Monday, March 23, 2015

March 23rd NHL Recap

Los Angeles Kings 3, New Jersey Devils 1 (from New Jersey) - The Kings improved to 35-23-14 on the season thanks to a 3-1 win over the New Jersey Devils, dropping them to 31-31-11.
Goals:
LAK - Andrej Sekera (3) - from Anze Kopitar and Marian Gaborik (10:44 1ST)
LAK - Tyler Toffoli PPG (21) - from Marian Gaborik and Anze Kopitar (19:22 1ST) *GWG*
NJD - Scott Gomez (7) - from Eric Gelinas and Damon Severson (2:12 2ND)
LAK - Anze Kopitar (15) - from Jake Muzzin and Justin Williams (5:05 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - Jonathan Quick (19 saves on 20 shots: 31-19-12) LG - Cory Schneider (30 saves on 33 shots: 26-27-7)
Three Stars:
3. Marian Gaborik (2 assists) - Los Angeles
2. Tyler Toffoli (1 goal, GWG) - Los Angeles
1. Anze Kopitar (1 goal, 2 assists) - Los Angeles

Chicago Blackhawks 3, Carolina Hurricanes 1 (from Carolina) - The Hawks improved to 44-22-6 on the season thanks to a 3-1 win over the Carolina Hurricanes, dropping them to 26-36-10.
Goals:
CHI - Andrew Shaw (11) - from Marcus Kruger and Patrick Sharp (7:48 1ST)
CHI - Patrick Sharp (13) - from Marian Hossa and Nicklas Hjalmarsson (9:07 1ST) *GWG*
CAR - Victor Rask (11) - from Eric Staal and John-Michael Liles (3:54 2ND)
CHI - Andrew Shaw EN (12) - from Joakim Nordstrom and Jonathan Toews (19:20 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - Corey Crawford (43 saves on 44 shots: 30-15-5) LG - Anton Khudobin (22 saves on 24 shots: 8-15-5)
Three Stars:
3. Patrick Sharp (1 goal, 1 assist, GWG) - Chicago
2. Andrew Shawn (2 goals) - Chicago
1. Corey Crawford (43 saves on 44 shots for the win) - Chicago

Minnesota Wild 2, Toronto Maple Leafs 1 (In Toronto) - The Wild improved to 41-25-7 on the season thanks to a 2-1 win over the Toronto Maple Leafs, dropping them to 27-41-6.
Goals:
MIN - Charlie Coyle (11) - from  Thomas Vanek (18:58 1ST)
MIN - Thomas Vanek (19) - from Ryan Suter and Justin Fontaine (9:08 3RD) *GWG*
TOR - Jake Gardiner (4) - from Joffrey Lupul (13:36 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - Devan Dubnyk (34 saves on 35 shots: 32-11-3) LG - Jonathan Bernier (30 saves on 32 shots: 20-26-6)
Three Stars:
3. Charlie Coyle (1 goal) - Minnesota
2. Thomas Vanek (1 goal, 1 assist, GWG) - Minnesota
1. Devan Dubnyk (34 saves on 35 shots for the win) - Minnesota

Ottawa Senators 5, San Jose Sharks 2 (from Ottawa) - The Senators improved to 37-24-11 on the season thanks to a 5-2 win over the San Jose Sharks, dropping them to 35-30-8. 
Goals:
OTT - Mika Zibanejad (18) - from Mike Hoffman and Bobby Ryan (14:09 1ST)
SJS - Joe Pavelski (35) - from Brent Burns and Patrick Marleau (12:47 2ND)
SJS - Chris Tierney (3) - from Tommy Wingels and Matt Nieto (13:16 2ND)
OTT - Mika Zibanejad (19) - from Bobby Ryan and Mike Hoffman (2:19 3RD)
OTT - Alex Chiasson (11) - from Mark Stone and Cody Cody Ceci (12:11 3RD) *GWG*
OTT - Jean-Gabriel Pageau (6) - from Erik  Karlsson (13:23 3RD)
OTT - Mike Hoffman EN (26) - from David Legwand and Bobby Ryan (18:37 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - Andrew Hammond (29 saves on 31 shots: 14-0-1) LG - Antti Niemi (31 saves on 35 shots: 28-22-7) 
Three Stars:
3. Mike Hoffman (1 goal, 2 assists) - Ottawa
2. Bobby Ryan (3 assists) - Ottawa
1. Mika Zibanejad (2 goals) - Ottawa

Dallas Stars 4, Buffalo Sabres 3 (from Dallas) - The Stars improved to 35-28-10 on the season thanks to a 4-3 win over the Buffalo Sabres, dropping them to 20-46-7. 
Goals:
BUF - Brian Gionta (8) - from Marcus Foligno and Mikhail Grigorenko (13:39 1ST)
DAL - Jamie Benn (25) - from Patrick Eaves and Patrick Nemeth (19:31 1ST)
BUF - Matt Moulson PPG (12) - from Johan Larsson and Tyler Ennis (11:07 2ND)
DAL - Jamie Benn PPG (26) - from Alex Goligoski (1:56 3RD)
BUF - Matt Moulson (13) - from Tyler Ennis (10:52 3RD)
DAL - Patrick Eaves (10) - from Tyler Seguin and Jamie Benn (12:35 3RD)
DAL - Cody Eakin (15) - from John Klingberg and Ales Hemsky (16:46 3RD) *GWG*
Goalies:
WG - Kari Lehtonen (25 saves on 28 shots: 32-14-10) LG - Anders Lindback (35 saves on 39 shots: 3-13-2) 
Three Stars:
3. Patrick Eaves (1 goal, 1 assist) - Dallas
2. Matt Moulson (2 goals) - Buffalo
1. Jamie Benn (2 goals, 1 assist) - Dallas

Calgary Flames 3, Colorado Avalanche 2 (from Calgary) - The Flames improved to 40-27-6 on the season thanks to a 3-2 win over the Colorado Avalanche, dropping them to 33-27-12. 
Goals:
CGY - David Jones (13) - from Lance Bouma and Markus Granlund (6:18 1ST)
COL - Alex Tanguay (20) - from Gabriel Landeskog and Ryan O'Reilly (17:46 1ST)
CGY - Jiri Hudler (27) - from Dennis Wideman and Sean Monahan (19:44 1ST)
CGY - Lance Bouma (13) - from T.J. Brodie and David Jones (8:40 3RD) *GWG*
COL - Gabriel Landeskog (21) - from Ryan O'Reilly and Zach Redmond (10:46 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - Karri Ramo (25 saves on 27 shots: 15-8-2) LG - Semyon Varlamov (23 saves on 26 shots: 25-18-8) 
Three Stars:
3. David Jones (1 goal, 1 assist) - Calgary
2. Gabriel Landeskog (1 goal, 1 assist) - Colorado
1. Lance Bouma (1 goal, 1 assist, GWG) - Calgary

Winnipeg Jets 4, Edmonton Oilers 1 (from Edmonton) - The Jets improved to 38-23-12 on the season thanks to a 4-1 win over the Edmonton Oilers, dropping them to 20-40-13.
Goals:
WPG - Drew Stafford (16) - unassisted (7:32 1ST)
WPG - Lee Stempniak (11) - from Jiri Tlusty and Tyler Myers (5:31 2ND) *GWG*
WPG - Tyler Myers PPG (7) - from Tobias Enstrom (16:00 2ND)
EDM - Ryan Nugent-Hopkins (23) - from Taylor Hall and Oscar Klefbom (1:10 3RD)
WPG - Michael Frolik (17) - from Andrew Ladd and Jay Harrison (12:17 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - Ondrej Pavelec (33 saves on 34 shots: 18-14-7) LG - Beb Scrivens (20 saves on 24 shots: 14-23-10)
Three Stars:
3. Drew Stafford (1 goal) - Winnipeg
2. Ondrej Pavelec (33 saves on 34 shots for the win) - Winnipeg
1. Tyler Myers (1 goal, 1 assist) - Winnipeg

Three Stars of the Night:
3. Mika Zibanejad - Zibanejad scored 2 goals in the Senators 5-2 win over the Sharks.
2. Anze Kopitar - Kopitar scored his 15th goal of the season and added 2 assists in the Kings 3-1 win over the Devils.
1. Jamie Benn - Benn scored 2 goals and added 1 assist in the Stars 4-3 win over the Sabres.

Interesting Stats of the Night:
-Corey Crawford picked up his 30th win of the season, the 4th time in his career he has reached 30 wins.
-Jonathan Toews picked up his 500th career point.
-Joel Quenneville became the 3rd Head Coach in NHL history to reach 750 wins, joining Al Abour (782 wins) and Scotty Bowman (1244 wins)
-Andrew Hammond became the 2nd goal in NHL history to begin his career without a regulation loss through his first 15 starts. The Hamburlgar is 14-0-1 to start his career.
-Eric Brewer played his 1000th NHL game.

Current Winning/Losing Streaks (3 or more games):
Ottawa Senators - 7 game winning streak
Winnipeg Jets - 5 game winning streak
Montreal Canadiens - 3 game winning streak
Columbus Blue Jackets - 3 game winning streak
Tampa Bay Lightning - 3 game winning streak
Dallas Stars - 3 game winning streak

Arizona Coyotes - 8 game losing streak
Toronto Maple Leafs - 6 game losing streak
Boston Bruins - 6 game losing streak
Philadelphia Flyers - 4 game losing streak
Buffalo Sabres - 3 game losing streak

What's up next - Tuesday March 24th: There are 8 NHL games on tap for Tuesday night:
1. Minnesota Wild vs. New York Islanders at 7:00 PM ET (In New York)
2. Los Angeles Kings vs. New York Rangers at 7:00 PM ET (In New York)
3. St. Louis Blues vs. Pittsburgh Penguins at 7:00 PM ET (In Pittsburgh) {***Forman's Game of the Night***}
4. Anaheim Ducks vs. Columbus Blue Jackets at 7:00 PM ET (In Columbus)
5. Arizona Coyotes vs. Detroit Red Wings at 7:30 PM ET (In Detroit)
6. Florida Panthers vs. Tampa Bay Lightning at 7:30 PM ET (In Tampa Bay)
7. Montreal Canadiens vs. Nashville Predators at 8:00 PM ET (In Nashville)
8. Winnipeg Jets vs. Vancouver Canucks at 10:00 PM ET (In Vancouver)

-Joel Forman - The Forman Faceoff

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