February 6th NHL Recap

Calgary Flames 4, New York Islanders 2 (from New York) - The Flames improved to 22-28-7 on the season thanks to a 4-2 win over the New York Islanders, dropping them to 22-29-8.

Goals:

CGY - Sean Monahan (16) - from Joe Colborne and Kris Russell (14:15 2ND)

CGY - Dennis Wideman (4) - from Mikael Backlund and T.J. Brodie (18:08 2ND)

NYI - Thomas Hickey (4) - from Josh Bailey and Colin McDonald (19:53 2ND)

NYI - Calvin de Haan (2) - from John Tavares and Thomas Vanek (7:31 3RD)

CGY - Matt Stajan (10) - from David Jones and Dennis Wideman (14:28 3RD) *GWG*

CGY - Mikael Backlund EN (14) - unassisted (19:57 3RD)

Goalies:

WG - Reto Berra (28 saves on 30 shots: 8-15-2) LG - Evgeni Nabokov (18 saves on 21 shots: 10-11-5)

Three Stars:

3. Calvin de Haan (1 goal) - New York

2. Matt Stajan (1 goal, GWG) - Calgary

1. Dennis Wideman (1 goal, 1 assist) - Calgary

Edmonton Oilers 2, New York Rangers 1 (from New York) - The Oilers improved to 20-33-6 on the season thanks to a 2-1 win over the New York Rangers, dropping them to 31-24-3.

Goals:

EDM - Ryan Smyth (8) - from David Perron (2:56 1ST)

NYR - Derick Brassard (11) - from Mats Zuccarello and Benoit Pouliot (0:22 2ND)

EDM - Nail Yakupov (11) - from Sam Gagner and Taylor Hall (18:22 3RD) *GWG*

Goalies:

WG - Ben Scrivens (35 saves on 36 shots: 10-8-4) LG - Cam Talbot (29 saves on 31 shots: 10-5-0)

Three Stars:

3. Nail Yakupov (1 goal, GWG) - Edmonton

2. Cam Talbot (29 saves on 31 shots) - New York

1. Ben Scrivens (35 saves on 36 shots for the win) - Edmonton

Philadelphia Flyers 3, Colorado Avalanche 1 (from Philadelphia) - The Flyers improved to 29-23-6 on the season thanks to a 3-1 win over the Colorado Avalanche, dropping them to 36-16-5.

Goals:

PHI - Mark Streit PPG (8) - from Vincent Lecavalier and Sean Couturier (6:21 2ND)

PHI - Michael Raffl (7) - from Sean Couturier and Steve Downie (7:05 2ND) *GWG*

COL - Nathan MacKinnon (21) - from Ryan O'Reilly and Gabriel Landeskog (17:10 3RD)

PHI - Claude Giroux EN (19) - from Wayne Simmonds and Braydon Coburn (19:40 3RD)

Goalies:

WG - Steve Mason (38 saves on 39 shots: 23-14-5)LG - Semyon Varlamov (32 saves on 34 shots: 28-11-5)

Three Stars:

3. Semyon Varlamov (32 saves on 34 shots) - Colorado

2. Sean Couturier (2 assists) - Philadelphia

1. Steve Mason (38 saves on 39 shots for the win) - Philadelphia

Washington Capitals 4, Winnipeg Jets 2 (from Washington) - The Capitals improved to 26-23-9 on the season thanks to a 4-2 win over the Winnipeg Jets, dropping them to 28-26-5

Goals:

WSH - Troy Brouwer (12) - from Marcus Johansson and Casey Wellman (4:56 1ST)

WPG - Bryan Little (18) - from Andrew Ladd (13:02 1ST)

WPG - Dustin Byfuglien (13) - from Devin Setoguchi and Olli Jokinen (5:41 2ND)

WSH - Tom Wilson (2) - from Julien Brouillette and Patrick Wey (3:38 3RD)

WSH - Alexander Ovechkin (40) - from Nicklas Backstrom and Karl Alzner (7:46 3RD) *GWG*

WSH - Troy Brouwer (13) - from Marcus Johansson and Connor Carrick (15:15 3RD)

Goalies:

WG - Braden Holtby (34 saves on 36 shots: 16-13-2) LG - Ondrej Pavelec (26 saves on 30 shots: 18-22-4)

Three Stars:

3. Braden Holtby (34 saves on 36 shots for the win) - Washington

2. Alexander Ovechkin (1 goal, GWG) - Washington

1. Troy Brouwer (2 goals) - Washington

Montreal Canadiens 5, Vancouver Canucks 2 (from Montreal) - The Canadiens improved to 31-21-6 on the season thanks to a 5-2 win over the Vancouver Canucks, dropping them to 27-23-9.

Goals:

MTL - Max Pacioretty PPG (24) - from P.K. Subban and Andrei Markov (14:59 1ST)

MTL - Ryan White (1) - from Michael Bournival and Dale Weise (16:02 1ST)

VAN - Chris Higgins PPG (16) - from Jason Garrison and Jordan Schroeder (2:31 2ND)

MTL - Max Pacioretty (25) - from David Desharnais and Brendan Gallagher (4:45 3RD) *GWG*

MTL - Tomas Plekanec (17) - from David Desharnais (8:14 3RD)

VAN - Alexander Edler PPG (5) - from Raphael Diaz and Alex Burrows (12:21 3RD)

MTL - Max Pacioretty EN (26 - Hat Trick) - from Brendan Gallagher and Alexei Emelin (18:52 3RD)

Goalies:

WG - Carey Price (42 saves on 44 shots: 25-17-5) LG - Roberto Luongo (24 saves on 28 shots: 19-15-6)

Three Stars:

3. David Desharnais (2 assists) - Montreal

2. Carey Price (42 saves on 44 shots for the win) - Montreal

1. Max Pacioretty (3 goals, GWG) - Montreal

Ottawa Senators 3, Buffalo Sabres 2 (from Ottawa) - The Senators improved to 26-21-11 on the season thanks to a 3-2 win over the Buffalo Sabres, dropping them to 15-34-8.

Goals:

OTT - Erik Karlsson (15) - from Stephane Da Costa and Cory Conacher (3:12 2ND)

OTT - Milan Michalek (9) - from Jason Spezza and Mika Zibanejad (0:10 3RD)

BUF - Tyler Ennis (13) - from Drew Stafford and Ville Leino (10:25 3RD)

BUF - Drew Stafford (10) - from Christian Ehrhoff (15:46 3RD)

OTT - Milan Michalek (10) - from Jason Spezza and Chris Neil (19:37 3RD) *GWG*

Goalies:

WG - Craig Anderson (30 saves on 32 shots: 19-11-8) LG - Jhonas Enroth (33 saves on 36 shots: 1-12-5)

Three Stars:

3. Jason Spezza (2 assists) - Ottawa

2. Drew Stafford (1 goal, 1 assist) - Buffalo

1. Milan Michalek (2 goals, GWG) - Ottawa 

Toronto Maple Leafs 4, Tampa Bay Lightning 1 (from Tampa Bay) - The Leafs improved to 31-22-6 on the season thanks to a 4-1 win over the Tampa Bay Lightning, dropping them to 32-20-5.

Goals:

TOR - Mason Raymond (15) - from Nikolai Kulemin and Morgan Rielly (7:57 2ND) 

TOR - Jay McClement (3) - from David Clarkson and Joffrey Lupul (2:19 3RD) *GWG*

TOR - James van Riemsdyk (23) - from Carl Gunnarsson and Phil Kessel (8:10 3RD)

TBL - Ondrej Palat (12) - from Martin St. Louis and Tyler Johnson (10:28 3RD)

TOR - Tyler Bozak EN (12) - from Phil Kessel (17:08 3RD)

Goalies:

WG - Jonathan Bernier (33 saves on 34 shots: 21-16-5) LG - Cedrick Desjardins (11 saves on 13 shots: 0-1-0) in relief of the injured Ben Bishop (21 saves on 22 shots)

Three Stars:

3. Jay McClement (1 goal, GWG) - Toronto

2. Phil Kessel (2 assists) - Toronto

1. Jonathan Bernier (33 saves on 34 shots for the win) - Toronto

Detroit Red Wings 3, Florida Panthers 1 (from Florida) - The Red Wings improved to 26-19-12 on the season thanks to a 3-1 win over the Florida Panthers, dropping them to 22-28-7.

Goals:

FLA - Scottie Upshall (10) - from Tomas Kopecky and Mike Weaver (19:34 1ST)

DET - Daniel Alfredsson PPG (13) - from Justin Abdelkader and Niklas Kronwall (6:30 2ND)

DET - Gustav Nyquist (14) - unassisted (13:22 2ND) *GWG*

DET - Brian Lashoff EN (1) - from Darren Helm and Niklas Kronwall (19:40 3RD)

Goalies:

WG - Jimmy Howard (23 saves on 24 shots: 12-12-9) LG - Tim Thomas (30 saves on 32 shots: 15-17-3)

Three Stars:

3. Jimmy Howard (23 saves on 24 shots for the win) - Detroit

2. Niklas Kronwall (2 assists) - Detroit

1. Gustav Nyquist (1 goal, GWG) - Detroit

St. Louis Blues 3, Boston Bruins 2 (OT) - (from St. Louis) - The Blues improved to 38-12-6 on the season thanks to a 3-2 OT win over the Boston Bruins, dropping them to 36-16-4

Goals:

STL - Alexander Steen (28) - from Jaden Schwartz and Jay Bouwmeester (15:48 1ST)

STL - Jaden Schwartz (18) - from Dmitrij Jaskin and Alex Pietrangelo (3:32 2ND)

BOS - David Krejci (13) - from Jarome Iginla and Milan Lucic (9:16 3RD)

BOS - Brad Marchand (18) - from Johnny Boychuk and Torey Krug (11:24 3RD)

STL - T.J. Oshie (14) - unassisted (3:29 OT) *GWG*

Goalies:

WG - Jaroslav Halak (36 saves on 38 shots: 24-8-4) LG - Tuukka Rask (24 saves on 27 shots: 25-13-4) 

Three Stars:

3. Brad Marchand (1 goal) - Boston

2. Jaden Schwartz (1 goal, 1 assist) - St. Louis

1. T.J. Oshie (1 goal, OT winner) - St. Louis

Minnesota Wild 3, Nashville Predators 2 (OT) - (from Minnesota) - The Wild improved to 31-21-7 on the season thanks to a 3-2 OT win over the Nashville Predators, dropping them to 25-23-10.

Goals:

MIN - Jonas Brodin (8) - from Nino Niederreiter (4:05 1ST)

NSH - Craig Smith (17) - from Carter Hutton (5:50 1ST)

MIN - Zach Parise PPG (19) - from Dany Heatley and Jason Pominville (13:27 1ST)

NSH - Craig Smith (18) - from Victor Bartley (7:40 2ND)

MIN - Nino Niederreiter (11) - from Kyle Brodziak and Jared Spurgeon (2:16 OT) *GWG*

Goalies:

WG - Darcy Kuemper (16 saves on 18 shots: 8-3-2) LG - Carter Hutton (33 saves on 36 shots: 13-8-4)

Three Stars:

3. Jonas Brodin (1 goal) - Minnesota

2. Craig Smith (2 goals) - Nashville

1. Nino Niederreiter (1 goal, 1 assist, OT winner) - Minnesota

Los Angeles Kings 2, Columbus Blue Jackets 1 (OT) - (from Los Angeles) - The Kings improved to 31-22-6 on the season thanks to a 2-1 OT win over the Columbus Blue Jackets, dropping them to 29-23-5.

Goals:

CBJ - Jack Johnson PPG (4) - from Ryan Johansen and James Wisniewski (1:40 1ST)

LAK - Jake Muzzin (4) - from Anze Kopitar and Drew Doughty (3:09 3RD)

LAK - Robyn Regehr (2) - from Mike Richards and Jeff Carter (2:33 OT) *GWG*

Goalies:

WG - Jonathan Quick (24 saves on 25 shots: 16-13-2) LG - Sergei Bobrovksy (18 saves on 20 shots: 20-13-3)

Three Stars:

3. Jack Johnson (1 goal) - Columbus

2. Robyn Regehr (1 goal, OT winner) - Los Angeles

1. Jonathan Quick (24 saves on 25 shots for the win) - Los Angeles

Three Stars of the Night:

3. Milan Michalek - Michalek scored 2 goals in the Senators 3-2 win over the Sabres.

2. Steve Mason - Mason made 38 saves on 39 shots in the Flyers 3-1 win over the Avalanche.

1. Max Pacioretty - Pacioretty scored 3 goals (including the game-winning goal) in the Canadiens 5-2 win over the Canucks.

Interesting Stats of the Night:

-Zdeno Chara will miss tonight and Saturday for the Bruins as he is the flag bearer for Slovakia and is already in Sochi.

-Steven Stamkos, Henrik Sedin and Marian Gaborik all withdrew from the Olympics in the last 2 days.

-With a goal tonight Daniel Alfredsson has tied Nicklas Lidstrom as the 2nd-highest scoring Swedish player in NHL history with 1,142 points. Mats Sundin is currently 1st with 1,349.

-Alexander Ovechkin became the 1st player this season to score 40 goals: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ek9Y0zpiqE0

-Gabriel Landeskog picked up an assist to extend his career-best point streak to 8 games. He has 3 goals, 7 assists for 10 points during that stretch.

-Since being left of Team Canada on January 7th, Claude Giroux has 7 goals, 11 assists for 18 points in 16 games.

-Both Raphael Diaz and Dale Weise picked up assists against their former teams tonight in the Habs/Canucks game (Diaz was traded from MTL to VAN for Weise).

-Max Pacioretty scored his 2nd hat trick of the season in the Canadiens 5-2 win over the Canucks. Not all went well for Pacioretty tonight, as he missed 2 penalty shots in a 1:51 stretch in the 2nd period.

-In trade news the Hawks acquired F Pierre-Marc Bouchard and Peter Regin from the Islanders for a 4th round pick. 

-All 3 goals scored in the Kings 2-1 OT win over the Blue Jackets were from defenseman (Jack Johnson, Jake Muzzin and Robyn Regehr).

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

Philadelphia Flyers - 3 game winning streak

Vancouver Canucks - 6 game losing streak

Buffalo Sabres - 4 game losing streak

Anaheim Ducks - 3 game losing streak 

Forman Faceoff Highlight of the Night:

-Nino Niederreiter gets it tonight for his OT goal: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ub3r5bauocg

Honourable Mentions: 

-Max Pacioretty hat trick/penalty shots: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ARnLXFPDe44

-Robyn Regehr OT goal: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-y_3ivIx3mQ
-Alexander Ovechkin hit on Mark Stuart: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8BsoipjAyW4

-Ondrej Palat goal: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T7g9Wt2NCsE
-T.J. Oshie OT goal: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kWcDLXXoyRk
-Erik Karlsson goal: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eDSNaGu-8HA

What's up next (February 7th) - There are 5 NHL games on tap for Friday:

1. Edmonton Oilers vs. New Jersey Devils @7PM ET (In New Jersey)

2. New York Rangers vs. Pittsburgh Penguins @7PM ET (In Pittsburgh) {***Forman's Game of the Night***}

3. Florida Panthers vs. Carolina Hurricanes @7PM ET (In Carolina)

4. Chicago Blackhawks vs. Phoenix Coyotes @9PM ET (In Phoenix)

5. Columbus Blue Jackets vs. San Jose Sharks @1030PM ET (In San Jose)

-Joel Forman - The Forman Faceoff

February 5th NHL Recap

Pittsburgh Penguins 5, Buffalo Sabres 1 (from Buffalo) - The Penguins improved to 40-15-2 on the season thanks to a 5-1 win over the Buffalo Sabres, dropping them to 15-33-8.

Goals:

BUF - Drew Stafford (9) - from Tyler Ennis (5:58 1ST) 

PIT - Harry Zolnierczyk (2) - from Craig Adams and Sidney Crosby (15:01 1ST)

PIT - Sidney Crosby PPG (28) - from Matt Niskanen (2:08 2ND) *GWG*

PIT - Evgeni Malkin (17) - unassisted (17:48 2ND)

PIT - Brian Gibbons (4) - from Brandon Sutter (5:22 3RD)

PIT - James Neal (19) - from Evgeni Malkin and Brooks Orpik (12:12 3RD)

Goalies:

WG - Marc-Andre Fleury (24 saves on 25 shots: 31-13-1) LG - Ryan Miller (29 saves on 34 shots: 14-22-3)

Three Stars:

3. Marc-Andre Fleury (24 saves on 25 shots for the win) - Pittsburgh

2. Evgeni Malkin (1 goal, 1 assist) - Pittsburgh

1. Sidney Crosby (1 goal, 1 assist, GWG) - Pittsburgh

Chicago Blackhawks 2, Anaheim Ducks 0 (from Anaheim) - The Hawks improved to 35-10-14 on the season thanks to a 2-0 shutout of the Anaheim Ducks, dropping them to 40-14-5.

Goals:

CHI - Marian Hossa (24) - from Patrick Sharp and Michal Rozsival (0:39 2ND) *GWG*

CHI - Jonathan Toews (19) - from Marian Hossa (17:29 3RD)

Goalies:

WG - Corey Crawford (29 saves on 29 shots: 22-8-10) LG - Jonas Hiller (23 saves on 25 shots: 24-9-4)

Three Stars:

3. Jonas Hiller (23 saves on 25 shots) - Anaheim

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

1. Corey Crawford (29 saves on 29 shots for the shutout) - Chicago

San Jose Sharks 2, Dallas Stars 1 (OT) - (from San Jose) - The Sharks improved to 36-16-6 on the season thanks to a 2-1 OT win over the Dallas Stars, dropping them to 26-21-10.

Goals:

SJS - Martin Havlat (4) - from Scott Hannan and James Sheppard (18:06 1ST)

DAL - Valeri Nichushkin (12) - from Trevor Daley and Tyler Seguin (6:27 3RD)

SJS - Tommy Wingels (11) - from Martin Havlat and Scott Hannan (1:52 OT) *GWG*

Goalies:

WG - Alex Stalock (19 saves on 20 shots: 8-4-0) LG - Kari Lehtonen (19 saves on 21 shots: 21-15-10)

Three Stars:

3. Scott Hannan (2 assists) - San Jose

2. Tommy Wingels (1 goal, OT winner) - San Jose

1. Martin Havlat (1 goal, 1 assist) - San Jose

Three Stars of the Night:

3. Martin Havlat - Havlat scored 1 goal and added an assist in the Sharks 2-1 OT win over the Stars.

2. Sidney Crosby - Crosby scored 1 goal and added an assist in the Penguins 5-1 win over the Sabres

1. Corey Crawford - Crawford made 29 saves on 29 shots in the Hawks 2-0 shutout of the Ducks.

Interesting Stats of the Night:

-After winning 14 straight starts, Jonas Hiller has now lost 5 of his last 6 games.

-Corey Crawford picked up his 1st shutout of the season.

-The Ducks have lost 3 games in a row for only the 2nd time this season.

-The Hawks have earned points in 14 of their last 17 games since the start of January, going 7-3-7 in that stretch.

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

New York Rangers - 4 game winning streak

Columbus Blue Jackets - 3 game winning streak

Winnipeg Jets - 3 game winning streak

Vancouver Canucks - 5 game losing streak
Los Angeles Kings - 4 game losing streak

Buffalo Sabres - 3 game losing streak

Anaheim Ducks - 3 game losing streak

Forman Faceoff Highlight of the Night:

-Sidney Crosby gets it tonight for his beautiful goal: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JjzdwdSIe8Q

Honourable Mention:

-Evgeni Malkin goal: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gXvpDrORIyc

-Marian Hossa goal: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dp4SDT362-0

-Alex Stalock glove save on Jamie Benn: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uk9TMaKP1KI

What's up next (February 6th) - There are 11 NHL games on tap for Thursday:

1. Calgary Flames vs. New York Islanders @7PM ET (In New York)

2. Edmonton Oilers vs. New York Rangers @7PM ET (In New York)

3. Colorado Avalanche vs. Philadelphia Flyers @7PM ET (In Philadelphia)

4. Winnipeg Jets vs. Washington Capitals @7PM ET (In Washington)

5. Vancouver Canucks vs. Montreal Canadiens @730PM ET (In Montreal)

6. Buffalo Sabres vs. Ottawa Senators @730PM ET (In Ottawa)

7. Toronto Maple Leafs vs. Tampa Bay Lightning @730PM ET (In Tampa Bay)

8. Detroit Red Wings vs. Florida Panthers @730PM ET (In Florida)

9. Boston Bruins vs. St. Louis Blues @8PM ET (In St. Louis) {***Forman's Game of the Night***}

10. Nashville Predators vs. Minnesota Wild @8PM ET (In Minnesota)

11. Columbus Blue Jackets vs. Los Angeles Kings @1030PM ET (In Los Angeles)

-Joel Forman - The Forman Faceoff

February 4th NHL Recap

Boston Bruins 3, Vancouver Canucks 1 (from Boston) - The Bruins improved to 36-16-3 on the season thanks to a 3-1 win over the Vancouver Canucks, dropping them to 27-22-9.

Goals:

BOS - Milan Lucic (16) - from David Krejci and Jarome Iginla (5:12 1ST)

BOS - Jarome Iginla PPG (16) - from Zdeno Chara and Milan Lucic (7:59 2ND) *GWG*

VAN - Raphael Diaz (1) - from Zack Kassian and Ryan Stanton (11:28 2ND)

BOS - Dan Paille (8) - from Johnny Boychuk (17:06 2ND)

Goalies:

WG - Tuukka Rask (27 saves on 28 shots: 25-13-3) LG - Roberto Luongo (29 saves on 32 shots: 19-14-6)

Three Stars:

3. Tuukka Rask (27 saves on 28 shots for the win) - Boston

2. Jarome Iginla (1 goal, 1 assist, GWG) - Boston

1. Milan Lucic (1 goal, 1 assist) - Boston

New York Rangers 5, Colorado Avalanche 1 (from New York) - The Rangers improved to 31-23-3 on the season thanks to a 5-1 win over the Colorado Avalanche, dropping them to 36-15-5.

Goals:

NYR - Ryan Callahan (10) - from Carl Hagelin (14:16 1ST)

NYR - Ryan Callahan (11) - from Brad Richards (17:35 1ST) *GWG*

COL - Gabriel Landeskog PPG (17) - from Nathan MacKinnon and Paul Stastny (6:37 2ND)

NYR - Anton Stralman (1) - from Mats Zuccarello and Derick Brassard (7:30 2ND)

NYR - Derick Brassard (10) - from Mats Zuccarello (1:58 3RD)

NYR - Brad Richards (15) - from Ryan Callahan and Carl Hagelin (18:24 3RD)

Goalies:

WG - Henrik Lundqvist (27 saves on 28 shots: 21-18-3) LG - Semyon Varlamov (38 saves on 43 shots: 28-10-5)

Three Stars:

3. Henrik Ludnqvist (27 saves on 28 shots for the win) - New York

2. Derick Brassard (1 goal, 1 assist) - New York

1. Ryan Callahan (2 goals, 1 assist, GWG) - New York

Winnipeg Jets 2, Carolina Hurricanes 1 (from Carolina) - The Jets improved to 28-25-5 on the season thanks to a 2-1 win over the Carolina Hurricanes, dropping them to 25-21-9.

Goals:

WPG - Andrew Ladd (13) - from Michael Frolik and Bryan Little (12:57 2ND)

CAR - Riley Nash (7) - from Drayson Bowman and Tuomo Ruutu (2:42 3RD)

WPG - Chris Thorburn (2) - from Jacob Trouba and Blake Wheeler (18:57 3RD) *GWG*

Goalies:

WG - Ondrej Pavelec (28 saves on 29 shots: 18-21-4) LG - Anton Khudobin (25 saves on 27 shots: 12-5-0)

Three Stars:

3. Chris Thorburn (1 goal, GWG) - Winnipeg

2. Anton Khudobin (25 saves on 27 shots) - Carolina

1. Ondrej Pavelec (28 saves on 29 shots for the win) - Winnipeg

Montreal Canadiens 2, Calgary Flames 0 (from Montreal) - The Canadiens improved to 30-21-6 on the season thanks to a 2-0 shutout of the Calgary Flames, dropping them to 21-28-7.

Goals:

MTL - Rene Bourque (8) - from Brandon Prust and Lars Eller (16:15 2ND) *GWG*

MTL - David Desharnais PPG/EN (9) - from Max Pacioretty and P.K. Subban (19:49 3RD)

Goalies:

WG - Carey Price (27 saves on 27 shots: 24-17-5) LG - Reto Berra (25 saves on 26 shots: 7-15-2)

Three Stars:

3. Reto Berra (25 saves on 26 shots) - Calgary

2. Rene Bourque (1 goal, GWG) - Montreal

1. Carey Price (27 saves on 27 shots for the shutout) - Montreal

Florida Panthers 4, Toronto Maple Leafs 1 (from Florida) - The Panthers improved to 22-27-7 on the season thanks to a 4-1 win over the Toronto Maple Leafs, dropping them to 30-22-6.

Goals:

FLA - Tom Gilbert PPG (3) - from Brian Campbell and Jonathan Huberdeau (1:14 2ND)

FLA - Jesse Winchester (8) - from Brian Campbell and Scott Gomez (5:21 3RD) *GWG*

TOR - David Clarkson (4) - from Nazem Kadri (9:31 3RD)

FLA - Shawn Matthias (6) - unassisted (13:22 3RD)

FLA - Marcel Goc EN (10) - from Tomas Kopecky and Mike Weaver (17:30 3RD)

Goalies:

WG - Tim Thomas (20 saves on 21 shots: 15-16-3) LG - Jonathan Bernier (44 saves on 47 shots: 20-16-5)

Three Stars:

3. Jonathan Bernier (44 saves on 47 shots) - Toronto

2. Tim Thomas (20 saves on 21 shots for the win) - Florida

1. Brian Campbell (2 assists) - Florida

New York Islanders 1, Washington Capitals 0 (from Washington) - The Islanders improved to 22-28-8 on the season thanks to a 1-0 shutout of the Washington Capitals, dropping them to 25-23-9.

Goals:

NYI - Andrew MacDonald (4) - from Brock Nelson (2:16 3RD) *GWG*

Goalies:

WG - Evgeni Nabokov (22 saves on 22 shots: 10-10-5) LG - Michal Neuvirth (27 saves on 28 shots: 4-6-2)

Three Stars:

3. Andrew MacDonald (1 goal, GWG) - New York

2. Michal Neuvirth (27 saves on 28 shots) - Washington

1. Evgeni Nabokov (22 saves on 22 shots for the shutout) - New York

Ottawa Senators 5, St. Louis Blues 4 (SO) - (from St. Louis) - The Senators improved to 25-21-11 on the season thanks to a 5-4 shootout win over the St. Louis Blues, dropping them to 37-12-6.

Goals:

STL - Brenden Morrow (9) - from Patrik Berglund and T.J. Oshie (14:08 1ST)

OTT - Erik Karlsson (14) - from Jason Spezza (14:50 2ND)

STL - T.J. Oshie (13) - from Magnus Paajarvi and Alex Pietrangelo (15:09 2ND)

STL - David Backes (20) - from Jaden Schwartz and Barret Jackman (19:55 2ND)

OTT - Milan Michalek (8) - from Jason Spezza and Mika Zibanejad (5:52 3RD)

OTT - Kyle Turris (19) - from Erik Karlsson and Jared Cowen (7:02 3RD)

OTT - Jason Spezza (15) - from Mika Zibanejad and Marc Methot (8:27 3RD)

STL - Jordan Leopold (1) - from Jaden Schwartz and Derek Roy (11:08 3RD)

Shootout winner - Kyle Turris (OTT)

Goalies:

WG - Robin Lehner (46 saves on 50 shots: 7-10-3) LG - Jaroslav Halak (27 saves on 31 shots: 23-8-4)

Three Stars:

3. Erik Karlsson (1 goal, 1 assist) - Ottawa

2. T.J. Oshie (1 goal, 1 assist) - St. Louis

1. Jason Spezza (1 goal, 2 assists) - Ottawa

Minnesota Wild 2, Tampa Bay Lightning 1 (from Minnesota) - The Wild improved to 30-21-7 on the season thanks to a 2-1 win over the Tampa Bay Lightning, dropping them to 32-19-5.

Goals:

MIN - Nino Niederreiter PPG (10) - from Jared Spurgeon and Jason Zucker (16:04 1ST)

MIN - Dany Heatley (11) - from Jared Spurgeon (0:34 3RD) *GWG*

TBL - Valtteri Filppula (20) - from Martin St. Louis and Radko Gudas (13:53 3RD)

Goalies:

WG - Darcy Kuemper (34 saves on 35 shots: 7-3-2) LG - Ben Bishop (24 saves on 26 shots: 27-8-4)

Three Stars:

3. Dany Heatley (1 goal, GWG) - Minnesota

2. Jared Spurgeon (2 assists) - Minnesota

1. Darcy Kuemper (34 saves on 35 shots for the win) - Minnesota

Dallas Stars 3, Phoenix Coyotes 1 (from Phoenix) - The Stars improved to 26-21-9 on the season thanks to a 3-1 win over the Phoenix Coyotes, dropping them to 26-20-10.

Goals:

PHX - Antoine Vermette (21) - unassisted (9:18 2ND)

DAL - Shawn Horcoff PPG (7) - from Tyler Seguin and Rich Peverley (12:32 2ND)

DAL - Antoine Roussel (9) - from Ryan Garbutt (3:25 3RD) *GWG*

DAL - Ryan Garbutt EN (11) - from Cody Eakin (19:33 3RD)

Goalies:

WG - Kari Lehtonen (27 saves on 28 shots: 21-15-9) LG - Mike Smith (37 saves on 39 shots: 19-16-9)

Three Stars:

3. Mike Smith (37 saves on 39 shots) - Phoenix

2. Kari Lehtonen (27 saves on 28 shots for the win) - Dallas

1. Antoine Roussel (1 goal, GWG) - Dallas

Three Stars of the Night:

3. Carey Price - Price made 27 saves on 27 shots in the Canadiens 2-0 shutout of the Flames.

2. Jason Spezza - Spezza scored 1 goal and added 2 assists in the Senators 5-4 win over the Blues.

1. Ryan Callahan - Callahan scored 2 goals (including the game-winner) and added an assist in the Rangers 5-1 win over the Avs.

Interesting Stats of the Night:

-Raphael Diaz scored his 1st goal as a Vancouver Canuck in his 1st game.

-The Canucks have no lost 5 straight and are 3-7 in their last 10 games. 

-Carey Price picked up his 4th shutout of the season.

-Evgeni Nabokov picked up his 2nd shutout of the season.

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

New York Rangers - 4 game winning streak

Columbus Blue Jackets - 3 game winning streak

Winnipeg Jets - 3 game winning streak

Vancouver Canucks - 5 game losing streak
Los Angeles Kings - 4 game losing streak

Forman Faceoff Highlight of the Night:

-Michal Neuvirth gets it tonight with his fantastic glove save: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l1qbzFuMY8E

Honourable Mentions:

-Jason Spezza no look pass to Erik Karlsson: http://beta.thescore.com/nhl/news/425109

-Johnny Boychuk hit on David Booth: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DMfC1W_8rlc

What's up next (February 5th) - There are 3 NHL games on tap for Wednesday:

1. Pittsburgh Penguins vs. Buffalo Sabres @730PM ET (In Buffalo)

2. Chicago Blackhawks vs. Anaheim Ducks @10PM ET (In Anaheim) {***Forman's Game of the Night***}

3. Dallas Stars vs. San Jose Sharks @1030PM ET (In San Jose)

-Joel Forman - The Forman Faceoff

February 3rd NHL Recap

Edmonton Oilers 3, Buffalo Sabres 2 (from Buffalo) - The Oilers improved to 19-33-6 on the season thanks to a 3-2 win over the Buffalo Sabres, dropping them to 15-32-8

Goals:

EDM - Jeff Petry (4) - from Nail Yakupov and David Perron (0:32 1ST)

BUF - Steve Ott PPG (9) - from Tyler Myers and Cody Hodgson (8:04 1ST)

BUF - Drew Stafford SHG (8) - from Zemgus Girgensons and Mike Weber (19:04 1ST)

EDM - Justin Schultz (8) - from David Perron and Andrew Ference (16:45 2ND)

EDM - Matt Hendricks SHG (4) - from Boyd Gordon and Martin Marincin (0:57 3RD) *GWG*

Goalies:

WG - Ilya Bryzgalov (42 saves on 44 shots: 5-8-3) LG - Jhonas Enroth (25 saves on 28 shots: 1-11-5)

Three Stars:

3. Drew Stafford (1 goal) - Buffalo

2. Ilya Bryzgalov (42 saves on 44 shots for the win) - Edmonton

1. Matt Hendricks (1 goal, GWG) - Edmonton

Pittsburgh Penguins 2, Ottawa Senators 1 (OT) - (from Pittsburgh) - The Penguins improved to 39-15-2 on the season thanks to a 2-1 OT win over the Ottawa Senators, dropping them to 24-21-11.

Goals:

OTT - Stephane Da Costa (3) - from Cory Conacher and Erik Condra (14:05 1ST)

PIT - Brian Gibbons PPG (3) - from Olli Maatta and Jussi Jokinen (16:23 1ST)

PIT - James Neal (18) - from Robert Bortuzzo and Evgeni Malkin (1:55 OT) *GWG*

Goalies:

WG - Marc-Andre Fleury (24 saves on 25 shots: 30-13-1) LG - Craig Anderson (46 saves on 48 shots: 18-11-8)

Three Stars:

3. Marc-Andre Fleury (24 saves on 25 shots for the win) - Pittsburgh

2. Craig Anderson (46 saves on 48 shots) - Ottawa

1. James Neal (1 goal, OT winner) - Pittsburgh

Detroit Red Wings 2, Vancouver Canucks 0 (from Detroit) - The Red Wings improved to 25-19-12 on the season thanks to a 2-0 shutout of the Vancouver Canucks, dropping them to 27-21-9

Goals:

DET - Justin Abdelkader (7) - from Henrik Zetterberg and Gustav Nyquist (1:08 2ND) *GWG*

DET - Justin Abdelkader EN (8) - from Niklas Kronwall (19:44 3RD)

Goalies:

WG - Jimmy Howard (16 saves on 16 shots: 11-12-9) in relief of the injured Jonas Gustavsson (8 saves on 8 shots) LG - Eddie Lack (28 saves on 29 shots: 8-8-3)

Three Stars:

3. Eddie Lack (28 saves on 29 shots) - Vancouver

2. Jimmy Howard (16 saves on 16 shots for the win) - Detroit

1. Justin Abdelkader (2 goals, GWG) - Detroit

Colorado Avalanche 2, New Jersey Devils 1 (OT) - (from New Jersey) - The Avalanche improved to 36-14-5 on the season thanks to a 2-1 OT win over the New Jersey Devils, dropping them to 23-21-13.

Goals:

NJD - Ryan Carter (5) - from Steve Bernier and Stephen Gionta (18:25 1ST)

COL - P.A. Parenteau (10) - from Tyson Barrie and Gabriel Landeskog (18:13 3RD)

COL - Ryan O'Reilly PPG (21) - from Matt Duchene and Nathan MacKinnon (0:28 OT) *GWG*

Goalies:

WG - J.S. Giguere (27 saves on 28 shots: 8-4-0) LG - Cory Schneider (23 saves on 25 shots: 10-10-9)

Three Stars:

3. J.S. Giguere (27 saves on 28 shots for the win) - Colorado

2. P.A. Parenteau (1 goal) - Colorado

1. Ryan O'Reilly (1 goal, OT winner) - Colorado

Columbus Blue Jackets 4, Anaheim Ducks 2 (from Anaheim) - The Blue Jackets improved to 29-23-4 on the season thanks to a 4-2 win over the Anaheim Ducks, dropping them to 40-13-5. 

Goals:

CBJ - Ryan Johansen (23) - from Nathan Horton and Boone Jenner (11:10 1ST)

CBJ - R.J. Umberger PPG (15) - from James Wisniewski and Mark Letestu (16:43 2ND)

ANA - Mathieu Perreault (11) - from Pat Maroon and Teemu Selanne (5:45 3RD)

CBJ - Nick Foligno (14) - from R.J. Umberger and Artem Anisimov (8:48 3RD) *GWG*

CBJ - Nick Foligno PPG (15) - from Cam Atkinson and Fedor Tyutin (13:07 3RD)

ANA - Ryan Getzlaf (27) - from Hampus Lindholm and Teemu Selanne (16:41 3RD)

Goalies:

WG - Sergei Bobrovsky (32 saves on 34 shots: 20-13-2) LG - Frederik Andersen (29 saves on 33 shots: 14-3-0) 

Three Stars:

3. Sergei Bobrovsky (32 saves on 34 shots for the win) - Columbus

2. R.J. Umberger (1 goal, 1 assist) - Columbus

1. Nick Foligno (2 goals, GWG) - Columbus

Chicago Blackhawks 5, Los Angeles Kings 3 (from Los Angeles) - The Hawks improved to 34-10-14 on the season thanks to a 5-3 win over the Los Angeles Kings, dropping them to 30-22-6.

Goals:

CHI - Patrick Kane PPG (26) - from Jonathan Toews and Patrick Sharp (1:02 1ST)

CHI - Bryan Bickell (8) - from Patrick Kane and Andrew Shaw (8:44 1ST)

LAK - Drew Doughty PPG (8) - from Slava Voynov and Anze Kopitar (9:52 1ST)

LAK - Anze Kopitar (17) - from Jeff Carter and Tyler Toffoli (6:30 2ND)

CHI - Marcus Kruger (6) - from Nick Leddy and Ben Smith (13:51 2ND)

CHI - Nick Leddy (6) - from Marian Hossa and Kris Versteeg (7:01 3RD) *GWG*

CHI - Patrick Kane (27) - from Patrick Sharp and Jonathan Toews (11:09 3RD)

LAK - Tyler Toffoli (10) - from Jeff Carter and Anze Kopitar (11:42 3RD)

Goalies:

WG - Corey Crawford (31 saves on 34 shots: 21-8-10) LG - Jonathan Quick (25 saves on 30 shots: 15-13-2)

Three Stars:

3. Nick Leddy (1 goal, 1 assist, GWG) - Chicago

2. Anze Kopitar (1 goal, 2 assists) - Los Angeles

1. Patrick Kane (2 goals, 1 assist) - Chicago

Philadelphia Flyers 5, San Jose Sharks 2 (from San Jose) - The Flyers improved to 28-23-6 on the season thanks to a 5-2 win over the San Jose Sharks, dropping them to 35-16-6.

Goals:

PHI - Mark Streit PPG (7) - from Claude Giroux and Scott Hartnell (4:23 1ST)

SJS - Matt Nieto PPG (5) - from Tommy Wingels and Matt Irwin (7:33 1ST)

SJS - Matt Nieto (6) - from Brent Burns and Joe Thornton (12:32 1ST)

PHI - Matt Read (15) - from Steve Downie and Sean Couturier (1:11 3RD)

PHI - Michael Raffl (6) - from Erik Gustafsson and Adam Hall (2:29 3RD) *GWG*

PHI - Claude Giroux (18) - unassisted (3:56 3RD)

PHI - Jakub Voracek (15) - from Claude Giroux and Scott Hartnell (17:44 3RD)

Goalies:

WG - Steve Mason (20 saves on 22 shots: 22-14-5) LG - Antti Niemi (19 saves on 23 shots: 28-12-6), Alex Stalock (4 saves on 5 shots in relief of Niemi)

Three Stars:

3. Mark Streit (1 goal) - Philadelphia

2. Matt Nieto (2 goals) - San Jose

1. Claude Giroux (1 goal, 2 assists) - Philadelphia

Three Stars of the Night:

3. Justin Abdelkader - Abdelkader scored both goals in the Red Wings 2-0 shutout of the Vancouver Canucks. 

2. Claude Giroux - The Flyers Captain scored 1 goal and added 2 assists in the Flyers 5-2 win over the Sharks. 

1. Patrick Kane - Kane scored 2 goals and added an assist in the Hawks 5-3 win over the Kings. 

Interesting Stats of the Night:

-Matt Hendricks scored his 1st goal as a member of the Edmonton Oilers.

-The Avalanche are 9-2-0 in their last 11 games.

-After just 8 losses in their first 48 games the Ducks have lost 5 of their last 10 games. 

-Marc-Andre Fleury became the 1st goalie this season to 30 wins.

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

Calgary Flames - 5 game winning streak

Colorado Avalanche - 4 game winning streak

New York Rangers - 3 game winning streak

Toronto Maple Leafs - 3 game winning streak

Columbus Blue Jackets - 3 game winning streak

Vancouver Canucks - 4 game losing streak
Los Angeles Kings - 4 game losing streak

Florida Panthers - 3 game losing streak

New York Islanders - 3 game losing streak

Forman Faceoff Highlight of the Night:

-Marc-Andre Fleury gets it tonight for his save of the year candidate on Erik Karlsson: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ama2IkJFtuo

Honourable Mentions:

-James Neal OT goal: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nsj6IXf74s0

-Ryan O'Reilly OT goal: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yDWWZc8NVFs

-Matt Hendicks short-handed goal: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UU4Nm8bNJwE

What's up next (February 4th) - There are 9 NHL games on tap for Tuesday:

1. Vancouver Canucks vs. Boston Bruins @7PM ET (In Boston) {***Forman's Game of the Night***}

2. Colorado Avalanche vs. New York Rangers @7PM ET (In New York)

3. Winnipeg Jets vs. Carolina Hurricanes @7PM ET (In Carolina)

4. Calgary Flames vs. Montreal Canadiens @730PM ET (In Montreal)

5. Toronto Maple Leafs vs. Florida Panthers @730PM ET (In Florida)

6. New York Islanders vs. Washington Capitals @730PM ET (In Washington)

7. Ottawa Senators vs. St. Louis Blues @8PM ET (In St. Louis)

8. Tampa Bay Lightning vs. Minnesota Wild @8PM ET (In Minnesota)

9. Dallas Stars vs. Phoenix Coyotes @9PM ET (In Phoenix)

-Joel Forman - The Forman Faceoff

February 2nd NHL Recap

Washington Capitals 6, Detroit Red Wings 5 (OT) - (from Washington) - The Capitals improved to 25-22-9 on the season thanks to a 6-5 OT win over the Detroit Red Wings, dropping them to 24-19-12.

Goals:

WSH - Jason Chimera (12) - from Joel Ward and Connor Carrick (4:43 1ST)

WSH - Joel Ward PPG (16) - from Marcus Johansson and Jason Chimera (7:20 1ST)

DET - Gustav Nyquist PPG (11) - from Daniel Alfredsson and Niklas Kronwall (11:40 1ST)

WSH - John Carlson PPG (10) - from Nicklas Backstrom and Martin Erat (16:05 1ST)

DET - Tomas Tatar (13) - from Riley Sheahan and Tomas Jurco (13:30 2ND) 

WSH - Joel Ward (17) - from Jason Chimera and Connor Carrick (13:49 2ND)

DET - Gustav Nyquist PPG (12) - from Henrik Zetterberg and Tomas Tatar (18:49 2ND)

DET - Gustav Nyquist (13) - from Henrik Zetterberg and Niklas Kronwall (0:42 3RD)

WSH - Troy Brouwer (11) - unassisted (4:28 3RD)

DET - Justin Abdelkader (6) - from Gustav Nyquist and Henrik Zetterberg (6:25 3RD)

WSH - Alexander Ovechkin PPG (39) - from John Carlson and Nicklas Backstrom (2:37 OT) *GWG*

Goalies:

WG - Michal Neuvirth (25 saves on 30 shots: 4-5-2) LG - Jimmy Howard (22 saves on 28 shots: 10-12-9)

Three Stars:

3. Alexander Ovechkin (1 goal, OT winner) - Washington

2. Joel Ward (2 goals, 1 assist) - Washington

1. Gustav Nyquist (3 goals, 1 assist) - Detroit

Winnipeg Jets 2, Montreal Canadiens 1 (from Montreal) - The Jets improved to 27-25-5 on the season thanks to a 2-1 win over the Montreal Canadiens, dropping them to 29-21-6.

Goals:

WPG - Tobias Enstrom (6) - from Chris Thorburn and Blake Wheeler (9:13 2ND)

MTL - Brian Gionta (10) - from Tomas Plekanec and Andrei Markov (17:06 2ND)

WPG - Michael Frolik (12) - from Andrew Ladd (1:04 3RD) *GWG*

Goalies:

WG - Al Montoya (30 saves on 31 shots: 10-4-1) LG - Carey Price (33 saves on 35 shots: 23-17-5)

Three Stars:

3. Carey Price (33 saves on 35 shots) - Montreal

2. Michael Frolik (1 goal, GWG) - Winnipeg

1. Al Montoya (30 saves on 31 shots for the win) - Winnipeg

Three Stars of the Night:

3. Al Montoya - Montoya made 30 saves on 31 shots in the Jets 2-1 win over the Canadiens.

2. Joel Ward - Ward scored 2 goals and added 1 assist in the Caps 6-5 OT win over the Red Wings.

1. Gustav Nyquist - Nyquist scored his 1st career hat trick and added an assist in the Red Wings 6-5 OT loss to the Caps. 

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

Calgary Flames - 5 game winning streak

New York Rangers - 3 game winning streak

Colorado Avalanche - 3 game winning streak

Toronto Maple Leafs - 3 game winning streak

New York Islanders - 3 game losing streak

Florida Panthers - 3 game losing streak
Vancouver Canucks - 3 game losing streak
Los Angeles Kings - 3 game losing streak

Forman Faceoff Highlight of the Night:

-Alexander Ovechkin's OT goal gets it tonight: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bi5nif7wkU0

What's up next (February 3rd) - There are 7 NHL games on tap for Monday:

1. Edmonton Oilers vs. Buffalo Sabres @7PM ET (In Buffalo)

2. Ottawa Senators vs. Pittsburgh Penguins @7PM ET (In Pittsburgh)

3. Vancouver Canucks vs. Detroit Red Wings @730PM ET (In Detroit)

4. Colorado Avalanche vs. New Jersey Devils @730PM ET (In New Jersey)

5. Columbus Blue Jackets vs. Anaheim Ducks @10PM ET (In Anaheim)

6. Chicago Blackhawks vs. Los Angeles Kings @1030PM ET (In Los Angeles)

7. Philadelphia Flyers vs. San Jose Sharks @1030PM ET (In San Jose) {***Forman's Game of the Night***}

-Joel Forman - The Forman Faceoff

February 1st NHL Recap

Boston Bruins 4, Edmonton Oilers 0 (from Boston) - The Bruins improved to 35-16-3 on the season thanks to a 4-0 shutout of the Edmonton Oilers, dropping them to 18-33-6.

Goals:

BOS - David Krejci PPG (12) - from Jarome Iginla and Milan Lucic (2:06 2ND) *GWG*

BOS - Dougie Hamilton (6) - from Zdeno Chara and Carl Soderberg (6:43 3RD)

BOS - Carl Soderberg (8) - from Chris Kelly and Matt Bartkowski (13:05 3RD)

BOS - Torey Krug PPG (12) - from Zdeno Chara and Jarome Iginla (15:42 3RD)

Goalies:

WG - Chad Johnson (22 saves on 22 shots: 10-3-0) LG - Ben Scrivens (37 saves on 41 shots: 9-8-4)

Three Stars:

3. Carl Soderberg (1 goal, 1 assist) - Boston

2. David Krejci (1 goal, GWG) - Boston

1. Chad Johnson (22 saves on 22 shots for the win) - Boston

Tampa Bay Lightning 2, Montreal Canadiens 1 (OT) - (from Montreal) - The Lightning improved to 32-18-5 on the season thanks to a 2-1 OT win over the Montreal Canadiens, dropping them to 29-20-6.

Goals:

TBL - Nate Thompson SHG (4) - from Victor Hedman and J.T. Brown (5:58 2ND)

MTL - Daniel Briere (9) - from Brian Gionta (7:25 3RD)

TBL - Nate Thompson (5) - from Victor Hedman and Alex Killorn (4:36 OT) *GWG*

Goalies:

WG - Ben Bishop (28 saves on 29 shots: 27-7-4) LG - Carey Price (34 saves on 36 shots: 23-16-5)

Three Stars:

3. Daniel Briere (1 goal) - Montreal

2. Victor Hedman (2 assists) - Tampa Bay

1. Nate Thompson (2 goals, OT winner) - Tampa Bay

Colorado Avalanche 7, Buffalo Sabres 1 (from Colorado) - The Avalancue improved to 35-14-5 on the season thanks to a 7-1 rout of the Buffalo Sabres, dropping them to 15-31-8.

Goals:

COL - Tyson Barrie (7) - from Nathan MacKinnon (7:37 1ST)

COL - Jamie McGinn PPG (13) - from Erik Johnson and Ryan O'Reilly (11:49 1ST) *GWG*

COL - Gabriel Landeskog (15) - from Nathan MacKinnon and P.A. Parenteau (12:47 1ST)

COL - Marc-Andre Cliche (1) - from Patrick Bordeleau and Jamie McGinn (6:05 2ND)

BUF - Matt D'Agostini PPG (3) - from Tyler Ennis and Christian Ehrhoff (11:45 2ND)

COL - Nathan MacKinnon PPG (20) - from Erik Johnson and Semyon Varlamov (16:29 2ND)
COL - Gabriel Landeskog (16) - from Erik Johnson (7:36 3RD)
COL - Jame McGinn (14) - from Ryan O'Reilly and Matt Duchene (10:07 3RD)

Goalies:

WG - Semyon Varlamov (27 saves on 28 shots: 28-9-5) LG - Ryan Miller (22 saves on 27 shots: 14-21-3) Jhonas Enroth (10 saves on 12 shots in relief of Ryan Miller)

Three Stars:

3. Gabriel Landeskog (2 goals) - Colorado

2. Jamie McGinn (2 goals, 1 assist, GWG) - Colorado

1. Nathan MacKinnon (1 goal, 2 assists) - Colorado

Philadelphia Flyers 2, Los Angeles Kings 0 (from Los Angeles) - The Flyers improved to 27-23-6 on the season thanks to a 2-0 shutout of the Los Angeles Kings, dropping them to 30-21-6.

Goals:

PHI - Wayne Simmonds (18) - from Vincent Lecavalier and Claude Giroux (7:48 2ND) *GWG*
PHI - Claude Giroux PPG (17) - from Scott Hartnell and Wayne Simmonds (18:02 3RD)

Goalies:

WG - Steve Mason (35 saves on 35 shots: 21-14-5) LG - Jonathan Quick (11 saves on 13 shots: 15-12-2)

Three Stars:

3. Wayne Simmonds (1 goal, 1 assist, GWG) - Philadelphia

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

1. Steve Mason (35 saves on 35 shots for the shutout) - Philadelphia

Toronto Maple Leafs 6, Ottawa Senators 3 (from Toronto) - The Leafs improved to 30-21-6 on the season thanks to a 6-3 win over the Ottawa Senators, dropping them to 24-21-10.

Goals:

OTT - Chris Neil (7) - from Jared Cowen and Eric Gryba (19:07 1ST)
OTT - Colin Greening (5) - from Chris Neil (6:46 2ND)
TOR - Phil Kessel (28) - from James van Riemsdyk and Carl Gunnarsson (13:01 2ND)
TOR - Joffrey Lupul (17) - from Nazem Kadri (14:39 2ND)
TOR - Phil Kessel PPG (29) - from Morgan Rielly and Cody Franson (7:34 3RD)
OTT - Chris Neil (8) - from Cody Ceci and Colin Greening (9:06 3RD)
TOR - Phil Kessel (30 - Hat Trick) - from Tyler Bozak (14:02 3RD) *GWG*
TOR - Tyler Bozak (11) - from Phil Kessel and James van Riemsdyk (18:37 3RD)
TOR - Nazem Kadri (15) - unassisted (19:31 3RD)

Goalies:

WG - Jonathan Bernier (23 saves on 26 shots: 20-15-5) LG - Craig Anderson (30 saves on 35 shots: 18-11-7)

Three Stars:

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

2. Chris Neil (1 goal, 2 assists) - Toronto

1. Phil Kessel (3 goals, 1 assist, GWG) - Toronto

Columbus Blue Jackets 4, Florida Panthers 1 (from Columbus) - The Blue Jackets improved to 28-23-4 on the season thanks to a 4-1 win over the Florida Panthers, dropping them to 21-27-7.

Goals:

CBJ - Boone Jenner (9) - from Ryan Johansen and Nathan Horton (15:33 1ST)
CBJ - Ryan Johansen (22) - from Boone Jenner and Nathan Horton (18:02 1ST) *GWG*
FLA - Brad Boyes (15) - from Brian Campbell and Scottie Upshall (7:41 2ND)
CBJ - Nick Foligno (13) - from Nikita Nikitin (17:46 2ND)
CBJ - Mark Letestu (8) - from Corey Tropp and Derek MacKenzie (9:28 3RD)

Goalies:

WG - Sergei Bobrovsky (35 saves on 36 shots: 19-13-2) LG - Tim Thomas (26 saves on 30 shots: 14-16-3)

Three Stars:

3. Boone Jenner (1 goal, 1 assist) - Columbus

2. Sergei Bobrovksy (35 saves on 36 shots for the win) - Columbus

1. Ryan Johansen (1 goal, 1 assist, GWG) - Columbus

St. Louis Blues 4, Nashville Predators 3 (SO) - (from St. Louis) - The Blues improved to 37-12-5 on the season thanks to a 4-3 shootout win over the Nashville Predators, dropping them to 25-23-9.

Goals:

STL - Jaden Schwartz PPG (17) - from Chris Stewart and Vladimir Tarasenko (9:11 1ST)
STL - David Backes (19) - from Jay Bouwmeester and Derek Roy (3:31 2ND)
NSH - Paul Gaustad (8) - unassisted (16:48 2ND)
NSH - Mike Fisher (15) - from Patric Hornqvist (3:25 3RD)
NSH - Roman Josi (8) - from David Legwand and Craig Smith (7:33 3RD)
STL - Vladimir Tarasenko (18) - from Alex Pietrangelo (7:49 3RD)
Shootout winner - Vladimir Tarasenko (STL)

Goalies:

WG - Brian Elliot (28 saves on 31 shots: 14-4-2) LG - Carter Hutton (31 saves on 34 shots: 13-8-3)

Three Stars:

3. 

2. Roman Josi (1 goal) - Nashville

1. Vladimir Tarasenko (1 goal, 1 assist, shootout winner) - St. Louis

Phoenix Coyotes 3, Pittsburgh Penguins 1 (from Phoenix) - The Coyotes improved to 26-19-10 on the season thanks to a 3-1 win over the Pittsburgh Penguins, dropping them to 38-15-2

Goals:

PHX - Mike Ribeiro (14) - from David Schlemko and Antoine Vermette (12:42 1ST)
PHX - Zbynek Michalek (1) - from Oliver Ekman-Larsson and Mike Ribeiro (10:50 2ND) *GWG*
PIT - Evgeni Malkin (16) - from James Neal and Jussi Jokinen (15:51 2ND)
PHX - Radim Vrbata (13) - from Martin Hanzal (4:13 3RD)

Goalies:

WG - Mike Smith (23 saves on 24 shots: 19-15-9) LG - Marc-Andre Fleury (27 saves on 30 shots: 29-13-1)

Three Stars:

3. Zbynek Michalek (1 goal, GWG) - Phoenix

2. Mike Smith (23 saves on 24 shots for the win) - Phoenix

1. Mike Ribeiro (1 goal, 1 assist) - Phoenix

Calgary Flames 4, Minnesota Wild 3 (OT) - (from Calgary) - The Flames improved to 21-27-7 on the season thanks to a 4-3 OT win over the Minnesota Wild, dropping them to 29-21-7.

Goals:

CGY - T.J. Galiardi (2) - from Kevin Westgarth and Chris Butler (12:36 1ST)
MIN - Matt Cooke SHG (9) - unassisted (14:03 2ND)
CGY - Dennis Wideman PPG (3) - from Chris Butler and T.J. Galiardi (18:24 2ND)
CGY - Mikael Backlund SHG (12) - from Mark Giordano and Lee Stempniak (1:00 3RD)
MIN - Dany Heatley PPG (10) - from Mikael Granlund and Zach Parise (10:31 3RD)
MIN - Keith Ballard (2) - from Kyle Brodziak and Dany Heatley (15:55 3RD)
CGY - Mikael Backlund (13) - from Sean Monahan and Mark Giordano (2:25 OT)

Goalies:

WG - Reto Berra (14 saves on 17 shots: 7-14-2) in relief of the injured Karri Ramo (6 saves on 6 shots) LG - Darcy Kuemper (28 saves on 32 shots: 6-3-2)

Three Stars:

3. Mark Giordano (2 assists) - Calgary

2. Dany Heatley (1 goal, 1 assist) - Minnesota

1. Mikael Backlund (2 goals, OT winner) - Calgary

Dallas Stars 2, Anaheim Ducks 0 (from Anaheim) - The Stars improved to 25-21-9 on the season thanks to a 2-0 shutout of the Anaheim Ducks, dropping them to 40-12-5.

Goals:

DAL - Trevor Daley (4) - from Cody Eakin and Rich Peverley (5:03 2ND) *GWG*
DAL - Jamie Benn EN (22) - from Tyler Seguin (19:31 3RD)

Goalies:

WG - Dan Ellis (26 saves on 26 shots: 5-5-0) LG - Jonas Hiller (25 saves on 26 shots: 24-8-4)

Three Stars:

3. Jonas Hiller (25 saves on 26 shots: )

2. Trevor Daley (1 goal, GWG) - Dallas

1. Dan Ellis (26 saves on 26 shots for the shutout) - Dallas

San Jose Sharks 2, Chicago Blackhawks 1 (SO) - (from San Jose) - The Sharks improved to 35-15-6 on the season thanks to a 2-1 shootout win over the Chicago Blackhawks, dropping them to 33-10-4.

Goals:

SJS - Joe Pavelski SHG (29) - from Scott Hannan (6:10 3RD)
CHI - Brandon Saad PPG (18) - from Kris Versteeg and Marian Hossa (7:13 3RD)
Shootout winner - Patrick Marleau (SJS)

Goalies:

WG - Antti Niemi (29 saves on 30 shots: 28-11-6) LG - Corey Crawford (38 saves on 39 shots: 20-8-10)

Three Stars:

3. Joe Pavelski (1 goal) - San Jose

2. Corey Crawford (38 saves on 39 shots) - Chicago

1. Antti Niemi (29 saves on 30 shots for the win) - San Jose

Three Stars of the Night:

3. Steve Mason - Mason made 35 saves on 35 shots for his 3rd shutout of the season in the Flyers 2-0 win over the Kings.

2. Nathan MacKinnon - MacKinnon had the best game of his early career, scoring 1 goal and adding 2 assists in the Avs 7-1 rout of the Sabres.

1. Phil Kessel - Kessel scored 3 goals (including the game-winner) and added an assist in the Leafs 6-3 win over the Senators.

Interesting Stats of the Night:

-Nathan MacKinnon had 1 goal and 2 assists today, improving his rookie-lead in goals (20) and points (40). He also leads the Avs in powerplay goals (8) and is tied with Ryan O'Reilly for the team lead in goals (20)

-Cody McLeod passed Adam Foote for the most penalty minutes in Colorado Avalanche history (Foote had 948, McLeod has 953)
-Torey Krug leads all rookie defenseman in goals with 12, 5 ahead of Jacob Trouba in 2nd. Krug is 5th in goals for all the rookies.

-Wayne Simmonds scored his 100th career goal.
-Phil Kessel scored his 2nd hat trick of the season, as well as picking up his 2nd 4-point game of the season. Kessel now has 10 goals, 13 assists for 23 points in his last 12 games.
-Chris Neil picked up his 1st 3-point game since April 6th, 2010.
-Steve Mason made 35 saves for his 3rd shutout of the season.
-Mark Giordano is on a career-best 9-game point streak, with 4 goals and 6 assists in that stretch.

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

Calgary Flames - 5 game winning streak

New York Rangers - 3 game winning streak

Colorado Avalanche - 3 game winning streak

Toronto Maple Leafs - 3 game winning streak

New York Islanders - 3 game losing streak

Florida Panthers - 3 game losing streak
Vancouver Canucks - 3 game losing streak
Los Angeles Kings - 3 game losing streak

Forman Faceoff Highlight of the Night:

-Joe Thornton gets it tonight for his great shootout goal: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4vgZ1T25BYs

Whats up next (February 2nd) - There are 2 NHL games on tap for Sunday:
1. Detroit Red Wings vs. Washington Capitals @1230PM ET (In Washington)
2. Winnipeg Jets vs. Montreal Canadiens @1PM ET (In Montreal)

-Joel Forman - The Forman Faceoff