Saturday, December 20, 2014

December 20th NHL Recap

Los Angeles Kings 4, Arizona Coyotes 2 (from Los Angeles) - The Kings improved to 17-11-6 on the season thanks to a 4-2 win over the Arizona Coyotes, dropping them to 11-17-4. 
Goals:
LAK - Jeff Carter (9) - from Anze Kopitar (17:22 1ST)
ARI - Martin Hanzal (6) - unassisted (0:44 2ND)
ARI - Kyle Chipchura (2) - from Shane Doan and Keith Yandle (5:42 2ND) 
LAK - Marian Gaborik PPG (10) - from Anze Kopitar and Jamie McBain (17:40 2ND)
LAK - Alec Martinez PPG (4) - from Anze Kopitar and Jamie McBain (1:34 3RD) *GWG*
LAK - Trevor Lewis (5) - from Tyler Toffoli and Marian Gaborik (16:22 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - Jonathan Quick (15 saves on 17 shots: 14-8-5) LG - Devan Dubnyk (31 saves on 35 shots: 6-3-2)
Three Stars:
3. Jamie McBain (2 assists) - Los Angeles
2. Marian Gaborik (1 goal, 1 assist) - Los Angeles
1. Anze Kopitar (3 assists) - Los Angeles

Colorado Avalanche 5, Buffalo Sabres 1 (from Buffalo) - The Avalanche improved to 11-13-8 on the season thanks to a 5-1 win over the Buffalo Sabres, dropping them to 13-18-2.
Goals:
COL - Erik Johnson (7) - from Nathan MacKinnon and Max Talbot (2:23 1ST)
COL - Cody McLeod SHG (2) - from Ryan O'Reilly (7:07 1ST) *GWG*
COL - Alex Tanguay (10) - from Jarome Iginla and John Mitchell (1:51 3RD)
COL - John Mitchell PPG (4) - from Alex Tanguay and Jarome Iginla (5:09 3RD)
BUF - Johan Larsson (1) - from Chris Stewart and Andre Benoit (13:27 3RD)
COL - Alex Tanguay EN (11) - from Jarome Iginla and Erik Johnson (19:34 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - Calvin Pickard (28 saves on 29 shots: 5-5-2) LG - Jhonas Enroth (18 saves on 22 shots: 10-11-1)
Three Stars:
3. Calvin Pickard (28 saves on 29 shots for the win) - Colorado
2. Jarome Iginla (3 assists) - Colorado
1. Alex Tanguay (2 goals, 1 assist) - Colorado

Philadelphia Flyers 7, Toronto Maple Leafs 4 (from Toronto) - The Flyers improved to 12-14-6 on the season thanks to a 7-4 win over the Toronto Maple Leafs, dropping them to 19-11-3.
Goals:
TOR - Joffrey Lupul (8) - from Morgan Rielly and Phil Kessel (4:51 1ST)
TOR - James van Riemsdyk PPG (14) - from Cody Franson and Phil Kessel (5:40 1ST)
PHI - R.J. Umberger (3) - from Sean Couturier and Matt Read (8:14 1ST)
PHI - Sean Couturier (8) - from Matt Read (11:18 1ST)
TOR - David Clarkson (9) - from Daniel Winnik and Stephane Robidas (11:33 1ST)
PHI - Claude Giroux (9) - from Jakub Voracek and Michael Raffl (11:44 1ST)
PHI - Nicklas Grossmann (3) - from Mark Streit and Jakub Voracek (3:52 2ND)
PHI - Claude Giroux (10) - from Jakub Voracek (16:03 2ND) *GWG*
PHI - Scott Laughton (2) - from from Jakub Voracek and Claude Giroux (5:47 3RD)
PHI - Michael Raffl (9) - from Wayne Simmonds and Claude Giroux (9:32 3RD)
TOR - Peter Holland (8) - from Korbinian Holzer and Joffrey Lupul (13:49 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - Ray Emery (21 saves on 25 shots: 6-4-1) LG - Jonathan Bernier (34 saves on 41 shots: 13-8-3), James Reimer (1 save on 1 shot in relief of Bernier)
Three Stars:
3. Michael Raffl (1 goal, 1 assist) - Philadelphia
2. Jakub Voracek (4 assists) - Philadelphia
1. Claude Giroux (2 goals, 2 assists, GWG) - Philadelphia

Montreal Canadiens 4, Ottawa Senators 1 (from Montreal) - The Canadiens improved to 21-11-2 on the season thanks to a 4-1 win over the Ottawa Senators, dropping them to 14-13-6. 
Goals:
OTT - Erik Condra SHG (2) - from David Legwand (2:50 1ST)
MTL - Brandon Prust (3) - from Tom Gilbert and Jiri Sekac (6:38 1ST)
MTL - Brendan Gallagher (9) - from Alex Galchenyuk and Max Pacioretty (7:30 2ND) *GWG*
MTL - Tomas Plekanec PPG (10) - from P.A. Parenteau and Andrei Markov (16:50 3RD)
MTL - Alex Galchenyuk (10) - from Alexei Emelin and Max Pacioretty (17:34 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - Carey Price (24 saves on 25 shots: 18-9-1) LG - Robin Lehner (25 saves on 29 shots: 6-5-2)
Three Stars:
3. Max Pacioretty (2 assists) - Montreal
2. Alex Galchenyuk (1 goal, 1 assist) - Montreal
1. Carey Price (24 saves on 25 shots for the win) - Montreal

Washington Capitals 4, New Jersey Devils 0 (from New Jersey) - The Capitals improved to 16-10-6 on the season thanks to a 4-0 shutout of the New Jersey Devils, dropping them to 12-17-6.
Goals:
WSH - Mike Green (4) - from Jack Hillen and Nicklas Backstrom (3:08 2ND) *GWG*
WSH - Nicklas Backstrom (9) - from Jay Beagle and John Carlson (16:38 2ND)
WSH - Alex Ovechkin (15) - unassisted (7:16 3RD)
WSH - Nicklas Backstrom EN (10) - from Jay Beagle and John Carlson (17:49 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - Braden Holtby (21 saves on 21 shots: 14-7-5) LG - Cory Schneider (17 saves on 20 shots: 11-16-3)
Three Stars:
3. Alex Ovechkin (1 goal) - Washington
2. Nicklas Backstrom (2 goals, 1 assist) - Washington
1. Braden Holtby (21 saves on 21 shots for the shutout) - Washington

New York Islanders 3, Tampa Bay Lightning 1 (from New York) - The Islanders improved to 23-10-0 on the season thanks to a 3-1 win over the Tampa Bay Lightning, dropping them to 20-11-4. 
Goals:
TBL - Brett Connolly (6) - from Tyler Johnson and Mark Barberio (9:16 3RD)
NYI - John Tavares (13) - from Kyle Okposo and Josh Bailey (16:51 3RD)
NYI - Anders Lee (7) - from Travis Hamonic and Brock Nelson (17:03 3RD) *GWG*
NYI - Nikolay Kulemin EN (6) - from Cal Clutterbuck (18:49 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - Jaroslav Halak (20 saves on 21 shots: 18-6-0) LG - Andrei Vasilevskiy (45 saves on 47 shots: 1-1-0)
Three Stars:
3. John Tavares (1 goal) - New York
2. Andrei Vasilevskiy (45 saves on 47 shots) - Tampa Bay
1. Anders Lee (1 goal, GWG) - New York

Pittsburgh Penguins 3, Florida Panthers 1 (from Pittsburgh) - The Penguins improved to 22-6-4 on the season thanks to a 3-1 win over the Florida Panthers, dropping them to 14-9-8. 
Goals:
PIT - Nick Spaling (5) - from Steve Downie and Marcel Goc (1:48 1ST)
PIT - Derrick Pouliot (1) - from Steve Downie and Nick Spaling (6:56 1ST) *GWG*
FLA - Vincent Trocheck PPG (3) - from Jonathan Huberdeau and Aaron Ekblad (7:31 1ST)
PIT - Sidney Crosby (10) - from Kris Letang and Simon Despres (7:01 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - Marc-Andre Fleury (45 saves on 46 shots: 19-4-2) LG - Roberto Luongo (31 saves on 34 shots: 12-7-6)
Three Stars:
3. Sidney Crosby (1 goal) - Pittsburgh
2. Nick Spaling (1 goal, 1 assist) - Pittsburgh
1. Marc-Andre Fleury (45 saves on 46 shots for the win) - Pittsburgh

New York Rangers 3, Carolina Hurricanes 2 (SO) - (from Carolina) - The Rangers improved to 16-10-4 on the season thanks to a 3-2 shootout win over the Carolina Hurricanes, dropping them to 9-19-4.
Goals:
CAR - Chris Terry (6) - from Nathan Gerbe (7:20 1ST)
NYR - J.T. Miller PPG (4) - from Mats Zuccarello and Ryan McDonagh (4:01 3RD)
CAR - Jeff Skinner (8) - from Elias Lindholm and Justin Faulk (4:27 3RD)
NYR - Kevin Klein (7) - from Chris Kreider and Derek Stepan (17:37 3RD)
Shootout winner - Mats Zuccarello (NYR)
Goalies:
WG - Henrik Lundqvist (18 saves on 20 shots: 14-7-3) LG - Cam Ward (32 saves on 34 shots: 9-12-2)
Three Stars:
3. Cam Ward (32 saves on 34 shots) - Carolina
2. Mats Zuccarello (1 assist, shootout winner) - New York
1. Kevin Klein (1 goal) - New York

Columbus Blue Jackets 3, Chicago Blackhawks 2 (SO) - (from Columbus) - The Blue Jackets improved to 14-15-3 on the season thanks to a 3-2 shootout win over the Chicago Blackhawks, dropping them to 22-9-2.
Goals:
CBJ - Jack Skille (5) - from Ryan Johansen and Fedor Tyutin (17:24 1ST)
CHI - Patrick Sharp (5) - from Michal Rozsival (7:27 2ND)
CBJ - Kevin Connauton (3) - from David Savard and Matt Calvert (1:55 3RD)
CHI - Ben Smith (5) - from Marcus Kruger and Patrick Kane (8:49 3RD)
Shootout winner - Jack Johnson (CBJ)
Goalies:
WG - Sergei Bobrovsky (39 saves on 41 shots: 13-8-2) LG - Corey Crawford (17 saves on 19 shots: 12-5-2)
Three Stars:
3. Ben Smith (1 goal) - Chicago
2. Jack Johnson (shootout winner) - Columbus
1. Sergei Bobrovsky (39 saves on 41 shots for the win) - Columbus

Nashville Predators 6, Minnesota Wild 5 (OT) - (from Minnesota) - The Predators improved to 21-8-2 on the season thanks to a 6-5 OT win over the Minnesota Wild, dropping them to 16-12-3.
Goals:
MIN - Jason Zucker (12) - from Jason Pominville and Mikko Koivu (1:10 1ST)
NSH - Calle Jarnkrok (3) - from Shea Weber and Roman Josi (4:37 1ST)
MIN - Zach Parise (12) - from Charlie Coyle and Thomas Vanek (6:37 1ST)
NSH - Matt Cullen (4) - from Victor Bartley and Mike Fisher (13:58 1ST)
NSH - Craig Smith (8) - from Mike Ribeiro (18:14 1ST)
MIN - Marco Scandella PPG (7) - from Charlie Coyle and Zach Parise (7:18 2ND)
NSH - Filip Forsberg (13) - from Victor Bartley and Craig Smith (1:48 3RD)
NSH - Roman Josi PPG (4) - from Shea Weber and Matt Cullen (9:05 3RD)
MIN - Zach Parise PPG (13) - from Jason Pominville and Ryan Suter (10:46 3RD)
MIN - Thomas Vanek (5) - from Marco Scandella and Ryan Suter (19:12 3RD)
NSH - Mattias Ekholm (1) - unassisted (1:45 OT) *GWG*
Goalies:
WG - Pekka Rinne (22 saves on 27 shots: 21-6-1) LG - Nicklas Backstrom (27 saves on 30 shots: 5-3-3) in relief of Darcy Kuemper (11 saves on 14 shots)
Three Stars:
3. Roman Josi (1 goal, 1 assist) - Nashville
2. Zach Parise (2 goals, 1 assist) - Minnesota
1. Shea Weber (2 assists) - Nashville

Vancouver Canucks 3, Calgary Flames 2 (OT) - (from Vancouver) - The Canucks improved to 19-11-2 on the season thanks to a 3-2 OT win over the Calgary Flames, dropping them to 17-15-3. 
Goals:
VAN - Yannick Weber EN (2) - unassisted (4:40 1ST)
VAN - Radim Vrbata PPG (13) - from Alex Burrows and Daniel Sedin (9:24 1ST)
CGY - David Jones (6) - from Kris Russell and Markus Granlund (12:29 2ND)
CGY - Johnny Gaudreau (7) - from Jiri Hudler and Derk Engelland (7:05 3RD)
VAN - Chris Tanev (2) - from Henrik Sedin and Daniel Sedin (0:18 OT) *GWG*
Goalies:
WG - Ryan Miller (26 saves on 28 shots: 17-7-0) LG - Jonas Hiller (30 saves on 32 shots: 9-10-2) 
Three Stars:
3. Daniel Sedin (2 assists) - Vancouver
2. Johnny Gaudreau (1 goal) - Calgary
1. Chris Tanev (1 goal, OT winner) - Vancouver

San Jose Sharks 3, St. Louis Blues 2 (OT) - (from San Jose) - The Sharks improved to 19-11-4 on the season thanks to a 3-2 OT win over the St. Louis Blues, dropping them to 21-9-3. 
Goals:
SJS - Andrew Desjardins (2) - from Justin Braun and Tye McGinn (10:47 2ND)
STL - Patrik Berglund (4) - from Alex Pietrangelo and Dmitrij Jaskin (14:29 2ND)
STL - Steve Ott (1) - from Maxim Lapierre and Ian Cole (17:21 2ND)
SJS - Marc-Edouard Vlasic (4) - from Joe Thornton and Melker Karlsson (19:39 3RD)
SJS - Brent Burns PPG (10) - from Joe Pavelski and Logan Couture (4:22 OT) *GWG*
Goalies:
WG - Antti Niemi (18 saves on 20 shots: 14-7-3) LG - Jake Allen (27 saves on 30 shots: 11-3-2) 
Three Stars:
3. Jake Allen (27 saves on 30 shots) - St. Louis
2. Marc-Edouard Vlasic (1 goal) - San Jose
1. Brent Burns (1 goal, OT winner) - San Jose  

Three Stars of the Night:
3. Jakub Voracek - Voracek picked up 4 assists in the Flyers 7-4 win over the Leafs.
2. Marc-Andre Fleury - Fleury stopped an impressive 45 of 46 shots in the Penguins 3-1 win over the Panthers.
1. Claude Giroux - Giroux scored his 9th and 10th goals of the season (including the game-winner) and added 2 assists in the Flyers 7-4 win over the Leafs.

Interesting Stats of the Night:
-Johan Larsson scored his 1st NHL goal for the Sabres.
-Anders Lee scored his 2nd game-winning goal in the last 2 nights.
-Derrick Pouliot scored his 1st NHL goal in his 1st NHL game for the Penguins.
-Pekka Rinne picked up his NHL-leading 21st win of the season.
-Mattias Ekholm scored his 1st game-winning and OT goal of his career.
-The Flames scored on themselves on a delayed penalty tonight, here is the video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=20Wr0VF-nD4
-Braden Holtby picked up his 2nd shutout of the season.

Current Winning/Losing Streaks (3 or more games):
New York Rangers - 5 game winning streak
San Jose Sharks - 5 game winning streak
New York Islanders - 4 game winning streak
Dallas Stars - 3 game winning streak
Pittsburgh Penguins - 3 game winning streak

Calgary Flames - 8 game losing streak
Edmonton Oilers - 6 game losing streak

Forman Faceoff Highlights of the Night:
-Alex Ovechkin goal of the year candidate: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YzZAOrpzlas (FFPOTY Candidate)
-Flyers/Leafs 3 goals in 26 seconds: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YkDUIHF4OxU
-Jonathan Quick save on Ekman-Larsson: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kmnYm1nSyhU
-Claude Giroux/Jakub Voracek give and go: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=efBofylYYzQ

What's up next - Sunday December 21st: There are 6 NHL games on tap for Sunday night:
1. Colorado Avalanche vs. Detroit Red Wings at 6:00 PM ET (In Detroit) {***Forman's Game of the Night***}
2. Dallas Stars vs. Edmonton Oilers at 6:00 PM ET (In Edmonton)
3. Buffalo Sabres vs. Boston Bruins at 7:00 PM ET (In Boston)
4. Carolina Hurricanes vs. New York Rangers at 7:00 PM ET (In New York)
5. Toronto Maple Leafs vs. Chicago Blackhawks at 7:00 PM ET (In Chicago) 
6. Philadelphia Flyers vs. Winnipeg Jets at 9:00 PM ET (In Winnipeg)

-Joel Forman - The Forman Faceoff

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