Thursday, January 1, 2015

December 31st NHL Recap

New York Islanders 5, Winnipeg Jets 2 (from Winnipeg) - The Islanders improved to 25-11-1 on the season thanks to a 5-2 win over the Winnipeg Jets, dropping them to 19-12-7.
Goals:
NYI - Ryan Strome (7) - from Anders Lee and Nick Leddy (10:04 1ST)
NYI - Frans Nielsen PPG (7) - from Johnny Boychuk and Ryan Strome (18:16 1ST)
WPG - Andrew Ladd (13) - from Blake Wheeler and Paul Postma (4:41 2ND)
NYI - Frans Nielsen (8) - from Ryan Strome (15:27 2ND) *GWG*
WPG - Andrew Ladd PPG (14) - from Mathieu Perreault and Bryan Little (0:47 3RD)
NYI - Anders Lee (9) - from Ryan Strome and Frans Nielsen (11:35 3RD)
NYI - Josh Bailey PPG/EN (6) - from Travis Hamonic and Calvin de Haan (19:28 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - Jaroslav Halak (20 saves on 22 shots: 20-6-0) LG - Ondrej Pavelec (28 saves on 32 shots: 10-9-5)
Three Stars:
3. Andrew Ladd (2 goals) - Winnipeg
2. Frans Nielsen (2 goals, 1 assist, GWG) - New York
1. Ryan strome (1 goal, 3 assists) - New York

Tampa Bay Lightning 5, Buffalo Sabres 1 (from Buffalo) - The Lightning improved to 24-11-4 on the season thanks to a 5-1 win over the Buffalo Sabres, dropping them to 14-21-3.
Goals:
TBL - Matt Carle (4) - from Ondrej Palat (7:48 1ST)
BUF - Tyler Ennis PPG (9) - from Nikita Zadorov and Matt Moulson (12:33 1ST)
TBL - Ondrej Palat PPG (9) - from Tyler Johnson and Nikita Kucherov (19:02 2ND) *GWG*
TBL - Brett Connolly (7) - from Anton Stralman and Ondrej Palat (5:20 3RD)
TBL - Nikita Kucherov (16) - from Tyler Johnson and Anton Stralman (8:40 3RD)
TBL - Nikita Kucherov (17) - from Ondrej Palat and Tyler Johnson (18:05 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - Andrei Vasilevskiy (10 saves on 11 shots: 3-1-0) LG - Jhonas Enroth (20 saves on 25 shots: 11-13-2) 
Three Stars:
3. Tyler Johnson (3 assists) - Tampa Bay
2. Nikita Kucherov (2 goals, 1 assist) - Tampa Bay
1. Ondrej Palat (1 goal, 3 assists, GWG) - Tampa Bay

New York Rangers 5, Florida Panthers 2 (from Florida) - The Rangers improved to 20-11-4 on the season thanks to a 5-2 win over the Florida Panthers, dropping them to 16-10-9.
Goals:
NYR - Chris Kreider (6) - from Derek Stepan and Kevin Klein (16:42 1ST)
NYR - Derick Brassard (9) - from Ryan McDonagh and Carl Hagelin (1:29 2ND)
NYR - Ryan McDonagh PPG (3) - unassisted (14:28 2ND) *GWG*
FLA - Tomas Fleischmann (4) - from Jonathan Huberdeau (16:38 2ND)
FLA - Jimmy Hayes PPG (11) - from Aleksander Barkov and Dave Bolland (7:39 3RD)
NYR - Martin St. Louis (12) - from Derek Stepan and Chris Kreider (9:51 3RD)
NYR - Dominic Moore (2) - from Martin St. Louis and Derek Stepan (15:35 3RD))
Goalies:
WG - Henrik Lundqvist (18 saves on 20 shots: 17-8-3) LG - Al Montoya (29 saves on 34 shots: 2-3-2)
Three Stars:
3. Derek Stepan (3 assists) - New York
2. Chris Kreider (1 gaol, 1 assist) - New York
1. Ryan McDonagh (1 goal, 1 assist, GWG) - New York

Toronto Maple Leafs 4, Boston Bruins 3 (SO) - (from Boston) - The Leafs improved to 21-14-3 on the season thanks to a 4-3 shootout win over the Boston Bruins, dropping them to 19-15-4.
Goals:
TOR - Leo Komarov (5) - from Peter Holland (10:22 1ST)
BOS - Carl Soderberg PPG (8) - from Reilly Smith and Dougie Hamilton (0:17 2ND)
TOR - James van Riemsdyk (17) - from Phil Kessel (0:48 2ND)
TOR - Phil Kessel PPG (18) - from Dion Phaneuf and Cody Franson (9:45 2ND)
BOS - David Krejci (5) - from Milan Lucic and Seth Griffith (15:28 2ND)
BOS - Torey Krug (7) - from Loui Eriksson and Carl Soderberg (17:31 2ND)
Shootout winner - Nazem Kadri (TOR)
Goalies:
WG - Jonathan Bernier (25 saves on 28 shots: 15-8-3) LG - Tuukka Rask (18 saves on 21 shots: 15-10-4)
Three Stars:
3. James van Riemsdyk (1 goal) - Toronto
2. Carl Soderberg (1 goal, 1 assist) - Boston
1. Phil Kessel (1 goal, 1 assist) - Toronto

Pittsburgh Penguins 2, Carolina Hurricanes 1 (from Pittsburgh) - The Penguins improved to 23-9-5 on the season thanks to a 2-1 win over the Carolina Hurricanes, dropping them to 10-23-4. 
Goals:
CAR - Eric Staal (9) - from Elias Lindholm and Jiri Tlusty (9:12 1ST)
PIT - Chris Kunitz (11) - from Beau Bennett and Andrew Ebbett (19:38 1ST)
PIT - Brandon Sutter (8) - from Beau Bennett and Chris Kunitz (18:18 3RD) *GWG*
Goalies:
WG - Marc-Andre Fleury (24 saves on 25 shots: 20-6-3) LG - Cam Ward (37 saves on 39 shots: 9-15-2) 
Three Stars:
3. Chris Kunitz (1 goal, 1 assist) - Pittsburgh
2. Cam Ward (37 saves on 39 shots) - Carolina
1. Marc-Andre Fleury (24 saves on 25 shots for the win) - Pittsburgh

Columbus Blue Jackets 3, Minnesota Wild 1 (from Columbus) - The Blue Jackets improved to 16-16-3 on the season thanks to a 3-1 win over the Minnesota Wild, dropping them to 17-14-4. 
Goals:
MIN - Zach Parise PPG (14) - from Mikko Koivu and Thomas Vanek (15:58 1ST)
CBJ - Kevin Connauton (5) - unassisted (19:14 2ND)
CBJ - David Savard PPG (6) - from Kevin Connauton and Brandon Dubinsky (5:57 3RD) *GWG*
CBJ - Ryan Johansen EN (10) - from Brandon Dubinsky and Nick Foligno (19:37 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - Sergei Bobrovsky (28 saves on 29 shots: 14-9-2) LG - Darcy Kuemper (23 saves on 25 shots: 12-11-0)
Three Stars:
3. Brandon Dubinsky (2 assists) - Columbus
2. Sergei Bobrovsky (28 saves on 29 shots for the win) - Columbus
1. Kevin Connauton (1 goal, 1 assist) - Columbus

Detroit Red Wings 3, New Jersey Devils 1 (from Detroit) - The Red Wings improved to 20-9-9 on the season thanks to a 3-1 win over the New Jersey Devils, dropping them to 13-19-7. 
Goals:
NJD - Joe Whitney (1) - unassisted (15:37 2ND)
DET - Darren Helm (6) - from Gustav Nyquist and Johan Franzen (17:56 2ND)
DET - Henrik Zetterberg (9) - from Niklas Kronwall and Pavel Datsyuk (14:59 3RD) *GWG*
DET - Darren Helm (7) - from Johan Franzen and Gustav Nyquist (15:35 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - Jimmy Howard (12 saves on 13 shots: 15-6-7) LG - Cory Schneider (25 saves on 28 shots: 12-18-4)
Three Stars:
3. Johan Franzen (2 assists) - Detroit
2. Henrik Zetterberg (1 goal, GWG) - Detroit
1. Darren Helm (2 goals) - Detroit

San Jose Sharks 3, Anaheim Ducks 0 (from Anaheim) - The Shars improved to 20-13-5 on the season thanks to a 3-0 shutout of the Anaheim Ducks, dropping them to 24-9-6.
Goals:
SJS - Joe Pavelski (18) - from Marc-Edouard Vlasic and Joe Thornton (4:33 1ST) *GWG*
SJS - Joe Pavelski PPG (19) - from Brent Burns and Logan Couture (1:59 3RD)
SJS - Logan Couture EN (14) - from Marc-Edouard Vlasic (17:55 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - Antti Niemi (28 saves on 28 shots: 15-8-4) LG - Frederik Andersen (24 saves on 26 shots: 20-6-5)
Three Stars:
3. Marc-Edouard Vlasic (2 assists) - San Jose
2. Joe Pavelski (2 goals, GWG) - San Jose
1. Antti Niemi (28 saves on 28 shots for the shutout) - San Jose

Dallas Stars 6, Arizona Coyotes 0 (from Dallas) - The Stars improved to 17-14-5 on the season thanks to a 6-0 shutout of the Arizona Coyotes, dropping them to 14-19-4. 
Goals:
DAL - Brett Ritchie (1) - from Travis Moen and Vernon Fiddler (7:22 2ND) *GWG*
DAL - Colton Sceviour (3) - from Jamie Benn (8:25 2ND)
DAL - Jamie Benn PPG (11) - from Cody Eakin and Tyler Seguin (1:19 3RD)
DAL - Cody Eakin (7) - from Antoine Roussel and Alex Goligoski (6:20 3RD)
DAL - Ales Hemsky (4) - from Jason Demers and Jason Spezza (13:33 3RD)
DAL - Ryan Garbutt (7) - from Alex Goligoski (19:02 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - Kari Lehtonen (32 saves on 32 shots: 16-8-5) LG - Devan Dubnyk (25 saves on 31 shots: 9-4-2)
Three Stars:
3. Cody Eakin (1 goal, 1 assist) - Dallas
2. Brett Ritchie (1 goal, GWG) - Dallas
1. Kari Lehtonen (32 saves on 32 shots for the shutout) - Dallas

Colorado Avalanche 4, Philadelphia Flyers 3 (OT) - (from Colorado) - The Avalanche improved to 14-15-8 on the season thanks to a 4-3 OT win over the Philadelphia Flyers, dropping them to 14-16-7. 
Goals:
PHI - Jakub Voracek PPG (15) - from Brayden Schenn and Wayne Simmonds (10:14 1ST)
COL - Nate Guenin (1) - from Marc-Andre Cliche and Max Talbot (10:47 2ND)
COL - Borna Rendulic (1) - from Gabriel Landeskog and Brad Stuart (14:17 2ND)
PHI - Vincent Lecavalier (6) - from Braydon Coburn and Chris VandeVelde (2:52 3RD)
PHI - Claude Giroux PPG (13) - from Mark Streit (10:00 3RD)
COL - Jarome Iginla PPG (9) - from Nick Holden and Alex Tanguay (12:48 3RD)
COL - Ryan O'Reilly (7) - from Tyson Barrie and Brad Stuart (4:40 OT) *GWG*
Goalies:
WG - Semyon Varlamov (26 saves on 29 shots: 6-7-5) LG - Steve Mason (29 saves on 33 shots: 6-11-6)
Three Stars:
3. Jarome Iginla (1 goal) - Colorado
2. Claude Giroux (1 goal) - Philadelphia
1. Ryan O'Reilly (1 goal, OT winner) - Colorado

Calgary Flames 4. Edmonton Oilers 3 (OT) - (from Calgary) - The Flames improved to 21-15-3 on the season thanks to a 4-3 OT win over the Edmonton Oilers, dropping them to 8-22-8. 
Goals:
EDM - Matt Fraser PPG (4) - from David Perron and Nail Yakupov (16:06 1ST)
EDM - Jordan Eberle (7) - from Leon Draisaitl and Taylor Hall (10:28 2ND)
CGY - Joe Colborne PPG (2) - from Sean Monahan and Curtis Glencross (18:01 2ND)
CGY - Lance Bouma (6) - from Paul Byron and Raphael Diaz (4:28 3RD)
EDM - Andrew Ference (2) - from Leon Draisaitl and David Perron (9:29 3RD)
CGY - Joe Colborne (3) - from Sean Monahan and Curtis Glencross (11:55 3RD)
CGY - Josh Jooris (9) - from Jiri Hudler and Dennis Wideman (1:08 OT) *GWG*
Goalies:
WG - Jonas Hiller (17 saves on 20 shots: 13-10-2) LG - Ben Scrivens (24 saves on 28 shots: 6-13-6
Three Stars:
3. Leon Draisaitl (2 assists) - Edmonton
2. Josh Jooris (1 goal, OT winner) - Calgary
1. Joe Colborne (2 goals) - Calgary

Current Winning/Losing Streaks (3 or more games):
Montreal Canadiens - 4 game winning streak 
Calgary Flames - 4 game winning streak
Tampa Bay Lightning - 4 game winning streak
Dallas Stars -3 game winning streak

Carolina Hurricanes - 3 game losing streak

What's up next - Thursday January 1st: There are 2 NHL games on tap for Thursday:
1. Chicago Blackhawks vs. Washington Capitals at 1:00 PM ET (In Washington) {***2015 Bridgestone Winter Classic at Nationals Park***}
2. Los Angeles Kings vs. Vancouver Canucks at 10:00 PM ET (In Vancouver)

-Joel Forman - The Forman Faceoff

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