October 9th NHL Recap

St. Louis Blues 3, Chicago Blackhawks 2 (from St. Louis) - The Blues continued their red-hot start with a 3-2 win over the Chicago Blackhawks thanks to a late 3rd period goal by Alex Steen

Goals:

STL - Vladimir Tarasenko (2) - from Patrik Berglund

CHI - Patrick Kane PPG (3) - from Patrick Sharp and Jonathan Toews

STL - David Backes PPG (2) - from Alex Pietrangelo and T.J. Oshie

CHI - Jonathan Toews PPG (1) - from Patrick Kane and Patrick Sharp

STL - Alex Steen (3) - from Alex Pietrangelo and Jay Bouwmeester

Three Stars:

3. Alex Pietrangelo (2 assists) - St. Louis

2. Jonathan Toews (1 goal, 1 assist) - Chicago

1. Jaroslav Halak (26 saves on 28 shots for the win) - St. Louis

Calgary Flames 3, Montreal Canadiens 2 (from Calgary) - The Calgary Flames beat the Montreal Canadiens 3-2 Wednesday thanks to 2 points from rookie Sean Monahan.

Goals:

CGY - Sean Monahan (3) - from Lee Stempniak

CGY - Sven Baertschi (1) - from Sean Monahan

CGY - Curtis Glencross PPG (2) - from Dennis Wideman and Jiri Hudler

MON - P.K. Subban PPG (1) - from Max Pacioretty and Andrei Markov

MON - Lars Eller (4) - from Alex Galchenyuk and PK Subban

Three Stars: 

3. P.K. Subban (1 goal, 1 assist) - Montreal

2. Joey MacDonald (33 saves on 35 shots for the win) - Calgary

1. Sean Monahan (1 goal, 1 assist) - Calgary

Los Angeles Kings 4, Ottawa Senators 3 (OT) - (from Los Angeles) - The Los Angeles Kings picked up an overtime victory after coughing up a 3-goal lead, beating the Ottawa Senators 4-3 on a Jeff Carter goal. 

Goals:

LAK - Dustin Brown (1) - unassisted

LAK - Jeff Carter PPG (3) - from Mike Richards

LAK - Dustin Brown PPG (2) - from Jeff Carter and Anze Kopitar

OTT - Jean-Gabriel Pageau (1) - from Erik Condra and Joe Corvo

OTT - Bobby Ryan PPG (1) - from Erik Karlsson and Chris Phillips

OTT - Milan Michalek (1) - from Joe Corvo and Bobby Ryan

LAK - Jeff Carter (4 - OT) - from Mike Richards and Anze Kopitar

Three Stars:

3. Mike Richards (2 assists) - Los Angeles

2. Bobby Ryan (1 goal, 1 assist)

1. Jeff Carter (2 goals, 1 assist, GWG)

Player of the Night - Jeff Carter gets it tonight, scoring his 3rd and 4th goals of the season, the 2nd one the OT winner. Runner-up is rookie Sean Monahan with his 3rd NHL goal and an assist. 

Interesting Stat of the Night - Although Jean-Gabriel Pageau scored his 1st regular season goal tonight, it was not his first NHL goal as he scored a hat trick in the playoffs on May 5, 2013 against the Montreal Canadiens. Bobby Ryan picked up his 1st goal as an Ottawa Senator, the first of many for him. 

Rookie Recap:

-Sean Monahan picked up his 3rd goal and 2nd assist of the season (CGY)

-Jean-Gabriel Pageau scored his 1st regular season NHL goal (OTT)

What's up next (October 10th) - There are 10 NHL games on tap for Thursday night:

1. Colorado Avalanche vs. Boston Bruins @7PM ET (In Boston)

2. Columbus Blue Jackets vs. Buffalo Sabres @7PM ET (In Buffalo)

3. Carolina Hurricanes vs. Washington Captials @7PM ET (In Washington)

4. Phoenix Coyotes vs. Detroit Red Wings @730PM ET (In Detroit)

5. Florida Panthers vs. Tampa Bay Lightning @730PM ET (In Tampa Bay)

6. Toronto Maple Leafs vs. Nashville Predators @8PM ET (In Nashville)

7. Winnipeg Jets vs. Minnesota Wild @8PM ET (In Minnesota)

8. Montreal Canadiens vs. Edmonton Oilers @930PM ET (In Edmonton)

9. San Jose Sharks vs. Vancouver Canucks @10PM ET (In Vancouver) {***Forman's Game of the Night***}

10. New York Rangers vs. Anaheim Ducks @10PM ET (In Anaheim)

-Joel Forman - The Forman Faceoff