Friday, November 15, 2013

November 15h NHL Recap

Buffalo Sabres 3, Toronto Maple Leafs 1 (from Buffalo) - The Sabres improved to 5-15-1 on the season thanks to a 3-1 win over the Toronto Maple Leafs, dropping them to 11-7-1.
Goals:
TOR - Trevor Smith (2) - from David Clarkson and Mason Raymond (6:25 2ND)
BUF - Steve Ott PPG (3) - from Tyler Myers and Mark Pysyk (9:45 2ND)
BUF - Marcus Foligno (3) - from Steve Ott and Drew Stafford (15:22 2ND) *GWG*
BUF - Christian Ehrhoff EN (1) - from Mark Pysyk (19:32 3RD)
WG - Ryan Miller (32 saves on 33 shots: 4-11-0) LG - Jonathan Bernier (24 saves on 26 shots: 7-5-1)
Three Stars:
3. Mark Pysyk (2 assists) - Buffalo
2. Ryan Miller (32 saves on 33 shots for the win) - Buffalo
1. Steve Ott (1 goal, 1 assist) - Buffalo

Los Angeles Kings 2, New Jersey Devils 0 (from New Jersey) - The Kings improved to 13-6-1 on the season thanks to a 2-0 shutout of the New Jersey Devils, dropping them to 6-8-5.
Goals:
LAK - Dwight Kings (6) - from Jake Muzzin and Justin Williams (13:08 3RD) *GWG*
LAK - Anze Kopitar PPG/EN (5) - from Drew Doughty and Willie Mitchell (19:57 3RD)
WG - Ben Scrivens (26 saves on 26 shots: 3-1-1) LG - Cory Schneider (19 saves on 20 shots: 1-5-3)
Three Stars:
3. Cory Schneider (19 saves on 20 shots) - New Jersey
2. Dwight King (1 goal, including the GWG) - Los Angeles
1. Ben Scrivens (26 saves on 26 shots for the shutout) - Los Angeles

Pittsburgh Penguins 4, Nashville Predators 1 (from Pittsburgh) - The Penguins improved to 12-7-0 on the season thanks to a 4-1 win over the Nashville Predators, dropping them to 8-9-2.
Goals:
NSH - Gabriel Bourque (2) - from Kevin Klein (2:28 1ST)
PIT - Pascal Dupuis (3) - from Matt D'Agostini and Brandon Sutter (12:36 1ST)
PIT - James Neal PPG (1) - from Evgeni Malkin and Sidney Crosby (15:56 1ST) *GWG*
PIT - Kris Letang (4) - from Evgeni Malkin and James Neal (7:58 2ND)
PIT - Brandon Sutter (3) - from Jussi Jokinen and Paul Martin (18:37 2ND)
WG - Marc Andre Fleury (17 saves on 18 shots: 11-5-0) LG - Marek Mazanec (21 saves on 25 shots: 0-2-0), Carter Hutton (8 saves on 8 shots in relief of Mazanec)
Three Stars:
3. Evgeni Malkin (2 assists) - Pittsburgh
2. Brandon Sutter (1 goal, 1 assist) - Pittsburgh
1. James Neal (1 goal, 1 assist, GWG) - Pittsburgh

Carolina Hurricanes 3, Anaheim Ducks 2 (SO) - (from Carolina) - The Hurricanes improved to 8-7-4 on the season thanks to a 3-2 shootout win over the Anaheim Ducks, dropping them to 15-5-2.
Goals:
ANA - Corey Perry (12) - from Ryan Getzlaf (18:00 2ND)
CAR - Eric Staal PPG (4) - Alexander Semin and Ryan Murphy (19:43 2ND)
CAR - Drayson Bowman (2) - from Andrej Sekera (3:01 3RD)
ANA - Dustin Penner PPG (4) - from Corey Perry and Cam Fowler (7:18 3RD)
Shootout winner - Chris Terry (CAR)
WG - Justin Peters (28 saves on 30 shots: 4-5-1) LG - Viktor Fasth (21 saves on 23 shots: 2-1-1)
Three Stars:
3. Drayson Bowman (1 goal) - Carolina
2. Corey Perry (1 goal, 1 assist) - Anaheim
1. Justin Peters (28 saves on 30 shots for the win) - Carolina

Montreal Canadiens 3, Columbus Blue Jackets 2 (SO) - (from Columbus) - The Canadiens improved to 10-8-2 on the season thanks to a 3-2 shootout win over the Columbus Blue Jackets, dropping them to 6-10-3.
Goals:
CBJ - R.J. Umberger (4) - from Nick Foligno and James Wisniewski (15:33 1ST)
CBJ - Artem Anisimov (5) - from Nikita Nikitin and David Savard (17:12 1ST)
MTL - Alex Galchenyuk (4) - unassisted (19:52 1ST)
MTL - Lars Eller PPG (7) - from Daniel Briere and Andrei Markov (7:34 2ND)
Shootout winner - David Desharnais (MTL)
WG - Peter Budaj (23 saves on 25 shots: 3-1-0) LG - Curtis McElhinney (38 saves on 40 shots: 1-2-1)
Three Stars:
3. David Desharnais (shootout winner) - Montreal
2. Curtis McElhinney (38 saves on 40 shots) - Columbus
1. Lars Eller (1 goal) - Montreal

Ottawa Senators 4, Boston Bruins 2 (from Ottawa) - The Senators improved to 8-7-4 on the season thanks to a 4-2 win over the Boston Bruins, dropping them to 12-6-1.
Goals:
BOS - Loui Eriksson (4) - from Matt Bartkowski and Patrice Bergeron (6:03 1ST)
BOS - Brad Marchand (3) - from Matt Bartkowski and Loui Eriksson (9:50 1ST)
OTT - Chris Neil (3) - unassisted (19:10 1ST)
OTT - Jason Spezza (9) - from Erik Karlsson and Milan Michalek (1:31 3RD)
OTT - Jared Cowen (3) - from Cory Conacher and Jason Spezza (5:42 3RD) *GWG*
OTT - Bobby Ryan (10) -  unassisted (10:11 3RD)
WG - Craig Anderson (30 saves on 32 shots: 5-5-2) LG - Tuukka Rask (27 saves on 31 shots: 10-5-1)
Three Stars:
3. Loui Eriksson (1 goal, 1 assist) - Boston
2. Craig Anderson (30 saves on 32 shots for the win) - Ottawa
1. Jason Spezza (1 goal, 1 assist) - Ottawa

Washington Capitals 4, Detroit Red Wings 3 (SO) - (from Detroit) - The Caps improved to 11-8-1 on the season thanks to a 4-3 shootout win over the Detroit Red Wings, dropping them to 9-5-6.
Goals:
WSH - Brooks Laich (3) - from Steve Oleksy (5:50 1ST)
DET - Johan Franzen PPG (3) - from Jakub Kindl and Danny DeKeyser (15:52 1ST)
DET - Johan Franzen (4) - from Tomas Tatar and Darren Helm (18:10 1ST)
DET - Danny DeKeyser PPG (2) - from Johan Franzen and Jakub Kindl (19:42 2ND)
WSH - Alexander Ovechkin (15) - from Marcus Johansson and Nicklas Backstrom (3:19 3RD)
WSH - Michael Latta (1) - from John Calrson and Karl Alzner (11:54 3RD)
Shootout winner - Nicklas Backstrom (WSH)
WG - Braden Holtby (34 saves on 37 shots: 9-6-0) LG - Jimmy Howard (30 saves on 33 shots: 5-5-6)
Three Stars:
3. Nicklas Backstrom (1 assist, shootout winner) - Washington
2. Alexander Ovechkin (1 goal) - Washigton
1. Johan Franzen (2 goals, 1 assist) - Detroit

Minnesota Wild 3, Florida Panthers 2 (from Minnesota) - The Wild improved to 12-4-4 on the season thanks to a 3-2 win over the Florida Panthers, dropping them to 4-12-4.
Goals:
MIN - Zach Parise PPG (10) - from Mikko Koivu and Jason Pominville (4:59 1ST)
MIN - Jason Pominville (12) - from Jared Spurgeon and Nino Niederreiter (13:38 1ST)
FLA - Tomas Kopecky (1) - from Jesse Winchester (3:31 3RD)
FLA - Jonathan Huberdeau (4) - from Nick Bjugstad (8:59 3RD)
MIN - Charlie Coyle (2) - from Mikko Koivu and Ryan Suter (11:38 3RD) *GWG*
WG - Josh Harding (22 saves on 24 shots: 11-2-2) LG - Tim Thomas (17 saves on 20 shots: 3-6-0)
Three Stars:
3. Charlie Coyle (1 goal, including the GWG) - Minnesota
2. Mikko Koivu (2 assists) - Minnesota
1. Jason Pominville (1 goal, 1 assist) - Minnesota

Winnipeg Jets 3, Philadelphia Flyers 2 (SO) - (from Winnipeg) - The Jets improved to 10-9-2 on the season thanks to a 3-2 shootout win over the Philadelphia Flyers, dropping them to 7-10-2.
Goals:
WPG - Dustin Byfuglien PPG (2) - from Devin Setoguchi and Olli Jokinen (5:36 1ST)
PHI - Scott Hartnell (3) - from Jakub Voracek and Claude Giroux (6:25 1ST)
PHI - Wayne Simmonds PPG (2) - from Scott Hartnell and Kimmo Timonen (11:45 1ST)
WPG - Dustin Byfuglien PPG (3) - from Olli Jokinen and Evander Kane (14:23 3RD)
Shootout winner - Bryan Little (WPG)
WG - Ondrej Pavelec (32 saves on 34 shots) LG - Steve Mason (36 saves on 38 shots)
Three Stars:
3. Ondrej Pavelec (32 saves on 34 shots for the win) - Winnipeg
2. Steve Mason (36 saves on 38 shots) - Philadelphia
1. Dustin Byfuglien (2 goals) - Winnipeg

San Jose Sharks 3, Edmonton Oilers 1 (from Edmonton) - The Sharks improved to 13-2-5 on the season thanks to a 3-1 win over the Edmonton Oilers, dropping them to 4-15-2.
Goals:
SJS - Joe Pavelski PPG (7) - from Patrick Marleau and Logan Couture (15:44 1ST)
SJS - Tomas Hertl (12) - from Joe Thornton and Tommy Wingels (17:13 1ST) *GWG*
SJS - Patrick Marleau PPG (10) - from Jason Demers and Joe Thornton (3:45 2ND)
EDM - Nail Yakupov PPG (3) - from  Sam Gagner and Ales Hemsky (12:48 2ND)
WG - Alex Stalock (30 saves on 31 shots: 3-0-0) LG - Devan Dubnuk (34 saves on 37 shots: 3-10-1)
Three Stars:
3. Alex Stalock (30 saves on 31 shots for the win) - San Jose
2. Patrick Marleau (1 goal, 1 assist) - San Jose
1. Joe Thornton (2 assists) - San Jose

Three Stars of the Night:
3. James Neal - Neal picked up his 1st goal of the season (the GWG) and added an assist in the Penguins 4-1 win over the Predators.
2. Johan Franzen - Franzen doubled goal total for the season scoring 2 goals and adding an assist in the Wings 4-3 SO loss to the Caps.
1. Ben Scrivens - Playing in net for the injured Jon Quick, Scrivens made 26 saves for his 2nd shutout of the season in a 2-0 win over the Devils.

Interesting Stats of the Night:
-Joe Thornton picked up 2 assists to improve his NHL-leading assist total to 20
-The Kings beat the Devils in their 1st game since the Stanley Cup Finals in 2012
-The Sabres won their 1st game under new Head Coach Ted Nolan, a 3-1 win over the Leafs. The teams meet tomorrow night in Buffalo.
-Artem Anisimov scored one of the most bizarre goals of the year in the Blue Jackets/Canadiens game: http://video.nhl.com/videocenter/console?catid=35&id=485680&lang=en&navid=nhl:topheads

Current Winning/Losing Streaks (3 or more games):
Chicago Blackhawks (4-game winning streak)
Winnipeg Jets (4 game-game winning streak)
San Jose Sharks (3-game winning streak)
Minnesota Wild (3-game winning streak)

Edmonton Oilers (5-game losing streak)
Detroit Red Wings (4-game losing streak)
Nashville Predators (4-game losing streak)
Columbus Blue Jackets (3-game losing streak)

What's up next (November 16th) - There are 9 NHL games on tap for Saturday:
1. Buffalo Sabres vs. Toronto Maple Leafs @7PM ET (In Toronto)
2. New York Rangers vs. Montreal Canadiens @7PM ET (In Montreal)
3. Pittsburgh Penguins vs. New Jersey Devils @7PM ET (In New Jersey)
4. Detroit Red Wings vs. New York Islanders @7PM ET (In New York)
5. Carolina Hurricanes vs. St. Louis Blues @8PM ET (In St. Louis)
6. Chicago Blackhawks vs. Nashville Predators @8PM ET (In Nashville)
7. Tampa Bay Lightning vs. Phoenix Coyotes @8PM ET (In Phoenix) {***Forman's Game of the Night***}
8. Florida Panthers vs. Colorado Avalanche @9PM ET (In Colorado)
9. Edmonton Oilers vs. Calgary Flames @10PM ET (In Calgary)

-Joel Forman - The Forman Faceoff

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