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

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