Friday, January 24, 2014

January 23rd NHL Recap

Carolina Hurricanes 5, Buffalo Sabres 3 (from Buffalo) - The Hurricanes improved to 22-19-9 on the season thanks to a 5-3 win over the Buffalo Sabres, dropping them to 13-29-7.
Goals:
BUF - Cody Hodgson (11) - from Steve Ott (10:15 1ST)
CAR - Jeff Skinner (22) - unassisted (12:28 1ST)
BUF - Brian Flynn (4) - from Phil Varone and Marcus Foligno (3:20 2ND)
CAR - Alexander Semin (11) - from Andrej Sekera and Justin Faulk (13:11 2ND)
BUF - Tyler Ennis (11) - from Drew Stafford and Zenon Konopka (0:48 3RD)
CAR - Alexander Semin (12) - from Eric Staal and Jiri Tlusty (7:25 3RD)
CAR - Andrej Sekera (8) - from Tuomo Ruutu and Mike Komisarek (9:50 3RD) *GWG*
CAR - Jiri Tlusty EN (8) - from Andrej Sekera (19:59 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - Anton Khudobin (26 saves on 29 shots: 9-3-0) LG - Jhonas Enroth (28 saves on 32 shots: 1-10-4)
Three Stars:
3. Tyler Ennis (1 goal) - Buffalo
2. Alexander Semin (2 goals) - Carolina
1. Andrej Sekera (1 goal, 2 assists, GWG) - Carolina

St. Louis Blues 2, New York Rangers 1 (from New York) - The Blues improved to 34-11-5 on the season thanks to a 2-1 win over the New York Rangers, dropping them to 27-23-3.
Goals:
STL - Alexander Steen (26) - from Jaden Schwartz and David Backes (8:38 1ST)
NYR - Rick Nash (17) - from Derek Stepan and Ryan McDonagh (18:17 2ND)
STL - Kevin Shattenkirk PPG (8) - from Alex Pietrangelo and David Backes (3:09 3RD) *GWG*
Goalies:
WG - Jaroslav Halak (34 saves on 35 shots: 21-7-3) LG - Henrik Lundqvist (23 saves on 25 shots: 17-18-3)
Three Stars:
3. Rick Nash (1 goal) - New York
2. Kevin Shattenkirk (1 goal, GWG) - St. Louis
1. Jaroslav Halak (34 saves on 35 shots for the win) - St. Louis

Columbus Blue Jackets 5, Philadelphia Flyers 2 (from Columbus) - The Blue Jackets improved to 26-20-4 on the season thanks to a 5-2 win over the Philadelphia Flyers, dropping them to 25-21-6.
Goals:
CBJ - Jack Johnson (3) - unassisted (8:20 1ST)
PHI - Brayden Schenn (14) - unassisted (1:56 2ND)
PHI - Vincent Lecavalier PPG (11) - from Mark Streit and Andrej Meszaros (7:21 2ND)
CBJ - Derek MacKenzie (3) - from Artem Anisimov and Corey Tropp (11:24 2ND)
CBJ - Matt Calvert PPG (6) - from James Wisniewski and Brandon Dubinsky (16:13 2ND) *GWG*
CBJ - Brandon Dubinsky (11) - from Matt Calvert and Fedor Tyutin (3:29 3RD)
CBJ - Nathan Horton (4) - from Ryan Murray (6:54 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - Sergei Bobrovsky (26 saves on 28 shots: 17-11-2) LG - Ray Emery (34 saves on 39 shots: 6-9-1)
Three Stars:
3. Jack Johnson (1 goal) - Columbus
2. Brandon Dubinsky (1 goal, 1 assist) - Columbus
1. Matt Calvert (1 goal, 1 assist, GWG) - Columbus

Tampa Bay Lightning 4, Ottawa Senators 3 (SO) - (from Tampa Bay) - The Lighting improved to 30-16-5 on the season thanks to a 4-3 shootout win over the Ottawa Senators, dropping them to 22-19-10.
Goals:
TBL - Tyler Johnson SHG (13) - from Victor Hedman (14:32 1ST)
OTT - Erik Karlsson PPG (12) - from Clarke MacArthur and Jason Spezza (15:12 1ST)
TBL - B.J. Crombeen (2) - from Victor Hedman and Valtteri Filppula (3:30 2ND)
OTT - Clarke MacArthur PPG (18) - from Jason Spezza and Bobby Ryan (16:57 2ND)
TBL - Ondrej Palat (11) - from Martin St. Louis and Victor Hedman (5:31 3RD)
OTT - Chris Neil (6) - from Zack Smith and Erik Karlsson (17:42 3RD)
Shootout winner - Nikita Kucherov (TBL)
Goalies:
WG - Ben Bishop (33 saves on 36 shots: 25-6-4) LG - Craig Anderson (35 saves on 38 shots: 16-10-7)
Three Stars:
3. Tyler Johnson (1 goal) - Tampa Bay
2. Erik Karlsson (1 goal, 1 assist) - Ottawa
1. Victor Hedman (3 assists) - Tampa Bay

Pittsburgh Penguins 6, New York Islanders 4 (from New York) - The Penguins improved to 36-13-2 on the season thanks to a 6-4 win over the New York Islanders, dropping them to 21-25-7.
Goals:
NYI - Michael Grabner (8) - from Thomas Hickey (1:39 1ST)
NYI - Brock Nelson (9) - from Michael Grabner (8:21 1ST)
PIT - Chris Kunitz (25) - from Sidney Crosby and Olli Maatta (9:32 1ST)
PIT - Sidney Crosby (27) - from Chris Kunitz and Matt Niskanen (11:24 1ST)
PIT - Olli Maatta (5) - from Chris Kunitz and Matt Niskanen (5:35 2ND)
PIT - Kris Letang PPG (10) - from Sidney Crosby and James Neal (17:44 2ND)
NYI - Josh Bailey (5) - from Peter Regin and Frans Nielsen (3:10 3RD)
PIT - Evgeni Malkin (14) - from James Neal (5:59 3RD) *GWG*
NYI - Kyle Okposo (21) - from John Tavares and Matt Donovan (10:55 3RD)
PIT - Brandon Sutter EN (9) - unassisted (19:56 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - Jeff Zatkoff (30 saves on 34 shots: 8-2-1) LG - Kevin Poulin (23 saves on 28 shots: 11-15-0)
Three Stars:
3. Michael Grabner (1 goal, 1 assist) - New York
2. Chris Kunitz (1 goal, 2 assists) - Pittsburgh
1. Sidney Crosby (1 goal, 2 assists) - Pittsburgh

Minnesota Wild 2, Chicago Blackhawks 1 (from Minnesota) - The Wild improved to 28-20-5 on the season thanks to a 2-1 win over the Chicago Blackhawks, dropping them to 32-9-12.
Goals:
MIN - Jason Pominville (20) - from Mikael Granlund and Dany Heatley (8:08 1ST)
MIN - Matt Cooke (7) - from Justin Fontaine and Kyle Brodziak (15:31 1ST) *GWG*
CHI - Patrick Kane (24) - from Nick Leddy and Patrick Sharp (19:28 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - Darcy Kuemper (33 saves on 34 shots: 5-3-0) LG - Antti Raanta (17 saves on 19 shots: 12-2-3)
Three Stars:
3. Jason Pominville (1 goal) - Minnesota
2. Matt Cooke (1 goal, GWG) - Minnesota
1. Darcy Kuemper (33 saves on 34 shots for the win) - Minnesota

Dallas Stars 7, Toronto Maple Leafs 1 (from Dallas) - The Stars improved to 23-20-8 on the season thanks to a 7-1 rout of the Toronto Maple Leafs, dropping them to 27-21-5.
Goals:
DAL - Jamie Benn (18) - from Tyler Seguin and Valeri Nichushkin (7:09 1ST)
TOR - Nikolai Kulemin (7) - from Carl Gunnarsson and Nazem Kadri (7:39 1ST)
DAL - Cody Eakin (12) - from Alex Goligoski (15:47 1ST) *GWG*
DAL - Valeri Nichushkin (10) - from Jamie Benn and Sergei Gonchar (6:36 2ND)
DAL - Shawn Horcoff PPG (6) - from Sergei Gonchar and Kari Lehtonen (8:33 2ND)
DAL - Rich Peverley SHG (6) - from Jamie Benn and Jordie Benn (11:37 2ND)
DAL - Trevor Daley (3) - from Alex Goligoski and Cody Eakin (15:23 2ND)
DAL - Valeri Nichushkin (11) - from Tyler Seguin and Jamie Benn (2:43 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - Kari Lehtonen (24 saves on 25 shots: 19-14-8) LG - Jonathan Bernier (10 saves on 13 shots: 17-15-4), James Reimer (11 saves on 15 shots in relief of Bernier)
Three Stars:
3. Cody Eakin (1 goal, 1 assist, GWG) - Dallas
2. Valeri Nichushkin (2 goals, 1 assist) - Dallas
1. Jamie Benn (1 goal, 3 assists) - Dallas

Nashville Predators 2, Vancouver Canucks 1 (from Vancouver) - The Predators improved to 23-22-7 on the season thanks to a 2-1 win over the Vancouver Canucks, dropping them to 26-17-9.
Goals:
VAN - Chris Higgins (13) - from Dale Weise and Chris Tanev (9:09 2ND)
NSH - Craig Smith (16) - from Nick Spaling (3:28 3RD)
NSH - Nick Spaling PPG (9) - from Seth Jones and Matt Cullen (12:38 3RD) *GWG*
Goalies:
WG - Carter Hutton (33 saves on 34 shots: 11-7-2) LG - Roberto Luongo (24 saves on 26 shots: 18-11-6)
Three Stars:
3. Chris Higgins (1 goal) - Vancouver
2. Nick Spaling (1 goal, 1 assist, GWG) - Nashville
1. Carter Hutton (33 saves on 34 shots for the win) - Nashville

Anaheim Ducks 2, Los Angeles Kings 1 (from Anaheim) - The Ducks improved to 38-10-5 on the season thanks to a 2-1 win over the Los Angeles Kings, dropping them to 29-17-6.
Goals:
LAK - Anze Kopitar (14) - from Trevor Lewis and Dwight King (3:13 1ST)
ANA - Dustin Penner PPG (12) - from Corey Perry and Nick Bonino (13:51 2ND)
ANA - Pat Maroon (4) - from Mark Fistric (17:53 2ND) *GWG*
Goalies:
WG - Frederik Andersen (30 saves on 31 shots: 13-2-0) LG - Jonathan Quick (19 saves on 21 shots: 14-8-2)
Three Stars:
3. Anze Kopitar (1 goal) - Los Angeles
2. Pat Maroon (1 goal, GWG) - Anaheim)
1. Frederik Andersen (30 saves on 31 shots for the win) - Anaheim

San Jose Sharks 1, Winnipeg Jets 0 (from San Jose) - The Sharks improved to 33-12-6 on the season thanks to a 1-0 shutout of the Winnipeg Jets, dropping them to 23-24-5.
Goals:
SJS - Joe Pavelski (28) - from Justin Braun (6:48 3RD) *GWG*
Goalies:
WG - Alex Stalock (20 saves on 20 shots: 7-2-0) LG - Ondrej Pavelec (31 saves on 32 shots: 15-20-4)
Three Stars:
3. Ondrej Pavelec (31 saves on 32 shots) - Winnipeg
2. Joe Pavelski (1 goal, GWG) - San Jose
1. Alex Stalock (20 saves on 20 shots for the shutout) - San Jose

Three Stars of the Night:
3. Andrej Sekera - Sekera scored 1 goal and added 2 assists in the Hurricanes 5-3 win over the Sabres.
2. Sidney Crosby - Crosby scored 1 goal and added 2 assists in the Penguins 6-4 win over the Islanders.
1. Jamie Benn - Benn scored 1 goal and added 3 assists in the Stars 7-1 rout of the Leafs.

Interesting Stats of the Night:
-The Blue Jackets extended their franchise record winning streak to 8 games.
-The Leafs sseason high 6-game winning streak came to a halt at the hands the Dallas Stars.
-Patrick Kane scored his 1st goal since December 28th, ending an 11-game goal-less streak.
-Jamie Benn picked up 4 points in a game for the 2nd time this season.
-Sidney Crosby had 9th game of the season with 3 (or more) points.

Current Winning/Losing Streaks (3 or more games):
Columbus Blue Jackets - 8 game winning streak
San Jose Sharks - 5 game winning streak

Buffalo Sabres - 5 game losing streak
Washington Capitals - 4 game losing streak
Los Angeles Kings - 3 game losing streak

Forman Faceoff Highlight of the Night:
-Nathan Horton gets it with this beautiful deke and goal: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M7i5MywTr_s

What's up next (January 24th) - There are 5 NHL games on tap for Friday: 
1. Washington Capitals vs. New Jersey Devils @7PM ET (In New Jersey)
2. Montreal Canadiens vs. Detroit Red Wings @730PM ET (In Detroit)
3. Colorado Avalanche vs. Florida Panthers @730PM ET (In Florida)
4. Nashville Predators vs. Calgary Flames @9PM ET (In Calgary)
5. Phoenix Coyotes vs. Edmonton Oilers @930PM ET (In Edmonton)

-Joel Forman - The Forman Faceoff

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