Thursday, October 31, 2013

October 31st NHL Recap:

Boston Bruins 3, Anaheim Ducks 2 (SO) - (from Boston) - The Bruins improved to 8-4-0 on the season thanks to a 3-2 shootout win over the Anaheim Ducks, dropping them to 10-3-1.
Goals:
ANA - Devante Smith-Pelly (1) - from Mathieu Perreault and Dustin Penner (1:52 1ST)
BOS - Carl Soderberg (1) - from Chris Kelly and Ryan Spooner  (12:45 2ND)
ANA - Mathieu Perreault (5) - from Devante Smith-Pelly and Cam Fowler (19:39 2ND)
BOS - Zdeno Chara PPG (2) - from David Krejci and Torey Krug (17:10 3RD)
Shootout winner - Jarome Iginla (BOS)
WG - Tuukka Rask (21 saves on 23 shots) LG - Jonas Hiller (21 saves on 23 shots
Three Stars:
3. Zdeno Chara (1 goal) - Boston
2. Devante Smith-Pelly (1 goal, 1 assist) - Anaheim
1. Tuukka Rask (21 saves on 23 shos for the win) - Boston

New York Rangers 2, Buffalo Sabres 0 (from New York) - The Rangers improved to 5-7-0 on the season thanks to a 2-0 shutout of the Buffalo Sabres, dropping them to 2-12-1
Goals:
NYR - Derick Brassard (2) - from Michael Del Zotto and J.T. Miller (8:28 1ST) *GWG*
NYR - Chris Kreider (2) - from Mats Zuccarello and Ryan McDonagh (11:21 2ND)
WG - Henrik Lundqvist (29 saves on 29 shots) LG - Ryan Miller (44 saves on 46 shots)
Three Stars:
3. Chris Kredier (1 goal) - New York
2. Ryan Miller (44 saves on 46 shots) - Buffalo
1. Henrik Lundqvist (29 saves on 29 shots for the shutout) - New York

Phoenix Coyotes 5, Nashville Predators 4 (SO) - (from Phoenix) - The Coyotes improved to 9-3-2 on the season thanks to a 5-4 shootout win over the Nashville Predators, dropping them to 6-5-2.
Goals:
NSH - Matt Hendricks (1) - from David Legwand and Mattias Ekholm (9:00 1ST)
NSH - Eric Nystrom (3) - from Patric Hornqvist and David Legwand (14:12 1ST)
NSH - David Legwand PPG (2) - from Seth Jones and Shea Weber (18:24 1ST)
PHX - Jordan Szwarz (1) - from Zbynek Michalek and Oliver Ekman-Larsson (2:21 2ND)
PHX - Derek Morris (4) - from Keith Yandle and David Moss (9:51 2ND)
NSH - Paul Gaustad (2) - from Nick Spaling (4:15 3RD)
PHX - Shane Doan PPG (4) - from Mike Ribeiro and Keith Yandle (6:16 3RD)
PHX - Antoine Vermette (4) - from Shane Doan and Zbynek Michalek (8:17 3RD)
Shootout winner - Mikkel Boedker (PHX)
WG - Thomas Greiss (36 saves on 40 shots) LG - Carter Hutton (21 saves on 25 shots)
Three Stars:
3. Keith Yandle (2 assists) - Phoenix
2. David Legwand (1 goal, 2 assists) - Nashville
1. Shane Doan (1 goal, 1 assist) - Phoenix

Three Stars of the Night:
3. Tuukka Rask - Rask made 21 saves on 23 shots in the Bruins 3-2 shootout win over the Ducks.
2. Shane Doan - The Coyotes captain picked a goal and an assist in the Coyotes 5-4 comeback win over the Nashville Predators
1. Henrik Lundqvist - King Henrik picked up his 2nd shutout of the season making 29 saves for a 2-0 Rangers win over the Sabres.

Interesting Stat of the Night - Dave Tippett picked up his 165th win with the Phoenix Coyotes, tying Bob Francis (1999-2004 for the all-time franchise lead.

What's up next (November 1st) - There are 8 NHL games on tap for Friday:
1. Washington Capitals vs. Philadelphia Flyers @7PM ET (In Philadelphia) {***Forman's Game of the Night***}
2. Columbus Blue Jackets vs. Pittsburgh Penguins @7PM ET (In Pittsburgh)
3. Tampa Bay Lightning vs. Carolina Hurricanes @7PM ET (In Carolina)
4. New York Islanders vs. Ottawa Senators @730PM ET (In Ottawa)
5. St. Louis Blues vs. Florida Panthers @730PM ET (In Florida)
6. Montreal Canadiens vs. Minnesota Wild @8PM ET (In Minnesota)
7. Colorado Avalanche vs. Dallas Stars @830PM ET (In Dallas)
8. Detroit Red Wings vs. Calgary Flames @9PM ET (In Calgary)

-Joel Forman - The Forman Faceoff

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