The Forman Faceoff: December 16th NHL Recap

Tuesday, December 16, 2014

December 16th NHL Recap

Tampa Bay Lightning 3, Philadelphia Flyers 1 (from Philadelphia) - The Lightning improved to 20-10-3 on the season thanks to a 3-1 win over the Philadelphia Flyers, dropping them to 11-14-5.

Goals:

PHI - Wayne Simmonds PPG (14) - from Mark Streit and Claude Giroux (19:19 1ST)
TBL - Steven Stamkos (18) - from Jonathan Drouin and Ryan Callahan (1:50 2ND)
TBL - Tyler Johnson (10) - from Ryan Callahan and Nikita Kucherov (6:34 2ND) *GWG*
TBL - Valtteri Filppula EN (6) - from Cedric Paquette and Tyler Johnson (19:18 3RD)

Goalies:

WG - Andrei Vasilevskiy (23 saves on 24 shots: 1-0-0) LG - Steve Mason (20 saves on 22 shots: 6-10-4)

Three Stars:

3. Ryan Callahan (2 assists) - Tampa Bay

2. Andrei Vasilevskiy (23 saves on 24 shots for the win) - Tampa Bay

1. Tyler Johnson (1 goal, 1 assist, GWG) - Tampa Bay

Toronto Maple Leafs 6, Anaheim Ducks 2 (from Toronto) - The Leafs improved to 19-9-3 on the season thanks to a 6-2 win over the Anaheim Ducks, dropping them to 21-7-5.

Goals:

TOR - Tyler Bozak (12) - from James van Riemsdyk and Phil Kessel (15:12 1ST)
TOR - Joffrey Lupul (7) - from Korbinian Holzer and Peter Holland (1:31 2ND)
ANA - Sami Vatanen SHG (9) - from Ryan Kesler and Ryan Getzlaf (13:13 2ND)
TOR - David Booth (1) - unassisted (4:37 3RD) *GWG*
TOR - Nazem Kadri (9) - from Daniel Winnik (5:28 3RD)
ANA - Ryan Kesler (11) - from Kyle Palmieri and Matt Beleskey (8:35 3RD)
TOR - Phil Kessel PPG (16) - unassisted (15:23 3RD)
TOR - Phil Kessel (17) - from James van Riemsdyk and Tyler Bozak (18:17 3RD)

Goalies:

WG - Jonathan Bernier (40 saves on 42 shots: 13-6-3) LG - Frederik Andersen (16 saves on 20 shots: 17-5-4), Ilya Bryzgalov (5 saves on 7 shots in relief of Andersen)

Three Stars:

3. Joffrey Lupul (1 goal) - Toronto

2. Jonathan Bernier (40 saves on 42 shots for the win) - Toronto

1. Phil Kessel (2 goals, 1 assist) - Toronto

Montreal Canadiens 4, Carolina Hurricanes 1 (from Montreal) - The Canadiens improved to 20-10-2 on the season thanks to a 4-1 win over the Carolina Hurricanes, dropping them to 8-19-3.

Goals:

MTL - Brandon Prust (2) - from David Desharnais and P.A. Parenteau (9:15 1ST)
MTL - Alex Galchenyuk (7) - from Max Pacioretty and Andrei Markov (8:33 2ND) *GWG*
CAR - Victor Rask (5) - from Jeff Skinner and Elias Lindholm (6:47 3RD)
MTL - Alex Galchenyuk (8) - from Max Pacioretty (16:41 3RD)
MTL - Alex Galchenyuk (9 - Hat Trick) - from Max Pacioretty and Brendan Gallagher (17:50 3RD)

Goalies:

WG - Carey Price (25 saves on 26 shots: 17-8-1) LG - Cam Ward (25 saves on 29 shots: 8-12-1)

Three Stars:

3. Carey Price (25 saves on 26 shots for the win) - Montreal

2. Max Pacioretty (3 assists) - Montreal

1. Alex Galchenyuk (3 goals, GWG) - Montreal

Columbus Blue Jackets 1, Detroit Red Wings 0 (SO) - (from Detroit) - The Blue Jackets improved to 13-15-2 on the season thanks to a 1-0 shootout win over the Detroit Red Wings, dropping them to 17-7-8.

Goals:

Shootout winner - Boone Jenner (CBJ)

Goalies:

WG - Sergei Bobrovksy (30 saves on 30 shots: 12-8-1) LG - Jimmy Howard (29 saves on 29 shots: 13-5-7)

Three Stars:

3. Boone Jenner (shootout winner) - Columbus

2. Jimmy Howard (29 saves on 29 shots) - Detroit

1. Sergei Bobrovsky (30 saves on 30 shots for the win) - Columbus

Florida Panthers 2, Washington Capitals 1 (SO) - (from Florida) - The Panthers improved to 13-8-8 on the season thanks to a 2-1 shootout win over the Washington Capitals, dropping them to 14-10-6.

Goals:

FLA - Derek MacKenzie (3) - from Scottie Upshall (9:36 1ST)
WSH - Troy Brouwer PPG (9) - from Alex Ovechkin and Nicklas Backstrom (14:35 2ND)
Shootout winner - Nick Bjugstad (FLA)

Goalies:

WG - Roberto Luongo (23 saves on 24 shots: 11-6-6) LG - Braden Holtby (28 saves on 29 shots: 12-7-5)

Three Stars:

3. Nick Bjugstad (shootout winner) - Florida

2. Braden Holtby (28 saves on 29 shots) - Washington

1. Roberto Luongo (23 saves on 24 shots for the win) - Florida

St. Louis Blues 5, Los Angeles Kings 2 (from St. Louis) - The Blues improved to 21-8-2 on the season thanks to a 5-2 win over the Los Angeles Kings, dropping them to 15-11-6.

Goals:

LAK - Marian Gaborik (6) - from Justin Williams and Drew Doughty (5:39 2ND)
LAK - Marian Gaborik PPG (7) - from Anze Kopitar and Jeff Carter (11:00 2ND)
STL - Vladimir Tarasenko (18) - from Steve Ott and Chris Butler (12:29 2ND)
STL - Jaden Schwartz PPG (11) - from Kevin Shattenkirk and Vladimir Tarasenko (11:20 3RD)
STL - Vladimir Tarasenko PPG (19) - from Alex Pietrangelo and Jay Bouwmeester (13:00 3RD) *GWG*
STL - Alex Steen (8) - from David Backes and Patrik Berglund (13:50 3RD)
STL - Vladimir Tarasenko EN (20 - Hat Trick) - from Jaden Schwartz (18:36 3RD)

Goalies:

WG - Jake Allen (21 saves on 23 shots: 11-3-1) LG - Jonathan Quick (18 saves on 22 shots: 12-8-5)

Three Stars:

3. Marian Gaborik (2 goals) - Los Angeles

2. Jaden Schwartz (1 goal, 1 assist) - St. Louis

1. Vladimir Tarasenko (3 goals, 1 assist, GWG) - St. Louis

Nashville Predators 3, Boston Bruins 2 (SO) - (from Nashville) - The Predators improved to 20-8-2 on the season thanks to a 3-2 shootout win over the Boston Bruins, dropping them to 15-13-3.

Goals:

BOS - Milan Lucic (6) - from Chris Kelly and Torey Krug (4:04 2ND)
NSH - Mike Fisher PPG (2) - from Shea Weber and Filip Forsberg (19:30 2ND)
NSH - Mike Ribeiro (9) - from James Neal and Ryan Ellis (1:31 3RD)
BOS - Reilly Smith (8) - from Brad Marchand and Patrice Bergeron (3:28 3RD)
Shootout winner - Derek Roy (NSH)

Goalies:

WG - Pekka Rinne (33 saves on 35 shots: 20-6-1) LG - Tuukka Rask (38 saves on 40 shots: 12-9-3)

Three Stars:

3. Mike Ribeiro (1 goal) - Nashville

2. Tuukka Rask (38 saves on 40 shots) - Boston

1. Pekka Rinne (33 saves on 35 shots for the win) - Nashville

Winnipeg Jets 5, Buffalo Sabres 1 (from Winnipeg) - The Jets improved to 16-10-6 on the season thanks to a 5-1 win over the Buffalo Sabres, dropping them to 13-17-2.

Goals:

BUF - Nikita Zadorov PPG (2) - from Rasmus Ristolainen and Cody Hodgson (19:16 1ST)
WPG - Mark Scheifele (5) - from Grant Clitsome and Evander Kane (9:31 2ND)
WPG - Michael Frolik SHG (7) - from Jim Slater (11:35 2ND) *GWG*
WPG - Mark Scheifele (6) - from Mathieu Perreault and Michael Frolik (14:17 2ND)
WPG - Evander Kane PPG (5) - from Blake Wheeler and Mark Scheifele (1:11 3RD)
WPG - Chris Thorburn (2) - from Anthony Peluso and Mark Stuart (12:39 3RD)

Goalies:

WG - Ondrej Pavelec (27 saves on 28 shots: 10-8-4) LG - Michal Neuvirth (31 saves on 36 shots: 3-7-1)

Three Stars:

3. Evander Kane (1 goal, 1 assist) - Winnipeg

2. Michael Frolik (1 goal, 1 assist, GWG) - Winnipeg

1. Mark Scheifele (2 goals, 1 assist) - Winnipeg

Chicago Blackhawks 5, Minnesota Wild 3 (from Chicago) - The Hawks improved to 22-9-1 on the season thanks to a 5-3 win over the Minnesota Wild, dropping them to 16-12-1.

Goals:

MIN - Thomas Vanek (4) - from Mikael Granlund (12:49 1ST)
CHI - Brent Seabrook (6) - from Kris Versteeg and Patrick Kane (8:10 2ND)
CHI - Marian Hossa (6) - from Jonathan Toews and Brent Seabrook (12:19 2ND)
CHI - Jonathan Toews (12) - from Ben Smith (16:21 2ND)
MIN - Nino Niederreiter (14) - Penalty Shot (7:13 3RD)
MIN - Marco Scandella (6) - from Christian Folin and Mikko Koivu (10:03 3RD)
CHI - Patrick Kane PPG (15) - from Jonathan Toews and Brent Seabrook (16:32 3RD) *GWG*
CHI - Ben Smith EN (4) - from Patrick Kane and Marcus Kruger (19:46 3RD)

Goalies:

WG - Antti Raanta (26 saves on 29 shots: 5-2-0) LG - Niklas Backstrom (34 saves on 38 shots: 5-3-1)

Three Stars:

3. Brent Seabrook (1 goal, 2 assists) - Chicago

2. Jonathan Toews (1 goal, 2 assists) - Chicago

1. Patrick Kane (1 goal, 2 assists, GWG) - Chicago

New York Rangers 5, Calgary Flames 2 (from Calgary) - The Rangers improved to 15-10-4 on the season thanks to a 5-2 win over the Calgary Flames, dropping them to 17-14-2

Goals:

NYR - Rick Nash (19) - unassisted (11:22 1ST)
NYR - Chris Kreider PPG (5) - unassisted (19:52 1ST)
NYR - Rick Nash SHG (20) - from Derek Stepan and Dan Girardi (3:06 2ND) *GWG*
NYR - Derek Stepan (3) - from Martin St. Louis and Henrik Lundqvist (11:15 2ND)
CGY - Jiri Hudler (13) - from Mark Giordano and Matt Stajan (11:56 2ND)
NYR - Carl Hagelin EN (7) - from Kevin Hayes and Lee Stempniak (16:59 3RD)
CGY - Curtis Glencross PPG (6) - from Sean Monahan and Dennis Wideman (18:45 3RD)

Goalies:

WG - Henrik Lundqvist (29 saves on 31 shots: 13-7-3) LG - Karri Ramo (9 saves on 13 shots: 8-5-1), Jonas Hiller (9 saves on 9 shots in relief of Ramo)

Three Stars:

3. Derek Stepan (1 goal, 1 assist) - New York

2. Henrik Lundqvist (29 saves on 31 shots for the win) - New York

1. Rick Nash (2 goals, GWG) - New York

Arizona Coyotes 2, Edmonton Oilers 1 (OT) - (from Arizona) - The Coyotes improved to 11-16-4 on the season thanks to 2-1 OT win over the Edmonton Oilers, dropping them to 7-19-6.

Goals:

EDM - Ryan Nugent-Hopkins (8) - from Brad Hunt and Justin Schultz (14:56 1ST)
ARI - Brandon McMillan (1) - from Joe Vitale and Chris Summers (10:24 2ND)
ARI - Oliver Ekman-Larsson (7) - from Sam Gagner and Martin Erat (4:59 OT) *GWG*

Goalies:

WG - Devan Dubnyk (31 saves on 32 shots: 6-2-2) LG - Ben Scrivens (42 saves on 44 shots: 5-11-4)

Three Stars:

3. Ben Scrivens (42 saves on 44 shots) - Edmonton

2. Devan Dubnyk (31 saves on 32 shots for the win) - Arizona

1. Oliver Ekman-Larsson (1 goal, OT winner) - Arizona

Three Stars of the Night:

3. Sergei Bobrovsky - Bobrovsky stopped all 30 shots he faced for the shutout in the Blue Jackets 1-0 win over the Red Wings.

2. Alex Galchenyuk - Galchenyuk scored his 1st career hat trick (including the game-winner) in the Canadiens 4-1 win over the Hurricanes.

1. Vladimir Tarasenko - Tarasenko scored his 2nd hat trick of the season, added an assist and scored the game-winner in the Blues 5-2 win over the Kings.

Interesting Stats of the Night:

-The Panthers/Capitals shootouts went 20 rounds, the longest shootout in NHL history. There were all 11 goals scored, the most in a single shootout in NHL history. All 18 players shot for each team, whiel Alex Ovechkin, Nicklas Backstrom, Jussi Jokinen and Nick Bjugstad shot twice with Bjugstad scoring the shootout winner.
-Vladimir Tarasenko scored his 2nd hat trick of the season and 2nd of his career.

-8 of 11 home teams won tonight.
-The Leafs snapped the Ducks 7-game winning streak while extending their season best winning streak to 6 games.
-Alex Galchenyuk scored his 1st career hat trick.
-Andrei Vasilevskiy stopped 23 of 24 shots for the win in his NHL debut for the Lightning.
-David Booth scored his 1st goal as a member of the Maple Leafs.
-Pekka Rinne became the 1st goal this season to record 20 wins.
-Nino Niederreiter scored his 1st career penalty shot goal on his 1st career attempt.
-Oliver Ekman-Larsson scored his NHL-leading 3rd OT goal of the season.
-Sergei Bobrovsky picked up his 1st shutout of the season.

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

Columbus Blue Jackets - 7 game winning streak

Toronto Maple Leafs - 6 game winning streak

St. Louis Blues - 5 game winning streak
New York Rangers - 4 game winning streak
San Jose Sharks - 3 game winning streak

Montreal Canadiens - 3 game winning streak

Carolina Hurricanes - 6 game losing streak

Calgary Flames - 6 game losing streak

Edmonton Oilers - 5 game losing streak

Forman Faceoff Highlights of the Night:

What's up next - Wednesday December 17th: There are 3 NHL games on tap for Wednesday night:

1. Ottawa Senators vs. New Jersey Devils at 7:00 PM ET (In New Jersey)

2. Boston Bruins vs. Minnesota Wild at 8:00 PM ET (In Minnesota) {***Forman's Game of the Night***}

3. Dallas Stars vs. Vancouver Canucks at 10:00 PM ET (In Vancouver)

-Joel Forman - The Forman Faceoff

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Tuesday, December 16, 2014

December 16th NHL Recap

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