Friday, October 31, 2014

October 31st NHL Recap

Toronto Maple Leafs 4, Columbus Blue Jackets 1 (from Columbus) - The Leafs improved to 5-4-1 on the season thanks to a 4-1 win over the Columbus Blue Jackets, dropping them to 4-6-0.
Goals:
TOR - Phil Kessel (6) - from Daniel Winnik and Nazem Kadri (15:28 1ST)
TOR - David Clarkson PPG (3) - from Dion Phaneuf and Peter Holland (12:13 2ND) *GWG*
TOR - Nazem Kadri (3) - from Phil Kessel and Daniel Winnik (2:38 3RD)
CBJ - Cam Atkinson PPG (5) - from Ryan Johansen and Jack Johnson (10:40 3RD)
TOR - Daniel Winnik (1) - from Phil Kessel (16:27 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - Jonathan Bernier (28 saves on 29 shots: 3-3-1) LG - Curtis McElhinney (23 saves on 27 shots: 0-2-0) 
Three Stars:
3. Jonathan Bernier (28 saves on 29 shots for the win) - Toronto
2. Daniel Winnik (1 goal, 1 assist) - Toronto
1. Phil Kessel (1 goal, 2 assists) - Toronto

Detroit Red Wings 5, Los Angeles Kings 2 (from Detroit) - The Red Wings improved to 6-2-2 on the season thanks to a 5-2 win over the Los Angeles Kings, dropping them to 6-3-2.
Goals:
DET - Gustav Nyquist PPG (6) - from Henrik Zetterberg and Niklas Kronwall (5:51 1ST)
DET - Pavel Datsyuk (3) - unassisted (9:42 1ST)
DET - Gustav Nyquist PPG (7) - from Niklas Kronwall and Pavel Datsyuk (11:44 1ST) *GWG*
DET - Tomas Tatar (2) - from Gustav Nyquist and Riley Sheahan (15:28 1ST)
LAK - Alec Martinez (1) - from Mike Richards and Trevor Lewis (10:41 2ND)
LAK - Tyler Toffoli SHG (6) - from Robyn Regehr and Dwight King (1:48 3RD)
DET - Pavel Datsyuk EN (4) - from Henrik Zetterberg and Justin Abdelkader (18:50 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - Jimmy Howard (28 saves on 30 shots: 5-1-2)LG - Jonathan Quick (30 saves on 34 shots: 5-2-2)
Three Stars:
3. Jimmy Howard (28 saves on 30 shots for the win) - Detroit
2. Pavel Datsyuk (2 goals, 1 assist) - Detroit
1. Gustav Nyquist (2 goals, 1 assist, GWG) - Detroit

Anaheim Ducks 2, Dallas Stars 1 (OT) - (from Dallas) - The Ducks improved to 9-3-0 on the season thanks to a 2-1 OT win over the Dallas Stars, dropping them to 4-2-4.
Goals:
ANA - Corey Perry (10) - from Francois Beauchemin (16:45 2ND)
DAL - Antoine Roussel (4) - from Trevor Daley and Ryan Garbutt (14:33 3RD)
ANA - Nate Thompson (1) - from Corey Perry and Cam Fowler (2:30 OT) *GWG*
Goalies:
WG - Frederik Andersen (21 saves on 22 shots: 7-1-0) LG - Kari Lehtonen (22 saves on 24 shots: 4-0-4)
Three Stars:
3. Antoine Roussel (1 goal) - Dallas
2. Nate Thompson (1 goal, OT winner) - Anaheim
1. Corey Perry (1 goal, 1 assist) - Anaheim

Nashville Predators 4, Calgary Flames 3 (from Calgary) - The Flames improved to 6-4-2 on the season thanks to a 4-3 win over the Nashville Predators, dropping them to 6-2-2.
Goals:
CGY - Sean Monahan PPG (3) - from Dennis Wideman and Curtis Glencross (4:23 2ND)
NSH - Craig Smith (4) - from Ryan Ellis and Mattias Ekholm (5:30 2ND)
NSH - James Neal (6) - from Mike Ribeiro (11:09 2ND)
CGY - Jiri Hudler (3) - from Markus Granlund and Johnny Gaudreau (2:36 3RD)
CGY - T.J. Brodie PPG (4) - from Sean Monahan and Mark Giordano (4:23 3RD)
CGY - Johnny Gaudreau (2) - from Deryk Engelland and Ladislav Smid (6:37 3RD) *GWG*
NSH - James Neal PPG (7) - from Matt Cullen and Filip Forsberg (10:47 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - Jonas Hiller (28 saves on 31 shots: 4-2-1) LG - Pekka Rinne (26 saves on 30 shots: 6-2-1) 
Three Stars:
3. Sean Monahan (1 goal, 1 assist) - Calgary
2. James Neal (2 goals) - Nashville
1. Johnny Gaudreau (1 goal, 1 assist, GWG) - Calgary

Three Stars of the Night:
3. Corey Perry - Perry scored his NHL-leading 10th goal of the season and set up the OT winner in the Ducks 2-1 win over the Stars.
2. Phil Kessel - Kessel scored his 6th goal of the season and picked up 2 assists in the Leafs 4-1 win over the Blue Jackets
1. Gustav Nyquist - Nyquist scored 2 goals, added an assist and picked up the game-winner in the Red Wings 5-2 win over the Kings.

Interesting Stats of the Night:
-Daniel Winnik scored his 1st goal as a member of the Maple Leafs. He also had 3 points for the 1st time in his career.
-The Red Wings scored 4 goals in a 10-minute span in the 1st period.
-Pavel Datsyuk extended his point-streak to 5 games with 2 goals and 1 assist. He now has 4 goals and 4 assists in 5 games since returning from injury.
-Corey Perry became the 1st player in the NHL this season to score 10 goals.

Current Winning/Losing Streaks (3 or more games):
Pittsburgh Penguins - 3 game winning streak
Vancouver Canucks - 3 game winning streak
St. Louis Blues - 3 game winning streak


Carolina Hurricanes - 8 game losing streak
Columbus Blue Jackets - 4 game losing streak
Dallas Stars - 3 game losing streak

Forman Faceoff Highlights of the Night:

What's up next - Monday November 1st: There are 12 NHL games on tap for Saturday night:
1. Ottawa Senators vs. Boston Bruins at 7:00 PM ET (In Boston)
2. Chicago Blackhawks vs. Toronto Maple Leafs at 7:00 PM ET (In Toronto)
3. Washington Capitals vs. Tampa Bay Lightning at 7:00 PM ET (In Tampa Bay)
4. Philadelphia Flyers vs. Florida Panthers at 7:00 PM ET (In Florida)
5. Columbus Blue Jackets vs. New Jersey Devils at 7:00 PM ET (In New Jersey)
6. Winnipeg Jets vs. New York Rangers at 7:00 PM ET (In New York)
7. Buffalo Sabres vs. Pittsburgh Penguins at 7:00 PM ET (In Pittsburgh)
8. Arizona Coyotes vs. Carolina Hurricanes at 7:00 PM ET (In Carolina)
9. Colorado Avalanche vs. St. Louis Blues at 8:00 PM ET (In Colorado)
10. Dallas Stars vs. Minnesota Wild at 8:00 PM ET (In Minnesota)
11. Vancouver Canucks vs. Edmonton Oilers at 10:00 PM ET (In Edmonton)
12. New York Islanders vs. San Jose Sharks at 10:30 PM ET (In San Jose) {***Forman's Game of the Night***}

-Joel Forman - The Forman Faceoff

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