Thursday, December 11, 2014

December 11th NHL Recap

Chicago Blackhawks 3, Boston Bruins 2 (from Boston) - The Hawks improved to 20-8-1 on the season thanks to a 3-2 win over the Boston Bruins, dropping them to 15-13-1.
Goals:
CHI - Klas Dahlbeck (1) - from Ben Smith and Marcus Kruger (9:10 1ST)
CHI - Ben Smith (3) - from Dan Carcillo and Marcus Kruger (18:43 1ST)
CHI - Patrick Kane (13) - from Kris Versteeg (13:19 2ND) *GWG*
BOS - Reilly Smith (7) - from Brad Marchand and Patrice Bergeron (18:37 2ND)
BOS - Torey Krug (5) - from Milan Lucic (18:37 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - Scott Darling (32 saves on 34 shots: 5-1-0) LG - Tuukka Rask (18 saves on 21 shots: 12-9-1)
Three Stars:
3. Patrice Bergeron (1 assist) - Boston
2. Patrick Kane (1 goal, GWG) - Chicago
1. Scott Darling (32 saves on 34 shots for the win) - Chicago

Buffalo Sabres 4, Calgary Flames 3 (from Buffalo) - The Sabres improved to 11-16-2 on the season thanks to a 4-3 win over the Calgary Flames, dropping them to 17-11-2. 
Goals:
BUF - Matt Moulson (5) - from Tyler Ennis (5:34 2ND)
CGY - Mark Giordano PPG (8) - from Dennis Wideman and Jiri Hudler (11:31 2ND)
BUF - Marcus Foligno (3) - from Drew Stafford and Nicolas Deslauriers (14:41 2ND)
CGY - David Jones (5) - from Curtis Glencross and Josh Jooris (17:06 2ND)
CGY - Sean Monahan (11) - from Joe Colborne (3:14 3RD)
BUF - Zemgus Girgensons (9) - from Tyler Ennis and Josh Gorges (7:59 3RD)
BUF - Matt Moulson (6) - from Tyler Ennis and Zemgus Girgensons (12:31 3RD) *GWG*
Goalies:
WG - Jhonas Enroth (42 saves on 45 shots: 8-10-1) LG - Karri Ramo (15 saves on 19 shots: 8-4-1)
Three Stars:
3. Zemgus Girgensons (1 goal, 1 assist) - Buffalo
2. Matt Moulson (2 goals, GWG) - Buffalo
1. Tyler Ennis (3 assists) - Buffalo

Philadelphia Flyers 4, New Jersey Devils 1 (from Philadelphia) - The Flyers improved to 10-13-5 on the season thanks to a 4-1 win over the New Jersey Devils, dropping them to 11-14-5. 
Goals:
PHI - Sean Couturier SHG (6) - from Matt Read (6:12 1ST)
PHI - Matt Read (3) - from Sean Couturier and Nick Schultz (13:37 1ST) *GWG*
NJD - Martin Havlat PPG (3) - from Scott Gomez and Damon Severson (13:02 2ND)
PHI - Wayne Simmonds PPG (12) - from Mark Streit and Claude Giroux (15:44 3RD)
PHI - Jakub Voracek EN (10) - from Claude Giroux and Mark Streit (17:30 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - Ray Emery (17 saves on 18 shots: 5-4-1) LG - Cory Schneider (32 saves on 35 shots: 11-13-3)
Three Stars:
3. Claude Giroux (2 assists) - Philadelphia
2. Sean Couturier (1 goal, 1 assist) - Philadelphia
1. Matt Read (1 goal, 1 assist, GWG) - Philadelphia

Columbus Blue Jackets 3, Washington Capitals 2 (OT) - (from Washington) - The Blue Jackets improved to 11-15-2 on the season thanks to a 3-2 OT win over the Washington Capitals, dropping them to 13-10-5.
Goals:
WSH - Eric Fehr PPG (5) - from John Carlson and Evgeny Kuznetsov (3:19 1ST)
CBJ - Nick Foligno (12) - from Brian Gibbons and James Wisniewski (15:36 1ST)
WSH - Troy Brouwer (8) - from Matt Niskanen and Karl Alzner (9:20 3RD)
CBJ - Kevin Connauton (2) - from James Wisniewski and Cam Atkinson (10:59 3RD)
CBJ - Nick Foligno PPG (13) - from Jack Johnson and Ryan Johansen (4:41 OT) *GWG*
Goalies:
WG - Sergei Bobrovsky (39 saves on 41 shots: 10-8-1) LG - Braden Holtby (20 saves on 23 shots: 11-7-4)
Three Stars:
3. John Carlson (1 assist) - Washington
2. Sergei Bobrovsky (39 saves on 41 shots for the win) - Columbus
1. Nick Foligno (2 goals, GWG) - Columbus

Los Angeles Kings 5, Ottawa Senators 3 (from Ottawa) - The Kings improved to 15-9-5 on the season thanks to a 5-3 win over the Ottawa Senators, dropping them to 11-12-5.
Goals:
LAK - Matt Greene (2) - from Jeff Carter (1:47 2ND)
LAK - Justin Williams (7) - from Jake Muzzin and Drew Doughty (9:17 2ND)
OTT - Bobby Ryan (6) - from Eric Gryba and Jared Cowen (14:08 2ND)
OTT - Mark Stone SHG (6) - from David Legwand (1:44 3RD)
LAK - Anze Kopitar PPG (6) - from Drew Doughty and Jake Muzzin (2:20 3RD)
LAK - Trevor Lewis (4) - from Tyler Toffoli and Jake Muzzin (4:02 3RD) *GWG*
OTT - Jared Cowen (2) - from Kyle Turris (18:39 3RD)
LAK - Tanner Pearson EN (11) - from Mike Richards and Jonathan Quick (19:03 3RD) 
Goalies:
WG - Jonathan Quick (32 saves on 35 shots: 12-7-4) LG - Craig Anderson (31 saves on 35 shots: 6-8-4)
Three Stars:
3. Bobby Ryan (1 goal) - Ottawa
2. Jake Muzzin (3 assists) - Los Angeles
1. Jonahthan Quick (32 saves on 35 shots for the win, 1 assist) - Los Angeles

Tampa Bay Lightning 2, Carolina Hurricanes 1 (from Tampa Bay) - The Lightning improved to 19-8-3 on the season thanks to a 2-1 win over the Carolina Hurricanes, dropping them to 8-17-3.
Goals:
TBL - Nikita Kucherov PPG (11) - from Anton Stralman and Evgeni Nabokov (6:35 3RD)
CAR - Justin Faulk (5) - from Riley Nash and Andrej Sekera (12:03 3RD)
TBL - Nikita Kucherov (11) - from Alex Killorn and Matt Carle (19:29 3RD) *GWG*
Goalies:
WG - Evgeni Nabokov (29 saves on 30 shots: 3-3-1) LG - Cam Ward (25 saves on 27 shots: 8-11-1)
Three Stars:
3. Cam Ward (25 saves on 27 shots) - Carolina
2. Evgeni Nabokov (29 saves on 30 shots for the win) - Tampa Bay
1. Nikita Kucherov (2 goals, GWG) - Tampa Bay

St. Louis Blues 6, New York Islanders 3 (from St. Louis) - The Blues improved to 20-9-0 on the season thanks to a 6-3 win over the New York Islanders, dropping them to 18-9-2.
Goals:
STL - Alex Steen PPG (6) - from Kevin Shattenkirk and Vladimir Tarasenko (5:58 1ST)
STL - Barret Jackman (1) - from Alex Steen and Maxim Lapierre (14:18 1ST)
NYI - John Tavares (12) - from Kyle Okposo (16:03 2ND)
NYI - Mikhail Grabovski (5) - from Frans Nielsen (19:54 2ND)
STL - Alex Steen (7) - from T.J. Oshie and Barret Jackman (4:32 3RD)
STL - T.J. Oshie (4) - from Patrik Berglund and Alex Pietrangelo (15:47 3RD) *GWG*
STL - Paul Stastny PPG (7) - from David Backes and T.J. Oshie (17:48 3RD)
NYI - Kyle Okposo (6) - from Matt Donovan (18:16 3RD)
STL - Jaden Schwartz EN (10) - from Kevin Shattenkirk and Jori Lehtera (18:56 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - Jake Allen (25 saves on 28 shots: 9-3-1) LG - Jaroslav Halak (27 saves on 32 shots: 14-6-0)
Three Stars:
3. Barret Jackman (1 goal, 1 assist) - St. Louis
2. T.J. Oshie (1 goal, 2 assists, GWG) - St. Louis
1. Alex Steen (2 goals, 1 assist) - St. Louis

Colorado Avalanche 4, Winnipeg Jets 3 (SO) - (from Colorado) - The Avalanche improved to 10-13-6 on the season thanks to a 4-3 shootout win over the Winnipeg Jets, dropping them to 15-9-6. 
Goals:
WPG - Andrew Ladd PPG (11) - from Mark Scheifele and Michael Frolik (1:21 2ND)
COL - Matt Duchene (10) - from Jan Hejda and Alex Tanguay (3:55 2ND)
WPG - Paul Postma PPG (2) - from Mark Scheifele and Adam Lowry (14:40 2ND)
WPG - Mark Scheifele (4) - from Mathieu Perreault and Michael Frolik (4:32 3RD)
COL - Jarome Iginla (7) - from Alex Tanguay and Matt Duchene (12:55 3RD)
COL - Ryan O'Reilly (5) - from Gabriel Landeskog and Zach Redmond (17:18 3RD)
Shootout winner - Nathan MacKinnon (COL)
Goalies:
WG - Calvin Pickard (30 saves on 33 shots: 4-5-0) LG - Ondrej Pavelec (23 saves on 26 shots: 9-8-4) 
Three Stars:
3. Mark Scheifele (1 goal, 1 assist) - Winnipeg
2. Matt Duchene (1 goal, 1 assist) - Colorado
1. Calvin Pickard (30 saves on 33 shots for the win) - Colorado

Nashville Predators 5, Arizona Coyotes 1 (from Arizona) - The Predators improved to 19-7-2 on the season thanks to a 5-1 win over the Arizona Coyotes, dropping them to 10-16-3.
Goals:
ARI - Antoine Vermette PPG (7) - from Mikkel Boedker and Keith Yandle (4:11 1ST)
NSH - Mike Fisher PPG (1) - from Shea Weber and Filip Forsberg (6:57 1ST)
NSH - James Neal (11) - from Mike Fisher and Roman Josi (11:06 1ST) *GWG*
NSH - Ryan Ellis (3) - from James Neal and Mike Ribeiro (18:30 1ST)
NSH - Calle Jarnkrok (2) - from Gabriel Bourque and Filip Forsberg (2:43 3RD)
NSH - Olli Jokinen (2) - from Colin Wilson and Shea Weber (7:20 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - Pekka Rinne (31 saves on 32 shots: 19-5-1) LG -  Mike Smith (33 saves on 38 shots: 5-14-2)
Three Stars:
3. Mike Fisher (1 goal, 1 assist) - Nashville
2. Pekka Rinne (31 saves on 32 shots for the win) - Nashville
1. James Neal (1 goal, 1 assist, GWG) - Nashville

San Jose Sharks 2, Minnesota Wild 1 (from San Jose) - The Sharks improved to 16-11-4 on the season thanks to a 2-1 win over the Minnesota Wild, dropping them to 15-11-1. 
Goals:
SJS - Brent Burns PPG (9) - from Justin Braun and Joe Thornton (14:51 2ND)
MIN - Christian Folin (1) - unassisted (1:03 3RD)
SJS - Joe Pavelski (15) - from Joe Thornton and Brenden Dillon (1:48 3RD) *GWG*
Goalies:
WG - Alex Stalock (18 saves on 19 shots: 4-3-1) LG - Darcy Kuemper (28 saves on 30 shots: 11-9-0) 
Three Stars:
3. Christian Folin (1 goal) - Minnesota
2. Joe Pavelski (1 goal, GWG) - San Jose
1. Joe Thornton (2 assists) - San Jose

Three Stars of the Night:
3. Nikita Kucherov - Kucherov scored both goals in the Lightning's 2-1 win over the Hurricanes.
2. Alex Steen - Steen scored his 6th and 7th goals of the season and added an assist in the Blues 6-3 win over the Islanders.
1. Nick Foligno - Foligno scored his 12th and 13th goals of the season, including the OT winner, in the Blue Jackets 3-2 win over the Capitals.

Interesting Stats of the Night:
-Jonathan Toews was injured on a scary hit by Dennis Seidenberg and didn't return. Seidenberg will be hearing from the Department of Player Safety. Here is the video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yiaKyQCeb0w
-Klas Dahlbeck scored his 1st NHL goal for the Hawks.
-Pekka Rinne picked up his NHL-best 19th win of the season.
-Christian Folin scored his 1st NHL goal for the Wild.
-Zdeno Chara played over 24 minutes in his return from injury, his 1st game since October 23rd.

Current Winning/Losing Streaks (3 or more games):
Chicago Blackhawks - 8 game winning streak
Anaheim Ducks - 5 game winning streak
Columbus Blue Jackets - 5 game winning streak
Toronto Maple Leafs - 3 game winning streak
St. Louis Blues - 3 game winning streak

Arizona Coyotes - 4 game losing streak
Carolina Hurricanes - 4 game losing streak
New York Islanders - 3 game losing streak
Calgary Flames - 3 game losing streak

Forman Faceoff Highlights of the Night:

What's up next - Friday December 12th: There are 10 NHL games on tap for Thursday night:
1. Calgary Flames vs. Pittsburgh Penguins at 7:00 PM ET (In Pittsburgh) {***Forman's Game of the Night***}
2. Los Angeles Kings vs. Montreal Canadiens at 7:30 PM ET (In Montreal)
3. Florida Panthers vs. Detroit Red Wings at 7:30 PM ET (In Detroit)
4. Anaheim Ducks vs. Edmonton Oilers at 9:30 PM ET (In Edmonton)

-Joel Forman - The Forman Faceoff
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