Sunday, January 4, 2015

January 4th NHL Recap

Carolina Hurricanes 2, Boston Bruins 1 (SO) - (from Carolina) - The Hurricanes improved to 12-23-4 on the season thanks to a 2-1 shootout win over the Boston Bruins, dropping them to 19-15-6. 
Goals:
CAR - Patrick Dwyer (3) - from Jay McClement and Brad Malone (19:26 1ST)
BOS - Patrice Bergeron (8) - from Brad Marchand and Dougie Hamilton (14:35 2ND)
Shootout winner - Eric Staal (CAR)
Goalies:
WG - Anton Khudobin (19 saves on 20 shots: 2-8-2) LG - Tuukka Rask (35 saves on 36 shots: 15-10-6) 
Three Stars:
3. Eric Staal (shootout winner) - Carolina
2. Tuukka Rask (35 saves on 36 shots) - Boston
1. Anton Khudobin (19 saves on 20 shots for the win) - Carolina

Washington Capitals 4, Florida Panthers 3 (from Washington) - The Capitals improved to 20-11-7 on the season thanks to a 4-3 win over the Florida Panthers, dropping them to 17-11-9. 
Goals:
WSH - Alex Ovechkin PPG (19) - from Nicklas Backstrom and Marcus Johanssson (1:16 2ND)
FLA - Vincent Trocheck (4) - from Willie Mitchell and Jussi Jokinen (3:57 2ND)
FLA - Dylan Olsen (2) - from Shane O'Brien and Nick Bjugstad (5:22 2ND)
WSH - Brooks Laich (4) - from John Carlson and Brooks Orpik (12:13 2ND)
WSH - Karl Alzner (3) - from Eric Fehr (19:06 2ND)
WSH - Andre Burakovsky (5) - from Alex Ovechkin and Jack Hillen (5:42 3RD) *GWG*
FLA - Nick Bjugstad (15) - from Aaron Ekblad and Dave Bolland (18:01 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - Braden Holtby (29 saves on 32 shots: 18-8-6) LG - Al Montoya (4 saves on 5 shots: 2-4-2) in relief of the injured Roberto Luongo (18 saves on 21 shots) 
Three Stars:
3. Brooks Laich (1 goal) - Washington
2. Nick Bjugstad (1 goal, 1 assist) - Florida
1. Alex Ovechkin (1 goal, 1 assist) - Washington

Tampa Bay Lightning 4, Ottawa Senators 2 (from Ottawa) - The Lightning improved to 25-12-4 on the season thanks to a 4-2 win over the Ottawa Senators, dropping them to 16-15-7.
Goals:
OTT - Kyle Turris (9) - from Clarke MarArthur and Cody Ceci (0:32 1ST)
TBL - Victor Hedman (5) - from Jonathan Drouin and Matt Carle (3:48 2ND)
OTT - Mark Stone (9) - from Kyle Turris and Erik Karlsson (7:30 2ND)
TBL - Tyler Johnson PPG (14) - from Nikita Kucherov and Anton Stralman (16:08 2ND)
TBL - Steven Stamkos (21) - from Alex Killorn and Victor Hedman (16:55 2ND) *GWG*
TBL - Tyler Johnson (15) - from Nikita Kucherov and Ondrej Palat (7:58 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - Ben Bishop (20 saves on 22 shots: 19-6-2) LG - Robin Lehner (26 saves on 30 shots: 6-6-2)
Three Stars:
3. Kyle Turris (1 goal, 1 assist) - Ottawa
2. Nikita Kucherov (2 assists) - Tampa Bay
1. Tyler Johnson (2 goals) - Tampa Bay

Chicago Blackhawks 5, Dallas Stars 4 (OT) - (from Chicago) - The Blackhawks improved to 26-11-2 on the season thanks to a 5-4 OT win over the Dallas Stars, dropping them to 18-14-6. 
Goals:
DAL - Jamie Benn (12) - from Tyler Seguin (3:59 1ST)
CHI - Brandon Saad (10) - from Jonathan Toews and Brent Seabrook (5:14 1ST)
DAL - Jordie Benn (1) - from Erik Cole and Ales Hemsky (2:15 2ND)
CHI - Patrick Kane (19) - from Patrick Sharp and Niklas Hjalmarsson (3:58 2ND)
DAL - Erik Cole (8) - from John Klingberg and Alex Goligoski (4:43 2ND)
CHI - Bryan Bickell PPG (6) - from Brad Richards and Marian Hossa (18:05 2ND)
DAL - Erik Cole (9) - from Alex Goligoski and Jason Spezza (4:05 3RD)
CHI - Brad Richards (8) - from Marian Hossa and Duncan Keith (16:03 3RD)
CHI - Patrick Sharp (8) - from Duncan Keith (1:17 OT) *GWG*
Goalies:
WG - Corey Crawford (30 saves on 34 shots: 15-7-2) LG - Kari Lehtonen (33 saves on 38 shots: 17-8-6)
Three Stars:
3. Brad Richards (1 goal, 1 assist) - Chicago
2. Erik Cole (2 goals, 1 assist) - Dallas
1. Patrick Sharp (1 gaol, 1 assist, OT winner) - Chicago

Columbus Blue Jackets 4, Colorado Avalanche 3 (from Colorado) - The Blue Jackets improved to 17-17-3 on the season thanks to a 4-3 win over the Colorado Avalanche, dropping them to 15-16-8.
Goals:
COL - Jarome Iginla (10) - unassisted (0:30 1ST)
CBJ - Brandon Dubinsky (1) - from Cody Goloubef and Jack Johnson (11:35 1ST)
CBJ - Brandon Dubinsky (2) - from Matt Calvert and Cody Goloubef (1:37 2ND)
COL - Gabriel Landeskog (8) - from Matt Duchene and Tyson Barrie (5:25 2ND)
CBJ - Ryan Johansen (12) - from Scott Hartnell and Nick Foligno (7:50 2ND)
COL - Cody McLeod (3) - from Daniel Briere and Brad Stuart (15:30 2ND)
CBJ - David Savard (7) - from Nick Foligno and Scott Hartnell (18:59 3RD) *GWG*
Goalies:
WG - Curtis McElhinney (26 saves on 29 shots: 3-6-1) LG - Semyon Varlamov (23 saves on 27 shots: 7-8-5)
Three Stars:
3. David Savard (1 goal, GWG) - Columbus
2. Gabriel Landeskog (1 goal) - Colorado
1. Brandon Dubinsky (2 goals) - Columbus

Anaheim Ducks 4, Nashville Predators 3 (SO) - (from Anaheim) -The Ducks improved to 26-9-6 on the season thanks to a 4-3 shootout win over the Nashville Predators, dropping them to 25-9-4.
Goals:
ANA - Matt Beleskey (17) - unassisted (12:15 1ST)
NSH - Mattias Ekholm (3) - from Mike Ribeiro and Filip Forsberg (1:38 2ND)
ANA - Corey Perry (15) - from Rene Bourque and Ryan Getzlaf (2:25 2ND)
NSH - Seth Jones PPG (2) - from Ryan Ellis and Mike Ribeiro (13:50 2ND)
NSH - Craig Smith PPG (12) - from Ryan Ellis and Mike Ribeiro (17:14 2ND)
ANA - Francois Beauchemin (2) - from Nate Thompson and Hampus Lindholm (17:43 3RD)
Shootout winner - Ryan Kesler (ANA)
Goalies:
WG - Frederik Andersen (27 saves on 30 shots: 22-6-5) LG - Carter Hutton (30 saves on 33 shots: 0-3-2)
Three Stars:
3. Corey Perry (1 goal) - Anaheim
2. Mike Ribeiro (3 assists) - Nashville
1. Francois Beauchemin (1 goal) - Anaheim

Edmonton Oilers 5, New York Islanders 2 (from Edmonton) - The Oilers improved to 9-22-9 on the season thanks to a 5-2 win over the New York Islanders, dropping them to 26-12-1. 
Goals:
EDM - Matt Hendricks (4) - from Rob Klinkhammer (16:59 1ST)
EDM - Jordan Eberle (8) - from Taylor Hall and Andrew Ference (0:08 2ND)
NYI - Johnny Boychuk PPG (4) - from Nick Leddy and John Tavares (3:41 2ND)
EDM - Derek Roy (2) - unassisted (2:33 3RD) *GWG*
EDM - Matt Hendricks EN (5) - unassisted (17:30 3RD)
EDM - Matt Fraser (5) - from Nikita Nikitin and Anton Lander (17:47 3RD)
NYI - Brock Nelson PPG (15) - from Johnny Boychuk and John Tavares (19:29 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - Ben Scrivens (31 saves on 33 shots: 7-13-7) LG - Jaroslav Halak (18 saves on 22 shots: 21-7-0) 
Three Stars:
3. Johnny Boychuk (1 goal, 1 assist) - New York
2. Derek Roy (1 goal, GWG) - Edmonton
1. Matt Hendricks (2 goals) - Edmonton

Three Stars of the Night:
3. Brandon Dubinsky - Dubinsky scored his 1st and 2nd goals of the season in the Blue Jackets 4-3 win over the Avalanche.
2. Tyler Johnson - Johnson scored 2 goals in the Lightning's 4-2 win over the Senators
1. Patrick Sharp - Sharp scored the OT winner and added an assist in the Blackhawks 5-4 win over the Stars.

Current Winning/Losing Streaks (3 or more games):
Montreal Canadiens - 6 game winning streak 

Philadelphia Flyers - 5 game losing streak
Buffalo Sabres - 4 game losing streak
Boston Bruins - 3 game losing streak

Forman Faceoff Highlights of the Night:
-Brandon Saad goal/Jonathan Toews pass: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jwgwb55LqKE
-Frederik Andersen save on Ryan Ellis: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zd7_zn6Pwas
-Patrick Kane goal/Patrick Sharp pass: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S5dN4ucrYQ4

What's up next - Monday January 5th: There is 1 NHL game on tap for Monday night:
1. San Jose Sharks vs. Winnipeg Jets at 8:00 PM ET (In Winnipeg)

-Joel Forman - The Forman Faceoff

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