Thursday, March 27, 2014

March 27th NHL Recap

Boston Bruins 3, Chicago Blackhawks 0 (from Boston) - The Bruins improved to 50-17-6 on the season thanks to a 3-0 shutout of the Chicago Blackhawks, dropping them to 42-17-15.
Goals:
BOS - Patrice Bergeron (24) - from Matt Bartkowski and Dan Paille (11:50 1ST) *GWG*
BOS - Carl Soderberg (14) - from Chris Kelly and Johnny Boychuk (5:28 3RD)
BOS - Patrice Bergergon (25) - from Brad Marchand (5:41 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - Tuukka Rask (28 saves on 28 shots: 33-14-5) LG - Corey Crawford (20 saves on 23 shots: 29-14-10) 
Three Stars:
3. Carl Soderberg (1 goal) - Boston
2. Patrice Bergeron (2 goals, GWG) - Boston
1. Tuukka Rask (28 saves on 28 shots for the shutout) - Boston

Phoenix Coyotes 3, New Jersey Devils 2 (SO) - (from New Jersey) - The Coyotes improved to 36-26-12 on the season thanks to a 3-2 shootout win over the New Jersey Devils, dropping them to 31-28-14.
Goals:
PHX - Kyle Chipchura (4) - from Lauri Korpikoski and Chris Summers (2:21 1ST)
PHX - Chris Summers (2) - from Kyle Chipchura and Radim Vrbata (16:57 2ND)
NJD - Ryan Clowe (6) - from Jon Merill and Jacob Josefson (19:59 2ND)
NJD - Adam Henrique (24) - from Patrik Elias (10:32 3RD)
Shootout winner - Mikkel Boedker (PHX)
Goalies:
WG - Thomas Greiss (26 saves on 28 shots: 9-5-2) LG - Martin Brodeur (25 saves on 27 shots: 17-14-5)
Three Stars:
3. Kyle Chipchura (1 goal, 1 assist) - Phoenix
2. Adam Henrique (1 goal) - New Jersey
1. Chris Summers (1 goal, 1 assist) - Phoenix

Los Angeles Kings 3, Pittsburgh Penguins 2 (from Pittsburgh) - The Kings improved to 43-25-6 on the season thanks to a 3-2 win over the Pittsburgh Penguins, dropping them to 46-22-5.
Goals:
LAK - Jeff Carter PPG (26) - from Marian Gaborik and Anze Kopitar (15:23 1ST)
LAK - Tyler Toffoli (12) - from Alec Martinez and Jarret Stoll (6:59 2ND)
PIT - Chris Kunitz (33) - from Jayson Megna and Sidney Crosby (7:33 2ND)
PIT - Taylor Pyatt (4) - from Brian Gibbons and Marcel Goc (15:42 2ND)
LAK - Drew Doughty (9) - from Dustin Brown and Tanner Pearson (3:51 3RD) *GWG*
Goalies:
WG - Martin Jones (35 saves on 27 shots: 11-5-0) LG - Jeff Zatkoff (29 saves on 32 shots: 12-5-1)
Three Stars:
3. Taylor Pyatt (1 goal) - Pittsburgh
2. Martin Jones (35 saves on 37 shots for the win) - Los Angeles
1. Drew Doughty (1 goal, GWG) - Los Angeles

Montreal Canadiens 5, Detroit Red Wings 4 (from Detroit) - The Canadiens improved to 42-26-7 on the season thanks to a 5-4 win over the Detroit Red Wings, dropping them to 33-26-14.
Goals:
MTL - Tomas Plekanec (19) - from P.K. Subban and Brendan Gallagher (5:14 1ST)
MTL - Tomas Plekanec (20) - from P.K. Subban (14:11 1ST)
DET - Riley Sheahan (6) - from Todd Bertuzzi and Brian Lashoff (1:28 2ND)
MTL - David Desharnais (14) - from Thomas Vanek (11:03 2ND)
DET - Tomar Tatar (17) - unassisted (1:24 3RD)
DET - Tomas Tatar (18) - from Tomas Jurco and Riley Sheahan (4:30 3RD)
MTL - Max Pacioretty (33) - from David Desharnais and Thomas Vanek (5:47 3RD)
MTL - Thomas Vanek (26) - from Andrei Markov and Alexei Emelin (11:15 3RD) *GWG*
DET - Johan Franzen (16) - from Gustav Nyquist and Darren Helm (11:36 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - Carey Price (24 saves on 28 shots: 31-18-5) LG - Jimmy Howard (24 saves on 29 shots: 17-18-11) 
Three Stars:
3. Tomas Plekanec (2 goals) - Montreal
2. Tomas Tatar (2 goals) - Detroit
1. Thomas Vanek (1 goal, 2 assists, GWG) - Montreal

Tampa Bay Lightning 3, New York Islanders 2 (SO) - (from Tampa Bay) - The Lightning improved to 40-24-9 on the season thanks to a 3-2 shootout win over the New York Islanders, dropping them to 28-35-10.
Goals:
TBL - Ryan Callahan (14) - from Radko Gudas and Valtteri Filppula (0:29 2ND)
NYI - Ryan Strome (5) - from Matt Martin and Matt Donovan (1:33 2ND)
NYI - Matt Donovan (2) - from Frans Nielsen and Anders Lee (9:17 2ND)
TBL - Ryan Callahan (15) - from Eric Brewer (5:50 3RD)
Shootout winner - Sami Salo (TBL)
Goalies:
WG - Ben Bishop (25 saves on 27 shots: 35-11-7) LG - Evgeni Nabokov (29 saves on 31 shots: 13-14-7) 
Three Stars:
3. Ben Bishop (25 saves on 27 shots for the win) - Tampa Bay
2. Matt Donovan (1 goal, 1 assist) - New York
1. Ryan Callahan (2 goals) - Tampa Bay

Carolina Hurricanes 3, Florida Panthers 0 (from Florida) - The Hurricanes improved to 32-32-9 (.500) on the season thanks to a 3-0 shutout of the Florida Panthers, dropping them 27-39-8.
Goals:
CAR - Jiri Tlusty (13) - from Eric Staal (9:09 1ST) *GWG*
CAR - Jiri Tlusty (14) - from Andrei Loktionov and Justin Faulk (2:30 2ND)
CAR - Jeff Skinner (28) - from Patrick Dwyer (5:46 2ND)
Goalies:
WG - Anton Khudobin (35 saves on 35 shots: 16-12-0) LG - Roberto Luongo (11 saves on 12 shots: 23-21-7),  Dan Ellis (18 saves on 20 shots in relief of the injured Luongo)
Three Stars:
3. Jeff Skinner (1 goal) - Carolina
2. Jiri Tlusty (2 goals, GWG) - Carolina
1. Anton Khudobin (35 saves on 35 shots for the shutout) - Carolina

St. Louis Blues 5, Minnesota Wild 1 (from St. Louis) - The Blues improved to 50-16-7 on the season thanks to a 5-1 win over the Minnesota Wild, dropping them to 37-26-11.
Goals:
STL - T.J. Oshie (19) - from David Backes and Roman Polak (4:43 1ST)
STL - T.J. Oshie SHG (20) - unassisted (19:34 1ST) *GWG*
STL - Jaden Schwartz PPG (23) - from Carlo Colaiacovo and Jay Bouwmeester (13:10 2ND)
STL - T.J. Oshie (21 - Hat Trick) - from Jay Bouwmeester and David Backes (7:18 3RD)
STL - Brenden Morrow PPG (12) - from Alexander Steen and Vladimir Sobotka (10:45 3RD)
MIN - Zach Parise SHG (25) - from Charlie Coyle and Mikko Koivu (11:11 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - Ryan Miller (27 saves on 28 shots: 24-24-4) LG - Darcy Kuemper (19 saves on 24 shots: 12-8-4)
Three Stars:
3. Jay Bouwmeester (2 assists) - St. Louis
2. Ryan Miller (27 saves on 28 shots for the win) - St. Louis
1. T.J. Oshie (3 goals, GWG) - St. Louis

Nashville Predators 6, Buffalo Sabres 1 (from Nashville) - The Predators improved to 32-31-11 on the season thanks to a 6-1 win over the Buffalo Sabres, dropping them to 20-45-8.
Goals:
NSH - Colton Sissons (1) - from Rich Clune and Eric Nystrom (6:26 1ST)
NSH - Colin Wilson (8) - from Viktor Stalberg and Nick Spaling (11:44 1ST) *GWG*
NSH - Calle Jarnkrok (1) - from Gabriel Bourque and Craig Smith (11:53 1ST)
NSH - Shea Weber PPG (19) - from Matt Cullen and Patric Hornqvist (19:17 1ST)
BUF - Rasmus Ristolainen (2) - from Brian Flynn and Johan Larsson (2:06 2ND)
NSH - Shea Weber (20) - from Roman Josi and Mike Fisher (6:19 2ND)
NSH - Eric Nystrom (14) - from Rich Clune (19:20 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - Carter Hutton (32 saves on 33 shots: 17-11-4) LG - Matt Hackett (11 saves on 15 shots: 1-2-0), Nathan Lieuwen (17 saves on 19 shots in relief of Hackett)
Three Stars:
3. Colton Sissons (1 goal) - Nashville
2. Calle Jarnkrok (1 goal) - Nashville
1. Shea Weber (2 goals) - Nashville

Colorado Avalanche 3, Vancouver Canucks 2 (OT) - (from Colorado) - The Avalanche improved to 46-21-6 on the season thanks to a 3-2 OT win over the Vancouver Canucks, dropping them to 34-30-11. 
Goals:
VAN - Yannick Weber PPG (5) - from Nicklas Jensen and Daniel Sedin (10:50 1ST)
COL - Matt Duchene (23) - from Andre Benoit and Cody McLeod (13:47 1ST)
COL - Gabriel Landeskog (24) - from Paul Stastny and Cory Sarich (8:58 2ND)
VAN - Zack Kassian (13) - from Dan Hamhuis and David Booth (18:38 2ND)
COL - Tyson Barrie (10) - from Matt Duchene and Ryan O'Reilly (0:55 OT) *GWG*
Goalies:
WG - Semyon Varlamov (29 saves on 31 shots: 36-14-4) LG - Eddie Lack (25 saves on 28 shots: 15-14-5) 
Three Stars:
3. Gabriel Landeskog (1 goal) - Colorado
2. Tyson Barrie (1 goal, OT winner) - Colorado
1. Matt Duchene (1 goal, 1 assist) - Colorado

Winnipeg Jets 4, San Jose Sharks 3 (from San Jose) - The Jets improved to 33-32-9 on the season thanks to a 4-3 win over the San Jose Sharks, dropping them to 47-19-9.
Goals:
SJS - Dan Boyle (9) - Martin Havlat and James Sheppard (1:57 1ST)
WPG - Andrew Ladd (22) - from Michael Frolik and Bryan Little (2:33 1ST)
SJS - Brent Burns PPG (21) - from Joe Pavelski and Patrick Marleau (14:27 1ST)
WPG - Blake Wheeler (25) - unassisted  (1:55 2ND)
WPG - Dustin Byfuglien PPG (20) - from Blake Wheeler and Michael Frolik (9:32 2ND)
SJS - Logan Couture PPG (20) - from James Sheppard and Martin Havlat (11:23 2ND)
WPG - Tobias Enstrom PPG (9) - from Blake Wheeler and Bryan Little (16:24 3RD) *GWG*
Goalies:
WG - Al Montoya (27 saves on 30 shots: 13-8-3) LG - Antti Niemi (27 saves on 31 shots: 36-15-7)
Three Stars:
3. James Sheppard (2 assists) - San Jose
2. Bryan Little (2 assists) - Winnipeg
1. Blake Wheeler (1 goal, 2 assists) - Winnipeg

Three Stars of the Night:
3. Thomas Vanek - Vanek scored the game-winning goal and added 2 assists in the Habs wild 5-4 win over the Red Wings. 
2. Tuukka Rask - Rask stopped all 28 shots in the Bruins 3-0 win over the Blackhawks.
1. T.J. Oshie - Oshie scored his 1st career hat trick in the Blues 5-1 win over the Wild. 

Interesting Stats of the Night:
-Martin Brodeur broke another goalie record, this one however isn't one to be excited about. Brodeur let in his 2757th career goal, the most career goals against in NHL history. The goal scorer? Chris Summers, his 2nd career goal. 
-Colton Sissons and Calle Jarnkrok each scored their1st NHL goals for the Predators.
-The Bruins got some revenge against the Blackhawks, beating them 3-0 in Boston to improve to 13-0-1 in their last 14 games. The last time the Hawks played in Boston was Game 6 of the Stanley Cup Finals when they won the Stanley Cup that night. 
-Tuukka Rask picked up his league-leading 7th shutout of the season
-Anton Khudobin picked up his 1st shutout of the season.
-T.J. Oshie scored his 1st career hat trick.
-The Lightning beat the Islanders in the 13th round of the shootout, meaning 26 players shot. 
-The Bruins became the 1st team this season to 50 wins, followed shortly by the Blues who also won their 50th game tonight.
-Tyson Barrie scored his 3rd OT goal of the season, tying him for 1st in the NHL with James Neal and Alexander Ovechkin.

Current Winning/Losing Streaks (3 or more games):
New York Rangers - 5 game winning streak
Los Angeles Kings - 5 game winning streak
Montreal Canadiens - 4 game winning streak
St. Louis Blues - 3 game winning streak

Toronto Maple Leafs - 6 game losing streak
Edmonton Oilers - 3 game losing streak
Pittsburgh Penguins - 3 game losing streak
Buffalo Sabres - 3 game losing streak

Forman Faceoff Highlight of the Night:
-Steven Stamkos gets it tonight for his spectacular spin-o-rama shootout goal: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QLbh4SdozwY
Honourable Mentions: 
-Bruins 2 goals in 13 seconds: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qjT8BVw8B-I
-Predators 2 goals in 9 seconds: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bfhoZ-6sa_U

What's up next (March 28th) - There are 6 NHL games on tap for Friday:
1. Toronto Maple Leafs vs. Philadelphia Flyers @7PM ET (In Philadelphia) {***Forman's Game of the Night***}
2. Pittsburgh Penguins vs. Columbus Blue Jackets @7PM ET (In Columbus)
3. Chicago Blackhawks vs. Ottawa Senators @730PM ET (In Ottawa)
4. Nashville Predators vs. Dallas Stars @830PM ET (In Dallas)
5. New York Rangers vs. Calgary Flames @9PM ET (In Calgary)
6. Anaheim Ducks vs. Edmonton Oilers @930PM ET (In Edmonton)

-Joel Forman - The Forman Faceoff

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