Saturday, March 28, 2015

March 28th NHL Recap

Nashville Predators 4, Washington Capitals 3 (from Washington) - The Predators improved to 47-21-8 on the season thanks to a 4-3 win over the Washington Capitals, dropping them to 40-25-10.
Goals:
NSH - Matthias Ekholm (7) - from Gabriel Bourque and Anton Volchenkov (9:02 1ST)
NSH - Mike Fisher (18) - from Filip Forsberg and Gabriel Bourque (11:29 1ST)
NSH - Filip Forsberg (23) - from Mike Ribeiro (14:47 1ST)
WSH - Troy Brouwer (19) - from Evgeny Kuznetsov and Marcus Johansson (0:19 2ND)
WSH - Troy Brouwer SHG (20) - from Brooks Laich (7:32 2ND)
NSH - Mike Ribeiro (15) - from Filip Forsberg (11:56 2ND) *GWG*
WSH - Mike Green (7) - from Matt Niskanen and Marcus Johansson (0:20 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - Pekka Rinne (25 saves on 28 shots: 41-15-4) LG - Justin Peters (13 saves on 14 shots: 3-6-1) in relief of Braden Holtby (10 saves on 13 shots) 
Three Stars:
3. Mike Ribeiro (1 goal, 1 assist, GWG) - Nashville
2. Troy Brouwer (2 goals) - Washington
1. Filip Forsberg (1 goal, 2 assists) - Nashville

Boston Bruins 4, New York Rangers 2 (from Boston) - The Bruins improved to 37-25-13 on the season thanks to a 4-2 win over the New York Rangers, dropping them to 47-20-7. 
Goals:
BOS - Milan Lucic (16) - from Patrice Bergeron and David Pastrnak (1:41 1ST)
BOS - Milan Lucic (17) - from Torey Krug and Ryan Spooner (9:26 1ST)
BOS - Carl Soderberg (12) - unassisted (14:27 1ST) *GWG*
BOS - Reilly Smith (13) - from Loui Eriksson and Carl Soderberg (5:53 2ND)
NYR - Rick Nash (40) - from Chris Kreider and Derek Stepan (16:49 2ND)
NYR - Matt Hunwick (2) - from Keith Yandle and J.T. Miller (19:37 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - Tuukka Rask (14 saves on 14 shots; 30-19-12), Niklas Svedberg (16 saves on 18 shots in relief of the injured Rask) LG - Henrik Lundqvist (26 saves on 30 shots: 25-12-3) 
Three Stars:
3. Torey Krug (1 assist) - Boston
2. Carl Soderberg (1 goal, 1 assist, GWG) - Boston
1. Milan Lucic (2 goals) - Boston

Anaheim Ducks 3, New York Islanders 2 (from New York) - The Ducks improved to 48-22-7 on the season thanks to a 3-2 win over the New York Islanders, dropping them to 44-27-5.
Goals:
ANA - Pat Maroon (10) - from Rickard Rakell (8:23 1ST)
NYI - Lubomir Visnovsky (5) - from Ryan Strome and Thomas Hickey (17:08 1ST)
ANA - Kyle Palmieri (14) - from Matt Beleksey and James Wisniewski (1:46 2ND)
ANA - Andrew Cogliano (14) - from Cam Fowler (15:11 2ND) *GWG*
NYI - Casey Cizikas (8) - unassisted (14:24 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - Frederik Andersen (29 saves on 31 shots: 33-11-5) LG - Michal Neuvirth (21 saves on 24 shots: 7-20-4)
Three Stars:
3. Lubomir Visnovsky (1 goal) - New York
2. Kyle Palmieri (1 goal) - Anaheim
1. Andrew Cogliano (1 goal) - Anaheim

San Jose Sharks 3, Philadelphia Flyers 2 (SO) - (from Philadelphia) - The Sharks improved to 37-30-8 on the season thanks to a 3-2 shootout win over the Philadelphia Flyers, dropping them to 30-29-17.
Goals:
SJS - Matt Irwin (8) - from Chris Tierney and Tommy Wingels (4:38 1ST)
PHI - Michael Raffl (20) - from Nicklas Grossmann and Jakub Voracek (6:44 1ST)
SJS - Joe Pavelski PPG (36) - from Logan Couture and Brent Burns (16:45 1ST)
PHI - Claude Giroux PPG (23) - from Jakub Voracek and Michael Del Zotto (8:37 3RD)
Shootout winner - Brent Burns (SJS)
Goalies:
WG - Alex Stalock (16 saves on 18 shots: 7-7-1) LG - Steve Mason (42 saves on 44 shots: 15-17-11)
Three Stars:
3. Joe Pavelski (1 goal) - San Jose
2. Steve Mason (42 saves on 44 shots) - Philadelphia
1. Brent Burns (1 assist, shootout winner) - San Jose

Pittsburgh Penguins 3, Arizona Coyotes 2 (from Pittsburgh) - The Penguins improved to 41-23-11 on the season thanks to a 3-2 win over the Arizona Coyotes, dropping them to 23-45-8. 
Goals:
ARI - Tye McGinn (2) - from Klas Dahlbeck and B.J. Crombeen (4:52 3RD)
PIT - Daniel Winnik (9) - from Paul Martin and Sidney Crosby (7:16 3RD)
PIT - Steve Downie PPG (14) - from Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin (9:19 3RD)
PIT - Sidney Crosby PPG (25) - from Derick Pouliot and Evgeni Malkin (11:24 3RD) *GWG*
ARI - Tobias Rieder (13) - from Shane Doan and Mark Arcobello (18:09 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - Thomas Greiss (22 saves on 24 shots: 9-5-3) LG - Mike Smith (43 saves on 46 shots: 13-38-5) 
Three Stars:
3. Mike Smith (43 saves on 46 shots) - Arizona
2. Steve Downie (1 goal) - Pittsburgh
1. Sidney Crosby (1 goal, 2 assists, GWG) - Pittsburgh

Detroit Red Wings 4, Tampa Bay Lightning 0 (from Detroit) - The Red Wings improved to 40-22-12 on the season thanks to a 4-0 shutout of the Tampa Bay Lightning, dropping them to 46-23-7. 
Goals:
DET - Joakim Andersson (2) - from Kyle Quincey and Stephen Weiss (5:25 2ND) *GWG*
DET - Justin Abdelkader (23) - from Gustav Nyquist (7:19 2ND)
DET - Gustav Nyquist (24) - from Kyle Quincey (9:19 2ND)
DET - Luke Glendening EN (11) - unassisted (18:21 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - Petr Mrazek (23 saves on 23 shots: 15-7-1) LG - Ben Bishop (19 saves on 22 shots: 36-13-4)
Three Stars:
3. Kyle Quincey (2 assists) - Detroit
2. Gustav Nyquist (1 goal, 1 assist) - Detroit
1. Petr Mrazek (23 saves on 23 shots for the shutout) - Detroit

Toronto Maple Leafs 4, Ottawa Senators 3 (OT) - (from Toronto) - The Leafs improved to 28-42-6 on the season thanks to a 4-3 OT win over the Ottawa Senators, dropping them to 37-25-12. 
Goals:
OTT - Mark Stone (19) - from Clarke MacArthur and Kyle Turris (4:25 2ND)
OTT - Curtis Lazar (6) - from Jean-Gabriel Pageau and Erik Condra (5:59 2ND)
TOR - Tyler Bozak (20) - from James van Riemsdyk and Phil Kessel (4:13 3RD)
OTT - Kyle Turris PPG (22) - from David Legwand and Erik Karlsson (9:30 3RD)
TOR - Tyler Bozak PPG (21) - from James van Reimsdyk and Phil Kessel (11:29 3RD)
TOR - Tyler Bozak (22 - Hat Trick) - from James van Riemsdyk and Morgan Rielly (18:36 3RD)
TOR - Eric Brewer (2) - from Tyler Bozak and Phil Kessel (3:17 OT) *GWG*
Goalies:
WG - James Reimer (22 saves on 25 shots: 8-15-0) LG - Craig Anderson (27 saves on 31 shots: 14-12-8) 
Three Stars:
3. Kyle Turris (1 goal, 1 assist) - Ottawa
2. Phil Kessel (3 assists) - Toronto
1. Tyler Bozak (3 goals, 1 assist) - Toronto

Montreal Canadiens 3, Florida Panthers 2 (OT) - (from Montreal) - The Canadiens improved to 47-21-8 on the season thanks to a 3-2 OT win over the Florida Panthers, dropping them to 34-26-15. 
Goals:
MTL - Lars Eller (12) - from Jeff Petry and Nathan Beaulieu (17:37 1ST)
FLA - Aleksander Barkov (13) - from Jonathan Huberdeau and Jaromir Jagr (6:09 2ND)
FLA - Aleksander Barkov PPG (14) - from Jonathan Huberdeau and Dmitry Kulikov (13:11 2ND)
MTL - Alex Galchenyuk PPG (20) - from Tomas Plekanec and Andrei Markov (14:35 2ND)
MTL - Max Pacioretty PPG (36) - from David Desharnais and P.K. Subban (2:59 OT) *GWG*
Goalies:
WG - Carey Price (21 saves on 23 shots: 41-15-5) LG - Roberto Luongo (22 saves on 25 shots: 26-17-12) 
Three Stars:
3. Alex Galchenyuk (1 goal) - Montreal
2. Aleksander Barkov (2 goals) - Florida
1. Max Pacioretty (1 goal, OT winner) - Montreal

Carolina Hurricanes 3, New Jersey Devils 1 (from Carolina) - The Hurricanes improved to 28-36-10 on the season thanks to a 3-1 win over the New Jersey Devils, dropping them to 31-32-12. 
Goals:
NJD - Patrik Elias PPG (11) - from Mike Cammalleri (11:03 1ST)
CAR - Chris Terry (9) - from Jeff Skinner and Victor Rask (18:33 2ND)
CAR - Eric Staal (21) - from Ryan Murphy and Jordan Staal (0:09 3RD) *GWG*
CAR - Justin Faulk (15) - from Elias Lindholm and John-Michael Liles (4:58 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - Cam Ward (21 saves on 22 shots: 20-21-5) LG - Keith Kinkaid (29 saves on 32 shots: 5-5-3) 
Three Stars:
3. Justin Faulk (1 goal) - Carolina
2. Cam Ward (21 saves on 22 shots for the win) - Carolina
1. Eric Staal (1 goal, GWG) - Carolina

Columbus Blue Jackets 4, St. Louis Blues 2 (from St. Louis) - The Blue Jackets improved to 36-35-4 on the season thanks to a 4-2 win over the St. Louis Blues, dropping them to 46-22-7.
Goals:
CBJ - William Karlsson (3) - from Scott Hartnell and Marko Dano (7:06 1ST)
STL - Patrik Berglund (9) - from Jaden Schwartz and Jori Lehtera (0:52 2ND)
CBJ - Jack Johnson PPG (6) - from Fedor Tyutin and Brandon Dubinsky (11:39 2ND)
STL - Vladimir Tarasenko PPG (36) - from Patrik Berglund and Alex Pietrangelo (14:44 2ND)
CBJ - Boone Jenner (7) - from Ryan Johansen and Cam Atkinson (19:39 2ND) *GWG*
CBJ - Cam Atkinson EN (20) - from Boone Jenner and David Savard (18:42 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - Sergei Bobrovsky (29 saves on 31 shots: 25-17-2) LG - Brian Elliott (13 saves on 16 shots: 24-13-3)
Three Stars:
3. Sergei Bobrovsky (29 saves on 29 shots for the win) - Columbus
2. Cam Atkinson (1 goal, 1 assist) - Columbus
1. Boone Jenner (1 goal, 1 assist, GWG) - Columbus

Minnesota Wild 4, Los Angeles Kings 1 (from Minnesota) - The Wild improved to 44-25-7 on the season thanks to a 4-1 win over the Los Angeles Kings, dropping them to 37-24-14. 
Goals:
MIN - Nino Niederreiter (23) - from Mikko Koivu and Chris Stewart (3:15 1ST)
MIN - Mikko Koivu (13) - from Chris Stewart (13:39 1ST) *GWG*
LAK - Dwight King (11) - from Jeff Carter and Tyler Toffoli (3:20 2ND)
MIN - Nino Niederreiter PPG (24) - from Jared Spurgeon and Marco Scandella (16:57 3RD)
MIN - Mikko Koivu EN (14) - unassisted (18:38 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - Devan Dubnyk (31 saves on 32 shots: 35-11-3) LG - Jonathan Quick (7 saves on 9 shots: 33-20-12), Martin Jones (9 saves on 10 shots in relief of Quick) 
Three Stars:
3. Devan Dubnyk (31 saves on 32 shots for the win) - Minnesota
2. Nino Niederreiter (2 goals) - Minnesota
1. Mikko Koivu (2 goals, 1 assist, GWG) - Minnesota

Colorado Avalanche 5, Buffalo Sabres 3 (from Colorado) - The Avalanche improved to 35-28-12 on the season thanks to a 5-3 win over the Buffalo Sabres, dropping them to 20-47-8. 
Goals:
COL - Marc-Andre Cliche (2) - from Cody McLeod and Nick Holden (10:47 1ST)
COL - John Mitchell (10) - from Matt Duchene and Jarome Iginla (11:19 1ST)
COL - Tyson Barrie (12) - from Ryan O'Reilly and Gabriel Landeskog (3:29 2ND)
COL - Matt Duchene (19) - from Jarome Iginla and Zach Redmond (6:56 2ND) *GWG*
BUF - Andrej Meszaros (4) - from Rasmus Ristolainen and Johan Larsson (3:09 3RD)
COL - Brad Stuart (3) - from Jarome Iginla and Matt Duchene (4:48 3RD)
BUF - Andrej Meszaros (5) - unassisted (5:29 3RD)
BUF - Rasmus Ristolainen (7) - from Marcus Foligno and Zac Dalpe (8:43 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - Semyon Varlamov (35 saves on 38 shots: 26-18-8) LG - Matt Hackett (7 saves on 10 shots: 0-4-1) in relief of Anders Lindback (10 saves on 12 shots) 
Three Stars:
3. Andrej Meszaros (2 goals) - Buffalo
2. Jarome Iginla (3 assists) - Colorado
1. Matt Duchene (1 goal, 2 assists, GWG) - Colorado

Dallas Stars 4, Vancouver Canucks 3 (OT) - (from Vancouver) - The Stars improved to 37-29-10 on the season thanks to a 4-3 OT win over the Vancouver Canucks, dropping them to 43-27-5.
Goals:
DAL - Jamie Benn (28) - from Tyler Seguin and Jason Demers (1:54 1ST)
VAN - Nick Bonino (14) - from Radim Vrbata and Chris Tanev (11:18 1ST)
VAN - Chris Higgins (11) - from Dan Hamhuis and Chris Tanev (10:10 2ND)
DAL - Patrick Eaves (11) - from Jason Spezza and Alex Goligoski (7:55 3RD)
DAL - Tyler Seguin (34) - from Trevor Daley and Cody Eakin (14:25 3RD)
VAN - Radim Vrbata PPG (30) - from Nick Bonino and Daniel Sedin (18:28 3RD)
DAL - John Klingberg (11) - from Trevor Daley and Cody Eakin (4:13 OT) *GWG*
Goalies:
WG - Kari Lehtonen (32 saves on 35 shots: 34-15-10) LG - Eddie Lack (36 saves on 40 shots: 14-11-4)
Three Stars:
3. John Klingberg (1 goal, OT winner) - Dallas
2. Radim Vrbata (1 goal, 1 assist) - Vancouver
1. Tyler Seguin (1 goal, 1 assist) - Dallas

Three Stars of the Night:
3. Petr Mrazek - Mrazek stopped all 23 shots he faced for the shutout in the Red Wings 4-0 win over the Lightning.
2. Mikko Koivu - Koivu scored 2 goals (including the game-winner) and added an assist in the Wild's 4-1 win over the Kings.
1. Tyler Bozak - Bozak scored his 1st career hat trick and added an assist in the Leafs 4-3 OT win over the Senators.

Interesting Stats of the Night:
-Petr Mrazek picked up his 2nd shutout of the season.
-Rick Nash scored his 40th goal of the season, the 3rd time in his career he has reached 40 goals.
-Troy Brouwer scored his 20th goal of the season, the 3rd time in his career he has reached 20 goals.
-Michael Raffl scored his 20th goal of the season, the 1st time in his career he has reached 20 goals.
-Tyler Bozak scored his 1st career hat trick.
-Devan Dubnyk improved to 26-6-1 since joining the Minnesota Wild. He has taken them from out of a playoff spot to 3rd in the Central Division. 
-Great stuff from the Leafs tonight signing Garrett Gamble to a 1 day contract. Gamble is an 11-year old from Saskatchewan who is currently suffering from a rare disease called Morquio Syndrome. Gamble dropped the ceremonial faceoff puck at tonight's Leafs/Senators game. Here is more on Garret's special night: http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatchewan/maple-leafs-grant-wish-for-garrett-gamble-11-from-sask-first-nation-1.3013737?cmp=rss
-Alex Galchenyuk scored his 20th goal of the season, the 1st time in his career he has reached 20 goals.
-Max Pacioretty scored his 10th game-winning goal of the season. He now has 21 game-winning goals the last 2 seasons.
-Cam Atkinson scored his 20th goal of the season, the 2nd time in his career he has reached 20 goals.
-Radim Vrbata scored his 30th goal of the season, the 2nd time in his career he has reached 30 goals.

Current Winning/Losing Streaks (3 or more games):
Columbus Blue Jackets - 6 game winning streak
Minnesota Wild - 5 game winning streak
Nashville Predators - 4 game winning streak

New York Islanders - 3 game losing streak

Forman Faceoff Highlight of the Night:
-Ryan O'Reilly with the ridiculous behind the back pass to Tyson Barrie who made no mistake: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zal8oggjYrY

What's up next - Sundday March 29th: There are 8 NHL games on tap for Sunday:
1. Washington Capitals vs. New York Rangers at 3:00 PM ET (In New York) {***Forman's Game of the Night***}
2. Florida Panthers vs. Ottawa Senators at 5:00 PM ET (In Ottawa)
3. Detroit Red Wings vs. New York Islanders at 5:00 PM ET (In New York)
4. Boston Bruins vs. Carolina Hurricanes at 5:00 PM ET (In Carolina)
5. Calgary Flames vs. Nashville Predators at 5:00 PM ET (In Nashville)
6. Anaheim Ducks vs. New Jersey Devils at 7:00 PM ET (In New Jersey)
7. San Jose Sharks vs. Pittsburgh Penguins at 7:30 PM ET (In Pittsburgh)
8. Chicago Blackhawks vs. Winnipeg Jets at 7:30 PM ET (In Winnipeg)

-Joel Forman - The Forman Faceoff

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