Thursday, November 21, 2013

November 21st NHL Recap

St. Louis Blues 3, Boston Bruins 2 (SO) - (from Boston) - The Blues improved to 15-3-3 on the season thanks to a 3-2 shootout win over the Boston Bruins, dropping them to 14-6-2.
Goals:
BOS - Gregory Campbell (1) - from Torey Krug and Daniel Paille (18:20 1ST)
STL - Derek Roy (6) - from Barret Jackman and Chris Stewart (18:51 1ST)
STL - David Backes (9) - from Kevin Shattenkirk (16:04 2ND)
BOS - Carl Soderberg (3) - from Reilly Smith and Chris Kelly (18:41 2ND)
Shootout winner - Derek Roy (STL)
Goalies:
WG - Jaroslav Halak (29 saves on 31 shots: 12-3-2) LG - Tuukka Rask (24 saves on 26 shots: 12-5-2)
Three Stars:
3. Jaroslav Halak (29 saves on 31 shots for the win) - St. Louis
2. Carl Soderberg (1 goal) - Boston
1. David Backes (1 goal) - St. Louis

Nashville Predators 4, Toronto Maple Leafs 2 (from Toronto) - The Predators improved to 11-9-2 on the season thanks to a 4-2 win over the Toronto Maple Leafs, dropping them to 13-8-1.
Goals:
TOR - Peter Holland (2) - from Nikolai Kulemin and Morgan Rielly (5:48 1ST)
NSH - Seth Jones PPG (3) - from Matt Cullen and Colin Wilson (2:01 2ND)
NSH - Matt Cullen (4) - Gabriel Bourque and Craig Smith (11:14 2ND)
NSH - Craig Smith PPG (5) - from Colin Wilson and Matt Cullen (16:25 2ND) *GWG*
NSH - Craig Smith (6) - from Matt Cullen and Nick Spaling (4:32 3RD)
TOR - Nazem Kadri (6) - from Mason Raymond and Morgan Rielly (15:28 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - Marek Mazanec (24 saves on 26 shots: 3-2-0) LG - Jonathan Bernier (24 saves on 28 shots: 8-6-1)
Three Stars:
3. Morgan Rielly (2 assists) - Toronto
2. Matt Cullen (1 goal, 3 assists) - Nashville
1. Craig Smith (2 goals, 1 assist, GWG) - Nashville

Philadelphia Flyers 4, Buffalo Sabres 1 (from Philadelphia) - The Flyers improved to 9-10-2 on the season thanks to a 4-1 win over the Buffalo Sabres, dropping them to 5-18-1.
Goals:
BUF - Tyler Myers PPG (2) - from Ville Leino and Tyler Ennis (18:28 1ST)
PHI - Matt Read (5) - from Steve Downie and Sean Couturier (14:09 2ND)
PHI - Matt Read (6) - from Steve Downi and Sean Couturier (15:49 2ND) *GWG*
PHI - Vincent Lecavalier PPG (8) - from Mark Streit and Claude Giroux (9:58 3RD)
PHI - Scott Hartnell EN (4) - from Adam Hall (19:49 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - Ram Emery (29 saves on 30 shots: 3-3-0) LG - Ryan Miller (42 saves on 45 shots: 4-13-0)
Three Stars:
3. Sean Couturier (2 assists) - Philadelphia
2. Steve Downie (2 assists) - Philadelphia
1. Matt Read (2 goals, including the GWG) - Philadelphia

Detroit Red Wings 4, Carolina Hurricanes 3 (from Detroit) - The Red Wings improved to 10-6-7 on the season thanks to a 4-3 win over the Carolina Hurricanes, dropping them to 8-10-4.
Goals:
DET - Gustav Nyquist (1) - from Jonathan Ericsson and Henrik Zetterberg (0:17 1ST)
DET - Darren Helm (3) - from Justin Abdelkader (2:37 2ND)
CAR - Brett Bellemore (1) - from Radek Dvorak and Drayson Bowman (5:49 2ND)
CAR - Andrej Sekera (3) - from Eric Staal (12:51 2ND)
DET - Niklas Kronwall PPG (2) - from Johan Franzen and Henrik Zetterberg (8:29 3RD)
DET - Gustav Nyquist (2) - from Henrik Zetterberg (15:58 3RD) *GWG*
CAR - Andrej Sekera SHG (4) - from Jordan Staal (19:44 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - Jonas Gustavsson (24 saves on 27 shots: 4-0-1) LG - Justin Peters (43 saves on 47 shots: 4-7-1)
Three Stars:
3. Andrej Sekera (2 goals) - Carolina
2. Henrik Zetterberg (3 assists) - Detroit
1. Gustav Nyquist (2 goals, including the GWG) - Detroit

Chicago Blackhawks 6, Winnipeg Jets 3 (from Winnipeg) - The Hawks improved to 15-4-4 on the season thanks to a 6-3 win over the Winnipeg Jets, dropping them to 10-11-3.
Goals:
CHI - Patrick Kane PPG (12) - from Nick Leddy and Jonathan Toews (17:26 1ST)
CHI - Brandon Saad (7) - from Marian Hossa (3:03 2ND)
WPG - Andrew Ladd (6) - from Bryan Little and Tobias Enstrom (3:22 2ND)
WPG - Keaton Ellerby PPG (1) - from Dustin Byfuglien and Andrew Ladd (3:51 2ND)
CHI - Jonathan Toews (11) - from Duncan Keith and Patrick Kane (11:03 2ND)
WPG - Dustin Byfuglien PPG (6) - from Bryan Little and Blake Wheeler (13:30 2ND)
CHI - Marian Hossa (10) - from Jonathan Toews and Brent Seabrook (3:11 3RD) *GWG*
CHI - Ben Smith (3) - from Marcus Kruger and Kris Versteeg (5:22 3RD)
CHI - Patrick Sharp EN (8) - from Jonathan Toews and Brent Seabrook (19:05 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - Corey Crawford (22 saves on 25 shots: 14-4-3) LG - Ondrej Pavelec (27 saves on 32 shots: 8-9-2)
Three Stars:
3. Andrew Ladd (1 goal, 1 assist) - Winnipeg
2. Marian Hossa (1 goal, 1 assist) - Chicago
1. Jonathan Toews (1 goal, 3 assists) - Chicago

New York Rangers 3, Dallas Stars 2 (from Dallas) - The Rangers improved to 11-11-0 (.500) on the season thanks to a 3-2 win over the Dallas Stars, dropping them to 11-8-2.
Goals:
NYR - Rick Nash PPG (1) - from Ryan Callahan and Henrik Lundqvist (6:27 1ST)
DAL - Stephane Robidas PPG (3) - Sergei Gonchar and Cody Eakin (8:46 2ND)
NYR - Chris Kreider (3) - from Derek Stepan and Dan Girardi (1:18 3RD)
NYR - John Moore (2) - from Derick Brassard and Carl Hagelin (1:55 3RD) *GWG*
DAL - Alex Chiasson (6) - from Cody Eakin and Erik Cole (8:27 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - Henrik Lundqvist (41 saves on 43 shots: 7-9-0) LG - Kari Lehtonen (24 saves on 27 shots: 10-4-2)
Three Stars:
3. Chris Kreider (1 goal) - New York
2. Stephane Robidas (1 goal) - Dallas
1. Henrik Lundqvist (41 saves on 43 shots for the win, 1 assist) - New York

Colorado Avalanche 4, Phoenix Coyotes 3 (OT) - (from Phoenix) - The Avalanche improved to 16-5-0 on the season thanks to a 4-3 OT win over the Phoenix Coyotes, dropping them to 14-4-4.
Goals:
COL - John Mitchell PPG (4) - from Nathan MacKinnon and P.A. Parenteau (0:32 2ND)
COL - Andre Benoit (1) - unassisted (15:50 2ND)
PHX - Michael Stone (7) - from Kyle Chipchura and Paul Bissonnette (17:10 2ND)
PHX - Martin Hanzal (7) - from Tim Kennedy and Rostislav Klesla (10:40 3RD)
PHX - Antoine Vermette PPG (6) - from Shane Doan and Keith Yandle (14:06 3RD)
COL - Cody McLeod (2) -  from Andre Benoit and John Mitchell (16:46 3RD)
COL - Ryan O'Reilly (9) - PPG - from P.A. Parenteau and Andre Benoit (4:18 OT) *GWG*
Goalies:
WG - Semyon Varlamov (41 saves on 44 shots: 11-5-0) LG - Mike Smith (26 saves on 30 shots: 12-3-4)
Three Stars:
3. Ryan O'Reilly (1 goal, including the OT winner) - Colorado
2. Antoine Vermette (1 goal) - Phoenix
1. Semyon Varlamov (41 saves on 44 shots for the win) - Colorado

Edmonton Oilers 4, Florida Panthers 1 (from Edmonton) - The Oilers improved to 7-15-2 on the season thanks to a 4-1 win over the Florida Panthers, dropping them to 6-13-4.
Goals:
EDM - Jordan Eberle PPG (7) - from Ryan Nugent-Hopkins and Taylor Hall (0:57 1ST)
EDM - Sam Gagner (1) - from Nail Yakupov and Corey Potter (6:10 2ND) *GWG*
EDM - David Perron PPG (8) - from Justin Schultz and Ryan Nugent-Hopkins (10:54 2ND)
FLA - Scottie Upshall (4) - from Aleksander Barkov and Brad Boyes (16:34 2ND)
EDM - Jordan Eberle EN (8) - from Ryan Nugent-Hopkins and Taylor Hall (18:49 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - Devan Dubnyk (24 saves on 25 shots: 6-10-1) LG - Tim Thomas (31 saves on 34 shots: 5-7-0)
Three Stars:
3. Ryan Nugent-Hopkins (3 assists) - Edmonton
2. Devan Dubnyk (24 saves on 25 shots for the win) - Edmonton
1. Jordan Eberle (2 goals) - Edmonton

New Jersey Devils 2, Los Angeles Kings 1 (OT) - (from Los Angeles) - The Devils improved to 9-8-5 on the season thanks to a 2-1 OT win over the Los Angels Kings, dropping them to 15-6-2.
Goals:
NJD - Ryan Carter (3) - from Michael Ryder and Stephen Gionta (5:52 3RD)
LAK - Justin Williams (9) - from Anze Kopitar and Dustin Brown (6:57 3RD)
NJD - Jaromir Jagr (9) - from Marek Zidlicky and Dainius Zubrus (2:30 OT) *GWG*
Goalies:
WG - Cory Schneider (34 saves on 35 shots: 2-5-3) LG - Ben Scrivens (13 saves on 15 shots: 5-1-2)
Three Stars:
3. Justin Williams (1 goal) - Los Angeles
2. Cory Scheider (34 saves on 35 shots for the win) - New Jersey
1. Jaromir Jagr (1 goal, including the OT winner) - New Jersey

San Jose Sharks 5, Tampa Bay Lightning 1 (from San Jose) - The Sharks improved to 14-3-5 on the season thanks to a 5-1 win over the Tampa Bay Lightning, dropping them to 14-8-0.
Goals:
SJS - Tommy Wingels (6) - from Logan Couture and Patrick Marleau (3:39 1ST)
SJS - Brad Stuart (2) - from Tyler Kennedy and Logan Couture (18:03 1ST) *GWG*
SJS - Tommy Wingels (7) - from Patrick Marleau and Justin Braun (11:47 2ND)
SJS - Brent Burns (5) - from Joe Thornton and Scott Hannan (4:23 3RD)
SJS - Patrick Marleau (11) - from Logan Couture and Justin Braun (4:42 3RD)
TBL - Tyler Johnson (5) - from Ondrej Palat and Richard Panik (7:39 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - Antti Niemi (35 saves on 36 shots: 11-3-5) LG - Anders Lindback (31 saves on 36 shots: 1-5-0)
Three Stars:
3. Tommy Wingels (2 goals) - San Jose
2. Logan Couture (3 assists) - San Jose
1. Patrick Marleau (1 goal, 2 assists) - San Jose

Three Stars of the Night:
3. Patrick Marleau - Marleau had a big part in the Sharks 5-1 win over the Lightning, scoring 1 goal and adding 2 assists.
2. Craig Smith - Smith scored 2 goals and added 1 assist in the Preds 4-2 win over the Leafs.
1. Jonathan Toews - Toews dominated his hometown team, scoring 1 goal and adding 3 assists in the Hawks 6-3 win over the Jets.

Interesting Stats of the Night:
-Jaromir Jagr scored goal #690, tying Mario Lemieux for 9th alltime in NHL history. The goal was the OT winner in the Devils 2-1 win over the Kings, his 9th of the season.
-Rick Nash scored his 1st goal of the season for the Rangers.
-Jonathan Toews dominated his hometown team the Winnipeg Jets, scoring 1 goal and adding 3 assists.
-Brent Burns scored in his 1st game since returning from injury for the Sharks. Burns suffered a weird injury to his gums, as he was struck in the mouth by a stick and missed 13 games.
-After starting the season 4-10-1, the Flyers are on a roll going 5-0-1 in their last 6 games.
-The Red Wings finally ended their 7-game losing streak, beating the Hurricanes 4-3.
-The Devils beat the Kings for the 1st time since Game 5 of the Stanley Cup Finals in 2012.
-The Lightning are now 2-3 without Steven Stamkos.

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

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

Forman Faceoff Highlight of the Night:
-Rick Nash's 1st goal of the season gets it tonight, a great outlet pass by Henrik Lundqvist to start the play and a great finish by Nash: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nvZOzoDviXE

What's up next (Novmember 22nd) - There are 5 NHL games on tap for Friday:
1. New York Islanders vs. Pittsburgh Penguins @7PM ET (In Pittsburgh)
2. Montreal Canadiens vs. Washington Capitals @7PM ET (In Washington)
3. Florida Panthers vs. Calgary Flames @9PM ET (In Calgary)
4. Columbus Blue Jackets vs. Vancouver Canucks @10PM ET (In Vancouver)
5. Tampa Bay Lightning vs. Anaheim Ducks @10PM ET (In Anaheim) {***Forman's Game of the Night***}

-Joel Forman - The Forman Faceoff

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