Sunday, November 17, 2013

November 17th NHL Recap

Columbus Blue Jackets 4, Ottawa Senators 1 (from Ottawa) - The Blue Jackets improved to 7-10-3 on the season thanks to a 4-1 win over the Ottawa Senators, dropping them to 8-8-4 (.500).
Goals:
CBJ - Ryan Johansen PPG (6) - from Ryan Murray and James Wisniewski (4:50 1ST)
CBJ - R.J. Umberger PPG (5) - from Ryan Johansen and Fedor Tyutin (4:13 2ND) *GWG*
CBJ - Fedor Tyutin PPG (2) - from Nick Foligno (12:07 2ND)
CBJ - Derek MacKenzie (2) - from Mark Letestu and Blake Comeau (5:27 3RD)
OTT - Erik Karlsson PPG (7) - from Chris Phillips and Milan Michalek (17:33 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - Sergei Bobrovsky (29 saves on 30 shots: 6-8-2) LG - Craig Anderson (18 saves on 22 shots: 5-6-2)
Three Stars:
3. Sergei Bobrovsky (29 saves on 30 shots for the win) - Columbus
2. Fedor Tyutin (1 goal, 1 assist) - Columbus
1. Ryan Johansen (1 goal, 1 assist) - Columbus

Washington Capitals 4, St. Louis Blues 1 (from Washington) - The Capitals improved to 12-8-1 on the season thanks to a 4-1 win over the St. Louis Blues, dropping them to 13-3-3.
Goals:
WSH - Alexander Ovechkin (16) - from Nicklas Backstrom and Steve Oleksy (7:17 1ST)
WSH - Alexander Ovechkin (17) - from Karl Alzner and Nicklas Backstrom (12:34 1ST) *GWG*
WSH - Mikhail Grabovski (7) - from Jason Chimera and Joel Ward (15:41 1ST)
STL - Vladimir Sobotka PPG (3) - from Kevin Shattenkirk and Jay Bouwmeester (5:29 2ND)
WSH - John Carlson PPG (5) - from Nicklas Backstrom and Marcus Johansson (9:27 2ND)
Goalies:
WG - Braden Holtby (46 saves on 47 shots: 10-6-0) LG - Jaroslav Halak (3 saves on 6 shots: 10-3-2), Brian Elliot (13 saves on 14 shots in relief of Halak)
Three Stars:
3. Nicklas Backstrom (3 assists) - Washington
2. Alexander Ovechkin (2 goals, including the GWG) - Washington
1. Braden Holtby (46 saves on 47 shots for the win) - Washington

Los Angeles Kings 1, New York Rangers 0 (from New York) - The Kings improved to 14-6-1 on the season thanks to a 1-0 shutout of the New York Rangers, dropping them to 10-10-0 (.500).
Goals:
LAK - Tyler Toffoli (4) - from Mike Richards and Slava Voynov (1:23 2ND) *GWG*
Goalies:
WG -  Ben Scrivens (37 saves on 37 shots: 4-1-1) LG - Henrik Lundqvist (29 saves on 30 shots: 6-8-0)
Three Stars:
3. Tyler Toffoli (1 goal, including the GWG) - Los Angeles
2. Henrik Lundqvist (29 saves on 30 shots) - New York
1. Ben Scrivens (37 saves on 37 shots for the shutout) - Los Angeles

Chicago Blackhawks 5, San Jose Sharks 1 (from Chicago) - The Hawks improved to 14-3-4 on the season thanks to a 5-1 win over the San Jose Sharks, dropping them to 13-3-5.
Goals:
CHI - Brandon Pirri (6) - from Patrick Kane and Kris Versteeg (16:34 1ST)
SJS - Joe Pavelski (8) - from Tyler Kennedy and Justin Braun (8:16 2ND)
CHI - Patrick Sharp (6) - from Marcus Kruger and Brandon Saad (12:08 2ND)
CHI - Jonathan Toews (10) - from Ben Smith and Patrick Sharp (3:39 3RD)
CHI - Kris Versteeg (3) - from Brandon Saad and Brandon Pirri (15:10 3RD)
CHI - Patrick Sharp (7 - Penalty Shot) - unassisted (18:49 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - Corey Crawford (23 saves on 24 shots: 13-3-3) LG - Antti Niemi (22 saves on 27 shots: 10-3-5)
Three Stars:
3. Brandon Pirri (1 goal, 1 assist) - Chicago
2. Kris Versteeg (1 goal, 1 assist) - Chicago
1. Patrick Sharp (2 goals, 1 assist, GWG) - Chicago

Minnesota Wild 2, Winnipeg Jets 1 (from Minnesota) - The Wild improved to 13-4-4 on the season thanks to a 2-1 win over the Winnipeg Jets, dropping them to 10-10-2 (.500)
Goals:
MIN - Mikko Koivu (3) - from Zach Parise and Marco Scandella (16:37 1ST)
WPG - Dustin Byfuglien (4) - from Bryan Little and Blake Wheeler (0:54 3RD)
MIN - Mikko Koivu (4) - from Charlie Coyle and Ryan Suter (16:48 3RD) *GWG*
Goalies:
WG - Josh Harding (21 saves on 22 shots: 12-2-2) LG - Ondrej Pavelec (22 saves on 24 shots: 8-8-2)
Three Stars:
3. Dustin Byfuglien (1 goal) - Winnipeg
2. Josh Harding (21 saves on 22 shots for the win) - Minnesota
1. Mikko Koivu (2 goals, including the GWG) - Minnesota

Dallas Stars 2, Vancouver Canucks 1 (from Vancouver) - The Stars improved to 11-7-2 on the season thanks to a 2-1 win over the Vancouer Canucks, dropping them to 11-8-3.
Goals:
DAL - Valeri Nichushkin (2) - from Tyler Seguin and Jamie Benn (9:33 1ST)
DAL - Erik Cole (2) - from Cody Eakin and Alex Chiasson (1:42 3RD) *GWG*
VAN - Henrik Sedin PPG (4) - from Ryan Kesler and Kevin Bieksa (3:06 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - Kari Lehtonen (42 saves on 43 shots: 10-3-2) LG - Roberto Luongo (21 saves on 23 shots: 9-6-3)
Three Stars:
3. Jamie Benn (1 assist) - Dallas
2. Ryan Kesler (1 assist) - Vancouver
1. Kari Lehtonen (42 saves on 43 shots for the win) - Dallas

Three Stars of the Night:
3. Alexander Ovechkin - Ovechking scored the games 1st 2 goals in the Capitals 4-1 win over the Blues
2. Patrick Sharp - Sharp scored 2 goals (including the GWG) and added an assist in the Hawks 5-1 win over the Sharks. Sharp's 2nd goal was on a penalty shot late in the 3rd
1. Ben Scrivens - Scrivens made 37 saves for his 3rd shutout of the season, a 1-0 win over the Rangers. Scrivens has now posted back-to-back shutouts, making 63 saves on 63 shots

Interesting Stats of the Night:
-Ben Scrivens recorded his 3rd shutout of the season, making 37 saves against the Rangers. Scrivens now has 3 shutouts in 6 games, including back-to-back shutouts.
-Kris Versteeg scored his 1st goal since returning to the Hawks, he now has 3 points in 2 games.
-Alexander Ovechking scored his 16th and 17th goals, tying Alex Steen for the NHL lead.
-All 6 teams that lost today (Senators, Blues, Rangers, Sharks, Jets and Canucks) scored 1 or less goals

Current Winning/Losing Streaks (3 or more games):
Minnesota Wild (4-game winning streak)
Los Angeles Kings (3-game winning streak)
Dallas Stars (3-game winning streak)
Washington Capitals (3-game winning streak)

Detroit Red Wings (5-game losing streak)
Colorado Avalanche (3-game losing streak)

Forman Faceoff Highlight of the Night:
-Patrick Sharp get's it tonight with his beautiful penalty shot goal: http://video.nhl.com/videocenter/console?catid=35&id=488221&cmpid=nhl-twt

What's up next (November 18th) - There are NHL games on tap for Monday:
1. Boston Bruins vs. Carolina Hurricanes @7PM ET (In Carolina)
2. Anaheim Ducks vs. Pittsburgh Penguins @730PM ET (In Pittsburgh) {***Forman's Game of the Night***}
3. Calgary Flames vs. Winnipeg Jets @8PM ET (In Winnipeg)

-Joel Forman - The Forman Faceoff

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