February 6th NHL Recap

Calgary Flames 4, New York Islanders 2 (from New York) - The Flames improved to 22-28-7 on the season thanks to a 4-2 win over the New York Islanders, dropping them to 22-29-8.

Goals:

CGY - Sean Monahan (16) - from Joe Colborne and Kris Russell (14:15 2ND)

CGY - Dennis Wideman (4) - from Mikael Backlund and T.J. Brodie (18:08 2ND)

NYI - Thomas Hickey (4) - from Josh Bailey and Colin McDonald (19:53 2ND)

NYI - Calvin de Haan (2) - from John Tavares and Thomas Vanek (7:31 3RD)

CGY - Matt Stajan (10) - from David Jones and Dennis Wideman (14:28 3RD) *GWG*

CGY - Mikael Backlund EN (14) - unassisted (19:57 3RD)

Goalies:

WG - Reto Berra (28 saves on 30 shots: 8-15-2) LG - Evgeni Nabokov (18 saves on 21 shots: 10-11-5)

Three Stars:

3. Calvin de Haan (1 goal) - New York

2. Matt Stajan (1 goal, GWG) - Calgary

1. Dennis Wideman (1 goal, 1 assist) - Calgary

Edmonton Oilers 2, New York Rangers 1 (from New York) - The Oilers improved to 20-33-6 on the season thanks to a 2-1 win over the New York Rangers, dropping them to 31-24-3.

Goals:

EDM - Ryan Smyth (8) - from David Perron (2:56 1ST)

NYR - Derick Brassard (11) - from Mats Zuccarello and Benoit Pouliot (0:22 2ND)

EDM - Nail Yakupov (11) - from Sam Gagner and Taylor Hall (18:22 3RD) *GWG*

Goalies:

WG - Ben Scrivens (35 saves on 36 shots: 10-8-4) LG - Cam Talbot (29 saves on 31 shots: 10-5-0)

Three Stars:

3. Nail Yakupov (1 goal, GWG) - Edmonton

2. Cam Talbot (29 saves on 31 shots) - New York

1. Ben Scrivens (35 saves on 36 shots for the win) - Edmonton

Philadelphia Flyers 3, Colorado Avalanche 1 (from Philadelphia) - The Flyers improved to 29-23-6 on the season thanks to a 3-1 win over the Colorado Avalanche, dropping them to 36-16-5.

Goals:

PHI - Mark Streit PPG (8) - from Vincent Lecavalier and Sean Couturier (6:21 2ND)

PHI - Michael Raffl (7) - from Sean Couturier and Steve Downie (7:05 2ND) *GWG*

COL - Nathan MacKinnon (21) - from Ryan O'Reilly and Gabriel Landeskog (17:10 3RD)

PHI - Claude Giroux EN (19) - from Wayne Simmonds and Braydon Coburn (19:40 3RD)

Goalies:

WG - Steve Mason (38 saves on 39 shots: 23-14-5)LG - Semyon Varlamov (32 saves on 34 shots: 28-11-5)

Three Stars:

3. Semyon Varlamov (32 saves on 34 shots) - Colorado

2. Sean Couturier (2 assists) - Philadelphia

1. Steve Mason (38 saves on 39 shots for the win) - Philadelphia

Washington Capitals 4, Winnipeg Jets 2 (from Washington) - The Capitals improved to 26-23-9 on the season thanks to a 4-2 win over the Winnipeg Jets, dropping them to 28-26-5

Goals:

WSH - Troy Brouwer (12) - from Marcus Johansson and Casey Wellman (4:56 1ST)

WPG - Bryan Little (18) - from Andrew Ladd (13:02 1ST)

WPG - Dustin Byfuglien (13) - from Devin Setoguchi and Olli Jokinen (5:41 2ND)

WSH - Tom Wilson (2) - from Julien Brouillette and Patrick Wey (3:38 3RD)

WSH - Alexander Ovechkin (40) - from Nicklas Backstrom and Karl Alzner (7:46 3RD) *GWG*

WSH - Troy Brouwer (13) - from Marcus Johansson and Connor Carrick (15:15 3RD)

Goalies:

WG - Braden Holtby (34 saves on 36 shots: 16-13-2) LG - Ondrej Pavelec (26 saves on 30 shots: 18-22-4)

Three Stars:

3. Braden Holtby (34 saves on 36 shots for the win) - Washington

2. Alexander Ovechkin (1 goal, GWG) - Washington

1. Troy Brouwer (2 goals) - Washington

Montreal Canadiens 5, Vancouver Canucks 2 (from Montreal) - The Canadiens improved to 31-21-6 on the season thanks to a 5-2 win over the Vancouver Canucks, dropping them to 27-23-9.

Goals:

MTL - Max Pacioretty PPG (24) - from P.K. Subban and Andrei Markov (14:59 1ST)

MTL - Ryan White (1) - from Michael Bournival and Dale Weise (16:02 1ST)

VAN - Chris Higgins PPG (16) - from Jason Garrison and Jordan Schroeder (2:31 2ND)

MTL - Max Pacioretty (25) - from David Desharnais and Brendan Gallagher (4:45 3RD) *GWG*

MTL - Tomas Plekanec (17) - from David Desharnais (8:14 3RD)

VAN - Alexander Edler PPG (5) - from Raphael Diaz and Alex Burrows (12:21 3RD)

MTL - Max Pacioretty EN (26 - Hat Trick) - from Brendan Gallagher and Alexei Emelin (18:52 3RD)

Goalies:

WG - Carey Price (42 saves on 44 shots: 25-17-5) LG - Roberto Luongo (24 saves on 28 shots: 19-15-6)

Three Stars:

3. David Desharnais (2 assists) - Montreal

2. Carey Price (42 saves on 44 shots for the win) - Montreal

1. Max Pacioretty (3 goals, GWG) - Montreal

Ottawa Senators 3, Buffalo Sabres 2 (from Ottawa) - The Senators improved to 26-21-11 on the season thanks to a 3-2 win over the Buffalo Sabres, dropping them to 15-34-8.

Goals:

OTT - Erik Karlsson (15) - from Stephane Da Costa and Cory Conacher (3:12 2ND)

OTT - Milan Michalek (9) - from Jason Spezza and Mika Zibanejad (0:10 3RD)

BUF - Tyler Ennis (13) - from Drew Stafford and Ville Leino (10:25 3RD)

BUF - Drew Stafford (10) - from Christian Ehrhoff (15:46 3RD)

OTT - Milan Michalek (10) - from Jason Spezza and Chris Neil (19:37 3RD) *GWG*

Goalies:

WG - Craig Anderson (30 saves on 32 shots: 19-11-8) LG - Jhonas Enroth (33 saves on 36 shots: 1-12-5)

Three Stars:

3. Jason Spezza (2 assists) - Ottawa

2. Drew Stafford (1 goal, 1 assist) - Buffalo

1. Milan Michalek (2 goals, GWG) - Ottawa 

Toronto Maple Leafs 4, Tampa Bay Lightning 1 (from Tampa Bay) - The Leafs improved to 31-22-6 on the season thanks to a 4-1 win over the Tampa Bay Lightning, dropping them to 32-20-5.

Goals:

TOR - Mason Raymond (15) - from Nikolai Kulemin and Morgan Rielly (7:57 2ND) 

TOR - Jay McClement (3) - from David Clarkson and Joffrey Lupul (2:19 3RD) *GWG*

TOR - James van Riemsdyk (23) - from Carl Gunnarsson and Phil Kessel (8:10 3RD)

TBL - Ondrej Palat (12) - from Martin St. Louis and Tyler Johnson (10:28 3RD)

TOR - Tyler Bozak EN (12) - from Phil Kessel (17:08 3RD)

Goalies:

WG - Jonathan Bernier (33 saves on 34 shots: 21-16-5) LG - Cedrick Desjardins (11 saves on 13 shots: 0-1-0) in relief of the injured Ben Bishop (21 saves on 22 shots)

Three Stars:

3. Jay McClement (1 goal, GWG) - Toronto

2. Phil Kessel (2 assists) - Toronto

1. Jonathan Bernier (33 saves on 34 shots for the win) - Toronto

Detroit Red Wings 3, Florida Panthers 1 (from Florida) - The Red Wings improved to 26-19-12 on the season thanks to a 3-1 win over the Florida Panthers, dropping them to 22-28-7.

Goals:

FLA - Scottie Upshall (10) - from Tomas Kopecky and Mike Weaver (19:34 1ST)

DET - Daniel Alfredsson PPG (13) - from Justin Abdelkader and Niklas Kronwall (6:30 2ND)

DET - Gustav Nyquist (14) - unassisted (13:22 2ND) *GWG*

DET - Brian Lashoff EN (1) - from Darren Helm and Niklas Kronwall (19:40 3RD)

Goalies:

WG - Jimmy Howard (23 saves on 24 shots: 12-12-9) LG - Tim Thomas (30 saves on 32 shots: 15-17-3)

Three Stars:

3. Jimmy Howard (23 saves on 24 shots for the win) - Detroit

2. Niklas Kronwall (2 assists) - Detroit

1. Gustav Nyquist (1 goal, GWG) - Detroit

St. Louis Blues 3, Boston Bruins 2 (OT) - (from St. Louis) - The Blues improved to 38-12-6 on the season thanks to a 3-2 OT win over the Boston Bruins, dropping them to 36-16-4

Goals:

STL - Alexander Steen (28) - from Jaden Schwartz and Jay Bouwmeester (15:48 1ST)

STL - Jaden Schwartz (18) - from Dmitrij Jaskin and Alex Pietrangelo (3:32 2ND)

BOS - David Krejci (13) - from Jarome Iginla and Milan Lucic (9:16 3RD)

BOS - Brad Marchand (18) - from Johnny Boychuk and Torey Krug (11:24 3RD)

STL - T.J. Oshie (14) - unassisted (3:29 OT) *GWG*

Goalies:

WG - Jaroslav Halak (36 saves on 38 shots: 24-8-4) LG - Tuukka Rask (24 saves on 27 shots: 25-13-4) 

Three Stars:

3. Brad Marchand (1 goal) - Boston

2. Jaden Schwartz (1 goal, 1 assist) - St. Louis

1. T.J. Oshie (1 goal, OT winner) - St. Louis

Minnesota Wild 3, Nashville Predators 2 (OT) - (from Minnesota) - The Wild improved to 31-21-7 on the season thanks to a 3-2 OT win over the Nashville Predators, dropping them to 25-23-10.

Goals:

MIN - Jonas Brodin (8) - from Nino Niederreiter (4:05 1ST)

NSH - Craig Smith (17) - from Carter Hutton (5:50 1ST)

MIN - Zach Parise PPG (19) - from Dany Heatley and Jason Pominville (13:27 1ST)

NSH - Craig Smith (18) - from Victor Bartley (7:40 2ND)

MIN - Nino Niederreiter (11) - from Kyle Brodziak and Jared Spurgeon (2:16 OT) *GWG*

Goalies:

WG - Darcy Kuemper (16 saves on 18 shots: 8-3-2) LG - Carter Hutton (33 saves on 36 shots: 13-8-4)

Three Stars:

3. Jonas Brodin (1 goal) - Minnesota

2. Craig Smith (2 goals) - Nashville

1. Nino Niederreiter (1 goal, 1 assist, OT winner) - Minnesota

Los Angeles Kings 2, Columbus Blue Jackets 1 (OT) - (from Los Angeles) - The Kings improved to 31-22-6 on the season thanks to a 2-1 OT win over the Columbus Blue Jackets, dropping them to 29-23-5.

Goals:

CBJ - Jack Johnson PPG (4) - from Ryan Johansen and James Wisniewski (1:40 1ST)

LAK - Jake Muzzin (4) - from Anze Kopitar and Drew Doughty (3:09 3RD)

LAK - Robyn Regehr (2) - from Mike Richards and Jeff Carter (2:33 OT) *GWG*

Goalies:

WG - Jonathan Quick (24 saves on 25 shots: 16-13-2) LG - Sergei Bobrovksy (18 saves on 20 shots: 20-13-3)

Three Stars:

3. Jack Johnson (1 goal) - Columbus

2. Robyn Regehr (1 goal, OT winner) - Los Angeles

1. Jonathan Quick (24 saves on 25 shots for the win) - Los Angeles

Three Stars of the Night:

3. Milan Michalek - Michalek scored 2 goals in the Senators 3-2 win over the Sabres.

2. Steve Mason - Mason made 38 saves on 39 shots in the Flyers 3-1 win over the Avalanche.

1. Max Pacioretty - Pacioretty scored 3 goals (including the game-winning goal) in the Canadiens 5-2 win over the Canucks.

Interesting Stats of the Night:

-Zdeno Chara will miss tonight and Saturday for the Bruins as he is the flag bearer for Slovakia and is already in Sochi.

-Steven Stamkos, Henrik Sedin and Marian Gaborik all withdrew from the Olympics in the last 2 days.

-With a goal tonight Daniel Alfredsson has tied Nicklas Lidstrom as the 2nd-highest scoring Swedish player in NHL history with 1,142 points. Mats Sundin is currently 1st with 1,349.

-Alexander Ovechkin became the 1st player this season to score 40 goals: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ek9Y0zpiqE0

-Gabriel Landeskog picked up an assist to extend his career-best point streak to 8 games. He has 3 goals, 7 assists for 10 points during that stretch.

-Since being left of Team Canada on January 7th, Claude Giroux has 7 goals, 11 assists for 18 points in 16 games.

-Both Raphael Diaz and Dale Weise picked up assists against their former teams tonight in the Habs/Canucks game (Diaz was traded from MTL to VAN for Weise).

-Max Pacioretty scored his 2nd hat trick of the season in the Canadiens 5-2 win over the Canucks. Not all went well for Pacioretty tonight, as he missed 2 penalty shots in a 1:51 stretch in the 2nd period.

-In trade news the Hawks acquired F Pierre-Marc Bouchard and Peter Regin from the Islanders for a 4th round pick. 

-All 3 goals scored in the Kings 2-1 OT win over the Blue Jackets were from defenseman (Jack Johnson, Jake Muzzin and Robyn Regehr).

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

Philadelphia Flyers - 3 game winning streak

Vancouver Canucks - 6 game losing streak

Buffalo Sabres - 4 game losing streak

Anaheim Ducks - 3 game losing streak 

Forman Faceoff Highlight of the Night:

-Nino Niederreiter gets it tonight for his OT goal: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ub3r5bauocg

Honourable Mentions: 

-Max Pacioretty hat trick/penalty shots: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ARnLXFPDe44

-Robyn Regehr OT goal: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-y_3ivIx3mQ
-Alexander Ovechkin hit on Mark Stuart: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8BsoipjAyW4

-Ondrej Palat goal: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T7g9Wt2NCsE
-T.J. Oshie OT goal: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kWcDLXXoyRk
-Erik Karlsson goal: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eDSNaGu-8HA

What's up next (February 7th) - There are 5 NHL games on tap for Friday:

1. Edmonton Oilers vs. New Jersey Devils @7PM ET (In New Jersey)

2. New York Rangers vs. Pittsburgh Penguins @7PM ET (In Pittsburgh) {***Forman's Game of the Night***}

3. Florida Panthers vs. Carolina Hurricanes @7PM ET (In Carolina)

4. Chicago Blackhawks vs. Phoenix Coyotes @9PM ET (In Phoenix)

5. Columbus Blue Jackets vs. San Jose Sharks @1030PM ET (In San Jose)

-Joel Forman - The Forman Faceoff