Forman Faceoff Trade Deadline Tracker 2014

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30. Columbus Blue Jackets acquire F James Livingstone from the San Jose Sharks for a conditional 7th round pick (2016)

29. Columbus Blue Jackets acquire F Dana Tyrell and D Matt Taormina from the Tampa Bay Lightning for F Jonathan Marchessault and F Dalton Smith

28. Pittsburgh Penguins acquire F Lee Stempniak from the Calgary Flames for a 3rd round pick (2014)

27. Anaheim Ducks acquire F Andre Petersson from the Ottawa Senators for D Alex Grant

26. Washington Capitals acquire G Jaroslav Halak and a 3rd round pick (2015) from the Buffalo Sabres for G Michal Neuvirth and D Rostislav Klesla

25. Minnesota Wild acquire F Matt Moulson, F Cody McCormick from the Buffalo Sabres for F Torrey Mitchell and 2 2nd round picks (2014 and 2016)

24. Montreal Canadiens acquire F Thomas Vanek and a conditional 5th round pick (2014) from the New York Islanders for F Sebastien Collberg and a conditional 2nd round pick (2014)

23. Detroit Red Wings acquire F David Legwand from the Nashville Predators for F Patrick Eaves, F Calle Jarnkrok, and a 3rd round pick

22. Colorado Avalanche acquire G Reto Berra from the Calgary Flames for a 2nd round pick (2014)

21. New York Rangers acquire D Raphael Diaz from the Vancouver Canucks for a 5th round pick

20. Boston Bruins acquire D Andrej Meszaros from the Philadelphia Flyers for a 3rd round pick

19. Columbus Blue Jackets acquire D Nick Schultz from the Edmonton Oilers for a 5th round pick

18. Dallas Stars acquire G Tim Thomas from the Florida Panthers for G Dan Ellis

17. New Jersey Devils acquire F Tuomo Ruutu from the Carolina Hurricanes for F Andrei Loktionov and a conditional 3rd round pick (2017)

16. Pittsburgh Penguins acquire F Marcel Goc from the Florida Panthers for a 3rd round pick (2015) and a 5th round pick (2014)

15. Los Angeles Kings acquire F Marian Gaborik from the Columbus Blue Jackets for F Matt Frattin, a 2nd round pick and a conditional 3rd round pick

14. Montreal Canadiens acquire G Devan Dubnyk from the Nashville Predators for future considerations

13. Los Angeles Kings acquire D Brayden McNabb, F Jonathan Parker and 2 2nd round picks (2014 and 2015) from the Buffalo Sabres for F Hudson Fasching and D Nicolas Deslauries

12. Ottawa Senators acquire F Ales Hemsky from the Edmonton Oilers for 3rd round pick (2015) and a 5th round pick (2014)

11. New York Rangers acquire F Martin St. Louis from the Tampa Bay Lightning for F Ryan Callahan, a 1st round pick (2015) and a conditional 2nd round pick (2014)

10. Phoenix Coyotes acquire F Martin Erat and F John Mitchell from the Washington Capitals for D Rostislav Klesla, F Chris Brown and a 4th round pick (2015)

9. Chicago Blackhawks acquire D David Runblad and D Mathieu Brisebois from the Phoenix Coyotes for a 2nd round pick (2014)

8. Florida Panthers acquire G Roberto Luongo and F Steven Anthony from the Vancouver Canucks for G Jacob Markstrom and F Shawn Matthias

7. Philadelphia Flyers acquire D Andrew MacDonald from the New York Islanders for F Matt Mangene, a 2nd round pick (2015) and a 3rd round pick (2014)

6. Ottawa Senators acquire D Patrick Mullen from the Vancouver Canucks for F Jeff Costello

5. Anaheim Ducks acquire D Stephane Robidas from the Dallas Stars for a 4th round pick (2014)

4. Edmonton Oilers acquire G Viktor Fasth from the Anaheim Ducks for a 3rd round pick (2015) and a 5th round pick (2014)

3. Minnesota Wild acquire G Ilya Bryzgalov from the Edmonton Oilers for a 4th round pick (2014)

2. Washington Capitals acquire F Dustin Penner from the Anaheim Ducks for a 4th round pick (2014)

1. Montreal Canadiens acquire D Mike Weaver from the Florida Panthers for a 5th round pick (2015)

March 4th NHL Recap

Boston Bruins 4, Florida Panthers 1 (from Boston) - The Bruins improved to 39-17-5 on the season thanks to a 4-1 win over the Florida Panthers, dropping them to 23-32-7.

Goals:

BOS - David Krejci (14) - unassisted (7:29 1ST)
BOS - Jarome Iginla (19) - from Jordan Caron and Chris Kelly (11:01 1ST) *GWG*
BOS - David Krejci (15) - from Kevan Miller (19:12 2ND)
FLA - Brian Campell (6) - from Sean Bergenheim (12:47 3RD)
BOS - David Krejci EN (16 - Hat Trick) - from Milan Lucic and Jarome Iginla (19:46 3RD)

Goalies:

WG - Chad Johnson (23 saves on 24 shots: 12-3-1) LG - Tim Thomas (35 saves on 38 shots: 16-20-3)

Three Stars:

3. Chad Johnson (23 saves on 24 shots for the win) - Boston

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

1. David Krejci (3 goals) - Boston

New Jersey Devils 4, Detroit Red Wings 3 (from New Jersey) - The Devils improved to 27-23-13 on teh season thanks to a 4-3 win over the Detroit Red Wings, dropping them to 28-21-12.

Goals:

NJD - Adam Henrique (19) - unassisted (0:27 1ST)
DET - Johan Franzen (13) - unassisted (11:26 1ST)
DET - Brendan Smith (2) - from Justin Abdelkader (7:03 1ST)
NJD - Patrik Elias PPG (14) - from Marek Zidlicky and Damien Brunner (0:41 3RD)
NJD - Travis Zajac (10) - from Jaromir Jagr and Ryan Clowe (6:30 3RD)
DET - Todd Bertuzzi PPG (8) - from Johan Franzen and Gustav Nyquist (9:43 3RD)
NJD - Stephen Gionta (4) - from Mark Fayne and Dainius Zubrus (19:23 3RD) *GWG*

Goalies:

WG - Martin Brodeur (20 saves on 23 shots: 15-11-4) LG - Jimmy Howard (25 saves on 29 shots: 13-14-9)

Three Stars:

3. Adam Henrique (1 goal) - New Jersey

2. Johan Franzen (1 goal, 1 assist) - Detroit

1. Stephen Gionta (1 goal, GWG) - New Jersey

Columbus Blue Jackets 4, Dallas Stars 2 (from Columbus) - The Blue Jackets improved to 32-25-5 on the season thanks to a 4-2 win over the Dallas Stars, dropping them to 29-23-10.

Goals:

CBJ - Boone Jenner (11) - from Ryan Johansen and Nathan Horton (1:14 1ST)
CBJ - R.J. Umberger (17) - from Brandon Dubinsky and James Wisniewski (11:29 1ST)
CBJ - Artem Anisimov PPG (17) - unassisted (15:00 1ST) *GWG*
DAL - Alex Goligoski PPG (4) - from Ray Whitney and Jamie Benn (1:39 3RD)
DAL - Trevor Daley (5) - from Sergei Gonchar and Erik Cole (3:22 3RD)
CBJ - Artem Anisimov (18) - from Dalton Prout and Marian Gaborik (15:53 3RD)

Goalies:

WG - Sergei Bobrovsky (31 saves on 33 shots: 23-15-3) LG - Dan Ellis (16 saves on 20 shots: 5-6-0)

Three Stars:

3. Boone Jenner (1 goal) - Columbus

2. Sergei Bobrovsky (31 saves on 33 shots for the win) - Columbus

1. Artem Anisimov (2 goals, GWG) - Columbus

Colorado Avalanche 4, Chicago Blackhawks 2 (from Chicago) - The Avalanche improved to 40-17-5 on the season thanks to a 4-2 win over the Chicago Blackhawks, dropping them to 36-13-14.

Goals:

COL - Max Talbot (7) - from Erik Johnson and Jan Hejda (2:49 2ND)
CHI - Ben Smith (8) - from Brandon Bollig and Nicklas Hjalmarsson (16:52 2ND)
COL - Ryan O'Reilly (24) - from Matt Duchene and Erik Johnson (1:23 3RD)
CHI - Jonathan Toews PPG (22) - from Patrick Sharp and Duncan Keith (7:17 3RD)
COL - Tyson Barrie PPG (9) - from Erik Johnson and Ryan O'Reilly (12:50 3RD) *GWG*
COL - Paul Stastny EN (20) - from Nathan MacKinnon and Tyson Barrie (19:27 3RD)

Goalies:

WG - Semyon Varlamov (36 saves on 38 shots: 31-11-5) LG - Corey Crawford (17 saves on 20 shots: 23-11-10)

Three Stars:

3. Erik Johnson (3 assists) - Colorado

2. Semyon Varlamov (36 saves on 38 shots for the win) - Colorado

1. Tyson Barrie (1 goal, 1 assist, GWG) - Colorado

St. Louis Blues 4, Tampa Bay Lightning 2 (from St. Louis) - The Blues improved to 41-14-6 on the season thanks to a 4-2 win over the Tampa Bay Lightning, dropping them to 34-23-5.

Goals:

TBL - Alex Killorn (15) - from Teddy Purcell (7:08 1ST)
TBL - Tyler Johnson PPG (18) - from Martin St. Louis and Victor Hedman (14:49 1ST)
STL - Patrik Berglund (11) - from Jaden Schwartz and Vladimir Tarasenko (3:32 2ND)
STL - T.J. Oshie SHG (15) - from Alexander Steen and Alex Pietrangelo (17:04 2ND)
STL - Alexander Steen (29) - from David Backes and T.J. Oshie (3:47 3RD) *GWG*
STL - Vladimir Tarasenko EN (19) - from David Backes and Jaden Schwartz (19:21 3RD)

Goalies:

WG - Ryan Miller (15 saves on 17 shots: 17-22-3) LG - Ben Bishop (25 saves on 28 shots: 29-11-4)

Three Stars:

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

2. Alexander Steen (1 goal, 1 assist, GWG) - St. Louis

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

Pittsburgh Penguins 3, Nashville Predators 1 (from Nashville) - The Penguins improved to 41-16-4 on the season thanks to a 3-1 win over the Nashville Predators, dropping them to 26-26-10 (.500).

Goals:

PIT - Matt Niskanen (8) - from Sidney Crosby and Brian Gibbons (0:27 2ND)
NSH - Patric Hornqvist (12) - from Nick Spaling and Mike Fisher (0:39 2ND)
PIT - Matt Niskanen PPG (9) - from Evgeni Malkin and Sidney Crosby (7:29 3RD) *GWG*
PIT - Chris Kunitz (28) - from Sidney Crosby (17:05 3RD)

Goalies:

WG - Marc-Andre Fleury (18 saves on 19 shots: 32-14-3) LG - Pekka Rinne (16 saves on 19 shots: 4-5-1)

Three Stars:

3. Evgeni Malkin (1 assist) - Pittsburgh

2. Matt Niskanen (2 goals, GWG) - Pittsburgh

1. Sidney Crosby (3 assists) - Pittsburgh

New York Islanders 3, Winnipeg Jets 2 (OT) - (from Winnipeg) - The Islanders improved to 24-32-8 on the season thanks to a 3-2 win over the Winnipeg Jets, dropping them to 30-26-7.

Goals:

WPG - Andrew Ladd (16) - from Bryan Little (10:57 1ST)
NYI - Colin MacDonald (5) - from Ryan Strome and Anders Lee (17:30 1ST)
NYI - Anders Lee (3) - from Michael Grabner (1:33 2ND)
WPG - Andrew Ladd (17) - from Olli Jokinen (14:53 3RD)
NYI - Michael Grabner (12) - from Cal Clutterbuck (3:53 OT) *GWG*

Goalies:

WG - Anders Nilsson (36 saves on 38 shots: 2-3-2) LG - Ondrej Pavelec (24 saves on 27 shots: 20-22-5)

Three Stars:

3. Anders Lee (1 goal, 1 assist) - New York

2. Andrew Ladd (2 goals) - Winnipeg

1. Michael Grabner (1 goal, 1 assist, GWG) - New York

Phoenix Coyotes 1, Vancouver Canucks 0 (from Phoenix) - The Coyotes improved to 28-23-11 on the season thanks to a 1-0 shutout of the Vancouver Canucks, dropping them to 28-26-10.

Goals:

PHX - Antoine Vermette (22) - from Shane Doan and Brandon McMillan (17:04 1ST) *GWG*

Goalies:

WG - Mike Smith (23 saves on 23 shots: 21-18-10) LG - Eddie Lack (31 saves on 32 shots: 9-10-4)

Three Stars:

3. Antoine Vermette (1 goal, GWG) - Phoenix

2. Eddie Lack (31 saves on 32 shots) - Vancouver

1. Mike Smith (23 saves on 23 shots for the shutout) - Phoenix

Edmonton Oilers 3, Ottawa Senators 2 (from Edmonton) - The Oilers improved to 21-34-8 on the season thanks to a 3-2 win over the Ottawa Senators, dropping them to 27-24-11.

Goals:

OTT - Jason Spezza (16) - from Milan Michalek (5:22 1ST)
EDM - Ales Hemsky PPG (8) - from Nail Yakupov and Andrew Ference (14:30 1ST)
EDM - Ales Hemsky (9) - from Sam Gagner and Taylor Hall (8:58 2ND)
EDM - Jordan Eberle (20) - from Boyd Gordon and Taylor Hall (4:26 3RD) *GWG*
OTT - Erik Karlsson (17) - from Marc Methot (17:05 3RD)

Goalies:

WG - Ben Scrivens (34 saves on 36 shots: 11-9-4) LG - Craig Anderson (27 saves on 30 shots: 20-13-8)

Three Stars:

3. Jason Spezza (1 goal) - Ottawa

2. Ben Scrivens (34 saves on 36 shots for the win) - Edmonton

1. Ales Hemsky (1 goal) - Edmonton

Carolina Hurricanes 3, San Jose Sharks 2 (OT) - (from San Jose) - The Hurricanes improved to 27-26-9 on the season thanks to a 3-2 OT win over the San Jose Sharks, dropping them to 39-17-7.

Goals:

CAR - Jiri Tlusty (10) - from Alexander Semin and John-Michael Liles (12:07 1ST)
SJS - Martin Havlat (5) - from Tyler Kennedy and Andrew Desjardins (13:05 1ST)
SJS - Brent Burns (15) - from Raffi Torres and James Sheppard (19:32 1ST)
CAR - Elias Lindholm (5) - from Eric Staal and Andrej Sekera (4:16 2ND)
CAR - Jay Harrison (3) - from Elias Lindholm and Andrej Sekera (4:18 OT) *GWG*

Goalies:

WG - Anton Khudobin (35 saves on 37 shots: 14-8-0) LG - Alex Stalock (32 saves on 35 shots: 10-4-1)

Three Stars:

3. Alex Stalock (32 saves on 35 shots) - San Jose

2. Elias Lindholm (1 goal, 1 assist) - Carolina

1. Anton Kuhdobin (35 saves on 37 shots for the win) - Carolina

Three Stars of the Night:

3. Mike Smith - Smith stopped all 23 shots in the Coyotes 1-0 shutout of the Canucks. 

2. Sidney Crosby - Crosby assisted on all 3 goals in the Penguins 3-1 win over the Predators. 

1. David Krejci - Krejci scored his 3rd career hat trick in the Bruins 4-1 win over the Panthers.

Interesting Stats of the Night:

-Jaromir Jagr moved into 9th place all-time in assists with his 1041st career assist, passing Marcel Dionne. 

-Nathan MacKinnon extended his rookie-best point streak to 8 games with an assist tonight, tying the longest streak in NHL history for an 18-year old (with Wayne Gretzky).
-Ryan Miller is now 2-0 with the Blues, with both wins being 4-2 where Miller let in the first 2 goals of the game.
-Erik Karlsson scored his 17th goal of the season, the most of any defenseman this season.
-Mike Smith picked up his 3rd shutout of the season.
-David Krejci picked up his 3rd career hat trick.

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

Minnesota Wild - 5 game winning streak

Los Angeles Kings - 5 game winning streak

Anaheim Ducks - 3 game winning streak

Colorado Avalanche - 3 game winning streak

Columbus Blue Jackets - 3 game winning streak

Toronto Maple Leafs - 3 game losing streak

Forman Faceoff Highlight of the Night:

-T.J. Oshie gets it tonight with his magnificent short-handed goal, one of the goals of the year: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RU01fzCakYo

What's up next (March 5th) - There are 4 NHL games on tap for Wednesday: 
1. Toronto Maple Leafs vs. New York Rangers @7PM ET (In New York)
2. Washington Capitals vs. Philadelphia Flyers @8PM ET (In Philadelphia) {***Forman's Game of the Night***}
3. Ottawa Senators vs. Calgary Flames @930PM ET (In Calgary)
4. Montreal Canadiens vs. Anaheim Ducks @10PM ET (In Anaheim)

-Joel Forman - The Forman Faceoff

March 3rd NHL Recap

Columbus Blue Jackets 2, Toronto Maple Leafs 1 (from Toronto) - The Blue Jackets improved to 31-25-5 on the season thanks to a 2-1 win over the Toronto Maple Leafs, dropping them to 32-23-8.
Goals:

CBJ - Dalton Prout (1) - from Derek MacKenzie and Matt Calvert (9:44 2ND)

CBJ - Artem Anisimov (16) - from Nikita Nikitin and Nick Foligno (12:38 2ND) *GWG*

TOR - Mason Raymond (17) - from Joffrey Lupul and Morgan Rielly (15:45 3RD)

Goalies:

WG - Sergei Bobrovsky (28 saves on 29 shots: 22-15-3) LG - James Reimer (31 saves on 33 shots: 10-7-1)

Three Stars:

3. James Reimer (31 saves on 33 shots) - Toronto

2. Artem Anisimov (1 goal, GWG) - Columbus

1. Sergei Bobrovsky (28 saves on 29 shots for the win) - Columbus

Dallas Stars 3, Buffalo Sabres 2 (from Dallas) - The Stars improved to 29-22-10 on the season thanks to a 3-2 win over the Buffalo Sabres, dropping them to 18-35-8.

Goals:

BUF - Tyler Ennis (15) - from Drew Stafford and Matt Moulson (17:17 1ST)

DAL - Jordie Benn (3) - from Ray Whitney and Tyler Seguin (1:30 2ND)

DAL - Alex Goligoski (3) - from Shawn Horcoff and Ryan Garbutt (19:54 2ND)

BUF - Tyler Ennis (16) - from Matt Moulson and Jamie McBain (3:23 3RD)

DAL - Alex Chiasson PPG (10) - from Jamie Benn and Ray Whitney (10:25 3RD) *GWG*

Goalies:

WG - Kari Lehtonen (21 saves on 23 shots: 24-16-10) LG - Jhonas Enroth (36 saves on 39 shots: 3-13-5)

Three Stars:

3. Tyler Ennis (2 goals) - Buffalo

2. Jhonas Enroth (36 saves on 39 shots) - Buffalo

1. Alex Chiasson (1 goal, GWG) - Dallas

Minnesota Wild 3, Calgary Flames 2 (from Minnesota) - The Wild improved to 34-21-7 on the season thanks to a 3-2 win over the Calgary Flames, dropping them to 23-31-7.

Goals:

MIN - Kyle Brodziak (5) - from Matt Cooke (9:02 2ND)

CGY - Mike Cammalleri (14) - from Dennis Wideman (16:41 2ND)

MIN - Jared Spurgeon PPG (2) - from Ryan Suter and Mikael Granlund (5:49 3RD)

MIN - Zach Parise (21) - from Jason Pominville and Mikael Granlund (14:44 3RD) *GWG*

CGY - Mark Giordano (10) - from Markus Granlund and Joe Colborne (16:01 3RD)

Goalies:

WG - Darcy Kuemper (21 saves on 23 shots: 11-3-2) LG - Reto Berra (24 saves on 27 shots: 9-17-2)

Three Stars:

3. Mike Cammalleri (1 goal) - Calgary

2. Mikael Granlund (2 assists) - Minnesota

1. Zach Parise (1 goal, GWG) - Minnesota

Los Angekes Kings 2, Montreal Canadiens 1 (from Los Angeles) - The Kings improved to 35-22-6 on the season thanks to a 2-1 win over the Montreal Canadiens, dropping them to 34-22-7.

Goals:

LAK - Jake Muzzin (5) - from Tyler Toffoli and Justin Williams (1:54 1ST)

MTL - P.K. Subban (10) - from Max Pacioretty and David Desharnais (14:45 1ST)

LAK - Jeff Carter PPG (22) - from Anze Kopitar and Alec Martinez (4:14 2ND) *GWG*

Goalies:

WG - Jonathan Quick (17 saves on 18 shots: 19-13-2) LG - Peter Budaj (20 saves on 22 shots: 8-5-2)

Three Stars:

3. Jonathan Quick (17 saves on 18 shots for the win) - Los Angeles

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

1. Jeff Carter (1 goal, GWG) - Los Angeles 

Interesting Stats of the Night:

-Lindy Ruff earned his 600th career win in the Stars 3-2 win over his former team the Buffalo Sabres. 

-Tonight was the first time that brothers Mikael Granlund (MIN) and Markus Granlund (CGY) played each other in the NHL, with Mikael's Wild coming out on top 3-2. Mikael registered 2 assists while Markus picked up an assist for his 1st career point. 

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

Minnesota Wild - 5 game winning streak

Los Angeles Kings - 5 game winning streak

Anaheim Ducks - 3 game winning streak

Carolina Hurricanes - 5 game losing streak

Toronto Maple Leafs - 3 game losing streak

Forman Faceoff Highlight of the Night:

-Tyler Ennis goal/Drew Stafford pass gets it tonight: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=reP7stvm0ME

What's up next (March 4th) - There are 10 NHL games on tap for Tuesday: 

1. Florida Panthers vs. Boston Bruins @7PM ET (In Boston) 

2. Detroit Red Wings vs. New Jersey Devils @7PM ET (In New Jersey)

3. Dallas Stars vs. Columbus Blue Jackets @7PM ET (In Columbus)

4. Colorado Avalanche vs. Chicago Blackhawks @8PM ET (In Chicago) {***Forman's Game of the Night***}

5. Tampa Bay Lightning vs. St. Louis Blues @8PM ET (In St. Louis)

6. Pittsburgh Penguins vs. Nashville Predators @8PM ET (In Nashville)

7. New York Islanders vs. Winnipeg Jets @8PM ET (In Winnipeg)

8. Vancouver Canucks vs. Phoenix Coyotes @9PM ET (In Phoenix)

9. Ottawa Senators vs. Edmonton Oilers @930PM ET (In Edmonton)

10. Carolina Hurricanes vs. San Jose Sharks @1030PM ET (In San Jose)

-Joel Forman - The Forman Faceoff

March 2nd NHL Recap

Philadelphia Flyers 5, Washington Capitals 4 (OT) - (from Washington) - The Flyers improved to 32-24-6 on the season thanks to a 5-4 OT win over the Washington Capitals, dropping them to 29-23-10.

Goals:

WSH - Dmitry Orlov (2) - from Troy Brouwer and Martin Erat (6:06 1ST)

PHI - Claude Giroux PPG (20) - from Kimmo Timonen and Jakub Voracek (11:22 1ST)

WSH - Marcus Johansson (8) - from Jason Chimera and Mike Green (13:56 1ST)

PHI - Adam Hall SHG (4) - from Sean Couturier (12:50 2ND)

WSH - Jay Beagle (2) - from Joel Ward and Mike Green (13:44 2ND)

WSH - Dmitry Orlov (3) - from Mike Green and Eric Fehr (16:23 2ND)

PHI - Jakub Voracek PPG (16) - from Kimmo Timonen and Claude Giroux (11:58 3RD)

PHI - Claude Giroux (21) - from Jakub Voracek and Braydon Coburn (18:55 3RD)

PHI - Vincent Lecavalier (14) - from Kimmo Timonen and Braydon Coburn (2:45 OT) *GWG*

Goalies:

WG - Steve Mason (25 saves on 29 shots: 25-15-5) LG - Braden Holtby (31 saves on 36 shots: 19-13-3)

Three Stars:

3. Mike Green (3 assists) - Washington

2. Jakub Voracek (1 goal, 2 assists) - Philadelphia

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

San Jose Sharks 4, New Jersey Devils 2 (from New Jersey) - The Sharks improved to 39-17-6 on the season thanks to a 4-2 win over the New Jersey Devils, dropping them to 26-23-13.

Goals:

SJS - Logan Couture (17) - from Patrick Marleau and Jason Demers (3:26 2ND)

NJD - Adam Henrique (18) - from Steve Bernier and Eric Gelinas (4:43 2ND)

NJD - Patrik Elias (13) - from Jon Merrill and Adam Henrique (14:22 2ND)

SJS - Raffi Torres (3) - from Joe Pavelski and James Sheppard (15:54 2ND)

SJS - Matt Nieto (7) - from Joe Pavelski and Joe Thornton (6:20 3RD) *GWG*

SJS - Patrick Marleau (25) - unassisted (17:35 3RD)

Goalies:

WG - Alex Stalock (21 saves on 23 shots: 10-4-0) LG - Cory Schneider (18 saves on 22 shots: 12-12-9) 

Three Stars:

3. Joe Pavelski (2 assists) - San Jose

2. Adam Henrique (1 goal, 1 assist) - New Jersey

1. Patrick Marleau (1 goal, 1 assists) - San Jose

Florida Panthers 5, New York Islanders 3 (from New York) - The Panthers improved to 23-31-7 on the season thanks to a 5-3 win over the New York Islanders, dropping them to 23-32-8.

Goals:

NYI - Thomas Vanek (20) - Cal Clutterbuck and Calvin de Haan (6:41 1ST)

NYI - Thomas Vanek PPG (21) - Lubomir Visnovsky and Frans Nielsen (7:39 1ST)

FLA - Shawn Matthias (8) - from Scottie Upshall (18:15 2ND)

NYI - Ryan Strome (2) - from Thomas Vanek and Kyle Okposo (19:14 2ND)

FLA - Marcel Goc (11) - from Jonahan Bernier and Tom Gilbert (3:16 3RD)

FLA - Shawn Matthias (9) - from Jimmy Hayes and Jonathan Huberdeau (4:18 3RD)

FLA - Scottie Upshall (11) - from Shawn Matthias and Brian Campbell (10:31 3RD) *GWG*

FLA - Scottie Upshall PPG (12) - from Dylan Olsen and Dmitry Kulikov (15:26 3RD)

Goalies:

WG - Tim Thomas (35 saves on 38 shots: 16-19-3) LG - Anders Nilsson (29 saves on 34 shots: 1-3-2) 

Three Stars:

3. Shawn Matthias (2 goals, 1 assist) - Florida

2. Thomas Vanek (2 goals, 1 assist) - New York

1. Scottie Upshall (2 goals, 1 assist, GWG) - Florida

Ottawa Senators 4, Vancouver Canucks 2 (from BC Place) - The Senators improved to 27-23-11 on the season thanks to a 4-2 win over the Vancouver Canucks, dropping them to 28-25-10.

Goals:

VAN - Jason Garrison PPG (7) - from Dan Hamhuis and Jannik Hansen (4:54 1ST)

VAN - Zack Kassian (11) - unassisted (11:27 1ST)

OTT - Clarke MacArthur (19) - from Erik Condra and Eric Gryba (15:15 1ST)

OTT - Erik Karlsson PPG (16) - from Clarke MacArthur (17:03 1ST)

OTT - Cody Ceci (2) - from Jason Spezza and Milan Michalek (10:11 2ND) *GWG*

OTT - Colin Greening EN (6) - from Chris Neil and Zack Smith (18:27 3RD)

Goalies:

WG - Craig Anderson (29 saves on 31 shots: 20-12-8) LG - Eddie Lack (24 saves on 27 shots: 9-9-4)

Three Stars:

3. Erik Karlsson (1 goal) - Ottawa

2. Cody Ceci (1 goal, GWG) - Ottawa

1. Clarke MacArthur (1 goal, 1 assist) - Ottawa

Boston Bruins 6, New York Rangers 3 (from New York) - The Bruins improved to 38-17-5 on the season thanks to a 6-3 win over the New York Rangers, dropping them to 33-26-3

Goals:

NYR - J.T. Miller (3) - from Derek Stepan (3:20 1ST)

BOS - Jarome Iginla (18) - from David Krejci and Dougie Hamilton (18:07 1ST)

BOS - Dougie Hamilton (7) - from Milan Lucic and Jarome Iginla (4:04 2ND)

BOS - Carl Soderberg (10) - from Loui Eriksson and Dougie Hamilton (9:34 2ND)

NYR - Brad Richards (16) - from Ryan Callahan and Anton Stralman (16:53 2ND)

BOS - Gregory Campbell SHG (4) - from Loui Eriksson and Johnny Boychuk (9:04 3RD) *GWG*

BOS - Gregory Campbell (5) - from Dan Paille (13:26 3RD)

NYR - Ryan McDonagh PPG (9) - from Chris Kreider and Derek Stepan (15:18 3RD)

BOS - Milan Lucic (19) - from Matt Bartkowski and David Krejci (18:24 3RD)

Goalies:

WG - Tuukka Rask (39 saves on 42 shots: 26-14-4) LG - Henrik Lundqvist (27 saves on 33 shots: 22-20-3)

Three Stars:

3. Gregory Campbell (2 goals, GWG) - Boston

2. Tuukka Rask (39 saves on 42 shots for the win) - Boston

1. Dougie Hamilton (1 goal, 2 assists) - Boston

Colorado Avalanche 6, Tampa Bay Lightning 3 (from Colorado) - The Avalanche improved to 39-17-5 on the season thanks to a 6-3 win over the Tampa Bay Lightning, dropping them to 34-22-5.

Goals:

TBL - Tom Pyatt (2) - from Teddy Purcell and Sami Salo (16:49 1ST)

COL - Tyson Barrie (8) - from Paul Stastny and Nathan MacKinnon (17:19 1ST)

COL - Ryan O'Reilly (23) - from P.A. Parenteau and Matt Duchene (19:01 1ST)

TBL - Nate Thompson (7) - from Mike Kotska and Matt Carle (6:40 2ND)

TBL - Nate Thompson (8) - from Mike Kostka (17:37 2ND)

COL - Nick Holden PPG (5) - from Ryan O'Reilly and Matt Duchene (5:12 3RD)

COL - Erik Johnson (8) - unassisted (16:05 3RD) *GWG*

COL - Nick Holden EN (6) - from Max Talbot (19:06 3RD)

COL - Paul Stastny EN (19) - from Nathan MacKinnon and Gabriel Landeskog (19:53 3RD)

Goalies:

WG - Semyon Varlamov (31 saves on 34 shots: 30-11-5) LG - Ben Bishop (29 saves on 33 shots: 29-10-4)

Three Stars:

3. Nate Thompson (2 goals) - Tampa Bay

2. Nick Holden (2 goals) - Colorado

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

St. Louis Blues 4, Phoenix Coyotes 2 (from Phoenix) - The Blues improved to 40-14-6 on the season thanks to a 4-2 win over the Phoenix Coyotes, dropping them to 27-23-11.

Goals:

PHX - Paul Bissonnette (2) - from Michael Stone (2:56 1ST)

PHX - Jeff Halpern (3) - from Keith Yandle and Kyle Chipchura (7:09 2ND)

STL - Patrik Berglund (9) - from Jaden Schwartz and Vladimir Tarasenko (3:18 3RD)

STL - Magnus Paajarvi (5) - from Alex Pietrangelo (7:39 3RD)

STL - Kevin Shattenkirk PPG (9) - from Jaden Schwartz and Alex Steen (12:46 3RD) *GWG*

STL - Patrik Berglund (10) - unassisted (18:21 3RD)

Goalies:

WG - Ryan Miller (23 saves on 25 shots: 16-22-3) LG - Mike Smith (26 saves on 30 shots: 20-18-10) 

Three Stars:

3. Paul Bissonnette (1 goal) - Phoenix

2. Kevin Shattenkirk (1 goal, GWG) - St. Louis

1. Patrik Berglund (2 goals) - St. Louis

Anaheim Ducks 5, Carolina Hurricanes 3 (from Anaheim) - The Ducks improved to 43-14-5 on the season thanks to a 5-3 win over the Carolina Hurricanes, dropping them to 26-26-9 (.500).

Goals:

ANA - Corey Perry (31) - from Dustin Penner and Ryan Getzlaf (6:39 1ST)

ANA - Francois Beauchemin (2) - from Corey Perry and Dustin Penner (13:38 1ST)

ANA - Corey Perry (32) - from Cam Fowler (16:26 1ST)

ANA - Andrew Cogliano SHG (19) - from Saku Koivu (3:31 2ND) *GWG*

ANA - Jakob Silfverberg (7) - from Kyle Palmieri (8:47 2ND)

CAR - Andrej Sekera (11) - from Ron Hainsey and Riley Nash (15:20 2ND)

CAR - Patrick Dwyer (6) - from John-Michael Liles and Nathan Gerbe (11:29 3RD)

CAR - Alexander Semin (16) - unassisted (18:55 3RD)

Goalies:

WG - Frederik Andersen (49 saves on 52 shots: 15-3-0) LG - Cam Ward (29 saves on 34 shots: 6-9-5)

Three Stars:

3. Frederik Andersen (49 saves on 52 shots for the win) - Anaheim

2. Andrew Cogliano (1 goal, GWG) - Anaheim

1. Corey Perry (2 goals, 1 assist) - Anaheim

Three Stars of the Night:

3. Scottie Upshall - Upshall scored 2 goals (including the eventual game-winner) and added an assist in the Panthers 5-3 comeback win over the Islanders.

2. Corey Perry - Perry scored his 31st and 32nd goals of the season and added an assist in the Ducks 5-3 win over the Hurricanes.

1. Claude Giroux - Giroux scored 2 goals and added 1 assist in the Flyers 5-4 OT win over the Capitals.

Interesting Stats of the Night:

-Ryan Miller started off his Blues career with a 4-2 win over the Coyotes, making 23 saves on 25 shots. 

-Vincent Lecavalier's OT goal was his 900th career point.

-The Panthers beat the Islanders 5-3 thanks to 4 unanswered goals in the 3rd period.

-The Senators scored 4 unanswered goals to beat the Canucks 4-2 in the Heritage Classic, the last outdoor game of the season.

-Daniel Sedin left the Heritage Classic with knee injury in the 2nd period and didn't return.

-Paul Bissonnette scored the 1st goal on Ryan Miller as a member of the St. Louis Blues.

-Tough 32nd birthday for Henrik Lundqvist, allowing 6 goals on 33 shots in the loss.

-Nathan MacKinnon extended his rookie-leading point streak to 11 games, the 2nd longest rookie streak since 1996 (Paul Stastny had a 20-game streak in 2006-2007). He now as 5 goals, 11 assists for 16 points during the streak.

-The Ducks became the 1st team this season to reach 90 points (43-14-5 for 91 points).

-Dmitry Orlov will have a phone hearing from Brendan Shanahan after his hit from behind on Brayden Schenn. Here is the replay: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=waYZWi-Fkso

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

Minnesota Wild - 4 game winning streak

Los Angeles Kings - 4 game winning streak

Buffalo Sabres - 3 game winning streak

Anaheim Ducks - 3 game winning streak

Carolina Hurricanes - 5 game losing streak

Forman Faceoff Highlight of the Night:

-Andrej Sekera gets it tonight with his beautiful goal: http://video.nhl.com/videocenter/console?id=2013020919-490-h
Honourable Mentions:
-Raffi Torres/Joe Pavelski give-and-go gets it tonight: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gMwmvBf1sAU

-Tyson Barrie goal: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BkSbXNnJFYk

-Cody Ceci game-winning goal from the Heritage Classic: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LcJYwdlmsvE

-J.T. Miller goal: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GVppC08tfxk

-Claude Giroux deflection goal: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wm5LKX2K9yU

What's up next (March 3rd) - There are 4 NHL games on tap for Monday: 

1. Columbus Blue Jackets vs. Toronto Maple Leafs @7PM ET (In Toronto) 

2. Buffalo Sabres vs. Dallas Stars @8PM ET (In Dallas)

3. Calgary Flames vs. Minnesota Wild @8PM ET (In Minnesota)

4. Montreal Canadiens vs. Los Angeles Kings @1030PM ET (In Los Angeles) {***Forman's Game of the Night***}

-Joel Forman - The Forman Faceoff

Miller to the Blues a Perfect Match - The Forman Files #1

I am introducting a new segment to the blog, THE FORMAN FILES. These will be featured posts about certain players/coaches/teams etc. For the 1st Forman File I will look at the blockbuster trade between the Buffalo Sabres and the St. Louis Blues. I will analyze how this is a great opportunity for Ryan Miller, but a dream scenario for the Blues organization. Here we go...

The Trade: 

Buffalo Sabres send G Ryan Miller and C Steve Ott to the St. Louis Blues for G Jaroslav Halak, RW Chris Stewart, Prospect William Carrier, a 1ST round draft pick in 2015 and a 3RD round draft pick in 2016.

Initial Analysis:

The Ryan Miller era in Buffalo finally comes to an end, and he finishes with a 284-186-56 record in 11 seasons playing for the Sabres. Miller had been rumoured to be traded the last few season but the Sabres always seemed hesitant to move their long-time franchise goalie. With all the mess surrounding the Sabres this season it was finally time to move Miller and they actually got themselves a great return. The Sabres get Miller's temporary replacement in Jaroslav Halak and a solid depth forward in Chris Stewart. However the most important part of the trade for the Sabres was the two draft picks simply because the team is in desperate need of a full rebuild. They also lose their captain Steve Ott in the trade, a guy who I believe will become a great role player in St. Louis, but that doesn't have the same effect as Miller leaving. This trade is great for the Blues but also good for the Sabres as well.

Why this trade is great for Ryan Miller

Miller has always been one of the best goalies in the NHL, there is no denying that. He also has been completely dedicated to the Sabres since the day he started playing for them, a loyal guy to the organization and to the team. He has been the anchor of that team for a long time and it truly will be weird to see him wearing a Blues jersey. However, in my opinion this is a big opportunity and a great situation at hand for Ryan Miller. The first thing right off the bat is that Miller will finally get to play for a dominant defensive team, something that the Sabres have lacked for years. Miller has always been able to have good numbers for the Sabres despite playing for a constantly changing defensive unit, but he now has the opportunity to play infront of a skilled and consistent group in St. Louis. Look at the comparison of the Sabres and Blues top-6 defenseman: 

Buffalo: Jamie McBain-Henrik Tallinder, Christian Ehrhoff-Alex Sulzer, Mike Weber-Tyler Myers

St. Louis: Jay Bouwmeester-Alex Pietrangelo, Barret Jackman-Kevin Shattenkirk, Carlo Colaiacovo-Roman Polak

The Blues have a mix of skill, toughness and experience on their blue-line and Ken Hitchcock uses that to his advantage on a regular basis. The Sabres defense is constantly changing, inexperienced and really are almost the opposite of what the Blues play. Playing for the Blues is going to be a huge boost of confidence for Ryan Miller, because the best teams are committed to defense as an entire unit and the Blues play that tough, stingy defense that makes teams so hard to play against. Miller has the opportunity to do big things in St. Louis, suddenly teams might find it very difficult to score on the Blues if Miller gets in a groove. The absolute best reason this is a good fit for Ryan Miller is he goes from the worst team in the NHL to a playoff team, and as a goalie having a chance to play for the Stanley Cup is what its all about.

Why this trade is great for the St. Louis Blues:

I explained why I think this trade will be a great opportunity for Ryan Miller, but the real story-line of this trade is what this does for the Blues organization. I truly think this is a game-changer for the Blues, already one of the best teams in the NHL they are able to land one of the best goalies in the NHL without giving up anything serious from their current roster. Jaroslav Halak had an interesting career in St. Louis, he was great at times but also very inconsistent. Halak is a skilled goaltender when hes on his game, but Miller is an elite goalie and a huge upgrade for the Blues.

Then there is Chris Stewart, who has had an up and down time in St. Louis since being trade from the Avs in 2010. I was a huge Stewart fan before the trade, however I think he has fallen off quite a bit in the last few years. Stewart was very inconsistent in St. Louis, at times he was one of their best scorers and at other times he was a healthy scratch. Stewart is still only 26 and has a lot of good hockey left, but I think the Blues made the right move getting rid of him. The two draft picks were probably the biggest thing the Blues gave up, and the fact of the matter is in the current NHL if you want elite players you have to be willing to move draft picks.

The X Factor of this trade is Steve Ott, who the Blues received along with Ryan Miller in the deal. Ott was the Sabres captain at the time, and while he isn't the most skilled player he excels in a defensive role. Ott is a hard-working player who is a great penalty-killer and great on faceoffs. He will fit in perfectly on a Ken Hitchcock team; I picture him playing with Brenden Morrow and causing havoc for opponents. Ott is a solid player that I think will become very useful come playoff time.

Final Thoughts:

Before this trade the Blues were one of the best defensive teams in the NHL, having given up the 3rd least goals in the league (137). The result of this trade has the already defensive Blues team adding an elite goalie in Miller as well as a great role player in Ott. Who knows how this will play out in the long run, the NHL is so unpredictable these days that its hard to predict anything. But in my opinion this trade is a homerun for both Miller and the Blues, and it makes them an instant Stanley Cup contender this season. This ends the first segment of THE FORMAN FILES.

-Joel Forman - The Forman Faceoff

March 1st NHL Recap

Washington Capitals 4, Boston Bruins 2 (from Boston) - The Capitals improved to 29-23-9 on the season thanks to a 4-2 win over the Boston Bruins, dropping them to 37-17-5.

Goals:

WSH - Alexander Ovechkin PPG (42) - from John Carlson and Nicklas Backstrom (18:39 1ST)

WSH - Alexander Ovechkin PPG (43) - from Marcus Johansson and Joel Ward (2:24 2ND)

WSH - Joel Ward (18) - unassisted (10:13 2ND) *GWG*

BOS - Patrice Bergeron PPG (17) - from Dougie Hamilton and Reilly Smith (10:54 2ND)

BOS - Shawn Thornton (5) - from Dan Paille and Gregory Campbell (17:32 2ND)

WSH - Eric Fehr (10) - from Jason Chimera (10:53 3RD)

Goalies:

WG - Braden Holtby (36 saves on 38 shots: 19-13-2) LG - Tuukka Rask (27 saves on 31 shots: 25-14-4)

Three Stars:

3. Braden Holtby (36 saves on 38 shots for the win) - Washington

2. Joel Ward (1 goal, 1 assist, GWG) - Washington

1. Alexander Ovechkin (2 goals) - Washington

New Jersey Devils 6, New York Islanders 1 (from New York) - The Devils improved to 26-22-13 on the season thanks to a 6-1 rout of the New York Islanders, dropping them to 23-31-8.

Goals:

NJD - Adam Henrique PPG (17) - from Ryan Clowe and Michael Ryder (5:00 1ST)

NJD - Jaromir Jagr (19) - from Travis Zajac and Andy Greene (3:31 2ND) *GWG*

NJD - Ryan Clowe PPG (5) - from Adam Henrique and Eric Gelinas (4:40 2ND)

NYI - Kyle Okposo (25) - from Thomas Vanek and Josh Bailey (6:14 2ND)

NJD - Marek Zidlicky PPG (9) - from Jaromir Jagr and Patrik Elias (8:07 2ND)

NJD - Mark Fayne (3) - from Andrei Loktionov (14:54 2ND)

NJD - Eric Gelinas PPG (7) - from Marek Zidlicky and Patrik Elias (19:21 3RD)

Goalies:

WG - Martin Brodeur (18 saves on 19 shots: 14-11-4) LG - Evgeni Nabokov (14 saves on 19 shots: 11-13-5), Anders Nilsson (15 saves on 16 shots in relief of Nabokov)

Three Stars:

3. Adam Henrique (1 goal, 1 assist) - New Jersey

2. Ryan Clowe (1 goal, 1 assist) - New Jersey

1. Jaromir Jagr (1 goal, 1 assist, GWG) - New Jersey

Philadelphia Flyers 4, New York Rangers 2 (from Philadelphia) - The Flyers improved to 31-24-6 on the season thanks to a 4-2 win over the New York Rangers, dropping them to 33-25-3

Goals:

PHI - Vincent Lecavalier (13) - from Wayne Simmonds and Mark Streit (7:04 1ST)

PHI - Sean Couturier (10) - from Matt Read and Kimmo Timonen (8:10 1ST)

NYR - Chris Kreider (14) - from Rick Nash and Derek Stepan (4:59 2ND)

NYR - Derick Brassard PPG (13) - from Brad Richards and Henrik Lundqvist (11:42 2ND)

PHI - Wayne Simmonds PPG (19) - from Kimmo Timonen and Brayden Schenn (13:23 2ND) *GWG*

PHI - Luke Schenn (4) - from Scott Hartnell and Claude Giroux (16:15 3RD)

Goalies:

WG - Steve Mason (33 saves on 35 shots: 24-15-5) LG - Henrik Lundqvist (27 saves on 31 shots: 22-19-3) 

Three Stars:

3. Kimmo Timonen (2 assists) - Philadelphia

2. Steve Mason (33 saves on 35 shots for the win) - Philadelphia 

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

Columbus Blue Jackets 6, Florida Panthers 3 (from Columbus) - The Blue Jackets improved to 30-25-5 on the season thanks to a 6-3 win over the Florida Panthers, dropping them to 22-31-7.

Goals:

CBJ - R.J. Umberger PPG (16) - from James Wisniewski and Jack Johnson (7:42 1ST)

CBJ - Cam Atkinson PPG (18) - from David Savard and Jack Johnson (11:04 1ST)

FLA - Shawn Matthias (7) - unassisted (13:50 1ST)

FLA - Nick Bjugstad (14) - from Shawn Matthias (6:54 2ND)

CBJ - David Savard PPG (4) - from Nathan Horton and Ryan Johansen (10:50 2ND)

FLA - Sean Bergenheim (14) - from Tom Gilbert and Nick Bjugstad (11:30 2ND) 

CBJ - Artem Anisimov SHG (15) - unassisted (19:50 2ND) *GWG*

CBJ - Nick Foligno EN (16) - from Brandon Dubinsky and Ryan Murray (18:59 3RD)

CBJ - Matt Calvert EN (7) - from Mark Letestu and Jack Johnson (19:23 3RD)

Goalies:

WG - Sergei Bobrovksy (17 saves on 20 shots: 21-15-3) LG - Scott Clemmensen (31 saves on 35 shots: 6-6-1)

Three Stars:

3. Shawn Matthias (1 goal, 1 assist) - Florida

2. Artem Anisimov (1 goal, GWG) - Columbus

1. David Savard (1 goal, 1 assist) - Columbus

Winnipeg Jets 3, Nashville Predators 1 (from Nashville) - The Jets improved to 30-26-6 on the season thanks to a 3-1 win over the Nashville Predators, dropping them to 26-25-10.

Goals:

WPG - Olli Jokinen (14) - from Evander Kane and Jacob Trouba (5:02 2ND)

WPG - Zach Bogosian (4) - from Michael Frolik and Andrew Ladd (18:18 2ND) *GWG*

NSH - Simon Moser (1) - from Michael Del Zotto and Mike Fisher (9:11 3RD)

WPG - Devin Setoguchi (11) - from Blake Wheeler and Mark Stuart (16:08 3RD)

Goalies:

WG - Ondrej Pavelec (39 saves on 40 shots: 20-22-4) LG - Carter Hutton (17 saves on 20 shots: 14-10-4)

Three Stars:

3. Simon Moser (1 goal) - Nashville

2. Zach Bogosian (1 goal) - Winnipeg

1. Ondrej Pavelec (39 saves on 40 shots for the win) - Winnipeg

Tampa Bay Lightning 4, Dallas Stars 2 (from Dallas) - The Lightning improved to 34-21-5 on the season thanks to a 4-2 win over the Dallas Stars, dropping them to 28-22-10.

Goals:

TBL - Martin St. Louis (28) - from Eric Brewer and Ondrej Palat (1:25 1ST)

TBL - Nate Thompson (6) - from Victor Hedman and Alex Killorn (12:09 1ST)

TBL - Martin St. Louis (29) - from Onrej Palat (14:31 2ND) *GWG*

DAL - Antoine Roussel (10) - from Kevin Connauton and Vernon Fiddler (15:50 2ND)

DAL - Vernon Fiddler (4) - from Antoine Roussel and Ryan Garbutt (18:11 2ND)

TBL - Sami Salo (2) - from Victor Hedman and Alex Killorn (7:12 3RD)

Goalies:

WG - Ben Bishop (39 saves on 41 shots: 29-9-4) LG - Kari Lehtonen (17 saves on 21 shots: 23-16-10)

Three Stars:

3. Vernon Fiddler (1 goal, 1 assist) - Dallas

2. Ben Bishop (39 saves on 41 shots for the win) - Tampa Bay

1. Martin St. Louis (2 goals, GWG) - Tampa Bay

Los Angeles Kings 3, Carolina Hurricanes 1 (from Los Angeles) - The Kings improved to 34-22-6 on the season thanks to a 3-1 win over the Carolina Hurricanes, dropping them to 26-25-9.

Goals:

LAK - Mike Richards (8) - from Robyn Regehr (19:04 1ST)

CAR - Andrej Sekera (10) - from Riley Nash and Patrick Dwyer (19:45 1ST)

LAK - Alec Martinez PPG (5) - from Dustin Brown and Justin Williams (8:15 3RD) *GWG*
LAK - Justin Williams EN (16) - from Anze Kopitar and Trevor Lewis (18:59 3RD)

Goalies:

WG - Jonathan Quick (24 saves on 25 shots: 18-13-2) LG - Anton Khudobin (28 saves on 30 shots: 13-8-0)

Three Stars:

3. Alec Martinez (1 goal, GWG) - Los Angeles

2. Justin Williams (1 goal, 1 assist) - Los Angeles

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

Montreal Canadiens 4, Toronto Maple Leafs 3 (OT) - (from Montreal) - The Canadiens improved to 34-21-7 on the season thanks to a 4-3 OT win over the Toronto Maple Leafs, dropping them to 32-22-8.

Goals:

MTL - Alex Galchenyuk (11) - from Andrei Markov (12:38 1ST)
MTL - Max Pacioretty (28) - from Josh Gorges (14:02 1ST)
TOR - James van Riemsdyk (25) - from Phil Kessel and Dion Phaneuf (17:34 1ST)
TOR - James van Riemsdyk SHG (26) - unassisted (5:28 3RD)
TOR - Phil Kessel (33) - from Tyler Bozak (7:43 3RD)
MTL - P.K. Subban PPG (9) - from Andrei Markov and David Desharnais (10:52 3RD)
MTL - Max Pacioretty PPG (29) - from Andrei Markov and P.K. Subban (3:28 OT) *GWG*

Goalies:

WG - Peter Budaj (22 saves on 25 shots: ) LG - Jonathan Bernier (26 saves on 30 shots: )

Three Stars:

3. P.K. Subban (1 goal, 1 assist) - Montreal

2. James van Riemsdyk (2 goals) - Toronto

1. Max Pacioretty (2 goals, OT winner) - Montreal

Chicago Blackhawks 5, Pittsburgh Penguins 1 (from Solider Field) - The Hawks improved to 36-12-14 on the season thanks to a 5-1 win over the Pittsburgh Penguins, dropping them to 40-16-4

Goals:

CHI - Patrick Sharp (29) - from Jonathan Toews and Brandon Saad (15:35 1ST)
CHI - Jonathan Toews (20) - unassisted (10:47 2ND) *GWG*
CHI - Kris Versteeg (10) - from Patrick Kane and Michal Handzus (16:43 2ND)
PIT - James Neal (22) - unassisted (6:21 3RD)
CHI - Bryan Bickell (9) - from Brandon Saad and Michal Rozsival (13:57 3RD)
CHI - Jonathan Toews (21) - from Patrick Sharp (17:52 3RD)

Goalies:

WG - Corey Crawford (31 saves on 32 shots: 23-10-10) LG - Marc-Andre Fleury (35 saves on 40 shots: 31-14-3)

Three Stars:

3. Corey Crawford (31 saves on 32 shots for the win) - Chicago

2. Patrick Sharp (1 goal, 1 assist) - Chicago

1. Jonathan Toews (2 goals, 1 assist, GWG) - Chicago

Calgary Flames 2, Edmonton Oilers 1 (OT) - (from Edmonton) - The Flames improved to 23-30-7 on the season thanks to a 2-1 OT win over the Edmonton Oilers, dropping them to 20-34-8.

Goals:

CGY - Sean Monahan (17) - from Joe Colborne and Mark Giordano (10:15 1ST)
EDM - David Perron (23) - from Jordan Eberle and Sam Gagner (9:43 3RD)
CGY - Sean Monahan (18) - from Paul Byron and Ladislav Smid (1:50 OT) *GWG*

Goalies:

WG - Reto Berra (21 saves on 22 shots: 9-16-2) LG - Ilya Bryzgalov (28 saves on 30 shots: 5-8-5) 

Three Stars:

3. Mark Giordano (1 assist) - Calgary

2. David Perron (1 goal) - Edmonton

1. Sean Monahan (2 goals, OT winner) - Calgary

Three Stars of the Night:

3. Sean Monahan - Monahan scored both goals, including the OT winner, in the Flames 2-1 win over the Oilers.
2. Max Pacioretty - Pacioretty scored 2 goals (including the OT winner) in the Canadiens 4-3 win over the Maple Leafs.

1. Jonathan Toews - The Hawks Captain had a big game in front of the big crowd at Soldier Field, scoring 2 goals (including the game-winner) and adding an assist in the Hawks 5-1 win over the Penguins in the Stadium Series game.

Interesting Stats of the Night:

-Jaromir Jagr became the 7th player in NHL history to score 700 goals.

-The Hawks defeated the Penguins 5-1 in the Stadium Series game at Soldier Field in Chicago.
-Alexander Ovechkin scored 2 goals today to reach 800 points in his career. He also raised his league-leading goal total to 43 goals. 

-5 players on the Devils had 1 goal and 1 assist today (Adam Henrique, Jaromir Jagr, Marek Zidlicky, Eric Gelinas and Ryan Clowe).

-Henrik Lundqvist picked up his 3rd assist of the season.

-Simon Moser scored his 1st NHL goal for the Predators.

-The Jets are 11-3-1 since Paul Maurice took over as Head Coach, picking up 23 points out of a possible 30.
-Kris Versteeg scored his 100th career goal
-The Canucks and Senators will play the last outdoor game of the season tomorrow in Vancouver. The "Heritage Classic" will be held at BC Place tomorrow at 4PM.
-Sean Monahan became the youngest player in Flames history to score an OT goal.

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

Minnesota Wild - 4 game winning streak

Washington Capitals - 4 game winning streak

Los Angeles Kings - 4 game winning streak

Buffalo Sabres - 3 game winning streak

Carolina Hurricanes - 4 game losing streak

Florida Panthers - 4 game losing streak

Forman Faceoff Highlight of the Night:

-Jonathan Toews gets it with his 1st of 2 goals at the Stadium Series game: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HU26nvr10vY
Honourable Mentions: 
-Artem Anismov short-handed goal: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T2A5P652bTw
-Jaromir Jagr goal #700: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W4kP9fwTogI
-Alexander Ovechkin 2nd of 2 goals on the day: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NXRzxFPYn5I
-Max Pacioretty OT goal: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s8uRWns7f6M
-James van Riemsdyk short-handed goal: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oKlQyx2EbDw
-Simon Moser 1st NHL goal: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=arGKG_z1ZC0
-Joel Ward goal: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T2A5P652bTw

What's up next (March 2nd) - There are 8 NHL games on tap for Sunday: 
1. Philadelphia Flyers vs. Washington Capitals @1230PM ET (In Washington)
2. San Jose Sharks vs. New Jersey Devils @3PM ET (In New Jersey)
3. Florida Panthers vs. New York Islanders @3PM ET (In New York)
4. Ottawa Senators vs. Vancouver Canucks @4PM ET (In Vancouver) {**2014 Heritage Classic**}
5. Boston Bruins vs. New York Rangers @7PM ET (In New York) {***Forman's Game of the Night***}
6. Tampa Bay Lightning vs. Colorado Avalanche @8PM ET (In Colorado) 
7. St. Louis Blues vs. Phoenix Coyotes @8PM ET (In Phoenix)
8. Carolina Hurricanes vs. Anaheim Ducks @8PM ET (In Anaheim)

-Joel Forman - The Forman Faceoff