Goals:
NJD - Tuomo Ruutu (6) - from Mark Fraser and Jordin Tootoo (9:32 1ST)
NJD - Patrik Elias (7) - from Travis Zajac and Jon Merrill (1:23 2ND) *GWG*
NJD - Steve Bernier (9) - from Adam Larsson and Scott Gomez (13:31 2ND)
TOR - Tyler Bozak PPG (15) - from Phil Kessel and Jake Gardiner (11:51 3RD)
NJD - Jaromir Jagr EN (11) - from Adam Larsson (17:15 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - Cory Schneider (33 saves on 34 shots: 19-19-5) LG - James Reimer (13 saves on 17 shots: 6-11-0)
Three Stars:
3. Adam Larsson (2 assists) - New Jersey
2. Cory Schneider (33 saves on 34 shots for the win) - New Jersey
1. Patrik Elias (1 goal, GWG) - New Jersey
Washington Capitals 3, Anaheim Ducks 2 (SO) - (from Washington) - The Capitals improved to 28-15-10 on the season thanks to a 3-2 shootout win over the Anaheim Ducks, dropping them to 34-12-7.
Goals:
ANA - Ryan Kesler PPG (15) - from Jakob Silfverberg and Hampus Lindholm (18:15 1ST)
WSH - Jason Chimera (5) - from Evgeny Kuznetsov and Troy Brouwer (4:15 2ND)
WSH - John Carlson (6) - from Evgeny Kuznetsov and Jason Chimera (10:44 3RD)
ANA - Corey Perry (23) - from Ryan Kesler (13:45 3RD)
Shootout winner - Nicklas Backstrom (WSH)
Goalies:
WG - Philipp Grubauer (23 saves on 25 shots: 1-0-0) LG - Ilya Bryzgalov (32 saves on 34 shots: 1-3-1)
Three Stars:
3. Philipp Grubauer (23 saves on 25 shots for the win) - Washington
2. Ryan Kesler (1 goal, 1 assist) - Anaheim
1. Evgeny Kuznetsov (2 assists) - Washington
Columbus Blue Jackets 7, St. Louis Blues 1 (from Columbus) - The Blue Jackets improved to 22-25-3 on the season thanks to a 7-1 rout of the St. Louis Blues, dropping them to 34-14-4.
Goals:
CBJ - Nick Foligno (19) - from Brandon Dubinsky and Corey Tropp (10:44 1ST)
CBJ - Cam Atkinson (10) - from Scott Hartnell and Ryan Johansen (18:16 1ST) *GWG*
CBJ - Ryan Johansen SHG (20) - from Artem Anisimov (5:06 2ND)
CBJ - Corey Tropp (1) - from Fedor Tyutin and Nick Foligno (8:26 2ND)
STL - Paul Stastny PPG (10) - from Jay Bouwmeester and Carl Gunnarsson (11:14 2ND)
CBJ - Nick Foligno (20) - from James Wisniewski and Brandon Dubinsky (16:17 2ND)
CBJ - Matt Calvert (7) - from Jack Johnson and Jared Boll (5:59 3RD)
CBJ - Scott Hartnell (11) - from Ryan Johansen (15:21 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - Curtis McElhinney (32 saves on 33 shots: 6-8-1) LG - Brian Elliott (10 saves on 14 shots: 16-6-2), Jake Allen (16 saves on 19 shots in relief of Elliott)
Three Stars:
3. Curtis McElhinney (32 saves on 33 shots for the win) - Columbus
2. Ryan Johansen (1 goal, 2 assists) - Columbus
1. Nick Foligno (2 goals, 1 assist) - Columbus
Chicago Blackhawks 2, Winnipeg Jets 1 (OT) - (from Winnipeg) - The Blackhawks improved to 32-18-2 on the season thanks to a 2-1 OT win over the Winnipeg Jets, dropping them to 26-18-10.
Goals:
WPG - Mark Scheifele (8) - from Mathieu Perreault (4:17 1ST)
CHI - Patrick Kane (26) - from Brad Richards and Patrick Sharp (2:50 2ND)
CHI - Brandon Saad (16) - from Patrick Kane and Michal Rozsival (3:01 OT) *GWG*
Goalies:
WG - Corey Crawford (20 saves on 21 shots: 20-12-2) LG - Michael Hutchinson (20 saves on 22 shots: 14-7-3)
Three Stars:
3. Mark Scheifele (1 goal) - Winnipeg
2. Brandon Saad (1 goal, OT winner) - Chicago
1. Patrick Kane (1 goal, 1 assist) - Chicago
Pittsburgh Penguins 4, Calgary Flames 0 (from Calgary) - The Penguins improved to 30-14-8 on the season thanks to a 4-0 shutout of the Calgary Flames, dropping them to 29-21-3.
Goals:
PIT - David Perron (13) - from Sidney Crosby and Chris Kunitz (5:46 1ST) *GWG*
PIT - Brandon Sutter (11) - from Simon Despres and Rob Scuderi (18:10 1ST)
PIT - Sidney Crosby (16) - from Chris Kunitz and David Perron (11:58 2ND)
PIT - Sidney Crosby (17) - from Chris Kunitz and Kris Letang (5:19 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - Marc-Andre Fleury (21 saves on 21 shots: 25-11-5) LG - Jonas Hiller (20 saves on 24 shots: 17-15-2), Karri Ramo (6 saves on 6 shots in relief of Hiller)
Three Stars:
3. Chris Kunitz (3 assists) - Pittsburgh
2. Marc-Andre Fleury (21 saves on 21 shots for the shutout) - Pittsburgh
1. Sidney Crosby (2 goals, 1 assist) - Pittsburgh
Three Stars of the Night:
3. Marc-Andre Fleury - Fleury stopped all 21 shots he faced for the shutout in the Penguins 4-0 win over the Flames.
2. Nick Foligno - Foligno scored 2 goals and added an assist in the Blue Jackets 7-1 win over the Blues.
1. Sidney Crosby - Crosby scored 2 goals and added an assist in the Penguins 4-0 win over the Flames.
Interesting Stats of the Night:
-Nick Foligno scored his 19th and 20th goals of the season, the 1st time in his career that he has scored at least 20 goals in a season.
-Patrik Elias scored his 400th career goal.
-The Leafs lost their 11th straight game, the longest losing streak in franchise history.
-Marc-Andre Fleury picked up his NHL-leading 8th shutout of the season and 2nd consecutive shutout.
Current Winning/Losing Streaks (3 or more games):
Minnesota Wild - 4 game winning streak
New York Rangers - 3 game winning streak
New Jersey Devils - 3 game winning streak
Washington Capitals - 3 game winning streak
Washington Capitals - 3 game winning streak
Toronto Maple Leafs - 11 game losing streak
Winnipeg Jets - 6 game losing streak
Los Angeles Kings - 3 game losing streak
What's up next - Saturday February 7th: There are 10 NHL games on tap for Saturday:
1. New York Rangers vs. Nashville Predators at 3:00 PM ET (In Nashville)
2. Los Angeles Kings vs. Tampa Bay Lightning at 5:00 PM ET (In Tampa Bay)
3. New York Islanders vs. Boston Bruins at 7:00 PM ET (In Boston) {***Forman's Game of the Night***}
4. Dallas Stars vs. Buffalo Sabres
5. Edmonton Oilers vs. Toronto Maple Leafs
6. New Jersey Devils vs. Montreal Canadiens
7. Columbus Blue Jackets vs. Ottawa Senators
8. Colorado Avalanche vs. Minnesota Wild at 8:00 PM ET (In Minnesota)
9. Detroit Red Wings vs. Arizona Coyotes at 8:00 PM ET (In Arizona)
10. Pittsburgh Penguins vs. Vancouver Canucks at 10:00 PM ET (In Vancouver)
11. Carolina Hurricanes vs. San Jose Sharks at 10:30 PM ET (In San Jose)
-Joel Forman - The Forman Faceoff
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