Monday, December 2, 2013

December 2nd NHL Recap

Winnipeg Jets 5, New York Rangers 2 (from New York) - The Jets improved to 13-12-4 on the season thanks to a 5-2 win over the New York Rangers, dropping them to 14-14-0 (.500).
Goals:
NYR - Mats Zuccarello (4) - from Ryan McDonagh (2:49 1ST)
WPG - Devin Setoguchi (7) - from Olli Jokinen and Chris Thorburn (8:16 2ND)
WPG - John Albert (1) - from Dustin Byfuglien (10:00 2ND)
NYR - Ryan Callahan (7) - from Brad Richards and Benoit Pouliot (15:50 2ND)
WPG - Olli Jokinen (5) - from Chris Thorburn and Devin Setoguchi (12:42 3RD) *GWG*
WPG - Olli Jokinen (6) - from Mikael Frolik and Jacob Trouba (18:06 3RD)
WPG - Blake Wheeler EN (6) - from Jacob Trouba and Bryan Little (19:09 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - Ondrej Pavelec (35 saves on 37 shots: 10-10-3) LG - Cam Talbot (25 saves on 29 shots: 6-2-0)
Three Stars:
3. Ondrej Pavelec (35 saves on 37 shots for the win) - Winnipeg
2. Jacob Trouba (2 assists) - Winnipeg
1. Olli Jokinen (2 goals, 1 assist, GWG) - Winnipeg

Montreal Canadiens 3, New Jersey Devils 2 (from Montreal) - The Canadiens improved to 16-9-3 on the season thanks to a 3-2 win over the New Jersey Devils, dropping them to 11-12-5.
Goals:
NJD - Steve Bernier (3) - from Anton Volchenkov and Adam Henrique (11:13 1ST)
MTL - Rene Bourque (6) - from David Desharnais and P.K. Subban (8:49 2ND)
MTL - Max Pacioretty PPG (10) - from Andrei Markov and David Desharnais (16:49 2ND)
NJD - Michael Ryder (6) - from Mark Fayne and Eric Gelinas (4:42 3RD)
MTL - Alex Galchenyuk (7) - from Alexei Emelin and Rene Bourque (9:34 3RD) *GWG*
Goalies:
WG - Carey Price (28 saves on 30 shots: 12-8-2) LG - Martin Brodeur (14 saves on 17 shots: 7-7-2)
Three Stars:
3. Steve Bernier (1 goal) - New Jersey
2. Carey Price (28 saves on 30 shots for the win) - Montreal
1. David Desharnais (2 assists) - Montreal

Minnesota Wild 2, Philadelphia Flyers 0 (from Minnesota) - The Wild improved to 16-8-5 on the season thanks to a 2-0 shutout of the Philadelphia Flyers, dropping them to 12-13-2.
Goals:
MIN - Jason Pominville (14) - from Mikko Koivu (3:52 3RD) *GWG*
MIN - Charlie Coyle (3) - from Jared Spurgeon and Marco Scandella (4:49 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - Josh Harding (21 saves on 21 shots: 14-4-3) LG - Ray Emery (19 saves on 21 shots: 3-5-0
Three Stars:
3. Mikko Koivu (1 assist) - Minnesota
2. Jason Pominville (1 goal, including the GWG) - Minnesota
1. Josh Harding (21 saves on 21 shots for the shutout) - Minnesota

Los Angeles Kings 3, St. Louis Blues 2 (from Los Angeles) - The Kings improved to 17-7-4 on the season thanks to a 3-2 win over the St. Louis Blues, dropping them to 18-5-3.
Goals:
LAK - Jarret Stoll (3) - from Justin Williams and Robyn Regehr (10:38 1ST)
LAK - Tyler Toffoli (5) - from Drew Doughty and Mike Richards (16:13 1ST)
LAK - Tyler Toffoli (6) - from Mike Richards and Willie Mitchell (5:48 2ND) *GWG*
STL - Kevin Shattenkirk (2) - from Vladimir Tarasenko and Jaden Schwartz (14:06 3RD)
STL - Vladimir Tarasenko (9) - from Kevin Shattenkirk (19:44 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - Ben Scrivens (25 saves on 27 shots: 7-2-4) LG - Jaroslav Halak (20 saves on 23 shots: 14-5-2)
Three Stars:
3. Ben Scrivens (25 saves on 27 shots for the win) - Los Angeles
2. Kevin Shattenkirk (1 goal, 1 assist) - St. Louis
1. Tyler Toffoli (2 goals, including the GWG) - Los Angeles

Three Stars of the Night:
3. Tyler Toffoli - Toffoli scored his 5th and 6th goals of the season, the 2nd being the GWG in the Kings 3-2 win over the Blues.
2. Josh Harding - Harding made 21 saves for his 3rd shutout of the season.
1. Olli Jokinen - Jokinen had 2 goals (including the eventual GWG) and an assist in the Jets 5-2 win over the Rangers.

Interesting Stats of the Night:
-Jets F John Albert scored in his 1st NHL game on his 1st NHL shot.
-Josh Harding picked up his 3rd shutout of the season
-Olli Jokinen had his 1st 2-goal game since February 26th, also against the New York Rangers.

Current Winning/Losing Streaks (3 or more games):
Chicago Blackhawks (6-game winning streak)
San Jose Sharks (5-game winning streak)

Detroit Red Wings (4-game winning streak)
Pittsburgh Penguins (3-game winning streak)

New York Islanders (6-game losing streak)
Toronto Maple Leafs (4-game losing streak)


Forman Faceoff Highlight of the Night:
-Josh Harding gets it tonight with his diving save on Jakub Voracek: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cfo1Ze5EGdY

What's up next (December 3rd) - There are 9 NHL games on tap for Tuesday:
1. San Jose Sharks vs. Toronto Maple Leafs @7PM ET (In Toronto)
2. Pittsburgh Penguins vs. New York Islanders @7PM ET (In New York) {**2013 Stanley Cup Playoff Rematch**}
3. Carolina Hurricanes vs. Washington Capitals @7PM ET (In Washington)
4. Tampa Bay Lightning vs. Columbus Blue Jackets @7PM ET (In Columbus)
5. Ottawa Senators vs. Florida Panthers @730PM ET (In Florida)
6. Dallas Stars vs. Chicago Blackhawks @8PM ET (In Chicago)
7. Vancouver Canucks vs. Nashville Predators @8PM ET (In Nashville)
8. Phoenix Coyotes vs. Edmonton Oilers @930PM ET (In Edmonton)
9. Los Angeles Kings vs. Anaheim Ducks @10PM ET (In Anaheim) {***Forman's Game of the Night***}

-Joel Forman - The Forman Faceoff

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