Saturday, November 8, 2014

November 8th NHL Recap

Calgary Flames 6, Florida Panthers 4 (from Florida) - The Flames improved to 9-5-2 on the season thanks to a 6-4 win over the Florida Panthers, dropping them to 4-4-4.
Goals:
FLA - Scottie Upshall (2) - from Aaron Ekblad (1:17 1ST)
FLA - Nick Bjugstad (2) - from Willie Mitchell and Dmitry Kulikov (4:06 2ND)
CGY - David Jones (1) - from Johnny Gaudreau and Deryk Engelland (4:39 2ND)
FLA - Scottie Upshall (3) - from Vincent Trocheck and Dmitry Kulikov (7:37 2ND)
CGY - Mark Giordano SHG (5) - from Paul Byron and Lance Bouma (9:44 2ND)
CGY - Jiri Hudler (5) - from Curtis Glencross and Markus Granlund (12:56 2ND)
FLA - Jimmy Hayes (1) - from Scottie Upshall and Aaron Ekblad (13:31 2ND)
CGY - Sean Monahan (6) - from Johnny Gaudreau and Mark Giordano (4:53 3RD)
CGY - Lance Bouma (4) - from Jiri Hudler and Mark Giordano (17:42 3RD) *GWG*
CGY - Johnny Gaudreau PPG/EN (3) - from Sean Monahan (18:55 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - Jonas Hiller (9 saves on 9 shots: 7-3-1) in relief of Karri Rami (18 saves on 22 shots) LG - Al Montoya (19 saves on 24 shots: 0-1-1)
Three Stars:
3. Johnny Gaudreau (1 goal, 2 assists) - Calgary
2. Scottie Upshall (2 goals, 1 assist) - Florida
1. Mark Giordano (1 goal, 2 assists) - Calgary

Pittsburgh Penguins 6, Buffalo Sabres 1 (from Buffalo) - The Penguins improved to 10-2-1 on the season thanks to a 6-1 rout of the Buffalo Sabres, dropping them to 3-11-2.
Goals:
PIT - Kris Letang (2) - from Sidney Crosby and Patric Hornqvist (1:21 1ST)
PIT - Patric Hornqvist PPG (8) - from Kris Letang and Sidney Crosby (3:31 1ST) *GWG*
PIT - Kris Letang (3) - from Paul Martin and Sidney Crosby (15:04 1ST)
PIT - Patric Hornqvist PPG (9) - from Chris Kunitz and Sidney Crosby (4:56 2ND)
PIT - Robert Bortuzzo (1) - from Sidney Crosby and Chris Kunitz (14:01 2ND)
BUF - Zemgus Girgensons (3) - from Josh Gorges and Brian Gionta (16:52 2ND)
PIT - Evgeni Malkin (8) - form Blake Comeau and Kris Letang (19:15 2ND)
Goalies:
WG - Marc-Andre Fleury (20 saves on 21 shots: 9-2-0) LG - Jhonas Enroth (33 saves on 39 shots: 1-7-1)
Three Stars:
3. Patric Hornqvist (2 goals, 1 assist, GWG) - Pittsburgh
2. Kris Letang (2 goals, 2 assists) - Pittsburgh
1. Sidney Crosby (5 assists) - Pittsburgh

Toronto Maple Leafs 5, New York Rangers 4 (from Toronto) -  The Leafs improved to 7-5-2 on the season thanks to a 5-4 win over the New York Rangers, dropping them to 6-5-2
Goals:
NYR - Chris Kreider (4) - from Kevin Klein and Mats Zuccarello (0:53 1ST)
TOR - Phil Kessel PPG (8) - from James van Riemsdyk and Dion Phaneuf (8:27 1ST)
TOR - Peter Holland SHG (2) - from Leo Komarov (15:11 1ST)
TOR - Richard Panik (3) - from Cody Franson and Nazem Kadri (18:59 1ST)
NYR - Mats Zuccarello (2) - from Chris Kreider and Derek Stepan (19:20 1ST)
NYR - Carl Hagelin (3) - from Dominic Moore (17:44 2ND)
NYR - Rick Nash (11) - from Martin St. Louis and Derick Brassard (4:33 3RD)
TOR - Roman Polak (2) - from Nazem Kadri (7:27 3RD)
TOR - Leo Komarov (1) - from Jake Gardiner (14:26 3RD) *GWG*
Goalies:
WG - Jonathan Bernier (31 saves on 35 shots: 4-3-2) LG - Cam Talbot (26 saves on 31 shots: 0-2-1)
Three Stars:
3. Nazem Kadri (2 assists) - Toronto
2. Chris Kreider (1 goal, 1 assist) - New York
1. Leo Komarov (1 goal, 1 assist, GWG) - Toronto

Montreal Canadiens 4, Minnesota Wild 1 (from Montreal) - The Canadiens improved to 10-4-1 on the season thanks to a 4-1 win over the Minnesota Wild, dropping them to 7-6-0.
Goals:
MTL - Brendan Gallagher (4) - from Tomas Plekanec (9:26 2ND)
MIN - Jason Pominville (4) - from Thomas Vanek (14:59 2ND)
MTL - Lars Eller (3) - from Brandon Prust and Jiri Sekac (19:10 2ND) *GWG*
MTL - Jiri Sekac (2) - from Brandon Prust and Lars Eller (4:46 3RD)
MTL - Max Pacioretty (6) - from P.A. Parenteau and David Desharnais (6:04 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - Carey Price (30 saves on 31 shots: 8-3-1) LG - Darcy Kuemper (27 saves on 31 shots: 6-4-0)
Three Stars:
3. Carey Price (30 saves on 31 shots for the win) - Montreal
2. Jiri Sekac (1 goal, 1 assist) - Montreal
1. Lars Eller (1 goal, 1 assist, GWG) - Montreal

Winnipeg Jets 2, Ottawa Senators 1 (SO) - (from Ottawa) - The Jets improved to 8-5-2 on the season thanks to a 2-1 shootout win over the Ottawa Senators, dropping them to 7-3-3.
Goals:
OTT - Chris Neil PPG (2) - from Mika Zibanejad and Milan Michalek (11:48 1ST)
WPG - Toby Enstrom PPG (1) - from Mark Scheifele and Dustin Byfuglien (17:49 1ST)
Shootout winner - Mathieu Perreault (WPG)
Goalies:
WG - Ondrej Pavelec (37 saves on 38 shots: 7-4-2) LG - Craig Anderson (36 saves on 37 shots: 4-2-2)
Three Stars:
3. Mathieu Perreault (shootout winner) - Winnipeg
2. Craig Anderson (36 saves on 37 shots) - Ottawa
1. Ondrej Pavelec (37 saves on 38 shots for the win) - Winnipeg

Philadelphia Flyers 4, Colorado Avalanche 3 (from Philadelphia) - The Flyers improved to 7-5-2 on the season thanks to a 4-3 win over the Colorado Avalanche, dropping them to 4-7-5. 
Goals:
PHI - Claude Giroux PPG (3) - from Wayne Simmonds and Jakub Voracek (19:57 1ST)
PHI - Wayne Simmonds PPG (7) - from Claude Giroux and Jakub Voracek (2:48 2ND)
PHI - Brayden Schenn (4) - from Matt Read and Nick Schultz (11:24 2ND)
PHI - Claude Giroux PPG (4) - from Vincent Lecavalier and Jakub Voracek (16:22 2ND) *GWG*
COL - Max Talbot (1) - unassisted (2:29 3RD)
COL - Alex Tanguay (6) - from Tyson Barrie and Dennis Everberg (6:46 3RD)
COL - Zach Redmond (1) - from Max Talbot and Cody McLeod (11:38 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - Steve Mason (36 saves on 39 shots: 3-4-1) LG - Reto Berra (23 saves on 27 shots: 2-1-1)
Three Stars:
3. Max Talbot (1 goal, 1 assist) - Colorado
2. Jakub Voracek (3 assists) - Philadelphia
1. Claude Giroux (2 goals, 1 assist, GWG) - Philadelphia

Tampa Bay Lightning 7, Columbus Blue Jackets 4 (from Columbus) - The Lightning improved to 10-3-1 on the season thanks to a 7-4 win over the Columbus Blue Jackets, dropping them to 4-9-1.
Goals:
TBL - J.T. Brown (1) - from Jason Garrison and Andrej Sustr (5:46 1ST)
TBL - Cedric Paquette (3) - from Jonathan Drouin and Vladislav Namestnikov (6:07 1ST)
TBL - Anton Stralman PPG (2) - from Ryan Callahan and Steven Stamkos (12:31 1ST)
TBL - Brian Boyle (5) - from Brenden Morrow and J.T. Brown (14:40 1ST)
CBJ - Scott Hartnell PPG (4) - from James Wisniewski and Tim Erixon (4:11 2ND)
TBL - Ryan Callahan (5) - from Valtteri Filppula and Radko Gudas (5:38 2ND) *GWG*
CBJ - Scott Hartnell PPG (5) - from Nick Foligno and Ryan Johansen (8:10 2ND)
TBL - Tyler Johnson PPG (3) - from Nikita Kucherov and Jonathan Drouin (10:05 2ND)
CBJ - Ryan Johansen (6) - from Brian Gibbons and James Wisniewski (1:01 3RD)
CBJ - Nick Foligno PPG (7) - from James Wisniewski and Tim Erixon (5:10 3RD)
TBL - Tyler Johnson EN (4) - from Ryan Callahan (19:09 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - Evgeni Nabokov (28 saves on 32 shots: 2-2-0) LG - Curtis McElhinney (20 saves on 22 shots: 0-4-1) in relief of Anton Forsberg (11 saves on 15 shots)
Three Stars:
3. J.T. Brown (1 goal, 1 assist) - Tampa Bay
2. Scott Hartnell (2 goals) - Columbus
1. Ryan Callahan (1 goal, 2 assists, GWG) - Tampa Bay

Washington Capitals 4, Carolina Hurricanes 3 (OT) - (from Washington) - The Capitals improved to 6-5-3 on the season thanks to a 4-3 OT win over the Carolina Hurricanes, dropping them to 4-6-3.
Goals:
WSH - Troy Brouwer PPG (5) - unassisted (7:26 1ST)
WSH - Jay Beagle (1) - from John Carlson (15:57 1ST)
CAR - Riley Nash PPG (4) - from Justin Faulk and Victor Rask (19:11 1ST)
WSH - Eric Fehr (2) - from John Carlson and Brooks Orpik (16:48 2ND)
CAR - Eric Staal (3) - from Jeff Skinner and Alex Semin (8:38 3RD)
CAR - Elias Lindholm (5) - from Justin Faulk and Riley Nash (13:53 3RD)
WSH - Nicklas Backstrom (4) - from Alex Ovechkin and Mike Green (4:46 OT) *GWG*
Goalies:
WG - Justin Peters (24 saves on 27 shots: 2-2-1) LG - Anton Khudobin (35 saves on 39 shots: 0-3-2)
Three Stars:
3. John Carlson (2 assists) - Washington
2. Riley Nash (1 goal, 1 assist) - Carolina
1. Nicklas Backstrom (1 goal, OT winner) - Washington

Nashville Predators 2, St. Louis Blues 1 (from St. Louis) - The Predators improved to 9-3-2 on the seasoon thanks to a 2-1 OT win over the St. Louis Blues, dropping them to 9-4-1.
Goals:
STL - Jori Lehtera (3) - from Jaden Schwartz and Vladimir Tarasenko (14:30 1ST)
NSH - Filip Forsberg (6) - from Roman Josi and James Neal (7:20 2ND)
NSH - James Neal (8) - from Filip Forsberg and Mike Ribeiro (13:32 3RD) *GWG*
Goalies:
WG - Pekka Rinne (28 saves on 29 shots: 9-2-1) LG - Brian Elliott (33 saves on 35 shots: 5-3-1)
Three Stars:
3. Brian Elliott (33 saves on 35 shots) - St. Louis
2. James Neal (1 goal, 1 assist, GWG) - Nashville
1. Pekka Rinne (28 saves on 29 shots for the win) - Nashville

San Jose Sharks 5, Dallas Stars 3 (from Dallas) - The Sharks improved to 8-5-2 on the season thanks to a 5-3 win over the Dallas Stars, dropping them to 4-6-4.
Goals:
DAL - Tyler Seguin (8) - from Sergei Gonchar and Kevin Connauton (8:03 1ST)
DAL - Tyler Seguin (9) - from Erik Cole and Jamie Benn (10:26 1ST)
SJS - James Sheppard (3) - from Marc-Edouard Vlasic and Tomas Hertl (17:14 1ST)
DAL - Tyler Seguin PPG (10 - Hat Trick) - from Antoine Roussel and Jason Spezza (15:28 2ND)
SJS - Patrick Marleau PPG (5) - from Joe Pavelski and Logan Couture (3:51 3RD)
SJS - Brent Burns (5) - from Logan Couture and Patrick Marleau (6:38 3RD)
SJS - Brent Burns (6) - from James Sheppard and Tomas Hertl (10:23 3RD) *GWG*
SJS - Joe Thornton EN (4) - from Logan Couture and Justin Braun (19:18 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - Alex Stalock (37 saves on 40 shots: 2-2-1) LG - Anders Lindback (24 saves on 28 shots: 0-3-0)
Three Stars:
3. Logan Couture (3 assists) - San Jose
2. Tyler Seguin (3 goals) - Dallas
1. Brent Burns (2 goals, GWG) - San Jose

New York Islanders 1, Arizona Coyotes 0 (from Arizona) - The Islanders improved to 9-5-0 on the season thanks to a 1-0 shutout of the Arizona Coyotes, dropping them to 6-7-1.
Goals:
NYI - Frans Nielsen (5) - from Mikhail Grabovski and Thomas Hickey (17:29 3RD) *GWG*
Goalies:
WG - Jaroslav Halak (19 saves on 19 shots: 5-4-0) LG - Mike Smith (32 saves on 33 shots: 4-7-0)
Three Stars:
3. Jaroslav Halak (19 saves on 19 shots for the shutout) - New York
2. Mike Smith (32 saves on 33 shots) - Arizona
1. Frans Nielsen (1 goal, GWG) - New York

Los Angeles Kings 5, Vancouver Canucks 1 (from Los Angeles) - The Kings improved to 7-4-3 on the season thanks to a 5-1 win over the Vancouver Canucks, dropping them to 10-5-0.
Goals:
LAK - Marian Gaborik (1) - from Alec Martinez and Anze Kopitar (9:43 1ST)
LAK - Jake Muzzin (1) - from Tanner Pearson and Tyler Toffoli (14:42 1ST) *GWG*
LAK - Anze Kopitar (3) - from Marian Gaborik and Jake Muzzin (18:11 1ST) 
LAK - Tyler Toffoli (7) - from Alec Martinez and Jeff Carter (10:00 2ND)
LAK - Jeff Carter (6) - from Tyler Toffoli and Alec Martinez (2:29 3RD)
VAN - Chris Higgins (3) - from Lindey Vey and Ryan Stanton (12:07 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - Jonathan Quick (18 saves on 19 shots: 7-3-3) LG - Ryan Miller (18 saves on 22 shots: 10-2-0), Eddie Lack (13 saves on 14 shots in relief of Miller)
Three Stars:
3. Jake Muzzin (1 goal, 1 assist, GWG) - Los Angeles
2. Tyler Toffoli (1 goal, 2 assists) - Los Angeles
1. Alec Martinez (3 assists) - Los Angeles

Three Stars of the Night:
3. Tyler Seguin - Seguin scored his 2nd hat trick of the season in the Stars 5-3 loss to the Sharks.
2. Claude Giroux - Giroux scored 2 goals (including the game-winner) and added an assist in the Flyers 4-3 win over the Avalanche.
1. Sidney Crosby - Crosby picked up a season-high 5 assists in the Penguins 6-1 rout of the Sabres.

Interesting Stats of the Night:
-Mark Giordano had 3 more points Saturday to improve his NHL-best points for defenseman total to 18.
-The Predators ended the Blues 7-game winning streak.
-Sidney Crosby picked up 5 assists in a game for the 2nd time in his career. Here are his 5 assists: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c5GpDzp5Bqw&list=UUqFMzb-4AUf6WAIbl132QKA
-Tyler Seguin picked up his 2nd hat trick of the season and 5th with the Dallas Stars in only 94 games.
-Jaroslav Halak picked up his 1st shutout with the Islanders.
-With a goal and an assist tonight Filip Forsberg has 15 points on the season, best of all rookies.
-Jakub Voracek has points in 13 of 14 games this season, including 4 goals and 11 assists for 15 points on a current 8-game point streak.

Current Winning/Losing Streaks (3 or more games):
Pittsburgh Penguins - 7 game winning streak
Tampa Bay Lightning - 5 game winning streak
Boston Bruins - 4 game winning streak
New York Islanders - 3 game winning streak
Philadelphia Flyers - 3 game winning streak

Columbus Blue Jackets - 8 game losing streak
Dallas Stars - 7 game losing streak
New Jersey Devils - 3 game losing streak
Minnesota Wild - 3 game losing streak

Forman Faceoff Highlights of the Night:

What's up next - Sunday November 9th: There are 5 NHL games on tap for Sunday night:
1. Toronto Maple Leafs vs. Ottawa Senators at 6:00 PM ET (In Ottawa)
2. Tampa Bay Lightning vs. Detroit Red Wigns at 6:00 PM ET (In Detroit)
3. Edmonton Oilers vs. New York Rangers at 6:00 PM ET (In New York)
4. San Jose Sharks vs. Chicago Blackhawks at 7:00 PM ET (In Chicago) {***Forman's Game of the Night***}
5. Vancouver Canucks vs. Anaheim Ducks at 9:00 PM ET (In Anaheim)

-Joel Forman - The Forman Faceoff

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