Sunday, November 30, 2014

November 29th NHL Recap

New York Rangers 5, Philadelphia Flyers 2 (from New York) - The Rangers improved to 11-8-4 on the season thanks to a 5-2 win over the Philadelphia Flyers, dropping them to 8-12-3.
Goals:
NYR - Derick Brassard PPG (7) - from Rick Nash and Derek Stepan (2:50 1ST)
PHI - Nicklas Grossmann (2) - from Jakub Voracek and Brayden Schenn (13:46 1ST)
PHI - Jakub Voracek PPG (9) - from Brayden Schenn and Claude Giroux (8:45 2ND)
NYR - Jesper Fast (1) - from Kevin Klein and J.T. Miller (11:38 2ND)
NYR - Derick Brassard (8) - from Kevin Hayes and Kevin Klein (3:06 3RD) *GWG*
NYR - J.T. Miller (1) - from Jesper Fast and Matt Hunwick (9:54 3RD)
NYR - Lee Stempniak EN (5) - from Ryan McDonagh (19:36 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - Henrik Lundqvist (21 saves on 23 shots: 9-6-3) LG - Ray Emery (30 saves on 34 shots: 4-4-1)
Three Stars:
3. J.T. Miller (1 goal, 1 assist) - New York
2. Jesper Fast (1 goal, 1 assist) - New York
1. Derick Brassard (2 goals, GWG) - New York

Toronto Maple Leafs 6, Washington Capitals 2 (from Toronto) - The Leafs improved to 12-8-3 on the season thanks to a 6-2 win over the Washington Capitals, dropping them to 10-9-4.
Goals:
TOR - Morgan Rielly (3) - unassisted (14:15 1ST)
TOR - Cody Franson PPG (4) - from Joffrey Lupul and Mike Santorelli (19:37 1ST)
TOR - Tyler Bozak (10) - from James van Riemsdyk and Phil Kessel (0:23 2ND) *GWG*
WSH - Troy Brouwer PPG (6) - from Nicklas Bacstrom and John Carlson (10:37 2ND)
TOR - David Clarkson (7) - from Nazem Kadri and Jake Gardiner (11:00 2ND)
TOR - Tyler Bozak PPG (11) - from Phil Kessel and James van Riemsdyk (15:36 2ND)
WSH - Tom Wilson (2) - from Nicklas Backstrom and John Carlson (7:43 3RD)
TOR - Joffrey Lupul PPG (3) - from Jake Gardiner and Morgan Rielly (16:40 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - Jonathan Bernier (35 saves on 37 shots: 8-5-3) LG - Braden Holtby (9 saves on 12 shots: 8-6-3) in relief of Justin Peters (8 saves on 11 shots)
Three Stars:
3. Morgan Rielly (1 goal, 1 assist) - Toronto
2. Joffrey Lupul (1 goal, 1 assist) - Toronto
1. Tyler Bozak (2 goals, GWG) - Toronto

Buffalo Sabres 4, Montreal Canadiens 3 (SO) - (from Montreal) - The Sabres improved to 8-14-2 on the season thanks to a 4-3 shootout win over the Montreal Canadiens, dropping them to 16-7-2.
Goals:
BUF - Zemgus Girgensons (7) - from Tyler Ennis and Nicolas Deslauriers (14:03 1ST)
MTL - Brendan Gallagher (6) - from Alex Galchenyuk and Bryan Allen (7:51 2ND)
BUF - Chris Stewart (3) - from Marcus Foligno (5:57 3RD)
MTL - Lars Eller (7) - from Brandon Prust and Alexei Emelin (7:31 3RD)
MTL - Max Pacioretty (11) - from Dale Weise and P.K. Subban (13:15 3RD)
BUF - Brian Flynn (3) - from Brian Gionta and Torrey Mitchell (14:04 3RD)
Shootout winner - Brian Flynn (BUF)
Goalies:
WG - Jhonas Enroth (41 saves on 44 shots: 5-9-1) LG - Dustin Tokarski (23 saves on 26 shots: 3-2-1)
Three Stars:
3. Jhonas Enroth (41 saves on 44 shots for the win) - Buffalo
2. Max Pacioretty (1 goal) - Montreal
1. Brian Flynn (1 goal, shootout winner) - Buffalo

Tampa Bay Lightning 4, Ottawa Senators 1 (from Tampa Bay) - The Lightning improved to 16-6-2 on the season thanks to a 4-1 win over the Ottawa Senators, dropping them to 10-9-4.
Goals:
OTT - David Legwand PPG (3) - from Erik Karlsson and Kyle Turris (18:13 1ST)
TBL - Ryan Callahan (11) - from Steven Stamkos and Alex Killorn (5:13 2ND)
TBL - Alex Killorn (7) - from Anton Stralman and Ryan Callahan (1:16 3RD) *GWG*
TBL - Brenden Morrow (1) - from Cedric Paquette (8:09 3RD)
TBL - Nikita Kucherov PPG (9) - from Tyler Johnson and Jason Garrison (13:53 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - Ben Bishop (26 saves on 27 shots: 14-3-2) LG - Robin Lehner (28 saves on 32 shots: 5-4-1)
Three Stars:
3. Ryan Callahan (1 goal, 1 assist) - Tampa Bay
2. Ben Bishop (26 saves on 27 shots for the win) - Tampa Bay
1. Alex Killorn (1 goal, 1 assist, GWG) - Tampa Bay

New York Islanders 3, New Jersey Devils 1 (from New York) - The Islanders improved to 17-7-0 on the season thanks to a 3-1 win over the New Jersey Devils, dropping them to 9-11-4. 
Goals:
NYI - Nikolay Kulemin (5) - from Kyle Okposo and John Tavares (12:40 1ST)
NJD - Damien Brunner (2) - from Adam Larsson and Michael Ryder (14:27 1ST)
NYI - Cal Clutterbuck (3) - from Calvin de Haan and Casey Cizikas (3:32 2ND) *GWG*
NYI - Casey Cizikas SHG/EN (3) - from Frans Nielsen and Thomas Hickey (19:55 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - Jaroslav Halak (34 saves on 35 shots: 12-4-0) LG - Cory Schneider (25 saves on 27 shots: 9-10-3
Three Stars:
3. Cal Clutterbuck (1 goal, GWG) - New York
2. Casey Cizikas (1 goal, 1 assist) - New York
1. Jaroslav Halak (34 saves on 35 shots for the win) - New York

Pittsburgh Penguins 3, Carolina Hurricanes 2 (from Carolina) - The Penguins improved to 16-5-2 on the season thanks to a 3-2 win over the Carolina Hurricanes, dropping them to 7-13-3.
Goals:
CAR - Justin Faulk PPG (3) - from Victor Rask and Nathan Gerbe (3:39 1ST)
PIT - Chris Kunitz (9) - from Evgeni Malkin and Blake Comeau (3:56 1ST)
PIT - Robert Bortuzzo (2) - from Paul Martin and Andrew Ebbett (5:32 1ST)
PIT - Christian Ehrhoff (1) - from Olli Maatta (15:27 3RD) *GWG*
CAR - Elias Lindholm (7) - from Victor Rask and Eric Staal (19:48 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - Thomas Greiss (32 saves on 34 shots: 3-1-1) LG - Anton Khudobin (30 saves on 33 shots: 0-5-2)
Three Stars:
3. Justin Faulk (1 goal) - Carolina
2. Thomas Greiss (32 saves on 34 shots for the win) - Pittsburgh
1. Christian Ehrhoff (1 goal, GWG) - Pittsburgh

Nashville Predators 2, Columbus Blue Jackets 1 (from Nashville) - The Predators improved to 16-5-2 on the season thanks to a 2-1 win over the Columbus Blue Jackets, dropping them to 6-15-2. 
Goals:
NSH - Mike Ribeiro (6) - from Roman Josi and Shea Weber (12:47 2ND)
CBJ - Ryan Johansen PPG (9) - from Nick Foligno and Jack Johnson (3:48 3RD)
NSH - Colin Wilson (4) - from Craig Smith and Calle Jarnkrok (17:48 3RD) *GWG*
Goalies:
WG - Pekka Rinne (21 saves on 22 shots: 16-3-1) LG - Curtis McElhinney (40 saves on 42 shots: 1-6-1)
Three Stars:
3. Pekka Rinne (21 saves on 22 shots for the win) - Nashville
2. Curtis McElhinney (40 saves on 42 shots) - Columbus
1. Colin Wilson (1 goal, GWG) - Nashville

St. Louis Blues 3, Minnesota Wild 2 (SO) - (from Minnesota) - The Blues improved to 16-6-2 on the season thanks to a 3-2 shootout win over the Minnesota Wild, dropping them to 13-9-1.
Goals:
STL - Vladimir Tarasenko (14) - unassisted (10:20 2ND)
MIN - Mikko Koivu (3) - from Jason Zucker and Charlie Coyle (14:26 2ND)
MIN - Zach Parise PPG (9) - from Ryan Suter and Jason Pominville (19:01 2ND)
STL - David Backes (7) - from Patrik Berglund (14:27 3RD)
Shootout winner - Vladimir Tarasenko (STL)
Goalies:
WG - Jake Allen (36 saves on 38 shots: 8-2-1) LG - Niklas Backstrom (24 saves on 26 shots: 3-2-1)
Three Stars:
3. Jake Allen (36 saves on 38 shots for the win) - St. Louis
2. Zach Parise (1 goal) - Minnesota
1. Vladimir Tarasenko (1 goal, shootout winner) - St. Louis

Colorado Avalanche 5, Dallas Stars 2 (from Colorado) - The Avalanche improved to 9-10-5 on the season thanks to a 5-2 win over the Dallas Stars, dropping them to 9-10-5.
Goals:
DAL - Cody Eakin (5) - from Tyler Seguin and Jamie Benn (10:24 1ST)
COL - Daniel Briere (5) - from John Mitchell and Nate Guenin (13:13 1ST)
COL - Jarome Iginla (4) - from Gabriel Landeskog and Tyson Barrie (16:30 1ST)
DAL - Patrick Eaves (3) - unassisted (19:25 1ST)
COL - Alex Tanguay (8) - from Matt Duchene and Tyson Barrie (18:00 2ND) *GWG*
COL - Matt Duchene PPG (8) - from Tyson Barrie and Alex Tanguay (0:46 3RD)
COL - Gabriel Landeskog PPG (7) - from Alex Tanguay and Nathan MacKinnon (3:45 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - Calvin Pickard (22 saves on 24 shots: 3-3-0) LG - Anders Lindback (42 saves on 47 shots: 0-5-0)
Three Stars:
3. Matt Duchene (1 goal, 1 assist) - Colorado
2. Tyson Barrie (3 assists) - Colorado
1. Alex Tanguay (1 goal, 2 assists, GWG) - Colorado

Calgary Flames 3, Arizona Coyotes 0 (from Arizona) - The Flames improved to 15-8-2 on the season thanks to a 3-0 shutout of the Arizona Coyotes, dropping them to 9-12-3.
Goals:
CGY - T.J. Brodie (6) - from Jiri Hudler and Johnny Gaudreau (4:34 2ND) *GWG*
CGY - Johnny Gaudreau (4) - from Jiri Hudler and Mark Giordano (4:07 3RD)
CGY - Jiri Hudler PPG (11) - from Sean Monahan and Dennis Wideman (7:13 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - Karri Ramo (26 saves on 26 shots: 6-2-1) LG - Devan Dubnyk (26 saves on 29 shots: 5-1-1) 
Three Stars:
3. Johnny Gaudreau (1 goal, 1 assist) - Calgary
2. Karri Ramo (26 saves on 26 shots for the shutout) - Calgary
1. Jiri Hudler (1 goal, 2 assists) - Calgary

Chicago Blackhawks 4, Los Angeles Kings 1 (from Los Angeles) - The Hawks improved to 15-8-1 on the season thanks to a 4-1 win over the Los Angeles Kings, dropping them to 12-7-5.
Goals:
CHI - Dan Carcillo (3) - from Bryan Bickell (1:52 1ST)
CHI - Brad Richards (5) - from Kris Versteeg (17:59 1ST) *GWG*
LAK - Jordan Nolan (1) - from Jake Muzzin (5:53 2ND)
CHI - Brad Richards (6) - from Michal Roszival and Kris Versteeg (8:14 2ND)
CHI - Brandon Saad EN (4) - from Marian Hossa (18:11 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - Corey Crawford (19 saves on 20 shots: 12-5-1) LG - Jonathan Quick (21 saves on 24 shots: 10-5-4)
Three Stars:
3. Dan Carcillo (1 goal) - Chicago
2. Kris Versteeg (2 assists) - Chicago
1. Brad Richards (2 goals, GWG) - Chicago

San Jose Sharks 6, Anaheim Ducks 4 (from San Jose) - The Sharks improved to 11-10-4 on the season thanks to a 6-4 win over the Anaheim Ducks, dropping them to 14-6-5. 
Goals:
SJS - Logan Couture (9) - from Tommy Wingels and Patrick Marleau (9:05 1ST)
ANA - Matt Beleskey (11) - from Hampus Lindholm and Devante Smith-Pelly (10:53 1ST)
SJS - Logan Couture SHG (10) - unassisted (13:35 1ST)
SJS - Joe Pavelski PPG (10) - from Joe Thornton and Tommy Wingels (19:46 1ST)
SJS - Tommy Wingels (7) - from Patrick Marleau and Justin Braun (2:46 2ND)
SJS - Tomas Hertl (5) - from James Sheppard (6:09 2ND) *GWG*
ANA - Corey Perry (13) - from Ryan Getzlaf and Sami Vatanen (18:52 2ND)
ANA - Corey Perry (14) - from Ryan Getzlaf and Cam Fowler (0:29 3RD)
ANA - Ryan Getzlaf (7) - from Corey Perry (4:20 3RD)
SJS - Matt Nieto PPG/EN (2) - from Tommy Wingels (19:10 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - Antti Niemi (30 saves on 34 shots: 8-7-3) LG - Frederik Andersen (14 saves on 19 shots: 10-4-4), Jason LaBarbera (15 saves on 15 shots in relief of Andersen)
Three Stars:
3. Logan Couture (2 goals) - San Jose
2. Corey Perry (2 goals, 1 assist) - Anaheim
1. Tommy Wingels (1 goal, 3 assists) - San Jose

Three Stars of the Night:
3. Alex Tanguay - Tanguay scored his 8th goal of the season and added 2 assists in the Avs 5-2 win over the Stars.
2. Jiri Hudler - Hudler scored his 11th goal of the season and added 2 assists in the Flames 3-0 win over the Coyotes.
1. Tommy Wingels - Wingels scored his 7th goal of the season and added 3 assists in the Sharks 6-4 win over the Ducks.

Interesting Stats of the Night:
-The Rangers outscored the Flyers 8-2 in back to back wins on consecutive days.
-Jesper Fast scored his 1st NHL goal for the Rangers.
-David Legwand played his 1000th NHL game.
-The Sabres beat the Canadiens 2-1 and 4-3 on consecutive nights.
-Justin Peters was pulled after allowing 2 goals on 6 shots in the first against the Leafs. Braden Holtby did no better allowing 3 goals on 12 shots, which resulted in him getting pulled and Peters coming back in the game for the 3rd.
-Christian Ehrhoff scored his 1st goal as a member of the Penguins.
-Pekka Rinne picked up his NHL-leading 16 win of the season.
-Karri Ramo picked up his 2nd shutout in the last 4 days.

Current Winning/Losing Streaks (3 or more games):
Nashville Predators - 4 game winning streak
Detroit Red Wings - 3 game winning streak
Vancouver Canucks - 3 game winning streak
Tampa Bay Lightning - 3 game winning streak
Chicago Blackhawks - 3 game winning streak

Edmonton Oilers - 9 game losing streak
Columbus Blue Jackets - 4 game losing streak
Philadelphia Flyers - 3 game losing streak

Forman Faceoff Highlights of the Night:

What's up next - Sunday November 30th: There is 1 NHL game on tap for Sunday:
1. Vancouer Canucks vs. Detroit Red Wings at 2:00 PM ET (In Detroit) 

-Joel Forman - The Forman Faceoff

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