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