Wednesday, April 22, 2015

2015 Stanley Cup Playoffs - April 22nd Recap

Ottawa Senators 1, Montreal Canadiens 0 (Canadiens lead series 3-1)
Goals:
OTT - Mike Hoffman (1) - from Cody Ceci (9:05 3RD) *GWG*
Goalies:
WG - Craig Anderson (28 saves on 28 shots) LG - Carey Price (31 saves on 32 shots)
Three Stars:
3. Mike Hoffman (1 goal, GWG) - Ottawa
2. Carey Price (31 saves on 32 shots) - Montreal
1. Craig Anderson (28 saves on 28 shots for the shutout) - Ottawa

New York Rangers 2, Pittsburgh Penguins 1 (OT) - (Rangers lead series 3-1)
Goals:
PIT - Patric Hornqvist (2) - from Ben Lovejoy and Paul Martin (2:22 1ST)
NYR - Derick Brassard (3) - from Rick Nash and Ryan McDonagh (17:15 2ND)
NYR - Kevin Hayes (1) - from Carl Hagelin and Martin St. Louis (3:14 OT) *GWG*
Goalies:
WG - Henrik Lundqvist (22 saves on 23 shots) LG - Marc-Andre Fleury (22 saves on 24 shots)
Three Stars:
3. Patric Hornqvist (1 goal) - Pittsburgh
2. Henrik Lundqvist (22 saves on 23 shots for the win) - New York
1. Keyin Hayes (1 goal, OT winner) - New York

St. Louis Blues 6, Minnesota Wild 1 (Series tied 2-2)
Goals:
STL - Ryan Reaves (1) - from Alex Pietrangelo and Chris Porter (5:34 1ST)
STL - Vladimir Tarasenko (4) - from Kevin Shattenkirk and David Backes (6:59 1ST) *GWG*
STL - David Backes (1) - from Kevin Shattenkirk and TJ Oshie (10:06 1ST)
MIN - Jared Spurgeon PPG (1) - from Nino Niederreiter and Mikael Granlund (1:41 2ND)
STL - Paul Stastny (1) - from Patrik Berglund and Dmitrij Jaskin (3:39 2ND)
STL - Vladimir Tarasenko (5) - from Jori Lehtera and Kevin Shattenkirk (15:47 2ND)
STL - Patrik Berglund (2) - unassisted (16:50 2ND)
Goalies:
WG - Jake Allen (17 saves on 18 shots) LG - Devan Dubnyk (11 saves on 17 shots), Darcy Kuemper (9 saves on 9 shots in relief of Dubnyk)
Three Stars:
3. David Backes (1 goal, 1 assist) - St. Louis
2. Kevin Shattenkirk (3 assists) - St. Louis
1. Vladimir Tarasenko (2 goals, GWG) - St. Louis

Anaheim Ducks 5, Winnipeg Jets 2 (Ducks win series 4-0)
Goals:
WPG - Bryan Little PPG (2) - from Mathieu Perreault and Dustin Byfuglien (16:26 1ST)
ANA - Emerson Etem (1) - from Sami Vatanen and Corey Perry (17:52 1ST)
ANA - Andrew Cogliano (1) - from Corey Perry and Hampus Lindholm (12:55 2ND)
ANA - Ryan Kesler (2) - from Simon Despres and Tomas Fleischmann (6:41 3RD) *GWG*
WPG - Mark Stuart (1) - from Andrew Ladd and Bryan Little (10:27 3RD)
ANA - Ryan Kesler (3) - from Jakob Silfverberg and Pat Maroon (15:11 3RD) 
ANA - Sami Vatanen EN (2) - unassisted (19:33 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - Frederik Andersen (24 saves on 26 shots) LG - Ondrej Pavelec (30 saves on 34 shots)
Three Stars:
3. Bryan Little (1 goal, 1 assist) - Winnipeg
2. Corey Perry (2 assists) - Anaheim
1. Ryan Kesler (2 goals, GWG) - Anaheim

Three Stars of the Night:
3. Vladimir Tarasenko - Tarasenko scored his 4th and 5th goals of the playoffs in the Blues 6-1 rout of the Wild.
2. Ryan Kesler - Kesler scored 2 goals (including the series winner) to lead the Ducks to a 4-0 sweep of the Winnipeg Jets.
1. Craig Anderson - Anderson stopped all 28 shots he faced for the shutout in the Senators 1-0 win over the Canadiens.

Playoff Schedule Central - Thursday April 23rd:
Tampa Bay Lightning vs. Detroit Red Wings Game #4 at 7:00 PM ET (In Detroit)
New York Islanders vs. Washington Capitals Game #5 at 7:00 PM ET (In Washington)
Chicago Blackhawks vs. Nashville Predators Game #5 at 9:30 PM ET (In Nashville)
Calgary Flames vs. Vancouver Canucks Game #5 at 10:00 PM ET (In Vancouver)

-Joel Forman - The Forman Faceoff

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