October 26th NHL Recap

Winnipeg Jets 2, Colorado Avalanche 1 (OT) - (from Winnipeg) - The Jets improved to 3-5-0 on the season thanks to a 2-1 OT win over the Colorado Avalanche, dropping them to 2-4-3.

Goals:

WPG - Andrew Ladd (2) - from Zach Bogosian and Michael Frolik (6:25 1ST)

COL - Jamie McGinn PPG (3) - from Tyson Barrie and Alex Tanguay (19:42 1ST)

WPG - Bryan Little (5) - from Andrew Ladd and Dustin Byfuglien (4:35 OT) *GWG*

Goalies:

WG - Ondrej Pavelec (22 saves on 23 shots: 3-4-0) LG - Semyon Varlamov (26 saves on 28 shots: 1-2-2)

Three Stars:

3. Semyon Varlamov (26 saves on 28 shots) - Colorado

2. Ondrej Pavelec (22 saves on 23 shots for the win) - Winnipeg

1. Andrew Ladd (1 goal, 1 assist) - Winnipeg

Los Angeles Kings 5, Columbus Blue Jackets 2 (from Los Angeles) - The Kings improved to 6-1-1 on the season thanks to a 5-2 win over the Columbus Blue Jackets, dropping them to 4-4-0.

Goals:

CBJ - Tim Erixon PPG (1) - from Scott Hartnell and Ryan Johansen (14:39 1ST)

LAK - Jeff Carter PPG (5) - from Tyler Toffoli and Drew Doughty (3:04 2ND)

LAK - Tyler Toffoli (4) - from Jeff Carter and Robyn Regehr (16:30 2ND)

LAK - Dwight King (1) - from Justin Williams and Jeff Carter (18:32 2ND) *GWG*

CBJ - Mark Letestu (3) - from Corey Tropp and Dalton Prout (19:04 2ND)

LAK - Tanner Pearson (6) - from Tyler Toffoli and Brayden McNabb (11:49 3RD)

LAK - Tanner Pearson (7) - from Tyler Toffoli and Jeff Carter (15:26 3RD)

Goalies:

WG - Jonathan Quick (22 saves on 24 shots: 5-1-1) LG - Sergei Bobrovsky (22 saves on 27 shots: 4-4-0)

Three Stars:

3. Tanner Pearson (2 goals) - Los Angeles

2. Jeff Carter (1 goal, 3 assists) - Los Angeles

1. Tyler Toffoli (1 goal, 3 assists) - Los Angeles

Chicago Blackhawks 2, Ottawa Senators 1 (from Chicago) - The Hawks improved to 5-2-1 on the season thanks to a 2-1 win over the Ottawa Senators, dropping them to 4-2-1.

Goals:

CHI - Jonathan Toews (2) - from Duncan Keith and Patrick Kane (0:21 2ND)
OTT - Milan Michalek SHG (1) - from Alex Chiasson (7:08 2ND)
CHI - Brent Seabrook PPG (1) - from Brad Richards and Marian Hossa (13:38 2ND) *GWG*

Goalies:

WG - Scott Darling (32 saves on 33 shots: 1-0-0) LG - Craig Anderson (43 saves on 45 shots: 2-2-0)

Three Stars:

3. Brent Seabrook (1 goal, GWG) - Chicago

2. Craig Anderson (43 saves on 45 shots) - Ottawa

1. Scott Darling (32 saves on 33 shots for the win) - Chicago

San Jose Sharks 4, Anaheim Ducks 1 (from Anaheim) - The Sharks improved to 5-4-1 on the season thanks to a 4-1 win over the Anaheim Ducks, dropping them to 7-2-0.

Goals:

SJS - Brent Burns (3) - from Patrick Marleau (8:25 1ST)

SJS - Joe Pavelski PPG (5) - from Joe Thornton and Logan Couture (19:39 1ST) *GWG*

SJS - Marc-Edouard Vlasic (2) - from Patrick Marleau and Logan Couture (10:03 2ND)

SJS - Tommy Wingels PPG (4) - from Matt Nieto and Tomas Hertl (11:40 3RD)

ANA - Matt Beleskey PPG (5) - from Ryan Kesler and Cam Fowler (14:53 3RD)

Goalies:

WG - Antti Niemi (33 saves on 34 shots: 4-2-0) LG - Frederik Andersen (33 saves on 37 shots: 6-1-0)

Three Stars:

3. Brent Burns (1 goal) - San Jose

2. Patrick Marleau (2 assists) - San Jose

1. Antti Niemi (33 saves on 34 shots for the win) - San Jose

Vancouver Canucks 4, Washington Capitals 2 (from Vancouver) - The Canucks improved to 5-3-0 on the season thanks to a 4-2 win over the Washington Capitals, dropping them to 4-2-2.

Goals:

WSH - Marcus Johansson (3) - from Andre Burakovsky and Mike Green (5:28 2ND)
VAN - Henrik Sedin PPG (4) - from Radim Vrbata and Daniel Sedin (14:00 2ND)
VAN - Nick Bonino (3) - from Chris Higgins and Dan Hamhuis (15:22 2ND)
VAN - Luca Sbisa (1) - from Nick Bonino and Chris Higgins (15:47 2ND) *GWG*
WSH - Liam O'Brien (1) - from Mike Green (17:18 2ND)
VAN - Radim Vrbata PPG/EN (5) - unassisted (18:59 3RD)

Goalies:

WG - Ryan Miller (20 saves on 22 shots: 5-1-0) LG - Justin Peters (30 saves on 33 shots: 1-1-1)

Three Stars:

3. Chris Higgins (2 assists) - Vancouver

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

1. Nick Bonino (1 goal, 1 assist) - Vancouver

Three Stars of the Night:

3. Scott Darling - Making his NHL debut, Darling stopped 32 of 33 shots in the Hawks 2-1 win over the Senators.

2. Jeff Carter - Carter scored his 5th goal of the season and added 3 assists in the Kings 5-2 win over the Blue Jackets. 

1. Tyler Toffoli - Toffoli scored his 4th goal of the season and added 3 assists in the Kings 5-2 win over the Blue Jackets.

Interesting Stats of the Night:

-The Pearson-Carter-Toffoli line scored 4 of the Kings 5 goals tonight and had 10 points combined. The line has now scored 16 of the Kings 21 goals in 8 games this season.

-Scott Darling stopped 32 of 33 shots for the win in his NHL debut for the Hawks.
-The Sharks snapped the Ducks 7-game winning streak
-Liam O'Brien scored his 1st NHL goal for the Capitals.
-Frederik Andersen lost for the 1st time this season (6-1-0)

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

Los Angeles Kings - 6 game winning streak

Montreal Canadiens - 4 game winning streak

Edmonton Oilers - 3 game winning streak

Carolina Hurricanes - 7 game losing streak

Forman Faceoff Highlights of the Night:

-Justin Peters stick-save: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jgX4UNfOij8&list=UUqFMzb-4AUf6WAIbl132QKA
-Dustin Byfuglien hit on Tyson Barrie: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LTzRGN8MCXA&list=UUqFMzb-4AUf6WAIbl132QKA
-Tanner Pearson goal/Tyler Toffoli pass: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pBo-7I7BzzU&list=UUqFMzb-4AUf6WAIbl132QKA
-Bryan Little OT goal: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XbkyY-HcQ6g&list=UUqFMzb-4AUf6WAIbl132QKA
-Jonathan Quick save on Corey Tropp: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FXn4UMsELao&list=UUqFMzb-4AUf6WAIbl132QKA

What's up next - Monday October 27th: There are 2 NHL games on tap for Monday night:

1. Minnesota Wild vs. New York Rangers at 7:00 PM ET (In New York)
2. Montreal Canadiens vs. Edmonton Oilers at 9:30 PM ET (In Edmonton) {***Forman's Game of the Night***}

-Joel Forman - The Forman Faceoff