Saturday, November 23, 2013

November 23rd NHL Recap

Boston Bruins 3, Carolina Hurricanes 2 (OT) - (from Boston) - The Bruins improved to 15-6-2 on the season thanks to a 3-2 OT win over the Carolina Hurricanes, dropping them to 8-10-5.
Goals:
CAR - Andrej Sekera PPG (5) - from Jeff Skinner and Eric Staal (5:53 1ST)
BOS - Zdeno Chara PPG (4) - from Milan Lucic and Torey Krug (14:49 1ST)
BOS - Reilly Smith (4) - from Carl Soderberg and Matt Bartkowski (13:31 2ND)
CAR - Patrick Dwyer SHG (2) - unassisted (CAR)
BOS - David Krejci (4) - from Jarome Iginla and Johnny Boychuk (1:28 3RD) *GWG*
Goalies:
WG - Chad Johnson (22 saves on 24 shots: 3-1-0) LG - Cam Ward (35 saves on 38 shots: 2-3-4)
Three Stars:
3. Reilly Smith (1 goal) - Boston
2. Cam Ward (35 saves on 38 shots) - Carolina
1. David Krejci (1 goal, including the OT winner) - Boston

Minnesota Wild 3, Winnipeg Jets 2 (SO) - (from Winnipeg) - The Wild improved to 15-5-4 on the season thanks to a 3-2 shootout win over the Winnipeg Jets, dropping them to 10-11-4.
Goals:
WPG - Michael Frolik (6) - from Matt Halischuk (13:07 2ND)
MIN - Nino Niederreiter (5) - from Marco Scandella and Zach Parise (3:21 3RD)
WPG - Mat Halischuk (2) - from Michael Frolik and Mark Scheifele (5:35 3RD)
MIN - Zach Parise SHG (11) - from Mikko Koivu and Ryan Suter (15:05 3RD)
Shootout winner - Charlie Coyle (MIN)
Goalies:
WG - Niklas Backstrom (37 saves on 39 shots: 2-1-2) LG - Ondrej Pavelec (33 saves on 35 shots: 8-9-3)
Three Stars:
3. Ryan Suter (1 assist) - Minnesota
2. Michael Frolik (1 goal, 1 assist) - Winnipeg
1. Zach Parise (1 goal, 1 assist) - Minnesota

Toronto Maple Leafs 2, Washington Capitals 1 (SO) - (from Toronto) - The Leafs improved to 14-8-1 on the season thanks to a 2-1 shootout win over the Washington Capitals, dropping them to 12-10-2.
Goals:
TOR - David Clarkson PPG (2) - from Jake Gardiner and Nazem Kadri (10:08 2ND)
WSH - Alexander Ovechkin (20) - from Mike Green (15:50 3RD)
Shootout winner - Joffrey Lupul (TOR)
Goalies:
WG - James Reimer (49 saves on 50 shots: 6-2-0) LG - Braden Holtby (27 saves on 28 shots: 10-7-1)
Three Stars:
3. David Clarkson (1 goal) - Toronto
2. Alexander Ovechkin (1 goal) - Washington
1. James Reimer (49 saves on 50 shots for the win) - Toronto

Montreal Canadiens 3, Pittsburgh Penguins 2 (from Montreal) - The Habs improved to 13-9-2 on the season thanks to a 3-2 win over the Pittsburgh Penguins, dropping them to 15-9-0.
Goals:
MTL - Max Pacioretty (6) - unassisted (1:53 2ND)
MTL - Tomas Plekanec (7) - from Andrei Markov and P.K. Subban (1:05 3RD)
MTL - Max Pacioretty (7) - from Raphael Diaz (2:25 3RD) *GWG*
PIT - James Neal PPG (3) - from Evgeni Malkin and Paul Martin (5:44 3RD)
PIT - James Neal (4) - from Evgeni Malkin (17:07 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - Carey Price (29 saves on 31 shots: 9-8-2) LG - Marc-Andre Fleury (26 saves on 29 shots: 13-7-0)
Three Stars:
3. Carey Price (29 saves on 31 shots for the win) - Montreal
2. James Neal (2 goals) - Pittsburgh
1. Max Pacioretty (2 goals, including the GWG) - Montreal

Ottawa Senators 4, Detroit Red Wings 2 (from Detroit) - The Senators improved to 9-10-4 on the season thanks to a 4-2 win over the Detroit Red Wings, dropping them to 10-7-7.
Goals:
DET - Darren Helm PPG (4) - from Tomas Tatar and Jakub Kindl (13:23 1ST)
OTT - Clarke MacArthur (5) - from Bobby Ryan and Patrick Wiercioch (14:33 1ST)
OTT - Chris Neil (4) - from Cory Conacher and Zack Smith (15:44 1ST)
DET - Pavel Datsyuk PPG (12) - from Niklas Kronwall and Henrik Zetterberg (1:08 3RD)
OTT - Bobby Ryan PPG (11) - from Erik Karlsson and Jason Spezza (3:51 3RD) *GWG*
OTT - Clarke MacArthur PPG (6) - from Patrick Wiercioch and Erik Karlsson (15:58 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - Robin Lehner (34 saves on 36 shots: 4-3-2) LG - Jimmy Howard (25 saves on 29 shots: 5-7-6)
Three Stars:
3. Bobby Ryan (1 goal, 1 assist, GWG) - Ottawa
2. Robin Lehner (34 saves on 36 shots for the win) - Ottawa
1. Clarke MacArthur (2 goals) - Ottawa

Philadelphia Flyers 5, New York Islanders 2 (from Philadelphia) - The Flyers improved to 10-10-2 (.500) on the season thanks to a 5-2 win over the New York Islanders, dropping them to 8-13-3.
Goals:
PHI - Matt Read (7) - from Sean Couturier and Steve Downie (0:46 2ND)
PHI - Wayne Simmonds (4) - from Vincent Lecavalier and Erik Gustafsson (1:45 2ND)
PHI - Claude Giroux PPG (3) - from Wayne Simmonds and Jakub Voracek (3:48 2ND) *GWG*
NYI - John Tavares (10) - from Thomas Vanek and Matt Donovan (14:04 2ND)
NYI - Eric Boulton (1) - from Casey Cizikas (2:39 3RD)
PHI - Brayden Schenn (7) - from Jakub Voracek and Claude Giroux (12:21 3RD)
PHI - Matt Read EN (8) - unassisted (19:11 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - Steve Mason (36 saves on 38 shots: 7-7-2) LG - Kevin Poulin (13 saves on 16 shots: 3-8-0), Anders Nilsson (12 saves on 13 shots in relief of Poulin)
Three Stars:
3. Wayne Simmonds (1 goal, 1 assist) - Philadelphia
2. Jakub Voracek (2 assists) - Philadelphia
1. Claude Giroux (1 goal, 1 assist, GWG) - Philadelphia

St. Louis Blues 6, Dallas Stars 1 (from St. Louis) - The Blues improved to 16-3-3 on the season thanks to a commanding 6-1 win over the Dallas Stars, dropping them to 11-9-2.
Goals:
STL - Vladimir Sobotka (4) - from Alex Pietrangelo and T.J. Oshie (1:39 1ST)
DAL - Brenden Dillon (4) - from Rich Peverley and Jamie Benn (10:53 1ST)
STL - Vladimir Tarasenko (8) - from Jaden Schwartz (11:02 1ST) *GWG*
STL - David Backes (10) - unassisted (6:56 2ND)
STL - Derek Roy PPG (6) - from Alex Steen and Kevin Shattenkirk (0:50 3RD)
STL - Chris Stewart (4) - from Brenden Morrow and Jay Bouwmeester (5:39 3RD)
STL - T.J. Oshie (4) - from Alex Pietrangelo and Patrik Berglund (11:02 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - Brian Elliot (34 saves on 35 shots: 4-0-1) LG - Kari Lehtonen (13 saves on 18 shots: 10-5-2), Dan Ellis (6 saves on 7 shots in relief of Lehtonen)
Three Stars:
3. Alex Pietrangelo (2 assists) - St. Louis
2. Vladimir Tarasenko (1 goal, including the GWG) - St. Louis
1. Brian Elliot (34 saves on 35 shots for the win) - St. Louis

New York Rangers 2, Nashville Predators 0 (from New York) - The Rangers improved to 12-11-0 on the season thanks to a 2-0 shutout of the Nashville Predators, dropping them to 11-10-2.
Goals:
NYR - Ryan McDonagh (5) - from Dan Girardi and Mats Zuccarello (13:13 2ND)
NYR - Derek Stepan (5) - from Mats Zuccarello (7:45 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - Cam Talbot (17 saves on 17 shots: 5-1-0) LG - Marek Mazanec (32 saves on 34 shots: 3-3-0)
Three Stars:
3. Ryan McDonagh (1 goal, including the GWG) - New York
2. Cam Talbot (17 saves on 17 shots for the shutout) - New York
1. Mats Zuccarello (2 assists) - New York

Anaheim Ducks 4, Phoenix Coyotes 2 (from Phoenix) - The Ducks improved to 17-6-3 on the season thanks to a 4-2 win over the Phoenix Coyotes, dropping them to 14-5-4.
Goals:
ANA - Dustin Penner PPG (5) - from Cam Fowler and Nick Bonino (11:11 1ST)
PHX - Mike Ribeiro (7) - from Derek Morris and Shane Doan (7:27 2ND)
ANA - Dustin Penner (6) - from Ben Lovejoy (8:03 2ND)
ANA - Corey Perry (13) - from Ryan Getzlaf (11:01 2ND) *GWG*
ANA - Sami Vatanen PPG (2) - from Mathieu Perreault and Matt Beleskey (16:43 2ND)
PHX - Shane Doan (11) - from Oliver Ekman-Larsson and Radim Vrbata (4:20 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - Jonas Hiller (42 saves on 44 shots: 9-3-2) LG - Mike Smith (18 saves on 22 shots: 12-4-4), Thomas Greiss (4 saves on 4 shots in relief of Smith)
Three Stars:
3. Shane Doan (1 goal, 1 assist) - Phoenix
2. Jonas Hiller (42 saves on 44 shots for the win) - Anaheim
1. Dustin Penner (2 goals) - Anaheim

Chicago Blackhawks 2, Vancouver Canucks 1 (from Vancouver) - The Hawks improved to 16-4-4 on the season thanks to a 2-1 win over the Vancouver Canucks, dropping them to 12-9-4.
Goals:
VAN - Ryan Kesler PPG (10) - from Jason Garrison and Daniel Sedin (18:33 1ST)
CHI - Andrew Shaw (5) - from Patrick Kane and Duncan Keith (4:40 3RD)
CHI - Marcus Kruger (3) - from Nicklas Hjalmarsson and Johnny Oduya (4:49 3RD) *GWG*
Goalies:
WG - Corey Crawford (36 saves on 37 shots: 15-4-3) LG - Roberto Luongo (27 saves on 29 shots: 10-7-4)
Three Stars:
3. Duncan Keith (1 assist) - Chicago
2. Roberto Luongo (27 saves on 29 shots)
1. Corey Crawford (36 saves on 37 shots for the win) - Chicago

Colorado Avalanche 1, Los Angeles Kings 0 (from Los Angeles) - The Avalanche improved to 17-5-0 on the season thanks to a 1-0 OT win over the Los Angeles Kings, dropping them to 15-6-3.
Goals:
COL - Jamie McGinn (4) - from John Mitchell and Jan Hejda (2:31 OT) *GWG*
Goalies:
WG - Semyon Varlamov (19 saves on 19 shots: 12-5-0) LG - Ben Scrivens (32 saves on 33 shots: 5-1-3)
Three Stars:
3. Jamie McGinn (1 goal, including the OT winner) - Colorado
2. Ben Scrivens (32 saves on 33 shots) - Los Angeles
1. Semyon Varlamov (19 saves on 19 shots for the shutout) - Colorado

San Jose Sharks 2, New Jersey Devils 1 (from San Jose) - The Sharks improved to 15-3-5 on the season thanks to a 2-1 win over the New Jersey Devils, dropping them to 9-9-5 (.500).
Goals:
SJS - Scott Hannan (3) - from Joe Thornton and Brent Burns (4:25 1ST)
SJS - Tyler Kennedy (3) - from Martin Havlat and Jason Demers (14:47 1ST)
NJD - Patrik Elias PPG (4) - from Andy Greene and Eric Gelinas (8:10 3RD) *GWG*
Goalies:
WG - Antti Niemi (18 saves on 19 shots: 12-3-5) LG - Martin Brodeur (28 saves on 30 shots: 7-4-2)
Three Stars:
3. Martin Brodeur (28 saves on 39 shots) - New Jersey
2. Brent Burns (1 assist) - San Jose
1. Antti Niemi (18 saves on 19 shots for the win) - San Jose

Three Stars of the Night:
3. Semyon Varlamov - The Avs goaltender made 19 saves and picked up his 1st shutout of the season in the Avs 1-0 OT win over the Kings.
2. James Reimer - Reimer had a big night for the Leafs, making an impressive 49 saves on 50 shots in the Leafs 2-1 shootout win over the Capitals
1. Claude Giroux - Giroux scored his 3rd goal of the season (the eventual game-winner) and added an assist in the Flyers 5-2 win over the Islanders.

Interesting Stats of the Night:
-Alexander Ovechkin became the first player to score 20 goals this season.
-After starting the season 4-10-1, the Flyers are now at .500 (10-10-2) after going 6-0-1 in their last 7.
-Rangers rookie G Cam Talbot has now posted back-to-back shutouts for the Rangers.
-After just 2 goals in his first 12 games, Max Pacioretty now has 5 goals in his last 3 games.
-The Avalanche improved to 3-0 in OT this season.
-The Hawks scored 2 goals in 9 seconds to beat the Canucks 2-1.

Current Winning/Losing Streaks (3 or more games):
Montreal Canadiens (3-game winning streak)
Philadelphia Flyers (3-game winning streak)
St. Louis Blues (3-game winning streak)
Colorado Avalanche (3-game winning streak)
Edmonton Oilers (3-game winning streak)

Tampa Bay Lightning (4-game losing streak)
Carolina Hurricanes (4-game losing streak)
Buffalo Sabres (3-game losing streak)

Forman Faceoff Highlight of the Night:
-Tonight it goes Evgeni Malkin for this coast-to-coast rush to set up James Neal for a brilliant goal: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nL_iTnbYMEk

What's up next (November 24th) - There are 2 NHL games on tap for Sunday:
1. Detroit Red Wings vs. Buffalo Sabres @5PM ET (In Buffalo)
2. Ottawa Senators vs. Carolina Hurricanes @5PM ET (In Carolina)

-Joel Forman - The Forman Faceoff

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