Wednesday, October 29, 2014

October 29th NHL Recap

Detroit Red Wings 4, Washington Capitals 2 (from Washington) - The Red Wings improved to 5-2-2 on the season thanks to a 4-2 win over the Washington Capitals, dropping them to 4-3-2.
Goals:
DET - Gustav Nyquist (5) - from Justin Abdelkader and Kyle Quincey (8:56 2ND)
WSH - Evgeny Kuznetsov PPG (1) - from Joel Ward and Braden Holtby (13:19 2ND)
WSH - Troy Brouwer (2) - from John Carlson and Andre Burakovsky (19:02 2ND)
DET - Justin Abdelkader (4) - unassisted (4:04 3RD)
DET - Justin Abdelkader (5) - from Pavel Datsyuk and Henrik Zetterberg (10:34 3RD) *GWG*
DET - Pavel Datsyuk PPG (2) - from Henrik Zetterberg and Brendan Smith (19:0 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - Jimmy Howard (25 saves on 27 shots: 4-1-2) LG - Braden Holtby (18 saves on 22 shots: 3-2-1)
Three Stars:
3. Henrik Zetterberg (2 assists) - Detroit
2. Pavel Datsyuk (1 goal, 1 assist) - Detroit
1. Justin Abdelkader (2 goals, 1 assist, GWG) - Detroit

Nashville Predators 4, Edmonton Oilers 1 (from Edmonton) - The Predators improved to 6-1-2 on the season thanks to a 4-1 win over the Edmonton Oilers, dropping them to 4-5-1.
Goals:
NSH - Craig Smith (2) - Roman Josi and Derek Roy (6:23 2ND)
NSH - Taylor Beck (1) - from Colin Wilson and Mattias Ekholm (7:49 2ND) *GWG*
NSH - Shea Weber (4) - from Mike Ribeiro (0:24 3RD)
EDM - Taylor Hall (6) - from Ryan Nugent-Hopkins and Jordan Eberle (8:54 3RD)
NSH - Craig Smith (3) - from Matt Cullen and Roman Josi (12:24 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - Pekka Rinne (26 saves on 27 shots: 6-1-1) LG - Ben Scrivens (31 saves on 35 shots: 4-4-0) 
Three Stars:
3. Roman Josi (2 asissts) - Nashville
2. Pekka Rinne (26 saves on 27 shots for the win) - Nashville
1. Craig Smith (2 goals) - Nashville

Three Stars of the Night:
3. Pavel Datsyuk - Datsyuk scored 1 goal and added an assist in the Red Wings 4-2 win over the Capitals.
2. Craig Smith - Smith scored 2 goals in the Predators 4-1 win over the Oilers.
1. Justin Abdelkader - Abdelkader scored 2 goals (including the game-winner) and added an assist in the Red Wings 4-2 win over the Capitals.

Interesting Stats of the Night:
-Alexander Ovechkin has gone pointless in his last 5 games, the first time that has happened in his career.
-Pavel Datsyuk has 2 goals and 3 assists in 4 games since returning from injury, including a point in all 4 games.
-Pekka Rinne won just 10 games last season when he was limited to 24 starts with a hip injury. He has 6 wins in 8 starts so far this season.

Current Winning/Losing Streaks (3 or more games):
Philadelphia Flyers - 3 game winning streak

Carolina Hurricanes - 8 game losing streak
Columbus Blue Jackets - 3 game losing streak
New Jersey Devils - 3 game losing streak

Forman Faceoff Highlights of the Night:
-Ryan Ellis hit on Taylor Hall: 

What's up next - Thursday October 30th: There are 10 NHL games on tap for Thursday night:
1. Boston Bruins vs. Buffalo Sabres at 7:00 PM ET (In Buffalo)
2. Winnipeg Jets vs. New Jersey Devils at 7:00 PM ET (In New Jersey)
3. Los Angeles Kings vs. Pittsburgh Penguins at 7:00 PM ET (In Pittsburgh) {***Forman's Game of the Night***}
4. Chicago Blackhawks vs. Ottawa Senators at 7:30 PM ET (In Ottawa)
5. Philadelphia Flyers vs. Tampa Bay Lightning at 7:30 PM ET (In Tampa Bay)
6. Arizona Coyotes vs. Florida Panthers at 7:30 PM ET (In Florida)
7. Anaheim Ducks vs. St. Louis Blues at 8:00 PM ET (In St. Louis)
8. San Jose Sharks vs. Minnesota Wild at 8:00 PM ET (In Minnesota)
9. New York Islanders vs. Colorado Avalanche at 9:00 PM ET (In Colorado)
10. Montreal Canadiens vs. Vancouver Canucks at 10:00 PM ET (In Vancouver)

-Joel Forman - The Forman Faceoff

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