Thursday, February 6, 2014

February 5th NHL Recap

Pittsburgh Penguins 5, Buffalo Sabres 1 (from Buffalo) - The Penguins improved to 40-15-2 on the season thanks to a 5-1 win over the Buffalo Sabres, dropping them to 15-33-8.
Goals:
BUF - Drew Stafford (9) - from Tyler Ennis (5:58 1ST) 
PIT - Harry Zolnierczyk (2) - from Craig Adams and Sidney Crosby (15:01 1ST)
PIT - Sidney Crosby PPG (28) - from Matt Niskanen (2:08 2ND) *GWG*
PIT - Evgeni Malkin (17) - unassisted (17:48 2ND)
PIT - Brian Gibbons (4) - from Brandon Sutter (5:22 3RD)
PIT - James Neal (19) - from Evgeni Malkin and Brooks Orpik (12:12 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - Marc-Andre Fleury (24 saves on 25 shots: 31-13-1) LG - Ryan Miller (29 saves on 34 shots: 14-22-3)
Three Stars:
3. Marc-Andre Fleury (24 saves on 25 shots for the win) - Pittsburgh
2. Evgeni Malkin (1 goal, 1 assist) - Pittsburgh
1. Sidney Crosby (1 goal, 1 assist, GWG) - Pittsburgh

Chicago Blackhawks 2, Anaheim Ducks 0 (from Anaheim) - The Hawks improved to 35-10-14 on the season thanks to a 2-0 shutout of the Anaheim Ducks, dropping them to 40-14-5.
Goals:
CHI - Marian Hossa (24) - from Patrick Sharp and Michal Rozsival (0:39 2ND) *GWG*
CHI - Jonathan Toews (19) - from Marian Hossa (17:29 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - Corey Crawford (29 saves on 29 shots: 22-8-10) LG - Jonas Hiller (23 saves on 25 shots: 24-9-4)
Three Stars:
3. Jonas Hiller (23 saves on 25 shots) - Anaheim
2. Marian Hossa (1 goal, 1 assist, GWG) - Chicago 
1. Corey Crawford (29 saves on 29 shots for the shutout) - Chicago

San Jose Sharks 2, Dallas Stars 1 (OT) - (from San Jose) - The Sharks improved to 36-16-6 on the season thanks to a 2-1 OT win over the Dallas Stars, dropping them to 26-21-10.
Goals:
SJS - Martin Havlat (4) - from Scott Hannan and James Sheppard (18:06 1ST)
DAL - Valeri Nichushkin (12) - from Trevor Daley and Tyler Seguin (6:27 3RD)
SJS - Tommy Wingels (11) - from Martin Havlat and Scott Hannan (1:52 OT) *GWG*
Goalies:
WG - Alex Stalock (19 saves on 20 shots: 8-4-0) LG - Kari Lehtonen (19 saves on 21 shots: 21-15-10)
Three Stars:
3. Scott Hannan (2 assists) - San Jose
2. Tommy Wingels (1 goal, OT winner) - San Jose
1. Martin Havlat (1 goal, 1 assist) - San Jose

Three Stars of the Night:
3. Martin Havlat - Havlat scored 1 goal and added an assist in the Sharks 2-1 OT win over the Stars.
2. Sidney Crosby - Crosby scored 1 goal and added an assist in the Penguins 5-1 win over the Sabres
1. Corey Crawford - Crawford made 29 saves on 29 shots in the Hawks 2-0 shutout of the Ducks.

Interesting Stats of the Night:
-After winning 14 straight starts, Jonas Hiller has now lost 5 of his last 6 games.
-Corey Crawford picked up his 1st shutout of the season.
-The Ducks have lost 3 games in a row for only the 2nd time this season.
-The Hawks have earned points in 14 of their last 17 games since the start of January, going 7-3-7 in that stretch.

Current Winning/Losing Streaks (3 or more games):
New York Rangers - 4 game winning streak
Columbus Blue Jackets - 3 game winning streak
Winnipeg Jets - 3 game winning streak

Vancouver Canucks - 5 game losing streak
Los Angeles Kings - 4 game losing streak
Buffalo Sabres - 3 game losing streak
Anaheim Ducks - 3 game losing streak

Forman Faceoff Highlight of the Night:
-Sidney Crosby gets it tonight for his beautiful goal: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JjzdwdSIe8Q
Honourable Mention:
-Alex Stalock glove save on Jamie Benn: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uk9TMaKP1KI

What's up next (February 6th) - There are 11 NHL games on tap for Thursday:
1. Calgary Flames vs. New York Islanders @7PM ET (In New York)
2. Edmonton Oilers vs. New York Rangers @7PM ET (In New York)
3. Colorado Avalanche vs. Philadelphia Flyers @7PM ET (In Philadelphia)
4. Winnipeg Jets vs. Washington Capitals @7PM ET (In Washington)
5. Vancouver Canucks vs. Montreal Canadiens @730PM ET (In Montreal)
6. Buffalo Sabres vs. Ottawa Senators @730PM ET (In Ottawa)
7. Toronto Maple Leafs vs. Tampa Bay Lightning @730PM ET (In Tampa Bay)
8. Detroit Red Wings vs. Florida Panthers @730PM ET (In Florida)
9. Boston Bruins vs. St. Louis Blues @8PM ET (In St. Louis) {***Forman's Game of the Night***}
10. Nashville Predators vs. Minnesota Wild @8PM ET (In Minnesota)
11. Columbus Blue Jackets vs. Los Angeles Kings @1030PM ET (In Los Angeles)

-Joel Forman - The Forman Faceoff

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