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