Tuesday, December 9, 2014

December 9th NHL Recap

Chicago Blackhawks 3, New Jersey Devils 2 (SO) - (from New Jersey) - The Blackhawks improved to 19-8-1 on the season thanks to a 3-2 shootout win over the New Jersey Devils, dropping them to 11-13-5.
Goals:
NJD - Jordin Tootoo (2) - from Steve Bernier (15:11 1ST)
CHI - Bryan Bickell (4) - from Patrick Sharp (10:55 2ND)
NJD - Stephen Gionta (2) - from Steve Bernier and Damon Severson (2:31 3RD)
CHI - Duncan Keith (6) - from Marian Hossa and Jonathan Toews (16:47 3RD)
Shootout winner - Patrick Kane (CHI)
Goalies:
WG - Scott Darling (22 saves on 24 shots: 4-1-0) LG - Keith Kinkaid (37 saves on 39 shots: 0-1-1)
Three Stars:
3. Scott Darling (22 saves on 24 shots for the win) - Chicago
2. Keith Kinkaid (37 saves on 39 shots) - New Jersey
1. Duncan Keith (1 goal) - Chicago

Columbus Blue Jackets 3, Philadelphia Flyers 2 (OT) - (from Columbus) - The Blue Jackets improved to 10-15-2 on the season thanks to a 3-2 OT win over the Philadelphia Flyers, dropping them to 9-13-5. 
Goals:
CBJ - Boone Jenner PPG (5) - from Brandon Dubinsky and James Wisniewski (12:34 1ST)
PHI - Brayden Schenn PPG (8) - from Claude Giroux and Mark Streit (17:53 1ST)
CBJ - Scott Hartnell PPG (6) - from Nick Foligno and Jack Johnson (10:39 2ND)
PHI - Brayden Schenn (9) - from Jakub Voracek and Sean Couturier (19:04 3RD)
CBJ - Kevin Connauton (1) - from Ryan Johansen (1:58 OT) *GWG*
Goalies:
WG - Sergei Bobrovsky (19 saves on 21 shots: 9-8-1) LG - Steve Mason (21 saves on 24 shots: 5-9-4) 
Three Stars:
3. Boone Jenner (1 goal) - Columbus
2. Brayden Schenn (2 goals) - Philadelphia
1. Kevin Connauton (1 goal, OT winner) - Columbus

Buffalo Sabres 1, Los Angeles Kings 0 (from Buffalo) - The Sabres improved to 10-16-2 on the season thanks to a 1-0 shutout of the Los Angeles Kings, dropping them to 14-9-5. 
Goals:
BUF - Tyler Ennis PPG (8) - from Matt Moulson and Drew Stafford (4:00 3RD) *GWG*
Goalies:
WG - Jhonas Enroth (34 saves on 34 shots: 7-10-1) LG - Jonathan Quick (15 saves on 16 shots: 11-7-4) 
Three Stars:
3. Jonathan Quick (15 saves on 16 shots) - Los Angeles
2. Tyler Ennis (1 goal, GWG) - Buffalo
1. Jhonas Enroth (34 saves on 34 shots for the shutout) - Buffalo

Toronto Maple Leafs 4, Calgary Flames 1 (from Toronto) - The Leafs improved to 15-9-3 on the season thanks to a 4-1 win over the Calgary Flames, dropping them to 17-10-2 
Goals:
TOR - Peter Holland (7) - from David Clarkson and Joffrey Lupul (10:46 1ST)
TOR - James van Riemsdyk PPG (11) - from Nazem Kadri and Dion Phaneuf (2:51 2ND) *GWG*
CGY - Markus Granlund PPG (4) - from Mark Giordano and T.J. Brodie (3:48 3RD)
TOR - Phil Kessel EN (14) - from James van Riemsdyk (19:20 3RD)
TOR - Mike Santorelli EN (5) - from Nazem Kadri (19:56 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - Jonathan Bernier (31 saves on 32 shots: 11-6-3) LG - Jonas Hiller (25 saves on 27 shots: 9-7-1) 
Three Stars:
3. Nazem Kadri (2 assists) - Toronto
2. James van Riemsdyk (1 goal, 1 assist, GWG) - Toronto
1. Jonathan Bernier (31 saves on 32 shots for the win) - Toronto

Montreal Canadiens 3, Vancouver Canucks 1 (from Montreal) - The Canadiens improved to 18-10-2 on the season thanks to a 3-1 win over the Vancouver Canucks, dropping them to 18-9-2.
Goals:
MTL - Brendan Gallagher (8) - from Max Pacioretty and Tom Gilbert (6:56 2ND)
VAN - Derek Dorsett SHG (4) - from Jannik Hansen and Kevin Bieksa (11:56 2ND)
MTL - Tomas Plekanec (9) - from Sven Andrighetto and Jiri Sekac (15:44 3RD) *GWG*
MTL - Max Pacioretty EN (13) - from P.K. Subban (19:59 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - Carey Price (15 saves on 16 shots: 15-8-1) LG - Ryan Miller (22 saves on 24 shots: 16-6-0) 
Three Stars:
3. Ryan Miller (22 saves on 24 shots) - Vancouver
2. Max Pacioretty (1 goal, 1 assist) - Montreal
1. Tomas Plekanec (1 goal, GWG) - Montreal

Washington Capitals 5, Tampa Bay Lightning 3 (from Tampa Bay) - The Capitals improved to 13-10-4 on the season thanks to a 5-3 win over the Tampa Bay Lightning, dropping them to 18-8-3.
Goals:
WSH - Alex Ovechkin (13) - from Tom Wilson and John Carlson (0:40 1ST)
TBL - Brian Boyle (6) - from Victor Hedman and J.T. Brown (13:49 1ST)
WSH - Matt Niskanen PPG (2) - from Nicklas Backstrom and Marcus Johansson (14:23 1ST)
TBL - Steven Stamkos PPG (17) - from Ryan Callahan and Victor Hedman (0:47 2ND)
WSH - Brooks Laich (3) - from Joel Ward (4:36 2ND)
WSH - Troy Brouwer (7) - from Marcus Johansson and Evgeny Kuznetsov (10:52 3RD) *GWG*
TBL - Valtteri Filppula (5) - from Tyler Johnson and Victor Hedman (19:56 3RD)
WSH - Alex Ovechkin EN (14) - from Nicklas Backstrom (19:59 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - Braden Holtby (33 saves on 36 shots: 11-7-3) LG -  Ben Bishop (30 saves on 34 shots: 16-5-2)
Three Stars:
3. Nicklas Backstrom (2 assists) - Washington
2. Victor Hedman (3 assists) - Tampa Bay
1. Alex Ovechkin (2 goals) - Washington

Minnesota Wild 5, New York Islanders 4 (from Minnesota) - The Wild improved to 15-10-1 on the season thanks to a 5-4 win over the New York Islanders, dropping them to 19-9-0. 
Goals:
NYI - Michael Grabner (2) - from Anders Lee and Griffin Reinhart (8:31 1ST)
NYI - Brock Nelson PPG (13) - from Nick Leddy and John Tavares (17:15 1ST)
NYI - Matt Martin (3) - from Thomas Hickey and Lubomir Visnovsky (17:47 1ST)
MIN - Zach Parise PPG (11) - from Jason Pominville and Ryan Suter (9:01 2ND)
NYI - Josh Bailey (4) - from Mikhail Grabovski and Calvin de Haan (17:17 2ND)
MIN - Mikko Koivu (5) - from Jason Zucker (2:51 3RD)
MIN - Erik Haula (3) - from Ryan Carter and Jared Spurgeon (11:03 3RD)
MIN - Thomas Vanek (3) - from Zach Parise and Ryan Suter (11:48 3RD)
MIN - Nino Niederreiter (12) - from Thomas Vanek and Ryan Suter (15:27 3RD) *GWG*
Goalies:
WG - Niklas Backstrom (15 saves on 19 shots: 4-2-1) LG - Chad Johnson (25 saves on 30 shots: 5-4-0) 
Three Stars:
3. Brock Nelson (1 goal) - New York
2. Ryan Suter (3 assists) - Minnesota
1. Thomas Vanek (1 goal, 1 assist) - Minnesota

Winnipeg Jets 5, Dallas Stars 2 (from Dallas) - The Jets improved to 15-9-5 on the season thanks to a 5-2 win over the Dallas Stars, dropping them to 10-13-5. 
Goals:
WPG - Mathieu Perreault PPG (4) - from Bryan Little and Dustin Byfuglien (5:23 1ST)
DAL - Tyler Seguin PPG (22) - from Jason Spezza and Jamie Benn (9:09 1ST)
WPG - Blake Wheeler (9) - from Andrew Ladd and Dustin Byfuglien (14:01 1ST)
DAL - Antoine Roussel (6) - from Jordie Benn and Jason Demers (3:29 2ND)
WPG - Adam Lowry (3) - from Michael Frolik and Ben Chiarot (7:22 2ND) *GWG*
WPG - Adam Lowry (4) - from Adam Pardy and Matt Halischuk (9:41 2ND)
WPG - Michael Frolik SHG (6) - from Blake WHeeler and Mark Stuart (19:20 2ND)
Goalies:
WG - Michael Hutchinson (26 saves on 28 shots: 6-1-2) LG - Kari Lehtonen (14 saves on 17 shots: 10-7-5), Jussi Rynnas (13 saves on 15 shots in relief of Lehtonen)
Three Stars:
3. Dustin Byfuglien (2 assists) - Winnipeg
2. Blake Wheeler (1 goal, 1 assist) - Winnipeg
1. Adam Lowry (2 goals, GWG) - Winnipeg

Nashville Predators 3, Colorado Avalanche 0 (from Colorado) - The Predators improved to 18-7-2 on the season thanks to a 3-0 shutout of the Colorado Avalanche, dropping them to 9-13-6.
Goals:
NSH - Filip Forsberg (12) - from Gabriel Bourque and Seth Jones (2:23 1ST) *GWG*
NSH - Gabriel Bourque EN (1) - from Mike Ribeiro (18:10 3RD)
NSH - James Neal EN (10) - from Mike Ribeiro and Filip Forsberg (19:02 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - Pekka Rinne (26 saves on 26 shots: 18-5-1) LG - Calvin Pickard (33 saves on 34 shots: 3-5-0) 
Three Stars:
3. Calvin Pickard (33 saves on 34 shots) - Nashville
2. Filip Forsberg (1 goal, 1 assist) - Nashville
1. Pekka Rinne (26 saves on 26 shots for the shutout) - Nashville

San Jose Sharks 5, Edmonton Oilers 2 (from San Jose) - The Sharks improved to 15-11-4 on the season thanks to a 5-2 win over the Edmonton Oilers, dropping them to 7-16-5. 
Goals:
SJS - Joe Pavelski (13) - from Joe Thornton (4:33 1ST)
SJS - Barclay Goodrow (1) - from Melker Karlsson and James Sheppard (5:29 1ST)
EDM - Jordan Eberle (6) - from Leon Draisaitl (12:08 1ST)
EDM - David Perron (5) - from Teddy Purcell (16:15 1ST)
SJS - Logan Couture (12) - from Scott Hannan and Tommy Wingels (6:14 2ND) *GWG*
SJS - Joe Pavelski PPG (14) - from Patrick Marleau and Joe Thornton (7:35 2ND)
SJS - Brent Burns (8) - from Logan Couture (14:31 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - Alex Stalock (25 saves on 27 shots: 3-3-1) LG - Ben Scrivens (19 saves on 24 shots: 5-10-3) 
Three Stars:
3. Joe Thornton (2 assists) - San Jose
2. Logan Couture (1 goal, 1 assist, GWG) - San Jose
1. Joe Pavelski (2 goals) - San Jose

Three Stars of the Night:
3. Adam Lowry - Lowry scored his 3rd and 4th goals of the season, including the game-winner, in the Jets 5-2 win over the Stars.
2. Pekka Rinne - Rinne stopped all 26 shots he faced for the shutout in the Predators 3-0 win over the Avalanche.
1. Jhonas Enroth - Enroth stopped all 34 shots he faced for the shutout in the Sabres 1-0 win over the Kings.

Interesting Stats of the Night:
-Patrick Sharp returned to the Hawks lineup for the 1st time since being injured on November 4th.
-Griffin Reinhart picked up his 1st NHL point for the Islanders.
-Steven Stamkos scored his 250th career goal.
-The New Jersey Devils have now lost 16 of their last 17 shootouts dating back to last season.
-Barclay Goodrow scored his 1st NHL goal for the Sharks. Melker Karlsson assisted on the goal for his 1st NHL point.
-Pekka Rinne picked up his NHL-leading 18th win of the season and his 3rd shutout of the season.
-Jhonas Enroth picked up his 1st shutout of the season.

Current Winning/Losing Streaks (3 or more games):
Chicago Blackhawks - 7 game winning streak
Anaheim Ducks - 4 game winning streak
Columbus Blue Jackets - 4 game winning streak
Detroit Red Wings - 3 game winning streak
Washington Capitals - 3 game winning streak

Colorado Avalanche - 4 game losing streak
Arizona Coyotes - 3 game losing streak
Carolina Hurricanes - 3 game losing streak

Forman Faceoff Highlights of the Night:
-Michael Hutchinson glove save on Antoine Roussel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oHkraNuCiFo&list=UUqFMzb-4AUf6WAIbl132QKA

What's up next - Wednesday December 10th: There are 2 NHL games on tap for Wednesday night:
1. Toronto Maple Leafs vs. Detroit Red Wings at 8:00 PM ET (In Detroit) {***Forman's Game of the Night***}
2. Edmonton Oilers vs. Anaheim Ducks at 10:00 PM ET (In Anaheim)

-Joel Forman - The Forman Faceoff

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