Wednesday, March 26, 2014

March 26th NHL Recap

Vancouver Canucks 5, Minnesota Wild 2 (from Minnesota) - The Canucks improved to 34-30-10 on the season thanks to a 5-2 win over the Minnesota Wild, dropping them to 37-25-11.
Goals:
VAN - David Booth (7) - unassisted (15:39 1ST)
MIN - Charlie Coyle (10) - from Mikko Koivu and Jared Spurgeon (17:31 1ST)
VAN - David Booth (8) - unassisted (11:57 2ND) 
VAN - Zack Kassian (12) - from Brad Richardson (19:03 2ND) *GWG*
VAN - Daniel Sedin (14) - from Dan Hamhuis and Jannik Hansen (11:12 3RD)
VAN - Ryan Kesler PPG (23) - from Chris Higgins (12:01 3RD)
MIN - Nino Niederreiter (13) - from Erik Haula and Ryan Suter (12:25 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - Eddie Lack (29 saves on 31 shots: 15-14-4) LG - Darcy Kuemper (9 saves on 12 shots: 12-7-4), Ilya Bryzgalov (5 saves on 7 shots in relief of Kuemper)
Three Stars:
3. Charlie Coyle (1 goal) - Minnesota
2. Eddie Lack (29 saves on 31 shots for the win) - Vancouver
1. David Booth (2 goals) - Vancouver

New York Rangers 3, Philadelphia Flyers 1 (from New York) - The Rangers improved to 41-29-4 on the season thanks to a 3-1 win over the Philadelphia Flyers, dropping them to 38-27-7.
Goals:
NYR - Derek Dorsett (4) - from Brian Boyle (8:41 1ST)
NYR - Ryan McDonagh (14) - unassisted (5:34 2ND) *GWG*
NYR - Dominic Moore (6) - from Kevin Klein (7:39 3RD)
PHI - Jakub Voracek (21) - from Mark Streit and Claude Giroux (18:07 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - Henrik Lundqvist (30 saves on 31 shots: 30-22-4) LG - Steve Mason (26 saves on 29 shots: 30-17-6) 
Three Stars:
3. Dominic Moore (1 goal) - New York
2. Ryan McDonagh (1 goal, GWG) - New York
1. Henrik Lundqvist (30 saves on 31 shots for the win) - New York

Anaheim Ducks 3, Calgary Flames 2 (from Calgary) - The Ducks improved to 47-18-7 on the season thanks to a 3-2 win over the Calgary Flames, dropping them to 30-36-7.
Goals:
ANA - Nick Bonino PPG (18) - from Sami Vatanen and Jonas Hiller (18:57 1ST)
CGY - Brian McGrattan (4) - from Kevin Westgarth and Tyler Wotherspoon (4:44 2ND)
CGY - Jiri Hudler (16) - from Ladislav Smid and Matt Stajan (19:34 2ND)
ANA - Mathieu Perreault (16) - from Sami Vatanen and Pat Maroon (5:32 3RD)
ANA - Andrew Cogliano (21) - from Stephane Robidas and Jakob Silfverberg (14:41 3RD) *GWG*
Goalies:
WG - Jonas Hiller (32 saves on 34 shots: 29-11-6) LG - Karri Ramo (31 saves on 34 shots: 13-11-4) 
Three Stars:
3. Mathieu Perreault (1 goal) - Anahein
2. Andrew Cogliano (1 goal, GWG) - Anaheim
1. Jonas Hiller (32 saves on 34 shots for the win) - Anaheim

Three Stars of the Night:
3. Jonas Hiller - Hiller stopped 32 of 34 shots in the Ducks 3-2 win over the Flames.
2. David Booth - Booth scored 2 unassisted goals in the Canucks 5-2 win over the Wild. 
1. Henrik Lundqvist - Lundqvist made 30 saves on 31 shots in the Rangers 3-1 win over the Flyers.

Interesting Stats of the Night:
-Daniel Sedin scored his 1st goal in 24 games tonight.
-Henrik Lundqvist won 30 games for the 8th time in his career.

Current Winning/Losing Streaks (3 or more games):
New York Rangers - 5 game winning streak
Los Angeles Kings - 4 game winning streak
Montreal Canadiens - 3 game winning streak
Vancouver Canucks - 3 game winning streak

Toronto Maple Leafs - 6 game losing streak
Edmonton Oilers - 3 game losing streak

Forman Faceoff Highlight of the Night:
-Charlie Coyle gets it tonight for his top-shelf goal: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2P9RQgAODig

What's up next (March 27th) - There are 10 NHL games on tap for Thursday:
1. Chicago Blackhawks vs. Boston Bruins @7PM ET (In Boston) {***Forman's Game of the Night***}
2. Phoenix Coyotes vs. New Jersey Devils @7PM ET (In New Jersey)
3. Los Angeles Kings vs. Pittsburgh Penguins @7PM ET (In Pittsburgh)
4. Montreal Canadiens vs. Detroit Red Wings @7PM ET (In Detroit)
5. New York Islanders vs. Tampa Bay Lightning @730PM ET (In Tampa Bay)
6. Carolina Hurricanes vs. Florida Panthers @730PM ET (In Florida)
7. Minnesota Wild vs. St. Louis Blues @8PM ET (In St. Louis)
8. Buffalo Sabres vs. Nashville Predators @8PM ET (In Nashville)
9. Vancouver Canucks vs. Colorado Avalanche @9PM ET (In Colorado)
10. Winnipeg Jets vs. San Jose Sharks @1030PM ET (In San Jose)

-Joel Forman - The Forman Faceoff

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