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