Briere and Brian Gionta (6:39 1ST)
BOS - Patrice Bergeron PPG (23) - from Dougie Hamilton and Loui Eriksson (14:43 3RD)
Shoout winner - Alex Galchenyuk (MTL)
Goalies:
WG - Peter Budaj (28 saves on 29 shots: 9-8-2) LG - Tuukka Rask (21 saves on 22 shots: 32-14-5)
Three Stars:
3. Alex Galchenyuk (shootout winner) - Montreal
2. Tuukka Rask (21 saves on 22 shots) - Boston
1. Peter Budaj (28 saves on 29 shots for the win) - Montreal

Ottawa Senators 4, Tampa Bay Lightning 3 (SO) - (from Tampa Bay) - The Senators improved to 29-29-13 (.500) on the season thanks to a 4-3 shootout win over the Tampa Bay Lightning, dropping them to 39-24-9.
Goals:
OTT - Erik Karlsson (20) - from Colin Greening (3:57 1ST)
TBL - Nikita Kucherov (9) - from Tyler Johnson and J.T. Brown (5:07 1ST)
OTT - Jason Spezza (19) - from Milan Michalek and Erik Karlsson (8:12 2ND)
OTT - Kyle Turris (22) - from Mark Stone and Erik Karlsson (8:56 2ND)
TBL - Victor Hedman PPG (12) - from Valtteri Filppula and Ondrej Palat (13:26 2ND)
TBL - Steven Stamkos PPG (21) - from Ondrej Palat and Ryan Callahan (5:44 3RD)
Shootout winner - Jason Spezza (OTT)
Goalies:
WG - Robin Lehner (35 saves on 38 shots: 8-15-5) LG - Ben Bishop (29 saves on 32 shots: 34-11-7)
Three Stars:
3. Steven Stamkos (1 goal) - Tampa Bay
2. Jason Spezza (1 goal, shootout winner) - Ottawa
1. Erik Karlsson (1 goal, 2 assists) - Ottawa

Dallas Stars 2, Winnipeg Jets 1 (from Dallas) - The Stars improved to 34-26-11 on the season thanks to a 2-1 win over the Winnipeg Jets, dropping them to 32-32-9 (.500).
Goals:
DAL - Ray Whitney PPG (8) - from Jamie Benn and Sergei Gonchar (5:32 1ST)
DAL - Tyler Seguin PPG (32) - from Jamie Benn and Alex Chiasson (16:09 2ND) *GWG*
WPG - Bryan Little PPG (22) - from Evander Kane and Tobias Enstrom (17:16 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - Kari Lehtonen (32 saves on 33 shots: 27-17-10) LG - Al Montoya (25 saves on 27 shots: 12-8-3)
Three Stars:
3. Tyler Seguin (1 goal, GWG) - Dallas
2. Jamie Benn (2 assists) - Dallas
1. Kari Lehtonen (32 saves on 33 shots for the win) - Dallas

Calgary Flames 2, San Jose Sharks 1 (SO) - (from Calgary) - The Flames improved to 30-35-7 on the season thanks to a 2-1 shootout win over the San Jose Sharks, dropping them to 46-18-9.
Goals:
SJS - James Sheppard (4) - from Matt Nieto and Dan Boyle (18:11 1ST)
CGY - Joe Colborne (9) - from Tyler Wotherspoon and Curtis Glencross (18:00 2ND)
Shootout winner - Mike Cammalleri (CGY)
Goalies:
WG - Karri Ramo (33 saves on 34 shots: 13-10-4) LG - Alex Stalock (26 saves on 27 shots: 11-4-2)
Three Stars:
3. Tyler Wotherspoon (1 assist) - Calgary
2. Alex Stalock (26 saves on 27 shots) - San Jose
1. Karri Ramo (33 saves on 34 shots for the win) - Calgary 

Three Stars of the Night:
3. Karri Ramo - Ramo stopped 33 of 34 shots in the Flames 2-1 win over the Flames.
2. Erik Karlsson - Karlsson scored 1 goal and added 2 assists in the Senators 4-3 win over the Lightning.
1. Ryan McDonagh - McDonagh scored the OT winner and added 2 assists in the Rangers 4-3 win over the Coyotes.

Interesting Stats of the Night:
-Erik Karlsson became the 1st defenceman this season to score 20 goals. 
-The Bruins 12 game winning streak came to an end at the hands of their rivals the Montreal Canadiens. The streak is the longest in the NHL thus far. 

Current Winning/Losing Streaks (3 or more games):
New York Rangers - 4 game winning streak
Los Angeles Kings - 3 game winning streak

Toronto Maple Leafs - 5 game losing streak
Colorado Avalanche - 3 game losing streak
Florida Panthers - 3 game losing streak

Forman Faceoff Highlight of the Night:
-Steven Stamkos gets it tonight for his great hand-eye coordination on his 21st of the season: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rfrV63vWHxY

What's up next (March 25th) - There are 10 NHL games on tap for Tuesday: 
1. St. Louis Blues vs. Toronto Maple Leafs @7PM ET (In Toronto)
2. Phoenix Coyotes vs. Pittsburgh Penguins @7PM ET (In Pittsburgh)
3. Los Angeles Kings vs. Washington Capitals @7PM ET (In Washington) {***Forman's Game of the Night***}
4. New York Islanders vs. Carolina Hurricanes @7PM ET (In Carolina)
5. Buffalo Sabres vs. Montreal Canadiens @730PM ET (In Montreal)
6. Ottawa Senators vs. Florida Panthers @730PM ET (In Florida)
7. Detroit Red Wings vs. Columbus Blue Jackets @730PM ET (In Columbus)
8. Dallas Stars vs. Chicago Blackhawks @8PM ET (In Chicago)
9. Colorado Avalanche vs. Nashville Predators @8PM ET (In Nashville)
10. San Jose Sharks vs. Edmonton Oilers @930PM ET (In Edmonton)

-Joel Forman - The Forman Faceoff

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