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

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