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:
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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.
-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
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