Friday, January 9, 2015

January 9th NHL Recap

New York Islanders 3, New Jersey Devils 2 (OT) - (from New Jersey) - The Islanders improved to 27-13-1 on the season thanks to a 3-2 OT win over the New Jersey Devils, dropping them to 15-21-8.
Goals:
NJD - Travis Zajac (7) - from Patrik Elias and Adam Larsson (11:57 2ND)
NYI - Josh Bailey (7) - from Calvin de Haan and John Tavares (1:02 3RD)
NJD - Scott Gomez (4) - from Adam Henrique and Michael Ryder (7:23 3RD)
NYI - John Tavares (18) - from Kyle Okposo and Johnny Boychuk (13:47 3RD)
NYI - John Tavares (19) - unassisted (3:05 OT) *GWG*
Goalies:
WG - Jaroslav Halak (21 saves on 23 shots: 22-8-0) LG - Keith Kinkaid (28 saves on 31 shots: 1-2-3)
Three Stars:
3. Jaroslav Halak (21 saves on 23 shots for the win) - New York
2. Travis Zajac (1 goal) - New Jersey
1. John Tavares (2 goals, 1 assist, OT winner) - New York

Toronto Maple Leafs 5, Columbus Blue Jackets 2 (from Toronto) - The Leafs improved to 22-17-3 on the season thanks to a 5-2 win over the Columbus Blue Jackets, dropping them to 18-18-3. 
Goals:
CBJ - Ryan Johansen (14) - unassisted (3:15 1ST)
TOR - Tyler Bozak (14) - unassisted (8:30 1ST)
TOR - Daniel Winnik (3) - from Tyler Bozak (14:32 1ST)
TOR - Phil Kessel PPG (19) - from James van Riemsdyk and Cody Franson (16:31 1ST) *GWG*
TOR - James van Riemsdyk PPG (18) - from Phil Kessel and Cody Franson (17:23 1ST)
CBJ - Ryan Johansen PPG (15) - from David Savard and Nick Folingo (3:43 2ND) 
TOR - James van Riemsdyk EN (19) - from Daniel Winnik (18:47 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - Jonathan Bernier (18 saves on 20 shots: 16-10-3) LG - Sergei Bobrovsky (27 saves on 31 shots: 15-11-2) 
Three Stars:
3. Ryan Johansen (2 goals) - Columbus
2. Tyler Bozak (1 goal, 1 assist) - Toronto
1. James van Riemsdyk (2 goals, 1 assist) - Toronto

Tampa Bay Lightning 2, Buffalo Sabres 1 (from Tampa Bay) - The Lightning improved to 27-12-4 on the season thanks to a 2-1 win over the Buffalo Sabres, dropping them to 14-26-3. 
Goals:
TBL - Valtteri Filppula (8) - from Ryan Callahan and Cedric Paquette (3:51 1ST)
BUF - Cody McCormick SHG (1) - from Patrick Kaleta (0:50 2ND)
TBL - Steven Stamkos (22) - from Jonathan Drouin and Alex Killorn (14:42 3RD) *GWG*
Goalies:
WG - Ben Bishop (20 saves on 21 shots: 21-6-2) LG - Michal Neuvirth (45 saves on 47 shots: 3-11-1) 
Three Stars:
3. Ben Bishop (20 saves on 21 shots for the win) - Tampa Bay
2. Michal Neuvirth (45 saves on 47 shots) - Buffalo
1. Steven Stamkos (1 goal, GWG) - Tampa Bay

Florida Panthers 6, Calgary Flames 5 (from Calgary) - The Panthers improved to 19-11-9 on the season thanks to a 6-5 win over the Calgary Flames, dropping them to 21-18-3. 
Goals:
CGY - Matt Stajan (2) - unassisted (2:42 1ST)
FLA - Jonathan Huberdeau (7) - from Brad Boyes (4:28 1ST) 
FLA - Brad Boyes (8) - from Jonathan Huberdeau (13:12 1ST)
CGY - T.J. Brodie PPG (7) - from Mark Giordano and Joe Colborne (16:36 1ST)
CGY - Mikael Backlund (3) - from Dennis Wideman and Lance Bouma (2:27 2ND)
FLA - Sean Bergenheim (6) - from Tomas Fleischmann and Dave Bolland (2:46 2ND)
CGY - T.J. Brodie (8) - from Lance Bouma and Mikael Backlund (8:13 2ND)
FLA - Jimmy Hayes (12) - from Jussi Jokinen and Erik Gudbranson (17:05 2ND)
FLA - Brian Campbell (2) - unassisted (9:29 3RD)
CGY - Matt Stajan (3) - from David Jones and Lance Bouma (16:06 3RD)
FLA - Tomas Fleischmann (5) - from Dave Bolland and Sean Bergenheim (16:51 3RD) *GWG*
Goalies:
WG - Al Montoya (25 saves on 30 shots: 3-4-2) LG - Jonas Hiller (29 saves on 35 shots: 13-13-2)
Three Stars:
3. Lance Bouma (3 assists) - Calgary
2. T.J. Brodie (2 goals) - Calgary
1. Tomas Fleischmann (1 goal, 1 assist, GWG) - Florida

Edmonton Oilers 5, Chicago Blackhawks 2 (from Edmonon) - The Oilers improved to 10-23-9 on the season thanks to a 5-2 win over the Chicago Blackhawks, dropping them to 27-13-2. 
Goals:
CHI - Brandon Saad (11) - from Jonathan Toews and Marian Hossa (7:34 1ST)
EDM - Benoit Pouliot (5) - from Derek Roy (8:52 1ST)
EDM - Derek Roy PPG (3) - from Teddy Purcell and Anton Lander (13:35 1ST)
CHI - Brandon Saad (12) - from Marian Hossa and Jonathan Toews (5:47 2ND)
EDM - Jeff Petry (4) - from Nail Yakupov and Derek Roy (6:33 2ND) *GWG*
EDM - Nail Yakupov (5) - from Taylor Hall and Andrew Ference (16:51 3RD)
EDM - Taylor Hall EN (11) - unassisted (17:34 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - Ben Scrivens (19 saves on 21 shots: 8-13-7) LG - Antti Raanta (17 saves on 21 shots: 6-3-0) 
Three Stars:
3. Brandon Saad (2 goals) - Chicago
2. Nail Yakupov (1 goal, 1 assist) - Edmonton
1. Derek Roy (1 goal, 2 assists) - Edmonton

Three Stars of the Night:
3. Derek Roy - Roy had his best game as an Oiler, scoring 1 goal and adding 2 assists in their 5-2 win over the Blackhawks.
2. James van Riemsdyk - JVR scored his 18th and 19th goals of the season and added an assist in the Leafs 5-2 win over the Blue Jackets. 
1. John Tavares - Tavares scored 2 goals (including the OT winner) and added an assist in the Islanders 3-2 win over the Devils.

Interesting Stats of the Night:
-John Tavares scored his 3rd OT goal of the season.
-The Leafs won their 1st game under Interim Head Coach Peter Horachek.
-T.J. Brodie had his 1st career 2-goal game.
-Ryan Johansen extended his point streak to 9 games with 2 goals tonight. He now has 6 goals, 5 assists for 11 points during the streak. He had 5 goals, 8 assists for 13 points during a 10-game point streak earlier in the season.

Current Winning/Losing Streaks (3 or more games):
New York Rangers - 4 game winning streak
St. Louis Blues - 3 game winning streak
Tampa Bay Lightning - 3 game winning streak

Buffalo Sabres - 7 game losing streak
Minnesota Wild - 3 game losing streak
Dallas Stars - 3 game losing streak
Calgary Flames - 3 game losing streak

Forman Faceoff Highlights of the Night:
-Michal Neuvirth glove save on Brett Connolly: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JxZEs-u-6kU (FFPOTY Candidate)
-Steven Stamkos goal/Jonathan Drouin pass: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zU-Gun9l4ck

What's up next - Saturday January 10th: There are 11 NHL games on tap for Saturday:
1. Boston Bruins vs. Philadelphia Flyers at 1:00 PM ET (In Philadelphia)
2. Nashville Predators vs. Minnesota Wild at 2:00 PM ET (In Minnesota)
3. Dallas Stars vs. Colorado Avalanche at 3:00 PM ET (In Colorado)
4. Pittsburgh Penguins vs. Montreal Canadiens at 7:00 PM ET (In Montreal) {***Forman's Game of the Night***}
5. Detroit Red Wings vs. Washington Capitals at 7:00 PM ET (In Washington)
6. New York Islanders vs. Columbus Blue Jackets at 7:00 PM ET (In Columbus)
7. Ottawa Senators vs. Arizona Coyotes at 7:00 PM ET (In Arizona)
8. Carolina Hurricanes vs. St. Louis Blues at 8:00 PM ET (In St. Louis)
9. Calgary Flames vs. Vancouver Canucks at 10:00 PM ET (In Vancouver)
10. Winnipeg Jets vs. Los Angeles Kings at 10:00 PM ET (In Los Angeles)
11. New York Rangers vs. San Jose Sharks at 10:00 PM ET (In San Jose)

-Joel Forman - The Forman Faceoff

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