Wednesday, February 18, 2015

February 18th NHL Recap

Ottawa Senators 4, Montreal Canadiens 2 (from Ottawa) - The Senators improved to 23-23-10 on the season thanks to a 4-2 win over the Montreal Canadiens, dropping them to 37-16-4. 
Goals:
OTT - Milan Michalek (11) - from Mike Hoffman and Mark Stone (11:26 2ND)
MTL - Max Pacioretty (27) - from Andrei Markov and David Desharnais (11:34 2ND)
OTT - Jean-Gabriel Pageau (3) - from Erik Karlsson and Erik Condra (18:13 2ND)
OTT - Mark Stone PPG (14) - from Erik Karlsson and Milan Michalek (9:27 3RD) *GWG*
MTL - Nathan Beaulieu (1) - from P.K. Subban and Michael Bournival (14:25 3RD)
OTT - Kyle Turris EN (13) - from Mark Stone (18:29 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - Andrew Hammond (42 saves on 44 shots: 1-0-0) LG - Dustin Tokarksi (35 saves on 38 shots: 5-5-2) 
Three Stars:
3. Milan Michalek (1 goal, 1 assist) - Ottawa
2. Mark STone (1 goal, 2 assists, GWG) - Ottawa
1. Andrew Hammond (42 saves on 44 shots for the win) - Ottawa

Detroit Red Wings 3, Chicago Blackhawks 2 (SO) - (from Chicago) - The Red Wings improved to 32-14-10 on the season thanks to a 3-2 shootout win over the Chicago Blackhawks, dropping them to 35-18-5.
Goals:
DET - Tomas Tatar (24) - from Darren Helm and Riley Sheahan (16:10 2ND)
CHI - Brandon Saad (18) - from Marian Hossa (16:49 2ND)
DET - Darren Helm (13) - from Pavel Datsyuk (17:54 3RD)
CHI - Kris Versteeg (11) - from Duncan Keith (18:37 3RD)
Shootout winner - Tomas Tatar (DET)
Goalies:
WG - Jimmy Howard (32 saves on 34 shots: 17-8-8) LG - Corey Crawford (26 saves on 28 shots: 23-12-4)
Three Stars:
3. Darren Helm (1 goal, 1 assist) - Detroit
2. Kris Versteeg (1 goal) - Chicago
1. Tomas Tatar (1 goal, shootout winner) - Detroit

Minnesota Wild 3, Calgary Flames 2 (OT) - (from Calgary) - The Wild improved to 29-21-7 on the season thanks to a 3-2 OT win over the Calgary Flames, dropping them to 32-22-4.
Goals:
MIN - Justin Fontaine (5) - from Thomas Vanek and Charlie Coyle (8:40 1ST)
MIN - Matt Dumba (3) - from Jonas Brodin and Devan Dubnyk (11:36 1ST)
CGY - Jiri Hudler (19) - from Dennis Wideman and Sean Monahan (17:08 1ST)
CGY - Lance Bouma (11) - from Dennis Wideman and Mikael Backlund (10:14 3RD)
MIN - Mikko Koivu (9) - from Charlie Coyle and Marco Scandella (1:50 OT) *GWG*
Goalies:
WG - Devan Dubnyk (35 saves on 37 shots: 20-7-3) LG - Jonas Hiller (26 saves on 29 shots: 19-16-3)
Three Stars:
3. Mikko Koivu (1 goal, OT winner) - Minnesota
2. Dennis Wideman (2 assists) - Calgary
1. Devan Dubnyk (35 saves on 37 shots for the win, 1 assist) - Minnesota

Los Angeles Kings 4, Colorado Avalanche 1 (from Colorado) - The Kings improved to 27-18-12 on the season thanks to a 4-1 win over the Colorado Avalanche, dropping them to 24-23-11.
Goals:
COL - Gabriel Landeskog (14) - from Nathan Mackinnon (3:09 1ST)
LAK - Jeff Carter (17) - from Tyler Toffoli and Dwight King (1:16 2ND) 
LAK - Tyler Toffoli (19) - from Trevor Lewis and Drew Doughty (6:24 2ND) *GWG*
LAK - Dustin Brown (10) - from Drew Doughty and Anze Kopitar (15:30 2ND)
LAK - Jeff Carter PPG/EN (18) - unassisted (19:07 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - Jonathan Quick (42 saves on 43 shots: 23-15-10) LG - Semyon Varlamov (22 saves on 25 shots: 16-15-7)
Three Stars:
3. Gabriel Landeskog (1 goal) - Colorado
2. Jeff Carter (2 goals) - Los Angeles
1. Jonathan Quick (42 saves on 43 shots for the win) - Los Angeles

Edmonton Oilers 4, Boston Bruins 3 (SO) - (from Edmonton) - The Oilers improved to 17-32-10 on the season thanks to a 4-3 shootout win over the Boston Bruins, dropping them to 28-20-9. 
Goals:
EDM - Nail Yakupov (9) - from Derek Roy and Oscar Klefbom (4:29 1ST)
EDM - Ryan Nugent-Hopkins PPG (16) - from Teddy Purcell and Jordan Eberle (15:53 1ST)
BOS - Loui Eriksson PPG (13) - from Dougie Hamilton and Torey Krug (19:40 1ST)
EDM - Teddy Purcell PPG (7) - from Jordan Eberle (9:00 2ND)
BOS - Reilly Smith (11) - from Brad Marchand and Dennis Seidenberg (14:17 2ND)
BOS - David Pastrnak (6) - from Zdeno Chara and Dougie Hamilton (15:52 2ND)
Shootout winner - Martin Marincin (EDM)
Goalies:
WG - Ben Scrivens (38 saves on 41 shots: 11-17-7) LG - Tuukka Rask (27 saves on 30 shots; 23-15-9) 
Three Stars:
3. Tuddy Purcell (1 goal, 1 assist) - Edmonton
2. Tuukka Rask (27 saves on 30 shots) - Boston
1. Ben Scrivens (38 saves on 41 shots for the win) - Edmonton

Tampa Bay Lightning 4, Anaheim Ducks 1 (from Anaheim) - The Lightning improved to 36-18-6 on the season thanks to a 4-1 win over the Anaheim Ducks, dropping them to 35-16-7,
Goals:
ANA - Pat Maroon (7) - from Rickard Rakell and Kyle Palmieri (4:17 1ST)
TBL - Anton Stralman (4) - from Brian Boyle and Jonathan Drouin (4;31 2ND)
TBL - Tyler Johnson (22) - from Ondrej Palat and Jason Garrison (5:55 2ND) *GWG*
TBL - Nikita Kucherov (22) - from Anton Stralman and Ondrej Palat (18:05 2ND)
TBL - Steven Stamkos (31) - from Alex Killorn and Andrej Sustr (19:39 2ND)
Goalies:
WG - Ben Bishop (24 saves on 25 shots: 29-10-3) LG - John Gibson (28 saves on 32 shots: 3-4-0)
Three Stars:
3. Ben Bishop (24 saves on 25 shots for the win) - Tampa Bay
2. Anton Stralman (1 goal, 1 assist) - Tampa Bay
1. Steven Stamkos (1 goal) - Tampa Bay

Three Stars of the Night:
3. Tomast Tatar - Tatar scored his 24th goal of the season and added the shootout winner in the Red wigns 3-2 win over the Hawks.
2. Andrew Hammond - Hammond stopped 42 of 44 shots for his 1st career win in the Senators 4-2 win over the Canadiens.
1. Jonathan Quick - Quick stopped 42 of 43 in the Kings 4-1 win over the Avalanche.

Interesting Stats of the Night:
-Nathan Beaulieu scored his 1st NHL goal for the Habs.
-Andrew Hammond picked up his 1st NHL win in his 1st NHL start for the Senators.

Current Winning/Losing Streaks (3 or more games):
Nashville Predators - 6 game winning streak
Los Angeles Kings - 6 game winning streak
New York Rangers - 4 game winning streak

Boston Bruins - 5 game losing streak
Arizona Coyotes - 4 game losing streak
Toronto Maple Leafs - 4 game losing streak
Buffalo Sabres - 4 game losing streak 

What's up next - Thursday February 19th: There are 7 NHL games on tap for Thursday night:
1. Nashville Predators vs. New York Islanders at 7:00 PM ET (In New York) {***Forman's Game of the Night***}
2. Vancouver Canucks vs. New York Rangesr at 7:00 PM ET (In New York)
3. Buffalo Sabres vs. Philadelphia Flyers at 7:00 PM ET (In Philadelphia)
4. Columbus Blue Jackets vs. Pittsburgh Penguins at 7:00 PM ET (In Pittsburgh) 
5. Winnipeg Jets vs. Washington Capitals at 7:00 PM ET (In Washington)
6. Florida Panthers vs. Montreal Canadiens at 7:30 PM ET (In Montreal)
7. San Jose Sharks vs. Dallas Stars at 8:30 PM ET (In Dallas)

-Joel Forman - The Forman Faceoff

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