The Forman Faceoff: November 22nd NHL Recap

Saturday, November 22, 2014

November 22nd NHL Recap

St. Louis Blues 3, Ottawa Senators 2 (from Ottawa) - The Blues improved to 13-6-1 on the season thanks to a 3-2 win over the Ottawa Senators, dropping them to 9-6-4.

Goals:

STL - Maxim Lapierre (1) - from Alex Pietrangelo and Steve Ott (4:16 1ST)

OTT - Mika Zibanejad PPG (3) - from Bobby Ryan and Mark Stone (16:23 1ST)

STL - Vladimir Tarasenko (12) - from Jori Lehtera and Jaden Schwartz (16:53 1ST)

STL - Alex Steen (4) - from Jay Bouwmeester and Alex Pietrangelo (12:45 2ND) *GWG*

OTT - Erik Karlsson PPG (5) - from Kyle Turris (15:21 2ND)

Goalies:

WG - Brian Elliott (21 saves on 23 shots: 8-4-1) LG - Robin Lehner (23 saves on 26 shots: 4-3-1)

Three Stars:

3. Alex Steen (1 goal, GWG) - St. Louis

2. Mika Zibanejad (1 goal) - Ottawa

1. Vladimir Tarasenko (1 goal) - St. Louis

Montreal Canadiens 2, Boston Bruins 0 (from Boston) - The Canadiens improved to 16-5-1 on the season thanks to a 2-0 shutout of the Boston Bruins, dropping them to 13-9-0.

Goals:

MTL - Andrei Markov PPG (2) - from Brendan Gallagher and Tomas Plekanec (11:37 1ST) *GWG*

MTL - Tomas Plekanec (8) - from Brendan Gallagher and Alex Galchenyuk (8:59 2ND)

Goalies:

WG - LG - Cary Price (33 saves on 33 shots: 13-4-1) Tuukka Rask (21 saves on 23 shots: 10-6-0)

Three Stars:

3. Brendan Gallagher (2 assists) - Montreal

2. Tomas Plekanec (1 goal, 1 assist) - Montreal

1. Carey Price (33 saves on 33 shots for the shutout) - Montreal

Toronto Maple Leafs 4, Detroit Red Wings 1 (from Toronto) - The Leafs improved to 11-8-2 on the season thanks to a 4-1 win over the Detroit Red Wings, dropping them to 10-5-5.

Goals:

TOR - Leo Komarov (2) - from Mike Santorelli (11:39 1ST)

DET - Tomas Tatar (9) - from Xavier Ouellet and Brian Lashoff (10:28 2ND)

TOR - Tyler Bozak SHG (7) - unassisted (3:44 3RD) *GWG*

TOR - Peter Holland (5) - unassisted (15:38 3RD)

TOR - Tyler Bozak EN (8) - from Daniel Winnik and Leo Komarov (18:13 3RD)

Goalies:

WG - Jonathan Bernier (26 saves on 27 shots: 7-5-2) LG - Jimmy Howard (24 saves on 27 shots: 8-4-4)

Three Stars:

3. Jonathan Bernier (26 saves on 27 shots for the win) - Toronto

2. Leo Komarov (1 goal, 1 assist) - Toronto

1. Tyler Bozak (2 goals, GWG) - Toronto

Tampa Bay Lightning 2, Minnesota Wild 1 (from Tampa Bay) - The Lightning improved to 14-6-2 on the season thanks to a 2-1 win over the Minnesota Wild, dropping them to 11-8-0.

Goals:

MIN - Zach Parise (7) - from Thomas Vanek (3:11 2ND)

TBL - Steven Stamkos PPG (14) - from Anton Stralman and Jason Garrison (13:42 2ND)

TBL - Alex Killorn (6) - from Anton Stralman and Ryan Callahan (18:07 2ND) *GWG*

Goalies:

WG - Ben Bishop (30 saves on 31 shots: 12-3-2) LG - Darcy Kuemper (26 saves on 28 shots: 9-6-0)

Three Stars:

3. Zach Parise (1 goal) - Minnesota

2. Alex Killorn (1 goal, GWG) - Tampa Bay

1. Ben Bishop (30 saves on 31 shots for the win) - Tampa Bay

New York Islanders 4, Pittsburgh Penguins 1 (from New York) - The Islanders improved to 14-6-0 on the season thanks to a 4-1 win over the Pittsburgh Penguins, dropping them to 13-4-2.

Goals:

PIT - Evgeni Malkin (8) - from Patric Hornqvist and Nick Spaling (16:49 1ST)

NYI - Matt Martin (2) - from Cal Clutterbuck and Casey Cizikas (18:01 2ND)

NYI - Anders Lee (3) - from Lubomir Visnovsky and Thomas Hickey (2:38 3RD) *GWG*

NYI - Brock Nelson PPG (10) - from Kyle Okposo and John Tavares (9:47 3RD)

NYI - John Tavares (8) - from Johnny Boychuk and Nikolay Kulemin (15:46 3RD)

Goalies:

WG - Jaroslav Halak (27 saves on 28 shots: 9-4-0) LG - Thomas Greiss (31 saves on 35 shots: 2-1-1)

Three Stars:

3. Anders Lee (1 goal, GWG) - New York

2. John Tavares (1 goal, 1 assist) - New York

1. Matt Martin (1 goal) - New York

Philadelphia Flyers 4, Columbus Blue Jackets 2 (from Philadelphia) - The Flyers improved to 8-9-2 on the season thanks to a 4-2 win ove the Columbus Blue Jackets, dropping them to 6-12-2.

Goals:

PHI - Brayden Schenn (7) - from Jakub Voracek and Braydon Coburn (2:37 1ST)

CBJ - Boone Jenner PPG (1) - from James Wisniewski and Jack Johnson (4:36 1ST)

PHI - Mark Streit (4) - from Claude Giroux and Nicklas Grossmann (14:55 1ST)

PHI - Wayne Simmonds PPG (8) - from Jakub Voracek and Claude Giroux (15:17 2ND) *GWG*

CBJ - Matt Calvert (2) - from Jack Skille and Alexander Wennberg (2:06 3RD)

PHI - Braydon Coburn (1) - from Matt Read and Nick Schultz (3:18 3RD)

Goalies:

WG - Steve Mason (20 saves on 22 shots: 4-6-1) LG - Sergei Bobrovsky (33 saves on 37 shots: 5-6-1)

Three Stars:

3. Jakub Voracek (2 assists) - Philadelphia

2. Claude Giroux (2 assists) - Philadelphia

1. Braydon Coburn (1 goal, 1 assist) - Philadelphia

Buffalo Sabres 2, Washington Capitals 1 (from Washington) - The Sabres improved to 6-13-2 on the season thanks to a 2-1 win over the Washington Capitals, dropping them to 9-8-3,

Goals:

BUF - Matt Moulson (3) - from Tyler Ennis and Zemgus Girgensons (10:15 2ND)

WSH - Matt Niskanen PPG (1) - from Nicklas Backstrom and Marcus Johansson (5:54 3RD)

BUF - Torrey Mitchell (3) - from Brian Gionta and Mike Weber (12:18 3RD) *GWG*

Goalies:

WG - Jhonas Enroth (43 saves on 44 shots: 3-8-1) LG - Braden Holtby (24 saves on 26 shots: 7-5-2)

Three Stars:

3. Matt Niskanen (1 goal) - Washington

2. Torrey Mitchell (1 goal, GWG) - Buffalo

1. Jhonas Enroth (43 saves on 44 shots for the win) - Buffalo

Nashville Predators 3, Florida Panthers 2 (SO) - (from Nashville) - The Predators improved to 13-5-2 on the season thanks to a 3-2 shootout win over the Florida Panthers, dropping them to 7-5-6.

Goals:

NSH - Colin Wilson (3) - from Calle Jarnkrok and Craig Smith (18:26 2ND)

NSH - Matt Cullen (3) - from Derek Roy (13:01 3RD)

FLA - Rocco Grimaldi (1) - from Brian Campbell and Aaron Ekblad (19:17 3RD)

FLA - Nick Bjugstad (7) - from Jimmy Hayes (19:29 3RD)

Shootout winner - Filip Forsberg (NSH)

Goalies:

WG - Pekka Rinne (28 saves on 30 shots: 13-3-1) LG - Roberto Luongo (48 saves on 50 shots: 6-4-5)

Three Stars:

3. Filip Forsberg (shootout winner) - Nashville

2. Pekka Rinne (28 saves on 30 shots for the win) - Nashville

1. Roberto Luongo (48 saves on 50 shots) - Florida

Dallas Stars 5, Los Angeles Kings 4 (from Dallas) - The Stars improved to 8-9-4 on the season thanks to a 5-4 win over the Los Angeles Kings, dropping them to 11-6-4.

Goals:

DAL - Jamie Benn (7) - from Tyler Seguin and Cody Eakin (14:35 1ST)

DAL - John Klingberg (2) - from Jamie Benn and Cody Eakin (17:16 1ST)

DAL - Jamie Benn PPG (8) - from John Klingberg and Antoine Roussel (19:58 1ST)

DAL - Tyler Seguin (15) - from Kari Lehtonen (3:57 2ND)

LAK - Tanner Pearson (9) - from Jake Muzzin and Kyle Clifford (9:32 2ND)

LAK - Justin Williams PPG (3) - from Jarret Stoll and Brayden McNabb (12:16 2ND)

DAL - Jason Demers PPG (1) - from Ales Hemsky and Patrick Eaves (17:53 2ND) *GWG*

LAK - Mike Richards (3) - from Kyle Clifford and Drew Doughty (18:29 2ND)

LAK - Justin Williams (4) - from Dustin Brown and Jarret Stoll (10:44 3RD)

Goalies:

WG - Kari Lehtonen (37 saves on 41 shots: 8-5-4) LG - Jonathan Quick (18 saves on 23 shots: 10-4-4)

Three Stars:

3. John Klingberg (1 goal, 1 assist) - Dallas

2. Justin Williams (2 goals) - Los Angeles

1. Jamie Benn (2 goals, 1 assist) - Dallas

Colorado Avalanche 4, Carolina Hurricanes 3 (from Colorado) - The Avalanche improved to 7-9-5 on the season thanks to a 4-3 win over the Carolina Hurricanes, dropping them to 6-11-3.

Goals:

CAR - John-Michael Liles (1) - from Jeff Skinner and Eric Staal (3:48 1ST)

CAR - Nathan Gerbe (2) - from Riley Nash and Jeff Skinner (5:10 1ST)

COL - Zach Redmond (2) - from Tomas Vincour and Andrew Agozzino (10:52 1ST)

CAR - Andrej Nestrasil (1) - from Riley Nash and Tim Gleason (16:50 1ST)

COL - Erik Johnson (4) - from Nathan MacKinnon and Gabriel Landeskog (8:25 2ND)

COL - Jarome Iginla (3) - from Gabriel Landeskog and Nathan MacKinnon (14:43 3RD)

COL - Zach Redmond (3) - from Jarome Iginla and Nathan MacKinnon (18:25 3RD) *GWG*

Goalies:

WG - Calvin Pickard (17 saves on 17 shots: 1-2-0) in relief of Reto Berra (7 saves on 10 shots) LG - Cam Ward (31 saves on 35 shots: 6-7-1)

Three Stars:

3. Calvin Pickard (15 saves on 15 shots for the win) - Colorado

2. Zach Redmond (2 goals, GWG) - Colorado

1. Nathan MacKinnon (3 assists) - Colorado

Calgary Flames 5, New Jersey Devils 4 (SO) - (from Calgary) - The Flames improved to 13-7-2 on the season thanks to a 5-4 shootout win over the New Jersey Devisl, dropping them to 9-9-3.

Goals:

NJD - Adam Henrique (6) - from Patrik Elias and Martin Havlat (4:51 1ST)

NJD - Mike Cammalleri (8) - from Jaromir Jagr and Marek Zidlicky (13:46 1ST)

CGY - Curtis Glencross (3) - unassisted (10:18 2ND)

NJD - Travis Zajac PPG (4) - from Adam Henrique and Mare Zidlicky (19:53 2ND)

CGY - Josh Jooris PPG (5) - from Michael Ferland and Kris Russell (2:26 3RD)

NJD - Tuomo Ruutu (5) - from Michael Ryder and Adam Larsson (10:26 3RD)

CGY - Jiri Hudler (7) - from Lance Bouma and Mark Giordano (17:38 3RD)

CGY - Curtis Glencross (4) - from Johnny Gaudreau and Jiri Hudler (19:55 3RD)

Shootout winner - Jiri Hudler (CGY)

Goalies:

WG - Karri Ramo (25 saves on 29 shots: 4-2-1) LG - Scott Clemmensen (33 saves on 37 shots: 0-0-1)

Three Stars:

3. Adam Henrique (1 goal, 1 assist) - New Jersey

2. Curtis Glencross (2 goals) - Calgary

1. Jiri Hudler (1 goal, 1 assist, shootout winner) - Calgary

Chicago Blackhawks 7, Edmonton Oilers 1 (from Edmonton) - The Blackhawks improved to 12-7-1 on the season thanks to a 7-1 rout of the Edmonton Oilers, dropping them to 6-13-2.

Goals:

CHI - Jonathan Toews (8) - from Brandon Saad and Marian Hossa (3:48 1ST)

CHI - Marcus Kruger (3) - from Ben Smith and Joakim Nordstrom (4:43 1ST) *GWG*

CHI - Jonathan Toews (9) - from Brent Seabrook and Marian Hossa (15:56 1ST)

CHI - Kris Versteeg PPG (6) - from Patrick Kane and Marian Hossa (1:16 2ND)

CHI - Marian Hossa PPG (3) - from Bryan Bickell and Adam Clendening (2:45 2ND)

CHI - Duncan Keith (5) - from Dan Carcillo and Brandon Saad (3:50 2ND)

EDM - David Perron (2) - from Justin Schultz and Jordan Eberle (8:04 3RD)

CHI - Patrick Kane (8) - from Kris Versteeg and Niklas Hjalmarsson (10:58 3RD)

Goalies:

WG - Corey Crawford (24 saves on 25 shots: 9-4-1) LG - Ben Scrivens (8 saves on 13 shots: 4-9-1), Viktor Fasth (15 saves on 17 shots in relief of Scrivens)

Three Stars:

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

2. Jonathan Toews (2 goals) - Chicago

1. Marian Hossa (1 goal, 3 assists) - Chicago

Arizona Coyotes 4, San Jose Sharks 3 (SO) - (from San Jose) - The Coyotes improved to 9-10-2 on the season thanks to a 4-3 shootout win over the San Jose Sharks, dropping them to 10-9-4.

Goals:

ARI - Antoine Vermette PPG (5) - from Shane Doan and Mikkel Boedker (6:08 1ST)

ARI - David Schlemko (1) - from Mikkel Boedker and Lauri Korpikoski (12:05 1ST)

SJS - Tommy Wingels SHG (6) - from Barclay Goodrow (4:11 2ND)

SJS - Andrew Desjardins (1) - from Tyler Kennedy and Matt Nieto (17:53 2ND)

ARI - Shane Doan (7) - from Sam Gagner and Tobias Rieder (0:52 3RD)

SJS - Joe Pavelski PPG (9) - from Brent Burns and Logan Couture (7:47 3RD)

Shootout winner - Antoine Vermette (ARI)

Goalies:

WG - Devan Dubnyk (40 saves on 43 shots: 5-0-1) LG - Antti Niemi (22 saves on 25 shots: 7-6-3)

Three Stars:

3. Joe Pavelski (1 goal) - San Jose

2. Shane Doan (1 goal, 1 asssist) - San Jose

1. Antoine Vermette (1 goal, shootout winner) - Arizona

Three Stars of the Night:

3. Marian Hossa - Hossa scored his 3rd goal of the season and added 3 assists in the Hawks 7-1 rout of the Oilers.

2. Jamie Benn - Benn scored his 7th and 8th goals of the season and added an assist in the Stars 5-4 win over the Kings.

1. Carey Price - Price stopped all 33 shots he faced in the Canadiens 2-0 shutout of the rival Boston Bruins.

Interesting Stats of the Night:

-After starting the first 20 games of the season, Cory Schneider will back up Scott Clemmensen tonight

-Jason Demers had 0 goals in 20 games with the Sharks this season. He scored his 1st of the year in his 1st game with the Stars.

-The Islanders beat the Penguins 5-4 in a shootout last night in Pittsburgh and 4-1 tonight in New York. Sidney Crosby was held without a point in both games.

-Matt Martin had 0 goals in 18 games before the home-and-home with the Penguins. He scored in both games.

-Jakub Voracek has 9 multi-point games in his last 13 games. He leads the NHL with 29 points

-Rocco Grimaldi scored his 1st NHL goal for the Panthers.

-Carey Price picked up his 2nd shutout of the season.

-Pekka Rinne and Carey Price both picked up their NHL-leading 13th win.

-Matt Niskanen scored his 1st goal as a member of the Capitals.

-Jaromir Jagr has a super-fan group called The Travelling Jagrs'. Here is an awesome video of them in Calgary tonight: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JXet6PD5m34&list=UUqFMzb-4AUf6WAIbl132QKA

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

Buffalo Sabres - 3 game winning streak

New York Islanders - 3 game winning streak

Edmonton Oilers - 4 game losing streak

San Jose Sharks - 3 game losing streak

Forman Faceoff Highlights of the Night:

-Jason Demers hip-check on Jarret Stoll: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lWUgd3VXars&list=UUqFMzb-4AUf6WAIbl132QKA

-Calvin Pickard no-look save on Alex Semin: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7YwiAz1TWPg&list=UUqFMzb-4AUf6WAIbl132QKA (FFPOTY Candidate)

-Tyler Seguin goal/Kari Lehtonen pass: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ISJjikSbIrY&list=UUqFMzb-4AUf6WAIbl132QKA

-Max Lapierre deke and goal: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QPsEf_tMzpE&list=UUqFMzb-4AUf6WAIbl132QKA

-Wayne Simmonds goal: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s27Z5IGIp-M&list=UUqFMzb-4AUf6WAIbl132QKA

-Tyler Bozak short-handed goal: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=blYoowRHoGA&list=UUqFMzb-4AUf6WAIbl132QKA