Friday, January 31, 2014

January 31st NHL Recap

New York Rangers 4, New York Islanders 1 (from New York R.) - The Rangers improved to 30-23-3 on the season thanks to a 4-1 win over the New York Islanders, dropping them to 21-28-8.
Goals:
NYR - Brian Boyle (4) - from Marc Staal (3:29 1ST)
NYI - Kyle Okposo (24) - from Calvin de Haan and Josh Bailey (14:28 2ND)
NYR - Derick Brassard (9) - from Marc Staal and Mats Zuccarello (12:14 3RD) *GWG*
NYR - Brad Richards (14) - from Ryan Callahan and Carl Hagelin (14:59 3RD)
NYR - Ryan McDonagh EN (8) - from Dominic Moore (19:59 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - Henrik Lundqvist (38 saves on 39 shots: 20-18-3) LG - Evgeni Nabokov (33 saves on 36 shots: 9-10-5)
Three Stars:
3. Derick Brassard (1 goal, GWG) - New York
2. Marc Staal (2 assists) - New York
1. Henrik Lundqvist (38 saves on 39 shots for the win) - New York

Carolina Hurricanes 3, St. Louis Blues 1 (from Carolina) - The Hurricanes improved to 25-20-9 on the season thanks to a 3-1 win over the St. Louis Blues, dropping them to 36-12-5.
Goals:
CAR - Nathan Gerbe PPG (12) - from Andrej Sekera and Justin Faulk (3:46 1ST)
STL - David Backes PPG (18) - from Derek Roy and T.J. Oshie (9:23 1ST)
CAR - Jeff Skinner (23) - from Jordan Staal (1:51 2ND) *GWG*
CAR - Alexander Semin EN (13) - unassisted (18:56 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - Anton Khudobin (27 saves on 28 shots: 12-4-0) LG - Jaroslav Halak (28 saves on 30 shots: 23-8-3)
Three Stars:
3. Nathan Gerbe (1 goal) - Carolina
2. Anton Khudobin (27 saves on 28 shots for the win) - Carolina
1. Jeff Skinner (1 goal, GWG) - Carolina

Detroit Red Wings 4, Washington Capitals 3 (SO) - (from Detroit) - The Red Wings improved to 24-19-11 on the season thanks to a 4-3 shootout win over the Washington Capitals, dropping them to 24-22-9.
Goals:
WSH - Jason Chimera PPG (11) - from Nicklas Backstrom and John Carlson (15:24 1ST)
DET - Drew Miller (6) - from Luke Glendening and Patrick Eaves (2:09 2ND)
DET - Danny DeKeyser (3) - from Riley Sheahan (18:21 2ND)
WSH - Casey Wellman (2) - from Alexander Ovechkin (8:09 3RD)
DET - Gustav Nyquist (10) - unassisted (10:15 3RD)
WSH - Alexander Ovechkin (39) - from John Carlson and Jason Chimera (19:53 3RD)
Shootout winner - Patrick Eaves (DET)
Goalies:
WG - Jimmy Howard (26 saves on 29 shots: 10-12-8) LG - Michal Neuvirth (42 saves on 45 shots: 3-5-2)
Three Stars:
3. Patrick Eaves (1 assist, shootout winner) - Detroit
2. Alexander Ovechkin (1 goal, 1 assist) - Washington
1. Gustav Nyquist (1 goal) - Detroit

Nashville Predators 3, New Jersey Devils 2 (OT) - (from Nashville) - The Predators improved to 25-23-8 on the season thanks to a 3-2 win over the New Jersey Devils, dropping them to 23-21-12.
Goals
NSH - Shea Weber (14) - from Patric Hornqvist (6:45 1ST)
NJD - Patrik Elias (11) - from Jaromir Jagr and Travis Zajac (13:00 2ND)
NJD - Jaromir Jagr (17) - from Patrik Elias and Travis Zajac (18:59 2ND)
NSH - David Legwand (10) - from Roman Josi and Seth Jones (19:49 3RD)
NSH - Shea Weber (15) - from Colin Wilson (1:29 OT) *GWG*
Goalies:
WG - Carter Hutton (24 saves on 26 shots: 13-8-2) LG - Cory Schneider (30 saves on 33 shots: 10-10-8) 
Three Stars:
3. David Legwand (1 goal) - Nashville
2. Jaromir Jagr (1 goal, 1 assist) - New Jersey
1. Shea Weber (2 goals, OT winner) - Nashville

Winnipeg Jets 4, Vancouver Canucks 3 (from Winnipeg) - The Jets improved to 26-25-5 on the season thanks to a 4-3 win over the Vancouver Canucks, dropping them to 27-20-9
Goals:
WPG - Zach Bogosian (3) - from Tobias Enstrom and Andrew Ladd (5:02 1ST)
WPG - Devin Setoguchi (9) - from Dustin Byfuglien and Mark Scheifele (6:07 1ST)
VAN - Alexander Edler PPG (4) - from Alex Burrows and Ryan Kesler (10:27 1ST)
VAN - Ryan Kesler (19) - unassisted (4:48 2ND)
WPG - Michael Frolik (11) - from Andrew Ladd and Bryan Little (6:41 2ND)
VAN - Jason Garrison (6) - from Ryan Stanton and Ryan Kesler (11:50 3RD)
WPG - Devin Setoguchi (10) - from Jacob Trouba (17:04 3RD) *GWG*
Goalies:
WG - Ondrej Pavelec (23 saves on 26 shots: 17-21-4) LG - Eddie Lack (30 saves on 34 shots: 8-7-3) 
Three Stars:
3. Andrew Ladd (2 assists) - Winnipeg
2. Ryan Kesler (1 goal, 2 assists) - Vancouver
1. Devin Setoguchi (2 goals, GWG) - Winnipeg

Three Stars of the Night:
3. Henrik Lundqvist - King Henrik made 38 saves on 39 shots in the Rangers 4-1 win over the Islanders, his 20th win of the season. 
2. Devin Setoguchi - Setoguchi scored 2 goals (including the game-winning goal) in the Jets 4-3 win over the Canucks
1. Shea Weber - Weber scored 2 goals (including the OT winner) in the Predators 3-2 win over the Devils.

Interesting Stats of the Night:
-Both the Capitals and Predators tied their respective games tonight in the last 15 seconds of the 3rd. The Caps lost 4-3 in a shootout and the Predators won 3-2 in OT.
-Shea Weber scored 2 goals tonight (including the OT winner), improving his season total to 15. He is now 1st place in the NHL for defenseman.
-Anton Khudobin continued his strong play this season with an impressive 3-1 win over the Blues, his 12th win of the season (12-4-0).
-The Rangers outscored the Islanders 6-2 in their home-and-away series
-After scoring just 5 goals in his first 28 games, Alexander Semin scored 8 goals in 14 games in the month of January.

Current Winning/Losing Streaks (3 or more games):
Calgary Flames - 4 game winning streak
Edmonton Oilers - 3 game winning streak
New York Rangers - 3 game winning streak

San Jose Sharks - 3 game losing streak
New York Islanders - 3 game losing streak

Forman Faceoff Highlight of the Night:
-Michael Neuvirth gets it tonight for his incredible glove save on Gustav Nyquist: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w6OM8kl36jI

What's up next (February 1st) - There are 11 NHL games on tap for Saturday:
1. Edmonton Oilers vs. Boston Bruins @1PM ET (In Boston)
2. Tampa Bay Lightning vs. Montreal Canadiens @1PM ET (In Montreal)
3. Buffalo Sabres vs. Colorado Avalanche @3PM ET (In Colorado)
4. Philadelphia Flyers vs. Los Angeles Kings @4PM ET (In Los Angeles)
5. Ottawa Senators vs. Toronto Maple Leafs @7PM ET (In Toronto)
6. Florida Panthers vs. Columbus Blue Jackets @7PM ET (In Columbus)
7. Nashville Predators vs. St. Louis Blues @8PM ET (In St. Louis)
8. Pittsburgh Penguins vs. Phoenix Coyotes @8PM ET (In Phoenix)
9. Minnesota Wild vs. Calgary Flames @10PM ET (In Calgary)
10. Dallas Stars vs. Anaheim Ducks @10PM ET (In Anaheim)
11. Chicago Blackhawks vs. San Jose Sharks @1030PM ET (In San Jose) {***Forman's Game of the Night***}

-Joel Forman - The Forman Faceoff

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