January 31st NHL Recap

New York Rangers 4, New York Islanders 1 (from New York R.) - The Rangers improved to 30-23-3 on the season thanks to a 4-1 win over the New York Islanders, dropping them to 21-28-8.

Goals:

NYR - Brian Boyle (4) - from Marc Staal (3:29 1ST)

NYI - Kyle Okposo (24) - from Calvin de Haan and Josh Bailey (14:28 2ND)

NYR - Derick Brassard (9) - from Marc Staal and Mats Zuccarello (12:14 3RD) *GWG*

NYR - Brad Richards (14) - from Ryan Callahan and Carl Hagelin (14:59 3RD)

NYR - Ryan McDonagh EN (8) - from Dominic Moore (19:59 3RD)

Goalies:

WG - Henrik Lundqvist (38 saves on 39 shots: 20-18-3) LG - Evgeni Nabokov (33 saves on 36 shots: 9-10-5)

Three Stars:

3. Derick Brassard (1 goal, GWG) - New York

2. Marc Staal (2 assists) - New York

1. Henrik Lundqvist (38 saves on 39 shots for the win) - New York

Carolina Hurricanes 3, St. Louis Blues 1 (from Carolina) - The Hurricanes improved to 25-20-9 on the season thanks to a 3-1 win over the St. Louis Blues, dropping them to 36-12-5.

Goals:

CAR - Nathan Gerbe PPG (12) - from Andrej Sekera and Justin Faulk (3:46 1ST)

STL - David Backes PPG (18) - from Derek Roy and T.J. Oshie (9:23 1ST)

CAR - Jeff Skinner (23) - from Jordan Staal (1:51 2ND) *GWG*

CAR - Alexander Semin EN (13) - unassisted (18:56 3RD)

Goalies:

WG - Anton Khudobin (27 saves on 28 shots: 12-4-0) LG - Jaroslav Halak (28 saves on 30 shots: 23-8-3)

Three Stars:

3. Nathan Gerbe (1 goal) - Carolina

2. Anton Khudobin (27 saves on 28 shots for the win) - Carolina

1. Jeff Skinner (1 goal, GWG) - Carolina

Detroit Red Wings 4, Washington Capitals 3 (SO) - (from Detroit) - The Red Wings improved to 24-19-11 on the season thanks to a 4-3 shootout win over the Washington Capitals, dropping them to 24-22-9.

Goals:

WSH - Jason Chimera PPG (11) - from Nicklas Backstrom and John Carlson (15:24 1ST)

DET - Drew Miller (6) - from Luke Glendening and Patrick Eaves (2:09 2ND)

DET - Danny DeKeyser (3) - from Riley Sheahan (18:21 2ND)

WSH - Casey Wellman (2) - from Alexander Ovechkin (8:09 3RD)

DET - Gustav Nyquist (10) - unassisted (10:15 3RD)

WSH - Alexander Ovechkin (39) - from John Carlson and Jason Chimera (19:53 3RD)

Shootout winner - Patrick Eaves (DET)

Goalies:

WG - Jimmy Howard (26 saves on 29 shots: 10-12-8) LG - Michal Neuvirth (42 saves on 45 shots: 3-5-2)

Three Stars:

3. Patrick Eaves (1 assist, shootout winner) - Detroit

2. Alexander Ovechkin (1 goal, 1 assist) - Washington

1. Gustav Nyquist (1 goal) - Detroit

Nashville Predators 3, New Jersey Devils 2 (OT) - (from Nashville) - The Predators improved to 25-23-8 on the season thanks to a 3-2 win over the New Jersey Devils, dropping them to 23-21-12.

Goals

NSH - Shea Weber (14) - from Patric Hornqvist (6:45 1ST)

NJD - Patrik Elias (11) - from Jaromir Jagr and Travis Zajac (13:00 2ND)

NJD - Jaromir Jagr (17) - from Patrik Elias and Travis Zajac (18:59 2ND)

NSH - David Legwand (10) - from Roman Josi and Seth Jones (19:49 3RD)

NSH - Shea Weber (15) - from Colin Wilson (1:29 OT) *GWG*

Goalies:

WG - Carter Hutton (24 saves on 26 shots: 13-8-2) LG - Cory Schneider (30 saves on 33 shots: 10-10-8) 

Three Stars:

3. David Legwand (1 goal) - Nashville

2. Jaromir Jagr (1 goal, 1 assist) - New Jersey

1. Shea Weber (2 goals, OT winner) - Nashville

Winnipeg Jets 4, Vancouver Canucks 3 (from Winnipeg) - The Jets improved to 26-25-5 on the season thanks to a 4-3 win over the Vancouver Canucks, dropping them to 27-20-9

Goals:

WPG - Zach Bogosian (3) - from Tobias Enstrom and Andrew Ladd (5:02 1ST)

WPG - Devin Setoguchi (9) - from Dustin Byfuglien and Mark Scheifele (6:07 1ST)

VAN - Alexander Edler PPG (4) - from Alex Burrows and Ryan Kesler (10:27 1ST)

VAN - Ryan Kesler (19) - unassisted (4:48 2ND)

WPG - Michael Frolik (11) - from Andrew Ladd and Bryan Little (6:41 2ND)

VAN - Jason Garrison (6) - from Ryan Stanton and Ryan Kesler (11:50 3RD)

WPG - Devin Setoguchi (10) - from Jacob Trouba (17:04 3RD) *GWG*

Goalies:

WG - Ondrej Pavelec (23 saves on 26 shots: 17-21-4) LG - Eddie Lack (30 saves on 34 shots: 8-7-3) 

Three Stars:

3. Andrew Ladd (2 assists) - Winnipeg

2. Ryan Kesler (1 goal, 2 assists) - Vancouver

1. Devin Setoguchi (2 goals, GWG) - Winnipeg

Three Stars of the Night:

3. Henrik Lundqvist - King Henrik made 38 saves on 39 shots in the Rangers 4-1 win over the Islanders, his 20th win of the season. 

2. Devin Setoguchi - Setoguchi scored 2 goals (including the game-winning goal) in the Jets 4-3 win over the Canucks

1. Shea Weber - Weber scored 2 goals (including the OT winner) in the Predators 3-2 win over the Devils.

Interesting Stats of the Night:

-Both the Capitals and Predators tied their respective games tonight in the last 15 seconds of the 3rd. The Caps lost 4-3 in a shootout and the Predators won 3-2 in OT.

-Shea Weber scored 2 goals tonight (including the OT winner), improving his season total to 15. He is now 1st place in the NHL for defenseman.

-Anton Khudobin continued his strong play this season with an impressive 3-1 win over the Blues, his 12th win of the season (12-4-0).

-The Rangers outscored the Islanders 6-2 in their home-and-away series

-After scoring just 5 goals in his first 28 games, Alexander Semin scored 8 goals in 14 games in the month of January.

Current Winning/Losing Streaks (3 or more games):

Calgary Flames - 4 game winning streak

Edmonton Oilers - 3 game winning streak

New York Rangers - 3 game winning streak

San Jose Sharks - 3 game losing streak

New York Islanders - 3 game losing streak

Forman Faceoff Highlight of the Night:

-Michael Neuvirth gets it tonight for his incredible glove save on Gustav Nyquist: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w6OM8kl36jI

What's up next (February 1st) - There are 11 NHL games on tap for Saturday:

1. Edmonton Oilers vs. Boston Bruins @1PM ET (In Boston)

2. Tampa Bay Lightning vs. Montreal Canadiens @1PM ET (In Montreal)

3. Buffalo Sabres vs. Colorado Avalanche @3PM ET (In Colorado)

4. Philadelphia Flyers vs. Los Angeles Kings @4PM ET (In Los Angeles)

5. Ottawa Senators vs. Toronto Maple Leafs @7PM ET (In Toronto)

6. Florida Panthers vs. Columbus Blue Jackets @7PM ET (In Columbus)

7. Nashville Predators vs. St. Louis Blues @8PM ET (In St. Louis)

8. Pittsburgh Penguins vs. Phoenix Coyotes @8PM ET (In Phoenix)

9. Minnesota Wild vs. Calgary Flames @10PM ET (In Calgary)

10. Dallas Stars vs. Anaheim Ducks @10PM ET (In Anaheim)

11. Chicago Blackhawks vs. San Jose Sharks @1030PM ET (In San Jose) {***Forman's Game of the Night***}

-Joel Forman - The Forman Faceoff

January 30th NHL Recap

Montreal Canadiens 4, Boston Bruins 1 (from Boston) - The Canadiens improved to 29-20-5 on the season thanks to a 4-1 win over the Boston Bruins, dropping them to 34-16-3.

Goals:

MTL - Alexei Emelin (1) - from Andrei Markov and Daniel Briere (2:16 1ST)

MTL - Max Pacioretty (23) - from Brendan Gallagher and David Desharnais (14:32 1ST) *GWG*

BOS - Dougie Hamilton (5) - from Loui Eriksson and Carl Soderberg (15:38 1ST)

MTL - Brian Gionta PPG (9) - from Tomas Plekanec and P.K. Subban (11:54 2ND)

MTL - Daniel Briere (8) - from Brendan Gallagher (13:46 2ND)

Goalies:

WG - Peter Budaj (34 saves on 35 shots: 6-4-1) LG - Tuukka Rask (15 saves on 18 shots: 24-13-3), Chad Johnson (14 saves on 15 shots in relief of Rask)

Three Stars:

3. Peter Budaj (34 saves on 35 shots for the win) - Montreal

2. Daniel Briere (1 goal, 1 assist) - Montreal

1. Brendan Gallagher (2 assists) - Montreal

Toronto Maple Leafs 6, Florida Panthers 3 (from Toronto) - The Leafs improved to 29-21-6 on the season thanks to a 6-3 win over the Florida Panthers, dropping them to 21-26-7.

Goals:

FLA - Nick Bjugstad (12) - from Scottie Upshall and Drew Shore (1:39 1ST)

FLA - Sean Bergenheim (13) - from Brad Boyes and Scott Gomez (13:50 1ST)

TOR - Cody Franson (4) - from Nazem Kadri and James van Riemsdyk (16:49 1ST)

TOR - Mason Raymond (14) - from Troy Bodie and Tim Gleason (0:27 2ND)

TOR - James van Riemsdyk PPG (22) - from Phil Kessel and Dion Phaneuf (0:58 2ND)

TOR - Nikolai Kulemin (8) - from Joffrey Lupul and Nazem Kadri (4:00 3RD) *GWG*

TOR - Joffrey Lupul PPG (16) - from Nazem Kadri and Morgan Rielly (6:22 3RD)

FLA - Dmitry Kulikov (6) - from Marcel Goc (14:29 3RD)

TOR - Tyler Bozak (10) - from Phil Kessel (18:37 3RD)

Goalies:

WG - Jonathan Bernier (35 saves on 38 shots: 19-15-5) LG - Scott Clemmensen (26 saves on 32 shots: 6-5-1)

Three Stars:

3. Joffrey Lupul (1 goal, 1 assist) - Toronto

2. James van Riemsdyk (1 goal, 1 assist) - Toronto

1. Nazem Kadri (3 assists) - Toronto

Columbus Blue Jackets 5, Washington Capitals 2 (from Columbus) - The Blue Jackets improved to 27-23-4 on the season thanks to a 5-2 win over the Washington Capitals, dropping them to 24-22-8.

Goals:

CBJ - Derek MacKenzie SHG (6) - from R.J. Umberger and Fedor Tyutin (12:18 1ST)

CBJ - Ryan Johansen (20) - from Boone Jenner and Cam Atkinson (16:56 1ST)

CBJ - Brandon Dubinsky (12) - from Ryan Murray (0:24 2ND) *GWG*

CBJ - Ryan Johansen (21) - from Jack Johnson and Fedor Tyutin (12:14 2ND)

WSH - Joel Ward SHG (14) - from John Carlson and Braden Holtby (18:19 2ND)

WSH - Eric Fehr (9) - from Dmitry Orlov and Tom Wilson (3:18 3RD)

CBJ - Cam Atkinson (17) - from Matt Calvert and Brandon Dubinsky (4:22 3RD)

Goalies:

WG - Sergei Bobrovsky (30 saves on 32 shots: 18-13-2) LG - Braden Holtby (24 saves on 29 shots: 15-13-2)

Three Stars:

3. Sergei Bobrovsky (30 saves on 32 shots for the win) - Columbus

2. Brandon Dubinsky (1 goal, 1 assist, GWG) - Columbus

1. Ryan Johansen (2 goals) - Columbus

Ottawa Senators 5, Tampa Bay Lightning 3 (from Ottawa) - The Senators improved to 24-20-10 on the season thanks to a 5-3 win over the Tampa Bay Lightning, dropping them to 31-18-5.

Goals:

OTT - Marc Methot (5) - from Mika Zibanejad and Jason Spezza (1:49 1ST)

OTT - Erik Karlsson (13) - from Jason Spezza and Milan Michalek (19:34 1ST)

TBL - Alex Killorn (13) - from Nikita Kucherov and Victor Hedman (3:10 2ND)

OTT - Zack Smith (10) - unassisted (6:25 2ND)

OTT - Kyle Turris (18) - from Bobby Ryan (18:40 2ND) *GWG*

OTT - Bobby Ryan (20) - from Kyle Turris and Clarke MacArthur (6:55 3RD)

TBL - Tyler Johnson SHG (17) - from Ondrej Palat (12:54 3RD)

TBL - Victor Hedman (11) - from Martin St. Louis and Ondrej Palat (17:08 3RD)

Goalies:

WG - Craig Anderson (35 saves on 38 shots: 18-10-7) LG - Anders Lindback (23 saves on 27 shots: 5-11-1) in relief of the injured Ben Bishop (0 saves on 1 shot)

Three Stars:

3. Jason Spezza (2 assists) - Ottawa

2. Bobby Ryan (1 goal, 1 assist) - Ottawa

1. Kyle Turris (1 goal, 1 assist) - Ottawa

New Jersey Devils 3, Dallas Stars 2 (OT) - (from Dallas) - The Devils improved to 23-21-11 on the season thanks to a 3-2 OT win over the Dallas Stars, dropping them to 24-21-9.

Goals:

NJD - Dainius Zubrus (10) - from Jaromir Jagr and Marek Zidlicky (10:59 1ST)

NJD - Travis Zajac PPG (9) - from Damien Brunner and Patrik Elias (9:50 2ND)

DAL - Jamie Benn (21) - from Tyler Seguin and Valeri Nichushkin (10:52 2ND)

DAL - Tyler Seguin (24) - from Erik Cole and Alex Chiasson (19:08 3RD)

NJD - Patrik Elias PPG (10) - from Travis Zajac and Jaromir Jagr (0:40 OT) *GWG*

Goalies:

WG - Cory Schneider (14 saves on 16 shots: 10-10-7) LG - Kari Lehtonen (21 saves on 24 shots: 20-15-9)

Three Stars:

3. Travis Zajac (1 goal, 1 assist) - New Jersey

2. Tyler Seguin (1 goal, 1 assist) - Dallas

1. Patrik Elias (1 goal, 1 assist, OT winner) - New Jersey

Colorado Avalanche 5, Minnesota Wild 4 (from Colorado) - The Avalanche improved to 34-14-5 on the season thanks to a 5-4 win over the Minnesota Wild, dropping them to 29-21-6.

Goals:

COL - Ryan O'Reilly (20) - from Matt Duchene and Jamie McGinn (4:41 1ST)

MIN - Zach Parise PPG (17) - from Dany Heatley and Ryan Suter (6:16 1ST)

COL - John Mitchell (6) - from Nate Guenin and Matt Duchene (1:43 2ND)

COL - Paul Stastny (16) - from Erik Johnson and Gabriel Landeskog (9:17 2ND)

COL - Max Talbot (6) - from John Mitchell and Nathan MacKinnon (15:26 2ND)

MIN - Zach Parise (18) - from Jason Pominville and Mikael Granlund (7:47 3RD)

MIN - Mikael Granlund (5) - from Zach Parise and Keith Ballard (12:51 3RD)

COL - Nathan MacKinnon (19) - from Andre Benoit and Tyson Barrie (17:35 3RD) *GWG*

MIN - Jason Pominville (22) - from Mikael Granlund and Zach Parise (17:46 3RD)

Goalies:

WG - Semyon Varlamov (31 saves on 35 shots: 27-9-5) LG - Niklas Backstrom (8 saves on 9 shots: 5-11-2) in relief of Darcy Kuemper (19 saves on 23 shots)

Three Stars:

3. John Mitchell (1 goal, 1 assist) - Colorado

2. Nathan MacKinnon (1 goal, 1 assist, GWG) - Colorado

1. Zach Parise (2 goals, 2 assists) - Minnesota

Calgary Flames 4, San Jose Sharks 1 (from Calgary) - The Flames improved to 20-27-7 on the season thanks to a 4-1 win over the San Jose Sharks, dropping them to 34-15-6.

Goals:

CGY - Lee Stempniak (8) - from Mikael Backlund and Dennis Wideman (9:41 1ST)

CGY - Mark Giordano (9) - from Mikael Backlund and Jiri Hudler (3:38 2ND) *GWG*

SJS - Eriah Hayes (1) - from Patrick Marleau and Tommy Wingels (0:36 3RD)

CGY - Sean Monahan (15) - from Joe Colborne and Ladislav Smid (13:00 3RD)

CGY - Jiri Hudler EN (14) - from Dennis Wideman (18:14 3RD)

Goalies:

WG - Karri Ramo (27 saves on 28 shots: 11-10-4) LG - Alex Stalock (26 saves on 29 shots: 7-4-0)

Three Stars:

3. Mikael Backlund (2 assists) - Calgary

2. Jiri Hudler (1 goal, 1 assist) - Calgary

1. Karri Ramo (27 saves on 28 shots for the win) - Calgary

Buffalo Sabres 3, Phoenix Coyotes 2 (from Phoenix) - The Sabres improved to 15-30-8 on the season thanks to a 3-2 win over the Phoenix Coyotes, dropping them to 25-19-10.

Goals:

BUF - Tyler Ennis (12) - from Matt Moulson and Zemgus Girgensons (6:08 1ST)

PHX - Antoine Vermette PPG (20) - from Mikkel Boedker and Keith Yandle (18:30 1ST)

PHX - David Moss (6) - from Jeff Halpern and Zbynek Michalek (18:48 1ST)

BUF - Steve Ott PPG (8) - from Ville Leino and Alex Sulzer (6:38 2ND)

BUF - Zemgus Girgensons SHG (5) - unassisted (1:52 3RD) *GWG*

Goalies:

WG - Ryan Miller (38 saves on 40 shots: 14-20-3) LG - Thomas Greiss (25 saves on 28 shots: 7-4-1)

Three Stars:

3. Antoine Vermette (1 goal) - Phoenix

2. Ryan Miller (38 saves on 40 shots for the win) - Buffalo

1. Zemgus Girgensons (1 goal, 1 assist, GWG) - Buffalo

Anaheim Ducks 5, Philadelphia Flyers 3 (from Anaheim) - The Ducks improved to 40-11-5 on the season thanks to a 5-3 win over the Philadelphia Flyers, dropping them to 26-23-6.

Goals:

ANA - Pat Maroon (5) - from Francois Beauchemin and Mathieu Perreault (10:38 1ST)

PHI - Vincent Lecavalier PPG (12) - from Erik Gustafsson and Steve Downie (14:35 1ST)

ANA - Ryan Getzlaf (26) - from Hampus Lindholm and Kyle Palmieri (19:24 1ST)

ANA - Corey Perry (29) - from Ryan Getzlaf and Cam Fowler (10:29 2ND)

PHI - Matt Read (14) - from Mark Streit and Sean Couturier (5:48 3RD)

ANA - Daniel Winnik SHG (2) - from Saku Koivu (12:26 3RD) *GWG*

ANA - Saku Koivu EN (9) - from Andrew Cogliano (19:36 3RD)

PHI - Matt Read (15) - from Luke Schenn and 

Goalies:

WG - Frederik Andersen (27 saves on 29 shots: 14-2-0) LG - Steve Mason (23 saves on 27 shots: 20-14-5)

Three Stars:

3. Matt Read (2 goals) - Philadelphia

2. Sau Koivu (1 goal, 1 assist) - Anaheim

1. Ryan Getzlaf (1 goal, 1 assist) - Anaheim

Pittsburgh Penguins 4, Los Angeles Kings 1 (from Los Angeles) - The Penguins improved to 38-14-2 on the season thanks to a 4-1 win over the Los Angeles Kings, dropping them to 30-20-6

Goals:

PIT - Evgeni Malkin (15) - from Jussi Jokinen and James Neal (0:57 1ST)

LAK - Anze Kopitar PPG (16) - from Drew Doughty and Slava Voynov (9:32 1ST)

PIT - Chris Kunitz PPG (27) - from Jussi Jokinen and Sidney Crosby (10:50 1ST) *GWG*

PIT - Jussi Jokinen PPG (16) - from Evgeni Malkin and Matt Niskanen (11:47 1ST)

PIT - Tanner Glass (4) - from Matt Niskanen and Olli Maatta (11:44 2ND)

Goalies:

WG - Jeff Zatkoff (30 saves on 31 shots: 9-2-1) LG - Jonathan Quick (4 saves on 7 shots: 15-11-2), Martin Jones (14 saves on 15 shots in relief of Jonathan Quick)

Three Stars:

3. Jeff Zatkoff (30 saves on 31 shots for the win) - Pittsburgh

2. Evgeni Malkin (1 goal, 1 assist) - Pittsburgh

1. Jussi Jokinen (1 goal, 2 assists) - Pittsburgh

Three Stars of the Night:

3. Ryan Getzlaf - The Ducks Captain had a Gordie Howe hat trick, 1 goal 1 assist and 1 fight, in the Ducks 5-3 win over the Flyers.

2. Jussi Jokinen - Jokinen scored 1 goal and added 2 assists in the Penguins 4-1 win over the Kings.

1. Zach Parise - Parise scored 2 goals and added 2 assists in the Wild's 5-4 loss to the Avs.

Interesting Stats of the Night:

-Ryan Getzlaf scored his 26th goal of the season, a new career high for the Ducks Captain (in only 52 games). He scored 25 in 2006-2007 (82 games) and in 2008-2009 (81 games). Getzlaf also had a Gordie Howe hat trick tonight.

-The Avs beat the Wild for the 4th time this season, finishing up the season series 4-0-1.

-Eriah Hayes scored his 1st NHL goal for the Sharks. 

-Nathan MacKinnon scored his 5 GWG of the season, which is good for 5th best overall in the NHL.

-Rookie G Frederik Andersen improved to 14-2-0 in his 1st season.

-The Ducks became the 1st team in the NHL to 40 wins this season.

Current Winning/Losing Streaks (3 or more games):

Calgary Flames - 4 game winning streak

St. Louis Blues - 3 game winning streak

Edmonton Oilers - 3 game winning streak

San Jose Sharks - 3 game losing streak

Forman Faceoff Highlight of the Night:

-Corey Perry's goal gets it tonight, vintage Getzlaf to Perry: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HfW8rJXTeCE

Honourable Mentions:

-Craig Anderson save on Vincent Lecavalier: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cXcCV2CRol8

-Tanner Glass backhand goal: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ht1eYbwPPLo

-Nathan MacKinnon game-winning goal: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JPdgghxtCLU

-Niklas Backstrom save on John Mitchell: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SkExGwX4ANg

-Danny Briere goal: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oPEG5dwskz0

-Ryan Johansen goal: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aC95p2jhrSc

What's up next (January 31st) - There are 5 NHL games on tap for Friday:

1. New York Islanders vs. New York Rangers @7PM ET (In New York R.)

2. St. Louis Blues vs. Carolina Hurricanes @7PM ET (In Carolina)

3. Washington Capitals vs. Detroit Red Wings @730PM ET (In Detroit) {***Forman's Game of the Night***}

4. New Jersey Devils vs. Nashville Predators @8PM ET (In Nashville)

5. Vancouver Canucks vs. Winnipeg Jets @830PM ET (In Winnipeg

January 29th NHL Recap

New York Rangers 2, New York Islanders 1 (from Yankee Stadium) - The Rangers improved to 29-23-3 on the season thanks to a 2-1 win over the New York Islanders, dropping them to 21-27-8.

Goals:

NYI - Brock Nelson (10) - from Matt Donovan and Cal Clutterbuck (18:33 2ND)

NYR - Benoit Pouliot (9) - from Derick Brassard and Mats Zuccarello (19:13 2ND)

NYR - Dan Carcillo (3) - from Dominic Moore and Brian Boyle (4:36 3RD) *GWG*

Goalies:

WG - Henrik Lundqvist (30 saves on 31 shots: 19-18-3) LG - Evgeni Nabokov (32 saves on 34 shots: 9-9-5)

Three Stars:

3. Evgeni Nabokov (34 saves on 36 shots) - New York I.

2. Dan Carcillo (1 goal, GWG) - New York R.

1. Henrik Lundqvist (30 saves on 31 shots for the win) - New York R.

Edmonton Oilers 3, San Jose Sharks 0 (from Edmonton) - The Oilers improved to 18-32-6 on the season thanks to a 3-0 shutout of the San Jose Sharks, dropping them to 34-14-6.

Goals:

EDM - Justin Schultz (7) - from Nick Schultz and Taylor Hall (10:51 1ST) *GWG*

EDM - Taylor Hall (19) - from Jordan Eberle and Ryan Nugent-Hopkins (6:10 3RD)

EDM - Jordan Eberle PPG (19) - from Ryan Nugent-Hopkins and Taylor Hall (18:40 3RD)

Goalies:

WG - Ben Scrivens (59 saves on 59 shots: 9-7-4) LG - Antti Niemi (24 saves on 27 shots: 27-11-6)

Three Stars:

3. Jordan Eberle (1 goal, 1 assist) - Edmonton

2. Taylor Hall (1 goal, 2 assists) - Edmonton

1. Ben Scrivens (59 saves on 59 shots for the shutout) - Edmonton

Chicago Blackhawks 5, Vancouver Canucks 2 (from Vancouver) - The Hawks improved to 33-10-13 on the season thanks to a 5-2 win over the Vancouver Canucks, dropping them to 27-19-9

Goals:

VAN - Chris Higgins (15) - from Ryan Kesler and Alexander Edler (0:16 1ST)

VAN - Tom Sestito (5) - from Ryan Stanton and Zack Kassian (2:44 2ND)

CHI - Marian Hossa PPG (24) - from Kris Versteeg and Brandon Saad (6:30 2ND)

CHI - Brandon Saad (16) - from Sheldon Brookbank and Michal Handzus (9:39 2ND)

CHI - Jonathan Toews (18) - from Brent Seabrook and Patrick Sharp (10:47 2ND) *GWG*

CHI - Patrick Sharp (27) - from Jonathan Toews and Duncan Keith (14:11 2ND)

CHI - Brandon Saad EN (17) - from Marian Hossa (19:22 3RD)

Goalies:

WG - Corey Crawford (29 saves on 31 shots: 20-8-9) LG - Roberto Luongo (35 saves on 39 shots: 19-13-6)

Three Stars:

3. Patrick Sharp (1 goal, 1 assist) - Chicago

2. Marian Hossa (1 goal, 1 assist) - Chicago

1. Brandon Saad (2 goal, 1 assist) - Chicago

Three Stars of the Night:

3. Brandon Saad - Saad scored 2 goals and added an assist in the Hawks 5-2 win over the Canucks

2. Henrik Lundqvist - Lundqvist made 30 saves on 31 shots to move to 2-0 at Yankee Stadium.

1. Ben Scrivens - Scrivens had the best game of his career, a stunning 59 save shutout in the Oilers 3-0 win over the Sharks.

Interesting Stats of the Night:

-The Rangers won both Stadium Series games at Yankee Stadium, beating the Devils 7-3 on Sunday and the Islanders 2-1 tonight.

 -Ben Scrivens made a remarkable 59 saves in a 3-0 shutout over the San Jose Sharks, an expansion-era record for most saves in a shutout.

-The Hawks scored 5 unanswered goals in their 5-2 win over the Canucks.

Current Winning/Losing Streaks (3 or more games):

Boston Bruins - 4 game winning streak

St. Louis Blues - 3 game winning streak
Calgary Flames - 3 game winning streak

Edmonton Oilers - 3 game winning streak

Columbus Blue Jackets - 3 game losing streak

Forman Faceoff Highlight of the Night:

-Brock Nelson's goal from the Stadium Series gets it tonight: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m7frCwOQ1H8

Honourable Mentions:

-Ben Scrivens glove save on Jason Demers: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ye4GVtY1v6s

-Ben Scrivens saves on Patrick Marleau: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6sjFvG18L1s

-Marian Hossa PPG: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VEr8B4Aa9ZI

What's up next (January 30th) - There are 10 NHL games on tap fir Thursday:

1. Montreal Canadiens vs. Boston Bruins @7PM ET (In Boston)

2. Florida Panthers vs. Toronto Maple Leafs @7PM ET (In Toronto)

3. Washington Capitals vs. Columbus Blue Jackets @7PM ET (In Columbus)

4. Tampa Bay Lightning vs. Ottawa Senators @730PM ET (In Ottawa)

5. New Jersey Devils vs. Dallas Stars @830PM ET (In Dallas)

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

7. San Jose Sharks vs. Calgary Flames @9PM ET (In Calgary)

8. Buffalo Sabres vs. Phoenix Coyotes @9PM ET (In Phoenix)

9. Philadelphia Flyers vs. Anaheim Ducks @10PM ET (In Anaheim) {***Forman's Game of the Night***}

10. Pittsburgh Penguins vs. Los Angeles Kings @1030PM ET (In Los Angeles)

-Joel Forman - The Forman Faceoff

January 28th NHL Recap

Boston Bruins 6, Florida Panthers 2 (from Boston) - The Bruins improved to 34-15-3 on the season thanks to a 6-2 rout of the Florida Panthers, dropping them to 21-25-7.

Goals:

BOS - Milan Lucic (14) - from Jarome Iginla and David Krejci (7:41 1ST)
BOS - Zdeno Chara (13) - from Torey Krug and David Krejci (15:26 1ST)
BOS - Milan Lucic (15) - from Matt Bartkowski and David Krejci (1:46 2ND)
BOS - Reilly Smith PPG (18) - from Carl Soderberg and Loui Eriksson (14:54 2ND)
FLA - Brad Boyes (14) - from Nick Bjugstad (19:27 2ND)
FLA - Dmitry Kulikov PPG (5) - from Sean Bergenheim and Scott Gomez (4:00 3RD)
BOS - Shawn Thornton (4) - from Gregory Campbell (8:14 3RD)
BOS - David Krejci (11) - unassisted (17:51 3RD)

Goalies:

WG - Tuukka Rask (28 saves on 30 shots: 24-12-3) LG - Tim Thomas (35 saves on 41 shots: 14-15-3)

Three Stars:

3. Shawn Thornton (1 goal) - Boston

2. Milan Lucic (2 goals, GWG) - Boston

1. David Krejci (1 goal, 3 assists) - Boston

Toronto Maple Leafs 3, Tampa Bay Lightning 2 (from Toronto) - The Leafs improved to 28-21-6 on the season thanks to a 3-2 win over the Tampa Bay Lightning, dropping them to 31-17-5.

Goals:

TOR - Nazem Kadri (13) - unassisted (1:49 2ND)
TOR - Nazem Kadri (14) - from Joffrey Lupul and Carl Gunnarsson (9:47 2ND)
TBL - Matt Carle (2) - from Ondrej Palat and Nikita Kucherov (13:13 2ND)
TBL - Mark Barberio (4) - from Ondrej Palat and B.J. Crombeen (17:12 2ND)
TOR - James van Riemsdyk (21) - from Phil Kessel and Tyler Bozak (15:57 3RD)

Goalies:

WG - Jonathan Bernier (40 saves on 42 shots: 18-15-5) LG - Ben Bishop (23 saves on 26 shots: 26-7-4)

Three Stars:

3. Ondrej Palat (2 assists) - Tampa Bay

2. Nazem Kadri (2 goals) - Toronto

1. Jonathan Bernier (40 saves on 42 shots for the win) - Toronto

Philadelphia Flyers 5, Detroit Red Wings 0 (from Philadelphia) - The Flyers improved to 26-22-6 on the season thanks to a 5-0 shutout of the Detroit Red Wings, dropping them to 23-19-11.

Goals:

PHI - Scott Hartnell PPG (13) - from Kimmo Timonen and Claude Giroux (13:42 1ST)
PHI - Scott Hartnell (14) - from Claude Giroux and Mark Streit (8:08 2ND)
PHI - Adam Hall (3) - from Michael Raffl and Erik Gustafsson (11:02 2ND)
PHI - Claude Giroux (16) - from Scott Hartnell and Jakub Voracek (10:22 3RD)
PHI - Sean Couturier (9) - from Mark Streit (16:09 3RD)

Goalies:

WG - Steve Mason (33 saves on 33 shots: 20-13-5) LG - Jonas Gustavsson (23 saves on 28 shots: 13-4-3)

Three Stars:

3. Claude Giroux (1 goal, 2 assists) - Philadelphia

2. Steve Mason (33 saves on 33 shots for the shutout) - Philadelphia 

1. Scott Hartnell (2 goals, 1 assist, GWG) - Philadelphia

Ottawa Senators 3, Columbus Blue Jackets 2 (from Columbus) - The Senators improved to 23-20-10 on the season thanks to a 3-2 win over the Columbus Blue Jackets, dropping them to 26-23-4.

Goals:

OTT - Stephane Da Costa PPG (1) - from Milan Michalek and Erik Karlsson (8:06 1ST)
OTT - Stephane Da Costa (2) - from Jason Spezza and Cory Conacher (6:24 2ND)
CBJ - Cam Atkinson PPG (16) - from Matt Calvert and James Wisniewski (12:00 2ND)
CBJ - James Wisniewski PPG (5) - from Cam Atkinson and Jack Johnson (7:16 3RD)
OTT - Jason Spezza PPG (14) - from Colin Greening and Marc Methot (15:02 3RD)

Goalies:

WG - Craig Anderson (34 saves on 36 shots: 17-10-7) LG - Curtis McElhinney (25 saves on 28 shots: 8-9-1)

Three Stars:

3. Cam Atkinson (1 goal, 1 assist) - Columbus

2. Stephane Da Costa (2 goals) - Ottawa

1. Jason Spezza (1 goal, 1 assist, GWG) - Ottawa

Washington Capitals 5, Buffalo Sabres 4 (OT) - (from Buffalo) - The Capitals improved to 24-21-8 on the season thanks to a 5-4 OT win over the Buffalo Sabres, dropping them to 14-30-8.

Goals:

WSH - Alexander Ovechkin PPG (37) - from Nicklas Backstrom and Troy Brouwer (3:49 1ST)
WSH - Alexander Ovechkin (38) - from Mike Green and Marcus Johansson (4:42 1ST)
BUF - Christian Ehrhoff (4) - from Matt Moulson and Tyler Ennis (13:45 1ST)
BUF - Cody Hodgson PPG (13) - from Matt Moulson and Tyler Ennis (1:41 2ND)
WSH - Mike Green (6) - from Dmitry Orlov and Jay Beagle (10:09 2ND)
BUF - Phil Varone (1) - from Marcus Foligno and Brian Flynn (11:11 2ND)
WSH - Troy Brouwer PPG (10) - from Martin Erat and Alexander Ovechkin (16:57 2ND)
BUF - Cody Hodgson (14) - unassisted (6:48 3RD)
WSH - Mike Green (7) - from Alexander Ovechkin and Martin Erat (1:00 OT)

Goalies:

WG - Braden Holtby (23 saves on 27 shots: 15-12-2) LG - Jhonas Enroth (30 saves on 35 shots: 1-10-5)

Three Stars:

3. Cody Hodgson (2 goals) - Buffalo 

2. Mike Green (2 goals, 1 assist, OT winner) - Washington

1. Alexander Ovechkin (2 goals, 2 assists) - Washington

Montreal Canadiens 3, Carolina Hurricanes 0 (from Montreal) - The Canadiens improved to 28-20-5 on the season thanks to a 3-0 shutout of the Carolina Hurricanes, dropping them to 24-20-9.

Goals:

MTL - Brandon Prust (5) - from Josh Gorges and Rene Bourque (6:11 1ST)
MTL - Brendan Gallagher (14) - from David Desharnais and Max Pacioretty (18:44 1ST)
MTL - Max Pacioretty (22) - from Andrei Markov and Brendan Gallagher (1:41 2ND)

Goalies:

WG - Carey Price (36 saves on 36 shots: 23-16-4) LG - Anton Khudobin (27 saves on 30 shots: 11-4-0)

Three Stars:

3. Max Pacioretty (1 goal, 1 assist) - Montreal

2. Brendan Gallagher (1 goal, 1 assist) - Montreal

1. Carey Price (36 saves on 36 shots for the shutout) - Montreal

St. Louis Blues 3, New Jersey Devils 0 (from St. Louis) - The Blues improved to 36-11-5 on the season thanks to a 3-0 shutout of the New Jersey Devils, dropping them to 22-21-11.

Goals:

STL - Alexander Steen (27) - from Jaden Schwartz and David Backes (3:25 1ST)
STL - Brenden Morrow PPG (8) - from Jay Bouwmeester and Patrik Berglund (9:42 3RD)
STL - Maxim Lapierre EN (7) - from Magnus Paajarvi and Patrik Berglund (17:52 3RD)

Goalies:

WG - Jaroslav Halak (23 saves on 23 shots: 23-7-3) LG - Cory Schneider (22 saves on 24 shots: 9-10-7)

Three Stars:

3. Brenden Morrow (1 goal) - St. Louis

2. Alexander Steen (1 goal, GWG) - St. Louis

1. Jaroslav Halak (23 saves on 23 shots for the shutout) - St. Louis

Nashville Predators 4, Winnipeg Jets 3 (from Winnipeg) - The Predators improved to 24-23-8 on the season thanks to a 4-3 win over the Winnipeg Jets, dropping them to 25-25-5 (.500)

Goals:

NSH - Seth Jones (5) - from Michael Del Zotto and Craig Smith (3:48 1ST)
WPG - Chris Thorburn (1) - from Mark Stuart and Jacob Trouba (4:10 1ST)
NSH - Roman Josi (7) - from Craig Smith and David Legwand (0:42 2ND)
NSH - Nick Spaling (10) - from Paul Gaustad and Colton Sissons (17:18 2ND)
WPG - Mark Scheifele (11) - unassisted (18:13 2ND)
WPG - Blake Wheeler (22) - from Mark Scheifele and Jacob Trouba (18:40 2ND)
NSH - Mike Fisher PPG (14) - from Patric Hornqvist and Shea Weber (0:42 3RD)

Goalies:

WG - Carter Hutton (24 saves on 27 shots: 12-8-2) LG - Ondrej Pavelec (21 saves on 25 shots: 16-21-4)

Three Stars:

3. Seth Jones (1 goal) - Nashville

2. Mark Scheifele (1 goal, 1 assist) - Winnipeg

1. Mike Fisher (1 goal, GWG) - Nashville

Phoenix Coyotes 3, Los Angeles Kings 0 (from Phoenix) - the Coyotes improved to 25-18-10 on the season thanks to a 3-0 shutout of the Los Angeles Kings, dropping them to 30-19-6.

Goals:

PHX - Oliver Ekman-Larsson (7) - from Antoine Vermette (15:57 1ST)
PHX - Oliver Ekman-Larsson PPG (8) - from Shane Doan and Mikkel Boedker (3:16 2ND)
PHX - Antoine Vermette (19) - from Mikkel Boedker and Lauri Korpikoski (8:47 3RD)

Goalies:

WG - Thomas Greiss (30 saves on 30 shots: 7-3-1) LG - Jonathan Quick (26 saves on 29 shots: 15-10-2)

Three Stars:

3. Antoine Vermette (1 goal, 1 assist) - Phoenix

2. Oliver Ekman-Larsson (2 goals, GWG) - Phoenix

1. Thomas Greiss (30 saves on 30 shots for the shutout) - Phoenix

Calgary Flames 5, Chicago Blackhawks 4 (OT) - (from Calgary) - The Flames improved to 19-27-7 on the season thanks to a 5-4 OT win over the Chicago Blackhawks, dropping them to 32-10-13.

Goals:

CGY - Mikael Backlund (10) - from Lee Stempniak (1:13 1ST)
CHI - Patrick Kane (25) - from Kris Versteeg and Nick Leddy (5:43 1ST)
CGY - Lance Bouma (5) - from Matt Stajan (11:34 1ST)
CHI - Marian Hossa (22) - from Jonathan Toews and Duncan Keith (16:35 1ST)
CGY - Matt Stajan (9) - from David Jones (3:21 2ND)
CGY - Mikael Backlund SHG (11) - from Lee Stempniak and Mark Giordano (10:25 2ND)
CHI - Ben Smith (7) - from Brandon Bollig and Johnny Oduya (13:12 2ND)
CHI - Marian Hossa SHG (23) - from Niklas Hjarlmasson and Brandon Saad (17:33 2ND)
CGY - T.J. Brodie (4) - from Sean Monahan and Lee Stempniak (2:26 OT)

Goalies:

WG - Karri Ramo (9 saves on 9 shots: 10-10-4) in relief of Reto Berra (20 saves on 24 shots) LG - Corey Crawford (13 saves on 14 shots: 19-8-9) in relief of Antti Raanta (11 saves on 15 shots)

Three Stars:

3. Matt Stajan (1 goal, 1 assist) - Calgary

2. Marian Hossa (2 goals) - Chicago

1. Mikael Backlund (2 goals) - Calgary

Minnesota Wild 4. Anaheim Ducks 2 (from Anaheim) - The Wild improved to 29-20-6 on the season thanks to 4-2 win over the Anaheim Ducks, dropping them to 39-11-5.

Goals:

MIN - Jason Pominville (21) - from Mikael Granlund and Zach Parise (7:57 1ST)
ANA - Dustin Penner (13) - from Ryan Getzlaf and Corey Perry (18:13 1ST)
MIN - Mikael Granlund PPG (4) - from Zach Parise and Ryan Suter (0:13 2ND)
MIN - Zach Parise (16) - from Marco Scandella and Nate Prosser (6:35 3RD)
MIN - Erik Haula (2) - from Jason Pominville and Marco Scandella (8:21 3RD)
ANA - Mathieu Perreault PPG (10) - from Teemu Selanne (10:53 3RD)

Goalies:

WG - Darcy Kuemper (31 saves on 33 shots: 6-3-1) LG - Jonas Hiller (29 saves on 33 shots: 24-7-4)

Three Stars:

3. Mikael Granlund (1 goal, 1 assist) - Minnesota

2. Jason Pominville (1 goal, 1 assist) - Minnesota

1. Zach Parise (1 goal, 2 assist) - Minnesota

Three Stars of the Night:

3. Scott Hartnell - Hartnell scored 2 goals (including the GWG) and added an assist in the Flyers 5-0 shutout of the Red Wings.

2. David Krejci - Krejci scored 1 goal and added 3 assists in the Bruins 6-2 rout of the Panthers.

1. Alexander Ovechkin - Ovechkin scored 2 goals and added 2 assists in the Capitals 5-4 OT win over the Sabres.
Honourable Mentions:
-Claude Giroux - Giroux scored 1 goal and added 2 assists.
-Steve Mason - Mason made 33 saves for his 2nd shutout of the season.
-Carey Price - Price made 36 saves for his 3rd shutout of the season.
-Jaroslav Halak - Halak made 23 saves for his 4th shutout of the season.
-Mike Green - Green scored 2 goals (including the OT winner) and added an assist.
-Thomas Greiss - Greiss made 30 saves for his 2nd shutout of the season

-Zach Parise - Parise scored 1 goal and added 2 assists.

Interesting Stats of the Night:

-Alexander Ovechkin scored 2 goals tonight to improve his NHL-lead to 38 goals (10 better than 2nd place).
-After winning a franchise-best 8 games in a row, the Blue Jackets have now dropped 3 straight games.
-Tim Thomas had a harsh homecoming in his first game in Boston as an opponent, letting in 6 goals on 41 shots in a 6-2 loss.

-Phil Varone scored his 1st NHL goal for the Sabres.
-Colton Sissons picked up 1 assist in his NHL debut for the Predators.
-It was a good night for the goalies in the NHL, as 4 goalies picked up shutouts (Steve Mason, Carey Price, Jaroslav Halak and Thomas Greiss).
-All 4 goalies dressed in the Flames/Hawks game played in the game.

Current Winning/Losing Streaks (3 or more games):

Boston Bruins - 4 game winning streak

St. Louis Blues - 3 game winning streak
Calgary Flames - 3 game winning streak

Chicago Blackhawks - 4 game losing streak
Columbus Blue Jackets - 3 game losing streak

Forman Faceoff Highlight of the Night:

-Seth Jones gets it tonight for his great coast-to-coast goal: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BH1Pn280aYw
Honourable Mentions:
-Shawn Thornton goal: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2WvHlOI77vI
-Nazem Kadri goal: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hXzt5_krmdg
-Jonathan Bernier save on Martin St. Louis: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ft0ZXts9KCw

What's up next (January 29th) - There are 3 NHL games on tap for Wednesday:
1. New York Rangers vs. New York Islanders @7:30 PM (from Yankee Stadium) {**Stadium Series**}
2. San Jose Sharks vs. Edmonton Oilers @930PM ET (In Edmonton)
3. Chicago Blackhawks vs. Vancouver Canucks @1030PM ET (In Vancouver) {***Forman's Game of the Night***}

-Joel Forman - The Forman Faceoff

January 27th NHL Recap

Boston Bruins 6, New York Islanders 3 (from New York) - The Bruins improved to 33-15-3 on the season thanks to a 6-3 win over the New York Islanders, dropping them to 21-26-8.

Goals:

BOS - Loui Eriksson (6) - from Dan Paille and Torey Krug (7:47 1ST)

NYI - Frans Nielsen (18) - from Kyle Okposo (15:29 1ST)

BOS - Brad Marchand (17) - from Patrice Bergeron and Reilly Smith (4:50 2ND)

NYI - Michael Grabner (9) - from Kyle Okposo and Thomas Hickey (8:20 2ND)

BOS - Reilly Smith (17) - from Shawn Thornton and Brad Marchand (12:21 2ND)

NYI - Kyle Okposo (23) - from Michael Grabner (15:08 2ND)

BOS - Carl Soderberg (7) - from Milan Lucic and Jarome Iginla (19:27 2ND) *GWG*

BOS - Patrice Bergeron (14) - from Brad Marchand (2:17 3RD)

BOS - Zdeno Chara (12) - from Brad Marchand and Dougie Hamilton (8:12 3RD)

Goalies:

WG - Chad Johnson (34 saves on 37 shots: 9-3-0) LG - Kevin Poulin (30 saves on 36 shots: 11-16-1), Evgeni Nabokov (1 saves on 1 shots in relief of Poulin)

Three Stars:

3. Kyle Okposo (1 goal, 2 assists) - New York

2. Patrice Bergeron (1 goal, 1 assist) - Boston

1. Brad Marchand (1 goal, 3 assists) - Boston

Carolina Hurricanes 3, Columbus Blue Jackets 2 (from Carolina) - The Hurricanes improved to 24-19-9 on the season thanks to a 3-2 win over the Columbus Blue Jackets, dropping them to 26-22-4.

Goals:

CBJ - Derek MacKenzie (5) - from Fedor Tyutin and Corey Tropp (2:25 1ST)

CBJ - R.J. Umberger (14) - from Ryan Johansen and Nick Foligno (2:42 1ST)

CAR - Eric Staal (13) - from Alexander Semin and Justin Faulk (11:18 3RD)

CAR - Eric Staal (14) - from Jiri Tlusty (12:18 3RD)

CAR - Jordan Staal (11) - from Elias Lindholm and Jeff Skinner (14:05 3RD) *GWG*

Goalies:

WG - Anton Khudobin (22 saves on 24 shots: 11-3-0) LG - Sergei Bobrovsky (32 saves on 35 shots: 17-13-2)

Three Stars:

3. R.J. Umberger (1 goal) - Columbus

2. Jordan Staal (1 goal, GWG) - Carolina

1. Eric Staal (2 goals) - Carolina

Pittsburgh Penguins 3, Buffalo Sabres 0 (from Pittsburgh) - The Penguins improved to 37-14-2 on the season thanks to a 3-0 shutout of the Buffalo Sabres, dropping them to 14-30-7.

Goals:

PIT - Chris Kunitz (26) - from Brian Gibbons and Sidney Crosby (5:44 2ND) *GWG*

PIT - Deryk Engelland (4) - from Craig Adams and Tanner Glass (12:05 2ND)

PIT - Tanner Glass EN (3) - from Craig Adams and Sidney Crosby (19:32 3RD)

Goalies:

WG - Marc-Andre Fleury (24 saves on 24 shots: 29-12-1) LG - Ryan Miller (31 saves on 33 shots: 13-20-3)

Three Stars:

3. Tanner Glass (1 goal, 1 assist) - Pittsburgh

2. Sidney Crosby (2 assists) - Pittsburgh

1. Marc-Andre Fleury (24 saves on 24 shots for the shutout) - Pittsburgh

Colorado Avalanche 4, Dallas Stars 3 (from Dallas) - The Avalanche improved to 33-14-5 on the season thanks to a 4-3 win over the Dallas Stars, dropping them to 24-21-8.

Goals:

COL - Nathan MacKinnon (18) - from Max Talbot and Tyson Barrie (1:40 1ST)

COL - Jamie McGinn (12) - from Ryan O'Reilly and Matt Duchene (15:57 1ST)

DAL - Jamie Benn (20) - from Tyler Seguin (17:27 1ST)

DAL - Tyler Seguin PPG (22) - from Jamie Benn and Alex Goligoski (1:02 2ND)

COL - Paul Stastny PPG (15) - from Gabriel Landeskog (17:57 2ND)

DAL - Tyler Seguin (23) - from Alex Goligoski and Sergei Gonchar (18:13 2ND)

COL - Alex Tanguay (4) - from Gabriel Landeskog and Max Talbot (4:13 3RD) *GWG*

Goalies:

WG - Semyon Varlamov (41 saves on 44 shots: 26-9-5) LG - Kari Lehtonen (17 saves on 21 shots: 20-15-8)

Three Stars:

3. Gabriel Landeskog (2 assists) - Colorado

2. Tyler Seguin (2 goals, 1 assist) - Dallas

1. Semyon Varlamov (41 saves on 44 shots for the win) - Colorado

Edmonton Oilers 4, Vancouver Canucks 2 (from Vancouver) - The Oilers improved to 17-32-6 on the season thanks to a 4-2 win over the Vancouver Canucks, dropping them to 27-18-9.

Goals:

EDM - David Perron (20) - from Sam Gagner and Nail Yakupov (9:11 1ST)

VAN - Jordan Schroeder (1) - from David Booth (12:33 1ST)

EDM - David Perron (21) - from Nail Yakupov (17:34 1ST)

VAN - Jordan Schroeder (2) - from Kevin Bieksa and Ryan Stanton (2:39 2ND)

EDM - Jesse Joensuu (3) - from Ryan Smyth and Taylor Hall (2:20 3RD) *GWG*

EDM - David Perron EN (22 - Hat Trick) - unassisted (18:51 3RD)

Goalies:

WG - Ilya Bryzgalov (25 saves on 27 shots: 4-8-3) LG - Roberto Luongo (16 saves on 19 shots: 19-12-6) 

Three Stars:

3. Ilya Bryzgalov (25 saves on 27 shots for the win) - Edmonton

2. Jordan Schroeder (2 goals) - Vancouver

1. David Perron (3 goals) - Edmonton

Los Angeles Kings 1, San Jose Sharks 0 (from San Jose) - The Kings improved to 30-18-6 on the season thanks to a 1-0 shutout of the San Jose Sharks, dropping them to 34-13-6.

Goals:

LAK - Anze Kopitar (15) - from Jeff Carter and Drew Doughty (17:56 2ND) *GWG*

Goalies:

WG - Jonathan Quick (23 saves on 23 shots: 15-9-2) LG - Alex Stalock (7-3-0)

Three Stars:

3. Anze Kopitar (1 goal, GWG) - Los Angeles

2. Alex Stalock (20 saves on 21 shots) - San Jose

1. Jonathan Quick (23 saves on 23 shots for the shutout) - Los Angeles

Three Stars of the Night:

3. Marc-Andre Fleury - MAF made 24 saves on 24 shots in the Penguins 3-0 win over the Sabres.

2. David Perron - Perron scored his 2nd career hat trick in the Oilers 4-2 win over the Canucks. 

1. Brad Marchand - The NHL's hottest player right now continued his scoring surge with 1 goal and 3 assists in the Bruins 6-3 win over the Islanders.

Interesting Stats of the Night:

-Brad Marchand is on fire recently, riding a 6-game point streak with 7 goals, 5 assists for 12 points. 

-David Perron scored his 2nd career hat trick in a 4-2 win over the Canucks, the same team he scored his 1st career hat trick on. He scored 3 goals tonight and now has 22 goals in his 1st season in Edmonton (51 games). This sets a career high for goals, as he scored 21 in 57 games in 2011-12 for St. Louis.

-Nathan MacKinnon scored his rookie-leading 18th goal of the season.

-Marc-Andre Fleury picked up his 4th shutout of the season, 1 back of Tuukka Rask for the NHL lead.

-Paul Stastny has 5 goals in 4 games this season against the Dallas Stars.

-Weird play in Dallas tonight, Lindy ruff whistles for a line change and Paul Stastny stopped playing: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qY_yqAN8Vzk

Current Winning/Losing Streaks (3 or more games):

Carolina Hurricanes - 4 game winning streak

Tampa Bay Lighting - 3 game winning streak

Boston Bruins - 3 game winning streak

Montreal Canadiens - 4 game losing streak

Philadelphia Flyers - 3 game losing streak

Chicago Blackhawks - 3 game losing streak

Forman Faceoff Highlight of the Night:

-Jordan Staal gets it tonight with this fantastic deke and goal: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hgtSer6Bb30

Honourable Mentions:

-All 3 Carolina goals from the Staals: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=deTTQdnGMmY

-Jonathan Quick glove save on Bracken Kearns: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9o1PRFCBvaE

-Ilya Bryzgalov 2 saves on Chris Higgins: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d7Vg6-2GVFY

What's up next (January 28th) - There are 11 NHL games on tap for Tuesday: 

1. Florida Panthers vs. Boston Bruins @7PM ET (In Boston)

2. Tampa Bay Lightning vs. Toronto Maple Leafs @7PM ET (In Toronto)

3. Detroit Red Wings vs. Philadelphia Flyers @7PM ET (In Philadelphia) {***Forman's Game of the Night***}

4. Ottawa Senators vs. Columbus Blue Jackets @7PM ET (In Columbus)

5. Washington Capitals vs. Buffalo Sabres @730PM ET (In Buffalo)

6. Carolina Hurricanes vs. Montreal Canadiens @730PM ET (In Montreal)

7. New Jersey Devils vs. St. Louis Blues @8PM ET (In St. Louis)

8. Nashville Predators vs. Winnipeg Jets @8PM ET (In Winnipeg)

9. Los Angeles Kings vs. Phoenix Coyotes @9PM ET (In Phoenix)

10. Chicago Blackhawks vs. Calgary Flames @930PM ET (In Calgary)

11. Minnesota Wild vs. Anaheim Ducks @10PM ET (In Anaheim)

-Joel Forman - The Forman Faceoff