October 12th NHL Recap

Toronto Maple Leafs 6, New York Rangers 3 (from New York) - The Leafs improved to 1-2-0 on the season thanks to a 6-3 win over the New York Rangers, dropping them to 1-2-0.

Goals:

TOR - Cody Franson PPG (1) - from Tyler Bozak and Phil Kessel (7:45 1ST)

NYR - Rick Nash (4) - from Martin St. Louis and Marc Staal (17:22 1ST)

TOR - Phil Kessel PPG (1) - from Dion Phaneuf and Cody Franson (5:19 2ND)

TOR - Nazem Kadri (2) - from James van Riemsdyk and Daniel Winnik (7:50 2ND)

TOR - James van Riemsdyk SHG (1) - from Leo Komarov (9:43 2ND) *GWG*

NYR - Lee Stempniak (2) - unassisted (13:26 2ND)

TOR - Tyler Bozak (3) - from Phil Kessel and Stephane Robidas (14:25 2ND)

TOR - David Clarkson (1) - from Stuart Percy and Leo Komarov (15:13 2ND)

NYR - Derick Brassard (1) - from Chris Kreider and Lee Stempniak (14:19 3RD)

Goalies:

WG - James Reimer (24 saves on 26 shots: 1-0-0), Jonathan Bernier (11 saves on 12 shots in relief of the injured Reimer) LG - Henrik Lundqvist (18 saves on 24 shots: 1-1-0), Cam Talbot (12 saves on 12 shots in relief of Lundqvist)

Three Stars:

3. James van Riemsdyk (1 goal, 1 assist, GWG) - Toronto

2. Tyler Bozak (1 goal, 1 assist) - Toronto

1. Phil Kessel (1 goal, 2 assists) - Toronto

Los Angeles Kings 4, Winnipeg Jets 1 (from Los Angeles) - The Kings improved to 1-1-1 on the season thanks to a 4-1 win over the Winnipeg Jets, dropping them to 1-2-0.

Goals:

LAK - Tyler Toffoli (1) - from Drew Doughty and Jeff Carter (6:18 1ST)

LAK - Anze Kopitar (1) - from Marian Gaborik and Drew Doughty (10:58 1ST) *GWG*

LAK - Tanner Pearson (2) - unassisted (2:03 2ND)

LAK - Jeff Carter (2) - from Tyler Toffoli and Tanner Pearson (16:42 2ND)

WPG - Bryan Little (3) - from Michael Frolik (17:47 2ND)

Goalies:

WG - Martin Jones (29 saves on 30 shots: 1-0-0) LG - Michael Hutchinson (10 saves on 13 shots: 0-1-0), Ondrej Pavelec (17 saves on 18 shots in relief of Hutchinson)

Three Stars:

3. Tanner Pearson (1 goal, 1 assist) - Los Angeles

2. Jeff Carter (1 goal, 1 assist) - Los Angeles

1. Tyler Toffoli (1 goal, 1 assist) - Los Angeles

Three Stars of the Night:

3. Jeff Carter - Carter scored 1 goal and added 1 assist in the Kings 4-1 win.

2. Tyler Toffoli - Toffoli scored his 1st goal of the season and added an assist in the Kings 4-1 win.

1. Phil Kessel - Kessel scored his 1st goal of the season and added 2 assists in the Leafs 6-3 win.

What's up next - Monday October 13th: There are 4 NHL games on tap for Monday:

1. Colorado Avalanche vs. Boston Bruins at 1:00 PM ET (In Boston)

2. Anaheim Ducks vs. Buffalo Sabres at 3:00 PM ET (In Buffalo)

3. Ottawa Senators vs. Florida Panthers at 7:30 PM ET (In Florida)

4. Montreal Canadiens vs. Tampa Bay Lightning at 7:30 PM ET (In Tampa Bay) {***Forman's Game of the Night***}

-Joel Forman - The Forman Faceoff