Tuesday, December 3, 2013

December 3rd NHL Recap

San Jose Sharks 4, Toronto Maple Leafs 2 (from Toronto) - The Sharks improved to 19-3-5 on the season thanks to a 4-2 win over the Toronto Maple Leafs, dropping them to 14-11-3.
Goals:
SJS - Mike Brown (2) - from Jason Demers and Andrew Desjardins (10:00 1ST)
SJS - Joe Thornton PPG (5) - from Joe Pavelski and Dan Boyle (14:31 1ST)
TOR - Mason Raymond PPG (10) - from Morgan Rielly and Carl Gunnarsson (2:44 2ND)
TOR - Phil Kessel PPG (15) - from Tyler Bozak and James van Riemsdyk (9:47 2ND)
SJS - Brad Stuart (3) - from Dan Boyle (16:00 2ND) *GWG*
SJS - Logan Couture EN (10) - from Tommy Wingels (18:36 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - Antti Niemi (28 saves on 30 shots: 16-3-5) LG - James Reimer (37 saves on 40 shots: 6-4-1)
Three Stars:
3. Antti Niemi (28 saves on 30 shots for the win) - San Jose
2. Dan Boyle (2 assists) - San Jose
1. Joe Thornton (1 goal) - San Jose

Pittsburgh Penguins 3, New York Islanders 2 (OT) - (from New York) - The Penguins improved to 19-9-1 on the season thanks to a 3-2 win over the New York Islanders, dropping them to 8-15-5.
Goals:
NYI - Kyle Okposo (7) - from John Tavares and Thomas Vanek (9:53 1ST)
NYI - Kyle Okposo (8) - from John Tavares and Andrew MacDonald (12:55 1ST)
PIT - James Neal PPG (9) - from Evgeni Malkin and Chris Kunitz (19:44 2ND)
PIT - Sidney Crosby PPG (14) - from Evgeni Malkin (8:00 3RD)
PIT - Sidney Crosby (15) - unassisted (3:44 OT) *GWG*
Goalies:
WG - Marc-Andre Fleury (21 saves on 23 shots: 15-7-1) LG - Anders Nilsson (31 saves on 34 shots: 0-0-2)
Three Stars:
3. Evgeni Malkin (2 assists) - Pittsburgh
2. Kyle Okposo (2 goals) - New York
1. Sidney Crosby (2 goals, including the OT winner) - Pittsburgh

Carolina Hurricanes 4, Washington Capitals 1 (from Washington) - The Hurricanes improved to 14-12-2 on the season thanks to a 4-1 win over the Washington Capitals, dropping them to 11-12-5.
Goals:
CAR - Jeff Skinner (5) - from Eric Staal (10:20 1ST)
CAR - Jeff Skinner (6) - from Jay Harrison and Justin Peters (11:18 2ND) *GWG*
CAR - Andrej Sekera PPG (6) - from Jeff Skinner and Eric Staal (14:09 2ND)
CAR - Jiri Tlusty (4) - from Radek Dvorak and Jay Harrison (15:02 2ND)
WSH - Mike Green PPG (1) - from Alexander Ovechkin and Jason Chimera (6:39 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - Justin Peters (26 saves on 27 shots: 5-7-1) LG - Braden Holtby (19 saves on 23 shots: 12-9-1)
Three Stars:
3. Eric Staal (2 assists) - Carolina
2. Justin Peters (26 saves on 27 shots for the win, 1 assist) - Carolina
1. Jeff Skinner (2 goals, 1 assist, GWG) - Carolina

Columbus Blue Jackets 1, Tampa Bay Lightning 0 (from Columbus) - The Blue Jackets improved to 11-14-3 on the season thanks to a 1-0 shutout of the Tampa Bay Lightning, dropping them to 16-10-1.
Goals:
CBJ - Nick Foligno (7) - from Ryan Johansen (4:30 2ND) *GWG*
Goalies:
WG - Sergei Bobrovsky (18 saves on 18 shots: 10-11-2), Curtis McElhinney (8 saves on 8 shots in relief of the injured Bobrovsky) LG - Ben Bishop (20 saves on 21 shots: 14-5-1)
Three Stars:
3. Ben Bishop (20 saves on 21 shots) - Tampa Bay
2. Nick Foligno (1 goal, including the GWG) - Columbus
1. Sergei Bobrovsky (18 saves on 18 shots for the win) - Columbus

Ottawa Senators 4, Florida Panthers 2 (from Florida) - The Senators improved to 11-13-4 on the season thanks to a 4-2 win over the Florida Panthers, dropping them to 7-16-5.
Goals:
FLA - Jonathan Huberdeau PPG (6) - from Tomas Fleischmann and Brian Campbell (6:44 1ST)
FLA - Brian Campbell PPG (4) - from Scottie Upshall and Tom Gilbert (8:22 1ST)
OTT - Joe Corvo (2) - from Clarke MacArthur and Chris Phillips (10:58 1ST)
OTT - Erik Condra (2) - from Jason Spezza and Clarke MacArthur (18:45 1ST)
OTT - Colin Greening PPG (2) - from Joe Corvo and Zack Smith (19:17 2ND) *GWG*
OTT - Bobby Ryan (14) - from Jared Cowen (11:52 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - Craig Anderson (30 saves on 32 shots: 7-8-2) LG - Tim Thomas (41 saves on 45 shots: 6-10-1)
Three Stars:
3. Brian Campbell (1 goal, 1 assist) - Florida
2. Craig Anderson (30 saves on 32 shots for the win) - Ottawa
1. Joe Corvo (1 goal, 1 assist) - Ottawa

Dallas Stars 4, Chicago Blackhawks 3 (from Chicago) - The Stars improved to 13-9-4 on the season thanks to a 4-3 win over the Chicago Blackhawks, dropping them to 20-5-4.
Goals:
DAL - Valeri Nichushkin (3) - from Cody Eakin and Jamie Benn (13:47 1ST)
DAL - Alex Chiasson PPG (8) - from Alex Goligoski and Ray Whitney (18:50 1ST)
DAL - Erik Cole (3) - from Valeri Nichushkin and Shawn Horcoff (3:07 2ND)
CHI - Patrick Sharp PPG (11) - from Duncan Keith and Andrew Shaw (9:39 2ND)
CHI - Nick Leddy (3) - from Sheldon Brookbank and Patrick Kane (16:09 2ND)
CHI - Johnny Oduya (3) - from Patrick Kane (17:14 2ND)
DAL - Antoine Roussel (5) - Penalty Shot (3:01 3RD) *GWG*
Goalies:
WG - Kari Lehtonen (47 saves on 50 shots: 11-5-4) LG - Corey Crawford (14 saves on 18 shots: 17-5-3)
Three Stars:
3. Kari Lehtonen (47 saves on 50 shots for the win) - Dallas
2. Patrick Kane (2 assists) - Chicago
1. Valeri Nichushkin (1 goal, 1 assist) - Dallas

Vancouver Canucks 3, Nashville Predators 1 (from Nashville) - The Canucks improved to 15-10-5 on the season thanks to a 3-1 win over the Nashville Predators, dropping them to 13-12-3.
Goals:
VAN - Brad Richardson (6) - from Dale Weise and Jannik Hansen (15:24 2ND)
NSH - Colin Wilson (5) - from Patric Hornqvist and Roman Josi (15:54 2ND)
VAN - Ryan Kesler (13) - from Jason Garrison and Mike Santorelli (7:37 3RD) *GWG*
VAN - Ryan Kesler PPG (14) - from Jason Garrison and Daniel Sedin (14:15 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - Roberto Luongo (30 saves on 31 shots: 12-8-5) LG - Marek Mazanec (30 saves on 33 shots: 5-5-1)
Three Stars:
3. Marek Mazanec (30 saves on 33 shots) - Nashville
2. Roberto Luongo (30 saves on 31 shots for the win) - Vancouver
1. Ryan Kesler (2 goals, including the GWG) - Vancouver

Phoenix Coyotes 6, Edmonton Oilers 2 (from Edmonton) - The Coyotes improved to 16-7-4 on the season thanks to a 6-2 win over the Edmonton Oilers, dropping them to 9-18-2.
Goals:
PHX - Mikkel Boedker PPG (7) - from Radim Vrbata and David Schlemko (3:37 1ST)
EDM - David Perron (10) - from Mark Arcobello (9:51 1ST)
PHX - Radim Vrbata (9) - from Mike Ribeiro and Derek Morris (6:58 2ND)
PHX - Shane Doan (12) - from Mike Ribeiro and Mikkel Boedker (7:56 2ND) *GWG*
EDM - David Perron PPG (11) - from Ales Hemsky and Taylor Hall (19:08 2ND)
PHX - Mike Ribeiro (8) - from Shane Doan and David Moss (4:46 3RD)
PHX - Keith Yandle (2) - from Mikkel Boedker and Antoine Vermette (9:33 3RD)
PHX - David Moss (2) - from Oliver Ekman-Larsson and Jeff Halpern (10:15 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - Mike Smith (31 saves on 33 shots: 13-6-4) LG - Devan Dubnyk (27 saves on 33 shots: 7-12-1)
Three Stars:
3. David Perron (2 goals) - Edmonton
2. Mikkel Boedker (1 goal, 2 assists) - Phoenix
1. Mike Ribeiro (1 goal, 2 assists) - Phoenix

Los Angeles Kings 3, Anaheim Ducks 2 (SO) - (from Anaheim) - The Kings improved to 18-7-4 on the season thanks to a 3-2 shootout win over the Anaheim Ducks, dropping them to 18-7-5.
Goals:
LAK - Jeff Carter (7) - unassisted (7:05 2ND)
ANA - Ryan Getzlaf (14) - from Hampus Lindholm and Corey Perry (7:51 2ND)
ANA - Corey Perry PPG (16) - from Dustin Penner and Cam Fowler (2:14 3RD)
LAK - Dustin Brown (5) - from Jarret Stoll (5:43 3RD)
Shootout winner - Dwight King (LAK) -
Goalies:
WG - Martin Jones (26 saves on 28 shots: 1-0-0) LG - Jonas Hiller (44 saves on 46 shots: 9-4-4)
Three Stars:
3. Corey Perry (1 goal, 1 assist) - Anaheim
2. Martin Jones (25 saves on 27 shots for the win) - Los Angeles
1. Jonas Hiller (49 saves on 51 shots) - Anaheim

Three Stars of the Night:
3. Mike Ribeiro - Ribeiro had a big part in the Coyotes 6-2 win over the Oilers, scoring 1 goal and adding 2 assists.
2. Jeff Skinner - Skinner picked up his first 2 goal game of the season (and the eventual GWG) an added an assist in the Hurricanes 4-1 win over the Capitals.
1. Sidney Crosby - Crosby scoring 2 goals in the Penguins 3-2 OT win over the Islanders, including the tying and OT goals.

Interesting Stats of the Night:
-Evgeni Malkin continued his point streak with 2 assists tonight, the streak stands at 9 games (4 goals, 15 assists). Since the start of November he has 4 goals and 23 assists in 16 games.
-Pretty rough first 2 starts of the season for Isles goalie Anders Nilsson, as his team has back-to-back 3-2 OT losses. First Alexander Ovechkin scored in OT on November 30th, and then Sidney Crosby scored in OT tonight.
-Since his return from injury on November 9th, James Neal has 9 goals and 8 assists in 13 games.
-Antoine Roussel scored a rare penalty-shot game-winning goal.
-The Ducks/Kings shootout went 9 rounds, 18 shooters shot and only Dwight King scored (attempt #17)
-Martin Jones picked up his 1st NHL win in his 1st NHL start, making 26 saves on 28 shots. Jones also was a perfect 9-9 in the shootout as well.
-The Hawks 6 game winning streak came to an end tonight.

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

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

New York Islanders (7-game losing streak)
Toronto Maple Leafs (5-game losing streak)

Florida Panthers (3-game losing streak)

Forman Faceoff Highlight of the Night:
-Nick Foligno gets it tonight with this between-the-legs goal of the year candidate: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ev6HKR-0AAE
-Runner up goes to
Honourable Mentions:
-Ryan Getzlaf goal out of mid-air: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gGuA2PlRISk
-Sidney Crosby OT goal: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o6fr9bfWI0w
-Antoine Roussel penalty shot goal: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uBj5nrXlxOk

What's up next (December 4th) - There are 3 NHL games on tap for Wednesday:
1. Montreal Canadiens vs. New Jersey Devils @7PM ET (In New Jersey)
2. Philadelphia Flyers vs. Detroit Red Wings @8PM ET (In Detroit) {***Forman's Game of the Night***}
3. Phoenix Coyotes vs. Calgary Flames @10PM ET (In Calgary)

-Joel Forman - The Forman Faceoff

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