March 6th NHL Recap

Columbus Blue Jackets 3, New Jersey Devils 2 (from New Jersey) - The Blue Jackets improved to 27-33-4 on the season thanks to a 3-2 win over the New Jersey Devils, dropping them to 27-28-10.

Goals:

CBJ - Justin Falk (1) - from Cody Goloubef and Brandon Dubinsky (6:41 1ST)

CBJ - Brandon Dubinsky (9) - from Nick Foligno (2:24 2ND)

NJD - Jordin Tootoo PPG (7) - from Adam Henrique and Jacob Josefson (5:54 2ND)

CBJ - Marko Dano (4) - from Alexander Wennberg and Justin Falk (9:11 2ND) *GWG*

NJD - Peter Harrold (3) - from Andy Greene and Tuomo Ruutu (6:36 3RD)

Goalies:

WG - Sergei Bobrovsky (21 saves on 23 shots: 17-16-2) LG - Cory Schneider (21 saves on 24 shots: 24-24-6)

Three Stars:

3. Jordin Tootoo (1 goal) - New Jersey

2. Justin Falk (1 goal, 1 assist) - Columbus

1. Brandon Dubinsky (1 goal, 1 assist) - Columbus

Minnesota Wild 3, Carolina Hurricanes 1 (from Carolina) - The Wild improved to 36-22-7 on the season thanks to a 3-1 win over the Carolina Hurricanes, dropping them to 24-32-7.

Goals:

MIN - Charlie Coyle (8) - from Nino Niederreiter and Mikael Granlund (11:00 1ST)

CAR - Riley Nash (8) - from Jeff Skinner (15:18 2ND)

MIN - Mikael Granlund (7) - from Jason Pominville and Zach Parise(4:22 3RD) *GWG*

MIN - Zach Parise (26) - from Jason Pominville (6:18 3RD)

Goalies:

WG - Devan Dubnyk (37 saves on 38 shots: 27-8-3) LG - Anton Khudobin (16 saves on 19 shots: 7-12-3)

Three Stars:

3. Mikael Granlund (1 goal, 1 assist, GWG) - Minnesota

2. Zach Parise (1 goal, 1 assist) - Minnesota

1. Devan Dubnyk (37 saves on 38 shots for the win) - Minnesota

Ottawa Senators 3, Buffalo Sabres 2 (from Ottawa) - The Senators improved to 29-23-11 on the season thanks to a 3-2 win over the Buffalo Sabres, dropping them to 19-41-5.

Goals:

BUF - Phil Varone (3) - from Matt Moulson and Andre Benoit (7:22 1ST)

BUF - Tyler Ennis (16) - from Phil Varone and Zach Bogosian (16:32 1ST)

OTT - Erik Karlsson (16) - from Milan Michalek and Mark Stone (0:26 2ND)

OTT - Mika Zibanejad (17) - from Bobby Ryan and Mike Hoffman (1:34 2ND)

OTT - Mark Stone (16) - from Marc Methot and Milan Michalek (3:08 3RD) *GWG*

Goalies:

WG - Andrew Hammond (24 saves on 26 shots: 7-0-1) LG - Anders Lindback (34 saves on 37 shots: 2-10-0) 

Three Stars:

3. Milan Michalek (2 assists) - Ottawa

2. Phil Varone (1 goal, 1 assist) - Buffalo

1. Mark Stone (1 goal, 1 assist, GWG) - Ottawa

Calgary Flames 5, Detroit Red Wings 2 (from Detroit) - The Flames improved to 36-25-4 on the season thanks to a 5-2 win over the Detroit Red Wings, dropping them to 36-16-11.

Goals:

DET - Justin Abdelkader (15) - from Henrik Zetterberg and Erik Cole (3:05 1ST)

DET - Justin Abdelkader PPG (16) - from Henrik Zetterberg and Erik Cole (8:12 1ST)

CGY - Sean Monahan PPG (24) - from Kris Russell and Dennis Wideman (10:27 1ST)

CGY - Matt Stajan (5) - from Brandon Bollig (6:03 2ND)

CGY - Jiri Hudler (22) - from Sean Monahan and Dennis Wideman (13:10 2ND) *GWG*

CGY - Mason Raymond (12) - from Drew Shore and Josh Jooris (1:50 3RD)

CGY - Jiri Hudler EN (23) - from Johnny Gaudreau and Mikael Backlund (18:54 3RD)

Goalies:

WG - Jonas Hiller (33 saves on 35 shots: 20-17-3) LG - Jimmy Howard (19 saves on 23 shots: 19-9-9)

Three Stars:

3. Dennis Wideman (2 assists) - Calgary

2. Justin Abdelkader (2 goals) - Detroit

1. Jiri Hudler (2 goals, GWG) - Calgary

Chicago Blackhawks 2, Edmonton Oilers 1 (SO) - (from Chicago) - The Hawks improved to 39-21-5 on the season thanks to a 2-1 shootout win over the Edmonton Oilers, dropping them to 18-36-11.

Goals:

EDM - Derek Roy (7) - from Nail Yakupov (15:15 1ST)
CHI - Brent Seabrook (8) - from Jonathan Toews and Marian Hossa (13:58 3RD)
Shootout winner - Antoine Vermette (CHI)

Goalies:

WG - Corey Crawford (42 saves on 43 shots: 26-14-4) LG - Ben Scrivens (36 saves on 37 shots: 12-21-8) 

Three Stars:

3. Brent Seabrook (1 goal) - Chicago

2. Ben Scrivens (36 saves on 37 shots) - Edmonton

1. Corey Crawford (42 saves on 43 shots for the win) - Chicago

Pittsburgh Penguins 5, Anaheim Ducks 2 (from Anaheim) - The Penguins improved to 37-18-9 on the season thanks to a 5-2 win over the Anaheim Ducks, dropping them to 42-17-7

Goals:

PIT - Blake Comeau (15) - from Derrick Pouliot and Evgeni Malkin (9:51 2ND)
PIT - Patric Hornqvist (20) - from David Perron and Sidney Crosby (11:53 2ND)
PIT - Patric Hornqvist (21) - from Ian Cole and Paul Martin (19:37 2ND) *GWG*
PIT - Evgeni Malkin (28) - from Chris Kunitz and Blake Comeau (2:03 3RD)
ANA - Tomas Fleischmann (8) - from Jakob Silfverberg (9:03 3RD)
ANA - Corey Perry (28) - from Rickard Rakell and Emerson Etem (13:08 3RD)
PIT - Sidney Crosby EN (21) - from Brandon Sutter and Kris Letang (19:49 3RD)

Goalies:

WG - Thomas Greiss (27 saves on 29 shots: 8-3-3) LG - Frederik Andersen (16 saves on 20 shots: 30-9-5)

Three Stars:

3. Blake Comeau (1 goal, 1 assist) - Pittsburgh

2. Evgeni Malkin (1 goal, 1 assist) - Pittsburgh

1. Patric Hornqvist (2 goals, GWG) - Pittsburgh

Three Stars of the Night:

3. Jiri Hudler - Hudler scored 2 goals (including the game-winner) in the Flames 5-2 win over the Red Wings.

2. Patric Hornqvist - Hornqvist scored 2 goals (including the game-winner) in the Penguins 5-2 win over the Ducks.

1. Corey Crawford - Crawford stopped an impressive 42 out of 43 shots in the Hawks 2-1 win over the Oilers.

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

Minnesota Wild - 5 game winning streak
Calgary Flames - 4 game winning streak

Nashville Predators - 5 game losing streak

Montreal Canadiens - 3 game losing streak

Edmonton Oilers - 3 game losing streak

What's up next - Saturday March 7th: There are 10 NHL games on tap for Saturday:

1. Philadelphia Flyers vs. Boston Bruins at 1:00 PM ET (In Boston)

2. St. Louis Blues vs. Toronto Maple Leafs at 7:00 PM ET (In Toronto)

3. Dallas Stars vs. Tampa Bay Lightning at 7:00 PM ET (In Tampa Bay)

4. New York Islanders vs. Florida Panthers at 7:00 PM ET (In Florida)

5. Buffalo Sabres vs. Washington Capitals at 7:00 PM ET (In Washington)

6. Colorado Avalanche vs. Columbus Blue Jackets at 7:00 PM ET (In Columbus)

7. Winnipeg Jets vs. Nashville Predators at 7:00 PM ET (In Nashville)

8. Montreal Canadiens vs. Arizona Coyotes at 7:00 PM ET (In Arizona)

9. Pittsburgh Penguins vs. Los Angeles Kings at 10:00 PM ET (In Los Angeles) {***Forman's Game of the Night***}

10. Vancouver Canucks vs. San Jose Sharks at 10:00 PM ET (In San Jose)

-Joel Forman - The Forman Faceoff