Wednesday, January 22, 2014

January 22nd NHL Recap

Carolina Hurricanes 3, Philadelphia Flyers 2 (from Philadelphia) - The Hurricanes improved to 21-19-9 on the season thanks to a 3-2 win over the Philadelphia Flyers, dropping them to 25-20-6.
Goals:
CAR - Alexander Semin (10) - from Eric Staal and Jiri Tlusty (11:57 1ST)
CAR - Nathan Gerbe (10) - unassisted (13:38 2ND)
PHI - Claude Giroux (14) - from Jakub Voracek and Michael Raffl (19:25 2ND)
PHI - Scott Hartnell PPG (12) - from Wayne Simmonds and Claude Giroux (3:00 3RD)
CAR - Jiri Tlusty (7) - from Andrej Sekera and Justin Faulk (13:50 3RD) *GWG*
Goalies:
WG - Anton Khudobin (22 saves on 24 shots: 8-3-0) LG - Steve Mason (29 saves on 32 shots: 19-12-5)
Three Stars:
3. Nathan Gerbe (1 goal) - Carolina
2. Claude Giroux (1 goal, 1 assist) - Philadelphia
1. Jiri Tlusty (1 goal, 1 assist, GWG) - Carolina

Pittsburgh Penguins 5, Montreal Canadiens 1 (from Pittsburgh) - The Penguins improved to 35-13-2 on the season thanks to a 5-1 win over the Montreal Canadiens, dropping them to 27-18-5.
Goals:
PIT - Jussi Jokinen (14) - from Evgeni Malkin and Matt Niskanen (8:48 1ST)
PIT - Taylor Pyatt PPG (2) - from Matt Niskanen and Paul Martin (16:25 1ST) *GWG*
MTL - Rene Bourque (7) - from Daniel Briere and Brandon Prust (17:40 1ST)
PIT - Jussi Jokinen (15) - from Olli Maatta and James Neal (5:46 2ND)
PIT - Sidney Crosby PPG (26) - from Kris Letang and Chris Kunitz (11:43 2ND)
PIT - Evgeni Malkin (13) - from Rob Scuderi and Brooks Orpik (15:03 2ND)
Goalies:
WG - Marc-Andre Fleury (23 saves on 24 shots: 28-11-1) LG - Carey Price (16 saves on 21 shots: 22-14-4), Peter Budaj (10 saves on 10 shots in relief of Price)
Three Stars:
3. Matt Niskanen (2 assists) - Pittsburgh
2. Evgeni Malkin (1 goal, 1 assist) - Pittsburgh
1. Jussi Jokinen (2 goals) - Pittsburgh

Detroit Red Wings 5, Chicago Blackhawks 4 (SO) - (from Detroit) - The Red Wings improved to 22-18-10 on the season thanks to a 5-4 shootout win over the Chicago Blackhawks, dropping them to 32-8-12.
Goals:
CHI - Marian Hossa (21) - from Jonathan Toews and Johnny Oduya (8:41 1ST)
CHI - Andrew Shaw (14) - from Patrick Kane and Brandon Saad (10:26 1ST)
DET - Tomas Tatar (11) - from Brendan Smith and Tomas Jurco (11:14 1ST)
DET - Patrick Eaves (2) - from Justin Abdelkader and Henrik Zetterberg (17:40 1ST)
CHI - Patrick Sharp PPG (26) - from Duncan Keith and Patrick Kane (5:03 2ND)
DET - Kyle Quincey (3) - from Gustav Nyquist and Henrik Zetterberg (6:20 2ND) 
DET - Gustav Nyquist (7) - from Henrik Zetterberg and Justin Abdelkader (11:14 2ND)
CHI - Marcus Kruger (5) - unassisted (5:12 3RD)
Shootout winner - Darren Helm (DET)
Goalies:
WG - Jonas Gustavsson (31 saves on 35 shots: 12-3-2) LG - Corey Crawford (27 saves on 31 shots: 19-7-8)
Three Stars:
3. Gustav Nyquist (1 goal, 1 assist) - Chicago
2. Patrick Kane (2 assists) - Chicago
1. Henrik Zetterberg (3 assists) - Detroit

Calgary Flames 3, Phoenix Coyotes 2 (from Calgary) - The Flames improved to 17-27-7 on the season thanks to a 3-2 win over the Phoenix Coyotes, dropping them to 23-18-9.
Goals:
CGY - Sean Monahan (14) - from T.J. Galiardi and Joe Colborne (11:44 1ST)
CGY - Lance Bouma (4) - from T.J. Brodie and Karri Ramo (8:48 2ND)
PHX - Antoine Vermette SHG (15) - from Lauri Korpikoski and Michael Stone (12:27 2ND)
CGY - Matt Stajan (8) - from Mark Giordano and David Jones (16:01 2ND) *GWG*
PHX - Shane Doan (14) - from Keith Yandle and Mike Ribeiro (6:50 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - Karri Ramo (30 saves on 32 shots: 9-10-4) LG - Mike Smith (23 saves on 26 shots: 17-16-8)
Three Stars:
3. Shane Doan (1 goal) - Phoenix
2. Sean Monahan (1 goal) - Calgary
1. Karri Ramo (30 saves on 32 shots for the win) - Calgary

Three Stars of the Night:
3. Jiri Tlusty - Tlusty had 1 goal (the game-winner) and 1 assist in the Hurricanes 3-2 win over the Flyers.
2. Jussi Jokinen - Jokinen scored his 14th and 15th goals of the season in the Penguins 5-1 win over the Canadiens
1. Henrik Zetterberg - The Red Wings captain had 3 assists in the Red Wings 5-4 shootout win over the Hawks. 

Current Winning/Losing Streaks (3 or more games):
Columbus Blue Jackets - 7 game winning streak
Toronto Maple Leafs - 6 game winning streak
Winnipeg Jets - 4 game winning streak
San Jose Sharks - 4 game winning streak

Buffalo Sabres - 4 game losing streak
Washington Capitals - 4 game losing streak

Forman Faceoff Highlight of the Night:
-Nathan Gerbe gets it tonight with his highlight-reel between the legs goal: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wndie9VVzRc

What's up next (January 23rd) - There are 10 NHL games on tap for Thursday:
1. Carolina Hurricanes vs. Buffalo Sabres @7PM ET (In Buffalo) 
2. St. Louis Blues vs. New York Rangers @7PM ET (In New York)
3. Philadelphia Flyers vs. Columbus Blue Jackets @7PM ET (In Columbus)
4. Ottawa Senators vs. Tampa Bay Lightning @730PM ET (In Tampa Bay)
5. Pittsburgh Penguins vs. New York Islanders @730PM ET (In New York)
6. Chicago Blackhawks vs. Minnesota Wild @8PM ET (In Minnesota)
7. Toronto Maple Leafs vs. Dallas Stars @8PM ET (In Dallas)
8. Nashville Predators vs. Vancouver Canucks @10PM ET (In Vancouver)
9. Los Angeles Kings vs. Anaheim Ducks @10PM ET (In Anaheim) {***Forman's Game of the Night***}
10. Winnipeg Jets vs. San Jose Sharks @1030PM ET (In San Jose)

-Joel Forman - The Forman Faceoff

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