Friday, April 3, 2015

April 3rd NHL Recap

Chicago Blackhawks 4, Buffalo Sabres 3 (from Buffalo) - The Hawks improved to 48-24-6 on the season thanks to a 4-3 win over the Buffalo Sabres, dropping them to 22-48-8.
Goals:
CHI - Duncan Keith (10) - from Brandon Saad and Andrew Shaw (2:16 1ST)
CHI - Patrick Sharp (15) - from David Runblad and Brad Richards (8:36 1ST)
BUF - Marcus Foligno (7) - from Rasmus Ristolainen (13:10 2ND)
BUF - Johan Larsson PPG (5) - from Rasmus Ristolainen and Tyler Ennis (5:29 3RD)
BUF - Marcus Foligno (8) - from Brian Gionta and Rasmus Ristolainen (12:42 3RD)
CHI - Jonathan Toews (27) - from Duncan Keith (18:17 3RD)
CHI - Jonathan Toews (28) - from Brandon Saad and Marian Hossa (19:04 3RD) *GWG*
Goalies:
WG - Scott Darling (35 saves on 38 shots: 9-3-0) LG - Anders Lindback (32 saves on 36 shots: 5-14-2)
Three Stars:
3. Duncan Keith (1 goal, 1 assist) - Chicago
2. Marcus Foligno (2 goals) - Buffalo
1. Jonathan Toews (2 goals, GWG) - Chicago

New Jersey Devils 3, Montreal Canadiens 2 (SO) - (from New Jersey) - The Devils improved to 32-33-13 on the season thanks to a 3-2 shootout win over the Montreal Canadiens, dropping them to 47-22-10. 
Goals:
NJD - Stefan Matteau (1) - from Adam Larsson and Andy Greene (9:51 1ST)
MTL - Tomas Plekanec PPG (23) - from Sergei Gonchar and Brendan Gallagher (14:39 1ST)
MTL - Jeff Petry (7) - unassisted (16:42 1ST)
NJD - Reid Boucher (1) - from Jon Merrill and Steve Bernier (4:37 2ND)
Shootout winner - Patrik Elias (NJD)
Goalies:
WG - Keith Kinkaid (31 saves on 33 shots: 6-5-3) LG - Dustin Tokarski (16 saves on 18 shots: 6-6-4) 
Three Stars:
3. Stefan Matteau (1 goal) - New Jersey
2. Jeff Petry (1 goal) - Montreal
1. Keith Kinkaid (31 saves on 33 shots for the win) - New Jersey

St. Louis Blues 7, Dallas Stars 5 (from Dallas) - The Blues improved to 48-23-7 on the season thanks to a 7-5 win over the Dallas Stars, dropping them to 37-31-10.
Goals:
STL - Patrik Berglund (11) - from Zbynek Michalek and David Backes (17:49 1ST)
DAL - Travis Moen (2) - Penalty Shot (19:49 1ST)
STL - Patrik Berglund (12) - from Kevin Shattenkirk and Dmitrij Jaskin (0:15 2ND)
STL - Jaden Schwartz (26) - from T.J. Oshie and Jay Bouwmeester (0:32 2ND)
DAL - Jamie Benn (29) - from Tyler Seguin (0:38 2ND)
DAL - Tyler Seguin (36) - from Jamie Benn (10:01 2ND)
DAL - Jamie Benn (30) - from Tyler Seguin and Valeri Nichushkin (14:40 2ND)
DAL - Antoine Roussel (13) - from Ryan Garbutt and Cody Eakin (15:23 2ND)
STL - Jaden Schwartz (27) - from Alex Pietrangelo and Kevin Shattenkirk (19:34 2ND)
STL - Zbynek Michalek (4) - from T.J. Oshie and Jay Bouwmeester (4:44 3RD)
STL - Alex Pietrangelo (7) - unassisted (9:57 3RD) *GWG*
STL - Jaden Schwartz EN (28 - Hat Trick) - unassisted (19:38 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - Brian Elliott (26 saves on 31 shots: 25-14-3) LG - Kari Lehtonen (13 saves on 19 shots: 34-17-10), Jhonas Enroth (1 save on 1 shot in relief of Lehtonen)
Three Stars:
3. Patrik Berglund (2 goals) - St. Louis
2. Jamie Benn (2 goals, 1 assist) - Dallas
1. Jaden Schwartz (3 goals)  -St. Louis

Colorado Avalanche 4, Anaheim Ducks 2 (from Anaheim) - The Avalanche improved to 36-30-12 on the season thanks to a 4-2 win over the Anaheim Ducks, dropping them to 50-23-7.
Goals:
COL - John Mitchell (11) - from Jarome Iginla and Matt Duchene (6:33 1ST)
ANA - Jiri Sekac (9) - unassisted (7:31 1ST)
COL - Rickard Rakell (9) - from Corey Perry and Jiri Sekac (17:58 1ST)
COL - Gabriel Landeskog PPG (23) - from Alex Tanguay and Tyson Barrie (16:52 2ND)
COL - Matt Duchene (21) - from Dennis Everberg and Tyson Barrie (9:08 3RD) *GWG*
COL - Dennis Everberg EN (3) - from Brad Stuart (18:36 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - Reto Berra (35 saves on 37 shots: 4-4-1) LG - John Gibson (19 saves on 22 shots: 13-8-0)
Three Stars:
3. Reto Berra (35 saves on 37 shots for the win) - Colorado
2. Jiri Sekac (1 goal, 1 assist) - Anaheim
1. Matt Duchene (1 goal, 1 assist, GWG) - Colorado

San Jose Sharks 3, Arizona Coyotes 1 (from San Jose) - The Sharks improve to 39-30-9 on the season thanks to a 3-1 win over the Arizona Coyotes, dropping them to 23-47-8.
Goals:
SJS - Logan Couture (27) - from Tomas Hertl and Patrick Marleau (0:58 1ST)
SJS - Joe Pavelski (37) - from Patrick Marleau and Logan Couture (5:00 1ST) *GWG*
ARI - Mark Arcobello (16) - unassisted (2:34 2ND)
SJS - Matt Nieto (9) - from Chris Tierney and Matt Irwin (14:10 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - Antti Niemi (20 saves on 21 shots: 30-22-7) LG - Louis Domingue (34 saves on 37 shots: 1-2-1) 
Three Stars:
3. Joe Pavelski (1 goal, GWG) - San Jose
2. Patrick Marleau (2 assists) - San Jose
1. Logan Couture (1 goal, 1 assist) - San Jose

Three Stars of the Night:
3. Matt Duchene - Duchene scored the game-winning goal and added an assist in the Avs 4-2 win over the Ducks.
2. Jonathan Toews - Toews scored 2 late 3rd period goals (including the game-winner) in the Hawks 4-3 win over the Sabres.
1. Jaden Schwartz - Schwartz scored his 2nd hat trick of the season in the Blues 7-5 win over the Stars.

Interesting Stats of the Night:
-There were 3 goals scored in 23 seconds in the Blues/Stars game. All 3 goals were scored just 38 seconds into the period.
-Jaden Schwartz scored his 2nd career hat trick. He now has 28 goals on the season, a new career high.
-Tyson Barrie picked up his 50th point of the season, just the 4th Avs defenseman to reach 50 points in a season joining Sandis Ozolinsh (4), Rob Blake (2) and Ray Bourque (1). Barrie also is the Avs 6th player with at least 50 points, most by any team in the NHL.
-Jamie Benn scored his 30th goal of the season, the 2nd time in his career he has reached 30 goals.

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

Montreal Canadiens - 3 game losing streak
Arizona Coyotes - 3 game losing streak

Forman Faceoff Highlight of the Night:
-Jaden Schwartz with the hat trick gets it tonight: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4-XjBQa1mPg

What's up next - Saturday April 4th: There are 10 NHL games on tap for Saturday night:
1. Philadelphia Flyers vs. Carolina Hurricanes at 1:00 PM ET (In Carolina)
2. Pittsburgh Penguins vs. Columbus Blue Jackets at 2:00 PM ET (In Columbus)
3. Vancouver Canucks vs. Winnipeg Jets at 3:00 PM ET (In Winnipeg)
4. Toronto Maple Leafs vs. Boston Bruins at 7:00 PM ET (In Boston)
5. Washington Capitals vs. Ottawa Senators at 7:00 PM ET (In Ottawa) {***Forman's Game of the Night***}
6. Tampa Bay Lightning vs. Florida Panthers at 7:00 PM ET (In Florida)
7. Buffalo Sabres vs. New York Islanders at at 7:00 PM ET (In New York)
8. New Jersey Devils vs. New York Rangers at 7:00 PM ET (In New York)
9. Detroit Red Wings vs. Minnesota Wild at 7:00 PM ET (In Minnesota)
10. Dallas Stars vs. Nashville Predators at 8:00 PM ET (In Nashville)
11. San Jose Sharks vs. Arizona Coyotes at 9:00 PM ET (In Arizona)
12. Calgary Flames vs. Edmonton Oilers at 10:00 PM ET (In Edmonton)
13. Colorado Avalanche vs. Los Angeles Kings at 10:00 PM ET (In Los Angeles)

-Joel Forman - The Forman Faceoff

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