Monday, October 27, 2014

October 27th NHL Recap

New York Rangers 5, Minnesota Wild 4 (from New York) - The Rangers improved to 5-4-0 on the season thanks to a 5-4 win over the Minnesota Wild, dropping them to 4-3-0.
Goals:
MIN - Nate Prosser (1) - from Justin Fontaine and Matt Cooke (5:29 2ND)
MIN - Matt Cooke (2) - from Justin Fontaine and Ryan Carter (6:24 2ND)
MIN - Jason Pominville (3) - from Mikael Granlund and Marco Scandella (15:38 2ND)
NYR - Kevin Klein (2) - from Mats Zuccarello and Rick Nash (2:52 3RD)
NYR - Rick Nash (9) - from Matt Hunwick and Derick Brassard (4:48 3RD)
MIN - Jason Zucker (5) - from Nino Niederreiter and Ryan Suter (5:35 3RD)
NYR - Derick Brassard (4) - from Carl Hagelin and Mats Zuccarello (7:54 3RD)
NYR - Anthony Duclair (1) - from Matt Hunwick and Kevin Klein (16:12 3RD)
NYR - Mats Zuccarello (1) - from Derick Brassard and Ryan McDonagh (16:49 3RD) *GWG*
Goalies:
WG - Henrik Lundqvist (26 saves on 30 shots: 5-3-0) LG - Darcy Kuemper (15 saves on 20 shots: 4-2-0)
Three Stars:
3. Anthony Duclair (1 goal) - New York
2. Rick Nash (1 goal, 1 assist) - New York
1. Mats Zuccarello (1 goal, 2 assists, GWG) - New York

Edmonton Oilers 3, Montreal Canadiens 0 (from Edmonton) - The Oilers improved to 4-4-1 on the season thanks to a 3-0 shutout of the Montreal Canadiens, dropping them to 7-2-0 
Goals:
EDM - Benoit Pouliot (1) - from Marc Arcobello (19:41 1ST) *GWG*
EDM - Nail Yakupov (3) - from Benoit Pouliot and Mark Fayne (6:33 2ND)
EDM - Taylor Hall EN (5) - from Ryan Nugent-Hopkins and Jesse Joensuu (17:42 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - Ben Scrivens (29 saves on 29 shots: 4-3-0) LG - Dustin Tokarski (16 saves on 18 shots: 1-1-0) 
Three Stars:
3. Taylor Hall (1 goal) - Edmonton
2. Benoit Pouliot (1 goal, 1 assist, GWG) - Edmonton
1. Ben Scrivens (29 saves on 29 shots for the shutout) - Edmonton

Three Stars of the Night:
3. Benoit Pouliot - Pouliot scored the game-winner, his 1st goal as an Oiler, and an assist in the Oilers 3-0 win over the Canadiens.
2. Mats Zuccarello - Zuccarello scored the game-winning goal and picked up 2 assists in the Rangers 5-4 win over the Wild.
1. Ben Scrivens - Scrivens stopped all 29 shots in the Oilers 3-0 win over the Canadiens, snapping their 4-game winning streak.

Interesting Stats of the Night:
-Anthony Duclair scored his 1st NHL goal for the Rangers.
-The Wild gave up more than 2 goals for the 1st time this season.
-The Rangers scored all 5 goals in the 3rd period.
-Rick Nash scored his 9th goal of the season, tying Corey Perry for 1st in the NHL.
-Both Chris Kreider (boarding) and John Moore (head-shot) were ejected from the Rangers-Wild game. 
-After starting the season win-less in 5 games (0-4-1), the Oilers have now won 4 straight games. 
-Ben Scrivens picked up his 1st shutout of the season
-Benoit Pouliot scored his 1st goal as a member of the Oilers.

Current Winning/Losing Streaks (3 or more games):
Los Angeles Kings - 6 game winning streak
Edmonton Oilers - 4 game winning streak

Carolina Hurricanes - 7 game losing streak

Forman Faceoff Highlights of the Night:

What's up next - Tuesday October 28th: There are 12 NHL games on tap for Tuesday night:
1. Minnesota Wild vs. Boston Bruins at 7:00 PM ET (In Boston)
2. Winnipeg Jets vs. New York Islanders at 7:00 PM ET (In New York)
3. Los Angeles Kings vs. Philadelphia Flyers at 7:00 PM ET (In Philadelphia)
4. New Jersey Devils vs. Pittsburgh Penguins at 7:00 PM ET (In Pittsburgh)
5. Ottawa Senators vs. Columbus Blue Jackets at 7:00 PM ET (In Columbus)
6. Buffalo Sabres vs. Toronto Maple Leafs at 7:30 PM ET (In Toronto)
7. Arizona Coyotes vs. Tampa Bay Lightning at 7:30 PM ET (In Tampa Bay)
8. Anaheim Ducks vs. Chicago Blackhawks at 8:30 PM ET (In Chicago) {***Forman's Game of the Night***}
9. St. Louis Blues vs. Dallas Stars at 8:30 PM ET (In Dallas)
10. San Jose Sharks vs. Colorado Avalanche at 9:00 PM ET (In Colorado)
11. Montreal Canadiens vs. Calgary Flames at 9:00 PM ET (In Calgary)
12. Carolina Hurricanes vs. Vancouver Canucks at 10:00 PM ET (In Vancouver)

-Joel Forman - The Forman Faceoff

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