November 13th NHL Recap

Minnesota Wild 2, Toronto Maple Leafs 1 (SO) - (from Minnesota) - The Wild improved to 11-4-4 on the season thanks to a 2-1 shootout win over the Toronto Maple Leafs, dropping them to 11-6-1.
Goals:
TOR - Mason Raymond PPG (6) - from Morgan Rielly and Nazem Kadri (7:32 2ND)
MIN - Zach Parise (9) - from Charlie Coyle and Mikko Koivu (15:43 3RD)
Shootout winner - Jason Pominville (MIN)
WG - Josh Harding (19 saves on 20 shots: 10-2-2. In relief of the injured Niklas Backstrom who made 3 saves on 3 shots) LG - Jonathan Bernier (33 saves on 34 shots: 7-4-1)
Three Stars:
3. Zach Parise (1 goal) - Minnesota
2. Josh Harding (19 saves on 20 shots for the win) - Minnesota
1. Jonathan Bernier (33 saves on 34 shots) - Toronto

Philadelphia Flyers 2, Pittsburgh Penguins 1 (from Pittsburgh) - The Flyers improved to 7-10-1 on the season thanks to a 2-1 win over the rival Pittsburgh Penguins, dropping them to 11-7-0.
Goals:
PHI - Brayden Schenn (5) - from Wayne Simmonds (16:02 1ST)
PIT - Sidney Crosby PPG (9) - from Evgeni Malkin and Jussi Jokinen (8:29 2ND)
PHI - Brayden Schenn PPG (6) - from Steve Downie and Jakub Voracek (18:40 2ND) *GWG*
WG - Ray Emery (30 saves on 31 shots: 2-3-0) LG - Marc-Andre Fleury (19 saves on 21 shots: 10-5-0)
Three Stars:
3. Sidney Crosby (1 goal) - Pittsburgh
2. Ray Emery (30 saves on 31 shots for the win) - Philadelphia
1. Brayden Schenn (2 goals, including the GWG) - Philadelphia

Dallas Stars 3, Edmonton Oilers 0 (from Edmonton) - The Stars improved to 9-7-2 on the season thanks to a 3-0 shutout of the Edmonton Oilers, dropping them to 4-14-2.
Goals:
DAL - Rich Peverley (4) - from Jordie Benn and Antoine Roussel (10:35 2ND) *GWG*
DAL - Tyler Seguin EN (8) - unassisted (19:08 3RD)
DAL - Antoine Roussel EN (2) - from Trevor Daley and Kari Lehtonen (19:46 3RD)
WG - Kari Lehtonen (22 saves on 22 shots: 8-3-2) LG - Devan Dubnyk (23 saves on 24 shots: 3-9-1)
Three Stars:
3. Rich Peverley (1 goal, including the GWG) - Dallas
2. Antoine Roussel (1 goal, 1 assist) - Dallas
1. Kari Lehtonen (22 saves on 22 shots for the shutout, 1 assist) - Dallas

Three Stars of the Night:
3. Ray Emery - Emery had a strong night in goal for the Flyers, making 30 saves on 31 shots for the win.
2. Kari Lehtonen - Lehtonen made 22 saves on 22 shots for his 1st shutout of the season, as well as picking up an assist on Roussel's empty-netter.
1. Brayden Schenn - Schenn had a big part in the Flyers 2-1 win over the Penguins, scoring both goals including the GWG late in the 2nd on the PP.

Interesting Stats of the Night:
-After starting the season 4-10-1 in their first 15 games, the Flyers have now one 3 straight games and look to have gotten things back on track.
-Nazem Kadri should expect a call from Brendan Shanahan for not 1, but 2 plays from tonight's game. Kadri ran over G Niklas Backstrom in the first, knocking him out of the game (http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nhl-puck-daddy/nazem-kadri-steamrolls-niklas-backstrom-suspension-coming-video-020527479--nhl.html?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter). In the 3rd period Kadri took a run at Mikael Granlund and got him up high, which resulted in a 5-minute major and game ejection (http://fansided.com/2013/11/13/nazem-kadri-ejected-for-headshot-video-and-gif/). I'm not sure if it has ever happened before, but Kadri could be suspended for both plays (definitely one for sure).
-After going goal-less in his last 7 games, Crosby got his 9th goal of the season tonight
-The Oilers have now been shutout on home ice for 3 straight games, that must be eating away at Oilers fans.

Forman Faceoff Highlight of the Night:
-You don't usually see an empty-netter as the highlight of the night, but Tyler Seguin proves us wrong with this goal on one-knee from his own zone: http://video.nhl.com/videocenter/console?catid=35&id=484406&navid=nhl:topheads

What's up next (November 14th) - There are 7 NHL games on tap for Thursday:
1. Columbus Blue Jackets vs. Boston Bruins @7PM ET (In Boston)
2. Los Angeles Kings vs. New York Islanders @7PM ET (In New York)
3. Anaheim Ducks vs. Tampa Bay Lightning @730PM ET (In Tampa Bay)
4. Phoenix Coyotes vs. Chicago Blackhawks @8PM ET (In Chicago)
5. Colorado Avalanche vs. St. Louis Blues @8PM ET (In St. Louis)
6. Dallas Stars vs. Calgary Flames @9PM ET (In Calgary)
7. San Jose Sharks vs. Vancouver Canucks @10PM ET (In Vancouver) {***Forman's Game of the Night***}

-Joel Forman - The Forman Faceoff