December 13th NHL Recap

Pittsburgh Penguins 3, New Jersey Devils 2 (from Pittsburgh) - The Penguins improved to 22-10-1 on the season thanks to a 3-2 win over the New Jersey Devisl, dropping them to 12-15-6

Goals:

PIT - Pascal Dupuis (5) - from Chris Kunitz and Sidney Crosby (0:41 1ST)
PIT - Chris Conner (2) - from Brandon Sutter and Joe Vitale (7:55 1ST)
PIT - Jayson Megna (4) - from Simon Despres and Deryk Engelland (14:40 1ST) *GWG*
NJD - Patrik Elias (7) - from Anton Volchenkov and Steve Bernier (3:24 2ND)
NJD - Dainius Zubrus (5) - from Jaromir Jagr and Travis Zajac (4:20 2ND)

Goalies:

WG - Marc-Andre Fleury (37 saves on 39 shots: 18-8-1) LG - Cory Schneider (20 saves on 23 shots: 4-7-4)

Three Stars:

3. Dainius Zubrus (1 goal) - New Jersey

2. Chris Conner (1 goal) - Pittsburgh

1. Marc-Andre Fleury (37 saves on 39 shots for the win) - Pittsburgh

Florida Panthers 3, Washington Capitals 2 (SO) - (from Florida) - The Panthers improved to 11-17-5 on the season thanks to a 3-2 shootout win over the Washington Capitals, dropping them to 17-12-3.

Goals:

FLA - Dylan Olsen (3) - from Tomas Kopecky and Jonathan Huberdeau (2:13 2ND)
WSH - Nicklas Backstrom (8) - from Mikhail Grabovski (16:34 2ND)
FLA - Aleksander Barkov (5) - unassisted (17:56 2ND)
WSH - Joel Ward PPG (10) - from Marcus Johansson and Nicklas Backstrom (19:30 2ND)
Shootout winner - Tomas Kopecky (FLA)

Goalies:

WG - Scott Clemmensen (23 saves on 25 shots: 1-2-1) LG - Philipp Grubauer (39 saves on 41 shots: 2-0-1)

Three Stars:

3. Dylan Olsen (1 goal) - Florida

2. Nicklas Backstrom (1 goal, 1 assist) - Washington

1. Aleksander Barkov (1 goal) - Florida

Vancouver Canucks 4, Edmonton Oilers 0 (from Vancouver) - The Canucks improved to 19-10-5 on the season thanks to a 4-0 shutout of the Edmonton Oilers, dropping them to 11-20-3. 

Goals:

VAN - Daniel Sedin PPG (11) - from Jason Garrison and Ryan Kesler (8:41 2ND) *GWG*
VAN - Zack Kassian (6) - from David Booth and Jason Garrison (2:26 3RD)
VAN - Chris Higgins (9) - from Ryan Kesler and Mike Santorelli (6:07 3RD)
VAN - Dale Weise PPG (3) - from Yannick Weber and Jason Garrison (19:25 3RD)

Goalies:

WG - Roberto Luongo (19 saves on 19 shots: 15-8-5) LG - Devan Dubnyk (36 saves on 40 shots: 9-14-2) 

Three Stars:

3. Ryan Kesler (2 assists) - Vancouver

2. Jason Garrison (3 assists) - Vancouver

1. Roberto Luongo (19 saves on 19 shots for the shutout) - Vancouver

Three Stars of the Night:

3. Jason Garrison - Garrison had 3 assists in the Canucks 4-0 shutout of the Oilers. 

2. Marc-Andre Fleury - MAF made 37 saves on 39 shots for his 18th win of the season.

1. Roberto Luongo - Lu made 19 saves for his 3rd shutout of the season.

Interesting Stats of the Night:

-Roberto Luongo picked up his 3rd shutout of the season.
-The Penguins scored 3 straight goals in the 1st to win 3-2 over the Devils.
-The Canucks have now won 6 straight games and remain unbeaten in December.

Current Winning/Losing Streaks (3 or more games):
Vancouver Canucks (6-game winning streak)
Los Angeles Kings (5-game winning streak)
Anaheim Ducks (4-game winning streak)
Boston Bruins (4-game winning streak)
Washington Capitals (3-game winning streak)
Chicago Blackhawks (3-game winning streak)

Detroit Red Wings (3-game losing streak)
Toronto Maple Leafs (3-game losing streak)
New York Rangers (3-game losing streak)

Forman Faceoff Highlight of the Night:

-Marc-Andre Fleury gets it tonight with his great paddle save: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U5pTJ2p6-ac

What's up next (December 14th) - There are 12 NHL games on tap for Saturday:

1. Calgary Flames vs. Buffalo Sabres @2PM ET (In Buffalo)

2. Los Angeles Kings vs. Ottawa Senators @2PM ET (In Ottawa)

3. Dallas Stars vs. Winnipeg Jets @3PM ET (In Winnipeg)

4. Chicago Blackhawks vs. Toronto Maple Leafs @7PM ET (In Toronto)

5. Pittsburgh Penguins vs. Detroit Red Wings @7PM ET (In Detroit) {***Forman's Game of the Night***}

6. Tampa Bay Lightning vs. New Jersey Devils @7PM ET (In New Jersey)

7. Montreal Canadiens vs. New York Islanders @7PM ET (In New York)

8. St. Louis Blues vs. Columbus Blue Jackets @7PM ET (In Columbus)

9. San Jose Sharks vs. Nashville Predators @8PM ET (In Nashville)

10. Carolina Hurricanes vs. Phoenix Coyotes @8PM ET (In Phoenix)

11. Minnesota Wild vs. Colorado Avalanche @9PM ET (In Colorado)

12. Boston Bruins vs. Vancouver Canucks @10PM ET (In Vancouver) {**2011 Stanley Cup Finals Rematch**}

-Joel Forman - The Forman Faceoff