Game Thread

Third period scoring summary

Second period scoring summary

First period scoring summary

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1st Period

Nash deflects a goal in, NYR 1-0 PIT

Pens try playing leap frog

Kuhnhackl generates a good scoring chance

Hagelin scores on a fantastic give-and-go play with Kessel, PIT 1-1 NYR

Rangers score: Hornqvist accidentally knocks a rebound into his own net, NYR 2-1 PIT

Skjei - 2 min Boarding against Fehr

Kessel snipes the corner on the PP, NYR 2-2

Malkin - 2 min Tripping against E. Staal

Nash and Letang - 2 min Slashing (each)

Fun fact: The more you zoom in on Sid's facial hair, the shittier it looks

2nd Period

Lundqvist and Girardi sprawl out to keep a sure-fire goal out of the net

Rust scores his first career playoff goal, PIT 3-2 NYR

Cullen beats Lundqvist glove side, PIT 4-2 NYR

Moore - 2 min Roughing against Letang

Murray makes a huge save on Zuccarello as well as all the rebound chances

Sheary - 2 min Hi-Sticking against Lundqvist

Murray and the Pens fend off a net front scramble on the PK

Sheary extends the Pens lead shortly after coming back form the penalty box, PIT 5-2

Malkin serves Rust a fantastic saucer pass, Rust beats Lundqvist high glove side, PIT 6-2 NYR

3rd Period

Murray - 2 min Tripping against Kreider

Kreider deflects a shot in on the PP, PIT 6-3 NYR

Murray makes a big save, early whistle with puck in the crease

The New York Rangers have been eliminated by the Pittsburgh Penguins

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1st Period

Klein and Zuccarello with hard hits

Fehr gets an early goal, PIT 1-0 NYR

Lundqvist save on Kessel off the rebound

E. Staal's takeaway leads to numerous shooting chances

Nash - 2 min Interference against Daley

Hornqvist deflects a deflected shot in for a PP goal, PIT 2-0 NYR

Hornqvist - 2 min Interference against M. Staal

E. Staal and Daley - 2 min each E. Staal for Unsportsmanlike Conduct Daley for Roughing

Daley - 2 min Hooking against Stalberg

Stalberg and Hornqvist hugfest

Sheary blocks a shot and beats Lundqvist on the breakaway, PIT 3-0 NYR

Malkin scores, but called no-goal due to incidental contact in the crease

Murray makes a huge save on E. Staal

2nd Period

McDonagh rocks Hornqvist

Lundqvist shuts the door on Hornqvist

Moore - 2 min Holding against Malkin

Malkin beats Lundqvist clean on the PP, PIT 4-0 NYR

Glass - 4 min Hi-Sticking against Cullen

Letang hits the post

Moore nearly scores a SHG

Odd few minutes: Kunitz really wants a penalty; crowd loudly chants "Asshole!" then "These refs suck!"

Lovejoy - 2 min Holding the Stick against Nash

Brassard with a nice stick check to stifle Cullen on the breakaway

3rd Period

Miller - 2 min Slashing against Malkin

Malkin scores a PP goal, PIT 5-0 NYR

Boys will be boys (Zucc and Malkin)

Murray makes a good save

Bonino - 2 min Slashing against Lindberg

Murray makes two big saves

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1st Period

Yandle nearly sets up an early goal

Penguins set up a shooting gallery on Lundqvist

Stepan gets a good shot on Murray followed by a good shot by Kessel on Lundqvist

Hornqvist and Boyle sharing a tender moment

M. Staal - 2 min Tripping against Kunitz

Sheary - 4 min Hi-Sticking against Moore

Kredier's overturned goal

Goal overturned for this off-sides call

Small scrum in the 1st period

Replay of the scrum (better angle)

Kunitz - 2 min Roughing against Hayes

Hayes - 2 min Roughing against Kunitz

Letang - 2 min Roughing against Stalberg

Stalberg - 2 min Roughing against Letang

Kreider and Stepan scoring chances at the end of the 1st

2nd Period

Kreider - 2 min Boarding against Letang

NYR 1-0 PIT Nash scores on the PK

Daley - 2 min Roughing against Brassard

Malkin - 2 min Tripping Brassard

Miller nearly hits Hornqvist into the Rangers bench

Letang and Kessel force Lundqvist to make two great saves

Sheary's stick check on Zuccarello to prevent a goal

M. Staal - 2 min Hooking against Hagelin

PIT 1-1 NYR Crosby taps in a PP goal

3rd Period

PIT 2-1 NYR Cullen beats the Rangers D and beats Lundqvist

McDonagh in pain after going into the boards

Nash with a big hit

Letang sneaks in a slash to the face on Stalberg

Lundqvist makes great saves against Rust and Kessel

Stalberg slams into Lundqvist after a great scoring chance by Kuhnhackl

PIT 3-1 NYR Letang empty net goal

1st Period Recap

Stepan creates a breakaway, stick handles through Letang 10 sec later

McIlrath narrowly shoots wide on the one-timer

Hayes - 2 min Interference against Hornqvist

Pens generate a dangerous PP opportunity

Hornqvist and Zuccarello - 2 min each Roughing

2nd Period Recap

Zatkoff with a period-opening save on Nash's breakaway

Zuccarello - 2 min Hooking against Sheary

Phil "the Thrill" Kessel pots a tic-tac-toe PP goal, PIT 1-0 NYR

Dumoulin - 2 min Hooking against Miller

A typical Pittsburgh fan.

Yandle receives a toppling pass from Hayes and knuckles one past Zatkoff, NYR 1-1

Brassard beats Zatkoff to give the Rangers the lead, NYR 2-1 PIT

Blue line camera for the Brassard goal challenge

Rust - 2 min Interference against M. Staal

Rust's breakaway out of the penalty box

Zuccarello goes top corner on a wide, open net, NYR 3-1 PIT

Miller - 2 min Interference against Kuhnhackl

3rd Period

Kreider beats Zatkoff at the start of the 3rd, NYR 4-1 PIT

Crosby - 2 min Slashing against Stalberg

Kreider - 2 min Goaltender Interference

Yandle - 2 min Cross-Checking against Malkin

Kessel snaps his second PP goal of the game, NYR 4-2 PIT

Lundqvist makes a stop on Bonino's wrister

Lovejoy boards Stepan, refs don't call it

Kunitz - 7 min Slashing/Fighting; Klein - 7 min Unsportsmanlike/Fighting

Zatkoff makes a big save on Nash

Clearing attempt goes into the Rangers bench, nearly shaves Scott Arniel

Lundqvist makes some huge saves during the 6-on-5

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Game Recap

1st Period

1. Consol Energy Center's moment of silence for Ed Snider

2. Crosby skates the puck in on Lundqvist, but shoots it wide

3. Zatkoff with saves on good shots by Hayes and Fast

4. Stalberg - 2 min Hooking against Schultz

5. Sheary sets Bonino up with for tap-in on the PP, shoots wide

6. Stalberg - 2 min Roughing against Cole

7. Fehr - 2 min Unsportsmanlike Conduct against Lundqvist

8. Hagelin tries a tip-in attempt while shorthanded

9. E. Staal drives the net with the puck and gets driven into the net

10. Lundqvist gets hit in the eye by M. Staal's stick

11. Replay: Lundqvist gets hit in the eye by M. Staal's stick

12. Hornqvist gives the Penguins the first lead of the series, PIT 1-0 NYR

2nd Period

1. Kreider - 2 min Interference against Letang

2. Glass is hit below the eye with the puck

3. Replay: Glass hit below the eye with the puck

4. Kunitz hits the goal post on the PP

5. Nash dives across the ice to intercept Crosby's centering pass

6. Moore - 2 min Holding against Kuhnhackl

7. Raanta save on Schultz's shot during the delayed penalty

8. Kessel gets a great PP opportunity, shoots wide

9. Daley - 2 min Tripping against Nash

10. Zatkoff with a few big saves on the PK

11. Raanta with a nice save on a dangerous deflection

12. Crosby beats Raanta on a breakaway, PIT 2-0 NYR

3rd Period

1. Stepan hits the goal post on the redirect

2. Hagelin - 4 min Hi-Sticking against Hayes

3. Cole - 2 min Intereference against E. Staal

4. Stepan scores on the 5-on-3 PP, PIT 2-1 NYR, PIT 2-1 NYR

5. Lovejoy precents Boyle from getting a shot on a wide, open net

6. Kuhnhackl scores a SH goal on a 2-on-1 rush, PIT 3-1 NYR, PIT 3-1 NYR

7. E. Staal - 2 mins Goaltender Interference against Zatkoff

8. Hornqvist scores a PP goal off a rebound, PIT 4-1 NYR, PIT 4-1 NYR

9. Stepan taps in a rebound, PIT 4-2 NYR, PIT 4-2 NYR

10. Glass lands a big hit on Bonino

11. Hornqvist gets an EN goal for the hat trick, PIT 5-2 NYR

12. Hornqvist completes a hat trick against the Rangers

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Game Recap

1st Period

1. Andersson scores, but gets overturned for off sides upon a Coach's Challenge

2. Replay of the off sides before the Andersson no-goal

3. No-goal ruling on the Andersson goal

4. Kreider angry that Abdelkader may have swung his knee out at him

5. Kreider uses his speed to create a shot against Howard

6. Howard makes two great saves

7. Klein gets a clean shot from the slot, forces Howard to make a good pad save

8. Helm gets off a great one-timer on the rush, but Raanta is able to make the save

9. Staal - 2 min Hi-Sticking against Halm

10. Zetterberg - 2 min Holding against Fast

11. Boyle scores on a rush during the 4v4, NYR 1-0 DET

2nd Period

1. Tatar rushes during a Rangers line change and gets a good shot in on Raanta

2. Howard makes a fantastic glove save on Brassard

3. Nash - 2 min Tripping against Datsyuk

4. Sheahan deflects a shot over Raanta on the PP, NYR 1-1 DET

5. Qunicey - 2 min Roughing against Lindberg

6. Replay: Qunicey roughing penalty

7. Raanta stops a great tip-in attempt by Larkin

8. Nash gets a breakaway, but is thwarted by Ericsson and Howard

9. Datsyuk gets the puck just in front of Raanta, but shoots wide

10. E. Staal goes down after Fast makes contact with his head

11. DeKeyser prevents Brassard from shooting after he receives a bank pass from Yandle

3rd Period

1. Raanta makes a good pad save on a high-danger shot by Glendenning

2. Raanta with a huge save on Zetterberg

3. McIlrath in pain after blocking a shot

4. Staal beats Howard, but hits the post

5. McIlrath overpowers Larkin to prevent his breakaway

6. Hayes tips McIlrath's shot by Howard, NYR 2-1 DET

7. Hayes steals the puck in front of Howard, but is unable to elevate the puck over his pad

8. Tatar hits the post

9. Lindberg gets the empty net goal, NYR 3-1 DET

10. Abdelkader puts the Red Wings back in the game with a tip-in

11. Boyle - 2 min Cross-Checking against Abdelkader

12. Staal - 2 min Tripping against Zetterberg

13. The Red Wings botch their 6v3 opportunity

14. The Raanta-Yandle bromance continues

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1st Period

1. #NYR Steven MacDonald Extra Effort Award Ceremony

2. Klein starts the game off with a hit on Tavares

3. Greiss's indecisiveness almost leads to a Nash goal

4. Anders Lee in pain after getting hit by Boychuk's shot

5. The Rangers' fourth line gets about 4 good shots on one shift

6. Okpso shoots high and wide on an odd man rush

7. Miller gets a great cross-crease feed from Brassard, but shoots wide

8. E. Staal steals the puck and nearly creates a Hayes goal

9. Skjei - 2 min Tripping against Bailey

10. Kulemin - 2 min Interference against Boyle

11. A shot from Zuccarello is blocked and lost by Greiss, but gets cleared by his defender

12. E. Staal patiently waits for his shot but Greiss gets a blocker on it

2nd Period

1. Boychuk hits the post

2. Yandle and Klein nearly score on a two man rush

3. Boychuk knocks Kreider to the ice

4. Skjei makes two big blocks during a 3-on-2 rush

5. Bernier - 2 min Hooking against Miller

6. Zuccarello tries to bank a shot off Greiss's back, but a quick whistle stifles any rebound attempts

7. Cizikas gets a great breakaway on the PK

8. McIlrath - 2 min Tripping against Tavares

9. Fast narrowly misses the net on a shorthanded shot

10. Prince scores on a deflection, NYI 1-0 NYR

11. Boychuk falls awkwardly, ends up in a lot of pain

12. Greiss robs Miller with a huge pad save

13. Prince makes a great set up pass for Cizikas, who beats Lundqvist, NYI 2-0 NYR

14. Replay: Prince makes a great set up pass for Cizikas, who beats Lundqvist, NYI 2-0 NYR

15. Yandle - 2 min Tripping against de Haan

16. Nielsen scores on the PP, NYI 3-0 NYR

3rd Period

1. Nielsen loses his footing and accidentally grabs Raanta on the way down

2. E. Staal gets two good shots off on Greiss

3. Tavares - 2 min Interference against Glass

4. Greiss stops a blast from the point, covers the rebound as a dogpile falls in front of him

5. de Haan - 2 min Interference against Glass

6. Raanta makes a fantastic stop on the PK

7. Miller hits the post

8. Fast hurt by a hi-stick from Strome, non-call because it was a follow-through

9. Nash and Boychuck - 2 min Roughing

10. Okposo dekes around a defender but gets stopped by Raanta

11. Klein scores a 4v4 goal as Nash screens Greiss, NYI 3-1 NYR

12. Miller blocks two shots at the empty net, one with his face

13. Tavares scores an ENG, NYI 4-1 NYR

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Game Recap

1st Period

1. Sustr snaps a quick shot past Lundqvist, TBL 1-0 NYR

2. Coburn misfires the puck, giving the puck up to Stepan so he can take a shot

3. McIlrath - 2 min Hooking against Filpulla

4. Palat scores a PPG during a large scramble, TBL 2-0 NYR

5. Lundqvist with a lightning fast glove save on Koekkoek

6. Lundqvist - 2 min Delay of Game (served by Glass)

7. Boyle splits the D, crashes into Lundqvist (ref explanation of the non-call audible)

8. Condra - 2 min Hooking against Zuccarello

9. Glass - 5 min + G. Misc. for Interference against Namestnikov

10. additional angle

2nd Period

1. McIlrath slams Paquette || E. Staal busted lip || Brassard - 2 min Delay of Game

2. Yandle (4 min) and Paquette (2 min) - Roughing

3. Lightning hit the post, Lundqvist makes a great save during the PP

4. Rangers get two good shorthanded shots off two takeaways

5. Palat - 2 min Delay of Game

6. Vasilevskiy uses his stick to defend a cross-crease pass

7. Kucherov - 2 min Interference against Zuccarello

8. Stepan puts the Rangers on the board with a PPG, TBL 2-1 NYR

9. Vasilevskiy makes a huge save on Zuccarello

10. Kreider - 2 min Hooking against Kucherov

3rd Period

1. Nesterov - 2 min Tripping against Stepan

2. Stepan beats Vasilevskiy with his second goal of the game, TBL 2-2 NYR

3. Kreider goes on the breakaway and dekes around Vasilevskiy for the lead, NYR 3-2 TBL

4. Brown - 2 min Tripping against E. Staal

5. E. Staal and Skjei with two shots off an odd-man rush

6. Klein punches the puck, because why not?

7. Nash rings the inside of the post, but doesn't score

8. Boyle hits Girardi awkwardly into the boards (5 min + game misc.)

9. Garrison hits the post

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Game Recap

1st Period

1. Karlsson gets the first shot of the game after Calvert skates it in through the defense

2. Lundqvist has to smother a rebound off a deflected shot

3. Kreider powers through a check to bat in his own rebound, NYR 1-0 CBJ

4. Boll - 2 min Roughing against Glass || Glass lands a big hit on Campbell

5. Korpisalo sends his stick flying as he makes a diving save

6. Both teams engage in some antics after the whistle

7. Stepan - 2 min Hooking against Dubinsky

8. Korpisalo nearly deflects the puck into his own net on the PK

9. McDonagh in pain after blocking a shot with his hand

10. Korpisalo makes a nice save on Moore

2nd Period

1. Rangers get three good shots off on Korpisalo but can't capitalize

2. Boyle surprises Korpisalo with a five-hole goal, NYR 2-0 CBJ

3. Lundqvist drops to the ice to freeze Atkinson's wrist shot

4. Nash one-times a nice shot on Korpisalo, who makes the save

5. Foligno trucks M. Staal || Lundqvist save on Wennberg || M. Staal - 2 min Roughing against Foligno

6. Foligno deflects a shot by Savard past Lundqvist, NYR 2-1 CBJ

7. Zuccarello receives his own pass after its deflected and scores on Koripsalo, NYR 3-1 CBJ

3rd Period

1. Nash - 2 min Slashing against Atkinson

2. Jones hits the crossbar

3. Foligno fools Klein wi9th a shot fake before driving the net and scoring off of Boyle, NYR 3-2 CBJ

4. Lundqvist stops the blue line bomb from Jones and the rebound shot from Foligno

5. Zucarello - 2 min Hi-Sticking against Foligno

6. Stepan gets the shorthanded ENG, NYR 4-2 CBJ

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Game Recap

1st Period

1. Spooner with a nice steal in the neutral zone to get the first shot of the game

2. Berglund - 2 min Interference against Chara

3. Elliott reaches out to deny a follow-up shot

4. Bortuzzo hits Pastrnak hard into the boards, Bruin retaliate with two of their own hard hits

5. Griffith - 2 min Hooking against Shattenkirk

6. Liles blocks Pietrangelo's shot as Rask does a split in the background

7. Blues put the puck just wide of the net

8. Schwartz scores on a 2-on-1 to put the Blues ahead, STL 1-0 BOS

9. K. Miller goes awkwardly into the boards, stays down for a few minutes

10. Eriksson ties the game up on an odd man rush, STL 1-1 BOS

11. Marchand hits Parayko hard into the boards

12. Blues get a good steal at the blue line, leading to a great shot from Tarasenko

13. Krejci beats Elliott as after giving up a bad rebound, BOS 2-1 STL

14. Blues respond with a number of good scoring chances

2nd Period

1. Pastrnak falls awkwardly after colliding with Shattenkirk, limps off the ice

2. Beleskey - 2 min Interference against Brouwer

3. Shattenkirk rings the goal post with a bomb on the PP

4. Steen - 2 min Tripping against Eriksson

5. Backes forces a turnover and gets a great shot on net while shorthanded

6. Stastny capitalizes on a sloppy defensive play by the Bruins to tie the game, STL 2-2 BOS

7. Beleskey scores off a clean face off win, BOS 3-2 STL

8. Belesky gets two good scoring opportunities denied by Elliott

9. Acciari is unable to elevate the puck over Elliott as he's being squished by Griffith

10. The puck floats out in front of an empty net as Rask is out of position, but the Bruins clear it

11. Stempniak sets up Vatrano for a one-timer right past Elliott, BOS 4-2 STL

12. Acciari lays a big hit on Lindbohm

13. Reaves - 2 min Interference against McQuaid

14. Bruins get numerous scoring chances in succession on the PP

15. Krejci scores for the second time in the game, BOS 5-2 STL

16. Stempniak - 2 min Illegal Check to the Head against Upshall

3rd Period

1. Bortuzzo picks up the rebound and scores on a wide, open net, BOS 5-3 STL

2. Tarasenko attempts a quick wrap-around on Rask

3. Pietrangelo collects a bad rebound by Rask and beats him with a backhand, BOS 5-4 STL

4. Marchand gets a nice shot on Allen during an odd man rush

5. Spooner - 2 min Holding against Berglund

6. Lindbohm floors Eriksson as he skates through the neutral zone

7. Lindbohm - 2min Roughing against Eriksson

8. Another look at the Lindbohm penalty

9. Bergeon nets a PP goal to try and stymie the Blues momentum, BOS 6-4 STL

10. Failed Coach's Challenge for Goalie Interference

11. Shattenkirk puts the Blues within one with less than a minute left, BOS 6-5 STL

12. McQuaid - 2 min Hooking against Brouwer

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Game Recap

1st Period

1. Pre-game E. Staal talk on the Hurricanes feed

2. Terry, Skinner, and Rask create some early offensive chances

3. McClement tries a wrap-around on Lundqvist

4. Murphy shoots just wide of the net

5. Yandle blocks Gerbe's from getting a shot off of a wild rebound

6. Ward makes the stop on E. Staal's first scoring chance against his former team

7. E. Staal's reaction after the Hurricanes play his tribute

8. J. Staal shoots just wide of the net

9. Moore - 2 min Tripping against Gerbe

10. Patrick Brown scores his 1st NHL goal, CAR 1-0 NYR

11. Carolina - 2 min Too Many Men on the Ice

12. Skinner doing weird tongue things

13. Fast gets a good PP opportunity off of a shot by E. Staal

14. Lindholm almost scores as he catches Lundqvist cheating

15. Hayes and Rask get annoyed as the ref takes forever to drop the puck

16. E. Staal interview on the Hurricanes feed after the 1st period

17. Interview with the three Staal brothers during the 1st intermission

2nd Period

18. Zuccarello scores off a great feed from Stepan, CAR 1-1 NYR

19. Ward blocks two good shots from Zuccarello and Stepan

20. Nash battles through Pesce's check to score top-shelf on Ward, NYR 2-1 CAR

21. Rangers get 4-5 good shots on net but then nearly score on themselves

22. Murphy - 2 min Holding the Stick against Zuccarello

23. Slavin able to defend a very strong drive to the net by Nash on the PP

24. Ward gives up a bad rebound, but Pesce deflects the follow-up shot over the wide, open net

25. Interview with Henry (Papa) Staal

26. Faulk ties the game on a long bomb, Tolchinsky gets his first NHL point, NYR 2-2 CAR

27. Hainsey - 2 min Hooking against Miller

28. Kreider puts the Rangers back in the lead with a PPG, NYR 3-2 CAR

3rd Period

29. Gerbe with a good stick check against Stalberg on a 1-on-1

30. Ward stops a few good shots from the Rangers 4th line

31. Both teams trade a couple of quick turn overs

32. Skinner redirects a shot in past Lundqvist to tie the game

33. Lundqvist makes a diving poke check

34. Ward makes a big glove save on Boyle

35. Miller - 2 min Hi-Sticking against Lindholm

36. Rask scores a PPG off a rebound to regain the lead, CAR 4-3 NYR

37. Ranger's used a Coach's Challenge for off sides, but the video was inconclusive so the goal call stood.

38. Nordstrom with a shot off the mask of Lundqvist

39. E. Staal does some weird tongue stuff too

40. Ward covers a rebound before McDonagh can slap it in

41. Ward blocks Kreider's chip-in attempt with his shoulder

42. Skinner gets two good shots in on Lundqvist

43. E. Staal and J. Staal battle for the last face off of the game

44. Three Stars of the Game: (3) Fault, (2) Skinner, (1) Brown

45. Patrick Brown Post-Game Interview

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Game Recap

1st Period

1. Farnham - 2 min Hi-Sticking against Acciari

2. Devils get a shot in close that Rask fends off

3. Pastrnak takes a shot during a 2-on-1

4. Gionta feeds Ruutu for a nice shot Rask, Gionta taken out by Rask and Ruutu by Miller

5. Blandisi stands up Marchand at the blue line

6. K. Miller takes a hit in the corner, appears to be in discomfort

7. Stempniak - 2 min Hooking against Henrique

8. Helgeson with a big hit on Krejci

9. Kinkaid makes a nice 2-on-2 save

10. Bergeron - 2 min Hi-Sticking against Boucher

11. Zajac scores the first goal of the game on the PP, NJD 1-0 BOS

2nd Period

1. Marchand gets in alone on Kinkaid and ties the game, NJD 1-1 BOS

2. Vatrano - 2 min Tripping against Warsofsky

3. McQuaid knocks Blandisi down, leading to the clear

4. Ferraro gets a nice shorthanded shot off

5. Jack Edwards forgets what words is for a moment

6. Helgeson and McQuaid - 2 min each for Unsportsmanlike Conduct

7. Chara joins the rush, tries to outmaneuver Moore

8. Larsson - 2 min Delay of Game (Puck over the Glass)

3rd Period

1. Devils open the 3rd with a scoring opportunity

2. Kinkaid gloves a quick shot by Pastrnak, earns a tap from J. Moore

3. Chara - 2 min Boarding against Smith-Pelley

4. Boucher scores immediately on the PP, NJD 2-1 BOS

5. Bruins get three shots from in front of the crease, but get stonewalled by the Devils

6. Seidenberg prevents Sislo from getting a shot during a 1-on-1

7. Farnham with a big hit on Vatrano

8. Krecji feeds Belesky with a cross-ice pass, but Belesky can't get the shot past Kinkaid

9. Belesky and Pastrnak both shoot wide on Kinkaid

10. Kinkaid does his snow angel impression to cover the puck

11. Marchand - 2 min Slashing against Larsson

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Game Recap

1st Period

1. Nash makes a strong move to the net, but the Panthers keep it out

2. Nash causes another scramble in front of the Panther net

3. Glass with a nice hit on Kulikov

4. Jagr with a heavy shot fended off by Lundqvist

5. McDonagh hits the post

6. McDonagh with a shot that Montoya struggles to cover, gets a whistle

7. Glass with a hard hit on Kindl

8. Stalberg and Moore play give-and-go to beat Montoya, NYR 1-0 FLA

9. Scramble in front of Lundqvist, Trochek and Moore exchange minors

10. Moore - 2 min Roughing against Trochek

11. Trochek - 2 min Roughing against Moore

2nd Period

1. Trockhek - 2 min Hooking against Zuccarello

2. Zuccarello scores on the PP as he loses his footing, NYR 2-0 FLA

3. Lundqvist makes a great save on a great shot by Jokinen

4. Kempfer with a big hit on Glass, Brassard almost fights Kampfer over it

5. Brassard - 2 min Delay of Game

6. Kampfer - 2 min Delay of Game

7. Rangers miss the net during a 3-on-1

8. Boyle makes a great move around Kindl, but gets stopped by Montoya

9. The Panthers are unable to score during a chaotic scramble in front of the net

10. Lundqvist stonewalls the Panthers on another net front scramble

11. Moore nearly deflects a shot by Purcell past Lundqvist

3rd Period

1. Kampfer scores but immediately has his goal waved off (no-goal call stands)

2. Montoya with a good save on Brassard

3. Trochek pokes a pass from Jokinen past Lundqvist, NYR 2-1 FLA

4. Kulikov is hit in the throat by a high shot

5. Glass pickpockets Petrovich, Rangers get two good shots off it #

6. Huberdeau - 2 min Hi-Sticking against Kreider

7. Jokinen with a sneaky play to get a clean shorthanded shot opportunity

8. Nash scores his first goal since coming back from injury, NYR 3-1 FLA

9. Stalberg turns on the jets to get a breakaway scoring opportunity

10. Montoya stops Stepan's wrap-around attempt

11. Trochek beats Lundqvist, but dings the post

12. Stalberg - 2 min Tripping against Huberdeau

13. Hudler bangs in the rebound during a 6-on-4 PP, NYR 3-2 FLA

14. Glass scores an ENG to guarantee the Rangers victory, NYR 4-2

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Game Recap

1st Period

1. Greiss makes a nice pad save on Beleksy

2. Chara crunches Nielsen next to the boards

3. Prince gets bodied by Seidenberg in the corner

4. Belesky does a good job protecting the puck, gets a decent snapshot off on Greiss

5. Tavares able to force a turn over but is unable to get a shot around Chara's reach

6. Greiss makes a good save but leaves a huge rebound that Eriksson whiffs on

7. Greiss stonewalls Krug on a loose puck at the top of the crease

8. Islanders unable to convert on a great scoring chance created by Tavares

9. Hickey - 2 min Holding against Stempniak

10. Eriksson wraps around Greiss in front of the net while on the PP, BOS 1-0 NYI

2nd Period

1. Bailey's deflection goes off the cross bar

2. Lee hits the post on a breakaway shot

3. Pulock makes a nice defensive play to prevent a Bruins scoring opportunity

4. Bruins get two good scoring chances

5. Tavares scores his 200th career goal on a broken play to tie the game, BOS 1-1 NYI

6. Hayes swings at a loose puck in the crease, Greiss covers it up

7. Greiss with a fantastic kick save on Marchand

8. Hayes beats the defenders but gets blocked by Greiss

9. Bailey and Tavares force Rask to make big pad saves

10. Pastrnak puts the Bruins back ahead off a great feed by Krecji, BOS 2-1 NYI

11. The Islanders fourth line with a physical response at the end of the period

3rd Period

1. Islanders able to clear a bad rebound from Greiss

2. Leddy's slapper from the point gets kicked out by Rask

3. Hi-sticking and scrum lead to penalties:

4. Hickey - 2 min Hi-Sticking against Bergeron

5. Chara - 2 min Roughing against Hamonic

6. Nielsen gets in behind the defenders, but shoots high and wide of the net

7. Marchand comes across the ice to bump Tavares

8. Leddy lets loose a blast from the point, but the shot and rebound are swept aside

9. Pastrnak scores his second goal of the game, BOS 3-1 NYI

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Game Recap

1st Period

1. Bobrovsky - 2 min Delay of Game

2. Letang accidentally uses a broken stick to set up a PP shot

3. Schultz nearly get the first goal of the game

4. Campbell scores the first goal of the night, CBJ 1-0 PIT

5. Atkinson hits the post on Columbus's first rush after the goal

6. Rust makes a nice self-pass to generate a scoring opportunity

7. Bourque hit on Rust, scrum ensues resulting in:

8. Bourque - 2 min Intereference against Rust

9. Boll - 2 min Roughing against Bonino

10. Bonino - 2 min Roughing against Boll

11. Letang with a laser from the blue line to score on the PP, CBJ 1-1 PIT

12. Maatta - 2 min Hi-Sticking against Atkinson

2nd Period

1. Kunitz puts away the rebound for an early 2nd period goal, PIT 2-1 CBJ

2. Atkinson fools Fleury with deke to score the game-tying goal, PIT 2-2 CBJ

3. Malkin injury

4. Hagelin knocks a rebound into the net to put the Penguins back ahead, PIT 3-2 CBJ

5. Fleury with a great poke check as Atkinson tries the same move on him again

6. Crosby - 2 min Delay of Game (Face Off Violation)

7. Hagelin with a rough hit on Jones (no penalty)

8. Fleury comes out of the net to deny an Atkinson breakaway, deflects his shot

9. Bourque - 2 min Interference against Crosby

3rd Period

1. Goloubef breaks his stick so he decides to take the body

2. Dumoulin hard into the boards after a shove from Savard

3. Prout hammers Wilson into the boards

4. Makes a great save against Hartnell and his teammate's skate

5. Kuhnhackl in pain after blocking a big slapper from Prout

6. Rust gets sent down to the ice and collides with Bobrovsky, gets pulled out of the crease by Prout

7. A bad angle shot turns into a scrum at the Blue Jackets net

8. Kuhnhackl - 2 min Slashing against Hartnell

9. Hartnell - 2 min Roughing against Kuhnhackl

10. Murray hits the post

11. Foligno unable to convert on a good wrap-around attempt

12. Hagelin narrowly misses the empty net

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Game Recap

1st Period

1. Bergeron - 2 min Hi-Sticking against Slavin

2. Lindholm squeaks an early PP goal through Rask, CAR 1-0 BOS

3. Krejci nearly squeaks a puck past Cam Ward

4. Stempniak with a nice cut to the middle and Pesce with a nice takeaway, but neither able to convert

5. Ferraro tries to protect the puck, but Hainsey plays the body well

6. Bergeron - 2 min Hooking against Murphy

7. McQuaid: "You're not the real Rask"

2nd Period

1. Lindholm - 2 min Holding against Bergeron

2. Terry - 2 min Slashing against Krug

3. Wardshrug.gif

4. Eriksson evens the score on the PP, CAR 1-1 BOS

5. Spooner with a scoring opportunity, shoots the puck high

6. Gerbe scores on the rebound after an odd-man rush, CAR 2-1 BOS

7. Rask launches across the crease to deny Gerbe

8. Bruins and Hurricanes exchange scoring chances

9. Bruins end the period poking at the puck under Ward

3rd Period

1. Acciari shoves Woods to the ice

2. Krejci unable to connect on the cross-ice pass

3. Pastrnak fakes the pass and beats Ward weak side, CAR 2-2 BOS

4. Rask makes a nice save on a good shot by Skinner

5. Pesce's shot nearly gets deflected in

6. Krug - 2 min Hooking against Skinner

7. Rask is a turtle

3v3 Overtime

1. Full OT in 720p60fps (including GWG)

2. GWG if you don't feel like waiting

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Game Recap

1st Period

1. Raanta makes a huge save with his skate

2. Bogosian - 2 min Delay of Game

3. Brassard opens up scoring on the PP, NYR 1-0 BUF

4. Ristolainen - 2 min Interference against Hayes

5. Sabres create two good scoring chances while shorthanded

6. Skjei clears the puck from behind Raanta

7. Eichel tries a wrap around, creates a high rebound, which the Rangers clear

2nd Period

1. Rangers get three good shifts on net in one shift

2. Lehner deflects Stepan's scoring chance over the net

3. Zuccarello scores after a give-and-go with Klein, NYR 2-0 BUF

4. Fast blasts his tenth goal of the season by Lehner, NYR 3-0 BUF

5. Johnson makes his first big save of the game after subbing in for Lehner

6. Eichel threads the needle to set up Reinhart with an easy goal, NYR 3-1 BUF

7. Klein passes to a stick-less Hayes

8. Larsson is left wide open on a scoring rush and one-times it by Raanta, NYR 3-2 BUF

9. Johnson stonewalls the Rangers during a net-front scramble

&& alternate angles with no-review call

1. Raanta closes the period with a big save on Deslauriers

3rd Period

1. Stalberg - 2 min Delay of Game

2. Raanta and McDonagh each make a number of saves during the Sabres PP

3. Moulson hits the post after the PP expires

4. Raanta uses his head to stop a shot

5. Big collision between Girardi and Kane, McDonagh defends Eichel on a scoring chance

6. Stepan - 2 min Interference against Larsson

7. Ristolainen hits the post on the PP

8. Miller scores the ENG with one minute left and only one glove on, NYR 4-2 BUF, also

9. Foligno - 10 min Misconduct had choice words for the refs after the no-icing call)

10. Raanta makes three big saves at the end of the game, plus Yandle <3 Raanta bromance

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Game Recap

1st Period

1. Bergeron scores early, BOS 1-0 FLA

2. Pastrnak slides the puck five-hole on Luongo, BOS 2-0 FLA

3. Some angles for the failed Coach's Challenge (off sides) on Pastrnak's goal

4. Jokinen - 2 min Tripping against Pastrnak

5. Barkov and Shaw with a great shorthanded opportunity, Rask with a great save

6. Connolly beats Luongo for the Bruins' third goal of the first, BOS 3-0 FLA

7. Campbell gives up a free breakaway to Hayes, but Hayes shoots wide

8. Florida peppers Rask with a few shots, Rask smothers the rebound

9. Barkov hammers a rebound past Rask, BOS 3-1 FLA && overhead angle

10. Bergeron scores his second goal of the period, BOS 4-1 FLA

11. Ferraro uses his speed to create a scoring opportunity, Luongo makes the save

12. Ekblad shoves Pastrnak to the ice

2nd Period

1. Fight: Thornton vs McQuaid, also:

2. McQuaid - 2 min Interference against Shaw (at start of the clip)

3. Thornton - 2 min Instigator

4. Thornton - 10 min Misconduct

5. Florida tries to stuff the puck under Rask

6. Hudler one-times one past Rask, BOS 4-2 FLA

7. Boston - 2 min Too Many Men

8. Jokinen scores after some nice passing by the Panthers on the PP, BOS 4-3 FLA

9. Connolly - 2 min Hi-Sticking against Campbell

10. Jokinen whiffs while staring at a wide, open net

11. Smith fires a quick shot on goal, Rask blocks it aside

12. Ferraro breaks in on Montoya who kicks the shot away

13. Chara rubs Huberdeau the wrong way, nearly sparks a fight between the two, but Huberdeau steps down (Chara and Huberdeau - 2 mins Roughing)

14. Krejci - 4 min Hi-Sticking against Gudbrandson, also Connolly hit on Trochek

15. Florida gets a lot of shots on the period-ending PP

3rd Period

1. Rask swallows up the shot by Hudler

2. Thornton - 2 mins Interference against Krejci

3. Campbell blocks a good PP opportunity for Spooner

4. Panthers get some good shots after Seidenberg braeks his stick on a failed clearing attempt

5. Refs deny us of Jokinen vs Krejci

6. Hudler ties the game after a number of great chances for the Panthers, BOS 4-4 FLA

Overtime

1. Ekblad and Marchand exchange high slot slappers early in OT

2. Campbell tries the spinorama in OT, stop by Rask

3. Bergeron denies Hudler's chance at a hat trick with by deflecting a pass in the crease

4. Stempniak's first goal as a Bruin is an OT GWG, BOS 5-4 FLA

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Game Recap

1st Period

1. Beauchemin - 2 mins Tripping against Jarnkrok

2. Pickard save on Jarnkrok's shot

3. Ribeiro hit on Boedker

4. Comeau tucks in the rebound, NSH 1-0 COL

5. Mitchell scoring opportunity stopped by Rinne

6. Landeskog - 2 mins Delay of Game

7. Forsberg hits the post on the PP

8. Nice counter-hit by Ribeiro and save by Pickard

9. Fight: Iginla vs Watson

10. Nashville - 2 mins Too Many Men

2nd Period

1. Comeau scoring opportunity, save by Rinne

2. Soderberg - 2 mins Interference against Forsberg

3. Colorado generates a good SH scoring opportunity

4. Arvidsson with a nice move to get a clean shot on Pickard

5. Fight: McLeod vs Gaustad

6. Smith - 2 min Hi-Sticking against Barrie

7. Rinne great save after MacKinnon quickly snaps the rebound

8. Rinne smothers a puck in the crease with Iginla in front

9. Forsberg beats Pickard to tie the game, NSH 1-1 COL

10. A hard-hitting shift from both teams

11. Landeskog one-timer trickles through Rinne, COL 2-1 NSH

3rd Period

1. Johansen goes dancing on the 1-on-1, leading to a goal by Neal, NSH 2-2 COL

2. Fisher - 2 min Holding against Duchene, drive by the Avs on the delayed call

3. Puck passes behind Rinne and nearly deflects off him into the net

4. Fisher backhands the rebound past Pickard, NSH 3-2 COL

5. Weber hit on Duchene

6. Duchene hits the post

7. Comeau hit on Josi

8. Preds battle to get Weber the ENG, NSH 4-2 COL

9. Salomaki gets the second ENG, NSH 5-2 COL

10. McLeod - 2 mins Slashing against Salomaki

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Game Recap

1st Period

1. Kuznetsov tries to out-deke Raanta

2. Johansson good shot on goal

3. Rangers and Caps exchange rushes

4. Fast goal, NYR 1-0 WSH

5. Boyle shot on Holtby

6. M. Staal - 2 mins Tripping against Burakovsky

7. Rangers fend off the last attack of the PP

8. Capitals in turn fend off the scoring chance at even strength

9. Scrum after the whistle

10. Beagle and Miller - 2 mins Roughing (each)

11. Glass hit on Orlov

&& alternate angle

1. Alzner - 2 min Tripping against Stepan

2. Rangers hit the cross bar twice on the PP

3. Yandle PPG, NYR 2-0 WSH

2nd Period

1. Yandle left wide open for a big shot

2. Raanta with two big saves on Richards

3. Ovechkin's quick shot off the faceoff

4. Beagle scores after official review overturns no-goal call and is upheld during a Coach's Challenge, NYR 2-1 WSH

5. Glass - 2 min Slashing against Orpik

6. Raanta big save on the PP

7. Oshie ties the game on the PP, NYR 2-2 WSH

3rd Period

1. Stepan opens the third with a go-ahead goal, NYR 3-2 WSH

2. Williams - 2 min Slashing against Zuccarello

3. Caps with good shots on net during sustained possession

4. Holtby's misplay nearly leads to a goal for Brassard

5. Raanta jumps across the crease and sprawls out to rob TJ Oshie

6. Miller hit in the face with the puck, scrum after the play

7. Stalberg rockets past Alzner for a breakaway, Alzner ends up in the net

8. Orlov with a nice counter hit on Miller

Note: I had quite a few issues with giffing the game so there are some gaps. All the goals, penalties, and major events are covered though.

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Game Recap

1st Period

1. McIlrath hit on Kuhnhackl

2. Daley shot on goal

3. Moore - 2 min Hooking against Malkin

4. Cole hit on Stalberg #hockey #NYRvsPIT

5. Bonino shot on goal, save by Lundqvist

6. Fast hit on Daley

7. Stalberg hit on Porter, Porter injured

2nd Period

1. Fast gets a good shot on Fleury

2. Fleury fends off the 2-on-1

3. [Rangers and Penguins exchange scoring chances](

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1. Lundqvist knocks the net over

2. Lundqvist - 2 min Delay of Game

3. Kessel - 2 min Slashing against Stalberg

4. No-call: Malkin slash on Lundqvist

5. Kreider goal, NYR 1-0 PIT

6. Crosby goal, NYR 1-1 PIT

7. Malkin goal, PIT 2-1 NYR

8. Yandle - 2 min Interference against Hornqvist

9. Hornqvist goal, PIT 3-1 NYR

3rd Period

1. Crosby and Yandle getting rough with each other

2. Big save by Raanta on Rust

3. Kessel ENG, PIT 4-1 NYR

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Game Recap

1st Period

1. Moment of silence in MSG for Andy Bathgate

2. Early offensive drive for the Staal-Hayes-Lindberg line

3. Lundqvist has 1 save on 1 shot tonight from the bench

4. Korpisalo with a nice save

5. Raanta with a nice save

6. Lindberg nearly beats Korpisalo five-hole

7. Bouncing puck fought out of Korpisalo's crease

8. Atkinson nearly tucks in the rebound

9. Atkinson gets a good shot off of a Columbus break out

10. Zuccarello shoots the puck off Korpisalo and in from below the goal line, 1-0

11. Lindberg rings the post

2nd Period

1. McIlrath and Glass smash Tyutin

2. Foligno with a big shot on Raanta, Brassard corrals the rebound

3. Eric Staal seems to have shoulder discomfort after a few hits

4. Korpisalo prevents Zuccarello from picking up a second goal

5. Fight: McIlrath vs Boll

6. Two of McIlrath's hits from earleir in the game

7. McDonagh with a huge hit on Calvert

&& replay angles

1. Eric Staal's first good shot on net with the Rangers

2. Raanta maintains the 1-0 lead with a series of saves in the crease

3rd Period

1. MSG Intermission: Al, Joe, and Sam talk about Andy Bathgate

2. Korpisalo with a sprawling save on Brassard

3. Rangers turnover leads to CBJ 3-2 rush and a big save by Raanta

4. Atkinson steals a pass, gets on a breakaway, and stuffs his own rebound in, 1-1

5. Hayes gets a breakaway but gets stonewalled by Korpisalo

6. Korpisalo makes another save on a good opportunity for Hayes

7. Dubinsky - 2 mins Delay of Game

8. Deflected PP shot narrowly goes wide of the net

9. Blue Jackets get two good shots off the faceoff, Raanta stops them both

10. Derek Stepan gets the SHG to put the Rangers back in the lead, 2-1

11. Goloubef barely keeps Moore's lob shot out of the empty net

12. Raanta stops the final shots by the Blue Jackets, lets one in after the game ends

&& alternate angles

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Game Recap

1st Period

1. Roussel starting things with Zuccarello early

2. Stepan hit around the ankle, in pain afterwards

3. Nichushkin zooms past the Rangers D, but gets blocked by Lundqvist

4. Lehtonen pounces on the loose puck

5. Stalberg with a nice move around Oleksiak, but gets stick checked by Nichushkin

6. Hrivik separates Benn from the puck, gets Glass a scoring chance

7. Moore is too patient with the open net, gets robbed by Oleksiak

8. Seguin nearly scores with a deflection off McDonagh

9. Miller rings the post

10. Stepan gets a quick shot on Lehtonen

11. Things get physical at the end of the period (Sharp - 2 min Cross Checking; Glass - 2 mins Roughing)

2nd Period

1. Rangers with an early opportunity in the 2nd

2. Lundqvist loses the puck, gets a lucky whistle

3. Demers - 2 min. Delay of Game

4. Kreider picks up the PPG, NYR 1-0 DAL

5. Lehtonen makes some great saves

6. Lehtonen stops another puck inside his crease

7. Nichushkin with two fantastic shots on Lundqvist

8. Oleksiak knocks down Hrivik near the benches

9. Sceviour beats Lundqvist on the rebound

10. Zuccarello shoots just wide of the open net

11. Demers big hit on Kreider, Lundqvist good pad save on Seguin

12. Zuccarello takes the puck from Klingberg and gets a quick shot off

13. Lehtonen blocks Stepan's shot off a turn over, Jordie Benn knocks Stepan down

14. Dallas unable to get to the rebound after an Oduya blast from the point

15. Eakin pickpockets Yandle and gets a tight shot off

16. Eakin - 2 min. Hooking against Glass

3rd Period

1. A deflection off Klingberg nearly goes by Lehtonen

2. MSG is really interested in how interested Jamie Benn is in taping his stick

3. Glass goes off the ice after blocking a shot

4. Kreider ridden hard into the boards by Oleksiak

5. McDonagh banks a goal off of Lehtonen's back, NYR 2-1 DAL

6. No goal due to inconclusive evidence: Spezza nearly slaps the puck into the net

7. Lindy Ruff is pissed off with the no goal call

8. Dan Girardi, professional hockey pirate

9. Nichushkin scores the game tying goal NYR 2-2 DAL

10. Jamie Benn hits the post

11. Rangers with great offensive pressure late in the 3rd period

12. Dallas with great offensive pressure at the end of the 3rd, Zuccarello hurt blocking a shot

13. Klein gets the go-ahead goal late in the 3rd, NYR 3-2 DAL

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The ChocolateAlmondFudge Salty-Sweet Play of the Game^^(TM)

Game Recap

1st Period

1. Stone, Simmonds, and Schenn collide along the boards

2. Laughton negates an icing, goes down into the boards hard

3. Flyers scoring chance in the crease

4. Laughton gets a breakaway goal after a great pass from Cousins, PHI 1-0 ARI

5. Grossman - 2 min. Holding against White

6. Sneaky play by Grossman and Richardson to test Neuvirth

7. Richardson beats Neuvirth's double pad stack to tie the game up, PHI 1-1 ARI

8. Eckman-Larsson - 2 min. Interference against Giroux (also missed trip against OEL)

9. Streit - 2 min. Slashing against Murphy

10. Giroux's skate comes dangerously close to Rieder's face following check

11. Vermette - 2 min. Hooking against McDonald

12. Giroux gets his 500th career point with a PPG, PHI 2-1 ARI

13. Gagner extends the Flyers lead, PHI 3-1 ARI

14. Manning - 2 min Hooking against Hanzal

2nd Period

1. Neuvirth sprawls out to keep the puck out of the net

2. Stone has trouble skating off the ice after blocking a shot

3. Doan shoots one off the post

4. Laughton and Connauton drop the gloves

5. Neuvirth stops another net-front scramble, Bellemare skates off in pain

6. VandeVelde - 2 min. Tripping against Ekman-Larsson

7. Stone - 2 min against VandeVelde

8. Neuvirth with the closing saves of the 2nd

3rd Period

1. Flyers open the 3rd with a scoring opportunity

2. Domingue making sure the Coyotes stay in the game

3. Gostisbehere - 2 min. Hooking against Vermette

4. Ekman-Larsson brings the Coyotes back within one, PHI 3-2 ARI

5. Puck hits the post off Hanzal's skate

6. Schenn gets a great shot from the slot, hits the cross bar

7. Bellemare calmly tucks the puck in, PHI 4-2 ARI

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The ChocolateAlmondFudge Salty-Sweet Play of the Game^^(TM)

Game Recap

1st Period

1. Porter with the first good scoring chance of the night

2. Reilly with a nice wrap-around attempt

3. Orpik - 2 min. Holding the Stick against Carter

4. Wild maintain offensive pressure, Orpik bumps Neiderreiter into Holtby

5. Goalies are very protective of their nets

6. Niskanen - 2min Roughing against Granlund (no video)

7. Wilson - 2 min Tripping against Spurgeon

8. Koivu gets the PPG near the end of the first, MIN 1-0 WSH

2nd Period

1. Orpik opens the 2nd period with a game-tying goal, MIN 1-1 WSH

2. Niederreiter scores on the breakaway, MIN 2-1 WSH

3. A few tries by Ovi at scoring #40

4. Schroeder with a quick breakaway shot deflected out by Holtby

5. Kuemper denies Ovechkin

&& additional angles

3rd Period

1. Koivu appears to haul Backstrom down, no call

2. Kuemper - 2 min. Delay of Game

3. Ovechkin scores his 40th of the season on the PP with a one-timer from the Ovi-spot, MIN 2-2 WSH

4. Burakovsky rings the post

5. Kuemper fends off another great shot by Burakovsky

6. Orlov scores the go ahead goal, WSH 3-2 MIN

7. Holtby with the save on Koivu during the 6-on-5

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The ChocolateAlmondFudge Salty-Sweet Play of the Game^^(TM)

Game Recap

1st Period

1. Allen with some good saves early

2. Tarasenko rings the crossbar

3. Jaskin hit on Klein

4. Lundqvist denies Lehtera from the slot

5. Glass deflects in the first goal of the game, NYR 1-0 STL

6. Tarasenko gets a quick shot off on net

7. Miller puts a nice shot on net

8. McDonagh ties up Brouwer's stick to prevent a scoring chance

9. Lehtera gets hit in the face by the puck

2nd Period

1. Backes - 2 min. Goaltender Interference

2. Upshall and Brodziak nearly score while on the PK

3. Miller unable to shoot on a wide open net

4. Allen hurt as Lindberg drives the net

&& Replay: Collision with Allen

1. McDonagh + Lundqvist with big saves; Girardi - 4 min High-Sticking against Tarasenko

2. Rebound bounces off Brouwer and in for a PPG, NYR 1-1 STL

3. Brouwer realizes he was caught smiling

4. Zucc doesn't like Jaskin sticking Lundqvist's glove

5. Lundqvist makes the last save of the 2nd count

3rd Period

1. Brouwer hit on Staal

2. Upshall pickpockets McDonagh, but gets stopped on the breakaway by Lundqvist

3. Kreider beats Allen, NYR 2-1 STL

4. Jaskin - 2 min Interference against Stepan

5. Lindberg - 2 min Hooking against Stastny

6. Missed high-stick call: Schwartz on Stalberg

7. Missed call: interference by Girardi with huge hit on Fabbri

8. Stalberg unable to score on the empty net

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The ChocolateAlmondFudge Salty-Sweet Play of the Game^^(TM)

Game Recap

1st Period

1. Spaling scores on his first shot as a Shark, SJS 1-0 COL

2. Duchene - 2 min. High-Sticking against Pavelski

3. Avs working hard to sustain the offensive pressure

4. MacKinnon blazes by Braun, Landeskog nearly scores

5. Shawn Matthias scores in his first shot as an Avalanche, SJS 1-1 COL

6. Tierney rings the iron

2nd Period

1. Jones makes the save while getting bumped in the crease

2. Skille's shot lands on the outside of the netting, sets the goal light off

3. Karlsson - 2 min. Holding against Mitchell

4. Grigorenko with a sneaky no-look pass

5. Donskoi takes an unfortunate hit along the boards

6. Avs and Sharks exchange scoring chances to end the 2nd

3rd Period

1. Hertl gets a wrister off with little room

2. Burns scores with a fortunate deflection, SJS 2-1 COL

3. Jones barely stops the wrap-around by Matthias

4. Donskoi - 2 min. Holding against Iginla

5. Iginla ties it up with the one-timer on the PP, SJS 2-2COL

6. Tierney nearly pulls off a great toe drag through Bodnarchuk's legs

7. Landeskog shoves the rebound into the net, COL 3-2 SJS

8. Pickard with a good save to thwart Donskoi

9. Couture creates a good scoring chance

10. Pickard quickly closes the five-hole on Marleau

11. Ward ties the game up with 90 seconds left

3v3 Overtime

1. Donskoi dangles past the Avs but is stopped by Pickard

2. Jones fights off a few shots

3. Pickard stops a bad angle shot and gloves the rebound

4. Burns shoots the puck over the net on the breakaway

Shootout

Round | Avalanche || Sharks :: | :: |::|::|:: 1| MacKinnon || Donskoi 2|Landeskog || Pavelski 3 | Duchene || |

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The ChocolateAlmondFudge Salty-Sweet Play of the Game^^(TM)

Game Recap

1st Period

1. Chara hit in head with puck. Seems fine, but went to quiet room.

2. Rask takes the empty net away from Kessel

3. Rinaldo's big hit on Rust

4. Fleury makes some big saves

5. McQuaid hit in the skate with shot, appears to be in a bit of pain

6. Seidenberg's innovating defensive play

7. Pastrnak nearly scores on Fleury after a horrible turnover + harsh words from Pierre

8. McQuaid's coverage of Crosby, leading to the Pastrnak breakaway

9. Pastrnak breakaway, Pouliot penalty leading to Penalty Shot

10. Pastrnak scores on the Penalty Shot, PIT 0-1 BOS

11. Rask keeps the puck out during a pile-up in front

2nd Period

1. Big hit by Boston and scoring opportunity by Pitt

2. Fight: Wilson vs Ferraro

3. Pastrnak's second goal of the game, BOS 2-0 PIT

4. Kuhnhackl slides into the net with his 2nd NHL goal (Sundqvist 1st NHL pt), BOS 2-1 PIT (good goal upon review)

5. Porter with a great scoring chance

6. Fleury continues to make great stops in the crease

7. Fleury blocking everything he's squared to

8. Rask stopping everything after the icing

9. Ferraro - 2 min. Hooking against Letang

10. Marchand hits the post on a shorthanded rush

3rd Period

1. Krug hurt by hit by Porter

2. Fleury stops Connolly deflection

3. Nice Bruins passing play, nice Fleury save

4. McQuaid slams Crosby into the boards, loses helmet

5. Connolly goes over the boards trying to hit Letang, decides to stay there

6. Hayes tips in Spooner's cross-crease feed, BOS 3-1 PIT

7. Ferraro scores on the breakaway, BOS 4-1 PIT

8. Marchand slides one past Fleury while falling down, BOS 5-1 PIT

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The ChocolateAlmondFudge Salty-Sweet Play of the Game^^(TM)

Game Recap

1st Period

1. Rangers 2-on-2 opportunity

2. Stepan dings the post

3. Kennedy deflects in the first goal of the game, NJD 1-0 NYR

4. Devils and Rangers exchange scoring rushes

5. Hayes goal, NJD 1-1 NYR

6. Moore goal on a beautiful Yandle pass, NJD 1-2 NYR

7. Great awareness by Schneider to keep an unexpected deflection out

8. Schneider freezes the loose puck after thinking he was beat

9. Henrique stays strong on the puck to create a scoring opportunity

2nd Period

1. Henrique with the scoring opportunity

2. Rangers and Devils exchange odd-man rushes

3. Skjei rides Blandisi like a bobsled + Devils shot on net

4. Boucher rings the post

5. Schneider stonewalls the Rangers passing play

6. Blandisi and McIlrath getting rough behind the play (both penalized)

7. Blandisi - 2 min. Holding; McIlrath - 2 mins. Roughing

8. Palmieri blazes by Klein, but gets robbed by Lundqvist

9. Zuccarello - 2 min. Tripping; Devils sustain offensive pressure

10. Palmieri buries the puck five-hole n the PP, NJD 2-2 NYR

11. Schneider with sprawls out to rob JT Miller && Replay angles

12. McIlrath - 2 min. Interference; Blandisi - 2 min. Embellishment

13. Devils with two great odd-man rushes, Lundqvist fights them both off

14. Stempniak scores on his old team, NJD 3-2 NYR

15. Fight: Miller vs Kalinin

3rd Period

1. Schneider defends the shorthanded rush && Replay angles

2. Lundqvist denies Tootoo as the PP expires

3. Brassard - 2 min. Tripping against Gionta

&& another replay

1. Palmieri hits the post on the PP

2. Schneider fights off Stahlberg's shot to protect the Devil's lead

3. Khalinin freezes Lundqvist and goes top stick-side, NJD 4-2 NYR

4. Larsson EN goal, NJD 5-2 NYR