Wednesday, November 27, 2013

November 27th NHL Recap

Montreal Canadiens 3, Buffalo Sabres 1 (from Buffalo) - The Canadiens improved to 14-9-2 on the season thanks to a 3-1 win over the Buffalo Sabres, dropping them to 5-20-1.
Goals:
MTL - Alex Galchenyuk (6) - from Andrei Markov and Lars Eller (17:21 1ST)
MTL - David Desharnais PPG (2) - from P.K. Subban and Andrei Markov (13:44 2ND) *GWG*
BUF - Matt Moulson (9) - from Drew Stafford (17:30 2ND)
MTL - Brendan Gallagher PPG (9) - from David Desharnais and Andrei Markov (18:16 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - Carey Price (24 saves on 25 shots: 10-8-2) LG - Ryan Miller (28 saves on 31 shots: 4-15-0)
Three Stars:
3. Matt Moulson (1 goal) - Buffalo
2. David Desharnais (1 goal, 1 assist, GWG) - Montreal
1. Andrei Markov (3 assists) - Montreal

Carolina Hurricanes 4, New Jersey Devils 3 (from New Jersey) - The Hurricanes improved to 10-10-5 (.500) on the season thanks to a 4-3 win over the New Jersey Devils, dropping them to 9-11-5.
Goals:
CAR - Justin Faulk (1) - from Jiri Tlusty and Manny Malhotra (6:44 1ST)
CAR - Tuomo Ruutu (3) - from Eric Staal and Andrej Sekera (1:50 2ND)
NJD - Travis Zajac (4) - from Dainius Zubrus and Andy Greene (4:21 2ND)
CAR - Ron Hainsey (3) - from Radek Dvorak and Andrej Sekera (8:16 2ND)
CAR - Patrick Dwyer SHG (4) - unassisted (15:43 2ND) *GWG*
NJD - Andy Greene (3) - from Patrik Elias (8:30 3RD)
NJD - Jaromir Jagr (10) - from Eric Gelinas and Patrik Elias (18:13 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - Cam Ward (19 saves on 22 shots: 4-3-4) LG - Martin Brodeur (18 saves on 22 shots: 7-6-2)
Three Stars:
3. Andrej Sekera (2 assists) - Carolina
2. Andy Greene (1 goal, 1 assist) - New Jersey
1. Patrick Dwyer (1 goal, including the GWG) - Carolina

Winnipeg Jets 3, New York Islanders 2 (from New York) - The Jets improved to 12-11-4 on the season thanks to a 3-2 win over the New York Islanders, dropping them to 8-14-3.
Goals:
WPG - Mark Stuart (1) - from James Wright (11:27 2ND)
WPG - Andrew Ladd (7) - from Blake Wheeler and Bryan Little (14:39 2ND)
WPG - Devin Setoguchi (6) - from Keaton Ellerby and Mark Scheifele (16:42 2ND) *GWG*
NYI - Andrew MacDonald PPG (2) - from Thomas Vanek and John Tavares (17:49 2ND)
NYI - John Tavares (11) - form Matt Carkner and Brock Nelson (14:01 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - Al Montoya (28 saves on 30 shots: 3-2-1) LG - Kevin Poulin (26 saves on 29 shots: 3-9-0)
Three Stars:
3. Al Montoya (28 saves on 30 shots for the win) - Winnipeg
2. John Tavares (1 goal, 1 assist) - New York
1. Andrew Ladd (1 goal) - Winnipeg

Ottawa Senators 6, Washington Capitals 4 (from Washington) - The Senators improved to 10-11-4 on the season thanks to a 6-4 win over the Washington Capitals, dropping them to 12-11-2.
Goals:
WSH - Eric Fehr (2) - from Michael Latta (12:10 1ST)
OTT - Bobby Ryan PPG (12) - from Patrick Wiercioch and Clarke MacArthur (13:28 1ST)
WSH - Marcus Johansson PPG (3) - from Troy Brouwer and Alexander Ovechkin (14:06 1ST)
WSH - Brooks Laich (4) - from Joel Ward and Jason Chimera (14:53 1ST)
OTT - Chris Phillips PPG (1) - from Kyle Turris and Erik Karlsson (6:36 2ND)
OTT - Colin Greening (1) - from Marc Methot and Erik Karlsson (10:36 2ND)
OTT - Mika Zibanejad (6) - from Jason Spezza and Chris Phillips (6:05 3RD)
WSH - John Carlson PPG (6) - from Joel Ward (16:33 3RD)
OTT - Zack Smith (4) - from Chris Neil (17:37 3RD) *GWG*
OTT - Bobby Ryan EN (13) - unassisted (19:47 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - Craig Anderson (29 saves on 33 shots: 6-7-2) LG - Braden Holtby (35 saves on 40 shots: 10-8-1)
Three Stars:
3. Chris Phillips (1 goal, 1 assist) - Ottawa
2. Brooks Laich (1 goal) - Washington
1. Bobby Ryan (2 goals) - Ottawa

Nashville Predators 4, Columbus Blue Jackets 0 (from Columbus) - The Predators improved to 13-10-4 on the season thanks to a 4-0 shutout of the Columbus Blue Jackets, dropping them to 9-13-3.
Goals:
NSH - Matt Cullen (5) - from Ryan Ellis and Nick Spaling (9:58 1ST) *GWG*
NSH - Mike Fisher PPG (5) - from Gabriel Bourque and Roman Josi (0:54 2ND)
NSH - David Legwand (5) - from Viktor Stalberg and Gabriel Bourque (8:56 2ND)
NSH - Nick Spaling (4) - from Matt Culllen and Ryan Ellis (2:02 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - Marek Mazanec (19 saves on 19 shots: 5-3-0) LG - Sergei Bobrovsky (25 saves on 29 shots: 8-11-2)
Three Stars:
3. Nick Spaling (1 goal, 1 assist) - Nashville
2. Marek Mazanec (19 saves on 19 shots for the shutout) - Nashville
1. Matt Cullen (1 goal, 1 assist, GWG) - Nashville

Detroit Red Wings 6, Boston Bruins 1 (from Detroit) - The Red Wings improved to 12-7-7 on the season thanks to a commanding 6-1 win over the Boston Bruins, dropping them to 16-7-2.
Goals:
DET - Justin Abdelkader (3) - from Johan Franzen (11:49 1ST)
DET - Tomas Tatar (3) - from Brian Lashoff and Joakim Andersson (6:05 2ND) *GWG*
DET - Henrik Zetterberg (11) - from Gustav Nyquist and Niklas Kronwall (8:47 2ND)
DET - Niklas Kronwall PPG (3) - from Johan Franzen and Henrik Zetterberg (10:01 2ND)
DET - Drew Miller (2) - from Joakim Andersson and Tomas Tatar (8:38 3RD)
DET - Gustav Nyquist (3) - from Johan Franzen and Jonathan Ericsson (17:07 3RD)
BOS - Jarome Iginla (5) - from Matt Bartkowski and Reilly Smith (17:35 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - Jonas Gustavsson (16 saves on 17 shots: 6-0-1) LG - Tuukka Rask (22 saves on 28 shots: 13-6-2)
Three Stars:
3. Niklas Kronwall (1 goal, 1 assist) - Detroit
2. Johan Franzen (3 assists) - Detroit
1. Henrik Zetterberg (1 goal, 1 assist) - Detroit

Tampa Bay Lightning 4, Philadelphia Flyers 2 (from Tampa Bay) - The Lighting improved to 16-8-1 on the season thanks to a 4-2 win over the Philadelphia Flyers, dropping them to 10-12-2.
Goals:
TBL - Victor Hedman (5) - from Nate Thompson and Tyler Johnson (9:15 2ND)
TBL - Ondrej Palat SHG (4) - from Victor Hedman and Andrej Sustr (12:16 2ND)
TBL - Victor Hedman PPG (6) - from Teddy Purcell and Valtteri Filppula (5:00 3RD) *GWG*
PHI - Vincent Lecavalier PPG (9) - from Brayden Schenn and Mark Streit (18:07 3RD)
PHI - Mark Streit (1) - from Claude Giroux (18:47 3RD)
TBL - Tyler Johnson EN (6) - unassisted (19:26 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - Anders Lindback (19 saves on 21 shots: 2-5-0) LG - Ray Emery (31 saves on 34 shots: 3-4-0)
Three Stars:
3. Mark Streit (1 goal, 1 assist) - Philadelphia
2. Tyler Johnson (1 goal, 1 assist) - Tampa Bay
1. Victor Hedman (2 goals, 1 assist, GWG) - Tampa Bay

New York Rangers 5, Florida Panthers 2 (from Florida) - The Rangers improved to 13-12-0 on the season thanks to a 5-2 win over the Florida Panthers, dropping them to 7-14-5
Goals:
NYR - Derick Brassard PPG (5) - from Mats Zuccarello and Derek Stepan (12:13 1ST)
NYR - Brad Richards (7) - unassisted (18:53 2ND)
NYR - Rick Nash (2) - unassisted (5:32 3RD) *GWG*
FLA - Scottie Upshall (5) - from Brad Boyes (12:28 3RD)
FLA - Nick Bjugstad (3) - unassisted (16:17 3RD)
NYR - Mats Zuccarello PPG (3) - from Chris Kreider and John Moore (18:32 3RD)
NYR - Carl Hagelin EN (5) - from Ryan McDonagh (19:36 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - Henrik Lundqvist (31 saves on 33 shots: 8-10-0) LG - Tim Thomas (17 saves on 21 shots: 6-8-1)
Three Stars:
3. Rick Nash (1 goal, including the GWG) - New York
2. Henrik Lundqvist (31 saves on 33 shots for the win) - New York
1. Mats Zuccarello (1 goal, 1 assist) - New York

Pittsburgh Penguins 6, Toronto Maple Leafs 5 (SO) - (from Pittsburgh) - The Penguins improved to 16-9-1 on the season thanks to a 6-5 shootout win over the Toronto Maple Leafs, dropping them to 14-9-2
Goals:
PIT - Chris Conner (1) - from Andrew Ebbett and Brandon Sutter (1:57 1ST)
TOR - James van Riemsdyk PPG (10) - from Dion Phaneuf and Cody Franson (5:09 1ST)
TOR - Nazem Kadri (7) - from Mark Fraser (11:41 1ST)
TOR - James van Riemsdyk (11) - unassisted (0:13 2ND)
TOR - Phil Kessel (13) - from Tyler Bozak (0:42 2ND)
PIT - Evgeni Malkin PPG (5) - from Kris Letang and Sidney Crosby (8:27 2ND)
PIT - Kris Letang PPG (5) - from James Neal and Chris Kunitz (15:20 2ND)
TOR - Tyler Bozak (4) - from James van Riemsdyk (19:55 2ND)
PIT - James Neal PPG (7) - from Evgeni Malkin and Kris Letang (3:46 3RD)
PIT - Evgeni Malkin (6) - from Sidney Crosby and Chris Kunitz (7:41 3RD)
Shootout winner - Evgeni Malkin (PIT)
Goalies:
WG - Jeff Zatkoff (11 saves on 13 shots in relief of Fleury: 3-2-0) Marc-Andre Fleury (8 saves on 11 shots) LG - Jonathan Bernier (43 saves on 48 shots: 8-6-2)
Three Stars:
3. Kris Letang (1 goal, 2 assists) - Pittsburgh
2. James van Riemsdyk (2 goals, 1 assist) - Toronto
1. Evgeni Makin (2 goals, 1 assist, shootout winner) - Pittsburgh

Phoenix Coyotes 3, Minnesota Wild 1 (from Minnesota) - The Coyotes improved to 15-6-4 on the season thanks to a 3-1 win over the Minnesota Wild, dropping them to 15-7-4.
Goals:
PHX - Mikkel Boedker (6) - from Shane Doan and Derek Morris (8:13 1ST)
PHX - Radim Vrbata (7) - from Tim Kennedy and David Schlemko (3:42 2ND) *GWG*
MIN - Dany Heatley (5) - from Nino Niederreiter and Kyle Brodziak (10:02 3RD)
PHX - Radim Vrbata PPG/EN (8) - from Martin Hanzal and Antoine Vermette (19:37 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - Thomas Greiss (28 saves on 29 shots: 3-1-0) LG - Niklas Backstrom (23 saves on 25 shots: 2-3-2)
Three Stars:
3. Dany Heatley (1 goal) - Minnesota
2. Thomas Greiss (28 saves on 29 shots for the win) - Phoenix
1. Radim Vrbata (2 goals, including the GWG) - Phoenix

St. Louis Blues 4, Colorado Avalanche 1 (from Colorado) - The Blues improved to 18-3-3 on the season thanks to a 4-1 win over the Colorado Avalanche, dropping them to 17-6-0
Goals:
STL - David Backes (11) - from T.J. Oshie and Jay Bouwmeester (2:46 1ST)
STL - Alexander Steen PPG (20) - from David Backes and Derek Roy (6:10 1ST) *GWG*
COL - Patrick Bordeleau (3) - from Jan Hejda and Brad Malone (8:24 1ST)
STL - Jaden Schwartz SHG (5) - unassisted (18:12 1ST)
STL - Chris Stewart EN (5) - from Derek Roy and Patrik Berglund (18:16 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - Jaroslav Halak (25 saves on 26 shots: 14-3-2) LG - Semyon Varlamov (31 saves on 34 shots: 12-6-0)
Three Stars:
3. Jaroslav Halak (25 saves on 26 shots for the win) - St. Louis
2. Alexander Steen (1 goal, including the GWG) - St. Louis
1. David Backes (1 goal, 1 assist) - St. Louis

Chicago Blackhawks 3, Calgary Flames 2 (from Calgary) - The Blackhawks improved to 18-4-4 on the season thanks to a 3-2 win over the Calgary Flames, dropping them to 8-12-4.
Goals:
CGY - Matt Stajan (4) - from Jiri Hudler and Lance Bouma (13:32 2ND)
CGY - Sean Monahan (9) - from Jiri Hudler and Kris Russell (2:05 3RD)
CHI - Patrick Kane (14) - from Brandon Saad and Duncan Keith (9:42 3RD)
CHI - Patrick Sharp (9) - from Marian Hossa and Niklas Hjalmarsson (10:38 3RD)
CHI - Patrick Kane (15) - from Niklas Hjalmarsson (19:42 3RD) *GWG*
Goalies:
WG - Antti Raanta (20 saves on 22 shots: 1-0-0) LG - Reto Berra (27 saves on 30 shots: 3-5-2)
Three Stars:
3. Jiri Hudler (2 assists) - Calgary
2. Niklas Hjalmarsson (2 assists) - Chicago
1. Patrick Kane (2 goals, including the GWG) - Chicago

San Jose Sharks 3, Los Angeles Kings 2 (SO) - (from San Jose) - The Sharks improved to 16-3-5 on the season thanks to a 3-2 shootout win over the Los Angeles Kings, dropping them to 16-6-4.
Goals:
LAK - Jeff Carter (6) - from Dwight King and Mike Richards (0:18 1ST)
SJS - Joe Pavelski (9) - from Tyler Kennedy and Martin Havlat (2:43 2ND)
SJS - Joe Thornton (3) - from Tomas Hertl (16:54 2ND)
LAK - Drew Doughty (5) - from Ben Scrivens (6:23 3RD)
Shootout winner - Joe Thornton (SJS)
Goalies:
WG - Antti Niemi (37 saves on 39 shots: 13-3-5) LG - Ben Scrivens (38 saves on 40 shots: 6-1-4)
Three Stars:
3. Antti Niemi (37 saves on 39 shots for the win) - San Jose
2. Ben Scrivens (38 saves on 40 shots, 1 assist) - Los Angeles
1. Joe Thornton (1 goal, shootout winner) - San Jose

Three Stars of the Night:
3. Patrick Kane - Kane had a huge part in the Hawks 3-2 come-from behind win over the Flames, scored the goal to get the Hawks on the board and then scoring the game-winner with 18 seconds left in the 3rd.
2. Victor Hedman - Hedman had his 2nd career 2-goal game (including the game winner) and added an assist in the Lighting's 4-2 win over the Flyers.
1. Evgeni Malkin - Geno might be the hottest player in the NHL right now, sporting a 5-game point streak (1 goal, 8 assists) coming in Malkin had his best performance of the season. He scored 2 goals, added an assist, and scored the shootout clinching goal in the Pens 6-5 comeback win.

Interesting Stats of the Night:
-Jaromir Jagr passed former teammate Mario Lemieux for 9th all-time in goals with goal #691.
-Vincent Lecavalier made his return to Tampa Bay, scoring 1 goal in the Flyers 4-2 loss to the Lighting.
-The Penguins got 4 goals and 6 assists (on their 5 goals) from Evgeni Malkin, Sidney Crosby, Kris Letang, James Neal and Chris Kunitz combined.
-Alexander Steen became the 2nd player to score 20 goals this season, tying Alexander Ovechkin for the NHL-lead.
-The Hawks scored 3 goals in the last 10:18 of the 3rd period including 2 goals from Patty Kane, the last one with 18 seconds left to win the game.
-Notice a trend in the 3-Stars of the Night? All 3 guys scored the game-winning goal, a category that I personally think is so important.
-In the lighter side of things, a funny incident at the end of the Flyers/Lightning game where B.J. Crombeen's glove stuck to Steve Downie's jersey after a scrum at the end of the play: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ov7MEv5eXVI

Current Winning/Losing Streaks (3 or more games):
St. Louis Blues (5-game winning streak)
Montreal Canadiens (4-game winning streak)
Chicago Blackhawks (4-game winning streak)
San Jose Sharks (3-game winning streak)

Buffalo Sabres (5-game losing streak)
New York Islanders (4-game losing streak)
New Jersey Devils (3-game losing streak)

Forman Faceoff Highlight of the Night:
-This one goes out to the future hall-of-famer Jaromir Jagr with his milestone goal #691, passing former partner-in-crime Mario Lemieux for 9th all-time in career goals. Here is the goal: http://video.nhl.com/videocenter/console?catid=72&id=496532&navid=nhl:topheads
-Runner-up goes to Patrick Kane for this spinning-backhand goal with 18 seconds left in the 3rd: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ndMDC3myeZI

What's up next (November 28th) - There are 2 NHL games on tap for Thursday:
1. Vancouver Canucks vs. Ottawa Senators @730PM ET (In Ottawa)
2. Edmonton Oilers vs. Nashville Predators @8PM ET (In Nashville)

-Joel Forman - The Forman Faceoff

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