Friday, January 16, 2015

January 16th NHL Recap

New York Islanders 6, Pittsburgh Penguins 3 (from New York) - The Islanders improved to 30-13-1 on the season thanks to a 6-3 win over the Pittsburgh Penguins, dropping them to 26-11-6.
Goals:
PIT - Sidney Crosby PPG (13) - from Chris Kunitz and Evgeni Malkin (10:52 1ST)
PIT - David Perron PPG (9) - from Kris Letang and Sidney Crosby (12:22 1ST)
NYI - Kyle Okposo (10) - from John Tavares and Josh Bailey (16:51 1ST)
NYI - Ryan Strome (8) - from Anders Lee and Frans Nielsen (12:31 2ND)
PIT - Sidney Crosby (14) - from Paul Martin and Kris Letang (19:55 2ND)
NYI - Kyle Okposo (11) - from John Tavares and Josh Bailey (6:42 3RD)
NYI - Kye Okposo (12 - Hat Trick) - from Josh Bailey and Travis Hamonic (11:51 3RD) *GWG*
NYI - Kyle Okposo PPG (13) - from Brock Nelson and John Tavares (17:29 3RD)
NYI - Michael Grabner EN (3) - unassisted (18:47 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - Jaroslav Halak (21 saves on 24 shots: 24-8-0) LG - Marc-Andre Fleury (29 saves on 34 shots: 22-8-4)
Three Stars:
3. John Tavares (3 assists) - New York
2. Sidney Crosby (2 goals, 1 assist) - Pittsburgh
1. Kyle Okposo (4 goals, GWG) - New York

Vancouver Canucks 3, Carolina Hurricanes 0 (from Carolina) - The Canucks improved to 25-15-3 on the season thanks to a 3-0 shutout of the Carolina Hurricanes, dropping them to 14-25-5.
Goals:
VAN - Derek Dorsett (5) - from Nick Bonino and Kevin Bieksa (6:18 2ND) *GWG*
VAN - Shawn Matthias (8) - from Jannik Hansen and Chris Tanev (12:57 2ND)
VAN - Alex Burrows (10) - from Ryan Stanton and Kevin Bieksa (16:49 2ND)
Goalies:
WG - Ryan Miller (28 saves on 28 shots: 22-9-1) LG - Cam Ward (10 saves on 13 shots: 11-17-3), Anton Khudobin (4 saves on 4 shots in relief of Ward)
Three Stars:
3. Kevin Bieksa (2 assists) - Vancouver
2. Derek Dorsett (1 goal, GWG) - Vancouver
1. Ryan Miller (28 saves on 28 shots for the shutout) - Vancouver

New York Rangers 2, Columbus Blue Jackets 1 (from Columbus) - The Rangers improved to 25-13-4 on the season thanks to a 2-1 win over the Columbus Blue Jackets, dropping them to 18-21-3.
Goals:
NYR - Marc Staal (2) - from Derek Stepan and Kevin Klein (5:59 2ND)
NYR - Chris Kreider (9) - from Derek Stepan and Martin St. Louis (10:10 2ND) *GWG*
CBJ - Scott Hartnell (9) - from Ryan Johansen and Sergei Bobrovsky (3:16 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - Henrik Lundqvist (35 saves on 36 shots: 21-9-3) LG - Sergei Bobrovsky (24 saves on 26 shots: 15-14-2)
Three Stars:
3. Sergei Bobrovsky (24 saves on 26 shots) - Columbus
2. Derek Stepan (2 assists) - New York
1. Henrik Lundqvist (35 saves on 36 shots for the win) - New York

Nashville Predators 4, Washington Capitals 3 (from Nashville) - The Predators improved to 30-9-4 on the season thanks to a 4-3 win over the Washington Capitals, dropping them to 24-12-8.
Goals:
NSH - Seth Jones (3) - from Calle Jarnkrok (16:16 1ST)
NSH - James Neal (14) - from Mike Fisher and Victor Bartley (1:50 2ND)
WSH - Alex Ovechkin (23) - from Karl Alzner and Nicklas Backstrom (3:46 2ND)
WSH - Alex Ovechkin PPG (24) - from Mike Green and Troy Brouwer (6:18 2ND)
WSH - Marcus Johansson PPG (13) - from Nicklas Backstrom and Mike Green (2:38 3RD)
NSH - Mattias Ekholm PPG (4) - from Seth Jones and Craig Smith (15:31 3RD)
NSH - James Neal (15) - unassisted (18:20 3RD) *GWG*
Goalies:
WG - Carter Hutton (31 saves on 34 shots: 1-3-2) LG - Braden Holtby (26 saves on 30 shots: 22-9-7)
Three Stars:
3. Seth Jones (1 goal, 1 assist) - Washington
2. Alex Ovechkin (2 goals) - Nashville
1. James Neal (2 goals, GWG) - Nashville

Winnipeg Jets 4, Chicago Blackhawks 2 (from Chicago) - The Jets improved to 24-14-8 on the season thanks to a 4-2 win over the Chicago Blackhawks, dropping them to 28-14-2.
Goals:
CHI - Brandon Saad (13) - from Marian Hossa and Jonathan Toews (0:53 1ST)
WPG - Zach Bogosian (3) - from Andrew Ladd and Bryan Little (10:46 1ST)
WPG - Bryan Little PPG (17) - from Zach Bogosian and Blake Wheeler (9:31 3RD)
WPG - Chris Thorburn (3) - from Adam Lowry and Dustin Byfuglien (9:59 3RD) *GWG*
CHI - Teuvo Teravainen (1) - from Michal Rozsival (12:43 3RD)
WPG - Andrew Ladd EN (17) - from Blake Wheeler and Dustin Byfuglien (19:31 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - Michael Hutchinson (31 saves on 33 shots: 13-4-2) LG - Corey Crawford (31 saves on 34 shots: 17-9-2)
Three Stars:
3. Teuvo Teravainen (1 goal) - Chicago
2. Zach Bogosian (1 goal, 1 assist) - Winnipeg
1. Bryan Little (1 goal, 1 assist) - Winnipeg

Anaheim Ducks 5, New Jersey Devils 1 (from Anaheim) - The Ducks improved to 29-10-6 on the season thanks to a 5-1 win over the New Jersey Devils, dropping them to 16-22-8.
Goals:
ANA - Corey Perry (19) - from Cam Fowler and Pat Maroon (4:09 1ST)
NJD - Martin Havlat PPG (5) - from Patrik Elias and Marek Zidlicky (15:12 1ST)
ANA - Hampus Lindholm (5) - from Matt Beleskey and Rickard Rakell (3:16 2ND) *GWG*
ANA - Jakob Silfverberg (5) - from Andrew Cogliano (5:08 2ND)
ANA - Pat Maroon (3) - from Ryan Getzlaf and Sami Vatanen (16:27 3RD)
ANA - Jakob Silfverberg PPG (6) - from Hampus Lindholm and Francois Beauchemin (18:31 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - Ilya Bryzgalov (14 saves on 15 shots: 1-2-0) LG - Keith Kinkaid (21 saves on 25 shots: 1-3-3), Cory Schneider (14 saves on 15 shots in relief of Kinkaid)
Three Stars:
3. Corey Perry (1 goal) - Anaheim
2. Jakob Silfvergerg (2 goals) - Anaheim
1. Hampus Lindholm (1 goal, 1 assist, GWG) - Anaheim

Three Stars of the Night:
3. James Neal - Neal scored 2 goals (including the game-winner) in the Predators 4-3 win over the Capitals.
2. Ryan Miller - Miller stopped all 28 shots he faced for the shutout in the Canucks 3-0 win over the Hurricanes.
1. Kyle Okposo - Okposo scored a career-high 4 goals (including the game-winner) in the Islanders 6-3 win over the Penguins

Interesting Stats of the Night:
-Barry Trotz returned to Nashville for the first time since being fired last summer. 
-Kyle Okposo scored his first career hat trick and then 4-goal game.
-Ryan Miller picked up his 2nd shutout in as many days.
-Carter Hutton became the 1st Predators goalie other than Pekka Rinne to win a game this season.
-Teuvo Teravainen scored his 1st NHL goal for the Hawks.

Current Winning/Losing Streaks (3 or more games):
Boston Bruins - 5 game winning streak
Nashville Predators - 5 game winning streak
New York Islanders - 4 game winning streak
Winnipeg Jets - 3 game winning streak
Anaheim Ducks - 3 game winning streak

Buffalo Sabres - 9 game losing streak
Columbus Blue Jackets - 4 game losing streak
Toronto Maple Leafs - 3 game losing streak
Arizona Coyotes - 3 game losing streak
Edmonton Oilers - 3 game losing streak

What's up next - Saturday January 17th: There are 12 NHL games on tap for Saturday night:
1. Columbus Blue Jackets vs. Boston Bruins at 7:00 PM ET (In Boston)
2. Philadelphia Flyers vs. Buffalo Sabres at 7:00 PM ET (In Buffalo)
3. New York Islanders vs. Montreal Canadiens at 7:00 PM ET (In Montreal)
4. Carolina Hurricanes vs. Ottawa Senators at at 7:00 PM ET (In Ottawa)
5. Nashville Predators vs. Detroit Red Wings at 7:00 PM ET (In Detroit) {***Forman's Game of the Night***}
6. Colorado Avalanche vs. Tampa Bay Lightning at 7:00 PM ET (In Tampa Bay)
7. Edmonton Oilers vs. Florida Panthers at 7:00 PM ET (In Florida)
8. Toronto Maple Leafs vs. St. Louis Blues at 7:00 PM ET (In St. Louis)
9. Washington Capitals vs. Dallas Stars at 8:00 PM ET (In Dallas)
10. Arizona Coyotes vs. Minnesota Wild at 9:00 PM ET (In Minnesota)
11. Anaheim Ducks vs. Los Angeles Kings at 10:00 PM ET (In Los Angeles)
12. Calgary Flames vs. San Jose Sharks at 10:00 PM ET (In San Jose)

-Joel Forman - The Forman Faceoff

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