November 3rd NHL Recap

St. Louis Blues 4, New York Rangers 3 (SO) - (from New York) - The Blues improved to 7-3-1 on the season thanks to a 4-3 shootout win over the New York Rangers, dropping them to 5-4-2.

Goals:

NYR - Chris Kreider PPG (3) - from Matt Hunwick and Anthony Duclair (5:29 1ST)

STL - Vladimir Tarasenko PPG (7) - from Kevin Shattenkirk and Brian Elliott (7:18 2ND)

STL - Patrik Berglund (1) - from Barret Jackman (3:50 3RD)

NYR - Martin St. Louis (2) - from Carl Hagelin and Derick Brassard (6:28 3RD)

NYR - Martin St. Louis (3) - from Rick Nash and Derick Brassard (13:17 3RD)

STL - Jay Bouwmeester (1) - from Jori Lehtera and Vladimir Tarasenko (14:33 3RD)

Goalies:

WG - Brian Elliott (36 saves on 39 shots: 5-2-1) LG - Cam Talbot (31 saves on 34 shots: 0-1-1)

Three Stars:

3. Jay Bouwmeester (1 goal) - St. Louis

2. Martin St. Louis (2 goals) - New York

1. Vladimir Tarasenko (1 goal, 1 assist, shootout winner) - St. Louis

Interesting Stats of the Night:

-After scoring just 1 goal in his first 11 games, Vladimir Tarasenko has scored 6 goals in his last 4 games.

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

St. Louis Blues - 5 game winning streak

Pittsburgh Penguins - 4 game winning streak

Toronto Maple Leafs - 3 game winning streak
Minnesota Wild - 3 game winning streak
Tampa Bay Lightning - 3 game winning streak

Columbus Blue Jackets - 5 game losing streak

Dallas Stars - 4 game losing streak

Washington Capitals - 4 game losing streak
New York Islanders - 3 game losing streak

Los Angeles Kings - 3 game losing streak

Forman Faceoff Highlights of the Night:

-Vladimir Tarasenko incredible Forsberg-ian goal: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iyRGH7HDs7s&list=UUqFMzb-4AUf6WAIbl132QKA (FFPOTY Candidate)

-Brian Elliott save on Rick Nash: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PrYvRA1VhUk&list=UUqFMzb-4AUf6WAIbl132QKA

-Martin St. Louis goal/Rick Nash pass: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ueeUTM1teII&list=UUqFMzb-4AUf6WAIbl132QKA

What's up next - Tuesday November 9th: There are 12 NHL games on tap for Tuesday night:

1. Florida Panthers vs. Boston Bruins at 7:00 PM ET (In Boston)

2. Edmonton Oilers vs. Philadelphia Flyers at 7:00 PM ET (In Philadelphia)

3. Calgary Flames vs. Washington Capitals at 7:00 PM ET (In Washington)

4. Carolina Hurricanes vs. Columbus Blue Jackets at 7:00 PM ET (In Columbus)

5. St. Louis Blues vs. New Jersey Devils at 7:30 PM ET (In New Jersey)

6. Chicago Blackhawks vs. Montreal Canadiens at 7:30 PM ET (In Montreal) {***Forman's Game of the Night***}

7. Detroit Red Wings vs. Ottawa Senators at 7:30 PM ET (In Ottawa)

8. Pittsburgh Penguins vs. Minnesota Wild at 8:00 PM ET (In Minnesota)

9. Nashville Predators vs. Winnipeg Jets at 8:00 PM ET (In Winnipeg)

10. Los Angeles Kings vs. Dallas Stars at 8:30 PM ET (In Dallas)

11. Vancouver Canucks vs. Colorado Avalanche at 9:00 PM ET (In Colorado)

12. Toronto Maple Leafs vs. Arizona Coyotes at 9:00 PM ET (In Arizona)

-Joel Forman - The Forman Faceof