January 16th NHL Recap

New York Rangers 1, Detroit Red Wings 0 (from New York) - The Rangers improved to 25-21-3 on the season thanks to a 1-0 shutout of the Detroit Red Wings, dropping them to 20-17-10.

Goals:

NYR - Mats Zuccarello (12) - from Derick Brassard and Benoit Pouliot (14:02 3RD) *GWG*

Goalies:

WG - Henrik Lundqvist (38 saves on 38 shots: 16-17-3) LG - Jimmy Howard (47 saves on 48 shots: 8-11-8)

Three Stars:

3. Mats Zuccarello (1 goal, GWG) - New York

2. Jimmy Howard (47 saves on 48 shots) - Detroit

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

Nashville Predators 4, Philadelphia Flyers 4 (SO) - (from Philadelphia) - The Predators improved to (21-21-7 on the season thanks to a 4-3 shootout win over the Philadelphia Flyers, dropping them to 24-19-5.

Goals:

PHI - Brayden Schenn (13) - from Wayne Simmonds and Andrej Meszaros (1:26 1ST)
NSH - Eric Nystrom (7) - from Gabriel Bourque and Shea Weber (10:57 1ST)
NSH - David Legwand PPG (8) - from Mike Fisher and Shea Weber (16:35 1ST)
PHI - Andrej Meszaros (2) - from Wayne Simmonds and Mark Streit (19:55 2ND)
NSH - Shea Weber PPG (12) - from David Legwand and Roman Josi (5:10 3RD)
PHI - Wayne Simmonds PPG (16) - from Scott Hartnell and Kimmo Timonen (18:36 3RD)
Shootout winner - Roman Josi (NSH)

Goalies:

WG - Carter Hutton (27 saves on 30 shots: 9-7-2) LG - Steve Mason (34 saves on 37 shots: 19-11-5)

Three Stars:

3. David Legwand (1 goal, 1 assist) - Nashville

2. Wayne Simmonds (1 goal, 2 assists) - Philadelphia

1. Shea Weber (1 goal, 2 assists) - Nashville

Montreal Canadiens 5, Ottawa Senators 4 (OT) - (from Ottawa) - The Canadiens improved to 27-16-5 on the season thanks to a 5-4 OT win over the Ottawa Senators, dropping them to 21-18-9.

Goals:

MTL - Tomas Plekanec SHG (15) - from Travis Moen and Josh Gorges (2:04 1ST)
MTL - Max Pacioretty PPG (21) - from David Desharnais and Andrei Markov (14:05 1ST)
MTL - David Desharnais (7) - from Brendan Gallagher and Alexei Emelin (15:36 1ST)
OTT - Clarke MacArthur (17) - from Erik Karlsson and Jared Cowen (17:13 1ST)
OTT - Erik Karlsson (11) - from Jason Spezza and Jared Cowen (18:25 1ST)
OTT - Bobby Ryan (19) - from Colin Greening (17:16 2ND)
OTT - Kyle Turris (14) - from Clarke MacArthur and Erik Karlsson (18:40 2ND)
MTL - Tomas Plekanec (16) - from Brian Gionta and Josh Gorgest (11:02 3RD)
MTL - P.K. Subban (8) - unassisted (0:23 OT) *GWG*

Goalies:

WG - Carey Price (40 saves on 44 shots: 22-12-4) LG - Craig Anderson (18 saves on 23 shots: 15-9-6)

Three Stars:

3. Tomas Plekanec (2 goals) - Montreal

2. P.K. Subban (1 goal, OT winner) - Montreal

1. Erik Karlsson (1 goal, 2 assists) - Ottawa

New York Islanders 2, Tampa Bay Lightning 1 (SO) - (from Tampa Bay) - The Islanders improved to 19-23-7 on the season thanks to a 2-1 shootout win over the Tampa Bay Lightning, dropping them to 28-15-5.

Goals:

TBL - Martin St. Louis PPG (21) - from Valtteri Filppula and Tyler Johnson (5:45 1ST)
NYI - Thomas Vanek PPG (17) - from Frans Nielsen and John Tavares (18:22 2ND)
Shootout winner - Frans Nielsen (NYI)

Goalies:

WG - Kevin Poulin (29 saves on 30 shots: 10-13-0) LG - Ben Bishop (29 saves on 30 shots: 23-5-4)

Three Stars:

3. Frans Nielsen (1 assist, shootout winner) - New York

2. Ben Bishop (29 saves on 30 shots) - Tampa Bay

1. Kevin Poulin (29 saves on 30 shots for the win) - New York

San Jose Sharks 3, Florida Panthers 0 (from Florida) - The Sharks improved to 30-12-6 on the season thanks to a 3-0 shutout of the Florida Panthers, dropping them to 18-22-7.

Goals:

SJS - Joe Thornton (6) - from Brent Burns and Joe Pavelski (19:09 2ND) *GWG*
SJS - Matt Nieto (3) - from Tyler Kennedy and Patrick Marleau (4:44 3RD)
SJS - Joe Pavelski (22) - from Brent Burns and Brad Stuart (11:46 3RD)

Goalies:

WG - Alex Stalock (24 saves on 24 shots: 6-2-0) LG - Tim Thomas (36 saves on 39 shots: 12-12-3)

Three Stars:

3. Joe Thornton (1 goal, GWG) - San Jose

2. Joe Pavelski (1 goal, 1 assist) - San Jose

1. Alex Stalock (24 saves on 24 shots for the shutout) - San Jose

Los Angeles Kings 4, St. Louis Blues 1 (from St. Louis) - The Kings improved to 29-14-5 on the season thanks to a 4-1 win over the St. Louis Blues, dropping them to 32-9-5.

Goals:

LAK - Jake Muzzin (3) - from Colin Fraser and Jordan Nolan (2:31 1ST)
STL - T.J. Oshie (11) - Penalty Shot (5:55 2ND)
LAK - Trevor Lewis (1) - from Slava Voynov and Jonathan Quick (2:04 3RD) *GWG*
LAK - Trevor Lewis SHG (2) - from Drew Doughty and Jarret Stoll (4:21 3RD)
LAK - Jeff Carter EN (17) - from Anze Kopitar and Slava Voynov (19:04 3RD)

Goalies:

WG - Jonathan Quick (28 saves on 29 shots: 14-6-1) LG - Jaroslav Halak (27 saves on 30 shots: 19-7-3)

Three Stars:

3. Slava Voynov (2 assists) - Los Angeles

2. Trevor Lewis (2 goals, GWG) - Los Angeles

1. Jonathan Quick (28 saves on 29 shots for the win, 1 assist) - Los Angeles

Minnesota Wild 4, Edmonton Oilers 1 (from Minnesota) - The Wild improved to 26-19-5 on the season thanks to a 4-1 win over the Edmonton Oilers, dropping them to 15-30-5.

Goals:

MIN - Jason Pominville (19) - from Mikael Granlund and Marco Scandella (10:36 1ST)
EDM - Jordan Eberle (15) - unassisted (2:36 2ND)
MIN - Nate Prosser (1) - from Jason Pominville (16:45 2ND) *GWG*
MIN - Justin Fontaine (12) - from Kyle Brodziak and Matt Cooke (18:57 2ND)
MIN - Jason Zucker (4) - from Dany Heatley and Charlie Coyle (0:08 3RD)

Goalies:

WG - Darcy Kuemper (20 saves on 21 shots: 3-2-0) LG - Ben Scrivens (29 saves on 33 shots: 7-6-4)

Three Stars:

3. Darcy Kuemper (20 saves on 21 shots for the win) - Minnesota

2. Nate Prosser (1 goal, GWG) - Minnesota

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

Boston Bruins 4, Dallas Stars 2 (from Dallas) - The Bruins improved to 30-15-2 on the season thanks to a 4-2 win over the Dallas Stars, dropping them to 21-19-7.

Goals:

BOS - David Krejci (10) - from Milan Lucic (19:56 2ND)
DAL - Erik Cole PPG (13) - from Tyler Seguin and Alex Goligoski (1:18 3RD)
BOS - Brad Marchand (12) - from Patrice Bergeron (3:18 3RD)
BOS - Milan Lucic PPG (13) - from David Krejci and Torey Krug (15:46 3RD) *GWG*
DAL - Jamie Benn (17) - from Tyler Seguin and Kevin Connauton (18:49 3RD)
BOS - Patrice Bergeron EN (12) - from Gregory Campbell and Reilly Smith (19:44 3RD)

Goalies:

WG - Chad Johnson (32 saves on 34 shots: 7-3-0) LG - Kari Lehtonen (37 saves on 40 shots: 17-13-7)

Three Stars:

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

2. Tyler Seguin (2 assists) - Dallas

1. Milan Lucic (1 goal, 1 assist, GWG) - Boston 

Colorado Avalanche 2, New Jersey Devils 1 (SO) - (from Colorado) - The Avalanche improved to 30-12-5 on the season thanks to a 2-1 shootout win over the New Jersey Devils, dropping them to 20-18-11.

Goals:

COL - Ryan O'Reilly (18) - from Patrick Bordeleau and Brad Malone (8:55 1ST)
NJD - Reid Boucher (2) - from Andrei Loktionov and Jon Merill (8:59 3RD)
Shootout winner - Matt Duchene (COL)

Goalies:

WG - Semyon Varlamov (33 saves on 34 shots: ) LG - Cory Schneider (37 saves on 38 shots: )

Three Stars:

3. Ryan O'Reilly (1 goal) - Colorado

2. Cory Schneider (37 saves on 38 shots) - New Jersey

1. Semyon Varlamov (33 saves on 34 shots for the win) - Colorado

Winnipeg Jets 5, Calgary Flames 2 (from Calgary) - The Jets improved to 21-23-5 on the season thanks to a 5-2 win over the Calgary Flames, dropping them to 16-26-6.

Goals:

WPG - Bryan Little (16) - from Michael Frolik and Andrew Ladd (5:01 1ST)
WPG - Dustin Byfuglien (11) - from Olli Jokinen and Chris Thorburn (8:11 1ST)
WPG - Mark Scheifele (8) - from Blake Wheeler and Chris Thorburn (9:09 2ND) *GWG*
WPG - Olli Jokinen PPG (13) - from Andrew Ladd and Bryan Little (17:31 2ND)
CGY - Mark Giordano (6) - from Paul Byron and Lee Stempniak (0:40 3RD)
WPG - Jacob Trouba (5) - from Blake Wheeler and Mark Scheifele (2:57 3RD)
CGY - Lance Bouma (3) - from Dennis Wideman (11:59 3RD)

Goalies:

WG - Ondrej Pavelec (20 saves on 22 shots: 13-19-4) LG - Reto Berra (18 saves on 23 shots: 5-14-2)

Three Stars:

3. Bryan Little (1 goal, 1 assist) - Winnipeg

2. Olli Jokinen (1 goal, 1 assist) - Winnipeg

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

Phoenix Coyotes 1, Vancouver Canucks 0 (from Phoenix) - The Coyotes improved to 22-16-9 on the season thanks to a 1-0 shutout of the Vancouver Canucks, dropping them to 24-16-9

Goals:

PHX - Antoine Vermette PPG (13) - from Keith Yandle and Oliver Ekman-Larsson (12:51 1ST) *GWG*

Goalies:

WG - Mike Smith (29 saves on 29 shots: 16-13-8) LG - Eddie Lack (22 saves on 23 shots: 8-6-3)

Three Stars:

3. Eddie Lack (22 saves on 23 shots) - Vancouver

2. Antoine Vermette (1 goal, GWG) - Phoenix

1. Mike Smith (29 saves on 29 shots for the shutout) - Phoenix

Three Stars of the Night:

3. Alex Stalock - Stalock made 24 saves on 24 shots for his 1st career shutout, a 3-0 win over the Panthers.

2. Mike Smith - Smith made 29 saves for his 1st shutout of the season, a 1-0 win over the Canucks

1. Henrik Lundqvist - Lundqvist made 38 saves in his best performance of the season, a 1-0 shutout of the Detroit Red Wings. 

Interesting Stats of the Night:

-Henrik Lundqvist made 38 saves for his 3rd shutout of the season, and 48th career shutout. 
-Quite the goalie battle in New York tonight, Henrik Lundqvist and Jimmy Howard combined for 85 saves on 86 shots.
-Crazy game in Ottawa tonight, the Canadiens scored 3 unanswered goals followed by 4 unanswered goals by the Sens, followed by 2 unanswered goals by the Canadiens including PK Subban's OT goal.
-Sharks G Alex Stalock picked up his 1st career shutout.
-Trevor Lewis had no goals in his first 38 games of the season, but scored 2 goals in 2:17 of the 3rd period in the Kings 4-1 win over the Blues.
-Ben Scrivens made 29 saves on 33 shots in his Oilers debut, a 4-1 loss to the Wild.
-The Jets are off to a fast start under Paul Maurice, outscoring the Coyotes and Flames 10-3 in 2 wins since Maurice took over. 

-Jonathan Quick picked up his 8th career assist
-TJ Oshie vs. Jonathan Quick, penalty shot (remember these guys will be teammates in a few weeks in Sochi): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N1IR8NZWB6g

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

Colorado Avalanche - 3 game winning streak

Vancouver Canucks - 3 game losing streak

Forman Faceoff Highlight of the Night:

-Carter Hutton gets it with a save of the year candidate: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4agHIxF03_k (what a ridiculous save)
Honourable Mentions:
-Joe Thornton goal: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i8Muq0i5234
-Semyon Varlamov save on Jagr: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X6svuhgX9LI

-Matt Duchene shootout goal: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-TDJlapekgw
-Semyon Varlamov save on Elias: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vSMHOAGhThQ
-Erik Karlsson goal: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NRNYopyHJ8o

What's up next (January 17th) - There are 2 NHL games on tap for Friday:

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

2. Anaheim Ducks vs. Chicago Blackhawks @8PM ET (In Chicago) {***Forman's Game of the Night***}

-Joel Forman - The Forman Faceoff