October 18th NHL Recap

Winnipeg Jets 4, St. Louis Blues 3 (SO) - (from Winnipeg) - The Jets improved to .500 at 4-4-0 after a 4-3 shootout win over the St. Louis Blues, dropping them to 5-1-1 on the season.
Goals:
STL - David Backes (6) - from T.J. Oshie
WPG - Olli Jokinen (2) - from Matt Halischuk
STL - Alex Steen (6) - unassisted
STL - Alex Steen (7) - from David Backes and Jay Bouwmeester
WPG - Evander Kane (4) - from Brian Little
WPG - Tobias Enstrom (1) - from Dustin Byfuglien and Blake Wheeler
Shootout winner - Olli Jokinen
Three Stars:
3. Evander Kane (1 goal) - Winnipeg
2. Alex Steen (2 goals) - St. Louis
1. Olli Jokinen (1 goal, shooutout winner) - Winnipeg

Anaheim Ducks 3, Phoenix Coyotes 2 (SO) - (from Anaheim) - The Ducks improved to 6-1-0 with their 6th straight win, a come from behind shootout win over the Phoenix Coyotes 3-2. The Coyotes are now 4-2-2 on the season.
Goals:
ANA - Teemu Selanne (2) - from Mathieu Perreault
PHX - Antoine Vermette (2) - from Keith Yandle and Mike Ribeiro
PHX - Rostislav Klesla (1) - from Martin Hanzal and Shane Doan
ANA - Nick Bonino (3) - unassisted
Shootout winner - Jakob Silfverberg
Three Stars:
3. Nick Bonino (1 goal) - Anaheim
2. Mike Smith (37 saves on 39 shots) - Phoenix
1. Jonas Hiller (30 saves on 32 shots for the win) - Anaheim

Player of the Night - Alex Steen gets it tonight, scoring 2 goals and a adding another in the shootout for the Blues.

Interesting Stat of the Night - Teemu Selanne scored goal #677 in his career, 13 back of Mario Lemieux for 9th Alltime and 5 back of Jagr (682) for the active player lead.

What's up next (October 19th) - There are 13 NHL games on tap for an action-packed Saturday:
1. Vancouver Canucks vs. Pittsburgh Penguins @1PM ET (In Pittsburgh)
2. Edmonton Oilers vs. Ottawa Senators @2PM ET (In Ottawa)
3. Colorado Avalanche vs. Buffalo Sabres @7PM ET (In Buffalo)
4. Nashville Predators vs. Montreal Canadiens @7PM ET (In Montreal)
5. Boston Bruins vs. Tampa Bay Lightning @7PM ET (In Tampa Bay) {***Forman's Game of the Night***}
6. Minnesota Wild vs. Florida Panthers @7PM ET (In Florida)
7. New York Rangers vs. New Jersey Devils @7PM ET (In New Jersey)
8. Carolina Hurricanes vs. New York Islanders @7PM ET (In New York)
9. Columbus Blue Jackets vs. Washington Capitals @7PM ET (In Washington)
10. Toronto Maple Leafs vs. Chicago Blackhawks @7PM ET (In Chicago)
11. Detroit Red Wings vs. Phoenix Coyotes @9PM ET (In Phoenix)
12. Calgary Flames vs. San Jose Sharks @10PM ET (In San Jose)
13. Dallas Stars vs. Los Angeles Kings @1030PM ET (In Los Angeles)

-Joel Forman - The Forman Faceoff