November 8th NHL Recap

Toronto Maple Leafs 2, New Jersey Devils 1 (SO) - (from Toronto)  - The Leafs improved to 11-5-0 on the season thanks to a 2-1 shootout win over the New Jersey Devils, dropping them to 4-7-5
Goals:
TOR - Phil Kessel PPG (10) - from Cody Franson (8:12 3RD)
NJD - Michael Ryder PPG (5) - from Eric Gelinas and Andy Greene (15:15 3RD)
Shootout winner - James van Riemsdyk (TOR)
WG - Jonathan Bernier (34 saves on 35 shots) LG - Cory Schneider (27 saves on 28 shots)
Three Stars:
3. Phil Kessel (1 goal) - Toronto
2. Cory Schneider (27 saves on 28 shots) - New Jersey
1. Jonathan Bernier (34 saves on 35 shots for the win) - Toronto

Winnipeg Jets 5, Nashville Predators 0 (from Winnipeg) - The Jets improved to 7-9-2 on the season thanks to a 5-0 shutout of the Nashville Predators, dropping them to 8-6-2.
Goals:
WPG - Bryan Little (9) - from Andrew Ladd and Blake Wheeler (3:04 1ST) *GWG*
WPG - Olli Jokinen (3) - from Evander Kane and Keaton Ellerby (6:47 1ST)
WPG - Eric Tangradi (1) - from Dustin Byfuglien and Grant Clistom (8:23 1ST)
WPG - Devin Setoguchi (4) - from Olli Jokinen (16:45 1ST)
WPG - Bryan Little (10) - from Andrew Ladd and Blake Wheeler (9:53 3RD)
WG - Ondrej Pavelec (41 saves on 41 shots) LG - Carter Hutton (5 saves on 8 shots), Marek Mazanec (22 saves on 24 shots in relief of Hutton)
Three Stars:
3. Olli Jokinen (1 goal, 1 asisst) - Winnipeg
2. Bryan Little (2 goals, including the GWG) - Winnipeg
1. Ondrej Pavelec (41 saves on 41 shots for the shutout) - Winnipeg

Colorado Avalanche 4, Calgary Flames 2 (from Colorado) - The Avalanche improved to 13-2-0 on the season thanks to a 4-2 win over the Calgary Flames, dropping them to 6-9-2.
Goals:
COL - Ryan O'Reilly (6) - from P.A. Parenteau and Jan Hejda (5:31 1ST)
COL - Paul Stastny PPG (6) - from Erik Johnson and Andre Benoit (1:09 2ND)
CGY - Mike Cammalleri (6) - from Mikael Backlund and Jiri Hudler (6:07 2ND)
COL - John Mitchell (2) - from Nathan MacKinnon and Cory Sarich (7:16 2ND) *GWG*
CGY - Mike Cammalleri (7) - from Jiri Hudler and Mikael Backlund (9:46 2ND)
COL - Matt Duchene EN (11) - from Ryan O'Reilly (19:57 3RD)
WG - J.S. Giguere (30 saves on 32 shots) LG - Karri Ramo (23 saves on 26 shots)
Three Stars:
3. John Mitchell (1 goal, including the GWG) - Colorado
2. Mike Cammalleri (2 goals) - Calgary
1. J.S. Giguere (30 saves on 32 shots for the win) - Colorado

Anaheim Ducks 6, Buffalo Sabres 2 (from Anaheim) - The Ducks improved to 14-3-1 on the season thanks to a commanding 6-2 win over the Buffalo Sabres, dropping them to 3-15-1.
Goals:
ANA - Ryan Getzlaf PPG (8) - from Cam Fowler and Dustin Penner (2:11 1ST)
ANA - Cam Fowler PPG (2) - from Dustin Penner and Ryan Getzlaf (9:53 1ST)
BUF - Mikhail Grigorenko (1) - from Cody McCormick and Drew Stafford (13:26 1ST)
ANA - Ryan Getzlaf (9) - unassisted (16:29 1ST) *GWG*
ANA - Ryan Getzlaf (10 - Hat Trick) - from Corey Perry and Dustin Penner (19:40 1ST)
ANA - Dustin Penner (3) - from Corey Perry (4:53 2ND)
BUF - Mikhail Grigorenko (2) - from Corey Tropp and Cody McCormick (13:09 2ND)
ANA - Andrew Cogliano (4) - from Rickard Rakell and Daniel Winnik (18:53 2ND)
WG - Frederik Andersen (25 saves on 27 shots) LG - Ryan Miller (28 saves on 34 shots), Jhonas Enroth (12 saves on 12 shots in relief of Miller).
Three Stars:
3. Corey Perry (2 assists) - Anaheim
2. Dustin Penner (1 goal, 3 asissts) - Anaheim
1. Ryan Getzlaf (3 goals, 1 assist, GWG) - Anaheim

Three Stars of the Night:
3. Dustin Penner - Penner had his best game of the season, scoring 1 goal and adding 3 assists in the Ducks 6-2 win over the Sabres.
2. Ondrej Pavelec - Pavelec had a big part in the Jets 5-0 win over the Predators, making 41 saves for his 1st shutout of the season.
1. Ryan Getzlaf - Getzlaf picked up his 8th, 9th and 10th goals of the season, his 1st career hat trick, all in the 1st period of the Ducks 6-2 win over the Sabres. Getzlaf also added an assist for a 4-point night and 1st period.

Interesting Stats of the Night:
-All 4 home teams won tonight, outscoring the road teams 17-5
-Ryan Getzlaf scored his 1st NHL hat trick, all in the 1st period.
-Speaking of the Ducks, rookie goalie Frederik Andersen improved to 5-0 on the season with a win tonight. Man do the Ducks have a logjam in net when Fasth returns from injury.
-J.S. Giguere improved to 5-0 on the season as well.

Forman Faceoff Highlight of the Night:
-Here is footage of Ryan Getzlaf's 1st career hat trick: http://video.nhl.com/videocenter/console?catid=35&id=480283&lang=en&navid=nhl:topheads

What's up next (November 9th) - There are 10 NHL games on tap for Saturday:
1. Edmonton Oilers vs. Philadelphia Flyers @1PM ET (In Philadelphia)
2. Florida Panthers vs. Ottawa Senators @2PM ET (In Ottawa)
3. Toronto Maple Leafs vs. Boston Bruins @7PM ET (In Boston) {**2013 Playoff Re-match**}
4. Tampa Bay Lighting vs. Detroit Red Wings @7PM ET (In Detroit)
5. Minnesota Wild vs. Carolina Hurricanes @7PM ET (In Carolina)
6. New York Islanders vs. Columbus Blue Jackets @7PM ET (In Columbus)
7. Pittsburgh Penguins vs. St. Louis Blues @8PM ET (In St. Louis) {***Forman's Game of the Night***}
8. Chicago Blackhawks vs. Dallas Stars @8PM ET (In Dallas)
9. Washingon Capitals vs. Phoenix Coyotes @8PM ET (In Phoenix)
10. Vancouver Canucks vs. Los Angeles Kings @10PM ET (In Los Angeles)

-Joel Forman - The Forman Faceoff