Friday, November 29, 2013

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

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