Monday, March 16, 2015

March 16th NHL Recap

Washington Capitals 4, Buffalo Sabres 3 (SO) - (from Buffalo) - The Capitals improved to 38-23-10 on the season thanks to a 4-3 shootout win over the Buffalo Sabres, dropping them to 19-43-7.
Goals:
BUF - Tyler Ennis PPG (18) - from Rasmus Ristolainen and Brian Gionta (5:02 1ST)
WSH - Curtis Glencross PPG (13) - from Joel Ward and Matt Niskanen (9:23 1ST)
BUF - Cody Hodgson (5) - from Tim Schaller (10:08 1ST)
WSH - Mike Green (6) - from Marcus Johansson and Brooks Laich (6:09 2ND)
WSH - Evgeny Kuznetsov PPG (8) - from Matt Niskanen (5:55 3RD)
BUF - Johan Larsson (4) - from Chad Ruhwedel and Matt Moulson (13:50 3RD)
Shootout winner - Evgeny Kuznetsov (WSH)
Goalies:
WG - Braden Holtby (30 saves on 33 shots: 34-18-9) LG -  Anders Lindback (35 saves on 38 shots: 2-11-2)
Three Stars:
3. Matt Niskanen (2 assists) - Washington
2. Tyler Ennis (1 goal) - Buffalo
1. Evgeny Kuznetsov (1 goal, 1 assist, shootout winner) - Washington

Tampa Bay Lightning 4, Montreal Canadiens 2 (from Tampa Bay) - The Lightning improved to 43-21-7 on the season thanks to a 4-2 win over the Montreal Canadiens, dropping them to 43-20-7.
Goals:
TBL - Valtteri Filppula PPG (12) - from Victor Hedman and Steven Stamkos (10:07 1ST)
TBL - Steven Stamkos (38) - unassisted (15:58 1ST)
TBL - Victor Hedman (10) - from Alex Killorn and Ryan Callahan (2:45 2ND) *GWG*
MTL - Tomas Plekanec PPG (21) - from P.K. Subban and Andrei Markov (11:10 2ND)
MTL - P.A. Parenteau (7) - from Tomas Plekanec (0:34 3RD)
TBL - Steven Stamkos PPG/EN (39) - from Vladislav Namestnikov and Jason Garrison (18:55 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - Ben Bishop (32 saves on 34 shots: 34-11-4) LG - Carey Price (30 saves on 33 shots: 38-15-4) 
Three Stars:
3. Tomas Plekanec (1 goal, 1 assist) - Tampa Bay
2. Victor Hedman (1 goal, 1 assist, GWG) - Tampa Bay
1. Steven Stamkos (2 goals, 1 assist) - Tampa Bay

Edmonton Oilers 4, Toronto Maple Leafs 1 (from Edmonton) - The Oilers improved to 19-39-12 on the season thanks to a 4-1 win over the Toronto Maple Leafs, dropping them to 27-38-6.
Goals:
EDM - Benoit Pouliot (15) - from Jordan Eberle and Ryan Nugent-Hopkins (0:53 1ST)
EDM - Jordan Eberle PPG (19) - from Justin Schultz and Ryan Nugent-Hopkins (7:16 1ST) *GWG*
EDM - Benoit Pouliot (16) - from Nail Yakupov and Keith Aulie (8:08 1ST)
EDM - Anton Lander (6) - from Teddy Purcell and Jordan Eberle (10:59 1ST)
TOR - James van Riemsdyk (24) - from Dion Phaneuf and Phil Kessel (13:27 1ST)
Goalies:
WG - Ben Scrivens (28 saves on 29 shots: 13-22-9) LG - Jonathan Bernier (1 save on 4 shots: 20-23-6), James Reimer (27 saves on 28 shots in relief of Bernier)
Three Stars:
3. Ben Scrivens (28 saves on 29 shots for the win) - Edmonton
2. Benoit Pouliot (2 goals) - Edmonton
1. Jordan Eberle (1 goal, 2 assists, GWG) - Edmonton

Los Angeles Kings 1, Arizona Coyotes 0 (from Los Angeles) - The Kings improved to 34-22-13 on the season thanks to a 1-0 shutout of the Arizona Coyotes, dropping them to 21-41-8.
Goals:
LAK - Andy Andreoff (1) - from Jordan Nolan and Brayden McNabb (18:55 2ND) *GWG*
Goalies:
WG - Jonathan Quick (25 saves on 25 shots: 30-18-11) LG - Mike Smith (34 saves on 35 shots: 11-35-5) 
Three Stars:
3. Andy Andreoff (1 goal, GWG) - Los Angeles
2. Mike Smith (34 saves on 35 shots) - Arizona
1. Jonathan Quick (25 saves on 25 shots for the shutout) - Los Angeles

Three Stars of the Night:
3. Jordan Eberle - Eberle scored the game-winning goal and added 2 assists in the Oilers 4-1 win over the Leafs.
2. Jonathan Quick - Quick stopped all 25 shots he faced for the shutout in the Kings 1-0 win over the Coyotes.
1. Steven Stamkos - Stammer scored 2 goals and added an assist in the Lightning's 4-2 win over the Canadiens.

Interesting Stats of the Night:
-The Sabres scored their 21st PP goal of the season, which equals the same amount that Alex Ovechkin has this season.
-Andy Andreoff scored his 1st NHL goal for the Kings.
-Jonathan Quick picked up his 6th shutout of the season. It was also his 30th win of the season, the 4th time in his career he has reached 30 wins.

Current Winning/Losing Streaks (3 or more games):
New York Rangers - 5 game winning streak
Ottawa Senators - 3 game winning streak

Buffalo Sabres - 7 game losing streak
Arizona Coyotes - 5 game losing streak
New York Islanders - 3 game losing streak
Toronto Maple Leafs - 3 game losing streak

Forman Faceoff Highlight of the Night:
-Steven Stamkos blasts one past Carey Price with an absolute rocket of a slap shot: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SMwuQc1BaJg

What's up next - Tuesday March 17th: There are 9 NHL games on tap for Tuesday night:
1. Pittsburgh Penguins vs. New Jersey Devils at 7:00 PM ET (In New Jersey)
2. Ottawa Senators vs. Carolina Hurricanes at 7:00 PM ET (In Carolina)
3. Buffalo Sabres vs. Boston Bruins at 7:30 PM ET (In Boston)
4. Montreal Canadiens vs. Florida Panthers at 7:30 PM ET (In Florida)
5. Minnesota Wild vs. Nashville Predators at 8:00 PM ET (In Nashville)
6. San Jose Sharks vs. Winnipeg Jets at 8:00 PM ET (In Winnipeg)
7. New York Islanders vs. Chicago Blackhawks at 8:30 PM ET (In Chicago) {***Forman's Game of the Night***}
8. St. Louis Blues vs. Calgary Flames at 9:00 PM ET (In Calgary)
9. Philadelphia Flyers vs. Vancouver Canucks at 10:00 PM ET (In Vancouver)

-Joel Forman - The Forman Faceoff

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