Saturday, January 3, 2015

January 3rd NHL Recap

Ottawa Senators 3, Boston Bruins 2 (from Boston) - The Senators improved to 16-14-7 on the season thanks to a 3-2 win over the Boston Bruins, dropping them to 19-15-5.
Goals:
OTT - Kyle Turris (8) - from Clarke MacArthur (12:33 2ND)
BOS - Torey Krug PPG (8) - from David Krejci and Seth Griffith (16:22 2ND)
BOS - Brad Marchand (11) - from David Krejci and Loui Eriksson (10:35 3RD)
OTT - Mike Hoffman (12) - from Eric Gryba (15:45 3RD)
OTT - Bobby Ryan (11) - from Erik Karlsson (0:44 OT) *GWG*
Goalies:
WG - Craig Anderson (26 saves on 28 shots: 10-9-5) LG - Tuukka Rask (23 saves on 26 shots: 15-10-5)
Three Stars:
3. Craig Anderson (26 saves on 28 shots for the win) - Ottawa
2. David Krejci (2 assists) - Boston
1. Bobby Ryan (1 goal, OT winner) - Ottawa

Nashville Predators 7. Los Angeles Kings 6 (OT) - (from Los Angeles) - The Predators improved to 25-9-3 on the season thanks to a 7-6 OT win over the Los Angeles Kings, dropping them to 19-12-9.
Goals:
LAK - Matt Greene (3) - from Mike Richards (0:32 1ST)
NSH - Mike Fisher (5) - from Roman Josi and Shea Weber (4:54 1ST)
NSH - Colin Wilson (11) - from Viktor Stalberg (6:16 1ST)
NSH - Ryan Ellis PPG (4) - from Mike Ribeiro and Seth Jones (9:43 1ST)
NSH - Matthias Ekholm (2) - from Craig Smith and Ryan Ellis (2:16 2ND)
NSH - Mark Arcobello (8) - from Colin Wilson and Anton Volchenkov (3:57 2ND)
LAK - Alec Martinez (4) - from Dustin Brown and Jamie McBain (6:29 2ND)
LAK - Dwight King (6) - from Jake Muzzin and Anze Kopitar (15:05 2ND)
NSH - Olli Jokinen (3) - from Gabriel Bourque and Paul Gaustad (8:38 3RD)
LAK - Dwight King (7) - from Jake Muzzin and Anze Kopitar (17:59 3RD)
LAK - Marian Gaborik (12) - from Alec Martinez and Drew Doughty (18:56 3RD)
LAK - Jeff Carter (11) - from Anze Kopitar and Alec Martinez (19:26 3RD)
NSH - Roman Josi (6) - from Filip Forsberg and Mike Ribeiro (0:18 OT) *GWG*
Goalies:
WG - Pekka Rinne (24 saves on 30 shots: 25-6-2) LG -  Martin Jones (12 saves on 16 shots: 3-4-1) in relief of Jonathan Quick (6 saves on 9 shots)
Three Stars:
3. Ryan Ellis (1 goal, 1 assist) - Nashville
2. Dwight King (2 goals) - Los Angeles
1. Roman Josi (1 goal, 1 assist, OT winner) - Nashville

New Jersey Devils 5, Philadelphia Flyers 2 (from New Jersey) - The Devils improved to 14-20-7 on the season thanks to a 5-2 win over the Philadelphia Flyers, dropping them to 14-18-7. 
Goals:
NJD - Jaromir Jagr (7) - from Adam Henrique (13:20 1ST)
NJD - Patrik Elias PPG (5) - from Martin Havlat and Travis Zajac (15:42 1ST)
NJD - Jaromir Jagr (8) - from Scott Gomez and Andy Greene (19:56 1ST) *GWG*
NJD - Scott Gomez (3) - from Adam Henrique and Adam Larsson (9:35 2ND)
NJD - Jaromir Jagr (9) - from Scott Gomez and Seth Helgeson (12:32 2ND)
PHI - Andrew MacDonald (2) - from Brayden Schenn and Jakub Voracek (16:38 2ND)
PHI - Vincent Lecavalier PPG (7) - from Andrew MacDonald and Michael Del Zotto (5:59 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - Cory Schneider (18 saves on 20 shots: 13-18-4) LG - Ray Emery (7 saves on 10 shots: 7-6-1), Steve Mason (6 saves on 8 shots in relief of Emery)
Three Stars:
3. Adam Henrique (2 assists) - New Jersey
2. Scott Gomez (1 goal, 2 assists) - New Jersey
1. Jaromir Jagr (3 goals, GWG) - New Jersey

New York Rangers 6, Buffalo Sabres 1 (from New York) - The Rangers improved to 21-11-4 on the season thanks to a 6-1 win over the Buffalo Sabres, dropping them to 14-23-3.
Goals:
NYR - Derick Brassard PPG (10) - from Martin St. Louis and Dan Boyle (8:46 1ST)
NYR - Chris Kreider PPG (7) - from J.T. Miller and Ryan McDonagh (9:53 1ST) *GWG*
NYR - Rick Nash PPG (24) - from Martin St. Louis and Derick Brassard (11:18 1ST)
NYR - Dan Boyle (3) - from Rick Nash and Mats Zuccarello (12:34 1ST)
NYR - Carl Hagelin (8) - from Matt Hunwick and Kevin Klein (2:26 2ND)
BUF - Drew Stafford (6) - from Andre Benoit (2:48 2ND)
NYR - Jesper Fast (3) - from Kevin Hayes (15:00 2ND)
Goalies:
WG - Henrik Lundqvist (24 saves on 25 shots: 18-8-3) LG - Michal Neuvirth (5 saves on 9 shots: 3-10-1), Jhonas Enroth (28 saves on 30 shots in relief of Neuvirth)
Three Stars:
3. Rick Nash (1 goal, 1 assist) - New York
2. Dan Boyle (1 goal, 1 assist) - New York
1. Derick Brassard (1 goal, 1 assist) - New York

Montreal Canadiens 4, Pittsburgh Penguins 1 (from Pittsburgh) - The Canadiens improved to 26-11-2 on the season thanks to a 4-1 win over the Pittsburgh Penguins, dropping them to 24-10-5.
Goals:
MTL - Max Pacioretty (16) - from Tom Gilbert and Alex Galchenyuk (2:30 1ST)
MTL - David Desharnais (6) - from Tomas Plekanec and Dale Weise (6:35 1ST) *GWG*
PIT - David Perron (6) - from Sidney Crosby and Steve Downie (9:59 1ST)
MTL - Tom Gilbert (2) - from Max Pacioretty and P.K. Subban (1:49 2ND)
MTL - Alexei Emelin (1) - from Lars Eller and Jiri Sekac (14:08 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - Carey Price (30 saves on 31 shots: 22-9-1) LG - Marc-Andre Fleury (29 saves on 33 shots: 20-7-3)
Three Stars:
3. Tom Gilbert (1 goal, 1 assist) - Montreal
2. Max Pacioretty (1 goal, 1 assist) - Montreal
1. Carey Price (30 saves on 31 shots for the win) - Montreal

Winnipeg Jets 5, Toronto Maple Leafs 1 (from Winnipeg) - The Jets improved to 20-12-7 on the season thanks to a 5-1 win over the Toronto Maple Leafs, dropping them to 21-16-3. 
Goals:
TOR - Mike Santorelli (9) - from James van Riemsdyk and Dion Phaneuf (2:19 2ND)
WPG - T.J. Galiardi (1) - from Dustin Byfuglien (3:29 2ND)
WPG - Matt Halischuk (2) - from Ben Chariot and Andrew Ladd (5:59 2ND) *GWG*
WPG - Dustin Byfuglien (9) - from Blake Wheeler and Bryan Little (10:04 2ND)
WPG - Bryan Little PPG (15) - from Mathieu Perreault and Andrew Ladd (3:37 3RD)
WPG - Ben Chariot (1) - from Bryan Little (10:55 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - Michael Hutchinson (20 saves on 21 shots: 10-3-2) LG - James Reimer (35 saves on 40 shots: 6-7-0)
Three Stars:
3. Ben Chariot (1 goal, 1 assist) - Winnipeg
2. Bryan Little (1 goal, 2 assists) - Winnipeg
1. Dustin Byfuglien (1 goal, 1 assist) - Winnipeg

Dallas Stars 7, Minnesota Wild 1 (from Dallas) - The Stars improved to 18-14-5 on the season thanks to a 7-1 rout of the Minnesota Wild, dropping them to 18-15-4. 
Goals:
DAL - Vernon Fiddler PPG (3) - from Erik Cole and Trevor Daley (5:34 1ST)
DAL - Colton Sceviour (4) - from Tyler Seguin (5:03 2ND) *GWG*
DAL - Vernon Fiddler (4) - from Brett Ritchie and Jamie Oleksiak (7:44 2ND)
DAL - Tyler Seguin (26) - from John Klingberg and Jordie Benn (8:56 2ND)
DAL - Erik Cole SHG (7) - from Jamie Benn (11:15 2ND)
MIN - Thomas Vanek PPG (7) - from Mikko Koivu and Zach Parise (15:16 2ND)
DAL - Antoine Roussel (9) - from Ryan Garbutt and Jamie Oleksiak (17:41 2ND)
DAL - Brett Ritchie (2) - from Travis Moen and Jamie Oleksiak (18:32 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - Kari Lehtonen (21 saves on 22 shots: 17-8-5) LG - Darcy Kuemper (17 saves on 21 shots: 13-12-0), Niklas Backstrom (11 saves on 14 shots in relief of Kuemper)
Three Stars:
3. Erik Cole (1 goal, 1 assist) - Dallas
2. Tyler Seguin (1 goal, 1 assist) - Dallas
1. Vernon Fiddler (2 goals) - Dallas

Arizona Coyotes 6, Columbus Blue Jackets 3 (from Arizona) - The Coyotes improved to 15-19-4 on the season thanks to a 6-3 win over the Columbus Blue Jackets, dropping them to 16-17-3. 
Goals:
ARI - Tobias Rieder (5) - from Lauri Korpikoski and Kyle Chipchura (13:17 1ST)
CBJ - Fedor Tyutin (1) - from Jack Skille and Sean Collins (2:35 2ND)
CBJ - James Wisniewski PPG (3) - from Brandon Dubinsky and Nick Foligno (4:39 2ND)
ARI - Oliver Ekman-Larsson PPG (10) - from Martin Hanzal and Keith Yandle (6:33 2ND)
ARI - Sam Gagner PPG (6) - from Martin Hanzal and Oliver Ekman-Larsson (18:33 2ND)
ARI - Martin Hanzal (7) - from Sam Gagner and Martin Erat (19:17 2ND) *GWG*
ARI - Kyle Chipchura (3) - from Tobias Rieder (3:37 3RD)
ARI - Sam Gagner PPG (7) - from Keith Yandle and Martin Hanzal (5:03 3RD)
CBJ - Ryan Johansen (11) - unassisted (19:00 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - Mike Smith (23 saves on 26 shots: 6-15-2) LG - Sergei Bobrovsky (25 saves on 31 shots: 14-10-2), Curtis McElhinney (3 saves on 3 shots in relief of Bobrovsky)
Three Stars:
3. Tobias Rieder (1 goal, 1 assist) - Arizona
2. Sam Gagner (2 goals, 1 assist) - Arizona
1. Martin Hanzal (1 goal, 3 assists, GWG) - Arizona

Vancouver Canucks 4, Detroit Red Wings 1 (from Vancouver) - The Canucks improved to 22-12-3 on the season thanks to a 4-1 win over the Detroit Red Wings, dropping them to 20-10-9.
Goals:
VAN - Alex Edler PPG (4) - from Henrik Sedin and Daniel Sedin (1:48 2ND)
VAN - Radim Vrbata PPG (16) - unassisted (10:49 3RD) *GWG*
DET - Tomas Tatar (16) - from Gustav Nyquist and Danny DeKeyser (16:30 3RD)
VAN - Henrik Sedin EN (7) - from Daniel Sedin and Alex Edler (18:09 3RD)
VAN - Henrik Sedin EN (8) - from Daniel Sedin (19:28 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - Ryan Miller (29 saves on 30 shots: 20-8-1) LG - Jimmy Howard (20 saves on 22 shots: 15-7-7)
Three Stars:
3. Ryan Miller (29 saves on 30 shots for the win) - Vancouver
2. Daniel Sedin (3 assists) - Vancovuer
1. Henrik Sedin (2 goals, 1 assist) - Vancouver

St. Louis Blues 7, San Jose Sharks 2 (from San Jose) - The Blues improved to 23-13-3 on the season thanks to a 7-2 win over the San Jose Sharks, dropping them to 20-14-5.
Goals:
STL - T.J. Oshie (8) - from Alex Steen and Kevin Shattenkirk (11:49 1ST)
SJS - Melker Karlsson (2) - from Barclay Goodrow and Matt Tennyson (17:42 1ST)
SJS - Joe Pavelski (20) - from Tomas Hertl and Brent Burns (18:22 1ST)
STL - Alex Steen (10) - from Paul Stastny and T.J. Oshie (19:16 1ST)
STL - T.J. Oshie (9) - from Alex Steen and Carl Gunnarsson (5:32 2ND) *GWG*
STL - Kevin Shattenkirk (7) - from Jaden Schwartz and Vladimir Tarasenko (19:51 2ND)
STL - Jaden Schwartz PPG (12) - from Alex Steen and Kevin Shattenkirk (1:17 3RD)
STL - Dmitrij Jaskin (4) - unassisted (4:58 3RD) 
STL - T.J. Oshie PPG (10 - Hat Trick) - from Kevin Shattenkirk and Paul Stastny (9:16 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - Brian Elliott (18 saves on 20 shots: 9-5-1) LG - Antti Niemi (21 saves on 27 shots: 15-9-4), Alex Stalock (5 saves on 6 shots in relief of Niemi) 
Three Stars:
3. Alex Steen (1 goal, 3 assists) - St. Louis
2. Kevin Shattenkirk (1 goal, 3 assists) - St. Louis
1. T.J. Oshie (3 goals, 1 assist, GWG) - St. Louis

Three Stars of the Night:
3. Martin Hanzal - Hanzal scored the game-winning goal and added 3 assists in the Coyotes 6-3 win over the Blue Jackets.
2. T.J. Oshie - Oshie scored his 2nd career hat trick and added an assist in the Blues 7-2 win over the Sharks.
1. Jaromir Jagr - Jagr scored his 15th career hat trick (including the game-winning goal) in his Devils 5-2 win over the Flyers.

Interesting Stats of the Night:
-Jaromir Jagr became the oldest player in NHL history (42 years, 322 days) to score a hat trick.
-T.J. Oshie scored his 2nd career hat trick.
-Joe Pavelski scored 20 goals in a season for the 6th time in his career.
-The trio of T.J. Oshie/Kevin Shattenkirk/Alex Steen combined for 5 goals and 7 assists tonight against the Sharks.
-The Kings scored 3 goals in 87 seconds: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s5sETVrcL0Y

Current Winning/Losing Streaks (3 or more games):
Montreal Canadiens - 6 game winning streak 
Dallas Stars - 4 game winning streak
New York Islanders - 3 game winning streak

Philadelphia Flyers - 5 game losing streak
Buffalo Sabres - 4 game losing streak

Forman Faceoff Highlights of the Night:
-Carey Price save/Tom Gilbert goal: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bNHHSBIYTU0
-Marc-Andre Fleury pad save on Desharnais: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GdBOwu3rne8
-Kevin Shattenkirk goal/Jaden Schwartz pass: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=klZKk7n95lc

What's up next - Sunday January 4th: There are 10 NHL games on tap for Sunday:
1. Boston Bruins vs. Carolina Hurricanes at 1:00 PM ET (In Carolina)
2. Florida Panthers vs. Washington Capitals at 3:00 PM ET (In Washington)
3. Tampa Bay Lightning vs. Ottawa Senators at 7:00 PM ET (In Ottawa)
4. Dallas Stars vs. Chicago Blachawks at 8:00 PM ET (In Chicago) {***Forman's Game of the Night***}
5. Columbus Blue Jackets vs. Colorado Avalanche at 8:00 PM ET (In Colorado)
6. Nashville Predators vs. Anaheim Ducks at 8:00 PM ET (In Anaheim)
7. New York Islanders vs. Edmonton Oilers at 9:30 PM ET (In Edmonton)

-Joel Forman - The Forman Faceoff

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