Buffalo Sabres 2, Washington Capitals 1 (SO) - (from Washington) - The Sabres improved to 13-26-5 on the season thanks to a 2-1 shootout win over the Washington Capitals, dropping them to 22-16-7
Goals:
WSH - Jason Chimera (8) - from Joel Ward and Connor Carrick (11:01 1ST)
BUF - Tyler Ennis PPG (9) - from Cody Hodgson and Christian Ehrhoff (18:09 1ST)
Shootout winner - Cody Hodgson (BUF)
Goalies:
WG - Ryan Miller (28 saves on 29 shots: 12-18-1) LG - Philipp Grubauer (30 saves on 31 shots: 6-2-4)
Three Stars:
3. Cody Hodgson (1 assist, shootout winner) - Buffalo
2. Philipp Grubauer (30 saves on 31 shots) - Washington
1. Ryan Miller (28 saves on 29 shots for the win) - Buffalo
New York Islanders 4, Dallas Stars 2 (from Dallas) - The Islanders improved to 18-22-7 on the season thanks to a 4-2 win over the Dallas Stars, dropping them to 20-18-7.
Goals:
DAL - Ray Whitney (5) - from Alex Chiasson and Vernon Fiddler (11:45 1ST)
DAL - Sergei Gonchar (1) - unassisted (18:12 1ST)
NYI - Kyle Okposo (18) - from Thomas Vanek and John Tavares (10:47 2ND)
NYI - Kyle Okposo (19) - from Calvin de Haan (15:44 3RD)
NYI - John Tavares (21) - from Calvin de Haan and Thomas Vanek (18:36 3RD) *GWG*
NYI - Brock Nelson EN (6) - from Josh Bailey (19:08 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - Kevin Poulin (29 saves on 31 shots: 9-12-0) LG - Dan Ellis (27 saves on 30 shots: 4-5-0)
Three Stars:
3. Thomas Vanek (2 assists) - New York
2. Kyle Okposo (2 goals) - New York
1. John Tavares (1 goal, 1 assist, GWG) - New York
Toronto Maple Leafs 3, New Jersey Devils 2 (SO) - (from Toronto) - The Leafs improved to 22-20-5 on the season thanks to a 3-2 shootout win over the New Jersey Devils, dropping them to 19-18-10.
Goals:
TOR - Tyler Bozak (7) - from Phil Kessel and Tim Gleason (15:53 1ST)
NJD - Adam Henrique PPG (11) - from Ryan Clowe and Andy Greene (1:39 2ND)
TOR - James van Riemsdyk PPG (17) - from Cody Franson and Phil Kessel (5:56 2ND)
NDJ - Ryan Clowe (1) - from Marek Zidlicky and Eric Gelinas (6:23 2ND)
Shootout winner - James van Riemsdyk (TOR)
Goalies:
WG - Jonathan Bernier (36 saves on 38 shots: 14-14-4) LG - Cory Schneider (23 saves on 25 shots: 7-9-6)
Three Stars:
3. Ryan Clowe (1 goal, 1 assist) - New Jersey
2. Jonathan Bernier (36 saves on 38 shots for the win) - Toronto
1. James van Riemsdyk (1 goal, shootout winner) - Toronto
New York Rangers 4, Philadelphia Flyers 1 (from New York) - The Rangers improved to 24-20-3 on the season thanks to a 4-1 win over the Philadelphia Flyers, dropping them to 23-19-4.
Goals:
NYR - Dan Carcillo (2) - unassisted (2:14 1ST)
NYR - Rick Nash (11) - from Chris Kreider and Ryan McDonagh (2:42 1ST) *GWG*
NYR - Derick Brassard (8) - from Mats Zuccarello and Benoit Pouliot (9:24 1ST)
NYR - Chris Kreider PPG (12) - from Brad Richards (13:18 2ND)
PHI - Mark Streit PPG (6) - from Sean Couturier and Vincent Lecavalier (6:49 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - Henrik Lundqvist (37 saves on 38 shots: 15-16-3) LG - Ray Emery (31 saves on 35 shots: 5-8-0)
Three Stars:
3. Dan Carcillo (1 goal) - New York
2. Chris Kreider (1 goal, 1 assist) - New York
1. Henrik Lundqvist (37 saves on 38 shots for the win) - New York
Chicago Blackhawks 5, Edmonton Oilers 3 (from Chicago) - The Blackhawks improved to 30-8-10 on the season thanks to a 5-3 win over the Edmonton Oilers, dropping them to 15-28-5.
Goals:
EDM - Ales Hemsky (7) - from Jeff Petry (6:08 1ST)
CHI - Ben Smith (6) - from Niklas Hjalmarsson and Marcus Kruger (14:26 1ST)
CHI - Andrew Shaw (12) - from Brandon Saad and Patrick Kane (2:36 2ND)
EDM - Boyd Gordon SHG/EN (8) - unassisted (11:29 2ND)
CHI - Marian Hossa PPG (17) - from Duncan Keith and Patrick Kane (11:58 2ND)
CHI - Jonathan Toews (17) - from Patrick Sharp and Marian Hossa (17:32 2ND) *GWG*
EDM - Taylor Hall (18) - from Justin Schultz and Ales Hemsky (5:17 3RD)
CHI - Brent Seabrook (6) - unassisted (14:19 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - Antti Raanta (18 saves on 20 shots: 12-1-3) LG - Devan Dubnyk (36 saves on 41 shots: 11-17-2)
Three Stars:
3. Patrick Kane (2 assists) - Chicago
2. Ales Hemsky (1 goal, 1 assist) - Edmonton
1. Marian Hossa (1 goal, 1 assist) - Chicago
Minnesota Wild 4, Nashville Predators 0 (from Nashville) - The Wild improved to 25-18-5 on the season thanks to a 4-0 shutout of the Nashville Predators, dropping them to 19-21-7.
Goals:
MIN - Dany Heatley (9) - from Charlie Coyle and Ryan Suter (12:03 1ST) *GWG*
MIN - Jason Zucker (3) - from Dany Heatley and Charlie Coyle (14:15 1ST)
MIN - Matt Cooke (6) - from Justin Fontaine and Kyle Brodziak (1:14 3RD)
MIN - Marco Scandella (3) - from Nino Niederreiter and Mikael Granlund (10:16 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - Darcy Kuemper (23 saves on 23 shots: 2-1-0) LG - Marek Mazanec (19 saves on 23 shots: 8-10-4)
Three Stars:
3. Charlie Coyle (2 assists) - Minnesota
2. Dany Heatley (1 goal, 1 assist, GWG) - Minnesota
1. Darcy Kuemper (23 saves on 23 shots for the shutout) - Minnesota
Anaheim Ducks 1, Detroit Red Wings 0 (from Anaheim) - The Ducks improved to 35-8-5 on the season thanks to a 1-0 shutout of the Detroit Red Wings, dropping them to 20-16-10
Goals:
ANA - Andrew Cogliano (15) - from Saku Koivu and Kyle Palmieri (12:42 2ND) *GWG*
Goalies:
WG - Jonas Hiller (22 saves on 22 shots: 23-4-4) LG - Petr Mrazek (22 saves on 23 shots: 1-3-0)
Three Stars:
3. Petr Mrazek (22 saves on 23 shots) - Detroit
2. Andrew Cogliano (1 goal, GWG) - Anaheim
1. Jonas Hiller (22 saves on 22 shots for the shutout) - Anaheim
Three Stars of the Night:
3. Jonas Hiller - Hiller made 22 saves in the Ducks 1-0 win over the Red Wings, his 14th straight win and 3rd shutout of the season.
2. Darcy Kuemper - Kuemper made 23 saves for his 1st career shutout in the Wild's 4-0 win over the Predators.
1. John Tavares - Tavares had 1 goal and 1 assist, including the game-winner, in the Islanders 4-2 comeback win over the Stars.
Interesting Stats of the Night:
-The Ducks have won 7 straight game and 17 of their last 18 games.
-Jonas Hiller has won 14 straight starts, which puts him in a tie for 2nd place all-time in consecutive wins.
-The Islanders have won 7 of their last 8 games.
-Ryan Clowe scored his 1st goal as a member of the New Jersey Devils.
-Dan Carcillo scored his 1st goal as a member of the New York Rangers.
-A weird sequence of events in Chicago tonight, as Boyd Gordon scored an empty-net goal in the 2nd period. On a delayed penalty Patrick Kane passed it off the boards past his defenseman and slowly down the ice into his own net. Here is the replay: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7v6_oXtwAYE&feature=youtube_gdata_player
-Darcy Kuemper picked up his 1st career shutout
Current Winning/Losing Streaks (3 or more games):
Anaheim Ducks - 7 game winning streak
New York Islanders - 4 game winning streak
New York Rangers - 3 game winning streak
Columbus Blue Jackets - 3 game winning streak
Dallas Stars - 6 game losing streak
Winnipeg Jets - 5 game losing streak
Calgary Flames - 3 game losing streak
Forman Faceoff Highlight of the Night:
-Ryan Miller gets it tonight with his save of the year candidate on Mikhail Grabovski: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Eha3DcAXFQk
What's up next (January 13th) - There are 4 NHL games on tap for Monday:
1. Calgary Flames vs. Carolina Hurricanes @7PM ET (In Carolina)
2. Tampa Bay Lightning vs. Columbus Blue Jackets @7PM ET (In Columbus)
3. Phoenix Coyotes vs. Winnipeg Jets @8PM ET (In Winnipeg)
4. Vancouver Canucks vs. Los Angeles Kings @1030PM ET (In Los Angeles) {***Forman's Game of the Night***}
-Joel Forman - The Forman Faceoff
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