Thursday, March 26, 2015

March 26th NHL Recap

Anaheim Ducks 3, Boston Bruins 2 (OT) - (from Boston) - The Ducks improved to 47-22-7 on the season thanks to a 3-2 OT win over the Boston Bruins, dropping them to 36-25-13.
Goals:
ANA - Pat Maroon (9) - from Clayton Stoner and Sami Vatanen (10:18 2ND)
BOS - Ryan Spooner PPG (6) - from Patrice Bergeron and David Krejci (13:07 2ND)
BOS - Loui Eriksson PPG (19) - from Torey Krug and David Krejci (0:27 3RD)
ANA - Corey Perry (32) - from Ryan Getzlaf and Caw Fowler (19:21 3RD)
ANA - Ryan Getzlfaf (24) - from Cam Fowler and Simon Despres (3:09 OT) *GWG*
Goalies:
WG - Frederik Andersen (27 saves on 29 shots: 32-11-5) LG - Tuukka Rask (29 saves on 32 shots: 29-19-12)
Three Stars:
3. Corey Perry (1 goal) - Anaheim
2. Loui Eriksson (1 goal) - Boston
1. Ryan Getzlaf (1 goal, 1 assist, OT winner) - Anaheim

Arizona Coyotes 4, Buffalo Sabres 3 (OT) - (from Buffalo) - The Coyotes improved to 23-44-8 on the season thanks to a 4-3 OT win over the Buffalo Sabres, dropping them to 20-46-8.
Goals:
ARI - Jordan Szwarz (1) - from Kyle Chipchura and Craig Cunningham (7:55 1ST)
BUF - Tyler Ennis (19) - from Matt Moulson and Johan Larsson (10:49 1ST)
BUF - Rasmus Ristolainen PPG (6) - from Tyler Ennis and Brian Gionta (8:37 2ND)
ARI - Oliver Ekman-Larsson (21) - from Martin Erat and Mark Arcobello (11:29 2ND)
ARI - David Moss (4) - from Sam Gagner (14:20 2ND)
BUF - Brian Gionta PPG (10) - unassisted (16:23 3RD)
ARI - Sam Gagner PPG (13) - from Oliver Ekman-Larsson and John Moore (0:56 OT) *GWG*
Goalies:
WG - Mike Smith (32 saves on 35 shots: 13-37-5) LG - Matt Hackett (38 saves on 42 shots: 0-3-1)
Three Stars:
3. Sam Gagner (1 goal, 1 assist, OT winner) - Arizona
2. Brian Gionta (1 goal, 1 assist) - Buffalo
1. Oliver Ekman-Larsson (1 goal, 1 assist) - Arizona

Los Angeles Kings 3, New York Islanders 2 (from New York) - The Kings improved to 37-23-14 on the season thanks to a 3-2 win over the New York Islanders, dropping them to 44-26-5.
Goals:
NYI - Frans Nielsen (13) - from Nikolay Kulemin and Travis Hamonic (5:31 2ND)
LAK - Nick Shore (1) - from Dustin Brown and Alec Martinez (15:37 3RD)
LAK - Tyler Toffoli SHG (22) - from Jeff Carter and Jake Muzzin (1:55 3RD)
NYI - Johnny Boychuk PPG (8) - from Ryan Strome and Josh Bailey (3:31 3RD)
LAK - Anze Kopitar (16) - from Andrej Sekera and Alec Martinez (15:37 3RD) *GWG*
Goalies:
WG - Jonathan Quick (25 saves on 27 shots: 33-19-12) LG - Jaroslav Halak (34 saves on 37 shots: 35-16-2)
Three Stars:
3. Jonathan Quick (25 saves on 27 shots for the win) - Los Angeles
2. Johnny Boychuk (1 goal) - New Yaork
1. Anze Kopitar (1 goal, GWG) - Los Angeles

Washington Capitals 3, New Jersey Devils 2 (OT) - (from Washington) - The Capitals improved to 40-24-10 on the season thanks to a 3-2 OT win over the New Jersey Devils, dropping them to 31-31-12. 
Goals:
WSH - Karl Alzner (5) - from Matt Niskanen and Marcus Johansson (2:51 1ST)
WSH - Eric Fehr (19) - unassisted (1:35 2ND)
NJD - Travis Zajac SHG (11) - from Patrik Elias and Adam Larsson (14:41 2ND)
NJD - Steve Bernier (13) - from Scott Gomez and Mike Cammalleri (19:30 3RD)
WSH - Matt Niskanen (4) - from Karl Alzner and Evgeny Kuznetsov (1:13 OT) *GWG*
Goalies:
WG - Braden Holtby (29 saves on 31 shots: 36-19-9) LG - Cory Schneider (21 saves on 24 shots: 26-27-8) 
Three Stars:
3. Karl Alzner (1 goal, 1 assist) - Washington
2. Travis Zajac (1 goal) - New Jersey
1. Matt Niskanen (1 goal, 1 assist, OT winner) - Washington

Carolina Hurricanes 5, Pittsburgh Penguins 2 (from Carolina) - The Hurricanes improved to 27-36-10 on the season thanks to a 5-2 win over the Pittsburgh Penguins, dropping them to 40-23-11. 
Goals:
PIT - Brandon Sutter (17) - from Sidney Crosby and Ben Lovejoy (3:54 1ST)
CAR - Eric Staal (20) - from Jordan Staal (5:05 1ST)
CAR - Ryan Murphy (3) - from Brad Malone and Victor Rask (8:27 1ST)
CAR - Jay McClement (7) - from Brad Malone and Justin Faulk (11:38 2ND) *GWG*
CAR - Alex Semin (5) - from Riley Nash and Eric Staal (14:56 2ND)
CAR - Andrej Nestrasil PPG (7) - from Eric Staal and Elias Lindholm (13:14 3RD)
PIT - Ian Cole (5) - from Craig Adams and Beau Bennett (15:55 3RD
Goalies:
WG - Cam Ward (27 saves on 29 shots: 19-21-5) LG - Marc-Andre Fleury (23 saves on 28 shots: 32-17-8) 
Three Stars:
3. Brad Malone (2 assists) - Carolina
2. Cam Ward (27 saves on 29 shots for the win) - Carolina
1. Eric Staal (1 goal, 2 assists) - Carolina

Florida Panthers 4, Toronto Maple Leafs 1 (from Toronto) - The Panthers improved to 34-26-14 on the season thanks to a 4-1 win over the Toronto Maple Leafs, dropping them to 27-42-6.
Goals:
FLA - Jonathan Huberdeau (13) - from Aleksander Barkov and Alex Petrovic (4:23 2ND) 
FLA - Steve Kampfer (2) - from Jaromir Jagr and Aleksander Barkov (4:53 2ND) *GWG*
FLA - Brandon Pirri (19) - from Vincent Trocheck and Brian Campbell (14:34 2ND)
TOR - Sam Carrick (1) - from Morgan Rielly and Joakim Lindstrom (9:13 3RD)
FLA - Brandon Pirri EN (20) - unassisted (18:24 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - Roberto Luongo (24 saves on 25 shots: 26-17-11) LG - Jonathan Bernier (13 saves on 16 shots: 20-27-6), James Reimer (11 saves on 11 shots in relief of Bernier)
Three Stars:
3. Roberto Luongo (24 saves on 25 shots for the win) - Florida
2. Aleksander Barkov (2 assistS) - Florida
1. Brandon Pirri (2 goals) - Florida

New York Rangers 5, Ottawa Senators 1 (from Ottawa) - The Rangers improved to 47-19-7 on the season thanks to a 5-1 win over the Ottawa Senators, dropping them to 37-25-11.
Goals:
NYR - Chris Kreider (19) - from Derek Stepan (12:38 1ST)
OTT - Curtis Lazar (5) - from Erik Condra (12:57 1ST)
NYR - Dan Boyle (9) - from Rick Nash and Chris Kreider (14:40 1ST) *GWG*
NYR - Chris Kreider (20) - from Derek Stepan and Mats Zuccarello (19:00 1ST)
NYR - Mats Zuccarello (14) - from Keyin Hayes and Keith Yandle (1:42 2ND)
NYR - Tanner Glass (1) - from Keyin Hayes and Dan Boyle (16:02 2ND)
Goalies:
WG - Cam Talbot (23 saves on 24 shots: 20-8-4) LG - Andrew Hammond (17 saves on 22 shots: 14-1-1), Chris Driedger (10 saves on 10 shots in relief of Hammond)
Three Stars:
3. Derek Stepan (2 assists) - New York
2. Mats Zuccarello (1 goal, 1 assist) - New York
1. Chris Kreider (2 goals, 1 assist) - New York

San Jose Sharks 6, Detroit Red Wings 4 (from Detroit) - The Sharks improved to 36-30-8 on the season thanks to a 6-4 win over the Detroit Red Wings, dropping them to 39-22-12.
Goals:
SJS - Marc-Edouard Vlasic (9) - from Melker Karlsson (0:19 1ST)
SJS - Matt Nieto (8) - from Chris Tierney and Justin Braun (9:14 1ST)
DET - Tomas Jurco (3) - from Drew Miller and Danny DeKeyser (10:04 1ST)
DET - Tomas Tatar (27) - from Danny DeKeyser (10:04 1ST)
SJS - Chris Tierney (4) - from Tommy Wingels and Mirco Mueller (16:02 1ST)
SJS - Logan Couture (24) - from Patrick Marleau (0:31 3RD)
DET - Stephen Weiss (8) - from Teemu Pulkkinen and Brendan Smith (3:39 3RD)
SJS - Patrick Marleau (16) - from Brent Burns (4:56 3RD) *GWG*
DET - Justin Abdelkader (22) - from Jonthan Ericsson and Niklas Kronwall (7:27 3RD)
SJS - Patrick Marleau EN (17) - from Tomas Hertl and Logan Couture (18:43 3RD) 
Goalies:
WG - Antti Niemi (30 saves on 34 shots: 29-22-7) LG - Petr Mrazek (17 saves on 19 shots: 14-7-1) in relief of Jimmy Howard (7 saves on 10 shots)
Three Stars:
3. Danny DeKeyser (2 assists) - Detroit
2. Logan Couture (1 goal, 1 assist) - San Jose
1. Patrick Marleau (2 goals, 1 assist, GWG) - San Jose

Nashville Predators 3, Tampa Bay Lightning 2 (from Tampa Bay) - The Predators improved to 46-21-8 on the season thanks to a 3-2 win over the Tampa Bay Lightning, dropping them to 46-22-7.
Goals:
NSH - Mike Ribeiro (14) - from Roman Josi (3:28 1ST)
NSH - Paul Gaustad (4) - from Taylor Beck (4:08 1ST)
TBL - Vladislav Namestnikov (7) - from Andrej Sustr and Mark Barberio (19:31 1ST)
NSH - Mike Santorelli (12) - from Calle Jarnkrok and Viktor Stalberg (6:47 2ND) *GWG*
TBL - Brian Boyle (15) - from J.T. Brown and Jonathan Drouin (13:19 2ND)
Goalies:
WG - Pekka Rinne (28 saves on 39 shots: 40-15-4) LG - Ben Bishop (8 saves on 11 shots: 36-12-4), Andrei Vasilevskiy (8 saves on 8 shots in relief of Biship)
Three Stars:
3. Brian Boyle (1 goal) - Tampa Bay
2. Mike Santorelli (1 goal, GWG) - Nashville
1. Pekka Rinne (28 saves on 30 shots for the win) - Nashville

Winnipeg Jets 5, Montreal Canadiens 2 (from Winnipeg) - The Jets improved to 39-24-12 on the season thanks to a 5-2 win over the Montreal Canadiens, dropping them to 46-21-8. 
Goals:
WPG - Dustin Byfuglien (16) - from Jim Slater and Adam Pardy (12:33 1ST)
WPG - Mark Scheifele (14) - from Tyler Myers (6:05 2ND)
MTL - Andrei Markov (9) - from David Desharnais (6:46 2ND)
WPG - Jim Slater (3) - from Lee Stempniak and Jiri Tlusty (9:13 2ND) *GWG*
WPG - Blake Wheeler (24) - from Mark Scheifele and Drew Stafford (19:00 2ND)
MTL - Brendan Gallagher  (23) - unassisted (11:37 3RD)
WPG - Adam Lowry (10) - from Michael Frolik and Andrew Ladd (12:22 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - Ondrej Pavelec (39 saves on 41 shots: 19-14-7) LG - Dustin Tokarski (17 saves on 22 shots: 6-6-3) 
Three Stars:
3. Jim Slater (1 goal, 1 assist, GWG) - Winnipeg
2. Mark Scheifele (1 goal, 1 assist) - Winnipeg
1. Ondrej Pavelec (39 saves on 41 shots for the win) - Winnipeg

Colorado Avalanche 4, Vancouver Canucks 1 (from Vancouver) - The Avalanche improved to 34-28-12 on the season thanks to a 4-1 win over the Vancouver Canucks, dropping them to 43-27-4.
Goals:
COL - Jarome Iginla (26) - from Gabriel Landeskog and Tyson Barrie (3:23 2ND)
COL - Alex Tanguay (22) - from Zach Redmond and Ryan O'Reilly (10:17 2ND) *GWG*
COL - Gabriel Landeskog PPG (22) - from Alex Tanguay and Ryan O'Reilly (12:56 2ND)
VAN - Yannick Weber PPG (9) - from Henrik Sedin and Alex Edler (0:15 3RD)
COL - John Mitchell PPG/EN (9) - from Matt Duchene (19:00 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - Reto Berra (33 saves on 34 shots: 3-3-1) LG - Eddie Lack (34 saves on 37 shots: 14-11-3)
Three Stars:
3. Gabriel Landeskog (1 goal, 1 assist) - Colorado
2. Alex Tanguay (1 goal, 1 assist, GWG) - Colorado
1. Reto Berra (33 saves on 34 shots for the win) - Colorado

Three Stars of the Night:
3. Patrick Marleau - Marleau scored 2 goals (including the game-winner) in the Sharks 6-4 win over the Red Wings.
2. Ryan Getzlaf - Getzlaf scored the OT winner and added an assist in the Ducks 3-2 win over the Oilers.
1. Chris Kreider - Kreider scored 2 goals and added an assist in the Rangers 5-1 win over the Senators.

Interesting Stats of the Night:
-The Rangers became the 1st team in the NHL to clinch a playoff spot with a 5-1 win over the Sens tonight.
-Andrew Hammond lost his first game in regulation after going 14-0-1 in 15 games to start his career. 
-Nick Shore scored his 1st NHL goal for the Kings.
-Sam Carrick scored his 1st NHL goal for the Leafs.
-Eric Staal scored his 20th goal of the season, the 9th time in his career he has scored at least 20 goals.
-Chris Kreider scored his 20th goal of the season, the 1st time in his career he has scored 20 goals.
-Cam Talbot picked up his 20th win of the season, the 1st time in his career he has reached 20 wins.
-Pekka Rinne picked up his 40th win of the season, the 2nd time in his career he has reached 40 wins.

Current Winning/Losing Streaks (3 or more games):
Columbus Blue Jackets - 4 game winning streak
Dallas Stars - 4 game winning streak
Minnesota Wild - 3 game winning streak
Nashville Predators - 3 game winning streak
Los Angeles Kings - 3 game winning streak

Toronto Maple Leafs - 7 game losing streak
Boston Bruins - 6 game losing streak
Buffalo Sabres - 4 game losing streak

Forman Faceoff Highlight of the Night:
-Cam Ward absolutely robs David Perron with the glove for a save of the year candidate: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yplQKGMN5PI

What's up next - Friday March 27th: There are 3 NHL games on tap for Friday night:
1. Calgary Flames vs. Minnesota Wild at 8:00 PM ET (In Minnesota) {***Forman's Game of the Night***}
2. Columbus Blue Jackets vs. Chicago Blackhawks at 8:30 PM ET (In Chicago)
3. Dallas Stars vs. Edmonton Oilers at 9:30 PM ET (In Edmonton)

-Joel Forman - The Forman Faceoff

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