Sunday, March 9, 2014

March 9th NHL Recap

New York Rangers 3, Detroit Red Wings 0 (from New York) - The Rangers improved to 35-26-4 on the season thanks to a 3-0 shutout of the Detroit Red Wings, dropping them to 29-22-13.
Goals:
NYR - Brian Boyle (5) - from John Moore and Dominic Moore (5:14 1ST) *GWG*
NYR - Chris Kreider (15) - from Ryan McDonagh and Derek Stepan (0:14 3RD)
NYR - Chris Kreider (16) - from Derek Stepan and Ryan McDonagh (12:11 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - Henrik Lundqvist (30 saves on 30 shots: 24-20-4) LG - Jimmy Howard (28 saves on 31 shots: 13-15-10
Three Stars:
3. Derek Stepan (2 assists) - New York
2. Chris Kreider (2 goals) - New York
1. Henrik Lundqvist (30 saves on 30 shots for the shutout) - New York

Boston Bruins 5, Florida Panthers 2 (from Florida) - The Bruins improved to 42-17-5 on the season thanks to a 5-2 win over the Florida Panthers, dropping them to 24-33-7.
Goals:
FLA - Jimmy Hayes (6) - from Nick Bjugstad and Sean Bergenheim (7:00 2ND)
BOS - Andrej Meszaros PPG (6) - from Reilly Smith and Patrice Bergeron (9:58 2ND)
BOS - Torey Krug (13) - from Brad Marchand and Patrice Bergeron (7:38 3RD)
BOS - Patrice Bergeron PPG (18) - from Loui Eriksson and Carl Soderberg (11:21 3RD) *GWG*
FLA - Jimmy Hayes (7) - from Jonathan Huberdeau (11:50 3RD)
BOS - Jarome Iginla (20) - from Milan Lucic and Zdeno Chara (12:13 3RD)
BOS - Chris Kelly EN (6) - unassisted (18:52 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - Chad Johnson (20 saves on 22 shots: 13-3-1) LG - Roberto Luongo (37 saves on 41 shots: 20-17-6)
Three Stars:
3. Andrej Meszaros (1 goal) - Boston
2. Jimmy Hayes (2 goals) - Boston
1. Patrice Bergeron (1 goal, 2 assists, GWG) - Boston

Chicago Blackhawks 2, Buffalo Sabres 1 (from Buffalo) - The Hawks improved to 38-13-14 on the season thanks to a 2-1 win over the Buffalo Sabres, dropping them to 19-37-8.
Goals:
CHI - Patrick Kane (28) - from Patrick Sharp and Johnny Oduya (3:12 1ST)
BUF - Drew Stafford (11) - from Cory Conacher and Tyler Ennis (9:11 1ST)
CHI - Jonathan Toews (25) - from Brandon Saad and Andrew Shaw (1:34 3RD) *GWG*
Goalies:
WG - Corey Crawford (20 saves on 21 shots: 25-11-10) LG - Jhonas Enroth (29 saves on 31 shots: 4-14-5)
Three Stars:
3. Jhonas Enrith (29 saves on 31 shots) - Buffalo
2. Patrick Kane (1 goal) - Chicago
1. Jonathan Toews (1 goal, GWG) - Chicago

St. Louis Blues 3, Minnesota Wild 2 (SO) - (from Minnesota) - The Blues improved to 44-14-6 on the season thanks to a 3-2 shootout win over the Minnesota Wild, dropping them to 34-22-8.
Goals:
STL - T.J. Oshie PPG (16) - from Alexander Steen and Kevin Shattenkirk (3:37 1ST)
STL - Carlo Colaiacovo (1) - from Jaden Schwartz and Vladimir Tarasenko (8:30 1ST)
MIN - Jason Pominville (23) - from Zach Parise and Ryan Suter (3:11 2ND)
MIN - Matt Moulson (18) - from Mikko Koivu (7:03 2ND)
Shootout winner - T.J. Oshie (STL)
Goalies:
WG - Brian Elliot (17 saveso n 19 shots: 16-5-2) LG - Ilya Bryzgalov (20 saves on 22 shots: 5-8-6)
Three Stars:
3. Carlo Colaiacovo (1 goal) - St. Louis
2. Jasom Pominville (1 goal) - Minnesota
1. T.J. Oshie (1 goal, shootout winner) - St. Louis

Los Angeles Kings 4, Edmonton Oilers 2 (from Edmonton) - The Kings improved to 37-22-6 on the season thanks to a 4-2 win over the Edmonton Oilers, dropping them to 22-35-8.
Goals:
LAK - Jeff Carter (23) - from Tyler Toffoli (1:36 1ST)
EDM - Taylor Hall (22) - from David Perron and Sam Gagner (7:24 1ST)
LAK - Alec Martinez (7) - from Robyn Regehr and Dustin Brown (8:49 2ND)
LAK - Jeff Carter PPG (24) - from Anze Kopitar and Slava Voynov (10:16 2ND) *GWG*
LAK - Trevor Lewis (3) - from Jeff Carter (15:49 2ND)
EDM - Sam Gagner (7) - from Taylor Hall and Justin Schultz (2:05 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - Jonathan Quick (25 saves on 27 shots: 21-13-2) LG - Ben Scrivens (46 saves on 50 shots: 12-10-4)
Three Stars:
3. Ben Scrivens (46 saves on 50 shots) - Edmonton
2. Taylor Hall (1 goal, 1 assist) - Edmonton
1. Jeff Carter (2 goals, 1 assist, GWG) - Los Angeles

Three Stars of the Night:
3. Patrice Bergeron - Bergeron scored 1 goal (the game-winner) and added 2 assists in the Bruins 5-2 win over the Panthers. 
2. Jeff Carter - Carter scored 2 goals (including the eventual game-winner) and added an assist in the Kings 4-2 win over the Oilers. 
1. Henrik Lundqvist - Lundqvist stopped all 30 saves in the Rangers 3-0 win over the Red Wings, his 4th shutout of the season and 300th career win.

Interesting Stats of the Night:
-Henrik Lundqvist picked up his 300th career win in the Rangers 3-0 shutout of the Red Wings, which was also his 4th shutout of the season.
 -Ben Scrivens faced 50 shots for the 3rd time in 10 starts as an Oiler 
-Jarome Iginla scored his 20th goal of the season, the 15th time in his career he has scored atleast 20 goals. It also was his 550th career goal.
-Andrej Meszaros had a strong debut for the Boston Bruins, scoring a power-play goal, +1, 6 shots, 1 blocked shot in 20:36 of icetime.
-Matt Moulson scored his 1st goal as a member of the Minnesota Wild.
-Carlo Colaiacovo scored his 1st goal since April 3rd 2011.

Current Winning/Losing Streaks (3 or more games):
Los Angeles Kings - 7 game winning streak
Boston Bruins - 5 game winning streak
St. Louis Blues - 5 game winning streak

Tampa Bay Lightning - 4 game losing streak
Nashville Predators - 4 game losing streak

Forman Faceoff Highlight of the Night:
-Brian Elliot gets it tonight for his acrobatic paddle save on Mikael Granlund: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GTfhJ-ztS0A
Honourable Mentions: 
-Matt Moulson 1st goal as a Wild: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bzK2N9MZV0c
-Jarome Iginla 550th goal: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8CW_ctFi2Zc

What's up next (March 10th) - There are 8 NHL games on tap for Monday: 
1. Pittsburgh Penguins vs. Washington Capitals @7PM ET (In Washington) {***Forman's Game of the Night***}
2. Nashville Predators vs. Ottawa Senators @730PM ET (In Ottawa)
3. Phoenix Coyotes vs. Tampa Bay Lightning @730PM ET (In Tampa Bay)
4. Columbus Blue Jackets vs. Dallas Stars @830PM ET (In Dallas)
5. Winnipeg Jets vs. Colorado Avalanche @9PM ET (In Colorado)
6. Los Angeles Kings vs. Calgary Flames @9PM ET (In Calgary)
7. New York Islanders vs. Vancouver Canucks @10PM ET (In Vancouver)
8. Toronto Maple Leafs vs. Anaheim Ducks @10PM ET (In Anaheim)

-Joel Forman - The Forman Faceoff

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