2014 Stanley Cup Playoffs - April 30th Recap

TOO QUICK: Jonathan Quick leads the Kings to a 4-3 series win after being down 0-3.

New York Rangers 2, Philadelphia Flyers 1 - (New York wins series 4-3)

Goals:

NYR - Dan Carcillo (2) - from Mats Zuccarello and Kevin Klein (3:06 2ND)

NYR - Benoit Pouliot (2) - from Derick Brassard and Anton Stralman (11:46 2ND)

PHI - Jason Akeson (2) - from Braydon Coburn and Matt Read (4:32 3RD)

Goalies:

WG - Henrik Lundqvist (26 saves on 27 shots) LG - Steve Mason (31 saves on 33 shots)

Three Stars:

3. Steve Mason (31 saves on 33 shots) 

2. Benoit Pouliot (1 goal, GWG) - New York

1. Henrik Lundqvist (26 saves on 27 shots) - New York

Minnesota Wild 5, Colorado Avalanche 4 (OT) - (Minnesota wins series 4-3)

Goals:

COL - Nick Holden PPG (3) - from Jamie McGinn and Matt Duchene (2:52 1ST)  

MIN - Mikko Koivu (1) - from Charlie Coyle and Matt Moulson (8:04 1ST)

COL - Jamie McGinn (2) - from Joey Hishon and Ryan Wilson (13:38 1ST)

MIN - Dany Heatley (1) - from Mikael Granlund and Jonas Brodin (7:27 2ND)

COL - Paul Stastny (5) - from P.A. Parenteau and Nate Guenin (2:55 3RD)

MIN - Nino Niederreiter (1) - from Kyle Brodziak and Dany Heatley (6:33 3RD)

COL - Erik Johnson (1) - from P.A. Parenteau and Matt Duchene (11:16 3RD)

MIN - Jared Spurgeon (2) - from Nino Niederreiter and Kyle Brodziak (17:33 3RD)

MIN - Nino Niederreiter (2) - from Kyle Brodziak and Dany Heatley (5:02 OT)

Goalies:

WG - Ilya Bryzgalov (1 save on 1 shots) in relief of the injured Darcy Kuemper (17 saves on 21 shots) LG - Semyon Varlamov (30 saves on 35 shots)

Three Stars:

3. P.A Parenteau (2 assists) - Colorado 

2. Kyle Brodziak (3 assists) - Minnesota

1. Nino Niederreiter (2 goals, OT winner) - Minnesota

Los Angeles Kings 5, San Jose Sharks 1 - (Kings win series 4-3)

Goals:

SJS - Matt Irwin (1) - from Tomas Hertl and James Sheppard (0:28 2ND)

LAK - Drew Doughty PPG (1) - from Jeff Carter and Marian Gaborik (4:57 2ND)

LAK - Anze Kopitar (4) - from Justin Williams and Kyle Clifford (18:39 2ND)

LAK - Tyler Toffoli (3) - from Tanner Pearson and Jake Muzzin (4:40 3RD)

LAK - Dustin Brown EN (2) - from Anze Kopitar (17:53 3RD)

LAK - Tanner Pearson EN (1) - from Trevor Lewis (19:12 3RD)

Goalies:

WG - Jonathan Quick (39 saves on 40 shots) LG - Antti Niemi (25 saves on 28 shots)

Three Stars:

3. Drew Doughty (1 goal) - San Jose

2. Anze Kopitar (1 goal, 1 assist, GWG) - Los Angeles

1. Jonathan Quick (39 saves on 40 shots) - Los Angeles

Three Stars of the Night:

3. Henrik Lundqvist - Hank stopped 26 of 27 shots in the Rangers 2-1 win over the Flyers in game 7, giving the Rangers a 4-3 series win.

2. Nino Niederreiter - Niederreiter scored his 1st career playoff goal, added an assist and then added the OT winner in the Wild's 5-4 win over the Avs winning the series 4-3.

1. Jonathan Quick - Quick stood on his head stopping 39 of 40 shots in the Kings 5-1 win over the Sharks, winning the series 4-3. The Kings became just the 4th team in NHL history to come back from a 3-0 series deficit.

Playoff Schedule Central - Thursday May 1st:

Montreal Canadiens vs. Boston Bruins Game #1: 7:30 PM ET on CBC (In Boston)

-Joel Forman - The Forman Faceoff

2014 Stanley Cup Playoffs - April 29th Recap

SUPER SIMMONDS: Wayne Simmonds 1st career postseason hat trick lead the Flyers to a 5-2 win, forcing a Game 7

Philadelphia Flyers 5, New York Rangers 2 - (Series tied 3-3)

Goals:

PHI - Wayne Simmonds PPG (2) - from Scott Hartnell and Claude Giroux (7:08 1ST)

PHI - Wayne Simmonds (3) - from Brayden Schenn (1:32 2ND)

PHI - Erik Gustafsson (1) - from Braydon Coburn (14:17 2ND)

PHI - Wayne Simmonds PPG (4 - Hat Trick) - from Jakub Voracek and Claude Giroux (15:19 2ND)

NYR - Carl Hagelin (2) - from Anton Stralman and Brad Richards (13:26 3RD)

PHI - Claude Giroux EN (2) - unassisted (15:49 3RD)

NYR - Mats Zuccarello (2) - from Benoit Pouliot and J.T. Miller (19:03 3RD)

Goalies:

WG - Steve Mason (34 saves on 36 shots) LG - Henrik Lundqvist (19 saves on 23 shots), Cam Talbot (5 saves on 5 shots in relief of Lundqvist)

Three Stars:

3. Claude Giroux (1 goal, 2 assists) - Philadelphia

2. Steve Mason (34 saves on 36 shots)

1. Wayne Simmonds (3 goals) - Philadelphia

Playoff Schedule Central - Wednesday April 30th:

Philadelphia Flyers vs. New York Rangers Game #7: 7:00 PM ET on TSN2 (In New York)

Minnesota Wild vs. Colorado Avalanche Game #7: 9:30 PM ET on TSN2 (In Colorado)

Los Angeles Kings vs. San Jose Sharks Game #7: 10:00 PM ET on CBC (In San Jose)

-Joel Forman - The Forman Faceoff

2014 Stanley Cup Playoffs - April 28th Recap

GOING THE DISTANCE: Justin Williams scored 2 goals to lead the Kings to a 4-1 win, forcing a game 7.

Pittsburgh Penguins 4, Columbus Blue Jackets 3 - (Pittsburgh wins series 4-2)

Goals:

PIT - Evgeni Malkin (1) - from Chris Kunitz (9:11 1ST)

PIT - Evgeni Malkin PPG (2) - from Sidney Crosby and Matt Niskanen (13:13 1ST)

PIT - Brandon Sutter (3) - unassisted (0:34 2ND)

PIT - Evgeni Malkin (3 - Hat Trick) - from Jussi Jokinen and Matt Niskanen (15:22 2ND)

CBJ - Fedor Tyutin SHG (1) - from Matt Calvert and Jack Johnson (10:21 3RD)

CBJ - Artem Anisimov PPG (1) - from Jack Johnson and Cam Atkinson (13:54 3RD)

CBJ - Nick Foligno (2) - from Fedor Tyutin (15:13 3RD)

Goalies:

WG - Marc-Andre Fleury (24 saves on 27 shots) LG - Sergei Bobrovsky (24 saves on 28 shots)

Three Stars:

3. Matt Niskanen (2 assists) - Pittsburgh

2. Fedor Tyutin (1 goal, 1 assist) - Columbus

1. Evgeni Malkin (3 goals, GWG) - Pittsburgh

Minnesota Wild 5, Colorado Avalanche 2 - (Series tied 3-3)

Goals:

MIN - Zach Parise PPG (2) - from Ryan Suter and Mikko Koivu (0:49 1ST)

MIN - Mikael Granlund (2) - from Jason Pominville and Zach Parise (9:35 1ST)

COL - Paul Stastny SHG (4) - from Ryan O'Reilly (16:59 1ST)

COL - Nick Holden PPG (2) - from Ryan O'Reilly and Matt Duchene (4:47 2ND)

MIN - Zach Parise (3) - from Mikko Koivu and Ryan Suter (13:31 3RD)

MIN - Jason Pominville EN (1) - from Erik Haula and Zach Parise (18:34 3RD)

MIN- Marco Scandella EN (2) - unassisted (19:04 3RD)

Goalies:

WG - Darcy Kuemper (21 saves on 23 shots) LG - Semyon Varlamov (18 saves on 21 shots)

Three Stars:

3. Ryan Suter (2 assists) - Minnesota

2. Jason Pominville (1 goal, 1 assist) - Minnesota

1. Zach Parise (2 goals, 2 assists, GWG) - Minnesota

Los Angeles Kings 4, San Jose Sharks 1 - (Series tied 3-3)

Goals:

LAK - Justin Williams (3) - from Drew Doughty and Jake Muzzin (5:39 1ST)

SJS - James Sheppard (2) - from Justin Braun and Raffi Torres (12:26 2ND)

LAK - Justin Williams (4) - from Robyn Regehr and Anze Kopitar (11:56 3RD)

LAK - Anze Kopitar (2) - from Justin Williams and Dwight King (13:27 3RD)

LAK - Anze Kopitar PPG (3) - from Drew Doughty and Alec Martinez (14:42 RD)

Goalies:

WG - Jonathan Quick (25 saves on 26 shots) LG - Alex Stalock (26 saves on 30 shots)

Three Stars:

3. Jonathan Quick (25 saves on 26 shots for the win) - Los Angeles

2. Anze Kopitar (2 goals, 1 assist) - Los Angeles

1. Justin Williams (2 goals, 1 assist, GWG) - Los Angeles

Three Stars of the Night:

3. Justin Williams - Williams scored 2 goals (including the game-winner) and added an assist in the Kings 4-1 win over the Sharks, forcing a deciding 7th game after 3 straight wins from the Kings.

2. Zach Parise - Parise scored 2 goals (including the game-winner) and added 2 assists in the Wild's 5-4 win over the Avalanche, forcing a deciding 7th game.

1. Evgeni Malkin - Malkin scored the 1st hat trick and 1st 3 goals of the postseason in the Penguins 4-3 win over the Blue Jackets, winning the series 4-2.

Playoff Schedule Central - Tuesday April 29th:

New York Rangers vs. Philadelphia Flyers Game #6: 7:30 PM ET on TSN (In Philadelphia)

MALKIN MAGIC: Evgeni Malkin's 2nd career postseason hat trick lead the Penguins to a 4-2 series win.

-Joel Forman - The Forman Faceoff

2014 Stanley Cup Playoffs - April 27th Recap

CAPTAIN CLUTCH: Jonathan Toews scores the series-winning goal for the Hawks.

New York Rangers 4, Philadephia Flyers 2 - (New York leads series 3-2)

Goals:

NYR - Marc Staal (1) - from Martin St. Louis and Derek Stepan (11:53 1ST)

NYR - Brad Richards (2) - from J.T. Miller and Carl Hagelin (8:07 2ND)

NYR - Dominic Moore (1) - unassisted (16:20 2ND)

PHI - Vincent Lecavalier PPG (1) - from Mark Streit and Andrew MacDonald (19:27 2ND)

PHI - Claude Giroux (1) - from Kimmo Timonen and Wayne Simmonds (18:31 3RD)

NYR - Brian Boyle EN (1) - from Dominic Moore and Dan Girardi (19:45 3RD)

Goalies:

WG - Henrik Lundqvist (24 saves on 26 shots) LG - Steve Mason (18 saves on 21 shots)

Three Stars:

3. Claude Giroux (1 goal) - Philadelphia

2. Martin St. Louis (1 assist) - New York

1. Dominic Moore (1 goal, 1 assist, GWG) - New York

Chicago Blackhawks 5, St. Louis Blues 1 - (Chicago wins series 4-2)

Goals:

CHI - Bryan Bickell (2) - from Brent Seabrook and Duncan Keith (4:12 1ST)

STL - T.J. Oshie (2) - from Alex Steen and Jay Bouwmeester (16:28 1ST)

CHI - Jonathan Toews PPG (3) - from Duncan Keith and Brent Seabrook (0:44 3RD)

CHI - Patrick Sharp (1) - from Patrick Kane (2:01 3RD)

CHI - Andrew Shaw (2) - from Duncan Keith and Michal Rozsival (7:30 3RD)

CHI - Duncan Keith (2) - from Andrew Shaw and Marcus Kruger (17:05 3RD)

Goalies:

WG - Corey Crawford (35 saves on 36 shots) LG - Ryan Miller (22 saves on 27 shots)

Three Stars:

3. Jonathan Toews (1 goal, GWG) - Chicago

2. Corey Crawford (35 saves on 36 shots for the win) - Chicago

1. Duncan Keith (1 goal, 3 assists) - Chicago

Anaheim Ducks 5, Dallas Stars 4 (OT) - (Anaheim wins series 4-2)

Goals:

DAL - Trevor Daley (1) - from Shawn Horcoff (5:16 1ST)

DAL - Cody Eakin PPG (2) - from Tyler Seguin and Alex Goligoski (10:27 1ST)

ANA - Devante Smith-Pelly PPG (1) - from Teemu Selanne and Rickard Rakell (17:57 1ST)

DAL - Ryan Garbutt (3) - from Cody Eakin and Trevor Daley (19:01 1ST)

ANA - Ben Lovejoy (1) - from Teemu Selanne (3:55 2ND)

DAL - Trevor Daley (2) - from Alex Goligoski (10:33 2ND)

ANA - Nick Bonino (2) - from Corey Perry and Matt Beleskey (17:50 3RD)

ANA - Devante Smith-Pelly (2) - from Corey Perry and Francois Beauchemin (19:36 3RD)

ANA - Nick Bonino (3) - from Andrew Cogliano and Pat Maroon (2:47 OT)

Goalies:

WG - Jonas Hiller (12 saves on 12 shots) in relief of Frederik Andersen (8 saves on 12 shots) LG - Kari Lehtonen (25 saves on 30 shots)

Three Stars:

3. Devante Smith-Pelly (2 goals) - Anaheim

2. Trevor Daley (2 goals, 1 assist) - Dallas

1. Nick Bonino (2 goals, OT winner) - Anaheim

Three Stars of the Night:

3. Dominic Moore - Moore scored the game-winning goal and added an assist in the Rangers 4-2 win over the Flyers, giving them a 3-2 series lead.

2. Nick Bonino

1. Duncan Keith - Keith had his biggest game of the postseason at the right time, scoring 1 goal and adding 3 assists in the Hawks 5-1 win over the Blues. The Hawks won 4 straight games to win the series 4-2 sending the Blues home early.

Playoff Schedule Central - Monday April 28th:

Pittsburgh Penguins vs. Columbus Blue Jackets Game #6: 7:00 PM ET on CBC (In Columbus)

Colorado Avalanche vs. Minnesota Wild Game #6: 9:00 PM ET on TSN (In Minnesota)

San Jose Sharks vs. Los Angeles Kings Game #6: 10:00 PM ET on CBC (In Los Angeles)

DUCKS MOVIGN ON: Nick Bonino's OT goal sends the Ducks to the 2nd round

-Joel Forman - The Forman Faceoff

2014 Stanley Cup Playoffs - April 26th Recap

THE KID DOES IT AGAIN: The Avs surround 18-year old Nathan MacKinnon after his 1st career OT goal

Boston Bruins 3, Detroit Red Wings 2 - (Boston wins series 4-1)

Goals:

BOS - Loui Eriksson PPG (1) - from Dougie Hamilton and Tuukka Rask (3:27 1ST)

DET - Pavel Datsyuk PPG (3) - from Johan Franzen and Henrik Zetterberg  (14:41 2ND)

BOS - Zdeno Chara PPG (2) - from Patrice Bergeron and Torey Krug (19:56 2ND)

BOS - Milan Lucic (3) - from Torey Krug (4:27 3RD)  

DET - Henrik Zetterberg (1) - from Justin Abdelkader and Pavel Datsyuk (16:08 3RD)

BOS - Jarome Iginla EN (2) - from Milan Lucic and David Krejci (19:44 3RD)

Goalies:

WG - Tuukka Rask (31 saves on 33 shots) LG - Jonas Gustavsson (29 saves on 32 shots)

Three Stars:

3. Torey Krug (2 assists) - Boston

2. Henrik Zetterberg (1 goal, 1 assist) - Detroit

1. Milan Lucic (1 goal, 1 assist, GWG) - Boston

Pittsburgh Penguins 3, Columbus Blue Jackets 1 - (Pittsburgh leads series 3-2)

Goals:

CBJ - Boone Jenner PPG (3) - from David Savard and Ryan Johansen (12:55 1ST)

PIT - Chris Kunitz PPG (2) - from Sidney Crosby and Matt Niskanen (7:42 2ND)

PIT - Jussi Jokinen (3) - from Brandon Sutter and Lee Stempniak (6:16 3RD)

PIT - Kris Letang EN (1) - from Craig Adams and Chris Kunitz (18:59 3RD)

Goalies:

WG - Marc-Andre Fleury (23 saves on 24 shots) LG - Sergei Bobrovsky (48 saves on 50 shots)

Three Stars:

3. Sergei Bobrovksy (48 saves on 50 shots) - Columbus

2. Marc-Andre Fleury (23 saves on 24 shots for the win) - Pittsburgh

1. Chris Kunitz (1 goal, 1 assist) - Pittsburgh

Colorado Avalanche 4, Minnesota Wild 3 (OT) - (Colorado leads series 3-2)

Goals:

COL - Cody McLeod SHG (1) - from Ryan O'Reilly (8:04 2ND)

MIN - Matt Moulson (1) - from Jared Spurgeon and Dany Heatley (9:17 2ND)

COL - Nick Holden (1) - from Andre Benoit and Nathan MacKinnon (12:16 2ND)

MIN - Zach Parise (1) - from Jason Pominville and Mikael Granlund (4:34 3RD)

MIN - Kyle Brodziak (2) - from Dany Heatley and Charlie Coyle (6:25 3RD)

COL - P.A. Parenteau (1) - from Paul Stastny and Nathan MacKinnon (18:46 3RD)

COL - Nathan MacKinnon (2) - from Gabriel Landeskog and Ryan Wilson (3:27 OT)

Goalies:

WG - Semyon Varlamov (29 saves on 32 shots) LG - Darcy Kuemper (31 saves on 35 shots)

Three Stars:

3. Zach Parise (1 goal) - Minnesota

2. P.A. Parnenteau (1 goal) - Colorado

1. Nathan MacKinnon (1 goal, 2 assists, OT winner) - Colorado

Los Angeles Kings 3, San Jose Sharks 0 - (San Jose leads series 3-2)

Goals:

LAK - Tyler Toffoli (2) - from Tanner Pearson and Alec Martinez (8:09 1ST)

LAK - Anze Kopitar (1) - from Dustin Brown (12:52 1ST)

LAK - Jeff Carter PPG (2) - from Marian Gaborik and Drew Doughty (0:22 2ND)

Goalies:

WG - Jonathan Quick (30 saves on 30 shots) LG - Antti Niemi (16 saves on 19 shots), Alex Stalock (22 saves on 22 shots in relief of Niemi)

Three Stars:

3. Drew Doughty (1 assist) - Los Angeles

2. Tyler Toffoli (1 goal, GWG) - Los Angeles

1. Jonathan Quick (30 saves on 30 shots for the shutout) - Los Angeles

Three Stars of the Night:

3. Milan Lucic - Lucic scored the series-winning goal and added an assist in the Bruins 3-2 win over the Red Wings, beating them 4-1 in the series.

2. Jonathan Quick - Quick looked extremely focused in the Kings 3-0 win over the Sharks, stopping all 30 shots to cut the series deficit to 3-2 heading back to LA.

1. Nathan MacKinnon - MacKinnon came up big yet again for the Avalanche, scoring his first career OT winner and adding 2 assists in the Avs 4-3 win over the Wild. The Avs now have a 3-2 series lead heading back to Minnesota for game 6.

Playoff Schedule Central - Sunday April 27th:

Philadelphia Flyers vs. New York Rangers Game #5: 12:00 PM ET on TSN (In New York)

St. Louis Blues vs. Chicago Blackhawks Game #6: 3:00 PM ET on CBC (In Chicago)

Anaheim Ducks vs. Dallas Stars Game #6: 8:00 PM ET on TSN2 (In Dallas)

QUICK TURNAROUND: Quick stopped all 30 shots in the Kings 3-0 win over the Sharks

-Joel Forman - The Forman Faceoff

2014 Stanley Cup Playoffs - April 25th Recap

CAPTAIN CLUTCH: Jonathan Toews scores the OT winner to give the Blackhawks a 3-2 series lead

Philadelphia Flyers 2, New  York Rangers 1 - (Series tied 2-2)

Goals:

NYR - Dominic Moore (1) - from Brian Boyle (4:38 1ST)

PHI - Matt Read (1) - from Jason Akeson and Braydon Coburn (8:55 1ST)

PHI - Jakub Voracek PPG (2) - from Brayden Schenn and Mark Streit (7:22 2ND)

Goalies:

WG - Steve Mason (37 saves on 38 shots) LG - Henrik Lundqvist (23 saves on 25 shots) 

Three Stars:

3. Matt Read (1 goal) - Philadelphia

2. Jakub Voracek (1 goal, GWG) - Philadelphia

1. Steve Mason (37 saves on 38 shots for the win) - Philadelphia

Chicago Blackhawks 3, St. Louis Blues 2 (OT) - (Chicago lead series 3-2)

Goals:

CHI - Marian Hossa (1) - from Bryan Bickell and Niklas Hjalmarsson (16:11 1ST)

STL - T.J. Oshie (1) - from Alex Steen and Barret Jackman (11:04 2ND)

CHI - Ben Smith (1) - from Sheldon Brookbank and Patrick Kane (17:10 2ND)

STL - Alex Pietrangelo (1) - from Jaden Schwartz (1:42 3RD)

CHI - Jonathan Toews (2) - from Andrew Shaw and Duncan Keith (7:36 OT)

Goalies:

WG - Corey Crawford (27 saves on 29 shots) LG - Ryan Miller (27 saves on 30 shots)

Three Stars:

3. Marian Hossa (1 goal) - Chicago

2. T.J. Oshie (1 goal) - St. Louis

1. Jonathan Toews (1 goal, OT winner) - Chicago

Anaheim Ducks 6, Dallas Stars 2 - (Anaheim leads series 3-2)

Goals:

ANA - Nick Bonino PPG (1) - from Ryan Getzlaf and Corey Perry (5:32 1ST)

DAL - Jamie Benn SHG (4) - unassisted (10:00 1ST)

ANA - Rickard Rakell PPG (1) - from Francois Beauchemin and Luca Sbisa (10:26 1ST)

ANA - Mathieu Perreault PPG (2) - from Ryan Getzlaf and Pat Maroon (1:05 2ND)

DAL - Shawn Horcoff (1) - from Vernon Fiddler and Jordie Benn (8:19 2ND)

ANA - Jakob Silfverberg (1) - from Andrew Cogliano and Saku Koivu (1:07 3RD)

ANA - Ryan Getzlaf (3) - from Corey Perry (4:30 3RD)

ANA - Corey Perry PPG (2) - from Mathieu Perreault and Cam Fowler (6:49 3RD)

Goalies:

WG - Frederik Andersen (34 saves on 36 shots) LG - Kari Lehtonen (16 saves on 21 shots), Tim Thomas (1 save on 2 shots in relief of Lehtonen)

Three Stars:

3. Frederik Andersen (34 saves on 36 shots for the win) - Anaheim

2. Corey Perry (1 goal, 2 assists) - Anaheim

1. Ryan Getzlaf (1 goal, 2 assists) - Anaheim 

Three Stars of the Night:

3.  Jonathan Toews - The Hawks Captain sent them back to Chicago with a 3-2 series lead by scoring a huge OT goal in their 3-2 win over the Blues. Both of Toews goals in the series have been game-winners.

2. Steve Mason - Mason stopped 37 of 38 shots in the Flyers 2-1 win over the Rangers, evening the series at 2-2. It was Mason's 1st career playoff start and win, a big performance from the Flyers goaltender.

1. Ryan Getzlaf - The Ducks Captain returned after missing 1 game with an injury, and he immediately felt his presence felt and then some. Getzlaf scored his 3rd goal of the series and added 2 assists in the Ducks 6-2 win over the Stars, giving them a 3-2 series lead.

Playoff Schedule Central - Saturday April 26th:

Detroit Red Wings vs. Boston Bruins Game #5: 3:00 PM ET on TSN (In Boston)

Columbus Blue Jackets vs. Pittsburgh Penguins Game #5: 7:00 PM ET on CBC (In Pittsburgh)

Minnesota Wild vs. Colorado Avalanche Game #5: 9:30 PM ET on TSN (In Colorado)

Los Angeles Kings vs. San Jose Sharks Game #5: 10:00 PM ET on CBC (In San Jose)

THE CAPTAIN IS BACK: Getzlaf returns after missing Game 4 and leads the Ducks to a 6-2 win with 3 points.

-Joel Forman - The Forman Faceoff

2014 Stanley Cup Playoffs - April 24th Recap

The Bruins surround Jarome Iginla after his OT goal, his 1st playoff goal with the Boston.

Boston Bruins 3, Detroit Red Wings 2 (OT) - (Boston lead series 3-1)

Goals:

DET - Niklas Kronwall PPG (1) - from Pavel Datsyuk (11:00 1ST)

DET - Pavel Datsyuk (2) - from Niklas Kronwall and Justin Abdelkader (4:27 2ND)

BOS - Torey Krug PPG (1) - from Patrice Bergeron (10:14 2ND)

BOS - Milan Lucic (2) - from Carl Soderberg and Dougie Hamilton (1:15 3RD)

BOS - Jarome Iginla (1) - from Dougie Hamilton and David Krejci (13:32 OT)

Goalies:

WG - Tuukka Rask (35 saves on 37 shots) LG - Jonas Gustavsson (37 saves on 40 shots)

Three Stars:

3. Milan Lucic (1 goal) - Boston

2. Pavel Datsyuk (1 goal, 1 assist) - Detroit

1. Jarome Iginla (1 goal, OT winner) - Boston

Minnesota Wild 2, Colorado Avalanche 1 - (Series tied 2-2)

Goals:

MIN - Jared Spurgeon (1) - from Zach Parise and Mikael Granlund (3:47 1ST)

MIN - Charlie Coyle PPG (3) - from Jason Pominville (12:55 2ND)

COL - Ryan O'Reilly (2) - from Jamie McGinn (13:25 2ND)

Goalies:

WG - Darcy Kuemper (11 saves on 12 shots) LG - Semyon Varlamov (30 saves on 32 shots)

Three Stars:

3. Semyon Varlamov (30 saves on 32 shots) - Colorado

2. Mikael Granlund (1 assist) - Minnesota

1. Charlie Coyle (1 goal, GWG) - Minnesota

Los Angeles Kings 6, San Jose Sharks 3 - (San Jose leads series 3-1)

Goals:

LAK - Marian Gaborik (2) - from Dustin Brown and Slava Voynov (4:08 1ST)

SJS - James Sheppard (1) - from Scott Hannan and Tomas Hertl (19:52 1ST)

LAK - Justin Williams PPG (1) - from Mike Richards and Jake Muzzin (3:52 2ND)

SJS - Matt Nieto (2) - from Patrick Marleau (8:25 2ND)

LAK - Justin Williams (2) - from Willie Mitchell and Jarret Stoll (16:07 2ND)

LAK - Tyler Toffoli (1) - from Alec Martinez and Jeff Carter (19:01 2ND)
LAK - Marian Gaborik (3) - from Anze Kopitar (0:34 3RD)

SJS - Joe Pavelsi PPG (2) - from Patrick Marleau and Dan Boyle (11:36 3RD)

LAK - Dustin Brown EN (1) - from Tyler Toffoli (18:32 3RD)

Goalies:

WG - Jonathan Quick (36 saves on 39 shots) LG - Antti Niemi (21 saves on 26 shots), Alex Stalock (4 saves on 4 shots in relief of Niemi)

Three Stars:

3. Tyler Toffoli (1 goal, 1 assist, GWG) - Los Angeles

2. Marian Gaborik (2 goals) - Los Angeles

1. Justin Williams (2 goals) - Los Angeles

Three Stars of the Night:

3. Charlie Coyle - Coyle scored the game-winning goal in the Wild's 2-1 win over the Avs, evening the series at 2-2.

2. Justin Williams - Williams scored his 1st and 2nd goals of the playoffs in the Kings 6-3 win over the Sharks, keeping them alive in the series at 3-1. 

1. Jarome Iginla - Iginla picked a great time to score his 1st goal of the playoffs, scoring the OT winner in the Bruins 3-2 win over the Red Wings.

Playoff Schedule Central - Friday April 25th:

New York Rangers vs. Philadelphia Flyers Game #4: 7:00 PM ET on TSN (In Philadelphia)

Chicago Blackhawks vs. St. Louis Blues Game #4: 8:00 PM ET on CBC (In St. Louis)

Dallas Stars vs. Anaheim Ducks Game #5: 10:30 PM ET on TSN (In Anaheim)

Brent Burns and Robyn Regehr drop the gloves in a heated exchange at the end of the Kings 6-3 win over the Sharks.

-Joel Forman - The Forman Faceoff

2014 Stanley Cup Playoffs - April 23rd Recap

Patrick Kane celebrates his OT goal, tying the series at 2-2

Columbus Blue Jackets 4, Pittsburgh Penguins 3 (OT) - (Series tied 2-2)

Goals:

PIT - Craig Adams SHG (1) - from Brandon Sutter and Paul Martin (6:09 1ST)

PIT - Chris Kunitz PPG (1) - from Matt Niskanen and Paul Martin (10:37 1ST)

PIT - James Neal (1) - from Jussi Jokinen and Evgeni Malkin (11:10 1ST)

CBJ - Boone Jenner PPG (2) - from Mark Letestu and James Wisniewski (16:39 2ND)

CBJ - Ryan Johansen PPG (2) - from Artem Anisimov and Brandon Dubinsky (14:20 2ND)

CBJ - Brandon Dubinsky (1) - from Ryan Johansen and Jack Johnson (19:36 3RD)

CBJ - Nick Foligno (1) - from R.J. Umberger and James Wisniewski (2:49 OT)

Goalies:

WG - Sergei Bobrovsky (22 saves on 25 shots) LG - Marc-Andre Fleury (42 saves on 46 shots)

Three Stars:

3. Ryan Johansen (1 goal, 1 assist) - Columbus

2. Nick Foligno (1 goal, OT winner) - Columbus

1. Brandon Dubinsky (1 goal, 1 assist) - Columbus

Dallas Stars 4, Anaheim Ducks 2 - (Series tied 2-2)

Goals:

ANA - Bryan Allen (1) - from Cam Fowler and Andrew Cogliano (12:17 1ST)

ANA - Pat Maroon (1) - from Mathieu Perreault (18:16 1ST)

DAL - Jamie Benn (3) - unassisted (0:27 2ND)

DAL - Vernon Fiddler (1) - from Shawn Horcoff and Jordie Benn (6:33 2ND)

DAL - Cody Eakin (1) - from Antoine Roussel and Kari Lehtonen (6:22 3RD)

DAL - Alex Goligoski (1) - from Vernon Fiddler and Shawn Horcoff (7:44 3RD)

Goalies:

WG - Kari Lehtonen (21 saves on 23 shots) LG - Frederik Andersen (21 saves on 24 shots), Jonas Hiller (1 saves on 2 shots in relief of Andersen)

Three Stars:

3. Jamie Benn (1 goal) - Dallas

2. Shawn Horcoff (2 assists) - Dallas

1. Vernon Fiddler (1 goal, 1 assist) - Dallas

Chicago Blackhawks 4, St. Louis Blues 3 (OT) - (Series tied 2-2)

Goals:

CHI - Andrew Shaw PPG (1) - from Jonathan Toews and Patrick Kane (8:40 2ND)

CHI - Patrick Kane (2) - from Johnny Oduya and Jonathan Toews (16:09 2ND)

STL - Vladimir Tarasenko PPG (3) - from Alexander Steen and Vladimir Sobotka (18:51 2ND)

STL - Max Lapierre (1) - from Steve Ott and Chris Porter (19:56 2ND)

STL - Vladimir Tarasenko (4) - from Alex Pietrangelo (12:26 3RD)

CHI - Bryan Bickell (1) - from Michal Rozsival and Marian Hossa (16:08 3RD)

CHI - Patrick Kane (3) - from Ben Smith (11:17 OT)

Goalies:

WG - Corey Crawford (30 saves on 33 shots) LG - Ryan Miller (30 saves on 34 shots)

Three Stars:

3. Jonathan Toews (2 assists) - Chicago

2. Vladimir Tarasenko (2 goals) - St. Louis

1. Patrick Kane (2 goals, 1 assist, OT winner) - Chicago

Three Stars of the Night:

3. Vernon Fiddler - Fiddler scored his 1st goal of the playoffs and added an assist in the Stars 4-2 win over the Ducks, evening the series at 2-2

2. Brandon Dubinsky - Dubinsky played a big part in the Blue Jackets 4-3 OT win over the Penguins, scoring the game-tying goal with 24 seconds left and picking up an assist.

1. Patrick Kane - Kaner came up big for the Hawks tonight, scoring 2 goals (including the OT winner) and added an assist in the Hawks 4-3 win over the Blues, evening the series at 2-2.

Playoff Schedule Central - Thursday April 24th:

Boston Bruins vs. Detroit Red Wings Game #4: 8:00 PM ET on TSN (In Detroit)

Colorado Avalanche vs. Minnesota Wild Game #4: 9:30 PM ET on TSN2 (In Minnesota)

San Jose Sharks vs. Los Angeles Kings Game #4: 10:30PM ET on CBC (In Los Angeles)

Nick Foligno celebrates his OT goal for the Blue Jackets

-Joel Forman - The Forman Faceoff