Friday, December 19, 2014

December 19th NHL Recap

New Jersey Devils 3, Tampa Bay Lightning 2 (SO) - (from New Jersey) - The Devils improved to 12-16-6 on the season thanks to a 3-2 shootout win over the Tampa Bay Lightning, dropping them to 20-10-4.
Goals:
NJD - Adam Henrique PPG (9) - from Andy Greene and Scott Gomez (3:01 1ST)
NJD - Patrik Elias (4) - from Martin Havlat and Adam Henrique (15:17 1ST)
TBL - Steven Stamkos (19) - from Ryan Callahan and Jonathan Drouin (14:55 2ND)
TBL - Nikita Kucherov (13) - from Ryan Callahan and Jason Garrison (19:19 3RD)
Shootout winner - Patrik Elias (NJD)
Goalies:
WG - Keith Kinkaid (26 saves on 28 shots: 1-1-2) LG - Evgeni Nabokov (16 saves on 18 shots: 3-4-2)
Three Stars:
3. Adam Henrique (1 goal, 1 assist) - New Jersey
2. Nikita Kucherov (1 goal) - Tampa Bay
1. Patrik Elias (1 goal, shootout winner) - New Jersey

Ottawa Senators 6, Anaheim Ducks 2 (from Ottawa) - The Senators improved to 14-12-6 on the season thanks to a 6-2 win over the Anaheim Ducks, dropping them to 22-8-5.
Goals:
OTT - Milan Michalek PPG (3) - from Erik Karlsson and Mika Zibanejad (2:03 1ST)
OTT - Mark Stone (8) - from Mark Borowiecki and Kyle Turris (8:21 1ST)
OTT - Kyle Turris SHG (7) - unassisted (16:18 2ND) *GWG*
OTT - Mike Hoffman (9) - unassisted (16:59 2ND)
ANA - Ryan Getzlaf (11) - from Emerson Etem and Ben Lovejoy (19:16 2ND)
ANA - Ryan Getzlaf (12) - from Ben Lovejoy and Ilya Bryzgalov (1:49 3RD)
OTT - Mike Hoffman (10) - from Bobby Ryan and Erik Karlsson (5:40 3RD)
OTT - Mike Zibanejad (9) - from Bobby Ryan (16:32 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - Craig Anderson (32 saves on 34 shots: 8-8-4) LG - Ilya Bryzgalov (25 saves on 31 shots: 0-1-0) 
Three Stars:
3. Mike Hoffman (2 goals) - Ottawa
2. Ryan Getzlaf (2 goals) - Anaheim
1. Kyle Turris (1 goal, 1 assist, GWG) - Ottawa

New York Islanders 2, Detroit Red Wings 1 (from Detroit) - The Islanders improved to 22-10-0 on the season thanks to a 2-1 win over the Detroit Red Wings, dropping them to 17-8-8.
Goals:
DET - Henrik Zetterberg (6) - from Darren Helm and Tomas Tatar (8:49 1ST)
NYI - Brock Nelson (14) - from Lubomir Visnovsky and Anders Lee (16:03 1ST)
NYI - Anders Lee (6) - from Brock Nelson (10:41 2ND) *GWG*
Goalies:
WG - Jaroslav Halak (17 saves on 18 shots: 17-6-0) LG - Petr Mrazek (22 saves on 23 shots: 3-2-0) in relief of the injured Jimmy Howard (8 saves on 9 shots)
Three Stars:
3. Petr Mrazek (22 saves on 23 shots) - Detroit
2. Brock Nelson (1 goal, 1 assist) - New York
1. Anders Lee (1 goal, 1 assist, GWG) - New York

Winnipeg Jets 2, Boston Bruins 1 (from Winnipeg) - The Jets improved to 17-10-6 on the season thanks to a 2-1 win over the Boston Bruins, dropping them to 16-14-3.
Goals:
WPG - Evander Kane (6) - from Grant Clitsome and Jay Harrison (3:12 1ST)
BOS - Torey Krug (6) - from Chris Kelly and Carl Soderberg (4:49 2ND)
WPG - Mathieu Perreault (5) - from Dustin Byfuglien and Mark Scheifele (19:37 2ND) *GWG*
Goalies:
WG - Michael Hutchinson (30 saves on 31 shots: 7-2-2) LG - Tuukka Rask (25 saves on 27 shots: 12-10-3)
Three Stars:
3. Torey Krug (1 goal) - Boston
2. Dustin Byfuglien (1 assist) - Winnipeg
1. Michael Hutchinson (30 saves on 31 shots for the win) - Winnipeg

Dallas Stars 2, Calgary Flames 1 (from Calgary) - The Stars improved to 13-13-5 on the season thanks to a 2-1 win over the Calgary Flames, dropping them to 17-15-2.
Goals:
DAL - Jamie Benn (9) - from Tyler Seguin and Cody Eakin (4:00 2ND)
DAL - Trevor Daley (7) - from Jamie Benn and Cody Eakin (11:54 2ND) *GWG*
CGY - Mark Giordano (9) - unassisted (18:45 2ND)
Goalies:
WG - Kari Lehtonen (21 saves on 22 shots: 13-7-5) LG - Jonas Hiller (19 saves on 21 shots: 9-10-1)
Three Stars:
3. Mark Giordano (1 goal) - Calgary
2. Kari Lehtonen (21 saves on 22 shots for the win) - Dallas
1. Jamie Benn (1 goal, 1 assist) - Dallas

Current Winning/Losing Streaks (3 or more games):
New York Rangers - 4 game winning streak
San Jose Sharks - 4 game winning streak
Dallas Stars - 3 game winning streak

Calgary Flames - 7 game losing streak
Edmonton Oilers - 6 game losing streak
Vancouver Canucks - 3 game losing streak

What's up next - Saturday November 20th: There are 12 NHL games on tap for Saturday:
1. Arizona Coyotes vs. Los Angeles Kings at 4:00 PM ET (In Los Angeles)
2. Colorado Avalanche vs. Buffalo Sabres at 7:00 PM ET (In Buffalo)
3. Philadelphia Flyers vs. Toronto Maple Leafs at 7:00 PM ET (In Toronto)
4. Ottawa Senators vs. Montreal Canadiens at 7:00 PM ET (In Montreal)
5. Washington Capitals vs. New Jersey Devils at 7:00 PM ET (In New Jersey)
6. Tampa Bay Lightning vs. New York Islanders at 7:00 PM ET (In New York)
7. Florida Panthers vs. Pittsburgh Penguins at 7:00 PM ET (In Pittsburgh)
8. New York Rangers vs. Carolina Hurricanes at 7:00 PM ET (In Carolina)
9. Chicago Blackhawks vs. Columbus Blue Jackets at 7:00 PM ET (In Columbus)
10. Nashville Predators vs. Minnesota Wild at 8:00 PM ET (In Minnesota)
11. Calgary Flames vs. Vancouver Canucks at 10:00 PM ET (In Vancouver)
12. St. Louis Blues vs. San Jose Sharks at 10:30 PM ET (In San Jose) {***Forman's Game of the Night***}

-Joel Forman - The Forman Faceoff

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