Sunday, November 30, 2014

November 30th NHL Recap

Detroit Red Wings 5, Vancouver Canucks 3 (from Detroit) - The Red Wings improved to 14-5-5 on the season thanks to a 5-3 win over the Vancouver Canucks, dropping them to 16-7-1
Goals:
DET - Niklas Kronwall (4) - from Jonathan Ericsson and Henrik Zetterberg (3:15 1ST)
DET - Gustav Nyquist PPG (11) - from Henrik Zetterberg and Johan Franzen (11:16 1ST)
VAN - Linden Vey PPG (5) - unassisted (2:37 2ND)
DET - Pavel Datsyuk PPG (8) - from Tomas Tatar and Jakub Kindl (14:24 3RD)
VAN - Shawn Matthias (5) - from Yannick Weber and Linden Vey (12:26 3RD)
DET - Danny DeKeyser (1) - from Riley Sheahan and Tomas Jurco (13:36 3RD) *GWG*
VAN - Linden Vey (6) - from Shawn Matthias and Brad Richardson (16:10 3RD)
DET - Pavel Datsyuk EN (9) - unassisted (19:10 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - Jimmy Howard (30 saves on 33 shots: 11-4-4) LG - Ryan Miller (25 saves on 29 shots: 15-4-0)
Three Stars:
3. Henrik Zetterberg (2 assists) - Detroit
2. Linden Vey (2 goals, 1 assist) - Vancouver
1. Pavel Datsyuk (2 goals) - Detroit

Interesting Stats of the Night:
-Pavel Datsyuk scored 2 goals for the 2nd time in 3 games. He now has 9 goals and 6 assists for 15 points in 13 games.

Current Winning/Losing Streaks (3 or more games):
Nashville Predators - 4 game winning streak
Detroit Red Wings - 4 game winning streak
Tampa Bay Lightning - 3 game winning streak
Chicago Blackhawks - 3 game winning streak


Edmonton Oilers - 9 game losing streak
Columbus Blue Jackets - 4 game losing streak
Philadelphia Flyers - 3 game losing streak

What's up next - Monday December 1st: There are 5 NHL games on tap for Monday night:
1. Tampa Bay Lightning vs. New York Rangers at 7:00 PM ET (In New York)
2. Florida Panthers vs. Columbus Blue Jackets at 7:00 PM ET (In Columbus)
3. Montreal Canadiens vs. Colorado Avalanche at 9:00 PM ET (In Colorado)
4. Arizona Coyotes vs. Edmonton Oilers at 9:30 PM ET (In Edmonton)
5. Boston Bruins vs. Anaheim Ducks at 10:00 PM ET (In Anaheim) {***Forman's Game of the Night***}

-Joel Forman - The Forman Faceoff

November 29th NHL Recap

New York Rangers 5, Philadelphia Flyers 2 (from New York) - The Rangers improved to 11-8-4 on the season thanks to a 5-2 win over the Philadelphia Flyers, dropping them to 8-12-3.
Goals:
NYR - Derick Brassard PPG (7) - from Rick Nash and Derek Stepan (2:50 1ST)
PHI - Nicklas Grossmann (2) - from Jakub Voracek and Brayden Schenn (13:46 1ST)
PHI - Jakub Voracek PPG (9) - from Brayden Schenn and Claude Giroux (8:45 2ND)
NYR - Jesper Fast (1) - from Kevin Klein and J.T. Miller (11:38 2ND)
NYR - Derick Brassard (8) - from Kevin Hayes and Kevin Klein (3:06 3RD) *GWG*
NYR - J.T. Miller (1) - from Jesper Fast and Matt Hunwick (9:54 3RD)
NYR - Lee Stempniak EN (5) - from Ryan McDonagh (19:36 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - Henrik Lundqvist (21 saves on 23 shots: 9-6-3) LG - Ray Emery (30 saves on 34 shots: 4-4-1)
Three Stars:
3. J.T. Miller (1 goal, 1 assist) - New York
2. Jesper Fast (1 goal, 1 assist) - New York
1. Derick Brassard (2 goals, GWG) - New York

Toronto Maple Leafs 6, Washington Capitals 2 (from Toronto) - The Leafs improved to 12-8-3 on the season thanks to a 6-2 win over the Washington Capitals, dropping them to 10-9-4.
Goals:
TOR - Morgan Rielly (3) - unassisted (14:15 1ST)
TOR - Cody Franson PPG (4) - from Joffrey Lupul and Mike Santorelli (19:37 1ST)
TOR - Tyler Bozak (10) - from James van Riemsdyk and Phil Kessel (0:23 2ND) *GWG*
WSH - Troy Brouwer PPG (6) - from Nicklas Bacstrom and John Carlson (10:37 2ND)
TOR - David Clarkson (7) - from Nazem Kadri and Jake Gardiner (11:00 2ND)
TOR - Tyler Bozak PPG (11) - from Phil Kessel and James van Riemsdyk (15:36 2ND)
WSH - Tom Wilson (2) - from Nicklas Backstrom and John Carlson (7:43 3RD)
TOR - Joffrey Lupul PPG (3) - from Jake Gardiner and Morgan Rielly (16:40 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - Jonathan Bernier (35 saves on 37 shots: 8-5-3) LG - Braden Holtby (9 saves on 12 shots: 8-6-3) in relief of Justin Peters (8 saves on 11 shots)
Three Stars:
3. Morgan Rielly (1 goal, 1 assist) - Toronto
2. Joffrey Lupul (1 goal, 1 assist) - Toronto
1. Tyler Bozak (2 goals, GWG) - Toronto

Buffalo Sabres 4, Montreal Canadiens 3 (SO) - (from Montreal) - The Sabres improved to 8-14-2 on the season thanks to a 4-3 shootout win over the Montreal Canadiens, dropping them to 16-7-2.
Goals:
BUF - Zemgus Girgensons (7) - from Tyler Ennis and Nicolas Deslauriers (14:03 1ST)
MTL - Brendan Gallagher (6) - from Alex Galchenyuk and Bryan Allen (7:51 2ND)
BUF - Chris Stewart (3) - from Marcus Foligno (5:57 3RD)
MTL - Lars Eller (7) - from Brandon Prust and Alexei Emelin (7:31 3RD)
MTL - Max Pacioretty (11) - from Dale Weise and P.K. Subban (13:15 3RD)
BUF - Brian Flynn (3) - from Brian Gionta and Torrey Mitchell (14:04 3RD)
Shootout winner - Brian Flynn (BUF)
Goalies:
WG - Jhonas Enroth (41 saves on 44 shots: 5-9-1) LG - Dustin Tokarski (23 saves on 26 shots: 3-2-1)
Three Stars:
3. Jhonas Enroth (41 saves on 44 shots for the win) - Buffalo
2. Max Pacioretty (1 goal) - Montreal
1. Brian Flynn (1 goal, shootout winner) - Buffalo

Tampa Bay Lightning 4, Ottawa Senators 1 (from Tampa Bay) - The Lightning improved to 16-6-2 on the season thanks to a 4-1 win over the Ottawa Senators, dropping them to 10-9-4.
Goals:
OTT - David Legwand PPG (3) - from Erik Karlsson and Kyle Turris (18:13 1ST)
TBL - Ryan Callahan (11) - from Steven Stamkos and Alex Killorn (5:13 2ND)
TBL - Alex Killorn (7) - from Anton Stralman and Ryan Callahan (1:16 3RD) *GWG*
TBL - Brenden Morrow (1) - from Cedric Paquette (8:09 3RD)
TBL - Nikita Kucherov PPG (9) - from Tyler Johnson and Jason Garrison (13:53 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - Ben Bishop (26 saves on 27 shots: 14-3-2) LG - Robin Lehner (28 saves on 32 shots: 5-4-1)
Three Stars:
3. Ryan Callahan (1 goal, 1 assist) - Tampa Bay
2. Ben Bishop (26 saves on 27 shots for the win) - Tampa Bay
1. Alex Killorn (1 goal, 1 assist, GWG) - Tampa Bay

New York Islanders 3, New Jersey Devils 1 (from New York) - The Islanders improved to 17-7-0 on the season thanks to a 3-1 win over the New Jersey Devils, dropping them to 9-11-4. 
Goals:
NYI - Nikolay Kulemin (5) - from Kyle Okposo and John Tavares (12:40 1ST)
NJD - Damien Brunner (2) - from Adam Larsson and Michael Ryder (14:27 1ST)
NYI - Cal Clutterbuck (3) - from Calvin de Haan and Casey Cizikas (3:32 2ND) *GWG*
NYI - Casey Cizikas SHG/EN (3) - from Frans Nielsen and Thomas Hickey (19:55 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - Jaroslav Halak (34 saves on 35 shots: 12-4-0) LG - Cory Schneider (25 saves on 27 shots: 9-10-3
Three Stars:
3. Cal Clutterbuck (1 goal, GWG) - New York
2. Casey Cizikas (1 goal, 1 assist) - New York
1. Jaroslav Halak (34 saves on 35 shots for the win) - New York

Pittsburgh Penguins 3, Carolina Hurricanes 2 (from Carolina) - The Penguins improved to 16-5-2 on the season thanks to a 3-2 win over the Carolina Hurricanes, dropping them to 7-13-3.
Goals:
CAR - Justin Faulk PPG (3) - from Victor Rask and Nathan Gerbe (3:39 1ST)
PIT - Chris Kunitz (9) - from Evgeni Malkin and Blake Comeau (3:56 1ST)
PIT - Robert Bortuzzo (2) - from Paul Martin and Andrew Ebbett (5:32 1ST)
PIT - Christian Ehrhoff (1) - from Olli Maatta (15:27 3RD) *GWG*
CAR - Elias Lindholm (7) - from Victor Rask and Eric Staal (19:48 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - Thomas Greiss (32 saves on 34 shots: 3-1-1) LG - Anton Khudobin (30 saves on 33 shots: 0-5-2)
Three Stars:
3. Justin Faulk (1 goal) - Carolina
2. Thomas Greiss (32 saves on 34 shots for the win) - Pittsburgh
1. Christian Ehrhoff (1 goal, GWG) - Pittsburgh

Nashville Predators 2, Columbus Blue Jackets 1 (from Nashville) - The Predators improved to 16-5-2 on the season thanks to a 2-1 win over the Columbus Blue Jackets, dropping them to 6-15-2. 
Goals:
NSH - Mike Ribeiro (6) - from Roman Josi and Shea Weber (12:47 2ND)
CBJ - Ryan Johansen PPG (9) - from Nick Foligno and Jack Johnson (3:48 3RD)
NSH - Colin Wilson (4) - from Craig Smith and Calle Jarnkrok (17:48 3RD) *GWG*
Goalies:
WG - Pekka Rinne (21 saves on 22 shots: 16-3-1) LG - Curtis McElhinney (40 saves on 42 shots: 1-6-1)
Three Stars:
3. Pekka Rinne (21 saves on 22 shots for the win) - Nashville
2. Curtis McElhinney (40 saves on 42 shots) - Columbus
1. Colin Wilson (1 goal, GWG) - Nashville

St. Louis Blues 3, Minnesota Wild 2 (SO) - (from Minnesota) - The Blues improved to 16-6-2 on the season thanks to a 3-2 shootout win over the Minnesota Wild, dropping them to 13-9-1.
Goals:
STL - Vladimir Tarasenko (14) - unassisted (10:20 2ND)
MIN - Mikko Koivu (3) - from Jason Zucker and Charlie Coyle (14:26 2ND)
MIN - Zach Parise PPG (9) - from Ryan Suter and Jason Pominville (19:01 2ND)
STL - David Backes (7) - from Patrik Berglund (14:27 3RD)
Shootout winner - Vladimir Tarasenko (STL)
Goalies:
WG - Jake Allen (36 saves on 38 shots: 8-2-1) LG - Niklas Backstrom (24 saves on 26 shots: 3-2-1)
Three Stars:
3. Jake Allen (36 saves on 38 shots for the win) - St. Louis
2. Zach Parise (1 goal) - Minnesota
1. Vladimir Tarasenko (1 goal, shootout winner) - St. Louis

Colorado Avalanche 5, Dallas Stars 2 (from Colorado) - The Avalanche improved to 9-10-5 on the season thanks to a 5-2 win over the Dallas Stars, dropping them to 9-10-5.
Goals:
DAL - Cody Eakin (5) - from Tyler Seguin and Jamie Benn (10:24 1ST)
COL - Daniel Briere (5) - from John Mitchell and Nate Guenin (13:13 1ST)
COL - Jarome Iginla (4) - from Gabriel Landeskog and Tyson Barrie (16:30 1ST)
DAL - Patrick Eaves (3) - unassisted (19:25 1ST)
COL - Alex Tanguay (8) - from Matt Duchene and Tyson Barrie (18:00 2ND) *GWG*
COL - Matt Duchene PPG (8) - from Tyson Barrie and Alex Tanguay (0:46 3RD)
COL - Gabriel Landeskog PPG (7) - from Alex Tanguay and Nathan MacKinnon (3:45 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - Calvin Pickard (22 saves on 24 shots: 3-3-0) LG - Anders Lindback (42 saves on 47 shots: 0-5-0)
Three Stars:
3. Matt Duchene (1 goal, 1 assist) - Colorado
2. Tyson Barrie (3 assists) - Colorado
1. Alex Tanguay (1 goal, 2 assists, GWG) - Colorado

Calgary Flames 3, Arizona Coyotes 0 (from Arizona) - The Flames improved to 15-8-2 on the season thanks to a 3-0 shutout of the Arizona Coyotes, dropping them to 9-12-3.
Goals:
CGY - T.J. Brodie (6) - from Jiri Hudler and Johnny Gaudreau (4:34 2ND) *GWG*
CGY - Johnny Gaudreau (4) - from Jiri Hudler and Mark Giordano (4:07 3RD)
CGY - Jiri Hudler PPG (11) - from Sean Monahan and Dennis Wideman (7:13 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - Karri Ramo (26 saves on 26 shots: 6-2-1) LG - Devan Dubnyk (26 saves on 29 shots: 5-1-1) 
Three Stars:
3. Johnny Gaudreau (1 goal, 1 assist) - Calgary
2. Karri Ramo (26 saves on 26 shots for the shutout) - Calgary
1. Jiri Hudler (1 goal, 2 assists) - Calgary

Chicago Blackhawks 4, Los Angeles Kings 1 (from Los Angeles) - The Hawks improved to 15-8-1 on the season thanks to a 4-1 win over the Los Angeles Kings, dropping them to 12-7-5.
Goals:
CHI - Dan Carcillo (3) - from Bryan Bickell (1:52 1ST)
CHI - Brad Richards (5) - from Kris Versteeg (17:59 1ST) *GWG*
LAK - Jordan Nolan (1) - from Jake Muzzin (5:53 2ND)
CHI - Brad Richards (6) - from Michal Roszival and Kris Versteeg (8:14 2ND)
CHI - Brandon Saad EN (4) - from Marian Hossa (18:11 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - Corey Crawford (19 saves on 20 shots: 12-5-1) LG - Jonathan Quick (21 saves on 24 shots: 10-5-4)
Three Stars:
3. Dan Carcillo (1 goal) - Chicago
2. Kris Versteeg (2 assists) - Chicago
1. Brad Richards (2 goals, GWG) - Chicago

San Jose Sharks 6, Anaheim Ducks 4 (from San Jose) - The Sharks improved to 11-10-4 on the season thanks to a 6-4 win over the Anaheim Ducks, dropping them to 14-6-5. 
Goals:
SJS - Logan Couture (9) - from Tommy Wingels and Patrick Marleau (9:05 1ST)
ANA - Matt Beleskey (11) - from Hampus Lindholm and Devante Smith-Pelly (10:53 1ST)
SJS - Logan Couture SHG (10) - unassisted (13:35 1ST)
SJS - Joe Pavelski PPG (10) - from Joe Thornton and Tommy Wingels (19:46 1ST)
SJS - Tommy Wingels (7) - from Patrick Marleau and Justin Braun (2:46 2ND)
SJS - Tomas Hertl (5) - from James Sheppard (6:09 2ND) *GWG*
ANA - Corey Perry (13) - from Ryan Getzlaf and Sami Vatanen (18:52 2ND)
ANA - Corey Perry (14) - from Ryan Getzlaf and Cam Fowler (0:29 3RD)
ANA - Ryan Getzlaf (7) - from Corey Perry (4:20 3RD)
SJS - Matt Nieto PPG/EN (2) - from Tommy Wingels (19:10 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - Antti Niemi (30 saves on 34 shots: 8-7-3) LG - Frederik Andersen (14 saves on 19 shots: 10-4-4), Jason LaBarbera (15 saves on 15 shots in relief of Andersen)
Three Stars:
3. Logan Couture (2 goals) - San Jose
2. Corey Perry (2 goals, 1 assist) - Anaheim
1. Tommy Wingels (1 goal, 3 assists) - San Jose

Three Stars of the Night:
3. Alex Tanguay - Tanguay scored his 8th goal of the season and added 2 assists in the Avs 5-2 win over the Stars.
2. Jiri Hudler - Hudler scored his 11th goal of the season and added 2 assists in the Flames 3-0 win over the Coyotes.
1. Tommy Wingels - Wingels scored his 7th goal of the season and added 3 assists in the Sharks 6-4 win over the Ducks.

Interesting Stats of the Night:
-The Rangers outscored the Flyers 8-2 in back to back wins on consecutive days.
-Jesper Fast scored his 1st NHL goal for the Rangers.
-David Legwand played his 1000th NHL game.
-The Sabres beat the Canadiens 2-1 and 4-3 on consecutive nights.
-Justin Peters was pulled after allowing 2 goals on 6 shots in the first against the Leafs. Braden Holtby did no better allowing 3 goals on 12 shots, which resulted in him getting pulled and Peters coming back in the game for the 3rd.
-Christian Ehrhoff scored his 1st goal as a member of the Penguins.
-Pekka Rinne picked up his NHL-leading 16 win of the season.
-Karri Ramo picked up his 2nd shutout in the last 4 days.

Current Winning/Losing Streaks (3 or more games):
Nashville Predators - 4 game winning streak
Detroit Red Wings - 3 game winning streak
Vancouver Canucks - 3 game winning streak
Tampa Bay Lightning - 3 game winning streak
Chicago Blackhawks - 3 game winning streak

Edmonton Oilers - 9 game losing streak
Columbus Blue Jackets - 4 game losing streak
Philadelphia Flyers - 3 game losing streak

Forman Faceoff Highlights of the Night:

What's up next - Sunday November 30th: There is 1 NHL game on tap for Sunday:
1. Vancouer Canucks vs. Detroit Red Wings at 2:00 PM ET (In Detroit) 

-Joel Forman - The Forman Faceoff

Friday, November 28, 2014

November 28th NHL Recap

New York Rangers 3, Philadlephia Flyers 0 (from Philadelphia) - The Rangers improved to 10-8-4 on the season thanks to a 3-0 shutout of the Philadelphia Flyers, dropping them to 8-11-3.
Goals:
NYR - Dan Boyle PPG (2) - from Derek Stepan and Martin St. Louis (6:10 1ST) *GWG*
NYR - Martin St. Louis (9) - from Derek Stepan and Chris Kreider (4:14 2ND)
NYR - Rick Nash SHG (16) - from Derek Stepan and Ryan McDonah (5:30 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - Cam Talbot (26 saves on 26 shots: 2-2-1) LG - Steve Mason (21 saves on 24 shots: 4-8-2) 
Three Stars:
3. Derek Stepan (3 assists) - New York
2. Martin St. Louis (1 goal, 1 assist) - New York
1. Cam Talbot (26 saves on 26 shots for the shutout) - New York

Chicago Blackhawks 4, Anaheim Ducks 1 (from Anaheim) - The Hawks improved to 14-8-1 on the season thanks to a 4-1 win over the Anaheim Ducks, dropping them to 14-5-5.
Goals:
CHI - Brad Richards (4) - from Brent Seabrook (7:58 1ST)
CHI - Andrew Shaw (5) - from Duncan Keith and Dan Carcillo (13:30 1ST) *GWG*
ANA - Hampus Lindholm (3) - from Pat Maroon and Ryan Kesler (16:49 1ST)
CHI - Patrick Kane (9) - from Kris Versteeg and Brad Richards (10:36 2ND)
CHI - Patrick Kane EN (10) - from Kris Versteeg and Andrew Shaw (19:00 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - Corey Crawford (23 saves on 24 shots: 11-5-1) LG - Frederik Andersen (34 saves on 37 shots: 10-3-4)
Three Stars:
3. Corey Crawford (23 saves on 24 shots for the win) - Chicago
2. Brad Richards (1 goal, 1 assist) - Chicago
1. Patrick Kane (2 goals) - Chicago

Washington Capitals 5, New York Islanders 2 (from Washington) - The Capitals improved to 10-8-4 on the season thanks to a 5-2 win over the New York Islanders, dropping them to 16-7-0. 
Goals:
WSH - Andre Burakovsky PPG (4) - from Matt Niskanen and Evgeny Kuznetsov (11:51 1ST)
WSH - Marcus Johansson (9) - from Matt Niskanen (18:27 1ST)
NYI - John Tavares (10) - from Nick Leddy and Kyle Okposo (18:58 1ST)
NYI - Anders Lee (5) - from Travis Hamonic and Casey Cizikas (19:33 1ST)
WSH - Alex Ovechkin (12) - from Tom Wilson and Nicklas Backstrom (9:53 2ND) *GWG*
WSH - Evgeny Kuznetsov (2) - from Troy Brouwer and Marcus Johansson (5:56 3RD)
WSH - Joel Ward EN (9) - from John Carlson and Matt Niskanen (18:32 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - Braden Holtby (26 saves on 28 shots: 8-5-3) LG - Chad Johnson (22 saves on 26 shots: 5-3-0)
Three Stars:
3. Braden Holtby (26 saves on 28 shots for the win) - Washington
2. Marcus Johansson (1 goal, 1 assist) - Washington
1. Matt Niskanen (3 assists) - Washington

Boston Bruins 2, Winnipeg Jets 1 (OT) - (from Boston) - The Bruins improved to 14-9-1 on the season thanks to a 2-1 OT win over the Winnipeg Jets, dropping them to 12-9-4. 
Goals:
WPG - Dustin Byfuglien PPG (4) - from Evander Kane and Mark Scheifele (16:24 1ST)
BOS - Milan Lucic (5) - from Carl Soderberg and Dougie Hamilton (3:05 3RD)
BOS - Dougie Hamilton (5) - from Carl Soderberg and Loui Eriksson (3:39 OT) *GWG*
Goalies:
WG - Tuukka Rask (35 saves on 36 shots: 11-6-1) LG - Michael Hutchinson (36 saves on 38 shots: 4-1-2)
Three Stars:
3. Michael Hutchinson (36 saves on 38 shots) - Winnipeg
2. Tuukka Rask (35 saves on 36 shots for the win) - Boston
1. Dougie Hamilton (1 goal, 1 assist, OT winner) - Boston

Buffalo Sabres 2, Montreal Canadiens 1 (from Buffalo) - The Sabres improved to 7-14-2 on the season thanks to a 2-1 win over the Montreal Canadiens, dropping them to 16-7-1. 
Goals:
BUF - Tyler Ennis (7) - from Zemgus Girgensons and Matt Moulson (3:27 1ST)
MTL - P.A. Parenteau PPG (6) - from David Desharnais and Jiri Sekac (1:35 3RD)
BUF - Matt Moulson PPG (4) - from Tyler Ennis and Rasmus Ristolainen (18:42 3RD) *GWG*
Goalies:
WG - Jhonas Enroth (30 saves on 31 shots: 4-9-1) LG - Carey Price (23 saves on 25 shots: 13-5-1)
Three Stars:
3. Tyler Ennis (1 goal, 1 assist) - Buffalo
2. Jhonas Enroth (30 saves on 31 shots for the win) - Buffalo
1. Matt Moulson (1 goal, 1 assist, GWG) - Buffalo

Detroit Red Wings 5, New Jersey Devils 4 (SO) - (from New Jersey) - The Red Wings improved to 13-5-5 on the season thanks to a 5-4 shootout win over the New Jersey Devils, dropping them to 9-10-4.
Goals:
NJD - Jaromir Jagr (4) - from Andy Greene and Damon Severson (2:18 1ST)
DET - Riley Sheahan PPG (5) - from Niklas Kronwall and Henrik Zetterberg (3:50 1ST)
NJD - Mike Cammalleri PPG (9) - from Marek Zidlicky (13:52 1ST)
NJD - Peter Harrold (1) - from Jaromir Jagr and Adam Henrique (15:18 1ST)
NJD - Mike Cammalleri PPG (10) - from Damon Severson and Adam Henrique (0:28 2ND)
DET - Xavier Ouellet (1) - from Darren Helm and Stephen Weiss (1:55 2ND)
DET - Justin Abdelkader PPG (7) - from Henrik Zetterberg and Johan Franzen (12:52 2ND)
DET - Drew Miller (1) - from Niklas Kronwall and Tomas Jurco (10:07 3RD)
Shootout winner - Gustav Nyquist (DET)
Goalies:
WG - Petr Mrazek (21 saves on 25 shots: 2-0-0) LG - Cory Schneider (28 saves on 32 shots: 9-9-3)
Three Stars:
3. Jaromir Jagr (1 goal, 1 assist) - New Jersey
2. Drew Miller (1 goal) - Detroit
1. Mike Cammalleri (2 goals) - New Jersey

Carolina Hurricanes 4, Pittsburgh Penguins 2 (from Pittsburgh) - The Hurricanes improved to 7-12-3 on the season thanks to a 4-2 win over the Pittsburgh Penguins, dropping them to 15-5-2.
Goals:
CAR - Jiri Tlusty (9) - from Jay McClement (15:47 1ST)
PIT - Kris Letang (4) - from Sidney Crosby and Nick Spaling (16:30 1ST)
CAR - Patrick Dwyer (2) - from Jiri Tlusty and Justin Faulk (2:54 2ND)
PIT - Patric Hornqvist (11) - from Sidney Crosby and Chris Kunitz (15:52 2ND)
CAR - Nathan Gerbe PPG (3) - from Elias Lindholm and Victor Rask (3:10 3RD) *GWG*
CAR - Jiri Tlusty PPG/EN (10) - from Eric Staal and Justin Faulk (19:47 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - Cam Ward (20 saves on 22 shots: 7-8-1) LG - Marc-Andre Fleury (31 saves on 34 shots: 13-4-1)
Three Stars:
3. Sidney Crosby (2 assists) - Pittsburgh
2. Nathan Gerbe (1 goal, GWG) - Carolina
1. Jiri Tlusty (2 goals, 1 assist) - Carolina

Vancouver Canucks 5, Columbus Blue Jackets 0 (from Columbus) - The Canucks improved to 16-6-1 on the season thanks to a 5-0 shutout of the Columbus Blue Jackets, dropping them to 6-14-2.
Goals:
VAN - Chris Higgins (5) - from Nick Bonino and Luca Sbisa (15:25 2ND) *GWG*
VAN - Henrik Sedin (6) - from Radim Vrbata and Daniel Sedin (0:48 3RD)
VAN - Shawn Matthias (4) - from Brad Richardson and Yannick Weber (11:49 3RD)
VAN - Brad Richardson EN (4) - from Nick Bonino (14:38 3RD)
VAN - Alex Burrows (6) - from Chris Higgins and Nick Bonino (17:26 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - Ryan Miller (31 saves on 31 shots: 15-3-0) LG - Sergei Bobrovsky (25 saves on 29 shots: 5-8-1)
Three Stars:
3. Nick Bonino (3 assists) - Vancouver
2. Chris Higgins (1 goal, 1 assist) - Vancouver
1. Ryan Miller (31 saves on 31 shots for the shutout) - Vancouver

Florida Panthers 3, Ottawa Senators 2 (from Florida) - The Panthers improved to 9-6-6 on the season thanks to a 3-2 win over the Ottawa Senators, dropping them to 10-8-4. 
Goals:
OTT - Chris Neil (4) - from Erik Condra and David Legwand (5:04 1ST)
FLA - Dylan Olsen (1) - from Vincent Trocheck (5:51 1ST)
OTT - Cody Ceci (1) - from Chris Neil (2:41 2ND)
FLA - Sean Bergenheim (3) - from Brad Boyes and Aleksander Barkov (0:34 3RD)
FLA - Jimmy Hayes (5) - from Vincent Trocheck and Tomas Fleischmann (7:31 3RD) *GWG*
Goalies:
WG - Al Montoya (22 saves on 24 shots: 2-1-1) LG - Craig Anderson (43 saves on 46 shots: 5-5-3)
Three Stars:
3. Jimmy Hayes (1 goal, GWG) - Florida
2. Chris Neil (1 goal, 1 assist) - Ottawa
1. Vincent Trocheck (2 assists) - Florida

St. Louis Blues 4, Edmonton Oilers 3 (OT) - (from St. Louis) - The Blues improved to 15-6-2 on the season thanks to a 4-3 OT win over the Edmonton Oilers, dropping them to 6-14-4. 
Goals:
STL - T.J. Oshie (2) - from Vladimir Tarasenko and Ian Cole (11:35 1ST)
EDM - David Perron (3) - from Leon Draisaitl and Jesse Joensuu (5:51 2ND)
EDM - Nikita Nikitin (2) - from Taylor Hall and Ryan Nugent-Hopkins (16:46 2ND)
STL - Kevin Shattenkirk (2) - from T.J. Oshie (0:31 3RD)
EDM - Mark Arcobello (5) - from Taylor Hall and Teddy Purcell (3:55 3RD)
STL - Alex Pietrangelo (2) - from T.J. Oshie (12:25 3RD)
STL - Vladimir Tarasenko (13) - from Jori Lehtera and Alex Pietrangelo (4:20 OT) *GWG*
Goalies:
WG - Jake Allen (13 saves on 16 shots: 7-2-1) LG - Ben Scrivens (37 saves on 41 shots: 4-9-2)
Three Stars:
3. Taylor Hall (2 assists) - Edmonton
2. T.J. Oshie (1 goal, 2 assists) - St. Louis
1. Vladimir Tarasenko (1 goal, 1 assist, OT winner) - St. Louis

Minnesota Wild 5, Dallas Stars 4 (OT) - (from Dallas) - The Wild improved to 13-9-0 on the season thanks to a 5-4 OT win over the Dallas Stars, dropping them to 9-9-5.
Goals:
MIN - Nino Niederreiter (11) - from Thomas Vanek (8:41 1ST)
MIN - Jason Zucker (9) - from Nate Prosser and Mikko Koivu (17:29 1ST)
MIN - Mikael Granlund (3) - from Jason Pominville and Zach Parise (11:47 2ND)
DAL - Ales Hemsky (1) - from Shawn Horcoff and Jyrki Jokipakka (16:18 2ND)
DAL - Tyler Seguin (18) - from Jamie Benn and Jyrki Jokipakka (18:50 2ND)
DAL - Erik Cole (5) - from Trevor Daley and Jason Demers (19:49 2ND)
DAL - Alex Goligoski (1) - from Tyler Seguin and Jamie Benn (13:29 3RD)
MIN - Thomas Vanek (2) - from Ryan Suter and Zach Parise (18:08 3RD)
MIN - Marco Scandella (5) - from Zach Parise and Thomas Vanek (2:04 OT) *GWG*
Goalies:
WG - Darcy Kuemper (41 saves on 45 shots: 10-7-0) LG - Kari Lehtonen (29 saves on 34 shots: 9-5-5)
Three Stars:
3. Marco Scandella (1 goal, OT winner) - Minnesota
2. Tyler Seguin (1 goal, 1 assist) - Dallas
1. Thomas Vanek (1 goal, 2 assists) - Minnesota

Three Stars of the Night:
3. Cam Talbot - Talbot stopped all 26 shots he faced for the shutout in the Rangers 3-0 win over the Flyers.
2. Ryan Miller - Miller stopped all 31 shots he faced for the shutout in the Canucks 5-0 win over the Blue Jackets.
1. Jiri Tlusty - Tlusty scored his 9th and 10th goals of the season and added an assist in the Hurricanes 4-2 win over the Penguins.

Interesting Stats of the Night:
-Martin St. Louis picked up his 1000th career point
-Cam Talbot picked his 2nd consecutive shutout, both of which have come against the Philadelphia Flyers in a span of 9 days.
-Dating back to last season the New Jersey Devils are 1-16 in the shootout.
-Xavier Ouellet scored his 1st NHL goal for the Red Wings.
-Ryan Miller picked up his 3rd shutout of the season.
-Ales Hemsky scored his 1st goal as a member of the Stars.
-Jyrki Jokipakka picked up his 1st 2 NHL points for the Stars.
-Tyler Seguin scored his NHL-leading 18th goal of the season.
-Ryan Miller picked up his 15th win of the season, tying him with Pekka Rinne for 1st in the NHL.
-There are 3 home-and-home games that started today and finish tomorrow (Philadelphia-New York, Montreal-Buffalo, Pittsburgh-Carolina).

Current Winning/Losing Streaks (3 or more games):
Nashville Predators - 3 game winning streak
Detroit Red Wings - 3 game winning streak
Vancouver Canucks - 3 game winning streak

Edmonton Oilers - 9 game losing streak
San Jose Sharks - 4 game losing streak
Columbus Blue Jackets - 3 game losing streak

Forman Faceoff Highlights of the Night:
-Tyler Ennis beautiful no-look goal: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mUBkG7Vp62U&list=UUqFMzb-4AUf6WAIbl132QKA (FFPOTY Candidate)
-Frederik Andersen glove save on Marian Hossa: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ebBVal9XFE&list=UUqFMzb-4AUf6WAIbl132QKA

What's up next - Saturday November 29th: There are 12 NHL games on tap for Saturday night:
1. Philadelphia Flyers vs. New York Rangers at 1:00 PM ET (In New York)
2. Washington Capitals vs. Toronto Maple Leafs at 7:00 PM ET (In Toronto)
3. Buffalo Sabres vs. Montreal Canadiens at 7:00 PM ET (In Montreal)
4. Ottawa Senators vs. Tampa Bay Lightning at 7:00 PM ET (In Tampa Bay)
5. New Jersey Devils vs. New York Islanders at 7:00 PM ET (In New York)
6. Pittsburgh Penguins vs. Carolina Hurricanes at 7:00 PM ET (In Carolina)
7. Columbus Blue Jackets vs. Nashville Predators at 8:00 PM ET (In Nashville)
8. St. Louis Blues vs. Minnesota Wild at 8:00 PM ET (In Minnesota)
9. Dallas Stars vs. Colorado Avalanche at 9:00 PM ET (In Colorado)
10. Calgary Flames vs. Arizona Coyotes at 10:00 PM ET (In Arizona)
11. Chicago Blackhawks vs. Los Angeles Kings at 10:00 PM ET (In Los Angeles) {***Forman's Game of the Night***}
12. Anaheim Ducks vs. San Jose Sharks at 10:30 PM ET (In San Jose)

-Joel Forman - The Forman Faceoff

Thursday, November 27, 2014

November 27th NHL Recap

Nashville Predators 1, Edmonton Oilers 0 (OT) - (from Nashville)
Goals:
NSH - Filip Forsberg (10) - from Roman Josi and Shea Weber (3:55 OT) *GWG*
Goalies:
WG - Pekka Rinne (37 saves on 37 shots: 15-3-1) LG - Viktor Fasth (24 saves on 25 shots: 2-5-2)
Three Stars:
3. Viktor Fasth (24 saves on 25 shots) - Edmonton 
2. Filip Forsberg (1 goal, OT winner) - Nashville
1. Pekka Rinne (37 saves on 37 shots for the shutout) - Nashville

Interesting Stats of the Night:
-Pekka Rinne picked up his 2nd shutout of the season and NHL-leading 15th win. 
-Filip Forsberg picked up his rookie-leading 10th goal and 23rd point. He also leads all rookies with 3 game-winning goals.

Current Winning/Losing Streaks (3 or more games):
New York Islanders - 5 game winning streak
Dallas Stars - 3 game winning streak
Anaheim Ducks - 3 game winning streak
Nashville Predators - 3 game winning streak

Edmonton Oilers - 8 game losing streak
San Jose Sharks - 4 game losing streak
Carolina Hurricanes - 3 game losing streak

Forman Faceoff Highlights of the Night:
-Pekka Rinne penalty shot save on Jordan Eberle in OT: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GIEg8ifYPNI&list=UUqFMzb-4AUf6WAIbl132QKA

What's up next - Friday November 28th: There are 11 NHL games on tap for Friday:
1. New York Rangers vs. Philadelphia Flyers at 1:00 PM ET (In Philadelphia)
2. Chicago Blackhawks vs. Anaheim Ducks at 4:00 PM ET (In Anaheim) {***Forman's Game of the Night***}
3. New York Islanders vs. Washington Capitals at 5:00 PM ET (In Washington)
4. Winnipeg Jets vs. Boston Bruins at 7:00 PM ET (In Boston)
5. Montreal Canadiens vs. Buffalo Sabres at 7:00 PM ET (In Buffalo)
6. Detroit Red Wings vs. New Jersey Devils at 7:00 PM ET (In New Jersey)
7. Carolina Hurricanes vs. Pittsburgh Penguins at 7:00 PM ET (In Pittsburgh)
8. Vancouver Canucks vs. Columbus Blue Jackets at 7:00 PM ET (In Columbus)
9. Ottawa Senators vs. Florida Panthers at 7:30 PM ET (In Florida)
10. Edmonton Oilers vs. St. Louis Blues at 8:00 PM ET (In St. Louis)
11. Minnesota Wild vs. Dallas Stars at 8:30 PM ET (In Dallas)

-Joel Forman - The Forman Faceoff

Wednesday, November 26, 2014

November 26th NHL Recap

Winnipeg Jets 2, Buffalo Sabres 1 (from Buffalo) - The Jets improved to 12-9-3 on the season thanks to a 2-1 win over the Buffalo Sabres, dropping them to 6-14-2.
Goals:
WPG - Bryan Little PPG (8) - from Jacob Trouba and Andrew Ladd (3:41 1ST)
WPG - Michael Frolik SHG (5) - unassisted (14:20 2ND) *GWG*
BUF - Chris Stewart (2) - from Marcus Foligno (5:30 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - Ondrej Pavelec (19 saves on 20 shots: 8-8-2) LG - Jhonas Enroth (24 saves on 26 shots: 3-9-1)
Three Stars:
3. Chris Stewart (1 goal) - Buffalo
2. Michael Frolik (1 goal, GWG) - Winnipeg
1. Bryan Little (1 goal) - Winnipeg

New York Islanders 3, Washington Capitals 2 (OT) - (from New York) - The Islanders improved to 16-6-0 on the season thanks to a 3-2 OT win over the Washington Capitals, dropping them to 9-8-4. 
Goals:
NYI - Anders Lee (4) - from Ryan Strome and Brock Nelson (5:11 1ST)
WSH - Alex Ovechkin PPG (10) - from Matt Niskanen and Nicklas Backstrom (13:46 1ST)
NYI - Travis Hamonic PPG (3) - from Cal Clutterbuck and Casey Cizikas (17:38 1ST)
WSH - Alex Ovechkin PPG (11) - from Nicklas Backstrom and Marcus Johansson (18:47 2ND)
NYI - John Tavares PPG (9) - from Ryan Strome and Johnny Boychuk (4:36 OT) *GWG*
Goalies:
WG - Jaroslav Halak (25 saves on 27 shots: 11-4-0) LG - Braden Holtby (32 saves on 35 shots: 7-5-3)
Three Stars:
3. Ryan Strome (2 assists) - New York
2. Alex Ovechkin (2 goals) - Washington
1. John Tavares (1 goal, OT winner) - New York

Detroit Red Wings 5, Philadelphia Flyers 2 (from Detroit) - The Red Wings improved to 12-5-5 on the season thanks to a 5-2 win over the Philadelphia Flyers, dropping them to 8-10-3. 
Goals:
DET - Stephen Weiss (3) - from Darren Helm and Jakub Kindl (10:12 1ST)
PHI - Claude Giroux (7) - unassisted (2:31 2ND)
DET - Tomas Jurco (2) - from Danny DeKeyser and Kyle Quincey (10:18 2ND)
DET - Pavel Datstyuk PPG (6) - from Jakub Kindl (11:47 2ND) *GWG*
DET - Pavel Datsyuk (7) - from Darren Helm and Stephen Weiss (18:39 2ND)
PHI - Jakub Voracek PPG (8) - from Wayne Simmonds and Claude Giroux (12:25 3RD)
DET - Henrik Zetterberg EN (5) - from Gustav Nyquist and Jonathan Ericsson (18:38 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - Jimmy Howard (22 saves on 24 shots: 10-4-4) LG - Steve Mason (11 saves on 14 shots: 4-7-2)m Ray Emery (9 saves on 10 shots in relief of Mason)
Three Stars:
3. Stephen Weiss (1 goal, 1 assist) - Detroit
2. Claude Giroux (1 goal, 1 assist) - Philadelphia
1. Pavel Datsyuk (2 goals, GWG) - Detroit

Tampa Bay Lightning 4, New York Rangers 3 (from Tampa Bay) - The Lightning improved to 15-6-2 on the season thanks to a 4-3 win over the New York Rangers, dropping them to 9-8-4. 
Goals:
TBL - Steven Stamkos PPG (15) - from Valtteri Filppula and Ryan Callahan (5:25 1ST)
NYR - Mats Zuccarello (4) - from Rick Nash (9:00 1ST)
NYR - Dan Boyle PPG (1) - from Derek Stepan and Derick Brassard (11:04 1ST)
TBL - Ryan Callahan PPG (9) - from Jason Garrison and Steven Stamkos (17:34 1ST)
TBL - Ryan Callahan (10) - from Steven Stamkos and Alex Killorn (10:17 2ND)
TBL - Nikita Kucherov (8) - from Tyler Johnson and Matt Carle (9:38 3RD) *GWG*
NYR - Rick Nash (15) - unassisted (12:49 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - Ben Bishop (16 saves on 19 shots: 13-3-2) LG - Henrik Lundqvist (25 saves on 29 shots: 8-6-3) 
Three Stars:
3. Rick Nash (1 goal, 1 assist) - New York
2. Steven Stamkos (1 goal, 2 assists) - Tampa Bay
1. Ryan Callahan (2 goals, 1 assist) - Tampa Bay

Florida Panthers 1, Carolina Hurricanes 0 (from Florida) - The Panthers improved to 8-6-6 on the season thanks to a 1-0 shutout of the Carolina Hurricanes, dropping them to 6-12-3. 
Goals:
FLA - Nick Bjugstad (8) - from Brandon Pirri and Jonathan Huberdeau (0:21 1ST) *GWG*
Goalies:
WG - Roberto Luongo (11 saves on 11 shots: 7-5-5), Al Montoya (22 saves on 22 shots in relief of the injured Luongo) LG - Cam Ward (27 saves on 28 shots: 6-8-1) 
Three Stars:
3. Nick Bjugstad (1 goal, GWG) - Carolina
2. Cam Wad (27 saves on 28 shots) - Carolina
1. Al Montoya (22 saves on 22 shots) - Florida

Pittsburgh Penguins 4, Toronto Maple Leafs 3 (OT) - (from Pittsburgh) - The Penguins improved to 15-4-2 on the season thanks to a 4-3 OT win over the Toronto Maple Leafs, dropping them to 11-8-3. 
Goals:
PIT - Blake Comeau (6) - from Evgeni Malkin and Christian Ehrhoff (0:26 1ST)
PIT - Evgeni Malkin PPG (11) - from Kris Letang and Sidney Crosby (12:39 1ST)
TOR - Leo Komarov (3) - from Mike Santorelli and Nazem Kadri (8:11 2ND)
TOR - Leo Komarov (4) - from Dion Phaneuf and Mike Santorelli (10:48 2ND)
PIT - Blake Comeau (7) - from Chris Kunitz and Evgeni Malkin (13:19 2ND)
TOR - Tyler Bozak SHG (9) - unassisted (16:21 2ND)
PIT - Blake Comeau (8 - Hat Trick) - from Kris Letang and Sidney Crosby (2:53 OT) *GWG*
Goalies:
WG - LG - Jonathan Bernier (7-5-2) Marc-Andre Fleury (12-3-1)
Three Stars:
3. Leo Komarov (2 goals) - Toronto
2. Evgeni Makin (1 goal, 2 assists) - Pittsburgh
1. Blake Comeau (3 goals, OT winner) - Pittsburgh

Los Angeles Kings 4, Minnesota Wild 0 (from Minnesota) - The Kings improved to 12-6-5 on the season thanks to a 4-0 shutout of the Minnesota Wild, dropping them to 12-9-0.
Goals:
LAK - Mike Richards (4) - from Dwight King and Jamie McBain (4:21 1ST) *GWG*
LAK - Dustin Brown (4) - from Brayden McNabb (13:13 1ST)
LAK - Tyler Toffoli (9) - unassisted (18:18 1ST)
LAK - Justin Williams (5) - from Dustin Brown and Jarret Stoll (19:50 1ST)
Goalies:
WG - Martin Jones (28 saves on 28 shots: 2-2-1) LG - Darcy Kuemper (6 saves on 10 shots: 9-7-0) Niklas Backstrom (12 saves on 12 shots in relief of Kuemper) 
Three Stars:
3. Justin Williams (1 goal) - Los Angeles
2. Dustin Brown (1 goal, 1 assist) - Los Angeles
1. Martin Jones (28 saves on 28 shots for the shutout) - Los Angeles

Chicago Blackhawks 3, Colorado Avalanche 2 (from Colorado) - The Hawks improved to 13-8-1 on the season thanks to a 3-2 win over the Colorado Avalanche, dropping them to 8-10-5.
Goals:
COL - Max Talbot (2) - from Marc-Andre Cliche and Cody McLeod (7:35 2ND)
CHI - Jonathan Toews PPG (10) - from Brent Seabrook and Patrick Kane (11:50 2ND)
CHI - Andrew Shaw PPG (4) - from Patrick Kane and Marian Hossa (14:21 2ND)
COL - Ryan O'Reilly (3) - from Nick Holden and Alex Tanguay (3:36 3RD)
CHI - Bryan Bickell (3) - from Patrick Kane and Duncan Keith (14:43 3RD) *GWG*
Goalies:
WG - Corey Crawford (27 saves on 29 shots: 10-5-1) LG - Calvin Pickard (42 saves on 45 shots: 2-3-0)
Three Stars:
3. Bryan Bickell (1 goal, GWG) - Chicago
2. Calvin Pickard (42 saves on 45 shots) - Colorado
1. Patrick Kane (3 assists) - Chicago

Calgary Flames 2, San Jose Sharks 0 (from San Jose) - The Flames improved to 14-8-2 on the season thanks to a 2-0 shutout of the San Jose Sharks, dropping them to 10-10-4.
Goals:
CGY - Jiri Hudler (9) - from T.J. Brodie (17:16 2ND) *GWG*
CGY - Jiri Hudler PPG/EN (10) - from Sean Monahan and T.J. Brodie (19:10 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - Karri Ramo (32 saves on 32 shots: 5-2-1) LG - Antti Niemi (17 saves on 18 shots: 7-7-3)
Three Stars:
3. T.J. Brodie (2 assists) - Calgary
2. Jiri Hudler (2 goals, GWG) - Calgary 
1. Karri Ramo (32 saves on 32 shots for the shutout) - Calgary 

Three Stars of the Night:
3. Karri Ramo - Ramo stopped all 32 shots he faced for the shutout in the Flames 2-0 win over the Sharks.
2. Ryan Callahan - Callahan torched his former team with 2 goals and an assist in the Lightning's 4-3 win over the Rangers.
1. Blake Comeau - Comeau scored his 2nd career hat trick, including the OT winner, in the Penguins 4-3 win over the Leafs.

Interesting Stats of the Night:
-Martin St. Louis returned to Tampa Bay for the 1st time since being traded to the Rangers last season.
-Dan Boyle scored his 1st goal as a member of the Rangers.
-Ryan Callahan has 4 goals in 2 games against his former team the New York Rangers.
-Blake Comeau scored his 2nd career hat trick
-Martin Jones picked up his 1st shutout of the season and 5th of his career.
-Sidney Crosby picked up his 800th career point. He has 800 points in 571 career games.
-Karri Ramo picked up his 3rd shutout of the season.

Current Winning/Losing Streaks (3 or more games):
New York Islanders - 5 game winning streak
Dallas Stars - 3 game winning streak
Anaheim Ducks - 3 game winning streak

Edmonton Oilers - 7 game losing streak
San Jose Sharks - 4 game losing streak
Carolina Hurricanes - 3 game losing streak

Forman Faceoff Highlights of the Night:
-Roberto Luongo stellar glove save on Viktor Rask: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K2wu8y14nAc&list=UUqFMzb-4AUf6WAIbl132QKA

What's up next - Thursday November 27th: There is 1 NHL game on tap for Thursday night:
1. Edmonton Oilers vs. Nashville Predators at 8:00 PM ET (In Nashville)

-Joel Forman - The Forman Faceoff