Sunday, March 1, 2015

March 1st NHL Recap

Winnipeg Jets 5, Los Angeles Kings 2 (from Winnipeg) - The Jets improved to 32-20-12 on the season thanks to a 5-2 win over the Los Angeles Kings, dropping them to 29-21-12. 
Goals:
WPG - Drew Stafford (11) - from Mark Scheifele and Jiri Tlusty (6:34 1ST)
LAK - Jeff Carter (19) - from Tyler Toffoli and Jake Muzzin (7:18 2ND)
WPG - Tyler Myers (6) - from Blake Wheeler and Chris Thorburn (10:43 2ND)
WPG - Andrew Ladd (21) - from Bryan Little and Dustin Byfuglien (11:25 2ND) *GWG*
WPG - Andrew Ladd (22) - from Michael Frolik (19:16 2ND)
LAK - Jeff Carter (20) - unassisted (14:49 3RD)
WPG - Blake Wheeler EN (17) - from Adam Lowry (19:04 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - Michael Hutchinson (18 saves on 20 shots: 19-7-5) LG - Jonathan Quick (17 saves on 21 shots: 25-17-10), Martin Jones (7 saves on 7 shots in relief of Quick)
Three Stars:
3. Jeff Carter (2 goals) - Los Angeles
2. Tyler Myers (1 goal) - Winnipeg
1. Andrew Ladd (2 goals, GWG) - Winnipeg

Florida Panthers 4, Tampa Bay Lightning 3 (from Florida) - The Panthers improved to 28-22-13 on the season thanks to a 4-3 win over the Tampa Bay Lightning, dropping them to 38-20-6. 
Goals:
FLA - Jaromir Jagr (12) - from Jonathan Huberdeau and Brian Campbell (10:24 1ST)
TBL - Anton Stralman (5) - from Jonathan Drouin and Brian Boyle (12:08 1ST)
FLA - Aleksander Barkov (10) - from Jaromir Jagr and Jonathan Huberdeau (5:31 2ND)
FLA - Brad Boyes (11) - unassisted (17:00 2ND)
FLA - Aaron Ekblad PPG (10) - from Nick Bjugstad and Jonathan Huberdeau (4:18 3RD) *GWG*
TBL - Steven Stamkos (35) - from Alex Killorn and Jason Garrison (8:31 3RD)
TBL - Tyler Johnson (24) - from Nikita Kucherov and Anton Stralman (17:16 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - Al Montoya (20 saves on 23 shots: 5-6-2) LG - Ben Bishop (22 saves on 26 shots: 31-11-3) 
Three Stars:
3. Anton Stralman (1 goal, 1 assist) - Tampa Bay
2. Jonathan Huberdeau (3 assists) - Florida
1. Jaromir Jagr (1 goal, 1 assist) - Florida

Pittsburgh Penguins 5, Columbus Blue Jackets 3 (from Pittsburgh) - The Penguins improved to 36-17-9 on the season thanks to a 5-3 win over the Columbus Blue Jackets, dropping them to 26-32-4. 
Goals:
CBJ - James Wisniewski PPG (8) - from Ryan Johansen and Jack Johnson (17:33 1ST)
PIT - Evgeni Malkin (25) - from Chris Kunitz and Paul Martin (18:55 1ST)
PIT - David Perron PPG (15) - from Evgeni Malkin and Kris Letang (2:34 2ND)
PIT - Evgeni Malkin PPG (26) - from Kris Letang and Sidney Crosby (4:20 2ND)
PIT - Derrick Pouliot PPG (2) - from Patric Hornqvist and Sidney Crosby (17:07 2ND) *GWG*
PIT - Steve Downie (11) - from Daniel Winnik and Brandon Sutter (0:18 3RD)
CBJ - Ryan Johansen SHG (22) - unassisted (5:37 3RD)
CBJ - Nick Foligno (24) - from Scott Hartnell (19:06 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - Marc-Andre Fleury (22 saves on 25 shots: 29-13-6) LG - Curtis McElhinney (36 saves on 41 shots: 10-13-2) 
Three Stars:
3. Kris Letang (2 assists) - Pittsburgh
2. Sidney Crosby (2 assists) - Pittsburgh
1. Evgeni Malkin (2 goals, 1 assist, GWG) - Pittsburgh

Washington Capitals 4, Toronto Maple Leafs 0 (from Washington) - The Capitals improved to 34-20-10 on the season thanks to a 4-0 shutout of the Toronto Maple Leafs, dropping them to 25-33-5. 
Goals:
WSH - Alex Ovechkin (40) - from Nicklas Backstrom and Karl Alzner (0:33 1ST) *GWG*
WSH - Alex Ovechkin (41) - from Brooks Orpik and John Carlson (5:30 2ND)
WSH - Marcus Johansson PPG (15) - from Troy Brouwer and Alex Ovechkin (9:14 3RD)
WSH - Joel Ward EN (15) - from Eric Fehr (15:07 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - Braden Holtby (32 saves on 32 shots: 30-15-9) LG - James Reimer (28 saves on 31 shots: 7-14-0)
Three Stars:
3. Brooks Orpik (1 assist) - Washington
2. Alex Ovechkin (2 goals, 1 assist, GWG) - Washington
1. Braden Holtby (32 saves on 32 shots for the shutout) - Washington 

Anaheim Ducks 3, Dallas Stars 1 (from Dallas) - The Ducks improved to 40-17-7 on the season thanks to a 3-1 win over the Dallas Stars, dropping them to 27-26-10.
Goals:
ANA - Corey Perry (27) - from Jiri Sekac and Ryan Getzlaf (17:46 1ST)
DAL - Patrick Eaves PPG (7) - from Trevor Daley and John Klingberg (17:51 2ND)
ANA - Clayton Stoner (1) - unassisted (4:19 3RD) *GWG*
ANA - Ryan Getzlaf (20) - from Corey Perry (14:09 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - John Gibson (39 saves on 40 shots: 8-5-0) LG - Jhonas Enroth (19 saves on 22 shots: 13-25-2)
Three Stars:
3. Ryan Getzlaf (1 goal, 1 assist) - Anaheim
2. Corey Perry (1 goal, 1 assist) - Anaheim
1. John Gibson (39 saves on 40 shots for the win) - Anaheim

Vancouver Canucks 6, St. Louis Blues 5 (SO) - (from Vancouver) - The Canucks improved to 36-23-3 on the season thanks to a 6-5 shootout win over the St. Louis Blues, dropping them to 40-18-5. 
Goals:
STL - Ryan Reaves (6) - from Steve Ott and Marcel Goc (3:02 1ST)
STL - Alex Pietrangelo (6) - from T.J. Oshie and David Backes (5:59 1ST) 
VAN - Shawn Matthias (16) - from Chris Higgins and Linden Vey (7:24 1ST)
VAN - Yannick Weber (6) - from Radim Vrbata and Derek Dorsett (9:40 1ST)
VAN - Jannik Hansen (13) - from Ronald Kenins and Ryan Stanton (10:15 2ND)
VAN - Henrik Sedin (13) - from Dan Hamhuis and Ronald Kenins (17:52 2ND)
VAN - Nick Bonino (12) - from Yannick Weber and Radim Vrbata (6:07 3RD)
STL - Dmitrij Jaskin PPG (11) - from Paul Stastny and T.J. Oshie (8:18 3RD)
STL - Petteri Lindbohm (2) - from Jaden Schwartz and Vladimir Tarasenko (14:19 3RD)
STL - David Backes (21) - from T.J. Oshie (15:31 3RD)
Shootout winner - Chris Higgins (VAN)
Goalies:
WG - Eddie Lack (34 saves on 39 shots: 8-8-2) LG - Jake Allen (21 saves on 25 shots: 17-6-3), Brian Elliot (5 saves on 6 shots in relief of Allen)
Three Stars:
3. David Backes (1 goal, 1 assist) - St. Louis
2. T.J. Oshie (3 assists) - St. Louis
1. Yannick Weber (1 goal, 1 assist) - Vancouver

Three Stars of the Night:
3. Andrew Ladd - The Jets Captain scored 2 goals (including the game-winner) in the Jets 5-2 win over the Kings,
2. Braden Holtby - Holtby stopped all 32 shots he faced for the shutout in the Capitals 4-0 win over the Leafs.
1. Evgeni Malkin - Malkin scored 2 goals (including the game-winner) and added an assist in the Penguins 5-3 win over the Blue Jackets.

Interesting Stats of the Night:
-Alex Ovechkin became the 1st player to score 40 goals this season. This is the 7th time he has scored 40 goals in his career.
-Braden Holtby picked up his 7th shutout of the season. He also recorded his 30th win of the season, the 1st time he has done so in his career.
-Evgeni Malkin continued his hot streak with his 3rd straight game with 3 points. Malkin has 5 goals, 6 assists for 11 points during a 5 game point streak.

Current Winning/Losing Streaks (3 or more games):
Ottawa Senators - 5 game winning streak
Montreal Canadiens - 4 game winning streak
Pittsburgh Penguins - 4 game winning streak
Carolina Hurricanes - 3 game winning streak


Arizona Coyotes - 9 game losing streak
Dallas Stars - 6 game losing streak
Columbus Blue Jackets - 4 game losing streak
San Jose Sharks - 3 game losing streak
Los Angeles Kings - 3 game losing streak

Forman Faceoff Highlight of the Night:
-John Gibson gets it tonight with this fantastic desperation save on Vernon Fiddler: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P1-EQbnLi1Y

What's up next - Monday March 2nd: There are 3 NHL games on tap for Monday night:
1. Nashville Predators vs. New York Rangers at 7:00 PM ET (In New York)
2. Carolina Hurricanes vs. Chicago Blackhawks at 8:30 PM ET (In Chicago)
3. Montreal Canadiens vs. San Jose Sharks at 10:00 PM ET (In San Jose) {***Forman's Game of the Night***}

-Joel Forman - The Forman Faceoff

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