Saturday, March 21, 2015

March 20th NHL Recap

New Jersey Devils 3, Buffalo Sabres 1 (from Buffalo) - The Devils improved to 31-29-11 on the season thanks to a 3-1 win over the Buffalo Sabres, dropping them to 20-44-7.
Goals:
NJD - Steve Bernier (11) - from Scott Gomez and Adam Henrique (9:08 2ND)
NJD - Steve Bernier (12) - from Adam Henrique and Scott Gomez (13:53 2ND) *GWG*
NJD - Jordin Tootoo (9) - unassisted (8:14 3RD)
BUF - Matt Moulson PPG (11) - from Tyler Ennis and Brian Gionta (11:41 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - Keith Kinkaid (28 saves on 29 shots: 5-4-3) LG - Anders Lindback (24 saves on 27 shots: 3-12-2)
Three Stars:
3. Adam Henrique (2 assists) - New Jersey
2. Keith Kinkaid (28 saves on 29 shots for the win) - New Jersey
1. Steve Bernier (2 goals, GWG) - New Jersey

Tampa Bay Lightning 3, Detroit Red Wings 1 (from Tampa Bay) - The Lightning improved to 44-21-7 on the season thanks to a 3-1 win over the Detroit Red Wings, dropping them to 38-21-11. 
Goals:
TBL - Anton Stralman (7) - from Victor Hedman and Ondrej Palat (1:22 2ND)
DET - Tomas Tatar PPG (26) - unassisted (6:57 2ND)
TBL - Alex Killorn (15) - from Victor Hedman and Jonathan Drouin (10:31 3RD) *GWG*
TBL - Steven Stamkos EN (40) - from Brian Boyle and Ondrej Palat (19:32 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - Ben Bishop (30 saves on 31 shots: 35-11-4) LG - Jimmy Howard (29 saves on 31 shots: 20-12-9) 
Three Stars:
3. Jimmy Howard (29 saves on 31 shots) - Detroit
2. Alex Killorn (1 goal, GWG) - Tampa Bay
1. Ben Bishop (30 saves on 31 shots for the win) - Tampa Bay

Anaheim Ducks 3, Colorado Avalanche 2 (OT) - (from Anaheim) - The Ducks improved to 46-20-7 on the season thanks to a 3-2 OT win over the Colorado Avalanche, dropping them to 33-26-12. 
Goals:
ANA - Jiri Sekac (8) - from Tomas Fleischmann and Rickard Rakell (3:37 1ST)
COL - Jarome Iginla (24) - from Matt Duchene and Jan Hejda (5:28 3RD)
COL - Ryan O'Reilly SHG (13) - unassisted (7:19 3RD)
ANA - Rickard Rakell (7) - from Simon Despres and Jiri Sekac (9:04 3RD)
ANA - Corey Perry (29) - from Sami Vatanen (1:25 OT) *GWG*
Goalies:
WG - Frederik Andersen (22 saves on 24 shots: 31-10-5) LG - Semyon Varlamov (37 saves on 40 shots: 25-17-8) 
Three Stars:
3. Rickard Rakell (1 goal, 1 assist) - Anaheim
2. Ryan O'Reilly (1 goal) - Colorado
1. Corey Perry (1 goal, OT winner) - Anaheim

Interesting Stats of the Night:
-Steven Stamkos scored his 40th goal of the season, the 4th time in his career he has reached 40 goals.
-Ben Bishop picked up his 35th win of the season, the 2nd straight season Bishop has had at least 35 wins.

Current Winning/Losing Streaks (3 or more games):
Ottawa Senators - 5 game winning streak
Chicago Blackhawks - 4 game winning streak
Anaheim Ducks - 4 game winning streak
Washington Capitals - 3 game winning streak
Winnipeg Jets - 3 game winning streak
New Jersey Devils - 3 game winning streak

Arizona Coyotes - 6 game losing streak
New York Islanders - 4 game losing streak
Toronto Maple Leafs - 4 game losing streak
Pittsburgh Penguins - 4 game losing streak
Philadelphia Flyers - 3 game losing streak

Forman Faceoff Highlights of the Night:
-Jordin Tootoo gets it tonight for this highlight-reel goal: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cQvECOHHVPg

What's up next - Saturday March 21st: There are 10 NHL games on tap for Thursday night:
1. St. Louis Blues vs, Minnesota Wild at 2:00 PM ET (In Minnesota)
2. Columbus Blue Jackets vs. Calgary Flames at 4:00 PM ET (In Calgary)
3. Vancouver Canucks vs. Los Angeles Kings at 4:00 PM ET (In Los Angeles)
4. San Jose Sharks vs. Montreal Canadiens at 7:00 PM ET (In Montreal) {***Forman's Game of the Night***}
5. Toronto Maple Leafs vs. Ottawa Senators at 7:00 PM ET (In Ottawa)
6. Boston Bruins vs. Florida Panthers at 7:00 PM ET (In Florida)
7. New York Islanders vs. New Jersey Devils at 7:00 PM ET (In New Jersey)
8. New York Rangers vs. Carolina Hurricanes at 7:00 PM ET (In Carolina)
9. Washington Capitals vs. Winnipeg Jets at 7:00 PM ET (In Winnipeg)
10. Buffalo Sabres vs. Nashville Predators at 8:00 PM ET (In Nashville)
11. Chicago Blackhawks vs. Dallas Stars at 8:00 PM ET (In Dallas)
12. Pittsburgh Penguins vs. Arizona Coyotes at 9:00 PM ET (In Arizona)
13. Philadelphia Flyers vs. Edmonton Oilers at 10:00 PM ET (In Edmonton)

-Joel Forman - The Forman Faceoff

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