Sunday, January 18, 2015

January 17th NHL Recap

Columbus Blue Jackets 3, Boston Bruins 1 (from Boston) - The Blue Jackets improved to 19-21-3 on the season thanks to a 3-1 win over the Boston Bruins, dropping them to 24-16-6.
Goals:
CBJ - Ryan Johansen PPG (17) - from Jack Johnson and Scott Hartnell (7:57 1ST)
BOS - Carl Soderberg (10) - from Loui Eriksson and Chris Kelly (11:34 1ST)
CBJ - Matt Calvert (5) - from Cam Atkinson and Brandon Dubinsky (16:57 3RD) *GWG*
CBJ - Matt Calvert EN (6) - from Ryan Johansen and James Wisniewski (19:22 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - Curtis McElhinney (34 saves on 35 shots: 4-6-1) LG - Tuukka Rask (28 saves on 30 shots: 19-11-6)
Three Stars:
3. Tuukka Rask (28 saves on 30 shots) - Boston
2. Curtis McElhinney (34 saves on 35 shots for the win) - Columbus
1. Matt Calvert (2 goals, GWG) - Columbus

Philadelphia Flyers 4, Buffalo Sabres 3 (from Buffalo) - The Flyers improved to 18-21-7 on the season thanks to a 4-3 win over the Buffalo Sabres, dropping them to 14-29-3.
Goals:
BUF - Zemgus Girgensons (12) - from Chris Stewart and Brian Flynn (18:51 1ST)
PHI - R.J. Umberger PPG (8) - from Matt Read and Michael Del Zotto (3:51 2ND)
PHI - Mark Streit PPG (6) - from Claude Giroux and Jakub Voracek (7:49 2ND)
BUF - Tyler Ennis (10) - from Matt Moulson and Rasmus Ristolainen (19:05 2ND)
PHI - Chris VandeVelde (4) - from Vincent Lecavalier and Carlo Colaiacovo (5:54 3RD)
PHI - Michael Raffl (12) - from Michael Del Zotto and Luke Schenn (8:39 3RD) *GWG*
BUF - Zemgus Girgensons PPG (13) - from Matt Moulson and Chris Stewart (18:51 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - Rob Zepp (24 saves on 27 shots: 3-1-0) LG - Michal Neuvirth (28 saves on 32 shots: 3-13-1)
Three Stars:
3. Michael Del Zotto (2 assists) - Philadelphia
2. Michael Raffl (1 goal, GWG) - Philadelphia
1. Zemgus Girgensons (2 goals) - Buffalo

Montreal Canadiens 6, New York Islanders 4 (from Montreal) - The Canadiens improved to 28-13-3 on the season thanks to a 6-4 win over the New York Islanders, dropping them to 30-14-1. 
Goals:
MTL - P.K. Subban PPG (10) - from Andrei Markov and Tomas Plekanec (1:56 1ST)
MTL - Dale Weise (6) - from Tomas Plekanec and Max Pacioretty (0:10 2ND)
NYI - Kyle Okposo (14) - from John Tavares and Josh Bailey (10:52 2ND)
MTL - Tomas Plekanec PPG (12) - from Andrei Markov (14:16 2ND)
NYI - Nikolay Kulemin (9) - from Brock Nelson and Josh Bailey (16:19 2ND)
MTL - Alex Galchenyuk (11) - from Brendan Gallagher and David Desharnais (0:52 3RD)
MTL - David Desharnais (7) - unassisted (11:16 3RD) *GWG*
MTL - Tomas Plekanec (13) - from Andrei Markov (13:43 3RD)
NYI - Anders Lee (12) - from Ryan Strome (14:50 3RD)
NYI - John Tavares PPG (20) - from Frans Nielsen and Kyle Okposo (17:26 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - Dustin Tokarski (27 saves on 31 shots: 5-3-1) LG - Jaroslav Halak (27 saves on 33 shots: 24-9-0), Chad Johnson (2 saves on shots in relief of Halak) 
Three Stars:
3. John Tavares (1 goal, 1 assist) - New York
2. Andrei Markov (3 assists) - Montreal
1. Tomas Plekanec (2 goals, 2 assists) - Montreal

Carolina Hurricanes 3, Ottawa Senators 2 (from Ottawa) - The Hurricanes improved to 15-25-5 on the season thanks to a 3-2 win over the Ottawa Senators, dropping them to 18-18-8.
Goals:
CAR - Brad Malone (2) - from Patrick Dwyer and Jay McClement (19:28 1ST)
OTT - Cody Ceci (3) - from Erik Condra and David Legwand (4:19 2ND)
OTT - Mark Stone (11) - unassisted (1:00 3RD)
CAR - Justin Faulk (8) - from Nathan Gerbe and Victor Rask (2:21 3RD)
CAR - Nathan Gerbe (4) - from Justin Faulk and Tim Gleason (14:19 3RD) *GWG*
Goalies:
WG - Anton Khudobin (30 saves on 32 shots: 4-8-2) LG - Craig Anderson (25 saves on 28 shots: 12-11-6) 
Three Stars:
3. Anton Khudobin (30 saves on 32 shots for the win) - Carolina
2. Justin Faulk (1 goal, 1 assist) - Carolia
1. Nathan Gerbe (1 goal, 1 assist, GWG) - Carolina

Detroit Red Wings 5, Nashville Predators 2 (from Detroit) - The Red Wings improved to 25-11-9 on the season thanks to a 5-2 win over the Nashville Predators, dropping them to 30-10-4.
Goals:
DET - Gustav Nyquist (17) - from Riley Sheahan and Tomas Tatar (0:57 1ST)
DET - Kyle Quincey (3) - from Pavel Datsyuk (11:22 1ST)
DET - Tomas Tatar (19) - from Gustav Nyquist and Niklas Kronwall (12:32 1ST) *GWG*
NSH - Mattias Ekholm (5) - from Colin Wilson (18:38 1ST)
DET - Henrik Zetterberg PPG (11) - from Pavel Datsyuk and Niklas Kronwall (2:14 2ND)
DET - Tomas Tatar PPG (20) - from Riley Sheahan and Stephen Weiss (19:21 2ND)
NSH - Mike Fisher PPG (9) - from Roman Josi and Shea Weber (0:49 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - Petr Mrazek (34 saves on 36 shots: 8-3-1) LG - Carter Hutton (1 save on 4 shots: 1-4-2), Marek Mazanec (18 saves on 20 shots in relief of Hutton) 
Three Stars:
3. Gustav Nyquist (1 goal, 1 assist) - Detroit
2. Pavel Datsyuk (2 assists) - Detroit
1. Tonas Tatar (2 goals, 1 assist, GWG) - Detroit

Tampa Bay Lightning 3, Colorado Avalanche 2 (SO) - (from Tampa Bay) - The Lightning improved to 29-14-4 on the season thanks to a 3-2 shootout win over the Colorado Avalanche, dropping them to 19-17-10. 
Goals:
TBL - Ryan Callahan PPG (15) - from Alex Killorn and Anton Stralman (1:58 1ST)
COL - Ryan O'Reilly (8) - from Nathan MacKinnon and Jan Hejda (0:51 2ND)
TBL - Anton Stralman (3) - from Valtteri Filppula (4:08 3RD)
COL - Nathan MacKinnon (9) - from Gabriel Landeskog and Erik Johnson (19:53 3RD)
Shootout winner - Ryan Callahan (TBL)
Goalies:
WG - Ben Bishop (40 saves on 42 shots: 23-7-2) LG - Semyon Varlamov (29 saves on 31 shots: 11-9-6) 
Three Stars:
3. Anton Stralman (1 goal, 1 assist) - Tampa Bay
2. Nathan MacKinnon (1 goal, 1 assist) - Colorado
1. Ben Bishop (40 saves on 42 shots for the win) - Tampa Bay

Edmonton Oilers 3, Florida Panthers 2 (SO) - (from Florida) - The Oilers improved to 11-26-9 on the season thanks to a 3-2 shootout win over the Florida Panthers, dropping them to 20-13-10.
Goals:
EDM - Jordan Eberle (12) - from Matt Fraser (3:35 2ND)
FLA - Erik Gudbranson (2) - from Jussi Jokinen and Nick Bjugstad (5:41 2ND)
FLA - Jonathan Huberdeau (8) - from Aleksander Barkov and Dmitry Kulikov (14:29 2ND)
EDM - Matt Hendricks SHG (6) - from Boyd Gordon and Mark Fayne (6:32 3RD)
Shootout winner - Nail Yakupov (EDM)
Goalies:
WG - Viktor Fasth (35 saves on 37 shots: 3-10-2) LG - Roberto Luongo (32 saves on 34 shots: 17-9-8)
Three Stars:
3. Jordan Eberle (1 goal) - Edmonton
2. Jonathan Huberdeau (1 goal) - Florida
1. Viktor Fasth (35 saves on 37 shots for the win) - Edmonton

St. Louis Blues 3, Toronto Maple Leafs 0 (from St. Louis) - The Blues improved to 28-13-4 on the season thanks to a 3-0 shutout of the Toronto Maple Leafs, dropping them to 22-21-3.
Goals:
STL - Kevin Shattenkirk (8) - from Ryan Reaves and Maxim Lapierre (16:40 1ST) *GWG*
STL - Alex Steen (15) - from David Backes and Alex Pietrangelo (1:38 3RD)
STL - T.J. Oshie (12) - from Alex Steen and David Backes (15:00 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - Brian Elliott (27 saves on 27 shots: 12-5-2) LG - Jonathan Bernier (30 saves on 33 shots: 16-12-3)
Three Stars:
3. David Backes (2 assists) - St. Louis
2. Alex Steen (1 goal, 1 assist) - St. Louis
1. Brian Elliott (27 saves on 27 shots for the shutout) - St. Louis

Dallas Stars 5, Washington Capitals 4 (from Dallas) - The Stars improved to 20-17-7 on the season thanks to a 5-4 win over the Washington Capitals, dropping them to 24-13-8 
Goals:
DAL - Tyler Seguin PPG (27) - from Jason Spezza and Cody Eakin (2:26 1ST)
DAL - Erik Cole (11) - from Jyrki Jokipakka and Ales Hemsky (18:18 1ST)
DAL - Jason Spezza (8) - from Erik Cole and Jyrki Jokipakka (4:13 2ND)
WSH - Eric Fehr (14) - from Joel Ward and Brooks Laich (5:30 2ND)
WSH - Andre Burakovsky (6) - from Matt Niskanen and John Carlson (16:06 2ND)
WSH - Alex Ovechkin (25) - from Nicklas Backstrom (0:21 3RD)
DAL - Antoine Roussel (11) - from Ryan Garbutt and John Klingberg (3:14 3RD)
DAL - Jamie Benn (13) - from Tyler Seguin and Colton Sceviour (3:30 3RD) *GWG*
WSH - Nicklas Backstrom (14) - from Alex Ovechkin and Karl Alzner (16:34 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - Kari Lehtonen (28 saves on 32 shots: 18-9-7) LG - Justin Peters (21 saves on 26 shots: 2-4-1) 
Three Stars:
3. Jason Spezza (1 goal, 1 assist) - Dallas
2. Alex Ovechkin (1 goal, 1 assist) - Washington
1. Erik Cole (1 goal, 1 assist) - Dallas

Minnesota Wild 3, Arizona Coyotes 1 (from Minnesota) - The Wild improved to 20-19-5 on the season thanks to a 3-1 win over the Arizona Coyotes, dropping them to 16-24-4 
Goals:
MIN - Charlie Coyle (5) - from Nino Niederreiter and Christian Folin (13:35 1ST)
MIN - Jason Zucker (16) - from Justin Fontaine and Devan Dubnyk (8:41 2ND) *GWG*
ARI - Antoine Vermette PPG (11) - from David Moss and Keith Yandle (13:47 2ND)
MIN - Zach Parise EN (16) - from Mikko Koivu (19:06 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - Devan Dubnyk (25 saves on 26 shots: 11-5-2) LG - Mike Smith (30 saves on 32 shots: 7-19-2) 
Three Stars:
3. Jason Zucker (1 goal, GWG) - Minnesota
2. Charlie Coyle (1 goal) - Minnesota
1. Devan Dubnyk (25 saves on 26 shots for the win, 1 assist) - Minnesota

Anaheim Ducks 3, Los Angeles Kings 2 (SO) - (from Los Angeles) - The Ducks improved to 30-10-6 on the season thanks to a 3-2 shootout win over the Los Angeles Kings, dropping them to 20-14-11.
Goals:
LAK - Alec Martinez (5) - from Jeff Schultz and Kyle Clifford (8:54 2ND)
ANA - Ryan Getzlaf (14) - from Pat Maroon and Corey Perry (14:19 2ND)
LAK - Anze Kopitar PPG (11) - from Marian Gaborik and Jake Muzzin (18:27 2ND)
ANA - Sami Vatanen PPG (10) - from Cam Fowler and Pat Maroon (12:52 3RD)
Shootout winner - Jakob Silfverberg (ANA)
Goalies:
WG - Frederik Andersen (26 saves on 28 shots: 25-6-5) LG - Jonathan Quick (29 saves on 31 shots: 16-11-9)
Three Stars:
3. Pat Maroon (2 assists) - Anaheim
2. Alec Martinez (1 goal) - Los Angeles
1. Frederik Andersen (26 saves on 28 shots for the win) - Anaheim

Calgary Flames 4, San Jose Sharks 3 (OT) - (from San Jose) - The Flames improved to 24-18-3 on the season thanks to a 4-3 OT win over the San Jose Sharks, dropping them to 24-16-6.
Goals:
CGY - Dennis Wideman (11) - from Joe Colborne and Mason Raymond (0:40 1ST) 
CGY - Joe Colborne SHG (4) - from Matt Stajan (5:59 1ST)
SJS - Logan Couture (16) - from Patrick Marleau and Justin Braun (0:12 2ND)
SJS - Joe Thornton PPG (10) - from Joe Pavelski and Patrick Marleau (2:40 2ND)
SJS - Melker Karlsson (7) - from Joe Pavelski and Justin Braun (9:00 2ND)
CGY - Jiri Hudler (14) - from Mikael Backlund and Mark Giordano (11:32 2ND)
CGY - Sean Monahan (13) - from Mark Giordano and Paul Byron (0:24 OT) *GWG*
Goalies:
WG - Jono Ortio (19 saves on 22 shots: 3-0-0) LG - Antti Niemi (19 saves on 23 shots: 18-11-5)
Three Stars:
3. Mark Giordano (2 assists) - Calgary
2. Logan Couture (1 goal) - San Jose
1. Joe Colborne (1 goal, 1 assist) - Calgary

Three Stars of the Night:
3. Brian Elliott - Elliott stopped all 27 shots he faced for the shutout in the Blues 3-0 win over the Leafs.
2. Tomas Tatar - Tatar scored 2 goals (including the game-winner) and added an assist in the Red Wings 5-2 win over the Predators.
1. Tomas Plekanec - Plekanec scored 2 goals and added 2 assists in the Canadiens 6-4 win over the Islanderes.

Current Winning/Losing Streaks (3 or more games):
Anaheim Ducks - 4 game winning streak
Winnipeg Jets - 3 game winning streak
Detroit Red Wings - 3 game winning streak
Calgary Flames - 3 game winning streak

Buffalo Sabres - 10 game losing streak
Toronto Maple Leafs - 4 game losing streak
Arizona Coyotes - 4 game losing streak

What's up next - Sunday January 18th: There are 4 NHL games on tap for Sunday:
1. New York Rangers vs. Pittsburgh Penguins at 12:30 PM ET (In Pittsburgh) {***Forman's Game of the Night***}
2. Dallas Stars vs. Chicago Blackhawks at 6:00 PM ET (In Chicago)
3. Arizona Coyotes vs. Winnipeg Jets at 7:00 PM ET (In Winnipeg)
4. Buffalo Sabres vs. Detroit Red Wings at 8:00 PM ET (In Detroit)

-Joel Forman - The Forman Faceoff

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