April 5th NHL Recao

Boston Bruins 5, Philadelphia Flyers 2 (from Boston) - The Bruins improved to 53-18-7 on the season thanks to a 5-2 win over the Philadelphia Flyers, dropping them to 39-29-9.

Goals:

BOS - David Krejci (17) - from Loui Eriksson and Milan Lucic (15:56 1ST)

PHI - Wayne Simmonds PPG (26) - from Mark Streit and Claude Giroux (14:36 2ND)

BOS - Milan Lucic (23) - from David Krejci and Loui Eriksson (14:55 2ND)

PHI - Jay Rosehill (2) - from Michael Raffl and Andrew MacDonald (16:21 2ND)

BOS - Johnny Boychuk (5) - from Patrice Bergeron (13:54 3RD) *GWG*

BOS - Milan Lucic (24) - from Torey Krug and Loui Eriksson (14:25 3RD)

BOS - Chris Kelly EN (9) - from Loui Eriksson and Zdeno Chara (19:39 3RD)

Goalies:

WG - Tuukka Rask (24 saves on 26 shots: 35-15-5) LG - Ray Emery (37 saves on 41 shots: 8-11-2)

Three Stars:

3. David Krejci (1 goal, 1 assist) - Boston

2. Milan Lucic (2 goals, 1 assist) - Boston

1. Loui Eriksson (4 assists) - Boston

Colorado Avalanche 4, St. Louis Blues 0 (from St. Louis) - The Avalanche improved to 50-21-6 on the season thanks to a 4-0 shutout of the St. Louis Blues, dropping them to 52-18-7.

Goals:

COL - Paul Stastny PPG (22) - from Nathan MacKinnon and Max Talbot (1:14 2ND) *GWG*

COL - Nathan MacKinnon (24) - from Jamie McGinn and Nate Guenin (6:20 2ND)

COL - Nick Holden (10) - from Paul Stastny and John Mitchell (10:25 2ND)

COL - Ryan O'Reilly PPG (27) - from Paul Stastny and Gabriel Landeskog (15:55 3RD)

Goalies:

WG - Semyon Varlamov (31 saves on 31 shots: 40-14-5) LG - Ryan Miller (25 saves on 29 shots: 25-26-4)

Three Stars:

3. Nathan MacKinnon (1 goal, 1 assist) - Colorado

2. Paul Stastny (1 goal, 2 assists, GWG) - Colorado

1. Semyon Varlamov (31 saves on 31 shots for the shutout) - Colorado

Washington Capitals 4, New York Islanders 3 (SO) - (from New York) - The Capitals improved to 35-30-13 on the season thanks to a 4-3 shootout win over the New York Islanders, dropping them to 31-35-11.

Goals:

NYI - Cal Clutterbuck (12) - from Casey Cizikas and Michael Grabner (12:55 1ST)

WSH - Evgeny Kuznetsov (3) - from Marcus Johansson and Troy Brouwer (2:36 2ND)

NYI - John Persson (1) - from Travis Hamonic and Calvin de Haan (4:16 2ND)

NYI - Frans Nielsen PPG (24) - from Josh Bailey and Matt Donovan (9:55 2ND)

WSH - Nicklas Backstrom (15) - from Alexander Ovechkin and John Carlson (12:45 2ND)

WSH - Joel Ward (23) - unassisted (15:01 2ND)

Shootout winner - Evgeny Kuznetsov (WSH)

Goalies:

WG - Braden Holtby (35 saves on 38 shots: 21-15-3)LG -  Evgeni Nabokov (26 saves on 29 shots: 14-14-8)

Three Stars:

3. Joel Ward (1 goal) - Washington

2. John Persson (1 goal) - New York

1. Evgeny Kuznetsov (1 goal, shootout winner) - Washington

Winnipeg Jets 4, Toronto Maple Leafs 2 (from Toronto) - The Jets improved to 35-34-10 on the season thanks to a 4-2 win over the Toronto Maple Leafs, dropping them to 38-33-8.

Goals:

TOR - Phil Kessel (37) - from Tyler Bozak and James van Riemsdyk (2:45 1ST)

WPG - Bryan Little (23) - from Michael Frolik and Mark Stuart (6:22 1ST)

TOR - Nazem Kadri PPG (20) - unassisted (13:45 1ST)

WPG - Jacob Trouba (10) - from Michael Frolik and Andrew Ladd (19:56 1ST)

WPG - Tobias Enstrom PPG (10) - from Andrew Ladd and Blake Wheeler (17:02 2ND) *GWG*

WPG - Olli Jokinen (18) - from Blake Wheeler and Eric O'Dell (7:09 3RD)

Goalies:

WG - Onrej Pavelec (23 saves on 25 shots: 22-26-7) LG - James Reimer (37 saves on 41 shots: 12-14-1)

Three Stars:

3. Michael Frolik (2 assists) - Winnipeg

2. Andrew Ladd (2 assists) - Winnipeg

1. Blake Wheeler (2 assists) - Winnipeg

Montreal Canadiens 5, Detroit Red Wings 3 (from Montreal) - The Canadiens improved to 45-27-7 on the season thanks to a 5-3 win over the Detroit Red Wings, dropping them to 37-27-14.

Goals:

MTL - Michael Bournival (7) - from Ryan White (14:16 1ST)

MTL - Max Pacioretty (39) - from Mike Weaver and Jarred Tinordi (8:52 2ND)

MTL - Brian Gionta (16) - from Lars Eller and Jarred Tinordi (13:35 2ND)

DET - Pavel Datsyuk PPG (16) - from Niklas Kronwall and Johan Franzen (5:11 3RD)

DET - Luke Glendening (1) - from Justin Abdelkader and Drew Miller (5:47 3RD)

DET - Niklas Kronwall PPG (8) - from Johan Franzen and Gustav Nyquist (10:44 3RD)

MTL - Brian Gionta (17) - from Lars Eller and Alexei Emelin (13:13 3RD) *GWG*

MTL - Alex Galchenyuk (13) - from Tomas Plekanec and Brendan Gallagher (15:40 3RD)

Goalies:

WG - Carey Price (34 saves on 37 shots: 33-19-5) LG - Jonas Gustavsson (21 saves on 26 shots: 16-5-3)

Three Stars:

3. Niklas Kronwall (1 goal, 1 assist) - Detroit

2. Carey Price (34 saves on 37 shots for the win) - Montreal

1. Brian Gionta (2 goals, GWG) - Montreal

Dallas Stars 5, Tampa Bay Lightning 2 (from Tampa Bay) - The Stars improved to 38-28-11 on the season thanks to a 5-2 win over the Tampa Bay Lightning, dropping them to 42-27-9.

Goals:

DAL - Jamie Benn (31) - from Alex Goligoski and Tyler Seguin (0:40 1ST)

DAL - Jamie Benn (32) - from Ryan Garbutt and Vernon Fiddler (5:37 1ST)

DAL - Tyler Seguin (35) - from Jordie Benn and Jamie Benn (18:26 1ST) *GWG*

TBL - Steven Stamkos (24) - from Ondrej Palat and Victor Hedman (1:57 2ND)

TBL - Andrej Sustr (1) - from Ryan Malone and Nate Thompson (6:44 2ND)

DAL - Vernon Fiddler (6) - unassisted (1:26 3RD)

DAL - Antoine Roussel (14) - from Ryan Garbutt and Cody Eakin (7:57 3RD)

Goalies:

WG - Kari Lehtonen (27 saves on 29 shots: 31-19-10) LG - Ben Bishop (23 saves on 28 shots: 37-14-7)

Three Stars:

3. Vernon Fiddler (1 goal, 1 assist) - Dallas

2. Tyler Seguin (1 goal, 1 assist) - Dallas

1. Jamie Benn (2 goals, 1 assist) - Dallas

Ottawa Senators 3, New York Rangers 2 (from New York) - The Senators improved to 33-31-14 on the season thanks to a 3-2 win over the New York Rangers, dropping them to 43-31-5.

Goals:

OTT - Mark Stone (3) - from Clarke MacArthur and Chris Phillips (12:45 1ST)

OTT - Mika Zibanejad (16) - from Zack Smith (17:23 1ST)

NYR - Mats Zuccarello (18) - from Benoit Pouliot and John Moore (5:25 2ND)

OTT - Jason Spezza (20) - from Erik Karlsson (8:27 2ND) *GWG*

NYR - Mats Zuccarello (19) - from Marc Staal and Derick Brassard (11:55 2ND)

Goalies:

WG - Robin Lehner (41 saves on 43 shots: 10-15-6) LG - Henrik Lundqvist (31 saves on 34 shots: 31-24-5)

Three Stars:

3. Jason Spezza (1 goal, GWG) - Ottawa

2. Mats Zuccarello (2 goals) - New York

1. Robin Lehner (41 saves on 43 shots for the win) - Ottawa

New Jersey Devils 3, Carolina Hurricanes 1 (from Carolina) - The Devils improved to 34-33-11 on the season thanks to a 3-1 win over the Carolina Hurricanes, dropping them to 34-28-16.

Goals:

NJD - Dainius Zubrus (12) - from Michael Ryder and Mark Fayne (15:33 1ST)

CAR - Jeff Skinner (31) - from Jay Harrison and Riley Nash (4:50 2ND)

NJD - Travis Zajac (17) - from Marek Zidlicky and Tuomo Ruutu (6:34 2ND) *GWG*

NJD - Dainius Zubrus EN (13) - from Stephen Gionta (19:22 3RD)

Goalies:

WG - Cory Schneider (26 saves on 27 shots: 16-14-11) LG - Anton Khudobin (20 saves on 22 shots: 18-13-1)

Three Stars:

3. Jeff Skinner (2 goals) - Carolina

2. Cory Schneider (26 saves on 27 shots for the win) - New Jersey

1. Dainius Zubrus (2 goals) - New Jersey

Minnesota Wild 4, Pittsburgh Penguins 0 (from Minnesota) - The Wild improved to 40-26-12 on the season thanks to a 4-0 shutout of the Pittsburgh Penguins, dropping them to 49-24-5.

Goals:

MIN - Erik Haula (5) - from Matt Moulson and Jason Pominville (1:42 1ST) *GWG*

MIN - Mikko Koivu (11) - from Zach Parise and Charlie Coyle (8:47 1ST)

MIN - Stephane Veilleux (3) - from Cody McCormick (14:56 1ST)

MIN - Cody McCormick (2) - from Zach Parise and Charlie Coyle (6:24 2ND)

Goalies:

WG - Ilya Bryzgalov (20 saves on 20 shots: 10-8-8) LG - Jeff Zatkoff (16 saves on 20 shots: 12-6-1)

Three Stars:

3. Zach Parise (2 assists) - Minnesota

2. Cody McCormick (1 goal, 1 assist) - Minnesota

1. Ilya Bryzgalov (20 saves on 20 shots for the shutout) - Minnesota

Vancouver Canucks 2, Los Angeles Kings 1 (from Vancouver) - The Canucks improved to 35-32-11 on the season thanks to a 2-1 win over the Los Angeles Kings, dropping them to 45-28-6.

Goals:

LAK - Slava Voynov PPG (4) - from Jeff Carter and Marian Gaborik (19:32 2ND)

VAN - Alexander Edler PPG (7) - from Daniel Sedin and Henrik Sedin (1:06 3RD)

VAN - Brad Richardson (11) - from Zack Kassian and Alexander Edler (18:37 3RD) *GWG*

Goalies:

WG - Eddie Lack (25 saves on 26 shots: 16-16-5) LG - Jonathan Quick (38 saves on 40 shots: 27-17-2)

Three Stars:

3. Alexander Edler (1 goal, 1 assist) - Vancouver

2. Jonathan Quick (38 saves on 40 shots) - Los Angeles

1. Brad Richardson (1 goal, GWG) - Vancouver

Nashville Predators 3, San Jose Sharks 0 (from San Jose) - The Predators improved to 35-32-11 on the season thanks to a 3-0 shutout of the San Jose Sharks, dropping them to 49-21-9.

Goals:

NSH - Patric Hornqvist (19) - from Matt Cullen and Colin Wilson (3:48 2ND) *GWG*

NSH - Patric Hornqvist (20) - from Nick Spaling and Calle Jarnkrok (8:59 2ND)

NSH - Roman Josi (12) - from Shea Weber and Patric Hornqvist (13:16 2ND)

Goalies:

WG - Carter Hutton (35 saves on 35 shots: 19-11-4) LG - Antti Niemi (21 saves on 24 shots: 38-16-7)

Three Stars:

3. Roman Josi (1 goal) - Nashville

2. Patric Hornqvist (2 goals, 1 assist, GWG) - Nashville

1. Carter Hutton (35 saves on 35 shots for the shutout) - Nashville

Three Stars of the Night:

3. Carter Hutton - Hutton stopped all 35 shots in the Predators 3-0 win over the Sharks. 

2. Jamie Benn - The Stars Captain scored 2 goals and added an assist in the Stars 5-2 win over the Lightning.

1. Semyon Varlamov - Varlamov stopped all 31 shots in the Avs 4-0 win over the Blues, his NHL-leading 40th win of the season.

Interesting Stats of the Night:

-The Avs won 50 games for the 2nd time in franchise history.

-Semyon Varlamov picked up his 40th win of the season, tying Patrick Roy's franchise record for most wins in a season. It was also Varlamov's 2nd shutout of the season.

-John Persson scored his 1st NHL goal for the Islanders.

-The Bruins clinched the #1 seed in the Eastern Conference with a win against the Flyers today.

-Phil Kessel scored his 37th goal of the season, tying a career-high

-Luke Glendening scored his 1st NHL goal for the Red Wings.

-Andrej Sustr scored his 1st NHL goal for the Lightning. 

-Ilya Bryzgalov picked up his 3rd shutout of the season and 2nd with the Wild in 8 starts. Bryzgalov has yet to lose in regulation since joining the Wild, going 5-0-3. 

-Carter Hutton picked up his 1st career shutout.

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

Colorado Avalanche - 6 game winning streak

Nashville Predators - 3 game winning streak

Florida Panthers - 5 game losing streak

Phoenix Coyotes - 4 game losing streak

Philadelphia Flyers - 3 game losing streak

Forman Faceoff Highlights of the Night:

-Ilya Bryzgalov stick save on James Neal: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-9TFmsPk66U

-Jonas Gustavsson 2 saves on Brian Gionta: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nLkoXzzSI1o

-Max Pacioretty goal: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J4IYndWyqZs

-Ryan Miller save on Nathan MacKinnon: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pcMUQ55NCW8

-Jamie Benn goal: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7j6YbbRrvf8

What's up next (April 6th) - There are 6 NHL games on tap for Sunday: 

1. St. Louis Blues vs. Chicago Blackhawks @1230PM ET (In Chicago) {***Forman's Game of the Night***}

2. Dallas Stars vs. Florida Panthers @5PM ET (In Florida)

3. New York Islanders vs. Columbus Blue Jackets @6PM ET (In Columbus)

4. Buffalo Sabres vs. Phildelphia Flyers @730PM ET (In Philadelphia)

5. Pittsburgh Penguins vs. Colorado Avalanche @8PM ET (In Colorado)

6. Anaheim Ducks vs. Edmonton Oilers @8PM ET (In Edmonton)

-Joel Forman - The Forman Faceoff

April 4th NHL Recap

Montreal Canadiens 7, Ottawa Senators 4 (from Ottawa) - The Canadiens improved to 44-27-7 on the season thanks to a 7-4 win over the Ottawa Senators, dropping them to 32-31-14.

Goals:

OTT - Zack Smith (12) - from Chris Phillips (2:28 1ST) 

OTT - Ales Hemsky (12) - from Patrick Wiercioch (4:35 1ST)

OTT - Zack Smith (13) - from Mika Zibanejad and Chris Neil (5:50 1ST)

MTL - Andrei Markov (7) - from Alex Galchenyuk and Alexei Emelin (7:22 1ST)

MTL - Mike Weaver (1) - from Tomas Plekanec and Max Pacioretty (9:17 1ST)

MTL - Max Pacioretty (36) - from Thomas Vanek and Mike Weaver (15:52 1ST)

MTL - Lars Eller (12) - from Brian Gionta (4:09 2ND)

MTL - Max Pacioretty (37) - unassisted (15:25 2ND) *GWG*

MTL - Max Pacioretty (38 - Hat Trick) - from David Desharnais and Thomas Vanek (1:09 3RD)

MTL - David Desharnais (16) - from Max Pacioretty and Thomas Vanek (9:14 3RD)

OTT - Mika Zibanejad (15) - from Kyle Turris (14:07 3RD)

Goalies:

WG - Peter Budaj (39 saves on 43 shots: 10-8-2) LG - Craig Anderson (16 saves on 23 shots: 23-16-8)

Three Stars:

3. Mika Zibanejad (1 goal, 1 assist) - Ottawa

2. Thomas Vanek (3 assists) - Montreal

1. Max Pacioretty (3 goals, 2 assists, GWG) - Montreal

Chicago Blackhawks 4, Columbus Blue Jackets 3 (from Columbus) - The Blackhawks improved to 44-19-5 on the season thanks to a 4-3 win over the Columbus Blue Jackets, dropping them to 39-31-7.

Goals:

CBJ - Derek MacKenzie (9) - from R.J. Umberger and Jared Boll (1:32 1ST)

CHI - Jeremy Morin (2) - from Michal Rozsival and Patrick Sharp (17:10 1ST)

CBJ - Ryan Johansen (31) - from Brandon Dubinsky and Cam Atkinson (0:36 2ND)

CHI - Patrick Sharp PPG (32) - from Duncan Keith (4:14 2ND)

CHI - Marian Hossa (28) - from Kris Versteeg and Duncan Keith (10:42 2ND)

CBJ - Artem Anisimov PPG (21) - from James Wisniewski and Jack Johnson (12:47 2ND)

CHI - Ben Smith (12) - from Duncan Keith and Brent Seabrook (19:56 3RD) *GWG*

Goalies:

WG - Antti Raanta (24 saves on 27 shots: 13-4-4) LG - Sergei Bobrovsky (34 saves on 38 shots: 28-20-5)

Three Stars:

3. Ryan Johansen (1 goal) - Columbus

2. Ben Smith (1 goal, GWG) - Chicago

1. Duncan Keith (3 assists) - Chicago

New Jersey Devils 2, Washington Capitals 1 (from New Jersey) - The Devils improved to 33-28-16 on the season thanks to a 2-1 win over the Washington Capitals, dropping them to 34-30-13.

Goals:

WSH - Alexander Ovechkin (49) - from Mikhail Grabovski and Nicklas Backstrom (10:12 1ST)

NJD - Tuomo Ruutu (8) - from Eric Gelinas and Travis Zajac (12:21 2ND)

NJD - Ryan Carter (6) - from Marek Zidlicky and Peter Harrold (15:06 3RD) *GWG*

Goalies:

WG - Cory Schneider (24 saves on 25 shots: 15-14-11) LG - Jaroslav Halak (29 saves on 31 shots: 28-13-7)

Three Stars:

3. Alexander Ovechkin (1 goal) - Washington

2. Cory Schneider (24 saves on 25 shots for the win) - New Jersey

1. Ryan Carter (1 goal, GWG) - New Jersey

Detroit Red Wings 3, Buffalo Sabres 2 (from Detroit) - The Red Wings improved to 37-26-14 on the season thanks to a 3-2 win over the Buffalo Sabres, dropping them to 21-47-9.

Goals:

DET - Darren Helm (11) - from Luke Glendening and Danny DeKeyser (5:47 1ST)

DET - Tomas Jurco PPG (7) - from Danny DeKeyser and Daniel Alfredsson (14:12 1ST)

DET - Daniel Alfredsson (18) - from Jakub Kindl and Justin Abdelkader (15:28 1ST) *GWG*

BUF - Jamie McBain PPG (5) - from Chad Ruhwedel and Ville Leino (12:28 2ND)

BUF - Nicholas Deslauriers (1) - from Johan Larsson (6:40 3RD)

Goalies:

WG - Jimmy Howard (21 saves on 23 shots: 20-18-11) LG - Matt Hackett (28 saves on 31 shots: 1-3-1)

Three Stars:

3. Nicholas Deslauriers (1 goal) - Buffalo

2. Danny DeKeyser (2 assists) - Detroit

1. Daniel Alfredsson (1 goal, 1 assist, GWG) - Detroit

Calgary Flames 2, Florida Panthers 1 (from Florida) - The Flames improved to 33-38-7 on the season thanks to a 2-1 win over the Florida Panthers, dropping them to 27-43-8.

Goals:

CGY - Kenny Agostino (1) - from Brain McGrattan and Chrisopher Breen (1:34 2ND)

FLA - Vincent Trocheck PPG (4) - from Jimmy Hayes and Brandon Pirri (2:21 2ND)

CGY - Mike Cammalleri (26) - from Jiri Hudler (6:09 2ND) *GWG*

Goalies:

WG - Joey MacDonald (34 saves on 35 shots: 5-4-1) LG - Roberto Luongo (15 saves on 17 shots: 23-22-7)

Three Stars:

3. Vincent Trocheck (1 goal) - Florida

2. Mike Cammalleri (1 goal, GWG) - Calgary

1. Joey MacDonald (34 saves on 35 shots for the win) - Calgary

Edmonton Oilers 3, Phoenix Coyotes 2 (SO) - (from Phoenix) - The Oilers improved to 27-42-9 on the season thanks to a 3-2 shootout win over the Phoenix Coyotes, dropping them to 36-28-14.

Goals:

EDM - Justin Schultz (10) - from Jordan Eberle and Taylor Hall (19:15 1ST)

PHX - Oliver Ekman-Larsson PPG (14) - from Keith Yandle and Mikkel Boedker (14:32 2ND)

PHX - Kyle Chipchura (5) - from Martin Erat and Oliver Ekman-Larsson (12:42 3RD)

EDM - Sam Gagner (10) - from Jordan Eberle (19:19 3RD)

Shootout winner - Sam Gagner (EDM)

Goalies:

WG - Ben Scrivens (24 saves on 26 shots: 15-15-4) LG - Thomas Greiss (24 saves on 26 shots: 9-7-4)

Three Stars:

3. Jordan Eberle (2 assists) - Edmonton

2. Oliver Ekman-Larsson (1 goal, 1 assist) - Phoenix

1. Sam Gagner (1 goal, shootout winner) - Edmonton

Nashville Predators 5, Anaheim Ducks 2 (from Anaheim) - The Predators improved to 34-32-11 on the season thanks to a 5-2 win over the Anaheim Ducks, dropping them to 50-19-8.

Goals:

NSH - Colin Wilson (9) - from Roman Josi (5:36 1ST)

NSH - Colin Wilson (10) - from Patric Hornqvist and Ryan Ellis (12:41 1ST)

NSH - Mike Fisher (19) - from Patric Hornqvist and Matt Cullen (13:52 1ST) *GWG*

ANA - Kyle Palmieri (13) - from Pat Maroon and Mathieu Perreault (15:00 1ST)

NSH - Patric Hornqvist (18) - from Matt Cullen and Mike Fisher (17:05 1ST)

ANA - Daniel Winnik (5) - from Rickard Rakell (3:18 2ND)

NSH - Mike Fisher (20) - from Shea Weber and Matt Cullen (16:00 2ND)

Goalies:

WG - Pekka Rinne (27 saves on 29 shots: 8-10-2) LG - Jonas Hiller (13 saves on 17 shots: 29-12-7), Frederik Andersen (6 saves on 7 shots in relief of Hiller)

Three Stars:

3. Colin Wilson (2 goals) - Nashville

2. Patric Hornqvist (1 goal, 2 assists) - Nashville

1. Mike Fisher (2 goals, 1 assist, GWG) - Nashville

Three Stars of the Night:

3. Duncan Keith - Keith registered 3 assists in the Hawks 4-3 win over the Blue Jackets

2. Mike Fisher - Fisher scored 2 goals (including the game-winner) and added an assist in the Predators 5-2 win over the Ducks. 

1. Max Pacioretty - Pacioretty scored his 3rd hat trick of the season (including the game-winning goal) and added 2 assists for an impressive 5-point performance in the Canadiens 7-4 win over the Senators.

Interesting Stats of the Night:

-Nicklas Backstrom reached 60 assists in as season for the 3rd time in his career. 

-The Canadiens gave up a 3 goals in the 1st 6 minutes of the game, and then proceeded to score 7 unanswered goals. 

-Max Pacioretty scored his 3rd hat trick of the season.

-Nicholas Deslauriers scored his 1st NHL goal for the Sabres.

-Kenny Agostino scored his 1st NHL goal for the Flames.

-Don Van Massenhoven reffed his final game tonight after 23 years on the job. Here is the scene from Detroit: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KjXeaCzBk3U

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

Colorado Avalanche - 5 game winning streak

Detroit Red Wings - 4 game winning streak
New York Islanders - 3 game winning streak

Washington Capitals - 5 game losing streak
Florida Panthers - 5 game losing streak

Phoenix Coyotes - 4 game losing streak

Forman Faceoff Highlights of the Night:

-Max Pacioretty hat trick: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5o_-mJFIxa8

-Sam Gagner shootot winner: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V7gI6sNN3sk

-Lars Eller goal: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=algpZgjNCFs

-Ben Smith game-winning goal with 4 seconds left: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oBH8FY0-YoY

-Marian Hossa goal: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nQxjv25tOJg

What's up next (April 5th) - There are 11 NHL games on tap for Saturday:

1. Philadelphia Flyers vs. Boston Bruins @1PM ET (In Boston)

2. Colorado Avalanche vs. St. Louis Blues @2PM ET (In St. Louis) {***Forman's Game of the Night***}

3. Washington Capitals vs. New York Islanders @5PM ET (In New York)

4. Winnipeg Jets vs. Toronto Maple Leafs @7PM ET (In Toronto)

5. Detroit Red Wings vs. Montreal Canadiens @7PM ET (In Montreal)

6. Dallas Stars vs. Tampa Bay Lightning @7PM ET (In Tampa Bay)

7. Ottawa Senators vs. New York Rangers @7PM ET (In New York)

8. New Jersey Devils vs. Carolina Hurricanes @7PM ET (In Carolina)

9. Pittsburgh Penguins vs. Minnesota Wild @8PM ET (In Minnesota)

10. Los Angeles Kings vs. Vancouver Canucks @10PM ET (In Vancouver)

11. Nashville Predatos vs. San Jose Sharks @1030PM ET (In San Jose)

Joel Forman - The Forman Faceoff

April 3rd NHL Recap

Columbus Blue Jackets 2, Philadelphia Flyers 0 (from Philadelphia) - The Blue Jackets improved to 39-30-7 on the season thanks to a 2-0 shutout of the Philadelphia Flyers, dropping them to 39-28-9.

Goals:

CBJ - James Wisniewski PPG (7) - from Mark Letestu and Fedor Tyutin (17:07 2ND) *GWG*
CBJ - Brandon Dubinsky (16) - from Cam Atkinson and James Wisniewski (3:20 3RD)

Goalies:

WG - Sergei Bobrovsky (37 saves on 37 shots: 28-19-5) LG - Steve Mason (25 saves on 27 shots: 31-18-7)

Three Stars:

3. Brandon Dubinsky (1 goal) - Columbus

2. James Wisniewski (1 goal, 1 assist, GWG) - Columbus

1. Sergei Bobrovsky (37 saves on 37 shots for the shutout) - Columbus

Carolina Hurricanes 4, Dallas Stars 1 (from Carolina) - The Hurricanes improved to 34-32-11 on the season thanks to a 4-1 win over the Dallas Stars, dropping them to 37-28-11. 

Goals:

CAR - Eric Staal (19) - from John-Michael Liles and Andrei Loktionov (2:30 2ND)
CAR - Justin Faulk PPG (5) - from John-Michael Liles and Chris Terry (4:07 2ND) *GWG*
CAR - John-Michael Liles PPG (2) - from Chris Terry and Justin Faulk (7:06 2ND)
DAL - Tyler Seguin (34) - from Valeri Nichushkin and Trevor Daley (9:44 2ND)
CAR - Riley Nash (10) - from Brett Bellemore (7:40 3RD)

Goalies:

WG - Anton Khudobin (33 saves on 34 shots: 18-12-1) LG - Kari Lehtonen (13 saves on 16 shots: 30-19-10), Tim Thomas (15 saves on 16 shots in relief of Lehtonen)

Three Stars:

3. Anton Khudobin (33 saves on 34 shots for the win) - Carolina

2. John-Michael Liles (1 goal, 2 assists) - Carolina

1. Justin Faulk (1 goal, 1 assist, GWG) - Carolina

Toronto Maple Leafs 4, Boston Bruins 3 (OT) - (from Toronto) - The Leafs improved to 38-32-8 on the season thanks to a 4-3 OT win over the Boston Bruins, dropping them to 52-18-7.

Goals:

TOR - Paul Ranger (5) - from Jerry D'Amigo and Morgan Rielly (6:00 1ST)
BOS - Brad Marchand (23) - unassisted (6:56 1ST)
TOR - Tyler Bozak (18) - from Phil Kessel and Cody Franson (19:48 1ST)
TOR - James van Riemsdyk (30) - from Phil Kessel (0:52 2ND)
BOS - Milan Lucic (22) - from David Krejci and Matt Bartkowski (5:03 3RD)
BOS - Patrice Bergeron (28) - from Brad Marchand and Kevan Miller (12:51 3RD)
TOR - Nazem Kadri PPG (19) - from Cody Franson and Jake Gardiner (2:51 OT) *GWG*

Goalies:

WG - James Reimer (10 saves on 11 shots: 12-13-1) in relief of the injured Jonathan Bernier (25 saves on 27 shots) LG - Chad Johnson (27 saves on 31 shots: 17-3-2) 

Three Stars:

3. Phil Kessel (2 assists) - Toronto

2. Brad Marchand (1 goal, 1 assist) - Boston

1. Nazem Kadri (1 goal, OT winner) - Toronto

Calgary Flames 4, Tampa Bay Lightning 1 (from Tampa Bay) - The Flames improved to 32-38-7 on the season thanks to a 4-1 win over the Tampa Bay Lightning, dropping them to 42-26-9. 

Goals:

CGY - Mike Cammalleri (2) - unassisted (10:20 1ST)
CGY - Kevin Westgarth (4) - from Christopher Breen (10:35 1ST) *GWG*
TBL - Ondrej Palat (20) - from Matt Carle and Ryan Callahan (15:56 2ND)
CGY - Curtis Glencross PPG (11) - from Mike Cammalleri and Kris Russell (18:04 3RD)
CGY - Curtis Glenross EN (12) - unassisted (19:44 3RD)

Goalies:

WG - Karri Ramo (31 saves on 32 shots: 15-13-4) LG - Ben Bishop (21 saves on 24 shots: 37-13-7)

Three Stars:

3. Curtis Glencross (2 goals) - Calgary

2. Mike Cammalleri (1 goal, 1 assist) - Calgary

1. Karri Ramo (31 saves on 32 shots for the win) - Calgary

Chicago Blackhawks 3, Minnesota Wild 2 (SO) - (from Chicago) - The Blackhawks improved to 43-19-15 on the season thanks to a 3-2 shootout win over the Minnesota Wild, dropping them to 39-26-12.

Goals:

MIN - Charlie Coyle (11) - from Jared Spurgeon and Ryan Suter (14:19 1ST)
CHI - Ben Smith (11) - from Brandon Saad and Nick Leddy (2:29 2ND)
CHI - Bryan Bickell (11) - from Jeremy Morin (2:45 3RD)
MIN - Erik Haula (4) - from Justin Fontaine (18:06 3RD)
Shootout winner - Marian Hossa (CHI)

Goalies:

WG - Corey Crawford (25 saves on 27 shots: 30-15-10) LG - Ilya Bryzgalov (24 saves on 26 shots: 9-8-8) 

Three Stars:

3. Erik Haula (1 goal) - Minnesota

2. Ben Smith (1 goal) - Chicago

1. Bryan Bickell (1 goal) - Chicago

St. Louis Blues 2, Buffalo Sabres 1 (from St. Louis) - The Blues improved to 52-17-7 on the season thanks to a 2-1 win over the Buffalo Sabres, dropping them to 21-46-9.

Goals:

STL - Maxim Lapierre (8) - from Ryan Reaves (1:59 2ND)
STL - Brenden Morrow (13) - from Vladimir Sobotka and Jaden Schwartz (18:08 3RD) *GWG*
BUF - Cody Hodgson PPG (18) - from Tyler Ennis and Ville Leino (19:04 3RD)

Goalies:

WG - Brian Elliott (24 saves on 25 shots: 18-5-2) LG - Nathan Lieuwen (26 saves on 28 shots: 1-3-0) 

Three Stars:

3. Maxim Lapierre (1 goal) - St. Louis

2. Brenden Morrow (1 goal, GWG) - St. Louis

1. Brian Elliott (24 saves on 25 shots for the win) - St. Louis

Pittsburgh Penguins 4, Winnipeg Jets 2 (from Winnipeg) - The Penguins improved to 49-23-5 on the season thanks to a 4-2 win over the Winnipeg Jets, dropping them to 34-34-10 (.500).

Goals:

PIT - Beau Bennett PPG (3) - from Sidney Crosby and Jussi Jokinen (12:44 1ST)
WPG - Olli Jokinen (17) - from Blake Wheeler (2:52 2ND)
WPG - Zachary Redmond (1) - from Evander Kane and Matt Halischuk (9:42 2ND)
PIT - Craig Adams (5) - from Lee Stempniak (18:47 2ND)
PIT - Paul Martin PPG (3) - from James Neal and Sidney Crosby (7:42 3RD) *GWG*
PIT - Brian Gibbons (5) - unassisted (16:24 3RD

Goalies:

WG - Marc-Andre Fleury (13 saves on 15 shots: 37-18-4) LG - Ondrej Pavelec (17 saves on 21 shots: 21-26-7)

Three Stars:

3. Craig Adams (1 goal) - Pittsburgh

2. Paul Martin (1 goal, GWG) - Pittsburgh

1. Sidney Crosby (2 assists) - Pittsburgh

Colorado Avalanche 3, New York Rangers 2 (SO) - (from Colorado) - The Avalanche improved to 49-21-6 on the season thanks to a 3-2 shootout win over the New York Rangers, dropping them to 43-30-5.

Goals:

NYR - John Moore (4) - from Mats Zuccarello and Benoit Pouliot (2:10 1ST)
COL - Andre Benoit (7) - from John Mitchell and Ryan O'Reilly (5:57 2ND)
NYR - Derek Stepan (16) - from Kevin Klein and Dan Girardi (15:30 2ND)
COL - Tyson Barrie (11) - from Paul Stastny and Erik Johnson (19:08 3RD)
Shootout winner - Tyson Barrie (COL)

Goalies:

WG - Semyon Varlamov (29 saves on 31 shots: 39-14-5) LG - Henrik Lundqvist (35 saves on 37 shots: 31-23-5) 

Three Stars:

3. Henrik Lundqvist (35 saves on 37 shots) - New York

2. Semyon Varlamov (29 saves on 31 shots for the win) - Colorado

1. Tyson Barrie (1 goal, shootout winner) - Colorado

San Jose Sharks 2, Los Angeles Kings 1 (from San Jose) - The Sharks improved to 49-20-9 on the season thanks to a 2-1 win over the Los Angeles Kings, dropping them to 45-27-6.

Goals:

LAK - Jordan Nolan (6) - from Alec Martinez and Dustin Brown (3:36 1ST)
SJS - Brent Burns PPG (23) - from Dan Boyle and Joe Thornton (7:15 2ND)
SJS - Logan Couture (21) - from Patrick Marleau and Tommy Wingels (12:13 2ND) *GWG*

Goalies:

WG - Antti Niemi (26 saves on 27 shots: 38-15-7) LG - Martin Jones (19 saves on 21 shots: 11-6-0) 

Three Stars:

3. Joe Thornton (1 assist) - San Jose

2. Antti Niemi (26 saves on 27 shots for the win) - San Jose

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

Three Stars of the Night:

3. Justin Faulk - Faulk scored the game-winning goal and added an assist in the Hurricanes 4-1 win over the Stars. 

2. Tyson Barrie - Barrie tied the game late in the 3rd and scored the shootout winner in the Avs 3-2 win over the Rangers. 

1. Sergei Bobrovsky - Bobrovsky stopped all 37 shots in his return to Philly, a 2-0 win over the Flyers.  

Interesting Stats of the Night:

-Sergei Bobrovsky made quite the return to Philadelphia, making 37 saves for the shutout in his 1st game against his former team since the trade in 2012. It was his 4th shutout of the season.
-James van Riemsdyk scored 30 goals for the 1st time in his career.

-The Penguins clinched the Metropolitan Division Title tonight, the 2nd of 4 division winners to be decided (Boston).
-The Bruins lost 2 straight games for the 1st time since March 1st
-Brandon Bollig will hear from Brendan Shanahan after his vicious hit to the head of Zach Parise. Here is the replay: http://nhl.si.com/2014/04/03/minnesota-wild-zach-parise-blackhawks-brandon-bollig/
-Semyon Varlamov picked up his league-leading 39th win of the season.
-Paul Martin scored a goal in his 1st game since breaking his hand at the Olympics in February.
-Bad night if handling the puck for Ben Bishop, he caused 2 turnovers leading to the first 2 Flames goals tonight: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R60B9DdhIu8

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

Colorado Avalanche - 5 game winning streak

Detroit Red Wings - 3 game winning streak
Anaheim Ducks - 3 game winning streak
New York Islanders - 3 game winning streak

Florida Panthers - 4 game losing streak

Edmonton Oilers - 3 game losing streak
Phoenix Coyotes - 3 game losing streak

Forman Faceoff Highlights of the Night:

-Tyler Seguin goal: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=adaJBDtidTU
-Tyson Barrie game-tying goal: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CGn-cWDZ-VE

-Nazem Kadri OT goal: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WEgacSBQqeA
-Logan Couture wrap-around goal: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zt0k7XI-DYQ

What's up next (April 4th) - There are 7 NHL games on tap for Friday:

1. Montreal Canadiens vs. Ottawa Senators @7PM ET (In Ottawa)
2. Chicago Blackhawks vs. Columbus Blue Jackets @7PM ET (In Columbus) {***Forman's Game of the Night***}
3. Washington Capitals vs. New Jersey Devils @7PM ET (In New Jersey)
4. Buffalo Sabres vs. Detroit Red Wings @730PM ET (In Detroit)
5. Calgary Flames vs. Florida Panthers @730PM ET (In Florida)
6. Edmonton Oilers vs. Phoenix Coyotes @10PM ET (In Phoenix)
7. Nashville Predators vs. Anaheim Ducks @10PM ET (In Anaheim)

-Joel Forman - The Forman Faceoff

April 2nd NHL Recap

New York Islanders 2, Ottawa Senators 1 (from Ottawa) - The Islanders improved to 31-35-10 on the season thanks to a 2-1 win over the Ottawa Senators, dropping them to 32-30-14.

Goals:

NYI - Josh Bailey PPG (8) - from Ryan Strome and Matt Donovan (17:09 1ST)
OTT - Milan Michalek PPG (17) - from Chris Neil and Patrick Wiercioch (6:41 3RD)
NYI - Casey Cizikas PPG (6) - from Josh Bailey and Ryan Strome (9:31 3RD) *GWG*

Goalies:

WG - Anders Nilsson (35 saves on 36 shots: 6-5-2) LG - Craig Anderson (25 saves on 27 shots: 23-15-8)

Three Stars:

3. Josh Bailey (1 goal, 1 assist) - New York

2. Anders Nilsson (35 saves on 36 shots for the win) - New York

1. Casey Cizikas (1 goal, GWG) - New York

Detroit Red Wings 3, Boston Bruins 2 (from Detroit) - The Red Wings improved to 36-26-14 on the season thanks to a 3-2 win over the Boston Bruins, dropping them to 52-18-6.

Goals:

BOS - Johnny Boychuk (4) - from Chris Kelly and Brad Marchand (16:50 1ST)
DET - Tomas Tatar (19) - from Danny DeKeyser and Jakub Kindl (4:45 2ND)
BOS - Carl Soderberg PPG (16) - from Patrice Bergeron and Reilly Smith (1:10 3RD)
DET - Tomas Jurco (6) - from Tomas Tatar and Niklas Kronwall (11:06 3RD)
DET - Gustav Nyquist (28) - from David Lewand (12:48 3RD) *GWG*

Goalies:

WG - Jimmy Howard (33 saves on 35 shots: 19-18-11) LG - Tuukka Rask (17 saves on 20 shots: 34-15-5)

Three Stars:

3. Johnny Boychuk (1 goal) - Boston

2. Tomas Tatar (1 goal, 1 assist) - Detroit

1. Jimmy Howard (33 saves on 35 shots for the win) - Detroit

Anaheim Ducks 3, Edmonton Oilers 2 (from Anaheim) - The Ducks improved to 50-18-8 on the season thanks to a 3-2 win over the Edmonton Oilers, dropping them to 26-42-9. 

Goals:

EDM - Philip Larsen PPG (3) - from Martin Marincin and David Perron (16:04 2ND)
EDM - Jordan Eberle (26) - from Taylor Hall and Ryan Nugent-Hopkins (2:51 3RD)
ANA - Corey Perry (40) - from Matt Beleskey and Frederik Andersen (3:28 3RD)
ANA - Corey Perry (41) - from Stephane Robidas (11:25 3RD)
ANA - Francois Beauchemin (4) - from Corey Perry and Ryan Getzlaf (18:39 3RD) *GWG*

Goalies:

WG - Frederik Andersen (30 saves on 32 shots: 19-5-0) LG - Viktor Fasth (23 saves on 26 shots: 4-4-2) 

Three Stars:

3. Frederik Andersen (30 saves on 32 shots for the win, 1 assist) - Anaheim

2. Francois Beauchemin (1 goal, GWG) - Anaheim

1. Corey Perry (2 goals, 1 assist) - Anaheim

Los Angeles Kings 4, Phoenix Coyotes 0 (from Los Angeles) - The Kings improved to 45-26-6 on the season thanks to a 4-0 shutout of the Phoenix Coyotes, dropping them to 36-28-13.

Goals:

LAK - Tanner Pearson (3) - from Jeff Carter (1:20 1ST) *GWG*
LAK - Drew Doughty PPG (10) - from Alec Martinez and Anze Kopitar (2:27 2ND)
LAK - Jeff Carter (27) - from Tanner Pearson (9:10 3RD)
LAK - Anze Kopitar PPG (25) - from Marian Gaborik and Alec Martinez (9:50 3RD)

Goalies:

WG - Jonathan Quick (17 saves on 17 shots: 27-16-2) LG - Thomas Greiss (28 saves on 32 shots: 9-7-3)

Three Stars:

3. Jeff Carter (1 goal, 1 assist) - Los Angeles

2. Tanner Pearson (1 goal, 1 assist, GWG) - Los Angeles

1. Jonathan Quick (17 saves on 17 shots for the shutout) - Los Angeles

Three Stars of the Night:

3. Jimmy Howard - Howard stopped 33 of 35 shots in the Red Wings 3-2 win over the Bruins. 

2. Jonathan Quick - Quick stopped all shots in the Kings 4-0 win over the Coyotes to clinch a playoff berth. 

1. Corey Perry - Perry scored his 40th and 41st goals of the season and added an assist in the Ducks 3-2 comeback win over the Oilers. 

Interesting Stats of the Night:

-Gustav Nyquist scored his 28th goal of the season and 6th game-winning goal. He now has 23 goals in 28 games since January 20th, and 12 goals in his last 10 games. 
-Viktor Fasth faced his former team (the Ducks) for the 1st time since being traded at the deadline. He made 23 saves on 26 shots in the loss. 

-The Bruins lost in regulation for the 1st time since March 1st, going 15-0-1 from March 2nd to March 30th.
-Frederik Andersen picked up his 1st career assist.
-Corey Perry scored 40 goals for the 2nd time in his career.
-The Ducks have 50 wins on the season, the 1st time in franchise history.
-Jonathan Quick picked up his 6th shutout of the season.
-The Kings have clinched a playoff berth.

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

Colorado Avalanche - 4 game winning streak

Dallas Stars - 3 game winning streak

Detroit Red Wings - 3 game winning streak
Anaheim Ducks - 3 game winning streak

Florida Panthers - 4 game losing streak

Chicago Blackhawks - 3 game losing streak

Edmonton Oilers - 3 game losing streak
Phoenix Coyotes - 3 game losing streak

Forman Faceoff Highlight of the Night:

-Gustav Nyquist gets it tonight for another highlight-reel goal: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GhigRET-3DE

What's up next (April 3rd) - There are 9 NHL games on tap for Thursday: 

1. Columbus Blue Jackets vs. Philadelphia Flyers @7PM ET (In Philadelphia)

2. Dallas Stars vs. Carolina Hurricanes @7PM ET (In Carolina)

3. Boston Bruins vs. Toronto Maple Leafs @730PM ET (In Toronto)

4. Calgary Flames vs. Tampa Bay Lightning @730PM ET (In Tampa Bay)

5. Minnesota Wild vs. Chicago Blackhawks @8PM ET (In Chicago)
6. Buffalo Sabres vs. St. Louis Blues @8PM ET (In St. Louis)
7. Pittsburgh Penguins vs. Winnipeg Jets @8PM ET (In Winnipeg)
8. New York Rangers vs. Colorado Avalanche @9PM ET (In Colorado)
9. Los Angeles Kings vs. San Jose Sharks @1030PM ET (In San Jose) {***Forman's Game of the Night***}

-Joel Forman - The Forman Faceoff

April 1st NHL Recap

Buffalo Sabres 3, New Jersey Devils 2 (SO) - (from Buffalo) - The Sabres improved to 21-45-9 on the season thanks to a 3-2 shootout win over the New Jersey Devils, dropping them to 32-28-16.

Goals:

NJD - Dainius Zubrus (11) - from Michael Ryder and Damien Brunner (8:16 2ND)

BUF - Tyler Ennis (20) - from Ville Leino and Drew Stafford (1:39 3RD)

BUF - Tyler Ennis (21) - from Cody Hodgson and Drew Stafford (4:41 3RD)

NJD - Tuomo Ruutu PPG (7) - from Andy Greene and Marek Zidlicky (6:58 3RD)

Shootout winner - Ville Leino (BUF)

Goalies:

WG - Nathan Lieuwen (33 saves on 35 shots: 1-2-0) LG - Cory Schneider (25 saves on 27 shots: 14-14-11)

Three Stars:

3. Tuomo Ruutu (1 goal) - New Jersey

2. Nathan Lieuwen (33 saves on 35 shots for the win) - Buffalo

1. Tyler Ennis (2 goals) - Buffalo

Toronto Maple Leafs 3, Calgary Flames 2 (from Toronto) - The Leafs improved to 37-32-8 on the season thanks to a 3-2 win over the Calgary Flames, dropping them to 31-38-7.

Goals:

TOR - Jay McClement (4) - from Cody Franson (0:50 2ND)

CGY - Matt Stajan (13) - from T.J. Brodie and Mark Giordano (16:55 2ND)

TOR - Dave Bolland (8) - unassisted (2:16 3RD)

TOR - David Clarkson (5) - from Mason Raymond (5:47 3RD) *GWG*

CGY - Kris Russell (6) - from Joe Colborne and Chris Butler (7:24 3RD)

Goalies:

WG - Jonathan Bernier (22 saves on 24 shots: 26-19-7) LG - Karri Ramo (20 saves on 23 shots: 14-13-4) 

Three Stars:

3. Matt Stajan (1 goal) - Calgary

2. Dave Bolland (1 goal) - Toronto

1. David Clarkson (1 goal, GWG) - Toronto

New York Islanders 4, Florida Panthers 2 (from New York) - The Islanders improved to 30-35-10 on the season thanks to a 4-2 win over the Florida Panthers, dropping them to 27-42-8.

Goals:

FLA - Quinton Howden SHG (4) - unassisted (1:50 1ST)

NYI - Travis Hamonic PPG (3) - from Josh Bailey (2:35 1ST)

NYI - Josh Bailey (7) - from Colin McDonald and Ryan Strome (11:18 2ND)

NYI - Matt Martin (8) - from Colin McDonald (17:36 2ND) *GWG*

NYI - Mike Halmo (1) - from Casey Cizikas (4:21 3RD)

FLA - Brandon Pirri PPG (11) - from Brian Campbell and Dmitry Kulikov (19:56 3RD)

Goalies:

WG - Evgeni Nabokov (20 saves on 22 shots: 14-14-7) LG - Scott Clemmensen (36 saves on 40 shots: 6-7-1) 

Three Stars:

3. Mike Halmo (1 goal) - New York

2. Colin McDonald (2 assists) - New York

1. Josh Bailey (1 goal, 1 assist) - New York

Carolina Hurricanes 4, Pittsburgh Penguins 1 (From Pittsburgh) - The Hurricanes improved to 33-32-11 on the season thanks to a 4-1 win over the Pittsburgh Penguins, dropping them to 48-23-5.

Goals:

PIT - Chris Kunitz (35) - from Lee Stempniak and Sidney Crosby (9:01 1ST)

CAR - Justin Faulk (4) - unassisted (14:39 1ST)

CAR - Elias Lindholm PPG (7) - from Jeff Skinner and Andrei Loktionov (9:24 2ND) *GWG*

CAR - Elias Lindholm (8) - from Jeff Skinner (14:57 2ND)

CAR - Eric Staal (18) - from Andrei Loktionov (11:47 3RD)

Goalies:

WG - Anton Khudobin (30 saves on 31 shots: 17-12-1) LG - Marc-Andre Fleury (24 saves on 28 shots: 36-18-4) 

Three Stars:

3. Anton Khudobin (30 saves on 31 shots for the win) - Carolina

2. Jeff Skinner (2 assists) - Carolina

1. Elias Lindholm (2 goals, GWG) - Carolina

Dallas Stars 5, Washington Capitals 0 (from Washington) - The Stars improved to 37-27-11 on the season thanks to a 5-0 shutout of the Washington Capitals, dropping them to 34-29-13.

Goals:

DAL - Jamie Benn (31) - from Tyler Seguin (15:08 1ST) *GWG*

DAL - Ray Whitney (9) - Alex Chiasson and Alex Goligoski (9:16 2ND)

DAL - Dustin Jeffery (1) - from Alex Chiasson and Trevor Daley (9:50 2ND)

DAL - Dustin Jeffery (2) - from Ray Whitney and Alex Chiasson (9:55 3RD)

DAL - Ryan Garbutt SHG (16) - from Vernon Fiddler (14:50 3RD)

Goalies:

WG - Kari Lehtonen (35 saves on 35 shots: 30-18-10) LG - Jaroslav Halak (20 saves on 23 shots: 28-12-7), Braden Holty (11 saves on 13 shots in relief of Halak)

Three Stars:

3. Alex Chiasson (3 assists) - Dallas

2. Dustin Jeffery (2 goals) - Dallas

1. Kari Lehtonen (35 saves on 35 shots for the shutout) - Dallas

Colorado Avalanche 3, Columbus Blue Jackets 2 (OT) - (from Columbus) - The Avalanche improved to 48-21-6 on the season thanks to a 3-2 OT win over the Columbus Blue Jackets, dropping them to 38-30-7.

Goals:

CBJ - Cam Atkinson (20) - from Brandon Dubinsky (10:52 2ND)

CBJ - Blake Comeau (4) - from Nick Foligno and Fedor Tyutin (15:59 2ND)

COL - Brad Malone (2) - from Marc-Andre Cliche and Nick Holden (9:46 3RD)

COL - Gabriel Landeskog (25) - from Nathan MacKinnon and Paul Stastny (15:03 3RD)

COL - Gabriel Landeskog PPG (26) - from Tyson Barrie and Nathan MacKinnon (4:27 OT) *GWG*

Goalies:

WG - LG - Semyon Varlamov (24 saves on 26 shots: 38-14-5) Sergei Bobrovsky (25 saves on 28 shots: 27-19-5)

Three Stars:

3. Brandon Dubinsky (1 assist) - Columbus

2. Semyon Varlamov (24 saves on 26 shots for the win) - Colorado

1. Gabriel Landeskog (2 goals, OT winner) - Colorado

Tampa Bay Lightning 3, Montreal Canadiens 1 (from Tampa Bay) - The Lightning improved to 42-25-9 on the season thanks to a 3-1 win over the Montreal Canadiens, dropping them to 43-27-7.

Goals:

MTL - Brendan Gallagher (19) - from Alex Galchenyuk and Mike Weaver (10:18 1ST)

TBL - Ryan Callahan PPG (17) - from Ondrej Palat and Victor Hedman (9:19 2ND)

TBL - Tyler Johnson SHG (23) - from Victor Hedman (12:41 3RD) *GWG*

TBL - Alex Killorn PPG/EN (17) - from Ondrej Palat and J.T. Brown (19:15 3RD)

Goalies:

WG - Ben Bishop (25 saves on 26 shots: 37-12-7) LG - Carey Price (30 saves on 32 shots: 32-18-6) 

Three Stars:

3. Carey Price (30 saves on 32 shots) - Montreal

2. Ondrej Palat (2 assists) - Tampa Bay

1. Tyler Johnson (1 goal, GWG) - Tampa Bay

St. Louis Blues 1, Philadelphia Flyers 0 (SO) - (from St. Louis) - The Blues improved to 51-17-7 on the season thanks to a 1-0 shootout win over the Philadelphia Flyers, dropping them to 39-27-9.

Goals:

None
Shootout winner - T.J. Oshie (STL)

Goalies:

WG - Ryan Miller (31 saves on 31 shots: 25-25-4) LG - Ray Emery (28 saves on 28 shots: 8-10-2) 

Three Stars:

3. Jaden Schwartz (6 shots on goal) - St. Louis

2. Ray Emery (28 saves on 28 shots) - Philadelphia

1. Ryan Miller (31 saves on 31 shots for the shutout) - St. Louis

New York Rangers 3, Vancouver Canucks 1 (from Vancouver) - The Rangers improved to 43-30-4 on the season thanks to a 3-1 win over the Vancouver Canucks, dropping them to 34-32-11.

Goals:

NYR - Dan Carcillo (4) - from Derek Dorsett and Brian Boyle (4:59 1ST)

NYR - Benoit Pouliot PPG (13) - from Derick Brassard and Mats Zuccarello (14:43 1ST) *GWG*

VAN - Ryan Kesler (24) - from Daniel Sedin (6:21 2ND)

NYR - Martin St. Louis SHG (30) - from Rick Nash (10:15 3RD)

Goalies:

WG - Henrik Lundqvist (34 saves on 35 shots: 31-23-4) LG - Eddie Lack (28 saves on 31 shots: 15-16-5) 

Three Stars:

3. Martin St. Louis (1 goal) - New York

2. Ryan Kesler (1 goal) - Vancouver

1. Henrik Lundqvist (34 saves on 35 shots for the win) - New York

Winnipeg Jets 2, Phoenix Coyotes 1 (SO) - (from Phoenix) - The Jets improved to 34-33-10 on the season thanks to a 2-1 shootout win over the Phoenix Coyotes, dropping them to 36-27-13.

Goals:

WPG - Andrew Ladd (23) - from Bryan Little (10:01 1ST)

PHX - Zbynek Michalek (2) - from Antoine Vermette and Mikkel Boedker (0:19 2ND)

Shootout winner - Andrew Ladd (WPG)

Goalies:

WG - Ondrej Pavelec (29 saves on 30 shots: 21-25-7) LG - Thomas Greiss (21 saves on 22 shots: 9-6-3)  

Three Stars:

3. Zbynek Michalek (1 goal) - Phoenix

2. Ondrej Pavelec (29 saves on 30 shots for the win) - Winnipeg

1. Andrew Ladd (1 goal, shootout winner) - Winnipeg

San Jose Sharks 5, Edmonton Oilers 4 (from San Jose) - The Sharks improved to 48-20-9 on the season thanks to a 5-4 win over the Edmonton Oilers, dropping them to 26-41-9.

Goals:

SJS - Andrew Desjardins (3) - from Tyler Kennedy and Jason Demers (3:11 1ST)

EDM - Taylor Hall PPG (26) - from Ryan Nugent-Hopkins and Jordan Eberle (12:34 1ST)

SJS - Dan Boyle (11) - from Joe Thornton (15:54 1ST)

SJS - Tommy Wingels (16) - from Brad Stuart and Justin Braun (2:45 2ND) 

EDM - Ryan Nugent-Hopkins (17) - from Anton Belov and Taylor Hall (13:04 2ND)
EDM - Jordan Eberle (25) - from Oscar Klefbom and Ryan Nugent-Hopkins (13:42 2ND)

EDM - Ryan Nugent-Hopkins (18) - from Jordan Eberle and Taylor Hall (6:16 3RD)
SJS - Brent Burns (22) - from Joe Thornton and Joe Pavelski (10:35 3RD)
SJS - Patrick Marleau PPG (32) - from Brent Burns and Dan Boyle (12:31 3RD) *GWG*

Goalies:

WG - Antti Niemi (25 saves on 29 shots: 37-15-7) LG - Ben Scrivens (28 saves on 33 shots: 14-15-4) 

Three Stars:

3. Brent Burns (1 goal, 1 assist) - San Jose

2. Joe Thornton (2 assists) - San Jose

1. Ryan Nugent-Hopkins (2 goals, 2 assists) - Edmonton

Three Stars of the Night:

3. Kari Lehtonen - Lehtonen stopped all 35 shots in the Stars 5-0 rout of the Capitals.

2. Ryan Miller - Miller stopped all 31 shots and both shots in the shootout in the Blues 1-0 win over the Flyers. 

1. Ryan Nugent-Hopkins - Nuge had his best performance of the season scoring 2 goals and adding 2 assists in the Oilers 5-4 loss to the Sharks. 

Interesting Stats of the Night:

-Sidney Crosby reached the 100-point mark for the 5th time in his career.

-The Lightning and Canadiens both clinched a playoff spot tonight 

-The Blue Jackets piled on 27 hits in the 1st period of their game against the Avalanche, the most in a period this season.

-The Leafs ended their 8-game losing streak.

-Mike Halmo scored his 1st NHL goal for the Islanders. 

-David Clarkson scored his game-winning goal as a Maple Leaf, and his first goal since February 4th. 

-Kari Lehtonen reached 30 wins for the 4th time in his career. He also picked up his 4th shutout of the season.

-Nathan Lieuwen picked up his 1st NHL win in the Sabres 3-2 win over the Devils.

-The Devils are the only team in the NHL this season without a shootout win, falling to 0-11 tonight. 

-Douglas Murray will be hearing from Brendan Shanahan after his elbow to the head of Mike Kostka. Kostka was knocked out on the play and eventually got off the ice on his own power, but in obvious pain. Here is the replay: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V8kLHfu-GSY

-Ryan Miller picked up his 1st shutout of the season, and first with the Blues.

-Martin St. Louis scored his 1st goal as a New York Ranger, and 30th of the season. This is the 7th time in his career St. Louis has scored 30 goals in a season.

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

Colorado Avalanche - 4 game winning streak

Boston Bruins - 3 game winning streak

Ottawa Senators - 3 game winning streak
Dallas Stars - 3 game winning streak

Florida Panthers - 4 game losing streak

Chicago Blackhawks - 3 game losing streak

Forman Faceoff Highlight of the Night:

-Joe Pavelski to Joe Thornton to Brent Burns tic-tac-toe: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I_Prz8jFfrk

Honourable Mentions: 

-Martin St. Louis first goal as a Ranger: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jdiw8VzKh6g
-Nathan Lieuwen paddle save on Michael Ryder: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bMytLdSM3jE&cmpid=nhl-twt

-Tyler Johnson short-handed goal: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4K9gcY6XRuo

-Ryan Miller save on Michael Raffl: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pdeBJ9VKHKo

-T.J. Oshie shootout goal: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k8x-Xbtde_g

What's up next (April 2nd) - There are 4 NHL games on tap for Wednesday:

1. New York Islanders vs. Ottawa Senators @7PM ET (In Ottawa)

2. Boston Bruins vs. Detroit Red Wings @8PM ET (In Detroit) {***Forman's Game of the Night***}

3. Edmonton Oilers vs. Anaheim Ducks @10PM ET (In Anaheim)

4. Phoenix Coyotes vs. Los Angeles Kings @1030PM ET (In Los Angeles)

-Joel Forman - The Forman Faceoff