March 10th NHL Recap

Pittsburgh Penguins 3, Washington Capitals 2 (from Washington) - The Penguins improved to 43-17-4 on the season thanks to a 3-2 win over the Washington Capitals, dropping them to 30-26-10.

Goals:

PIT - Chris Kunitz (30) - from Sidney Crosby and Lee Stempniak (0:46 1ST)

WSH - Eric Fehr (11) - from Jason Chimera and Joel Ward (3:03 1ST)

PIT - Sidney Crosby PPG (30) - from Evgeni Malkin and Olli Maatta (3:52 1ST)

WSH - Nicklas Backstrom PPG (13) - from Brooks Laich and John Carlson (8:57 2ND)

PIT - Chris Kunitz (31) - from Lee Stempniak and Sidney Crosby (12:40 2ND) *GWG*

Goalies:

WG - Jeff Zatkoff (31 saves on 33 shots: 10-3-1) LG - Jaroslav Halak (17 saves on 20 shots: 25-10-4)

Three Stars:

3. Lee Stempniak (2 assists) - Pittsburgh

2. Chris Kunitz (2 goals, GWG) - Pittsburgh

1. Sidney Crosby (1 goal, 2 assists) - Pittsburgh

Nashville Predators 4, Ottawa Senators 3 (OT) - (from Ottawa) - The Predators improved to 27-28-10 on the season thanks to a 4-3 OT win over the Ottawa Senators, dropping them to 28-25-12.

Goals:

NSH - Nick Spaling (12) - from Michael Del Zotto and Colin Wilson (8:20 2ND)

NSH - Craig Smith (19) - from Mattias Ekholm and Seth Jones (10:00 2ND)

NSH - Eric Nystrom (12) - unassisted (17:32 2ND)

OTT - Jared Cowen (5) - from Jason Spezza and Ales Hemsky (7:55 3RD)

OTT - Marc Methot (6) - from Jason Spezza and Ales Hemsky (10:34 3RD)

OTT - Jason Spezza (17) - from Ales Hemsky and Erik Karlsson (18:53 3RD)

NSH - Seth Jones (6) - from Ryan Ellis (3:49 OT) *GWG*

Goalies:

WG - Pekka Rinne (34 saves on 37 shots: 5-7-1)LG - Robin Lehner (12 saves on 13 shots: 7-11-4) in relief of Craig Anderson (26 saves on 29 shots)

Three Stars:

3. Ales Hemsk (3 assists) - Ottawa

2. Jason Spezza (1 goal, 2 assists) - Ottawa

1. Seth Jones (1 goal, 1 assist, GWG) - Nashville

Phoenix Coyotes 4. Tampa Bay Lightning 3 (SO) - (from Tampa Bay) - The Coyotes improved to 30-24-11 on the season thanks to a 4-3 shootout win over the Tampa Bay Lightning, dropping them to 34-24-7.

Goals:

TBL - Tyler Johnson SHG (20) - from Ondrej Palat and Eric Brewer (11:26 1ST)

PHX - Brandon McMillan (2) - from Keith Yandle and Shane Doan (1:01 2ND)

TBL - Ondrej Palat (16) - from Ryan Callahan and Keith Aulie (19:07 2ND)

PHX - Martin Erat (2) - unassisted (2:13 3RD)

PHX - Mikkel Boedker (16) - from Antoine Vermette and Zbynek Michalek (7:48 3RD)

TBL - Ondrej Palat (17) - from Valtteri Filppula and Matt Carle (19:22 3RD)

Shootout winner - Radim Vrbata (PHX)

Goalies:

WG - Mike Smith (28 saves on 31 shots: 23-19-10) LG - Ben Bishop (17 saves on 20 shots: 29-11-6)

Three Stars:

3. Mikkel Boedker (1 goal) - Phoenix

2. Radim Vrbata (shootout winner) - Phoenix

1. Ondrej Palat (2 goals, 1 assist) - Tampa Bay

Columbus Blue Jackets vs. Dallas Stars (from Dallas) - GAME POSTPONED

Colorado Avalanche 3, Winnipeg Jets 2 (OT) - (from Colorado) - The Avs improved to 42-18-5 on the season thanks to a 3-2 OT win over the Winnipeg Jets, dropping them to 30-28-8.

Goals:

COL - John Mitchell (7) - from Tyson Barrie and Erik Johnson (4:38 2ND)

WPG - Dustin Byfuglien PPG (15) - from Bryan Little and Blake Wheeler (15:48 2ND)

WPG - Dustin Byfuglien (16) - from Michael Frolik and Bryan Little (17:36 2ND)

COL - Andre Benoit (5) - from John Mitchell (19:48 2ND)

COL - Matt Duchene (21) - from Nick Holden and Tyson Barrie (2:33 OT) *GWG*

Goalies:

WG - Semyon Varlamov (33 saves on 35 shots: 32-12-5) LG - Al Montoya (31 saves on 34 shots: 10-4-3) 

Three Stars:

3. John Mitchell (1 goal, 1 assist) - Colorado

2. Dustin Byfuglien (2 goals) - Winnipeg

1. Matt Duchene (1 goal, OT winner) - Colorado

Los Angeles Kings 3, Calgary Flames 2 (from Calgary) - The Kings improved to 38-22-6 on the season thanks to a 3-2 win over the Calgary Flames, dropping them to 25-33-7.

Goals:

LAK - Justin Williams (17) - from Anze Kopitar and Alec Martinez (4:05 1ST)

LAK - Trevor Lewis (4) - from Slava Voynov and Kyle Clifford (10:00 1ST)

LAK - Anze Koptar (20) - from Drew Doughty and Jake Muzzin (7:01 3RD) *GWG*

CGY - Mike Cammalleri PPG (16) - from Mark Giordano (15:29 3RD)

CGY - Brian McGrattan (3) - from Chris Butler and Max Reinhart (17:38 3RD)

Goalies:

WG - Martin Jones (24 saves on 26 shots: 10-4-0) LG - Joni Ortio (20 saveso on 23 shots: 2-3-0) 

Three Stars:

3. Mike Cammalleri (1 goal) - Calgary

2. Drew Doughty (1 assist) - Los Angeles

1. Anze Kopitar (1 goal, 1 assist, GWG) - Los Angeles

New York Islanders 7. Vancouver Canucks 4 (from Vancouver) - The Islanders improved to 25-33-9 on the season thanks to a 7-4 win over the Vancouver Canucks, dropping them to 29-28-10.

Goals:

VAN - Chris Higgins PPG (17) - from Yannick Weber and Jason Garrison (15:46 1ST)

VAN - Henrik Sedin (10) - from Nicklas Jensen and Tom Sestito (4:52 2ND)

VAN - Ryan Kesler PPG (22) - from Alex Burrows and Kevin Bieksa (8:53 2ND)

NYI - Josh Bailey PPG (6) - from Brock Nelson and Matt Donovan (1:13 3RD)

NYI - Ryan Strome PPG (3) - from Kyle Okposo and Lubomir Visnovsky (3:14 3RD)

NYI - Calvin de Haan PPG (3) - from Travis Hamonic (3:36 3RD)

NYI - Frans Nielsen (20) - from Anders Lee and Kyle Okposo (6:22 3RD)

VAN - Chris Tanev (6) - from Chris Higgins and Jannik Hansen (9:54 3RD)

NYI - Matt Martin (5) - from Colin McDonald (10:04 3RD) *GWG*

NYI - Anders Lee (5) - from Kyle Okposo and Frans Nielsen (11:45 3RD)

NYI - Cal Clutterbuck EN (8) - from Josh Bailey and Travis Hamonic (19:42 3RD)

Goalies:

WG - Evgeni Nabokov (20 saves on 24 shots: 12-13-6) LG - Eddie Lack (21 saves on 27 shots: 10-12-4) 

Three Stars:

3. Frans Nielsen (1 goal, 1 assist) - New York

2. Anders Lee (1 goal, 1 assist) - New York

1. Kyle Okposo (3 assists) - New York

Toronto Maple Leafs 3, Anaheim Ducks 1 (from Anaheim) - The Leafs improved to 35-23-8 on the season thanks to a 3-1 win over the Anaheim Ducks, dropping them to 43-15-7.

Goals:

TOR - Tyler Bozak PPG (15) - from Dion Phaneuf (16:51 1ST)

TOR - Phil Kessel (34) - from Tyler Bozak (19:21 1ST) *GWG*

TOR - Paul Ranger (4) - from Phil Kessel and Tyler Bozak (3:44 2ND)

ANA - Corey Perry (35) - from Pat Maroon and Ryan Getzlaf (14:19 2ND)

Goalies:

WG - Jonahan Bernier (43 saves on 44 shots: 25-16-7) LG - Frederik Andersen (20 saves on 23 shots: 15-4-0)

Three Stars:

3. Corey Perry (1 goal) - Anaheim

2. Jonathan Bernier (43 saves on 44 shots for the win) - Toronto

1. Phil Kessel (1 goal, 2 assists, GWG) - Toronto

Three Stars of the Night:

3. Sidney Crosby - Crosby had a hand in all 3 goals in the Penguins 3-2 win over the Caps, scoring 1 goal and adding 2 assists. 

2. Phil Kessel - Kessel scored 1 goal (the game-winner) and added 2 assists in the Leafs 3-1 win over the Ducks.

1. Seth Jones - Jones scored the OT winner and added an assist in the Predators 4-3 win over the Senators.

Interesting Stats of the Night:

-The Stars/Blue Jackets game was postponed after Rich Peverley collapsed on the Stars bench in the 1st. Peverley was rushed to the hospital and was reported in stable condition and doing alright, nonetheless a very scary incident.

-Both Sidney Crosby and Chris Kunitz scored their 30th goals of the season tonight.

-Ales Hemsky has 7 assists in the last 2 games for the Senators. 

-Pekka Rinne picked up his 1st win since October 19th.

-Henrik Sedin snapped a 23-game goalless drought with a goal tonight.

-The Islanders scored 7 goals in the 3rd period against the Canucks en route to a 7-4 comeback win. 

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

Los Angeles Kings - 8 game winning streak

Boston Bruins - 5 game winning streak

St. Louis Blues - 5 game winning streak

Tampa Bay Lightning - 4 game losing streak

Forman Faceoff Highlight of the Night:

-7 different Islanders scored in the 3rd period: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4H2byg00CDM

What's up next (March 11th) - There are 9 games on tap for Tuesday: 

1. Nashville Predators vs. Buffalo Sabres @7PM ET (In Buffalo)

2. New Jersey Devils vs. Philadelphia Flyers @7PM ET (In Philadelphia)

3. New York Rangers vs. Carolina Hurricanes @7PM ET (In Carolina)

4. Detroit Red Wings vs. Columbus Blue Jackets @7PM ET (In Columbus)

5. Phoenix Coyotes vs. Florida Panthers @730PM ET (In Florida)

6. Washington Capitals vs. Pittsburgh Penguins @730PM ET (In Pittsburgh) {***Forman's Game of the Night***}

7. Dallas Stars vs. St. Louis Blues @8PM ET (In St. Louis)

8. Edmonton Oilers vs. Minnesota Wild @8PM ET (In Minnesota)

9. Toronto Maple Leafs vs. San Jose Sharks @1030PM ET (In San Jose)

-Joel Forman - The Forman Faceoff

March 9th NHL Recap

New York Rangers 3, Detroit Red Wings 0 (from New York) - The Rangers improved to 35-26-4 on the season thanks to a 3-0 shutout of the Detroit Red Wings, dropping them to 29-22-13.

Goals:

NYR - Brian Boyle (5) - from John Moore and Dominic Moore (5:14 1ST) *GWG*

NYR - Chris Kreider (15) - from Ryan McDonagh and Derek Stepan (0:14 3RD)

NYR - Chris Kreider (16) - from Derek Stepan and Ryan McDonagh (12:11 3RD)

Goalies:

WG - Henrik Lundqvist (30 saves on 30 shots: 24-20-4) LG - Jimmy Howard (28 saves on 31 shots: 13-15-10

Three Stars:

3. Derek Stepan (2 assists) - New York

2. Chris Kreider (2 goals) - New York

1. Henrik Lundqvist (30 saves on 30 shots for the shutout) - New York

Boston Bruins 5, Florida Panthers 2 (from Florida) - The Bruins improved to 42-17-5 on the season thanks to a 5-2 win over the Florida Panthers, dropping them to 24-33-7.

Goals:

FLA - Jimmy Hayes (6) - from Nick Bjugstad and Sean Bergenheim (7:00 2ND)

BOS - Andrej Meszaros PPG (6) - from Reilly Smith and Patrice Bergeron (9:58 2ND)

BOS - Torey Krug (13) - from Brad Marchand and Patrice Bergeron (7:38 3RD)

BOS - Patrice Bergeron PPG (18) - from Loui Eriksson and Carl Soderberg (11:21 3RD) *GWG*

FLA - Jimmy Hayes (7) - from Jonathan Huberdeau (11:50 3RD)

BOS - Jarome Iginla (20) - from Milan Lucic and Zdeno Chara (12:13 3RD)

BOS - Chris Kelly EN (6) - unassisted (18:52 3RD)

Goalies:

WG - Chad Johnson (20 saves on 22 shots: 13-3-1) LG - Roberto Luongo (37 saves on 41 shots: 20-17-6)

Three Stars:

3. Andrej Meszaros (1 goal) - Boston

2. Jimmy Hayes (2 goals) - Boston

1. Patrice Bergeron (1 goal, 2 assists, GWG) - Boston

Chicago Blackhawks 2, Buffalo Sabres 1 (from Buffalo) - The Hawks improved to 38-13-14 on the season thanks to a 2-1 win over the Buffalo Sabres, dropping them to 19-37-8.

Goals:

CHI - Patrick Kane (28) - from Patrick Sharp and Johnny Oduya (3:12 1ST)

BUF - Drew Stafford (11) - from Cory Conacher and Tyler Ennis (9:11 1ST)

CHI - Jonathan Toews (25) - from Brandon Saad and Andrew Shaw (1:34 3RD) *GWG*

Goalies:

WG - Corey Crawford (20 saves on 21 shots: 25-11-10) LG - Jhonas Enroth (29 saves on 31 shots: 4-14-5)

Three Stars:

3. Jhonas Enrith (29 saves on 31 shots) - Buffalo

2. Patrick Kane (1 goal) - Chicago

1. Jonathan Toews (1 goal, GWG) - Chicago

St. Louis Blues 3, Minnesota Wild 2 (SO) - (from Minnesota) - The Blues improved to 44-14-6 on the season thanks to a 3-2 shootout win over the Minnesota Wild, dropping them to 34-22-8.

Goals:

STL - T.J. Oshie PPG (16) - from Alexander Steen and Kevin Shattenkirk (3:37 1ST)

STL - Carlo Colaiacovo (1) - from Jaden Schwartz and Vladimir Tarasenko (8:30 1ST)

MIN - Jason Pominville (23) - from Zach Parise and Ryan Suter (3:11 2ND)

MIN - Matt Moulson (18) - from Mikko Koivu (7:03 2ND)

Shootout winner - T.J. Oshie (STL)

Goalies:

WG - Brian Elliot (17 saveso n 19 shots: 16-5-2) LG - Ilya Bryzgalov (20 saves on 22 shots: 5-8-6)

Three Stars:

3. Carlo Colaiacovo (1 goal) - St. Louis

2. Jasom Pominville (1 goal) - Minnesota

1. T.J. Oshie (1 goal, shootout winner) - St. Louis

Los Angeles Kings 4, Edmonton Oilers 2 (from Edmonton) - The Kings improved to 37-22-6 on the season thanks to a 4-2 win over the Edmonton Oilers, dropping them to 22-35-8.

Goals:

LAK - Jeff Carter (23) - from Tyler Toffoli (1:36 1ST)

EDM - Taylor Hall (22) - from David Perron and Sam Gagner (7:24 1ST)

LAK - Alec Martinez (7) - from Robyn Regehr and Dustin Brown (8:49 2ND)

LAK - Jeff Carter PPG (24) - from Anze Kopitar and Slava Voynov (10:16 2ND) *GWG*

LAK - Trevor Lewis (3) - from Jeff Carter (15:49 2ND)

EDM - Sam Gagner (7) - from Taylor Hall and Justin Schultz (2:05 3RD)

Goalies:

WG - Jonathan Quick (25 saves on 27 shots: 21-13-2) LG - Ben Scrivens (46 saves on 50 shots: 12-10-4)

Three Stars:

3. Ben Scrivens (46 saves on 50 shots) - Edmonton

2. Taylor Hall (1 goal, 1 assist) - Edmonton

1. Jeff Carter (2 goals, 1 assist, GWG) - Los Angeles

Three Stars of the Night:

3. Patrice Bergeron - Bergeron scored 1 goal (the game-winner) and added 2 assists in the Bruins 5-2 win over the Panthers. 

2. Jeff Carter - Carter scored 2 goals (including the eventual game-winner) and added an assist in the Kings 4-2 win over the Oilers. 

1. Henrik Lundqvist - Lundqvist stopped all 30 saves in the Rangers 3-0 win over the Red Wings, his 4th shutout of the season and 300th career win.

Interesting Stats of the Night:

-Henrik Lundqvist picked up his 300th career win in the Rangers 3-0 shutout of the Red Wings, which was also his 4th shutout of the season.

 -Ben Scrivens faced 50 shots for the 3rd time in 10 starts as an Oiler 

-Jarome Iginla scored his 20th goal of the season, the 15th time in his career he has scored atleast 20 goals. It also was his 550th career goal.

-Andrej Meszaros had a strong debut for the Boston Bruins, scoring a power-play goal, +1, 6 shots, 1 blocked shot in 20:36 of icetime.

-Matt Moulson scored his 1st goal as a member of the Minnesota Wild.

-Carlo Colaiacovo scored his 1st goal since April 3rd 2011.

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

Los Angeles Kings - 7 game winning streak

Boston Bruins - 5 game winning streak

St. Louis Blues - 5 game winning streak

Tampa Bay Lightning - 4 game losing streak

Nashville Predators - 4 game losing streak

Forman Faceoff Highlight of the Night:

-Brian Elliot gets it tonight for his acrobatic paddle save on Mikael Granlund: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GTfhJ-ztS0A

Honourable Mentions: 

-Patrick Kane goal: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xdFXZJmC2N4

-Matt Moulson 1st goal as a Wild: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bzK2N9MZV0c

-Jarome Iginla 550th goal: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8CW_ctFi2Zc

-Torey Krug goal: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kz8GE13Gge0

What's up next (March 10th) - There are 8 NHL games on tap for Monday: 

1. Pittsburgh Penguins vs. Washington Capitals @7PM ET (In Washington) {***Forman's Game of the Night***}

2. Nashville Predators vs. Ottawa Senators @730PM ET (In Ottawa)

3. Phoenix Coyotes vs. Tampa Bay Lightning @730PM ET (In Tampa Bay)

4. Columbus Blue Jackets vs. Dallas Stars @830PM ET (In Dallas)

5. Winnipeg Jets vs. Colorado Avalanche @9PM ET (In Colorado)

6. Los Angeles Kings vs. Calgary Flames @9PM ET (In Calgary)

7. New York Islanders vs. Vancouver Canucks @10PM ET (In Vancouver)

8. Toronto Maple Leafs vs. Anaheim Ducks @10PM ET (In Anaheim)

-Joel Forman - The Forman Faceoff

March 8th NHL Recap

Ottawa Senators 5, Winnipeg Jets 3 (from Winnipeg) - The Senators improved to 28-25-11 on the season thanks to a 5-3 win over the Winnipeg Jets, dropping them to 30-28-7.

Goals:

OTT - Milan Michalek PPG (11) - from Ales Hemsky and Jason Spezza (9:54 1ST)

WPG - Bryan Little PPG (20) - from Dustin Byfuglien and Andrew Ladd (16:59 1ST) 

OTT - Jared Cowen (4) - from Ales Hemsky and Milan Michalek (17:37 1ST)

OTT - Eric Gryba (2) - from Jason Spezza and Ales Hemsky (2:01 2ND)

WPG - Tobias Enstrom PPG (7) - from Evander Kane (4:15 2ND)

OTT - Kyle Turris (21) - from Mike Hoffman and Bobby Ryan (8:56 2ND) *GWG*

OTT - Mike Hoffman PPG (1) - from Jason Spezza and Ales Hemsky (9:35 2ND)

WPG - Dustin Byfuglien (14) - unassisted (2:13 3RD)

Goalies:

WG - Craig Anderson (46 saves on 49 shots: 21-14-8) LG - Ondrej Pavelec (15 saves on 20 shots: 20-24-5), Al Montoya (12 saves on 12 shots in relief of Pavelec)

Three Stars:

3. Dustin Byfuglien (1 goal, 1 assist) - Winnipeg

2. Jason Spezza (3 assists) - Ottawa

1. Ales Hemsy (4 assists) - Ottawa

St. Louis Blues 2, Colorado Avalanche 1 (from Colorado) - The blues improved to 43-14-6 on the season thanks to a 2-1 win over the Colorado Avalanche, dropping them to 41-18-5.

Goals:

STL - David Backes (21) - from T.J. Oshie and Kevin Shattenkirk (7:03 2ND)

STL - Patrik Berglund (12) - from Vladimir Tarasenko and Jaden Schwartz (3:53 3RD) *GWG*

COL - P.A. Parenteau (14) - from Matt Duchene and Ryan O'Reilly (8:57 3RD)

Goalies:

WG - Ryan Miller (26 saves on 27 shots: 19-22-3) LG - Semyon Varlamov (23 saves on 25 shots: 31-12-4)

Three Stars:

3. Matt Duchene (1 assists) - Colorado 

2. Patrik Berglund (1 goal, GWG) - St. Louis

1. Ryan Miller (26 saves on 27 shots for the win) - St. Louis

Toronto Maple Leafs 4, Philadelphia Flyers 3 (OT) - (from Toronto) - The Leafs improved to 34-23-8 on the season thanks to a 4-3 OT win over the Philadelphia Flyers, dropping them to 33-24-7.

Goals:

TOR - Jake Gardiner (6) - from Troy Bodie (2:21 1ST)
TOR - Nazem Kadri (17) - from Joffrey Lupul and Morgan Rielly (3:38 1ST)
PHI - Kimmo Timonen (3) - from Jakub Voracek and Scott Hartnell (18:02 2ND)
PHI - Kimmo Timonen (4) - from Jakub Voracek (7:19 3RD)
TOR - Mason Raymond (18) - from Jay McClement and Troy Bodie (13:34 3RD)
PHI - Braydon Coburn (5) - from Brayden Schenn and Michael Raffl (17:28 3RD)
TOR - Joffrey Lupul (19) - from Dion Phaneuf and Carl Gunnarsson (2:21 OT) *GWG*

Goalies:

WG - Jonathan Bernier (28 saves on 31 shots: 24-16-7) LG - Steve Mason (32 saves on 36 shots: 26-15-6)

Three Stars:

3. Troy Bodie (2 assists) - Toronto

2. Kimmo Timonen (2 goals) - Philadelphia

1. Joffrey Lupul (1 goal, 1 assist, OT winner) - Toronto

Boston Bruins 4, Tampa Bay Lightning 3 (SO) - (from Tampa Bay) - The Bruins improved to 41-17-5 on the season thanks to a 4-3 shootout win over the Tampa Bay Lightning, dropping them to 34-24-6.

Goals:

TBL - Ondrej Palat SHG (15) - from Tyler Johnson and Eric Brewer (0:27 2ND)
TBL - Mark Barberio (5) - from Tom Pyatt and Ryan Callahan (4:13 2ND)
BOS - Dan Paille (9) - from Gregory Campbell and Johnny Boychuk (6:58 2ND)
BOS - Carl Soderberg (11) - from Chris Kelly (8:29 2ND)
TBL - Valtteri Filppula (21) - from Ondrej Palat (9:31 2ND)
BOS - Johnny Boychuk (3) - from Carl Soderberg and Loui Eriksson (8:11 3RD)
Shootout winner - Reilly Smith (BOS)

Goalies:

WG - Tuukka Rask (17 saves on 20 shots: 28-14-4) LG - Ben Bishop (29 saves on 32 shots: 29-11-5) 

Three Stars:

3. Carl Soderberg (1 goal, 1 assist) - Boston

2. Ondrej Palat (1 goal, 1 assist) - Tampa Bay

1. Johnny Boychuk (1 goal, 1 assist) - Boston

New Jersey Devils 5, Carolina Hurricanes 4 (from New Jersey) - The Devils improved to 28-24-13 on the season thanks to a 5-4 win over the Carolina Hurricanes, dropping them to 27-28-9.

Goals:

NJD - Travis Zajac (11) - from Tuomo Ruutu and Jaromir Jagr (4:25 1ST)
CAR - Jeff Skinner (25) - from Andrej Sekera and Eric Staal (6:21 2ND)
NJD - Damien Brunner PPG (10) - from Marek Zidlicky and Travis Zajac (8:34 2ND)
NJD - Adam Henrique (22) - from Ryan Clowe (8:57 2ND)
NJD - Adam Henrique SHG (23) - from Patrik Elias and Andy Greene (12:51 2ND)
CAR - Jay Harrison PPG (4) - from Jordan Staal and Alexander Semin (13:24 2ND)
CAR - Nathan Gerbe SHG (13) - from Jordan Staal (4:41 3RD)
CAR - Alexander Semin (17) - from Manny Malhotra (12:39 3RD)
NJD - Tuomo Ruutu (6) - from Marek Zidlicky and Travis Zajac (13:30 3RD) *GWG*

Goalies:

WG - Martin Brodeur (29 saves on 33 shots: 16-11-4) LG - Cam Ward (8 saves on 9 shots: 6-10-5) in relief of Anton Khudobin (18 saves on 22 shots)

Three Stars:

3. Adam Henrique (2 goals) - New Jerseu

2. Travis Zajac (1 goal, 2 assists) - New Jersey

1. Tuomo Ruutu (1 goal, 1 assist, GWG) - New Jersey

Washington Capitals 3, Phoenix Coyotes 2 (from Washington) - The Capitals improved to 30-25-10 on the season thanks to a 3-2 win over the Phoenix Coyotes, dropping them to 29-24-11.

Goals:

PHX - Brandon McMillan (1) - from Keith Yandle and Antoine Vermette (18:58 1ST)
PHX - Radim Vrbata PPG (18) - from Michael Stone and Keith Yandle (3:20 2ND)
WSH - Karl Alzner (2) - from Eric Fehr and Jay Beagle (9:45 3RD)
WSH - Brooks Laich (8) - from Jason Chimera (10:17 3RD)
WSH - Troy Brouwer (18) - from Nicklas Backstrom and John Carlson (14:47 3RD) *GWG*

Goalies:

WG - Jaroslav Halak (31 saves on 33 shots: 25-9-4) LG - Mike Smith (30 saves on 33 shots: 22-19-10)

Three Stars:

3. Keith Yandle (2 assists) - Phoenix

2. Troy Brouwer (1 goal, GWG) - Washington

1. Jaroslav Halak (31 saves on 33 shots for the win) - Washington

Columbus Blue Jackets 1, Nashville Predators 0 (from Nashville) - The Blue Jackets improved to 33-26-5 on the season thanks to a 1-0 shutout of the Nashville Predators, dropping them to 26-28-10.

Goals:

CBJ - Artem Anisimov (19) - from James Wisniewski and Corey Tropp (13:35 3RD) *GWG*

Goalies:

WG - Sergei Bobrovsky (28 saves on 28 shots: 25-16-3) LG - Pekka Rinne (35 saves on 36 shots: 4-8-1)

Three Stars:

3. Artem Anisimov (1 goal, GWG) - Columbus

2. Pekka Rinne (35 saves on 36 shots) - Nashville

1. Sergei Bobrovsky (28 saves on 28 shots for the shutout) - Columbus

Dallas Stars 4, Minnesota Wild 3 (from Dallas) - The Stars improved to 31-23-10 on the season thanks to a 4-3 win over the Minnesota Wild, dropping them to 34-22-7.

Goals:

DAL - Jamie Benn (25) - from Rich Peverley and Trevor Seguin (0:31 1ST)
MIN - Erik Haula SHG (3) - from Mikko Koivu (16:32 1ST)
DAL - Alex Chiasson PPG (11) - from Tyler Seguin and Alex Goligoski (1:55 2ND)
MIN - Charlie Coyle PPG (7) - from Matt Moulson and Jonas Brodin (11:15 2ND)
MIN - Kyle Brodziak (6) - from Nino Niederreiter (1:23 3RD)
DAL - Tyler Seguin PPG (29) - from Erik Cole and Sergei Gonchar (11:11 3RD)
DAL - Erik Cole (15) - unassisted (15:11 3RD) *GWG*

Goalies:

WG - Tim Thomas (6 saves on 6 shots: 17-20-3) in relief of the injured Kari Lehtonen (26 saves on 29 shots) LG - Darcy Kuemper (34 saves on 38 shots: 11-4-2)

Three Stars:

3. Charlie Coyle (1 goal) - Minnesota

2. Erik Cole (1 goal, 1 assist, GWG) - Dallas

1. Tyler Seguin (1 goal, 2 assists) - Dallas

Vancouver Canucks 2, Calgary Flames 1 (from Vancouver) - The Canucks improved to 29-27-10 on the season thanks to a 2-1 win over the Calgary Flames, dropping them to 25-32-7 

Goals:

CGY - Brian McGrattan (2) - from Tyler Wotherspoon and Ben Hanowski (2:13 2ND)
VAN - Darren Archibald (1) - from Jordan Schroeder (5:45 2ND)
VAN - Yannick Weber (3) - from David Booth and Shawn Matthias (5:00 3RD) *GWG*

Goalies:

WG - Eddie Lack (22 saves on 23 shots: 10-11-4) LG - Joni Ortio (12 saves on 14 shots: 2-2-0) 

Three Stars:

3. Darren Archibald (1 goal) - Vancouver

2. Yannick Weber (1 goal, GWG) - Vancouver

1. Eddie Lack (22 saves on 23 shots for the win) - Vancouver

San Jose Sharks 4, Montreal Canadiens 0 (from San Jose) - The Sharks improved to 41-17-7 on the season thanks to a 4-0 shutout of the Montreal Canadiens, dropping them to 35-24-7

Goals:

SJS - Tommy Wingels SHG (13) - from Logan Couture (2:26 1ST) *GWG*
SJS - Matt Irwin (3) - from Raffi Torres and Dan Boyle (1:54 2ND)
SJS - Matt Nieto (8) - from Patrick Marleau and Logan Couture (7:43 2ND)
SJS - Logan Couture (18) - from Matt Nieto (0:43 3RD)

Goalies:

WG - Antti Niemi (27 saves on 27 shots: 31-13-6) LG - Peter Budaj (9 saves on 11 shots: 8-7-2), Dustin Tokarski (20 saves on 22 shots in relief of Budaj)

Three Stars:

3. Antti Niemi (27 saves on 27 shots for the shutout) - San Jose

2. Tommy Wingels (2 goals) - San Jose

1. Logan Couture (1 goal, 2 assists) - San Jose

Three Stars of the Night:

3. Logan Couture - Couture scored 1 goal and added 2 assists in the Sharks 4-0 shutout of the Canadiens.

2. Sergei Bobrovksy - Bobrovsky stopped all 28 shots in the Blue Jackets 1-0 win over the Predators.

1. Ales Hemsky - Hemsky picked up 4 assists in the Senators 5-3 win over the Jets.

Interesting Stats of the Night:

-Ryan Miller improved to 4-0 with the Blues with a 2-1 win over the Avs, his 1st career win against them.

-Nathan MacKinnon's 13-game point streak came to an end.

-Tuomo Ruutu had a big home debut for the New Jersey Devils, scoring 1 goal (the game-winner: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZMZX1sOShGk) and adding an assist. It also happened to be against the team that traded him, the Carolina Hurricanes.

-Kimmo Timonen scored his first 2-goal game since the 2009/2010 season.

-Jaroslav Halak made 31 saves on 33 shots for the win in his Washington Capitals debut, a 3-2 win over the Coyotes.
-Sergei Bobrovsky picked up his 4th shutout of the season.
-Kari Lehtonen left the game in the 3rd after a scary collision with Wild F Erik Haula. Haula was given 5 for charging and a game misconduct. Here is the replay: http://beta.thescore.com/nhl/news/448977
-Adam Henrique is on fire since the Olympic break, scoring 9 goals in 6 games since the break ended. He has scored in all 6 of those games.
-Ales Hemsky had 4 assists for the Senators in only his 2nd game for them.
-Tyler Wotherspoon and Ben Hanowski picked up their 1st career assists on Brian McGrattan's goal.
-6 of the 10 games tonight had the game-winning goal scored in the 3rd period.

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

Los Angeles Kings - 6 game winning streak

Boston Bruins - 4 game winning streak

St. Louis Blues - 4 game winning streak

Tampa Bay Lightning - 4 game losing streak

Nashville Predators - 4 game losing streak

Forman Faceoff Highlight of the Night:

-Alexander Semin gets it tonight for his great solo effort for the goal: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_rvGfbWAYGE 

What's up next (March 9th) - There are 5 NHL games on tap for Sunday:
1. Detroit Red Wings vs. New York Rangers @1230PM ET (In New York) {***Forman's Game of hte Night***}
2. Boston Bruins vs. Florida Panthers @5PM ET (In Florida)
3. Chicago Blackhawks vs. Buffalo Sabres @730PM ET (In Buffalo)
4. St. Louis Blues vs. Minnesota Wild @8PM ET (In Minnesota)
5. Los Angeles Kings vs. Edmonton Oilers @8PM ET (In Edmonton)

-Joel Forman - The Forman Faceoff

March 7th NHL Recap

New York Rangers 4, Carolina Hurricanes 2 (from Carolina) - The Rangers improved to 34-26-4 on the season thanks to a 4-2 win over the Carolina Hurricanes, dropping them to 27-27-9 (.500).

Goals:

CAR - Jordan Staal (12) - from Alexander Semin and Ron Hainsey (17:49 1ST)

NYR - Ryan McDonagh SHG (11) - from Rick Nash (7:25 3RD)

CAR - Jeff Skinner (24) - Penalty Shot (12:07 3RD)

NYR - Rick Nash (20) - from Derek Stepan and John Moore (13:24 3RD)

NYR - Derek Stepan PPG (11) - from from Martin St. Louis and Brad Richards (17:14 3RD) *GWG*

NYR - Carl Hagelin EN (13) - from Mats Zuccarello and Dan Girardi (19:19 3RD)

Goalies:

WG - Henrik Lundqvist (22 saves on 24 shots: 23-20-4) LG - Anton Khudobin (40 saves on 43 shots: 14-9-0)

Three Stars:

3. Anton Khudobin (40 saves on 43 shots) - Carolina

2. Rick Nash (1 goal, 1 assist) - New York

1. Derek Stepan (1 goal, 1 assist, GWG) - New York

Detroit Red Wings 7, New Jersey Devils 4 (from Detroit) - The Red Wings improved to 29-21-13 on the season thanks to a 7-4 win over the New Jersey Devils, dropping them to 27-24-13.

Goals:

DET - Brendan Smith (3) - from Johan Franzen and Gustav Nyquist (13:43 1ST)

DET - Johan Franzen (14) - from Gustav Nyquist and David Legwand (5:34 2ND)

NJD - Patrik Elias SHG (14) - unassisted (9:23 2ND)

NJD - Jaromir Jagr (20) - from Marek Zidlicky (10:20 2ND)

NJD - Adam Henrique (20) - from Mark Fayne and Andy Greene (11:44 2ND)

DET - Johan Franzen PPG (15) - from Todd Bertuzzi and Gustav Nyquist (13:47 2ND)

DET - Gustav Nyquist (16) - from David Legwand and Jonathan Ericsson (15:05 2ND)

DET - Kyle Quincey (4) - from Riley Sheahan and Danny DeKeyser (17:01 2ND) *GWG*

DET - David Legwand (11) - from Johan Franzen (4:48 3RD)

DET - Drew Miller (7) - from Todd Bertuzzi and Joakim Andersson (12:52 3RD)

NJD - Adam Henrique (21) - from Michael Ryder and Ryan Clowe (18:42 3RD)

Goalies:

WG - Jonas Gustavsson (21 saves on 25 shots: 15-4-3) LG - Cory Schneider (26 saves on 33 shots: 12-13-9)

Three Stars:

3. David Legwand (1 goal, 2 assists) - Detroit

2. Gustav Nyquist (1 goal, 3 assists) - Detroit

1. Johan Franzen (2 goals, 2 assists) - Detroit

Florida Panthers 2, Buffalo Sabres 0 (from Florida) - The Panthers improved to 24-32-7 on the season thanks to a 2-0 shutout of the Buffalo Sabres, dropping them to 19-36-8.

Goals:

FLA - Jesse Winchester PPG (9) - from Scottie Upshall and Scott Gomez (11:11 1ST) *GWG*

FLA - Dmitry Kulikov PPG (7) - from Brad Boyes and Nick Bjugstad (4:04 3RD)

Goalies:

WG - Roberto Luongo (25 saves on 25 shots: 20-16-6) LG - Michal Neuvirth (42 saves on 44 shots: 4-7-2)

Three Stars:

3. Jesse Winchester (1 goal, GWG) - Florida

2. Michal Neuvirth (42 saves on 44 shots) - Buffalo

1. Roberto Luongo (25 saves on 25 shots for the shutout) - Florida

Calgary Flames 4, New York Islanders 3 (from Calgary) - The Flames improved to 25-31-7 on the season thanks to a 4-3 win over the New York Islanders, dropping them to 24-33-9.

Goals:

CGY - Markus Granlund SHG (2) - from Paul Byron and Joni Ortio (2:01 1ST)

NYI - Colin McDonald (6) - from Ryan Strome and Thomas Hickey (15:26 1ST)

NYI - Kyle Okposo (26) - from Michael Grabner (6:31 2ND)

NYI - Brock Nelson (11) - from Josh Bailey and Matt Donovan (12:08 2ND)

CGY - Joe Colborne (6) - from Mark Giordano and Mike Cammalleri (11:29 3RD)

CGY - Sean Monahan (19) - from T.J. Galiardi and Lance Bouma (14:22 3RD)

CGY - Joe Colborne (7) - from Mark Giordano and T.J. Brodie (15:41 3RD) *GWG*

Goalies:

WG - Joni Ortio (23 saves on 26 shots: 2-1-0) LG - Anders Nilsson (19 saves on 23 shots: 2-4-2)  

Three Stars:

3. Joni Ortio (23 saves on 26 shots for the win, 1 assist) - Calgary

2. Mark Giordano (2 assists) - Calgary

1. Joe Colborne (2 goals, GWG) - Calgary

Pittsburgh Penguins 3, Anaheim Ducks 2 (SO) - (from Anaheim) - The Penguins improved to 42-17-4 on the season thanks to a 3-2 shootout win over the Anaheim Ducks, dropping them to 43-14-7.

Goals:

ANA - Corey Perry (33) - from Ryan Getzlaf and Saku Koivu (3:54 1ST)

PIT - Deryk Engelland (6) - from Jussi Jokinen and Evgeni Malkin (7:47 1ST)

ANA - Corey Perry (34) - from Ryan Getzlaf and Kyle Palmieri (1:10 3RD)

PIT - Evgeni Malkin PPG (19) - from James Neal and Sidney Crosby (8:57 3RD)

Shootout winner - Brandon Sutter (PIT) 

Goalies:

WG - Marc-Andre Fleury (29 saves on 31 shots: 33-14-3) LG - Jonas Hiller (15 saves on 17 shots: 26-9-6)

Three Stars:

3. Ryan Getzlaf (2 assists) - Anaheim

2. Corey Perry (2 goals) - Anaheim

1. Evgeni Malkin (1 goal, 1 assist) - Pittsburgh

Three Stars of the Night:

3. Gustav Nyquist - Nyquist had 1 goal and 3 assists in the Red Wings 7-4 win over the Devils. 

2. Roberto Luongo - Luongo made 25 saves for his 4th shutout of the season in the Panthers 2-0 shutout of the Sabres.

1. Johan Franzen - Franzen scored 2 goals and added 2 assists in the Red Wings 7-4 win over the Devils.

Interesting Stats of the Night:

-Martin St. Louis picked up his 1st point as a New York Ranger.

-Roberto Luongo made 25 saves in the Panthers 2-0 win over the Sabres, his first game since returning to the Panthers. It was his 4th shutout of the season.

-There were 7 goals scored in a 12:33 stretch in the 2nd period of the Red Wings/Devils game.

-Michal Neuvirth had a solid Sabres debut, making 42 saves on 44 shots in their 2-0 loss to the Panthers.

-Flames G Joni Ortio picked up his 1st career assist in his 3rd career start.

-The Flames scored 3 unanswered goals in 4 minutes in the 3rd in their 4-3 win over the Islanders.

-Jaromir Jagr scored his 20th goal of the season.

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

Los Angeles Kings - 6 game winning streak

Minnesota Wild - 5 game winning streak

Colorado Avalanche - 4 game winning streak

Boston Bruins - 3 game winning streak

Philadelphia Flyers - 3 game winning streak

St. Louis Blues - 3 game winning streak

Tampa Bay Lightning - 3 game losing streak

Nashville Predators - 3 game losing streak

Vancouver Canucks - 3 game losing streak

Forman Faceoff Highlight of the Night:

-Jaromir Jagr gets it tonight with his great goal: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=geiFutMsnaU

What's up next (March 8th) - There are 10 NHL games on tap for Saturday: 

1. Ottawa Senators vs. Winnipeg Jets @3PM ET (In Winnipeg)

2. St. Louis Blues vs. Colorado Avalanche @3PM ET (In Colorado) {***Forman's Game of the Night***}

3. Philadelphia Flyers vs. Toronto Maple Leafs @7PM ET (In Toronto)

4. Boston Bruins vs. Tampa Bay Lightning @7PM ET (In Tampa Bay)

5. Carolina Hurricanes vs. New Jersey Devils @7PM ET (In New Jersey)

6. Phoenix Coyotes vs. Washington Capitals @7PM ET (In Washington)

7. Columbus Blue Jackets vs. Nashville Predators @8PM ET (In Nashville)

8. Minnesota Wild vs. Dallas Stars @830PM ET (In Dallas)

9. Calgary Flames vs. Vancouver Canucks @10PM ET (In Vancouver)

10. Montreal Canadiens vs. San Jose Sharks @10PM ET (In San Jose)

-Joel Forman - The Forman Faceoff

March 6th NHL Recap

Boston Bruins 3, Washington Capitals 0 (from Boston) - The Bruins improved to 40-17-5 on the season thanks to a 3-0 shutout of the Washington Capitals, dropping them to 29-25-10

Goals:

BOS - Gregory Campbell (7) - from Patrice Bergeron and Matt Bartkowski (3:05 2ND) *GWG*

BOS - Loui Eriksson (7) - from Carl Soderberg and Kevan Miller (8:20 2ND)

BOS - Brad Marchand EN (21) - unassisted (18:26 3RD)

Goalies:

WG - Tuukka Rask (16 saves on 16 shots: 27-14-4) LG - Braden Holtby (40 saves on 42 shots: 19-14-3)

Three Stars:

3. Braden Holtby (40 saves on 42 shots) - Washington

2. Gregory Campbell (1 goal, GWG) - Boston

1. Tuukka Rask (16 saves on 16 shots for the shutout) - Boston

Los Angeles Kings 3, Winnipeg Jets 1 (from Winnipeg) - The Kings improved to 36-22-6 on the season thanks to a 3-1 win over the Winnipeg Jets, dropping them to 30-27-7.

Goals:

WPG - Olli Jokinen (15) - from Evander Kane and Mark Stuart (12:03 2ND)

LAK - Dustin Brown (12) - from Jarret Stoll and Slava Voynov (12:45 2ND)

LAK - Mike Richards (9) - unassisted (16:15 2ND) *GWG*

LAK - Alec Martinez PPG (6) - unassisted (15:51 3RD)

Goalies:

WG - Jonathan Quick (17 saves on 18 shots: 20-13-2) LG - Ondrej Pavelec (38 saves on 41 shots: 20-23-5)

Three Stars:

3. Dustin Brown (1 goal) - Los Angeles 

2. Ondrej Pavelec (38 saves on 41 shots) - Winnipeg

1. Mike Richards (1 goal, GWG) - Los Angeles

Buffalo Sabres 3, Tampa Bay Lightning 1 (from Tampa Bay) - The Sabres improved to 19-35-8 on the season thanks to a 3-1 win over the Tampa Bay Lightning, dropping them to 34-24-5.

Goals:

BUF - Tyler Myers (9) - unassisted (15:56 1ST)

BUF - Marcus Foligno (7) - from Cody Hodgson and Tyler Myers (9:25 2ND) *GWG*

BUF - Cody Hodgson (16) - from Marcus Foligno (13:44 3RD)

TBL - Tyler Johnson SHG (19) - from Victor Hedman (17:31 3RD)

Goalies:

WG - Jhonas Enroth (43 saves on 44 shots: 4-13-5) LG - Anders Lindback (18 saves on 21 shots: 5-12-1)

Three Stars:

3. Tyler Myers (1 goal, 1 assist) - Buffalo

2. Marcus Foligno (1 goal, 1 assist, GWG) - Buffalo

1. Jhonas Enroth (43 saves on 44 shots for the win) - Buffalo

Colorado Avalanche 3, Detroit Red Wings 2 (OT) - (from Detroit) - The Avalanche improved to 41-17-5 on the season thanks to a 3-2 OT win over the Detroit Red Wings, dropping them to 28-21-13.

Goals:

DET - Niklas Kronwall (7) - from Joakim Andersson and Jonathan Ericsson (12:33 1ST)

COL - Matt Duchene (20) - from Erik Johnson and Ryan O'Reilly (10:11 2ND)

DET - Tomas Jurco PPG (5) - from Riley Sheahan and Danny DeKeyser (12:10 2ND)

COL - P.A. Parenteau (13) - from Matt Duchene and Ryan O'Reilly (5:49 3RD)

COL - Andre Benoit (4) - from Nathan MacKinnon and Erik Johnson (4:28 3RD) *GWG*

Goalies:

WG - J.S. Giguere (35 saves on 37 shots: 10-5-0) LG - Jimmy Howard (22 saves on 25 shots: 13-14-10)

Three Stars:

3. Niklas Kronwall (1 goal) - Detroit

2. J.S. Gigere (35 saves on 37 shots for the win) - Colorado

1. Matt Duchene (1 goal, 1 assist) - Colorado

Chicago Blackhawks 6, Columbus Blue Jackets 1 (from Chicago) - The Hawks improved to 37-13-14 on the season thanks to a 6-1 rout of the Columbus Blue Jackets, dropping them to 32-36-5.

Goals:

CHI - Brandon Bollig (7) - from Marcus Kruger (4:12 1ST)

CBJ - Ryan Johansen (25) - from Cam Atkinson and Dalton Prout (7:56 1ST)

CHI - Andrew Shaw (15) - from Sheldon Brookbank and Nick Leddy (16:44 1ST) *GWG*

CHI - Jonathan Toews (23) - from Brandon Saad and Brent Seabrook (8:00 2ND)

CHI - Bryan Bickell (10) - from Kris Versteeg and Marcus Kruger (12:29 2ND)

CHI - Andrew Shaw (16) - from Brent Seabrook and Duncan Keith (17:44 2ND)

CHI - Jonathan Toews PPG (24) - from Patrick Kane and Patrick Sharp (3:04 3RD)

Goalies:

WG - Corey Crawford (22 saves on 23 shots: 24-11-10) LG - Sergei Bobrovsky (14 saves on 18 shots: 23-16-3), Curtis McElhinney (13 saves on 15 shots in relief of Bobrovsky)

Three Stars:

3. Brent Seabrook (2 assists) - Chicago

2. Jonathan Toews (2 goals) - Chicago

1. Andrew Shaw (2 goals, GWG) - Chicago

St. Louis Blues 2, Nashville Predators 1 (from Nashville) - The Blues improved to 42-14-6 on the season thanks to a 2-1 win over the Nashville Predators, dropping them to 26-27-10.

Goals:

STL - Ian Cole (3) - from Steve Ott (4:03 1ST)

NSH - Nick Spaling (11) - from Patric Hornqvist and Mike Fisher (10:28 1ST)

STL - Magnus Paajarvi (6) - from Roman Polak and Ian Cole (8:18 2ND) *GWG*

Goalies:

WG - Ryan Miller (20 saves on 21 shots: 18-22-3) LG - Pekka Rinne (20 saves on 22 shots: 4-6-1)

Three Stars:

3. Ryan Miller (20 saves on 21 shots for the win) - St. Louis

2. Magnus Paajarvi (1 goal, GWG) - St. Louis

1. Ian Cole (1 goal, 1 assist) - St. Louis

Dallas Stars 6, Vancouver Canucks 1 (from Dallas) - The Stars improved to 30-23-10 on the season thanks to a 6-1 rout of the Vancouver Canucks, dropping them to 28-27-10.

Goals:

DAL - Jamie Benn (24) - from Tyler Seguin and Rich Peverley (2:57 1ST)

DAL - Tyler Seguin PPG (26) - from Alex Chiasson and Jamie Benn (7:26 1ST) *GWG*

DAL - Tyler Seguin (27) - from Rich Peverley and Jordie Benn (11:59 1ST)

DAL - Alex Goligoski PPG (5) - from Ray Whitney and Tyler Seguin (2:20 2ND)

DAL - Ryan Garbutt (12) - from Alex Goligoski and Antoine Roussel (12:08 2ND)

VAN - Zac Dalpe PPG (4) - from Alexander Edler and Kevin Bieksa (18:15 2ND)

DAL - Tyler Seguin (28 - Hat Trick) - from Jamie Benn (12:53 3RD)

Goalies:

WG - Kari Lehtonen (32 saves on 33 shots: 25-16-10) LG - Eddie Lack (12 saves on 17 shots: 9-11-4), Jacob Markstrom (4 saves on 5 shots in relief of Lack)

Three Stars:

3. Alex Goligoski (1 goal, 1 assist) - Dallas

2. Jamie Benn (1 goal, 2 assists) - Dallas

1. Tyler Seguin (3 goals, 2 assists, GWG) - Dallas

Phoenix Coyotes 5, Montreal Canadiens 2 (from Phoenix) - The Coyotes improved to 29-23-11 on the season thanks to a 5-2 win over the Montreal Canadiens, dropping them to 35-23-7.

Goals:

PHX - Radim Vrbata (16) - from David Schlemko and Kyle Chipchura (2:08 1ST)

MTL - Andrei Markov (6) - from P.K. Subban and Brendan Gallagher (7:13 1ST)

PHX - Lauri Korpikoski PPG (8) - from Michael Stone and Mike Ribeiro (15:04 1ST)

PHX - Oliver Ekman-Larsson (10) - from Shane Doan and Mike Ribeiro (19:51 1ST) *GWG*

MTL - Alex Galchenyuk PPG (12) - from P.K. Subban and Andrei Markov (14:53 2ND)

PHX - Radim Vrbata (17) - from Kyle Chipchura (11:43 3RD)

PHX - Shane Doan PPG (18) - from Keith Yandle and Oliver Ekman-Larsson (13:28 3RD)

Goalies:

WG - Mike Smith (24 saves on 26 shots: 22-18-10) LG - Peter Budaj (18 saves on 23 shots: 8-6-2) 

Three Stars:

3. Shane Doan (1 goal, 1 assist) - Phoenix

2. Radim Vrbata (2 goals) - Phoenix

1. Oliver Ekman-Larsson (1 goal, 1 assist, GWG) - Phoenix

Edmonton Oilers 3, New York Islanders 2 (OT) - (from Edmonton) - The Oilers improved to 22-34-8 on the season thanks to a 3-2 OT win over the New York Islanders, dropping them to 24-32-9.

Goals:

NYI - Frans Nielsen SHG (19) - from Cal Clutterbuck and Thomas Hickey (9:58 1ST)

NYI - Anders Lee (4) - from Brian Strait and Colin McDonald (18:21 1ST)

EDM - Ryan Smyth PPG (9) - from Jordan Eberle and Sam Gagner (8:28 3RD)

EDM - Philip Larsen (2) - from Ryan Smyth and David Perron (16:53 3RD)

EDM - Taylor Hall (21) - from Sam Gagner (2:29 OT) *GWG*

Goalies:

WG - Ben Scrivens (32 saves on 34 shots: 12-9-4) LG - Evgeni Nabokov (26 saves on 29 shots: 11-13-6)

Three Stars:

3. Taylor Hall (1 goal, OT winner) - Edmonton

2. Ben Scrivens (32 saves on 34 shots for the win) - Edmonton

1. Ryan Smyth (1 goal, 1 assist) - Edmonton

San Jose Sharks 5, Pittsburgh Penguins 3 (from San Jose) - The Sharks improved to 40-17-7 on the season thanks to a 5-3 win over the Pittsburgh Penguins, dropping them to 41-17-4.

Goals:

PIT - Olli Maatta (8) - from Tanner Glass and Marcel Goc (15:09 1ST)

PIT - Chris Kunitz PPG (29) - from Evgeni Malkin (16:21 1ST)

SJS - Justin Braun (4) - from Tommy Wingels and Andrew Desjardins (17:43 2ND)

SJS - Patrick Marleau SHG (26) - from Jason Demers (5:18 3RD)

PIT - Olli Maatta PPG (9) - from Brandon Sutter and Jussi Jokinen (5:39 3RD)

SJS - Brent Burns (16) - from Joe Pavelski and Joe Thornton (6:52 3RD)

SJS - Joe Thornton (9) - from Joe Pavelski (14:21 3RD) *GWG*

SJS - Brent Burns EN (17) - from Joe Pavelski and Marc-Edouard Vlasic (19:57 3RD)

Goalies:

WG - Antti Niemi (19 saves on 22 shots: 30-13-6) LG - Jeff Zatkoff (42 saves on 46 shots: 9-3-1)

Three Stars:

3. Olli Maatta (2 goals) - Pittsburgh

2. Brent Burns (2 goals) - San Jose

1. Joe Thornton (1 goal, 1 assist, GWG) - San Jose

Three Stars of the Night:

3. Andrew Shaw - Shaw scored 2 goals (including the game-winner) in the Hawks 6-1 rout of the Blue Jackets.

2. Jhonas Enroth - Enroth made an impressive 43 saves on 44 shots in the Sabres 3-1 win over the Lightning.

1. Tyler Seguin - Seguin scored 3 goals (including the game-winner) and added 2 assists in the Stars 6-1 rout of the Canucks, a magnificent performance by Seguin.

Interesting Stats of the Night:

-The Red Wings honoured long-time defenseman Nicklas Lidstrom tonight, retiring his #5 jersey to the rafters at Joe Louis Arena

-Nathan MacKinnon extended his point-streak to 13 games, passing Wayne Gretzky for the longest streak as an 18-year old.

-Tyler Seguin scored his 3rd hat trick of the season.

-The Sabres got all 3 goals in their 3-1 win over the Lightning from Tyler Myers, Marcus Foligno and Cody Hodgson who each had a goal and an assist.

-Joe Pavelski picked up 3 assists in the 3rd period.

-Steven Stamkos made his long anticipated return, playing 21:03 with 5 shots on net and no points.

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

Los Angeles Kings - 6 game winning streak

Minnesota Wild - 5 game winning streak

Colorado Avalanche - 4 game winning streak

Boston Bruins - 3 game winning streak

Philadelphia Flyers - 3 game winning streak

Tampa Bay Lightning - 3 game losing streak

Nashville Predators - 3 game losing streak

Vancouver Canucks - 3 game losing streak

Forman Faceoff Highlight of the Night:

-Andre Benoit's OT goal gets it tonight, beautiful pass by Nathan MacKinnon: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gH6TU2hTSGg

What's up next (March 7th) - There are 5 NHL games on tap for Friday: 

1. New York Rangers vs. Carolina Hurricanes @7PM ET (In Carolina)

2. New Jersey Devils vs. Detroit Red Wings @730PM ET (In Detroit)

3. Buffalo Sabres vs. Florida Panthers @730PM ET (In Florida)

4. New York Islanders vs. Calgary Flames @9PM ET (In Calgary)

5. Pittsburgh Penguins vs. Anaheim Ducks @10PM ET (In Anaheim) {***Forman's Game of the Night***}

-Joel Forman - The Forman Faceoff

March 5th NHL Recap

Toronto Maple Leafs 3, New York Rangers 2 (OT) - (from New York) - The Leafs improved to 33-23-8 on the season thanks to a 3-2 OT win over the New York Rangers, dropping them to 33-26-4.

Goals:

TOR - Tyler Bozak (13) - Penalty Shot (1:44 2ND)

TOR - Nazem Kadri (16) - from Nikolai Kulemin (2:00 3RD)

NYR - Ryan McDonagh SHG (10) - from Dominic Moore and Brian Boyle (5:34 3RD)

NYR - Dominic Moore SHG (5) - from Derek Stepan (6:53 3RD)

TOR - Tyler Bozak (14) - from Phil Kessel and Paul Ranger (1:51 OT) *GWG*

Goalies:

WG - Jonathan Bernier (35 saves on 37 shots: 23-16-7) LG - Henrik Lundqvist (26 saves on 29 shots: 22-20-4)

Three Stars:

3. Jonathan Bernier (35 saves on 37 shots for the win) - Toronto

2. Dominic Moore (1 goal, 1 assist) - New York

1. Tyler Bozak (2 goals, OT winner) - Toronto

Philadelphia Flyers 6, Washington Capitals 4 (from Philadelphia) - The Flyers improved to 33-24-6 on the season thanks to a 6-4 win over the Washington Capitals, dropping them to 29-24-10.

Goals:

PHI - Claude Giroux (22) - from Sean Coutuier and Matt Read (6:48 1ST)

PHI - Jakub Voracek PPG (17) - from Claude Giroux and Wayne Simmonds (8:22 1ST)

PHI - Claude Giroux (23) - unassisted (5:26 2ND)

PHI - Michael Raffl (8) - from Luke Schenn and Andrew MacDonald (11:52 2ND)

WSH - Joel Ward PPG (19) - from Mike Green and Alexander Ovechkin (14:06 2ND)

WSH - Alexander Ovechkin PPG (44) - from Nicklas Backstrom and John Carlson (6:35 3RD)

WSH - Troy Brouwer (17) - from Jack Hillen and Nicklas Backstrom (9:25 3RD)

PHI - Jakub Voracek (18) - from Scott Hartnell (11:51 3RD) *GWG*

WSH - Brooks Laich PPG (7) - from Mike Green and Karl Alzner (14:00 3RD)

PHI - Steve Downie EN (4) - from Matt Read and Brayden Schenn (19:08 3RD)

Goalies:

WG - Steve Mason (21 saves on 25 shots: ) LG - Philipp Grubauer (10 saves on 11 shots: ) in relief of Braden Holtby (14 saves on 18 shots)

Three Stars:

3. Alexander Ovechkin (1 goal, 1 assist) - Washington

2. Jakub Voraek (2 goals, GWG) - Philadelphia

1. Claude Giroux (2 goals, 1 assist) - Philadelphia

Calgary Flames 4, Ottawa Senators 1 (from Calgary) - The Flames improved to 24-31-7 on the season thanks to a 4-1 win over the Ottawa Senators, dropping them to 27-25-11.

Goals:

CGY - Markus Granlund (1) - from Max Reinhart (2:04 1ST)

CGY - Paul Byron PPG (3) - from Mark Giordano and Kris Russell (9:12 2ND) *GWG*

CGY - Joe Colborne (5) - from Jiri Hudler and Sean Monahan (17:13 2ND)

OTT - Kyle Turris (20) - from Colin Greening and Patrick Wiercioch (10:24 3RD)

CGY - Mike Cammalleri PPG (15) - from Mark Giordano and Sean Monahan (11:22 3RD)

Goalies:

WG - Joni Ortio (30 saves on 31 shots: 1-1-0) LG - Craig Anderson (24 saves on 28 shots: 20-14-8)

Three Stars:

3. Sean Monahan (2 assists) - Calgary

2. Markus Granlund (1 goal) - Calgary

1. Joni Ortio (30 saves on 31 shots for the win) - Calgary 

Montreal Canadiens 4, Anaheim Ducks 3 (SO) - (from Anaheim) - The Canadiens improved to 35-22-7 on the season thanks to a 4-3 shootout win over the Anaheim Ducks, dropping them to 43-14-6.

Goals:

MTL - Brian Gionta (13) - from Tomas Plekanec (8:23 1ST)

MTL - Max Pacioretty (30) - from David Desharnais and Brendan Gallagher (12:36 1ST)

ANA - Tim Jackman (3) - from Luca Sbisa and Nick Bonino (7:08 2ND)

ANA - Francois Beauchemin PPG (3) - from Hampus Lindholm and Jonas Hiller (9:07 2ND)

ANA - Daniel Winnik (3) - from Matt Beleskey and Ben Lovejoy (18:11 2ND)

MTL - Brendan Gallagher (16) - from P.K. Subban and Travis Moen (19:24 2ND)

Shootout winner - Andrei Markov (MTL)

Goalies:

WG - Dustin Tokarski (1-0-0) LG - Jonas Hiller (26-9-5) 

Three Stars:

3. Max Pacioretty (1 goal) - Montreal

2. Nick Bonino (1 assist) - Anaheim

1. Brendan Gallagher (1 goal, 1 assist) - Montreal

Three Stars of the Night:

3. Joni Ortio - Ortio made 30 saves on 31 shots in the Flames 4-1 win over the Senators, his 1st career win in the NHL.

2. Tyler Bozak - Bozak scored 2 goals (including the OT winner) in the Leafs 3-2 win over the Rangers.

1. Claude Giroux - Giroux scored 2 goals and added an assist in the Flyers 6-4 win over the Caps. 

Interesting Stats of the Night:

-The Leafs allowed 2 short-handed goals in the same penalty kill for the 2nd time in a week, the first team since the 1998-99 Penguins to allow 2 short-handed goals in the same penalty kill twice in the same season.

-Martin St. Louis made his Rangers debut hours after he was dealt by the Lightning. St. Louis played 20:11 icetime with 3 shots on goal.

-Dominic Moore had 2 short-handed points in 1:19 in the 3rd.

-Jonas Hiller picked up his 1st assist of the season and 7th career assist. 

-G Joni Ortio picked up his 1st career win for the Flames. 

-Markus Granlund scored his 1st NHL goal for the Flames.

-Andrew MacDonald made his Flyers debut picking up 1 assist, +2, 3 hits and 3 blocked shots in 18:07 icetime. 

-Claude Giroux scored 2 goals and added an assist in back-to-back wins over the Caps, with 6 points in 2 games.

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

Minnesota Wild - 5 game winning streak

Los Angeles Kings - 5 game winning streak

Anaheim Ducks - 3 game winning streak

Colorado Avalanche - 3 game winning streak

Columbus Blue Jackets - 3 game winning streak

Forman Faceoff Highlight of the Night:

-Claude Giroux gets it tonight with his beautiful deke and goal: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CicBoAqK8f4

What's up next (March 6th) - There are 10 NHL games on tap for Thursday: 

1. Washington Capitals vs. Boston Bruins @7PM ET (In Boston) 

2. Los Angeles Kings vs. Winnipeg Jets @7PM ET (In Winnipeg)

3. Buffalo Sabres vs. Tampa Bay Lightning @730PM ET (In Tampa Bay)

4. Colorado Avalanche vs. Detroit Red Wings @8PM ET (In Detroit)

5. Columbus Blue Jackets vs. Chicago Blackhawks @8PM ET (In Chicago)

6. St. Louis Blues vs. Nashville Predators @8PM ET (In Nashville)

7. Vancouver Canucks vs. Dallas Stars @830PM ET (In Dallas)

8. Montreal Canadiens vs. Phoenix Coyotes @9PM ET (In Phoenix) 

9. New York Islanders vs. Edmonton Oilers @930PM ET (In Edmonton)

10. Pittsburgh Penguins vs. San Jose Sharks @1030PM ET (In San Jose) {***Forman's Game of the Night***}

-Joel Forman - The Forman Faceoff