Buffalo Sabres 2, Washington Capitals 1 (SO) - (from Buffalo) - The Sabres improved to 11-24-4 on the season thanks to a 2-1 shootout win over the Washington Capitals, dropping them to 20-14-5.
Goals:
BUF - Drew Stafford (4) - from Christian Ehrhoff (18:18 2ND)
WSH - Troy Brouwer (8) - from Mikhail Grabovski (5:34 3RD)
Shootout winner - Steve Ott (BUF)
Goalies:
WG - Ryan Miller (49 saves on 50 shots: 10-17-1) LG - Philipp Grubauer (16 saves on 17 shots: 5-1-2)
Three Stars:
3. Troy Brouwer (1 goal) - Washington
2. Drew Stafford (1 goal) - Buffalo
1. Ryan Miller (49 saves on 50 shots for the win) - Buffalo
Florida Panthers 4, Montreal Canadiens 1 (from Florida) - The Panthers improved to 15-20-5 on the season thanks to a 4-1 win over the Montreal Canadiens, dropping them to 23-14-3.
Goals:
FLA - Dmitry Kulikov (2) - from Tomas Fleischmann (6:10 1ST)
MTL - Brandon Prust (4) - from Raphael Diaz and Francois Boullion (2:56 2ND)
FLA - Brian Campbell (5) - from Tom Gilbert and Brad Boyes (4:51 2ND) *GWG*
FLA - Aleksander Barkov (7) - from Tom Gilbert and Brad Boyes (14:29 2ND)
FLA - Sean Bergenheim EN (8) - from Brian Campbell (19:43 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - Scott Clemmensen (21 saves on 22 shots: 5-4-1) LG - Peter Budaj (21 saves on 24 shots: 5-3-1)
Three Stars:
3. Brad Boyes (2 assists) - Florida
2. Aleksander Barkov (1 goal) - Florida
1. Brian Campbell (1 goal, 1 assist, GWG) - Florida
Pittsburgh Penguins 5, Columbus Blue Jackets 3 (from Columbus) - The Penguins improved to 29-11-1 on the season thanks to a 5-3 win over the Columbus Blue Jackets, dropping them to 17-18-4.
Goals:
CBJ - Brandon Dubinsky (7) - from Fedor Tyutin and Jack Johnson (3:59 1ST)
PIT - James Neal PPG (12) - Matt Niskanen and Chris Kunitz (4:55 1ST)
PIT - James Neal (13) - from Sidney Crosby (8:34 2ND)
CBJ - Corey Tropp (2) - from Boone Jenner and Nikita Nikitin (13:42 2ND)
PIT - Sidney Crosby (22) - from Chris Kunitz and James Neal (10:51 3RD)
PIT - Chris Kunitz PPG (21) - from Sidney Crosby and James Neal (12:58 3RD) *GWG*
PIT - James Neal PPG (14 - Hat Trick) - from Joe Vitale and Deryk Engelland (17:33 3RD)
CBJ - Nikita Nikitin (2) - from Derek MacKenzie and Blake Comeau (18:31 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - Jeff Zatkoff (25 saves on 28 shots: 7-2-0) LG - Curtis McElhinney (25 saves on 30 shots: 6-6-1)
Three Stars:
3. Chris Kunitz (1 goal, 2 assists, GWG) - Pittsburgh
2. Sidney Crosby (1 goal, 2 assists) - Pittsburgh
1. James Neal (3 goals, 2 assists) - Pittsburgh
St. Louis Blues 3, Dallas Stars 2 (OT) - (from Dallas) - The Blues improved to 26-7-5 on the season thanks to a 3-2 OT win over the Dallas Stars, dropping them to 19-12-7.
Goals:
STL - Jaden Schwartz PPG (13) - from Vladimir Sobotka and T.J. Oshie (2:41 1ST)
STL - T.J. Oshie (5) - unassisted (5:12 2ND)
DAL - Jamie Benn PPG (13) - from Ray Whitney and Erik Cole (8:13 2ND)
DAL - Ryan Garbutt (7) - from Aaron Rome and Jordie Benn (11:31 2ND)
STL - Kevin Shattenkirk PPG (6) - from Alex Pietrangelo and Vladimir Sobotka (4:49 OT) *GWG*
Goalies:
WG - Brian Elliot (28 saves on 30 shots: 9-1-2) LG - Kari Lehtonen (19 saves on 22 shots: 15-8-7)
Three Stars:
3. Jamie Benn (1 goal) - Dallas
2. T.J. Oshie (1 goal, 1 assist) - St. Louis
1. Kevin Shattenkirk (1 goal, OT winner) - St. Louis
Toronto Maple Leafs 5, Carolina Hurricanes 2 (from Toronto) - The Leafs improved to 20-16-5 on the season thanks to a 5-2 win over the Carolina Hurricanes, dropping them to 14-16-9.
Goals:
TOR - Phil Kessel (19) - from Tyler Bozak (16:56 1ST)
CAR - Nathan Gerbe (9) - from Alexander Semin (1:36 2ND)
TOR - Phil Kessel (20) - from James van Riemsdyk and Tyler Bozak (13:42 2ND)
TOR - Nikolai Kulemin (5) - unassisted (14:58 2ND) *GWG*
CAR - Justin Faulk PPG (3) - from Andrej Sekera and Jeff Skinner (17:43 2ND)
TOR - Paul Ranger (2) - from Tyler Bozak (4:58 3RD)
TOR - Dion Phaneuf EN (4) - unassisted (19:52 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - Jonathan Bernier (41 saves on 43 shots: 12-11-4) LG - Cam Ward (22 saves on 26 shots: 5-7-5)
Three Stars:
3. Tyler Bozak (3 assists) - Toronto
2. Phil Kessel (2 goals) - Toronto
1. Jonathan Bernier (41 saves on 43 shots for the win) - Toronto
New York Rangers 4, Tampa Bay Lightning 3 (from Tampa Bay) - The Rangers improved to 19-19-2 (.500) on the season thanks to a 4-3 win over the Tampa Bay Lightning, dropping them to 23-12-4.
Goals:
NYR - Rick Nash (7) - from Derek Stepan (4:30 1ST)
TBL - Tyler Johnson PPG (10) - from Teddy Purcell and Valtteri Filppula (10:41 1ST)
TBL - Ondrej Palat (6) - from Radko Gudas and Jean-Philippe Cote (16:05 1ST)
NYR - Mats Zuccarello (9) - from Derick Brassard and Ryan McDonagh (18:25 1ST)
NYR - Chris Kreider PPG (10) - from Mats Zuccarello and Ryan McDonagh (4:35 2ND)
NYR - Benoit Pouliot PPG (7) - from Derick Brassard and Mats Zuccarello (7:51 2ND) *GWG*
TBL - Valtteri Filppula (14) - from Teddy Purcell and Dmitry Korobov (8:14 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - Henrik Lundqvist (37 saves on 40 shots: 11-15-2) LG - Anders Lindback (25 saves on 29 shots: 3-7-1)
Three Stars:
3. altteri Filppula (1 goal, 1 assist) - Tampa Bay
2. Ryan McDonagh (2 assists) - New York
1. Mats Zuccarello (1 goal, 2 assists) - New York
Vancouver Canucks 2, Calgary Flames 0 (from Calgary) - The Canucks improved to 23-11-6 on the season thanks to a 2-0 shutout of the Calgary Flames, dropping them to 14-19-6.
Goals:
VAN - Jannik Hansen (7) - from Henrik Sedin and Dan Hamhuis (19:20 1ST) *GWG*
VAN - Mike Santorelli (9) - from Ryan Kesler (17:44 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - Eddie Lack (18 saves on 18 shots: 7-2-0) LG - Reto Berra (28 saves on 30 shots: 5-10-2)
Three Stars:
3. Reto Berra (28 saves on 30 shots) - Calgary
2. Jannik Hansen (1 goal, GWG) - Vancouver
1. Eddie Lack (18 saves on 18 shots for the shutout) - Vancouver
New York Islanders 5, Minnesota Wild 4 (from Minnesota) - The Islanders improved to 12-21-7 on the season thanks to a 5-4 win over the Minnesota Wild, dropping them to 20-16-5.
Goals:
MIN - Ryan Suter (1) - from Mike Rupp and Torrey Mitchell (3:22 1ST)
MIN - Jonas Brodin (7) - from Mikko Koivu and Nino Niederreiter (0:39 2ND)
MIN - Nino Niederreiter (7) - from Mikko Koivu (2:59 2ND)
NYI - John Tavares (14) - from Thomas Vanek and Kyle Okposo (8:45 2ND)
NYI - Cal Clutterbuck (5) - from Thomas Hickey and Brock Nelson (18:58 2ND)
NYI - Thomas Hickey (2) - from Colin Mcdonald and Ryan Strome (6:30 3RD)
NYI - Kyle Okposo (13) - from Thomas Hickey and Andrew MacDonald (12:13 3RD)
MIN - Justin Fontaine (8) - from Matt Cooke and Marco Scandella (13:45 3RD)
NYI - Kyle Okposo (14) - from Thomas Vanek (14:12 3RD) *GWG*
Goalies:
WG - Kevin Poulin (33 saves on 37 shots: 5-12-0) LG - Josh Harding (26 saves on 31 shots: 18-6-3)
Three Stars:
3. Nino Niederreiter (1 goal, 1 assist) - Minnesota
2. Thomas Hickey (1 goal, 2 assists) - New York
1. Kyle Okposo (2 goals, 1 assist, GWG) - New York
Winnipeg Jets 2, Colorado Avalanche 1 (OT) - (from Colorado) - The Jets improved to 18-18-5 (.500) on the season thanks to a 2-1 OT win over the Colorado Avalanche, dropping them to 23-11-4
Goals:
WPG - Andrew Ladd (10) - from Blake Wheeler and Jacob Trouba (11:42 3RD)
COL - Nathan MacKinnon (9) - from Gabriel Landeskog and Erik Johnson (12:11 3RD)
WPG - Blake Wheeler (15) - from Mark Scheifele and Dustin Byfuglien (4:58 OT) *GWG*
Goalies:
WG - Al Montoya (33 saves on 34 shots: 7-2-1) LG - Semyon Varlamov (35 saves on 37 shots: 16-8-4)
Three Stars:
3. Al Montoya (33 saves on 34 shots for the win) - Winnipeg
2. Blake Wheeler (1 goal, 1 assist, OT winner) - Winnipeg
1. Semyon Varlamov (35 saves on 37 shots) - Colorado
San Jose Sharks 3, Anaheim Ducks 1 (from San Jose) - The Sharks improved to 25-8-6 on the season thanks to a 3-1 win over the Anaheim Ducks, dropping them to 28-8-5.
Goals:
SJS - Brent Burns (12) - from Joe Pavelski and Joe Thornton (1:17 1ST)
SJS - Logan Couture (11) - from Brent Burns and Jason Demers (10:07 1ST) *GWG*
SJS - Bracken Kearns (1) - from Andrew Desjardins and Mike Brown (9:16 2ND)
ANA - Pat Maroon (3) - from Corey Perry and Cam Fowler (11:32 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - Antti Niemi (30 saves on 31 shots: 21-7-6) LG - Frederik Andersen (20 saves on 23 shots: 9-2-0)
Three Stars:
3. Bracken Kearns (1 goal) - San Jose
2. Antti Niemi (30 saves on 31 shots for the win) - San Jose
1. Brent Burns (1 goal, 1 assist) - San Jose
Three Stars of the Night:
3. Ryan Miller - Miller made 49 saves on 50 shots in the Sabres 2-1 shootout win over the Capitals.
2. Kyle Okposo - Okposo scored 2 goals (including the eventual GWG) and added an assist in the Islanders 5-4 win over the Wild.
1. James Neal - Neal had a monster night for the Penguins, as he had a hand in all 5 goals in their 5-3 win over the Blue Jackets. Neal had a hat trick and added 2 assists in the win.
Interesting Stats of the Night:
-Both Cal Clutterbuck and Nino Niedereiter played against their former team for the 1st time since the Wild trade Clutterbuck to the Islanders for Niederreiter. Both players scored goals against their former teams.
-Logan Couture scored goal #100 in his career tonight
-James Neal scored his 4th career hat trick.
-The Penguins got 11 points from the trio of James Neal-Sidney Crosby-Chris Kunitz tonight.
-Patrick Kane extended his point streak to 14 games with 1 goal and 2 assists tonight. Kane now has 8 goals and 17 assists for 25 points in the streak.
-Tyler Bozak had 3 assists in his return from an oblique injury, his first game since December 3rd.
-Blues D Kevin Shattenkirk had the decisive goal for the 2nd straight night, scoring the shootout winner last night and the OT winner tonight.
-Sharks F Bracken Kearns scored his 1st NHL goal tonight.
-The Sharks snapped the Ducks 10 game winning streak.
Current Winning/Losing Streaks (3 or more games):
San Jose Sharks - 4 game winning streak
Vancouver Canucks - 3 game winning streak
Minnesota Wild - 5 game losing streak
Colorado Avalanche - 4 game losing streak
Phoenix Coyotes - 3 game losing streak
Forman Faceoff Highlight of the Night:
-Corey Tropp gets it tonight for his beautiful toe-drag deke and goal: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j78KBUU7J9g
Honourable Mentions:
-James Neal Hat Trick: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jXip4si86Bg
-Logan Couture 100th goal: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6-MTxCbSpmQ
-Jaden Schwarz tic-tac-toe goal: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UfPh0SpGOSw
-Valtteri Filppula deflection goal: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zaTTjEden8s
What's up next (December 30th) - There are 4 NHL games on tap for Monday:
1. Washington Capitals vs. Ottawa Senators @730PM ET (In Ottawa)
2. Los Angeles Kings vs. Chicago Blackhawks @8PM ET (In Chicago) {***Forman's Game of the Night***}
3. Detroit Red Wings vs. Nashville Predators @8PM ET (In Nashville)
4. Philadelphia Flyers vs. Vancouver Canucks @10PM ET (In Vancouver)
-Joel Forman - The Forman Faceoff
Sunday, December 29, 2013
December 28th NHL Recap
Ottawa Senators 4, Boston Bruins 3 (from Ottawa) - The Senators improved to 16-18-7 on the season thanks to a 4-3 win over the Boston Bruins, dropping them to 26-11-2.
Goals:
OTT - Patrick Wiercioch (3) - from Cocy Ceci and Cory Conacher (7:04 1ST)
BOS - Dan Paille (4) - unassisted (12:06 1ST)
OTT - Cory Conacher (4) - from Kyle Turris and Cody Ceci (14:28 1ST)
OTT - Zack Smith SHG (8) - from Erik Condra (0:29 2ND)
BOS - Jarome Iginla (12) - from Milan Lucic and David Krejci (13:51 2ND)
BOS - David Warsofsky (1) - from Johnny Boychuk and Patrice Bergeron (6:36 3RD)
OTT - Bobby Ryan (18) - unassisted (15:25 3RD) *GWG*
Goalies:
WG - Craig Anderson (29 saves on 32 shots: 11-9-4) LG - Chad Johnson (17 saves on 18 shots: 6-3-0), in relief of Tuuka Rask (9 saves on 12 shots)
Three Stars:
3. Cody Ceci (2 assists) - Ottawa
2. Jarome Iginla (1 goal) - Boston
1. Bobby Ryan (1 goal, GWG) - Ottawa
Montreal Canadiens 2, Tampa Bay Lightning 1 (SO) - (from Tampa Bay) - The Canadiens improved to 23-13-3 on the season thanks to a 2-1 shootout win over the Tampa Bay Lightning, dropping them to 23-11-4.
Goals:
MTL - Tomas Plekanec (13) - from Brian Gionta and Travis Moen (5:15 2ND)
TBL - Martin St. Louis (17) - from Tyler Johnson and Ondrej Palat (11:43 2ND)
Shootout winner - Lars Eller (MTL)
Goalies:
WG - Carey Price (23 saves on 24 shots: 18-11-2) LG - Ben Bishop (20 saves on 21 shots: 20-5-3)
Three Stars:
3. Tomas Plekanec (1 goal) - Montreal
2. Ben Bishop (20 saves on 21 shots) - Tampa Bay
1. Carey Price (23 saves on 24 shots for the win) - Montreal
Detroit Red Wings 4, Florida Panthers 3 (from Florida) - The Red Wings improved to 18-13-9 on the season thanks to a 4-3 win over the Florida Panthers, dropping them to 14-20-5.
Goals:
DET - Daniel Alfredsson PPG (10) - from Niklas Kronwall and Pavel Datsyuk (3:47 1ST)
DET - Henrik Zetterberg PPG (12) - from Pavel Datsyuk (14:29 1ST)
FLA - Sean Bergenheim PPG (6) - from Brian Campbell and Aleksander Barkov (12:52 2ND)
FLA - Nick Bjugstad (8) - unassisted (14:59 2ND)
DET - Brendan Smith (1) - from Kyle Quincey (0:42 3RD)
DET - Gustav Nyquist (5) - from Jakub Kindl and Tomas Tatar (1:20 3RD) *GWG*
FLA - Sean Bergenheim (7) - from Dylan Olsen and Marcel Goc (4:27 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - Jonas Gustavsson (30 saves on 33 shots: 11-3-2) LG - Scott Clemmensen (27 saves on 31 shots: 4-4-1)
Three Stars:
3. Henrik Zetterberg (1 goal) - Detroit
2. Sean Bergenheim (2 goals) - Florida
1. Pavel Datsyuk (2 assists) - Detroit
New Jersey Devils 2, New York Islanders 1 (from New York) - The Devils improved to 16-16-8 on the season thanks to a 2-1 win over the New York Islanders, dropping them to 11-21-7.
Goals:
NJD - Adam Henrique (8) - from Reid Boucher and Michael Ryder (11:37 1ST)
NYI - Frans Nielsen (13) - from Kyle Okposo and Thomas Vanek (10:31 3RD)
NJD - Travis Zajac (7) - from Marek Zidlicky and Jaromir Jagr (13:03 3RD) *GWG*
Goalies:
WG - Cory Schneider (30 saves on 31 shots: 5-8-5) LG - Evgeni Nabokov (23 saves on 25 shots: 7-7-5)
Three Stars:
3. Frans Nielsen (1 goal) - New York
2. Travis Zajac (1 goal, GWG) - New Jersey
1. Cory Schneider (30 saves on 31 shots for the win) - New Jersey
St. Louis Blues 6, Chicago Blackhawks 5 (SO) - (from St. Louis) - The Blues improved to 25-7-5 on the season thanks to a 6-5 shootout win over the Chicago Blackhawks, dropping them to 27-7-7.
Goals:
CHI - Patrick Sharp (22) - from Marian Hossa and Jonathan Toews (7:48 1ST)
CHI - Andrew Shaw PPG (11) - from Patrick Kane and Duncan Keith (9:55 1ST)
STL - Maxim Lapierre (4) - from Carlo Colaiacovo and Ian Cole (14:04 1ST)
CHI - Patrick Kane (23) - from Duncan Keith and Jonathan Toews (17:04 1ST)
STL - Jaden Schwartz (12) - from Vladimir Tarasenko and Patrik Berglund (2:46 2ND)
STL - Dmitrij Jaskin (1) - from Jay Bouwmeester and Chris Porter (7:47 2ND)
CHI - Brandon Saad (13) - from Ben Smith and Marcus Kruger (17:46 2ND)
CHI - Brent Seabrook (4) - from Patrick Kane (1:06 3RD)
STL - Vladimir Tarasenko (12) - from Alex Pietrangelo and Ian Cole (16:09 3RD)
STL - Patrik Berglund PPG (4) - from Vladimir Tarasenko and Kevin Shattenkirk (17:26 3RD)
Shootout winner - Kevin Shattenkirk (STL)
Goalies:
WG - Brian Elliot (17 saves on 19 shots: 8-1-2) in relief of Jaroslav Halak (10 saves on 13 shots) LG - Antti Raanta (20 saves on 25 shots: 9-1-3)
Three Stars:
3. Patrik Berglund (1 goal, 1 assist) - St. Louis
2. Patrick Kane (1 goal, 2 assists) - Chicago
1. Vladimir Tarasenko (1 goal, 2 assists) - St. Louis
Nashville Predators 3, Los Angeles Kings 2 (from Nashville) - The Predators improved to 17-18-4 on the season thanks to a 3-2 win over the Los Angeles Kings, dropping them to 25-10-4.
Goals:
NSH - Patric Hornqvist (8) - from Mike Fisher and Seth Jones (14:42 1ST)
LAK - Anze Kopitar PPG (12) - from Slava Voynov and Drew Doughty (7:05 2ND)
NSH - Mike Fisher PPG (8) - from Patric Hornqvist and Shea Weber (16:42 3RD)
LAK - Jeff Carter (12) - from Anze Kopitar and Dwight King (19:23 3RD)
NSH - Mike Fisher (9) - from Colin Wilson and Seth Jones (19:33 3RD) *GWG*
Goalies:
WG - Marek Mazanec (26 saves on 28 shots: 6-8-1) LG - Ben Scrivens (28 saves on 31 shots: 7-4-4)
Three Stars:
3. Anze Kopitar (1 goal, 1 assist) - Los Angeles
2. Patric Hornqvist (1 goal, 1 assist) - Nashville
1. Mike Fisher (2 goals, 1 assist, GWG) - Nashville
Anaheim Ducks 3, Phoenix Coyotes 2 (OT) - (from Anaheim) - The Ducks improved to 28-7-5 on the season thanks to a 3-2 OT win over the Phoenix Coyotes, dropping them to 19-10-9.
Goals:
ANA - Saku Koivu SHG (6) - from Daniel Winnik and Francois Beauchemin (17:08 1ST)
ANA - Andrew Cogliano (11) - from Daniel Winnik and Saku Koivu (5:04 3RD)
PHX - Martin Hanzal (11) - from Michael Stone (15:26 3RD)
PHX - Mike Ribeiro (10) - from Keith Yandle and Oliver Ekman-Larsson (19:16 3RD)
ANA - Saku Koivu (7) - from Ben Lovejoy and Cam Fowler (0:51 OT) *GWG*
Goalies:
WG - Jonas Hiller (23 saves on 25 shots: 17-4-4) LG - Thomas Greiss (38 saves on 41 shots: 4-2-1)
Three Stars:
3. Mike Ribeiro (1 goal) - Phoenix
2. Daniel Winnik (2 assists) - Anaheim
1. Saku Koivu (2 goals, 1 assist, OT winner) - Anaheim
Philadelphia Flyers 4, Edmonton Oilers 3 (SO) - (from Edmonton) - The Flyers improved to 18-16-4 on the season thanks to a 4-3 shootout win over the Edmonton Oilers, dropping them to 13-24-4.
Goals:
EDM - Taylor Hall (15) - unassisted (0:32 1ST)
EDM - Ryan Nugent-Hopkins (10) - from Taylor Hall and Andrew Ference (4:02 1ST)
PHI - Wayne Simmonds PPG (11) - from Claude Giroux and Jakub Voracek (3:37 2ND)
PHI - Wayne Simmonds PPG (12) - from Jakub Voracek and Scott Hartnell (12:13 2ND)
EDM - David Perron PPG (16) - from Jordan Eberle and Justin Schultz (11:52 3RD)
PHI - Scott Hartnell PPG (7) - from Kimmo Timonen and Claude Giroux (14:28 3RD)
Shootout winner - Michael Raffl (PHI)
Goalies:
WG - Steve Mason (13 saves on 16 shots: 15-9-4) LG - Ilya Bryzgalov (35 saves on 38 shots: 2-4-1)
Three Stars:
3. Claude Giroux (2 assists) - Philadelphia
2. Taylor Hall (1 goal, 1 assist) - Edmonton
1. Wayne Simmonds (2 goals) - Philadelphia
Three Stars of the Night:
3. Vladimir Tarasenko - Tarasenko had 1 goal and 2 assists in the Blues 6-5 comeback shootout win over the Chicago Blackhawks.
2. Mike Fisher - Fisher scored 2 goals and added an assist in the Predators 3-2 win over the Kings, including the GWG with 27 seconds left.
1. Saku Koivu - Koivu had a part in all 3 goals in the Ducks 3-2 win over the Coyotes, scoring 2 goals (including the OT winner) and adding an assist.
Current Winning/Losing Streaks (3 or more games):
Anaheim Ducks - 10 game winning streak
Columbus Blue Jackets - 3 game winning streak
San Jose Sharks - 3 game winning streak
Minnesota Wild - 4 game losing streak
Florida Panthers - 3 game losing streak
Colorado Avalanche - 3 game losing streak
Phoenix Coyotes - 3 game losing streak
Forman Faceoff Highlight of the Night:
-Bobby Ryan gets it with this beauty breakaway goal: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sY3h2gdGc4o
What's up next (December 29th) - There are 10 NHL games on tap for Sunday:
1. Washington Capitals vs. Buffalo Sabres @5PM ET (In Buffalo)
2. Montreal Canadiens vs. Florida Panthers @5PM ET (In Florida)
3. Pittsburgh Penguins vs. Columbus Blue Jackets @6PM ET (In Columbus)
4. St. Louis Blues vs. Dallas Stars @6PM ET (In Dallas)
5. Carolina Hurricanes vs. Toronto Maple Leafs @7PM ET (In Toronto)
6. New York Rangers vs. Tampa Bay Lightning @7PM ET (In Tampa Bay)
7. Vancouver Canucks vs. Calgary Flames @730PM ET (In Calgary)
8. New York Islanders vs. Minnesota Wild @8PM ET (In Minnesota)
9. Winnipeg Jets vs. Colorado Avalanche @8PM ET (In Colorado)
10. Anaheim Ducks vs. San Jose Sharks @1030PM ET (In San Jose) {***Forman's Game of the Night***}
-Joel Forman - The Forman Faceoff
Goals:
OTT - Patrick Wiercioch (3) - from Cocy Ceci and Cory Conacher (7:04 1ST)
BOS - Dan Paille (4) - unassisted (12:06 1ST)
OTT - Cory Conacher (4) - from Kyle Turris and Cody Ceci (14:28 1ST)
OTT - Zack Smith SHG (8) - from Erik Condra (0:29 2ND)
BOS - Jarome Iginla (12) - from Milan Lucic and David Krejci (13:51 2ND)
BOS - David Warsofsky (1) - from Johnny Boychuk and Patrice Bergeron (6:36 3RD)
OTT - Bobby Ryan (18) - unassisted (15:25 3RD) *GWG*
Goalies:
WG - Craig Anderson (29 saves on 32 shots: 11-9-4) LG - Chad Johnson (17 saves on 18 shots: 6-3-0), in relief of Tuuka Rask (9 saves on 12 shots)
Three Stars:
3. Cody Ceci (2 assists) - Ottawa
2. Jarome Iginla (1 goal) - Boston
1. Bobby Ryan (1 goal, GWG) - Ottawa
Montreal Canadiens 2, Tampa Bay Lightning 1 (SO) - (from Tampa Bay) - The Canadiens improved to 23-13-3 on the season thanks to a 2-1 shootout win over the Tampa Bay Lightning, dropping them to 23-11-4.
Goals:
MTL - Tomas Plekanec (13) - from Brian Gionta and Travis Moen (5:15 2ND)
TBL - Martin St. Louis (17) - from Tyler Johnson and Ondrej Palat (11:43 2ND)
Shootout winner - Lars Eller (MTL)
Goalies:
WG - Carey Price (23 saves on 24 shots: 18-11-2) LG - Ben Bishop (20 saves on 21 shots: 20-5-3)
Three Stars:
3. Tomas Plekanec (1 goal) - Montreal
2. Ben Bishop (20 saves on 21 shots) - Tampa Bay
1. Carey Price (23 saves on 24 shots for the win) - Montreal
Detroit Red Wings 4, Florida Panthers 3 (from Florida) - The Red Wings improved to 18-13-9 on the season thanks to a 4-3 win over the Florida Panthers, dropping them to 14-20-5.
Goals:
DET - Daniel Alfredsson PPG (10) - from Niklas Kronwall and Pavel Datsyuk (3:47 1ST)
DET - Henrik Zetterberg PPG (12) - from Pavel Datsyuk (14:29 1ST)
FLA - Sean Bergenheim PPG (6) - from Brian Campbell and Aleksander Barkov (12:52 2ND)
FLA - Nick Bjugstad (8) - unassisted (14:59 2ND)
DET - Brendan Smith (1) - from Kyle Quincey (0:42 3RD)
DET - Gustav Nyquist (5) - from Jakub Kindl and Tomas Tatar (1:20 3RD) *GWG*
FLA - Sean Bergenheim (7) - from Dylan Olsen and Marcel Goc (4:27 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - Jonas Gustavsson (30 saves on 33 shots: 11-3-2) LG - Scott Clemmensen (27 saves on 31 shots: 4-4-1)
Three Stars:
3. Henrik Zetterberg (1 goal) - Detroit
2. Sean Bergenheim (2 goals) - Florida
1. Pavel Datsyuk (2 assists) - Detroit
New Jersey Devils 2, New York Islanders 1 (from New York) - The Devils improved to 16-16-8 on the season thanks to a 2-1 win over the New York Islanders, dropping them to 11-21-7.
Goals:
NJD - Adam Henrique (8) - from Reid Boucher and Michael Ryder (11:37 1ST)
NYI - Frans Nielsen (13) - from Kyle Okposo and Thomas Vanek (10:31 3RD)
NJD - Travis Zajac (7) - from Marek Zidlicky and Jaromir Jagr (13:03 3RD) *GWG*
Goalies:
WG - Cory Schneider (30 saves on 31 shots: 5-8-5) LG - Evgeni Nabokov (23 saves on 25 shots: 7-7-5)
Three Stars:
3. Frans Nielsen (1 goal) - New York
2. Travis Zajac (1 goal, GWG) - New Jersey
1. Cory Schneider (30 saves on 31 shots for the win) - New Jersey
St. Louis Blues 6, Chicago Blackhawks 5 (SO) - (from St. Louis) - The Blues improved to 25-7-5 on the season thanks to a 6-5 shootout win over the Chicago Blackhawks, dropping them to 27-7-7.
Goals:
CHI - Patrick Sharp (22) - from Marian Hossa and Jonathan Toews (7:48 1ST)
CHI - Andrew Shaw PPG (11) - from Patrick Kane and Duncan Keith (9:55 1ST)
STL - Maxim Lapierre (4) - from Carlo Colaiacovo and Ian Cole (14:04 1ST)
CHI - Patrick Kane (23) - from Duncan Keith and Jonathan Toews (17:04 1ST)
STL - Jaden Schwartz (12) - from Vladimir Tarasenko and Patrik Berglund (2:46 2ND)
STL - Dmitrij Jaskin (1) - from Jay Bouwmeester and Chris Porter (7:47 2ND)
CHI - Brandon Saad (13) - from Ben Smith and Marcus Kruger (17:46 2ND)
CHI - Brent Seabrook (4) - from Patrick Kane (1:06 3RD)
STL - Vladimir Tarasenko (12) - from Alex Pietrangelo and Ian Cole (16:09 3RD)
STL - Patrik Berglund PPG (4) - from Vladimir Tarasenko and Kevin Shattenkirk (17:26 3RD)
Shootout winner - Kevin Shattenkirk (STL)
Goalies:
WG - Brian Elliot (17 saves on 19 shots: 8-1-2) in relief of Jaroslav Halak (10 saves on 13 shots) LG - Antti Raanta (20 saves on 25 shots: 9-1-3)
Three Stars:
3. Patrik Berglund (1 goal, 1 assist) - St. Louis
2. Patrick Kane (1 goal, 2 assists) - Chicago
1. Vladimir Tarasenko (1 goal, 2 assists) - St. Louis
Nashville Predators 3, Los Angeles Kings 2 (from Nashville) - The Predators improved to 17-18-4 on the season thanks to a 3-2 win over the Los Angeles Kings, dropping them to 25-10-4.
Goals:
NSH - Patric Hornqvist (8) - from Mike Fisher and Seth Jones (14:42 1ST)
LAK - Anze Kopitar PPG (12) - from Slava Voynov and Drew Doughty (7:05 2ND)
NSH - Mike Fisher PPG (8) - from Patric Hornqvist and Shea Weber (16:42 3RD)
LAK - Jeff Carter (12) - from Anze Kopitar and Dwight King (19:23 3RD)
NSH - Mike Fisher (9) - from Colin Wilson and Seth Jones (19:33 3RD) *GWG*
Goalies:
WG - Marek Mazanec (26 saves on 28 shots: 6-8-1) LG - Ben Scrivens (28 saves on 31 shots: 7-4-4)
Three Stars:
3. Anze Kopitar (1 goal, 1 assist) - Los Angeles
2. Patric Hornqvist (1 goal, 1 assist) - Nashville
1. Mike Fisher (2 goals, 1 assist, GWG) - Nashville
Anaheim Ducks 3, Phoenix Coyotes 2 (OT) - (from Anaheim) - The Ducks improved to 28-7-5 on the season thanks to a 3-2 OT win over the Phoenix Coyotes, dropping them to 19-10-9.
Goals:
ANA - Saku Koivu SHG (6) - from Daniel Winnik and Francois Beauchemin (17:08 1ST)
ANA - Andrew Cogliano (11) - from Daniel Winnik and Saku Koivu (5:04 3RD)
PHX - Martin Hanzal (11) - from Michael Stone (15:26 3RD)
PHX - Mike Ribeiro (10) - from Keith Yandle and Oliver Ekman-Larsson (19:16 3RD)
ANA - Saku Koivu (7) - from Ben Lovejoy and Cam Fowler (0:51 OT) *GWG*
Goalies:
WG - Jonas Hiller (23 saves on 25 shots: 17-4-4) LG - Thomas Greiss (38 saves on 41 shots: 4-2-1)
Three Stars:
3. Mike Ribeiro (1 goal) - Phoenix
2. Daniel Winnik (2 assists) - Anaheim
1. Saku Koivu (2 goals, 1 assist, OT winner) - Anaheim
Philadelphia Flyers 4, Edmonton Oilers 3 (SO) - (from Edmonton) - The Flyers improved to 18-16-4 on the season thanks to a 4-3 shootout win over the Edmonton Oilers, dropping them to 13-24-4.
Goals:
EDM - Taylor Hall (15) - unassisted (0:32 1ST)
EDM - Ryan Nugent-Hopkins (10) - from Taylor Hall and Andrew Ference (4:02 1ST)
PHI - Wayne Simmonds PPG (11) - from Claude Giroux and Jakub Voracek (3:37 2ND)
PHI - Wayne Simmonds PPG (12) - from Jakub Voracek and Scott Hartnell (12:13 2ND)
EDM - David Perron PPG (16) - from Jordan Eberle and Justin Schultz (11:52 3RD)
PHI - Scott Hartnell PPG (7) - from Kimmo Timonen and Claude Giroux (14:28 3RD)
Shootout winner - Michael Raffl (PHI)
Goalies:
WG - Steve Mason (13 saves on 16 shots: 15-9-4) LG - Ilya Bryzgalov (35 saves on 38 shots: 2-4-1)
Three Stars:
3. Claude Giroux (2 assists) - Philadelphia
2. Taylor Hall (1 goal, 1 assist) - Edmonton
1. Wayne Simmonds (2 goals) - Philadelphia
Three Stars of the Night:
3. Vladimir Tarasenko - Tarasenko had 1 goal and 2 assists in the Blues 6-5 comeback shootout win over the Chicago Blackhawks.
2. Mike Fisher - Fisher scored 2 goals and added an assist in the Predators 3-2 win over the Kings, including the GWG with 27 seconds left.
1. Saku Koivu - Koivu had a part in all 3 goals in the Ducks 3-2 win over the Coyotes, scoring 2 goals (including the OT winner) and adding an assist.
Current Winning/Losing Streaks (3 or more games):
Anaheim Ducks - 10 game winning streak
Columbus Blue Jackets - 3 game winning streak
San Jose Sharks - 3 game winning streak
Minnesota Wild - 4 game losing streak
Florida Panthers - 3 game losing streak
Colorado Avalanche - 3 game losing streak
Phoenix Coyotes - 3 game losing streak
Forman Faceoff Highlight of the Night:
-Bobby Ryan gets it with this beauty breakaway goal: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sY3h2gdGc4o
What's up next (December 29th) - There are 10 NHL games on tap for Sunday:
1. Washington Capitals vs. Buffalo Sabres @5PM ET (In Buffalo)
2. Montreal Canadiens vs. Florida Panthers @5PM ET (In Florida)
3. Pittsburgh Penguins vs. Columbus Blue Jackets @6PM ET (In Columbus)
4. St. Louis Blues vs. Dallas Stars @6PM ET (In Dallas)
5. Carolina Hurricanes vs. Toronto Maple Leafs @7PM ET (In Toronto)
6. New York Rangers vs. Tampa Bay Lightning @7PM ET (In Tampa Bay)
7. Vancouver Canucks vs. Calgary Flames @730PM ET (In Calgary)
8. New York Islanders vs. Minnesota Wild @8PM ET (In Minnesota)
9. Winnipeg Jets vs. Colorado Avalanche @8PM ET (In Colorado)
10. Anaheim Ducks vs. San Jose Sharks @1030PM ET (In San Jose) {***Forman's Game of the Night***}
-Joel Forman - The Forman Faceoff
December 27th NHL Recap
Boston Bruins 5, Ottawa Senators 0 (from Boston) - The Bruins improved to 26-10-2 on the season thanks to a 5-0 shutout of the Ottawa Senators, dropping them to 15-18-7.
Goals:
BOS - Jarome Iginla PPG (11) - from Milan Lucic and Torey Krug (16:29 2ND) *GWG*
BOS - David Krejci (8) - from Matt Bartkowski and Adam McQuaid (0:38 3RD)
BOS - Reilly Smith (13) - from Brad Marchand and Patrice Bergeron (10:20 3RD)
BOS - Reilly Smith (14) - from Patrice Bergeron (17:26 3RD)
BOS - Brad Marchand SHG (9) - from Johnny Boychuk (19:33 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - Tuukka Rask (33 saves on 33 shots: 20-8-2) LG - Robin Lehner (37 saves on 42 shots: 5-9-3)
Three Stars:
3. Brad Marchand (1 goal, 1 assist) - Boston
2. Reilly Smith (2 goals) - Boston
1. Tuukka Rask (33 saves on 33 shots for the shutout) - Boston
Columbus Blue Jackets 2, New Jersey Devils 1 (SO) - (from New Jersey) - The Blue Jackets improved to 17-17-4 (.500) on the season thanks to a 2-1 shootout win over the New Jersey Devils, dropping them to 15-16-8.
Goals:
CBJ - Artem Anisimov (11) - from Brandon Dubinsky and Cam Atkinson (7:34 1ST)
NJD - Adam Henrique (7) - from Patrik Elias and Marek Zidlicky (5:45 3RD)
Shootout winner - Cam Atkinson (CBJ)
Goalies:
WG - Curtis McElhinney (16 saves on 17 shots: ) LG - Martin Brodeur (29 saves on 30 shots: )
Three Stars:
3. Artem Anisimov (1 goal) - Columbus
2. Martin Brodeur (29 saves on 30 shots) - New Jersey
1. Cam Atkinson (1 assist, shootout winner) - Columbus
Washington Capitals 3, New York Rangers 2 (from Washington) - The Caps improved to 20-14-4 on the season thanks to a 3-2 win over the New York Rangers, dropping them to 18-19-2
Goals:
WSH - Mike Green PPG (3) - from Martin Erat and Dmitri Orlov (6:55 1ST)
NYR - Benoit Pouliot PPG (6) - from Brad Richards and Derick Brassard (1:37 2ND)
WSH - Nicklas Backstrom (10) - from Steve Oleksy (18:55 2ND)
NYR - Carl Hagelin SHG (9) - from Ryan McDonagh and Dan Girardi (0:17 3RD)
WSH - Eric Fehr (6) - from Nicklas Backstrom (14:51 3RD) *GWG*
Goalies:
WG - Philipp Grubauer (38 saves on 40 shots: 5-1-1) LG - Cam Talbot (31 saves on 34 shots: 8-3-0)
Three Stars:
3. Carl Hagelin (1 goal) - New York
2. Eric Fehr (1 goal, GWG) - Washington
1. Philipp Grubauer (38 saves on 40 shots for the win) - Washington
Pittsburgh Penguins 4, Carolina Hurricanes 3 (OT) - (from Carolina) - The Penguins improved to 28-11-1 on the season thanks to a 4-3 OT win over the Carolina Hurricanes, dropping them to 14-15-9.
Goals:
CAR - Andrej Sekera (7) - from Jordan Staal and Nathan Gerbe (19:58 1ST)
PIT - Sidney Crosby (21) - from James Neal (0:16 2ND)
CAR - Nathan Gerbe (8) - from Alexander Semin (0:30 2ND)
PIT - Chris Conner (4) - from Jussi Jokinen and James Neal (1:58 3RD)
PIT - Deryk Engelland (3) - from Brooks Orpik and Jussi Jokinen (13:15 3RD)
CAR - Drayson Bowman (3) - from Patrick Dwyer and Ron Hainsey (17:31 3RD)
PIT - James Neal (11) - from Jussi Jokinen and Deryk Engelland (1:03 OT) *GWG*
Goalies:
WG - Marc-Andre Fleury (31 saves on 34 shots: 22-9-1) LG - Justin Peters (22 saves on 26 shots: 7-9-4)
Three Stars:
3. Jussi Jokinen (3 assists) - Pittsbrugh
2. Nathan Gerbe (1 goal, 1 assist) - Carolina
1. James Neal (1 goal, 2 assists, GWG) - Pittsburgh
Toronto Maple Leafs 4, Buffalo Sabres 3 (SO) - (from Toronto) - The Leafs improved to 19-16-5 on the seoson thanks to a 4-3 shootout win over the Buffalo Sabres, dropping them to 10-24-4.
Goals
BUF - Matt Moulson (13) - from Zemgus Girgensons and Jamie McBain (7:01 1ST)
BUF - John Scott (1) - from Matt Ellis (7:53 1ST)
TOR - Jake Gardiner (2) - from Phil Kessel and Cody Franson (11:38 2ND)
TOR - Peter Holland (6) - from Mason Raymond and Cody Franson (16:25 2ND)
TOR - Phil Kessel PPG (18) - from James van Riemsdyk and Dion Phaneuf (19:43 2ND)
BUF - Steve Ott PPG (5) - from Matt Moulson and Tyler Myers (19:35 3RD)
Shootout winner - Joffrey Lupul (TOR)
Goalies:
WG - Jonathan Bernier (32 saves on 35 shots: 11-11-4) LG - Ryan Miller (39 saves on 42 shots: 9-17-1)
Three Stars:
3. Cody Franson (2 assists) - Toronto
2. Matt Moulson (1 goal, 1 assist) - Buffalo
1. Phil Kessel (1 goal, 1 assist) - Toronto
Chicago Blackhawks 7, Colorado Avalanche 2 (from Chicago) - The Blackhawks improved to 27-7-6 on the season thanks to a 7-2 rout of the Colorado Avalanche, dropping them to 23-11-3.
Goals:
CHI - Patrick Sharp (19) - from Duncan Keith and Brent Seabrook (12:27 1ST)
CHI - Jonathan Toews (14) - from Marian Hossa and Niklas Hjalmarsson (18:03 1ST)
CHI - Patrick Sharp PPG (20) - from Duncan Keith and Jonathan Toews (19:18 1ST) *GWG*
CHI - Patrick Sharp (21 - Hat Trick) - from Niklas Hjalmarsson and Jonathan Toews (0:27 2ND)
CHI - Jonathan Toews (15) - from Patrick Sharp (8:21 2ND)
COL - Paul Stastny (11) - from Gabriel Landeskog and P.A. Parenteau (9:07 2ND)
CHI - Michal Handzus (4) - from Patrick Kane and Kris Versteeg (13:30 2ND)
CHI - Kris Versteeg (8) - from Duncan Keith and Michal Handzus (17:48 2ND)
COL - Gabriel Landeskog (11) - from P.A. Parenteau (7:37 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - Antti Raanta (16 saves on 18 shots: 9-1-2) LG - J.S. Giguere (17 saves on 24 shots: 7-3-0), Semyon Varlamov (13 saves on 13 shots in relief of Giguere)
Three Stars:
3. Duncan Keith (3 assists) - Chicago
2. Jonathan Toews (2 goals, 2 assists) - Chicago
1. Patrick Sharp (3 goals, 1 assist, GWG) - Chicago
Winnipeg Jets 6, Minnesota Wild 4 (from Winnipeg) - The Jets improved to 17-18-5 on the season thanks to a 6-4 win over the Minnesota Wild, dropping them to 20-15-5.
Goals:
MIN - Dany Heatley (8) - from Jason Pominville and Mikael Granlund (2:13 1ST)
WPG - Evander Kane SHG (11) - from Michael Frolik (3:48 1ST)
WPG - Olli Jokinen (9) - from Devin Setoguchi and Chris Thorburn (5:57 1ST)
MIN - Justin Fontaine (7) - from Matt Cooke and Kyle Brodziak (6:54 1ST)
MIN - Stephane Veilleux (1) - from Jared Spurgeon and Torrey Mitchell (7:04 1ST)
WPG - Blake Wheeler (13) - from Jacob Trouba and Andrew Ladd (14:50 1ST)
WPG - Dustin Byfuglien (7) - from Eric Tangradi and Adam Pardy (17:50 1ST)
MIN - Mikko Koivu PPG (8) - from Charlie Coyle and Jason Pominville (3:40 2ND)
WPG - Blake Wheeler (14) - from Bryan Little and Andrew Ladd (10:40 3RD) *GWG*
WPG - Tobias Enstrom EN (4) - from Olli Jokinen (19:56 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - Al Montoya (22 saves on 23 shots: 6-2-1) in relief of Ondrej Pavelec (3 saves on 6 shots) LG - Niklas Backstrom (32 saves on 37 shots: 2-9-2)
Three Stars:
3. Andrew Ladd (2 assists) - Winnipeg
2. Jason Pominville (2 assists) - Minnestoa
1. Blake Wheeler (2 goals, GWG) - Winnipeg
Dallas Stars 4, Nashville Predators 1 (from Dallas) - The Stars improved to 19-12-6 on the season thanks to a 4-1 win over the Nashville Predators, dropping them to 16-18-4.
Goals:
DAL - Jamie Benn (12) - from Alex Goligoski and Brenden Dillon (0:42 1ST)
NSH - Kevin Klein (1) - from Colin Wilson and Ryan Ellis (7:14 2ND)
DAL - Erik Cole (7) - from Rich Peverley and Colton Sceviour (7:38 2ND) *GWG*
DAL - Erik Cole (8) - from Alex Goligoski (14:04 2ND)
DAL - Ryan Garbutt (6) - from Cody Eakin and Jordie Benn (4:09 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - Kari Lehtonen (33 saves on 34 shots: 15-8-6) LG - Carter Hutton (30 saves on 34 shots: 7-6-2
Three Stars:
3. Jamie Benn (1 goal) - Dallas
2. Kari Lehtonen (33 saves on 34 shots for the win) - Dallas
1. Erik Cole (2 goals, GWG) - Dallas
Edmonton Oilers 2, Calgary Flames 0 (from Calgary) - The Oilers improved to 13-24-3 on the season thanks to a 2-0 shutout of the Calgary Flames, dropping them to 14-18-6.
Goals:
EDM - Ryan Smyth (5) - from Ales Hemsky and Boyd Gordon (17:22 1ST) *GWG*
EDM - Ryan Smyth EN (6) - from Boyd Gordon
Goalies:
WG - Devan Dubnyk (27 saves on 27 shots: 10-15-2) LG - Reto Berra (26 saves on 27 shots: 5-9-2)
Three Stars:
3. Boyd Gordon (2 assists) - Edmonton
2. Devan Dubnyk (27 saves on 27 shots for the shutout) - Edmonotn
1. Ryan Smyth (2 goals, GWG) - Edmonton
San Jose Sharks 4, Phoenix Coyotes 3 (SO) - (from Phoenix) - The Sharks improved to 24-8-6 on the season thanks to a 4-3 shootout win over the Phoenix Coyotes, dropping them to 19-10-9
Goals:
PHX - David Moss (4) - unassisted (7:43 1ST)
SJS - Joe Pavelski (16) - from Joe Thornton and Brent Burns (9:56 2ND)
PHX - David Moss (5) - from David Schlemko and Mike Ribeiro (11:04 2ND)
SJS - Patrick Marleau PPG (17) - from Tommy Wingels and Jason Demers (13:13 2ND)
SJS - Brent Burns (11) - from Joe Pavelski and Joe Thornton (10:10 3RD)
PHX - Radim Vrbata PPG (11) - from Mike Ribeiro and Keith Yandle (13:35 3RD)
Shootout winner - Patrick Marleau (SJS)
Goalies:
WG - Antti Niemi (34 saves on 37 shots: 20-7-6) LG - Mike Smith (29 saves on 32 shots: 15-8-8
Three Stars:
3. Joe Thornton (2 assists) - San Jose
2. David Moss (2 goals) - Phoenix
1. Patrick Marleau (1 goal, shootout winner) - San Jose
Three Stars of the Night:
3. Tuukka Rask - Rask made 33 saves for the shutout.
2. James Neal - Neal scored 1 goal and added 2 assists in the Penguins win, including scoring the OT winner.
1. Patrick Sharp - Sharp had a hat trick and added an assist on his 32nd birthday.
Interesting Stats of the Night:
-There were 7 goals scored in the 1st period of the Jets/Wild game, including 21 different players with 1 point.
-Patrick Sharp scored a hat trick on his 32nd birthday tonight.
What's up next (December 28th) - There are 8 NHL games on tap for Saturday:
1. Boston Bruins vs. Ottawa Senators @7PM ET (In Ottawa)
2. Montreal Canadiens vs. Tampa Bay Lightning @7PM ET (In Tampa Bay)
3. Detroit Red Wings vs. Florida Panthers @7PM ET (In Florida)
4. New Jersey Devils vs. New York Islanders @7PM ET (In New York)
5. Chicago Blackhawks vs. St. Louis Blues @8PM ET (In St. Louis) {***Forman's Game of the Night***}
6. Los Angeles Kings vs. Nashville Predators @8PM ET (In Nashville)
7. Phoenix Coyotes vs. Anaheim Ducks @8PM ET (In Anaheim)
8. Philadelphia Flyers vs. Edmonton Oilers @8PM ET (In Edmonton)
-Joel Forman - The Forman Faceoff
Goals:
BOS - Jarome Iginla PPG (11) - from Milan Lucic and Torey Krug (16:29 2ND) *GWG*
BOS - David Krejci (8) - from Matt Bartkowski and Adam McQuaid (0:38 3RD)
BOS - Reilly Smith (13) - from Brad Marchand and Patrice Bergeron (10:20 3RD)
BOS - Reilly Smith (14) - from Patrice Bergeron (17:26 3RD)
BOS - Brad Marchand SHG (9) - from Johnny Boychuk (19:33 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - Tuukka Rask (33 saves on 33 shots: 20-8-2) LG - Robin Lehner (37 saves on 42 shots: 5-9-3)
Three Stars:
3. Brad Marchand (1 goal, 1 assist) - Boston
2. Reilly Smith (2 goals) - Boston
1. Tuukka Rask (33 saves on 33 shots for the shutout) - Boston
Columbus Blue Jackets 2, New Jersey Devils 1 (SO) - (from New Jersey) - The Blue Jackets improved to 17-17-4 (.500) on the season thanks to a 2-1 shootout win over the New Jersey Devils, dropping them to 15-16-8.
Goals:
CBJ - Artem Anisimov (11) - from Brandon Dubinsky and Cam Atkinson (7:34 1ST)
NJD - Adam Henrique (7) - from Patrik Elias and Marek Zidlicky (5:45 3RD)
Shootout winner - Cam Atkinson (CBJ)
Goalies:
WG - Curtis McElhinney (16 saves on 17 shots: ) LG - Martin Brodeur (29 saves on 30 shots: )
Three Stars:
3. Artem Anisimov (1 goal) - Columbus
2. Martin Brodeur (29 saves on 30 shots) - New Jersey
1. Cam Atkinson (1 assist, shootout winner) - Columbus
Washington Capitals 3, New York Rangers 2 (from Washington) - The Caps improved to 20-14-4 on the season thanks to a 3-2 win over the New York Rangers, dropping them to 18-19-2
Goals:
WSH - Mike Green PPG (3) - from Martin Erat and Dmitri Orlov (6:55 1ST)
NYR - Benoit Pouliot PPG (6) - from Brad Richards and Derick Brassard (1:37 2ND)
WSH - Nicklas Backstrom (10) - from Steve Oleksy (18:55 2ND)
NYR - Carl Hagelin SHG (9) - from Ryan McDonagh and Dan Girardi (0:17 3RD)
WSH - Eric Fehr (6) - from Nicklas Backstrom (14:51 3RD) *GWG*
Goalies:
WG - Philipp Grubauer (38 saves on 40 shots: 5-1-1) LG - Cam Talbot (31 saves on 34 shots: 8-3-0)
Three Stars:
3. Carl Hagelin (1 goal) - New York
2. Eric Fehr (1 goal, GWG) - Washington
1. Philipp Grubauer (38 saves on 40 shots for the win) - Washington
Pittsburgh Penguins 4, Carolina Hurricanes 3 (OT) - (from Carolina) - The Penguins improved to 28-11-1 on the season thanks to a 4-3 OT win over the Carolina Hurricanes, dropping them to 14-15-9.
Goals:
CAR - Andrej Sekera (7) - from Jordan Staal and Nathan Gerbe (19:58 1ST)
PIT - Sidney Crosby (21) - from James Neal (0:16 2ND)
CAR - Nathan Gerbe (8) - from Alexander Semin (0:30 2ND)
PIT - Chris Conner (4) - from Jussi Jokinen and James Neal (1:58 3RD)
PIT - Deryk Engelland (3) - from Brooks Orpik and Jussi Jokinen (13:15 3RD)
CAR - Drayson Bowman (3) - from Patrick Dwyer and Ron Hainsey (17:31 3RD)
PIT - James Neal (11) - from Jussi Jokinen and Deryk Engelland (1:03 OT) *GWG*
Goalies:
WG - Marc-Andre Fleury (31 saves on 34 shots: 22-9-1) LG - Justin Peters (22 saves on 26 shots: 7-9-4)
Three Stars:
3. Jussi Jokinen (3 assists) - Pittsbrugh
2. Nathan Gerbe (1 goal, 1 assist) - Carolina
1. James Neal (1 goal, 2 assists, GWG) - Pittsburgh
Toronto Maple Leafs 4, Buffalo Sabres 3 (SO) - (from Toronto) - The Leafs improved to 19-16-5 on the seoson thanks to a 4-3 shootout win over the Buffalo Sabres, dropping them to 10-24-4.
Goals
BUF - Matt Moulson (13) - from Zemgus Girgensons and Jamie McBain (7:01 1ST)
BUF - John Scott (1) - from Matt Ellis (7:53 1ST)
TOR - Jake Gardiner (2) - from Phil Kessel and Cody Franson (11:38 2ND)
TOR - Peter Holland (6) - from Mason Raymond and Cody Franson (16:25 2ND)
TOR - Phil Kessel PPG (18) - from James van Riemsdyk and Dion Phaneuf (19:43 2ND)
BUF - Steve Ott PPG (5) - from Matt Moulson and Tyler Myers (19:35 3RD)
Shootout winner - Joffrey Lupul (TOR)
Goalies:
WG - Jonathan Bernier (32 saves on 35 shots: 11-11-4) LG - Ryan Miller (39 saves on 42 shots: 9-17-1)
Three Stars:
3. Cody Franson (2 assists) - Toronto
2. Matt Moulson (1 goal, 1 assist) - Buffalo
1. Phil Kessel (1 goal, 1 assist) - Toronto
Chicago Blackhawks 7, Colorado Avalanche 2 (from Chicago) - The Blackhawks improved to 27-7-6 on the season thanks to a 7-2 rout of the Colorado Avalanche, dropping them to 23-11-3.
Goals:
CHI - Patrick Sharp (19) - from Duncan Keith and Brent Seabrook (12:27 1ST)
CHI - Jonathan Toews (14) - from Marian Hossa and Niklas Hjalmarsson (18:03 1ST)
CHI - Patrick Sharp PPG (20) - from Duncan Keith and Jonathan Toews (19:18 1ST) *GWG*
CHI - Patrick Sharp (21 - Hat Trick) - from Niklas Hjalmarsson and Jonathan Toews (0:27 2ND)
CHI - Jonathan Toews (15) - from Patrick Sharp (8:21 2ND)
COL - Paul Stastny (11) - from Gabriel Landeskog and P.A. Parenteau (9:07 2ND)
CHI - Michal Handzus (4) - from Patrick Kane and Kris Versteeg (13:30 2ND)
CHI - Kris Versteeg (8) - from Duncan Keith and Michal Handzus (17:48 2ND)
COL - Gabriel Landeskog (11) - from P.A. Parenteau (7:37 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - Antti Raanta (16 saves on 18 shots: 9-1-2) LG - J.S. Giguere (17 saves on 24 shots: 7-3-0), Semyon Varlamov (13 saves on 13 shots in relief of Giguere)
Three Stars:
3. Duncan Keith (3 assists) - Chicago
2. Jonathan Toews (2 goals, 2 assists) - Chicago
1. Patrick Sharp (3 goals, 1 assist, GWG) - Chicago
Winnipeg Jets 6, Minnesota Wild 4 (from Winnipeg) - The Jets improved to 17-18-5 on the season thanks to a 6-4 win over the Minnesota Wild, dropping them to 20-15-5.
Goals:
MIN - Dany Heatley (8) - from Jason Pominville and Mikael Granlund (2:13 1ST)
WPG - Evander Kane SHG (11) - from Michael Frolik (3:48 1ST)
WPG - Olli Jokinen (9) - from Devin Setoguchi and Chris Thorburn (5:57 1ST)
MIN - Justin Fontaine (7) - from Matt Cooke and Kyle Brodziak (6:54 1ST)
MIN - Stephane Veilleux (1) - from Jared Spurgeon and Torrey Mitchell (7:04 1ST)
WPG - Blake Wheeler (13) - from Jacob Trouba and Andrew Ladd (14:50 1ST)
WPG - Dustin Byfuglien (7) - from Eric Tangradi and Adam Pardy (17:50 1ST)
MIN - Mikko Koivu PPG (8) - from Charlie Coyle and Jason Pominville (3:40 2ND)
WPG - Blake Wheeler (14) - from Bryan Little and Andrew Ladd (10:40 3RD) *GWG*
WPG - Tobias Enstrom EN (4) - from Olli Jokinen (19:56 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - Al Montoya (22 saves on 23 shots: 6-2-1) in relief of Ondrej Pavelec (3 saves on 6 shots) LG - Niklas Backstrom (32 saves on 37 shots: 2-9-2)
Three Stars:
3. Andrew Ladd (2 assists) - Winnipeg
2. Jason Pominville (2 assists) - Minnestoa
1. Blake Wheeler (2 goals, GWG) - Winnipeg
Dallas Stars 4, Nashville Predators 1 (from Dallas) - The Stars improved to 19-12-6 on the season thanks to a 4-1 win over the Nashville Predators, dropping them to 16-18-4.
Goals:
DAL - Jamie Benn (12) - from Alex Goligoski and Brenden Dillon (0:42 1ST)
NSH - Kevin Klein (1) - from Colin Wilson and Ryan Ellis (7:14 2ND)
DAL - Erik Cole (7) - from Rich Peverley and Colton Sceviour (7:38 2ND) *GWG*
DAL - Erik Cole (8) - from Alex Goligoski (14:04 2ND)
DAL - Ryan Garbutt (6) - from Cody Eakin and Jordie Benn (4:09 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - Kari Lehtonen (33 saves on 34 shots: 15-8-6) LG - Carter Hutton (30 saves on 34 shots: 7-6-2
Three Stars:
3. Jamie Benn (1 goal) - Dallas
2. Kari Lehtonen (33 saves on 34 shots for the win) - Dallas
1. Erik Cole (2 goals, GWG) - Dallas
Edmonton Oilers 2, Calgary Flames 0 (from Calgary) - The Oilers improved to 13-24-3 on the season thanks to a 2-0 shutout of the Calgary Flames, dropping them to 14-18-6.
Goals:
EDM - Ryan Smyth (5) - from Ales Hemsky and Boyd Gordon (17:22 1ST) *GWG*
EDM - Ryan Smyth EN (6) - from Boyd Gordon
Goalies:
WG - Devan Dubnyk (27 saves on 27 shots: 10-15-2) LG - Reto Berra (26 saves on 27 shots: 5-9-2)
Three Stars:
3. Boyd Gordon (2 assists) - Edmonton
2. Devan Dubnyk (27 saves on 27 shots for the shutout) - Edmonotn
1. Ryan Smyth (2 goals, GWG) - Edmonton
San Jose Sharks 4, Phoenix Coyotes 3 (SO) - (from Phoenix) - The Sharks improved to 24-8-6 on the season thanks to a 4-3 shootout win over the Phoenix Coyotes, dropping them to 19-10-9
Goals:
PHX - David Moss (4) - unassisted (7:43 1ST)
SJS - Joe Pavelski (16) - from Joe Thornton and Brent Burns (9:56 2ND)
PHX - David Moss (5) - from David Schlemko and Mike Ribeiro (11:04 2ND)
SJS - Patrick Marleau PPG (17) - from Tommy Wingels and Jason Demers (13:13 2ND)
SJS - Brent Burns (11) - from Joe Pavelski and Joe Thornton (10:10 3RD)
PHX - Radim Vrbata PPG (11) - from Mike Ribeiro and Keith Yandle (13:35 3RD)
Shootout winner - Patrick Marleau (SJS)
Goalies:
WG - Antti Niemi (34 saves on 37 shots: 20-7-6) LG - Mike Smith (29 saves on 32 shots: 15-8-8
Three Stars:
3. Joe Thornton (2 assists) - San Jose
2. David Moss (2 goals) - Phoenix
1. Patrick Marleau (1 goal, shootout winner) - San Jose
Three Stars of the Night:
3. Tuukka Rask - Rask made 33 saves for the shutout.
2. James Neal - Neal scored 1 goal and added 2 assists in the Penguins win, including scoring the OT winner.
1. Patrick Sharp - Sharp had a hat trick and added an assist on his 32nd birthday.
Interesting Stats of the Night:
-There were 7 goals scored in the 1st period of the Jets/Wild game, including 21 different players with 1 point.
-Patrick Sharp scored a hat trick on his 32nd birthday tonight.
What's up next (December 28th) - There are 8 NHL games on tap for Saturday:
1. Boston Bruins vs. Ottawa Senators @7PM ET (In Ottawa)
2. Montreal Canadiens vs. Tampa Bay Lightning @7PM ET (In Tampa Bay)
3. Detroit Red Wings vs. Florida Panthers @7PM ET (In Florida)
4. New Jersey Devils vs. New York Islanders @7PM ET (In New York)
5. Chicago Blackhawks vs. St. Louis Blues @8PM ET (In St. Louis) {***Forman's Game of the Night***}
6. Los Angeles Kings vs. Nashville Predators @8PM ET (In Nashville)
7. Phoenix Coyotes vs. Anaheim Ducks @8PM ET (In Anaheim)
8. Philadelphia Flyers vs. Edmonton Oilers @8PM ET (In Edmonton)
-Joel Forman - The Forman Faceoff
Wednesday, December 25, 2013
December 23rd NHL Recap
Buffalo Sabres 2, Phoenix Coyotes 1 (OT) - (from Buffalo) - The Sabres improved to 10-24-3 on the season thanks to a 2-1 OT win over the Phoenix Coyotes, dropping them to 19-10-7.
Goals:
PHX - Martin Hanzal (10) - from Connor Murphy and Tim Kennedy (0:19 2ND)
BUF - Tyler Ennis (8) - from Zemgus Girgensons (14:01 3RD)
BUF - Mark Pysyk (1) - from Matt Moulson and Christian Ehrhoff (3:47 OT) *GWG*
Goalies:
WG - Ryan Miller (36 saves on 37 shots: 9-17-0) LG - Mike Smith (30 saves on 32 shots: 15-8-7)
Three Stars:
3. Martin Hanzal (1 goal) - Phoenix
2. Mark Pysyk (1 goal, OT winner) - Buffalo
1. Ryan Miller (36 saves on 37 shots for the win) - Buffalo
New York Rangers 2, Toronto Maple Leafs 1 (SO) - (From New York) - The Rangers improved to 18-18-2 (.500) on the season thanks to a 2-1 shootout win over the Toronto Maple Leafs, dropping them to 18-16-5.
Goals:
NYR - J.T. Miller (2) - from Chris Kreider and Benoit Pouliot (7:04 3RD)
TOR - Nazem Kadri (11) - from David Clarkson and Morgan Rielly (18:36 3RD)
Shootout winner - Derek Stepan (NYR)
Goalies:
WG - Cam Talbot (25 saves on 26 shots: 8-2-0) LG - Jonathan Bernier (42 saves on 43 shots: 10-11-4)
Three Stars:
3. Derek Stepan (shootout winner) - New York
2. Jonathan Bernier (42 saves on 43 shots) - Toronto
1. Cam Talbot (25 saves on 26 shots for the win) - New York
Anaheim Ducks 3, Washington Capitals 2 (from Washington) - The Ducks improved to 27-7-5 on the season thanks to a 3-2 win over the Washington Capitals, dropping them to 19-14-4.
Goals:
WSH - Mikhail Grabovski (11) - from Troy Brouwer and Eric Fehr (7:21 1ST)
WSH - Nicklas Backstrom PPG (9) - from John Carlson and Troy Brouwer (11:37 1ST)
ANA - Andrew Cogliano (10) - from Saku Koivu and Hampus Lindholm (17:15 1ST)
ANA - Saku Koivu (5) - from Ben Lovejoy and Andrew Cogliano (19:33 2ND)
ANA - Hampus Lindholm (3) - from Ryan Getzlaf and Corey Perry (14:24 3RD) *GWG*
Goalies:
WG - Jonas Hiller (17 saves on 19 shots: 16-4-4) LG - Philipp Grubauer (26 saves on 29 shots: 4-1-1)
Three Stars:
3. Saku Koivu (1 goal, 1 assist) - Anaheim
2. Nicklas Backstrom (1 goal) - Washington
1. Hampus Lindholm (1 goal, 1 assist, GWG) - Anaheim
Columbus Blue Jackets 4, Carolina Hurricanes 3 (from Carolina) - The Blue Jackets improved to 16-17-4 on the season thanks to a 4-3 win over the Carolina Hurricanes, dropping them to 14-15-8.
Goals:
CBJ - Artem Anisimov (10) - from Cam Atkinson and Brandon Dubinsky (9:45 1ST)
CAR - Jeff Skinner PPG (13) - from Eric Staal (18:49 1ST)
CBJ - Corey Tropp (1) - from Mark Letestu and Boone Jenner (15:39 2ND)
CAR - Jeff Skinner PPG (14) - from Alexander Semin and Jordan Staal (16:25 2ND)
CAR - Alexander Semin (4) - from Jordan Staal and Nathan Gerbe (9:06 3RD)
CBJ - Ryan Johansen (15) - from Nick Foligno and Mark Letestu (15:58 3RD)
CBJ - Jack Skille (4) - from Artem Anisimov and James Wisniewski (17:26 3RD) *GWG*
Goalies:
WG - Mike McKenna (30 saves on 33 shots: 1-1-1) LG - Justin Peters (21 saves on 25 shots: 7-9-3)
Three Stars:
3. Ryan Johansen (1 goal) - Columbus
2. Jeff Skinner (2 goals) - Carolina
1. Artem Anisimov (1 goal, 1 assist) - Columbus
Ottawa Senators 5, Pittsburgh Penguins 0 (from Ottawa) - The Senators improved to 15-17-7 on the season thanks to a 5-0 shutout of the Pittsburgh Penguins, dropping them to 27-11-1.
Goals:
OTT - Zack Smith (7) - from Cody Ceci and Colin Greening (6:54 1ST) *GWG*
OTT - Bobby Ryan PPG (17) - from Chris Phillips and Erik Karlsson (5:46 2ND)
OTT - Erik Karlsson (10) - from Clarke MacArthur (1:36 3RD)
OTT - Kyle Turris (9) - from Erik Karlsson and Clarke MacArthur (12:42 3RD)
OTT - Cory Conacher (3) - from Jason Spezza and Marc Methot (14:02 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - Craig Anderson (27 saves on 27 shots: 10-9-4) LG - Marc-Andre Fleury (24 saves on 29 shots: 21-9-1)
Three Stars:
3. Clarke MacArthur (2 assists) - Ottawa
2. Craig Anderson (27 saves on 27 shots for the shutout) - Ottawa
1. Erik Karlsson (1 goal, 2 assists) - Ottawa
New York Islanders 3, Detroit Red Wings 0 (from Detroit) - The Islanders improved to 11-20-7 on the season thanks to a 3-0 shutout of the Detroit Red Wings, dropping them to 17-13-9.
Goals:
NYI - Kyle Okposo (12) - from John Tavares and Thomas Vanek (10:57 1ST) *GWG*
NYI - Michael Grabner (5) - from Josh Bailey and Frans Nielsen (15:07 1ST)
NYI - Casey Cizikas (4) - from Matt Martin and Colin MacDonald (16:55 1ST)
Goalies:
WG - Evgeni Nabokov (23 saves on 23 shots: 7-6-5) LG - Petr Mrazek (16 saves on 19 shots: 1-2-0)
Three Stars:
3. John Tavares (1 assists) - New York
2. Kyle Okposo (1 goal, GWG) - New York
1. Evgeni Nabokov (23 saves on 23 shots for the shutout) - New York
Tampa Bay Lightning 6, Florida Panthers 1 (from Florida) - The Lightning improved 23-11-3 on the season thanks to a 6-1 rout of the Florida Panthers, dropping them to 14-19-5.
Goals:
FLA - Sean Bergenheim PPG (5) - from Aleksander Barkov (18:56 1ST)
TBL - Alex Killorn (9) - from Valtteri Filppula and Victor Hedman (19:15 1ST)
TBL - Tyler Johnson (9) - from Victor Hedman and Martin St. Louis (3:22 2ND) *GWG*
TBL - Valtteri Filppula PPG (13) - from Teddy Purcell and Martin St. Louis (8:01 2ND)
TBL - Martin St. Louis (16) - from Ondrej Palat (12:07 2ND)
TBL - J.T. Brown (3) - from Nikita Kucherov and Jean-Philippe Cote (3:40 3RD)
TBL - J.T. Brown (4) - from Nikita Kucherov (13:36 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - Ben Bishop (28 saves on 29 shots: 20-5-2) LG - Scott Clemmensen (30 saves on 36 shots: 4-3-1)
Three Stars:
3. Ben Bishop (28 saves on 29 shots for the win) - Tampa Bay
2. Valtteri Filppula (1 goal, 1 assist) - Tampa Bay
1. Martin St. Louis (1 goal, 2 assists) - Tampa Bay
Philadelphia Flyers 4, Minnesota Wild 1 (from Philadelphia) - The Flyers improved to 17-16-4 on the season thanks to a 4-1 win over the Minnesota Wild, dropping them to 20-14-5.
Goals:
PHI - Luke Schenn (3) - from Scott Hartnell and Wayne Simmonds (1:52 1ST)
PHI - Wayne Simmonds PPG (9) - from Jakub Voracek and Claude Giroux (10:51 1ST) *GWG*
MIN - Mikael Granlund PPG (3) - from Jason Pominville and Ryan Suter (16:43 1ST)
PHI - Claude Giroux (10) - from Braydon Coburn and Jakub Voracek (7:46 2ND)
PHI - Wayne Simmonds EN (10) - from from Brayden Schenn and Nicklas Grossmann (19:03 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - Steve Mason (26 saves on 27 shots: 14-9-4) LG - Niklas Backstrom (27 saves on 30 shots: 2-8-2)
Three Stars:
3. Jakub Voracek (2 assists) - Philadelphia
2. Claude Giroux (1 goal, 1 assist) - Philadelphia
1. Wayne Simmonds (2 goals, 1 assist, GWG) - Philadelphia
Chicago Blackhawks 5, New Jersey Devils 2 (from Chicago) - The Hawks improved to 26-7-6 on the season thanks to a 5-2 win over the New Jersey Devils, dropping them to 15-16-7
Goals:
CHI - Patrick Sharp (17) - from Marian Hossa and Jonathan Toews (12:59 1ST)
NJD - Stephen Gionta (2) - from Jon Merill and Jacob Josefson (5:37 2ND)
CHI - Patrick Kane (22) - from Nick Leddy and Kris Versteeg (7:57 2ND)
CHI - Bryan Bickell (6) - from Brandon Saad and Duncan Keith (12:27 2ND) *GWG*
NJD - Michael Ryder (11) - unassisted (0:59 3RD)
CHI - Patrick Sharp (18) - from Marian Hossa and Brent Seabrook (5:54 3RD)
CHI - Nick Leddy PPG (5) - from Brent Seabrook and Brandon Saad (12:59 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - Antti Raanta (10 saves on 12 shots: 8-1-2) LG - Cory Schneider (32 saves on 37 shots: 4-8-5)
Three Stars:
3. Marian Hossa (2 assists) - Chicago
2. Nick Leddy (1 goal, 1 assist) - Chicago
1. Patrick Sharp (2 goals) - Chicago
Boston Bruins 6, Nashville Predators 2 (from Nashville) - The Bruins improved to 25-10-2 on the season thanks to a 6-2 rout of the Nashville Predators, dropping them to 16-17-4.
Goals:
BOS - Jarome Iginla (9) - from Zdeno Chara and Milan Lucic (1:16 1ST)
BOS - Matt Fraser (1) - from Carl Soderberg and Ryan Spooner (5:59 1ST)
BOS - Reilly Smith PPG (12) - from Carl Soderberg and Ryan Spooner (10:47 1ST) *GWG*
NSH - Craig Smith PPG (9) - from Seth Jones and Ryan Ellis (11:35 2ND)
NSH - Craig Smith (10) - from Nick Spaling and Shea Weber (3:25 3RD)
BOS - Jarome Iginla PPG (10) - from David Krejci and Torey Krug (5:01 3RD)
BOS - Carl Soderberg PPG (5) - from Ryan Spooner and Reilly Smith (5:50 3RD)
BOS - Brad Marchand (8) - from Reilly Smith (15:54 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - Tuukka Rask (32 saves on 34 shots: 19-8-2) LG - Marek Mazenec (25 saves on 29 shots: 5-8-1) in relief of Carter Hutton (2 saves on 4 shots)
Three Stars:
3. Ryan Spooner (3 assists) - Boston
2. Carl Soderberg (1 goal, 2 assists) - Boston
1. Jarome Iginla (2 goals) - Boston
Calgary Flames 4, St. Louis Blues 3 (SO) - (from Calgary) - The Flames improved to 14-17-6 on the season thanks to a 4-3 shootout win over the St. Louis Blues, dropping them to 24-7-5.
Goals:
STL - Kevin Shattenkirk PPG (5) - from Brenden Morrow and Chris Stewart (7:23 1ST)
CGY - Jiri Hudler PPG (11) - from Mikael Backlund and Mark Giordano (12:06 2ND)
STL - Jaden Schwartz (11) - from Jay Bouwmeester and Vladimir Tarasenko (13:49 2ND)
STL - Magnus Paajarvi (3) - from Maxim Lapierre and Adam Cracknell (14:33 2ND)
CGY - Mike Cammalleri (12) - from Paul Byron and Mikael Backlund (11:05 3RD)
CGY - Mark Giordano PPG (5) - from Jiri Hudler and Mike Cammalleri (19:55 3RD)
Shootout winner - Joe Colborne (CGY)
Goalies:
WG - Reto Berra (32 saves on 35 shots: 5-8-2) LG - Jaroslav Halak (26 saves on 29 shots: 17-6-3)
Three Stars:
3. Mark Giordano (1 goal, 1 assist) - Calgary
2. Jaden Schwartz (1 goal) - St. Louis
1. Mike Cammalleri (1 goal, 1 assist) - Calgary
Edmonton Oilers 6, Winnipeg Jets 2 (from Edmonton) - The Oilers improved to 12-24-3 on the season thanks to a 6-2 rout of the Winnipeg Jets, dropping them to 16-18-5.
Goals:
EDM - Jordan Eberle PPG (12) - from Ales Hemsky and Andrew Ference (8:40 1ST)
WPG - Mark Stuart (2) - from Olli Jokinen and Devin Setoguchi (11:20 1ST)
EDM - Sam Gagner (5) - from Jordan Eberle and Justin Schultz (16:07 1ST)
WPG - Andrew Ladd PPG (9) - from Dustin Byfuglien and Bryan Little (9:08 2ND)
EDM - David Perron (15) - from Taylor Hall and Ryan Nugent-Hopkins (16:40 2ND) *GWG*
EDM - Jeff Petry (3) - from Nail Yakupov and David Perron (4:28 3RD)
EDM - Taylor Hall PPG (14) - from Ryan Nugent-Hopkins (8:34 3RD)
EDM - Nail Yakupov (6) - from Taylor Hall (16:16 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - Ilya Bryzgalov (18 saves on 20 shots: 2-4-0) LG - Ondrej Pavelec (24 saves on 30 shots: 11-16-4)
Three Stars:
3. Jordan Eberle (1 goal, 1 assist) - Edmonton
2. David Perron (1 goal, 1 assist, GWG) - Edmonton
1. Taylor Hall (1 goal, 2 assists) - Edmonton
Dallas Stars 5, Los Angeles Kings 2 (from Los Angeles) - The Stars improved to 18-12-6 on the season thanks to a 5-2 win over the Los Angeles Kings, dropping them to 25-9-4.
Goals:
LAK - Justin Williams (13) - from Anze Kopitar and Drew Doughty (2:28 1ST)
DAL - Tyler Seguin (19) - from Jamie Benn and Maxime Fortunus (3:48 1ST)
DAL - Jamie Benn (11) - unassisted (6:10 1ST)
LAK - Jarret Stoll (5) - from Justin Williams and Trevor Lewis (16:48 1ST)
DAL - Valeri Nichushkin PPG (7) - from Tyler Seguin and Jamie Benn (5:07 2ND) *GWG*
DAL - Cody Eakin (8) - from Ryan Garbutt (15:12 3RD)
DAL - Shawn Horcoff EN (4) - unassisted (18:51 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - Kari Lehtonen (30 saves on 32 shots: 14-8-6) LG - Martin Jones (19 saves on 23 shots: 8-1-0)
Three Stars:
3. Justin Williams (1 goal, 1 assist) - Los Angeles
2. Tyler Seguin (1 goal, 1 assst) - Dallas
1. Jamie Benn (1 goal, 2 assists) - Dallas
San Jose Sharks 5, Colorado Avalanche 4 (SO) - (from San Jose) - The Sharks improved to 23-8-6 on the season thanks to a 5-4 shootout win over the Colorado Avalanche, dropping them to 23-10-3
Goals:
COL - Nathan MacKinnon PPG (8) - from Ryan O'Reilly and Erik Johnson (11:05 1ST)
SJS - Jason Demers PPG (2) - from Joe Thornton and Brent Burns (13:59 1ST)
COL - Gabriel Landeskog (10) - from Paul Stastny and P.A. Parenteau (19:11 1ST)
SJS - Brent Burns (10) - from Joe Thornton and Matt Irwin (5:53 2ND)
SJS - Matt Irwin PPG (2) - from Dan Boyle and Tommy Wingels (13:02 2ND)
COL - Erik Johnson (6) - from Ryan O'Reilly and Matt Duchene (18:09 3RD)
COL - Jamie McGinn (6) - from John Mitchell and Max Talbot (18:21 3RD)
SJS - Joe Pavelski (15) - from Joe Thornton and Brent Burns (19:40 3RD)
Shootout winner - Joe Pavelski (SJS)
Goalies:
WG - Antti Niemi (29 saves on 33 shots: 19-7-6) LG - Semyon Varlamov (41 saves on 45 shots: 16-8-3)
Three Stars:
3. Erik Johnson (1 goal, 1 assist) - Colorado
2. Brent Burns (1 goal, 2 assists) - San Jose
1. Joe Thornton (3 assists) - San Jose
Three Stars of the Night:
3. Taylor Hall - Hall had 1 goal and 2 assists in the Oilers 6-2 win over the Jets.
2. Martin St. Louis - Marty had 1 goal and 2 assists in the Lightning's 6-1 rout of the Panthers.
1. Wayne Simmonds - Simmonds had 2 goals (including the GWG) and added an assist in the Flyers 4-1 win over the Wild.
Interesting Stats of the Night:
-Rare moment in the Sharks/Avs game, both teams pulled their goalie in the last 2 minutes of the 3rd and both teams scored goals with their goalies pulled
-Mark Pysyk's OT goal was one of the weirdest goals of the season: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-aBnQ-jA3tE
-Martin Jones finally lost his first game after starting his NHL career 8-0.
-Stars D Maxime Fortunus picked up his 1st NHL point.
Current Winning/Losing Streaks (3 or more games):
Anaheim Ducks (9-game winning streak)
Tampa Bay Lightning (5-game winning streak)
Minnesota Wild (3-game losing streak)
The NHL is on a break for December 24th, 25th and 26th. Here is December 27th Schedule:
1. Ottawa Senators vs. Boston Bruins @7PM ET (In Boston)
2. Columbus Blue Jackets vs. New Jersey Devils @7PM ET (In New Jersey)
3. New York Rangers vs. Washington Capitals @7PM ET (In Washington)
4. Pittsburgh Penguins vs. Carolina Hurricanes @7PM ET (In Carolina)
5. Buffalo Sabres vs. Toronto Maple Leafs @730PM ET (In Toronto)
6. Colorado Avalanche vs. Chicago Blackhawks @8PM ET (In Chicago) {***Forman's Game of the Night***}
7. Minnesota Wild vs. Winnipeg Jets @8PM ET (In Winnipeg)
8. Nashville Predators vs. Dallas Stars @830PM ET (In Dallas)
9. Edmonton Oilers vs. Calgary Flames @9PM ET (In Calgary)
10. San Jose Sharks vs. Phoenix Coyotes @9PM ET (In Phoenix)
-Joel Forman - The Forman Faceoff
Goals:
PHX - Martin Hanzal (10) - from Connor Murphy and Tim Kennedy (0:19 2ND)
BUF - Tyler Ennis (8) - from Zemgus Girgensons (14:01 3RD)
BUF - Mark Pysyk (1) - from Matt Moulson and Christian Ehrhoff (3:47 OT) *GWG*
Goalies:
WG - Ryan Miller (36 saves on 37 shots: 9-17-0) LG - Mike Smith (30 saves on 32 shots: 15-8-7)
Three Stars:
3. Martin Hanzal (1 goal) - Phoenix
2. Mark Pysyk (1 goal, OT winner) - Buffalo
1. Ryan Miller (36 saves on 37 shots for the win) - Buffalo
New York Rangers 2, Toronto Maple Leafs 1 (SO) - (From New York) - The Rangers improved to 18-18-2 (.500) on the season thanks to a 2-1 shootout win over the Toronto Maple Leafs, dropping them to 18-16-5.
Goals:
NYR - J.T. Miller (2) - from Chris Kreider and Benoit Pouliot (7:04 3RD)
TOR - Nazem Kadri (11) - from David Clarkson and Morgan Rielly (18:36 3RD)
Shootout winner - Derek Stepan (NYR)
Goalies:
WG - Cam Talbot (25 saves on 26 shots: 8-2-0) LG - Jonathan Bernier (42 saves on 43 shots: 10-11-4)
Three Stars:
3. Derek Stepan (shootout winner) - New York
2. Jonathan Bernier (42 saves on 43 shots) - Toronto
1. Cam Talbot (25 saves on 26 shots for the win) - New York
Anaheim Ducks 3, Washington Capitals 2 (from Washington) - The Ducks improved to 27-7-5 on the season thanks to a 3-2 win over the Washington Capitals, dropping them to 19-14-4.
Goals:
WSH - Mikhail Grabovski (11) - from Troy Brouwer and Eric Fehr (7:21 1ST)
WSH - Nicklas Backstrom PPG (9) - from John Carlson and Troy Brouwer (11:37 1ST)
ANA - Andrew Cogliano (10) - from Saku Koivu and Hampus Lindholm (17:15 1ST)
ANA - Saku Koivu (5) - from Ben Lovejoy and Andrew Cogliano (19:33 2ND)
ANA - Hampus Lindholm (3) - from Ryan Getzlaf and Corey Perry (14:24 3RD) *GWG*
Goalies:
WG - Jonas Hiller (17 saves on 19 shots: 16-4-4) LG - Philipp Grubauer (26 saves on 29 shots: 4-1-1)
Three Stars:
3. Saku Koivu (1 goal, 1 assist) - Anaheim
2. Nicklas Backstrom (1 goal) - Washington
1. Hampus Lindholm (1 goal, 1 assist, GWG) - Anaheim
Columbus Blue Jackets 4, Carolina Hurricanes 3 (from Carolina) - The Blue Jackets improved to 16-17-4 on the season thanks to a 4-3 win over the Carolina Hurricanes, dropping them to 14-15-8.
Goals:
CBJ - Artem Anisimov (10) - from Cam Atkinson and Brandon Dubinsky (9:45 1ST)
CAR - Jeff Skinner PPG (13) - from Eric Staal (18:49 1ST)
CBJ - Corey Tropp (1) - from Mark Letestu and Boone Jenner (15:39 2ND)
CAR - Jeff Skinner PPG (14) - from Alexander Semin and Jordan Staal (16:25 2ND)
CAR - Alexander Semin (4) - from Jordan Staal and Nathan Gerbe (9:06 3RD)
CBJ - Ryan Johansen (15) - from Nick Foligno and Mark Letestu (15:58 3RD)
CBJ - Jack Skille (4) - from Artem Anisimov and James Wisniewski (17:26 3RD) *GWG*
Goalies:
WG - Mike McKenna (30 saves on 33 shots: 1-1-1) LG - Justin Peters (21 saves on 25 shots: 7-9-3)
Three Stars:
3. Ryan Johansen (1 goal) - Columbus
2. Jeff Skinner (2 goals) - Carolina
1. Artem Anisimov (1 goal, 1 assist) - Columbus
Ottawa Senators 5, Pittsburgh Penguins 0 (from Ottawa) - The Senators improved to 15-17-7 on the season thanks to a 5-0 shutout of the Pittsburgh Penguins, dropping them to 27-11-1.
Goals:
OTT - Zack Smith (7) - from Cody Ceci and Colin Greening (6:54 1ST) *GWG*
OTT - Bobby Ryan PPG (17) - from Chris Phillips and Erik Karlsson (5:46 2ND)
OTT - Erik Karlsson (10) - from Clarke MacArthur (1:36 3RD)
OTT - Kyle Turris (9) - from Erik Karlsson and Clarke MacArthur (12:42 3RD)
OTT - Cory Conacher (3) - from Jason Spezza and Marc Methot (14:02 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - Craig Anderson (27 saves on 27 shots: 10-9-4) LG - Marc-Andre Fleury (24 saves on 29 shots: 21-9-1)
Three Stars:
3. Clarke MacArthur (2 assists) - Ottawa
2. Craig Anderson (27 saves on 27 shots for the shutout) - Ottawa
1. Erik Karlsson (1 goal, 2 assists) - Ottawa
New York Islanders 3, Detroit Red Wings 0 (from Detroit) - The Islanders improved to 11-20-7 on the season thanks to a 3-0 shutout of the Detroit Red Wings, dropping them to 17-13-9.
Goals:
NYI - Kyle Okposo (12) - from John Tavares and Thomas Vanek (10:57 1ST) *GWG*
NYI - Michael Grabner (5) - from Josh Bailey and Frans Nielsen (15:07 1ST)
NYI - Casey Cizikas (4) - from Matt Martin and Colin MacDonald (16:55 1ST)
Goalies:
WG - Evgeni Nabokov (23 saves on 23 shots: 7-6-5) LG - Petr Mrazek (16 saves on 19 shots: 1-2-0)
Three Stars:
3. John Tavares (1 assists) - New York
2. Kyle Okposo (1 goal, GWG) - New York
1. Evgeni Nabokov (23 saves on 23 shots for the shutout) - New York
Tampa Bay Lightning 6, Florida Panthers 1 (from Florida) - The Lightning improved 23-11-3 on the season thanks to a 6-1 rout of the Florida Panthers, dropping them to 14-19-5.
Goals:
FLA - Sean Bergenheim PPG (5) - from Aleksander Barkov (18:56 1ST)
TBL - Alex Killorn (9) - from Valtteri Filppula and Victor Hedman (19:15 1ST)
TBL - Tyler Johnson (9) - from Victor Hedman and Martin St. Louis (3:22 2ND) *GWG*
TBL - Valtteri Filppula PPG (13) - from Teddy Purcell and Martin St. Louis (8:01 2ND)
TBL - Martin St. Louis (16) - from Ondrej Palat (12:07 2ND)
TBL - J.T. Brown (3) - from Nikita Kucherov and Jean-Philippe Cote (3:40 3RD)
TBL - J.T. Brown (4) - from Nikita Kucherov (13:36 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - Ben Bishop (28 saves on 29 shots: 20-5-2) LG - Scott Clemmensen (30 saves on 36 shots: 4-3-1)
Three Stars:
3. Ben Bishop (28 saves on 29 shots for the win) - Tampa Bay
2. Valtteri Filppula (1 goal, 1 assist) - Tampa Bay
1. Martin St. Louis (1 goal, 2 assists) - Tampa Bay
Philadelphia Flyers 4, Minnesota Wild 1 (from Philadelphia) - The Flyers improved to 17-16-4 on the season thanks to a 4-1 win over the Minnesota Wild, dropping them to 20-14-5.
Goals:
PHI - Luke Schenn (3) - from Scott Hartnell and Wayne Simmonds (1:52 1ST)
PHI - Wayne Simmonds PPG (9) - from Jakub Voracek and Claude Giroux (10:51 1ST) *GWG*
MIN - Mikael Granlund PPG (3) - from Jason Pominville and Ryan Suter (16:43 1ST)
PHI - Claude Giroux (10) - from Braydon Coburn and Jakub Voracek (7:46 2ND)
PHI - Wayne Simmonds EN (10) - from from Brayden Schenn and Nicklas Grossmann (19:03 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - Steve Mason (26 saves on 27 shots: 14-9-4) LG - Niklas Backstrom (27 saves on 30 shots: 2-8-2)
Three Stars:
3. Jakub Voracek (2 assists) - Philadelphia
2. Claude Giroux (1 goal, 1 assist) - Philadelphia
1. Wayne Simmonds (2 goals, 1 assist, GWG) - Philadelphia
Chicago Blackhawks 5, New Jersey Devils 2 (from Chicago) - The Hawks improved to 26-7-6 on the season thanks to a 5-2 win over the New Jersey Devils, dropping them to 15-16-7
Goals:
CHI - Patrick Sharp (17) - from Marian Hossa and Jonathan Toews (12:59 1ST)
NJD - Stephen Gionta (2) - from Jon Merill and Jacob Josefson (5:37 2ND)
CHI - Patrick Kane (22) - from Nick Leddy and Kris Versteeg (7:57 2ND)
CHI - Bryan Bickell (6) - from Brandon Saad and Duncan Keith (12:27 2ND) *GWG*
NJD - Michael Ryder (11) - unassisted (0:59 3RD)
CHI - Patrick Sharp (18) - from Marian Hossa and Brent Seabrook (5:54 3RD)
CHI - Nick Leddy PPG (5) - from Brent Seabrook and Brandon Saad (12:59 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - Antti Raanta (10 saves on 12 shots: 8-1-2) LG - Cory Schneider (32 saves on 37 shots: 4-8-5)
Three Stars:
3. Marian Hossa (2 assists) - Chicago
2. Nick Leddy (1 goal, 1 assist) - Chicago
1. Patrick Sharp (2 goals) - Chicago
Boston Bruins 6, Nashville Predators 2 (from Nashville) - The Bruins improved to 25-10-2 on the season thanks to a 6-2 rout of the Nashville Predators, dropping them to 16-17-4.
Goals:
BOS - Jarome Iginla (9) - from Zdeno Chara and Milan Lucic (1:16 1ST)
BOS - Matt Fraser (1) - from Carl Soderberg and Ryan Spooner (5:59 1ST)
BOS - Reilly Smith PPG (12) - from Carl Soderberg and Ryan Spooner (10:47 1ST) *GWG*
NSH - Craig Smith PPG (9) - from Seth Jones and Ryan Ellis (11:35 2ND)
NSH - Craig Smith (10) - from Nick Spaling and Shea Weber (3:25 3RD)
BOS - Jarome Iginla PPG (10) - from David Krejci and Torey Krug (5:01 3RD)
BOS - Carl Soderberg PPG (5) - from Ryan Spooner and Reilly Smith (5:50 3RD)
BOS - Brad Marchand (8) - from Reilly Smith (15:54 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - Tuukka Rask (32 saves on 34 shots: 19-8-2) LG - Marek Mazenec (25 saves on 29 shots: 5-8-1) in relief of Carter Hutton (2 saves on 4 shots)
Three Stars:
3. Ryan Spooner (3 assists) - Boston
2. Carl Soderberg (1 goal, 2 assists) - Boston
1. Jarome Iginla (2 goals) - Boston
Calgary Flames 4, St. Louis Blues 3 (SO) - (from Calgary) - The Flames improved to 14-17-6 on the season thanks to a 4-3 shootout win over the St. Louis Blues, dropping them to 24-7-5.
Goals:
STL - Kevin Shattenkirk PPG (5) - from Brenden Morrow and Chris Stewart (7:23 1ST)
CGY - Jiri Hudler PPG (11) - from Mikael Backlund and Mark Giordano (12:06 2ND)
STL - Jaden Schwartz (11) - from Jay Bouwmeester and Vladimir Tarasenko (13:49 2ND)
STL - Magnus Paajarvi (3) - from Maxim Lapierre and Adam Cracknell (14:33 2ND)
CGY - Mike Cammalleri (12) - from Paul Byron and Mikael Backlund (11:05 3RD)
CGY - Mark Giordano PPG (5) - from Jiri Hudler and Mike Cammalleri (19:55 3RD)
Shootout winner - Joe Colborne (CGY)
Goalies:
WG - Reto Berra (32 saves on 35 shots: 5-8-2) LG - Jaroslav Halak (26 saves on 29 shots: 17-6-3)
Three Stars:
3. Mark Giordano (1 goal, 1 assist) - Calgary
2. Jaden Schwartz (1 goal) - St. Louis
1. Mike Cammalleri (1 goal, 1 assist) - Calgary
Edmonton Oilers 6, Winnipeg Jets 2 (from Edmonton) - The Oilers improved to 12-24-3 on the season thanks to a 6-2 rout of the Winnipeg Jets, dropping them to 16-18-5.
Goals:
EDM - Jordan Eberle PPG (12) - from Ales Hemsky and Andrew Ference (8:40 1ST)
WPG - Mark Stuart (2) - from Olli Jokinen and Devin Setoguchi (11:20 1ST)
EDM - Sam Gagner (5) - from Jordan Eberle and Justin Schultz (16:07 1ST)
WPG - Andrew Ladd PPG (9) - from Dustin Byfuglien and Bryan Little (9:08 2ND)
EDM - David Perron (15) - from Taylor Hall and Ryan Nugent-Hopkins (16:40 2ND) *GWG*
EDM - Jeff Petry (3) - from Nail Yakupov and David Perron (4:28 3RD)
EDM - Taylor Hall PPG (14) - from Ryan Nugent-Hopkins (8:34 3RD)
EDM - Nail Yakupov (6) - from Taylor Hall (16:16 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - Ilya Bryzgalov (18 saves on 20 shots: 2-4-0) LG - Ondrej Pavelec (24 saves on 30 shots: 11-16-4)
Three Stars:
3. Jordan Eberle (1 goal, 1 assist) - Edmonton
2. David Perron (1 goal, 1 assist, GWG) - Edmonton
1. Taylor Hall (1 goal, 2 assists) - Edmonton
Dallas Stars 5, Los Angeles Kings 2 (from Los Angeles) - The Stars improved to 18-12-6 on the season thanks to a 5-2 win over the Los Angeles Kings, dropping them to 25-9-4.
Goals:
LAK - Justin Williams (13) - from Anze Kopitar and Drew Doughty (2:28 1ST)
DAL - Tyler Seguin (19) - from Jamie Benn and Maxime Fortunus (3:48 1ST)
DAL - Jamie Benn (11) - unassisted (6:10 1ST)
LAK - Jarret Stoll (5) - from Justin Williams and Trevor Lewis (16:48 1ST)
DAL - Valeri Nichushkin PPG (7) - from Tyler Seguin and Jamie Benn (5:07 2ND) *GWG*
DAL - Cody Eakin (8) - from Ryan Garbutt (15:12 3RD)
DAL - Shawn Horcoff EN (4) - unassisted (18:51 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - Kari Lehtonen (30 saves on 32 shots: 14-8-6) LG - Martin Jones (19 saves on 23 shots: 8-1-0)
Three Stars:
3. Justin Williams (1 goal, 1 assist) - Los Angeles
2. Tyler Seguin (1 goal, 1 assst) - Dallas
1. Jamie Benn (1 goal, 2 assists) - Dallas
San Jose Sharks 5, Colorado Avalanche 4 (SO) - (from San Jose) - The Sharks improved to 23-8-6 on the season thanks to a 5-4 shootout win over the Colorado Avalanche, dropping them to 23-10-3
Goals:
COL - Nathan MacKinnon PPG (8) - from Ryan O'Reilly and Erik Johnson (11:05 1ST)
SJS - Jason Demers PPG (2) - from Joe Thornton and Brent Burns (13:59 1ST)
COL - Gabriel Landeskog (10) - from Paul Stastny and P.A. Parenteau (19:11 1ST)
SJS - Brent Burns (10) - from Joe Thornton and Matt Irwin (5:53 2ND)
SJS - Matt Irwin PPG (2) - from Dan Boyle and Tommy Wingels (13:02 2ND)
COL - Erik Johnson (6) - from Ryan O'Reilly and Matt Duchene (18:09 3RD)
COL - Jamie McGinn (6) - from John Mitchell and Max Talbot (18:21 3RD)
SJS - Joe Pavelski (15) - from Joe Thornton and Brent Burns (19:40 3RD)
Shootout winner - Joe Pavelski (SJS)
Goalies:
WG - Antti Niemi (29 saves on 33 shots: 19-7-6) LG - Semyon Varlamov (41 saves on 45 shots: 16-8-3)
Three Stars:
3. Erik Johnson (1 goal, 1 assist) - Colorado
2. Brent Burns (1 goal, 2 assists) - San Jose
1. Joe Thornton (3 assists) - San Jose
Three Stars of the Night:
3. Taylor Hall - Hall had 1 goal and 2 assists in the Oilers 6-2 win over the Jets.
2. Martin St. Louis - Marty had 1 goal and 2 assists in the Lightning's 6-1 rout of the Panthers.
1. Wayne Simmonds - Simmonds had 2 goals (including the GWG) and added an assist in the Flyers 4-1 win over the Wild.
Interesting Stats of the Night:
-Rare moment in the Sharks/Avs game, both teams pulled their goalie in the last 2 minutes of the 3rd and both teams scored goals with their goalies pulled
-Mark Pysyk's OT goal was one of the weirdest goals of the season: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-aBnQ-jA3tE
-Martin Jones finally lost his first game after starting his NHL career 8-0.
-Stars D Maxime Fortunus picked up his 1st NHL point.
Current Winning/Losing Streaks (3 or more games):
Anaheim Ducks (9-game winning streak)
Tampa Bay Lightning (5-game winning streak)
Minnesota Wild (3-game losing streak)
The NHL is on a break for December 24th, 25th and 26th. Here is December 27th Schedule:
1. Ottawa Senators vs. Boston Bruins @7PM ET (In Boston)
2. Columbus Blue Jackets vs. New Jersey Devils @7PM ET (In New Jersey)
3. New York Rangers vs. Washington Capitals @7PM ET (In Washington)
4. Pittsburgh Penguins vs. Carolina Hurricanes @7PM ET (In Carolina)
5. Buffalo Sabres vs. Toronto Maple Leafs @730PM ET (In Toronto)
6. Colorado Avalanche vs. Chicago Blackhawks @8PM ET (In Chicago) {***Forman's Game of the Night***}
7. Minnesota Wild vs. Winnipeg Jets @8PM ET (In Winnipeg)
8. Nashville Predators vs. Dallas Stars @830PM ET (In Dallas)
9. Edmonton Oilers vs. Calgary Flames @9PM ET (In Calgary)
10. San Jose Sharks vs. Phoenix Coyotes @9PM ET (In Phoenix)
-Joel Forman - The Forman Faceoff
Monday, December 23, 2013
December 22nd NHL Recap
New York Rangers 4, Minnesota Wild 1 (from New York) - The Rangers improved to 17-18-2 on the season thanks to a 4-1 win over the Minnesota Wild, dropping them to 20-13-5.
Goals:
MIN - Jasom Pominville (17) - from Ryan Suter and Mikael Granlund (4:08 1ST)
NYR - Benoit Pouliot PPG (5) - from Ryan McDonagh and Derick Brassard (16:08 1ST)
NYR - Carl Hagelin (8) - from Derek Dorsett and Brian Boyle (11:26 2ND) *GWG*
NYR - Mats Zuccarello (8) - from Derick Brassard (18:35 2ND)
NYR - Chris Kreider (9) - from Rick Nash (12:46 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - Cam Talbot (24 saves on 25 shots: 7-2-0) LG - Niklas Backstrom (32 saves on 26 shots: 2-7-2)
Three Stars:
3. Derick Brassard (2 assists) - New York
2. Carl Hagelin (1 goal) - New York
1. Mats Zuccarello (1 goal) - New York
Vancouver Canucks 2, Winnipeg Jets 1 (from Vancouver) - The Canucks improved to 22-11-6 on the season thanks to a 2-1 win over the Winnipeg Jets, dropping them to 16-17-5.
Goals:
VAN - Brad Richardson PPG (7) - from Dan Hamhuis (10:09 1ST)
WPG - Evander Kane PPG (10) - from Blake Wheeler and Mark Scheifele (11:22 2ND)
VAN - Chris Tanev (4) - from Zack Kassian and David Booth (10:23 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - Eddie Lack (15 saves on 16 shots: 6-2-0) in relief of the injured Roberto Luongo (6 saves on 6 shots) LG - Ondrej Pavelec (23 saves on 25 shots: 11-15-4)
Three Stars:
3. Ondrej Pavelec (23 saves on 25 shots) - Winnipeg
2. Eddie Lack (15 saves on 16 shots for the win) - Vancouver
1. Chris Tanev (1 goal, GWG) - Vancouver
Goals:
MIN - Jasom Pominville (17) - from Ryan Suter and Mikael Granlund (4:08 1ST)
NYR - Benoit Pouliot PPG (5) - from Ryan McDonagh and Derick Brassard (16:08 1ST)
NYR - Carl Hagelin (8) - from Derek Dorsett and Brian Boyle (11:26 2ND) *GWG*
NYR - Mats Zuccarello (8) - from Derick Brassard (18:35 2ND)
NYR - Chris Kreider (9) - from Rick Nash (12:46 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - Cam Talbot (24 saves on 25 shots: 7-2-0) LG - Niklas Backstrom (32 saves on 26 shots: 2-7-2)
Three Stars:
3. Derick Brassard (2 assists) - New York
2. Carl Hagelin (1 goal) - New York
1. Mats Zuccarello (1 goal) - New York
Vancouver Canucks 2, Winnipeg Jets 1 (from Vancouver) - The Canucks improved to 22-11-6 on the season thanks to a 2-1 win over the Winnipeg Jets, dropping them to 16-17-5.
Goals:
VAN - Brad Richardson PPG (7) - from Dan Hamhuis (10:09 1ST)
WPG - Evander Kane PPG (10) - from Blake Wheeler and Mark Scheifele (11:22 2ND)
VAN - Chris Tanev (4) - from Zack Kassian and David Booth (10:23 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - Eddie Lack (15 saves on 16 shots: 6-2-0) in relief of the injured Roberto Luongo (6 saves on 6 shots) LG - Ondrej Pavelec (23 saves on 25 shots: 11-15-4)
Three Stars:
3. Ondrej Pavelec (23 saves on 25 shots) - Winnipeg
2. Eddie Lack (15 saves on 16 shots for the win) - Vancouver
1. Chris Tanev (1 goal, GWG) - Vancouver
What's up next (December 23rd) - There are 14 NHL games on tap for Monday:
1. Phoenix Coyotes vs. Buffalo Sabres (from Buffalo)
2. Toronto Maple Leafs vs. New York Rangers (from New York)
3. Anaheim Ducks vs. Washington Capitals (from Washington)
4. Columbus Blue Jackets vs. Carolina Hurricanes (from Carolina)
5. Pittsburgh Penguins vs. Ottawa Senators (from Ottawa)
6. New York Islanders vs. Detroit Red Wings (from Detroit)
7. Tampa Bay Lighting vs. Florida Panthers (from Florida)
8. Minnesota Wild vs. Philadelphia Flyers (from Philadelphia)
9. New Jersey Devils vs. Chicago Blackhawks (from Chicago)
10. Boston Bruins vs. Nashville Predators (from Nashville)
11. St. Louis Blues vs. Calgary Flames (from Calgary)
12. Winnipeg Jets vs. Edmonton Oilers (from Edmonton)
13. Dallas Stars vs. Los Angeles Kings (from Los Angeles)
14. Colorado Avalanche vs. San Jose Sharks (from San Jose)
-Joel Forman - The Forman Faceoff
December 21st NHL Recap
Pittsburgh Penguins 4, Calgary Flames 3 (from Pittsburgh) - The Penguins improved to 27-10-1 on the season thanks to a 4-3 win win over the Calgary Flames, dropping them to 13-17-6
Goals:
PIT - Pascal Dupuis (7) - from Sidney Crosby and Chris Kunitz (10:26 1ST)
PIT - Harry Zolnierczyk (1) - from Robert Bortuzzo and James Neal (11:45 1ST)
CGY - Paul Byron (2) - from Joe Colborne and Chris Butler (6:58 2ND)
PIT - Sidney Crosby (20) - from Chris Kunitz and Simon Despres (14:44 2ND)
PIT - James Neal (11) - from Matt Niskanen and Sidney Crosby (18:55 2ND) *GWG*
CGY - Mike Cammalleri (11) - from Mark Giordano (19:14 2ND)
CGY - Jiri Hudler (10) - from Matt Stajan and T.J. Brodie (1:03 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - Marc-Andre Fleury (27 saves on 30 shots: ) LG - Karri Ramo (19 saves on 23 shots: )
Three Stars:
3. Mike Cammalleri (1 goal) - Calgary
2. James Neal (1 goal, 1 assist, GWG) - Pittsburgh
1. Sidney Crosby (1 goal, 2 assists) - Pittsburgh
Phoenix Coyotes 4, Ottawa Senators 3 (OT) - (from Ottawa) - The Coyotes improved to 19-10-6 on the season thanks to a 4-3 OT win over the Ottawa Senators, dropping them to 14-17-7.
Goals:
OTT - Marc Methot PPG (3) - from Bobby Ryan and Kyle Turris (6:14 1ST)
OTT - Zack Smith (6) - from Eric Gryba (3:10 2ND)
PHX - Antoine Vermette (10) - from Lauri Korpikoski and Mikkel Boedker (5:28 2ND)
PHX - Radim Vrbata PPG (10) - from Martin Hanzal (8:47 2ND)
OTT - Marc Methot SHG (4) - from Milan Michalek (14:51 2ND)
PHX - Antoine Vermette PPG (11) - from David Moss and Mikkel Boedker (17:47 3RD)
PHX - Antoine Vermette (12) - from Derek Morris (2:23 OT) *GWG*
Goalies:
WG - Mike Smith (37 saves on 40 shots: ) LG - Craig Anderson (34 saves on 38 shots: )
Three Stars:
3. Mikkel Boedker (2 assists) - Phoenix
2. Marc Methot (2 goals) - Ottawa
1. Antoine Vermette (3 goals, OT winner) - Phoenix
Los Angeles Kings 3, Colorado Avalanche 2 (SO) - (from Los Angeles) - The Kings improved to 25-8-4 on the season thanks to a 3-2 shootout win over the Colorado Avalanche, dropping them to 23-10-2.
Goals:
LAK - Jeff Carter (11) - from Drew Doughty and Anze Kopitar (19:28 1ST)
LAK - Justin Williams (12) - from Jarret Stoll and Dustin Brown (5:25 2ND)
COL - Erik Johnson PPG (5) - from Matt Duchene and Ryan O'Reilly (14:02 2ND)
COL - Ryan O'Reilly PPG (12) - from Matt Duchene and Tyson Barrie (10:27 3RD)
Shootout winner - Anze Kopitar (LAK)
Goalies:
WG - Martin Jones (23 saves on 25 shots: 8-0-0) LG - Semyon Varlamov (37 saves on 39 shots: 16-8-2)
Three Stars:
3. Semyon Varlamov (37 saves on 39 shots) - Colorado
2. Matt Duchene (2 assists) - Colorado
1. Martin Jones (23 saves on 25 shots for the win) - Los Angeles
Boston Bruins 4, Buffalo Sabres 1 (from Boston) - The Bruins improved to 24-10-2 on the season thanks to a 4-1 win over the Buffalo Sabres, dropping them to 9-24-3.
Goals:
BOS - Reilly Smith PPG (10) - from Carl Soderberg and Ryan Spooner (9:39 1ST)
BUF - Zemgus Girgensons (4) - from Matt Moulson and Henrik Tallinder (18:54 1ST)
BOS - David Krejci (7) - from Jarome Iginla (1:47 2ND) *GWG*
BOS - Milan Lucic (12) - from David Krejci and Zdeno Chara (5:18 3RD)
BOS - Reilly Smith EN (11) - from Johnny Boychuk and Patrice Bergeron (19:38 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - Tuukka Rask (34 saves on 35 shots: 18-8-2 LG - Jhonas Enroth (35 saves on 38 shots: 1-7-3)
Three Stars:
3. Reilly Smith (2 goals) - Boston
2. Tuukka Rask (34 saves on 35 shots for the win) - Boston
1. David Krejci (1 goal, 1 assist, GWG) - Boston
Detroit Red Wings 5, Toronto Maple Leafs 4 (SO) - (from Toronto) - The Red Wings improved to 17-12-9 on the season thanks to a 5-4 shootout win over the Toronto Maple Leafs, dropping them to 18-16-4.
Goals:
TOR - Cody Franson (2) - unassisted (7:15 1ST)
DET - Pavel Datsyuk (14) - from Riley Sheahan and Danny DeKeyser (8:57 1ST)
DET - Joakim Andersson (6) - from Daniel Alfredsson and Brendan Smith (13:18 1ST)
DET - Tomas Jurco (2) - from Riley Sheahan and Jordin Tootoo (18:08 1ST)
TOR - Dion Phaneuf (3) - from Joffrey Lupul (11:45 2ND)
TOR - Joffrey Lupul PPG (11) - from Phil Kessel and James van Riemsdyk (18:24 2ND)
TOR - David Clarkson (3) - from Jay McClement and Nikolai Kulemin (8:32 3RD)
DET - Tomas Tatar (7) - from Tomas Jurco and Niklas Kronwall (13:44 3RD)
Shootout winner - Pavel Datsyuk (DET)
Goalies:
WG - Jonas Gustavsson (19 saves on 23 shots: 10-3-2) LG - Jonathan Bernier (25 saves on 26 shots: 10-11-3) in relief of James Reimer (9 saves on 12 shots)
Three Stars:
3. Tomas Jurco (1 goal, 1 assist) - Detroit
2. Joffrey Lupul (1 goal, 1 assist) - Toronto
1. Pavel Datsyuk (1 goal, shootout winner) - Detroit
Tampa Bay Lighting 3, Carolina Hurricanes 2 (from Tampa Bay) - The Lighting improved to 22-11-3 on the season thanks to a 3-2 OT win over the Carolina Hurricanes, dropping them to 14-14-8 (.500)
Goals:
CAR - Jiri Tlusty (5) - from Patrick Dwyer and Riley Nash (4:35 1ST)
TBL - Victor Hedman (7) - from Valtteri Filppula and Alex Killorn (16:12 1ST)
CAR - Jiri Tlusty SHG (6) - from Eric Staal and Ron Hainsey (10:11 2ND)
TBL - Martin St. Louis PPG (15) - from Victor Hedman and Valtteri Filppula (7:56 3RD)
TBL - Radko Gudas (2) - from Nate Thompson (2:16 OT) *GWG*
Goalies:
WG - Ben Bishop (25 saves on 27 shots: 19-5-2) LG - Justin Peters (47 saves on 50 shots: 7-8-3)
Three Stars:
3. Victor Hedman (1 goal, 1 assist) - Tampa Bay
2. Jiri Tlusty (2 goals) - Carolina
1. Radko Gudas (1 goal, OT winner) - Tampa Bay
Anaheim Ducks 5, New York Islanders 3 (from New York) - The Ducks improved to 26-7-5 on the season thanks to a 5-3 win over the New York Islanders, dropping them to 10-20-7.
Goals:
NYI - Thomas Vanek (12) - from Kyle Okposo and Andrew MacDonald (11:27 1ST)
ANA - Ryan Getzlaf (17) - from Corey Perry and Kyle Palmieri (15:10 2ND)
NYI - Thomas Vanek (13) - unassisted (17:55 2ND)
NYI - Frans Nielsen (12) - from Josh Bailey and Thomas Hickey (18:52 2ND)
ANA - Ryan Getzlaf (18) - from Corey Perry and Bryan Allen (1:10 3RD)
ANA - Mathieu Perreault (7) - from Daniel Winnik and Matt Beleskey (10:32 3RD)
ANA - Kyle Palmieri (6) - from Ryan Getzlaf (13:44 3RD) *GWG*
ANA - Ryan Getzlaf EN (19 - Hat Trick) - from Corey Perry and Ben Lovejoy (19:38 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - Frederik Andersen (18 saves on 21 shots: 9-1-0) LG - Evgeni Nabokov (26 saves on 30 shots: 6-6-5)
Three Stars:
3. Kyle Palmieri (1 goal, 1 assist, GWG) - Anaheim
2. Thomas Vanek (2 goals) - New York
1. Ryan Getzlaf (3 goals, 1 assist) - Anaheim
New Jersey Devils 5, Washington Capitals 4 (OT) - (from Washington) - The Devils improved to 15-15-7 (.500) on the season thanks to a 5-4 OT win over the Washington Capitals, dropping them to 19-13-4.
Goals:
NJD - Marek Zidlicky PPG (4) - from Andy Greene and Jaromir Jagr (11:26 1ST)
WSH - Jason Chimera (7) - from Martin Erat and Joel Ward (10:07 2ND)
WSH - Mikhail Grabovski (10) - from Eric Fehr and Troy Brouwer (14:38 2ND)
WSH - Joel Ward (11) - from Mike Green and Martin Erat (19:14 2ND)
NJD - Jaromir Jagr PPG (13) - from Andy Greene and Patrik Elias (5:28 3RD)
WSH - Alexander Ovechkin (30) - from Karl Alzner (8:07 3RD)
NJD - Marek Zidlicky (5) - from Travis Zajac and Dainius Zubrus (9:21 3RD)
NJD - Dainius Zubrus (8) - from Travis Zajac (11:47 3RD)
NJD - Andy Greene (6) - from Jaromir Jagr and Patrik Elias (0:43 OT) *GWG*
Goalies:
WG - Martin Brodeur (18 saves on 22 shots: 11-8-2) LG - Braden Holtby (32 saves on 37 shots: 13-10-2)
Three Stars:
3. Joel Ward (1 goal, 1 assist) - Washington
2. Marek Zidlicky (2 goals) - New Jersey
1. Andy Greene (1 goal, 2 assists, OT winner) - New Jersey
Columbus Blue Jackets 6, Philadelphia Flyers 3 (from Columbus) - The Blue Jackets improved to 15-17-4 on the season thanks to a 6-3 win over the Philadelphia Flyers, dropping them to 16-16-4 (.500).
Goals:
CBJ - Ryan Johansen (13) - from Nick Foligno and Marian Gaborik (10:43 1ST)
CBJ - R.J. Umberger PPG (9) - from James Wisniewski and Ryan Murray (14:29 2ND)
PHI - Wayne Simmonds (7) - from Claude Giroux and Scott Hartnell (17:40 2ND)
PHI - Sean Couturier (7) - from Matt Read and Vincent Lecavalier (18:00 2ND)
CBJ - David Savard (2) - from Nikita Nikitin and Corey Tropp (3:36 3RD)
CBJ - Boone Jenner (4) - from Nikita Nikitin and David Savard (5:39 3RD) *GWG*
CBJ - Ryan Johansen (14) - from Corey Tropp and Fedor Tyutin (12:22 3RD)
PHI - Wayne Simmodns (8) - from Jakub Voracek and Mark Streit (18:19 3RD)
CBJ - R.J. Umberger EN (10) - from Artem Anisimov and Jack Johnson (18:43 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - Curtis McElhinney (33 saves on 36 shots: 5-5-1) LG - Ray Emery (23 saves on 28 shots: 3-7-0)
Three Stars:
3. David Savard (1 goal, 1 assist) - Columbus
2. R.J. Umberger (2 goals) - Columbus
1. Ryan Johansen (2 goals) - Columbus
Montreal Canadiens 4, Nashville Predators 3 (from Nashville) - The Habs improved to 22-13-3 on the season thanks to a 4-3 win over the Nashville Predators, dropping them to 16-16-4 (.500)
Goals:
MTL - P.K. Subban (5) - from Lars Eller (11:30 1ST)
MTL - Max Pacioretty (15) - from Brendan Gallagher and Alexei Emelin (13:20 1ST)
MTL - Tomas Plekanec (12) - from Brian Gionta (14:37 1ST)
NSH - Gabriel Bourque (5) - from Matt Cullen and Viktor Stalberg (11:51 2ND)
NSH - Nick Spaling PPG (6) - from Shea Weber and Craig Smith (18:09 2ND)
NSH - Shea Weber PPG (9) - from Mike Fisher and Patric Hornqvist (13:40 3RD)
MTL - David Desharnais (4) - unassisted (1:43 OT) *GWG*
Goalies:
WG - Carey Price (31 saves on 34 shots: 17-11-2) LG - Carter Hutton (17 saves on 18 shots: 7-5-2) in relief of Marek Mazanec (2 saves on 5 shots)
Three Stars:
3. P.K. Subban (1 goal) - Montreal
2. Shea Weber (1 goal, 1 assist) - Nashville
1. David Desharnais (1 goal, OT winner) - Montreal
St. Louis Blues 6, Edmonton Oilers 0 (from Edmonton) - The Blues improved to 24-7-4 on the season thanks to a 6-0 shutout of the Edmonton Oilers, dropping them to 11-24-3.
Goals:
STL - Chris Stewart (11) - from Jaden Schwartz (11:57 1ST) *GWG*
STL - Brenden Morrow (6) - from Chris Stewart and Derek Roy (5:50 2ND)
STL - Chris Stewart (12) - from Patrik Berglund and Barret Jackman (1:46 3RD)
STL - Jaden Schwartz (10) - from T.J. Oshie (2:38 3RD)
STL - Chris Stewart PPG (13 - Hat Trick) - from Derek Roy and Kevin Shattenkirk (7:27 3RD)
STL - Patrick Berglund (3) - from Alex Pietrangelo and Mangus Paajarvi (12:42 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - Brian Elliot (23 saves on 23 shots: 7-1-2) LG - Ilya Bryzgalov (27 saves on 33 shots: 1-4-0)
Three Stars:
3. Brian Elliot (23 saves on 23 shots for the shutout) - St. Louis
2. Jaden Schwartz (1 goal, 1 assist) - St. Louis
1. Chris Stewart (3 goals, 1 assist, GWG) - St. Louis
San Jose Sharks 3, Dallas Stars 2 (SO) - (from San Jose) - The Sharks improved to 22-8-6 on the season thanks to a 3-2 win over the Dallas Stars, dropping them to 17-12-6.
Goals:
DAL - Ray Whitney (4) - from Shawn Horcoff (4:48 1ST)
DAL - Antoine Roussel (8) - from Alex Goligoski and Alex Chiasson (4:47 2ND)
SJS - Jason Demers (1) - from Tyler Kennedy and Andrew Desjardins (11:47 2ND)
SJS - Joe Pavelski (14) - from Joe Thornton and Marc-Edouard Vlasic (4:24 3RD)
Shootout winner - Joe Thornton
Goalies:
WG - Alex Stalock (44 saves on 46 shots: 4-1-0) LG - Kari Lehtonen (37 saves on 39 shots: 13-8-6)
Three Stars:
3. Ray Whitney (1 goal) - Dallas
2. Joe Pavelski (1 goal) - San Jose
1. Alex Stalock (44 saves on 46 shots for the win) - San Jose
Three Stars of the Night:
3. Antoine Vermette - Vermette scored 3 goals in the Coyotes 4-3 OT win over the Senators, including the game-tying goal late in the 3rd and the OT winner.
2. Chris Stewart - The Blues power forward scored a hat trick (including the GWG) and added an assist in the Blues 6-0 rout of the Oilers.
1. Ryan Getzlaf - Getzlaf had his 2nd hat trick of the season and adden an assist in the Ducks 5-3 win over the Islanders
Interesting Stats of the Night:
-Antoine Vermette burned his former team, the Ottawa Senators, with his 2nd career hat trick.
-Martin Jones becomes only the 2nd goalie in NHL history to start his career 8-0-0
-Jonas Gustavsson beat his former team the Toronto Maple Leafs 5-4 in a shootout
-The Ducks scored 4 unanswered goals in the 3rd to beat the Islanders 5-3.
-Chris Stewart scored his 3rd career hat trick
What's up next (December 22nd) - There are 2 NHL games on tap for Sunday:
1. Minnesota Wild vs. New York Rangers @730PM ET (In New York)
2. Winnipeg Jets vs. Vancouver Canucks @8PM ET (In Vancouver) {***Forman's Game of the Night***}
-Joel Forman - The Forman Faceoff
Saturday, December 21, 2013
December 20th NHL Recap
Anaheim Ducks 3, New Jersey Devils 2 (OT) - (from New Jersey) - The Ducks improved to 25-7-5 on the season thanks to a 3-2 OT win over the New Jersey Devils, dropping them to 14-15-7.
Goals:
NJD - Michael Ryder (10) - from Adam Henrique (4:15 2ND)
ANA - Cam Fowler (4) - from Ben Lovejoy and Teemu Selanne (14:06 2ND)
ANA - Mathieu Perreault (6) - from Kyle Palmieri and Teemu Selanne (10:47 3RD)
NJD - Andy Greene PPG (5) - from Jaromir Jagr and Travis Zajac (14:58 3RD)
ANA - Kyle Palmieri (5) - from Mathieu Perreault and Cam Fowler (2:37 OT) *GWG*
Goalies:
WG - Jonas Hiller (19 saves on 21 shots: 15-4-4) LG - Cory Schneider (21 saves on 24 shots: 4-7-5)
Three Stars:
3. Teemu Selanne (2 assists) - Anaheim
2. Andy Greene (1 goal) - New Jersey
1. Kyle Palmieri (1 goal, 1 assist, OT winner) - Anaheim
New York Islanders 5, New York Rangers 3 (from New York R) - The Islanders improved to 10-19-7 on the season thanks to a 5-3 win over the New York Rangers, dropping them to 16-18-2.
Goals:
NYI - Call Clutterbuck SHG (4) - Penalty Shot (14:42 1ST)
NYI - Michael Grabner SHG (3) - unassisted (17:09 1ST)
NYR - Benoit Pouliot PPG (4) - from Chris Kreider and Derick Brassard (17:39 1ST)
NYR - Derek Dorsett (3) - from Dominic Moore and Anton Stralman (3:00 2ND)
NYR - Derek Stepan PPG (7) - from Rick Nash and Mats Zuccarello (7:58 2ND)
NYI - Brian Strait (1) - from Josh Bailey and Ryan Strome (11:26 2ND)
NYI - Thomas Vanek PPG (11) - from Kyle Okposo and Andrew MacDonald (1:18 3RD) *GWG*
NYI - Michael Grabner EN (4) - from Frans Nielsen and Travis Hamonic
Goalies:
WG - Evgeni Nabokov (21 saves on 24 shots: 6-5-5) LG - Henrik Lundqvist (15 saves on 19 shots: 10-15-2)
Three Stars:
3. Derek Stepan (1 goal) - New York R.
2. Thomas Vanek (1 goal, GWG) - New York I.
1. Michael Grabner (2 goals) - New York I.
Washington Capitals 4, Carolina Hurricanes 2 (from Carolina) - The Capitals improved to 19-13-3 on the season thanks to a 4-2 win over the Carolina Hurricanes, dropping them to 14-14-7 (.500)
Goals:
CAR - Jordan Staal (8) - from Alexander Semin and Justin Faulk (17:12 1ST)
WSH - Marcus Johansson PPG (5) - from Nicklas Backstrom and Alexander Ovechkin (0:41 2ND)
WSH - John Carlson PPG (7) - from Nicklas Backstrom and Troy Brouwer (8:34 2ND)
CAR - Riley Nash PPG (4) - from Andrej Sekera and Nathan Gerbe (11:16 2ND)
WSH - Troy Brouwer PPG (7) - from Mike Green and Nicklas Backstrom (15:29 2ND) *GWG*
WSH - Alexander Ovechkin EN (29) - from Nicklas Backstrom and Martin Erat (19:35 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - Philipp Grubauer (39 saves on 41 shots: 4-0-1) LG - Cam Ward (25 saves on 28 shots: 5-6-5)
Three Stars:
3. Troy Brouwer (1 goal, 1 assist, GWG) - Washington
2. Philipp Grubauer (39 saves on 41 shots for the win) - Washington
1. Nicklas Backstrom (4 assists) - Washington
Vancouver Canucks 3, Chicago Blackhawks 2 (SO) - (from Chicago) - The Canucks improved to 21-11-6 on the season thanks to a 3-2 shootout win over the Chicago Blackhawks, dropping them to 25-7-6.
Goals:
CHI - Kris Versteeg (7) - from Patrick Kane and Michal Handzus (7:49 1ST)
CHI - Patrick Kane (21) - from Michal Rozsival and Johnny Oduya (4:57 2ND)
VAN - Zack Kassian (7) - from Jason Garrison (8:19 2ND)
VAN - Daniel Sedin (12) - from Kevin Bieksa and Henrik Sedin (10:48 3RD)
Shootout winner - Ryan Kesler (VAN)
Goalies:
WG - Eddie Lack (24 saves on 26 shots: 5-2-0) LG - Antti Raanta (22 saves on 24 shots: 7-1-2)
Three Stars:
3. Ryan Kesler (shootout winner) - Vancouver
2. Daniel Sedin (1 goal) - Vancouver
1. Patrick Kane (1 goal, 1 assist) - Chicago
Winnipeg Jets 5, Florida Panthers 2 (from Winnipeg) - The Jets improved to 16-16-5 (.500) on the season thanks to a 5-2 win over the Florida Panthers, dropping them to 14-18-5.
Goals:
FLA - Shawn Matthias (4) - unassisted (7:45 1ST)
WPG - Jacob Trouba (2) - from Mark Scheifele and Evander Kane (11:06 1ST)
WPG - Tobias Enstrom PPG (3) - from Olli Jokinen and Dustin Byfuglien (15:24 1ST)
WPG - Blake Wheeler PPG (12) - from Zach Bogosian and Jacob Trouba (15:57 1ST) *GWG*
WPG - Evander Kane (9) - from Michael Frolik and Mark Scheifele (1:03 2ND)
FLA - Nick Bjugstad (7) - unassisted (5:55 2ND)
WPG - Michael Frolik (9) - from Andrew Ladd and Dustin Byfuglien (17:53 2ND)
Goalies:
WG - Ondrej Pavelec (21 saves on 23 shots: 11-14-4) LG - Jacob Markstrom (27 saves on 32 shots: 1-6-3)
Three Stars:
3. Michael Frolik (1 goal, 1 assist) - Winnipeg
2. Jacob Trouba (1 goal, 1 assist) - Winnipeg
1. Evander Kane (1 goal, 1 assist) - Winnipeg
Three Stars of the Night:
3. Michael Grabner - Grabner scored 2 goals in the Islanders 5-3 win over the Rangers.
2. Kyle Palmieri - Palmieri had 1 goal and 1 assist including the OT winner in the Ducks 3-2 win over the Devils.
1. Nicklas Backstrom - Backstrom picked up 4 assists on all 4 Caps goals in their 4-2 win over the Hurricanes.
Interesting Stats of the Night:
-Alexander Ovechkin scored goal #400 in his career.
-4 of 5 road teams won tonight.
-The Panthers 5-game winning streak is over thanks to the Winnipeg Jets
-The Islanders scored 2 short-handed goals in 2:27 in the 1st.
Forman Faceoff Highlight of the Night:
-Michael Grabner gets it tonight for his beautiful short-handed goal: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BxmwqLFqqDg
Honourable Mentions:
-Alexander Ovechkin 400th goal: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QDsZAknH304
-Kyle Pamieri OT goal: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jiB9hHbbBmM
What's up next (December 21st) - There are 12 NHL games on tap for Saturday:
1. Calgary Flames vs. Pittsburgh Penguins @1PM ET (In Pittsburgh)
2. Phoenix Coyotes vs. Ottawa Senators @2PM ET (In Ottawa)
3. Colorado Avalanche vs. Los Angeles Kings @4PM ET (In Los Angeles)
4. Buffalo Sabres vs. Boston Bruins @7PM ET (In Boston)
5. Detroit Red Wings vs. Toronto Maple Leafs @7PM ET (In Toronto) {***Forman's Game of the Night***}
6. Carolina Hurricanes vs. Tampa Bay Lighting @7PM ET (In Tampa Bay)
7. Anaheim Ducks vs. New York Islanders @7PM ET (In New York)
8. New Jersey Devils vs. Washington Capitals @7PM ET (In Washington)
9. Philadelphia Flyers vs. Columbus Blue Jackets @7PM ET (In Columbus)
10. Montreal Canadiens vs. Nashville Predators @7PM ET (In Nashville)
11. St. Louis Blues vs. Edmonton Oilers @10PM ET (In Edmonton)
12. Dallas Stars vs. San Jose Sharks @1030PM ET (In San Jose)
-Joel Forman - The Forman Faceoff
Goals:
NJD - Michael Ryder (10) - from Adam Henrique (4:15 2ND)
ANA - Cam Fowler (4) - from Ben Lovejoy and Teemu Selanne (14:06 2ND)
ANA - Mathieu Perreault (6) - from Kyle Palmieri and Teemu Selanne (10:47 3RD)
NJD - Andy Greene PPG (5) - from Jaromir Jagr and Travis Zajac (14:58 3RD)
ANA - Kyle Palmieri (5) - from Mathieu Perreault and Cam Fowler (2:37 OT) *GWG*
Goalies:
WG - Jonas Hiller (19 saves on 21 shots: 15-4-4) LG - Cory Schneider (21 saves on 24 shots: 4-7-5)
Three Stars:
3. Teemu Selanne (2 assists) - Anaheim
2. Andy Greene (1 goal) - New Jersey
1. Kyle Palmieri (1 goal, 1 assist, OT winner) - Anaheim
New York Islanders 5, New York Rangers 3 (from New York R) - The Islanders improved to 10-19-7 on the season thanks to a 5-3 win over the New York Rangers, dropping them to 16-18-2.
Goals:
NYI - Call Clutterbuck SHG (4) - Penalty Shot (14:42 1ST)
NYI - Michael Grabner SHG (3) - unassisted (17:09 1ST)
NYR - Benoit Pouliot PPG (4) - from Chris Kreider and Derick Brassard (17:39 1ST)
NYR - Derek Dorsett (3) - from Dominic Moore and Anton Stralman (3:00 2ND)
NYR - Derek Stepan PPG (7) - from Rick Nash and Mats Zuccarello (7:58 2ND)
NYI - Brian Strait (1) - from Josh Bailey and Ryan Strome (11:26 2ND)
NYI - Thomas Vanek PPG (11) - from Kyle Okposo and Andrew MacDonald (1:18 3RD) *GWG*
NYI - Michael Grabner EN (4) - from Frans Nielsen and Travis Hamonic
Goalies:
WG - Evgeni Nabokov (21 saves on 24 shots: 6-5-5) LG - Henrik Lundqvist (15 saves on 19 shots: 10-15-2)
Three Stars:
3. Derek Stepan (1 goal) - New York R.
2. Thomas Vanek (1 goal, GWG) - New York I.
1. Michael Grabner (2 goals) - New York I.
Washington Capitals 4, Carolina Hurricanes 2 (from Carolina) - The Capitals improved to 19-13-3 on the season thanks to a 4-2 win over the Carolina Hurricanes, dropping them to 14-14-7 (.500)
Goals:
CAR - Jordan Staal (8) - from Alexander Semin and Justin Faulk (17:12 1ST)
WSH - Marcus Johansson PPG (5) - from Nicklas Backstrom and Alexander Ovechkin (0:41 2ND)
WSH - John Carlson PPG (7) - from Nicklas Backstrom and Troy Brouwer (8:34 2ND)
CAR - Riley Nash PPG (4) - from Andrej Sekera and Nathan Gerbe (11:16 2ND)
WSH - Troy Brouwer PPG (7) - from Mike Green and Nicklas Backstrom (15:29 2ND) *GWG*
WSH - Alexander Ovechkin EN (29) - from Nicklas Backstrom and Martin Erat (19:35 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - Philipp Grubauer (39 saves on 41 shots: 4-0-1) LG - Cam Ward (25 saves on 28 shots: 5-6-5)
Three Stars:
3. Troy Brouwer (1 goal, 1 assist, GWG) - Washington
2. Philipp Grubauer (39 saves on 41 shots for the win) - Washington
1. Nicklas Backstrom (4 assists) - Washington
Vancouver Canucks 3, Chicago Blackhawks 2 (SO) - (from Chicago) - The Canucks improved to 21-11-6 on the season thanks to a 3-2 shootout win over the Chicago Blackhawks, dropping them to 25-7-6.
Goals:
CHI - Kris Versteeg (7) - from Patrick Kane and Michal Handzus (7:49 1ST)
CHI - Patrick Kane (21) - from Michal Rozsival and Johnny Oduya (4:57 2ND)
VAN - Zack Kassian (7) - from Jason Garrison (8:19 2ND)
VAN - Daniel Sedin (12) - from Kevin Bieksa and Henrik Sedin (10:48 3RD)
Shootout winner - Ryan Kesler (VAN)
Goalies:
WG - Eddie Lack (24 saves on 26 shots: 5-2-0) LG - Antti Raanta (22 saves on 24 shots: 7-1-2)
Three Stars:
3. Ryan Kesler (shootout winner) - Vancouver
2. Daniel Sedin (1 goal) - Vancouver
1. Patrick Kane (1 goal, 1 assist) - Chicago
Winnipeg Jets 5, Florida Panthers 2 (from Winnipeg) - The Jets improved to 16-16-5 (.500) on the season thanks to a 5-2 win over the Florida Panthers, dropping them to 14-18-5.
Goals:
FLA - Shawn Matthias (4) - unassisted (7:45 1ST)
WPG - Jacob Trouba (2) - from Mark Scheifele and Evander Kane (11:06 1ST)
WPG - Tobias Enstrom PPG (3) - from Olli Jokinen and Dustin Byfuglien (15:24 1ST)
WPG - Blake Wheeler PPG (12) - from Zach Bogosian and Jacob Trouba (15:57 1ST) *GWG*
WPG - Evander Kane (9) - from Michael Frolik and Mark Scheifele (1:03 2ND)
FLA - Nick Bjugstad (7) - unassisted (5:55 2ND)
WPG - Michael Frolik (9) - from Andrew Ladd and Dustin Byfuglien (17:53 2ND)
Goalies:
WG - Ondrej Pavelec (21 saves on 23 shots: 11-14-4) LG - Jacob Markstrom (27 saves on 32 shots: 1-6-3)
Three Stars:
3. Michael Frolik (1 goal, 1 assist) - Winnipeg
2. Jacob Trouba (1 goal, 1 assist) - Winnipeg
1. Evander Kane (1 goal, 1 assist) - Winnipeg
Three Stars of the Night:
3. Michael Grabner - Grabner scored 2 goals in the Islanders 5-3 win over the Rangers.
2. Kyle Palmieri - Palmieri had 1 goal and 1 assist including the OT winner in the Ducks 3-2 win over the Devils.
1. Nicklas Backstrom - Backstrom picked up 4 assists on all 4 Caps goals in their 4-2 win over the Hurricanes.
Interesting Stats of the Night:
-Alexander Ovechkin scored goal #400 in his career.
-4 of 5 road teams won tonight.
-The Panthers 5-game winning streak is over thanks to the Winnipeg Jets
-The Islanders scored 2 short-handed goals in 2:27 in the 1st.
Current Winning/Losing Streaks (3 or more games):
Anaheim Ducks (7-game winning streak)
Anaheim Ducks (7-game winning streak)
Pittsburgh Penguins (6-game winning streak)
Tampa Bay Lighting (3-game winning streak)
Edmonton Oilers (5-game losing streak)
Forman Faceoff Highlight of the Night:
-Michael Grabner gets it tonight for his beautiful short-handed goal: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BxmwqLFqqDg
Honourable Mentions:
-Alexander Ovechkin 400th goal: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QDsZAknH304
-Kyle Pamieri OT goal: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jiB9hHbbBmM
What's up next (December 21st) - There are 12 NHL games on tap for Saturday:
1. Calgary Flames vs. Pittsburgh Penguins @1PM ET (In Pittsburgh)
2. Phoenix Coyotes vs. Ottawa Senators @2PM ET (In Ottawa)
3. Colorado Avalanche vs. Los Angeles Kings @4PM ET (In Los Angeles)
4. Buffalo Sabres vs. Boston Bruins @7PM ET (In Boston)
5. Detroit Red Wings vs. Toronto Maple Leafs @7PM ET (In Toronto) {***Forman's Game of the Night***}
6. Carolina Hurricanes vs. Tampa Bay Lighting @7PM ET (In Tampa Bay)
7. Anaheim Ducks vs. New York Islanders @7PM ET (In New York)
8. New Jersey Devils vs. Washington Capitals @7PM ET (In Washington)
9. Philadelphia Flyers vs. Columbus Blue Jackets @7PM ET (In Columbus)
10. Montreal Canadiens vs. Nashville Predators @7PM ET (In Nashville)
11. St. Louis Blues vs. Edmonton Oilers @10PM ET (In Edmonton)
12. Dallas Stars vs. San Jose Sharks @1030PM ET (In San Jose)
-Joel Forman - The Forman Faceoff
Thursday, December 19, 2013
December 19th NHL Recap
Buffalo Sabres 4, Boston Bruins 2 (from Buffalo) - The Sabres improved to 9-23-3 on the season thanks to a 4-2 win over the Boston Bruins, dropping them to 23-10-2.
Goals:
BUF - Brian Flynn SHG (3) - from Alexander Sulzer and Christian Ehrhoff (16:27 1ST)
BOS - Brad Marchand SHG (6) - from Johnny Boychuk (1:50 2ND)
BOS - Brad Marchand (7) - from Patrice Bergeron and Reilly Smith (3:04 2ND)
BUF - Marcus Foligno (5) - from Jamie McBain and Matt D'Agostini (17:11 2ND)
BUF - Drew Stafford (3) - from Ville Leino and Steve Ott (14:19 3RD) *GWG*
BUF - Tyler Myers (3) - from Brian Flynn and Marcus Foligno (15:39 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - Ryan Miller (33 saves on 35 shots: 8-17-0) LG - Chad Johnson (19 saves on 23 shots: 6-2-0)
Three Stars:
3. Marcus Foligno (1 goal, 1 assist) - Buffalo
2. Brad Marchand (2 goals) - Boston
1. Brian Flynn (1 goal, 1 assist) - Buffalo
Toronto Maple Leafs 2, Phoenix Coyotes 1 (SO) - (from Toronto) - The Leafs improved to 18-16-3 on the season thanks to a 2-1 shootout win over the Phoenix Coyotes, dropping them to 18-10-6.
Goals:
TOR - Troy Bodie (1) - from Cody Franson and Peter Holland (15:52 1ST)
PHX - Martin Hanzal (9) - from Rostislav Klesla and Radim Vrbata (15:08 3RD)
Shootout winner - Joffrey Lupul (TOR)
Goalies:
WG - James Reimer (34 saves on 35 shots: 8-5-1) LG - Mike Smith (26 saves on 27 shots: 14-8-6)
Three Stars:
3. Joffrey Lupul (shootout winner) - Toronto
2. Mike Smith (26 saves on 27 shots) - Phoenix
1. James Reimer (34 saves on 35 shots for the win) - Toronto
Philadelphia Flyers 5, Columbus Blue Jackets 4 (from Philadelphia) - The Flyers improved to 16-15-4 on the season thanks to a 5-4 comeback win over the Columbus Blue Jackets, dropping them to 14-17-4.
Goals:
CBJ - Cam Atkinson SHG (10) - from Ryan Murray (15:16 1ST)
CBJ - Jack Skille (3) - from Mark Letestu and Nikita Nikitin (4:44 2ND)
CBJ - Nick Foligno (10) - from Jack Johnson (19:52 2ND)
PHI - Jakub Voracek (9) - from Claude Giroux and Mark Streit (4:20 3RD)
PHI - Braydon Coburn (3) - from Scott Hartnell (5:22 3RD)
CBJ - Blake Comeau (3) - from Artem Anisimov (8:35 3RD)
PHI - Erik Gustafsson (2) - from Wayne Simmonds and Claude Giroux (15:21 3RD)
PHI - Claude Giroux (8) - from Michael Raffl and Jakub Voracek (16:14 3RD)
PHI - Claude Giroux (9) - from Mark Streit and Jakub Voracek (18:22 3RD) *GWG*
Goalies:
WG - Steve Mason (23 saves on 27 shots: 13-9-4) LG - Curtis McElhinney (34 saves on 39 shots: 4-5-1)
Three Stars:
3. Cam Atkinson (1 goal) - Columbus
2. Jakub Voracek (1 goal, 2 assists) - Philadelphia
1. Claude Giroux (2 goals, 2 assists, GWG) - Philadelphia
Pittsburgh Penguins 5, Minnesota Wild 2 (From Pittsburgh) - The Penguins improved to 26-10-1 on the season thanks to a 5-2 win over the Minnesota Wild, dropping them to 20-12-5.
Goals:
PIT - Chris Kunitz (19) - from Pascal Dupuis and Sidney Crosby (0:49 1ST)
PIT - Brandon Sutter (8) - from Olli Maatta and Joe Vitale (1:54 2ND)
PIT - Matt Niskanen PPG (2) - from Jussi Jokinen and James Neal (3:33 2ND) *GWG*
PIT - Chris Kunitz (20) - from Sidney Crosby and Matt Niskanen (10:43 2ND)
MIN - Jasom Pominville (16) - from Nino Niederreiter and Ryan Suter (11:20 2ND)
MIN - Dany Heatley (7) - from Charlie Coyle and Keith Ballard (3:13 3RD)
PIT - Olli Maatta SHG (3) - Penalty Shot (7:54 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - Jeff Zatkoff (24 saves on 26 shots: 6-2-0) LG - Niklas Backstrom (31 saves on 36 shots: 2-6-2)
Three Stars:
3. Chris Kunitz (2 goals) - Pittsburgh
2. Matt Niskanen (1 goal, 1 assist, GWG) - Pittsburgh
1. Olli Maatta (1 goal, 1 assist) - Pittsburgh
Florida Panthers 4, Ottawa Senators 2 (from Ottawa) - The Panthers improved to 14-17-5 on the season thanks to a 4-2 win over the Ottawa Senators, dropping them to 14-17-6.
Goals:
FLA - Jimmy Hayes (4) - from Shawn Matthias and Krys Barch (5:39 1ST)
OTT - Chris Neil (5) - from Clarke MacArthur and Marc Methot (9:17 1ST)
OTT - Jason Spezza PPG (11) - from Erik Karlsson and Craig Anderson (19:31 1ST)
FLA - Aleksander Barkov (6) - from Tom Gilbert and Brian Campbell (17:11 2ND)
FLA - Tom Gilbert PPG (2) - from Tomas Fleischmann and Marcel Goc (17:28 3RD) *GWG*
FLA - Tomas Kopecky SHG (3) - unassisted (18:19 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - Scott Clemmensen (32 saves on 34 shots: 4-2-1) LG - Craig Andeson (31 saves on 35 shots: 9-9-3)
Three Stars:
3. Jason Spezza (1 goal) - Ottawa
2. Tom Gilbert (1 goal, 1 assist, GWG) - Florida
1. Scott Clemmensen (32 saves on 34 shots for the win) - Florida
Detroit Red Wings 3, Calgary Flames 2 (OT) - (from Detroit) - The Red Wings improved to 16-12-9 on the season thanks to a 3-2 OT win over the Calgary Flames, dropping them to 13-16-6.
Goals:
DET - Daniel Alfredsson (8) - from Pavel Datsyuk and Niklas Kronwall (0:26 1ST)
CGY - Mikael Backlund (5) - from Mike Cammalleri and Kris Russell (5:11 1ST)
DET - Joakim Andersson (5) - from Daniel Alfredsson and Pavel Datsyuk (11:38 2ND)
CGY - Mark Giordano PPG (4) - from Curtis Glencross and Mike Cammalleri (15:53 2ND)
DET - Daniel Alfredsson PPH (9) - from Pavel Datsyuk and Niklas Kronwall (1:03 OT) *GWG*
Goalies:
WG - Jonas Gustavsson (20 saves on 22 shots: 9-3-2) LG - Karri Ramo (35 saves on 38 shots: 6-5-3)
Three Stars:
3. Mike Cammalleri (2 assists) - Calgary
2. Pavel Datsyuk (3 assists) - Detroit
1. Daniel Alfedsson (2 goals, 1 assist, GWG) - Detroit
Tampa Bay Lightning 4, Nashville Predators 2 (from Tampa Bay) - The Lighting improved to 21-11-3 on the season thanks to a 4-2 win over the Nashville Predators, dropping them to 16-16-3 (.500).
Goals:
TBL - Alex Killorn (8) - from Victor Hedman and Jean-Philippe Cote (2:25 1ST)
TBL - Martin St. Louis PPG (14) - from Sami Salo and Alex Killorn (19:06 1ST)
NSH - Craig Smith PPG (7) - from Matt Cullen and Shea Weber (6:36 2ND)
TBL - Teddy Purcell (8) - from Valtteri Filppula and Matt Carle (8:27 2ND) *GWG*
NSH - Craig Smith PPG (8) - from Matt Cullen and Ryan Ellis (13:02 2ND)
TBL - Richard Panik (2) - from Eric Brewer and Andrej Sustr (13:51 2ND)
Goalies:
WG - Anders Lindback (28 saves on 30 shots: 3-6-1) LG - Carter Hutton (10 saves on 14 shots: 7-5-1), Marek Mazanec (19 saves on 19 shots in relief of Hutton)
Three Stars:
3. Craig Smith (2 goals) - Nashville
2. Anders Lindback (28 saves on 30 shots for the win) - Tampa Bay
1. Alex Killorn (1 goal, 1 assist) - Tampa Bay
St. Louis Blues 5, Montreal Canadiens 1 (from St. Louis) - The Blues improved to 23-7-5 on the season thanks to a 5-1 win over the Montreal Canadiens, dropping them to 21-13-3.
Goals:
STL - Alexander Steen SHG (23) - from T.J. Oshie (4:20 1ST)
STL - Alexander Steen (24) - from Derek Roy and Patrik Berglund (7:55 1ST) *GWG*
STL - Chris Stewart (10) - from Brenden Morrow and Barret Jackman (13:33 1ST)
MTL - Brendan Gallagher (10) - from David Desharnais (12:51 2ND)
STL - Jaden Schwartz (9) - from T.J. Oshie and Kevin Shattenkirk (12:21 3RD)
STL - Maxim Lapierre (3) - from Adam Cracknell (17:33 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - Jaroslav Halak (25 saves on 26 shots: 17-6-2) LG - Carey Price (24 saves on 29 shots: 16-11-2)
Three Stars:
3. T.J. Oshie (2 assists) - St. Louis
2. Jaroslav Halak (25 saves on 26 shots for the win) - St. Louis
1. Alexander Steen (2 goals, GWG) - St. Louis
Dallas Stars 4, Vancouver Canucks 1 (from Dallas) - The Stars improved to 17-12-5 on the season thanks to a 4-1 win over the Vancouver Canucks, dropping them to 20-11-6.
Goals:
DAL - Jamie Benn (10) - from Tyler Seguin and Kevin Connauton (4:34 1ST)
DAL - Colton Sceviour (3) - from Rich Peverley and Erik Cole (4:49 1ST) *GWG*
VAN - Chris Higgins (11) - from Mike Santorelli and Kevin Bieksa (7:38 1ST)
DAL - Erik Cole (6) - from Rich Peverley (16:56 2ND)
DAL - Valeri Nichushkin (6) - from Erik Cole and Tyler Seguin (2:23 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - Kari Lehtonen (23 saves on 24 shots: 13-8-5) LG - Roberto Luongo (15 saves on 19 shots: 16-9-6), Eddie Lack (3 saves on 3 shots in relief of Luongo)
Three Stars:
3. Rich Peverley (2 assists) - Dallas
2. Tyler Seguin (2 assists) - Dallas
1. Erik Cole (1 goal, 2 assists) - Dallas
Colorado Avalanche 4, Edmonton Oilers 2 (from Colorado) - The Avs improved to 23-10-1 on the season thanks to a 4-2 win over the Edmonton Oilers, dropping them to 11-23-3.
Goals:
EDM - Taylor Hall (13) - from Ryan Nugent-Hopkins and Jeff Petry (14:50 1ST)
COL - Tyson Barrie PPG (2) - from Paul Stastny and Matt Duchene (1:07 2ND)
EDM - Ryan Nugent-Hopkins (9) - from Taylor Hall (12:10 2ND)
COL - Ryan O'Reilly (11) - from Nathan MacKinnon and Matt Duchene (15:00 2ND)
COL - Max Talbot SHG (4) - from Marc-Andre Cliche (18:28 2ND) *GWG*
COL - Matt Duchene EN (16) - from Max Talbot and Jan Hejda (19:58 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - Semyon Varlamov (27 saves on 29 shots: 16-8-1) LG - Devan Dubnyk (35 saves on 38 shots: 9-15-2)
Three Stars:
3. Taylor Hall (1 goal, 1 assist) - Edmonton
2. Max Talbot (1 goal, GWG) - Colorado
1. Matt Duchene (1 goal, 2 assists) - Colorado
Los Angeles Kings 4, San Jose Sharks 1 (from Los Angeles) - The Kings improved to 24-8-4 on the season thanks to a 4-1 win over the San Jose Sharks, dropping them to 21-8-6.
Goals:
LAK - Alex Martinez (3) - from Tyler Toffoli (5:26 2ND)
LAK - Tyler Toffoli (9) - from Slava Voynov and Martin Jones (11:15 2ND) *GWG*
LAK - Jeff Carter (10) - from Dwight King and Robyn Regehr (0:36 3RD)
LAK - Dwight King (10) - from Jeff Carter and Robyn Regehr (6:16 3RD)
SJS - Patrick Marleau (16) - from Martin Havlat (17:50 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - Martin Jones (31 saves on 32 shots: 7-0-0) LG - Antti Niemi (28 saves on 32 shots: 18-7-6)
Three Stars:
3. Jeff Carter (1 goal, 1 assist) - Los Angeles
2. Tyler Toffoli (1 goal, 1 assist, GWG) - Los Angeles
1. Martin Jones (31 saves on 32 shots for the win) - Los Angeles
Three Stars of the Night:
3. Matt Duchene - Duchene scored 1 goal and added 2 assists in the Avs 4-2 win over the Oilers.
2. Daniel Alfredsson - Alfie was in on all 3 goals in the Red Wings 3-2 OT win over the Flames, scoring 2 goals (including the OT winner) and adding an assist.
1. Claude Giroux - Giroux scored 2 goals and added 2 assists in the Flyers huge comeback against Columbus, including scoring the tying and winning goals in the last 4 minutes.
Interesting Stats of the Night:
-There were 7 short-handed goals tonight
-Flyers Captain Claude Giroux scored his 100th NHL goal
-The Flyers scored 5 goals in the 3rd period, including 3 goals in the last 4:39 to beat the Blue Jackets 5-4.
-Jaroslav Halak is now 4-0 against his former team the Montreal Canadiens
-The Florida Panthers have now won 5 straight games
-The Sabres have won back-to-back games for only the 2nd time this season.
-The Avs scored 1 power-play goal, 1 even strength goal and 1 short-handed goal in the 2nd period tonight.
-Daniel Alfredsson picked up his 700th career assist.
-Martin Jones continued his impressive unbeaten streak to start his NHL career, improving to 7-0. Jones made 31 saves on 32 shots against the powerful San Jose Sharks.
Forman Faceoff Highlight of the Night:
-Claude Giroux gets it tonight with his goal of the year candidate: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r-rbu1py_T8
Honourable Mention:
Ryan O'Reilly goal: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lKN2WbrxEag
What's up next (December 20th) - There are 5 NHL games on tap for Friday:
1. Anaheim Ducks vs. New Jersey Devils @7PM ET (In New Jersey)
2. New York Islanders vs. New York Rangers @7PM ET (In New York R.)
3. Washington Capitals vs. Carolina Hurricanes @7PM ET (In Carolina)
4. Vancouver Canucks vs. Chicago Blackhawks @8PM ET (In Chicago) {***Forman's Game of the Night***}
5. Florida Panthers vs. Winnipeg Jets @8PM ET (In Winnipeg)
-Joel Forman - The Forman Faceoff
Goals:
BUF - Brian Flynn SHG (3) - from Alexander Sulzer and Christian Ehrhoff (16:27 1ST)
BOS - Brad Marchand SHG (6) - from Johnny Boychuk (1:50 2ND)
BOS - Brad Marchand (7) - from Patrice Bergeron and Reilly Smith (3:04 2ND)
BUF - Marcus Foligno (5) - from Jamie McBain and Matt D'Agostini (17:11 2ND)
BUF - Drew Stafford (3) - from Ville Leino and Steve Ott (14:19 3RD) *GWG*
BUF - Tyler Myers (3) - from Brian Flynn and Marcus Foligno (15:39 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - Ryan Miller (33 saves on 35 shots: 8-17-0) LG - Chad Johnson (19 saves on 23 shots: 6-2-0)
Three Stars:
3. Marcus Foligno (1 goal, 1 assist) - Buffalo
2. Brad Marchand (2 goals) - Boston
1. Brian Flynn (1 goal, 1 assist) - Buffalo
Toronto Maple Leafs 2, Phoenix Coyotes 1 (SO) - (from Toronto) - The Leafs improved to 18-16-3 on the season thanks to a 2-1 shootout win over the Phoenix Coyotes, dropping them to 18-10-6.
Goals:
TOR - Troy Bodie (1) - from Cody Franson and Peter Holland (15:52 1ST)
PHX - Martin Hanzal (9) - from Rostislav Klesla and Radim Vrbata (15:08 3RD)
Shootout winner - Joffrey Lupul (TOR)
Goalies:
WG - James Reimer (34 saves on 35 shots: 8-5-1) LG - Mike Smith (26 saves on 27 shots: 14-8-6)
Three Stars:
3. Joffrey Lupul (shootout winner) - Toronto
2. Mike Smith (26 saves on 27 shots) - Phoenix
1. James Reimer (34 saves on 35 shots for the win) - Toronto
Philadelphia Flyers 5, Columbus Blue Jackets 4 (from Philadelphia) - The Flyers improved to 16-15-4 on the season thanks to a 5-4 comeback win over the Columbus Blue Jackets, dropping them to 14-17-4.
Goals:
CBJ - Cam Atkinson SHG (10) - from Ryan Murray (15:16 1ST)
CBJ - Jack Skille (3) - from Mark Letestu and Nikita Nikitin (4:44 2ND)
CBJ - Nick Foligno (10) - from Jack Johnson (19:52 2ND)
PHI - Jakub Voracek (9) - from Claude Giroux and Mark Streit (4:20 3RD)
PHI - Braydon Coburn (3) - from Scott Hartnell (5:22 3RD)
CBJ - Blake Comeau (3) - from Artem Anisimov (8:35 3RD)
PHI - Erik Gustafsson (2) - from Wayne Simmonds and Claude Giroux (15:21 3RD)
PHI - Claude Giroux (8) - from Michael Raffl and Jakub Voracek (16:14 3RD)
PHI - Claude Giroux (9) - from Mark Streit and Jakub Voracek (18:22 3RD) *GWG*
Goalies:
WG - Steve Mason (23 saves on 27 shots: 13-9-4) LG - Curtis McElhinney (34 saves on 39 shots: 4-5-1)
Three Stars:
3. Cam Atkinson (1 goal) - Columbus
2. Jakub Voracek (1 goal, 2 assists) - Philadelphia
1. Claude Giroux (2 goals, 2 assists, GWG) - Philadelphia
Pittsburgh Penguins 5, Minnesota Wild 2 (From Pittsburgh) - The Penguins improved to 26-10-1 on the season thanks to a 5-2 win over the Minnesota Wild, dropping them to 20-12-5.
Goals:
PIT - Chris Kunitz (19) - from Pascal Dupuis and Sidney Crosby (0:49 1ST)
PIT - Brandon Sutter (8) - from Olli Maatta and Joe Vitale (1:54 2ND)
PIT - Matt Niskanen PPG (2) - from Jussi Jokinen and James Neal (3:33 2ND) *GWG*
PIT - Chris Kunitz (20) - from Sidney Crosby and Matt Niskanen (10:43 2ND)
MIN - Jasom Pominville (16) - from Nino Niederreiter and Ryan Suter (11:20 2ND)
MIN - Dany Heatley (7) - from Charlie Coyle and Keith Ballard (3:13 3RD)
PIT - Olli Maatta SHG (3) - Penalty Shot (7:54 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - Jeff Zatkoff (24 saves on 26 shots: 6-2-0) LG - Niklas Backstrom (31 saves on 36 shots: 2-6-2)
Three Stars:
3. Chris Kunitz (2 goals) - Pittsburgh
2. Matt Niskanen (1 goal, 1 assist, GWG) - Pittsburgh
1. Olli Maatta (1 goal, 1 assist) - Pittsburgh
Florida Panthers 4, Ottawa Senators 2 (from Ottawa) - The Panthers improved to 14-17-5 on the season thanks to a 4-2 win over the Ottawa Senators, dropping them to 14-17-6.
Goals:
FLA - Jimmy Hayes (4) - from Shawn Matthias and Krys Barch (5:39 1ST)
OTT - Chris Neil (5) - from Clarke MacArthur and Marc Methot (9:17 1ST)
OTT - Jason Spezza PPG (11) - from Erik Karlsson and Craig Anderson (19:31 1ST)
FLA - Aleksander Barkov (6) - from Tom Gilbert and Brian Campbell (17:11 2ND)
FLA - Tom Gilbert PPG (2) - from Tomas Fleischmann and Marcel Goc (17:28 3RD) *GWG*
FLA - Tomas Kopecky SHG (3) - unassisted (18:19 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - Scott Clemmensen (32 saves on 34 shots: 4-2-1) LG - Craig Andeson (31 saves on 35 shots: 9-9-3)
Three Stars:
3. Jason Spezza (1 goal) - Ottawa
2. Tom Gilbert (1 goal, 1 assist, GWG) - Florida
1. Scott Clemmensen (32 saves on 34 shots for the win) - Florida
Detroit Red Wings 3, Calgary Flames 2 (OT) - (from Detroit) - The Red Wings improved to 16-12-9 on the season thanks to a 3-2 OT win over the Calgary Flames, dropping them to 13-16-6.
Goals:
DET - Daniel Alfredsson (8) - from Pavel Datsyuk and Niklas Kronwall (0:26 1ST)
CGY - Mikael Backlund (5) - from Mike Cammalleri and Kris Russell (5:11 1ST)
DET - Joakim Andersson (5) - from Daniel Alfredsson and Pavel Datsyuk (11:38 2ND)
CGY - Mark Giordano PPG (4) - from Curtis Glencross and Mike Cammalleri (15:53 2ND)
DET - Daniel Alfredsson PPH (9) - from Pavel Datsyuk and Niklas Kronwall (1:03 OT) *GWG*
Goalies:
WG - Jonas Gustavsson (20 saves on 22 shots: 9-3-2) LG - Karri Ramo (35 saves on 38 shots: 6-5-3)
Three Stars:
3. Mike Cammalleri (2 assists) - Calgary
2. Pavel Datsyuk (3 assists) - Detroit
1. Daniel Alfedsson (2 goals, 1 assist, GWG) - Detroit
Tampa Bay Lightning 4, Nashville Predators 2 (from Tampa Bay) - The Lighting improved to 21-11-3 on the season thanks to a 4-2 win over the Nashville Predators, dropping them to 16-16-3 (.500).
Goals:
TBL - Alex Killorn (8) - from Victor Hedman and Jean-Philippe Cote (2:25 1ST)
TBL - Martin St. Louis PPG (14) - from Sami Salo and Alex Killorn (19:06 1ST)
NSH - Craig Smith PPG (7) - from Matt Cullen and Shea Weber (6:36 2ND)
TBL - Teddy Purcell (8) - from Valtteri Filppula and Matt Carle (8:27 2ND) *GWG*
NSH - Craig Smith PPG (8) - from Matt Cullen and Ryan Ellis (13:02 2ND)
TBL - Richard Panik (2) - from Eric Brewer and Andrej Sustr (13:51 2ND)
Goalies:
WG - Anders Lindback (28 saves on 30 shots: 3-6-1) LG - Carter Hutton (10 saves on 14 shots: 7-5-1), Marek Mazanec (19 saves on 19 shots in relief of Hutton)
Three Stars:
3. Craig Smith (2 goals) - Nashville
2. Anders Lindback (28 saves on 30 shots for the win) - Tampa Bay
1. Alex Killorn (1 goal, 1 assist) - Tampa Bay
St. Louis Blues 5, Montreal Canadiens 1 (from St. Louis) - The Blues improved to 23-7-5 on the season thanks to a 5-1 win over the Montreal Canadiens, dropping them to 21-13-3.
Goals:
STL - Alexander Steen SHG (23) - from T.J. Oshie (4:20 1ST)
STL - Alexander Steen (24) - from Derek Roy and Patrik Berglund (7:55 1ST) *GWG*
STL - Chris Stewart (10) - from Brenden Morrow and Barret Jackman (13:33 1ST)
MTL - Brendan Gallagher (10) - from David Desharnais (12:51 2ND)
STL - Jaden Schwartz (9) - from T.J. Oshie and Kevin Shattenkirk (12:21 3RD)
STL - Maxim Lapierre (3) - from Adam Cracknell (17:33 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - Jaroslav Halak (25 saves on 26 shots: 17-6-2) LG - Carey Price (24 saves on 29 shots: 16-11-2)
Three Stars:
3. T.J. Oshie (2 assists) - St. Louis
2. Jaroslav Halak (25 saves on 26 shots for the win) - St. Louis
1. Alexander Steen (2 goals, GWG) - St. Louis
Dallas Stars 4, Vancouver Canucks 1 (from Dallas) - The Stars improved to 17-12-5 on the season thanks to a 4-1 win over the Vancouver Canucks, dropping them to 20-11-6.
Goals:
DAL - Jamie Benn (10) - from Tyler Seguin and Kevin Connauton (4:34 1ST)
DAL - Colton Sceviour (3) - from Rich Peverley and Erik Cole (4:49 1ST) *GWG*
VAN - Chris Higgins (11) - from Mike Santorelli and Kevin Bieksa (7:38 1ST)
DAL - Erik Cole (6) - from Rich Peverley (16:56 2ND)
DAL - Valeri Nichushkin (6) - from Erik Cole and Tyler Seguin (2:23 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - Kari Lehtonen (23 saves on 24 shots: 13-8-5) LG - Roberto Luongo (15 saves on 19 shots: 16-9-6), Eddie Lack (3 saves on 3 shots in relief of Luongo)
Three Stars:
3. Rich Peverley (2 assists) - Dallas
2. Tyler Seguin (2 assists) - Dallas
1. Erik Cole (1 goal, 2 assists) - Dallas
Colorado Avalanche 4, Edmonton Oilers 2 (from Colorado) - The Avs improved to 23-10-1 on the season thanks to a 4-2 win over the Edmonton Oilers, dropping them to 11-23-3.
Goals:
EDM - Taylor Hall (13) - from Ryan Nugent-Hopkins and Jeff Petry (14:50 1ST)
COL - Tyson Barrie PPG (2) - from Paul Stastny and Matt Duchene (1:07 2ND)
EDM - Ryan Nugent-Hopkins (9) - from Taylor Hall (12:10 2ND)
COL - Ryan O'Reilly (11) - from Nathan MacKinnon and Matt Duchene (15:00 2ND)
COL - Max Talbot SHG (4) - from Marc-Andre Cliche (18:28 2ND) *GWG*
COL - Matt Duchene EN (16) - from Max Talbot and Jan Hejda (19:58 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - Semyon Varlamov (27 saves on 29 shots: 16-8-1) LG - Devan Dubnyk (35 saves on 38 shots: 9-15-2)
Three Stars:
3. Taylor Hall (1 goal, 1 assist) - Edmonton
2. Max Talbot (1 goal, GWG) - Colorado
1. Matt Duchene (1 goal, 2 assists) - Colorado
Los Angeles Kings 4, San Jose Sharks 1 (from Los Angeles) - The Kings improved to 24-8-4 on the season thanks to a 4-1 win over the San Jose Sharks, dropping them to 21-8-6.
Goals:
LAK - Alex Martinez (3) - from Tyler Toffoli (5:26 2ND)
LAK - Tyler Toffoli (9) - from Slava Voynov and Martin Jones (11:15 2ND) *GWG*
LAK - Jeff Carter (10) - from Dwight King and Robyn Regehr (0:36 3RD)
LAK - Dwight King (10) - from Jeff Carter and Robyn Regehr (6:16 3RD)
SJS - Patrick Marleau (16) - from Martin Havlat (17:50 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - Martin Jones (31 saves on 32 shots: 7-0-0) LG - Antti Niemi (28 saves on 32 shots: 18-7-6)
Three Stars:
3. Jeff Carter (1 goal, 1 assist) - Los Angeles
2. Tyler Toffoli (1 goal, 1 assist, GWG) - Los Angeles
1. Martin Jones (31 saves on 32 shots for the win) - Los Angeles
Three Stars of the Night:
3. Matt Duchene - Duchene scored 1 goal and added 2 assists in the Avs 4-2 win over the Oilers.
2. Daniel Alfredsson - Alfie was in on all 3 goals in the Red Wings 3-2 OT win over the Flames, scoring 2 goals (including the OT winner) and adding an assist.
1. Claude Giroux - Giroux scored 2 goals and added 2 assists in the Flyers huge comeback against Columbus, including scoring the tying and winning goals in the last 4 minutes.
Interesting Stats of the Night:
-There were 7 short-handed goals tonight
-Flyers Captain Claude Giroux scored his 100th NHL goal
-The Flyers scored 5 goals in the 3rd period, including 3 goals in the last 4:39 to beat the Blue Jackets 5-4.
-Jaroslav Halak is now 4-0 against his former team the Montreal Canadiens
-The Florida Panthers have now won 5 straight games
-The Sabres have won back-to-back games for only the 2nd time this season.
-The Avs scored 1 power-play goal, 1 even strength goal and 1 short-handed goal in the 2nd period tonight.
-Daniel Alfredsson picked up his 700th career assist.
-Martin Jones continued his impressive unbeaten streak to start his NHL career, improving to 7-0. Jones made 31 saves on 32 shots against the powerful San Jose Sharks.
Current Winning/Losing Streaks (3 or more games):
Anaheim Ducks (6-game winning streak)
Anaheim Ducks (6-game winning streak)
Pittsburgh Penguins (6-game winning streak)
Florida Panthers (5-game winning steak)
Tampa Bay Lighting (3-game winning streak)
Edmonton Oilers (5-game losing streak)
New York Islanders (3-game losing streak)Forman Faceoff Highlight of the Night:
-Claude Giroux gets it tonight with his goal of the year candidate: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r-rbu1py_T8
Honourable Mention:
Ryan O'Reilly goal: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lKN2WbrxEag
What's up next (December 20th) - There are 5 NHL games on tap for Friday:
1. Anaheim Ducks vs. New Jersey Devils @7PM ET (In New Jersey)
2. New York Islanders vs. New York Rangers @7PM ET (In New York R.)
3. Washington Capitals vs. Carolina Hurricanes @7PM ET (In Carolina)
4. Vancouver Canucks vs. Chicago Blackhawks @8PM ET (In Chicago) {***Forman's Game of the Night***}
5. Florida Panthers vs. Winnipeg Jets @8PM ET (In Winnipeg)
-Joel Forman - The Forman Faceoff
Wednesday, December 18, 2013
December 18th NHL Recap
New Jersey Devils 5, Ottawa Senators 2 (from New Jersey) - The Devils improved to 14-15-6 on the season thanks to a 5-2 win over the Ottawa Senators, dropping them to 14-16-6.
Goals:
NJD - Stephen Gionta SHG (1) - from Adam Henrique and Anton Volchenkov (2:02 1ST)
NJD - Reid Boucher (1) - from Eric Gelinas and Michael Ryder (12:08 1ST)
NJD - Jaromir Jagr PPG (12) - from Travis Zajac and Andy Greene (2:08 2ND) *GWG*
OTT - Colin Greening PPG (3) - from Mika Zibanejad and Erik Karlsson (5:30 2ND)
NJD - Damien Brunner (8) - from Patrik Elias (19:32 2ND)
OTT - Milan Michalek PPG (6) - from Patrick Wiercioch (8:35 3RD)
NJD - Eric Gelinas (4) - from Damien Brunner and Patrik Elias (9:20 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - Martin Brodeur (23 saves on 25 shots: 10-8-2) LG - Robin Lehner (28 saves on 33 shots: 5-8-3)
Three Stars:
3. Damien Brunner (1 goal, 1 assist) - New Jersey
2. Reid Boucher (1 goal) - New Jersey
1. Eric Gelinas (1 goal, 1 assist) - New Jersey
Pittsburgh Penguins 4, New York Rangers 3 (SO) - (from New York) - The Penguins improved to 25-10-1 on the season thanks to a 4-3 shootout win over the New York Rangers, dropping them to 16-17-2
Goals:
PIT - Chris Kunitz PPG (18) - from Jussi Jokinen and Sidney Crosby (12:44 2ND)
NYR - Carl Hagelin (7) - from John Moore and Brad Richards (15:35 2ND)
PIT - Pascal Dupuis (6) - from Sidney Crosby and Chris Kunitz (5:25 3RD)
PIT - Brandon Sutter (7) - from Olli Maatta (6:26 3RD)
NYR - Mats Zuccarello (7) - from John Moore and Justin Falk (12:43 3RD)
NYR - Derick Brassard PPG (6) - from Benoit Pouliot and Mats Zuccarello (18:14 3RD)
Shootout winner - Brandon Sutter (PIT)
Goalies:
WG - Marc-Andre Fleury (29 saves on 32 shots: 20-8-1) LG - Henrik Lundqvist (29 saves on 32 shots: 10-14-2)
Three Stars:
3. Mats Zuccarello (1 goal, 1 assist) - New York
2. Brandon Sutter (1 goal, shootout winner) - Pittsburgh
1. Sidney Crosby (2 assists) - Pittsburgh
Three Stars of the Night:
3. Brandon Sutter - Sutter scored his 7th goal of the season and added the shootout winner in the Penguins 4-3 win over the Rangers.
2. Eric Gelinas - Gelinas scored his 4th goal of the season and added an assist in the Devils 5-2 win over the Sens.
1. Sidney Crosby - Crosby had 2 assists in the Penguins 4-3 shootout win over the Rangers
Interesting Stats of the Night:
-Jaromir Jagr scored goal #693, passing Steve Yzerman and moving into 8th place in NHL history. Jagr also scored his 122nd career game-winning goal, passing Gordie Howe for 1st in NHL history. Quite a night for #68.
-Reid Boucher scored his 1st NHL goal for the Devils.
Detroit Red Wings (6-game losing streak)
Forman Faceoff Highlight of the Night:
-Brandon Sutter gets it tonight with this nifty end-to-end goal: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kJkfRJGBKpA
What's up next (December 19th) - There are 11 NHL games on tap for Thursday:
1. Boston Bruins vs. Buffalo Sabres @7PM ET (In Buffalo)
2. Phoenix Coyotes vs. Toronto Maple Leafs @7PM ET (In Toronto)
3. Columbus Blue Jackets vs. Philadelphia Flyers @7PM ET (In Philadelphia)
4. Minnesota Wild vs. Pittsburgh Penguins @7PM ET (In Pittsburgh)
5. Florida Panthers vs. Ottawa Senators @730PM ET (In Ottawa)
6. Calgary Flames vs. Detroit Red Wings @730PM ET (In Detroit)
7. Nashville Predators vs. Tampa Bay Lightning @730PM ET (In Tampa Bay)
8. Montreal Canadiens vs. St. Louis Blues @8PM ET (In St. Louis)
9. Vancouver Canucks vs. Dallas Stars @830PM ET (In Dallas)
10. Edmonton Oilers vs. Colorado Avalanche @930PM ET (In Colorado)
11. San Jose Sharks vs. Los Angeles Kings @1030PM ET (In Los Angeles) {***Forman's Game of the Night***}
-Joel Forman - The Forman Faceoff
Goals:
NJD - Stephen Gionta SHG (1) - from Adam Henrique and Anton Volchenkov (2:02 1ST)
NJD - Reid Boucher (1) - from Eric Gelinas and Michael Ryder (12:08 1ST)
NJD - Jaromir Jagr PPG (12) - from Travis Zajac and Andy Greene (2:08 2ND) *GWG*
OTT - Colin Greening PPG (3) - from Mika Zibanejad and Erik Karlsson (5:30 2ND)
NJD - Damien Brunner (8) - from Patrik Elias (19:32 2ND)
OTT - Milan Michalek PPG (6) - from Patrick Wiercioch (8:35 3RD)
NJD - Eric Gelinas (4) - from Damien Brunner and Patrik Elias (9:20 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - Martin Brodeur (23 saves on 25 shots: 10-8-2) LG - Robin Lehner (28 saves on 33 shots: 5-8-3)
Three Stars:
3. Damien Brunner (1 goal, 1 assist) - New Jersey
2. Reid Boucher (1 goal) - New Jersey
1. Eric Gelinas (1 goal, 1 assist) - New Jersey
Pittsburgh Penguins 4, New York Rangers 3 (SO) - (from New York) - The Penguins improved to 25-10-1 on the season thanks to a 4-3 shootout win over the New York Rangers, dropping them to 16-17-2
Goals:
PIT - Chris Kunitz PPG (18) - from Jussi Jokinen and Sidney Crosby (12:44 2ND)
NYR - Carl Hagelin (7) - from John Moore and Brad Richards (15:35 2ND)
PIT - Pascal Dupuis (6) - from Sidney Crosby and Chris Kunitz (5:25 3RD)
PIT - Brandon Sutter (7) - from Olli Maatta (6:26 3RD)
NYR - Mats Zuccarello (7) - from John Moore and Justin Falk (12:43 3RD)
NYR - Derick Brassard PPG (6) - from Benoit Pouliot and Mats Zuccarello (18:14 3RD)
Shootout winner - Brandon Sutter (PIT)
Goalies:
WG - Marc-Andre Fleury (29 saves on 32 shots: 20-8-1) LG - Henrik Lundqvist (29 saves on 32 shots: 10-14-2)
Three Stars:
3. Mats Zuccarello (1 goal, 1 assist) - New York
2. Brandon Sutter (1 goal, shootout winner) - Pittsburgh
1. Sidney Crosby (2 assists) - Pittsburgh
Three Stars of the Night:
3. Brandon Sutter - Sutter scored his 7th goal of the season and added the shootout winner in the Penguins 4-3 win over the Rangers.
2. Eric Gelinas - Gelinas scored his 4th goal of the season and added an assist in the Devils 5-2 win over the Sens.
1. Sidney Crosby - Crosby had 2 assists in the Penguins 4-3 shootout win over the Rangers
Interesting Stats of the Night:
-Jaromir Jagr scored goal #693, passing Steve Yzerman and moving into 8th place in NHL history. Jagr also scored his 122nd career game-winning goal, passing Gordie Howe for 1st in NHL history. Quite a night for #68.
-Reid Boucher scored his 1st NHL goal for the Devils.
Current Winning/Losing Streaks (3 or more games):
Anaheim Ducks (6-game winning streak)
Anaheim Ducks (6-game winning streak)
Pittsburgh Penguins (5-game winning streak)
Florida Panthers (4-game winning steak)
Detroit Red Wings (6-game losing streak)
Edmonton Oilers (3-game losing streak)
New York Islanders (3-game losing streak)Forman Faceoff Highlight of the Night:
-Brandon Sutter gets it tonight with this nifty end-to-end goal: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kJkfRJGBKpA
What's up next (December 19th) - There are 11 NHL games on tap for Thursday:
1. Boston Bruins vs. Buffalo Sabres @7PM ET (In Buffalo)
2. Phoenix Coyotes vs. Toronto Maple Leafs @7PM ET (In Toronto)
3. Columbus Blue Jackets vs. Philadelphia Flyers @7PM ET (In Philadelphia)
4. Minnesota Wild vs. Pittsburgh Penguins @7PM ET (In Pittsburgh)
5. Florida Panthers vs. Ottawa Senators @730PM ET (In Ottawa)
6. Calgary Flames vs. Detroit Red Wings @730PM ET (In Detroit)
7. Nashville Predators vs. Tampa Bay Lightning @730PM ET (In Tampa Bay)
8. Montreal Canadiens vs. St. Louis Blues @8PM ET (In St. Louis)
9. Vancouver Canucks vs. Dallas Stars @830PM ET (In Dallas)
10. Edmonton Oilers vs. Colorado Avalanche @930PM ET (In Colorado)
11. San Jose Sharks vs. Los Angeles Kings @1030PM ET (In Los Angeles) {***Forman's Game of the Night***}
-Joel Forman - The Forman Faceoff
Tuesday, December 17, 2013
December 17th NHL Recap
Boston Bruins 2, Calgary Flames 0 (from Boston) - The Bruin improved to 23-9-2 on the season thanks to a 2-0 shutout of the Calgary Flames, dropping them to 13-16-5.
Goals:
BOS - Zdeno Chara PPG (8) - from David Krejci and Jarome Iginla (7:38 2ND) *GWG*
BOS - Zdeno Chara PPG (9) - from Jarome Iginla and David Krejci (3:19 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - Tuukka Rask (21 saves on 21 shots: 17-8-2) LG - Reto Berra (29 saves on 31 shots: 4-8-2)
Three Stars:
3. Jarome Iginla (2 assists) - Boston
2. Tuukka Rask (21 saves on 21 shots for the shutout) - Boston
1. Zdeno Chara (2 goals, GWG) - Boston
Buffalo Sabres 4, Winnipeg Jets 2 (from Buffalo) - The Sabres improved to 8-23-3 on the season thanks to a 4-2 win over the Winnipeg Jets, dropping them to 15-16-5.
Goals:
WPG - Mark Scheifele (5) - from Grant Clitsome (1:02 2ND)
WPG - Mark Scheifele (6) - unassisted (1:38 2ND)
BUF - Steve Ott (4) - from Drew Stafford and Mike Weber (10:16 2ND)
BUF - Marcus Foligno (4) - from Cody Hodgson and Tyler Myers (0:50 3RD)
BUF - Matt Moulson PPG (12) - from Christian Ehrhoff and Tyler Ennis (2:31 3RD) *GWG*
BUF - Matt Ellis (1) - from Kevin Porter and Brian Flynn (13:38 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - Ryan Miller (25 saves on 27 shots: 7-17-0) LG - Ondrej Pavelec (27 saves on 31 shots: 10-14-4)
Three Stars:
3. Ryan Miller (25 saves on 27 shots for the win) - Buffalo
2. Mark Scheifele (2 goals) - Winnipeg
1. Matt Moulson (1 goal, GWG) - Buffalo
Florida Panthers 3, Toronto Maple Leafs 1 (from Toronto) - The Panthers improved to 13-17-5 on the season thanks to a 3-1 win over the Toronto Maple Leafs, dropping them to 17-16-3.
Goals:
FLA - Tomas Fleischmann (5) - from Aleksander Barkov and Dylan Olsen (3:29 1ST)
FLA - Sean Bergenheim (4) - from Aleksander Barkov and Dmitry Kulikov (5:54 2ND) *GWG*
FLA - Brad Boyes (9) - from Sean Bergenheim (16:50 2ND)
TOR - Mason Raymond (11) - from Peter Holland (3:43 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - Scott Clemmensen (28 saves on 29 shots: 3-2-1) LG - James Reimer (20 saves on 23 shots: 7-5-1)
Three Stars:
3. Scott Clemmensen (28 saves on 29 shots for the win) - Florida
2. Sean Bergenheim (1 goal, 1 assist, GWG) - Florida
1. Aleksander Barkov (2 assists) - Florida
Tampa Bay Lightning 3, New York Islanders 2 (SO) - (From New York) - The Lightning improved to 20-11-3 on the season thanks to a 3-2 shootout win over the New York Islanders, dropping them to 9-19-7.
Goals:
NYI - Kyle Okposo PPG (11) - from John Tavares and Brock Nelson (0:11 2ND)
NYI - Frans Nielsen (11) - from Michael Grabner and Josh Bailey (10:21 3RD)
TBL - Valtteri Filppula (11) - unassisted (17:07 3RD)
TBL - Valtteri Filppula (12) - from J.T. Brown and Martin St. Louis (19:56 3RD)
Shootout winner - Nikita Kucherov (TBL)
Goalies:
WG - Ben Bishop (32 saves on 34 shots: 18-5-2) LG - Evgeni Nabokov (34 saves on 36 shots: 5-5-5)
Three Stars:
3. Evgeni Nabokov (34 saves on 36 shots) - New York
2. Ben Bishop (32 saves on 34 shots for the win) - Tampa Bay
1. Valtteri Filppula (2 goals) - Tampa Bay
Montreal Canadiens 3, Phoenix Coyotes 1 (from Montreal) - The Canadiens improved to 21-12-3 on the season thanks to a 3-1 win over the Phoenix Coyotes, dropping them to 18-10-5.
Goals:
PHX - Mikkel Boedker (10) - from Kyle Chipchira and Connor Murphy (6:14 1ST)
MTL - Andrei Markov PPG (3) - from Max Pacioretty and David Desharnais (2:26 3RD)
MTL - Max Pacioretty PPG (13) - from David Desharnais and P.K. Subban (13:18 3RD) *GWG*
MTL - Max Pacioretty EN (14) - from Brian Gionta (19:57 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - Carey Price (26 saves on 27 shots: 16-10-2) LG - Mike Smith (25 saves on 27 shots: 14-8-5)
Three Stars:
3. David Desharnais (2 assists) - Montreal
2. Carey Price (26 saves on 27 shots for the win) - Montreal
1. Max Pacioretty (2 goals, GWG) - Montreal
Anaheim Ducks 5, Detroit Red Wings 2 (from Detroit) - The Ducks improved to 24-7-5 on the season thanks to a 5-2 win over the Detroit Red Wings, dropping them to 15-12-9.
Goals:
DET - Tomas Jurco (1) - from Drew Miller and Kyle Quincey (3:15 1ST)
ANA - Jakub Silfverberg (5) - from Francois Beauchemin and Andrew Cogliano (3:40 1ST)
ANA - Nick Bonino (10) - from Daniel Winnik and Teemu Selanne (5:29 1ST)
ANA - Corey Perry (22) - from Ben Lovejoy (18:16 1ST) *GWG*
ANA - Sami Vatanen (4) - from Andrew Cogliano and Saku Koivu (19:59 1ST)
ANA - Saku Koivu (4) - from Andrew Cogliano and Sami Vatanen (12:26 2ND)
DET - Dan Cleary (3) - from Lucas Glendening (18:02 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - Jonas Hiller (16 saves on 18 shots: 14-4-4) LG - Jonas Gustavsson (8 saves on 11 shots: 8-3-2), Petr Mrazek (17 saves on 19 shots in relief of Gustavsson)
Three Stars:
3. Tomas Jurco (1 goal) - Detroit
2. Corey Perry (1 goal, GWG) - Anaheim
1. Andrew Cogliano (3 assists) - Anaheim
Philadelphia Flyers 5, Washington Capitals 2 (from Philadelphia) - The Flyers improved to 15-15-4 (.500) on the season thanks to a 5-2 win over the Washington Capitals, dropping them to 18-13-3.
Goals:
WSH - Alexander Ovechkin PPG (28) - from Nicklas Backstrom and Marcus Johansson (0:40 2ND)
PHI - Jakub Voracek (7) - from Braydon Coburn and Kimmo Timonen (1:38 2ND)
WSH - Eric Fehr (5) - from Troy Brouwer and Martin Erat (5:31 2ND)
PHI - Matt Read (10) - from Steve Downie and Nicklas Grossmann (11:54 2ND)
PHI - Mark Streit PPG (3) - from Matt Read and Chris VandeVelde (17:04 2ND) *GWG*
PHI - Jakub Voracek PPG (8) - from Kimmo Timonen and Claude Giroux (18:16 2ND)
PHI - Wayne Simmonds (6) - from Scott Hartnell and Erik Gustafsson (7:29 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - Steve Mason (24 saves on 26 shots: 12-9-4) LG - Braden Holtby (30 saves on 35 shots: 13-10-1)
Three Stars:
3. Matt Read (1 goal, 1 assist) - Philadelphia
2. Kimmo Timonen (2 assists) - Philadelphia
1. Jakub Voracek (2 goals) - Philadelphia
San Jose Sharks 4, St. Louis Blues 2 (from St. Louis) - The Sharks improved to 21-7-6 on the season thanks to a 4-2 win over the St. Louis Blues, dropping them to 22-7-4.
Goals:
SJS - Joe Pavelski (13) - from Martin Havlat (9:38 1ST)
SJS - Matt Irwin (1) - from Justin Braun and Patrick Marleau (12:34 1ST)
SJS - Brent Burns (9) - from Joe Thornton and Tomas Hertl (2:00 2ND) *GWG*
STL - Kevin Shattenkirk (4) - from Ian Cole (15:31 2ND)
STL - Jay Bouwmeester (3) - from Alex Pietrangelo and Alexander Steen (19:35 2ND)
SJS - Martin Havlat (3) - from Justin Braun and Patrick Marleau (8:19 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - Antti Niemi (20 saves on 22 shots: 18-6-6) LG - Jaroslav Halak (23 saves on 27 shots: 16-6-2)
Three Stars:
3. Justin Braun (2 assists) - San Jose
2. Patrick Marleau (2 assists) - San Jose
1. Martin Havlat (1 goal, 1 assist) - San Jose
Chicago Blackhawks 3, Nashville Predators 1 (from Nashville) - The Hawks improved to 25-7-5 on the season thanks to a 3-1 win over the Nashville Predators, dropping them to 16-15-3.
Goals:
CHI - Duncan Keith (3) - from Marian Hossa and Jonathan Toews (1:29 1ST)
NSH - Shea Weber PPG (8) - from Roman Josi and David Legwand (3:03 1ST)
CHI - Patrick Kane PPG (20) - from Patrick Sharp and Duncan Keith (16:14 1ST) *GWG*
CHI - Nick Leddy PPG (4) - from Brandon Saad and Brent Seabrook (11:33 2ND)
Goalies:
WG - Antti Raanta (27 saves on 28 shots: 7-1-1) LG - Carter Hutton (24 saves on 27 shots: 7-4-1)
Three Stars:
3. Shea Weber (1 goal) - Nashville
2. Patrick Kane (1 goal, GWG) - Chicago
1. Duncan Keith (1 goal, 1 assist) - Chicago
Minnesota Wild 3, Vancouver Canucks 2 (SO) - (from Minnesota) - The Wild improved to 20-11-5 on the season thanks to a 3-2 shootout win over the Vancouver Canucks, dropping them to 20-10-6.
Goals:
VAN - Jannik Hansen (6) - from Daniel Sedin and Henrik Sedin (8:46 1ST)
MIN - Zach Parise PPG (15) - from Mikko Koivu and Ryan Suter (11:46 1ST)
VAN - David Booth (5) - from Yannick Weber and Mike Santorelli (11:01 2ND)
MIN - Charlie Coyle (4) - from Mikko Koivu and Jonas Brodin (8:47 3RD)
Shootout winner - Jason Pominville (MIN)
Goalies:
WG - Josh Harding (29 saves on 31 shots: 18-5-3) LG - Roberto Luongo (30 saves on 32 shots: 16-8-6)
Three Stars:
3. Roberto Luongo (30 saves on 32 shots) - Vancouver
2. Josh Harding (29 saves on 31 shots) - Minnesota
1. Mikko Koivu (2 assists) - Minnesota
Dallas Stars 3, Colorado Avalanche 2 (from Dallas) - The Stars improved to 16-12-5 on the season thanks to a 3-2 win over the Colorado Avalanche, dropping them to 22-10-1.
Goals:
COL - Matt Duchene PPG (15) - from Erik Johnson and Tyson Barrie (2:37 1ST)
DAL - Ray Whitney (2) - from Shawn Horcoff and Alex Chiasson (7:31 1ST)
COL - Erik Johnson (4) - from Matt Duchene and Nick Holden (10:20 2ND)
DAL - Ray Whitney PPG (3) - from Alex Chiasson and Sergei Gonchar (17:19 2ND)
DAL - Colton Sceviour (2) - from Rich Peverley (17:08 3RD) *GWG*
Goalies:
WG - Dan Ellis (25 saves on 27 shots: 4-3-0) LG - J.S. Giguere (25 saves on 28 shots: 7-2-0)
Three Stars:
3. Dan Ellis (25 saves on 27 shots for the win) - Dallas
2. Matt Duchene (1 goal, 1 assist) - Colorado
1. Ray Whitney (2 goals) - Dallas
Los Angeles Kings 3, Edmonton Oilers 0 (from Los Angeles) - The Kings improved to 23-8-4 thanks to a 3-0 shutout of the Edmonton Oilers, dropping them to 11-22-3.
Goals:
LAK - Dwight King (9) - from Drew Doughty and Jeff Carter (16:38 1ST) *GWG*
LAK - Jordan Nolan (5) - from (15:22 3RD)
LAK - Dustin Brown EN (7) - from Jarret Stoll (19:20 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - Martin Jones (24 saves on 24 shots: 6-0-0) - LG - Ilya Bryzgalov (37 saves on 39 shots: 1-3-0)
Three Stars:
3. Dwight King (1 goal, GWG) - Los Angeles
2. Ilya Bryzgalov (37 saves on 39 shots) - Edmonton
1. Martin Jones (24 saves on 24 shots for the shutout) - Los Angeles
Three Stars of the Night:
3. Martin Jones - Jones continues to steal the spotlight in LA with Jon Quick injured, making 24 saves and picking up his 3rd career shutout in only his 6th career start.
2. Max Pacioretty - Pacioretty scored the game-winning goal and added the empty netter in the Canadiens 3-1 win over the Coyotes.
1. Zdeno Chara - The Bruins Captain had both goals in a 2-0 shutout of the Calgary Flames.
Interesting Stats of the Night:
-Mark Scheifele scored 2 goals in 36 seconds for the Jets.
-Zdeno Chara scored 2 goals tonight to tie Erik Karlsson with 9 goals for the NHL lead for D.
-The Sabres scored 3 unanswered goals in the 3rd to win 4-2 against the Jets, the first time in 21 games this season the Sabres have won a game when trailing after 2 periods.
-Jarome Iginla had 2 assists in his 2nd game against his former team the Calgary Flames.
-Tomas Jurco scored his 1st NHL goal for the Red Wings.
-The Habs scored 3 straight goals in the 3rd to beat the Coyotes 3-1.
-There were 7 goals in the Flyers 5-2 win over the Capitals, 6 of them in the 2nd period.
-Corey Perry has 9 goals in his last 9 games, 22 on the season.
-Ryan Getzlaf's 16-game point streak came to an end tonight, he totalled 10 goals and 13 goals in that stretch.
-The Canucks 7 game winning streak was snapped by the Wild tonight, their first loss in the month of December.
-Tom Wilson and Kyle Quincey will both be hearing from Brendan Shanahan in the near future, both with very dangerous hits from behind tonight. Here's the Wilson hit on Brayden Schenn: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=89Ldu2k0oKU, and the Quincey hit on Ryan Getzlaf: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lcjYloO17js#t=21
-Martin Jones continued his unbeaten streak to start his NHL career with his 6th straight win tonight. It was also his 3rd shutout as well, which ties him with 7 other goalies for 1st in the NHL (Fleury, Harding, Bishop, Rask, Luongo, Brodeur and teammate Ben Scrivens).
Current Winning/Losing Streaks (3 or more games):
Anaheim Ducks (6-game winning streak)
Anaheim Ducks (6-game winning streak)
Pittsburgh Penguins (4-game winning streak)
Florida Panthers (4-game winning steak)
Detroit Red Wings (6-game losing streak)
Edmonton Oilers (3-game losing streak)
New York Islanders (3-game losing streak)Forman Faceoff Highlight of the Night:
-Mark Scheifele gets it tonight with his 2 goals in 36 seconds, both beautiful moves: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yyGqg6BMfXE
Honourable Mentions:
-Matt Ellis goal out of mid-air: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zYc7u106JVg
-Tomas Jurco first NHL goal: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YtujC6RqBes
-Patrick Kane backhand goal: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Njej_mJ4p3Y
-Mike Smith glove save on Alex Galchenyuk: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PDM5Xem6AB8
What's up next (December 18th) - There are 2 NHL games on tap for Wednesday:
1. Ottawa Senators vs. New Jersey Devils @730PM ET (In New Jersey)
2. Pittsburgh Penguins vs. New York Rangers @8PM ET (In New York) {***Forman's Game of the Night***}
-Joel Forman - The Forman Faceoff
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