December 6th NHL Recap

Pittsburgh Penguins 3, Ottawa Senators 2 (from Pittsburgh) - The Penguins improved to 18-6-2 on the season thanks to a 3-2 win over the Ottawa Senators, dropping them to 10-11-5. 

Goals:

PIT - Evgeni Malkin (13) - unassisted (4:17 1ST)
OTT - David Legwand PPG (4) - from Milan Michalek and Erik Karlsson (1:13 2ND)
OTT - Mika Zibanejad PPG (5) - from Bobby Ryan and Marc Methot (8:44 2ND)
PIT - Evgeni Malkin PPG (14) - from Brandon Sutter and Olli Maatta (18:03 2ND)
PIT - Christian Ehrhoff (2) - from Sidney Crosby and Craig Adams (18:10 3RD) *GWG*

Goalies:

WG - Marc-Andre Fleury (27 saves on 29 shots: 15-4-1) LG - Craig Anderson (30 saves on 33 shots: 5-7-4) 

Three Stars:

3. Mika Zibanejad (1 goal) - Ottawa

2. Christian Ehrhoff (1 goal, GWG) - Pittsburgh

1. Evgeni Malkin (2 goals) - Pittsburgh

St. Louis Blues 6, New York Islanders 4 (from New York) - The Blues improved to 17-8-2 on the season thanks to a 6-4 win over the New York Islanders, dropping them to 19-8-0.

Goals:

NYI - Frans Nielsen PPG (6) - from Kyle Okposo and Nick Leddy (7:57 1ST)

NYI - Ryan Strome (6) - unassisted (18:01 1ST)

NYI - Michael Grabner (1) - from Matt Donovan and Nick Leddy (19:39 1ST)
STL - Paul Stastny PPG (4) - from Kevin Shattenkirk and David Backes (2:36 2ND)
STL - Patrik Berlund (3) - from Chris Butler and Alex Pietrangelo (4:28 2ND) 
STL - Kevin Shattenkirk PPG (3) - from Joakim Lindstrom and T.J. Oshie (12:34 2ND)
NYI - John Tavares PPG (11) - from Kyle Okposo and Frans Nielsen (19:06 2ND)
STL - T.J. Oshie PPG (3) - from Kevin Shattenkirk and Joakim Lindstrom (4:51 3RD)
STL - Paul Stastny (5) - from Joakim Lindstrom and Barret Jackman (13:26 3RD) *GWG*
STL - Vladimir Tarasenko (17) - from Jori Lehtera and Jaden Schwartz (17:32 3RD)

Goalies:

WG - Martin Brodeur (14 saves on 15 shots: 1-1-0) in relief of Jake Allen (9 saves on 12 shots)LG -  Jaroslav Halak (14-4-0)

Three Stars:

3. T.J. Oshie (1 goal, 1 assist) - St. Louis

2. Kevin Shattenkirk (1 goal, 2 assists) - St. Louis

1. Paul Stastny (2 goals, GWG) - St. Louis

Philadelphia Flyers 2, Los Angeles Kings 1 (from Los Angeles) - The Flyers improved to 9-13-4 on the season thanks to a 2-1 win over the Los Angeles Kings, dropping them to 14-8-5.

Goals:

PHI - Claude Giroux (8) - from Mark Streit and Nicklas Grossmann (4:35 1ST)
PHI - Wayne Simmonds PPG (11) - from Sean Couturier and Andrew MacDonald (2:08 2ND) *GWG*
LAK - Justin Williams (6) - from Jarret Stoll and Robyn Regehr (4:09 3RD)

Goalies:

WG - Steve Mason (37 saves on 38 shots: 5-9-3) LG - Jonathan Quick (14 saves on 16 shots: 11-6-4)

Three Stars:

3. Claude Giroux (1 goal) - Philadelphia

2. Wayne Simmonds (1 goal, GWG) - Philadelphia

1. Steve Mason (37 saves on 38 shots for the win) - Philadelphia

Toronto Maple Leafs 5, Vancouver Canucks 2 (from Toronto) - The Leafs improved to 14-9-3 on the season thanks to a 5-2 win over the Vancouver Canucks, dropping them to 18-8-1. 

Goals:

TOR - Jake Gardiner (2) - unassisted (15:47 1ST)
TOR - Richard Panik (5) - from Trevor Smith and David Booth (16:32 1ST)
TOR - Peter Holland (6) - unassisted (4:16 2ND) *GWG*
TOR - Joffrey Lupul (6) - from Peter Holland and David Clarkson (5:39 2ND)
VAN - Daniel Sedin (7) - from Henrik Sedin and Radim Vrbata (15:21 2ND)
VAN - Chris Tanev (1) - from Linden Vey and Brad Richardson (8:45 3RD)
TOR - David Clarkson EN (8) - from Joffrey Lupul (17:39 3RD)

Goalies:

WG - Jonathan Bernier (44 saves on 46 shots: 10-6-3) LG - Ryan Miller (10 saves on 14 shots: 16-5-0), Eddie Lack (13 saves on 13 shots in relief of Miller)

Three Stars:

3. Joffrey Lupul (1 goal, 1 assist) - Toronto

2. Peter Holland (1 goal, 1 assist, GWG) - Toronto

1. Jonathan Bernier (44 saves on 46 shots for the win) - Toronto

Detroit Red Wings 3, New York Rangers 2 (from Detroit) - The Red Wings improved to 16-6-5 on the season thanks to a 3-2 win over the New York Rangers, dropping them to 11-10-4. 

Goals:

NYR - Kevin Klein (5) - from Kevin Hayes and Carl Hagelin (9:31 1ST)
NYR - Rick Nash (17) - from Derick Brassard (14:48 1ST)
DET - Riley Sheahan (6) - from Stephen Weiss and Johan Franzen (14:14 2ND)
DET - Luke Glendening (3) - from Joakim Andersson and Drew Miller (15:15 2ND)
DET - Darren Helm (5) - from Tomas Tatar and Danny DeKeyser (7:40 3RD) *GWG*

Goalies:

WG - Jimmy Howard (27 saves on 29 shots: 13-5-4) LG - Cam Talbot (31 saves on 34 shots: 2-3-1)

Three Stars:

3. Cam Talbot (31 saves on 34 shots) - New York

2. Jimmy Howard (27 saves on 29 shots for the win) - Detroit

1. Darren Helm (1 goal, GWG) - Detroit

Columbus Blue Jackets 3, Tampa Bay Lightning 1 (from Tampa Bay) - The Blue Jackets improved to 9-15-2 on the season thanks to a 3-1 win over the Tampa Bay Lightning, dropping them to 18-7-3.

Goals:

CBJ - Boone Jenner (4) - from Matt Calvert (2:37 1ST)
CBJ - David Savard PPG (5) - from Jack Johnson and Cam Atkinson (12:48 1ST) *GWG*
CBJ - Jack Skille (4) - from Michael Chaput and Scott Hartnell (4:51 3RD)
TBL - Ondrej Palat (8) - from Nikita Kucherov and Jonahan Drouin (18:47 3RD)

Goalies:

WG - Sergei Bobrovsky (33 saves on 34 shots: 8-8-1) LG - Ben Bishop (17 saves on 20 shots: 16-4-2)

Three Stars:

3. David Savard (1 goal, GWG) - Columbus

2. Boone Jenner (1 goal) - Columbus

1. Sergei Bobrovsky (33 saves on 34 shots for the win) - Columbus

Florida Panthers 3, Buffalo Sabres 2 (from Florida) - The Panthers improved to 11-7-7 on the season thanks to a 3-2 win over the Buffalo Sabres, dropping them to 9-16-2. 

Goals:

FLA - Brad Boyes (5) - from Jussi Jokinen and Aaron Ekblad (13:05 1ST)
BUF - Drew Stafford (5) - from Cody Hodgson and Josh Gorges (11:02 2ND)
FLA - Tomas Kopecky (1) - from Aaron Ekblad and Nick Bjugstad (12:55 2ND)
BUF - Brian Gionta (3) - from Mike Weber and Torrey Mitchell (15:54 2ND)
FLA - Nick Bjugstad (11) - from Aaron Ekblad and Tomas Fleischmann (19:43 2ND) *GWG*

Goalies:

WG - Roberto Luongo (26 saves on 28 shots: 9-5-6) LG - Michal Neuvirth (34 saves on 37 shots: 3-6-1)

Three Stars:

3. Tomas Kopecky (1 goal) - Florida

2. Nick Bjugstad (1 goal, 1 assist, GWG) - Florida

1. Aaron Ekblad (3 assists) - Florida

Washington Capitals 4, New Jersey Devils 1 (from New Jersey) - The Capitals improved to 12-10-4 on the season thanks to a 4-1 win over the New Jersey Devils, dropping them to 10-13-4.

Goals:

WSH - Karl Alzner (1) - from Tom Wilson (3:47 1ST)
NJD - Patrik Elias (3) - from Dainius Zubrus and Andy Greene (6:10 1ST)
WSH - Jay Beagle (4) - from John Carlson and Michael Latta (9:15 2ND) *GWG*
WSH - Evgeny Kuznetsov PPG (3) - from Brooks Laich and Joel Ward (12:40 2ND)
WSH - Brooks Laich EN (2) - from Joel Ward and Eric Fehr (19:35 3RD)

Goalies:

WG - Braden Holtby (33 saves on 34 shots: 10-7-3) LG - Cory Schneider (25 saves on 28 shots: 10-12-3)

Three Stars:

3. Jay Beagle (1 goal, GWG) - Washington

2. Brooks Laich (1 goal, 1 assist) - Washington

1. Braden Holtby (33 saves on 34 shots for the win) - Washington

Chicago Blackhawks 3, Nashville Predators 1 (from Nashville) - The Hawks improved to 18-8-1 on the season thanks to a 3-1 win over the Nashville Predators, dropping them to 17-7-2.

Goals:

CHI - Brandon Saad (6) - from Duncan Keith (14:53 1ST)
CHI - Marian Hossa (4) - from Brandon Saad and Brent Seabrook (2:48 2ND) *GWG*
NSH - Colin Wilson (6) - from Victor Bartley and Mike Fisher (0:34 3RD)
CHI - Marian Hossa EN (5) - unassisted (18:49 3RD)

Goalies:

WG - Scott Darling (32 saves on 33 shots: 3-1-0) LG - Pekka Rinne (28 saves on 30 shots: 17-5-1)

Three Stars:

3. Scott Darling (32 saves on 33 shots for the win) - Chicago

2. Brandon Saad (1 goal, 1 assist) - Chicago

1. Marian Hossa (2 goals, GWG) - Chicago

Dallas Stars 4, Montreal Canadiens 1 (from Dallas) - The Stars improved to 10-12-5 on the season thanks to a 4-1 win over the Montreal Canadiens, dropping them to 17-10-2.

Goals:

DAL - Cody Eakin PPG (6) - from Tyler Seguin and Alex Goligoski (11:23 1ST)
DAL - Tyler Seguin PPG (20) - from Jamie Benn and Trevor Daley (3:09 2ND) *GWG*
DAL - Tyler Seguin (21) - from Jamie Benn (19:52 2ND)
MTL - Sven Andrighetto (1) - from Tomas Plekanec and Jiri Sekac (2:21 3RD)
DAL - Ryan Garbutt EN (5) - unassisted (18:56 3RD)

Goalies:

WG - Kari Lehtonen (16 saves on 17 shots: LG - Carey Price (25 saves on 28 shots: 14-8-1)

Three Stars:

3. Sven Andrighetto (1 goal) - Montreal

2. Jamie Benn (2 assists) - Dallas

1. Tyler Seguin (2 goals, 1 assist, GWG) - Dallas

Boston Bruins 5,  Arizona Coyotes 2 (from Arizona) - The Bruins improved to 15-12-1 on the season thanks to a 5-2 win over the Arizona Coyotes, dropping them to 10-15-3.

Goals:

BOS - Brad Marchand (7) - from Reilly Smith and Dougie Hamilton (0:58 1ST)
BOS - Kevan Miller (1) - unassisted (5:58 1ST)
ARI - Joe Vitale (3) - from Shane Doan and Michael Stone (13:11 1ST)
BOS - Simon Gagne (3) - from Dan Paille (8:34 2ND) *GWG*
BOS - Brad Marchand (8) - from Reilly Smith and Dougie Hamilton (14:47 2ND)
BOS - Loui Eriksson PPG (4) - from Patrice Bergeron and Torey Krug (19:30 2ND)
ARI - Mikkel Boedker PPG (9) - from Antoine Vermette and Keith Yandle (5:41 3RD)

Goalies:

WG - Tuukka Rask (24 saves on 26 shots: 12-8-1) LG - Devan Dubnyk (20 saves on 24 shots: 5-2-1), Mike Smith (8 saves on 9 shots in relief of Dubnyk)

Three Stars:

3. Reilly Smith (2 assists) - Boston

2. Tuukka Rask (24 saves on 26 shots for the win) - Boston

1. Brad Marchand (2 goals) - Boston

San Jose Sharks 3, Calgary Flames 2 (from Calgary) - The Sharks improved to 14-10-4 on the season thanks to a 3-2 win over the Calgary Flames, dropping them to 17-9-2.

Goals:

CGY - Mark Giordano (7) - from David Jones and Curtis Glencross (17:32 1ST)
SJS - Justin Braun (1) - from Tommy Wingels (0:33 2ND)
SJS - Logan Couture (11) - from John Scott and Justin Braun (2:34 2ND)
CGY - Johnny Gaudreau (5) - from Jiri Hudler and Matt Stajan (17:49 2ND)
SJS - Patrick Marleau (7) - from Logan Couture and Tommy Wingels (9:18 3RD) *GWG*

Goalies:

WG - Antti Niemi (33 saves on 35 shots: 11-7-3) LG - Karri Ramo (27 saves on 30 shots: 8-3-1)

Three Stars:

3. Karri Ramo (27 saves on 30 shots) - Calgary

2. Antti Niemi (33 saves on 35 shots for the win) - San Jose

1. Logan Couture (1 goal, 1 assist) - San Jose

Three Stars of the Night:

3. Evgeni Malkin - Malkin scored his 13th and 14th goals of the season in the Penguins 3-2 win over the Senators.

2. Paul Stastny - Stastny scored 2 goals (including the game-winner) in the Blues 6-4 win over the Islanders.

1. Tyler Seguin - Seguin scored 2 goals (including the game-winner) and added an assist in the Stars 4-1 win over the Canadiens.

Interesting Stats of the Night:

-Mike Babcock picked up his 500th career win.
-Sven Andrighetto scored his 1st NHL goal for the Canadiens.
-Martin Brodeur won his 1st game as a member of the Blues.
-Tyler Seguin became the 1st player this season to score 20 goals.

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

Chicago Blackhawks - 6 game winning streak

San Jose Sharks - 4 game winning streak
Anaheim Ducks - 3 game winning streak

Columbus Blue Jackets - 3 game winning streak

Edmonton Oilers - 11 game losing streak

Colorado Avalanche - 3 game losing streak

Montreal Canadiens - 3 game losing streak
Arizona Coyotes - 3 game losing streak

What's up next - Sunday December 7th: There are 4 NHL games on tap for Sunday:

1. Anaheim Ducks vs. Winnipeg Jets at 3:00 PM ET (In Winnipeg) {***Forman's Game of the Night***}

2. Detroit Red Wings vs. Carolina Hurricanes at 5:00 PM ET (In Carolina)

3. Vancouver Canucks vs. Ottawa Senators at 7:00 PM ET (In Ottawa)

4. San Jose Sharks vs. Edmonton Oilers at 9:00 PM ET (In Edmonton)

-Joel Forman - The Forman Faceoff