The Forman Faceoff: November 25th NHL Recap

Tuesday, November 25, 2014

November 25th NHL Recap

Winnipeg Jets 4, Columbus Blue Jackets 2 (from Columbus) - The Jets improved to 11-9-3 on the season thanks to a 4-2 win over the Columbus Blue Jackets, dropping them to 6-13-2.

Goals:

WPG - Bryan Little (7) - from Andrew Ladd and Blake Wheeler (0:09 1ST)

CBJ - Jordan Leopold PPG (1) - from Artem Anisimov and David Savard (3:42 1ST)

WPG - Evander Kane PPG (3) - from Dustin Byfuglien and Jacob Trouba (16:25 2ND)

WPG - Andrew Ladd (8) - from Bryan Little and Blake Wheeler (16:56 2ND) *GWG*

CBJ - Ryan Johansen (8) - from Nick Foligno and James Wisniewski (9:47 3RD)

WPG - Evander Kane PPG/EN (4) - from Jacob Trouba (19:42 3RD)

Goalies:

WG - Michael Hutchinson (32 saves on 34 shots: 4-1-1) LG - Sergei Bobrovsky (28 saves on 31 shots: 6-6-1)

Three Stars:

3. Bryan Little (1 goal, 1 assist) - Winnipeg

2. Evander Kane (2 goals) - Winnipeg

1. Andrew Ladd (1 goal, 1 assist, GWG) - Winnipeg

Ottawa Senators 3, St. Louis Blues 2 (SO) - (from St. Louis) - The Senators improved to 10-7-4 on the season thanks to a 3-2 shootout win over the St. Louis Blues, dropping them to 14-6-2.

Goals:

STL - Ian Cole (1) - from Ryan Reaves and Maxim Lapierre (14:23 1ST)

STL - Alex Steen PPG (5) - from Paul Stastny and Kevin Shattenkirk (12:05 2ND)

OTT - Erik Condra (1) - from Eric Gryba and Patrick Wiercioch (7:55 3RD)

OTT - Alex Chiasson (6) - from Mike Hoffman and Clarke Macarthur (19:19 3RD)

Shootout winner - Bobby Ryan (OTT)

Goalies:

WG - Robin Lehner (27 saves on 29 shots: 5-3-1) LG - Jake Allen (15 saves on 17 shots: 6-2-1) in relief of the injured Brian Elliott (16 saves on 16 shots)

Three Stars:

3. Ian Cole (1 goal) - St. Louis

2. Alex Chiasson (1 goal) - Ottawa

1. Robin Lehner (27 saves on 29 shots for the win) - Ottawa

Nashville Predators 4, Los Angeles Kings 3 (SO) - (from Nashville) - The Predators improved to 14-5-2 on the season thanks to a 4-3 shootout win over the Los Angeles Kings, dropping them to 11-6-5.

Goals:

NSH - Craig Smith (7) - from Colin Wilson and Anton Volchenkov (6:24 1ST)

LAK - Jamie McBain (1) - from Justin Williams and Marian Gaborik (11:32 1ST)

LAK - Marian Gaborik (4) - from Jeff Carter and Brayden McNabb (1:01 2ND)

NSH - Ryan Ellis (2) - from Colin Wilson and Craig Smith (17:36 2ND)

NSH - Eric Nystrom (4) - from Taylor Beck and Shea Weber (18:28 2ND)

LAK - Drew Doughty (2) - unassisted (0:38 3RD)

Shootout winner - James Neal (NSH)

Goalies:

WG - Pekka Rinne (18 saves on 21 shots: 14-3-1) LG - Martin Jones (30 saves on 33 shots: 1-2-1)

Three Stars:

3. Colin Wilson (2 assists) - Nashville

2. Marian Gaborik (1 goal, 1 assist) - Los Angeles

1. Craig Smith (1 goal, 1 assist) - Nashville

Dallas Stars 3, Edmonton Oilers 2 (from Dallas) - The Stars improved to 9-9-4 on the season thanks to a 3-2 win over the Edmonton Oilers, dropping them to 6-14-2.

Goals:

DAL - John Klingberg (3) - from Jason Spezza (12:49 1ST)

EDM - Boyd Gordon SHG (4) - from Jeff Petry (19:30 1ST)

DAL - Tyler Seguin (16) - from John Klingberg and Alex Goligoski (5:59 2ND)

DAL - Tyler Seguin (17) - from Jamie Benn and Patrick Eaves (17:42 2ND) *GWG*

EDM - Taylor Hall (8) - from Jordan Eberle and Ryan Nugent-Hopkins (5:59 3RD)

Goalies:

WG - Kari Lehtonen (35 saves on 37 shots: 9-5-4) LG - Viktor Fasth (31 saves on 34 shots: 2-5-1)

Three Stars:

3. Kari Lehtonen (35 saves on 37 shots for the win) - Dallas

2. John Klingberg (1 goal, 1 assist) - Dallas

1. Tyler Seguin (2 goals, GWG) - Dallas

Colorado Avalanche 4, Arizona Coyotes 3 (OT) - (from Arizona) - The Avalanche improved to 8-9-5 on the season thanks to a 4-3 OT win over the Arizona Coyotes, dropping them to 9-11-3.

Goals:

ARI - Antoine Vermette (6) - from Michael Stone and Lauri Korpikoski (3:36 1ST)

ARI - Michael Stone (2) - from Keith Yandle and Antoine Vermette (10:20 1ST)

ARI - Tobias Rieder (2) - from Shane Doan (10:53 1ST)

COL - Gabriel Landeskog (5) - from Erik Johnson and Jarome Iginla (5:49 2ND)

COL - Gabriel Landeskog (6) - from Nathan MacKinnon and Jarome Iginla (1:36 3RD)

COL - Matt Duchene (7) - from Ryan O'Reilly and Tyson Barrie (4:05 3RD)

COL - Daniel Briere (4) - unassisted (3:16 OT) *GWG*

Goalies:

WG - Calvin Pickard (25 saves on 25 shots: 2-2-0) in relief of Reto Berra (5 saves on 8 shots) LG - Mike Smith (30 saves on 34 shots: 4-11-2)

Three Stars:

3. Michael Stone (1 goal, 1 assist) - Phoenix

2. Calvin Pickard (25 saves on 25 shots for the win) - Colorado

1. Gabriel Landeskog (2 goals) - Colorado

Vancouver Canucks 2, New Jersey Devils 0 (from Vancouver) - The Canucks improved to 15-6-1 on the season thanks to a 2-0 shutout of the New Jersey Devils, dropping them to 9-10-3.

Goals:

VAN - Alex Burrows (5) - from Kevin Bieksa and Nick Bonino (1:14 2ND) *GWG*

VAN - Shawn Matthias (3) - from Ryan Stanton (14:37 3RD)

Goalies:

WG - Ryan Miller (20 saves on 20 shots: 14-3-0) LG - Cory Schneider (34 saves on 36 shots: 9-9-2)

Three Stars:

3. Alex Burrows (1 goal, GWG) - Vancouver

2. Cory Schneider (34 saves on 36 shots) - New Jersey

1. Ryan Miller (20 saves on 20 shots for the shutout) - Vancouver

Anaheim Ducks 3, Calgary Flames 2 (from Anaheim) - The Ducks improved to 14-4-5 on the season thanks to a 3-2 win over the Calgary Flames, dropping them to 13-8-2.

Goals:

ANA - Matt Beleskey (10) - from Mat Clark (4:37 1ST)

ANA - Corey Perry (12) - from Matt Beleskey and Francois Beauchemin (5:04 2ND)

ANA - Kyle Palmieri (3) - from Rene Bourque and Devante Smith-Pelly (19:44 2ND) *GWG*

CGY - T.J. Brodie (5) - from Sean Monahan and Curtis Glencross (11:02 3RD)

CGY - Jiri Hudler (8) - from Mark Giordano and T.J. Brodie (19:34 3RD)

Goalies:

WG - Frederik Andersen (32 saves on 34 shots: 10-2-4) LG - Jonas Hiller (26 saves on 29 shots: 9-6-1)

Three Stars:

3. T.J. Brodie (1 goal, 1 assist) - Calgary

2. Matt Beleksey (1 goal, 1 assist) - Anaheim

1. Frederick Andersen (32 saves on 34 shots for the win) - Anaheim

Three Stars of the Night:

3. Gabriel Landeskog - The Avs Captain scored his 5th and 6th goals of the season in the Avs 4-3 win over the Coyotes.

2. Ryan Miller - Miller stopped all 20 shots he faced in the Canucks 2-0 shutout of the New Jersey Devils.

1. Tyler Seguin - Seguin scored his 16th and 17th goals of the season (including the game-winner) in the Stars 3-2 win over the Oilers.

Interesting Stats of the Night:

-Pekka Rinne and Ryan Miller both won their 14th game of the year, which ties them for 1st in the NHL.

-John Klingberg continued his hot play of late with his 3rd goal of the season and an assist. Klingberg now has 3 goals and 5 assists during a 5-game point-streak.

-Calvin Pickard won his 2nd straight game after coming into the game in the 1st in relief of Reto Berra. Berra was pulled Saturday against the Hurricanes at 3-1, and the Avs would win 4-3 with Pickard stopping all 17 shots. Tonight Berra was pulled after allowing 3 straight goals, and the Avs went on to win 4-3 in OT with Pickard stopping all 25 shots he faced.

-Tyler Seguin scored his NHL-leading 16th and 17th goals of the season.

-Rene Bourque picked up his 1st point as a member of the Ducks.

-Ryan Miller picked up his 2nd shutout of the season.

-Jonas Hiller stopped 26 of 29 shots in his first game back at Honda Center in Anaheim since signing with the Flames in the offseason. The Flames would lose the game 3-2.

-Taylor Hall scored his 100th career goal.

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

New York Islanders - 4 game winning streak

Buffalo Sabres - 3 game winning streak

Dallas Stars - 3 game winning streak

Anaheim Ducks - 3 game winning streak

Edmonton Oilers - 7 game losing streak

San Jose Sharks - 3 game losing streak

Forman Faceoff Highlights of the Night:

-Drew Doughty coast-to-coast goal: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eRGdGOooTtE&list=UUqFMzb-4AUf6WAIbl132QKA (FFPOTY Candidate)

-John Klingberg goal from center: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tFy36LXhTEU&list=UUqFMzb-4AUf6WAIbl132QKA

-Marian Gaborik goal/Jeff Carter flip-pass: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g8u-DdZpESY&list=UUqFMzb-4AUf6WAIbl132QKA