October 20th NHL Recap

Edmonton Oilers 3, Tampa Bay Lightning 2 (from Edmonton) - The Oilers improved to 1-4-1 on the season thanks to a 3-2 win over the Tampa Bay Lightning, dropping them to 3-2-1.

Goals:

TBL - Brian Boyle (1) - from Brenden Morrow and Jason Garrison (1:21 2ND)

EDM - Justin Schultz (1) - from Nail Yakupov and Taylor Hall (4:36 2ND)

EDM - Taylor Hall (4) - Penalty Shot (14:57 2ND)

TBL - Brett Connolly (2) - from Tyler Johnson (13:55 3RD)

EDM - Ryan Nugent-Hopkins (1) - from Jordan Eberle (16:35 3RD) *GWG*

Goalies:

WG - Ben Scrivens (22 saves on 24 shots: 1-3-0) LG - Ben Bishop (20 saves on 23 shots: 3-1-1) 

Three Stars:

3. Brett Connolly (1 goal) - Tampa Bay

2. Ryan Nugent-Hopkins (1 goal, GWG) - Edmonton

1. Taylor Hall (1 goal, 1 assist) - Edmonton

Interesting Stats of the Night:

-Jonathan Drouin made his NHL debut for the Lightning.

-The Oilers picked up their 1st win of the season.

-Brian Boyle scored his 1st goal as a member of the Lightning.

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

Anaheim Ducks - 5 game winning streak

Ottawa Senators - 4 game winning streak

Los Angeles Kings - 4 game winning streak

Florida Panthers - 5 game losing streak

Carolina Hurricanes - 4 game losing streak

Winnipeg Jets - 4 game losing streak

Colorado Avalanche - 3 game losing streak

Forman Faceoff Highlights of the Night:

-Taylor Hall penalty shot goal: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B4GJwBWn4uk&list=UUqFMzb-4AUf6WAIbl132QKA

-Ben Bishop save on Taylor Hall: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AFeZW-fCjNM&list=UUqFMzb-4AUf6WAIbl132QKA

-Ryan Callahan hit on Taylor Hall: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gLnfxU-NBag&list=UUqFMzb-4AUf6WAIbl132QKA

What's up next - Tuesday October 21st: There are 10 NHL games on tap for Tuesday night:

1. San Jose Sharks vs. Boston Bruins at 7:00 PM ET (In Boston) {***Forman's Game of the Night***}

2. New York Rangers vs. New Jersey Devils at 7:00 PM ET (In New Jersey) 

3. Toronto Maple Leafs vs. New York Islanders at 7:00 PM ET (In New York)

4. Detroit Red Wings vs. Montreal Canadiens at 7:30 PM ET (In Montreal)

5. Arizona Coyotes vs. Nashville Predators at 8:00 PM ET (In Nashville)

6. Carolina Hurricanes vs. Winnipeg Jets at 8:00 PM ET (In Winnipeg)

7. Philadelphia Flyers vs. Chicago Blackhawks at 8:30 PM ET (In Chicago)

8. Vancouver Canucks vs. Dallas Stars at 8:30 PM ET (In Dallas)

9. Florida Panthers vs. Colorado Avalanche at 9:00 PM ET (In Colorado)

10. Tampa Bay Lightning vs. Calgary Flames at 9:00 PM ET (In Calgary)

-Joel Forman - The Forman Faceoff