April 2nd NHL Recap

New York Islanders 2, Ottawa Senators 1 (from Ottawa) - The Islanders improved to 31-35-10 on the season thanks to a 2-1 win over the Ottawa Senators, dropping them to 32-30-14.

Goals:

NYI - Josh Bailey PPG (8) - from Ryan Strome and Matt Donovan (17:09 1ST)
OTT - Milan Michalek PPG (17) - from Chris Neil and Patrick Wiercioch (6:41 3RD)
NYI - Casey Cizikas PPG (6) - from Josh Bailey and Ryan Strome (9:31 3RD) *GWG*

Goalies:

WG - Anders Nilsson (35 saves on 36 shots: 6-5-2) LG - Craig Anderson (25 saves on 27 shots: 23-15-8)

Three Stars:

3. Josh Bailey (1 goal, 1 assist) - New York

2. Anders Nilsson (35 saves on 36 shots for the win) - New York

1. Casey Cizikas (1 goal, GWG) - New York

Detroit Red Wings 3, Boston Bruins 2 (from Detroit) - The Red Wings improved to 36-26-14 on the season thanks to a 3-2 win over the Boston Bruins, dropping them to 52-18-6.

Goals:

BOS - Johnny Boychuk (4) - from Chris Kelly and Brad Marchand (16:50 1ST)
DET - Tomas Tatar (19) - from Danny DeKeyser and Jakub Kindl (4:45 2ND)
BOS - Carl Soderberg PPG (16) - from Patrice Bergeron and Reilly Smith (1:10 3RD)
DET - Tomas Jurco (6) - from Tomas Tatar and Niklas Kronwall (11:06 3RD)
DET - Gustav Nyquist (28) - from David Lewand (12:48 3RD) *GWG*

Goalies:

WG - Jimmy Howard (33 saves on 35 shots: 19-18-11) LG - Tuukka Rask (17 saves on 20 shots: 34-15-5)

Three Stars:

3. Johnny Boychuk (1 goal) - Boston

2. Tomas Tatar (1 goal, 1 assist) - Detroit

1. Jimmy Howard (33 saves on 35 shots for the win) - Detroit

Anaheim Ducks 3, Edmonton Oilers 2 (from Anaheim) - The Ducks improved to 50-18-8 on the season thanks to a 3-2 win over the Edmonton Oilers, dropping them to 26-42-9. 

Goals:

EDM - Philip Larsen PPG (3) - from Martin Marincin and David Perron (16:04 2ND)
EDM - Jordan Eberle (26) - from Taylor Hall and Ryan Nugent-Hopkins (2:51 3RD)
ANA - Corey Perry (40) - from Matt Beleskey and Frederik Andersen (3:28 3RD)
ANA - Corey Perry (41) - from Stephane Robidas (11:25 3RD)
ANA - Francois Beauchemin (4) - from Corey Perry and Ryan Getzlaf (18:39 3RD) *GWG*

Goalies:

WG - Frederik Andersen (30 saves on 32 shots: 19-5-0) LG - Viktor Fasth (23 saves on 26 shots: 4-4-2) 

Three Stars:

3. Frederik Andersen (30 saves on 32 shots for the win, 1 assist) - Anaheim

2. Francois Beauchemin (1 goal, GWG) - Anaheim

1. Corey Perry (2 goals, 1 assist) - Anaheim

Los Angeles Kings 4, Phoenix Coyotes 0 (from Los Angeles) - The Kings improved to 45-26-6 on the season thanks to a 4-0 shutout of the Phoenix Coyotes, dropping them to 36-28-13.

Goals:

LAK - Tanner Pearson (3) - from Jeff Carter (1:20 1ST) *GWG*
LAK - Drew Doughty PPG (10) - from Alec Martinez and Anze Kopitar (2:27 2ND)
LAK - Jeff Carter (27) - from Tanner Pearson (9:10 3RD)
LAK - Anze Kopitar PPG (25) - from Marian Gaborik and Alec Martinez (9:50 3RD)

Goalies:

WG - Jonathan Quick (17 saves on 17 shots: 27-16-2) LG - Thomas Greiss (28 saves on 32 shots: 9-7-3)

Three Stars:

3. Jeff Carter (1 goal, 1 assist) - Los Angeles

2. Tanner Pearson (1 goal, 1 assist, GWG) - Los Angeles

1. Jonathan Quick (17 saves on 17 shots for the shutout) - Los Angeles

Three Stars of the Night:

3. Jimmy Howard - Howard stopped 33 of 35 shots in the Red Wings 3-2 win over the Bruins. 

2. Jonathan Quick - Quick stopped all shots in the Kings 4-0 win over the Coyotes to clinch a playoff berth. 

1. Corey Perry - Perry scored his 40th and 41st goals of the season and added an assist in the Ducks 3-2 comeback win over the Oilers. 

Interesting Stats of the Night:

-Gustav Nyquist scored his 28th goal of the season and 6th game-winning goal. He now has 23 goals in 28 games since January 20th, and 12 goals in his last 10 games. 
-Viktor Fasth faced his former team (the Ducks) for the 1st time since being traded at the deadline. He made 23 saves on 26 shots in the loss. 

-The Bruins lost in regulation for the 1st time since March 1st, going 15-0-1 from March 2nd to March 30th.
-Frederik Andersen picked up his 1st career assist.
-Corey Perry scored 40 goals for the 2nd time in his career.
-The Ducks have 50 wins on the season, the 1st time in franchise history.
-Jonathan Quick picked up his 6th shutout of the season.
-The Kings have clinched a playoff berth.

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

Colorado Avalanche - 4 game winning streak

Dallas Stars - 3 game winning streak

Detroit Red Wings - 3 game winning streak
Anaheim Ducks - 3 game winning streak

Florida Panthers - 4 game losing streak

Chicago Blackhawks - 3 game losing streak

Edmonton Oilers - 3 game losing streak
Phoenix Coyotes - 3 game losing streak

Forman Faceoff Highlight of the Night:

-Gustav Nyquist gets it tonight for another highlight-reel goal: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GhigRET-3DE

What's up next (April 3rd) - There are 9 NHL games on tap for Thursday: 

1. Columbus Blue Jackets vs. Philadelphia Flyers @7PM ET (In Philadelphia)

2. Dallas Stars vs. Carolina Hurricanes @7PM ET (In Carolina)

3. Boston Bruins vs. Toronto Maple Leafs @730PM ET (In Toronto)

4. Calgary Flames vs. Tampa Bay Lightning @730PM ET (In Tampa Bay)

5. Minnesota Wild vs. Chicago Blackhawks @8PM ET (In Chicago)
6. Buffalo Sabres vs. St. Louis Blues @8PM ET (In St. Louis)
7. Pittsburgh Penguins vs. Winnipeg Jets @8PM ET (In Winnipeg)
8. New York Rangers vs. Colorado Avalanche @9PM ET (In Colorado)
9. Los Angeles Kings vs. San Jose Sharks @1030PM ET (In San Jose) {***Forman's Game of the Night***}

-Joel Forman - The Forman Faceoff