Tuesday, January 21, 2014

January 20th NHL Recap

New York Islanders 4, Philadelphia Flyers 3 (SO) - (from New York) - The Islanders improved to 20-24-7 on the season thanks to a 4-3 shootout win over the Philadelphia Flyers, dropping them to 25-19-6.
Goals:
PHI - Matt Read SHG (12) - from Sean Couturier and Kimmo Timonen (1:26 2ND)
NYI - John Tavares PPG (23) - from Kyle Okposo and Thomas Vanek (9:26 2ND)
PHI - Wayne Simmonds (17) - from Scott Hartnell (11:30 2ND)
PHI - Matt Read (13) - from Mark Streit (18:16 2ND)
NYI - Brock Nelson (8) - from Josh Bailey and Cal Clutterbuck (8:16 3RD)
NYI - Kyle Okposo PPG (20) - from Frans Nielsen and Andrew MacDonald (17:02 3RD)
Shootout winner - Kyle Okposo (NYI)
Goalies:
WG - Anders Nilsson (26 saves on 29 shots: 1-2-2) LG - Ray Emery (40 saves on 43 shots: 6-8-1)
Three Stars:
3. John Tavares (1 goal) - New York
2. Matt Read (2 goals) - Philadelphia
1. Kyle Okposo (1 goal, 1 assist, shootout winner) - New York

Boston Bruins 3, Los Angeles Kings 2 (from Boston) - The Bruins improved to 31-15-3 on the season thanks to a 3-2 win over the Los Angeles Kings, dropping them to 29-15-6.
Goals:
BOS - Brad Marchand SHG (15) - from Patrice Bergeron (12:07 1ST)
BOS - Torey Krug PPG (11) - from David Krejci and Ryan Spooner (17:51 1ST)
LAK - Willie Mitchell (1) - from Mike Richards (4:09 2ND)
LAK - Jeff Carter PPG (19) - from Drew Doughty and Anze Kopitar (8:35 3RD)
BOS - Brad Marchand (16) - from Reilly Smith and Patrice Bergeron (8:53 3RD) *GWG*
Goalies:
WG - Chad Johnson (21 saves on 23 shots: 8-3-0) LG - Jonathan Quick (20 saves on 23 shots: 14-7-2)
Three Stars:
3. Willie Mitchell (1 goal) - Los Angeles
2. Patrice Bergeron (2 assists) - Boston
1. Brad Marchand (2 goals, GWG) - Boston

Florida Panthers 5, Pittsburgh Penguins 1 (from Pittsburgh) - The Panthers improved to 19-23-7 on the season thanks to a 5-1 win over the Pittsburgh Penguins, dropping them to 34-13-2.
Goals:
FLA - Drew Shore SHG (2) - from Scott Clemmensen (15:46 1ST)
FLA - Drew Shore (3) - from Jesse Winchester and Jonathan Huberdeau (13:34 2ND) *GWG*
FLA - Dmitry Kulikov (4) - from Jesse Winchester and Marcel Goc (1:17 3RD)
PIT - Matt Niskanen (7) - from Kris Letang and Evgeni Malkin (5:11 3RD)
FLA - Jonathan Huberdeau (8) - from Nick Bjugstad (13:50 3RD)
FLA - Shawn Matthias (5) - from Jesse Winchester and Mike Weaver (14:02 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - Scott Clemmenesen (35 saves on 36 shots: 6-4-1) LG - Marc-Andre Fleury (23 saves on 28 shots: 27-11-1)
Three Stars:
3. Jesse Winchester (3 assists) - Florida
2. Scott Clemmensen (35 saves on 36 shots for the win) - Florida
1. Drew Shore (2 goals, GWG) - Florida

St. Louis Blues 4, Detroit Red Wings 1 (from Detroit) - The Blues improved to 33-10-5 on the season thanks to a 4-1 win over the Detroit Red Wings, dropping them to 21-18-10.
Goals:
STL - Magnus Paajarvi (4) - from Roman Polak and Derek Roy (11:13 1ST)
DET - Gustav Nyquist PPG (6) - from Riley Sheahan (19:33 1ST)
STL - Barret Jackman (3) - from Alexander Steen (1:01 2ND) *GWG*
STL - Kevin Shattenkirk PPG (7) - from Alexander Steen and Derek Roy (2:21 2ND)
STL - Jay Bouwmeester (4) - from Alex Pietrangelo and Ryan Reaves (2:14 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - Jaroslav Halak (22 saves on 23 shots: 20-7-3) LG - Jimmy Howard (22 saves on 25 shots: 9-12-8), Petr Mrazek (13 saves on 14 shots in relief of Howard)
Three Stars:
3. Jay Bouwmeester (1 goal) - St. Louis
2. Kevin Shattenkirk (1 goal) - St. Louis
1. Alexander Steen (2 assists) - St. Louis

Nashville Predators 4, Dallas Stars 1 (from Nashville) - The Predators improved to 22-22-7 on the season thanks to a 4-1 win over the Dallas Stars, dropping them to 21-20-8.
Goals:
DAL - Cody Eakin PPG (11) - from Rich Peverley and Ray Whitney (4:45 1ST)
NSH - Nick Spaling (8) - from Roman Josi and David Legwand (11:35 1ST)
NSH - Shea Weber (13) - from Eric Nystrom and Gabriel Bourque (17:16 1ST) *GWG*
NSH - Roman Josi (6) - from Paul Gaustad and Eric Nystrom (19:28 2ND)
NSH - Mike Fisher (13) - from Colin Wilson and Patric Hornqvist (3:46 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - Carter Hutton (35 saves on 36 shots: 10-7-2) LG - Kari Lehtonen (19 saves on 23 shots: 17-14-8)
Three Stars:
3. Shea Weber (1 goal, GWG) - Nashville
2. Carter Hutton (35 saves on 36 shots for the win) - Nashville
1. Roman Josi (1 goal, 1 assist) - Nashville

Toronto Maple Leafs 4, Phoenix Coyotes 2 (from Phoenix) - The Leafs improved to 26-20-5 on the season thanks to a 4-2 win over the Phoenix Coyotes, dropping them to 23-17-9.
Goals:
TOR - Jake Gardiner (4) - from Nazem Kadri and Phil Kessel (16:17 1ST)
TOR - Phil Kessel (24) - from Cody Franson (18:19 1ST)
TOR - Carl Gunnarsson (1) - from Dion Phaneuf and Carter Ashton (5:10 2ND) *GWG*
PHX - Mike Ribeiro PPG (12) - from Keith Yandle and Lauri Korpikoski (5:35 3RD)
TOR - Nazem Kadri PPG (12) - from Jake Gardiner and Morgan Rielly (14:10 3RD)
PHX - Antoine Vermette SHG (14) - from Lauri Korpikoski (14:59 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - Jonathan Bernier (39 saves on 41 shots: 17-14-4) LG - Mike Smith (25 saves on 29 shots: 17-14-8)
Three Stars:
3. Phil Kessel (1 goal, 1 assist) - Toronto
2. Jonathan Bernier (39 saves on 41 shots for the win) - Toronto
1. Jake Gardiner (1 goal, 1 assist) - Toronto

San Jose Sharks 3, Calgary Flames 2 (from San Jose) - The Sharks improved to 32-12-6 on the season thanks to a 3-2 win over the Calgary Flames, dropping them to 16-27-7.
Goals:
CGY - Jiri Hudler (13) - from T.J. Brodie and Mark Giordano (4:08 1ST)
SJS - Joe Pavelski (26) - from Justin Braun and Brent Burns (12:22 1ST)
SJS - Tommy Wingels (10) - from Patrick Marleau and Brad Stuart (12:43 1ST)
CGY - Kevin Westgarth (1) - from Brian McGrattan and Kris Russell (13:34 1ST) 
SJS - Joe Pavelski PPG (27) - from Joe Thornton and Jason Demers (14:54 2ND) *GWG*
Goalies:
WG - Antti Niemi (21 saves on 23 shots: ) LG - Karri Ramo (24 saves on 27 shots: )
Three Stars:
3. Jiri Hudler (1 goal) - Calgary
2. Joe Thornton (1 assist) - San Jose
1. Joe Pavelski (2 goals, GWG) - San Jose

Three Stars of the Night:
3. Kyle Okposo - Okposo scored 1 goal and the shootout winner, as well as adding an assist and a fight to complete the Gordie Howe hat trick.
2. Brad Marchand - Marchand scored 2 goals (including the eventual game-winner) in the Bruins 3-2 win over the Kings.
1. Joe Pavelski - Pavelski scored 2 goals (including hte eventual game-winner) in the Sharks 3-2 win over the Flames.

Interesting Stats of the Night:
-Kyle Okposo had a big game for the Islanders, with a Gordie Howe hat trick (1 goal, 1 assist, 1 fight) and the shootout winner. 
-Brad Marchand scored 2 more goals today, his 15th and 16th goals of the season. He now has 6 goals in his last 4 games after scoring only 10 in his first 44.
-Marchand also scored his league-leading 4th short-handed goal
-Joe Pavelski has been on a tear since January started, scoring 11 goals so far in the month. He now has 6 goals in his last 3 games. 

Current Winning/Losing Streaks (3 or more games):
Columbus Blue Jackets - 6 game winning streak
Toronto Maple Leafs - 5 game winning streak
Colorado Avalanche - 4 game winning streak
Winnipeg Jets - 3 game winning streak
San Jose Sharks - 3 game winning streak
New York Rangers - 3 game winning streak

Buffalo Sabres - 3 game losing streak
Calgary Flames - 3 game losing streak
Washington Capitals - 3 game losing streak

Forman Faceoff Highlight of the Night:
-Tonight is a tie between Brad Marhchand's great effort on his short-handed goal: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fRhn0v3zXpA, and Joe Pavelski's goal of out mid air: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zKxc8k6Iv2M

What's up next (January 21st) - There are 10 NHL games on tap for Tuesday:
1. Florida Panthers vs. Buffalo Sabres @7PM ET (In Buffalo)
2. St. Louis Blues vs. New Jersey Devils @7PM ET (In New Jersey)
3. New York Islanders vs. New York Rangers @7PM ET (In New York)
4. Carolina Hurricanes vs. Philadelphia Flyers @7PM ET (In Philadelphia)
5. Ottawa Senators vs. Washington Capitals @7PM ET (In Washington)
6. Los Angeles Kings vs. Columbus Blue Jackets @7PM ET (In Columbus)
7. Minnesota Wild vs. Dallas Stars @8PM ET (In Dallas)
8. Toronto Maple Leafs vs. Colorado Avalanche @9PM ET (In Colorado) {***Forman's Game of the Night***}
9. Vancouver Canucks vs. Edmonton Oilers @930PM ET (In Edmonton)
10. Winnipeg Jets vs. Anaheim Ducks @10PM ET (In Anaheim)

-Joel Forman - The Forman Faceoff

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