Friday, December 6, 2013

December 6th NHL Recap

Detroit Red Wings 3, New Jersey Devils 1 (from New Jersey) - The Red Wings improved to 15-8-7 on the season thanks to a 3-1 win over the New Jersey Devils, dropping them to 11-13-6.
Goals:
NJD - Andy Greene PPG (4) - from Patrik Elias (13:43 1ST)
DET - Joakim Andersson (4) - from Drew Miller and Daniel Alfredsson (19:24 2ND)
DET - Johan Franzen (9) - from Gustav Nyquist and Tomas Tatar (12:40 3RD) *GWG*
DET - Tomas Tatar (6) - unassisted (18:57 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - Jonas Gustavsson (10 saves on 11 shots: 8-0-1) LG - Cory Schneider (18 saves on 21 shots: 4-6-4)
Three Stars:
3. Joakim Andersson (1 goal) - Detroit
2. Andy Greene (1 goal) - New Jersey
1. Johan Franzen (1 goal, including the GWG) - Detroit

Carolina Hurricanes 5, San Jose Sharks 3 (from Carolina) - The Hurricanes improved to 13-12-5 on the season thanks to a 5-3 win over the San Jose Sharks, dropping them to 19-5-5.
Goals:
SJS - Tommy Wingels (9) - from Jason Demers (7:09 1ST)
SJS - Marc-Edouard Vlasic (4) - from Joe Thornton and Tomas Hertl (16:31 1ST)
CAR - Jay Harrison (2) - from Zach Boychuk and Riley Nash (11:36 2ND)
CAR - Riley Nash (3) - from Jay Harrison and Elias Lindholm (4:54 3RD)
CAR - Jordan Staal (6) - from Nathan Gerbe and Elias Lindholm (6:42 3RD)
SJS - Justin Braun (3) - from Patrick Marleau and Joe Pavelski (9:35 3RD)
CAR - Elias Lindholm (3) - from Andrej Sekera and Jordan Staal (14:00 3RD) *GWG*
CAR - Eric Staal EN (7) - unassisted (19:29 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - Cam Ward (22 saves on 25 shots: 5-5-4) LG - Alex Stalock (30 saves on 34 shots: 3-1-0)
Three Stars:
3. Riley Nash (1 goal, 1 assist) - Carolina
2. Jordan Staal (1 goal, 1 assist) - Carolina
1. Elias Lindholm (1 goal, 2 assists, GWG) - Carolina

Columbus Blue Jackets 4, Minnesota Wild 0 (from Columbus) - The Blue Jackets improved to 12-14-3 on the season thanks to a 4-0 shutout of the Minnesota Wild, dropping them to 17-9-5.
Goals:
CBJ - Cam Atkinson (7) - from Brandon Dubinsky (1:17 2ND) *GWG*
CBJ - Nick Foligno PPG (8) - from Ryan Johansen and R.J. Umberger (5:40 2ND)
CBJ - Boone Jenner (3) - from Blake Comeau and Artem Anisimov (4:38 3RD)
CBJ - R.J. Umberger (7) - from Nick Foligno and Ryan Johansen (9:05 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - Curtis McElhinney (20 saves on 20 shots: 2-3-1) LG - Nicklas Backstrom (37 saves on 41 shots: 2-4-2)
Three Stars:
3. Curtis McElhinney (20 saves on 20 shots for the shutout) - Columbus
2. R.J. Umberger (1 goal, 1 assist) - Columbus
1. Nick Foligno (1 goal, 1 assist) - Columbus

Anaheim Ducks 3, Chicago Blackhawks 2 (SO) - (from Chicago) - The Ducks improved to 19-7-5 on the season thanks to a 3-2 shootout win over the Chicago Blackhawks, dropping them to 20-6-5.
Goals:
ANA - Corey Perry (17) - from Ryan Getzlaf and Dustin Penner (3:20 1ST)
CHI - Ben Smith (4) - from Patrick Kane and Kris Versteeg (4:05 1ST)
ANA - Ryan Getzlaf PPG (15) - from Cam Fowler and Nick Bonino (10:05 2ND)
CHI - Kris Versteeg PPG (4) - from Marian Hossa and Brent Seabrook (17:48 2ND)
Shootout winner - Kyle Palmieri (ANA)
Goalies:
WG - Jonas Hiller (23 saves on 25 shots: 10-4-4) LG - Antti Raanta (24 saves on 26 shots: 2-0-1)
Three Stars:
3. Jonas Hiller (23 saves on 25 shots for the win) - Anaheim
2. Kris Versteeg (1 goal, 1 assist) - Chicago
1. Ryan Getzlaf (1 goal, 1 assist) - Anaheim

Colorado Avalanche 3, Calgary Flames 2 (from Calgary) - The Avalanche improved to 20-7-0 on the season thanks to a 3-2 win over the Calgary Flames, dropping them to 10-14-4.
Goals:
CGY - Kris Russell PPG (4) - from Sven Baertschi and Mikael Backlund (7:01 1ST)
COL - Max Talbot (2) - from John Mitchell (18:00 2ND)
COL - P.A. Parenteau (9) - from Max Talbot and John Mitchell (18:54 2ND)
COL - Nathan MacKinnon (6) - from Gabriel Landeskog (2:28 3RD) *GWG*
CGY - Matt Stajan (5) - from Mike Cammalleri and Kris Russell (18:05 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - J.S. Giguere (26 saves on 28 shots: 7-0-0) LG - Karri Ramo (22 saves on 25 shots: 4-5-1)
Three Stars:
3. Nathan MacKinnon (1 goal, including the GWG) - Colorado
2. Kris Russell (1 goal, 1 assist) - Calgary
1. Max Talbot (1 goal, 1 assist) - Colorado

Vancouver Canucks 3, Phoenix Coyotes 2 (from Vancouver) -  The Canucks improved to 16-10-5 on the season thanks to a 3-2 OT win over the Phoenix Coyotes, dropping them to 16-8-5.
Goals:
VAN - Jason Garrison PPG (4) - from Dan Hamhuis and Daniel Sedin (1:26 2ND)
VAN - Henrik Sedin (8) - from Daniel Sedin and Ryan Stanton (19:07 2ND)
PHX - Antoine Vermette (7) - unassisted (10:34 3RD)
PHX - David Moss (3) - from Rob Klinkhammer and Mike Ribeiro (12:55 3RD)
VAN - Chris Higgins (8) - unassisted (3:41 OT) *GWG*
Goalies:
WG - Roberto Luongo (37 saves on 39 shots: 13-8-5) LG - Mike Smith (29 saves on 31 shots: 13-6-5),
Three Stars:
3. Antoine Vermette (1 goal) - Phoenix
2. Chris Higgins (1 goal, OT winner) - Vancouver
1. Roberto Luongo (37 saves on 39 shots for the win) - Vancouver

Three Stars of the Night:
3. Max Talbot - Talbot scored his 1st goal as an Avalanche an added an assist in the Avs 3-2 win over the Flames.
2. Ryan Getzlaf - The Ducks Captain continued his torrid start to the season with 1 goal and 1 assist in the Ducks 3-2 win over the Hawks.
1. Elias Lindholm - The Hurricanes rookie had his best game of his early career, scoring the game-winning goal and adding 2 assists in the Hurricanes 5-3 win over the Sharks.

Interesting Stats of the Night:
-Ryan Getzlaf is currently riding an NHL-best 12-game point streak, with 9 goals, 9 assists for 18 points.
-The Hawks have lost 3 straight games for the 1st time this season.
-The Hurricanes got 1 goal and 2 assists from rookie Elias Lindholm, who doubled his career point total from 3 to 6 in the game.
-Johan Franzen has goals in 3 straight for the Red Wings. He had only 2 goals in his first 14 games of the season, he now has 7 goals in his last 11 games.
-3 of the 6 goals Nathan MacKinnon has scored this season have been game-winning goals.
-Wings G Jonas Gustavsson is now 8-0-1 on the season.
-J.S. Giguere remained unbeaten for the Avalanche, who's now at 7-0-0 on the season.
-The Avalanche have more points (40) in 27 games this season, which is more points than they had all of last season (39 points in 48 games). They also became the 3rd team to 20 wins this season, joining the Hawks and Penguins.

Current Winning/Losing Streaks (3 or more games):
Pittsburgh Penguins (5-game winning streak)

Montreal Canadiens (4-game winning streak)
Vancouver Canucks (3-game winning streak)

Carolina Hurricanes (3-game winning streak)

New York Islanders (8-game losing streak)

Chicago Blackhawks (3-game losing streak)

Forman Faceoff Highlight of the Night:
-Jonas Gustavsson gets it tonight for his sensational behind-the-back save: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bkD6yzxL1_c
-Runner-up goes to Max Talbot for scoring his 1st goal as an Avalanche and setting up another in a span of 54 seconds: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7_dFbB7vRbo

What's up next (December 7th) - There are 11 NHL games on tap for Saturday:
1. Philadelphia Flyers vs. Dallas Stars @2PM ET (In Dallas)
2. Pittsburgh Penguins vs. Boston Bruins @7PM ET (In Boston) {**2013 Stanley Cup Playoffs Rematch**}
3. Buffalo Sabres vs. Montreal Canadiens @7PM ET (In Montreal)
4. Toronto Maple Leafs vs. Ottawa Senators @7PM ET (In Ottawa) {*Rivalry Game*}
5. Florida Panthers vs. Detroit Red Wings @7PM ET (In Detroit)
6. Winnipeg Jets vs. Tampa Bay Lightning @7PM ET (In Tampa Bay)
7. Nashville Predators vs. Washington Capitals @7PM ET (In Washington)
8. New Jersey Devils vs. New York Rangers @730PM ET (In New York)
9. Anaheim Ducks vs. St. Louis Blues @8PM ET (In St. Louis) {***Forman's Game of the Night***}
10. Calgary Flames vs. Edmonton Oilers @10PM ET (In Edmonton)
11. New York Islanders vs. Los Angeles Kings @1030PM ET (In Los Angeles)

-Joel Forman - The Forman Faceoff

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