January 31st NHL Recap

Montreal Canadiens 1, Washington Capitals 0 (from Montreal) - The Canadiens improved to 32-13-3 on the season thanks to a 1-0 OT win over the Washington Capitals, dropping them to 25-14-10.

Goals:

MTL - Max Pacioretty (23) - from Tomas Plekanec and P.K. Subban (3:08 OT) *GWG*

Goalies:

WG - Carey Price (36 saves on 36 shots: 27-10-2) LG - Braden Hotlby (29 saves on 30 shots: 23-10-9)

Three Stars:

3. Max Pacioretty (1 goal, OT winner) - Montreal

2. Braden Holtby (29 saves on 30 shots) - Washington

1. Carey Price (36 saves on 36 shots for the shutout) - Montreal

Detroit Red Wings 4, New York Islanders 1 (from Detroit) - The Red Wings improved to 29-12-9 on the season thanks to a 4-1 win over the New York Islanders, dropping them to 32-16-1. 

Goals:

DET - Tomas Tatar PPG (22) - from Pavel Datsyuk and Danny DeKeyser (5:29 1ST)
DET - Brendan Smith (3) - from Tomas Jurco and Riley Sheahan (19:13 2ND) *GWG*
NYI - Lubomir Visnovsky PPG (4) - from Frans Nielsen and Brock Nelson (5:24 3RD)
DET - Jonathan Ericsson (3) - unassisted (9:21 3RD)
DET - Gustav Nyquist PPG (20) - from Henrik Zetterberg and Niklas Kronwall (13:08 3RD)

Goalies:

WG - Petr Mrazek (22 saves on 23 shots: 11-4-1) LG - Chad Johnson (15 saves on 19 shots: 6-6-0)

Three Stars:

3. Brendan Smith (1 goal, GWG) - Detroit

2. Tomas Tatar (1 goal) - Detroit

1. Petr Mrazek (22 saves on 23 shots for the win) - Detroit

Ottawa Senators 7, Arizona Coyotes 2 (from Ottawa) - The Senators improved to 20-19-9 on the season thanks to a 7-2 rout of the Arizona Coyotes, dropping them to 17-26-6. 

Goals:

ARI - Zbynek Michalek (2) - unassisted (0:40 1ST)
OTT - Mike Hoffman (17) - unassisted (1:09 1ST)
OTT - Milan Michalek (7) - from David Legwand and Marc Methot (16:51 2ND)
OTT - Mark Stone (12) - from Marc Methot and David Legwand (18:54 2ND) *GWG*
OTT - Bobby Ryan (14) - from Clarke MacArthur and Mika Zibanejad (1:57 3RD)
OTT - Jean-Gabriel Pageau (2) - from Erik Karlsson (2:17 3RD)
ARI - Sam Gagner (9) - from Lauri Korpikoski and Keith Yandle (5:16 3RD)
OTT - Erik Karlsson (12) - from Mark Stone and Marc Methot (11:52 3RD)
OTT - Mika Zibanejad (13) - from Bobby Ryan (18:33 3RD)

Goalies:

WG - Robin Lehner (35 saves on 37 shots: 7-8-2) LG - Mike Smith (15 saves on 20 shots: 8-21-4), Louis Domingue (9 saves on 11 shots in relief of Smith)

Three Stars:

3. Robin Lehner (35 saves on 37 shots for the win) - Ottawa

2. Mark Stone (1 goal, 1 assist, GWG) - Ottawa

1. Marc Methot (3 assists) - Ottawa

Boston Bruins 3, Los Angeles Kings 1 (from Boston) - The Bruins improved to 27-16-7 on the season thanks to a 3-1 win over the Los Angeles Kings, dropping them to 21-16-12. 

Goals:

BOS - Brad Marchand (14) - from Zdeno Chara and Gregory Campbell (17:20 1ST)
LAK - Jordan Nolan (2) - from Drew Doughty and Jake Muzzin (13:00 3RD)
BOS - Chris Kelly (6) - from Carl Soderberg and Torey Krug (14:33 3RD) *GWG*
BOS - Brad Marchand EN (15) - unassisted (19:43 3RD)

Goalies:

WG - Tuukka Rask (30 saves on 31 shots: 22-11-7) LG - Jonathan Quick (30 saves on 32 shots: 17-13-10)

Three Stars:

3. Jonathan Quick (30 saves on 32 shots) - Los Angeles

2. Tuukka Rask (30 saves on 31 shots for the win) - Boston

1. Brad Marchand (2 goals) - Boston

New Jersey Devils 3, Florida Panthers 1 (from New Jersey) - The Devils improved to 19-22-9 on the season thanks to a 3-1 win over the Florida Panthers, dropping them to 21-16-10. 

Goals:

NJD - Jaromir Jagr (10) - from Dainius Zubrus and Mike Cammalleri (9:40 1ST)
NJD - Mike Cammalleri PPG (16) - from Steve Bernier and Scott Gomez (14:37 1ST) *GWG*
NJD - Steve Bernier EN (8) - from Adam Henrique (17:28 3RD)
FLA - Brandon Pirri (6) - from Brian Campbell (18:31 3RD)

Goalies:

WG - Keith Kinkaid (26 saves on 27 shots: 2-3-3) LG - Roberto Luongo (11 saves on 13 shots: 18-12-8)

Three Stars:

3. Steve Bernier (1 goal, 1 assist) - New Jersey

2. Mike Cammalleri (1 goal, 1 assist, GWG) - New Jersey

1. Keith Kinkaid (26 saves on 27 shots for the win) - New Jersey

New York Rangers 4, Carolina Hurricanes 1 (from New York) - The Rangers improved to 28-15-4 on the season thanks to a 4-1 win over the Carolina Hurricanes, dropping them to 17-26-6. 

Goals:

NYR - Rick Nash (29) - unassisted (6:30 1ST)
NYR - Dominic Moore SHG (4) - from Ryan McDonagh (10:57 1ST) *GWG*
CAR - Brad Malone (4) - from Ryan Murphy and Patrick Dwyer (5:38 2ND)
NYR - Chris Kreider (11) - from Kevin Hayes and Mats Zuccarello (10:16 3RD)
NYR - Dan Boyle (5) - from Carl Hagelin and Jesper Fast (10:37 3RD)

Goalies:

WG - Henrik Lundqvist (31 saves on 32 shots: 24-11-3) LG - Cam Ward (33 saves on 37 shots: 11-18-4)

Three Stars:

3. Dominic Moore (1 goal, GWG) - New York

2. Chris Kreider (1 goal) - New York

1. Henrik Lundqvist (31 saves on 32 shots for the win) - New York

Philadelphia Flyers 1, Toronto Maple Leafs 0 (from Philadelphia) - The Flyers improved to 22-22-7 on the season thanks to a 1-0 shutout of the Toronto Maple Leafs, dropping them to 22-25-4. 

Goals:

PHI - Michael Del Zotto (5) - from Petr Straka and Wayne Simmonds (4:05 1ST) *GWG*

Goalies:

WG - Steve Mason (30 saves on 30 shots: 11-12-6) LG - James Reimer (17 saves on 18 shots: 6-10-0)

Three Stars:

3. James Reimer (17 saves 18 shots) - Toronto

2. Michael Del Zotto (1 goal, GWG) - Philadelphia

1. Steve Mason (30 saves on 30 shots for the shutout) - Philadelphia

Dallas Stars 5, Winnipeg Jets 2 (from Winnipeg) - The Stars improved to 23-19-7 on the season thanks to a 5-2 win over the Winnipeg Jets, dropping them to 26-17-8.

Goals:

DAL - Patrick Eaves PPG (5) - from Tyler Seguin and John Klingberg (5:13 1ST)
WPG - Andrew Ladd (18) - from Mark Stuart and Jacob Trouba (10:14 2ND)
DAL - Shawn Horcoff PPG (7) - from Trevor Daley and Ales Hemsky (14:21 2ND)
DAL - Jason Spezza PPG (9) - from Tyler Seguin and John Klingber (18:47 2ND) *GWG*
DAL - John Klingberg (8) - from Vernon Fiddler and Colton Sceviour (4:31 3RD)
DAL - John Klingberg PPG (9) - from Tyler Seguin and Jamie Benn (8:40 3RD)
WPG - Toby Enstrom (2) - from Blake Wheeler and Andrew Ladd (12:46 3RD)

Goalies:

WG - Kari Lehtonen (38 saves on 40 shots: 21-11-7) LG - Michael Hutchinson (27 saves on 32 shots: 14-6-2)

Three Stars:

3. Tyler Seguin (3 assists) - Dallas

2. Kari Lehtonen (38 saves on 40 shots for the win) - Dallas

1. John Klingberg (2 goals, 2 assist) - Dallas

Tampa Bay Lightning 3, Columbus Blue Jackets 1 (from Tampa Bay) - The Lightning improved to 32-15-4 on the season thanks to a 3-1 win over the Columbus Blue Jackets, dropping them to 21-24-3. 

Goals:

TBL - Brett Connolly (9) - from Brenden Morrow and Jason Garrison (19:36 1ST)
TBL - Cedric Paquette (10) - from Jonathan Drouin and Alex Killorn (10:02 3RD) *GWG*
TBL - Valtteri Filppula (10) - unassisted (11:43 3RD)
CBJ - Ryan Johansen (19) - from David Savard and Ryan Murray (16:34 3RD)

Goalies:

WG - Ben Bishop (34 saves on 35 shots: 26-8-2) LG - Curtis McElhinney (31 saves on 34 shots: 5-8-1)

Three Stars:

3. Valtteri Filppula (1 goal) - Tampa Bay

2. Cedric Paquette (1 goal, GWG) - Tampa Bay

1. Ben Bishop (34 saves on 35 shots for the win) - Tampa Bay

Calgary Flames 4, Edmonton Oilers 2 (from Calgary) - The Flames improved to 27-20-3 on the season thanks to a 4-2 win over the Edmonton Oilers, dropping them to 13-28-9. 

Goals:

EDM - Jordan Eberle (13) - from Ryan Nugent-Hopkins (2:43 1ST)

EDM - Benoit Pouliot (11) - from Jordan Eberle and Jeff Petry (11:41 1ST)
CGY - Paul Byron (6) - from Mason Raymond and Josh Jooris (2:56 3RD)
CGY - Lance Bouma (7) - from David Jones and Mikael Backlund (6:16 3RD)
CGY - Sean Monahan PPG (16) - from Mark Giordano and Dennis Wideman (8:39 3RD) *GWG*
CGY - Lance Bouma (8) - from Mikael Backlund and David Jones (16:27 3RD)

Goalies:

WG - Jonas Hiller (17 saves on 19 shots: 15-14-2) LG - Ben Scrivens (29 saves on 33 shots: 9-17-7) 

Three Stars:

3. Sean Monahan (1 goal, GWG) - Calgary

2. Jordan Eberle (1 goal, 1 assist) - Edmonton

1. Lance Bouma (2 goals) - Calgary

San Jose Sharks 2, Chicago Blackhawks 0 (from San Jose) - The Sharks improved to 27-17-6 on the season thanks to a 2-0 shutout of the Chicago Blackhawks, dropping them to 30-17-2. 

Goals:

SJS - Melker Karlsson (8) - from Matt Irwin and Joe Thornton (5:09 1ST) *GWG*
SJS - Joe Thornton EN (11) - from Melker Karlsson and Matt Tennyson (18:50 3RD)

Goalies:

WG - Antti Niemi (31 saves on 31 shots: 21-11-5) LG - Antti Raanta (18 saves on 19 shots: 7-4-0) 

Three Stars:

3. Joe Thornton (1 goal, 1 assist) - San Jose

2. Melker Karlsson (1 goal, 1 assist, GWG) - San Jose

1. Antti Niemi (31 saves on 31 shots for the shutout) - San Jose

Three Stars of the Night:

3. Carey Price - Price stopped all 36 shots he faced for the shutout in the Canadiens 1-0 win over the Capitals.

2. Antti Niemi - Niemi stopped all 31 shots he faced for the shutout in the Sharks 2-0 win over the Hawks.

1. John Klingberg - Klingberg scored 2 goals and added 2 assists in the Stars 5-2 win over the Jets.

Interesting Stats of the Night:

-Carey Price picked up back-to-back 1-0 shutouts in consecutive starts, and Max Pacioretty scored the -only Canadiens goal in both games. Price now has 4 shutouts on the year.

-John Klingberg picked up a career-high 4 points tonight (2 goals, 2 assists)

-2 sets of brothers played in the Senators/Coyotes game (Milan/Zbynek Michalek and Mark.Michael Stone)

-10 of 11 Home Teams won tonight, with Dallas being the only team to win on the road.
-Antti Niemi picked up his 4th shutout of the season.
-Steve Mason picked up his 2nd shutout of the season.

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

Montreal Canadiens - 5 game winning streak
St. Louis Blues - 4 game winning streak
Philadelphia Flyers - 4 game winning streak

San Jose Sharks - 3 game winning streak

Buffalo Sabres - 14 game losing streak

Toronto Maple Leafs - 9 game losing streak

Winnipeg Jets - 3 game losing streak

What's up next - Sunday February 1st: There are 4 NHL games on tap for Sunday night:

1. Arizona Coyotes vs. Montreal Canadiens at 1:00 PM ET (In Montreal)

2. St. Louis Blues vs. Washington Capitals at 1:00 PM ET (In Washington)

3. Nashville Predators vs. Pittsburgh Penguins at 2:00 PM ET (In Pittsburgh) {***Forman's Game of the Night***}

4. Minnesota Wild vs. Vancouver Canucks at 3:00 PM ET (In Vancouver)

-Joel Forman - The Forman Faceoff

January 30th NHL Recap

Pittsburgh Penguins 2, New Jersey Devils 1 (OT) - (from New Jersey) - 27-13-8 18-22-8

Goals:

NJD - Steve Bernier (7) - unassisted (6:08 3RD)

PIT - Chris Kunitz PPG (15) - from Sidney Crosby and Kris Letang (16:49 3RD)

PIT - Simon Despres (2) - from Brandon Sutter and Kris Letang (2:21 OT) *GWG*

Goalies:

WG - Marc-Andre Fleury (13 saves on 14 shots: 23-10-5) LG - Cory Schneider (41 saves on 43 shots: 17-19-5)

Three Stars:

3. Chris Kunitz (1 goal) - Pittsburgh

2. Simon Despres (1 goal, OT winner) - Pittsburgh

1. Cory Schneider (41 saves on 43 shots) - New Jersey

St. Louis Blues 3, Carolina Hurricanes 2 (SO) - (from Carolina) - The Blues improved to 31-13-4 on the season thanks to a 3-2 shootout win over the Carolina Hurricanes, dropping them to 17-25-6.

Goals:

STL - Ryan Reaves (5) - from Steve Ott and Marcel Goc (1:48 1ST)

STL - David Backes (17) - from Alex Pietrangelo and T.J. Oshie (3:25 1ST)

CAR - Justin Faulk (10) - from Jay McClement and Brad Malone (10:57 1ST)

CAR - Ryan Murphy PPG (1) - from Riley Nash and Jordan Staal (14:19 2ND)

Shootout winner - Kevin Shattenkirk (STL)

Goalies:

WG - LG - Jake Allen (26 saves on 28 shots: 13-5-2) Cam Ward (29 saves on 29 shots: 11-17-3) in relief of Anton Khudobin (1 save on 3 shots)

Three Stars:

3. Alex Pietrangelo (1 assists) - St. Louis

2. Cam Ward (29 saves on 29 shots) - Carolina

1. David Backes (1 goal) - St. Louis

Colorado Avalanche 3, Nashville Predators 0 (from Colorado) - The Avalanche improved to 21-18-11 on the season thanks to a 3-0 shutout of the Nashville Predators, dropping them to 31-11-6. 

Goals:

COL - Max Talbot (4) - from Nathan MacKinnon and Ryan O'Reilly (13:49 1ST) *GWG*

COL - Jarome Iginla (16) - from Matt Duchene and Alex Tanguay (5:54 3RD)

COL - Gabriel Landeskog EN (10) - from Nathan MacKinnon (18:49 3RD)

Goalies:

WG - Semyon Varlamov (23 saves on 23 shots: 13-10-7) LG - Marek Mazanec (25 saves on 27 shots: 0-1-0)

Three Stars:

3. Nathan MacKinnon (2 assists) - Colorado

2. Jarome Iginla (1 goal) - Colorado

1. Semyon Varlamov (23 saves on 23 shots for the shutout) - Colorado

Vancouver Canucks 5, Buffalo Sabres 2 (from Vancouver) - The Canucks improved to 27-17-3 on the season thanks to a 5-2 win over the Buffalo Sabres, dropping them to 14-33-3. 

Goals:

BUF - Chris Stewart PPG (8) - from Tyler Ennis and Zemgus Girgensons (4:00 1ST)

VAN - Bo Horvat (4) - from Zack Kassian and Shawn Matthias (19:36 1ST)

VAN - Yannick Weber PPG (4) - from Chris Higgins and Linden Vey (1:43 2ND)

VAN - Nick Bonino PPG (11) - from Henrik Sedin and Daniel Sedin (4:19 2ND) *GWG*

BUF - Chris Stewart PPG (9) - from Brian Flynn and Nikita Zadorov (14:16 2ND)

VAN - Chris Higgins (7) - from Chris Tanev and Dan Hamhuis (5:31 3RD)

VAN - Radim Vrbata EN (19) - from Chris Tanev and Henrik Sedin (19:25 3RD)

Goalies:

WG - Ryan Miller (20 saves on 22 shots: 24-11-1) LG - Matt Hackett (33 saves on 37 shots: 0-1-0) 

Three Stars:

3. Chris Higgins (1 goal, 1 assist) - Vancouver

2. Chris Stewart (2 goals) - Buffalo

1. Nick Bonino (1 goal, GWG) - Vancouver

Chicago Blackhawks 4, Anaheim Ducks 1 (from Anaheim) - The Hawks improved to 31-16-2 on the season thanks to a 4-1 win over the Anaheim Ducks, dropping them to 32-12-6.

Goals:

CHI - Jonathan Toews (15) - from Patrick Kane and Patrick Sharp (5:30 1ST)

CHI - Duncan Keith (7) - from Patrick Sharp (9:16 2ND) *GWG*

CHI - Patrick Kane (24) - from Patrick Sharp and Brad Richards (15:23 2ND)

ANA - Rickard Rakell PPG (5) - from Corey Perry and Pat Maroon (10:06 3RD)

CHI - Patrick Kane (25) - from Patrick Sharp and Johnny Oduya (13:25 3RD)

Goalies:

WG - Corey Crawford (21 saves on 22 shots: 19-11-2) LG - Frederik Andersen (29 saves on 33 shots: 27-7-5)

Three Stars:

3. Duncan Keith (1 goal, GWG) - Chicago

2. Patrick Sharp (4 assists) - Chicago

1. Patrick Kane (1 goal, 2 assists) - Chicago

Three Stars of the Night:

3. Patrick Sharp - Sharp picked up 4 assists in the Hawks 4-1 win over the Ducks.

2. Semyon Varlamov - Varlamov stopped all 23 shots he faced for the shutout in the Avs 3-0 win over the Predators. 

1. Patrick Kane - Kane scored his 24th and 25th goals of the season and added an assist in the Hawks 4-1 win over the Ducks

Interesting Stats of the Night:

-Kevin Shattenkirk scored the shootout winner for the Blues for the 2nd consecutive night.

-Jarome Iginla picked up his 1200th career point.

-Duncan Keith picked up his 400th career point.

-Seymon Varlamov picked up his 4th shutout of the season.

-Ryan Miller played his former team the Buffalo Sabres for the 1st time since being traded last season.

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

Montreal Canadiens - 4 game winning streak
St. Louis Blues - 4 game winning streak
Philadelphia Flyers - 3 game winning streak

Buffalo Sabres - 14 game losing streak

Toronto Maple Leafs - 8 game losing streak

What's up next - Thursday January 31st: There are 11 NHL games on tap for Saturday:

1. Washington Capitals vs. Montreal Canadiens at 1:00 PM ET (In Montreal)

2. New York Islanders vs. Detroit Red Wings at 2:00 PM ET (In Detroit)

3. Arizona Coyotes vs. Ottawa Senators at 3:00 PM ET (In Ottawa)

4. Los Angeles Kings vs. Boston Bruins at 7:00 PM ET (In Boston)

5. Florida Panthers vs. New Jersey Devils at 7:00 PM ET (In New Jersey)

6. Carolina Hurricanes vs. New York Rangers at 7:00 PM ET (In New York)

7. Toronto Maple Leafs vs. Philadelphia Flyers at 7:00 PM ET (In Philadelphia)

8. Dallas Stars vs. Winnipeg Jets at 7:00 PM ET (In Winnipeg)

9. Columbus Blue Jackets vs. Tampa Bay Lightning at 7:30 PM ET (In Tampa Bay)

10. Edmonton Oilers vs. Calgary Flames at 10:00 PM ET (In Calgary)

11. Chicago Blackhawks vs. San Jose Sharks at 10:30 PM ET (In San Jose) {***Forman's Game of the Night***}

-Joel Forman - The Forman Faceoff

January 29th NHL Recap

Boston Bruins 5, New York Islanders 2 (from New York) - The Bruins improved to 26-16-7 on the season thanks to a 5-2 win over the New York Islanders, dropping them to 32-15-1.

Goals:

BOS - Reilly Smith (10) - from Milan Lucic and David Krejci (13:59 1ST)

BOS - Patrice Bergeron PPG (12) - from Dougie Hamilton and Reilly Smith (16:09 1ST)

NYI - John Tavares (23) - from Cal Clutterbuck and Travis Hamonic (8:25 2ND)

NYI - Michael Grabner (5) - from Johnny Boychuk and John Tavares (15:12 2ND)

BOS - Kevan Miller (2) - unassisted (19:56 2ND) *GWG*

BOS - Torey Krug (10) - from Reilly Smith and Milan Lucic (1:45 3RD) 

BOS - Milan Lucic EN (10) - from David Krejci and Zdeno Chara (17:54 3RD)

Goalies:

WG - Tuukka Rask (43 saves on 45 shots: 21-11-7) LG - Jaroslav Halak (28 saves on 32 shots: 26-10-0)

Three Stars:

3. John Tavares (1 goal, 1 assist) - New York

2. Milan Lucic (1 goal, 2 assists) - Boston

1. Reilly Smith (1 goal, 2 assists) - Boston

Montreal Canadiens 1, New York Rangers 0 (from New York) - The Canadiens improved to 31-13-3 on the season thanks to a 1-0 shutout of the New York Rangers, dropping them to 27-15-4.

Goals:

MTL - Max Pacioretty (22) - from Dale Weise and Alexei Emelin (15:43 3RD) *GWG*

Goalies:

WG - Carey Price (24 saves on 24 shots: 26-10-2) LG - Henrik Lundqvist (25 saves on 26 shots: 23-11-3)

Three Stars:

3. Max Pacioretty (1 goal, GWG) - Montreal

2. Henrik Lundqvist (25 saves on 26 shots) - New York

1. Carey Price (24 saves on 24 shots for the shutout) - Montreal

Philadelphia Flyers 5, Winnipeg Jets 2 (from Philadelphia) - The Flyers improved to 21-22-7 on the season thanks to a 5-2 win over the Winnipeg Jets, dropping them to 26-16-8.

Goals:

PHI - Chris VandeVelde (7) - from Michael Del Zotto and Luke Schenn (7:02 1ST)

WPG - Mathieu Perreault (16) - from Michel Frolik (8:20 1ST)

PHI - Wayne Simmonds PPG (18) - from Jakub Voracek and Brayden Schenn (11:39 1ST)

WPG - Mathieu Perreault PPG (17) - from Dustin Byfuglien and Mark Scheifele (16:57 1ST)

PHI - Nick Schultz (1) - from Petr Straka and Ryan White (3:18 2ND) *GWG*

PHI - Brayden Schenn (11) - from Wayne Simmonds (4:12 3RD)

PHI - Sean Couturier EN (11) - unassisted (18:19 3RD)

Goalies:

WG - Steve Mason (36 saves on 38 shots: 10-12-6) LG - Michael Hutchinson (27 saves on 31 shots: 14-5-2)

Three Stars:

3. Steve MAson (36 saves on 38 shots for the win) - Philadelphia

2. Mathieu Perreault (2 goals) - Winnipeg

1. Wayne Simmonds (1 goal, 1 assist) - Philadelphia

Arizona Coyotes 3, Toronto Maple Leafs 1 (from Toronto) - The Coyotes improved to 17-25-6 on the season thanks to a 3-1 win over the Toronto Maple Leafs, dropping them to 22-24-4.

Goals:

TOR - Phil Kessel (20) - from James van Riemsdyk and Morgan Rielly (16:33 1ST)

ARI - Oliver Ekman-Larsson SHG (13) - from Lauri Korpikoski (0:05 3RD)

ARI - Martin Hanzal (8) - from Sam Gagner (3:47 3RD) *GWG*

ARI - Sam Gagner PPG (8) - from Keith Yandle and Martin Erat (16:30 3RD)

Goalies:

WG - Mike Smith (24 saves on 25 shots: 8-20-4) LG - Jonathan Bernier (42 saves on 45 shots: 16-15-4)

Three Stars:

3. Phil Kessel (1 goal) - Toronto

2. Sam Gagner (1 goal, 1 assist) - Arizona

1. Mike Smith (24 saves on 25 shots for the win) - Arizona

Dallas Stars 6, Ottawa Senators 3 (from Ottawa) - The Stars improved to 22-19-7 on the season thanks to a 6-3 win over the Ottawa Senators, dropping them to 19-19-9.

Goals:

DAL - Jame Benn PPG (15) - from John Klingberg and Patrick Eaves (7:37 1ST)

DAL - Colton Sceviour (6) - from Vernon Fiddler and Trevor Daley (8:36 1ST)

DAL - Ales Hemsky PPG (8) - from Trevor Daley and Colton Sceviour (11:58 1ST)

OTT - Mika Zibanejad (12) - from Bobby Ryan and Clarke MacArthur (16:02 1ST)

OTT - Bobby Ryan PPG (13) - from Cody Ceci (18:30 1ST)

OTT - Alex Chiasson (8) - from Kyle Turris (2:45 3RD)

DAL - John Klingberg (7) - unassisted (10:51 3RD) *GWG*

DAL - Trevor Daley SHG/EN (12) - from Cody Eakin (19:08 3RD)

DAL - Jamie Benn SHG/EN (16) - unassisted (19:33 3RD)

Goalies:

WG - Kari Lehtonen (25 saves on 28 shots: 20-11-7) LG - Robin Lehner (35 saves on 39 shots: 6-8-2)

Three Stars:

3. Jamie Benn (2 goals) - Dallas

2. John Klingberg (1 goal, 1 assist, GWG) - Dallas

1. Trevor Daley (1 goal, 2 assists) - Dallas

Tampa Bay Lightning 5, Detroit Red Wings 1 (from Tampa Bay) - The Lightning improved to 31-15-4 on the season thanks to a 5-1 win over the Detroit Red Wings, dropping them to 28-12-9.

Goals:

TBL - Cedric Paquette (7) - from Alex Killorn and Jason Garrison (2:03 1ST)

DET - Darren Helm (9) - from Jonathan Ericsson and Pavel Datsyuk (11:59 1ST)

TBL - Cedric Paquette (8) - from Jonathan Drouin and Alex Killorn (19:23 1ST) *GWG*

TBL - Steven Stamkos PPG (27) - from Anton Stralman and Jonathan Drouin (4:18 2ND)

TBL - Cedric Paquette SHG (9 - Hat Trick) - unassisted (11:03 2ND)

TBL - Mark Barberio (1) - from Andrej Sustr and Tyler Johnson (17:39 2ND)

Goalies:

WG - Ben Bishop (27 saves on 28 shots: 25-8-2) LG - Petr Mrazek (10 saves on 15 shots: 10-4-1), Tom McCollum (17 saves on 17 shots in relief of Mrazek)

Three Stars:

3. Jonathan Drouin (2 assists) - Tampa Bay

2. Ben Bishop (27 saves on 28 shots for the win) - Tampa Bay

1. Cedric Paquette (3 goals, GWG) - Tampa Bay

Florida Panthers 3, Columbus Blue Jackets 2 (from Florida) - The Panthers improved to 21-15-10 on the season thanks to a 3-2 win over the Columbus Blue Jackets, dropping them to 21-23-3

Goals:

CBJ - Jack Johnson (5) - from Cam Atkinson and Nick Foligno (1:08 2ND)

FLA - Jonathan Huberdeau (9) - from Brad Boyes and Aleksander Barkov (2:49 2ND)

FLA - Aaron Ekblad (7) - from Brian Campbell and Dave Bolland (11:36 2ND)

CBJ - Alexander Wennberg (2) - from Artem Anisimov and Josh Anderson (18:34 2ND)

FLA - Sean Bergenheim PPG (8) - from Dmitry Kulikov and Alex Petrovic (13:08 3RD) *GWG*

Goalies:

WG - Roberto Luongo (31 saves on 33 shots: 18-11-8) LG - Curtis McElhinney (28 saves on 31 shots: 5-7-1)

Three Stars:

3. Alexander Wennberg (1 goal) - Columbus

2. Aaron Ekblad (1 goal) - Florida

1. Sean Bergenheim (1 goal, GWG) - Florida

St. Louis Blues 5, Nashville Predators 4 (SO) - (from St. Louis) - The Blues improved to 30-13-4 on the season thanks to a 5-4 shootout win over the Nashville Predators, dropping them to 31-10-6. 

Goals:

NSH - Mike Fisher PPG (10) - from Roman Josi and Shea Weber (12:49 1ST)

NSH - Filip Forsberg (17) - from Craig Smith and Mike Ribeiro (5:36 2ND)

STL - Jaden Schwartz (17) - from Vladimir Tarasenko and Carl Gunnarsson (8:22 2ND)

STL - T.J. Oshie (14) - from Paul Stastny and David Backes (12:36 2ND)

STL - Steve Ott (2) - from Kevin Shattenkirk and Patrik Berglund (13:02 2ND)

NSH - Mike Fisher SHG (11) - from Roman Josi and Calle Jarnkrok (15:32 2ND)

STL - Ryan Reaves (4) - from Dmitrij Jaskin (18:15 2ND)

NSH - James Neal (16) - from Mike Fisher and Colin Wilson (17:22 3RD)

Shootout winner - Kevin Shattenkirk (STL)

Goalies:

WG - Brian Elliott (33 saves on 37 shots: 14-5-2) LG - Carter Hutton (31 saves on 35 shots: 2-4-4) Three Stars:

3. Kevin Shattenkirk (1 assist, shootout winner) - St. Louis

2. T.J. Oshie (1 goal) - St. Louis

1. Mike Fisher (2 goals, 1 assist) - Nashville

Minnesota Wild 1, Calgary Flames 0 (from Calgary) - The Wild improved to 22-20-6 on the season thanks to a 1-0 shutout of the Calgary Flames, dropping them to 26-20-3

Goals:

MIN - Zach Parise (20) - from Thomas Vanek (8:59 1ST) *GWG*

Goalies:

WG - Devan Dubnyk (30 saves on 30 shots: 13-6-2) LG - Jonas Hiller (31 saves on 32 shots: 14-14-2)

Three Stars:

3. Zach Parise (1 goal, GWG) - Minnesota

2. Jonas Hiller (31 saves on 32 shots) - Calgary

1. Devan Dubnyk (30 saves on 30 shots for the shutout) - Minnesota

Edmonton Oilers 3, Buffalo Sabres 2 (from Edmonton) - The Oilers improved to 13-27-9 on the season thanks to a 3-2 win over the Buffalo Sabres, dropping them to 14-32-3. 

Goals:

BUF - Tyler Myers (2) - from Torrey Mitchell and Brian Gionta (2:22 1ST)

EDM - Matt Fraser (6) - from Anton Lander and Luke Gazdic (12:27 1ST)

EDM - Oscar Klefbom (1) - from Anton Lander and Matt Fraser (15:02 1ST)

EDM - Anton Lander (1) - from Teddy Purcell and Matt Fraser (7:52 3RD) *GWG*

BUF - Rasmus Ristolainen (4) - from Brian Gionta and Zemgus Girgensons (17:58 3RD)

Goalies:

WG - Ben Scrivens (18 saves on 20 shots: 9-16-7) LG - Jhonas Enroth (31 saves on 34 shots: 11-19-2) 

Three Stars:

3. Tyler Myers (1 goal) - Buffalo

2. Matt Fraser (1 goal, 2 assists) - Edmonton

1. Anton Lander (1 goal, 2 assists, GWG) - Edmonton

San Jose Sharks 6, Anaheim Ducks 3 (from San Jose) - The Sharks improved to 26-17-6 on the season thanks to a 6-3 win over the Anaheim Ducks, dropping them to 32-11-6.

Goals:

ANA - Andrew Cogliano (6) - from Rickard Rakell and Jakob Silfverberg (4:57 1ST)

SJS - Joe Pavelski PPG (25) - from Joe Thornton and Patrick Marleau (7:23 1ST)

SJS - Barclay Goodrow (3) - from James Sheppard and Tomas Hertl (2:15 2ND)

SJS - Patrick Marleau (10) - from Brent Burns and Joe Thornton (6:16 2ND)

SJS - Matt Irwin (3) - from Logan Couture (12:37 2ND) *GWG*

SJS - James Sheppard (5) - from Barclay Goodrow and Tomas Hertl (14:30 2ND)

SJS - Brenden Dillon SHG (2) - from Matt Nieto and Matt Tennyson (16:07 2ND)

ANA - Matt Beleskey (19) - from Ryan Kesler and Kyle Palmieri (1:23 3RD)

ANA - Pat Maroon (6) - from Hampus Lindholm (18:50 3RD)

Goalies:

WG - Antti Niemi (25 saves on 28 shots: 20-11-5) LG - Ilya Bryzgalov (19 saves on 25 shots: 1-3-0), Frederik Andersen (8 saves on 8 shots in relief of Bryzgalov)

Three Stars:

3. James Sheppard (1 goal, 1 assist) - San Jose

2. Barclay Goodrow (1 goal, 1 assist) - San Jose

1. Patrick Marleau (1 goal, 1 assist) - San Jose

Three Stars of the Night:

3. Devan Dubnyk - Dubnyk stopped all 30 shots he faced for the shutout in the Wild's 1-0 win over the Flames.

2. Carey Price - Price stopped all 24 shots he faced for the shutout in the Canadiens 1-0 win over the Rangers.

1. Cedric Paquette - Paquette scored 3 goals (including the game-winner) in the Lightning's 5-1 win over the Red Wings.

Interesting Stats of the Night:

-Carey Price picked up his 3rd shutout of the season.

-Nick Schultz scored his 1st goal since April 8th, 2013 when he was a member of the Edmonton Oilers.

-Phil Kessel scored his 20th goal of the season, the 7th consecutive season of at least 20 goals.

-Cedric Paquette scored his 1st career hat trick.

-Devan Dubnyk picked up his 3rd shutout of the season and 2nd in 6 games since being traded to the Wild.

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

Montreal Canadiens - 4 game winning streak
Carolina Hurricanes - 3 game winning streak
Philadelphia Flyers - 3 game winning streak

St. Louis Blues - 3 game winning streak

Buffalo Sabres - 13 game losing streak

Toronto Maple Leafs - 8 game losing streak

Forman Faceoff Highlights of the Night:

-Cedric Paquette hat trick: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RVmJoMqrhwI

-Patrice Bergeron goal: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fXfRgi_pGWM

-John Tavares goal: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Mf8g_7KY-w

-Tuukka Rask stick save on Michael Grabner: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NVYWvGh_Z38

-Mike Fisher goal: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bYL53BGuPB0

-Carey Price save on Martin St. Louis: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SBrmO4PDK9M

-Henrik Lundqvist pad save on Dale Weise: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2cfSu1RiLwM

-Oliver Ekman-Larsson goal from center: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8iB_AJgk3Ec

-Henrik Lundqvist glove save on Max Pacioretty: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GIZGR4-itU0

-Steven Stamkos goal: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4k3PUkPg-uo

-Darren Helm goal: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cg5TbTQqh6U

What's up next - Friday January 30th: There are 5 NHL games on tap for Friday night:

1. Pittsburgh Penguins vs. New Jersey Devils at 7:00 PM ET (In New Jersey)

2. St. Louis Blues vs. Carolina Hurricanes at 7:00 PM ET (In Carolina)

3. Nashville Predators vs. Colorado Avalanche at 9:00 PM ET (In Colorado)

4. Buffalo Sabres vs. Vancouver Canucks at 10:00 PM ET (In Vancouver)

5. Chicago Blackhawks vs. Anaheim Ducks at 10:00 PM ET (In Anaheim) {***Forman's Game of the Night***}

-Joel Forman - The Forman Faceoff

January 28th NHL Recap

Washington Capitals 4, Pittsburgh Penguns 0 (from Washington) - The Capitals improved to 25-14-9 on the season thanks to a 4-0 shutout of the Pittsburgh Penguins, dropping them to 27-13-8.

Goals:

WSH - Alex Ovechkin (28) - from Karl Alzner and Nicklas Backstrom (4:50 1ST) *GWG*

WSH - Alex Ovechkin PPG (29) - from Mike Green and Nicklas Backstrom (17:19 2ND)

WSH - Eric Fehr (15) - from Brooks Laich and Brooks Orpik (11:02 3RD)

WSH - Mike Green (5) - from Evgeny Kuznetsov and Marcus Johansson (12:24 3RD)

Goalies:

WG - Braden Holtby (27 saves on 27 shots: 23-10-8) LG - Marc-Andre Fleury (32 saves on 36 shots: 22-10-5)

Three Stars:

3. Nicklas Backstrom (2 assists) - Washington

2. Alex Ovechkin (2 goals, GWG) - Washington

1. Braden Holtby (27 saves on 27 shots for the shutout) - Washington

New Jersey Devils 2, Toronto Maple Leafs 1 (SO) - (from New Jersey) - The Devils improved to 18-22-8 on the season thanks to a 2-1 shootout win over the Toronto Maple Leafs, dropping them to 22-23-4.

Goals:

TOR - James van Riemsdyk (21) - from Tyler Bozak and David Clarkson (11:49 3RD)

NJD - Adam Larsson (2) - from Martin Havlat and Patrik Elias (17:10 3RD)

Shootout winner - Patrik Elias (NJD)

Goalies:

WG - Cory Schneider (29 saves on 30 shots: 17-19-4) LG - Jonathan Bernier (22 saves on 23 shots: 16-14-4)

Three Stars:

3. Adam Larsson (1 goal) - New Jersey

2. Jonathan Bernier (22 saves on 23 shots) - Toronto

1. Cory Schneider (29 saves on 30 shots for the win) - New Jersey

Los Angeles Kings 4, Chicago Blackhawks 3 (from Los Angeles) - The Kings improved to 21-15-12 thanks to a 4-3 win over the Chicago Blackhawks, dropping them to 30-16-2. 

Goals:

CHI - Patrick Kane (23) - from David Runblad and Patrick Sharp (1:58 1ST)
LAK - Jeff Carter (13) - from Brayden McNabb and Tyler Toffoli (8:42 1ST)
CHI - Patrick Sharp PPG (10) - from Patrick Kane and Duncan Keith (11:42 1ST)
LAK - Jeff Carter PPG (14) - from Anze Kopitar and Marian Gaborik (1:45 2ND)
CHI - Andrew Shaw (9) - from Teuvo Teravainen (2:25 3RD)
LAK - Tyler Toffoli (13) - from Dwight King and Jeff Carter (13:49 3RD)
LAK - Jake Muzzin (6) - from Anze Kopitar (16:23 3RD) *GWG*

Goalies:

WG - Jonathan Quick (26 saves on 29 shots: 17-12-10) LG - Corey Crawford (23 saves on 27 shots: 18-11-2) 

Three Stars:

3. Jake Muzzin (1 goal, GWG) - Los Angeles

2. Patrick Kane (1 goal, 1 assist) - Chicago

1. Jeff Carter (2 goals, 1 assist) - Los Angeles

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

Anaheim Ducks - 6 game winning streak
Detroit Red Wings - 6 game winning streak

Winnipeg Jets - 5 game winning streak

Montreal Canadiens - 3 game winning streak
Carolina Hurricanes - 3 game winning streak

Buffalo Sabres - 12 game losing streak

Arizona Coyotes - 7 game losing streak

Toronto Maple Leafs - 7 game losing streak

What's up next - Thursday January 29th: There are 11 NHL games on tap for Thursday night:

1. Boston Bruins vs. New York Islanders at 7:00 PM ET (In New York)

2. Montreal Canadiens vs. New York Rangers at 7:00 PM ET (In New York)

3. Winnipeg Jets vs. Philadelphia Flyers at 7:00 PM ET (In Philadelphia)

4. Arizona Coyotes vs. Toronto Maple Leafs at 7:30 PM ET (In Toronto)

5. Dallas Stars vs. Ottawa Senators at 7:30 PM ET (In Ottawa)

6. Detroit Red Wings vs. Tampa Bay Lightning at 7:30 PM ET (In Tampa Bay) {***Forman's Game of the Night***}

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

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

9. Minnesota Wild vs. Calgary Flames at 9:00 PM ET (In Calgary)

10. Buffalo Sabres vs. Edmonton Oilers at 9:30 PM ET (In Edmonton)

11. Anaheim Ducks vs. San Jose Sharks at 10:00 PM ET (In San Jose)

-Joel Forman - The Forman Faceoff

January 27th NHL Recap

New York Islanders 4, New York Rangers 1 (from New York I.) - The Islanders improved to 32-14-1 on the season thanks to a 4-1 win over the New York Rangers, dropping them to 27-14-4. 

Goals:

NYI - Mikhail Grabovski (7) - from Josh Bailey and Johnny Boychuk (18:05 1ST)
NYI - Matt Martin (7) - from Cal Clutterbuck and Casey Cizikas (4:11 2ND) *GWG*
NYI - Ryan Strome (9) - from Frans Nielsen and Calvin de Haan (6:12 3RD)
NYI - John Tavares PPG (22) - from Travis Hamonic and Johnny Boychuk (16:47 3RD)
NYR - Carl Hagelin (10) - from Jesper Fast and Dominic Moore (19:51 3RD)

Goalies:

WG - Jaroslav Halak (40 saves on 41 shots: 26-9-0) LG - Henrik Lundqvist (34 saves on 38 shots: 23-10-3) 
Three Stars:

3. Johnny Boychuk (2 assists) - New York

2. Matt Martin (1 goal, GWG) - New York

1. Jaroslav Halak (40 saves on 41 shots for the win) - New York

Philadelphia Flyers 4, Arizona Coyotes 3 (SO) - (from Philadelphia) - The Flyers improved to 20-22-7 on the season thanks to a 4-3 shootout win over the Arizona Coyotes, dropping them to 16-25-6. 

Goals:

ARI - Connor Murphy (3) - from Martin Erat and Andrew Campbell (3:33 1ST)
ARI - Martin Erat (7) - from Oliver Ekman-Larsson and Shane Doan (5:50 1ST)
PHI - Wayne Simmonds PPG (17) - from Mark Streit and Claude Giroux (9:02 1ST)
PHI - R.J. Umberger (9) - from Andrew MacDonald and Sean Couturier (13:55 2ND)
PHI - Michael Del Zotto (4) - from Jakub Voracek and Pierre-Edouard Bellemare (18:59 2ND)
ARI - Tobias Rieder (7) - from Shane Doan and Antoine Vermette (19:22 2ND)
Shootout winner - Wayne Simmonds (PHI)

Goalies:

WG - Steve Mason (22 saves on 23 shots: 9-12-6) in relief of Ray Emery (2 saves on 4 shots) LG - Mike Smith (39 saves on 42 shots: 7-20-4) 

Three Stars:

3. Steve Mason (22 saves on 23 shots for the win) - Philadelphia

2. Mike Smith (39 saves on 42 shots) - Arizona

1. Wayne Simmonds (1 goal, shootout winner) - Philadelphia

Pittsburgh Penguins 5, Winnipeg Jets 3 (from Pittsburgh) - The Penguins improved to 27-12-8 on the season thanks to a 5-3 win over the Winnipeg Jets, dropping them to 26-15-8. 

Goals:

PIT - Nick Spaling (7) - from David Perron and Kris Letang (7:09 1ST)
WPG - Chris Thorburn (5) - from Adam Lowry and Evander Kane (2:13 2ND)
WPG - Jacob Trouba (5) - from Evander Kane and Dustin Byfuglien (12:47 2ND)
PIT - Steve Downie (9) - from Kris Letang and Marcel Goc (19:55 2ND)
WPG - Adam Lowry (6) - from Chris Thorburn and Evander Kane (0:59 3RD)
PIT - David Perron PPG (11) - from Kris Letang and Chris Kunitz (4:23 3RD)
PIT - Brandon Sutter (10) - from Paul Martin and Kris Letang (7:52 3RD) *GWG*
PIT - Patric Hornqvist EN (14) - from Paul Martin and Kris Letang (19:32 3RD)

Goalies:

WG - Thomas Greiss (19 saves on 22 shots: 5-2-3) LG - Ondrej Pavelec (25 saves on 29 shots: 12-11-6) 

Three Stars:

3. Evander Kane (3 assists) - Winnipeg

2. David Perron (1 goal, 1 assist) - Pittsburgh

1. Kris Letang (5 assists) - Pittsburgh

Columbus Blue Jackets 4, Washington Capitals 3 (from Columbus) - The Blue Jackets improved to 21-22-3 on the season thanks to a 4-3 win over the Washington Capitals, dropping them to 24-14-9. 

Goals:

CBJ - Mark Letestu (5) - from Corey Tropp and Jack Johnson (3:45 2ND)
CBJ - Ryan Johansen (18) - from Kevin Connauton and Nick Foligno (15:39 2ND)
WSH - Andre Burakovsky (7) - from Matt Niskanen and Nicklas Backstrom (16:12 2ND)
CBJ - Fedor Tyutin (2) - from Cam Atkinson and Dalton Prout (19:04 2ND)
WSH - Troy Brouwer (13) - from Matt Niskanen and Evgeny Kuznetsov (19:40 2ND)
CBJ - Cam Atkinson (9) - from Fedor Tyutin and Nick Foligno (5:20 3RD) *GWG*
WSH - Evgeny Kuznetsov (5) - from Marcus Johansson and John Carlson (12:09 3RD)

Goalies:

WG - Curtis McElhinney (25 saves on 28 shots: 5-6-1) LG - Braden Holtby (26 saves on 30 shots: 22-10-8) 

Three Stars:

3. Evgeny Kuznetsov (1 goal, 1 assist) - Washington

2. Nick Foligno (2 assists) - Columbus

1. Cam Atkinson (1 goal, 1 assist, GWG) - Columbus

Carolina Hurricanes 4, Tampa Bay Lightning 2 (from Carolina) - The Hurricanes improved to 17-25-5 on the season thanks to a 4-2 win over the Tampa Bay Lightning, dropping them to 30-15-4. 

Goals:

CAR - Eric Staal (16) - from Jordan Staal (0:22 1ST)
CAR - Nathan Gerbe (5) - from Brett Bellemore and Ron Hainsey (6:05 1ST)
TBL - Cedric Paquette (6) - from Jonathan Drouin and Andrej Sustr (14:05 1ST)
CAR - Justin Faulk PPG (9) - from Jordan Staal (8:26 2ND) *GWG*
TBL - Brian Boyle SHG (10) - unassisted (14:06 2ND)
CAR - Jiri Tlusty (12) - from Justin Faulk and Eric Staal (7:53 3RD)

Goalies:

WG - Anton Khudobin (28 saves on 30 shots: 6-8-2) LG - Ben Bishop (18 saves on 22 shots: 24-8-2) 

Three Stars:

3. Anton Khudobin (28 saves on 30 shots for the win) - Carolina

2. Justin Faulk (1 goal, 1 assist, GWG) - Carolina

1. Eric Staal (1 goal, 1 assist) - Carolina

Montreal Canadiens 3, Dallas Stars 2 (from Montreal) - The Canadiens improved to 30-13-3 on the season thanks to a 3-2 win over the Dallas Stars, dropping them to 21-19-7. 

Goals:

MTL - Alexei Emelin (2) - from Brandon Prust (6:07 1ST)
MTL - Alex Galchenyuk (13) - from Nathan Beaulieu and Sergei Gonchar (9:53 1ST)
DAL - Jamie Benn (14) - from Jason Spezza (19:57 1ST)
MTL - Brendan Gallagher PPG (12) - from P.K. Subban and Andrei Markov (4:37 2ND) *GWG*
DAL - Patrik Eaves PPG (4) - from Tyler Seguin and Jamie Benn (10:05 2ND)

Goalies:

WG - Carey Price (40 saves on 42 shots: 25-10-2) LG - Kari Lehtonen (23 saves on 26 shots: 19-11-7) 

Three Stars:

3. Brendan Gallagher (1 goal, GWG) - Montreal

2. Jamie Benn (1 goal, 1 assist) - Dallas

1. Carey Price (40 saves on 42 shots for the win) - Montreal

Detroit Red Wings 5, Florida Panthers 4 (from Florida) - The Red Wings improved to 28-11-9 on the season thanks to a 5-4 win over the Florida Panthers, dropping them to 20-15-10.

Goals:

DET - Drew Miller SHG (3) - from Jonathan Ericsson (8:06 1ST)
FLA - Aleksander Barkov PPG (5) - from Nick Bjugstad and Aaron Ekblad (9:08 1ST)
FLA - Brandon Pirri PPG (5) - from Brian Campbell and Jussi Jokinen (10:16 1ST)
DET - Henrik Zetterberg (15) - from Justin Abdelkader and Gustav Nyquist (0:32 2ND)
DET - Luke Glendening (5) - from Stephen Weiss and Riley Sheahan (7:07 2ND)
DET - Stephen Weiss (6) - from Riley Sheahan (8:26 2ND) 
DET - Luke Glendening (6) - from Stephen Weiss (11:19 2ND) *GWG*
FLA - Nick Bjugstad PPG (16) - from Aaron Ekblad and Aleksander Barkov (15:30 2ND)
FLA - Brad Boyes (10) - from Aleksander Barkov (10:54 3RD)

Goalies:

WG - Petr Mrazek (37 saves on 41 shots: 10-3-1) LG - Roberto Luongo (12 saves on 17 shots: 17-11-8), Al Montoya (10 saves on 10 shots in relief of Luongo)

Three Stars:

3. Luke Glendening (2 goals, GWG) - Detroit

2. Aleksander Barkov (1 goal, 2 assists) - Florida

1. Stephen Weiss (1 goal, 2 assists) - Detroit

Nashville Predators 4, Colorado Avalanche 3 (OT) - (from Nashville) - The Predators improved to 31-10-5 on the season thanks to a 4-3 OT win over the Colorado Avalanche, dropping them to 20-18-11. 

Goals:

COL - Cody McLeod (4) - from Zach Redmond and John Mitchell (11:52 1ST)
NSH - Roman Josi (8) - from Shea Weber and Mike Ribeiro (3:33 2ND)
NSH - Colin Wilson PPG (15) - from Seth Jones and Mike Ribeiro (13:21 2ND)
COL - Jarome Iginla (15) - from Matt Duchene and Alex Tanguay (16:05 2ND)
NSH - Filip Forsberg (16) - unassisted (0:32 3RD)
COL - Nick Holden (4) - from Gabriel Landeskog and Tyson Barrie (19:24 3RD)
NSH - Craig Smith (14) - from Mike Ribeiro and Shea Weber (2:46 OT) *GWG*

Goalies:

WG - Carter Hutton (21 saves on 24 shots: 2-4-3) LG - Semyon Varlamov (35 saves on 39 shots: 12-10-7) 

Three Stars:

3. Craig Smith (1 goal, OT winner) - Nashville

2. Nick Holden (1 goal) - Colorado

1. Mike Ribeiro (3 assists) - Nashville

Calgary Flames 4, Buffalo Sabres 1 (from Calgary) - The Flames improved to 26-19-3 on the season thanks to a 4-1 win over Buffalo Sabres, dropping them to 14-31-3  

Goals:

BUF - Chris Stewart PPG (7) - from Tyler Ennis and Tyler Myers (10:33 1ST)
CGY - Johnny Gaudreau PPG (14) - from Jiri Hudler and Mark Giordano (13:40 1ST)
CGY - Josh Jooris (10) - from Joe Colborne (9:05 3RD) *GWG*
CGY - Joe Colborne (6) - from Raphael Diaz and T.J. Brodie (14:06 3RD)
CGY - Johnny Gaudreau (15) - from Jiri Hudler and Sean Monahan (17:28 3RD)

Goalies:

WG - Jonas Hiller (17 saves on 18 shots: 14-13-2) LG - Jhonas Enroth (27 saves on 31 shots: 11-18-2) 

Three Stars:

3. Jiri Hudler (2 assists) - Calgary

2. Joe Colborne (1 goal, 1 assist) - Calgary

1.Johnny Gaudreau (2 goals) - Calgary

Minnesota Wild 2, Edmonton Oilers 1 (from Edmonton) - The Wild improved to 21-20-6 12-26-9 

Goals:

MIN - Nino Niederreiter (15) - from Justin Fontaine (9:09 1ST)
EDM - Boyd Gordon (6) - from Matt Hendricks and Oscar Klefbom (17:16 2ND)
MIN - Charlie Coyle (6) - unassisted (15:37 3RD) *GWG*

Goalies:

WG - Devan Dubnyk (23 saves on 24 shots: 12-6-2) LG - Viktor Fasth (27 saves on 29 shots: 4-11-2)

Three Stars:

3. Viktor Fasth (27 saves on 29 shots) - Edmonton

2. Charlie Coyle (1 goal, GWG) - Minnesota

1. Devan Dubnyk (23 saves on 24 shots for the win) - Minnesota

Anaheim Ducks 4, Vancouver Canucks 0 (from Vancouver) - The Ducks improved to 32-10-6 on the season thanks to a 4-0 shutout of the Vancouver Canucks, dropping them to 26-17-3,

Goals:

ANA - Matt Beleskey (18) - from Hampus Lindholm and Ryan Kesler (13:43 1ST) *GWG*
ANA - Kyle Palmieri PPG (10) - from Rickard Rakell (7:19 2ND)
ANA - Rickard Rakell (4) - from Clayton Stoner and Sami Vatanen (9:20 3RD)
ANA - Pat Maroon EN (5) - unassisted (19:28 3RD)

Goalies:

WG - Frederik Andersen (17 saves on 17 shots: 27-6-5) LG - Ryan Miller (20 saves on 23 shots: 23-11-1)

Three Stars:

3. Matt Beleskey (1 goal, GWG) - Anaheim

2. Rickard Rakell (1 goal, 1 assist) - Anaheim

1. Frederik Andersen (17 saves on 17 shots for the shutout) - Anaheim

Three Stars of the Night:

3. Jaroslav Halak - Halak stopped 40 of 41 shots in the Islanders 4-1 win over the Rangers (his shutout snapped with 9 seconds left)

2. Johnny Gaudreau - Gaudreau scored his 14th and 15th goals of the season in the Flames 4-1 win over the Sabres.

1. Kris Letang - Letang picked up a career-high 5 assists on 5 Penguins goals in their 5-3 win over the Jets.

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

Anaheim Ducks - 6 game winning streak
Detroit Red Wings - 6 game winning streak

Winnipeg Jets - 5 game winning streak

Montreal Canadiens - 3 game winning streak
Carolina Hurricanes - 3 game winning streak

Buffalo Sabres - 12 game losing streak

Arizona Coyotes - 7 game losing streak

Toronto Maple Leafs - 6 game losing streak

Los Angeles Kings - 4 game losing streak

What's up next - Wednesday January 28th: There are 3 NHL games on tap for Wednesday night:

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

2. Pittsburgh Penguins vs. Washington Capitals at 8:00 PM ET (In Washington)

3. Chicago Blackhawks vs. Los Angeles Kings at 10:30 PM ET (In Los Angeles) {***Forman's Game of the Night***}

-Joel Forman - The Forman Faceoff