Sunday, April 5, 2015

April 5th NHL Recap

Philadelphia Flyers 4, Pittsburgh Penguins 1 (from Philadelphia) - The Flyers improved to 32-29-18 on the season thanks to a 4-1 win over the Pittsburgh Penguins, dropping them to 42-26-11.
Goals:
PIT - Brandon Sutter PPG (19) - from David Perron and Ian Cole (16:21 1ST)
PHI - Jakub Voracek PPG (22) - from Mark Streit and Brayden Schenn (19:18 1ST)
PHI - Brayden Schenn PPG (17) - from Jakub Voracek and Mark Streit (12:20 2ND) *GWG*
PHI - Ryan White (6) - from Sean Couturier and Michael Raffl (15:05 3RD)
PHI - Michael Del Zotto PPG (10) - from Brayden Schenn and Claude Giroux (19:50 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - Steve Mason (46 saves on 47 shots: 17-17-11) LG - Thomas Greiss (16 saves on 20 shots: 9-6-3) 
Three Stars:
3. Jakub Voracek (1 goal, 1 assist) - Philadelphia
2. Brayden Schenn (1 goal, 2 assists, GWG) - Philadelphia
1. Steve Mason (46 saves on 47 shots for the win) - Philadelphia

Washington Capitals 2, Detroit Red Wings 1 (from Detroit) - The Capitals improved to 44-25-11 on the season thanks to a 2-1 win over the Detroit Red Wings, dropping them to 41-25-13.
Goals:
WSH - Evgeny Kuznetsov PPG (11) - from Matt Niskanen and Mike Green (3:38 1ST)
WSH - Mike Green (10) - from Tim Gleason and Alex Ovechkin (4:42 2ND) *GWG*
DET - Darren Helm PPG (14) - from Pavel Datsyuk and Teemu Pulkkinen (12:59 2ND)
Goalies:
WG - Braden Holtby (35 saves on 36 shots: 40-19-10) LG - Petr Mrazek (26 saves on 28 shots: 15-9-2)
Three Stars:
3. Petr Mrazek (26 saves on 28 shots) - Detroit
2. Mike Green (1 goal, 1 assist, GWG) - Washington 
1. Braden Holtby (35 saves on 36 shots for the win) - Washington

Montreal Canadiens 4, Florida Panthers 1 (from Florida) - The Canadiens improved to 48-22-10 on the season thanks to a 4-1 win over the Florida Panthers, dropping them to 36-29-15.
Goals:
MTL - Tomas Plekanec PPG (24) - from Andrei Markov and Alex Galchenyuk (6:36 1ST)
FLA - Aaron Ekblad PPG (12) - from Jonathan Huberdeau and Aleksander Barkov (6:20 2ND)
MTL - Brendan Gallagher (24) - from P.K. Subban and Tomas Plekanec (7:06 2ND) *GWG*
MTL - P.A. Parenteau (8) - from Jeff Petry and Tomas Plekanec (11:27 2ND)
MTL - Devante Smith-Pelly (6) - from P.A. Parenteau (17:42 2ND)
Goalies:
WG - Carey Price (24 saves on 25 shots; 42-16-6) LG - Dan Ellis (24 saves on 28 shots: 4-3-1)
Three Stars:
3. Carey Price (24 saves on 25 shots for the win) - Montreal
2. P.A. Parenteau (1 goal, 1 assist) - Montreal
1. Tomas Plekanec (1 goal, 2 assists) - Montreal

Toronto Maple Leafs 3, Ottawa Senators 2 (SO) - (from Toronto) - The Leafs improved to 30-43-7 on the season thanks to a 3-2 shootout win over the Ottawa Senators, dropping them to 40-26-13. 
Goals:
TOR - Joffrey Lupul (10) - from Eric Brewer and Leo Komarov (3:10 1ST)
OTT - Erik Karlsson PPG (21) - from Kyle Turris and Mark Stone (7:15 2ND)
TOR - James van Riemdsdyk (27) - from Peter Holland and Eric Brewer (12:42 2ND)
OTT - Mark Stone PPG (22) - from Kyle Turris and Clarke MacArthur (1:09 3RD)
Shootout winner - Peter Holland (TOR)
Goalies:
WG - Jonathan Bernier (43 saves on 45 shots: 21-28-6) LG - Andrew Hammond (36 saves on 38 shots: 17-1-2) 
Three Stars:
3. Peter Holland (1 assist, shootout winner) - Toronto
2. Mark Stone (1 goal, 1 assist) - Ottawa
1. Jonathan Bernier (43 saves on 45 shots for the win) - Toronto

St. Louis Blues 2, Chicago Blackhawks 1 (from Chicago) - The Blues improved to 49-23-7 on the season thanks to a 2-1 win over the Chicago Blackhawks, dropping them to 48-25-6.
Goals:
CHI - Kris Versteeg (14) - from Marian Hossa (14:12 1ST)
STL - David Backes PPG (26) - from Jaden Schwartz and Kevin Shattenkirk (6:07 2ND)
STL - Olli Jokinen (4) - from Ty Rattie and Alex Pietrangelo (15:12 2ND) *GWG*
Goalies:
WG - Jake Allen (38 saves on 39 shots: 21-6-4) LG - Corey Crawford (31 saves on 33 shots: 32-18-5)
Three Stars:
3. Corey Crawford (31 saves on 33 shots) - Chicago
2. David Backes (1 goal) - St. Louis
1. Jake Allen (38 saves on 39 shots for the win) - St. Louis

Three Stars of the Night:
3. Jake Allen - Allen stopped 38 of 39 shots in the Blues 2-1 win over the Blackhawks.
2. Tomas Plekanec - Plekanec scored 1 goal and added 2 assists in the Canadiens 4-1 win over the Panthers.
1. Steve Mason - Mason stopped an impressive 46 of 47 shots in the Flyers 4-1 win over the Penguins.

Interesting Stats of the Night:
-Braden Holtby picked up his 40th win of the season, the 1st time in his career he has reached 40 wins.
-Devante Smith-Pelly scored his 1st goal as a member of the Canadiens.

Current Winning/Losing Streaks (3 or more games):
Columbus Blue Jackets - 9 game winning streak
Boston Bruins - 5 game winning streak
New York Rangers - 3 game winning streak
St. Louis Blues - 3 game winning streak

Edmonton Oilers - 3 game losing streak
Pittsburgh Penguins - 3 game losing streak

Forman Faceoff Highlight of the Night:
-Steve Masob absolutely robs Craig Adams with the glove: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5nYP68EDI-M

What's up next - Monday April 6th: There are 5 NHL games on tap for Monday night:
1. Carolina Hurricanes vs. Buffalo Sabres at 7:00 PM ET (In Buffalo)
2. Columbus Blue Jackets vs. New York Rangers at 7:00 PM ET (In New York)
3. Winnipeg Jets vs. Minnesota Wild at 8:00 PM ET (In Minnesota) {***Forman's Game of the Night***}
4. Los Angeles Kings vs. Vancouver Canucks at 10:00 PM ET (In Vancouver)
5. Dallas Stars vs. San Jose Sharks at 10:30 PM ET (In San Jose)

-Joel Forman - The Forman Faceoff

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