Thursday, April 23, 2015

2015 Stanley Cup Playoffs - April 23rd Recap

Tampa Bay Lightning 3, Detroit Red Wings 2 (OT) - (Series tied 2-2)
Goals:
DET - Gustav Nyquist (1) - from Henrik Zetterberg and Justin Abdelkader (5:42 2ND)
DET - Joakim Andersson (1) - from Riley Sheahan and Tomas Jurco (14:24 2ND)
TBL - Tyler Johnson (3) - from Anton Stralman (14:34 3RD)
TBL - Ondrej Palat (1) - from Tyler Johnson and Jason Garrison (15:51 3RD)
TBL - Tyler Johnson (4) - from Victor Hedman and Ondrej Palat (2:25 OT) *GWG*
Goalies:
WG - Ben Bishop (22 saves on 24 shots) LG - Petr Mrazek (26 saves on 29 shots)
Three Stars:
3. Gustav Nyquist (1 goal) - Detroit
2. Ondrej Palat (1 goal, 1 assist) - Tampa Bay
1. Tyler Johnson (2 goals, 1 assist, OT winner) - Tampa Bay

Washington Capitals 5, New York Islanders 1 (Capitals leads series 3-2)
Goals:
NYI - Josh Bailey (2) - from John Tavares and Nick Leddy (5:48 1ST)
WSH - Evgeny Kuznetsov (1) - from Marcus Johansson and Karl Alzner (9:05 1ST))
WSH - Karl Alzner (2) - from Troy Brouwer and Jay Beagle (10:31 2ND) *GWG*
WSH - Brooks Laich (1) - from Jay Beagle and Jason Chimera (2:42 3RD)
WSH - Evgeny Kuznetsov (2) - from Matt Niskanen and Joel Ward (6:19 3RD)
WSH - Jason Chimera (2) - from Marcus Johansson and Evgeny Kuznetsov (9:00 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - Braden Holtby (22 saves on 23 shots) LG - Jaroslav Halak (30 saves on 35 shots), Michal Neuvirth (6 saves on 6 shots in relief of Halak)
Three Stars:
3. Jay Beagle (2 assists) - Washington
2. Karl Alzner (1 goal, 1 assist, GWG) - Washington
1. Evgeny Kuznetsov (2 goals, 1 assist) - Washington

Nashville Predators 5, Chicago Blackhawks 2 (Blackhawks lead series 3-2)
Goals:
CHI - Brad Richards (1) - from Bryan Bickell and Brent Seabrook (13:27 1ST)
NSH - Filip Forsberg (2) - unassisted (14:42 1ST)
NSH - James Neal (2) - from Viktor Stalberg (0:47 3RD)
NSH - Colin Wilson PPG (5) - from Mike Ribeiro and Seth Jones (3:02 3RD) *GWG*
NSH - Filip Forsberg (3) - from Mike Fisher and James Neal (3:14 3RD)
CHI - Kris Versteeg (1) - from Patrick Kane and Brad Richards (14:52 3RD)
NSH - Filip Forsberg PPG/EN (4 - Hat Trick) - unassisted (19:49 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - Pekka Rinne (28 saves on 30 shots) LG - Scott Darling (24 saves on 28 shots)
Three Stars:
3. Pekka Rinne (28 saves on 30 shots for the win) - Nashville
2. James Neal (1 goal, 1 assist) - Nashville
1. Filip Forsberg (3 goals) - Nashville

Vancouver Canucks 2, Calgary Flames 1 (Flames lead series 3-2)
Goals:
CGY - David Jones (2) - from Matt Stajan (2:40 1ST)
VAN - Nick Bonino (1) - from Radim Vrbata and Alex Edler (13:31 2ND) 
VAN - Daniel Sedin (2) - from Dan Hamhuis and Henrik Sedin (1:47 3RD) *GWG*
Goalies:
WG - Ryan Miller (20 saves on 21 shots) LG - Jonas Hiller (41 saves on 43 shots)
Three Stars:
3. Ryan Miller (20 saves on 21 shots for the win) - Vancouver
2. Jonas Hiller (41 saves on 43 shots) - Calgary
1. Daniel Sedin (1 goal, GWG) - Vancouver

Three Stars of the Night:
3. Evgeny Kuznetsov - Kuznetsov scored his 1st 2 goals of the playoffs and added an assist in the Capitals 5-1 win over the Islanders,
2. Tyler Johnson - Johnson scored 2 goals (including the OT winner) and added an assist in the Lightning's 3-2 win over the Red Wings.
1. Filip Forsberg - Forsberg scored his 1st career playoff hat trick in the Predators 5-2 win over the Blackhawks,

Playoff Schedule Central - Friday April 24th:
Ottawa Senators vs. Montreal Canadiens Game #5 at 7:00 PM ET (In Montreal)
Pittsburgh Penguins vs. New York Rangers Game #5 at 7:00 PM ET (In New York)
Minnesota Wild vs. St. Louis Blues Game #5 at 9:30 PM ET (In St. Louis)

-Joel Forman - The Forman Faceoff

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