Tuesday, December 23, 2014

December 23rd NHL Recap

Boston Bruins 5, Nashville Predators 3 (from Boston) - The Bruins improved to 18-14-3 on the season thanks to a 5-3 win over the Nashville Predators, dropping them to 22-9-2.
Goals:
BOS - Brad Marchand (9) - from Patrice Bergeron (2:01 1ST)
NSH - Colin Wilson (8) - from James Neal and Mattias Ekholm (7:35 1ST)
BOS - David Krejci PPG (4) - from Torey Krug and Milan Lucic (9:43 1ST)
NSH - Calle Jarnkrok (4) - from Mattias Ekholm and Taylor Beck (11:31 1ST)
BOS - Loui Eriksson (8) - from Matt Bartkowski and Chris Kelly (5:53 2ND)
BOS - Brad Marchand (10) - from Patrice Bergeron and Kevan Miller (10:51 2ND) *GWG*
NSH - Taylor Beck (4) - from Calle Jarnkrok and Shea Weber (6:48 3RD)
BOS - Loui Eriksson EN (9) - from Patrice Bergeron and Chris Kelly (19:22 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - Tuukka Rask (22 saves on 25 shots: 14-10-3) LG - Carter Hutton (20 saves on 24 shots: 0-3-1) 
Three Stars:
3. Patrice Bergeron (3 assists) - Boston
2. Loui Eriksson (2 goals, GWG) - Boston
1. Brad Marchand (2 goals, GWG) - Boston

Carolina Hurricanes 2,  New Jersey Devils 1 (SO) - (from New Jersey) - The Hurricanes improved to 10-20-4 on the season thanks to a 2-1 shootout win over the New Jersey Devils, dropping them to 12-17-7.
Goals:
NJD - Stephen Gionta (3) - from Steve Bernier and Tuomo Ruutu (13:32 1ST)
CAR - Ron Hainsey (1) - from Patrick Dwyer and Andrej Sekera (11:59 3RD)
Shootout winner - Chris Terry (CAR)
Goalies:
WG - Anton Khudobin (18 saves on 19 shots: 1-8-2) LG - Cory Schneider (32 saves on 33 shots: 11-16-4)
Three Stars:
3. Ron Hainsey (1 goal) - Carolina
2. Anton Khudobin (18 saves on 19 shots for the win) - Carolina
1. Cory Schneider (32 saves on 33 shots) - New Jersey

Montreal Canadiens 3, New York Islanders 1 (from New York) - The Canadiens improved to 22-11-2 on the season thanks to a 3-1 win over the New York Islanders, dropping them to 23-11-0.
Goals:
NYI - Kyle Okposo (8) - from John Tavares and Lubomir Visnovsky (12:04 1ST)
MTL - Andrei Markov (5) - from P.K. Subban (6:10 2ND)
MTL - Brendan Gallagher (10) - from Sergei Gonchar and Alex Galchenyuk (11:27 2ND) *GWG*
MTL - David Desharnais (5) - from Lars Eller and P.A. Parenteau (18:49 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - Carey Price (36 saves on 37 shots: 19-9-1) LG - Chad Johnson (18 saves on 21 shots: 5-5-0)
Three Stars:
3. Andrei Markov (1 goal) - Montreal
2. Brendan Gallagher (1 goal, GWG) - Montreal
1. Carey Price (36 saves on 37 shots for the win) - Montreal

New York Rangers 4, Washington Capitals 2 (from New York) - The Rangers improved to 18-10-4 on the season thanks to a 4-2 win over the Washington Capitals, dropping them to 17-11-6.
Goals:
NYR - Rick Nash (21) - from Mats Zuccarello and Derick Brassard (3:32 1ST)
NYR - Martin St. Louis PPG (11) - from Dan Boyle and Derick Brassard (1:03 2ND)
NYR - Rick Nash (22) - from Mats Zuccarello (5:12 3RD) *GWG*
WSH - Evgeny Kuznetsov (4) - from Troy Brouwer and John Carlson (5:53 3RD)
WSH - Alex Ovechkin PPG (16) - from John Carlson and Marcus Johansson (10:58 3RD)
NYR - Martin St. Louis PPG (12) - from Rick Nash and Derek Stepan (16:12 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - Henrik Lundqvist (30 saves on 32 shots: 15-7-3) LG - Braden Holtby (23 saves on 27 shots: 15-8-5) 
Three Stars:
3. Mats Zuccarello (2 assists) - New York
2. Martin St. Louis (2 goals) - New York
1. Rick Nash (2 goals, 1 assist, GWG) - New York

Philadelphia Flyers 5, Minnesota Wild 2 (from Minnesota) - The Flyers improved to 14-14-6 on the season thanks to a 5-2 win over the Minnesota Wild, dropping them to 16-13-3.
Goals:
PHI - Sean Couturier (9) - from R.J. Umberger (7:16 1ST)
PHI - Claude Giroux (11) - from Luke Schenn and Jakub Voracek (9:33 1ST)
MIN - Marco Scandella (8) - from Jared Spurgeon and Zach Parise (10:03 1ST)
MIN - Charlie Coyle PPG (3) - from Jason Pominville and Ryan Suter (3:43 2ND)
PHI - Wayne Simmonds (150 - form Brayden Schenn and Mark Streit (15:22 2ND) *GWG*
PHI - Vincent Lecavalier (5) - from Andrew MacDonald and Pierre-Edouard Bellemare (5:29 3RD)
PHI - Michael Raffl EN (10) - from Jakub Voracek (19:31 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - Ray Emery (22 saves on 24 shots: 7-4-1) LG - Darcy Kuemper (25 saves on 29 shots: 11-10-0)
Three Stars:
3. Vincent Lecavalier (1 goal) - Philadelphia
2. Claude Giroux (1 goal) - Philadelphia
1. Wayne Simmonds (1 goal, GWG) - Philadelphia

Toronto Maple Leafs 4, Dallas Stars 0 (from Dallas) - The Leafs improved to 20-12-3 on the season thanks to a 4-0 shutout of the Dallas Stars, dropping them to 14-14-5.
Goals:
TOR - Nazem Kadri (10) - from James van Riemsdyk and Phil Kessel (0:55 1ST) *GWG*
TOR - James van Riemsdyk (15) - from Nazem Kadri and Jonathan Bernier (6:21 2ND)
TOR - Tyler Bozak PPG (13) - from Dion Phaneuf and Phil Kessel (10:30 2ND)
TOR - Mike Santorelli EN (7) - from James van Riemsdyk (16:09 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - Jonathan Bernier (43 saves on 43 shots: 14-8-3) LG -  Kari Lehtonen (22 saves on 25 shots: 13-8-5)
Three Stars:
3. Nazem Kadri (1 goal, 1 assist, GWG) - Toronto
2. James van Riemsdyk (1 goal, 2 assists) - Toronto
1. Jonathan Bernier (43 saves on 43 shots for the shutout) - Toronto

Detroit Red Wings 6, Buffalo Sabres 3 (from Detroit) - The Red Wings improved to 18-8-9 on the season thanks to a 6-3 win over the Buffalo Sabres, dropping them to 13-19-3. 
Goals:
BUF - Nicolas Deslauriers (3) - from Drew Stafford and Brian Flynn (2:36 1ST)
DET - Stephen Weiss PPG (5) - from Jakub Kindl and Gustav Nyquist (10:50 1ST)
BUF - Chris Stewart (4) - from Cody Hodgson and Mikhail Grigorenko (13:35 1ST)
BUF - Andre Benoit SHG (1) - from Brian Flynn (9:00 2ND)
DET - Danny DeKeyser (2) - from Tomas Jurco and Luke Glendening (17:54 2ND)
DET - Henrik Zetterberg (7) - from Pavel Datsyuk and Justin Abdelkader (4:19 3RD)
DET - Tomas Tatar PPG (13) - from Danny DeKeyser and Gustav Nyquist (11:40 3RD) *GWG*
DET - Johan Franzen PPG (7) - from Henrik Zetterberg and Jakub Kindl (14:06 3RD)
DET - Tomas Tatar PPG (14) - from Brendan Smith and Gustav Nyquist (17:48 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - Petr Mrazek (10 saves on 13 shots: 4-2-1) LG - Michal Neuvirth (32 saves on 38 shots: 3-8-1) 
Three Stars:
3. Gustav Nyquist (3 assists) - Detroit
2. Henrik Zetterberg (1 goal, 1 assist) - Detroit
1. Tomas Tatar (2 goals, GWG) - Detroit

Tampa Bay Lightning 4, Pittsburgh Penguins 3 (from Tampa Bay) - 22-6-5 20-11-4
Goals:
TBL - Tyler Johnson (11) - from Nikita Kucherov and Ondrej Palat (6:54 1ST)
TBL - Tyler Johnson (12) - from Ondrej Palat and Victor Hedman (19:56 1ST)
TBL - Nikita Kucherov (14) - from Matt Carle and Valtteri Filppula (0:52 2ND)
TBL - Tyler Johnson (13 - Hat Trick) - from Nikita Kucherov and Ondrej Palat (2:37 2ND) *GWG*
PIT - Patric Hornqvist (13) - from Rob Klinkhammer (10:15 2ND)
PIT - Chris Kunitz (10) - from Evgeni Malkin (9:55 3RD) 
PIT - Kris Letang (8) - from Patric Hornqvist and Evgeni Malkin (18:29 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - Andrei Vasilevskiy (26 saves on 29 shots: 2-1-0) LG - Jeff Zatkoff (16 saves on 17 shots: 0-1-0) in relief of Marc-Andre Fleury (7 saves on 10 shots) 
Three Stars:
3. Ondrej Palat (3 assists) - Tampa Bay
2. Nikita Kucherov (1 goal, 2 assists) - Tampa Bay
1. Tyler Johnson (3 goals, GWG) - Tampa Bay

Arizona Coyotes 5, Edmonton Oilers 1 (from Edmonton) - The Coyotes improved to 12-18-4 on the season thanks to a 5-1 win over the Edmonton Oilers, dropping them to 7-21-7.
Goals:
ARI - Sam Gagner (4) - from Martin Erat and Martin Hanzal (1:44 1ST)
ARI - Martin Erat (6) - from Connor Murphy and Sam Gagner (5:00 1ST) *GWG*
EDM - Justin Schultz (3) - from Brad Hunt and Mark Arcobello (6:18 1ST)
ARI - Keith Yandle (4) - from Shane Doan and Antoine Vermette (7:54 2ND)
ARI - Brandon Gormley (2) - from Martin Hanzal and Sam Gagner (4:07 3RD)
ARI - Sam Gagner (5) - from Brandon Gormley and Martin Hanzal (4:20 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - Devan Dubnyk (26 saves on 27 shots: 7-3-2) LG - Ben Scrivens (1 save on 3 shots: 5-13-5) Viktor Fasth (16 saves on 19 shots) 
Three Stars:
3. Martin Hanzal (3 assists) - Arizona
2. Brandon Gormley (1 goal, 1 assist) - Arizona
1. Sam Gagner (2 goals, 2 assists) - Arizona

Colorado Avalanche 5, St. Louis Blues 0 (from Colorado) - The Avalanche improved to 13-13-8 on the season thanks to a 5-0 shutout of the St. Louis Blues, dropping them to 21-10-3. 
Goals:
COL - Erik Johnson (9) - from Matt Duchene and Nathan MacKinnon (15:02 1ST) *GWG*
COL - Zach Redmond PPG (4) - from Ryan O'Reilly and Gabriel Landeskog (18:45 1ST)
COL - Alex Tanguay (12) - from Jarome Iginla and Brad Stuart (5:49 2ND)
COL - Ryan O'Reilly PPG (6) - from Gabriel Landeskog and Brad Stuart (16:47 2ND)
COL - Jarome Iginla (8) - from John Mitchell and Alex Tanguay (17:27 2ND)
Goalies:
WG - Semyon Varlamov (26 saves on 26 shots: 5-6-5) LG - Jake Allen (26 saves on 31 shots: 11-4-2), Martin Brodeur (10 saves on 10 shots in relief of Allen) 
Three Stars:
3. Alex Tanguay (1 goal, 1 assist) - Colorado
2. Jarome Iginla (1 goal, 1 assist) - Colorado
1. Semyon Varlamov (26 saves on 26 shots for the shutout) - Colorado

Winnipeg Jets 5, Chicago Blackhawks 1 (from Chicago) - The Jets improved to 18-10-7 on the season thanks to a 5-1 win over the Chicago Blackhawks, dropping them to 23-10-2.
Goals:
WPG - Mathieu Perreault (7) - from Michael Frolik and Mark Scheifele (9:04 1ST)
WPG - Bryan Little (13) - from Andrew Ladd and Blake Wheeler (13:18 1ST) *GWG*
WPG - Anthony Peluso (1) - from Jim Slater and Chris Thorburn (15:30 1ST)
WPG - Mathieu Perreault PPG (8) - from Dustin Byfuglien and Andrew Ladd (8:16 2ND)
CHI - Marian Hossa (7) - from Brandon Saad (12:05 2ND)
WPG - Blake Wheeler EN (10) - unassisted (15:17 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - Michael Hutchinson (38 saves on 39 shots: 8-2-2) LG -  Corey Crawford (10 saves on 13 shots: 12-6-2), Antti Raanta (11 saves on 12 shots in relief of Crawford)
Three Stars:
3. Blake Wheeler (1 goal, 1 assist) - Winnipeg
2. Mathieu Perreault (2 goals) - Winnipeg
1. Michael Hutchinson (38 saves on 39 shots for the win) - Winnipeg

Three Stars of the Night:
3. Sam Gagner - Gagner torched his former team with 2 goals and 2 assists in the Coyotes 5-1 win over the Oilers.
2. Jonathan Bernier - Bernier stopped all 43 shots he faced for the shutout in the Leafs 4-0 win over the Stars.
1. Tyler Johnson - Johnson scored 3 goals (including the game-winner) in the Lighting's 4-3 win over the Penguins.

Interesting Stats of the Night:
-Tyler Johnson scored his 2nd career hat trick.
-After 10 straight losses, Anton Khudobin finally picked up his 1st win of the season.
-Jonathan Bernier picked up his 2nd shutout of the season and 1st assist.
-The Kucherov/Johnson/Palat line scored all 4 goals for the Lightning in their 4-3 win over the Penguins. Each player had 3 points each.
-Mathieu Perreault extended his career-best point streak to 8 games. He has 9 points (5 goals, 4 assists) during the streak.
-Semyon Varlamov picked up his 2nd shutout of the season.

Current Winning/Losing Streaks (3 or more games):
New York Rangers - 7 game winning streak
Colorado Avalanche - 3 game winning streak
Philadelphia Flyers - 3 game winning streak

Edmonton Oilers - 8 game losing streak

***NHL is on break for the holidays until Saturday***

-Joel Forman - The Forman Faceoff

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