2015 Stanley Cup Playoffs - April 30th NHL Recap

Washington Capitals 2, New York Rangers 1 (Capitals lead series 1-0)

Goals:

WSH - Alex Ovechkin PPG (3) - from John Carlson and Braden Holtby (18:13 1ST)

NYR - Jesper Fast (1) - from Kevin Hayes and Carl Hagelin (15:21 3RD)

WSH - Joel Ward (2) - from Alex Ovechkin and Nicklas Backstrom (19:58 3RD) *GWG*

Goalies:

WG - Braden Holtby (31 saves on 32 shots) LG - Henrik Lundqvist (27 saves on 29 shots)

Three Stars:

3. Henrik Lundqvist (27 saves on 29 shots) - New York

2. Braden Holtby (31 saves on 32 shots for the win) - Washington

1. Alex Ovechkin (1 goal, 1 assist) - Washington

Anaheim Ducks 6, Calgary Flames 1 (Ducks lead series 1-0)

Goals:

ANA - Matt Beleskey (1) - from Kyle Palmieri and Hampus Lindholm (10:17 1ST)

ANA - Pat Maroon (2) - from Ryan Getzlaf and Corey Perry (13:11 1ST) *GWG*

ANA - Corey Perry (4) - from Simon Despres and Ryan Getzlaf (2:13 2ND)

ANA - Emerson Etem (2) - from Francois Beauchemin and Hampus Lindholm (10:11 2ND)

ANA - Corey Perry PPG (5) - from Ryan Getzlaf and Cam Fowler (0:44 3RD)

ANA - Ryan Getzlaf PPG (2) - from Sami Vatanen and Corey Perry (2:32 3RD)

CGY - Sam Bennett (3) - from Deryk Engelland (9:16 3RD)

Goalies:

WG - Frederik Andersen (23 saves on 24 shots) LG - Jonas Hiller (11 saves on 14 shots) Karri Ramo (18 saves on 21 shots in relief of Hiller)

Three Stars:

3. Matt Beleskey (1 goal) - Anaheim

2. Ryan Getzlaf (1 goal, 3 assists) - Anaheim

1. Corey Perry (2 goals, 2 assists) - Anaheim

Playoff Schedule Central - Thursday May 1st:

Tampa Bay Lightning vs. Montreal Canadiens Game #1 at 7:00 PM ET (In Montreal)

Minnesota Wild vs. Chicago Blackhawks Game #1 at 9:30 PM ET (In Chicago)

-Joel Forman - The Forman Faceoff

2015 Stanley Cup Playoff Preview - Eastern Conference Semifinals

The first round of the Eastern Conference playoffs featured both game 7s with Washington beating New York and Tampa Bay beating Detroit. The 4 1st round series in the East went as follows:

New York Rangers defeat Pittsburgh Penguins 4-1
Montreal Canadiens defeat Ottawa Senators 4-2
Washington Capitals defeat New York Islanders 4-3
Tampa Bay Lightning defeat Detroit Red Wings 4-3

I went 3/4 as I picked New York, Ottawa, Washington and Tampa Bay

Here's a look at the 2nd round match ups in the East:

#1 New York Rangers vs. #2 Washington Capitals

Season Series: New York won the season series 3-1-0

December 27, 2014: New York Rangers 4, Washington Capitals 2
March 11, 2015: New York Rangers 3, Washington Capitals 1
March 29, 2015: Washington Capitals 5, New York Rangers 2
April 11, 2015: New York Rangers 4, Washington Capitals 2

Players to Watch:

New York: Henrik Lundqvist, Rick Nash, Keith Yandle, Ryan McDonagh, Kevin Hayes, Martin St. Louis

Washington: Alex Ovechkin, Nicklas Backstrom, John Carlson, Evgeny Kuznetsov, Braden Holtby, Joel Ward

X-Factor:

New York: Henrik Lundqvist

Washington: Alex Ovechkin

Playoff Leaders:

Goals: Derick Brassard - 3 (NYR), Evgeny Kuznetsov/Nicklas Backstrom - 3 (WSH)
Assists: Rick Nash/Ryan McDonagh/Dan Girardi - 3 (NYR), Alex Ovechkin/Nicklas Backstrom/John Carlson/Joel Ward/Matt Niskanen/Jay Beagle - 3 (WSH)
Points: Nicklas Backstrom - 6 (WSH), Rick Nash/Ryan McDonagh/Derick Brassard - 4 (NYR)
Wins: Henrik Lundqvist - 4 (NYR), Braden Holtby - 4 (WSH)

Series Notes:
-Then Rangers enter this series after beating the Pittsburgh Penguins 4-1. 
-The Capitals enter this series having played in 1 of 2 game 7s in the 1st round, beating the Islanders 4-3.
-The Rangers needed just 11 goals to beat the Penguins in 5 games, they will need a lot more offensively in this series.
-Henrik Lundqvist was in MVP-form in round 1, he will need to be the same against the Capitals potent powerplay.
-The Rangers will need more from Rick Nash and Martin St. Louis in round 2.
-Keith Yandle and Ryan McDonagh were both key contributors offensively in round 1, they will need to be strong again in this series.
-With Mats Zuccarello out indefinitely, the Rangers will need Martin St. Louis and Kevin Hayes to step up on right-wing.
-Braden Holtby was also very strong in round 1, he will need to match Lundqvist or play better in this series to send Caps on.
-The Capitals will need their NHL-best PP to step up in this series, in particular Alex Ovechkin and Nicklas Backstrom. 
-Evgeny Kuznetsov had his coming out party in round 1 with the series-winning goal in game 7. Look for Kuznetsov to continue his offensive surge in round 2.
-The Caps will need more from John Carlson/Matt Niskanen/Mike Green offensively to match the Rangers offensive defenseman.
-Look for role guys like Joel Ward and Troy Brouwer to make an impact in this series.
-The Rangers beat the Capitals 4-3 the last time these teams met in the playoffs in 2013.

Prediction: This series is going to be very close and could go either way, but I like the Rangers chances as the higher seed

(RANGERS IN 7)


#1 Montreal Canadiens vs. #2 Tampa Bay Lightning

Season Series: Tampa Bay won the season series 5-0-0

October 13, 2014: Tampa Bay Lightning 7, Montreal Canadiens 1
January 6, 2015: Tampa Bay Lightning 4, Montreal Canadiens 2
March 10, 2015: Tampa Bay Lightning 1, Montreal Canadiens 0 (OT)
March 16, 2015: Tampa Bay Lightning 4, Montreal Canadiens 2
March 30, 2015: Tampa Bay Lightning 5, Montreal Canadiens 3

Players to Watch:

Montreal: Carey Price, PK Subban, Max Pacioretty, Brendan Gallagher, PA Parenteau, Dale Weise

Tampa Bay: Steven Stamkos, Tyler Johnson, Ondrej Palat, Nikita Kucherov, Ben Bishop, Ryan Callahan

X-Factor:

Montreal: Carey Price

Tampa Bay: Steven Stamkos 

Playoff Leaders:

Goals: Tyler Johnson - 6 (TBL), Max Pacioretty/Dale Weise - 2 (MTL)
Assists: Nikita Kucherov - 4 (TBL), PK Subban - 3 (MTL)
Points: Tyler Johnson - 7 (TBL), PK Subban - 4 (MTL)
Wins: Carey Price - 4 (MTL), Ben Bishop - 4 (TBL)

Series Notes:
-The Canadiens enter this series after beating the Ottawa Senators 4-2.
-The Lightning enter this series having played the 2nd game 7 in round 1, beating the Detroit Red wings 4-3.
-Hart and Vezina Trophy nominee Carey Price was in top form in the 1st round, he faces a much tougher task with the Lightning's depth at forward and will need to be sharp.
-The Canadiens had only 2 players with more than 1 goal in round 1 (Weise/Pacioretty had 2), they will need more scoring in this series.
-PK Subban/Andrei Markov need to produce for the Canadiens, only 5 points combined in round they need to ignite the Canadiens PP.
-The Canadiens had a key contribution in round 1 from their 4th line of Brandon Prust-Torrey Mitchell-Dale Weise, Weise in particular with a big OT winner. They will need these guys to continue their strong play in round 2.
-The Lightning beat the Red Wings 2-0 in game 7 on the last night of the 1st round.
-Steven Stamkos looked very off in round 1, with 0 goals and only 3 assists in 7 games. Look for him to break his slump in this series, he's a difference-maker when hes scoring.
-The Johnson-Palat-Kucherov "Triplets" line was huge against the Red Wings, with Johnson scoring 6 of the Lightning's 17 goals in the series. They will need to contribute as much as possible in this series.
-The pairing of Victor Hedman and Anton Stralman was strong in round 1, they will need to produce in this series as well.
-Brian Boyle was a force for the Lightning defensively in round 1, he will play a key role in this series.
-Ben Bishop had an up and down series vs. Detroit but was clutch when it mattered with his 1st playoff shutout in game 7.
-The Lightning outscored the Canadiens 21-8 in 5 games this season.
-The Canadiens beat the Lightning 4-0 the last time these teams met in the playoffs in 2014.

Prediction: The Lightning dominated the Canadiens in the regular season and have some momentum after winning a game 7. This has the potential to be a great series and can certainly go either way, will be interesting to see how it plays out

(LIGHTNING IN 7)


That leaves the Eastern Conference Finals as the #1 New York Rangers vs. #2 Tampa Bay Lightning to see who gets a birth in the Stanley Cup Finals

-Joel Forman - The Forman Faceoff

2015 Stanley Cup Playoff Preview - Western Conference Semifinals

The first round in the Western Conference featured 4 entertaining match ups with Anaheim/Winnipeg, St. Louis/Minnesota, Vancouver/Calgary and Nashville/Chicago. The series went as follows:

Anaheim Ducks defeat Winnipeg Jets 4-0
Minnesota Wild defeat St. Louis Blues 4-2
Calgary Flames defeat Vancouver Canucks 4-2
Chicago Blackhawks defeat Nashville Predators 4-2

I went 4/4 as I picked Anaheim, Minnesota, Calgary and Chicago

Here's a look at the 2nd round match ups in the West:

#1 Anaheim Ducks vs. #3 Calgary Flames

Season Series: Anaheim won the season series 3-1-1

November 18, 2014: Calgary Flames 4, Anaheim Ducks 3 (SO)
November 25, 2014: Anaheim Ducks 3, Calgary Flames 2
January 21, 2015: Anaheim Ducks 6, Calgary Flames 3
February 20, 2015: Anaheim Ducks 6, Calgary Flames 3
March 11, 2015: Calgary Flames 6, Anaheim Ducks 3 

Players to Watch:

Anaheim: Ryan Getzlaf, Corey Perry, Ryan Kesler, Sami Vatanen, Jakub Silfverberg, Andrew Cogliano

Calgary: Johnny Gaudreau, Jiri Hidler, Sean Monahan, Dennis Wideman, Kris Russell, Micheal Ferland

X-Factor:

Anaheim: Ryan Getzlaf

Calgary: Micheal Ferland 

Playoff Leaders:

Goals: Corey Perry/Ryan Kesler - 3 (ANA), Jiri Hudler - 3 (CGY)
Assists: Corey Perry/Jakob Silfverberg - 4 (ANA), Johnny Gaudreau/Dennis Wideman - 4 (CGY)
Points: Corey Perry - 7 (ANA), Jiri Hudler/Johnny Gaudreau - 6 (CGY)
Wins: Frederik Andersen - 4 (ANA), Jonas Hiller - 3 (CGY)

Series Notes:
-The Ducks enter this series having swept the Winnipeg Jets 4-0.
-The Flames enter this series having upset the Vancouver Canucks 4-2.
-The line of Ryan Kesler-Andrew Cogliano-Jakob Silfverberg was dominant in round 1, one of the best lines of the playoffs so far.
-The Ducks will need a big contribution from the dynamic duo of Ryan Getzlaf and Corey Perry to win this series.
-Sami Vatanen was a big contributor on offense in the 1st round, the Ducks will hope that continues in this series.
-Frederik Andersen will need to be sharp in this series, the Flames have a much stronger offensive attack than the Jets had.
-Pressure will be on former Ducks and current Flames goalie Jonas Hiller to lead his current team past his old team. He was strong in the 1st round against the Canucks and will need to be on top of his game in this series.
-The Gaudreau-Monahan-Hudler line struggled at times in the 1st round but picked it up when it mattered most (10 combined points in their series-winning performance in game 6). Look for this trio to heat up in round 2.
-The Flames had a big contribution from the line of Micheal Ferland-Matt Stajan-David Jones in the 1st round, they will need to keep their physicality and secondary scoring up in order to beat the Ducks. 
-Ferland was a difference-maker against the Canucks, a force on the body check the entire series with 40 hits in 6 games. The Ducks are a much more physical team than the Canucks so Ferland will need to be throwing his weight around even more.
-Dennis Wideman and Kris Russell were rock-solid in round 1, the Flames will need them to produce offensively to win this series. TJ Brodie will also be counted on heavily to put up points.
-The Ducks beat the Flames 4-3 the last time these teams met in the playoffs in 2006. Only Ryan Getzlaf, Corey Perry and Francois Beauchemin were on the Ducks in 2006 from this current team, while Mark Giordano (injured) is the only current Flame from that 2006 team.

Prediction: This is going to be a close series, one that has the potential to get very physical as well as both teams like to hit a ton. While I certainly would like to see the underdog Flames pull the upset, I think it is the Ducks year.

(DUCKS IN 5)


#3 Chicago Blackhawks vs. WC #1 Minnesota Wild

Season Series: Chicago won the season series 3-2-0

December 16, 2014: Chicago Blackhawks 5, Minnesota Wild 3
January 8, 2015: Chicago Blackhawks 4, Minnesota Wild 2
January 11, 2015: Chicago Blackhawks 4, Minnesota Wild 1
February 3, 2015: Minnesota Wild 3, Chicago Blackhawks 0
April 7, 2015: Minnesota Wild 2, Chicago Blackhawks 1

Players to Watch:

Chicago: Jonathan Toews, Patrick Kane, Duncan Keith, Patrick Sharp, Marian Hossa, Brent Seabrook

Minnesota: Zach Parise, Devan Dubnyk, Nino Niederreiter, Jason Pominville, Mikael Granlund, Jared Spurgeon

X-Factor:

Chicago: Patrick Kane

Minnesota: Devan Dubnyk 

Playoff Leaders:

Goals: Jonathan Toews/Patrick Sharp - 3 (CHI), Zach Parise/Nino Niederreiter - 3 (MIN)
Assists: Jonathan Toews/Duncan Keith/Patrick Kane/Marian Hossa - 5 (CHI), Zach Parise/Mikael Granlund - 4 (MIN)
Points: Jonathan Toews - 8 (CHI), Zach Parise - 7 (MIN) 
Wins: Devan Dubnyk - 4 (MIN), Scott Darling - 3 (CHI)

Series Notes:
-The Blackhawks enter this series having beaten the Nashville Predators 4-2.
-The Wild enter this series having upset the St. Louis Blues 4-2.
-This will be the 3rd consecutive playoffs the Blackhawks and Wild will meet, with the Blackhawks beating the Wild 4-1 in 2013 and 4-2 in 2014.
-The Blackhawks will need a much better performance out of Corey Crawford, who was pulled from game 1 and allowed 6 goals in game 2 (9 goals in 4 periods) of the Predators series. Scott Darling started the rest of the way until he was pulled in game 6, where Crawford picked up the win. Crawford will get the start in this series but will be a short leash.
-Duncan Keith/Brent Seabrook pairing was the best in round 1, both defenseman scored OT goals and Keith scored 2 of the 4 game-winning goals for the Hawks. They will be counted on offensively and defensively in this series.
-The Hawks will need their core guys (Toews, Kane, Hossa, Sharp, Saad) to put up points in this series.
-The Wild will go as far as Devan Dubnyk takes them, he was spectacular in round 1 and could be the difference-maker to finally lead the Wild past the Hawks. He will need to be at his best in this series if the Wild have a chance.
-Zach Parise will need to lead the Wild offensively, the Wild don't have as many stars on offense but they are a deep team who can get goals from all 4 lines.
-The Wild have one of the best defensive units in the NHL and will need contributions from Ryan Suter, Jared Spurgeon and Matt Dumba offensively.
-The Blackhawks beat the Wild 4-2 the last time these teams met in the playoffs in 2014.

Prediction: History will repeat itself, for the 3rd straight season the Blackhawks will knock the Wild out of the playoffs.

(BLACKHAWKS IN 6)


That leaves the Western Conference Finals as the #1 Anaheim Ducks vs. #3 Chicago Blackhawks to see who gets a birth in the Stanley Cup Finals.

-Joel Forman - The Forman Faceoff

2015 Stanley Cup Playoffs - April 29th Recap

Tampa Bay Lightning 2, Detroit Red Wings 0 (Lightning win series 4-3)

Goals:

TBL - Braydon Coburn (1) - from Ryan Callahan and Alex Killorn (3:58 3RD) *GWG*

TBL - Anton Stralman EN (1) - from Ben Bishop (18:42 3RD)

Goalies:

WG - Ben Bishop (31 saves on 31 shots) LG - Petr Mrazek (15 saves on 16 shots)

Three Stars:

3. Anton Stralman (1 goal) - Tampa Bay

2. Braydon Coburn (1 goal, GWG) - Tampa Bay

1. Ben Bishop (31 saves on 31 shots for the shutout, 1 assist) - Tampa Bay

Playoff Schedule Central - Thursday April 30th:

Washington Capitals vs. New York Rangers Game #1 at 7:30 PM ET (In New York)

Calgary Flames vs. Anaheim Ducks Game #1 at 10:00 PM ET (In Anaheim)

-Joel Forman - The Forman Faceoff

2015 Stanley Cup Playoffs - April 27th Recap

Tampa Bay Lightning 5, Detroit Red Wings 2 (Series tied 3-3)

Goals:

TBL - Tyler Johnson (5) - from Nikita Kucherov and Victor Hedman (3:47 1ST)

TBL - Jason Garrison (1) - from Steven Stamjos and Nikita Kucherov (11:10 1ST)

TBL - Tyler Johnson (6) - from Ondrej Palat and Nikita Kucherov (9:09 2ND) *GWG*

DET - Tomas Tatar PPG (2) - from Niklas Kronwall (12:26 2ND)

DET - Tomas Tatar (3) - from Pavel Datsyuk (1:39 3RD)

TBL - Alex Killorn (2) - unassisted (14:51 3RD)

TBL - Cedric Paquette SHG/EN (1) - unassisted (19:03 3RD)

Goalies:

WG - Ben Bishop (22 saves on 24 shots) LG - Petr Mrazek (23 saves on 27 shots)

Three Stars:

3. Nikita Kucherov (3 assists) - Tampa Bay

2. Tomas Tatar (2 goals) - Detroit

1. Tyler Johnson (2 goals, GWG) - Tampa Bay

Washington Capitals 2, New York Islanders 1 (Capitals win series 4-3)

Goals:

WSH - Joel Ward (1) - from Brooks Orpik and Alex Ovechkin (18:35 2ND)

NYI - Frans Nielsen (1) - from Thomas Hickey and Ryan Strome (3:13 3RD)

WSH - Evgeny Kuznetsov (3) - from Jason Chimera and John Carlson (12:42 3RD) *GWG*

Goalies:

WG - Braden Holtby (10 saves on 11 shots) LG - Jaroslav Halak (24 saves on 26 shots)

Three Stars:

3. Jaroslav Halak (24 saves on 26 shots) - New York

2. Joel Ward (1 goal) - Washington

1. Evgeny Kuznetsov (1 goal, GWG) - Washington

Playoff Schedule Central - Tuesday April 28th:

No games scheduled for tomorrow. 

Wednesday Night: Detroit Red Wings vs. Tampa Bay Lightning Game #7 at 7:30 PM ET (In Tampa Bay)

-Joel Forman - The Forman Faceoff

2015 Stanley Cup Playoffs - April 26th Recap

Minnesota Wild 4, St. Louis Blues 1 (Wild win series 4-2)

Goals:

MIN - Zach Parise SHG (2) - from Matt Cooke (7:14 1ST)

MIN - Justin Fontaine (1) - from Marco Scandella (11:19 2ND) *GWG*

STL - TJ Oshie (1) - from Kevin Shattenkirk and Alex Pietrangelo (19:56 2ND)

MIN - Zach Parise (3) - from Jason Pominville and Mikael Granlund (1:01 3RD)

MIN - Nino Niederreiter EN (3) - from Mikko Koivu (18:08 3RD)

WG - Devan Dubnyk (30 saves on 31 shots) LG - Jake Allen (11 saves on 13 shots), Brian Elliott (6 saves on 7 shots in relief of Allen)

Three Stars:

3. Justin Fontaine (1 goal, GWG) - Minnesota

2. Devan Dubnyk (30 saves on 31 shots for the win) - Minneota

1. Zach Parise (2 goals) - Minnesota

Montreal Canadiens 2, Ottawa Senators 0 (Canadiens win series 4-2)

Goals:

MTL - Brendan Gallagher (1) - from Greg Pateryn and Tomas Plekanec (13:26 1ST) *GWG*

MTL - Max Pacioretty EN (2) - from P.K. Subban (19:59 3RD)

Goalies:

WG - Carey Price (43 saves on 43 shots) LG - Craig Anderson (18 saves on 19 shots)

Three Stars:

3. Brendan Gallagher (1 goal, GWG) - Montreal

2. Craig Anderson (18 saves on 19 shots)

1. Carey Price (43 saves on 43 shots for the shutout) - Montreal

Playoff Schedule Central -  Monday April 27th:

Tampa Bay Lightning vs. Detroit Red Wings Game #6 at 7:00 PM ET (In Detroit)

New York Islanders vs. Washington Capitals Game #7 at 7:30 PM ET (In Washington)

-Joel Forman - The Forman Faceoff

2015 Stanley Cup Playoffs - April 25th Recap

New York Islanders 3, Washington Capitals 1 (Series tied 3-3)

Goals:

NYI - John Tavares (2) - from Ryan Strome and Nick Leddy (6:56 1ST)
WSH - John Carlson PPG (1) - from Alex Ovechkin and Troy Brouwer (19:55 1ST)
NYI - Nikolay Kulemin (1) - from Nick Leddy and John Tavares (10:33 3RD) *GWG*
NYI - Cal Clutterbuck EN (2) - from Johnny Boychuk (19:07 3RD)

Goalies:

WG - Jaroslav Halak (38 saves on 39 shots) LG - Braden Holtby (35 saves on 37 shots)

Three Stars:

3. Braden Holtby (35 saves on 37 shots)

2. Jaroslav Halak (38 saves on 39 shots for the win) - New York

1. John Tavares (1 goal, 1 assist) - New York

Detroit Red Wings 4, Tampa Bay Lightning 0 (Red Wings lead series 3-2)

Goals:

DET - Riley Sheahan PPG (2) - from Niklas Kronwall and Henrik Zetterberg (19:37 1ST) *GWG*
DET - Drew Miller (1) - from Luke Glendening and Jonathan Ericsson (15:46 2ND)
DET - Pavel Datsyuk PPG (3) - from Jonathan Ericsson and Darren Helm (15:47 3RD)
DET - Danny DeKeyser EN (1) - from Kyle Quincey and Joakim Andersson (18:22 3RD)

Goalies:

WG - Petr Mrazek (28 saves on 28 shots) LG - Ben Bishop (26 saves on 29 shots)

Three Stars:

3. Jonathan Ericsson (2 assists) - Detroit

2. Pavel Datsyuk (1 goal) - Detroit

1. Petr Mrazek (28 saves on 28 shots for the shutout) - Detroit

Chicago Blackhawks 4, Nashville Predators 3 (Blackhawks win series 4-2)

Goals:

NSH - James Neal (3) - from Seth Jones (1:10 1ST)
NSH - James Neal PPG (4) - from Cody Franson and Filip Forsberg (8:09 1ST)
CHI - Patrick Sharp (3) - from Duncan Keith and Jonathan Toews (10:37 1ST))
NSH - Matt Cullen (1) - from Mike Ribeiro (11:16 1ST)
CHI - Jonathan Toews PPG (3) - from Patrick Sharp and Patrick Kane (12:14 1ST)
CHI - Patrick Kane (2) - from Duncan Keith and Brad Richards (19:54 1ST)
CHI - Duncan Keith (2) - from Jonathan Toews (16:12 3RD) *GWG*

Goalies:

WG - Corey Crawford (13 saves on 13 shots) in relief of Scott Darling (9 saves on 12 shots) LG - Pekka Rinne (28 saves on 32 shots)

Three Stars:

3. James Neal (2 goals) - Nashville

2. Jonathan Toews (1 goal, 2 assists) - Chicago

1. Duncan Keith (1 goal, 2 assists, GWG) - Chicago

Calgary Flames 7, Vancouver Canucks 4 (Flames win series 4-2)

Goals:

VAN - Brandon McMillan (1) - from Chris Higgins and Bo Horvat (2:36 1ST)
VAN - Jannik Hansen (2) - from Shawn Matthias and Chris Tanev (7:32 1ST)
VAN - Radim Vrbata PPG (2) - from Daniel Sedin and Henrik Sedin (9:42 1ST)
CGY - Michael Ferland (1) - from Matt Stajan and David Jones (17:02 1ST)
CGY - Sean Monahan (2) - from Jiri Hudler and Dennis Wideman (1:02 2ND)
CGY - Johnny Gaudreau (2) - from Jiri Hudler and TJ Brodie (5:35 2ND)
VAN - Luca Sbisa (1) - from Hannik Hansen (10:36 2ND)
CGY - Jiri Hudler PPG (2) - from Sean Monahan and Johnny Gaudreau (6:14 3RD)
CGY - Matt Stajan (1) - from Michael Ferland and David Jones (15:43 3RD) *GWG*
CGY - Jiri Hudler EN (3) - from Sean Monahan and Johnny Gaudreau (19:31 3RD)
CGY - Michael Ferland EN (2) - from David Jones and Matt Stajan (19:57 3RD)

Goalies:

WG - Karri Ramo (17 saves on 19 shots in relief of Jonas Hiller (1 save on 3 shots) LG - Ryan Miller (26 saves on 31 shots)

Three Stars:

3. Michael Ferland (2 goals, 1 assist) - Calgary

2. Jiri Hudler (2 goals, 2 assists) - Calgary

1. Matt Stajan (1 goal, 2 assists, GWG) - Calgary

Three Stars of the Night:

3. Duncan Keith - Keith scored the game-winning goal and added 2 assists in the Blackhawks 4-3 win over the Predators.

2. Petr Mrazek - Mrazek stopped all 28 shots he faced in the Red Wings 4-0 win over the Lightning, his 2nd shutout of the series.

1. Matt Stajan - Stajan scored the game-winning goal, his 1st career playoff goal, and added 2 assists in the Flames 7-4 win over the Canucks

Playoff Schedule Central - Sunday April 26th:

St. Louis Blues vs. Minnesota Wild Game #6 at 3:00 PM ET (In Minnesota)

Montreal Canadiens vs. Ottawa Senators Game #6 at 6:00 PM ET (In Ottawa)

-Joel Forman - The Forman Faceoff

2015 Stanley Cup Playoffs - April 24th Recap

Ottawa Senators 5, Montreal Canadiens 1 (Canadiens lead series 3-2)

Goals:

OTT - Bobby Ryan (1) - from Mike Hoffman and Mika Zibanejad (9:29 1ST)
OTT - Patrick Wiercioch (2) - unassisted (15:39 1ST) *GWG*
OTT - Erik Karlsson PPG (1) - from Kyle Turris and Mark Stone (14:29 2ND)
MTL - Tom Gilbert (1) - from Greg Pateryn and Lars Eller (1:44 3RD)
OTT - Erik Condra (1) - unassisted (14:02 3RD)
OTT - Bobby Ryan PPG (2) - from Mike Hoffman and Mika Zibanejad (19:10 3RD)

Goalies:

WG - Craig Anderson (45 saves on 46 shots) LG - Carey Price (20 saves on 25 shots)

Three Stars:

3. Erik Karlsson (1 goal) - Ottawa

2. Bobby Ryan (2 goals) - Ottawa

1. Craig Anderson (45 saves on 46 shots for the win) - Ottawa

New York Rangers 2, Pittsburgh Penguins 1 (OT) - (Rangers win series 4-1)

Goals:

NYR - Derek Stepan PPG (2) - from Dan Boyle and Derick Brassard (4:23 1ST)
PIT - Nick Spaling (1) - from Steve Downie and Sidney Crosby (17:23 2ND)
NYR - Carl Hagelin (2) - from Dominic Moore and Ryan McDonagh (10:52 OT) *GWG*

Goalies:

WG - Henrik Lundqvist (37 saves on 38 shots) LG - Marc-Andre Fleury (34 saves on 36 shots)

Three Stars:

3. Marc-Andre Flery (34 saves on 36 shots) - Pittsburgh

2. Carl Hagelin (1 goal, OT winner) - New York

1. Henrik Lundqvist (37 saves on 38 shots for the win) - New York

Minnesota Wild 4, St. Louis Blues 1 (Wild lead series 3-2)

Goals:

STL - Vladimir Tarasenko PPG (6) - from Alex Steen and Jaden Schwartz (8:04 1ST)
MIN - Marco Scandella (2) - from Jared Spurgeon (11:06 1ST)
MIN - Nino Niederreiter (2) - from Chris Stewart (14:56 2ND) *GWG*
MIN - Mikko Koivu PPG (1) - from Zach Parise and Ryan Suter (16:22 2ND)
MIN - Charlie Coyle (1) - from Thomas Vanek (14:50 3RD)

Goalies:

WG - Devan Dubnyk (36 saves on 37 shots) LG - Jake Allen (15 saves on 19 shots)

Three Stars:

3. Vladimir Tarasenko (1 goal) - St. Louis

2. Mikko Koivu (1 goal) - Minnesota

1. Devan Dubnyk (36 saves on 37 shots for the win) - Minnesota

Playoff Schedule Central - Sunday April 25th:

Washington Capitals vs. New York Islanders Game #6 at 3:00 PM ET (In New York)

Detroit Red Wings vs. Tampa Bay Lightning Game #5 at 6:00 PM ET (In Tampa Bay)

Nashville Predators vs. Chicago Blackhawks Game #6 at 8:00 PM ET (In Chicago)

Vancouver Canucks vs. Calgary Flames Game #6 at 9:00 PM ET (In Calgary)

-Joel Forman - The Forman Faceoff

2015 Stanley Cup Playoffs - April 23rd Recap

Tampa Bay Lightning 3, Detroit Red Wings 2 (OT) - (Series tied 2-2)

Goals:

DET - Gustav Nyquist (1) - from Henrik Zetterberg and Justin Abdelkader (5:42 2ND)

DET - Joakim Andersson (1) - from Riley Sheahan and Tomas Jurco (14:24 2ND)

TBL - Tyler Johnson (3) - from Anton Stralman (14:34 3RD)

TBL - Ondrej Palat (1) - from Tyler Johnson and Jason Garrison (15:51 3RD)

TBL - Tyler Johnson (4) - from Victor Hedman and Ondrej Palat (2:25 OT) *GWG*

Goalies:

WG - Ben Bishop (22 saves on 24 shots) LG - Petr Mrazek (26 saves on 29 shots)

Three Stars:

3. Gustav Nyquist (1 goal) - Detroit

2. Ondrej Palat (1 goal, 1 assist) - Tampa Bay

1. Tyler Johnson (2 goals, 1 assist, OT winner) - Tampa Bay

Washington Capitals 5, New York Islanders 1 (Capitals leads series 3-2)

Goals:

NYI - Josh Bailey (2) - from John Tavares and Nick Leddy (5:48 1ST)

WSH - Evgeny Kuznetsov (1) - from Marcus Johansson and Karl Alzner (9:05 1ST))

WSH - Karl Alzner (2) - from Troy Brouwer and Jay Beagle (10:31 2ND) *GWG*

WSH - Brooks Laich (1) - from Jay Beagle and Jason Chimera (2:42 3RD)

WSH - Evgeny Kuznetsov (2) - from Matt Niskanen and Joel Ward (6:19 3RD)

WSH - Jason Chimera (2) - from Marcus Johansson and Evgeny Kuznetsov (9:00 3RD)

Goalies:

WG - Braden Holtby (22 saves on 23 shots) LG - Jaroslav Halak (30 saves on 35 shots), Michal Neuvirth (6 saves on 6 shots in relief of Halak)

Three Stars:

3. Jay Beagle (2 assists) - Washington

2. Karl Alzner (1 goal, 1 assist, GWG) - Washington

1. Evgeny Kuznetsov (2 goals, 1 assist) - Washington

Nashville Predators 5, Chicago Blackhawks 2 (Blackhawks lead series 3-2)

Goals:

CHI - Brad Richards (1) - from Bryan Bickell and Brent Seabrook (13:27 1ST)

NSH - Filip Forsberg (2) - unassisted (14:42 1ST)

NSH - James Neal (2) - from Viktor Stalberg (0:47 3RD)

NSH - Colin Wilson PPG (5) - from Mike Ribeiro and Seth Jones (3:02 3RD) *GWG*

NSH - Filip Forsberg (3) - from Mike Fisher and James Neal (3:14 3RD)

CHI - Kris Versteeg (1) - from Patrick Kane and Brad Richards (14:52 3RD)

NSH - Filip Forsberg PPG/EN (4 - Hat Trick) - unassisted (19:49 3RD)

Goalies:

WG - Pekka Rinne (28 saves on 30 shots) LG - Scott Darling (24 saves on 28 shots)

Three Stars:

3. Pekka Rinne (28 saves on 30 shots for the win) - Nashville

2. James Neal (1 goal, 1 assist) - Nashville

1. Filip Forsberg (3 goals) - Nashville

Vancouver Canucks 2, Calgary Flames 1 (Flames lead series 3-2)

Goals:

CGY - David Jones (2) - from Matt Stajan (2:40 1ST)

VAN - Nick Bonino (1) - from Radim Vrbata and Alex Edler (13:31 2ND) 

VAN - Daniel Sedin (2) - from Dan Hamhuis and Henrik Sedin (1:47 3RD) *GWG*

Goalies:

WG - Ryan Miller (20 saves on 21 shots) LG - Jonas Hiller (41 saves on 43 shots)

Three Stars:

3. Ryan Miller (20 saves on 21 shots for the win) - Vancouver

2. Jonas Hiller (41 saves on 43 shots) - Calgary

1. Daniel Sedin (1 goal, GWG) - Vancouver

Three Stars of the Night:

3. Evgeny Kuznetsov - Kuznetsov scored his 1st 2 goals of the playoffs and added an assist in the Capitals 5-1 win over the Islanders,

2. Tyler Johnson - Johnson scored 2 goals (including the OT winner) and added an assist in the Lightning's 3-2 win over the Red Wings.

1. Filip Forsberg - Forsberg scored his 1st career playoff hat trick in the Predators 5-2 win over the Blackhawks,

Playoff Schedule Central - Friday April 24th:

Ottawa Senators vs. Montreal Canadiens Game #5 at 7:00 PM ET (In Montreal)

Pittsburgh Penguins vs. New York Rangers Game #5 at 7:00 PM ET (In New York)

Minnesota Wild vs. St. Louis Blues Game #5 at 9:30 PM ET (In St. Louis)

-Joel Forman - The Forman Faceoff

2015 Stanley Cup Playoffs - April 22nd Recap

Ottawa Senators 1, Montreal Canadiens 0 (Canadiens lead series 3-1)

Goals:

OTT - Mike Hoffman (1) - from Cody Ceci (9:05 3RD) *GWG*

Goalies:

WG - Craig Anderson (28 saves on 28 shots) LG - Carey Price (31 saves on 32 shots)

Three Stars:

3. Mike Hoffman (1 goal, GWG) - Ottawa

2. Carey Price (31 saves on 32 shots) - Montreal

1. Craig Anderson (28 saves on 28 shots for the shutout) - Ottawa

New York Rangers 2, Pittsburgh Penguins 1 (OT) - (Rangers lead series 3-1)

Goals:

PIT - Patric Hornqvist (2) - from Ben Lovejoy and Paul Martin (2:22 1ST)

NYR - Derick Brassard (3) - from Rick Nash and Ryan McDonagh (17:15 2ND)

NYR - Kevin Hayes (1) - from Carl Hagelin and Martin St. Louis (3:14 OT) *GWG*

Goalies:

WG - Henrik Lundqvist (22 saves on 23 shots) LG - Marc-Andre Fleury (22 saves on 24 shots)

Three Stars:

3. Patric Hornqvist (1 goal) - Pittsburgh

2. Henrik Lundqvist (22 saves on 23 shots for the win) - New York

1. Keyin Hayes (1 goal, OT winner) - New York

St. Louis Blues 6, Minnesota Wild 1 (Series tied 2-2)

Goals:

STL - Ryan Reaves (1) - from Alex Pietrangelo and Chris Porter (5:34 1ST)

STL - Vladimir Tarasenko (4) - from Kevin Shattenkirk and David Backes (6:59 1ST) *GWG*

STL - David Backes (1) - from Kevin Shattenkirk and TJ Oshie (10:06 1ST)

MIN - Jared Spurgeon PPG (1) - from Nino Niederreiter and Mikael Granlund (1:41 2ND)

STL - Paul Stastny (1) - from Patrik Berglund and Dmitrij Jaskin (3:39 2ND)

STL - Vladimir Tarasenko (5) - from Jori Lehtera and Kevin Shattenkirk (15:47 2ND)

STL - Patrik Berglund (2) - unassisted (16:50 2ND)

Goalies:

WG - Jake Allen (17 saves on 18 shots) LG - Devan Dubnyk (11 saves on 17 shots), Darcy Kuemper (9 saves on 9 shots in relief of Dubnyk)

Three Stars:

3. David Backes (1 goal, 1 assist) - St. Louis

2. Kevin Shattenkirk (3 assists) - St. Louis

1. Vladimir Tarasenko (2 goals, GWG) - St. Louis

Anaheim Ducks 5, Winnipeg Jets 2 (Ducks win series 4-0)

Goals:

WPG - Bryan Little PPG (2) - from Mathieu Perreault and Dustin Byfuglien (16:26 1ST)

ANA - Emerson Etem (1) - from Sami Vatanen and Corey Perry (17:52 1ST)

ANA - Andrew Cogliano (1) - from Corey Perry and Hampus Lindholm (12:55 2ND)

ANA - Ryan Kesler (2) - from Simon Despres and Tomas Fleischmann (6:41 3RD) *GWG*

WPG - Mark Stuart (1) - from Andrew Ladd and Bryan Little (10:27 3RD)

ANA - Ryan Kesler (3) - from Jakob Silfverberg and Pat Maroon (15:11 3RD) 

ANA - Sami Vatanen EN (2) - unassisted (19:33 3RD)

Goalies:

WG - Frederik Andersen (24 saves on 26 shots) LG - Ondrej Pavelec (30 saves on 34 shots)

Three Stars:

3. Bryan Little (1 goal, 1 assist) - Winnipeg

2. Corey Perry (2 assists) - Anaheim

1. Ryan Kesler (2 goals, GWG) - Anaheim

Three Stars of the Night:

3. Vladimir Tarasenko - Tarasenko scored his 4th and 5th goals of the playoffs in the Blues 6-1 rout of the Wild.

2. Ryan Kesler - Kesler scored 2 goals (including the series winner) to lead the Ducks to a 4-0 sweep of the Winnipeg Jets.

1. Craig Anderson - Anderson stopped all 28 shots he faced for the shutout in the Senators 1-0 win over the Canadiens.

Playoff Schedule Central - Thursday April 23rd:

Tampa Bay Lightning vs. Detroit Red Wings Game #4 at 7:00 PM ET (In Detroit)

New York Islanders vs. Washington Capitals Game #5 at 7:00 PM ET (In Washington)

Chicago Blackhawks vs. Nashville Predators Game #5 at 9:30 PM ET (In Nashville)

Calgary Flames vs. Vancouver Canucks Game #5 at 10:00 PM ET (In Vancouver)

-Joel Forman - The Forman Faceoff

2015 Stanley Cup Playoffs - April 21st Recap

Detroit Red Wings 3, Tampa Bay Lightning 0 (Red Wings lead series 2-1)

Goals:

DET - Pavel Datsyuk (2) - from Tomas Tatar and Jonathan Ericsson (8:46 1ST) *GWG*
DET - Riley Sheahan PPG (1) - from Justin Abdelkader and Henrik Zetterberg (6:42 3RD)
DET - Luke Glendening EN (2) - from Jonathan Ericsson and Drew Miller (19:11 3RD)

Goalies:

WG - Petr Mrazek (22 saves on 22 shots) LG - Ben Bishop (18 saves on 20 shots)

Three Stars:

3. Justin Abdelkader (1 assist) - Detroit

2. Pavel Datsyuk (1 goal, GWG) - Detroit

1. Petr Mrazek (22 saves on 22 shots for the shutout) - Detroit

Washington Capitals 2, New York Islanders 1 (OT) - (Series tied 2-2)

Goals:

WSH - Alex Ovechkin (2) - from John Carlson and Nicklas Backstrom (13:06 1ST)
NYI - Casey Cizikas (1) - from Cal Clutterbuck and Nick Leddy (19:47 1ST)
WSH - Nicklas Backstrom (3) - from Joel Ward and Alex Ovechkin (11:09 OT) *GWG*

Goalies:

WG - Braden Holtby (36 saves on 37 shots) LG - Jaroslav Halak (28 saves on 30 shots)

Three Stars:

3. Alex Ovechkin (1 goal, 1 assist) - Washington

2. Casey Cizikas (1 goal) - New York

1. Nicklas Backstrom (1 goal, 1 assist, OT winner) - Washington

Chicago Blackhawks 3, Nashville Predators 2 (3OT) - (Blackhawks lead series 3-1)

Goals:

NSH - Colin Wilson PPG (4) - from Ryan Ellis and Seth Jones (11:38 1ST)
CHI - Antoine Vermette (1) - from Michal Rozsival and Patrick Sharp (13:05 1ST)
NSH - James Neal (1) - unassisted (17:02 2ND)
CHI - Brandon Saad (2) - from Marian Hossa and Duncan Keith (11:03 3RD)
CHI - Brent Seabrook (2) - from Patrick Kane and Bryan Bickell (1:00 3OT) *GWG*

Goalies:

WG - Scott Darling (50 saves on 52 shots) (LG - Pekka Rinne (45 saves on 48 shots)

Three Stars:

3. Brent Seabrook (1 goal, OT winner) - Chicago

2. Pekka Rinne (45 saves on 48 shots) - Nashville

1. Scott Darling (50 saves on 52 shots for the win) - Chicago

Calgary Flames 3, Vancouver Canucks 1 (Flames lead series 3-1)

Goals:

CGY - Johnny Gaudreau PPG (1) - from Dennis Wideman and Jiri Hudler
VAN - Henrik Sedin PPG (1) - from Alex Edler and Daniel Sedin (8:12 1ST)
CGY - Jiri Hudler PPG (1) - from Dennis Wideman and Kris Russell (9:20 1ST) *GWG*
CGY - Sam Bennett (2) - from TJ Brodie and Joe Colborne (19:18 1ST)

Goalies:

WG - Jonas Hiller (28 saves on 29 shots) LG - Eddie Lack (4 saves on 7 shots) Ryan Miller (15 saves on 15 shots in relief of Lack)

Three Stars:

3. Dennis Wideman (2 assists) - Calgary

2. Jonas Hiller (28 saves on 29 shots for the win) - Calgary

1. Jiri Hudler (1 goal, 1 assist, GWG) - Calgary

Three Stars of the Night:

3. Scott Darling - Darling made an impressive 50 saves on 52 shots in the Hawks 3-2 win in Triple OT.

2. Nicklas Backstrom - Backstrom scored the OT winner and added an assist in the Capitals 2-1 win over the Islanders.

1. Petr Mrazek - Mrazek stopped all 22 shots he faced for his 1st career playoff shutout in the Red wings 3-0 win over the Lightning.

Playoff Schedule Central - Wednesday April 22nd:

Montreal Canadiens vs. Ottawa Senators Game #4 at 7:00 PM ET (In Ottawa)

New York Rangers vs. Pittsburgh Penguins Game #4 at 7:00 PM ET (In Pittsburgh)

St. Louis Blues vs. Minnesota Wild Game #4 at 9:30 PM ET (In Minnesota)

Anaheim Ducks vs. Winnipeg Jets Game #4 at 9:30 PM ET (In Winnipeg)

-Joel Forman - The Forman Faceoff

2015 Stanley Cup Playoffs - April 20th Recap

New York Rangers 2, Pittsburgh Penguins 1 (Rangers lead series 2-1)

Goals:

NYR - Carl Hagelin (1) - from Keith Yandle and Dan Girardi (8:43 1ST)

NYR - Chris Kreider (1) - from Marc Staal and Dan Girardi (11:07 2ND) *GWG*

PIT - Patric Hornqvist (1) - from Sidney Crosby and Ian Cole (13:12 3RD)

Goalies:

WG - Henrik Lundqvist (23 saves on 24 shots) LG - Marc-Andre Fleury (24 saves on 26 shots)

Three Stars:

3. Patric Hornqvist (1 goal) - Pittsburgh

2. Chris Kreider (1 goal, GWG) - New York

1. Henrik Lundqvist (23 saves on 24 shots for the win) - New York

Minnesota Wild 3, St. Louis Blues 0 (Wild lead series 2-1)

Goals:

MIN - Jason Pominville (2) - from Zach Parise and Mikael Granlund (14:08 2ND) *GWG*

MIN - Zach Parise (1) - from Jason Pominville and Mikael Granlund (16:13 2ND)

MIN - Nino Niederreiter EN (1) - unassisted (17:58 3RD)

Goalies:

WG - Devan Dubnyk (17 saves on 17 shots) LG - Jake Allen (21 saves on 23 shots)

Three Stars:

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

2. Devan Dubnyk (17 saves on 17 shots for the shutout) - Minnesota

1. Jason Pominville (1 goal, 1 assist, GWG) - Minnesota

Anaheim Ducks 5, Winnipeg Jets 4 (OT) - (Ducks lead series 3-0)

Goals:

WPG - Lee Stempniak (1) - from Adam Lowry and Jacob Trouba (9:38 1ST)

ANA - Cam Fowler (1) - from Andrew Cogliano and Jakob Silfverberg (19:53 1ST)

ANA - Corey Perry (3) - from Hampus Lindholm and Francois Beauchemin (3:08 2ND)

WPG - Tyler Myers PPG (1) - unassisted (6:40 2ND)

WPG - Blake Wheeler (1) - from Drew Stafford and Toby Enstrom (9:37 2ND)

ANA - Jakob Silfverberg (2) - from Ryan Kesler (16:04 2ND)

WPG - Bryan Little (1) - unassisted (18:18 2ND)
ANA - Ryan Kesler (1) - from Jakob Silfverberg and Andrew Cogliano (17:46 3RD)
ANA - Rickard Rakell (1) - from Francois Beauchemin and Andrew Cogliano (5:12 OT) *GWG*

Goalies:

WG - Frederik Andersen (31 saves on 35 shots) LG - Ondrej Pavelec (25 saves on 30 shots)

Three Stars:

3. Andrew Cogliano (3 assists) - Anaheim

2. Bryan Little (1 goal) - Winnipeg

1. Jakob Silfverberg (1 goal, 2 assists) - Anaheim

Playoff Schedule Central - Tuesday April 21st:

Tampa Bay Lightning vs. Detroit Red Wings Game #3 at 7:00 PM ET (In Detroit)

Washington Capitals vs. New York Islanders Game #4 at 7:30 PM ET (In New York)

Nashville Predators vs. Chicago Blackhawks Game #4 at 9:30 PM ET (In Chicago)

Vancouver Canucks vs. Calgary Flames Game #4 at 10:00 PM ET (In Calgary)

-Joel Forman - The Forman Faceoff

2015 Stanley Cup Playoffs - April 19th Recap

New York Islanders 2, Washington Capitals 1 (OT) - (Islanders lead series 2-1)

Goals:

NYI - Kyle Okposo (2) - from Lubomir Visnovsky and Josh Bailey (12:37 2ND)

WSH - Nicklas Backstrom (2) - from Mike Green and Joel Ward (13:54 3RD)

NYI - John Tavares (1) - from Nikolay Kulemin and Nick Leddy (0:15 OT) *GWG*

Goalies:

WG - Jaroslav Halak (24 saves on 25 shots) LG - Braden Holbty (40 saves on 42 shots) 

Three Stars:

3. Jaroslav Halak (24 saves on 25 shots for the win) - New York

2. Braden Holtby (40 saves on 42 shots) - Washington

1. John Tavares (1 goal, OT winner) - New York

Chicago Blackhawks 4, Nashville Predators 2 (Blackhawks leads series 2-1)

Goals:

CHI - Andrew Desjardins (1) - from Marian Hossa and Johnny Oduya (14:48 1ST)
NSH - Mike Ribeiro (1) - from Craig Smith (15:19 1ST)
CHI - Jonathan Toews (2) - from Marian Hossa and Duncan Keith (0:36 2ND)
NSH - Mattias Ekholm (1) - from Ryan Ellis and Craig Smith (0:58 2ND)
CHI - Brandon Saad (1) - unassisted (3:38 2ND) *GWG*
CHI - Brent Seabrook (1) - from Jonathan Toews and Andrew Shaw (12:41 2ND)

Goalies:

WG - Scott Darling (35 saves on 37 shots) LG - Pekka Rinne (26 saves on 30 shots)

Three Stars:

3. Andrew Desjardins (1 goal) - Chicago

2. Marian Hossa (2 assists) - Chicago

1. Jonathan Toews (1 goal, 1 assist) - Chicago

Montreal Canadiens 2, Ottawa Senators 1 (OT) - (Canadiens lead series 3-0)

Goals:

OTT - Clarke MacArthur (2) - from Mark Stone and Erik Karlsson (11:28 1ST)
MTL - Dale Weise (1) - from Brandon Prust and Torrey Mitchell (14:13 3RD)
MTL - Dale Weise (2) - from Torrey Mitchell and Alexei Emelin (8:47 OT) *GWG*

Goalies:

WG - Carey Price (33 saves on 34 shots) LG - Craig Anderson (47 saves on 49 shots)

Three Stars:

3. Carey Price (33 saves on 34 shots for the win) - Montreal

2. Craig Anderson (47 saves on 49 shots) - Ottawa

1. Dale Weise (2 goals, OT winner) - Montreal

Calgary Flames 4, Vancouver Canucks 2 (Flames leads series 2-1)

Goals:

CGY - Brandon Bollig (1) - from Mason Raymond and TJ Brodie (6:35 1ST)
VAN - Shawn Matthias (1) - from Radim Vrbata and Nick Bonino (9:09 1ST)
CGY - TJ Brodie (1) - from David Schlemko and Mikael Backlund (15:02 1ST)
CGY - Sam Bennett (1) - from Joe Colborne (2:14 3RD) *GWG*
CGY - Sean Monahan PPG (1) - from Johnny Gaudreau and Kris Russell (14:36 3RD)
VAN - Jannik Hansen (1) - from Bo Horvat and Ronald Kenins (17:41 3RD)

Goalies:

WG - Jonas Hiller (23 saves on 25 shots) LG - Eddie Lack (23 saves on 27 shots)

Three Stars:

3. Jonas Hiller (23 saves on 25 shots for the win) - Calgary

2. Sam Bennett (1 goal, GWG) - Calgary

1. TJ Brodie (1 goal, 1 assist) - Calgary

Three Stars of the Night:

3. Jonathan Toews - Toews scored his 2nd goal of the series and added an assist in the Hawks 4-2 win over the Predators.

2. John Tavares - Tavares scored the OT winner in the Islanders 2-1 win over the Capitals.

1. Dale Weise - Weise scored both the tying and OT goals in the Canadiens 2-1 win over the Senators.

Playoff Schedule Central - Monday April 20th:

New York Rangers vs. Pittsburgh Penguins Game #3 at 7:00 PM ET (In Pittsburgh)

St. Louis Blues vs. Minnesota Wild Game #3 at 8:00 PM ET (In Minnesota)

Anaheim Ducks vs. Winnipeg Jets Game #3 at 9:00 PM ET (In Winnipeg)

-Joel Forman - The Forman Faceoff