Friday, March 7, 2014

March 7th NHL Recap

New York Rangers 4, Carolina Hurricanes 2 (from Carolina) - The Rangers improved to 34-26-4 on the season thanks to a 4-2 win over the Carolina Hurricanes, dropping them to 27-27-9 (.500).
Goals:
CAR - Jordan Staal (12) - from Alexander Semin and Ron Hainsey (17:49 1ST)
NYR - Ryan McDonagh SHG (11) - from Rick Nash (7:25 3RD)
CAR - Jeff Skinner (24) - Penalty Shot (12:07 3RD)
NYR - Rick Nash (20) - from Derek Stepan and John Moore (13:24 3RD)
NYR - Derek Stepan PPG (11) - from from Martin St. Louis and Brad Richards (17:14 3RD) *GWG*
NYR - Carl Hagelin EN (13) - from Mats Zuccarello and Dan Girardi (19:19 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - Henrik Lundqvist (22 saves on 24 shots: 23-20-4) LG - Anton Khudobin (40 saves on 43 shots: 14-9-0)
Three Stars:
3. Anton Khudobin (40 saves on 43 shots) - Carolina
2. Rick Nash (1 goal, 1 assist) - New York
1. Derek Stepan (1 goal, 1 assist, GWG) - New York

Detroit Red Wings 7, New Jersey Devils 4 (from Detroit) - The Red Wings improved to 29-21-13 on the season thanks to a 7-4 win over the New Jersey Devils, dropping them to 27-24-13.
Goals:
DET - Brendan Smith (3) - from Johan Franzen and Gustav Nyquist (13:43 1ST)
DET - Johan Franzen (14) - from Gustav Nyquist and David Legwand (5:34 2ND)
NJD - Patrik Elias SHG (14) - unassisted (9:23 2ND)
NJD - Jaromir Jagr (20) - from Marek Zidlicky (10:20 2ND)
NJD - Adam Henrique (20) - from Mark Fayne and Andy Greene (11:44 2ND)
DET - Johan Franzen PPG (15) - from Todd Bertuzzi and Gustav Nyquist (13:47 2ND)
DET - Gustav Nyquist (16) - from David Legwand and Jonathan Ericsson (15:05 2ND)
DET - Kyle Quincey (4) - from Riley Sheahan and Danny DeKeyser (17:01 2ND) *GWG*
DET - David Legwand (11) - from Johan Franzen (4:48 3RD)
DET - Drew Miller (7) - from Todd Bertuzzi and Joakim Andersson (12:52 3RD)
NJD - Adam Henrique (21) - from Michael Ryder and Ryan Clowe (18:42 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - Jonas Gustavsson (21 saves on 25 shots: 15-4-3) LG - Cory Schneider (26 saves on 33 shots: 12-13-9)
Three Stars:
3. David Legwand (1 goal, 2 assists) - Detroit
2. Gustav Nyquist (1 goal, 3 assists) - Detroit
1. Johan Franzen (2 goals, 2 assists) - Detroit

Florida Panthers 2, Buffalo Sabres 0 (from Florida) - The Panthers improved to 24-32-7 on the season thanks to a 2-0 shutout of the Buffalo Sabres, dropping them to 19-36-8.
Goals:
FLA - Jesse Winchester PPG (9) - from Scottie Upshall and Scott Gomez (11:11 1ST) *GWG*
FLA - Dmitry Kulikov PPG (7) - from Brad Boyes and Nick Bjugstad (4:04 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - Roberto Luongo (25 saves on 25 shots: 20-16-6) LG - Michal Neuvirth (42 saves on 44 shots: 4-7-2)
Three Stars:
3. Jesse Winchester (1 goal, GWG) - Florida
2. Michal Neuvirth (42 saves on 44 shots) - Buffalo
1. Roberto Luongo (25 saves on 25 shots for the shutout) - Florida

Calgary Flames 4, New York Islanders 3 (from Calgary) - The Flames improved to 25-31-7 on the season thanks to a 4-3 win over the New York Islanders, dropping them to 24-33-9.
Goals:
CGY - Markus Granlund SHG (2) - from Paul Byron and Joni Ortio (2:01 1ST)
NYI - Colin McDonald (6) - from Ryan Strome and Thomas Hickey (15:26 1ST)
NYI - Kyle Okposo (26) - from Michael Grabner (6:31 2ND)
NYI - Brock Nelson (11) - from Josh Bailey and Matt Donovan (12:08 2ND)
CGY - Joe Colborne (6) - from Mark Giordano and Mike Cammalleri (11:29 3RD)
CGY - Sean Monahan (19) - from T.J. Galiardi and Lance Bouma (14:22 3RD)
CGY - Joe Colborne (7) - from Mark Giordano and T.J. Brodie (15:41 3RD) *GWG*
Goalies:
WG - Joni Ortio (23 saves on 26 shots: 2-1-0) LG - Anders Nilsson (19 saves on 23 shots: 2-4-2)  
Three Stars:
3. Joni Ortio (23 saves on 26 shots for the win, 1 assist) - Calgary
2. Mark Giordano (2 assists) - Calgary
1. Joe Colborne (2 goals, GWG) - Calgary

Pittsburgh Penguins 3, Anaheim Ducks 2 (SO) - (from Anaheim) - The Penguins improved to 42-17-4 on the season thanks to a 3-2 shootout win over the Anaheim Ducks, dropping them to 43-14-7.
Goals:
ANA - Corey Perry (33) - from Ryan Getzlaf and Saku Koivu (3:54 1ST)
PIT - Deryk Engelland (6) - from Jussi Jokinen and Evgeni Malkin (7:47 1ST)
ANA - Corey Perry (34) - from Ryan Getzlaf and Kyle Palmieri (1:10 3RD)
PIT - Evgeni Malkin PPG (19) - from James Neal and Sidney Crosby (8:57 3RD)
Shootout winner - Brandon Sutter (PIT) 
Goalies:
WG - Marc-Andre Fleury (29 saves on 31 shots: 33-14-3) LG - Jonas Hiller (15 saves on 17 shots: 26-9-6)
Three Stars:
3. Ryan Getzlaf (2 assists) - Anaheim
2. Corey Perry (2 goals) - Anaheim
1. Evgeni Malkin (1 goal, 1 assist) - Pittsburgh

Three Stars of the Night:
3. Gustav Nyquist - Nyquist had 1 goal and 3 assists in the Red Wings 7-4 win over the Devils. 
2. Roberto Luongo - Luongo made 25 saves for his 4th shutout of the season in the Panthers 2-0 shutout of the Sabres.
1. Johan Franzen - Franzen scored 2 goals and added 2 assists in the Red Wings 7-4 win over the Devils.

Interesting Stats of the Night:
-Martin St. Louis picked up his 1st point as a New York Ranger.
-Roberto Luongo made 25 saves in the Panthers 2-0 win over the Sabres, his first game since returning to the Panthers. It was his 4th shutout of the season.
-There were 7 goals scored in a 12:33 stretch in the 2nd period of the Red Wings/Devils game.
-Michal Neuvirth had a solid Sabres debut, making 42 saves on 44 shots in their 2-0 loss to the Panthers.
-Flames G Joni Ortio picked up his 1st career assist in his 3rd career start.
-The Flames scored 3 unanswered goals in 4 minutes in the 3rd in their 4-3 win over the Islanders.
-Jaromir Jagr scored his 20th goal of the season.

Current Winning/Losing Streaks (3 or more games):
Los Angeles Kings - 6 game winning streak
Minnesota Wild - 5 game winning streak
Colorado Avalanche - 4 game winning streak
Boston Bruins - 3 game winning streak
Philadelphia Flyers - 3 game winning streak
St. Louis Blues - 3 game winning streak

Tampa Bay Lightning - 3 game losing streak
Nashville Predators - 3 game losing streak
Vancouver Canucks - 3 game losing streak

Forman Faceoff Highlight of the Night:
-Jaromir Jagr gets it tonight with his great goal: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=geiFutMsnaU

What's up next (March 8th) - There are 10 NHL games on tap for Saturday: 
1. Ottawa Senators vs. Winnipeg Jets @3PM ET (In Winnipeg)
2. St. Louis Blues vs. Colorado Avalanche @3PM ET (In Colorado) {***Forman's Game of the Night***}
3. Philadelphia Flyers vs. Toronto Maple Leafs @7PM ET (In Toronto)
4. Boston Bruins vs. Tampa Bay Lightning @7PM ET (In Tampa Bay)
5. Carolina Hurricanes vs. New Jersey Devils @7PM ET (In New Jersey)
6. Phoenix Coyotes vs. Washington Capitals @7PM ET (In Washington)
7. Columbus Blue Jackets vs. Nashville Predators @8PM ET (In Nashville)
8. Minnesota Wild vs. Dallas Stars @830PM ET (In Dallas)
9. Calgary Flames vs. Vancouver Canucks @10PM ET (In Vancouver)
10. Montreal Canadiens vs. San Jose Sharks @10PM ET (In San Jose)

-Joel Forman - The Forman Faceoff

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