Thursday, April 9, 2015

April 8th NHL Recap

Columbus Blue Jackets 5, Toronto Maple Leafs 0 (from Columbus) - The Blue Jackets improved to 40-35-5 on the season thanks to a 5-0 shutout of the Toronto Maple Leafs, dropping them to 30-44-7. 
Goals:
CBJ - Artem Anisimov (7) - from Brandon Dubinsky and David Savard (13:50 1ST) *GWG*
CBJ - Boone Jenner (8) - from Ryan Johansen and Jack Johnson (15:56 1ST)
CBJ - Scott Hartnell (27) - from Marko Dano (19:00 1ST)
CBJ - Ryan Murray PPG (1) - from Brandon Dubinsky and Scott Hartnell (3:30 2ND)
CBJ - Jeremy Morin (2) - from Mark Letestu and Cody Goloubef (16:34 2ND)
Goalies:
WG - Sergei Bobrovsky (35 saves on 35 shots: 29-17-3) LG - James Reimer (16 saves on 20 shots: 9-16-1), Jonathan Bernier (12 saves on 13 shots in relief of Reimer) 
Three Stars:
3. Ryan Murray (1 goal) - Columbus
2. Boone Jenner (1 goal) - Columbus
1. Sergei Bobrovsky (35 saves on 35 shots for the shutout) - Columbus

Washington Capitals 3, Boston Bruins 0 (from Washington) - The Capitals improved to 45-25-11 on the season thanks to a 3-0 shutout of the Boston Bruins, dropping them to 41-26-13. 
Goals:
WSH - John Carlson (12) - from Nicklas Backstrom and Marcus Johansson (4:49 1ST) *GWG*
WSH - Matt Niskanen (4) - from Nicklas Backstrom and Troy Brouwer (7:06 1ST)
WSH - Marcus Johansson (20) - from Evgeny Kuznetsov and Troy Brouwer (17:47 2ND)
Goalies:
WG - Braden Holtby (27 saves on 27 shots: 41-19-10) LG - Tuukka Rask (30 saves on 33 shots: 34-20-12) 
Three Stars:
3. Marcus Johansson (1 goal, 1 assist) - Washington
2. Nicklas Backstrom (2 assists) - Washington
1. Braden Holtby (27 saves on 27 shots for the shutout) - Washington

Dallas Stars 4, Anaheim Ducks 0 (from Anaheim) - The Stars improved to 40-31-10 on the season thanks to a 4-0 shutout of the Anaheim Ducks, dropping them to 50-24-7,
Goals:
DAL - Vernon Fiddler (13) - from Shawn Horcoff and Ryan Garbutt (2:04 2ND) *GWG*
DAL - Jordie Benn (2) - from Tyler Seguin and Jamie Benn (8:11 2ND)
DAL - Patrick Eaves PPG (13) - from Jamie Benn and Jason Spezza (11:25 2ND)
DAL - Patrick Eaves (14) - from Jamie Benn (11:44 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - Jhonas Enroth (19 saves on 19 shots: 17-26-2) LG - Frederik Andersen (28 saves on 32 shots: 34-12-5)
Three Stars:
3. Patrick Eaves (2 goals) - Dallas
2. Jhonas Enroth (19 saves on 19 shots for the shutout) - Dallas
1. Jamie Benn (3 assists) - Dallas

Interesting Stats of the Night:
-Sergei Bobrovsky picked up his 2nd shutout of the season.
-Braden Holtby picked up his 9th shutout of the season, tying him with Carey Price and Marc-Andre Fleury for the NHL lead. It was also Holtby's 3rd consecutive shutout against the Boston Bruins this season.
-Marcus Johansson scored his 20th goal of the season, the 1st time in his career he has reached 20 goals.
-Jhonas Enroth picked up his 2nd shutout of the season.

Current Winning/Losing Streaks (3 or more games):
New York Rangers - 5 game winning streak
Winnipeg Jets - 3 game winning streak
Dallas Stars - 3 game winning streak

Pittsburgh Penguins - 4 game losing streak

What's up next - Thursday April 9th: There are 11 NHL games on tap for Thursday night:
1. Ottawa Senators vs. New York Rangers at 7:00 PM ET (In New York)
2. Carolina Hurricanes vs. Philadelphia Flyers at 7:00 PM ET (In Philadelphia)
3. Detroit Red Wings vs. Montreal Canadiens at 7:30 PM ET (In Montreal)
4. New Jersey Devils vs. Tampa Bay Lightning at 7:30 PM ET (In Tampa Bay)
5. Boston Bruins vs. Florida Panthers at 7:30 PM ET (In Florida)
6. Chicago Blackhawks vs. St. Louis Bluest at 8:00 PM ET (In St. Louis)
7. Minnesota Wild vs. Nashville Predators at 8:00 PM ET (In Nashville)
8. Winnipeg Jets vs. Colorado Avalanche at 9:00 PM ET (In Colorado)
9. Los Angeles Kings vs. Calgary Flames at 9:00 PM ET (In Calgary) {***Forman's Game of the Night***}
10. San Jose Sharks vs. Edmonton Oilers at 9:30 PM ET (In Edmonton)
11. Arizona Coyotes vs. Vancouver Canucks at 10:00 PM ET (In Vancouver)


-Joel Forman - The Forman Faceoff

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