Sunday, October 6, 2013

October 5th NHL Recap

Boston Bruins 4, Detroit Red Wings 1 (from Boston) - The Bruins are now 2-0 on the season thanks to a strong 4-1 win over the Red Wings.
Goals: 
BOS - Torey Krug PPG (1) - from Milan Lucic and David Krejci
DET - Henrik Zetterberg (2) - from Justin Abdelkader and Pavel Datsyuk
BOS - Brad Marchand (1) - from Johnny Boychuk
BOS - Jordan Caron (1) - from Reilly Smith and Adam McQuaid
BOS - Zdenon Chara PPG (1) - from Torey Krug and Milan Lucic
Three Stars:
3. Tuukka Rask (22 saves on 23 shots for the win) - Boston
2. Milan Lucic (2 assists) - Boston
1. Torey Krug (1 goal, 1 assist) - Boston

Toronto Maple Leafs 5, Boston Bruins 4 (SO) - (From Toronto) - The Leafs continued their hot start with a 5-4 come-from-behind shootout win over the Ottawa Senators in their home opener, moving to 3-0-0 on the season.
Goals:
TOR - Mason Raymond (2) - from Dave Bolland and Troy Bodie
OTT - Kyle Turris (1) - from Jared Cowen and Patrick Wiercioch
OTT - Cory Conacher (1) - from Kyle Turris and Patrick Wiercioch
TOR - Nazem Kadri PPG (1) - from Mason Raymond and Joffrey Lupul
OTT - Jared Cowen (1) - from Kyle Turris and Clarke MacArthur
OTT - Jason Spezza (1) - from Milan Michalek and Bobby Ryan
TOR - Joffrey Lupul PPG (1) - from Mason Raymond and Nazem Kadri
TOR - James Van Riemsdyk (2) - from Phil Kessel and Tyler Bozak
Shootout winner - Tyler Bozak
Three Stars:
3. Kyle Turris (1 goal, 2 assists) - Ottawa
2. Mason Raymond (1 goal, 2 assists) - Toronto
1. Jonathan Bernier (15 saves on 15 shots for the win) - Toronto

Montreal Canadiens 4, Philadelphia Flyers 1 (from Montreal) - The Habs picked up their 1st win of season after beating the Flyers 4-1, dropping them to 0-2-0 on the season. 
Goals:
MTL - Brian Gionta (1) - from Rene Bourque and Tomas Plekanec
MTL - Lars Eller (3) - from Brendan Gallagher and Alex Galchenyuk
MTL - Brendan Gallagher PPG (2) - from Alex Galchenyuk and P.K. Subban
PHI - Vincent Lecavalier PPG (1) - from Brayden Schenn and Mark Streit
MTL - Rene Bourque PPG (1) - from Brian Gionta and Lars Eller
Three Stars:
3. Brendan Gallagher (1 goal, 1 assist) - Montreal
2. Lars Eller (1 goal, 1 assist, GWG) - Montreal
1. Carey Price (22 saves on 23 shots for the win) - Montreal

Columbus Blue Jackets 3, New York Islanders 2 (SO) - (from New York) - The Blue Jackets earner their 1st win in the Eastern Conference, beating the Islanders 3-2 in a shootout after scoring 2 goals in the 3rd.
Goals:
NYI - Lubomir Visnovsky PPG (1) - from Frans Nielsen and John Tavares
NYI - Matt Moulson (1) - from John Tavares and Lubomir Visnovsky 
CLB - Mark Letestu PPG (1) - from Cam Atkinson and Brandon Dubinsky
CLB - Nick Foligno (1) - from R.J. Umberger and Nikita Nikitin
Shootout winner - Cam Atkinson
Three Stars:
3. Sergei Bobrovsky (28 saves on 30 shots for the win) - Columbus
2. Cam Atkinson (1 assists, shootout winner) - Columbus
1. John Tavares (2 assists) - New York

Pittsburgh Penguins 4, Buffalo Sabres 1 (from Pittsburgh) - The Penguins continued their hot start with a decisive 4-1 victory over the visiting Buffalo Sabres.
Goals:
PIT - Sidney Crosby (2) - from Pascal Dupuis and Matt Niskanen
PIT - Chuck Kobasew (2) - from Brandon Sutter and Matt Niskanen
PIT - Chris Kunitz (1 - Penalty Shot)
BUF - Thomas Vanek (1) - from Cody Hodgson
PIT - Craig Adams EN (2) - from Paul Martin
Three Stars:
3. Matt Niskanen (2 assists) - Pittsburgh 
2. Sidney Crosby (1 goal) - Pittsburgh
1. Marc-Andre Fleury (20 saves on 21 shots for the win) - Pittsburgh

Tampa Bay Lightning 3, Chicago Blackhawks 2 (SO) - (from Chicago) - The Lightning earned their 1st victory of the season thanks to a come-from behind effort with 2 goals in the 3rd period.
Goals:
CHI - Patrick Kane (2) - from Brian Bickell and Niklas Hjalmarsson
CHI - Brandon Saad PPG (2) - from Nick Leddy and Corey Crawford
TBL - Martin St. Louis (1) - from Steven Stamkos and Matt Carle
TBL - Teddy Purcell PPG (1) - from Martin St. Louis and Steven Stamkos
Shootout winner - Valtteri Filppula
Three Stars:
3. Patrick Kane (1 goal) - Chicago
2. Ben Bishop (37 saves on 39 shots for the win) - Tampa Bay
1. Martin St. Louis (1 goal, 1 assist) - Tampa Bay

St. Louis Blues 7, Florida Panthers 0 (from St. Louis) - The Blues continued their hot start with a dominant 7-0 win over the visiting Panthers to improve to 2-0-0 on the season.
Goals:
STL - Brenden Morrow PPG (1) - from Derek Roy and Chris Stewart
STL - Vladimir Tarasenko (1) - from Jaden Schwartz and Alex Pietrangelo
STL - Jaden Schwartz (1) - from Vladimir Sobotka
STL - Derek Roy (1) - from Chris Stewart and Brenden Morrow
STL - Alex Steen (2 - Penalty Shot)
STL - Ryan Reaves (1) - from Vladimir Sobotka
STL - Patrik Berglund (1) - from Vladimir Tarasenko and Jaden Schwartz
Three Stars:
3. Brenden Morrow (1 goal, 1 assist) - St. Louis
2. Jaroslav Halak (19 saves for the shutout) - St. Louis
1. Jaden Schwartz (1 goal, 2 assists) - St. Louis

Dallas Stars 2, Washington Capitals 1 (from Dallas) - The Dallas Stars earned their 1st victory of the season with a 2-1 win over the visiting Washington Capitals.
Goals:
WSH - Alexander Ovechkin PPG (4) - from Mike Green and Marcus Johansson
DAL - Erik Cole (1) - from Tyler Seguin and Jamie Benn
DAL - Alex Chiassion (2) - from Cody Eakin and Jamie Benn
Three Stars:
3. Jamie Benn (2 assists) - Dallas
2. Kari Lehtonen (25 saves on 26 shots for the win) - Dallas
1. Alex Chiassion (1 goal, including the GWG) - Dallas

Anaheim Ducks 4, Minnesota Wild 3 (OT) - (from Minnesota) - The Ducks earned their 1st win of the season with a 4-3 OT win over the Minnesota Wild, dropping them to 0-2-0 on the season.
Goals:
ANA - Saku Koivu (1) - from Francois Beauchemin and Andrew Cogliano
ANA - Nick Bonino PPG (1) - Corey Perry and Ryan Getzlaf
MIN - Zach Parise (1) - from Mikko Koivu and Ryan Suter
ANA - Jakob Silfverberg (2) - from Mathieu Perreault and Dustin Penner
MIN - Jason Pominville PPG (1) - unassisted
MIN - Zach Parise (2) - from Keith Ballard and Jonas Brodin
ANA - Mattieu Perreault (1) - from Francois Beauchemin and Cam Fowler
Three Stars:
3. Francois Beauchemin (2 assists) - Anaheim
2. Zach Parise (2 goals) - Minnesota
1. Mathieu Perreault (1 goal, 1 assist, GWG) - Anaheim

Vancouver Canucks 6, Edmonton Oilers 2 (from Vancouver) - The Canucks earned their 1st victory of the season in their home opener thanks to a 6-2 win over the visiting Oilers.
Goals:
EDM - Jeff Petry (1) - from David Perron and Ladislav Smid
VAN - Brad Richardson SHG (1) - from Jason Garrison
VAN - Dan Hamhuis (1) - from Henrik Sedin
VAN - Jannik Hansen (1) - from Daniel Sedin and Henrik Sedin
VAN - Daniel Sedin PPG (1) - from Henrik Sedin and Alexander Edler
VAN - Ryan Kesler (1) - unassisted
EDM - Boyd Gordon (2) - from Ales Hemsky
VAN - Jason Garrison SHG/EN (2) - unassisted
Three Stars:
3. Ryan Kesler (1 goal) - Vancouver
2. Daniel Sedin (1 goal, 1 assist) - Vancouver
1. Henrik Sedin (3 assists) - Vancouver

San Jose Sharks 4, Phoenix Coyotes 1 (from San Jose) - The Sharks continued their hot start with a 2nd straight 4-1 win, this one over the visiting Phoenix Coyotes.
Goals:
SJS - Tomas Hertl (1) - from Marc-Edouard Vlasic
SJS - Tomas Hertl PPG (2) - from Matt Irwin and Brent Burns
SJS - Patrick Marleau PPG (2) - from Marc-Edouard Vlasic and Joe Pavelski
PHX - Oliver Ekman-Larsson (1) - from Zybanek Michalek
SJS - Logan Couture EN (2) - from Joe Pavelski
Three Stars:
3. Mike Smith (47 saves on 50 shots) - Phoenix
2. Marc-Edouard Vlasic (2 assists) - San Jose
1. Tomas Hertl (2 goals, including the GWG) - San Jose

Player of the Night - Rookie Tomas Hertl, in only his 2nd NHL game, recorded 2 goals including the game-winner so his performance gets it tonight. Runner-up goes to Mason Raymond and Brenden Morrow, who had 1 goal, 2 assists a-piece.

Interesting Stat of the Night - Big night for players scoring their 1st goal with a new team: Vincent Lecavalier (PHI), Brenden Morrow (STL), Erik Cole (DAL), Mathieu Perreault (ANA), Brad Richardson (VAN), and Tomas Hertl (SAN).

Rookie Recap: 
-Tomas Hertl scored his 1st 2 NHL goals in his 2nd NHL game (SJS)
-Torey Krug scored his 1st regular season NHL goal and added an assist (BOS)
-Alex Chiasson scored his 2nd goal of the season and it was the game winner (DAL)

What's up next (October 6th) - There are 3 NHL games on tap for Sunday
1. Philadelphia Flyers vs. Carolina Hurricanes @5PM ET (In Carolina)
2. Anaheim Ducks vs. Winnipeg Jets @8PM ET (In Winnipeg)
3. Vancouver Canucks vs. Calgary Flames @8PM ET (In Calgary)

-Joel Forman - The Forman Faceoff

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