October 17th NHL Recap

Florida Panthers 1, Buffalo Sabres 0 (from Buffalo) - The Panthers improved to 1-2-1 on the season thanks to a 1-0 shutout of the Buffalo Sabres, dropping them to 1-4-0.

Goals:

FLA - Sean Bergenheim (1) - from Brad Boyes and Dmitry Kulikov (3:01 2ND) *GWG*

Goalies:

WG - Roberto Luongo (26 saves on 26 shots: 1-2-1) LG - Jhonas Enroth (34 saves on 35 shots: 1-3-0)

Three Stars:

3. Sean Bergenheim (1 goal, GWG) - Florida

2. Jhonas Enroth (34 saves on 35 shots) - Buffalo

1. Roberto Luongo (26 saves on 26 shots for the shutout) - Florida

Columbus Blue Jackets 3, Calgary Flames 2 (from Columbus) - The Blue Jackets improved to 3-1-0 on the season thanks to a 3-2 win over the Calgary Flames, dropping them to 3-3-0.

Goals:

CBJ - Jack Skille (2) - from Mark Letestu and Matt Calvert (2:59 1ST)
CBJ - Ryan Johansen PPG (3) - from Nick Foligno and Cam Atkinson (5:21 1ST)
CBJ - Matt Calvert (1) - from Mark Letestu and James Wisniewski (7:55 2ND) *GWG*
CGY - Mason Raymond (4) - from Curtis Glencross and Mikael Backlund (2:21 3RD)
CGY - Josh Jooris (1) - from Mark Giordano and T.J. Brodie (11:43 3RD)

Goalies:

WG - Sergei Bobrovsky (29 saves on 31 shots: 3-1-0) LG - Karri Ramo (23 saves on 26 shots: 2-1-0)

Three Stars:

3. Sergei Bobrovsky (29 saves on 31 shots for the win) - Columbus

2. Josh Jooris (1 goal) - Calgary

1. Matt Calvert (1 goal, 1 assist, GWG) - Columbus

Detroit Red Wings 4, Toronto Maple Leafs 1 (from Toronto) - The Red Wings improved to 2-1-1 on the season thanks to a 4-1 win over the Toronto Maple Leafs, dropping them to 2-3-0.

Goals:

DET - Johan Franzen (1) - from Henrik Zetterberg (10:00 1ST)
DET - Johan Franzen (2) - from Henrik Zetterberg and Justin Abdelkader (5:42 2ND) *GWG*
DET - Gustav Nyquist (4) - from Henrik Zetterberg and Jakub Kindl (18:16 3RD)
TOR - Mike Santorelli (1) - from Leo Komarov and David Clarkson (0:21 3RD)
DET - Justin Abdelkader (2) - from Gustav Nyquist and Henrik Zetterberg (5:51 3RD)

Goalies:

WG - Jimmy Howard (23 saves on 24 shots: 2-1-1) LG - James Reimer (31 saves on 35 shots: 2-1-0)

Three Stars:

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

2. Johan Franzen (2 goals, GWG) - Detroit

1. Henrik Zetterberg (4 assists) - Detroit

Nashville Predators 2, Winnipeg Jets 0 (from Winnipeg) - The Predators improved to 3-0-1 on the season thanks to a 2-0 shutout of the Winnipeg Jets, dropping them to 1-3-0.

Goals:

NSH - Mike Ribeiro (2) - from Seth Jones and Anton Volchenkov (16:20 1ST) *GWG*
NSH - James Neal (1) - from Filip Forsberg and Anton Volchenkov (7:31 3RD)

Goalies:

WG - Pekka Rinne (31 saves on 31 shots: 3-0-1) LG - Ondrej Pavelec (25 saves on 27 shots: 1-2-0)

Three Stars:

3. Anton Volchenkov (2 assists) - Nashville

2. Mike Ribeiro (1 goal, GWG) - Nashville

1. Pekka Rinne (31 saves on 31 shots for the shutout) - Nashville

Vancouver Canucks 2, Edmonton Oilers 0 (from Edmonton) - The Canucks improved to 3-0-0 on the season thanks to a 2-0 shutout of the Edmonton Oilers, dropping them to 0-4-1.

Goals:

VAN - Radim Vrbata (3) - from Daniel Sedin and Henrik Sedin (15:49 2ND) *GWG*
VAN - Daniel Sedin EN (1) - from Henrik Sedin and Radim Vrbata (19:45 3RD)

Goalies:

WG - Ryan Miller (28 saves on 28 shots: 3-0-0) LG - Ben Scrivens (28 saves on 29 shots: 0-3-0)

Three Stars:

3. Ben Scrivens (28 saves on 29 shots) - Edmonton

2. Radim Vrbata (1 goal, 1 assist, GWG) - Vancouver

1. Ryan Miller (28 saves on 28 shots for the shutout) - Vancouver

Anaheim Ducks 2, Minnesota Wild 1 (from Anaheim) - The Ducks improved to 4-1-0 on the season thanks to a 2-1 win over the Minnesota Wild, dropping them to 2-1-0.

Goals:

MIN - Jason Zucker (2) - from Ryan Carter and Keith Ballard (2:08 2ND)
ANA - Andrew Cogliano SHG (1) - from Devante Smith-Pelly and Cam Fowler (4:02 3RD)
ANA - Corey Perry (5) - from Nate Thompson (11:35 3RD) *GWG*

Goalies:

WG - Frederik Andersen (27 saves on 28 shots: 4-0-0) LG - Darcy Kuemper (24 saves on 26 shots: 2-1-0)

Three Stars:

3. Darcy Kuemper (24 saves on 26 shots) - Minnesota

2. Corey Perry (1 goal, GWG) - Anaheim

1. Frederik Andersen (27 saves on 28 shots for the win) - Anaheim

Three Stars of the Night:

3. Pekka Rinne - Rinne stopped all 31 shots for the shutout in the Predators 2-0 win over the Jets.

2. Ryan Miller - Miller stopped all 28 shots in the Canucks 2-0 win over the Oilers, his 1st shutout with the Canucks.

1. Henrik Zetterberg - The Red Wings Captain assisted on all 4 Detroit goals in the Red Wings 4-1 win over the Leafs.

Interesting Stats of the Night:

-Josh Jooris scored his 1st NHL goal in his 1st NHL game for the Flames.
-Gustav Nyquist has scored in the Red Wings first 4 games of the season.
-Ryan Miller picked up his 1st shutout of the season and 1st as a member of the Canucks.
-Pekka Rinne and Roberto Luongo also picked up their 1st shutouts of the season.
-James Neal scored his 1st goal as a member of the Nashville Predators.

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

New York Islanders - 4 game winning streak

Anaheim Ducks - 4 game winning streak

Ottawa Senators - 3 game winning streak

Los Angeles Kings - 3 game winning streak
Vancouver Canucks - 3 game winning streak

Edmonton Oilers - 5 game losing streak
Philadelphia Flyers - 4 game losing streak

Boston Bruins - 4 game losing streak

Carolina Hurricanes - 4 game losing streak

Florida Panthers - 4 game losing streak

Winnipeg Jets - 3 game losing streak

Forman Faceoff Highlights of the Night:

-Darcy Kuemper stick save: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K_xW0uPFQ2w&list=UUqFMzb-4AUf6WAIbl132QKA
-Andrew Cogliano short-handed goal: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QzfyP49Dgug&list=UUqFMzb-4AUf6WAIbl132QKA
-Josh Jooris 1st NHL goal: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k6u3-jQpD-M&list=UUqFMzb-4AUf6WAIbl132QKA
-Henrik Zetterberg behind the back pass to Franzen: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6PCqxDWLRCs&list=UUqFMzb-4AUf6WAIbl132QKA

What's up next - Saturday October 18th: There are 11 NHL games on tap for Saturday night:

1. Boston Bruins vs. Buffalo Sabres at 7:00 PM ET (In Buffalo)
2. Colorado Avalanche vs. Montreal Canadiens at 7:00 PM ET (In Montreal)
3. Columbus Blue Jackets vs. Ottawa Senators at 7:00 PM ET (In Ottawa)
4. Toronto Maple Leafs vs. Detroit Red Wings at 7:00 PM ET (In Detroit)
5. San Jose Sharks vs. New Jersey Devils at 7:00 PM ET (In New Jersey)
6. New York Islanders vs. Pittsburgh Penguins at 7:00 PM ET (In Pittsburgh) {***Forman's Game of the Night***}
7. Florida Panthers vs. Washington Capitals at 7:00 PM ET (In Washington)
8. Philadelphia Flyers vs. Dallas Stars at 8:00 PM ET (In Dallas)
9. Nashville Predators vs. Chicago Blackhawks at 8:30 PM ET (In Chicago)
10. St. Louis Blues vs. Arizona Coyotes at 9:00 PM ET (In Arizona)
11. Tampa Bay Lightning vs. Dallas Stars at 10:00 PM ET (In Dallas)

-Joel Forman - The Forman Faceoff