Pittsburgh Penguins 6, Winnipeg Jets 5 (from Pittsburgh) - The Penguins improved to 31-12-1 on the season thanks to a 6-5 win over the Winnipeg Jets, dropping them to 19-21-5.
Goals:
WPG - Jacob Trouba (4) - from Olli Jokinen and Adam Pardy (1:47 1ST)
WPG - Mark Scheifele (7) - from Evander Kane and Zach Bogosian (19:56 1ST)
PIT - Evgeni Malkin (10) - from Jussi Jokinen (1:06 2ND)
PIT - James Neal PPG (15) - from Kris Letang and Sidney Crosby (4:25 2ND)
PIT - James Neal (16) - unassisted (4:59 2ND)
WPG - Blake Wheeler (16) - from Bryan Little (6:02 2ND)
PIT - Jussi Jokinen (12) - from Evgeni Malkin and Brooks Orpik (11:38 2ND)
WPG - Evander Kane (13) - unassisted (17:31 2ND)
WPG - Evander Kane (14) - from Mark Scheifele and Michael Frolik (19:42 2ND)
PIT - Evgeni Malkin (11) - from James Neal (8:29 3RD)
PIT - Matt Niskanen (5) - from Olli Maatta and Chris Kunitz (12:38 3RD) *GWG*
Goalies:
WG - Marc-Andre Fleury (29 saves on 34 shots: 24-10-1) LG - Al Montoya (33 saves on 39 shots: 8-4-1)
Three Stars:
3. James Neal (2 goals, 1 assist) - Pittsburgh
2. Evander Kane (2 goals, 1 assist) - Winnipeg
1. Evgeni Malkin (2 goals, 1 assist) - Pittsburgh
Carolina Hurricanes 2, Nashville Predators 1 (from Carolina) - The Hurricanes improved to 18-16-9 on the season thanks to a 2-1 win over the Nashville Predators, dropping them to 18-19-6.
Goals:
CAR - Alexander Semin (6) - from Jeff Skinner and Tuomo Ruutu (4:28 1ST)
NSH - Patric Hornqvist PPG (9) - from Mike Fisher and Shea Weber (6:46 3RD)
CAR - Jeff Skinner (20) - from Tuomo Ruutu and Alexander Semin (16:29 3RD) *GWG*
Goalies:
WG - Anton Khudobin (31 saves on 32 shots: 5-0-0) LG - Carter Hutton (23 saves on 25 shots: 7-7-2)
Three Stars:
3. Anton Khudobin (31 saves on 32 shots for the win) - Carolina
2. Alexander Semin (1 goal, 1 assist) - Carolina
1. Jeff Skinner (1 goal, 1 assist, GWG) - Carolina
San Jose Sharks 3, Chicago Blackhawks 2 (SO) - (from Chicago) - The Sharks improved to 27-10-6 on the season thanks to a 3-2 shootout win over the Chicago Blackhawks, dropping them to 29-7-9.
Goals:
SJS - Jason Demers (3) - from Logan Couture and Matt Nieto (10:12 1ST)
CHI - Niklas Hjalmarsson (4) - from Jonathan Toews and Patrick Sharp (1:27 3RD)
CHI - Michal Rozsival (1) - from Marcus Kruger (4:01 3RD)
SJS - Brent Burns (14) - from Joe Thornton and Marc-Edouard Vlasic (11:10 3RD)
Shootout winner - Logan Couture (SJS)
Goalies:
WG - Alex Stalock (33 saves on 35 shots: 5-2-0) LG - Corey Crawford (40 saves on 42 shots: 17-6-5)
Three Stars:
3. Logan Couture (1 goal, shootout winner) - San Jose
2. Corey Crawford (40 saves on 42 shots) - Chicago
1. Alex Stalock (33 saves on 35 shots for the win) - San Jose
Edmonton Oilers 5, Tampa Bay Lightning 3 (from Edmonton) - The Oilers improved to 14-26-5 on the season thanks to a 5-3 win over the Tampa Bay Lighting, dropping them to 25-13-4.
Goals:
TBL - Nikita Kucherov PPG (6) - from Matt Carle and Radko Gudas (2:43 1ST)
EDM - Jordan Eberle (13) - from Ryan Nugent-Hopkins and Taylor Hall (4:18 1ST)
EDM - Jordan Eberle PPG (14) - from Sam Gagner and Ryan Smyth (6:09 1ST)
EDM - Luke Gazdic (2) - from Justin Schultz and Ryan Jones (15:42 1ST)
TBL - Victor Hedman (8) - from Ondrej Palat and Tyler Johnson (8:47 2ND)
TBL - Valtteri Filppula (16) - from Matt Carle and Teddy Purcell (14:25 2ND)
EDM - Boyd Gordon (7) - from Ales Hemsky and Ryan Smyth (8:20 3RD) *GWG*
EDM - Taylor Hall (16) - from Andrew Ference and Sam Gagner (10:30 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - Ilya Bryzgalov (saves on shots: 3-5-2) LG - Anders Lindback (saves on shots: 3-8-1) in relief of the injured Ben Bishop (0 saves on 1 shot)
Three Stars:
3. Matt Carle (2 assists) - Tampa Bay
2. Taylor Hall (1 goal, 1 assist) - Edmonton
1. Jordan Eberle (2 goals) - Edmonton
Anaheim Ducks 4, Vancouver Canucks 3 (OT) - (from Anaheim) - The Ducks improved to 31-8-5 on the season thanks to a 4-3 OT win over the Vancouver Canucks, dropping them to 23-13-8.
Goals:
VAN - Ryan Kesler PPG (17) - from Henrik Sedin and Daniel Sedin (9:40 1ST)
VAN - Henrik Sedin PPG (10) - from Jason Garrison and Daniel Sedin (11:39 1ST)
ANA - Saku Koivu (8) - from Jakub Silfverberg and Andrew Cogliano (0:24 2ND)
ANA - Matt Beleskey (3) - from Kyle Palmieri (16:38 2ND)
VAN - Kevin Bieksa (2) - from Henrik Sedin and Daniel Sedin (1:06 3RD)
ANA - Nick Bonino (12) - from Daniel Winnik (18:33 3RD)
ANA - Corey Perry (23) - from Ryan Getzlaf and Nick Bonino (4:58 OT) *GWG*
Goalies:
WG - Jonas Hiller (17 saves on 20 shots: 20-4-4) LG - Eddie Lack (45 saves on 49 shots: 7-3-2)
Three Stars:
3. Nick Bonino (1 goal, 1 assist) - Anaheim
2. Henrik Sedin (1 goal, 2 assists) - Vancouer
1. Corey Perry (1 goal, OT winner) - Anaheim
Three Stars of the Night:
3. Henrik/Daniel Sedin - The twins combined for 1 goal and 5 assists in the Canucks 4-3 loss to the Ducks (Henrik 1 goal 2 assists, Daniel 3 assists).
2. Jeff Skinner - Skinner scored 1 goal (his 20th of the season and the eventual game-winner) and added an assist in the Hurricanes 2-1 win over the Predators.
1. Evgeni Malkin - After missing 9 games with an injury, Malkin was quick to make-up for lost time scoring 2 goals and adding an assist in the Penguins wild 6-5 win over the Jets.
Honourable Mentions:
-James Neal: 2 goals 1 assist
-Jussi Jokinen: 2 goals and the GWG
-Evander Kane: 2 goals 1 assist
-Corey Perry: OT goal with 1.3 seconds left
-Jordan Eberle: 2 goals
Interesting Stats of the Night:
-Corey Perry scored the OT winner with 1.3 seconds left in OT to send the Ducks to a 4-3 win over the Canucks. The Ducks are now 17-0-2 on the season at home, the only team in the NHL undefeated in regulation at home.
-Ducks G Jonas Hiller has now won 11 straight games and is 20-4-4 on the season.
-With Roberto Luongo out with an injury very close to game-time, the Canucks were forced to sign local goalie Rob Laurie to a professional tryout contract to serve as Eddie Lack's backup tonight.
-Ben Bishop left the Lighting/Oilers game with an injury in the 1st and didn't return
-James Neal scored 2 goals in 34 seconds in the Penguins/Jets game. He now has 16 goals in 24 games this season.
-Evgeni Malkin returned from injury after missing 9 games, and made an instant impact scoring 2 goals and adding an assist.
-There were 11 goals in the Penguins/Jets game, 7 of them coming in a wild 2nd period
-Hurricanes backup G Anton Khudobin remains undefeated at 5-0-0 on the season after the Hurricanes 2-1 win over the Predators tonight.
-The line of Alexander Semin-Jeff Skinner-Tuomo Ruutu combined for both goals and all 6 points in the Hurricanes 2-1 win over the Predators (Skinner 1 goal 1 assist, Semin 1 goal 1 assist, Ruutu 2 assists).
-3 times tonight a player scored back-to-back goals in the same period (Neal 2 goals in 34 seconds, Kane 2 goals in 2:11 and Eberle 2 goals in 1:51)
-In a game between 2 of the best teams in the NHL, 3 of the 4 goals in the Sharks/Hawks game were scored by defenseman (Demers, Hjalmarsson, and Rozsival) while the 4th was scored by Brent Burns (a defenseman turned forward).
Current Winning/Losing Streaks (3 or more games):
St. Louis Blues - 5 game winning streak
Ottawa Senators - 4 game winning streak
Carolina Hurricanes - 4 game winning streak
Colorado Avalanche - 3 game winning streak
Anaheim Ducks - 3 game winning streak
Vancouver Canucks - 4 game losing streak
Calgary Flames - 4 game losing streak
Winnipeg Jets - 3 game losing streak
Forman Faceoff Highlight of the Night:
-Corey Perry's OT goal with 1.3 seconds left gets it tonight, vintage Getzlaf to Perry: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cq19k8Dg8z0
What's up next (January 6th) - There are 4 NHL games on tap for Monday:
1. Dallas Stars vs. New York Islanders @7PM ET (In New York) {***Forman's Game of the Night***}
2. Columbus Blue Jackets vs. New York Rangers @7PM ET (In New York)
3. Florida Panthers vs. Montreal Canadiens @730PM ET (In Montreal)
4. Calgary Flames vs. Colorado Avalanche @9PM ET (In Colorado)
-Joel Forman - The Forman Faceoff
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