Saturday, March 29, 2014

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

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