March 3rd NHL Recap

New Jersey Devils 3, Nashville Predators 1 (from New Jersey) - The Devils improved to 27-27-10 on the season thanks to a 3-1 win over the Nashville Predators, dropping them to 41-17-7. 

Goals:

NJD - Adam Larsson (3) - Patrik Elias and Andy Greene (0:58 1ST)

NJD - Eric Gelinas PPG (5) - from Scott Gomez and Steve Bernier (3:57 1ST) *GWG*

NSH - Mike Fisher (16) - from Craig Smith and Victor Bartley (2:11 2ND)
NJD - Mike Cammalleri EN (24) - from Mark Fraser (18:46 3RD)

Goalies:

WG - Cory Schneider (33 saves on 34 shots: 24-23-6) LG - Carter Hutton (21 saves on 23 shots: 6-5-4) 

Three Stars:

3. Adam Larsson (1 goal) - New Jersey

2. Eric Gelinas (1 goal, GWG) - New Jersey

1. Cory Schneider (33 saves on 34 shots for the win) - New Jersey

Calgary Flames 3, Philadelphia Flyers 2 (OT) - (from Philadelphia) - The Flames improved to 34-25-4 on the season thanks to a 3-2 OT win over the Philadelphia Flyers, dropping them to 27-25-12.

Goals:

CGY - Sean Monahan (22) - from Mason Raymond and Jiri Hudler (6:30 1ST)

CGY - Mikael Backlund (7) - from Lance Bouma and Emile Poirier (4:58 2ND)
PHI - Sean Couturier (13) - from Ryan White (0:53 3RD)
PHI - Mark Streit (9) - from Michael Raffl and Claude Giroux (8:15 3RD)
CGY - Jiri Hudler (20) - from T.J. Brodie and Johnny Gaudreau (1:23 OT) *GWG*

Goalies:

WG - Karri Ramo (35 saves on 37 shots: 11-7-1) LG - Steve Mason (23 saves on 26 shots: 12-13-8)

Three Stars:

3. Karri Ramo (35 saves on 37 shots for the win) - Calgary

2. Mark Streit (1 goal) - Philadelphia

1. Jiri Hudler (1 goal, 1 assist, OT winner) - Calgary

Washington Capitals 5, Columbus Blue Jackets 3 (from Columbus) - The Capitals improved to 35-20-10 on the season thanks to a 5-3 win over the Columbus Blue Jackets, dropping them to 26-33-4.

Goals:

WSH - Alex Ovechkin (42) - from Brooks Orpik and Nicklas Backstrom (3:37 1ST)

WSH - Eric Fehr (18) - from Tim Gleason and Jason Chimera (16:20 1ST)

CBJ - David Savard (10) - from Scott Hartnell and Fedor Tyutin (1:51 2ND)

WSH - Tom Wilson (4) - from Jason Chimera and Jay Beagle (2:39 2ND)

CBJ - Scott Hartnell (15) - from Jack Johnson and Alexander Wenberg (15:03 2ND)
WSH - Alex Ovechkin PPG (43) - from Nicklas Backstrom and John Carlson (3:17 3RD) *GWG*
CBJ - Scott Hartnell (16) - from Nick Foligno and Ryan Johansen (9:07 3RD)
WSH - Marcus Johansson EN (16) - from Joel Ward (19:51 3RD)

Goalies:

WG - Braden Holtby (27 saves on 30 shots: 31-15-9) LG - Sergei Bobrovsky (28 saves on 32 shots: 16-16-2)

Three Stars:

3. Nicklas Backstrom (2 assists) - Washington

2. Scott Hartnell (2 goals, 1 assist) - Columbus

1. Alex Ovechkin (2 goals, GWG) - Washington

Tampa Bay Lightning 3, Buffalo Sabres 0 (from Tampa Bay) - The Lightning improved to 39-20-6 on the season thanks to a 3-0 win over the Buffalo Sabres, dropping them to 19-40-5.

Goals:

TBL - Steven Stamkos (36) - from Alex Killorn and Andrej Sustr (16:37 1ST) *GWG*
TBL - Ryan Callahan PPG (20) - from Tyler Johnson and Valtteri Filppula (2:48 2ND)
TBL - Victor Hedman PPG (8) - from Anton Stralman and Ondrej Palat (4:24 2ND)

Goalies:

WG - Andrei Vasilevskiy (28 saves on 28 shots: 5-3-1) LG - Anders Lindback (32 saves on 35 shots: 2-9-0) 

Three Stars:

3. Ryan Callahan (1 goal) - Tampa Bay

2. Steven Stamkos (1 goal, GWG) - Tampa Bay

1. Andrei Vasilevskiy (28 saves on 28 shots for the shutout) - Tampa Bay

Toronto Maple Leafs 3, Florida Panthers 2 (from Florida) - The Maple Leafs improved to 26-33-5 on the season thanks to a 3-2 win over the Florida Panthers, dropping them to 28-23-13.

Goals:

FLA - Brandon Pirri (12) - from Jimmy Hayes and Vincent Trocheck (19:42 1ST)
TOR - Dion Phaneuf PPG (4) - from Phil Kessel and Morgan Rielly (4:40 2ND)
FLA - Aaron Ekblad PPG (11) - from Jimmy Hayes and Jonathan Huberdeau (13:12 2ND)
TOR - Nazem Kadri (16) - from Jake Gardiner and Richard Panik (0:22 3RD)
TOR - Peter Holland (10) - from David Booth (5:28 3RD) *GWG*

Goalies:

WG - Jonathan Bernier (40 saves on 42 shots: 19-19-5) LG - Al Montoya (12 saves on 15 shots: 5-7-2) in relief of the injured Roberto Luongo (19 saves on 19 shots)

Three Stars:

3. Jimmy Hayes (2 asissts) - Florida

2. Aaron Ekblad (1 goal) - Florida

1. Jonathan Bernier (40 saves on 42 shots for the win) - Toronto

Minnesota Wild 3, Ottawa Senators 2 (SO) - (from Minnesota) - The Wild improved to 34-22-7 on the season thanks to a 3-2 shootout win over the Ottawa Senators, dropping them to 27-23-11. 

Goals:

MIN - Matt Dumba (5) - from Mikael Granlund (0:52 2ND)
MIN - Matt Dumba (6) - from Chris Stewart and Mikael Granlund (8:05 2ND)
OTT - Mika Zibanejad (16) - from Bobby Ryan and Patrick Wiercioch (8:33 2ND)
OTT - Bobby Ryan (16) - from Mike Hoffman and Erik Karlsson (11:48 2ND)
Shootout winner - Charlie Coyle (MIN)

Goalies:

WG - Devan Dubnyk (31 saves on 33 shots: 25-8-3) LG - Andrew Hammond (36 saves on 38 shots: 5-0-1) 

Three Stars:

3. Devan Dubnyk (31 saves on 33 shots for the win) - Minnesota

2. Andrew Hammond (36 saves on 38 shots) - Ottawa

1. Matt Dumba (2 goals) - Minnesota

Dallas Stars 3, New York Islanders 2 (OT) - (from Dallas) - The Stars improved to 28-26-10 on the season thanks to a 3-2 OT win over the New York Islanders, dropping them to 41-21-3.  

Goals:

NYI - Josh Bailey (13) - from Ryan Strome and Brock Nelson (15:25 1ST)
DAL - Brett Ritchie (4) - from Jyrki Jokipakka and Cody Eakin (2:24 3RD)
DAL - Vernon Fiddler (8) - from Ryan Garbutt and Antoine Roussel (7:28 3RD)
NYI - Anders Lee (21) - unassisted (19:58 3RD)
DAL - Cody Eakin (15) - from Jamie Benn and John Klingberg (2:18 OT) *GWG*

Goalies:

WG - Kari Lehtonen (35 saves on 37 shots: 26-13-10) LG - Jaroslav Halak (32 saves on 35 shots: 33-13-1) 

Three Stars:

3. Kari Lehtonen (35 saves on 37 shots for the win) - Dallas

2. Anders Lee (1 goal) - New York

1. Cody Eakin (1 goal, 1 assist, OT winner) - Dallas

Anaheim Ducks 4, Arizona Coyotes 1 (from Arizona) - The Ducks improved to 41-17-7 on the season thanks to a 4-1 win over the Arizona Coyotes, dropping them to 20-37-7.

Goals:

ANA - Ryan Kesler SHG (17) - from Jakob Silfverberg (13:34 1ST)
ANA - Andrew Cogliano (11) - from Simon Despres and Nate Thompson (5:56 2ND) *GWG*
ARI - Tobias Rieder (9) - from Sam Gagner and Mark Arcobello (9:30 2ND)
ANA - Jakob Silfverberg (10) - from Tomas Fleischmann and Cam Fowler (7:21 3RD)
ANA - Andrew Cogliano SHG/EN (12) - from Jakob Silfverberg and Francois Beauchemin (17:26 3RD)

Goalies:

WG - Frederik Andersen (29 saves on 30 shots: 30-8-5) LG - Mike Smith (31 saves on 34 shots: 10-31-5) 

Three Stars:

3. Frederik Andersen (29 saves on 30 shots for the win) - Anaheim

2. Andrew Cogliano (2 goals, GWG) - Anaheim
1. Jakob Silfverberg (1 goal, 2 assists) - Anaheim

Los Angeles Kings 5, Edmonton Oilers 2 (from Edmonton) - The Kings improved to 30-21-12 on the season thanks to a 5-2 win over the Edmonton Oilers, dropping them to 18-36-10. 

Goals:

LAK - Matt Greene (3) - from Anze Kopitar and Trevor Lewis (9:00 1ST)
LAK - Trevor Lewis (9) - from Anze Kopitar and Marian Gaborik (19:01 1ST)
LAK - Jeff Carter SHG (21) - from Tyler Toffoli and Drew Doughty (2:18 2ND) *GWG*
EDM - Luke Gazdic (2) - from Jordan Oesterle and Boyd Gordon (13:18 2ND)
LAK - Kyle Clifford (4) - from Nick Shore and Jordan Nolan (16:59 2ND)
LAK - Anze Kopitar (13) - from Trevor Lewis and Drew Doughty (0:26 3RD)
EDM - Teddy Purcell PPG (9) - from Justin Schultz and Ryan Nugent-Hopkins (5:36 3RD)

Goalies:

WG - Jonathan Quick (21 saves on 23 shots: 26-17-10) LG - Ben Scrivens (24 saves on 29 shots: 12-21-7)

Three Stars:

3. Drew Doughty (2 assists) - Los Angeles

2. Trevor Lewis (1 goal, 2 assists) - Los Angeles

1. Anze Kopitar (1 goal, 2 assists) - Los Angeles

San Jose Sharks 6, Vancouver Canucks 2 (from Vancouver) - The Sharks improved to 32-25-8 on the season thanks to a 6-2 win over the Vancouver Canucks, dropping them to 36-24-3. 

Goals:

SJS - Chris Tierney (2) - from Barclay Goodrow (3:03 1ST)
SJS - Melker Karlsson (10) - from Joe Pavelski and Matt Irwin (7:18 1ST)
SJS - Logan Couture (22) - from Matt Nieto and Patrick Marleau (7:45 1ST) *GWG*
VAN - Henrik Sedin PPG (14) - from Daniel Sedin and Radim Vrbata (1:01 2ND)
VAN - Henrik Sedin (15) - from Daniel Sedin and Chris Higgins (9:12 2ND)
SJS - Matt Nieto (5) - from Patrick Marleau (11:45 2ND)
SJS - Matt Nieto EN (6) - from Joe Thornton and Brent Burns (17:11 3RD)
SJS - Marc-Edourd Vlasic EN (8) - unassisted (18:09 3RD)

Goalies:

WG - Antti Niemi (26 saves on 28 shots: 25-17-7) LG - Jacob Markstrom (1 save on 4 shots: 0-1-0), Eddie Lack (23 saves on 24 shots)

Three Stars:

3. Patrick Marleau (2 assists) - San Jose

2. Henrik Sedin (2 goals) - Vancouver

1. Matt Nieto (2 goals, 1 assist) - San Jose

Three Stars of the Night:

3. Matt Nieto - Nieto scored 2 goals and added an assist in the Sharks 5-2 win over the Canucks.

2. Andrei Vasilevskiy - Vasilevskiy stopped all 28 shots he faced for the shutout in the Lightning's 3-0 win over the Sabres.

1. Alex Ovechkin - Ovie scored his NHL-leading 42nd and 43rd goals of the season (including the game-winner) in the Capitals 5-3 win over the Blue Jackets.

Interesting Stats of the Night:

-Emile Poirier picked up his 1st NHL point.

-Claude Giroux picked up his 300th career assist.
-Andrei Vasilevskiy picked up his 1st career shutout.
-Both Roberto Luongo and Al Montoya were hurt for the Panthers in net tonight, leading to one of the weirdest 3rd periods I've ever witnessed with Goalie Coach Rob Tallas suiting up. Here is more on the goalie ordeal: http://www.thescore.com/nhl/news/712095
-Tough season debut for Canucks G Jacob Markstrom as he allowed 3 goals on 4 shots before being pulled.

-Frederik Andersen picked up his 30th win of the season, the 1st time in his career he has reached 30 wins.

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

Pittsburgh Penguins - 4 game winning streak
Minnesota Wild - 3 game winning streak
Anaheim Ducks - 3 game winning streak

Arizona Coyotes - 10 game losing streak

Columbus Blue Jackets - 5 game losing streak 

Nashville Predators - 4 game losing streak

Forman Faceoff Highlight of the Night:

-This no-look goal from his stomach by Melker Karlsson was absolutely filthy: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xLrJPi0_z34

What's up next - Wednesday March 4th: There are 4 NHL games on tap for Wednesday night:

1. Ottawa Senators vs. Winnipeg Jets at 7:30 PM ET (In Winnipeg)

2. New York Rangers vs. Detroit Red Wings at 8:00 PM ET (In Detroit)

3. Pittsburgh Penguins vs. Colorado Avalanche at 10:00 PM ET (In Colorado)

4. Montreal Canadiens vs. Anaheim Ducks at 10:00 PM ET (In Anaheim) {***Forman's Game of the Night***}

-Joel Forman - The Forman Faceoff