The Forman Faceoff: November 20th NHL Recap

Thursday, November 20, 2014

November 20th NHL Recap

Minnesota Wild 3, Philadelphia Flyers 2 (from Philadelphia) - The Wild improved to 11-7-0 on the season thanks to a 3-2 win over the Philadelphia Flyers, dropping them to 7-9-2.

Goals:

MIN - Nino Niederreiter PPG (9) - from Matt Dumba and Marco Scandella (10:59 2ND)

PHI - Mark Streit (3) - from Vincent Lecavalier and Wayne Simmonds (14:31 2ND)

MIN - Marco Scandella (4) - from Nino Niederreiter and Mikael Granlund (1:43 3RD)

PHI - Claude Giroux PPG (6) - from Brayden Schenn and Jakub Voracek (16:30 3RD)

MIN - Jason Zucker (6) - from Ryan Suter and Charlie Coyle (19:14 3RD) *GWG*

Goalies:

WG - Darcy Kuemper (37 saves on 39 shots: 9-5-0) LG - Ray Emery (26 saves on 29 shots: 4-3-1)

Three Stars:

3. Mark Streit (1 goal) - Philadelphia

2. Marco Scandella (1 goal, 1 assist) - Minnesota

1. Darcy Kuemper (37 saves on 39 shots for the win) - Minnesota

Toronto Maple Leafs 5, Tampa Bay Lightning 2 (from Toronto) - The Leafs improved to 10-8-2 on the season thanks to a 5-2 win over the Tampa Bay Lightning, dropping them to 13-6-2.

Goals:

TOR - David Clarkson (6) - from Daniel Winnik and Roman Polak (1:29 1ST)

TBL - Alex Killorn SHG (5) - unassisted (18:50 2ND)

TOR - Richard Panik (4) - unassisted (2:45 2ND)

TOR - James van Riemsdyk (8) - from Tyler Bozak and Cody Franson (12:31 2ND) *GWG*

TOR - James van Riemsdyk PPG (9) - from Phil Kessel and Dion Phaneuf (15:15 2ND)

TBL - Steven Stamkos (13) - from Nikita Kucherov (15:47 3RD)

TOR - Roman Polak EN (3) - from Tyler Bozak (19:52 3RD)

Goalies:

WG - Jonathan Bernier (26 saves on 28 shots: 6-5-2) LG - Ben Bishop (16 saves on 20 shots: 11-3-2)

Three Stars:

3. David Clarkson (1 goal) - Toronto

2. Jonathan Bernier (26 saves on 28 shots for the win) - Toronto

1. James van Riemsdyk (2 goals, GWG) - Toronto

Montreal Canadiens 4, St. Louis Blues 1 (from Montreal) - The Canadiens improved to 15-5-1 on the season thanks to a 4-1 win over the St. Louis Blues, dropping them to 12-6-1.

Goals:

STL - Vladimir Tarasenko (11) - from Jori Lehtera and Jaden Schwartz (7:45 1ST)

MTL - Dale Weise (4) - unassisted (4:50 2ND)

MTL - Max Pacioretty (9) - from P.A. Parenteau and P.K. Subban (7:32 2ND) *GWG*

MTL - Max Pacioretty (10) - from David Desharnais and Mike Weaver (6:00 3RD)

MTL - Lars Eller (6) - from Brandon Prust and Jiri Sekac (12:03 3RD)

Goalies:

WG - Carey Price (31 saves on 32 shots: 12-4-1) LG - Jake Allen (26 saves on 30 shots: 5-2-0)

Three Stars:

3. Dale Weise (1 goal) - Montreal

2. Carey Price (31 saves on 32 shots for the win) - Montreal

1. Max Pacioretty (2 goals, GWG) - Montreal

Ottawa Senators 3, Nashville Predators 2 (from Ottawa) - The Senators improved to 9-5-4 on the season thanks to a 3-2 win over the Nashville Predators, dropping them to 12-5-2.

Goals:

NSH - Shea Weber PPG (6) - from Roman Josi and Mike Ribeiro (3:17 1ST)

OTT - Bobby Ryan PPG (5) - from Erik Karlsson and Mika Zibanejad (6:17 2ND)

OTT - Alex Chiasson (5) - from Cody Ceci and Clarke MacArthur (12:18 2ND)

OTT - Jared Cowen (1) - from Milan Michalek (14:24 2ND) *GWG*

NSH - Olli Jokinen (1) - from Derek Roy (1:16 3RD)

Goalies:

WG - Robin Lehner (33 saves on 35 shots: 4-2-1) LG - Carter Hutton (16 saves on 19 shots: 0-2-1)

Three Stars:

3. Shea Weber (1 goal) - Nashville

2. Jared Cowen (1 goal, GWG) - Ottawa

1. Robin Lehner (33 saves on 35 shots for the win) - Ottawa

Detroit Red Wings 4, Winnipeg Jets 3 (from Winnipeg) - The Red Wings improved to 10-4-5 on the season thanks to a 4-3 win over the Winnipeg Jets, dropping them to 10-8-3.

Goals:

WPG - Dustin Byfuglien (3) - from Evander Kane and Mathieu Perreault (2:15 2ND)

WPG - Adam Lowry (2) - from Mark Scheifele and Michael Frolik (9:32 2ND)

DET - Tomas Tatar (7) - unassisted (10:02 2ND)

DET - Johan Franzen PPG (6) - from Tomas Jurco and Danny DeKeyser (12:52 2ND)

WPG - Mathieu Perreault (2) - from Jacob Trouba (16:12 2ND)

DET - Justin Abdelkader (6) - from Riley Sheahan and Brian Lashoff (13:00 3RD)

DET - Tomas Tatar (8) - from Justin Abdelkader and Jonathan Ericsson (15:10 3RD) *GWG*

Goalies:

WG - Petr Mrazek (28 saves on 31 shots: 1-0-0) LG - Ondrej Pavelec (23 saves on 27 shots: 7-7-2)

Three Stars:

3. Mathieu Perreault (1 goal, 1 assist) - Winnipeg

2. Justin Abdelkader (1 goal, 1 assist) - Detroit

1. Tomas Tatar (2 goals, GWG) - Detroit

Dallas Stars 3, Arizona Coyotes 1 (from Dallas) - The Stars improved to 7-9-4 on the season thanks to a 3-1 win over the Arizona Coyotes, dropping them to 8-10-2.

Goals:

ARI - Lauri Korpikoski PPG (2) - from Sam Gagner and David Schlemko (14:31 3RD)

DAL - John Klingberg (1) - from Ales Hemsky (0:19 3RD)

DAL - Cody Eakin (4) - from Trevor Daley and Jamie Benn (0:52 3RD) *GWG*

DAL - Jason Spezza (4) - from Antoine Roussel and Ales Hemsky (15:42 3RD)

Goalies:

WG - Kari Lehtonen (26 saves on 27 shots: 7-5-4) LG - Mike Smith (24 saves on 27 shots: 4-10-1)

Three Stars:

3. Cody Eakin (1 goal, GWG) - Dallas

2. John Klingberg (1 goal) - Dallas

1. Kari Lehtonen (26 saves on 27 shots for the win) - Dallas

Washington Capitals 3, Colorado Avalanche 2 (from Colorado) - The Capitals improved to 9-7-3 on the season thanks to a 3-2 win over the Colorado Avalanche, dropping them to 6-9-5.

Goals:

WSH - Nicklas Backstrom (5) - from Alex Ovechkin (1:04 2ND)

COL - Daniel Briere (3) - from Nathan MacKinnon and Dennis Everberg (2:53 2ND)

WSH - Jason Chimera (2) - from Jay Beagle and Joel Ward (12:10 2ND)

COL - Tyson Barrie (2) - from Gabriel Landeskog and Nathan MacKinnon (6:44 3RD)

WSH - Alex Ovechkin (9) - from Brooks Orpik and Nicklas Backstrom (14:04 3RD) *GWG*

Goalies:

WG - Braden Holtby (27 saves on 29 shots: 7-4-2) LG - Reto Berra (20 saves on 23 shots: 2-2-1)

Three Stars:

3. Nicklas Backstrom (1 goal, 1 assist) - Washington

2. Nathan MacKinnon (2 assists) - Colorado

1. Alex Ovechkin (1 goal, 1 assist, GWG) - Washington

Chicago Blackhawks 4, Calgary Flames 3 (from Calgary) - The Hawks improved to 11-7-1 on the season thanks to a 4-3 win over the Calgary Flames, dropping them to 12-7-2.

Goals:

CHI - Adam Clendening PPG (1) - from Marian Hossa and Kris Versteeg (4:00 1ST)

CHI - Dan Carcillo (2) - from Marcus Kruger (7:12 1ST)

CGY - Paul Byron PPG (5) - from Josh Jooris and Mark Giordano (13:44 1ST)

CGY - Dennis Wideman PPG (8) - from Johnny Gaudreau and Markus Granlund (14:38 1ST)

CHI - Brent Seabrook (5) - from Patrick Kane and Brad Richards (10:52 2ND)

CGY - Sean Monahan (8) - from Curtis Glencross and Paul Byron (12:33 2ND)

CHI - Patrick Kane (7) - unassisted (9:12 3RD) *GWG*

Goalies:

WG - Corey Crawford (24 saves on 27 shots: 8-4-1) LG - Jonas Hiller (18 saves on 22 shots: 9-5-1)

Three Stars:

3. Adam Clendening (1 goal) - Chicago

2. Paul Byron (1 goal, 1 assist) - Calgary

1. Patrick Kane (1 goal, 1 assist, GWG) - Chicago

Anaheim Ducks 4, Vancouver Canucks 3 (SO) - (from Vancouver) - The Ducks improved to 12-4-5 on the season thanks to a 4-3 shootout win over the Vancouver Canucks, dropping them to 13-6-1.

Goals:

ANA - Andrew Cogliano (3) - from Jakob Silfverberg and Nate Thompson (0:37 1ST)

ANA - Ryan Getzlaf (6) - from Pat Maroon and Corey Perry (13:10 1ST)

VAN - Bo Horvat (1) - from Derek Dorsett and Zack Kassian (3:08 2ND)

VAN - Jannik Hansen (5) - from Alex Edler and Chris Tanev (11:18 2ND)

VAN - Radim Vrbata (9) - from Daniel Sedin and Henrik Sedin (11:48 2ND)

ANA - Matt Beleskey (9) - from Ryan Getzlaf and Sami Vatanen (11:52 3RD)

Shootout winner - Jakob Silfverberg (ANA)

Goalies:

WG - Frederik Andersen (25 saves on 28 shots: 8-2-4) LG - Eddie Lack (23 saves on 26 shots: 1-3-1)

Three Stars:

3. Matt Beleskey (1 goal) - Anaheim

2. Bo Horvat (1 goal) - Vancouver

1. Ryan Getzlaf (1 goal, 1 assist) - Anaheim

Los Angeles Kings 3, Carolina Hurricanes 2 (from Los Angeles) - The Kings improved to 11-5-4 on the season thanks to a 3-2 win over the Carolina Hurricanes, dropping them to 6-10-3.

Goals:

LAK - Jarret Stoll PPG (2) - from Dustin Brown and Justin Williams (7:53 1ST)

CAR - Jeff Skinner (5) - from Nathan Gerbe and Brett Bellemore (17:16 1ST)

LAK - Trevor Lewis (3) - from Marian Gaborik and Drew Doughty (0:37 2ND)

CAR - Eric Staal PPG (6) - from Jeff Skinner and Andrej Sekera (2:21 2ND)

LAK - Tanner Pearson (8) - from Mike Richards and Jake Muzzin (2:59 2ND) *GWG*

Goalies:

WG - Jonathan Quick (25 saves on 27 shots: 10-3-4) LG - Cam Ward (36 saves on 39 shots: 6-6-1)

Three Stars:

3. Jonathan Quick (25 saves on 27 shots for the win) - Los Angeles

2. Jeff Skinner (1 goal, 1 assist) - Carolina

1. Tanner Pearson (1 goal, GWG) - Los Angeles

Florida Panthers 3, San Jose Sharks 2 (SO) - (from San Jose) - The Panthers improved to 7-5-5 on the season thanks to a 3-2 shootout win over the San Jose Sharks, dropping them to 10-9-3.

Goals:

FLA - Nick Bjugstad (5) - from Dmitry Kulikov and Jonathan Huberdeau (0:24 1ST)

SJS - Logan Couture PPG (8) - from Joe Pavelski and Patrick Marleau (6:19 2ND)

FLA - Nick Bjugstad PPG (6) - from Erik Gudbranson and Jonathan Huberdeau (17:23 2ND)

SJS - Patrick Marleau (6) - from Joe Thornton and Tomas Hertl (19:26 3RD)

Shootout winner - Nick Bjugstad (FLA)

Goalies:

WG - Roberto Luongo (28 saves on 30 shots: 6-4-4) LG - Antti Niemi (26 saves on 28 shots: 7-6-2)

Three Stars:

3. Roberto Luongo (28 saves on 30 shots for the win) - Florida

2. Patrick Marleau (1 goal, 1 assist) - San Jose

1. Nick Bjugstad (2 goals, shootout winner) - Florida

Three Stars of the Night:

3. Max Pacioretty - Pacioretty scored his 9th and 10th goals of the season (including the game-winner) in the Canadiens 4-1 win over the Blues.

2. Tomas Tatar - Tatar scored 2 goals, including the the game-winning goal, in the Red Wings 4-3 win over the Jets.

1. Nick Bjugstad - Bjugstad scored both Panther goals and added the shootout winner in the Panthers 3-2 win over the Sharks.

Interesting Stats of the Night:

-John Klingberg scored his 1st NHL goal for the Stars.

-Bo Horvat scored hi 1st NHL goal for the Canucks.

-Adam Clendening scored his 1st NHL goal for the Hawks.

-Dennis Wideman scored his 8th goal which leads all defenseman in the NHL.

-Ryan Kesler played agaisnt his former team for the 1st time since being traded from the Canucks in the offseason. He was a -1 with 2 shots 2 hits and 2 penalty minutes in 19:36 of icetime.

-Nino Niederreiter continued his hot streak with his 5th goal in his last 4 games. He scored 4 goals in his first 14 games.

-Eric Staal picked up his 700th career point.

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

Minnesota Wild - 4 game winning streak

Pittsburgh Penguins - 3 game winning streak

Los Angeles Kings - 3 game winning streak

Philadelphia Flyers - 4 game losing streak

Forman Faceoff Highlights of the Night:

-Vladimir Tarasenko out of mid-air goal: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G214V7Atv0M&feature=youtu.be (FFPOTY Candidate)

-Dale Weise goal: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HYR5GGzijLU&list=UUqFMzb-4AUf6WAIbl132QKA

-Johan Franzen goal: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8c9V67HY5zU&list=UUqFMzb-4AUf6WAIbl132QKA

-Ryan Getzlaf goal/Matt Beleskey pass: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Hbe9LFbZbM&list=UUqFMzb-4AUf6WAIbl132QKA