Saturday, October 18, 2014

October 18th NHL Recap

Boston Bruins 4, Buffalo Sabres 0 (from Buffalo) - The Bruins improved to 3-4-0 on the season thanks to a 4-0 shutout of the Buffalo Sabres, dropping them to 1-5-0.
Goals:
BOS - Dougie Hamilton (1) - from Patrice Bergeron (9:56 1ST) *GWG*
BOS - Zdeno Chara (2) - from Brad Marchand and Dougie Hamilton (13:31 1ST)
BOS - Torey Krug (1) - from David Krejci (11:40 2ND)
BOS - Carl Soderberg (2) - from Chris Kelly and Loui Eriksson (14:48 2ND)
Goalies:
WG - Niklas Svedberg (32 saves on 32 shots: 1-1-0) LG - Jhonas Enroth (32 saves on 36 shots: 1-4-0)
Three Stars:
3. Zdeno Chara (1 goal) - Boston
2. Dougie Hamilton (1 goal, 1 assist, GWG) - Boston
1. Niklas Svedberg (32 saves on 32 shots for the shutout) - Boston

Montreal Canadiens 3, Colorado Avalanche 2 (from Montreal) - The Canadiens improved to 5-1-0 on the season thanks to a 3-2 win over the Colorado Avalanche, dropping them to 1-4-1.
Goals:
COL - Alex Tanguay (2) - from John Mitchell (2:23 1ST)
MTL - P.K. Subban PPG (2) - from Andrei Markov and Alex Galchenyuk (4:13 2ND)
MTL - Alex Galchenyuk (2) - from Brandon Prust (11:23 2ND)
MTL - P.K. Subban (3) - from Lars Eller (17:59 2ND) *GWG*
COL - Matt Duchene (2) - from Jarome Iginla and Tyson Barrie (17:29 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - Carey Price (32 saves on 34 shots: 4-1-0) LG - Calvin Pickard (33 saves on 36 shots: 0-2-0)
Three Stars:
3. Carey Price (32 saves on 34 shots for the win) - Montreal
2. Alex Galchenyuk (1 goal, 1 assist) - Montreal
1. P.K. Subban (2 goals, GWG) - Montreal

Ottawa Senators 3, Columbus Blue Jackets 2 (from Columbus) - The Senators improved to 4-1-0 on the season thanks to a 3-2 win over the Columbus Blue Jackets, dropping them to 3-2-0.
Goals:
OTT - David Legwand (2) - from Mike Hoffman and Chris Neil (15:50 1ST)
OTT - Erik Karlsson (2) - from Clarke MacArthur (7:02 2ND)
CBJ - Nick Foligno (2) - from Scott Hartnell and Tim Erixon (13:57 2ND)
CBJ - David Savard (1) - from Nick Foligno and Ryan Johansen (14:38 2ND)
OTT - Mike Hoffman (1) - from Chris Neil (9:38 3RD) *GWG*
Goalies:
WG - Robin Lehner (38 saves on 40 shots: 2-0-0) LG - Sergei Bobrovsky (17 saves on 18 shots) in relief of the injured Curtis McElhinney (14 saves on 16 shots)
Three Stars:
3. Nick Foligno (1 goal, 1 assist) - Columbus
2. Robin Lehner (38 saves on 40 shots for the win) - Ottawa
1. Mike Hoffman (1 goal, 1 assist, GWG) - Ottawa

Detroit Red Wings 1, Toronto Maple Leafs 0 (OT) - (from Detroit) - The Red Wings improved to 3-1-1 on the season thanks to a 1-0 shutout of the Toronto Maple Leafs, dropping them to 2-3-1.
Goals:
DET - Henrik Zetterberg (1) - from Niklas Kronwall and Jonathan Ericsson (4:50 OT) *GWG*
Goalies:
WG - Jonas Gustavsson (30 saves on 30 shots: 1-0-0) LG - Jonathan Bernier (31 saves on 32 shots: 0-2-1)
Three Stars:
3. Henrik Zetterberg (1 goal, OT winner) - Detroit
2. Jonathan Bernier (31 saves on 32 shots) - Toronto
1. Jonas Gustavsson (30 saves on 30 shots for the shutout) - Detroit

San Jose Sharks 4, New Jersey Devils 2 (from New Jersey) - The Sharks improved to 4-0-1 on the season thanks to a 4-2 win over the New Jersey Devils, dropping them to 3-2-0.
Goals:
SJS - Joe Pavelski PPG (2) - from Logan Couture and Brent Burns (17:53 1ST)
SJS - Logan Couture PPG (1) - from Patrick Marleau and Joe Pavelski (17:52 2ND)
SJS - Patrick Marleau (4) - from Logan Couture and Justin Braun (1:36 3RD) *GWG*
NJD - Mike Cammalleri (5) - from Jaromir Jagr and Andy Greene (8:00 3RD)
NJD - Adam Henrique (2) - from Michael Ryder and Jon Merill (12:10 3RD)
SJS - Joe Thornton EN (1) - from Joe Pavelski (18:46 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - Antti Niemi (35 saves on 37 shots: 3-0-0) LG - Cory Schneider (28 saves on 31 shots: 3-2-0)
Three Stars:
3. Patrick Marleau (1 goal, 1 assist, GWG) - San Jose
2. Joe Pavelski (1 goal, 2 assists) - San Jose
1. Logan Couture (1 goal, 2 assists) - San Jose

Pittsburgh Penguins 3, New York Islanders 1 (from Pittsburgh) - The Penguins improved to 3-1-0 on the season thanks to a 3-1 win over the New York Islanders, dropping them to 4-1-0.
Goals:
NYI - Thomas Hickey (1) - from Ryan Strome and Brock Nelson (5:46 1ST)
PIT - Evgeni Malkin PPG (2) - from Sidney Crosby and Patric Hornqvist (13:49 2ND)
PIT - Patric Hornqvist PPG (3) - from Evgeni Malkin and Kris Letang (14:44 2ND) *GWG*
PIT - Patric Hornqvist EN (4) - from Chris Kunitz and Sidney Crosby (18:40 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - Marc-Andre Fleury (34 saves on 35 shots: 3-1-0) LG - Jaroslav Halak (35 saves on 37 shots: 3-1-0)
Three Stars:
3. Jaroslav Halak (35 saves on 37 shots) - New York
2. Marc-Andre Fleury (34 saves on 35 shots for the win) - Pittsburgh
1. Patric Hornqvist (2 goals, 1 assist, GWG) - Pittsburgh

Washington Capitals 2, Florida Panthers 1 (SO) - (from Washington) - The Capitals improved to 3-0-2 on the season thanks to a 2-1 shootout win over the Florida Panthers, dropping them to 1-2-2.
Goals:
WSH - Jason Chimera (1) - from Eric Fehr and Joel Ward (17:12 1ST)
FLA - Brad Boyes PPG (1) - from Sean Bergenheim and Dylan Olsen (4:27 3RD)
Shootout winner - Alex Ovechkin (WSH)
Goalies:
WG - Justin Peters (20 saves on 21 shots: 1-0-1) LG - Al Montoya (27 saves on 28 shots: 0-0-1)
Three Stars:
3. Jason Chimera (1 goal) - Washington
2. Al Montoya (27 saves on 28 shots) - Florida
1. Justin Peters (20 saves on 21 shots for the win) - Washington

Philadelphia Flyers 6, Dallas Stars 5 (OT) - (from Dallas) - The Flyers improved to 1-2-2 on the season thanks to a 6-5 OT win over the Dallas Stars, dropping them to 2-1-2.
Goals:
DAL - Trevor Daley PPG (2) - from Tyler Seguin and Jason Spezza (11:32 1ST)
PHI - Sean Couturier (2) - from R.J. Umberger and Andrew MacDonald (13:16 1ST)
PHI - Brayden Schenn (1) - from Luke Schenn and Steve Mason (15:09 1ST)
DAL - Erik Cole (1) - from Shawn Horcoff and Patrick Eaves (2:46 2ND)
DAL - Trevor Daley PPG (3) - from Tyler Seguin and Jason Spezza (18:33 2ND)
DAL - Jamie Benn (3) - from Tyler Seguin and Jason Spezza (19:29 2ND)
PHI - Andrew MacDonald PPG (1) - from Michael Del Zotto and Matt Read (8:32 3RD)
PHI - Jakub Voracek (2) - from Nick Schultz and Claude Giroux (14:14 3RD)
DAL - Jason Spezza (1) - from Jordie Benn and Tyler Seguin (14:54 3RD)
PHI - Michael Raffl (2) - from Jakub Voracek and Mark Streit (16:07 3RD)
PHI - Claude Giroux PPG (2) - from Mark Streit and Jakub Voracek (2:49 OT) *GWG*
Goalies:
WG - Ray Emery (4 saves on 5 shots: 1-0-1) in relief of Steve Mason (14 saves on 18 shots) LG - Kari Lehtonen (31 saves on 37 shots: 2-0-2)
Three Stars:
3. Tyler Seguin (4 assists) - Dallas
2. Jason Spezza (1 goal, 3 assists) - Dallas
1. Claude Giroux (1 goal, 1 assist, OT winner) - Philadelphia

Chicago Blackhawks 2, Nashville Predators 1 (OT) - (from Chicago) - The Blackhawks improved to 3-0-1 on the season thanks to a 2-1 win over the Nashville Predators, dropping them to 3-0-2.
Goals:
CHI - Johnny Oduya (1) - from Niklas Hjalmarsson and Bryan Bickell (1:49 1ST)
NSH - Shea Weber PPG (3) - from Mike Ribeiro and Colin Wilson (11:17 1ST)
CHI - Jonathan Toews SHG (1) - unassisted (3:26 OT) *GWG*
Goalies:
WG - Corey Crawford (19 saves on 20 shots: 3-0-1) LG - Carter Hutton (35 saves on 37 shots: 0-0-1)
Three Stars:
3. Carter Hutton (35 saves on 37 shots) - Nashville
2. Johnny Oduya (1 goal) - Chicago
1. Jonathan Toews (1 goal, OT winner) - Chicago

St. Louis Blues 6, Arizona Coyotes 1 (from Arizona) - The Blues improved to 2-1-1 on the season thanks to a 6-1 rout of the Arizona Coyotes, dropping them to 2-2-0.
Goals:
STL - David Backes PPG (2) - from Vladimir Tarasenko and Jaden Schwartz (17:42
STL - Alex Steen (1) - from David Backes and Vladimir Tarasenko (11:42 2ND) *GWG*
STL - Jaden Schwartz PPG (2) - from Vladimir Tarsenko (12:54 2ND)
STL - Jaden Schwartz (3) - from Jori Lehtera (0:55 3RD)
ARZ - Lauri Korpikoski PPG (1) - from Shane Doan and Oliver Ekman-Larsson (10:28 3RD)
STL - Jori Lehtera PPG (1) - from Alex Steen and Kevin Shattenkirk (12:02 3RD)
STL - Jaden Schwartz PPG (4 - Hat Trick) - from Kevin Shattenkirk and Jori Lehtera (19:57 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - Jake Allen (24 saves on 25 shots: 1-0-0) LG - Mike Smith (30 saves on 36 shots: 1-2-0)
Three Stars:
3. Vladimir Tarasenko (3 assists) - St. Louis
2. Jori Lehtera (1 goal, 2 assists) - St. Louis
1. Jaden Schwartz (3 goals, 1 assist) - St. Louis

Tampa Bay Lightning 4, Vancouver Canucks 2 (from Vancouver) - The Lightning improved to 3-1-1 on the season thanks to a 4-2 win over the Vancouver Canucks, dropping them to 3-1-0.
Goals:
TBL - Steven Stamkos (4) - from Ondrej Palat (0:53 1ST)
VAN - Chris Higgins (1) - from Nick Bonino and Alex Edler (7:15 1ST)
TBL - Steven Stamkos (5) - from Ryan Callahan and Ondrej Palat (8:26 1ST)
VAN - Alex Edler PPG (1) - from Daniel Sedin and Kevin Bieksa (2:42 2ND)
TBL - Ryan Callahan PPG (3) - from Steven Stamkos and Jason Garrison (16:48 2ND) *GWG*
TBL - Alex Killorn (2) - from Tyler Johnson and Anton Stralman (6:04 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - Ben Bishop (30 saves on 32 shots: 3-0-1) LG - Eddie Lack (20 saves on 24 shots: 0-1-0)
Three Stars:
3. Alex Edler (1 goal, 1 assist) - Vancouver
2. Ben Bishop (30 saves on 32 shots for the win) - Tampa Bay
1. Steven Stamkos (2 goals, 1 assist) - Tampa Bay

Three Stars of the Night:
3. Jason Spezza - Spezza scored his 1st goal as a Dallas Star and added 3 assists in their 6-5 OT loss to the Flyers.
2. Steven Stamkos - Stamkos scored his 4th and 5th goals of the season and added an assist in the Lightning's 4-2 win over the Canucks.
1. Jaden Schwartz - Schwartz scored his 1st career hat trick and added an assist in the Blues 6-1 win over the Coyotes.

Interesting Stats of the Night:
-Jaden Schwartz scored his 1st career hat trick.
-Jori Lehtera scored his 1st NHL goal for the Blues.
-Niklas Svedberg picked up his 1st career shutout.
-The Flyers picked up their 1st win of the season.
-With the Islanders losing tonight there are officially no more unbeaten teams.

Current Winning/Losing Streaks (3 or more games):
Anaheim Ducks - 4 game winning streak
Ottawa Senators - 4 game winning streak
Los Angeles Kings - 3 game winning streak
Edmonton Oilers - 5 game losing streak
Florida Panthers - 5 game losing streak
Carolina Hurricanes - 4 game losing streak
Winnipeg Jets - 3 game losing streak
Colorado Avalanche - 3 game losing streak

Forman Faceoff Highlights of the Night:

What's up next - Sunday October 19th: There are 4 NHL games on tap for Sunday night:
1. Minnesota Wild vs. Los Angeles Kings at 3:00 PM ET (In Los Angeles)
2. San Jose Sharks vs. New York Rangers at 5:00 PM ET (In New York)
3. Calgary Flames vs. Winnipeg Jets at 7:00 PM ET (In Winnipeg)
4. St. Louis Blues vs. Anaheim Ducks at 8:00 PM ET (In Anaheim) {***Forman's Game of the Night***} 

 -Joel Forman - The Forman Faceoff
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