Guns of the Patriots Posted March 19, 2016 Author Share Posted March 19, 2016 (edited) Credits NHL.com Avalanche top Flames on Boedker's shootout goal Colorado leads by three points in race for final wild card in West by Aaron Vickers / NHL.com Correspondent 1:05 PM Boedker's SO goal provides edge COL@CGY: Boedker uses nifty move to give edge in SO3/18/16: Mikkel Boedker uses a beautiful move and goes to his backhand to beat Joni Ortio, giving the Avalanche the edge in the shootout CALGARY -- Mikkel Boedker scored the only goal in the shootout to give the Colorado Avalanche a come-from-behind 4-3 win against the Calgary Flames at Scotiabank Saddledome on Friday.Erik Johnson, Tyson Barrie, Carl Soderberg scored, and Semyon Varlamov made 30 saves for the Avalanche (37-31-4), who overcame a 3-1 deficit to move three points ahead of the Minnesota Wild for the second wild card into the Stanley Cup Playoffs from the Western Conference. The Wild have a game at hand."It was huge. It was really, really big," Boedker said. "That gives you just slightly more breathing room. You can't take anything for granted, but the more points you can gain when they aren't playing the better. We can't rely on anybody else to do it for us. We have to do it ourselves. I think that's the way we look at it."Boedker raced in and beat Joni Ortio with a backhand in the second round of the tiebreaker. Varlamov ended the game by stopping Sean Monahan's wrist shot in the third round."Just coming in with speed and hoping the goaltender bites on your fake shot and brought it to the backhand," Boedker said. "It was one of those things that felt really good, and it's going to go a long way confidence-wise."Matt Stajan, Mark Giordano and Freddie Hamilton scored, and Ortio made 25 saves for the Flames (30-35-6), who finished 3-1-2 on their six-game homestand."I felt this homestand we played some very good games," Calgary coach Bob Hartley said. "I like what I saw from our guys. We're experiencing some young kids in the lineup and they're doing well. Our veterans are leading by example. They're bringing in great performances, plus also some very good leadership. It's good." https://www.nhl.com/news/colorado-avalanche-defeat-calgary-flames-in-shootout/c-279722424?tid=279660964 Edited March 19, 2016 by Guns of the Patriots Quote Link to comment
Guns of the Patriots Posted March 19, 2016 Author Share Posted March 19, 2016 (edited) Credits NHL.com Talbot, Oilers blank Canucks Goalie makes 40 saves for third shutout this season; Eberle, Hendricks score by Derek Van Diest / NHL.com Correspondent 1:13 PM EDMONTON -- Goaltender Cam Talbot continues to be a bright spot for the Edmonton Oilers in a disappointing season.Talbot made 40 saves for his third shutout, and the Oilers defeated the Vancouver Canucks 2-0 at Rexall Place on Friday.It was Talbot's 11th NHL shutout and Edmonton's second consecutive win."We knew we were going to have to weather the storm and we did a good job in front of the net boxing out, tying up sticks and getting to rebounds, so credit goes to the guys in front of me," said Talbot, who has a 2.50 goals-against average and .919 save percentage in 50 games. "I feel more confident than I have pretty much my whole career and I'm giving the guys a chance to win, and they've been playing some pretty solid hockey in front of me." https://www.nhl.com/news/edmonton-oilers-cam-talbot-shut-out-vancouver-canucks/c-279731484?tid=279661424 Edited March 19, 2016 by Guns of the Patriots Quote Link to comment
Guns of the Patriots Posted March 19, 2016 Author Share Posted March 19, 2016 (edited) Credits NHL.com Andersen makes 38 saves, Ducks shut out Bruins Goaltender is perfect in four career decisions vs. Boston by Abbey Mastracco / NHL.com Correspondent 1:46 PM Andersen stones Bergeron's tip BOS@ANA: Anderson makes pad save on tip in front3/18/16: Patrice Bergeron redirects a pass on goal, but Frederik Andersen slides to his left for a nice pad save in the 2nd ANAHEIM -- Goaltender Frederik Andersen's scheduled night off turned into one to remember when he made 38 saves to help the Anaheim Ducks defeated the Boston Bruins 4-0 on Friday at Honda Center.Andersen, who took John Gibson's spot in the goalie rotation after Gibson came down with the flu on Thursday, earned his second shutout of the season and the fifth of his career. He's 4-0-0 against Boston in his career and is 9-1-0 in his past 10 starts."He was outstanding tonight," Ducks coach Bruce Boudreau said. "Both goalies are pushing each other to be better every night, and when that happens you're going to be successful."The Ducks have been switching between Gibson and Andersen every two games, and the strategy has been effective. Gibson and Andersen each rank among the NHL's top eight in goals-against average, and Anaheim has played well since Boudreau implemented a rotation, so he says there's no reason not to continue to rotate them at least through the rest of the regular season. https://www.nhl.com/news/anaheim-ducks-boston-bruins-recap/c-279722338?tid=279660966 Edited March 19, 2016 by Guns of the Patriots Quote Link to comment
Guns of the Patriots Posted March 20, 2016 Author Share Posted March 20, 2016 (edited) Credits NHL.com Quick helps Kings clinch playoff berth Makes saves on 27 of 28 shots against Bruins; L.A. wins fourth in row by Curtis Zupke / NHL.com Correspondent March 20th, 2016 Quick holds firm to preserve win BOS@LAK: Quick denies final shot, Kings run clock out3/19/16: Jonathan Quick denies the last shot the Bruins can muster as the clock runs out, giving the Kings a 2-1 win to secure a playoff spot LOS ANGELES -- Jonathan Quick has been the backbone of the Los Angeles Kings' recent success in the Stanley Cup Playoffs, and he was their foundation in the win that guaranteed they'll return to the postseason.Quick made 27 saves on 28 shots to help the Kings clinch a playoff berth with a 2-1 victory against the Boston Bruins at Staples Center on Saturday.The Kings (44-22-5), who missed the playoffs as defending Stanley Cup champions last season, clinched with their win and the Arizona Coyotes' 2-0 loss against the Tampa Bay Lightning."Last year, falling just short, definitely gives you motivation in the offseason to come in and have a good season," Los Angeles forward Milan Lucic said. "There's still 11 games left, and we want to finish as high up as we can in the standings. Hopefully, we keep playing that hard-nosed style of hockey. … It's a great accomplishment." https://www.nhl.com/news/los-angeles-kings-clinch-playoff-berth-defeat-boston-bruins/c-279763846 Edited March 20, 2016 by Guns of the Patriots Quote Link to comment
Guns of the Patriots Posted March 20, 2016 Author Share Posted March 20, 2016 (edited) Credits NHL.com Blues' Elliott blanks Canucks in return from injury Makes 19 saves against Canucks in first start since Feb. 22 by Kevin Woodley / NHL.com Correspondent March 20th, 2016 VANCOUVER -- The St. Louis Blues played a perfect game for goalie Brian Elliott in his first start since Feb. 22.Elliott spent most of the night watching the Blues dominate with a season-high 50 shots at the other end, needing to make just 19 saves to help St. Louis to a 3-0 victory against the Vancouver Canucks at Rogers Arena on Saturday."The guys made it a little easier on me, getting 50 shots on net, spending a lot of time in their zone, playing the type of game that wins us hockey games," Elliott said. "I just tried to stay big, cover the ice, and let the guys do the rest of the work."Goaltenders sometimes struggle when they aren't busy, but after missing 10 games with a lower-body injury, Elliott had no complaints about the light workload."It wasn't too many long breaks between shots, and they had some scoring opportunities, so it's just trying to stay focused," Elliott said. "And when you have been off for a month, it's almost nice to have a little break in between shots so you can regroup." https://www.nhl.com/news/st-louis-blues-brian-elliott-defeat-vancouver-canucks/c-279762230 Edited March 20, 2016 by Guns of the Patriots Quote Link to comment
Guns of the Patriots Posted March 20, 2016 Author Share Posted March 20, 2016 (edited) Credits NHL.com Bishop leads Lightning past Coyotes Tampa Bay goalie makes 32 saves, denies Arizona of fourth straight win by Jerry Brown / NHL.com Correspondent March 20th, 2016 GLENDALE, Ariz. - After losing five of the past six games, the Tampa Bay Lightning labeled their game against the Arizona Coyotes on Saturday a must-win.Goalie Ben Bishop made sure the Lightning got what they needed, and set a franchise record in the process.Bishop made 32 saves for his 15th career shutout with Tampa Bay and the Lightning moved back into second place in the Atlantic Division with a 2-0 win at Gila River Arena.Ondrej Palat scored in the final minute of the first period and Bishop did the rest, passing Nikolai Khabibulin on the Lightning all-time shutout list and lowering his NHL-best goals-against average to 2.02. The Lightning killed six Arizona power plays, including nearly two full minutes of 5-on-3 early in the second period. https://www.nhl.com/news/tampa-bay-lightning-arizona-coyotes-recap/c-279763516 Edited March 20, 2016 by Guns of the Patriots Quote Link to comment
Guns of the Patriots Posted March 20, 2016 Author Share Posted March 20, 2016 (edited) Credits NHL.com Nylander, Maple Leafs handle Sabres Toronto forward scores third goal; Buffalo without Eichel by Mike Brophy / NHL.com Correspondent March 20th, 2016 Nylander's 3rd goal of season BUF@TOR: Nylander's wrist shot beats Johnson3/19/16: Pierre-Alexandre Parenteau finds William Nylander who fires one past Chad Johnson to even the score at 1 in the 2nd period TORONTO -- William Nylander is starting to feel quite comfortable in his NHL surroundings.The 19-year-old center scored a goal and had an assist for the Toronto Maple Leafs in a 4-1 win against the Buffalo Sabres at Air Canada Centre on Saturday."I think it's coming every game," Nylander said. "You start to find areas of the ice where you can make certain plays. It's coming and it's getting there."Toronto coach Mike Babcock has said he'd prefer to play Nylander on the wing at this stage of his career because the center position is harder to learn, but injuries to Maple Leafs centers have forced Nylander into the middle. Nylander was picked eighth in the 2014 NHL Draft. https://www.nhl.com/news/toronto-maple-leafs-defeat-buffalo-sabres/c-279755890 Edited March 20, 2016 by Guns of the Patriots Quote Link to comment
Guns of the Patriots Posted March 20, 2016 Author Share Posted March 20, 2016 (edited) Credits NHL.com Lehtonen, Stars shut out Islanders Dallas goalie makes 27 saves; New York loses all three games on road trip NHL.com March 20th, 2016 Lehtonen denies Tavares in front NYI@DAL: Lehtonen stones Tavares' chance3/19/16: Kari Lehtonen stops John Tavares' chance at a rebound on the doorstep to keep the Islanders off the board in the 2nd period Kari Lehtonen made 27 saves for his second shutout of the season, and the Dallas Stars defeated the New York Islanders 3-0 at American Airlines Center on Saturday.It was the 34th NHL shutout for Lehtonen, who allowed six goals in a 6-5 loss to the Islanders at Barclays Center on Jan. 3, and the first for the Stars against the Islanders since they relocated from Minnesota in 1993."It was nice to get those goals, to get a cushion," Lehtonen told Fox Sports Southwest. "That last minute was a moment to remember. They're a great skating team, but we defended well. There were a lot of big blocks that made things easier for me."Cody Eakin scored with 6:57 remaining in the second period, and Patrick Eaves and Ales Hemsky had third-period goals for Dallas (43-21-9), which has won back-to-back home games and is first in the Central Division and the Western Conference. The Stars start a three-game road trip against the Chicago Blackhawks on Tuesday. https://www.nhl.com/news/kari-lehtonen-leads-dallas-stars-past-new-york-islanders/c-279756984 Edited March 20, 2016 by Guns of the Patriots Quote Link to comment
Guns of the Patriots Posted March 20, 2016 Author Share Posted March 20, 2016 Credits NHL.com Special teams, Hammond lead Senators past Canadiens Ottawa scores three shorthanded goals in win against Montreal by Chris Stevenson / NHL.com Correspondent March 20th, 2016 Chiasson's shorthanded tally MTL@OTT: Chiasson scores Senators' third SHG3/19/16: Alex Chiasson beats Ben Scrivens on a breakaway for the Senators' third shorthanded goal of the game OTTAWA -- The Ottawa Senators scored three shorthanded goals and Andrew Hammond made 30 saves for his first shutout of the season in a 5-0 win against the Montreal Canadiens at Canadian Tire Centre on Saturday.The Senators lead the NHL with 15 shorthanded goals. Jean-Gabriel Pageau, with his League-leading sixth, Curtis Lazar and Alex Chiasson scored shorthanded for the Senators (34-31-8).It was the first time the Canadiens had three shorthanded goals scored against them in a game (they had two scored against them in a game 18 times).Defenseman Marc Methot got his fifth goal of the season and Mika Zibanejad scored his 17th of the season for the Senators. https://www.nhl.com/news/montreal-canadiens-ottawa-senators-recap/c-279755788 Quote Link to comment
Guns of the Patriots Posted March 20, 2016 Author Share Posted March 20, 2016 (edited) Credits NHL.com Bjorkstrand, Blue Jackets defeat Devils Forward scores first two NHL goals; Atkinson, Jenner tied for team lead with 25 by Craig Merz / NHL.com Correspondent March 20th, 2016 Bjorkstrand strikes again NJD@CBJ: Bjorkstrand scores his second NHL goal3/19/16: Oliver Bjorkstrand tallies his second NHL goal as he beats Yann Danis from the top of the circle, putting the Blue Jackets up 6-3 COLUMBUS -- John Tortorella, coaching in his 1,000th NHL regular season game, still has things to learn, such as not putting too much into the head of Columbus Blue Jackets rookie center Oliver Bjorkstrand.After Bjorkstrand was shuffled up and down the lines in his NHL debut Thursday, he settled into a spot at Nationwide Arena on Saturday and scored his first two goals in the third period to help the Blue Jackets defeat the New Jersey Devils 6-3."I think I really screwed him up last game because we had so many line combinations, so we focused on keeping the lines together," said Tortorella, who became the first U.S. born coach to reach the mark.Linemates Matt Calvert and Alexander Wennberg each had two assists. Boone Jenner had a goal and an assist, and Cam Atkinson, Seth Jones and William Karlsson also scored for Columbus (29-34-8). https://www.nhl.com/news/new-jersey-devils-columbus-blue-jackets-recap/c-279755476 Edited March 20, 2016 by Guns of the Patriots Quote Link to comment
Guns of the Patriots Posted March 20, 2016 Author Share Posted March 20, 2016 (edited) Credits NHL.com Big third period propels Sharks San Jose scored three goals in 3:20 to defeat Rangers by Eric Gilmore / NHL.com Correspondent March 20th, 2016 Ward's second of the game NYR@SJS: Ward beats Lundqvist for the second time3/19/16: Joel Ward fires a wrist shot from the right SAN JOSE -- The San Jose Sharks had 37 shots and one goal through two periods of a tie game against the New York Rangers at SAP Center on Saturday.San Jose kept applying pressure, and Joe Thornton, Joel Ward and Joe Pavelski scored in a span of 3:20 in the third period when the Sharks defeated the Rangers 4-1.Ward scored a second-period goal, Tomas Hertl had an NHL career-high three assists, and Martin Jones made 25 saves for the Sharks (40-25-6), who began a six-game homestand.San Jose had a season-high 52 shots on goal to 26 for the Rangers (40-24-8), whose three-game winning streak at SAP Center ended. https://www.nhl.com/news/joel-ward-helps-san-jose-sharks-defeat-new-york-rangers/c-279748906 Edited March 20, 2016 by Guns of the Patriots Quote Link to comment
Guns of the Patriots Posted March 20, 2016 Author Share Posted March 20, 2016 (edited) Credits NHL.com Datsyuk sparks Red Wings to victory Veteran forward scores twice against Panthers, Detroit rallies from down two goals by Alain Poupart / NHL.com Correspondent March 20th, 2016 SUNRISE, Fla. -- The Detroit Red Wings gained momentum with Pavel Datsyuk's power-play goal at the end of the second period and carried it to a 5-3 victory against the Florida Panthers at BB&T Center on Saturday.Luke Glendening scored the game-winning goal at 8:39 of the third period.The Red Wings trailed 3-1 before Datsyuk scored with 10.1 seconds left in the second."That was huge," Detroit goalie Jimmy Howard said. "You could feel it here in the dressing room, the intensity the guys had." https://www.nhl.com/news/detroit-red-wings-pavel-datsyuk-defeat-florida-panthers/c-279756002 Edited March 20, 2016 by Guns of the Patriots Quote Link to comment
Guns of the Patriots Posted March 20, 2016 Author Share Posted March 20, 2016 (edited) Credits NHL.com Dubnyk, Wild gain in playoff race, top Hurricanes Minnesota one point behind Colorado for second wild card in Western Conference by Dan Myers / NHL.com Correspondent March 20th, 2016 Dubnyk secures shootout win CAR@MIN: Dubnyk denies Terry to seal shootout win3/19/16: Devan Dubnyk uses the right pad to knock away Chris Terry's wrist shot, securing the Wild's win in the shootout ST. PAUL, Minn. -- The Minnesota Wild got an important two points against the Carolina Hurricanes on Saturday, winning 3-2 in a shootout at Xcel Energy Center.Charlie Coyle and Zach Parise scored in the shootout, and goaltender Devan Dubnyk made 31 saves to help Minnesota win for the third time in 12 games after regulation this season.Coyle and Parise scored on forehand shots in the first and second rounds before Dubnyk denied Chris Terry's shot in the third round for the victory.David Jones and Jason Zucker scored for Minnesota (33-28-11), which ended a two-game losing streak and won at Xcel Energy Center for the third time in its past 14 games (3-8-3). The Wild are one point behind the Colorado Avalanche for the second wild card into the Stanley Cup Playoffs from the Western Conference. Each team has played 72 games. https://www.nhl.com/news/minnesota-wild-carolina-hurricanes-recap/c-279746620 Edited March 20, 2016 by Guns of the Patriots Quote Link to comment
Guns of the Patriots Posted March 20, 2016 Author Share Posted March 20, 2016 (edited) Credits NHL.com Penguins defeat Flyers for fifth straight win Hagelin, Kunitz score late in second as Philadelphia fails to gain ground by Adam Kimelman @NHLAdamK / NHL.com Deputy Managing Editor March 20th, 2016 PHILADELPHIA -- The Pittsburgh Penguins did something Saturday they'd never done in their 49-year rivalry with the Philadelphia Flyers. The Penguins limited the Flyers to 17 shots on goal, the fewest ever by Philadelphia against Pittsburgh, which used that defense for a 4-1 win at Wells Fargo Center. "I thought it was the most complete game that we've played to this point at both ends of the rink," Penguins coach Mike Sullivan said. "I thought when the time came to have to defend, we defended hard. Our attention to detail was really good. I thought everybody trusted one another out there. And when we play that way, we're hard to play against." Pittsburgh (39-24-8) won its fifth straight game. The win, combined with the New York Islanders' 3-0 loss to the Dallas Stars, allowed the Penguins to move past the Islanders and into third place in the Metropolitan Division. https://www.nhl.com/news/pittsburgh-penguins-defeat-philadelphia-flyers/c-279744766 Edited March 20, 2016 by Guns of the Patriots Quote Link to comment
Guns of the Patriots Posted March 21, 2016 Author Share Posted March 21, 2016 (edited) Credits NHL.com Silfverberg scores winner for Ducks against Jets Anaheim forward's goal in overtime defeats Winnipeg by Patrick Williams / NHL.com Correspondent March 21st, 2016 Silfverberg's overtime winner ANA@WPG: Silfverberg buries his own rebound for GWG 3/20/16: Jakob Silfverberg buries his own rebound on the doorstep top-shelf, giving the Ducks a 3-2 win in overtime WINNIPEG -- Jakob Silfverberg scored with 58.6 seconds left in overtime to help the Anaheim Ducks to a 3-2 win against the Winnipeg Jets at MTS Centre on Sunday.Silfverberg shook loose from Winnipeg defenders and took a pass from Ryan Kesler before breaking in on Jets goaltender Michael Hutchinson and putting in his second chance under the crossbar for this 13th goal."They kind of forgot about me," said Silfverberg, who scored his first career overtime goal. "[Ryan Kesler] made a good pass, and I had a lot more time than I thought I would."The win began a five-game Canadian road trip for the Ducks (40-22-9). They moved to within four points of the Los Angeles Kings for the Pacific Division lead. The trip continues against the Montreal Canadiens on Tuesday."Getting this first win is great for the confidence for the rest of the trip," Silfverberg said. "You always say you want to start off a road trip with a win, and that's what we did. Maybe it wasn't the prettiest way, but we managed to find a way, and that's what is important." https://www.nhl.com/news/anaheim-ducks-at-winnipeg-jets-recap/c-279771670?tid=279723094 Edited March 21, 2016 by Guns of the Patriots Quote Link to comment
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