NHL Week 26 Recap

Game Recaps

Sunday 4/2

• Boston 3 - Chicago 2
• Boston - Patrice Bergeron 1 (21), Kevan Miller 1 (3), Ryan Spooner 1 (12); W - Anton Khudobin (7-5-1)
• Chicago - Artemi Panarin 1 (29), Jordin Tootoo 1 (2);             L - Corey Crawford (32-17-3)
• Nashville 1 - St. Louis 4
• Nashville - Ryan Johansen 1 (14); L - Juuse Saros (9-8-3)
• St. Louis - Joel Edmundson 1 (3), David Perron 1 (17), Alex Steen 1 (15), Vladimir Tarasenko 1 (37);                             W - Jake Allen (31-19-5)
• Washington 3 - Columbus 2
• Washington - Andre Burakovsky 1 (12), Matt Niskanen 1 (5), T.J. Oshie 1 (33); W - Braden Holtby (41-12-6)
• Columbus - Jack Johnson 1 (5), Kyle Quincey 1 (6);              L - Sergei Bobrovsky (41-15-5)
• Anaheim 4 - Calgary 3
• Anaheim - Patrick Eaves 1 (30), Korbinian Holzer 1 (2), Logan Shaw 1 (3), Jakob Silfverberg 1 (23);                            W - Jonathan Bernier (20-7-4)
• Calgary - Michael Frolik 1 (17), Kris Versteeg 2 (14,15);        L - Brian Elliott (26-16-3)

Tuesday 4/4

• Columbus 1 - Pittsburgh 4
• Columbus - Brandon Dubinsky 1 (12);                                   L - Sergei Bobrovsky (41-16-3)
• Pittsburgh - Brian Dumoulin 1 (1), Jake Guentzel 1 (14), Patric Hornqvist 1 (20), Carter Rowney 1 (2);                       W - Matt Murray (31-10-4)
• Tampa Bay 0 - Boston 4
• Tampa Bay - None; L - Andrei Vasilevskiy (20-17-7)
• Boston - Zdeno Chara 1 (10), David Pastrnak 1 (34), Drew Stafford 1 (7); W - Tuukka Rask (37-20-4)
• Washington 3 - Toronto 1
• Washington - Lars Eller 1 (12), Nate Schmidt 1 (3), Kevin Shattenkirk 1 (12), Tom Wilson 1 (7);                                  W - Philipp Grubauer (12-6-2)
• Toronto - Mitch Marner 1 (19); L - Curtis McElhinney (7-7-2)
• Calgary 1 - Anaheim 3
• Calgary - Mikael Backlund 1 (22); L - Brian Elliott (26-17-3)
• Anaheim - Kevin Bieksa 1 (3), Patrick Eaves 1 (31), Chris Wagner 1 (5); W - John Gibson (24-16-9)

Wednesday 4/5

• New York Rangers 0 - Washington 2
• New York - None; L - Henrik Lundqvist (31-19-4)
• Washington - Evgeni Kuznetsov 1 (19), Justin Williams 1 (23); W - Braden Holtby (42-12-6)

Thursday 4/6

• Ottawa 2 - Boston 1 SO
• Ottawa - Alexandre Burrows 1 (15);                                        W - Craig Anderson (24-11-4)
• Boston - Drew Stafford 1 (8); OTL - Tuukka Rask (37-20-5)
• Tampa Bay 4 - Toronto 1
• Tampa Bay - Michael Bournival 1 (2), Nikita Kucherov 1 (39), Brayden Point 2 (15,16); W - Andrei Vasilevskiy (21-17-7)
• Toronto - Nazem Kadri 1 (32);                                               L - Frederik Andersen (33-16-14)
• Chicago 0 - Anaheim 4
• Chicago - None; L - Corey Crawford (32-18-3)
• Anaheim - Ryan Kesler 1 (22), Corey Perry 1 (19), Rickard Rakell 1 (33), Chris Wagner 1 (6); W - John Gibson (25-16-9)
• Edmonton 4 - San Jose 2
• Edmonton - Milan Lucic 3 (21,22,23), Connor McDavid 1 (30); W - Cam Talbot (41-22-8)
• San Jose - Brent Burns 1 (29), Joel Ward 1 (10);                    L - Martin Jones (35-23-6)

Friday 4/7

• Tampa Bay 4 - Montreal 2
• Tampa Bay - Yanni Gourde 2 (5,6), Alex Killorn 1 (19), Nikita Kucherov 1 (40); W - Andrei Vasilevskiy (22-17-7)
• Montreal - Dwight King 1 (9), Artturi Lehkonen 1 (17);              L - Carey Price (37-20-5)

Saturday 4/8

• Pittsburgh 3 - Toronto 5
• Pittsburgh - Sidney Crosby 1 (44), Jake Guentzel 1 (16), Phil Kessel 1 (23); L - Marc-Andre Fleury (18-10-7)
• Toronto - Tyler Bozak 1 (18), Connor Brown 1 (20), Kasperi Kapanen 1 (1), Auston Matthews 1 (40), James van Riemsdyk 1 (27); W - Curtis McElhinney (8-7-2)
• New York Rangers 1 - Ottawa 3
• New York - Mika Zibanejad 1 (14); L - Henrik Lundqvist (31-20-4)
• Ottawa - Derick Brassard 1 (14), Mike Hoffman 1 (26), Jean-Gabriel Pageau 1 (11); W - Craig Anderson (25-11-4)
• Washington 3 - Boston 1
• Washington - Marcus Johansson 1 (24), Kevin Shattenkirk 1 (13), Justin Williams 1 (24); W - Philipp Grubauer (13-6-2)
• Boston - Colin Miller 1 (6); L - Anton Khudobin (7-6-1
• Calgary 1 - San Jose 3
• Calgary - Curtis Lazar 1 (1); L - Brian Elliott (26-18-3)
• San Jose - Mikkel Boedker 1 (10), Danny O'Regan 1 (1), Chris Tierney 1 (11); W - Aaron Dell (11-6-1)

Sunday 4/9

• Pittsburgh 2 - New York Rangers 3
• Pittsburgh - Nick Bonino 1 (18), Carter Rowney 1 (3);             L - Tristan Jarry (0-1-0)
• New York - Ryan McDonagh 1 (6), Derek Stepan 1 (17), Jimmy Vesey 1 (16); W - Magnus Hellberg (1-0-0)
• Columbus 3 - Toronto 2
• Columbus - Josh Anderson 1 (17), Cam Atkinson 1 (35), Matt Calvert 1 (10); W - Joonas Korpisalo (7-5-1)
• Toronto - James van Riemsdyk 2 (28,29);                              L - Curtis McElhinney (8-8-2)

Final Standings

Metropolitan Division

Team	Record This Week	Overall Record	Points
P Washington Capitals	4-1-0	55-19-8	118
X Pittsburgh Penguins	1-1-3	50-21-11	111
X Columbus Blue Jackets	1-4-0	50-24-8	108
X New York Rangers	2-2-0	48-28-6	102
New York Islanders	5-0-0	41-29-12	94
Philadelphia Flyers	1-1-2	39-33-10	88
Carolina Hurricanes	1-3-1	36-31-15	87
New Jersey Devils	1-3-0	28-40-14	70

Atlantic Division

Team	Record This Week	Overall Record	Points
Y Montreal Canadiens	2-2-0	47-26-9	103
X Ottawa Senators	3-1-1	44-28-10	98
X Boston Bruins	2-1-1	44-31-7	95
X Toronto Maple Leafs	2-3-0	40-27-15	95
Tampa Bay Lightning	4-1-0	42-30-10	94
Florida Panthers	2-2-0	35-36-11	81
Detroit Red Wings	2-1-1	33-36-13	79
Buffalo Sabres	1-2-0	33-37-12	78

Central Division

Team	Record This Week	Overall Record	Points
Z Chicago Blackhawks	0-2-2	50-23-9	109
X Minnesota Wild	4-1-0	49-25-8	106
X St. Louis Blues	4-1-0	46-29-7	99
X Nashville Predators	1-2-1	41-29-12	94
Winnipeg Jets	3-0-0	40-35-7	87
Dallas Stars	2-2-0	34-37-11	79
Colorado Avalanche	1-3-1	22-56-4	48

Pacific Division

Team	Record This Week	Overall Record	Points
Y Anaheim Ducks	4-0-0	46-23-13	105
X Edmonton Oilers	3-1-0	47-26-9	103
X San Jose Sharks	4-1-0	46-29-7	99
X Calgary Flames	1-3-0	45-33-4	94
Los Angeles Kings	2-2-1	39-35-8	86
Arizona Coyotes	2-1-1	30-42-10	70
Vancouver Canucks	0-5-0	30-43-9	69

Stat Leaders

Goals

• Sidney Crosby, PIT - 44
• Nikita Kucherov, TB - 40
• Auston Matthews, TOR - 40

Assists

• Connor McDavid, EDM - 70
• Niklas Backstrom, WSH - 63
• Three players tied with 55

Points

• Connor McDavid, EDM - 100
• Sidney Crosby, PIT - 89
• Patrick Kane, CHI - 89

Save Percentage

• Sergei Bobrovsky, CBJ - .932
• Craig Anderson, OTT - .926
• Braden Holtby, WSH - .925

Goals Against Average (GAA)

• Sergei Bobrovsky, CBJ - 2.06
• Braden Holtby, WSH - 2.08
• Peter Budaj, TB - 2.18

Wins

• Cam Talbot, EDM - 42
• Braden Holtby, WSH - 42
• Sergei Bobrovsky, CBJ - 41

Headlines From the Week

• Ottawa, Toronto, Boston, and Nashville all clinched playoff berths
• Washington locked up the President's Trophy for most points by a team in a season
• Five Canadian teams are in the playoffs, just one season after no Canadian teams made it
• Dallas fired head coach Lindy Ruff

Award Winners

Maurice "Rocket" Richard Trophy - Most Goals in a Season

• Sidney Crosby, PIT - 44

Art Ross Trophy - Most Points in a Season

• Connor McDavid, EDM - 98

William M. Jennings Trophy - Goaltender(s) Who Played on Team with Fewest Number of Goals Allowed

• Braden Holtby, WSH

Playoff Brackets

Eastern Conference

• Metropolitan Division
• (1) Washington Capitals vs (WC2) Toronto Maple Leafs
• (2) Pittsburgh Penguins vs (3) Columbus Blue Jackets
• Atlantic Division
• (1) Montreal Canadiens vs (WC1) New York Rangers
• (2) Ottawa Senators vs (3) Boston Bruins

Western Conference

• Central Division
• (1) Chicago Blackhawks vs (WC2) Nashville Predators
• (2) Minnesota Wild vs (3) St. Louis Blues
• Pacific Division
• (1) Anaheim Ducks vs (WC1) Calgary Flames
• (2) Edmonton Oilers vs San Jose Sharks

*All stats and information came from NHL.com, TSN.ca, and ESPN.com