Saturday, April 12, 2014

April 11th NHL Recap

Washington Capitals 4, Chicago Blackhawks 0 (from Washington) - The Capitals improved to 38-30-13 on the season thanks to a 4-0 shutout of the Chicago Blackhawks, dropping them to 46-20-15.
Goals:
WSH - Alexander Ovechkin PPG (51) - from John Carlson and Nicklas Backstrom (2:04 1ST) *GWG*
WSH - Jay Beagle (3) - from Dmitry Orlov and Evgeny Kuznetsov (9:22 1ST)
WSH - Nicklas Backstrom (18) - from Alexander Ovechkin and Karl Alzner (1:19 2ND)
WSH - Jay Beagle (4) - from Jason Chimera and Joel Ward (16:16 2ND)
Goalies:
WG - Jaroslav Halak (34 saves on 34 shots: 29-13-7) LG - Corey Crawford (16 saves on 20 shots: 32-16-10), Antti Raanta (7 saves on 7 shots in relief of Crawford)
Three Stars:
3. Alexander Ovechkin (1 goal, 1 assist, GWG) - Washington
2. Jaroslav Halak (34 saves on 34 shots for the shutout) - Washington
1. Jay Beagle (2 goals) - Washignton

Carolina Hurricanes 2, Detroit Red Wings 1 (from Detroit) - The Hurricanes improved to 35-35-11 on the season thanks to a 2-1 win over the Detroit Red Wings, dropping them to 38-28-15.
Goals:
CAR - Elias Lindholm PPG (9) - from Andrei Loktionov and Jay Harrison (8:15 1ST)
CAR - Jiri Tlusty (16) - from Eric Staal and Justin Faulk (18:24 1ST) *GWG*
DET - Riley Sheahan PPG (8) - from Tomas Jurco and Tomas Tatar (3:43 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - Cam Ward (28 saves on 29 shots: 10-12-6) LG -  Jimmy Howard (17 saves on 19 shots: 21-19-11)
Three Stars:
3. Riley Sheahan (1 goal) - Detroit
2. Jiri Tlusty (1 goal, GWG) - Carolina
1. Cam Ward (28 saves on 29 shots for the win) - Carolina

Tampa Bay Lightning 3, Columbus Blue Jackets 2 (from Tampa Bay) - The Lightning improved to 45-27-9 on the season thanks to a 3-2 win over the Columbus Blue Jackets, dropping them to 42-32-7.
Goals:
TBL - Ondrej Palat PPG (24) - from Alex Killorn (3:55 2ND)
CBJ - Boone Jenner PPG (16) - from Jack Johnson and Ryan Johansen (13:46 2ND)
TBL - Eric Brewer (3) - from Cedric Paquette (14:54 2ND)
TBL - Eric Brewer (4) - from Mike Kostka and Richard Panik (18:06 2ND) *GWG*
CBJ - David Savard (5) - from Boone Jenner and Blake Comeau (16:37 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - Kristers Gudlevskis (36 saves on 38 shots: 1-0-0) LG - Curtis McElhinney (19 saves on 22 shots: 10-11-1) 
Three Stars:
3. Boone Jenner (1 goal, 1 assist) - Columbus
2. Eric Brewer (2 goals, GWG) - Tampa Bay
1. Kristers Gudlevskis (36 saves on 38 shots for the win) - Tampa Bay

New York Islanders 3, New Jersey Devils 2 (SO) - (from New Jersey) - The Islanders improved to 33-37-11 on the season thanks to a 3-2 shootout win over the New Jersey Devils, dropping them to 34-29-18.
Goals:
NYI - Anders Lee (7) - from Frans Nielsen (10:04 1ST)
NJD - Ryan Carter (7) - from Steve Bernier and Stephen Gionta (11:03 1ST)
NJD - Patrik Elias (18) - from Travis Zajac and Jaromir Jagr (19:51 1ST)
NYR - Ryan Strome PPG (7) - from Frans Nielsen and Matt Donovan (0:19 3RD)
Shootout winner - Josh Bailey (NYI)
Goalies:
WG - Anders Nilsson (25 saves on 27 shots: 7-7-2) LG -  Martin Brodeur (28 saves on 30 shots: 18-14-6)
Three Stars:
3. Jaromir Jagr (1 assist) - New Jersey
2. Frans Nielsen (2 assists) - New York
1. Anders Nilsson (25 saves on 27 shots for the win) - New York

Dallas Stars 3, St. Louis Blues 0 (from Dallas) - The Stars improved to 40-30-11 on the season thanks to a 3-0 shutout of the St. Louis Blues, dropping them to 52-22-7.
Goals:
DAL - Trevor Daley (9) - from Jamie Benn (5:52 2ND) *GWG*
DAL - Tyler Seguin PPG (37) - from Jamie Benn and Trevor Daley (11:58 2ND)
DAL - Erik Cole (17) - from Vernon Fiddler and Alex Goligoski (4:27 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - Kari Lehtonen (22 saves on 22 shots: 33-20-10) LG - Ryan Miller (37 saves on 30 shots: 25-29-4) 
Three Stars:
3. Jamie Benn (2 assists) - Dallas
2. Kari Lehtonen (22 saves on 22 shots for the shutout) - Dallas
1. Trevor Daley (1 goal, 1 assist, GWG) - Dallas

Winnipeg Jets 5, Calgary Flames 3 (from Calgary) - The Jets improved to 37-35-10 on the season thanks to a 5-3 win over the Calgary Flames, dropping them to 35-39-7.
Goals:
WPG - Michael Frolik (15) - from Jacob Trouba and Mark Stuart (7:23 1ST)
WPG - Evander Kane (19) - from Bryan Little and Adam Pardy (16:10 1ST)
CGY - Jiri Hudler (17) - from Matt Stajan and T.J. Brodie (1:04 2ND)
WPG - Carl Klingberg (1) - from Patrice Cormier and Anthony Peluso (8:48 2ND)
CGY - Sean Monahan PPG (22) - from Jiri Hudler and Curtis Glencross (11:46 2ND)
CGY - Kris Russell PPG (7) - from Paul Byron and Mark Giordano (12:10 2ND)
WPG - Paul Postma (1) - from Anthony Peluso and Patrice Cormier (9:16 3RD) *GWG*
WPG - Blake Wheeler EN (28) - from Olli Jokinen (19:03 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - Michael Hutchinson (35 saves on 38 shots: 2-1-0) LG - Karri Ramo (22 saves on 26 shots: 17-14-4)
Three Stars:
3. Carl Klingberg (1 goal) - Winnipeg
2. Kris Russell (1 goal) - Calgary
1. Paul Postma (1 goal, GWG) - Winnipeg

San Jose Sharks 5, Colorado Avalanche 1 (from San Jose) - The Sharks improved to 50-22-9 on the season thanks to a 5-1 win over the Colorado Avalanche, dropping them to 52-22-7.
Goals:
SJS - Dan Boyle (12) - from Joe Thornton and Brent Burns (3:01 1ST)
SJS - Patrick Marleau (33) - from Martin Havlat and Logan Couture (10:11 1ST) *GWG*
COL - Patrick Bordeleau (6) - from Max Talbot and Ryan O'Reilly (15:18 2ND)
SJS - Martin Havlat (10) - from Logan Couture and Patrick Marleau (5:26 3RD) 
SJS - Martin Havlat (11) - Bracken Kearns and Andrew Desjardins (13:40 3RD)
SJS - Martin Havlat EN (12 - Hat Trick) - from Logan Couture (15:04 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - Alex Stalock (32 saves on 33 shots: 12-5-2) LG - Reto Berra (3 saves on 5 shots: 9-18-3) J.S. Giguere (22 saves on 24 shots in relief of Berra) 
Three Stars:
3. Patrick Marleau (1 goal, 1 assist, GWG) - San Jose
2. Logan Couture (3 assists) - San Jose
1. Martin Havlat (3 goals, 1 assist) - San Jose

Three Stars of the Night:
3. Trevor Daley - Daley scored the game-winning goal and added an assist in the Stars 3-0 win over the Blues. 
2. Kristers Gudlevskis - The young Latvian goaltender stopped an impressive 36 of 38 shots in his NHL debut for the Lightning, a 3-2 win over the Blue Jackets.
1. Martin Havlat - Havlat registered a 3rd period natural hat trick and added an assist in the Sharks 5-1 win over the Avalanche.

Interesting Stats of the Night:
-Jaroslav Halak picked up his 5th shutout of the season.
-Latvian Olympic hero Kristers Gudlevskis made his NHL debut for the Lightning, stopping 36 of 38 shots for his 1st career win. Gudlevskis is the 1st player in history to play in the NHL, AHL, ECHL and Olympics in the same season.
-The Devils dropped to 0-13 this season in shootouts, worst in the NHL.
-Carl Klingberg scored his 1st NHL goal for the Jets. 
-The Dallas Stars clinched the 16th and final Stanley Cup Playoff spot with a 3-0 win over the Blues. This is will be the Stars 1st playoff appearance since 2008.
-Kari Lehtonen picked up his 5th shutout of the season.
-Martin Havlat scored a natural hat trick, his career hat trick.

Current Winning/Losing Streaks (3 or more games):
Minnesota Wild - 4 game winning streak
Washington Capitals - 4 game winning streak
Ottawa Senators - 3 game winning streak
Tampa Bay Lightning - 3 game winning streak

Phoenix Coyotes - 6 game losing streak
Buffalo Sabres - 5 game losing streak
St. Louis Blues - 5 game losing streak
Toronto Maple Leafs - 3 game losing streak
New Jersey Devils - 3 game losing streak

Forman Faceoff Highlights of the Night:
-Martin Havlat Natural Hat Trick: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oSomXx7ku-E
-Josh Bailey/Ryan Strome shootout goals: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5r8Ui4juEvA
-Martin Brodeur glove save: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3XyTC7vquDs

What's up next (April 12th) - There are 9 NHL games on tap for Saturday:
1. Buffalo Sabres vs. Boston Bruins @1230PM ET (In Boston)
2. Philadelphia Flyers vs. Pittsburgh Penguins @3PM ET (In Pittsburgh) {***Forman's Game of the Night***}
3. New York Rangers vs. Montreal Canadiens @7PM ET (In Montreal)
4. Toronto Maple Leafs vs. Ottawa Senators @7PM ET (In Ottawa)
5. Columbus Blue Jackets vs. Florida Panthers @7PM ET (In Florida)
6. Chicago Blackhawks vs. Nashville Predators @8PM ET (In Nashville)
7. San Jose Sharks vs. Phoenix Coyotes @9PM ET (In Phoenix)
8. Vancouver Canucks vs. Edmonton Oilers @10PM ET (In Edmonton)
9. Anaheim Ducks vs. Los Angeles Kings @1030PM ET (In Los Angeles)

-Joel Forman - The Forman Faceoff

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