Wednesday, January 8, 2014

January 7th NHL Recap

New York Islanders 5, Toronto Maple Leafs 3 (from Toronto) - The Islanders improved to 16-22-7 on the season thanks to a 5-3 win over the Toronto Maple Leafs, dropping them to 21-18-5.
Goals:
TOR - Tyler Bozak (6) - from Paul Ranger and James van Riemsdyk (5:05 1ST)
NYI - Kyle Okposo (17) - from John Tavares and Travis Hamonic (19:16 1ST)
NYI - Michael Grabner (6) - unassisted (3:06 2ND)
TOR - Mason Raymond PPG (12) - from Jake Gardiner and Nazem Kadri (8:25 2ND)
NYI - Frans Nielsen PPG (16) - from Thomas Vanek and John Tavares (3:41 3RD)
NYI - Calvin de Haan (1) - from Travis Hamonic and John Tavares (6:01 3RD) *GWG*
TOR - Joffrey Lupul (13) - from Nazem Kadri (16:55 3RD)
NYI - Cal Clutterbuck EN (6) - from Michael Grabner (19:51 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - Kevin Poulin (23 saves on 26 shots: 7-12-0) LG - Jonathan Bernier (20 saves on 24 shots: 13-13-4)
Three Stars:
3. Nazem Kadri (2 assists) - Toronto
2. Michael Grabner (1 goal, 1 assist) - New York
1. John Tavares (3 assists) - New York

Philadelphia Flyers 3, New Jersey Devils 2 (OT) - (from New Jersey) - The Flyers improved to 22-17-4 on the season thanks to a 3-2 OT win over the New Jersey Devils, dropping them to 17-18-9
Goals:
NJD - Adam Henrique (10) - from Jaromir Jagr and Ryan Clowe (0:57 1ST)
PHI - Claude Giroux PPG (13) - from Kimmo Timonen and Jakub Voracek (5:18 3RD)
PHI - Scott Hartnell (10) - from Brayden Schenn and Nicklas Grossmann (9:49 3RD)
NJD - Michael Ryder SHG (14) - from Marek Zidlicky and Andy Greene (19:30 3RD)
PHI - Brayden Schenn (11) - from Nicklas Grossmann and Wayne Simmonds (1:50 OT) *GWG*
Goalies:
WG - Ray Emery (31 saves on 33 shots: 5-7-0) LG - Martin Brodeur (25 saves on 28 shots: 12-9-4)
Three Stars:
3. Ray Emery (31 saves on 33 shots for the win) - Philadelphia
2. Michael Ryder (1 goal) - New Jersey
1. Brayden Schenn (1 goal, 1 assist, OT winner) - Philadelphia

Nashville Predators 3, San Jose Sharks 2 (from Nashville) - The Predators improved to 19-19-6 (.500) on the season thanks to a 3-2 win over the San Jose Sharks, dropping them to 27-11-6.
Goals:
NSH - David Legwand (7) - from Craig Smith and Shea Weber (3:35 2ND)
SJS - Joe Pavelski PPG (19) - from Dan Boyle and Jason Demers (6:49 2ND)
NSH - Mattias Ekholm (1) - from David Legwand (7:16 2ND)
NSH - Roman Josi (4) - from Shea Weber and Colin Wilson (11:30 2ND) *GWG*
SJS - Patrick Marleau (20) - from Matt Nieto and Jason Demers (18:38 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - Marek Mazanec (26 saves on 28 shots: 8-8-3) LG - Antti Niemi (25 saves on 28 shots: 22-9-6)
Three Stars:
3. Marek Mazanec (26 saves on 28 shots for the win) - Nashville
2. Shea Weber (2 assists) - San Jose
1. David Legwand (1 goal, 1 assist) - Nashville

Tampa Bay Lightning 4, Winnipeg Jets 2 (from Winnipeg) - The Lightning improved to 26-13-4 on the season thanks to a 4-2 win over the Winnipeg Jets, dropping them to 19-22-5.
Goals:
TBL - Valtteri Filppula (17) - from Teddy Purcell and Alex Killorn (1:20 1ST)
WPG - Olli Jokinen PPG (11) - from Mark Scheifele and Dustin Byfuglien (16:43 1ST)
WPG - Dustin Byfuglien PPG (10) - from Blake Wheeler and Ondrej Pavelec (4:45 2ND)
TBL - Ondrej Palat (8) - from Nikita Kucherov and Alex Killorn (15:37 2ND)
TBL - Martin St. Louis PPG (18) - from Victor Hedman and Teddy Purcell (8:39 3RD) *GWG*
TBL - Martin St. Louis EN (19) - from Matt Carle (19:33 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - Anders Lindback (12 saves on 14 shots: 4-8-1) LG - Ondrej Pavelec (29 saves on 32 shots: 11-18-4)
Three Stars:
3. Dustin Byfuglien (1 goal, 1 assist) - Winnipeg
2. Teddy Purcell (2 assists) - Tampa Bay
1. Martin St. Louis (2 goals, GWG) - Tampa Bay

Phoenix Coyotes 6, Calgary Flames 0 (from Phoenix) - The Coyotes improved to 21-12-9 on the season thanks to a 6-0 rout of the Calgary Flames, dropping them to 15-22-6.
Goals:
PHX - Shane Doan (13) - from Mikkel Boedker and Mike Ribeiro (2:07 2ND) *GWG*
PHX - Martin Hanzal (12) - from Radim Vrbata and Lauri Korpikoski (3:43 2ND)
PHX - Mikkel Boedker (13) - from Mike Ribeiro and Connor Murphy (12:40 2ND)
PHX - Lauri Korpikoski (6) - from Martin Hanzal and Radim Vrbata (9:02 3RD)
PHX - Michael Stone (8) - from Lauri Korpikoski and Jeff Halpern (15:36 3RD)
PHX - Rob Klinkhammer PPG (9) - from Michael Stone and Shane Doan (18:38 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - Thomas Greiss (27 saves on 27 shots: 6-2-1) LG - Reto Berra (24 saves on 30 shots: 5-12-2)
Three Stars:
3. Mikkel Boedker (1 goal, 1 assist) - Phoenix
2. Lauri Korpikoski (1 goal, 2 assists) - Phoenix
1. Thomas Greiss (27 saves on 27 shots for the shutout) - Phoenix

St. Louis Blues 5, Edmonton Oilers 2 (from Edmonton) - The Blues improved to 30-7-5 on the season thanks to a 5-2 win over the Edmonton Oilers, dropping them to 14-27-5.
Goals:
STL - Chris Stewart PPG (14) - from Derek Roy and Jordan Leopold (12:46 1ST)
EDM - Nail Yakupov (9) - from David Perron and Sam Gagner (1:36 2ND)
STL - Maxim Lapierre (6) - from Ryan Reaves and Alex Pietrangelo (2:18 2ND)
EDM - Mark Arcobello (4) - from Luke Gazdic and Andrew Ference (5:10 2ND)
STL - David Backes PPG (17) - from Alex Pietrangelo (10:56 2ND) *GWG*
STL - Vladimir Tarasenko (14) - from Jordan Leopold and Vladimir Sobotka (13:57 2ND)
STL - Patrick Berglund EN (7) - from Vladimir Sobotka and Vladimir Tarasenko (19:27 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - Brian Elliot (16 saves on 18 shots: 13-1-2) LG - Ilya Bryzgalov (25 saves on 29 shots: 3-6-2)
Three Stars:
3. Jordan Leopold (2 assists) - St. Louis
2. Alex Pietrangelo (2 assists) - St. Louis
1. Vladimir Tarasenko (1 goal, 1 assist) - St. Louis

Pittsburgh Penguins 5, Vancouver Canucks 4 (SO) - (from Vancouver) - The Penguins improved to 32-12-1 on the season thanks to a 5-4 shootout win over the Vancouver Canucks, dropping them to 23-13-9.
Goals:
PIT - Brian Gibbons (2) - unassisted (13:15 1ST)
PIT - Evgeni Malkin (12) - from James Neal and Olli Maatta (5:25 2ND)
VAN - Jason Garrison (5) - unassisted (15:35 2ND)
VAN - Chris Tanev (5) - from Dan Hamhuis and Zack Kassian (7:39 3RD)
VAN - Chris Higgins (12) - from Jannik Hansen (13:07 3RD)
VAN - Zack Kassian (8) - from Chris Higgins (13:24 3RD)
PIT - Kris Letang (7) - from Jussi Jokinen and Sidney Crosby (18:49 3RD)
PIT - Sidney Crosby (24) - from Chris Kunitz and Jussi Jokinen (19:05 3RD)
Shootout winner - Sidney Crosby (PIT)
Goalies:
WG - Marc-Andre Fleury (22 saves on 26 shots: 25-10-1) LG - Eddie Lack (31 saves on 35 shots: 7-3-3)
Three Stars:
3. Kris Letang (1 goal) - Pittsburgh
2. Zack Kassian (1 goal, 1 assist) - Vancouver
1. Sidney Crosby (1 goal, 1 assist, shootout winner) - Pittsburgh

Anaheim Ducks 5, Boston Bruins 2 (from Anaheim) - The Ducks improved to 32-8-5 on the season thanks to a 5-2 win over the Boston Bruins, dropping them to 28-13-2
Goals:
ANA - Mathieu Perreault PPG (8) - from Teemu Selanne and Sami Vatanen (5:53 2ND)
ANA - Corey Perry PPG (24) - from Nick Bonino and Ryan Getzlaf (8:29 2ND)
ANA - Andrew Cogliano SHG (14) - from Daniel Winnik (17:10 2ND) *GWG*
BOS - Dan Paille (7) - from Justin Florek and Gregory Campbell (19:44 2ND)
BOS - Dougie Hamilton (4) - from Carl Soderberg and Jarome Iginla (7:19 3RD)
ANA - Nick Bonino PPG (13) - from Ryan Getzlaf and Corey Perry (14:23 3RD)
ANA - Mathieu Perreault (9) - from Teemu Selanne and Pat Maroon (17:29 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - Jonas Hiller (29 saves on 31 shots: 21-4-4) LG - Tuukka Rask (15 saves on 20 shots: 21-10-2)
Three Stars:
3. Nick Bonino (1 goal, 1 assist) - Anaheim
2. Mathieu Perreault (2 goals) - Anaheim
1. Corey Perry (1 goal, 1 assist) - Anaheim

Minnesota Wild 2, Los Angeles Kings 1 (SO) - (from Los Angeles) - The Wild improved to 23-17-5 on the season thanks to a 2-1 shootout win over the Los Angeles Kings, dropping them to 26-13-5.
Goals:
LAK - Jarret Stoll (6) - from Jeff Carter and Dwight King (0:50 3RD)
MIN - Nino Niederreiter (9) - from Jason Pominville and Mikael Granlund (3:25 3RD)
Shootout winner - Nino Niederreiter
Goalies:
WG - Darcy Kuemper (39 saves on 40 shots: 1-1-0) LG - Jonathan Quick (16 saves on 17 shots: 11-5-1
Three Stars:
3. Jonathan Quick (16 saves on 17 shots) - Los Angeles
2. Darcy Kuemper (39 saves on 40 shots for the win) - Minnesota
1. Nino Niederreiter (1 goal, shootout winner) - Minnesota

Three Stars of the Night:
3. John Tavares - Fresh off being announced to Team Canada, Tavares had 3 assists in the Islanders 5-3 win over the Leafs.
2. Sidney Crosby - Crosby scored 1 goal and added an assist (both in the last 2 minutes of the 3rd), and scored the shootout winner in the Penguins 5-4 win over the Canucks
1. Martin St. Louis - Proving Team Canada wrong for not taking him, Marty scored 2 goals in the 3rd (including the game-winner) in the Lightning's 4-2 win over the Jets.

Interesting Stats of the Night:
-The Hurricanes/Sabres game was postponed due to "hazardous weather conditions in the Buffalo area"
-Calvin de Haan scored his 1st NHL goal for the Islanders.
-Mattias Ekholm scored his 1st NHL goal for the Predators.
-With an assist tonight Jaromir Jagr tied longtime teammate Mario Lemieux for 7th all time in points with 1723.
-The Ducks improved to 18-0-2 at this season.
-Both the Penguins and Canucks blew 3rd period leads tonight in the same game. The Canucks got 2 goals in 17 seconds and the Penguins got 2 goals in 16 seconds.

Current Winning/Losing Streaks (3 or more games):
St. Louis Blues - 6 game winning streak
Ottawa Senators - 4 game winning streak
Carolina Hurricanes - 4 game winning streak
Anaheim Ducks - 4 game winning streak

Minnesota Wild - 3 game winning streak
Pittsburgh Penguins - 3 game winning streak

Vancouver Canucks - 5 game losing streak
Winnipeg Jets - 4 game losing streak

Dallas Stars - 3 game losing streak

Forman Faceoff Highlight of the Night:

-Martin Brodeur gets it tonight with his great glove save on Brayden Schenn: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gLGo5GoJIvo

What's up next (January 8th) - There are 3 NHL games on tap for Wednesday:
1. Montreal Canadiens vs. Philadelphia Flyers @730PM ET (In Philadelphia)
2. New York Rangers vs. Chicago Blackhawks @8PM ET (In Chicago) {***Forman's Game of the Night***}
3. Ottawa Senators vs. Colorado Avalanche @930PM ET (In Colorado)

-Joel Forman - The Forman Faceoff

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