New York Rangers 2, Washington Capitals 0 (from Washington) - The Rangers improved to 2-4-0 on the season thanks to a 2-0 shutout of the Washington Capitals, dropping them to 2-5-0 on the season.
Goals:
NYR - John Moore (1) - from Brad Richards and Ryan McDonagh
NYR - Ryan Callahan (3) - from Brad Richards and Derick Brassard
Three Stars:
3. Ryan Callahan (1 goal) - New York
2. Brad Richards (2 assists) - New York
1. Henrik Lundqvist (22 saves on 22 shots for the win) - New York
Anaheim Ducks 3, Calgary Flames 2 (from Anaheim) - The Ducks improved to 5-1-0 with their 5th consecutive win thanks to a 3-2 win over the Calgary Flames, dropping them to 3-1-2 on the season (their first loss in regulation).
Goals:
ANA - Dustin Penner (2) - from Ryan Getzlaf and Bryan Allen
ANA - Kyle Palmieri (1) - unassisted
CGY - Lee Stempniak SHG (2) - unassisted
ANA - Teemu Selanne (1) - from Jakob Silfverberg
CGY - Jiri Hudler (3) - from Kris Russell and Joe Colborne
Three Stars:
3. Lee Stempniak (1 goal) - Calgary
2. Ryan Getlzaf (1 assist) - Anaheim
1. Viktor Fasth (33 saves on 35 shots for the win) - Anaheim
Player of the Night - Henrik Lundqvist gets it tonight, he made 22 saves for the shutout of the Washington Capitals.
Interesting Stat of the Night - Speaking of Henrik Lundqvist he continues his dominance over the Washington Capitals; dating back to last year's 1st round playoff series Lundqvist has 3 straight shutouts against the Caps. Teemu Selanne scored goal #676, putting him 7 back of Jaromir Jagr (683) for the active player lead.
What's up next (October 17th) - There are 12 NHL games on tap for Thursday:
1. Vancouver Canucks vs. Buffalo Sabres @7PM ET (In Buffalo)
2. Carolina Hurricanes vs. Toronto Maple Leafs @7PM ET (In Toronto)
3. Edmonton Oilers vs. New York Islanders @7PM ET (In New York)
4. Pittsburgh Penguins vs. Philadelphia Flyers @7PM ET (In Philadelphia) {*Rivalry Game*}
5. Columbus Blue Jackets vs. Montreal Canadiens @730 PM ET (In Montreal)
6. New Jersey Devils vs. Ottawa Senators @730PM ET (In Ottawa)
7. Minnesota Wild vs. Tampa Bay Lightning @730PM ET (In Tampa Bay)
8. Boston Bruins vs. Florida Panthers @730PM ET (In Florida)
9. St. Louis Blues vs. Chicago Blackhawks @8PM ET (In Chicago) {***Forman's Game of the Night***}
10. Los Angeles Kings vs. Nashville Predators @8PM ET (In Nashville)
11. San Jose Sharks vs. Dallas Stars @830PM ET (In Dallas)
12. Detroit Red Wings vs. Colorado Avalanche @9PM ET (In Colorado) {*Rivalry Game*}
-Joel Forman - The Forman Faceoff
Wednesday, October 16, 2013
Tuesday, October 15, 2013
October 15th NHL Recap
Toronto Maple Leafs 4, Minnesota Wild 1 (from Toronto) - The Leafs improved to 6-1-0 on the season thanks to a 4-1 win over the Minnesota Wild, despite being outshot heavily 38-14.
Goals:
TOR - Tyler Bozak PPG (3) - from Dave Bolland and Cody Franson
TOR - Trevor Smith (1) - from Morgan Rielly and Cody Franson
MIN - Jason Pominville PPG (3) - from Mikko Koivu and Zach Parise
TOR - Mason Raymond PPG (3) - from Nazem Kadri and Morgan Rielly
TOR - Mason Raymond EN (4) - from Phil Kessel
Three Stars:
3. Morgan Rielly (2 assists) - Toronto
2. Mason Raymond (2 goals) - Toronto
1. James Reimer (37 saves on 38 shots for the win) - Toronto
Buffalo Sabres 4, New York Islanders 3 (SO) - (from New York) - The Sabres picked up their first win of the season thanks to a 4-3 shootout win over the New York Islanders. The Sabres now stand at 1-6-1 after the win, dropping the Islanders to 2-2-2 on the season.
Goals:
NYI - Frans Nielsen (3) - from Thomas Hickey and Pierre-Marc Bouchard
BUF - Tyler Ennis (1) - from Drew Stafford and Christian Ehrhoff
NYI - Matt Martin (1) - from Casey Cizikas and Eric Boulton
BUF - Thomas Vanek PPG (3) - from Cody Hodgson and Christian Ehrhoff
NYI - Matt Moulson PPG (2) - from John Tavares and Lubomir Visnovsky
BUF - Marcus Foligno (1) - from Tyler Myers
Shootout winnner - Tyler Ennis
Three Stars:
3. Marcus Foligno (1 goal) - Buffalo
2. Matt Moulson (1 goal) - New York
1. Tyler Ennis (1 goal, shootout winner) - Buffalo
Vancouver Canucks 3, Philadelphia Flyers 2 (from Philadelphia) - The Canucks improved to 4-3-0 on the season thanks to a 3-2 win over the Philadelphia Flyers, dropping them to 1-6-0 on the season. The Canucks picked up 3rd period goals from Chris Higgins and Ryan Kesler for the come-from behind win.
Goals:
PHI - Tye McGinn (2) - from Nicklas Grossmann and Erik Gustafsson
VAN - Ryan Kesler (2) - from Jannik Hansen and Chris Tanev
PHI - Tye McGinn (3) - from Claude Giroux and Jakub Voracek
VAN - Chris Higgins (1) - from Henrik Sedin
VAN - Ryan Kesler (3) - from Chris Higgins and Henrik Sedin
Three Stars:
3. Chris Higgins (1 goal, 1 assist) - Vancouver
2. Tye McGinn (2 goals) - Philadelphia
1. Ryan Kesler (2 goals, including the GWG) - Vancouver
Pittsburgh Penguins 3, Edmonton Oilers 2 (from Pittsburgh) - The Penguins continued their hot start with a 3-2 win over the Edmonton Oilers thanks to a PPG from Evgeni Malkin. The Penguins are now 5-1-0 on hte season, and the Oilers are now 1-5-1.
Goals:
PIT - Pascal Dupuis (2) - from Sidney Crosby and Chris Kunitz
EDM - Alex Hemsky (2) - from David Perron and Jeff Petry
PIT - Chris Kunitz (2) - from Sidney Croby and Pascal Dupuis
EDM - Jordan Eberle (2) - from Taylor Hall and Mark Arcobello
PIT - Evgeni Malkin PPG (2) - from Paul Martin and Sidney Crosby
Three Stars:
3. Ales Hemsky (1 goal) - Edmonton
2. Pascal Dupuis (1 goal, 1 assist) - Pittsburgh
1. Sidney Crosby (3 assists) - Pittsburgh
Chicago Blackhawks 3, Carolina Hurricanes 2 (SO) - (from Carolina) - The Blachawks improved to 4-1-1 on the season thanks to a 3-2 shootout win over the Carolina Hurricanes. The Hurricanes earned a point after scoring 2 3rd period goals to tie it, but now drop to 2-2-3 on the season.
Goals:
CHI - Patrick Sharp (1) - from Michal Handzus
CHI - Marian Hossa (2) - from Brandon Saad and Andrew Shaw
CAR - Alexander Semin (2) - Eric Staal and Tuomo Ruutu
CAR - Ron Hainsey (1) - unassisted
Shootout winner - Patrick Sharp
Three Stars:
3. Patrick Sharp (1 goal, shootout winner) - Chicago
2. Cam Ward (34 saves on 36 shots) - Carolina
1. Corey Crawford (32 saves on 34 shots for the win) - Chicago
Tampa Bay Lightning 5. Los Angeles Kings 1 (from Tampa Bay) - The Tampa Bay Lightning improved to 4-2-0 on the season with a commanding 5-1 win over the Los Angeles Kings, dropping them to 4-3-0 on the season. Ben Bishop made 30 saves to improve to 4-0-0 on the season.
Goals:
TBL - Ryan Malone (1) - from Sami Salo and Martin St. Louis
TBL - Teddy Purcell (4) - from Ondrej Palat and Matt Carle
TBL - Martin St. Louis (3) - from Steven Stamkos and Andrej Sustr
LAK - Slava Voynov (1) - from Matt Frattin and Jarret Stoll
TBL - Martin St. Louis (4) - from Ryan Malone and Steven Stamkos
TBL - Ondrej Palat (2) - from Tyler Johnson and Teddy Purcell
Three Stars:
3. Ben Bishop (30 saves on 31 shots for the win) - Tampa Bay
2. Teddy Purcell (1 goal, 1 assist, GWG) - Tampa Bay
1. Martin St. Louis (2 goals, 1 assist) - Tampa Bay
Detroit Red Wings 2, Columbus Blue Jackets 1 (from Detroit) - The Red Wings continued their hot start in the Eastern Conference with a 2-1 win over the Columbus Blue Jackets, improving to 5-2-0 on the season and dropping the Blue Jackets to 2-3-0.
Goals:
DET - Daniel Alfredsson (1) - from Pavel Datsyuk and Henrik Zetterberg
CBJ - Cam Atkinson PPG (2) - unassisted
DET - Pavel Datsyuk PPG (3) - from Todd Bertuzzi and Henrik Zetterberg
Three Stars:
3. Henrik Zetterberg (2 assists) - Detroit
2. Pavel Datsyuk (1 goal, 1 assist, GWG) - Detroit
1. Jonas Gustavsson (36 saves on 37 shots for the win) - Detroit
San Jose Sharks 6, St. Louis Blues 2 (from St. Louis) - The Sharks remained unbeaten improving to 6-0-0 on the season thanks to a commanding 6-2 win over the St. Louis Blues. The Blues are now unbeaten no more and stand at 4-1-0 on the season.
Goals:
SJS - Logan Couture PPG (3) - from Patrick Marleau and Joe Thornton
SJS - Joe Pavelski PPG (1) - from Jason Demers and Patrick Marleau
SJS - Tommy Wingels (2) - from James Sheppard and Andrew Desjardins
SJS - Scott Hannan (1) - from Joe Thornton and Brent Burns
SJS - Joe Thornton (1) - from Tomas Hertl
STL - Vladimir Tarasenko (4) - from Jaden Schwartz
STL - Roman Polak (1) - from Derek Roy and Vladimir Sobotka
SJS - Patrick Marleau PPG (5) - from Logan Couture
Three Stars:
3. Logan Couture (1 goal, 1 assist) - San Jose
2. Patrick Marleau (1 goal, 2 assists) - San Jose
1. Joe Thornton (1 goal, 3 assists) - San Jose
Nashville Predators 4, Florida Panthers 3 (from Nashville) - The Predators improved to .500 (3-3-0) with a 4-3 win over the Florida Panthers, dropping them to 2-5-0 on the season.
Goals:
NSH - Shea Weber (1) - from Mike Fisher and Colin Wilson
FLA - Jonathan Huberdeau (3) - from Scott Gomez and Mike Weaver
NSH - Mike Fisher (2) - from Craig Smith and Seth Jones
FLA - Marcel Goc (3) - from Jesse Winchester and Shawn Matthias
NSH - Craig Smith (1) - from Gabriel Bourque and Shea Weber
NSH - Patric Hornqvist PPG (2) - from David Legwand and Filip Forsberg
FLA - Matt Gilroy (1) - from Tomas Fleischmann and Brad Boyes
Three Stars:
3. Mike Fisher (1 goal, 1 assist) - Nashville
2. Shea Weber (1 goal, 1 assist) - Nashville
1. Craig Smith (1 goal, 1 assist, GWG) - Nashville
Montreal Canadiens 3, Winnipeg Jets 0 (In Winnipeg) - The Canadiens improved to 4-2-0 on the season thanks to a 3-0 shutout of the Winnipeg Jets (3-4-0) with 35 saves from Carey Price.
Goals:
MTL - Brandon Prust (2) - from Francis Bouillon and Daniel Briere
MTL - P.K. Subban (2) - from David Desharnais and Josh Gorges
MTL - Daniel Briere PPG/EN (1) - unassisted
Three Stars:
3. P.K. Subban (1 goal) - Montreal
2. Daniel Briere (1 goal, 1 assist) - Montreal
1. Carey Price (35 saves on 35 shots for the shutout) - Montreal
Colorado Avalanche 3, Dallas Stars 2 (fron Colorado) - The Avs became the 2nd 6-0-0 team (joining the Sharks) with a 3-2 win over the Dallas Stars, dropping them to 2-3-0 on the season.
Goals:
DAL - Rich Peverley (1) - from Tyler Seguin and Jamie Benn
COL - Matt Duchene (4) - unassisted
COL - Jan Hejda (1) - from Nathan MacKinnon and P.A. Parenteau
DAL - Cody Eakin PPG (1) - from Ray Whitney and Erik Cole
COL - Matt Duchene (5) - from P.A. Parenteau and Erik Johnson
Three Stars:
3. Tyler Seguin (1 assist) - Dallas
2. Matt Duchene (2 goals, including the GWG) - Colorado
1. Semyon Varlamov (39 saves on 41 shots for the win) - Colorado
Ottawa Senators 4, Phoenix Coyotes 3 (OT) - (from Phoenix) - The Senators improved to .500 at 2-2-2 thanks to a 4-3 OT win over the Phoenix Coyotes, dropping them to 4-2-1 on the season.
Goals:
PHX - Rob Klinkhammer (3) - from Antoine Vermette
PHX - Radim Vrbata (4) - from Mikkel Boedker and Martin Hanzal
OTT - Jason Spezza (2) - from Patrick Wiercioch and Milan Michalek
OTT - Jason Spezza (3) - from Colin Greening
OTT - Jason Spezza PPG (4 - Hat Trick) - from Erik Karlsson and Milan Michalek
PHX - Mike Ribeiro PPG (1) - from Oliver Ekman-Larsson and Antoine Vermette
OTT - Cory Conacher OT (2) - from Marc Methot and Colin Greening
Three Stars:
3. Rob Klinkhammer (1 goal) - Phoenix
2. Cory Conacher (1 goal, including the GWG) - Ottawa
1. Jason Spezza (3 goals) - Ottawa
Player of the Night - Jumbo Joe Thornton gets it tonight, notching 1 goal and adding 3 assists. Honourable mention to Jason Spezza with a natural hat trick and Sidney Crosby with 3 assists improving his NHL-best point total to 12.
Interesting Stat of the Night - Matt Duchene scored his 4th and 5th goals of the season, the 2nd one his 200th NHL point.
Rookie Recap:
-Morgan Rielly picked up 2 assists for his 2nd and 3rd NHL points (TOR)
-Nathan MacKinnon picked up an assist, his 7th NHL point (COL)
-Seth Jones picked up an assist, his 3rd NHL point (NSH)
-Tomas Hertl picked up an assist, his rookie leading 9th NHL point (SJS)
-Mark Arcobello picked up an assist, his 6th NHL point (EDM)
-Ondrej Palat picked up a goal and an assist (TBL)
What's up next (October 16) - There are 2 NHL games on tap for Wednesday:
1. New York Rangers vs. Washington Capitals @8PM ET (In Washinton)
2. Calgary Flames vs. Anaheim Ducks @10PM ET (In Anaheim)
-Joel Forman - The Forman Faceoff
Goals:
TOR - Tyler Bozak PPG (3) - from Dave Bolland and Cody Franson
TOR - Trevor Smith (1) - from Morgan Rielly and Cody Franson
MIN - Jason Pominville PPG (3) - from Mikko Koivu and Zach Parise
TOR - Mason Raymond PPG (3) - from Nazem Kadri and Morgan Rielly
TOR - Mason Raymond EN (4) - from Phil Kessel
Three Stars:
3. Morgan Rielly (2 assists) - Toronto
2. Mason Raymond (2 goals) - Toronto
1. James Reimer (37 saves on 38 shots for the win) - Toronto
Buffalo Sabres 4, New York Islanders 3 (SO) - (from New York) - The Sabres picked up their first win of the season thanks to a 4-3 shootout win over the New York Islanders. The Sabres now stand at 1-6-1 after the win, dropping the Islanders to 2-2-2 on the season.
Goals:
NYI - Frans Nielsen (3) - from Thomas Hickey and Pierre-Marc Bouchard
BUF - Tyler Ennis (1) - from Drew Stafford and Christian Ehrhoff
NYI - Matt Martin (1) - from Casey Cizikas and Eric Boulton
BUF - Thomas Vanek PPG (3) - from Cody Hodgson and Christian Ehrhoff
NYI - Matt Moulson PPG (2) - from John Tavares and Lubomir Visnovsky
BUF - Marcus Foligno (1) - from Tyler Myers
Shootout winnner - Tyler Ennis
Three Stars:
3. Marcus Foligno (1 goal) - Buffalo
2. Matt Moulson (1 goal) - New York
1. Tyler Ennis (1 goal, shootout winner) - Buffalo
Vancouver Canucks 3, Philadelphia Flyers 2 (from Philadelphia) - The Canucks improved to 4-3-0 on the season thanks to a 3-2 win over the Philadelphia Flyers, dropping them to 1-6-0 on the season. The Canucks picked up 3rd period goals from Chris Higgins and Ryan Kesler for the come-from behind win.
Goals:
PHI - Tye McGinn (2) - from Nicklas Grossmann and Erik Gustafsson
VAN - Ryan Kesler (2) - from Jannik Hansen and Chris Tanev
PHI - Tye McGinn (3) - from Claude Giroux and Jakub Voracek
VAN - Chris Higgins (1) - from Henrik Sedin
VAN - Ryan Kesler (3) - from Chris Higgins and Henrik Sedin
Three Stars:
3. Chris Higgins (1 goal, 1 assist) - Vancouver
2. Tye McGinn (2 goals) - Philadelphia
1. Ryan Kesler (2 goals, including the GWG) - Vancouver
Pittsburgh Penguins 3, Edmonton Oilers 2 (from Pittsburgh) - The Penguins continued their hot start with a 3-2 win over the Edmonton Oilers thanks to a PPG from Evgeni Malkin. The Penguins are now 5-1-0 on hte season, and the Oilers are now 1-5-1.
Goals:
PIT - Pascal Dupuis (2) - from Sidney Crosby and Chris Kunitz
EDM - Alex Hemsky (2) - from David Perron and Jeff Petry
PIT - Chris Kunitz (2) - from Sidney Croby and Pascal Dupuis
EDM - Jordan Eberle (2) - from Taylor Hall and Mark Arcobello
PIT - Evgeni Malkin PPG (2) - from Paul Martin and Sidney Crosby
Three Stars:
3. Ales Hemsky (1 goal) - Edmonton
2. Pascal Dupuis (1 goal, 1 assist) - Pittsburgh
1. Sidney Crosby (3 assists) - Pittsburgh
Chicago Blackhawks 3, Carolina Hurricanes 2 (SO) - (from Carolina) - The Blachawks improved to 4-1-1 on the season thanks to a 3-2 shootout win over the Carolina Hurricanes. The Hurricanes earned a point after scoring 2 3rd period goals to tie it, but now drop to 2-2-3 on the season.
Goals:
CHI - Patrick Sharp (1) - from Michal Handzus
CHI - Marian Hossa (2) - from Brandon Saad and Andrew Shaw
CAR - Alexander Semin (2) - Eric Staal and Tuomo Ruutu
CAR - Ron Hainsey (1) - unassisted
Shootout winner - Patrick Sharp
Three Stars:
3. Patrick Sharp (1 goal, shootout winner) - Chicago
2. Cam Ward (34 saves on 36 shots) - Carolina
1. Corey Crawford (32 saves on 34 shots for the win) - Chicago
Tampa Bay Lightning 5. Los Angeles Kings 1 (from Tampa Bay) - The Tampa Bay Lightning improved to 4-2-0 on the season with a commanding 5-1 win over the Los Angeles Kings, dropping them to 4-3-0 on the season. Ben Bishop made 30 saves to improve to 4-0-0 on the season.
Goals:
TBL - Ryan Malone (1) - from Sami Salo and Martin St. Louis
TBL - Teddy Purcell (4) - from Ondrej Palat and Matt Carle
TBL - Martin St. Louis (3) - from Steven Stamkos and Andrej Sustr
LAK - Slava Voynov (1) - from Matt Frattin and Jarret Stoll
TBL - Martin St. Louis (4) - from Ryan Malone and Steven Stamkos
TBL - Ondrej Palat (2) - from Tyler Johnson and Teddy Purcell
Three Stars:
3. Ben Bishop (30 saves on 31 shots for the win) - Tampa Bay
2. Teddy Purcell (1 goal, 1 assist, GWG) - Tampa Bay
1. Martin St. Louis (2 goals, 1 assist) - Tampa Bay
Detroit Red Wings 2, Columbus Blue Jackets 1 (from Detroit) - The Red Wings continued their hot start in the Eastern Conference with a 2-1 win over the Columbus Blue Jackets, improving to 5-2-0 on the season and dropping the Blue Jackets to 2-3-0.
Goals:
DET - Daniel Alfredsson (1) - from Pavel Datsyuk and Henrik Zetterberg
CBJ - Cam Atkinson PPG (2) - unassisted
DET - Pavel Datsyuk PPG (3) - from Todd Bertuzzi and Henrik Zetterberg
Three Stars:
3. Henrik Zetterberg (2 assists) - Detroit
2. Pavel Datsyuk (1 goal, 1 assist, GWG) - Detroit
1. Jonas Gustavsson (36 saves on 37 shots for the win) - Detroit
San Jose Sharks 6, St. Louis Blues 2 (from St. Louis) - The Sharks remained unbeaten improving to 6-0-0 on the season thanks to a commanding 6-2 win over the St. Louis Blues. The Blues are now unbeaten no more and stand at 4-1-0 on the season.
Goals:
SJS - Logan Couture PPG (3) - from Patrick Marleau and Joe Thornton
SJS - Joe Pavelski PPG (1) - from Jason Demers and Patrick Marleau
SJS - Tommy Wingels (2) - from James Sheppard and Andrew Desjardins
SJS - Scott Hannan (1) - from Joe Thornton and Brent Burns
SJS - Joe Thornton (1) - from Tomas Hertl
STL - Vladimir Tarasenko (4) - from Jaden Schwartz
STL - Roman Polak (1) - from Derek Roy and Vladimir Sobotka
SJS - Patrick Marleau PPG (5) - from Logan Couture
Three Stars:
3. Logan Couture (1 goal, 1 assist) - San Jose
2. Patrick Marleau (1 goal, 2 assists) - San Jose
1. Joe Thornton (1 goal, 3 assists) - San Jose
Nashville Predators 4, Florida Panthers 3 (from Nashville) - The Predators improved to .500 (3-3-0) with a 4-3 win over the Florida Panthers, dropping them to 2-5-0 on the season.
Goals:
NSH - Shea Weber (1) - from Mike Fisher and Colin Wilson
FLA - Jonathan Huberdeau (3) - from Scott Gomez and Mike Weaver
NSH - Mike Fisher (2) - from Craig Smith and Seth Jones
FLA - Marcel Goc (3) - from Jesse Winchester and Shawn Matthias
NSH - Craig Smith (1) - from Gabriel Bourque and Shea Weber
NSH - Patric Hornqvist PPG (2) - from David Legwand and Filip Forsberg
FLA - Matt Gilroy (1) - from Tomas Fleischmann and Brad Boyes
Three Stars:
3. Mike Fisher (1 goal, 1 assist) - Nashville
2. Shea Weber (1 goal, 1 assist) - Nashville
1. Craig Smith (1 goal, 1 assist, GWG) - Nashville
Montreal Canadiens 3, Winnipeg Jets 0 (In Winnipeg) - The Canadiens improved to 4-2-0 on the season thanks to a 3-0 shutout of the Winnipeg Jets (3-4-0) with 35 saves from Carey Price.
Goals:
MTL - Brandon Prust (2) - from Francis Bouillon and Daniel Briere
MTL - P.K. Subban (2) - from David Desharnais and Josh Gorges
MTL - Daniel Briere PPG/EN (1) - unassisted
Three Stars:
3. P.K. Subban (1 goal) - Montreal
2. Daniel Briere (1 goal, 1 assist) - Montreal
1. Carey Price (35 saves on 35 shots for the shutout) - Montreal
Colorado Avalanche 3, Dallas Stars 2 (fron Colorado) - The Avs became the 2nd 6-0-0 team (joining the Sharks) with a 3-2 win over the Dallas Stars, dropping them to 2-3-0 on the season.
Goals:
DAL - Rich Peverley (1) - from Tyler Seguin and Jamie Benn
COL - Matt Duchene (4) - unassisted
COL - Jan Hejda (1) - from Nathan MacKinnon and P.A. Parenteau
DAL - Cody Eakin PPG (1) - from Ray Whitney and Erik Cole
COL - Matt Duchene (5) - from P.A. Parenteau and Erik Johnson
Three Stars:
3. Tyler Seguin (1 assist) - Dallas
2. Matt Duchene (2 goals, including the GWG) - Colorado
1. Semyon Varlamov (39 saves on 41 shots for the win) - Colorado
Ottawa Senators 4, Phoenix Coyotes 3 (OT) - (from Phoenix) - The Senators improved to .500 at 2-2-2 thanks to a 4-3 OT win over the Phoenix Coyotes, dropping them to 4-2-1 on the season.
Goals:
PHX - Rob Klinkhammer (3) - from Antoine Vermette
PHX - Radim Vrbata (4) - from Mikkel Boedker and Martin Hanzal
OTT - Jason Spezza (2) - from Patrick Wiercioch and Milan Michalek
OTT - Jason Spezza (3) - from Colin Greening
OTT - Jason Spezza PPG (4 - Hat Trick) - from Erik Karlsson and Milan Michalek
PHX - Mike Ribeiro PPG (1) - from Oliver Ekman-Larsson and Antoine Vermette
OTT - Cory Conacher OT (2) - from Marc Methot and Colin Greening
Three Stars:
3. Rob Klinkhammer (1 goal) - Phoenix
2. Cory Conacher (1 goal, including the GWG) - Ottawa
1. Jason Spezza (3 goals) - Ottawa
Player of the Night - Jumbo Joe Thornton gets it tonight, notching 1 goal and adding 3 assists. Honourable mention to Jason Spezza with a natural hat trick and Sidney Crosby with 3 assists improving his NHL-best point total to 12.
Interesting Stat of the Night - Matt Duchene scored his 4th and 5th goals of the season, the 2nd one his 200th NHL point.
Rookie Recap:
-Morgan Rielly picked up 2 assists for his 2nd and 3rd NHL points (TOR)
-Nathan MacKinnon picked up an assist, his 7th NHL point (COL)
-Seth Jones picked up an assist, his 3rd NHL point (NSH)
-Tomas Hertl picked up an assist, his rookie leading 9th NHL point (SJS)
-Mark Arcobello picked up an assist, his 6th NHL point (EDM)
-Ondrej Palat picked up a goal and an assist (TBL)
What's up next (October 16) - There are 2 NHL games on tap for Wednesday:
1. New York Rangers vs. Washington Capitals @8PM ET (In Washinton)
2. Calgary Flames vs. Anaheim Ducks @10PM ET (In Anaheim)
-Joel Forman - The Forman Faceoff
Monday, October 14, 2013
October 14th NHL Recap
Detroit Red Wings 3, Boston Bruins 2 (from Boston) - The Red Wings improved to 4-2-0 on the season thanks to a 3-2 win over the Boston Bruins.
Goals:
DET - Henrik Zetterberg (5) - from Pavel Datsyuk
BOS - Loui Eriksson (2) - from Johnny Boychuk and Reilly Smith
DET - Stephen Weiss (2) - from Johan Franzen and Brian Lashoff
DET - Dan Cleary (2) - from Daniel Alfredsson and Joakim Andersson
BOS - Milan Lucic (3) - from Dennis Seidenberg and David Krejci
Three Stars:
3. Henrik Zetterberg (1 goal) - Detroit
2. Pavel Datsyuk (1 assist) - Detroit
1. Jonas Gustavsson (28 saves on 30 shots for the win) - Detroit
Washington Capitals 4, Edmonton Oilers 2 (from Washington) - The Capitals improved to 2-4-0 on the season after a 4-2 win over the Oilers, dropping them to 1-4-1 on the season.
Goals:
EDM - Boyd Gordon (4) - from Justin Schultz
WSH - Brooks Laich (1) - from Steve Oleksy
WSH - Joel Ward PPG (1) - from Nicklas Backstrom and Alexander Ovechkin
WSH - Alexander Ovechkin (6) - from Marcus Johansson and Nicklas Backstrom
WSH - Troy Brouwer PPG (1) - from Mikhail Grabovski and Nicklas Backstrom
EDM - Will Acton (1) - from Jeff Petry and David Perron
Three Stars:
3. Braden Holtby (28 saves on 30 shots for the win) - Washington
2. Nicklas Backstrom (3 assists) - Washington
1. Alexander Ovechkin (1 goal, 1 assist, GWG) - Washington
Minnesota Wild 2, Buffalo Sabres 1 (from Buffalo) - The Wild improved to 3-1-2 thanks to a 2-1 road win vs the Buffalo Sabres, dropping them to 0-6-1 on the season.
Goals:
MIN - Kyle Brodziak (1) - from Matt Cooke and Jonas Brodin
BUF - Brian Flynn (1) - from Zemgus Girgensons
MIN - Jason Pominville PPG (2) - from Mikko Koivu and Jared Spurgeon
Three Stars:
3. Jonas Brodin (1 assist) - Minnesota
2. Brian Flynn (1 goal) - Buffalo
1. Jason Pominville (1 goal, including the GWG) - Minnesota
Player of the Night - The combination of Alexander Ovechkin and Nicklas Backstrom gets it tonight, as Ovie scored his 6th of the season and added an assist while Backstrom picked up 3 assists in a 4-2 win over the Edmonton Oilers.
Interesting Stat of the Night - Jason Pominville played his 1st game in Buffalo against his former team after being traded last season, and got a nice homecoming with the GWG. Pominville spent the first 10 years of his career with the Sabres before being traded to the Wild at the trade deadline during the lockout-shortened 2013 season.
What's up next (October 15th) - There are 12 NHL games on tap for Tuesday:
1. Minnesota Wild vs. Toronto Maple Leafs @7PM ET (In Toronto)
2. Buffalo Sabres vs. New York Islanders @7PM ET (In New York)
3. Vancouver Canucks vs. Philadelphia Flyers @7PM ET (In Philadelphia)
4. Edmonton Oilers vs. Pittsburgh Penguins @7PM ET (In Pittsburgh)
5. Chicago Blackhawks vs. Carolina Hurricanes @7PM ET (In Carolina)
6. Los Angeles Kings vs. Tampa Bay Lightning @730PM ET (In Tampa Bay)
7. Columbus Blue Jackets vs. Detroit Red Wings @8PM ET (In Detroit)
8. San Jose Sharks vs. St. Louis Blues @8PM ET (In St. Louis) {***Forman's Game of the Night***}
9. Florida Panthers vs. Nashville Predators @8PM ET (In Nashville)
10. Montreal Canadiens vs. Winnipeg Jets @8PM ET (In Winnipeg)
11. Dallas Stars vs. Colorado Avalanche @9PM ET (In Colorado)
12. Ottawa Senators vs. Phoenix Coyotes @10PM ET (In Phoenix)
-Joel Forman - The Forman Faceoff
Goals:
DET - Henrik Zetterberg (5) - from Pavel Datsyuk
BOS - Loui Eriksson (2) - from Johnny Boychuk and Reilly Smith
DET - Stephen Weiss (2) - from Johan Franzen and Brian Lashoff
DET - Dan Cleary (2) - from Daniel Alfredsson and Joakim Andersson
BOS - Milan Lucic (3) - from Dennis Seidenberg and David Krejci
Three Stars:
3. Henrik Zetterberg (1 goal) - Detroit
2. Pavel Datsyuk (1 assist) - Detroit
1. Jonas Gustavsson (28 saves on 30 shots for the win) - Detroit
Washington Capitals 4, Edmonton Oilers 2 (from Washington) - The Capitals improved to 2-4-0 on the season after a 4-2 win over the Oilers, dropping them to 1-4-1 on the season.
Goals:
EDM - Boyd Gordon (4) - from Justin Schultz
WSH - Brooks Laich (1) - from Steve Oleksy
WSH - Joel Ward PPG (1) - from Nicklas Backstrom and Alexander Ovechkin
WSH - Alexander Ovechkin (6) - from Marcus Johansson and Nicklas Backstrom
WSH - Troy Brouwer PPG (1) - from Mikhail Grabovski and Nicklas Backstrom
EDM - Will Acton (1) - from Jeff Petry and David Perron
Three Stars:
3. Braden Holtby (28 saves on 30 shots for the win) - Washington
2. Nicklas Backstrom (3 assists) - Washington
1. Alexander Ovechkin (1 goal, 1 assist, GWG) - Washington
Minnesota Wild 2, Buffalo Sabres 1 (from Buffalo) - The Wild improved to 3-1-2 thanks to a 2-1 road win vs the Buffalo Sabres, dropping them to 0-6-1 on the season.
Goals:
MIN - Kyle Brodziak (1) - from Matt Cooke and Jonas Brodin
BUF - Brian Flynn (1) - from Zemgus Girgensons
MIN - Jason Pominville PPG (2) - from Mikko Koivu and Jared Spurgeon
Three Stars:
3. Jonas Brodin (1 assist) - Minnesota
2. Brian Flynn (1 goal) - Buffalo
1. Jason Pominville (1 goal, including the GWG) - Minnesota
Player of the Night - The combination of Alexander Ovechkin and Nicklas Backstrom gets it tonight, as Ovie scored his 6th of the season and added an assist while Backstrom picked up 3 assists in a 4-2 win over the Edmonton Oilers.
Interesting Stat of the Night - Jason Pominville played his 1st game in Buffalo against his former team after being traded last season, and got a nice homecoming with the GWG. Pominville spent the first 10 years of his career with the Sabres before being traded to the Wild at the trade deadline during the lockout-shortened 2013 season.
What's up next (October 15th) - There are 12 NHL games on tap for Tuesday:
1. Minnesota Wild vs. Toronto Maple Leafs @7PM ET (In Toronto)
2. Buffalo Sabres vs. New York Islanders @7PM ET (In New York)
3. Vancouver Canucks vs. Philadelphia Flyers @7PM ET (In Philadelphia)
4. Edmonton Oilers vs. Pittsburgh Penguins @7PM ET (In Pittsburgh)
5. Chicago Blackhawks vs. Carolina Hurricanes @7PM ET (In Carolina)
6. Los Angeles Kings vs. Tampa Bay Lightning @730PM ET (In Tampa Bay)
7. Columbus Blue Jackets vs. Detroit Red Wings @8PM ET (In Detroit)
8. San Jose Sharks vs. St. Louis Blues @8PM ET (In St. Louis) {***Forman's Game of the Night***}
9. Florida Panthers vs. Nashville Predators @8PM ET (In Nashville)
10. Montreal Canadiens vs. Winnipeg Jets @8PM ET (In Winnipeg)
11. Dallas Stars vs. Colorado Avalanche @9PM ET (In Colorado)
12. Ottawa Senators vs. Phoenix Coyotes @10PM ET (In Phoenix)
-Joel Forman - The Forman Faceoff
October 13th NHL Recap
Carolina Hurricanes 5, Phoenix Coyotes 3 (from Carolina) - The Hurricanes improved to .500 at 2-2-2 with a 5-3 win over the Phoenix Coyotes.
Goals:
PHX - Mikkel Boedker PPG (2) - from Shane Doan and Derek Morris
CAR - Eric Staal (2) - unassisted
CAR - Riley Nash (1) - from Ryan Murphy and Jay Harrison
PHX - Rob Klinkhammer (1) - from Paul Bissonette and Tim Kennedy
PHX - Lauri Korpikoski (1) - from Mike Ribeiro and David Moss
CAR - Jeff Skinner PPG (2) - from Nathan Gerbe
PHX - Rob Klinkhammer (2) - from Zbynek Michalek and Mike Smith
PHX - Shane Doan PPG (1) - from Radim Vrbata and David Schlemko
Three Stars:
3. Mike Smith (31 saves on 34 shots for the win, 1 assist) - Phoenix
2. Shane Doan (1 goal, 1 assist) - Phoenix
1. Rob Klinkhammer (2 goals, including the GWG) - Phoenix
Los Angeles Kings 3, Florida Panthers 0 (from Florida) - The Kings improved to 4-2-0 on the season with a 3-0 shutout of the Florida Panthers.
Goals:
LAK - Daniel Carcillo (1) - from Mike Richards and Jordan Nolan
LAK - Justin Williams (2) - from Anze Kopitar
LAK - Jordan Nolan (1) - from Jarret Stoll and Daniel Carcillo
Three Stars:
3. Jordan Nolan (1 goal, 1 assist) - Los Angeles
2. Daniel Carcillo (1 goal, 1 assist, GWG) - Los Angeles
1. Ben Scrivens (20 saves on 20 shots for the shutout) - Los Angeles
Winnipeg Jets 3, New Jersey Devils 0 (from Winnipeg) - The Jets improved to .500 at 3-3-0 on the season with a 3-0 shutout of the New Jersey Devils, dropping them to 0-3-3 on the season.
Goals:
WPG - Evander Kane (2) - from Mark Stuart and Brian Little
WPG - Evander Kane EN (3) - from Olli Jokinen and Michael Frolik
WPG - Andrew Ladd (3) - from Michael Frolik and Jim Slater
Three Stars:
3. Michael Frolik (2 assists) - Winnipeg
2. Evander Kane (2 goals, including the GWG) - Winnipeg
1. Al Montoya (24 saves on 24 shots for the shutout) - Winnipeg)
Anaheim Ducks 4, Ottawa Senators 1 (from Anaheim) - The Ducks honoured their 20th season in style with a 4-1 victory over the Ottawa Senators wearing their inaugural jerseys from 1993.
Goals:
ANA - Corey Perry (2) - from Pat Maroon and Ryan Getzlaf
ANA - Ryan Getzlaf (2) - from Hampus Lindholm and Teemu Selanne
OTT - Bobby Ryan (3) - from Kyle Turris and Joe Corvo
ANA - Corey Perry (3) - from Hampus Lindholm
ANA - Nick Bonino (2) - unassisted
Three Stars:
3. Hampus Lindholm (2 assists) - Anaheim
2. Ryan Getzlaf (1 goal, 1 assist, GWG) - Anaheim
1. Corey Perry (2 goals) - Anaheim
Player of the Night - A pair of backup goalies gets it tonight, Ben Scrivens and Al Montoya both with shutouts with their respective teams. Corey Perry, Rob Klinkhammer and Evander Kane are all the runner-ups with 2 goals each.
Interesting Stat of the Night - Olli Jokinen picked up his 400th career assist and 700th career point on Evander Kane's empty net goal.
Rookie Recap:
-Hampus Lindholm picked up 2 assists for his 1st 2 NHL points (ANA)
-Ryan Murphy picked up an assist for his 3rd NHL point (CAR)
What's up next (October 14th) - There are 3 NHL games on tap for Monday:
1. Detroit Red Wings vs. Boston Bruins @1PM ET (In Boston) {***Forman's Game of the Night***}
2. Edmonton Oilers vs. Washington Capitals @7PM ET (In Washington)
3. Minnesota Wild vs. Buffalo Sabres @730PM ET (In Buffalo)
-Joel Forman - The Forman Faceoff
Goals:
PHX - Mikkel Boedker PPG (2) - from Shane Doan and Derek Morris
CAR - Eric Staal (2) - unassisted
CAR - Riley Nash (1) - from Ryan Murphy and Jay Harrison
PHX - Rob Klinkhammer (1) - from Paul Bissonette and Tim Kennedy
PHX - Lauri Korpikoski (1) - from Mike Ribeiro and David Moss
CAR - Jeff Skinner PPG (2) - from Nathan Gerbe
PHX - Rob Klinkhammer (2) - from Zbynek Michalek and Mike Smith
PHX - Shane Doan PPG (1) - from Radim Vrbata and David Schlemko
Three Stars:
3. Mike Smith (31 saves on 34 shots for the win, 1 assist) - Phoenix
2. Shane Doan (1 goal, 1 assist) - Phoenix
1. Rob Klinkhammer (2 goals, including the GWG) - Phoenix
Los Angeles Kings 3, Florida Panthers 0 (from Florida) - The Kings improved to 4-2-0 on the season with a 3-0 shutout of the Florida Panthers.
Goals:
LAK - Daniel Carcillo (1) - from Mike Richards and Jordan Nolan
LAK - Justin Williams (2) - from Anze Kopitar
LAK - Jordan Nolan (1) - from Jarret Stoll and Daniel Carcillo
Three Stars:
3. Jordan Nolan (1 goal, 1 assist) - Los Angeles
2. Daniel Carcillo (1 goal, 1 assist, GWG) - Los Angeles
1. Ben Scrivens (20 saves on 20 shots for the shutout) - Los Angeles
Winnipeg Jets 3, New Jersey Devils 0 (from Winnipeg) - The Jets improved to .500 at 3-3-0 on the season with a 3-0 shutout of the New Jersey Devils, dropping them to 0-3-3 on the season.
Goals:
WPG - Evander Kane (2) - from Mark Stuart and Brian Little
WPG - Evander Kane EN (3) - from Olli Jokinen and Michael Frolik
WPG - Andrew Ladd (3) - from Michael Frolik and Jim Slater
Three Stars:
3. Michael Frolik (2 assists) - Winnipeg
2. Evander Kane (2 goals, including the GWG) - Winnipeg
1. Al Montoya (24 saves on 24 shots for the shutout) - Winnipeg)
Anaheim Ducks 4, Ottawa Senators 1 (from Anaheim) - The Ducks honoured their 20th season in style with a 4-1 victory over the Ottawa Senators wearing their inaugural jerseys from 1993.
Goals:
ANA - Corey Perry (2) - from Pat Maroon and Ryan Getzlaf
ANA - Ryan Getzlaf (2) - from Hampus Lindholm and Teemu Selanne
OTT - Bobby Ryan (3) - from Kyle Turris and Joe Corvo
ANA - Corey Perry (3) - from Hampus Lindholm
ANA - Nick Bonino (2) - unassisted
Three Stars:
3. Hampus Lindholm (2 assists) - Anaheim
2. Ryan Getzlaf (1 goal, 1 assist, GWG) - Anaheim
1. Corey Perry (2 goals) - Anaheim
Player of the Night - A pair of backup goalies gets it tonight, Ben Scrivens and Al Montoya both with shutouts with their respective teams. Corey Perry, Rob Klinkhammer and Evander Kane are all the runner-ups with 2 goals each.
Interesting Stat of the Night - Olli Jokinen picked up his 400th career assist and 700th career point on Evander Kane's empty net goal.
Rookie Recap:
-Hampus Lindholm picked up 2 assists for his 1st 2 NHL points (ANA)
-Ryan Murphy picked up an assist for his 3rd NHL point (CAR)
What's up next (October 14th) - There are 3 NHL games on tap for Monday:
1. Detroit Red Wings vs. Boston Bruins @1PM ET (In Boston) {***Forman's Game of the Night***}
2. Edmonton Oilers vs. Washington Capitals @7PM ET (In Washington)
3. Minnesota Wild vs. Buffalo Sabres @730PM ET (In Buffalo)
-Joel Forman - The Forman Faceoff
Sunday, October 13, 2013
October 12th NHL Recap
Boston Bruins 3, Columbus Blue Jackets 1 (from Columbus) - The Boston Bruins improved to 3-1-0 on the season with a 3-1 win over the Blue Jackets.
Goals:
CBJ - Jack Johnson PPG - from James Wisniewski and Marian Gaborik
BOS - Chris Kelly (2) - from Jarome Iginla and David Krejci
BOS - Loui Eriksson (1) - from Patrice Bergeron and Rielly Smith
BOS - Milan Lucic EN (2) - from Zdena Chara and Johnny Boychuk
Three Stars:
3. Sergei Bobrovsky (33 saves on 35 shots) - Columbus
2. Loui Eriksson (1 goal, including the GWG) - Boston
1. Tuukka Rask (26 saves on 27 shots for the win) - Boston
Toronto Maple Leafs 6, Edmonton Oilers 5 (OT) - (From Toronto) - The Leafs improved to 5-1-0 on the season thanks to a thrilling 6-5 OT win over the Edmonton Oilers.
Goals:
EDM - Ryan Smyth (2) - from Mark Arcobella
TOR - Nazem Kadri (2) - from Mason Raymond and Dion Phaneuf
TOR - James van Riemsdyk PPG (4) - from Cody Franson and Dion Phaneuf
EDM - Ryan Nugent-Hopkins PPG (2) - from Justin Schultz and Anton Belov
EDM - Boyd Gordon (3) - from David Perron and Taylor Hall
TOR - Joffrey Lupul (4) - from Nazem Kadri and David Broll
EDM - Jordan Eberle (1) - from Mark Arcobella and Taylor Hall
TOR - James van Riemsdyk (5) - from Tyler Bozak and Phil Kessel
EDM - Ryan Smyth (3) - from Jordan Eberle and Mark Arcobella
TOR - Joffrey Lupul (5) - Jake Gardiner
TOR - David Bolland (3) - from Cody Franson and Mason Raymond
Three Stars:
3. Mark Arcobella (3 assists) - Edmonton
2. David Bolland (1 goal, including the GWG) - Toronto
1. Joffrey Lupul (2 goals) - Toronto
Detroit Red Wings 5, Philadelphia Flyers 2 (from Philadelphia) - The Red Wings improved to 3-2-0 on the season with a 5-2 win over the Flyers.
Goals:
DET - Todd Bertuzzi PPG (1) - from Daniel Alfredsson and Niklas Kronwall
DET - Niklas Kronwall PPG (1) - from Daniel Alfredsson and Henrik Zetterberg
PHI - Erik Gustafsson (1) - from Brayden Schenn and Wayne Simmonds
DET - Pavel Datsyuk PPG (2) - from Niklas Kronwall and Daniel Alfredsson
PHI - Tye McGinn (1) - from Claude Giroux and Jakub Voracek
DET - Henrik Zetterberg (3) - from Pavel Datsyuk and Kyle Quincey
DET - Henrik Zetterberg EN (4) - from Pavel Datsyuk and Dan Cleary
Three Stars:
3. Daniel Alfredsson (3 assists) - Detroit
2. Niklas Kronwall (1 goal, 2 assists) - Detroit
1. Pavel Datsyuk (1 goal, 2 assists, GWG) - Detroit
Pittsburgh Penguins 5, Tampa Bay Lightning 4 (from Tampa Bay) - The Penguins improved to 4-1-0 on the season thanks to 5-4 win over the Pittsburgh Penguins, including a hat trick from Sidney Crosby
Goals:
TBL - Valtteri Filppula (4) - from Alexander Killorn and Richard Panik
PIT - Sidney Crosby PPG (3) - from Jussi Jokinen and Chris Kunitz
TBL - Steven Stamkos (4) - from Martin St. Louis and Victor Hedman
PIT - Brooks Orpik (1) - from Pascal Dupuis and Chris Kunitz
TBL - Teddy Purcell PPG (3) - from Sami Salo and Martin St. Louis
PIT - Sidney Crosby (4) - from Rob Scuderi and Matt Niskanen
PIT - Sidney Crosby PPG (5) - from Jussi Jokinen and Evgeni Malkin
TBL - Alexander Killorn PPG (2) - from Richard Panik and Tyler Johnson
PIT - Matt Niskanen PPG (1) - from Evgeni Malkin and Sidney Crosby
Three Stars:
3. Martin St. Louis (2 assists) - Tampa Bay
2. Evgeni Malkin (3 assists) - Pittsburgh
1. Sidney Crosby (3 goals, 1 assist) - Pittsburgh
Colorado Avalanche 5, Washington Capitals 1 (from Washington) - The Avalanche remained perfect to star the season with a 5-1 win over the Capitals, improving to 5-0-0 on the season
Goals:
COL - Alex Tanguay (1) - from Gabriel Landeskog
COL - Matt Duchene (3) - from Ryan O'Reilly and Andre Benoit
COL - Nathan MacKinnon PPG (1) - from Paul Stastny and Gabriel Landeskog
COL - Alex Tanguay SH (2) - from Paul Stastny and Andre Benoit
WSH - Eric Fehr (1) - from Jason Chimera and Joel Ward
COL - Jamie McGinn (3) - from P.A. Parenteau and Nathan MacKinnon
Three Stars:
3. Nathan MacKinnon (1 goal, 1 assist) - Colorado
2. Alex Tanguay (2 goals) - Colorado
1. Semyon Varlamov (40 saves on 41 shots for the win) - Colorado
Chicago Blackhawks 2, Buffalo Sabres 1 (from Chicago) - The Blackhawks improved to 3-1-1 on the season with a 2-1 win over the Buffalo Sabres, dropping them to 0-5-1 on the season.
Goals:
CHI - Ben Smith (1) - from Brent Seabrook and Duncan Keith
CHI - Patrick Kane PPG (4) - from Patrick Sharp and Andrew Shaw
BUF - Drew Stafford (1) - from Cody Hodgson and Mark Pysyk
Three Stars:
3. Patrick Kane (1 goal, including the GWG) - Chicago
2. Ryan Miller (38 saves on 40 shots) - Buffalo
1. Corey Crawford (28 saves on 29 shots for the win) - Chicago
St. Louis Blues 5, New York Rangers 3 (from St. Louis) - The Blues remained unbeaten this season with a 5-3 win over the New York Rangers, improving to 4-0-0 on the season and dropping the Rangers to 1-4-0.
Goals:
STL - Alex Steen (4) - from T.J. Oshie and David Backes
NYR - Ryan Callahan PPG (1) - from Derick Brassard and Derek Stepan
STL - David Backes (3) - from Alex Steen
STL - Derek Roy PPG (2) - from Kevin Shattenkirk and Alex Steen
NYR - Brad Richards (4) - from Derick Brassard
STL - David Backes (4) - from T.J. Oshie and Alex Steen
NYR - Ryan Callahan PPG (2) - from Brad Richards and Derek Stepan
STL - Vladimir Tarasenko PPG (3) - from Kevin Shattenkirk and Derek Roy
Three Stars:
3. T.J. Oshie (2 assists) - St. Louis
2. David Backes (2 goals, 1 assist) - St. Louis
1. Alex Steen (1 goal, 3 assists) - St. Louis
Nashville Predators 3, New York Islanders 2 (from Nashville) - The Predators improved to 2-3-0 on the season thanks to a 3-2 win over the Islanders.
Goals:
NSH - Seth Jones PPG (1) - David Legwand and Shea Weber
NYI - Frans Nielsen (2) - from Kyle Okposo and Travis Hamonic
NYI - John Tavares (3) - from Kyle Okposo and Brian Strait
NSH - Patric Hornqvist (1) - from Colin Wilson and Ryan Ellis
NSH - Ryan Ellis (1) - from Matt Cullen and Craig Smith
Three Stars:
3. Kyle Okposo (2 assists) - New York
2. Seth Jones (1 goal) - Nashville
1. Ryan Ellis (1 goal, 1 assist, GWG) - Nashville
Minnesota Wild 5, Dallas Stars 1 (from Dallas) - The Minnesota Wild picked up their 2nd win in a row and improved to 2-1-2 on the season with a 4-1 win over the Dallas Stars.
Goals:
MIN - Justin Fontaine (1) - from Matt Cooke
MIN - Matt Cooke (3) - unassisted
MIN - Matt Dumba PPG (1) - from Dany Heatley and Jonas Brodin
MIN - Nino Niederreiter (1) - from Mikko Koivu and Jared Spurgeon
DAL - Jamie PPG (1) - from Tyler Seguin and Alex Chiasson
MIN - Zach Parise PPG (4) - from Jared Spurgeon and Ryan Suter
Three Stars:
3. Nino Niederreiter (1 goal)
2. Matt Cooke (1 goal, 1 assist, GWG) - Minnesota
1. Matt Dumba (1 goal) - Minnesota
Montreal Canadiens 4, Vancouver Canucks 1 (from Vancouver) - The Montreal Canadiens improved to 3-2-0 on the season with a 4-1 win over the Vancouver Canucks
Goals:
MTL - Max Pacioretty PPG (2) - from Francois Bouillion and Raphael Diaz
VAN - Henrik Sedin (1) - from Daniel Sedin and Jason Garrison
MTL - Lars Eller SHG (5) - unassisted
MTL - Tomas Plekanec PPG (1) - Andrei Markov and P.K. Subban
MTL - Josh Gorges (1) - from Raphael Diaz and Travis Moen
Three Stars:
3. Max Pacioretty (1 goal) - Montreal
2. Raphael Diaz (2 assists) - Montreal
1. Carey Price (39 saves on 40 shots for the win) - Montreal
San Jose Sharks 3, Ottawa Senators 2 (from San Jose) - The Sharks remained unbeated improving to 5-0-0 on the season with a 3-2 win over the Ottawa Senators
Goals:
SJS - Tomas Hertl (7) - Dan Boyle and Brent Burns
OTT - Zack Smith (1) - from Chris Phillips and Colin Greening
OTT - Bobby Ryan PPG (2) - from Jason Spezza and Patrick Wiercioch
SJS - Patrick Marleau PPG (4) - from Logan Couture and Joe Pavelski
SJS - Brent Burns (3) - from Joe Thornton and Matthew Nieto
Three Stars:
3. Joe Thornton (1 assist) - San Jose
2. Robin Lehner (47 saves on 50 shots) - Ottawa
1. Brent Burns (1 goal, 1 assist, GWG) - San Jose
Player of the Night - Sidney Crosby gets it tonight, picking up the hat trick and and assist for 4 points on the night. Runner-up is Alex Steen with 1 goal and 3 assists.
Interesting Stat of the Night - Rookies Nathan MacKinnon and Seth Jones, who were linked for the entire last season heading into the NHL draft, both scored their 1st NHL goals minutes apart.
Rookie Recap:
-Nathan MacKinnon score his 1st NHL goal and added an assist (COL)
-Seth Jones scored his 1st NHL goal (NSH)
-Matt Dumba scored his 1st NHL goal (MIN)
-Justin Fontaine scored his 1st NHL goal (MIN)
-Tomas Hertl scored his NHL leading 7th NHL goal (SJS)
-Mark Arcobella picked up 3 assists (EDM)
-Mark Pysyk picked up an assists for his 1st NHL point (BUF)
Whats up next (October 13) - There are 4 NHL games on tap for Sunday:
1. Phoenix Coyotes vs. Carolina Hurricanes
2. Los Angeles Kings vs. Florida Panthers
3. New Jersey Devils vs. Winnipeg Jets
4. Anaheim Ducks vs. Ottawa Senators
-Joel Forman - The Forman Faceoff
Goals:
CBJ - Jack Johnson PPG - from James Wisniewski and Marian Gaborik
BOS - Chris Kelly (2) - from Jarome Iginla and David Krejci
BOS - Loui Eriksson (1) - from Patrice Bergeron and Rielly Smith
BOS - Milan Lucic EN (2) - from Zdena Chara and Johnny Boychuk
Three Stars:
3. Sergei Bobrovsky (33 saves on 35 shots) - Columbus
2. Loui Eriksson (1 goal, including the GWG) - Boston
1. Tuukka Rask (26 saves on 27 shots for the win) - Boston
Toronto Maple Leafs 6, Edmonton Oilers 5 (OT) - (From Toronto) - The Leafs improved to 5-1-0 on the season thanks to a thrilling 6-5 OT win over the Edmonton Oilers.
Goals:
EDM - Ryan Smyth (2) - from Mark Arcobella
TOR - Nazem Kadri (2) - from Mason Raymond and Dion Phaneuf
TOR - James van Riemsdyk PPG (4) - from Cody Franson and Dion Phaneuf
EDM - Ryan Nugent-Hopkins PPG (2) - from Justin Schultz and Anton Belov
EDM - Boyd Gordon (3) - from David Perron and Taylor Hall
TOR - Joffrey Lupul (4) - from Nazem Kadri and David Broll
EDM - Jordan Eberle (1) - from Mark Arcobella and Taylor Hall
TOR - James van Riemsdyk (5) - from Tyler Bozak and Phil Kessel
EDM - Ryan Smyth (3) - from Jordan Eberle and Mark Arcobella
TOR - Joffrey Lupul (5) - Jake Gardiner
TOR - David Bolland (3) - from Cody Franson and Mason Raymond
Three Stars:
3. Mark Arcobella (3 assists) - Edmonton
2. David Bolland (1 goal, including the GWG) - Toronto
1. Joffrey Lupul (2 goals) - Toronto
Detroit Red Wings 5, Philadelphia Flyers 2 (from Philadelphia) - The Red Wings improved to 3-2-0 on the season with a 5-2 win over the Flyers.
Goals:
DET - Todd Bertuzzi PPG (1) - from Daniel Alfredsson and Niklas Kronwall
DET - Niklas Kronwall PPG (1) - from Daniel Alfredsson and Henrik Zetterberg
PHI - Erik Gustafsson (1) - from Brayden Schenn and Wayne Simmonds
DET - Pavel Datsyuk PPG (2) - from Niklas Kronwall and Daniel Alfredsson
PHI - Tye McGinn (1) - from Claude Giroux and Jakub Voracek
DET - Henrik Zetterberg (3) - from Pavel Datsyuk and Kyle Quincey
DET - Henrik Zetterberg EN (4) - from Pavel Datsyuk and Dan Cleary
Three Stars:
3. Daniel Alfredsson (3 assists) - Detroit
2. Niklas Kronwall (1 goal, 2 assists) - Detroit
1. Pavel Datsyuk (1 goal, 2 assists, GWG) - Detroit
Pittsburgh Penguins 5, Tampa Bay Lightning 4 (from Tampa Bay) - The Penguins improved to 4-1-0 on the season thanks to 5-4 win over the Pittsburgh Penguins, including a hat trick from Sidney Crosby
Goals:
TBL - Valtteri Filppula (4) - from Alexander Killorn and Richard Panik
PIT - Sidney Crosby PPG (3) - from Jussi Jokinen and Chris Kunitz
TBL - Steven Stamkos (4) - from Martin St. Louis and Victor Hedman
PIT - Brooks Orpik (1) - from Pascal Dupuis and Chris Kunitz
TBL - Teddy Purcell PPG (3) - from Sami Salo and Martin St. Louis
PIT - Sidney Crosby (4) - from Rob Scuderi and Matt Niskanen
PIT - Sidney Crosby PPG (5) - from Jussi Jokinen and Evgeni Malkin
TBL - Alexander Killorn PPG (2) - from Richard Panik and Tyler Johnson
PIT - Matt Niskanen PPG (1) - from Evgeni Malkin and Sidney Crosby
Three Stars:
3. Martin St. Louis (2 assists) - Tampa Bay
2. Evgeni Malkin (3 assists) - Pittsburgh
1. Sidney Crosby (3 goals, 1 assist) - Pittsburgh
Colorado Avalanche 5, Washington Capitals 1 (from Washington) - The Avalanche remained perfect to star the season with a 5-1 win over the Capitals, improving to 5-0-0 on the season
Goals:
COL - Alex Tanguay (1) - from Gabriel Landeskog
COL - Matt Duchene (3) - from Ryan O'Reilly and Andre Benoit
COL - Nathan MacKinnon PPG (1) - from Paul Stastny and Gabriel Landeskog
COL - Alex Tanguay SH (2) - from Paul Stastny and Andre Benoit
WSH - Eric Fehr (1) - from Jason Chimera and Joel Ward
COL - Jamie McGinn (3) - from P.A. Parenteau and Nathan MacKinnon
Three Stars:
3. Nathan MacKinnon (1 goal, 1 assist) - Colorado
2. Alex Tanguay (2 goals) - Colorado
1. Semyon Varlamov (40 saves on 41 shots for the win) - Colorado
Chicago Blackhawks 2, Buffalo Sabres 1 (from Chicago) - The Blackhawks improved to 3-1-1 on the season with a 2-1 win over the Buffalo Sabres, dropping them to 0-5-1 on the season.
Goals:
CHI - Ben Smith (1) - from Brent Seabrook and Duncan Keith
CHI - Patrick Kane PPG (4) - from Patrick Sharp and Andrew Shaw
BUF - Drew Stafford (1) - from Cody Hodgson and Mark Pysyk
Three Stars:
3. Patrick Kane (1 goal, including the GWG) - Chicago
2. Ryan Miller (38 saves on 40 shots) - Buffalo
1. Corey Crawford (28 saves on 29 shots for the win) - Chicago
St. Louis Blues 5, New York Rangers 3 (from St. Louis) - The Blues remained unbeaten this season with a 5-3 win over the New York Rangers, improving to 4-0-0 on the season and dropping the Rangers to 1-4-0.
Goals:
STL - Alex Steen (4) - from T.J. Oshie and David Backes
NYR - Ryan Callahan PPG (1) - from Derick Brassard and Derek Stepan
STL - David Backes (3) - from Alex Steen
STL - Derek Roy PPG (2) - from Kevin Shattenkirk and Alex Steen
NYR - Brad Richards (4) - from Derick Brassard
STL - David Backes (4) - from T.J. Oshie and Alex Steen
NYR - Ryan Callahan PPG (2) - from Brad Richards and Derek Stepan
STL - Vladimir Tarasenko PPG (3) - from Kevin Shattenkirk and Derek Roy
Three Stars:
3. T.J. Oshie (2 assists) - St. Louis
2. David Backes (2 goals, 1 assist) - St. Louis
1. Alex Steen (1 goal, 3 assists) - St. Louis
Nashville Predators 3, New York Islanders 2 (from Nashville) - The Predators improved to 2-3-0 on the season thanks to a 3-2 win over the Islanders.
Goals:
NSH - Seth Jones PPG (1) - David Legwand and Shea Weber
NYI - Frans Nielsen (2) - from Kyle Okposo and Travis Hamonic
NYI - John Tavares (3) - from Kyle Okposo and Brian Strait
NSH - Patric Hornqvist (1) - from Colin Wilson and Ryan Ellis
NSH - Ryan Ellis (1) - from Matt Cullen and Craig Smith
Three Stars:
3. Kyle Okposo (2 assists) - New York
2. Seth Jones (1 goal) - Nashville
1. Ryan Ellis (1 goal, 1 assist, GWG) - Nashville
Minnesota Wild 5, Dallas Stars 1 (from Dallas) - The Minnesota Wild picked up their 2nd win in a row and improved to 2-1-2 on the season with a 4-1 win over the Dallas Stars.
Goals:
MIN - Justin Fontaine (1) - from Matt Cooke
MIN - Matt Cooke (3) - unassisted
MIN - Matt Dumba PPG (1) - from Dany Heatley and Jonas Brodin
MIN - Nino Niederreiter (1) - from Mikko Koivu and Jared Spurgeon
DAL - Jamie PPG (1) - from Tyler Seguin and Alex Chiasson
MIN - Zach Parise PPG (4) - from Jared Spurgeon and Ryan Suter
Three Stars:
3. Nino Niederreiter (1 goal)
2. Matt Cooke (1 goal, 1 assist, GWG) - Minnesota
1. Matt Dumba (1 goal) - Minnesota
Montreal Canadiens 4, Vancouver Canucks 1 (from Vancouver) - The Montreal Canadiens improved to 3-2-0 on the season with a 4-1 win over the Vancouver Canucks
Goals:
MTL - Max Pacioretty PPG (2) - from Francois Bouillion and Raphael Diaz
VAN - Henrik Sedin (1) - from Daniel Sedin and Jason Garrison
MTL - Lars Eller SHG (5) - unassisted
MTL - Tomas Plekanec PPG (1) - Andrei Markov and P.K. Subban
MTL - Josh Gorges (1) - from Raphael Diaz and Travis Moen
Three Stars:
3. Max Pacioretty (1 goal) - Montreal
2. Raphael Diaz (2 assists) - Montreal
1. Carey Price (39 saves on 40 shots for the win) - Montreal
San Jose Sharks 3, Ottawa Senators 2 (from San Jose) - The Sharks remained unbeated improving to 5-0-0 on the season with a 3-2 win over the Ottawa Senators
Goals:
SJS - Tomas Hertl (7) - Dan Boyle and Brent Burns
OTT - Zack Smith (1) - from Chris Phillips and Colin Greening
OTT - Bobby Ryan PPG (2) - from Jason Spezza and Patrick Wiercioch
SJS - Patrick Marleau PPG (4) - from Logan Couture and Joe Pavelski
SJS - Brent Burns (3) - from Joe Thornton and Matthew Nieto
Three Stars:
3. Joe Thornton (1 assist) - San Jose
2. Robin Lehner (47 saves on 50 shots) - Ottawa
1. Brent Burns (1 goal, 1 assist, GWG) - San Jose
Player of the Night - Sidney Crosby gets it tonight, picking up the hat trick and and assist for 4 points on the night. Runner-up is Alex Steen with 1 goal and 3 assists.
Interesting Stat of the Night - Rookies Nathan MacKinnon and Seth Jones, who were linked for the entire last season heading into the NHL draft, both scored their 1st NHL goals minutes apart.
Rookie Recap:
-Nathan MacKinnon score his 1st NHL goal and added an assist (COL)
-Seth Jones scored his 1st NHL goal (NSH)
-Matt Dumba scored his 1st NHL goal (MIN)
-Justin Fontaine scored his 1st NHL goal (MIN)
-Tomas Hertl scored his NHL leading 7th NHL goal (SJS)
-Mark Arcobella picked up 3 assists (EDM)
-Mark Pysyk picked up an assists for his 1st NHL point (BUF)
Whats up next (October 13) - There are 4 NHL games on tap for Sunday:
1. Phoenix Coyotes vs. Carolina Hurricanes
2. Los Angeles Kings vs. Florida Panthers
3. New Jersey Devils vs. Winnipeg Jets
4. Anaheim Ducks vs. Ottawa Senators
-Joel Forman - The Forman Faceoff
Saturday, October 12, 2013
October 11th NHL Recap
Phoenix Coyotes 2, Philadelphia Flyers 1 (from Philadelphia) - The Coyotes improved their record to 3-2-0 thanks to a 2-1 win over the Flyers, dropping them to 1-4-0 on the season
Goals:
PHX - Rob Klinkhammer (1) - from Derek Morris and Tim Kennedy
PHI - Max Talbot (1) - from Zac Rinaldo and Sean Couturier
PHX - Oliver Ekman-Larsson PPG (2) - from Mike Ribeiro and Martin Hanzal
Three Stars:
3. Steve Mason (29 saves on 31 shots) - Philadelphia
2. Oliver Ekman-Larsson (1 goal, including the GWG) - Phoenix
1. Thomas Greiss (36 saves on 37 shots for the win) - Phoenix
Los Angeles Kings 2, Carolina Hurricanes 1 (SO) - (from Carolina) - The Kings picked up their 2nd straight win and improved to 3-2-0 on the season after a 2-1 shootout win over the Hurricanes
Goals:
LAK - Dwight King SHG (1) - unassisted
CAR - Jeff Skinner PPG (2) - from Andrej Sekera and Nathan Gerbe
Shootout winner - Jeff Carter
Three Stars:
3. Jeff Skinner (1 goal) - Carolina
2. Cam Ward (36 saves on 37 shots) - Carolina
1. Jon Quick (27 saves on 28 shots for the win) - Los Angeles
Florida Panthers 6, Pittsburgh Penguins 3 (from Florida) - The Panthers improved to 2-3-0 on the season with a commanding 6-3 win over the Penguins, giving them their first loss of the season.
Goals:
FLA - Brad Boyes (3) - from Tomas Fleischmann
PIT - Evgeni Malkin (1) - from Beau Bennett
FLA - Kris Versteeg (1) - from Scott Gomez and Shawn Matthias
PIT - Craig Adams (3) - from Tanner Glass and Joe Vitale
FLA - Jonathan Huberdeau PPG (2) - from Kris Versteeg and Tomas Fleischmann
FLA - Aleksander Barkov PPG (2) - unassisted
PIT - Pascal Dupuis (1) - from Sidney Crosby
FLA - Tomas Fleischmann (1) - from Aleksander Barkov and Brad Boyes
FLA - Brad Boyes (4) - from Aleksander Barkov and Tomas Fleischmann
Three Stars:
3. Aleksander Barkov (1 goal, 2 assists, GWG) - Florida
2. Brad Boyes (2 goals, 1 assist) - Florida
1. Tomas Fleischmann (1 goal, 3 assists) - Florida
Chicago Blackhawks 3, New York Islanders 2 (from Chicago) - The Blackhawks improved to 2-1-1 on the season thanks to a 3-2 win over the visiting Islanders (who now have the same 2-1-1 record)
Goals:
CHI - Joakim Nordstrom (1) - from Niklas Hjalmarsson
CHI - Jonathan Toews (2) - from Duncan Keith and Brent Seabrook
NYI - Josh Bailey (2) - from Michael Grabner
NYI - Kyle Okposo (1) - from John Tavares
CHI - Michal Handzus (1) - from Duncan Keith and Ben Smith
Three Stars:
3. Kyle Okposo (1 goal) - New York
2. Duncan Keith (2 assists) - Chicago
1. Johnathan Toews (1 goal) - Chicago
Dallas Stars 4, Winnipeg Jets 1 (from Winnipeg) - The Stars improved to 2-1-0 on the season thanks to a 4-1 win over the Winnipeg Jets, including a 4-point night from Tyler Seguin.
Goals:
DAL - Alex Chiasson PPG (3) - from Tyler Seguin and Sergei Gonchar
DAL - Tyler Seguin (1) - from Rich Peverley and Jamie Benn
DAL - Jamie Benn (1) - from Brenden Dillon and Tyler Seguin
DAL - Tyler Seguin PPG (2) - from Jamie Benn and Alex Chiasson
WPG - Blake Wheeler PPG (1) - from Dustin Byfuglien and Tobias Enstrom
Three Stars:
3. Alex Chiasson (1 goal, 1 assist) - Dallas
2. Jamie Benn (1 goal, 2 assists) - Dallas
1. Tyler Seguin (2 goals, 2 assists, GWG) - Dallas
Calgary Flames 3, New Jersey Devils 2 (from Calgary) - The surprising Flames remained unbeaten in regulation thanks to a late 3rd period goal by rookie Sean Monahan. beating the Devils 3-2. The Flames are now at an impressive 3-0-2 after 5 games this season.
Goals:
NJD - Adam Henrique (1) - from Damien Brunner and Andy Greene
CGY - Dennis Wideman PPG (1) - from Mark Giordano and Jiri Hudler
NJD - Dainius Zubrus (1) - from Travis Zajac
CGY - Mark Giordano PPG (2) - from Jiri Hudler and Curtis Glencross
CGY - Sean Monahan (4) - from Sven Baertschi and Curtis Glencross
Three Stars:
3. Dennis Wideman (1 goal, 1 assist) - Calgary
2. Mark Giordano (1 goal, 1 assist) - Calgary
1. Sean Monahan (1 goal, including the GWG) - Calgary
Player of the Night - Tyler Seguin gets it tonight thanks to a 2 goal, 2 assist effort including his 1st 2 goals as a Dallas Star and the GWG. Runner-up is another 4-point getter, Tomas Fleischmann in Florida with 1 goal and 3 assists)
Interesting Stat of the Night - John Tavares lost a tooth last night, except it didn't get knocked out cause he pulled it out: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G3Z4OavbnkM
Rookie Recap:
-Sean Monahan scored his 4th NHL goal and 1st GWG (CGY)
-Joakim Nordstrom scored his 1st NHL goal (CHI)
-Aleksander Barkov scored his 2nd NHL goal and added 2 assists (FLA)
-Alex Chiasson scored his 3rd goal of the season and added an assist (DAL)
-Sven Baertschi picked up an assist on Monahan's GWG (CGY)
Whats up next (October 12th) - There are 11 NHL games on tap for Saturday day/night:
1. Boston Bruins vs. Columbus Blue Jackets @2PM ET (In Columbus)
2. Edmonton Oilers vs. Toronto Maple Leafs @7PM ET (In Toronto)
3. Philadelphia Flyers vs. Detroit Red Wings @7PM ET (In Detroit)
4. Pittsburgh Penguins vs. Tampa Bay Lightning @7PM ET (In Tampa Bay) {***Forman's Game of the Night***}
5. Colorado Avalanche vs. Washington Capitals @7PM ET (In Washington)
6. Buffalo Sabres vs. Chicago Blackhawks @8PM ET (In Chicago)
7. New York Rangers vs. St. Louis Blues @8PM ET (In St. Louis)
8. New York Islanders vs. Nashville Predators @8PM ET (In Nashville)
9. Dallas Stars vs. Minnesota Wild @8PM ET (In Minnesota)
10. Montreal Canadiens vs. Vancouver Canucks @10PM ET (In Vancouver)
11. Ottawa Senators vs. San Jose Sharks @10PM ET (In San Jose)
-Joel Forman - The Forman Faceoff
Goals:
PHX - Rob Klinkhammer (1) - from Derek Morris and Tim Kennedy
PHI - Max Talbot (1) - from Zac Rinaldo and Sean Couturier
PHX - Oliver Ekman-Larsson PPG (2) - from Mike Ribeiro and Martin Hanzal
Three Stars:
3. Steve Mason (29 saves on 31 shots) - Philadelphia
2. Oliver Ekman-Larsson (1 goal, including the GWG) - Phoenix
1. Thomas Greiss (36 saves on 37 shots for the win) - Phoenix
Los Angeles Kings 2, Carolina Hurricanes 1 (SO) - (from Carolina) - The Kings picked up their 2nd straight win and improved to 3-2-0 on the season after a 2-1 shootout win over the Hurricanes
Goals:
LAK - Dwight King SHG (1) - unassisted
CAR - Jeff Skinner PPG (2) - from Andrej Sekera and Nathan Gerbe
Shootout winner - Jeff Carter
Three Stars:
3. Jeff Skinner (1 goal) - Carolina
2. Cam Ward (36 saves on 37 shots) - Carolina
1. Jon Quick (27 saves on 28 shots for the win) - Los Angeles
Florida Panthers 6, Pittsburgh Penguins 3 (from Florida) - The Panthers improved to 2-3-0 on the season with a commanding 6-3 win over the Penguins, giving them their first loss of the season.
Goals:
FLA - Brad Boyes (3) - from Tomas Fleischmann
PIT - Evgeni Malkin (1) - from Beau Bennett
FLA - Kris Versteeg (1) - from Scott Gomez and Shawn Matthias
PIT - Craig Adams (3) - from Tanner Glass and Joe Vitale
FLA - Jonathan Huberdeau PPG (2) - from Kris Versteeg and Tomas Fleischmann
FLA - Aleksander Barkov PPG (2) - unassisted
PIT - Pascal Dupuis (1) - from Sidney Crosby
FLA - Tomas Fleischmann (1) - from Aleksander Barkov and Brad Boyes
FLA - Brad Boyes (4) - from Aleksander Barkov and Tomas Fleischmann
Three Stars:
3. Aleksander Barkov (1 goal, 2 assists, GWG) - Florida
2. Brad Boyes (2 goals, 1 assist) - Florida
1. Tomas Fleischmann (1 goal, 3 assists) - Florida
Chicago Blackhawks 3, New York Islanders 2 (from Chicago) - The Blackhawks improved to 2-1-1 on the season thanks to a 3-2 win over the visiting Islanders (who now have the same 2-1-1 record)
Goals:
CHI - Joakim Nordstrom (1) - from Niklas Hjalmarsson
CHI - Jonathan Toews (2) - from Duncan Keith and Brent Seabrook
NYI - Josh Bailey (2) - from Michael Grabner
NYI - Kyle Okposo (1) - from John Tavares
CHI - Michal Handzus (1) - from Duncan Keith and Ben Smith
Three Stars:
3. Kyle Okposo (1 goal) - New York
2. Duncan Keith (2 assists) - Chicago
1. Johnathan Toews (1 goal) - Chicago
Dallas Stars 4, Winnipeg Jets 1 (from Winnipeg) - The Stars improved to 2-1-0 on the season thanks to a 4-1 win over the Winnipeg Jets, including a 4-point night from Tyler Seguin.
Goals:
DAL - Alex Chiasson PPG (3) - from Tyler Seguin and Sergei Gonchar
DAL - Tyler Seguin (1) - from Rich Peverley and Jamie Benn
DAL - Jamie Benn (1) - from Brenden Dillon and Tyler Seguin
DAL - Tyler Seguin PPG (2) - from Jamie Benn and Alex Chiasson
WPG - Blake Wheeler PPG (1) - from Dustin Byfuglien and Tobias Enstrom
Three Stars:
3. Alex Chiasson (1 goal, 1 assist) - Dallas
2. Jamie Benn (1 goal, 2 assists) - Dallas
1. Tyler Seguin (2 goals, 2 assists, GWG) - Dallas
Calgary Flames 3, New Jersey Devils 2 (from Calgary) - The surprising Flames remained unbeaten in regulation thanks to a late 3rd period goal by rookie Sean Monahan. beating the Devils 3-2. The Flames are now at an impressive 3-0-2 after 5 games this season.
Goals:
NJD - Adam Henrique (1) - from Damien Brunner and Andy Greene
CGY - Dennis Wideman PPG (1) - from Mark Giordano and Jiri Hudler
NJD - Dainius Zubrus (1) - from Travis Zajac
CGY - Mark Giordano PPG (2) - from Jiri Hudler and Curtis Glencross
CGY - Sean Monahan (4) - from Sven Baertschi and Curtis Glencross
Three Stars:
3. Dennis Wideman (1 goal, 1 assist) - Calgary
2. Mark Giordano (1 goal, 1 assist) - Calgary
1. Sean Monahan (1 goal, including the GWG) - Calgary
Player of the Night - Tyler Seguin gets it tonight thanks to a 2 goal, 2 assist effort including his 1st 2 goals as a Dallas Star and the GWG. Runner-up is another 4-point getter, Tomas Fleischmann in Florida with 1 goal and 3 assists)
Interesting Stat of the Night - John Tavares lost a tooth last night, except it didn't get knocked out cause he pulled it out: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G3Z4OavbnkM
Rookie Recap:
-Sean Monahan scored his 4th NHL goal and 1st GWG (CGY)
-Joakim Nordstrom scored his 1st NHL goal (CHI)
-Aleksander Barkov scored his 2nd NHL goal and added 2 assists (FLA)
-Alex Chiasson scored his 3rd goal of the season and added an assist (DAL)
-Sven Baertschi picked up an assist on Monahan's GWG (CGY)
Whats up next (October 12th) - There are 11 NHL games on tap for Saturday day/night:
1. Boston Bruins vs. Columbus Blue Jackets @2PM ET (In Columbus)
2. Edmonton Oilers vs. Toronto Maple Leafs @7PM ET (In Toronto)
3. Philadelphia Flyers vs. Detroit Red Wings @7PM ET (In Detroit)
4. Pittsburgh Penguins vs. Tampa Bay Lightning @7PM ET (In Tampa Bay) {***Forman's Game of the Night***}
5. Colorado Avalanche vs. Washington Capitals @7PM ET (In Washington)
6. Buffalo Sabres vs. Chicago Blackhawks @8PM ET (In Chicago)
7. New York Rangers vs. St. Louis Blues @8PM ET (In St. Louis)
8. New York Islanders vs. Nashville Predators @8PM ET (In Nashville)
9. Dallas Stars vs. Minnesota Wild @8PM ET (In Minnesota)
10. Montreal Canadiens vs. Vancouver Canucks @10PM ET (In Vancouver)
11. Ottawa Senators vs. San Jose Sharks @10PM ET (In San Jose)
-Joel Forman - The Forman Faceoff
Thursday, October 10, 2013
October 10th NHL Recap
Colorado Avalanche 2, Boston Bruins 0 (from Boston) - The Avalanche remained unbeaten in the Patrick Roy Head Coach era, improving to 4-0-0 after a 2-0 road win vs. the Boston Bruins
Goals:
COL - Ryan O'Reilly PPG (2) - from Andre Benoit and Matt Duchene
COL - Matt Duchene (2) - unassisted
Three Stars:
3. Tuukka Rask (28 saves on 29 shots) - Boston
2. Matt Duchene (1 goal, 1 assist) - Colorado
1. J.S. Giguere (39 saves on 39 shots for the shutout) - Colorado
Columbus Blue Jackets 4, Buffalo Sabres 1 (from Buffalo) - The Blue Jackets won their 2nd straight game with a 4-1 win over the Sabres, dropping the Sabres to 0-4-1 on the season.
Goals:
CBJ - Cam Atkinson (1) - from Marian Gaborik and James Wisniewski
BUF - Thomas Vanek (2) - from Steve Ott and Cody Hodgson
CBJ - Nick Foligno (2) - from Ryan Johansen and R.J. Umberger
CBJ - Marian Gaborik (2) - from Cam Atkinson and Ryan Murray
CBJ - Brandon Dubinsky (1) - from David Savard and Marian Gaborik
Three Stars:
3. Sergei Bobrovsky (26 saves on 27 shots for the win) - Columbus
2. Cam Atkinson (1 goal, 1 assist) - Columbus
1. Marian Gaborik (1 goal, 2 assists) - Columbus
Carolina Hurricanes 3, Washington Capitals 2 (from Washington) - The Hurricanes improved to 2-1-1 on the season thanks to a 3rd period goal by Nathan Gerbe, dropping the Capitals to 1-3-0 on the season.
Goals:
WSH - Jason Chimera (1) - from Eric Fehr and John Carlson
CAR - Elias Lindholm (1) - from Jeff Skinner and Ryan Murphy
WSH - Alexander Ovechkin (5) - from Steve Oleksy and Nicklas Backstrom
CAR - Alexander Semin PPG (1) - from Eric Staal and Jeff Skinner
CAR - Nathan Gerbe (3) - from Jordan Staal and Justin Faulk
Three Stars:
3. Jeff Skinner (2 assists) - Carolina
2. Alexander Ovechkin (1 goal) - Washington
1. Nathan Gerbe (1 goal, including the GWG) - Carolina
Phoenix Coyotes 4, Detroit Red Wings 2 (from Detroit) - The Coyotes improved to 2-2-0 with a 4-2 win in Detroit, dropping the Red Wings to the same record of 2-2-0.
Goals:
PHX - Derek Morris (1) - from Antoine Vermette
DET - Joakim Andersson (1) - from Jakub Kindl and Todd Bertuzzi
DET - Jonathan Ericsson (1) - unassisted
PHX - Mikkel Boedker (1) - from Derek Morris
PHX - Michael Stone (1) - from Mike Ribeiro and Martin Hanzal
PHX - Antoine Vermette (1) - from Mikkel Boedker
Three Stars:
3. Michael Stone (1 goal, including the GWG) - Phoenix
2. Mikkel Boedker (1 goal, 1 assist) - Phoenix
1. Derek Morris (1 goal, 1 assist) - Phoenix
Tampa Bay Lightning 7, Florida Panthers 2 (from Tampa Bay) - The Lightning improved to 3-1-0 on the season after a 7-2 rout of the Florida Panthers, there 3rd straight win (and 3rd straight loss for Florida).
Goals:
TBL - Martin St. Louis (2) - from Steven Stamkos and Teddy Purcell
TBL - Steven Stamkos SHG (1) - from Martin St. Louis and Victor Hedman
FLA - Brad Boyes PPG (2) - from Brian Campbell and Tomas Fleischmann
TBL - Steven Stamkos (2) - from Matt Carle and Ryan Malone
TBL - Ondrej Palat (1) - from Alexander Killorn and Ben Bishop
FLA - Jonathan Huberdeau (1) - from Scott Gomez and Kris Versteeg
TBL - Valtteri Filppula PPG (2) - from Matt Carle and Alexander Killorn
TBL - Valtteri Filppula (3) - from Teddy Purcell and Sami Salo
TBL - Steven Stamkos PPG (3 - Hat Trick)
Three Stars:
3. Martin St. Louis (1 goal, 1 assist) - Tampa Bay
2. Valtteri Filppula (2 goals) - Tampa Bay
1. Steven Stamkos (3 goals, 1 assist, GWG) - Tampa Bay
Toronto Maple Leafs 4, Nashville Predators 0 (from Nashville) - The Maple Leafs improved to 4-1-0 on the season after a 4-0 shutout of the Nashville Predators, dropping them to 1-3-0 on the season.
Goals:
TOR - Phil Kessel (2) - from James van Riemsdyk
TOR - James van Riemsdyk (3) - from Phil Kessel and Carl Gunnarsson
TOR - Tyler Bozak PPG (2) - from Phil Kessel and Morgan Rielly
TOR - Joffrey Lupul PPG (3) - from Jake Gardiner and Nazem Kadri
Three Stars:
3. James van Riemsdyk (1 goal, 1 assist) - Toronto
2. Phil Kessel (1 goal, 2 assists, GWG) - Toronto
1. Jonathan Bernier (36 saves on 36 shots for the shutout) - Toronto
Minnesota Wild 2, Winnipeg Jets 1 (from Minnesota) - The Wild picked up their 1st win of the season thanks to a 2-1 win over the Winnipeg Jets.
Goals:
MIN - Jonas Brodin (2) - from Matt Cooke and Kyle Brodziak
WPG - Brian Little PPG (3) - from Tobias Enstrom and Dustin Byfuglien
MIN - Matt Cooke - From Torrey Mitchell and Clayton Stoner
Three Stars:
3. Brian Little (1 goal) - Winnipeg
2. Jonas Brodin (1 goal) - Minnesota
1. Matt Cooke (1 goal, 1 assist, GWG) - Minnesota
Montreal Canadiens 4, Edmonton Oilers 1 (from Edmonton) - The Montreal Canadiens are back to .500 at 2-2-0 after a 4-1 road win vs. the Edmonton Oilers, droppin them to 1-3-0 on the season.
Goals:
EDM - Ryan Smyth PPG (1) - from Taylor Hall and Ryan Nugent-Hopkins
MON - Brendan Gallagher PPG (3) - from Alex Galchenyuk and P.K. Sybban
MON - Brandon Prust (1) - from Travis Moen and P.K. Subban
MON - Alex Galchenyuk (1) - from Brendan Gallagher
MON - Max Pacioretty EN (1) - from Daniel Briere abd P.K. Subban
Three Stars:
3. Alex Galchenyuk (1 goal, 1 assist) - Montreal
2. Brendan Gallagher (1 goal, 1 assist) - Montreal
1. P.K. Subban (3 assists) - Montreal
San Jose Sharks 4, Vancouver Canucks 1 (from Vancouver) - The Sharks joined the Colorado Avalanche as the 2nd 4-0-0 team after beating the Canucks 4-1 in Vancouver, the 2nd time this season San Jose has beaten Vancouver 4-1. The Canucks dropped to 3-2-0 on the season with the loss.
Goals:
SJS - Marc-Edouard Vlasic (2) - from Brent Burns and Joe Thornton
SJS - Matt Pelech (1) - from James Sheppard
VAN - Mike Santorelli (4) - from Ryan Stanton and Chris Tanev
SJS - Patrick Marleau (3) - from Tyler Kennedy and Logan Couture
SJS - Brent Burns EN (2) - from Joe Thornton and Logan Couture
Three Stars:
3. Joe Thornton (2 assists) - San Jose
2. Antti Niemi (25 saves on 26 shots for the win) - San Jose
1. Brent Burns (1 goal, 1 assist) - San Jose
Anaheim Ducks 6, New York Rangers 0 (from Anaheim) - The Ducks improved to 3-1-0 on the season with a commanding 6-0 win over the visiting Rangers, dropping them to 1-3-0 on the season. The Rangers have now been outscored 15-2 in the last 2 games
Goals:
ANA - Ryan Getzlaf (1) - from Corey Perry and Dustin Penner
ANA - Jakob Silfverberg (3) - from Teemu Selanne and Mathieu Perreault
ANA - Daniel Winnik (1) - from Sami Vatanen
ANA - Jakob Silfverberg (4) - from Teemu Selanne and Mathieu Perreault
ANA - Saku Koivu (2) - from Daniel Winnik and Andrew Cogliano
ANA - Dustin Penner (1) - from Corey Perry and Bryan Allen
Three Stars:
3. Corey Perry (2 assists) - Anaheim
2. Jakob Silfverberg (2 goals) - Anaheim
1. Jonas Hiller (32 saves on 32 shots for the shutout) - Anaheim
Player of the Night - Steven Stamkos gets it tonight, after going with a goal through his 1st 3 games Stammer rebounded with his 6th career Hat Trick and added an assist for a 4-point night. Runner-up is a tie between goaltenders J.S Giguere and Jonathan Bernier, both with shutouts (Giguere 39 saves, Bernier 36 saves)
Interesting Stat of the Night - Of the 10 games tonight, 7 of the team's that won were the Away team.
Rookie Recap:
-Ryan Murray picked up an assist for his 1st NHL point (CBJ)
-Elias Lindholm scored his 1st NHL goal (CAR)
-Ryan Muphy picked up an assist for his 2nd NHL point (CAR)
-Morgan Rielly picked up an assist for his 1st NHL point (TOR)
-Ryan Stanton picked up an assist for his 2nd NHL point (VAN)
-Sami Vatanen picked up an assist for his 3rd NHL point/1st assist (ANA)
-Matt Pelech scored his first NHL goal (SJS)
Whats up next (October 11th) - There are 6 NHL games on tap for Friday night:
1. Phoenix Coyotes vs. Philadelphia Flyers @7PM ET (In Philadelphia)
2. Los Angeles Kings vs. Carolina Hurricanes @7PM ET (In Carolina)
3. Pittsburgh Penguins vs. Florida Panthers @730PM ET (In Florida)
4. New York Islanders vs. Chicago Blackhawks @8PM ET (In Chicago) {***Forman's Game of the Night***}
5. Dallas Stars vs. Winnipeg Jets @8PM ET (In Winnipeg)
6. New Jersey Devils vs. Calgary Flames @9PM ET (In Calgary)
-Joel Forman - The Forman Faceoff
Wednesday, October 9, 2013
October 9th NHL Recap
St. Louis Blues 3, Chicago Blackhawks 2 (from St. Louis) - The Blues continued their red-hot start with a 3-2 win over the Chicago Blackhawks thanks to a late 3rd period goal by Alex Steen
Goals:
STL - Vladimir Tarasenko (2) - from Patrik Berglund
CHI - Patrick Kane PPG (3) - from Patrick Sharp and Jonathan Toews
STL - David Backes PPG (2) - from Alex Pietrangelo and T.J. Oshie
CHI - Jonathan Toews PPG (1) - from Patrick Kane and Patrick Sharp
STL - Alex Steen (3) - from Alex Pietrangelo and Jay Bouwmeester
Three Stars:
3. Alex Pietrangelo (2 assists) - St. Louis
2. Jonathan Toews (1 goal, 1 assist) - Chicago
1. Jaroslav Halak (26 saves on 28 shots for the win) - St. Louis
Calgary Flames 3, Montreal Canadiens 2 (from Calgary) - The Calgary Flames beat the Montreal Canadiens 3-2 Wednesday thanks to 2 points from rookie Sean Monahan.
Goals:
CGY - Sean Monahan (3) - from Lee Stempniak
CGY - Sven Baertschi (1) - from Sean Monahan
CGY - Curtis Glencross PPG (2) - from Dennis Wideman and Jiri Hudler
MON - P.K. Subban PPG (1) - from Max Pacioretty and Andrei Markov
MON - Lars Eller (4) - from Alex Galchenyuk and PK Subban
Three Stars:
3. P.K. Subban (1 goal, 1 assist) - Montreal
2. Joey MacDonald (33 saves on 35 shots for the win) - Calgary
1. Sean Monahan (1 goal, 1 assist) - Calgary
Los Angeles Kings 4, Ottawa Senators 3 (OT) - (from Los Angeles) - The Los Angeles Kings picked up an overtime victory after coughing up a 3-goal lead, beating the Ottawa Senators 4-3 on a Jeff Carter goal.
Goals:
LAK - Dustin Brown (1) - unassisted
LAK - Jeff Carter PPG (3) - from Mike Richards
LAK - Dustin Brown PPG (2) - from Jeff Carter and Anze Kopitar
OTT - Jean-Gabriel Pageau (1) - from Erik Condra and Joe Corvo
OTT - Bobby Ryan PPG (1) - from Erik Karlsson and Chris Phillips
OTT - Milan Michalek (1) - from Joe Corvo and Bobby Ryan
LAK - Jeff Carter (4 - OT) - from Mike Richards and Anze Kopitar
Three Stars:
3. Mike Richards (2 assists) - Los Angeles
2. Bobby Ryan (1 goal, 1 assist)
1. Jeff Carter (2 goals, 1 assist, GWG)
Player of the Night - Jeff Carter gets it tonight, scoring his 3rd and 4th goals of the season, the 2nd one the OT winner. Runner-up is rookie Sean Monahan with his 3rd NHL goal and an assist.
Interesting Stat of the Night - Although Jean-Gabriel Pageau scored his 1st regular season goal tonight, it was not his first NHL goal as he scored a hat trick in the playoffs on May 5, 2013 against the Montreal Canadiens. Bobby Ryan picked up his 1st goal as an Ottawa Senator, the first of many for him.
Rookie Recap:
-Sean Monahan picked up his 3rd goal and 2nd assist of the season (CGY)
-Jean-Gabriel Pageau scored his 1st regular season NHL goal (OTT)
What's up next (October 10th) - There are 10 NHL games on tap for Thursday night:
1. Colorado Avalanche vs. Boston Bruins @7PM ET (In Boston)
2. Columbus Blue Jackets vs. Buffalo Sabres @7PM ET (In Buffalo)
3. Carolina Hurricanes vs. Washington Captials @7PM ET (In Washington)
4. Phoenix Coyotes vs. Detroit Red Wings @730PM ET (In Detroit)
5. Florida Panthers vs. Tampa Bay Lightning @730PM ET (In Tampa Bay)
6. Toronto Maple Leafs vs. Nashville Predators @8PM ET (In Nashville)
7. Winnipeg Jets vs. Minnesota Wild @8PM ET (In Minnesota)
8. Montreal Canadiens vs. Edmonton Oilers @930PM ET (In Edmonton)
9. San Jose Sharks vs. Vancouver Canucks @10PM ET (In Vancouver) {***Forman's Game of the Night***}
10. New York Rangers vs. Anaheim Ducks @10PM ET (In Anaheim)
-Joel Forman - The Forman Faceoff
Tuesday, October 8, 2013
October 8th NHL Recap
Colorado Avalanche 2, Toronto Maple Leafs 1 (from Toronto) - The Avalanche moved to 3-0-0 and handed the Leafs their 1st loss of the season thanks to 2-1 road win.
Goals:
TOR - Joffrey Lupul (2) - from Carter Ashton
COL - Cory Sarich (1) - from Steve Downie and Matt Duchene
COL - P.A. Parenteau (3) - from Jamie McGinn and Nathan MacKinnon
Three Stars:
3. P.A. Parenteau (1 goal, including the GWG) - Colorado
2. Jonathan Bernier (31 saves on 33 shots) - Toronto
1. Semyon Varlamov (27 saves on 28 shots for the win) - Colorado
New York Islanders 6, Phoenix Coyotes 1 (from New York) - The Islanders are still unbeaten in regulation thanks to a 6-1 dominating win over the Phoenix Coyotes
Goals:
NYI - Peter Regin (1) - from Brock Nelson
NYI - John Tavares PPG (1) - from Frans Nielsen and Kyle Okposo
NYI - Matt Donovan PPG (1) - from Peter Regin and Josh Bailey
PHX - Martin Hanzal (1) - from Mikkel Boedker and Radim Vrbata
NYI - John Tavares (2) - from Michael Grabner and Josh Bailey
NYI - Colin McDonald (1) - from Frans Nielsen and Michael Grabner
NYI - Josh Bailey (1) - from Frans Nielsen and Michael Grabner
Three Stars:
3. Michael Grabner (3 assists) - New York
2. John Tavares (2 goals, including the GWG) - New York
1. Josh Bailey (1 goal, 2 assists) - New York
Philadelphia Flyers 2, Florida Panthers 1 (from Philadelphia) - After 3 straight losses the Flyers finally got their 1st win of the season 2-1 over the Florida Panthers. This was also the coaching debut for Craig Berube, who won his 1st game as a Head Coach.
Goals:
PHI - Brayden Schenn (2) - from Jakub Voracek and Vincent Lecavalier
PHI - Brayden Coburn (1) - from Sean Couturier
FLA - Brad Boyes (1) - from Brian Campbell and Aleksander Barkov
Three Stars:
3. Braydon Coburn (1 goal, including the GWG)
2. Jacob Markstrom (25 saves on 25 shots)
1. Steve Mason (33 saves on 34 shots for the win)
Pittsburgh Penguins 5, Carolina Hurricanes 2 (from Pittsburgh) - The Penguins continued their hot start with a commanding 5-2 win over the visiting Hurricanes thanks to 3 goals from Jussi Jokinen, and improve to 3-0-0 on the season.
Goals:
PIT - Jussi Jokinen PPG (1) - from Sidney Crosby and Chris Kunitz
PIT - Paul Martin (1) - from Brooks Orpik and Sidney Crosby
CAR - Eric Staal (1) - from Justin Faulk and Andrej Sekera
CAR - Nathan Gerbe (2) - from Patrick Dwyer and Andrej Sekera
PIT - Jussi Jokinen (2) - Evgeni Malkin and Olli Maatta
PIT - Tanner Glass (1) - from Joe Vitale
PIT - Jussi Jokinen PPG (3 - Hat Trick) - from Olli Maatta and Brandon Sutter
Three Stars:
3. Sidney Crosby (2 assists) - Pittsburgh
2. Olli Maatta (2 assists) - Pittsburgh
1. Jussi Jokinen (3 goals, including the GWG) - Pittsburgh
Tampa Bay Lightning 3, Buffalo Sabres 2 (OT) - (from Buffalo) - The Lightning won their 2nd straight OT game thanks to a 3-2 win over the Sabres in Buffalo on a goal by Alexander Killorn. With the loss the Sabres are now 0-3-1 to start the season.
Goals:
BUF - Cody Hodgson PPG (1) - from Thomas Vanek and Jamie McBain
TBL - Tyler Johnson (1) - from Victor Hedman and Ondrej Palat
BUF - Jamie McBain PPG (1) - from Cody Hodgson and Thomas Vanek
TBL - Teddy Purcell PPG (2) - from Ryan Malone and Martin St. Louis
TBL - Alexander Killorn (1) - from Eric Brewer and Valtteri Filppula
Three Stars:
3. Thomas Vanek (2 assists) - Buffalo
2. Jamie McBain (1 goal, 1 assist) - Buffalo
1. Alexander Killorn (1 goal, including the OT winner) - Tampa Bay
Nashville Predators 3, Minnesota Wild 2 (from Nashville) - The Predators earned their 1st win of the season Tuesday thanks to a 3-goal 1st period, beating the visiting Wild 3-2 (and dropping them to 0-1-2 on the season)
Goals:
MIN - Zach Parise PPG (3) - from Mikko Koivu and Ryan Suter
NSH - Filip Forsberg PPG (1) - from Patric Hornqvist and Seth Jones
NSH - Colin Wilson PPG (1) - from Matt Cullen and Mike Fisher
NSH - Eric Nystrom (1 - Penalty Shot)
MIN - Jared Spurgeon PPG (1) - from Nino Niederreiter and Mikael Granlund
Three Stars:
3. Seth Jones (1 assist) - Nashville
2. Pekka Rinne (32 saves on 34 shots for the win - Nashville
1. Filip Forsberg (1 goal) - Nashville
Vancouver Canucks 3, New Jersey Devils 2 (OT) - (from Vancouver) - The Canucks have won their 2nd straight game coming back from 2 goals down to win it in OT. Jason Garrison scores his 3rd of the season in OT to beat the Devils and former teammate Cory Schneider.
Goals -
NJ - Jaromir Jagr (2) - from Patrik Elias and Marek Zidlicky
NJ - Patrik Elias (2) - from Anton Volchenkov and Jaromir Jagr
VAN - Daniel Sedin (2) - from Chris Tanev and Ryan Stanton
VAN - Alexander Edler (1) - from Daniel Sedin and Henrik Sedin
VAN - Jason Garrison (3) - from David Booth
Three Stars:
3. Daniel Sedin (1 goal, 1 assist) - Vancouver
2. Jaromir Jagr (1 goal, 1 assist) - New Jersey
1. Jason Garrison (1 goal, including the GWG) - Vancouver
San Jose Sharks 9, New York Rangers 2 (from San Jose) - The Sharks are 3-0-0 thanks to a 4-goal effort from 19-year year old rookie Tomas Hertl.
Goals:
NYR - Brad Richards PPG (3) - from Derick Brassard and Derek Stepan
SJS - Marc-Edouard Vlasic SHG (1) - from Joe Pavelski
SJS - Dan Boyle (1) - from Matthew Nieto and Joe Pavelski
SJS - Matthew Nieto (1) - from Tommy Wingels and Joe Pavelski
SJS - Tomas Hertl (3) - from Andrew Desjardins and Jason Demers
SJS - Logan Couture (2) - from Patrick Marleau and Matt Irwin
SJS - Tomas Hertl (4) - from Joe Thornton
NYR - Derek Dorsett (1) - from Brian Boyle and Anton Stralman
SJS - Tomas Hertl (5 - Hat Trick) - from Jason Demers and Tyler Kennedy
SJS - Tomas Hertl (6) - from Jason Demers and Antti Niemi
SJS - Justin Braun PPG (2) - from Matthew Nieto and Tommy Wingels
Three Stars:
3. Joe Pavelski (3 assists) - San Jose
2. Matthew Nieto (1 goal, 2 assists, GWG) - San Jose
1. Tomas Hertl (4 goals) - San Jose
Player of the Night - What a night for 19-year old Tomas Hertl, in only his 3rd NHL game he scores 4 goals and is the obvious choice for player of the night. Hertl becomes the youngest player in 25 years to score 4 goals in a game, with his 4th goal a ridiculous move (see below). Runner-up is Jussi Jokinen with his 2nd career hat trick.
Highlight of the Night - http://www.sbnation.com/nhl/2013/10/9/4819104/tomas-hertl-embarrasses-martin-biron-with-fourth-goal-of-game?utm_medium=twitter&utm_source=twitterfeed Tomas Hertl's 4th goal of the game, a goal of the year candidate for sure.
Interesting Stat of the Night - Tomas Hertl is the youngest player since Jimmy Carson (4 goals on March 30th 1988) to score 4 goals in a game.
Rookie Recap:
-Tomas Hertl leads the NHL with 6 goals after a 4-goal performance tonight. (SJS)
-Nathan MacKinnon picked up his 4th assist of the season (COL)
-Olli Maatta picked up his 1st 2 NHL points (PIT)
-Filip Forsberg scored his 1st NHL goal (NSH)
-Seth Jones picked up his 1st NHL point (NSH)
-Matthiew Nieto scores his 1st NHL goal, and added his first 2 NHL assists (SJS)
-Aleksander Barkov picked up his 2nd NHL point and 1st assist (FLA)
-Matt Donovan scored his 1st NHL goal (NYI)
-Brock Nelson picked up his 1st NHL point (NYI)
Whats up next (October 9th) - There are 3 NHL games on tap for Wednesday night:
1. Chicago Blackhawks vs. St. Louis Blues @8PM ET (In St. Louis) {***Forman's Game of the Night***}
2. Montreal Canadiens vs. Calgary Flames @8PM ET (In Calgary)
3. Ottawa Senators vs. Los Angeles Kings @1030PM ET (In Los Angeles)
-Joel Forman - The Forman Faceoff
Goals:
TOR - Joffrey Lupul (2) - from Carter Ashton
COL - Cory Sarich (1) - from Steve Downie and Matt Duchene
COL - P.A. Parenteau (3) - from Jamie McGinn and Nathan MacKinnon
Three Stars:
3. P.A. Parenteau (1 goal, including the GWG) - Colorado
2. Jonathan Bernier (31 saves on 33 shots) - Toronto
1. Semyon Varlamov (27 saves on 28 shots for the win) - Colorado
New York Islanders 6, Phoenix Coyotes 1 (from New York) - The Islanders are still unbeaten in regulation thanks to a 6-1 dominating win over the Phoenix Coyotes
Goals:
NYI - Peter Regin (1) - from Brock Nelson
NYI - John Tavares PPG (1) - from Frans Nielsen and Kyle Okposo
NYI - Matt Donovan PPG (1) - from Peter Regin and Josh Bailey
PHX - Martin Hanzal (1) - from Mikkel Boedker and Radim Vrbata
NYI - John Tavares (2) - from Michael Grabner and Josh Bailey
NYI - Colin McDonald (1) - from Frans Nielsen and Michael Grabner
NYI - Josh Bailey (1) - from Frans Nielsen and Michael Grabner
Three Stars:
3. Michael Grabner (3 assists) - New York
2. John Tavares (2 goals, including the GWG) - New York
1. Josh Bailey (1 goal, 2 assists) - New York
Philadelphia Flyers 2, Florida Panthers 1 (from Philadelphia) - After 3 straight losses the Flyers finally got their 1st win of the season 2-1 over the Florida Panthers. This was also the coaching debut for Craig Berube, who won his 1st game as a Head Coach.
Goals:
PHI - Brayden Schenn (2) - from Jakub Voracek and Vincent Lecavalier
PHI - Brayden Coburn (1) - from Sean Couturier
FLA - Brad Boyes (1) - from Brian Campbell and Aleksander Barkov
Three Stars:
3. Braydon Coburn (1 goal, including the GWG)
2. Jacob Markstrom (25 saves on 25 shots)
1. Steve Mason (33 saves on 34 shots for the win)
Pittsburgh Penguins 5, Carolina Hurricanes 2 (from Pittsburgh) - The Penguins continued their hot start with a commanding 5-2 win over the visiting Hurricanes thanks to 3 goals from Jussi Jokinen, and improve to 3-0-0 on the season.
Goals:
PIT - Jussi Jokinen PPG (1) - from Sidney Crosby and Chris Kunitz
PIT - Paul Martin (1) - from Brooks Orpik and Sidney Crosby
CAR - Eric Staal (1) - from Justin Faulk and Andrej Sekera
CAR - Nathan Gerbe (2) - from Patrick Dwyer and Andrej Sekera
PIT - Jussi Jokinen (2) - Evgeni Malkin and Olli Maatta
PIT - Tanner Glass (1) - from Joe Vitale
PIT - Jussi Jokinen PPG (3 - Hat Trick) - from Olli Maatta and Brandon Sutter
Three Stars:
3. Sidney Crosby (2 assists) - Pittsburgh
2. Olli Maatta (2 assists) - Pittsburgh
1. Jussi Jokinen (3 goals, including the GWG) - Pittsburgh
Tampa Bay Lightning 3, Buffalo Sabres 2 (OT) - (from Buffalo) - The Lightning won their 2nd straight OT game thanks to a 3-2 win over the Sabres in Buffalo on a goal by Alexander Killorn. With the loss the Sabres are now 0-3-1 to start the season.
Goals:
BUF - Cody Hodgson PPG (1) - from Thomas Vanek and Jamie McBain
TBL - Tyler Johnson (1) - from Victor Hedman and Ondrej Palat
BUF - Jamie McBain PPG (1) - from Cody Hodgson and Thomas Vanek
TBL - Teddy Purcell PPG (2) - from Ryan Malone and Martin St. Louis
TBL - Alexander Killorn (1) - from Eric Brewer and Valtteri Filppula
Three Stars:
3. Thomas Vanek (2 assists) - Buffalo
2. Jamie McBain (1 goal, 1 assist) - Buffalo
1. Alexander Killorn (1 goal, including the OT winner) - Tampa Bay
Nashville Predators 3, Minnesota Wild 2 (from Nashville) - The Predators earned their 1st win of the season Tuesday thanks to a 3-goal 1st period, beating the visiting Wild 3-2 (and dropping them to 0-1-2 on the season)
Goals:
MIN - Zach Parise PPG (3) - from Mikko Koivu and Ryan Suter
NSH - Filip Forsberg PPG (1) - from Patric Hornqvist and Seth Jones
NSH - Colin Wilson PPG (1) - from Matt Cullen and Mike Fisher
NSH - Eric Nystrom (1 - Penalty Shot)
MIN - Jared Spurgeon PPG (1) - from Nino Niederreiter and Mikael Granlund
Three Stars:
3. Seth Jones (1 assist) - Nashville
2. Pekka Rinne (32 saves on 34 shots for the win - Nashville
1. Filip Forsberg (1 goal) - Nashville
Vancouver Canucks 3, New Jersey Devils 2 (OT) - (from Vancouver) - The Canucks have won their 2nd straight game coming back from 2 goals down to win it in OT. Jason Garrison scores his 3rd of the season in OT to beat the Devils and former teammate Cory Schneider.
Goals -
NJ - Jaromir Jagr (2) - from Patrik Elias and Marek Zidlicky
NJ - Patrik Elias (2) - from Anton Volchenkov and Jaromir Jagr
VAN - Daniel Sedin (2) - from Chris Tanev and Ryan Stanton
VAN - Alexander Edler (1) - from Daniel Sedin and Henrik Sedin
VAN - Jason Garrison (3) - from David Booth
Three Stars:
3. Daniel Sedin (1 goal, 1 assist) - Vancouver
2. Jaromir Jagr (1 goal, 1 assist) - New Jersey
1. Jason Garrison (1 goal, including the GWG) - Vancouver
San Jose Sharks 9, New York Rangers 2 (from San Jose) - The Sharks are 3-0-0 thanks to a 4-goal effort from 19-year year old rookie Tomas Hertl.
Goals:
NYR - Brad Richards PPG (3) - from Derick Brassard and Derek Stepan
SJS - Marc-Edouard Vlasic SHG (1) - from Joe Pavelski
SJS - Dan Boyle (1) - from Matthew Nieto and Joe Pavelski
SJS - Matthew Nieto (1) - from Tommy Wingels and Joe Pavelski
SJS - Tomas Hertl (3) - from Andrew Desjardins and Jason Demers
SJS - Logan Couture (2) - from Patrick Marleau and Matt Irwin
SJS - Tomas Hertl (4) - from Joe Thornton
NYR - Derek Dorsett (1) - from Brian Boyle and Anton Stralman
SJS - Tomas Hertl (5 - Hat Trick) - from Jason Demers and Tyler Kennedy
SJS - Tomas Hertl (6) - from Jason Demers and Antti Niemi
SJS - Justin Braun PPG (2) - from Matthew Nieto and Tommy Wingels
Three Stars:
3. Joe Pavelski (3 assists) - San Jose
2. Matthew Nieto (1 goal, 2 assists, GWG) - San Jose
1. Tomas Hertl (4 goals) - San Jose
Player of the Night - What a night for 19-year old Tomas Hertl, in only his 3rd NHL game he scores 4 goals and is the obvious choice for player of the night. Hertl becomes the youngest player in 25 years to score 4 goals in a game, with his 4th goal a ridiculous move (see below). Runner-up is Jussi Jokinen with his 2nd career hat trick.
Highlight of the Night - http://www.sbnation.com/nhl/2013/10/9/4819104/tomas-hertl-embarrasses-martin-biron-with-fourth-goal-of-game?utm_medium=twitter&utm_source=twitterfeed Tomas Hertl's 4th goal of the game, a goal of the year candidate for sure.
Interesting Stat of the Night - Tomas Hertl is the youngest player since Jimmy Carson (4 goals on March 30th 1988) to score 4 goals in a game.
Rookie Recap:
-Tomas Hertl leads the NHL with 6 goals after a 4-goal performance tonight. (SJS)
-Nathan MacKinnon picked up his 4th assist of the season (COL)
-Olli Maatta picked up his 1st 2 NHL points (PIT)
-Filip Forsberg scored his 1st NHL goal (NSH)
-Seth Jones picked up his 1st NHL point (NSH)
-Matthiew Nieto scores his 1st NHL goal, and added his first 2 NHL assists (SJS)
-Aleksander Barkov picked up his 2nd NHL point and 1st assist (FLA)
-Matt Donovan scored his 1st NHL goal (NYI)
-Brock Nelson picked up his 1st NHL point (NYI)
Whats up next (October 9th) - There are 3 NHL games on tap for Wednesday night:
1. Chicago Blackhawks vs. St. Louis Blues @8PM ET (In St. Louis) {***Forman's Game of the Night***}
2. Montreal Canadiens vs. Calgary Flames @8PM ET (In Calgary)
3. Ottawa Senators vs. Los Angeles Kings @1030PM ET (In Los Angeles)
-Joel Forman - The Forman Faceoff
October 7th NHL Recap
Edmonton Oilers 5, New Jersey Devils 4 (SO) - (from Edmonton) - The Edmonton Oilers won their 1st game of the season 5-4 in a shootout over the Devils thanks to 4 goals in the 3rd period
Goals:
NJD - Jaromir Jagr (1) - from Marek Zidlicky
NJD - Damien Brunner PPG (3) - from Travis Zajac and Adam Henrique
NJD - Michael Ryder (2) - unassisted
EDM - Ryan Nugent-Hopkins PPG (1) - from David Perron and Boyd Gordon
EDM - Andrew Ference (1) - from Justin Schultz and Jordan Eberle
EDM - David Perron (1) - from Mark Arcobella
EDM - Taylor Hall (1) - from Ales Hemsky
NJD - Patrick Elias SHG (1) - from Damien Brunner and Marek Zidlicky
Shootout winner - David Perron
Three Stars:
3. Ryan Nugent-Hopkins (1 goal)
2. Damien Brunner (1 goal, 1 assist)
1. David Perron (1 goal, shootout winner)
New York Rangers 3, Los Angeles Kings 1 (from Los Angeles) - The New York Rangers won their 1st game of the season 3-1 over the Kings thanks to a 2-goal effort from Brad Richards
Goals:
NYR - Brad Richards (1) - from Rich Nash and Derek Stepan
NYR - Brad Richards (2) - from Rick Nash
LAK - Jake Muzzin (1) - from Mike Richards
NYR - Ryan McDonagh SHG (1) - from Brian Boyle
Three Stars:
3. Henrik Lundqvist (28 saves on 29 shots)
2. Rick Nash (2 assists)
1. Brad Richards (2 goals, including the GWG)
Player of the Night - Brad Richards gets it tonight, his 1st 2-goals of the season were big for the Rangers. Runner-up goes to David Perron with 1 goal and the shootout winner.
Interesting Stat of the Night - 9 of the 12 goals scored were player's 1st goals of the season.
Whats up next (October 8th) - There are 8 NHL games on tap for Tuesday night:
1. Colorado Avalanche vs. Toronto Maple Leafs @7PM ET (In Toronto) {***Forman's Game of the Night***}
2. Phoenix Coyotes vs. New York Islanders @7PM ET (In New York)
3. Florida Panthers vs. Philadelphia Flyers @7PM ET (In Philadelphia)
4. Carolina Hurricanes vs. Pittsburgh Penguins @7PM ET (In Pittsburgh)
5. Tampa Bay Lightning vs. Buffalo Sabres @730PM ET (In Buffalo)
6. Minnesota Wild vs. Nashville Predators @8PM ET (In Nashville)
7. New Jersey Devils vs. Vancouver Canucks @10PM ET (In Vancouver)
8. New York Rangers vs. San Jose Sharks @1030PM ET (In San Jose)
-Joel Forman - The Forman Faceoff
Goals:
NJD - Jaromir Jagr (1) - from Marek Zidlicky
NJD - Damien Brunner PPG (3) - from Travis Zajac and Adam Henrique
NJD - Michael Ryder (2) - unassisted
EDM - Ryan Nugent-Hopkins PPG (1) - from David Perron and Boyd Gordon
EDM - Andrew Ference (1) - from Justin Schultz and Jordan Eberle
EDM - David Perron (1) - from Mark Arcobella
EDM - Taylor Hall (1) - from Ales Hemsky
NJD - Patrick Elias SHG (1) - from Damien Brunner and Marek Zidlicky
Shootout winner - David Perron
Three Stars:
3. Ryan Nugent-Hopkins (1 goal)
2. Damien Brunner (1 goal, 1 assist)
1. David Perron (1 goal, shootout winner)
New York Rangers 3, Los Angeles Kings 1 (from Los Angeles) - The New York Rangers won their 1st game of the season 3-1 over the Kings thanks to a 2-goal effort from Brad Richards
Goals:
NYR - Brad Richards (1) - from Rich Nash and Derek Stepan
NYR - Brad Richards (2) - from Rick Nash
LAK - Jake Muzzin (1) - from Mike Richards
NYR - Ryan McDonagh SHG (1) - from Brian Boyle
Three Stars:
3. Henrik Lundqvist (28 saves on 29 shots)
2. Rick Nash (2 assists)
1. Brad Richards (2 goals, including the GWG)
Player of the Night - Brad Richards gets it tonight, his 1st 2-goals of the season were big for the Rangers. Runner-up goes to David Perron with 1 goal and the shootout winner.
Interesting Stat of the Night - 9 of the 12 goals scored were player's 1st goals of the season.
Whats up next (October 8th) - There are 8 NHL games on tap for Tuesday night:
1. Colorado Avalanche vs. Toronto Maple Leafs @7PM ET (In Toronto) {***Forman's Game of the Night***}
2. Phoenix Coyotes vs. New York Islanders @7PM ET (In New York)
3. Florida Panthers vs. Philadelphia Flyers @7PM ET (In Philadelphia)
4. Carolina Hurricanes vs. Pittsburgh Penguins @7PM ET (In Pittsburgh)
5. Tampa Bay Lightning vs. Buffalo Sabres @730PM ET (In Buffalo)
6. Minnesota Wild vs. Nashville Predators @8PM ET (In Nashville)
7. New Jersey Devils vs. Vancouver Canucks @10PM ET (In Vancouver)
8. New York Rangers vs. San Jose Sharks @1030PM ET (In San Jose)
-Joel Forman - The Forman Faceoff
Sunday, October 6, 2013
October 6th NHL Recap
Carolina Hurricanes 2, Philadelphia Flyers 1 (from Carolina) - The Hurricanes picked up their 1st win of the season over the visiting Flyers 2-1, dropping the Flyers to 0-3-0 on the season
Goals:
CAR - Jay Harrison (1) - from Ryan Murphy and Jeff Skinner
PHI - Luke Schenn (1) - from Kris Newbury
CAR - Radek Dvorak (2) - from Jeff Skinner
Three Stars:
3. Ryan Murphy (1 assist) - Carolina
2. Radek Dvorak (1 goal, including the GWG) - Carolina
1. Jeff Skinner (2 assists) - Carolina
Anaheim Ducks 3, Winnipeg Jets 2 (from Winnipeg) - The Ducks picked up their 2nd straight win thanks to a 3rd period goal by Corey Perry, leading them to a 3-2 win over the Jets.
Goals:
WPG - Andrew Ladd PPG (1) - from Blake Wheeler and Tobias Enstrom
ANA - Mathieu Perreault (2) - from Jakob Silfverberg and Ben Lovejoy
WPG - Andrew Ladd (2) - from Blake Wheeler and Brian Little
ANA - Andrew Cogliano (1) - from Daniel Winnik and Saku Koivu
ANA - Corey Perry (1) - unassisted
Three Stars:
3. Blake Wheeler (2 assists) - Winnipeg
2. Andrew Ladd (2 goals) - Winnipeg
1. Corey Perry (1 goal, including the GWG) - Anaheim
Vancouver Canucks 5, Calgary Flames 4 (OT) - (from Calgary) - The Canucks won their 2nd game in 2 nights thanks to a 5-4 OT win off a Mike Santorelli goal, his 2nd of the game.
Goals:
VAN - David Booth (1) - from Jason Garrison and Alexander Edler
CGY - Mark Giordano (1) - from David Jones and Curtis Glencross
CGY - Mikael Backlund (1) - from T.J. Galiardi and Jiri Hudler
CGY - Sean Monahan (1) - from Lee Stempniak and Shane O'Brien
VAN - Jannik Hansen (2) - from Daniel Sedin
VAN - Mike Santorelli (1) - from Henrik Sedin and Chris Higgins
VAN - Dale Weise (1) - from Brad Richardson and Dan Hamhuis
CGY - David Jones (2) - from Jiri Hudler and T.J. Brodie
VAN - Mike Santorelli (2) - from Kevin Bieksa and Ryan Stanton
Three Stars:
3. Jiri Hudler (2 assists) - Calgary
2. David Jones (1 goal, 1 assist) - Calgary
1. Mike Santorelli (2 goals, including the GWG) - Vancouver
Player of the Night - Jeff Skinner gets it tonight, setting up both Hurricanes goals in a 2-1 win. Mike Santorelli is the runner up with 2 goals and the OT winner
Interesting Stat of the Night - Teemu Selanne played his final game in Winnipeg, the place he started his NHL career. Teemu got a nice farewell being voted as the 1st star of the game (http://video.nhl.com/videocenter/consolecatid=35&id=453613&navid=nhl:topheads and http://video.nhl.com/videocenter/console?catid=35&id=453493&navid=nhl:topheads)
Rookie Recap:
-Sean Monahan scored his 2nd NHL goal in his 3rd game (CGY)
-Ryan Murphy picked up an assist for his 1ST NHL point (CAR)
What's up next (October 7th) - There are 2 NHL games on tap for Monday night:
1. New Jersey Devils vs. Edmonton Oilers @930PM ET (In Edmonton)
2. New York Rangers vs. Los Angeles Kings @1030PM ET (In Los Angeles)
Goals:
CAR - Jay Harrison (1) - from Ryan Murphy and Jeff Skinner
PHI - Luke Schenn (1) - from Kris Newbury
CAR - Radek Dvorak (2) - from Jeff Skinner
Three Stars:
3. Ryan Murphy (1 assist) - Carolina
2. Radek Dvorak (1 goal, including the GWG) - Carolina
1. Jeff Skinner (2 assists) - Carolina
Anaheim Ducks 3, Winnipeg Jets 2 (from Winnipeg) - The Ducks picked up their 2nd straight win thanks to a 3rd period goal by Corey Perry, leading them to a 3-2 win over the Jets.
Goals:
WPG - Andrew Ladd PPG (1) - from Blake Wheeler and Tobias Enstrom
ANA - Mathieu Perreault (2) - from Jakob Silfverberg and Ben Lovejoy
WPG - Andrew Ladd (2) - from Blake Wheeler and Brian Little
ANA - Andrew Cogliano (1) - from Daniel Winnik and Saku Koivu
ANA - Corey Perry (1) - unassisted
Three Stars:
3. Blake Wheeler (2 assists) - Winnipeg
2. Andrew Ladd (2 goals) - Winnipeg
1. Corey Perry (1 goal, including the GWG) - Anaheim
Vancouver Canucks 5, Calgary Flames 4 (OT) - (from Calgary) - The Canucks won their 2nd game in 2 nights thanks to a 5-4 OT win off a Mike Santorelli goal, his 2nd of the game.
Goals:
VAN - David Booth (1) - from Jason Garrison and Alexander Edler
CGY - Mark Giordano (1) - from David Jones and Curtis Glencross
CGY - Mikael Backlund (1) - from T.J. Galiardi and Jiri Hudler
CGY - Sean Monahan (1) - from Lee Stempniak and Shane O'Brien
VAN - Jannik Hansen (2) - from Daniel Sedin
VAN - Mike Santorelli (1) - from Henrik Sedin and Chris Higgins
VAN - Dale Weise (1) - from Brad Richardson and Dan Hamhuis
CGY - David Jones (2) - from Jiri Hudler and T.J. Brodie
VAN - Mike Santorelli (2) - from Kevin Bieksa and Ryan Stanton
Three Stars:
3. Jiri Hudler (2 assists) - Calgary
2. David Jones (1 goal, 1 assist) - Calgary
1. Mike Santorelli (2 goals, including the GWG) - Vancouver
Player of the Night - Jeff Skinner gets it tonight, setting up both Hurricanes goals in a 2-1 win. Mike Santorelli is the runner up with 2 goals and the OT winner
Interesting Stat of the Night - Teemu Selanne played his final game in Winnipeg, the place he started his NHL career. Teemu got a nice farewell being voted as the 1st star of the game (http://video.nhl.com/videocenter/consolecatid=35&id=453613&navid=nhl:topheads and http://video.nhl.com/videocenter/console?catid=35&id=453493&navid=nhl:topheads)
Rookie Recap:
-Sean Monahan scored his 2nd NHL goal in his 3rd game (CGY)
-Ryan Murphy picked up an assist for his 1ST NHL point (CAR)
What's up next (October 7th) - There are 2 NHL games on tap for Monday night:
1. New Jersey Devils vs. Edmonton Oilers @930PM ET (In Edmonton)
2. New York Rangers vs. Los Angeles Kings @1030PM ET (In Los Angeles)
October 5th NHL Recap
Boston Bruins 4, Detroit Red Wings 1 (from Boston) - The Bruins are now 2-0 on the season thanks to a strong 4-1 win over the Red Wings.
Goals:
BOS - Torey Krug PPG (1) - from Milan Lucic and David Krejci
DET - Henrik Zetterberg (2) - from Justin Abdelkader and Pavel Datsyuk
BOS - Brad Marchand (1) - from Johnny Boychuk
BOS - Jordan Caron (1) - from Reilly Smith and Adam McQuaid
BOS - Zdenon Chara PPG (1) - from Torey Krug and Milan Lucic
Three Stars:
3. Tuukka Rask (22 saves on 23 shots for the win) - Boston
2. Milan Lucic (2 assists) - Boston
1. Torey Krug (1 goal, 1 assist) - Boston
Toronto Maple Leafs 5, Boston Bruins 4 (SO) - (From Toronto) - The Leafs continued their hot start with a 5-4 come-from-behind shootout win over the Ottawa Senators in their home opener, moving to 3-0-0 on the season.
Goals:
TOR - Mason Raymond (2) - from Dave Bolland and Troy Bodie
OTT - Kyle Turris (1) - from Jared Cowen and Patrick Wiercioch
OTT - Cory Conacher (1) - from Kyle Turris and Patrick Wiercioch
TOR - Nazem Kadri PPG (1) - from Mason Raymond and Joffrey Lupul
OTT - Jared Cowen (1) - from Kyle Turris and Clarke MacArthur
OTT - Jason Spezza (1) - from Milan Michalek and Bobby Ryan
TOR - Joffrey Lupul PPG (1) - from Mason Raymond and Nazem Kadri
TOR - James Van Riemsdyk (2) - from Phil Kessel and Tyler Bozak
Shootout winner - Tyler Bozak
Three Stars:
3. Kyle Turris (1 goal, 2 assists) - Ottawa
2. Mason Raymond (1 goal, 2 assists) - Toronto
1. Jonathan Bernier (15 saves on 15 shots for the win) - Toronto
Montreal Canadiens 4, Philadelphia Flyers 1 (from Montreal) - The Habs picked up their 1st win of season after beating the Flyers 4-1, dropping them to 0-2-0 on the season.
Goals:
MTL - Brian Gionta (1) - from Rene Bourque and Tomas Plekanec
MTL - Lars Eller (3) - from Brendan Gallagher and Alex Galchenyuk
MTL - Brendan Gallagher PPG (2) - from Alex Galchenyuk and P.K. Subban
PHI - Vincent Lecavalier PPG (1) - from Brayden Schenn and Mark Streit
MTL - Rene Bourque PPG (1) - from Brian Gionta and Lars Eller
Three Stars:
3. Brendan Gallagher (1 goal, 1 assist) - Montreal
2. Lars Eller (1 goal, 1 assist, GWG) - Montreal
1. Carey Price (22 saves on 23 shots for the win) - Montreal
Columbus Blue Jackets 3, New York Islanders 2 (SO) - (from New York) - The Blue Jackets earner their 1st win in the Eastern Conference, beating the Islanders 3-2 in a shootout after scoring 2 goals in the 3rd.
Goals:
NYI - Lubomir Visnovsky PPG (1) - from Frans Nielsen and John Tavares
NYI - Matt Moulson (1) - from John Tavares and Lubomir Visnovsky
CLB - Mark Letestu PPG (1) - from Cam Atkinson and Brandon Dubinsky
CLB - Nick Foligno (1) - from R.J. Umberger and Nikita Nikitin
Shootout winner - Cam Atkinson
Three Stars:
3. Sergei Bobrovsky (28 saves on 30 shots for the win) - Columbus
2. Cam Atkinson (1 assists, shootout winner) - Columbus
1. John Tavares (2 assists) - New York
Pittsburgh Penguins 4, Buffalo Sabres 1 (from Pittsburgh) - The Penguins continued their hot start with a decisive 4-1 victory over the visiting Buffalo Sabres.
Goals:
PIT - Sidney Crosby (2) - from Pascal Dupuis and Matt Niskanen
PIT - Chuck Kobasew (2) - from Brandon Sutter and Matt Niskanen
PIT - Chris Kunitz (1 - Penalty Shot)
BUF - Thomas Vanek (1) - from Cody Hodgson
PIT - Craig Adams EN (2) - from Paul Martin
Three Stars:
3. Matt Niskanen (2 assists) - Pittsburgh
2. Sidney Crosby (1 goal) - Pittsburgh
1. Marc-Andre Fleury (20 saves on 21 shots for the win) - Pittsburgh
Tampa Bay Lightning 3, Chicago Blackhawks 2 (SO) - (from Chicago) - The Lightning earned their 1st victory of the season thanks to a come-from behind effort with 2 goals in the 3rd period.
Goals:
CHI - Patrick Kane (2) - from Brian Bickell and Niklas Hjalmarsson
CHI - Brandon Saad PPG (2) - from Nick Leddy and Corey Crawford
TBL - Martin St. Louis (1) - from Steven Stamkos and Matt Carle
TBL - Teddy Purcell PPG (1) - from Martin St. Louis and Steven Stamkos
Shootout winner - Valtteri Filppula
Three Stars:
3. Patrick Kane (1 goal) - Chicago
2. Ben Bishop (37 saves on 39 shots for the win) - Tampa Bay
1. Martin St. Louis (1 goal, 1 assist) - Tampa Bay
St. Louis Blues 7, Florida Panthers 0 (from St. Louis) - The Blues continued their hot start with a dominant 7-0 win over the visiting Panthers to improve to 2-0-0 on the season.
Goals:
STL - Brenden Morrow PPG (1) - from Derek Roy and Chris Stewart
STL - Vladimir Tarasenko (1) - from Jaden Schwartz and Alex Pietrangelo
STL - Jaden Schwartz (1) - from Vladimir Sobotka
STL - Derek Roy (1) - from Chris Stewart and Brenden Morrow
STL - Alex Steen (2 - Penalty Shot)
STL - Ryan Reaves (1) - from Vladimir Sobotka
STL - Patrik Berglund (1) - from Vladimir Tarasenko and Jaden Schwartz
Three Stars:
3. Brenden Morrow (1 goal, 1 assist) - St. Louis
2. Jaroslav Halak (19 saves for the shutout) - St. Louis
1. Jaden Schwartz (1 goal, 2 assists) - St. Louis
Dallas Stars 2, Washington Capitals 1 (from Dallas) - The Dallas Stars earned their 1st victory of the season with a 2-1 win over the visiting Washington Capitals.
Goals:
WSH - Alexander Ovechkin PPG (4) - from Mike Green and Marcus Johansson
DAL - Erik Cole (1) - from Tyler Seguin and Jamie Benn
DAL - Alex Chiassion (2) - from Cody Eakin and Jamie Benn
Three Stars:
3. Jamie Benn (2 assists) - Dallas
2. Kari Lehtonen (25 saves on 26 shots for the win) - Dallas
1. Alex Chiassion (1 goal, including the GWG) - Dallas
Anaheim Ducks 4, Minnesota Wild 3 (OT) - (from Minnesota) - The Ducks earned their 1st win of the season with a 4-3 OT win over the Minnesota Wild, dropping them to 0-2-0 on the season.
Goals:
ANA - Saku Koivu (1) - from Francois Beauchemin and Andrew Cogliano
ANA - Nick Bonino PPG (1) - Corey Perry and Ryan Getzlaf
MIN - Zach Parise (1) - from Mikko Koivu and Ryan Suter
ANA - Jakob Silfverberg (2) - from Mathieu Perreault and Dustin Penner
MIN - Jason Pominville PPG (1) - unassisted
MIN - Zach Parise (2) - from Keith Ballard and Jonas Brodin
ANA - Mattieu Perreault (1) - from Francois Beauchemin and Cam Fowler
Three Stars:
3. Francois Beauchemin (2 assists) - Anaheim
2. Zach Parise (2 goals) - Minnesota
1. Mathieu Perreault (1 goal, 1 assist, GWG) - Anaheim
Vancouver Canucks 6, Edmonton Oilers 2 (from Vancouver) - The Canucks earned their 1st victory of the season in their home opener thanks to a 6-2 win over the visiting Oilers.
Goals:
EDM - Jeff Petry (1) - from David Perron and Ladislav Smid
VAN - Brad Richardson SHG (1) - from Jason Garrison
VAN - Dan Hamhuis (1) - from Henrik Sedin
VAN - Jannik Hansen (1) - from Daniel Sedin and Henrik Sedin
VAN - Daniel Sedin PPG (1) - from Henrik Sedin and Alexander Edler
VAN - Ryan Kesler (1) - unassisted
EDM - Boyd Gordon (2) - from Ales Hemsky
VAN - Jason Garrison SHG/EN (2) - unassisted
Three Stars:
3. Ryan Kesler (1 goal) - Vancouver
2. Daniel Sedin (1 goal, 1 assist) - Vancouver
1. Henrik Sedin (3 assists) - Vancouver
San Jose Sharks 4, Phoenix Coyotes 1 (from San Jose) - The Sharks continued their hot start with a 2nd straight 4-1 win, this one over the visiting Phoenix Coyotes.
Goals:
SJS - Tomas Hertl (1) - from Marc-Edouard Vlasic
SJS - Tomas Hertl PPG (2) - from Matt Irwin and Brent Burns
SJS - Patrick Marleau PPG (2) - from Marc-Edouard Vlasic and Joe Pavelski
PHX - Oliver Ekman-Larsson (1) - from Zybanek Michalek
SJS - Logan Couture EN (2) - from Joe Pavelski
Three Stars:
3. Mike Smith (47 saves on 50 shots) - Phoenix
2. Marc-Edouard Vlasic (2 assists) - San Jose
1. Tomas Hertl (2 goals, including the GWG) - San Jose
Player of the Night - Rookie Tomas Hertl, in only his 2nd NHL game, recorded 2 goals including the game-winner so his performance gets it tonight. Runner-up goes to Mason Raymond and Brenden Morrow, who had 1 goal, 2 assists a-piece.
Interesting Stat of the Night - Big night for players scoring their 1st goal with a new team: Vincent Lecavalier (PHI), Brenden Morrow (STL), Erik Cole (DAL), Mathieu Perreault (ANA), Brad Richardson (VAN), and Tomas Hertl (SAN).
Rookie Recap:
-Tomas Hertl scored his 1st 2 NHL goals in his 2nd NHL game (SJS)
-Torey Krug scored his 1st regular season NHL goal and added an assist (BOS)
-Alex Chiasson scored his 2nd goal of the season and it was the game winner (DAL)
What's up next (October 6th) - There are 3 NHL games on tap for Sunday
1. Philadelphia Flyers vs. Carolina Hurricanes @5PM ET (In Carolina)
2. Anaheim Ducks vs. Winnipeg Jets @8PM ET (In Winnipeg)
3. Vancouver Canucks vs. Calgary Flames @8PM ET (In Calgary)
-Joel Forman - The Forman Faceoff
Saturday, October 5, 2013
October 4th NHL Recap
Ottawa Senators 1, Buffalo Sabres 0 (from Buffalo) - The Ottawa Senators opened their 2013-14 NHL season with a 1-0 road win thanks to a late 3rd period goal from star D Erik Karlsson.
Goals:
OTT - Erik Karlsson (1) - from Clarke MacArthur and Kyle Turris
Three Stars:
3. Erik Karlson (1 goal, including the GWG) - Ottawa
2. Craig Anderson (35 saves for the shutout) - Ottawa
1. Ryan Miller (45 saves on 46 shots) - Buffalo
New York Islanders 4, New Jersey Devils 3 (SO) - (from New Jersey) - The New York Islanders opened their 2013-14 NHL season with a 4-3 shootout win in New Jersey.
Goals:
NJD - Damien Brunner (1) - from Dainius Zubrus and Andrei Loktionov
NYI - Michael Grabner (1) - from Travis Hamonic
NJD - Michael Ryder (1) - from Bryce Salvador and Marek Zidlicky
NYI - Michael Grabner (2) - from Josh Bailey
NYI - Frans Nielsen (1) - from Michael Grabner and Matt Donovan
NJD - Damien Brunner (2) - from Ryan Clowe and Anton Volchenkov
Shootout winner - Matt Moulson
Three Stars:
3. Martin Brodeur (23 saves on 26 shots) - New Jersey
2. Damien Brunner (2 goals) - New Jersey
1. Michael Grabner (2 goals, 1 assist) - New York
Detroit Red Wings 3, Carolina Hurricanes 2 (OT) - (from Carolina) - The Red Wings continued their hot start in the Eastern Conference, winning in OT after coming back from 2 goals down in the 3rd including Captain Henrik Zetterberg tying the game with 17 seconds left.
Goals:
CAR - Radek Dvorak (1) - from Jeff Skinner and Justin Faulk
CAR - Nathan Gerbe PPG (1) - from Justin Faulk and Jay Harrison
DET - Justin Abdelkader (1) - from Henrik Zetterberg and Jonathan Ericsson
DET - Henrik Zetterberg (1) - from Daniel Alfredsson and Johan Franzen
DET - Stephen Weiss (1) - from Johan Franzen and Niklas Kronwall
Three Stars:
3. Justin Faulk (2 assists) - Carolina
2. Henrik Zetterberg (1 goal, 1 assist) - Detroit
1. Stephen Weiss (1 goal, including the GWG) - Detroit
Calgary Flames 4, Columbus Blue Jackets 3 (from Columbus) - The Calgary Flames spoiled the Blue Jackets home opener with a 4-3 win.
Goals:
CGY - Sean Monahan (1) - from Lee Stempniak and Sven Baertschi
CLB - Jack Johnson PPG (1) - from Marian Gaborik and James Wisniewski
CGY - T.J. Galiardi (1) - unassisted
CLB - Marian Gaborik (1) - from Brandon Dubinsky and Blake Comeau
CGY - Jiri Hudler (2) - from T.J. Galiardi and Mikael Backlund
CGY - Curtins Glencross (1) - from David Jones and Mark Giordano
CLB - Artem Anisimov (1) - from David Savard and Jack Johnson
Three Stars:
3. Curtis Glencross (1 goal, including the GWG) - Calgary
2. Jack Johnson (1 goal, 1 assist) - Columbus
1.T.J Galiardi (1 goal, 1 assist) - Calgary
Winnipeg Jets 5, Los Angeles Kings 3 (from Winnipeg) - The Winnipeg Jets are now 2-0 thanks to a 5-3 victory over the LA Kings in their home opener.
Goals:
LAK - Matt Greene (1) - unassisted
WPG - Evander Kane (1) - from Devin Setoguchi and Mark Scheifele
WPG - Olli Jokinen (1) - from Michael Frolik and Tobias Enstrom
WPG - Devin Setoguchi PPG (1) - Evander Kane and Dustin Byfuglien
WPG - Devin Setoguchi (2) - from Evander Kane and Olli Jokinen
LAK - Jeff Carter (2) - from Jake Muzzin and Anze Kopitar
LAK - Justin Williams (1) - from Matt Frattin and Willie Mitchell
WPG - Brian Little EN (2) - from Evander Kane
Three Stars:
3. Olli Jokinen (1 goal, 1 assist)
2. Evander Kane (1 goal, 2 assists)
1. Devin Setoguchi (2 goals, 1 assist, GWG)
Colorado Avalanche 3, Nashville Predators 1 (from Colorado) - The Avalanche continued their hot start under new Head Coach Patrick Roy, winning 3-1 against the visiting Nashville Predators.
Goals:
COL - P.A. Parenteau (1) - from Jamie McGinn and Nathan MacKinnon
COL - Patrick Bordeleau (1) - from Nate Guenin and Marc-Andre Cliche
NSH - Paul Gaustad (1) - from Mike Fisher and Colin Smith
COL - P.A. Parenteau EN (2) - from Paul Stastny and John Mitchell
Three Stars:
3. Pekka Rinne (33 saves on 35 shots) - Nashville
2. P.A. Parenteau (2 goals) - Colorado
1. Semyon Varlamov (26 saves on 27 shots for the win) - Colorado
Player of the Night - This one is split between Ryan Miller and Craig Anderson, who put on quite the show in Buffalo tonight. Miller made 45 saves on 46 shots, allowing only the Karlsson goal late in the 3rd, while Anderson made 35 saves for the shutout.
Top 3 Highlights of the Night:
3. Sean Monahan 1st NHL goal: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9MEoqGi_J70
2. TJ Galiardi Goal: A nice breakaway goal, deking to his backhand and roofing it past the goalie.
1. Erik Karlson Goal: Beautiful pass by Clarke MacArthur to set up Karlsson wide open for the goal.
Interesting Stat of the Night - The last time Erik Karlsson scored a GWG was February 12th, 2013, against who? The Buffalo Sabres. Craig Anderson also had a shutout in that game.
Rookie Recap:
-Sean Monahan scored his 1st NHL goal (CGY)
-Nathan MacKinnon picked up an assist, his 3rd NHL point (COL)
-Seth Jones played a game-high 25:46 of icetime in only his 2nd NHL game (NSH)
What's up next (October 5th) - There are 11 NHL games on tap for tomorrow night:
1. Detroit Red Wings vs. Boston Bruins @7PM ET (In Boston) {***Forman's Game of the Night***}
2. Ottawa Senators vs. Toronto Maple Leafs @7PM ET (In Toronto) {**Rivalry Game**}
3. Philadelphia Flyers vs. Montreal Canadiens @7PM ET (In Montreal)
4. Columbus Blue Jackets vs. New York Islanders @7PM ET (In New York)
5. Buffalo Sabres vs. Pittsburgh Penguins @7PM ET (In Pittsburgh)
6. Tampa Bay Lightning vs. Chicago Blackhawks @8PM ET (In Chicago)
7. Florida Panthers vs. St. Louis Blues @8PM ET (In St. Louis)
8. Washington Capitals vs. Dallas Stars @8PM ET (In Dallas)
9. Anaheim Ducks vs. Minnesota Wild @8PM ET (In Minnesota)
10. Edmonton Oilers vs. Vancouver Canucks @10PM ET (In Vancouver) {**Rivalry Game**}
11. Phoenix Coyotes vs. San Jose Sharks @1030PM ET (In San Jose)
-Joel Forman - The Forman Faceoff
Goals:
OTT - Erik Karlsson (1) - from Clarke MacArthur and Kyle Turris
Three Stars:
3. Erik Karlson (1 goal, including the GWG) - Ottawa
2. Craig Anderson (35 saves for the shutout) - Ottawa
1. Ryan Miller (45 saves on 46 shots) - Buffalo
New York Islanders 4, New Jersey Devils 3 (SO) - (from New Jersey) - The New York Islanders opened their 2013-14 NHL season with a 4-3 shootout win in New Jersey.
Goals:
NJD - Damien Brunner (1) - from Dainius Zubrus and Andrei Loktionov
NYI - Michael Grabner (1) - from Travis Hamonic
NJD - Michael Ryder (1) - from Bryce Salvador and Marek Zidlicky
NYI - Michael Grabner (2) - from Josh Bailey
NYI - Frans Nielsen (1) - from Michael Grabner and Matt Donovan
NJD - Damien Brunner (2) - from Ryan Clowe and Anton Volchenkov
Shootout winner - Matt Moulson
Three Stars:
3. Martin Brodeur (23 saves on 26 shots) - New Jersey
2. Damien Brunner (2 goals) - New Jersey
1. Michael Grabner (2 goals, 1 assist) - New York
Detroit Red Wings 3, Carolina Hurricanes 2 (OT) - (from Carolina) - The Red Wings continued their hot start in the Eastern Conference, winning in OT after coming back from 2 goals down in the 3rd including Captain Henrik Zetterberg tying the game with 17 seconds left.
Goals:
CAR - Radek Dvorak (1) - from Jeff Skinner and Justin Faulk
CAR - Nathan Gerbe PPG (1) - from Justin Faulk and Jay Harrison
DET - Justin Abdelkader (1) - from Henrik Zetterberg and Jonathan Ericsson
DET - Henrik Zetterberg (1) - from Daniel Alfredsson and Johan Franzen
DET - Stephen Weiss (1) - from Johan Franzen and Niklas Kronwall
Three Stars:
3. Justin Faulk (2 assists) - Carolina
2. Henrik Zetterberg (1 goal, 1 assist) - Detroit
1. Stephen Weiss (1 goal, including the GWG) - Detroit
Calgary Flames 4, Columbus Blue Jackets 3 (from Columbus) - The Calgary Flames spoiled the Blue Jackets home opener with a 4-3 win.
Goals:
CGY - Sean Monahan (1) - from Lee Stempniak and Sven Baertschi
CLB - Jack Johnson PPG (1) - from Marian Gaborik and James Wisniewski
CGY - T.J. Galiardi (1) - unassisted
CLB - Marian Gaborik (1) - from Brandon Dubinsky and Blake Comeau
CGY - Jiri Hudler (2) - from T.J. Galiardi and Mikael Backlund
CGY - Curtins Glencross (1) - from David Jones and Mark Giordano
CLB - Artem Anisimov (1) - from David Savard and Jack Johnson
Three Stars:
3. Curtis Glencross (1 goal, including the GWG) - Calgary
2. Jack Johnson (1 goal, 1 assist) - Columbus
1.T.J Galiardi (1 goal, 1 assist) - Calgary
Winnipeg Jets 5, Los Angeles Kings 3 (from Winnipeg) - The Winnipeg Jets are now 2-0 thanks to a 5-3 victory over the LA Kings in their home opener.
Goals:
LAK - Matt Greene (1) - unassisted
WPG - Evander Kane (1) - from Devin Setoguchi and Mark Scheifele
WPG - Olli Jokinen (1) - from Michael Frolik and Tobias Enstrom
WPG - Devin Setoguchi PPG (1) - Evander Kane and Dustin Byfuglien
WPG - Devin Setoguchi (2) - from Evander Kane and Olli Jokinen
LAK - Jeff Carter (2) - from Jake Muzzin and Anze Kopitar
LAK - Justin Williams (1) - from Matt Frattin and Willie Mitchell
WPG - Brian Little EN (2) - from Evander Kane
Three Stars:
3. Olli Jokinen (1 goal, 1 assist)
2. Evander Kane (1 goal, 2 assists)
1. Devin Setoguchi (2 goals, 1 assist, GWG)
Colorado Avalanche 3, Nashville Predators 1 (from Colorado) - The Avalanche continued their hot start under new Head Coach Patrick Roy, winning 3-1 against the visiting Nashville Predators.
Goals:
COL - P.A. Parenteau (1) - from Jamie McGinn and Nathan MacKinnon
COL - Patrick Bordeleau (1) - from Nate Guenin and Marc-Andre Cliche
NSH - Paul Gaustad (1) - from Mike Fisher and Colin Smith
COL - P.A. Parenteau EN (2) - from Paul Stastny and John Mitchell
Three Stars:
3. Pekka Rinne (33 saves on 35 shots) - Nashville
2. P.A. Parenteau (2 goals) - Colorado
1. Semyon Varlamov (26 saves on 27 shots for the win) - Colorado
Player of the Night - This one is split between Ryan Miller and Craig Anderson, who put on quite the show in Buffalo tonight. Miller made 45 saves on 46 shots, allowing only the Karlsson goal late in the 3rd, while Anderson made 35 saves for the shutout.
Top 3 Highlights of the Night:
3. Sean Monahan 1st NHL goal: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9MEoqGi_J70
2. TJ Galiardi Goal: A nice breakaway goal, deking to his backhand and roofing it past the goalie.
1. Erik Karlson Goal: Beautiful pass by Clarke MacArthur to set up Karlsson wide open for the goal.
Interesting Stat of the Night - The last time Erik Karlsson scored a GWG was February 12th, 2013, against who? The Buffalo Sabres. Craig Anderson also had a shutout in that game.
Rookie Recap:
-Sean Monahan scored his 1st NHL goal (CGY)
-Nathan MacKinnon picked up an assist, his 3rd NHL point (COL)
-Seth Jones played a game-high 25:46 of icetime in only his 2nd NHL game (NSH)
What's up next (October 5th) - There are 11 NHL games on tap for tomorrow night:
1. Detroit Red Wings vs. Boston Bruins @7PM ET (In Boston) {***Forman's Game of the Night***}
2. Ottawa Senators vs. Toronto Maple Leafs @7PM ET (In Toronto) {**Rivalry Game**}
3. Philadelphia Flyers vs. Montreal Canadiens @7PM ET (In Montreal)
4. Columbus Blue Jackets vs. New York Islanders @7PM ET (In New York)
5. Buffalo Sabres vs. Pittsburgh Penguins @7PM ET (In Pittsburgh)
6. Tampa Bay Lightning vs. Chicago Blackhawks @8PM ET (In Chicago)
7. Florida Panthers vs. St. Louis Blues @8PM ET (In St. Louis)
8. Washington Capitals vs. Dallas Stars @8PM ET (In Dallas)
9. Anaheim Ducks vs. Minnesota Wild @8PM ET (In Minnesota)
10. Edmonton Oilers vs. Vancouver Canucks @10PM ET (In Vancouver) {**Rivalry Game**}
11. Phoenix Coyotes vs. San Jose Sharks @1030PM ET (In San Jose)
-Joel Forman - The Forman Faceoff
Thursday, October 3, 2013
October 3rd NHL Recap
Boston Bruins 3, Tampa Bay Lightning 1 (from Boston) - The Bruins opened up their 2013-14 season at home with a 3-1 victory thanks to 2 short-handed goals
Goals:
BOS - Chris Kelly SHG (1) - unassisted
TBL - Valtteri Filppula (1) - from Eric Brewer and Alex Killorn
BOS - Milan Lucic (1) - from David Krejci
BOS - Patrice Bergeron SHG (1) - unassisted
Three Stars:
3. Milan Lucic (1 goal, including the GWG) - Boston
2. Chris Kelly (1 goal) - Boston
1. Tuukka Rask (32 saves on 33 shots) - Boston
Pittsburgh Penguins 3, New Jersey Devils 0 (from Pittsburgh) - The Penguins opened up their 2013-14 season at home with a great performance from Marc-Andre Fleury earning the shutout in a 3-0 win
Goals:
PIT - Chuck Kobasew (1) - from Brandon Sutter and Beau Bennett
PIT - Sindey Crosby (1) - from Pascal Dupuis and Matt Niskanen
PIT - Craig Adams (1) - from Evgeni Malkin and Tanner Glass
Three Stars:
3. Craig Adams (1 goal) - Pittsburgh
2. Sidney Crosby (1 goal) - Pittsburgh
1. Marc-Andre Fleury (27 saves for the shutout) - Pittsburgh
Washington Capitals 5, Calgary Flames 4 (SO) (From Washington) - The Capitals rebounded from a 6-4 loss on opening night to the Blackhawks, winning their home debut 5-4 in a shootout over Calgary after coming back from 3-0 and 4-1 defecits. Captain Alexander Ovechkin lead the way with 2 goals, 1 assist and the shootout winning goal.
Goals:
CGY - David Jones (1) - from Sean Monahan
CGY - Lee Stempniak (1) - from Mark Giordano and Mikael Backlund
CGY - Jiri Hudler PPG (1) - from T.J. Brodie and Mark Giordano
WSH - Connor Carrick (1) - from Marcus Johansson and Karl Alzner
CGY - Lance Bouma (1) - from Brian McGratton and Ben Street
WSH - Alexander Ovechkin PPG (2) - from Mike Green and Marcus Johansson
WSH - Alexander Ovechkin (3) - from Marcus Johansson and Nicklas Backstrom
WSH - Nicklas Backstrom (1) - from Mikhail Grabovski and Alexander Ovechkin
Shootout winner - Alexander Ovechkin
Three Stars:
3. Mark Giordano (2 assists) - Calgary
2. Marcus Johansson (3 assists) - Washington
1. Alexander Ovechkin (2 goals, 1 assists, shootout winner) - Washington
Los Angeles Kings 3, Minnesota Wild 2 (SO) (From Minnesota) - The Kings opened up their 2013-14 season with a come-from behind 3-2 shootout win over the Minnesota Wild. The Wild had their home opener spoiled by the Kings thanks to Jeff Carter, who scored late in the 3rd to tie the game and then scored the shootout winner.
Goals:
MIN - Matt Cooke (1) - from Kyle Brodziak and Mikael Granlund
LAK - Drew Doughty PPG (1) - from Slava Voynov and Anze Kopitar
MIN - Jonas Brodin PPG (1) - from Nino Niederreiter
LAK - Jeff Carter (1) - from Matt Frattin and Robyn Regehr
Shootout winner - Jeff Carter
Three Stars:
3. Jonas Brodin (1 goal) - Minnesota
2. Jon Quick (27 saves on 29 shots) - Los Angeles
1. Jeff Carter (1 goal, shootout winner) - Los Angeles
Florida Panthers 4, Dallas Stars 2 (from Dallas) - The Panthers opened up their 2013-14 season with 3 goals in the last 10 minutes of the 3rd to beat the Dallas Stars 4-2. The Stars had their home opener spoiled by the visiting Panthers, who had Tim Thomas playing for the first time in a Panthers uniform.
Goals:
FLA - Scott Gomez (1) - from Scottie Upshall and Brian Campbell
DAL - Alex Chiasson (1) - from Ray Whitney and Brenden Dillon
DAL - Brenden Dillon SHG (1) - from Vernon Fiddler and Antoine Roussel
FLA - Aleksander Barkov (1) - from Tom Gilbert and Jonathan Huberdeau
FLA - Marcel Goc (1) - from Tomas Fleischmann and Brian Campbell
FLA - Marcel Goc EN (2) - unassisted
Three Stars:
3. Brenden Dillon (1 goal, 1 assist) - Dallas
2. Marcel Goc (2 goals) - Florida
1. Tim Thomas (25 saves on 27 shots) - Florida
St. Louis Blues 4, Nashville Predators 2 (from St. Louis) - The Blues opened up their season at home with an impressive 4-2 win over the Nashville Predators thanks to 3 goals in the first 10 minutes of the game.
Goals:
STL - David Backes PPG (1) - from Alex Pietrangelo and Patrik Berglund
STL - Vladimir Sobotka (1) - from Jay Bouwmeester and Alex Pietrangelo
STL - T.J. Oshie (1) - from Alex Steen and David Backes
NSH - Mike Fisher (1) - from Nick Spaling and Eric Nystrom
NSH - David Legwand (1) - from Patric Hornqvist
STL - Alex Steen PPG (1) - from Derek Roy and Kevin Shattenkirk
Three Stars:
3. Alex Steen (1 goal, 1 assist) - St. Louis
2. Alex Pietrangelo (2 assists) - St. Louis
1. David Backes (1 goal, 1 assist) - St. Louis
San Jose Sharks 4, Vancouver Canucks 1 (from San Jose) - The San Jose Sharks opened up their 2013-14 season at home with a decisive 4-1 victory over the visiting Canucks. Everyone remembers a few months back when the Canucks were swept by the Sharks, and they picked up right where they left off to start the season.
Goals:
VAN - Jason Garrison PPG (1) - from Daniel Sedin and Henrik Sedin
SJS - Brent Burns (1) - from Tomas Hertl and Joe Thornton
SJS - Justin Braun (1) - from Mark-Edouard Vlasic and Logan Couture
SJS - Patrick Marleau (1) - from Logan Couture
SJS - Tommy Wingels (1) - from Andrew Desjardins
Three Stars -
3. Brent Burns (1 goal) - San Jose
2. Antti Niemi (21 saves on 22 shots) - San Jose
1. Logan Couture (2 assists) - San Jose
Phoenix Coyotes 4, New York Rangers 1 (from Phoenix) - The Coyotes opened their 2013-14 season at home with a decisive 4-1 victory over the visiting New York Rangers. Coyotes sniped Radim Vrbata picked up 3 goals in the win, including a rare natural hatrick.
Goals:
PHX - Kyle Chipchura (1) - from Rob Klinkhammer and Oliver Ekman-Larsson
NYR - Marc Staal PPG (1) - from Rick Nash and Derek Stepan
PHX - Radim Vrbata (1) - from Martin Hanzal and Derek Morris
PHX - Radim Vrbata PPG (2) - from Keith Yandle and Antoine Vermette
PHX - Radim Vrbata (3 - hat trick) - from Martin Hanzal
Three Stars:
3. Martin Hanzal (2 assists)
2. Mike Smith (23 saves on 24 shots)
1.Radim Vrbata (3 goals, including the GWG)
Player of the Night - This one goes to Radim Vrbata, who scored the last 3 goals in a 4-1 Coyotes win over the Rangers. Runner up goes to Alex Ovechkin with 2 goals, 1 assist and the shootout winner.
Top 3 Highlights of the Night:
3. Sidney Crosby goal: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qrCEciYUrxs
2. TJ Oshie goal, tic-tac-toe with Backes and Steen: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6b7fzb6_iOM
1. Connor Carrick 1st NHL Goal: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ee1qN6g1PbE
Interesting Stat of the Night - Speaking of Vrbata, he not only scored 3 goals but earned a very rare "natural hat trick." For those who don't know what that is, it is when a player scores 3 straight goals in a game, something that doesn't happen pretty often.
Rookie Recap:
-Aleksander Barkov scored his 1st NHL goal (FLA)
-Connor Carrick scored his 1st NHL goal (WSH)
-Tomas Hertl picked up his 1st NHL point (SJS)
-Seth Jones was a +2 with 3 shots and 1 hit in his debut, playing 18:35 of icetime (NSH)
-Sean Monahan picked up his 1st NHL point (CGY)
What's up next (October 4th) - There are 6 NHL games on tap for tomorrow night:
1. Ottawa Senators vs. Buffalo Sabres @7PM ET (In Buffalo)
2. New York Islanders vs. New Jersey Devils @7PM (In New Jersey)
3. Detroit Red Wings vs. Carolina Hurricanes @7PM (In Carolina)
4. Calgary Flames vs. Columbus Blue Jackets @7PM (In Columbus)
5. Los Angeles Kings vs. Winnipeg Jets @8PM (In Winnipeg) {***Forman's Game of the Night***}
6. Nashville Predators vs. Colorado Avalanche @9PM (In Colorado)
-Joel Forman - The Forman Faceoff
Goals:
BOS - Chris Kelly SHG (1) - unassisted
TBL - Valtteri Filppula (1) - from Eric Brewer and Alex Killorn
BOS - Milan Lucic (1) - from David Krejci
BOS - Patrice Bergeron SHG (1) - unassisted
Three Stars:
3. Milan Lucic (1 goal, including the GWG) - Boston
2. Chris Kelly (1 goal) - Boston
1. Tuukka Rask (32 saves on 33 shots) - Boston
Pittsburgh Penguins 3, New Jersey Devils 0 (from Pittsburgh) - The Penguins opened up their 2013-14 season at home with a great performance from Marc-Andre Fleury earning the shutout in a 3-0 win
Goals:
PIT - Chuck Kobasew (1) - from Brandon Sutter and Beau Bennett
PIT - Sindey Crosby (1) - from Pascal Dupuis and Matt Niskanen
PIT - Craig Adams (1) - from Evgeni Malkin and Tanner Glass
Three Stars:
3. Craig Adams (1 goal) - Pittsburgh
2. Sidney Crosby (1 goal) - Pittsburgh
1. Marc-Andre Fleury (27 saves for the shutout) - Pittsburgh
Washington Capitals 5, Calgary Flames 4 (SO) (From Washington) - The Capitals rebounded from a 6-4 loss on opening night to the Blackhawks, winning their home debut 5-4 in a shootout over Calgary after coming back from 3-0 and 4-1 defecits. Captain Alexander Ovechkin lead the way with 2 goals, 1 assist and the shootout winning goal.
Goals:
CGY - David Jones (1) - from Sean Monahan
CGY - Lee Stempniak (1) - from Mark Giordano and Mikael Backlund
CGY - Jiri Hudler PPG (1) - from T.J. Brodie and Mark Giordano
WSH - Connor Carrick (1) - from Marcus Johansson and Karl Alzner
CGY - Lance Bouma (1) - from Brian McGratton and Ben Street
WSH - Alexander Ovechkin PPG (2) - from Mike Green and Marcus Johansson
WSH - Alexander Ovechkin (3) - from Marcus Johansson and Nicklas Backstrom
WSH - Nicklas Backstrom (1) - from Mikhail Grabovski and Alexander Ovechkin
Shootout winner - Alexander Ovechkin
Three Stars:
3. Mark Giordano (2 assists) - Calgary
2. Marcus Johansson (3 assists) - Washington
1. Alexander Ovechkin (2 goals, 1 assists, shootout winner) - Washington
Los Angeles Kings 3, Minnesota Wild 2 (SO) (From Minnesota) - The Kings opened up their 2013-14 season with a come-from behind 3-2 shootout win over the Minnesota Wild. The Wild had their home opener spoiled by the Kings thanks to Jeff Carter, who scored late in the 3rd to tie the game and then scored the shootout winner.
Goals:
MIN - Matt Cooke (1) - from Kyle Brodziak and Mikael Granlund
LAK - Drew Doughty PPG (1) - from Slava Voynov and Anze Kopitar
MIN - Jonas Brodin PPG (1) - from Nino Niederreiter
LAK - Jeff Carter (1) - from Matt Frattin and Robyn Regehr
Shootout winner - Jeff Carter
Three Stars:
3. Jonas Brodin (1 goal) - Minnesota
2. Jon Quick (27 saves on 29 shots) - Los Angeles
1. Jeff Carter (1 goal, shootout winner) - Los Angeles
Florida Panthers 4, Dallas Stars 2 (from Dallas) - The Panthers opened up their 2013-14 season with 3 goals in the last 10 minutes of the 3rd to beat the Dallas Stars 4-2. The Stars had their home opener spoiled by the visiting Panthers, who had Tim Thomas playing for the first time in a Panthers uniform.
Goals:
FLA - Scott Gomez (1) - from Scottie Upshall and Brian Campbell
DAL - Alex Chiasson (1) - from Ray Whitney and Brenden Dillon
DAL - Brenden Dillon SHG (1) - from Vernon Fiddler and Antoine Roussel
FLA - Aleksander Barkov (1) - from Tom Gilbert and Jonathan Huberdeau
FLA - Marcel Goc (1) - from Tomas Fleischmann and Brian Campbell
FLA - Marcel Goc EN (2) - unassisted
Three Stars:
3. Brenden Dillon (1 goal, 1 assist) - Dallas
2. Marcel Goc (2 goals) - Florida
1. Tim Thomas (25 saves on 27 shots) - Florida
St. Louis Blues 4, Nashville Predators 2 (from St. Louis) - The Blues opened up their season at home with an impressive 4-2 win over the Nashville Predators thanks to 3 goals in the first 10 minutes of the game.
Goals:
STL - David Backes PPG (1) - from Alex Pietrangelo and Patrik Berglund
STL - Vladimir Sobotka (1) - from Jay Bouwmeester and Alex Pietrangelo
STL - T.J. Oshie (1) - from Alex Steen and David Backes
NSH - Mike Fisher (1) - from Nick Spaling and Eric Nystrom
NSH - David Legwand (1) - from Patric Hornqvist
STL - Alex Steen PPG (1) - from Derek Roy and Kevin Shattenkirk
Three Stars:
3. Alex Steen (1 goal, 1 assist) - St. Louis
2. Alex Pietrangelo (2 assists) - St. Louis
1. David Backes (1 goal, 1 assist) - St. Louis
San Jose Sharks 4, Vancouver Canucks 1 (from San Jose) - The San Jose Sharks opened up their 2013-14 season at home with a decisive 4-1 victory over the visiting Canucks. Everyone remembers a few months back when the Canucks were swept by the Sharks, and they picked up right where they left off to start the season.
Goals:
VAN - Jason Garrison PPG (1) - from Daniel Sedin and Henrik Sedin
SJS - Brent Burns (1) - from Tomas Hertl and Joe Thornton
SJS - Justin Braun (1) - from Mark-Edouard Vlasic and Logan Couture
SJS - Patrick Marleau (1) - from Logan Couture
SJS - Tommy Wingels (1) - from Andrew Desjardins
Three Stars -
3. Brent Burns (1 goal) - San Jose
2. Antti Niemi (21 saves on 22 shots) - San Jose
1. Logan Couture (2 assists) - San Jose
Phoenix Coyotes 4, New York Rangers 1 (from Phoenix) - The Coyotes opened their 2013-14 season at home with a decisive 4-1 victory over the visiting New York Rangers. Coyotes sniped Radim Vrbata picked up 3 goals in the win, including a rare natural hatrick.
Goals:
PHX - Kyle Chipchura (1) - from Rob Klinkhammer and Oliver Ekman-Larsson
NYR - Marc Staal PPG (1) - from Rick Nash and Derek Stepan
PHX - Radim Vrbata (1) - from Martin Hanzal and Derek Morris
PHX - Radim Vrbata PPG (2) - from Keith Yandle and Antoine Vermette
PHX - Radim Vrbata (3 - hat trick) - from Martin Hanzal
Three Stars:
3. Martin Hanzal (2 assists)
2. Mike Smith (23 saves on 24 shots)
1.Radim Vrbata (3 goals, including the GWG)
Player of the Night - This one goes to Radim Vrbata, who scored the last 3 goals in a 4-1 Coyotes win over the Rangers. Runner up goes to Alex Ovechkin with 2 goals, 1 assist and the shootout winner.
Top 3 Highlights of the Night:
3. Sidney Crosby goal: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qrCEciYUrxs
2. TJ Oshie goal, tic-tac-toe with Backes and Steen: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6b7fzb6_iOM
1. Connor Carrick 1st NHL Goal: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ee1qN6g1PbE
Interesting Stat of the Night - Speaking of Vrbata, he not only scored 3 goals but earned a very rare "natural hat trick." For those who don't know what that is, it is when a player scores 3 straight goals in a game, something that doesn't happen pretty often.
Rookie Recap:
-Aleksander Barkov scored his 1st NHL goal (FLA)
-Connor Carrick scored his 1st NHL goal (WSH)
-Tomas Hertl picked up his 1st NHL point (SJS)
-Seth Jones was a +2 with 3 shots and 1 hit in his debut, playing 18:35 of icetime (NSH)
-Sean Monahan picked up his 1st NHL point (CGY)
What's up next (October 4th) - There are 6 NHL games on tap for tomorrow night:
1. Ottawa Senators vs. Buffalo Sabres @7PM ET (In Buffalo)
2. New York Islanders vs. New Jersey Devils @7PM (In New Jersey)
3. Detroit Red Wings vs. Carolina Hurricanes @7PM (In Carolina)
4. Calgary Flames vs. Columbus Blue Jackets @7PM (In Columbus)
5. Los Angeles Kings vs. Winnipeg Jets @8PM (In Winnipeg) {***Forman's Game of the Night***}
6. Nashville Predators vs. Colorado Avalanche @9PM (In Colorado)
-Joel Forman - The Forman Faceoff
Wednesday, October 2, 2013
October 2nd NHL Recap
Toronto Maple Leafs 3, Philadelphia Flyers 1 (from Philadelphia) - The Toronto Maple Leafs are 2-0 thanks to back-to-back road victories to start the season, as they go into Montreal and Philadelphia and spoil both of their home openers. The Flyers got things started on the PP late in the 1st, as Vincent Lecavalier made a nice move behind the net and fed Brayden Schenn infront of the net and he made no mistake beating Jonathan Bernier with only 7 seconds left in the period. The Leafs would tie the game near the end of the 2nd period, as birthday boy Phil Kessel put home a rebound from a Dion Phaneuf shot. The Leafs would seize the lead early in the 3rd, as Dave Bolland converted a Nikolai Kulemin pass for his 1st goal as a Toronto Maple Leaf and a 2-1 lead. Bolland would then ice the game with his 2nd goal of the game on a PP with 23 seconds left, and the Leafs would hold on for a 3-1 win. Jonathan Bernier was stellar in his Maple Leafs debut, making 31 saves on 32 shots.
Three Stars:
3. Phil Kessel (1 goal) - Toronto
2. Dave Bolland (2 goals, including the GWG) - Toronto
1. Jonathan Bernier (31 saves on 32 shots) - Toronto
Detroit Red Wings 2, Buffalo Sabres 1 (from Detroit) - The Detroit Red Wings opened their season at home with a close 2-1 victory over the Buffalo Sabres thanks to 2 goals in 36 seconds in the 1st. Mikael Samuelsson got things started for the Wings, with a beautiful deflection off a Cory Emmerton shot. The Red Wings then took a 2-0 lead thanks to some Pavel Datsyuk wizardry, in vintage Datsyukian style as he deked to his backhand and roofed it over Miller's glove. The Sabres would get one back in the third, as Jimmy Howard's clearing attempt went off a Sabres forward behind the net and right out front to rookie Zemgus Girgensons, who beat a sprawling Howard on his backhand. That was Girgensons first NHL goal in his first NHL game. The Red Wings would hold on for the 2-1 victory.
Three Stars:
3. Zemgus Girgensons (1 goal, his first NHL goal) - Buffalo
2. Jimmy Howard (19 saves on 20 shots) - Detroit
1. Pavel Datsyuk (2 goals, including the GWG)
Colorado Avalanche 6, Anaheim Ducks 1 (from Colorado) - The Avalanche started the Head Coach Patrick Roy era in style with a dominating 6-1 victory. The Avs started the scoring in the 1st, as Ryan O'Reilly picked off a Francois Beauchemin pass and went in all alone on Viktor Fasth, making no mistake on the breakaway. The Avs would then get 3 goals in the 2nd period, as Steve Downie scored his 1st goal since returning from a torn ACL that kept him out of all but 2 games last season. John Mitchell made it 3-0 midway through the 2nd, as him and Tyson Barrie were on a 2-on-1 and Mitchell kept the puck and beat Fasth down low. Jamie McGinn made it 4-0 late in the period, a nifty pass from Nathan MacKinnon setup the goal, and it was MacKinnon's 1st NHL point in his 1st game. The Avs added 2 more in the 3rd, as McGinn scored his 2nd of the game again setup by MacKinnon (tic-tac-toe Parenteau to MacKinnon to McGinn). Matt Duchene made it 6-0 with some nifty passing on the PP, as Alex Tanguay sent a cross-seam pass to Downie at the goal line, who found Duchene wide open at the other side of the net. Jakob Silfverberg scored the lone Ducks goal with 7 seconds left, breaking Semyon Varlamov's shutout bid. The game ended with some controversy, as Ben Lovejoy stuck his knee out on rookie Nathan MacKinnon which made Patrick Roy furious. MacKinnon was okay, but that didn't stop Roy from having a heated exchange with Ducks Head Coach Bruce Boudreau. An impressive 6-1 win for the Avalanche.
Three Stars:
3. Ryan O'Reilly (1 goal, 1 assist) - Colorado
2. Nathan MacKinnon (2 assists in his NHL debut)
1. Semyon Varlamov (35 saves on 36 shots)
Player of the Night - A tie between Jonathan Bernier and Semyon Varlamov, both goalies let in only 1 goal and led their team's to victory.
Highlight of the Night - An easy choice, Pavel Datsyuk with a standard Datsyukian deke that we are so used to seeing time and time again: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=otuAYN91uVg. Runner up goes to the Avs trio of Alex Tanguay-Steve Downie-Matt Duchene on this beautiful tic-tac-toe goal: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O71Ka1ZTOpY
Interesting Stat of the Night - After seeing 26 goals in 3 games yesterday, there were only 14 goals in 3 games tonight. All 3 winning goalies, Bernier Howard and Varlamov, each allowed 1 goal each
Whats up next (October 3rd) - There are 8 games on tap for tomorrow night
1. Tampa Bay Lightning vs. Boston Bruins @7PM ET (In Boston)
2. New Jersey Devils vs. Pittsburgh Penguins @7PM ET(In Pittsburgh)
3. Calgary Flames vs. Washington Capitals @7PM ET (In Washington)
4. Los Angeles Kings vs. Minnesota Wild @8PM ET (In Minnesota)
5. Florida Panthers vs. Dallas Stars @830PM ET (In Dallas)
6. Nashville Predators vs. St. Louis Blues @830PM ET (In St. Louis)
7. Vancouver Canucks vs. San Jose Sharks @10PM ET (In San Jose)
8. New York Rangers vs. Phoenix Coyotes @10PM ET (In Phoenix)
-Joel Forman - The Forman Faceoff
Three Stars:
3. Phil Kessel (1 goal) - Toronto
2. Dave Bolland (2 goals, including the GWG) - Toronto
1. Jonathan Bernier (31 saves on 32 shots) - Toronto
Detroit Red Wings 2, Buffalo Sabres 1 (from Detroit) - The Detroit Red Wings opened their season at home with a close 2-1 victory over the Buffalo Sabres thanks to 2 goals in 36 seconds in the 1st. Mikael Samuelsson got things started for the Wings, with a beautiful deflection off a Cory Emmerton shot. The Red Wings then took a 2-0 lead thanks to some Pavel Datsyuk wizardry, in vintage Datsyukian style as he deked to his backhand and roofed it over Miller's glove. The Sabres would get one back in the third, as Jimmy Howard's clearing attempt went off a Sabres forward behind the net and right out front to rookie Zemgus Girgensons, who beat a sprawling Howard on his backhand. That was Girgensons first NHL goal in his first NHL game. The Red Wings would hold on for the 2-1 victory.
Three Stars:
3. Zemgus Girgensons (1 goal, his first NHL goal) - Buffalo
2. Jimmy Howard (19 saves on 20 shots) - Detroit
1. Pavel Datsyuk (2 goals, including the GWG)
Colorado Avalanche 6, Anaheim Ducks 1 (from Colorado) - The Avalanche started the Head Coach Patrick Roy era in style with a dominating 6-1 victory. The Avs started the scoring in the 1st, as Ryan O'Reilly picked off a Francois Beauchemin pass and went in all alone on Viktor Fasth, making no mistake on the breakaway. The Avs would then get 3 goals in the 2nd period, as Steve Downie scored his 1st goal since returning from a torn ACL that kept him out of all but 2 games last season. John Mitchell made it 3-0 midway through the 2nd, as him and Tyson Barrie were on a 2-on-1 and Mitchell kept the puck and beat Fasth down low. Jamie McGinn made it 4-0 late in the period, a nifty pass from Nathan MacKinnon setup the goal, and it was MacKinnon's 1st NHL point in his 1st game. The Avs added 2 more in the 3rd, as McGinn scored his 2nd of the game again setup by MacKinnon (tic-tac-toe Parenteau to MacKinnon to McGinn). Matt Duchene made it 6-0 with some nifty passing on the PP, as Alex Tanguay sent a cross-seam pass to Downie at the goal line, who found Duchene wide open at the other side of the net. Jakob Silfverberg scored the lone Ducks goal with 7 seconds left, breaking Semyon Varlamov's shutout bid. The game ended with some controversy, as Ben Lovejoy stuck his knee out on rookie Nathan MacKinnon which made Patrick Roy furious. MacKinnon was okay, but that didn't stop Roy from having a heated exchange with Ducks Head Coach Bruce Boudreau. An impressive 6-1 win for the Avalanche.
Three Stars:
3. Ryan O'Reilly (1 goal, 1 assist) - Colorado
2. Nathan MacKinnon (2 assists in his NHL debut)
1. Semyon Varlamov (35 saves on 36 shots)
Player of the Night - A tie between Jonathan Bernier and Semyon Varlamov, both goalies let in only 1 goal and led their team's to victory.
Highlight of the Night - An easy choice, Pavel Datsyuk with a standard Datsyukian deke that we are so used to seeing time and time again: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=otuAYN91uVg. Runner up goes to the Avs trio of Alex Tanguay-Steve Downie-Matt Duchene on this beautiful tic-tac-toe goal: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O71Ka1ZTOpY
Interesting Stat of the Night - After seeing 26 goals in 3 games yesterday, there were only 14 goals in 3 games tonight. All 3 winning goalies, Bernier Howard and Varlamov, each allowed 1 goal each
Whats up next (October 3rd) - There are 8 games on tap for tomorrow night
1. Tampa Bay Lightning vs. Boston Bruins @7PM ET (In Boston)
2. New Jersey Devils vs. Pittsburgh Penguins @7PM ET(In Pittsburgh)
3. Calgary Flames vs. Washington Capitals @7PM ET (In Washington)
4. Los Angeles Kings vs. Minnesota Wild @8PM ET (In Minnesota)
5. Florida Panthers vs. Dallas Stars @830PM ET (In Dallas)
6. Nashville Predators vs. St. Louis Blues @830PM ET (In St. Louis)
7. Vancouver Canucks vs. San Jose Sharks @10PM ET (In San Jose)
8. New York Rangers vs. Phoenix Coyotes @10PM ET (In Phoenix)
-Joel Forman - The Forman Faceoff
October 1st NHL Recap
Toronto Maple Leafs 4, Montreal Canadiens 3 (from Montreal) - The Leafs and Habs renewed their rivalry last night in Montreal, and it was a very fast-paced and violent game. There were 5 fights in this game, but none worse than the 2nd fight of the night between Colton Orr and George Parros which resulted in Parros being taken off the ice on a stretcher. As Orr was falling to the ground, he had a hold of Parros's jersey and the momentum of Orr falling dragged Parros to the ice face first. Parros is okay and out of the hospital, but he has a concussion and definitely wasn't the way he wanted to start his Canadiens career. Besides Orr and Parros fighting twice, Mark Fraser fought Travis Moen, Carter Ashton fought Jarred Tinordi and Mark Fraser fought Brandon Prust. On to the goals; James Van Riemsdyk opened the scoring for the 2013-14 season on the PP in the first. The Habs would respond with goals from Lars Eller and Brendan Gallagher to take a 2-1 lead after the 1st. In the 2nd period, the Leafs would tie the game with a beautiful shot from Captain Dion Phaneuf (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c_vxQCeuUi4), and then they took the lead with a short-handed goal from Tyler Bozak. In the 3rd, Mason Raymond gave the Leafs a 4-2 lead with his 1st goal as a Maple Leaf. Lars Eller would get his 2nd of the game late in the 3rd, but the Leafs held on to the 4-3 win.
Three Stars:
3. Mason Raymond (1 goal) - Toronto
2. Lars Eller (2 goals, 1 assist) - Montreal
1. James Reimer (34 saves on 37 shots) - Toronto
Chicago Blackhawks 6, Washington Capitals 4 (from Chicago) - The defending Champs watched their Stanley Cup banner get raised to the rafters on Monday night, and they kicked off their title defense with an impressive 6-4 win over the Capitals. This was a high scoring affair, both high-powered offenses were in full effect tonight as it was a rough night for the goaltenders. The Hawks got an unlikely icebreaker from Brandon Bollig, as he put in the rebound for his first goal of the season and a 1-0 lead. The Caps responded on the PP, as Captain Alexander Ovechkin went bar-down on Crawford to tie it at 1-1. That was short-lived however, as 24 seconds later Conn Smythe winner Patrick Kane beat Brayden Holtby short-side with a beautiful wrist shot (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y7SgWeM-7po) to take a 2-1 lead into the 1st intermission. The Caps tied the game mid-way through the 2nd, as Mikhail Grabovski scored his 1st goal as a Washington Capital (won't be the last time you hear his name tonight). The Hawks would then take the lead on the PP, as Brent Seabrook scored on a rebound to give them a 3-2 lead heading into the 3rd. The Capitals would then put the pressure on early in the 3rd, and on the PP Mikhail Grabovski tipped home a Mike Green shot for his 2nd of the game and a 3-3 tie. Minutes later, again on a Washington PP, Grabovski would tip home another Mike Green point shot for the hatrick and a 4-3 lead for the Capitals. The Blackhaws were down a goal but started to take control of the game, and in typical Hawks fashion they turned the game around with 3 unanswered goals. First Brandon Saad tied the game with a nifty give-and-go with Michael Handzus for his 1st of the season. The Hawks would then take the lead for good on a goal by Johnny Oduya, as his point shot eluded Holtby and went off his glove and trickled into the net. Marian Hossa would add an empty netter, and the defending Champs held on for a 6-4 win
Three Stars:
3. Patrick Kane (1 goal) - Chicago
2. Brandon Saad (1 goal, 2 assists) - Chicago
1. Mikhail Grabovski (3 goals, 1 assist - Washington
Winnipeg Jets 5, Edmonton Oilers 4 (from Edmonton) - The Winnipeg Jets earned a come-from-behind victory thanks to two new faces in their lineup; Jacob Trouba and Michael Frolik, who scored 3rd period goals. The Oilers opened the scoring in the 1st, as Luke Gazdic scored his 1st NHL goal in his 1st game as an Edmonton Oiler. The Jets would respond a minute later, as rookie Mark Schiefele scored his 1st of the season with a nice wrist shot past Dubnyk. Later in the period Brian Little would give the Jets a 2-1 lead, as he beat Dubynk stick side after a nifty move at the blue-line. The Oilers would tie the game late in the period on the PP, as Boyd Gordon tipped a Justin Schultz shot for his 1st goal as an Edmonton Oiler. The scoring continued in the 2nd, as Ales Hemsky scored for the Oilers in vintage-Hemsky style with a fantastic goal that is the early candidate for goal of the year. The Oilers would then take a 4-2 lead on the PP, as newcomer Jesse Joensuu scored his 1st goal of the season. The big Finnish forward got a Jordan Eberle rebound and buried his 1st goal as an Edmonton Oiler. The Jets would then get an important goal late in the 2nd, as newcomer Michael Frolik scored his 1st as a Winnipeg Jet on a rebound goal to cut the lead to 4-3. The pace picked up in the 3rd, and after a bad cross-ice pass by Taylor Hall the Jets would tie the game. Rookie Jacob Trouba, playing in his 1st NHL game, intercepted the Hall pass and gained entry into the zone as he let go a rocket of a slap shot beating Dubynk high-glove. Trouba had a monster game for the Jets, getting a goal and an assist in a team-high 25:02 of icetime, but his first NHL goal was the biggest moment for him and for his teammates (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WyuMohPnAy4). The Jets would then take the lead for good with 5 minutes remaining, as a nifty pass from Eric Tangradi set up Michael Frolik with an open net for his 2nd of the game. The Jets would hold on for the 5-4 win.
Three Stars:
3. Ales Hemsky (1 goal, 1 assist) - Edmonton
2. Michael Frolik (2 goals, 1 assist) - Winnipeg
1. Jacob Trouba (1 goal, 1 assist) - Winnipeg
Player of the Night - Mikhail Grabovski: Grabo scored 3 goals and added an assist for 4 points in his Washington Capitals debut
Highlight of the Night - Ales Hemsky with a vintage Hemsky deke and finish earns it tonight: http://video.nhl.com/videocenter/console?catid=72&id=449921&cmpid=nhl-twt
Interesting Stat of the Night - A wild opening night for the 2013-14 NHL season, there were 26 goals in only 3 games.
Whats up next (October 2nd) - There are three games on tap for tonight:
1. Toronto Maple Leafs vs. Philadelphia Flyers @7:30 PM ET (In Philadelphia)
2. Buffalo Sabres vs. Detroit Red Wings @ 8:00 PM ET (In Detroit)
3. Anaheim Ducks vs. Colorado Avalanche @9:30 PM ET (In Colorado)
-Joel Forman - The Forman Faceoff
Three Stars:
3. Mason Raymond (1 goal) - Toronto
2. Lars Eller (2 goals, 1 assist) - Montreal
1. James Reimer (34 saves on 37 shots) - Toronto
Chicago Blackhawks 6, Washington Capitals 4 (from Chicago) - The defending Champs watched their Stanley Cup banner get raised to the rafters on Monday night, and they kicked off their title defense with an impressive 6-4 win over the Capitals. This was a high scoring affair, both high-powered offenses were in full effect tonight as it was a rough night for the goaltenders. The Hawks got an unlikely icebreaker from Brandon Bollig, as he put in the rebound for his first goal of the season and a 1-0 lead. The Caps responded on the PP, as Captain Alexander Ovechkin went bar-down on Crawford to tie it at 1-1. That was short-lived however, as 24 seconds later Conn Smythe winner Patrick Kane beat Brayden Holtby short-side with a beautiful wrist shot (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y7SgWeM-7po) to take a 2-1 lead into the 1st intermission. The Caps tied the game mid-way through the 2nd, as Mikhail Grabovski scored his 1st goal as a Washington Capital (won't be the last time you hear his name tonight). The Hawks would then take the lead on the PP, as Brent Seabrook scored on a rebound to give them a 3-2 lead heading into the 3rd. The Capitals would then put the pressure on early in the 3rd, and on the PP Mikhail Grabovski tipped home a Mike Green shot for his 2nd of the game and a 3-3 tie. Minutes later, again on a Washington PP, Grabovski would tip home another Mike Green point shot for the hatrick and a 4-3 lead for the Capitals. The Blackhaws were down a goal but started to take control of the game, and in typical Hawks fashion they turned the game around with 3 unanswered goals. First Brandon Saad tied the game with a nifty give-and-go with Michael Handzus for his 1st of the season. The Hawks would then take the lead for good on a goal by Johnny Oduya, as his point shot eluded Holtby and went off his glove and trickled into the net. Marian Hossa would add an empty netter, and the defending Champs held on for a 6-4 win
Three Stars:
3. Patrick Kane (1 goal) - Chicago
2. Brandon Saad (1 goal, 2 assists) - Chicago
1. Mikhail Grabovski (3 goals, 1 assist - Washington
Winnipeg Jets 5, Edmonton Oilers 4 (from Edmonton) - The Winnipeg Jets earned a come-from-behind victory thanks to two new faces in their lineup; Jacob Trouba and Michael Frolik, who scored 3rd period goals. The Oilers opened the scoring in the 1st, as Luke Gazdic scored his 1st NHL goal in his 1st game as an Edmonton Oiler. The Jets would respond a minute later, as rookie Mark Schiefele scored his 1st of the season with a nice wrist shot past Dubnyk. Later in the period Brian Little would give the Jets a 2-1 lead, as he beat Dubynk stick side after a nifty move at the blue-line. The Oilers would tie the game late in the period on the PP, as Boyd Gordon tipped a Justin Schultz shot for his 1st goal as an Edmonton Oiler. The scoring continued in the 2nd, as Ales Hemsky scored for the Oilers in vintage-Hemsky style with a fantastic goal that is the early candidate for goal of the year. The Oilers would then take a 4-2 lead on the PP, as newcomer Jesse Joensuu scored his 1st goal of the season. The big Finnish forward got a Jordan Eberle rebound and buried his 1st goal as an Edmonton Oiler. The Jets would then get an important goal late in the 2nd, as newcomer Michael Frolik scored his 1st as a Winnipeg Jet on a rebound goal to cut the lead to 4-3. The pace picked up in the 3rd, and after a bad cross-ice pass by Taylor Hall the Jets would tie the game. Rookie Jacob Trouba, playing in his 1st NHL game, intercepted the Hall pass and gained entry into the zone as he let go a rocket of a slap shot beating Dubynk high-glove. Trouba had a monster game for the Jets, getting a goal and an assist in a team-high 25:02 of icetime, but his first NHL goal was the biggest moment for him and for his teammates (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WyuMohPnAy4). The Jets would then take the lead for good with 5 minutes remaining, as a nifty pass from Eric Tangradi set up Michael Frolik with an open net for his 2nd of the game. The Jets would hold on for the 5-4 win.
Three Stars:
3. Ales Hemsky (1 goal, 1 assist) - Edmonton
2. Michael Frolik (2 goals, 1 assist) - Winnipeg
1. Jacob Trouba (1 goal, 1 assist) - Winnipeg
Player of the Night - Mikhail Grabovski: Grabo scored 3 goals and added an assist for 4 points in his Washington Capitals debut
Highlight of the Night - Ales Hemsky with a vintage Hemsky deke and finish earns it tonight: http://video.nhl.com/videocenter/console?catid=72&id=449921&cmpid=nhl-twt
Interesting Stat of the Night - A wild opening night for the 2013-14 NHL season, there were 26 goals in only 3 games.
Whats up next (October 2nd) - There are three games on tap for tonight:
1. Toronto Maple Leafs vs. Philadelphia Flyers @7:30 PM ET (In Philadelphia)
2. Buffalo Sabres vs. Detroit Red Wings @ 8:00 PM ET (In Detroit)
3. Anaheim Ducks vs. Colorado Avalanche @9:30 PM ET (In Colorado)
-Joel Forman - The Forman Faceoff
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