April 10th NHL Recap

New York Rangers 2, Buffalo Sabres 1 (from New York) - The Rangers improved to 45-31-5 on the season thanks to a 2-1 win over the Buffalo Sabres, dropping them to 21-50-9.

Goals:

BUF - Drew Stafford (16) - from Mike Weber and Tyler Ennis (9:06 2ND)

NYR - Benoit Pouliot (15) - from Mats Zuccarello and Derick Brassard (19:29 2ND)

NYR - Rick Nash (26) - from Martin St. Louis and Derek Stepan (18:18 3RD) *GWG*

Goalies:

WG - Henrik Lundqvist (23 saves on 24 shots: 33-24-5) LG - Matt Hackett (28 saves on 30 shots: 1-5-1)

Three Stars:

3. Benoit Pouliot (1 goal) - New York

2. Henrik Lundqvist (23 saves on 24 shots for the win) - New York

1. Rick Nash (1 goal, GWG) - New York

Washington Capitals 5, Carolina Hurricanes 2 (from Carolina) - The Capitals improved to 37-30-13 on the season thanks to a 5-2 win over the Carolina Hurricanes, dropping them to 34-35-11.

Goals:

WSH - Joel Ward (24) - from Eric Fehr and Jason Chimera (1:02 1ST)

WSH - Jason Chimera (15) - from Eric Fehr and Joel Ward (10:58 2ND)

CAR - Jiri Tlusty SHG (15) - from Jordan Staal (17:16 2ND)

WSH - Troy Brouwer (24) - from Marcus Johansson and Karl Alzner (19:24 2ND) *GWG*

WSH - Eric Feher (13) - from Jason Chimera and Joel Ward (2:25 3RD)

WSH - Troy Brouwer (25) - from Marcus Johansson and Tyson Strachan (3:27 3RD)

CAR - Radek Dvorak (4) - from Justin Faulk and Drayson Bowman (18:08 3RD)

Goalies:

WG - Braden Holtby (36 saves on 38 shots: 23-15-3) LG - Anton Khudobin (16 saves on 21 shots: 18-14-1)

Three Stars:

3. Joel Ward (1 goal, 2 assists) - Washington

2. Troy Brouwer (2 goals, GWG) - Washington

1. Eric Fehr (1 goal, 2 assists) - Washington

New York Islanders 2, Montreal Canadiens 0 (from Montreal) - The Islanders improved to 32-37-11 on the season thanks to a 2-0 shutout of the Montreal Canadiens, dropping them to 45-28-8.

Goals:

NYI - Ryan Strome PPG (6) - from Matt Donovan and Josh Bailey (15:05 2ND) *GWG*

NYI - Brock Nelson PPG (13) - from Thomas Hickey and Evgeni Nabokov (19:40 2ND)

Goalies:

WG - Evgeni Nabokov (19 saves on 19 shots: 15-14-8) LG - Carey Price (28 saves on 30 shots: 33-20-5)

Three Stars:

3. Brock Nelson (1 goal) - New York

2. Ryan Strome (1 goal, GWG) - New York

1. Evgeni Nabokov (19 saves on 19 shots for the shutout, 1 assist) - New York

Ottawa Senators 2, New Jersey Devils 1 (SO) - (from Ottawa) - The Senators improved to 35-31-14 on the season thanks to a 2-1 shootout win over the New Jersey Devils, dropping them to 34-29-17.

Goals:

OTT - Mike Hoffman (3) - from Mika Zibanejad and Cody Ceci (11:20 2ND)

NJD - Michael Ryder (18) - from Anton Volchenkov and Tim Sestito (17:26 2ND)

Shootout winner - Erik Karlsson (OTT)

Goalies:

WG - Robin Lehner (38 saves on 39 shots: 11-15-6) LG - Cory Schneider (31 saves on 32 shots: 16-15-12)

Three Stars:

3. Erik Karlsson (shootout winner) - Ottawa

2. Cory Schneider (31 saves on 32 shots) - New Jersey

1. Robin Lehner (38 saves on 39 shots for the win) - Ottawa

Tampa Bay Lightning 4, Philadelphia Flyers 2 (from Tampa Bay) - The Lightning improved to 44-27-9 on the season thanks to a 4-2 win over the Philadelphia Flyers, dropping them to 41-30-9.

Goals:

TBL - Tyler Johnson (24) - from Steven Stamkos and Mike Kostka (2:00 1ST)

PHI - Wayne Simmonds PPG (27) - from Claude Giroux and Jakub Voracek (18:39 2ND)

TBL - Richard Panik (3) - from Victor Hedman and Mike Kostka (4:33 3RD)

TBL - Eric Brewer (2) - from Tyler Johnson and Ondrej Palat (9:43 3RD) *GWG*

PHI - Sean Couturier (12) - from Mark Streit (12:22 3RD)

TBL - Steven Stamkos PPG (25) - from Valtteri Filppula and Victor Hedman (14:14 3RD)

Goalies:

WG - Anders Lindback (34 saves on 36 shots: 7-12-2) LG - Ray Emery (26 saves on 30 shots: 8-12-2)

Three Stars:

3. Anders Lindback (34 saves on 36 shots for the win) - Tampa Bay

2. Tyler Johnson (1 goal, 1 assist) - Tampa Bay

1. Steven Stamkos (1 goal, 1 assist) - Tampa Bay

Florida Panthers 4, Toronto Maple Leafs 2 (from Florida) - The Panthers improved to 29-44-8 on the season thanks to a 4-2 win over the Toronto Maple Leafs, dropping them to 38-35-8.

Goals:

FLA - Brandon Pirri (13) - from Quinton Howden and Brian Campbell (6:06 1ST)

TOR - Tyler Bozak (19) - from Jake Gardiner and James van Riemsdyk (4:13 2ND)

FLA - Brad Boyes (21) - from Nick Bjugstad and Sean Bergenheim (19:57 2ND)

FLA - Nick Bjugstad (15) - from Sean Bergenheim and Brad Boyes (3:23 3RD) *GWG*

FLA - Nick Bjugstad SHG (16) - from Tomas Fleischmann and Colby Robak (6:02 3RD)

TOR - Paul Ranger (6) - from Tyler Bozak and Jake Gardiner (13:57 3RD)

Goalies:

WG - Roberto Luongo (27 saves on 29 shots: 25-22-7) LG - Drew MacIntyre (33 saves on 37 shots: 0-1-0)

Three Stars:

3. Sean Bergenheim (2 assits) - Florida

2. Brad Boyes (1 goal, 1 assist) - Florida

1. Nick Bjugstad (2 goals, 1 assist, GWG) - Florida

Nashville Predators 2, Phoenix Coyotes 0 (from Nashville) - The Predators improved to 36-32-12 on the season thanks to a 2-0 shutout of the Phoenix Coyotes, dropping them to 36-29-15.

Goals:

NSH - Craig Smith PPG (21) - from Ryan Ellis and Seth Jones (10:26 2ND) *GWG*

NSH - Patric Hornqvist (21) - from Mike Fisher and Matt Cullen (9:21 3RD)

Goalies:

WG - Pekka Rinne (29 saves on 29 shots: 9-10-3) LG - Thomas Greiss (21 saves on 23 shots: 9-8-5)

Three Stars:

3. Patric Hornqvist (1 goal) - Nashville

2. Craig Smith (1 goal, GWG) - Nashville

1. Pekka Rinne (29 saves on 29 shots for the shutout) - Nashville

Minnesota Wild 4, St. Louis Blues 2 (from Minnesota) - The Wild improved to 43-26-12 on the season thanks to a 4-2 win over the St. Louis Blues, dropping them to 52-21-7.

Goals:

MIN - Nino Niederreiter (14) - from Jon Blum and Matt Cooke (14:02 1ST)

STL - Kevin Shattenkirk PPG (10) - from Vladimir Sobotka and Alexander Steen (11:05 2ND)

MIN - Kyle Brodziak SHG (7) - from Matt Cooke and Nate Prosser (12:24 2ND)

STL - Jaden Schwartz SHG (25) - from Alexander Steen (16:01 2ND)

MIN - Matt Moulson (23) - from Dany Heatley and Erik Haula (17:30 2ND) *GWG*

MIN - Kyle Brodziak (8) - from Christian Folin and Nino Niederreiter (0:58 3RD)

Goalies:

WG - John Curry (43 saves on 45 shots: 1-0-0) LG - Ryan Miller (9 saves on 13 shots: 25-28-4), Brian Elliot (2 saves on 2 shots in relief of Miller)

Three Stars:

3. Nino Niederreiter (1 goal, 1 assist) - Minnesota

2. Kyle Brodziak (2 goals) - Minnesota

1. John Curry (43 saves on 45 shots for the win) - Minnesota

Winnipeg Jets 2, Boston Bruins 1 (SO) -  (from Winnipeg) - The Jets improved to 36-35-10 on the season thanks to a 2-1 shootout win over the Boston Bruins, dropping them to 53-18-9.

Goals:

BOS - Brad Marchand (24) - from Reilly Smith and David Krejci (10:12 1ST)

WPG - Evander Kane (18) - from Blake Wheeler and Tobias Enstrom (18:03 3RD)

Shootout winner - Bryan Little (WPG)

Goalies:

WG - Michael Hutchinson (32 saves on 33 shots: 1-1-0) LG - Chad Johnson (36 saves on 37 shots: 17-3-3)

Three Stars:

3. Blake Wheeler (1 assist) - Winnipeg

2. Chad Johnson (36 saves on 37 shots) - Boston

1. Michel Hutchinson (32 saves on 33 shots for the win) - Winnipeg

Los Angeles Kings 3, Edmonton Oilers 0 (from Edmonton) - The Kings improved to 46-28-7 on the season thanks to a 3-0 shutout of the Edmonton Oilers, dropping them to 28-44-9.

Goals:

LAK - Anze Kopitar (27) - from Justin Williams and Marian Gaborik (0:27 1ST) *GWG*
LAK - Marian Gaborik (10) - from Willie Mitchell and Anze Kopitar (9:00 1ST)
LAK - Marain Gaborik (11) - from Slava Voynov and Justin Williams (13:55 2ND)

Goalies:

WG - Martin Jones (17 saves on 17 shots: 12-6-0) LG - Viktor Fasth (45 saves on 48 shots: 5-5-2) 

Three Stars:

3. Martin Jones (17 saves on 17 shots for the shutout) - Los Angeles

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

1. Marian Gaborik (2 goals, 1 assist) - Los Angeles

Colorado Avalanche 4, Vancouver Canucks 2 (from Vancouver) - The Avalanche improved to 52-21-7 on the season thanks to a 4-2 win over the Vancouver Canucks, dropping them to 35-34-11.

Goals:

VAN - Henrik Sedin (11) - from Dan Hamhuis and Daniel Sedin (13:52 1ST)
COL - Paul Stastny (24) - unassisted (18:39 1ST)
COL - Paul Stastny (25) - from Erik Johnson and Nathan MacKinnon (5:21 3RD)
VAN - David Booth (9) - from Dan Hamhuis and Alex Burrows (7:00 3RD)
COL - Tyson Barrie (13) - from Jamie McGinn (12:30 3RD) *GWG*
COL - John Mitchell PPG/EN (10) - unassisted (19:17 3RD)

Goalies:

WG - Semyon Varlamov (38 saves on 40 shots: 41-14-6) LG - Jacob Markstrom (24 saves on 27 shots: 1-7-3)

Three Stars:

3. Tyson Barrie (1 goal, GWG) - Colorado

2. Semyon Varlamov (38 saves on 40 shots for the win) - Colorado

1. Paul Stastny (2 goals) - Colorado

Three Stars of the Night:

3. John Curry - Curry stopped an impressive 43 of 45 shots in the Wild's 4-2 win over the Blues. 

2. Pekka Rinne - Rinne stopped all 29 shots in the Predators 2-0 win over the Coyotes
1. Marian Gaborik - Gaborik scored 2 goals and added 1 assist in the Kings 3-0 win over the Oilers

Interesting Stats of the Night:

-Brendan Shanahan is set to take over as President of Hockey Operations in Toronto.

-The Sabres recoreded their 50th loss of the season.
-Mike Rupp will be hearing from the Department of Player Safety after his head shot on T.J. Oshie. Here is the video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AcEedygdpBc

-Evgeni Nabokov picked up his 4th shutout of the season and 1st assist of the season.
-Pekka Rinne picked up his 2nd shutout of the season

-John Curry made an impressive 43 saves on 45 shots in the Wild's 4-2 win over the Blues, his 1st start since January 16th, 2010.

-Michael Hutchinson picked up his 1st career NHL win for the Jets.

-David Krejci picked up his 50th assist of the season, the 2nd time he has done so in his career.
-Martin Jones picked up his 4th shutout of the season.
-Semyon Varlamov won his 41st game of the season, breaking Patrick Roy's record for most wins in franchise history in a season.
-The Avs won their 52nd game of the season, tying the 2000-2001 Avs for most wins in a season in franchise history.

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

Chicago Blackhawks - 4 game winning streak
Calgary Flames - 4 game winning streak

Minnesota Wild - 4 game winning streak

Columbus Blue Jackets - 3 game winning streak
Washington Capitals - 3 game winning streak
Ottawa Senators - 3 game winning streak

Phoenix Coyotes - 6 game losing streak

Buffalo Sabres - 5 game losing streak

St. Louis Blues - 4 game losing streak

Toronto Maple Leafs - 3 game losing streak
Carolina Hurricanes - 3 game losing streak

Forman Faceoff Highlights of the Night:

-Tyson Barrie toe-drag and goal: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LYJMbxkDF1s

-Martin Jones diving save on Taylor Hall: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xWSkzzgPGz0
-Matt Moulson mid-air goal: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0P6isI1lsmE
-Brad Marchand goal: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JsLgCpYKcPE
-Benoit Pouliot goal/Mats Zuccarello pass: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qC0_TYuwTbc
-Drew MacIntyre save on Jonathan Huberdeau: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7oXoEUlFdpA

What's up next (April 11th) - There are 7 NHL games on tap for Friday:

1. Chicago Blackhawks vs. Washington Capitals @7PM ET (In Washington)

2. Carolina Hurricanes vs. Detroit Red Wings @730PM ET (In Detroit)

3. Columbus Blue Jackets vs. Tampa Bay Lightning @730PM ET (In Tampa Bay)

4. New York Islanders vs. New Jersey Devils @730PM ET (In New Jersey)

5. St. Louis Blues vs. Dallas Stars @830PM ET (In Dallas)

6. Winnipeg Jets vs. Calgary Flames @9PM ET (In Calgary)

7. Colorado Avalanche vs. San Jose Sharks @10PM ET (In San Jose) {***Forman's Game of the Night***}

-Joel Forman - The Forman Faceoff