April 7th NHL Recap

Calgary Flames 1, New Jersey Devils 0 (from New Jersey) - The Flames improved to 34-38-7 on the season thanks to a 1-0 shutout of the New Jersey Devils, dropping them to 34-29-16.
Goals:

CGY - Mark Giordano PPG (14) - from Jiri Hudler and Mike Cammalleri (0:24 3RD) *GWG*

Goalies:

WG - Karri Ramo (31 saves on 31 shots: 16-13-4) LG - Cory Schneider (21 saves on 22 shots: 16-15-11)

Three Stars:

3. Cory Schneider (21 saves on 22 shots) - New Jersey

2. Mark Giordano (1 goal, GWG) - Calgary

1. Karri Ramo (31 saves on 31 shots for the shutout) - Calgary

Minnesota Wild 1, Winnipeg Jets 0 (from Winnipeg) - The Wild improved to 41-26-12 on the season thanks to a 1-0 shutout of the Winnipeg Jets, dropping them to 35-35-10 (.500).

Goals:

MIN - Charlie Coyle (12) - from Zach Parise and Mikko Koivu (1:05 2ND) *GWG*

Goalies:

WG - Ilya Bryzgalov (24 saves on 24 shots: 11-8-8) LG - Michael Hutchinson (16 saves on 17 shots: 0-1-0)

Three Stars:

3. Michael Hutchinson (16 saves on 17 shots) - Winnipeg

2. Charlie Coyle (1 goal, GWG) - Minnesota

1. Ilya Bryzgalov (24 saves on 24 shots for the shutout) - Minnesota

Anaheim Ducks 3, Vancouver Canucks 0 (from Vancouver) - The Ducks improved to 51-20-8 on the season thanks to a 3-0 shutout of the Vancouver Canucks, dropping them to 35-33-11.

Goals:

ANA - Daniel Winnik SHG (6) - unassisted (6:26 1ST) *GWG*

ANA - Kyle Palmieri (14) - from Ben Lovejoy and Bryan Allen (17:03 2ND)

ANA - Matt Beleskey (7) - from Corey Perry and Ryan Getzlaf (1:20 3RD)

Goalies:

WG - John Gibson (18 saves on 18 shots: 1-0-0) LG - Eddie Lack (20 saves on 23 shots: 16-17-5) 

Three Stars:

3. Kyle Palmieri (1 goal) - Anaheim

2. Daniel Winnik (1 goal, GWG) - Anaheim

1. John Gibson (18 saves on 18 shots for the shutout) - Anaheim

Three Stars of the Night:

3. Ilya Bryzgalov - Bryzgalov stopped all 24 shots in the Wild's 1-0 win over the Jets.

2. Karri Ramo - Ramo stopped all 31 shots in the Flames 1-0 win over the Devils

1. John Gibson - Gibson had quite the NHL debut, stopping all 18 shots in the Ducks 3-0 win over the Canucks.

Interesting Stats of the Night:

-All 3 home teams were shut out tonight (New Jersey, Winnipeg and Vancouver).

-John Gibson made his highly anticipated NHL debut for the Ducks, stopping all 18 shots for his 1st career win and shutout. 

-Ilya Bryzgalov recored back-to-back shutouts for the first time since March of 2012. He remains unbeaten in regulation in Minnesota (6-0-3 record). It was also his 4th shutout of the season. 

-Michael Hutchinson made his NHL debut for the Jets, stopping 16 of 17 shots in the 1-0 loss.

-Karri Ramo picked up his 2nd career shutout.

-The Rangers clinched a playoff spot with a Devils loss tonight.

-The Canucks were officially eliminated from playoff contention with a 3-0 loss to the Ducks.

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

Nashville Predators - 3 game winning streak

Chicago Blackhawks - 3 game winning streak
Calgary Flames - 3 game winning streak

Phoenix Coyotes - 4 game losing streak

Buffalo Sabres - 3 game losing streak

What's up next (April 8th) - There are 10 NHL games on tap for Tuesday:

1. Detroit Red Wings vs. Buffalo Sabres @7PM ET (In Buffalo)

2. Ottawa Senators vs. New York Islanders @7PM ET (In New York)

3. Carolina Hurricanes vs. New York Rangers @7PM ET (In New York)

4. Phoenix Coyotes vs. Columbus Blue Jackets @7PM ET (In Columbus)

5. Toronto Maple Leafs vs. Tampa Bay Lightning @730PM ET (In Tampa Bay)

6. Philadelphia Flyers vs. Florida Panthers @730PM ET (In Florida)

7. Washington Capitals vs. St. Louis Blues @8PM ET (In St. Louis) 

8. Boston Bruins vs. Minnesota Wild @8PM ET (In Minnesota) {***Forman's Game of the Night***}

9. Nashville Predators vs. Dallas Stars @830PM ET (In Dallas)

10. Colorado Avalanche vs. Edmonton Oilers @930PM ET (In Edmonton)

-Joel Forman - The Forman Faceoff