Wednesday, April 15, 2015

2015 Stanley Cup Playoffs - April 15th Recap

Montreal Canadiens 4, Ottawa Senators 3 (Canadiens lead series 1-0)
Goals:
OTT - Milan Michalek (1) - unassisted (12:25 1ST)
MTL - Torrey Mitchell (1) - from Brian Flynn and P.K. Subban (7:53 2ND)
MTL - Tomas Plekanec (1) - from Alex Galchenyuk and P.K. Subban (8:08 2ND)
OTT - Kyle Turris PPG (1) - from Erik Karlsson and Patric Wiercioch (10:36 2ND)
MTL - Lars Eller SHG (1) - from Brian Flynn (11:42 2ND)
OTT - Mika Zibanejad PPG (1) - from Patrick Wiercioch and Erik Karlsson (12:36 2ND)
MTL - Brian Flynn (1) - from Brandon Prust and Nathan Beaulieu (17:17 2ND) *GWG*
Goalies:
WG - Carey Price (30 saves on 33 shots) LG - Andrew Hammond (35 saves on 39 shots)
Three Stars:
3. Mika Zibanejad (1 goal) - Ottawa
2. Torrey Mitchell (1 goal) - Montreal
1. Brian Flynn (1 goal, 2 assists, GWG) - Montreal

New York Islanders 4, Washington Capitals 1 (Islanders lead series 1-0)
Goals:
NYI - Brock Nelson (1) - from Josh Bailey and Johnny Boychuk (6:06 1ST)
WSH - Marcus Johansson (1) - from Brooks Laich (19:03 1ST)
NYI - Ryan Strome (1) - from John Tavares (3:50 2ND) *GWG*
NYI - Josh Bailey (1) - from Kyle Okposo and Frans Nielsen (10:36 2ND)
NYI - Brock Nelson EN (2) - from Anders Lee and Michael Grabner (18:41 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - Jaroslav Halak (24 saves on 25 shots) LG - Braden Holtby (23 saves on 26 shots)
Three Stars:
3. Jaroslav Halak (24 saves on 25 shots for the win) - New York
2. Josh Bailey (1 goal, 1 assist) - New York
1. Brock Nelson (2 goals) - New York

Chicago Blackhawks 4, Nashville Predators 3 (2OT) (Blachawks lead series 1-0)
Goals:
NSH - Colin Wilson (1) - unassisted (6:07 1ST)
NSH - Viktor Stalberg (1) - from Calle Jarnkrok and Matt Cullen (17:20 1ST)
NSH - Colin Wilson PPG (2) - from Seth Jones and Ryan Ellis (19:33 1ST)
CHI - Niklas Hjalmarsson SHG (1) - from Teuvo Teravainen and Jonathan Toews (1:43 2ND)
CHI - Patrick Sharp PPG (1) - from Patrick Kane and Marian Hossa (8:32 2ND)
CHI - Jonathan Toews PPG (1) - from Patrick Kane and Duncan Keith (13:50 2ND)
CHI - Duncan Keith (1) - from Marian Hossa and Jonathan Toews (7:49 2OT) *GWG*
Goalies:
WG - Scott Darling (42 saves on 42 shots) in relief of Corey Crawford (9 saves on 12 shots) LG - Pekka Rinne (38 saves on 42 shots)
Three Stars:
3. Colin Wilson (2 goals) - Nashville
2. Scott Darling (42 saves on 42 shots for the win) - Chicago
1. Duncan Keith (1 goal, 1 assist, OT winner) 

Calgary Flames 2, Vancouver Canucks 1 (Flames lead series 1-0)
Goals:
VAN - Bo Horvat (1) - from Jannik Hansen and Alex Edler (12:08 2ND)
CGY - David Jones (1) - from Michael Ferland (7:59 3RD)
CGY - Kris Russell (1) - Dennis Wideman and Sam Bennett (19:30 3RD) *GWG*
Goalies:
WG - Jonas Hiller (29 saves on 30 shots) LG - Eddie Lack (28 saves on 30 shots)
Three Stars:
3. Bo Horvat (1 goal) - Calgary
2. Jonas Hiller (29 saves on 30 shots for the win) - Calgary
1. Kris Russell (1 goal, GWG) - Calgary

Three Stars of the Night:
3. Kris Russell - Russell scored the game-winning goal with 30 seconds left to give the Flames a 2-1 win over the Canucks.
2. Brian Flynn - Flynn scored his 1st career playoff goal (the game-winner) and added 2 assists in the Canadiens 4-3 win over the Senators.
1. Duncan Keith - Keith scored his 1st career OT winner and added an assist in the Hawks 4-3 comeback win over the Predators.

Playoff Schedule Central - Thursday April 16th: 
Pittsburgh Penguins vs. New York Rangers Game #1 at 7:00 PM ET (In New York)
Detroit Red Wings vs. Tampa Bay Lightning Game #1 at 7:30 PM ET (In Tampa Bay)
Minnesota Wild vs. St. Louis Blues at 9:30 PM ET (In St. Louis)
Winnipeg Jets vs. Anaheim Ducks at 10:30 PM ET (In Anaheim)

-Joel Forman - The Forman Faceoff

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