April 1st NHL Recap

Buffalo Sabres 4, Toronto Maple Leafs 3 (from Buffalo) - The Sabres improved to 22-47-8 on the season thanks to a 4-3 win over the Toronto Maple Leafs, dropping them to 29-43-6. 

Goals:

BUF - Zac Dalpe (1) - from Matt Ellis and Andrej Meszaros (6:48 1ST)

TOR - Eric Brewer (3) - Phil Kessel and Tyler Bozak (16:41 1ST)

TOR - James van Riemsdyk (25) - from Phil Kessel and Tyler Bozak (0:47 2ND)

TOR - Nazem Kadri (18) - from Richard Panik (13:24 2ND)

BUF - Cody Hodgson (6) - from Andre Benoit and Philip Varone (13:54 2ND)

BUF - Matt Moulson PPG (13) - from Johan Larsson and Brian Gionta (1:33 3RD)

BUF - Matt Ellis (1) - from Nikita Zadorov and Brian Gionta (3:14 3RD) *GWG*

Goalies:

WG - Anders Lindback (24 saves on 27 shots: 5-13-2) LG - Jonathan Bernier (27 saves on 31 shots: 20-28-6) 

Three Stars:

3. Phil Kessel (2 assists) - Toronto

2. Brian Gionta (2 assists) - Buffalo

1. Matt Ellis (1 goal, 1 assist, GWG) - Buffalo

Philadelphia Flyers 4, Pittsburgh Penguins 1 (from Pittsburgh) - The Flyers improved to 31-29-17 on the season thanks to a 4-1 win over the Pittsburgh Penguins, dropping them to 42-24-11.

Goals:

PIT - Sidney Crosby (26) - from Patric Hornqvist and Ian Cole (3:29 1ST)

PHI - Vincent Lecavalier (8) - from Pierre-Edouard Bellemare (17:14 1ST)

PHI - Brayden Schenn (15) - from Brandon Manning and Sean Couturier (12:43 2ND) *GWG*

PHI - Brayden Schenn PPG (16) - from Jakub Voracek and Mark Streit (0:49 3RD)

PHI - Carlo Colaiacovo (1) - unassisted (5:34 3RD)

Goalies:

WG - Steve Mason (24 saves on 25 shots: 16-17-11) LG - Marc-Andre Fleury (27 saves on 31 shots: 33-18-8)

Three Stars:

3. Vincent Lecavalier (1 goal) - Philadelphia

2. Steve Mason (24 saves on 25 shots for the win) - Philadelphia

1. Brayden Schenn (2 goals, GWG) - Philadelphia

Anaheim Ducks 5, Edmonton Oilers 1 (from Anaheim) - The Ducks improved to 50-22-7 on the season thanks to a 5-1 win over the Edmonton Oilers, dropping them to 23-41-13.

Goals:

ANA - Francois Beauchemin (11) - from Jakob Silfverberg and Hampus Lindholm (3:43 1ST)

ANA - Nate Thompson (6) - from Jakob Silfverberg (9:59 1ST) *GWG*
ANA - Corey Perry (33) - from Tomas Fleischmann and Francois Beauchemin (8:33 2ND)
ANA - Simon Despres (3) - from Andrew Cogliano and Jakob Silfverberg (12:06 2ND)
EDM - Ryan Nugent-Hopkins (24) - from Jordan Eberle (17:05 2ND)
ANA - Andrew Cogliano (15) - Penalty Shot (5:14 3RD)

Goalies:

WG - Frederik Andersen (22 saves on 23 shots: 34-11-5) LG - Ben Scrivens (22 saves on 27 shots: 15-24-10) 

Three Stars:

3. Francois Beauchemin (1 goal, 1 assist) - Anaheim

2. Andrew Cogliano (1 goal, 1 assist) - Anaheim

1. Jakob Silfverberg (3 assists) - Anaheim

San Jose Sharks 5, Colorado Avalanche 1 (from San Jose) - The Sharks improved to 38-30-9 on the season thanks to a 5-1 win over the Colorado Avalanche, dropping them to 35-30-12. 

Goals:

SJS - Scott Hannan (2) - from Brent Burns and Joe Pavelski (16:35 2ND)
SJS - Chris Tierney (5) - from Matt Nieto and Taylor Fedun (8:01 3RD) *GWG*
COL - Matt Duchene PPG (20) - from Zach Redmond and John Mitchell (8:54 3RD)
SJS - Patrick Marleau (18) - from Logan Couture (10:12 3RD)
SJS - Logan Couture EN (26) - from Melker Karlsson and Brent Burns (15:55 3RD)
SJS - John Scott EN (3) - from Ben Smith (16:28 3RD)

Goalies:

WG - Alex Stalock (19 saves on 20 shots: 8-7-2) LG - Reto Berra (24 saves on 27 shots: 3-4-1) 

Three Stars:

3. Brent Burns (2 assists) - San Jose

2. Scott Hannan (1 goal) - San Jose

1. Logan Couture (1 goal, 1 assist) - San Jose

Three Stars of the Night:

3. Matt Ellis - Ellis scored the game-winner and added an assist in the Sabres 4-3 win over the Leafs.

2. Jakob Silfverberg - Silfverberg picked up 3 assists in the Ducks 5-1 win over the Oilers.

1. Brayden Schenn - Schenn scored 2 goals (including the game-winner) in the Flyers 4-1 win over the Penguins.

Interesting Stats of the Night:

-Sidney Crosby scored his 300th career goal.

-Corey Perry picked up his 600th career point.
-Simon Despres scored his 1st goal as a member of the Ducks.
-Carlo Colaiacovo scored his 1st goal as a member of the Sharks.

-The Ducks became the 1st team in the NHL to reach 50 wins. They also clinched the Atlantic Division with the win.
-Matt Duchene scored his 20th goal of the season, the 4th time in his career he has reached 20 goals.

Current Winning/Losing Streaks (3 or more games):

Columbus Blue Jackets - 7 game winning streak

Minnesota Wild - 5 game winning streak
Anaheim Ducks - 4 game winning streak

Boston Bruins - 3 game winning streak

New Jersey Devils - 6 game losing streak

Forman Faceoff Highlight of the Night:

-Zac Dalpe with the between-the-legs goal: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WWMWXADKNcU

What's up next - Thursday April 2nd: There are 9 NHL games on tap for Thursday night:

1. New York Islanders vs. Columbus Blue Jackets at 7:00 PM ET (In Columbus)

2. Washington Capitals vs. Montreal Canadiens at 7:30 PM ET (In Montreal)

3. Tampa Bay Lightning vs. Ottawa Senators at 7:30 PM ET (In Ottawa)

4. Boston Bruins vs. Detroit Red Wings at 7:30 PM ET (In Detroit)

5. Carolina Hurricanes vs. Florida Panthers at 7:30 PM ET (In Florida)

6. Calgary Flames vs. St. Louis Blues at 8:00 PM ET (In St. Louis)

7. New York Rangers vs. Minnesota Wild at 8:00 PM ET (In Minnesota) {***Forman's Game of the Night***}

8. Vancouver Canucks vs. Chicago Blackhawks at 8:30 PM ET (In Chicago)

9.  Edmonton Oilers vs. Los Angeles Kings at 10:30 PM ET (In Los Angeles)

-Joel Forman - The Forman Faceoff