December 3rd NHL Recap

Minnesota Wild 2, Montreal Canadiens 1 (from Minnesota) - The Wild improved to 14-9-1 on the season thanks to a 2-1 win over the Montreal Canadiens, dropping them to 17-8-2.

Goals:

MIN - Jason Zucker (10) - from Mikko Koivu (0:19 1ST)
MIN - Jason Pominville (5) - from Christian Folin and Zach Parise (12:10 2ND) *GWG*
MTL - Alex Galchenyuk (6) - from David Desharnais and P.K. Subban (19:02 3RD)

Goalies:

WG - Darcy Kuemper (18 saves on 19 shots: 11-7-0) LG - Carey Price (33 saves on 35 shots: 14-6-1) 

Three Stars:

3. Carey Price (33 saves on 35 shots) - Montreal

2. Jason Pominville (1 goal, GWG) - Minnesota

1. Jason Zucker (1 goal) - Minnesota

Chicago Blackhawks 4, St. Louis Blues 1 (from Chicago) - The Hawks improved to 16-8-1 on the season thanks to a 4-1 win over the St. Louis Blues, dropping them to 16-7-2. 

Goals:

CHI - Marcus Kruger (4) - from Brandon Saad (15:57 1ST)
STL - Ian Cole (2) - from Patrik Berglund and Steve Ott (12:38 2ND)
CHI - Kris Versteeg (8) - from Jonathan Toews and Duncan Keith (0:59 3RD) *GWG*
CHI - Patrick Kane (11) - from Kris Versteeg and Brad Richards (2:47 3RD)
CHI - Patrick Kane (12) - from Kris Versteeg and David Runblad (5:19 3RD)

Goalies:

WG - Antti Raanta (32 saves on 33 shots: 2-2-0) LG - Jake Allen (29 saves on 33 shots: 8-3-1) 

Three Stars:

3. Antti Raanta (32 saves on 33 shots for the win) - Chicago

2. Patrick Kane (2 goals) - Chicago

1. Kris Versteeg (1 goal, 2 assists, GWG) - Chicago

Winnipeg Jets 3, Edmonton Oilers 2 (OT) - (from Winnipeg) - The Jets improved to 13-9-4 on the season thanks to a 3-2 OT win over the Edmonton Oilers, dropping them to 6-15-5. 

Goals:

WPG - Jacob Trouba (3) - from Mathieu Perreault and Dustin Byfuglien (12:33 1ST)
EDM - Ryan Nugent-Hopkins (6) - from Justin Schultz and Taylor Hall (17:59 1ST)
EDM - Teddy Purcell (4) - from David Perron and Boyd Gordon (1:31 3RD)
WPG - Dustin Byfuglien (5) - from Mark Stuart and Jacob Trouba (16:54 3RD)
WPG - Mathieu Perreault (3) - from Jacob Trouba and Evander Kane (0:17 OT) *GWG*

Goalies:

WG - Ondrej Pavelec (22 saves on 24 shots: 9-8-2) LG - Ben Scrivens (23 saves on 26 shots: 4-9-3) 

Three Stars:

3. Dustin Byfuglien (1 goal, 1 assist) - Winnipeg

2. Mathieu Perreault (1 goal, 1 assist, OT winner) - Winnipeg

1. Jacob Trouba (1 goal, 2 assists) - Winnipeg

Anaheim Ducks 5, Philadelphia Flyers 4 (SO) - (from Anaheim) - The Ducks improved to 16-6-5 on the season thanks to a 5-4 shootout win over the Philadelphia Flyers, dropping them to 8-13-4. 

Goals:

PHI - Michael Raffl (7) - from Claude Giroux and Jakub Voracek (5:46 2ND)
ANA - Cam Fowler (3) - from Jakob Silfverberg and Frederik Andersen (8:14 2ND)
PHI - Wayne Simmonds (9) - from Brayden Schenn and Mark Streit (8:46 2ND)
PHI - R.J. Umberger PPG (2) - from Nick Schultz and Sean Couturier (10:47 2ND)
ANA - Ryan Getzlaf (8) - from Hampus Lindholm and Corey Perry (11:15 2ND)
ANA - Sami Vatanen (7) - from Pat Maroon (19:06 2ND)
ANA - Pat Maroon PPG (2) - from Corey Perry and Ryan Getzlaf (14:58 3RD)
PHI - Wayne Simmonds PPG (10) - from Scott Laughton and Andrew MacDonald (19:58 3RD)
Shootout winner - Corey Perry (ANA)

Goalies:

WG - Frederik Andersen (23 saves on 27 shots: 12-4-4) LG - Steve Mason (25 saves on 29 shots: 4-9-3) 

Three Stars:

3. Pat Maroon (1 goal, 1 assist) - Anaheim

2. Wayne Simmonds (2 goals) - Philadelphia 

1. Ryan Getzlaf (1 goal, 1 assist) - Anaheim

Three Stars of the Night:

3. Ryan Getzlaf - The Ducks Captain scored his 8th goal of the season and added an assist in the Ducks 5-4 win over the Flyers.

2. Jacob Trouba - Trouba scored his 3rd goal of the season and added 2 assists in the Jets 3-2 win over the Oilers. 

1. Kris Versteeg - Versteeg scored the game-winning goal and added 2 assists in the Hawks 4-1 win over the Blues. 

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

Chicago Blackhawks - 4 game winning streak
Buffalo Sabres - 3 game winning streak
Calgary Flames - 3 game winning streak

Edmonton Oilers - 11 game losing streak

Philadelphia Flyers - 5 game losing streak

Forman Faceoff Highlights of the Night:

-Patrick Kane breakaway goal: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=chpOCBKay3U&list=UUqFMzb-4AUf6WAIbl132QKA
-Steve Ott huge hit on Andrew Shaw: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PhddsCGmNOw&list=UUqFMzb-4AUf6WAIbl132QKA
-Dustin Byfuglien deflection goal: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9SNSopwSATM&list=UUqFMzb-4AUf6WAIbl132QKA
-Mathieu Perreault OT goal: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MEL9oc9e1lM&list=UUqFMzb-4AUf6WAIbl132QKA
-Wayne Simmonds game-tying goal with 1.8 seconds left: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A_KiTMt3sSM&list=UUqFMzb-4AUf6WAIbl132QKA

What's up next - Thursday December 4th: There are 11 NHL games on tap for Thursday night:

1. Vancouver Canucks vs. Pittsburgh Penguins at 7:00 PM ET (In Pittsburgh) {***Forman's Game of the Night***}

2. Washington Capitals vs. Carolina Hurricanes at 7:00 PM ET (In Carolina)

3. New Jersey Devils vs. Toronto Maple Leafs at 7:30 PM ET (In Toronto)

4. New York Islanders vs. Ottawa Senators at 7:30 PM ET (In Ottawa)

5. Dallas Stars vs. Detroit Red Wings at 7:30 PM ET (In Detroit)

6. Buffalo Sabres vs. Tampa Bay Lightning at 7:30 PM ET (In Tampa Bay)

7. Columbus Blue Jackets vs. Florida Panthers at 7:30 PM ET (In Florida)

8. St. Louis Blues vs. Nashville Predators at 8:00 PM ET (In Nashville)

9. Colorado Avalanche vs. Calgary Flames at 9:00 PM ET (In Calgary)

10. Los Angeles Kings vs. Arizona Coyotes at 9:00 PM ET (In Arizona)
11. Boston Bruins vs. San Jose Sharks at 10:30 PM ET (In San Jose)

-Joel Forman - The Forman Faceoff