January 17th NHL Recap

Columbus Blue Jackets 5, Washington Capitals 1 (from Columbus) - The Blue Jackets improved to 23-20-4 on the season thanks to a 5-1 win over the Washington Capitals, dropping them to 22-18-8.

Goals:

CBJ - James Wisniewski PPG (4) - from Jack Johnson and Ryan Johansen (12:08 1ST)

CBJ - Cam Atkinson (14) - from Matt Calvert and Brandon Dubinsky (19:08 1ST) *GWG*

CBJ - Ryan Johansen (18) - from R.J. Umberger (1:44 2ND)

WSH - John Carlson (8) - from Marin Erat and Troy Brouwer (8:53 2ND)

CBJ - Mark Letestu PPG (6) - from Nathan Horton and Jack Johnson (1:08 3RD)

CBJ - Cam Atkinson (15) - from Ryan Murray and Nikita Nikitin (4:24 3RD)

Goalies:

WG - Sergei Bobrovsky (26 saves on 27 shots: 14-11-2) LG - Philipp Grubauer (11 saves on 14 shots: 6-3-5), Braden Holtby (20 saves on 22 shots in relief of Grabauer)

Three Stars:

3. Ryan Johansen (1 goal, 1 assist) - Columbus

2. Sergei Bobrovsky (26 saves on 27 shots for the win) - Columbus

1. Cam Atkinson (2 goal, GWG) - Columbus

Chicago Blackhawks 4, Anaheim Ducks 2 (from Chicago) - The Blackhawks improved to 31-8-11 on the season thanks to a 4-2 win over the Anaheim Ducks, dropping them to 36-9-5.

Goals:

CHI - Marian Hossa SHG (18) - from Jonathan Toews and Niklas Hjalmarsson (10:34 1ST)

CHI - Kris Versteeg (9) - unassisted (17:06 1ST)

CHI - Bryan Bickell (7) - from Brent Seabrook (10:13 3RD) *GWG*

ANA - Ryan Getzlaf (24) - from Corey Perry (13:47 3RD)

ANA - Kyle Palmieri (9) - from Cam Fowler (14:40 3RD)

CHI - Marian Hossa EN (19) - from Marcus Kruger and Niklas Hjalmarsson (19:52 3RD)

Goalies:

WG - Corey Crawford (19 saves on 21 shots: 18-7-7) LG - Jonas Hiller (31 saves on 34 shots: 23-5-4)

Three Stars:

3. Ryan Getzlaf (1 goal) - Anaheim

2. Niklas Hjalmarsson (2 assists) - Chicago

1. Marian Hossa (2 goals) - Chicago

Three Stars of the Night:

3. Sergei Bobrovsky - Bobrovsky made 26 saves on 27 shots in a 5-1 win over the Caps.

2. Cam Atkinson - Atkinson scored 2 goals (including the game-winner) in the Blue Jackets 5-1 win over the Caps.

1. Marian Hossa - Hossa scored 2 goals in the Canucks 4-2 win over the Ducks, ending their 8-game winning streak

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

Columbus Blue Jackets - 5 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:

-Marian Hossa gets it for his short-handed goal: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CeK5Q4lXkcU

What's up next (January 18th) - There are 13 NHL games on tap for Saturday:

1. New York Rangers vs. Ottawa Senators @2PM ET (In Ottawa)

2. San Jose Sharks vs. Tampa Bay Lightning @2PM ET (In Tampa Bay)

3. Edmonton Oilers vs. Winnipeg Jets @2PM ET (In Winnipeg)

4. Columbus Blue Jackets vs. Buffalo Sabres @7PM ET (In Buffalo)

5. Montreal Canadiens vs. Toronto Maple Leafs @7PM ET (In Toronto)

6. Los Angeles Kings vs. Detroit Red Wings @7PM ET (In Detroit)

7. New York Islanders vs. Philadelphia Flyers @7PM ET (In Philadelphia)

8. Florida Panthers vs. Carolina Hurricanes @7PM ET (In Carolina)

9. Anaheim Ducks vs. St. Louis Blues @8PM ET (In St. Louis) {***Forman's Game of the Night***}

10. Colorado Avalanche vs. Nashville Predators @8PM ET (In Nashville)

11. New Jersey Devils vs. Phoenix Coyotes @8PM ET (In Phoenix)

12. Dallas Stars vs. Minnesota Wild @9PM ET (In Minnesota)

13. Calgary Flames vs. Vancouver Canucks @10PM ET (In Vancouver)

-Joel Forman - The Forman Faceoff