Friday, March 21, 2014

March 20th NHL Recap

New Jersey Devils 4, Minnesota Wild 3 (OT) - (from New Jersey) - The Devils improved to 30-27-13 on the season thanks to a 4-3 OT win over the Minnesota Wild, dropping them to 36-23-11
Goals:
NJD - Michael Ryder (17) - from Patrik Elias and Adam Henrique (16:58 1ST)
NJD - Mark Fayne SHG (4) - from Adam Henrique and Patrik Elias (9:25 2ND)
MIN - Zach Parise PPG (24) - from Ryan Suter and Jared Spurgeon (0:21 3RD)
NJD - Jaromir Jagr (23) - from Ryan Clowe and Travis Zajac (3:34 3RD)
MIN - Mikael Granlund (8) - from Jared Spurgeon (10:36 3RD)
MIN - Matt Cooke (10) - from Marco Scandella and Jonas Brodin (15:28 3RD)
NJD - Andy Greene (8) - from Adam Henrique and Patrik Elias (2:00 OT) *GWG*
Goalies:
WG - Cory Schneider (20 saves on 23 shots: 13-14-9) LG - Ilya Bryzgalov (25 saves on 29 shots: 6-8-7)
Three Stars:
3. Zach Parise (1 goal) - Minnesota
2. Patrik Elias (3 assists) - New Jersey
1. Adam Henrique (3 assists) - New Jersey

Philadelphia Flyers 4, Dallas Stars 2 (from Philadelphia) - The Flyers improved to 37-25-7 on the season thanks to a 4-2 win over the Dallas Stars, dropping them to 32-26-11.
Goals:
PHI - Mark Streit (9) - from Claude Giroux (10:23 1ST)
PHI - Wayne Simmonds PPG (22) - from Scott Hartnell and Jakub Voracek (13:21 1ST)
DAL - Jamie Benn PPG (28) - from Tyler Seguin and Alex Goligoski (12:48 2ND)
PHI - Wayne Simmonds (23) - from Vincent Lecavalier and Brayden Schenn (12:21 3RD) *GWG*
DAL - Jamie Benn (29) - from Tyler Seguin and Alex Chiasson (12:51 3RD)
PHI - Michael Raffl (9) - from Sean Couturier and Kimmo Timonen (16:48 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - Steve Mason (33 saves on 35 shots: 29-16-6) LG - Tim Thomas (25 saves on 29 shots: 18-22-4)
Three Stars:
3. Jamie Benn (2 goals) - Dallas 
2. Steve Mason (33 saves on 35 shots for the win) - Philadelphia
1. Wayne Simmonds (2 goals, GWG) - Philadelphia

Columbus Blue Jackets 3, Montreal Canadiens 2 (from Montreal) - The Blue Jackets improved to 36-27-6 on the season thanks to a 3-2 win over the Montreal Canadiens, dropping them to 38-26-7.
Goals:
MTL - Brendan Gallagher PPG (18) - from Alex Galchenyuk and Tomas Plekanec (14:53 1ST) 
CBJ - Derek MacKenzie SHG (8) - from Mark Letestu (15:53 1ST)
CBJ - Brandon Dubinsky (14) - from Blake Comeau and Jack Johnson (6:53 2ND)
MTL - Thomas Vanek (25) - from Max Pacioretty and P.K. Subban (7:46 3RD)
CBJ - Ryan Johansen (27) - unassisted (16:59 3RD) *GWG*
Goalies:
WG - Sergei Bobrovsky (25 saves on 27 shots: 27-17-4) LG - Carey Price (37 saves on 40 shots: 28-18-5)
Three Stars:
3. Brandon Dubinsky (1 goal) - Columbus
2. Carey Price (37 saves on 40 shots) - Montreal
1. Ryan Johansen (1 goal, GWG) - Columbus

Tampa Bay Lightning 5, Ottawa Senators 4 (from Ottawa) - The Lightning improved to 39-24-7 on the season thanks to a 5-4 win over the Ottawa Senators, dropping them to 28-28-13 (.500).
Goals:
TBL - Teddy Purcell (11) - from Victor Hedman and Tyler Johnson (0:23 1ST)
OTT - Clarke MacArthur SHG (21) - from Kyle Turris (10:44 1ST)
TBL - Teddy Purcell (12) - from Victor Hedman and Tyler Johnson (12:38 1ST)
OTT - Erik Karlsson PPG (18) - from Mike Hoffman and Jason Spezza (13:07 1ST)
TBL - Valtteri Filppula PPG (23) - from Ondrej Palat and Sami Salo (5:43 2ND)
OTT - Ales Hemsky (11) - from Milan Michalek (17:32 2ND)
TBL - Eric Brewer (1) - from J.T. Brown and Alex Killorn (3:48 3RD)
TBL - Ryan Callahan (13) - from Ondrej Palat and Sami Salo (11:58 3RD) *GWG*
OTT - Milan Michalek (13) - from Erik Karlsson and Jason Spezza (17:08 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - Ben Bishop (27 saves on 31 shots: 33-11-6) LG - Robin Lehner (23 saves on 28 shots: 7-14-5) 
Three Stars:
3. Victor Hedman (2 assists) - Tampa Bay
2. Erik Karlsson (1 goal, 1 assist) - Ottawa
1. Teddy Purcell (2 goals) - Tampa Bay

Detroit Red Wings 5, Pittsburgh Penguins 4 (OT) - (from Detroit) - The Red Wings improved to 32-24-13 on the season thanks to a 5-4 OT win over the Pittsburgh Penguins, dropping them to 45-19-5.
Goals:
DET - Daniel Alfredsson (16) - from Johan Franzen and Danny DeKeyser (7:21 1ST)
DET - Gustav Nyquist PPG (20) - from Daniel Alfredsson and Niklas Kronwall (4:35 2ND)
PIT - Lee Stempniak (10) - from Chris Kunitz and Robert Bortuzzo (15:17 2ND)
PIT - Evgeni Malkin (20) - from James Neal and Jussi Jokinen (15:42 2ND)
PIT - Evgeni Malkin PPG (21) - from James Neal and Jussi Jokinen (17:58 2ND)
DET - Tomas Tatar (15) - from Riley Sheahan and Danny DeKeyser (9:59 3RD)
DET - Todd Bertuzzi (9) - unassisted (12:17 3RD)
PIT - Craig Adams (4) - from Brandon Sutter and Brian Gibbons (14:17 3RD)
DET - Daniel Alfredsson (17) - from Gustav Nyquist and Kyle Quincey (4:59 OT) *GWG*
Goalies:
WG - Jimmy Howard (39 saves on 43 shots: 16-16-10) LG - Marc-Andre Fleury (25 saves on 30 shots: 34-15-4) 
Three Stars:
3. Gustav Nyquist (1 goal, 1 assist) - Detroit
2. Evgeni Malkin (2 goals) - Pittsburgh
1. Daniel Alfredsson (2 goals, 1 assist, OT winner) - Ottawa

Buffalo Sabres 3, Edmonton Oilers 1 (from Edmonton) - The Sabres improved to 20-42-8 on the season thanks to a 3-1 win over the Edmonton Oilers, dropping them to 25-37-9.
Goals:
EDM - Taylor Hall PPG (24) - from Justin Schultz and David Perron (17:48 1ST)
BUF - Cory Conacher PPG (5) - from Jamie McBain (9:16 2ND)
BUF - Cory Conacher (6) - from Cody Hodgson (1:09 3RD) *GWG*
BUF - Drew Stafford (15) - from Tyler Ennis and Cory Conacher (4:44 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - Matt Hackett (35 saves on 36 shots: 1-0-0) LG - Ben Scrivens (33 saves on 36 shots: 13-12-4)
Three Stars:
3. Taylor Hall (1 goal) - Edmonton
2. Matt Hackett (35 saves on 36 shots for the win) - Buffalo
1. Cory Conacher (2 goals, 1 assist, GWG) - Buffalo

Phoenix Coyotes 2, Florida Panthers 1 (from Phoenix) - The Coyotes improved to 34-25-11 on the season thanks to a 2-1 win over the Florida Panthers, dropping them to 26-36-8.
Goals:
PHX - Radim Vrbata PPG (20) - from Martin Hanzal and Oliver Ekman-Larsson (2:56 1ST)
PHX - Antoine Vermette (23) - from Michael Stone and Mikkel Boedker (18:38 1ST) *GWG*
FLA - Scott Gomez (2) - from Dmitry Kulikov (15:54 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - Mike Smith (22 saves on 23 shots: 27-20-10) LG - Roberto Luongo (20 saves on 22 shots: 22-19-7)
Three Stars:
3. Antoine Vermette (1 goal) - Phoenix
2. Radim Vrbata (1 goal) - Phoenix
1. Mike Smith (22 saves on 29 shots for the win) - Phoenix

Los Angeles Kings 2, Washington Capitals 1 (SO) - (from Los Angeles) - The Kings improved to 39-25-6 on the season thanks to a 2-1 shootout win over the Washington Capitals, dropping them to 33-27-11. 
Goals:
LAK - Anze Kopitar (22) - from Marian Gaborik and Justin Williams (14:09 1ST)
WSH - Joel Ward (22) - from Evgeny Kuznetsov and Nicklas Backstrom (12:24 1ST)
Shootout winner - Marian Gaborik (LAK)
Goalies:
WG - Jonathan Quick (21 saves on 22 shots: 22-15-2) LG - Jaroslav Halak (27 saves on 28 shots: 28-11-5) 
Three Stars:
3. Jaroslav Halak (27 saves on 28 shots) - Washington
2. Jonathan Quick (21 saves on 22 shots for the win) - Los Angeles
1. Anze Kopitar (1 goal) - Los Angeles

San Jose Sharks 3, Anaheim Ducks 2 (from San Jose) - The Sharks improved to 46-18-7 on the season thanks to a 3-2 win over the Anaheim Ducks, dropping them to 45-18-7.
Goals:
SJS - Patrick Marleau PPG (29) - from Joe Thornton and Logan Couture (13:52 1ST)
ANA - Mathieu Perreault PPG (15) - from Corey Perry and Ryan Getzlaf (17:40 2ND)
ANA - Teemu Selanne (8) - from Corey Perry and Ryan Getzlaf (1:43 3RD)
SJS - Joe Thornton (11) - from Brent Burns (8:11 3RD)
SJS - Brent Burns (20) - from Joe Thornton and Marc-Eduoard Vlasic (16:01 3RD) *GWG*
Goalies:
WG - Antti Niemi (16 saves on 18 shots: 35-14-6) LG - Frederik Andersen (25 saves on 28 shots: 16-5-0) 
Three Stars:
3. Ryan Getzlaf (2 assists) - Anaheim
2. Brent Burns (1 goal, 1 assist, GWG) - San Jose
1. Joe Thornton (1 goal, 2 assists) - San Jose

Three Stars of the Night:
3. Cory Conacher - Conacher had a hand in all 3 goals in the Sabres 3-1 win over the Oilers, scoring 2 goals (including the game-winner) and adding an assist. 
2. Joe Thornton - Jumbo Joe scored 1 goal and added 2 assists in the Sharks 3-2 win over the division rival Anaheim Ducks.
1. Daniel Alfredsson - Alfie scored 2 goals (including the OT winner) and added an assist in the Red Wings 5-4 win over the Penguins.

Interesting Stats of the Night:
-Zach Parise scored 1 goal in his first in New Jersey as an opponent. 
-Jaromir Jagr recorded 60 points in a season for the 17th time in his career.
-Daniel Alfredsson scored the OT winner with 0.4 seconds left in OT. 
-Matt Hackett stopped 35 of 36 shots in the Sabres 3-1 win over the Oilers, Hackett's first start and win with the Sabres. 

Current Winning/Losing Streaks (3 or more games):
Boston Bruins - 10 game winning streak
Tampa Bay Lightning - 5 game winning streak
Philadelphia Flyers - 4 game winning streak
Phoenix Coyotes - 3 game winning streak

Toronto Maple Leafs - 3 game losing streak
Nashville Predators - 3 game losing streak
Ottawa Senators - 3 game losing streak
Dallas Stars - 3 game losing streak

Forman Faceoff Highlight of the Night:
-Ales Hemsky gets it tonight with his goal of the year candidate: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J08tytwdhDs

What's up next (March 21st) - There are 4 NHL games on tap for Friday: 
1. New York Rangers vs. Columbus Blue Jackets @7PM ET (In Columbus)
2. Carolina Hurricanes vs. Chicago Blackhawks @8PM ET (In Chicago)
3. Boston Bruins vs. Colorado Avalanche @9PM ET (In Colorado) {***Forman's Game of the Night ***}
4. Nashville Predators vs. Calgary Flames @9PM ET (In Calgary)

-Joel Forman - The Forman Faceoff

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