Boston Bruins 3, Anaheim Ducks 2 (SO) - (from Boston) - The Bruins improved to 8-4-0 on the season thanks to a 3-2 shootout win over the Anaheim Ducks, dropping them to 10-3-1.
Goals:
ANA - Devante Smith-Pelly (1) - from Mathieu Perreault and Dustin Penner (1:52 1ST)
BOS - Carl Soderberg (1) - from Chris Kelly and Ryan Spooner (12:45 2ND)
ANA - Mathieu Perreault (5) - from Devante Smith-Pelly and Cam Fowler (19:39 2ND)
BOS - Zdeno Chara PPG (2) - from David Krejci and Torey Krug (17:10 3RD)
Shootout winner - Jarome Iginla (BOS)
WG - Tuukka Rask (21 saves on 23 shots) LG - Jonas Hiller (21 saves on 23 shots
Three Stars:
3. Zdeno Chara (1 goal) - Boston
2. Devante Smith-Pelly (1 goal, 1 assist) - Anaheim
1. Tuukka Rask (21 saves on 23 shos for the win) - Boston
New York Rangers 2, Buffalo Sabres 0 (from New York) - The Rangers improved to 5-7-0 on the season thanks to a 2-0 shutout of the Buffalo Sabres, dropping them to 2-12-1
Goals:
NYR - Derick Brassard (2) - from Michael Del Zotto and J.T. Miller (8:28 1ST) *GWG*
NYR - Chris Kreider (2) - from Mats Zuccarello and Ryan McDonagh (11:21 2ND)
WG - Henrik Lundqvist (29 saves on 29 shots) LG - Ryan Miller (44 saves on 46 shots)
Three Stars:
3. Chris Kredier (1 goal) - New York
2. Ryan Miller (44 saves on 46 shots) - Buffalo
1. Henrik Lundqvist (29 saves on 29 shots for the shutout) - New York
Phoenix Coyotes 5, Nashville Predators 4 (SO) - (from Phoenix) - The Coyotes improved to 9-3-2 on the season thanks to a 5-4 shootout win over the Nashville Predators, dropping them to 6-5-2.
Goals:
NSH - Matt Hendricks (1) - from David Legwand and Mattias Ekholm (9:00 1ST)
NSH - Eric Nystrom (3) - from Patric Hornqvist and David Legwand (14:12 1ST)
NSH - David Legwand PPG (2) - from Seth Jones and Shea Weber (18:24 1ST)
PHX - Jordan Szwarz (1) - from Zbynek Michalek and Oliver Ekman-Larsson (2:21 2ND)
PHX - Derek Morris (4) - from Keith Yandle and David Moss (9:51 2ND)
NSH - Paul Gaustad (2) - from Nick Spaling (4:15 3RD)
PHX - Shane Doan PPG (4) - from Mike Ribeiro and Keith Yandle (6:16 3RD)
PHX - Antoine Vermette (4) - from Shane Doan and Zbynek Michalek (8:17 3RD)
Shootout winner - Mikkel Boedker (PHX)
WG - Thomas Greiss (36 saves on 40 shots) LG - Carter Hutton (21 saves on 25 shots)
Three Stars:
3. Keith Yandle (2 assists) - Phoenix
2. David Legwand (1 goal, 2 assists) - Nashville
1. Shane Doan (1 goal, 1 assist) - Phoenix
Three Stars of the Night:
3. Tuukka Rask - Rask made 21 saves on 23 shots in the Bruins 3-2 shootout win over the Ducks.
2. Shane Doan - The Coyotes captain picked a goal and an assist in the Coyotes 5-4 comeback win over the Nashville Predators
1. Henrik Lundqvist - King Henrik picked up his 2nd shutout of the season making 29 saves for a 2-0 Rangers win over the Sabres.
Interesting Stat of the Night - Dave Tippett picked up his 165th win with the Phoenix Coyotes, tying Bob Francis (1999-2004 for the all-time franchise lead.
What's up next (November 1st) - There are 8 NHL games on tap for Friday:
1. Washington Capitals vs. Philadelphia Flyers @7PM ET (In Philadelphia) {***Forman's Game of the Night***}
2. Columbus Blue Jackets vs. Pittsburgh Penguins @7PM ET (In Pittsburgh)
3. Tampa Bay Lightning vs. Carolina Hurricanes @7PM ET (In Carolina)
4. New York Islanders vs. Ottawa Senators @730PM ET (In Ottawa)
5. St. Louis Blues vs. Florida Panthers @730PM ET (In Florida)
6. Montreal Canadiens vs. Minnesota Wild @8PM ET (In Minnesota)
7. Colorado Avalanche vs. Dallas Stars @830PM ET (In Dallas)
8. Detroit Red Wings vs. Calgary Flames @9PM ET (In Calgary)
-Joel Forman - The Forman Faceoff
Thursday, October 31, 2013
Wednesday, October 30, 2013
October 30th NHL Recap
Pittsburgh Penguins 3, Boston Bruins 2 (from Pittsburgh) - The Penguins exacted some revenge on the Bruins from their loss in the Eastern Conference Finals, beating the Bruins 3-2 and improving to 9-4-0 on the season. With the loss the Bruins drop to 7-4-0.
Goals:
PIT - Chris Kunitz PPG (6) - from Kris Letang and Sidney Crosby (6:54 2ND)
BOS - Patrice Bergeron (3) - from Dennis Seidenberg and Brad Marchand (1:05 3RD)
PIT - Brandon Sutter (1) - from Pascal Dupuis and Brooks Orpik (11:00 3RD)
PIT - Jussi Jokinen (6) - unassisted (17:58 3RD)
BOS - Jarome Iginla (3) - from Milan Lucic and Patrice Bergeron (18:17 3RD)
WG - Marc-Andre Fleury (21 saves on 23 shots) LG - Tuukka Rask (28 saves on 31 shots)
Three Stars:
3. Marc-Andre Fleury (21 saves on 23 shots for the wib) - Pittsburgh
2. Patrice Bergeron (1 goal, 1 assist) - Boston
1. Jussi Jokinen (1 goal, including the GWG) - Pittsburgh
Toronto Maple Leafs 4, Calgary Flames 2 (from Calgary) - The Leafs improved to 10-4-0 on the season thanks to a 4-2 win over the Calgary Flames, dropping them to 5-5-2.
Goals:
TOR - Joffrey Lupul (7) - from Jake Gardiner and Nazem Kadri (7:56 1ST)
TOR - James van Riemsdyk SHG (7) - from Jay McClement (19:56 1ST)
CGY - Matt Stajan (1) - from Curtis Glencross and T.J. Brodie (17:03 2ND)
TOR - Mason Raymond (5) - from David Clarkson (5:59 3RD)
CGY - David Jones (3) - from Kris Russell and Dennis Wideman (14:49 3RD)
TOR - Paul Ranger SHG/EN (1) - unassisted (18:38 3RD)
WG - Jonathan Bernier (41 saves on 43 shots) LG - Karri Ramo (18 saves on 21 shots)
Three Stars:
3. David Clarkson (1 assists) - Toronto
2. Matt Stajan (1 goal) - Calgary
1. Jonathan Bernier (41 saves on 43 shots for the win) - Toronto
Detroit Red Wings 2, Vancouver Canucks 1 (from Vancouver) - The Red Wings improved to 7-4-2 on the season thanks to a 2-1 win over the Vancouver Canucks, dropping them to 9-5-1.
Goals:
VAN - Daniel Sedin (6) - from Ryan Stanton and Henrik Sedin (14:12 1ST)
DET - Daniel Alfredsson (3) - from Brendan Smith and Kyle Quincey (11:37 2ND)
DET - Tomas Tatar (1) - from Niklas Kronwall and Danny DeKeyser (18:58 2ND)
WG - Jimmy Howard (19 saves on 20 shots) LG - Roberto Luongo (25 saves on 27 shots)
Three Stars:
3. Daniel Alfredsson (1 goal) - Detroit
2. Roberto Luongo (25 saves on 27 shots) - Vancouver
1. Tomas Tatar (1 goal, including the GWG) - Detroit
Los Angeles Kings 4, San Jose Sharks 3 (OT) - (from Los Angeles) - The Kings improved to 9-5-0 on the season thanks to a 4-3 OT win over the San Jose Sharks, dropping them to 10-1-2.
Goals:
SJS - Marc-Edouard Vlasic (3) - from Logan Couture and Justin Braun (0:13 1ST)
LAK - Drew Doughty (4) - from Justin Williams (2:32 1ST)
SJS - Joe Pavelski (5) - from Tommy Wingels (11:27 1ST)
LAK - Jarret Stoll (2) - from Slava Voynov and Dustin Brown (3:15 2ND)
SJS - Logan Couture PPG (8) - from Patrick Marleau and Jason Demers (18:04 2ND)
LAK - Justin Williams PPG (5) - from Anze Kopitar and Mike Richards (12:21 3RD)
LAK - Anze Kopitar PPG (2) - from Drew Doughty and Mike Richards (2:32 OT)
WG - Jon Quick (17 saves on 20 shots) LG - Antti Niemi (19 saves on 23 shots)
Three Stars:
3. Justin Williams (1 goal, 1 assist) - Los Angeles
2. Logan Couture (1 goal, 1 assist) - San Jose
1. Anze Kopitar (1 goal, 1 assist, GWG) - San Jose
Three Stars if the Night:
3. Logan Couture - Couture scored his 7th goal of the season and added an assist in the Sharks 4-3 OT loss to the Kings.
2. Anze Kopitar - Speaking of the Kings, Kopitar came up big for them scoring the GWG in OT and adding an assist on the tying goal in the 3rd.
1. Jonathan Bernier - The Leafs continued the pattern of winning despite being heavilty outshot, and Bernier was up to the task tonight making 41 saves on 43 shots for the 4-2 win over the Flames.
Interesting Stat of the Night - The Leafs have won back-to-back games in Alberta, beating the Oilers 4-0 and the Flames 4-2 tonight. However, they have done so despite being heavily outshot 86-48 in those 2 games including 43-22 tonight.
What's up next (October 31st) - There are 3 NHL games on tap for Halloween:
1. Anaheim Ducks vs. Boston Bruins @7PM ET (In Boston) {***Forman's Game of the Night***}
2. Buffalo Sabres vs. New York Rangers @7PM ET (In New York)
3. Nashville Predators vs. Phoenix Coyotes @10PM ET (In Phoenix)
-Joel Forman - The Forman Faceoff
Goals:
PIT - Chris Kunitz PPG (6) - from Kris Letang and Sidney Crosby (6:54 2ND)
BOS - Patrice Bergeron (3) - from Dennis Seidenberg and Brad Marchand (1:05 3RD)
PIT - Brandon Sutter (1) - from Pascal Dupuis and Brooks Orpik (11:00 3RD)
PIT - Jussi Jokinen (6) - unassisted (17:58 3RD)
BOS - Jarome Iginla (3) - from Milan Lucic and Patrice Bergeron (18:17 3RD)
WG - Marc-Andre Fleury (21 saves on 23 shots) LG - Tuukka Rask (28 saves on 31 shots)
Three Stars:
3. Marc-Andre Fleury (21 saves on 23 shots for the wib) - Pittsburgh
2. Patrice Bergeron (1 goal, 1 assist) - Boston
1. Jussi Jokinen (1 goal, including the GWG) - Pittsburgh
Toronto Maple Leafs 4, Calgary Flames 2 (from Calgary) - The Leafs improved to 10-4-0 on the season thanks to a 4-2 win over the Calgary Flames, dropping them to 5-5-2.
Goals:
TOR - Joffrey Lupul (7) - from Jake Gardiner and Nazem Kadri (7:56 1ST)
TOR - James van Riemsdyk SHG (7) - from Jay McClement (19:56 1ST)
CGY - Matt Stajan (1) - from Curtis Glencross and T.J. Brodie (17:03 2ND)
TOR - Mason Raymond (5) - from David Clarkson (5:59 3RD)
CGY - David Jones (3) - from Kris Russell and Dennis Wideman (14:49 3RD)
TOR - Paul Ranger SHG/EN (1) - unassisted (18:38 3RD)
WG - Jonathan Bernier (41 saves on 43 shots) LG - Karri Ramo (18 saves on 21 shots)
Three Stars:
3. David Clarkson (1 assists) - Toronto
2. Matt Stajan (1 goal) - Calgary
1. Jonathan Bernier (41 saves on 43 shots for the win) - Toronto
Detroit Red Wings 2, Vancouver Canucks 1 (from Vancouver) - The Red Wings improved to 7-4-2 on the season thanks to a 2-1 win over the Vancouver Canucks, dropping them to 9-5-1.
Goals:
VAN - Daniel Sedin (6) - from Ryan Stanton and Henrik Sedin (14:12 1ST)
DET - Daniel Alfredsson (3) - from Brendan Smith and Kyle Quincey (11:37 2ND)
DET - Tomas Tatar (1) - from Niklas Kronwall and Danny DeKeyser (18:58 2ND)
WG - Jimmy Howard (19 saves on 20 shots) LG - Roberto Luongo (25 saves on 27 shots)
Three Stars:
3. Daniel Alfredsson (1 goal) - Detroit
2. Roberto Luongo (25 saves on 27 shots) - Vancouver
1. Tomas Tatar (1 goal, including the GWG) - Detroit
Los Angeles Kings 4, San Jose Sharks 3 (OT) - (from Los Angeles) - The Kings improved to 9-5-0 on the season thanks to a 4-3 OT win over the San Jose Sharks, dropping them to 10-1-2.
Goals:
SJS - Marc-Edouard Vlasic (3) - from Logan Couture and Justin Braun (0:13 1ST)
LAK - Drew Doughty (4) - from Justin Williams (2:32 1ST)
SJS - Joe Pavelski (5) - from Tommy Wingels (11:27 1ST)
LAK - Jarret Stoll (2) - from Slava Voynov and Dustin Brown (3:15 2ND)
SJS - Logan Couture PPG (8) - from Patrick Marleau and Jason Demers (18:04 2ND)
LAK - Justin Williams PPG (5) - from Anze Kopitar and Mike Richards (12:21 3RD)
LAK - Anze Kopitar PPG (2) - from Drew Doughty and Mike Richards (2:32 OT)
WG - Jon Quick (17 saves on 20 shots) LG - Antti Niemi (19 saves on 23 shots)
Three Stars:
3. Justin Williams (1 goal, 1 assist) - Los Angeles
2. Logan Couture (1 goal, 1 assist) - San Jose
1. Anze Kopitar (1 goal, 1 assist, GWG) - San Jose
Three Stars if the Night:
3. Logan Couture - Couture scored his 7th goal of the season and added an assist in the Sharks 4-3 OT loss to the Kings.
2. Anze Kopitar - Speaking of the Kings, Kopitar came up big for them scoring the GWG in OT and adding an assist on the tying goal in the 3rd.
1. Jonathan Bernier - The Leafs continued the pattern of winning despite being heavilty outshot, and Bernier was up to the task tonight making 41 saves on 43 shots for the 4-2 win over the Flames.
Interesting Stat of the Night - The Leafs have won back-to-back games in Alberta, beating the Oilers 4-0 and the Flames 4-2 tonight. However, they have done so despite being heavily outshot 86-48 in those 2 games including 43-22 tonight.
What's up next (October 31st) - There are 3 NHL games on tap for Halloween:
1. Anaheim Ducks vs. Boston Bruins @7PM ET (In Boston) {***Forman's Game of the Night***}
2. Buffalo Sabres vs. New York Rangers @7PM ET (In New York)
3. Nashville Predators vs. Phoenix Coyotes @10PM ET (In Phoenix)
-Joel Forman - The Forman Faceoff
Tuesday, October 29, 2013
October 29th NHL Recap
New York Rangers 3, New York Islanders 2 (from New York I.) - The Rangers improved to 4-7-0 thanks to a 3-2 win over the New York Islanders, dropping them to 4-5-3.
Goals:
NYR - Chris Kreider PPG (1) - from Brad Richards and Derek Stepan (12:30 1ST)
NYI - Cal Clutterbuck (1) - from Matt Carkner (3:40 2ND)
NYI - Peter Regin (2) - from Andrew MacDonald (19:19 2ND)
NYR - Ryan McDonagh PPG (2) - from Derek Stepan and Mats Zuccarello (4:59 3RD)
NYR - Benoit Pouliot (2) - from Carl Hagelin and Michael Del-Zotto (13:46 3RD)
WG - Cam Talbot (22 saves on 24 shots) LG - Evgeni Nabokov (21 saves on 24 shots)
Three Stars:
3. Derek Stepan (2 assists) - New York R.
2. Cal Clutterbuck (1 goal) - New York I.
1. Benoit Pouliot (1 goal, including the GWG) - New York R.
Anaheim Ducks 3, Philadelphia Flyers 2 (from Philadelphia) - The Ducks improved to 10-3-0 on the season thanks to a 3-2 come-from behind win over the Philadelphia Flyers, dropping them to 3-8-0.
Goals:
PHI - Matt Read (3) - from Wayne Simmonds and Nicklas Grossmann (3:40 1ST)
PHI - Vincent Lecavalier PPG (5) - from Claude Giroux and Wayne Simmonds (16:34 1ST)
ANA - Andrew Cogliano (2) - from Ryan Getzlaf (16:25 2ND)
ANA - Kyle Palmieri (2) - unassisted (1:01 3RD)
ANA - Kyle Palmieri (3) - from Nick Bonino and Sami Vatanen(15:51 3RD)
WG - Jonas Hiller (26 saves on 28 shots) LG - Steve Mason (34 saves on 37 shots)
Three Stars:
3. Steve Mason (34 saves on 37 shots) - Philadelphia
2. Jonas Hiller (26 saves on 28 shots for the win) - Anaheim
1. Kyle Palmieri (2 goals, including the GWG) - Anaheim
Montreal Canadiens 2, Dallas Stars 1 (from Montreal) - The Canadiens improved to 8-5-0 on the season thanks to a 2-1 win over the Dallas Stars, dropping them to 5-6-1.
Goals:
MON - Michael Bournival (3) - from Raphael Diaz and Tomas Plekanec (12:02 1ST)
MON - Rene Bourque (4) - from Raphael Diaz (12:55 2ND)
DAL - Cody Eakin (3) - from Brenden Dillon (17:27 2ND)
WG - Carey Price (26 saves on 27 shots) LG - Kari Lehtonen (22 saves on 24 shots)
Three Stars:
3. Raphael Diaz (2 assists) - Montreal
2. Michael Bournival (1 goal) - Montreal
1. Carey Price (26 saves on 27 shots for the win) - Montreal
New Jersey Devils 2, Tampa Bay Lightning 1 (from New Jersey) - The Devils improved to 3-5-4 on the season thanks to a 2-1 win over the Tampa Bay Lightning, dropping them to 8-4-0.
Goals:
NJD - Adam Henrique SHG (4) - from Patrik Elias (1:36 2ND)
NJD - Jaromir Jagr (3) - unassisted (10:54 2ND)
TBL - Steven Stamkos PPG (9) - from Teddy Purcell and Ryan Malone (15:23 2ND)
WG - Martin Brodeur (16 saves on 17 shots) LG - Ben Bishop (20 saves on 22 shots)
Three Stars:
3. Steven Stamkos (1 goal) - Tampa Bay
2. Martin Brodeur (16 saves on 17 shots for the win) - New Jersey
1. Jaromir Jagr (1 goal, including the GWG) - New Jersey
Ottawa Senators, Chicago Blackhawks (from Chicago) - The Blackhawks improved to 8-2-3 on the season thanks to a wild 6-5 win over the Ottawa Senators, dropping them to 4-6-2
Goals:
CHI - Andrew Shaw PPG (2) - from Patrick Sharp and Duncan Keith (6:54 1ST)
OTT - Milan Michalek (3) - from Bobby Ryan (19:00 1ST)
OTT - Kyle Turris PPG (2) - from Clarke MacArthur and Erik Karlsson (6:51 2ND)
CHI - Marian Hossa (5) - from Jonathan Toews and Niklas Hjalmarsson (7:41 2ND)
OTT - Joe Corvo (1) - from Jason Spezza and Milan Michalek (10:19 2ND)
OTT - Mika Zibanejad (2) - from Kyle Turris and Clarke MacArthur (11:14 2ND)
CHI - Jonathan Toews (5) - from Patrick Sharp and Marian Hossa (14:30 2ND)
CHI - Jonathan Toews (6) - from Johnny Oduya (1:20 3RD)
CHI - Jonathan Toews (7 - Hat Trick) - from Brent Seabrook and Marian Hossa (9:13 3RD)
CHI - Andrew Shaw (3) - from Jeremy Morin (14:10 3RD)
OTT - Zack Smith (3) - unassisted (14:23 3RD)
WG - Corey Crawford (14 saves on 15 shots in relief of Nikolai Khabibulin who made 18 saves on 22 shots) LG - Craig Anderson (34 saves on 40 shots)
Three Stars:
3. Kyle Turris (1 goal, 1 assist) - Ottawa
2. Marian Hossa (1 goal, 2 assists) - Chicago
1. Jonathan Toews (3 goals) - Chicago
St. Louis Blues 3, Winnipeg Jets 2 (from St. Louis) - The Blues improved to 7-1-2 on the season thanks to a 3-2 win over the Winnipeg Jets, dropping them to 5-7-2.
Goals:
STL - Brenden Morrow (2) - from Ryan Reeves and Kevin Shattenkirk (6:36 1ST)
WPG - Blake Wheeler PPG (5) - from Andrew Ladd and Dustin Byfuglien (11:20 1ST)
STL - Alex Pietrangelo (2) - from T.J. Oshie (4:16 3RD)
WPG - Bryan Little SHG (7) - from Andrew Ladd (10:27 3RD)
STL - Alexander Steen PPG (11) - from Jay Bouwmeester and Alex Pietrangelo (19:00 3RD)
WG - Jaroslav Halak (21 saves on 23 shots) LG - Ondrej Pavelec (30 saves on 33 shots)
Three Stars:
3. Andrew Ladd (2 assists) - Winnipeg
2. Alex Pietrangelo (1 goal, 1 assist) - St. Louis
1. Alexander Steen (1 goal, including the GWG) - St. Louis
Toronto Maple Leafs, Edmonton Oilers (from Edmonton) - The Maple Leafs improved to 9-4-0 on the season thanks to a 4-0 shutout of the Edmonton Oilers, dropping them to 3-9-2.
Goals:
TOR - Phil Kessel (8) - from Nazem Kadri and Mason Raymond (1:08 1ST)
TOR - James van Riemsdyk (6) - from Phil Kessel (1:41 2ND)
TOR - Phil Kessel (9) - Dion Phaneuf and Nazem Kadri (8:42 2ND)
TOR - Nazem Kadri (1) - from Morgan Rielly and Phil Kessel (6:14 3RD)
WG - James Reimer (43 saves on 43 shots) LG - Richard Bachman (21 saves on 25 shots)
Three Stars:
3. Nazem Kadri (1 goal, 2 assists) - Toronto
2. James Reimer (43 saves on 43 shots for the shutout) - Toronto
1. Phil Kessel (2 goals, 2 assists, GWG) - Toronto
Phoenix Coyotes 3, Los Angeles Kings 1 (from Phoenix) - The Coyotes improved to 8-3-2 on the season thanks to a 3-1 win over the Los Angeles Kings, dropping them to 8-5-0.
Goals:
PHX - Derek Morris (3) - from Kyle Chipchura and Andy Miele (18:19 2ND)
PHX - Shane Doan PPG (3) - from Oliver Ekman-Larsson and Keith Yandle (19:54 2ND)
PHX - Kyle Chipchura (2) - from David Moss and Andy Miele (5:38 3RD)
LAK - Jarret Stoll PPG (1) - from Slava Voynov and Dustin Brown (16:39)
WG - Mike Smith (41 saves on 42 shots) LG - Ben Scrivens (30 saves on 33 shots)
Three Stars:
3. Andy Miele (2 assists) - Phoenix
2. Kyle Chipchura (1 goal, 1 assist) - Phoenix
1. Mike Smith (41 saves on 42 shots for the win) - Phoenix
Three Stars of the Night:
3. Kyle Palmieri - Palmieri scored the tying and winning goals in the 3rd period in the Ducks 3-2 win over the Philadelphia Flyers.
2. Phil Kessel - Kessel continued his hot streak of late, scoring 2 goals (including theg GWG) and adding 2 assists in a 4-0 shutout of the Edmonton Oilers. Kessel now has goals in 4 straight, including 7 goals in that stretch.
1. Jonathan Toews - The Hawks captain had a monster game tonight, recording a natural hat trick in the Hawks 6-5 win over the Ottawa Senators.
Interesting Stat of the Night - Johnathan Toews became the 3rd player this season with a natural hat trick (3 straight goals in a game), joining Jason Spezza and Radim Vrbata
Rookie Recap:
-Morgan Rielly picked up his 5th NHL assist (TOR)
-Cam Talbot improved to 2-1-0 as a starter with a 3-2 win (NYR)
-Sami Vatanen picked up his 4th NHL assist (ANA)
-Michael Bournival scored his 3rd NHL goal (MTL)
-Andy Miele picked up 2 assists for his first NHL points (PHX)
What's up next (October 30th) - There are 4 NHL games on tap for Wednesday:
1. Boston Bruins vs. Pittsburgh Penguins @8PM ET (In Pittsburgh) {**2013 Playoff Rematch**}
2. Toronto Maple Leafs vs. Calgary Flames @8PM ET (In Calgary)
3. Detroit Red Wings vs. Vancouver Canucks @1030PM ET (In Vancouver)
4. San Jose Sharks vs. Los Angeles Kings @1030PM ET (In Los Angeles) {***Forman's Game of the Night***}
-Joel Forman - The Forman Faceoff
Goals:
NYR - Chris Kreider PPG (1) - from Brad Richards and Derek Stepan (12:30 1ST)
NYI - Cal Clutterbuck (1) - from Matt Carkner (3:40 2ND)
NYI - Peter Regin (2) - from Andrew MacDonald (19:19 2ND)
NYR - Ryan McDonagh PPG (2) - from Derek Stepan and Mats Zuccarello (4:59 3RD)
NYR - Benoit Pouliot (2) - from Carl Hagelin and Michael Del-Zotto (13:46 3RD)
WG - Cam Talbot (22 saves on 24 shots) LG - Evgeni Nabokov (21 saves on 24 shots)
Three Stars:
3. Derek Stepan (2 assists) - New York R.
2. Cal Clutterbuck (1 goal) - New York I.
1. Benoit Pouliot (1 goal, including the GWG) - New York R.
Anaheim Ducks 3, Philadelphia Flyers 2 (from Philadelphia) - The Ducks improved to 10-3-0 on the season thanks to a 3-2 come-from behind win over the Philadelphia Flyers, dropping them to 3-8-0.
Goals:
PHI - Matt Read (3) - from Wayne Simmonds and Nicklas Grossmann (3:40 1ST)
PHI - Vincent Lecavalier PPG (5) - from Claude Giroux and Wayne Simmonds (16:34 1ST)
ANA - Andrew Cogliano (2) - from Ryan Getzlaf (16:25 2ND)
ANA - Kyle Palmieri (2) - unassisted (1:01 3RD)
ANA - Kyle Palmieri (3) - from Nick Bonino and Sami Vatanen(15:51 3RD)
WG - Jonas Hiller (26 saves on 28 shots) LG - Steve Mason (34 saves on 37 shots)
Three Stars:
3. Steve Mason (34 saves on 37 shots) - Philadelphia
2. Jonas Hiller (26 saves on 28 shots for the win) - Anaheim
1. Kyle Palmieri (2 goals, including the GWG) - Anaheim
Montreal Canadiens 2, Dallas Stars 1 (from Montreal) - The Canadiens improved to 8-5-0 on the season thanks to a 2-1 win over the Dallas Stars, dropping them to 5-6-1.
Goals:
MON - Michael Bournival (3) - from Raphael Diaz and Tomas Plekanec (12:02 1ST)
MON - Rene Bourque (4) - from Raphael Diaz (12:55 2ND)
DAL - Cody Eakin (3) - from Brenden Dillon (17:27 2ND)
WG - Carey Price (26 saves on 27 shots) LG - Kari Lehtonen (22 saves on 24 shots)
Three Stars:
3. Raphael Diaz (2 assists) - Montreal
2. Michael Bournival (1 goal) - Montreal
1. Carey Price (26 saves on 27 shots for the win) - Montreal
New Jersey Devils 2, Tampa Bay Lightning 1 (from New Jersey) - The Devils improved to 3-5-4 on the season thanks to a 2-1 win over the Tampa Bay Lightning, dropping them to 8-4-0.
Goals:
NJD - Adam Henrique SHG (4) - from Patrik Elias (1:36 2ND)
NJD - Jaromir Jagr (3) - unassisted (10:54 2ND)
TBL - Steven Stamkos PPG (9) - from Teddy Purcell and Ryan Malone (15:23 2ND)
WG - Martin Brodeur (16 saves on 17 shots) LG - Ben Bishop (20 saves on 22 shots)
Three Stars:
3. Steven Stamkos (1 goal) - Tampa Bay
2. Martin Brodeur (16 saves on 17 shots for the win) - New Jersey
1. Jaromir Jagr (1 goal, including the GWG) - New Jersey
Ottawa Senators, Chicago Blackhawks (from Chicago) - The Blackhawks improved to 8-2-3 on the season thanks to a wild 6-5 win over the Ottawa Senators, dropping them to 4-6-2
Goals:
CHI - Andrew Shaw PPG (2) - from Patrick Sharp and Duncan Keith (6:54 1ST)
OTT - Milan Michalek (3) - from Bobby Ryan (19:00 1ST)
OTT - Kyle Turris PPG (2) - from Clarke MacArthur and Erik Karlsson (6:51 2ND)
CHI - Marian Hossa (5) - from Jonathan Toews and Niklas Hjalmarsson (7:41 2ND)
OTT - Joe Corvo (1) - from Jason Spezza and Milan Michalek (10:19 2ND)
OTT - Mika Zibanejad (2) - from Kyle Turris and Clarke MacArthur (11:14 2ND)
CHI - Jonathan Toews (5) - from Patrick Sharp and Marian Hossa (14:30 2ND)
CHI - Jonathan Toews (6) - from Johnny Oduya (1:20 3RD)
CHI - Jonathan Toews (7 - Hat Trick) - from Brent Seabrook and Marian Hossa (9:13 3RD)
CHI - Andrew Shaw (3) - from Jeremy Morin (14:10 3RD)
OTT - Zack Smith (3) - unassisted (14:23 3RD)
WG - Corey Crawford (14 saves on 15 shots in relief of Nikolai Khabibulin who made 18 saves on 22 shots) LG - Craig Anderson (34 saves on 40 shots)
Three Stars:
3. Kyle Turris (1 goal, 1 assist) - Ottawa
2. Marian Hossa (1 goal, 2 assists) - Chicago
1. Jonathan Toews (3 goals) - Chicago
St. Louis Blues 3, Winnipeg Jets 2 (from St. Louis) - The Blues improved to 7-1-2 on the season thanks to a 3-2 win over the Winnipeg Jets, dropping them to 5-7-2.
Goals:
STL - Brenden Morrow (2) - from Ryan Reeves and Kevin Shattenkirk (6:36 1ST)
WPG - Blake Wheeler PPG (5) - from Andrew Ladd and Dustin Byfuglien (11:20 1ST)
STL - Alex Pietrangelo (2) - from T.J. Oshie (4:16 3RD)
WPG - Bryan Little SHG (7) - from Andrew Ladd (10:27 3RD)
STL - Alexander Steen PPG (11) - from Jay Bouwmeester and Alex Pietrangelo (19:00 3RD)
WG - Jaroslav Halak (21 saves on 23 shots) LG - Ondrej Pavelec (30 saves on 33 shots)
Three Stars:
3. Andrew Ladd (2 assists) - Winnipeg
2. Alex Pietrangelo (1 goal, 1 assist) - St. Louis
1. Alexander Steen (1 goal, including the GWG) - St. Louis
Toronto Maple Leafs, Edmonton Oilers (from Edmonton) - The Maple Leafs improved to 9-4-0 on the season thanks to a 4-0 shutout of the Edmonton Oilers, dropping them to 3-9-2.
Goals:
TOR - Phil Kessel (8) - from Nazem Kadri and Mason Raymond (1:08 1ST)
TOR - James van Riemsdyk (6) - from Phil Kessel (1:41 2ND)
TOR - Phil Kessel (9) - Dion Phaneuf and Nazem Kadri (8:42 2ND)
TOR - Nazem Kadri (1) - from Morgan Rielly and Phil Kessel (6:14 3RD)
WG - James Reimer (43 saves on 43 shots) LG - Richard Bachman (21 saves on 25 shots)
Three Stars:
3. Nazem Kadri (1 goal, 2 assists) - Toronto
2. James Reimer (43 saves on 43 shots for the shutout) - Toronto
1. Phil Kessel (2 goals, 2 assists, GWG) - Toronto
Phoenix Coyotes 3, Los Angeles Kings 1 (from Phoenix) - The Coyotes improved to 8-3-2 on the season thanks to a 3-1 win over the Los Angeles Kings, dropping them to 8-5-0.
Goals:
PHX - Derek Morris (3) - from Kyle Chipchura and Andy Miele (18:19 2ND)
PHX - Shane Doan PPG (3) - from Oliver Ekman-Larsson and Keith Yandle (19:54 2ND)
PHX - Kyle Chipchura (2) - from David Moss and Andy Miele (5:38 3RD)
LAK - Jarret Stoll PPG (1) - from Slava Voynov and Dustin Brown (16:39)
WG - Mike Smith (41 saves on 42 shots) LG - Ben Scrivens (30 saves on 33 shots)
Three Stars:
3. Andy Miele (2 assists) - Phoenix
2. Kyle Chipchura (1 goal, 1 assist) - Phoenix
1. Mike Smith (41 saves on 42 shots for the win) - Phoenix
Three Stars of the Night:
3. Kyle Palmieri - Palmieri scored the tying and winning goals in the 3rd period in the Ducks 3-2 win over the Philadelphia Flyers.
2. Phil Kessel - Kessel continued his hot streak of late, scoring 2 goals (including theg GWG) and adding 2 assists in a 4-0 shutout of the Edmonton Oilers. Kessel now has goals in 4 straight, including 7 goals in that stretch.
1. Jonathan Toews - The Hawks captain had a monster game tonight, recording a natural hat trick in the Hawks 6-5 win over the Ottawa Senators.
Interesting Stat of the Night - Johnathan Toews became the 3rd player this season with a natural hat trick (3 straight goals in a game), joining Jason Spezza and Radim Vrbata
Rookie Recap:
-Morgan Rielly picked up his 5th NHL assist (TOR)
-Cam Talbot improved to 2-1-0 as a starter with a 3-2 win (NYR)
-Sami Vatanen picked up his 4th NHL assist (ANA)
-Michael Bournival scored his 3rd NHL goal (MTL)
-Andy Miele picked up 2 assists for his first NHL points (PHX)
What's up next (October 30th) - There are 4 NHL games on tap for Wednesday:
1. Boston Bruins vs. Pittsburgh Penguins @8PM ET (In Pittsburgh) {**2013 Playoff Rematch**}
2. Toronto Maple Leafs vs. Calgary Flames @8PM ET (In Calgary)
3. Detroit Red Wings vs. Vancouver Canucks @1030PM ET (In Vancouver)
4. San Jose Sharks vs. Los Angeles Kings @1030PM ET (In Los Angeles) {***Forman's Game of the Night***}
-Joel Forman - The Forman Faceoff
October 28th NHL Recap
Dallas Stars 4, Buffalo Sabres 3 (from Buffalo) - The Stars improved to 5-5-1 thanks to a 4-3 win over the Buffalo Sabres, dropping them to 2-11-1.
Goals:
DAL - Vernon Fiddler (1) - from Lane MacDermid and Antoine Roussel (2:59 1ST)
BUF - Matt Moulson (7) - from Tyler Ennis and Cody Hodgson (3:26 1ST)
DAL - Alex Goligoski PPG (1) - from Valeri Nichushkin and Jordie Benn (16:40 1ST)
DAL - Tyler Seguin (5) - from Erik Cole (17:52 1ST)
DAL - Jamie Benn (4) - from Tyler Seguin and Erik Cole (10:55 2ND)
BUF - Steve Ott PPG (2) - from Mikhail Grigorenko and Tyler Myers (12:54 2ND)
BUF - Matt Moulson (8) - from Christian Ehrhoff and Tyler Ennis (17:17 2ND)
WG - Kari Lehtonen (22 saves on 25 shots) LG - Ryan Miller (25 saves on 29 shots)
Three Stars:
3. Jamie Benn (1 goal, including the GWG) - Dallas
2. Tyler Seguin (1 goal, 1 assist) - Dallas
1. Matt Moulson (2 goals) - Buffalo
Pittsburgh Penguins 3, Carolina Hurriacanes 1 (from Carolina) - The Penguins improved to 8-4-0 thanks to a 3-1 win over the Carolina Hurricanes, dropping them to 4-5-3.
Goals:
PIT - Tanner Glass (2) - from Jayson Megna and Brooks Orpik (8:25 1ST)
CAR - Nathan Gerbe PPG (4) - from Elias Lindholm and Alexander Semin (16:03 1ST)
PIT - Chris Kunitz (5) - from Sidney Crosby and Brooks Orpik (16:24 2ND)
PIT - Jayson Megna (1) - from Sidney Crosby and Brooks Orpik (7:11 3RD)
WG - Marc-Andre Fleury (20 saves on 21 shots) LG - Justin Peters (26 saves on 29 shots)
Three Stars:
3. Brooks Orpik (3 assists) - Pittsburgh
2. Sidney Crosby (2 assists) - Pittsburgh
1. Jayson Megna (1 goal, 1 assist) - Pittsburgh
Montreal Canadiens 2, New York Rangers 0 (from New York) - The Canadiens improved to 7-5-0 thanks to a 2-0 shutout of the New York Rangers, dropping them to 3-7-0.
Goals:
MTL - Tomas Plekanec PPG (6) - from Michael Bournival and Brian Gionta (16:34 2ND)
MTL - Alex Galchenyuk (2) - from Lars Eller and Brendan Gallagher (17:09 3RD)
WG - Peter Budaj (27 saves on 27 shots) LG - Henrik Lundqvist (25 saves on 27 shots)
Three Stars:
3. Alex Galchenyuk (1 goal) - Montreal
2. Tomas Plekanec (1 goal, including the GWG) - Montreal
1. Peter Budaj (27 saves on 27 shots for the shutout) - Montreal
Chicago Blackhawks 5, Minnesota Wild 1 (from Minnesota) - The Blackhawks improved to 7-2-3 on the season thanks to a commanding 5-1 win over the Minnesota Wild, dropping them to 6-4-3.
Goals:
CHI - Patrick Sharp (2) - from Marian Hossa and Johnny Oduya (17:33 1ST)
MIN - Jason Pominville (7) - from Mikael Granlund and Clayton Stoner (11:27 2ND)
CHI - Sheldon Brookbank (1) - from Patrick Kane and Brandon Pirri (13:21 2ND)
CHI - Nick Leddy PPG (1) - from Brent Seabrook (16:43 2ND)
CHI - Patrick Kane (7) - from Brandon Saad and Brandon Pirri (2:47 3RD)
CHI - Brandon Saad (3) - Duncan Keith and Johnathan Toews (8:43 3RD)
WG - Corey Crawford (29 saves on 30 shots) LG - Niklas Backstrom (23 saves on 28 shots)
Three Stars:
3. Corey Crawford (29 saves on 30 shots for the win) - Chicago
2. Brandon Saad (1 goal, 1 assist) - Chicago
1. Patrick Kane (1 goal, 1 assist) - Chicago
Vancouver Canucks 3, Washington Capitals 2 (from Vancouver) - The Canucks improved to 9-4-1 thanks to a 3-2 win over the Washington Capitals, dropping them to 5-7-0.
Goals:
VAN - Zack Kassian (2) - from Chris Higgins and Kevin Bieksa (11:31 1ST)
WSH - Jason Chimera (4) - from Mike Green and Nate Schmidt (14:36 1ST)
WSH - Mikhail Grabovski (5) - from Jason Chimera and Joel Ward (1:52 3RD)
VAN - Ryan Kesler (8) - from Daniel Sedin and Ryan Stanton (2:53 3RD)
VAN - Daniel Sedin (5) - from Henrik Sedin and Chris Tanev (5:01 3RD)
WG - Roberto Luongo (17 saves on 19 shots) LG - Michal Neuvirth (38 saves on 41 shots)
Three Stars:
3. Jason Chimera (1 goal, 1 assist) - Washington
2. Ryan Kesler (1 goal) - Vancoiver
1. Daniel Sedin (1 goal, 1 assist, GWG) - Vancouver
Three Stars of the Night:
3. Jayson Megna - Playing in only his 2nd NHL game, Megna scored 1 goal and added an assist for his first career points.
2. Peter Budaj - Playing in only his 2nd start of the season, Budaj made 27 saves for 11th career shutout in a 2-0 Montreal win over the Rangers
1. Matt Moulson - Moulson made his Sabres debut in style, scoring 2 goals including the first on his first shot as a Sabre.
What's up next (October 29th) - There are 8 NHL games on tap for Tuesday:
1. New York Rangers vs. New York Islanders @7PM ET (In New York I.)
2. Anaheim Ducks vs. Philadelphia Flyers @7PM ET (In Philadelphia) {***Forman's Game of the Night***}
3. Dallas Stars vs. Montreal Canadiens @7PM ET (In Montreal)
4. Tampa Bay Lightning vs. New Jersey Devils @730 PM ET (In New Jersey)
5. Ottawa Senators vs. Chicago Blackhawks @8PM ET (In Chicago)
6. Winnipeg Jets vs. St. Louis Blues @8PM ET (In St. Louis)
7. Toronto Maple Leafs vs. Edmonton Oilers @9PM ET (In Edmonton)
8. Los Angeles Kings vs. Phoenix Coyotes @10PM ET (In Phoenix)
-Joel Forman - The Forman Faceoff
Goals:
DAL - Vernon Fiddler (1) - from Lane MacDermid and Antoine Roussel (2:59 1ST)
BUF - Matt Moulson (7) - from Tyler Ennis and Cody Hodgson (3:26 1ST)
DAL - Alex Goligoski PPG (1) - from Valeri Nichushkin and Jordie Benn (16:40 1ST)
DAL - Tyler Seguin (5) - from Erik Cole (17:52 1ST)
DAL - Jamie Benn (4) - from Tyler Seguin and Erik Cole (10:55 2ND)
BUF - Steve Ott PPG (2) - from Mikhail Grigorenko and Tyler Myers (12:54 2ND)
BUF - Matt Moulson (8) - from Christian Ehrhoff and Tyler Ennis (17:17 2ND)
WG - Kari Lehtonen (22 saves on 25 shots) LG - Ryan Miller (25 saves on 29 shots)
Three Stars:
3. Jamie Benn (1 goal, including the GWG) - Dallas
2. Tyler Seguin (1 goal, 1 assist) - Dallas
1. Matt Moulson (2 goals) - Buffalo
Pittsburgh Penguins 3, Carolina Hurriacanes 1 (from Carolina) - The Penguins improved to 8-4-0 thanks to a 3-1 win over the Carolina Hurricanes, dropping them to 4-5-3.
Goals:
PIT - Tanner Glass (2) - from Jayson Megna and Brooks Orpik (8:25 1ST)
CAR - Nathan Gerbe PPG (4) - from Elias Lindholm and Alexander Semin (16:03 1ST)
PIT - Chris Kunitz (5) - from Sidney Crosby and Brooks Orpik (16:24 2ND)
PIT - Jayson Megna (1) - from Sidney Crosby and Brooks Orpik (7:11 3RD)
WG - Marc-Andre Fleury (20 saves on 21 shots) LG - Justin Peters (26 saves on 29 shots)
Three Stars:
3. Brooks Orpik (3 assists) - Pittsburgh
2. Sidney Crosby (2 assists) - Pittsburgh
1. Jayson Megna (1 goal, 1 assist) - Pittsburgh
Montreal Canadiens 2, New York Rangers 0 (from New York) - The Canadiens improved to 7-5-0 thanks to a 2-0 shutout of the New York Rangers, dropping them to 3-7-0.
Goals:
MTL - Tomas Plekanec PPG (6) - from Michael Bournival and Brian Gionta (16:34 2ND)
MTL - Alex Galchenyuk (2) - from Lars Eller and Brendan Gallagher (17:09 3RD)
WG - Peter Budaj (27 saves on 27 shots) LG - Henrik Lundqvist (25 saves on 27 shots)
Three Stars:
3. Alex Galchenyuk (1 goal) - Montreal
2. Tomas Plekanec (1 goal, including the GWG) - Montreal
1. Peter Budaj (27 saves on 27 shots for the shutout) - Montreal
Chicago Blackhawks 5, Minnesota Wild 1 (from Minnesota) - The Blackhawks improved to 7-2-3 on the season thanks to a commanding 5-1 win over the Minnesota Wild, dropping them to 6-4-3.
Goals:
CHI - Patrick Sharp (2) - from Marian Hossa and Johnny Oduya (17:33 1ST)
MIN - Jason Pominville (7) - from Mikael Granlund and Clayton Stoner (11:27 2ND)
CHI - Sheldon Brookbank (1) - from Patrick Kane and Brandon Pirri (13:21 2ND)
CHI - Nick Leddy PPG (1) - from Brent Seabrook (16:43 2ND)
CHI - Patrick Kane (7) - from Brandon Saad and Brandon Pirri (2:47 3RD)
CHI - Brandon Saad (3) - Duncan Keith and Johnathan Toews (8:43 3RD)
WG - Corey Crawford (29 saves on 30 shots) LG - Niklas Backstrom (23 saves on 28 shots)
Three Stars:
3. Corey Crawford (29 saves on 30 shots for the win) - Chicago
2. Brandon Saad (1 goal, 1 assist) - Chicago
1. Patrick Kane (1 goal, 1 assist) - Chicago
Vancouver Canucks 3, Washington Capitals 2 (from Vancouver) - The Canucks improved to 9-4-1 thanks to a 3-2 win over the Washington Capitals, dropping them to 5-7-0.
Goals:
VAN - Zack Kassian (2) - from Chris Higgins and Kevin Bieksa (11:31 1ST)
WSH - Jason Chimera (4) - from Mike Green and Nate Schmidt (14:36 1ST)
WSH - Mikhail Grabovski (5) - from Jason Chimera and Joel Ward (1:52 3RD)
VAN - Ryan Kesler (8) - from Daniel Sedin and Ryan Stanton (2:53 3RD)
VAN - Daniel Sedin (5) - from Henrik Sedin and Chris Tanev (5:01 3RD)
WG - Roberto Luongo (17 saves on 19 shots) LG - Michal Neuvirth (38 saves on 41 shots)
Three Stars:
3. Jason Chimera (1 goal, 1 assist) - Washington
2. Ryan Kesler (1 goal) - Vancoiver
1. Daniel Sedin (1 goal, 1 assist, GWG) - Vancouver
Three Stars of the Night:
3. Jayson Megna - Playing in only his 2nd NHL game, Megna scored 1 goal and added an assist for his first career points.
2. Peter Budaj - Playing in only his 2nd start of the season, Budaj made 27 saves for 11th career shutout in a 2-0 Montreal win over the Rangers
1. Matt Moulson - Moulson made his Sabres debut in style, scoring 2 goals including the first on his first shot as a Sabre.
What's up next (October 29th) - There are 8 NHL games on tap for Tuesday:
1. New York Rangers vs. New York Islanders @7PM ET (In New York I.)
2. Anaheim Ducks vs. Philadelphia Flyers @7PM ET (In Philadelphia) {***Forman's Game of the Night***}
3. Dallas Stars vs. Montreal Canadiens @7PM ET (In Montreal)
4. Tampa Bay Lightning vs. New Jersey Devils @730 PM ET (In New Jersey)
5. Ottawa Senators vs. Chicago Blackhawks @8PM ET (In Chicago)
6. Winnipeg Jets vs. St. Louis Blues @8PM ET (In St. Louis)
7. Toronto Maple Leafs vs. Edmonton Oilers @9PM ET (In Edmonton)
8. Los Angeles Kings vs. Phoenix Coyotes @10PM ET (In Phoenix)
-Joel Forman - The Forman Faceoff
Sunday, October 27, 2013
October 27th NHL Recap
San Jose Sharks 5, Ottawa Senators 2 (from Ottawa) - The Sharks improved 10-1-1 on the season thanks to a 5-2 win over the Ottawa Senators, dropping them to 4-5-2.
Goals
SJS - Tomas Hertl (8) - from James Sheppard and Jason Demers (1:16 1ST)
SJS - Andrew Desjardins (1) - from Brad Stuart (6:35 1ST)
OTT - Erik Karlsson (3) - from Kyle Turris and Cory Conacher (11:06 1ST)
SJS - Tommy Wingels SHG (3) - from Logan Couture and Marc-Edouard Vlasic (18:15 1ST)
OTT - Marc Methot (1) - from Erik Karlsson and Jason Spezza (9:09 2ND)
SJS - James Sheppard (1) - from Joe Thornton (1:29 3RD)
SJS - Joe Pavelski (4) - from Justin Braun and Tommy Wingels
WG - Alex Stalock (38 saves on 40 shots) LG - Craig Anderson (24 saves on 29 shots)
Three Stars:
3. Alex Stalock (38 saves on 40 shots for the win) - San Jose
2. Erik Karlsson (1 goal, 1 assist) - Ottawa
1. Joe Pavelski (1 goal) - San Jose
Tampa Bay Lightning 4, Florida Panthers 3 (SO) - (from Florida) - The Lightning improved to 8-3-0 thanks to a 4-3 shootout win over the Florida Panthers, dropping them to 3-7-2.
Goals:
TBL - Martin St. Louis (7) - from Steven Stamkos and Ryan Malone (0:41 1ST)
TBL - Steven Stamkos (8) - from Ryan Malone and Matt Carle (4:35 1ST)
FLA - Shawn Matthias (1) - from Jesse Winchester and Marcel Goc (13:48 1ST)
TBL - Radko Gudas PPG (1) - from Richard Panik and Alexander Killorn (9:58 2ND)
FLA - Nick Bjugstad (1) - from Scottie Upshall and Dmitri Kulikov (5:39 3RD)
FLA - Brad Boyes (5) - unassisted (8:51 3RD)
Shootout winner - Steven Stamkos (TBL)
WG - Anders Lindback (29 saves on 32 shots) LG - Jacob Markstrom (25 saves on 28 shots)
Three Stars:
3. Ryan Malone (2 assists) - Tampa Bay
2. Brad Boyes (1 goal) - Florida
1. Steven Stamkos (1 goal, 1 assist, shootout winner) - Tampa Bay
Anaheim Ducks 4, Columbus Blue Jackets 3 (from Columbus) - The Ducks improved to 9-3-0 on the season thanks to a 4-3 win over the Columbus Blue Jackets, dropping them to 5-6-0.
Goals:
CBJ - Blake Comeau (1) - from Ryan Johansen and David Savard (12:56 1ST)
ANA - Ryan Getzlaf (5) - from Corey Perry and Bryan Allen (0:19 2ND)
ANA - Peter Holland (1) - from Kyle Palmieri and Devante Smith-Pelly (6:59 2ND)
CBJ - Artem Anisimov SHG (3) - from Brandon Dubinsky (12:12 2ND)
ANA - Emerson Etem PPG (2) - from Teemu Selanne and Nick Bonino (1:51 3RD)
CBJ - Artem Anisimov (4) - from James Wisniewski and Nick Foligno (8:24 3RD)
ANA - Corey Perry (6) - unassisted (17:35 3RD)
WG - Frederik Andersen (18 saves on 21 shots) LG - Sergei Bobrovsky (28 saves on 32 shots)
Three Stars:
3. Ryan Getzlaf (1 goal) - Anaheim
2. Artem Anisimov (2 goals) - Columbus
1. Corey Perry (1 goal, 1 assist, GWG) - Anaheim
Colorado Avalanche 3, Winnipeg Jets 2 (from Colorado) - The Avalanche improved to 10-1-0 on the season thanks to a 3-2 come-from behind win over the Winnipeg Jets, dropping them to 5-6-2.
Goals:
COL - Matt Duchene (9) - from Steve Downie and Ryan Wilson (8:04 1ST)
WPG - Brian Little (6) - from Adam Pardy and Blake Wheeler (11:00 1ST)
WPG - Blake Wheeler (4) - from Brian Little and Grant Clitsome (10:02 2ND)
COL - Jan Hejda (2) - from Paul Stastny and Gabriel Landeskog (7:13 3RD)
COL - Paul Stastny (2) - from Gabriel Landeskog and Alex Tanguay (14:32 3RD)
WG - Semyon Varlamov (23 saves on 25 shots) LG - Al Montoya (32 saves on 35 shots)
Three Stars:
3. Gabriel Landeskog (2 assists) - Colorado
2. Paul Stastny (1 goal, 1 assist, GWG) - Colorado
1. Matt Duchene (1 goal) - Colorado
Los Angeles Kings 2, Edmonton Oilers 1 (SO) - (from Los Angeles) - The Kings improved to 8-4-0 on the season thanks to a 2-1 shootout win over the Edmonton Oilers, dropping them to 3-8-2.
Goals:
EDM - Nail Yakupov PPG (1) - from Anton Belov and Jeff Petry (4:42 2ND)
LAK - Mike Richards (2) - from Jake Muzzin and Jeff Carter (16:58 2ND)
Shootout winner - Anze Kopitar (LAK)
Three Stars:
3. Mike Richards (1 goal) - Los Angeles
2. Richard Bachman (47 saves on 48 shots) - Edmonton
1. Jon Quick (17 saves on 18 shots for the win) - Los Angeles
Three Stars of the Night:
3. Matt Duchene - Duchene continued his hot start to the month of October with his 9th goal of the season, and was a force for the Avs in a 3-2 win over the Jets.
2. Steven Stamkos - Stamkos continued his strong start to the season with his 8th goal and added an assist in the Lighting 4-3 win over the Panthers, as he now has 17 points on the year.
1. Corey Perry - Perry continued his hot play of late with his 6th goal of the season (which was the GWG), and added an assist in the Ducks 4-3 win over the Blue Jackets . Perry now has 3 goals and 4 assists in his last 5 games.
Interesting Stat of the Night - The Avs finish October with a franchise best 10-0-1 record, including 8 different forwards with game-winning goals (Duchene 3, Parenteau, Downie, Tanguay, Bordeleau, Landeskog, O'Reilly and Stastny with 1).
Rookie Recap:
-Nick Bjugstad scored his 1st goal of the season (FLA)
-Anton Belov picked up his 2nd career assist (EDM)
What's up next (October 28th) - There are 5 NHL games on tap for Monday:
1. Dallas Stars vs. Buffalo Sabres @7PM ET (In Buffalo)
2. Pittsburgh Penguins vs. Carolina Hurricanes @7PM ET (In Carolina)
3. Montreal Canadiens vs. New York Rangers @730PM ET (In New York)
4. Chicago Blackhawks vs. Minnesota Wild @8PM ET (In Minnesota) {**2013 Playoff Rematch**}
5. Washington Capitals vs. Vancouver Canucks @10PM ET (In Vancouver) {***Forman's Game of the Night***}
-Joel Forman - The Forman Faceoff
Saturday, October 26, 2013
October 26th NHL Recap
Phoenix Coyotes 5, Edmonton Oilers 4 (from Phoenix) -The Coyotes improved to 7-3-2 on the season thanks to a 5-4 win over the Edmonton Oilers, dropping them to 3-8-1
Goals:
EDM - Tyler Pitlick (1) - unassisted (9:59 1ST)
PHX - Martin Hanzal (5) - from Oliver Ekman-Larsson and Shane Doan (0:47 2ND)
PHX - Michael Stone (2) - unassisted (5:20 2ND)
PHX - David Schlemko (1) - from Tim Kennedy and Radim Vrbata (5:47 2ND)
EDM - Will Acton (2) - from Ben Eager and Luke Gazdic (8:03 2ND)
EDM - David Perron (2) - from Ryan Nugent-Hopkins and Justin Schultz (19:03 2ND)
EDM - Ryan Jones (2) - from Ryan Nugent-Hopkins and Nail Yakupov (7:23 3RD)
PHX - Keith Yandle PPG (1) - from Oliver Ekman-Larsson and Radim Vrbata (10:40 3RD)
PHX - Oliver Ekman-Larsson PPG (3) - from Keith Yandle and Radim Vrbata (12:23 3RD)
WG - Mike Smith (26 saves on 30 shot) LG - Jason LaBarbera (22 saves on 27 shots)
Three Stars:
3. Keith Yandle (1 goal, 1 assist) - Phoenix
2. Radim Vrbata (3 assists) - Phoenix
1. Oliver Ekman-Larsson (1 goal, 2 assists, GWG) - Phoenix
New Jersey Devils 4, Boston Bruins 3 (from Boston) - The Devils improved to 2-5-4 thanks to a 4-3 come-from behind win over the Boston Bruins, dropping them to 7-3-0. The Devils scored 2 goals in the last 1:08 to win.
Goals:
BOS - Torey Krug PPG (4) - from Jarome Iginla and David Krejci (7:52 1ST)
BOS - Jarome Iginla (2) - from Dougie Hamilton and Tuukka Rask (9:19 1ST)
NJD - Adam Henrique PPG (3) - from Eric Gelinas and Jaromir Jagr (11:24 1ST)
BOS - Milan Lucic (6) - from David Krejci and Jarome Iginla (19:04 1ST)
NJD - Damien Brunner PPG (4) - from Steve Bernier and Andy Greene (19:32 2ND)
NJD - Marek Zidlicky PPG (1) - from Patrik Elias and Michael Ryder (18:52 3RD)
NJD - Andy Greene PPG (1) - from Damien Brunner and Jaromir Jagr (19:15 3RD)
WG - Martin Brodeur (25 saves on 28 shots) LG - Tuukka Rask (28 saves on 32 shots)
Three Stars:
3. Damien Brunner (1 goal, 1 assist) - New Jersey
2. Jarome Iginla (1 goal, 2 assists) - Boston
1. Andy Greene (1 goal, 1 assist, GWG) - New Jersey
Toronto Maple Leafs 4, Pittsburgh Penguins 1 (from Toronto) - The Leafs improved to 8-4-0 thanks to a 4-1 win over the Pittsburgh Penguins, dropping them to 7-4-0.
Goals:
PIT - Kris Letang PPG (1) - from Evgeni Malkin and Paul Martin (6:52 1ST)
TOR - Dave Bolland SHG (5) - from Dion Phaneuf (16:33 1ST)
TOR - Nazem Kadri (4) - from Phil Kessel and James van Riemsdyk (1:26 3RD)
TOR - Phil Kessel PPG (7) - from James van Riemsdyk and Cody Franson (17:05 3RD)
TOR - Dave Bolland EN (6) - from (19:18 3RD)
WG - James Reimer (37 saves on 38 shots) LG - Marc-Andre Fleury (26 saves on 29 shots)
Three Stars:
3. Phil Kessel (1 goal, 1 assist) - Toronto
2. Dave Bolland (2 goals) - Toronto
1. James Reimer (37 saves on 38 shots for the win) - Toronto
San Jose Sharks 2, Montreal Canadiens 0 (from Montreal) - The Sharks improved to 9-1-1 thanks to a 2-0 shutout of the Montreal Canadiens, dropping them to 6-5-0.
Goals:
SJS - Logan Couture PPG (5) - from Joe Thornton and Patrick Marleau (6:20 2ND)
SJS - Logan Couture (6) - from Patrick Marleau (4:09 3RD)
WG - Antti Niemi (22 saves on 22 shots) LG - Carey Price (35 saves on 37 shots)
Three Stars:
3. Patrick Marleau (2 assists) - San Jose
2. Antti Niemi (22 saves on 22 shots for the win) - San Jose
1. Logan Couture (2 goals, including the GWG) - San Jose
New York Rangers 3, Detroit Red Wings 2 (OT) - (from Detroit) - The Rangers improved to 3-6-0 thanks to a 3-2 OT win over the Detroit Red Wings, dropping them to 6-4-2.
Goals:
DET - Drew Miller (1) - from Joakim Andersson and Danny DeKeyser (17:12 1ST)
NYR - Benoit Pouliot PPG (1) - from Brian Boyle and Ryan McDonagh (17:20 2ND)
DET - Daniel Alfredsson PPG (2) - from Pavel Datsyuk (19:49 2ND)
NYR - Mats Zuccarello (1) - from Dominic and Marc Staal (2:18 3RD)
NYR - Derick Brassard (1) - from Benoit Pouliot (4:47 OT)
WG - Cam Talbot (32 saves on 34 shots) LG - Jimmy Howard (37 saves on 40 shots)
Three Stars:
3. Jimmy Howard (37 saves on 40 shots) - Detroit
2. Cam Talbot (32 saves on 34 shots for the win) - New York
1. Derick Brassard (1 goal, including the GWG) - New York
Tampa Bay Lightning 3, Buffalo Sabres 2 (from Tampa Bay) - The Lightning improved to 7-3-0 thanks to a 3-2 win over the Buffalo Sabres, dropping them to 2-10-1.
Goals:
TBL - Tyler Johnson PPG (3) - from Valtteri Filppula and Matt Carle (12:48 1ST)
BUF - Brian Flynn (2) - from Cody McCormick and Ville Leino (12:58 3RD)
BUF - Thomas Vanek (4) - from Marcus Foligno and Zemgus Girgensons (12:46 3RD)
TBL - Martin St. Louis (6) - from Steve Stamkos and Radko Gudas (14:09 3RD)
TBL - Ondrej Palat (3) - from Tyler Johnson (15:55 3RD)
WG - Ben Bishop LG (20 saves on 22 shots)- Ryan Miller (36 saves on 39 shots)
Three Stars:
3. Ryan Miller (36 saves on 39 shots) - Buffalo
2. Tyler Johnson (1 goal, 1 assist) - Tampa Bay
1. Ondrej Palat (1 goal, including the GWG) - Tampa Bay
Philadelphia Flyers 5, New York Islanders 2 (from New York) - The Flyers improved to 3-7-0 thanks to a 5-2 win over the New York Islanders, dropping them to .500 at 4-4-3.
Goals:
PHI - Vincent Lecavalier PPG (2) - from Mark Streit and Claude Giroux (4:30 1ST)
PHI - Jakub Voracek (1) - from Brayden Schenn and Erik Gustafsson (5:30 1ST)
NYI - Kyle Okposo (4) - from Thomas Hickey and John Tavares (10:16 1ST)
PHI - Vincent Lecavalier (3) - from Michael Raffl and Mark Streit (18:13 1ST)
NYI - Frans Nielsen SHG (7) - from Peter Regin (10:30 2ND)
PHI - Vincent Lecavalier (4 - Hat Trick) - from Claude Giroux and Maxime Talbot (8:53 3RD)
PHI - Matt Read EN (2) - from Nicklas Grossmann and Sean Couturier (18:28 3RD)
WG - Steve Mason (26 saves on 28 shots) LG - Kevin Poulin (27 saves on 31 shots)
Three Stars:
3. Claude Giroux (2 assists) - Philadelphia
2. Mark Streit (2 assists) - Philadelphia
1. Vincent Lecavalier (3 goals, including the GWG) - Philadelphia
Winnipeg Jets 2, Dallas Stars 1 (OT) - (from Dallas) - The Jets improved to .500 at 5-5-2 thanks to a 2-1 shootout win over the Dallas Stars, dropping them to 4-5-1.
Goals:
WPG - Evander Kane (6) - from Dustin Byfuglien and Mark Stuart (3:28 2ND)
DAL - Stephane Robidas (1) - from Vernon Fiddler and Lane MacDermind (6:36 3RD)
Shootout winner - Andrew Ladd
WG - Ondrej Pavelec (35 saves on 36 shots) LG - Kari Lehtonen (37 saves on 38 shots)
Three Stars:
3. Andrew Ladd (shootout winner) - Winnipeg
2. Kari Lehtonen (37 saves on 38 shots) - Dallas
1. Ondrej Pavelec (35 saves on 36 shots for the win) - Winnipeg
Minnesota Wild 5, Chicago Blackhawks 3 (from Chicago) - The Wild improved to 6-3-3 on the season thanks to a 5-3 win over the Chicago Blackhawks, dropping them to 6-2-3.
Goals:
MIN - Zach Parise (6) - from Ryan Suter (12:39 1ST)
MIN - Kyle Brodziak (2) - from Marco Scandella and Matt Cooke (1:03 2ND)
CHI - Bryan Bickell (4) - from Nick Leddy and Michal Rozsival (13:46 2ND)
MIN - Jason Pominville (5) - from Mikael Granlund and Ryan Suter (17:42 2ND)
MIN - Jason Pominville (6) - from Mikael Granlund (9:18 3RD)
CHI - Patrick Kane PPG (6) - from Jonathan Toews and Brent Seabrook (12:51 3RD)
MIN - Justin Fontaine (3) - from Mikko Koivu and Nate Prosser (15:39 3RD)
CHI - Marcus Kruger (1) - from Brandon Bollig and Nick Leddy (19:30 3RD)
WG - Niklas Backstrom (33 saves on 36 shots) LG - Corey Crawford (20 saves on 25 shots)
Three Stars:
3. Ryan Suter (2 assists) - Minnesota
2. Niklas Backstrom (33 saves on 36 shots for the win) - Minnesota
1. Jason Pominville (2 goals, including the GWG) - Minnesota
St. Louis Blues 6, Nashville Predators 1 (from Nashville) - The Blues improved to 6-1-2 on the season thanks to a commanding 6-1 win over the Nashville Predators, dropping them to 6-5-1.
Goals:
STL - Alexander Steen PPG (9) - from Kevin Shattenkirk and Jaden Schwartz (5:27 1ST)
STL - T.J. Oshie (2) - from Alex Pietrangelo (7:34 2ND)
STL - Jaden Schwartz (2) - from Vladimir Sobotka and Vladimir Tarasenko (11:36 2ND)
NSH - Nick Spaling SHG (1) - from Mattias Ekholm (0:52 3RD)
STL - Alexander Steen (10) - from T.J. Oshie and David Backes (4:37 3RD)
STL - Derek Roy (3) - from Vladimir Tarasenko and Jay Bouwmeester (7:48 3RD)
STL - Alex Pietrangelo PPG (1) - from David Backes and Jay Bouwmeester (12:58 3RD)
WG - Jaroslav Halak (22 saves on 23 shots) LG - Carter Hutton (21 saves on 26 shots)
Three Stars:
3. Jaden Schwartz (1 goal, 1 assist) - St. Louis
2. T.J. Oshie (1 goal, 1 assist, GWG) - St. Louis
1. Alexander Steen (2 goals) - St. Louis
Calgary Flames 5, Washington Capitals 2 (from Calgary) - The Flames improved to 5-4-2 on the season thanks to a 5-2 win over the Washington Capitals, dropping them to 5-6-0.
Goals:
CGY - Kris Russell (1) - from Michael Cammalleri and Dennis Wideman (1:04 1ST)
CGY - Jiri Hudler (5) - from Sean Monahan and Sven Baertschi (7:24 1ST)
WSH - Jason Chimera (3) - from Mikhail Grabovski and Eric Fehr (12:02 1ST)
CGY - Michael Cammalleri (2) - from Dennis Wideman and Kris Russell (12:50 1ST)
WSH - Aaron Volpatti (1) - from Nate Schmidt and Mike Green (7:45 2ND)
CGY - Michael Cammalleri (3) - from Joe Colborne (10:17 3RD)
CGY - Curtis Glencross (3) - from Matt Stajan and T.J. Galiardi (14:28 3RD)
WG - Karri Ramo (27 saves on 29 shots) LG - Braden Holtby (11 saves on 14 shots)
Three Stars:
3. Dennis Wideman (2 assists) - Calgary
2. Kris Russell (2 assists) - Calgary
1. Michael Cammalleri (2 goals, 1 assist, GWG) - Calgary
Three Stars of the Night:
3. Logan Couture - Couture scored both goals in a 2-0 win over the Montreal Canadiens, he now has 6 goal on the season.
2. Michael Cammalleri - Cammalleri had his best performance since returning from the IR, scoring 2 goals and adding an assist to lead the Flames to a 5-2 win over the Washington Capitals.
1. Vincent Lecavalier - Vinny had his biggest night as a Flyer, scoring 3 goals for his first hat trick since 2008. Lecavalier only had 1 goal coming in, so this was a big night for him and for the Flyers beating the Islanders 5-2.
Interesting Stat of the Night - Speaking of Lecavalier, this was his 1st hat trick since March 11th, 2008. Who was his opponent that night? The New York Islanders.
Rookie Recap:
-Tyler Pitlick scored his 1st NHL goal (EDM)
-Luke Gazdic picked up his 1st NHL assist (EDM)
-Torey Krug scored his 4th goal of the season (BOS)
-Eric Gelinas picked up his 1st NHL assist (NJD)
-Danny Dekeyser picked up his 3rd NHL assist (DET)
-Cam Talbot picked up his 1st NHL win (NYR)
-Tyler Johnson scored his 3rd goal of the season and added an assist (TBL)
-Ondrej Palat scored his 3rd goal of the season (TBL)
-Zemgus Girgensons picked up his 2nd NHL assist (BUF)
-Michael Raffl picked up an assist for his 1st NHL point (PHI)
-Mattias Ekhholm picked up an assist for his 1st NHL point (NSH)
-Sean Monahan picked up his 4th assist of the season (CGY
-Nate Schmidt picked up an assist for his 1st NHL poing (WSH)
What's up next (October 27th) - There are 5 NHL games on tap for Sunday
1. San Jose Sharks vs. Ottawa Senators @5PM ET (In Ottawa) {***Forman's Game of the Night***}
2. Tampa Bay Lightning vs. Florida Panthers @5PM ET (In Florida)
3. Anaheim Ducks vs. Columbus Blue Jackets @6PM ET (In Columbus)
4. Winnipeg Jets vs. Colorado Avalanche @8PM ET (In Colorado)
5. Edmonton Oilers vs. Los Angeles Kings @9PM ET (In Los Angeles)
-Joel Forman - The Forman Faceoff
Goals:
EDM - Tyler Pitlick (1) - unassisted (9:59 1ST)
PHX - Martin Hanzal (5) - from Oliver Ekman-Larsson and Shane Doan (0:47 2ND)
PHX - Michael Stone (2) - unassisted (5:20 2ND)
PHX - David Schlemko (1) - from Tim Kennedy and Radim Vrbata (5:47 2ND)
EDM - Will Acton (2) - from Ben Eager and Luke Gazdic (8:03 2ND)
EDM - David Perron (2) - from Ryan Nugent-Hopkins and Justin Schultz (19:03 2ND)
EDM - Ryan Jones (2) - from Ryan Nugent-Hopkins and Nail Yakupov (7:23 3RD)
PHX - Keith Yandle PPG (1) - from Oliver Ekman-Larsson and Radim Vrbata (10:40 3RD)
PHX - Oliver Ekman-Larsson PPG (3) - from Keith Yandle and Radim Vrbata (12:23 3RD)
WG - Mike Smith (26 saves on 30 shot) LG - Jason LaBarbera (22 saves on 27 shots)
Three Stars:
3. Keith Yandle (1 goal, 1 assist) - Phoenix
2. Radim Vrbata (3 assists) - Phoenix
1. Oliver Ekman-Larsson (1 goal, 2 assists, GWG) - Phoenix
New Jersey Devils 4, Boston Bruins 3 (from Boston) - The Devils improved to 2-5-4 thanks to a 4-3 come-from behind win over the Boston Bruins, dropping them to 7-3-0. The Devils scored 2 goals in the last 1:08 to win.
Goals:
BOS - Torey Krug PPG (4) - from Jarome Iginla and David Krejci (7:52 1ST)
BOS - Jarome Iginla (2) - from Dougie Hamilton and Tuukka Rask (9:19 1ST)
NJD - Adam Henrique PPG (3) - from Eric Gelinas and Jaromir Jagr (11:24 1ST)
BOS - Milan Lucic (6) - from David Krejci and Jarome Iginla (19:04 1ST)
NJD - Damien Brunner PPG (4) - from Steve Bernier and Andy Greene (19:32 2ND)
NJD - Marek Zidlicky PPG (1) - from Patrik Elias and Michael Ryder (18:52 3RD)
NJD - Andy Greene PPG (1) - from Damien Brunner and Jaromir Jagr (19:15 3RD)
WG - Martin Brodeur (25 saves on 28 shots) LG - Tuukka Rask (28 saves on 32 shots)
Three Stars:
3. Damien Brunner (1 goal, 1 assist) - New Jersey
2. Jarome Iginla (1 goal, 2 assists) - Boston
1. Andy Greene (1 goal, 1 assist, GWG) - New Jersey
Toronto Maple Leafs 4, Pittsburgh Penguins 1 (from Toronto) - The Leafs improved to 8-4-0 thanks to a 4-1 win over the Pittsburgh Penguins, dropping them to 7-4-0.
Goals:
PIT - Kris Letang PPG (1) - from Evgeni Malkin and Paul Martin (6:52 1ST)
TOR - Dave Bolland SHG (5) - from Dion Phaneuf (16:33 1ST)
TOR - Nazem Kadri (4) - from Phil Kessel and James van Riemsdyk (1:26 3RD)
TOR - Phil Kessel PPG (7) - from James van Riemsdyk and Cody Franson (17:05 3RD)
TOR - Dave Bolland EN (6) - from (19:18 3RD)
WG - James Reimer (37 saves on 38 shots) LG - Marc-Andre Fleury (26 saves on 29 shots)
Three Stars:
3. Phil Kessel (1 goal, 1 assist) - Toronto
2. Dave Bolland (2 goals) - Toronto
1. James Reimer (37 saves on 38 shots for the win) - Toronto
San Jose Sharks 2, Montreal Canadiens 0 (from Montreal) - The Sharks improved to 9-1-1 thanks to a 2-0 shutout of the Montreal Canadiens, dropping them to 6-5-0.
Goals:
SJS - Logan Couture PPG (5) - from Joe Thornton and Patrick Marleau (6:20 2ND)
SJS - Logan Couture (6) - from Patrick Marleau (4:09 3RD)
WG - Antti Niemi (22 saves on 22 shots) LG - Carey Price (35 saves on 37 shots)
Three Stars:
3. Patrick Marleau (2 assists) - San Jose
2. Antti Niemi (22 saves on 22 shots for the win) - San Jose
1. Logan Couture (2 goals, including the GWG) - San Jose
New York Rangers 3, Detroit Red Wings 2 (OT) - (from Detroit) - The Rangers improved to 3-6-0 thanks to a 3-2 OT win over the Detroit Red Wings, dropping them to 6-4-2.
Goals:
DET - Drew Miller (1) - from Joakim Andersson and Danny DeKeyser (17:12 1ST)
NYR - Benoit Pouliot PPG (1) - from Brian Boyle and Ryan McDonagh (17:20 2ND)
DET - Daniel Alfredsson PPG (2) - from Pavel Datsyuk (19:49 2ND)
NYR - Mats Zuccarello (1) - from Dominic and Marc Staal (2:18 3RD)
NYR - Derick Brassard (1) - from Benoit Pouliot (4:47 OT)
WG - Cam Talbot (32 saves on 34 shots) LG - Jimmy Howard (37 saves on 40 shots)
Three Stars:
3. Jimmy Howard (37 saves on 40 shots) - Detroit
2. Cam Talbot (32 saves on 34 shots for the win) - New York
1. Derick Brassard (1 goal, including the GWG) - New York
Tampa Bay Lightning 3, Buffalo Sabres 2 (from Tampa Bay) - The Lightning improved to 7-3-0 thanks to a 3-2 win over the Buffalo Sabres, dropping them to 2-10-1.
Goals:
TBL - Tyler Johnson PPG (3) - from Valtteri Filppula and Matt Carle (12:48 1ST)
BUF - Brian Flynn (2) - from Cody McCormick and Ville Leino (12:58 3RD)
BUF - Thomas Vanek (4) - from Marcus Foligno and Zemgus Girgensons (12:46 3RD)
TBL - Martin St. Louis (6) - from Steve Stamkos and Radko Gudas (14:09 3RD)
TBL - Ondrej Palat (3) - from Tyler Johnson (15:55 3RD)
WG - Ben Bishop LG (20 saves on 22 shots)- Ryan Miller (36 saves on 39 shots)
Three Stars:
3. Ryan Miller (36 saves on 39 shots) - Buffalo
2. Tyler Johnson (1 goal, 1 assist) - Tampa Bay
1. Ondrej Palat (1 goal, including the GWG) - Tampa Bay
Philadelphia Flyers 5, New York Islanders 2 (from New York) - The Flyers improved to 3-7-0 thanks to a 5-2 win over the New York Islanders, dropping them to .500 at 4-4-3.
Goals:
PHI - Vincent Lecavalier PPG (2) - from Mark Streit and Claude Giroux (4:30 1ST)
PHI - Jakub Voracek (1) - from Brayden Schenn and Erik Gustafsson (5:30 1ST)
NYI - Kyle Okposo (4) - from Thomas Hickey and John Tavares (10:16 1ST)
PHI - Vincent Lecavalier (3) - from Michael Raffl and Mark Streit (18:13 1ST)
NYI - Frans Nielsen SHG (7) - from Peter Regin (10:30 2ND)
PHI - Vincent Lecavalier (4 - Hat Trick) - from Claude Giroux and Maxime Talbot (8:53 3RD)
PHI - Matt Read EN (2) - from Nicklas Grossmann and Sean Couturier (18:28 3RD)
WG - Steve Mason (26 saves on 28 shots) LG - Kevin Poulin (27 saves on 31 shots)
Three Stars:
3. Claude Giroux (2 assists) - Philadelphia
2. Mark Streit (2 assists) - Philadelphia
1. Vincent Lecavalier (3 goals, including the GWG) - Philadelphia
Winnipeg Jets 2, Dallas Stars 1 (OT) - (from Dallas) - The Jets improved to .500 at 5-5-2 thanks to a 2-1 shootout win over the Dallas Stars, dropping them to 4-5-1.
Goals:
WPG - Evander Kane (6) - from Dustin Byfuglien and Mark Stuart (3:28 2ND)
DAL - Stephane Robidas (1) - from Vernon Fiddler and Lane MacDermind (6:36 3RD)
Shootout winner - Andrew Ladd
WG - Ondrej Pavelec (35 saves on 36 shots) LG - Kari Lehtonen (37 saves on 38 shots)
Three Stars:
3. Andrew Ladd (shootout winner) - Winnipeg
2. Kari Lehtonen (37 saves on 38 shots) - Dallas
1. Ondrej Pavelec (35 saves on 36 shots for the win) - Winnipeg
Minnesota Wild 5, Chicago Blackhawks 3 (from Chicago) - The Wild improved to 6-3-3 on the season thanks to a 5-3 win over the Chicago Blackhawks, dropping them to 6-2-3.
Goals:
MIN - Zach Parise (6) - from Ryan Suter (12:39 1ST)
MIN - Kyle Brodziak (2) - from Marco Scandella and Matt Cooke (1:03 2ND)
CHI - Bryan Bickell (4) - from Nick Leddy and Michal Rozsival (13:46 2ND)
MIN - Jason Pominville (5) - from Mikael Granlund and Ryan Suter (17:42 2ND)
MIN - Jason Pominville (6) - from Mikael Granlund (9:18 3RD)
CHI - Patrick Kane PPG (6) - from Jonathan Toews and Brent Seabrook (12:51 3RD)
MIN - Justin Fontaine (3) - from Mikko Koivu and Nate Prosser (15:39 3RD)
CHI - Marcus Kruger (1) - from Brandon Bollig and Nick Leddy (19:30 3RD)
WG - Niklas Backstrom (33 saves on 36 shots) LG - Corey Crawford (20 saves on 25 shots)
Three Stars:
3. Ryan Suter (2 assists) - Minnesota
2. Niklas Backstrom (33 saves on 36 shots for the win) - Minnesota
1. Jason Pominville (2 goals, including the GWG) - Minnesota
St. Louis Blues 6, Nashville Predators 1 (from Nashville) - The Blues improved to 6-1-2 on the season thanks to a commanding 6-1 win over the Nashville Predators, dropping them to 6-5-1.
Goals:
STL - Alexander Steen PPG (9) - from Kevin Shattenkirk and Jaden Schwartz (5:27 1ST)
STL - T.J. Oshie (2) - from Alex Pietrangelo (7:34 2ND)
STL - Jaden Schwartz (2) - from Vladimir Sobotka and Vladimir Tarasenko (11:36 2ND)
NSH - Nick Spaling SHG (1) - from Mattias Ekholm (0:52 3RD)
STL - Alexander Steen (10) - from T.J. Oshie and David Backes (4:37 3RD)
STL - Derek Roy (3) - from Vladimir Tarasenko and Jay Bouwmeester (7:48 3RD)
STL - Alex Pietrangelo PPG (1) - from David Backes and Jay Bouwmeester (12:58 3RD)
WG - Jaroslav Halak (22 saves on 23 shots) LG - Carter Hutton (21 saves on 26 shots)
Three Stars:
3. Jaden Schwartz (1 goal, 1 assist) - St. Louis
2. T.J. Oshie (1 goal, 1 assist, GWG) - St. Louis
1. Alexander Steen (2 goals) - St. Louis
Calgary Flames 5, Washington Capitals 2 (from Calgary) - The Flames improved to 5-4-2 on the season thanks to a 5-2 win over the Washington Capitals, dropping them to 5-6-0.
Goals:
CGY - Kris Russell (1) - from Michael Cammalleri and Dennis Wideman (1:04 1ST)
CGY - Jiri Hudler (5) - from Sean Monahan and Sven Baertschi (7:24 1ST)
WSH - Jason Chimera (3) - from Mikhail Grabovski and Eric Fehr (12:02 1ST)
CGY - Michael Cammalleri (2) - from Dennis Wideman and Kris Russell (12:50 1ST)
WSH - Aaron Volpatti (1) - from Nate Schmidt and Mike Green (7:45 2ND)
CGY - Michael Cammalleri (3) - from Joe Colborne (10:17 3RD)
CGY - Curtis Glencross (3) - from Matt Stajan and T.J. Galiardi (14:28 3RD)
WG - Karri Ramo (27 saves on 29 shots) LG - Braden Holtby (11 saves on 14 shots)
Three Stars:
3. Dennis Wideman (2 assists) - Calgary
2. Kris Russell (2 assists) - Calgary
1. Michael Cammalleri (2 goals, 1 assist, GWG) - Calgary
Three Stars of the Night:
3. Logan Couture - Couture scored both goals in a 2-0 win over the Montreal Canadiens, he now has 6 goal on the season.
2. Michael Cammalleri - Cammalleri had his best performance since returning from the IR, scoring 2 goals and adding an assist to lead the Flames to a 5-2 win over the Washington Capitals.
1. Vincent Lecavalier - Vinny had his biggest night as a Flyer, scoring 3 goals for his first hat trick since 2008. Lecavalier only had 1 goal coming in, so this was a big night for him and for the Flyers beating the Islanders 5-2.
Interesting Stat of the Night - Speaking of Lecavalier, this was his 1st hat trick since March 11th, 2008. Who was his opponent that night? The New York Islanders.
Rookie Recap:
-Tyler Pitlick scored his 1st NHL goal (EDM)
-Luke Gazdic picked up his 1st NHL assist (EDM)
-Torey Krug scored his 4th goal of the season (BOS)
-Eric Gelinas picked up his 1st NHL assist (NJD)
-Danny Dekeyser picked up his 3rd NHL assist (DET)
-Cam Talbot picked up his 1st NHL win (NYR)
-Tyler Johnson scored his 3rd goal of the season and added an assist (TBL)
-Ondrej Palat scored his 3rd goal of the season (TBL)
-Zemgus Girgensons picked up his 2nd NHL assist (BUF)
-Michael Raffl picked up an assist for his 1st NHL point (PHI)
-Mattias Ekhholm picked up an assist for his 1st NHL point (NSH)
-Sean Monahan picked up his 4th assist of the season (CGY
-Nate Schmidt picked up an assist for his 1st NHL poing (WSH)
What's up next (October 27th) - There are 5 NHL games on tap for Sunday
1. San Jose Sharks vs. Ottawa Senators @5PM ET (In Ottawa) {***Forman's Game of the Night***}
2. Tampa Bay Lightning vs. Florida Panthers @5PM ET (In Florida)
3. Anaheim Ducks vs. Columbus Blue Jackets @6PM ET (In Columbus)
4. Winnipeg Jets vs. Colorado Avalanche @8PM ET (In Colorado)
5. Edmonton Oilers vs. Los Angeles Kings @9PM ET (In Los Angeles)
-Joel Forman - The Forman Faceoff
October 25th NHL Recap
New York Islanders 4, Pittsburgh Penguins 3 (from Pittsburgh) - The Islanders improved to 4-3-3 thanks to a 4-3 win over the Pittsburgh Penguins (with 3 goals in the 3rd), dropping the Penguins to 7-3-0.
Goals:
NYI - Matt Moulson PPG (6) - from Frans Nielsen and John Tavares (10:14 1ST)
PIT - Jussi Jokinen (5) - from Brandon Sutter and Matt Niskanen (13:25 1ST)
PIT - Sidney Crosby (8) - from Chris Kunitz (5:59 2ND)
NYI - Frans Nielsen (6) - from Thomas Hickey and Radek Martinek (12:46 3RD)
PIT - Deryk Engelland (1) - from Joe Vitale and Matt Niskanen (13:02 3RD)
NYI - Pierre-Marc Bouchard (1) - from Radek Martinek (13:55 3RD)
NYI - Josh Bailey (4) - from Frans Nielsen and Kyle Okposo (18:20 3RD)
WG - Evgeni Nabokov (39 saves on 42 shots) LG - Jeff Zatkoff (21 saves on 25 shots)
Three Stars:
3. Sidney Crosby (1 goal) - Pittsburgh
2. Josh Bailey (1 goal, including the GWG) - New York
1. Frans Nielsen (1 goal, 2 assists) - New York
Columbus Blue Jackets 5, Toronto Maple Leafs 2 (from Columbus) - The Blue Jackets improved to .500 at 5-5-0 thanks to a 5-2 win over the Toronto Maple Leafs, dropping them to 7-4-0. The Jackets scored 4 goals in the 3rd en route to the win.
Goals:
CBJ - Ryan Murray PPG (1) - from R.J. Umberger and James Wisniewski (4:55 1ST)
TOR - Phil Kessel (6) - from Tyler Bozak and James van Riemsdyk (0:40 2ND)
CBJ - Marian Gaborik (5) - from Nick Foligno and Artem Anisimov (3:12 3RD)
CBJ - Brandon Dubinsky SHG (3) - unassisted (12:27 3RD)
TOR - Dave Bolland (4) - from Paul Ranger and Mason Raymond (15:30 3RD)
CBJ - Ryan Johansen EN (3) - from Brandon Dubinsky and Fedor Tyutin (19:33 3RD)
CBJ - Nick Foligno (3) - from Mark Letestu (19:53 3RD)
WG - Sergei Bobrovksy (23 saves on 25 shots) LG - Jonathan Bernier (31 saves on 35 shots)
Three Stars:
3. Ryan Murray (1 goal) - Columbus
2. Nick Foligno (1 goal, 1 assist) - Columbus
1. Brandon Dubinsky (1 goal, 1 assist, GWG) - Columbus
Anaheim Ducks 2, Ottawa Senators 1 (from Ottawa) - The Ducks improved to 8-3-0 thanks to a 2-1 win over the Ottawa Senators, dropping them to 4-4-2.
Goals:
ANA - Patrick Maroon (2) - from Corey Perry and Ryan Getzlaf (7:35 1ST)
ANA - Ryan Getzlaf (4) - from Corey Perry (17:38 1ST)
OTT - Mika Zibanejad PPG (1) - from Chris Phillips and Milan Michalek (9:04 2ND)
WG - Frederik Anderson (26 saves on 27 shots) LG - Craig Anderson (26 saves on 27 shots)
Three Stars:
3. Frederik Anderson (26 saves on 27 shots for the win) - Anaheim
2. Corey Perry (2 assist) - Anaheim
1. Ryan Getzlaf (1 goal, 1 assist, GWG) - Anaheim
Buffalo Sabres 3, Florida Panthers 1 (from Florida) - The Sabres improved to 2-9-1 thanks to a 3-1 win over the Florida Panthers, dropping them to 3-7-1.
Goals:
FLA - Jesse Winchester (2) - from Sean Bergenheim and Erik Gudbranson (13:58 1ST)
BUF - Rasmus Ristolainen (1) - from Thomas Vanek and Jamie McBain (13:32 2ND)
BUF - Steve Ott (1) - from Christian Ehrhoff and Marcus Foligno (12:42 3RD)
BUF - Cody Hodgson EN (4) - from Cody McCormick (19:13 3RD)
WG - Jhonas Enroth (44 saves on 45 shots) LG - Jacob Markstrom (18 saves on 20 shots)
Three Stars:
3. Rasmus Ristolainen (1 goal) - Buffalo
2. Steve Ott (1 goal, including the GWG) - Buffalo
1. Jhonas Enroth (44 saves on 45 shots for the win) - Buffalo
Vancouver Canucks 3, St. Louis Blues 2 (OT) - (from St. Louis) - The Canucks improved to 8-4-1 on the season thanks to a 3-2 overtime win over the St. Louis Blues, dropping them to 5-1-2.
Goals:
VAN - Chris Higgins (4) - from Brad Richardson and Mike Santorelli (17:11 1ST)
VAN - Ryan Kesler (6) - from Mike Santorelli (9:34 (2ND)
STL - Alexander Steen PPG (8) - from T.J. Oshie and Kevin Shattenkirk (19:53 2ND)
STL - Vladimir Sobotka (2) - from Alexander Steen and Kevin Shattenkirk (1:38 3RD)
VAN - Ryan Kesler PPG (7) - from Daniel Sedin and Henrik Sedin (4:45 OT)
WG - Eddie Lack (22 saves on 24 shots) LG - Jaroslav Halak (18 saves on 21 shots)
Three Stars:
3. Mike Santorelli (2 assists) - Vancouver
2. Alexander Steen (1 goal, 1 assist) - St. Louis
1. Ryan Kesler (2 goals, including the OT winner) - Vancouver
Colorado Avalanche 4, Carolina Hurricanes 2 (from Colorado) - The Avalanche improved to an NHL-best 9-1-0 thanks to a 4-2 win over the Carolina Hurricanes, dropping them to 4-4-3.
Goals:
COL - Erik Johnson (2) - from Paul Stastny and Alex Tanguay (11:30 1ST)
COL - Matt Duchene (7) - from Ryan O'Reilly and Steve Downie (17:33 1ST)
CAR - Drayson Bowman (1) - from Jordan Staal and Andrej Sekera (0:12 2ND)
COL - Alex Tanguay (3) - from Matt Duchene and Andre Benoit (10:11 2ND)
COL - Matt Duchene PPG (8) - unassisted (0:36 3RD)
CAR - Andrej Sekera (1) - from Jiri Tlusty and Alexander Semin (2:40 3RD)
WG - Semyon Varlamov (28 saves on 30 shots) LG - Justin Peters (30 saves on 34 shots)
Three Stars:
3. Semyon Varlamov (28 saves on 30 shots) - Colorado
2. Alex Tanguay (1 goal, 1 assist, GWG) - Colorado
1. Matt Duchene (2 goals, 1 assist) - Colorado
Three Stars of the Night:
Honourable Mention - Frans Nielsen had a big game for the Islanders, scoring once and adding to assists. He quietly is tied for 4th in the NHL with 14 points to lead the Islanders.
3. Jhonas Enroth - The last place Sabres were desperate for a win tonight, and backup goalie Jhonas Enroth provided a huge spark for the team with 1-win. The Panthers outshot the Sabres 45-21, but Enroth made 44 saves for the win
2. Ryan Kesler - Kesler continued his strong play on the Canucks 7-game road trip, scoring 2 goals including the GWG.
1. Matt Duchene - Duchene was a force tonight, scoring 2 goals and adding an assist in a 4-2 win for the Colorado Avalanche.
Highlight of the Night - Speaking of the 1st star, Duchene scored another highlight-reel goal: http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nhl-puck-daddy/matt-duchene-scoring-video-game-goals-season-video-023014717--nhl.html. Duchene is a one-man highlight reel
Interesting Stat of the Night - After registering only 1 goal in the first 6 games of the season, things looked dull for Ryan Kesler heading into a 7-game road trip. However, Kesler responded in a big way scoring 6 goals and adding 3 assists on the road trip leading the Canucks to a 5-1-1 record.
Rookie Recap:
-Ryan Murray scored his 1st NHL goal (CBJ)
-Rasmus Ristolainen scored his 1st NHL goal (BUF)
-Frederik Anderson, making his 1st career start, made 26 saves on 27 shots for his 2nd career win (ANA)
-Eddie Lack made 22 saves on 24 shots for his 2nd career win (VAN)
What's up next (October 26th) - There are 11 NHL games on tap for Saturday:
1. Edmonton Oilers vs. Phoenix Coyotes @3PM ET (In Phoenix)
2. New Jersey Devils vs. Boston Bruins @7PM ET (In Boston)
3. Pittsburgh Penguins vs. Toronto Maple Leafs @7PM ET (In Toronto) {***Forman's Game of the Night***}
4. San Jose Sharks vs. Montreal Canadiens @7PM ET (In Montreal)
5. New York Rangers vs. Detroit Red Wings @7PM ET (In Detroit)
6. Buffalo Sabres vs. Tampa Bay Lightning @7PM ET (In Tampa Bay)
7. Philadelphia Flyers vs. New York Islanders @7PM ET (In New York)
8. Winnipeg Jets vs. Dallas Stars @7PM ET (In Dallas)
9. Minnesota Wild vs. Chicago Blackhawks @8PM ET (In Chicago) {**2013 Playoff Rematch**}
10. St. Louis Blues vs. Nashville Predators @8PM ET (In Nashville)
11. Washington Capitals vs. Calgary Flames @10PM ET (In Calgary)
-Joel Forman - The Forman Faceoff
Goals:
NYI - Matt Moulson PPG (6) - from Frans Nielsen and John Tavares (10:14 1ST)
PIT - Jussi Jokinen (5) - from Brandon Sutter and Matt Niskanen (13:25 1ST)
PIT - Sidney Crosby (8) - from Chris Kunitz (5:59 2ND)
NYI - Frans Nielsen (6) - from Thomas Hickey and Radek Martinek (12:46 3RD)
PIT - Deryk Engelland (1) - from Joe Vitale and Matt Niskanen (13:02 3RD)
NYI - Pierre-Marc Bouchard (1) - from Radek Martinek (13:55 3RD)
NYI - Josh Bailey (4) - from Frans Nielsen and Kyle Okposo (18:20 3RD)
WG - Evgeni Nabokov (39 saves on 42 shots) LG - Jeff Zatkoff (21 saves on 25 shots)
Three Stars:
3. Sidney Crosby (1 goal) - Pittsburgh
2. Josh Bailey (1 goal, including the GWG) - New York
1. Frans Nielsen (1 goal, 2 assists) - New York
Columbus Blue Jackets 5, Toronto Maple Leafs 2 (from Columbus) - The Blue Jackets improved to .500 at 5-5-0 thanks to a 5-2 win over the Toronto Maple Leafs, dropping them to 7-4-0. The Jackets scored 4 goals in the 3rd en route to the win.
Goals:
CBJ - Ryan Murray PPG (1) - from R.J. Umberger and James Wisniewski (4:55 1ST)
TOR - Phil Kessel (6) - from Tyler Bozak and James van Riemsdyk (0:40 2ND)
CBJ - Marian Gaborik (5) - from Nick Foligno and Artem Anisimov (3:12 3RD)
CBJ - Brandon Dubinsky SHG (3) - unassisted (12:27 3RD)
TOR - Dave Bolland (4) - from Paul Ranger and Mason Raymond (15:30 3RD)
CBJ - Ryan Johansen EN (3) - from Brandon Dubinsky and Fedor Tyutin (19:33 3RD)
CBJ - Nick Foligno (3) - from Mark Letestu (19:53 3RD)
WG - Sergei Bobrovksy (23 saves on 25 shots) LG - Jonathan Bernier (31 saves on 35 shots)
Three Stars:
3. Ryan Murray (1 goal) - Columbus
2. Nick Foligno (1 goal, 1 assist) - Columbus
1. Brandon Dubinsky (1 goal, 1 assist, GWG) - Columbus
Anaheim Ducks 2, Ottawa Senators 1 (from Ottawa) - The Ducks improved to 8-3-0 thanks to a 2-1 win over the Ottawa Senators, dropping them to 4-4-2.
Goals:
ANA - Patrick Maroon (2) - from Corey Perry and Ryan Getzlaf (7:35 1ST)
ANA - Ryan Getzlaf (4) - from Corey Perry (17:38 1ST)
OTT - Mika Zibanejad PPG (1) - from Chris Phillips and Milan Michalek (9:04 2ND)
WG - Frederik Anderson (26 saves on 27 shots) LG - Craig Anderson (26 saves on 27 shots)
Three Stars:
3. Frederik Anderson (26 saves on 27 shots for the win) - Anaheim
2. Corey Perry (2 assist) - Anaheim
1. Ryan Getzlaf (1 goal, 1 assist, GWG) - Anaheim
Buffalo Sabres 3, Florida Panthers 1 (from Florida) - The Sabres improved to 2-9-1 thanks to a 3-1 win over the Florida Panthers, dropping them to 3-7-1.
Goals:
FLA - Jesse Winchester (2) - from Sean Bergenheim and Erik Gudbranson (13:58 1ST)
BUF - Rasmus Ristolainen (1) - from Thomas Vanek and Jamie McBain (13:32 2ND)
BUF - Steve Ott (1) - from Christian Ehrhoff and Marcus Foligno (12:42 3RD)
BUF - Cody Hodgson EN (4) - from Cody McCormick (19:13 3RD)
WG - Jhonas Enroth (44 saves on 45 shots) LG - Jacob Markstrom (18 saves on 20 shots)
Three Stars:
3. Rasmus Ristolainen (1 goal) - Buffalo
2. Steve Ott (1 goal, including the GWG) - Buffalo
1. Jhonas Enroth (44 saves on 45 shots for the win) - Buffalo
Vancouver Canucks 3, St. Louis Blues 2 (OT) - (from St. Louis) - The Canucks improved to 8-4-1 on the season thanks to a 3-2 overtime win over the St. Louis Blues, dropping them to 5-1-2.
Goals:
VAN - Chris Higgins (4) - from Brad Richardson and Mike Santorelli (17:11 1ST)
VAN - Ryan Kesler (6) - from Mike Santorelli (9:34 (2ND)
STL - Alexander Steen PPG (8) - from T.J. Oshie and Kevin Shattenkirk (19:53 2ND)
STL - Vladimir Sobotka (2) - from Alexander Steen and Kevin Shattenkirk (1:38 3RD)
VAN - Ryan Kesler PPG (7) - from Daniel Sedin and Henrik Sedin (4:45 OT)
WG - Eddie Lack (22 saves on 24 shots) LG - Jaroslav Halak (18 saves on 21 shots)
Three Stars:
3. Mike Santorelli (2 assists) - Vancouver
2. Alexander Steen (1 goal, 1 assist) - St. Louis
1. Ryan Kesler (2 goals, including the OT winner) - Vancouver
Colorado Avalanche 4, Carolina Hurricanes 2 (from Colorado) - The Avalanche improved to an NHL-best 9-1-0 thanks to a 4-2 win over the Carolina Hurricanes, dropping them to 4-4-3.
Goals:
COL - Erik Johnson (2) - from Paul Stastny and Alex Tanguay (11:30 1ST)
COL - Matt Duchene (7) - from Ryan O'Reilly and Steve Downie (17:33 1ST)
CAR - Drayson Bowman (1) - from Jordan Staal and Andrej Sekera (0:12 2ND)
COL - Alex Tanguay (3) - from Matt Duchene and Andre Benoit (10:11 2ND)
COL - Matt Duchene PPG (8) - unassisted (0:36 3RD)
CAR - Andrej Sekera (1) - from Jiri Tlusty and Alexander Semin (2:40 3RD)
WG - Semyon Varlamov (28 saves on 30 shots) LG - Justin Peters (30 saves on 34 shots)
Three Stars:
3. Semyon Varlamov (28 saves on 30 shots) - Colorado
2. Alex Tanguay (1 goal, 1 assist, GWG) - Colorado
1. Matt Duchene (2 goals, 1 assist) - Colorado
Three Stars of the Night:
Honourable Mention - Frans Nielsen had a big game for the Islanders, scoring once and adding to assists. He quietly is tied for 4th in the NHL with 14 points to lead the Islanders.
3. Jhonas Enroth - The last place Sabres were desperate for a win tonight, and backup goalie Jhonas Enroth provided a huge spark for the team with 1-win. The Panthers outshot the Sabres 45-21, but Enroth made 44 saves for the win
2. Ryan Kesler - Kesler continued his strong play on the Canucks 7-game road trip, scoring 2 goals including the GWG.
1. Matt Duchene - Duchene was a force tonight, scoring 2 goals and adding an assist in a 4-2 win for the Colorado Avalanche.
Highlight of the Night - Speaking of the 1st star, Duchene scored another highlight-reel goal: http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nhl-puck-daddy/matt-duchene-scoring-video-game-goals-season-video-023014717--nhl.html. Duchene is a one-man highlight reel
Interesting Stat of the Night - After registering only 1 goal in the first 6 games of the season, things looked dull for Ryan Kesler heading into a 7-game road trip. However, Kesler responded in a big way scoring 6 goals and adding 3 assists on the road trip leading the Canucks to a 5-1-1 record.
Rookie Recap:
-Ryan Murray scored his 1st NHL goal (CBJ)
-Rasmus Ristolainen scored his 1st NHL goal (BUF)
-Frederik Anderson, making his 1st career start, made 26 saves on 27 shots for his 2nd career win (ANA)
-Eddie Lack made 22 saves on 24 shots for his 2nd career win (VAN)
What's up next (October 26th) - There are 11 NHL games on tap for Saturday:
1. Edmonton Oilers vs. Phoenix Coyotes @3PM ET (In Phoenix)
2. New Jersey Devils vs. Boston Bruins @7PM ET (In Boston)
3. Pittsburgh Penguins vs. Toronto Maple Leafs @7PM ET (In Toronto) {***Forman's Game of the Night***}
4. San Jose Sharks vs. Montreal Canadiens @7PM ET (In Montreal)
5. New York Rangers vs. Detroit Red Wings @7PM ET (In Detroit)
6. Buffalo Sabres vs. Tampa Bay Lightning @7PM ET (In Tampa Bay)
7. Philadelphia Flyers vs. New York Islanders @7PM ET (In New York)
8. Winnipeg Jets vs. Dallas Stars @7PM ET (In Dallas)
9. Minnesota Wild vs. Chicago Blackhawks @8PM ET (In Chicago) {**2013 Playoff Rematch**}
10. St. Louis Blues vs. Nashville Predators @8PM ET (In Nashville)
11. Washington Capitals vs. Calgary Flames @10PM ET (In Calgary)
-Joel Forman - The Forman Faceoff
Thursday, October 24, 2013
October 24th NHL Recap
Boston Bruins 2, San Jose 1 (from Boston) - The Bruins improved to 7-2-0 with a 2-1 win over the San Jose Sharks thanks to a goal from David Krejci at 19:59 of the 3rd. Despite outshooting the Bruins 39-17, the loss is the first loss in regulation for the Sharks who are now 8-1-1.
Goals:
BOS - Jarome Iginla (1) - from Dennis Seidenberg and Milan Lucic (18:48 2ND)
SJS - Patrick Marleau (8) - from Logan Couture and Marc-Edouard Vlasic (0:18 3RD)
BOS - David Krejci (2) - from Adam McQuaid and Milan Lucic (19:59 3RD)
WG - Tuukka Rask (38 saves on 39 shots) LG - Antti Niemi (15 saves on 17 shots)
Three Stars:
3. Patrick Marleau (1 goal) - San Jose
2. David Krejci (1 goal, 1 assist, GWG) - Boston
1. Tuukka Rask (38 saves on 39 shots for the win) - Boston
Vancouver Canucks 3, New Jersey Devils 2 (SO) - (from New Jersey) - The Canucks improved to 7-4-1 thanks to a 3-2 shootout win over the New Jersey Devils, dropping them to 1-5-4. This marks the second time in October that Roberto Luongo has beaten former teammate Cory Schneider.
Goals:
NJD - Patrik Elias (3) - from Andrei Loktionov and Jaromir Jagr (5:05 1ST)
VAN - Ryan Kesler (5) - from Henrik Sedin (6:07 1ST)
NJD - Eric Gelinas PPG (1) - from Travis Zajac and Marek Zidlicky (9:41 1ST)
VAN - Daniel Sedin (4) - from Henrik Sedin and Ryan Kesler (12:37 1ST)
Shootout winner - Mike Santorelli
WG - Roberto Luongo (28 saves on 30 shots) LG - Cory Schneider (19 saves on 21 shots)
Three Stars:
3. Henrik Sedin (2 assists) - Vancouver
2. Patrick Elias (1 goal) - New Jersey
1. Ryan Kesler (1 goal, 1 assist) - Vancouver
Philadelphia Flyers 2, New York Rangers 1 (from Philadelphia) - The Flyers improved to 2-7-0 on the season thanks to a 2-1 win over the New York Rangers, dropping them to 2-6-0.
Goals:
PHI - Matt Read SHG (1) - unassisted (9:07 1ST)
NYR - Brad Richards (5) - from Chris Kreider and John Moore (18:56 1ST)
PHI - Braydon Coburn (2) - from Matt Read and Nicklas Grossmann (3:33 3RD)
WG - Steve Mason (30 saves on 31 shots) LG - Cam Talbot (25 saves on 27 shots)
Three Stars:
3. Cam Talbot (25 saves on 27 shots) - New York
2. Matt Read (1 goal, 1 assist) - Philadelphia
1. Steve Mason (30 saves on 31 shots for the win) - Philadelphia
Montreal Canadiens 4, Anaheim Ducks 1 (from Montreal) - The Canadiens improved to 6-4-0 on the season thanks to a 4-1 win over the Anaheim Ducks, dropping them to 7-3-0 with their 2nd straight loss.
Goals:
MTL - Michael Bournival (2) - from Nathan Beaulieu and Josh Gorges (11:39 1ST)
MTL - Tomas Plekanec (5) - from Michael Bournival (16:32 1ST)
MTL - Brian Gionta PPG (3) - from Tomas Plekanec and Alex Galchenyuk (11:49 2ND)
ANA - Patrick Maroon (1) - from Nick Bonino and Devante Smith-Pelley (8:58 3RD)
MTL - Rene Bourque PPG (3) - from Tomas Plekanec and Brian Gionta (12:39 3RD)
WG - Carey Price (31 saves on 32 shots) LG - Jonas Hiller (21 saves on 25 shots)
Three Stars:
3. Michael Bournival (1 goal, 1 assist) - Montreal
2. Carey Price (31 saves on 32 shots for the win) - Montreal
1. Tomas Plekanec (1 goal, 2 assists, GWG) - Montreal
Three Stars:
3. Michael Bournival (1 goal, 1 assist) - Montreal
2. Carey Price (31 saves on 32 shots for the win) - Montreal
1. Tomas Plekanec (1 goal, 2 assists, GWG) - Montreal
Tampa Bay Lightning 6, Chicago Blackhawks 5 (OT) - (from Tampa Bay) - The Lightning improved 6-3-0 thanks to a wild 6-5 OT win over the Chicago Blackhawks, dropping them to 6-1-3.
Goals:
TBL - Matt Carle PPG (1) - from Valtteri Filppula and Richard Panik (6:28 1ST)
TBL - Nate Thompson SHG (1) - from B.J. Crombeen and Andrej Sustr (1:24 2ND)
CHI - Bryan Bickell (3) - from Marcus Kruger and Brent Seabrook (9:00 2ND)
CHI - Marian Hossa (4) - from Patrick Sharp and Jonathan Toews (10:36 2ND)
TBL - Steven Stamkos (6) - from Victor Hedman (17:21 2ND)
CHI - Patrick Kane (5) - unassisted (18:53 2ND)
CHI - Andrew Shaw PPG (1) - from Patrick Kane and Duncan Keith (1:33 3RD)
TBL - Victor Hedman (1) - from Martin St. Louis and Steven Stamkos (11:03 3RD)
TBL - Steven Stamkos PPG (7) - from Valtteri Filppula (17:31 3RD)
CHI - Jonathan Toews (4) - unassisted (18:11)
TBL - Martin St. Louis (5) - from Steven Stamkos and Radko Gudas (1:16 OT)
WG - Ben Bishop (38 saves on 43 shots) LG - Nikolai Khabibulin (19 saves on 25 shots)
Three Stars:
3. Jonathan Toews (1 goal, 1 assist) - Chicago
2. Martin St. Louis (1 goal, 1 assist, GWG) - Tampa Bay
1. Steven Stamkos (2 goals, 2 assist) - Tampa Bay
TBL - Martin St. Louis (5) - from Steven Stamkos and Radko Gudas (1:16 OT)
WG - Ben Bishop (38 saves on 43 shots) LG - Nikolai Khabibulin (19 saves on 25 shots)
Three Stars:
3. Jonathan Toews (1 goal, 1 assist) - Chicago
2. Martin St. Louis (1 goal, 1 assist, GWG) - Tampa Bay
1. Steven Stamkos (2 goals, 2 assist) - Tampa Bay
Nashville Predators 3, Winnipeg Jets 2 (OT) - (from Nashville) - The Predators improved to 6-4-1 on the season thanks to a 3-2 OT win over the Winnipeg Jets on a Craig Smith goal, dropping the Jets to 4-5-2.
Goals:
NSH - Shea Weber PPG (3) - from David Legwand and Filip Forsberg (15:53 1ST)
WPG - Anthony Peluso (1) - from Olli Jokinen and Michael Frolik (13:49 2ND)
NSH - Patric Hornqvist (4) - from Mike Fisher and Seth Jones (6:04 3RD)
WPG - Blake Wheeler (3) - from Zach Bogosian and Andrew Ladd (16:59 3RD)
NSH - Craig Smith (2) - from David Legwand (4:43 OT)
WG - Carter Hutton (34 saves on 36 shots) LG - Ondrej Pavelec (30 saves on 33 shots)
Three Stars:
3. Blake Wheeler (1 goal) - Winnipeg
2. Carter Hutton (34 saves on 36 shots for the win)
1. Craig Smith (1 goal, including the OT winner)
WPG - Blake Wheeler (3) - from Zach Bogosian and Andrew Ladd (16:59 3RD)
NSH - Craig Smith (2) - from David Legwand (4:43 OT)
WG - Carter Hutton (34 saves on 36 shots) LG - Ondrej Pavelec (30 saves on 33 shots)
Three Stars:
3. Blake Wheeler (1 goal) - Winnipeg
2. Carter Hutton (34 saves on 36 shots for the win)
1. Craig Smith (1 goal, including the OT winner)
Minnesota Wild 3, Carolina Hurricanes 1 (from Minnesota) - The Wild improved to 5-3-3 thanks to a 3-1 win over the Carolina Hurricanes, dropping them to 4-3-3.
Goals:
MIN - Nino Neiderreiter PPG (2) - from Mikael Granlund and Mathew Dumba (8:21 1ST)
MIN - Zach Parise (5) - from Jared Spurgeon and Ryan Suter (11:55 1ST)
CAR - Alexander Semin PPG (3) - from Eric Staal and Andrej Sekera (6:01 2ND)
MIN - Dany Heatley PPG/EN (1) - from Matt Cooke and Nate Prosser (19:34 3RD)
WG - Josh Harding (20 saves on 21 shots) LG - Justin Peters (19 saves on 21 shots)
Three Stars:
3. Mikael Granlund (1 assist) - Minnesota
2. Nino Neiderreiter (1 goal) - Minnesota
1. Zach Parise (1 goal, including the GWG) - Minnesota
MIN - Dany Heatley PPG/EN (1) - from Matt Cooke and Nate Prosser (19:34 3RD)
WG - Josh Harding (20 saves on 21 shots) LG - Justin Peters (19 saves on 21 shots)
Three Stars:
3. Mikael Granlund (1 assist) - Minnesota
2. Nino Neiderreiter (1 goal) - Minnesota
1. Zach Parise (1 goal, including the GWG) - Minnesota
Dallas Stars 5, Calgary Flames 1 (from Dallas) - The Stars improved to 4-5-0 on the season thanks to a commanding 5-1 win over the Calgary Flames, dropping them to 4-4-2.
Goals:
DAL - Alex Chiasson (4) - from Ray Whitney and Cody Eakin (4:04 1ST)
CGY - Lee Stempniak (4) - from Matt Stajan and Dennis Wideman (4:30 2ND)
DAL - Alex Chiasson (5) - from Ray Whitney (11:12 2ND)
DAL - Jamie Benn (2) - from Rich Peverley and Kari Lehtonen (11:29 2ND)
DAL - Brenden Dillon (3) - from Shawn Horcoff (12:12 2ND)
DAL - Jamie Benn (3) - from Alex Chiasson (3:36 3RD)
WG - Kari Lehtonen (28 saves on 29 shots) LG - Karri Ramo (29 saves on 34 shots)
Three Stars:
3. Kari Lehtonen (28 saves on 29 shots for the win) - Dallas
2. Jamie Benn (2 goals) - Dallas
1. Alex Chiasson (2 goals, 1 assist, GWG) - Dallas
WG - Kari Lehtonen (28 saves on 29 shots) LG - Karri Ramo (29 saves on 34 shots)
Three Stars:
3. Kari Lehtonen (28 saves on 29 shots for the win) - Dallas
2. Jamie Benn (2 goals) - Dallas
1. Alex Chiasson (2 goals, 1 assist, GWG) - Dallas
Washington Capitals 4, Edmonton Oilers 1 (from Edmonton) - The Capitals improved to .500 at 5-5-0 with a 4-1 win over the Edmonton Oilers, dropping them to 3-7-1 on the season.
Goals:
WSH - Alexander Ovechkin (10) - from Marcus Johansson and Nicklas Backstrom (18:13 1ST)
WSH - Joel Ward (3) - from John Carlson and Karl Alzner (15:35 2ND)
WSH - Nicklas Backstrom (2) - from Marcus Johansson and Alexander Ovechkin (1:24 3RD)
WSH - Jason Chimera (2) - from Mikhail Grabovski (13:23 3RD)
EDM - Justin Schultz (1) - from David Perron (17:56 3RD)
WSH - Joel Ward (3) - from John Carlson and Karl Alzner (15:35 2ND)
WSH - Nicklas Backstrom (2) - from Marcus Johansson and Alexander Ovechkin (1:24 3RD)
WSH - Jason Chimera (2) - from Mikhail Grabovski (13:23 3RD)
EDM - Justin Schultz (1) - from David Perron (17:56 3RD)
WG - Braden Holtby (30 saves on 31 shots) LG - Devan Dubnyk (22 saves on 26 shots)
Three Stars:
3. Nicklas Backstrom (1 goal, 1 assist) - Washington
2. Braden Holtby (30 saves on 31 shots) - Washington
1. Alexander Ovechkin (1 goal, 1 assist) - Washington
Three Stars:
3. Nicklas Backstrom (1 goal, 1 assist) - Washington
2. Braden Holtby (30 saves on 31 shots) - Washington
1. Alexander Ovechkin (1 goal, 1 assist) - Washington
Los Angeles Kings 7, Phoenix Coyotes 4 (from Los Angeles) - The Kings improved to 7-4-0 on the season with a 7-4 win over the Phoenix Coyotes, dropping them to 6-3-2.
Goals:
LAK - Anze Kopitar PPG (1) - from Justin Williams and Dustin Brown (0:42 1ST)
LAK - Dwight King (2) - from Anze Kopitar (4:17 1ST)
LAK - Jordan Nolan (2) - from Colin Fraser and Dustin Brown (10:14 1ST)
LAK - Dwight King (3) - from Robyn Regehr and Justin Williams (17:56 1ST)
PHX - Jeff Halpern (1) - from Zbynek Michalek and David Schlemko (10:27 2ND)
PHX - Martin Hanzal (3) - from Mikkel Boedker and Radim Vrbata (14:22 2ND)
LAK - Anze Kopitar PPG (1) - from Justin Williams and Dustin Brown (0:42 1ST)
LAK - Dwight King (2) - from Anze Kopitar (4:17 1ST)
LAK - Jordan Nolan (2) - from Colin Fraser and Dustin Brown (10:14 1ST)
LAK - Dwight King (3) - from Robyn Regehr and Justin Williams (17:56 1ST)
PHX - Jeff Halpern (1) - from Zbynek Michalek and David Schlemko (10:27 2ND)
PHX - Martin Hanzal (3) - from Mikkel Boedker and Radim Vrbata (14:22 2ND)
PHX - Martin Hanzal PPG (4) - from Keith Yandle and Radim Vrbata (1:51 3RD)
PHX - Shane Doan (2) - from Mikkel Boedker and Derek Morris (2:50 3RD)
LAK - Mike Richards SHG (1) - unassisted (4:19 3RD)
LAK - Matt Frattin (1) - from Drew Doughty and Jeff Carter (12:11 3RD)
LAK - Dwight King EN (4) - from Anze Kopitar (19:38 3RD)
WG - Jon Quick (24 saves on 28 shots) LG - Thomas Greiss (20 saves on 22 shots in relief on Mike Smith who made 11 saves on 15 shots)
Three Stars:
3. Martin Hanzal (2 goals) - Phoenix
2. Anze Kopitar (1 goal, 2 assists) - Los Angeles
1. Dwight King (3 goals) - Los Angeles
PHX - Shane Doan (2) - from Mikkel Boedker and Derek Morris (2:50 3RD)
LAK - Mike Richards SHG (1) - unassisted (4:19 3RD)
LAK - Matt Frattin (1) - from Drew Doughty and Jeff Carter (12:11 3RD)
LAK - Dwight King EN (4) - from Anze Kopitar (19:38 3RD)
WG - Jon Quick (24 saves on 28 shots) LG - Thomas Greiss (20 saves on 22 shots in relief on Mike Smith who made 11 saves on 15 shots)
Three Stars:
3. Martin Hanzal (2 goals) - Phoenix
2. Anze Kopitar (1 goal, 2 assists) - Los Angeles
1. Dwight King (3 goals) - Los Angeles
Three Stars of the Night:
Honourable mention: Alex Chiasson - Chiasson continued a strong start to his NHL career, as he scored his 4th and 5th goals of the season and added an assist. Chiasson now has 11 goals in his first 16 NHL games dating back to last season.
Honourable mention: Alex Chiasson - Chiasson continued a strong start to his NHL career, as he scored his 4th and 5th goals of the season and added an assist. Chiasson now has 11 goals in his first 16 NHL games dating back to last season.
3. Tuukka Rask - Rask was simply fantastic tonight, as he stole a win for the Boston Bruins making 38 saves on 39 shots. Rask made perhaps his biggest save early in the 3rd, just seconds after Marleau tied the game at 1-1 Joe Thornton and Tomas Hertl were on a 2-on-1 as Thornton fed Hertl Rask slid across and made a great save to keep the game tied.
2. Dwight King - King picked up his 1st career hat trick in a wild game in Los Angeles, as the Kings defeated the Coyotes 7-4.
1. Steven Stamkos - Stamkos gets the 1st Star of the night tonight, with 2 goals and 2 assists for his 2nd 4-point game of the season. After only tallying 2 assists in his 1st 3 games, Stamkos now has 7 goals and 5 assists in his last 6 games.
Interesting Stat of the Night - A weird sequence of events happened in the Wild/Hurricanes game, as both starting goaltenders (Cam Ward and Josh Harding) left the game with an injury and didn't return. Ward was hurt 4:07 into the game, while Harding played the 1st 2 periods and was replaced by Niklas Backstrom for the 3rd (but was still credited with the win because he was in net for Parise's GWG)
Rookie Recap:
-Anthony Peluso scored his 1st NHL goal (WPG)
-Eric Gelinas scores his 1st NHL goal (NJD)
-Cam Talbot made 25 saves on 27 shots in his 1ST NHL start, a 2-1 loss (NYR)
-Carter Hutton made 34 save on 36 shots for his 2nd career win (NSH)
-Seth Jones picked his 3rd assist of the season (NSH)
-Filip Forsberg picked up his 3rd assist of the season (NSH)
-Michael Bournival scores his 2nd NHL goal and added his 3rd assist (MTL)
-Nathan Beaulieu picked up his 1st assist of the season (MTL)
-Andrej Sustr picked up his 2nd assist of the season (TBL)
-Matt Dumba picked up his 1st career NHL assist (MIN)
-Alex Chiasson scores his 4th and 5th goals of the season, and added an assist (DAL)
-Carter Hutton made 34 save on 36 shots for his 2nd career win (NSH)
-Seth Jones picked his 3rd assist of the season (NSH)
-Filip Forsberg picked up his 3rd assist of the season (NSH)
-Michael Bournival scores his 2nd NHL goal and added his 3rd assist (MTL)
-Nathan Beaulieu picked up his 1st assist of the season (MTL)
-Andrej Sustr picked up his 2nd assist of the season (TBL)
-Matt Dumba picked up his 1st career NHL assist (MIN)
-Alex Chiasson scores his 4th and 5th goals of the season, and added an assist (DAL)
What's up next (October 25th) - There are 6 NHL games on tap for Friday:
1. New York Islanders vs. Pittsburgh Penguins @7PM ET (In Pittsburgh) {*Rivarly Game*}
2. Toronto Maple Leafs vs. Columbus Blue Jackets @7PM ET (In Columbus)
3. Anaheim Ducks vs. Ottawa Senators @730PM ET (In Ottawa)
4. Buffalo Sabres vs. Florida Panthers @730PM ET (In Florida)
5. Vancouver Canucks vs. St. Louis Blues @8PM ET (In St. Louis) {***Forman's Game of the Night***}
6. Carolina Hurricanes vs. Colorado Avalanche @9PM ET (In Colorado)
-Joel Forman - The Forman Faceoff
3. Anaheim Ducks vs. Ottawa Senators @730PM ET (In Ottawa)
4. Buffalo Sabres vs. Florida Panthers @730PM ET (In Florida)
5. Vancouver Canucks vs. St. Louis Blues @8PM ET (In St. Louis) {***Forman's Game of the Night***}
6. Carolina Hurricanes vs. Colorado Avalanche @9PM ET (In Colorado)
-Joel Forman - The Forman Faceoff
Wednesday, October 23, 2013
October 23rd NHL Recap
Ottawa Senators 6, Detroit Red Wings 1 (from Detroit) - The Senators improved to 4-3-2 on the season with a commanding 6-1 win over the Detroit Red Wings, dropping them to 6-4-1. The win was even sweeter because it was the first time the Sens faced former Captain Daniel Alfredsson.
Goals:
OTT - Eric Gryba (1) - from Mika Zibanejad and Erik Condra (5:46 1ST)
OTT - Jason Spezza PPG (6) - from Chris Phillips and Erik Karlsson (10:48 1ST)
OTT - Bobby Ryan PPG (5) - from Joe Corvo and Kyle Turris (14:14 1ST)
DET - Todd Bertuzzi PPG (3) - from Henrik Zetterberg and Niklas Kronwall (16:14 1ST)
OTT - Jason Spezza (7) - from Erik Karlsson and Marc Methot (5:12 2ND)
OTT - Jared Cowen (2) - from Zack Smith and Chris Neil (1:50 3RD)
OTT - Bobby Ryan (6) - from Clarke MacArthur and Kyle Turris (6:13 3RD)
WG - Craig Anderson (31 saves on 32 shots) LG - Jimmy Howard (5 saves on 8 shots)
Three Stars:
3. Erik Karlsson (2 assists) - Ottawa
2. Bobby Ryan (2 goals) - Ottawa
1. Jason Spezza (2 goals, including the GWG) - Ottawa
Boston Bruins 5, Buffalo Sabres 2 (from Buffalo) - The Bruins improved to 6-2-0 on the season with a 5-2 win over the Buffalo Sabres, dropping them to 1-9-1.
Goals:
BOS - Milan Lucic (4) - from Jarome Iginla and David Krejci (11:01 1ST)
BOS - Milan Lucic (5) - from Jarome Iginla (0:40 2ND)
BUF - Cody Hodgson PPG (3) - from Thomas Vanek and Marcus Foligno (8:21 2ND)
BOS - Dougie Hamilton (2) - from Brad Marchand and Carl Soderberg (11:50 2ND)
BUF - Nikita Zadorov (1) - from Steve Ott and Marcus Foligno (15:10 2ND)
BOS - Torey Krug (2) - from Reilly Smith and Carl Soderberg (4:17 3RD)
BOS - Torey Krug PPG (3) - from David Krejci and Milan Lucic (9:42 3RD)
WG - Chad Johnson (14 saves on 16 shots) LG - Ryan Miller (29 saves on 34 shots)
Three Stars:
3. Jarome Iginla (2 assists) - Boston
2. Torey Krug (2 goals) - Boston
1. Milan Lucic (2 goals, 1 assist) - Boston
Three Stars of the Night:
3. Bobby Ryan - Ryan showed why the Sens traded for him when Alfredsson left, scoring 2 goals (his 5th and 6th goals of the season).
2. Milan Lucic - Lucic scored 2 goals and added an assist in a 5-2 Bruins win over the Buffalo Sabres.
1. Jason Spezza - The new Senators Captain made all Sens fans temporarily forget about Daniel Alfredsson leaving, as he scored 2 goals (and the GWG) in a 6-1 win over Alfredssons Red Wings, the first time Alfie was playing his former team.
Interesting Stat of the Night - Alfredsson finished his 1st game against his old team with the following stats: 16:12 of icetime, 0 goals, 0 assists, 2 shots, 2 hits and 2 penalty minutes.
Rookie Recap:
-Nikita Zadorov scored his 1st NHL goal (BUF)
-Torey Krug scored his 2nd and 3rd NHL goal (BOS)
What's up next (October 24th) - There are 10 NHL games on tap for Thursday:
1. San Jose Sharks vs. Boston Bruins @7PM ET (In Boston) {***Forman's Game of the Night***}
2. Vancouver Canucks vs. New Jersey Devils @7PM ET (In New Jersey)
3. New York Rangers vs. Philadelphia Flyers @7PM ET (In Philadelphia)
4. Anaheim Ducks vs. Montreal Canadiens @730PM ET (In Montreal)
5. Chicago Blackhawks vs. Tampa Bay Lightning @730PM ET (In Tampa Bay)
6. Winnipeg Jets vs. Nashville Predators @8PM ET (In Nashville)
7. Carolina Hurricanes vs. Minnesota Wild @8PM ET (In Minnesota)
8. Calgary Flames vs. Dallas Stars @830PM ET (In Dallas)
9. Washington Capitals vs. Edmonton Oilers @930PM ET (In Edmonton)
10. Phoenix Coyotes vs. Los Angeles Kings @1030PM ET (In Los Angeles)
-Joel Forman - The Forman Faceoff
Goals:
OTT - Eric Gryba (1) - from Mika Zibanejad and Erik Condra (5:46 1ST)
OTT - Jason Spezza PPG (6) - from Chris Phillips and Erik Karlsson (10:48 1ST)
OTT - Bobby Ryan PPG (5) - from Joe Corvo and Kyle Turris (14:14 1ST)
DET - Todd Bertuzzi PPG (3) - from Henrik Zetterberg and Niklas Kronwall (16:14 1ST)
OTT - Jason Spezza (7) - from Erik Karlsson and Marc Methot (5:12 2ND)
OTT - Jared Cowen (2) - from Zack Smith and Chris Neil (1:50 3RD)
OTT - Bobby Ryan (6) - from Clarke MacArthur and Kyle Turris (6:13 3RD)
WG - Craig Anderson (31 saves on 32 shots) LG - Jimmy Howard (5 saves on 8 shots)
Three Stars:
3. Erik Karlsson (2 assists) - Ottawa
2. Bobby Ryan (2 goals) - Ottawa
1. Jason Spezza (2 goals, including the GWG) - Ottawa
Boston Bruins 5, Buffalo Sabres 2 (from Buffalo) - The Bruins improved to 6-2-0 on the season with a 5-2 win over the Buffalo Sabres, dropping them to 1-9-1.
Goals:
BOS - Milan Lucic (4) - from Jarome Iginla and David Krejci (11:01 1ST)
BOS - Milan Lucic (5) - from Jarome Iginla (0:40 2ND)
BUF - Cody Hodgson PPG (3) - from Thomas Vanek and Marcus Foligno (8:21 2ND)
BOS - Dougie Hamilton (2) - from Brad Marchand and Carl Soderberg (11:50 2ND)
BUF - Nikita Zadorov (1) - from Steve Ott and Marcus Foligno (15:10 2ND)
BOS - Torey Krug (2) - from Reilly Smith and Carl Soderberg (4:17 3RD)
BOS - Torey Krug PPG (3) - from David Krejci and Milan Lucic (9:42 3RD)
WG - Chad Johnson (14 saves on 16 shots) LG - Ryan Miller (29 saves on 34 shots)
Three Stars:
3. Jarome Iginla (2 assists) - Boston
2. Torey Krug (2 goals) - Boston
1. Milan Lucic (2 goals, 1 assist) - Boston
Three Stars of the Night:
3. Bobby Ryan - Ryan showed why the Sens traded for him when Alfredsson left, scoring 2 goals (his 5th and 6th goals of the season).
2. Milan Lucic - Lucic scored 2 goals and added an assist in a 5-2 Bruins win over the Buffalo Sabres.
1. Jason Spezza - The new Senators Captain made all Sens fans temporarily forget about Daniel Alfredsson leaving, as he scored 2 goals (and the GWG) in a 6-1 win over Alfredssons Red Wings, the first time Alfie was playing his former team.
Interesting Stat of the Night - Alfredsson finished his 1st game against his old team with the following stats: 16:12 of icetime, 0 goals, 0 assists, 2 shots, 2 hits and 2 penalty minutes.
Rookie Recap:
-Nikita Zadorov scored his 1st NHL goal (BUF)
-Torey Krug scored his 2nd and 3rd NHL goal (BOS)
What's up next (October 24th) - There are 10 NHL games on tap for Thursday:
1. San Jose Sharks vs. Boston Bruins @7PM ET (In Boston) {***Forman's Game of the Night***}
2. Vancouver Canucks vs. New Jersey Devils @7PM ET (In New Jersey)
3. New York Rangers vs. Philadelphia Flyers @7PM ET (In Philadelphia)
4. Anaheim Ducks vs. Montreal Canadiens @730PM ET (In Montreal)
5. Chicago Blackhawks vs. Tampa Bay Lightning @730PM ET (In Tampa Bay)
6. Winnipeg Jets vs. Nashville Predators @8PM ET (In Nashville)
7. Carolina Hurricanes vs. Minnesota Wild @8PM ET (In Minnesota)
8. Calgary Flames vs. Dallas Stars @830PM ET (In Dallas)
9. Washington Capitals vs. Edmonton Oilers @930PM ET (In Edmonton)
10. Phoenix Coyotes vs. Los Angeles Kings @1030PM ET (In Los Angeles)
-Joel Forman - The Forman Faceoff
Tuesday, October 22, 2013
October 22nd NHL Recap
Toronto Maple Leafs 4, Anaheim Ducks 2 (from Toronto) - The Leafs improved to 7-3-0 on the season thanks to a 4 unanswered goals in a 4-2 win over the Anaheim Ducks, ending the Ducks 7-game winning streak (7-2-0 on the season).
Goals:
ANA - Nick Bonino (4) - from Pat Maroon and Jakob Silfverberg (17:38 1ST)
ANA - Mathieu Perreault (4) - from Sami Vatanen and Emerson Etem (1:59 2ND)
TOR - Phil Kessel PPG (3) - from James van Riemsdyk and Cody Franson (7:44 2ND)
TOR - Dion Phaneuf (2) - from Dave Bolland (9:03 2ND)
TOR - Phil Kessel (4) - from Paul Ranger (16:09 2ND)
TOR - Phil Kessel (5 - Hat Trick) - from James van Riemsdyk (8:11 3RD)
WG - Jonathan Bernier (23 saves on 25 shots) LG - Jonas Hiller (19 saves on 23 shots)
Three Stars:
3. James van Riemsdyk (2 assists) - Toronto
2. Dion Phaneuf (1 goal, 6 hits) - Toronto
1. Phil Kessel (3 goals, including the GWG) - Toronto
Vancouver Canucks 5, New York Islanders 4 (OT) - (from New York) - The Canucks improved to 6-4-1 thanks to a 5-4 win on a Brad Richardson OT goal, dropping the Islanders to 3-3-3
Goals:
NYI - Brock Nelson (1) - from Peter Regin and Cal Clutterbuck (2:26 1ST)
NYI - Matt Moulson PPG (4) - from Frans Nielsen and John Tavares (4:41 1ST)
VAN - Ryan Kesler (4) - from Dan Hamhuis (4:57 1ST)
VAN - Daniel Sedin (3) - from Jannik Hansen and Chris Tanev (9:09 1ST)
NYI - Matt Moulson PPG (5) - from Kyle Okposo and Frans Nielsen (4:48 2ND)
VAN - Henrik Sedin (3) - from Daniel Sedin and Kevin Bieksa (12:39 2ND)
VAN - Chris Higgins (3) - from Kevin Bieksa (19:42 2ND)
NYI - Frans Nielsen (5) - from Andrew MacDonald and Kyle Okposo (18:48 3RD)
VAN - Brad Richardson (4 - OT) - from Mike Santorelli and Alexander Edler (2:16 OT)
WG - Roberto Luongo (28 saves on 32 shots) LG - Evgeni Nabokov (28 saves on 33 shots)
Three Stars:
3. Ryan Kesler (1 goal, 1 assist) - Vancouver
2. Matt Moulson (2 goals) - New York
1. Daniel Sedin (1 goal, 1 assist) - Vancouver
Columbus Blue Jackets 4, New Jersey Devils 1 (from Columbus) - The Blue Jackets improved to 4-5-0 on the season thanks to a 4-1 win over the New Jersey Devils, dropping them to 1-5-3.
Goals:
NJD - Michael Ryder PPG (4) - from Jaromir Jagr and Rostislav Olesz (6:24 2ND)
CBJ - Brandon Dubinsky PPG (2) - from R.J. Umberger and James Wisniewski (9:56 2ND)
CBJ - Cam Atkinson (3) - unassisted (15:30 2ND)
CBJ - James Wisniewski (1) - unassisted (4:12 3RD)
CBJ - Marian Gaborik EN (4) - from Brandon Dubinsky and James Wisniewski (19:35 3RD)
WG - Sergei Bobrovsky (24 saves on 25 shots) LG - Cory Schneider (20 saves on 23 shots)
Three Stars:
3. Brandon Dubinsky (1 goal, 1 assist) - Columbus
2. Sergei Bobrovsky (24 saves on 25 shots for the win) - Columbus
1. James Wisniewski (1 goal, 2 assists) - Columbus
Edmonton Oilers 4, Montreal Canadiens 3 (from Montreal) - The Oilers improved to 3-6-1 on the season thanks to a 4-3 win over the Montreal Canadiens, dropping them to 5-4-0.
Goals:
MON - Tomas Plekanec PPG (4) - from Andrei Markov and Michael Bournival (16:36 1ST)
MON - Brendan Gallagher (5) - unassisted (18:03 1ST)
EDM - Ales Hemsky (3) - from Mark Arcobello (12:50 2ND)
EDM - Ladislav Smid (1) - from Ryan Nugent-Hopkins and Jordan Eberle (15:37 2ND)
EDM - Jeff Petry (2) - from Ryan Nugent-Hopkins and Jordan Eberle (7:59 3RD)
EDM - Ryan Jones (1) - from David Perron and Mark Arcobello (9:57 3RD)
MON - Brian Gionta (2) - from Tomas Plekanec and P.K.Subban (19:57 3RD)
WG - Devan Dubnyk (29 saves on 32 shots) LG - Carey Price (28 saves on 32 shots)
Three Stars:
3. Tomas Plekanec (1 goal, 1 assist) - Montreal
2. Mark Arcobello (2 assists) - Edmonton
1. Jordan Eberle (2 assists) - Edmonton
Chicago Blackhawks 3, Florida Panthers 2 (from Florida) - The Blackhawks improved to 6-1-2 on the season thanks to a 3-2 shootout win over the Florida Panthers, dropping them to 3-6-1.
Goals:
CHI - Jonathan Toews PPG (3) - from Duncan Keith and Patrick Kane (5:18 2ND)
CHI - Bryan Bickell (2) - from Andrew Shaw and Niklas Hjalmarsson (16:49 2ND)
FLA - Tomas Fleischmann (2) - from Aleksander Barkov and Kris Versteeg (9:04 3RD)
FLA - Dmitri Kulikov (1) - from Aleksander Barkov and Brian Campbell (11:51 3RD)
Shootout winner - Patrick Sharp
WG - Corey Crawford (20 saves on 22 shots) LG - Jacob Markstrom (2 saves on 2 shots in relief of injured Tim Thomas who made 25 saves on 27 shots)
Three Stars:
3. Dmitri Kulikov (1 goal) - Florida
2. Tomas Fleischmann (1 goal) - Florida
1. Jonathan Toews (1 goal) - Chicago
Minnesota Wild 2, Nashville Predators 0 (from Minnesota) - The Wild improved to 4-3-3 on the season thanks to a 2-0 shutout of the Nashville Predators, dropping them to 5-4-1.
Goals:
MIN - Justin Fontaine (2) - from Clayton Stoner and Zach Parise (18:53 2ND)
MIN - Jason Pominville EN (4) - from Mikko Koivu and Zach Parise (19:35 3RD)
WG - Josh Harding (16 saves on 16 shots) LG - Pekka Rinne (27 saves on 28 shots)
Three Stars:
3. Pekka Rinne (27 saves on 28 shots) - Nashville
2. Justin Fontaine (1 goal, including the GWG) - Minnesota
1. Josh Harding (16 saves on 16 shots for the win) - Minnesota
Washington Capitals 5, Winnipeg Jets 4 (SO) - (In Winnipeg) - The Capitals improved to 4-5-0 on the season thanks to a 5-4 shootout win over the Winnipeg Jets, dropping them to 4-5-1.
Goals:
WSH - Mikhail Grabovski (4) - from John Erskine and Joel Ward (3:11 2ND)
WPG - Brian Little SHG (4) - from Andrew Ladd (7:21 2ND)
WPG - Grant Clitsome (1) - from Zach Bogosian and Andrew Ladd (8:31 2ND)
WSH - Alexander Ovechkin (8) - from Marcus Johansson (15:50 2ND)
WSH - Alexander Ovechkin (9) - from Marcus Johansson (18:03 2ND)
WPG - Mark Scheifele (2) - from (19:21 2ND)
WSH - Troy Brouwer PPG (3) - from Nicklas Backstrom (4:56 3RD)
WPG - Brian Little (5) - from Andrew Ladd and Devin Setoguchi (7:04 3RD)
Shootout winner - Martin Erat
WG - Braden Holtby (43 saves on 47 shots) LG - Ondrej Pavelec (28 saves on 32 shots)
Three Stars:
3. Andrew Ladd (3 assits) - Winnipeg
2. Brian Little (2 goals) - Winnipeg
1. Alexander Ovechkin (2 goals) - Washington
Phoenix Coyotes 4, Calgary Flames 2 (from Phoenix) - The Coyotes improved to 6-2-2 with a 4-2 win over the Calgary Flames, dropping them to 4-3-2.
Goals:
PHX - Radim Vrbata PPG (5) - from Keith Yandle and Oliver Ekman-Larsson (8:41 1ST)
PHX - Mike Ribeiro (4) - from Mikkel Boedker and David Moss (10:19 2ND)
CGY - Lee Stempniak (3) - from Joe Colborne and T.J. Galiardi (18:26 2ND)
CGY - Joe Colborne (1) - from Jiri Hudler (3:00 3RD)
PHX - Mike Ribeiro (5) - from Keith Yandle and Derek Morris (5:47 3RD)
PHX - Rob Klinkhammer EN (4) - unassisted (19:54 3RD)
WG - Mike Smith (22 saves on 24 shots) LG - Joey MacDonald (29 saves on 32 shots)
Three Stars:
3. Keith Yandle (2 assists) - Phoenix
2. Radim Vrbata (1 goal) - Phoenix
1. Mike Ribeiro (2 goals, including the GWG) - Phoenix
Three Stars of the Night:
3. Josh Harding - Harding picked up his 1st shutout of the season, making 16 saves in a 2-0 win over the Predators.
2. Alexander Ovechkin - Ovechkin picked up 2 goals in a 5-4 shootout win over the Jets, improving his NHL-leading goal total to 9.
1. Phil Kessel - I said before the Leafs game that Kessel needs to step up his game, and what does he do? Kessel goes out and scores 3 goals in a 4-2 come from behind win over the Anaheim Ducks, including the GWG.
Interesting Stat of the Night - With another assist tonight, Jiri Hudler is the only player this season to get a point in every game, as he has 4 goals and 8 assists in 9 games.
Rookie Recap:
-Brock Nelson scored his 1st NHL goal (NYI)
-Sami Vatanen picked up an assist (ANA)
-Michael Bournival picked up an assist (MTL)
-Mark Arcobello picked up 2 assists (EDM)
-Aleksander Barkov picked up 2 assists (FLA)
-Justin Fontaine scored his 2nd NHL goal (MIN)
What's up next (October 23rd) - There are 2 NHL games on tap for Wednesday:
1. Ottawa Senators vs. Detroit Red Wings @730 PM ET (In Detroit) {***Forman's Game of the Night***}
2. Boston Bruins vs. Buffalo Sabres @8PM ET (In Buffalo)
-Joel Forman - The Forman Faceoff
Goals:
ANA - Nick Bonino (4) - from Pat Maroon and Jakob Silfverberg (17:38 1ST)
ANA - Mathieu Perreault (4) - from Sami Vatanen and Emerson Etem (1:59 2ND)
TOR - Phil Kessel PPG (3) - from James van Riemsdyk and Cody Franson (7:44 2ND)
TOR - Dion Phaneuf (2) - from Dave Bolland (9:03 2ND)
TOR - Phil Kessel (4) - from Paul Ranger (16:09 2ND)
TOR - Phil Kessel (5 - Hat Trick) - from James van Riemsdyk (8:11 3RD)
WG - Jonathan Bernier (23 saves on 25 shots) LG - Jonas Hiller (19 saves on 23 shots)
Three Stars:
3. James van Riemsdyk (2 assists) - Toronto
2. Dion Phaneuf (1 goal, 6 hits) - Toronto
1. Phil Kessel (3 goals, including the GWG) - Toronto
Vancouver Canucks 5, New York Islanders 4 (OT) - (from New York) - The Canucks improved to 6-4-1 thanks to a 5-4 win on a Brad Richardson OT goal, dropping the Islanders to 3-3-3
Goals:
NYI - Brock Nelson (1) - from Peter Regin and Cal Clutterbuck (2:26 1ST)
NYI - Matt Moulson PPG (4) - from Frans Nielsen and John Tavares (4:41 1ST)
VAN - Ryan Kesler (4) - from Dan Hamhuis (4:57 1ST)
VAN - Daniel Sedin (3) - from Jannik Hansen and Chris Tanev (9:09 1ST)
NYI - Matt Moulson PPG (5) - from Kyle Okposo and Frans Nielsen (4:48 2ND)
VAN - Henrik Sedin (3) - from Daniel Sedin and Kevin Bieksa (12:39 2ND)
VAN - Chris Higgins (3) - from Kevin Bieksa (19:42 2ND)
NYI - Frans Nielsen (5) - from Andrew MacDonald and Kyle Okposo (18:48 3RD)
VAN - Brad Richardson (4 - OT) - from Mike Santorelli and Alexander Edler (2:16 OT)
WG - Roberto Luongo (28 saves on 32 shots) LG - Evgeni Nabokov (28 saves on 33 shots)
Three Stars:
3. Ryan Kesler (1 goal, 1 assist) - Vancouver
2. Matt Moulson (2 goals) - New York
1. Daniel Sedin (1 goal, 1 assist) - Vancouver
Columbus Blue Jackets 4, New Jersey Devils 1 (from Columbus) - The Blue Jackets improved to 4-5-0 on the season thanks to a 4-1 win over the New Jersey Devils, dropping them to 1-5-3.
Goals:
NJD - Michael Ryder PPG (4) - from Jaromir Jagr and Rostislav Olesz (6:24 2ND)
CBJ - Brandon Dubinsky PPG (2) - from R.J. Umberger and James Wisniewski (9:56 2ND)
CBJ - Cam Atkinson (3) - unassisted (15:30 2ND)
CBJ - James Wisniewski (1) - unassisted (4:12 3RD)
CBJ - Marian Gaborik EN (4) - from Brandon Dubinsky and James Wisniewski (19:35 3RD)
WG - Sergei Bobrovsky (24 saves on 25 shots) LG - Cory Schneider (20 saves on 23 shots)
Three Stars:
3. Brandon Dubinsky (1 goal, 1 assist) - Columbus
2. Sergei Bobrovsky (24 saves on 25 shots for the win) - Columbus
1. James Wisniewski (1 goal, 2 assists) - Columbus
Edmonton Oilers 4, Montreal Canadiens 3 (from Montreal) - The Oilers improved to 3-6-1 on the season thanks to a 4-3 win over the Montreal Canadiens, dropping them to 5-4-0.
Goals:
MON - Tomas Plekanec PPG (4) - from Andrei Markov and Michael Bournival (16:36 1ST)
MON - Brendan Gallagher (5) - unassisted (18:03 1ST)
EDM - Ales Hemsky (3) - from Mark Arcobello (12:50 2ND)
EDM - Ladislav Smid (1) - from Ryan Nugent-Hopkins and Jordan Eberle (15:37 2ND)
EDM - Jeff Petry (2) - from Ryan Nugent-Hopkins and Jordan Eberle (7:59 3RD)
EDM - Ryan Jones (1) - from David Perron and Mark Arcobello (9:57 3RD)
MON - Brian Gionta (2) - from Tomas Plekanec and P.K.Subban (19:57 3RD)
WG - Devan Dubnyk (29 saves on 32 shots) LG - Carey Price (28 saves on 32 shots)
Three Stars:
3. Tomas Plekanec (1 goal, 1 assist) - Montreal
2. Mark Arcobello (2 assists) - Edmonton
1. Jordan Eberle (2 assists) - Edmonton
Chicago Blackhawks 3, Florida Panthers 2 (from Florida) - The Blackhawks improved to 6-1-2 on the season thanks to a 3-2 shootout win over the Florida Panthers, dropping them to 3-6-1.
Goals:
CHI - Jonathan Toews PPG (3) - from Duncan Keith and Patrick Kane (5:18 2ND)
CHI - Bryan Bickell (2) - from Andrew Shaw and Niklas Hjalmarsson (16:49 2ND)
FLA - Tomas Fleischmann (2) - from Aleksander Barkov and Kris Versteeg (9:04 3RD)
FLA - Dmitri Kulikov (1) - from Aleksander Barkov and Brian Campbell (11:51 3RD)
Shootout winner - Patrick Sharp
WG - Corey Crawford (20 saves on 22 shots) LG - Jacob Markstrom (2 saves on 2 shots in relief of injured Tim Thomas who made 25 saves on 27 shots)
Three Stars:
3. Dmitri Kulikov (1 goal) - Florida
2. Tomas Fleischmann (1 goal) - Florida
1. Jonathan Toews (1 goal) - Chicago
Minnesota Wild 2, Nashville Predators 0 (from Minnesota) - The Wild improved to 4-3-3 on the season thanks to a 2-0 shutout of the Nashville Predators, dropping them to 5-4-1.
Goals:
MIN - Justin Fontaine (2) - from Clayton Stoner and Zach Parise (18:53 2ND)
MIN - Jason Pominville EN (4) - from Mikko Koivu and Zach Parise (19:35 3RD)
WG - Josh Harding (16 saves on 16 shots) LG - Pekka Rinne (27 saves on 28 shots)
Three Stars:
3. Pekka Rinne (27 saves on 28 shots) - Nashville
2. Justin Fontaine (1 goal, including the GWG) - Minnesota
1. Josh Harding (16 saves on 16 shots for the win) - Minnesota
Washington Capitals 5, Winnipeg Jets 4 (SO) - (In Winnipeg) - The Capitals improved to 4-5-0 on the season thanks to a 5-4 shootout win over the Winnipeg Jets, dropping them to 4-5-1.
Goals:
WSH - Mikhail Grabovski (4) - from John Erskine and Joel Ward (3:11 2ND)
WPG - Brian Little SHG (4) - from Andrew Ladd (7:21 2ND)
WPG - Grant Clitsome (1) - from Zach Bogosian and Andrew Ladd (8:31 2ND)
WSH - Alexander Ovechkin (8) - from Marcus Johansson (15:50 2ND)
WSH - Alexander Ovechkin (9) - from Marcus Johansson (18:03 2ND)
WPG - Mark Scheifele (2) - from (19:21 2ND)
WSH - Troy Brouwer PPG (3) - from Nicklas Backstrom (4:56 3RD)
WPG - Brian Little (5) - from Andrew Ladd and Devin Setoguchi (7:04 3RD)
Shootout winner - Martin Erat
WG - Braden Holtby (43 saves on 47 shots) LG - Ondrej Pavelec (28 saves on 32 shots)
Three Stars:
3. Andrew Ladd (3 assits) - Winnipeg
2. Brian Little (2 goals) - Winnipeg
1. Alexander Ovechkin (2 goals) - Washington
Phoenix Coyotes 4, Calgary Flames 2 (from Phoenix) - The Coyotes improved to 6-2-2 with a 4-2 win over the Calgary Flames, dropping them to 4-3-2.
Goals:
PHX - Radim Vrbata PPG (5) - from Keith Yandle and Oliver Ekman-Larsson (8:41 1ST)
PHX - Mike Ribeiro (4) - from Mikkel Boedker and David Moss (10:19 2ND)
CGY - Lee Stempniak (3) - from Joe Colborne and T.J. Galiardi (18:26 2ND)
CGY - Joe Colborne (1) - from Jiri Hudler (3:00 3RD)
PHX - Mike Ribeiro (5) - from Keith Yandle and Derek Morris (5:47 3RD)
PHX - Rob Klinkhammer EN (4) - unassisted (19:54 3RD)
WG - Mike Smith (22 saves on 24 shots) LG - Joey MacDonald (29 saves on 32 shots)
Three Stars:
3. Keith Yandle (2 assists) - Phoenix
2. Radim Vrbata (1 goal) - Phoenix
1. Mike Ribeiro (2 goals, including the GWG) - Phoenix
Three Stars of the Night:
3. Josh Harding - Harding picked up his 1st shutout of the season, making 16 saves in a 2-0 win over the Predators.
2. Alexander Ovechkin - Ovechkin picked up 2 goals in a 5-4 shootout win over the Jets, improving his NHL-leading goal total to 9.
1. Phil Kessel - I said before the Leafs game that Kessel needs to step up his game, and what does he do? Kessel goes out and scores 3 goals in a 4-2 come from behind win over the Anaheim Ducks, including the GWG.
Interesting Stat of the Night - With another assist tonight, Jiri Hudler is the only player this season to get a point in every game, as he has 4 goals and 8 assists in 9 games.
Rookie Recap:
-Brock Nelson scored his 1st NHL goal (NYI)
-Sami Vatanen picked up an assist (ANA)
-Michael Bournival picked up an assist (MTL)
-Mark Arcobello picked up 2 assists (EDM)
-Aleksander Barkov picked up 2 assists (FLA)
-Justin Fontaine scored his 2nd NHL goal (MIN)
What's up next (October 23rd) - There are 2 NHL games on tap for Wednesday:
1. Ottawa Senators vs. Detroit Red Wings @730 PM ET (In Detroit) {***Forman's Game of the Night***}
2. Boston Bruins vs. Buffalo Sabres @8PM ET (In Buffalo)
-Joel Forman - The Forman Faceoff
October 21st NHL Recap:
San Jose Sharks 1, Detroit Red Wings 0 (SO) - (from Detroit) - The Sharks improved to 8-0-1 on the season thanks to a 1-0 shutout win over the Detroit Red Wings, dropping them to 6-3-1.
Shootout winner - Logan Couture
Three Stars:
3. Logan Couture (shootout winner) - San Jose
2. Jimmy Howard (27 saves on 27 shots) - Detroit
1. Antti Niemi (24 saves on 24 shots for the shutout) - San Jose
Colorado Avalanche 1, Pittsburgh Penguins 0 (from Pittsburgh) - The Avalanche improved to an impressive 8-1-0 record thanks to a 1-0 shutout of the Pittsburgh Penguins, dropping them to 7-2-0.
Goals:
COL - Gabriel Landeskog (3) - from Ryan Wilson and Cory Sarich
Three Stars:
3. Sidney Crosby (7 shots on goal) - Pittsburgh
2. Gabriel Landeskog (1 goal, including the GWG) - Colorado
1. J.S. Giguere (34 saves on 34 shots for the shutout) - Colorado
Calgary Flames 3, Los Angeles Kings 2 (from Los Angeles) - The Flames imrpoved to 4-2-2 on the season thanks to a 3-2 win over the Los Angeles Kings, dropping them to 6-4-0.
Goals:
LAK - Drew Doughty PPG (3) - from Dustin Brown and Justin Williams
CGY - Mike Cammalleri PPG (1) - from Jiri Hudler and Mark Giordano
CGY - Sean Monahan PPG (6) - from Mike Cammalleri and Mark Giordano
LAK - Jeff Carter SHG (5) - unassisted
CGY - T.J. Brodie (1) - from Jiri Hudler and Lee Stempniak
Three Stars:
3. Mike Cammalleri (1 goal, 1 assist) - Calgary
2. Drew Doughty (1 goal) - Los Angeles
1. T.J. Brodie (1 goal, including the GWG) - Calgary
Player of the Night - This is a tie between two goaltenders who posted impressive shutouts; J.S. Giguere stopping 34 shots against the Penguins and Antti Niemi stopping 24 shots against the Red Wings. Jimmy Howard stopped all 27 shots he faced, allowing only a Logan Couture shootout winner.
Interesting Stat of the Night - The Avalanche shutout of the Penguins was even more impressive considering this statistic: The Penguins were shut out on home ice at the Consol Energy Center for the 1st time since Sidney Crosby has been on the team (05-06).
Rookie Recap:
-Sean Monahan scored his 6th NHL goal (CGY)
What's up next (October 22nd) - There are 8 NHL games on tap for Tuesday:
1. Anaheim Ducks vs. Toronto Maple Leafs @7PM ET (In Toronto) {***Forman's Game of the Night***}
2. Vancouver Canucks vs. New York Islanders @7PM ET (In New York)
3. New Jersey Devils vs. Columbus Blue Jackets @7PM ET (In Columbus)
4. Edmonton Oilers vs. Montreal Canadiens @730PM ET (In Montreal)
5. Chicago Blackhawks vs. Florida Panthers @730PM ET (In Florida)
6. Nashville Predators vs. Minnesota Wild @8PM ET (In Minnesota)
7. Washington Capitals vs. Winnipeg Jets @8PM ET (In Winnipeg)
8. Calgary Flames vs. Phoenix Coyotes @10PM ET (In Phoenix)
-Joel Forman - The Forman Faceoff
Shootout winner - Logan Couture
Three Stars:
3. Logan Couture (shootout winner) - San Jose
2. Jimmy Howard (27 saves on 27 shots) - Detroit
1. Antti Niemi (24 saves on 24 shots for the shutout) - San Jose
Colorado Avalanche 1, Pittsburgh Penguins 0 (from Pittsburgh) - The Avalanche improved to an impressive 8-1-0 record thanks to a 1-0 shutout of the Pittsburgh Penguins, dropping them to 7-2-0.
Goals:
COL - Gabriel Landeskog (3) - from Ryan Wilson and Cory Sarich
Three Stars:
3. Sidney Crosby (7 shots on goal) - Pittsburgh
2. Gabriel Landeskog (1 goal, including the GWG) - Colorado
1. J.S. Giguere (34 saves on 34 shots for the shutout) - Colorado
Calgary Flames 3, Los Angeles Kings 2 (from Los Angeles) - The Flames imrpoved to 4-2-2 on the season thanks to a 3-2 win over the Los Angeles Kings, dropping them to 6-4-0.
Goals:
LAK - Drew Doughty PPG (3) - from Dustin Brown and Justin Williams
CGY - Mike Cammalleri PPG (1) - from Jiri Hudler and Mark Giordano
CGY - Sean Monahan PPG (6) - from Mike Cammalleri and Mark Giordano
LAK - Jeff Carter SHG (5) - unassisted
CGY - T.J. Brodie (1) - from Jiri Hudler and Lee Stempniak
Three Stars:
3. Mike Cammalleri (1 goal, 1 assist) - Calgary
2. Drew Doughty (1 goal) - Los Angeles
1. T.J. Brodie (1 goal, including the GWG) - Calgary
Player of the Night - This is a tie between two goaltenders who posted impressive shutouts; J.S. Giguere stopping 34 shots against the Penguins and Antti Niemi stopping 24 shots against the Red Wings. Jimmy Howard stopped all 27 shots he faced, allowing only a Logan Couture shootout winner.
Interesting Stat of the Night - The Avalanche shutout of the Penguins was even more impressive considering this statistic: The Penguins were shut out on home ice at the Consol Energy Center for the 1st time since Sidney Crosby has been on the team (05-06).
Rookie Recap:
-Sean Monahan scored his 6th NHL goal (CGY)
What's up next (October 22nd) - There are 8 NHL games on tap for Tuesday:
1. Anaheim Ducks vs. Toronto Maple Leafs @7PM ET (In Toronto) {***Forman's Game of the Night***}
2. Vancouver Canucks vs. New York Islanders @7PM ET (In New York)
3. New Jersey Devils vs. Columbus Blue Jackets @7PM ET (In Columbus)
4. Edmonton Oilers vs. Montreal Canadiens @730PM ET (In Montreal)
5. Chicago Blackhawks vs. Florida Panthers @730PM ET (In Florida)
6. Nashville Predators vs. Minnesota Wild @8PM ET (In Minnesota)
7. Washington Capitals vs. Winnipeg Jets @8PM ET (In Winnipeg)
8. Calgary Flames vs. Phoenix Coyotes @10PM ET (In Phoenix)
-Joel Forman - The Forman Faceoff
Sunday, October 20, 2013
October 20th NHL Recap
Columbus Blue Jackets 3, Vancouver Canucks 1 (from Columbus) - The Blue Jackets improved to 3-5-0 on the season thanks to a 3-1 win over the Vancouver Canucks, dropping them to 5-4-1.
Goals:
CBJ - Marian Gaborik (3) - from Artem Anisimov and James Wisniewski
VAN - Henrik Sedin PPG (2) - from Jason Garrison and Ryan Kesler
CBJ - R.J. Umberger (1) - from Ryan Johansen and Dalton Prout
CBJ - Ryan Johansen EN (2) - from R.J. Umberger
Three Stars:
3. Ryan Johansen (1 goal, 1 assist) - Columbus
2. R.J. Umberger (1 goal, 1 assist, GWG) - Columbus
1. Curtis McElhinney (37 saves on 38 shots for the win) - Columbus
Nashville Predators 3, Winnipeg Jets 1 (from Winnipeg) - The Predators improved to 5-3-1 on the season thanks to a 3-1 win over the Winnipeg Jets, dropping them to 4-5-0.
Goals:
NSH - Eric Nystrom SHG (2) - unassisted
NSH - Patric Hornqvist (3) - unassisted
NSH - Matt Cullen (2) - from Craig Smith and Colin Wilson
WSH - Evander Kane (5) - from Olli Jokinen and Devin Setoguchi
Three Stars:
3. Evander Kane (1 goal) - Winnipeg
2. Patric Hornqvist (1 goal, including the GWG) - Nashville
1. Carter Hutton (37 saves on 38 shots for his 1st career win) - Nashville
Anaheim Ducks 6, Dallas Stars 3 (from Anaheim) - The Ducks improved to 7-1-0 on the season thanks to a 6-3 win over the Dallas Stars (their 7th straight win), dropping the Stars to 3-5-0.
Goals:
ANA - Teemu Selanne PPG (3) - from Ryan Getzlaf and Sami Vatanen
DAL - Ryan Garbutt (1) - from Vernon Fiddler
DAL - Brenden Dillon (2) - from Ryan Garbutt and Valeri Nichushkin
DAL - Shawn Horcoff PPG (1) - from Erik Cole and Jamie Benn
ANA - Corey Perry (4) - from Ryan Getzlaf and Daniel Winnik
ANA - Corey Perry PPG (5) - from Cam Fowler and Ryan Getzlaf
ANA - Emerson Etem SHG (1) - from Andrew Cogliano and Bryan Allen
ANA - Ryan Getzlaf (3) - from Corey Perry and Kyle Palmieri
ANA - Mathieu Perreault (3) - from Emerson Etem and Ben Lovejoy
Three Stars:
3. Frederik Anderson (24 saves on 24 shots for the win after Hiller was pulled) - Anaheim
2. Corey Perry (2 goals, 1 assist) - Anaheim
1. Ryan Getzlaf (1 goal, 3 assists) - Anaheim
Player of the Night - Ryan Getzlaf gets it tonight with a 4-point effort (1 goal, 3 assists), and runner-up is his partner in crime Corey Perry with 2 goals and 1 assisst.
Interesting Stat of the Night - Frederik Anderson made his first NHL appearance when Hiller allowed 3 goals in the 1st. Anderson came in to start the 2nd period and was brilliant leading the Ducks to a win where they scored 5 unanswered goals. Anderson made 24 saves on 24 shots for his 1st career win. Carter Hutton made 37 saves on 38 shots for his 1st career win in only his 2nd career NHL start.
Rookie Recap:
-Carter Hutton picked up his 1st career NHL win (NSH)
-Frederik Anderson picked up his 1st career win in his 1st NHL game (ANA)
-Valeri Nichushkin picked up an assist for his 1st NHL point
What's up next (October 21st) - There are 3 NHL games on tap for Monday:
1. San Jose Sharks vs. Detroit Red Wings @730PM ET (in Detroit) {***Forman's Game of the Night***}
2. Colorado Avalanche vs. Pittsburgh Penguins @730PM ET (In Pittsburgh) {*MacKinnon vs. Crosby, Battle of Cole Harbour*}
3. Calgary Flames vs. Los Angeles Kings @1030PM ET (In Los Angeles)
-Joel Forman - The Forman Faceoff
Goals:
CBJ - Marian Gaborik (3) - from Artem Anisimov and James Wisniewski
VAN - Henrik Sedin PPG (2) - from Jason Garrison and Ryan Kesler
CBJ - R.J. Umberger (1) - from Ryan Johansen and Dalton Prout
CBJ - Ryan Johansen EN (2) - from R.J. Umberger
Three Stars:
3. Ryan Johansen (1 goal, 1 assist) - Columbus
2. R.J. Umberger (1 goal, 1 assist, GWG) - Columbus
1. Curtis McElhinney (37 saves on 38 shots for the win) - Columbus
Nashville Predators 3, Winnipeg Jets 1 (from Winnipeg) - The Predators improved to 5-3-1 on the season thanks to a 3-1 win over the Winnipeg Jets, dropping them to 4-5-0.
Goals:
NSH - Eric Nystrom SHG (2) - unassisted
NSH - Patric Hornqvist (3) - unassisted
NSH - Matt Cullen (2) - from Craig Smith and Colin Wilson
WSH - Evander Kane (5) - from Olli Jokinen and Devin Setoguchi
Three Stars:
3. Evander Kane (1 goal) - Winnipeg
2. Patric Hornqvist (1 goal, including the GWG) - Nashville
1. Carter Hutton (37 saves on 38 shots for his 1st career win) - Nashville
Anaheim Ducks 6, Dallas Stars 3 (from Anaheim) - The Ducks improved to 7-1-0 on the season thanks to a 6-3 win over the Dallas Stars (their 7th straight win), dropping the Stars to 3-5-0.
Goals:
ANA - Teemu Selanne PPG (3) - from Ryan Getzlaf and Sami Vatanen
DAL - Ryan Garbutt (1) - from Vernon Fiddler
DAL - Brenden Dillon (2) - from Ryan Garbutt and Valeri Nichushkin
DAL - Shawn Horcoff PPG (1) - from Erik Cole and Jamie Benn
ANA - Corey Perry (4) - from Ryan Getzlaf and Daniel Winnik
ANA - Corey Perry PPG (5) - from Cam Fowler and Ryan Getzlaf
ANA - Emerson Etem SHG (1) - from Andrew Cogliano and Bryan Allen
ANA - Ryan Getzlaf (3) - from Corey Perry and Kyle Palmieri
ANA - Mathieu Perreault (3) - from Emerson Etem and Ben Lovejoy
Three Stars:
3. Frederik Anderson (24 saves on 24 shots for the win after Hiller was pulled) - Anaheim
2. Corey Perry (2 goals, 1 assist) - Anaheim
1. Ryan Getzlaf (1 goal, 3 assists) - Anaheim
Player of the Night - Ryan Getzlaf gets it tonight with a 4-point effort (1 goal, 3 assists), and runner-up is his partner in crime Corey Perry with 2 goals and 1 assisst.
Interesting Stat of the Night - Frederik Anderson made his first NHL appearance when Hiller allowed 3 goals in the 1st. Anderson came in to start the 2nd period and was brilliant leading the Ducks to a win where they scored 5 unanswered goals. Anderson made 24 saves on 24 shots for his 1st career win. Carter Hutton made 37 saves on 38 shots for his 1st career win in only his 2nd career NHL start.
Rookie Recap:
-Carter Hutton picked up his 1st career NHL win (NSH)
-Frederik Anderson picked up his 1st career win in his 1st NHL game (ANA)
-Valeri Nichushkin picked up an assist for his 1st NHL point
What's up next (October 21st) - There are 3 NHL games on tap for Monday:
1. San Jose Sharks vs. Detroit Red Wings @730PM ET (in Detroit) {***Forman's Game of the Night***}
2. Colorado Avalanche vs. Pittsburgh Penguins @730PM ET (In Pittsburgh) {*MacKinnon vs. Crosby, Battle of Cole Harbour*}
3. Calgary Flames vs. Los Angeles Kings @1030PM ET (In Los Angeles)
-Joel Forman - The Forman Faceoff
Saturday, October 19, 2013
October 19th NHL Recap
Pittsburgh Penguins 4, Vancouver Canucks 3 (SO) - (from Pittsburgh) - The Penguins continued their hot start with a 4-3 shootout win over the Vancouver Canucks, improving their record to 7-1-0 and dropping the Canucks to 5-3-1 on the season.
Goals:
VAN - Alexander Edler (2) - from Kevin Bieksa and Henrik Sedin
PIT - Sidney Crosby (7) - from Chris Kunitz and Pascal Dupuis
PIT - Chris Kunitz PPG (4) - from Evgeni Malkin and Sidney Crosby
VAN - Brad Richardson (3) - from Dale Weise and Kevin Bieksa
VAN - Zack Kassian (1) - from David Booth and Kevin Bieksa
PIT - Olli Maatta (1) - from Chris Kunitz and Sidney Crosby
Shootout winner - Evgeni Malkin
Three Stars:
3. Kevin Bieksa (3 assists) - Vancouver
2. Chris Kunitz (1 goal, 2 assists) - Pittsburgh
1. Sidney Crosby (3 assists) - Pittsburgh
Edmonton Oilers 3, Ottawa Senators 1 (from Ottawa) - The Edmonton Oilers improved to 2-6-1 on the season thanks to a 3-1 win over the Ottawa Senators, dropping them to 3-3-2.
Goals:
EDM - Jordan Eberle (3) - from Ryan Nugent-Hopkins
EDM - Ryan Nugent-Hopkins (3) - from Nail Yakupov and Jordan Eberle
OTT - Chris Neil (1) - from Clarke MacArthur and Patrick Wiercioch
EDM - Ryan Nugent-Hopkins EN (4) - unassisted
Three Stars:
3. Jordan Eberle (2 assists) - Edmonton
2. Devan Dubnyk (35 saves on 36 shots for the win) - Edmonton
1. Ryan Nugent-Hopkins (2 goals, 1 assist, GWG) - Edmonton
Colorado Avalanche 4, Buffalo Sabres 2 (from Buffalo) - The Avalanche improved to 7-1-0 with a 4-2 win over the Buffalo Sabres, dropping them to 1-8-1 on the season.
Goals:
COL - Ryan O'Reilly (3) - from Matt Duchene and Steve Downie
COL - Gabriel Landeskog (2) - from Erik Johnson
COL - Matt Duchene PPG (6) - from Ryan O'Reilly and Andre Benoit
BUF - Cody Hodgson (2) - from Drew Stafford and Thomas Vanek
COL - Paul Stastny (1) - from Gabriel Landeskog and Ryan Wilson
BUF - Marcus Foligno (2) - from Henrik Tallinder
Three Stars:
3. J.S. Giguere (28 saves on 30 shots for the win) - Colorado
2. Ryan O'Reilly (1 goal, 1 assist) - Colorado
1. Matt Duchene (1 goal, 1 assist, GWG) - Colorado
Nashville Predators 2, Montreal Canadiens 1 (from Montreal) - The Predators improved to 4-3-1 thanks to a Seth Jones goal with 1:27 left in the 3rd, beating the Canadiens 2-1 and dropping them to 5-3-0 on the season.
Goals:
NSH - Shea Weber PPG (2) - from David Legwand and Filip Forsberg
MTL - Brendan Gallagher (4) - from Michael Bournival and Lars Eller
NSH - Seth Jones (2) - from David Legwand and Colin Wilson
Three Stars:
3. Pekka Rinne (28 saves on 29 shots for the win) - Nashville
2. Carey Price (35 saves on 37 shots) - Montreal
1. Seth Jones (1 goal, including the GWG) - Nashville
Boston Bruins 5, Tampa Bay Lightning 0 (from Tampa Bay) - The Bruins improved to 5-2-0 on the season with a 5-0 shutout of the Tampa Bay Lightning, dropping them to 5-3-0 on the season.
Goals:
BOS - David Krejci (1) - from Milan Lucic and Jarome Iginla
BOS - Adam McQuaid (1) - unassisted
BOS - Patrice Bergeron (2) - from Reilly Smith and Loui Eriksson
BOS - Chris Kelly (3) - from Brad Marchand and Carl Soderberg
BOS - Shawn Thornton (1) - from Daniel Paille
Three Stars:
3. Brad Marchand (1 assist) - Boston
2. David Krejci (1 goal, including the GWG) - Boston
1. Tuukka Rask (23 saves on 23 shots for the shutout) - Boston
Florida Panthers 2, Minnesota Wild 1 (SO) - (from Florida) - The Panthers improved to 3-6-0 on the season thanks to a 2-1 shootout win over the Minnesota Wild, dropping them to 3-3-3.
Goals:
MIN - Jonas Brodin PPG (3) - from Dany Heatley and Mikael Granlund
FLA - Aleksander Barkov PPG (3) - from Tomas Fleischmann and Brian Campbell
Shootout winner - Brad Boyes
Three Stars:
3. Aleksander Barkov (1 goal) - Florida
2. Josh Harding (21 saves on 22 shots) - Minnesota
1. Tim Thomas (30 saves on 31 shots for the win) - Florida
New Jersey Devils 4, New York Rangers 0 (from New Jersey) - The Devils picked up their 1st win of the season with a 4-0 shutout of the New York Rangers, improving their record to 1-4-3 and dropping the Rangers to 2-5-0 on the season.
Goals:
NJD - Andrei Loktionov (1) - from Anton Volchenkov
NJD - Adam Henrique (2) - from Rostislav Olesz and Jaromir Jagr
NJD - Michael Ryder PPG (3) - from Jaromir Jagr and Marek Zidlicky
NJD - Dainius Zubrus (2) - from Bryce Salvador and Marek Zidlicky
Three Stars:
3. Marek Zidlicky (2 assists) - New Jersey
2. Adam Henrique (1 goal) - New Jersey
1. Cory Schneider (22 saves on 22 shots for the shutout) - New Jersey
Carolina Hurricanes 4, New York Islanders 3 (from New York) - The Hurricanes improved to 4-2-3 on the season with a 4-3 win over the New York Islanders, dropping them to 3-3-2.
Goals:
CAR - Jiri Tlusty (1) - from Eric Staal and Alexander Semin
CAR - Jordan Staal PPG (1) - from Ryan Murphy and Nathan Gerbe
CAR - Jeff Skinner (3) - from Riley Nash and Tuomo Ruutu
NYI - Matt Moulson PPG (3) - from Andrew MacDonald and John Tavares
CAR - Jiri Tlusty (2) - from Alexander Semin and Eric Staal
NYI - Frans Nielsen PPG (4) - from Kyle Okposo and Matt Moulson
NYI - Kyle Okposo (3) - from Pierre-Marc Bouchard and Matt Moulson
Three Stars:
3. Matt Moulson (1 goal, 2 assists) - New York
2. Eric Staal (2 assist) - Carolina
1. Jiri Tlusty (2 goals, including the GWG) - Carolina
Washington Capitals 4, Columbus Blue Jackets 1 (from Washington) - The Capitals improved to 3-5-0 on the season thanks to a 4-1 win over the Columbus Blue Jackets, dropping them to 2-5-0.
Goals:
WSH - Joel Ward PPG (2) - from Marcus Johansson and Nicklas Backstrom
WSH - Brooks Laich (2) - from Steve Oleksy and Martin Erat
WSH - Troy Brouwer (2) - from Martin Erat
WSH - Alexander Ovechkin PPG (7) - from Mike Green and Martin Erat
CBJ - Artem Anisimov (2) - from Marian Gaborik
Three Stars:
3. Brooks Laich (1 goal, including the GWG) - Washington
2. Martin Erat (3 assists) - Washington
1. Braden Holtby (37 saves on 38 shots for the win) - Washington
Chicago Blackhawks 3, Toronto Maple Leafs 1 (from Chicago) - The Blackhawks improved to 5-1-2 on the season with a 3-1 win over the Toronto Maple Leafs, dropping them to 6-3-0
Goals:
CHI - Bryan Bickell (1) - from Andrew Shaw and Marcus Kruger
TOR - Nazem Kadri (3) - from Joffrey Lupul and Dion Phaneuf
CHI - Mike Kostka (1) - from Brandon Pirri and Nick Leddy
CHI - Brandon Pirri PPG (2) - from Brandon Saad and Nick Leddy
Three Stars:
3. Brandon Saad (1 assist) - Chicago
2. Nick Leddy (2 assists) - Chicago
1. Brandon Pirri (1 goal, 1 assist) - Chicago
Phoenix Coyotes 5, Detroit Red Wings 2 (from Phoenix) - The Coyotes improved to 5-2-2 on the season thanks to a 5-2 win over the Detroit Red Wings, dropping them to 6-3-0.
Goals:
DET - Pavel Datsyuk (5) - from Henrik Zetterberg and Jonathan Ericsson
DET - Todd Bertuzzi (2) - unassisted
PHX - Antoine Vermette (3) - from Rob Klinkhammer and Oliver Ekman-Larsson
PHX - Mike Ribeiro (2) - from Mikkel Boedker and Derek Morris
PHX - Martin Hanzal (2) - from Lauri Korpikoski
PHX - Mike Ribeiro (3) - from Mikkel Boedker and David Moss
PHX - Mike Smith EN (1) - unassisted
Three Stars:
3. Mikkel Boedker (2 assists) - Phoenix
2. Mike Ribeiro (2 goals) - Phoenix
1. Mike Smith (1 goal, 31 saves on 33 shots for the win) - Phoenix
San Jose Sharks 6, Calgary Flames 3 (from San Jose) - The Sharks improved to 7-0-1 with a 6-3 win over the Calgary Flames, dropping them to 3-2-2.
Goals:
SJS - Brent Burns (4) - from Joe Pavelski and Brad Stuart
SJS - Scott Hanna (2) - from Joe Thornton and Tomas Hertl
CGY - Sean Monahan PPG (5) - from Sven Baertschi and Kris Russell
SJS - Joe Pavelski PPG (2) - from Patrick Marleau and Matt Irwin
SJS - Patrick Marleau PPG (7) - from Joe Pavelski and Joe Thornton
CGY - Mikael Backlund SHG (2) - from Lee Stempniak
CGY - Jiri Hudler (4) - from Sean Monahan and Mark Giordano
SJS - Joe Pavelski PPG (3) - from Logan Couture and Jason Demers
SJS - Logan Couture EN (4) - from Tommy Wingels and Marc-Edouard Vlasic
Three Stars:
3. Brent Burns (1 goal) - San Jose
2. Patrick Marleau (1 goal, 1 assist, GWG) - San Jose
1. Joe Pavelski (2 goals, 2 assists) - San Jose
Los Angeles Kings 5, Dallas Stars 2 (from Los Angeles) - The Kings improved to 6-3-0 on the season with a 5-2 win over the Dallas Stars, dropping them to 3-4-0.
Goals:
DAL - Tyler Seguin (4) - from Jamie Benn and Rich Peverley
LAK - Justin Williams (3) - from Jake Muzzin and Anze Kopitar
LAK - Justin Williams PPG (4) - from Anze Kopitar and Drew Doughty
DAL - Rich Peverley (2) - from Jamie Benn and Tyler Seguin
LAK - Drew Doughty (2) - from Justin Williams and Anze Kopitar
LAK - Kyle Clifford (1) - from Matt Greene and Jake Muzzin
LAK - Matt Greene EN (2) - unassisted
Three Stars:
3. Drew Doughty (1 goal, 1 assist, GWG) - Los Angeles
2. Anze Kopitar (3 assists) - Los Angeles
1. Justin Williams (2 goals, 1 assist) - Los Angeles
Player of the Night - Joe Pavelski gets it tonight, a monster effort for the Sharks tallying 2 goals and 2 assists. Runner-up is Ryan Nugent-Hopkins who had 2 goals and 1 assist in a 3-1 win for the Oilers.
Interesting Stat of the Night - Mike Smith is the first goalie to score on a shot since Evgeni Nabokov did it March 10th, 2002.
Highlight of the Night - Mike Smith's goal gets it tonight, here is the replay: http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nhl-puck-daddy/coyotes-goalie-mike-smith-scores-goal-thus-achieving-035914953--nhl.html
Rookie Recap:
-Olli Maatta scored his 1st NHL goal (PIT)
-Aleksander Barkov scored his 3rd NHL goal (FLA)
-Seth Jones scored his 2nd NHL goal (NSH)
-Filip Forsberg picked up an assist (NSH)
-Ryan Murphy picked up an assist (CAR)
-Brandon Pirri scored his 2nd NHL goal and added an assist (CHI)
-Tomas Hertl pickd up an assist (SJS)
What's up next (October 20th) - There are 3 NHL games on tap for Sunday:
1. Vancouver Canucks vs. Columbus Blue Jackets @6PM ET (In Columbus)
2. Nashville Predators vs. Winnipeg Jets @8PM ET (In Washington)
3. Dallas Stars vs. Anaheim Ducks @8PM ET (In Anaheim)
-Joel Forman - The Forman Faceoff
Goals:
VAN - Alexander Edler (2) - from Kevin Bieksa and Henrik Sedin
PIT - Sidney Crosby (7) - from Chris Kunitz and Pascal Dupuis
PIT - Chris Kunitz PPG (4) - from Evgeni Malkin and Sidney Crosby
VAN - Brad Richardson (3) - from Dale Weise and Kevin Bieksa
VAN - Zack Kassian (1) - from David Booth and Kevin Bieksa
PIT - Olli Maatta (1) - from Chris Kunitz and Sidney Crosby
Shootout winner - Evgeni Malkin
Three Stars:
3. Kevin Bieksa (3 assists) - Vancouver
2. Chris Kunitz (1 goal, 2 assists) - Pittsburgh
1. Sidney Crosby (3 assists) - Pittsburgh
Edmonton Oilers 3, Ottawa Senators 1 (from Ottawa) - The Edmonton Oilers improved to 2-6-1 on the season thanks to a 3-1 win over the Ottawa Senators, dropping them to 3-3-2.
Goals:
EDM - Jordan Eberle (3) - from Ryan Nugent-Hopkins
EDM - Ryan Nugent-Hopkins (3) - from Nail Yakupov and Jordan Eberle
OTT - Chris Neil (1) - from Clarke MacArthur and Patrick Wiercioch
EDM - Ryan Nugent-Hopkins EN (4) - unassisted
Three Stars:
3. Jordan Eberle (2 assists) - Edmonton
2. Devan Dubnyk (35 saves on 36 shots for the win) - Edmonton
1. Ryan Nugent-Hopkins (2 goals, 1 assist, GWG) - Edmonton
Colorado Avalanche 4, Buffalo Sabres 2 (from Buffalo) - The Avalanche improved to 7-1-0 with a 4-2 win over the Buffalo Sabres, dropping them to 1-8-1 on the season.
Goals:
COL - Ryan O'Reilly (3) - from Matt Duchene and Steve Downie
COL - Gabriel Landeskog (2) - from Erik Johnson
COL - Matt Duchene PPG (6) - from Ryan O'Reilly and Andre Benoit
BUF - Cody Hodgson (2) - from Drew Stafford and Thomas Vanek
COL - Paul Stastny (1) - from Gabriel Landeskog and Ryan Wilson
BUF - Marcus Foligno (2) - from Henrik Tallinder
Three Stars:
3. J.S. Giguere (28 saves on 30 shots for the win) - Colorado
2. Ryan O'Reilly (1 goal, 1 assist) - Colorado
1. Matt Duchene (1 goal, 1 assist, GWG) - Colorado
Nashville Predators 2, Montreal Canadiens 1 (from Montreal) - The Predators improved to 4-3-1 thanks to a Seth Jones goal with 1:27 left in the 3rd, beating the Canadiens 2-1 and dropping them to 5-3-0 on the season.
Goals:
NSH - Shea Weber PPG (2) - from David Legwand and Filip Forsberg
MTL - Brendan Gallagher (4) - from Michael Bournival and Lars Eller
NSH - Seth Jones (2) - from David Legwand and Colin Wilson
Three Stars:
3. Pekka Rinne (28 saves on 29 shots for the win) - Nashville
2. Carey Price (35 saves on 37 shots) - Montreal
1. Seth Jones (1 goal, including the GWG) - Nashville
Boston Bruins 5, Tampa Bay Lightning 0 (from Tampa Bay) - The Bruins improved to 5-2-0 on the season with a 5-0 shutout of the Tampa Bay Lightning, dropping them to 5-3-0 on the season.
Goals:
BOS - David Krejci (1) - from Milan Lucic and Jarome Iginla
BOS - Adam McQuaid (1) - unassisted
BOS - Patrice Bergeron (2) - from Reilly Smith and Loui Eriksson
BOS - Chris Kelly (3) - from Brad Marchand and Carl Soderberg
BOS - Shawn Thornton (1) - from Daniel Paille
Three Stars:
3. Brad Marchand (1 assist) - Boston
2. David Krejci (1 goal, including the GWG) - Boston
1. Tuukka Rask (23 saves on 23 shots for the shutout) - Boston
Florida Panthers 2, Minnesota Wild 1 (SO) - (from Florida) - The Panthers improved to 3-6-0 on the season thanks to a 2-1 shootout win over the Minnesota Wild, dropping them to 3-3-3.
Goals:
MIN - Jonas Brodin PPG (3) - from Dany Heatley and Mikael Granlund
FLA - Aleksander Barkov PPG (3) - from Tomas Fleischmann and Brian Campbell
Shootout winner - Brad Boyes
Three Stars:
3. Aleksander Barkov (1 goal) - Florida
2. Josh Harding (21 saves on 22 shots) - Minnesota
1. Tim Thomas (30 saves on 31 shots for the win) - Florida
New Jersey Devils 4, New York Rangers 0 (from New Jersey) - The Devils picked up their 1st win of the season with a 4-0 shutout of the New York Rangers, improving their record to 1-4-3 and dropping the Rangers to 2-5-0 on the season.
Goals:
NJD - Andrei Loktionov (1) - from Anton Volchenkov
NJD - Adam Henrique (2) - from Rostislav Olesz and Jaromir Jagr
NJD - Michael Ryder PPG (3) - from Jaromir Jagr and Marek Zidlicky
NJD - Dainius Zubrus (2) - from Bryce Salvador and Marek Zidlicky
Three Stars:
3. Marek Zidlicky (2 assists) - New Jersey
2. Adam Henrique (1 goal) - New Jersey
1. Cory Schneider (22 saves on 22 shots for the shutout) - New Jersey
Carolina Hurricanes 4, New York Islanders 3 (from New York) - The Hurricanes improved to 4-2-3 on the season with a 4-3 win over the New York Islanders, dropping them to 3-3-2.
Goals:
CAR - Jiri Tlusty (1) - from Eric Staal and Alexander Semin
CAR - Jordan Staal PPG (1) - from Ryan Murphy and Nathan Gerbe
CAR - Jeff Skinner (3) - from Riley Nash and Tuomo Ruutu
NYI - Matt Moulson PPG (3) - from Andrew MacDonald and John Tavares
CAR - Jiri Tlusty (2) - from Alexander Semin and Eric Staal
NYI - Frans Nielsen PPG (4) - from Kyle Okposo and Matt Moulson
NYI - Kyle Okposo (3) - from Pierre-Marc Bouchard and Matt Moulson
Three Stars:
3. Matt Moulson (1 goal, 2 assists) - New York
2. Eric Staal (2 assist) - Carolina
1. Jiri Tlusty (2 goals, including the GWG) - Carolina
Washington Capitals 4, Columbus Blue Jackets 1 (from Washington) - The Capitals improved to 3-5-0 on the season thanks to a 4-1 win over the Columbus Blue Jackets, dropping them to 2-5-0.
Goals:
WSH - Joel Ward PPG (2) - from Marcus Johansson and Nicklas Backstrom
WSH - Brooks Laich (2) - from Steve Oleksy and Martin Erat
WSH - Troy Brouwer (2) - from Martin Erat
WSH - Alexander Ovechkin PPG (7) - from Mike Green and Martin Erat
CBJ - Artem Anisimov (2) - from Marian Gaborik
Three Stars:
3. Brooks Laich (1 goal, including the GWG) - Washington
2. Martin Erat (3 assists) - Washington
1. Braden Holtby (37 saves on 38 shots for the win) - Washington
Chicago Blackhawks 3, Toronto Maple Leafs 1 (from Chicago) - The Blackhawks improved to 5-1-2 on the season with a 3-1 win over the Toronto Maple Leafs, dropping them to 6-3-0
Goals:
CHI - Bryan Bickell (1) - from Andrew Shaw and Marcus Kruger
TOR - Nazem Kadri (3) - from Joffrey Lupul and Dion Phaneuf
CHI - Mike Kostka (1) - from Brandon Pirri and Nick Leddy
CHI - Brandon Pirri PPG (2) - from Brandon Saad and Nick Leddy
Three Stars:
3. Brandon Saad (1 assist) - Chicago
2. Nick Leddy (2 assists) - Chicago
1. Brandon Pirri (1 goal, 1 assist) - Chicago
Phoenix Coyotes 5, Detroit Red Wings 2 (from Phoenix) - The Coyotes improved to 5-2-2 on the season thanks to a 5-2 win over the Detroit Red Wings, dropping them to 6-3-0.
Goals:
DET - Pavel Datsyuk (5) - from Henrik Zetterberg and Jonathan Ericsson
DET - Todd Bertuzzi (2) - unassisted
PHX - Antoine Vermette (3) - from Rob Klinkhammer and Oliver Ekman-Larsson
PHX - Mike Ribeiro (2) - from Mikkel Boedker and Derek Morris
PHX - Martin Hanzal (2) - from Lauri Korpikoski
PHX - Mike Ribeiro (3) - from Mikkel Boedker and David Moss
PHX - Mike Smith EN (1) - unassisted
Three Stars:
3. Mikkel Boedker (2 assists) - Phoenix
2. Mike Ribeiro (2 goals) - Phoenix
1. Mike Smith (1 goal, 31 saves on 33 shots for the win) - Phoenix
San Jose Sharks 6, Calgary Flames 3 (from San Jose) - The Sharks improved to 7-0-1 with a 6-3 win over the Calgary Flames, dropping them to 3-2-2.
Goals:
SJS - Brent Burns (4) - from Joe Pavelski and Brad Stuart
SJS - Scott Hanna (2) - from Joe Thornton and Tomas Hertl
CGY - Sean Monahan PPG (5) - from Sven Baertschi and Kris Russell
SJS - Joe Pavelski PPG (2) - from Patrick Marleau and Matt Irwin
SJS - Patrick Marleau PPG (7) - from Joe Pavelski and Joe Thornton
CGY - Mikael Backlund SHG (2) - from Lee Stempniak
CGY - Jiri Hudler (4) - from Sean Monahan and Mark Giordano
SJS - Joe Pavelski PPG (3) - from Logan Couture and Jason Demers
SJS - Logan Couture EN (4) - from Tommy Wingels and Marc-Edouard Vlasic
Three Stars:
3. Brent Burns (1 goal) - San Jose
2. Patrick Marleau (1 goal, 1 assist, GWG) - San Jose
1. Joe Pavelski (2 goals, 2 assists) - San Jose
Los Angeles Kings 5, Dallas Stars 2 (from Los Angeles) - The Kings improved to 6-3-0 on the season with a 5-2 win over the Dallas Stars, dropping them to 3-4-0.
Goals:
DAL - Tyler Seguin (4) - from Jamie Benn and Rich Peverley
LAK - Justin Williams (3) - from Jake Muzzin and Anze Kopitar
LAK - Justin Williams PPG (4) - from Anze Kopitar and Drew Doughty
DAL - Rich Peverley (2) - from Jamie Benn and Tyler Seguin
LAK - Drew Doughty (2) - from Justin Williams and Anze Kopitar
LAK - Kyle Clifford (1) - from Matt Greene and Jake Muzzin
LAK - Matt Greene EN (2) - unassisted
Three Stars:
3. Drew Doughty (1 goal, 1 assist, GWG) - Los Angeles
2. Anze Kopitar (3 assists) - Los Angeles
1. Justin Williams (2 goals, 1 assist) - Los Angeles
Player of the Night - Joe Pavelski gets it tonight, a monster effort for the Sharks tallying 2 goals and 2 assists. Runner-up is Ryan Nugent-Hopkins who had 2 goals and 1 assist in a 3-1 win for the Oilers.
Interesting Stat of the Night - Mike Smith is the first goalie to score on a shot since Evgeni Nabokov did it March 10th, 2002.
Highlight of the Night - Mike Smith's goal gets it tonight, here is the replay: http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nhl-puck-daddy/coyotes-goalie-mike-smith-scores-goal-thus-achieving-035914953--nhl.html
Rookie Recap:
-Olli Maatta scored his 1st NHL goal (PIT)
-Aleksander Barkov scored his 3rd NHL goal (FLA)
-Seth Jones scored his 2nd NHL goal (NSH)
-Filip Forsberg picked up an assist (NSH)
-Ryan Murphy picked up an assist (CAR)
-Brandon Pirri scored his 2nd NHL goal and added an assist (CHI)
-Tomas Hertl pickd up an assist (SJS)
What's up next (October 20th) - There are 3 NHL games on tap for Sunday:
1. Vancouver Canucks vs. Columbus Blue Jackets @6PM ET (In Columbus)
2. Nashville Predators vs. Winnipeg Jets @8PM ET (In Washington)
3. Dallas Stars vs. Anaheim Ducks @8PM ET (In Anaheim)
-Joel Forman - The Forman Faceoff
Friday, October 18, 2013
October 18th NHL Recap
Winnipeg Jets 4, St. Louis Blues 3 (SO) - (from Winnipeg) - The Jets improved to .500 at 4-4-0 after a 4-3 shootout win over the St. Louis Blues, dropping them to 5-1-1 on the season.
Goals:
STL - David Backes (6) - from T.J. Oshie
WPG - Olli Jokinen (2) - from Matt Halischuk
STL - Alex Steen (6) - unassisted
STL - Alex Steen (7) - from David Backes and Jay Bouwmeester
WPG - Evander Kane (4) - from Brian Little
WPG - Tobias Enstrom (1) - from Dustin Byfuglien and Blake Wheeler
Shootout winner - Olli Jokinen
Three Stars:
3. Evander Kane (1 goal) - Winnipeg
2. Alex Steen (2 goals) - St. Louis
1. Olli Jokinen (1 goal, shooutout winner) - Winnipeg
Anaheim Ducks 3, Phoenix Coyotes 2 (SO) - (from Anaheim) - The Ducks improved to 6-1-0 with their 6th straight win, a come from behind shootout win over the Phoenix Coyotes 3-2. The Coyotes are now 4-2-2 on the season.
Goals:
ANA - Teemu Selanne (2) - from Mathieu Perreault
PHX - Antoine Vermette (2) - from Keith Yandle and Mike Ribeiro
PHX - Rostislav Klesla (1) - from Martin Hanzal and Shane Doan
ANA - Nick Bonino (3) - unassisted
Shootout winner - Jakob Silfverberg
Three Stars:
3. Nick Bonino (1 goal) - Anaheim
2. Mike Smith (37 saves on 39 shots) - Phoenix
1. Jonas Hiller (30 saves on 32 shots for the win) - Anaheim
Player of the Night - Alex Steen gets it tonight, scoring 2 goals and a adding another in the shootout for the Blues.
Interesting Stat of the Night - Teemu Selanne scored goal #677 in his career, 13 back of Mario Lemieux for 9th Alltime and 5 back of Jagr (682) for the active player lead.
What's up next (October 19th) - There are 13 NHL games on tap for an action-packed Saturday:
1. Vancouver Canucks vs. Pittsburgh Penguins @1PM ET (In Pittsburgh)
2. Edmonton Oilers vs. Ottawa Senators @2PM ET (In Ottawa)
3. Colorado Avalanche vs. Buffalo Sabres @7PM ET (In Buffalo)
4. Nashville Predators vs. Montreal Canadiens @7PM ET (In Montreal)
5. Boston Bruins vs. Tampa Bay Lightning @7PM ET (In Tampa Bay) {***Forman's Game of the Night***}
6. Minnesota Wild vs. Florida Panthers @7PM ET (In Florida)
7. New York Rangers vs. New Jersey Devils @7PM ET (In New Jersey)
8. Carolina Hurricanes vs. New York Islanders @7PM ET (In New York)
9. Columbus Blue Jackets vs. Washington Capitals @7PM ET (In Washington)
10. Toronto Maple Leafs vs. Chicago Blackhawks @7PM ET (In Chicago)
11. Detroit Red Wings vs. Phoenix Coyotes @9PM ET (In Phoenix)
12. Calgary Flames vs. San Jose Sharks @10PM ET (In San Jose)
13. Dallas Stars vs. Los Angeles Kings @1030PM ET (In Los Angeles)
-Joel Forman - The Forman Faceoff
Goals:
STL - David Backes (6) - from T.J. Oshie
WPG - Olli Jokinen (2) - from Matt Halischuk
STL - Alex Steen (6) - unassisted
STL - Alex Steen (7) - from David Backes and Jay Bouwmeester
WPG - Evander Kane (4) - from Brian Little
WPG - Tobias Enstrom (1) - from Dustin Byfuglien and Blake Wheeler
Shootout winner - Olli Jokinen
Three Stars:
3. Evander Kane (1 goal) - Winnipeg
2. Alex Steen (2 goals) - St. Louis
1. Olli Jokinen (1 goal, shooutout winner) - Winnipeg
Anaheim Ducks 3, Phoenix Coyotes 2 (SO) - (from Anaheim) - The Ducks improved to 6-1-0 with their 6th straight win, a come from behind shootout win over the Phoenix Coyotes 3-2. The Coyotes are now 4-2-2 on the season.
Goals:
ANA - Teemu Selanne (2) - from Mathieu Perreault
PHX - Antoine Vermette (2) - from Keith Yandle and Mike Ribeiro
PHX - Rostislav Klesla (1) - from Martin Hanzal and Shane Doan
ANA - Nick Bonino (3) - unassisted
Shootout winner - Jakob Silfverberg
Three Stars:
3. Nick Bonino (1 goal) - Anaheim
2. Mike Smith (37 saves on 39 shots) - Phoenix
1. Jonas Hiller (30 saves on 32 shots for the win) - Anaheim
Player of the Night - Alex Steen gets it tonight, scoring 2 goals and a adding another in the shootout for the Blues.
Interesting Stat of the Night - Teemu Selanne scored goal #677 in his career, 13 back of Mario Lemieux for 9th Alltime and 5 back of Jagr (682) for the active player lead.
What's up next (October 19th) - There are 13 NHL games on tap for an action-packed Saturday:
1. Vancouver Canucks vs. Pittsburgh Penguins @1PM ET (In Pittsburgh)
2. Edmonton Oilers vs. Ottawa Senators @2PM ET (In Ottawa)
3. Colorado Avalanche vs. Buffalo Sabres @7PM ET (In Buffalo)
4. Nashville Predators vs. Montreal Canadiens @7PM ET (In Montreal)
5. Boston Bruins vs. Tampa Bay Lightning @7PM ET (In Tampa Bay) {***Forman's Game of the Night***}
6. Minnesota Wild vs. Florida Panthers @7PM ET (In Florida)
7. New York Rangers vs. New Jersey Devils @7PM ET (In New Jersey)
8. Carolina Hurricanes vs. New York Islanders @7PM ET (In New York)
9. Columbus Blue Jackets vs. Washington Capitals @7PM ET (In Washington)
10. Toronto Maple Leafs vs. Chicago Blackhawks @7PM ET (In Chicago)
11. Detroit Red Wings vs. Phoenix Coyotes @9PM ET (In Phoenix)
12. Calgary Flames vs. San Jose Sharks @10PM ET (In San Jose)
13. Dallas Stars vs. Los Angeles Kings @1030PM ET (In Los Angeles)
-Joel Forman - The Forman Faceoff
October 17th NHL Recap
Vancouver Canucks 3, Buffalo Sabres 0 (from Buffalo) - The Canucks improved to 5-3-0 on the season thanks to a 3-0 shutout of the Buffalo Sabres, dropping them to 1-7-1 on the season.
Goals:
VAN - Chris Higgins (2) - from Mike Santorelli
VAN - Brad Richardson SHG (2) - from Jason Garrison and Mike Santorelli
VAN - Ryan Stanton (1) - from Daniel Sedin and Henrik Sedin
Three Stars:
3. Mike Santorelli (2 assists) - Vancouver
2. Chris Higgins (1 goal, including the GWG) - Vancouver
1. Roberto Luongo (25 saves on 25 shots for the shutout) - Vancouver
Carolina Hurricanes 3, Toronto Maple Leafs 2 (from Toronto) - The Hurricanes improved to 3-2-3 on the season thanks to a 3-2 comeback win over the Toronto Maple Leafs, with 3 goals in the 3rd period including this gaffe by Bernier leading to the GWG (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9bXexDbW_8Y).
Goals:
TOR - Joffrey Lupul (6) - from Paul Ranger
TOR - Josh Leivo (1) - from Dave Bolland and Morgan Rielly
CAR - Ryan Murphy PPG (1) - from Jeff Skinner
CAR - Eric Staal (3) - from Justin Faulk
CAR - Ron Hainsey (2) - from Cam Ward
Three Stars:
3. Cam Ward (24 saves on 26 shots) - Carolina
2. Joffrey Lupul (1 goal) - Toronto
1. Ryan Murphy (1 goal) - Carolina
New York Islanders 3, Edmonton Oilers 2 (from New York) - The Islanders improved to 3-2-2 on the season thanks to a 3-2 win over the Edmonton Oilers, dropping them to 1-6-1 on the season.
Goals:
NYI - Josh Bailey (3) - from Travis Hamonic and Pierre-Marc Bouchard
EDM - Taylor Hall (2) - from Justin Schultz and Mark Arcobello
EDM - Taylor Hall (3) - from Mark Arcobello and Jordan Eberle
NYI - Kyle Okposo PPG (2) - from Matt Moulson and John Tavares
NYI - John Tavares (4) - from Kyle Okposo and Michael Grabner
Three Stars:
3. Kyle Okposo (1 goa, 1 assist) - New York
2. Taylor Hall (2 goals) - Edmonton
1. John Tavares (1 goal, 1 assist, GWG) - New York
Pittsburgh Penguins 4, Philadelphia Flyers 1 (from Philadelphia) - The Penguins continued their hot start with a 4-1 win over the rival Philadelphia Flyers improving to 6-1-0 on the season and dropping the Flyers to 1-7-0
Goals:
PIT - Jussi Jokinen (4) - from Evgeni Malkin
PIT - Chris Kunitz (3) - from Pascal Dupuis and Matt Niskanen
PHI - Wayne Simmonds PPG (1) - from Claude Giroux and Brayden Schenn
PIT - Sidney Crosby (6) - from Pascal Dupuis
PIT - Evgeni Malkin EN (3) - from Craig Adams and Sidney Crosby
Three Stars:
3. Evgeni Malkin (1 goal, 1 assist) - Pittsburgh
2. Sidney Crosby (1 goal, 1 assist) - Pittsburgh
1. Marc-Andre Fleury (24 saves on 25 shots for the win) - Pittsburgh
Montreal Canadiens 5, Columbus Blue Jackets 3 (from Montreal) - The Canadiens improved to 5-2-0 on the season with a 5-3 win over the Columbus Blue Jackets, dropping them to 2-4-0.
Goals:
MTL - Rene Bourque PPG (2) - from P.K. Subban
MTL - Michael Bournival (1) - from Andrei Markov and P.K. Subban
MTL - Andrei Markov SHG (1) - unassisted
CLB - Boone Jenner PPG (1) - from Ryan Johansen and David Savard
CLB - Ryan Johansen (1) - from Fedor Tyutin
CLB - Boone Jenner PPG (2) - from Mark Letestu and Artem Anisimov
MTL - Tomas Plekanec (2) - from Brian Gionta and Josh Gorges
MTL - Tomas Plekanec EN (3) - from Brandon Prust and Raphael Diaz
Three Stars:
3. P.K. Subban (2 assists) - Montreal
2. Boone Jenner (2 goals) - Columbus
1. Tomas Plekanec (2 goals, including the GWG) - Montreal
Ottawa Senators 5, New Jersey Devils 2 (from Ottawa) - The Senators improved to 3-2-2 on the season thanks to a 5-2 win over the winless New Jersey Devils, dropping them to 0-4-3.
Goals:
OTT - Erik Karlsson (2) - from Bobby Ryan
OTT - Bobby Ryan (4) - from Kyle Turris Clarke MacArthur
OTT - Zack Smith (2) - from Erik Karlsson and Jason Spezza
NJD - Traviz Zajac PPG (1) - from Marek Zidlicky and Patrick Elias
NJD - Steve Bernier (1) - from Stephen Gionta
OTT - Milan Michalek (2) - from Jason Spezza and Erik Karlsson
OTT - Jason Spezza EN (5) - from Erik Condra
Three Stars:
3. Jason Spezza (1 goal, 2 assists) - Ottawa
2. Erik Karlsson (1 goal, 2 assists) - Ottawa
1. Craig Anderson (40 saves on 42 shots for the win) - Ottawa
Tampa Bay Lightning 3, Minnesota 1 (from Tampa Bay) - The Lightning improved to 5-2-0 on the season thanks to a 3-1 win over the Minnesota Wild, dropping them to 3-2-3.
Goals:
TBL - Tyler Johnson PPG (2) - from Valtteri Filppula and Richard Panik
MIN - Mikko Koivu (1) - from Nino Niederreiter and Ryan Suter
TBL - Steven Stamkos (5) - from Matt Carle and Radko Gudas
TBL - Sami Salo EN (1) - unassisted
Three Stars:
3. Josh Harding (27 saves on 29 shots) - Minnesota
2. Steven Stamkos (1 goal, including the GWG) - Tampa Bay
1. Ben Bishop (25 saves on 26 shots for the win) - Tampa Bay
Boston Bruins 3, Florida Panthers 2 (from Florida) - The Bruins bested former teammate Tim Thomas and the Florida Panthers 3-2 on Thursday, as it was Thomas's first game against his former team. The Bruins improved to 4-2-0 on the season and the Panthers dropped to 2-6-0.
Goals:
BOS - Daniel Paille (1) - from Dennis Seidenberg and Matt Bartkowski
BOS - Dougie Hamilton PPG (1) - from David Krejci and Zdeno Chara
FLA - Kris Versteeg (2) - from Jonathan Huberdeau and Tom Gilbert
FLA - Jesse Winchester (1) - from Nick Bjugstad
BOS - Reilly Smith (1) - from Patrice Bergeron and Torey Krug
Three Stars:
3. Tim Thomas (37 saves on 40 shots) - Florida
2. Tuukka Rask (27 saves on 29 shots for the win) - Boston
1. Reilly Smith (1 goal, including the GWG) - Boston
St. Louis Blues 3, Chicago Blackhawks 2 (SO) - (from Chicago) - The Blues improved to 5-1-0 on the season thanks to a 3-2 shootout win over the Chicago Blackhawks, dropping them to 4-1-2 on the season.
Goals:
CHI - Brandon Pirri (1) - from Marian Hossa
STL - David Backes PPG (5) - from Jay Bouwmeester and Alex Pietrangelo
CHI - Marian Hossa (3) - from Niklas Hjalmarsson
STL - Alex Steen (5) - from Jay Bouwmeester and T.J. Oshie
Shootout winner - T.J. Oshie
Three Stars:
3. Jay Bouwmeester (2 assists) - Chicago
2. Marian Hossa (1 goal, 1 assist) - Chicago
1. T.J. Oshie (1 assist, shootout winner) - St. Louis
Los Angeles Kings 2, Nashville Predators 1 (SO) - (from Nashville) - The Kings improved to 5-3-0 on the season thanks to a 2-1 shootout win over the Nashville Predators, dropping them to 3-3-1 on the season.
Goals:
NSH - Matt Cullen (1) - from Craig Smith and Gabriel Bourque
LAK - Slava Voynov (2) - from Mike Richards and Jeff Carter
Shootout winner - Anze Kopitar
Three Stars:
3. Anze Kopitar (shootout winner) - Los Angeles
2. Pekka Rinne (29 saves on 30 shots) - Nashville
1. Jon Quick (34 saves on 35 shots for the win) - Los Angeles
Dallas Stars 4, San Jose Sharks 3 (SO) (from Dallas) - The Stars improved to .500 at 3-3-0 with a 4-3 shootout win over the San Jose Sharks, giving them their 1st loss of the season and dropping them to 6-0-1.
Goals:
SJS - Tyler Kennedy (1) - unassisted
DAL - Tyler Seguin (3) - from Jamie Benn and Stephane Robidas
SJS - Matthiew Nieto (2) - from Joe Pavelski and Tommy Wingels
DAL - Trevor Daley (1) - from Cody Eakin and Ray Whitney
SJS - Patrick Marleau (6) - from Marc-Edouard Vlasic and Antti Niemi
DAL - Cody Eakin (2) - from Alex Chiasson and Ray Whitney
Shootout winner - Alex Chiasson
Three Stars:
3. Patrick Marleau (1 goal) - San Jose
2. Alex Chiasson (1 assist, shootout winner) - Dallas
1. Cody Eakin (1 goal, 1 assist) - Dallas
Detroit Red Wings 4, Colorado Avalanche 2 (from Colorado) - The Red Wings improved to 6-2-0 with a 4-2 win over the Colorado Avalanche, giving them their 1st loss of the season and dropping them to 6-1-0.
Goals:
DET - Johan Franzen PPG (1) - from Henrik Zetterberg and Jakub Kindl
DET - Pavel Datsyuk (3) - from Danny DeKeyser and Daniel Alfredsson
COL - Erik Johnson PPG (1) - from Semyon Varlamov
COL - Gabriel Landeskog PPG (1) - from Paul Stastny
DET - Johan Franzen PPG (2) - from Justin Abdelkader and Daniel Alfredsson
DET - Pavel Datsyuk (4) - from Daniel Alfredsson
Three Stars:
3. Daniel Alfredsson (3 assists) - Detroit
2. Pavel Datsyuk (2 goals) - Detroit
1. John Franzen (2 goals, including the GWG) - Detroit
Player of the Night - Roberto Luongo gets it tonight, making 25 saves for his 1st shutout of the season. Runner up goes to all the 2-goal scorers tonight: Tomas Plekanec, Boone Jenner, Pavel Datsyuk, Johan Franzen, and Taylor Hall
Interesting Stat of the Night - Tim Thomas allowed 3 goals on 40 shots in his 1st game against his former team, and he got scored on by 3 players scoring their 1st of the season (Paille, Hamilton and Smith).
Rookie Recap:
-Ryan Stanton scored his 1st NHL goal (VAN)
-Josh Leivo scored his 1st NHL goal (TOR)
-Ryan Murphy scored his 1st NHL goal (CAR)
-Mark Arcobello picked up 2 assists (Edmonton)
-Michael Bournival scored his 1st NHL goal (MTL)
-Boone Jenner scored his 1st and 2nd NHL goals (CLB)
-Torey Krug picked up an assist (BOS)
-Brandon Pirri scored his 1st NHL goal (CHI)
-Matthiew Nieto scored his 2nd NHL goal (SJS)
-Alex Chiasson picked up an assist and added the shootout winner (DAL)
What's up next (October 18th) - There are 2 NHL games on tap for Friday:
1. St. Louis Blues vs. Winnpeg Jets @8PM ET (in Winnipeg)
2. Phoenix Coyotes vs. Anaheim Ducks @10PM ET (in Anaheim)
-Joel Forman - The Forman Faceoff
Goals:
VAN - Chris Higgins (2) - from Mike Santorelli
VAN - Brad Richardson SHG (2) - from Jason Garrison and Mike Santorelli
VAN - Ryan Stanton (1) - from Daniel Sedin and Henrik Sedin
Three Stars:
3. Mike Santorelli (2 assists) - Vancouver
2. Chris Higgins (1 goal, including the GWG) - Vancouver
1. Roberto Luongo (25 saves on 25 shots for the shutout) - Vancouver
Carolina Hurricanes 3, Toronto Maple Leafs 2 (from Toronto) - The Hurricanes improved to 3-2-3 on the season thanks to a 3-2 comeback win over the Toronto Maple Leafs, with 3 goals in the 3rd period including this gaffe by Bernier leading to the GWG (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9bXexDbW_8Y).
Goals:
TOR - Joffrey Lupul (6) - from Paul Ranger
TOR - Josh Leivo (1) - from Dave Bolland and Morgan Rielly
CAR - Ryan Murphy PPG (1) - from Jeff Skinner
CAR - Eric Staal (3) - from Justin Faulk
CAR - Ron Hainsey (2) - from Cam Ward
Three Stars:
3. Cam Ward (24 saves on 26 shots) - Carolina
2. Joffrey Lupul (1 goal) - Toronto
1. Ryan Murphy (1 goal) - Carolina
New York Islanders 3, Edmonton Oilers 2 (from New York) - The Islanders improved to 3-2-2 on the season thanks to a 3-2 win over the Edmonton Oilers, dropping them to 1-6-1 on the season.
Goals:
NYI - Josh Bailey (3) - from Travis Hamonic and Pierre-Marc Bouchard
EDM - Taylor Hall (2) - from Justin Schultz and Mark Arcobello
EDM - Taylor Hall (3) - from Mark Arcobello and Jordan Eberle
NYI - Kyle Okposo PPG (2) - from Matt Moulson and John Tavares
NYI - John Tavares (4) - from Kyle Okposo and Michael Grabner
Three Stars:
3. Kyle Okposo (1 goa, 1 assist) - New York
2. Taylor Hall (2 goals) - Edmonton
1. John Tavares (1 goal, 1 assist, GWG) - New York
Pittsburgh Penguins 4, Philadelphia Flyers 1 (from Philadelphia) - The Penguins continued their hot start with a 4-1 win over the rival Philadelphia Flyers improving to 6-1-0 on the season and dropping the Flyers to 1-7-0
Goals:
PIT - Jussi Jokinen (4) - from Evgeni Malkin
PIT - Chris Kunitz (3) - from Pascal Dupuis and Matt Niskanen
PHI - Wayne Simmonds PPG (1) - from Claude Giroux and Brayden Schenn
PIT - Sidney Crosby (6) - from Pascal Dupuis
PIT - Evgeni Malkin EN (3) - from Craig Adams and Sidney Crosby
Three Stars:
3. Evgeni Malkin (1 goal, 1 assist) - Pittsburgh
2. Sidney Crosby (1 goal, 1 assist) - Pittsburgh
1. Marc-Andre Fleury (24 saves on 25 shots for the win) - Pittsburgh
Montreal Canadiens 5, Columbus Blue Jackets 3 (from Montreal) - The Canadiens improved to 5-2-0 on the season with a 5-3 win over the Columbus Blue Jackets, dropping them to 2-4-0.
Goals:
MTL - Rene Bourque PPG (2) - from P.K. Subban
MTL - Michael Bournival (1) - from Andrei Markov and P.K. Subban
MTL - Andrei Markov SHG (1) - unassisted
CLB - Boone Jenner PPG (1) - from Ryan Johansen and David Savard
CLB - Ryan Johansen (1) - from Fedor Tyutin
CLB - Boone Jenner PPG (2) - from Mark Letestu and Artem Anisimov
MTL - Tomas Plekanec (2) - from Brian Gionta and Josh Gorges
MTL - Tomas Plekanec EN (3) - from Brandon Prust and Raphael Diaz
Three Stars:
3. P.K. Subban (2 assists) - Montreal
2. Boone Jenner (2 goals) - Columbus
1. Tomas Plekanec (2 goals, including the GWG) - Montreal
Ottawa Senators 5, New Jersey Devils 2 (from Ottawa) - The Senators improved to 3-2-2 on the season thanks to a 5-2 win over the winless New Jersey Devils, dropping them to 0-4-3.
Goals:
OTT - Erik Karlsson (2) - from Bobby Ryan
OTT - Bobby Ryan (4) - from Kyle Turris Clarke MacArthur
OTT - Zack Smith (2) - from Erik Karlsson and Jason Spezza
NJD - Traviz Zajac PPG (1) - from Marek Zidlicky and Patrick Elias
NJD - Steve Bernier (1) - from Stephen Gionta
OTT - Milan Michalek (2) - from Jason Spezza and Erik Karlsson
OTT - Jason Spezza EN (5) - from Erik Condra
Three Stars:
3. Jason Spezza (1 goal, 2 assists) - Ottawa
2. Erik Karlsson (1 goal, 2 assists) - Ottawa
1. Craig Anderson (40 saves on 42 shots for the win) - Ottawa
Tampa Bay Lightning 3, Minnesota 1 (from Tampa Bay) - The Lightning improved to 5-2-0 on the season thanks to a 3-1 win over the Minnesota Wild, dropping them to 3-2-3.
Goals:
TBL - Tyler Johnson PPG (2) - from Valtteri Filppula and Richard Panik
MIN - Mikko Koivu (1) - from Nino Niederreiter and Ryan Suter
TBL - Steven Stamkos (5) - from Matt Carle and Radko Gudas
TBL - Sami Salo EN (1) - unassisted
Three Stars:
3. Josh Harding (27 saves on 29 shots) - Minnesota
2. Steven Stamkos (1 goal, including the GWG) - Tampa Bay
1. Ben Bishop (25 saves on 26 shots for the win) - Tampa Bay
Boston Bruins 3, Florida Panthers 2 (from Florida) - The Bruins bested former teammate Tim Thomas and the Florida Panthers 3-2 on Thursday, as it was Thomas's first game against his former team. The Bruins improved to 4-2-0 on the season and the Panthers dropped to 2-6-0.
Goals:
BOS - Daniel Paille (1) - from Dennis Seidenberg and Matt Bartkowski
BOS - Dougie Hamilton PPG (1) - from David Krejci and Zdeno Chara
FLA - Kris Versteeg (2) - from Jonathan Huberdeau and Tom Gilbert
FLA - Jesse Winchester (1) - from Nick Bjugstad
BOS - Reilly Smith (1) - from Patrice Bergeron and Torey Krug
Three Stars:
3. Tim Thomas (37 saves on 40 shots) - Florida
2. Tuukka Rask (27 saves on 29 shots for the win) - Boston
1. Reilly Smith (1 goal, including the GWG) - Boston
St. Louis Blues 3, Chicago Blackhawks 2 (SO) - (from Chicago) - The Blues improved to 5-1-0 on the season thanks to a 3-2 shootout win over the Chicago Blackhawks, dropping them to 4-1-2 on the season.
Goals:
CHI - Brandon Pirri (1) - from Marian Hossa
STL - David Backes PPG (5) - from Jay Bouwmeester and Alex Pietrangelo
CHI - Marian Hossa (3) - from Niklas Hjalmarsson
STL - Alex Steen (5) - from Jay Bouwmeester and T.J. Oshie
Shootout winner - T.J. Oshie
Three Stars:
3. Jay Bouwmeester (2 assists) - Chicago
2. Marian Hossa (1 goal, 1 assist) - Chicago
1. T.J. Oshie (1 assist, shootout winner) - St. Louis
Los Angeles Kings 2, Nashville Predators 1 (SO) - (from Nashville) - The Kings improved to 5-3-0 on the season thanks to a 2-1 shootout win over the Nashville Predators, dropping them to 3-3-1 on the season.
Goals:
NSH - Matt Cullen (1) - from Craig Smith and Gabriel Bourque
LAK - Slava Voynov (2) - from Mike Richards and Jeff Carter
Shootout winner - Anze Kopitar
Three Stars:
3. Anze Kopitar (shootout winner) - Los Angeles
2. Pekka Rinne (29 saves on 30 shots) - Nashville
1. Jon Quick (34 saves on 35 shots for the win) - Los Angeles
Dallas Stars 4, San Jose Sharks 3 (SO) (from Dallas) - The Stars improved to .500 at 3-3-0 with a 4-3 shootout win over the San Jose Sharks, giving them their 1st loss of the season and dropping them to 6-0-1.
Goals:
SJS - Tyler Kennedy (1) - unassisted
DAL - Tyler Seguin (3) - from Jamie Benn and Stephane Robidas
SJS - Matthiew Nieto (2) - from Joe Pavelski and Tommy Wingels
DAL - Trevor Daley (1) - from Cody Eakin and Ray Whitney
SJS - Patrick Marleau (6) - from Marc-Edouard Vlasic and Antti Niemi
DAL - Cody Eakin (2) - from Alex Chiasson and Ray Whitney
Shootout winner - Alex Chiasson
Three Stars:
3. Patrick Marleau (1 goal) - San Jose
2. Alex Chiasson (1 assist, shootout winner) - Dallas
1. Cody Eakin (1 goal, 1 assist) - Dallas
Detroit Red Wings 4, Colorado Avalanche 2 (from Colorado) - The Red Wings improved to 6-2-0 with a 4-2 win over the Colorado Avalanche, giving them their 1st loss of the season and dropping them to 6-1-0.
Goals:
DET - Johan Franzen PPG (1) - from Henrik Zetterberg and Jakub Kindl
DET - Pavel Datsyuk (3) - from Danny DeKeyser and Daniel Alfredsson
COL - Erik Johnson PPG (1) - from Semyon Varlamov
COL - Gabriel Landeskog PPG (1) - from Paul Stastny
DET - Johan Franzen PPG (2) - from Justin Abdelkader and Daniel Alfredsson
DET - Pavel Datsyuk (4) - from Daniel Alfredsson
Three Stars:
3. Daniel Alfredsson (3 assists) - Detroit
2. Pavel Datsyuk (2 goals) - Detroit
1. John Franzen (2 goals, including the GWG) - Detroit
Player of the Night - Roberto Luongo gets it tonight, making 25 saves for his 1st shutout of the season. Runner up goes to all the 2-goal scorers tonight: Tomas Plekanec, Boone Jenner, Pavel Datsyuk, Johan Franzen, and Taylor Hall
Interesting Stat of the Night - Tim Thomas allowed 3 goals on 40 shots in his 1st game against his former team, and he got scored on by 3 players scoring their 1st of the season (Paille, Hamilton and Smith).
Rookie Recap:
-Ryan Stanton scored his 1st NHL goal (VAN)
-Josh Leivo scored his 1st NHL goal (TOR)
-Ryan Murphy scored his 1st NHL goal (CAR)
-Mark Arcobello picked up 2 assists (Edmonton)
-Michael Bournival scored his 1st NHL goal (MTL)
-Boone Jenner scored his 1st and 2nd NHL goals (CLB)
-Torey Krug picked up an assist (BOS)
-Brandon Pirri scored his 1st NHL goal (CHI)
-Matthiew Nieto scored his 2nd NHL goal (SJS)
-Alex Chiasson picked up an assist and added the shootout winner (DAL)
What's up next (October 18th) - There are 2 NHL games on tap for Friday:
1. St. Louis Blues vs. Winnpeg Jets @8PM ET (in Winnipeg)
2. Phoenix Coyotes vs. Anaheim Ducks @10PM ET (in Anaheim)
-Joel Forman - The Forman Faceoff
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