March 25th NHL Recap

Philadelphia Flyers 4, Chicago Blackhawks 1 (from Philadelphia) - The Flyers improved to 30-29-16 on the season thanks to a 4-1 win over the Chicago Blackhawks, dropping them to 44-23-6. 

Goals:

PHI - Wayne Simmonds (28) - from Matt Read and Nick Schultz (7:20 1ST)

PHI - Ryan White (5) - from Carlo Colaiacovo and Nicklas Grossmann (7:09 2ND) *GWG*

PHI - Claude Giroux (22) - from Jakub Voracek and Michael Del Zotto (13:58 2ND)

CHI - Andrew Shaw PPG (13) - from Duncan Keith and Brandon Saad (2:24 3RD) 

PHI - Michael Raffl PPG (19) - from Matt Read and Michael Del Zotto (15:55 3RD)

Goalies:

WG - Steve Mason (34 saves on 35 shots: 15-17-10) LG - Corey Crawford (28 saves on 32 shots: 30-16-5) 

Three Stars:

3. Claude Giroux (1 goal) - Philadelphia

2. Matt Read (2 assists) - Philadelphia

1. Steve Mason (34 saves on 35 shots for the win) - Philadelphia

Edmonton Oilers 4, Colorado Avalanche 3 (from Edmonton) - The Oilers improved to 21-40-13 on the season thanks to a 4-3 win over the Colorado Avalanche, dropping them to 33-28-12. 

Goals:

EDM - Martin Marincin (1) - from Andrew Miller and Anton Lander (4:33 1ST)

EDM - Jordan Eberle (21) - from Oscar Klefbom and Benoit Pouliot (5:53 1ST)

EDM - Taylor Hall (12) - from Andrew Miller (9:36 1ST)

COL - Jarome Iginla PPG (25) - from Tyson Barrie and Ryan O'Reilly (5:22 2ND)

COL - Alex Tanguay (21) - from Ryan O'Reilly and Gabriel Landeskog (10:31 2ND)

COL - Ryan O'Reilly (14) - from Alex Tanguay (4:54 3RD)

EDM - Derek Roy PPG (11) - from Benoit Pouliot and Nail Yakupov (10:42 3RD) *GWG*

Goalies:

WG - Ben Scrivens (41 saves on 44 shots: 15-23-10) LG - Reto Berra (26 saves on 27 shots: 2-3-1) in relief of Semyon Varlamov (4 saves on 7 shots) 

Three Stars:

3. Alex Tanguay (1 goal, 1 assist) - Colorado

2. Ryan O'Reilly (1 goal, 2 assists) - Colorado

1. Ben Scrivens (41 saves on 44 shots for the win) - Edmonton

Dallas Stars 4, Calgary Flames 3 (SO) - (from Calgary) - The Stars improved to 36-28-10 on the season thanks to a 4-3 shootout win over the Calgary Flames, dropping them to 40-27-7.

Goals:

DAL - Ales Hemsky (10) - from Patrick Nemeth and Tyler Seguin (0:47 2ND)

DAL - Jamie Benn PPG (27) - from Jason Spezza and Tyler Seguin (10:47 2ND)

CGY - Johnny Gaudreau (21) - from Sean Monahan and Jiri Hudler (12:44 2ND)

CGY - Deryk Engelland (1) - from Lance Bouma (13:49 2ND)

DAL - Ales Hemsky (11) - from Shawn Horcoff (19:44 3RD)

CGY - Deryk Engelland (2) - from Mason Raymond and Markus Granlund (11:19 3RD)

Shootout winner - Tyler Seguin (DAL)

Goalies:

WG - Kari Lehtonen (31 saves on 34 shots: 33-14-10) LG - Karri Ramo (27 saves on 30 shots: 15-8-3)

Three Stars:

3. Tyler Seguin (2 assists, shootout winner) - Dallas

2. Deryk Engelland (2 goals) - Calgary

1. Ales Hemsky (2 goals) - Dallas

Interesting Stats of the Night:

-Martin Marincin scored his 1st NHL goal for the Oilers.

-Kimmo Timonen returned to Philadelphia for the first time since being traded from the Flyers this season.

-Deryk Engelland had 0 goals in 67 games before tonight where he scored 2 goals. It was also his 1st goal as a member of the Flames.

-Kari Lehtonen picked up his 9th consecutive win on the road.

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

Ottawa Senators - 7 game winning streak

Columbus Blue Jackets - 4 game winning streak
Tampa Bay Lightning - 4 game winning streak
Dallas Stars - 4 game winning streak

Minnesota Wild - 3 game winning streak
Vancouver Canucks - 3 game winning streak

Toronto Maple Leafs - 6 game losing streak
Boston Bruins - 6 game losing streak

Buffalo Sabres - 3 game losing streak

Colorado Avalanche - 3 game losing streak

Forman Faceoff Highlights of the Night:

-Jason Spezza with the nifty toe-drag and feed to Jamie Benn for the goal: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VTm_OA9hl7A

What's up next - Thursday March 26th: There are 11 NHL games on tap for Thursday night:

1. Anaheim Ducks vs. Boston Bruins at 7:00 PM ET (In Boston)

2. Arizona Coyotes vs. Buffalo Sabres at 7:00 PM ET (In Buffalo)

3. Los Angeles Kings vs. New York Islanders at 7:00 PM ET (In New York)

4. New Jersey Devils vs. Washington Capitals at 7:00 PM ET (In Washington)

5. Pittsburgh Penguins vs. Carolina Hurricanes at 7:00 PM ET (In Carolina)

6. Florida Panthers vs. Toronto Maple Leafs at 7:30 PM ET (In Toronto)

7. New York Rangers vs. Ottawa Senators at 7:30 PM ET (In Ottawa)

8. San Jose Sharks vs. Detroit Red Wings at 7:30 PM ET (In Detroit)

9. Nashville Predators vs. Tampa Bay Lightning at 7:30 PM ET (In Tampa Bay)

10. Montreal Canadiens vs. Winnipeg Jets at 8:00 PM ET (In Winnipeg) {***Forman's Game of the Night***}

11. Colorado Avalanche vs. Vancouver Canucks at 10:00 PM ET (In Vancouver)

-Joel Forman - The Forman Faceoff