Florida Panthers 2, Buffalo Sabres 1 (SO) - (from Buffalo) - The Panthers improved to 17-21-6 on the season thanks to a 2-1 shootout win over the Buffalo Sabres, dropping them to 12-26-5.
Goals:
BUF - Jamie McBain (3) - from Steve Ott and Matt D'Agostini (5:13 2ND)
FLA - Brad Boyes (12) - from Tom Gilbert and Sean Bergenheim (9:16 3RD)
Shootout winner - Brad Boyes (FLA)
Goalies:
WG - Tim Thomas (23 saves on 24 shots: 11-11-2) LG - Jhonas Enroth (34 saves on 35 shots: 1-8-4)
Three Stars:
3. Jhonas Enroth (34 saves on 35 shots) - Buffalo
2. Tim Thomas (23 saves on 24 shots for the win) - Florida
1. Brad Boyes (1 goal, shootout winner) - Florida
New Jersey Devils 1, Dallas Stars 0 (from New Jersey) - The Devils improved to 18-18-9 (.500) on the season thanks to a 1-0 shutout of the Dallas Stars, dropping them to 20-16-7.
Goals:
NJD - Michael Ryder (15) - from Travis Zajac and Ryan Clowe (8:17 2ND) *GWG*
Goalies:
WG - Cory Schneider (26 saves on 26 shots: 6-9-5) LG - Kari Lehtonen (33 saves on 34 shots: 16-11-7)
Three Stars:
3. Michael Ryder (1 goal, GWG) - New Jersey
2. Kari Lehtonen (33 saves on 34 shots) - Dallas
1. Cory Schneider (26 saves on 26 shots for the shutout) - New Jersey
Carolina Hurricanes 6, Toronto Maple Leafs 1 (from Carolina) - The Hurricanes improved to 19-16-9 on the season thanks to a 6-1 rout of the Toronto Maple Leafs, dropping them to 21-19-5.
Goals:
CAR - Zach Boychuk (1) - from Brett Sutter and Elias Lindholm (2:33 1ST)
CAR - Jeff Skinner PPG (21) - from Jordan Staal and Elias Lindholm (8:33 1ST) *GWG*
TOR - Joffrey Lupul (14) - from Mason Raymond and Nazem Kadri (14:14 1ST)
CAR - Patrick Dwyer (5) - from Jordan Staal and Nathan Gerbe (17:33 1ST)
CAR - John Michael-Liles (1) - from Zach Boychuk (3:39 2ND)
CAR - Jordan Staal SHG (10) - from Justin Faulk (0:25 3RD)
CAR - Elias Lindholm PPG (4) - from Jeff Skinner and Jordan Staal (18:51 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - Anton Khudobin (25 saves on 26 shots: 6-0-0) LG - James Reimer (30 saves on 36 shots: 8-6-1)
Three Stars:
3. Jeff Skinner (1 goal, 1 assist, GWG) - Carolina
2. Elias Lindholm (1 goal, 2 assists) - Carolina
1. Jordan Staal (1 goal, 3 assists) - Carolina
Washington Capitals 4, Tampa Bay Lightning 3 (from Tampa Bay) - The Capitals improved to 21-16-6 on the season thanks to a 4-3 win over the Tampa Bay Lightning, dropping them to 26-14-4.
Goals:
TBL - Tyler Johnson (12) - from Ondrej Palat (4:08 1ST)
WSH - Eric Fehr (7) - from Alexander Ovechkin and Karl Alzner (7:04 1ST)
WSH - Mikhail Grabovski PPG (12) - from Joel Ward and Mike Green (10:37 1ST)
WSH - Marcus Johansson PPG (7) - from Nicklas Backstrom and John Carlson (19:48 1ST)
TBL - B.J. Crombeen (1) - from Victor Hedman and Taylor Pyatt (6:45 2ND)
TBL - Ondrej Palat (9) - from Matt Carle and Martin St. Louis (14:30 3RD)
WSH - Eric Fehr (8) - from Mike Green and Dmitri Orlov (19:08 3RD) *GWG*
Goalies:
WG - Philipp Grubauer (33 saves on 36 shots: 6-2-3) LG - Anders Lindback (16 saves on 20 shots: 4-9-1)
Three Stars:
3. Mike Green (2 assists) - Washington
2. Ondrej Palat (1 goal, 1 assist) - Tampa Bay
1. Eric Fehr (2 goals, GWG) - Washington
Anaheim Ducks 4, Nashville Predators 3 (from Nashville) - The Ducks improved to 33-8-5 on the season thanks to a 4-3 win over the Nashville Predators, dropping them to 19-20-6.
Goals:
NSH - Paul Gaustad (7) - from Gabriel Bourque and Viktor Stalberg (1:52 1ST)
NSH - Craig Smith (13) - from Matt Cullen and Matt Hendricks (2:22 1ST)
ANA - Ryan Getzlaf (21) - from Matt Beleskey (0:55 2ND)
ANA - Ryan Getzlaf (22) - from Matt Beleskey (4:36 2ND)
NSH - Rich Clune (2) - from Craig Smith and Matt Cullen (5:31 2ND)
ANA - Corey Perry (25) - from Ryan Getzlaf (6:37 2ND)
ANA - Teemu Selanne PPG (5) - from Pat Maroon and Mathieu Perreault (18:52 2ND) *GWG*
Goalies:
WG - Frederik Anderson (23 saves on 26 shots: 10-2-0) LG - Marek Mazanec (24 saves on 28 shots: 8-9-3)
Three Stars:
3. Matt Beleskey (2 assists) - Anaheim
2. Craig Smith (1 goal, 1 assist) - Nashville
1. Ryan Getzlaf (2 goals, 1 assist) - Anaheim
St. Louis Blues 5, Calgary Flames 0 (from Calgary) - The Blues improved to 31-7-5 on the season thanks to a 5-0 shutout of the Calgary Flames, dropping them to 15-23-6.
Goals:
STL - Chris Stewart (15) - from Derek Roy and Brenden Morrow (9:32 1ST) *GWG*
STL - Vladimir Sobotka (7) - from Barret Jackman and Jaroslav Halak (11:37 1ST)
STL - Ian Cole (2) - from Vladimir Tarasenko (6:47 2ND)
STL - Alex Pietrangelo PPG (6) - from Kevin Shattenkirk (1:16 3RD)
STL - Vladimir Tarasenko PPG (15) - from Jordan Leopold and Vladimir Sobotka (3:32 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - Jaroslav Halak (33 saves on 33 shots: 18-6-3) LG - Karri Ramo (24 saves on 29 shots: 7-8-3)
Three Stars:
3. Chris Stewart (1 goal, GWG) - St. Louis
2. Vladimir Tarasenko (1 goal, 1 assist) - St. Louis
1. Jaroslav Halak (33 saves on 33 shots for the shutout) - St. Louis
Minnesota Wild 4, Phoenix Coyotes 1 (From Phoenix) - The Wild improved to 24-17-5 on the season thanks to a 4-1 win over the Phoenix Coyotes, dropping them to 21-13-9.
Goals:
MIN - Justin Fontaine (9) - from Matt Cooke (18:41 1ST)
PHX - Mikkel Boedker PPG (14) - from Shane Doan and Michael Stone (2:04 2ND)
MIN - Kyle Brodziak (4) - from Matt Cooke and Marco Scandello (3:21 3RD) *GWG*
MIN - Justin Fontaine PPG (10) - from Jason Pominville and Nino Niederreiter (7:56 3RD)
MIN - Justin Fontaine EN (11 - Hat Trick) - from Kyle Brodziak and Nino Niederreiter (18:48 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - Niklas Backstrom (39 saves on 40 shots: 5-9-2) LG - Mike Smith (25 saves on 28 shots: 15-11-8)
Three Stars:
3. Kyle Brodziak (1 goal, 1 assist, GWG) - Minnesota
2. Niklas Backstrom (39 saves on 40 shots for the win) - Minnesota
1. Justin Fontaine (3 goals) - Minnesota
Los Angeles Kings 4, Boston Bruins 2 (from Los Angeles) - The Kings improved to 27-13-5 on the season thanks to a 4-2 win over the Boston Bruins, dropping them to 28-14-2.
Goals:
LAK - Jeff Carter (16) - from Anze Kopitar (10:32 1ST)
LAK - Justin Williams PPG (14) - from Slava Voynov and Jonathan Quick (0:44 2ND)
LAK - Alec Martinez (4) - from Robyn Regehr and Mike Richards (1:45 2ND) *GWG*
BOS - Matt Fraser (2) - from Carl Soderberg and Dougie Hamilton (9:55 2ND)
LAK - Dustin Brown (9) - from Jarret Stoll and Justin Williams (12:23 3RD)
BOS - Justin Florek (1) - from Johnny Boychuk and Gregory Campbell (17:47 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - Jonathan Quick (20 saves on 22 shots: 12-5-1) LG - Tuukka Rask (15 saves on 18 shots: 21-11-2), Chad Johnson (16 saves on 17 shots in relief of Rask)
Three Stars:
3. Jonathan Quick (20 saves on 22 shots for the win, 1 assist) - Los Angeles
2. Jeff Carter (1 goal) - Los Angeles
1. Justin Williams (1 goal, 1 assist) - Los Angeles
San Jose Sharks 4, Detroit Red Wings 1 (from San Jose) - The Sharks improved to 28-11-6 on the season thanks to a 4-1 win over the Detroit Red Wings, dropping them to 19-15-10.
Goals:
SJS - Joe Pavelski (20) - from Joe Thornton and Brent Burns (4:59 1ST)
DET - Tomas Tatar (9) - from Luke Glendening and Brendan Smith (16:48 1ST)
SJS - Andrew Desjardins (2) - from Bracken Kearns and Marc-Edouard Vlasic (9:44 2ND) *GWG*
SJS - Joe Pavelski (21) - from Brad Stuart and Justin Braun (12:25 2ND)
SJS - Dan Boyle PPG (8) - from Jason Demers and Joe Thornton (16:28 2ND)
Goalies:
WG - Antti Niemi (24 saves on 25 shots: 23-9-6) LG - Jimmy Howard (19 saves on 23 shots: 7-10-8), Petr Mrazek (3 saves on 3 shots in relief of Howard)
Three Stars:
3. Antti Niemi (24 saves on 25 shots for the win) - San Jose
2. Joe Thornton (2 assist) - San Jose
1. Joe Pavelski (2 goals) - San Jose
Three Stars of the Night:
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1. Justin Fontaine - Fontaine picked up his 1st career hat trick in the Wild's 4-1 win over the Coyotes.
Interesting Stats of the Night:
-The Leafs have been outscored 18-5 on their 3 game losing streak.
-John Michael-Liles scored his 1st goal as a Carolina Hurricane against his former team the Toronto Maple Leafs.
-Anton Khudobin improved to 6-0-0.
-Justin Fontaine scored his 1st career hat trick.
-Justin Florek scored his 1st NHL goal for the Bruins.
-Cory Schneider picked up his 2nd shutout as a New Jersey Devils.
-Jaroslav Halak picked up his 3rd shutout of the season.
-Teemu Selanne scored his 108th career game-winning goal.
Current Winning/Losing Streaks (3 or more games):
St. Louis Blues - 7 game winning streak
Carolina Hurricanes - 5 game winning streakAnaheim Ducks - 5 game winning streak
Minnesota Wild - 4 game winning streak
Pittsburgh Penguins - 3 game winning streak
Philadelphia Flyers - 3 game winning streak
Philadelphia Flyers - 3 game winning streak
Vancouver Canucks - 5 game losing streak
Winnipeg Jets - 4 game losing streak
Dallas Stars - 4 game losing streak
Toronto Maple Leafs - 3 game losing streak
Forman Faceoff Highlight of the Night:
-Tomas Tatar gets it with his nifty backhand goal: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ayY3SwrfdiQ
Honourable Mentions:
-Philipp Grubauer save on Ondrej Palat: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NjOEp_n33LY
-Joe Pavelski Goal: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UruOVyrREF0
-Justin Fontaine Hat Trick: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CYmFSKIyP-Y
-Karri Ramo save on Jay Bouwmeester: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y1Wwc4Pwmjg
What's up next (January 10th) - There are 6 NHL games on tap for Friday:
1. Dallas Stars vs. New York Rangers @7PM ET (In New York)
2. Toronto Maple Leafs vs. Washington Capitals @7PM ET (In Washington)
3. Carolina Hurricanes vs. Columbus Blue Jackets @7PM ET (In Columbus)
4. New York Islanders vs. Colorado Avalanche @9PM ET (In Colorado)
5. Pittsburgh Penguins vs. Edmonton Oilers @10PM ET (In Edmonton)
6. St. Louis Blues vs. Vancouver Canucks @10PM ET (In Vancouver) {***Forman's Game of the Night***}
-Joel Forman - The Forman Faceoff
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