Guns of the Patriots Posted March 23, 2016 Author Share Posted March 23, 2016 (edited) Credits NHL.com Brown, Canadiens keep Ducks from clinching Montreal forward scores, assists on game-winning goal at 8:13 of third period by Sean Farrell / NHL.com Correspondent 40 minutes ago Brown's go-ahead goal ANA@MTL: Brown capitalizes on turnover, provides lead3/22/16: Mike Brown finds the loose puck after the turnover and wrists it home, scoring his first Canadiens goal for a 3-2 lead in the 2nd MONTREAL -- Montreal Canadiens right wing Mike Brown fell a fight short of a Gordie Howe Hat Trick, but he was greeted like Maurice Richard by a capacity Bell Centre crowd Tuesday after his rare two-point game.Brown scored in the second period and set up Lucas Lessio's go-ahead goal at 8:13 of the third to give Montreal a 4-3 win against the Anaheim Ducks, who could have clinched a Western Conference berth in the Stanley Cup Playoffs with a win."We didn't play good enough," Ducks coach Bruce Boudreau said. "When you give up four goals, you're not going to win a lot of games. And we gave up four goals and the guys that scored their goals, here, then everybody on their team got really hungry and determined. And we knew that was going to be the case. If we let them be in the game long enough, they were going to be a tough opponent, but we didn't take advantage in the first period when we should have."Anaheim, which had won two in a row, plays at the Toronto Maple Leafs on Thursday. https://www.nhl.com/news/anaheim-ducks-montreal-canadiens-recap/c-279821966?tid=279768504 Edited March 23, 2016 by Guns of the Patriots Quote Link to comment
Guns of the Patriots Posted March 23, 2016 Author Share Posted March 23, 2016 (edited) Credits NHL.com Flyers move into second wild card in East Columbus rallies, defeats Philadelphia in shootout by Craig Merz / NHL.com Correspondent 11:47 AM Jenner's nice shootout goal PHI@CBJ: Jenner beats Mason in the shootout3/22/16: Boone Jenner makes a nice move to beat Steve Mason for the lone goal in the shootout COLUMBUS -- The Philadelphia Flyers surrendered a two-goal lead in the final 1:04 of the third period before eventually losing 3-2 in a shootout to the Columbus Blue Jackets at Nationwide Arena on Tuesday.Philadelphia (35-24-13) gave up goals to Boone Jenner and Cam Atkinson in the last 64 seconds of regulation and Jenner had the deciding goal in the fifth round of the shootout.The point moved the Flyers into the second wild card into the Stanley Cup Playoffs from the Eastern Conference. The Flyers and Detroit Red Wings each have 83 points, but Philadelphia has a game in hand. Detroit lost 6-2 at the Tampa Bay Lightning on Tuesday.Mason, who made 51 saves, started on consecutive nights after making 23 saves in a 4-1 win at the New York Islanders on Monday."We gave away the extra point there. That's real disappointing," Mason said https://www.nhl.com/news/columbus-blue-jackets-rally-defeat-philadelphia-flyers-in-shootout/c-279823158?tid=279768502 Edited March 23, 2016 by Guns of the Patriots Quote Link to comment
Guns of the Patriots Posted March 23, 2016 Author Share Posted March 23, 2016 (edited) Credits NHL.com Coyotes end drought, defeat Oilers After being shut out past two games, Arizona breaks through against Edmonton by Jerry Brown / NHL.com Correspondent 12:48 PM GLENDALE, Ariz. - Martin Hanzal and Tobias Rieder scored second-period goals to help the Arizona Coyotes to a 4-2 win against the Edmonton Oilers at Gila River Arena on Tuesday.Alex Tanguay and Max Domi scored and Mike Smith made 27 saves for the Coyotes (32-34-7), who extended their franchise-record points streak against the Oilers to 23 games (19-0-4).Smith is 13-1-1 in his career against Edmonton.Jordan Eberle and Mark Letestu scored goals and Connor McDavid had two assists for Edmonton (29-40-7), which hasn't defeated Arizona in regulation since Jan. 25, 2011. https://www.nhl.com/news/coyotes-end-scoring-drought-to-defeat-oilers/c-279832758?tid=279768844 Edited March 23, 2016 by Guns of the Patriots Quote Link to comment
Guns of the Patriots Posted March 23, 2016 Author Share Posted March 23, 2016 (edited) Credits NHL.com Sabres rally late to defeat Hurricanes Kane, Larsson score 1:00 apart in third period to erase 2-1 deficit by Kurt Dusterberg / NHL.com Correspondent 11:59 AM RALEIGH, N.C. -- For a moment late in the third period, it looked like all hope was lost after the Buffalo Sabres squandered consecutive power plays and gave up the go-ahead goal to the Carolina Hurricanes six seconds later. But Evander Kane and Johan Larsson answered, scoring one minute apart to lift the Sabres to a 3-2 win against the Hurricanes at PNC Arena on Tuesday. "When they got the goal, it did pass through my mind that we gave up the opportunity to win the game," Sabres coach Dan Bylsma said. Buffalo (30-34-10) swept the three-game season series with Carolina (31-28-14). Goaltender Chad Johnson made 25 saves to improve his record to 7-1-0 against the Hurricanes, who have lost five in a row. https://www.nhl.com/news/buffalo-sabres-carolina-hurricanes-recap/c-279819534?tid=279768290 Edited March 23, 2016 by Guns of the Patriots Quote Link to comment
Guns of the Patriots Posted March 23, 2016 Author Share Posted March 23, 2016 (edited) Credits NHL.com Elliott, Blues hold off Sharks Goalie makes 37 saves; loss prevents San Jose from clinching playoff berth by Eric Gilmore / NHL.com Correspondent 2:29 PM SAN JOSE -- It didn't take St. Louis Blues goaltender Brian Elliott long to get back in a groove after missing 10 games with a knee injury.Elliott made 37 saves for his second straight shutout, Robby Fabbri scored a third-period goal and the St. Louis Blues prevented the San Jose Sharks from clinching a berth in the Stanley Cup Playoffs with a 1-0 victory at SAP Center on Tuesday.Elliott, who made 19 saves in a 3-0 victory at the Vancouver Canucks on Saturday, earned his third shutout of the season."We kept their chances to a minimum tonight again, just like Vancouver," Elliott said. "What chances they did [have] I could see. It's just about battling. It's kind of a playoff atmosphere out there. Tough rink to play in with big bodies all over the ice. I thought our guys handled it really well." https://www.nhl.com/news/st-louis-blues-edge-san-jose-sharks/c-279834144?tid=279768846 Edited March 23, 2016 by Guns of the Patriots Quote Link to comment
Guns of the Patriots Posted March 24, 2016 Author Share Posted March 24, 2016 (edited) Credits NHL.com Islanders top Senators, end four-game losing streak Tavares triggers three-goal second period, Berube makes 22 saves by Brian Compton @BComptonNHL / NHL.com Deputy Managing Editor 10:46 AM NEW YORK -- John Tavares, Matt Martin and Brock Nelson scored in the second period to help the New York Islanders to a 3-1 win against the Ottawa Senators at Barclays Center on Wednesday. Jean-Francois Berube made 22 saves for New York (39-24-9), which ended a four-game losing streak and pulled within one point of the Pittsburgh Penguins for third place in the Metropolitan Division. The Islanders moved four points ahead of the Philadelphia Flyers for the first wild card into the Stanley Cup Playoffs from the Eastern Conference.New York will visit the Tampa Bay Lightning on Friday. "We did a good job of getting a lead, especially [against] a team that had to travel and played [Tuesday] night," Tavares said. "Good to see some pucks go in. Hopefully it can lead to some more." https://www.nhl.com/news/new-york-islanders-defeat-ottawa-senators/c-279845908?tid=279768848 Edited March 24, 2016 by Guns of the Patriots Quote Link to comment
Guns of the Patriots Posted March 24, 2016 Author Share Posted March 24, 2016 (edited) Credits NHL.com Rangers roll by Bruins, pad playoff lead New York ahead of Pittsburgh by four points; Boston loses fourth straight by Dan Rosen @drosennhl / NHL.com Senior Writer 12:35 PM NEW YORK -- The power play delivered early and goalie Henrik Lundqvist dazzled often to lift the New York Rangers to a 5-2 win against the Boston Bruins at Madison Square Garden on Wednesday.Mats Zuccarello and Derek Stepan scored power-play goals in the first 11:39, and Lundqvist made 39 saves to give the Rangers (42-24-8) a second straight win. They defeated the Florida Panthers 4-2 here Monday.New York pulled four points ahead of the Pittsburgh Penguins for second place in the Metropolitan Division. The Penguins have two games in hand; they play here Sunday."We're getting closer and closer to the first step of the many goals you set going into the season," Lundqvist said of qualifying for the Stanley Cup Playoffs. https://www.nhl.com/news/new-york-rangers-defeat-boston-bruins/c-279847560?tid=279768852 Edited March 24, 2016 by Guns of the Patriots Quote Link to comment
Guns of the Patriots Posted March 25, 2016 Author Share Posted March 25, 2016 (edited) Credits NHL.com Panthers regain Atlantic lead Florida moves into first; Bruins lose fifth straight by Matt Kalman / NHL.com Correspondent 11:23 AM Jokinen's great deflection FLA@BOS: Jokinen tips in the puck top-shelf for goal3/24/16: Jussi Jokinen tips the feed from Dmitry Kulikoy top-shelf for his 16th goal of the season, extending the Panthers' lead BOSTON -- Linemates Reilly Smith, Vincent Trocheck and Jussi Jokinen each scored and Roberto Luongo made 34 saves and the Florida Panthers moved back into first place in the Atlantic Division with a 4-1 win against the Boston Bruins at TD Garden on Thursday.Trocheck and Jokinen each had an assist and Jonathan Huberdeau scored into an empty net for the Panthers (41-24-9), who have 91 points and moved two points ahead of the idle Tampa Bay Lightning. The Panthers conclude their three-game road trip at the Lightning on Saturday in a battle for first place between the two Florida-based teams."It's nice to have that rivalry, that both teams are competitive right now and jockeying for position," Luongo said. "We're going to enjoy tonight. Tomorrow we're going to refocus and get ready."Florida, which won for the first time in three games, ended a nine-game losing streak in Boston with its first win here since Dec. 8, 2011. Smith's even-strength goal at 13:51 of the second period and Trocheck's shorthanded goal at 18:46 put the Panthers ahead after the Bruins scored first. https://www.nhl.com/news/florida-panthers-hand-boston-bruins-fifth-straight-loss/c-279869016?tid=279789744 Edited March 25, 2016 by Guns of the Patriots Quote Link to comment
Guns of the Patriots Posted March 25, 2016 Author Share Posted March 25, 2016 (edited) Credits NHL.com Penguins shut out by Devils rookie Pittsburgh fails to gain in playoff race; Wedgewood makes 39 saves by Wes Crosby / NHL.com Correspondent 9:41 AM Wedgewood withstands the pressure NJD@PIT: Wedgewood makes back-to-back saves on Fehr3/24/16: Scott Wedgewood knocks down Eric Fehr's wrister, then withstands the pressure on rebound attempts to help maintain the Devils' lead PITTSBURGH -- New Jersey Devils goalie Scott Wedgewood faced a wrist shot from Pittsburgh Penguins captain Sidney Crosby eight seconds into his second NHL start Thursday.Wedgewood stopped that shot and went on to stop all 38 other Penguins shots to earn his first NHL shutout and help the Devils to a 3-0 win at Consol Energy Center.With Cory Schneider recovering from an MCL sprain, Wedgewood made his NHL debut in a 2-1 win against the Columbus Blue Jackets on Sunday. He has allowed one goal, to Blue Jackets forward Jared Boll, on 67 shots through two starts."I'm super happy, super stoked for the way that it's going right now and obviously, I don't want to get too high or too low at any point throughout the year," Wedgewood said. "But right now, it's feeling good. I'm feeling confident in my game and the guys around me are making it very easy to play to at this level." https://www.nhl.com/news/new-jersey-devils-defeat-pittsburgh-penguins/c-279867226?tid=279789916 Edited March 25, 2016 by Guns of the Patriots Quote Link to comment
Guns of the Patriots Posted March 25, 2016 Author Share Posted March 25, 2016 (edited) Credits NHL.com Third-period surge helps Hurricanes top Blue Jackets Rask, Terry, Lindholm score 1:38 apart; Carolina ends five-game losing streak by Craig Merz / NHL.com Correspondent 12:25 PM Terry's breakaway goal CAR@CBJ: Terry beats Bobrovsky on break for the lead3/24/16: Chris Terry makes a series of pretty moves on a breakaway and backhands a shot past Sergei Bobrovsky to give the Hurricanes a 2-1 lead COLUMBUS - Goaltender Eddie Lack did his part to keep the Carolina Hurricanes within striking distance for two periods before a quick-strike offense took over.Lack made 42 saves and the Hurricanes scored three times in a 1:38 span of the third to defeat the Columbus Blue Jackets 3-2 at Nationwide Arena on Thursday."We talked about it in the intermission," Lack said. "We responded well. It makes it easier when you get a two-goal lead like that."The Hurricanes (32-28-14) ended a five-game losing streak and are seven points out of the second wild card into the Stanley Cup Playoffs from the Eastern Conference with eight games remaining.Columbus (30-36-8) was eliminated from contention for the Stanley Cup Playoffs. https://www.nhl.com/news/carolina-hurricanes-columbus-blue-jackets-recap/c-279867112?tid=279790046 Edited March 25, 2016 by Guns of the Patriots Quote Link to comment
Guns of the Patriots Posted March 25, 2016 Author Share Posted March 25, 2016 (edited) Credits NHL.com Ducks clinch playoff berth in loss Toronto gets overtime win on goal by Kadri by Mike Brophy / NHL.com Correspondent 3:12 PM Kadri's overtime winner ANA@TOR: Kadri nets his second goal for OT winner3/24/16: Nazem Kadri collects his own pass off a deflection and flips it home for his second goal of the game and a 6-5 overtime win TORONTO -- The Anaheim Ducks got the point they needed to qualify for the Stanley Cup Playoffs in a 6-5 overtime loss to the Toronto Maple Leafs at Air Canada Centre on Thursday.The Ducks trailed the Maple Leafs 4-1 but took a 5-4 lead. Toronto's Connor Brown tied the game with his first NHL goal with 4:23 left in the third period, and Nazem Kadri won it 41 seconds into overtime with his second goal of the game.Anaheim (40-23-10) qualified for the postseason for the fourth consecutive season and ninth of the past 11 (since 2005-06).Captain Ryan Getzlaf said he was pleased the Ducks qualified for the playoffs but displeased with the way they've been playing. https://www.nhl.com/news/ducks-in-playoffs-lose-to-maple-leafs/c-279870300?tid=279789944 Edited March 25, 2016 by Guns of the Patriots Quote Link to comment
Guns of the Patriots Posted March 25, 2016 Author Share Posted March 25, 2016 (edited) Credits NHL.com Red Wings keep pace in playoff chase Defeat Canadiens to remain tied with Flyers for second wild card by Paul Harris / NHL.com Correspondent 11:50 AM Sheahan tallies twice in win MTL@DET: Sheahan tallies twice to lead Wings to win3/24/16: Riley Sheahan potted two goals to pace the Red Wings' offense, leading to a 4-3 win against the Canadiens DETROIT -- Riley Sheahan scored two goals and the Detroit Red Wings held off the Montreal Canadiens for a 4-3 win at Joe Louis Arena on Thursday.Luke Glendening also scored and Anthony Mantha got his first career NHL goal for Detroit (37-26-11). Mike Green had two assists and Petr Mrazek made 26 saves.Detroit, which has made the Stanley Cup Playoffs in each of the past 24 seasons, are tied with the Philadelphia Flyers for the second wild card, but the Flyers have a game in hand. The Red Wings are one point behind the Boston Bruins for third place in the Atlantic Division with a game in hand. https://www.nhl.com/news/red-wings-defeat-canadiens-recap/c-279870832?tid=279789946 Edited March 25, 2016 by Guns of the Patriots Quote Link to comment
Guns of the Patriots Posted March 25, 2016 Author Share Posted March 25, 2016 (edited) Credits NHL.com Predators rally, defeat Canucks in shootout Nashville moves within two points of third place in Central by Robby Stanley / NHL.com Correspondent 10:57 AM Smith's nifty shootout goal VAN@NSH: Smith makes nifty moves for shootout winner3/24/16: Craig Smith pulls out several dekes and waits out Ryan Miller to lift the puck for the shootout winner NASHVILLE -- Craig Smith's goal in the fourth round of the shootout gave the Nashville Predators a 3-2 win against the Vancouver Canucks at Bridgestone Arena on Thursday.Nashville (38-23-13) trailed 2-0 heading into the third period. With the win, the Predators pulled within two points of the Chicago Blackhawks for third place in the Central Division."I don't think we can be happy with our first and second period," Predators goaltender Pekka Rinne said. "The second was better than the first. I don't know what's the reason, but we've been really strong in the third period as of late and that was a key for us again."Filip Forsberg tied the game 2-2 at 13:08 of the third period on a wraparound. Forsberg retrieved the rebound of a shot from defenseman Mattias Ekholm and got the puck past Canucks goaltender Ryan Miller for his 31st goal. https://www.nhl.com/news/nashville-predators-rally-and-defeat-vancouver-canucks/c-279871676?tid=279790152 Edited March 25, 2016 by Guns of the Patriots Quote Link to comment
Guns of the Patriots Posted March 25, 2016 Author Share Posted March 25, 2016 (edited) Credits NHL.com Parise's hat trick powers Wild past Flames Victory boosts Minnesota's lead for second wild card in West by Dan Myers / NHL.com Correspondent 12:11 PM ST. PAUL, Minn. -- It didn't take long for Minnesota Wild forward Zach Parise's luck to change in a big way against the Calgary Flames on Thursday.Parise broke out of a slump by scoring three first-period goals for his fifth career hat trick to help the Wild to a 6-2 win against the Flames at Xcel Energy Center.Parise scored all of his goals against former teammate Niklas Backstrom, who started his second game with the Flames since being acquired from Minnesota on Feb. 29 for forward David Jones.The outburst ended a six-game drought for Parise, who had scored one goal in his previous 16 games and two in his past 25."Great players want to do great things all the time. Zach just has to stick with his identity, which he's done a great job with," Wild coach John Torchetti said. "I've seen it the last for our five games, and he didn't get rewarded for it, but it all equals out. If he got three or four points tonight, it equals out for the last four games. Now we've got seven games left, and good things will happen for him. Just keep working, and stick to his identity, and good things will come. https://www.nhl.com/news/zach-parise-hat-trick-lifts-wild-past-flames/c-279870830?tid=279790154 Edited March 25, 2016 by Guns of the Patriots Quote Link to comment
Guns of the Patriots Posted March 25, 2016 Author Share Posted March 25, 2016 (edited) Credits NHL.com Wheeler, Jets defeat Kings Winnipeg forward ties career-high with 47 assists; Los Angeles loses third straight by Patrick Williams / NHL.com Correspondent 12:34 PM WINNIPEG - The Los Angeles Kings lost their third consecutive game as the Winnipeg Jets defeated them 4-1 at MTS Centre on Thursday.The three-game losing streak tied a season-high for the Kings (44-25-5), who are 8-5-4 when tied after the second period this season. The loss reduced the Kings' lead in the Pacific Division to three points as the Anaheim Ducks earned a point in a 6-5 overtime loss to the Toronto Maple Leafs Thursday."We're not happy in here, and we need to fix things really quickly," Kings defenseman Drew Doughty said. "You can't be losing three games in a row at any time in the season. It's really frustrating that we did this, and we need to fix things, and we need to get winning hockey games because right now we're blowing our spot at the top of the division and near the top of the [Western Conference]."Anze Kopitar scored and Jonathan Quick made 20 saves for the Kings. https://www.nhl.com/news/los-angeles-kings-winnipeg-jets-recap/c-279870620?tid=279790080 Edited March 25, 2016 by Guns of the Patriots Quote Link to comment
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