Saturday, April 18, 2015

2015 Stanley Cup Playoffs - April 18th Recap

Tampa Bay Lightning 5, Detroit Red Wings 1 (Series tied 1-1)
Goals:
TBL - Tyler Johnson PPG (1) - from Nikita Nesterov and Nikita Kucherov (3:05 1ST)
TBL - Alex Killorn (1) - from Ryan Callahan and Steven Stamkos (7:56 2ND) *GWG*
TBL - Andrej Sustr (1) - from Valtteri Filppul and Vladislav Namestnikov (14:48 2ND)
TBL - Tyler Johnson (2) - from Victor Hedman (19:22 2ND)
DET - Tomas Tatar (1) - from Kyle Quincey and Gustav Nyquist (5:49 3RD)
TBL - Valtteri Filppula PPG (1) - from Steven Stamkos and Nikita Nesterov (15:26 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - Ben Bishop (23 saves on 24 shots) LG - Petr Mrazek (14 saves on 18 shots), Jimmy Howard (11 saves on 12 shots in relief of Mrazek)
Three Stars:
3. Ben Bishop (23 saves on 24 shots for the win) - Tampa Bay
2. Steven Stamkos (2 assists) - Tampa Bay
1. Tyler Johnson (2 goals) - Tampa Bay

St. Louis Blues 4, Minnesota Wild 1 (Series tied 1-1)
Goals:
STL - Vladimir Tarasenko (1) - from Alex Steen and Kevin Shattenkirk (13:18 1ST)
STL - Vladimir Tarasenko PPG (2) - from Alex Steen and Kevin Shattenkirk (18:01 1ST) *GWG*
MIN - Marco Scandella (1) - from Thomas Vanek and Charlie Coyle (1:46 3RD)
STL - Patrik Berglund (1) - from Jaden Schwartz (18:02 3RD)
STL - Vladimir Tarasenko EN (3 - Hat Trick) - from Jori Lehtera (19:43 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - Jake Allen (24 saves on 25 shots) LG - Devan Dubnyk (23 saves on 26 shots)
Three Stars:
3. Jake Allen (24 saves on 25 shots for the win) - St. Louis
2. Alex Steen (2 assists) - St. Louis
1. Vladimir Tarasenko (3 goals, GWG) - St. Louis

Pittsburgh Penguins 4, New York Rangers 3 (Series tied 1-1)
Goals:
NYR - Derek Stepan (1) - from J.T. Miller and Ryan McDonagh (17:05 1ST)
PIT - Brandon Sutter (1) - from Steve Downie and Chris Kunitz (10:01 2ND)
PIT - Sidney Crosby (1) - from Patric Hornqvist and Ian Cole (14:07 2ND)
PIT - Sidney Crosby (2) - from Chris Kunitz and Paul Martin (18:46 2ND)
NYR - Derick Brassard PPG (2) - from Mats Zuccarello and Keith Yandle (3:16 3RD)
PIT - Chris Kunitz PPG (1) - from Brandon Sutter and David Perron (9:41 3RD) *GWG*
NYR - Rick Nash (1) - from Derek Stepan and Dan Boyle (19:56 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - Marc-Andre Fleury (23 saves on 26 shots) LG - Henrik Lundqvist (18 saves on 22 shots)
Three Stars:
3. Derek Stepan (1 goal, 1 assist) - New York
2. Chris Kunitz (1 goal, 2 assists) - Pittsburgh
1. Sidney Crosby (2 goals, GWG) - Pittsburgh

Anaheim Ducks 2, Winnipeg Jets 1 (Ducks lead series 2-0)
Goals:
WPG - Adam Pardy (1) - from Mathieu Perreault and Adam Lowry (15:43 2ND)
ANA - Pat Maroon PPG (1) - from Cam Fowler and Ryan Getzlaf (10:43 3RD)
ANA - Jakob Silfverberg (1) - from Ryan Kesler and Simon Despres (19:40 3RD) *GWG*
Goalies:
WG - Frederik Andersen (28 saves on 29 shots) LG - Ondrej Pavelec (37 saves on 39 shots)
Three Stars:
3. Frederik Andersen (28 saves on 29 shots for the win) - Anaheim
2. Ondrej Pavelec (37 saves on 39 shots) - Winnipeg
1. Jakob Silfverberg (1 goal, GWG) - Anaheim

Three Stars of the Night:
3. Tyler Johnson - Johnson scored 2 goals in the Lightning's 5-1 win over the Red Wings.
2. Sidney Crosby - Crosby scored his 1st 2 goals of the playoffs (including the game-winner) in the Penguins 4-3 win over the Rangers.
1. Vladimir Tarasenko - Tarasenko scored his 1st career playoff hat trick in the Blues 4-1 win over the Wild.

Playoff Schedule Central - Sunday April 19th:
Washington Capitals vs. New York Islanders Game #3 at 12:00 PM ET (In New York)
Nashville Predators vs. Chicago Blackhawks Game #3 at 3:00 PM ET (In Chicago)
Montreal Canadiens vs. Ottawa Senators Game #3 at 7:00 PM ET (In Ottawa)
Vancouver Canucks vs. Calgary Flames Game #3 at 10:00 PM ET (In Calgary)

-Joel Forman - The Forman Faceoff

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