Monday, November 25, 2013

November 25th NHL Recap

Boston Bruins 4, Pittsburgh Penguins 3 (OT) - (from Boston) - The Bruins improved to 16-6-2 on the season thanks to a 4-3 OT win over the Pittsburgh Penguins, dropping them to 15-9-1.
Goals:
BOS - Loui Eriksson (5) - from Carl Soderberg (12:27 1ST)
BOS - Reilly Smith PPG (5) - from Carl Soderberg and Loui Eriksson (15:43 1ST)
PIT - James Neal (5) - from Jussi Jokinen and Evgeni Malkin (0:37 2ND)
PIT - James Neal (6) - from Jussi Jokinen and Matt Niskanen (11:09 3RD)
BOS - Zdeno Chara (5) - from David Krejci and Milan Lucic (14:45 3RD)
PIT - Sidney Crosby (13) - from Chris Kunitz and James Neal (19:59 3RD)
BOS - Torey Krug (7) - from Brad Marchand and Loui Eriksson (0:34 OT) *GWG*
Goalies:
WG - Tuukka Rask (28 saves on 31 shots: 13-5-2) LG - Marc-Andre Fleury (20 saves on 24 shots: 13-7-1)
Three Stars:
3. Torey Krug (1 goal, including the GWG) - Boston
2. James Neal (2 goals, 1 assist) - Pittsburgh
1. Loui Eriksson (1 goal, 2 assists) - Boston

Columbus Blue Jackets 6, Toronto Maple Leafs 0 (from Toronto) - The Blue Jackets improved to 9-12-3 on the season thanks to a commanding 6-0 shutout of the Toronto Maple Leafs, dropping them to 14-9-1.
Goals:
CBJ - Cam Atkinson (6) - from Matt Calvert and Artem Anisimov (10:18 1ST) *GWG*
CBJ - R.J. Umberger (6) - from Mark Letestu and Ryan Murray (10:38 1ST)
CBJ - Jack Skille (1) - from Mark Letestu (3:07 2ND)
CBJ - Ryan Murray PPG (3) - from Ryan Johansen and James Wisniewski (6:25 2ND)
CBJ - Ryan Johansen (7) - from Nick Foligno (9:05 3RD)
CBJ - Ryan Johansen PPG (8) - from Nick Foligno and James Wisniewski (11:24 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - Sergei Bobrovsky (18 saves on 18 shots: 8-10-2) LG - James Reimer (15 saves on 21 shots: 6-3-0), Jonathan Bernier (1 save on 1 shot in relief of Reimer)
Three Stars:
3. Ryan Murray (1 goal, 1 assist) - Columbus
2. Sergei Bobrovsky (18 saves on 18 shots for the shutout) - Columbus
1. Ryan Johansen (2 goals, 1 assist) - Columbus

Winnipeg Jets 3, New Jersey Devils 1 (from New Jersey) - The Jets improved to 11-11-4 (.500) on the season thanks to a 3-1 win over the New Jersey Devils, dropping them to 9-10-5.
Goals:
WPG - Mark Scheifele (2) - from Michael Frolik and Dustin Byfuglien (16:01 1ST)
WPG - Evander Kane (7) - from Olli Jokinen (7:16 2ND) *GWG*
NJD - Patrik Elias (5) - from Andy Greene and Steve Bernier (10:44 3RD)
WPG - Devin Setoguchi EN (5) - from Bryan Little and Dustin Byfuglien (19:32 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - Ondrej Pavelec (25 saves on 26 shots: 9-9-3) LG - Martin Brodeur (19 saves on 21 shots: 7-5-2)
Three Stars:
3. Dustin Byfuglien (2 assists) - Winnipeg
2. Ondrej Pavelec (25 saves on 26 shots for the win) - Winnipeg
1. Evander Kane (1 goal, including the GWG) - Winnipeg

Tampa Bay Lighting 5, New York Rangers 0 (from Tampa Bay) - The Lightning improved to 15-8-1 on the season thanks to a commanding 5-0 shutout of the New York Rangers, dropping them to 12-12-0 (.500).
Goals:
TBL - Nikita Kucherov (1) - from Teddy Purcell and Eric Brewer (2:12 1ST) *GWG*
TBL - Martin St. Louis (9) - from Valtteri Filppula and Victor Hedman (3:10 1ST)
TBL - Martin St. Loius (10) -  from Valtteri Filppula and Andrej Sustr (3:12 2ND)
TBL - Teddy Purcell (6) - unassisted (16:52 2ND)
TBL - Teddy Purcell (7) - from Martin St. Louis and Alex Killorn (18:59 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - Ben Bishop (37 saves on 37 shots: 14-3-1) LG - Henrik Lundvist (18 saves on 22 shots: 7-10-0), Cam Talbot (2 saves on 3 shots in relief of Lundqvist)
Three Stars:
3. Beb Bishop (37 saves on 37 shots for the shutout) - Tampa Bay
2. Teddy Purcell (2 goals, 1 assist) - Tampa Bay
1. Martin St. Louis (2 goals, 1 assist) - Tampa Bay

Florida Panthers 3, Philadelphia Flyers 1 (from Florida) - The Panthers improved to 7-13-5 on the season thanks to a 3-1 win over the Philadelphia Flyers, dropping them to 10-11-2.
Goals:
FLA - Sean Bergenheim (1) - from Jimmy Hayes and Dylan Olsen (3:35 2ND)
FLA - Sean Bergenheim PPG (2) - from Marcel Goc and Erik Gudbranson (13:59 2ND) *GWG*
PHI - Wayne Simmonds PPG (5) - from Scott Hartnell and Claude Giroux (7:06 3RD)
FLA - Erik Gudbranson (1) - from Scottie Upshall and Brad Boyes (15:52 3RD)
Goalies:
WG -Tim Thomas (38 saves on 39 shots: 6-7-1) LG - Steve Mason (28 saves on 31 shots: 7-8-2)
Three Stars:
3. Erik Gudbranson (1 goal, 1 assist) - Florida
2. Sean Bergenheim (2 goals, including the GWG) - Florida
1. Tim Thomas (38 saves on 39 shots for the win) - Florida

St. Louis Blues 3, Minnesota Wild 0 (from St. Louis) - The Blues improved to 17-3-3 on the season thanks to a 3-0 shutout of the Minnesota Wild, dropping them to 15-6-4.
Goals:
STL - Vladimir Sobotka (5) - from Carlo Coliacovo and Jaden Schwartz (1:20 1ST) *GWG*
STL - Alex Steen (18) - from Jay Bouwmeester and T.J. Oshie (13:38 1ST)
STL - Alex Steen EN (19) - unassisted (18:38 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - Jaroslav Halak (22 saves on 22 shots: 13-3-2) LG - Nicklas Backstrom (18 saves on 20 shots: 2-2-2)
Three Stars:
3. Jay Bouwmeester (1 assist) - St. Louis
2. Jaroslav Halak (22 saves on 22 shots for the shutout) - St. Louis
1. Alex Steen (2 goals) - St. Louis

Nashville Predators 4, Phoenix Coyotes 2 (from Nashville) - The Predators improved to 12-10-2 on the season thanks to a 4-2 win over the Phoenix Coyotes, dropping them to 14-6-4
Goals:
NSH - Nick Spaling (3) - from Matt Cullen and Craig Smith (1:02 1ST)
NSH - Mike Fisher (4) - from Colin Wilson and Eric Nystrom (8:22 1ST)
NSH - Gabriel Bourque (4) - from Viktor Stalberg and David Legwand (18:27 1ST) *GWG*
PHX - Mikkel Boedker (5) - from Antoine Vermette and Kyle Chipchura (9:34 2ND)
PHX - Tim Kennedy (1) - from Martin Hanzal and Radim Vrbata (13:00 2ND)
NSH - Shea Weber EN (7) - unassisted (19:25 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - Marek Mazanec (29 saves on 31 shots: 4-3-0) LG - Mike Smith (25 saves on 28 shots: 12-5-4)
Three Stars:
3. Antoine Vermette (1 assist) - Phoenix
2. Mike Fisher (1 goal) - Nashville
1. Gabriel Bourque (1 goal) - Nashville

Chicago Blackhawks 5, Edmonton Oilers 1 (from Edmonton) - The Hawks improved to 17-4-4 on the season thanks to a 5-1 win over the Edmonton Oilers, dropping them to 7-16-2.
Goals:
CHI - Jonathan Toews SHG (12) - from Brandon Saad and Duncan Keith (5:14 1ST)
CHI - Patrick Kane PPG (13) - from Andrew Shaw and Duncan Keith (8:06 1ST) *GWG*
CHI - Johnny Oduya (2) - from Marcus Kruger and Brandon Bollig (1:28 2ND)
CHI - Andrew Shaw (6) - from Jeremy Morin (5:49 2ND)
EDM - Justin Schultz (3) - from Ryan Nugent-Hopkins and Taylor Hall (8:08 2ND)
CHI - Andrew Shaw (7) - from Nick Leddy and Brandon Saad (18:02 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - Corey Crawford (24 saves on 25 shots: 16-4-3) LG - Devan Dubnyk (10 saves on 14 shots: 6-11-1), Ilya Bryzgalov (12 saves on 13 shots in relief of Dubnyk)
Three Stars:
3. Jonathan Toews (1 goal) - Chicago
2. Duncan Keith (2 assists) - Chicago
1. Andrew Shaw (2 goals, 1 assist) - Chicago

Los Angeles Kings 3, Vancouver Canucks 2 (OT) - (from Vancouver) - The Kings improved to 16-6-3 on the season thanks to a 3-2 OT win over the Vancouver Canucks, dropping them to 12-9-5.
Goals:
LAK - Kyle Clifford (2) - from Linden Vey and Tyler Toffoli (13:50 1ST)
VAN - Chris Tanev (1) - from Chris Higgins and Dale Weise (17:04 2ND)
VAN - Henrik Sedin PPG (7) - from Daniel Sedin and Jason Garrison (6:59 3RD)
LAK - Mike Richards (6) - from Jeff Carter and Dwight King (17:06 3RD)
LAK - Anze Kopitar (7) - from Slava Voynov and Robyn Regehr (0:48 OT) *GWG*
Goalies:
WG - Ben Scrivens (37 saves on 39 shots: 6-1-3) LG - Roberto Luongo (19 saves on 22 shots: 10-7-5)
Three Stars:
3. Henrik Sedin (1 goal) - Los Angeles
2. Anze Kopitar (1 goal, including the OT winner) - Los Angeles
1. Ben Scrivens (37 saves on 39 shots for the win) - Los Angeles

Three Stars of the Night:
3. Loui Eriksson - Eriksson scored 1 goal and added 2 assists in the Bruins 4-3 OT win over the Penguins.
2. Andrew Shaw - Shaw picked up 2 goals and added an assist in the Hawks 5-1 win over the Oilers.
1. Martin St. Louis - St. Louis had a big part in the Lightning's 5-0 shutout of the Rangers, scoring 2 goals and adding an assist.

Interesting Stats of the Night:
-Before the Bruins won 4-3 in OT, Sidney Crosby scored with 0.3 seconds left on the clock to tie the game for the Penguins.
-Tampa F Nikita Kucherov scored 2:12 into his NHL debut for his 1st NHL goal.
-Ben Bishop picked up his 2nd shutout of the season.
-Alex Steen scored his 18th and 19th goals of the season.
-Ilya Bryzgalov made his 1st appearance as an Oiler, making 12 saves on 13 shots in relief of Devan Dubnyk.
-Torey Krug tied Erik Karlsson, Michael Stone and Shea Weber for the NHL-lead in goals by a defenseman with this OT winner: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FdOsKYpfNd8
-Carlo Coliacovo picked up an assist in his 1st game since April 14th.

Current Winning/Losing Streaks (3 or more games):
St. Louis Blues (4-game winning streak)
Montreal Canadiens (3-game winning streak)
Colorado Avalanche (3-game winning streak)
Chicago Blackhawks (3-game winning streak)

Buffalo Sabres (4-game losing streak)
New York Islanders (3-game losing streak)

Forman Faceoff Highlight of the Night:
-Loui Eriksson gets it tonight with this nifty between the legs move and backhand deke past Fleury: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WsIDt7JctVQ
-Honourable mention goes to Jonathan Toews for his dirty short-handed goal: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XvypoqAMiPQ

What's up next (November 26th) - There is 1 NHL game on tap for Tuesday:
1. Anaheim Ducks vs. Dallas Stars @8PM ET (In Dallas)

-Joel Forman - The Forman Faceoff

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