Wednesday, April 30, 2014

2014 Stanley Cup Playoffs - April 30th Recap

TOO QUICK: Jonathan Quick leads the Kings to a 4-3 series win after being down 0-3.
New York Rangers 2, Philadelphia Flyers 1 - (New York wins series 4-3)
Goals:
NYR - Dan Carcillo (2) - from Mats Zuccarello and Kevin Klein (3:06 2ND)
NYR - Benoit Pouliot (2) - from Derick Brassard and Anton Stralman (11:46 2ND)
PHI - Jason Akeson (2) - from Braydon Coburn and Matt Read (4:32 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - Henrik Lundqvist (26 saves on 27 shots) LG - Steve Mason (31 saves on 33 shots)
Three Stars:
3. Steve Mason (31 saves on 33 shots) 
2. Benoit Pouliot (1 goal, GWG) - New York
1. Henrik Lundqvist (26 saves on 27 shots) - New York

Minnesota Wild 5, Colorado Avalanche 4 (OT) - (Minnesota wins series 4-3)
Goals:
COL - Nick Holden PPG (3) - from Jamie McGinn and Matt Duchene (2:52 1ST)  
MIN - Mikko Koivu (1) - from Charlie Coyle and Matt Moulson (8:04 1ST)
COL - Jamie McGinn (2) - from Joey Hishon and Ryan Wilson (13:38 1ST)
MIN - Dany Heatley (1) - from Mikael Granlund and Jonas Brodin (7:27 2ND)
COL - Paul Stastny (5) - from P.A. Parenteau and Nate Guenin (2:55 3RD)
MIN - Nino Niederreiter (1) - from Kyle Brodziak and Dany Heatley (6:33 3RD)
COL - Erik Johnson (1) - from P.A. Parenteau and Matt Duchene (11:16 3RD)
MIN - Jared Spurgeon (2) - from Nino Niederreiter and Kyle Brodziak (17:33 3RD)
MIN - Nino Niederreiter (2) - from Kyle Brodziak and Dany Heatley (5:02 OT)
Goalies:
WG - Ilya Bryzgalov (1 save on 1 shots) in relief of the injured Darcy Kuemper (17 saves on 21 shots) LG - Semyon Varlamov (30 saves on 35 shots)
Three Stars:
3. P.A Parenteau (2 assists) - Colorado 
2. Kyle Brodziak (3 assists) - Minnesota
1. Nino Niederreiter (2 goals, OT winner) - Minnesota

Los Angeles Kings 5, San Jose Sharks 1 - (Kings win series 4-3)
Goals:
SJS - Matt Irwin (1) - from Tomas Hertl and James Sheppard (0:28 2ND)
LAK - Drew Doughty PPG (1) - from Jeff Carter and Marian Gaborik (4:57 2ND)
LAK - Anze Kopitar (4) - from Justin Williams and Kyle Clifford (18:39 2ND)
LAK - Tyler Toffoli (3) - from Tanner Pearson and Jake Muzzin (4:40 3RD)
LAK - Dustin Brown EN (2) - from Anze Kopitar (17:53 3RD)
LAK - Tanner Pearson EN (1) - from Trevor Lewis (19:12 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - Jonathan Quick (39 saves on 40 shots) LG - Antti Niemi (25 saves on 28 shots)
Three Stars:
3. Drew Doughty (1 goal) - San Jose
2. Anze Kopitar (1 goal, 1 assist, GWG) - Los Angeles
1. Jonathan Quick (39 saves on 40 shots) - Los Angeles

Three Stars of the Night:
3. Henrik Lundqvist - Hank stopped 26 of 27 shots in the Rangers 2-1 win over the Flyers in game 7, giving the Rangers a 4-3 series win.
2. Nino Niederreiter - Niederreiter scored his 1st career playoff goal, added an assist and then added the OT winner in the Wild's 5-4 win over the Avs winning the series 4-3.
1. Jonathan Quick - Quick stood on his head stopping 39 of 40 shots in the Kings 5-1 win over the Sharks, winning the series 4-3. The Kings became just the 4th team in NHL history to come back from a 3-0 series deficit.

Playoff Schedule Central - Thursday May 1st:
Montreal Canadiens vs. Boston Bruins Game #1: 7:30 PM ET on CBC (In Boston)

-Joel Forman - The Forman Faceoff

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