Saturday, April 12, 2014

April 12th NHL Recap

Boston Bruins 4, Buffalo Sabres 1 (from Boston) - The Bruins improved to 54-18-9 on the season thanks to a 4-1 win over the Buffalo Sabres, dropping them to 21-51-9.
Goals:
BOS - Gregory Campbell (8) - from Jordan Caron and Shawn Thornton (16:54 1ST)
BOS - David Krejci (18) - from Zdeno Chara and Milan Lucic (18:23 1ST) *GWG*
BOS - Patrice Bergeron (30) - from Brad Marchand and Torey Krug (11:43 2ND)
BUF - Cody Hodgson (20) - from Marcus Foligno and Mike Weber (13:58 2ND)
BOS - David Krejci PPG (19) - from Torey Krug and Tuukka Rask (10:35 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - Tuukka Rask (24 saves on 25 shots: 36-15-6) LG - Matt Hackett (20 saves on 23 shots: 1-6-1), Connor Knapp (6 saves on 7 shots in relief of Hackett)
Three Stars:
3. Torey Krug (2 assists) - Boston
2. Tuukka Rask (24 saves on 25 shots for the win) - Boston
1. David Krejci (2 goals, GWG) - Boston

Philadelphia Flyers 4, Pittsburgh Penguins 3 (OT) - (from Pittsburgh) - The Flyers improved to 42-30-9 on the season thanks to a 4-3 OT win over the Pittsburgh Penguins, dropping them to 51-24-6.
Goals:
PIT - Jussi Jokinen (20) - from James Neal and Brian Gibbons (2:00 1ST)
PHI - Jakub Voracek PPG (22) - from Claude Giroux and Mark Streit (17:09 1ST)
PHI - Jakub Voracek (23) - from Scott Hartnell and Claude Giroux (14:38 2ND)
PIT - James Neal (27) - from Sidney Crosby and Kris Letang (14:53 3RD)
PHI - Claude Giroux (28) - from Jakub Voracek and Scott Hartnell (18:45 3RD)
PIT - Kris Letang (11) - from James Neal and Matt Niskanen (19:23 3RD)
PHI - Mark Streit (10) - from Andrew MacDonald (2:10 OT) *GWG*
Goalies:
WG - Ray Emery (12 saves on 14 shots: 9-12-2) in relief of the injured Steve Mason (21 saves on 22 shots) LG - Marc-Andre Fleury (17 saves on 21 shots: 39-18-5)
Three Stars:
3. James Neal (1 goal, 2 assists) - Pittsburgh
2. Claude Giroux (1 goal, 2 assists) - Philadelphia
1. Jakub Voracek (2 goals, 1 assist) - Philadelphia

Montreal Canadiens 1, New York Rangers 0 (OT) - (from Montreal) - The Canadiens improved to 46-28-8 on the season thanks to a 1-0 shutout of the New York Rangers, dropping them to 45-31-6.
Goals:
MTL - Brian Gionta (18) - Penalty Shot (2:04 OT) *GWG*
Goalies:
WG - Carey Price (41 saves on 41 shots: 34-20-15) LG - Cam Talbot (26 saves on 27 shots: 12-6-1)
Three Stars:
3. Cam Talbot (26 saves on 27 shots) - New York
2. Brian Gionta (1 goal, OT winner) - Montreal
1. Carey Price (41 saves on 41 shots for the shutout) - Monreal

Ottawa Senators 1, Toronto Maple Leafs 0 (from Ottawa) - The Senators improved to 36-31-14 on the season thanks to a 1-0 shutout of the Toronto Maple Leafs, dropping them to 38-36-8.
Goals:
OTT - Jason Spezza PPG (23) - from Erik Karlsson and Ales Hemsky (7:35 2ND) *GWG*
Goalies:
WG - Craig Anderson (28 saves on 28 shots: 25-16-8) LG - James Reimer (36 saves on 37 shots: 12-16-1)
Three Stars:
3. Jason Spezza (1 goal, GWG) - Ottawa
2. James Reimer (36 saves on 37 shots) - Toronto
1. Craig Anderson (28 saves on 28 shots for the shutout) - Ottwa

Columbus Blue Jackets 3, Florida Panthers 2 (from Florida) - The Blue Jackets improved to 43-32-7 on the season thanks to a 3-2 win over the Florida Panthers, dropping them to 29-45-8.
Goals:
CBJ - Cam Atkinson (21) - from Brandon Dubinsky and Matt Calvert (0:47 1ST)
FLA - Vincent Trocheck SHG (5) - unassisted (18:59 1ST)
FLA - Jimmy Hayes (11) - from Brandon Pirri and Brian Campbell (6:35 2ND)
CBJ - Mark Letestu PPG (12) - from Ryan Johansen and Boone Jenner (10:14 2ND)
CBJ - Ryan Johansen PPG (33) - from James Wisniewski and Jack Johnson (5:58 3RD) *GWG*
Goalies:
WG - Sergei Bobrovsky (33 saves on 35 shots: 32-20-5) LG - Roberto Luongo (35 saves on 38 shots: 25-23-7)
Three Stars:
3. Sergei Bobrovsky (33 saves on 35 shots for the win) - Columbus
2. Jimmy Hayes (1 goal) - Florida
1. Ryan Johansen (1 goal, 1 assist, GWG) - Columbus

Nashville Predators 7, Chicago Blackhawks 5 (from Nashville) - The Predators improved to 37-32-12 on the season thanks to a 7-5 win over the Chicago Blackhawks, dropping them to 46-21-15.
Goals:
CHI - Ben Smith (14) - from Brandon Saad (4:11 1ST)
CHI - Marian Hossa (30) - unassisted (12:43 1ST)
NSH - Craig Smith (22) - from Paul Gaustad (12:57 1ST)
NSH - Ryan Ellis (5) - from Mike Fisher and Patric Hornqvist (6:32 2ND)
CHI - Matt Carey (1) - from Bryan Bickell and Brandon Saad (13:16 2ND)
NSH - Matt Cullen (10) - from Mike Fisher and Mattias Ekholm (4:03 3RD)
NSH - Colin Wilson (11) - from Shea Weber and Viktor Stalberg (7:05 3RD)
CHI - Jeremy Morin (5) - from Johnny Oduya and Andrew Shaw (8:00 3RD)
NSH - Paul Gaustad (10) - from Craig Smith and Gabriel Bourque (17:05 3RD)
CHI - Andrew Shaw (20) - unassisted (18:25 3RD)
NSH - Patric Hornqvist (22) - from Matt Cullen and Mike Fisher (19:01 3RD) *GWG*
NSH - Shea Weber EN (22) - from Roman Josi and Paul Gaustad (19:46 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - Pekka Rinne (20 saves on 25 shots: 10-10-3) LG - Antti Raanta (26 saves on 32 shots: 13-5-4)
Three Stars:
3. Andrew Shaw (1 goal, 1 assist) - Chicago
2. Mike Fisher (3 assists) - Nashville
1. Patric Hornqvist (1 goal, 1 assist, GWG) - Nashville

San Jose Sharks 3, Phoenix Coyotes 2 (from Phoenix) - The Sharks improved to 51-22-9 on the season thanks to a 3-2 win over the Phoenix Coyotes, dropping them to 36-30-15.
Goals:
SJS - Joe Pavelski PPG (40) - from Brent Burns and Dan Boyle (3:43 1ST)
SJS - Joe Pavelski (41) - from Matt Irwin and Joe Thornton (9:56 1ST)
PHX - Mike Ribeiro (16) - from Radim Vrbata and Martin Erat (10:22 2ND)
SJS - Logan Couture (23) - from Dan Boyle (0:13 3RD) *GWG*
PHX - Shane Doan (22) - from Kyle Chipchura and Brandon McMillan (0:44 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - Antti Niemi (30 saves on 32 shots: 39-17-7) LG - Mark Visentin (29 saves on 32 shots: 0-1-0)
Three Stars:
3. Shane Doan (1 goal) - Phoenix
2. Dan Boyle (2 assists) - San Jose
1. Joe Pavelski (2 goals) - San Jose

Edmonton Oilers 5, Vancouver Canucks 2 (from Edmonton) - The Oilers improved to 29-44-9 on the season thanks to a 5-2 win over the Vancouver Canucks, dropping them to 35-35-11 (.500).
Goals:
EDM - Roman Horak (1) - from Steve Pinizzotto and Will Acton (2:14 1ST)
EDM - Jeff Petry (7) - from Ryan Nugent-Hopkins and Taylor Hall (13:17 1ST)
EDM - Will Acton (3) - from Philip Larsen and Steve Pinizzotto (2:14 2ND) *GWG*
VAN - Shawn Matthias (12) - from Zack Kassian (5:25 2ND)
EDM - Jordan Eberle PPG (28) - from Justin Schultz and Taylor Hall (16:06 2ND)
EDM - Ryan Nugent-Hopkins (19) - from Martin Marincin and Taylor Hall (1:35 3RD)
VAN - Zack Kassian (14) - from Brad Richardson and Shawn Matthias (19:49 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - Ben Scrivens (40 saves on 42 shots: 16-16-4) LG - Jacob Markstrom (17 saves on 22 shots: 1-8-3)
Three Stars:
3. Ryan Nugent-Hopkins (1 goal, 1 assist) - Edmonton
2. Taylor Hall (3 assists) - Edmonton
1. Ryan Smyth (final NHL game) - Edmonton Oilers

Anaheim Ducks 4. Los Angeles Kings 3 (SO) - (from Los Angeles) - The Ducks improved to 53-20-8 on the season thanks to a 4-3 shootout win over the Los Angeles Kings, dropping them to 46-28-8.
Goals:
LAK - Dustin Brown (15) - from Willie Mitchell (4:43 1ST)
ANA - Nick Bonino (21) - from Daniel Winnik (6:14 1ST)
ANA - Devante Smith-Pelly (2) - from Hampus Lindholm and Francois Beauchemin (2:33 2ND)
LAK - Anze Kopitar (28) - from Justin Williams and Marian Gaborik (0:48 3RD)
ANA - Matt Beleskey (9) - unassisted (15:13 3RD)
LAK - Anze Kopitar (29) - from Slava Voynov and Robyn Regehr (16:48 3RD)
Shootout winner - Devante Smith-Pelly (ANA)
Goalies:
WG - Frederik Andersen (27 saves on 30 shots: 20-5-0) LG - Jonathan Quick (21 saves on 24 shots: 27-17-4)
Three Stars:
3. Nick Bonino (1 goal) - Anaheim
2. Anze Kopitar (2 goals) - Los Angeles
1. Devante Smith-Pelly (1 goal, shootout winner) - Anaheim

Three Stars of the Night:
3. Joe Pavelski - Pavelski scored his 40th and 41st goal of the season in the Sharks 3-2 win over the Coyotes.
2. Jakub Voracek - Voracek scored 2 goals and added an assist in the Flyers 4-3 OT win over the Penguins.
1. Carey Price - Price stopped all 41 shots in the Canadiens 1-0 OT win over the Rangers.

Interesting Stats of the Night:
-Ryan Smyth played in his last NHL game, announcing his retirement from the NHL.
-The Boston Bruins have won the President's Trophy as the top team in the NHL (most points).
-The Eastern Conference playoff match ups are set, they are: Boston vs. Detroit, Pittsburgh vs. Columbus, Montreal vs. Tampa Bay and New York vs. Phildelphia.
-Patrice Bergeron scored 30 goals in a season for the 2nd time in his career.
-Brian Gionta scored the 1st ever penalty shot goal in overtime in NHL history. 
-Carey Price picked up his 6th shutout of the season.
-With a win tonight the Anaheim Ducks locked up the top spot in the Western Conference.
-Craig Anderson picked up his 4th shutout of the season.
-Marian Hossa scored 30 goals in a season for the 8th time in his career.
-Matt Carey scored his 1st NHL goal for the Blackhawks.
-Joe Pavelski scored 40 goals in a season for the 1st time in his career.
-Mark Visentin stopped 29 of 32 shots in his NHL debut, a 3-2 loss to the Sharks.
-Frederik Andersen became the only rookie in the NHL to win 20 games this season.
-Since March 16th the Leafs have gone 2-12-0, registering 4 points in 14 games. Before March 16th they were 36-24-8.

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

Phoenix Coyotes - 7 game losing streak
Buffalo Sabres - 6 game losing streak
St. Louis Blues - 5 game losing streak
Toronto Maple Leafs - 4 game losing streak
New Jersey Devils - 3 game losing streak
Vancouver Canucks - 3 game losing streak

Forman Faceoff Highlights of the Night:
-Brian Gionta Penalty shot OT winner: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SdCIRKgC518
-Nick Bonino no-look goal: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IHxdRwHZGFg

What's up next (April 13th) - There are 10 NHL games on tap for the last day of the regular season:
1. Detroit Red Wings vs. St. Louis Blues @1230PM ET (In St. Louis)
2. Boston Bruins vs. New Jersey Devils @3PM ET (In New Jersey)
3. Carolina Hurricanes vs. Philadelphia Flyers @3PM ET (In Philadelphia)
4. Tampa Bay Lighting vs. Washington Capitals @3PM ET (In Washington)
5. New York Islanders vs. Buffalo Sabres @5PM ET (In Buffalo)
6. Ottawa Senators vs. Pittsburgh Penguins @730PM ET (In Pittsburgh)
7. Nashville Predators vs. Minnesota Wild @8PM ET (In Minnesota)
8. Colorado Avalanche vs. Anaheim Ducks @8PM ET (In Anaheim) {***Forman's Game of the Night***}
9. Calgary Flames vs. Vancouver Canucks @9PM ET (In Vancovuer)
10. Dallas Stars vs. Phoenix Coyotes @9PM ET (In Phoenix)

-Joel Forman - The Forman Faceoff

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