February 28th NHL Recap

Florida Panthers 5, Buffalo Sabres 3 (from Florida) - The Panthers improved to 27-22-13 on the season thanks to a 5-3 win over the Buffalo Sabres, dropping them to 19-39-5, 

Goals:

BUF - Cody Hodgson (4) - from Matt Ellis and Nicolas Deslauriers (2:57 1ST)
BUF - Andrej Meszaros (3) - from Johan Larsson and Cody Hodgson (7:18 1ST)
FLA - Brandon Pirri PPG (10) - from Brian Campbell and Jussi Jokinen (12:01 2ND)
FLA - Brandon Pirri PPG (11) - from Brian Campbell and Brad Boyes (13:24 2ND)
FLA - Nick Bjugstad (22) - from Jussi Jokinen and Brad Boyes (18:31 2ND)
BUF - Torrey Mitchell (6) - from Matt Moulson and Nikita Zadorov (12:54 3RD)
FLA - Scottie Upshall (7) - from Derek MacKenzie and Shawn Thornton (14:02 3RD) *GWG*
FLA - Derek MacKenzie EN (4) - from Brad Boyes and Jussi Jokinen (19:43 3RD)

Goalies:

WG - Roberto Luongo (11 saves on 14 shots: 23-16-11) LG - Michal Neuvirth (42 saves on 46 shots: 6-17-3) 

Three Stars:

3. Michal Neuvirth (42 saves on 46 shots) - Buffalo

2. Jussi Jokinen (3 assists) - Florida

1. Brandon Pirri (2 goals) - Florida

Detroit Red Wings 4, Nashville Predators 3 (from Nashville) - The Red Wings improved to 35-15-11 on the season thanks to a 4-3 win over the Nashville Predators, dropping them to 41-15-7. 

Goals:

DET - Brendan Smith (4) - from Joakim Andersson and Drew Miller (7:22 1ST)
DET - Drew Miller (4) - from Tomas Jurco (2:03 2ND)
NSH - Matt Cullen (6) - from Craigh Smith and Roman Josi (2:33 2ND)
NSH - Mike Fisher (15) - from Cody Franson and Matt Cullen (6:02 2ND)
NSH - Shea Weber PPG (15) - from Mike Ribeiro and Roman Josi (16:08 2ND)
DET - Alexey Marchenko (1) - from Justin Abdelkader and Niklas Kronwall (3:56 3RD)
DET - Tomas Tatar PPG (25) - from Pavel Datsyuk and Niklas Kronwall (9:06 3RD) *GWG*

Goalies:

WG - Jonas Gustavsson (37 saves on 40 shots: 3-2-1) LG -  Pekka Rinne (21 saves on 25 shots: 35-10-3)

Three Stars:

3. Drew Miller (1 goal, 1 assist) - Detroit

2. Matt Cullen (1 goal, 1 assist) - Nashville

1. Tomas Tatar (1 goal, GWG) - Detroit

Carolina Hurricanes 5, New York Islanders 3 (from New York) - The Hurricanes improved to 24-30-7 on the season thanks to a 5-3 win over the New York Islanders, dropping them to 41-21-2.

Goals:

NYI - Michael Grabner (7) - from Ryan Strome and Johnny Boychuk (11:47 1ST)
CAR - Jay McClement (5) - from Chris Terry and Brad Malone (17:41 1ST)
CAR - Justin Faulk PPG (12) - from Eric Staal and Victor Rask (1:26 2ND)
CAR - Jay McClement (6) - from Andrej Nestrasil and Nathan Gerbe (9:50 2ND)
NYI - Nikolay Kulemin (12) - from Cal Clutterbuck and Travis Hamonic (15:11 2ND)
CAR - Brad Malone (6) - from Andrej Nestrasil and John-Michael Liles (17:46 2ND) *GWG*
CAR - Michal Jordan PPG (2) - from Jeff Skinner and Alex Semin (19:52 2ND)
NYI - John Tavares (30) - from Anders Lee and Nick Leddy (9:35 3RD)

Goalies:

WG - Cam Ward (21 saves on 24 shots: 17-19-4) LG - Chad Johnson (36 saves on 41 shots: 8-8-1) 

Three Stars:

3. Johnny Boychuk (1 assist) - New York

2. Brad Malone (1 goal, 1 assist, GWG) - Carolina

1. Jay McClement (2 goals) - Carolina

New Jersey Devils 2, Columbus Blue Jackets 0 (from Columbus) - The Devils improved to 26-27-10 on the season thanks to a 2-0 shutout of the Columbus Blue Jackets, dropping them to 26-31-4.

Goals:

NJD - Andy Greene (2) - from Patrik Elias (15:47 1ST) *GWG*
NJD - Travis Zajac EN (10) - from Stephen Gionta and Mike Cammalleri (19:30 3RD)

Goalies:

WG - Cory Schneider (33 saves on 33 shots: 23-23-6) LG - Curtis McElhinney (17 saves on 18 shots; 10-12-2)

Three Stars:

3. Curtis McElhinney (17 saves on 18 shots) - Columbus

2. Andy Greene (1 goal, GWG) - New Jersey

1. Cory Schneider (33 saves on 33 shots for the shutout) - New Jersey

Boston Bruins 4, Arizona Coyotes 1 (from Boston) - The Bruins improved to 31-22-9 on the season thanks to a 4-1 win over the Arizona Coyotes, dropping them to 20-36-7 

Goals:

BOS - Milan Lucic (13) - from David Pastrnak and Ryan Spooner (2:40 1ST)
BOS - Brad Marchand (18) - from Reilly Smith and Patrice Bergeron (14:13 1ST) *GWG*
BOS - Patrice Bergeron (18) - from Zdeno Chara and Reilly Smith (3:02 2ND)
BOS - Zdeno Chara PPG (5) - from Reilly Smith and Milan Lucic (11:50 2ND)
ARI - Martin Erat (9) - from Shane Doan and Keith Yandle (10:21 3RD)

Goalies:

WG - Tuukka Rask (31 saves on 32 shots: 25-16-9) LG - Mike Smith (16 saves on 20 shots: 10-30-5), Louis Domingue (14 saves on 14 shots in relief of Smith) 

Three Stars:

3. Patrice Bergeron (1 goal, 1 assist) - Boston

2. Zdeno Chara (1 goal, 1 assist) - Boston

1. Brad Marchand (1 goal, 1 assist, GWG) - Boston

Montreal Canadiens 4, Toronto Maple Leafs 0 (from Montreal) - The Canadiens improved to 41-16-5 on the season thanks to a 4-0 shutout of the Toronto Maple Leafs, dropping them to 25-32-5. 

Goals:

MTL - Manny Malhotra (1) - from Dale Weise (5:00 1ST) *GWG*
MTL - Tomas Plekanec (19) - from Andrei Markov and P.K. Subban (12:57 1ST)
MTL - David Desharnais (10) - from Brendan Gallagher and Max Pacioretty (1:02 3RD)
MTL - David Desnarnais EN (11) - from Max Pacioretty and Brendan Gallagher (17:28 3RD)

Goalies:

WG - Carey Price (30 saves on 30 shots: 36-11-3) LG - Jonathan Bernier (19 saves on 22 shots: 18-19-5) 

Three Stars:

3. Manny Malhotra (1 goal, GWG) - Montreal

2. David Desharnais (2 goals) - Montreal

1. Carey Price (30 saves on 30 shots for the shutout) - Montreal

Philadelphia Flyers 4, New York Rangers 2 (from Philadelphia) - The Flyers improved to 27-15-11 on the season thanks to a 4-2 win over the New York Rangers, dropping them to 38-17-6. 

Goals:

PHI - Matt Read (6) - from Sean Couturier and Jakub Voracek (9:42 1ST)
NYR - J.T. Miller (6) - from Carl Hagelin (10:06 1ST)
NYR - John Moore (1) - from Tanner Glass and Dominic Moore (11:55 2ND)
PHI - Michael Raffl (14) - from Braydon Coburn and Vincent Lecavalier (14:37 2ND)
PHI - Michael Del Zotto SHG (8) - from Sean Couturier (1:19 3RD) *GWG*
PHI - Wayne Simmonds EN (25) - from Michael Raffl (19:59 3RD)

Goalies:

WG - Steve Mason (34 saves on 36 shots: 12-13-7) LG - Cam Talbot (30 saves on 33 shots: 12-6-3) 

Three Stars:

3. Michael Raffl (1 goal, 1 assist) - Philadelphia

2. Steve Mason (34 saves on 36 shots for the win) - Philadelphia

1. Michael Del Zotto (1 goal, GWG) - Philadelphia

Minnesota Wild 3, Colorado Avalanche 1 (from Colorado) - The Wild improved to 33-22-7 on the season thanks to a 3-1 win over the Colorado Avalanche, dropping them to 27-25-11.

Goals:

MIN - Erik Haula (7) - from Justin Fontaine and Kyle Brodziak (10:49 1ST)
COL - Max Talbot (5) - from Nick Holden (1:32 2ND)
MIN - Justin Fontaine (8) - from Erik Haula and Jonas Brodin (9:09 2ND) *GWG*
MIN - Jason Pominville (13) - from Mikael Granlund (5:50 3RD)

Goalies:

WG - Devan Dubnyk (33 saves on 34 shots: 24-8-3) LG - Semyon Varlamov (29 saves on 32 shots: 19-17-7)

Three Stars:

3. Erik Haula (1 goal, 1 assist) - Minnesota

2. Justin Fontaine (1 goal, 1 assist, GWG) - Minnesota

1. Devan Dubnyk (33 saves on 34 shots for the win) - Minnesota

St. Louis Blues 2, Edmonton Oilers 1 (from Edmonton) - The Blues improved to 40-18-4 on the season thanks to a 2-1 win over the Edmonton Oilers, dropping them to 18-35-10.

Goals:

STL - Dmitrij Jaskin (10) - from Paul Stastny and Patrik Berglund (12:11 1ST)
EDM - Justin Schultz (5) - from Jordan Eberle and Ryan Nugent-Hopkins (6:31 2ND)
STL - Paul Stastny (12) - from Ian Cole (14:20 3RD) *GWG*

Goalies:

WG - Brian Elliott (21 saves on 22 shots: 20-9-2) LG - Ben Scrivens (25 saves on 27 shots: 12-20-7)

Three Stars:

3. Justin Schultz (1 goal) - Edmonton

2. Brian Elliott (21 saves on 22 shots for the win) - St. Louis

1. Paul Stastny (1 goal, 1 assist, GWG) - St. Louis

Ottawa Senators 4, San Jose Sharks 2 (from San Jose) - The Senators improved to 27-23-10 on the season thanks to a 4-2 win over the San Jose Sharks, dropping them to 30-24-8

Goals:

SJS - Tommy Wingels (13) - from Matt Irwin and Matt Nieto (2:27 1ST)
OTT - Erik Karlsson PPG (15) - from Kyle Turris and Mike Hoffman (7:29 2ND)
SJS - Patrick Marleau PPG (14) - from Joe Pavelski and Brent Burns (13:19 2ND)
OTT - Mark Stone (15) - from Kyle Turris (3:52 3RD)
OTT - Mike Hoffman PPG (22) - from Mika Zibanejad and Erik Karlsson (7:59 3RD) *GWG*
OTT - Mike Hoffman EN (23) - from Mark Stone (18:50 3RD)

Goalies:

WG - Andrew Hammond (28 saves on 30 shots: 5-0-0) LG - Antti Niemi (27 saves on 30 shots: 24-17-7)

Three Stars:

3. Erik Karlsson (1 goal, 1 assist) - Ottawa

2. Mark Stone (1 goal, 1 assist) - Ottawa

1. Mike Hoffman (2 goals, 1 assist, GWG) - Ottawa

Three Stars of the Night:

3. Carey Price - Price stopped all 30 shots he faced for the shutout in the Canadiens 4-0 win over the Leafs.

2. Cory Schneider - Schneider stopped all 33 shots he faced for the shutout in the Devils 2-0 win over the Blue Jackets.

1. Mike Hoffman - Hoffman scored 2 goals (including the game-winner) and added an assist in the Senators 4-2 win over the Sharks.

Interesting Stats of the Night:

-The Predators lost back to back regulation games for the 1st time this season.
-Alexey Marchenko scored his 1st NHL goal for the Red Wings.

-John Tavares scored his 30th goal of the season, the 2nd time he has reached 30 goals in his career.
-Cory Schneider picked up his 4th shutout of the season.
-Carey Price picked up his 6th shutout of the season. He also picked up his NHL-leading 36th win.
-Manny Malhotra scored his 1st goal as a member of the Canadiens. Malhotra also became the 500th different player to score for the Canadiens in franchise history.
-The Senators swept their California road trip with Andrew Hammond going 3-0-0 and allowing only 2 goals. He is now 5-0-0 to start his NHL career.

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

Ottawa Senators - 5 game winning streak
Montreal Canadiens - 4 game winning streak
Pittsburgh Penguins - 3 game winning streak
Carolina Hurricanes - 3 game winning streak

Arizona Coyotes - 9 game losing streak
Dallas Stars - 5 game losing streak

Washington Capitals - 3 game losing streak
Columbus Blue Jackets - 3 game losing streak

San Jose Sharks - 3 game losing streak

Forman Faceoff Highlight of the Night:
-Steve Mason gets it for this flurry of great saves in one sequence: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qzi19fKYbhM

What's up next - Sunday March 1st: There are 6 NHL games on tap for Sunday night:

1. Los Angeles Kings vs. Winnipeg Jets at 4:00 PM ET (In Winnipeg) {***Forman's Game of the Night***}

2. Tampa Bay Lightning vs. Florida Panthers at 5:00 PM ET (In Florida)

3. Columbus Blue Jackets vs. Pittsburgh Penguins at 5:00 PM ET (In Pittsburgh)

4. Toronto Maple Leafs vs. Washington Capitals at 7:00 PM ET (In Washington)

5. Anaheim Ducks vs. Dallas Stars at 8:00 PM ET (In Dallas)

6. St. Louis Blues vs. Vancouver Canucks at 9:30 PM ET (In Vancouver)

-Joel Forman - The Forman Faceoff

February 27th NHL Recap

Boston Bruins 3, New Jersey Devils 2 (OT) - (from New Jersey) - The Bruins improved to 30-22-9 on the season thanks to a 3-2 OT win over the New Jersey Devils, dropping them to 25-27-10.

Goals:

BOS - Dan Paille (3) - from Loui Eriksson (8:39 1ST)

BOS - David Pastrnak (9) - from Reilly Smith and Niklas Svedberg (1:40 3RD)

NJD - Travis Zajac PPG (9) - from Adam Henrique and Jacob Josefson (5:57 3RD)

NJD - Jordin Tootoo (6) - from Mike Cammalleri and Adam Larsson (8:06 3RD)

BOS - Ryan Spooner (1) - from David Pastrnak and Torey Krug (2:46 OT) *GWG*

Goalies:

WG - Niklas Svedberg (29 saves on 31 shots: 6-5-0) LG - Cory Schneider (31 saves on 34 shots: 22-23-6)

Three Stars:

3. David Pastrnak (1 goal, 1 assist) - Boston

2. Jordin Tootoo (1 goal) - New Jersey

1. Ryan Spooner (1 goal, OT winner) - Boston

New York Islanders 2, Calgary Flames 1 (from New York) - The Islanders improved to 41-20-2 on the season thanks to a 2-1 win over the Calgary Flames, dropping them to 33-25-4.

Goals:

NYI - Ryan Strome PPG (4) - from John Tavares and Travis Hamonic (11:39 1ST)

NYI - Cal Clutterbuck EN (6) - from Nikolay Kulemin and Thomas Hickey (19:18 3RD) *GWG*

CGY - Josh Jooris (11) - from Joe Colborne and Kris Russell (19:39 3RD)

Goalies:

WG - Jaroslav Halak (26 saves on 27 shots: 33-13-0) LG - Karri Ramo (37 saves on 38 shots: 10-7-1) 

Three Stars:

3. Ryan Strome (1 goal) - New York

2. Karri Ramo (37 saves on 38 shots) - Calgary

1. Jaroslav Halak (26 saves on 27 shots for the win) - New York

Carolina Hurricanes 3, Washington Capitals 0 (from Carolina) - The Hurricanes improved to 23-30-7 on the season thanks to a 3-0 shutout of the Washington Capitals, dropping them to 33-20-10. 

Goals:

CAR - Brett Bellemore (1) - from Victor Rask and Andrej Nestrasil (17:21 1ST) *GWG*

CAR - Jeff Skinner (16) - from Elias Lindholm and Riley Nash (10:15 2ND)

CAR - Nathan Gerbe EN (7) - from Andrej Nestrasil and Justin Faulk (19:49 3RD)

Goalies:

WG - Anton Khudobin (28 saves on 28 shots: 7-11-3) LG - Braden Holtby (35 saves on 37 shots: 30-14-9) 

Three Stars:

3. Braden Holtby (35 saves on 37 shots) - Washington

2. Jeff Skinner (1 goal) - Carolina

1. Anton Khudobin (28 saves on 28 shots for the shutout) - Carolina

Tampa Bay Lightning 4, Chicago Blackhawks 0 (from Tampa Bay) - The Lightning improved to 38-19-6 on the season thanks to a 4-0 shutout of the Chicago Blackhawks, dropping them to 37-21-5.

Goals:

TBL - Brian Boyle (13) - from Jonathan Drouin (8:27 2ND) *GWG*

TBL - Steven Stamkos (33) - from Jason Garrison and Nikita Nesterov (17:53 2ND)

TBL - Ryan Callahan PPG (19) - from Valtteri Filppula and Tyler Johnson (7:37 2ND)

TBL - Steven Stamkos PPG (34) - from Jason Garrison and Victor Hedman (17:15 3RD)

Goalies:

WG - Ben Bishop (25 saves on 25 shots: 31-10-3) LG - Scott Darling (25 saves on 29 shots: 6-3-0) 

Three Stars:

3. Jason Garrison (2 assists) - Tampa Bay

2. Steven Stamkos (2 goals) - Tampa Bay

1. Ben Bishop (25 saves on 25 shots for the shutout) - Tampa Bay

Colorado Avalanche 5, Dallas Stars 4 (SO) - (from Dallas) - The Avalanche improved to 27-24-11 on the season thanks to a 5-4 shootout win over the Dallas Stars, dropping them to 27-25-10.

Goals:

DAL - Cody Eakin (13) - from Ryan Garbutt (2:45 2ND)

COL - Tyson Barrie (10) - from Matt Duchene and Nate Guenin (9:55 2ND)

DAL - Jason Spezza (15) - from Erik Cole and Trevor Daley (10:24 2ND)

DAL - Cody Eakin (14) - unassisted (3:05 3RD)

COL - Jarome Iginla (19) - from Nate Guenin and Matt Duchene (5:43 3RD)

COL - Nate Guenin (2) - from Gabriel Landeskog and Tyson Barrie (6:58 3RD)

DAL - Antoine Roussel (12) - from Cody Eakin and Kari Lehtonen (11:02 3RD)

COL - Gabriel Landeskog (16) - from Tyson Barrie and Ryan O'Reilly (13:17 3RD)

Shootout winner - Ryan O'Reilly (COL)

Goalies:

WG - Semyon Varlamov (32 saves on 36 shots: 19-16-7) LG - Kari Lehtonen (19 saves on 23 shots: 25-13-10)

Three Stars:

3. Nate Guenin (1 goal, 2 assists) - Colorado

2. Cody Eakin (2 goals, 1 assist) - Colorado

1. Tyson Barrie (1 goal, 2 assists) - Colorado

Anaheim Ducks 4, Los Angeles Kings 2 (from Anaheim) - The Ducks improved to 39-17-7 on the season thanks to a 4-2 win over the Los Angeles Kings, dropping them to 29-20-12 

Goals:

LAK - Trevor Lewis (8) - from Robyn Regehr and Matt Greene (15:02 1ST)

LAK - Brayden McNabb (1) - from Anze Kopitar and Drew Doughty (10:39 2ND)
ANA - Ryan Kesler (16) - from Andrew Cogliano and Jakob Silfverberg (4:37 3RD)
ANA - Emerson Etem (4) - from Rickard Rakell and Jiri Sekac (6:07 3RD)
ANA - Corey Perry (25) - from Ryan Getzlaf and Josh Manson (11:21 3RD) *GWG*
ANA - Corey Perry EN (26) - from Ryan Kesler (19:36 3RD)

Goalies:

WG - John Gibson (20 saves on 22 shots: 7-5-0) LG - Martin Jones (28 saves on 31 shots: 4-4-2) 

Three Stars:

3. Trevor Lewis (1 goal) - Los Angeles

2. Ryan Kesler (1 goal, 1 assist) - Anaheim

1. Corey Perry (2 goals, GWG) - Anaheim

Three Stars of the Night:

3. Corey Perry - Perry scored his 25th and 26th goals of the season, including the game-winner, in the Ducks 4-2 comeback win over the Kings.

2. Ben Bishop - Bishop stopped all 25 shots he faced for the shutout in the Lightning's 4-0 win over the Blackhawks.

1. Anton Khudobin - Khudobin stopped all 28 shots he faced for the shutout in the Hurricanes 3-0 win over the Capitals.

Interesting Stats of the Night:

-Ryan Spooner scored his 1st NHL goal for the Bruins.

-Anton Khudobin picked up his 1st shutout of the season.

-Ben Bishop picked up his 2nd shutout of the season.

-Jaroslav Halak picked up his 33rd win of the season, the most wins by an Islander goalie in franchise history.

-Brayden McNabb scored his 1st goal as a member of the Kings.

-The Ducks picked up their 10th win this season when trailing after 2 periods.

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

New York Rangers - 4 game winning streak
Ottawa Senators - 4 game winning streak
Pittsburgh Penguins - 3 game winning streak
Montreal Canadiens - 3 game winning streak

Arizona Coyotes - 8 game losing streak
Dallas Stars - 5 game losing streak
Florida Panthers - 4 game losing streak

Washington Capitals - 3 game losing streak

Forman Faceoff Highlight of the Night:

-Ryan O'Reilly gets it tonight with this nifty shootout winner: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xSLE-6wwrTc

What's up next - Saturday February 28th: There are 10 NHL games on tap for Saturday night:

1. Buffalo Sabres vs. Florida Panthers at 3:00 PM ET (In Florida)

2. Detroit Red Wings vs. Nashville Predators at 3:00 PM ET (In Nashville)

3. Carolina Hurricanes vs. New York Islanders at 5:00 PM ET (In New York)

4. New Jersey Devils vs. Columbus Blue Jackets at 5:00 PM ET (In Columbus)

5. Arizona Coyotes vs. Boston Bruins at 5:30 PM ET (In Boston)

6. Toronto Maple Leafs vs. Montreal Canadiens at 7:00 PM ET (In Montreal)

7. New York Rangers vs. Philadelphia Flyers at 8:00 PM ET (In Philadelphia) {***Forman's Game of the Night***}

8. Minnesota Wild vs. Colorado Avalanche at 10:00 PM ET (In Colorado)

9. St. Louis Blues vs. Edmonton Oilers at 10:00 PM ET (In Edmonton)

10. Ottawa Senators vs. San Jose Sharks at 10:00 PM ET (In San Jose)

-Joel Forman - The Forman Faceoff

February 26th NHL Recap

Buffalo Sabres 6, Vancouver Canucks 3 (from Buffalo) - The Sabres improved to 19-38-5 on the season thanks to a 6-3 win over the Vancouver Canucks, dropping them to 35-23-3. 

Goals:

BUF - Torrey Mitchell (4) - from Matt Moulson and Brian Gionta (13:07 1ST)
VAN - Shawn Matthias (15) - from Nick Bonino and Dan Hamhuis (14:09 1ST)
VAN - Jannik Hansen (12) - from Dan Hamhuis (5:42 2ND)
BUF - Chris Stewart (11) - unassisted (8:59 2ND)
BUF - Andrej Meszaros (2) - unassisted (4:46 3RD)
VAN - Daniel Sedin (14) - from Henrik Sedin (7:27 3RD)
BUF - Torrey Mitchell (5) - from Brian Gionta and Matt Moulson (12:43 3RD) *GWG*
BUF - Brian Flynn (5) - from Chris Stewart and Mark Pysyk (18:28 3RD)
BUF - Brian Gionta EN (7) - unassisted (19:58 3RD)

Goalies:

WG - Michal Neuvirth (28 saves on 31 shots: 6-16-3) LG - Eddie Lack (18 saves on 23 shots: 7-8-2) 

Three Stars:

3. Chris Stewart (1 goal, 1 assist) - Buffalo

2. Brian Gionta (1 goal, 2 assists) - Buffalo

1. Torrey Mitchell (2 goals, GWG) - Buffalo

New York Rangers 4, Arizona Coyotes 3 (from New York) - The Rangers improved to 38-16-6 on the season thanks to a 4-3 win over the Arizona Coyotes, dropping them to 20-35-7. 

Goals:

ARI - Mark Arcobello (13) - from David Moss and Michael Stone (0:41 1ST)
NYR - Chris Kreider PPG (15) - from Keyin Hayes and Mats Zuccarello (8:11 1ST)
ARI - Sam Gagner PPG (11) - from Oliver Ekman-Larsson (17:54 1ST)
ARI - Sam Gagner PPG (12) - from Michael Stone and Martin Erat (19:20 1ST)
NYR - Lee Stempniak (8) - from John Moore (5:33 2ND)
NYR - Chris Kreider PPG (16) - unassisted (19:48 2ND)
NYR - Lee Stempniak (9) - from Kevin Hayes (17:46 3RD) *GWG*

Goalies:

WG - Cam Talbot (37 saves on 40 shots: 12-5-3) LG - Mike Smith (34 saves on 38 shots: 10-29-5) 

Three Stars:

3. Chris Kreider (2 goals) - New York

2. Sam Gagner (2 goals) - Arizona

1. Lee Stempniak (2 goals, GWG) - New York

Montreal Canadiens 5, Columbus Blue Jackets 2 (from Columbus) - The Canadiens improved to 40-16-5 on the season thanks to a 5-2 win over the Columbus Blue Jackets, dropping them to 26-30-4.

Goals:

MTL - P.K. Subban (12) - from Andrei Markov and Manny Malhotra (1:49 1ST)
CBJ - Brandon Dubinsky (8) - from David Savard and Cam Atkinson (2:43 1ST)
MTL - Andrei Markov (8) - from David Desharnais (4:25 1ST)
MTL - Max Pacioretty (30) - from Brendan Gallagher and P.K. Subban (14:36 1ST) *GWG*
MTL - Jacob De La Rose (1) - from Brandon Prust and P.K. Subban (5:33 3RD)
CBJ - Marko Dano (3) - from Artem Anisimov and David Savard (7:53 3RD)
MTL - Jacob De La Rose EN (2) - unassisted (19:43 3RD)

Goalies:

WG - Carey Price (25 saves on 27 shots: 35-11-3) LG - Curtis McElhinney (22 saves on 26 shots: 10-11-2)

Three Stars:

3. Andrei Markov (1 goal, 1 assist) - Montreal

2. Jacon De La Rose (2 goals) - Montreal

1. P.K. Subban (1 goal, 2 assists) - Montreal

Toronto Maple Leafs 3, Philadelphia Flyers 2 (from Toronto) - The Leafs improved to 25-31-5 on the season thanks to a 3-2 win over the Philadelphia Flyers, dropping them to 26-25-11. 

Goals:

TOR - Phil Kessel (23) - from Tyler Bozak (17:35 1ST)
TOR- Tyler Bozak (17) - from James van Riemsdyk and Morgan Rielly (5:33 2ND)
TOR - Dion Phaneuf PPG (3) - from Phil Kessel and Jake Gardiner (1:22 3RD) *GWG*
PHI - Claude Giroux PPG (18) - from Michael Del Zotto and Mark Streit (11:10 3RD)
PHI - Brayden Schenn PPG (12) - from Mark Streit and Claude Giroux (14:27 3RD)

Goalies:

WG - Jonathan Bernier (47 saves on 49 shots: 18-18-5) LG - Steve Mason (8 saves on 9 shots: 11-13-7) in relief of Rob Zepp (6 saves on 8 shots) 

Three Stars:

3. Claude Giroux (1 goal, 1 assist) - Philadelphia

2. Tyler Bozak (1 goal, 1 assist) - Toronto

1. Jonathan Bernier (47 saves on 49 shots for the win) - Toronto

Chicago Blackhawks 3, Florida Panthers 0 (from Florida) - The Blackhawks improved to 37-20-5 on the season thanks to a 3-0 win over the Florida Panthers, dropping them to 26-22-13.

Goals:

CHI - Teuvo Teravainen (3) - from Andrew Shaw and David Runblad (3:08 1ST) *GWG*
CHI - Brandon Saad (19) - from Duncan Keith and Marian Hossa (3:07 2ND)
CHI - Jonathan Toews EN (19) - from Marian Hossa and Brandon Saad (19:13 3RD)

Goalies:

WG - Corey Crawford (20 saves on 20 shots: 24-14-4) LG - Roberto Luongo (26 saves on 28 shots: 22-16-11)

Three Stars:

3. Brandon Saad (1 goal, 1 assist) - Chicago

2. Teuvo Teravainen (1 goal, GWG) - Chicago

1. Corey Crawford (20 saves on 20 shots for the shutout) - Chicago

St. Louis Blues 2, Winnipeg Jets 1 (SO) - (from Winnipeg) - The Blues improved to 39-18-4 on the season thanks to a 2-1 shootout win over the Winnipeg Jets, dropping them to 31-20-12. 

Goals:

STL - Patrik Berglund (8) - from Paul Stastny and Ryan Reaves (18:11 2ND)
WPG - Mark Scheifele (10) - from Andrew Ladd and Michael Frolik (3:14 3RD)
Shootout winner - Alex Steen (STL)

Goalies:

WG - Brian Elliott (30 saves on 31 shots: 19-9-2) LG - Michael Hutchinson (28 saves on 29 shots: 18-7-5)

Three Stars:

3. Alex Steen (shootout winner) - St. Louis

2. Michael Hutchinson (28 saves on 29 shots) - Winnipeg

1. Brian Elliott (30 saves on 31 shots for the win) - St. Louis

Minnesota Wild 4, Nashville Predators 2 (from Nashville) - The Wild improved to 32-22-7 on the season thanks to a 4-2 win over the Nashville Predators, dropping them to 41-14-7.

Goals:

MIN - Erik Haula (6) - from Justin Fontaine and Kyle Brodziak (17:35 1ST)
NSH - Mike Fisher (14) - from Matt Cullen and Mattias Ekholm (0:16 2ND)
MIN - Kyle Brodziak (8) - from Erik Haula (7:12 2ND)
NSH - Craig Smith (20) - from Mike Fisher and Matt Cullen (8:31 2ND)
MIN - Nino Niederreiter (20) - from Charlie Coyle and Jordan Schroeder (9:48 2ND) *GWG*
MIN - Nino Niederreiter EN (21) - unassisted (18:21 3RD)

Goalies:

WG - Devan Dubnyk (27 saves on 29 shots: 23-8-3) LG - Pekka Rinne (26 saves on 29 shots: 25-9-3)

Three Stars:

3. Mike Fisher (1 goal, 1 assist) - Nashville

2. Kyle Brodziak (1 goal, 1 assist) - Minnesota

1. Nino Niederreiter (2 goals, GWG) - Minnesota

Ottawa Senators 1, Los Angeles Kings 0 (from Los Angeles) - The Senators improved to 26-23-10 on the season thanks to a 1-0 shutout of the Los Angeles Kings, dropping them to 29-19-12.

Goals:

OTT - Mike Hoffman (21) - from Mika Zibanejad and Bobby Ryan (1:40 3RD) *GWG*

Goalies:

WG - Andrew Hammond (35 saves on 35 shots: 4-0-0) LG -  Jonathan Quick (27 saves on 28 shots: 25-16-10)

Three Stars:

3. Mike Hoffman (1 goal, GWG) - Ottawa

2. Jonathan Quick (27 saves on 28 shots) - Los Angeles

1. Andrew Hammond (35 saves on 35 shots for the shutout) - Ottawa

Detroit Red Wings 3, San Jose Sharks 2 (from San Jose) - The Red Wings improved to 34-15-11 on the season thanks to a 3-2 win over the San Jose Sharks, dropping them to 30-24-8.

Goals:

SJS - Matt Irwin (6) - from Joe Thornton and Scott Hannan (7:06 1ST)

DET - Teemu Pulkkinen PPG (2) - from Riley Sheahan and Stephen Weiss (3:53 2ND)

SJS - Patrick Marleau PPG (13) - from Joe Pavelski and Logan Couture (6:51 2ND)
DET - Pavel Datsyuk (22) - from Tomas Tatar and Danny DeKeyser (13:32 3RD)
DET - Luke Glendening (8) - from Gustav Nyquist and Danny DeKeyser (18:45 3RD) *GWG*

Goalies:

WG - Jimmy Howard (20 saves on 22 shots: 18-8-9) LG - Antti Niemi (32 saves on 35 shots: 24-16-7)

Three Stars:

3. Pavel Datsyuk (1 goal) - Detroit

2. Patrick Marleau (1 goal) - San Jose 

1. Luke Glendening (1 goal, GWG) - Detroit

Three Stars of the Night:

3. Nino Niederreiter - Niederreiter scored 2 goals (including the game-winner) in the Wild's 4-2 win over the Predators.

2. P.K. Subban - Subban scored 1 goal and added 2 assists in the Canadiens 5-2 win over the Blue Jackets.

1. Andrew Hammond - Hammond stopped all 35 shots he faced for the shutout in the Senators 1-0 win over the Kings.

Interesting Stats of the Night:

-Jacob De La Rose scored his 1st (and 2nd) NHL goal for the Canadiens.
-Max Pacioretty scored his 30th goal of the season, the 2nd consecutive season (and 3rd in his last 4) that he has scored at least 30 goals.
-Corey Crawford picked up his 2nd shutout of the season.

-Nino Niederreiter scored 20 goals in a season for the 1st time in his career.
-Andrew Hammond picked up his 2nd consecutive shutout on back-to-back nights.

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

New York Rangers - 4 game winning streak
Ottawa Senators - 4 game winning streak
Pittsburgh Penguins - 3 game winning streak
Montreal Canadiens - 3 game winning streak

Arizona Coyotes - 8 game losing streak
Dallas Stars - 4 game losing streak
Florida Panthers - 4 game losing streak

Forman Faceoff Highlight of the Night:

-Dustin Byfuglien lays out Patrik Berglund with a big hit: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XfvtgeWKGpQ

What's up next - Thursday February 9th: There are 6 NHL games on tap for Friday night:

1. Boston Bruins vs. New Jersey Devils at 7:00 PM ET (In New Jersey)

2. Calgary Flames vs. New York Islanders at 7:00 PM ET (In New York)

3. Washington Capitals vs. Carolina Hurricanes at 7:00 PM ET (In Carolina)

4. Chicago Blackhawks vs. Tampa Bay Lightning at 7:30 PM ET (In Tampa Bay)

5. Colorado Avalanche vs. Dallas Stars at 8:30 PM ET (In Dallas)

6. Los Angeles Kings vs. Anaheim Ducks at 10:00 PM ET (In Anaheim) {***Forman's Game of the Night***}

-Joel Forman - The Forman Faceoff

February 25th NHL Recap

Calgary Flames 3, New Jersey Devils 1 (from New Jersey) - The Flames improved to 33-24-4 on the season thanks to a 3-1 win over the New Jersey Devils, dropping them to 25-27-9

Goals:

NJD - Mike Cammalleri (23) - from Jordin Tootoo (17:03 3RD)

CGY - Curtis Glencross (9) - from Joe Colborne and Josh Jooris (19:46 2ND)

CGY - Sean Monahan PPG (21) - from Mark Giordano and Dennis Wideman (0:35 3RD)

CGY - T.J. Brodie SHG/EN (10) - from Sean Monahan (19:20 3RD)

Goalies:

WG - Karri Ramo (26 saves on 27 shots: ) LG - Cory Schneider (23 saves on 25 shots: )

Three Stars:

3. Mike Cammalleri (1 goal) - New Jersey

2. Karri Rami (26 saves on 27 shots for the win) - Calgary

1. Sean Monahan (1 goal, 1 assist, GWG) - Calgary

Pittsburgh Penguins 4, Washington Capitals 3 (from Washington) - The Penguins improved to 35-17-9 on the season thanks to a 4-3 win over the Washington Capitals, dropping them to 33-19-10.

Goals:

PIT - Patric Hornqvist (19) - from Evgeni Malkin and David Perron (7:04 1ST)

PIT - Brandon Sutter SHG (13) - unassisted (18:33 1ST)

WSH - John Carlson (10) - from Jason Chimera and Eric Fehr (19:51 1ST)

PIT - Sidney Crosby PPG (20) - Evgeni Malkin and Chris Kunitz (3:16 2ND)

WSH - Troy Brouwer (18) - from Jason Chimera and Karl Alzner (4:09 3RD)

PIT - Chris Kunitz (16) - from Blake Comeau and Evgeni Malkin (7:12 3RD)

WSH - Alex Ovechkin PPG (39) - from John Carlson and Troy Brouwer (16:26 3RD)

Goalies:

WG - Marc-Andre Fleury (21 saves on 24 shots: 28-13-6) LG -  Braden Holtby (22 saves on 26 shots: 29-14-9)

Three Stars:

3. Chris Kunitz (1 goal, 1 assist, GWG) - Pittsburgh

2. John Carlson (1 goal, 1 assist) - Washington

1. Evgeni Malkin (3 assists) - Pittsburgh

Ottawa Senators 3, Anaheim Ducks 0 (from Anaheim) - The Senators improved to 25-23-10 on the season thanks to a 3-0 shutout of the Anaheim Ducks, dropping them to 38-17-7

Goals:

OTT - Erik Condra (7) - from Eric Gryba and Jean-Gabriel Pageau (10:57 1ST)

OTT - Mika Zibanejad (15) - from Mike Hoffman and Bobby Ryan (3:23 2ND)

OTT - Kyle Turris EN (15) - from Milan Michalek (19:53 3RD)

Goalies:

WG - Andrew Hammond (25 saves on 25 shots: 3-0-0) LG - John Gibson (31 saves on 33 shots: 6-5-0)

Three Stars:

3. John Gibson (31 saves on 33 shots) - Anaheim

2. Erik Condra (1 goal, GWG) - Ottawa

1. Andrew Hammond (25 saves on 25 shots for the shutout) - Ottawa

Three Stars of the Night:

3. Sean Monahan - Monahan scored the game-winning goal and added an assist in the Flames 3-1 win over the Devils.

2. Evgeni Malkin - Malkin picked up 3 assists in the Penguins 4-3 win over the Capitals.

1. Andrew Hammond - Hammond stopped 25 shots for the shutout in the Senators 3-0 win over the Ducks.

Interesting Stats of the Night:

-Andrw Hammond picked up his 1st career shutout.

-T.J. Brodie became the 10th Flames player to reach 10 goals this season.

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

Los Angeles Kings - 8 game winning streak

New York Rangers - 3 game winning streak
Pittsburgh Penguins - 3 game winning streak
Ottawa Senators - 3 game winning streak

Arizona Coyotes - 7 game losing streak
Dallas Stars - 4 game losing streak

What's up next - Thursday February 26th: There are 9 NHL games on tap for Thursday night:

1. Vancouver Canucks vs. Buffalo Sabres at 7:00 PM ET (In Buffalo)

2. Arizona Coyotes vs. New York Rangers at 7:00 PM ET (In New York)

3. Montreal Canadiens vs. Columbus Blue Jackets at 7:00 PM ET (In Columbus)

4. Philadelphia Flyers vs. Toronto Maple Leafs at 7:30 PM ET (In Toronto)

5. Chicago Blackhawks vs. Florida Panthers at 7:30 PM ET (In Florida)

6. St. Louis Blues vs. Winnipeg Jets at 8:00 PM ET (In Winnipeg)

7. Minnesota Wild vs. Nashville Predators at 8:30 PM ET (In Nashville)

8. Ottawa Senators vs. Los Angeles Kings at 10:30 PM ET (In Los Angeles)

9. Detroit Red Wings vs. San Jose Sharks at 10:30 PM ET (In San Jose) {***Forman's Game of the Night***}

-Joel Forman - The Forman Faceoff

February 24th NHL Recap

Vancouver Canucks 2, Boston Bruins 1 (from Boston) - The Canucks improved to 35-22-3 on the season thanks to a 2-1 win over the Boston Bruins, dropping them to 29-22-9.

Goals:

BOS - Dan Paille (2) - from Loui Eriksson and Carl Soderberg (1:05 1ST)
VAN - Ryan Stanton (3) - from Jannik Hansen (3:28 1ST)
VAN - Zack Kassian (9) - from Daniel Sedin and Henrik Sedin (6:47 3RD) *GWG*

Goalies:

WG - Eddie Lack (40 saves on 41 shots: 7-7-2) LG - Tuukka Rask (26 saves on 28 shots: 24-16-9)

Three Stars:

3. Dan Paille (1 goal) - Boston

2. Zack Kassian (1 goal, GWG) - Vancouver

1. Eddie Lack (40 saves on 41 shots for the win) - Vancouver

New York Islanders 5, Arizona Coyotes 1 (from New York) - The Islanders improved to 40-20-2 on the season thanks to a 5-1 win over the Arizona Coyotes, dropping them to 20-34-7

Goals:

NYI - Anders Lee (20) - from Travis Hamonic and Brock Nelson (0:37 2ND)
ARI - Mark Arcobello (12) - from Martin Erat and David Moss (15:52 2ND)
NYI - Matt Martin (8) - unassisted (3:18 3RD) *GWG*
NYI - Johnny Boychuk (7) - from John Tavares and Ryan Strome (4:15 3RD)
NYI - Kael Mouillierat (1) - from Colin McDonald and Nikolay Kulemin (7:16 3RD)
NYI - Brock Nelson (17) - from Josh Bailey and Colin McDonald (9:10 3RD)

Goalies:

WG - Chad Johnson (27 saves on 28 shots: 8-7-1) LG - Mike Smith (34 saves on 39 shots: 10-28-5) 

Three Stars:

3. Johnny Boychuk (1 goal) - New York

2. Matt Martin (1 goal, GWG) - New York

1. Brock Nelson (1 goal, 1 assist) - New York

New York Rangers 1, Calgary Flames 0 (from New York) - The Rangers improved to 37-16-6 on the season thanks to a 1-0 shutout of the Calgary Flames, dropping them to 32-24-4. 

Goals:

NYR - Kevin Hayes (12) - from Derick Brassard (3:00 3RD) *GWG*

Goalies:

WG - Cam Talbot (21 saves on 21 shots: 11-5-3) LG - Karri Ramo (28 saves on 29 shots: 9-6-1) 

Three Stars:

3. Kevin Hayes (1 goal, GWG) - New York

2. Karri Ramo (28 saves on 29 shots) - Calgary

1. Cam Talbot (21 saves on 21 shots for the shutout) - New York

Carolina Hurricanes 4, Philadelphia Flyers 1 (from Carolina) - The Hurricanes improved to 22-30-7 on the season thanks to a 4-1 win over the Philadelphia Flyers, dropping them to 26-24-11. 

Goals:

CAR - Justin Faulk (11) - from Eric Staal and Elias Lindholm (7:29 1ST)
PHI - Nicklas Grossmann (4) - from Jakub Voracek and Matt Read (17:46 1ST)
CAR - Jeff Skinner (15) - from Alex Semin and Brett Bellamore (2:16 2ND) *GWG*
CAR - Jordan Staal (4) - from Alex Semin and Justin Faulk (15:55 2ND)
CAR - Jay McClement (4) - from Brad Malone (14:37 3RD)

Goalies:

WG - Cam Ward (23 saves on 24 shots: 16-19-4) LG - Rob Zepp (31 saves on 35 shots: 5-2-0) 

Three Stars:

3. Alex Semin (2 assists) - Carolina

2. Cam Ward (23 saves on 24 shots for the win) - Carolina

1. Justin Faulk (1 goal, 1 assist) - Carolina

Buffalo Sabres 4, Columbus Blue Jackets 2 (from Columbus) - The Sabres improved to 18-38-5 on the season thanks to a 4-2 win over the Columbus Blue Jackets, dropping them to 26-29-4.

Goals:

BUF - Cody Hodgson (3) - from Andrej Meszaros and Zach Bogosian (9:30 1ST)
BUF - Zemgus Girgensons SHG (15) - unassisted (14:42 1ST)
CBJ - Matt Calvert (10) - from Brandon Dubinsky and Jack Johnson (1:18 2ND)
BUF - Mark Pysyk (2) - from Brian Flynn and Marcus Foligno (2:00 2ND) *GWG*
BUF - Chris Stewart PPG (10) - from Zemgus Girgensons (4:30 2ND)
CBJ - Kevin Connauton (8) - from James Wisniewski and Ryan Johansen (7:24 2ND)

Goalies:

WG - Michal Neuvirth (45 saves on 47 shots: 5-16-3) LG - Anton Forsberg (27 saves on 31 shots: 0-4-0)

Three Stars:

3. Zemgus Girgensons (1 goal, 1 assist) - Buffalo

2. Mark Pysyk (1 goal, GWG) - Byffalo

1. Michal Neuvirth (45 saves on 47 shots for the win) - Buffalo 

Montreal Canadiens 5, St. Louis Blues 2 (from St. Louis) - The Canadiens improved to 39-16-5 on the season thanks to a 5-2 win over the St. Louis Blues, dropping them to 38-18-4.

Goals:

MTL - Alex Galchenyuk (17) - from P.K. Subban and Andrei Markov (13:22 1ST)
MTL - Alex Galchenyuk (18) - from Tomas Plekanec (3:11 2ND)
STL - David Backes (20) - from Vladimir Tarasenko and T.J. Oshie (6:01 2ND)
MTL - Brendan Gallagher (16) - unassisted (15:49 2ND) *GWG*
MTL - Michael Bournival (3) - from Alex Galchenyuk and Lars Eller (16:38 2ND)
STL - T.J. Oshie (17) - from Alex Pietrangelo and Jay Bouwmeester (17:45 2ND)
MTL - Brendan Gallagher PPG (17) - from Andrei Markov and P.K. Subban (15:47 3RD)

Goalies:

WG - Carey Price (27 saves on 29 shots: 34-11-3) LG - Jake Allen (18 saves on 23 shots: 17-6-2)

Three Stars:

3. T.J. Oshie (1 goal, 1 assist) - St. Louis

2. Brendan Gallagher (2 goals, GWG) - Montreal

1. Alex Galchenyuk (2 goals, 1 assist) - Montreal

Nashville Predators 5, Colorado Avalanche 2 (from Nashville) - The Predators improved to 41-13-7 on the season thanks to a 5-2 win over the Colorado Avlanche, dropping them to 26-24-11. 

Goals:

COL - Nathan MacKinnon (13) - from Ryan O'Reilly and Brad Stuart (3:57 1ST)
NSH - Calle Jarnkrok (6) - unassisted (4:12 1ST)
NSH - Craig Smith (19) - from Mike Fisher (4:32 2ND)
NSH - Roman Josi (11) - from Matt Cullen (11:06 2ND) *GWG*
NSH - Filip Forsberg (21) - from Mike Ribeiro (0:54 3RD)
NSH - Eric Nystrom SHG/EN (7) - unassisted (8:28 3RD)
COL - John Mitchell PPG (7) - from Matt Duchene and Alex Tanguay (18:41 3RD)

Goalies:

WG - Pekka Rinne (18 saves on 20 shots: 35-8-3) LG - Semyon Varlamov (25 saves on 29 shots: 18-16-7), Reto Berra (11 saves on 11 shots in relief of Varlamov) 

Three Stars:

3. Craig Smith (1 goal) - Nashville

2. Filip Forsberg (1 goal) - Nashville

1. Roman Josi (1 goal, GWG) - Nashville

Edmonton Oilers 2, Minnesota Wild 1 (from Minnesota) - The Oilers improved to 18-34-10 on the season thanks to a 2-1 win over the Minnesota Wild, dropping them to 31-22-7.

Goals:

EDM - Benoit Pouliot (12) - from Jordan Eberle and Oscar Klefbom (11:12 1ST)
MIN - Thomas Vanek (13) - from Jordan Schroeder and Charlie Coyle (15:14 1ST)
EDM - Benoit Pouliot (13) - from Jordan Eberle and Ryan Nugent-Hopkins (15:46 1ST) *GWG*

Goalies:

WG - Ben Scrivens (33 saves on 34 shots: 12-19-7) LG -  Devan Dubnyk (17 saves on 19 shots: 22-8-3)

Three Stars:

3. Thomas Vanek (1 goal) - Minnesota

2. Ben Scrivens (33 saves on 34 shots for the win) - Edmonton

1. Benoit Pouliot (2 goals, GWG) - Edmonton

Winnipeg Jets 4, Dallas Stars 2 (from Winnipeg) - The Jets improved to 31-20-11 on the season thanks to a 4-2 win over the Dallas Stars, dropping them to 27-25-9. 

Goals:

WPG - Bryan Little PPG (24) - from Mark Scheifele and Andrew Ladd (5:05 1ST)
DAL - Erik Cole (18) - from Jason Spezza (12:00 2ND)
WPG - Adam Lowry (7) - from Adam Pardy (14:34 2ND)
WPG - Dustin Byfuglien (15) - from Jacob Trouba (5:10 3RD) *GWG*
WPG - Michael Frolik EN (13) - unassisted (16:53 3RD)
DAL - Jason Demers (3) - from Jamie Benn and Jordie Benn (18:53 3RD)

Goalies:

WG - Michael Hutchinson (26 saves on 28 shots: 18-7-4) LG - Jhonas Enroth (21 saves on 24 shots: 13-24-2) 

Three Stars:

3. Erik Cole (1 goal) - Dallas

2. Bryan Little (1 goal) - Winnipeg

1. Dustin Byfuglien (1 goal, GWG) - Winnipeg

Chicago Blackhawks 3, Florida Panthers 2 (SO) - (from Chicago) - The Blackhawks improved to 36-20-5 on the season thanks to a 3-2 shootout win over the Florida Panthers, dropping them to 26-21-13.

Goals:

CHI - Jonathan Toews PPG (18) - from Marian Hossa and Brent Seabrook (9:25 1ST)
CHI - Kris Versteeg (13) - from Patrick Sharp and Brad Richards (14:28 2ND)
FLA - Jussi Jokinen (6) - from Brad Boyes and Aleksander Barkov (12:23 3RD)
FLA - Vincent Trocheck (5) - from Tomas Fleischmann and Steve Kampfer (16:31 3RD)
Shootout winner - Jonathan Toews (CHI)
Goalies:

WG - Scott Darling (34 saves on 36 shots: 6-2-0) LG - Roberto Luongo (36 saves on 38 shots: 22-15-11) 

Three Stars:

3. Scott Darling (34 saves on 36 shots for the win) - Chicago

2. Roberto Luongo (36 saves on 38 shots) - Florida

1. Jonathan Toews (1 goal, shootout winner) - Chicago

Los Angeles Kings 1, Detroit Red Wings 0 (from Los Angeles) - The Kings improved to 29-18-12  on the season thanks to a 1-0 shutout of the Detroit Red Wings, dropping them to 33-15-11. 

Goals:

LAK - Justin Williams PPG (16) - from Anze Kopitar and Jake Muzzin (2:24 1ST) *GWG*

Goalies:

WG - Jonathan Quick (20 saves on 20 shots: 25-15-10) LG - Jonas Gustavsson (26 saves on 27 shots: 2-2-1) 

Three Stars:

3. Justin Williams (1 goal, GWG) - Los Angeles

2. Jonas Gustavsson (26 saves on 27 shots) - Detroit

1. Jonathan Quick (20 saves on 20 shots for the shutout) - Los Angeles

Three Stars of the Night:

3. Cam Talbot - Talbot stopped all 21 shots he faced for the shutout in the Rangers 1-0 win over the Flames.

2. Alex Galchenyuk - Galchenyuk scored 2 goals and added 1 assist in the Canadiens 5-2 win over the Blues.

1. Jonathan Quick - Quick stopped all 20 shots he faced for the shutout in the Kings 1-0 win over the Red Wings, their 8th straight win.

Interesting Stats of the Night:

-Nathan MacKinnon picked up his 100th NHL point.

-Kael Mouillierat scored his 1st NHL goal for the Islanders.
-Patrick Kane was injured tonight after an awkward fall into the boards from a dangerous Alex Petrovic cross-check and didn't return. Here is the video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GFvd8-QI1Vo#t=25
-Pekka Rinne picked up his NHL-leading 35th win of the season.
-Cam Talbot picked up his 4th shutout of the season.

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

Los Angeles Kings - 8 game winning streak

New Jersey Devils - 4 game winning streak
Anaheim Ducks - 3 game winning streak
New York Rangers - 3 game winning streak

Arizona Coyotes - 7 game losing streak
Dallas Stars - 4 game losing streak

Forman Faceoff Highlights of the Night:

-Karri Ramo absolutely robs J.T. Miller with a save-of-the-year candidate: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LiE4yQHOBmM

What's up next - Wednesday February 25th: There are 3 NHL games on tap for Wednesday night:

1. Calgary Flames vs. New Jersey Devils at 7:30 PM ET (In New Jersey)

2. Pittsburgh Penguins vs. Washington Capitals at 8:00 PM ET (In Washington) {***Forman's Game of the Night***}

3. Ottawa Senators vs. Anaheim Ducks at 10:00 PM ET (In Anaheim)

-Joel Forman - The Forman Faceoff