October 13th NHL Recap

MR. 300: Daniel Briere scores his 300th career goal with 0.4 seconds left to win it.

Colorado Avalanche 2, Boston Bruins 1 (from Boston) - The Avalanche improved to 1-2-0 on the season thanks to a 2-1 win over the Boston Bruins, dropping them to 1-3-0.

Goals:

COL - Jamie McGinn (1) - from Tyson Barrie and Matt Duchene (3:28 2ND)

BOS - Loui Eriksson PPG (1) - from Carl Soderberg and Reilly Smith (7:50 2ND)

COL - Daniel Briere (1) - from Jan Hejda and Nathan MacKinnon (19:59 3RD) *GWG*

Goalies:

WG - Reto Berra (27 saves on 28 shots: 1-0-0) LG - Niklas Svedberg (28 saves on 30 shots: 0-1-0)

Three Stars:

3. Niklas Svedberg (28 saves on 30 shots) - Boston

2. Reto Berra (27 saves on 28 shots for the win) - Colorado

1. Daniel Briere (1 goal, GWG) - Colorado

Anaheim Ducks 5, Buffalo Sabres 1 (from Buffalo) - The Ducks improved to 2-1-0 on the season thanks to a 5-1 win over the Buffalo Sabres, dropping them to 0-3-0.

Goals:

ANA - Corey Perry PPG (4) - from Pat Maroon and Sami Vatanen (15:30 1ST)

ANA - William Karlsson (1) - from Hampus Lindholm and Jakub Silfverberg (8:15 2ND) *GWG*

ANA - Matt Beleskey (2) - from Ben Lovejoy and Ryan Getzlaf (2:56 3RD)

ANA - William Karlsson (2) - from Cam Fowler and Jakub Silfverberg (3:14 3RD)

BUF - Tyler Ennis (2) - from Matt Moulson and Drew Stafford (6:36 3RD)

ANA - Ryan Kesler (2) - Penalty Shot (12:25 3RD)

Goalies:

WG - Frederik Andersen (11 saves on 12 shots: 2-0-0) LG - Michal Neuvirth (39 saves on 44 shots: 0-1-0)

Three Stars:

3. Ryan Getzlaf (1 assist) - Anaheim

2. Corey Perry (1 goal) - Anaheim

1. William Karlsson (2 goals, GWG) - Anaheim

Ottawa Senators 1, Florida Panthers 0 (from Florida) - The Senators improved to 2-1-0 on the season thanks to a 1-0 shutout of the Florida Panthers, dropping them to 0-2-1.

Goals:

OTT - Clarke MacArthur PPG (1) - from Kyle Turris and Erik Karlsson (15:34 2ND) *GWG*

Goalies:

WG - Craig Anderson (30 saves on 30 shots: 1-1-0) LG - Roberto Luongo (22 saves on 23 shots: 0-2-1)

Three Stars:

3. Roberto Luongo (22 saves on 23 shots) - Florida

2. Clarke MacArthur (1 goal, GWG) - Ottawa

1. Craig Anderson (30 saves on 30 shots for the shutout) - Ottawa

Tampa Bay Lightning 7, Montreal Canadiens 1 (from Tampa Bay) - The Lightning improved to 2-0-1 on the season thanks to a 7-1 rout of the Montreal Canadiens, dropping them to 3-1-0.

Goals:

TBL - Victor Hedman (3) - from Nikita Kucherov and Vladislav Namestnikov (5:24 1ST)

TBL - Steven Stamkos PPG (1) - from Ryan Callahan and Victor Hedman (9:51 1ST) *GWG*

MTL - Brendan Gallagher (1) - from Jarred Tinordi and Mike Weaver (12:16 1ST)

TBL - Steven Stamkos (2) - from Victor Hedman (13:15 2ND)

TBL - Steven Stamkos PPG (3) - from Victor Hedman and Valtteri Filppula (18:14 2ND)

TBL - Ryan Callahan (2) - from Matt Carle (6:26 3RD)

TBL - Ondrej Palat (1) - from Brian Boyle and Anton Stralman (6:43 3RD)

TBL - Vladislav Namestnikov (1) - from Nikita Kucherov (16:55 3RD)

Goalies:

WG - Ben Bishop (16 saves on 17 shots: 2-0-1) LG - Carey Price (19 saves on 23 shots: 2-1-0), Dustin Tokarski (15 saves on 18 shots in relief of Price)

Three Stars:

3. Vladislav Namestnikov (1 goal, 1 assist) - Tampa Bay

2. Victor Hedman (1 goal, 3 assists) - Tampa Bay

1. Steven Stamkos (3 goals, GWG) - Tampa Bay

Three Stars of the Night:

3. Victor Hedman - Hedman scored his 3rd goal of the season and added 3 assists in the Lightning's 7-1 win over the Canadiens.

2. Craig Anderson - Anderson stopped all 30 shots in the Senators 1-0 win over the Panthers, his 1st shutout of the season.

1. Steven Stamkos - Stammer scored his 1st 3 goals of the season and 8th career hat trick in the Lightning's 7-1 rout of the Canadiens. 

Interesting Stats of the Night:

-The Avalanche finally scored their 1st goal of the season after 7 scoreless periods, the last team to score a goal this season.

-Steven Stamkos scored his 8th career hat trick.

-William Karlsson scored his 1st and 2nd NHL goals for the Ducks.

-Vladislav Namestnikov scored his 1st NHL goal for the Lightning.

-Craig Anderson picked up his 27th career shutout.

-Daniel Briere scored his 300th career goal and 1st goal as a member of the Colorado Avalanche.

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

Boston Bruins - 3 game losing streak

Buffalo Sabres - 3 game losing streak

Forman Faceoff Highlights of the Night:

-Daniel Briere game-winner with 0.4 seconds left: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8kOteuHn9tI&list=UUqFMzb-4AUf6WAIbl132QKA

-Steven Stamkos hat trick: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ocb04EMqgPE&list=UUqFMzb-4AUf6WAIbl132QKA

-Ryan Callahan goal: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rolgWWPaNzc&list=UUqFMzb-4AUf6WAIbl132QKA

-Reto Berra save on Milan Lucic: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q2Nq9FkmUM8&list=UUqFMzb-4AUf6WAIbl132QKA

-Anton Stralman saves a goal: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F3r_1F7DIgA&list=UUqFMzb-4AUf6WAIbl132QKA

-Ryan Kesler penalty shot goal: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=91onh0KjJjc&list=UUqFMzb-4AUf6WAIbl132QKA

-Clarke MacArthur game-winning goal: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l_U8P3awoos&list=UUqFMzb-4AUf6WAIbl132QKA

What's up next - Tuesday October 12th: There are 9 NHL games on tap for Tuesday night:

1. New York Islanders vs. New York Rangers at 7:00 PM ET (In New York R.)

2. Anaheim Ducks vs. Philadelphia Flyers at 7:00 PM ET (In Philadelphia) {***Forman's Game of the Night***}

3. San Jose Sharks vs. Washington Capitals at 7:00 PM ET (In Washington)

4. Dallas Stars vs. Columbus Blue Jackets at 7:00 PM ET (In Columbus)

5. Buffalo Sabres vs. Carolina Hurricanes at 7:30 PM ET (In Carolina)

6. Colorado Avalanche vs. Toronto Maple Leafs at 7:30 PM ET (In Toronto)

7. New Jersey Devils vs. Tampa Bay Lightning at 7:30 PM ET (In Tampa Bay)

8. Calgary Flames vs. Nashville Predators at 8:00 PM ET (In Nashville)

9. Edmonton Oilers vs. Los Angeles Kings at 10:30 PM ET (In Los Angeles)

-Joel Forman - The Forman Faceoff

October 12th NHL Recap

Toronto Maple Leafs 6, New York Rangers 3 (from New York) - The Leafs improved to 1-2-0 on the season thanks to a 6-3 win over the New York Rangers, dropping them to 1-2-0.

Goals:

TOR - Cody Franson PPG (1) - from Tyler Bozak and Phil Kessel (7:45 1ST)

NYR - Rick Nash (4) - from Martin St. Louis and Marc Staal (17:22 1ST)

TOR - Phil Kessel PPG (1) - from Dion Phaneuf and Cody Franson (5:19 2ND)

TOR - Nazem Kadri (2) - from James van Riemsdyk and Daniel Winnik (7:50 2ND)

TOR - James van Riemsdyk SHG (1) - from Leo Komarov (9:43 2ND) *GWG*

NYR - Lee Stempniak (2) - unassisted (13:26 2ND)

TOR - Tyler Bozak (3) - from Phil Kessel and Stephane Robidas (14:25 2ND)

TOR - David Clarkson (1) - from Stuart Percy and Leo Komarov (15:13 2ND)

NYR - Derick Brassard (1) - from Chris Kreider and Lee Stempniak (14:19 3RD)

Goalies:

WG - James Reimer (24 saves on 26 shots: 1-0-0), Jonathan Bernier (11 saves on 12 shots in relief of the injured Reimer) LG - Henrik Lundqvist (18 saves on 24 shots: 1-1-0), Cam Talbot (12 saves on 12 shots in relief of Lundqvist)

Three Stars:

3. James van Riemsdyk (1 goal, 1 assist, GWG) - Toronto

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

1. Phil Kessel (1 goal, 2 assists) - Toronto

Los Angeles Kings 4, Winnipeg Jets 1 (from Los Angeles) - The Kings improved to 1-1-1 on the season thanks to a 4-1 win over the Winnipeg Jets, dropping them to 1-2-0.

Goals:

LAK - Tyler Toffoli (1) - from Drew Doughty and Jeff Carter (6:18 1ST)

LAK - Anze Kopitar (1) - from Marian Gaborik and Drew Doughty (10:58 1ST) *GWG*

LAK - Tanner Pearson (2) - unassisted (2:03 2ND)

LAK - Jeff Carter (2) - from Tyler Toffoli and Tanner Pearson (16:42 2ND)

WPG - Bryan Little (3) - from Michael Frolik (17:47 2ND)

Goalies:

WG - Martin Jones (29 saves on 30 shots: 1-0-0) LG - Michael Hutchinson (10 saves on 13 shots: 0-1-0), Ondrej Pavelec (17 saves on 18 shots in relief of Hutchinson)

Three Stars:

3. Tanner Pearson (1 goal, 1 assist) - Los Angeles

2. Jeff Carter (1 goal, 1 assist) - Los Angeles

1. Tyler Toffoli (1 goal, 1 assist) - Los Angeles

Three Stars of the Night:

3. Jeff Carter - Carter scored 1 goal and added 1 assist in the Kings 4-1 win.

2. Tyler Toffoli - Toffoli scored his 1st goal of the season and added an assist in the Kings 4-1 win.

1. Phil Kessel - Kessel scored his 1st goal of the season and added 2 assists in the Leafs 6-3 win.

What's up next - Monday October 13th: There are 4 NHL games on tap for Monday:

1. Colorado Avalanche vs. Boston Bruins at 1:00 PM ET (In Boston)

2. Anaheim Ducks vs. Buffalo Sabres at 3:00 PM ET (In Buffalo)

3. Ottawa Senators vs. Florida Panthers at 7:30 PM ET (In Florida)

4. Montreal Canadiens vs. Tampa Bay Lightning at 7:30 PM ET (In Tampa Bay) {***Forman's Game of the Night***}

-Joel Forman - The Forman Faceoff

October 11th NHL Recap

Washington Capitals 4, Boston Bruins 0 (from Boston) - The Capitals improved to 1-0-1 on the season thanks to a 4-0 shutout of the Boston Bruins, dropping them to 1-2-0.

Goals:

WSH - Alexander Ovechkin PPG (1) - from John Carlson and Nicklas Backstrom (11:26 1ST) *GWG*
WSH - Alexander Ovechkin (2) - from Nicklas Backstrom and Karl Alzner (18:39 1ST)
WSH - Mike Green PPG (1) - from Evgeny Kuznetsov and Andre Burakovsky (10:34 2ND)
WSH - Joel Ward (1) - from John Carlson and Andre Burakovsky (10:34 3RD)

Goalies:

WG - Braden Holtby (29 saves on 29 shots: 1-0-1) LG - Tuukka Rask (17 saves on 21 shots: 1-2-0)

Three Stars:

3. John Carlson (2 assists) - Washington

2. Alexander Ovechkin (2 goals, GWG) - Washington

1. Braden Holtby (29 saves on 29 shots for the shutout) - Washington

Pittsburgh Penguins 5, Toronto Maple Leafs 2 (from Toronto) - The Penguins improved to 2-0-0 on the season thanks to a 5-2 win over the Toronto Maple Leafs, dropping them to 0-2-0.

Goals:

PIT - Patric Hornqvist (2) - from Christian Ehrhoff (6:44 1ST)
PIT - Sidney Crosby PPG (3) - from Patric Hornqvist and Kris Letang (7:44 1ST)
PIT - Chris Kunitz PPG (1) - from Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin (17:46 1ST) *GWG*
TOR - Joffrey Lupul PPG (1) - from Moran Rielly and Jake Gardiner (4:18 2ND)
PIT - Evgeni Malkin PPG (1) - from Kris Letang and Sidney Crosby (13:46 2ND)
PIT - Brandon Sutter (2) - from Paul Martin and Evgeni Malkin (8:26 3RD)
TOR - Tyler Bozak PPG (2) - from Stuart Percy (10:51 3RD)

Goalies:

WG - Marc-Andre Fleury (23 saves on 25 shots: 2-0-0) LG - Jonathan Bernier (36 saves on 41 shots: 0-2-0)

Three Stars:

3. Patric Hornqvist (1 goal, 1 assist) - Pittsburgh

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

1. Sidney Crosby (1 goal, 2 assists) - Pittsburgh

Anaheim Ducks 3, Detroit Red Wings 2 (from Detroit) - The Ducks improved to 1-1-0 on the season thanks to a 3-2 win over the Detroit Red Wings, dropping them to 1-1-0.

Goals:

ANA - Ryan Getzlaf (1) - from Corey Perry and Pat Maroon (1:13 2ND)
DET - Luke Glendening (1) - from Justin Abdelkader and Niklas Kronwall (15:33 2ND)
DET - Gustav Nyquist (2) - from Henrik Zetterberg and Johan Franzen (1:57 3RD)
ANA - Matt Beleskey (1) - from Ryan Kesler (3:18 3RD)
ANA - Ryan Getzlaf (2) - unassisted (19:36 3RD) *GWG*

Goalies:

WG - Frederik Andersen (27 saves on 29 shots: 1-0-0) LG - Jimmy Howard (23 saves on 26 shots: 1-1-0)

Three Stars:

3. Ryan Kesler (1 assist) - Anaheim

2. Gustav Nyquist (1 goal) - Detroit

1. Ryan Getzlaf (2 goals, GWG) - Anaheim

Ottawa Senators 3, Tampa Bay Lightning 2 (SO) - (from Tampa Bay) - The Senators improved to 1-1-0 on the season thanks to a 3-2 shootout win over the Tampa Bay Lightning, dropping them to 1-0-1.

Goals:

TBL - Victor Hedman PPG (2) - from Steven Stamkos and Valtteri Filppula (15:42 1ST)
OTT - Erik Karlsson (1) - from Alex Chiasson and Bobby Ryan (7:34 3RD)
OTT - Mark Stone (1) - from Kyle Turris (9:10 3RD)
TBL - Brett Connolly (1) - from Brian Boyle (12:34 3RD)
Shootout winner - Mika Zibanejad (OTT)

Goalies:

WG - Robin Lehner (38 saves on 40 shots: 1-0-0) LG - Ben Bishop (32 saves on 34 shots: 1-0-1)

Three Stars:

3. Erik Karlsson (1 goal) - Ottawa

2. Ben Bishop (32 saves on 34 shots) - Tampa Bay

1. Robin Lehner (38 saves on 40 shots for the win) - Ottawa

New Jersey Devils 5, Florida Panthers 1 (from Florida) - The Devils improved to 2-0-0 on the season thanks to a 5-1 win over the Florida Panthers, dropping them to 0-1-1.

Goals:

NJD - Tuomo Ruutu (1) - from Eric Gelinas and Jon Merill (2:37 1ST)
NJD - Martin Havlat PPG (1) - from Eric Gelinas and Patrik Elias (8:46 1ST) *GWG*
NJD - Mike Cammalleri PPG (3) - from Marek Zidlicky and Damon Severson (13:13 1ST)
NJD - Damon Severson (1) - unassisted (19:32 1ST)
NJD - Ryan Clowe (1) - from Michael Ryder and Adam Henrique (2:59 2ND)
FLA - Derek MacKenzie PPG (1) - from Scottie Upshall and Brian Campbell (16:31 2ND) 

Goalies:

WG - Cory Schneider (28 saves on 29 shots: 2-0-0) LG - Roberto Luongo (9 saves on 14 shots: 0-1-1), Al Montoya (10 saves on 10 shots in relief of Luongo)

Three Stars:

3. Cory Schneider (28 saves on 29 shots for the win) - New Jersey

2. Eric Gelinas (2 assists) - New Jersey

1. Damon Severson (1 goal, 1 assist) - New Jersey

New York Islanders 4, Carolina Hurricanes 3 (from New York) - The Islanders improved to 2-0-0 on the season thanks to a 4-3 win over the Carolina Hurricanes, dropping them to 0-2-0.

Goals:

NYI - John Tavares PPG (1) - from Brock Nelson and Johnny Boychuk (3:50 1ST)
CAR - Jiri Tlusty PPG (1) - from John-Michael Liles and Alex Semin (14:13 1ST)
NYI - Cory Conacher (1) - from John Tavares and Kyle Okposo (14:44 1ST)
CAR - Jiri Tlusty PPG (2) - from Eric Staal and Alex Semin (19:43 1ST)
NYI - Brock Nelson PPG (3) - from Johnny Boychuk and Kyle Okposo (6:47 2ND)
NYI - Josh Bailey (1) - from Frans Nielsen and Nikolay Kulemin (19:56 2ND) *GWG*
CAR - Jiri Tlusty (3 - Hat Trick) - unassisted (14:01 3RD)

Goalies:

WG - Chad Johnson (21 saves on 24 shots: 1-0-0) LG - Anton Khudobin (27 saves on 31 shots: 0-1-0)

Three Stars:

3. Brock Nelson (1 goal, 1 assist) - New York

2. Jiri Tlusty (3 goals) - Carolina

1. John Tavares (1 goal, 1 assist) - New York

Montreal Canadiens 4, Philadelphia Flyers 3 (SO) - (from Philadelphia) - The Canadiens improved to 3-0-0 on the season thanks to a 4-3 shootout win over the Philadelphia Flyers, dropping them to 0-2-1.

Goals:

PHI - Michael Raffl (1) - from Claude Giroux and Jakub Voracek (3:39 1ST)
PHI - Wayne Simmonds (3) - from Brayden Schenn and Michael Del Zotto (3:57 1ST)
PHI - Wayne Simmonds PPG (4) - from Vincent Lecavalier and Mark Streit (0:55 2ND)
MTL - Andrei Markov (1) - from Brendan Gallagher and P.K. Subban (7:05 3RD)
MTL - Tomas Plekanec (4) - from P.A. Parenteau and Andrei Markov (9:12 3RD)
MTL - Alex Galchenyuk (1) - from Tomas Plekanec and Andrei Markov (14:40 3RD)
Shootout Winner - P.A. Parenteau (MTL)

Goalies:

WG - Carey Price (29 saves on 32 shots: 2-0-0) LG - Ray Emery (35 saves on 38 shots: 0-0-1)

Three Stars:

3. Tomas Plekanec (1 goal, 1 assist) - Montreal

2. Wayne Simmonds (2 goals) - Phiadelphia

1. Andrei Markov (1 goal, 2 assists) - Montreal

Columbus Blue Jackets 5, New York Rangers 2 (from Columbus) - The Blue Jackets improved to 2-0-0 on the season thanks to a 5-2 win over the New York Rangers, dropping them to 1-1-0.

Goals:

CBJ - Artem Anisimov (2) - from Scott Hartnell and Mark Dano (6:24 1ST)
CBJ - Nick Foligno (1) - from Ryan Johansen and David Savard (17:33 1ST)
NYR - Lee Stempniak (1) - from Anthony Duclair and Marc Staal (5:43 2ND)
CBJ - Cam Atkinson (2) - from Nick Foligno and Ryan Johansen (9:49 2ND) *GWG*
CBJ - Mark Dano (1) - from Dalton Prout and Michael Chaput (13:47 3RD)
NYR - Rick Nash (3) - from Anthony Duclair (14:19 3RD)
CBJ - Cam Atkinson (3) - from Scott Hartnell (18:39 3RD)

Goalies:

WG - Sergei Bobrovsky (24 saves on 26 shots: 2-0-0) LG - Cam Talbot (19 saves on 23 shots: 0-1-0)

Three Stars:

3. Anthony Duclair (2 assists) - New York

2. Nick Foligno (1 goal, 1 assist) - Columbus

1. Mark Dano (1 goal, 1 assist) - Columbus

St. Louis Blues 4, Calgary Flames 1 (from St. Louis) - The Blues improved to 1-1-0 on the season thanks to a 4-1 win over the Calgary Flames, dropping them to 1-2-0.

Goals:

STL - Joakim Lindstrom (1) - from Paul Stastny and Alex Steen (0:48 1ST)
STL - David Backes PPG (1) - from Kevin Shattenkirk and Paul Stastny (8:44 1ST) *GWG*
STL - Alex Pietrangelo PPG (1) - from Kevin Shattenkirk and Paul Stastny (3:12 2ND)
STL - Vladimir Tarasenko (1) - from Jaden Schwartz and Kevin Shattenkirk (7:10 2ND)
CGY - Curtis Glencross PPG (1) - from Mark Giordano and T.J. Brodie (15:47 3RD)

Goalies:

WG - Brian Elliott (23 saves on 24 shots: 1-1-0) LG - Jonas Hiller (35 saves on 39 shots: 0-2-0)

Three Stars:

3. Brian Elliott (23 saves on 24 shots for the win) - St. Louis

2. Paul Stastny (3 assists) - St. Louis

1. Kevin Shattenkirk (3 assists) - St. Louis

Nashville Predators 4, Dallas Stars 1 (from Nashville) - The Predators improved to 2-0-0 on the season thanks to a 4-1 win over the Dallas Stars, dropping them to 0-1-1.

Goals:

DAL - Antoine Roussel (1) - from Trevor Daley and Ryan Garbutt (7:14 1ST)
NSH - Shea Weber (2) - from Filip Forsberg and Derek Roy (19:19 2ND)
NSH - Paul Gaustad (1) - from Taylor Beck and Eric Nystrom (8:33 3RD) *GWG*
NSH - Eric Nystrom (2) - from Paul Gaustad (9:54 3RD)
NSH - Roman Josi EN (1) - from Eric Nystrom and Shea Weber (19:57 3RD)

Goalies:

WG - Pekka Rinne (17 saves on 18 shots: 2-0-0) LG - Anders Lindback (29 saves on 32 shots: 0-1-0)

Three Stars:

3. Shea Weber (1 goal, 1 assist) - Nashville

2. Paul Gaustad (1 goal, 1 assist, GWG) - Nashville

1. Eric Nystrom (1 goal, 2 assists) - Nashville

Chicago Blackhawks 6, Buffalo Sabres 2 (from Chicago) - The Hawks improved to 2-0-0 on the season thanks to a 6-2 win over the Buffalo Sabres, dropping them to 0-2-0.

Goals:

CHI - Andrew Shaw (1) - from Niklas Hjalmarsson and Brandon Saad (0:59 1ST)
CHI - Duncan Keith (2) - unassisted (2:52 1ST)
BUF - Zemgus Girgensons (2) - from Andrej Meszaros and Drew Stafford (7:17 1ST)
BUF - Tyler Ennis SHG (1) - from Drew Stafford (18:40 1ST)
CHI - Patrick Kane (1) - from Andrew Shaw and Brandon Saad (5:58 3RD) *GWG*
CHI - Marian Hossa SHG (1) - from Jonathan Toews and Brent Seabrook (10:03 3RD)
CHI - Patrick Sharp PPG (2) - from Jonathan Toews and Patrick Kane (13:16 3RD)
CHI - Dan Carcillo (1) - from Brandon Saad (17:23 3RD)

Goalies:

WG - Corey Crawford (21 saves on 23 shots: 2-0-0) LG - Jhonas Enroth (41 saves on 47 shots: 0-2-0)

Three Stars:

3. Jonathan Toews (2 assists) - Chicago

2. Brandon Saad (3 assists) - Chicago

1. Patrick Kane (1 goal, 1 assist, GWG) - Chicago

Minnesota Wild 3, Colorado Avalanche 0 (from Colorado) - The Wild improved to 2-0-0 on the season thanks to a 3-0 shutout of the Colorado Avalanche, dropping them to 0-2-0.

Goals:

MIN - Charlie Coyle (1) - from Ryan Suter and Jonas Brodin (1:51 1ST) *GWG*
MIN - Jason Zucker (1) - from Thomas Vanek and Matt Dumba (11:50 2ND)
MIN - Zach Parise EN (2) - from Matt Cooke and Jared Spurgeon (19:56 3RD)

Goalies:

WG - Darcy Kuemper (30 saves on 30 shots: 2-0-0) LG - Semyon Varlamov (31 saves on 33 shots: 0-2-0)

Three Stars:

3. Semyon Varlamov (31 saves on 33 shots) - Colorado

2. Jason Zucker (1 goal) - Minnesota

1. Darcy Kuemper (30 saves on 30 shots for the shutout) - Minnesota

Arizona Coyotes 3, Los Angeles Kings 2 (OT) - (from Arizona) - The Coyotes improved to 1-1-0 on the season thanks to a 3-2 OT win over the Los Angeles Kings, dropping them to 0-1-1.

Goals:

LAK - Tanner Pearson (1) - unassisted (1:32 1ST)
LAK - Jeff Carter (1) - from Tyler Toffoli (12:57 1ST)
PHX - Antoine Vermette PPG (1) - from Keith Yandle (19:21 1ST)
PHX - Mikkel Boedker (2) - from Keith Yandle and Michael Stone (10:50 2ND)
PHX - Oliver Ekman-Larsson PPG (1) - from Antoine Vermette and Keith Yandle (4:46 OT) *GWG*

Goalies:

WG - Devan Dubnyk (24 saves on 26 shots: 1-0-0) LG - Jonathan Quick (37 saves on 40 shots: 0-1-1)

Three Stars:

3. Jonathan Quick (37 saves on 40 shots) - Los Angeles

2. Keith Yandle (3 assists) - Phoenix

1. Oliver Ekman-Larsson (1 goal, OT winner) - Phoenix

Vancouver Canucks 5, Edmonton Oilers 4 (SO) - (from Vancouver) - The Canucks improved to 2-0-0 on the season thanks to a 5-4 shootout win over the Edmonton Oilers, dropping them to 0-1-1.

Goals:

EDM - Brad Hunt PPG (1) - from Teddy Purcell and David Perron (5:41 1ST)
EDM - Mark Arcobello (2) - from Teddy Purcell and David Perron (10:31 1ST)
VAN - Henrik Sedin (2) - from Daniel Sedin and Alex Edler (19:50 1ST)
EDM - Nail Yakupov (1) - from Benoit Pouliot (2:22 2ND)
VAN - Nick Bonino (1) - from Dam Hamhuis and Alex Burrows (4:26 2ND)
EDM - Jesse Joensuu SHG (1) - from Mark Arcobello and Mark Fayne (8:36 2ND)
VAN - Radim Vrbata PPG (2) - from Daniel Sedin and Henrik Sedin (10:48 2ND)
VAN - Linden Vey PPG (1) - from Daniel Sedin and Radim Vrbata (7:06 3RD)
Shootout winner - Chris Higgins (VAN)

Goalies:

WG - Ryan Miller (25 saves on 29 shots: 2-0-0) LG - Viktor Fasth (39 saves on 43 shots: 0-0-1)

Three Stars:

3. Radim Vrbata (1 goal, 1 assist) - Vancouver

2. Mark Arcobello (1 goal, 1 assist) - Edmonton

1. Daniel Sedin (3 assists) - Vancouver

San Jose Sharks 3, Winnipeg Jets 0 (from San Jose) - The Sharks improved to 2-0-0 on the season thanks to a 3-0 shutout of the Winnipeg Jets, dropping them to 1-1-0.

Goals:

SJS - Marc-Edouard Vlasic (1) - from Logan Couture and Patrick Marleau (3:22 1ST) *GWG*
SJS - Tomas Hertl (1) - from Joe Thornton and Joe Pavelski (5:12 1ST)
SJS - Patrick Marleau (2) - from Matt Nieto and Brent Burns (19:31 2ND)

Goalies:

WG - Alex Stalock (30 saves on 30 shots: 1-0-0) LG - Ondrej Pavelec (23 saves on 26 shots: 1-1-0)

Three Stars:

3. Marc-Edouard Vlasic (1 goal, GWG) - San Jose

2. Patrick Marleau (1 goal, 1 assist) - San Jose

1. Alex Stalock (30 saves on 30 shots for the shutout) - San Jose

Three Stars of the Night:

3. Alex Stalock - In his 1st start of the season, the Sharks backup goalie stopped all 30 shots in the Sharks 3-0 shutout of the Winnipeg Jets.

2. Braden Holtby - Holtby stopped all 29 shots in the Capitals 4-0 shutout of the Boston Bruins.

1. Sidney Crosby - Crosby continued his dominance of the Toronto Maple Leafs, scoring his 3rd goal of the season and adding 2 assists in the Penguins 5-2 win.

Interesting Stats of the Night:

-Mark Dano scored his 1st NHL goal for the Blue Jackets.
-Jiri Tlusty scored his 2nd career hat trick. Tlusty is the 2nd player this season to score a hat trick in a loss (other one was Corey Perry).
-Damon Severson scored his 1st NHL goal for the Devils.
-The Sharks and Wild both opened the season with back-to-back shutouts.
-Anthony Duclair picked up his 1st 2 NHL points for the Rangers.

Forman Faceoff Highlights of the Night:

-Ryan Getzlaf game-winning goal: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s-ENO6UkSdQ&list=UUqFMzb-4AUf6WAIbl132QKA
-Radim Vrbata goal: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v_0KAWfT3Vw&list=UUqFMzb-4AUf6WAIbl132QKA
-Patrick Marleau goal: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MZMrF2vtFuE&list=UUqFMzb-4AUf6WAIbl132QKA
-Oliver Ekman-Larsson OT goal: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1U4gJ-xaVaM&list=UUqFMzb-4AUf6WAIbl132QKA
-Brian Elliott glove save: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=br_W8o_1XhE&list=UUqFMzb-4AUf6WAIbl132QKA
-Sergei Bobrovsky save on Martin St. Louis: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p3LrD_7mDKg&list=UUqFMzb-4AUf6WAIbl132QKA
-Gustav Nyquist goal: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YG5BiCe0FOI&list=UUqFMzb-4AUf6WAIbl132QKA

-Erik Karlsson hit on Ryan Callahan: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gI1THHUmL74&list=UUqFMzb-4AUf6WAIbl132QKA
-Evgeni Malkin goal: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hkpC-Ptl31E&list=UUqFMzb-4AUf6WAIbl132QKA

What's up next - Sunday October 12th: There are 2 NHL games on tap for Thursday night:

1. Toronto Maple Leafs vs. New York Rangers at 7:00 PM ET (In New York)

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

-Joel Forman - The Forman Faceoff

October 10th NHL Recap

New York Islanders 5, Carolina Hurricanes 3 (from Carolina) - The Islanders improved to 1-0-0 on the season thanks to a 5-3 win over the Carolina Hurricanes, dropping them to 0-1-0.

Goals:

NYI - Johnny Boychuk PPG (1) - from Kyle Okposo and John Tavares (17:06 1ST)

NYI - Brock Nelson (1) - from John Tavares and Johnny Boychuk (18:54 1ST)

NYI - Brock Nelson PPG (2) - from Johnny Boychuk and John Tavares (7:38 2ND)

CAR - Nathan Gerbe PPG (1) - from Justin Faulk and Andrej Sekera (1:25 3RD)

NYI - Mikhail Grabovski (1) - from Ryan Strome and Brock Nelson (5:11 3RD) *GWG*

NYI - Travis Hamonic (1) - from Brock Nelson and Ryan Strome (12:19 3RD)

CAR - Chris Terry (1) - from Andrej Sekera and Riley Nash (14:20 3RD)

CAR - Eric Staal PPG (1) - from Elias Lindholm and Jiri Tlusty (18:26 3RD)

Goalies:

WG - Jaroslav Halak (21 saves on 24 shots: 1-0-0) LG - Cam Ward (21 saves on 26 shots: 0-1-0)

Three Stars:

3. John Tavares (3 assists) - New York

2. Johnny Boychuk (1 goal, 2 assists) - New York

1. Brock Nelson (2 goals, 2 assists) - New York

Interesting Stats of the Night:

-Jaroslav Halak stopped 21 of 24 shots for the win in his 1st start for the Islanders.

-Recently-acquired defenseman Johnny Boychuk had a big debut for the Islanders, scoring the 1st goal of the Islanders season and adding 2 assists while logging over 23 minutes of icetime.

-Brock Nelson had his first career two-goal and 4-point point game.

What's up next - Saturday October 11th: There are 15 NHL games on tap for Saturday night:

1. Washington Capitals vs. Boston Bruins at 7:00 PM ET (In Boston)

2. Pittsburgh Penguins vs. Toronto Maple Leafs at 7:00 PM ET (In Toronto)

3. Anaheim Ducks vs. Detroit Red Wings at 7:00 PM ET (In Detroit) {***Forman's Game of the Night***}

4. Ottawa Senators vs. Tampa Bay Lightning at 7:00 PM ET (In Tampa Bay)

5. New Jersey Devils vs. Florida Panthers at 7:00 PM ET (In Florida)

6. Carolina Hurricanes vs. New York Islanders at 7:00 PM ET (In New York)

7. Montreal Canadiens vs. Philadelphia Flyers at 7:00 PM ET (In Philadelphia)

8. New York Rangers vs. Columbus Blue Jackets at 7:00 PM ET (In Columbus)

9. Calgary Flames vs. St. Louis Blues at 7:00 PM ET (In St. Louis)

10. Dallas Stars vs. Nashville Predators at 8:00 PM ET (In Nashville)

11. Buffalo Sabres vs. Chicago Blackhawks at 8:30 PM ET (In Chicago)

12. Minnesota Wild vs. Colorado Avalanche at 9:00 PM ET (In Colorado)

13. Los Angeles Kings vs. Arizona Coyotes at 9:00 PM ET (In Arizona)

14. Edmonton Oilers vs. Vancouver Canucks at 10:00 PM ET (In Vancouver)

15. Winnipeg Jets vs. San Jose Sharks at 10:00 PM ET (In San Jose)

-Joel Forman - The Forman Faceoff

October 9th NHL Recap

Columbus Blue Jackets 3, Buffalo Sabres 1 (from Buffalo) - The Blue Jackets improved to 1-0-0 thanks to a 3-1 win over the Buffalo Sabres, dropping them to 0-1-0.

Goals:

CBJ - Jack Skille (1) - from Michael Chaput (13:21 2ND)

BUF - Zemgus Girgensons (1) - from Marcus Foligno (14:42 2ND)

CBJ - Cam Atkinson PPG (1) - from Ryan Johansen and Nick Foligno (12:45 3RD) *GWG*

CBJ - Artem Anisimov (1) - from Scott Hartnell and Alexander Wennberg (17:34 3RD)

Goalies:

WG - Sergei Bobrovsky (21 saves on 22 shots: 1-0-0) LG - Jhonas Enroth (37 saves on 40 shots: 0-1-0)

Three Stars:

3. Sergei Bobrovsky (21 saves on 22 shots for the win) - Columbus

2. Zemgus Girgensons (1 goal) - Buffalo

1. Cam Atkinson (1 goal, GWG) - Columbus

New Jersey Devils 6, Philadelphia Flyers 4 (from Philadelphia) - The Devils improved to 1-0-0 on the season thanks to a 6-4 win over the Philadelphia Flyers, dropping them to 0-2-0.

Goals:

NJD - Michael Ryder (1) - from Ryan Clowe and Andy Greene (12:05 1ST)

NJD - Adam Henrique (1) - from Michael Ryder (2:10 2ND)

NJD - Mike Cammalleri (1) - from Jaromir Jagr and Marek Zidlicky (5:33 2ND)

PHI - Claude Giroux PPG (1) - from Mark Streit and Jakub Voracek (15:44 2ND)

PHI - Wayne Simmonds (1) - from Matt Read and Andrew MacDonald (19:03 2ND)

PHI - Wayne Simmonds PPG (2) - from Vincent Lecavalier and Claude Giroux (19:59 2ND)

NJD - Patrik Elias (1) - from Marek Zidlicky and Martin Havlat (4:16 3RD)

PHI - Vincent Lecavalier (1) - from Wayne Simmonds and Mark Streit (4:31 3RD)

NJD - Dainius Zubrus (1) - from Adam Henrique and Michael Ryder (7:13 3RD) *GWG*

NJD - Mike Cammalleri EN (2) - from Jaromir Jagr (19:00 3RD)

Goalies:

WG - Corey Schneider (35 saves on 39 shots: 1-0-0) LG - Steve Mason (20 saves on 25 shots: 0-2-0)

Three Stars:

3. Mike Cammalleri (2 goals) - New Jersey

2. Wayne Simmonds (2 goals, 1 assist) - Philadelphia

1. Michael Ryder (1 goal, 2 assists) - New Jersey

Pittsburgh Penguins 6, Anaheim Ducks 4 (from Pittsburgh) - The Penguins improved to 1-0-0 on the season thanks to a 6-4 win over the Anaheim Ducks, dropping them to 0-1-0.

Goals:

PIT - Patric Hornqvist (1) - from Sidney Crosby (5:16 1ST)

PIT - Sidney Crosby (1) - from Chris Kunitz and Olli Maatta (7:22 1ST)

PIT - Pascal Dupuis (1) - from Olli Maatta and Evgeni Malkin (13:14 1ST)

ANA - Ryan Kesler PPG (1) - from Ryan Getzlaf and Sami Vatanen (14:22 1ST)

ANA - Corey Perry (1) - from Pat Maroon (7:53 2ND)

ANA - Corey Perry PPG (2) - from Ryan Kesler and Sami Vatanen (12:17 2ND)

PIT - Sidney Crosby PPG (2) - from Pascal Dupuis and Patric Hornqvist (17:34 2ND)

PIT - Blake Comeau (1) - from Olli Maatta and Pascal Dupuis (18:28 2ND) *GWG*

PIT - Brandon Sutter SHG (1) - from Pascal Dupuis (1:01 3RD)

ANA - Corey Perry PPG (3 - Hat Trick) - from Ryan Getzlaf and Corey Perry (16:47 3RD)

Goalies:

WG - Marc-Andre Fleury (25 saves on 29 shots: 1-0-0) LG - John Gibson (33 saves on 39 shots: 0-1-0)

Three Stars:

3. Sidney Crosby (2 goals, 1 assist) - Pittsburgh

2. Corey Perry (3 goals) - Anaheim

1. Pascal Dupuis (1 goal, 3 assists) - Pittsburgh

Montreal Canadiens 2,Washington Capitals 1 (SO) - (from Washington) - The Canadiens improved to 2-0-0 on the season thanks to a 2-1 shootout win over the Washington Capitals, dropping them to 0-0-1.

Goals:

WSH - Andre Burakovsky (1) - from Troy Brouwer (6:43 1ST)

MTL - Tomas Plekanec (3) - from Alex Galchenyuk and Tom Gilbert (10:31 3RD)

Shootout winner - Brendan Gallagher (MTL)

Goalies:

WG - Dustin Tokarski (29 saves on 30 shots: 1-0-0) LG - Braden Holtby (23 saves on 24 shots: 0-0-1)

Three Stars:

3. Tomas Plekanec (1 goal) - Montreal

2. Braden Holtby (23 saves on 24 shots) - Washington

1. Dustin Tokarski (29 saves on 30 shots for the win) - Montreal

Detroit Red Wings 2, Boston Bruins 1 (from Detroit) - The Red Wings improved to 1-0-0 on the season thanks to a 2-1 win over the Boston Bruins, dropping them to 1-1-0.

Goals:

BOS - Patrice Bergeron (1) - unassisted (12:01 1ST)

DET - Justin Abdelkader (1) - from Johan Franzen and Danny DeKeyser (3:52 2ND)

DET - Gustav Nyquist PPG (1) - from Darren Helm and Johan Franzen (14:46 2ND) *GWG*

Goalies:

WG - Jimmy Howard (16 saves on 17 shots: 1-0-0) LG - Tuukka Rask (22 saves on 24 shots: 1-1-0)

Three Stars:

3. Tuukka Rask (22 saves on 24 shots) - Boston

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

1. Johan Franzen (2 assists) - Detroit

Tampa Bay Lightning 3, Florida Panthers 2 (OT) - (from Tampa Bay) - The Lightning improved to 1-0-0 on the season thanks to a 3-2 OT win over the Florida Panthers, dropping them to 0-0-1.

Goals:

FLA - Erik Gudbranson (1) - from Dylan Olsen and Derek MacKenzie (5:03 2ND)

TBL - Tyler Johnson PPG (1) - from Valtteri Filppula and Anton Stralman (7:12 2ND)

TBL - Ryan Callahan PPG (1) - from Valtteri Filppula and Victor Hedman (7:14 3RD)

FLA - Jonathan Huberdeau (1) - from Brain Campbell and Aaron Ekblad (9:16 3RD)

TBL - Victor Hedman PPG (1) - from Ben Bishop (1:11 OT) *GWG*

Goalies:

WG - Ben Bishop (19 saves on 21 shots: 1-0-0) LG - Roberto Luongo (29 saves on 32 shots: 0-0-1)

Three Stars:

3. Jonathan Huberdeau (1 goal) - Florida

2. Valtteri Filppula (2 assists) - Tampa Bay

1. Victor Hedman (1 goal, 1 assist, OT winner) - Tampa Bay

New York Rangers 3, St. Louis Blues 2 (from St. Louis) - The Rangers improved to 1-0-0 on the season thanks to a 3-2 win over the St. Louis Blues, dropping them to 0-1-0.

Goals:

NYR - Rick Nash (1) - from Chris Kreider (4:01 1ST)

STL - Jaden Schwartz (1) - from David Backes and Alex Pietrangelo (1:32 3RD)

NYR - Chris Kreider (1) - from Rick Nash and Martin St. Louis (6:30 3RD) 

STL - Paul Stastny (1) - from Vladimir Tarasenko and Jaden Schwartz (10:42 3RD)

NYR - Rick Nash (2) - from Martin St. Louis (18:10 3RD) *GWG*

Goalies:

WG - Henrik Lundqvist (23 saves on 25 shots: 1-0-0) LG - Brian Elliott (22 saves on 25 shots: 0-1-0)

Three Stars:

3. Chris Kreider (1 goal, 1 assist) - New York

2. Jaden Schwartz (1 goa1, 1 assist) - St. Louis

1. Rick Nash (2 goals, 1 assist, GWG) - New York

Nashville Predators 3, Ottawa Senators 2 (from Nashville) - The Predators improved to 1-0-0 on the season thanks to a 3-2 win over the Ottawa Senators, dropping them to 0-1-0.

Goals:

OTT - Kyle Turris (1) - from Clarke MacArthur and Mark Borowiecki (1:15 2ND)

NSH - Craig Smith PPG (1) - from Filip Forsberg and Derek Roy (1:36 3RD)

NSH - Shea Weber (1) - from Ryan Ellis and Paul Gaustad (8:53 3RD)

NSH - Eric Nystrom (1) - from Paul Gaustad and Filip Forsberg (10:20 3RD) *GWG*

OTT - Alex Chiasson PPG (1) - from Cody Ceci and Chris Phillips (13:48 3RD)

Goalies:

WG - Pekka Rinne (18 saves on 20 shots: 1-0-0) LG - Craig Anderson (34 saves on 37 shots: 0-1-0)

Three Stars:

3. Paul Gaustad (2 assists) - Nashville

2. Filip Forsberg (2 assists) - Nashville

1. Shea Weber (1 goal) - Nashville

Chicago Blackhawks 3, Dallas Stars 2 (SO) - (from Dallas) - The Blackhawks improved to 1-0-0 on the season thanks to a 3-2 shootout win over the Dallas Stars, droppin them to 0-0-1.

Goals:

CHI - Duncan Keith (1) - from Brent Seabrook and Patrick Sharp (19:16 1ST)

DAL - Trevor Daley PPG (1) - from Ales Hemsky and Jason Spezza (10:13 2ND)

DAL - Cody Eakin (1) - from Ryan Garbutt and Antoine Roussel (15:04 2ND)

CHI - Patrick Sharp PPG (1) - from Duncan Keith and Patrick Kane (11:10 3RD)

Shootout winner - Patrick Kane (CHI)

Goalies:

WG - Corey Crawford (32 saves on 34 shots: 1-0-0) LG - Kari Lehtonen (24 saves on 26 shots: 0-0-1)

Three Stars:

3. Cody Eakin (1 goal) - Chicago

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

1. Corey Crawford (32 saves on 34 shots for the win) - Chicago

Minnesota Wild 5, Colorado Avalanche 0 (from Minnesota) - The Wild improved to 1-0-0 on the season thanks to a 5-0 shutout of the Colorado Avalanche, dropping them to 0-1-0.

Goals:

MIN - Jason Pominville (1) - from Mikael Granlund and Ryan Suter (14:54 1ST) *GWG*

MIN - Jared Spurgeon (1) - from Zach Parise and Jason Pominville (4:37 2ND)

MIN - Zach Parise (1) - from Mikael Granlund (7:01 2ND)

MIN - Nino Niederreiter (1) - unassisted (13:21 2ND)

MIN - Ryan Suter (1) - from Zach Parise and Charlie Coyle (16:58 2ND)

Goalies:

WG - Darcy Kuemper (16 saves on 16 shots: 1-0-0) LG - Semyon Varlamov (33 saves on 38 shots: 0-1-0), Reto Berra (10 saves on 10 shots in relief of Varlamov)

Three Stars:

3. Jason Pominville (1 goal, 1 assist, GWG) - Minnesota

2. Mikael Granlund (2 assists) - Minnesota

1. Zach Parise (1 goal, 2 assists) - Minnesota

Calgary Flames 5, Edmonton Oilers 2 (from Edmonton) - The Flames improved to 1-1-0 on the season thanks to a 5-2 win over the Edmonton Oilers, dropping them to 0-0-1.

Goals:

CGY- Mason Raymond (1) - from Mark Giordano and Joe Colborne (3:16 1ST)

CGY - Jiri Hudler (2) - from Sean Monahan and Paul Byron (4:16 1ST)

EDM - Teddy Purcell PPG (1) - from David Perron and Nail Yakupov (12:59 1ST)

EDM - Taylor Hall PPG (1) - from Ryan Nugent-Hopkins and Justin Schultz (11:25 2ND)

CGY - Mason Ramyond (2) - from Lance Bouma and Joe Colborne (4:23 3RD) *GWG*

CGY - Mason Raymond (3 - Hat Trick) - from Joe Colborne and Jiri Hudler (14:42 3RD)

CGY - T.J. Brodie PPG (1) - from Curtis Glencross and Mikael Backlund (19:20 3RD)

Goalies:

WG - Karri Ramo (38 saves on 40 shots: 1-0-0) LG - Ben Scrivens (21 saves on 26 shots: 1-0-0)

Three Stars:

3. Joe Colborne (3 assists) - Calgary

2. Karri Ramo (38 saves on 40 shots for the win) - Calgary

1. Mason Raymond (3 goals, GWG) - Calgary

Winnipeg Jets 6, Arizona Coyotes 2 (from Arizona) - The Jets improved to 1-0-0 on the season thanks to a 6-2 win over the Arizona Coyotes, dropping them to 0-1-0.

Goals:

WPG - Bryan Little (1) - from Andrew Ladd (7:00 1ST)

ARI - Mikkel Boedker (1) - from Shane Doan and Oliver Ekman-Larsson (7:38 1ST)

WPG - Blake Wheeler (1) - from Tobias Enstrom and Zach Bogosian (8:33 1ST)

WPG - Blake Wheeler (2) - from Zach Bogosian and Tobias Enstrom (8:48 1ST) *GWG*

WPG - Mark Stuart (1) - from Mark Scheifele and Mathieu Perreault (14:11 1ST)

WPG - Dustin Byfuglien (1) - from Blake Wheeler (12:31 2ND)

WPG - Bryan Little SHG (2) - from Adam Pardy (5:07 3RD)

ARI - Martin Hanzal (1) - from Zbynek Michalek and Martin Erat (8:25 3RD)

Goalies:

WG - Ondrej Pavelec (26 saves on 28 shots: 1-0-0) LG - Mike Smith (21 saves on 27 shots: 0-1-0)

Three Stars:

3. Zach Bogosian (2 assists) - Winnipeg

2. Bryan Little (2 goals) - Winnipeg

1. Blake Wheeler (2 goals, 1 assist, GWG) - Winnipeg

Three Stars of the Night:

3. Corey Perry - Perry picked up his 6th career hat trick in the Ducks 6-4 loss to the Penguins.

2. Mason Raymond - In just his 2nd game as a Calgary Flame, Raymond registered his 3rd career hatrick in the Flames 5-2 win over the Oilers.

1. Pascal Dupuis - Dupuis scored his 1st of the season and added 3 assists in the Penguins 6-4 win over the Ducks

Interesting Stats of the Night:

-Andre Burakovsky scored his 1st NHL goal in his 1st NHL game.

-Corey Perry picked up his 6th career hat trick.

-Mason Raymond picked up his 3rd career hat trick.

-The Coyotes lost 6-2 in their first game as the Arizona Coyotes.

-1st overall pick Aaron Ekblad picked up his 1st career NHL point in his 1st game.

-Blake Wheeler scored 2 goals in 15 seconds.

-Ben Bishop assisted on Victor Hedman's overtime goal, the 1st assist for a goaltender this season.

-Jaromir Jagr is now 6th all-time in NHL poitns with 1,757 passing Steve Yzerman. He remains behind Marcel Dionne for 5th with 1, 771 points.

-Tough break for Dan Boyle, breaking his hand in his 1st game as a New York Ranger. He'll be out 4-6 weeks.

Forman Faceoff Highlights of the Night:

-Patrick Kane shootout goal: http://video.blackhawks.nhl.com/videocenter/console?catid=107&id=639716&lang=en

-Blake Wheeler 2 goals in 15 seconds: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e-7klT94ZtQ&list=UUqFMzb-4AUf6WAIbl132QKA

-Mason Raymond hat trick: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hmw0kYNLTZk&list=UUqFMzb-4AUf6WAIbl132QKA

-Corey Perry hat trick: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=44_8bL8PNWw&list=UUqFMzb-4AUf6WAIbl132QKA

-Victor Hedman OT goal: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B0i05jAQFFg&list=UUqFMzb-4AUf6WAIbl132QKA

-Jamie Benn huge gits on Johnny Oduya and Brandon Saad: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kCOc-MESe8o&list=UUqFMzb-4AUf6WAIbl132QKA

-Zemgus Girgensons goal: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CdLup5D87pE&list=UUqFMzb-4AUf6WAIbl132QKA

-Sidney Crosby goal: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2FKEYgXbrx0&list=UUqFMzb-4AUf6WAIbl132QKA

-Rick Nash game-winning goal: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ezY2mc1bu4c&list=UUqFMzb-4AUf6WAIbl132QKA

What's up next - Friday October 10th: There is 1 NHL game on tap for Friday night:

1. New York Islanders vs. Carolina Hurricanes at 7:00 PM ET (In Carolina)

-Joel Forman - The Forman Faceoff

FIRST NIGHT OF THE NHL SEASON - OCTOBER 8TH NHL RECAP

STANLEY CUP BANNER: The Kings raised their 2nd banner in 3 seasons after winning the Stanley Cup last season

Montreal Canadiens 4, Toronto Maple Leafs 3 - (from Toronto):

Goals:

MTL - Max Pacioretty (1) - from P.A. Parenteau and Alexei Emelin (4:42 1ST)

TOR - Nazem Kadri (1) - from Brandon Kozun and Joffrey Lupul (8:04 1ST)

TOR - Tyler Bozak PPG (1) - from Stuart Percy and Dion Phaneuf (19:22 1ST)

MTL - Tomas Plekanec (1) - from Alexei Emelin (4:34 2ND)

MTL - P.K. Subban (1) - from David Desharnais and P.A. Parenteau (8:41 3RD)

TOR - Morgan Rielly (1) - from Leo Komarov and Mike Santorelli (17:41 3RD)

MTL - Tomas Plekanec (2) - from Alex Galchenyuk (19:17 3RD) *GWG*

Goalies:

WG - Carey Price (24 saves on 27 shots: 1-0-0) LG - Jonathan Bernier (28 saves on 32 shots: 0-1-0)

Three Stars:

3. P.A. Parenteau (2 assists) - Montreal

2. Morgan Rielly (1 goal) - Toronto

1. Tomas Plekanec (2 goals, GWG) - Montreal

Boston Bruins 2, Philadelphia Flyers 1 - (from Boston):

Goals:

BOS - Reilly Smith PPG (1) - from Carl Soderberg and Patrice Bergeron (10:39 1ST)

PHI - Sean Couturier (1) - from Jakub Voracek and Matt Read (4:19 3RD)

BOS - Chris Kelly (1) - from Adam McQuaid and Carl Soderberg (18:09 3RD) *GWG*

Goalies:

WG - Tuukka Rask (19 saves on 20 shots: 1-0-0) LG - Steve Mason (31 saves on 33 shots: 0-1-0)

Three Stars:

3. Steve Mason (31 saves on 33 shots) - Philadelphia

2. Carl Soderberg (2 assists) - Boston

1. Chris Kelly (1 goal, GWG) - Boston

Vancouver Canucks 4, Calgary Flames 2 - (from Calgary):

Goals:

VAN - Alex Burrows PPG (1) - from Dan Hamhuis and Chris Tanev (11:55 1ST)

CGY - Paul Byron (1) - from Joe Colborne (4:08 2ND)

VAN - Zack Kassian (1) - from Linden Vey and Brad Richardson (5:16 2ND)

VAN - Radim Vrbata (1) - from Henrik Sedin and Daniel Sedin (11:07 2ND) *GWG*

CGY - Jiri Hudler (1) - from Sean Monahan and Mark Giordano (13:19 2ND)

VAN - Henrik Sedin EN (1) - from Chris Tanev and Brad Richardson (18:44 3RD)

Goalies:

WG - Ryan Miller (23 saves on 25 shots: 1-0-0) LG - Jonas Hiller (29 saves on 32 shots: 0-1-0)

Three Stars:

3. Ryan Miller (23 saves on 25 shots for the win) - Vancouver

2. Mark Giordano (1 assist) - Calgary

1. Henrik Sedin (1 goal, 1 assist) - Vancouver

San Jose Sharks 4, Los Angeles Kings 0 - (from Los Angeles):

Goals:

SJS - Tommy Wingels (1) - from Tye McGinn and Jason Demers (5:43 1ST) *GWG*

SJS - Patrick Marleau PPG (1) - from Brent Burns and Marc-Edouard Vlasic (3:20 2ND)

SJS - Tommy Wingels (2) - from Brent Burns (15:50 2ND)

SJS - Matt Nieto (1) - from Patrick Marleau (16:04 2ND)

Goalies:

WG - Antti Niemi (34 saves on 34 shots: 1-0-0) LG - Jonathan Quick (23 saves on 27 shots: 0-1-0), Martin Jones (3 saves on 3 shots in relief of Quick)

Three Stars:

3. Brent Burns (2 assists) - San Jose

2. Tommy Wingels (2 goals, GWG) - San Jose

1. Antti Niemi (34 saves on 34 shots for the shutout) - San Jose

Three Stars of the Night:

3. Tommy Wingels - Wingels scored his 1st and 2nd goals of the season in the Sharks 4-0 win over the Kings.

2. Tomas Plekanec - Plekanec scored 2 goals, including the game-winner in the last minute of the 3rd, to lead the Canadiens to a 4-3 win over the Maple Leafs

1. Antti Niemi - Niemi stopped all 34 shots in the Sharks 4-0 win over the Kings, his 1st win and shutout of the season.

Interesting Stats of the Night:

-Stuart Percy and Brandon Kozun picked up their 1st career NHL points in the Leafs loss.

-P.A. Parenteau had a successful debut for his hometown Montreal Canadiens, picking up 2 assists in the win.

-Radim Vrbata scored his 1st goal as a Canuck in his 1st game, many more to come for him.

-Ryan Miller looked shark in his Canucks debut, stopping 23 of 25 shots for the win. Jonas Hiller stopped 29 of 32 shots in his Flames debut in the loss to the Canucks. 

-The Sharks watched the Kings raise their 2nd Stanley Cup banner in 3 seasons and followed it with a dominant 4-0 victory.

  

Forman Faceoff Highlights of the Night:

-Tommy Wingels breakaway goal: http://video.sharks.nhl.com/videocenter/console?id=638568

-Henrik Sedin EN goal: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=30rR2-VTL7A&list=UUqFMzb-4AUf6WAIbl132QKA

-Alex Burrows hit on Dennis Wideman: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DRZ-uixzbrQ&list=UUqFMzb-4AUf6WAIbl132QKA

-P.K. Subban 3rd-period goal: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hVY9LHC5V7I&list=UUqFMzb-4AUf6WAIbl132QKA

-Tomas Plekanec breakaway goal: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JN0CnPDFE-g&list=UUqFMzb-4AUf6WAIbl132QKA

-Antti Niemi pad save on Jeff Carter: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qZuqp2rSP94&list=UUqFMzb-4AUf6WAIbl132QKA

What's up next - Thursday October 9th: There are 12 NHL games on tap for Thursday night:

1. Columbus Blue Jackets vs. Buffalo Sabres at 7:00 PM ET (In Buffalo)

2. New Jersey Devils vs. Philadelphia Flyers at 7:00 PM ET (In Philadelphia)

3. Anaheim Ducks vs. Pittsburgh Penguins at 7:00 PM ET (In Pittsburgh)

4. Montreal Canadiens vs. Washington Capitals at 7:00 PM ET (In Washington)

5. Boston Bruins vs. Detroit Red Wings at 7:30 PM ET (In Detroit)

6. Florida Panthers vs. Tampa Bay Lighting at 7:30 PM ET (In Tampa Bay)

7. New York Rangers vs. St. Louis Blues at 8:00 PM ET (In St. Louis)

8. Ottawa Senators vs. Nashville Predators at 8:00 PM ET (In Nashville)

9. Chicago Blackhawks vs. Dallas Stars at 8:30 PM ET (In Dallas) {***Forman's Game of the Night***}

10. Colorado Avalanche vs. Minnesota Wild at 9:00 PM ET (In Minnesota)

11. Calgary Flames vs. Edmonton Oilers at 9:30 PM ET (In Edmonton)

12. Winnipeg Jets vs. Arizona Coyotes at 10:00 PM ET (In Arizona)

-Joel Forman - The Forman Faceoff