Saturday, February 8, 2014

February 7th NHL Recap

New Jersey Devils 2, Edmonton Oilers 1 (OT) - (from New Jersey) - The Devils improved to 24-21-13 on the season thanks to a 2-1 OT win over the Edmonton Oilers, dropping them to 20-33-7.
Goals:
NJD - Andrei Loktionov (4) - from Bryce Salvador and Jaromir Jagr (11:01 1ST)
EDM - Taylor Hall (20) - from Nail Yakupov and Ryan Nugent-Hopkins (11:30 1ST)
NJD - Jon Merrill (1) - from Michael Ryder and Adam Henrique (2:34 OT) *GWG*
Goalies:
WG - Cory Schneider (19 saves on 20 shots: 11-10-9) LG - Ilya Bryzgalov (22 saves on 24 shots: 5-8-4)
Three Stars:
3. Ilya Bryzgalov (22 saves on 24 shots) - Edmonton
2. Cory Schneider (19 saves on 20 shots for the win) - New Jersey
1. Jon Merrill (1 goal, OT winner) - New Jersey

New York Rangers 4, Pittsburgh Penguins 3 (SO) - (from Pittsburgh) - The Rangers improved to 32-24-3 on the season thanks to a 4-3 shootout win over the Pittsburgh Penguins, dropping them to 40-15-3.
Goals:
NYR - Benoit Pouliot (10) - from Mats Zuccarello and Marc Staal (1:04 1ST)
PIT - Olli Maatta PPG (6) - from Sidney Crosby and Jussi Jokinen (11:43 1ST)
NYR - Dan Girardi PPG (4) - from Derick Brassard (0:34 2ND)
PIT - Evgeni Malkin PPG (18) - from James Neal and Matt Niskanen (8:29 2ND)
NYR - Benoit Pouliot PPG (11) - from Dan Girardi and Brad Richards (9:24 3RD)
PIT - James Neal (20) - from Olli Maatta and Jayson Megna (17:04 3RD)
Shootout winner - Brad Richards (NYR)
Goalies:
WG - Henrik Lundqvist (26 saves on 29 shots: 22-18-3) LG - Marc-Andre Fleury (38 saves on 41 shots: 31-13-2)
Three Stars:
3. Dan Girardi (1 goal, 1 assist) - New York
2. Olli Maatta (1 goal, 1 assist) - Pittsburgh
1. Benoit Pouliot (2 goals) - New York

Carolina Hurricanes 5, Florida Panthers 1 (from Carolina) - The Hurricanes improved to 26-21-9 on the season thanks to a 5-1 win over the Florida Panthers, dropping them to 22-29-7. 
Goals:
CAR - Riley Nash (8) - from Tuomo Ruutu (9:17 1ST)
CAR - Alexander Semin (14) - unassisted (10:44 1ST) *GWG*
FLA - Nick Bjugstad (13) - from Dylan Olsen and Scottie Upshall (15:30 1ST)
CAR - Brett Bellemore (2) - from Elias Lindholm and Jeff Skinner (18:21 1ST)
CAR - Jiri Tlusty (9) - from Eric Staal (4:36 2ND)
CAR - Andrej Sekera PPG (9) - from Jeff Skinner and Jordan Staal (12:48 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - Anton Khudobin (34 saves on 35 shots: 13-5-0) LG - Tim Thomas (10 saves on 14 shots: 15-18-3), Scott Clemmensen (17 saves on 18 shots in relief of Thomas)
Three Stars:
3. Brett Bellemore (1 goal) - Carolina
2. Jeff Skinner (2 assists) - Carolina
1. Anton Khudobin (34 saves on 35 shots for the win) - Carolina

Phoenix Coyotes 2, Chicago Blackhawks 0 (from Phoenix) - The Coyotes improved to 27-20-10 on the season thanks to a 2-0 shutout of the Chicago Blackhawks, dropping them to 35-11-14.
Goals:
PHX - Keith Yandle PPG (7) - from Mikkel Boedker and Antoine Vermette (1:09 1ST) *GWG*
PHX - Radim Vrbata PPG (14) - from Mike Ribeiro and Keith Yandle (18:29 2ND)
Goalies:
WG - Mike Smith (29 saves on 29 shots: 20-16-9) LG - Corey Crawford (24 saves on 26 shots: 22-9-10)
Three Stars:
3. Radim Vrbata (1 goal) - Phoenix
2. Keith Yandle (1 goal, 1 assist, GWG) - Phoenix
1. Mike Smith (29 saves on 29 shots for the shutout) - Phoenix

San Jose Sharks 3, Columbus Blue Jackets 2 (from San Jose) - The Sharks improved to 37-16-6 on the season thanks to a 3-2 win over the Columbus Blue Jackets, dropping them to 29-24-5.
Goals:
SJS - John McCarthy (1) - from James Sheppard (3:23 1ST)
SJS - Scott Hannan (4) - from Brent Burns and Joe Thornton (8:13 1ST)
CBJ - Ryan Johansen (24) - unassisted (0:18 2ND)
SJS - Tommy Wingels (12) - from Jason Demers and Marc-Edouard Vlasic (5:11 3RD) *GWG*
CBJ - Boone Jenner (10) - from Nathan Horton and Ryan Johansen (10:45 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - Antti Niemi (19 saves on 21 shots: 29-12-6) LG - Sergei Bobrovsky (44 saves on 47 shots: 20-14-3)
Three Stars:
3. Sergei Bobrovsky (44 saves on 47 shots) - Columbus
2. Ryan Johansen (1 goal, 1 assist) - Columbus
1. Tommy Wingels (1 goal, GWG) - San Jose

Three Stars of the Night:
3. Anton Khudobin - Khudobin made 34 saves on 35 shots in the Hurricanes 5-1 win over the Panthers. 
2. Benoit Pouliot - Pouliot scored 2 goals in the Rangers 4-3 win over the Penguins. 
1. Mike Smith - Smith made 29 saves on 29 shots in the Coyotes 2-0 shutout of the Blackhawks. 

Interesting Stats of the Night:
-Tomorrow's games will be the last before the Olympic break, with games resuming Tuesday February 25th.
-Jon Merrill scored his 1st NHL goal for the Devils, which also happened to be the OT winner.
-Mike Smith picked up his 2nd shutout of the season. 

What's up next (February 8th) - There are 10 NHL games on tap for Saturday:
1. Calgary Flames vs. Philadelphia Flyers @1PM ET (In Philadelphia)
2. Winnipeg Jets vs. St. Louis Blues @2PM ET (In St. Louis)
3. Ottawa Senators vs. Boston Bruins @3PM ET (In Boston)
4. Vancouver Canucks vs. Toronto Maple Leafs @6PM ET (In Toronto)
5. Montreal Canadiens vs. Carolina Hurricanes @6PM ET (In Carolina)
6. Detroit Red Wings vs. Tampa Bay Lightning @7PM ET (In Tampa Bay) {***Forman's Game of the Night***}
7. Colorado Avalanche vs. New York Islanders @7PM ET (In New York)
8. New Jersey Devils vs. Washington Capitals @8PM ET (In Washington)
9. Anaheim Ducks vs. Nashville Predators @8PM ET (In Nashville)
10. Phoenix Coyotes vs. Dallas Stars @8PM ET (In Dallas)

-Joel Forman - The Forman Faceoff

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