Saturday, January 3, 2015

January 2nd NHL Recap

Florida Panthers 2, Buffalo Sabres 0 (from Buffalo) - The Panthers improved to 17-10-9 on the season thanks to a 2-0 shutout of the Buffalo Sabres, dropping them to 14-22-3.
Goals:
FLA - Brad Boyes (7) - from Aleksander Barkov and Sean Bergenheim (3:29 1ST) *GWG*
FLA - Nick Bjugstad PPG (14) - from Jimmy Hayes and Aaron Ekblad (11:51 1ST)
Goalies:
WG - Roberto Luongo (30 saves on 30 shots: 15-7-7) LG - Michal Neuvirth (31 saves on 33 shots: 3-9-1)
Three Stars:
3. Nick Bjugstad (1 goal) - Florida
2. Brad Boyes (1 goal, GWG) - Florida
1. Roberto Luongo (30 saves on 30 shots for the shutout) - Florida

Montreal Canadiens 4, New Jersey Devils 2 (from New Jersey) - The Canadiens improved to 25-11-2 on the season thanks to a 4-2 win over the New Jersey Devils, dropping them to 13-20-7.
Goals:
MTL - Michael Bournival (1) - from Sergei Gonchar and Nathan Beaulieu (6:31 2ND)
MTL - Max Pacioretty PPG (15) - from P.K. Subban and Alex Galchenyuk (19:09 2ND)
MTL - Michael Bournival (2) - from Dale Weise and P.K. Subban (2:47 3RD) *GWG*
NJD - Michael Ryder (5) - unassisted (3:21 3RD)
NJD - Mike Cammalleri (12) - from Jaromir Jagr and Scott Gomez (14:11 3RD)
MTL - Tomas Plekanec EN (11) - from Brendan Gallagher and P.K. Subban (19:33 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - Carey Price (22 saves on 24 shots: 21-9-1) LG - Keith Kinkaid (22 saves on 25 shots: 1-2-2)
Three Stars:
3. Michael Ryder (1 goal) - New Jersey
2. P.K. Subban (3 assists) - Montreal
1. Michael Bournival (2 goals, GWG) - Montreal

Pittsburgh Penguins 6, Tampa Bay Lightning 3 (from Pittsburgh) - The Penguins improved to 24-9-5 on the season thanks to a 6-3 win over the Tampa Bay Lightning, dropping them to 24-12-4. 
Goals:
PIT - Chris Kunitz PPG (12) - from Kris Letang and Sidney Crosby (1:56 1ST)
PIT - Andrew Ebbett (1) - from Evgeni Malkin and Simon Despres (6:50 1ST)
PIT - Evgeni Malkin (17) - from Andrew Ebbett and Bryan Rust (13:39 1ST)
TBL - Brian Boyle (7) - from Ondrej Palat and Matt Carle (15:11 1ST)
TBL - Victor Hedman (4) - from Tyler Johnson and Ondrej Palat (12:48 2ND)
PIT - Christian Ehrhoff (3) - from Beau Bennett and Sidney Crosby (17:07 2ND) *GWG*
TBL - Alex Killorn (9) - from Anton Stralman and Victor Hedman (11:18 3RD)
PIT - Steve Downie (6) - Sidney Crosby and Nick Spaling (11:52 3RD)
PIT - Steve Downie EN (7) - from Kris Letang and Sidney Crosby (19:55 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - Thomas Greiss (32 saves on 35 shots: 4-2-2) LG - Evgeni Nabokov (16 saves on 18 shots: 3-5-2) in relief of Ben Bishop (7 saves on 10 shots)
Three Stars:
3. Andrew Ebbett (1 goal, 1 assist) - Pittsburgh
2. Steve Downie (2 goals) - Pittsburgh
1. Sidney Crosby (4 assists) - Pittsburgh

Carolina Hurricanes 2, Philadelphia Flyers 1 (from Carolina) - The Hurricanes improved to 11-23-4 on the season thanks to a 2-1 win over the Philadelphia Flyers, dropping them to 14-17-7. 
Goals:
CAR - Brad Malone (1) - from Zach Boychuk (13:41 1ST)
CAR - Eric Staal (10) - from Jordan Staal and Justin Faulk (0:41 2ND) *GWG*
PHI - Chris VandeVelde (2) - from Vincent Lecavalier and Mark Streit (8:45 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - Cam Ward (23 saves on 24 shots: 10-15-2) LG - Steve Mason (24 saves on 26 shots: 6-12-6)
Three Stars:
3. Brad Malone (1 goal) - Carolina 
2. Eric Staal (1 goal, GWG) - Carolina 
1. Cam Ward (23 saves on 24 shots for the win) - Carolina

Minnesota Wild 3, Toronto Maple Leafs 1 (from Minnesota) - The Wild improved to 18-14-4 on the season thanks to a 3-1 win over the Toronto Maple Leafs, dropping them to 21-15-3. 
Goals:
MIN - Kyle Brodziak (5) - from Charlie Coyle and Nino Niederreiter (10:14 2ND)
TOR - Cody Franson PPG (6) - from Dion Phaneuf and James van Riemsdyk (2:37 3RD)
MIN - Jared Spurgeon (4) - from Charlie Coyle and Mikko Koivu (7:23 3RD) *GWG*
MIN - Mikko Koivu PPG (6) - from Thomas Vanek and Jason Pominville (9:18 3RD) 
Goalies:
WG - Darcy Kuemper (34 saves on 35 shots: 13-11-0) LG - Jonathan Bernier (26 saves on 29 shots: 15-9-3)
Three Stars:
3. Jared Spurgeon (1 goal, GWG) - Minnesota
2. Mikko Koivu (1 goal, 1 assist) - Minnesota
1. Darcy Kuemper (34 saves on 35 shots for the win) - Minnesota

Colorado Avalanche 2, Edmonton Oilers 1 (SO) - (from Colorado) - The Avalanche improved to 15-15-8 on the season thanks to a 2-1 shootout win over the Edmonton Oilers, dropping them to 8-22-9. 
Goals:
COL - Daniel Briere (7) - from Matt Duchene and Tyson Barrie (7:55 2ND)
EDM - Benoit Pouliot PPG (4) - from Justin Schultz and Jordan Eberle (4:47 3RD)
Shootout winner - Alex Tanguay (COL)
Goalies:
WG - Semyon Varlamov (27 saves on 28 shots: 7-7-5) LG - Ben Scrivens (27 saves on 28 shots: 6-13-7)
Three Stars:
3. Daniel Briere (1 goal) - Colorado
2. Ben Scrivens (27 saves on 28 shots) - Edmonton
1. Semyon Varlamov (27 saves on 28 shots for the win) - Colorado

New York Islanders 2, Calgary Flames 1 (from Calgary) - The Islanders improved to 26-11-1 on the season thanks to a 2-1 win over the Calgary Flames, dropping them to 21-16-3.
Goals:
NYI - John Tavares PPG (16) - from Ryan Strome and Kyle Okposo (8:00 1ST)
NYI - John Tavares (17) - from Kyle Okposo and Calvin de Haan (12:16 3RD) *GWG*
CGY - Johnny Gaudreau (13) - from Jiri Hudler and Kris Russell (16:35 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - Jaroslav Halak (22 saves on 23 shots: 21-6-0) LG - Jonas Hiller (22 saves on 24 shots: 13-11-2)
Three Stars:
3. Johnny Gaudreau (1 goal) - Calgary
2. Jaroslav Halak (22 saves on 23 shots for the win) - New York
1. John Tavares (2 goals, GWG) - New York

Anaheim Ducks 4, St. Louis Blues 3 (from Anaheim) -The Ducks improved to 25-9-6 on the season thanks to a 4-3 win over the St. Louis Blues, dropping them to 22-13-3. 
Goals:
ANA - Ryan Getzlaf PPG (13) - from Pat Maroon and Sami Vatanen (6:29 1ST)
STL - T.J. Oshie (7) - from Alex Steen and David Backes (2:59 2ND)
ANA - Kyle Palmieri (6) - from Ryan Kesler and Matt Beleskey (5:20 2ND)
STL - Kevin Shattenkirk (6) - from Paul Stastny and Jori Lehtera (6:23 2ND)
ANA - Andrew Cogliano (5) - from Nate Thompson and Ben Lovejoy (10:11 2ND)
STL - Alex Steen PPG (9) - from Vladimir Tarasenko and Kevin Shattenkirk (16:27 2ND)
ANA - Matt Beleskey (16) - from Sami Vatanen and Ryan Kesler (10:55 3RD) *GWG*
Goalies:
WG - Frederik Andersen (39 saves on 42 shots: 21-6-5) LG - Martin Brodeur (29 saves on 33 shots: 3-3-0)
Three Stars:
3. Sami Vatanen (2 assists) - Anaheim
2. Alex Steen (1 goal, 1 assist) - St. Louis
1. Matt Beleskey (1 goal, 1 assist, GWG) - Anaheim

Three Stars of the Night:
3. John Tavares - Tavares scored both goals in the Islanders 2-1 win over the Flames.
2. Sidney Crosby - Crosby picked up 4 assists in the Penguins 6-3 win over the Lightning.
1. Roberto Luongo - Luongo stopped all 30 shots he faced for his 2nd shutout of the season in the Panthers 2-0 win over the Sabres.

Current Winning/Losing Streaks (3 or more games):
Montreal Canadiens - 5 game winning streak 
Dallas Stars - 3 game winning streak
New York Islanders - 3 game winning streak

Philadelphia Flyers - 4 game losing streak
Buffalo Sabres - 3 game losing streak

What's up next - Saturday January 3rd: There are 10 NHL games on tap for Saturday:
1. Ottawa Senators vs. Boston Bruins at 1:00 PM ET (In Boston)
2. Nashville Predators vs. Los Angeles Kings at 4:00 PM ET (In Los Angeles)
3. Philadelphia Flyers vs. New Jersey Devils at 7:00 PM ET (In New Jersey)
4. Buffalo Sabres vs. New York Rangers at 7:00 PM ET (In New York)
5. Montreal Canadiens vs. Pittsburgh Penguins at 7:00 PM ET (In Pittsburgh) {***Forman's Game of the Night***}
6. Toronto Maple Leafs vs. Winnipeg Jets at 7:00 PM ET (In Winnipeg) 
7. Minnesota Wild vs. Dallas Stars at 8:00 PM ET (In Dallas)
8. Columbus Blue Jackets vs. Arizona Coyores at 8:00 PM ET (In Arizona)
9. Detroit Red Wings vs. Vancouver Canucks at 10:00 PM ET (In Vancouver)
10. St. Louis Blues vs. San Jose Sharks at 10:30 PM ET (In San Jose)

-Joel Forman - The Forman Faceoff

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