March 27th NHL Recap

Minnesota Wild 4, Calgary Flames 2 (from Minnesota) - The Wild improved to 43-25-7 on the season thanks to a 4-2 win over the Calgary Flames, dropping them to 40-28-7. 

Goals:

CGY - Josh Jooris (12) - from Matt Stajan and Joe Colborne (5:52 1ST)

MIN - Matt Dumba PPG (8) - from Mikael Granlund and Jared Spurgeon (10:28 1ST)

MIN - Thomas Vanek (20) - from Justin Fontaine and Charlie Coyle (3:36 3RD)

MIN - Mikko Koivu (12) - from Chris Stewart and Jonas Brodin (6:59 3RD) *GWG*

MIN - Zach Parise (30) - unassisted (11:46 3RD)

CGY - Markus Granlund (6) - from Mason Raymond and Paul Byron (15:17 3RD)

Goalies:

WG - Devan Dubnyk (23 saves on 25 shots: 34-11-3) LG - Karri Ramo (31 saves on 35 shots: 15-9-3), Jonas Hiller (1 save on 1 shot in relief of Ramo) 

Three Stars:

3. Thomas Vanek (1 goal) - Minnesota

2. Mikko Koivu (1 goal, GWG) - Minnesota

1. Zach Parise (1 goal) - Minnesota

Columbus Blue Jackets 5, Chicago Blackhawks 2 (from Chicago) - The Blue Jackets improved to 35-35-4 on the season thanks to a 5-2 win over the Chicago Blackhawks, dropping them to 44-24-6.

Goals:

CHI - Brandon Saad (22) - from Johnny Oduya and Patrick Sharp (3:26 1ST)

CBJ - Ryan Johansen (25) - unassisted (4:07 1ST)

CBJ - Cam Atkinson (17) - from Cody Goloubef (9:24 1ST)

CHI - Jonathan Toews (24) - from Johnny Oduya and Kris Versteeg (11:38 1ST)

CBJ - Kevin Connauton (9) - unassisted (13:03 1ST) *GWG*

CBJ - Cam Atkinson SHG (18) - from Cody Goloubef and Artem Anisimov (15:46 1ST)
CBJ - Cam Atkinson EN (19 - Hat Trick) - from Nick Foligno and Ryan Johansen (19:01 3RD)

Goalies:

WG - Sergei Bobrovsky (31 saves on 33 shots: 24-17-2) LG - Corey Crawford (9 saves on 13 shots: 30-17-5), Scott Darling (13 saves on 13 shots in relief of Crawford)

Three Stars:

3. Cody Goloubef (2 assists) - Columbus

2. Ryan Johansen (1 goal, 1 assist) - Columbus

1. Cam Atkinson (3 goals) - Columbus

Edmonton Oilers 4, Dallas Stars 0 (from Edmonton) - The Oilers improved to 22-40-13 on the season thanks to a 4-0 shutout of the Dallas Stars, dropping them to 36-29-10. 

Goals:

EDM - Jordan Eberle (22) - from Ryan Nugent-Hopkins and Benoit Pouliot (0:33 1ST) *GWG*
EDM - Derek Roy (12) - from Nail Yakupov and Teddy Purcell (9:24 3RD)
EDM - Benoit Pouliot (17) - from Taylor Hall and Justin Schultz (13:32 3RD)
EDM - Andrew Miller (1) - Penalty Shot (16:40 3RD)

Goalies:

WG - Richard Bachman (29 saves on 29 shots: 1-2-0) LG - Kari Lehtonen (24 saves on 28 shots: 33-15-10) 

Three Stars:

3. Jordan Eberle (1 goal, GWG) - Edmonton

2. Benoit Pouliot (1 goal, 1 assist) - Edmonton

1. Richard Bachman (29 saves on 29 shots for the shutout) - Edmonton

Interesting Stats of the Night:

-Zach Parise scored his 30th goal of the season, the 6th time in his career he has reached 30 goals.

-Thomas Vanek scored his 20th goal of the season, the 10th consecutive season he's scored at least 20 goals.
-Cam Atkinson scored his 2nd career hat trick.
-Andrew Miller scoed his 1st NHL goal for the Oilers. It was also on a penalty shot, making him the 6th player in NHL history to score his 1st goal on a penalty shot.

-Richard Bachman picked up his 2nd career shutout against the team that drafted him the Dallas Stars.

Current Winning/Losing Streaks (3 or more games):

Columbus Blue Jackets - 5 game winning streak

Minnesota Wild - 4 game winning streak
Nashville Predators - 3 game winning streak

Los Angeles Kings - 3 game winning streak

Toronto Maple Leafs - 7 game losing streak
Boston Bruins - 6 game losing streak

Forman Faceoff Highlight of the Night:

-Cam Atkinson's 2nd career hat trick gets it tonight: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rzc8qxzej-M

What's up next - Saturday March 28th: There are 13 NHL games on tap for Saturday:

1. Nashville Predators vs. Washington Capitals at 12:30 PM ET (In Washington)

2. New York Rangers vs. Boston Bruins at 1:00 PM ET (In Boston)

3. Anaheim Ducks vs. New York Islanders at 1:00 PM ET (In New York)

4. San Jose Sharks vs. Philadelphia Flyers at 1:00 PM ET (In Philadelphia)

5. Arizona Coyotes vs. Pittsburgh Penguins at 1:00 PM ET (In Pittsburgh)

6. Tampa Bay Lightning vs. Detroit Red Wings at 2:00 PM ET (In Detroit)

7. Ottawa Senators vs. Toronto Maple Leafs at 7:00 PM ET (In Toronto)

8. Florida Panthers vs. Montreal Canadiens at 7:00 PM ET (In Montreal)

9. New Jersey Devils vs. Carolina Hurricanes at 7:00 PM ET (In Carolina)

10. Columbus Blue Jackets vs. St. Louis Blues at 8:00 PM ET (In St. Louis)

11. Los Angeles Kings vs. Minnesota Wild at 8:00 PM ET (In Minnesota) {***Forman's Game of the Night***}

12. Buffalo Sabres vs. Colorado Avalanche at 9:00 PM ET (In Colorado)

13. Dallas Stars vs. Vancouver Canucks at 10:00 PM ET (In Vancouver)

-Joel Forman - The Forman Faceoff