Friday, October 24, 2014

October 24th NHL Recap

Dallas Stars 3, New Jersey Devils 2 (SO) - (from New Jersey) - The Stars improved to 4-1-2 on the season thanks to a 3-2 shootout win over the New Jersey Devils, dropping them to 3-2-2.
Goals:
NJD - Eric Gelinas (1) - from Jacob Josefson (5:21 1ST)
DAL - Jamie Benn PPG (5) - from Tyler Seguin and Jason Spezza (4:28 2ND)
DAL - Patrick Eaves (1) - from Alex Goligoski and Cody Eakin (15:48 2ND)
NJD - Damien Brunner (1) - from Patrik Elias and Ryan Clowe (8:18 3RD)
Shootout winner - Jason Spezza (DAL)
Goalies:
WG - Kari Lehtonen (25 saves on 27 shots: 4-0-2) LG - Cory Schneider (35 saves on 37 shots: 3-2-2)
Three Stars:
3. Cory Schneider (35 saves on 37 shots) - New Jersey
2. Jason Spezza (1 assist, shootout winner) - Dallas
1. Kari Lehtonen (25 saves on 27 shots for the win) - Dallas

Tampa Bay Lightning 4, Winnipeg Jets 2 (from Winnipeg) - The Lightning improved to 5-2-1 on the season thanks to a 4-2 win over the Winnipeg Jets, dropping them to 2-5-0.
Goals:
TBL - Steven Stamkos (6) - from Jonathan Drouin and Valtteri Filppula (4:41 1ST)
TBL - Jonathan Drouin (1) - from Nikita Kucherov and Tyler Johnson (4:45 2ND)
WPG - Bryan Little PPG (4) - from Toby Enstrom and Andrew Ladd (5:33 2ND)
TBL - Vladislav Namestnikov (2) - from Ondrej Palat and Nikita Kucherov (12:52 2ND) *GWG*
TBL - Ondrej Palat (3) - from Tyler Johnson and Nikita Kucherov (18:02 2ND)
WPG - Blake Wheeler (3) - from Mathieu Perreault and Toby Enstrom (10:19 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - Ben Bishop (40 saves on 42 shots: 4-1-1) LG - Ondrej Pavelec (14 saves on 18 shots: 2-4-0), Michael Hutchinson (9 saves on 9 shots in relief of Pavelec)
Three Stars:
3. Ondrej Palat (1 goal, 1 assist) - Tampa Bay
2. Ben Bishop (40 saves on 42 shots for the win) - Tampa Bay
1. Jonathan Drouin (1 goal, 1 assist) - Tampa Bay

Colorado Avalanche 7, Vancouver Canucks 3 (from Vancouver) - The Avalanche improved to 2-4-2 on the season thanks to a 7-3 rout of the Vancouver Canucks, dropping them to 4-3-0.
Goals:
VAN - Henrik Sedin (3) - from Daniel Sedin (0:10 1ST)
COL - Jarome Iginla (1) - from Matt Duchene and Nick Holden (14:28 1ST)
VAN - Alex Burrows (2) - from Nick Bonino and Chris Higgins (17:23 1ST)
COL - Jamie McGinn (2) - from Matt Duchene and Tyson Barrie (6:06 2ND)
COL - Erik Johnson PPG (1) - from Tyson Barrie and Nathan MacKinnon (8:48 2ND)
COL - Daniel Briere (2) - from Tyson Barrie and Marc-Andre Cliche (2:05 3RD) *GWG*
COL - Matt Duchene (3) - from Jarome Iginla and Erik Johnson (5:55 3RD)
VAN - Daniel Sedin (2) - from Radim Vrbata and Alex Edler (10:09 3RD)
COL - Gabriel Landeskog (3) - from Ryan O'Reilly and Zach Redmond (12:56 3RD)
COL - Jarome Iginla (2) - from Alex Tanguay and Jan Hejda (19:16 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - Semyon Varlamov (26 saves on 29 shots: 1-2-1) LG - Eddie Lack (41 saves on 48 shots: 0-2-0)
Three Stars:
3. Tyson Barrie (3 assists) - Colorado
2. Jarome Iginla (2 goals, 1 assist) - Colorado
1. Matt Duchene (1 goal, 2 assists) - Colorado

Edmonton Oilers 6, Carolina Hurricanes 3 (from Edmonton) - The Oilers improved to 3-4-1 on the season thanks to a 6-3 win over the Carolina Hurricanes, dropping them to 0-5-2.
Goals:
EDM - Jordan Eberle (1) - from Taylor Hall (9:44 2ND)
CAR - Riley Nash (2) - from Justin Faulk and Jiri Tlusty (15:08 2ND)
EDM - Jesse Joensuu (2) - from Nikita Nikitin and Boyd Gordon (16:46 2ND)
CAR - Jeff Skinner (1) - from Jay Harrison and Andrej Sekera (17:58 2ND)
EDM - Jordan Eberle PPG (2) - unassisted (4:26 3RD)
CAR - Jay Harrison (1) - from Jay McClement (7:50 3RD)
EDM - Leon Draisaitl (1) - from David Perron and Jeff Petry (12:55 3RD) *GWG*
EDM - Ryan Nugent-Hopkins (3) - from Justin Schultz and Jordan Eberle (15:50 3RD)
EDM - Matt Hendricks EN (2) - unassisted (18:33 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - Ben Scrivens (27 saves on 30 shots: 3-3-0) LG - Anton Khudobin (23 saves on 28 shots: 0-3-1)
Three Stars:
3. Jesse Joensuu (1 goal) - Edmonton
2. Leon Draisaitl (1 goal, GWG) - Edmonton
1. Jordan Eberle (2 goals, 1 assist) - Edmonton

Anaheim Ducks 4, Columbus Blue Jackets 1 (from Anaheim) - The Ducks improved to 7-1-0 on the season thanks to a 4-1 win over the Columbus Blue Jackets, dropping them to 4-3-0.
Goals:
ANA - Corey Perry PPG (9) - from Sami Vatanen and Cam Fowler (1:28 1ST)
ANA - Sami Vatanen PPG (3) - from William Karlsson (8:37 1ST) *GWG*
CBJ - Scott Hartnell PPG (1) - from Ryan Johansen and Jack Johnson (14:00 1ST)
ANA - Devante Smith-Pelly (2) - from Corey Perry and Ryan Getzlaf (13:06 2ND)
ANA - Ryan Getzlaf EN (3) - from Andrew Cogliano (17:33 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - John Gibson (16 saves on 17 shots: 1-1-0) LG - Sergei Bobrovsky (30 saves on 33 shots: 4-3-0)
Three Stars:
3. Ryan Getzlaf (1 goal, 1 assist) - Anaheim
2. Corey Perry (1 goal, 1 assist) - Anaheim
1. Sami Vatanen (1 goal, 1 assist, GWG) - Anaheim

Three Stars of the Night:
3. Jonathan Drouin - Drouin scored his 1st NHL goal and added an assist in the Lightning's 4-2 win over the Jets.
2. Matt Duchene - Duchene scored his 3rd goal of the season and added 2 assists in the Avs 7-3 win over the Canucks.
1. Jordan Eberle - Eberle scored 2 goals and added an assist in the Oilers 6-3 win over the Hurricanes.

Interesting Stats of the Night:
-Jonathan Drouin scored his 1st NHL goal for the Lightning
-Leon Draisaitl scored his 1st NHL goal for the Oilers.
-Jarome Iginla scored his 1st goal (and 2nd as well) as a member of the Avalanche.
-After no goals in his 1st 3 games, Ryan Nugent-Hopkins now has goals in 3 straight games.
-After losing their season opener, the Ducks have now won 7 straight games.
-Corey Perry scored his NHL-leading 9th goal of the season.
-Scott Hartnell scored his 1st goal as a member of the Blue Jackets

Current Winning/Losing Streaks (3 or more games):
Anaheim Ducks - 7 game winning streak
Los Angeles Kings - 5 game winning streak
Ottawa Senators - 4 game winning streak
Montreal Canadiens - 3 game winning streak
New York Rangers - 3 game winning streak
Edmonton Oilers - 3 game winning streak

Carolina Hurricanes - 7 game losing streak
Buffalo Sabres - 4 game losing streak
New Jersey Devils - 4 game losing streak
San Jose Sharks - 3 game losing streak

Forman Faceoff Highlights of the Night:

What's up next - Saturday October 25th: There are 11 NHL games on tap for Saturday night:
1. Buffalo Sabres vs. San Jose Sharks at 4:00 PM ET (In San Jose)
2. Boston Bruins vs. Toronto Maple Leafs at 7:00 PM ET (In Toronto)
3. New York Rangers vs. Montreal Canadiens at 7:00 PM ET (In Montreal)
4. New Jersey Devils vs. Ottawa Senators at 7:00 PM ET (In Ottawa)
5. Dallas Stars vs. New York Islanders at 7:00 PM ET (In New York)
6. Detroit Red Wings vs. Philadelphia Flyers at 7:00 PM ET (In Philadelphia)
7. Chicago Blackhawks vs. St. Louis Blues at 8:00 PM ET (In St. Louis) {***Forman's Game of the Night***}
8. Pittsburgh Penguins vs. Nashville Predators at 8:00 PM ET (In Nashville)
9. Tampa Bay Lightning vs. Minnesota Wild at 8:00 PM ET (In Minnesota)
10. Florida Panthers vs. Arizona Coyotes at 9:00 PM ET (In Arizona)
11. Washington Capitals vs. Calgary Flames at 10:00 PM ET (In Calgary)

-Joel Forman - The Forman Faceoff

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