Friday, January 30, 2015

January 30th NHL Recap

Pittsburgh Penguins 2, New Jersey Devils 1 (OT) - (from New Jersey) - 27-13-8 18-22-8
Goals:
NJD - Steve Bernier (7) - unassisted (6:08 3RD)
PIT - Chris Kunitz PPG (15) - from Sidney Crosby and Kris Letang (16:49 3RD)
PIT - Simon Despres (2) - from Brandon Sutter and Kris Letang (2:21 OT) *GWG*
Goalies:
WG - Marc-Andre Fleury (13 saves on 14 shots: 23-10-5) LG - Cory Schneider (41 saves on 43 shots: 17-19-5)
Three Stars:
3. Chris Kunitz (1 goal) - Pittsburgh
2. Simon Despres (1 goal, OT winner) - Pittsburgh
1. Cory Schneider (41 saves on 43 shots) - New Jersey

St. Louis Blues 3, Carolina Hurricanes 2 (SO) - (from Carolina) - The Blues improved to 31-13-4 on the season thanks to a 3-2 shootout win over the Carolina Hurricanes, dropping them to 17-25-6.
Goals:
STL - Ryan Reaves (5) - from Steve Ott and Marcel Goc (1:48 1ST)
STL - David Backes (17) - from Alex Pietrangelo and T.J. Oshie (3:25 1ST)
CAR - Justin Faulk (10) - from Jay McClement and Brad Malone (10:57 1ST)
CAR - Ryan Murphy PPG (1) - from Riley Nash and Jordan Staal (14:19 2ND)
Shootout winner - Kevin Shattenkirk (STL)
Goalies:
WG - LG - Jake Allen (26 saves on 28 shots: 13-5-2) Cam Ward (29 saves on 29 shots: 11-17-3) in relief of Anton Khudobin (1 save on 3 shots)
Three Stars:
3. Alex Pietrangelo (1 assists) - St. Louis
2. Cam Ward (29 saves on 29 shots) - Carolina
1. David Backes (1 goal) - St. Louis

Colorado Avalanche 3, Nashville Predators 0 (from Colorado) - The Avalanche improved to 21-18-11 on the season thanks to a 3-0 shutout of the Nashville Predators, dropping them to 31-11-6. 
Goals:
COL - Max Talbot (4) - from Nathan MacKinnon and Ryan O'Reilly (13:49 1ST) *GWG*
COL - Jarome Iginla (16) - from Matt Duchene and Alex Tanguay (5:54 3RD)
COL - Gabriel Landeskog EN (10) - from Nathan MacKinnon (18:49 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - Semyon Varlamov (23 saves on 23 shots: 13-10-7) LG - Marek Mazanec (25 saves on 27 shots: 0-1-0)
Three Stars:
3. Nathan MacKinnon (2 assists) - Colorado
2. Jarome Iginla (1 goal) - Colorado
1. Semyon Varlamov (23 saves on 23 shots for the shutout) - Colorado

Vancouver Canucks 5, Buffalo Sabres 2 (from Vancouver) - The Canucks improved to 27-17-3 on the season thanks to a 5-2 win over the Buffalo Sabres, dropping them to 14-33-3. 
Goals:
BUF - Chris Stewart PPG (8) - from Tyler Ennis and Zemgus Girgensons (4:00 1ST)
VAN - Bo Horvat (4) - from Zack Kassian and Shawn Matthias (19:36 1ST)
VAN - Yannick Weber PPG (4) - from Chris Higgins and Linden Vey (1:43 2ND)
VAN - Nick Bonino PPG (11) - from Henrik Sedin and Daniel Sedin (4:19 2ND) *GWG*
BUF - Chris Stewart PPG (9) - from Brian Flynn and Nikita Zadorov (14:16 2ND)
VAN - Chris Higgins (7) - from Chris Tanev and Dan Hamhuis (5:31 3RD)
VAN - Radim Vrbata EN (19) - from Chris Tanev and Henrik Sedin (19:25 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - Ryan Miller (20 saves on 22 shots: 24-11-1) LG - Matt Hackett (33 saves on 37 shots: 0-1-0) 
Three Stars:
3. Chris Higgins (1 goal, 1 assist) - Vancouver
2. Chris Stewart (2 goals) - Buffalo
1. Nick Bonino (1 goal, GWG) - Vancouver

Chicago Blackhawks 4, Anaheim Ducks 1 (from Anaheim) - The Hawks improved to 31-16-2 on the season thanks to a 4-1 win over the Anaheim Ducks, dropping them to 32-12-6.
Goals:
CHI - Jonathan Toews (15) - from Patrick Kane and Patrick Sharp (5:30 1ST)
CHI - Duncan Keith (7) - from Patrick Sharp (9:16 2ND) *GWG*
CHI - Patrick Kane (24) - from Patrick Sharp and Brad Richards (15:23 2ND)
ANA - Rickard Rakell PPG (5) - from Corey Perry and Pat Maroon (10:06 3RD)
CHI - Patrick Kane (25) - from Patrick Sharp and Johnny Oduya (13:25 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - Corey Crawford (21 saves on 22 shots: 19-11-2) LG - Frederik Andersen (29 saves on 33 shots: 27-7-5)
Three Stars:
3. Duncan Keith (1 goal, GWG) - Chicago
2. Patrick Sharp (4 assists) - Chicago
1. Patrick Kane (1 goal, 2 assists) - Chicago

Three Stars of the Night:
3. Patrick Sharp - Sharp picked up 4 assists in the Hawks 4-1 win over the Ducks.
2. Semyon Varlamov - Varlamov stopped all 23 shots he faced for the shutout in the Avs 3-0 win over the Predators. 
1. Patrick Kane - Kane scored his 24th and 25th goals of the season and added an assist in the Hawks 4-1 win over the Ducks

Interesting Stats of the Night:
-Kevin Shattenkirk scored the shootout winner for the Blues for the 2nd consecutive night.
-Jarome Iginla picked up his 1200th career point.
-Duncan Keith picked up his 400th career point.
-Seymon Varlamov picked up his 4th shutout of the season.
-Ryan Miller played his former team the Buffalo Sabres for the 1st time since being traded last season.

Current Winning/Losing Streaks (3 or more games):
Montreal Canadiens - 4 game winning streak
St. Louis Blues - 4 game winning streak
Philadelphia Flyers - 3 game winning streak

Buffalo Sabres - 14 game losing streak
Toronto Maple Leafs - 8 game losing streak

What's up next - Thursday January 31st: There are 11 NHL games on tap for Saturday:
1. Washington Capitals vs. Montreal Canadiens at 1:00 PM ET (In Montreal)
2. New York Islanders vs. Detroit Red Wings at 2:00 PM ET (In Detroit)
3. Arizona Coyotes vs. Ottawa Senators at 3:00 PM ET (In Ottawa)
4. Los Angeles Kings vs. Boston Bruins at 7:00 PM ET (In Boston)
5. Florida Panthers vs. New Jersey Devils at 7:00 PM ET (In New Jersey)
6. Carolina Hurricanes vs. New York Rangers at 7:00 PM ET (In New York)
7. Toronto Maple Leafs vs. Philadelphia Flyers at 7:00 PM ET (In Philadelphia)
8. Dallas Stars vs. Winnipeg Jets at 7:00 PM ET (In Winnipeg)
9. Columbus Blue Jackets vs. Tampa Bay Lightning at 7:30 PM ET (In Tampa Bay)
10. Edmonton Oilers vs. Calgary Flames at 10:00 PM ET (In Calgary)
11. Chicago Blackhawks vs. San Jose Sharks at 10:30 PM ET (In San Jose) {***Forman's Game of the Night***}

-Joel Forman - The Forman Faceoff

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