Monday, April 28, 2014

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

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