November 12th NHL Recap

Buffalo Sabres 3, Los Angeles Kings 2 (SO) - (from Buffalo) - The Sabres improved to 4-15-1 on the season thanks to a 3-2 shootout win over the Los Angeles Kings, dropping them to 11-6-1
Goals:
LAK - Justin Williams (7) - from Slava Voynov (1:17 1ST)
BUF - Cody Hodgson (6) - from Steve Ott and Matt Moulson (12:46 2ND)
BUF - Cody Hodgson PPG (7) - from Tyler Ennis and Matt Moulson (4:26 3RD)
LAK - Dwight King (5) - from Tyler Toffoli and Mike Richards (16:26 3RD)
Shootout winner - Tyler Ennis (BUF)
WG - Ryan Miller (43 saves on 45 shots: 3-11-0) LG - Ben Scrivens (0 saves on 0 shots: 1-1-1) in relief of the injured Jon Quick (15 saves on 17 shots)
Three Stars:
3. Justin Williams (1 goal) - Los Angeles
2. Cody Hodgson (2 goals) - Buffalo
1. Ryan Miller (43 saves on 45 shots for the win) - Buffalo

New York Islanders 3, Nashville Predators 1 (from New York) - The Islanders improved to 7-9-3 on the season thanks to a 3-1 win over the Nashville Predators, dropping them to 8-8-2 (.500).
Goals:
NYI - John Tavares (8) - from Frans Nielsen (15:30 1ST)
NYI - Pierre-Marc Bouchard (4) - from Frans Nielsen (17:23 1ST) *GWG*
NYI - Kyle Okposo (6) - from John Tavares and Brock Nelson (7:07 2ND)
BUF - Patric Hornqvist (5) - from David Legwand and Shea Weber (14:30 3RD)
WG - Kevin Poulin (32 saves on 33 shots: 2-4-0) LG - Marek Mazanec (30 saves on 33 shots: 0-1-0)
Three Stars:
3. Frans Nielsen (2 assists) - New York
2. Kevin Poulin (32 saves on 33 shots for the win) - New York
1. John Tavares (1 goal, 1 assist) - New York

New Jersey Devils 3, New York Rangers 2 (from New York) - The Devils improved to 6-7-5 on the season thanks to a 3-2 win over the New York Rangers, dropping them to 9-9-0 (.500).
Goals:
NJD - Ryan Carter (1) - from Andy Greene (6:37 2ND)
NYR - Marc Staal (2) - from Mats Zuccarello and Chris Kreider (6:55 2ND)
NJD - Ryan Carter (2) - from Adam Larsson and Peter Harrold (19:13 2ND)
NYR - Dan Girardi (1) - from Chris Kreider and Ryan McDonagh (13:18 3RD)
NJD - Dainius Zubrus (3) - from Travis Zajac and Jaromir Jagr (17:05 3RD) *GWG*
WG - Martin Brodeur (33 saves on 35 shots: 5-3-2) LG - Henrik Lundqvist (25 saves on 28 shots: 6-7-0)
Three Stars:
3. Chris Kredier (2 assists) - New York
2. Martin Brodeur (33 saves on 35 shots for the win) - New Jersey
1. Ryan Carter (2 goals) - New Jersey

Washington Capitals 4, Columbus Blue Jackets 3 (OT) - (from Washington) - The Caps improved to 10-8-1 on the season thanks to a 4-3 OT win over the Columbus Blue Jackets, dropping them to 6-10-1.
Goals:
CBJ - Brandon Dubinsky SHG (5) - from Mark Letestu (7:50 2ND)
WSH - John Carlson (4) - from Matin Erat and Mikhail Grabovski (14:00 2ND)
WSH - Joel Ward SHG (9) - from Alexander Urbom and Brooks Laich (8:56 3RD)
CBJ - Jared Boll (1) - from James Wisniewski and Sean Collins (11:22 3RD)
CBJ - Cam Atkinson (5) - from Brandon Dubinsky (14:19 3RD)
WSH - Mikhail Grabovski (6) - from Jason Chimera and Mike Green (18:15 3RD)
WSH - Alexander Ovechkin (14) - from Marcus Johansson and John Carlson (1:34 OT) *GWG*
WG - Braden Holtby (24 saves on 27 shots: 8-6-0) LG - Sergei Bobrovsky (30 saves on 34 shots: 5-8-1)
Three Stars:
3. Brandon Dubisnky (1 goal, 1 assist) - Columbus
2. Mikhail Grabovski (1 goal, 1 assist) - Washington
1. Alexander Ovechkin (1 goal, including the OT winner) - Washington

Carolina Hurricanes 2, Colorado Avalanche 1 (from Carolina) - The Hurricanes improved .500 at 7-7-4 on the season thanks to a 2-1 win over the Colorado Avalanche, dropping them to 14-3-0.
Goals:
CAR - Jordan Staal (3) - from Nathan Gerbe and Patrick Dwyer (12:47 1ST)
CAR - Patrick Dwyer (1) - from Nathan Gerbe and Jordan Staal (0:26 2ND) *GWG*
COL - Paul Stastny PPG (7) - from Nathan MacKinnon and Gabriel Landeskog (14:34 2ND)
WG - Justin Peters (33 saves on 34 shots: 3-5-1) LG - Semyon Varlamov (26 saves on 28 shots: 9-3-0)
Three Stars:
3. Justin Peters (33 saves on 34 shots for the win) - Carolina
2. Nathan MacKinnon (1 assist) - Colorado
1. Jordan Staal (1 goal, 1 assist) - Carolina

Tampa Bay Lightning 2, Montreal Canadiens 1 (SO) - (from Montreal) - The Lightning improved to 13-5-0 on the season thanks to a 2-1 shootout win over the Montreal Canadiens, dropping them to 9-8-2.
Goals:
TBL - Ryan Malone (3) - from Eric Brewer and B.J. Crombeen (5:00 1ST)
MTL - Daniel Briere (2) - from Max Pacioretty (15:22 3RD)
Shootout winner - Valtteri Filppula (TBL)
WG - Ben Bishop (28 saves on 29 shots: 12-2-0) LG - Carey Price (44 saves on 45 shots: 7-7-2)
Three Stars:
3. Valtteri Filppula (shootout winner) - Tampa Bay
2. Carey Price (44 saves on 45 shots) - Montreal
1. Ben Bishop (28 saves on 29 shots for the win) - Tampa Bay

Philadelphia Flyers 5, Ottawa Senators 0 (from Ottawa) - The Flyers improved to 6-10-1 on the season thanks to a 5-0 shutout of the Ottawa Senators, dropping them to 7-7-4 (.500)
Goals:
PHI - Matt Read (4) - from Steve Downie and Sean Couturier (16:24 1ST) *GWG*
PHI - Jakub Voracek (2) - from Scott Hartnell and Claude Giroux (0:28 2ND)
PHI - Jakub Voracek PPG (3) - from Wayne Simmonds and Claude Giroux (10:33 2ND)
PHI - Vincent Lecavalier (7) - from Brayden Schenn (7:57 3RD)
PHI - Brayden Schenn PPG (4) - from Vincent Lecavalier and Erik Gustafsson (13:32 3RD)
WG - Steve Mason (21 saves on 21 shots: 5-7-1) LG - Craig Anderson (24 saves on 29 shots: 4-5-2)
Three Stars:
3. Claude Giroux (2 assists) - Philadelphia
2. Steve Mason (21 saves on 21 shots for the shutout) - Philadelphia
1. Jakub Voracek (2 goals) - Philadelphia

Winnipeg Jets 3, Detroit Red Wings 2 (SO) - (from Detroit) - The Jets improved to .500 at 9-9-2 thanks to a 3-2 shootout win over the Detroit Red Wings, dropping them to 9-5-5.
Goals:
WPG - Bryan Little (11) - from Blake Wheeler and Andrew Ladd (7:10 1ST)
DET - Pavel Datsyuk PPG (8) - from Henrik Zetterberg and Niklas Kronwall (14:44 1ST)
WPG - Zach Bogosian (1) - from Olli Jokinen and Evander Kane (10:47 3RD)
DET - Pavel Datsyuk PPG (9) - from Johan Franzen and Daniel Alfredsson (13:11 3RD)
Shootout winner - Andrew Ladd (WPG)
WG - Ondrej Pavelel (41 saves on 43 shots: 7-7-2) LG - Jimmy Howard (19 saves on 21 shots: 5-5-5)
Three Stars:
3. Andrew Ladd (1 assist, shootout winner) - Winnipeg
2. Ondrej Pavelec (41 saves on 43 shots for the win) - Winnipeg
1. Pavel Datsyuk (2 goals) - Detroit

Florida Panthers 3, Anaheim Ducks 2 (from Florida) - The Panthers improved to 4-11-4 on the season thanks to a 3-2 win over the Anaheim Ducks, dropping them to 15-4-1.
Goals:
ANA - Andrew Cogliano (6) - from Daniel Winnik and Devante Smith-Pelly (0:40 1ST)
ANA - Hampus Lindholm (2) - from Nick Bonino and Emerson Etem (14:26 1ST)
FLA - Shawn Matthias (2) - from Brian Campbell and Krys Barch (13:28 2ND)
FLA - Scottie Upshall (3) - from Erik Gudbrason and Jonathan Huberdeau (14:38 2ND)
FLA - Brad Boyes (6) - from Scottie Upshall (4:29 3RD) *GWG*
WG - Tim Thomas (32 saves on 34 shots: 3-5-0) LG - Frederik Andersen (22 saves on 25 shots: 6-1-0)
Three Stars:
3. Andrew Cogliano (1 goal) - Anaheim
2. Tim Thomas (32 saves on 34 shots for the win) - Florida
1. Scottie Upshall (1 goal, 1 assist) - Florida

Phoenix Coyotes 3, St. Louis Blues 2 (OT) - (from St. Louis) - The Coyotes improved to 13-4-2 on the season thanks to a 3-2 OT win over the St. Louis Blues, dropping them to 11-2-3.
Goals:
STL - Maxim Lapierre (2) - from Jay Bouwmeester and Alex Pietrangelo (5:53 1ST)
PHX - David Moss (1) - from Mike Ribeiro and Oliver Ekman-Larsson (7:49 1ST)
PHX - Mikkel Boedker (4) - from Rob Klinkhammer and Rostislav Klesla (19:29 1ST)
STL - Roman Polak (2) - from Alexander Steen and David Backes (2:49 3RD)
PHX - Oliver Ekman-Larrson (4) - from Mike Ribeiro and Shane Doan (0:56 OT) *GWG*
WG - Mike Smith (37 saves on 39 shots: 11-3-2) LG - Jaroslav Halak (16 saves on 19 shots: 9-2-2)
Three Stars:
3. Roman Polak (1 goal) - St. Louis
2. Mike Smith (37 saves on 39 shots for the win) - Phoenix
1. Oliver Ekman-Larsson (1 goal, 1 assist, OT winner) - Phoenix

San Jose Sharks 3, Calgary Flames 2 (OT) - (from Calgary) The Sharks improved to 11-2-5 on the season thanks to a 3-2 OT win over the Calgary Flames, dropping them to 6-9-3.
Goals:
SJS - Logan Couture (8) - from Patrick Marleau and Tyler Kennedy (1:32 1ST)
SJS - Patrick Marleau PPG (9) - from Joe Pavelski and Joe Thornton (19:04 1ST)
CGY - Kris Russell PPG (3) - from Sean Monahan (6:51 3RD)
CGY - Mike Cammalleri (8) - from Chris Butler (10:25 3RD)
SJS - Brad Stuart (1) - from Joe Thornton and Dan Boyle(1:13 OT) *GWG*
WG - Alex Stalock (11 saves on 13 shots: 2-0-0) LG - Reto Berra (32 saves on 35 shots: 1-2-1)
Three Stars:
3. Mike Cammalleri (1 goal) - Calgary
2. Joe Thornton (2 assists) - San Jose
1. Patrick Marleau (1 goal, 1 assist) - San Jose

Three Stars of the Night:
3. Oliver Ekman-Larsson - Ekman-Larsson had a big part in the Coyotes 3-2 OT win over the Blues, picking up the OT winner and assisting on David Moss's goal. Ekman-Larsson now has 4 goals and 11 assists on the season
2. Ryan Miller - Despite his team's slow start to the season, Ryan Miller has been one of the lone bright spots as the Sabres continue to get outshot almost every night. Miller made 43 saves on 45 shots and stopped both shots he faced in the shootout for the win, as the Sabres were outshot 45-17 in the game
1. Jakub Voracek - Voracek broke out of his slow start to the season with a 2-goal effort in the Flyers 5-0 win over the Senators. After just 1 goal and 3 assists in the 1st 15 games of the season, Voracek has 2 goals and 1 assist in his last 2 games.

Interesting Stats of the Night:
-The Lightning won their 1st game since losing Steven Stamkos to a broken tibia.
-The Ducks only had 3 regulation losses coming into tonight, but lost 3-2 to the Panthers who only had 3 wins on the season coming in.
-In the Kings/Sabres game Ben Scrivens replaced Jon Quick in OT as Quick went down with the injury. The Kings would lose in a shootout, and Scrivens would take the loss despite facing no shots in the game.
-After 6 straight wins to begin his NHL career, the Panthers finally handed Ducks G Frederik Andersen his 1st career loss.

Forman Faceoff Highlight of the Night:
-The Panthers beat the Ducks 3-2 thanks to 3 unanswered goals, and they got things started with this nifty spin-goal by Shawn Matthias: http://video.nhl.com/videocenter/console?catid=35&id=483373&lang=en

What's up next (November 13th) - There are 3 NHL games on tap for Wednesday:
1. Toronto Maple Leafs vs. Minnesota Wild @730PM ET (In Minnesota)
2. Philadelphia Flyers vs. Pittsburgh Penguins @8PM ET (In Pittsburgh) {***Forman's Game of the Night***}
3. Dallas Stars vs. Edmonton Oilers @10PM ET (In Edmonton)

-Joel Forman - The Forman Faceoff

November 11th NHL Recap

Boston Bruins 3, Tampa Bay Lightning 0 (from Boston) - The Bruins improved to 11-5-1 on the season thanks to a 3-0 shutout of the Tampa Bay Lightning, dropping them to 12-5-0.
Goals:
BOS - Patrice Bergeron (6) - from Loui Eriksson and Torey Krug (17:09 2ND)
BOS - Daniel Paille (2) - from Gregory Campbell and Matt Bartkowski (17:29 2ND)
BOS - Jarome Iginla EN (4) - from Milan Lucic and David Krejci (19:01 3RD)
WG - Tuukka Rask (28 saves on 28 shots: 10-4-1) LG - Anders Lindback (23 saves on 25 shots: 1-3-0)
Three Stars:
3. Daniel Paille (1 goal) - Boston
2. Patrice Bergeron (1 goal, includin the GWG) - Boston
1. Tuukka Rask (28 saves on 28 shots for the shutout) - Boston

Interesting Stats of the Night:
-Unfortunate event in the lone game today, as NHL-leading goal scorer Steven Stamkos was carted off on a stretcher after crashing into the post. It was revealed by the Lightning that Stamkos suffered a broken tibia on the play, and he is out indefinitely. This is a massive blow for both the Lightning and Canada as Stamkos will likely miss Sochi 2014. A broken tibia likely has a 4-6 month recovery time, although we will wait until Stamkos has his surgery to determine the length he is out. Here is a video of the play, warning it is fairly gruesome: http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=691015&navid=nhl:topheads

What's up next (November 12th) - There are 11 NHL games on tap for Tuesday:
1. Los Angeles Kings vs. Buffalo Sabres @7PM ET (In Buffalo)
2. Nashville Predators vs. New York Islanders @7PM ET (In New York)
3. New Jersey Devils vs. New York Rangers @7PM ET (In New York)
4. Columbus Blue Jackets vs. Washington Capitals @7PM ET (In Washington)
5. Colorado Avalanche vs. Carolina Hurricanes @7PM ET (In Carolina)
6. Tampa Bay Lightning vs. Montreal Canadiens @730PM ET (In Montreal) {***Forman's Game of the Night***}
7. Philadelphia Flyers vs. Ottawa Senators @730PM ET (In Ottawa)
8. Winnipeg Jets vs. Detroit Red Wings @730PM ET (In Detroit)
9. Anaheim Ducks vs. Florida Panthers @730PM ET (In Florida)
10. Phoenix Coyotes vs. St. Louis Blues @8PM ET (In St. Louis)
11. San Jose Sharks vs. Calgary Flames @9PM ET (In Calgary)

November 10th NHL Recap

Montreal Canadiens 4, New York Islanders 2 (from Montreal) - The Canadiens improved to 9-8-1 on the season thanks to a 4-2 win over the New York Islanders, dropping them to 6-9-3.
Goals:
MTL - Brendan Gallagher (8) - from Alex Galchenyuk and Lars Eller (1:46 2ND)
NYI - Pierre-Marc Bouchard PPG (3) - from John Tavares (7:23 2ND)
MTL - Lars Eller PPG (6) - from Alex Galchenyuk and P.K. Subban (16:14 2ND)
MTL - Michael Bournival PPG (5) - from Raphael Diaz and Tomas Plekanec (19:04 2ND) *GWG*
NYI - Brock Nelson PPG (2) - from John Tavares and Frans Nielsen (4:10 3RD)
MTL - Alex Galchenyuk (3) - from Lars Eller and Brendan Gallagher (10:37 3RD)
WG - Carey Price (24 saves on 26 shots: 7-7-1) LG - Kevin Poulin (27 saves on 31 shots: 1-4-0)
Three Stars:
3. Lars Eller (1 goal, 2 assists) - Montreal
2. Brendan Gallagher (1 goal, 1 assist) - Montreal
1. Alex Galchenyuk (1 goal, 2 assists) - Montreal

New Jersey Devils 5, Nashville Predators 0 (from New Jersey) - The Devils improved to 5-7-5 on the season thanks to a 5-0 shutout of the Nashville Predators, dropping them to 8-7-2.
Goals:
NJD - Jaromir Jagr (5) - from Peter Harrold and Andy Greene (1:30 1ST) *GWG*
NJD - Cam Janssen (2) - from Ryan Carer and Marek Zidlicky (2:54 2ND)
NJD - Marek Zidlicky PPG (2) - from Eric Gelinas and Adam Henrique (8:37 2ND)
NJD - Travis Zajac (2) - from Jaromir Jagr and Dainius Zubrus (12:57 3RD)
NJD - Mattias Tedenby (1) - from Andrei Loktionov and Steve Bernier (19:16 3RD)
WG - Marin Brodeur (15 saves on 15 shots: 4-3-2). LG - Carter Hutton (18 saves on 23 shots: 4-3-1)
Three Stars:
3. Marek Zidlicky (1 goal, 1 assist) - New Jersey
2. Martin Brodeur (15 saves on 15 shots for the shutout) - New Jersey
1. Jaromir Jagr (1 goal, 1 assist, GWG) - New Jersey

New York Rangers 4, Florida Panthers 3 (from New York) - The Rangers improved to 9-8-0 on the season thanks to a 4-3 win over the Florida Panthers, dropping them to 3-11-4.
Goals:
NYR - J.T. Miller (1) - from Chris Kreider and Ryan McDonagh (9:49 1ST)
FLA - Aleksander Barkov PPG (4) - from Kris Versteeg and Tom Gilbert (19:33 1ST)
FLA - Brian Campbell (1) - from Tom Gilbert and Kris Versteeg (11:20 2ND)
NYR - Derek Dorsett (2) - from Brian Boyle and Michael Del Zotto (13:58 2ND)
NYR - Brad Richards (6) - from Carl Hagelin (0:46 3RD)
NYR - Mats Zuccarello PPG (2) - from Brad Richards and Derek Stepan (6:16 3RD) *GWG*
FLA - Brian Campbell (2) - from Tomas Fleischmann and Nick Bjugstad (12:57 3RD)
WG - Henrik Lundqvist (24 saves on 27 shots: 6-6-0) LG - Tim Thomas (25 saves on 29 shots: 2-5-0)
Three Stars:
3. Mats Zuccarello (1 goal, including the GWG) - New York
2. Brian Campbell (2 goals) - Florida
1. Brad Richards (1 goal, 1 assist) - New York

Chicago Blackhawks 5, Edmonton Oilers 4 (from Chicago) - The Hawks improved to 12-2-4 on the season thanks to a 5-4 win over the Edmonton Oilers, dropping them to 4-13-2.
Goals:
CHI - Brandon Saad (4) - from Brandon Pirri and Brent Seabrook (18:23 1ST)
EDM - Ryan Nugent-Hopkins (5) - from David Perron and Philip Larsen (0:54 2ND)
EDM - Nail Yakupov PPG (2) - from Philip Larsen and Jordan Eberle (8:55 2ND)
CHI - Andrew Shaw (4) - from Brandon Saad (17:18 2ND)
CHI - Bryan Bickell (5) - from Michal Rozsival and Patrick Kane (5:33 3RD)
EDM - David Perron PPG (4) - from Taylor Hall and Philip Larsen (7:58 3RD)
CHI - Marcus Kruger (2) - from Ben Smith and Johnny Oduya (11:44 3RD)
CHI - Duncan Keith PPG (1) - from Brent Seabrook and Patrick Sharp (13:39 3RD) *GWG*
EDM - Jordan Eberle SHG (4) - from Nick Schultz and Taylor Hall (18:32 3RD)
WG - Corey Crawford (19 saves on 23 shots: 11-2-3) LG - Devan Dubnyk (31 saves on 36 shots: 3-8-1)
Three Stars:
3. Philip Larsen (3 assists) - Edmonton
2. Duncan Keith (1 goal, including the GWG) - Chicago
1. Brandon Saad (1 goal, 1 assist) - Chicago

Winnipeg Jets 5, San Jose Sharks 4 (SO) - (from Winnipeg) - The Jets improved to 8-9-2 on the season thanks to a 5-4 shootout win over the San Jose Sharks, dropping them to 10-2-5
Goals:
SJS - Dan Boyle PPG (3) - from Joe Pavelski and Patrick Marleau (14:04 1ST)
SJS - Tomas Hertl (10) - from Jason Demers and Scott Hannan (15:20 1ST)
WPG - Michael Frolik (4) - from Matt Halischuk (6:12 2ND)
SJS - Tommy Wingels (5) - from Tomas Hertl and Justin Braun (6:53 2ND)
WPG - Dustin Byfuglien (1) - from Grant Clitsome and Eric Tangradi (8:38 2ND)
WPG - Grant Clitsome (2) - from Andrew Ladd and Bryan Little (17:19 2ND)
SJS - Dan Boyle PPG (4) - from Logan Couture and Joe Thornton (3:59 3RD)
WPG - Andrew Ladd (5) - from Bryan Little and Grant Clitsome (18:17 3RD)
Shootout winner - Andrew Ladd
WG - Ondrej Pavelec (30 saves on 34 shots: 6-7-2) LG - Antti Niemi (42 saves on 46 shots: 9-2-5)
Three Stars:
3. Dan Boyle (2 goals) - San Jose
2. Grant Clitsome (1 goal, 2 assists) - Winnipe
1. Andrew Ladd (1 goal, 1 assist, shootout winner) - Winnipeg

Colorado Avalanche 4, Washington Capitals 1 (from Washington) - The Avalanche improved to 14-2-0 on the season thanks to a 4-1 win over the Washington Capitals, dropping them to 9-8-1

Goals:
COL - Patrick Bordeleau (2) - from Cody McLeod and Marc-Andre Cliche (2:50 1ST)
WSH - Joel Ward (8) - from Mikhail Grabovski (15:48 2ND)
COL - Nick Holden (1) - from Gabriel Landeskog and Paul Stastny (16:16 2ND) *GWG*
COL - P.A. Parenteau (6) - from Matt Duchene and Erik Johnson (8:12 3RD)
COL - Gabriel Landeskog (6) - from Erik Johnson (18:20 3RD)
WG - Semyon Varlamov (33 saves on 34 shots: 9-2-0) LG - Braden Holtby (33 saves on 37 shots: 7-6-0)
Three Stars:
3. Gabriel Landeskog (1 goal, 1 assist) - Colorado
2. Nick Holden (1 goal, including the GWG) - Colorado
1. Semyon Varlamov (33 saves on 34 shots for the win) - Colorado

Anaheim Ducks 3, Vancouver Canucks 1 (from Anaheim) - The Ducks improved to an NHL-best 15-3-1 on the season thanks to a 3-1 win over the Vancouver Canucks, dropping them to 11-7-2.
Goals:
ANA - Corey Perry (11) - from Francois Beauchemin (8:30 2ND)
VAN - Tom Sestito (1) - from Brad Richardson and Zack Kassian (14:09 2ND)
ANA - Nick Bonino (5) - from Emerson Etem and Corey Perry (19:09 2ND) *GWG*
ANA - Andrew Cogliano EN (5) - from Devante Smith-Pelly (19:39 3RD)
WG - Frederick Andersen (35 saves on 36 shots: 6-0-0) LG - Eddie Lack (20 saves on 22 shots: 2-2-0)
Three Stars:
3. Nick Bonino (1 goal, including the GWG) - Anaheim
2. Frederick Andersen (35 saves on 36 shots for the win) - Anaheim
1. Corey Perry (1 goal, 1 assist) - Anaheim

Three Stars of the Night:

3. Corey Perry - With Captain Ryan Getzlaf sitting out with an upper-body injury, Perry picked up the slack scoring 1 goal and adding an assist on the GWG. 

2. Alex Galchenyuk - Galchenyuk had a big game for the Canadiens, picking up a goal and adding 2 assists in the Canadiens 4-2 win over the Islanders. The line of Galchenyuk-Eller-Gallagher combined for 3 goals and 5 assists on the Canadiens 4 goals. 

1. Jaromir Jagr - Jagr picked up a goal and an assist in the Devils 5-0 win over the Predators, but more importantly became just the 8th player in NHL history to reach 1700 points. 

Forman Faceoff Highlight of the Night: Gabriel Landeskog scored this beautiful goal after slipping past an Ovechkin hip-check: http://video.nhl.com/videocenter/console?catid=35&id=482315&navid=nhl:topheads

Interesting Stats of the Night:
-Jaromir Jagr became the 8th player in NHL history to reach 1700 points. With his goal, Jagr sits at 686 career goals which is 4 back of longtime teammate Mario Lemieux (690) for 9th alltime.
-All 7 home teams won tonight
-Corey Perry scored this goal after making a nice play with his head: http://video.nhl.com/videocenter/console?catid=35&id=482104&navid=nhl:topheads
-Speaking of the Ducks, Frederick Andersen is making the best of time in the NHL while Viktor Fasth is on the IR, as he is now 6-0 on the season.

What's up next (November 11th) - There is 1 NHL game on tap for Monday:
1. Tampa Bay Lightning vs. Boston Bruins @1PM ET (In Boston)

-Joel Forman - The Forman Faceoff

November 9th NHL Recap

Phildelphia Flyers 4, Edmonton Oilers 2 (from Philadelphia) - The Flyers improved to 5-10-1 on the season thanks to a 4-2 win over the Edmonton Oilers, dropping them to 4-12-2.
Goals:
PHI - Jay Rosehill (1) - from Mark Streit and Nicklas Grossmann (11:56 1ST)
PHI - Scott Hartnell (2) - from Mark Streit and Braydon Coburn (17:16 1ST)
EDM - David Perron PPG (3) - from Ales Hemsky (18:25 2ND)
PHI - Claude Giroux (1) - from Jakub Voracek (11:26 3RD)
EDM - Taylor Hall (5) - from Sam Gagner and Philip Larsen (13:25 3RD)
PHI - Vincent Lecavalier (6) - from Brayden Schenn and Matt Read (16:33 3RD)
WG - Steve Mason (24 saves on 26 shots) LG - Devan Dubnyk (30 saves on 34 shots)
Three Stars:
3. Taylor Hall (1 goal) - Edmonton
2. Mark Streit (2 assists) - Philadelphia
1. Claude Giroux (1 goal, including the GWG) - Philadelphia

Ottawa Senators 3, Florida Panthers 2 (from Ottawa) - The Senators improved to 7-6-4 on the season thanks to a 3-2 win over the Florida Panthers, dropping them to 3-10-4.
Goals:
OTT - Kyle Turris (4) - from Bobby Ryan (1:45 1ST)
OTT - Mika Zibanejad (4) - unassisted (2:04 1ST)
FLA - Nick Bjugstad (2) - from Tomas Kopecky (4:04 1ST)
OTT - Clarke MacArthur PPG (3) - from Erik Karlsson and Kyle Turris (5:52 2ND)
FLA - Marcel Goc (5) - from Matt Gilroy (10:08 3RD)
WG - Robin Lehner (26 saves on 28 shots) LG - Tim Thomas (29 saves on 32 shots)
Three Stars:
3. Nick Bjugstad (1 goal) - Florida
2. Kyle Turris (1 goal, 1 assist) - Ottawa
1. Clarke MacArthur (1 goal, including the GWG) - Ottawa

Boston Bruins 3, Toronto Maple Leafs 1 (from Boston) - The Bruins improved to 10-5-1 on the season thanks to a 3-1 win over the Toronto Maple Leafs, dropping them to 11-6-0.
Goals:
BOS - Zdeno Chara PPG (3) - from Jarome Iginla and Torey Krug (15:27 1ST)
TOR - Joffrey Lupul (8) - from Paul Ranger (16:52 2ND)
BOS - Patrice Bergeron PPG (4) - from Carl Soderberg and Reilly Smith (1:06 3RD)
BOS - Patrice Bergeron EN (5) - from Loui Eriksson and Brad Marchand (19:38 3RD)
WG - Tuukka Rask (33 saves on 34 shots) LG - James Reimer (31 saves on 33 shots)
Three Stars:
3. Zdeno Chara (1 goal) - Boston
2. Tuukka Rask (33 saves on 34 shots for the win) - Boston
1. Patrice Bergeron (2 goals, including the GWG) - Boston

Tampa Bay Lightning 3, Detroit Red Wings 2 (OT) - (from Detroit) - The Lightning improved to 12-4-0 on the season thanks to a 3-2 OT win over the Detroit Red Wings, dropping them to 9-5-4.
Goals:
DET - Henrik Zetterberg (9) - unassisted (3:51 1ST)
TBL - Ryan Malone (2) - from Matt Carle and Nate Thompson (10:11 1ST)
TBL - Steven Stamkos (14) - from Victor Hedman (12:50 2ND)
DET - Henrik Zetterberg (10) - from Danny DeKeyser (15:48 3RD)
TBL - Teddy Purcell (5) - from Richard Panik (3:51 OT)
WG - Ben Bishop (25 saves on 27 shots) LG - Jimmy Howard (31 saves on 34 shots)
Three Stars:
3. Steven Stamkos (1 goal) - Tampa Bay
2. Henrik Zetterberg (2 goals) - Detroit
1. Ben Bishop (25 saves on 27 shots for the win) - Tampa Bay

Minnesota Wild 3, Carolina Hurricanes 2 (SO) - (from Carolina) - The Wild improved to 10-4-4 on the season thanks to a 3-2 shootout win over the Carolina Hurricanes, dropping them to 6-7-4.
Goals:
MIN - Jason Pominville (11) - from Ryan Suter (3:33 1ST)
CAR - Ryan Murphy (2) - from Drayson Bowman and Justin Peters (4:53 1ST)
CAR - Jiri Tlusty (3) - from Alexander Semin and Brett Bellemore (7:14 2ND)
MIN - Justin Fontaine (6) - from Marco Scandella and Jared Spurgeon (11:22 2ND)
Shootout winner - Jason Pominville (MIN)
WG - Josh Harding (27 saves on 29 shots) LG - Justin Peters (28 saves on 30 shots)
Three Stars:
3. Ryan Murphy (1 goal) - Carolina
2. Jason Pominville (1 goal, shootout winner) - Minnesota
1. Josh Harding (27 saves on 29 shots for the win) - Minnesota

Columbus Blue Jackets 5, New York Islanders 2 (from Columbus) - The Blue Jackets improved to 6-10-0 on the season thanks to a 5-2 win over the New York Islanders, dropping them to 6-8-3.
Goals:
CBJ - Brandon Dubinsky PPG (4) - from Mark Letestu and Fedor Tyutin (6:25 1ST)
NYI - Frans Nielsen (9) - from Eric Boulton and Andrew MacDonald (19:25 1ST)
CBJ - Ryan Johansen (5) - from Brandon Dubinsky (9:27 2ND)
NYI - Thomas Hickey (1) - from John Tavares and Matt Donovan (13:30 2ND)
CBJ - R.J. Umberger PPG (3) - from James Wisniewski and Ryan Johansen (0:27 3RD)
CBJ - Cam Atkinson (4) - from Ryan Johansen and Brandon Dubinsky (3:24 3RD)
CBJ - James Wisniewski EN (2) - from Sergei Bobrovsky (18:52 3RD)
WG - Sergei Bobrovsky (24 saves on 26 shots) LG - Evgeni Nabokov (24 saves on 28 shots)
Three Stars:
3. R.J. Umberger (1 goal, including the GWG) - Columbus
2. Brandon Dubinsky (1 goal, 2 assists) - Columbus
1. Ryan Johansen (1 goal, 2 assists) - Columbus

St. Louis Blues 2, Pittsburgh Penguins 1 (from St. Louis) - The Blues improved to 11-2-2 on the season thanks to a 2-1 win over the Pittsburgh Penguins, dropping them to 11-6-0.
Goals:
STL - Ryan Reaves (2) - from Maxim Lapierre and Alexander Steen (2:52 2ND)
PIT - Jussi Jokinen PPG (8) - from Evgeni Malkin and James Neal (8:06 2ND)
STL - Kevin Shattenkirk (1) - from Barret Jackman and Jaden Schwartz (10:52 3RD)
WG - Jaroslav Halak (19 saves on 20 shots) LG - Marc-Andre Fleury (30 saves on 32 shots)
Three Stars:
3. Marc-Andre Fleury (30 saves on 32 shots) - Pittsburgh
2. Jaroslav Halak (19 saves on 20 shots for the win) - St. Louis
1. Kevin Shattenkirk (1 goal, including the GWG) - St. Louis

Chicago Blackhawks 5, Dallas Stars 2 (from Dallas) - The Blackhawks improved to 11-2-4 on the season thanks to a 5-2 win over the Dallas Stars, dropping them to 8-7-2.
Goals:
DAL - Cody Eakin (5) - from Shawn Horcoff and Trevor Daley (6:10 1ST)
CHI - Marian Hossa (7) - from Jonathan Toews and Patrick Sharp (16:51 1ST)
DAL - Tyler Seguin (7) - from Jamie Benn (6:54 2ND)
CHI - Jonathan Toews (9) - from Patrick Kane and Patrick Sharp (10:19 2ND)
CHI - Patrick Kane PPG (10) - from Andrew Shaw and Patrick Sharp (18:15 2ND)
CHI - Marian Hossa (8) - from Patrick Sharp and Johnny Oduya (18:19 3RD)
CHI - Niklas Hjalmarsson EN (2) - from Johnny Oduya (18:53 3RD)
WG - Corey Crawford (31 saves on 33 shots) LG - Kari Lehtonen (26 saves on 30 shots)
Three Stars:
3. Patrick Kane (1 goal, 1 assist, GWG) - Chicago
2. Marian Hossa (2 goals) - Chicago
1. Patrick Sharp (4 assists) - Chicago

Phoenix Coyotes 4, Washington Capitals 3 (SO) - (from Phoenix) - The Coyotes improved to 12-4-2 on the season thanks to a 4-3 shootout win over the Washington Capitals, dropping them to 9-7-1.
Goals:
PHX - Shane Doan PPG (7) - from Martin Hanzal and Keith Yandle (9:16 1ST)
WSH - Troy Brouwer PPG (5) - from Mike Green and Michal Neuvirth (0:38 2ND)
WSH - John Carlsom PPG (3) - from Marcus Johansson and Alexander Ovechkin (3:48 2ND)
WSH - Joel Ward (7) - from Michael Latta and Jason Chimera (16:27 2ND)
PHX - Lauri Korpikoski (2) - from Antoine Vermette and David Schlemko (16:34 3RD)
PHX - Shane Doan PPG (8) - from Oliver Ekman-Larsson and Keith Yandle (18:14 3RD)
Shootout winner - Mikkel Boedker (PHX)
WG - Mike Smith (29 saves on 32 shots) LG - Michal Neuvirth (32 saves on 35 shots)
Three Stars:
3. John Carlson (1 goal) - Washington
2. Keith Yandle (2 assists) - Phoenix
1. Shane Doan (2 goals) - Phoenix

Los Angeles Kings 5, Vancouver Canucks 1 (from Los Angeles) - The Kings improved to 11-6-0 on the season thanks to a 5-1 win over the Vancouver Canucks, dropping them to 11-6-2
Goals:
LAK - Jordan Nolan (3) - from Linden Vey and Alec Martinez (12:23 1ST)
LAK - Tyler Toffoli (1) - from Drew Doughty and Mike Richards (19:09 1ST)
VAN - Dan Hamhus (4) - from Kevin Bieksa and Ryan Kesler (8:52 2ND)
LAK - Mike Richards (5) - from Dwight King and Tyler Toffoli (10:00 2ND)
LAK - Justin Williams (6) - from Anze Kopitar and Slava Voynov (11:46 2ND)
LAK - Tyler Toffoli (2) - from Mike Richards and Dwight King (12:33 2ND)
WG - Jon Quick (25 saves on 26 shots) LG - Roberto Luongo (14 saves on 18 shots), Eddie Lack (13 saves on 14 shots in relief of Luongo)
Three Stars:
3. Jon Quick (25 saves on 26 shots for the win) - Los Angeles
2. Mike Richards (1 goal, 2 assists) - Los Angeles
1. Tyler Toffoli (2 goals, 1 assist, GWG) - Los Angeles

Three Stars of the Night:
3. Ryan Johansen - Johansen was one of several Blue Jackets to have a big game, scoring 1 goal and adding 2 assists in their 5-2 win over the Islanders.
2. Patrice Bergeron - Bergeron continued his dominance over the Maple Leafs, picking up the GWG and adding a 2nd goal into the empty-net in the Bruins 3-1 win. .
1. Patrick Sharp - Sharp had a big part in the Hawks 5-2 win over the Stars, picking up 4 assists on the Hawks first 4 goals. Sharp now has 9 points in his last 5 games.

Interesting Stats of the Night:
-Patrice Bergeron now has 4 goals in his last 2 games against the Leafs (the 2nd game was game 7 in the playoffs), and has the GWG in both games
-James Neal returned for the Penguins, after missing every game this season but the opener (when he got hurt)
-Claude Giroux got the monkey off his back after he finally scored his 1st goal of the season.

Forman Faceoff Highlight of the Night: Lindey Vey, making his NHL debut, made this sensational move and pass to Jordan Nolan who finished it off for a beautiful goal: http://video.kings.nhl.com/videocenter/console?id=481264&lang=en

What's up next (November 10th) - There are 7 NHL games on tap for Sunday
1. New York Islanders vs. Montreal Canadiens @6PM ET (In Montreal)
2. Nashville Predators vs. New Jersey Devils @7PM ET (In New Jersey)
3. Florida Panthers vs. New York Rangers @7PM ET (In New York)
4. Edmonton Oilers vs. Chicago Blackhawks @730PM ET (In Chicago)
5. San Jose Sharks vs. Winnipeg Jets @8PM ET (In Winnipeg)
6. Washington Capitals vs. Colorado Avalanche @8PM ET (In Colorado)
7. Vancouver Canucks vs. Anaheim Ducks @8PM ET (In Anaheim) {***Forman's Game of the Night***}

-Joel Forman - The Forman Faceoff

November 8th NHL Recap

Toronto Maple Leafs 2, New Jersey Devils 1 (SO) - (from Toronto)  - The Leafs improved to 11-5-0 on the season thanks to a 2-1 shootout win over the New Jersey Devils, dropping them to 4-7-5
Goals:
TOR - Phil Kessel PPG (10) - from Cody Franson (8:12 3RD)
NJD - Michael Ryder PPG (5) - from Eric Gelinas and Andy Greene (15:15 3RD)
Shootout winner - James van Riemsdyk (TOR)
WG - Jonathan Bernier (34 saves on 35 shots) LG - Cory Schneider (27 saves on 28 shots)
Three Stars:
3. Phil Kessel (1 goal) - Toronto
2. Cory Schneider (27 saves on 28 shots) - New Jersey
1. Jonathan Bernier (34 saves on 35 shots for the win) - Toronto

Winnipeg Jets 5, Nashville Predators 0 (from Winnipeg) - The Jets improved to 7-9-2 on the season thanks to a 5-0 shutout of the Nashville Predators, dropping them to 8-6-2.
Goals:
WPG - Bryan Little (9) - from Andrew Ladd and Blake Wheeler (3:04 1ST) *GWG*
WPG - Olli Jokinen (3) - from Evander Kane and Keaton Ellerby (6:47 1ST)
WPG - Eric Tangradi (1) - from Dustin Byfuglien and Grant Clistom (8:23 1ST)
WPG - Devin Setoguchi (4) - from Olli Jokinen (16:45 1ST)
WPG - Bryan Little (10) - from Andrew Ladd and Blake Wheeler (9:53 3RD)
WG - Ondrej Pavelec (41 saves on 41 shots) LG - Carter Hutton (5 saves on 8 shots), Marek Mazanec (22 saves on 24 shots in relief of Hutton)
Three Stars:
3. Olli Jokinen (1 goal, 1 asisst) - Winnipeg
2. Bryan Little (2 goals, including the GWG) - Winnipeg
1. Ondrej Pavelec (41 saves on 41 shots for the shutout) - Winnipeg

Colorado Avalanche 4, Calgary Flames 2 (from Colorado) - The Avalanche improved to 13-2-0 on the season thanks to a 4-2 win over the Calgary Flames, dropping them to 6-9-2.
Goals:
COL - Ryan O'Reilly (6) - from P.A. Parenteau and Jan Hejda (5:31 1ST)
COL - Paul Stastny PPG (6) - from Erik Johnson and Andre Benoit (1:09 2ND)
CGY - Mike Cammalleri (6) - from Mikael Backlund and Jiri Hudler (6:07 2ND)
COL - John Mitchell (2) - from Nathan MacKinnon and Cory Sarich (7:16 2ND) *GWG*
CGY - Mike Cammalleri (7) - from Jiri Hudler and Mikael Backlund (9:46 2ND)
COL - Matt Duchene EN (11) - from Ryan O'Reilly (19:57 3RD)
WG - J.S. Giguere (30 saves on 32 shots) LG - Karri Ramo (23 saves on 26 shots)
Three Stars:
3. John Mitchell (1 goal, including the GWG) - Colorado
2. Mike Cammalleri (2 goals) - Calgary
1. J.S. Giguere (30 saves on 32 shots for the win) - Colorado

Anaheim Ducks 6, Buffalo Sabres 2 (from Anaheim) - The Ducks improved to 14-3-1 on the season thanks to a commanding 6-2 win over the Buffalo Sabres, dropping them to 3-15-1.
Goals:
ANA - Ryan Getzlaf PPG (8) - from Cam Fowler and Dustin Penner (2:11 1ST)
ANA - Cam Fowler PPG (2) - from Dustin Penner and Ryan Getzlaf (9:53 1ST)
BUF - Mikhail Grigorenko (1) - from Cody McCormick and Drew Stafford (13:26 1ST)
ANA - Ryan Getzlaf (9) - unassisted (16:29 1ST) *GWG*
ANA - Ryan Getzlaf (10 - Hat Trick) - from Corey Perry and Dustin Penner (19:40 1ST)
ANA - Dustin Penner (3) - from Corey Perry (4:53 2ND)
BUF - Mikhail Grigorenko (2) - from Corey Tropp and Cody McCormick (13:09 2ND)
ANA - Andrew Cogliano (4) - from Rickard Rakell and Daniel Winnik (18:53 2ND)
WG - Frederik Andersen (25 saves on 27 shots) LG - Ryan Miller (28 saves on 34 shots), Jhonas Enroth (12 saves on 12 shots in relief of Miller).
Three Stars:
3. Corey Perry (2 assists) - Anaheim
2. Dustin Penner (1 goal, 3 asissts) - Anaheim
1. Ryan Getzlaf (3 goals, 1 assist, GWG) - Anaheim

Three Stars of the Night:
3. Dustin Penner - Penner had his best game of the season, scoring 1 goal and adding 3 assists in the Ducks 6-2 win over the Sabres.
2. Ondrej Pavelec - Pavelec had a big part in the Jets 5-0 win over the Predators, making 41 saves for his 1st shutout of the season.
1. Ryan Getzlaf - Getzlaf picked up his 8th, 9th and 10th goals of the season, his 1st career hat trick, all in the 1st period of the Ducks 6-2 win over the Sabres. Getzlaf also added an assist for a 4-point night and 1st period.

Interesting Stats of the Night:
-All 4 home teams won tonight, outscoring the road teams 17-5
-Ryan Getzlaf scored his 1st NHL hat trick, all in the 1st period.
-Speaking of the Ducks, rookie goalie Frederik Andersen improved to 5-0 on the season with a win tonight. Man do the Ducks have a logjam in net when Fasth returns from injury.
-J.S. Giguere improved to 5-0 on the season as well.

Forman Faceoff Highlight of the Night:
-Here is footage of Ryan Getzlaf's 1st career hat trick: http://video.nhl.com/videocenter/console?catid=35&id=480283&lang=en&navid=nhl:topheads

What's up next (November 9th) - There are 10 NHL games on tap for Saturday:
1. Edmonton Oilers vs. Philadelphia Flyers @1PM ET (In Philadelphia)
2. Florida Panthers vs. Ottawa Senators @2PM ET (In Ottawa)
3. Toronto Maple Leafs vs. Boston Bruins @7PM ET (In Boston) {**2013 Playoff Re-match**}
4. Tampa Bay Lighting vs. Detroit Red Wings @7PM ET (In Detroit)
5. Minnesota Wild vs. Carolina Hurricanes @7PM ET (In Carolina)
6. New York Islanders vs. Columbus Blue Jackets @7PM ET (In Columbus)
7. Pittsburgh Penguins vs. St. Louis Blues @8PM ET (In St. Louis) {***Forman's Game of the Night***}
8. Chicago Blackhawks vs. Dallas Stars @8PM ET (In Dallas)
9. Washingon Capitals vs. Phoenix Coyotes @8PM ET (In Phoenix)
10. Vancouver Canucks vs. Los Angeles Kings @10PM ET (In Los Angeles)

-Joel Forman - The Forman Faceoff

November 7th NHL Recap

Boston Bruins 4, Florida Panthers 1 (from Boston) - The Bruins improved to 9-5-1 on the season thanks to a 4-1 win over the Florida Panthers, dropping them to 3-9-4.
Goals:
BOS - David Krejci (3) - from Zdeno Chara and Dougie Hamilton (7:17 2ND)
BOS - Brad Marchand (2) - from Loui Eriksson and Dennis Seidenberg (4:09 3RD) *GWG*
BOS - Torey Krug (6) - from Chris Kelly and Reilly Smith (8:57 3RD)
FLA - Jesse Winchester (4) - from Nick Bjugstad and Jonathan Huberdeau (14:25 3RD)
BOS - Reilly Smith (2) - unassisted (18:13 3RD)
WG - Tuukka Rask (23 saves on 24 shots) LG - Scott Clemmensen (26 saves on 30 shots)
Three Stars:
3. Brad Marchand (1 goal, including the GWG) - Boston
2. Reilly Smith (1 goal, 1 assist) - Boston
1. Tuukka Rask (23 saves on 24 shots for the win) - Boston

Ottawa Senators 4, Montreal Canadiens 1 (from Ottawa) - The Senators improved to 6-6-4 (.500) on the season thanks to a 4-1 win over the Montreal Canadiens, dropping them to 8-8-1 (.500).
Goals:
MTL - Andrei Markov PPG (2) - from P.K. Subban and Tomas Plekanec (12:32 1ST)
OTT - Bobby Ryan (9) - from Clarke MacArthur and Eric Gryba (13:00 1ST)
OTT - Marc Methot (2) - unassisted (11:31 2ND) *GWG*
OTT - Mark Borowiecki (1) - from Clarke MacArthur and Bobby Ryan (12:08 2ND)
OTT - Kyle Turris EN (3) - from Bobby Ryan (18:51 3RD)
WG - Robin Lehner (33 saves on 34 shots) LG - Carey Price (20 saves on 23 shots)
Three Stars:
3. Mark Borowiecki (1 goal) - Ottawa
2. Robin Lehner (33 saves on 34 shots for the win) - Ottawa
1. Bobby Ryan (1 goal, 2 assists) - Ottawa

New Jersey Devils 3, Philadelphia Flyers 0 (from Philadelphia) - The Devils improved to 4-7-4 on the season thanks to a 3-0 shutout of the Philadelphia Flyers, dropping them to 4-10-1.
Goals:
NJD - Adam Henrique (5) - from Eric Gelinas and Michael Ryder (1:57 1ST) *GWG*
NJD - Cam Janssen (1) - from Adam Larsson and Ryan Carter (3:01 3RD)
NJD - Jaromir Jagr EN (4) - unassisted (19:58 3RD)
WG - Martin Brodeur (22 saves on 22 shots) LG - Ray Emery (22 saves on 24 shots)
Three Stars:
3. Jaromir Jagr (1 goal) - New Jersey
2. Adam Henrique (1 goal, including the GWG) - New Jersey
1. Martin Brodeur (22 saves on 22 shots for the shutout) - New Jersey

Washington Capitals 3, Minnesota Wild 2 (SO) - (from Washington) - The Capitals improved to 9-7-0 on the season thanks to a 3-2 shootout win over the Minnesota Wild, dropping them to 9-4-4.
Goals:
WSH - Alexander Ovechkin PPG (13) - from Nicklas Backstrom and Marcus Johansson (8:10 1ST)
MIN - Charlie Coyle PPG (1) - from Zach Parise and Mikko Koivu (17:51 1ST)
MIN - Mikael Granlund (2) - from Jason Pominville and Nino Niederreiter (6:07 2ND)
WSH - Marcus Johansson (2) - from Tom Wilson and Brooks Laich (16:52 3RD)
Shootout winner - Nicklas Backstrom
WG - Braden Holtby (33 saves on 35 shots) LG - Josh Harding (25 saves on 27 shots)
Three Stars:
3. Mikael Granlund (1 goal) - Minnesota
2. Marcus Johansson (1 goal, 1 assist) - Washington
1. Braden Holtby (33 saves on 35 shots for the win) - Washington

Carolina Hurricanes 1, New York Islanders 0 (from Carolina) - The Hurricanes improved to 6-7-3 on the season thanks to a 1-0 shutout of the New York Islanders, dropping them to 6-7-3.
Goals:
CAR - Radek Dvorak (3) - from Ron Hainsey (6:39 1ST) *GWG*
WG - Justin Peters (21 saves on 21 shots) LG - Kevin Poulin (23 saves on 24 shots)
Three Stars:
3. Radek Dvorak (1 goal, including the GWG) - Carolina
2. Kevin Poulin (23 saves on 24 shots) - New York
1. Justin Peters (21 saves on 21 shots for the shutout) - Carolina

New York Rangers 4, Columbus Blue Jackets 2 (from Columbus) - The Rangers improved to 8-8-0 (.500) on the season thanks to a 4-2 win over the Columbus Blue Jackets, dropping them to 5-10-0.
Goals:
NYR - Carl Hagelin (3) - from Ryan Callahan and Brad Richards (4:16 1ST)
CBJ - Fedor Tyutin (1) - from Brandon Dubinsky and Jack Johnson (17:31 1ST)
NYR - Ryan Callahan PPG (5) - from Mats Zuccarello and Ryan McDonagh (4:17 2ND)
NYR - Carl Hagelin (4) - unassisted (12:44 2ND) *GWG*
CBJ - Ryan Murray (2) - from James Wisniewski and Marian Gaborik (13:32 2ND)
NYR - Ryan McDonagh EN (4) - from Dan Girardi and Derek Stepan (19:06 3RD)
WG - Cam Talbot (32 saves on 34 shots) LG - Sergei Bobrovsky (30 saves on 33 shots)
Three Stars:
3. Ryan Callahan (1 goal, 1 assist) - New York
2. Ryan McDonagh (1 goal, 1 assist) - New York
1. Carl Hagelin (2 goals, including the GWG) - New York

Dallas Stars 4, Detroit Red Wings 3 (OT) - (from Detroit) - The Stars improved to 8-6-2 on the season thanks to a 4-3 OT win over the Detroit Red Wings, dropping them to 9-5-3.
Goals:
DET - Todd Bertuzzi (5) - from Henrik Zetterberg and Pavel Datsyuk (7:44 2ND)
DET - Adam Almquist (1) - from Henrik Zetterberg and Todd Bertuzzi (14:50 2ND)
DAL - Shawn Horcoff (2) - from Ray Whitney and Alex Chiasson (19:39 2ND)
DAL - Jamie Benn (6) - unassisted (4:08 3RD)
DET - Pavel Datsyuk (7) - from Henrik Zetterberg and Jakub Kindl (11:34 3RD)
DAL - Cody Eakin PPG (4) - from Sergei Gonchar and Trevor Daley (18:50 3RD)
DAL - Rich Peverley (3) - from Valeri Nichushkin and Alex Goligoski (4:41 OT) *GWG*
WG - Kari Lehtonen (26 saves on 29 shots) LG - Jimmy Howard (24 saves on 28 shots)
Three Stars:
3. Henrik Zetterberg (3 assists) - Detroit
2. Jamie Benn (1 goal) - Dallas
1. Pavel Datsyuk (1 goal, 1 assist) - Detroit

Tampa Bay Lightning 4, Edmonton Oilers 2 (from Tampa Bay) - The Lightning improved to 11-4-0 on the season thanks to a 4-2 win over the Edmonton Oilers, dropping them to 4-11-2.
Goals:
TBL - Steven Stamkos (12) - unassisted (7:37 1ST)
EDM - Taylor Fedun (2) - from Jordan Eberle and Ales Hemsky (10:11 1ST)
TBL - Steven Stamkos (13) - unassisted (19:07 1ST)
TBL - Tyler Johnson (4) - from Richard Panik and Radko Gudas (18:33 2ND) *GWG*
EDM - Taylor Hall PPG (4) - from Jordan Eberle (10:22 3RD)
TBL - Valtteri Filppula EN (6) - unassisted (18:55 3RD)
WG - Ben Bishop (38 saves on 40 shots) LG - Devan Dubnyk (22 saves on 25 shots)
Three Stars:
3. Jordan Eberle (2 assists) - Edmonton
2. Ben Bishop (38 saves on 40 shots for the win) - Tampa Bay
1. Steven Stamkos (2 goals) - Tampa Bay

St. Louis Blues 3, Calgary Flames 2 (from St. Louis) - The Blues improved to 10-2-2 on the season thanks to a 3-2 win over the Calgary Flames, dropping them to 6-8-2.
Goals:
STL - Vladimir Tarasenko PPG (5) - from Jay Bouwmeester and Jaden Schwartz (3:01 1ST)
STL - Maxim Lapierre (1) - from Jordan Leopold and Kevin Shattenkirk (10:12 1ST)
STL - Alexander Steen (14) - from T.J. Oshie and Jordan Leopold (5:55 2ND) *GWG*
CGY - Tim Jackman (1) - from Shane O'Brien and Chad Billins (4:41 3RD)
CGY - Mike Cammalleri (5) - from Chris Butler and Jiri Hudler (14:49 3RD)
WG - Brian Elliot (18 saves on 20 shots) LG - Reto Berra (24 saves on 27 shots)
Three Stars:
3. Chris Butler (1 assist) - Calgary
2. Jordan Leopold (2 assists) - St. Louis
1. Alexander Steen (1 goal, including the GWG) - St. Louis

Los Angeles Kings 2, Buffalo Sabres 0 (from Los Angeles) - The Kings improved to 10-6-0 on the season thanks to a 2-0 shutout of the Buffalo Sabres, dropping them to 3-14-1.
Goals:
LAK - Mike Richards PPG (4) - from Jake Muzzin and Tyler Toffoli (19:24 1ST) *GWG*
LAK - Anze Kopitar PPG (4) - from Drew Doughty and Mike Richards (12:18 2ND)
WG - Jon Quick (19 saves on 19 shots) LG - Jhonas Entroth (26 saves on 28 shots)
Three Stars:
3. Drew Doughty (1 assists) - Los Angeles
2. Mike Richards (1 goal, 1 assists, GWG) - Los Angeles
1. Jon Quick (19 saves on 19 shots for the shutout) - Los Angeles

Vancouver Canucks 4, San Jose Sharks 2 (from San Jose) - The Canucks improved to 11-5-2 thanks to a 4-2 win over the San Jose Sharks, dropping them to 10-2-4.
Goals:
SJS - Joe Thornton (2) - from Tomas Hertl and Tommy Wingels (1:17 1ST)
VAN - Brad Richardson (5) - from Darren Archibald and Kevin Bieksa (4:28 1ST)
VAN - Mike Santorelli (5) - from Chris Higgins and Alex Burrows (9:25 1ST)
SJS - Mike Brown (1) - from James Sheppard and Andrew Desjardins (10:45 1ST)
VAN - Chris Higgins (6) - from Alex Burrows (18:55 1ST) *GWG*
VAN - Zack Kassian (3) - from Kevin Bieksa and Ryan Stanton (5:22 2ND)
WG - Roberto Luongo (22 saves on 24 shots) LG - Antti Niemi (9 saves on 13 shots), Alex Stalock (21 saves on 21 shots in relief of Niemi)
Three Stars:
3. Alex Burrows (2 assists) - Vancouver
2. Brad Richardson (1 goal) - Vancouver
1. Chris Higgins (1 goal, 1 assist, GWG) - Vancouver

Three Stars of the Night:
3. Jon Quick/Justin Peters/Martin Brodeur - A trio of goalies with their 1st shutouts of the season, Quick making 19 saves, Peters 21 saves and Brodeur 22 saves.
2. Steven Stamkos - Stamkos scored his 12th and 13th goals of the season, both unassisted after causing a turnover.
1. Bobby Ryan - Off to a very fast start to his Senators career, Ryan had a big part in the Sens 4-1 win over the Habs scoring his 10th goal of the season and adding 2 assists.

Interesting Stats of the Night:
-Martin Brodeur picked up his 122nd career shutout
-Jon Quick picked up his 1st shutout of the season (26th career shutout) in his 300th NHL game.
-The Canucks ended a 9-game losing streak to the Sharks dating back to last season's playoffs and regular season.
-Jamie Benn scored this beauty goal for the Stars tonight: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l-Twwtn4BhM

Forman Faceoff Highlight of the Night:
-Pavel Datsyuk with another instant classic Datsyukian Deke undressing Shawn Horcoff and beating Kari Lehtonen for a goal of the year candidate: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fsiDeLvg4pQ

What's up next (November 8th) - There are 4 NHL games on tap for Friday:
1. New Jersey Devils vs. Toronto Maple Leafs @730PM ET (In Toronto)
2. Nashville Predators vs. Winnipeg Jets @8PM ET (In Winnipeg)
3. Calgary Flames vs. Colorado Avalanche @9PM ET (In Colorado)
4. Buffalo Sabres vs. Anaheim Ducks @10PM ET (In Anaheim)

-Joel Forman - The Forman Faceoff

November 6th NHL Recap

New York Rangers 5, Pittsburgh Penguins 1 (from New York) - The Rangers improved to 7-8-0 on the season thanks to a 5-1 win over the Pittsburgh Penguins, dropping them to 11-5-0.
Goals:
NYR - Ryan McDonagh (3) - from Brian Boyle (18:08 1ST)
NYR - Derek Stepan (4) - from Mats Zuccarello and Chris Kreider (19:13 1ST) *GWG*
NYR - Brian Boyle (1) - from Brad Richards and Anton Stralman (13:10 2ND)
PIT - Kris Letang PPG (3) - from Chris Kunitz and Evgeni Malkin (14:34 2ND)
NYR - Ryan Callahan (4) - from Brad Richards and Carl Hagelin (15:38 2ND)
NYR - Derick Brassard (3) - from Derek Dorsett (9:57 3RD)
WG - Henrik Lundqvist (28 saves on 29 shots) LG - Marc-Andre Fleury (20 saves on 25 shots)
Three Stars:
3. Brad Richards (2 assists) - New York
2. Brian Boyle (1 goal, 1 assist) - New York
1. Henrik Lundqvist (28 saves on 29 shots for the win) - New York

Chicago Blackhawks 4, Winnipeg Jets 1 (from Chicago) - The Blackhawks improved to 10-2-4 on the season thanks to a 4-1 win over the Winnipeg Jets, dropping them to 6-9-2.
Goals:
CHI - Jonathan Toews (8) -  from Patrick Sharp and Duncan Keith (17:29 1ST)
CHI - Patrick Kane (9) - from Brent Seabrook and Duncan Keith (19:54 1ST) *GWG*
CHI - Brandon Pirri (3) - from Ben Smith (18:02 2ND)
CHI - Patrick Sharp (4) - unassisted (4:00 3RD)
WPG - Devin Setoguchi (3) - from Olli Jokinen and Dustin Byfuglien (8:40 3RD)
WG - Corey Crawford (24 saves on 25 shots) LG - Al Montoya (24 saves on 28 shots)
Three Stars:
3. Jonathan Toews (1 goal)  - Chicago
2. Patrick Sharp (1 goal, 1 assist) - Chicago
1. Patrick Kane (1 goal, 1 assist, GWG) - Chicago

Nashville Predators 6, Colorado Avalanche 4 (from Colorado) - The Predators improved to 8-5-2 on the season thanks to a 6-4 win over the Colorado Avalanche, dropping them to 12-2-0.
Goals:
NSH - Viktor Stalberg (1) - from Colin Wilson and Mattias Ekholm (13:12 1ST)
COL - P.A. Parenteau (5) - from Matt Duchene (15:23 1ST)
NSH - Craig Smith PPG (3) - from Colin Wilson and Ryan Ellis (19:04 1ST)
COL - Ryan O'Reilly (5) - from P.A. Parenteau and Matt Duchene (2:15 2ND)
NSH - Paul Gaustad (3) - from Filip Forsberg (3:14 2ND)
NSH - Colin Wilson PPG (2) - from Ryan Ellis and Roman Josi (6:47 2ND)
COL - Paul Stastny (5) - from Jamie McGinn (13:37 2ND)
COL - Matt Duchene (10) - from Cody McLeod and Cory Sarich (4:23 3RD)
NSH - Colin Wilson (3) - from Viktor Stalberg and David Legwand (7:34 3RD) *GWG*
NSH - Gabriel Bourque EN (1) - from David Legwand (19:42 3RD)
WG - Carter Hutton (27 saves on 31 shots) LG - Semyon Varlamov (22 saves on 27 shots)
Three Stars:
3. Viktor Stalberg (1 goal, 1 assist) - Nashville
2. Matt Duchene (1 goal, 2 assists) - Colorado
1. Colin Wilson (2 goals, 2 assists, GWG) - Nashville

Anaheim Ducks 5, Phoenix Coyotes 2 (from Anaheim) - The Ducks improved to 13-3-1 on the season thanks to a 5-2 win over the Phoenix Coyotes, dropping them to 11-4-2.
Goals:
PHX - Shane Doan (6) - from Mike Ribeiro and Oliver Ekman-Larsson (4:25 1ST)
ANA - Hampus Lindholm (1) - from Mathieu Perreault and Devante Smith-Pelly (15:00 1ST)
PHX - Michael Stone PPG (3) - from David Moss and Martin Hanzal (12:40 2ND)
ANA - Ryan Getzlaf PPG (7) - from Cam Fowler and Nick Bonino (15:36 2ND)
ANA - Corey Perry (10) - from Hampus Lindholm and Ryan Getzlaf (19:58 2ND) *GWG*
ANA - Cam Fowler PPG (1) - from Nick Bonino (10:08 3RD)
ANA - Andrew Cogliano EN (3) - from Dustin Penner (18:58 3RD)
WG - Jonas Hiller (24 saves on 26 shots) LG - Mike Smith (24 saves on 28 shots)
Three Stars:
3. Corey Perry (1 goal, including the GWG) - Anaheim
2. Ryan Getzlaf (1 goal, 1 assist) - Anaheim
1. Hampus Lindholm (1 goal, 1 assist) - Anaheim

Three Stars of the Night:
3. Hampus Lindholm - Lindholm scored his 1st NHL goal and added an assist in the Ducks 5-2 win over the Coyotes.
2. Matt Duchene - Duchene scored his 10th goal of the season and added 2 assists in the Avs 6-4 loss to the Predators
1. Colin Wilson - Speaking of the Predators, Wilson was a huge factor in the 6-4 win picking up 2 goals, 2 assists, and the GWG.

Interesting Stats of the Night:
-Hampus Lindholm scored his 1st NHL goal for the Ducks
-Weird incident in Chicago, Jets D Adam Pardy is checked through the glass and has his helmet stolen by a fan (http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nhl-puck-daddy/adam-pardy-gets-checked-glass-helmet-stolen-fan-034903297--nhl.html)
-Matt Duchene with the Forman Faceoff Highlight of the Night: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7meceh8CQ7M

What's up next (November 7th) - There are 11 NHL games on tap for Thursday:
1. Florida Panthers vs. Boston Bruins @7PM ET (In Boston)
2. Montreal Canadiens vs. Ottawa Senators @7PM ET (In Ottawa)
3. New Jersey Devils vs. Philadelphia Flyers @7PM ET (In Philadelphia)
4. Minnesota Wild vs. Washington Capitals @7PM ET (In Washington)
5. New York Islanders vs. Carolina Hurricanes @7PM ET (In Carolina)
6. New York Rangers vs. Columbus Blue Jackets @7PM ET (In Columbus)
7. Dallas Stars vs. Detroit Red Wings @730PM ET (In Detroit)
8. Edmonton Oilers vs. Tampa Bay Lightning @730PM ET (In Tampa Bay)
9. Calgary Flames vs. St. Louis Blues @8PM ET (In St. Louis)
10. Buffalo Sabres vs. Los Angeles Kings @1030PM ET (In Los Angeles)
11. Vancouver Canucks vs. San Jose Sharks @1030PM ET (In San Jose) {***Forman's Game of the Night***}

-Joel Forman - The Forman Faceoff

November 5th NHL Recap

Dallas Stars 3, Boston Bruins 2 (SO) - (from Boston) - The Stars improved to 7-6-2 on the season thanks to a 3-2 shootout win over the Boston Bruins, dropping them to 8-5-1.
Goals:
DAL - Jamie Benn (5) - from Valeri Nichushkin and Jordie Benn (3:38 1ST)
BOS - Torey Krug (5) - from Reilly Smith and Carl Soderberg (4:16 1ST)
BOS - Milan Lucic (7) - from Dougie Hamilton and David Krejci (11:39 3RD)
DAL - Vernon Fiddler PS (2) - unassisted (17:26 3RD)
Shootout winner - Rich Peverley (DAL)
WG - Kari Lehtonen (34 saves on 36 shots) LG - Tuukka Rask (34 saves on 36 shots)
Three Stars:
3. Tuukka Rask (34 saves on 36 shots) - Boston
2. Kari Lehtonen (34 saves on 36 shots for the win) - Dallas
1. Jamie Benn (1 goal) - Dallas

Washington Capitals 6, New York Islanders 2 (from Washington) - The Capitals improved to 8-7-0 on the season thanks to a commanding 6-2 win over the New York Islanders, dropping them to 6-6-3.
Goals:
NYI - John Tavares (7) - from Frans Nielsen and Kyle Okposo (5:58 1ST)
WSH - John Carlson (2) - unassisted (3:06 2ND)
WSH - Alexander Ovechkin PPG (11) - from Nicklas Backstrom (4:21 2ND)
NYI - Kyle Okposo (5) - from John Tavares and Andrew MacDonald (4:38 2ND)
WSH - Marcus Johansson PPG (1) - from Troy Brouwer and Nicklas Backstrom (6:50 2ND) *GWG*
WSH - Alexander Urbom (1) - from Tom Wilson and Steve Oleksy (8:10 2ND)
WSH - Alexander Ovechkin PPG (12) - from Marcus Johansson and Nicklas Backstrom (17:18 2ND)
WSH - Tom Wilson PPG (1) - from Alexander Ovechkin and Mikhail Grabovski (15:59 3RD)
WG - Braden Holtby (34 saves on 36 shots) LG - Evgeni Nabokov (33 saves on 39 shots)
Three Stars:
3. Tom Wilson (1 goal, 1 assist) - Washington
2. Nicklas Backstrom (3 assists) - Washington
1. Alexander Ovechkin (2 goals, 1 assist) - Washington

Ottawa Senators 4, Columbus Blue Jackets 1 (from Columbus) - The Senators improved to 5-6-4 on the season thanks to a 4-1 win over the Columbus Blue Jackets, dropping them to 5-9-0.
Goals:
OTT - Erik Karlsson (5) - unassisted (14:51 1ST)
OTT - Clarke MacArthur (2) - from Bobby Ryan and Kyle Turris (19:56 1ST) *GWG*
CBJ - R.J. Umberger PPG (2) - from Fedor Tyutin and Brandon Dubinsky (3:02 3RD)
OTT - Chris Neil (2) - from Jason Spezza and Eric Gryba (13:55 3RD)
OTT - Erik Karlsson (6) - from Jason Spezza and Milan Michalek (19:42 3RD)
WG - Robin Lehner (32 saves on 33 shots) LG - Curtis McElhinney (20 saves on 23 shots)
Three Stars:
3. Jason Spezza (2 assists) - Ottawa
2. Robin Lehner (32 saves on 33 shots for the win) - Ottawa
1. Erik Karlsson (2 goals) - Ottawa

St. Louis Blues 3, Montreal Canadiens 2 (SO) - (from Montreal) - The Blues improved to 9-2-2 on the season thanks to a 3-2 shootout win over the Montreal Canadiens, dropping them to 8-7-1.
Goals:
STL - Alexander Steen (13) - from David Backes (2:38 1ST)
MON - Rene Bourque (5) - from Andrei Markov and P.K. Subban (5:38 2ND)
MON - Michael Bournival (4) - from Brian Gionta (14:49 2ND)
STL - Chris Stewart (2) - from Kevin Shattenkirk and Vladimir Sobotka (10:31 3RD)
Shootout winner - T.J. Oshie (STL)
WG - Jaroslav Halak (25 saves on 27 shots) LG - Carey Price (30 saves on 32 shots)
Three Stars:
3. Alexander Steen (1 goal) - St. Louis
2. Carey Price (30 saves on 32 shots) - Montreal
1. Jaroslav Halak (25 saves on 27 shots for the win) - St. Louis

Edmonton Oilers 4, Florida Panthers 3 (OT) - (from Florida) - The Oilers improved to 4-10-2 on the season thanks to a 4-3 OT win over the Florida Panthers, dropping them to 3-8-4.
Goals:
FLA - Marcel Goc (4) - from Jonathan Huberdeau and Tomas Fleischmann (10:35 1ST)
EDM - Philip Larsen (1) - from Ryan Nugent-Hopkins and Boyd Gordon (16:59 1ST)
EDM - Mark Arcobello (1) - from Boyd Gordon and Ryan Jones (2:06 2ND)
EDM - Taylor Fedun (1) - from Ryan Nugent-Hopkins and Jordan Eberle (2:39 2ND)
FLA - Scottie Upshall (1) - from Jesse Winchester and Brian Campbell (10:04 3RD)
FLA - Scottie Upshall (2) - from Marcel Goc and Dmitry Kulikov (19:02 3RD)
EDM - Mark Arcobello PPG (2) - from Ales Hemsky and Boyd Gordon (1:55 OT) *GWG*
WG - Devan Dubnyk (20 saves on 23 shots) LG - Jacob Markstrom (23 saves on 27 shots)
Three Stars:
3. Boyd Gordon (3 assists) - Edmonton
2. Scottie Upshall (2 goals) - Florida
1. Mark Arcobello (2 goals, including the GWG) - Edmonton

Carolina Hurricanes 2, Philadelphia Flyers 1 (OT) - (from Carolina) - The Hurricanes improved to 5-7-3 on the season thanks to a 2-1 OT win over the Philadelphia Flyers, dropping them to 4-9-1.
Goals:
PHI - Scott Hartnell (1) - from Kimmo Timonen and Claude Giroux (16:02 3RD)
CAR - Jordan Staal (2) - from Eric Staal and Jiri Tlusty (19:07 3RD)
CAR - Manny Malhotra (1) - from Ron Hainsey (2:40 OT) *GWG*
WG - Justin Peters (28 saves on 29 shots) LG - Steve Mason (36 saves on 38 shots)
Three Stars:
3. Steve Mason (36 saves on 38 shots) - Philadelphia
2. Justin Peters (28 saves on 29 shots for the win) - Carolina
1. Manny Malhotra (1 goal, including the OT winner) - Carolina

Minnesota Wild 5, Calgary Flames 1 (from Minnesota) - The Wild improved to 9-4-3 on the season thanks to a commanding 5-1 win over the Calgary Flames, dropping them to 6-7-2.
Goals:
CGY - Jiri Hudler (6) - from Lance Bouma and Chad Billins (5:24 1ST)
MIN - Mikko Koivu (2) - from Zach Parise and Charlie Coyle (9:07 1ST)
MIN - Zach Parise PPG (7) - from Ryan Suter and Mikko Koivu (6:28 2ND) *GWG*
MIN - Justin Fontaine (5) - from Matt Cooke and Kyle Brodziak (8:05 3RD)
MIN - Zenon Kenopka (1) - from Torrey Mitchell and Marco Scandella (8:38 3RD)
MIN - Zach Parise (8) - from Mikko Koivu and Ryan Suter (13:14 3RD)
WG - Josh Harding (24 saves on 25 shots) LG - Reto Berra (19 saves on 24 shots)
Three Stars:
3. Ryan Suter (2 assists) - Minnesota
2. Mikko Koivu (1 goal, 2 assists) - Minnesota
1. Zach Parise (2 goals, 1 assist, GWG) - Minnesota

Phoenix Coyotes 3, Vancouver Canucks 2 (SO) - (from Phoenix) - The Coyotes improved to 11-3-2 on the season thanks to a 3-2 shootout win over the Vancouver Canucks, dropping them to 10-5-2.
Goals:
PHX - Radim Vrbata (6) - from Martin Hanzal (1:15 1ST)
VAN - Dan Hamhuis (3) - from Mike Santorelli (0:25 2ND)
VAN - Ryan Kesler PPG (9) - from Henrik Sedin and Daniel Sedin (4:15 2ND)
PHX - Shane Doan (5) - from Keith Yandle and David Moss (17:39 2ND)
Shootout winner - Antoine Vermette (PHX)
WG - Mike Smith (31 saves on 33 shots) LG - Roberto Luongo (30 saves on 32 shots)
Three Stars:
3. Ryan Kesler (1 goal) - Vancouver
2. Shane Doan (1 goal) - Phoenix
1. Mike Smith (31 saves on 33 shots for the win) - Phoenix

Buffalo Sabres 5, San Jose Sharks 4 (SO) - (from San Jose) - The Sabres improved to 3-13-1 on the season thanks to a 5-4 shootout win over the San Jose Sharks, dropping them to 10-1-4.
Goals:
SJS - Martin Havlat (1) - from Brad Stuart and Dan Boyle (8:48 1ST)
BUF - Drew Stafford (2) - from Jamie McBain and Johan Larsson (2:36 2ND)
BUF - Cody McCormick (1) - from Drew Stafford and Zemgus Girgensons (5:53 2ND)
BUF - Tyler Ennis PPG (2) - from Cody Hodgson and Matt Moulson (1:20 3RD)
SJS - Tyler Kennedy (2) - from Marc-Edouard Vlasic (3:19 3RD)
SJS - Tomas Hertl (9) - from Scott Hannan and Joe Thornton (4:29 3RD)
BUF - Henrik Tallinder (2) - from Tyler Ennis and Cody Hodgson (7:28 3RD)
SJS - Tommy Wingels (4) - from Tomas Hertl and Justin Braun (16:14 3RD)
Shootout winner - Cody Hodgson (BUF)
WG - Ryan Miller (47 saves on 51 shots) LG - Antti Niemi (32 saves on 36 shots)
Three Stars:
3. Cody Hodgson (2 assists, shootout winner) - Buffalo
2. Tomas Hertl (1 goal, 1 assist) - San Jose
1. Tyler Ennis (1 goal, 1 assist) - Buffalo

Three Stars of the Night:
3. Mark Arocbello - Arcobello scored his 1st NHL goal and added his 2nd in OT in a 4-3 Oilers win over the Panthers.
2. Alexander Ovechkin - Ovechkin had a big return after missing 2 games, scoring 2 goals and adding an assist. Ovie now has 12 goals on the season.
1. Zach Parise - Parise scored 2 goals and added an assist in the Wild's 5-1 win over the Flames, including the GWG.

Interesting Stats of the Night:
-Taylor Fedun and Mark Arcobello scored their 1st NHL goals 33 seconds apart for the Oilers
-2 sets of brothers had a goal tonight assisted by their brother, with Jordan Staal scoring from an Eric Staal pass, and Jordie Benn picking up the secondary assist on his brother Jamie's goal.
-Tyler Seguin and Rich Peverley scored in the shootout for the Stars in their 1st game back in Boston/against their former team.
-The feel-good story of the season happened tonight in Carolina, as Manny Malhotra scored the OT winner for his 1st goal since March 26th 2012. Malhotra played in his 3rd game back since returning from an eye injury last season that was said to end his career, so it was great to see him back in the NHL and making an impact.
-15 of the 18 teams that played tonight picked up at least 1 point

What's up next (November 6th) - There are 4 NHL games on tap for Wednesday:
1. Pittsburgh Penguins vs. New York Rangers @730PM ET (In New York) {***Forman's Game of the Night***}
2. Winnipeg Jets vs. Chicago Blackhawks @8PM ET (In Chicago)
3. Nashville Predators vs. Colorado Avalanche @930PM ET (In Colorado)
4. Phoenix Coyotes vs. Anaheim Ducks @10PM ET (In Anaheim)

-Joel Forman - The Forman Faceoff

November 4th NHL Recap

Anaheim Ducks 2, New York Rangers 1 (from New York) - The Ducks improved to 12-3-1 on the season thanks to a 2-1 win over the New York Rangers, dropping them to 6-8-0.
Goals:
ANA - Corey Perry (9) - from Dustin Penner and Luca Sbisa (2:29 1ST)
ANA - Kyle Palmieri (4) - from Francois Beauchemin (9:09 1ST) *GWG*
NYR - Michael Del Zotto (1) - from Carl Hagelin and Ryan Callahan (18:36 2ND)
WG - Frederik Andersen (32 saves on 33 shots) LG - Henrik Lundqvist (23 saves on 25 shots)
Three Stars:
3. Kyle Palmieri (1 goal, including the GWG) - Anaheim
2. Corey Perry (1 goal) - Anaheim
1. Frederik Andersen (32 saves on 33 shots for the win) - Anaheim

Winnipeg Jets 4, Detroit Red Wings 2 (from Winnipeg) - The Jets improved to 6-8-2 on the season thanks to a 4-2 win over the Detroit Red Wings, dropping them to 9-5-2.
Goals:
WPG - Bryan Little (8) - from Devin Setoguchi and Andrew Ladd (19:00 1ST)
DET - Henrik Zetterberg (8) - from Pavel Datsyuk and Kyle Quincey (7:09 2ND)
DET - Danny DeKeyser SHG (1) - from Niklas Kronwall and Stephen Weiss (10:05 2ND)
WPG - Michael Frolik (3) - from Mark Scheifele (17:04 2ND)
WPG - Matt Halischuk (1) - from Michael Frolik and Mark Scheifele (4:27 3RD) *GWG*
WPG - Andrew Ladd (4) - from Devin Setoguchi and Bryan Little (10:57 3RD)
WG - Al Montoya (26 saves on 28 shots) LG - Jimmy Howard (43 saves on 47 shots)
Three Stars:
3. Andrew Ladd (1 goal, 1 assist) - Winnipeg
2. Mark Scheifele (2 assists) - Winnipeg
1. Michael Frolik (1 goal, 1 assist) - Winnipeg

Three Stars of the Night:
3. Mark Scheifele - Scheifele had 2 assists in the Jets 4-2 win.
2. Michael Frolik - Frolik scored the tying goal and set up the winning goal in the Jets 4-2 win over the Red Wings.
1. Frederik Andersen - Andersen made 32 saves on 33 shots in the Ducks 2-1 win over the Rangers.

Interesting Stat of the Night - Danny DeKeyer's goal tonight was the first of his NHL career, and it was also shorthanded with is pretty rare.

What's up next (November 5th) - There are 9 NHL games on tap for Tuesday:
1. Dallas Stars vs. Boston Bruins @7PM ET (In Boston)
2. New York Islanders vs. Washington Capitals @7PM ET (In Washington)
3. Ottawa Senators vs. Columbus Blue Jackets @7PM ET (In Columbus)
4. St. Louis Blues vs. Montreal Canadiens @730PM ET (In Montreal) {***Forman's Game of the Night***}
5. Edmonton Oilers vs. Florida Panthers @730PM ET (In Florida)
6. Philadelphia Flyers vs. Carolina Hurricanes @730PM ET (In Carolina)
7. Calgary Flames vs. Minnesota Wild @8PM ET (In Minnesota)
8. Vancouver Canucks vs. Phoenix Coyotes @9PM ET (In Phoenix)
9. Buffalo Sabres vs. San Jose Sharks @1030PM ET (In San Jose)

-Joel Forman - The Forman Faceoff

November 3rd NHL Recap

Dallas Stars 4, Ottawa Senators 3 (SO) - (from Ottawa) - The Stars improved to .500 at 6-6-2 thanks to a 4-3 shootout win over the Ottawa Senators, dropping them to 4-6-4
Goals:
DAL - Ray Whitney (1) - from Tyler Seguin and Alex Chiasson (17:03 1ST)
DAL - Valeri Nichushkin (1) - from Brenden Dillon and Cody Eakin (0:30 2ND)
OTT - Erik Karlsson (4) - from Bobby Ryan and Kyle Turris (7:41 2ND)
OTT - Jason Spezza PPG (8) - from Kyle Turris and Erik Karlsson (16:40 2ND)
DAL - Antoine Roussel (1) - unassisted (3:11 3RD)
OTT - Bobby Ryan (8) - from Milan Michalek and Jason Spezza (19:50 3RD)
Shootout winner - Jamie Benn
WG - Kari Lehtonen (33 saves on 36 shots) LG - Robin Lehner (2 saves on 2 shots in relief of injured Craig Anderson - 33 saves on 36 shots)
Three Stars:
3. Kari Lehtonen (33 saves on 36 shots for the win) - Dallas
2. Jason Spezza (1 goal, 1 assist) - Ottawa
1. Bobby Ryan (1 goal, 1 assist) - Ottawa

Calgary Flames 3, Chicago Blackhawks 2 (OT) - (from Chicago) - The Flames improved to .500 at 6-6-2 thanks to a 3-2 OT win over the Chicago Blackhawks, dropping them to 9-2-4
Goals:
CHI - Patrick Kane (8) - from Sheldon Brookbank and Andre Shaw (6:25 2ND)
CGY - Mike Cammalleri (4) - from Dennis Wideman and Joe Colborne (7:15 2ND)
CGY - Curtis Glencross (5) - from Chris Butler and Matt Stajan (2:16 3RD)
CHI - Marian Hossa PPG (6) - from Patrick Kane and Duncan Keith (15:41 3RD)
CGY - Kris Russell (2) - Curtis Glencross and Dennis Wideman (1:32 OT) *GWG*
WG - Reto Berra (42 saves on 44 shots) LG - Corey Crawford (27 saves on 30 shots)
Three Stars:
3. Kris Russell (1 goal, including the OT goal) - Calgary
2. Patrick Kane (1 goal, 1 assist) - Chicago
1. Reto Berra (42 saves on 44 shots for the win) - Calgary

Minnesota Wild 4, New Jersey Devils 0 (from Minnesota) - The Wild improved to 8-4-3 on the season thanks to a 4-0 shutout of the New Jersey Devils, dropping them to 3-7-4.
Goals:
MIN - Mikael Granlund (1) - from Nino Neiderreiter and Jason Pominville (13:20 1ST) *GWG*
MIN - Torrey Mitchell (1) - from Zach Parise and Ryan Suter (7:35 2ND)
MIN - Dany Heatley PPG (2) - from Keith Ballard and Nino Neiderreiter (4:19 3RD)
MIN - Jason Pominville EN (10) - from Nino Neiderreiter (17:35 3RD)
WG - Josh Harding (19 saves on 19 shots) LG - Cory Schneider (16 saves on 19 shots)
Three Stars:
3. Nino Neiderreiter (3 assists) - Minnesota
2. Jason Pominville (1 goal, 1 assist) - Minnesota
1. Josh Harding (19 saves on 19 shots for the shutout) - Minnesota

Three Stars of the Night:
3. Bobby Ryan - Ryan scored his 8th goal of the season to tie the game at 3-3 with 10 seconds left in the 3rd, and he added an assist earlier.
2. Josh Harding - Harding made 19 saves for his 2nd shutout of the season, a 4-0 win over the Devils.
1. Reto Berra - What an NHL debut for Berra, making 42 saves for the 3-2 OT win.

Interesting Stat of the Night - 26-year old Swiss goalie Reto Berra made his NHL debut for the Flames, and what a performance he made making 42 saves on 44 shots. Berra is only the 6th Swiss goalie to play in the NHL, joining Jonas Hiller, Martin Gerber, David Aebischer, Tobias Stephan and Pauli Jaks.

What's up next (November 4th) - There are 2 NHL games on tap for Monday:
1. Anaheim Ducks vs. New York Rangers @730PM ET (In New York) {***Forman's Game of the Night***}
2. Detroit Red Wings vs. Winnipeg Jets @8PM ET (In Winnipeg)

-Joel Forman - The Forman Faceoff

November 2nd NHL Recap

Chicago Blackhawks 5, Winnipeg Jets 1 (from Winnipeg) - The Blackhawks improved to 9-2-3 on the season thanks to a 5-1 win over the Winnipeg Jets, dropping them to 5-8-2.
Goals:
WPG - Tobias Enstrom (2) - from Matt Halischuk and Michael Frolik (5:08 1ST)
CHI - Niklas Hjalmarsson (1) - from Marcus Kruger (9:58 1ST)
CHI - Brandon Bollig (2) - from Marcus Kruger (0:54 2ND) *GWG*
CHI - Patrick Sharp (3) - from Marian Hossa and Nick Leddy (2:41 2ND)
CHI - Nick Leddy (2) - from Andre Shaw and Jeremy Morin (5:49 2ND)
CHI - Ben Smith (2) - from Brandon Bollig and Duncan Keith (9:13 3RD)
WG - Corey Crawford (26 saves on 27 shots) LG - Ondrej Pavelec (10 saves on 14 shots)
Three Stars:
3. Nick Leddy (1 goal, 1 assist) - Chicago
2. Corey Crawford (26 saves on 27 shots for the win) - Chicago
1. Patrick Sharp (1 goal) - Chicago

Anaheim Ducks 6, Buffalo Sabres 3 (from Buffalo) - The Ducks improved to 11-3-1 on the season thanks to a 6-3 win over the Buffalo Sabres, dropping them to 2-13-1.
Goals:
BUF - Cody Hodgson PPG (5) - from Matt Moulson and Mark Pysyk (7:15 2ND)
ANA - Ryan Getzlaf (6) - from Dustin Penner and Francois Beauchemin (9:42 2ND)
ANA - Sami Vatanen (1) - from Andrew Cogliano and Daniel Winnik (15:18 2ND)
ANA - Emerson Etem (3) - from Mathieu Perreault and Devante Smith-Pelly (15:52 2ND)
ANA - Corey Perry (7) - from Cam Fowler and Ryan Getzlaf (4:50 3RD) *GWG*
ANA - Emerson Etem (4) - from Mathieu Perreault and Bryan Allen (5:29 3RD)
BUF - Henrik Tallinder (1) - from Cody Hodgson and Matt Moulson (6:52 3RD)
BUF - Tyler Myers (1) - from Johan Larsson (14:59 3RD)
ANA - Corey Perry (8) - from Ryan Getzlaf and Hampus Lindholm (15:38 3RD)
WG - Jonas Hiller (14 saves on 17 shots) LG - Jhonas Enroth (23 saves on 29 shots)
Three Stars:
3. Emerson Etem (2 goals) - Anaheim)
2. Ryan Getzlaf (1 goal, 2 assists) - Anaheim
1. Corey Perry (2 goals, including the  GWG) - Anaheim

Tampa Bay Lightning 4, St. Louis Blues 2 (from Tampa Bay) - The Lightning improved to 10-4-0 on the season thanks to a 4-2 win over the St. Louis Blues, dropping them to 8-2-2.
Goals:
STL - Alex Pietrangelo (4) - from David Backes and Alexander Steen (7:50 1ST)
TBL - Alex Killorn (4) - unassisted (10:44 1ST)
TBL - Steven Stamkos (11) - from Alex Killorn and Mark Barberio (1:43 2ND)
STL - Jaden Schwartz (3) - from Kevin Shattenkirk and Patrik Berglund (3:45 2ND)
TBL - Brett Connolly (1) - from Radko Gudas and Valtteri Filppula (8:37 3RD) *GWG*
TBL - Valtteri Filppula (5) - from Alex Killorn and Eric Brewer (16:01 3RD)
WG - Ben Bishop (28 saves on 30 shots) LG - Jaroslav Halak (21 saves on 25 shots)
Three Stars:
3. Jaden Schwartz (1 goal) - St. Louis
2. Ben Bishop (28 saves on 30 shots) - Tampa Bay
1. Alex Killorn (1 goal, 2 assists) - Tampa Bay

Phildelphia Flyers 1, New Jersey Devils 0 (from New Jersey) - The Flyers improved to 4-9-0 on the season thanks to a 1-0 shutout of the New Jersey Devils, dropping them to 3-6-4.
Goals:
PHI - Brayden Schenn (3) - from Andrej Meszaros and Wayne Simmonds (14:29 1ST) *GWG*
WG - Ray Emery (14 saves on 14 shots) LG - Martin Brodeur (20 saves on 21 shots)
Three Stars:
3. Martin Brodeur (20 saves on 21 shots) - New Jersey
2. Brayden Schenn (1 goal, including the GWG) - Philadelphia
1. Ray Emery (14 saves on 14 shots for the shutout) - Philadelphia

New York Islanders 3, Boston Bruins 1 (from New York) - The Islanders improved to 6-5-3 on the season thanks to a 3-1 win over the Boston Bruins, dropping them to 8-5-0.
Goals:
NYI - John Tavares (6) - from Thomas Vanek (6:15 2ND)
NYI - Andrew MacDonald (1) - from Travis Hamonic and Kyle Okposo (13:13 2ND) *GWG*
BOS - Dougie Hamilton PPG (3) - from Reilly Smith and Ryan Spooner (15:27 2ND)
NYI - Thomas Vanek (5) - from Kyle Okposo and Travis Hamonic (16:08 2ND)
WG - Kevin Poulin (26 saves on 27 shots) LG - Chad Johnson (31 saves on 34 shots)
Three Stars:
3. Kyle Okposo (2 assists) - New York
2. Kevin Poulin (26 saves on 27 shots for the win) - New York
1. Thomas Vanek (1 goal, 1 assist) - New York

New York Rangers 5, Carolina Hurricanes 1 (from New York) - The Rangers improved to 6-7-0 on the season thanks to a 5-1 win over the Carolina Hurricanes , dropping them to 4-7-3.
Goals:
NYR - Carl Hagelin (1) - from Benoit Pouliot and Brad Richards (8:26 1ST)
NYR - Carl Hagelin (2) - from Taylor Pyatt and Ryan McDonagh (8:16 2ND) *GWG*
NYR - Derek Stepan PPG (1) - from Chris Kreider and Mats Zuccarello (15:54 2ND)
CAR - Andrej Sekera (2) - from Jiri Tlusty and Justin Faulk (19:23 2ND)
NYR - Derek Stepan (2) - from Mats Zuccarello and Chris Kreider (9:09 3RD)
NYR - Derek Stepan (3 - Hat Trick) - from Mats Zuccarello and (14:37 3RD)
WG - Henrik Lundqvist (27 saves on 28 shots) LG - Justin Peters (33 saves on 38 shots)
Three Stars:
3. Mats Zuccarello (3 assists) - New York
2. Carl Hagelin (2 goals, including the GWG) - New York
1. Derek Stepan (3 goals) - New York

Washington Capitals 3, Florida Panthers 2 (SO) - (from Washington) - The Capitals improved to .500 at 7-7-0 thanks to a 3-2 shootout win over the Florida Panthers, dropping them to 3-8-3.
Goals:
WSH - Nicklas Backstrom (5) - from Eric Fehr and Mike Green (16:41 1ST)
FLA - Jesse Winchester (3) - from Scottie Upshall (8:20 2ND)
WSH - John Carlson (1) - from Michael Latta and Karl Alzner (8:56 2ND)
FLA - Tomas Fleischmann PPG (3) - from Brian Campbell and Jonathan Huberdeau (17:22 3RD)
Shootout winner - Nicklas Backstrom (WSH)
WG - Michal Neuvirth (31 saves on 33 shots) LG - Scott Clemmensen (21 saves on 23 shots)
Three Stars:
3. Scott Clemmensen (21 saves on 23 shots) - Florida
2. Nicklas Backstrom (1 goal, including the shootout winner) - Washington
1. Michal Neuvirth (31 saves on 33 shots for the win) - Washington

Pittsburgh Penguins 3, Columbus Blue Jackets 0 (from Columbus) - The Penguins improved to 11-4-0 on the season thanks to a 3-0 shutout of the Columbus Blue Jackets, dropping them to 5-8-0.
Goals:
PIT - Deryk Engelland (2) - from Joe Vitale and Dustin Jeffrey (6:46 2ND) *GWG*
PIT - Chris Kunitz (8) - from Pascal Dupuis and Paul Martin (0:47 3RD)
PIT - Jussi Jokinen EN (7) - from Evgeni Malkin and Sidney Crosby (19:22 3RD)
WG - Jeff Zatkoff (19 saves on 19 shots) LG - Curtis Mcelhinney (24 saves on 26 shots)
Three Stars:
3. Chris Kunitz (1 goal) - Pittsburgh
2. Deryk Engelland (1 goal, including the GWG) - Pittsburgh
1. Jeff Zatkoff (19 saves on 19 shots for the shutout) - Pittsburgh

Vancouver Canucks 4, Toronto Maple Leafs 0 (from Vancouver) - The Canucks improved to 10-5-1 on the season thanks to a 4-0 shutout of the Toronto Maple Leafs, dropping them to 10-5-0.
Goals:
VAN - Daniel Sedin PPG (7) - from Henrik Sedin and Ryan Kesler (6:03 1ST) *GWG*
VAN - Zack Kassian (3) - from Brad Richardson and Alexander Edler (2:07 2ND)
VAN - Chris Higgins (5) - from Chris Tanev and Mike Santorelli (5:05 2ND)
VAN - Dan Hamhuis (2) - from Brad Richardson and Darren Archibald (14:28 3RD)
WG - Roberto Luongo (21 saves on 21 shots) LG - James Reimer (43 saves on 47 shots)
Three Stars:
3. Alexander Edler (1 assist) - Vancouver
2. Daniel Sedin (1 goal, including the GWG) - Vancouver
1. Roberto Luongo (21 saves on 21 shots for the shutout) - Vancouver

Colorado Avalanche 4, Montreal Canadiens 1 (from Colorado) - The Avalanche improved to an NHL-best 12-1-0 on the season thanks to a 4-1 win over the Montreal Canadiens, dropping them to 8-7-0.
Goals:
COL - Gabriel Landeskog (5) - from Marc-Andre Cliche and Patrick Bordeleau (11:14 2ND)
MTL - Brendan Gallagher PPG (7) - from P.K. Subban and Alex Galchenyuk (3:38 3RD)
COL - Nathan MacKinnon (2) - from Gabriel Landeskog and Jan Hejda (8:01 3RD) *GWG*
COL - Ryan O'Reilly (4) - unassisted (11:31 3RD)
COL - P.A. Parenteau (4) - from Matt Duchene and Andre Benoit (19:22 3RD)
WG - J.S. Giguere (29 saves on 30 shots) LG - Peter Budaj (27 saves on 30 shots)
Three Stars:
3. Nathan MacKinnon (1 goal, including the GWG) - Colorado
2. J.S. Giguere (29 saves on 30 shots for the win) - Colorado
1. Gabriel Landeskog (1 goal, 1 assist) - Colorado

Detroit Red Wings 5, Edmonton Oilers 0 (from Edmonton) - The Red Wings improved to 9-4-2 on the season thanks to a 5-0 shutout of the Edmonton Oilers, dropping them to 3-10-2.
Goals:
DET - Darren Helm (1) - from Daniel Cleary and Daniel Alfredsson (5:09 1ST) *GWG*
DET - Tomas Tatar (3) - from Joakim Andersson (5:36 1ST)
DET - Jakub Kindl (1) - from Daniel Alfredsson and Pavel Datsyuk (6:55 2ND)
DET - Joakim Andersson (2) - from Drew Miller and Justin Abdelkader (7:54 3RD)
DET - Todd Bertuzzi PPG (4) - from Henrik Zetterberg and Jakub Kindl (9:43 3RD)
WG - Petr Mrazek (14 saves on 14 shots) LG - Jason LaBarbera (19 saves on 22 shots)
Three Stars:
3. Jakub Kindl (1 goal, 1 assist) - Detroit
2. Joakim Andersson (1 goal, 1 assist) - Detroit
1. Petr Mrazek (14 saves on 14 shots for the shutout) - Detroit

Nashville Predators 4, Los Angeles Kings 3 (from Los Angeles) - The Predators improved to 7-5-2 on the season thanks to a 4-3 win over the Los Angeles Kings, dropping them to 9-6-0.
Goals:
NSH - David Legwand PPG (3) - from Seth Jones and Patric Hornqvist (11:15 1ST)
NSH - Shea Weber PPG (4) - from Patric Hornqvist and Mike Fisher (19:06 1ST)
LAK - Anze Kopitar (3) - from Jake Muzzin (19:23 1ST)
NSH - Eric Nystrom (4) - from Patric Hornqvist (8:41 2ND)
LAK - Dustin Brown (3) - from Anze Kopitar and Justin Williams (9:41 3RD)
LAK - Mike Richards PPG (3) - from Tyler Toffoli and Jake Muzzin (11:18 3RD)
NSH - David Legwand (4) - from Mattias Ekholm (16:04 3RD) *GWG*
WG - Carter Hutton (35 saves on 38 shots) LG - Jon Quick (13 saves on 17 shots)
Three Stars:
3. Patric Hornqvist (3 assists) - Nashville
2. Anze Kopitar (1 goal, 1 assist) - Los Angeles
1. David Legwand (2 goals, including the GWG) - Nashville

Phoenix Coyotes 3, San Jose Sharks 2 (from San Jose) - The Coyotes improved to 10-3-2 on the season thanks to a 3-2 shootout win over the San Jose Sharks, dropping them to 10-1-3
Goals:
PHX - Antoine Vermette (5) - from Rob Klinkhammer and Mikkel Boedker (0:36 1ST)
SJS - Joe Pavelski (6) - from Matthew Nieto and Tommy Wingels (1:16 2ND)
SJS - Dan Boyle PPG (2) - from Joe Pavelski and Joe Thornton (5:10 2ND)
PHX - Mikkel Boedker (3) - from Derek Morris (8:57 2ND)
Shootout winner - Antoine Vermette
WG - Mike Smith (48 saves on 50 shots) LG - Antti Niemi (28 saves on 30 shots)
Three Stars:
3. Mikkel Boedker (1 goal, 1 assist) - Phoenix
2. Joe Pavelski (1 goal, 1 assist) - San Jose
1. Mike Smith (48 saves on 50 shots for the win) - Phoenix

Three Stars of the Night:
3. Alex Killorn - Killorn had a big part in Tampa Bay's 4-2 win over the Blues, scoring his 4th of the season and picking up 2 assists.
2. Ryan Getzlaf/Corey Perry - Getzlaf scored his 6th goal of the season and added 2 assists in the Ducks 6-3 win over the Sabres. Perry scored 2 goals including the GWG, the 2nd one on a fabulous pass by Getzlaf.
1. Derek Stepan - Stepan only had 7 assists in his first 12 games, and he picked a good time to score his 1st goal of the season in the Rangers 5-1 win over the Hurricanes. However he didn't stop there, as he scored 2 more (the final 3 goals for the Rangers) for his 2nd career hat trick

Interesting Stats of the Night:
-Tonight was a big night for both Adam Foote and Pavel Bure, as the Avalanche and Canucks both retired their respective numbers. The Avalanche sent #52 to the rafters and beat the Canadiens 4-1, and the Canucks sent #10 to the rafters and beat the Leafs 4-0.
-Tonight was a good one for the goaltenders, as their were 4 shutouts (Emery, Zatkoff, Luongo and Mrazek)

What's up next (November 3rd) - There are 3 NHL games on tap for Sunday:
1. Dallas Stars vs. Ottawa Senators @1PM ET (In Ottawa)
2. Calgary Flames vs. Chicago Blackhawks @730PM ET (In Chicago)
3. New Jersey Devils vs. Minnesota Wild @8PM ET (In Minnesota)

-Joel Forman - The Forman Faceoff

November 1st NHL Recap

Washington Capitals 7, Philadelphia Flyers 0 (from Philadelphia) - The Capitals improved to 6-7-0 on the season thanks to a 7-0 rout over the Philadelphia Flyers, dropping them to 3-9-0.
Goals:
WSH - Nicklas Backstrom (3) - from Martin Erat and Nate Schmidt (17:28 1ST) *GWG*
WSH - Joel Ward (4) - from Jason Chimera and Mikhail Grabovski (1:24 2ND)
WSH - Jason Chimera (5) - from Mikhail Grabovski (2:44 2ND)
WSH - Nicklas Backstrom (4) - from Eric Fehr and Martin Erat (3:49 2ND)
WSH - Joel Ward (5) - from Mikhail Grabovski and Jason Chimera (16:25 2ND)
WSH - Troy Brouwer PPG (4) - from Mike Green and Nicklas Backstrom (18:20 2ND)
WSH - Joel Ward (6 - Hat Trick) - from Jason Chimera and Eric Fehr (5:23 3RD)
WG - Braden Holtby (25 saves on 25 shots) LG - Steve Mason (14 saves on 17 shots; Emery made 11 saves on 15 shots in relief before getting a game misconduct)
Three Stars:
3. Jason Chimera (1 goal, 3 assists) - Washington
2. Nicklas Backstrom (2 goals, 1 assist, GWG) - Washington
1. Joel Ward (3 goals) - Washington

Pittsburgh Penguins 4, Columbus Blue Jackets 2 (from Pittsburgh) - The Penguins improved to 10-4-0 on the season thanks to a 4-2 win over the Columbus Blue Jackets, dropping them to 5-7-0.
Goals:
PIT - Chris Kunitz PPG (7) - from Paul Martin and Sidney Crosby (7:11 1ST)
PIT - Brandon Sutter (2) - from Tanner Glass and Craig Adams (1:10 2ND)
PIT - Kris Letang PPG (2) - from Matt Niskanen and Evgeni Malkin (3:01 2ND) *GWG*
PIT - Jayson Megna (2) - from Jussi Jokinen and Evgeni Malkin (5:34 2ND)
CBJ - Derek MacKenzie (1) - from Nick Foligno and Jack Johnson (9:56 2ND)
CBJ - Ryan Johansen (4) - from R.J. Umberger and James Wisniewski (19:14 3RD)
WG - Marc-Andre Fleury (37 saves on 39 shots) LG - Sergei Bobrovsky (10 saves on 13 shots)
Three Stars:
3. Kris Letang (1 goal, including the GWG) - Pittsburgh
2. Marc-Andre Fleury (37 saves on 39 shots) - Pittsburgh
1. Evgeni Malkin (2 assists) - Pittsburgh

Tampa Bay Lightning 3, Carolina Hurricanes 0 (from Carolina) - The Lightning improved to 9-4-0 on the season thanks to a 3-0 shutout of the Carolina Hurricanes, dropping them to 4-6-3
Goals:
TBL - Victor Hedman (2) - from Nate Thompson and B.J. Crombeen (9:54 2ND) *GWG*
TBL - Steven Stamkos (10) - from Alexander Killorn and Martin St. Louis (11:38 3RD)
TBL - Alexander Killorn (3) - from Martin St. Louis (17:14 3RD)
WG - Ben Bishop (31 saves on 31 shots) LG - Justin Peters (29 saves on 32 shots)
Three Stars:
3. Alexander Killorn (1 goal, 1 assist) - Tampa Bay
2. Steven Stamkos (1 goal) - Tampa Bay
1. Ben Bishop (31 saves on 31 shots for the shutout) - Tampa Bay

New York Islanders 5, Ottawa Senators 4 (SO) - (from Ottawa) - The Islanders improved to 5-5-3 (.500) on the season thanks to a 5-4 shootout win over the Ottawa Senators, dropping them to 4-6-3.
Goals:
OTT - Eric Condra (1) - from Derek Grant (18:38 1ST)
OTT - Mika Zibanejad (3) - from Erik Karlsson and Chris Phillips (19:40 1ST)
NYI - John Tavares (5) - from Thomas Vanek and Kyle Okposo (9:07 2ND)
NYI - Matt Martin (2) - from Matt Carkner and Brock Nelson (9:35 2ND)
OTT - Bobby Ryan (7) - from Patrick Wiercioch and Erik Karlsson (12:34 2ND)
OTT - Clarke MacArthur (1) - from Bobby Ryan and Kyle Turris (14:47 2ND)
NYI - Pierre-Marc Bouchard (2) - from Matt Donovan and Kyle Okposo (18:24 2ND)
NYI - Frans Nielsen (8) - from Thomas Hickey and Pierre-Marc Bouchard (3:14 3RD)
Shootout winner - Frans Nielsen (NYI)
WG - Evgeni Nabokov (27 saves on 31 shots) LG - Robin Lehner (53 saves on 57 shots)
Three Stars:
3. Bobby Ryan (1 goal, 1 assist) - Ottawa
2. Robin Lehner (53 saves on 57 shots) - Ottawa
1. Frans Nielsen (1 goal, shootout winner) - New York

St. Louis Blues 4, Florida Panthers 0 (from Florida) - The Blues improved to 8-1-2 on the season thanks to a 4-0 shutout of the Florida Panthers, dropping them to 3-8-2.
Goals:
STL - Derek Roy (4) - from Chris Stewart and Kevin Shattenkirk (15:41 1ST) *GWG*
STL - Chris Stewart (1) - from Barret Jackman and Vladimir Sobotka (5:21 2ND)
STL - Alex Pietrangelo PPG (3) - from David Backes and Jay Bouwmeester (7:06 2ND)
STL - Alexander Steen (12) - from T.J. Oshie and David Backes (10:42 2ND)
WG - Brian Elliot (31 saves on 31 shots) LG - Jacob Markstrom (19 saves on 23 shots)
Three Stars:
3. David Backes (2 assists) - St. Louis
2. Chris Stewart (1 goal, 1 assist) - St. Louis
1. Brian Elliot (31 saves on 31 shots for the shutout) - St. Louis

Minnesota Wild 4, Montreal Canadiens 3 (from Minnesota) - The Wild improved to 7-4-3 on the season thanks to a 4-3 win over the Montreal Canadiens, dropping them to 8-6-0.
Goals:
MIN - Justin Fontaine (4) - from Keith Ballard and Torrey Mitchell (5:45 1ST)
MON - Brendan Gallagher (6) - from Alex Galchenyuk and Andrei Markov (6:10 1ST)
MIN - Jason Pominville (8) - from Mikael Granlund (8:41 2ND)
MIN - Nino Niederreiter (3) - from Mikael Granlund and Jason Pominville (4:02 3RD)
MTL - P.K. Subban PPG (3) - from Andrei Markov (7:12 3RD)
MTL - Brian Gionta (4) - from Andrei Markov and P.K. Subban (10:13 3RD)
MIN - Jason Pominville (9) - from Zach Parise and Keith Ballard (14:32 3RD) *GWG*
WG - Josh Harding (28 saves on 31 shots) LG - Carey Price (21 saves on 25 shots)
Three Stars:
3. Mikael Granlund (2 assists) - Minnesota
2. P.K. Subban (1 goal, 1 assist) - Montreal
1. Jason Pominville (2 goals, 1 assist, GWG) - Minnesota

Colorado Avalanche 3, Dallas Stars 2 (OT) - (from Dallas) - The Avalanche improve to 11-1-0 on the season thanks to a 3-2 OT win over the Dallas Stars, dropping them to 5-6-2.
Goals:
COL - Paul Stastny (3) - from Alex Tanguay and Jan Heda (8:22 1ST)
COL - Gabriel Landeskog (4) - from Nathan MacKinnon (18:41 2ND)
DAL - Alex Goligoski (2) - from Tyler Seguin and Rich Peverley (3:57 3RD)
DAL - Tyler Seguin (6) - from Rich Peverley and Jamie Benn (16:31 3RD)
COL - Paul Stastny (4) - from Nate Guenin and Ryan Wilson (3:36 OT) *GWG*
WG - Semyon Varlamov (27 saves on 29 shots) LG - Kari Lehtonen (26 saves on 29 shots)
Three Stars:
3. Semyon Varlamov (27 saves on 29 shots for the win) - Colorado
2. Tyler Seguin (1 goal, 1 assists) - Dallas
1. Paul Stastny (2 goals, including the OT winner) - Colorado

Detroit Red Wings 4, Calgary Flames 3 (from Calgary) - The Red Wings improved to 8-4-2 on the season thanks to a 4-3 win over the Calgary Flames, dropping them to 5-6-2.
Goals:
DET - Pavel Datsyuk (6) - from Todd Bertuzzi and Jakub Kindl (10:57 1ST)
DET - Henrik Zetterberg (7) - from Todd Bertuzzi and Pavel Datsyuk (17:15 1ST)
CGY - Chris Butler (1) - from Jiri Hudler (10:15 2ND)
CGY - Sean Monahan (7) - from Mike Cammalleri and Kris Russell (12:47 2ND)
DET - Tomas Tatar (2) - from Joakim Andersson and Niklas Kronwall (1:25 3RD)
DET - Justin Abdelkader (2) - from Niklas Kronwall and Danny DeKeyser (16:36 3RD) *GWG*
CGY - Curtis Glencross (4) - from Matt Stajan and Jiri Hudler (19:50 3RD)
WG - Jimmy Howard (saves on shots) LG - Joey MacDonald (saves on shots)
Three Stars:
3. Jiri Hudler (2 assists) - Calgary
2. Niklas Kronwall (2 assists) - Detroit
1. Pavel Datsyuk (1 goal, 1 assist) - Detroit

Three Stars of the Night:
3. Paul Stastny - Stastny had a huge impact on the Avs 3-2 OT win over the Dallas Stars, as he opened the scoring in the 1st and ended the game in OT with his 2nd of the game.
2. Ben Bishop - Bishop continued his hot start to the season with a 31 save shutout, his 1st shutout of the season. Bishop is now 8-2-0 on the season for the Lightning, who stand at an impressive 9-4-0.
1. Joel Ward - The Caps had a number of big performances in a 7-0 thrashing of the Flyers (Backstrom 2 goals 1 assist, Chimera 1 goal 3 assists, Grabovski 3 assists, Holtby shutout), but Joel Ward had the biggest with a hat trick, the 1st of his career.

Interesting Stat of the Night - The Flyers and Capitals picked up a combined 164 penalty minutes in the brawl-filled game, including 99 from the Flyers. Of the penalty minutes, 114 of the 164 was picked up in that brawl 5:31 into the 3rd.

What's up next (November 2nd) - There are 13 NHL games on tap in an action-packed Saturday:
1. Chicago Blackhawks vs. Winnipeg Jets @3PM ET (Winnipeg)
2. Anaheim Ducks vs. Buffalo Sabres @7PM ET (In Buffalo)
3. St. Louis Blues vs. Tampa Bay Lightning @7PM ET (In Tampa Bay) {***Forman's Game of the Night***}
4. Philadelphia Flyers vs. New Jersey Devils @7PM ET (In New Jersey)
5. Boston Bruins vs. New York Islanders @7PM ET (In New York)
6. Carolina Hurricanes vs. New York Rangers @7PM ET (In New York)
7. Florida Panthers vs. Washington Capitals @7PM ET (In Washington)
8. Pittsburgh Penguins vs. Columbus Blue Jackets @7PM ET (In Columbus) {*2ND Game of Double-Header*}
9. Toronto Maple Leafs vs. Vancouver Canucks @7PM ET (In Vancouver)
10. Montreal Canadiens vs. Colorado Avalanche @10PM ET (In Colorado)
11. Detroit Red Wings vs. Edmonton Oilers @10PM ET (In Edmonton)
12. Nashville Predators vs. Los Angeles Kings @1030PM ET (In Los Angeles)
13. Phoenix Coyotes vs. San Jose Sharks @1030PM ET (In San Jose)

-Joel Forman - The Forman Faceoff