Friday, November 7, 2014

November 7th NHL Recap

Edmonton Oilers 3, Buffalo Sabres 2 (from Buffalo) - The Oilers improved to 5-8-1 on the season thanks to a 3-2 win over the Buffalo Sabres, dropping them to 3-10-2.
Goals:
BUF - Matt Moulson (1) - from Brian Gionta and Zemgus Girgensons (0:26 2ND)
EDM - Iiro Pakarinen (1) - from Mark Fayne and Teddy Purcell (1:20 2ND)
BUF - Drew Stafford (3) - from Nicolas Deslauriers and Rasmus Ristolainen (6:34 3RD)
EDM - Mark Arcobello (4) - from David Perron and Nail Yakupov (11:42 3RD)
EDM - Boyd Gordon (2) - from Teddy Purcell and Matt Hendricks (15:45 3RD) *GWG*
Goalies:
WG - Viktor Fasth (29 saves on 31 shots: 1-2-1) LG - Michal Neuvirth (49 saves on 52 shots: 2-4-1)
Three Stars:
3. Michal Neuvirth (49 saves on 52 shots) - Buffalo
2. Boyd Gordon (1 goal, GWG) - Edmonton
1. Teddy Purcell (2 assists) - Edmonton

Carolina Hurricanes 3, Columbus Blue Jackets 2 (OT) - (from Carolina) - The Hurricanes improved to 4-6-2 on the season thanks to a 3-2 OT win over the Columbus Blue Jackets, dropping them to 4-8-1.
Goals:
CAR - Jeff Skinner (2) - unassisted (2:43 2ND)
CBJ - Scott Hartnell (2) - from Boone Jenner and Frederic St-Denis (11:15 2ND)
CBJ - Scott Hartnell (3) - from Boone Jenner and Cam Atkinson (18:44 2ND)
CAR - Victor Rask (2) - from Nathan Gerbe and Alex Semin (11:51 3RD)
CAR - Elias Lindholm PPG (4) - from Eric Staal and Victor Rask (4:22 OT) *GWG*
Goalies:
WG - Cam Ward (29 saves on 31 shots: 4-3-1) LG - Curtis McElhinney (32 saves on 35 shots: 0-3-1)
Three Stars:
3. Victor Rask (1 goal, 1 assist) - Carolina
2. Scott Hartnell (2 goals) - Columbus
1. Elias Lindholm (1 goal, OT winner) - Carolina

Detroit Red Wings 4, New Jersey Devils 2 (from Detroit) - The Red Wings improved to 7-3-4 on the season thanks to a 4-2 win over the New Jersey Devils, dropping them to 6-6-2.
Goals:
NJD - Steve Bernier (1) - from Bryce Salvador and Stephen Gionta (3:18 1ST)
DET - Jakub Kindl PPG (2) - from Tomas Tatar and Darren Helm (18:55 1ST)
DET - Brendan Smith (1) - from Joakim Andersson and Drew Miller (19:28 1ST)
DET - Johan Franzen PPG (3) - from Niklas Kronwall and Henrik Zetterberg (11:41 2ND) *GWG*
DET - Niklas Kronwall (3) - unassisted (17:39 2ND)
NJD - Jordin Tootoo (1) - from Marek Zidlicky (2:26 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - Jimmy Howard (15 saves on 17 shots: 6-2-3) LG - Cory Schneider (20 saves on 24 shots: 6-5-2), Keith Kinkaid (7 saves on 7 shots in relief of Schneider)
Three Stars:
3. Jakub Kindl (1 goal) - Detroit
2. Johan Franzen (1 goal, GWG) - Detroit
1. Niklas Kronwall (1 goal, 1 assist) - Detroit

Washington Capitals 3, Chicago Blackhawks 2 (from Chicago) - The Capitals improved to 5-5-3 on the season thanks to a 3-2 win over the Chicago Blackhawks, dropping them to 7-6-1.
Goals:
CHI - Brandon Saad (2) - from Marian Hossa and Andrew Shaw (17:12 1ST)
CHI - Duncan Keith PPG (3) - from Brad Richards and Jonathan Toews (0:56 2ND) 
WSH - Andre Burakovsky (3) - from Marcus Johansson (15:03 2ND)
WSH - Marcus Johansson (6) - from Matt Niskanen and Andre Burakovsky (19:13 2ND)
WSH - Joel Ward (7) - from Matt Niskanen and Karl Alzner (19:55 2ND) *GWG*
Goalies:
WG - Braden Holtby (38 saves on 40 shots: 4-3-2) LG - Corey Crawford (21 saves on 24 shots: 4-3-1)
Three Stars:
3. Duncan Keith (1 goal) - Chicago
2. Marcus Johansson (1 goal, 1 assist) - Washington
1. Andre Burakovsky (1 goal, 1 assist) - Washington

Arizona Coyotes 3, Anaheim Ducks 2 (SO) - (from Anaheim) - The Coyotes improved to 6-6-1 on the season thanks to a 3-2 shootout win over the Anaheim Ducks, dropping them to 10-3-2.
Goals:
ANA - Ryan Getzlaf PPG (4) - from Sami Vatanen and Devante Smith-Pelly (5:02 1ST)
ANA - Matt Beleskey (7) - from Jakob Silfverberg and Ryan Kesler (8:49 1ST)
ARI - Rob Klinkhammer (3) - from Martin Hanzal and Martin Erat (3:55 2ND)
ARI - Shane Doan (4) - from Antoine Vermette and Keith Yandle (4:53 2ND)
Shootout winner - Mikkel Boedker (ARI)
Goalies:
WG - Mike Smith (37 saves on 39 shots: 4-6-0) LG - Frederik Andersen (23 saves on 25 shots: 7-1-1)
Three Stars:
3. Shane Doan (1 goal) - Arizona
2. Ryan Getzlaf (1 goal) - Anaheim
1. Mike Smith (37 saves on 39 shots for the win) - Arizona

Three Stars of the Night:
3. Mike Smith - Smith stopped 37 of 39 shots in the Coyotes 3-2 shootout win over the Ducks.
2. Andre Burakovsky - Burakovsky scored his 3rd goal of the season and added an assist in the Capitals 3-2 win over the Hawks.
1. Niklas Kronwall - Kronwall scored his 3rd goal of the season and added an assist in the Red Wings 4-2 win over the Devils.

Interesting Stats of the Night:
-Iiro Pakarinen scored his 1st NHL goal for the Oilers.
-The Oilers picked up their 1st road win of the season.
-After losing his 1st 4 starts of the season, Cam Ward has now won 4 straight games.
-Jordin Tootoo scored his 1st goal with the Devils.
-Here's a special moment from Buffalo before the Sabres/Oilers game where it was Hockey Fights Cancer Night. Cancer survivors Jim Kelly (Hall of Fame Bills QB) and Rick Jeanneret (Buffalo Sabres play-by-play announcer) dropped the ceremonial puck. Here is the video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e9dKyZXPL3s&list=UUqFMzb-4AUf6WAIbl132QKA&index=6

Current Winning/Losing Streaks (3 or more games):
St. Louis Blues - 7 game winning streak
Pittsburgh Penguins - 6 game winning streak
Tampa Bay Lightning - 4 game winning streak
Boston Bruins - 4 game winning streak
Carolina Hurricanes - 4 game winning streak
Arizona Coyotes - 3 game winning streak

Columbus Blue Jackets - 7 game losing streak
Dallas Stars - 6 game losing streak
Washington Capitals - 5 game losing streak
New Jersey Devils - 3 game losing streak

Forman Faceoff Highlights of the Night:

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

-Joel Forman - The Forman Faceoff

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