Thursday, March 13, 2014

March 13th NHL Recap

Boston Bruins 2, Phoenix Coyotes 1 (from Boston) - The Bruins improved to 44-17-5 on the season thanks to a 2-1 win over the Phoenix Coyotes, dropping them to 31-25-11.
Goals:
BOS - Zdeno Chara (16) - unassisted (5:54 1ST)
BOS - Jarome Iginla (21) - from Johnny Boychuk and Milan Lucic (17:31 1ST) *GWG*
PHX - Lauri Korpikoski (9) - from Oliver Ekman-Larsson and Shane Doan (8:14 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - Tuukka Rask (21 saves on 22 shots: 30-14-4) LG - Mike Smith (18 saves on 20 shots: 24-20-10)
Three Stars:
3. Zdeno Chara (1 goal) - Boston
2. Jarome Iginla (1 goal, GWG) - Boston
1. Tuukka Rask (21 saves on 22 shots for the win) - Boston

Carolina Hurricanes 4, Buffalo Sabres 2 (from Carolina) - The Hurricanes improved to 29-28-9 on the season thanks to a 4-2 win over the Buffalo Sabres, dropping them to 19-39-8.
Goals:
BUF - Tyler Ennis (17) - Penalty Shot (10:22 1ST)
CAR - Jeff Skinner (26) - from Ryan Murphy and Elias Lindholm (13:20 1ST)
BUF - Drew Stafford (13) - from Cory Conacher and Mike Weber (8:43 3RD)
CAR - Alexander Semin PPG (18) - from Andrej Sekera and Jordan Staal (11:48 3RD)
CAR - Jiri Tlusty (12) - from Alexander Semin and Jordan Staal (13:43 3RD) *GWG*
CAR - Nathan Gerbe EN (14) - from Patrick Dwyer and Eric Staal (19:59 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - Cam Ward (21 saves on 23 shots: 8-10-5) LG - Michal Neuvirth (51 saves on 54 shots: 4-8-2)
Three Stars:
3. Michal Neuvirth (51 saves on 54 shots) - Buffalo
2. Jordan Staal (2 assists) - Carolina
1. Alexander Semin (1 goal, 1 assist) - Carolina

San Jose Sharks 4, Columbus Blue Jackets 3 (SO) - (from Columbus) - The Sharks improved to 43-17-7 on the season thanks to a 4-3 shootout win over the Columbus Blue Jackets, dropping them to 34-26-6.
Goals:
CBJ - Ryan Johansen (26) - from Boone Jenner and Nick Foligno (5:28 1ST)
SJS - Patrick Marleau (27) - from Logan Couture (10:53 1ST)
CBJ - R.J. Umberger SHG (18) - from Brandon Dubinsky (3:05 2ND)
SJS - Matt Nieto (9) - from Logan Couture and Marc-Edouard Vlasic (0:15 3RD)
SJS - Patrick Marleau PPG (28) - from Joe Pavelski and Dan Boyle (5:56 3RD)
CBJ - James Wisniewski (6) - from Brandon Dubinsky and Matt Calvert (15:02 3RD)
Shootout winner - Joe Pavelski (SJS)
Goalies:
WG - Alex Stalock (35 saves on 38 shots: 11-4-1) LG - Sergei Bobrovsky (24 saves on 27 shots: 25-16-4)
Three Stars:
3. Joe Pavelski (1 assist, shootout winner) - San Jose
2. Brandon Dubinsky (2 assists) - Columbus
1. Patrick Marleau (2 goals) - San Jose

Tampa Bay Lightning 5, Florida Panthers 4 (from Tampa Bay) - The Lightning improved to 35-24-7 on the season thanks to a 5-4 win over the Florida Panthers, dropping them to 24-35-7.
Goals:
FLA - Tomas Fleischmann PPG (7) - from Dmitry Kulikov and Nick Bjugstad (1:44 1ST)
TBL - Sami Salo (3) - from Valtteri Filppula (5:38 1ST)
FLA - Quinton Howden (1) - from Jimmy Hayes and Brandon Pirri (5:50 1ST)
TBL - Mike Kostka (3) - from Teddy Purcell (8:18 1ST)
TBL - Ryan Callahan (12) - from Ondrej Palat and Valtteri Filppula (12:04 2ND)
TBL - Tyler Johnson (21) - from Steven Stamkos (18:53 2ND)
TBL - Steven Stamkos PPG (15) - from Valtteri Filppula and Victor Hedman (10:47 3RD) *GWG*
FLA - Scottie Upshall (12) - from Nick Bjugstad and Brad Boyes (18:55 3RD)
FLA- Brandon Pirri (8) - from Alex Petrovic and Brian Campbell (19:33 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - Ben Bishop (23 saves on 27 shots: 30-11-6) LG - Dan Ellis (23 saves on 28 shots: 5-7-0)
Three Stars:
3. Brandon Pirri (1 goal, 1 assist) - Florida
2. Valtteri Filppula (3 assists) - Tampa Bay
1. Steven Stamkos (1 goal, 1 assist, GWG) - Tampa Bay

St. Louis Blues 6, Edmonton Oilers 2 (from St. Louis) - The Blues improved to 45-14-7 on the season thanks to a 6-2 win over the Edmonton Oilers, dropping them to 23-36-8.
Goals:
EDM - David Perron (25) - from Taylor Hall and Andrew Ference (7:39 1ST)
STL - Vladimir Sobotka (8) - from Vladimir Tarasenko and T.J. Oshie (18:48 1ST)
STL - Vladimir Tarsenko (20) - from T.J. Oshie and Vladimir Sobotka (5:05 2ND)
EDM - Mark Fraser (1) - from Boyd Gordon and Jesse Joensuu (18:03 2ND)
STL - Alex Pietrangelo (8) - from Vladimir Sobotka (0:42 3RD) *GWG*
STL - Jaden Schwartz (20) - from David Backes and Alexander Steen (4:25 3RD)
STL - T.J. Oshie PPG (17) - from Alexander Steen and Kevin Shattenkirk (7:56 3RD)
STL - Jaden Schwartz (21) - from Max Lapierre and Magnus Paajarvi (12:56 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - Ryan Miller (23 saves on 25 shots: 20-22-4) LG - Ben Scrivens (31 saves on 37 shots: 12-11-4)
Three Stars:
3. Jaden Schwartz (2 goals) - St. Louis
2. T.J. Oshie (1 goal, 2 assists) - St. Louis
1. Vladimir Sobotka (1 goal, 2 assists) - St. Louis

Minnesota Wild 2, New York Rangers 1 (from Minnesota) - The Wild improved to 35-22-9 on the season thanks to a 2-1 win over the New York Rangers, dropping them to 35-28-4.
Goals:
MIN - Nino Niederreiter (12) - from Kyle Brodziak (13:08 1ST)
NYR - Derek Stepan PPG (12) - from Ryan McDonagh and Rick Nash (3:19 2ND)
MIN - Zach Parise (23) - from Jason Pominville and Mikael Granlund (1:03 3RD) *GWG*
Goalies:
WG - Darcy Kuemper (29 saves on 30 shots: 12-4-3) LG - Cam Talbot (24 saves on 26 shots: 11-6-0)
Three Stars:
3. Mikael Granlund (1 assist) - Minnesota
2. Zach Parise (1 goal, GWG) - Minnesota
1. Darcy Kuemper (29 saves on 30 shots for the win) - Minnesota

Toronto Maple Leafs 3, Los Angeles Kings 2 (from Los Angeles) - The Leafs improved to 36-24-8 on the season thanks to a 3-2 win over the Los Angeles Kings, dropping them to 38-23-6.
Goals:
LAK - Marian Gaborik (7) - from Drew Doughty and Justin Williams (1:57 1ST)
LAK - Anze Kopitar PPG (21) - from Drew Doughty and Marian Gaborik (16:05 1ST)
TOR - Dion Phaneuf PPG (7) - from Nazem Kadri and Morgan Rielly (18:13 1ST)
TOR - Carl Gunnarsson (2) - from Cody Franson and Nazem Kadri (3:46 2ND)
TOR - Mason Raymond SHG (19) - from James van Riemsdyk (5:06 3RD) *GWG*
Goalies:
WG - James Reimer (31 saves on 31 shots: 11-8-1) in relief of the injured Jonathan Bernier (8 saves on 10 shots) LG - Jonathan Quick (26 saves on 29 shots: 21-14-2) 
Three Stars:
3. Mason Raymond (1 goal, GWG) - Toronto
2. Marian Gaborik (1 goal, 1 assist) - Los Angeles
1. James Reimer (31 saves on 31 shots for the win) - Toronto

Three Stars of the Night:
3. Patrick Marleau - Marleau scored 2 goals in the Sharks 4-3 shootout win over the Blue Jackets. 
2. Steven Stamkos - Stamkos scored his 1st goal since returning from a broken leg and added an assist in the Lightning's 5-4 win over the Panthers.
1. Vladimir Sobotka - Returning from injury Sobotka scored 1 goal and added 2 assists in the Blues 6-2 win over the Oilers

Current Winning/Losing Streaks (3 or more games):
Boston Bruins - 7 game winning streak
San Jose Sharks - 4 game winning streak
Pittsburgh Penguins - 3 game winning streak
Dallas Stars - 3 game winning streak

Buffalo Sabres - 4 game losing streak
Montreal Canadiens - 3 game losing streak
Florida Panthers - 3 game losing streak

Forman Faceoff Highlight of the Night:
-James Reimer's stick save leading to Mason Raymond's short-handed goal gets it tonight: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eac8Ctl7PpY

What's up next (March 14th) - There are 8 NHL games on tap for Friday: 
1. San Jose Sharks vs. New York Islanders @7PM ET (In New York)
2. Vancouver Canucks vs. Washington Capitals @7PM ET (In Washington)
3. Edmonton Oilers vs. Detroit Red Wings @730PM ET (In Detroit)
4. New Jersey Devils vs. Florida Panthers @730PM ET (In Florida)
5. Nashville Predators vs. Chicago Blackhawks @8PM ET (In Chicago)
6. New York Rangers vs. Winnipeg Jets @8PM ET (In Winnipeg)
7. Calgary Flames vs. Dallas Stars @830PM ET (In Dallas)
8. Anaheim Ducks vs. Colorado Avalanche @9PM ET (In Colorado) {***Forman's Game of the Night***}

-Joel Forman - The Forman Faceoff 

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