Thursday, December 18, 2014

December 18th NHL Recap

Florida Panthers 2, Philadelphia Flyers 1 (SO) - (from Philadelphia) - The Panthers improved to 14-8-8 on the season thanks to a 2-1 shootout win over the Philadelphia Flyers, dropping them to 11-14-6.
Goals:
FLA - Scottie Upshall (4) - from Tomas Kopecky and Dylan Olsen (9:37 1ST)
PHI - Jakub Voracek (12) - from Pierre-Edouard Bellemare and Nicklas Grossmann (4:07 2ND)
Shootout winner - Dave Bolland (FLA)
Goalies:
WG - Roberto Luongo (25 saves on 26 shots: 12-6-6) LG - Steve Mason (31 saves on 32 shots: 6-10-5)
Three Stars:
3. Dave Bolland (shootout winner) - Florida
2. Steve Mason (25 saves on 26 shots) - Philadelphia
1. Roberto Luongo (25 saves on 26 shots for the win) - Florida

Pittsburgh Penguins 1, Colorado Avalanche 0 (OT) - (from Pittsburgh) - The Penguins improved to 21-6-4 on the season thanks to a 1-0 OT win over the Colorado Avalanche, dropping them to 10-13-8. 
Goals:
PIT - Blake Comeau (12) - from Evgeni Malkin and Rob Scuderi (2:24 OT) *GWG*
Goalies:
WG - Marc-Andre Fleury (29 saves on 29 shots: 18-4-2) LG - Calvin Pickard (47 saves on 48 shots: 4-5-2)
Three Stars:
3. Blake Comeau (1 goal, GWG) - Pittsburgh
2. Calvin Pickard (47 saves on 48 shots) - Colorado
1. Marc-Andre Fleury (29 saves on 29 shots for the shutout) - Pittsburgh

Carolina Hurricanes 4, Toronto Maple Leafs 1 (from Carolina) - The Hurricanes improved to 9-19-3 on tge season thanks to a 4-1 win over the Toronto Maple Leafs, dropping them to 19-10-3.
Goals:
CAR - Chris Terry (5) - from Eric Staal and Nathan Gerbe (11:54 1ST)
CAR - Justin Faulk SHG (6) - from Patrick Dwyer and Andrej Sekera (13:43 1ST) *GWG*
TOR - Dion Phaneuf (2) - from Peter Holland and Cody Franson (16:55 2ND)
CAR - Andrej Sekera PPG (1) - from Justin Faulk and Nathan Gerbe (11:05 3RD)
CAR - Elias Lindholm EN (8) - from Eric Staal and Ron Hainsey (18:36 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - Cam Ward (25 saves on 26 shots: 9-12-1) LG - Jonathan Bernier (33 saves on 36 shots: 13-7-3)
Three Stars:
3. Andrej Sekera (1 goal, 1 assist) - Carolina
2. Cam Ward (25 saves on 26 shots for the win) - Carolina
1. Justin Faulk (1 goal, 1 assist, GWG) - Carolina

Washington Capitals 5, Columbus Blue Jackets 4 (OT) - (from Columbus) - The Capitals improved to 15-10-6 on the season thanks to a 5-4 OT win over the Columbus Blue Jackets, dropping them to 13-15-3.
Goals:
WSH - Joel Ward (10) - from Eric Fehr and Karl Alzner (9:51 1ST)
WSH - Jason Chimera (3) - from Michael Latta and Brooks Orpik (19:22 1ST)
CBJ - Jack Johnson PPG (3) - from Nick Foligno and James Wisniewski (8:48 2ND)
CBJ - Nick Foligno PPG (15) - from Kevin Connauton and Ryan Johansen (11:57 2ND)
CBJ - Nick Foligno (16) - from Jeremy Morin and Brian Gibbons (0:52 3RD)
WSH - Karl Alzner (2) - from Michael Latta and Jason Chimera (7:02 3RD)
CBJ - Michael Chaput (1) - from Jared Boll and Matt Calvert (15:35 3RD)
WSH - Troy Brouwer (10) - from Mike Green (17:00 3RD)
WSH - Eric Fehr (7) - from Mike Green (0:42 OT) *GWG*
Goalies:
WG - Braden Holtby (22 saves on 26 shots: 13-7-5) LG - Sergei Bobrovsky (31 saves on 36 shots: 12-8-2)
Three Stars:
3. Karl Alzner (1 goal, 1 assist) - Washington
2. Nick Foligno (2 goals, 1 assist) - Columbusa
1. Eric Fehr (1 goal, 1 assist, OT winner) - Washington

Anaheim Ducks 2,  Montreal Canadiens 1 (from Montreal) - The Ducks improved to 22-7-5 on the season thanks to a 2-1 win over the Montreal Canadiens, dropping them to 20-11-2.
Goals:
ANA - Hampus Lindholm (4) - from Ryan Getzlaf (8:16 1ST)
MTL - David Desharnais PPG (4) - from Andrei Markov and Alex Galchenyuk (5:27 3RD)
ANA - Matt Beleskey (15) - from Rickard Rakell and Devante Smith-Pelly (8:33 3RD) *GWG*
Goalies:
WG - Frederik Andersen (23 saves on 24 shots: 18-5-4) LG - Carey Price (21 saves on 23 shots: 17-9-1)
Three Stars:
3. David Desharnais (1 goal) - Montreal
2. Matt Beleskey (1 goal, GWG) - Anaheim
1. Frederik Andersen (23 saves on 24 shots for the win) - Anaheim

Los Angeles Kings 6, St. Louis Blues 4 (from Los Angeles) - The Kings improved to 16-11-6 on the season thanks to a 6-4 win over the St. Louis Blues, dropping them to 21-9-2. 
Goals:
STL - David Backes PPG (8) - from Jay Bouwmeester and Alex Pietrangelo (13:12 1ST)
STL - Dmitrij Jaskin (2) - from Petteri Lindbohm and Patrik Berglund (14:23 1ST)
STL - Kevin Shattenkirk PPG (5) - from Alex Steen and Paul Stastny (16:00 1ST)
LAK - Marian Gaborik PPG (8) - from Jeff Carter and Anze Kopitar (17:45 1ST)
LAK - Anze Kopitar (7) - from Marian Gaborik and Jeff Carter (6:14 2ND)
LAK - Marian Gaborik PPG (9) - from Drew Doughty and Anze Kopitar (15:41 2ND)
STL - Jori Lehtera (8) - from Vladimir Tarasenko (16:17 2ND)
LAK - Jeff Carter (8) - from Anze Kopitar (0:20 3RD)
LAK - Jake Muzzin PPG (3) - from Marian Gaborik and Jeff Carter (8:58 3RD) *GWG*
LAK - Dwight King (4) - from Jarret Stoll (12:06 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - Jonathan Quick (24 saves on 28 shots: 13-8-5) LG - Martin Brodeur (31 saves on 37 shots: 2-2-0)
Three Stars:
3. Anze Kopitar (1 goal, 3 assists) - Los Angeles
2. Jeff Carter (1 goal, 3 assists) - Los Angeles
1. Marian Gaborik (2 goals, 2 assists) - Los Angeles

San Jose Sharks 4, Edmonton Oilers 3 (from San Jose) - The Sharks improved to 18-11-4 on the season thanks to a 4-3 win over the Edmonton Oilers, dropping them to 7-20-6 
Goals:
EDM - Boyd Gordon (5) - from David Perron and Jeff Petry (14:43 1ST)
SJS - James Sheppard (4) - from Barclay Goodrow and Melker Karlsson (5:51 2ND)
SJS - Logan Couture (13) - from Brenden Dillon (7:36 2ND)
EDM - Steven Pinizzotto (2) - from Matt Hendricks and Justin Schultz (8:23 2ND)
EDM - Ryan Nugent-Hopkins (9) - from Jordan Eberle and David Perron (9:59 2ND)
SJS - Matt Tennyson PPG (1) - from Tommy Wingels and Marc-Edouard Vlasic (8:29 3RD)
SJS - Barclay Goodrow (2) - from Brent Burns and Melker Karlsson (9:03 3RD) *GWG*
Goalies:
WG - Antti Niemi (25 saves on 28 shots: 13-7-3) LG - Ben Scrivens (26 saves on 30 shots: 5-12-4)
Three Stars:
3. David Perron (2 assists) - Edmonton
2. Matt Tennyson (1 goal) - San Jose
1. Barclay Goodrow (1 goal, 1 assist, GWG) - San Jose

Three Stars of the Night:
3. Barclay Goodrow - Goodrow scored the game-winning goal and added an assist in the Sharks 4-3 win over the Oilers
2. Marc-Andre Fleury - Fleury stopped all 29 shots he faced for the shutout in the Penguins 1-0 win over the Avalanche.
1. Marian Gaborik - Gaborik scored 2 goals and added 2 assists in the Kings 6-4 win over the Blues.

Interesting Stats of the Night:
-Marc-Andre Fleury picked up his NHL-leading 6th shutout of the season.
-Calvin Pickard made a career-high 47 saves tonight.
-4 players in the Kings/Blues game scored their 8th goal of the season.
-Matt Tennyson scored his 1st NHL goal for the Sharks.
-Michael Chaput scored his 1st NHL goal for the Blue Jackets. 
-After scoring just 4 goals in his 1st 18 games this season, Marian Gaborik has 5 goals in his last 3 games.

Current Winning/Losing Streaks (3 or more games):
New York Rangers - 4 game winning streak
San Jose Sharks - 4 game winning streak

Calgary Flames - 6 game losing streak
Edmonton Oilers - 6 game losing streak
New Jersey Devils - 5 game losing streak
Vancouver Canucks - 3 game losing streak

Forman Faceoff Highlights of the Night:
-Jason Chimera goal/Michael Latta pass: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wobeU9kVJAY
-Martin Brodeur glove save on Justin Williams: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0WoruJA4zfE
-Kings score weird bounce goal on Brodeur: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5-AVWLitOYM

What's up next - Friday December 19th: There are 5 NHL games on tap for Friday night:
1. Tampa Bay Lightning vs. New Jersey Devils at 7:00 PM ET (In New Jersey)
2. Anaheim Ducks vs. Ottawa Senators at 7:30 PM ET (In Ottawa)
3. New York Islanders vs. Detroit Red Wings at 7:30 PM ET (In Detroit) {***Forman's Game of the Night***}
4. Boston Bruins vs. Winnipeg Jets at 8:00 PM ET (In Winnipeg)
5. Dallas Stars vs. Calgary Flames at 9:00 PM ET (In Calgary)

-Joel Forman - The Forman Faceoff
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