Saturday, February 8, 2014

February 8th NHL Recap

Philadelphia Flyers 2, Calgary Flames 1 (from Philadelphia) - The Flyers improved to 30-23-6 on the season thanks to a 2-1 win over the Calgary Flames, dropping them to 22-29-7.
Goals:
PHI - Brayden Schenn (15) - from Wayne Simmonds and Andrej Meszaros (8:04 1ST)
PHI - Scott Hartnell (15) - from Claude Giroux and Jakub Voracek (4:04 3RD) *GWG*
CGY - Matt Stajan (10) - from T.J. Galiardi and Joe Colborne (17:34 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - Ray Emery (32 saves on 33 shots: 7-9-1) LG - Reto Berra (21 saves on 23 shots: 8-16-2)
Three Stars:
3. Brayden Schenn (1 goal) - Philadelphia
2. Scott Hartnell (1 goal, GWG) - Philadelphia 
1. Ray Emery (32 saves on 33 shots for the win) - Philadelphia

St. Louis Blues 4, Winnipeg Jets 3 (SO) - (from St. Louis) - The Blues improved to 39-12-6 on the season thanks to a 4-3 shootout win over the Winnipeg Jets, dropping them to 28-26-6.
Goals:
STL - Brenden Morrow (10) - from Vladimir Tarasenko and Derek Roy (7:39 1ST)
WPG - Mark Scheifele (12) - from Devin Setoguchi and Zach Bogosian (12:33 1ST)
STL - Derek Roy (9) - from Brenden Morrow and Alex Pietrangelo (17:38 1ST)
WPG - Mark Scheifele (13) - from Blake Wheeler and Chris Thorburn (10:22 2ND)
STL - Jaden Schwartz (19) - from Barret Jackman and Patrik Berglund (0:34 3RD)
WPG - Dustin Byfuglien PPG (14) - from Blake Wheeler and Tobias Enstrom (13:43 3RD)
Shootout winner - T.J. Oshie (STL)
Goalies:
WG - Brian Elliot (28 saves on 31 shots: 15-4-2) LG - Al Montoya (23 saves on 26 shots: 10-4-2)
Three Stars:
3. Derek Roy (1 goal, 1 assist) - St. Louis
2. Mark Scheifele (2 goals) - Winnipeg
1. Brenden Morrow (1 goal, 1 assist) - St. Louis

Boston Bruins 7, Ottawa Senators 2 (from Boston) - The Bruins improved to 37-16-4 on the season thanks to a 7-2 rout over the Ottawa Senators, dropping them to 26-22-11.
Goals:
BOS - Patrice Bergeron PPG (15) - from Carl Soderberg and Loui Eriksson (11:36 1ST)
BOS - Chris Kelly (4) - from David Warsofsky and Loui Eriksson (16:26 1ST)
BOS - Patrice Bergeron (16) - from Brad Marchand and Dougie Hamilton (4:55 2ND) *GWG*
OTT - Bobby Ryan (21) - from Kyle Turris and Cory Conacher (17:15 2ND)
BOS - Jarome Iginla (17) - from David Krejci and Torey Krug (18:18 2ND)
BOS - Milan Lucic (17) - from Jarome Iginla and David Krejci (3:35 3RD)
BOS - Brad Marchand (19) - from Reilly Smith and Patrice Bergeron (8:26 3RD)
OTT - Patrick Wiercioch PPG (4) - from Erik Karlsson and Jason Spezza (15:05 3RD)
BOS - Carl Soderberg (9) - from Reilly Smith and Brad Marchand (16:53 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - Chad Johnson (26 saves on 28 shots: 11-3-0) LG - Craig Anderson (28 saves on 33 shots: 19-12-8), Robin Lehner (7 saves on 9 shots in relief of Anderson)
Three Stars:
3. Jarome Iginla (1 goal, 1 assist) - Boston
2. Brad Marchand (1 goal, 2 assists) - Boston
1. Patrice Bergeron (2 goals, 1 assist, GWG) - Boston

Toronto Maple Leafs 3, Vancouver Canucks 1 (from Toronto) - The Leafs improved to 32-22-6 on the season thanks to a 3-1 win over the Vancouver Canucks, dropping them to 27-24-9.
Goals:
VAN - Ryan Kesler (20) - from Chris Higgins and Alexander Edler (19:38 1ST)
TOR - Mason Raymond (16) - from Nikolai Kulemin and Troy Bodie (7:23 3RD)
TOR - Phil Kessel (31) - from Tyler Bozak and Tim Gleason (10:03 3RD) *GWG*
TOR - James van Riemsdyk (24) - from Phil Kessel and Tyler Bozak (12:05 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - Jonathan Bernier (32 saves on 33 shots: 22-16-5) LG - Roberto Luongo (21 saves on 24 shots: 19-16-6)
Three Stars:
3. Tyler Bozak (2 assists) - Toronto
2. Jonathan Bernier (32 saves on 33 shots for the win) - Toronto
1. Phil Kessel (1 goal, 1 assist, GWG) - Toronto

Montreal Canadiens 4, Carolina Hurricanes 1 (from Carolina) - The Canadiens improved to 32-12-6 on the season thanks to a 4-1 win over the Carolina Hurricanes, dropping them to 26-22-9.
Goals:
CAR - Drayson Bowman (4) - from Riley Nash and Justin Faulk (5:42 2ND)
MTL - David Desharnais (10) - from Rene Bourque and Brendan Gallagher (17:52 2ND)
MTL - Ryan White (2) - from Andrei Markov (19:17 2ND) *GWG*
MTL - David Desharnais (11) - from Brendan Gallagher and Nathan Beaulieu (6:15 3RD)
MTL - Brian Gionta EN (11) - from Brandon Prust and Ryan White (17:43 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - Carey Price (31 saves on 32 shots: 26-17-5) LG - Anton Khudobin (20 saves on 23 shots: 13-6-0)
Three Stars:
3. Brendan Gallagher (2 assists) - Montreal
2. Carey Price (31 saves on 32 shots for the win) - Montreal
1. David Desharnais (2 goals) - Montreal

Tampa Bay Lightning 4, Detroit Red Wings 2 (from Tampa Bay) - The Lightning improved to 33-20-5 on the season thanks to a 4-2 win over the Detroit Red Wings, dropping them to 26-20-12.
Goals:
DET - Daniel Alfredsson (14) - from Pavel Datsyuk (17:18 1ST)
TBL - Ondrej Palat PPG (13) - from Martin St. Louis and Victor Hedman (1:44 2ND)
DET - Tomas Jurco (3) - from Riley Sheahan and Danny DeKeyser (11:19 2ND)
TBL - Tom Pyatt (1) - from Sami Salo and J.T. Brown (17:14 2ND)
TBL - Alex Killorn (14) - from Teddy Purcell and Tom Pyatt (16:49 3RD) *GWG*
TBL - Ondrej Palat EN (14) - from Tyler Johnson and Sami Salo (18:57 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - Ben Bishop (29 saves on 31 shots: 28-8-4) LG - Jimmy Howard (24 saves on 27 shots: 12-13-9)
Three Stars:
3. Sami Salo (2 assists) - Tampa Bay
2. Tom Pyatt (1 goal, 1 assist) - Tampa Bay
1. Ondrej Palat (2 goals) - Tampa Bay

Colorado Avalanche 5, New York Islanders 2 (from New York) - The Avs improved to 37-16-5 on the season thanks to a 5-2 win over the New York Islanders, dropping them to 22-30-8.
Goals:
COL - Nathan MacKinnon (22) - from Gabriel Landeskog and Nick Holden (13:04 1ST) 
COL - Matt Duchene (18) - from P.A. Parenteau and Tyson Barrie (7:49 2ND)
COL - Matt Duchene (19) - from Tyson Barrie and Jamie McGinn (10:33 2ND) *GWG*
NYI - John Tavares PPG (24) - from Josh Bailey and Lubomir Visnovsky (11:17 3RD)
NYI - Lubomir Visnovsky PPG (2) - from Kyle Okposo and Thomas Vanek (12:14 3RD)
COL - Gabriel Landeskog EN (18) - from Andre Benoit (19:13 3RD)
COL - Paul Stasny EN (17) - from Tyson Barrie (19:58 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - J.S. Giguere (30 saves on 32 shots: 9-4-0) LG - Evgeni Nabokov (22 saves on 25 shots: 10-12-5) 
Three Stars:
3. Tyson Barrie (3 assists) - Colorado
2. Gabriel Landeskog (1 goal, 1 assist) - Colorado
1. Matt Duchene (2 goals, GWG) - Colorado

Washington Capitals 3, New Jersey Devils 0 (from Washington) - The Capitals improved to 27-23-9 on the season thanks to a 3-0 shutout of the New Jersey Devils, dropping them to 24-22-13.
Goals:
WSH - Julien Brouillette (1) - from Patrick Wey and Nicklas Backstrom (10:50 3RD) *GWG*
WSH - Martin Erat EN (1) - from Nicklas Backstrom and Alexander Ovechkin (18:13 3RD)
WSH - Troy Brouwer EN (14) - (18:49 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - Braden Holtby (25 saves on 25 shots: 17-13-2) LG - Cory Schneider (23 saves on 24 shots: 11-11-9)
Three Stars:
3. Nicklas Backstrom (2 assists) - Washington
2. Julien Brouillette (1 goal, GWG) - Washington
1. Braden Holtby (25 saves on 25 shots for the shutout) - Washingon

Anaheim Ducks 5, Nashville Predators 2 (from Nashville) - The Ducks improved to 41-14-5 on the season thanks to a 5-2 win over the Nashville Predators, dropping them to 25-24-10.
Goals:
NSH - Viktor Stalberg (7) - from Simon Moser and Victor Bartley (11:35 1ST)
ANA - Ryan Getzlaf (28) - from Hampus Lindholm and Dustin Penner (18:49 1ST)
ANA - Corey Perry (29) - from Ryan Getzlaf and Cam Fowler (11:45 2ND)
NSH - Mike Fisher PPG (16) - from David Legwand and Patric Hornqvist (1:05 3RD)
ANA - Emerson Etem (7) - from Hampus Lindholm and Saku Koivu (4:51 3RD) *GWG*
ANA - Mathieu Perreault (12) - from Daniel Winnik (8:04 3RD)
ANA - Ryan Getzlaf EN (29) - unassisted (19:24 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - Jonas Hiller (36 saves on 38 shots: 25-9-4) LG - Carter Hutton (19 saves on 23 shots: 13-9-4)
Three Stars:
3. Jonas Hiller (36 saves on 38 shots) - Anaheim
2. Hampus Lindholm (2 assists) - Anaheim
1. Ryan Getzlaf (2 goals, 1 assist) - Anaheim

Dallas Stars 2, Phoenix Coyotes 1 (from Dallas) - The Stars improved to 27-21-10 on the season thanks to a 2-1 win over the Phoenix Coyotes, dropping them to 27-21-10.
Goals:
DAL - Ray Whitney (7) - from Jordie Benn and Brenden Dillon (2:10 1ST)
DAL - Valeri Nichushkin (13) - from Trevor Daley and Jamie Benn (19:26 2ND) *GWG*
PHX - Radim Vrbata PPG (15) - from Antoine Vermette and Keith Yandle (19:44 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - Kari Lehtonen (26 saves on 27 shots: 22-15-10) LG - Mike Smith (31 saves on 33 shots: 20-17-9)
Three Stars:
3. Mike Smith (31 saves on 33 shots) - Phoenix
2. Valeri Nichushkin (1 goal, GWG) - Dallas
1. Kari Lehtonen (26 saves on 27 shots for the win) - Dallas

Three Stars of the Night:
3. Matt Duchene - Duchene scored 2 goals in the Avs 5-2 win over the Islanders.
2. Patrice Bergeron - Bergeron scored 2 goals and added an assist in the Bruins 7-2 rout of the Senators.
1. Ryan Getzlaf - The Ducks Captain scored 2 goals and added an assist in the Ducks 5-2 win over the Predators.

Interesting Stats of the Night:
-Mason Raymond scored against his former team the Vancouver Canucks in his 2nd game against them.
-The Avs are 30-0-2 this season when leading after the 2nd period. 
-Matt Duchene scored his 100th career goal.
-Gabriel Landeskog is on a career-high 9 game point streak (4 goals, 8 assists) and Nathan MacKinnon is on a career-high 8 game point streak (5 goals, 6 assists).
-Julien Brouillette scored his 1st NHL goal for the Capitals.
-Ryan Getzlaf and Corey Perry are the highest scoring duo in the NHL (59 goals combined). Sidney Crosby/Chris Kunitz and Patrick Sharp/Patrick Kane are at 55 goals.
-Braden Holtby picked up his 3rd shutout of the season.
-Martin Erat scored his 1st goal since April 16th (during last season).
-Top 5 teams heading into the Olympic break: 1. Anaheim Ducks (87 points), 2. St. Louis Blues (84 points), 3. Chicago Blackhawks (84 points), 4. Pittsburgh Penguins (83 points), 5. San Jose Sharks (80 points).
-Top 5 point leaders heading into the Olympic break: 1. Sidney Crosby (78 points), 2. Ryan Getzlaf (67 points), 3. John Tavares (66 points), Phil Kessel (65 points), Patrick Kane (63 points).

Current Winning/Losing Streaks (3 or more games):
Philadelphia Flyers - 4 game winning streak
Montreal Canadiens - 3 game winning streak

Vancouver Canucks - 7 game losing streak
Buffalo Sabres - 4 game losing streak

Forman Faceoff Highlight of the Night:
-Patrice Bergeron gets it tonight with his great deke and finish: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uZip8r_my9Q
Honourable Mentions:
-T.J. Oshie shootout goal: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RLUXQnC_XDo
-Tomas Jurco backhand goal: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KlKcmOD6S0U

The NHL is now on break for the Olympic games in Sochi Russia. NHL games will start up again on February 25th. 

-Joel Forman - The Forman Faceoff

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