Goals:
TOR - Phil Kessel (22) - unassisted (9:21 1ST)
BUF - Matt Ellis (2) - from Tyler Myers and Mark Pysyk (3:21 2ND)
BUF - Matt Moulson (15) - unassisted (6:34 2ND)
TOR - Nikolai Kulemin (6) - from Peter Holland (7:23 2ND)
TOR - Morgan Rielly (2) - from Nazem Kadri and Mason Raymond (11:22 2ND)
BUF - Cody Hodgson PPG (10) - from Tyler Ennis and Christian Ehrhoff (0:43 3RD)
Shootout winner - Joffrey Lupul (TOR)
Goalies:
WG - James Reimer (27 saves on 30 shots: 9-6-1) LG - Ryan Miller (36 saves on 39 shots: 12-18-2)
Three Stars:
3. Phil Kessel (1 goal) - Toronto
2. Cody Hodgson (1 goal) - Buffalo
1. Morgan Rielly (1 goal) - Toronto
Pittsburgh Penguins 4, Washington Capitals 3 (from Pittsburgh) - The Penguns improved to 34-12-2 on the season thanks to a 4-3 win over the Washington Capitals, dropping them to 22-17-8.
Goals:
WSH - Brooks Laich SHG (5) - from Karl Alzner (13:09 1ST)
PIT - Kris Letang (9) - from Sidney Crosby and Tanner Glass (9:53 2ND)
WSH - Jason Chimera (9) - from Marcus Johansson and Dmitri Orlov (14:31 2ND)
PIT - Taylor Pyatt (1) - from Olli Maatta and Jussi Jokinen (16:08 2ND)
WSH - Alexander Ovechkin (34) - from Marcus Johansson and Mike Green (8:35 3RD)
PIT - Jussi Jokinen (13) - from Brandon Sutter and Matt Niskanen (11:35 3RD)
PIT - Olli Maatta (4) - from Evgeni Malkin and Matt Niskanen (18:06 3RD) *GWG*
Goalies:
WG - Marc-Andre Fleury (25 saves on 28 shots: 27-10-1) LG - Michal Neuvirth (33 saves on 37 shots: 3-4-1)
Three Stars:
3. Alexander Ovechkin (1 goal) - Washington
2. Jussi Jokinen (1 goal, 1 assist) - Pittsburgh
1. Olli Maatta (1 goal, 1 assist, GWG) - Pittsburgh
Anaheim Ducks 9, Vancouver Canucks 1 (from Anaheim) - The Ducks improved to 36-8-5 on the season thanks to a 9-1 rout of the Vancouver Canucks, dropping them to 24-15-9.
Goals:
ANA - Andrew Cogliano (16) - from Jakub Silfverberg and Saku Koivu (4:27 1ST)
ANA - Teemu Selanne PPG (6) - from Sami Vatanen and Hampus Lindholm (17:57 1ST) *GWG*
ANA - Corey Perry (26) - from Pat Maroon and Hampus Lindholm (3:58 2ND)
ANA - Nick Bonino PPG (14) - from Matt Beleskey (6:00 2ND)
ANA - Nick Bonino (15) - from Ryan Getzlaf and Corey Perry (14:34 2ND)
ANA - Jakub Silfverberg PPG (6) - from Francois Beauchemin and Pat Maroon (15:29 2ND)
VAN - Zack Kassian PPG (9) - from David Booth and Alexander Edler (19:58 2ND)
ANA - Corey Perry (27) - from Ryan Getzlaf (10:54 3RD)
ANA - Teemu Selanne PPG (7) - from Matt Beleskey and Ben Lovejoy (14:45 3RD)
ANA - Sami Vatanen PPG (6) - from Mark Fistric and Teemu Selanne (19:22 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - Frederik Andersen (31 saves on 32 shots: 11-2-0) LG - Eddie Lack (10 saves on 13 shots: 8-5-3), Joacim Eriksson (25 saves on 31 shots in relief of Lack)
Three Stars:
3. Nick Bonino (2 goals) - Anaheim
2.
1. Corey Perry (2 goals, 2 assists) - Anaheim
Three Stars of the Night:
3. Olli Maatta - Maatta had one of the best games of his early career, scoring the game-winning goal late in the 3rd and adding an assist in the Penguins 4-3 win over the Caps.
2. Teemu Selanne - The ageless Selanne scored 2 goals (including the eventual game-winning goal) and added an assist in the Ducks 9-1 rout of the Canucks.
1. Corey Perry - Perry had a monster night for the Ducks, scoring 2 goals and adding 2 assists in the Ducks 9-1 rout of the Canucks.
Interesting Stats of the Night:
-Sidney Crosby picked up his 46th point against Alexander Ovechkin, while Ovie picked up his 33rd point against Crosby.
-Olli Maatta picked up his first career game-winning goal.
-The Ducks have outscored their opponents 39-17 on their current 8-game winning steak.
-Alexander Ovechkin scored his league-leading 34th goal of the season.
-The Ducks scored 9 goals on 44 shots tonight, including 6 powerplay goals.
-Rough 1st NHL game for G Joacim Eriksson, who lets in 6 goals on 31 shots against the Ducks. That was after Eddie Lack was pulled after letting in 3 goals on 13 shots.
-The Canucks had 73 penalty minutes tonight (the Ducks had 31), including 58 in the 3rd period. Tom Sestito lead the goon charge with 22 penalty minutes.
-The Canucks had 73 penalty minutes tonight (the Ducks had 31), including 58 in the 3rd period. Tom Sestito lead the goon charge with 22 penalty minutes.
Current Winning/Losing Streaks (3 or more games):
Anaheim Ducks - 8 game winning streak
Columbus Blue Jackets - 4 game winning streak
Toronto Maple Leafs - 3 game winning streak
Phoenix Coyotes - 4 game losing streak
Forman Faceoff Highlight of the Night:
-Olli Maatta gets it tonight with his 1st career GWG: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Wcj8nCVGwM
What's up next (January 16th) - There are 11 NHL games on tap for Thursday:
1. Detroit Red Wings vs. New York Rangers @7PM ET (In New York)
2. Nashville Predators vs. Philadelphia Flyers @7PM ET (In Philadelphia)
3. Montreal Canadiens vs. Ottawa Senators @730PM ET (In Ottawa)
4. New York Islanders vs. Tampa Bay Lightning @730PM ET (In Tampa Bay)
5. San Jose Sharks vs. Florida Panthers @730PM ET (In Florida)
6. Los Angeles Kings vs. St. Louis Blues @8PM ET (In St. Louis) {***Forman's Game of the Night***}
7. Edmonton Oilers vs. Minnesota Wild @8PM ET (In Minnesota)
8. Boston Bruins vs. Dallas Stars @830PM ET (In Dallas)
9. New Jersey Devils vs. Colorado Avalanche @9PM ET (In Colorado)
10. Winnipeg Jets vs. Calgary Flames @9PM ET (In Calgary)
11. Vancouver Canucks vs. Phoenix Coyotes @9PM ET (In Phoenix)
-Joel Forman - The Forman Faceoff
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