October 13th NHL Recap

Carolina Hurricanes 5, Phoenix Coyotes 3 (from Carolina) - The Hurricanes improved to .500 at 2-2-2 with a 5-3 win over the Phoenix Coyotes.
Goals:
PHX - Mikkel Boedker PPG (2) - from Shane Doan and Derek Morris
CAR - Eric Staal (2) - unassisted
CAR - Riley Nash (1) - from Ryan Murphy and Jay Harrison
PHX - Rob Klinkhammer (1) - from Paul Bissonette and Tim Kennedy
PHX - Lauri Korpikoski (1) - from Mike Ribeiro and David Moss
CAR - Jeff Skinner PPG (2) - from Nathan Gerbe
PHX - Rob Klinkhammer (2) - from Zbynek Michalek and Mike Smith
PHX - Shane Doan PPG (1) - from Radim Vrbata and David Schlemko
Three Stars:
3. Mike Smith (31 saves on 34 shots for the win, 1 assist) - Phoenix
2. Shane Doan (1 goal, 1 assist) - Phoenix
1. Rob Klinkhammer (2 goals, including the GWG) - Phoenix

Los Angeles Kings 3, Florida Panthers 0 (from Florida) - The Kings improved to 4-2-0 on the season with a 3-0 shutout of the Florida Panthers.
Goals:
LAK - Daniel Carcillo (1) - from Mike Richards and Jordan Nolan
LAK - Justin Williams (2) - from Anze Kopitar
LAK - Jordan Nolan (1) - from Jarret Stoll and Daniel Carcillo
Three Stars:
3. Jordan Nolan (1 goal, 1 assist) - Los Angeles
2. Daniel Carcillo (1 goal, 1 assist, GWG) - Los Angeles
1. Ben Scrivens (20 saves on 20 shots for the shutout) - Los Angeles

Winnipeg Jets 3, New Jersey Devils 0 (from Winnipeg) - The Jets improved to .500 at 3-3-0 on the season with a 3-0 shutout of the New Jersey Devils, dropping them to 0-3-3 on the season.
Goals:
WPG - Evander Kane (2) - from Mark Stuart and Brian Little
WPG - Evander Kane EN (3) - from Olli Jokinen and Michael Frolik
WPG - Andrew Ladd (3) - from Michael Frolik and Jim Slater
Three Stars:
3. Michael Frolik (2 assists) - Winnipeg
2. Evander Kane (2 goals, including the GWG) - Winnipeg
1. Al Montoya (24 saves on 24 shots for the shutout) - Winnipeg)

Anaheim Ducks 4, Ottawa Senators 1 (from Anaheim) - The Ducks honoured their 20th season in style with a 4-1 victory over the Ottawa Senators wearing their inaugural jerseys from 1993.
Goals:
ANA - Corey Perry (2) - from Pat Maroon and Ryan Getzlaf
ANA - Ryan Getzlaf (2) - from Hampus Lindholm and Teemu Selanne
OTT - Bobby Ryan (3) - from Kyle Turris and Joe Corvo
ANA - Corey Perry (3) - from Hampus Lindholm
ANA - Nick Bonino (2) - unassisted
Three Stars:
3. Hampus Lindholm (2 assists) - Anaheim
2. Ryan Getzlaf (1 goal, 1 assist, GWG) - Anaheim
1. Corey Perry (2 goals) - Anaheim

Player of the Night - A pair of backup goalies gets it tonight, Ben Scrivens and Al Montoya both with shutouts with their respective teams. Corey Perry, Rob Klinkhammer and Evander Kane are all the runner-ups with 2 goals each.

Interesting Stat of the Night - Olli Jokinen picked up his 400th career assist and 700th career point on Evander Kane's empty net goal.

Rookie Recap:
-Hampus Lindholm picked up 2 assists for his 1st 2 NHL points (ANA)
-Ryan Murphy picked up an assist for his 3rd NHL point (CAR)

What's up next (October 14th) - There are 3 NHL games on tap for Monday:
1. Detroit Red Wings vs. Boston Bruins @1PM ET (In Boston) {***Forman's Game of the Night***}
2. Edmonton Oilers vs. Washington Capitals @7PM ET (In Washington)
3. Minnesota Wild vs. Buffalo Sabres @730PM ET (In Buffalo)

-Joel Forman - The Forman Faceoff