Tuesday, October 22, 2013

October 22nd NHL Recap

Toronto Maple Leafs 4, Anaheim Ducks 2 (from Toronto) - The Leafs improved to 7-3-0 on the season thanks to a 4 unanswered goals in a 4-2 win over the Anaheim Ducks, ending the Ducks 7-game winning streak (7-2-0 on the season).
Goals:
ANA - Nick Bonino (4) - from Pat Maroon and Jakob Silfverberg (17:38 1ST)
ANA - Mathieu Perreault (4) - from Sami Vatanen and Emerson Etem (1:59 2ND)
TOR - Phil Kessel PPG (3) - from James van Riemsdyk and Cody Franson (7:44 2ND)
TOR - Dion Phaneuf (2) - from Dave Bolland (9:03 2ND)
TOR - Phil Kessel (4) - from Paul Ranger (16:09 2ND)
TOR - Phil Kessel (5 - Hat Trick) - from James van Riemsdyk (8:11 3RD)
WG - Jonathan Bernier (23 saves on 25 shots) LG - Jonas Hiller (19 saves on 23 shots)
Three Stars:
3. James van Riemsdyk (2 assists) - Toronto
2. Dion Phaneuf (1 goal, 6 hits) - Toronto
1. Phil Kessel (3 goals, including the GWG) - Toronto

Vancouver Canucks 5, New York Islanders 4 (OT) - (from New York) - The Canucks improved to 6-4-1 thanks to a 5-4 win on a Brad Richardson OT goal, dropping the Islanders to 3-3-3
Goals:
NYI - Brock Nelson (1) - from Peter Regin and Cal Clutterbuck (2:26 1ST)
NYI - Matt Moulson PPG (4) - from Frans Nielsen and John Tavares (4:41 1ST)
VAN - Ryan Kesler (4) - from Dan Hamhuis (4:57 1ST)
VAN - Daniel Sedin (3) - from Jannik Hansen and Chris Tanev (9:09 1ST)
NYI - Matt Moulson PPG (5) - from Kyle Okposo and Frans Nielsen (4:48 2ND)
VAN - Henrik Sedin (3) - from Daniel Sedin and Kevin Bieksa (12:39 2ND)
VAN - Chris Higgins (3) - from Kevin Bieksa (19:42 2ND)
NYI - Frans Nielsen (5) - from Andrew MacDonald and Kyle Okposo (18:48 3RD)
VAN - Brad Richardson (4 - OT) - from Mike Santorelli and Alexander Edler (2:16 OT)
WG - Roberto Luongo (28 saves on 32 shots) LG - Evgeni Nabokov (28 saves on 33 shots)
Three Stars:
3. Ryan Kesler (1 goal, 1 assist) - Vancouver
2. Matt Moulson (2 goals) - New York
1. Daniel Sedin (1 goal, 1 assist) - Vancouver

Columbus Blue Jackets 4, New Jersey Devils 1 (from Columbus) - The Blue Jackets improved to 4-5-0 on the season thanks to a 4-1 win over the New Jersey Devils, dropping them to 1-5-3.
Goals:
NJD - Michael Ryder PPG (4) - from Jaromir Jagr and Rostislav Olesz (6:24 2ND)
CBJ - Brandon Dubinsky PPG (2) - from R.J. Umberger and James Wisniewski (9:56 2ND)
CBJ - Cam Atkinson (3) - unassisted (15:30 2ND)
CBJ - James Wisniewski (1) - unassisted (4:12 3RD)
CBJ - Marian Gaborik EN (4) - from Brandon Dubinsky and James Wisniewski (19:35 3RD)
WG - Sergei Bobrovsky (24 saves on 25 shots) LG - Cory Schneider (20 saves on 23 shots)
Three Stars:
3. Brandon Dubinsky (1 goal, 1 assist) - Columbus
2. Sergei Bobrovsky (24 saves on 25 shots for the win) - Columbus
1. James Wisniewski (1 goal, 2 assists) - Columbus

Edmonton Oilers 4, Montreal Canadiens 3 (from Montreal) - The Oilers improved to 3-6-1 on the season thanks to a 4-3 win over the Montreal Canadiens, dropping them to 5-4-0.
Goals:
MON - Tomas Plekanec PPG (4) - from Andrei Markov and Michael Bournival (16:36 1ST)
MON - Brendan Gallagher (5) - unassisted (18:03 1ST)
EDM - Ales Hemsky (3) - from Mark Arcobello (12:50 2ND)
EDM - Ladislav Smid (1) - from Ryan Nugent-Hopkins and Jordan Eberle (15:37 2ND)
EDM - Jeff Petry (2) - from Ryan Nugent-Hopkins and Jordan Eberle (7:59 3RD)
EDM - Ryan Jones (1) - from David Perron and Mark Arcobello (9:57 3RD)
MON - Brian Gionta (2) - from Tomas Plekanec and P.K.Subban (19:57 3RD)
WG - Devan Dubnyk (29 saves on 32 shots) LG - Carey Price (28 saves on 32 shots)
Three Stars:
3. Tomas Plekanec (1 goal, 1 assist) - Montreal
2. Mark Arcobello (2 assists) - Edmonton
1. Jordan Eberle (2 assists) - Edmonton

Chicago Blackhawks 3, Florida Panthers 2 (from Florida) - The Blackhawks improved to 6-1-2 on the season thanks to a 3-2 shootout win over the Florida Panthers, dropping them to 3-6-1.
Goals:
CHI - Jonathan Toews PPG (3) - from Duncan Keith and Patrick Kane (5:18 2ND)
CHI - Bryan Bickell (2) - from Andrew Shaw and Niklas Hjalmarsson (16:49 2ND)
FLA - Tomas Fleischmann (2) - from Aleksander Barkov and Kris Versteeg (9:04 3RD)
FLA - Dmitri Kulikov (1) - from Aleksander Barkov and Brian Campbell (11:51 3RD)
Shootout winner - Patrick Sharp
WG - Corey Crawford (20 saves on 22 shots) LG - Jacob Markstrom (2 saves on 2 shots in relief of injured Tim Thomas who made 25 saves on 27 shots)
Three Stars:
3. Dmitri Kulikov (1 goal) - Florida
2. Tomas Fleischmann (1 goal) - Florida
1. Jonathan Toews (1 goal) - Chicago

Minnesota Wild 2, Nashville Predators 0 (from Minnesota) - The Wild improved to 4-3-3 on the season thanks to a 2-0 shutout of the Nashville Predators, dropping them to 5-4-1.
Goals:
MIN - Justin Fontaine (2) - from Clayton Stoner and Zach Parise (18:53 2ND)
MIN - Jason Pominville EN (4) - from Mikko Koivu and Zach Parise (19:35 3RD)
WG - Josh Harding (16 saves on 16 shots) LG - Pekka Rinne (27 saves on 28 shots)
Three Stars:
3. Pekka Rinne (27 saves on 28 shots) - Nashville
2. Justin Fontaine (1 goal, including the GWG) - Minnesota
1. Josh Harding (16 saves on 16 shots for the win) - Minnesota

Washington Capitals 5, Winnipeg Jets 4 (SO) - (In Winnipeg) - The Capitals improved to 4-5-0 on the season thanks to a 5-4 shootout win over the Winnipeg Jets, dropping them to 4-5-1.
Goals:
WSH - Mikhail Grabovski (4) - from John Erskine and Joel Ward (3:11 2ND)
WPG - Brian Little SHG (4) - from Andrew Ladd (7:21 2ND)
WPG - Grant Clitsome (1) - from Zach Bogosian and Andrew Ladd (8:31 2ND)
WSH - Alexander Ovechkin (8) - from Marcus Johansson (15:50 2ND)
WSH - Alexander Ovechkin (9) - from Marcus Johansson (18:03 2ND)
WPG - Mark Scheifele (2) - from (19:21 2ND)
WSH - Troy Brouwer PPG (3) - from Nicklas Backstrom (4:56 3RD)
WPG - Brian Little (5) - from Andrew Ladd and Devin Setoguchi (7:04 3RD)
Shootout winner - Martin Erat
WG - Braden Holtby (43 saves on 47 shots) LG - Ondrej Pavelec (28 saves on 32 shots)
Three Stars:
3. Andrew Ladd (3 assits) - Winnipeg
2. Brian Little (2 goals) - Winnipeg
1. Alexander Ovechkin (2 goals) - Washington

Phoenix Coyotes 4, Calgary Flames 2 (from Phoenix) - The Coyotes improved to 6-2-2 with a 4-2 win over the Calgary Flames, dropping them to 4-3-2.
Goals:
PHX - Radim Vrbata PPG (5) - from Keith Yandle and Oliver Ekman-Larsson (8:41 1ST)
PHX - Mike Ribeiro (4) - from Mikkel Boedker and David Moss (10:19 2ND)
CGY - Lee Stempniak (3) - from Joe Colborne and T.J. Galiardi (18:26 2ND)
CGY - Joe Colborne (1) - from Jiri Hudler (3:00 3RD)
PHX - Mike Ribeiro (5) - from Keith Yandle and Derek Morris (5:47 3RD)
PHX - Rob Klinkhammer EN (4) - unassisted (19:54 3RD)
WG - Mike Smith (22 saves on 24 shots) LG - Joey MacDonald (29 saves on 32 shots)
Three Stars:
3. Keith Yandle (2 assists) - Phoenix
2. Radim Vrbata (1 goal) - Phoenix
1. Mike Ribeiro (2 goals, including the GWG) - Phoenix

Three Stars of the Night:
3. Josh Harding - Harding picked up his 1st shutout of the season, making 16 saves in a 2-0 win over the Predators.
2. Alexander Ovechkin - Ovechkin picked up 2 goals in a 5-4 shootout win over the Jets, improving his NHL-leading goal total to 9.
1. Phil Kessel - I said before the Leafs game that Kessel needs to step up his game, and what does he do? Kessel goes out and scores 3 goals in a 4-2 come from behind win over the Anaheim Ducks, including the GWG.

Interesting Stat of the Night - With another assist tonight, Jiri Hudler is the only player this season to get a point in every game, as he has 4 goals and 8 assists in 9 games.

Rookie Recap:
-Brock Nelson scored his 1st NHL goal (NYI)
-Sami Vatanen picked up an assist (ANA)
-Michael Bournival picked up an assist (MTL)
-Mark Arcobello picked up 2 assists (EDM)
-Aleksander Barkov picked up 2 assists (FLA)
-Justin Fontaine scored his 2nd NHL goal (MIN)

What's up next (October 23rd) - There are 2 NHL games on tap for Wednesday:
1. Ottawa Senators vs. Detroit Red Wings @730 PM ET (In Detroit) {***Forman's Game of the Night***}
2. Boston Bruins vs. Buffalo Sabres @8PM ET (In Buffalo)

-Joel Forman - The Forman Faceoff

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