Sunday, December 15, 2013

December 14th NHL Recap

Calgary Flames 2, Buffalo Sabres 1 (OT) - (from Buffalo) - The Flames improved to 13-15-4 on the season thanks to a 2-1 OT win over the Buffalo Sabres, dropping them to 7-23-3.
Goals:
BUF - Matt Moulson (11) - from Zemgus Girgensons and Christian Ehrhoff (5:40 3RD)
CGY - Paul Byron (1) - from Chris Butler and Mikael Backlund (8:19 3RD)
CGY - Matt Stajan (6) - from Paul Byron (0:42 OT) *GWG*
Goalies:
WG - Reto Berra (26 saves on 27 shots: 6-5-1) LG - Jhonas Enroth (24 saves on 26 shots: 1-6-3)
Three Stars:
3. Matt Stajan (1 goal, OT winner) - Calgary
2. Matt Moulson (1 goal) - Buffalo
1. Paul Byron (1 goal, 1 assist) - Calgary

Los Angeles Kings 5, Ottawa Senators 2 (from Ottawa) - The Kings improved to 22-7-4 on the season thanks to a 5-2 win over the Ottawa Senators, dropping them to 13-15-6.
Goals:
LAK - Dwight King (8) - from Jeff Carter and Jake Muzzin (0:21 1ST)
LAK - Jeff Carter (9) - unassisted (4:18 1ST)
LAK - Anze Kopitar (10) - from Slava Voynov and Dwight King (12:56 1ST) *GWG*
OTT - Joe Corvo (3) - from Cory Conacher and Jason Spezza (13:51 2ND)
OTT - Erik Karlsson (9) - from Kyle Turris and Patrick Wiercioch (4:24 3RD)
LAK - Jarret Stoll (4) - from Drew Doughty and Jake Muzzin (13:18 3RD)
LAK - Anze Kopitar PPG (11) - from Dwight King and Jeff Carter (16:42 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - Martin Jones (37 saves on 39 shots: 5-0-0) LG - Robin Lehner (19 saves on 22 shots: 4-7-3) in relief of Craig Anderson (2 saves on 4 shots)
Three Stars:
3. Martin Jones (37 saves on 39 shots for the win) - Los Angeles
2. Dwight King (1 goal, 2 assists) - Los Angeles
1. Anze Kopitar (2 goals, including the GWG) - Los Angeles

Dallas Stars 6, Winnipeg Jets 4 (from Winnipeg) - The Stars improved to 15-11-5 on the season thanks to a 6-4 win over the Winnipeg Jets, dropping them to 14-15-5.
Goals:
DAL - Tyler Seguin (16) - from Sergei Gonchar (7:14 1ST)
WPG - Matt Halischuk (3) - from Mark Scheifele and Michael Frolik (10:12 1ST)
DAL - Valeri Nichushkin (5) - unassisted (14:24 1ST)
WPG - Blake Wheeler PPG (10) - from Olli Jokinen and Dustin Byfuglien (12:58 2ND)
DAL - Jamie Benn (8) - from Tyler Seguin and Sergei Gonchar (13:46 2ND)
WPG - Blake Wheeler (11) - from Bryan Little (14:53 2ND)
DAL - Jamie Benn PPG (9) - from Tyler Seguin and Sergei Gonchar
DAL - Tyler Seguin PPG (17) - from Sergei Gonchar and Alex Chiasson (18:49 2ND) *GWG*
DAL - Colton Sceviour (1) - from Antoine Roussel and Brenden Dillon (2:48 3RD)
WPG - Olli Jokinen (8) - from Chris Thorburn and Devin Setoguchi (18:19 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - Kari Lehtonen (34 saves on 38 shots: 12-7-5) LG - Ondrej Pavelec (19 saves on 24 shots: 10-13-4), Al Montoya (7 saves on 8 shots in relief of Pavelec)
Three Stars:
3. Blake Wheeler (2 goals) - Winnipeg
2. Jamie Benn (2 goals) - Dallas
1. Tyler Seuin (2 goals, 2 assists, GWG) - Dallas

Toronto Maple Leafs 7, Chicago Blackhawks 3 (from Toronto) - The Leafs improved to 17-14-3 on the season thanks to a 7-3 rout of the Chicago Blackhawks, dropping them to 23-7-5.
Goals:
TOR - Peter Holland PPG (4) - from Joffrey Lupul and Mason Raymond (7:14 1ST)
CHI - Patrick Kane PPG (18) - from Marian Hossa and Duncan Keith (16:14 1ST)
TOR - Jerry D'Amigo (1) - from Nikolai Kulemin and Carl Gunnarsson (0:42 2ND)
TOR - Peter Holland (5) - from Mason Raymond and Joffrey Lupul (12:09 2ND)
CHI - Patrick Kane (19) - from Niklas Hjalmarsson (13:30 2ND)
TOR - Nikolai Kulemin (4) - from Jay McClement and Jerry D'Amigo (14:36 2ND) *GWG*
TOR - Joffrey Lupul PPG (9) - from Jake Gardiner and Mason Raymond (17:08 2ND)
TOR - Joffrey Lupul (10) - from Peter Holland and Mason Raymond (0:28 3RD)
CHI - Brandon Saad (12) - from Nick Leddy and Jonathan Toews (7:38 3RD)
TOR - Phil Kessel (17) - from Nazem Kadri (8:35 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - Jonathan Bernier (23 saves on 26 shots: 10-10-2) LG - Antti Raanta (20 saves on 25 shots: 5-1-1), Kent Simpson (2 saves on 4 shots in relief of Raanta)
Three Stars:
3. Mason Raymond (4 assists) - Toronto
2. Peter Holland (2 goals, 1 assist) - Toronto
1. Joffrey Lupul (2 goals, 2 assists) - Toronto

Pittsburgh Penguins 4, Detroit Red Wings 1 (from Detroit) - The Penguins improved to 23-10-1 on the season thanks to a 4-1 win over the Detroit Red Wings, dropping them to 15-10-9.
Goals:
DET - Niklas Kronwall (4) - from Justin Abdelkader and Daniel Alfredsson (6:09 1ST)
PIT - Sidney Crosby PPG (17) - from Jussi Jokinen and Evgeni Malkin (9:08 1ST)
PIT - Evgeni Malkin PPG (9) - from Jussi Jokinen (12:50 1ST) *GWG*
PIT - Olli Maatta (2) - from Chris Kunitz and Evgeni Malkin (19:13 2ND)
PIT - Sidney Crosby (18) - from Joe Vitale and Chris Conner (14:33 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - Jeff Zatkoff (28 saves on 29 shots: 5-2-0) LG - Jonas Gustavsson (21 saves on 25 shots: 8-2-2)
Three Stars:
3. Jussi Jokinen (2 assists) - Pittsburgh
2. Sidney Crosby (2 goals) - Pittsburgh
1. Evgeni Malkin (1 goal, 2 assists, GWG) - Pittsburgh

New Jersey Devils 3, Tampa Bay Lighting 0 (from New Jersey) - The Devils improved to 13-15-6 on the season thanks to a 3-0 shutout of the Tampa Bay Lightning, dropping them to 18-11-3.
Goals:
NJD - Damien Brunner (7) - from Eric Gelinas and Mark Fayne (15:37 2ND) *GWG*
NJD - Dainius Zubrus (6) - from Jaromir Jagr (6:44 3RD)
NJD - Dainius Zubrus (7) - from Jaromir Jagr and Marek Zidlicky (9:36 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - Martin Brodeur (33 saves on 33 shots: 9-8-2) LG - Anders Lindback (16 saves on 19 shots: 2-6-1)
Three Stars:
3. Jaromir Jagr (2 assists) - New Jersey
2. Dainius Zubrus (2 goals) - New Jersey
1. Martin Brodeur (33 saves on 33 shots for the shutout) - New Jersey

Montreal Canadiens 1, New York Islanders 0 (OT) - (from New York) - The Canadiens improved to 20-11-3 on the season thanks to a 1-0 OT win over the New York Islanders, dropping them to 9-19-6.
Goals:
MTL - Max Pacioretty (12) - from David Desharnais (1:51 OT) *GWG*
Goalies:
WG - Carey Price (21 saves on 21 shots: 15-10-2) LG - Evgeni Nabokov (24 saves on 25 shots: 5-5-4)
Three Stars:
3. Max Pacioretty (1 goal, including the OT winner) - Montreal
2. Evgeni Nabokov (24 saves on 25 shots) - New York
1. Carey Price (21 saves on 21 shots for the shutout) - Montreal

St. Louis Blues 4, Columbus Blue Jackets 3 (OT) - (from Columbus) - The Blues improved to 22-6-3 on the season thanks to a 4-3 OT win over the Columbus Blue Jackets, dropping them to 14-15-4.
Goals:
STL - Vladimir Tarasenko (10) - from Jay Bouwmeester and Derek Roy (4:10 1ST)
CBJ - Artem Anisimov (9) - from Blake Comeau (8:49 1ST)
CBJ - Fedor Tyutin (3) - unassisted (11:39 1ST)
CBJ - Ryan Johansen PPG (12) - from Brandon Dubinsky and Jack Johnson (13:27 1ST)
STL - Vladimir Tarasenko PPG (11) - from Alex Pietrangelo and Brenden Morrow (8:33 2ND)
STL - Chris Stewart (7) - from Brenden Morrow and Ian Cole (13:33 3RD)
STL - David Backes (16) - unassisted (0:22 OT) *GWG*
Goalies:
WG - Jaroslav Halak (30 save on 33 shots: 16-5-2) LG - Mike McKenna (27 saves on 31 shots: 0-0-1)
Three Stars:
3. Ryan Johansen (1 goal) - Columbus
2. David Backes (1 goal, including the OT winner) - St. Louis
1. Vladimir Tarasenko (2 goals) - St. Louis

Nashville Predators 3, San Jose Sharks 2 (from Nashville) - The Predators improved to 16-14-3 on the season thanks to a 3-2 win over the San Jose Sharks, dropping them to 20-7-6.
Goals:
NSH - Eric Nystrom (6) - from Victor Bartley and Viktor Stalberg (16:04 1ST)
NSH - Roman Josi PPG (2) - from Craig Smith and Nick Spaling (18:08 2ND)
SJS - Dan Boyle (6) - from Matt Irwin and Patrick Marleau (7:28 3RD)
NSH - Viktor Stalberg (4) - from Shea Weber (17:21 3RD) *GWG*
SJS - Patrick Marleau (15) - from Dan Boyle (19:05 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - Carter Hutton (36 saves on 38 shots: 7-3-1) LG - Antti Niemi (20 saves on 23 shots: 17-6-6)
Three Stars:
3. Dan Boyle (1 goal, 1 assist) - San Jose
2. Carter Hutton (36 saves on 38 shots for the win) - Nashville
1. Viktor Stalberg (1 goal, 1 assist, GWG) - Nashville

Carolina Hurricanes 3, Phoenix Coyotes 1 (from Phoenix) - The Hurricanes improved to 14-13-7 on the season thanks to a 3-1 win over the Phoenix Coyotes, dropping them to 18-9-5.
Goals:
PHX - Paul Bissonnette (1) - from Connor Murphy and Jeff Halpern (6:14 1ST)
CAR - Nathan Gerbe (7) - from Eric Staal and Tim Gleason (8:50 2ND)
CAR - Jeff Skinner (12) - from Eric Staal (3:00 3RD) *GWG*
CAR - Eric Staal EN (9) - from Jordan Staal (19:54 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - Justin Peters (37 saves on 38 shots: 7-8-2) LG - Mike Smith (30 saves on 32 shots: 14-7-5)
Three Stars:
3. Jeff Skinner (1 goal, including the GWG) - Carolina
2. Eric Staal (1 goal, 2 assists) - Carolina
1. Justin Peters (37 saves on 38 shots for the win) - Carolina

Minnesota Wild 2, Colorado Avalanche 1 (SO) - (from Colorado) - The Wild improved to 19-11-5 on the season thanks to a 2-1 shootout win over the Colorado Avalanche, dropping them to 21-9-1.
Goals:
COL - Max Talbot (3) - from Cory Sarich and John Mitchell (10:48 2ND)
MIN - Nino Niederreiter (6) - from Ryan Suter and Jason Pominville (16:07 3RD)
Shootout winner - Mikko Koivu (MIN)
Goalies:
WG - Josh Harding (26 saves on 27 shots: 17-5-3) LG - Semyon Varlamov (26 saves on 27 shots: 14-8-1)
Three Stars:
3. Mikko Koivu (shootout winner) - Minnesota
2. Semyon Varlamov (26 save son 27 shots) - Colorado
1. Josh Harding (26 saves on 27 shots for the win) - Minnesota

Vancouver Canucks 6, Boston Bruins 2 (from Vancouver) - The Canucks improved to 20-10-5 on the season thanks to a 6-2 win over the Boston Bruins, dropping them to 22-9-2.
Goals:
VAN - Jannik Hansen (5) - unassisted (16:37 1ST)
BOS - Reilly Smith (8) - unassisted (4:11 2ND)
VAN - David Booth (4) - from Brad Richardson (5:31 2ND)
VAN - Chris Higgins (10) - from Ryan Kesler and Mike Santorelli (8:46 2ND) *GWG*
VAN - Yannick Weber (1) - from Henrik Sedin and Daniel Sedin (1:34 3RD)
VAN - Henrik Sedin PPG (9) - from Daniel Sedin and Kevin Bieksa (4:02 3RD)
VAN - Chris Tanev SHG (3) - from Mike Santorelli and Brad Richardson (10:34 3RD)
BOS - Reilly Smith (9) - from Johnny Boychuk and Dennis Seidenberg (16:43 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - Roberto Luongo (39 saves on 41 shots: 16-8-5) LG - Tuukka Rask (19 saves on 23 shots 16-8-2) , Chad Johnson (5 saves on 7 shots in relief of Rask)
Three Stars:
3.  Henrik Sedin (1 goal, 1 assist) - Vancouver
2. Mike Santorelli (2 assists) - Vancovuer
1. Roberto Luongo (39 saves on 41 shots for the win) - Vancouver

Three Stars of the Night:
3. Martin Brodeur - Marty picked up career shutout #124 in his career in a 3-0 win over the Lighting.
2. Tyler Seguin - Seguin scored 2 goals (the eventual game-winner) and added 2 assists in the Kings 5-2 win over the Senators.
1. Joffrey Lupul - Lupul scored 2 goals and added 2 assists in the Leafs 7-3 rout of the Blackhawks.

Interesting Stats of the Night:
-Rookie G Martin Jones is now 5-0-0 to start his NHL career for the Kings.
-There were 5 goals scored in just over 6 minutes in the 2nd period of the Stars/Jets game.
-Seguin/Benn/Gonchar combined for 3 goals, 5 assists for 8 points in the 2nd period alone.
-Paul Bissonnette (aka Biz Nasty) scored his 1st goal since November 19th 2011.
-The Avs became the last team in the NHL to lose in OT/SO with a 2-1 shootout loss tonight.
-Marty Brodeury picked up career shutout #124. There are only 134 goalies with more than 124 wins in their career.

Current Winning/Losing Streaks (3 or more games):
Vancouver Canucks (7-game winning streak)
Los Angeles Kings (6-game winning streak)
Anaheim Ducks (4-game winning streak)

Washington Capitals (3-game winning streak)

Detroit Red Wings (4-game losing streak)
New York Rangers (3-game losing streak)


Forman Faceoff Highlight of the Night:
-Martin Brodeur gets it tonight with this great glove save on Marty St. Louis: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IZXCYTY-gH0

What's up next (December 15) - There are 6 NHL games on tap for Sunday:
1. Philadelphia Flyers vs. Washington Capitals @3PM ET (In Washington)
2. Tampa Bay Lightning vs. Detroit Red Wings @5PM ET (In Detroit)
3. Florida Panthers vs. Montreal Canadiens @6PM ET (In Montreal)
4. Calgary Flames vs. New York Rangers @7PM ET (In New York)
5. Los Angeles Kings vs. Chicago Blackhawks @7PM ET (In Chicago) {***Forman's Game of the Night***}
6. Edmonton Oilers vs. Anaheim Ducks @8PM ET (In Anaheim)

-Joel Forman - The Forman Faceoff

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