Wednesday, October 23, 2013

October 23rd NHL Recap

Ottawa Senators 6, Detroit Red Wings 1 (from Detroit) - The Senators improved to 4-3-2 on the season with a commanding 6-1 win over the Detroit Red Wings, dropping them to 6-4-1. The win was even sweeter because it was the first time the Sens faced former Captain Daniel Alfredsson.
Goals:
OTT - Eric Gryba (1) - from Mika Zibanejad and Erik Condra (5:46 1ST)
OTT - Jason Spezza PPG (6) - from Chris Phillips and Erik Karlsson (10:48 1ST)
OTT - Bobby Ryan PPG (5) - from Joe Corvo and Kyle Turris (14:14 1ST)
DET - Todd Bertuzzi PPG (3) - from Henrik Zetterberg and Niklas Kronwall (16:14 1ST)
OTT - Jason Spezza (7) - from Erik Karlsson and Marc Methot (5:12 2ND)
OTT - Jared Cowen (2) - from Zack Smith and Chris Neil (1:50 3RD)
OTT - Bobby Ryan (6) - from Clarke MacArthur and Kyle Turris (6:13 3RD)
WG - Craig Anderson (31 saves on 32 shots) LG - Jimmy Howard (5 saves on 8 shots)
Three Stars:
3. Erik Karlsson (2 assists) - Ottawa
2. Bobby Ryan (2 goals) - Ottawa
1. Jason Spezza (2 goals, including the GWG) - Ottawa

Boston Bruins 5, Buffalo Sabres 2 (from Buffalo) - The Bruins improved to 6-2-0 on the season with a 5-2 win over the Buffalo Sabres, dropping them to 1-9-1.
Goals:
BOS - Milan Lucic (4) - from Jarome Iginla and David Krejci (11:01 1ST)
BOS - Milan Lucic (5) - from Jarome Iginla (0:40 2ND)
BUF - Cody Hodgson PPG (3) - from Thomas Vanek and Marcus Foligno (8:21 2ND)
BOS - Dougie Hamilton (2) - from Brad Marchand and Carl Soderberg (11:50 2ND)
BUF - Nikita Zadorov (1) - from Steve Ott and Marcus Foligno (15:10 2ND)
BOS - Torey Krug (2) - from Reilly Smith and Carl Soderberg (4:17 3RD)
BOS - Torey Krug PPG (3) - from David Krejci and Milan Lucic (9:42 3RD)
WG - Chad Johnson (14 saves on 16 shots) LG - Ryan Miller (29 saves on 34 shots)
Three Stars:
3. Jarome Iginla (2 assists) - Boston
2. Torey Krug (2 goals) - Boston
1. Milan Lucic (2 goals, 1 assist) - Boston

Three Stars of the Night:
3. Bobby Ryan - Ryan showed why the Sens traded for him when Alfredsson left, scoring 2 goals (his 5th and 6th goals of the season).
2. Milan Lucic - Lucic scored 2 goals and added an assist in a 5-2 Bruins win over the Buffalo Sabres.
1. Jason Spezza - The new Senators Captain made all Sens fans temporarily forget about Daniel Alfredsson leaving, as he scored 2 goals (and the GWG) in a 6-1 win over Alfredssons Red Wings, the first time Alfie was playing his former team.

Interesting Stat of the Night - Alfredsson finished his 1st game against his old team with the following stats: 16:12 of icetime, 0 goals, 0 assists, 2 shots, 2 hits and 2 penalty minutes.

Rookie Recap:
-Nikita Zadorov scored his 1st NHL goal (BUF)
-Torey Krug scored his 2nd and 3rd NHL goal (BOS)

What's up next (October 24th) - There are 10 NHL games on tap for Thursday:
1. San Jose Sharks vs. Boston Bruins @7PM ET (In Boston) {***Forman's Game of the Night***}
2. Vancouver Canucks vs. New Jersey Devils @7PM ET (In New Jersey)
3. New York Rangers vs. Philadelphia Flyers @7PM ET (In Philadelphia)
4. Anaheim Ducks vs. Montreal Canadiens @730PM ET (In Montreal)
5. Chicago Blackhawks vs. Tampa Bay Lightning @730PM ET (In Tampa Bay)
6. Winnipeg Jets vs. Nashville Predators @8PM ET (In Nashville)
7. Carolina Hurricanes vs. Minnesota Wild @8PM ET (In Minnesota)
8. Calgary Flames vs. Dallas Stars @830PM ET (In Dallas)
9. Washington Capitals vs. Edmonton Oilers @930PM ET (In Edmonton)
10. Phoenix Coyotes vs. Los Angeles Kings @1030PM ET (In Los Angeles)

-Joel Forman - The Forman Faceoff

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