November 30th NHL Recap

New York Rangers 5, Vancouver Canucks 2 (from New York) - The Rangers improved to 14-13-0 on the season thanks to a 5-2 win over the Vancouver Canucks, dropping them to 13-10-5.
Goals:
NYR - Chris Kreider (4) - from Rick Nash and Derek Stepan (12:37 1ST)
NYR - Chris Kreider PPG (5) - from Ryan McDonagh and Brad Richards (16:54 1ST)
NYR - Rick Nash (4) - from Derek Stepan and Dan Girardi (0:17 2ND) *GWG*
NYR - Michael Del Zotto PPG (2) - from Mats Zuccarello and Derick Brassard (11:04 2ND)
VAN - David Booth (3) - from Mike Santorelli and Dale Weise (15:50 2ND)
NYR - Chris Kreider (6 - Hat Trick) - from Anton Stralman and Rick Nash (9:38 3RD)
VAN - Daniel Sedin PPG (10) - from Ryan Kesler and Alexander Edler (17:25 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - Cam Talbot (35 saves on 37 shots: 6-1-0) LG - Roberto Luongo (7 saves on 10 shots: 11-8-5), Eddie Lack (12 saves on 14 shots in relief of Luongo)
Three Stars:
3. Cam Talbot (35 saves on 37 shots for the win) - New York
2. Rick Nash (1 goal, 2 assists, GWG) - New York
1. Chris Kreider (3 goals) - New York

Boston Bruins 3, Columbus Blue Jackets 1 (from Boston) - The Bruins improved to 18-7-2 on the season thanks to a 3-1 win over the Columbus Blue Jackets, dropping them to 10-14-3.
Goals:
BOS - Patrice Bergeron (8) - from Dougie Hamilton and Brad Marchand (9:02 1ST)
BOS - Milan Lucic PPG (10) - from Torey Krug and David Krejci (14:58 1ST) *GWG*
BOS - Milan Lucic (11) - from David Krejci and Jarome Iginla (2:15 3RD)
CBJ - Ryan Johansen PPG (10) - from R.J. Umberger and Fedor Tyutin (6:16 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - Chad Johnson (13 saves on 14 shots: 4-1-0) LG - Curtis McElhinney (33 saves on 36 shots: 1-3-1)
Three Stars:
3. Patrice Bergeron (1 goal, including the GWG) - Boston
2. David Krejci (2 assists) - Boston
1. Milan Lucic (2 goals, including the GWG) - Boston

Montreal Canadiens 4, Toronto Maple Leafs 2 (from Montreal) - The Canadiens improved to 15-9-3 on the season thanks to a 4-2 win over the Toronto Maple Leafs, dropping them to 14-10-3.
Goals:
MTL - Max Pacioretty PPG (8) - from P.K. Subban and Carey Price (0:58 1ST)
MTL - P.K. Subban (4) - from Max Pacioretty and David Desharnais (16:13 1ST)
MTL - Tomas Plekanec (9) - from Daniel Briere and Brian Gionta (15:05 2ND) *GWG*
MTL - Max Pacioretty SHG (9) - from Lars Eller (17:22 2ND)
TOR - James van Riemsdyk (12) - from Tyler Bozak and Phil Kessel (18:10 2ND)
TOR - Mason Raymond (9) - from Paul Ranger (18:32 2ND)
Goalies:
WG - Carey Price (34 saves on 36 shots: 11-8-2) LG - Jonathan Bernier (35 saves on 39 shots: 8-7-2)
Three Stars:
3. Carey Price (34 saves on 36 shots for the win, 1 assist) - Montreal
2. P.K. Subban (1 goal, 1 assist) - Montreal
1. Max Pacioretty (2 goals, 1 assist) - Montreal

Pittsburgh Penguins 5, Florida Panthers 1 (from Florida) - The Penguins improved to 18-9-1 on the season thanks to a 5-1 win over the Florida Panthers, dropping the to 7-15-5.
Goals:
PIT - Chris Kunitz PPG (14) - from James Neal and Evgeni Malkin (10:45 1ST)
PIT - Joe Vitale (1) - from Jayson Megna and Deryk Engelland (11:17 1ST) *GWG*
PIT - Evgeni Malkin (7) - from Olli Maatta and Kris Letang (7:23 2ND)
FLA - Scottie Upshall PPG (6) - from Jonathan Huberdeau and Brian Campbell (17:53 2ND)
PIT - James Neal (8) - from Evgeni Malkin (18:22 2ND)
PIT - Jussi Jokinen (9) - Evgeni Malkin (6:10 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - Jeff Zatkoff (39 saves on 40 shots: 4-2-0) LG - Tim Thomas (9 saves on 13 shots: 6-9-1), Scott Clemmensen (8 saves on 9 shots in relief of Thomas)
Three Stars:
3. James Neal (1 goal, 1 assist) - Pittsburgh
2. Jeff Zatkoff (39 saves on 40 shots for the win) - Pittsburgh
1. Evgeni Malkin (1 goal, 3 assists) - Pittsburgh

New Jersey Devils 1, Buffalo Sabres 0 (OT) - (from New Jersey) - The Devils improved to 11-11-5 (.500) on the season thanks to a 1-0 shutout of the Buffalo Sabres, dropping them to 6-20-2.
Goals:
NJD - Steve Bernier (2) - from Andy Greene and Adam Henrique (4:19 OT) *GWG*
Goalies:
WG - Cory Schneider (15 saves on 15 shots: 4-5-3) LG - Jhonas Enroth (23 saves on 24 shots: 1-5-2)
Three Stars:
3. Steve Bernier (1 goal, including the OT winner) - New Jersey
2. Jhonas Enroth (23 saves on 24 shots) - Buffalo
1. Cory Schneider (15 saves on 15 shots for the shutout) - New Jersey

Washington Capitals 3, New York Islanders 2 (OT) - (from New York) - The Capitals improved to 14-11-2 on the season thanks to a 3-2 OT win over the New York Islanders, dropping them to 8-15-4.
Goals:
WSH - Aaron Volpatti (2) - from Tom Wilson and Martin Erat (8:58 2ND)
NYI - Cal Clutterbuck SHG (3) - from Andrew MacDonald and Casey Cizikas (3:59 3RD)
NYI - Thomas Vanek (8) - from John Tavares and Kyle Okposo (18:09 3RD)
WSH - Niklas Backstrom SHG (8) - from Jason Chimera and Karl Alzner (19:11 3RD)
WSH - Alexander Ovechkin (21) - from Mikhail Grabovski and Nate Schmidt (2:07 OT) *GWG*
Goalies:
WG - Braden Holtby (37 saves on 39 shots: 12-8-1) LG - Anders Nilsson (27 saves on 30 shots: 0-0-1)
Three Stars:
3. Cal Clutterbuck (1 goal) - New York
2. Braden Holtby (37 saves on 39 shots for the win) - Washington
1. Alexander Ovechkin (1 goal, including the OT winner) - Washington

Philadelphia Flyers 3, Nashville Predators 2 (SO) - (from Nashville) - The Flyers improved to 12-12-2 (.500) on the season thanks to a 3-2 shootout win over the Nashville Predators, dropping them to 13-11-3.
Goals:
PHI - Claude Giroux (4) - unassisted (16:49 1ST)
NSH - Mike Fisher (6) - from Patric Hornqvist (17:49 1ST)
NSH - Colin Wilson (4) - from Gabriel Bourque and Ryan Ellis (5:05 3RD)
PHI - Sean Couturier (3) - from Andrej Meszaros and Steve Downie (13:06 3RD)
Shootout winner - Vincent Lecavalier (PHI)
Goalies:
WG - Steve Mason (34 saves on 36 shots: 9-8-2) LG - Marek Mazanec (22 saves on 24 shots: 5-4-1)
Three Stars:
3. Steve Mason (34 saves on 36 shots for the win) - Philadelphia
2. Colin Wilson (1 goal) - Nashville
1. Claude Giroux (1 goal) - Philadelphia

Chicago Blackhawks 5, Phoenix Coyotes 2 (from Phoenix) - The Blackhawks improved to 20-4-4 on the season thanks to a 5-2 win over the Phoenix Coyotes, dropping them to 15-7-4.
Goals:
CHI - Patrick Kane PPG (16) - from Marian Hossa and Duncan Keith (2:34 1ST)
CHI - Andrew Shaw (8) - from Brent Seabrook and Duncan Keith (9:18 1ST)
CHI - Niklas Hjalmarsson (3) - from Patrick Kane and Michael Handzus (11:04 1ST) *GWG*
PHX - Rob Klinkhammer (5) - from Michael Stone and Oliver Ekman-Larsson (5:52 2ND)
PHX - Martin Hanzal PPG (8) - from Radim Vrbata and Mike Ribeiro (15:56 2ND)
CHI - Brandon Bollig (3) - from Marcus Kruger and Ben Smith (10:49 3RD)
CHI - Marian Hossa EN (11) - from Jonathan Toews and Brent Seabrook (19:14 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - Antti Raanta (32 saves on 34 shots: 2-0-0) LG - Mike Smith (31 saves on 35 shots: 12-6-4)
Three Stars:
3. Martin Hanzal (1 goal) - Phoenix
2. Duncan Keith (2 assists) - Chicago
1. Patrick Kane (1 goal, 1 assist) - Chicago

Colorado Avalanche 3, Minnesota Wild 2 (SO) - (from Colorado) - The Avalanche improved to 19-6-0 on the season thanks to a 3-2 shootout win over the Minnesota Wild, dropping them to 15-8-5.
Goals:
COL - Gabriel Landeskog (9) - from John Mitchell (2:22 1ST)
COL - Nathan MacKinnon (5) - from John Mitchell and Ryan O'Reilly (12:56 2ND)
MIN - Matt Cooke (4) - from Torrey Mitchell and Kyle Brodziak (16:33 3RD)
MIN - Mikko Koivu (6) - from Zach Parise and Kyle Brodziak (19:54 3RD)
Shootout winner - Ryan O'Reilly (COL)
Goalies:
WG - Semyon Varlamov (35 saves on 37 shots: 13-6-0) LG - Josh Harding (23 saves on 25 shots: 13-4-3)
Three Stars:
3. John Mitchell (2 assists) - Colorado
2. Nathan MacKinnon (1 goal) - Colorado
1. Semyon Varlamov (35 saves on 37 shots for the win) - Colorado

Calgary Flames 2, Los Angeles Kings 1 (from Los Angeles) - The Flames improved to 9-13-4 on the season thanks to a 2-1 win over the Los Angeles Kings, dropping them to 16-7-4.
Goals:
CGY - Blair Jones SHG (2) - from Paul Byron (15:50 2ND)
LAK - Justin Williams (10) - from Jake Muzzin and Anze Kopitar (15:27 3RD)
CGY - Mike Cammalleri (10) - from Mikael Backlund and Lee Stempniak (19:37 3RD) *GWG*
Goalies:
WG - Karri Ramo (21 saves on 22 shots: 3-4-1) LG - Ben Scrivens (18 saves on 20 shots: 6-2-4)
Three Stars:
3. Justin Williams (1 goal) - Los Angeles
2. Karri Ramo (21 saves on 22 shots for the win) - Calgary
1. Mike Cammalleri (1 goal, including the GWG) - Calgary

San Jose Sharks 4, Anaheim Ducks 3 (SO) - (from San Jose) - The Sharks improved to 18-3-5 on the season thanks to a 4-3 shootout win over the Anaheim Ducks, dropping them to 18-7-4.
Goals:
ANA - Corey Perry (15) - from Ryan Getzlaf and Dustin Penner (5:56 1ST)
SJS - Logan Couture (9) - from Marc-Edouard Vlasic and Patrick Marleau (4:16 2ND)
SJS - Patrick Marleau SHG (12) - from Joe Thornton (10:13 2ND)
SJS - Martin Havlat (2) - from Mike Brown and Scott Hannan (19:04)
ANA - Alex Grant (1) - from Nick Bonino and Cam Fowler (12:50 3RD)
ANA - Ben Lovejoy (1) - from Nick Bonino (16:54 3RD)
Shootout winner - Joe Pavelski (SJS)
Goalies:
WG - Antti Niemi (28 saves on 31 shots: 15-3-5) LG - Jonas Hiller (32 saves on 35 shots: 9-4-3)
Three Stars:
3. Joe Thornton (1 assist) - San Jose
2. Nick Bonino (2 assists) - Anaheim
1. Patrick Marleau (1 goal, 1 assisst) - San Jose

Three Stars of the Night:
3. Max Pacioretty - Pacioretty continued his hot streak of late, scoring twice and adding an assist in the Canadiens 4-2 win over the rival Leafs.
2. Chris Kreider - Kreider picked up his 1st career hat trick in the Rangers 5-2 win over the Canucks
1. Evgeni Malkin - Malkin continued his huge point streak scoring once and adding 3 assists in the Penguins 5-1 rout of the Panthers.

Interesting Stats of the Night:
-Evgeni Malkin is the hottest player in the NHL right now, his 4 points tonight put him 1 back of teammate Sidney Crosby (36 points) for the NHL lead. Malkin is currently on an 8-game point streak, totalling 4 goals, 13 assists and 17 points.
-Forgot to mention last night, but Sidney Crosby became only the the 6th player in NHL history to score 700 points in fewer than 500 games, joining: Wayne Gretzky, Mario Lemieux, Peter Stastny, Mike Bossy and Jari Kurri
-The Rangers spoiled John Tortorella's return to New York, as they beat the Canucks 5-2.
-Ducks D Alex Grant scored on his 1st NHL shot in his 1st NHL game tonight.
-With 2 assists tonight Nick Bonino has 19 points in 29 games, which is a new-career high. It previously was 18 points in 50 games in 2011/12
-The Sharks went a perfect 5-0 on their recent 5-game home-stand.
-The Hawks became the 1st team this season to 20 wins.
-The Avs had their 1st shootout of the season, leaving only the New York Rangers who haven't been in a shootout yet.
-Things keep getting worse for the Islanders, as they scored late in the 3rd and looked to end their 5-game losing streak. However the Caps tied it shorthanded with 1 minute left, and Ovie scored his NHL-leading 21st goal in OT to send the Isles to their 6th straight loss.
-Justin Williams scored his 200th NHL goal tonight.

Current Winning/Losing Streaks (3 or more games):
Chicago Blackhawks (6-game winning streak)
San Jose Sharks (5-game winning streak)
Detroit Red Wings (3-game winning streak)
Pittsburgh Penguins (3-game winning streak)

New York Islanders (6-game losing streak)
Minnesota Wild (4-game losing streak)
Toronto Maple Leafs (4-game losing streak)

Forman Faceoff Highlight of the Night:
-Ovie gets it tonight with his beautiful OT winner and league leading 21st goal: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GFY1J0xi-qA
-2nd place goes to Nathan MacKinnon with this beautiful wrist shot over Josh Harding: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Ls3Qu3teuc
-3rd place goes to Chris Kreider for his 1st career hat trick: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4uc3KmTgz3A

What's up next (December 1st) - There are 3 NHL games on tap for Sunday:
1. Vancouver Canucks vs. Carolina Hurricanes @1PM ET (In Carolina)
2. Detroit Red Wings vs. Ottawa Senators @530PM ET (In Ottawa) {***Forman's Game of the Night***}
3. Edmonton Oilers vs. Dallas Stars @6PM ET (In Dallas)

-Joel Forman - The Forman Faceoff

November 29th NHL Recap

Philadelphia Flyers 2, Winnipeg Jets 1 (from Philadelphia) - The Flyers improved to 11-12-2 on the season thanks to a 2-1 win over the Winnipeg Jets, dropping them to 12-12-4 (.500).
Goals:
PHI - Scott Hartnell (5) - unassisted (0:48 1ST)
PHI - Sean Couturier (2) - unassisted (5:36 2ND) *GWG*
WPG - Michael Frolik (7) - from Mark Scheifele and Mark Stuart (12:53 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - Steve Mason (25 saves on 26 shots: 8-8-2) LG - Ondrej Pavelec (32 saves on 34 shots: 9-10-3)
Three Stars:
3. Sean Couturier (1 goal) - Philadelphia
2. Steve Mason (25 saves on 26 shots for the win) - Philadelphia
1. Scott Hartnell (1 goal) - Philadelphia

Boston Bruins 3, New York Rangers 2 (from Boston) - The Bruins improved to 17-7-2 on the season thanks to a 3-2 win over the New York Rangers, dropping them to 13-13-0 (.500).
Goals:
BOS - Brad Marchand (4) - from Zdeno Chara and Loui Eriksson (11:42 1ST)
NYR - Rick Nash (3) - from Brad Richards and Carl Hagelin (13:04 1ST)
NYR - Benoit Pouliot (3) - from Ryan McDonagh and Derick Brassard (14:26 1ST)
BOS - Patrice Bergeron (7) - from Brad Marchand and Johnny Boychuk (1:35 3RD)
BOS - Zdeno Chara (6) - from David Krejci (11:05 3RD) *GWG*
Goalies:
WG - Tuukka Rask (17 saves on 19 shots: 14-6-2) LG - Henrik Lundqvist (25 saves on 28 shots: 8-11-0)
Three Stars:
3. Rick Nash (1 goal) - New York
2. Brad Marchand (1 goal, 1 assist) - Boston
1. Zdeno Chara (1 goal, 1 assist, GWG) - Boston

Pittsburgh Penguins 3, Tampa Bay Lighting 0 (from Tampa Bay) - The Penguins improved to 17-9-1 on the season thanks to a 3-0 shutout of the Tampa Bay Lightning, dropping them to 16-9-1.
Goals:
PIT - Chris Kunitz (12) - from Sidney Crosby and Kris Letang (6:53 1ST) *GWG*
PIT - Brandon Sutter PPG (5) - from Sidney Crosby and Jussi Jokinen (8:27 2ND)
PIT - Chris Kunitz EN (13) - from Evgeni Malkin and Sidney Crosby (18:17 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - Marc-Andre Fleury (21 saves on 21 shots: 14-7-1) LG - Ben Bishop (26 saves on 28 shots: 14-4-1)
Three Stars:
3. Chris Kunitz (2 goals, including the GWG) - Pittsburgh
2. Marc-Andre Fleury (21 saves on 21 shots for the shutout) - Pittsburgh
1. Sidney Crosby (3 assists) - Pittsburgh

Detroit Red Wings 5, New York Islanders 0 (from New York) - The Red Wings improved to 13-7-7 on the season thanks to a 5-0 shutout of the New York Islanders, dropping them to 8-15-3.
Goals:
DET - Darren Helm (6) - from Daniel Alfredsson and Brendan Smith (7:09 1ST) *GWG*
DET - Darren Helm SHG (7) - from Dan Cleary and Jonathan Ericsson (16:49 2ND)
DET - Daniel Alfredsson (5) - from Brendan Smith (0:12 3RD)
DET - Gustav Nyquist (4) - from Johan Franzen and Niklas Kronwall (6:12 3RD)
DET - Daniel Alfredsson (6) - from Justin Abdelkader and Niklas Kronwall (16:13 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - Jimmy Howard (29 saves on 29 shots: 6-7-6) LG - Kevin Poulin (25 saves on 30 shots: 3-10-0)
Three Stars:
3. Jimmy Howard (29 saves on 29 shots for the shutout) - Detroit
2. Daniel Alfredsson (2 goals, 1 assist) - Detroit
1. Darren Helm (2 goals, including the GWG) - Detroit

Anaheim Ducks 5, Calgary Flames 2 (from Anaheim) - The Ducks improved to 18-7-3 on the season thanks to a 5-2 win over the Calgary Flames, dropping them to 8-13-4.
Goals:
ANA - Sami Vatanen (3) - from Andrew Cogliano and Saku Koivu (12:20 1ST)
ANA - Corey Perry (14) - from Ben Lovejoy and Nolan Yonkman (13:14 1ST)
ANA - Dustin Penner PPG (8) - from Ryan Getzlaf and Nick Bonino (3:52 2ND) *GWG*
CGY - Ladislav Smid (2) - from Lance Bouma (5:51 2ND)
ANA - Andrew Cogliano (7) - from Daniel Winnik and Saku Koivu (8:21 2ND)
CGY - David Jones (5) - unassisted (12:17 2ND)
ANA - Dustin Penner (9) - from Ryan Getzlaf and Corey Perry (11:26 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - Frederik Andersen 19 saves on 21 shots: 7-1-0) LG - Reto Berra (33 saves on 38 shots: 3-6-2), Karri Ramo (4 saves on 4 shots in relief of Berra)
Three Stars:
3. Andrew Cogliano (1 goal, 1 assist) - Anaheim
2. Ryan Getzlaf (2 assists) - Anaheim
1. Dustin Penner (2 goals, including the GWG) - Anaheim

San Jose Sharks 6, St. Louis Blues 3 (from San Jose) - The Sharks improved to 17-3-5 on the season thanks to a commanding 6-3 win over the St. Louis Blues, dropping them to 18-4-3.
Goals:
SJS - Brent Burns (6) - from Patrick Marleau and Logan Couture (0:35 1ST)
SJS - Joe Thornton PPG (4) - from Joe Pavelski and Logan Couture (3:01 1ST)
SJS - Brent Burns (7) - from Joe Thornton and Tomas Hertl (9:14 1ST)
SJS - Tommy Wingels (8) - from Logan Couture and Justin Braun (11:27 1ST) *GWG*
STL - Ian Cole (1) - from Jaden Schwartz and Roman Polak (11:03 2ND)
STL - David Backes PPG (12) - from Derek Roy and Alexander Steen (2:02 3RD)
STL - Jaden Schwartz (6) - from Vladimir Sobotka and Roman Polak (11:19 3RD)
SJS - Brent Burns PPG (8 - Hat Trick) - from Joe Pavelski and Dan Boyle (12:19 3RD)
SJS - Tomas Hertl EN (13) - from Brent Burns and Joe Thornton (19:14 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - Antti Niemi (21 saves on 24 shots: 14-3-5) LG - Brian Elliot (8 saves on 12 shots: 4-1-1), Jaroslav Halak (18 saves on 19 shots in relief Elliot)
Three Stars:
3. Joe Thornton (1 goal, 2 assists) - San Jose
2. Logan Couture (3 assists) - San Jose
1. Brent Burns (3 goals, 1 assist) - San Jose

Washington Capitals 3, Montreal Canadiens 2 (SO) - (from Washington) - The Caps improved to 13-11-2 on the season thanks to a 3-2 shootout win over the Montreal Canadiens, dropping them to 14-9-3.
Goals:
MTL - Daniel Briere (5) - from Tomas Plekanec and Brian Gionta (15:20 1ST)
WSH - Eric Fehr (3) - from Mikhail Grabovski (5:17 2ND)
MTL - Tomas Plekanec (8) - from Brian Gionta and Alexei Emelin (6:24 2ND)
WSH - Mikhail Grabovski (8) - from Eric Fehr and Troy Brouwer (14:28 3RD)
Shootout winner - Mikhail Graboski (WSH)
Goalies:
WG - Braden Holtby (35 saves on 37 shots: 11-8-1) LG - Peter Budaj (24 saves on 26 shots: 4-1-1)
Three Stars:
3. Eric Fehr (1 goal, 1 assist) - Washignton
2. Tomas Plekanec (1 goal, 1 assist) - Montreal
1. Braden Holtby (35 saves on 37 shots for the win) - Washington

Colorado Avalanche 3, Minnesota Wild 1 (from Minnesota) - The Avs improved to 18-6-0 on the season thanks to a 3-1 win over the Minnesota Wild, dropping them to 15-8-4.
Goals:
COL - Jan Hejda (3) - from Gabriel Landeskog and Nathan MacKinnon (3:45 1ST)
COL - Nathan MacKinnon (4) - from Gabriel Landeskog and Erik Johnson (4:34 2ND) *GWG*
MIN - Dany Heatley (6) - from Nino Niederreiter and Erik Haula (15:02 2ND)
COL - Gabriel Landeskog EN (8) - from Marc-Andre Cliche (19:40 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - J.S. Giguere (27 saves on 28 shots: 6-0-0) LG - Josh Harding (18 saves on 20 shots: 13-4-2)
Three Stars:
3. J.S. Giguere (27 saves on 28 shots for the win) - Colorado
2. Nathan MacKinnon (1 goal, 1 assist, GWG) - Colorado
1. Gabriel Landeskog (1 goal, 2 assists) - Colorado

New Jersey Devils 5, Carolina Hurricanes 2 (from Carolina) - The Devils improved to 10-11-5 on the season thanks to a 5-2 win over the Carolina Hurricanes, dropping them to 10-11-5.
Goals:
NJD - Mark Fayne (1) - from Dainius Zubrus and Jaromir Jagr (18:20 1ST)
CAR - Jeff Skinner (4) - from Ryan Murphy and Riley Nash (1:53 2ND)
CAR - Jordan Staal (4) - from Justin Faulk and Ron Hainsey (6:34 2ND)
NJD - Andrei Loktionov (2) - from Damien Brunner and Michael Ryder (8:43 3RD)
NJD - Adam Henrique PPG (6) - from Eric Gelinas and Andy Greene (12:02 3RD) *GWG*
NJD - Dainius Zubrus (4) - from Jon Merrill and Jaromir Jagr (13:52 3RD)
NJD - Jaromir Jagr (11) - from Travis Zajac (16:31 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - Cory Schneider (16 saves on 18 shots: 3-5-3) (LG - Cam Ward (26 saves on 31 shots: 4-4-4)
Three Stars:
3. Adam Henrique (1 goal, including the GWG) - New Jersey
2. Dainius Zubrus (1 goal, 1 assist) - New Jersey
1. Jaromir Jagr (1 goal, 2 assists) - New Jersey

Columbus Blue Jackets 4, Edmonton Oilers 2 (from Columbus) - The Blue Jackets improved to 10-13-3 on the season thanks to a 4-2 win over the Edmonton Oilers, dropping them to 8-17-2.
Goals:
CBJ - Ryan Johansen (9) - from Cam Atkinson and Matt Calvert (7:50 1ST)
CBJ - Artem Anisimov PPG (7) - from Matt Calvert and Fedor Tyutin (3:34 2ND)
CBJ - Nick Foligno PPG (6) - from Boone Jenner and Ryan Johansen (10:30 2ND) *GWG*
CBJ - Jack Skille (2) - from Corey Tropp and Dalton Prout (17:06 2ND)
EDM - Sam Gagner (2) - from Ales Hemsky and Denis Grebeshkov (10:36 3RD)
EDM - Jordan Eberle PPG (10) - from Ryan Nugent-Hopkins and Justin Schultz (15:39 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - Sergei Bobrovsky (25 saves on 27 shots: 9-11-2) LG - Ilya Bryzgalov (19 saves on 23 shots: 1-1-0), Devan Dubnyk (5 saves on 5 shots in relief of Bryzgalov)
Three Stars:
3. Sergei Bobrovsky (25 saves on 27 shots for the win) - Columbus
2. Matt Calvert (2 assists) - Columbus
1. Ryan Johansen (1 goal, 1 assist) - Columbus

Buffalo Sabres 3, Toronto Maple Leafs 2 (OT) - (from Buffalo) - The Sabres improved to 6-20-1 on the season thanks to a 3-2 OT win over the Toronto Maple Leafs, dropping them to 14-9-3.
Goals:
TOR - Phil Kessel (14) - from Tyler Bozak and Jake Gardiner (2:12 1ST)
BUF - Matt Moulson PPG (10) - from Ville Leino and Tyler Myers (7:57 2ND)
TOR - Nikolai Kulemin (2) - from Trevor Smith (10:23 2ND)
BUF - Luke Adam (1) - from Zemgus Girgensons and Christian Ehrhoff (18:50 2ND)
BUF - Christian Ehrhoff (2) - from Tyler Myers and Ville Leino (0:38 OT) *GWG*
Goalies:
WG - Ryan Miller (22 saves on 24 shots: 5-15-0) LG - James Reimer (26 saves on 29 shots: 6-3-1)
Three Stars:
3. Tyler Myers (2 assists) - Buffalo
2. Phil Kessel (1 goal) - Toronto
1. Christian Ehrhoff (1 goal, 1 assist, OT winner) - Buffalo

Chicago Blackhawks 2, Dallas Stars 1(SO) - (from Dallas) - The Hawks improved to 19-4-4 on the season thanks to a 2-1 shootout win over the Dallas Stars, dropping them to 12-9-2.
Goals:
DAL - Rich Peverley (5) - from Shawn Horcoff (16:40 1ST)
CHI - Patrick Sharp (10) - from Duncan Keith (7:21 3RD)
Shootout winner - Ben Smith (CHI)
Goalies:
WG - Corey Crawford (28 saves on 29 shots: 17-4-3) LG - Kari Lehtonen (25 saves on 26 shots: 10-5-3)
Three Stars:
3. Patrick Sharp (1 goal) - Chicago
2. Kari Lehtonen (25 saves on 26 shots) - Dallas
1. Corey Crawford (28 saves on 29 shots for the win) - Chicago

Three Stars of the Night:
3. Gabriel Landeskog - The Avs captain had a big performance tonight, scoring 1 goal and adding 2 assists in the Avs 3-1 win over the Wild.
2. Sidney Crosby - Crosby picked up 3 assists in the Penguins 3-0 win over the Lighting. His 2nd assist of the night was his 700 career point.
1. Brent Burns - Burns had a monster game for the Sharks, picking up his 1st career hat trick and adding an assist for a 4-point performance in the Sharks 6-3 win over the Blues.

Interesting Stats of the Night:
-Sidney Crosby picked up 3 assists tonight, the 2nd one being his 700th career point. He reached 700 points in only 497 games.
-Brent Burns scored his 1st career hat trick.
-Daniel Alfredsson played game #1200 tonight.
-J.S. Giguere became the 1st goalie in Avalanche history to start the season 6-0-0.
-The Islanders are one sinking ship of late, losing 5 straight and sitting at 8-15-3 on the season.
-Jaromir Jagr continues to score milestone goals, as his 11th goal of the season tonight is goal #692 in his career. This ties him with Steve Yzerman for 8th in NHL history, and 2 back of Mark Messier (694) for 7th in NHL history.
-2 of the Sabres 6 wins this season has come against the Toronto Maple Leafs (other 4 were against San Jose, Los Angeles, New York Islanders and Florida).
-Corey Crawford picked up career win #100 tonight.
-Hawks/Stars shootout went 11-rounds, 22 players shot.

Current Winning/Losing Streaks (3 or more games):
Chicago Blackhawks (5-game winning streak)
San Jose Sharks (4-game winning streak)
Detroit Red Wings (3-game winning streak)

New York Islanders (5-game losing streak)
Minnesota Wild (3-game losing streak)
Toronto Maple Leafs (3-game losing streak)

  Forman Faceoff Highlight of the Night:
-Darren Helm get's it tonight for not only 1, but 2 goals that were highlight worthy. His first goal was a nifty deke and finish: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QkXbyeQ9wRQ. But it was his 2nd goal that was the highlight of the night, a beautiful diving short-handed goal: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=psWNTX0yOJY
-Runner up goes to Brent Burns for his 1st career hat trick: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zXigQzO50y8

What's up next (November 30th) - There are 11 NHL games on tap for Saturday:
1. Vancouver Canucks vs. New York Rangers @2PM ET (In New York)
2. Columbus Blue Jackets vs. Boston Bruins @7PM ET (In Boston)
3. Toronto Maple Leafs vs. Montreal Canadiens @7PM ET (In Montreal)
4. Pittsburgh Penguins vs. Florida Panthers @7PM ET (In Florida)
5. Buffalo Sabres vs. New Jersey Devils @7PM ET (In New Jersey)
6. Washington Capital vs. New York Islanders @7PM ET (In New York)
7. Philadelphia Flyers vs. Nashville Predators @8PM ET (In Nashville)
8. Chicago Blackhawks vs. Phoenix Coyotes @8PM ET (In Phoenix)
9. Minnesota Wild vs. Colorado Avalanche @9PM ET (In Colorado)
10. Calgary Flames vs. Los Angeles Kings @10PM ET (In Los Angeles)
11. Anaheim Ducks vs. San Jose Sharks @1030PM ET (In San Jose) {***Forman's Game of the Night***}

-Joel Forman - The Forman Faceoff

November 28th NHL Recap

Vancouver Canucks 5, Ottawa Senators 2 (from Ottawa) - The Canucks improved to 13-9-5 on the season thanks to a 5-2 win over the Ottawa Senators, dropping them to 10-12-4.
Goals:
OTT - Clarke MacArthur (7) - from Marc Methot and Bobby Ryan (8:50 1ST)
VAN - Daniel Sedin (9) - from Henrik Sedin and Chris Tanev (0:31 2ND)
VAN - David Booth (2) - from Mike Santorelli (1:16 2ND)
VAN - Jason Garrison PPG (3) - from Henrik Sedin and Daniel Sedin (4:06 2ND) *GWG*
VAN - Dale Weise (2) - from Jason Garrison and David Booth (9:22 2ND)
OTT - Mika Zibanejad (7) - from Joe Corvo and Jason Spezza (18:58 2ND)
VAN - Mike Santorelli (6) - unassisted (5:31 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - Roberto Luongo (28 saves on 30 shots: 11-7-5) LG - Craig Anderson (11 saves on 15 shots: 6-8-2), Robin Lehner (7 saves on 8 shots in relief of Anderson)
Three Stars:
3. Mike Santorelli (1 goal, 1 assist) - Vancouver
2. Henrik Sedin (2 assists) - Vancouver
1. Daniel Sedin (1 goal, 1 assist) - Vancouver

Edmonton Oilers 3, Nashville Predators 0 (from Nashville) - The Oilers improved to 8-16-2 on the season thanks to a 3-0 shutout of the Nashville Predators, dropping them to 13-11-2.
Goals:
EDM - Ryan Nugent-Hopkins (6) - from Jeff Petry and Jordan Eberle (5:32 2ND) *GWG*
EDM - Taylor Hall (7) - from Sam Gagner (6:23 2ND)
EDM - Jordan Eberle EN (9) - from Taylor Hall and Nick Schultz (19:03 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - Ilya Bryzgalov (33 saves on 33 shots: 1-0-0) LG - Marek Mazanec (25 saves on 27 shots: 5-4-0)
Three Stars:
3. Jordan Eberle (1 goal, 1 assist) - Edmonton
2. Taylor Hall (1 goal, 1 assist) - Edmonton
1. Ilya Bryzgalov (33 saves on 33 shots for the shutout) - Edmonton

Three Stars of the Night:
3. Taylor Hall - Hall had 1 goal and 1 assist in the Oilers 3-0 shutout of the Predators.
2. Daniel Sedin - Sedin had 1 goal and 1 assist in the Canucks 5-2 win over the Senators.
1. Ilya Bryzgalov - Bryzgalov had quite the debut for the Oilers, making 33 saves for his 1st shutout of the season.

Interesting Stats of the Night:
-Ilya Bryzgalov had an exciting first start as an Edmonton Oilers, making 33 saves for the shutout.
-Tomorrow has a jam-packed schedule of day games in the NHL, with one game starting at 11:30AM, 1 game starting at 1PM, four starting at 4PM, one starting at 5PM and one starting at 6PM.
-Shea Weber left the Predators/Oilers game late in the 2nd after being hit in the face with a puck.

Current Winning/Losing Streaks (3 or more games):
St. Louis Blues (5-game winning streak)
Montreal Canadiens (4-game winning streak)
Chicago Blackhawks (4-game winning streak)
San Jose Sharks (3-game winning streak)

Buffalo Sabres (5-game losing streak)
New York Islanders (4-game losing streak)
New Jersey Devils (3-game losing streak)

Forman Faceoff Highlight of the Night:
-Clarke MacArthur gets it tonight with this snipe off the crossbar past Roberto Luongo: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jhvXxg2z_Vs

What's up next (November 29th) - There are 12 NHL games on tap for Friday:
1. Winnipeg Jets vs. Philadelphia Flyers @1130AM ET (In Philadelphia)
2. New York Rangers vs. Boston Bruins @1PM ET (In Boston)
3. Pittsburgh Penguins vs. Tampa Bay Lightning @4PM ET (In Tampa Bay)
4. Detroit Red Wings vs. New York Islanders @4PM ET (In New York)
5. Calgary Flames vs. Anaheim Ducks @4PM ET (In Anaheim)
6. St. Louis Blues vs. San Jose Sharks @4PM ET (In San Jose) {***Forman's Game of the Night***}
7. Montreal Canadiens vs. Washington Capitals @5PM ET (In Washington)
8. Colorado Avalanche vs. Minnesota Wild @6PM ET (In Minnesota)
9. New Jersey Devils vs. Carolina Hurricanes @7PM ET (In Carolina)
10. Edmonton Oilers vs. Columbus Blue Jackets @7PM ET (In Columbus)
11. Toronto Maple Leafs vs. Buffalo Sabres @730PM ET (In Buffalo)
12. Chicago Blackhawks vs. Dallas Stars @830PM ET (In Dallas)

-Joel Forman - The Forman Faceoff

November 27th NHL Recap

Montreal Canadiens 3, Buffalo Sabres 1 (from Buffalo) - The Canadiens improved to 14-9-2 on the season thanks to a 3-1 win over the Buffalo Sabres, dropping them to 5-20-1.
Goals:
MTL - Alex Galchenyuk (6) - from Andrei Markov and Lars Eller (17:21 1ST)
MTL - David Desharnais PPG (2) - from P.K. Subban and Andrei Markov (13:44 2ND) *GWG*
BUF - Matt Moulson (9) - from Drew Stafford (17:30 2ND)
MTL - Brendan Gallagher PPG (9) - from David Desharnais and Andrei Markov (18:16 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - Carey Price (24 saves on 25 shots: 10-8-2) LG - Ryan Miller (28 saves on 31 shots: 4-15-0)
Three Stars:
3. Matt Moulson (1 goal) - Buffalo
2. David Desharnais (1 goal, 1 assist, GWG) - Montreal
1. Andrei Markov (3 assists) - Montreal

Carolina Hurricanes 4, New Jersey Devils 3 (from New Jersey) - The Hurricanes improved to 10-10-5 (.500) on the season thanks to a 4-3 win over the New Jersey Devils, dropping them to 9-11-5.
Goals:
CAR - Justin Faulk (1) - from Jiri Tlusty and Manny Malhotra (6:44 1ST)
CAR - Tuomo Ruutu (3) - from Eric Staal and Andrej Sekera (1:50 2ND)
NJD - Travis Zajac (4) - from Dainius Zubrus and Andy Greene (4:21 2ND)
CAR - Ron Hainsey (3) - from Radek Dvorak and Andrej Sekera (8:16 2ND)
CAR - Patrick Dwyer SHG (4) - unassisted (15:43 2ND) *GWG*
NJD - Andy Greene (3) - from Patrik Elias (8:30 3RD)
NJD - Jaromir Jagr (10) - from Eric Gelinas and Patrik Elias (18:13 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - Cam Ward (19 saves on 22 shots: 4-3-4) LG - Martin Brodeur (18 saves on 22 shots: 7-6-2)
Three Stars:
3. Andrej Sekera (2 assists) - Carolina
2. Andy Greene (1 goal, 1 assist) - New Jersey
1. Patrick Dwyer (1 goal, including the GWG) - Carolina

Winnipeg Jets 3, New York Islanders 2 (from New York) - The Jets improved to 12-11-4 on the season thanks to a 3-2 win over the New York Islanders, dropping them to 8-14-3.
Goals:
WPG - Mark Stuart (1) - from James Wright (11:27 2ND)
WPG - Andrew Ladd (7) - from Blake Wheeler and Bryan Little (14:39 2ND)
WPG - Devin Setoguchi (6) - from Keaton Ellerby and Mark Scheifele (16:42 2ND) *GWG*
NYI - Andrew MacDonald PPG (2) - from Thomas Vanek and John Tavares (17:49 2ND)
NYI - John Tavares (11) - form Matt Carkner and Brock Nelson (14:01 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - Al Montoya (28 saves on 30 shots: 3-2-1) LG - Kevin Poulin (26 saves on 29 shots: 3-9-0)
Three Stars:
3. Al Montoya (28 saves on 30 shots for the win) - Winnipeg
2. John Tavares (1 goal, 1 assist) - New York
1. Andrew Ladd (1 goal) - Winnipeg

Ottawa Senators 6, Washington Capitals 4 (from Washington) - The Senators improved to 10-11-4 on the season thanks to a 6-4 win over the Washington Capitals, dropping them to 12-11-2.
Goals:
WSH - Eric Fehr (2) - from Michael Latta (12:10 1ST)
OTT - Bobby Ryan PPG (12) - from Patrick Wiercioch and Clarke MacArthur (13:28 1ST)
WSH - Marcus Johansson PPG (3) - from Troy Brouwer and Alexander Ovechkin (14:06 1ST)
WSH - Brooks Laich (4) - from Joel Ward and Jason Chimera (14:53 1ST)
OTT - Chris Phillips PPG (1) - from Kyle Turris and Erik Karlsson (6:36 2ND)
OTT - Colin Greening (1) - from Marc Methot and Erik Karlsson (10:36 2ND)
OTT - Mika Zibanejad (6) - from Jason Spezza and Chris Phillips (6:05 3RD)
WSH - John Carlson PPG (6) - from Joel Ward (16:33 3RD)
OTT - Zack Smith (4) - from Chris Neil (17:37 3RD) *GWG*
OTT - Bobby Ryan EN (13) - unassisted (19:47 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - Craig Anderson (29 saves on 33 shots: 6-7-2) LG - Braden Holtby (35 saves on 40 shots: 10-8-1)
Three Stars:
3. Chris Phillips (1 goal, 1 assist) - Ottawa
2. Brooks Laich (1 goal) - Washington
1. Bobby Ryan (2 goals) - Ottawa

Nashville Predators 4, Columbus Blue Jackets 0 (from Columbus) - The Predators improved to 13-10-4 on the season thanks to a 4-0 shutout of the Columbus Blue Jackets, dropping them to 9-13-3.
Goals:
NSH - Matt Cullen (5) - from Ryan Ellis and Nick Spaling (9:58 1ST) *GWG*
NSH - Mike Fisher PPG (5) - from Gabriel Bourque and Roman Josi (0:54 2ND)
NSH - David Legwand (5) - from Viktor Stalberg and Gabriel Bourque (8:56 2ND)
NSH - Nick Spaling (4) - from Matt Culllen and Ryan Ellis (2:02 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - Marek Mazanec (19 saves on 19 shots: 5-3-0) LG - Sergei Bobrovsky (25 saves on 29 shots: 8-11-2)
Three Stars:
3. Nick Spaling (1 goal, 1 assist) - Nashville
2. Marek Mazanec (19 saves on 19 shots for the shutout) - Nashville
1. Matt Cullen (1 goal, 1 assist, GWG) - Nashville

Detroit Red Wings 6, Boston Bruins 1 (from Detroit) - The Red Wings improved to 12-7-7 on the season thanks to a commanding 6-1 win over the Boston Bruins, dropping them to 16-7-2.
Goals:
DET - Justin Abdelkader (3) - from Johan Franzen (11:49 1ST)
DET - Tomas Tatar (3) - from Brian Lashoff and Joakim Andersson (6:05 2ND) *GWG*
DET - Henrik Zetterberg (11) - from Gustav Nyquist and Niklas Kronwall (8:47 2ND)
DET - Niklas Kronwall PPG (3) - from Johan Franzen and Henrik Zetterberg (10:01 2ND)
DET - Drew Miller (2) - from Joakim Andersson and Tomas Tatar (8:38 3RD)
DET - Gustav Nyquist (3) - from Johan Franzen and Jonathan Ericsson (17:07 3RD)
BOS - Jarome Iginla (5) - from Matt Bartkowski and Reilly Smith (17:35 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - Jonas Gustavsson (16 saves on 17 shots: 6-0-1) LG - Tuukka Rask (22 saves on 28 shots: 13-6-2)
Three Stars:
3. Niklas Kronwall (1 goal, 1 assist) - Detroit
2. Johan Franzen (3 assists) - Detroit
1. Henrik Zetterberg (1 goal, 1 assist) - Detroit

Tampa Bay Lightning 4, Philadelphia Flyers 2 (from Tampa Bay) - The Lighting improved to 16-8-1 on the season thanks to a 4-2 win over the Philadelphia Flyers, dropping them to 10-12-2.
Goals:
TBL - Victor Hedman (5) - from Nate Thompson and Tyler Johnson (9:15 2ND)
TBL - Ondrej Palat SHG (4) - from Victor Hedman and Andrej Sustr (12:16 2ND)
TBL - Victor Hedman PPG (6) - from Teddy Purcell and Valtteri Filppula (5:00 3RD) *GWG*
PHI - Vincent Lecavalier PPG (9) - from Brayden Schenn and Mark Streit (18:07 3RD)
PHI - Mark Streit (1) - from Claude Giroux (18:47 3RD)
TBL - Tyler Johnson EN (6) - unassisted (19:26 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - Anders Lindback (19 saves on 21 shots: 2-5-0) LG - Ray Emery (31 saves on 34 shots: 3-4-0)
Three Stars:
3. Mark Streit (1 goal, 1 assist) - Philadelphia
2. Tyler Johnson (1 goal, 1 assist) - Tampa Bay
1. Victor Hedman (2 goals, 1 assist, GWG) - Tampa Bay

New York Rangers 5, Florida Panthers 2 (from Florida) - The Rangers improved to 13-12-0 on the season thanks to a 5-2 win over the Florida Panthers, dropping them to 7-14-5
Goals:
NYR - Derick Brassard PPG (5) - from Mats Zuccarello and Derek Stepan (12:13 1ST)
NYR - Brad Richards (7) - unassisted (18:53 2ND)
NYR - Rick Nash (2) - unassisted (5:32 3RD) *GWG*
FLA - Scottie Upshall (5) - from Brad Boyes (12:28 3RD)
FLA - Nick Bjugstad (3) - unassisted (16:17 3RD)
NYR - Mats Zuccarello PPG (3) - from Chris Kreider and John Moore (18:32 3RD)
NYR - Carl Hagelin EN (5) - from Ryan McDonagh (19:36 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - Henrik Lundqvist (31 saves on 33 shots: 8-10-0) LG - Tim Thomas (17 saves on 21 shots: 6-8-1)
Three Stars:
3. Rick Nash (1 goal, including the GWG) - New York
2. Henrik Lundqvist (31 saves on 33 shots for the win) - New York
1. Mats Zuccarello (1 goal, 1 assist) - New York

Pittsburgh Penguins 6, Toronto Maple Leafs 5 (SO) - (from Pittsburgh) - The Penguins improved to 16-9-1 on the season thanks to a 6-5 shootout win over the Toronto Maple Leafs, dropping them to 14-9-2
Goals:
PIT - Chris Conner (1) - from Andrew Ebbett and Brandon Sutter (1:57 1ST)
TOR - James van Riemsdyk PPG (10) - from Dion Phaneuf and Cody Franson (5:09 1ST)
TOR - Nazem Kadri (7) - from Mark Fraser (11:41 1ST)
TOR - James van Riemsdyk (11) - unassisted (0:13 2ND)
TOR - Phil Kessel (13) - from Tyler Bozak (0:42 2ND)
PIT - Evgeni Malkin PPG (5) - from Kris Letang and Sidney Crosby (8:27 2ND)
PIT - Kris Letang PPG (5) - from James Neal and Chris Kunitz (15:20 2ND)
TOR - Tyler Bozak (4) - from James van Riemsdyk (19:55 2ND)
PIT - James Neal PPG (7) - from Evgeni Malkin and Kris Letang (3:46 3RD)
PIT - Evgeni Malkin (6) - from Sidney Crosby and Chris Kunitz (7:41 3RD)
Shootout winner - Evgeni Malkin (PIT)
Goalies:
WG - Jeff Zatkoff (11 saves on 13 shots in relief of Fleury: 3-2-0) Marc-Andre Fleury (8 saves on 11 shots) LG - Jonathan Bernier (43 saves on 48 shots: 8-6-2)
Three Stars:
3. Kris Letang (1 goal, 2 assists) - Pittsburgh
2. James van Riemsdyk (2 goals, 1 assist) - Toronto
1. Evgeni Makin (2 goals, 1 assist, shootout winner) - Pittsburgh

Phoenix Coyotes 3, Minnesota Wild 1 (from Minnesota) - The Coyotes improved to 15-6-4 on the season thanks to a 3-1 win over the Minnesota Wild, dropping them to 15-7-4.
Goals:
PHX - Mikkel Boedker (6) - from Shane Doan and Derek Morris (8:13 1ST)
PHX - Radim Vrbata (7) - from Tim Kennedy and David Schlemko (3:42 2ND) *GWG*
MIN - Dany Heatley (5) - from Nino Niederreiter and Kyle Brodziak (10:02 3RD)
PHX - Radim Vrbata PPG/EN (8) - from Martin Hanzal and Antoine Vermette (19:37 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - Thomas Greiss (28 saves on 29 shots: 3-1-0) LG - Niklas Backstrom (23 saves on 25 shots: 2-3-2)
Three Stars:
3. Dany Heatley (1 goal) - Minnesota
2. Thomas Greiss (28 saves on 29 shots for the win) - Phoenix
1. Radim Vrbata (2 goals, including the GWG) - Phoenix

St. Louis Blues 4, Colorado Avalanche 1 (from Colorado) - The Blues improved to 18-3-3 on the season thanks to a 4-1 win over the Colorado Avalanche, dropping them to 17-6-0
Goals:
STL - David Backes (11) - from T.J. Oshie and Jay Bouwmeester (2:46 1ST)
STL - Alexander Steen PPG (20) - from David Backes and Derek Roy (6:10 1ST) *GWG*
COL - Patrick Bordeleau (3) - from Jan Hejda and Brad Malone (8:24 1ST)
STL - Jaden Schwartz SHG (5) - unassisted (18:12 1ST)
STL - Chris Stewart EN (5) - from Derek Roy and Patrik Berglund (18:16 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - Jaroslav Halak (25 saves on 26 shots: 14-3-2) LG - Semyon Varlamov (31 saves on 34 shots: 12-6-0)
Three Stars:
3. Jaroslav Halak (25 saves on 26 shots for the win) - St. Louis
2. Alexander Steen (1 goal, including the GWG) - St. Louis
1. David Backes (1 goal, 1 assist) - St. Louis

Chicago Blackhawks 3, Calgary Flames 2 (from Calgary) - The Blackhawks improved to 18-4-4 on the season thanks to a 3-2 win over the Calgary Flames, dropping them to 8-12-4.
Goals:
CGY - Matt Stajan (4) - from Jiri Hudler and Lance Bouma (13:32 2ND)
CGY - Sean Monahan (9) - from Jiri Hudler and Kris Russell (2:05 3RD)
CHI - Patrick Kane (14) - from Brandon Saad and Duncan Keith (9:42 3RD)
CHI - Patrick Sharp (9) - from Marian Hossa and Niklas Hjalmarsson (10:38 3RD)
CHI - Patrick Kane (15) - from Niklas Hjalmarsson (19:42 3RD) *GWG*
Goalies:
WG - Antti Raanta (20 saves on 22 shots: 1-0-0) LG - Reto Berra (27 saves on 30 shots: 3-5-2)
Three Stars:
3. Jiri Hudler (2 assists) - Calgary
2. Niklas Hjalmarsson (2 assists) - Chicago
1. Patrick Kane (2 goals, including the GWG) - Chicago

San Jose Sharks 3, Los Angeles Kings 2 (SO) - (from San Jose) - The Sharks improved to 16-3-5 on the season thanks to a 3-2 shootout win over the Los Angeles Kings, dropping them to 16-6-4.
Goals:
LAK - Jeff Carter (6) - from Dwight King and Mike Richards (0:18 1ST)
SJS - Joe Pavelski (9) - from Tyler Kennedy and Martin Havlat (2:43 2ND)
SJS - Joe Thornton (3) - from Tomas Hertl (16:54 2ND)
LAK - Drew Doughty (5) - from Ben Scrivens (6:23 3RD)
Shootout winner - Joe Thornton (SJS)
Goalies:
WG - Antti Niemi (37 saves on 39 shots: 13-3-5) LG - Ben Scrivens (38 saves on 40 shots: 6-1-4)
Three Stars:
3. Antti Niemi (37 saves on 39 shots for the win) - San Jose
2. Ben Scrivens (38 saves on 40 shots, 1 assist) - Los Angeles
1. Joe Thornton (1 goal, shootout winner) - San Jose

Three Stars of the Night:
3. Patrick Kane - Kane had a huge part in the Hawks 3-2 come-from behind win over the Flames, scored the goal to get the Hawks on the board and then scoring the game-winner with 18 seconds left in the 3rd.
2. Victor Hedman - Hedman had his 2nd career 2-goal game (including the game winner) and added an assist in the Lighting's 4-2 win over the Flyers.
1. Evgeni Malkin - Geno might be the hottest player in the NHL right now, sporting a 5-game point streak (1 goal, 8 assists) coming in Malkin had his best performance of the season. He scored 2 goals, added an assist, and scored the shootout clinching goal in the Pens 6-5 comeback win.

Interesting Stats of the Night:
-Jaromir Jagr passed former teammate Mario Lemieux for 9th all-time in goals with goal #691.
-Vincent Lecavalier made his return to Tampa Bay, scoring 1 goal in the Flyers 4-2 loss to the Lighting.
-The Penguins got 4 goals and 6 assists (on their 5 goals) from Evgeni Malkin, Sidney Crosby, Kris Letang, James Neal and Chris Kunitz combined.
-Alexander Steen became the 2nd player to score 20 goals this season, tying Alexander Ovechkin for the NHL-lead.
-The Hawks scored 3 goals in the last 10:18 of the 3rd period including 2 goals from Patty Kane, the last one with 18 seconds left to win the game.
-Notice a trend in the 3-Stars of the Night? All 3 guys scored the game-winning goal, a category that I personally think is so important.
-In the lighter side of things, a funny incident at the end of the Flyers/Lightning game where B.J. Crombeen's glove stuck to Steve Downie's jersey after a scrum at the end of the play: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ov7MEv5eXVI

Current Winning/Losing Streaks (3 or more games):
St. Louis Blues (5-game winning streak)
Montreal Canadiens (4-game winning streak)
Chicago Blackhawks (4-game winning streak)
San Jose Sharks (3-game winning streak)

Buffalo Sabres (5-game losing streak)
New York Islanders (4-game losing streak)
New Jersey Devils (3-game losing streak)

Forman Faceoff Highlight of the Night:
-This one goes out to the future hall-of-famer Jaromir Jagr with his milestone goal #691, passing former partner-in-crime Mario Lemieux for 9th all-time in career goals. Here is the goal: http://video.nhl.com/videocenter/console?catid=72&id=496532&navid=nhl:topheads
-Runner-up goes to Patrick Kane for this spinning-backhand goal with 18 seconds left in the 3rd: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ndMDC3myeZI

What's up next (November 28th) - There are 2 NHL games on tap for Thursday:
1. Vancouver Canucks vs. Ottawa Senators @730PM ET (In Ottawa)
2. Edmonton Oilers vs. Nashville Predators @8PM ET (In Nashville)

-Joel Forman - The Forman Faceoff

November 26th NHL Recap

Dallas Stars 6, Anaheim Ducks 3 (from Dallas) - The Stars improved to
Goals:
ANA - Emerson Etem (6) - from Daniel Winnik and Hampus Lindholm (6:06 1ST)
DAL - Antoine Roussel (3) - from Vernon Fiddler and Ryan Garbutt (13:13 2ND)
ANA - Nick Bonino (7) - from Andrew Cogliano and Kyle Palmieri (19:24 2ND)
DAL - Cody Eakin (6) - from Erik Cole and Jordie Benn (5:25 3RD)
DAL - Stephane Robidas (4) - from Rich Peverley and Ray Whitney (5:50 3RD)
DAL - Ryan Garbutt (3) - from Trevor Daley (6:18 3RD)
DAL - Antoine Roussel (4) - from Ryan Garbutt and Vernon Fiddler (12:08 3RD)
ANA - Dustin Penner PPG (7) - from Ryan Getzlaf and Corey Perry (13:25 3RD)
DAL - Alex Chiasson EN (7) - from Erik Cole and Cody Eakin (19:01 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - Dan Ellis (28 saves on 31 shots: 2-3-0) LG - Jonas Hiller (27 saves on 32 shots: 9-4-2)
Three Stars:
3. Vernon Fiddler (2 assists) - Dallas
2. Antoine Roussel (2 goals) - Dallas
1. Ryan Garbutt (1 goal, 2 assist, GWG) - Dallas

Interesting Stats of the Night:
-The Stars scored 3 goals in 53 seconds in the 3rd period of their 6-3 win over the Ducks. The Stars also scored 4 unanswered goals in 6:43 in the 3rd.
-Earlier in the day, the NHL and Rogers Communications reached a 12-year, $5.232 billion deal for the broadcast and multimedia rights of all NHL games in Canada: http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=693152&navid=nhl:topheads
-Wild F Zach Parise is out 2-3 weeks with a foot injury.
-Leafs F Joffrey Lupul is out indefinitely with a grade 2 groin strain.
-Ilya Bryzgalov will make his much-anticipated first start as an Edmonton Oiler tomorrow vs. the Preds.

Current Winning/Losing Streaks (3 or more games):
St. Louis Blues (4-game winning streak)
Montreal Canadiens (3-game winning streak)
Colorado Avalanche (3-game winning streak)
Chicago Blackhawks (3-game winning streak)

Buffalo Sabres (4-game losing streak)
New York Islanders (3-game losing streak)

Forman Faceoff Highlight of the Night:
-The Stars 3 goals in 53 seconds gets it tonight: http://video.nhl.com/videocenter/console?catid=35&id=495473&navid=nhl:topheads

What's up next (November 27th) - There are 13 NHL games on tap for Wednesday:
1. Montreal Canadiens vs. Buffalo Sabres @7PM ET (In Buffalo)
2. Carolina Hurricanes vs. New Jersey Devils @7PM ET (In New Jersey)
3. Winnipeg Jets vs. New York Islanders @7PM ET (In New York)
4. Ottawa Senators vs. Washington Capitals @7PM ET (In Washington)
5. Nashville Predators vs. Columbus Blue Jackets @7PM ET (In Columbus)
6. Boston Bruins vs. Detroit Red Wings @730PM ET (In Detroit)
7. Philadelphia Flyers vs. Tampa Bay Lightning @730PM ET (In Tampa Bay)
8. New York Rangers vs. Florida Panthers @730PM ET (In Florida)
9. Toronto Maple Leafs vs. Pittsburgh Penguins @730PM ET (In Pittsburgh)
10. Phoenix Coyotes vs. Minnesota Wild @8PM ET (In Minnesota)
11. St. Louis Blues vs. Colorado Avalanche @9PM ET (In Colorado)
12. Chicago Blackhawks vs. Calgary Flames @10PM ET (In Calgary)
13. Los Angeles Kings vs. San Jose Sharks @1030PM ET (In San Jose) {***Forman's Game of the Night***}

-Joel Forman - The Forman Faceoff

My Thoughts on the NHL/Rogers 12-year, $5.232 Billion Deal

Huge news in the hockey world today; the NHL and Rogers Communcations has reached a 12-year, $5.232 billion deal for the broadcast and multimedia rights of all NHL games in Canada. This not only gives complete control to Rogers, but is a devastating blow to TSN, who after this season will have no NHL games to broadcast. As part of the agreement, CBC will continue to broadcast Hockey Night in Canada but will air games through a sub-licensing agreement with Rogers. The 12-year, $5.232 billion deal is the largest media rights deal in NHL history, and Commissioner Gary Bettman thinks will be historic and huge going forward in the future of the NHL. From NHL.com, 

"The National Hockey League has reached a 12-year, $5.232 billion (Canadian) agreement with Rogers Communications for broadcast and multimedia rights, the League announced jointly with Rogers Communications on Tuesday. The agreement is the largest media rights deal in NHL history and one of the largest media rights deals in Canadian history, including the largest-ever sports-media rights agreement.

The partnership between the NHL and Rogers begins with the 2014-15 season and runs through the 2025-26 season. The deal gives Rogers national rights to all NHL games, including the Stanley Cup Playoffs and Stanley Cup Final, on all of its platforms in all languages."

While this was expected for a long time, the official announcement makes it a devastating day for many hockey fans across Canada. To start off I will say that I am a huge fan of TSN and the TSN hockey panel; they are my #1 source for hockey news and I enjoy their game in-game coverage more than any other station. At the same time I also despise Sportsnet; I think they have a glaring lack of hockey knowledge and are simply a boring broadcasting team. When comparing the two stations it is very clear how much more TSN cares about hockey, and how much more preparation and effort they put into their TV shows. I am also a big fan of variety; I like switching it up between TSN, CBC and Sportsnet to see how each station does their hockey broadcasts differently. This deal effectively shuts down all variety, it not only takes TSN out of the picture but limits CBC to just Hockey Night in Canada. From a fan's persective this will have a huge impact on the playoffs; both TSN and CBC has been great with how they split the broadcasting of the playoffs, but now Rogers has full control of the playoffs. The hockey world needs its variety, and this deal by Bettman and Rogers has completely ruined that. 

CBC president Hubert Lacroix had this to say, "Starting next year, Rogers will assume all editorial control (all editorial decisions with respect to the content, on-air talent and the creative direction of HNIC — we have the right to be consulted and there is a commitment to excellence) under the new agreement. This may not be the ideal scenario but, it is the right outcome for Canadian hockey fans and is an acceptable adaptation to the role of the public broadcaster in the modern world of professional sports rights. A world in which partnering with a wide array of other actors is a key to success."

Another person greatly affected by this situation is Don Cherry; Grapes has been on HNIC since 1981 and has been a legend in the hockey broadcasting world. This new deal effectively places his (and Ron MacLean's) future in jeopardy, as Rogers has not decided if they want to continue Coach's Corner yet or not. Hopefully Rogers does the right thing and lets Coach's Corner live on. There is nothing more Canadian than watching Hockey Night in Canada on a Saturday and seeing Don's antics on Coach's Corner in the 1st intermission. Don is an idol in Canada and the hockey world, so many young kids look up to him and wait all week to see him on Saturday. As a huge supporter of Don Cherry I am very disappointed with this news, while nothing is official I think that it would be real slap in the face to Don if this is how his broadcasting career were to end.

Not only does this deal completely cut all the competitors out of the hockey broadcasting market, but it will have a huge impact on many people's jobs at both TSN and CBC. I think it has the biggest impact on TSN; they have a group of guys who are devoted purely to hockey, and by taking away their broadcasting rights it effectively ruins their entire program. The TSN Hockey Panel has done a great job with pre-game, mid-game and post-game coverage in both the regular season and the playoffs, but this new deal takes that all away. TSN is also a step-above the rest come playoff time; these guys stay up long through the night during long OT games and continue to put on a great show. I think TSN will still continue to be the #1 network in Canada for hockey news, but they will be greatly affected by the loss of live-game coverage. Between TSN and CBC, there are many people's jobs that are now in jeopardy with this new deal.

My last point is about the money; I think professional sports these days are more about money and less about playing the sport itself. This $5.232 billion deal is clearly evident of that; Bettman doesn't care about what affect this will have on the fans who love the game, he cares about the NHL making as much money as possible. This deal may be a good thing in the long run, but right now from a die-hard hockey fan this deal is all about money and one that is extremely devastating. I will always be a huge fan of TSN no matter what; guys like Bob McKenzie, Darren Dreger and James Duthie are big reasons why I want to get into the sports broadcasting business in the first place. Not being able to see them on TV as much as they are now will be hard for me, I look up to these guys and I learn from them. This deal proves as just another reason why I hate Gary Bettman so much, and why I hate Sportsnet as well. Last thing I want to do is see Doug MacLean and Nick Kypreos talk about playoff hockey, as my brother Ryan said, "The mute button is going to get more work than ever before." This is truly a dark day for die-hard hockey fans like myself.

-Joel Forman - The Forman Faceoff

November 25th NHL Recap

Boston Bruins 4, Pittsburgh Penguins 3 (OT) - (from Boston) - The Bruins improved to 16-6-2 on the season thanks to a 4-3 OT win over the Pittsburgh Penguins, dropping them to 15-9-1.
Goals:
BOS - Loui Eriksson (5) - from Carl Soderberg (12:27 1ST)
BOS - Reilly Smith PPG (5) - from Carl Soderberg and Loui Eriksson (15:43 1ST)
PIT - James Neal (5) - from Jussi Jokinen and Evgeni Malkin (0:37 2ND)
PIT - James Neal (6) - from Jussi Jokinen and Matt Niskanen (11:09 3RD)
BOS - Zdeno Chara (5) - from David Krejci and Milan Lucic (14:45 3RD)
PIT - Sidney Crosby (13) - from Chris Kunitz and James Neal (19:59 3RD)
BOS - Torey Krug (7) - from Brad Marchand and Loui Eriksson (0:34 OT) *GWG*
Goalies:
WG - Tuukka Rask (28 saves on 31 shots: 13-5-2) LG - Marc-Andre Fleury (20 saves on 24 shots: 13-7-1)
Three Stars:
3. Torey Krug (1 goal, including the GWG) - Boston
2. James Neal (2 goals, 1 assist) - Pittsburgh
1. Loui Eriksson (1 goal, 2 assists) - Boston

Columbus Blue Jackets 6, Toronto Maple Leafs 0 (from Toronto) - The Blue Jackets improved to 9-12-3 on the season thanks to a commanding 6-0 shutout of the Toronto Maple Leafs, dropping them to 14-9-1.
Goals:
CBJ - Cam Atkinson (6) - from Matt Calvert and Artem Anisimov (10:18 1ST) *GWG*
CBJ - R.J. Umberger (6) - from Mark Letestu and Ryan Murray (10:38 1ST)
CBJ - Jack Skille (1) - from Mark Letestu (3:07 2ND)
CBJ - Ryan Murray PPG (3) - from Ryan Johansen and James Wisniewski (6:25 2ND)
CBJ - Ryan Johansen (7) - from Nick Foligno (9:05 3RD)
CBJ - Ryan Johansen PPG (8) - from Nick Foligno and James Wisniewski (11:24 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - Sergei Bobrovsky (18 saves on 18 shots: 8-10-2) LG - James Reimer (15 saves on 21 shots: 6-3-0), Jonathan Bernier (1 save on 1 shot in relief of Reimer)
Three Stars:
3. Ryan Murray (1 goal, 1 assist) - Columbus
2. Sergei Bobrovsky (18 saves on 18 shots for the shutout) - Columbus
1. Ryan Johansen (2 goals, 1 assist) - Columbus

Winnipeg Jets 3, New Jersey Devils 1 (from New Jersey) - The Jets improved to 11-11-4 (.500) on the season thanks to a 3-1 win over the New Jersey Devils, dropping them to 9-10-5.
Goals:
WPG - Mark Scheifele (2) - from Michael Frolik and Dustin Byfuglien (16:01 1ST)
WPG - Evander Kane (7) - from Olli Jokinen (7:16 2ND) *GWG*
NJD - Patrik Elias (5) - from Andy Greene and Steve Bernier (10:44 3RD)
WPG - Devin Setoguchi EN (5) - from Bryan Little and Dustin Byfuglien (19:32 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - Ondrej Pavelec (25 saves on 26 shots: 9-9-3) LG - Martin Brodeur (19 saves on 21 shots: 7-5-2)
Three Stars:
3. Dustin Byfuglien (2 assists) - Winnipeg
2. Ondrej Pavelec (25 saves on 26 shots for the win) - Winnipeg
1. Evander Kane (1 goal, including the GWG) - Winnipeg

Tampa Bay Lighting 5, New York Rangers 0 (from Tampa Bay) - The Lightning improved to 15-8-1 on the season thanks to a commanding 5-0 shutout of the New York Rangers, dropping them to 12-12-0 (.500).
Goals:
TBL - Nikita Kucherov (1) - from Teddy Purcell and Eric Brewer (2:12 1ST) *GWG*
TBL - Martin St. Louis (9) - from Valtteri Filppula and Victor Hedman (3:10 1ST)
TBL - Martin St. Loius (10) -  from Valtteri Filppula and Andrej Sustr (3:12 2ND)
TBL - Teddy Purcell (6) - unassisted (16:52 2ND)
TBL - Teddy Purcell (7) - from Martin St. Louis and Alex Killorn (18:59 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - Ben Bishop (37 saves on 37 shots: 14-3-1) LG - Henrik Lundvist (18 saves on 22 shots: 7-10-0), Cam Talbot (2 saves on 3 shots in relief of Lundqvist)
Three Stars:
3. Beb Bishop (37 saves on 37 shots for the shutout) - Tampa Bay
2. Teddy Purcell (2 goals, 1 assist) - Tampa Bay
1. Martin St. Louis (2 goals, 1 assist) - Tampa Bay

Florida Panthers 3, Philadelphia Flyers 1 (from Florida) - The Panthers improved to 7-13-5 on the season thanks to a 3-1 win over the Philadelphia Flyers, dropping them to 10-11-2.
Goals:
FLA - Sean Bergenheim (1) - from Jimmy Hayes and Dylan Olsen (3:35 2ND)
FLA - Sean Bergenheim PPG (2) - from Marcel Goc and Erik Gudbranson (13:59 2ND) *GWG*
PHI - Wayne Simmonds PPG (5) - from Scott Hartnell and Claude Giroux (7:06 3RD)
FLA - Erik Gudbranson (1) - from Scottie Upshall and Brad Boyes (15:52 3RD)
Goalies:
WG -Tim Thomas (38 saves on 39 shots: 6-7-1) LG - Steve Mason (28 saves on 31 shots: 7-8-2)
Three Stars:
3. Erik Gudbranson (1 goal, 1 assist) - Florida
2. Sean Bergenheim (2 goals, including the GWG) - Florida
1. Tim Thomas (38 saves on 39 shots for the win) - Florida

St. Louis Blues 3, Minnesota Wild 0 (from St. Louis) - The Blues improved to 17-3-3 on the season thanks to a 3-0 shutout of the Minnesota Wild, dropping them to 15-6-4.
Goals:
STL - Vladimir Sobotka (5) - from Carlo Coliacovo and Jaden Schwartz (1:20 1ST) *GWG*
STL - Alex Steen (18) - from Jay Bouwmeester and T.J. Oshie (13:38 1ST)
STL - Alex Steen EN (19) - unassisted (18:38 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - Jaroslav Halak (22 saves on 22 shots: 13-3-2) LG - Nicklas Backstrom (18 saves on 20 shots: 2-2-2)
Three Stars:
3. Jay Bouwmeester (1 assist) - St. Louis
2. Jaroslav Halak (22 saves on 22 shots for the shutout) - St. Louis
1. Alex Steen (2 goals) - St. Louis

Nashville Predators 4, Phoenix Coyotes 2 (from Nashville) - The Predators improved to 12-10-2 on the season thanks to a 4-2 win over the Phoenix Coyotes, dropping them to 14-6-4
Goals:
NSH - Nick Spaling (3) - from Matt Cullen and Craig Smith (1:02 1ST)
NSH - Mike Fisher (4) - from Colin Wilson and Eric Nystrom (8:22 1ST)
NSH - Gabriel Bourque (4) - from Viktor Stalberg and David Legwand (18:27 1ST) *GWG*
PHX - Mikkel Boedker (5) - from Antoine Vermette and Kyle Chipchura (9:34 2ND)
PHX - Tim Kennedy (1) - from Martin Hanzal and Radim Vrbata (13:00 2ND)
NSH - Shea Weber EN (7) - unassisted (19:25 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - Marek Mazanec (29 saves on 31 shots: 4-3-0) LG - Mike Smith (25 saves on 28 shots: 12-5-4)
Three Stars:
3. Antoine Vermette (1 assist) - Phoenix
2. Mike Fisher (1 goal) - Nashville
1. Gabriel Bourque (1 goal) - Nashville

Chicago Blackhawks 5, Edmonton Oilers 1 (from Edmonton) - The Hawks improved to 17-4-4 on the season thanks to a 5-1 win over the Edmonton Oilers, dropping them to 7-16-2.
Goals:
CHI - Jonathan Toews SHG (12) - from Brandon Saad and Duncan Keith (5:14 1ST)
CHI - Patrick Kane PPG (13) - from Andrew Shaw and Duncan Keith (8:06 1ST) *GWG*
CHI - Johnny Oduya (2) - from Marcus Kruger and Brandon Bollig (1:28 2ND)
CHI - Andrew Shaw (6) - from Jeremy Morin (5:49 2ND)
EDM - Justin Schultz (3) - from Ryan Nugent-Hopkins and Taylor Hall (8:08 2ND)
CHI - Andrew Shaw (7) - from Nick Leddy and Brandon Saad (18:02 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - Corey Crawford (24 saves on 25 shots: 16-4-3) LG - Devan Dubnyk (10 saves on 14 shots: 6-11-1), Ilya Bryzgalov (12 saves on 13 shots in relief of Dubnyk)
Three Stars:
3. Jonathan Toews (1 goal) - Chicago
2. Duncan Keith (2 assists) - Chicago
1. Andrew Shaw (2 goals, 1 assist) - Chicago

Los Angeles Kings 3, Vancouver Canucks 2 (OT) - (from Vancouver) - The Kings improved to 16-6-3 on the season thanks to a 3-2 OT win over the Vancouver Canucks, dropping them to 12-9-5.
Goals:
LAK - Kyle Clifford (2) - from Linden Vey and Tyler Toffoli (13:50 1ST)
VAN - Chris Tanev (1) - from Chris Higgins and Dale Weise (17:04 2ND)
VAN - Henrik Sedin PPG (7) - from Daniel Sedin and Jason Garrison (6:59 3RD)
LAK - Mike Richards (6) - from Jeff Carter and Dwight King (17:06 3RD)
LAK - Anze Kopitar (7) - from Slava Voynov and Robyn Regehr (0:48 OT) *GWG*
Goalies:
WG - Ben Scrivens (37 saves on 39 shots: 6-1-3) LG - Roberto Luongo (19 saves on 22 shots: 10-7-5)
Three Stars:
3. Henrik Sedin (1 goal) - Los Angeles
2. Anze Kopitar (1 goal, including the OT winner) - Los Angeles
1. Ben Scrivens (37 saves on 39 shots for the win) - Los Angeles

Three Stars of the Night:
3. Loui Eriksson - Eriksson scored 1 goal and added 2 assists in the Bruins 4-3 OT win over the Penguins.
2. Andrew Shaw - Shaw picked up 2 goals and added an assist in the Hawks 5-1 win over the Oilers.
1. Martin St. Louis - St. Louis had a big part in the Lightning's 5-0 shutout of the Rangers, scoring 2 goals and adding an assist.

Interesting Stats of the Night:
-Before the Bruins won 4-3 in OT, Sidney Crosby scored with 0.3 seconds left on the clock to tie the game for the Penguins.
-Tampa F Nikita Kucherov scored 2:12 into his NHL debut for his 1st NHL goal.
-Ben Bishop picked up his 2nd shutout of the season.
-Alex Steen scored his 18th and 19th goals of the season.
-Ilya Bryzgalov made his 1st appearance as an Oiler, making 12 saves on 13 shots in relief of Devan Dubnyk.
-Torey Krug tied Erik Karlsson, Michael Stone and Shea Weber for the NHL-lead in goals by a defenseman with this OT winner: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FdOsKYpfNd8
-Carlo Coliacovo picked up an assist in his 1st game since April 14th.

Current Winning/Losing Streaks (3 or more games):
St. Louis Blues (4-game winning streak)
Montreal Canadiens (3-game winning streak)
Colorado Avalanche (3-game winning streak)
Chicago Blackhawks (3-game winning streak)

Buffalo Sabres (4-game losing streak)
New York Islanders (3-game losing streak)

Forman Faceoff Highlight of the Night:
-Loui Eriksson gets it tonight with this nifty between the legs move and backhand deke past Fleury: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WsIDt7JctVQ
-Honourable mention goes to Jonathan Toews for his dirty short-handed goal: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XvypoqAMiPQ

What's up next (November 26th) - There is 1 NHL game on tap for Tuesday:
1. Anaheim Ducks vs. Dallas Stars @8PM ET (In Dallas)

-Joel Forman - The Forman Faceoff

November 24th NHL Recap

Detroit Red Wings 3, Buffalo Sabres 1 (from Buffalo) - The Red Wings improved to 11-7-7 on the season thanks to a 3-1 win over the Buffalo Sabres, dropping them to 5-19-1. 

Goals:

BUF - Cody Hodgson (8) - from Drew Stafford (7:47 1ST)

DET - Darren Helm (5) - from Daniel Alfredsson and Justin Abdelkader (0:30 2ND)

DET - Johan Franzen PPG (6) - from Henrik Zetterberg and Niklas Kronwall (11:43 3RD)

DET - Daniel Alfredsson EN (4) - from Johan Franzen (19:11 3RD)

Goalies:

WG - Jonas Gustavsson (21 saves on 22 shots: 5-0-1) LG - Ryan Miller (31 saves on 33 shots: 4-14-0)

Three Stars:

3. Darren Helm (1 goal) - Detroit

2. Ryan Miller (31 saves on 33 shots) - Buffalo

1. Johan Franzen (1 goal, 1 assist, GWG) - Detroit

Carolina Hurricanes 4, Ottawa Senators 1 (from Carolina) - The Hurricanes improved to 9-10-5 on the season thanks to a 4-1 win over the Ottawa Senators, dropping them to 9-11-4.

Goals:

OTT - Jason Spezza (10) - from Mika Zibanejad (1:07 1ST)

CAR - Patrick Dwyer (3) - from Jordan Staal and Justin Faulk (3:10 2ND)

CAR - Tuomo Ruutu (2) - from Eric Staal (6:09 2ND)

CAR - Elias Lindholm PPG (2) - from Eric Staal and Justin Faulk (9:03 2ND)

CAR - Eric Staal EN (6) - from Manny Malhotra (17:37 3RD) 

Goalies:

WG - Cam Ward (35 saves on 36 shots: 3-3-4) LG - Robin Lehner (33 saves on 36 shots: 4-4-2)

Three Stars: 

3. Justin Faulk (2 assists) - Carolina

2. Cam Ward (35 saves on 36 shots for the win) - Carolina

1. Eric Staal (1 goal, 2 assists) - Carolina

Three Stars of the Night:

3. Cam Ward - Ward made 35 saves on 36 shots to pick up his 1st win since returning from injury.

2. Johan Farnzen - Franzen scored his 6th goal of the season (the eventual GWG) and added an assist in the Red Wings 3-1 win over the Sabres.

1. Eric Staal - The Hurricanes Captain had a big game, setting up 2 goals and scoring the empty-netter to seal with victory for a 4-1 win over the Sens. 

Interesting Stats of the Night:

-The Sens have allowed 4 or more goals in each of their last 9 losses.

-Cam Ward picked up his 1st win since October 19th.

-Both the Sabres and Senators opened the scoring in their game but watched the Red Wings and Hurricanes score 3 and 4 unanswered goals respectively to lose.

Current Winning/Losing Streaks (3 or more games):

Montreal Canadiens (3-game winning streak)
Philadelphia Flyers (3-game winning streak)
St. Louis Blues (3-game winning streak)
Colorado Avalanche (3-game winning streak)
Edmonton Oilers (3-game winning streak)

Tampa Bay Lightning (4-game losing streak)
Buffalo Sabres (4-game losing streak)

Forman Faceoff Highlight of the Night:

-Cam Ward gets it tonight for his brilliant paddle save of the year candidate on Colin Greening: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jVF6tFB1uTU

What's up next (November 25th) - There are 9 games on tap for Monday:

1. Pittsburgh Penguins vs. Boston Bruins @7PM ET (In Boston) {**2012 Stanley Cup Playoffs Rematch**}

2. Columbus Blue Jackets vs. Toronto Maple Leafs @7PM ET (In Toronto)

3. Winnipeg Jets vs. New Jersey Devils @7PM ET (In New Jersey)

4. New York Rangers vs. Tampa Bay Lightning @730PM ET (In Tampa Bay)

5. Philadelphia Flyers vs. Florida Panthers @730PM ET (In Florida)

6. Minnesota Wild vs. St. Louis Blues @8PM ET (In St. Louis)

7. Phoenix Coyotes vs. Nashville Predators @8PM ET (In Nashville)

8. Chicago Blackhawks vs. Edmonton Oilers @930PM ET (In Edmonton)

9. Los Angeles Kings vs. Vancouver Canucks @10PM ET (In Vancouver) {***Forman's Game of the Night***}

-Joel Forman - The Forman Faceoff

November 23rd NHL Recap

Boston Bruins 3, Carolina Hurricanes 2 (OT) - (from Boston) - The Bruins improved to 15-6-2 on the season thanks to a 3-2 OT win over the Carolina Hurricanes, dropping them to 8-10-5.
Goals:
CAR - Andrej Sekera PPG (5) - from Jeff Skinner and Eric Staal (5:53 1ST)
BOS - Zdeno Chara PPG (4) - from Milan Lucic and Torey Krug (14:49 1ST)
BOS - Reilly Smith (4) - from Carl Soderberg and Matt Bartkowski (13:31 2ND)
CAR - Patrick Dwyer SHG (2) - unassisted (CAR)
BOS - David Krejci (4) - from Jarome Iginla and Johnny Boychuk (1:28 3RD) *GWG*
Goalies:
WG - Chad Johnson (22 saves on 24 shots: 3-1-0) LG - Cam Ward (35 saves on 38 shots: 2-3-4)
Three Stars:
3. Reilly Smith (1 goal) - Boston
2. Cam Ward (35 saves on 38 shots) - Carolina
1. David Krejci (1 goal, including the OT winner) - Boston

Minnesota Wild 3, Winnipeg Jets 2 (SO) - (from Winnipeg) - The Wild improved to 15-5-4 on the season thanks to a 3-2 shootout win over the Winnipeg Jets, dropping them to 10-11-4.
Goals:
WPG - Michael Frolik (6) - from Matt Halischuk (13:07 2ND)
MIN - Nino Niederreiter (5) - from Marco Scandella and Zach Parise (3:21 3RD)
WPG - Mat Halischuk (2) - from Michael Frolik and Mark Scheifele (5:35 3RD)
MIN - Zach Parise SHG (11) - from Mikko Koivu and Ryan Suter (15:05 3RD)
Shootout winner - Charlie Coyle (MIN)
Goalies:
WG - Niklas Backstrom (37 saves on 39 shots: 2-1-2) LG - Ondrej Pavelec (33 saves on 35 shots: 8-9-3)
Three Stars:
3. Ryan Suter (1 assist) - Minnesota
2. Michael Frolik (1 goal, 1 assist) - Winnipeg
1. Zach Parise (1 goal, 1 assist) - Minnesota

Toronto Maple Leafs 2, Washington Capitals 1 (SO) - (from Toronto) - The Leafs improved to 14-8-1 on the season thanks to a 2-1 shootout win over the Washington Capitals, dropping them to 12-10-2.
Goals:
TOR - David Clarkson PPG (2) - from Jake Gardiner and Nazem Kadri (10:08 2ND)
WSH - Alexander Ovechkin (20) - from Mike Green (15:50 3RD)
Shootout winner - Joffrey Lupul (TOR)
Goalies:
WG - James Reimer (49 saves on 50 shots: 6-2-0) LG - Braden Holtby (27 saves on 28 shots: 10-7-1)
Three Stars:
3. David Clarkson (1 goal) - Toronto
2. Alexander Ovechkin (1 goal) - Washington
1. James Reimer (49 saves on 50 shots for the win) - Toronto

Montreal Canadiens 3, Pittsburgh Penguins 2 (from Montreal) - The Habs improved to 13-9-2 on the season thanks to a 3-2 win over the Pittsburgh Penguins, dropping them to 15-9-0.
Goals:
MTL - Max Pacioretty (6) - unassisted (1:53 2ND)
MTL - Tomas Plekanec (7) - from Andrei Markov and P.K. Subban (1:05 3RD)
MTL - Max Pacioretty (7) - from Raphael Diaz (2:25 3RD) *GWG*
PIT - James Neal PPG (3) - from Evgeni Malkin and Paul Martin (5:44 3RD)
PIT - James Neal (4) - from Evgeni Malkin (17:07 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - Carey Price (29 saves on 31 shots: 9-8-2) LG - Marc-Andre Fleury (26 saves on 29 shots: 13-7-0)
Three Stars:
3. Carey Price (29 saves on 31 shots for the win) - Montreal
2. James Neal (2 goals) - Pittsburgh
1. Max Pacioretty (2 goals, including the GWG) - Montreal

Ottawa Senators 4, Detroit Red Wings 2 (from Detroit) - The Senators improved to 9-10-4 on the season thanks to a 4-2 win over the Detroit Red Wings, dropping them to 10-7-7.
Goals:
DET - Darren Helm PPG (4) - from Tomas Tatar and Jakub Kindl (13:23 1ST)
OTT - Clarke MacArthur (5) - from Bobby Ryan and Patrick Wiercioch (14:33 1ST)
OTT - Chris Neil (4) - from Cory Conacher and Zack Smith (15:44 1ST)
DET - Pavel Datsyuk PPG (12) - from Niklas Kronwall and Henrik Zetterberg (1:08 3RD)
OTT - Bobby Ryan PPG (11) - from Erik Karlsson and Jason Spezza (3:51 3RD) *GWG*
OTT - Clarke MacArthur PPG (6) - from Patrick Wiercioch and Erik Karlsson (15:58 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - Robin Lehner (34 saves on 36 shots: 4-3-2) LG - Jimmy Howard (25 saves on 29 shots: 5-7-6)
Three Stars:
3. Bobby Ryan (1 goal, 1 assist, GWG) - Ottawa
2. Robin Lehner (34 saves on 36 shots for the win) - Ottawa
1. Clarke MacArthur (2 goals) - Ottawa

Philadelphia Flyers 5, New York Islanders 2 (from Philadelphia) - The Flyers improved to 10-10-2 (.500) on the season thanks to a 5-2 win over the New York Islanders, dropping them to 8-13-3.
Goals:
PHI - Matt Read (7) - from Sean Couturier and Steve Downie (0:46 2ND)
PHI - Wayne Simmonds (4) - from Vincent Lecavalier and Erik Gustafsson (1:45 2ND)
PHI - Claude Giroux PPG (3) - from Wayne Simmonds and Jakub Voracek (3:48 2ND) *GWG*
NYI - John Tavares (10) - from Thomas Vanek and Matt Donovan (14:04 2ND)
NYI - Eric Boulton (1) - from Casey Cizikas (2:39 3RD)
PHI - Brayden Schenn (7) - from Jakub Voracek and Claude Giroux (12:21 3RD)
PHI - Matt Read EN (8) - unassisted (19:11 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - Steve Mason (36 saves on 38 shots: 7-7-2) LG - Kevin Poulin (13 saves on 16 shots: 3-8-0), Anders Nilsson (12 saves on 13 shots in relief of Poulin)
Three Stars:
3. Wayne Simmonds (1 goal, 1 assist) - Philadelphia
2. Jakub Voracek (2 assists) - Philadelphia
1. Claude Giroux (1 goal, 1 assist, GWG) - Philadelphia

St. Louis Blues 6, Dallas Stars 1 (from St. Louis) - The Blues improved to 16-3-3 on the season thanks to a commanding 6-1 win over the Dallas Stars, dropping them to 11-9-2.
Goals:
STL - Vladimir Sobotka (4) - from Alex Pietrangelo and T.J. Oshie (1:39 1ST)
DAL - Brenden Dillon (4) - from Rich Peverley and Jamie Benn (10:53 1ST)
STL - Vladimir Tarasenko (8) - from Jaden Schwartz (11:02 1ST) *GWG*
STL - David Backes (10) - unassisted (6:56 2ND)
STL - Derek Roy PPG (6) - from Alex Steen and Kevin Shattenkirk (0:50 3RD)
STL - Chris Stewart (4) - from Brenden Morrow and Jay Bouwmeester (5:39 3RD)
STL - T.J. Oshie (4) - from Alex Pietrangelo and Patrik Berglund (11:02 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - Brian Elliot (34 saves on 35 shots: 4-0-1) LG - Kari Lehtonen (13 saves on 18 shots: 10-5-2), Dan Ellis (6 saves on 7 shots in relief of Lehtonen)
Three Stars:
3. Alex Pietrangelo (2 assists) - St. Louis
2. Vladimir Tarasenko (1 goal, including the GWG) - St. Louis
1. Brian Elliot (34 saves on 35 shots for the win) - St. Louis

New York Rangers 2, Nashville Predators 0 (from New York) - The Rangers improved to 12-11-0 on the season thanks to a 2-0 shutout of the Nashville Predators, dropping them to 11-10-2.
Goals:
NYR - Ryan McDonagh (5) - from Dan Girardi and Mats Zuccarello (13:13 2ND)
NYR - Derek Stepan (5) - from Mats Zuccarello (7:45 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - Cam Talbot (17 saves on 17 shots: 5-1-0) LG - Marek Mazanec (32 saves on 34 shots: 3-3-0)
Three Stars:
3. Ryan McDonagh (1 goal, including the GWG) - New York
2. Cam Talbot (17 saves on 17 shots for the shutout) - New York
1. Mats Zuccarello (2 assists) - New York

Anaheim Ducks 4, Phoenix Coyotes 2 (from Phoenix) - The Ducks improved to 17-6-3 on the season thanks to a 4-2 win over the Phoenix Coyotes, dropping them to 14-5-4.
Goals:
ANA - Dustin Penner PPG (5) - from Cam Fowler and Nick Bonino (11:11 1ST)
PHX - Mike Ribeiro (7) - from Derek Morris and Shane Doan (7:27 2ND)
ANA - Dustin Penner (6) - from Ben Lovejoy (8:03 2ND)
ANA - Corey Perry (13) - from Ryan Getzlaf (11:01 2ND) *GWG*
ANA - Sami Vatanen PPG (2) - from Mathieu Perreault and Matt Beleskey (16:43 2ND)
PHX - Shane Doan (11) - from Oliver Ekman-Larsson and Radim Vrbata (4:20 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - Jonas Hiller (42 saves on 44 shots: 9-3-2) LG - Mike Smith (18 saves on 22 shots: 12-4-4), Thomas Greiss (4 saves on 4 shots in relief of Smith)
Three Stars:
3. Shane Doan (1 goal, 1 assist) - Phoenix
2. Jonas Hiller (42 saves on 44 shots for the win) - Anaheim
1. Dustin Penner (2 goals) - Anaheim

Chicago Blackhawks 2, Vancouver Canucks 1 (from Vancouver) - The Hawks improved to 16-4-4 on the season thanks to a 2-1 win over the Vancouver Canucks, dropping them to 12-9-4.
Goals:
VAN - Ryan Kesler PPG (10) - from Jason Garrison and Daniel Sedin (18:33 1ST)
CHI - Andrew Shaw (5) - from Patrick Kane and Duncan Keith (4:40 3RD)
CHI - Marcus Kruger (3) - from Nicklas Hjalmarsson and Johnny Oduya (4:49 3RD) *GWG*
Goalies:
WG - Corey Crawford (36 saves on 37 shots: 15-4-3) LG - Roberto Luongo (27 saves on 29 shots: 10-7-4)
Three Stars:
3. Duncan Keith (1 assist) - Chicago
2. Roberto Luongo (27 saves on 29 shots)
1. Corey Crawford (36 saves on 37 shots for the win) - Chicago

Colorado Avalanche 1, Los Angeles Kings 0 (from Los Angeles) - The Avalanche improved to 17-5-0 on the season thanks to a 1-0 OT win over the Los Angeles Kings, dropping them to 15-6-3.
Goals:
COL - Jamie McGinn (4) - from John Mitchell and Jan Hejda (2:31 OT) *GWG*
Goalies:
WG - Semyon Varlamov (19 saves on 19 shots: 12-5-0) LG - Ben Scrivens (32 saves on 33 shots: 5-1-3)
Three Stars:
3. Jamie McGinn (1 goal, including the OT winner) - Colorado
2. Ben Scrivens (32 saves on 33 shots) - Los Angeles
1. Semyon Varlamov (19 saves on 19 shots for the shutout) - Colorado

San Jose Sharks 2, New Jersey Devils 1 (from San Jose) - The Sharks improved to 15-3-5 on the season thanks to a 2-1 win over the New Jersey Devils, dropping them to 9-9-5 (.500).
Goals:
SJS - Scott Hannan (3) - from Joe Thornton and Brent Burns (4:25 1ST)
SJS - Tyler Kennedy (3) - from Martin Havlat and Jason Demers (14:47 1ST)
NJD - Patrik Elias PPG (4) - from Andy Greene and Eric Gelinas (8:10 3RD) *GWG*
Goalies:
WG - Antti Niemi (18 saves on 19 shots: 12-3-5) LG - Martin Brodeur (28 saves on 30 shots: 7-4-2)
Three Stars:
3. Martin Brodeur (28 saves on 39 shots) - New Jersey
2. Brent Burns (1 assist) - San Jose
1. Antti Niemi (18 saves on 19 shots for the win) - San Jose

Three Stars of the Night:
3. Semyon Varlamov - The Avs goaltender made 19 saves and picked up his 1st shutout of the season in the Avs 1-0 OT win over the Kings.
2. James Reimer - Reimer had a big night for the Leafs, making an impressive 49 saves on 50 shots in the Leafs 2-1 shootout win over the Capitals
1. Claude Giroux - Giroux scored his 3rd goal of the season (the eventual game-winner) and added an assist in the Flyers 5-2 win over the Islanders.

Interesting Stats of the Night:
-Alexander Ovechkin became the first player to score 20 goals this season.
-After starting the season 4-10-1, the Flyers are now at .500 (10-10-2) after going 6-0-1 in their last 7.
-Rangers rookie G Cam Talbot has now posted back-to-back shutouts for the Rangers.
-After just 2 goals in his first 12 games, Max Pacioretty now has 5 goals in his last 3 games.
-The Avalanche improved to 3-0 in OT this season.
-The Hawks scored 2 goals in 9 seconds to beat the Canucks 2-1.

Current Winning/Losing Streaks (3 or more games):
Montreal Canadiens (3-game winning streak)
Philadelphia Flyers (3-game winning streak)
St. Louis Blues (3-game winning streak)
Colorado Avalanche (3-game winning streak)
Edmonton Oilers (3-game winning streak)

Tampa Bay Lightning (4-game losing streak)
Carolina Hurricanes (4-game losing streak)
Buffalo Sabres (3-game losing streak)

Forman Faceoff Highlight of the Night:
-Tonight it goes Evgeni Malkin for this coast-to-coast rush to set up James Neal for a brilliant goal: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nL_iTnbYMEk

What's up next (November 24th) - There are 2 NHL games on tap for Sunday:
1. Detroit Red Wings vs. Buffalo Sabres @5PM ET (In Buffalo)
2. Ottawa Senators vs. Carolina Hurricanes @5PM ET (In Carolina)

-Joel Forman - The Forman Faceoff

November 22nd NHL Recap

Pittsburgh Penguins 4, New York Islanders 3 (from Pittsburgh) - The Penguins improved to 15-8-0 on the season thanks to a 4-3 win over the New York Islanders, dropping them to 8-12-3
Goals:
PIT - Chris Kunitz PPG (10) - from Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin (4:04 1ST)
PIT - Chris Kunitz PPG (11) - from James Neal and Paul Martin (7:55 1ST)
NYI - Thomas Vanek (6) - from Kyle Okposo and Radek Martinek (1:46 2ND)
PIT - Evgeni Malkin (4) - from James Neal and Jussi Jokinen (6:25 2ND)
NYI - Colin McDonald (2) - from Casey Cizikas (11:33 2ND)
NYI - Thomas Vanek (7) - from Kyle Okposo and John Tavares (12:54 2ND)
PIT - Sidney Crosby (12) - from Pascal Dupuis and Chris Kunitz (18:44 3RD) *GWG*
Goalies:
WG - Jeff Zatkoff (32 saves on 35 shots: 2-2-0) LG - Kevin Poulin (30 saves on 34 shots: 3-7-0)
Three Stars:
3. Thomas Vanek (2 goals) - New York
2. Sidney Crosby (1 goal, 1 assist, GWG) - Pittsburgh
1. Chris Kunitz (2 goals, 1 assist) - Pittsburgh

Montreal Canadiens 3, Washington Capitals 2 (from Washington) - The Canadiens improved to 12-9-2 on the season thanks to a 3-2 win over the Washington Capitals, dropping them to 12-10-1.
Goals:
MTL - Travis Moen (1) - from Michael Bournival and Ryan White (8:53 1ST)
MTL - David Desharnais (1) - from Josh Gorges and Andrei Markov (11:53 1ST)
MTL - Daniel Briere PPG (4) - from Josh Gorges and Alexei Emelin (13:40 1ST) *GWG*
WSH - Alexander Ovechkin PPG (18) - from John Carlson and Troy Brouwer (19:37 1ST)
WSH - Alexander Ovechkin (19) - from John Carlson and Mikhail Grabovski (12:27 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - Peter Budaj (25 saves on 27 shots: 4-1-0) LG - Michal Neuvirth (28 saves on 31 shots: 2-3-1)
Three Stars:
3. John Carlson (2 assists) - Washington
2. Josh Gorges (2 assists) - Montreal
1. Alexander Ovechkin (2 goals) - Washington

Calgary Flames 4, Florida Panthers 3 (SO) - (from Calgary) - The Flames improved to 8-11-4 on the season thanks to a 4-3 shootout win over the Florida Panthers, dropping them to 6-13-5.
Goals:
FLA - Tom Gilbert (1) - from Nick Bjugstad (15:14 1ST)
CGY - Joe Colborne (3) - from David Jones (9:00 2ND)
CGY - Sven Baertschi PPG (2) - from Joe Colborne and T.J. Brodie (12:04 2ND)
CGY - Blair Jones (2) - from Lance Bouma and Mikael Backlund (5:40 3RD)
FLA - Jimmy Hayes (1) - unassisted (7:02 3RD)
FLA - Marcel Goc (6) - from Sean Bergenheim and Scott Gomez (14:01 3RD)
Shootout winner - Sean Monahan (CGY)
Goalies:
WG - Reto Berra (23 saves on 26 shots: 3-4-2) LG - Tim Thomas (21 saves on 24 shots: 5-7-1)
Three Stars:
3. Marcel Goc (1 goal) - Florida
2. Sven Baertschi (1 goal) - Calgary
1. Joe Colborne (1 goal, 1 assist) - Calgary

Vancouver Canucks 6, Columbus Blue Jackets 2 (from Vancouver) - The Canucks improved to 12-8-4 on the season thanks to a 6-2 win over the Columbus Blue Jackets, dropping them to 8-12-3.
Goals:
CBJ - Matt Calvert (1) - from Michael Chaput (2:47 1ST)
VAN - Daniel Sedin (8) - from Alexander Edler (19:44 1ST)
VAN - Zack Kassian (5) - from Brad Richardson and Ryan Stanton (12:05 2ND)
VAN - Henrik Sedin (5) - from Daniel Sedin and Ryan Kesler (13:59 2ND) *GWG*
VAN - Alexander Edler (3) - from Chris Higgins and Mike Santorelli (14:15 2ND)
VAN - Henrik Sedin (6) - from Daniel Sedin and Ryan Stanton (9:05 3RD)
CBJ - Artem Anisimov (6) - from Nikita Nikitin and David Savard (16:58 3RD)
VAN - Jeremy Welsh (1) - from Ryan Stanton and Dale Weise (19:31 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - Roberto Luongo (14 saves on 16 shots: 10-6-4) LG - Sergei Bobrovsky (29 saves on 35 shots: 7-10-2)
Three Stars:
3. Alexander Edler (1 goal, 1 assist) - Vancouver
2. Daniel Sedin (1 goal, 2 assists) - Vancouver
1. Henrik Sedin (2 goals, including the GWG) - Vancouver

Anaheim Ducks 1, Tampa Bay Lightning 0 (OT) - (from Anaheim) - The Ducks improved to 16-6-3 on the season thanks to a 1-0 OT win over the Tampa Bay Lightning, dropping them to 14-8-1.
Goals:
ANA - Ryan Getzlaf (13) - unassisted (4:55 OT) *GWG*
Goalies:
WG - Jonas Hiller (31 saves on 31 shots: 8-3-2) LG - Ben Bishop (41 saves on 42 shots: 13-3-1)
Three Stars:
3. Ryan Getzlaf (1 goal, including the OT winner) - Anaheim
2. Ben Bishop (41 saves on 42 shots) - Tampa Bay
1. Jonas Hiller (31 saves on 31 shots for the shutout) - Anaheim

Three Stars of the Night:
3. Alexander Ovechkin - Ovechkin picked up his NHL-leading 18th and 19th goals in the Caps 3-2 loss to the Canadiens.
2. Sidney Crosby - Crosby set up Chris Kunitz for the 1st goal of the game and scored the winning goal with 1:16 left in the game.
1. Chris Kunitz - Speaking of Kunitz, he scored 2 goals and added an assist for a 3-point night.

Interesting Stats of the Night:
-Sidney Crosby scored career goal #250 tonight.
-Ryan Getzlaf scored the OT winner with 5 seconds left to break a scoreless game between Anaheim and Tampa Bay.
-Alexander Ovechkin had 2 goals to improve his NHL-best goal total to 19. Ovechkin has 42 goals in his last 44 games dating back to last season.
-Thomas Vanek scored 2 goals in his return from injury.

Current Winning/Losing Streaks (3 or more games):
Pittsburgh Penguins (3-game winning streak)
Nashville Predators (3-game winning streak)
Edmonton Oilers (3-game winning streak)
New Jersey Devils (3-game winning streak)

Tampa Bay Lighting (4-game losing streak)
Ottawa Senators (3-game losing streak)
Buffalo Sabres (3-game losing streak)
Carolina Hurricanes (3-game losing streak)

Forman Faceoff Highlight of the Night:
-Sidney Crosby's game winning goal with 1:16 left gets it tonight, a great tic-tac-toe from Kunitz to Dupuis to Sid: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZIOXdvwVq4E

What's up next (November 23rd) - There are 12 NHL games on tap for Saturday:
1. Carolina Hurricanes vs. Boston Bruins @1PM ET (In Boston)
2. Minnesota Wild vs. Winnipeg Jets @3PM ET (In Winnipeg)
3. Washington Capitals vs. Toronto Maple Leafs @7PM ET (In Toronto)
4. Pittsburgh Penguins vs. Montreal Canadiens @7PM ET (In Montreal)
5. Ottawa Senators vs. Detroit Red Wings @7PM ET (In Detroit)
6. New York Islanders vs. Philadelphia Flyers @7PM ET (In Phildelphia)
7. Dallas Stars vs. St. Louis Blues @8PM ET (In St. Louis)
8. New York Rangers vs. Nashville Predators @8PM ET (In Nashville)
9. Anaheim Ducks vs. Phoenix Coyotes @8PM ET (In Phoenix)
10. Chicago Blackhawks vs. Vancouver Canucks @10PM ET (In Vancouver) {***Forman's Game of the Night***}
11. Colorado Avalanche vs. Los Angeles Kings @1030PM ET (In Los Angeles)
12. New Jersey Devils vs. San Jose Sharks @1030PM ET (In San Jose)

-Joel Forman - The Forman Faceoff