January 21st NHL Recap

Florida Panthers 4, Buffalo Sabres 3 (from Buffalo) - The Panthers improved to 20-23-7 on the season thanks to a 4-3 win over the Buffalo Sabres, dropping them to 13-28-7.

Goals:

BUF - Drew Stafford PPG (6) - from Steve Ott and Linus Omark (2:23 1ST)

FLA - Jesse Winchester (6) - from Ed Jovanovski and Jonathan Huberdeau (4:06 1ST)

BUF - Drew Stafford (7) - from Tyler Ennis (6:16 1ST)

FLA - Sean Bergenheim (11) - from Tom Gilbert and Aleksander Barkov (18:04 1ST)

FLA - Ed Jovanovski (1) - unassisted (18:56 1ST)

FLA - Nick Bjugstad (11) - from Brian Campbell and Tom Gilbert (16:12 2ND) *GWG*

BUF - Steve Ott PPG (6) - from Drew Stafford and Ville Leino (8:36 3RD)

Goalies:

WG - Tim Thomas (32 saves on 35 shots: 13-13-3) LG - Ryan Miller (18 saves on 22 shots: 12-19-3)

Three Stars:

3. Tom Gilbert (2 assists) - Florida

2. Drew Stafford (2 goals, 1 assist) - Buffalo 

1. Ed Jovanovski (1 goal, 1 assist) - Florida

New Jersey Devils 7, St. Louis Blues 1 (from New Jersey) - The Devils improved to 21-19-11 on the season thanks to a 7-1 win over the St. Louis Blues, dropping them to 33-11-5.

Goals:

NJD - Mark Fayne (2) - from Damien Brunner and Patrik Elias (2:27 1ST)

NJD - Ryan Carter (4) - from Stephen Gionta and Eric Gelinas (2:51 1ST) *GWG*

STL - Alexander Steen (25) - from Jaden Schwartz and David Backes (8:47 1ST)

NJD - Jaromir Jagr (16) - from Reid Boucher and Travis Zajac (10:27 1ST)

NJD - Ryan Clowe (3) - from Marek Zidlicky and Damien Brunner (1:03 2ND)

NJD - Adam Henrique PPG (13) - from Eric Gelinas and Marej Zidlicky (15:42 2ND)
NJD - Damien Brunner PPG (9) - from Patrik Elias and Travis Zajac (1:18 3RD)
NJD - Eric Gelinas (6) - from Anton Volchenkov (12:04 3RD)

Goalies:

WG - Cory Schneider (26 saves on 27 shots: 8-9-7) LG - Brian Elliot (6 saves on 9 shots: 13-4-2), Jaroslav Halak (10 saves on 4 shots in relief of Elliot)

Three Stars:

3. Patrik Elias (2 assists) - New Jersey

2. Eric Gelinas (1 goal, 2 assists) - New Jersey

1. Damien Brunner (1 goal, 2 assists) - New Jersey

New York Islanders 5, New York Rangers 3 (from New York R.) - The Islanders improved to 21-24-7 on the season thanks to a 5-3 win over the new York Rangers, dropping them to 27-22-3.

Goals:

NYR - Rick Nash (15) - from Chris Kreider (1:02 1ST)

NYR - Rick Nash (16) - from Dan Girardi and Chris Kreider (11:07 1ST)

NYI - Matt Martin (3) - from John Tavares and Kyle Okposo (17:22 1ST)

NYR - Chris Kreider PPG (13) - from Derek Stepan and Brad Richards (9:34 2ND)

NYI - Thomas Hickey (3) - from Kyle Okposo and Thomas Vanek (13:22 2ND)

NYI - Colin McDonald (4) - from John Tavares and Peter Regin (16:36 2ND)
NYI - Thomas Vanek PPG (18) - from John Tavares and Frans Nielsen (15:22 3RD) *GWG*
NYI - Frans Nielsen EN (17) - unassisted (19:53 3RD)

Goalies:

WG - Kevin Poulin (30 saves on 33 shots: 11-14-0) LG - Cam Talbot (32 saves on 36 shots: 10-4-0)

Three Stars:

3. Chris Kreider (1 goal, 2 assists) - New York R.

2. Rick Nash (2 goals) - New York R.

1. John Tavares (3 assists) - New York I

Carolina Hurricanes vs. Philadelphia Flyers (from Philadelphia) - GAME POSTPONED UNTIL TOMORROW 

Ottawa Senators 2, Washington Capitals 0 (from Washington) - The Senators improved to 22-19-9 on the season thanks to a 2-0 shutout of the Washington Capitals, dropping them to 22-20-8.

Goals:

OTT - Kyle Turris (15) - from Clarke MacArthur and Eric Gryba (12:59 2ND) *GWG*
OTT - Jason Spezza PPG (13) - from Patrick Wiercioch and Erik Karlsson (8:56 3RD)

Goalies:

WG - Craig Anderson (34 saves on 34 shots: 16-10-6) LG - Braden Holtby (24 saves on 26 shots: 13-12-2)

Three Stars:

3. Jason Spezza (1 goal) - Ottawa

2. Kyle Turris (1 goal. GWG) - Ottawa

1. Craig Anderson (34 saves on 34 shots for the shutout) - Ottawa

Columbus Blue Jackets 5, Los Angeles Kings 3 (from Columbus) - The Blue Jackets improved to 25-20-4 on the season thanks to a 5-3 win over the Los Angeles Kings, dropping them to 29-16-6.

Goals:

LAK - Dwight King (11) - from Trevor Lewis (2:42 1ST)

CBJ - R.J. Umberger PPG (12) - from James Wisniewski and Jack Johnson (12:47 1ST)

CBJ - Ryan Johansen (19) - from Ryan Murray and James Wisniewski (19:02 1ST)

LAK - Jeff Carter (20) - from Mike Richards (8:39 2ND)

CBJ - R.J. Umberger (13) - unassisted (18:15 2ND)

CBJ - Nathan Horton (3) - from Artem Anisimov and Boone Jenner (19:44 2ND) *GWG*
CBJ - Artem Anisimov (13) - from Nick Foligno (15:19 3RD)
LAK - Robyn Regehr (1) - from Justin Williams and Mike Richards (16:50 3RD)

Goalies:

WG - Sergei Bobrovsky (26 saves on 29 shots: 16-11-2) LG - Martin Jones (29 saves on 34 shots: 8-4-0)

Three Stars:

3. Mike Richards (2 assists) - Los Angeles

2. Artem Anisimov (1 goal, 1 assist) - Columbus

1. R.J. Umberger (2 goals) - Columbus

Dallas Stars 4, Minnesota Wild 0 (from Dallas) - The Stars improved to 22-20-8 on the season thanks to a 4-0 shutout of the Minnesota Wild, dropping them to 27-20-5.

Goals:

DAL - Antoine Roussel (9) - from Vernon Fiddler and Alex Goligoski (13:18 1ST) *GWG*

DAL - Erik Cole PPG (14) - from Alex Goligoski and Jamie Benn (16:45 1ST)

DAL - Ray Whitney PPG (6) - from Sergei Gonchar and Cody Eakin (13:18 2ND)

DAL - Jordie Benn (2) - Penalty Shot (11:22 3RD)

Goalies:

WG - Kari Lehtonen (18 saves on 18 shots: 18-14-8) LG - Darcy Kuemper (32 saves on 36 shots: 4-3-0)

Three Stars:

3. Erik Cole (1 goal) - Dallas

2. Alex Goligoski (2 assists) - Dallas

1. Kari Lehtonen (18 saves on 18 shots for the shutout) - Dallas

Toronto Maple Leafs 5, Colorado Avalanche 2 (from Colorado) - The Leafs improved to 27-20-5 on the season thanks to a 5-2 win over the Colorado Avalache, dropping them to 31-13-5

Goals:

TOR - Phil Kessel (25) - from Dion Phaneuf and Mason Raymond (3:56 1ST)

TOR - James van Riemsdyk PPG (20) - from Cody Franson and Tyler Bozak (17:41 1ST)

TOR - Nazem Kadri (13) - from Jake Gardiner and Joffrey Lupul (2:55 2ND) *GWG*

TOR - Phil Kessel (26) - from James van Riemsdyk and Tyler Bozak (5:17 2ND)

COL - Nathan MacKinnon (16) - from P.A. Parenteau and Nick Holden (18:35 3RD)

COL - Nathan MacKinnon (17) - from Max Talbot (5:07 3RD)

TOR - Jay McClement EN (2) - from Nikolai Kulemin and Joffrey Lupul (17:47 3RD)

Goalies:

WG - James Reimer (35 saves on 37 shots: 10-6-1) LG - Semyon Varlamov (7 saves on 10 shots: 24-9-5), J.S. Giguere (19 saves on 20 shots in relief of Varlamov)

Three Stars:

3. Nathan MacKinnon (2 goals) - Colorado

2. Phil Kessel (2 goals) - Toronto

1. James Reimer (35 saves on 37 shots for the win) - Toronto

Vancouver Canucks 2, Edmonton Oilers 1 (from Edmonton) - The Canucks improved to 26-16-9 on the season thanks to a 2-1 win over the Edmonton Oilers, dropping them to 15-31-6.

Goals:

VAN - Kellen Lain (1) - from Dale Weise and Tom Sestito (5:14 1ST)
VAN - Zack Kassian (10) - from Ryan Kesler and Daniel Sedin (7:59 2ND) *GWG*
EDM - Jordan Eberle (17) - from Taylor Hall and Sam Gagner (15:00 3RD)

Goalies:

WG - Roberto Luongo (28 saves on 29 shots: 18-10-6) LG - Ben Scrivens (25 saves on 27 shots: 7-7-4)

Three Stars:

3. Ben Scrivens (25 saves on 27 shots) - Edmonton

2. Kellen Lain (1 goal) - Vancouver

1. Roberto Luongo (28 saves on 29 shots for the win) - Vancouver

Winnipeg Jets 3, Anaheim Ducks 2 (from Anaheim) - The Jets improved to 23-23-5 (.500) on the season thanks to a 3-2 win over the Anaheim Ducks, dropping them to 37-10-5.

Goals:

ANA - Cam Fowler PPG (6) - from Ryan Getzlaf and Matt Beleskey (3:59 1ST)
WPG - Blake Wheeler (18) - from Evander Kane and Mark Scheifele (5:19 1ST)
WPG - Andrew Ladd (11) - from Bryan Little and Jacob Trouba (18:36 1ST)
WPG - Evander Kane SHG (15) - from Bryan Little (15:43 2ND) *GWG*
ANA - Nick Bonino (16) - from Jakob Silfverberg (10:18 3RD)

Goalies:

WG - Ondrej Pavelec (40 saves on 42 shots: 15-19-4) LG - Jonas Hiller (8 saves on 11 shots: 23-6-4), Frederik Andersen (10 saves on 10 shots in relief of Hiller)

Three Stars:

3. Cam Fowler (1 goal) - Anaheim

2. Evander Kane (1 goal, 1 assist, GWG) - Winnipeg

1. Ondrej Pavelec (40 saves on 42 shots for the win) - Winnipeg

Three Stars of the Night:

3. Damien Brunner - Brunner scored 1 goal and added 2 assists in the Devils 7-1 rout of the Blues. 

2. John Tavares - Tavares picked up 3 assists in the Islanders 5-3 comeback win over the Rangers.

1. Craig Anderson - Anderson made 34 saves for the shutout, a 2-0 win over the Capitals. 

Interesting Stats of the Night:

-The Ducks lost their first home game in regulation, ending a 23-game unbeaten in regulation streak to start the season. They are now 21-1-2 at home.
-Semyon Varlamov lost his 1st game in regulation after going 16 straight games without a regulation loss.
-The Jets have won 4 straight games under Paul Maurice.
-Kellen Lain scored his 1st NHL goal tonight, in his 2nd NHL game. His 1st game he played 2 seconds before being ejected as part of the Flames/Canucks brawl.

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

Columbus Blue Jackets - 7 game winning streak

Toronto Maple Leafs - 6 game winning streak

Winnipeg Jets - 4 game winning streak
San Jose Sharks - 4 game winning streak

Buffalo Sabres - 4 game losing streak
Washington Capitals - 4 game losing streak

Calgary Flames - 3 game losing streak

Forman Faceoff Highlight of the Night:

-Jordie Benn gets it tonight for his great penalty shot goal: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iPn4ymFutZ4
Honourable Mentions:
-Ryan Johansen goal: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gY2MlW1P7h8
-Erik Karlsson hit on Grabovski: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tYhmgdIkANk

What's up next (January 22nd) - There are 4 NHL games on tap for Wednesday:
1. Carolina Hurricanes vs. Philadelphia Flyers @6PM ET (in Philadelphia)
2. Montreal Canadiens vs. Pittsburgh Penguins @7PM ET (In Pittsburgh)
3. Chicago Blackhawks vs. Detroit Red Wings @8PM ET (In Detroit) {***Forman's Game of the Night***}
4. Phoenix Coyotes vs. Calgary Flames @930PM ET (In Calgary)

-Joel Forman - The Forman Faceoff