April 6th NHL Recap

Chicago Blackhawks 4, St. Louis Blues 2 (from Chicago) - The Blackhawks improved to 45-19-15 on the season thanks to a 4-2 win over the St. Louis Blues, dropping them to 52-19-7.

Goals:

STL - Jaden Schwartz PPG (24) - from Brenden Morrow and Alex Pietrangelo (1:56 1ST)

CHI - Jeremy Morin (3) - from Bryan Bickell (8:34 2ND)

CHI - Patrick Sharp (33) - from Jeremy Morin and Andrew Shaw (19:33 2ND)

CHI - Marcus Kruger (8) - from Joakim Nordstrom (0:56 3RD) *GWG*
STL - Vladimir Sobotka (9) - from David Backes and Jay Bouwmeester (17:58 3RD)
CHI - Ben Smith EN (13) - from Kris Versteeg (19:56 3RD)

Goalies:

WG - Corey Crawford (21 saves on 23 shots: 31-15-10) LG - Brian Elliot (31 saves on 34 shots: 18-6-2) 

Three Stars:

3. Jaden Schwartz (1 goal) - St. Louis

2. Patrcik Sharp (1 goal) - Chicago

1. Jeremy Morin (1 goal, 1 assist) - Chicago

Florida Panthers 3, Dallas Stars 2 (from Florida) - The Panthers improved to 28-43-9 on the season thanks to a 3-2 win over the Dallas Stars, dropping them to 38-29-11.

Goals:

DAL - Jamie Benn (33) - from Tyler Seguin and Trevor Daley (0:45 1ST)
DAL - Jamie Benn (34) - from Alex Goligoski and Trevor Daley (0:39 2ND)
FLA - Scottie Upshall (15) - from Erik Gudbranson and Brandon Pirri (8:20 2ND)
FLA - Brandon Pirri (12) - from Jimmy Hayes and Bobby Butler (19:03 2ND)
FLA - Sean Bergenheim (16) - from Colby Robak and Scott Gomez (15:29 3RD) *GWG*

Goalies:

WG - Roberto Luongo (35 saves on 37 shots: 24-22-7) LG - Kari Lehtonen (21 saves on 24 shots: 31-20-10) 

Three Stars:

3. Brandon Pirri (1 goal, 1 assist) - Florida

2. Jamie Benn (2 goals) - Dallas

1. Roberto Luongo (35 saves on 37 shots for the win) - Florida

Columbus Blue Jackets 4, New York Islanders 0 (from Columbus) - The Blue Jackets improved to 40-31-7 on the season thanks to a 4-0 shutout of the New York Islanders, dropping them to 31-36-11.

Goals:

CBJ - Boone Jenner PPG (14) - from Mark Letestu and Ryan Johansen (4:26 1ST) *GWG*
CBJ - Jack Johnson PPG (5) - from James Wisniewski and Brandon Dubinsky (13:10 1ST)
CBJ - Mark Letestu (9) - from Boone Jenner and Matt Frattin (10:11 2ND)
CBJ - Ryan Murray PPG (4) - from Cam Atkinson and Brandon Dubinsky (18:53 2ND)

Goalies:

WG - Sergei Bobrovsky (31 saves on 31 shots: 29-20-5) LG - Anders Nilsson (29 saves on 33 shots: 6-6-2)

Three Stars:

3. Mark Letestu (1 goal, 1 assist) - Columbus

2. Boone Jenner (1 goal, 1 assist, GWG) - Columbus

1. Sergei Bobrovsky (31 saves on 31 shots for the shutout) - Columbus

Philadelphia Flyers 5, Buffalo Sabres 2 (from Philadelphia) - The Flyers improved to 40-29-9 on the season thanks to a 5-2 win over the Buffalo Sabres, dropping them to 21-48-9.

Goals:

PHI - Matt Read (21) - from Mark Streit (13:30 1ST)
PHI - Zac Rinaldo (2) - from Matt Read and Mark Streit (7:40 2ND)
PHI - Brayden Schenn PPG (19) - from Mark Streit and Vincent Lecavalier (14:20 2ND) *GWG*
PHI - Vincent Lecavalier (19) - from Jakub Voracek and Steven Mason (17:58 2ND)
BUF - Cody Hodgson PPG (19) - from Christian Ehrhoff and Tyler Ennis (7:26 3RD)
PHI - Brayden Schenn (20) - from Wayne Simmonds and Kimmo Timonen (15:10 3RD)
BUF - Mike Weber (1) - from Cody Hodgson and Matt D'Agostini (17:48 3RD)

Goalies:

WG - Steve Mason (17 saves on 19 shots: 32-18-7) LG - Nathan Lieuwen (32 saves on 37 shots: 1-4-0) 

Three Stars:

3. Matt Read (1 goal, 1 assist) - Phildelphia

2. Mark Streit (3 assists) - Philadelphia

1. Brayden Schenn (2 goals, GWG) - Philadelphia

Pittsburgh Penguins 3, Colorado Avalanche 2 (SO) - (from Colorado) - The Penguins improved to 50-24-5 on the season thanks to a 3-2 shootout win over the Colorado Avalanche, dropping them to 50-21-7.

Goals:

PIT - Brandon Sutter (12) - from Tanner Glass and Matt Niskanen (3:46 2ND)
PIT - Brandon Sutter PPG (13) - from Jussi Jokinen and James Neal (7:08 2ND)
COL - Ryan O'Reilly (28) - from Jamie McGinn and John Mitchell (0:18 3RD)
COL - Patrick Bordeleau (5) - from Tyson Barrie and Nick Holden (16:47 3RD)
Shootout winner - Jussi Jokinen (PIT)

Goalies:

WG - Marc-Andre Fleury (39 saves on 41 shots: 38-18-4) LG - Semyon Varlamov (30 saves on 32 shots: 40-14-6)

Three Stars:

3. Brandon Sutter (2 goals) - Pittsburgh

2. Semyon Varlamov (30 saves on 32 shots) - Colorado

1. Marc-Andre Fleury (39 saves on 41 shots for the win) - Pittsburgh

Edmonton Oilers 4, Anaheim Ducks 2 (from Edmonton) - The Oilers improved to 28-42-9 on the season thanks to a 4-2 win over the Anaheim Ducks, dropping them to 50-20-8.

Goals:

ANA - Jakob Silfverberg (9) - from Andrew Cogliano and Rickard Rakell (1:20 1ST)
EDM - Taylor Hall PPG (27) - from Ryan Nugent-Hopkins and Justin Schultz (6:17 2ND)
EDM - David Perron SHG (27) - from Sam Gagner and Philip Larsen (9:21 2ND)
EDM - Justin Schultz (11) - from Jordan Eberle and Taylor Hall (16:38 2ND) *GWG*
ANA - Corey Perry PPG (42) - from Ryan Getzlaf and Hampus Lindholm (0:25 3RD)
EDM - Jordan Eberle EN (27) - from Taylor Hall (19:46 3RD)

Goalies:

WG - Viktor Fasth (34 saves on 36 shots: 5-4-2) LG - Jonas Hiller (24 saves on 27 shots: 29-13-7) 

Three Stars:

3. Jordan Eberle (1 goal, 1 assist) - Edmonton

2. Justin Schultz (1 goal, 1 assist, GWG) - Edmonton

1. Taylor Hall (1 goal, 2 assists) - Edmonton

Three Stars of the Night:

3. Brayden Schenn - Schenn scored 2 goals (including the game-winner) in the Flyers 5-2 win over the Sabres.

2. Taylor Hall - Hall scored his 27th goal of the season and added 2 assists in the Oilers 4-2 win over the Ducks.

1. Sergei Bobrovsky - Bobrovsky stopped all 31 shots in the Blue Jackets 4-0 win over the Islanders.

Interesting Stats of the Night:

-For the 2nd straight day/game Jamie Benn scored in the opening minute of the game.
-Sergei Bobrovsky picked up his 5th shutout of the season.
-Brayden Schenn scored 20 goals for the 1st time in his career.
-Viktor Fasth beat his former team the Anaheim Ducks in his 2nd game against them (he lost the 1st one)

-The Penguins became the 1st team in NHL history to 60 shootout wins.
-Zac Rinaldo will be hearing from Brendan Shanahan after this vicious hit to the head of Sabres defenseman Chad Ruhwedel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RdX6QJM1Z2M

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

Nashville Predators - 3 game winning streak

Chicago Blackhawks - 3 game winning streak

Phoenix Coyotes - 4 game losing streak

Buffalo Sabres - 3 game losing streak

Forman Faceoff Highlights of the Night:

-Roberto Luongo paddle save on Jamie Benn: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6NqK676wXxo
-Patrick Sharp slapshot goal: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nGj0EBlfYS4
-Jamie Benn goal: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pnrKhiJIRuo
-Brandon Sutter deflection goal: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0fkgOTexRDQ

What's up next (April 7th) - There are 3 NHL games on tap for Monday:

1. Calgary Flames vs. New Jersey Devils @7PM ET (In New Jersey)

2. Minnesota Wild vs. Winnipeg Jets @8PM ET (In Winnipeg)

3. Anaheim Ducks vs. Vancouver Canucks @10PM ET (In Vancouver) {***Forman's Game of the Night***}

-Joel Forman - The Forman Faceoff