2015 Stanley Cup Playoffs - April 16th Recap

New York Rangers 2, Pittsburgh Penguins 1 (Rangers lead series 1-0) 

Goals:

NYR - Derick Brassard (1) - from Rick Nash and Dan Girardi (0:28 1ST)
NYR - Ryan McDonagh PPG (1) - from Keith Yandle and Mats Zuccarello (15:16 1ST) *GWG*
PIT - Blake Comeau (1) - from Ben Lovejoy and Nick Spaling (6:15 2ND)

Goalies:

WG - Henrik Lundqvist (24 saves on 25 shots) LG - Marc-Andre Fleury (36 saves on 38 shots)

Three Stars:

3. Marc-Andre Fleury (36 saves on 38 shots) - Pittsburgh

2. Derick Brassard (1 goal) - New York

1. Ryan McDonagh (1 goal, GWG) - New York

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

Goals:

DET - Pavel Datsyuk (1) - from Kyle Quincey and Darren Helm (9:03 1ST)
TBL - Brian Boyle SHG (1) - unassisted (14:31 1ST)
DET - Pavel Datsyuk PPG (2) - from Darren Helm (0:08 2ND)
DET - Luke Glendening SHG (1) - unassisted (5:50 3RD) *GWG*
TBL - Nikita Nesterov (1) - Ryan Callahan and Alex Killorn (8:26 3RD)

Goalies:

WG - Petr Mrazek (44 saves on 46 shots) LG - Ben Bishop (11 saves on 14 shots)

Three Stars:

3. Brian Boyle (1 goal) - Tampa Bay

2. Pavel Datsyuk (2 goals) - Detroit

1. Petr Mrazek (44 saves on 46 shots for the win) - Detroit

Minnesota Wild 4, St. Louis Blues 2 (Wild lead series 1-0)

Goals:

MIN - Jason Zucker (1) - from Justin Fontaine (2:47 1ST)
MIN - Matt Dumba PPG (1) - from Jared Spurgeon and Nino Niederreiter (4:10 2ND)
STL - Jaden Schwartz (1) - from Kevin Shattenkirk and Patrik Berglund (7:12 3RD)
MIN - Mikael Granlund EN (1) - from Jason Pominville and Zach Parise (18:47 3RD) *GWG*
STL - Alex Steen SHG (1) - from Vladimir Tarasenko and Kevin Shattenkirk (19:01 3RD)
MIN - Jason Pominville PPG/EN (1) - from Zach Parise and Mikko Koivu (19:40 3RD)

Goalies:

WG - Devan Dubnyk (19 saves on 21 shots) LG - Jake Allen (25 saves on 27 shots)

Three Stars:

3. Matt Dumba (1 goal) - Minnesota

2. Jaden Schwartz (1 goal) - St. Louis)

1. Jason Zucker (1 goal) - Minnesota

Anaheim Ducks 4, Winnipeg Jets 2 (Ducks lead series 1-0)

Goals:

ANA - Sami Vatanen (1) - from Corey Perry and Ryan Getzlaf (1:57 1ST)
WPG - Adam Lowry (1) - from Jacob Trouba and Mark Stuart (2:46 1ST)
WPG - Drew Stafford (1) - from Mark Scheifele (5:00 2ND)
ANA - Corey Perry PPG (1) - from Pat Maroon and Sami Vatanen (1:09 3RD)
ANA - Corey Perry (2) - from Ryan Getzlaf and Hampus Lindholm (13:21 3RD) *GWG*
ANA - Ryan Getzlaf PPG (1) - from Corey Perry and Sami Vatanen (16:55 3RD)

Goalies:

WG - Frederik Andersen (25 saves on 27 shots) LG - Ondrej Pavelec (29 saves on 33 shots)

Three Stars:

3. Sami Vatanen (1 goal, 2 assists) - Anaheim

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

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

Three Stars of the Night:

3. Ryan Getzlaf - The Ducks Captain scored 1 goal and added 2 assists in the Ducks 4-2 win over the Jets.

2. Petr Mrazek - Mrazek made a whopping 44 saves in his playoff debut to lead the Red Wings to a 3-2 win over the Lightning.

1. Corey Perry - Perry had a monster game with 2 goals and 2 assists to lead the Ducks to a 4-2 win over the Jets in game 1.

Playoff Schedule Central - Friday April 17th:

Ottawa Senators vs. Montreal Canadiens Game #2 at 7:00 PM ET (In Montreal)

New York Islanders vs. Washington Capitals Game #2 at 7:00 PM ET (In Washington)

Chicago Blackhawks vs. Nashville Predators Game #2 at 9:30 PM ET (In Nashville) 

Calgary Flames vs. Vancouver Canucks Game #2 at 10:00 PM ET (In Vancouver)

-Joel Forman - The Forman Faceoff