Tuesday, November 12, 2013

November 12th NHL Recap

Buffalo Sabres 3, Los Angeles Kings 2 (SO) - (from Buffalo) - The Sabres improved to 4-15-1 on the season thanks to a 3-2 shootout win over the Los Angeles Kings, dropping them to 11-6-1
Goals:
LAK - Justin Williams (7) - from Slava Voynov (1:17 1ST)
BUF - Cody Hodgson (6) - from Steve Ott and Matt Moulson (12:46 2ND)
BUF - Cody Hodgson PPG (7) - from Tyler Ennis and Matt Moulson (4:26 3RD)
LAK - Dwight King (5) - from Tyler Toffoli and Mike Richards (16:26 3RD)
Shootout winner - Tyler Ennis (BUF)
WG - Ryan Miller (43 saves on 45 shots: 3-11-0) LG - Ben Scrivens (0 saves on 0 shots: 1-1-1) in relief of the injured Jon Quick (15 saves on 17 shots)
Three Stars:
3. Justin Williams (1 goal) - Los Angeles
2. Cody Hodgson (2 goals) - Buffalo
1. Ryan Miller (43 saves on 45 shots for the win) - Buffalo

New York Islanders 3, Nashville Predators 1 (from New York) - The Islanders improved to 7-9-3 on the season thanks to a 3-1 win over the Nashville Predators, dropping them to 8-8-2 (.500).
Goals:
NYI - John Tavares (8) - from Frans Nielsen (15:30 1ST)
NYI - Pierre-Marc Bouchard (4) - from Frans Nielsen (17:23 1ST) *GWG*
NYI - Kyle Okposo (6) - from John Tavares and Brock Nelson (7:07 2ND)
BUF - Patric Hornqvist (5) - from David Legwand and Shea Weber (14:30 3RD)
WG - Kevin Poulin (32 saves on 33 shots: 2-4-0) LG - Marek Mazanec (30 saves on 33 shots: 0-1-0)
Three Stars:
3. Frans Nielsen (2 assists) - New York
2. Kevin Poulin (32 saves on 33 shots for the win) - New York
1. John Tavares (1 goal, 1 assist) - New York

New Jersey Devils 3, New York Rangers 2 (from New York) - The Devils improved to 6-7-5 on the season thanks to a 3-2 win over the New York Rangers, dropping them to 9-9-0 (.500).
Goals:
NJD - Ryan Carter (1) - from Andy Greene (6:37 2ND)
NYR - Marc Staal (2) - from Mats Zuccarello and Chris Kreider (6:55 2ND)
NJD - Ryan Carter (2) - from Adam Larsson and Peter Harrold (19:13 2ND)
NYR - Dan Girardi (1) - from Chris Kreider and Ryan McDonagh (13:18 3RD)
NJD - Dainius Zubrus (3) - from Travis Zajac and Jaromir Jagr (17:05 3RD) *GWG*
WG - Martin Brodeur (33 saves on 35 shots: 5-3-2) LG - Henrik Lundqvist (25 saves on 28 shots: 6-7-0)
Three Stars:
3. Chris Kredier (2 assists) - New York
2. Martin Brodeur (33 saves on 35 shots for the win) - New Jersey
1. Ryan Carter (2 goals) - New Jersey

Washington Capitals 4, Columbus Blue Jackets 3 (OT) - (from Washington) - The Caps improved to 10-8-1 on the season thanks to a 4-3 OT win over the Columbus Blue Jackets, dropping them to 6-10-1.
Goals:
CBJ - Brandon Dubinsky SHG (5) - from Mark Letestu (7:50 2ND)
WSH - John Carlson (4) - from Matin Erat and Mikhail Grabovski (14:00 2ND)
WSH - Joel Ward SHG (9) - from Alexander Urbom and Brooks Laich (8:56 3RD)
CBJ - Jared Boll (1) - from James Wisniewski and Sean Collins (11:22 3RD)
CBJ - Cam Atkinson (5) - from Brandon Dubinsky (14:19 3RD)
WSH - Mikhail Grabovski (6) - from Jason Chimera and Mike Green (18:15 3RD)
WSH - Alexander Ovechkin (14) - from Marcus Johansson and John Carlson (1:34 OT) *GWG*
WG - Braden Holtby (24 saves on 27 shots: 8-6-0) LG - Sergei Bobrovsky (30 saves on 34 shots: 5-8-1)
Three Stars:
3. Brandon Dubisnky (1 goal, 1 assist) - Columbus
2. Mikhail Grabovski (1 goal, 1 assist) - Washington
1. Alexander Ovechkin (1 goal, including the OT winner) - Washington

Carolina Hurricanes 2, Colorado Avalanche 1 (from Carolina) - The Hurricanes improved .500 at 7-7-4 on the season thanks to a 2-1 win over the Colorado Avalanche, dropping them to 14-3-0.
Goals:
CAR - Jordan Staal (3) - from Nathan Gerbe and Patrick Dwyer (12:47 1ST)
CAR - Patrick Dwyer (1) - from Nathan Gerbe and Jordan Staal (0:26 2ND) *GWG*
COL - Paul Stastny PPG (7) - from Nathan MacKinnon and Gabriel Landeskog (14:34 2ND)
WG - Justin Peters (33 saves on 34 shots: 3-5-1) LG - Semyon Varlamov (26 saves on 28 shots: 9-3-0)
Three Stars:
3. Justin Peters (33 saves on 34 shots for the win) - Carolina
2. Nathan MacKinnon (1 assist) - Colorado
1. Jordan Staal (1 goal, 1 assist) - Carolina

Tampa Bay Lightning 2, Montreal Canadiens 1 (SO) - (from Montreal) - The Lightning improved to 13-5-0 on the season thanks to a 2-1 shootout win over the Montreal Canadiens, dropping them to 9-8-2.
Goals:
TBL - Ryan Malone (3) - from Eric Brewer and B.J. Crombeen (5:00 1ST)
MTL - Daniel Briere (2) - from Max Pacioretty (15:22 3RD)
Shootout winner - Valtteri Filppula (TBL)
WG - Ben Bishop (28 saves on 29 shots: 12-2-0) LG - Carey Price (44 saves on 45 shots: 7-7-2)
Three Stars:
3. Valtteri Filppula (shootout winner) - Tampa Bay
2. Carey Price (44 saves on 45 shots) - Montreal
1. Ben Bishop (28 saves on 29 shots for the win) - Tampa Bay

Philadelphia Flyers 5, Ottawa Senators 0 (from Ottawa) - The Flyers improved to 6-10-1 on the season thanks to a 5-0 shutout of the Ottawa Senators, dropping them to 7-7-4 (.500)
Goals:
PHI - Matt Read (4) - from Steve Downie and Sean Couturier (16:24 1ST) *GWG*
PHI - Jakub Voracek (2) - from Scott Hartnell and Claude Giroux (0:28 2ND)
PHI - Jakub Voracek PPG (3) - from Wayne Simmonds and Claude Giroux (10:33 2ND)
PHI - Vincent Lecavalier (7) - from Brayden Schenn (7:57 3RD)
PHI - Brayden Schenn PPG (4) - from Vincent Lecavalier and Erik Gustafsson (13:32 3RD)
WG - Steve Mason (21 saves on 21 shots: 5-7-1) LG - Craig Anderson (24 saves on 29 shots: 4-5-2)
Three Stars:
3. Claude Giroux (2 assists) - Philadelphia
2. Steve Mason (21 saves on 21 shots for the shutout) - Philadelphia
1. Jakub Voracek (2 goals) - Philadelphia

Winnipeg Jets 3, Detroit Red Wings 2 (SO) - (from Detroit) - The Jets improved to .500 at 9-9-2 thanks to a 3-2 shootout win over the Detroit Red Wings, dropping them to 9-5-5.
Goals:
WPG - Bryan Little (11) - from Blake Wheeler and Andrew Ladd (7:10 1ST)
DET - Pavel Datsyuk PPG (8) - from Henrik Zetterberg and Niklas Kronwall (14:44 1ST)
WPG - Zach Bogosian (1) - from Olli Jokinen and Evander Kane (10:47 3RD)
DET - Pavel Datsyuk PPG (9) - from Johan Franzen and Daniel Alfredsson (13:11 3RD)
Shootout winner - Andrew Ladd (WPG)
WG - Ondrej Pavelel (41 saves on 43 shots: 7-7-2) LG - Jimmy Howard (19 saves on 21 shots: 5-5-5)
Three Stars:
3. Andrew Ladd (1 assist, shootout winner) - Winnipeg
2. Ondrej Pavelec (41 saves on 43 shots for the win) - Winnipeg
1. Pavel Datsyuk (2 goals) - Detroit

Florida Panthers 3, Anaheim Ducks 2 (from Florida) - The Panthers improved to 4-11-4 on the season thanks to a 3-2 win over the Anaheim Ducks, dropping them to 15-4-1.
Goals:
ANA - Andrew Cogliano (6) - from Daniel Winnik and Devante Smith-Pelly (0:40 1ST)
ANA - Hampus Lindholm (2) - from Nick Bonino and Emerson Etem (14:26 1ST)
FLA - Shawn Matthias (2) - from Brian Campbell and Krys Barch (13:28 2ND)
FLA - Scottie Upshall (3) - from Erik Gudbrason and Jonathan Huberdeau (14:38 2ND)
FLA - Brad Boyes (6) - from Scottie Upshall (4:29 3RD) *GWG*
WG - Tim Thomas (32 saves on 34 shots: 3-5-0) LG - Frederik Andersen (22 saves on 25 shots: 6-1-0)
Three Stars:
3. Andrew Cogliano (1 goal) - Anaheim
2. Tim Thomas (32 saves on 34 shots for the win) - Florida
1. Scottie Upshall (1 goal, 1 assist) - Florida

Phoenix Coyotes 3, St. Louis Blues 2 (OT) - (from St. Louis) - The Coyotes improved to 13-4-2 on the season thanks to a 3-2 OT win over the St. Louis Blues, dropping them to 11-2-3.
Goals:
STL - Maxim Lapierre (2) - from Jay Bouwmeester and Alex Pietrangelo (5:53 1ST)
PHX - David Moss (1) - from Mike Ribeiro and Oliver Ekman-Larsson (7:49 1ST)
PHX - Mikkel Boedker (4) - from Rob Klinkhammer and Rostislav Klesla (19:29 1ST)
STL - Roman Polak (2) - from Alexander Steen and David Backes (2:49 3RD)
PHX - Oliver Ekman-Larrson (4) - from Mike Ribeiro and Shane Doan (0:56 OT) *GWG*
WG - Mike Smith (37 saves on 39 shots: 11-3-2) LG - Jaroslav Halak (16 saves on 19 shots: 9-2-2)
Three Stars:
3. Roman Polak (1 goal) - St. Louis
2. Mike Smith (37 saves on 39 shots for the win) - Phoenix
1. Oliver Ekman-Larsson (1 goal, 1 assist, OT winner) - Phoenix

San Jose Sharks 3, Calgary Flames 2 (OT) - (from Calgary) The Sharks improved to 11-2-5 on the season thanks to a 3-2 OT win over the Calgary Flames, dropping them to 6-9-3.
Goals:
SJS - Logan Couture (8) - from Patrick Marleau and Tyler Kennedy (1:32 1ST)
SJS - Patrick Marleau PPG (9) - from Joe Pavelski and Joe Thornton (19:04 1ST)
CGY - Kris Russell PPG (3) - from Sean Monahan (6:51 3RD)
CGY - Mike Cammalleri (8) - from Chris Butler (10:25 3RD)
SJS - Brad Stuart (1) - from Joe Thornton and Dan Boyle(1:13 OT) *GWG*
WG - Alex Stalock (11 saves on 13 shots: 2-0-0) LG - Reto Berra (32 saves on 35 shots: 1-2-1)
Three Stars:
3. Mike Cammalleri (1 goal) - Calgary
2. Joe Thornton (2 assists) - San Jose
1. Patrick Marleau (1 goal, 1 assist) - San Jose

Three Stars of the Night:
3. Oliver Ekman-Larsson - Ekman-Larsson had a big part in the Coyotes 3-2 OT win over the Blues, picking up the OT winner and assisting on David Moss's goal. Ekman-Larsson now has 4 goals and 11 assists on the season
2. Ryan Miller - Despite his team's slow start to the season, Ryan Miller has been one of the lone bright spots as the Sabres continue to get outshot almost every night. Miller made 43 saves on 45 shots and stopped both shots he faced in the shootout for the win, as the Sabres were outshot 45-17 in the game
1. Jakub Voracek - Voracek broke out of his slow start to the season with a 2-goal effort in the Flyers 5-0 win over the Senators. After just 1 goal and 3 assists in the 1st 15 games of the season, Voracek has 2 goals and 1 assist in his last 2 games.

Interesting Stats of the Night:
-The Lightning won their 1st game since losing Steven Stamkos to a broken tibia.
-The Ducks only had 3 regulation losses coming into tonight, but lost 3-2 to the Panthers who only had 3 wins on the season coming in.
-In the Kings/Sabres game Ben Scrivens replaced Jon Quick in OT as Quick went down with the injury. The Kings would lose in a shootout, and Scrivens would take the loss despite facing no shots in the game.
-After 6 straight wins to begin his NHL career, the Panthers finally handed Ducks G Frederik Andersen his 1st career loss.

Forman Faceoff Highlight of the Night:
-The Panthers beat the Ducks 3-2 thanks to 3 unanswered goals, and they got things started with this nifty spin-goal by Shawn Matthias: http://video.nhl.com/videocenter/console?catid=35&id=483373&lang=en

What's up next (November 13th) - There are 3 NHL games on tap for Wednesday:
1. Toronto Maple Leafs vs. Minnesota Wild @730PM ET (In Minnesota)
2. Philadelphia Flyers vs. Pittsburgh Penguins @8PM ET (In Pittsburgh) {***Forman's Game of the Night***}
3. Dallas Stars vs. Edmonton Oilers @10PM ET (In Edmonton)

-Joel Forman - The Forman Faceoff

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