January 3rd NHL Recap

Chicago Blackhawks 5, New Jersey Devils 3 (from New Jersey) - The Blackhawks improved to 29-7-8 on the season thanks to a 5-3 win over the New Jersey Devils, dropping them to 17-17-8 (.500)
Goals:
CHI - Patrick Sharp (23) - from Jonathan Toews (1:34 2ND)
NJD - Andy Greene (7) - from Stephen Gionta and Steve Bernier (2:17 2ND)
CHI - Brandon Saad (15) - from Patrick Kane and Brent Seabrook (1:30 3RD)
CHI - Patrick Sharp (24) - from Brent Seabrook and Duncan Keith (2:44 3RD)
CHI - Marian Hossa (15) - from Jonathan Toews and Duncan Keith (5:34 3RD) *GWG*
NJD - Marek Zidlicky (6) - from Andrei Loktionov and Reid Boucher (7:09 3RD)
NJD - Marek Zidlicky PPG (7) - from Eric Gelinas and Adam Henrique (13:37 3RD)
CHI - Patrick Sharp (25) - from Duncan Keith (18:32 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - Antti Raanta (24 saves on 27 shots: 11-1-3) LG - Martin Brodeur (19 saves on 24 shots: 12-9-3)
Three Stars:
3. Marek Zidlicky (2 goals) - New Jersey
2. Duncan Keith (3 assists) - Chicago
1. Patrick Sharp (3 goals) - Chicago

Pittsburgh Penguins 5, New York Rangers 2 (from Pittsburgh) - The Penguins improved to 30-12-1 on the season thanks to a 5-2 win over the New York Rangers, dropping them to 20-20-2 (.500).
Goals:
PIT - Chris Kunitz PPG (22) - from Sidney Crosby and Matt Niskanen (13:09 1ST)
PIT - Jussi Jokinen (10) - from Brian Gibbons and Joe Vitale (18:40 1ST)
PIT - Jussi Jokinen (11) - from Brian Gibbons and Brandon Sutter (1:09 2ND) *GWG*
PIT - Sidney Crosby (23) - from Chris Kunitz and Brooks Orpik (18:29 2ND)
NYR - Mats Zuccarello (10) - from Benoit Pouliot and Derick Brassard (7:43 3RD)
NYR - Ryan McDonagh (7) - from Mats Zuccarello and Dan Girardi (11:53 3RD)
PIT - Chris Kunitz (23) - from Sidney Crosby and James Neal (12:54 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - Marc-Andre Fleury (33 saves on 35 shots: 23-10-1) LG - Henrik Lundqvist (23 saves on 28 shots: 12-16-2)
Three Stars:
3. Jussi Jokinen (2 goals, GWG) - Pittsburgh
2. Sidney Crosby (1 goal, 2 assists) - Pittsburgh
1. Chris Kunitz (2 goals, 1 assist) - Pittsburgh

Tampa Bay Lighting 2, Calgary Flames 0 (from Calgary) - The Lightning improved to 25-12-4 on the season thanks to a 2-0 shutout of the Calgary Flames, dropping them to 14-21-6.
Goals:
TBL - Ondrej Palat (7) - from Teddy Purcell and Mark Barberio (5:23 2ND) *GWG*
TBL - Nikita Kucherov (5) - from Ondrej Palat and Matt Carle (10:20 2ND)
Goalies:
WG - Ben Bishop (19 saves on 19 shots: 22-5-3) LG - Karri Ramo (27 saves on 29 shots: 6-7-3)
Three Stars:
3. Karri Ramo (27 saves on 29 shots) - Calgary
2. Ben Bishop (19 saves on 19 shots for the shutout) - Tampa Bay
1. Ondrej Palat (1 goal, 1 assist, GWG) - Tampa Bay

Anaheim Ducks 5, Edmonton Oilers 2 (from Anaheim) - The Ducks improved to 30-8-5 on the season thanks to a 5-2 win over the Edmonton Oilers, dropping them to 13-26-5.
Goals:
EDM - Boyd Gordon (6) - from Ryan Smyth and Jeff Petry (0:35 1ST)
ANA - Kyle Palmieri (8) - unassisted (0:46 1ST)
EDM - Nail Yakupov (8) - from David Perron and Taylor Hall (11:06 1ST)
ANA - Ben Lovejoy (2) - from Saku Koivu and Kyle Palmieri (17:12 1ST)
ANA - Ben Lovejoy (3) - from Cam Fowler and Matt Beleskey (19:55 1ST) *GWG*
ANA - Tim Jackman (2) - from Nick Bonino and Jakub Silfverberg (19:16 2ND)
ANA - Andrew Cogliano (13) - unassisted (11:16 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - Jonas Hiller (16 saves on 18 shots: 19-4-4) LG - Ilya Bryzgalov (32 saves on 37 shots: 2-5-2)
Three Stars:
3. Andrew Cogliano (1 goal) - Anaheim
2. Kyle Palmieri (1 goal, 1 assist) - Anaheim
1. Ben Lovejoy (2 goals, GWG) - Anaheim

Three Stars of the Night:
3. Ben Lovejoy - Lovejoy scored 2 goals and added the game-winner in the Ducks 5-2 win over the Oilers.

2. Chris Kunitz - Kunitz scored 2 goals and added an assist in the Penguins 5-2 win over the Rangers.

1. Patrick Sharp - Sharp had his 2nd hat trick in the last 5 games in the Hawks 5-3 win over the Devils.

-Joel Forman - The Forman Faceoff