March 31st NHL Recap

Ottawa Senators 2, Carolina Hurricanes 1 (SO) - (from Ottawa) - The Senators improved to 32-29-14 on the season thanks to a 2-1 shootout win over the Carolina Hurricanes, dropping them to 32-32-11 (.500).

Goals:

OTT - Mika Zibanejad (14) - from Patrick Wiercioch and Ales Hemsky (1:41 1ST)

CAR - Jeff Skinner (30) - unassisted (4:03 1ST)
Shootout winner - Ales Hemsky (OTT)

Goalies:

WG - Craig Anderson (30 saves on 31 shots: 23-14-8) LG - Cam Ward (28 saves on 28 shots: 9-11-6)

Three Stars:

3. Jeff Skinner (1 goal) - Carolina

2. Mika Zibanejad (1 goal) - Ottawa

1. Craig Anderson (30 saves on 31 shots for the win) - Ottawa

New Jersey Devils 6, Florida Panthers 3 (from New Jersey) - The Devils improved to 32-28-15 on the season thanks to a 6-3 win over the Florida Panthers, dropping them to 27-41-8.

Goals:

NJD - Travis Zajac (14) - from Jaromir Jagr and Mark Fayne (0:12 1ST)

NJD - Jaromir Jagr (24) - from Ryan Clowe (9:24 1ST)

NJD - Travis Zajac PPG (15) - from Ryan Clowe and Eric Gelinas (11:33 1ST)

FLA - Dmitry Kulikov SHG (8) - from Nick Bjugstad (17:22 1ST)

FLA - Brad Boyes (20) - from Nick Bjugstad (0:50 2ND)

NJD - Ryan Clowe (7) - from Travis Zajac and Jaromir Jagr (3:05 2ND) *GWG*

FLA - Brandon Pirri (10) - from Dylan Olsen and Vincent Trocheck (6:35 2ND)

NJD - Jacob Josefson SHG (1) - from Ryan Carter (4:02 3RD)

NJD - Travis Zajac (16 - Hat Trick) - from Tuomo Ruutu and Jaromir Jagr (9:37 3RD)

Goalies:

WG - Martin Brodeur (6 saves on 9 shots: 18-14-5), Cory Schneider (13 saves on 13 shots in relief of Brodeur) LG - Dan Ellis (26 saves on 32 shots: 5-10-0)

Three Stars:

3. Ryan Clowe (1 goal, 2 assists) - New Jersey

2. Jaromir Jagr (1 goal, 3 assists) - New Jersey

1. Travis Zajac (3 goals, 1 assist) - New Jersey

Anaheim Ducks 5, Winnipeg Jets 4 (OT) - (from Anaheim) - The Ducks improved to 49-18-8 on the season thanks to a 5-4 OT win over the Winnipeg Jets, dropping them to 33-33-10 (.500)

Goals:

WPG - Jacob Trouba (9) - from Michael Frolik and Bryan Little (8:48 1ST)
WPG - Matt Halischuk (5) - from Evander Kane and Eric O'Dell (13:39 1ST)
WPG - Blake Wheeler PPG (27) - from Dustin Byfuglien and Ondrej Pavelec (0:33 2ND)
WPG - Eric Tangredi (3) - from Zach Redmond and Anthony Peluso (10:54 2ND)
ANA - Nick Bonino (20) - from Jakub Silfverberg and Pat Maroon (17:44 2ND)
ANA - Ryan Getzlaf PPG (31) - from Pat Maroon and Mathieu Perreault (3:06 3RD)
ANA - Hampus Lindholm (6) - from Daniel Winnik and Saku Koivu (4:16 3RD)
ANA - Corey Perry (39) - from Ryan Getzlaf and Kyle Palmieri (19:37 3RD)
ANA - Stephane Robidas (5) - from Andrew Cogliano and Luca Sbisa (0:16 OT) *GWG*

Goalies:

WG - Frederik Andersen (33 saves on 37 shots: 18-5-0) LG - Ondrej Pavelec (31 saves on 36 shots: 20-25-7)

Three Stars:

3. Blake Wheeler (1 goal) - Winnipeg

2. Ryan Getzlaf (1 goal, 1 assist) - Anaheim

1. Stephane Robidas (1 goal, OT winner) - Anaheim

Minnesota Wild 3, Los Angeles Kings 2 (from Los Angeles) - The Wild improved to 39-26-11 on the season thanks to a 3-2 win over the Los Angeles Kings, dropping them to 44-26-6.

Goals:

LAK - Alec Martinez (11) - from Anze Kopitar and Justin Williams (6:30 1ST)
MIN - Zach Parise PPG (28) - from Mikael Granlund and Mikko Koivu (3:37 2ND)
LAK - Justin Williams (19) - from Marian Gaborik and Willie Mitchell (11:49 2ND)
MIN - Matt Moulson (22) - from Jason Pominville and Erik Haula (3:54 3RD)
MIN - Mikko Koivu (10) - from Charlie Coyle and Zach Parise (4:56 3RD) *GWG*

Goalies:

WG - Ilya Bryzgalov (18 saves on 20 shots: 9-8-7) LG -  Jonathan Quick (17 saves on 20 shots: 26-16-2)

Three Stars:

3. Zach Parise (1 goal, 1 assist) - Minnesota

2. Justin Williams (1 goal, 1 assist) - Los Angeles

1. Mikko Koivu (1 goal, 1 assist, GWG) - Minnesota

Three Stars of the Night:

3. Mikko Koivu - The Wild's Captain scored the game winning goal and added an assist in their 3-2 win over the Kings. 

2. Jaromir Jagr - Jagr scored his 24th goal of the season and dished out 3 assists in the Devils 6-3 win over the Panthers. 

1. Travis Zajac - Zajac scored 3 goals and added an assist in the Devils 6-3 win over the Panthers.

Interesting Stats of the Night:

-Travis Zajac scored his 1st career hat trick.
-Jeff Skinner reached 30 goals for the 2nd time in his career.
-The Ducks scored 5 unanswered goals to win 5-4 after being down 4-0 late in the 2nd. 
-Stephane Robidas scored his 1st goal with the Anaheim Ducks, which was also the OT winner. 

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

Montreal Canadiens - 5 game winning streak

Colorado Avalanche - 3 game winning streak

Boston Bruins - 3 game winning streak

Ottawa Senators - 3 game winning streak

Toronto Maple Leafs - 8 game losing streak

Buffalo Sabres - 4 game losing streak

Chicago Blackhawks - 3 game losing streak

Florida Panthers - 3 game losing streak

Forman Faceoff Highlight of the Night:

-Jaromir Jagr gets it tonight for this absolute snipe: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WEspaEiEvUs

What's up next (April 1st) - There are 11 NHL games on tap for Tuesday:

1. New Jersey Devils vs. Buffalo Sabres @7PM ET (In Buffalo)
2. Calgary Flames vs. Toronto Maple Leafs @7PM ET (In Toronto)
3. Florida Panthers vs. New York Islanders @7PM ET (In New York)
4. Carolina Hurricanes vs. Pittsburgh Penguins @7PM ET (In Pittsburgh)
5. Dallas Stars vs. Washington Capitals @7PM ET (In Washington)
6. Colorado Avalanche vs. Columbus Blue Jackets @7PM ET (In Columbus)
7. Montreal Canadiens vs. Tampa Bay Lightning @730PM ET (In Tampa Bay)
8. Philadelphia Flyers vs. St. Louis Blues @8PM ET (In St. Louis) {***Forman's Game of the Night***}
9. New York Rangers vs. Vancouver Canucks @10PM ET (In Vancouver)
10. Winnipeg Jets vs. Phoenix Coyotes @10PM ET (In Phoenix)
11. Edmonton Oilers vs. San Jose Sharks @1030PM ET (In San Jose)

-Joel Forman - The Forman Faceoff

March 30th NHL Recap

Boston Bruins 4, Philadelphia Flyers 3 (SO) - (from Philadelphia) - The Bruins improved to 52-17-6 on the season thanks to a 4-3 shootout win over the Philadelphia Flyers, dropping them to 39-27-8.

Goals:

PHI - Vincent Lecavalier (17) - from Adam Hall (5:25 1ST)

BOS - Andrej Meszaros (7) - from Brad Marchand and Dougie Hamilton (10:43 1ST)

PHI - Kimmo Timonen (5) - from Jakub Voracek (19:18 1ST)

BOS - Zdeno Chara PPG (17) - from Jarome Iginla and David Krejci (5:44 2ND)

BOS - Patrice Bergeron (27) - from Reilly Smith and Matt Bartkowski (11:05 2ND)

PHI - Vincent Lecavalier (18) - from Jakub Voracek and Kimmo Timonen (19:35 3RD)

Shootout winner - Reilly Smith (BOS)

Goalies:

WG - Tuukka Rask (49 saves on 52 shots: 34-14-5) LG - Steve Mason (27 saves on 30 shots: 31-17-7)

Three Stars:

3. Patrice Bergeron (1 goal) - Boston

2. Vincent Lecavalier (2 goals) - Philadelphia

1. Tuukka Rask (49 saves on 52 shots for the win) - Boston

Ottawa Senators 6, Calgary Flames 3 (from Ottawa) - The Senators improved to 31-29-14 on the season thanks to a 6-3 win over the Calgary Flames, dropping them to 31-37-7.

Goals:

OTT - Milan Michalek (15) - from Erik Karlsson and Ales Hemsky (10:42 1ST)

CGY - Matt Stajan (12) - from Jiri Hudler and Curtis Glencross (13:23 1ST)

OTT - Milan Michalek (16) - from Jason Spezza and Ales Hemsky (19:37 1ST)

CGY - Paul Byron (7) - from Mikael Backlund and Mike Cammalleri (3:59 2ND)

CGY - Sean Monahan (20) - from Jiri Hudler and Joe Colborne (7:05 2ND)

OTT - Kyle Turris (24) - from Clarke MacArthur (16:47 2ND)

OTT - Jared Cowen (6) - from Mika Zibanejad (1:12 3RD) *GWG*

OTT - Clarke MacArthur (24) - from Kyle Turris (12:22 3RD)

OTT - Kyle Turris EN (25) - unassisted (18:39 3RD)

Goalies:

WG - Robin Lehner (37 saves on 40 shots: 9-15-6) LG - Karri Ramo (31 saves on 36 shots: 14-12-4) 

Three Stars:

3. Robin Lehner (37 saves on 40 shots for the win) - Ottawa

2. Milan Michalek (2 goals) - Ottawa

1. Kyle Turris (2 goals, 1 assist) - Ottawa

Detroit Red Wings 3, Tampa Bay Lightning 2 (from Detroit) - The Red Wings improved to 35-26-14 on the season thanks to a 3-1 win over the Tampa Bay Lightning, dropping them to 41-25-9.

Goals:

TBL - Valtteri Filppula (25) - unassisted (8:40 1ST)

DET - Joakim Andersson (8) - from Darren Helm and Daniel Alfredsson (11:08 1ST)

DET - Gustav Nyquist (27) - from David Legwand (15:24 1ST)

DET - David Legwand PPG (13) - from Johan Franzen and Niklas Kronwall (16:36 2ND) *GWG*

TBL - Sami Salo (4) - from Nikita Kucherov (15:31 3RD)

Goalies:

WG - Jonas Gustavsson (26 saves on 28 shots: 16-4-3) LG - Ben Bishop (27 saves on 30 shots: 36-12-7) 

Three Stars:

3. Valtteri Filppula (1 goal) - Tampa Bay

2. Gustav Nyquist (1 goal) - Detroit

1. David Legwand (1 goal, 1 assist, GWG) - Detroit

Pittsburgh Penguins 4, Chicago Blackhawks 1 (from Pittsburgh) - The Penguins improved to 48-22-5 on the season thanks to a 4-1 win over the Chicago Blackhawks, dropping them to 42-19-15.

Goals:

PIT - James Neal (24) - from Jussi Jokinen and Robert Bortuzzo (9:44 1ST)

PIT - Lee Stempniak (11) - from Matt Niskanen and Chris Kunitz (10:05 1ST) *GWG*

CHI - Sheldon Brookbank (2) - from Patrick Sharp and Nick Leddy (11:10 2ND)

PIT - Sidney Crosby (35) - from Chris Kunitz (15:09 3RD)

PIT - Sidney Crosby EN (36) - from Olli Maatta and Beau Bennett (18:44 3RD)

Goalies:

WG - Marc-Andre Fleury (25 saves on 26 shots: 36-17-4) LG - Corey Crawford (23 saves on 26 shots: 29-15-10) 

Three Stars:

3. James Neal (1 goal) - Pittsburgh

2. Marc-Andre Fleury (25 saves on 26 shots for the win) - Pittsburgh

1. Sidney Crosby (2 goals) - Pittsburgh

Nashville Predators 4, Washington Capitals 3 (SO) - (from Nashville) - The Predators improved to 33-32-11 on the season thanks to a 4-3 shootout win over the Washington Capitals, dropping them to 34-28-13.

Goals:

WSH - Troy Brouwer (22) - from Mike Green and Nicklas Backstrom (4:17 1ST)

NSH - Patric Hornqvist (16) - from Shea Weber and Mike Fisher (5:55 1ST)

NSH - Patric Hornqvist (17) - unassisted (18:30 1ST)

WSH - Troy Brouwer PPG (23) - from Marcus Johansson and Nicklas Backstrom (14:22 2ND)

NSH - Shea Weber (21) - from Mike Fisher and Matt Cullen (8:23 3RD)

WSH - Nicklas Backstrom PPG (14) - from John Carlson (12:20 3RD)

Shootout winner - Craig Smith (NSH)

Goalies:

WG - Carter Hutton (23 saves on 26 shots: 18-11-4) LG - Jaroslav Halak (26 saves on 29 shots: 28-11-7) 

Three Stars:

3. Shea Weber (1 goal, 1 assist) - Nashville

2. Troy Brouwer (2 goals) - Washington

1. Patric Hornqvist (2 goals) - Nashville

New York Rangers 5, Edmonton Oilers 0 (from Edmonton) - The Rangers improved to 42-30-4 on the season thanks to a 5-0 shutout of the Edmonton Oilers, dropping them to 26-40-9.

Goals:

NYR - Mats Zuccarello (16) - from Anton Stralman and Benoit Pouliot (16:30 1ST) *GWG*

NYR - Derick Brassard PPG (18) - from Raphael Diaz and Mats Zuccarello (4:38 2ND)

NYR - Rick Nash (24) - from Derek Stepan (9:07 2ND)

NYR - Rick Nash SHG (25) - from Derek Stepan (13:26 2ND)

NYR - Mats Zuccarello SHG (17) - from Derek Stepan and Marc Staal (3:49 3RD)

Goalies:

WG - Cam Talbot (26 saves on 26 shots: 12-6-0) LG - Ben Scrivens (27 saves on 32 shots: 14-14-4) 

Three Stars:

3. Rick Nash (2 goals) - New York

2. Cam Talbot (26 saves on 26 shots for the shutout) - New York

1. Mats Zuccarello (2 goals, 1 assist, GWG) - New York

Three Stars of the Night:

3. Sidney Crosby - Crosby scored his 35th and 36th goals of the season in the Penguins 4-1 win over the Hawks.

2. Kyle Turris - Turris scored 2 goals and added 1 assist in the Senators 6-3 win over the Flames.

1. Mats Zuccarello - Zuccarello scored 2 goals (including the game-winner) and added an assist in the Rangers 5-0 win over the Oilers. 

Interesting Stats of the Night:

-Vincent Lecavalier scored his 400th career goal.

-Since January 20th Gustav Nyquist has 22 goals in 27 games, and during that stretch he has scored 29% of the Red Wings goals in those 27 games.

-Patrice Bergeron extended his goal streak to 7 games, tying Corey Perry for the most this season. Bergeron has 27 goals on the year, and 8 goals in the 7 game goal-streak.
-Tuukka Rask made a career-high 49 saves today.

-Alexander Ovechkin ranks 1st in the NHL in goals with 48, but dead last in the NHL in +/- with a -34 (Nail Yakupov is 2nd worst with a -33).

-Shea Weber scored his 21st goal of the season, the most goals for any defenceman this season (Erik Karlsson and Dustin Byfuglien have 20 each).

-Cam Talbot picked up his 3rd shutout of the season.

-Jonathan Toews left the Hawks/Penguins came after a devastating hit from Brooks Orpik, and the Hawks Captain didn't return. Here is the hit: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zgIgat2GBRI

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

Los Angeles Kings - 6 game winning streak

Montreal Canadiens - 5 game winning streak

Colorado Avalanche - 3 game winning streak

Boston Bruins - 3 game winning streak

Toronto Maple Leafs - 8 game losing streak

Buffalo Sabres - 4 game losing streak

Chicago Blackhawks - 3 game losing streak

Forman Faceoff Highlight of the Night:

-Gustav Nyquist gets it for his goal of the year candidate: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZQa0efcmgbM

Honourable Mentions: 

-Sidney Crosby goal: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Di9LIM9NsY4

-Jonas Gustavsson 2 saves on Mark Barberio: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oa_dUX6xQZg

-Patrice Bergeron shootout goal: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YEDFfwCW5zk

What's up next (March 31st) - There are 4 NHL games on tap for Monday: 

1. Carolina Hurricanes vs. Ottawa Senators @730PM ET (In Ottawa)

2. Florida Panthers vs. New Jersey Devils @730PM ET (In New Jersey)

3. Winnipeg Jets vs. Anaheim Ducks @10PM ET (In Anaheim)

4. Minnesota Wild vs. Los Angeles Kings @10PM ET (In Los Angeles) {***Forman's Game of the Night***}

-Joel Forman - The Forman Faceoff

March 29th NHL Recap

Boston Bruins 4, Washington Capitals 2 (from Washington) - The Bruins improved to 51-17-6 on the season thanks to a 4-2 win over the Washington Capitals, dropping them to 34-28-12.

Goals:

BOS - Jarome Iginla (29) - from Carl Soderberg and David Krejci (2:48 2ND)

BOS - Carl Soderberg PPG (15) - from Patrice Bergeron and Loui Eriksson (7:35 2ND)

BOS - Jarome Iginla (30) - from Milan Lucic and David Krejci (8:16 2ND)

WSH - Jason Chimera (14) - from Mike Green and Joel Ward (19:50 2ND)

BOS - Patrice Bergeron PPG (26) - from Carl Soderberg and Dougie Hamilton (13:17 3RD)

WSH - Evgeny Kuznetsov (2) - from Troy Brouwer and John Erskine (19:05 3RD)

Goalies:

WG - Chad Johnson (31 saves on 33 shots: 17-3-1) LG -  Braden Holtby (32 saves on 36 shots: 20-15-3)

Three Stars:

3. Patrice Bergeron (1 goal, 1 assist) - Boston

2. Carl Soderberg (1 goal, 2 assists) - Boston

1. Jarome Iginla (2 goals, GWG) - Boston

Colorado Avalanche 3, San Jose Sharks 2 (from Colorado) - The Avalanche improved to 47-21-6 on the season thanks to a 3-2 win over the San Jose Sharks, dropping them to 47-20-9.

Goals:

COL - Paul Stastny (21) - from Gabriel Landeskog and Nathan MacKinnon (1:33 1ST)

SJS - Joe Pavelski PPG (38) - from Joe Thornton and Brent Burns (3:07 1ST)

COL - Cody McLeod SHG (5) - from Nick Holden and John Mitchell (10:34 1ST)

COL - John Mitchell PPG (10) - from Jamie McGinn and Erik Johnson (6:32 2ND)

SJS - Dan Boyle (10) - from James Sheppard (8:35 2ND)

Goalies:

WG - (47 saves on 49 shots: 37-14-5) LG - Alex Stalock (19 saves on 22 shots: 11-5-2)

Three Stars:

3. Joe Pavelski (1 goal) - San Jose

2. John Mitchell (1 goal, 1 assist, GWG) - Colorado

1. Semyon Varlamov (47 saves on 49 shots for the win) - Colorado

Tampa Bay Lightning 4, Buffalo Sabres 3 (OT) - (from Buffalo) - The Lightning improved to 41-24-9 on the season thanks to a 4-3 OT win over the Buffalo Sabres, dropping them to 20-45-9.

Goals:

BUF - Matt D'Agostini (5) - from Rasmus Ristolainen and Johan Larsson (12:20 1ST)

BUF - Cody Hodgson (17) - from Christian Ehrhoff (14:07 1ST)

TBL - Alex Killorn (16) - from Nikita Kucherov and Matt Carle (17:52 1ST)

TBL - Steven Stamkos (22) - from J.T. Brown and Radko Gudas (19:46 1ST)

BUF - Cory Conacher EN (7) - unassisted (8:14 3RD)

TBL - Ryan Callahan PPG (16) - from Teddy Purcell and Steven Stamkos (10:07 3RD)

TBL - Steven Stamkos PPG (23) - from Valtteri Filppula and Teddy Purcell (1:53 OT)

Goalies:

WG - Ben Bishop (26 saves on 28 shots: 36-11-7) LG - Matt Hackett (29 saves on 33 shots: 1-2-1)

Three Stars:

3. Rasmus Ristolainen (1 assist) - Buffalo

2. Ryan Callahan (1 goal) - Tampa Bay

1. Steven Stamkos (2 goals, 1 assist, OT winner) - Tampa Bay

Detroit Red Wings 4, Toronto Maple Leafs 2 (from Toronto) - The Red Wings improved to 34-26-14 on the season thanks to a 4-2 win over the Toronto Maple Leafs, dropping them to 36-32-8.

Goals:

TOR - Cody Franson (5) - from Jake Gardiner and Jay McClement (10:57 1ST)

DET - Darren Helm SHG (8) - from Joakim Andersson (3:05 2ND)

DET - Gustav Nyquist (26) - from Johan Franzen and Jakub Kindl (4:37 2ND)

DET - Darren Helm (9) - from Jakub Kindl and Daniel Alfredsson (7:57 2ND)

TOR - Joffrey Lupul (22) - from Morgan Rielly and Jake Gardiner (18:57 2ND)

DET - Darren Helm (10 - Hat Trick) - from Danny DeKeyser (8:38 3RD)

Goalies:

WG - Jimmy Howard (25 saves on 27 shots: 18-18-11) LG - Jonathan Bernier (24 saves on 28 shots: 25-19-7)

Three Stars:

3. Jimmy Howard (25 saves on 27 shots for the win) - Detroit

2. Gustav Nyquist (1 goal) - Detroit

1. Darren Helm (3 goals, GWG) - Detroit

Montreal Canadiens 4, Florida Panthers 1 (from Florida) - The Canadiens improved to 43-26-7 on the season thanks to a 4-1 win over the Florida Panthers, dropping them to 27-40-8.

Goals:

MTL - Thomas Vanek (27) - from P.K. Subban (10:47 1ST)

MTL - Max Pacioretty (34) - from Alexei Emelin and Daniel Briere (17:03 1ST)

MTL - Max Pacioretty (35) - from David Desharnais and Thomas Vanek (14:00 2ND)

FLA - Brad Boyes (19) - from Sean Bergenheim and Brian Campbell (16:09 2ND)

MTL - David Desharnais EN (15) - from Max Pacioretty and Mike Weaver (19:36 3RD)

Goalies:

WG - Carey Price (36 saves on 37 shots: 32-18-5) LG - Dan Ellis (15 saves on 18 shots: 5-9-0)

Three Stars:

3. Carey Price (36 saves on 37 shots for the win) - Montreal 

2. Thomas Vanek (1 goal, 1 assist) - Montreal

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

New York Islanders 2, New Jersey Devils 1 (SO) -  (from New York) - The Islanders improved to 29-35-10 on the season thanks to a 2-1 shootout win over the New Jersey Devils, dropping them to 31-28-15.

Goals:

NYI - Frans Nielsen (23) - from Josh Bailey (2:12 2ND)

NJD - Adam Henrique (25) - from Damien Brunner and Patrik Elias (10:20 2ND)

Shootout winner - Frans Nielsen (NYI)

Goalies:

WG - Anders Nilsson (23 saves on 24 shots: 5-5-2) LG - Cory Schneider (19 saves on 20 shots: 14-14-10)

Three Stars:

3. Anders Nilsson (23 saves on 24 shots for the win) - New York

2. Adam Henrique (1 goal) - New Jersey

1. Frans Nielsen (1 goal, shootout winner) - New York

Columbus Blue Jackets 3, Carolina Hurricanes 2 (OT) - (from Carolina) - The Blue Jackets improved to 38-30-6 on the season thanks to a 3-2 OT win over the Carolina Hurricanes, dropping them to 32-32-10 (.500).

Goals:

CAR - Jeff Skinner (29) - from Elias Lindholm and Riley Nash (16:29 2ND)

CBJ - Matt Calvert (9) - unassisted (18:46 2ND)

CAR - Andrei Loktionov PPG (7) - from Riley Nash and Jay Harrison (6:38 3RD)

CBJ - Artem Anisimov (20) - from Nathan Horton and Nick Foligno (7:28 3RD)

CBJ - Ryan Johansen PPG (30) - from Artem Anisimov and James Wisniewski (2:40 OT)

Goalies:

WG - Curtis McElhinney (25 saves on 27 shots: 10-10-1) LG - Anton Khudobin (29 saves on 32 shots: 16-12-1)

Three Stars:

3. Riley Nash (2 assists) - Carolina

2. Artem Anisimov (1 goal, 1 assist) - 

1. Ryah Johansen (1 goal, OT winner) - Columbus

Dallas Stars 4, St. Louis Blues 2 (from St. Louis) - The Stars improved to 36-27-11 on the season thanks to a 4-2 win over the St. Louis Blues, dropping them to 50-17-7.

Goals:

DAL - Colton Sceviour (6) - from Shawn Horcoff (3:53 1ST)

DAL - Colton Sceviour (7) - from Shawn Horcoff and Vernon Fiddler (7:21 2ND)

STL - Alexander Steen PPG (32) - from Alex Pietrangelo and Kevin Shattenkirk (14:16 2ND)

DAL - Cody Eakin (16) - from Jordie Benn and Antoine Roussel (14:41 2ND)

STL - Alexander Steen PPG (33) - from David Backes and Kevin Shattenkirk (0:49 3RD)

DAL - Antoine Roussel (13) - from Jordie Benn and Cody Eakin (7:56 3RD)

Goalies:

WG - Kari Lehtonen (33 saves on 35 shots: 29-18-10) LG - Ryan Miller (23 saves on 27 shots: 24-25-2)

Three Stars:

3. Colton Sceviour (2 goals) - Dallas

2. Alexander Steen (2 goals) - St. Louis

1. Kari Lehtonen (33 saves on 35 shots for the win) - Dallas

Minnesota Wild 3, Phoenix Coyotes 1 (from Phoenix) - The Wild improved to 38-26-11 on the season thanks to a 3-1 win over the Phoenix Coyotes, dropping them to 36-27-1.

Goals:

PHX - Mikkel Boedker PPG (19) - from Shane Doan and Oliver Ekman-Larsson (3:16 1ST)

MIN - Zach Parise (26) - from Mikko Koivu (8:03 3RD)

MIN - Jared Spurgeon (5) - from Jason Pominville and Mikael Granlund (12:57 3RD)

MIN - Zach Parise EN (27) - from Mikko Koivu (19:15 3RD)

Goalies:

WG - Ilya Bryzgalov (23 saves on 24 shots: 8-8-7) LG - Thomas Greiss (27 saves on 29 shots: 9-6-2) 

Three Stars:

3. Jared Spurgeon (1 goal, GWG) - Minnesota

2. Mikko Koivu (2 assists) - Minnesota

1. Zach Parise (2 goals) - Minnesota

Anaheim Ducks 5, Vancouver Canucks 1 (from Vancouver) - The Ducks improved to 48-18-8 on the season thanks to a 5-1 win over the Vancouver Canucks, dropping them to  34-31-11

Goals:

ANA - Luca Sbisa (1) - from Sami Vatanen and Pat Maroon (7:36 1ST) 

ANA - Matt Beleskey (6) - from Rickard Rakell and Daniel Winnik (8:45 1ST)

VAN - Brad Richardson (10) - from Ryan Stanton and Zack Kassian (11:12 1ST)

ANA - Saku Koivu (10) - from Daniel Winnik and Andrew Cogliano (11:02 2ND)

ANA - Corey Perry (38) - from Saku Koivu and Andrew Cogliano (6:45 3RD)

ANA - Mathieu Perreault PPG (18) - from Corey Perry and Ryan Getzlaf (14:03 3RD)

Goalies:

WG - Frederik Andersen (31 saves on 32 shots: 17-5-0) LG - Eddie Lack (16 saves on 21 shots: 15-15-5) 

Three Stars:

3. Corey Perry (1 goal, 1 assist) - Anaheim

2. Saku Koivu (1 goal, 1 assist) - Anaheim

1. Frederik Andersen (31 saves on 32 shots for the win) - Anaheim

Los Angeles Kings 4, Winnipeg Jets 2 (from Los Angeles) - The Kings improved to 44-25-6 on the season thanks to a 4-2 win over the Winnipeg Jets, dropping them to 33-33-9 (.500).

Goals:

LAK - Trevor Lews (6) - from Kyle Clifford and Jake Muzzin (2:42 1ST)

LAK - Anze Kopitar (23) - from Marian Gaborik (7:53 1ST)

LAK - Anze Kopitar (24) - from Marian Gaborik and Willie Mitchell (17:37 1ST)

WPG - Matt Halischuk (4) - from Evander Kane and Eric O'Dell (1:54 3RD)

LAK - Tyler Toffoli (12) - from Tanner Pearson and Willie Mitchell (4:59 3RD)

WPG - Blake Wheeler PPG (26) - from Bryan Little and Dustin Byfuglien (8:56 3RD)

Goalies:

WG - Jonathan Quick (24 saves on 26 shots: 26-15-2) LG - Ondrej Pavelec (13 saves on 16 shots: 20-25-6), Al Montoya (12 saves on 13 shots in relief of Pavelec)

Three Stars:

3. Willie Mitchell (2 assists) - Los Angeles

2. Marian Gaborik (2 assists) - Los Angeles

1. Anze Kopitar (2 goals, GWG) - Los Angeles

Three Stars of the Night:

3. Semyon Varlamov - Varlamov stopped an impressive 47 of 49 shots in the Avs 3-2 win over the Sharks.

2. Steven Stamkos - Stamkos scored 2 goals (including the OT winner) and added an assist in the Lightning's 4-3 win over the Sabres.

1. Darren Helm - Helm scored his 1st career hat trick in the Red Wings 4-2 win over the Leafs.

Interesting Stats of the Night:

-The Bruins clinched the Atlantic Division Title with a 4-2 win over the Washington Capitals, becoming the 1st division winner this season. 

-Jarome Iginla scored 30 goals for the 12th time in his career.

-The Avalanche are headed back to the playoffs for the 1st time since 2010. 

-The Hawks clinched a playoff spot after the Coyotes lost tonight.

-Darren Helm scored his 1st career hat trick.

-Semyon Varlamov won his 37th game of the season, the most in the NHL this season.

-Steven Stamkos scored on his own net on a delayed penalty, here is the replay: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BcmRwZDYdes

-Ryan Johansen reached 30 goals for the 1st time in his career.

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

Los Angeles Kings - 6 game winning streak

Montreal Canadiens - 5 game winning streak

Colorado Avalanche - 3 game winning streak

Toronto Maple Leafs - 8 game losing streak

Buffalo Sabres - 4 game losing streak

Forman Faceoff Highlight of the Night:

-Jonathan Quick gets it tonight for his acrobatic save of the year candidate: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=73HV0lq5vh8

Honourable Mentions:

-Darren Helm hat trick: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Py57m8TSxKU

-Ryan Johansen OT goal: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NwvaLpzfKcc

-Steven Stamkos OT goal: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5XIiUgKH_ww

-Braden Holtby glove save on Reilly Smith: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a51MT6oEi38

-Blake Wheeler goal: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y49pJpsjJyQ

-Rickard Rakell between-the-legs pass: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vWV4iUMtQQc

-Frederik Andersen save on Brad Richardson: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5bzvpNqqDwI

What's up next (March 30th) - There are 6 NHL games on tap for Sunday:

1. Boston Bruins vs. Philadelphia Flyers @1230PM ET (In Philadelphia) 

2. Calgary Flames vs. Ottawa Senators @5PM ET (In Ottawa)

3. Tampa Bay Lightning vs. Detroit Red Wings @5PM ET (In Detroit)

4. Chicago Blackhawks vs. Pittsburgh Penguins @730PM ET (In Pittsburgh) {***Forman's Game of the Night***}

5. Washington Capitals vs. Nashville Predators @8PM ET (In Nashville)

6. New York Rangers vs. Edmonton Oilers @8PM ET (In Edmonton)

-Joel Forman - The Forman Faceoff

March 28th NHL Recap

Philadelphia Flyers 4, Toronto Maple Leafs 2 (from Philadelphia) - The Flyers improved to 39-27-7 on the season thanks to a 4-2 win over the Toronto Maple Leafs, dropping them to 36-31-8.

Goals:

PHI - Vincent Lecavalier PPG (16) - from Kimmo Timonen and Claude Giroux (5:35 1ST)

TOR - James van Riemsdyk (29) - from Tyler Bozak (0:04 2ND)

PHI - Scott Hartnell PPG (20) - from Kimmo Timonen and Claude Giroux (11:03 2ND)

PHI - Claude Giroux (25) - from Scott Hartnell (4:55 3RD) *GWG*

TOR - Dave Bolland (7) - from Mason Raymond and Jake Gardiner (6:18 3RD)

PHI - Wayne Simmonds (25) - from Zac Rinaldo and Andrew MacDonald (12:39 3RD) 

Goalies:

WG - Steve Mason (32 saves on 34 shots: 31-17-6) LG - Jonathan Bernier (25 saves on 29 shots: 25-18-7)

Three Stars:

3. James van Riemsdyk (1 goal) - Toronto

2. Scott Hartnell (1 goal, 1 assist) - Philadelphia

1. Claude Giroux (1 goal, 2 asists, GWG) - Philadelphia

Pittsburgh Penguins 2, Columbus Blue Jackets 1 (from Columbus) - The Penguins improved to 47-22-5 on the season thanks to a 2-1 win over the Columbus Blue Jackets, dropping them to 37-30-6.

Goals:

PIT - Chris Kunitz (34) - from Sidney Crosby and Deryk Engelland (10:35 3RD)

PIT - Beau Bennett (2) - from Robert Bortuzzo (11:22 3RD) *GWG*

CBJ - Matt Calvert PPG (8) - from James Wisniewski and Jack Johnson (16:54 3RD)

Goalies:

WG - Marc-Andre Fleury (35 saves on 36 shots: 35-17-4) LG - Curtis McElhinney (29 saves on 31 shots: 9-10-1) 

Three Stars:

3. Matt Calvert (1 goal) - Columbus

2. Chris Kunitz (1 goal) - Pittsburgh

1. Marc-Andre Fleury (35 saves on 36 shots for the win) - Pittsburgh

Ottawa Senators 5, Chicago Blackhawks 3 (from Ottawa) - The Senators improved to 30-29-14 on the season thanks to a 5-3 win over the Chicago Blackhawks, dropping them to 42-18-15.

Goals:

OTT - Erik Condra SHG (6) - from Zack Smith (9:25 1ST)

OTT - Cody Ceci (3) - from Clarke MacArthur and Mark Stone (19:30 1ST)

OTT - Milan Michalek (14) - from Jason Spezza and Ales Hemsky (0:23 2ND)

CHI - Patrick Sharp PPG (31) - from Jonathan Toews and Antti Raanta (10:46 2ND)

CHI - Marian Hossa (27) - unassisted (19:19 2ND)

OTT - Kyle Turris PPG (23) - from Clarke MacArthur and Patrick Wiercioch (6:00 3RD) *GWG*

OTT - Clarke MacArthur (23) - from Mark Stone (10:54 3RD)

CHI - Brent Seabrook SHG (7) - from Michal Handzus and Peter Regin (17:00 3RD)

Goalies:

WG - Craig Anderson (46 saves on 49 shots: 22-14-8) LG - Antti Raanta (24 saves on 29 shots: 12-4-4)

Three Stars:

3. Kyle Turris (1 goal, GWG) - Ottawa

2. Clarke MacArthur (1 goal, 2 assists) - Ottawa

1. Craig Anderson (46 saves on 49 shots for the win) - Ottawa

Dallas Stars 7, Nashville Predators 3 (from Dallas) - The Stars improved to 35-27-11 on the season thanks to a 7-3 win over the Nashville Predators, dropping them to 32-32-11 (.500).

Goals:

DAL - Ryan Garbutt (15) - from Antoine Roussel and Brenden Dillon (8:03 1ST)

DAL - Vernon Fiddler (5) - from Colton Sceviour and Alex Goligoski (14:05 1ST)

NSH - Patric Hornqvist (15) - from Roman Josi (2:53 2ND)

DAL - Colton Sceviour (5) - from Trevor Daley abd Alex Goligoski (5:37 2ND)

DAL - Alex Chiasson PPG (13) - from Ray Whitney and Alex Goligoski (8:58 2ND) *GWG*

NSH - Michael Del Zotto (3) - from Craig Smith and Calle Jarnkrok (9:53 2ND)

DAL - Trevor Daley (7) - from Tyler Seguin and Jamie Benn (11:19 2ND)

NSH - Eric Nystrom (15) - from Colton Sissons and Rich Clune (1:48 3RD

DAL - Valeri Nichushkin (14) - unassisted (7:39 3RD)

DAL - Cody Eakin (15) - from Ryan Garbutt and Antoine Roussel (7:48 3RD)

Goalies:

WG - Kari Lehtonen (25 saves on 28 shots: 28-18-10) LG - Pekka Rinne (22 saves on 29 shots: 7-10-2) 

Three Stars:

3. Ryan Garbutt (1 goal, 1 assist) - Dallas

2. Alex Goligoski (3 assists) - Dallas

1. Trevor Daley (1 goal, 1 assist) - Dallas

Calgary Flames 4, New York Rangers 3 (from Calgary) - The Flames improved to 31-36-7 on the season thanks to a 4-3 win over the New York Rangers, dropping them to 41-30-4.

Goals:

CGY - Joe Colborne PPG (10) - from T.J. Brodie and Curtis Glencross (4:51 1ST)

CGY - Mark Giordano (13) - from Mike Cammalleri and Paul Byron (16:49 1ST)

NYR - Brian Boyle (6) - from Derek Dorsett and Dominic Moore (2:12 2ND)

NYR - Raphael Diaz (2) - from Brad Richards (2:51 2ND)

NYR - Brad Richards (18) - from Carl Hagelin and Benoit Pouliot (5:39 2ND)

CGY - Kevin Westgarth (3) - from Matt Stajan and T.J. Brodie (13:49 2ND)

CGY - Mike Cammalleri (24) - from Chris Butler (19:52 2ND) *GWG*

Goalies:

WG - Karri Ramo (38 saves on 41 shots: 14-11-4) LG - Henrik Lundqvist (24 saves on 28 shots: 30-23-4)

Three Stars:

3. Brad Richards (1 goal, 1 assist) - New York

2. Karri Ramo (38 saves on 41 shots for the win) - Calgary

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

Edmonton Oilers 4, Anaheim Ducks 3 (OT) - (from Edmonton) - The Oilers improved to 26-39-9 on the season thanks to a 4-3 OT win over the Anaheim Ducks, dropping them to 47-18-8.

Goals:

ANA - Nick Bonino (19) - from Ryan Getzlaf and Sami Vatanen (0:35 1ST)

EDM - Sam Gagner (9) - from David Perron and Taylor Hall (4:43 1ST)

EDM - Jordan Eberle (24) - from Ryan Nugent-Hopkins and Martin Marincin (10:22 2ND)

ANA - Pat Maroon (8) - from Mathieu Perreault and Stephane Robidas (15:23 2ND)

EDM - Oscar Klefbom (1) - from David Perron and Justin Schultz (8:26 3RD)

ANA - Mathieu Perreault (17) - from Pat Maroon and Teemu Selanne (15:30 3RD)

EDM - Andrew Ference (3) - from David Perron (3:51 OT) *GWG*

Goalies:

WG - Ben Scrivens (48 saves on 51 shots: 14-13-4) LG - Jonas Hiller (19 saves on 23 shots: 29-11-7)

Three Stars:

3. Mathieu Perreault (1 goal, 1 assist) - Anaheim

2. David Perron (3 assists) - Edmonton

1. Ben Scrivens (48 saves on 51 shots for the win) - Edmonton

Three Stars of the Night:

3. Craig Anderson - Anderson stopped 46 of the 49 shots in the Senators 5-3 win over the Blackhawks. 

2. Ben Scrivens - Scrivens stopped 48 of the 51 shots in the Oilers 4-3 win over the Ducks.

1. Claude Giroux - The Flyers Captain scored the game-winning goal and added 2 assists in their 4-2 win over the Leafs. 

Interesting Stats of the Night:

-James van Riemsdyk scored the quickest goal to open a period in Maple Leafs history, scoring a goal 4 seconds into the 2nd. 

-The pairing of Alex Goligoski and Trevor Daley was +10 tonight. 

-Oscar Klefbom scored his 1st NHL goal for the Oilers.

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

Los Angeles Kings - 5 game winning streak

Montreal Canadiens - 4 game winning streak

St. Louis Blues - 3 game winning streak

Toronto Maple Leafs - 7 game losing streak

Buffalo Sabres - 3 game losing streak

Forman Faceoff Highlight of the Night:

-Andrew Ference gets it tonight for his OT winner: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2RaRW46-Rew

What's up next (March 29th) - There are 11 NHL games on tap for Saturday

1. Boston Bruins vs. Washington Capitals @1230PM ET (In Washington)

2. San Jose Sharks vs. Colorado Avalanche @3PM ET (In Colorado) {***Forman's Game of the Night***}

3. Tampa Bay Lightning vs. Buffalo Sabres @7PM ET (In Buffalo)

4. Detroit Red Wings vs. Toronto Maple Leafs @7PM ET (In Toronto)

5. Montreal Canadiens vs. Florida Panthers @7PM ET (In Florida)

6. New Jersey Devils vs. New York Islanders @7PM ET (In New York)

7. Columbus Blue Jackets vs. Carolina Hurricanes @7PM ET (In Carolina)

8. Dallas Stars vs. St. Louis Blues @8PM ET (In St. Louis)

9. Minnesota Wild vs. Phoenix Coyotes @9PM ET (In Phoenix)

10. Anaheim Ducks vs. Vancouver Canucks @10PM ET (In Vancouver)

11. Winnipeg Jets vs. Los Angeles Kings @10PM ET (In Los Angeles)

-Joel Forman - The Forman Faceoff

March 27th NHL Recap

Boston Bruins 3, Chicago Blackhawks 0 (from Boston) - The Bruins improved to 50-17-6 on the season thanks to a 3-0 shutout of the Chicago Blackhawks, dropping them to 42-17-15.

Goals:

BOS - Patrice Bergeron (24) - from Matt Bartkowski and Dan Paille (11:50 1ST) *GWG*

BOS - Carl Soderberg (14) - from Chris Kelly and Johnny Boychuk (5:28 3RD)

BOS - Patrice Bergergon (25) - from Brad Marchand (5:41 3RD)

Goalies:

WG - Tuukka Rask (28 saves on 28 shots: 33-14-5) LG - Corey Crawford (20 saves on 23 shots: 29-14-10) 

Three Stars:

3. Carl Soderberg (1 goal) - Boston

2. Patrice Bergeron (2 goals, GWG) - Boston

1. Tuukka Rask (28 saves on 28 shots for the shutout) - Boston

Phoenix Coyotes 3, New Jersey Devils 2 (SO) - (from New Jersey) - The Coyotes improved to 36-26-12 on the season thanks to a 3-2 shootout win over the New Jersey Devils, dropping them to 31-28-14.

Goals:

PHX - Kyle Chipchura (4) - from Lauri Korpikoski and Chris Summers (2:21 1ST)

PHX - Chris Summers (2) - from Kyle Chipchura and Radim Vrbata (16:57 2ND)

NJD - Ryan Clowe (6) - from Jon Merill and Jacob Josefson (19:59 2ND)

NJD - Adam Henrique (24) - from Patrik Elias (10:32 3RD)

Shootout winner - Mikkel Boedker (PHX)

Goalies:

WG - Thomas Greiss (26 saves on 28 shots: 9-5-2) LG - Martin Brodeur (25 saves on 27 shots: 17-14-5)

Three Stars:

3. Kyle Chipchura (1 goal, 1 assist) - Phoenix

2. Adam Henrique (1 goal) - New Jersey

1. Chris Summers (1 goal, 1 assist) - Phoenix

Los Angeles Kings 3, Pittsburgh Penguins 2 (from Pittsburgh) - The Kings improved to 43-25-6 on the season thanks to a 3-2 win over the Pittsburgh Penguins, dropping them to 46-22-5.

Goals:

LAK - Jeff Carter PPG (26) - from Marian Gaborik and Anze Kopitar (15:23 1ST)

LAK - Tyler Toffoli (12) - from Alec Martinez and Jarret Stoll (6:59 2ND)

PIT - Chris Kunitz (33) - from Jayson Megna and Sidney Crosby (7:33 2ND)

PIT - Taylor Pyatt (4) - from Brian Gibbons and Marcel Goc (15:42 2ND)

LAK - Drew Doughty (9) - from Dustin Brown and Tanner Pearson (3:51 3RD) *GWG*

Goalies:

WG - Martin Jones (35 saves on 27 shots: 11-5-0) LG - Jeff Zatkoff (29 saves on 32 shots: 12-5-1)

Three Stars:

3. Taylor Pyatt (1 goal) - Pittsburgh

2. Martin Jones (35 saves on 37 shots for the win) - Los Angeles

1. Drew Doughty (1 goal, GWG) - Los Angeles

Montreal Canadiens 5, Detroit Red Wings 4 (from Detroit) - The Canadiens improved to 42-26-7 on the season thanks to a 5-4 win over the Detroit Red Wings, dropping them to 33-26-14.

Goals:

MTL - Tomas Plekanec (19) - from P.K. Subban and Brendan Gallagher (5:14 1ST)

MTL - Tomas Plekanec (20) - from P.K. Subban (14:11 1ST)

DET - Riley Sheahan (6) - from Todd Bertuzzi and Brian Lashoff (1:28 2ND)

MTL - David Desharnais (14) - from Thomas Vanek (11:03 2ND)

DET - Tomar Tatar (17) - unassisted (1:24 3RD)

DET - Tomas Tatar (18) - from Tomas Jurco and Riley Sheahan (4:30 3RD)

MTL - Max Pacioretty (33) - from David Desharnais and Thomas Vanek (5:47 3RD)

MTL - Thomas Vanek (26) - from Andrei Markov and Alexei Emelin (11:15 3RD) *GWG*

DET - Johan Franzen (16) - from Gustav Nyquist and Darren Helm (11:36 3RD)

Goalies:

WG - Carey Price (24 saves on 28 shots: 31-18-5) LG - Jimmy Howard (24 saves on 29 shots: 17-18-11) 

Three Stars:

3. Tomas Plekanec (2 goals) - Montreal

2. Tomas Tatar (2 goals) - Detroit

1. Thomas Vanek (1 goal, 2 assists, GWG) - Montreal

Tampa Bay Lightning 3, New York Islanders 2 (SO) - (from Tampa Bay) - The Lightning improved to 40-24-9 on the season thanks to a 3-2 shootout win over the New York Islanders, dropping them to 28-35-10.

Goals:

TBL - Ryan Callahan (14) - from Radko Gudas and Valtteri Filppula (0:29 2ND)

NYI - Ryan Strome (5) - from Matt Martin and Matt Donovan (1:33 2ND)

NYI - Matt Donovan (2) - from Frans Nielsen and Anders Lee (9:17 2ND)

TBL - Ryan Callahan (15) - from Eric Brewer (5:50 3RD)

Shootout winner - Sami Salo (TBL)

Goalies:

WG - Ben Bishop (25 saves on 27 shots: 35-11-7) LG - Evgeni Nabokov (29 saves on 31 shots: 13-14-7) 

Three Stars:

3. Ben Bishop (25 saves on 27 shots for the win) - Tampa Bay

2. Matt Donovan (1 goal, 1 assist) - New York

1. Ryan Callahan (2 goals) - Tampa Bay

Carolina Hurricanes 3, Florida Panthers 0 (from Florida) - The Hurricanes improved to 32-32-9 (.500) on the season thanks to a 3-0 shutout of the Florida Panthers, dropping them 27-39-8.

Goals:

CAR - Jiri Tlusty (13) - from Eric Staal (9:09 1ST) *GWG*

CAR - Jiri Tlusty (14) - from Andrei Loktionov and Justin Faulk (2:30 2ND)

CAR - Jeff Skinner (28) - from Patrick Dwyer (5:46 2ND)

Goalies:

WG - Anton Khudobin (35 saves on 35 shots: 16-12-0) LG - Roberto Luongo (11 saves on 12 shots: 23-21-7),  Dan Ellis (18 saves on 20 shots in relief of the injured Luongo)

Three Stars:

3. Jeff Skinner (1 goal) - Carolina

2. Jiri Tlusty (2 goals, GWG) - Carolina

1. Anton Khudobin (35 saves on 35 shots for the shutout) - Carolina

St. Louis Blues 5, Minnesota Wild 1 (from St. Louis) - The Blues improved to 50-16-7 on the season thanks to a 5-1 win over the Minnesota Wild, dropping them to 37-26-11.

Goals:

STL - T.J. Oshie (19) - from David Backes and Roman Polak (4:43 1ST)

STL - T.J. Oshie SHG (20) - unassisted (19:34 1ST) *GWG*

STL - Jaden Schwartz PPG (23) - from Carlo Colaiacovo and Jay Bouwmeester (13:10 2ND)

STL - T.J. Oshie (21 - Hat Trick) - from Jay Bouwmeester and David Backes (7:18 3RD)

STL - Brenden Morrow PPG (12) - from Alexander Steen and Vladimir Sobotka (10:45 3RD)

MIN - Zach Parise SHG (25) - from Charlie Coyle and Mikko Koivu (11:11 3RD)

Goalies:

WG - Ryan Miller (27 saves on 28 shots: 24-24-4) LG - Darcy Kuemper (19 saves on 24 shots: 12-8-4)

Three Stars:

3. Jay Bouwmeester (2 assists) - St. Louis

2. Ryan Miller (27 saves on 28 shots for the win) - St. Louis

1. T.J. Oshie (3 goals, GWG) - St. Louis

Nashville Predators 6, Buffalo Sabres 1 (from Nashville) - The Predators improved to 32-31-11 on the season thanks to a 6-1 win over the Buffalo Sabres, dropping them to 20-45-8.

Goals:

NSH - Colton Sissons (1) - from Rich Clune and Eric Nystrom (6:26 1ST)

NSH - Colin Wilson (8) - from Viktor Stalberg and Nick Spaling (11:44 1ST) *GWG*

NSH - Calle Jarnkrok (1) - from Gabriel Bourque and Craig Smith (11:53 1ST)

NSH - Shea Weber PPG (19) - from Matt Cullen and Patric Hornqvist (19:17 1ST)

BUF - Rasmus Ristolainen (2) - from Brian Flynn and Johan Larsson (2:06 2ND)

NSH - Shea Weber (20) - from Roman Josi and Mike Fisher (6:19 2ND)

NSH - Eric Nystrom (14) - from Rich Clune (19:20 3RD)

Goalies:

WG - Carter Hutton (32 saves on 33 shots: 17-11-4) LG - Matt Hackett (11 saves on 15 shots: 1-2-0), Nathan Lieuwen (17 saves on 19 shots in relief of Hackett)

Three Stars:

3. Colton Sissons (1 goal) - Nashville

2. Calle Jarnkrok (1 goal) - Nashville

1. Shea Weber (2 goals) - Nashville

Colorado Avalanche 3, Vancouver Canucks 2 (OT) - (from Colorado) - The Avalanche improved to 46-21-6 on the season thanks to a 3-2 OT win over the Vancouver Canucks, dropping them to 34-30-11. 

Goals:

VAN - Yannick Weber PPG (5) - from Nicklas Jensen and Daniel Sedin (10:50 1ST)

COL - Matt Duchene (23) - from Andre Benoit and Cody McLeod (13:47 1ST)

COL - Gabriel Landeskog (24) - from Paul Stastny and Cory Sarich (8:58 2ND)

VAN - Zack Kassian (13) - from Dan Hamhuis and David Booth (18:38 2ND)

COL - Tyson Barrie (10) - from Matt Duchene and Ryan O'Reilly (0:55 OT) *GWG*

Goalies:

WG - Semyon Varlamov (29 saves on 31 shots: 36-14-4) LG - Eddie Lack (25 saves on 28 shots: 15-14-5) 

Three Stars:

3. Gabriel Landeskog (1 goal) - Colorado

2. Tyson Barrie (1 goal, OT winner) - Colorado

1. Matt Duchene (1 goal, 1 assist) - Colorado

Winnipeg Jets 4, San Jose Sharks 3 (from San Jose) - The Jets improved to 33-32-9 on the season thanks to a 4-3 win over the San Jose Sharks, dropping them to 47-19-9.

Goals:

SJS - Dan Boyle (9) - Martin Havlat and James Sheppard (1:57 1ST)

WPG - Andrew Ladd (22) - from Michael Frolik and Bryan Little (2:33 1ST)

SJS - Brent Burns PPG (21) - from Joe Pavelski and Patrick Marleau (14:27 1ST)

WPG - Blake Wheeler (25) - unassisted  (1:55 2ND)

WPG - Dustin Byfuglien PPG (20) - from Blake Wheeler and Michael Frolik (9:32 2ND)

SJS - Logan Couture PPG (20) - from James Sheppard and Martin Havlat (11:23 2ND)

WPG - Tobias Enstrom PPG (9) - from Blake Wheeler and Bryan Little (16:24 3RD) *GWG*

Goalies:

WG - Al Montoya (27 saves on 30 shots: 13-8-3) LG - Antti Niemi (27 saves on 31 shots: 36-15-7)

Three Stars:

3. James Sheppard (2 assists) - San Jose

2. Bryan Little (2 assists) - Winnipeg

1. Blake Wheeler (1 goal, 2 assists) - Winnipeg

Three Stars of the Night:

3. Thomas Vanek - Vanek scored the game-winning goal and added 2 assists in the Habs wild 5-4 win over the Red Wings. 

2. Tuukka Rask - Rask stopped all 28 shots in the Bruins 3-0 win over the Blackhawks.

1. T.J. Oshie - Oshie scored his 1st career hat trick in the Blues 5-1 win over the Wild. 

Interesting Stats of the Night:

-Martin Brodeur broke another goalie record, this one however isn't one to be excited about. Brodeur let in his 2757th career goal, the most career goals against in NHL history. The goal scorer? Chris Summers, his 2nd career goal. 

-Colton Sissons and Calle Jarnkrok each scored their1st NHL goals for the Predators.

-The Bruins got some revenge against the Blackhawks, beating them 3-0 in Boston to improve to 13-0-1 in their last 14 games. The last time the Hawks played in Boston was Game 6 of the Stanley Cup Finals when they won the Stanley Cup that night. 

-Tuukka Rask picked up his league-leading 7th shutout of the season

-Anton Khudobin picked up his 1st shutout of the season.

-T.J. Oshie scored his 1st career hat trick.

-The Lightning beat the Islanders in the 13th round of the shootout, meaning 26 players shot. 

-The Bruins became the 1st team this season to 50 wins, followed shortly by the Blues who also won their 50th game tonight.

-Tyson Barrie scored his 3rd OT goal of the season, tying him for 1st in the NHL with James Neal and Alexander Ovechkin.

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

New York Rangers - 5 game winning streak

Los Angeles Kings - 5 game winning streak

Montreal Canadiens - 4 game winning streak

St. Louis Blues - 3 game winning streak

Toronto Maple Leafs - 6 game losing streak

Edmonton Oilers - 3 game losing streak

Pittsburgh Penguins - 3 game losing streak

Buffalo Sabres - 3 game losing streak

Forman Faceoff Highlight of the Night:

-Steven Stamkos gets it tonight for his spectacular spin-o-rama shootout goal: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QLbh4SdozwY

Honourable Mentions: 

-T.J. Oshie hat trick: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3oOwGrZjWsY

-Tyson Barrie OT goal: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f0taYM5ZEVg

-Bruins 2 goals in 13 seconds: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qjT8BVw8B-I

-Predators 2 goals in 9 seconds: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bfhoZ-6sa_U

What's up next (March 28th) - There are 6 NHL games on tap for Friday:

1. Toronto Maple Leafs vs. Philadelphia Flyers @7PM ET (In Philadelphia) {***Forman's Game of the Night***}

2. Pittsburgh Penguins vs. Columbus Blue Jackets @7PM ET (In Columbus)

3. Chicago Blackhawks vs. Ottawa Senators @730PM ET (In Ottawa)

4. Nashville Predators vs. Dallas Stars @830PM ET (In Dallas)

5. New York Rangers vs. Calgary Flames @9PM ET (In Calgary)

6. Anaheim Ducks vs. Edmonton Oilers @930PM ET (In Edmonton)

-Joel Forman - The Forman Faceoff