2015 Stanley Cup Playoffs - April 20th Recap

New York Rangers 2, Pittsburgh Penguins 1 (Rangers lead series 2-1)

Goals:

NYR - Carl Hagelin (1) - from Keith Yandle and Dan Girardi (8:43 1ST)

NYR - Chris Kreider (1) - from Marc Staal and Dan Girardi (11:07 2ND) *GWG*

PIT - Patric Hornqvist (1) - from Sidney Crosby and Ian Cole (13:12 3RD)

Goalies:

WG - Henrik Lundqvist (23 saves on 24 shots) LG - Marc-Andre Fleury (24 saves on 26 shots)

Three Stars:

3. Patric Hornqvist (1 goal) - Pittsburgh

2. Chris Kreider (1 goal, GWG) - New York

1. Henrik Lundqvist (23 saves on 24 shots for the win) - New York

Minnesota Wild 3, St. Louis Blues 0 (Wild lead series 2-1)

Goals:

MIN - Jason Pominville (2) - from Zach Parise and Mikael Granlund (14:08 2ND) *GWG*

MIN - Zach Parise (1) - from Jason Pominville and Mikael Granlund (16:13 2ND)

MIN - Nino Niederreiter EN (1) - unassisted (17:58 3RD)

Goalies:

WG - Devan Dubnyk (17 saves on 17 shots) LG - Jake Allen (21 saves on 23 shots)

Three Stars:

3. Zach Parise (1 goal, 1 assist) - Minnesota

2. Devan Dubnyk (17 saves on 17 shots for the shutout) - Minnesota

1. Jason Pominville (1 goal, 1 assist, GWG) - Minnesota

Anaheim Ducks 5, Winnipeg Jets 4 (OT) - (Ducks lead series 3-0)

Goals:

WPG - Lee Stempniak (1) - from Adam Lowry and Jacob Trouba (9:38 1ST)

ANA - Cam Fowler (1) - from Andrew Cogliano and Jakob Silfverberg (19:53 1ST)

ANA - Corey Perry (3) - from Hampus Lindholm and Francois Beauchemin (3:08 2ND)

WPG - Tyler Myers PPG (1) - unassisted (6:40 2ND)

WPG - Blake Wheeler (1) - from Drew Stafford and Toby Enstrom (9:37 2ND)

ANA - Jakob Silfverberg (2) - from Ryan Kesler (16:04 2ND)

WPG - Bryan Little (1) - unassisted (18:18 2ND)
ANA - Ryan Kesler (1) - from Jakob Silfverberg and Andrew Cogliano (17:46 3RD)
ANA - Rickard Rakell (1) - from Francois Beauchemin and Andrew Cogliano (5:12 OT) *GWG*

Goalies:

WG - Frederik Andersen (31 saves on 35 shots) LG - Ondrej Pavelec (25 saves on 30 shots)

Three Stars:

3. Andrew Cogliano (3 assists) - Anaheim

2. Bryan Little (1 goal) - Winnipeg

1. Jakob Silfverberg (1 goal, 2 assists) - Anaheim

Playoff Schedule Central - Tuesday April 21st:

Tampa Bay Lightning vs. Detroit Red Wings Game #3 at 7:00 PM ET (In Detroit)

Washington Capitals vs. New York Islanders Game #4 at 7:30 PM ET (In New York)

Nashville Predators vs. Chicago Blackhawks Game #4 at 9:30 PM ET (In Chicago)

Vancouver Canucks vs. Calgary Flames Game #4 at 10:00 PM ET (In Calgary)

-Joel Forman - The Forman Faceoff