November 19th NHL Recap

New York Rangers 2, Philadelphia Flyers 0 (from New York) - The Rangers improved to 8-7-4 on the season thanks to a 2-0 shutout of the Philadelphia Flyers, dropping them to 7-8-2.

Goals:

NYR - Kevin Klein (4) - from Carl Hagelin (5:10 1ST) *GWG*

NYR - Rick Nash PPG (13) - from Martin St. Louis and Derek Stepan (7:43 2ND)

Goalies:

WG - Cam Talbot (31 saves on 31 shots: 1-2-1) LG - Steve Mason (32 saves on 34 shots: 3-6-1) 

Three Stars:

3. Steve Mason (32 saves on 34 shots) - Philadelphia

2. Rick Nash (1 goal) - New York

1. Cam Talbot (31 saves on 31 shots for the shutout) - New York

Vancouver Canucks 5, Edmonton Oilers 4 (from Edmonton) - The Canucks improved to 13-6-0 on the season thanks to a 5-4 win over the Edmonton Oilers, dropping them to 6-11-2.

Goals:

VAN - Jannik Hansen SHG (4) - from Shawn Matthias (15:41 1ST)

VAN - Radim Vrbata PPG (7) - from Daniel Sedin and Henrik Sedin (2:02 2ND)

EDM - Steve Pinizotto (1) - unassisted (4:43 2ND)

VAN - Chris Higgins (4) - from Nick Bonino (9:39 2ND)

EDM - Teddy Purcell PPG (3) - from Mark Arcobello (11:32 2ND)

EDM - Boyd Gordon (3) - from Matt Hendricks and Steve Pinizotto (11:43 2ND)

VAN - Radim Vrbata PPG (8) - from Yannick Weber and Daniel Sedin (17:10 2ND)

EDM - Andrew Ference (1) - from Justin Schultz and Taylor Hall (6:21 3RD)

VAN - Yannick Weber (1) - from Daniel Sedin and Henrik Sedin (11:32 3RD) *GWG*

Goalies:

WG - Ryan Miller (28 saves on 32 shots: 12-3-0) LG - Ben Scrivens (26 saves on 31 shots: 4-8-1)

Three Stars:

3. Steve Pinizotto (1 goal, 1 assist) - Edmonton

2. Radim Vrbata (2 goals) - Vancouver

1. Daniel Sedin (3 assists) - Vancouver

Three Stars of the Night:

3. Radim Vrbata - Vrbata scored his 7th and 8th goals of the season in the Canucks 5-4 win over the Oilers.

2. Daniel Sedin - Sedin picked up 3 assists in the Canucks 5-4 win over the Oilers.

1. Cam Talbot - Talbot stopped all 31 shots he faced in the Rangers 2-0 win over the Flyers.

Interesting Stats of the Night:

-Steve Pinizotto scored his 1st NHL goal against his former team the Vancouver Canucks.

-Cam Talbot picked up his 1st win and shutout of the season.

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

Minnesota Wild - 3 game winning streak

Pittsburgh Penguins - 3 game winning streak

Calgary Flames - 3 game winning streak

Toronto Maple Leafs - 3 game losing streak

Anaheim Ducks - 3 game losing streak

Philadelphia Flyers - 3 game losing streak

Dallas Stars - 3 game losing streak

Forman Faceoff Highlights of the Night:

-Jannik Hansen goal: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZfV43ZbJ-nA&list=UUqFMzb-4AUf6WAIbl132QKA

-Ben Scrivens save on Kevin Bieksa: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DQIsWQBTFp8&list=UUqFMzb-4AUf6WAIbl132QKA

-Yannick Weber game-winner: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XZmpGiB2OHI&list=UUqFMzb-4AUf6WAIbl132QKA

What's up next - Thursday November 9th: There are 11 NHL games on tap for Thursday night:

1. Minnesota Wild vs. Philadelphia Flyers at 7:00 PM ET (In Philadelphia)

2. Tampa Bay Lightning vs. Toronto Maple Leafs at 7:30 PM ET (In Toronto)

3. St. Louis Blues vs. Montreal Canadiens at 7:30 PM ET (In Montreal)

4. Nashville Predators vs. Ottawa Senators at 7:30 PM ET (In Ottawa)

5. Detroit Red Wings vs. Winnipeg Jets at 8:00 PM ET (In Winnipeg)

6. Arizona Coyotes vs. Dallas Stars at 8:30 PM ET (In Dallas)

7. Washington Capitals vs. Colorado Avalanche at 9:00 PM ET (In Colorado)

8. Chicago Blackhawks vs. Calgary Flames at 9:00 PM ET (In Vancouver) {***Forman's Game of the Night***}

9. Anaheim Ducks vs. Vancouver Canucks at 10:00 PM ET (In Vancouver)

10. Carolina Hurricanes vs. Los Angeles Kings at 10:30 PM ET (In Los Angeles)

11. Florida Panthers vs. San Jose Sharks at 10:30 PM ET (In San Jose)

-Joel Forman - The Forman Faceoff