October 11th NHL Recap

Phoenix Coyotes 2, Philadelphia Flyers 1 (from Philadelphia) - The Coyotes improved their record to 3-2-0 thanks to a 2-1 win over the Flyers, dropping them to 1-4-0 on the season
Goals:
PHX - Rob Klinkhammer (1) - from Derek Morris and Tim Kennedy
PHI - Max Talbot (1) - from Zac Rinaldo and Sean Couturier
PHX - Oliver Ekman-Larsson PPG (2) - from Mike Ribeiro and Martin Hanzal
Three Stars:
3. Steve Mason (29 saves on 31 shots) - Philadelphia
2. Oliver Ekman-Larsson (1 goal, including the GWG) - Phoenix
1. Thomas Greiss (36 saves on 37 shots for the win) - Phoenix

Los Angeles Kings 2, Carolina Hurricanes 1 (SO) - (from Carolina) - The Kings picked up their 2nd straight win and improved to 3-2-0 on the season after a 2-1 shootout win over the Hurricanes
Goals:
LAK - Dwight King SHG (1) - unassisted
CAR - Jeff Skinner PPG (2) - from Andrej Sekera and Nathan Gerbe
Shootout winner - Jeff Carter
Three Stars:
3. Jeff Skinner (1 goal) - Carolina
2. Cam Ward (36 saves on 37 shots) - Carolina
1. Jon Quick (27 saves on 28 shots for the win) - Los Angeles

Florida Panthers 6, Pittsburgh Penguins 3 (from Florida) - The Panthers improved to 2-3-0 on the season with a commanding 6-3 win over the Penguins, giving them their first loss of the season.
Goals:
FLA - Brad Boyes (3) - from Tomas Fleischmann
PIT - Evgeni Malkin (1) - from Beau Bennett
FLA - Kris Versteeg (1) - from Scott Gomez and Shawn Matthias
PIT - Craig Adams (3) - from Tanner Glass and Joe Vitale
FLA - Jonathan Huberdeau PPG (2) - from Kris Versteeg and Tomas Fleischmann
FLA - Aleksander Barkov PPG (2) - unassisted
PIT - Pascal Dupuis (1) - from Sidney Crosby
FLA - Tomas Fleischmann (1) - from Aleksander Barkov and Brad Boyes
FLA - Brad Boyes (4) - from Aleksander Barkov and Tomas Fleischmann
Three Stars:
3. Aleksander Barkov (1 goal, 2 assists, GWG) - Florida
2. Brad Boyes (2 goals, 1 assist) - Florida
1. Tomas Fleischmann (1 goal, 3 assists) - Florida

Chicago Blackhawks 3, New York Islanders 2 (from Chicago) - The Blackhawks improved to 2-1-1 on the season thanks to a 3-2 win over the visiting Islanders (who now have the same 2-1-1 record)
Goals:
CHI - Joakim Nordstrom (1) - from Niklas Hjalmarsson
CHI - Jonathan Toews (2) - from Duncan Keith and Brent Seabrook
NYI - Josh Bailey (2) - from Michael Grabner
NYI - Kyle Okposo (1) - from John Tavares
CHI - Michal Handzus (1) - from Duncan Keith and Ben Smith
Three Stars:
3. Kyle Okposo (1 goal) - New York
2. Duncan Keith (2 assists) - Chicago
1. Johnathan Toews (1 goal) - Chicago

Dallas Stars 4, Winnipeg Jets 1 (from Winnipeg) - The Stars improved to 2-1-0 on the season thanks to a 4-1 win over the Winnipeg Jets, including a 4-point night from Tyler Seguin.
Goals:
DAL - Alex Chiasson PPG (3) - from Tyler Seguin and Sergei Gonchar
DAL - Tyler Seguin (1) - from Rich Peverley and Jamie Benn
DAL - Jamie Benn (1) - from Brenden Dillon and Tyler Seguin
DAL - Tyler Seguin PPG (2) - from Jamie Benn and Alex Chiasson
WPG - Blake Wheeler PPG (1) - from Dustin Byfuglien and Tobias Enstrom
Three Stars:
3. Alex Chiasson (1 goal, 1 assist) - Dallas
2. Jamie Benn (1 goal, 2 assists) - Dallas
1. Tyler Seguin (2 goals, 2 assists, GWG) - Dallas

Calgary Flames 3, New Jersey Devils 2 (from Calgary) - The surprising Flames remained unbeaten in regulation thanks to a late 3rd period goal by rookie Sean Monahan. beating the Devils 3-2. The Flames are now at an impressive 3-0-2 after 5 games this season.
Goals:
NJD - Adam Henrique (1) - from Damien Brunner and Andy Greene
CGY - Dennis Wideman PPG (1) - from Mark Giordano and Jiri Hudler
NJD - Dainius Zubrus (1) - from Travis Zajac
CGY - Mark Giordano PPG (2) - from Jiri Hudler and Curtis Glencross
CGY - Sean Monahan (4) - from Sven Baertschi and Curtis Glencross
Three Stars:
3. Dennis Wideman (1 goal, 1 assist) - Calgary
2. Mark Giordano (1 goal, 1 assist) - Calgary
1. Sean Monahan (1 goal, including the GWG) - Calgary

Player of the Night - Tyler Seguin gets it tonight thanks to a 2 goal, 2 assist effort including his 1st 2 goals as a Dallas Star and the GWG. Runner-up is another 4-point getter, Tomas Fleischmann in Florida with 1 goal and 3 assists)

Interesting Stat of the Night - John Tavares lost a tooth last night, except it didn't get knocked out cause he pulled it out: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G3Z4OavbnkM

Rookie Recap:
-Sean Monahan scored his 4th NHL goal and 1st GWG (CGY)
-Joakim Nordstrom scored his 1st NHL goal (CHI)
-Aleksander Barkov scored his 2nd NHL goal and added 2 assists (FLA)
-Alex Chiasson scored his 3rd goal of the season and added an assist (DAL)
-Sven Baertschi picked up an assist on Monahan's GWG (CGY)

Whats up next (October 12th) - There are 11 NHL games on tap for Saturday day/night:
1. Boston Bruins vs. Columbus Blue Jackets @2PM ET (In Columbus)
2. Edmonton Oilers vs. Toronto Maple Leafs @7PM ET (In Toronto)
3. Philadelphia Flyers vs. Detroit Red Wings @7PM ET (In Detroit)
4. Pittsburgh Penguins vs. Tampa Bay Lightning @7PM ET (In Tampa Bay) {***Forman's Game of the Night***}
5. Colorado Avalanche vs. Washington Capitals @7PM ET (In Washington)
6. Buffalo Sabres vs. Chicago Blackhawks @8PM ET (In Chicago)
7. New York Rangers vs. St. Louis Blues @8PM ET (In St. Louis)
8. New York Islanders vs. Nashville Predators @8PM ET (In Nashville)
9. Dallas Stars vs. Minnesota Wild @8PM ET (In Minnesota)
10. Montreal Canadiens vs. Vancouver Canucks @10PM ET (In Vancouver)
11. Ottawa Senators vs. San Jose Sharks @10PM ET (In San Jose)

-Joel Forman - The Forman Faceoff