March 3rd NHL Recap

Columbus Blue Jackets 2, Toronto Maple Leafs 1 (from Toronto) - The Blue Jackets improved to 31-25-5 on the season thanks to a 2-1 win over the Toronto Maple Leafs, dropping them to 32-23-8.
Goals:

CBJ - Dalton Prout (1) - from Derek MacKenzie and Matt Calvert (9:44 2ND)

CBJ - Artem Anisimov (16) - from Nikita Nikitin and Nick Foligno (12:38 2ND) *GWG*

TOR - Mason Raymond (17) - from Joffrey Lupul and Morgan Rielly (15:45 3RD)

Goalies:

WG - Sergei Bobrovsky (28 saves on 29 shots: 22-15-3) LG - James Reimer (31 saves on 33 shots: 10-7-1)

Three Stars:

3. James Reimer (31 saves on 33 shots) - Toronto

2. Artem Anisimov (1 goal, GWG) - Columbus

1. Sergei Bobrovsky (28 saves on 29 shots for the win) - Columbus

Dallas Stars 3, Buffalo Sabres 2 (from Dallas) - The Stars improved to 29-22-10 on the season thanks to a 3-2 win over the Buffalo Sabres, dropping them to 18-35-8.

Goals:

BUF - Tyler Ennis (15) - from Drew Stafford and Matt Moulson (17:17 1ST)

DAL - Jordie Benn (3) - from Ray Whitney and Tyler Seguin (1:30 2ND)

DAL - Alex Goligoski (3) - from Shawn Horcoff and Ryan Garbutt (19:54 2ND)

BUF - Tyler Ennis (16) - from Matt Moulson and Jamie McBain (3:23 3RD)

DAL - Alex Chiasson PPG (10) - from Jamie Benn and Ray Whitney (10:25 3RD) *GWG*

Goalies:

WG - Kari Lehtonen (21 saves on 23 shots: 24-16-10) LG - Jhonas Enroth (36 saves on 39 shots: 3-13-5)

Three Stars:

3. Tyler Ennis (2 goals) - Buffalo

2. Jhonas Enroth (36 saves on 39 shots) - Buffalo

1. Alex Chiasson (1 goal, GWG) - Dallas

Minnesota Wild 3, Calgary Flames 2 (from Minnesota) - The Wild improved to 34-21-7 on the season thanks to a 3-2 win over the Calgary Flames, dropping them to 23-31-7.

Goals:

MIN - Kyle Brodziak (5) - from Matt Cooke (9:02 2ND)

CGY - Mike Cammalleri (14) - from Dennis Wideman (16:41 2ND)

MIN - Jared Spurgeon PPG (2) - from Ryan Suter and Mikael Granlund (5:49 3RD)

MIN - Zach Parise (21) - from Jason Pominville and Mikael Granlund (14:44 3RD) *GWG*

CGY - Mark Giordano (10) - from Markus Granlund and Joe Colborne (16:01 3RD)

Goalies:

WG - Darcy Kuemper (21 saves on 23 shots: 11-3-2) LG - Reto Berra (24 saves on 27 shots: 9-17-2)

Three Stars:

3. Mike Cammalleri (1 goal) - Calgary

2. Mikael Granlund (2 assists) - Minnesota

1. Zach Parise (1 goal, GWG) - Minnesota

Los Angekes Kings 2, Montreal Canadiens 1 (from Los Angeles) - The Kings improved to 35-22-6 on the season thanks to a 2-1 win over the Montreal Canadiens, dropping them to 34-22-7.

Goals:

LAK - Jake Muzzin (5) - from Tyler Toffoli and Justin Williams (1:54 1ST)

MTL - P.K. Subban (10) - from Max Pacioretty and David Desharnais (14:45 1ST)

LAK - Jeff Carter PPG (22) - from Anze Kopitar and Alec Martinez (4:14 2ND) *GWG*

Goalies:

WG - Jonathan Quick (17 saves on 18 shots: 19-13-2) LG - Peter Budaj (20 saves on 22 shots: 8-5-2)

Three Stars:

3. Jonathan Quick (17 saves on 18 shots for the win) - Los Angeles

2. P.K. Subban (1 goal) - Montreal

1. Jeff Carter (1 goal, GWG) - Los Angeles 

Interesting Stats of the Night:

-Lindy Ruff earned his 600th career win in the Stars 3-2 win over his former team the Buffalo Sabres. 

-Tonight was the first time that brothers Mikael Granlund (MIN) and Markus Granlund (CGY) played each other in the NHL, with Mikael's Wild coming out on top 3-2. Mikael registered 2 assists while Markus picked up an assist for his 1st career point. 

Current Winning/Losing Streaks (3 or more games):

Minnesota Wild - 5 game winning streak

Los Angeles Kings - 5 game winning streak

Anaheim Ducks - 3 game winning streak

Carolina Hurricanes - 5 game losing streak

Toronto Maple Leafs - 3 game losing streak

Forman Faceoff Highlight of the Night:

-Tyler Ennis goal/Drew Stafford pass gets it tonight: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=reP7stvm0ME

What's up next (March 4th) - There are 10 NHL games on tap for Tuesday: 

1. Florida Panthers vs. Boston Bruins @7PM ET (In Boston) 

2. Detroit Red Wings vs. New Jersey Devils @7PM ET (In New Jersey)

3. Dallas Stars vs. Columbus Blue Jackets @7PM ET (In Columbus)

4. Colorado Avalanche vs. Chicago Blackhawks @8PM ET (In Chicago) {***Forman's Game of the Night***}

5. Tampa Bay Lightning vs. St. Louis Blues @8PM ET (In St. Louis)

6. Pittsburgh Penguins vs. Nashville Predators @8PM ET (In Nashville)

7. New York Islanders vs. Winnipeg Jets @8PM ET (In Winnipeg)

8. Vancouver Canucks vs. Phoenix Coyotes @9PM ET (In Phoenix)

9. Ottawa Senators vs. Edmonton Oilers @930PM ET (In Edmonton)

10. Carolina Hurricanes vs. San Jose Sharks @1030PM ET (In San Jose)

-Joel Forman - The Forman Faceoff