2014 Stanley Cup Playoffs - April 21st Recap

Jonathan Toews celebrates his 1st goal of the playoffs

Pittsburgh Penguins 4, Columbus Blue Jackets 3 - (Pittsburgh leads series 2-1)

Goals:

CBJ - Boone Jenner (1) - from Jack Skille and Ryan Johansen (1:38 1ST)

CBJ - Jack Johnson (3) - from Brandon Dubinsky and David Savard (3:18 1ST)

PIT - Brooks Orpik (1) - from Beau Bennett and Paul Martin (19:58 2ND)

CBJ - Cam Atkinson (1) - from Brandon Dubinsky and Matt Calvert (1:04 3RD)

PIT - Brandon Sutter (2) - from Paul Martin and Beau Bennett (5:53 3RD)

PIT - Lee Stempniak (1) - from Chris Kunitz and Sidney Crosby (7:03 3RD)

PIT - Jussi Jokinen (2) - from Olli Maatta and Evgeni Malkin (8:06 3RD)

Goalies:

WG - Marc-Andre Fleury (17 saves on 20 shots) LG - Sergei Bobrovsky (37 saves on 41 shots)

Three Stars:

3. Beau Bennett (2 assists) - Pittsburgh

2. Brandon Dubisnky (2 assists) - Columbus

1. Jussi Jokinen (1 goal, GWG) - Pittsburgh

Minnesota Wild 1, Colorado Avalanche 0 (OT) - (Colorado leads series 2-1)

Goals:

MIN - Mikael Granlund (1) - from Jason Pominville and Zach Parise (5:08 OT)

Goalies:

WG - Darcy Kuemper (22 saves on 22 shots) LG - Semyon Varlamov (45 saves on 46 shots)

Three Stars:

3. Darcy Kuemper (22 saves on 22 shots for the shutout) - Minnesota

2. Semyon Varlamov (45 saves on 46 shots)

1. Mikael Grandlund (1 goal, OT winner) - Minnesota

Chicago Blackhawks 2, St. Louis Blues 0 - (St. Louis leads series 2-1)

Goals:

CHI - Jonathan Toews (1) - from Duncan Keith and Sheldon Brookbank (4:10 1ST)

CHI - Marcus Kruger EN (1) - from Brandon Saad and Michal Handzus (19:40 3RD)

Goalies:

WG - Corey Crawford (34 saves on 34 shots) LG - Ryan Miller (23 saves on 24 shots)

Three Stars:

3. Ryan Miller (23 saves on 24 shots) - St. Louis

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

1. Corey Crawford (34 saves on 34 shots for the shutout) - Chicago

Dallas Stars 3, Anaheim Ducks 0 - (Anahein leads series 2-1)

Goals:

DAL - Jamie Benn (2) - from Shawn Horcoff and Trevor Daley (19:25 1ST)

DAL - Valeri Nichushkin (1) - from Tyler Seguin and Colton Sceviour (17:15 2ND)
DAL - Ryan Garbutt (2) - from Cody Eakin and Antoine Roussel (7:52 3RD)

Goalies:

WG - Kari Lehtonen (37 saves on 37 shots) LG - Frederik Andersen (19 saves on 22 shots)

Three Stars:

3. Ryan Garbutt (1 goal) - Dallas

2. Jamie Benn (1 goal, GWG) - Dallas

1. Kari Lehtonen (37 saves on 37 shots for the shutout) - Dallas

Three Stars of the Night:

3. Mikael Granlund - Granlund scored the only goal and OT winner in the Wild's 1-0 win over the Avalanche, cutting their series deficit to 2-1.

2. Corey Crawford - Crawford bounced back in game 3 stopping all 34 shots in the Blackhawks 2-0 shutout of the Blues, cutting their series deficit to 2-1.

1. Kari Lehtonen - Lehtonen stopped all 37 shots in the Stars impressive 3-0 win over the Ducks, cutting their series deficit to 2-1.

Playoff Schedule Central - Tuesday April 22nd

Tampa Bay Lightning vs. Montreal Canadiens Game #4: 7:00 PM ET on CBC (In Montreal)
Boston Bruins vs. Detroit Red Wings Game #3: 7:30PM ET on TSN (In Detroit)
New York Rangers vs. Philadelphia Flyers Game #3: 8:00 PM ET on TSN2 (In Philadelphia)

San Jose Sharks vs. Los Angeles Kings Game #3: 10:00 PM ET on CBC (In Los Angeles)

Jussi Jokinen's game-winning goal in the Penguins 4-3 comeback win over the Blue Jackets

-Joel Forman - The Forman Faceoff