Monday, March 30, 2015

March 30th NHL Recap

Tampa Bay Lightning 5, Montreal Canadiens 3 (from Montreal) - The Lightning improved to 47-23-7 on the season thanks to a 5-3 win over the Montreal Canadiens, dropping them to 47-22-8.
Goals:
TBL - Vladislav Namestnikov (8) - from Steven Stamkos and Ben Bishop (1:24 2ND)
MTL - Max Pacioretty SHG (37) - from Tomas Plekanec and Andrei Markov (4:24 2ND)
TBL - Jonathan Drouin PPG (3) - from Anton Stralman and Ben Bishop (4:57 2ND)
TBL - Nikita Kucherov (28) - from Vladislav Namestnikov and Ondrej Palat (18:07 2ND)
MTL - Jeff Petry (5) - from Lars Eller (0:23 3RD)
TBL - Vladislav Namestnikov (9) - from Ondrej Palat (6:31 3RD) *GWG*
MTL - P.K. Subban PPG (14) - from Nathan Beaulieu and David Desharnais(16:10 3RD)
TBL - Anton Stralman EN (9) - from Brian Boyle (19:03 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - Ben Bishop (25 saves on 28 shots: 37-13-4) LG - Carey Price (39 saves on 43 shots: 41-16-5)
Three Stars:
3. Ondrej Palat (2 assists) - Tampa Bay
2. Ben Bishop (25 saves on 28 shots for the win, 2 assists) - Tampa Bay
1. Vladislav Namestnikov (2 goals, 1 assist, GWG) - Tampa Bay

Vancouver Canucks 4, St. Louis Blues 1 (from St. Louis) - The Canucks improved to 44-27-5 on the season thanks to a 4-1 win over the St. Louis Blues, dropping them to 46-23-7.
Goals:
VAN - Shawn Matthias (18) - from Chris Tanev (3:54 2ND)
STL - Zbynek Michalek (3) - from Olli Jokinen and T.J. Oshie (12:44 2ND)
VAN - Nick Bonino (15) - from Kevin Bieksa and Radim Vrbata (13:15 2ND) *GWG*
VAN - Radim Vrbata (31) - from Chris Higgins and Chris Tanev (7:06 3RD)
VAN - Alex Burrows EN (15) - from Daniel Sedin (18:29 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - Eddie Lack (23 saves on 24 shots: 15-11-4) LG - Brian Elliott (18 saves on 21 shots: 24-14-3)
Three Stars:
3. Chris Tanev (2 assists) - Vancouver
2. Eddie Lack (23 saves on 24 shots for the win) - Vancouver
1. Radim Vrbata (1 goal, 1 assist) - Vancouver

Chicago Blackhawks 4, Los Angeles Kings 1 (from Chicago) - The Hawks improved to 46-24-6 on the season thanks to a 4-1 win over the Los Angeles Kings, dropping them to 37-25-14. 
Goals:
CHI - Bryan Bickell (13) - from Brandon Saad and Andrew Shaw (5:31 1ST)
LAK - Jake Muzzin (9) - from Trevor Lewis and Nick Shore (19:28 1ST)
CHI - Duncan Keith PPG (9) - from Marian Hossa and Jonathan Toews (1:37 2ND) *GWG*
CHI - Niklas Hjarlmarsson (3) - unassisted (2:41 2ND)
CHI - Marian Hossa (22) - unassisted (13:06 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - Scott Darling (30 saves on 31 shots: 8-3-0) LG - Jonathan Quick (34 saves on 38 shots: 33-21-12) 
Three Stars:
3. Duncan Keith (1 goal, GWG) - Chicago
2. Marian Hossa (1 goal, 1 assist) - Chicago
1. Scott Darling (30 saves on 31 shots for the win) - Chicago

Calgary Flames 5, Dallas Stars 3 (from Dallas) - The Flames improved to 42-28-7 on the season thanks to a 5-3 win over the Dallas Stars, dropping them to 37-30-10.
Goals:
DAL - Jason Spezza (17) - from Patrick Eaves and Trevor Daley (0:40 1ST)
CGY - Dennis Wideman PPG (14) - from Joe Colborne and Johnny Gaudreau (9:34 1ST)
DAL - Tyler Seguin PPG (35) - from Jamie Benn and Jason Spezza (19:26 1ST)
CGY - Jiri Hudler (29) - from Kris Russell and Dennis Wideman (9:25 2ND)
CGY - Raphael Diaz (2) - from David Jones and Lance Bouma (12:27 2ND)
CGY - Johnny Gaudreau (22) - from Sean Monahan and Jiri Hudler (16:14 2ND) *GWG*
DAL - Jason Demers (5) - from Jamie Benn and Vernon Fiddler (3:44 3RD)
CGY - Mikael Backlund EN (10) - from T.J. Brodie (19:53 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - Jonas Hiller (33 saves on 36 shots: 23-18-4) LG - Kari Lehtonen (15 saves on 19 shots: 34-16-10), Jhonas Enroth (5 saves on 5 shots in relief of Lehtonen)
Three Stars:
3. Jason Spezza (1 goal, 1 assist) - Dallas
2. Jiri Hudler (1 goal, 1 assist) - Calgary
1. Johnny Gaudreau (1 goal, 1 assist, GWG) - Calgary

Edmonton Oilers 4, Colorado Avalanche 1 (from Colorado) - The Oilers improved to 23-40-13 on the season thanks to a 4-1 win over the Colorado Avalanche, dropping them to 35-29-12.
Goals:
EDM - Brandon Davidson (1) - from Anton Lander and Andrew Miller (4:49 1ST)
COL - Ryan O'Reilly (15) - from Alex Tanguay and Nate Guenin (13:18 1ST)
EDM - Justin Schultz (6) - from Teddy Purcell (15:28 2ND) *GWG*
EDM - Nikita Nikitin EN (4) - from Andrew Miller and Anton Lander (17:53 3RD)
EDM - Taylor Hall EN (13) - from Andrew Miller and Martin Marincin (18:25 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - Richard Bachman (29 saves on 30 shots: 2-2-0) LG - Semyon Varlamov (32 saves on 34 shots: 26-19-8)
Three Stars:
3. Justin Schultz (1 goal, GWG) - Edmonton
2. Andrew Miller (3 assists) - Edmonton
1. Richard Bachman (29 saves on 30 shots for the win) - Edmonton

Buffalo Sabres 4, Arizona Coyotes 1 (from Arizona) - The Sabres improved to 21-47-8 on the season thanks to a 4-1 win over the Arizona Coyotes, dropping them to 23-46-8.
Goals:
ARI - Connor Murphy (4) - from Sam Gagner and Klas Dahlbeck (1:17 1ST)
BUF - Andrej Meszaros PPG (6) - from Andre Benoit and Mikhail Grigorenko (4:27 2ND)
BUF - Andrej Meszaros (7) - from Nicolas Deslauriers and Zac Dalpe (13:36 2ND) *GWG*
BUF - Brian Gionta SHG/EN (11) - from Marcus Foligno and Mike Weber (18:11 3RD)
BUF - Rasmus Ristolainen EN (8) - from Brian Gionta and Matt Moulson (19:17 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - Anders Lindback (27 saves on 28 shots: 4-13-2) LG - Mike Smith (32 saves on 34 shots: 13-39-5)
Three Stars:
3. Brian Gionta (1 goal, 1 assist) - Buffalo
2. Anders Lindback (27 saves on 28 shots for the win) - Buffalo
1. Andrej Meszaros (2 goals, GWG) - Buffalo

Three Stars of the Night:
3. Scott Darling - Darling stopped 30 of 31 shots he faced in the Blackhawks 4-1 win over the Kings.
2. Johnny Gaudreau - Johnny Hockey scored the game-winning goal and added an assist in the Flames 5-3 win over the Stars.
1. Vladislav Namestnikov - Namestnikov scored 2 goals (including the game-winner) and added an assist in the Lightning's 5-3 win over the Canadiens.

Interesting Stats of the Night:
-Brandon Davidson scored his 1st NHL goal for the Oilers.
-Ben Bishop picked up 2 assists, the 1st goalie to get 2 assists in a game since Ryan Miller did it in his last game as a Sabre on February 25th 2014.
-Ryan O'Reilly extended his point-streak to a career-high 8 games. 
-Jiri Hudler reached 70 points for the 1st time in his NHL career.
-Johnny Gaudreau picked up his 60th point of the season, which is the most by a Flames rookie since Sergei Makarov had 86 points in the 1989/90 season.
-Andrej Meszaros scored 2 goals for the 2nd game in a row. He had 3 in his first 52 games this season before the last 2 games.
-All 6 games tonight were either 4-1 or 5-3 scores.

Current Winning/Losing Streaks (3 or more games):
Columbus Blue Jackets - 6 game winning streak
Minnesota Wild - 5 game winning streak
Anaheim Ducks - 3 game winning streak
Edmonton Oilers - 3 game winning streak

New Jersey Devils - 5 game losing streak

Forman Faceoff Highlight of the Night:
-Raphael Diaz with the fantastic individual effort for the goal: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CnXEiFQ86TQ

What's up next - Tuesday March 31st: There are 7 NHL games on tap for Tuesday night:
1. Florida Panthers vs. Boston Bruins at 7:00 PM ET (In Boston)
2. Carolina Hurricanes vs. Washington Capitals at 7:00 PM ET (In Washington)
3. New Jersey Devils vs. Columbus Blue Jackets at 7:00 PM ET (In Columbus)
4. Tampa Bay Lightning vs. Toronto Maple Leafs at 7:30 PM ET (In Toronto)
5. Ottawa Senators vs. Detroit Red Wings at 7:30 PM ET (In Detroit)
6. Vancouver Canucks vs. Nashville Predators at 8:00 PM ET (In Nashville)
7. New York Rangers vs. Winnipeg Jets at 8:00 PM ET (In Winnipeg) {***Forman's Game of the Night***}

-Joel Forman - The Forman Faceoff

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