Saturday, March 14, 2015

March 14th NHL Recap

Philadelphia Flyers 7, Detroit Red Wings 2 (from Philadelphia) - The Flyers improved to 29-27-14 on the season thanks to a 7-2 win over the Detroit Red Wings, dropping them to 37-19-11. 
Goals:
PHI - Wayne Simmonds PPG (27) - from Brayden Schenn and Mark Streit (5:22 1ST)
PHI - Nicklas Grossmann (5) - from Sean Couturier and Wayne Simmonds (17:07 1ST)
DET - Justin Abdelkader (19) - from Henrik Zetterberg and Danny DeKeyser (4:14 2ND)
PHI - Brayden Schenn PPG (13) - from Wayne Simmonds and Claude Giroux (13:39 2ND) *GWG*
PHI - Brayden Schenn (14) - from Jakub Voracek and Claude Giroux (0:11 3RD)
PHI - Pierre-Edouard Bellemare (5) - from Zac Rinaldo and Vincent Lecavalier (8:22 3RD)
DET - Erik Cole PPG (19) - from Marek Zidlicky and Pavel Datsyuk (10:57 3RD)
PHI - Matt Read PPG (7) - from Andrew MacDonald and Carlo Colaiacovo (16:40 3RD)
PHI - Zac Rinaldo (1) - from Ryan White and Michael Raffl (17:18 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - Steve Mason (31 saves on 33 shots: 14-15-10) LG - Jimmy Howard (29 saves on 36 shots: 20-11-9) 
Three Stars:
3. Steve Mason (31 saves on 33 shots for the win) - Philadelphia
2. Wayne Simmonds (1 goal, 2 assists) - Philadelphia
1. Brayden Schenn (2 goals, 1 assist, GWG) - Philadelphia

Boston Bruins 2, Pittsburgh Penguins 0 (from Pittsburgh) - The Bruins improved to 36-22-10 on the season thanks to a 2-0 shutout of the Pittsburgh Penguins, dropping them to 39-19-10. 
Goals:
BOS - Milan Lucic (15) - from David Pastrnak and Dougie Hamilton (9:53 1ST) *GWG*
BOS - Zdeno Chara EN (7) - from Gregory Campbell (19:22 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - Tuukka Rask (30 saves on 30 shots: 29-16-10) LG - Thomas Greiss (28 saves on 29 shots: 8-4-3)
Three Stars:
3. Thomas Greiss (28 saves on 29 shots) - Pittsburgh
2. Milan Lucic (1 goal, GWG) - Boston
1. Tuukka Rask (30 saves on 30 shots for the shutout) - Boston

Chicago Blackhawks 6, San Jose Sharks 2 (from San Jose) - The Hawks improved to 41-21-6 on the season thanks to a 6-2 win over the San Jose Sharks, dropping them to 34-27-8.
Goals:
CHI - Patrick Sharp (11) - from Antoine Vermette and Brent Seabrook (6:03 1ST)
SJS - Melker Karlsson (12) - from Joe Pavelski and Matt Irwin (16:49 1ST)
CHI - Duncan Keith PPG (8) - from Marian Hossa and Brandon Saad (8:45 2ND)
SJS - Joe Thornton PPG (14) - from Logan Couture and Brent Burns (12:16 2ND)
CHI - Brandon Saad (21) - from Teuvo Teravainen and Corey Crawford (1:21 3RD) *GWG*
CHI - Bryan Bickell (12) - from Brad Richards and Michal Rozsival (4:56 3RD)
CHI - Patrick Sharp PPG (12) - from Brent Seabrook and Antoine Vermette (15:10 3RD)
CHI - Marian Hossa EN (19) - from Niklas Hjalmarsson and Jonathan Toews (17:44 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - Corey Crawford (33 saves on 35 shots: 28-14-5) LG - Antti Niemi (24 saves on 29 shots: 27-19-7)
Three Stars:
3. Corey Crawford (33 saves on 35 shots for the win) - Chicago
2. Brandon Saad (1 goal, 1 assist, GWG) - Chicago
1. Patrick Sharp (2 goals) - Chicago

New York Rangers 2, Buffalo Sabres (from Buffalo) - The Rangers improved to 43-17-7 on the season thanks to a 2-0 shutout of the Buffalo Sabres, dropping them to 19-43-6
Goals:
NYR - Keith Yandle (5) - from Martin St. Louis and Chris Kreider (7:31 3RD) *GWG*
NYR - Martin St. Louis EN (20) - unassisted (19:27 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - Mackenzie Skapski (20 saves on 20 shots: 2-0-0) LG - Anders Lindback (31 saves on 32 shots: 2-11-1)
Three Stars:
3. Anders Lindback (31 saves on 32 shots) - Buffalo
2. Keith Yandle (1 goal, GWG) - New York
1. Mackenzie Skapski (20 saves on 20 shots for the shutout) - New York

Winnipeg Jets 2, Tampa Bay Lightning 1 (from Tampa Bay) - The Jets improved to 34-23-12 on the season thanks to a 2-1 win over the Tampa Bay Lightning, dropping them to 42-21-7.
Goals:
TBL - Nikita Kucherov (26) - from Jonathan Drouin and Matt Carle (4:13 3RD)
WPG - Drew Stafford PPG (14) - from Lee Stempniak and Jiri Tlusty (10:00 3RD)
WPG - Blake Wheeler (20) - unassisted (12:44 3RD) *GWG*
Goalies:
WG - Ondrej Pavelec (15 saves on 16 shots: 14-14-7) LG - Andrei Vasilevskiy (27 saves on 29 shots: 6-4-1)
Three Stars:
3. Andrei Vasilevskiy (27 saves on 29 shots) - Tampa Bay
2. Drew Stafford (1 goal) - Winnipeg
1. Blake Wheeler (1 goal, GWG) - Winnipeg

Montreal Canadiens 3, New York Islanders 1 (from New York) - The Canadiens improved to 43-19-7 on the season thanks to a 3-1 win over the New York Islanders, dropping them to 43-24-4.
Goals:
MTL - Tomas Plekanec (20) - from Alex Galchenyuk and P.A. Parentaeu (0:58 2ND)
MTL - Max Pacioretty SHG (34) - from Lars Eller (3:13 2ND) *GWG*
NYI - Josh Bailey PPG (15) - unassisted (17:42 3RD)
MTL - Lars Eller EN (11) - from Brendan Gallagher (19:35 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - Carey Price (35 saves on 36 shots: 38-14-4) LG -  Michal Neuvirth (27 saves on 29 shots: 7-18-4)
Three Stars:
3. Lars Eller (1 goal, 1 assist) - Montreal
2. Max Pacioretty (1 goal, GWG) - Montreal
1. Carey Price (35 saves on 36 shots for the win) - Montreal

Florida Panthers 2, Carolina Hurricanes 0 (from Carolina) - The Panthers improved to 31-23-14 on the season thanks to a 2-0 shutout of the Carolina Hurricanes, dropping them to 25-34-8.
Goals:
FLA - Brandon Pirri PPG (14) - from Jimmy Hayes (16:20 2ND) *GWG*
FLA - Dave Bolland EN (4) - from Jussi Jokinen and Derek MacKenzie (19:20 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - Dan Ellis (27 saves on 27 shots: 3-0-1) LG - Cam Ward (20 saves on 21 shots: 18-21-5)
Three Stars:
3. Brandon Pirri (1 goal, GWG) - Carolina
2. Cam Ward (20 saves on 21 shots) - Carolina
1. Dan Ellis (27 saves on 27 shots for the shutout) - Florida

Vancouver Canucks 4, Toronto Maple Leafs 1 (from Vancouver) - The Canucks improved to 39-25-4 on the season thanks to a 4-1 win over the Toronto Maple Leafs, dropping them to 27-37-6. 
Goals:
VAN - Chris Higgins (9) - from Brad Richardson and Derek Dorsett (16:44 1ST)
VAN - Derek Dorsett (6) - from Nick Bonino (6:09 2ND) *GWG*
VAN - Jannik Hansen (14) - from Ronald Kenins and Bo Horvat (6:41 2ND)
TOR - Phil Kessel (24) - Penalty Shot (12:38 3RD)
VAN - Shawn Matthias EN (17) - from Derek Dorsett and Kevin Bieksa (17:02 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - Eddie Lack (28 saves on 29 shots: 11-9-3) LG - Jonathan Bernier (31 saves on 34 shots: 20-22-6) 
Three Stars:
3. Jannik Hansen (1 goal) - Vancouver
2. Eddie Lack (28 saves on 29 shots for the win) - Vancouver
1. Derek Dorsett (1 goal, 2 assists, GWG) - Vancouver

Minnesota Wild 3, St. Louis Blues 1 (from St. Louis) - The Wild improved to 38-24-7 on the season thanks to a 3-1 win over the St. Louis Blues, dropping them to 43-20-5.
Goals:
STL - David Backes (23) - from Alex Steen and Paul Stastny (4:57 2ND)
MIN - Thomas Vanek (17) - from Justin Fontaine and Charlie Coyle (5:43 2ND)
MIN - Nino Niederreiter (22) - from Mikko Koivu and Jared Spurgeon (13:27 3RD) *GWG*
MIN - Kyle Brodziak (9) - unassisted (13:44 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - Devan Dubnyk (41 saves on 42 shots: 29-10-3) LG - Brian Elliott (16 saves on 19 shots: 23-11-2)
Three Stars:
3. David Backes (1 goal) - St. Louis
2. Nino Niederreiter (1 goal, GWG) - Minnesota
1. Devan Dubnyk (41 saves on 42 shots for the win) - Minnesota

New Jersey Devils 4, Arizona Coyotes 1 (from Arizona) - The Devils improved to 29-29-11 on the season thanks to a 4-1 win over the Arizona Coyotes, dropping them to 21-40-8.
Goals:
NJD - Adam Henrique PPG (15) - from Travis Zajac and Damon Severson (18:03 2ND)
NJD - Stephen Gionta (5) - from Jordin Tootoo and Jon Merrill (0:50 3RD) *GWG*
ARI - Shane Doan (13) - from Mark Arcobello and Tobias Rieder (6:05 3RD)
NJD - Jordin Tootoo (8) - from Mike Cammalleri and Travis Zajac (6:25 3RD)
NJD - Mike Cammalleri (25) - from Andy Greene and Adam Larsson (9:25 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - Cory Schneider (30 saves on 31 shots: 25-25-7) LG - Mike Smith (25 saves on 29 shots: 11-34-5)
Three Stars:
3. Mike Cammalleri (1 goal, 1 assist) - New Jersey
2. Cory Schneider (30 saves on 31 shots for the win) - New Jersey
1. Jordin Tootoo (1 goal, 1 assist) - New Jersey

Colorado Avalanche 3, Calgary Flames 2 (from Colorado) - The Avalanche improved to 32-26-11 on the season thanks to a 3-2 win over the Calgary Flames, dropping them to 38-26-5. 
Goals:
COL - Alex Tanguay PPG (19) - from Jarome Iginla and Tyson Barrie (9:40 2ND)
COL - Ryan O'Reilly (11) - from Alex Tanguay and Nate Guenin (11:27 2ND)
CGY - David Jones (12) - from Mikael Backlund and Lance Bouma (3:54 3RD)
COL - John Mitchell (8) - from Matt Duchene and Tyson Barrie (4:22 3RD) *GWG*
CGY - Lance Bouma (13) - from David Jones and Mikael Backlund (5:48 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - Semyon Varlamov (29 saves on 31 shots: 24-17-7) LG - Karri Ramo (23 saves on 26 shots: 13-8-1) 
Three Stars:
3. Semyon Varlamov (29 saves on 31 shots) - Colorado
2. Lance Bouma (1 goal, 1 assist) - Calgary
1. Alex Tanguay (1 goal, 1 assist) - Colorado

Nashville Predators 2, Los Angeles Kings 1 (from Los Angeles) - The Predators improved to 43-20-7 on the season thanks to a 2-1 win over the Los Angeles Kings, dropping them to 33-22-13.
Goals:
LAK - Jeff Carter PPG (24) - from Andrej Sekera and Drew Doughty (7:44 1ST)
NSH - Craig Smith PPG (22) - from Ryan Ellis and Seth Jones (6:37 3RD)
NSH - Viktor Stalberg (1) - from Roman Josi and Matt Cullen (7:43 3RD) *GWG*
Goalies:
WG - Pekka Rinne (23 saves on 24 shots: 37-14-3) LG - Jonathan Quick (21 saves on 23 shots: 29-18-7)
Three Stars:
3. Viktor Stalberg (1 goal, GWG) - Nashville
2. Jonathan Quick (21 saves on 23 shots) - Los Angeles
1. Pekka Rinne (23 saves on 24 shots for the win) - Nashville

Three Stars of the Night:
3. Dan Ellis - Ellis stopped all 27 shots he faced for the shutout in the Panthers 2-0 win over the Hurricanes.
2. Brayden Schenn - Schenn scored 2 goals (including the game-winner) and added an assist in the Flyers 7-2 rout of the Red Wings.
1. Tuukka Rask - Rask stopped all 30 shots he faced for the shutout in the Bruins 2-0 win over the Penguins.

Interesting Stats of the Night:
-Tuukka Rask picked up his 3rd shutout of the season.
-Keith Yandle scored his 1st goal as a member of the Rangers.
-Mackenzie Skapski picked up his 1st career shutout.
-Dan Ellis picked up his 1st shutout of the season.
-Martin St. Louis scored his 20th goal of the season, the 11th consecutive season he has reached 20 goals (not including lockout-shortened season in 2013).
-Devan Dubnyk picked up his 20th win with the Minnesota Wild in only 27 games.

Current Winning/Losing Streaks (3 or more games):
Boston Bruins - 5 game winning streak
New York Rangers - 4 game winning streak
Columbus Blue Jackets - 3 game winning streak
Dallas Stars - 3 game winning streak
Florida Panthers - 3 game winning strea

Edmonton Oilers - 7 game losing streak
Buffalo Sabres - 6 game losing streak
New York Islanders - 3 game losing streak

Forman Faceoff Highlight of the Night:
-Carey Price with the ridiculous desperation glove save on Matt Martin: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4KUkhxV5EC4

What's up next - Sunday March 15th: There are 7 NHL games on tap for Sunday:
1. Detroit Red Wings vs. Pittsburgh Penguins at 12:30 PM ET (In Pittsburgh)
2. Florida Panthers vs. New York Rangers at 5:00 PM ET (In New York)
3. Carolina Hurricanes vs. Columbus Blue Jackets at 5:00 PM ET (In Columbus)
4. St. Louis Blues vs. Dallas Stars at 6:00 PM ET (In Dallas)
5. Philadelphia Flyers vs. Ottawa Senators at 7:00 PM ET (In Ottawa)
6. Boston Bruins vs. Washington Capitals at 7:30 PM ET (In Washington)
7. Nashville Predators vs. Anaheim Ducks at 8:00 PM ET (In Anaheim) {***Forman's Game of the Night***}

-Joel Forman - The Forman Faceoff

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