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