Tuesday, December 30, 2014

December 30th NHL Recap

Montreal Canadiens 2, Florida Panthers 1 (SO) - (from Florida) - The Canadiens improved to 24-11-2 on the season thanks to a 2-1 shootout win over the Florida Panthers, dropping them to 16-9-9
Goals:
MTL - Brendan Gallagher (11) - from Lars Eller and Nathan Beaulieu (18:54 2ND)
FLA - Nick Bjugstad (13) - from Aaron Ekblad and Jonathan Huberdeau (18:11 3RD)
Shootout winner - P.A. Parenteau (MTL)
Goalies:
WG - Dustin Tokarski (36 saves on 37 shots: 4-2-1) LG - Roberto Luongo (33 saves on 34 shots: 14-7-7)
Three Stars:
3. P.A. Parenteau (shootout winner) - Montreal
2. Roberto Luongo (33 saves on 34 shots) - Florida
1. Dustin Tokarski (36 saves on 37 shots for the win) - Montreal

Nashville Predators 3, St. Louis Blues 2 (from Nashville) - The Predators improved to 24-9-3 on the season thanks to a 3-2 win over the St. Louis Blues, dropping them to 22-12-3.
Goals:
NSH - Shea Weber (7) - from Olli Jokinen and Gabriel Bourque (18:05 1ST)
STL - Chris Butler (2) - from David Backes (0:50 2ND)
STL - T.J. Oshie (6) - from David Backes and Alex Steen (14:39 2ND)
NSH - Gabriel Bourque (2) - from Olli Jokinen and Paul Gaustad (16:06 2ND)
NSH - Shea Weber SHG (8) - from Roman Josi (9:02 3RD) *GWG*
Goalies:
WG - Pekka Rinne (26 saves on 28 shots: 24-6-2) LG - Brian Elliott (44 saves on 47 shots: 8-5-1)
Three Stars:
3. Olli Jokinen (2 assists) - Nashville
2. Gabriel Bourque (1 goal, 1 assist) - Nashville
1. Shea Weber (2 goals, GWG) - Nashville

Edmonton Oilers 3, Los Angeles Kings 2 (SO) - (from Edmonton) - The Oilers improved to 8-22-7 on the season thanks to a 3-2 shootout win over the Los Angeles Kings, dropping them to 18-12-8.
Goals:
EDM - Matt Hendricks (3) - from Derek Roy and Oscar Klefbom (4:37 1ST)
EDM - Ryan Nugent-Hopkins (11) - from Taylor Hall (9:32 2ND)
LAK - Drew Doughty (4) - from Jeff Carter (10:02 3RD)
LAK - Jake Muzzin PPG (5) - from Marian Gaborik and Anze Kopitar (17:35 3RD)
Shootout winner - David Perron (EDM)
Goalies:
WG - Ben Scrivens (37 saves on 39 shots: 6-13-5) LG - Jonathan Quick (19 saves on 21 shots: 15-9-7)
Three Stars:
3. Matt Hendricks (1 goal) - Edmonton
2. Drew Doughty (1 goal) - Los Angeles
1. Ben Scrivens (37 saves on 39 shots for the win) - Edmonton

Vancouver Canucks 3, San Jose Sharks 1 (from San Jose) - The Canucks improved to 21-11-3 on the season thanks to a 3-1 win over the San Jose Sharks, dropping them to 19-13-5.
Goals:
VAN - Bo Horvat (2) - from Derek Dorsett and Ryan Stanton (3:08 1ST)
VAN - Jannik Hansen (9) - from Alex Edler and Brad Richardson (3:05 2ND) *GWG*
SJS - Joe Thornton (9) - Penalty Shot (4:36 2ND)
VAN - Radim Vrbata (14) - from Henrik Sedin and Daniel Sedin (7:09 2ND)
Goalies:
WG - Ryan Miller (31 saves on 32 shots: 19-7-1) LG - Alex Stalock (18 saves on 21 shots: 4-4-1)
Three Stars:
3. Joe Thornton (1 goal) - San Jose
2. Radim Vrbata (1 goal) - Vancouver
1. Ryan Miller (31 saves on 32 shots for the win) - Vancouver

Current Winning/Losing Streaks (3 or more games):
Montreal Canadiens - 4 game winning streak 
Calgary Flames - 3 game winning streak
Tampa Bay Lightning - 3 game winning streak
Arizona Coyotes - 3 game winning streak

Edmonton Oilers - 9 game losing streak
Pittsburgh Penguins - 3 game losing streak

What's up next - Wednesday December 31st: There are 11 NHL games on tap for Wednesday night:
1. New York Islanders vs. Winnipeg Jets at 5:00 PM ET (In Winnipeg)
2. Tampa Bay Lightning vs. Buffalo Sabres at 6:00 PM ET (In Buffalo)
3. New York Rangers vs. Florida Panthers at 6:00 PM ET (In Florida)
4. Toronto Maple Leafs vs. Boston Bruins at 7:00 PM ET (In Boston)
5. Carolina Hurricanes vs. Pittsburgh Penguins at 7:00 PM ET (In Pittsburgh)
6. Minnesota Wild vs. Columbus Blue Jackets at 7:00 PM ET (In Columbus)
7. New Jersey Devils vs. Detroit Red Wings at 7:30 PM ET (In Detroit)
8. San Jose Sharks vs. Anaheim Ducks at 8:00 PM ET (In Anaheim) {***Forman's Game of the Night***}
9. Arizona Coyotes vs. Dallas Stars at 8:00 PM ET (In Dallas)
10. Philadelphia Flyers vs. Colorado Avalanche at 9:00 PM ET (In Colorado)
11. Edmonton Oilers vs. Calgary Flames at 9:30 PM ET (In Calgary)

-Joel Forman - The Forman Faceoff

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