February 1st NHL Recap

Boston Bruins 4, Edmonton Oilers 0 (from Boston) - The Bruins improved to 35-16-3 on the season thanks to a 4-0 shutout of the Edmonton Oilers, dropping them to 18-33-6.

Goals:

BOS - David Krejci PPG (12) - from Jarome Iginla and Milan Lucic (2:06 2ND) *GWG*

BOS - Dougie Hamilton (6) - from Zdeno Chara and Carl Soderberg (6:43 3RD)

BOS - Carl Soderberg (8) - from Chris Kelly and Matt Bartkowski (13:05 3RD)

BOS - Torey Krug PPG (12) - from Zdeno Chara and Jarome Iginla (15:42 3RD)

Goalies:

WG - Chad Johnson (22 saves on 22 shots: 10-3-0) LG - Ben Scrivens (37 saves on 41 shots: 9-8-4)

Three Stars:

3. Carl Soderberg (1 goal, 1 assist) - Boston

2. David Krejci (1 goal, GWG) - Boston

1. Chad Johnson (22 saves on 22 shots for the win) - Boston

Tampa Bay Lightning 2, Montreal Canadiens 1 (OT) - (from Montreal) - The Lightning improved to 32-18-5 on the season thanks to a 2-1 OT win over the Montreal Canadiens, dropping them to 29-20-6.

Goals:

TBL - Nate Thompson SHG (4) - from Victor Hedman and J.T. Brown (5:58 2ND)

MTL - Daniel Briere (9) - from Brian Gionta (7:25 3RD)

TBL - Nate Thompson (5) - from Victor Hedman and Alex Killorn (4:36 OT) *GWG*

Goalies:

WG - Ben Bishop (28 saves on 29 shots: 27-7-4) LG - Carey Price (34 saves on 36 shots: 23-16-5)

Three Stars:

3. Daniel Briere (1 goal) - Montreal

2. Victor Hedman (2 assists) - Tampa Bay

1. Nate Thompson (2 goals, OT winner) - Tampa Bay

Colorado Avalanche 7, Buffalo Sabres 1 (from Colorado) - The Avalancue improved to 35-14-5 on the season thanks to a 7-1 rout of the Buffalo Sabres, dropping them to 15-31-8.

Goals:

COL - Tyson Barrie (7) - from Nathan MacKinnon (7:37 1ST)

COL - Jamie McGinn PPG (13) - from Erik Johnson and Ryan O'Reilly (11:49 1ST) *GWG*

COL - Gabriel Landeskog (15) - from Nathan MacKinnon and P.A. Parenteau (12:47 1ST)

COL - Marc-Andre Cliche (1) - from Patrick Bordeleau and Jamie McGinn (6:05 2ND)

BUF - Matt D'Agostini PPG (3) - from Tyler Ennis and Christian Ehrhoff (11:45 2ND)

COL - Nathan MacKinnon PPG (20) - from Erik Johnson and Semyon Varlamov (16:29 2ND)
COL - Gabriel Landeskog (16) - from Erik Johnson (7:36 3RD)
COL - Jame McGinn (14) - from Ryan O'Reilly and Matt Duchene (10:07 3RD)

Goalies:

WG - Semyon Varlamov (27 saves on 28 shots: 28-9-5) LG - Ryan Miller (22 saves on 27 shots: 14-21-3) Jhonas Enroth (10 saves on 12 shots in relief of Ryan Miller)

Three Stars:

3. Gabriel Landeskog (2 goals) - Colorado

2. Jamie McGinn (2 goals, 1 assist, GWG) - Colorado

1. Nathan MacKinnon (1 goal, 2 assists) - Colorado

Philadelphia Flyers 2, Los Angeles Kings 0 (from Los Angeles) - The Flyers improved to 27-23-6 on the season thanks to a 2-0 shutout of the Los Angeles Kings, dropping them to 30-21-6.

Goals:

PHI - Wayne Simmonds (18) - from Vincent Lecavalier and Claude Giroux (7:48 2ND) *GWG*
PHI - Claude Giroux PPG (17) - from Scott Hartnell and Wayne Simmonds (18:02 3RD)

Goalies:

WG - Steve Mason (35 saves on 35 shots: 21-14-5) LG - Jonathan Quick (11 saves on 13 shots: 15-12-2)

Three Stars:

3. Wayne Simmonds (1 goal, 1 assist, GWG) - Philadelphia

2. Claude Giroux (1 goal, 1 assist) - Philadelphia

1. Steve Mason (35 saves on 35 shots for the shutout) - Philadelphia

Toronto Maple Leafs 6, Ottawa Senators 3 (from Toronto) - The Leafs improved to 30-21-6 on the season thanks to a 6-3 win over the Ottawa Senators, dropping them to 24-21-10.

Goals:

OTT - Chris Neil (7) - from Jared Cowen and Eric Gryba (19:07 1ST)
OTT - Colin Greening (5) - from Chris Neil (6:46 2ND)
TOR - Phil Kessel (28) - from James van Riemsdyk and Carl Gunnarsson (13:01 2ND)
TOR - Joffrey Lupul (17) - from Nazem Kadri (14:39 2ND)
TOR - Phil Kessel PPG (29) - from Morgan Rielly and Cody Franson (7:34 3RD)
OTT - Chris Neil (8) - from Cody Ceci and Colin Greening (9:06 3RD)
TOR - Phil Kessel (30 - Hat Trick) - from Tyler Bozak (14:02 3RD) *GWG*
TOR - Tyler Bozak (11) - from Phil Kessel and James van Riemsdyk (18:37 3RD)
TOR - Nazem Kadri (15) - unassisted (19:31 3RD)

Goalies:

WG - Jonathan Bernier (23 saves on 26 shots: 20-15-5) LG - Craig Anderson (30 saves on 35 shots: 18-11-7)

Three Stars:

3. Tyler Bozak (1 goal, 1 assist) - Toronto

2. Chris Neil (1 goal, 2 assists) - Toronto

1. Phil Kessel (3 goals, 1 assist, GWG) - Toronto

Columbus Blue Jackets 4, Florida Panthers 1 (from Columbus) - The Blue Jackets improved to 28-23-4 on the season thanks to a 4-1 win over the Florida Panthers, dropping them to 21-27-7.

Goals:

CBJ - Boone Jenner (9) - from Ryan Johansen and Nathan Horton (15:33 1ST)
CBJ - Ryan Johansen (22) - from Boone Jenner and Nathan Horton (18:02 1ST) *GWG*
FLA - Brad Boyes (15) - from Brian Campbell and Scottie Upshall (7:41 2ND)
CBJ - Nick Foligno (13) - from Nikita Nikitin (17:46 2ND)
CBJ - Mark Letestu (8) - from Corey Tropp and Derek MacKenzie (9:28 3RD)

Goalies:

WG - Sergei Bobrovsky (35 saves on 36 shots: 19-13-2) LG - Tim Thomas (26 saves on 30 shots: 14-16-3)

Three Stars:

3. Boone Jenner (1 goal, 1 assist) - Columbus

2. Sergei Bobrovksy (35 saves on 36 shots for the win) - Columbus

1. Ryan Johansen (1 goal, 1 assist, GWG) - Columbus

St. Louis Blues 4, Nashville Predators 3 (SO) - (from St. Louis) - The Blues improved to 37-12-5 on the season thanks to a 4-3 shootout win over the Nashville Predators, dropping them to 25-23-9.

Goals:

STL - Jaden Schwartz PPG (17) - from Chris Stewart and Vladimir Tarasenko (9:11 1ST)
STL - David Backes (19) - from Jay Bouwmeester and Derek Roy (3:31 2ND)
NSH - Paul Gaustad (8) - unassisted (16:48 2ND)
NSH - Mike Fisher (15) - from Patric Hornqvist (3:25 3RD)
NSH - Roman Josi (8) - from David Legwand and Craig Smith (7:33 3RD)
STL - Vladimir Tarasenko (18) - from Alex Pietrangelo (7:49 3RD)
Shootout winner - Vladimir Tarasenko (STL)

Goalies:

WG - Brian Elliot (28 saves on 31 shots: 14-4-2) LG - Carter Hutton (31 saves on 34 shots: 13-8-3)

Three Stars:

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2. Roman Josi (1 goal) - Nashville

1. Vladimir Tarasenko (1 goal, 1 assist, shootout winner) - St. Louis

Phoenix Coyotes 3, Pittsburgh Penguins 1 (from Phoenix) - The Coyotes improved to 26-19-10 on the season thanks to a 3-1 win over the Pittsburgh Penguins, dropping them to 38-15-2

Goals:

PHX - Mike Ribeiro (14) - from David Schlemko and Antoine Vermette (12:42 1ST)
PHX - Zbynek Michalek (1) - from Oliver Ekman-Larsson and Mike Ribeiro (10:50 2ND) *GWG*
PIT - Evgeni Malkin (16) - from James Neal and Jussi Jokinen (15:51 2ND)
PHX - Radim Vrbata (13) - from Martin Hanzal (4:13 3RD)

Goalies:

WG - Mike Smith (23 saves on 24 shots: 19-15-9) LG - Marc-Andre Fleury (27 saves on 30 shots: 29-13-1)

Three Stars:

3. Zbynek Michalek (1 goal, GWG) - Phoenix

2. Mike Smith (23 saves on 24 shots for the win) - Phoenix

1. Mike Ribeiro (1 goal, 1 assist) - Phoenix

Calgary Flames 4, Minnesota Wild 3 (OT) - (from Calgary) - The Flames improved to 21-27-7 on the season thanks to a 4-3 OT win over the Minnesota Wild, dropping them to 29-21-7.

Goals:

CGY - T.J. Galiardi (2) - from Kevin Westgarth and Chris Butler (12:36 1ST)
MIN - Matt Cooke SHG (9) - unassisted (14:03 2ND)
CGY - Dennis Wideman PPG (3) - from Chris Butler and T.J. Galiardi (18:24 2ND)
CGY - Mikael Backlund SHG (12) - from Mark Giordano and Lee Stempniak (1:00 3RD)
MIN - Dany Heatley PPG (10) - from Mikael Granlund and Zach Parise (10:31 3RD)
MIN - Keith Ballard (2) - from Kyle Brodziak and Dany Heatley (15:55 3RD)
CGY - Mikael Backlund (13) - from Sean Monahan and Mark Giordano (2:25 OT)

Goalies:

WG - Reto Berra (14 saves on 17 shots: 7-14-2) in relief of the injured Karri Ramo (6 saves on 6 shots) LG - Darcy Kuemper (28 saves on 32 shots: 6-3-2)

Three Stars:

3. Mark Giordano (2 assists) - Calgary

2. Dany Heatley (1 goal, 1 assist) - Minnesota

1. Mikael Backlund (2 goals, OT winner) - Calgary

Dallas Stars 2, Anaheim Ducks 0 (from Anaheim) - The Stars improved to 25-21-9 on the season thanks to a 2-0 shutout of the Anaheim Ducks, dropping them to 40-12-5.

Goals:

DAL - Trevor Daley (4) - from Cody Eakin and Rich Peverley (5:03 2ND) *GWG*
DAL - Jamie Benn EN (22) - from Tyler Seguin (19:31 3RD)

Goalies:

WG - Dan Ellis (26 saves on 26 shots: 5-5-0) LG - Jonas Hiller (25 saves on 26 shots: 24-8-4)

Three Stars:

3. Jonas Hiller (25 saves on 26 shots: )

2. Trevor Daley (1 goal, GWG) - Dallas

1. Dan Ellis (26 saves on 26 shots for the shutout) - Dallas

San Jose Sharks 2, Chicago Blackhawks 1 (SO) - (from San Jose) - The Sharks improved to 35-15-6 on the season thanks to a 2-1 shootout win over the Chicago Blackhawks, dropping them to 33-10-4.

Goals:

SJS - Joe Pavelski SHG (29) - from Scott Hannan (6:10 3RD)
CHI - Brandon Saad PPG (18) - from Kris Versteeg and Marian Hossa (7:13 3RD)
Shootout winner - Patrick Marleau (SJS)

Goalies:

WG - Antti Niemi (29 saves on 30 shots: 28-11-6) LG - Corey Crawford (38 saves on 39 shots: 20-8-10)

Three Stars:

3. Joe Pavelski (1 goal) - San Jose

2. Corey Crawford (38 saves on 39 shots) - Chicago

1. Antti Niemi (29 saves on 30 shots for the win) - San Jose

Three Stars of the Night:

3. Steve Mason - Mason made 35 saves on 35 shots for his 3rd shutout of the season in the Flyers 2-0 win over the Kings.

2. Nathan MacKinnon - MacKinnon had the best game of his early career, scoring 1 goal and adding 2 assists in the Avs 7-1 rout of the Sabres.

1. Phil Kessel - Kessel scored 3 goals (including the game-winner) and added an assist in the Leafs 6-3 win over the Senators.

Interesting Stats of the Night:

-Nathan MacKinnon had 1 goal and 2 assists today, improving his rookie-lead in goals (20) and points (40). He also leads the Avs in powerplay goals (8) and is tied with Ryan O'Reilly for the team lead in goals (20)

-Cody McLeod passed Adam Foote for the most penalty minutes in Colorado Avalanche history (Foote had 948, McLeod has 953)
-Torey Krug leads all rookie defenseman in goals with 12, 5 ahead of Jacob Trouba in 2nd. Krug is 5th in goals for all the rookies.

-Wayne Simmonds scored his 100th career goal.
-Phil Kessel scored his 2nd hat trick of the season, as well as picking up his 2nd 4-point game of the season. Kessel now has 10 goals, 13 assists for 23 points in his last 12 games.
-Chris Neil picked up his 1st 3-point game since April 6th, 2010.
-Steve Mason made 35 saves for his 3rd shutout of the season.
-Mark Giordano is on a career-best 9-game point streak, with 4 goals and 6 assists in that stretch.

Current Winning/Losing Streaks (3 or more games):

Calgary Flames - 5 game winning streak

New York Rangers - 3 game winning streak

Colorado Avalanche - 3 game winning streak

Toronto Maple Leafs - 3 game winning streak

New York Islanders - 3 game losing streak

Florida Panthers - 3 game losing streak
Vancouver Canucks - 3 game losing streak
Los Angeles Kings - 3 game losing streak

Forman Faceoff Highlight of the Night:

-Joe Thornton gets it tonight for his great shootout goal: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4vgZ1T25BYs

Whats up next (February 2nd) - There are 2 NHL games on tap for Sunday:
1. Detroit Red Wings vs. Washington Capitals @1230PM ET (In Washington)
2. Winnipeg Jets vs. Montreal Canadiens @1PM ET (In Montreal)

-Joel Forman - The Forman Faceoff