Thursday, March 12, 2015

March 12th NHL Recap

Boston Bruins 3, Tampa Bay Lightning 2 (SO) - (from Boston) - The Bruins improved to 35-22-10 on the season thanks to a 3-2 shootout win over the Tampa Bay Lightning, dropping them to 42-20-7 
Goals:
BOS - David Pastrnak (9) - from Ryan Spooner and Milan Lucic (7:57 1ST)
TBL - Steven Stamkos (37) - unassisted (15:29 1ST)
BOS - Patrice Bergeron (19) - from Dennis Seidenberg (2:20 3RD)
TBL - Vladislav Namestnikov (5) - from Mark Barberio and Andrej Sustr (8:04 3RD)
Shootout winner - Brad Marchand (BOS)
Goalies:
WG - Tuukka Rask (35 saves on 37 shots: 28-16-10) LG - Ben Bishop (28 saves on 30 shots: 33-11-4)
Three Stars:
3. Patrice Bergeron (1 goal) - Boston
2. Steven Stamkos (1 goal) - Tampa Bay
1. Tuukka Rask (35 saves on 37 shots for the win) - Boston

Pittsburgh Penguins 6, Edmonton Oilers 4 (from Pittsburgh) - The Penguins improved to 39-18-10 on the season thanks to a 6-4 win over the Edmonton Oilers, dropping them to 18-39-11.
Goals:
PIT - Brandon Sutter SHG (14) - from Daniel Winnik and Ben Lovejoy (4:16 1ST)
PIT - Brandon Sutter (15) - from Steve Downie and Daniel Winnik (9:37 1ST)
PIT - David Perron (16) - from Sidney Crosby and Patric Hornqvist (13:36 1ST)
PIT - Sidney Crosby PPG (23) - from Kris Letang and Evgeni Malkin (1:01 2ND)
EDM - Anton Lander PPG (5) - from Ryan Nugent-Hopkins and Jordan Eberle (12:07 2ND)
EDM - Jordan Eberle (17) - from Ryan Nugent-Hopkins and Mark Fayne (15:11 2ND)
EDM - Benoit Pouliot PPG (14) - from Derek Roy and Oscar Klefbom (4:51 3RD)
EDM - Derek Roy (8) - from Nail Yakupov (10:04 3RD)
PIT - Steve Downie (12) - from Maxim Lapierre and Nick Spaling (14:38 3RD) *GWG*
PIT - Patric Hornqvist (23) - from Sidney Crosby and david Perron (15:44 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - Marc-Andre Fleury (25 saves on 29 shots: 31-14-7) LG - Richard Bachman (19 saves on 21 shots: 0-2-0) in relief of Ben Scrivens (9 saves on 13 shots)
Three Stars:
3. Jordan Eberle (1 goal, 1 assist) - Edmonton
2. Brandon Sutter (2 goals) - Pittsburgh
1. Sidney Crosby (1 goal, 2 assists) - Pittsburgh

Dallas Stars 5, Carolina Hurricanes 3 (from Carolina) - The Stars improved to 31-27-10 on the season thanks to a 5-3 win over the Carolina Hurricanes, dropping them to 25-33-8.
Goals:
CAR - Victor Rask (10) - from Brett Bellemore and Michal Jordan (4:06 1ST)
DAL - Curtis McKenzie (4) - from Shawn Horcoff and Brett Ritchie (7:37 1ST)
DAL - Alex Goligoski (4) - from Cody Eakin and Patrick Eaves (10:38 1ST)
DAL - Jason Demers (4) - unassisted (16:25 1ST) 
DAL - Cody Eakin (16) - from Alex Goligoski and Jamie Benn (11:37 3RD) *GWG*
CAR - Andrej Nestrasil (6) - from Chris Terry and Victor Rask (13:58 3RD)
CAR - Chris Terry (8) - from Brett Bellemore and Victor Rask (14:46 3RD)
DAL - Patrick Eaves EN (8) - unassisted (18:50 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - Kari Lehtonen (15 saves on 18 shots: 28-13-10) LG - Anton Khudobin (27 saves on 31 shots: 7-13-3)
Three Stars:
3. Alex Goligoski (1 goal, 1 assist) - Dallas
2. Victor Rask (1 goal, 2 assists) - Carolina
1. Cody Eakin (1 goal, 1 assist, GWG) - Dallas

Ottawa Senators 5, Montreal Canadiens 2 (from Montreal) - The Senators improved to 31-24-11 on the season thanks to a 5-2 win over the Montreal Canadiens, dropping them to 42-19-7.
Goals:
MTL - Max Pacioretty PPG (32) - from P.K. Subban and Andrei Markov (6:43 1ST)
MTL - Max Pacioretty SHG (33) - from Lars Eller (8:54 1ST)
OTT - Erik Karlsson (17) - from David Legwand and Marc Methot (2:50 2ND)
OTT - Erik Condra (9) - from Jean-Gabriel Pageau and Mark Borowiecki (18:21 2ND)
OTT - Mark Stone PPG (17) - from Patrick Wiercioch and Erik Karlsson (1:23 3RD) *GWG*
OTT - Erik Karlsson (18) - from Milan Michalek (9:43 3RD)
OTT - Marc Methot (1) - from Alex Chiasson and Milan Michalek (12:36 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - Andrew Hammond (27 saves on 29 shots: 8-0-1) LG - Carey Price (23 saves on 28 shots: 37-14-4)
Three Stars:
3. Max Pacioretty (2 goals) - Montreal
2. Andrew Hammond (27 saves on 29 shots for the win) - Ottawa
1. Erik Karlsson (2 goals, 1 assist) - Ottawa

Columbus Blue Jackets 3, Detroit Red Wings 1 (from Detroit) - The Blue Jackets improved to 29-34-4 on the season thanks to a 3-1 win over the Detroit Red Wings, dropping them to 7-18-11.
Goals:
DET - Justin Abdelkader PPG (18) - from Marek Zidlicky and Gustav Nyquist (7:49 1ST) 
CBJ - Fedor Tyutin (3) - from Nick Foligno and Corey Tropp (12:24 1ST)
CBJ - Scott Hartnell (19) - from Artem Anisimov and Marko Dano (16:24 1ST) *GWG*
CBJ - Cam Atkinson PPG (14) - from David Savard (18:30 2ND)
Goalies:
WG - Sergei Bobrovsky (41 saves on 42 shots: 19-16-2) LG - Jimmy Howard (23 saves on 26 shots: 20-10-9)
Three Stars:
3. Justin Abdelkader (1 goal) - Detroit
2. Fedor Tyutin (1 goal) - Columbus
1. Sergei Bobrovsky (41 saves on 42 shots for the win) - Columbus

Florida Panthers 4, Winnipeg Jets 2 (from Florida) - The Panthers improved to 30-23-14 on the season thanks to a 4-2 win over the Winnipeg Jets, dropping them to 33-23-12.
Goals:
FLA - Derek MacKenzie (5) - from Dave Bolland and Shawn Thornton (16:28 1ST)
WPG - Mark Scheifele (11) - from Blake Wheeler and Adam Pardy (9:14 2ND)
FLA - Brad Boyes PPG (12) - from Jonathan Huberdeau and Jaromir Jagr (17:07 2ND)
WPG - Drew Stafford (13) - from Michael Frolik and Jiri Tlusty (6:13 3RD)
FLA - Aleksander Barkov (11) - from Jonathan Huberdeau and Jaromir Jagr (16:07 3RD) *GWG*
FLA - Nick Bjugstad EN (24) - from Jussi Jokinen (19:14 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - Dan Ellis (18 saves on 20 shots: 2-0-1) LG - Michael Hutchinson (16 saves on 19 shots: 20-9-5)
Three Stars:
3. Jaromir Jagr (2 assists) - Florida
2. Jonathan Huberdeau (2 assists) - Florida
1. Aleksander Barkov (1 goal, GWG) - Florida

St. Louis Blues 1, Philadelphia Flyers 0 (SO) - (from St. Louis) - The Blues improved to 43-19-5 on the season thanks to a 1-0 shootout win over the Philadelphia Flyers, dropping them to 28-27-14. 
Goals:
Shootout winner - T.J. Oshie (STL)
Goalies:
WG - Brian Elliott (28 saves on 28 shots: 23-10-2) LG - Steve Mason (35 saves on 35 shots: 13-15-10)
Three Stars:
3. T.J. Oshie (shootout winner) - St. Louis
2. Steve Mason (35 saves on 35 shots) - Philadelphia
1. Brian Elliott (28 saves on 28 shots for the shutout) - St. Louis

Colorado Avalanche 2, New Jersey Devils 1 (SO) - (from Colorado) - The Avalanche improved to 31-26-11 on the season thanks to a 2-1 shootout win over the New Jersey Devils, dropping them to 28-29-11.
Goals:
COL - Jarome Iginla (22) - from Matt Duchene and John Mitchell (2:27 2ND)
NJD - Andy Greene (3) - from Adam Henrique and Adam Larsson (14:12 2ND)
Shootout winner - Jarome Iginla (COL)
Goalies:
WG - Semyon Varlamov (23 saves on 24 shots: 23-17-7) LG - Cory Schneider (28 saves on 29 shots: 24-25-7) 
Three Stars:
3. Cory Schneider (28 saves on 29 shots) - New Jersey
2. Semyon Varlamov (23 saves on 24 shots for the win) - Colorado 
1. Jarome Iginla (1 goal, shootout winner) - Colorado

Los Angeles Kings 4, Vancouver Canucks 0 (from Vancouver) - The Kings improved to 33-21-13 on the season thanks to a 4-0 shutout of the Vancouver Canucks, dropping them to 38-25-4.
Goals:
LAK - Tyler Toffoli PPG (20) - from Justin Williams and Jake Muzzin (16:41 1ST) *GWG*
LAK - Justin Williams (17) - from Brayden McNabb and Nick Shore (3:59 2ND)
LAK - Anze Kopitar (14) - unassisted (0:25 3RD)
LAK - Marian Gaborik EN (21) - from Anze Kopitar and Trevor Lewis (15:36 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - Jonathan Quick (19 saves on 19 shots: 29-17-11) LG - Eddie Lack (16 saves on 19 shots: 10-9-3)
Three Stars:
3. Anze Kopitar (1 goal, 1 assist) - Los Angeles
2. Justin Williams (1 goal, 1 assist) - Los Angeles
1. Jonathan Quick (19 saves on 19 shots for the shutout) - Los Angeles

Chicago Blackhawks 2, Arizona Coyotes 1 (from Arizona) - The Blackhawks improved to 40-21-6 on the season thanks to a 2-1 win over the Arizona Coyotes, dropping them to 21-39-8.
Goals:
ARI - Tobias Rieder (11) - from Mark Arcobello and Sam Gagner (4:53 1ST)
CHI - Andrew Shaw PPG (10) - from Duncan Keith and Marian Hossa (8:10 1ST)
CHI - Brad Richards PPG (10) - from Kris Versteeg and Teuvo Teravainen (12:49 3RD) *GWG*
Goalies:
WG - Corey Crawford (17 saves on 18 shots: 27-14-5) LG - Mike Smith (42 saves on 44 shots: 11-33-5)
Three Stars:
3. Corey Crawford (17 saves on 18 shots for the win) - Chicago
2. Mike Smith (42 saves on 44 shots) - Arizona
1. Brad Richards (1 goal, GWG) - Chicago

San Jose Sharks 2, Nashville Predators 0 (from San Jose) - The Sharks improved to 34-26-8 on the season thanks to a 2-0 shutout of the Nashville Predators, dropping them to 42-20-7. 
Goals:
SJS - Tomas Hertl PPG (11) - from Justin Braun and Chris Tierney (16:41 2ND) *GWG*
SJS - Tommy Wingels PPG/EN (14) - from Chris Tierney and Tomas Hertl (19:01 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - Antti Niemi (35 saves on 35 shots: 27-18-7) LG - Pekka Rinne (19 saves on 20 shots: 36-14-3) 
Three Stars:
3. Chris Tierney (2 assists) - San Jose
2. Tomas Hertl (1 goal, 1 assist, GWG) - San Jose
1. Antti Niemi (35 saves on 35 shots for the shutout) - San Jose

Three Stars of the Night:
3. Brian Elliott - Elliot stopped all 28 shots he faced for the shutout in the Blues 1-0 win over the Flyers.
2. Antti Niemi - Niemi stopped all 35 shots he faced for the shutout in the Sharks 2-0 win over the Predators.
1. Erik Karlsson - Karlsson scored 2 goals and added an assist in the Senators 5-2 win over the Canadiens.

Interesting Stats of the Night:
-Ken Hitchcock became the 4th Head Coach in NHL history to win 700 games.
-The Penguins and Oilers both scored 4 unanswered goals in the same game.
-Evgeni Malkin picked up his 700th career point.
-Jonathan Quick picked up his 5th shutout of the season.
-Brian Elliot picked up his 4th shutout of the season. Steve Mason picked up his 3rd shutout in the same game but lost in the shootout.
-Senators goalie Andrew Hammond improved to 8-0-1 since being called up, and he has allowed 2 or less goals in all 9 games.
-Antti Niemi picked up his 5th shutout of the season.

Current Winning/Losing Streaks (3 or more games):
Boston Bruins - 4 game winning streak
New York Rangers - 3 game winning streak
St. Louis Blues - 3 game winning streak

Edmonton Oilers - 6 game losing streak
Buffalo Sabres - 5 game losing streak
Anaheim Ducks - 3 game losing streak

Forman Faceoff Highlight of the Night:
-Derek MacKenzie and Dave Bolland team up for a goal of the year candidate: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mSz9WoQ3920

What's up next - Friday March 13th: There are 5 NHL games on tap for Thursday night:
1. Ottawa Senators vs. New York Islanders at 7:00 PM ET (In New York)
2. Dallas Stars vs. Washington Capitals at 7:00 PM ET (In Washington)
3. Edmonton Oilers vs. Columbus Blue Jackets at 7:00 PM ET (In Columbus)
4. Anaheim Ducks vs. Minnesota Wild at 8:00 PM ET (In Minnesota) {***Forman's Game of the Night***}
5. Toronto Maple Leafs vs. Calgary Flames at 8:00 PM ET (In Calgary)

-Joel Forman - The Forman Faceoff

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