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