Sunday, May 11, 2014

2014 Stanley Cup Playoffs - May 11th Recap

MOTHERS DAY MOMENT: An emotional Martin St. Louis honoured his late mother with a big goal on Mother's Day. The Rangers beat the Penguins 3-1 and tied the series at 3-3, forcing a deciding 7th game.
New York Rangers 3, Pittsburgh Penguins 1 - (Series tied 3-3)
Goals:
NYR - Martin St. Louis (3) - from Derek Stepan and Anton Stralman (3:34 1ST)
NYR - Carl Hagelin (4) - unassisted (6:25 1ST)
PIT - Brandon Sutter (5) - from Matt Niskanen and Olli Maatta (16:56 1ST)
NYR - Derick Brassard (4) - from Benoit Pouliot and Kevin Klein (15:30 2ND)
Goalies:
WG - Henrik Lundqvist (36 saves on 37 shots) LG - Marc-Andre Fleury (26 saves on 29 shots)
Three Stars:
3. Derick Brassard (1 goal) - New York
2. Henrik Lundqvist (36 saves on 37 shots for the win) - New York
1. Martin St. Louis (1 goal) - New York

Chicago Blackhawks 2, Minnesota Wild 1 - (Chicago leads series 3-2)
Goals:
MIN - Erik Haula (3) - from Jared Spurgeon (16:33 1ST)
CHI - Bryan Bickell PPG (6) - from Patrick Kane and Patrick Sharp (9:18 2ND)
CHI - Jonathan Toews (5) - from Marian Hossa and Patrick Sharp (4:33 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - Corey Crawford (27 saves on 28 shots) LG - Ilya Bryzgalov (26 saves on 28 shots)
Three Stars:
3. Patrick Sharp (2 assists) - Chicago
2. Corey Crawford (27 saves on 28 shots for the win) - Chicago
1. Jonathan Toews (1 goal, GWG) - Chicago

Three Stars of the Night:
3. Henrik Lundqvist - Man does this guy show up big-time in elimination games; Lundqvist stopped 36 of 37 shots in the Rangers 3-1 win over the Penguins, forcing a deciding 7th game.
2. Jonathan Toews - The Hawks Captain came up big yet again with his 5th goal of the playoffs, the game-winner in the Hawks 2-1 win. Of the 5 goals that Toews has scored in the playoffs, 4 of them have been game-winning goals. The Hawks now lead the series 3-2.
1. Martin St. Louis - It has been an emotional last few days for St. Louis with the passing of his mother France on Thursday. Today was also Mother's Day, and an emotional St. Louis went out and scored a huge goal for both the Rangers and for his family. The Rangers are riding the emotions of St. Louis right now and have erased a 3-1 series deficit to tie the series at 3-3 after defeating the Penguins 3-1 tonight. Game 7 will be on Tuesday night in Pittsburgh.


Playoff Schedule Central - Monday May 12th:
Boston Bruins vs. Montreal Canadiens Game #6: 7:30 PM ET on CBC (In Montreal)
Los Angeles Kings vs. Anaheim Ducks Game #5: 10:00 PM ET on TSN (In Anaheim)
CAPTAIN CLUTCH: Jonathan Toews scored his 4th game-winning goal of the playoffs to lead the Hawks to a 3-2 series lead.
-Joel Forman - The Forman Faceoff

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