February 13th NHL Recap

Columbus Blue Jackets 4, Philadelphia Flyers 3 (OT) - (from Columbus) - The Blue Jackets improved to 24-26-3 on the season thanks to a 4-3 OT win over the Philadelphia Flyers, dropping them to 23-22-10.  

Goals:

PHI - Wayne Simmonds (20) - from Matt Read (10:33 1ST)

CBJ - Brandon Dubinsky (4) - from Kevin Connauton (8:09 2ND)

PHI - Sean Couturier (12) - from Wayne Simmonds (17:47 2ND)
PHI - Wayne Simmonds PPG (21) - from Claude Giroux and Jakub Voracek (5:04 3RD)
CBJ - Jared Boll (1) - from Corey Tropp and Mark Letestu (8:38 3RD)
CBJ - Cam Atkinson (12) - from Scott Hartnell and Brandon Dubinsky (15:20 3RD)
CBJ - Artem Anisimov (3) - from James Wisniewski and Nick Foligno (2:17 OT) *GWG*

Goalies:

WG - Curtis McElhinney (22 saves on 25 shots: 8-9-1) LG - Ray Emery (29 saves on 33 shots: 9-9-3) 

Three Stars:

3. Artem Anisimov (1 goal, OT winner) - Columbus

2. Brandon Dubinsky (1 goal, 1 assist) - Columbus

1. Wayne Simmonds (2 goals, 1 assist) - Philadelphia

Chicago Blackhawks 3, New Jersey Devils 1 (from Chicago) - The Hawks improved to 34-18-4 on the season thanks to a 3-1 win over the New Jersey Devils, dropping them to 21-25-9.

Goals:

NJD - Peter Harrold (2) - from Scott Gomez and Jon Merrill (15:30 1ST)
CHI - Marian Hossa PPG (17) - from Brandon Saad and Brent Seabrook (1:27 3RD)
CHI - Jonathan Toews (16) - from Marian Hossa and Brent Seabrook (4:10 3RD) *GWG*
CHI - Kris Versteeg EN (10) - from Patrick Kane and Duncan Keith (19:16 3RD)

Goalies:

WG - Corey Crawford (25 saves on 26 shots: 22-12-3) LG - Cory Schneider (32 saves on 34 shots: 19-21-5) 

Three Stars:

3. Jonathan Toews (1 goal, GWG) - Chicago

2. Brent Seabrook (2 assists) - Chicago

1. Marian Hossa (1 goal, 1 assist) - Chicago

Dallas Stars 2, Florida Panthers 0 (from Dallas) - The Stars improved to 26-21-8 on the season thanks to a 2-0 shutout of the Florida Panthers, dropping them to 24-19-11. 

Goals:

DAL - Jamie Benn SHG (19) - from Vernon Fiddler (9:27 1ST) *GWG*
DAL - Jason Spezza (11) - from Erik Cole and Jason Demers (17:09 1ST)

Goalies:

WG - Kari Lehtonen (37 saves on 37 shots: 24-12-8) LG - Al Montoya (26 saves on 28 shots: 4-5-2) 

Three Stars:

3. Al Montoya (26 saves on 28 shots) - Florida

2. Jamie Benn (1 goal, GWG) - Dallas

1. Kari Lehtonen (37 saves on 37 shots for the shutout) - Dallas

San Jose Sharks 4, Arizona Coyotes 2 (from Arizona) - The Sharks improved to 29-20-8 on the season thanks to a 4-2 win over the Arizona Coyotes, dropping them to 20-29-7.

Goals:

ARI - Marc Arcobello (9) - from Sam Gagner (1:42 1ST)
ARI - Martin Erat PPG (8) - from Sam Gagner and Keith Yandle (15:07 1ST)
SJS - Joe Pavelski (29) - from Joe Thornton and Scott Hannan (0:27 2ND)
SJS - Joe Pavelski (30) - from Logan Couture and Joe Thornton (13:09 2ND)
SJS - Barclay Goodrow (4) - from Brent Burns and Antti Niemi (6:23 3RD) *GWG*
SJS - Joe Pavelski EN (31 - Hat Trick) - from Joe Thornton (18:34 3RD)

Goalies:

WG - Antti Niemi (34 saves on 36 shots: 23-13-7) LG - Mike Smith (22 saves on 25 shots: 10-24-5)

Three Stars:

3. Antti Niemi (34 saves on 36 shots for the win) - San Jose

2. Joe Thornton (3 assists) - San Jose

1. Joe Pavelski (3 goals) - San Jose

Vancouver Canucks 5, Boston Bruins 2 (from Vancouver) - The Canucks improved to 31-20-3 on the season thanks to a 5-2 win over the Boston Bruins, dropping them to 28-20-7 

Goals:

VAN - Shawn Matthias (11) - from Zack Kassian and Derek Dorsett (1:41 1ST)
VAN - Shawn Matthias (12) - unassisted  (5:03 1ST)
BOS - Patrice Bergeron (16) - from (9:38 1ST)
VAN - Radim Vrbata (21) - from Chris Higgins and Linden Vey (9:26 2ND) *GWG*
BOS - Chris Kelly (7) - unassisted (5:41 3RD)
VAN - Shawn Matthias (13 - Hat Trick) - from Zack Kassian (6:05 3RD)
VAN - Jannik Hansen EN (11) - from Bo Horvat (18:00 3RD)

Goalies:

WG - Ryan Miller (21 saves on 23 shots: 26-14-1) LG - Tuukka Rask (20 saves on 24 shots: 23-15-7) 

Three Stars:

3. Radim Vrbata (1 goal, GWG) - Vancouver

2. Zack Kassian (2 assists) - Vancouver

1. Shawn Matthias (3 goals) - Vancouver

Three Stars of the Night:

3. Kari Lehtonen - Lehtonen stopped all 37 shots he faced for the shutout in the Stars 2-0 win over the Panthers.

2. Shawn Matthias - Matthias scored his 1st career hat trick in the Canucks 5-2 win over the Bruins.

1. Joe Pavelski - Pavelski scored a hat trick in the Stars 4-2 win over the Coyotes.

Interesting Stats of the Night:

-Mark Arcobello played his 1st game for the Coyotes tonight, the 4th NHL team he has played for this season. He started with the Oilers, was traded to the Predators then waived, signed with the Penguins then waived, and finally signed with the Coyotes.
-Joe Pavelski scored his 4th career hat trick. He also scored his 30th goal of the season, the 2nd straight season he has reached 30 goals and 3rd time in his last 4 seasons.

-Tyler Seguin left the game tonight after this dirty low hit from Dmitry Kulikov: http://www.sportsnet.ca/hockey/nhl/gotta-see-it-seguin-leaves-ice-after-low-bridge-hit/
-Shawn Matthias scored his 1st career hat trick.

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

Nashville Predators - 4 game winning streak
New York Islanders - 3 game winning streak
Los Angeles Kings - 3 game winning streak
Dallas Stars - 3 game winning streak

Colorado Avalanche - 4 game losing streak

New Jersey Devils - 3 game losing streak

Forman Faceoff Highlights of the Night:

-Ryan Hartman had this massive hit on Dainius Zubrus on his 1st NHL shift: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oV-mbg24kAk

What's up next - Saturday February 14th: There are 10 NHL games on tap for Saturday:

1. Edmonton Oilers vs. Ottawa Senators at 2:00 PM ET (In Ottawa)

2. Toronto Maple Leafs vs. Montreal Canadiens at 7:00 PM ET (In Montreal)

3. Winnipeg Jets vs. Detroit Red Wings at 7:00 PM ET (In Detroit) {***Forman's Game of the Night***}

4. Columbus Blue Jackets vs. New York Islanders at 7:00 PM ET (In New York)

5. New Jersey Devils vs. Nashville Predators at 8:00 PM ET (In Nashville)

6. Carolina Hurricanes vs. Minnesota Wild at 8:00 PM ET (In Minnesota)

7. New York Rangers vs. Arizona Coyotes at 8:00 PM ET (In Arizona)

8. Dallas Stars vs. Colorado Avalanche at 9:00 PM ET (In Colorado)

9. Vancouver Canucks vs. Calgary Flames at 10:00 PM ET (In Calgary)

10. Washington Capitals vs. Los Angeles Kings at 10:00 PM ET (In Washington)

-Joel Forman - The Forman Faceoff