Buffalo Sabres 2, Ottawa Senators 1 (SO) - (from Buffalo) - The Sabres improved to 7-22-2 on the season thanks to a 2-1 shootout win over the Ottawa Senators, dropping them to 12-14-6.
Goals:
OTT - Milan Michalek (5) - from Cory Conacher (6:25 1ST)
BUF - Zemgus Girgensons (3) - from Christian Ehrhoff (13:15 2ND)
Shootout winner - Zemgus Girgensons (BUF)
Goalies:
WG - Ryan Miller (35 saves on 36 shots: 6-16-0) LG - Robin Lehner (35 saves on 36 shots: 4-6-3)
Three Stars:
3. Robin Lehner (35 saves on 36 shots) - Ottawa
2. Ryan Miller (35 saves on 36 shots for the win) - Buffalo
1. Zemgus Girgensons (1 goal, shootout winner) - Buffalo
Washington Capitals 6, Tampa Bay Lightning 5 (SO) - (from Washington) - The Capitals improved to 17-12-2 on the season thanks to a 6-5 shootout win over the Tampa Bay Lighting, dropping them to 17-10-3
Goals:
TBL - Martin St. Louis PPG (13) - from Sami Salo and Tyler Johnson (2:26 1ST)
TBL - Nikita Kucherov PPG (2) - from Teddy Purcell and Matt Carle (10:49 1ST)
TBL - Nate Thompson (3) - from J.T. Brown and B.J. Crombeen (11:07 1ST)
WSH - Alexander Ovechkin (23) - from Nicklas Backstrom (14:15 1ST)
WSH - Nicklas Backstrom PPG (7) - from Mikhail Grabovski and Troy Brouwer (6:24 2ND)
TBL - Tyler Johnson (7) - from Ondrej Palat and Martin St. Louis (12:41 2ND)
WSH - Alexander Ovechkin PPG (24) - from Marcus Johansson and Nicklas Backstrom (16:38 2ND)
WSH - Alexander Ovechkin PPG (25 - Hat Trick) - from Mike Green and Nicklas Backstrom (18:48 2ND)
TBL - Ondrej Palat (5) - from Tyler Johnson and Martin St. Louis (8:36 3RD)
WSH - Alexander Ovechkin (26) - from John Carlson and Nicklas Backstrom (19:27 3RD)
Shootout winner - Troy Brouwer (WSH)
Goalies:
WG - Philipp Grubauer (32 saves on 34 shots: 2-0-0) in relief of Braden Holtby (5 saves on 8 shots) LG - Ben Bishop (26 saves on 31 shots: 15-5-2)
Three Stars:
3. Martin St. Louis (1 goal, 2 assists) - Tampa Bay
2. Nicklas Backstrom (1 goal, 4 assists) - Washington
1. Alexander Ovechkin (4 goals) - Washington
Columbus Blue Jackets 5, New Jersey Devils 4 (from Columbus) - The Blue Jackets improved to 13-15-2 on the season thanks to a 5-4 win over the New Jersey Devils, dropping them to 12-14-6.
Goals:
NJD - Travis Zajac (6) - from Reid Boucher and Jaromir Jagr (0:32 1ST)
CBJ - Cam Atkinson (8) - from Brandon Dubinsky (7:09 1ST)
NJD - Michael Ryder (9) - from Adam Henrique and Steve Bernier (10:02 1ST)
NJD - Damien Brunner (5) - from Patrik Elias and Dainius Zubrus (1:08 2ND)
CBJ - Brandon Dubinsky (6) - from Cam Atkinson and Jack Johnson (4:19 2ND)
CBJ - Cam Atkinson (9) - from Brandon Dubinsky and Ryan Murray (5:08 2ND)
CBJ - Matt Calvert (3) - from Brandon Dubinsky and Cam Atkinson (0:18 3RD)
NJD - Damien Brunner (6) - from Patrik Elias and Andy Greene (13:59 3RD)
CBJ - Nick Foligno (9) - from Ryan Johansen and R.J. Umberger (18:29 3RD) *GWG*
Goalies:
WG - Curtis McElhinney (30 saves on 34 shots: 3-4-1) LG - Martin Brodeur (18 saves on 23 shots: 8-8-2)
Three Stars:
3. Damien Brunner (2 goals) - New Jersey
2. Brandon Dubinsky (1 goal, 3 assists) - Columbus
1. Cam Atkinson (2 goals, 2 assists) - Columbus
Los Angeles Kings 6, Montreal Canadiens 0 (from Montreal) - The Kings improved to 20-7-4 on the season thanks to a 6-0 rout of the Montreal Canadiens, dropping them to 19-10-3.
Goals:
LAK - Jordan Nolan (4) - from Anze Kopitar and Willie Mitchell (7:03 1ST) *GWG*
LAK - Anze Kopitar (9) - from Mike Richards (19:47 1ST)
LAK - Alec Martinez (1) - from Tyler Toffoli and Kyle Clifford (1:45 2ND)
LAK - Tyler Toffoli (8) - from Kyle Clifford and Mike Richards (5:28 2ND)
LAK - Jake Muzzin PPG (2) - from Jarret Stoll and Slava Voynov (8:14 2ND)
LAK - Justin Williams (11) - from Jarret Stoll and Alec Martinez (18:28 2ND)
Goalies:
WG - Martin Jones (31 saves on 31 shots: 3-0-0) LG - Carey Price (12 saves on 16 shots: 14-9-2), Peter Budaj (12 saves on 14 shots in relief of Price)
Three Stars:
3. Alec Martinez (1 goal, 1 assist) - Los Angeles
2. Anze Kopitar (1 goal, 1 assist) - Los Angeles
1. Martin Jones (31 saves on 31 shots for the shutout) - Los Angeles
Florida Panthers 3, Detroit Red Wings 2 (SO) - (from Florida) - The Panthers improved to 10-17-5 on the season thanks to a 3-2 shootout win over the Detroit Red Wings, dropping them to 15-9-8
Goals:
DET - Todd Bertuzzi PPG (6) - from Pavel Datsyuk and Johan Franzen (10:26 1ST)
DET - Pavel Datsyuk (13) - from Jonathan Ericsson and John Franzen (6:47 2ND)
FLA - Sean Bergenheim (3) - from Dmitry Kulikov and Aleksander Barkov (5:00 3RD)
FLA - Nick Bjugstad (5) - from Erik Gudbranson and Dylan Olsen (14:38 3RD)
Shootout winner - Brad Boyes (FLA)
Goalies:
WG - Tim Thomas (24 saves on 26 shots: 9-10-1) LG - Jimmy Howard (25 saves on 27 shots: 6-8-7)
Three Stars:
3. Tim Thomas (24 saves on 26 shots for the win) - Florida
2. Pavel Datsyuk (1 goal, 1 assist) - Detroit
1. Nick Bjugstad (1 goal) - Florida
Nashville Predators 4, New York Rangers 1 (from New York) - The Predators improved to 14-14-3 (.500) on the season thanks to a 4-1 win over the New York Rangers, dropping them to 15-16-1.
Goals:
NSH - Nick Spaling (5) - from Patric Hornqvist and David Legwand (13:45 1ST)
NSH - Richard Clune (1) - from Matt Hendricks and Paul Gaustad (17:52 1ST) *GWG*
NYR - Rick Nash (6) - from Brad Richards and Derick Brassard (6:38 2ND)
NSH - Matt Hendricks (2) - from Richard Clune and Paul Gaustad (2:38 3RD)
NSH - Paul Gaustad EN (4) - from David Legwand and Roman Josi (18:54 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - Carter Hutton (28 saves on 29 shots: 5-3-1) LG - Henrik Lundqvist (22 saves on 25 shots: 9-13-1)
Three Stars:
3. Paul Gaustad (1 goal, 2 assists) - Nashville
2. Carter Hutton (28 saves on 29 shots for the win) - Nashville
1. Matt Hendricks (1 goal, 1 assist) - Nashville
St. Louis Blues 2, Winnipeg Jets 1 (from Winnipeg) - The Blues improved to 20-6-3 on the season thanks to a 2-1 win over the Winnipeg Jets, dropping them to 14-14-4.
Goals:
STL - Alexander Steen (21) - from T.J. Oshie and David Backes (4:44 2ND)
WPG - Bryan Little PPG (13) - from Andrew Ladd and Olli Jokinen (3:00 3RD)
STL - Kevin Shattenkirk PPG (3) - from Derek Roy (16:58 3RD) *GWG*
Goalies:
WG - Brian Elliot (20 saves on 21 shots: 5-1-1) LG - Ondrej Pavelec (18 saves on 20 shots: 10-12-3)
Three Stars:
3. Bryan Little (1 goal) - Winnipeg
2. Kevin Shattenkirk (1 goal, including the GWG) - St. Louis
1. Alexander Steen (1 goal) - St. Louis
Chicago Blackhawks 6, Dallas Stars 2 (from Dallas) - The Hawks improved to 22-6-5 on the season thanks to a 6-2 win over the Dallas Stars, dropping them to 14-10-5
Goals:
CHI - Mike Kostka (2) - from Marcus Kruger and Ben Smith (2:03 1ST)
CHI - Patrick Kane (17) - from Brent Seabrook (12:05 1ST)
CHI - Brandon Saad (10) - from Andrew Shaw and Mike Kostka (2:46 2ND) *GWG*
CHI - Patrick Sharp PPG (13) - from Patrick Kane and Duncan Keith (8:20 2ND)
CHI - Patrick Sharp (14) - from Duncan Keith and Jonathan Toews (11:08 2ND)
DAL - Antoine Roussel (6) - from Ryan Garbutt and Dustin Jeffrey (13:36 2ND)
CHI - Brandon Saad (11) - from Brent Seabrook and Patrick Kane (19:15 2ND)
DAL - Antoine Roussel (7) - from Sergei Gonchar and Ryan Garbutt (
Goalies:
WG - Antti Raanta (27 saves on 29 shots: 4-0-1) LG - Kari Lehtonen (15 saves on 19 shots: 11-6-5), Dan Ellis (12 saves on 14 shots in relief of Lehtonen)
Three Stars:
3. Brandon Saad (2 goals, including the GWG) - Chicago
2. Patrick Sharp (2 goals) - Chicago
1. Patrick Kane (1 goal, 2 assists) - Chicago
Phoenix Coyotes 3, Colorado Avalanche 1 (from Colorado) - The Coyotes improved to 17-8-5 on the season thanks to a 3-1 win over the Colorado Avalanche, dropping them to 20-9-0.
Goals:
PHX - Antoine Vermette PPG (8) - from Keith Yandle and Mike Ribeiro (8:31 2ND)
PHX - Jordan Szwarz (2) - from Jeff Halpern and Paul Bissonnette (12:06 2ND) *GWG*
COL - Patrick Bordeleau (4) - from Cody McLeod and Cory Sarich (14:28 2ND)
PHX - Antoine Vermette (9) - from Oliver Ekman-Larsson and Mikkel Boedker (15:33 2ND)
Goalies:
WG - Thomas Greiss (29 saves on 30 shots: 4-2-0) LG - Semyon Varlamov (22 saves on 25 shots: 13-8-0)
Three Stars:
3. Keith Yandle (1 assist) - Phoenix
2. Thomas Greiss (29 saves on 30 shots for the win) - Phoenix
1. Antoine Vermette (2 goals) - Phoenix
Boston Bruins 2, Calgary Flames 1 (from Calgary) - The Bruins improved to 21-8-2 on the season thanks to a 2-1 win over the Calgary Flames, dropping them to 11-15-4.
Goals:
CGY - Jiri Hudler (9) - from Sven Baertschi and Mark Giordano (5:17 2ND)
BOS - David Krejci PPG (6) - from Torey Krug and Zdeno Chara (13:49 3RD)
BOS - Reilly Smith (7) - from Ryan Spooner (15:27 3RD) *GWG*
Goalies:
WG - Tuukka Rask (26 saves on 27 shots: 16-7-2) LG - Reto Berra (22 saves on 24 shots: 4-7-2)
Three Stars:
3. Tuukka Rask (26 saves on 27 shots for the win) - Boston
2. Jiri Hudler (1 goal) - Calgary
1. David Krejci (1 goal) - Boston
Edmonton Oilers 5, Carolina Hurricanes 4 (OT) - (from Edmonton) - The Oilers improved to 11-18-3 on the season thanks to a 5-4 OT win over the Carolina Hurricanes, dropping them to 13-13-6 (.500)
Goals:
EDM - Taylor Hall (12) - from Sam Gagner and Nail Yakupov (1:33 1ST)
CAR - Tuomo Ruutu PPG (4) - from Jeff Skinner and Andrej Sekera (6:19 1ST)
EDM - Nail Yakupov (5) - from Taylor Hall and Andrew Ference (11:04 1ST)
EDM - Ryan Nugent-Hopkins (7) - from Jordan Eberle and Andrew Ference (18:14 1ST)
EDM - Jesse Joensuu (2) - from Mark Arcobello and Anton Belov (1:40 2ND)
CAR - Jordan Staal (7) - from Nathan Gerbe and Andrej Sekera (9:37 2ND)
CAR - Eric Staal SHG (10) - unassisted (7:47 3RD)
CAR - Jeff Skinner (10) - from Elias Lindholm (14:16 3RD)
EDM - Jordan Eberle PPG (11) - from Ryan Nugent-Hopkins and Sam Gagner (1:48 OT) *GWG*
Goalies:
WG - Devan Dubnyk (24 saves on 28 shots: 9-12-2) LG - Cam Ward (24 saves on 29 shots: 5-5-5)
Three Stars:
3. Taylor Hall (1 goal, 1 assist) - Edmonton
2. Jeff Skinner (1 goal, 1 assist) - Carolina
1. Jordan Eberle (1 goal, 1 assist, OT winner) - Edmonton
New York Islanders 3, San Jose Sharks 2 (SO) - (from San Jose) - The Islanders improved to 9-18-5 on the season thanks to a 3-2 shootout win over the San Jose Sharks, dropping them to 19-6-6
Goals:
SJS - Patrick Marleau PPG (14) - from Dan Boyle and Logan Couture (5:26 2ND)
SJS - Joe Pavelski (10) - from Dan Boyle and Patrick Marleau (15:24 2ND)
NYI - Thomas Vanek (10) - from Kyle Okposo and John Tavares (0:51 3RD)
NYI - Kyle Okposo (9) - from John Tavares (18:23 3RD)
Shootout winner - Kyle Okposo (NYI)
Goalies:
WG - Kevin Poulin (46 saves on 48 shots: 4-11-0) LG - Antti Niemi (26 saves on 28 shots: 16-5-6)
Three Stars:
3. Patrick Marleau (1 goal, 1 assist) - San Jose
2. Kyle Okposo (1 goal, 1 assist, shootout winner) - New York
1. Kevin Poulin (46 saves on 48 shots for the win) - New York
Three Stars of the Night:
3. Cam Atkinson - Atkinson scored 2 goals and added 2 assists in the Blue Jackets 5-4 win over the Devils.
2. Nicklas Backstrom - Backstrom scored 1 goal and added 4 assists in the Caps 6-5 win over the Lighting.
1. Alexander Ovechkin - Ovechkin scored 4 goals to lead the Caps to a thrilling 6-5 shootout win over the Lighting, including tying the game with 32 seconds left. It was Ovie's 13th career hat trick.
Interesting Stats of the Night:
-Jarome Iginla had 4 shots, 2 hits and no points in 21:36 of icetime in his first game back in Calgary.
-Alexander Ovechkin scored 4 goals tonight, including his 13th career hat trick. It was the 3rd time Ovie has scored 4 goals in a game.
-Martin Jones is now 3-0 to begin his NHL career, including 2 straight shutouts.
-Pavel Datsyuk had 1 goal and 1 assist in his return from a concussion.
-Since being traded to the Panthers Dylan Olsen has made the most of his opportunity to play at the NHL level, with 2 goals and 4 assists in 8 games.
-Antoine Roussel had another interesting game against the Hawks, scoring 2 goals and picking up 16 penalty minutes. Last time DAL/CHI played he scored the game-winner on a penalty shot and taunted the Hawks fans, as well as fought Andrew Shaw
-The Islanders finally ended their 10-game losing streak, beating the Sharks 3-2 in a shootout. The Sharks have now lost 4 straight games.
-The Sabres won only their 7th game of the season tonight.
Current Winning/Losing Streaks (3 or more games):
Vancouver Canucks (5-game winning streak)
Los Angeles Kings (4-game winning streak)
Anaheim Ducks (3-game winning streak)
Boston Bruins (3-game winning streak)
Washington Capitals (3-game winning streak)
San Jose Sharks (4-game losing streak)
Forman Faceoff Highlight of the Night:
-Alexander Ovechkin's 4 goals gets it tonight: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bHwJ-Vcorio
What's up next (December 11th) - There are 3 NHL games on tap for Wednesday:
1. Los Angeles Kings vs. Toronto Maple Leafs @730PM ET (In Toronto)
2. Philadelphia Flyers vs. Chicago Blackhawks @8PM ET (In Chicago) {***Forman's Game of the Night***}
3. Minnesota Wild vs. Anaheim Ducks @1030PM ET (In Anaheim)
-Joel Forman - The Forman Faceoff
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