Tuesday, January 20, 2015

January 19th NHL Recap

New York Islanders 7, Philadelphia Flyers 4 (from New York) - The Islanders improved to 31-14-1 on the season thanks to a 7-4 win over the Philadelphia Flyers, dropping them to 18-22-7.
Goals:
NYI - Michael Grabner (4) - from Nikolay Kulemin and Johnny Boychuk (1:32 1ST)
NYI - Nikolay Kulemin (10) - from Johnny Boychuk and Michael Grabner (8:06 1ST)
NYI - Nikolay Kulemin SHG (11) - unassisted (4:53 2ND)
PHI - Mark Streit PPG (7) - from Brayden Schenn and Jakub Voracek (9:07 2ND)
NYI - Josh Bailey (8) - from Nick Leddy and Ryan Strome (11:49 2ND)
PHI - Michael Del Zotto (3) - from Jakub Voracek and Brayden Schenn (15:12 2ND)
NYI - John Tavares PPG (21) - from Frans Nielsen (19:52 2ND) *GWG*
PHI - Claude Giroux (15) - unassisted (0:49 3RD)
NYI - Nick Leddy (7) - from John Tavares and Josh Bailey (5:45 3RD)
PHI - Chris VandeVelde (5) - from Luke Schenn (17:36 3RD)
NYI - Anders Lee EN (13) - unassisted (18:57 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - Jaroslav Halak (25 saves on 29 shots: 25-9-0) LG - Ray Emery (18 saves on 20 shots: 7-9-1) in relief of Rob Zepp (16 saves on 20 shots) 
Three Stars:
3. Michael Grabner (1 goal, 1 assist) - New York
2. John Tavares (1 goal, 1 assist, GWG) - New York
1. Nikolay Kulemin (2 goals, 1 assist) - New York

Carolina Hurricanes 4, Toronto Maple Leafs 1 (from Toronto) - The Hurricanes improved to 16-25-5 on the season thanks to a 4-1 win over the Toronto Maple Leafs, dropping them to 22-22-3.
Goals:
CAR - Brad Malone (3) - from Patrick Dwyer and Jay McClement (7:06 1ST)
CAR - Elias Lindholm (9) - from Andrej Sekera (7:47 1ST) *GWG*
CAR - Eric Staal (14) - from Jordan Staal and Jiri Tlusty (0:48 2ND)
TOR - Nazem Kadri PPG (12) - from Morgan Rielly and Cody Franson (14:49 3RD)
CAR - Eric Staal EN (15) - from Jordan Staal and Victor Rask (18:26 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - Anton Khudobin (34 saves on 35 shots: 5-8-2) LG - Jonathan Bernier (10 saves on 13 shots: 16-14-3), James Reimer (18 saves on 18 shots in relief of Bernier)
Three Stars:
3. Jordan Staal (2 assists) - Carolina
2. Anton Khudobin (34 saves on 35 shots for the win) - Carolina
1. Eric Staal (2 goals) - Carolina

Vancouver Canucks 2, Florida Panthers 1 (from Florida) - The Canucks improved to 26-15-3 on the season thanks to a 2-1 win over the Florida Panthers, dropping them to 20-14-10.
Goals:
VAN - Radim Vrbata (18) - from Daniel Sedin and Henrik Sedin (3:25 1ST)
VAN - Bo Horvat (3) - from Jannik Hansen and Dan Hamhuis (8:03 1ST) *GWG*
FLA - Brandon Pirri (4) - from Dave Bolland (17:28 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - Ryan Miller (23 saves on 24 shots: 23-9-1) LG - Roberto Luongo (21 saves on 23 shots: 17-10-8)
Three Stars:
3. Roberto Luongo (21 saves on 23 shots) - Florida
2. Radim Vrbata (1 goal) - Vancouver
1. Ryan Miller (23 saves on 24 shots for the win) - Vancouver

St. Louis Blues 3, Colorado Avalanche 1 (from St. Louis) - The Blues improved to 29-13-4 on the season thanks to a 3-1 win over the Colorado Avalanche, dropping them to 19-18-10. 
Goals:
STL - Carl Gunnarsson (2) - from Jaden Schwartz and Paul Stastny (8:06 1ST)
COL - Matt Duchene (13) - unassisted (13:02 1ST)
STL - Jaden Schwartz PPG (16) - from Alex Steen (0:32 2ND) *GWG*
STL - T.J. Oshie (13) - from David Backes and Alex Steen (10:40 2ND)
Goalies:
WG - Brian Elliott (17 saves on 18 shots: 13-5-2) LG - Semyon Varlamov (27 saves on 30 shots: 11-10-6)
Three Stars:
3. Matt Duchene (1 goal) - Colorado
2. Alex Steen (2 assists) - St. Louis
1. Jaden Schwartz (1 goal, 1 assist, GWG) - St. Louis

Columbus Blue Jackets 3, Minnesota Wild 1 (from Minnesota) - The Blue Jackets improved to 20-21-3 on the season thanks to a 3-1 win over the Minnesota Wild, dropping them to 20-20-5.
Goals:
CBJ - Brandon Dubinsky (3) - from James Wisniewski and Kevin Connauton (7:57 1ST)
MIN - Zach Parise PPG (17) - from Mikko Koivu and Jason Pominville (18:43 1ST)
CBJ - James Wisniewski PPG (5) - from Nick Foligno and Scott Hartnell (5:35 3RD) *GWG*
CBJ - Scott Hartnell (10) - from James Wisniewski (16:57 3RD) 
Goalies:
WG - Sergei Bobrovsky (25 saves on 26 shots: 16-14-2) LG - Devan Dubnyk (20 saves on 23 shots: 11-6-2)
Three Stars:
3. Scott Hartnell (1 goal, 1 assist) - Columbus
2. Sergei Bobrovsky (25 saves on 26 shots for the win) - Columbus
1. James Wisniewski (1 goal, 2 assists, GWG) - Columbus

Calgary Flames 2, Los Angeles Kings 1 (OT) - (from Los Angeles) - The Flames improved to 25-18-3 on the season thanks to a 2-1 OT win over the Los Angeles Kings, dropping them to 20-15-11.
Goals:
LAK - Matt Greene (3) - from Dustin Brown and Trevor Lewis (10:23 3RD)
CGY - Sean Monahan (14) - unassisted (13:55 3RD)
CGY - Dennis Wideman (12) - from Kris Russell and Johnny Gaudreau (4:08 OT) *GWG*
Goalies:
WG - Joni Ortio (33 saves on 34 shots: 4-0-0) LG - Jonathan Quick (21 saves on 23 shots: 16-11-10)
Three Stars:
3. Matt Greene (1 goal) - Los Angeles
2. Dennis Wideman (1 goal, OT winner) - Calgary
1. Joni Ortio (33 saves on 34 shots for the win) - Calgary

New Jersey Devils 5, San Jose Sharks 2 (from San Jose) - The Devils improved to 17-22-8 on the season thanks to a 5-2 win over the San Jose Sharks, dropping them to 24-17-6.
Goals:
SJS - Joe Pavelski (23) - from Joe Thornton (3:59 1ST)
NJD - Jordin Tootoo (4) - from Tim Sestito and Jacob Josefson (15:29 1ST)
NJD - Steve Bernier (6) - from Scott Gomez (16:04 1ST)
SJS - Matt Nieto (4) - from Tyler Kennedy and Tomas Hertl (4:00 2ND)
NJD - Mike Cammalleri PPG (15) - from Adam Henrique and Scott Gomez (14:45 2ND) *GWG*
NJD - Travis Zajac (8) - from Adam Larsson and Martin Havlat (11:10 3RD)
NJD - Jacob Josefson SHG (2) - from Adam Henrique and Jon Merrill (14:32 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - Cory Schneider (34 saves on 36 shots: 16-19-4) LG - Alex Stalock (29 saves on 34 shots: 5-5-1)
Three Stars:
3. Adam Henrique (2 assists) - New Jersey
2. Jacob Josefson (1 goal, 1 assist) - New Jersey
1. Cory Schneider (34 saves on 36 shots for the win) - New Jersey

Three Stars of the Night:
3. Eric Staal - Staal scored 2 goals and fought Leafs Captain Dion Phaneuf in the Hurricanes 4-1 win over the Leafs.
2. James Wisniewski - Wisniewski scored the game-winning goal and added 2 assists in the Blue Jackets 3-1 win over the Wild.
1. Nikolay Kulemin - Kulemin scored 2 goals and added an assist in the Islanders 7-4 win over the Flyers.

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

Buffalo Sabres - 11 game losing streak
Arizona Coyotes - 5 game losing streak
Toronto Maple Leafs - 5 game losing streak

What's up next - Tuesday January 20th: There are 8 NHL games on tap for Tuesday night:
1. Ottawa Senators vs. New York Rangers at 7:00 PM ET (In New York)
2. Edmonton Oilers vs. Washington Capitals at 7:00 PM ET (In Washington)
3. Pittsburgh Penguins vs. Philadelphia Flyers at 7:30 PM ET (In Philadelphia) {***Forman's Game of the Night***}
4. Nashville Predators vs. Montreal Canadiens at 7:30 PM ET (In Montreal)
5. Minnesota Wild vs. Detroit Red Wings at 7:30 PM ET (In Detroit)
6. Vancouver Canucks vs. Tampa Bay Lightning at 7:30 PM ET (In Tampa Bay)
7. Arizona Coyotes vs. Chicago Blackhawks at 8:30 PM ET (In Chicago)
8. Boston Bruins vs. Dallas Stars at 8:30 PM ET (In Dallas) 

-Joel Forman - The Forman Faceoff

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