January 14th NHL Recap

Montreal Canadiens 3, Columbus Blue Jackets 2 (from Columbus) - The Canadiens improved to 27-12-3 on the season thanks to a 3-2 win over the Columbus Blue Jackets, dropping them to 18-20-3.

Goals:

CBJ - Kevin Connauton (7) - from Jeremy Morin (3:31 1ST)

CBJ - Ryan Johansen PPG (16) - from James Wisniewski and Nick Foligno (9:38 3RD)

MTL - Max Pacioretty PPG (19) - from Andrei Markov and Brendan Gallagher (11:30 3RD)

MTL - P.K. Subban PPG (9) - from Andrei Markov and Alex Galchenyuk (14:24 3RD)

MTL - Max Pacioretty PPG (20) - from Tomas Plekanec and Sergei Gonchar (15:23 3RD) *GWG*

Goalies:

WG - Carey Price (14 saves on 16 shots: 23-10-2) LG - Sergei Bobrovsky (28 saves on 31 shots: 15-13-2)

Three Stars:

3. Sergei Bobrovsky (28 saves on 31 shots) - Columbus

2. Andrei Markov (2 assists) - Montreal

1. Max Pacioretty (2 goals, GWG) - Montreal

Washington Capitals 1, Philadelphia Flyers 0 (from Washington) - The Capitals improved to 24-11-8 on the season thanks to a 1-0 shutout of the Philadelphia Flyers, dropping them to 17-20-7. 

Goals:

WSH - Jason Chimera (4) - from Matt Niskanen (3:13 1ST) *GWG*

Goalies:

WG - Braden Holtby (21 saves on 21 shots: 22-8-7) LG - Rob Zepp (25 saves on 26 shots: 2-1-0) 

Three Stars:

3. Jason Chimera (1 goal, GWG) - Washington

2. Rob Zepp (25 saves on 26 shots) - Philadelphia

1. Braden Holtby (21 saves on 21 shots for the shutout) - Washington

Anaheim Ducks 4, Toronto Maple Leafs 0 (from Anaheim) - The Ducks improved to 28-10-6 on the season thanks to a 4-0 shutout of the Toronto Maple Leafs, dropping them to 22-19-3. 

Goals:

ANA - Kyle Palmieri PPG (8) - from Hampus Lindholm and Cam Fowler (12:41 1ST) *GWG*

ANA - Corey Perry (16) - from Ryan Getzlaf and Ben Lovejoy (5:32 2ND)

ANA - Corey Perry (17) - from Ryan Getzlaf (14:33 2ND)

ANA - Corey Perry (18 - Hat Trick) - from Clayton Stoner and Frederik Andersen (18:53 3RD)

Goalies:

WG - Frederik Andersen (28 saves on 28 shots: 24-6-5) LG - Jonathan Bernier (21 saves on 24 shots: 16-11-3)

Three Stars:

3. Ryan Getzlaf (2 assists) - Anaheim

2. Frederik Andersen (28 saves on 28 shots for the shutout) - Anaheim

1. Corey Perry (3 goals) - Anaheim

New Jersey Devils 5, Los Angeles Kings 3 (from Los Angeles) - The Devils improved to 16-21-8 on the season thanks to a 5-3 win over the Los Angeles Kings, dropping them to 20-14-10.

Goals:

NJD - Steve Bernier PPG (4) - from Mike Cammalleri and Scott Gomez (19:46 1ST)

LAK - Dustin Brown (7) - from Drew Doughty and Brayden McNabb (1:16 2ND)

NJD - Steve Bernier PPG (5) - from Scott Gomez and Jon Merill (8:57 2ND)

NJD - Martin Havlat (4) - from Patrik Elias and Travis Zajac (9:20 2ND)

NJD - Mike Cammalleri (14) - from Michael Ryder and Dainius Zubrus (10:05 2ND) *GWG*

NJD - Michael Ryder (6) - from Andy Greene and Adam Larsson (17:05 2ND)

LAK - Marian Gaborik (15) - from Brayden McNabb and Justin Williams (7:16 3RD)

LAK - Justin Williams (13) - from Mike Richards (19:02 3RD)

Goalies:

WG - Cory Schneider (23 saves on 26 shots: 15-19-4) LG - Jonathan Quick (5 saves on 7 shots: 16-11-8) in relief of Martin Jones (10 saves on 13 shots)

Three Stars:

3. Michael Ryder (1 goal, 1 assist) - New Jersey

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

1. Steve Bernier (2 goals) - New Jersey

Three Stars of the Night:

3. Max Pacioretty - Pacioretty scored 2 goals, including the game-winner, in the Canadiens 3-2 win over the Blue Jackets.

2. Braden Holtby - Holtby stopped all 21 shots he faced for the shutout in the Capitals 1-0 win over the Flyers.

1. Corey Perry - Perry scored his 3rd hat trick of the season to lead the Ducks to a 4-0 win over the Leafs.

Interesting Stats of the Night:

-The Devils scored 3 goals in 68 seconds.

-Braden Holtby picked up his 4th shutout of the season/

-Frederik Andersen picked up his 2nd shutout of the season. He also picked up his 3rd assist of the season, which is the most of any goalie in the NHL this season.

-Corey Perry scored his 3rd hat trick of the season and 8th of his career.

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

St. Louis Blues - 5 game winning streak

Nashville Predators - 4 game winning streak

Boston Bruins - 4 game winning streak

New York Islanders - 3 game winning streak

Washington Capitals - 3 game winning streak

Buffalo Sabres - 8 game losing streak

Minnesota Wild - 6 game losing streak

Vancouver Canucks - 3 game losing streak

Columbus Blue Jackets - 3 game losing streak

Forman Faceoff Highlights of the Night:

-Corey Perry hat trick: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WAiFJf8yQ54

-Drew Doughty pass/Dustin Brown goal: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1zvMMYjjahQ

-Rob Zepp pad save on Eric Fehr: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O5jCH-wXrZ0

-Devils 3 goals in 68 seconds: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W12-cpvqyr0

What's up next - Thursday January 15th: There are 10 NHL games on tap for Thursday night:

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

2. Minnesota Wild vs. Buffalo Sabres at 7:00 PM ET (In Buffalo)

3. Vancouver Canucks vs. Philadelphia Flyers at 7:00 PM ET (In Philadelphia)

4. Montreal Canadiens vs. Ottawa Senators at 7:30 PM ET (In Ottawa)

5. Edmonton Oilers vs. Tampa Bay Lightning at 7:30 PM ET (In Tampa Bay)

6. Colorado Avalanche vs. Florida Panthers at 7:30 PM ET (In Florida)

7. Detroit Red Wings vs. St. Louis Blues at 8:00 PM ET (In St. Louis) {***Forman's Game of the Night***}

8. Winnipeg Jets vs. Dallas Stars at 8:30 PM ET (In Dallas)

9. Calgary Flames vs. Arizona Coyotes at 9:00 PM ET (In Arizona)

10. Toronto Maple Leafs vs. San Jose Sharks at 10:30 PM ET (In San Jose)

-Joel Forman - The Forman Faceoff