Saturday, October 11, 2014

October 11th NHL Recap

Washington Capitals 4, Boston Bruins 0 (from Boston) - The Capitals improved to 1-0-1 on the season thanks to a 4-0 shutout of the Boston Bruins, dropping them to 1-2-0.
Goals:
WSH - Alexander Ovechkin PPG (1) - from John Carlson and Nicklas Backstrom (11:26 1ST) *GWG*
WSH - Alexander Ovechkin (2) - from Nicklas Backstrom and Karl Alzner (18:39 1ST)
WSH - Mike Green PPG (1) - from Evgeny Kuznetsov and Andre Burakovsky (10:34 2ND)
WSH - Joel Ward (1) - from John Carlson and Andre Burakovsky (10:34 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - Braden Holtby (29 saves on 29 shots: 1-0-1) LG - Tuukka Rask (17 saves on 21 shots: 1-2-0)
Three Stars:
3. John Carlson (2 assists) - Washington
2. Alexander Ovechkin (2 goals, GWG) - Washington
1. Braden Holtby (29 saves on 29 shots for the shutout) - Washington

Pittsburgh Penguins 5, Toronto Maple Leafs 2 (from Toronto) - The Penguins improved to 2-0-0 on the season thanks to a 5-2 win over the Toronto Maple Leafs, dropping them to 0-2-0.
Goals:
PIT - Patric Hornqvist (2) - from Christian Ehrhoff (6:44 1ST)
PIT - Sidney Crosby PPG (3) - from Patric Hornqvist and Kris Letang (7:44 1ST)
PIT - Chris Kunitz PPG (1) - from Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin (17:46 1ST) *GWG*
TOR - Joffrey Lupul PPG (1) - from Moran Rielly and Jake Gardiner (4:18 2ND)
PIT - Evgeni Malkin PPG (1) - from Kris Letang and Sidney Crosby (13:46 2ND)
PIT - Brandon Sutter (2) - from Paul Martin and Evgeni Malkin (8:26 3RD)
TOR - Tyler Bozak PPG (2) - from Stuart Percy (10:51 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - Marc-Andre Fleury (23 saves on 25 shots: 2-0-0) LG - Jonathan Bernier (36 saves on 41 shots: 0-2-0)
Three Stars:
3. Patric Hornqvist (1 goal, 1 assist) - Pittsburgh
2. Evgeni Malkin (1 goal, 2 assists) - Pittsburgh
1. Sidney Crosby (1 goal, 2 assists) - Pittsburgh

Anaheim Ducks 3, Detroit Red Wings 2 (from Detroit) - The Ducks improved to 1-1-0 on the season thanks to a 3-2 win over the Detroit Red Wings, dropping them to 1-1-0.
Goals:
ANA - Ryan Getzlaf (1) - from Corey Perry and Pat Maroon (1:13 2ND)
DET - Luke Glendening (1) - from Justin Abdelkader and Niklas Kronwall (15:33 2ND)
DET - Gustav Nyquist (2) - from Henrik Zetterberg and Johan Franzen (1:57 3RD)
ANA - Matt Beleskey (1) - from Ryan Kesler (3:18 3RD)
ANA - Ryan Getzlaf (2) - unassisted (19:36 3RD) *GWG*
Goalies:
WG - Frederik Andersen (27 saves on 29 shots: 1-0-0) LG - Jimmy Howard (23 saves on 26 shots: 1-1-0)
Three Stars:
3. Ryan Kesler (1 assist) - Anaheim
2. Gustav Nyquist (1 goal) - Detroit
1. Ryan Getzlaf (2 goals, GWG) - Anaheim

Ottawa Senators 3, Tampa Bay Lightning 2 (SO) - (from Tampa Bay) - The Senators improved to 1-1-0 on the season thanks to a 3-2 shootout win over the Tampa Bay Lightning, dropping them to 1-0-1.
Goals:
TBL - Victor Hedman PPG (2) - from Steven Stamkos and Valtteri Filppula (15:42 1ST)
OTT - Erik Karlsson (1) - from Alex Chiasson and Bobby Ryan (7:34 3RD)
OTT - Mark Stone (1) - from Kyle Turris (9:10 3RD)
TBL - Brett Connolly (1) - from Brian Boyle (12:34 3RD)
Shootout winner - Mika Zibanejad (OTT)
Goalies:
WG - Robin Lehner (38 saves on 40 shots: 1-0-0) LG - Ben Bishop (32 saves on 34 shots: 1-0-1)
Three Stars:
3. Erik Karlsson (1 goal) - Ottawa
2. Ben Bishop (32 saves on 34 shots) - Tampa Bay
1. Robin Lehner (38 saves on 40 shots for the win) - Ottawa

New Jersey Devils 5, Florida Panthers 1 (from Florida) - The Devils improved to 2-0-0 on the season thanks to a 5-1 win over the Florida Panthers, dropping them to 0-1-1.
Goals:
NJD - Tuomo Ruutu (1) - from Eric Gelinas and Jon Merill (2:37 1ST)
NJD - Martin Havlat PPG (1) - from Eric Gelinas and Patrik Elias (8:46 1ST) *GWG*
NJD - Mike Cammalleri PPG (3) - from Marek Zidlicky and Damon Severson (13:13 1ST)
NJD - Damon Severson (1) - unassisted (19:32 1ST)
NJD - Ryan Clowe (1) - from Michael Ryder and Adam Henrique (2:59 2ND)
FLA - Derek MacKenzie PPG (1) - from Scottie Upshall and Brian Campbell (16:31 2ND) 
Goalies:
WG - Cory Schneider (28 saves on 29 shots: 2-0-0) LG - Roberto Luongo (9 saves on 14 shots: 0-1-1), Al Montoya (10 saves on 10 shots in relief of Luongo)
Three Stars:
3. Cory Schneider (28 saves on 29 shots for the win) - New Jersey
2. Eric Gelinas (2 assists) - New Jersey
1. Damon Severson (1 goal, 1 assist) - New Jersey

New York Islanders 4, Carolina Hurricanes 3 (from New York) - The Islanders improved to 2-0-0 on the season thanks to a 4-3 win over the Carolina Hurricanes, dropping them to 0-2-0.
Goals:
NYI - John Tavares PPG (1) - from Brock Nelson and Johnny Boychuk (3:50 1ST)
CAR - Jiri Tlusty PPG (1) - from John-Michael Liles and Alex Semin (14:13 1ST)
NYI - Cory Conacher (1) - from John Tavares and Kyle Okposo (14:44 1ST)
CAR - Jiri Tlusty PPG (2) - from Eric Staal and Alex Semin (19:43 1ST)
NYI - Brock Nelson PPG (3) - from Johnny Boychuk and Kyle Okposo (6:47 2ND)
NYI - Josh Bailey (1) - from Frans Nielsen and Nikolay Kulemin (19:56 2ND) *GWG*
CAR - Jiri Tlusty (3 - Hat Trick) - unassisted (14:01 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - Chad Johnson (21 saves on 24 shots: 1-0-0) LG - Anton Khudobin (27 saves on 31 shots: 0-1-0)
Three Stars:
3. Brock Nelson (1 goal, 1 assist) - New York
2. Jiri Tlusty (3 goals) - Carolina
1. John Tavares (1 goal, 1 assist) - New York

Montreal Canadiens 4, Philadelphia Flyers 3 (SO) - (from Philadelphia) - The Canadiens improved to 3-0-0 on the season thanks to a 4-3 shootout win over the Philadelphia Flyers, dropping them to 0-2-1.
Goals:
PHI - Michael Raffl (1) - from Claude Giroux and Jakub Voracek (3:39 1ST)
PHI - Wayne Simmonds (3) - from Brayden Schenn and Michael Del Zotto (3:57 1ST)
PHI - Wayne Simmonds PPG (4) - from Vincent Lecavalier and Mark Streit (0:55 2ND)
MTL - Andrei Markov (1) - from Brendan Gallagher and P.K. Subban (7:05 3RD)
MTL - Tomas Plekanec (4) - from P.A. Parenteau and Andrei Markov (9:12 3RD)
MTL - Alex Galchenyuk (1) - from Tomas Plekanec and Andrei Markov (14:40 3RD)
Shootout Winner - P.A. Parenteau (MTL)
Goalies:
WG - Carey Price (29 saves on 32 shots: 2-0-0) LG - Ray Emery (35 saves on 38 shots: 0-0-1)
Three Stars:
3. Tomas Plekanec (1 goal, 1 assist) - Montreal
2. Wayne Simmonds (2 goals) - Phiadelphia
1. Andrei Markov (1 goal, 2 assists) - Montreal

Columbus Blue Jackets 5, New York Rangers 2 (from Columbus) - The Blue Jackets improved to 2-0-0 on the season thanks to a 5-2 win over the New York Rangers, dropping them to 1-1-0.
Goals:
CBJ - Artem Anisimov (2) - from Scott Hartnell and Mark Dano (6:24 1ST)
CBJ - Nick Foligno (1) - from Ryan Johansen and David Savard (17:33 1ST)
NYR - Lee Stempniak (1) - from Anthony Duclair and Marc Staal (5:43 2ND)
CBJ - Cam Atkinson (2) - from Nick Foligno and Ryan Johansen (9:49 2ND) *GWG*
CBJ - Mark Dano (1) - from Dalton Prout and Michael Chaput (13:47 3RD)
NYR - Rick Nash (3) - from Anthony Duclair (14:19 3RD)
CBJ - Cam Atkinson (3) - from Scott Hartnell (18:39 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - Sergei Bobrovsky (24 saves on 26 shots: 2-0-0) LG - Cam Talbot (19 saves on 23 shots: 0-1-0)
Three Stars:
3. Anthony Duclair (2 assists) - New York
2. Nick Foligno (1 goal, 1 assist) - Columbus
1. Mark Dano (1 goal, 1 assist) - Columbus

St. Louis Blues 4, Calgary Flames 1 (from St. Louis) - The Blues improved to 1-1-0 on the season thanks to a 4-1 win over the Calgary Flames, dropping them to 1-2-0.
Goals:
STL - Joakim Lindstrom (1) - from Paul Stastny and Alex Steen (0:48 1ST)
STL - David Backes PPG (1) - from Kevin Shattenkirk and Paul Stastny (8:44 1ST) *GWG*
STL - Alex Pietrangelo PPG (1) - from Kevin Shattenkirk and Paul Stastny (3:12 2ND)
STL - Vladimir Tarasenko (1) - from Jaden Schwartz and Kevin Shattenkirk (7:10 2ND)
CGY - Curtis Glencross PPG (1) - from Mark Giordano and T.J. Brodie (15:47 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - Brian Elliott (23 saves on 24 shots: 1-1-0) LG - Jonas Hiller (35 saves on 39 shots: 0-2-0)
Three Stars:
3. Brian Elliott (23 saves on 24 shots for the win) - St. Louis
2. Paul Stastny (3 assists) - St. Louis
1. Kevin Shattenkirk (3 assists) - St. Louis

Nashville Predators 4, Dallas Stars 1 (from Nashville) - The Predators improved to 2-0-0 on the season thanks to a 4-1 win over the Dallas Stars, dropping them to 0-1-1.
Goals:
DAL - Antoine Roussel (1) - from Trevor Daley and Ryan Garbutt (7:14 1ST)
NSH - Shea Weber (2) - from Filip Forsberg and Derek Roy (19:19 2ND)
NSH - Paul Gaustad (1) - from Taylor Beck and Eric Nystrom (8:33 3RD) *GWG*
NSH - Eric Nystrom (2) - from Paul Gaustad (9:54 3RD)
NSH - Roman Josi EN (1) - from Eric Nystrom and Shea Weber (19:57 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - Pekka Rinne (17 saves on 18 shots: 2-0-0) LG - Anders Lindback (29 saves on 32 shots: 0-1-0)
Three Stars:
3. Shea Weber (1 goal, 1 assist) - Nashville
2. Paul Gaustad (1 goal, 1 assist, GWG) - Nashville
1. Eric Nystrom (1 goal, 2 assists) - Nashville

Chicago Blackhawks 6, Buffalo Sabres 2 (from Chicago) - The Hawks improved to 2-0-0 on the season thanks to a 6-2 win over the Buffalo Sabres, dropping them to 0-2-0.
Goals:
CHI - Andrew Shaw (1) - from Niklas Hjalmarsson and Brandon Saad (0:59 1ST)
CHI - Duncan Keith (2) - unassisted (2:52 1ST)
BUF - Zemgus Girgensons (2) - from Andrej Meszaros and Drew Stafford (7:17 1ST)
BUF - Tyler Ennis SHG (1) - from Drew Stafford (18:40 1ST)
CHI - Patrick Kane (1) - from Andrew Shaw and Brandon Saad (5:58 3RD) *GWG*
CHI - Marian Hossa SHG (1) - from Jonathan Toews and Brent Seabrook (10:03 3RD)
CHI - Patrick Sharp PPG (2) - from Jonathan Toews and Patrick Kane (13:16 3RD)
CHI - Dan Carcillo (1) - from Brandon Saad (17:23 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - Corey Crawford (21 saves on 23 shots: 2-0-0) LG - Jhonas Enroth (41 saves on 47 shots: 0-2-0)
Three Stars:
3. Jonathan Toews (2 assists) - Chicago
2. Brandon Saad (3 assists) - Chicago
1. Patrick Kane (1 goal, 1 assist, GWG) - Chicago

Minnesota Wild 3, Colorado Avalanche 0 (from Colorado) - The Wild improved to 2-0-0 on the season thanks to a 3-0 shutout of the Colorado Avalanche, dropping them to 0-2-0.
Goals:
MIN - Charlie Coyle (1) - from Ryan Suter and Jonas Brodin (1:51 1ST) *GWG*
MIN - Jason Zucker (1) - from Thomas Vanek and Matt Dumba (11:50 2ND)
MIN - Zach Parise EN (2) - from Matt Cooke and Jared Spurgeon (19:56 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - Darcy Kuemper (30 saves on 30 shots: 2-0-0) LG - Semyon Varlamov (31 saves on 33 shots: 0-2-0)
Three Stars:
3. Semyon Varlamov (31 saves on 33 shots) - Colorado
2. Jason Zucker (1 goal) - Minnesota
1. Darcy Kuemper (30 saves on 30 shots for the shutout) - Minnesota

Arizona Coyotes 3, Los Angeles Kings 2 (OT) - (from Arizona) - The Coyotes improved to 1-1-0 on the season thanks to a 3-2 OT win over the Los Angeles Kings, dropping them to 0-1-1.
Goals:
LAK - Tanner Pearson (1) - unassisted (1:32 1ST)
LAK - Jeff Carter (1) - from Tyler Toffoli (12:57 1ST)
PHX - Antoine Vermette PPG (1) - from Keith Yandle (19:21 1ST)
PHX - Mikkel Boedker (2) - from Keith Yandle and Michael Stone (10:50 2ND)
PHX - Oliver Ekman-Larsson PPG (1) - from Antoine Vermette and Keith Yandle (4:46 OT) *GWG*
Goalies:
WG - Devan Dubnyk (24 saves on 26 shots: 1-0-0) LG - Jonathan Quick (37 saves on 40 shots: 0-1-1)
Three Stars:
3. Jonathan Quick (37 saves on 40 shots) - Los Angeles
2. Keith Yandle (3 assists) - Phoenix
1. Oliver Ekman-Larsson (1 goal, OT winner) - Phoenix

Vancouver Canucks 5, Edmonton Oilers 4 (SO) - (from Vancouver) - The Canucks improved to 2-0-0 on the season thanks to a 5-4 shootout win over the Edmonton Oilers, dropping them to 0-1-1.
Goals:
EDM - Brad Hunt PPG (1) - from Teddy Purcell and David Perron (5:41 1ST)
EDM - Mark Arcobello (2) - from Teddy Purcell and David Perron (10:31 1ST)
VAN - Henrik Sedin (2) - from Daniel Sedin and Alex Edler (19:50 1ST)
EDM - Nail Yakupov (1) - from Benoit Pouliot (2:22 2ND)
VAN - Nick Bonino (1) - from Dam Hamhuis and Alex Burrows (4:26 2ND)
EDM - Jesse Joensuu SHG (1) - from Mark Arcobello and Mark Fayne (8:36 2ND)
VAN - Radim Vrbata PPG (2) - from Daniel Sedin and Henrik Sedin (10:48 2ND)
VAN - Linden Vey PPG (1) - from Daniel Sedin and Radim Vrbata (7:06 3RD)
Shootout winner - Chris Higgins (VAN)
Goalies:
WG - Ryan Miller (25 saves on 29 shots: 2-0-0) LG - Viktor Fasth (39 saves on 43 shots: 0-0-1)
Three Stars:
3. Radim Vrbata (1 goal, 1 assist) - Vancouver
2. Mark Arcobello (1 goal, 1 assist) - Edmonton
1. Daniel Sedin (3 assists) - Vancouver

San Jose Sharks 3, Winnipeg Jets 0 (from San Jose) - The Sharks improved to 2-0-0 on the season thanks to a 3-0 shutout of the Winnipeg Jets, dropping them to 1-1-0.
Goals:
SJS - Marc-Edouard Vlasic (1) - from Logan Couture and Patrick Marleau (3:22 1ST) *GWG*
SJS - Tomas Hertl (1) - from Joe Thornton and Joe Pavelski (5:12 1ST)
SJS - Patrick Marleau (2) - from Matt Nieto and Brent Burns (19:31 2ND)
Goalies:
WG - Alex Stalock (30 saves on 30 shots: 1-0-0) LG - Ondrej Pavelec (23 saves on 26 shots: 1-1-0)
Three Stars:
3. Marc-Edouard Vlasic (1 goal, GWG) - San Jose
2. Patrick Marleau (1 goal, 1 assist) - San Jose
1. Alex Stalock (30 saves on 30 shots for the shutout) - San Jose

Three Stars of the Night:
3. Alex Stalock - In his 1st start of the season, the Sharks backup goalie stopped all 30 shots in the Sharks 3-0 shutout of the Winnipeg Jets.
2. Braden Holtby - Holtby stopped all 29 shots in the Capitals 4-0 shutout of the Boston Bruins.
1. Sidney Crosby - Crosby continued his dominance of the Toronto Maple Leafs, scoring his 3rd goal of the season and adding 2 assists in the Penguins 5-2 win.

Interesting Stats of the Night:
-Mark Dano scored his 1st NHL goal for the Blue Jackets.
-Jiri Tlusty scored his 2nd career hat trick. Tlusty is the 2nd player this season to score a hat trick in a loss (other one was Corey Perry).
-Damon Severson scored his 1st NHL goal for the Devils.
-The Sharks and Wild both opened the season with back-to-back shutouts.
-Anthony Duclair picked up his 1st 2 NHL points for the Rangers.

Forman Faceoff Highlights of the Night:
-Erik Karlsson hit on Ryan Callahan: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gI1THHUmL74&list=UUqFMzb-4AUf6WAIbl132QKA
-Evgeni Malkin goal: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hkpC-Ptl31E&list=UUqFMzb-4AUf6WAIbl132QKA

What's up next - Sunday October 12th: There are 2 NHL games on tap for Thursday night:
1. Toronto Maple Leafs vs. New York Rangers at 7:00 PM ET (In New York)
2. Winnipeg Jets vs. Los Angeles Kings at 10:00 PM ET (In Los Angeles) {***Forman's Game of the Night***}

-Joel Forman - The Forman Faceoff
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