Buffalo Sabres 2, Washington Capitals 1 (SO) - (from Buffalo) - The Sabres improved to 11-24-4 on the season thanks to a 2-1 shootout win over the Washington Capitals, dropping them to 20-14-5.
Goals:
BUF - Drew Stafford (4) - from Christian Ehrhoff (18:18 2ND)
WSH - Troy Brouwer (8) - from Mikhail Grabovski (5:34 3RD)
Shootout winner - Steve Ott (BUF)
Goalies:
WG - Ryan Miller (49 saves on 50 shots: 10-17-1) LG - Philipp Grubauer (16 saves on 17 shots: 5-1-2)
Three Stars:
3. Troy Brouwer (1 goal) - Washington
2. Drew Stafford (1 goal) - Buffalo
1. Ryan Miller (49 saves on 50 shots for the win) - Buffalo
Florida Panthers 4, Montreal Canadiens 1 (from Florida) - The Panthers improved to 15-20-5 on the season thanks to a 4-1 win over the Montreal Canadiens, dropping them to 23-14-3.
Goals:
FLA - Dmitry Kulikov (2) - from Tomas Fleischmann (6:10 1ST)
MTL - Brandon Prust (4) - from Raphael Diaz and Francois Boullion (2:56 2ND)
FLA - Brian Campbell (5) - from Tom Gilbert and Brad Boyes (4:51 2ND) *GWG*
FLA - Aleksander Barkov (7) - from Tom Gilbert and Brad Boyes (14:29 2ND)
FLA - Sean Bergenheim EN (8) - from Brian Campbell (19:43 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - Scott Clemmensen (21 saves on 22 shots: 5-4-1) LG - Peter Budaj (21 saves on 24 shots: 5-3-1)
Three Stars:
3. Brad Boyes (2 assists) - Florida
2. Aleksander Barkov (1 goal) - Florida
1. Brian Campbell (1 goal, 1 assist, GWG) - Florida
Pittsburgh Penguins 5, Columbus Blue Jackets 3 (from Columbus) - The Penguins improved to 29-11-1 on the season thanks to a 5-3 win over the Columbus Blue Jackets, dropping them to 17-18-4.
Goals:
CBJ - Brandon Dubinsky (7) - from Fedor Tyutin and Jack Johnson (3:59 1ST)
PIT - James Neal PPG (12) - Matt Niskanen and Chris Kunitz (4:55 1ST)
PIT - James Neal (13) - from Sidney Crosby (8:34 2ND)
CBJ - Corey Tropp (2) - from Boone Jenner and Nikita Nikitin (13:42 2ND)
PIT - Sidney Crosby (22) - from Chris Kunitz and James Neal (10:51 3RD)
PIT - Chris Kunitz PPG (21) - from Sidney Crosby and James Neal (12:58 3RD) *GWG*
PIT - James Neal PPG (14 - Hat Trick) - from Joe Vitale and Deryk Engelland (17:33 3RD)
CBJ - Nikita Nikitin (2) - from Derek MacKenzie and Blake Comeau (18:31 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - Jeff Zatkoff (25 saves on 28 shots: 7-2-0) LG - Curtis McElhinney (25 saves on 30 shots: 6-6-1)
Three Stars:
3. Chris Kunitz (1 goal, 2 assists, GWG) - Pittsburgh
2. Sidney Crosby (1 goal, 2 assists) - Pittsburgh
1. James Neal (3 goals, 2 assists) - Pittsburgh
St. Louis Blues 3, Dallas Stars 2 (OT) - (from Dallas) - The Blues improved to 26-7-5 on the season thanks to a 3-2 OT win over the Dallas Stars, dropping them to 19-12-7.
Goals:
STL - Jaden Schwartz PPG (13) - from Vladimir Sobotka and T.J. Oshie (2:41 1ST)
STL - T.J. Oshie (5) - unassisted (5:12 2ND)
DAL - Jamie Benn PPG (13) - from Ray Whitney and Erik Cole (8:13 2ND)
DAL - Ryan Garbutt (7) - from Aaron Rome and Jordie Benn (11:31 2ND)
STL - Kevin Shattenkirk PPG (6) - from Alex Pietrangelo and Vladimir Sobotka (4:49 OT) *GWG*
Goalies:
WG - Brian Elliot (28 saves on 30 shots: 9-1-2) LG - Kari Lehtonen (19 saves on 22 shots: 15-8-7)
Three Stars:
3. Jamie Benn (1 goal) - Dallas
2. T.J. Oshie (1 goal, 1 assist) - St. Louis
1. Kevin Shattenkirk (1 goal, OT winner) - St. Louis
Toronto Maple Leafs 5, Carolina Hurricanes 2 (from Toronto) - The Leafs improved to 20-16-5 on the season thanks to a 5-2 win over the Carolina Hurricanes, dropping them to 14-16-9.
Goals:
TOR - Phil Kessel (19) - from Tyler Bozak (16:56 1ST)
CAR - Nathan Gerbe (9) - from Alexander Semin (1:36 2ND)
TOR - Phil Kessel (20) - from James van Riemsdyk and Tyler Bozak (13:42 2ND)
TOR - Nikolai Kulemin (5) - unassisted (14:58 2ND) *GWG*
CAR - Justin Faulk PPG (3) - from Andrej Sekera and Jeff Skinner (17:43 2ND)
TOR - Paul Ranger (2) - from Tyler Bozak (4:58 3RD)
TOR - Dion Phaneuf EN (4) - unassisted (19:52 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - Jonathan Bernier (41 saves on 43 shots: 12-11-4) LG - Cam Ward (22 saves on 26 shots: 5-7-5)
Three Stars:
3. Tyler Bozak (3 assists) - Toronto
2. Phil Kessel (2 goals) - Toronto
1. Jonathan Bernier (41 saves on 43 shots for the win) - Toronto
New York Rangers 4, Tampa Bay Lightning 3 (from Tampa Bay) - The Rangers improved to 19-19-2 (.500) on the season thanks to a 4-3 win over the Tampa Bay Lightning, dropping them to 23-12-4.
Goals:
NYR - Rick Nash (7) - from Derek Stepan (4:30 1ST)
TBL - Tyler Johnson PPG (10) - from Teddy Purcell and Valtteri Filppula (10:41 1ST)
TBL - Ondrej Palat (6) - from Radko Gudas and Jean-Philippe Cote (16:05 1ST)
NYR - Mats Zuccarello (9) - from Derick Brassard and Ryan McDonagh (18:25 1ST)
NYR - Chris Kreider PPG (10) - from Mats Zuccarello and Ryan McDonagh (4:35 2ND)
NYR - Benoit Pouliot PPG (7) - from Derick Brassard and Mats Zuccarello (7:51 2ND) *GWG*
TBL - Valtteri Filppula (14) - from Teddy Purcell and Dmitry Korobov (8:14 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - Henrik Lundqvist (37 saves on 40 shots: 11-15-2) LG - Anders Lindback (25 saves on 29 shots: 3-7-1)
Three Stars:
3. altteri Filppula (1 goal, 1 assist) - Tampa Bay
2. Ryan McDonagh (2 assists) - New York
1. Mats Zuccarello (1 goal, 2 assists) - New York
Vancouver Canucks 2, Calgary Flames 0 (from Calgary) - The Canucks improved to 23-11-6 on the season thanks to a 2-0 shutout of the Calgary Flames, dropping them to 14-19-6.
Goals:
VAN - Jannik Hansen (7) - from Henrik Sedin and Dan Hamhuis (19:20 1ST) *GWG*
VAN - Mike Santorelli (9) - from Ryan Kesler (17:44 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - Eddie Lack (18 saves on 18 shots: 7-2-0) LG - Reto Berra (28 saves on 30 shots: 5-10-2)
Three Stars:
3. Reto Berra (28 saves on 30 shots) - Calgary
2. Jannik Hansen (1 goal, GWG) - Vancouver
1. Eddie Lack (18 saves on 18 shots for the shutout) - Vancouver
New York Islanders 5, Minnesota Wild 4 (from Minnesota) - The Islanders improved to 12-21-7 on the season thanks to a 5-4 win over the Minnesota Wild, dropping them to 20-16-5.
Goals:
MIN - Ryan Suter (1) - from Mike Rupp and Torrey Mitchell (3:22 1ST)
MIN - Jonas Brodin (7) - from Mikko Koivu and Nino Niederreiter (0:39 2ND)
MIN - Nino Niederreiter (7) - from Mikko Koivu (2:59 2ND)
NYI - John Tavares (14) - from Thomas Vanek and Kyle Okposo (8:45 2ND)
NYI - Cal Clutterbuck (5) - from Thomas Hickey and Brock Nelson (18:58 2ND)
NYI - Thomas Hickey (2) - from Colin Mcdonald and Ryan Strome (6:30 3RD)
NYI - Kyle Okposo (13) - from Thomas Hickey and Andrew MacDonald (12:13 3RD)
MIN - Justin Fontaine (8) - from Matt Cooke and Marco Scandella (13:45 3RD)
NYI - Kyle Okposo (14) - from Thomas Vanek (14:12 3RD) *GWG*
Goalies:
WG - Kevin Poulin (33 saves on 37 shots: 5-12-0) LG - Josh Harding (26 saves on 31 shots: 18-6-3)
Three Stars:
3. Nino Niederreiter (1 goal, 1 assist) - Minnesota
2. Thomas Hickey (1 goal, 2 assists) - New York
1. Kyle Okposo (2 goals, 1 assist, GWG) - New York
Winnipeg Jets 2, Colorado Avalanche 1 (OT) - (from Colorado) - The Jets improved to 18-18-5 (.500) on the season thanks to a 2-1 OT win over the Colorado Avalanche, dropping them to 23-11-4
Goals:
WPG - Andrew Ladd (10) - from Blake Wheeler and Jacob Trouba (11:42 3RD)
COL - Nathan MacKinnon (9) - from Gabriel Landeskog and Erik Johnson (12:11 3RD)
WPG - Blake Wheeler (15) - from Mark Scheifele and Dustin Byfuglien (4:58 OT) *GWG*
Goalies:
WG - Al Montoya (33 saves on 34 shots: 7-2-1) LG - Semyon Varlamov (35 saves on 37 shots: 16-8-4)
Three Stars:
3. Al Montoya (33 saves on 34 shots for the win) - Winnipeg
2. Blake Wheeler (1 goal, 1 assist, OT winner) - Winnipeg
1. Semyon Varlamov (35 saves on 37 shots) - Colorado
San Jose Sharks 3, Anaheim Ducks 1 (from San Jose) - The Sharks improved to 25-8-6 on the season thanks to a 3-1 win over the Anaheim Ducks, dropping them to 28-8-5.
Goals:
SJS - Brent Burns (12) - from Joe Pavelski and Joe Thornton (1:17 1ST)
SJS - Logan Couture (11) - from Brent Burns and Jason Demers (10:07 1ST) *GWG*
SJS - Bracken Kearns (1) - from Andrew Desjardins and Mike Brown (9:16 2ND)
ANA - Pat Maroon (3) - from Corey Perry and Cam Fowler (11:32 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - Antti Niemi (30 saves on 31 shots: 21-7-6) LG - Frederik Andersen (20 saves on 23 shots: 9-2-0)
Three Stars:
3. Bracken Kearns (1 goal) - San Jose
2. Antti Niemi (30 saves on 31 shots for the win) - San Jose
1. Brent Burns (1 goal, 1 assist) - San Jose
Three Stars of the Night:
3. Ryan Miller - Miller made 49 saves on 50 shots in the Sabres 2-1 shootout win over the Capitals.
2. Kyle Okposo - Okposo scored 2 goals (including the eventual GWG) and added an assist in the Islanders 5-4 win over the Wild.
1. James Neal - Neal had a monster night for the Penguins, as he had a hand in all 5 goals in their 5-3 win over the Blue Jackets. Neal had a hat trick and added 2 assists in the win.
Interesting Stats of the Night:
-Both Cal Clutterbuck and Nino Niedereiter played against their former team for the 1st time since the Wild trade Clutterbuck to the Islanders for Niederreiter. Both players scored goals against their former teams.
-Logan Couture scored goal #100 in his career tonight
-James Neal scored his 4th career hat trick.
-The Penguins got 11 points from the trio of James Neal-Sidney Crosby-Chris Kunitz tonight.
-Patrick Kane extended his point streak to 14 games with 1 goal and 2 assists tonight. Kane now has 8 goals and 17 assists for 25 points in the streak.
-Tyler Bozak had 3 assists in his return from an oblique injury, his first game since December 3rd.
-Blues D Kevin Shattenkirk had the decisive goal for the 2nd straight night, scoring the shootout winner last night and the OT winner tonight.
-Sharks F Bracken Kearns scored his 1st NHL goal tonight.
-The Sharks snapped the Ducks 10 game winning streak.
Current Winning/Losing Streaks (3 or more games):
San Jose Sharks - 4 game winning streak
Vancouver Canucks - 3 game winning streak
Minnesota Wild - 5 game losing streak
Colorado Avalanche - 4 game losing streak
Phoenix Coyotes - 3 game losing streak
Forman Faceoff Highlight of the Night:
-Corey Tropp gets it tonight for his beautiful toe-drag deke and goal: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j78KBUU7J9g
Honourable Mentions:
-James Neal Hat Trick: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jXip4si86Bg
-Logan Couture 100th goal: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6-MTxCbSpmQ
-Jaden Schwarz tic-tac-toe goal: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UfPh0SpGOSw
-Valtteri Filppula deflection goal: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zaTTjEden8s
What's up next (December 30th) - There are 4 NHL games on tap for Monday:
1. Washington Capitals vs. Ottawa Senators @730PM ET (In Ottawa)
2. Los Angeles Kings vs. Chicago Blackhawks @8PM ET (In Chicago) {***Forman's Game of the Night***}
3. Detroit Red Wings vs. Nashville Predators @8PM ET (In Nashville)
4. Philadelphia Flyers vs. Vancouver Canucks @10PM ET (In Vancouver)
-Joel Forman - The Forman Faceoff
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