Tuesday, March 10, 2015

March 10th NHL Recap

New York Rangers 2, New York Islanders 1 (from New York I.) - The Rangers improved to 41-17-7 on the season thanks to a 2-1 win over the New York Islanders, dropping them to 43-22-4.
Goals:
NYI - Anders Lee (23) - from Ryan Strome and Brock Nelson (9:35 1ST)
NYR - Kevin Hayes (13) - from Mats Zuccarello (11:35 2ND)
NYR - Rick Nash (39) - from Derick Brassard and Marc Staal (2:50 3RD) *GWG*
Goalies:
WG - Cam Talbot (29 saves on 30 shots: 15-6-4) LG - Jaroslav Halak (20 saves on 22 shots: 34-14-1)
Three Stars:
3. Anders Lee (1 goal) - New York I.
2. Cam Talbot (29 saves on 30 shots for the win) - New York R.
1. Rick Nash (1 goal, GWG) - New York R.

Dallas Stars 2, Philadelphia Flyers 1 (from Philadelphia) - The Stars improved to 30-27-10 on the season thanks to a 2-1 win over the Philadelphia Flyers, dropping them to 28-27-13.
Goals:
PHI - Luke Schenn (3) - from Carlo Colaiacovo and Jakub Voracek (1:13 1ST)
DAL - Brett Ritchie (5) - from Curtis McKenzie and Jordie Benn (11:23 1ST)
DAL - Vernon Fiddler (11) - from Colton Sceviour and Ryan Garbutt (13:50 3RD) *GWG*
Goalies:
WG - Kari Lehtonen (25 saves on 26 shots: 27-13-10) LG - Steve Mason (37 saves on 39 shots: 13-15-9)
Three Stars:
3. Vernon Fiddler (1 goal, GWG) - Dallas
2. Steve Mason (37 saves on 39 shots) - Philadelphia
1. Kari Lehtonen (25 saves on 26 shots for the win) - Dallas

Columbus Blue Jackets 4, Carolina Hurricanes 3 (SO) - (from Carolina) - The Blue Jackets improved to 28-34-4 on the season thanks to a 4-3 shootout win over the Carolina Hurricanes, dropping them to 25-32-8.
Goals:
CAR - Justin Faulk (13) - from Nathan Gerbe and Jordan Staal (0:36 1ST)
CAR - Victor Rask PPG (9) - from Justin Faulk and Elias Lindholm (12:47 1ST)
CBJ - Rene Bourque PPG (3) - from Cam Atkinson and Brandon Dubinsky (18:05 1ST)
CAR - Eric Staal PPG (19) - from Ryan Murphy and Justin Faulk (19:50 1ST)
CBJ - Scott Hartnell PPG (17) - from Kevin Connauton and Alexander Wennberg (2:21 2ND)
CBJ - Scott Hartnell PPG (18) - from Artem Anisimov and Ryan Johansen (6:10 3RD)
Shootout winner - Ryan Johansen (CBJ)
Goalies:
WG - Sergei Bobrovsky (29 saves on 32 shots: 18-16-2) LG - Cam Ward (29 saves on 32 shots: 18-20-5)
Three Stars:
3. Ryan Johansen (1 assist, shootout winner) - Columbus
2. Justin Faulk (1 goal, 2 assists) - Carolina
1. Scott Hartnell (2 goals) - Columbus

Tampa Bay Lightning 1, Montreal Canadiens 0 (OT) - (from Montreal) - The Lightning improved to 42-20-6 on the season thanks to a 1-0 shutout of the Montreal Canadiens, dropping them to 42-18-7.
Goals:
TBL - Tyler Johnson (25) - from Jason Garrison and Braydon Coburn (1:03 OT) *GWG*
Goalies:
WG - Ben Bishop (19 saves on 19 shots: 33-11-3) LG - Carey Price (35 saves on 36 shots: 37-13-4)
Three Stars:
3. Tyler Johnson (1 goal, OT winner) - Tampa Bay
2. Carey Price (35 saves on 36 shots) - Montreal
1. Ben Bishop (19 saves on 19 shots for the shutout) - Tampa Bay

Boston Bruins 3, Ottawa Senators 1 (from Ottawa) - The Bruins improved to 34-22-10 on the season thanks to a 3-1 win over the Ottawa Senators, dropping them to 30-24-11.
Goals:
BOS - Ryan Spooner PPG (2) - from Tore Krug and Dougie Hamilton (1:02 2ND)
BOS - Loui Eriksson (17) - from Dougie Hamilton (15:21 2ND) *GWG*
BOS - Ryan Spooner (3) - from Milan Lucic and David Pastrnak (16:53 2ND)
OTT - Matt Puempel (1) - from Patrick Wiercioch and Jean-Gabriel Pageau (8:30 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - Tuukka Rask (39 saves on 40 shots: 27-16-10) LG - Craig Anderson (19 saves on 22 shots: 14-12-7)
Three Stars:
3. Matt Puempel (1 goal) - Ottawa
2. Ryan Spooner (2 goals) - Boston
1. Tuukka Rask (39 saves on 40 shots for the win) - Boston

St. Louis Blues 5, Winnipeg Jets 4 (from St. Louis) - The Blues improved to 42-19-5 on the season thanks to a 5-4 win over the Winnipeg Jets, dropping them to 33-22-12. 
Goals:
WPG - Michael Frolik (16) - from Andrew Ladd and Jacob Trouba (8:50 1ST)
STL - Jaden Schwartz PPG (23) - from Alex Pietrangelo and Vladimir Tarasenko (14:20 1ST)
STL - Vladimir Tarasenko (33) - from Jori Lehtera and Chris Butler (0:31 2ND)
STL - Steve Ott (3) - from David Backes and Ryan Reaves (10:08 2ND)
STL - Jori Lehtera (10) - from Jaden Schwartz and Alex Pietrangelo (11:09 2ND)
WPG - Andrew Ladd PPG (23) - from Blake Wheeler and Mark Scheifele (1:34 3RD)
WPG - Lee Stempniak (10) - from Adam Lowry and Chris Thorburn (1:45 3RD)
WPG - Blake Wheeler SHG (19) - from Tyler Myers (14:32 3RD)
STL - Barret Jackman (2) - from Robert Bortuzzo and David Backes (18:57 3RD) *GWG*
Goalies:
WG - Brian Elliott (12 saves on 16 shots: 22-10-2) LG - Ondrej Pavelec (19 saves on 20 shots: 13-14-7) in relief of Michael Hutchinson (3 saves on 7 shots) 
Three Stars:
3. Jaden Schwartz (1 goal, 1 assist) - St. Louis
2. Blake Wheeler (1 goal, 1 assist) - Winnipeg
1. Vladimir Tarasenko (1 goal, 1 assist) - St. Louis

Minnesota Wild 6, New Jersey Devils 2 (from Minnesota) - The Wild improved to 37-23-7 on the season thanks to a 6-2 win over the New Jersey Devils, dropping them to 28-29-10. 
Goals:
MIN - Sean Bergenheim (9) - from Kyle Brodziak and Erik Haula (18:57 1ST)
MIN - Chris Stewart (13) - from Mikko Koivu and Nino Niederreiter (0:13 2ND)
MIN - Jared Spurgeon (8) - from Mikael Granlund and Chris Stewart (4:23 2ND) *GWG*
NJD - Dainius Zubrus (3) - from Steve Bernier and Patrik Elias (10:03 2ND)
MIN - Thomas Vanek (15) - from Charlie Coyle and Justin Fontaine (13:01 2ND)
MIN - Jason Pominville (16) - from Jared Spurgeon and Zach Parise (1:18 3RD)
MIN - Thomas Vanek PPG (16) - from Zach Parise and Ryan Suter (8:18 3RD)
NJD - Scott Gomez (6) - from Steve Bernier and Damon Severson (8:40 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - Devan Dubnyk (30 saves on 32 shots: 28-9-3) LG - Cory Schneider (25 saves on 30 shots: 24-25-6), Keith Kinkaid (7 saves on 8 shots in relief of Schneider) 
Three Stars:
3. Chris Stewart (1 goal, 1 assist) - Minnesota
2. Thomas Vanek (2 goals) - Minnesota
1. Jared Spurgeon (1 goal, 1 assist, GWG) - Minnesota

Los Angeles Kings 5, Colorado Avalanche 2 (from Colorado) - The Kings improved to 32-21-13 on the season thanks to a 5-2 win over the Colorado Avalanche, dropping them to 30-26-11.
Goals:
LAK - Marian Gaborik PPG (20) - from Dustin Brown Brayden McNabb (7:47 1ST)
LAK - Jeff Carter (21) - from Jordan Nolan and Trevor Lewis (11:58 1ST)
COL - Tyson Barrie (11) - from Gabriel Landeskog and Ryan O'Reilly (12:53 1ST)
LAK - Brayden McNabb (2) - from Kyle Clifford and Justin Williams (14:15 1ST) *GWG*
LAK - Kyle Clifford (5) - from Anze Kopitar and Brayden McNabb (15:03 2ND)
COL - Alex Tanguay (18) - from Marc-Andre Cliche and Dennis Everberg (8:27 3RD)
LAK - Jake Muzzin (7) - from Nick Shore and Justin Williams (9:56 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - Jonathan Quick (21 saves on 23 shots: 28-17-11) LG - Calvin Pickard (5 saves on 8 shots: 6-7-3), Reto Berra (20 saves on 22 shots in relief of Pickard)
Three Stars:
3. Justin Williams (2 assists) - Los Angeles
2. Kyle Clifford (1 goal, 1 assist) - Los Angeles
1. Brayden McNabb (1 goal, 2 assists, GWG) - Los Angeles

Three Stars of the Night:
3. Tuukka Rask - Rask stopped 39 of 40 shots he faced in the Bruins 3-1 win over the Senators.
2. Ben Bishop - Bishop stopped all 19 shots he faced for the shutout in the Lightning's 1-0 win over the Canadiens.
1. Brayden McNabb - McNabb scored the game-winning goal and added 2 assists in the Kings 5-2 win over the Avs.

Interesting Stats of the Night:
-Nick Leddy's consecutive game streak ended at 320 games after he missed tonight's game. 
-Sean Bergenheim scored his 1st goal as a member of the Panthers.
-Matt Puempel scored his 1st NHL goal for the Senators.
-Ben Bishop picked up his 3rd shutout of the season.

Current Winning/Losing Streaks (3 or more games):
Tampa Bay Lightning - 4 game winning streak
Boston Bruins - 3 game winning streak

Edmonton Oilers - 5 game losing streak
Buffalo Sabres - 4 game losing streak
Toronto Maple Leafs - 3 game losing streak

Forman Faceoff Highlights of the Night:
-Kevin Hayes gets it tonight with a highlight-reel goal on a great individual effort: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q5T1h5vWe_M
-Honourable mention to Loui Eriksson for his goal tonight: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VGeOlfm8oEk

What's up next - Wednesday March 11th: There are 3 NHL games on tap for Wednesday night:
1. Buffalo Sabres vs. Toronto Maple Leafs at 7:00 PM ET (In Toronto)
2. New York Rangers vs. Washington Capitals at 8:00 PM ET (In Washington)
3. Anaheim Ducks vs. Calgary Flames at 9:30 PM ET (In Calgary) {***Forman's Game of the Night***}

-Joel Forman - The Forman Faceoff

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