Thursday, April 2, 2015

April 2nd NHL Recap

Columbus Blue Jackets 4, New York Islanders 3 (SO) - (from Columbus) - The Blue Jackets improved to 38-35-4 on the season thanks to a 4-3 shootout win over the New York Islanders, dropping them to 45-27-6.
Goals:
NYI - Eric Boulton (1) - from Casey Cizikas and Nick Leddy (2:54 1ST)
CBJ - Brandon Dubinsky (17) - from Dalton Prout and Artem Anisimov (7:06 1ST)
NYI - John Tavares (35) - from Johnny Boychuk and Nick Leddy (2:03 2ND)
NYI - Ryan Strome (17) - from Travis Hamonic and John Tavares (0:55 3RD)
CBJ - Jack Johnson (8) - from Nick Foligno and Scott Hartnell (11:08 3RD)
CBJ - Ryan Johansen (26) - from Cam Atkinson and David Savard (16:17 3RD)
Shootout winner - Mark Letestu (CBJ)
Goalies:
WG - Sergei Bobrovsky (25 saves on 28 shots: 27-17-2) LG - Jaroslav Halak (36 saves on 39 shots: 36-16-3) 
Three Stars:
3. Jack Johnson (1 goal) - Columbus
2. John Tavares (1 goal, 1 assist) - New York
1. Ryan Johansen (1 goal) - Columbus

Washington Capitals 5, Montreal Canadiens 4 (SO) - (from Montreal) - The Capitals improved to 43-25-10 on the season thanks to a 5-4 shootout win over the Montreal Canadiens, dropping them to 47-22-9.
Goals:
MTL - Jeff Petry (6) - from Alex Galchenyuk and P.K. Subban (0:58 2ND)
WSH - Joel Ward (18) - from Marcus Johansson (10:36 2ND)
WSH - Alex Ovechkin PPG (51) - from John Carlson and Braden Holtby (14:08 2ND)
MTL - Tom Gilbert (4) - from P.A. Parenteau and Alex Galchenyuk (14:47 2ND)
MTL - Lars Eller (13) - from Dale Weise and P.K. Subban (18:39 2ND)
WSH - Alex Ovechkin PPG (52) - from John Carlson and Nicklas Backstrom (11:06 3RD)
WSH - Joel Ward PPG (19) - from John Carlson and Evgeny Kuznetsov (12:19 3RD)
MTL - P.K. Subban PPG (15) - from Andrei Markov and Max Pacioretty (15:01 3RD)
Shootout winner - Troy Brouwer (WSH)
Goalies:
WG - Braden Holtby (23 saves on 27 shots: 39-19-9) LG - Carey Price (15 saves on 19 shots: 41-16-6)
Three Stars:
3. John Carlson (3 assists) - Washington
2. P.K. Subban (1 goal, 2 assists) - Montreal
1. Alex Ovechkin (2 goals) - Washington

Ottawa Senators 2, Tampa Bay Lightning 1 (OT) - (from Ottawa) - The Senators improved to 39-26-12 on the season thanks to a 2-1 OT win over the Tampa Bay Lightning, dropping them to 47-24-8.
Goals:
OTT - Mark Stone (20) - from Kyle Turris and Clarke MacArthur (5:03 1ST)
TBL - Jonathan Drouin PPG (4) - Anton Stralman and Valtteri Filppula (16:53 1ST)
OTT - Patrick Wiercioch (3) - from Mark Stone and Kyle Turris (4:43 OT) *GWG*
Goalies:
WG - Andrew Hammond (28 saves on 29 shots: 16-1-1) LG - Ben Bishop (32 saves on 34 shots: 37-13-5) 
Three Stars:
3. Ben Bishop (32 saves on 34 shots) - Tampa Bay
2. Andrew Hammond (28 saves on 29 shots for the win) - Ottawa
1. Patrick Wiercioch (1 goal, OT winner) - Ottawa

Boston Bruins 3, Detroit Red Wings 2 (from Detroit) - The Bruins improved to 40-25-13 on the season thanks to a 3-2 win over the Detroit Red Wings, dropping them to 40-24-13.
Goals:
DET - Luke Glendening (12) - from Danny DeKeyser and Stephen Weiss (9:19 2ND)
DET - Stephen Weiss PPG (9) - from Riley Sheahan and Marek Zidlicky (2:52 3RD)
BOS - Carl Soderberg PPG (13) - from Reilly Smith and Brett Connolly (5:05 3RD)
BOS - Loui Eriksson (21) - from Reilly Smith and Carl Soderberg (7:19 3RD)
BOS - Zach Trotman (1) - from Ryan Spooner and Brett Connolly (17:52 3RD) *GWG*
Goalies:
WG - Tuukka Rask (35 saves on 37 shots: 33-19-12) LG - Petr Mrazek (22 saves on 25 shots: 15-8-2)
Three Stars:
3. Zach Trotman (1 goal, GWG) - Boston
2. Stephen Weiss (1 goal, 1 assist) - Detroit
1. Tuukka Rask (35 saves on 37 shots for the win) - Boston

Florida Panthers 6, Carolina Hurricanes 1 (from Florida) - The Panthers improved to 36-27-15 on teh season thanks to a 6-1 win over the Carolina Hurricanes, dropping them to 28-38-11.
Goals:
FLA - Willie Mitchell (3) - from Jimmy Hayes and Vincent Trocheck (19:10 1ST)
FLA - Brandon Pirri (22) - from Jaromir Jagr and Aaron Ekblad (5:01 2ND) *GWG*
FLA - Jaromir Jagr (16) - from Aleksander Barkov and Jonathan Huberdeau (13:01 2ND)
FLA - Aleksander Barkov (15) - from Jonathan Huberdeau and Erik Gudbranson (16:27 2ND)
FLA - Vincent Trocheck (6) - from Tomas Kopecky and Shawn Thornton (6:07 3RD)
FLA - Vincent Trocheck (7) - from Jimmy Hayes and Jussi Jokinen (6:45 3RD)
CAR - Chris Terry PPG (10) - from Justin Faulk and Elias Lindholm (18:41 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - Roberto Luongo (31 saves on 32 shots: 27-18-12) LG - Anton Khudobin (29 saves on 35 shots: 8-16-6)
Three Stars:
3. Jaromir Jagr (1 goal, 1 assist) - Florida
2. Vincent Trocheck (2 goals, 1 assist) - Florida
1. Roberto Luongo (31 saves on 32 shots for the win) - Florida

St. Louis Blues 4, Calgary Flames 1 (from St. Louis) - The Blues improved to 47-23-7 on the season thanks to a 4-1 win over the Calgary Flames, dropping them to 42-29-7. 
Goals:
STL - Jaden Schwartz (25) - from T.J. Oshie (1:16 1ST)
STL - Paul Stastny PPG (15) - from David Backes and Jaden Schwartz (0:23 2ND) *GWG*
CGY - Sean Monahan (30) - from Jiri Hudler and Johnny Gaudreau (3:35 2ND)
STL - Jori Lehtera (12) - from Patrik Berglund (16:45 3RD)
STL - Patrik Berglund EN (10) - from Jori Lehtera and Paul Stastny (17:55 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - Jake Allen (17 saves on 18 shots: 20-6-4) LG - Jonas Hiller (39 saves on 42 shots: 23-19-4)
Three Stars:
3. Jonas Hiller (39 saves on 42 shots) - Calgary
2. Jaden Schwartz (1 goal, 1 assist) - St. Louis
1. Paul Stastny (1 goal, 1 assist, GWG) - St. Louis

New York Rangers 3, Minnesota Wild 2 (from Minnesota) - The Rangers improved to 49-21-7 on the season thanks to a 3-2 win over the Minnesota Wild, dropping them to 44-26-7.
Goals:
NYR - Dominic Moore (7) - from Carl Hagelin (2:09 1ST)
NYR - Rick Nash PPG (41) - from Derick Brassard and Ryan McDonagh (14:37 1ST)
MIN - Jason Pominville (17) - from Matt Dumba and Mikael Granlund (5:24 2ND)
MIN - Thomas Vanek (21) - from Matt Dumba and Justin Fontaine (5:53 3RD)
NYR - J.T. Miller (10) - from Ryan McDonagh and Chris Kreider (6:48 3RD) *GWG*
Goalies:
WG - Henrik Lundqvist (26 saves on 28 shots: 27-12-3) LG - Devan Dubnyk (23 saves on 26 shots: 35-12-3)
Three Stars:
3. Matt Dumba (2 assists) - Minnesota
2. Ryan McDonagh (2 assists) - New York
1. Henrik Lundqvist (26 saves on 28 shots for the win) - New York

Chicago Blackhawks 3, Vancouver Canucks 1 (from Chicago) - The Blackhawks improved to 47-24-6 on the season thanks to a 3-1 win over the Vancouver Canucks, dropping them to 45-28-5. 
Goals:
CHI - Teuvo Teravainen (4) - from Marcus Kruger and Andrew Desjardins (6:51 1ST)
VAN - Derek Dorsett (7) - unassisted (18:46 1ST)
CHI - Jonathan Toews (28) - from Marian Hossa and Johnny Oduya (8:04 3RD) *GWG*
CHI - Marcus Kruger (7) - unassisted (10:31 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - Corey Crawford (34 saves on 35 shots: 32-17-5) LG - Eddie Lack (35 saves on 38 shots: 16-12-4)
Three Stars:
3. Markus Kruger (1 goal, 1 assist) - Chicago
2. Jonathan Toews (1 goal, GWG) - Chicago
1. Corey Crawford (34 saves on 35 shots for the win) - Chicago

Los Angeles Kings 8, Edmonton Oilers 2 (from Los Angeles) - The Kings improved to 38-25-14 on the season thanks to an 8-2 rout of the Edmonton Oilers, dropping them to 23-42-13.
Goals:
LAK - Dustin Brown (11) - from Trevor Lewis and Jarret Stoll (2:23 1ST)
LAK - Marian Gaborik (24) - from Anze Kopitar and Justin Williams (7:07 1ST)
LAK - Drew Doughty (6) - from Anze Kopitar and Jake Muzzin (9:13 1ST) *GWG*
EDM - Teddy Purcell PPG (11) - from Anton Lander and Justin Schultz (7:55 2ND)
LAK - Jordan Nolan (5) - from Kyle Clifford (12:14 2ND)
LAK - Jeff Carter PPG (27) - from Marian Gaborik and Drew Doughty (18:38 2ND)
LAK - Robyn Regehr (3) - unassisted (2:53 3RD)
LAK - Marian Gaborik (25) - from Justin Williams (3:15 3RD)
LAK - Jeff Carter (28) - from Dwight King and Tyler Toffoli (9:21 3RD)
EDM - Jordan Eberle (23) - from Taylor Hall and Oscar Klefbom (18:30 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - Jonathan Quick (28 saves on 30 shots: 34-21-12) LG - Ben Scrivens (16 saves on 21 shots: 15-25-10), Tyler Bunz (9 saves on 12 shots in relief of Scrivens) 
Three Stars:
3. Drew Doughty (1 goal, 1 assist, GWG) - Los Angeles
2. Jeff Carter (2 goals) - Los Angeles
1. Marian Gaborik (2 goals, 1 assist) - Los Angeles

Three Stars of the Night:
3. Corey Crawford - Crawford stopped 34 of 35 shots in the Hawks 3-1 win over the Canucks.
2. Alex Ovechkin - Ovie scored his NHL-leading 51st and 52nd goals in the Capitals 5-4 win over the Canadiens.
1. Marian Gaborik - Gaborik scored 2 goals and added an assist in the Kings 8-2 rout of the Oilers.

Interesting Stats of the Night:
-Barry Trotz won his 600th career game.
-Alex Ovechkin scored his 473rd career goal and passed Peter Bondra for most in Capitals franchise history.
-Zach Trotman scored his 1st NHL goal for the Bruins.
-Sean Monahan scored his 30th goal of the season, the 1st time in his career he has reached 30 goals.

Current Winning/Losing Streaks (3 or more games):
Columbus Blue Jackets - 8 game winning streak
Anaheim Ducks - 4 game winning streak
Boston Bruins - 4 game winning streak
Washington Capitals - 3 game winning streak
Chicago Blackhawks - 3 game winning streak

New Jersey Devils - 6 game losing streak

Forman Faceoff Highlight of the Night:
-Jaden Schwartz with a nifty goal for the Blues tonight: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uqz4FYKxQWg

What's up next - Friday April 3rd: There are 10 NHL games on tap for Thursday night:
1. Chicago Blackhawks vs. Buffalo Sabres at 7:00 PM ET (In Buffalo)
2. Montreal Canadiens vs. New Jersey Devils at 7:00 PM ET (In New Jersey)
3. St. Louis Blues vs. Dallas Stars at 8:30 PM ET (In Dallas)
4. Colorado Avalanche vs. Anaheim Ducks at 10:00 PM ET (In Anaheim) {***Forman's Game of the Night***}
5. Arizona Coyotes vs. San Jose Sharks at 10:00 PM ET (In San Jose)

-Joel Forman - The Forman Faceoff

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