Friday, October 18, 2013

October 17th NHL Recap

Vancouver Canucks 3, Buffalo Sabres 0 (from Buffalo) - The Canucks improved to 5-3-0 on the season thanks to a 3-0 shutout of the Buffalo Sabres, dropping them to 1-7-1 on the season.
Goals:
VAN - Chris Higgins (2) - from Mike Santorelli
VAN - Brad Richardson SHG (2) - from Jason Garrison and Mike Santorelli
VAN - Ryan Stanton (1) - from Daniel Sedin and Henrik Sedin
Three Stars:
3. Mike Santorelli (2 assists) - Vancouver
2. Chris Higgins (1 goal, including the GWG) - Vancouver
1. Roberto Luongo (25 saves on 25 shots for the shutout) - Vancouver

Carolina Hurricanes 3, Toronto Maple Leafs 2 (from Toronto) - The Hurricanes improved to 3-2-3 on the season thanks to a 3-2 comeback win over the Toronto Maple Leafs, with 3 goals in the 3rd period including this gaffe by Bernier leading to the GWG (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9bXexDbW_8Y).
Goals:
TOR - Joffrey Lupul (6) - from Paul Ranger
TOR - Josh Leivo (1) - from Dave Bolland and Morgan Rielly
CAR - Ryan Murphy PPG (1) - from Jeff Skinner
CAR - Eric Staal (3) - from Justin Faulk
CAR - Ron Hainsey (2) - from Cam Ward
Three Stars:
3. Cam Ward (24 saves on 26 shots) - Carolina
2. Joffrey Lupul (1 goal) - Toronto
1. Ryan Murphy (1 goal) - Carolina

New York Islanders 3, Edmonton Oilers 2 (from New York) - The Islanders improved to 3-2-2 on the season thanks to a 3-2 win over the Edmonton Oilers, dropping them to 1-6-1 on the season.
Goals:
NYI - Josh Bailey (3) - from Travis Hamonic and Pierre-Marc Bouchard
EDM - Taylor Hall (2) - from Justin Schultz and Mark Arcobello
EDM - Taylor Hall (3) - from Mark Arcobello and Jordan Eberle
NYI - Kyle Okposo PPG (2) - from Matt Moulson and John Tavares
NYI - John Tavares (4) - from Kyle Okposo and Michael Grabner
Three Stars:
3. Kyle Okposo (1 goa, 1 assist) - New York
2. Taylor Hall (2 goals) - Edmonton
1. John Tavares (1 goal, 1 assist, GWG) - New York

Pittsburgh Penguins 4, Philadelphia Flyers 1 (from Philadelphia) - The Penguins continued their hot start with a 4-1 win over the rival Philadelphia Flyers improving to 6-1-0 on the season and dropping the Flyers to 1-7-0
Goals:
PIT - Jussi Jokinen (4) - from Evgeni Malkin
PIT - Chris Kunitz (3) - from Pascal Dupuis and Matt Niskanen
PHI - Wayne Simmonds PPG (1) - from Claude Giroux and Brayden Schenn
PIT - Sidney Crosby (6) - from Pascal Dupuis
PIT - Evgeni Malkin EN (3) - from Craig Adams and Sidney Crosby
Three Stars:
3. Evgeni Malkin (1 goal, 1 assist) - Pittsburgh
2. Sidney Crosby (1 goal, 1 assist) - Pittsburgh
1. Marc-Andre Fleury (24 saves on 25 shots for the win) - Pittsburgh

Montreal Canadiens 5, Columbus Blue Jackets 3 (from Montreal) - The Canadiens improved to 5-2-0 on the season with a 5-3 win over the Columbus Blue Jackets, dropping them to 2-4-0.
Goals:
MTL - Rene Bourque PPG (2) - from P.K. Subban
MTL - Michael Bournival (1) - from Andrei Markov and P.K. Subban
MTL - Andrei Markov SHG (1) - unassisted
CLB - Boone Jenner PPG (1) - from Ryan Johansen and David Savard
CLB - Ryan Johansen (1) - from Fedor Tyutin
CLB - Boone Jenner PPG (2) - from Mark Letestu and Artem Anisimov
MTL - Tomas Plekanec (2) - from Brian Gionta and Josh Gorges
MTL - Tomas Plekanec EN (3) - from Brandon Prust and Raphael Diaz
Three Stars:
3. P.K. Subban (2 assists) - Montreal
2. Boone Jenner (2 goals) - Columbus
1. Tomas Plekanec (2 goals, including the GWG) - Montreal

Ottawa Senators 5, New Jersey Devils 2 (from Ottawa) - The Senators improved to 3-2-2 on the season thanks to a 5-2 win over the winless New Jersey Devils, dropping them to 0-4-3.
Goals:
OTT - Erik Karlsson (2) - from Bobby Ryan
OTT - Bobby Ryan (4) - from Kyle Turris Clarke MacArthur
OTT - Zack Smith (2) - from Erik Karlsson and Jason Spezza
NJD - Traviz Zajac PPG (1) - from Marek Zidlicky and Patrick Elias
NJD - Steve Bernier (1) - from Stephen Gionta
OTT - Milan Michalek (2) - from Jason Spezza and Erik Karlsson
OTT - Jason Spezza EN (5) - from Erik Condra
Three Stars:
3. Jason Spezza (1 goal, 2 assists) - Ottawa
2. Erik Karlsson (1 goal, 2 assists) - Ottawa
1. Craig Anderson (40 saves on 42 shots for the win) - Ottawa

Tampa Bay Lightning 3, Minnesota 1 (from Tampa Bay) - The Lightning improved to 5-2-0 on the season thanks to a 3-1 win over the Minnesota Wild, dropping them to 3-2-3.
Goals:
TBL - Tyler Johnson PPG (2) - from Valtteri Filppula and Richard Panik
MIN - Mikko Koivu (1) - from Nino Niederreiter and Ryan Suter
TBL - Steven Stamkos (5) - from Matt Carle and Radko Gudas
TBL - Sami Salo EN (1) - unassisted
Three Stars:
3. Josh Harding (27 saves on 29 shots) - Minnesota
2. Steven Stamkos (1 goal, including the GWG) - Tampa Bay
1. Ben Bishop (25 saves on 26 shots for the win) - Tampa Bay

Boston Bruins 3, Florida Panthers 2 (from Florida) - The Bruins bested former teammate Tim Thomas and the Florida Panthers 3-2 on Thursday, as it was Thomas's first game against his former team. The Bruins improved to 4-2-0 on the season and the Panthers dropped to 2-6-0.
Goals:
BOS - Daniel Paille (1) - from Dennis Seidenberg and Matt Bartkowski
BOS - Dougie Hamilton PPG (1) - from David Krejci and Zdeno Chara
FLA - Kris Versteeg (2) - from Jonathan Huberdeau and Tom Gilbert
FLA - Jesse Winchester (1) - from Nick Bjugstad
BOS - Reilly Smith (1) - from Patrice Bergeron and Torey Krug
Three Stars:
3. Tim Thomas (37 saves on 40 shots) - Florida
2. Tuukka Rask (27 saves on 29 shots for the win) - Boston
1. Reilly Smith (1 goal, including the GWG) - Boston

St. Louis Blues 3, Chicago Blackhawks 2 (SO) - (from Chicago) - The Blues improved to 5-1-0 on the season thanks to a 3-2 shootout win over the Chicago Blackhawks, dropping them to 4-1-2 on the season.
Goals:
CHI - Brandon Pirri (1) - from Marian Hossa
STL - David Backes PPG (5) - from Jay Bouwmeester and Alex Pietrangelo
CHI - Marian Hossa (3) - from Niklas Hjalmarsson
STL - Alex Steen (5) - from Jay Bouwmeester and T.J. Oshie
Shootout winner - T.J. Oshie
Three Stars:
3. Jay Bouwmeester (2 assists) - Chicago
2. Marian Hossa (1 goal, 1 assist) - Chicago
1. T.J. Oshie (1 assist, shootout winner) - St. Louis

Los Angeles Kings 2, Nashville Predators 1 (SO) - (from Nashville) - The Kings improved to 5-3-0 on the season thanks to a 2-1 shootout win over the Nashville Predators, dropping them to 3-3-1 on the season.
Goals:
NSH - Matt Cullen (1) - from Craig Smith and Gabriel Bourque
LAK - Slava Voynov (2) - from Mike Richards and Jeff Carter
Shootout winner - Anze Kopitar
Three Stars:
3. Anze Kopitar (shootout winner) - Los Angeles
2. Pekka Rinne (29 saves on 30 shots) - Nashville
1. Jon Quick (34 saves on 35 shots for the win) - Los Angeles

Dallas Stars 4, San Jose Sharks 3 (SO) (from Dallas) - The Stars improved to .500 at 3-3-0 with a 4-3 shootout win over the San Jose Sharks, giving them their 1st loss of the season and dropping them to 6-0-1.
Goals:
SJS - Tyler Kennedy (1) - unassisted
DAL - Tyler Seguin (3) - from Jamie Benn and Stephane Robidas
SJS - Matthiew Nieto (2) - from Joe Pavelski and Tommy Wingels
DAL - Trevor Daley (1) - from Cody Eakin and Ray Whitney
SJS - Patrick Marleau (6) - from Marc-Edouard Vlasic and Antti Niemi
DAL - Cody Eakin (2) - from Alex Chiasson and Ray Whitney
Shootout winner - Alex Chiasson
Three Stars:
3. Patrick Marleau (1 goal) - San Jose
2. Alex Chiasson (1 assist, shootout winner) - Dallas
1. Cody Eakin (1 goal, 1 assist) - Dallas

Detroit Red Wings 4, Colorado Avalanche 2 (from Colorado) - The Red Wings improved to 6-2-0 with a 4-2 win over the Colorado Avalanche, giving them their 1st loss of the season and dropping them to 6-1-0.
Goals:
DET - Johan Franzen PPG (1) - from Henrik Zetterberg and Jakub Kindl
DET - Pavel Datsyuk (3) - from Danny DeKeyser and Daniel Alfredsson
COL - Erik Johnson PPG (1) - from Semyon Varlamov
COL - Gabriel Landeskog PPG (1) - from Paul Stastny
DET - Johan Franzen PPG (2) - from Justin Abdelkader and Daniel Alfredsson
DET - Pavel Datsyuk (4) - from Daniel Alfredsson
Three Stars:
3. Daniel Alfredsson (3 assists) - Detroit
2. Pavel Datsyuk (2 goals) - Detroit
1. John Franzen (2 goals, including the GWG) - Detroit

Player of the Night - Roberto Luongo gets it tonight, making 25 saves for his 1st shutout of the season. Runner up goes to all the 2-goal scorers tonight: Tomas Plekanec, Boone Jenner, Pavel Datsyuk, Johan Franzen, and Taylor Hall

Interesting Stat of the Night - Tim Thomas allowed 3 goals on 40 shots in his 1st game against his former team, and he got scored on by 3 players scoring their 1st of the season (Paille, Hamilton and Smith).

Rookie Recap:
-Ryan Stanton scored his 1st NHL goal (VAN)
-Josh Leivo scored his 1st NHL goal (TOR)
-Ryan Murphy scored his 1st NHL goal (CAR)
-Mark Arcobello picked up 2 assists (Edmonton)
-Michael Bournival scored his 1st NHL goal (MTL)
-Boone Jenner scored his 1st and 2nd NHL goals (CLB)
-Torey Krug picked up an assist (BOS)
-Brandon Pirri scored his 1st NHL goal (CHI)
-Matthiew Nieto scored his 2nd NHL goal (SJS)
-Alex Chiasson picked up an assist and added the shootout winner (DAL)

What's up next (October 18th) - There are 2 NHL games on tap for Friday:
1. St. Louis Blues vs. Winnpeg Jets @8PM ET (in Winnipeg)
2. Phoenix Coyotes vs. Anaheim Ducks @10PM ET (in Anaheim)

-Joel Forman - The Forman Faceoff

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