April 10th NHL Recap

New York Islanders 3, Pittsburgh Penguins 1 (from Pittsburgh) - The Islanders improved to 47-28-6 on the season thanks to a 3-1 win over the Pittsburgh Penguins, dropping them to 42-27-12.

Goals:

NYI - Casey Cizikas SHG (9) - from Cal Clutterbuck and Nick Leddy (8:00 1ST)

PIT - Rob Scuderi (1) - from Sidney Crosby and Paul Martin (19:54 2ND)

NYI - John Tavares (37) - from Kyle Okposo and Brian Strait (2:46 3RD) *GWG*

NYI - Michael Grabner (8) - from Josh Bailey (16:20 3RD)

Goalies:

WG - Jaroslav Halak (37 saves on 38 shots: 38-17-3) LG - Marc-Andre Fleury (23 saves on 26 shots: 33-20-9)

Three Stars:

3. Casey Cizikas (1 goal) - New York

2. John Tavares (1 goal, GWG) - New York

1. Jaroslav Halak (37 saves on 38 shots for the shutout) - New York

Columbus Blue Jackets 4, Buffalo Sabres 2 (from Columbus) - The Blue Jackets improved to 41-35-5 on the season thanks to a 4-2 win over the Buffalo Sabres, dropping them to 23-50-8.

Goals:

CBJ - Nick Foligno (31) - from Brandon Dubinsky and David Savard (0:14 1ST)

BUF - Mikhail Grigorenko (3) - from Brian Gionta and Marcus Foligno (2:25 1ST)

CBJ - Matt Calvert (13) - from David Savard and Jack Johnson (9:35 1ST)

BUF - Brian Gionta PPG (13) - from Tyler Ennis and Zach Bogosian (19:01 2ND)

CBJ - Cam Atkinson (21) - from Dalton Prout and Ryan Johansen (10:35 3RD) *GWG*

CBJ - Boone Jenner EN (9) - from Matt Calvert and Jack Johnson (19:50 3RD)

Goalies:

WG - Sergei Bobrovsky (23 saves on 25 shots: 30-17-3) LG - Anders Lindback (36 saves on 39 shots: 6-15-2)

Three Stars:

3. Brian Gionta (1 goal, 1 assist) - Buffalo

2. David Savard (2 assists) - Columbus

1. Cam Atkinson (1 goal, GWG) - Columbus

Current Winning/Losing Streaks (3 or more games):

Dallas Stars - 3 game winning streak
Calgary Flames - 3 game winning streak

Pittsburgh Penguins - 5 game losing streak

Los Angeles Kings - 3 game losing streak

What's up next - Saturday April 11th: There are 15 NHL games on tap for the last day of the regular season:

1. Ottawa Senators vs. Philadelphia Flyers at 12:30 PM ET (In Philadelphia)

2. New York Rangers vs. Washington Capitals at 12:30 PM ET (In Washington)

3. Calgary Flames vs. Winnipeg Jets at 3:00 PM ET (In Winnipeg)

4. San Jose Sharks vs. Los Angeles Kings at 3:00 PM ET (In Los Angeles)

5. Minnesota Wild vs. St. Louis Blues at 3:00 PM ET (In St. Louis)

6. Pittsburgh Penguins vs. Buffalo Sabres at 7:00 PM ET (In Buffalo)

7. Montreal Canadiens vs. Toronto Maple Leafs at 7:00 PM ET (In Toronto)

8. New Jersey Devils vs. Florida Panthers at 7:00 PM ET (In Florida)

9. Columbus Blue Jackets vs. New York Islanders at 7:00 PM ET (In New York)

10. Detroit Red Wings vs. Carolina Hurricanes at 7:00 PM ET (In Carolina)

11. Boston Bruins vs. Tampa Bay Lightning at 7:30 PM ET (In Tampa Bay) {***Forman's Game of the Night***}

12. Nashville Predators vs. Dallas Stars at 8:00 PM ET (In Dallas)

13. Chicago Blackhawks vs. Colorado Avalanche at 9:00 PM ET (In Colorado)

14. Anaheim Ducks vs. Arizona Coyotes at 9:00 PM ET (In Arizona)

15. Edmonton Oilers vs. Vancouver Canucks at 10:00 PM ET (In Vancouver)

-Joel Forman - The Forman Faceoff