Tuesday, April 7, 2015

April 7th NHL Recap

New York Rangers 4, New Jersey Devils 2 (from New Jersey) - The Rangers improved to 52-21-7 on the season thanks to a 4-2 win over the New Jersey Devils, dropping them to 32-35-13.
Goals:
NYR - Kevin Hayes (16) - from Martin St. Louis and Carl Hagelin (13:45 1ST)
NYR - Ryan McDonagh PPG (8) - from Keith Yandle and Kevin Hayes (14:32 1ST)
NJD - Patrik Elias PPG (12) - from Steve Bernier and Scott Gomez (17:44 1ST)
NYR - James Sheppard (7) - from Dominic Moore and Marc Staal (10:41 3RD) *GWG*
NJD - Steve Bernier (14) - from Travis Zajac and Mike Cammalleri (11:32 3RD)
NYR - Carl Hagelin EN (17) - from Kevin Hayes (18:12 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - Cam Talbot (19 saves on 21 shots: 21-9-4) LG - Cory Schneider (36 saves on 39 shots: 26-30-9)
Three Stars:
3. James Sheppard (1 goal, GWG) - New York
2. Steve Bernier (1 goal, 1 assist) - New Jersey
1. Kevin Hayes (1 goal, 2 assists) - New York

Philadelphia Flyers 5, New York Islanders 4 (from Philadelphia) - The Flyers improved to 33-29-18 on the season thanks to a 5-4 win over the New York Islanders, dropping them to 46-28-6.
Goals:
PHI - Claude Giroux PPG (24) - from Mark Streit and Jakub Voracek (12:54 1ST)
PHI - Claude Giroux (25) - from Mark Streit and Jakub Voracek (17:44 1ST)
NYI - John Tavares PPG (36) - from Ryan Strome and Nick Leddy (9:34 2ND)
PHI - Pierre-Edouard Bellamare (6) - from Vincent Lecavalier and Nicklas Grossmann (10:46 2ND)
PHI - Carlo Colaiacovo (2) - from Zac Rinaldo (2:45 3RD)
NYI - Anders Lee (24) - from Josh Bailey and Lubomir Visnovsky (8:21 3RD)
NYI - Johnny Boychuk (9) - from John Tavares (18:16 3RD)
NYI - Anders Lee (25) - from John Tavares (19:32 3RD)
PHI - Brayden Schenn (18) - from Sean Couturier and Mark Streit (19:57 3RD) *GWG*
Goalies:
WG - Steve Mason (36 saves on 40 shots: 18-17-11) LG - Jaroslav Halak (22 saves on 27 shots: 37-17-3) 
Three Stars:
3. Mark Streit (3 assists) - Philadelphia
2. John Tavares (1 goal, 2 assists) - New York
1. Claude Giroux (2 goals) - Philadelphia

Ottawa Senators 4, Pittsburgh Penguins 3 (OT) - (from Ottawa) - The Senators improved to 41-26-13 on the season thanks to a 4-3 OT win over the Pittsburgh Penguins, dropping them to 42-26-12. 
Goals:
PIT - Sidney Crosby (28) - from Patric Hornqvist and Paul Martin (0:10 1ST)
PIT - Beau Bennett (4) - from Ian Cole (5:16 1ST)
PIT - Patric Hornqvist (25) - from Sidney Crosby and Rob Scuderi (14:44 1ST)
OTT - Jean-Gabriel Pageau SHG (8) - unassisted (14:41 2ND)
OTT - Mark Stone (23) - from Clarke MacArthur (0:34 3RD)
OTT - Mike Hoffman (27) - from Mike Zibanejad and Kyle Turris (18:12 3RD) 
OTT - Mark Stone (24) - from Erik Karlsson and Kyle Turris (2:43 OT) *GWG*
Goalies:
WG - Andrew Hammond (25 saves on 28 shots: 18-1-2) LG - Marc-Andre Fleury (40 saves on 44 shots: 33-19-9) 
Three Stars:
3. Mike Hoffman (1 goal) - Ottawa
2. Sidney Crosby (1 goal, 1 assist) - Pittsburgh
1. Mark Stone (2 goals, OT winner) - Ottawa

Detroit Red Wings 3, Carolina Hurricanes 2 (from Detroit) - The Red Wings improved to 42-25-13 on the season thanks to a 3-2 win over the Carolina Hurricanes, dropping them to 29-40-11. 
Goals:
DET - Henrik Zetterberg PPG (17) - from Stephen Weiss and Darren Helm (1:29 2ND)
CAR - Nathan Gerbe (10) - from Victor Rask and Chris Terry (14:08 2ND)
CAR - Chris Terry (11) - from Justin Faulk and Victor Rask (17:10 2ND)
DET - Gustav Nyquist (27) - from Pavel Datsyuk and Danny DeKeyser (1:56 3RD)
DET - Pavel Datsyuk (25) - from Henrik Zetterberg and Marek Zidlicky (11:25 3RD) *GWG*
Goalies:
WG - Jimmy Howard (30 saves on 32 shots: 23-13-10) LG - Anton Khudobin (22 saves on 25 shots: 8-17-6) 
Three Stars:
3. Henrik Zetterberg (1 goal, 1 assist) - Detroit
2. Chris Terry (1 goal, 1 assist) - Carolina
1. Pavel Datsyuk (1 goal, 1 assist, GWG) - Detroit

Winnipeg Jets 1, St. Louis Blues 0 (from St. Louis) - The Jets improved to 42-26-12 on the season thanks to a 1-0 shutout of the St. Louis Blues, dropping them to 49-24-7.
Goals:
WPG - Chris Thorburn (7) - from Jim Slater and Adam Pardy (2:31 2ND) *GWG*
Goalies:
WG - Ondrej Pavelec (30 saves on 30 shots: 22-16-7) LG - Jake Allen (30 saves on 31 shots: 21-7-4)
Three Stars:
3. Chris Thorburn (1 goal, GWG) - Winnipeg
2. Jake Allen (30 saves on 31 shots) - St. Louis
1. Ondrej Pavelec (30 saves on 30 shots for the shutout) - Winnipeg

Minnesota Wild 2, Chicago Blackhawks 1 (from Chicago) - The Wild improved to 45-27-8 on the season thanks to a 2-1 win over the Chicago Blackhawks, dropping them to 48-26-6.
Goals:
MIN - Mikael Granlund (8) - from Zach Parise and Jason Pominville (9:30 3RD)
MIN - Jason Zucker (19) - from Chris Stewart and Ryan Suter (13:14 3RD) *GWG*
CHI - Bryan Bickell (14) - from Patrick Sharp and Niklas Hjalmarsson (18:12 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - Devan Dubnyk (32 saves on 33 shots: 36-13-4) LG - Corey Crawford (28 saves on 30 shots: 32-19-5)
Three Stars:
3. Corey Crawford (28 saves on 30 shots) - Chicago
2. Jason Zucker (1 goal, GWG) - Minnesota
1. Devan Dubnyk (32 saves on 33 shots for the win) - Minnesota

Colorado Avalanche 3, Nashville Predators 2 (from Colorado) - The Avalanche improved to 37-31-12 on the season thanks to a 3-2 win over the Nashville Predators, dropping them to 47-23-10. 
Goals: 
NSH - Calle Jarnkrok (7) - from Matt Cullen and Viktor Stalberg (5:02 1ST) 
COL - Jarome Iginla (27) - from Tyson Barrie and Matt Duchene (15:32 2ND)
COL - Ryan O'Reilly (17) - from Gabriel Landeskog (15:41 2ND)
NSH - Ryan Ellis PPG (9) - from Colin Wilson and Craig Smith (1:20 3RD)
COL - Joey Hishon (1) - from Marc-Andre Cliche (7:06 3RD) *GWG*
Goalies:
WG - Semyon Varlamov (40 saves on 42 shots: 27-20-8) LG - Pekka Rinne (20 saves on 23 shots: 41-16-6) 
Three Stars:
3. Ryan Ellis (1 goal) - Nashvolle
2. Joey Hishon (1 goal, GWG) - Coloado
1. Semyon Varlamov (40 saves on 42 shots for the win) - Colorado

Calgary Flames 3, Arizona Coyotes 2 (from Calgary) - The Flames improved to 44-29-7 on the season thanks to a 3-2 win over the Arizona Coyotes, dropping them to 24-48-8.
Goals:
CGY - Johnny Gaudreau PPG (23) - from Dennis Wideman and Kris Russell (8:49 1ST)
ARI - B.J. Crombeen (3) - from Craig Cunningham (17:09 2ND)
CGY - David Jones (14) - from Michael Ferland and Matt Stajan (1:13 3RD)
ARI - Craig Cunningham (3) - from Kyle Chipchura (7:44 3RD)
CGY - Sean Monahan (31) - from Jiri Hudler and Dennis Wideman (9:26 3RD) *GWG*
Goalies:
WG - Jonas Hiller (22 saves on 24 shots: 25-19-4) LG - Mike Smith (29 saves on 32 shots: 14-40-5) 
Three Stars:
3. Dennis Wideman (2 assists) - Calgary
2. Craig Cunningham (1 goal, 1 assist) - Arizona
1. Sean Monahan (1 goal, GWG) - Calgary

Edmonton Oilers 4, Los Angeles Kings 2 (from Edmonton) - The Oilers improved to 24-43-13 on the season thanks to a 4-2 win over the Los Angeles Kings, dropping them to 39-26-15. 
Goals:
EDM - Matt Fraser (7) - from Martin Marincin and Anton Lander (2:34 2ND)
LAK - Jake Muzzin PPG (10) - from Anze Kopitar and Drew Doughty (5:44 2ND)
EDM - Benoit Pouliot (18) - unassisted (10:09 2ND)
EDM - Tyler Pitlick (2) - from Oscar Klefbom (5:31 3RD) *GWG*
LAK - Drew Doughty PPG (7) - unassisted (9:38 3RD)
EDM - Matt Fraser EN (8) - from Nail Yakupov and David Musil (19:58 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - Ben Scrivens (25 saves on 27 shots: 16-26-10) LG - Martin Jones (18 saves on 21 shots: 4-5-2) 
Three Stars:
3. Tyler Pitlick (1 goal, GWG) - Edmonton
2. Drew Doughty (1 goal, 1 assist) - Los Angeles
1. Matt Fraser (2 goals) - Edmonton

Three Stars of the Night:
3. Claude Giroux - Giroux scored 2 goals in the Flyers 5-4 win over the Islanders.
2. Mark Stone - Stone scored 2 goals (including the OT winner) in the Senators dramatic 4-3 win over the Penguins.
1. Ondrej Pavelec - Pavelec stopped all 30 shots he faced for the shutout in the Jets 1-0 win over the Blues.

Interesting Stats of the Night:
-With a 4-2 win over the Devils tonight the Rangers clinched the President's Trophy as the NHL team with the most points.
-Ondrej Pavelec picked up his 4th shutout of the season and 2nd consecutive shutout.
-Devan Dubnyk improved to 27-8-2 since being traded to the Wild, where he has started 38 straight games.
-Joey Hishon scored his 1st NHL goal for the Avalanche.
-Mike Smith lost his NHL-worst 40th game.

Current Winning/Losing Streaks (3 or more games):
Boston Bruins - 5 game winning streak
New York Rangers - 5 game winning streak
Winnipeg Jets - 3 game winning streak

Pittsburgh Penguins - 4 game losing streak

Forman Faceoff Highlights of the Night:
-Mark Stone goes skate to stick to back of the net with the dramatic OT winner against the Penguins: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ipBfK-R8Sb0

What's up next - Wednesday April 8th: There are 3 NHL games on tap for Wednesday night:
1. Toronto Maple Leafs vs. Columbus Blue Jackets at 7:30 PM ET (In Columbus)
2. Boston Bruins vs. Washington Capitals at 8:00 PM ET (In Washington) {***Forman's Game of the Night***}
3. Dallas Stars vs. Anaheim Ducks at 10:30 PM ET (In Anaheim)

-Joel Forman - The Forman Faceoff

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