March 18th NHL Recap

Chicago Blackhawks 1, New York Rangers 0 (from New York) - The Blackhawks improved to 43-21-6 on the season thanks to a 1-0 shutout of the New York Rangers, dropping them to 44-18-7.

Goals:

CHI - Brad Richards (11) - from Duncan Keith and Andrew Desjardins (7:19 3RD) *GWG*

Goalies:

WG - Scott Darling (25 saves on 25 shots: 7-3-0) LG - Cam Talbot (30 saves on 31 shots: 17-7-4)

Three Stars:

3. Brad Richards (1 goal, GWG) - Chicago

2. Cam Talbot (30 saves on 31 shots) - New York

1. Scott Darling (25 saves on 25 shots for the shutout) - Chicago

Columbus Blue Jackets 4, Edmonton Oilers 3 (SO) - (from Edmonton) - The Blue Jackets improved to 31-35-4 on the season thanks to a 4-3 shootout win over the Edmonton Oilers, dropping them to 19-39-13.

Goals:

CBJ - David Savard (11) - from Alexander Wennberg and Scott Hartnell (5:35 1ST)

CBJ - Ryan Johansen (23) - from Ryan Murray and Cam Atkinson (3:49 2ND)

EDM - Derek Roy PPG (10) - from Benoit Pouliot and Nail Yakupov (11:00 2ND)

EDM - Ryan Nugent-Hopkins (20) - from Jordan Eberle (1:28 3RD)

EDM - Nail Yakupov (12) - from Oscar Klefbom and Andrew Ference (9:15 3RD)

CBJ - Mark Letestu (7) - from Jack Johnson (10:09 3RD)

Shootout winner - Alexander Wennberg (CBJ)

Goalies:

WG - Curtis McElhinney (44 saves on 47 shots: 11-14-2) LG - Ben Scrivens (17 saves on 20 shots: 13-22-10)

Three Stars:

3. Alexander Wennberg (1 assist, shootout winner) - Columbus

2. Nail Yakupov (1 goal, 1 assist) - Edmonton

1. Curtis McElhinney (44 saves on 47 shots for the win) - Columbus

Anaheim Ducks 3, Los Angeles Kings 2 (OT) - (from Anaheim) - The Ducks improved to 45-20-7 on the season thanks to a 3-2 OT win over the Los Angeles Kings, dropping them to 34-22-14. 

Goals:

LAK - Jeff Carter PPG (25) - from Anze Kopitar and Drew Doughty (10:12 1ST)

ANA - Pat Maroon (8) - from Ryan Getzlaf and James Wisniewski (0:45 3RD)

ANA - Jakob Silfverberg (12) - from Andrew Cogliano and Hampus Lindholm (7:35 3RD)

LAK - Justin Williams (18) - from Jake Muzzin and Trevor Lewis (15:46 3RD)

ANA - Ryan Kesler (18) - from Cam Fowler (0:45 OT) *GWG*

Goalies:

WG - John Gibson (29 saves on 31 shots: 12-6-0) LG - Jonathan Quick (23 saves on 26 shots: 30-18-12) 

Three Stars:

3. Justin Williams (1 goal) - Los Angeles

2. Ryan Kesler (1 goal, OT winner) - Anaheim

1. John Gibson (29 saves on 31 shots for the win) - Anaheim

Interesting Stats of the Night:

-Scott Darling picked up his 1st career shutout.

-Ryan Kesler scored his 200th career goal.

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

Ottawa Senators - 4 game winning streak

Chicago Blackhawks - 4 game winning streak
Anaheim Ducks - 3 game winning streak

Arizona Coyotes - 5 game losing streak

New York Islanders - 4 game losing streak

Toronto Maple Leafs - 3 game losing streak

Pittsburgh Penguins - 3 game losing streak

Forman Faceoff Highlight of the Night:

-Ryan Kesler with a rocket past Jonathan Quick for the OT winner and his 200th career goal: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AFWuVzZR_74

What's up next - Thursday March 19th: There are 10 NHL games on tap for Thursday night:

1. San Jose Sharks vs. Toronto Maple Leafs at 7:30 PM ET (In Toronto)

2. Carolina Hurricanes vs. Montreal Canadiens at 7:30 PM ET (In Montreal)

3. Boston Bruins vs. Ottawa Senators at 7:30 PM ET (In Ottawa) {***Forman's Game of the Night***}

4. Detroit Red Wings vs. Florida Panthers at 7:30 PM ET (In Florida)

5. Washington Capitals vs. Minnesota Wild at 8:00 PM ET (In Minnesota)

6. St. Louis Blues vs. Winnipeg Jets at 8:00 PM ET (In Winnipeg)

7. Pittsburgh Penguins vs. Dallas Stars at 8:30 PM ET (In Dallas)

8. Philadelphia Flyers vs. Calgary Flames at 9:00 PM ET (In Calgary)

9. Columbus Blue Jackets vs. Vancouver Canucks at 10:00 PM ET (In Vancouver)

10. Colorado Avalanche vs. Arizona Coyotes at 10:00 PM ET (In Arizona)

-Joel Forman - The Forman Faceoff