December 22nd NHL Recap

New York Rangers 4, Minnesota Wild 1 (from New York) - The Rangers improved to 17-18-2 on the season thanks to a 4-1 win over the Minnesota Wild, dropping them to 20-13-5.
Goals:
MIN - Jasom Pominville (17) - from Ryan Suter and Mikael Granlund (4:08 1ST)
NYR - Benoit Pouliot PPG (5) - from Ryan McDonagh and Derick Brassard (16:08 1ST)
NYR - Carl Hagelin (8) - from Derek Dorsett and Brian Boyle (11:26 2ND) *GWG*
NYR - Mats Zuccarello (8) - from Derick Brassard (18:35 2ND)
NYR - Chris Kreider (9) - from Rick Nash (12:46 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - Cam Talbot (24 saves on 25 shots: 7-2-0) LG - Niklas Backstrom (32 saves on 26 shots: 2-7-2)
Three Stars:
3. Derick Brassard (2 assists) - New York
2. Carl Hagelin (1 goal) - New York
1. Mats Zuccarello (1 goal) - New York

Vancouver Canucks 2, Winnipeg Jets 1 (from Vancouver) - The Canucks improved to 22-11-6 on the season thanks to a 2-1 win over the Winnipeg Jets, dropping them to 16-17-5.
Goals:
VAN - Brad Richardson PPG (7) - from Dan Hamhuis (10:09 1ST)
WPG - Evander Kane PPG (10) - from Blake Wheeler and Mark Scheifele (11:22 2ND)
VAN - Chris Tanev (4) - from Zack Kassian and David Booth (10:23 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - Eddie Lack (15 saves on 16 shots: 6-2-0) in relief of the injured Roberto Luongo (6 saves on 6 shots) LG - Ondrej Pavelec (23 saves on 25 shots: 11-15-4)
Three Stars:
3. Ondrej Pavelec (23 saves on 25 shots) - Winnipeg
2. Eddie Lack (15 saves on 16 shots for the win) - Vancouver
1. Chris Tanev (1 goal, GWG) - Vancouver

What's up next (December 23rd) - There are 14 NHL games on tap for Monday:

1. Phoenix Coyotes vs. Buffalo Sabres (from Buffalo)

2. Toronto Maple Leafs vs. New York Rangers (from New York)

3. Anaheim Ducks vs. Washington Capitals (from Washington)

4. Columbus Blue Jackets vs. Carolina Hurricanes (from Carolina) 

5. Pittsburgh Penguins vs. Ottawa Senators (from Ottawa)

6. New York Islanders vs. Detroit Red Wings (from Detroit)

7. Tampa Bay Lighting vs. Florida Panthers (from Florida)

8. Minnesota Wild vs. Philadelphia Flyers (from Philadelphia)

9. New Jersey Devils vs. Chicago Blackhawks (from Chicago)

10. Boston Bruins vs. Nashville Predators (from Nashville)

11. St. Louis Blues vs. Calgary Flames (from Calgary)

12. Winnipeg Jets vs. Edmonton Oilers (from Edmonton) 

13. Dallas Stars vs. Los Angeles Kings (from Los Angeles)

14. Colorado Avalanche vs. San Jose Sharks (from San Jose)

-Joel Forman - The Forman Faceoff