February 26th NHL Recap

Buffalo Sabres 6, Vancouver Canucks 3 (from Buffalo) - The Sabres improved to 19-38-5 on the season thanks to a 6-3 win over the Vancouver Canucks, dropping them to 35-23-3. 

Goals:

BUF - Torrey Mitchell (4) - from Matt Moulson and Brian Gionta (13:07 1ST)
VAN - Shawn Matthias (15) - from Nick Bonino and Dan Hamhuis (14:09 1ST)
VAN - Jannik Hansen (12) - from Dan Hamhuis (5:42 2ND)
BUF - Chris Stewart (11) - unassisted (8:59 2ND)
BUF - Andrej Meszaros (2) - unassisted (4:46 3RD)
VAN - Daniel Sedin (14) - from Henrik Sedin (7:27 3RD)
BUF - Torrey Mitchell (5) - from Brian Gionta and Matt Moulson (12:43 3RD) *GWG*
BUF - Brian Flynn (5) - from Chris Stewart and Mark Pysyk (18:28 3RD)
BUF - Brian Gionta EN (7) - unassisted (19:58 3RD)

Goalies:

WG - Michal Neuvirth (28 saves on 31 shots: 6-16-3) LG - Eddie Lack (18 saves on 23 shots: 7-8-2) 

Three Stars:

3. Chris Stewart (1 goal, 1 assist) - Buffalo

2. Brian Gionta (1 goal, 2 assists) - Buffalo

1. Torrey Mitchell (2 goals, GWG) - Buffalo

New York Rangers 4, Arizona Coyotes 3 (from New York) - The Rangers improved to 38-16-6 on the season thanks to a 4-3 win over the Arizona Coyotes, dropping them to 20-35-7. 

Goals:

ARI - Mark Arcobello (13) - from David Moss and Michael Stone (0:41 1ST)
NYR - Chris Kreider PPG (15) - from Keyin Hayes and Mats Zuccarello (8:11 1ST)
ARI - Sam Gagner PPG (11) - from Oliver Ekman-Larsson (17:54 1ST)
ARI - Sam Gagner PPG (12) - from Michael Stone and Martin Erat (19:20 1ST)
NYR - Lee Stempniak (8) - from John Moore (5:33 2ND)
NYR - Chris Kreider PPG (16) - unassisted (19:48 2ND)
NYR - Lee Stempniak (9) - from Kevin Hayes (17:46 3RD) *GWG*

Goalies:

WG - Cam Talbot (37 saves on 40 shots: 12-5-3) LG - Mike Smith (34 saves on 38 shots: 10-29-5) 

Three Stars:

3. Chris Kreider (2 goals) - New York

2. Sam Gagner (2 goals) - Arizona

1. Lee Stempniak (2 goals, GWG) - New York

Montreal Canadiens 5, Columbus Blue Jackets 2 (from Columbus) - The Canadiens improved to 40-16-5 on the season thanks to a 5-2 win over the Columbus Blue Jackets, dropping them to 26-30-4.

Goals:

MTL - P.K. Subban (12) - from Andrei Markov and Manny Malhotra (1:49 1ST)
CBJ - Brandon Dubinsky (8) - from David Savard and Cam Atkinson (2:43 1ST)
MTL - Andrei Markov (8) - from David Desharnais (4:25 1ST)
MTL - Max Pacioretty (30) - from Brendan Gallagher and P.K. Subban (14:36 1ST) *GWG*
MTL - Jacob De La Rose (1) - from Brandon Prust and P.K. Subban (5:33 3RD)
CBJ - Marko Dano (3) - from Artem Anisimov and David Savard (7:53 3RD)
MTL - Jacob De La Rose EN (2) - unassisted (19:43 3RD)

Goalies:

WG - Carey Price (25 saves on 27 shots: 35-11-3) LG - Curtis McElhinney (22 saves on 26 shots: 10-11-2)

Three Stars:

3. Andrei Markov (1 goal, 1 assist) - Montreal

2. Jacon De La Rose (2 goals) - Montreal

1. P.K. Subban (1 goal, 2 assists) - Montreal

Toronto Maple Leafs 3, Philadelphia Flyers 2 (from Toronto) - The Leafs improved to 25-31-5 on the season thanks to a 3-2 win over the Philadelphia Flyers, dropping them to 26-25-11. 

Goals:

TOR - Phil Kessel (23) - from Tyler Bozak (17:35 1ST)
TOR- Tyler Bozak (17) - from James van Riemsdyk and Morgan Rielly (5:33 2ND)
TOR - Dion Phaneuf PPG (3) - from Phil Kessel and Jake Gardiner (1:22 3RD) *GWG*
PHI - Claude Giroux PPG (18) - from Michael Del Zotto and Mark Streit (11:10 3RD)
PHI - Brayden Schenn PPG (12) - from Mark Streit and Claude Giroux (14:27 3RD)

Goalies:

WG - Jonathan Bernier (47 saves on 49 shots: 18-18-5) LG - Steve Mason (8 saves on 9 shots: 11-13-7) in relief of Rob Zepp (6 saves on 8 shots) 

Three Stars:

3. Claude Giroux (1 goal, 1 assist) - Philadelphia

2. Tyler Bozak (1 goal, 1 assist) - Toronto

1. Jonathan Bernier (47 saves on 49 shots for the win) - Toronto

Chicago Blackhawks 3, Florida Panthers 0 (from Florida) - The Blackhawks improved to 37-20-5 on the season thanks to a 3-0 win over the Florida Panthers, dropping them to 26-22-13.

Goals:

CHI - Teuvo Teravainen (3) - from Andrew Shaw and David Runblad (3:08 1ST) *GWG*
CHI - Brandon Saad (19) - from Duncan Keith and Marian Hossa (3:07 2ND)
CHI - Jonathan Toews EN (19) - from Marian Hossa and Brandon Saad (19:13 3RD)

Goalies:

WG - Corey Crawford (20 saves on 20 shots: 24-14-4) LG - Roberto Luongo (26 saves on 28 shots: 22-16-11)

Three Stars:

3. Brandon Saad (1 goal, 1 assist) - Chicago

2. Teuvo Teravainen (1 goal, GWG) - Chicago

1. Corey Crawford (20 saves on 20 shots for the shutout) - Chicago

St. Louis Blues 2, Winnipeg Jets 1 (SO) - (from Winnipeg) - The Blues improved to 39-18-4 on the season thanks to a 2-1 shootout win over the Winnipeg Jets, dropping them to 31-20-12. 

Goals:

STL - Patrik Berglund (8) - from Paul Stastny and Ryan Reaves (18:11 2ND)
WPG - Mark Scheifele (10) - from Andrew Ladd and Michael Frolik (3:14 3RD)
Shootout winner - Alex Steen (STL)

Goalies:

WG - Brian Elliott (30 saves on 31 shots: 19-9-2) LG - Michael Hutchinson (28 saves on 29 shots: 18-7-5)

Three Stars:

3. Alex Steen (shootout winner) - St. Louis

2. Michael Hutchinson (28 saves on 29 shots) - Winnipeg

1. Brian Elliott (30 saves on 31 shots for the win) - St. Louis

Minnesota Wild 4, Nashville Predators 2 (from Nashville) - The Wild improved to 32-22-7 on the season thanks to a 4-2 win over the Nashville Predators, dropping them to 41-14-7.

Goals:

MIN - Erik Haula (6) - from Justin Fontaine and Kyle Brodziak (17:35 1ST)
NSH - Mike Fisher (14) - from Matt Cullen and Mattias Ekholm (0:16 2ND)
MIN - Kyle Brodziak (8) - from Erik Haula (7:12 2ND)
NSH - Craig Smith (20) - from Mike Fisher and Matt Cullen (8:31 2ND)
MIN - Nino Niederreiter (20) - from Charlie Coyle and Jordan Schroeder (9:48 2ND) *GWG*
MIN - Nino Niederreiter EN (21) - unassisted (18:21 3RD)

Goalies:

WG - Devan Dubnyk (27 saves on 29 shots: 23-8-3) LG - Pekka Rinne (26 saves on 29 shots: 25-9-3)

Three Stars:

3. Mike Fisher (1 goal, 1 assist) - Nashville

2. Kyle Brodziak (1 goal, 1 assist) - Minnesota

1. Nino Niederreiter (2 goals, GWG) - Minnesota

Ottawa Senators 1, Los Angeles Kings 0 (from Los Angeles) - The Senators improved to 26-23-10 on the season thanks to a 1-0 shutout of the Los Angeles Kings, dropping them to 29-19-12.

Goals:

OTT - Mike Hoffman (21) - from Mika Zibanejad and Bobby Ryan (1:40 3RD) *GWG*

Goalies:

WG - Andrew Hammond (35 saves on 35 shots: 4-0-0) LG -  Jonathan Quick (27 saves on 28 shots: 25-16-10)

Three Stars:

3. Mike Hoffman (1 goal, GWG) - Ottawa

2. Jonathan Quick (27 saves on 28 shots) - Los Angeles

1. Andrew Hammond (35 saves on 35 shots for the shutout) - Ottawa

Detroit Red Wings 3, San Jose Sharks 2 (from San Jose) - The Red Wings improved to 34-15-11 on the season thanks to a 3-2 win over the San Jose Sharks, dropping them to 30-24-8.

Goals:

SJS - Matt Irwin (6) - from Joe Thornton and Scott Hannan (7:06 1ST)

DET - Teemu Pulkkinen PPG (2) - from Riley Sheahan and Stephen Weiss (3:53 2ND)

SJS - Patrick Marleau PPG (13) - from Joe Pavelski and Logan Couture (6:51 2ND)
DET - Pavel Datsyuk (22) - from Tomas Tatar and Danny DeKeyser (13:32 3RD)
DET - Luke Glendening (8) - from Gustav Nyquist and Danny DeKeyser (18:45 3RD) *GWG*

Goalies:

WG - Jimmy Howard (20 saves on 22 shots: 18-8-9) LG - Antti Niemi (32 saves on 35 shots: 24-16-7)

Three Stars:

3. Pavel Datsyuk (1 goal) - Detroit

2. Patrick Marleau (1 goal) - San Jose 

1. Luke Glendening (1 goal, GWG) - Detroit

Three Stars of the Night:

3. Nino Niederreiter - Niederreiter scored 2 goals (including the game-winner) in the Wild's 4-2 win over the Predators.

2. P.K. Subban - Subban scored 1 goal and added 2 assists in the Canadiens 5-2 win over the Blue Jackets.

1. Andrew Hammond - Hammond stopped all 35 shots he faced for the shutout in the Senators 1-0 win over the Kings.

Interesting Stats of the Night:

-Jacob De La Rose scored his 1st (and 2nd) NHL goal for the Canadiens.
-Max Pacioretty scored his 30th goal of the season, the 2nd consecutive season (and 3rd in his last 4) that he has scored at least 30 goals.
-Corey Crawford picked up his 2nd shutout of the season.

-Nino Niederreiter scored 20 goals in a season for the 1st time in his career.
-Andrew Hammond picked up his 2nd consecutive shutout on back-to-back nights.

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

New York Rangers - 4 game winning streak
Ottawa Senators - 4 game winning streak
Pittsburgh Penguins - 3 game winning streak
Montreal Canadiens - 3 game winning streak

Arizona Coyotes - 8 game losing streak
Dallas Stars - 4 game losing streak
Florida Panthers - 4 game losing streak

Forman Faceoff Highlight of the Night:

-Dustin Byfuglien lays out Patrik Berglund with a big hit: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XfvtgeWKGpQ

What's up next - Thursday February 9th: There are 6 NHL games on tap for Friday night:

1. Boston Bruins vs. New Jersey Devils at 7:00 PM ET (In New Jersey)

2. Calgary Flames vs. New York Islanders at 7:00 PM ET (In New York)

3. Washington Capitals vs. Carolina Hurricanes at 7:00 PM ET (In Carolina)

4. Chicago Blackhawks vs. Tampa Bay Lightning at 7:30 PM ET (In Tampa Bay)

5. Colorado Avalanche vs. Dallas Stars at 8:30 PM ET (In Dallas)

6. Los Angeles Kings vs. Anaheim Ducks at 10:00 PM ET (In Anaheim) {***Forman's Game of the Night***}

-Joel Forman - The Forman Faceoff