Goals:
NJD - Michael Ryder (10) - from Adam Henrique (4:15 2ND)
ANA - Cam Fowler (4) - from Ben Lovejoy and Teemu Selanne (14:06 2ND)
ANA - Mathieu Perreault (6) - from Kyle Palmieri and Teemu Selanne (10:47 3RD)
NJD - Andy Greene PPG (5) - from Jaromir Jagr and Travis Zajac (14:58 3RD)
ANA - Kyle Palmieri (5) - from Mathieu Perreault and Cam Fowler (2:37 OT) *GWG*
Goalies:
WG - Jonas Hiller (19 saves on 21 shots: 15-4-4) LG - Cory Schneider (21 saves on 24 shots: 4-7-5)
Three Stars:
3. Teemu Selanne (2 assists) - Anaheim
2. Andy Greene (1 goal) - New Jersey
1. Kyle Palmieri (1 goal, 1 assist, OT winner) - Anaheim
New York Islanders 5, New York Rangers 3 (from New York R) - The Islanders improved to 10-19-7 on the season thanks to a 5-3 win over the New York Rangers, dropping them to 16-18-2.
Goals:
NYI - Call Clutterbuck SHG (4) - Penalty Shot (14:42 1ST)
NYI - Michael Grabner SHG (3) - unassisted (17:09 1ST)
NYR - Benoit Pouliot PPG (4) - from Chris Kreider and Derick Brassard (17:39 1ST)
NYR - Derek Dorsett (3) - from Dominic Moore and Anton Stralman (3:00 2ND)
NYR - Derek Stepan PPG (7) - from Rick Nash and Mats Zuccarello (7:58 2ND)
NYI - Brian Strait (1) - from Josh Bailey and Ryan Strome (11:26 2ND)
NYI - Thomas Vanek PPG (11) - from Kyle Okposo and Andrew MacDonald (1:18 3RD) *GWG*
NYI - Michael Grabner EN (4) - from Frans Nielsen and Travis Hamonic
Goalies:
WG - Evgeni Nabokov (21 saves on 24 shots: 6-5-5) LG - Henrik Lundqvist (15 saves on 19 shots: 10-15-2)
Three Stars:
3. Derek Stepan (1 goal) - New York R.
2. Thomas Vanek (1 goal, GWG) - New York I.
1. Michael Grabner (2 goals) - New York I.
Washington Capitals 4, Carolina Hurricanes 2 (from Carolina) - The Capitals improved to 19-13-3 on the season thanks to a 4-2 win over the Carolina Hurricanes, dropping them to 14-14-7 (.500)
Goals:
CAR - Jordan Staal (8) - from Alexander Semin and Justin Faulk (17:12 1ST)
WSH - Marcus Johansson PPG (5) - from Nicklas Backstrom and Alexander Ovechkin (0:41 2ND)
WSH - John Carlson PPG (7) - from Nicklas Backstrom and Troy Brouwer (8:34 2ND)
CAR - Riley Nash PPG (4) - from Andrej Sekera and Nathan Gerbe (11:16 2ND)
WSH - Troy Brouwer PPG (7) - from Mike Green and Nicklas Backstrom (15:29 2ND) *GWG*
WSH - Alexander Ovechkin EN (29) - from Nicklas Backstrom and Martin Erat (19:35 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - Philipp Grubauer (39 saves on 41 shots: 4-0-1) LG - Cam Ward (25 saves on 28 shots: 5-6-5)
Three Stars:
3. Troy Brouwer (1 goal, 1 assist, GWG) - Washington
2. Philipp Grubauer (39 saves on 41 shots for the win) - Washington
1. Nicklas Backstrom (4 assists) - Washington
Vancouver Canucks 3, Chicago Blackhawks 2 (SO) - (from Chicago) - The Canucks improved to 21-11-6 on the season thanks to a 3-2 shootout win over the Chicago Blackhawks, dropping them to 25-7-6.
Goals:
CHI - Kris Versteeg (7) - from Patrick Kane and Michal Handzus (7:49 1ST)
CHI - Patrick Kane (21) - from Michal Rozsival and Johnny Oduya (4:57 2ND)
VAN - Zack Kassian (7) - from Jason Garrison (8:19 2ND)
VAN - Daniel Sedin (12) - from Kevin Bieksa and Henrik Sedin (10:48 3RD)
Shootout winner - Ryan Kesler (VAN)
Goalies:
WG - Eddie Lack (24 saves on 26 shots: 5-2-0) LG - Antti Raanta (22 saves on 24 shots: 7-1-2)
Three Stars:
3. Ryan Kesler (shootout winner) - Vancouver
2. Daniel Sedin (1 goal) - Vancouver
1. Patrick Kane (1 goal, 1 assist) - Chicago
Winnipeg Jets 5, Florida Panthers 2 (from Winnipeg) - The Jets improved to 16-16-5 (.500) on the season thanks to a 5-2 win over the Florida Panthers, dropping them to 14-18-5.
Goals:
FLA - Shawn Matthias (4) - unassisted (7:45 1ST)
WPG - Jacob Trouba (2) - from Mark Scheifele and Evander Kane (11:06 1ST)
WPG - Tobias Enstrom PPG (3) - from Olli Jokinen and Dustin Byfuglien (15:24 1ST)
WPG - Blake Wheeler PPG (12) - from Zach Bogosian and Jacob Trouba (15:57 1ST) *GWG*
WPG - Evander Kane (9) - from Michael Frolik and Mark Scheifele (1:03 2ND)
FLA - Nick Bjugstad (7) - unassisted (5:55 2ND)
WPG - Michael Frolik (9) - from Andrew Ladd and Dustin Byfuglien (17:53 2ND)
Goalies:
WG - Ondrej Pavelec (21 saves on 23 shots: 11-14-4) LG - Jacob Markstrom (27 saves on 32 shots: 1-6-3)
Three Stars:
3. Michael Frolik (1 goal, 1 assist) - Winnipeg
2. Jacob Trouba (1 goal, 1 assist) - Winnipeg
1. Evander Kane (1 goal, 1 assist) - Winnipeg
Three Stars of the Night:
3. Michael Grabner - Grabner scored 2 goals in the Islanders 5-3 win over the Rangers.
2. Kyle Palmieri - Palmieri had 1 goal and 1 assist including the OT winner in the Ducks 3-2 win over the Devils.
1. Nicklas Backstrom - Backstrom picked up 4 assists on all 4 Caps goals in their 4-2 win over the Hurricanes.
Interesting Stats of the Night:
-Alexander Ovechkin scored goal #400 in his career.
-4 of 5 road teams won tonight.
-The Panthers 5-game winning streak is over thanks to the Winnipeg Jets
-The Islanders scored 2 short-handed goals in 2:27 in the 1st.
Current Winning/Losing Streaks (3 or more games):
Anaheim Ducks (7-game winning streak)
Anaheim Ducks (7-game winning streak)
Pittsburgh Penguins (6-game winning streak)
Tampa Bay Lighting (3-game winning streak)
Edmonton Oilers (5-game losing streak)
Forman Faceoff Highlight of the Night:
-Michael Grabner gets it tonight for his beautiful short-handed goal: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BxmwqLFqqDg
Honourable Mentions:
-Alexander Ovechkin 400th goal: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QDsZAknH304
-Kyle Pamieri OT goal: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jiB9hHbbBmM
What's up next (December 21st) - There are 12 NHL games on tap for Saturday:
1. Calgary Flames vs. Pittsburgh Penguins @1PM ET (In Pittsburgh)
2. Phoenix Coyotes vs. Ottawa Senators @2PM ET (In Ottawa)
3. Colorado Avalanche vs. Los Angeles Kings @4PM ET (In Los Angeles)
4. Buffalo Sabres vs. Boston Bruins @7PM ET (In Boston)
5. Detroit Red Wings vs. Toronto Maple Leafs @7PM ET (In Toronto) {***Forman's Game of the Night***}
6. Carolina Hurricanes vs. Tampa Bay Lighting @7PM ET (In Tampa Bay)
7. Anaheim Ducks vs. New York Islanders @7PM ET (In New York)
8. New Jersey Devils vs. Washington Capitals @7PM ET (In Washington)
9. Philadelphia Flyers vs. Columbus Blue Jackets @7PM ET (In Columbus)
10. Montreal Canadiens vs. Nashville Predators @7PM ET (In Nashville)
11. St. Louis Blues vs. Edmonton Oilers @10PM ET (In Edmonton)
12. Dallas Stars vs. San Jose Sharks @1030PM ET (In San Jose)
-Joel Forman - The Forman Faceoff
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