2014 Stanley Cup Playoffs - May 9th Recap

FOR MARTY: The Rangers won an important game for Martin St. Louis a day after his mother passed away.

New York Rangers 5, Pittsburgh Penguins 1 - (Penguins lead series 3-2)

Goals:

NYR - Chris Kreider PPG (1) - from Ryan McDonagh and Brad Richards (9:36 1ST)

NYR - Derick Brassard (2) - from Mats Zuccarello and Benoit Pouliot (15:23 1ST)

PIT - Evgeni Malkin (6) - from Kris Letang (3:23 2ND)

NYR - Derick Brassard (3) - from Anton Stralman and Mats Zuccarello (7:58 2ND)

NYR - Ryan McDonagh (1) - from Mats Zuccarello and Derick Brassard (8:48 2ND)

NYR - Kevin Klein EN (1) - from Chris Kreider and Rick Nash (17:31 3RD)

Goalies:

WG - Henrik Lundqvist (31 saves on 32 shots) LG - Marc-Andre Fleury (30 saves on 34 shots)

Three Stars:

3. Ryan McDonagh (1 goal, 1 assist) - New York

2. Mats Zuccarello (3 assists) - New York

1. Derick Brassard (2 goals, 1 assist, GWG) - New York

Minnesota Wild 4, Chicago Blackhawks 2 - (Series tied 2-2)

Goals:

MIN - Justin Fontaine (1) - from Matt Cooke (7:24 1ST)

CHI - Patrick Sharp (2) - from Marian Hossa and Michal Rozsival (19:21 1ST)

MIN - Jason Pominville (2) - from Ryan Suter and Zach Parise (3:51 2ND)

CHI - Michal Handzus (1) - from Brent Seabrook and Marian Hossa (6:28 2ND)

MIN - Nino Niederreiter (3) - from Charlie Coyle and Jared Spurgeon (7:12 2ND)

MIN - Jared Spurgeon PPG (3) - Mikko Koivu and Ryan Suter (3:47 3RD)

Goalies:

WG - Ilya Bryzgalov (18 saves on 20 shots) LG - Corey Crawford (27 saves on 31 shots)

Three Stars:

3. Marian Hossa (2 assists) - Chicago

2. Ryan Suter (2 assists) - Minnesota

1. Jared Spurgeon (1 goal, 1 assist) - Minnesota

Three Stars of the Night:

3. Mats Zuccarello - Zuccarello picked up 3 assists in the Rangers 5-1 win over the Penguins.

2. Jared Spurgeon - Spurgeon scored his 3rd goal of the playoffs and added an assist in the Wild's 4-2 win over the Hawks, tying the series at 2-2.

1. Derick Brassard - Brassard had a big hand in keeping the Rangers postseason alive, scoring 2 goals (including the game-winner) and added an assist in their 5-1 win over the Penguins. The Rangers now trail the series 3-2. 

Playoff Schedule Central - Saturday May 10th:

Montreal Canadiens vs. Boston Bruins Game #5: 7:00 PM ET on CBC (In Boston)

Anaheim Ducks vs. Los Angeles Kings Game #4: 9:30 PM ET on TSN (In Los Angeles)

SERIES TIED: Minnesota defeats the Hawks 4-2 to tie the series at 2-2.

-Joel Forman - The Forman Faceoff