Tuesday, February 4, 2014

February 3rd NHL Recap

Edmonton Oilers 3, Buffalo Sabres 2 (from Buffalo) - The Oilers improved to 19-33-6 on the season thanks to a 3-2 win over the Buffalo Sabres, dropping them to 15-32-8
Goals:
EDM - Jeff Petry (4) - from Nail Yakupov and David Perron (0:32 1ST)
BUF - Steve Ott PPG (9) - from Tyler Myers and Cody Hodgson (8:04 1ST)
BUF - Drew Stafford SHG (8) - from Zemgus Girgensons and Mike Weber (19:04 1ST)
EDM - Justin Schultz (8) - from David Perron and Andrew Ference (16:45 2ND)
EDM - Matt Hendricks SHG (4) - from Boyd Gordon and Martin Marincin (0:57 3RD) *GWG*
Goalies:
WG - Ilya Bryzgalov (42 saves on 44 shots: 5-8-3) LG - Jhonas Enroth (25 saves on 28 shots: 1-11-5)
Three Stars:
3. Drew Stafford (1 goal) - Buffalo
2. Ilya Bryzgalov (42 saves on 44 shots for the win) - Edmonton
1. Matt Hendricks (1 goal, GWG) - Edmonton

Pittsburgh Penguins 2, Ottawa Senators 1 (OT) - (from Pittsburgh) - The Penguins improved to 39-15-2 on the season thanks to a 2-1 OT win over the Ottawa Senators, dropping them to 24-21-11.
Goals:
OTT - Stephane Da Costa (3) - from Cory Conacher and Erik Condra (14:05 1ST)
PIT - Brian Gibbons PPG (3) - from Olli Maatta and Jussi Jokinen (16:23 1ST)
PIT - James Neal (18) - from Robert Bortuzzo and Evgeni Malkin (1:55 OT) *GWG*
Goalies:
WG - Marc-Andre Fleury (24 saves on 25 shots: 30-13-1) LG - Craig Anderson (46 saves on 48 shots: 18-11-8)
Three Stars:
3. Marc-Andre Fleury (24 saves on 25 shots for the win) - Pittsburgh
2. Craig Anderson (46 saves on 48 shots) - Ottawa
1. James Neal (1 goal, OT winner) - Pittsburgh

Detroit Red Wings 2, Vancouver Canucks 0 (from Detroit) - The Red Wings improved to 25-19-12 on the season thanks to a 2-0 shutout of the Vancouver Canucks, dropping them to 27-21-9
Goals:
DET - Justin Abdelkader (7) - from Henrik Zetterberg and Gustav Nyquist (1:08 2ND) *GWG*
DET - Justin Abdelkader EN (8) - from Niklas Kronwall (19:44 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - Jimmy Howard (16 saves on 16 shots: 11-12-9) in relief of the injured Jonas Gustavsson (8 saves on 8 shots) LG - Eddie Lack (28 saves on 29 shots: 8-8-3)
Three Stars:
3. Eddie Lack (28 saves on 29 shots) - Vancouver
2. Jimmy Howard (16 saves on 16 shots for the win) - Detroit
1. Justin Abdelkader (2 goals, GWG) - Detroit

Colorado Avalanche 2, New Jersey Devils 1 (OT) - (from New Jersey) - The Avalanche improved to 36-14-5 on the season thanks to a 2-1 OT win over the New Jersey Devils, dropping them to 23-21-13.
Goals:
NJD - Ryan Carter (5) - from Steve Bernier and Stephen Gionta (18:25 1ST)
COL - P.A. Parenteau (10) - from Tyson Barrie and Gabriel Landeskog (18:13 3RD)
COL - Ryan O'Reilly PPG (21) - from Matt Duchene and Nathan MacKinnon (0:28 OT) *GWG*
Goalies:
WG - J.S. Giguere (27 saves on 28 shots: 8-4-0) LG - Cory Schneider (23 saves on 25 shots: 10-10-9)
Three Stars:
3. J.S. Giguere (27 saves on 28 shots for the win) - Colorado
2. P.A. Parenteau (1 goal) - Colorado
1. Ryan O'Reilly (1 goal, OT winner) - Colorado

Columbus Blue Jackets 4, Anaheim Ducks 2 (from Anaheim) - The Blue Jackets improved to 29-23-4 on the season thanks to a 4-2 win over the Anaheim Ducks, dropping them to 40-13-5. 
Goals:
CBJ - Ryan Johansen (23) - from Nathan Horton and Boone Jenner (11:10 1ST)
CBJ - R.J. Umberger PPG (15) - from James Wisniewski and Mark Letestu (16:43 2ND)
ANA - Mathieu Perreault (11) - from Pat Maroon and Teemu Selanne (5:45 3RD)
CBJ - Nick Foligno (14) - from R.J. Umberger and Artem Anisimov (8:48 3RD) *GWG*
CBJ - Nick Foligno PPG (15) - from Cam Atkinson and Fedor Tyutin (13:07 3RD)
ANA - Ryan Getzlaf (27) - from Hampus Lindholm and Teemu Selanne (16:41 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - Sergei Bobrovsky (32 saves on 34 shots: 20-13-2) LG - Frederik Andersen (29 saves on 33 shots: 14-3-0) 
Three Stars:
3. Sergei Bobrovsky (32 saves on 34 shots for the win) - Columbus
2. R.J. Umberger (1 goal, 1 assist) - Columbus
1. Nick Foligno (2 goals, GWG) - Columbus

Chicago Blackhawks 5, Los Angeles Kings 3 (from Los Angeles) - The Hawks improved to 34-10-14 on the season thanks to a 5-3 win over the Los Angeles Kings, dropping them to 30-22-6.
Goals:
CHI - Patrick Kane PPG (26) - from Jonathan Toews and Patrick Sharp (1:02 1ST)
CHI - Bryan Bickell (8) - from Patrick Kane and Andrew Shaw (8:44 1ST)
LAK - Drew Doughty PPG (8) - from Slava Voynov and Anze Kopitar (9:52 1ST)
LAK - Anze Kopitar (17) - from Jeff Carter and Tyler Toffoli (6:30 2ND)
CHI - Marcus Kruger (6) - from Nick Leddy and Ben Smith (13:51 2ND)
CHI - Nick Leddy (6) - from Marian Hossa and Kris Versteeg (7:01 3RD) *GWG*
CHI - Patrick Kane (27) - from Patrick Sharp and Jonathan Toews (11:09 3RD)
LAK - Tyler Toffoli (10) - from Jeff Carter and Anze Kopitar (11:42 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - Corey Crawford (31 saves on 34 shots: 21-8-10) LG - Jonathan Quick (25 saves on 30 shots: 15-13-2)
Three Stars:
3. Nick Leddy (1 goal, 1 assist, GWG) - Chicago
2. Anze Kopitar (1 goal, 2 assists) - Los Angeles
1. Patrick Kane (2 goals, 1 assist) - Chicago

Philadelphia Flyers 5, San Jose Sharks 2 (from San Jose) - The Flyers improved to 28-23-6 on the season thanks to a 5-2 win over the San Jose Sharks, dropping them to 35-16-6.
Goals:
PHI - Mark Streit PPG (7) - from Claude Giroux and Scott Hartnell (4:23 1ST)
SJS - Matt Nieto PPG (5) - from Tommy Wingels and Matt Irwin (7:33 1ST)
SJS - Matt Nieto (6) - from Brent Burns and Joe Thornton (12:32 1ST)
PHI - Matt Read (15) - from Steve Downie and Sean Couturier (1:11 3RD)
PHI - Michael Raffl (6) - from Erik Gustafsson and Adam Hall (2:29 3RD) *GWG*
PHI - Claude Giroux (18) - unassisted (3:56 3RD)
PHI - Jakub Voracek (15) - from Claude Giroux and Scott Hartnell (17:44 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - Steve Mason (20 saves on 22 shots: 22-14-5) LG - Antti Niemi (19 saves on 23 shots: 28-12-6), Alex Stalock (4 saves on 5 shots in relief of Niemi)
Three Stars:
3. Mark Streit (1 goal) - Philadelphia
2. Matt Nieto (2 goals) - San Jose
1. Claude Giroux (1 goal, 2 assists) - Philadelphia

Three Stars of the Night:
3. Justin Abdelkader - Abdelkader scored both goals in the Red Wings 2-0 shutout of the Vancouver Canucks. 
2. Claude Giroux - The Flyers Captain scored 1 goal and added 2 assists in the Flyers 5-2 win over the Sharks. 
1. Patrick Kane - Kane scored 2 goals and added an assist in the Hawks 5-3 win over the Kings. 

Interesting Stats of the Night:
-Matt Hendricks scored his 1st goal as a member of the Edmonton Oilers.
-The Avalanche are 9-2-0 in their last 11 games.
-After just 8 losses in their first 48 games the Ducks have lost 5 of their last 10 games. 
-Marc-Andre Fleury became the 1st goalie this season to 30 wins.

Current Winning/Losing Streaks (3 or more games):
Calgary Flames - 5 game winning streak
Colorado Avalanche - 4 game winning streak
New York Rangers - 3 game winning streak
Toronto Maple Leafs - 3 game winning streak
Columbus Blue Jackets - 3 game winning streak

Vancouver Canucks - 4 game losing streak
Los Angeles Kings - 4 game losing streak
Florida Panthers - 3 game losing streak
New York Islanders - 3 game losing streak

Forman Faceoff Highlight of the Night:
-Marc-Andre Fleury gets it tonight for his save of the year candidate on Erik Karlsson: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ama2IkJFtuo
Honourable Mentions:
-Matt Hendicks short-handed goal: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UU4Nm8bNJwE

What's up next (February 4th) - There are 9 NHL games on tap for Tuesday:
1. Vancouver Canucks vs. Boston Bruins @7PM ET (In Boston) {***Forman's Game of the Night***}
2. Colorado Avalanche vs. New York Rangers @7PM ET (In New York)
3. Winnipeg Jets vs. Carolina Hurricanes @7PM ET (In Carolina)
4. Calgary Flames vs. Montreal Canadiens @730PM ET (In Montreal)
5. Toronto Maple Leafs vs. Florida Panthers @730PM ET (In Florida)
6. New York Islanders vs. Washington Capitals @730PM ET (In Washington)
7. Ottawa Senators vs. St. Louis Blues @8PM ET (In St. Louis)
8. Tampa Bay Lightning vs. Minnesota Wild @8PM ET (In Minnesota)
9. Dallas Stars vs. Phoenix Coyotes @9PM ET (In Phoenix)

-Joel Forman - The Forman Faceoff

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