April 13th NHL Recap

Detroit Red Wings 3, St. Louis Blues 0 (from St. Louis) - The Red Wings finished the season at 39-28-15 thanks to a 3-0 shutout of the St. Louis Blues, dropping them to 52-23-7.

Goals:

DET - Justin Abdelkader (9) - from Brian Lashoff and Pavel Datsyuk (13:30 1ST) *GWG*

DET - Riley Sheahan (9) - from Tomas Tatar (16:19 2ND)

DET - Justin Abdelkader (10) - from Pavel Datsyuk and Jakub Kindl (12:43 3RD)

Goalies:

WG - Petr Mrazek (23 saves on 23 shots: 2-4-0) LG - Ryan Miller (18 saves on 21 shots: 25-30-4)

Three Stars:

3. Pavel Datsyuk (2 assists) - Detroit

2. Justin Abdelkader (2 goal, GWG) - Detroit

1. Petr Mrazek (23 saves on 23 shots for the shutout) - Detroit

New Jersey Devils 3, Boston Bruins 2 (from New Jersey) - The Devils finished the season at 35-29-18 thanks to a 3-2 win over the Boston Bruins, dropping them to 54-19-9.

Goals:

NJD - Marek Zidlicky (11) - from Travis Zajac and Patrik Elias (7:12 1ST)

BOS - Loui Eriksson PPG (10) - from Carl Soderberg and Brad Marchand (19:28 1ST)

NJD - Travis Zajac (18) - from Jaromir Jagr and Jon Merill (3:52 3RD)

NJD - Marek Zidlicky PPG (12) - from Damien Brunner and Jaromir Jagr (6:13 3RD) *GWG*

BOS - Brad Marchand PPG (25) - from Carl Soderberg and Loui Eriksson (19:44 3RD)

Goalies:

WG - Martin Brodeur (16 saves on 18 shots: 19-14-6) LG - Chad Johnson (28 saves on 31 shots: 17-4-3) 

Three Stars:

3. Jaromir Jagr (2 assists) - New Jersey

2. Brad Marchand (1 goal, 1 assist) - Boston

1. Marek Zidlicky (2 goals, GWG) - New Jersey

Carolina Hurricanes 6, Philadelphia Flyers 5 (SO) - (from Philadelphia) - The Hurricanes finished the season at 36-35-11 thanks to a 6-5 shootout win over the Philadelphia Flyers, dropping them to 42-30-10.

Goals:

CAR - Jeff Skinner (32) - from Riley Nash and Mike Komisarek (2:07 1ST)
CAR - Eric Staal (20) - from Jiri Tlusty and Justin Faulk (8:31 1ST)
PHI - Matt Read (22) - from Jason Akeson and Mark Streit (9:51 1ST)
CAR - Manny Malhotra (7) - from Mike Komisarek (12:32 1ST)
CAR - Eric Staal (21) - from Jiri Tlusty and Justin Faulk (0:17 2ND)
PHI - Kimmo Timonen PPG (6) - from Claude Giroux and Jakub Voracek (12:00 2ND)
PHI - Wayne Simmonds (28) - from Tye McGinn (12:10 2ND)
PHI - Sean Couturier (13) - unassisted (15:32 2ND)
CAR - Jeff Skinner PPG (23) - from Andrei Loktionov and Elias Lindholm (15:39 3RD)
PHI - Wayne Simmonds (29) - from Mark Streit and Kimmo Timonen (19:50 3RD)
Shootout winner - Eric Staal (CAR)

Goalies:

WG - Anton Khudobin (39 saves on 44 shots: 19-14-1) LG -  Calvin Heeter (33 saves on 38 shots: 0-0-1)

Three Stars:

3. Jeff Skinner (2 goals) - Carolina

2. Wayne Simmonds (2 goals) - Philadelphia

1. Eric Staal (2 goals, shootout winner) - Carolina

Tampa Bay Lightning 1, Washington Capitals 0 (SO) - (from Washington) - The Lightning finished the season at 46-27-9 thanks to a 1-0 shootout win over the Washington Capitals, dropping them to 38-30-14.

Goals:

Shootout winner - Matt Carle (TBL)

Goalies:

WG - Anders Lindback (18 saves on 18 shots: 8-12-2) LG - Braden Holtby (31 saves on 31 shots: 23-15-4) 

Three Stars:

3. Matt Carle (shootout winner) - Tampa Bay

2. Braden Holtby (31 saves on 31 shots) - Washington

1. Anders Lindback (18 saves on 18 shots for the shutout) - Tampa Bay

New York Islanders 4, Buffalo Sabres 3 (SO) - (from Buffalo) - The Islanders finished the season at 34-37-11 thanks to a 4-3 shootout win over the Buffalo Sabres, dropping them to 21-51-10.

Goals:

BUF - Jamie McBain (6) - from Connor Knapp (10:27 1ST)
BUF - Matt Ellis (4) - from Marcus Foligno and Jake McCabe (7:23 2ND)
NYI - Anders Lee PPG (8) - from Frans Nielsen and Josh Bailey (16:37 2ND)
NYI - Anders Lee (9) - from Josh Bailey and Frans Nielsen (0:17 3RD)
BUF - Torrey Mitchell (2) - from Rasmus Ristolainen and Henrik Tallinder (9:51 3RD)
NYI - Brock Nelson (14) - from Travis Hamonic (16:16 3RD)
Shootout winner - Brock Nelson (NYI)

Goalies:

WG - Anders Nilsson (36 saves on 39 shots: 8-7-2) LG - Connor Knapp (22 saves on 25 shots: 0-0-1)

Three Stars:

3. Josh Bailey (2 assists) - New York

2. Jamie McBain (1 goal) - Buffalo

1. Anders Lee (2 goals) - New York

Ottawa Senators 3,  Pittsburgh Penguins 2 (SO) - (from Pittsburgh) - The Senators finished the season at 37-31-14 thanks to a 3-2 shootout win over the Pittsburgh Penguins, dropping them to 51-24-7.

Goals:

PIT - Jussi Jokinen PPG (21) - from Chris Kunitz and Kris Letang (14:46 1ST)
OTT - Kyle Turris PPG (26) - from Erik Karlsson and Mike Hoffman (18:38 1ST)
PIT - Lee Stempniak (12) - from Beau Bennett and Brian Gibbons (5:16 3RD)
OTT - Mark Stone PPG (4) - from Clarke MacArthur and Patrick Wiercioch (17:14 3RD)
Shootout winner - Kyle Turris (OTT)

Goalies:

WG - Robin Lehner (26 saves on 28 shots: 12-15-6) LG - Jeff Zatkoff (31 saves on 33 shots: 12-6-2)

Three Stars:

3. Jussi Jokinen (1 goal) - Pittsburgh

2. Erik Karlsson (1 assist) - Ottawa

1. Kyle Turris (1 goal, shootout winner) - Ottawa

Nashville Predators 7, Minnesota Wild 3 (from Minnesota) - The Predators finished the season at 38-32-12 thanks to a 7-3 win over the Minnesota Wild, dropping them to 43-27-12.

Goals:

MIN - Erik Haula (6) - from Jason Pominville and Jared Spurgeon (5:13 1ST)
MIN - Jason Pominville (30) - from Matt Moulson and Erik Haula (12:13 1ST)
NSH - Rich Clune (3) - from Paul Gaustad (14:57 1ST)
MIN - Zach Parise PPG (29) - from Mikko Koivu and Jason Pominville (2:10 2ND)
NSH - Ryan Ellis (6) - from Mattias Ekholm and Craig Smith (4:57 2ND)
NSH - Shea Weber PPG (23) - from Patric Hornqvist (6:22 2ND)
NSH - Roman Josi (13) - from Calle Jarnkrok and Nick Spaling (6:57 2ND) *GWG*
NSH - Craig Smith (23) - from Roman Josi and Colin Wilson (14:53 2ND)
NSH - Calle Jarnkrok (2) - from Craig Smith and Ryan Ellis (11:50 3RD)
NSH - Craig Smith PPG (24) - from Nick Spaling and Calle Jarnkrok (15:41 3RD)

Goalies:

WG - Carter Hutton (26 saves on 29 shots: 20-11-4) LG - Ilya Bryzgalov (16 saves on 21 shots: 12-9-8), John Curry (10 saves on 12 shots in relief of Bryzgalov)

Three Stars:

3. Calle Jarnkrok (1 goal, 2 assists) - Nashville

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

1. Craig Smith (2 goals, 2 assists) - Nashville

Anaheim Ducks 3, Colorado Avalanche 2 (OT) - (from Anaheim) - The Ducks finished the season at 54-20-8 thanks to a 3-2 OT win over the Colorado Avalanche, dropping them to 52-22-8.

Goals:

COL - Brad Malone (3) - from Nick Holden and Ryan Wilson (12:11 1ST)
COL - Stefan Elliot (1) - from Max Talbot and Patrick Bordeleau (18:51 2ND)
ANA - Pat Maroon (11) - from Mathieu Perreault and Ben Lovejoy (1:41 3RD)
ANA - Saku Koivu (11) - from Sami Vatanen and Andrew Cogliano (4:54 3RD)
ANA - Nick Bonino (22) - from Devante Smith-Pelly and Sami Vatanen (1:33 OT) *GWG*

Goalies:

WG - John Gibson (29 saves on 31 shots: 3-0-0) LG - J.S. Giguere (33 saves on 36 shots: 11-6-1)

Three Stars:

3. J.S. Giguere (33 saves on 36 shots) - Colorado

2. John Gibson (29 saves on 31 shots) - Anaheim

1. Teemu Selanne (final regular season game) - Anaheim

Vancouver Canucks 5, Calgary Flames 1 (from Vancouver) - The Canucks finished the season at 36-35-11 thanks to a 5-1 win over the Calgary Flames, dropping them to 35-40-7.

Goals:

VAN - Daniel Sedin (15) - from David Booth and Henrik Sedin (7:14 1ST)
VAN - Daniel Sedin PPG (16) - from Alexander Edler and Henrik Sedin (13:57 1ST) *GWG*
VAN - Frank Corrado (1) - unassisted (9:12 2ND)
VAN - Ryan Kesler (25) - unassisted (13:49 2ND)
CGY - Johnny Gaudreau (1) - from Joe Colborne and Chris Breen (15:22 2ND)
VAN - Yannick Weber PPG (6) - from Jason Garrison and Mike Zalewski (18:55 2ND)

Goalies:

WG - Jacob Markstrom (21 saves on 22 shots: 2-8-3) LG - Karri Ramo (16 saves on 20 shots: 17-15-4), Joey MacDonald (3 saves on 4 shots in relief of Ramo)

Three Stars:

3. Henrik Sedin (2 assists) - Vancouver

2. Frank Corrado (1 goal) - Vancouver

1. Daniel Sedin (2 goals, GWG) - Vancouver

Phoenix Coyotes 2, Dallas Stars 1 (from Phoenix) - The Coyotes finished the season at 37-30-15 thanks to a 2-1 win over the Dallas Stars, dropping them to 40-31-11.

Goals:

DAL - Colton Sceviour PPG (8) - from Vernon Fiddler and Sergei Gonchar (2:35 1ST)
PHX - Shane Doan (23) - from Zbynek Michalek and Mikkel Boedker (0:31 2ND)
PHX - David Moss (8) - from Martin Erat and Jeff Halpern (17:29 3RD) *GWG*

Goalies:

WG - Thomas Greiss (16 saves on 17 shots: 10-8-5) LG - Tim Thomas (29 saves on 31 shots: 18-24-4)

Three Stars:

3. Tim Thomas (29 saves on 31 shots) - Dallas

2. Thomas Greiss (16 saves on 17 shots for the win) - Phoenix

1. Shane Doan (1 goal) - Phoenix

Three Stars of the Night:

3. Eric Staal - The Hurricanes Captain scored 2 goals and added the shootout winner in the Hurricanes 6-5 win over the Flyers.

2. Petr Mrazek - Mrazek stopped all 23 shots in the Red Wings 3-0 win over the Blues.

1. Craig Smith - Smith scored 2 goals and added 2 assists in the Predators 7-3 win over the Wild.

Interesting Stats of the Night:

-With a Blues loss today, the Avalanche have clinched the Central Divison.

-The playoff match ups are set: Boston-Detroit, Pittsburgh-Columbus, New York-Philadelphia, Tampa Bay-Montreal, Anaheim-Dallas, Colorado-Minnesota, St. Louis-Chicago, San Jose-Los Angeles.

-Both of Petr Mrazek win's this season were shutouts.
-Johnny Gaudreau scored his 1st NHL goal in his 1st NHL game for the Flames.

-The Predators scored 14 goals in the past 2 days.
-Eric Staal scored 20 goals in a season for the 8th time in his career.
-Martin Brodeur beat the Bruins 3-2 in possibly the last game as a New Jersey Devils
-The fans in Anaheim saluted Teemu Selanne after his last regular season game of his career: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ASOF8fOiNVk
-Anders Lindback picked up his 1st shutout of the season.
-Connor Knapp stopped 22 of 25 shots in his NHL debut for the Sabres, a 4-3 shootout loss to the Islanders. Knapp also picked up his 1st career assist.
-John Gibson improved to 3-0 to start his NHL career with the Ducks.
-Daniel Sedin was carted off on a stretcher after taking this scary hit from Paul Byron: http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nhl-puck-daddy/canucks--daniel-sedin-stretchered-off-ice--taken-to-hospital-after-hit-from-behind--video-033340626.html
-Frank Corrado scored his 1st NHL goal for the Canucks.

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

Ottawa Senators - 5 game winning streak
Tampa Bay Lightning - 4 game winning streak

Anaheim Ducks - 4 game winning streak

New York Islanders - 3 game winning streak
Nashville Predators - 3 game winning streak

Buffalo Sabres - 7 game losing streak

St. Louis Blues - 6 game losing streak

Toronto Maple Leafs - 4 game losing streak

Forman Faceoff Highlights of the Night:

-Jamie McBain coast-to-coast goal: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ILK8c94fsuA
-Jason Spezza shootout goal: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NrBl1SyMCrU
-Nick Bonino OT goal: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mPkcfHyLLS8
-Saku Koivu goal: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yPmGuuVR4rw
-Flyers 2 goals in 10 seconds: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SdFtT3QFNP8

The Stanley Cup Playoffs will begin on Wednesday night

-Joel Forman - The Forman Faceoff