Wednesday, December 11, 2013

December 11th NHL Recap

Los Angeles Kings 3, Toronto Maple Leafs 1 (from Toronto) - The Kings improved to 21-7-4 on the season thanks to a 3-1 win over the Toronto Maple Leafs, dropping them to 16-3-3.
Goals:
LAK - Drew Doughty PPG (6) - from Mike Richards and Jeff Carter (10:30 1ST)
TOR - Cody Franson PPG (1) - from Phil Kessel and Jake Gardiner (14:30 2ND)
LAK - Jeff Carter (8) - from Slava Voynov and Jordan Nolan (9:40 3RD) *GWG*
LAK - Kyle Clifford (3) - from Tyler Toffoli and Mike Richards (18:01 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - Martin Jones (38 saves on 39 shots: 4-0-0) LG - Jonathan Bernier (20 saves on 23 shots: 9-9-2)
Three Stars:
3. Mike Richards (2 assists) - Los Angeles
2. Jeff Carter (1 goal, 1 assist, GWG) - Los Angeles
1. Martin Jones (38 saves on 39 shots for the win) - Los Angeles

Chicago Blackhawks 7, Philadelphia Flyers 2 (from Chicago) - The Hawks improved to 23-6-5 on the season thanks to a 7-2 rout of the Philadelphia Flyers, dropping them to 13-15-3.
Goals:
PHI - Jakub Voracek PPG (5) - from Kimmo Timonen and Claude Giroux (12:31 1ST)
CHI - Duncan Keith PPG (2) - from Patrick Sharp and Patrick Kane (0:43 2ND)
CHI - Andrew Shaw (10) - from Brandon Bollig and Johnny Oduya (1:22 2ND)
CHI - Michal Handzus SHG (3) - from Marcus Kruger (5:27 2ND) *GWG*
PHI - Steve Downie PPG (3) - from Brayden Schenn and Mark Streit (6:11 2ND)
CHI - Kris Versteeg (5) - from Brandon Saad and Marian Hossa (9:44 2ND)
CHI - Jonathan Toews (13) - from Patrick Sharp and Marian Hossa (14:15 2ND)
CHI - Brent Seabrook (3) - from Michal Handzus and Kris Versteeg (1:05 3RD)
CHI - Patrick Sharp PPG (15) - from Patrick Kane and Marian Hossa
Goalies:
WG - Antti Raanta (28 saves on 30 shots: 5-0-1) LG - Ray Emery (12 saves on 18 shots: 3-6-0), Steve Mason (4 saves on 5 shots in relief of Emery)
Three Stars:
3. Marian Hossa (3 assists) - Chicago
2. Michal Handzus (1 goal, 1 assist, GWG) - Chicago
1. Patrick Sharp (1 goal, 2 assists) - Chicago

Anaheim Ducks 2, Minnesota Wild 1 (from Anaheim) - The Ducks improved to 22-7-5 on the season thanks to a 2-1 win over the Minnesota Wild, dropping them to 18-10-5.
Goals:
ANA - Alex Grant (2) - from Andrew Cogliano and Daniel Winnik (2:37 2ND)
ANA - Corey Perry (21) - from Hampus Lindholm and Ryan Getzlaf (13:27 2ND) *GWG*
MIN - Jason Pominville PPG (15) - from Ryan Suter and Mikko Koivu (3:48 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - Jonas Hiller (23 saves on 24 shots: 12-4-4) LG - Josh Harding (29 saves on 31 shots: 16-5-3)
Three Stars:
3. Josh Harding (29 saves on 31 shots) - Minnesota
2. Jonas Hiller (23 saves on 24 shots for the win) - Anaheim
1. Corey Perry (1 goal, including the GWG) - Anaheim

Three Stars of the Night:
3. Corey Perry - Perry continued his goal scoring streak to reach 7 straight games with a goal, this one being the eventual game-winner.
2. Martin Jones - Jones made 38 saves on 39 shots for his 4th straight win.
1. Patrick Sharp - Sharp had 1 goal and added 2 assists in the Hawks 7-2 rout of the Flyers.

Interesting Stats of the Night:
-The Hawks have now won 3 straight games, outscoring opponents 19-6 in the process.
-Martin Jones is now 4-0-0 to start his NHL career, making 111 saves on 114 shots.
-Jonathan Bernier played his former team for the 1st time since being traded, making 20 saves on 23 shots in the loss.
-There were 5 goals scored in the first 9:44 of the 2nd period in the Hawks/Flyers game.
-Corey Perry extended his goal-scoring streak to 7 games, the longest active streak in the NHL.
-Ryan Getzlaf extended his NHL-long point streak to 15 games, scoring 10 goals, 12 assists for 22 points
-Flyers G Ray Emery was torched by his former team tonight, as the Hawks scored 6 goals on 18 shots against Ray.

Current Winning/Losing Streaks (3 or more games):
Vancouver Canucks (5-game winning streak)
Los Angeles Kings (5-game winning streak)
Anaheim Ducks (4-game winning streak)

Boston Bruins (3-game winning streak)
Washington Capitals (3-game winning streak)
Chicago Blackhawks (3-game winning streak)

San Jose Sharks (4-game losing streak)


Forman Faceoff Highlight of the Night:
-Josh Harding gets it tonight with a pair of amazing glove saves, one on Corey Perry: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iW-6iO_pW8s and one on Teemu Selanne: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vglpQzBCFww
-Runner up goes to Drew Doughy for this absolute snipe past former teammate Jonathan Bernier: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xj68WzoTBf0

What's up next (December 12th) - There are 11 NHL games on tap for Thursday:
1. Columbus Blue Jackets vs. New York Rangers @7PM ET (In New York)
2. Montreal Canadiens vs. Philadelphia Flyers @7PM ET (In Philadelphia)
3. Buffalo Sabres vs. Ottawa Senators @730PM ET (In Ottawa)
4. Detroit Red Wings vs. Tampa Bay Lightning @730PM ET (In Tampa Bay)
5. Toronto Maple Leafs vs. St. Louis Blues @8PM ET (In St. Louis) {***Forman's Game of the Night***}
6. Dallas Stars vs. Nashville Predators @8PM ET (In Nashville)
7. Colorado Avalanche vs. Winnipeg Jets @8PM ET (In Winnipeg)
8. Carolina Hurricanes vs. Calgary Flames @9PM ET (In Calgary)
9. New York Islanders vs. Phoenix Coyotes @9PM ET (In Phoenix)
10. Boston Bruins vs. Edmonton Oilers @930PM ET (In Edmonton)
11. Minnesota Wild vs. San Jose Sharks @1030PM ET (In San Jose)

-Joel Forman - The Forman Faceoff

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