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