January 31st NHL Recap

Montreal Canadiens 1, Washington Capitals 0 (from Montreal) - The Canadiens improved to 32-13-3 on the season thanks to a 1-0 OT win over the Washington Capitals, dropping them to 25-14-10.

Goals:

MTL - Max Pacioretty (23) - from Tomas Plekanec and P.K. Subban (3:08 OT) *GWG*

Goalies:

WG - Carey Price (36 saves on 36 shots: 27-10-2) LG - Braden Hotlby (29 saves on 30 shots: 23-10-9)

Three Stars:

3. Max Pacioretty (1 goal, OT winner) - Montreal

2. Braden Holtby (29 saves on 30 shots) - Washington

1. Carey Price (36 saves on 36 shots for the shutout) - Montreal

Detroit Red Wings 4, New York Islanders 1 (from Detroit) - The Red Wings improved to 29-12-9 on the season thanks to a 4-1 win over the New York Islanders, dropping them to 32-16-1. 

Goals:

DET - Tomas Tatar PPG (22) - from Pavel Datsyuk and Danny DeKeyser (5:29 1ST)
DET - Brendan Smith (3) - from Tomas Jurco and Riley Sheahan (19:13 2ND) *GWG*
NYI - Lubomir Visnovsky PPG (4) - from Frans Nielsen and Brock Nelson (5:24 3RD)
DET - Jonathan Ericsson (3) - unassisted (9:21 3RD)
DET - Gustav Nyquist PPG (20) - from Henrik Zetterberg and Niklas Kronwall (13:08 3RD)

Goalies:

WG - Petr Mrazek (22 saves on 23 shots: 11-4-1) LG - Chad Johnson (15 saves on 19 shots: 6-6-0)

Three Stars:

3. Brendan Smith (1 goal, GWG) - Detroit

2. Tomas Tatar (1 goal) - Detroit

1. Petr Mrazek (22 saves on 23 shots for the win) - Detroit

Ottawa Senators 7, Arizona Coyotes 2 (from Ottawa) - The Senators improved to 20-19-9 on the season thanks to a 7-2 rout of the Arizona Coyotes, dropping them to 17-26-6. 

Goals:

ARI - Zbynek Michalek (2) - unassisted (0:40 1ST)
OTT - Mike Hoffman (17) - unassisted (1:09 1ST)
OTT - Milan Michalek (7) - from David Legwand and Marc Methot (16:51 2ND)
OTT - Mark Stone (12) - from Marc Methot and David Legwand (18:54 2ND) *GWG*
OTT - Bobby Ryan (14) - from Clarke MacArthur and Mika Zibanejad (1:57 3RD)
OTT - Jean-Gabriel Pageau (2) - from Erik Karlsson (2:17 3RD)
ARI - Sam Gagner (9) - from Lauri Korpikoski and Keith Yandle (5:16 3RD)
OTT - Erik Karlsson (12) - from Mark Stone and Marc Methot (11:52 3RD)
OTT - Mika Zibanejad (13) - from Bobby Ryan (18:33 3RD)

Goalies:

WG - Robin Lehner (35 saves on 37 shots: 7-8-2) LG - Mike Smith (15 saves on 20 shots: 8-21-4), Louis Domingue (9 saves on 11 shots in relief of Smith)

Three Stars:

3. Robin Lehner (35 saves on 37 shots for the win) - Ottawa

2. Mark Stone (1 goal, 1 assist, GWG) - Ottawa

1. Marc Methot (3 assists) - Ottawa

Boston Bruins 3, Los Angeles Kings 1 (from Boston) - The Bruins improved to 27-16-7 on the season thanks to a 3-1 win over the Los Angeles Kings, dropping them to 21-16-12. 

Goals:

BOS - Brad Marchand (14) - from Zdeno Chara and Gregory Campbell (17:20 1ST)
LAK - Jordan Nolan (2) - from Drew Doughty and Jake Muzzin (13:00 3RD)
BOS - Chris Kelly (6) - from Carl Soderberg and Torey Krug (14:33 3RD) *GWG*
BOS - Brad Marchand EN (15) - unassisted (19:43 3RD)

Goalies:

WG - Tuukka Rask (30 saves on 31 shots: 22-11-7) LG - Jonathan Quick (30 saves on 32 shots: 17-13-10)

Three Stars:

3. Jonathan Quick (30 saves on 32 shots) - Los Angeles

2. Tuukka Rask (30 saves on 31 shots for the win) - Boston

1. Brad Marchand (2 goals) - Boston

New Jersey Devils 3, Florida Panthers 1 (from New Jersey) - The Devils improved to 19-22-9 on the season thanks to a 3-1 win over the Florida Panthers, dropping them to 21-16-10. 

Goals:

NJD - Jaromir Jagr (10) - from Dainius Zubrus and Mike Cammalleri (9:40 1ST)
NJD - Mike Cammalleri PPG (16) - from Steve Bernier and Scott Gomez (14:37 1ST) *GWG*
NJD - Steve Bernier EN (8) - from Adam Henrique (17:28 3RD)
FLA - Brandon Pirri (6) - from Brian Campbell (18:31 3RD)

Goalies:

WG - Keith Kinkaid (26 saves on 27 shots: 2-3-3) LG - Roberto Luongo (11 saves on 13 shots: 18-12-8)

Three Stars:

3. Steve Bernier (1 goal, 1 assist) - New Jersey

2. Mike Cammalleri (1 goal, 1 assist, GWG) - New Jersey

1. Keith Kinkaid (26 saves on 27 shots for the win) - New Jersey

New York Rangers 4, Carolina Hurricanes 1 (from New York) - The Rangers improved to 28-15-4 on the season thanks to a 4-1 win over the Carolina Hurricanes, dropping them to 17-26-6. 

Goals:

NYR - Rick Nash (29) - unassisted (6:30 1ST)
NYR - Dominic Moore SHG (4) - from Ryan McDonagh (10:57 1ST) *GWG*
CAR - Brad Malone (4) - from Ryan Murphy and Patrick Dwyer (5:38 2ND)
NYR - Chris Kreider (11) - from Kevin Hayes and Mats Zuccarello (10:16 3RD)
NYR - Dan Boyle (5) - from Carl Hagelin and Jesper Fast (10:37 3RD)

Goalies:

WG - Henrik Lundqvist (31 saves on 32 shots: 24-11-3) LG - Cam Ward (33 saves on 37 shots: 11-18-4)

Three Stars:

3. Dominic Moore (1 goal, GWG) - New York

2. Chris Kreider (1 goal) - New York

1. Henrik Lundqvist (31 saves on 32 shots for the win) - New York

Philadelphia Flyers 1, Toronto Maple Leafs 0 (from Philadelphia) - The Flyers improved to 22-22-7 on the season thanks to a 1-0 shutout of the Toronto Maple Leafs, dropping them to 22-25-4. 

Goals:

PHI - Michael Del Zotto (5) - from Petr Straka and Wayne Simmonds (4:05 1ST) *GWG*

Goalies:

WG - Steve Mason (30 saves on 30 shots: 11-12-6) LG - James Reimer (17 saves on 18 shots: 6-10-0)

Three Stars:

3. James Reimer (17 saves 18 shots) - Toronto

2. Michael Del Zotto (1 goal, GWG) - Philadelphia

1. Steve Mason (30 saves on 30 shots for the shutout) - Philadelphia

Dallas Stars 5, Winnipeg Jets 2 (from Winnipeg) - The Stars improved to 23-19-7 on the season thanks to a 5-2 win over the Winnipeg Jets, dropping them to 26-17-8.

Goals:

DAL - Patrick Eaves PPG (5) - from Tyler Seguin and John Klingberg (5:13 1ST)
WPG - Andrew Ladd (18) - from Mark Stuart and Jacob Trouba (10:14 2ND)
DAL - Shawn Horcoff PPG (7) - from Trevor Daley and Ales Hemsky (14:21 2ND)
DAL - Jason Spezza PPG (9) - from Tyler Seguin and John Klingber (18:47 2ND) *GWG*
DAL - John Klingberg (8) - from Vernon Fiddler and Colton Sceviour (4:31 3RD)
DAL - John Klingberg PPG (9) - from Tyler Seguin and Jamie Benn (8:40 3RD)
WPG - Toby Enstrom (2) - from Blake Wheeler and Andrew Ladd (12:46 3RD)

Goalies:

WG - Kari Lehtonen (38 saves on 40 shots: 21-11-7) LG - Michael Hutchinson (27 saves on 32 shots: 14-6-2)

Three Stars:

3. Tyler Seguin (3 assists) - Dallas

2. Kari Lehtonen (38 saves on 40 shots for the win) - Dallas

1. John Klingberg (2 goals, 2 assist) - Dallas

Tampa Bay Lightning 3, Columbus Blue Jackets 1 (from Tampa Bay) - The Lightning improved to 32-15-4 on the season thanks to a 3-1 win over the Columbus Blue Jackets, dropping them to 21-24-3. 

Goals:

TBL - Brett Connolly (9) - from Brenden Morrow and Jason Garrison (19:36 1ST)
TBL - Cedric Paquette (10) - from Jonathan Drouin and Alex Killorn (10:02 3RD) *GWG*
TBL - Valtteri Filppula (10) - unassisted (11:43 3RD)
CBJ - Ryan Johansen (19) - from David Savard and Ryan Murray (16:34 3RD)

Goalies:

WG - Ben Bishop (34 saves on 35 shots: 26-8-2) LG - Curtis McElhinney (31 saves on 34 shots: 5-8-1)

Three Stars:

3. Valtteri Filppula (1 goal) - Tampa Bay

2. Cedric Paquette (1 goal, GWG) - Tampa Bay

1. Ben Bishop (34 saves on 35 shots for the win) - Tampa Bay

Calgary Flames 4, Edmonton Oilers 2 (from Calgary) - The Flames improved to 27-20-3 on the season thanks to a 4-2 win over the Edmonton Oilers, dropping them to 13-28-9. 

Goals:

EDM - Jordan Eberle (13) - from Ryan Nugent-Hopkins (2:43 1ST)

EDM - Benoit Pouliot (11) - from Jordan Eberle and Jeff Petry (11:41 1ST)
CGY - Paul Byron (6) - from Mason Raymond and Josh Jooris (2:56 3RD)
CGY - Lance Bouma (7) - from David Jones and Mikael Backlund (6:16 3RD)
CGY - Sean Monahan PPG (16) - from Mark Giordano and Dennis Wideman (8:39 3RD) *GWG*
CGY - Lance Bouma (8) - from Mikael Backlund and David Jones (16:27 3RD)

Goalies:

WG - Jonas Hiller (17 saves on 19 shots: 15-14-2) LG - Ben Scrivens (29 saves on 33 shots: 9-17-7) 

Three Stars:

3. Sean Monahan (1 goal, GWG) - Calgary

2. Jordan Eberle (1 goal, 1 assist) - Edmonton

1. Lance Bouma (2 goals) - Calgary

San Jose Sharks 2, Chicago Blackhawks 0 (from San Jose) - The Sharks improved to 27-17-6 on the season thanks to a 2-0 shutout of the Chicago Blackhawks, dropping them to 30-17-2. 

Goals:

SJS - Melker Karlsson (8) - from Matt Irwin and Joe Thornton (5:09 1ST) *GWG*
SJS - Joe Thornton EN (11) - from Melker Karlsson and Matt Tennyson (18:50 3RD)

Goalies:

WG - Antti Niemi (31 saves on 31 shots: 21-11-5) LG - Antti Raanta (18 saves on 19 shots: 7-4-0) 

Three Stars:

3. Joe Thornton (1 goal, 1 assist) - San Jose

2. Melker Karlsson (1 goal, 1 assist, GWG) - San Jose

1. Antti Niemi (31 saves on 31 shots for the shutout) - San Jose

Three Stars of the Night:

3. Carey Price - Price stopped all 36 shots he faced for the shutout in the Canadiens 1-0 win over the Capitals.

2. Antti Niemi - Niemi stopped all 31 shots he faced for the shutout in the Sharks 2-0 win over the Hawks.

1. John Klingberg - Klingberg scored 2 goals and added 2 assists in the Stars 5-2 win over the Jets.

Interesting Stats of the Night:

-Carey Price picked up back-to-back 1-0 shutouts in consecutive starts, and Max Pacioretty scored the -only Canadiens goal in both games. Price now has 4 shutouts on the year.

-John Klingberg picked up a career-high 4 points tonight (2 goals, 2 assists)

-2 sets of brothers played in the Senators/Coyotes game (Milan/Zbynek Michalek and Mark.Michael Stone)

-10 of 11 Home Teams won tonight, with Dallas being the only team to win on the road.
-Antti Niemi picked up his 4th shutout of the season.
-Steve Mason picked up his 2nd shutout of the season.

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

Montreal Canadiens - 5 game winning streak
St. Louis Blues - 4 game winning streak
Philadelphia Flyers - 4 game winning streak

San Jose Sharks - 3 game winning streak

Buffalo Sabres - 14 game losing streak

Toronto Maple Leafs - 9 game losing streak

Winnipeg Jets - 3 game losing streak

What's up next - Sunday February 1st: There are 4 NHL games on tap for Sunday night:

1. Arizona Coyotes vs. Montreal Canadiens at 1:00 PM ET (In Montreal)

2. St. Louis Blues vs. Washington Capitals at 1:00 PM ET (In Washington)

3. Nashville Predators vs. Pittsburgh Penguins at 2:00 PM ET (In Pittsburgh) {***Forman's Game of the Night***}

4. Minnesota Wild vs. Vancouver Canucks at 3:00 PM ET (In Vancouver)

-Joel Forman - The Forman Faceoff