Friday, January 31, 2014

January 30th NHL Recap

Montreal Canadiens 4, Boston Bruins 1 (from Boston) - The Canadiens improved to 29-20-5 on the season thanks to a 4-1 win over the Boston Bruins, dropping them to 34-16-3.
Goals:
MTL - Alexei Emelin (1) - from Andrei Markov and Daniel Briere (2:16 1ST)
MTL - Max Pacioretty (23) - from Brendan Gallagher and David Desharnais (14:32 1ST) *GWG*
BOS - Dougie Hamilton (5) - from Loui Eriksson and Carl Soderberg (15:38 1ST)
MTL - Brian Gionta PPG (9) - from Tomas Plekanec and P.K. Subban (11:54 2ND)
MTL - Daniel Briere (8) - from Brendan Gallagher (13:46 2ND)
Goalies:
WG - Peter Budaj (34 saves on 35 shots: 6-4-1) LG - Tuukka Rask (15 saves on 18 shots: 24-13-3), Chad Johnson (14 saves on 15 shots in relief of Rask)
Three Stars:
3. Peter Budaj (34 saves on 35 shots for the win) - Montreal
2. Daniel Briere (1 goal, 1 assist) - Montreal
1. Brendan Gallagher (2 assists) - Montreal

Toronto Maple Leafs 6, Florida Panthers 3 (from Toronto) - The Leafs improved to 29-21-6 on the season thanks to a 6-3 win over the Florida Panthers, dropping them to 21-26-7.
Goals:
FLA - Nick Bjugstad (12) - from Scottie Upshall and Drew Shore (1:39 1ST)
FLA - Sean Bergenheim (13) - from Brad Boyes and Scott Gomez (13:50 1ST)
TOR - Cody Franson (4) - from Nazem Kadri and James van Riemsdyk (16:49 1ST)
TOR - Mason Raymond (14) - from Troy Bodie and Tim Gleason (0:27 2ND)
TOR - James van Riemsdyk PPG (22) - from Phil Kessel and Dion Phaneuf (0:58 2ND)
TOR - Nikolai Kulemin (8) - from Joffrey Lupul and Nazem Kadri (4:00 3RD) *GWG*
TOR - Joffrey Lupul PPG (16) - from Nazem Kadri and Morgan Rielly (6:22 3RD)
FLA - Dmitry Kulikov (6) - from Marcel Goc (14:29 3RD)
TOR - Tyler Bozak (10) - from Phil Kessel (18:37 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - Jonathan Bernier (35 saves on 38 shots: 19-15-5) LG - Scott Clemmensen (26 saves on 32 shots: 6-5-1)
Three Stars:
3. Joffrey Lupul (1 goal, 1 assist) - Toronto
2. James van Riemsdyk (1 goal, 1 assist) - Toronto
1. Nazem Kadri (3 assists) - Toronto

Columbus Blue Jackets 5, Washington Capitals 2 (from Columbus) - The Blue Jackets improved to 27-23-4 on the season thanks to a 5-2 win over the Washington Capitals, dropping them to 24-22-8.
Goals:
CBJ - Derek MacKenzie SHG (6) - from R.J. Umberger and Fedor Tyutin (12:18 1ST)
CBJ - Ryan Johansen (20) - from Boone Jenner and Cam Atkinson (16:56 1ST)
CBJ - Brandon Dubinsky (12) - from Ryan Murray (0:24 2ND) *GWG*
CBJ - Ryan Johansen (21) - from Jack Johnson and Fedor Tyutin (12:14 2ND)
WSH - Joel Ward SHG (14) - from John Carlson and Braden Holtby (18:19 2ND)
WSH - Eric Fehr (9) - from Dmitry Orlov and Tom Wilson (3:18 3RD)
CBJ - Cam Atkinson (17) - from Matt Calvert and Brandon Dubinsky (4:22 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - Sergei Bobrovsky (30 saves on 32 shots: 18-13-2) LG - Braden Holtby (24 saves on 29 shots: 15-13-2)
Three Stars:
3. Sergei Bobrovsky (30 saves on 32 shots for the win) - Columbus
2. Brandon Dubinsky (1 goal, 1 assist, GWG) - Columbus
1. Ryan Johansen (2 goals) - Columbus

Ottawa Senators 5, Tampa Bay Lightning 3 (from Ottawa) - The Senators improved to 24-20-10 on the season thanks to a 5-3 win over the Tampa Bay Lightning, dropping them to 31-18-5.
Goals:
OTT - Marc Methot (5) - from Mika Zibanejad and Jason Spezza (1:49 1ST)
OTT - Erik Karlsson (13) - from Jason Spezza and Milan Michalek (19:34 1ST)
TBL - Alex Killorn (13) - from Nikita Kucherov and Victor Hedman (3:10 2ND)
OTT - Zack Smith (10) - unassisted (6:25 2ND)
OTT - Kyle Turris (18) - from Bobby Ryan (18:40 2ND) *GWG*
OTT - Bobby Ryan (20) - from Kyle Turris and Clarke MacArthur (6:55 3RD)
TBL - Tyler Johnson SHG (17) - from Ondrej Palat (12:54 3RD)
TBL - Victor Hedman (11) - from Martin St. Louis and Ondrej Palat (17:08 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - Craig Anderson (35 saves on 38 shots: 18-10-7) LG - Anders Lindback (23 saves on 27 shots: 5-11-1) in relief of the injured Ben Bishop (0 saves on 1 shot)
Three Stars:
3. Jason Spezza (2 assists) - Ottawa
2. Bobby Ryan (1 goal, 1 assist) - Ottawa
1. Kyle Turris (1 goal, 1 assist) - Ottawa

New Jersey Devils 3, Dallas Stars 2 (OT) - (from Dallas) - The Devils improved to 23-21-11 on the season thanks to a 3-2 OT win over the Dallas Stars, dropping them to 24-21-9.
Goals:
NJD - Dainius Zubrus (10) - from Jaromir Jagr and Marek Zidlicky (10:59 1ST)
NJD - Travis Zajac PPG (9) - from Damien Brunner and Patrik Elias (9:50 2ND)
DAL - Jamie Benn (21) - from Tyler Seguin and Valeri Nichushkin (10:52 2ND)
DAL - Tyler Seguin (24) - from Erik Cole and Alex Chiasson (19:08 3RD)
NJD - Patrik Elias PPG (10) - from Travis Zajac and Jaromir Jagr (0:40 OT) *GWG*
Goalies:
WG - Cory Schneider (14 saves on 16 shots: 10-10-7) LG - Kari Lehtonen (21 saves on 24 shots: 20-15-9)
Three Stars:
3. Travis Zajac (1 goal, 1 assist) - New Jersey
2. Tyler Seguin (1 goal, 1 assist) - Dallas
1. Patrik Elias (1 goal, 1 assist, OT winner) - New Jersey

Colorado Avalanche 5, Minnesota Wild 4 (from Colorado) - The Avalanche improved to 34-14-5 on the season thanks to a 5-4 win over the Minnesota Wild, dropping them to 29-21-6.
Goals:
COL - Ryan O'Reilly (20) - from Matt Duchene and Jamie McGinn (4:41 1ST)
MIN - Zach Parise PPG (17) - from Dany Heatley and Ryan Suter (6:16 1ST)
COL - John Mitchell (6) - from Nate Guenin and Matt Duchene (1:43 2ND)
COL - Paul Stastny (16) - from Erik Johnson and Gabriel Landeskog (9:17 2ND)
COL - Max Talbot (6) - from John Mitchell and Nathan MacKinnon (15:26 2ND)
MIN - Zach Parise (18) - from Jason Pominville and Mikael Granlund (7:47 3RD)
MIN - Mikael Granlund (5) - from Zach Parise and Keith Ballard (12:51 3RD)
COL - Nathan MacKinnon (19) - from Andre Benoit and Tyson Barrie (17:35 3RD) *GWG*
MIN - Jason Pominville (22) - from Mikael Granlund and Zach Parise (17:46 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - Semyon Varlamov (31 saves on 35 shots: 27-9-5) LG - Niklas Backstrom (8 saves on 9 shots: 5-11-2) in relief of Darcy Kuemper (19 saves on 23 shots)
Three Stars:
3. John Mitchell (1 goal, 1 assist) - Colorado
2. Nathan MacKinnon (1 goal, 1 assist, GWG) - Colorado
1. Zach Parise (2 goals, 2 assists) - Minnesota

Calgary Flames 4, San Jose Sharks 1 (from Calgary) - The Flames improved to 20-27-7 on the season thanks to a 4-1 win over the San Jose Sharks, dropping them to 34-15-6.
Goals:
CGY - Lee Stempniak (8) - from Mikael Backlund and Dennis Wideman (9:41 1ST)
CGY - Mark Giordano (9) - from Mikael Backlund and Jiri Hudler (3:38 2ND) *GWG*
SJS - Eriah Hayes (1) - from Patrick Marleau and Tommy Wingels (0:36 3RD)
CGY - Sean Monahan (15) - from Joe Colborne and Ladislav Smid (13:00 3RD)
CGY - Jiri Hudler EN (14) - from Dennis Wideman (18:14 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - Karri Ramo (27 saves on 28 shots: 11-10-4) LG - Alex Stalock (26 saves on 29 shots: 7-4-0)
Three Stars:
3. Mikael Backlund (2 assists) - Calgary
2. Jiri Hudler (1 goal, 1 assist) - Calgary
1. Karri Ramo (27 saves on 28 shots for the win) - Calgary

Buffalo Sabres 3, Phoenix Coyotes 2 (from Phoenix) - The Sabres improved to 15-30-8 on the season thanks to a 3-2 win over the Phoenix Coyotes, dropping them to 25-19-10.
Goals:
BUF - Tyler Ennis (12) - from Matt Moulson and Zemgus Girgensons (6:08 1ST)
PHX - Antoine Vermette PPG (20) - from Mikkel Boedker and Keith Yandle (18:30 1ST)
PHX - David Moss (6) - from Jeff Halpern and Zbynek Michalek (18:48 1ST)
BUF - Steve Ott PPG (8) - from Ville Leino and Alex Sulzer (6:38 2ND)
BUF - Zemgus Girgensons SHG (5) - unassisted (1:52 3RD) *GWG*
Goalies:
WG - Ryan Miller (38 saves on 40 shots: 14-20-3) LG - Thomas Greiss (25 saves on 28 shots: 7-4-1)
Three Stars:
3. Antoine Vermette (1 goal) - Phoenix
2. Ryan Miller (38 saves on 40 shots for the win) - Buffalo
1. Zemgus Girgensons (1 goal, 1 assist, GWG) - Buffalo

Anaheim Ducks 5, Philadelphia Flyers 3 (from Anaheim) - The Ducks improved to 40-11-5 on the season thanks to a 5-3 win over the Philadelphia Flyers, dropping them to 26-23-6.
Goals:
ANA - Pat Maroon (5) - from Francois Beauchemin and Mathieu Perreault (10:38 1ST)
PHI - Vincent Lecavalier PPG (12) - from Erik Gustafsson and Steve Downie (14:35 1ST)
ANA - Ryan Getzlaf (26) - from Hampus Lindholm and Kyle Palmieri (19:24 1ST)
ANA - Corey Perry (29) - from Ryan Getzlaf and Cam Fowler (10:29 2ND)
PHI - Matt Read (14) - from Mark Streit and Sean Couturier (5:48 3RD)
ANA - Daniel Winnik SHG (2) - from Saku Koivu (12:26 3RD) *GWG*
ANA - Saku Koivu EN (9) - from Andrew Cogliano (19:36 3RD)
PHI - Matt Read (15) - from Luke Schenn and 
Goalies:
WG - Frederik Andersen (27 saves on 29 shots: 14-2-0) LG - Steve Mason (23 saves on 27 shots: 20-14-5)
Three Stars:
3. Matt Read (2 goals) - Philadelphia
2. Sau Koivu (1 goal, 1 assist) - Anaheim
1. Ryan Getzlaf (1 goal, 1 assist) - Anaheim

Pittsburgh Penguins 4, Los Angeles Kings 1 (from Los Angeles) - The Penguins improved to 38-14-2 on the season thanks to a 4-1 win over the Los Angeles Kings, dropping them to 30-20-6
Goals:
PIT - Evgeni Malkin (15) - from Jussi Jokinen and James Neal (0:57 1ST)
LAK - Anze Kopitar PPG (16) - from Drew Doughty and Slava Voynov (9:32 1ST)
PIT - Chris Kunitz PPG (27) - from Jussi Jokinen and Sidney Crosby (10:50 1ST) *GWG*
PIT - Jussi Jokinen PPG (16) - from Evgeni Malkin and Matt Niskanen (11:47 1ST)
PIT - Tanner Glass (4) - from Matt Niskanen and Olli Maatta (11:44 2ND)
Goalies:
WG - Jeff Zatkoff (30 saves on 31 shots: 9-2-1) LG - Jonathan Quick (4 saves on 7 shots: 15-11-2), Martin Jones (14 saves on 15 shots in relief of Jonathan Quick)
Three Stars:
3. Jeff Zatkoff (30 saves on 31 shots for the win) - Pittsburgh
2. Evgeni Malkin (1 goal, 1 assist) - Pittsburgh
1. Jussi Jokinen (1 goal, 2 assists) - Pittsburgh

Three Stars of the Night:
3. Ryan Getzlaf - The Ducks Captain had a Gordie Howe hat trick, 1 goal 1 assist and 1 fight, in the Ducks 5-3 win over the Flyers.
2. Jussi Jokinen - Jokinen scored 1 goal and added 2 assists in the Penguins 4-1 win over the Kings.
1. Zach Parise - Parise scored 2 goals and added 2 assists in the Wild's 5-4 loss to the Avs.

Interesting Stats of the Night:
-Ryan Getzlaf scored his 26th goal of the season, a new career high for the Ducks Captain (in only 52 games). He scored 25 in 2006-2007 (82 games) and in 2008-2009 (81 games). Getzlaf also had a Gordie Howe hat trick tonight.
-The Avs beat the Wild for the 4th time this season, finishing up the season series 4-0-1.
-Eriah Hayes scored his 1st NHL goal for the Sharks. 
-Nathan MacKinnon scored his 5 GWG of the season, which is good for 5th best overall in the NHL.
-Rookie G Frederik Andersen improved to 14-2-0 in his 1st season.
-The Ducks became the 1st team in the NHL to 40 wins this season.

Current Winning/Losing Streaks (3 or more games):
Calgary Flames - 4 game winning streak
St. Louis Blues - 3 game winning streak
Edmonton Oilers - 3 game winning streak

San Jose Sharks - 3 game losing streak

Forman Faceoff Highlight of the Night:
-Corey Perry's goal gets it tonight, vintage Getzlaf to Perry: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HfW8rJXTeCE
Honourable Mentions:
-Craig Anderson save on Vincent Lecavalier: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cXcCV2CRol8
-Tanner Glass backhand goal: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ht1eYbwPPLo
-Nathan MacKinnon game-winning goal: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JPdgghxtCLU
-Niklas Backstrom save on John Mitchell: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SkExGwX4ANg

What's up next (January 31st) - There are 5 NHL games on tap for Friday:
1. New York Islanders vs. New York Rangers @7PM ET (In New York R.)
2. St. Louis Blues vs. Carolina Hurricanes @7PM ET (In Carolina)
3. Washington Capitals vs. Detroit Red Wings @730PM ET (In Detroit) {***Forman's Game of the Night***}
4. New Jersey Devils vs. Nashville Predators @8PM ET (In Nashville)
5. Vancouver Canucks vs. Winnipeg Jets @830PM ET (In Winnipeg

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