March 15th NHL Recap

Detroit Red Wings 5, Pittsburgh Penguins 1 (from Pittsburgh) - The Red Wings improved to 38-19-11 on the season thanks to a 5-1 win over the Pittsburgh Penguins, dropping them to 39-20-10.

Goals:

DET - Riley Sheahan (12) - from Marek Zidlicky and Brendan Smith (1:21 1ST)

DET - Teemu Pulkkinen (4) - from Niklas Kronwall and Marek Zidlicky (18:06 1ST) *GWG*

DET - Marek Zidlicky PPG (7) - from Henrik Zetterberg and Pavel Datsyuk (0:39 2ND)

DET - Henrik Zetterberg (16) - from Gustav Nyquist (7:44 2ND)

DET - Teemu Pulkkinen (5) - from Danny DeKeyser and Riley Sheahan (3:02 3RD)

PIT - David Perron (17) - from Sidney Crosby and Patric Hornqvist (9:10 3RD)

Goalies:

WG - Petr Mrazek (41 saves on 42 shots: 14-5-1) LG - Marc-Andre Fleury (12 saves on 16 shots: 31-15-7), Thomas Greiss (8 saves on 9 shots in relief of Fleury)

Three Stars:

3. Teemu Pulkkinen (2 goals, GWG) - Detroit

2. Petr Mrazek (41 saves on 42 shots for the win) - Detroit

1. Marek Zidlicky (1 goal, 2 assists) - Detroit

New York Rangers 2, Florida Panthers 1 (from New York) - The Rangers improved to 44-17-7 on the season thanks to a 2-1 win over the Florida Panthers, dropping them to 31-24-14. 

Goals:

NYR - James Sheppard (6) - from Dominic Moore and Matt Hunwick (17:44 1ST)

NYR - Matt Hunwick (1) - from Dominic Moore and Jesper Fast (8:37 3RD) *GWG*

FLA - Brandon Pirri (15) - from Nick Bjugstad (10:11 3RD)

Goalies:

WG - Cam Talbot (38 saves on 39 shots: 17-6-4) LG - Dan Ellis (32 saves on 34 shots: 3-1-1) 

Three Stars:

3. Dan Ellis (32 saves on 34 shots) - Florida

2. Matt Hunwick (1 goal, 1 assist, GWG) - New York

1. Cam Talbot (38 saves on 39 shots for the win) - New York 

Carolina Hurricanes 3, Columbus Blue Jackets 2 (from Columbus) - The Hurricanes improved to 26-34-8 on the season thanks to a 3-2 win over the Columbus Blue Jackets, dropping them to 30-35-4,

Goals:

CBJ - Nick Foligno PPG (25) - from Ryan Johansen (19:59 1ST)

CAR - Justin Faulk PPG (14) - from Victor Rask and Andrej Nestrasil (8:11 2ND)

CAR - Ron Hainsey (2) - from Chris Terry and Andrej Nestrasil (9:45 2ND)

CBJ - Scott Hartnell (21) - from Marko Dano and Sergei Bobrovsky (12:27 2ND)

CAR - Brad Malone (7) - from Brett Bellemore and Patrick Dwyer (14:00 2ND) *GWG*

Goalies:

WG - Anton Khudobin (22 saves on 24 shots: 8-13-3) LG - Sergei Bobrovsky (24 saves on 27 shots: 20-17-2)

Three Stars:

3. Justin Faulk (1 goal) - Carolina

2. Scott Hartnell (1 goal) - Columbus

1. Brad Malone (1 goal, GWG) - Carolina

St. Louis Blues 3, Dallas Stars 0 (from Dallas) - The Blues improved to 44-20-5 on the season thanks to a 3-0 shutout of the Dallas Stars, dropping them to 32-28-10.

Goals:

STL - Vladimir Tarasenko (34) - from Paul Stastny and Alex Pietrangelo (4:26 3RD) *GWG*

STL - Alex Steen PPG (20) - from Alex Pietragenlo and T.J. Oshie (16:45 3RD)

STL - T.J. Oshie (19) - from David Backes and Alex Steen (18:14 3RD)

Goalies:

WG - Jake Allen (28 saves on 28 shots: 18-6-3) LG - Kari Lehtonen (18 saves on 20 shots: 29-14-10)

Three Stars:

3. Alex Pietrangelo (2 assists) - St, Louis

2. Alex Steen (1 goal, 1 assist) - St. Louis

1. Jake Allen (28 saves on 28 shots for the shutout) - St. Louis

Ottawa Senators 2, Philadelphia Flyers 1 (SO) - (from Ottawa) - The Senators improved to 33-24-11 on the season thanks to a 2-1 shootout win over the Philadelphia Flyers, dropping them to 29-17-15. 

Goals:

OTT - Jean-Gabriel Pageau (4) - from Mark Borowiecki and Erik Condra (5:19 2ND)

PHI - Jakub Voracek (21) - unassisted (12:12 2ND)

Shootout winner - Bobby Ryan (OTT)

Goalies:

WG - Andrew Hammond (27 saves on 28 shots: 10-0-1) LG - Ray Emery (27 saves on 28 shots: 10-10-5) 

Three Stars:

3. Bobby Ryan (shootout winner) - Ottawa

2. Ray Emery (27 saves on 28 shots) - Philadelphia

1. Andrew Hammond (27 saves on 28 shots for the win) - Ottawa

Washington Capitals 2, Boston Bruins 0 (from Washington) - The Capitals improved to 37-23-10 on the season thanks to a 2-0 shutout of the Boston Bruins, droppin them to 36-23-10. 

Goals:

WSH - John Carlson PPG (11) - from Nicklas Backstrom and Troy Brouwer (12:43 1ST) *GWG*

WSH - Nate Schmidt (1) - from Tom Wilson and Nicklas Backstrom (13:37 2ND)

Goalies:

WG - Braden Holtby (32 saves on 32 shots: 33-18-9) LG - Tuukka Rask (36 saves on 38 shots: 29-17-10) 

Three Stars:

3. Tuukka Rask (36 saves on 38 shots) - Boston

2. Nicklas Backstrom (2 assists) - Washington

1. Braden Holtby (32 saves on 32 shots for the shutout) - Washington

Anaheim Ducks 4, Nashville Predators 2 (from Anaheim) - The Ducks improved to 44-20-7 on the season thanks to a 4-2 win over the Nashville Predators, dropping them to 43-21-7. 

Goals:

NSH - Taylor Beck (6) - from Gabriel Bourque (1:19 2ND)

NSH - Roman Josi PPG (12) - from Shea Weber and Filip Forsberg (6:49 2ND)

ANA - Ryan Getzlaf (23) - from Corey Perry and Pat Maroon (2:12 3RD)

ANA - Kyle Palmieri (13) - from Hampus Lindholm and Francois Beauchemin (9:16 3RD)

ANA - Nate Thompson (4) - from Jakob Silfverberg and Hampus Lindholm (9:51 3RD) *GWG*

ANA - Cam Fowler PPG (7) - from Pat Maroon and James Wisniewski (14:51 3RD)

Goalies:

WG - John Gibson (25 saves on 27 shots: 11-6-0) LG - Pekka Rinne (24 saves on 28 shots: 37-15-3) 

Three Stars:

3. Roman Josi (1 goal) - Nashville

2. Hampus Lindholm (2 assists) - Anaheim

1. Ryan Getzlaf (1 goal) - Anaheim

Three Stars of the Night:

3. Marek Zidlicky - Zidlicky scored 1 goal and added 2 assists in the Red Wings 5-1 win over the Penguins.

2. Jake Allen - Allen stopped all 28 shots he faced for the shutout in the Blues 3-0 win over the Stars.

1. Braden Holtby - Holtby stopped all 32 shots he faced for the shutout in the Capitals 2-0 win over the Bruins.

Interesting Stats of the Night:

-Teemu Pulkkinen had his first 2-goal game of his career.

-Petr Mrazek had a career-high 41 saves in the Red Wings 5-1 win over the Penguins.

-Jake Allen picked up his 4th shutout of the season.

-Andrew Hammond continued his streak of allowing 2 or less goals for the 11th consecutive game to start his career.

-Braden Holtby picked up his 8th shutout of the season.

-The Ducks scored 4 unanswered goals in the 3rd to beat the Predators 4-2.

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

New York Rangers - 5 game winning streak

Ottawa Senators - 3 game winning streak

Edmonton Oilers - 7 game losing streak

Buffalo Sabres - 6 game losing streak

New York Islanders - 3 game losing streak

Forman Faceoff Highlight of the Night:

-A tie tonight between 2 great passes to set up goals:
1. Corey Perry with the no-look feed to Ryan Getzlaf: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C8EGU6FC2J0
2. Marko Dano with the ankle-breaking dangle around Michal Jordan to set up Scott Hartnell: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c7ZVvztuY8A

What's up next - Monday March 16th: There are 4 NHL games on tap for Monday night:

1. Washington Capitals vs. Buffalo Sabres at 7:00 PM ET (In Buffalo)

2. Montreal Canadiens vs. Tampa Bay Lightning at 7:30 PM ET (In Tampa Bay) {***Forman's Game of the Night***}

3. Toronto Maple Leafs vs. Edmonton Oilers at 9:30 PM ET (In Edmonton)

4. Arizona Coyotes vs. Los Angeles Kings at 10:30 PM ET (In Los Angeles)

-Joel Forman - The Forman Faceoff