Monday, December 8, 2014

December 8th NHL Recap

New York Rangers 4, Pittsburgh Penguins 3 (OT) - (from New York) - The Rangers improved to 12-10-4 on the season thanks to a 4-3 OT win over the Pittsburgh Penguins, dropping them to 18-6-3.
Goals:
PIT - Nick Spaling (4) - from Sidney Crosby and Steve Downie (12:35 1ST)
NYR - J.T. Miller (2) - from Martin St. Louis and Dominic Moore (3:50 2ND) 
NYR - Rick Nash (18) - from Mats Zuccarello and Derick Brassard (8:40 2ND)
NYR - Kevin Hayes (4) - unassisted (12:58 2ND)
PIT - Evgeni Malkin (15) - from Brandon Sutter and Blake Comeau (15:17 2ND)
PIT - Steve Downie (4) - from Nick Spaling and Rob Scuderi (15:41 2ND)
NYR - Kevin Klein (6) - from Ryan McDonagh and Dominic Moore (3:45 OT) *GWG*
Goalies:
WG - Henrik Lundqvist (32 saves on 35 shots: 10-7-3) LG - Marc-Andre Fleury (25 saves on 29 shots: 15-4-2)
Three Stars:
3. Rick Nash (1 goal) - New York
2. Steve Downie (1 goal, 1 assist) - Pittsburgh
1. Kevin Klein (1 goal, OT winner) - New York

New Jersey Devils 2, Carolina Hurricanes 1 (from Carolina) - The Devils improved to 11-13-4 on the season thanks to a 2-1 win over the Carolina Hurricanes, dropping them to 8-16-3.
Goals:
CAR - Justin Faulk (4) - from Andrej Nestrasil and Ron Hainsey (7:11 2ND)
NJD - Jaromir Jagr (5) - from Scott Gomez (14:45 2ND)
NJD - Adam Henrique PPG (8) - from Jaromir Jagr and Scott Gomez (19:46 2ND) *GWG*
Goalies:
WG - Cory Schneider (39 saves on 40 shots: 11-12-3) LG - Cam Ward (14 saves on 16 shots: 8-10-1)
Three Stars:
3. Scott Gomez (2 assists) - New Jersey
2. Cory Schneider (39 saves on 40 shots for the win) - New Jersey
1. Jaromir Jagr (1 goal, 1 assist) - New Jersey

St. Louis Blues 4, Florida Panthers 2 (from St. Louis) - The Blues improved to 18-8-2 on the season thanks to a 4-2 win over the Florida Panthers, dropping them to 11-8-7.
Goals:
STL - Maxim Lapierre (2) - from Chris Porter and Ryan Reaves (11:17 1ST)
STL - Ian Cole (3) - from Jori Lehtera and Vladimir Tarasenko (17:34 1ST)
FLA - Nick Bjugstad (12) - from Tomas Fleischmann and Erik Gudbranson (15:21 2ND)
FLA - Aaron Ekblad (5) - from Jussi Jokinen and Brian Campbell (14:54 3RD)
STL - Chris Porter (1) - from Barret Jackman (18:06 3RD) *GWG*
STL - Paul Stastny EN (6) - unassisted (19:28 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - Martin Brodeur (32 saves on 34 shots: 2-1-0) LG - Roberto Luongo (24 saves on 27 shots: 9-6-6)
Three Stars:
3. Aaron Ekblad (1 goal) - Florida
2. Chris Porter (1 goal, 1 assist, GWG) - St. Louis
1. Martin Brodeur (32 saves on 34 shots for the win) - St. Louis

Three Stars of the Night:
3. Kevin Klein - Klein scored his 2nd OT goal of the season in the Rangers 4-3 win over the Penguins.
2. Martin Brodeur - Brodeur stopped 32 of 34 shots for his 1st home win with the Blues in their 4-2 win over the Panthers.
1. Jaromir Jagr - Jags scored his 5th goal of the season and setup the game-winner in the Devils 2-1 win over the Hurricanes.

Interesting Stats of the Night:
-It was a big night for Jaromir Jagr, who played in his 1500th NHL game. Jagr scored his 5th goal of the season and added an assist, giving him 1,772 career points. He moves into 5th all-time in NHL points passing Marcel Dionne (1,772 points). Here is the video of Jagr's 1772nd point: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jaZwnfQYJl4&list=UUqFMzb-4AUf6WAIbl132QKA
-Kevin Klein had quite the night for the Rangers. He received 13 stitches after having a part of his ear sliced off while being high-sticked by Zach Sill in the first period. Klein would return the game and score the winner in OT, his 2nd OT goal of the season.
-Nick Bjugstad has caught fire over the past month after a slow start to the season. Bjugstad had 0 goals and 1 assist in his first 10 games of the season, but since he has 12 goals and 5 assists in his last 16 games, including 3 2-goal games.
-Martin Brodeur picked up his 1st home win with the Blues.

Current Winning/Losing Streaks (3 or more games):
Chicago Blackhawks - 6 game winning streak
Anaheim Ducks - 4 game winning streak
Columbus Blue Jackets - 3 game winning streak
Detroit Red Wings - 3 game winning streak


Colorado Avalanche - 3 game losing streak
Montreal Canadiens - 3 game losing streak
Arizona Coyotes - 3 game losing streak
Carolina Hurricanes - 3 game losing streak

Forman Faceoff Highlights of the Night:

What's up next - Tuesday December 9th: There are 10 NHL games on tap for Tuesday night:
1. Chicago Blackhawks vs. New Jersey Devils at 7:00 PM ET (In New Jersey)
2. Philadelphia Flyers vs. Columbus Blue Jackets at 7:00 PM ET (In Columbus)
3. Los Angeles Kings vs. Buffalo Sabres at 7:30 PM ET (In Buffalo)
4. Calgary Flames vs. Toronto Maple Leafs at 7:30 PM ET (In Toronto) {***Forman's Game of the Night***}
5. Vancouver Canucks vs. Montreal Canadiens at 7:30 PM ET (In Montreal)
6. Washington Capitals vs. Tampa Bay Lightning at 7:30 PM ET (In Tampa Bay)
7. New York Islanders vs. Minnesota Wild at 8:00 PM ET (In Minnesota)
8. Winnipeg Jets vs. Dallas Stars at 8:30 PM ET (In Dallas)
9. Nashville Predators vs. Colorado Avalanche at 9:00 PM ET (In Colorado)
10. Edmonton Oilers vs. San Jose Sharks at 10:30 PM ET (In San Jose)

-Joel Forman - The Forman Faceoff

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