January 1st NHL Recap

Washington Capitals 3, Chicago Blackhawks 2 (from Nationals Park) - The Capitals improved to 19-11-7 on the season thanks to a 3-2 win over the Chicago Blackhawks, dropping them to 25-11-2.

Goals:

WSH - Eric Fehr (11) - unassisted (7:01 1ST)

WSH - Alex Ovechkin (18) - from Mike Green and Jack Hillen (11:58 1ST)

CHI - Patrick Sharp PPG (7) - from Duncan Keith and Patrick Kane (13:36 1ST)

CHI - Brandon Saad (9) - from Jonathan Toews and Marian Hossa (3:15 2ND)

WSH - Troy Brouwer PPG (11) - from Alex Ovechkin and Mike Green (19:47 3RD) *GWG*

Goalies:

WG - Braden Holtby (33 saves on 35 shots: 17-8-6) LG - Corey Crawford (32 saves on 35 shots: 14-7-2)

Three Stars:

3. Troy Brouwer (1 goal, GWG) - Washington

2. Patrick Sharp (1 goal) - Chicago

1. Alex Ovechkin (1 goal, 1 assist) - Washington

Los Angeles Kings 3, Vancouver Canucks 2 (from Vancouver) - The Kings improved to 19-12-8 on the seasom thanks to a 3-2 win over the Vancouver Canucks, dropping them to 21-12-3.

Goals:

VAN - Alex Burrows PPG (9) - from Daniel Sedin and Radim Vrbata (12:18 1ST)

VAN - Radim Vrbata (15) - from Chris Higgins and Henrik Sedin (3:39 2ND)

LAK - Dwight King (5) - from Mike Richards (14:39 2ND)

LAK - Justin Williams PPG (9) - from Drew Doughty and Alec Martinez (17:53 3RD)

LAK - Jarret Stoll (4) - from Tanner Pearson and Matt Greene (18:46 3RD) *GWG*

Goalies:

WG - Jonathan Quick (14 saves on 16 shots: 16-9-7) LG - Ryan Miller (37 saves on 40 shots: 19-8-1) 

Three Stars:

3. Justin Williams (1 goal) - Los Angeles

2. Ryan Miller (37 saves on 40 shots) - Vancouver

1. Jarret Stoll (1 goal, GWG) - Los Angeles

Current Winning/Losing Streaks (3 or more games):

Montreal Canadiens - 4 game winning streak 

Calgary Flames - 4 game winning streak

Tampa Bay Lightning - 4 game winning streak

Dallas Stars -3 game winning streak

Carolina Hurricanes - 3 game losing streak

What's up next - Friday January 2nd: There are 8 NHL games on tap for Thursday night:

1. Florida Panthers vs. Buffalo Sabres at 7:00 PM ET (In Buffalo)

2. Montreal Canadiens vs. New Jersey Devils at 7:00 PM ET (In New Jersey)

3. Tampa Bay Lightning vs. Pittsburgh Penguins at 7:00 PM ET (In Pittsburgh) {***Forman's Game of hte Night***}

4. Philadelphia Flyers vs. Carolina Hurricanes at 7:00 PM ET (In Carolina)

5. Toronto Maple Leafs vs. Minnesota Wild at 8:00 PM ET (In Minnesota)

6. Edmonton Oilers vs. Colorado Avalanche at 9:00 PM ET (In Colorado)

7. New York Islanders vs. Calgary Flames at 9:00 PM ET (In Calgary)

8. St. Louis Blues vs. Anaheim Ducks at 10:00 PM ET (In Anaheim)

-Joel Forman - The Forman Faceoff