Tuesday, March 25, 2014

March 25th NHL Recap

St. Louis Blues 5, Toronto Maple Leafs 3 (from Toronto) - The Blues improved to 49-16-7 on the season thanks to a 5-3 win over the Toronto Maple Leafs, dropping them to 36-30-8.
Goals:
TOR - Joffrey Lupul PPG (21) - from Nazem Kadri and Jake Gardiner (11:30 1ST)
STL - T.J. Oshie (18) - from Roman Polak and Barret Jackman (15:55 1ST)
STL - David Backes PPG (25) - from T.J. Oshie (19:27 1ST)
STL - David Backes (26) - from Alex Pietrangelo and Alexander Steen (7:32 2ND)
STL - Alexander Steen SHG (31) - from Kevin Shattenkirk and Patrik Berglund (17:35 2ND) *GWG*
TOR - Carl Gunnarson (3) - unassisted (4:39 3RD)
TOR - James van Riemsdyk (28) - from Phil Kessel and Jake Gardiner (15:54 3RD)
STL - David Backes EN (27) - from T.J. Oshie and Alexander Steen (18:53 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - Ryan Miller (22 saves on 25 shots: 22-23-4) LG - Jonathan Bernier (44 saves on 48 shots: 25-17-7)
Three Stars:
3. T.J. Oshie (1 goal, 2 assists) - St. Louis
2. Alexander Steen (1 goal, 2 assists) - St. Louis
1. David Backes (3 goals, GWG) - St. Louis

Phoenix Coyotes 3, Pittsburgh Penguins 2 (from Pittsburgh) - The Coyotes improved to 35-26-12 on the season thanks to a 3-2 win over the Pittsburgh Penguins, dropping them to 46-21-5.
Goals:
PHX - David Moss (7) - from Martin Hanzal and Brandon McMillan (9:06 1ST)
PIT - Jussi Jokinen PPG (18) - from James Neal and Sidney Crosby (11:51 1ST)
PHX - Antoine Vermette PPG (24) - from Shane Doan and Mikkel Boedker (14:47 1ST)
PIT - Taylor Pyatt (3) - from Rob Scuderi and Simon Despres (19:55 1ST)
PHX - Mikkel Boedker (18) - from Shane Doan and Michael Stone (13:18 1ST) *GWG*
Goalies:
WG - Thomas Greiss (23 saves on 25 shots: 8-5-1) LG - Marc-Andre Fleury (26 saves on 29 shots: 34-17-4)
Three Stars:
3. Taylor Pyatt (1 goal) - Pittsburgh
2. Shane Doan (2 assists) - Phoenix
1. Mikkel Boedker (1 goal, 1 assist, GWG) - Phoenix

Los Angeles Kings 5, Washington Capitals 4 (SO) - (from Washington) - The Kings improved to 42-25-6 on the season thanks to a 5-4 shootout win over the Washington Capitals, dropping them to 34-27-12.
Goals:
WSH - Alexander Ovechkin PPG (47) - from John Carlson and Troy Brouwer (2:24 1ST)
WSH - Alexander Ovechkin PPG (48) - from Troy Brouwer and Nicklas Backstrom (7:04 1ST)
LAK - Mike Richards PPG (11) - from Alec Martinez and Jake Muzzin (2:53 2ND)
WSH - Dustin Penner (14) - from Chris Brown (17:18 2ND)
LAK - Dwight King (14) - from Dustin Brown and Willie Mitchell (0:45 3RD)
LAK - Marian Gaborik (9) - from Tyler Toffoli and Jake Muzzin (8:41 3RD)
LAK - Dustin Brown (14) - from Dwight King and Jarret Stoll (12:55 3RD)
WSH - Evgeny Kuznetsov SHG (1) - from Alexander Ovechkin and Eric Fehr (19:18 3RD)
Shootout winner - Anze Kopitar (LAK)
Goalies:
WG - Jonathan Quick (23 saves on 27 shots: 25-15-2) LG - Jaroslav Halak (32 saves on 36 shots: 28-11-6) 
Three Stars:
3. Troy Brouwer (2 assists) - Washington
2. Dustin Brown (1 goal, 1 assist) - Los Angeles
1. Alexander Ovechkin (2 goals, 1 assist) - Washington

New York Islanders 5, Carolina Hurricanes 4 (from Carolina) - The Islanders improved to 28-35-9 on the season thanks to a 5-4 win over the Carolina Hurricanes, dropping them to 31-32-9.
Goals:
NYI - Colin McDonald (7) - from Thomas Hickey and Ryan Strome (3:39 1ST)
NYI - Cal Clutterbuck (11) - from Brock Nelson and Josh Bailey (5:26 1ST)
NYI - Colin McDonald (8) - from Calvin de Haan and Travis Hamonic (6:12 1ST)
NYI - Matt Martin (6) - from Kevin Czuczman and Thomas Hickey (10:54 1ST)
CAR - Jeff Skinner PPG (27) - from Andrei Loktionov and Jay Harrison (12:38 1ST)
CAR - Andrei Loktionov (6) - from Jiri Tlusty and Brett Bellemore (15:06 1ST)
CAR - Alexander Semin PPG (22) - from Jordan Staal and John-Michael Liles (2:42 2ND)
NYI - Matt Martin (7) - from Ryan Strome and Colin McDonald (16:57 2ND) *GWG*
CAR - Nathan Gerbe (16) - from Jordan Staal and Ron Hainsey(17:19 2ND)
Goalies:
WG - Anders Nilsson (24 saves on 28 shots: 4-5-2) LG - Anton Khudobin (21 saves on 23 shots: 15-12-0) in relief of Cam Ward (6 saves on 9 shots)
Three Stars:
3. Jeff Skinner (1 goal) - Carolina
2. Matt Martin (2 goals, GWG) - New York
1. Colin McDonald (2 goals, 1 assist) - New York

Montreal Canadiens 2, Buffalo Sabres 0 (from Montreal) - The Canadiens improved to 41-26-7 on the season thanks to a 2-0 shutout of the Buffalo Sabres, dropping them to 20-44-8.
Goals:
MTL - Max Pacioretty (32) - from Thomas Vanek and David Desharnais (10:53 3RD) *GWG*
MTL - Daniel Briere PPG (13) - from Rene Bourque (16:54 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - Carey Price (24 saves on 24 shots: 30-18-5) LG - Matt Hackett (33 saves on 35 shots: 1-1-0) 
Three Stars:
3. Matt Hackett (33 saves on 35 shots) - Buffalo
2. Max Pacioretty (1 goal, GWG) - Montreal
1. Carey Price (24 saves on 24 shots for the shutout) - Montreal

Florida Panthers 3, Ottawa Senators 2 (SO) - (from Florida) - The Panthers improved to 27-38-8 on the season thanks to a 3-2 shootout win over the Ottawa Senators, dropping them to 29-29-14 (.500).
Goals:
OTT - Mark Stone (2) - from Erik Karlsson and Kyle Turris (11:34 2ND)
OTT - Patrick Wiercioch PPG (5) - from Kyle Turris and Clarke MacArthur (16:11 2ND)
FLA - Sean Bergenheim (15) - from Brian Campbell and Nick Bjugstad (17:32 2ND)
FLA - Vincent Trocheck (3) - from Scottie Upshall (17:55 2ND)
Shootout winner - Brandon Pirri (FLA)
Goalies:
WG - Roberto Luongo (37 saves on 39 shots: 23-20-7) LG - Robin Lehner (39 saves on 41 shots: 8-15-6) 
Three Stars:
3. Robin Lehner (39 saves on 41 shots) - Ottawa
2. Brandon Pirri (shootout winner) - Florida
1. Roberto Luongo (37 saves on 39 shots for the win) - Florida

Columbus Blue Jackets 4, Detroit Red Wings 2 (from Columbus) - The Blue Jackets improved to 37-29-6 on the season thanks to a 4-2 win over the Detroit Red Wings, dropping them to 33-25-14. 
Goals:
CBJ - Ryan Johansen PPG (28) - from Boone Jenner and James Wisniewski (1:35 1ST)
CBJ - Brandon Dubinsky PPG (15) - from Jack Johnson and James Wisniewski (12:46 1ST)
DET - Gustav Nyquist (24) - from Riley Sheahan and Tomas Tatar (14:55 1ST)
DET - Gustav Nyquist (25) - from Tomas Tatar (10:58 2ND)
CBJ - Cam Atkinson (19) - from Matt Calvert and Brandon Dubinsky (6:58 3RD) *GWG*
CBJ - Ryan Johansen EN (29) - from James Wisniewski (19:54 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - Curtis McElhinney (22 saves on 23 shots: 9-9-1) in relief of the injured Sergei Bobrovsky (9 saves on 10 shots) LG - Jimmy Howard (24 saves on 27 shots: 17-17-11) 
Three Stars:
3. James Wisniewski (3 assists) - Columbus
2. Gustav Nyquist (2 goals) - Detroit
1. Ryan Johansen (2 goals) - Columbus

Chicago Blackhawks 4, Dallas Stars 2 (from Chicago) - The Hawks improved to 42-16-15 on the season thanks to a 4-2 win over the Dallas Stars, dropping them to 34-27-11.
Goals:
CHI - Andrew Shaw PPG (19) - from Patrick Sharp and Jonathan Toews (19:42 1ST)
CHI - Kris Versteeg (12) - from Duncan Keith and Brent Seabrook (4:12 2ND)
DAL - Ryan Garbutt (13) - from Tyler Seguin and Jordie Benn (10:56 2ND)
CHI - Duncan Keith (6) - from Patrick Sharp and Andrew Shaw (14:15 2ND) *GWG*
DAL - Ryan Garbutt (14) - from Vernon Fiddler and Antoine Roussel (14:20 3RD)
CHI - Marian Hossa EN (26) - unassisted (19:26 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - Corey Crawford (25 saves on 27 shots: 29-13-10) LG - Kari Lehtonen (38 saves on 41 shots: 27-18-10) 
Three Stars:
3. Andrew Shaw (1 goal, 1 assist) - Chicago
2. Ryan Garbutt (2 goals) - Dallas
1. Duncan Keith (1 goal, 1 assist, GWG) - Chicago

Colorado Avalanche 5, Nashville Predators 4 (SO) - (from Nashville) - The Avalanche improved to 45-21-6 on the season thanks to a 5-4 shootout win over the Nashville Predators, dropping them to 31-31-11 (.500).
Goals:
NSH - Roman Josi (10) - from Gabriel Bourque and Craig Smith (3:33 1ST)
NSH - Roman Josi (11) - from Calle Jarnkrok (9:49 1ST)
COL - Gabriel Landeskog (22) - from Paul Stastny and Nathan MacKinnon (19:06 1ST)
COL - Gabriel Landeskog (23) - from Paul Stastny (8:41 2ND)
NSH - Matt Cullen (8) - from Ryan Ellis and Mike Fisher (14:43 2ND)
COL - Cody McLeod (4) - from Matt Duchene and Andre Benoit (12:25 3RD)
NSH - Matt Cullen (9) - from Patric Hornqvist and Shea Weber (15:17 3RD)
COL - Nick Holden (9) - from Gabriel Landeskog and Tyson Barrie (16:01 3RD) 
Shootout winner - Gabriel Landeskog (COL)
Goalies:
WG - Semyon Varlamov (29 saves on 33 shots: 35-14-5) LG - Pekka Rinne (24 saves on 28 shots: 7-9-2)
Three Stars:
3. Nick Holden (1 goal) - Colorado
2. Roman Josi (2 goals) - Nashville
1. Gabriel Landeskog (2 goals, 1 assist, shootout winner) - Colorado

San Jose Sharks 5, Edmonton Oilers 2 (from Edmonton) - The Sharks improved to 47-18-9 on the season thanks to a 5-2 win over the Edmonton Oilers, dropping them to 25-39-9.
Goals:
EDM - David Perron (26) - from Taylor Hall and Jeff Petry (4:11 1ST)
SJS - Joe Pavelski PPG (35) - from Patrick Marleau and Joe Thornton (6:28 2ND)
SJS - Patrick Marleau PPG (31) - from Joe Pavelski and Brent Burns (9:57 2ND)
SJS - Martin Havlat (9) - from Jason Demers (19:29 2ND) *GWG*
SJS - Joe Pavelski PPG (36) - from Dan Boyle and Brent Burns (1:17 3RD)
SJS - Joe Pavelski (37 - Hat Trick) - from Joe Thornton and Brad Stuart (13:00 3RD)
EDM - Taylor Hall (25) - from Andrew Ference and Jordan Eberle (14:56 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - Antti Niemi (26 saves on 28 shots: 36-14-7) LG - Ben Scrivens (28 saves on 33 shots: 13-13-4)
Three Stars:
3. Joe Thornton (2 assists) - San Jose
2. Patrick Marleau (1 goal, 1 assist) - San Jose
1. Joe Pavelski (3 goals, 1 assist) - San Jose

Three Stars of the Night: 
3. Gabriel Landeskog - The Avs Captain scored 2 goals, added 1 assist and scored the shootout winner in the Avs 5-4 win over the Predators.
2. David Backes - The Blues Captain scored his 2nd career hat trick (his 25th, 26th and 27th goals of the season) in the Blues 5-3 win over the Leafs.
1. Joe Pavelski - Pavelski scored his 3rd career hat trick (his 35th, 36th and 37th goals of the season) and added an assist in the Sharks 5-2 win over the Oilers.

Interesting Stats of the Night:
-Gustav Nyquist extended his goal streak to 6 games with 2 goals tonight. He has 9 goals during the streak.
-Alexander Ovechkin scored his league-leading 47th and 48th goals of the season.
-Evgeny Kuznetsov scored his 1st NHL goal for the Capitals.
-Gabriel Landeskog scored his 22nd and 23rd goals of the season, setting a new career high. 
-David Backes scored his 2nd career hat trick
-Matt Duchene had an assist tonight for his 68th point of the season, a new career high. 
-Carey Price won his 30th game of the season, the 2nd time in his career he has reached 30 wins (38 in 2010-11). He also picked up his 5th shutout of the season.
-Joe Pavelski scored his 35th, 36th and 37th goals of the season, a career-high for Pavelski. His 4 points tonight gave him 71 points on the year, the 1st time in his career he has reached 70 points. He scored his 3rd career hat trick tonight, all have been scored this season.

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

Toronto Maple Leafs - 6 game losing streak
Edmonton Oilers - 3 game losing streak

Forman Faceoff Highlight of the Night:
-Andrew Shaw gets it tonight for his one-knee backhand goal: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MkfIzWcAGq8
Honourable Mentions: 
-Evgeny Kuznetsov first NHL goal: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T47nW2_4fgg
-Kari Lehtonen glove save on Jonathan Toews: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RtUpezfP960
-Corey Crawford glove save on Ryan Garbutt: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y3QlA9t1rHk
-Vincent Trocheck shootout goal: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LyrOyZJ4dZQ

What's up next (March 26th) - There are 3 NHL games on tap for Wednesday: 
1. Vancouver Canucks vs. Minnesota Wild @730PM ET (In Minnesota)
2. Philadelphia Flyers vs. New York Rangers @8PM ET (In New York) {***Forman's Game of the Night***}
3. Anaheim Ducks vs. Calgary Flames @10PM ET (In Calgary)

-Joel Forman - The Forman Faceoff

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