February 2nd NHL Recap

Washington Capitals 6, Detroit Red Wings 5 (OT) - (from Washington) - The Capitals improved to 25-22-9 on the season thanks to a 6-5 OT win over the Detroit Red Wings, dropping them to 24-19-12.

Goals:

WSH - Jason Chimera (12) - from Joel Ward and Connor Carrick (4:43 1ST)

WSH - Joel Ward PPG (16) - from Marcus Johansson and Jason Chimera (7:20 1ST)

DET - Gustav Nyquist PPG (11) - from Daniel Alfredsson and Niklas Kronwall (11:40 1ST)

WSH - John Carlson PPG (10) - from Nicklas Backstrom and Martin Erat (16:05 1ST)

DET - Tomas Tatar (13) - from Riley Sheahan and Tomas Jurco (13:30 2ND) 

WSH - Joel Ward (17) - from Jason Chimera and Connor Carrick (13:49 2ND)

DET - Gustav Nyquist PPG (12) - from Henrik Zetterberg and Tomas Tatar (18:49 2ND)

DET - Gustav Nyquist (13) - from Henrik Zetterberg and Niklas Kronwall (0:42 3RD)

WSH - Troy Brouwer (11) - unassisted (4:28 3RD)

DET - Justin Abdelkader (6) - from Gustav Nyquist and Henrik Zetterberg (6:25 3RD)

WSH - Alexander Ovechkin PPG (39) - from John Carlson and Nicklas Backstrom (2:37 OT) *GWG*

Goalies:

WG - Michal Neuvirth (25 saves on 30 shots: 4-5-2) LG - Jimmy Howard (22 saves on 28 shots: 10-12-9)

Three Stars:

3. Alexander Ovechkin (1 goal, OT winner) - Washington

2. Joel Ward (2 goals, 1 assist) - Washington

1. Gustav Nyquist (3 goals, 1 assist) - Detroit

Winnipeg Jets 2, Montreal Canadiens 1 (from Montreal) - The Jets improved to 27-25-5 on the season thanks to a 2-1 win over the Montreal Canadiens, dropping them to 29-21-6.

Goals:

WPG - Tobias Enstrom (6) - from Chris Thorburn and Blake Wheeler (9:13 2ND)

MTL - Brian Gionta (10) - from Tomas Plekanec and Andrei Markov (17:06 2ND)

WPG - Michael Frolik (12) - from Andrew Ladd (1:04 3RD) *GWG*

Goalies:

WG - Al Montoya (30 saves on 31 shots: 10-4-1) LG - Carey Price (33 saves on 35 shots: 23-17-5)

Three Stars:

3. Carey Price (33 saves on 35 shots) - Montreal

2. Michael Frolik (1 goal, GWG) - Winnipeg

1. Al Montoya (30 saves on 31 shots for the win) - Winnipeg

Three Stars of the Night:

3. Al Montoya - Montoya made 30 saves on 31 shots in the Jets 2-1 win over the Canadiens.

2. Joel Ward - Ward scored 2 goals and added 1 assist in the Caps 6-5 OT win over the Red Wings.

1. Gustav Nyquist - Nyquist scored his 1st career hat trick and added an assist in the Red Wings 6-5 OT loss to the Caps. 

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

Calgary Flames - 5 game winning streak

New York Rangers - 3 game winning streak

Colorado Avalanche - 3 game winning streak

Toronto Maple Leafs - 3 game winning streak

New York Islanders - 3 game losing streak

Florida Panthers - 3 game losing streak
Vancouver Canucks - 3 game losing streak
Los Angeles Kings - 3 game losing streak

Forman Faceoff Highlight of the Night:

-Alexander Ovechkin's OT goal gets it tonight: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bi5nif7wkU0

What's up next (February 3rd) - There are 7 NHL games on tap for Monday:

1. Edmonton Oilers vs. Buffalo Sabres @7PM ET (In Buffalo)

2. Ottawa Senators vs. Pittsburgh Penguins @7PM ET (In Pittsburgh)

3. Vancouver Canucks vs. Detroit Red Wings @730PM ET (In Detroit)

4. Colorado Avalanche vs. New Jersey Devils @730PM ET (In New Jersey)

5. Columbus Blue Jackets vs. Anaheim Ducks @10PM ET (In Anaheim)

6. Chicago Blackhawks vs. Los Angeles Kings @1030PM ET (In Los Angeles)

7. Philadelphia Flyers vs. San Jose Sharks @1030PM ET (In San Jose) {***Forman's Game of the Night***}

-Joel Forman - The Forman Faceoff