December 16th NHL Recap

Pittsburgh Penguins 3, Toronto Maple Leafs 1 (from Pittsburgh) - The Penguins improved to 24-10-1 on the season thanks to a 3-1 win over the Toronto Maple Leafs, dropping them to 17-15-3.
Goals:
PIT - Chris Conner (3) - from Brian Dumoulin and Joe Vitale (0:39 1ST)
TOR - Morgan Rielly PPG (1) - from Cody Franson and Jonathan Bernier (6:03 2ND)
PIT - Sidney Crosby (19) - from Pascal Dupuis and Robert Bortuzzo (13:57 3RD) *GWG*
PIT - Brandon Sutter SHG/EN (6) - unassisted (19:56 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - Marc-Andre Fleury (25 saves on 26 shots: 19-8-1) LG - Jonathan Bernier (28 saves on 30 shots: 10-11-2)
Three Stars:
3. Morgan Rielly (1 goal) - Toronto
2. Marc-Andre Fleury (25 saves on 26 shots for the win) - Pittsburgh
1. Sidney Crosby (1 goal, including the GWG) - Pittsburgh

Winnipeg Jets 3, Columbus Blue Jackets 2 (from Columbus) - The Jets improved to 15-15-5 (.500) on the season thanks to a 3-2 win over the Columbus Blue Jackets, dropping them to 14-16-4.
Goals:
WPG - Mark Scheifele (4) - from Evander Kane and Michael Frolik (13:59 2ND)
WPG - Bryan Little PPG (14) - from Dustin Byfuglien and Andrew Ladd (2:28 3RD)
CBJ - R.J. Umberger (8) - from Matt Calvert and Ryan Johansen (8:48 3RD)
WPG - Evander Kane (8) - from Mark Stuart (10:35 3RD) *GWG*
CBJ - Fedor Tyutin (4) - from Mark Letestu and Nick Foligno (11:39 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - Al Montoya (22 saves on 24 shots: 5-2-1) LG - Mike McKenna (29 saves on 32 shots: 0-1-1)
Three Stars:
3. Mark Scheifele (1 goal) - Winnipeg
2. Fedor Tyutin (1 goal) - Columbus
1. Evander Kane (1 goal, 1 assist, GWG) - Winnipeg

Ottawa Senators 3, St. Louis Blues 2 (OT) - (from Ottawa) - The Senators improved to 14-15-6 on the season thanks to a 3-2 OT win over the St. Louis Blues, dropping them to 22-6-4.
Goals:
OTT - Jean-Gabriel Pageau (2) - from Bobby Ryan and Erik Karlsson (3:57 1ST)
STL - Chris Stewart (8) - from Derek Roy (16:50 2ND)
STL - Chris Stewart (9) - from Derek Roy and Brenden Morrow (19:47 2ND)
OTT - Bobby Ryan (16) - from Kyle Turris and Mika Zibanejad (5:44 2ND)
OTT - Cody Ceci (1) - unassisted (3:59 OT) *GWG*
Goalies:
WG - Robin Lehner (30 saves on 32 shots: 5-7-3) LG - Brian Elliot (29 saves on 32 shots: 6-1-2)
Three Stars:
3. Bobby Ryan (1 goal, 1 assist) - Ottawa
2. Chris Stewart (2 goals) - St. Louis
1. Cody Ceci (1 goal, OT winner) - Ottawa

Colorado Avalanche 6, Dallas Stars 2 (from Colorado) - The Avalanche improved to 22-9-1 on the season thanks to a 6-2 rout of the Dallas Stars, dropping them to 15-12-5.
Goals:
COL - Nathan MacKinnon (7) - from Matt Duchene and Cory Sarich (10:38 1ST)
DAL - Kevin Connauton (1) - from Tyler Seguin and Alex Goligoski (19:27 1ST)
COL - Paul Stastny (9) - from Max Talbot and Jamie McGinn (8:29 2ND)
COL - Andre Benoit (2) - from Ryan O'Reilly and Matt Duchene (13:42 2ND) *GWG*
COL - Paul Stastny (10) - from Gabriel Landeskog and P.A. Parenteau (16:32 2ND)
COL - Erik Johnson (3) - from Paul Stastny and P.A. Parenteau (19:57 2ND)
DAl - Tyler Seguin (18) - from Valeri Nichushkin and Sergei Gonchar (3:26 3RD)
COL - Tyson Barrie (1) - from P.A. Parenteau and Paul Stastny (15:16 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - Semyon Varlamov (31 saves on 33 shots: 15-8-1) LG - Kari Lehtonen (42 saves on 48 shots: 12-8-5)
Three Stars:
3. P.A. Parenteau (3 assists) - Colorado
2. Matt Duchene (2 assists) - Colorado
1. Paul Stastny (2 goals, 2 assists) - Colorado

Three Stars of the Night:
3. Sidney Crosby - With 7 regulars out for the Penguins, their Captain and best player came up big scoring the game-winning goal late in the 3rd.
2. Evander Kane - Kane had a goal and added an assist in the Jets 3-2 win over Columbus.
1. Paul Stastny - Stastny had a huge game for the Avs, scoring twice and adding 2 assists in their 6-2 win over the Stars.

Interesting Stats of the Night:
-Morgan Rielly scored his first NHL goal for the Leafs.
-Ottawa-native Cody Ceci scored the OT winner for the Sens, his 1st NHL goal in only his 2nd NHL game.
-Stars D Kevin Connauton scored his 1st NHL goal.
-The Penguins won tonight despite missing Evgeni Malkin, James Neal, Kris Letang, Brooks Orpik and Paul Martin

Current Winning/Losing Streaks (3 or more games):
Vancouver Canucks (7-game winning streak)
Anaheim Ducks (5-game winning streak)

Pittsburgh Penguins (4-game winning streak)

Florida Panthers (3-game winning steak)

Nashville Predators (3-game winning streak)

Detroit Red Wings (5-game losing streak)

Edmonton Oilers (3-game losing streak)

Forman Faceoff Highlight of the Night:
-Morgan Rielly gets it tonight with his 1st NHL, an absolute snipe past Marc-Andre Fleury: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ErVeNJZxQM
Honourable Mentions:
-Nathan MacKinnon goal: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uGMQBMQgQBQ
-Bobby Ryan Goal: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z_oxiwnrCLs
-Cody Ceci OT goal: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RgO9MwAxRh8

What's up next (December 17th) - There are 12 NHL games on tap for Tuesday:
1. Calgary Flames vs. Boston Bruins @7PM ET (In Boston)
2. Winnipeg Jets vs. Buffalo Sabres @7PM ET (In Buffalo)
3. Florida Panthers vs. Toronto Maple Leafs @7PM ET (In Toronto)
4. Tampa Bay Lightning vs. New York Islanders @7PM ET (In New York)
5. Phoenix Coyotes vs. Montreal Canadiens @730PM ET (In Montreal)
6. Anaheim Ducks vs. Detroit Red Wings @730PM ET (In Detroit) {**2013 Stanley Cup Playoff Rematch**}
7. Washington Capitals vs. Philadelphia Flyers @730PM ET (In Philadelphia)
8. San Jose Sharks vs. St. Louis Blues @8PM ET (In St. Louis) {***Forman's Game of the Night***}
9. Chicago Blackhawks vs. Nashville Predators @8PM ET (In Nashville)
10. Vancouver Canucks vs. Minnesota Wild @8PM ET (In Minnesota)
11. Colorado Avalanche vs. Dallas Stars @830PM ET (In Dallas)
12. Edmonton Oilers vs. Los Angeles Kings @1030PM ET (In Los Angeles)

-Joel Forman - The Forman Faceoff

December 15th NHL Recap

Washington Capitals 5, Philadelphia Flyers 4 (SO) - (from Washington) - The Capitals improved to 18-12-3 on the season thanks to a 5-4 shootout win over the Philadelphia Flyers, dropping them to 14-15-4.
Goals:
WSH - Marcus Johansson PPG (4) - from Alexander Ovechkin and Nicklas Backstrom (11:17 1ST)
PHI - Claude Giroux (7) - from Michael Raffl and Braydon Coburn (19:06 1ST)
PHI - Mark Streit (2) - from Michael Raffl (7:37 2ND)
PHI - Sean Couturier (6) - from Matt Read and Steve Downie (2:18 3RD)
PHI - Jakub Voracek (6) - from Michael Raffl and Kimmo Timonen (3:32 3RD)
WSH - Mike Green (2) - from Nicklas Backstrom and Marcus Johansson (11:20 3RD)
WSH - Dmitri Orlov (1) - from Eric Fehr and Joel Ward (16:29 3RD)
WSH - Alexander Ovechkin (27) - from Joel Ward (19:12 3RD)
Shootout winner - Nicklas Bacstrkom (WSH)
Goalies:
WG - Philipp Grubauer (24 saves on 28 shots: 3-0-1) LG - Steve Mason (29 saves on 33 shots: 11-9-4)
Three Stars:
3. Marcus Johansson (1 goal, 1 assist) - Washington
2. Michael Raffl (3 assists) - Philadelphia
1. Nicklas Backstrom (2 assists, shootout winner) - Washington

Tampa Bay Lighting 3, Detroit Red Wings 0 (from Detroit) - The Lighting improved to 19-11-3 on the season thanks to a 3-0 shutout of the Detroit Red Wings, dropping them to 15-11-9.
Goals:
TBL - Tyler Johnson (8) - from Martin St. Louis and Ondrej Palat (3:13 3RD) *GWG*
TBL - J.T. Brown (2) - from Nate Thompson (9:16 3RD)
TBL - Alex Killorn EN (7) - from Valtteri Filppula and Eric Brewer (18:45 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - Ben Bishop (28 saves on 28 shots: 17-5-2) LG - Petr Mrazek (24 saves on 26 shots: 1-1-0)
Three Stars:
3. Petr Mrazek (24 saves on 26 shots) - Detroit
2. Tyler Johnson (1 goal, including the GWG) - Tampa Bay
1. Ben Bishop (28 saves on 28 shots for the shutout) - Tampa Bay

Florida Panthers 2, Montreal Canadiens 1 (from Montreal) - The Panthers improved to 12-17-5 on the season thanks to a 2-1 win over the Montreal Canadiens, dropping them to 20-12-3.

Goals:
FLA - Jesse Winchester (5) - from Tomas Kopecky and Marcel Goc (4:44 2ND)
FLA - Nick Bjugstad (6) - from Tomas Fleischmann and Scottie Upshall (7:11 2ND) *GWG*
MTL - Alex Galchenyuk PPG (10) - from Brian Gionta and P.K. Subban (2:28 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - Scott Clemmensen (17 saves on 18 shots: 2-2-1) LG - Peter Budaj (23 saves on 25 shots: 5-2-1)
Three Stars:
3. Jesse Winchester (1 goal) - Florida
2. Alex Galchenyuk (1 goal) - Montreal
1. Nick Bjugstad (1 goal, including the GWG) - Florida

New York Rangers 4, Calgary Flames 3 (SO) - (from New York) - The Rangers improved to 16-17-1 on the season thanks to a 4-3 shootout win over the Calgary Flames, dropping them to 13-15-5.

Goals:
CGY - Mikael Backlund PPG (4) - from Kris Russell and Mark Giordano (7:28 1ST)
CGY - Curtis Glencross (6) - from Jiri Hudler (15:00 1ST)
NYR - Derek Stepan (6) - from Rick Nash and Dan Girardi (15:25 1ST)
NYR - Carl Hagelin (6) - from Benoit Pouliot and Dominic Moore (7:29 2ND)
CGY - Sean Monahan (10) - from Curtis Glencross and Jiri Hudler (4:44 3RD)
NYR - Chris Kreider (8) - from Derek Stepan and Brian Boyle (12:07 3RD)
Shootout winner - Benoit Pouliot (NYR)
Goalies:
WG - Henrik Lundqvist (18 saves on 21 shots: 10-14-1) LG - Karri Ramo (29 saves on 32 shots: 6-5-2)
Three Stars:
3. Carl Hagelin (1 goal) - New York
2. Curtis Glencross (1 goal, 1 assist) - Calgary
1. Derek Stepan (1 goal, 1 assist) - New York

Chicago Blackhawks 3, Los Angeles Kings 1 (from Chicago) - The Hawks improved to 24-7-5 on the season thanks to a 3-1 win over the Los Angeles Kings, dropping them to 22-8-4.

Goals:
CHI - Marian Hossa SHG (14) - from Jonathan Toews and Niklas Hjalmarsson (5:45 1ST)
CHI - Kris Versteeg (6) - from Patrick Kane and Brent Seabrook (9:59 1ST) *GWG*
CHI - Patrick Sharp PPG (16) - from Jonathan Toews and Duncan Keith (19:31 1ST)
LAK - Alec Martinez (2) - from Matt Greene and Jordan Nolan (16:06 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - Antti Raanta (21 saves on 22 shots: 6-1-1) LG - Ben Scrivens (37 saves on 40 shots: 7-3-4)
Three Stars:
3. Marian Hossa (1 goal) - Chicago
2. Antti Raanta (21 saves on 22 shots for the win) - Chicago
1. Jonathan Toews (2 assists) - Chicago

Anaheim Ducks 3, Edmonton Oilers 2 (From Anaheim) - The Ducks improved to 23-7-5 on the season thanks to a 3-2 win over the Edmonton Oilers, dropping them to 11-21-3.

Goals:
EDM - Ryan Nugent-Hopkins (8) - from Taylor Hall and Jordan Eberle (6:18 1ST)
ANA - Nick Bonino (9) - from Pat Maroon and Kyle Palmieri (11:22 1ST)
ANA - Teemu Selanne (4) - from Mathieu Perreault and Matt Beleskey (15:24 2ND)
EDM - Sam Gagner (4) - from Nail Yakupov and Andrew Ference (10:26 3RD)
ANA - Dustin Penner (10) - from Ryan Getzlaf and Hampus Lindholm (16:43 3RD) *GWG*
Goalies:
WG - Jonas Hiller (23 saves on 25 shots: 13-4-4) LG - Ilya Bryzgalov (31 saves on 34 shots: 1-2-0)
Three Stars:
3. Teemu Selanne (1 goal) - Anaheim
2. Ryan Nugent-Hopkins (1 goal) - Edmonton
1. Dustin Penner (1 goal, including the GWG) - Anaheim

Three Stars of the Night:

3. Michael Raffl - Raffl had 3 assists in the Flyers 5-4 loss to the Caps.

2. Nicklas Backstrom - Backstrom had 2 assists and picked up the shootout winner in the Caps 5-4 shootout win over the Flyers

1. Ben Bishop - Bishop made 28 saves for his 3rd shutout of the season

Interesting Stats of the Night:

-The Caps scored 3 goals in the final 9 minutes of the 3rd to erase a 4-1 deficit and win 5-4 in a shootout against the Flyers. 

-Alexander Ovechkin improved his NHL-leading goal total to 27 tonight. He is 5 ahead of 2nd place Alexander Steen who has 22 goals.

-The Hawks ended the Kings 6-game winning streak with a 3-1 win.

Current Winning/Losing Streaks (3 or more games):
Vancouver Canucks (7-game winning streak)
Anaheim Ducks (5-game winning streak)
Florida Panthers (3-game winning steak)

Pittsburgh Penguins (3-game winning streak)

St. Louis Blues (3-game winning streak)

Nashville Predators (3-game winning streak)

Detroit Red Wings (5-game losing streak)

Edmonton Oilers (3-game losing streak)

Forman Faceoff Highlight of the Night:

-Benoit Pouliot gets it tonight with his shootout goal of the Peter Forsberg variety: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S-DTusZoSd0

What's up next (December 16th) - There are 4 NHL games on tap for Monday:

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

2. Winnipeg Jets vs. Columbus Blue Jackets @7PM ET (In Columbus)

3. St. Louis Blues vs. Ottawa Senators @730PM ET (In Ottawa)

4. Dallas Stars vs. Colorado Avalanche @9PM ET (In Colorado)

-Joel Forman - The Forman Faceoff

December 14th NHL Recap

Calgary Flames 2, Buffalo Sabres 1 (OT) - (from Buffalo) - The Flames improved to 13-15-4 on the season thanks to a 2-1 OT win over the Buffalo Sabres, dropping them to 7-23-3.
Goals:
BUF - Matt Moulson (11) - from Zemgus Girgensons and Christian Ehrhoff (5:40 3RD)
CGY - Paul Byron (1) - from Chris Butler and Mikael Backlund (8:19 3RD)
CGY - Matt Stajan (6) - from Paul Byron (0:42 OT) *GWG*
Goalies:
WG - Reto Berra (26 saves on 27 shots: 6-5-1) LG - Jhonas Enroth (24 saves on 26 shots: 1-6-3)
Three Stars:
3. Matt Stajan (1 goal, OT winner) - Calgary
2. Matt Moulson (1 goal) - Buffalo
1. Paul Byron (1 goal, 1 assist) - Calgary

Los Angeles Kings 5, Ottawa Senators 2 (from Ottawa) - The Kings improved to 22-7-4 on the season thanks to a 5-2 win over the Ottawa Senators, dropping them to 13-15-6.
Goals:
LAK - Dwight King (8) - from Jeff Carter and Jake Muzzin (0:21 1ST)
LAK - Jeff Carter (9) - unassisted (4:18 1ST)
LAK - Anze Kopitar (10) - from Slava Voynov and Dwight King (12:56 1ST) *GWG*
OTT - Joe Corvo (3) - from Cory Conacher and Jason Spezza (13:51 2ND)
OTT - Erik Karlsson (9) - from Kyle Turris and Patrick Wiercioch (4:24 3RD)
LAK - Jarret Stoll (4) - from Drew Doughty and Jake Muzzin (13:18 3RD)
LAK - Anze Kopitar PPG (11) - from Dwight King and Jeff Carter (16:42 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - Martin Jones (37 saves on 39 shots: 5-0-0) LG - Robin Lehner (19 saves on 22 shots: 4-7-3) in relief of Craig Anderson (2 saves on 4 shots)
Three Stars:
3. Martin Jones (37 saves on 39 shots for the win) - Los Angeles
2. Dwight King (1 goal, 2 assists) - Los Angeles
1. Anze Kopitar (2 goals, including the GWG) - Los Angeles

Dallas Stars 6, Winnipeg Jets 4 (from Winnipeg) - The Stars improved to 15-11-5 on the season thanks to a 6-4 win over the Winnipeg Jets, dropping them to 14-15-5.
Goals:
DAL - Tyler Seguin (16) - from Sergei Gonchar (7:14 1ST)
WPG - Matt Halischuk (3) - from Mark Scheifele and Michael Frolik (10:12 1ST)
DAL - Valeri Nichushkin (5) - unassisted (14:24 1ST)
WPG - Blake Wheeler PPG (10) - from Olli Jokinen and Dustin Byfuglien (12:58 2ND)
DAL - Jamie Benn (8) - from Tyler Seguin and Sergei Gonchar (13:46 2ND)
WPG - Blake Wheeler (11) - from Bryan Little (14:53 2ND)
DAL - Jamie Benn PPG (9) - from Tyler Seguin and Sergei Gonchar
DAL - Tyler Seguin PPG (17) - from Sergei Gonchar and Alex Chiasson (18:49 2ND) *GWG*
DAL - Colton Sceviour (1) - from Antoine Roussel and Brenden Dillon (2:48 3RD)
WPG - Olli Jokinen (8) - from Chris Thorburn and Devin Setoguchi (18:19 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - Kari Lehtonen (34 saves on 38 shots: 12-7-5) LG - Ondrej Pavelec (19 saves on 24 shots: 10-13-4), Al Montoya (7 saves on 8 shots in relief of Pavelec)
Three Stars:
3. Blake Wheeler (2 goals) - Winnipeg
2. Jamie Benn (2 goals) - Dallas
1. Tyler Seuin (2 goals, 2 assists, GWG) - Dallas

Toronto Maple Leafs 7, Chicago Blackhawks 3 (from Toronto) - The Leafs improved to 17-14-3 on the season thanks to a 7-3 rout of the Chicago Blackhawks, dropping them to 23-7-5.
Goals:
TOR - Peter Holland PPG (4) - from Joffrey Lupul and Mason Raymond (7:14 1ST)
CHI - Patrick Kane PPG (18) - from Marian Hossa and Duncan Keith (16:14 1ST)
TOR - Jerry D'Amigo (1) - from Nikolai Kulemin and Carl Gunnarsson (0:42 2ND)
TOR - Peter Holland (5) - from Mason Raymond and Joffrey Lupul (12:09 2ND)
CHI - Patrick Kane (19) - from Niklas Hjalmarsson (13:30 2ND)
TOR - Nikolai Kulemin (4) - from Jay McClement and Jerry D'Amigo (14:36 2ND) *GWG*
TOR - Joffrey Lupul PPG (9) - from Jake Gardiner and Mason Raymond (17:08 2ND)
TOR - Joffrey Lupul (10) - from Peter Holland and Mason Raymond (0:28 3RD)
CHI - Brandon Saad (12) - from Nick Leddy and Jonathan Toews (7:38 3RD)
TOR - Phil Kessel (17) - from Nazem Kadri (8:35 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - Jonathan Bernier (23 saves on 26 shots: 10-10-2) LG - Antti Raanta (20 saves on 25 shots: 5-1-1), Kent Simpson (2 saves on 4 shots in relief of Raanta)
Three Stars:
3. Mason Raymond (4 assists) - Toronto
2. Peter Holland (2 goals, 1 assist) - Toronto
1. Joffrey Lupul (2 goals, 2 assists) - Toronto

Pittsburgh Penguins 4, Detroit Red Wings 1 (from Detroit) - The Penguins improved to 23-10-1 on the season thanks to a 4-1 win over the Detroit Red Wings, dropping them to 15-10-9.
Goals:
DET - Niklas Kronwall (4) - from Justin Abdelkader and Daniel Alfredsson (6:09 1ST)
PIT - Sidney Crosby PPG (17) - from Jussi Jokinen and Evgeni Malkin (9:08 1ST)
PIT - Evgeni Malkin PPG (9) - from Jussi Jokinen (12:50 1ST) *GWG*
PIT - Olli Maatta (2) - from Chris Kunitz and Evgeni Malkin (19:13 2ND)
PIT - Sidney Crosby (18) - from Joe Vitale and Chris Conner (14:33 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - Jeff Zatkoff (28 saves on 29 shots: 5-2-0) LG - Jonas Gustavsson (21 saves on 25 shots: 8-2-2)
Three Stars:
3. Jussi Jokinen (2 assists) - Pittsburgh
2. Sidney Crosby (2 goals) - Pittsburgh
1. Evgeni Malkin (1 goal, 2 assists, GWG) - Pittsburgh

New Jersey Devils 3, Tampa Bay Lighting 0 (from New Jersey) - The Devils improved to 13-15-6 on the season thanks to a 3-0 shutout of the Tampa Bay Lightning, dropping them to 18-11-3.
Goals:
NJD - Damien Brunner (7) - from Eric Gelinas and Mark Fayne (15:37 2ND) *GWG*
NJD - Dainius Zubrus (6) - from Jaromir Jagr (6:44 3RD)
NJD - Dainius Zubrus (7) - from Jaromir Jagr and Marek Zidlicky (9:36 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - Martin Brodeur (33 saves on 33 shots: 9-8-2) LG - Anders Lindback (16 saves on 19 shots: 2-6-1)
Three Stars:
3. Jaromir Jagr (2 assists) - New Jersey
2. Dainius Zubrus (2 goals) - New Jersey
1. Martin Brodeur (33 saves on 33 shots for the shutout) - New Jersey

Montreal Canadiens 1, New York Islanders 0 (OT) - (from New York) - The Canadiens improved to 20-11-3 on the season thanks to a 1-0 OT win over the New York Islanders, dropping them to 9-19-6.
Goals:
MTL - Max Pacioretty (12) - from David Desharnais (1:51 OT) *GWG*
Goalies:
WG - Carey Price (21 saves on 21 shots: 15-10-2) LG - Evgeni Nabokov (24 saves on 25 shots: 5-5-4)
Three Stars:
3. Max Pacioretty (1 goal, including the OT winner) - Montreal
2. Evgeni Nabokov (24 saves on 25 shots) - New York
1. Carey Price (21 saves on 21 shots for the shutout) - Montreal

St. Louis Blues 4, Columbus Blue Jackets 3 (OT) - (from Columbus) - The Blues improved to 22-6-3 on the season thanks to a 4-3 OT win over the Columbus Blue Jackets, dropping them to 14-15-4.
Goals:
STL - Vladimir Tarasenko (10) - from Jay Bouwmeester and Derek Roy (4:10 1ST)
CBJ - Artem Anisimov (9) - from Blake Comeau (8:49 1ST)
CBJ - Fedor Tyutin (3) - unassisted (11:39 1ST)
CBJ - Ryan Johansen PPG (12) - from Brandon Dubinsky and Jack Johnson (13:27 1ST)
STL - Vladimir Tarasenko PPG (11) - from Alex Pietrangelo and Brenden Morrow (8:33 2ND)
STL - Chris Stewart (7) - from Brenden Morrow and Ian Cole (13:33 3RD)
STL - David Backes (16) - unassisted (0:22 OT) *GWG*
Goalies:
WG - Jaroslav Halak (30 save on 33 shots: 16-5-2) LG - Mike McKenna (27 saves on 31 shots: 0-0-1)
Three Stars:
3. Ryan Johansen (1 goal) - Columbus
2. David Backes (1 goal, including the OT winner) - St. Louis
1. Vladimir Tarasenko (2 goals) - St. Louis

Nashville Predators 3, San Jose Sharks 2 (from Nashville) - The Predators improved to 16-14-3 on the season thanks to a 3-2 win over the San Jose Sharks, dropping them to 20-7-6.
Goals:
NSH - Eric Nystrom (6) - from Victor Bartley and Viktor Stalberg (16:04 1ST)
NSH - Roman Josi PPG (2) - from Craig Smith and Nick Spaling (18:08 2ND)
SJS - Dan Boyle (6) - from Matt Irwin and Patrick Marleau (7:28 3RD)
NSH - Viktor Stalberg (4) - from Shea Weber (17:21 3RD) *GWG*
SJS - Patrick Marleau (15) - from Dan Boyle (19:05 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - Carter Hutton (36 saves on 38 shots: 7-3-1) LG - Antti Niemi (20 saves on 23 shots: 17-6-6)
Three Stars:
3. Dan Boyle (1 goal, 1 assist) - San Jose
2. Carter Hutton (36 saves on 38 shots for the win) - Nashville
1. Viktor Stalberg (1 goal, 1 assist, GWG) - Nashville

Carolina Hurricanes 3, Phoenix Coyotes 1 (from Phoenix) - The Hurricanes improved to 14-13-7 on the season thanks to a 3-1 win over the Phoenix Coyotes, dropping them to 18-9-5.
Goals:
PHX - Paul Bissonnette (1) - from Connor Murphy and Jeff Halpern (6:14 1ST)
CAR - Nathan Gerbe (7) - from Eric Staal and Tim Gleason (8:50 2ND)
CAR - Jeff Skinner (12) - from Eric Staal (3:00 3RD) *GWG*
CAR - Eric Staal EN (9) - from Jordan Staal (19:54 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - Justin Peters (37 saves on 38 shots: 7-8-2) LG - Mike Smith (30 saves on 32 shots: 14-7-5)
Three Stars:
3. Jeff Skinner (1 goal, including the GWG) - Carolina
2. Eric Staal (1 goal, 2 assists) - Carolina
1. Justin Peters (37 saves on 38 shots for the win) - Carolina

Minnesota Wild 2, Colorado Avalanche 1 (SO) - (from Colorado) - The Wild improved to 19-11-5 on the season thanks to a 2-1 shootout win over the Colorado Avalanche, dropping them to 21-9-1.
Goals:
COL - Max Talbot (3) - from Cory Sarich and John Mitchell (10:48 2ND)
MIN - Nino Niederreiter (6) - from Ryan Suter and Jason Pominville (16:07 3RD)
Shootout winner - Mikko Koivu (MIN)
Goalies:
WG - Josh Harding (26 saves on 27 shots: 17-5-3) LG - Semyon Varlamov (26 saves on 27 shots: 14-8-1)
Three Stars:
3. Mikko Koivu (shootout winner) - Minnesota
2. Semyon Varlamov (26 save son 27 shots) - Colorado
1. Josh Harding (26 saves on 27 shots for the win) - Minnesota

Vancouver Canucks 6, Boston Bruins 2 (from Vancouver) - The Canucks improved to 20-10-5 on the season thanks to a 6-2 win over the Boston Bruins, dropping them to 22-9-2.
Goals:
VAN - Jannik Hansen (5) - unassisted (16:37 1ST)
BOS - Reilly Smith (8) - unassisted (4:11 2ND)
VAN - David Booth (4) - from Brad Richardson (5:31 2ND)
VAN - Chris Higgins (10) - from Ryan Kesler and Mike Santorelli (8:46 2ND) *GWG*
VAN - Yannick Weber (1) - from Henrik Sedin and Daniel Sedin (1:34 3RD)
VAN - Henrik Sedin PPG (9) - from Daniel Sedin and Kevin Bieksa (4:02 3RD)
VAN - Chris Tanev SHG (3) - from Mike Santorelli and Brad Richardson (10:34 3RD)
BOS - Reilly Smith (9) - from Johnny Boychuk and Dennis Seidenberg (16:43 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - Roberto Luongo (39 saves on 41 shots: 16-8-5) LG - Tuukka Rask (19 saves on 23 shots 16-8-2) , Chad Johnson (5 saves on 7 shots in relief of Rask)
Three Stars:
3.  Henrik Sedin (1 goal, 1 assist) - Vancouver
2. Mike Santorelli (2 assists) - Vancovuer
1. Roberto Luongo (39 saves on 41 shots for the win) - Vancouver

Three Stars of the Night:
3. Martin Brodeur - Marty picked up career shutout #124 in his career in a 3-0 win over the Lighting.
2. Tyler Seguin - Seguin scored 2 goals (the eventual game-winner) and added 2 assists in the Kings 5-2 win over the Senators.
1. Joffrey Lupul - Lupul scored 2 goals and added 2 assists in the Leafs 7-3 rout of the Blackhawks.

Interesting Stats of the Night:
-Rookie G Martin Jones is now 5-0-0 to start his NHL career for the Kings.
-There were 5 goals scored in just over 6 minutes in the 2nd period of the Stars/Jets game.
-Seguin/Benn/Gonchar combined for 3 goals, 5 assists for 8 points in the 2nd period alone.
-Paul Bissonnette (aka Biz Nasty) scored his 1st goal since November 19th 2011.
-The Avs became the last team in the NHL to lose in OT/SO with a 2-1 shootout loss tonight.
-Marty Brodeury picked up career shutout #124. There are only 134 goalies with more than 124 wins in their career.

Current Winning/Losing Streaks (3 or more games):
Vancouver Canucks (7-game winning streak)
Los Angeles Kings (6-game winning streak)
Anaheim Ducks (4-game winning streak)
Washington Capitals (3-game winning streak)

Detroit Red Wings (4-game losing streak)
New York Rangers (3-game losing streak)

Forman Faceoff Highlight of the Night:
-Martin Brodeur gets it tonight with this great glove save on Marty St. Louis: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IZXCYTY-gH0

What's up next (December 15) - There are 6 NHL games on tap for Sunday:
1. Philadelphia Flyers vs. Washington Capitals @3PM ET (In Washington)
2. Tampa Bay Lightning vs. Detroit Red Wings @5PM ET (In Detroit)
3. Florida Panthers vs. Montreal Canadiens @6PM ET (In Montreal)
4. Calgary Flames vs. New York Rangers @7PM ET (In New York)
5. Los Angeles Kings vs. Chicago Blackhawks @7PM ET (In Chicago) {***Forman's Game of the Night***}
6. Edmonton Oilers vs. Anaheim Ducks @8PM ET (In Anaheim)

-Joel Forman - The Forman Faceoff

December 13th NHL Recap

Pittsburgh Penguins 3, New Jersey Devils 2 (from Pittsburgh) - The Penguins improved to 22-10-1 on the season thanks to a 3-2 win over the New Jersey Devisl, dropping them to 12-15-6

Goals:

PIT - Pascal Dupuis (5) - from Chris Kunitz and Sidney Crosby (0:41 1ST)
PIT - Chris Conner (2) - from Brandon Sutter and Joe Vitale (7:55 1ST)
PIT - Jayson Megna (4) - from Simon Despres and Deryk Engelland (14:40 1ST) *GWG*
NJD - Patrik Elias (7) - from Anton Volchenkov and Steve Bernier (3:24 2ND)
NJD - Dainius Zubrus (5) - from Jaromir Jagr and Travis Zajac (4:20 2ND)

Goalies:

WG - Marc-Andre Fleury (37 saves on 39 shots: 18-8-1) LG - Cory Schneider (20 saves on 23 shots: 4-7-4)

Three Stars:

3. Dainius Zubrus (1 goal) - New Jersey

2. Chris Conner (1 goal) - Pittsburgh

1. Marc-Andre Fleury (37 saves on 39 shots for the win) - Pittsburgh

Florida Panthers 3, Washington Capitals 2 (SO) - (from Florida) - The Panthers improved to 11-17-5 on the season thanks to a 3-2 shootout win over the Washington Capitals, dropping them to 17-12-3.

Goals:

FLA - Dylan Olsen (3) - from Tomas Kopecky and Jonathan Huberdeau (2:13 2ND)
WSH - Nicklas Backstrom (8) - from Mikhail Grabovski (16:34 2ND)
FLA - Aleksander Barkov (5) - unassisted (17:56 2ND)
WSH - Joel Ward PPG (10) - from Marcus Johansson and Nicklas Backstrom (19:30 2ND)
Shootout winner - Tomas Kopecky (FLA)

Goalies:

WG - Scott Clemmensen (23 saves on 25 shots: 1-2-1) LG - Philipp Grubauer (39 saves on 41 shots: 2-0-1)

Three Stars:

3. Dylan Olsen (1 goal) - Florida

2. Nicklas Backstrom (1 goal, 1 assist) - Washington

1. Aleksander Barkov (1 goal) - Florida

Vancouver Canucks 4, Edmonton Oilers 0 (from Vancouver) - The Canucks improved to 19-10-5 on the season thanks to a 4-0 shutout of the Edmonton Oilers, dropping them to 11-20-3. 

Goals:

VAN - Daniel Sedin PPG (11) - from Jason Garrison and Ryan Kesler (8:41 2ND) *GWG*
VAN - Zack Kassian (6) - from David Booth and Jason Garrison (2:26 3RD)
VAN - Chris Higgins (9) - from Ryan Kesler and Mike Santorelli (6:07 3RD)
VAN - Dale Weise PPG (3) - from Yannick Weber and Jason Garrison (19:25 3RD)

Goalies:

WG - Roberto Luongo (19 saves on 19 shots: 15-8-5) LG - Devan Dubnyk (36 saves on 40 shots: 9-14-2) 

Three Stars:

3. Ryan Kesler (2 assists) - Vancouver

2. Jason Garrison (3 assists) - Vancouver

1. Roberto Luongo (19 saves on 19 shots for the shutout) - Vancouver

Three Stars of the Night:

3. Jason Garrison - Garrison had 3 assists in the Canucks 4-0 shutout of the Oilers. 

2. Marc-Andre Fleury - MAF made 37 saves on 39 shots for his 18th win of the season.

1. Roberto Luongo - Lu made 19 saves for his 3rd shutout of the season.

Interesting Stats of the Night:

-Roberto Luongo picked up his 3rd shutout of the season.
-The Penguins scored 3 straight goals in the 1st to win 3-2 over the Devils.
-The Canucks have now won 6 straight games and remain unbeaten in December.

Current Winning/Losing Streaks (3 or more games):
Vancouver Canucks (6-game winning streak)
Los Angeles Kings (5-game winning streak)
Anaheim Ducks (4-game winning streak)
Boston Bruins (4-game winning streak)
Washington Capitals (3-game winning streak)
Chicago Blackhawks (3-game winning streak)

Detroit Red Wings (3-game losing streak)
Toronto Maple Leafs (3-game losing streak)
New York Rangers (3-game losing streak)

Forman Faceoff Highlight of the Night:

-Marc-Andre Fleury gets it tonight with his great paddle save: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U5pTJ2p6-ac

What's up next (December 14th) - There are 12 NHL games on tap for Saturday:

1. Calgary Flames vs. Buffalo Sabres @2PM ET (In Buffalo)

2. Los Angeles Kings vs. Ottawa Senators @2PM ET (In Ottawa)

3. Dallas Stars vs. Winnipeg Jets @3PM ET (In Winnipeg)

4. Chicago Blackhawks vs. Toronto Maple Leafs @7PM ET (In Toronto)

5. Pittsburgh Penguins vs. Detroit Red Wings @7PM ET (In Detroit) {***Forman's Game of the Night***}

6. Tampa Bay Lightning vs. New Jersey Devils @7PM ET (In New Jersey)

7. Montreal Canadiens vs. New York Islanders @7PM ET (In New York)

8. St. Louis Blues vs. Columbus Blue Jackets @7PM ET (In Columbus)

9. San Jose Sharks vs. Nashville Predators @8PM ET (In Nashville)

10. Carolina Hurricanes vs. Phoenix Coyotes @8PM ET (In Phoenix)

11. Minnesota Wild vs. Colorado Avalanche @9PM ET (In Colorado)

12. Boston Bruins vs. Vancouver Canucks @10PM ET (In Vancouver) {**2011 Stanley Cup Finals Rematch**}

-Joel Forman - The Forman Faceoff

December 12th NHL Recap

Columbus Blue Jackets 4, New York Rangers 2 (from New York) - The Blue Jackets improved to 14-15-3 on the season thanks to a 4-2 win over the New York Rangers, dropping them to 15-17-1.
Goals:
CBJ - Matt Calvert (4) - from Cam Atkinson and Fedor Tyutin (0:38 1ST)
CBJ - Artem Anisimov (8) - from Blake Comeau and Boone Jenner (8:46 1ST)
CBJ - David Savard (1) - unassisted (11:10 1ST) *GWG*
NYR - Dominic Moore (1) - from Brad Richards (14:08 1ST)
NYR - Dan Girardi (2) - from Mats Zuccarello and Michael Del Zotto (11:07 3RD)
CBJ - Ryan Johansen (11) - from Fedor Tyutin (18:28 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - Curtis McElhinney (15 saves on 16 shots: 4-4-1), Mike McKenna (17 saves on 18 shots in relief of the injured McElhinney) LG - Henrik Lundqvist (10 saves on 13 shots: 9-14-1), Cam Talbot (13 saves on 14 shots in relief of Lundqvist)
Three Stars:
3. Artem Anisimov (1 goal) - Columbus
2. Ryan Johansen (1 goal) - Columbus
1. Matt Calvert (1 goal) - Columbus

Philadelphia Flyers 2, Montreal Canadiens 1 (from Philadelphia) - The Flyers improved to 14-15-3 on the season thanks to a 2-1 win over the Montreal Canadiens, dropping them to 19-11-3.
Goals:
PHI - Michael Raffl (2) - from Jakub Voracek and Claude Giroux (13:57 1ST)
PHI - Claude Giroux (6) - from Jakub Voracek and Brayden Schenn (9:43 2ND) *GWG*
MTL - Alex Galchenyuk (9) - unassisted (19:04 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - Steve Mason (20 saves on 21 shots: 11-9-3) LG - Carey Price (25 saves on 27 shots: 14-10-2)
Three Stars:
3. Steve Mason (20 saves on 21 shots for the win) - Philadelphia
2. Jakub Voracek (2 assists) - Philadelphia
1. Claude Giroux (1 goal, including the GWG) - Philadelphia

Ottawa Senators 2, Buffalo Sabres 1 (from Ottawa) - The Senators improved to 13-14-6 on the season thanks to a 2-1 win over the Buffalo Sabres, dropping them to 7-23-2.
Goals:
OTT - Bobby Ryan (15) - from Kyle Turris and Cory Conacher (9:22 1ST)
BUF - Tyler Ennis PPG (7) - from Drew Stafford and Jamie McBain (17:39 1ST)
OTT - Zack Smith (5) - from Kyle Turris and Bobby Ryan (6:39 2ND) *GWG*
Goalies:
WG - Craig Anderson (40 saves on 41 shots: 9-8-3) LG - Ryan Miller (30 saves on 32 shots: 6-17-0)
Three Stars:
3. Tyler Ennis (1 goal) - Buffalo
2. Bobby Ryan (1 goal, 1 assist) - Ottawa
1. Craig Anderson (40 saves on 41 shots for the win) - Ottawa

Tampa Bay Lightning 2, Detroit Red Wings 1 (SO) - (from Tampa Bay) - The Lighting improved to 18-10-3 on the season thanks to a 2-1 shootout win over the Detroit Red Wings, dropping them to 15-9-9.
Goals:
DET - Kyle Quincey (1) - from Gustav Nyquist and Johan Franzen (15:04 1ST)
TBL - Nikita Kucherov (3) - from J.T. Brown (19:16 2ND)
Shootout winner - Martin St. Louis (TBL)
Goalies:
WG - Ben Bishop (28 saves on 29 shots: 16-5-2) LG - Jonas Gustavsson (26 saves on 27 shots: 8-1-2)
Three Stars:
3. Nikita Kucherov (1 goal) - Tampa Bay
2. Jonas Gustavsson (26 saves on 27 shots) - Detroit
1. Ben Bishop (28 saves on 29 shots for the win) - Tampa Bay

St. Louis Blues 6, Toronto Maple Leafs 3 (from St. Louis) - The Blues improved to 21-6-3 on the season thanks to a 6-3 win over the Toronto Maple Leafs, dropping them to 16-14-3.
Goals:
STL - David Backes (14) - from Alexander Steen and Jay Bouwmeester (4:48 1ST)
STL - Jaden Schwartz (8) - from Vladimir Sobotka and Barret Jackman (12:59 1ST)
STL - Derek Roy (8) - from Chris Stewart and Jaden Schwartz (16:10 1ST)
STL - Chris Stewart (6) - from Vladimir Sobotka and Jaden Schwartz (0:29 2ND) *GWG*
TOR - Nazem Kadri (10) - from Phil Kessel (1:45 2ND)
STL - Alexander Steen (22) - from T.J. Oshie and Alex Pietrangelo (7:04 3RD)
TOR - Nikolai Kulemin (3) - from Mason Raymond and Trevor Smith (14:30 3RD)
TOR - James van Riemsdyk (14) - unassisted (16:52 3RD)
STL - David Backes EN (15) - unassisted (19:30 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - Brian Elliot (19 saves on 22 shots: 6-1-1) LG - Jonathan Bernier (18 saves on 20 shots: 9-10-2), in relief of James Reimer (12 saves on 15 shots)
Three Stars:
3. David Backes (2 goals) - St. Louis
2. Alexander Steen (1 goal, 1 assist) - St. Louis
1. Jaden Schwartz (1 goal, 2 assists) - St. Louis

Nashville Predators 3, Dallas Stars 1 (from Nashville) - The Predators improved to 15-14-3 on the season thanks to a 3-1 win over the Dallas Stars, dropping them to 14-11-5.
Goals:
DAL - Erik Cole (5) - from Alex Chiasson (18:07 1ST)
NSH - Patric Hornqvist PPG (7) - from David Legwand and Shea Weber (19:02 1ST)
NSH - David Legwand PPG (6) - from Roman Josi and Shea Weber (19:30 1ST) *GWG*
NSH - Paul Gaustad (5) - from Colin Wilson and Gabriel Bourque (9:14 2ND)
Goalies:
WG - Carter Hutton (33 saves on 34 shots: 6-3-1) LG - Kari Lehtonen (27 saves on 30 shots: 11-7-5)
Three Stars:
3. Carter Hutton (33 saves on 34 shots for the win) - Nashville
2. David Legwand (1 goal, 1 assist, GWG) - Nashville
1. Shea Weber (2 assists) - Nashville

Colorado Avalanche 4, Winnipeg Jets 3 (SO) - (from Winnipeg) - The Avalanche improved to 21-9-0 on the season thanks to a 4-3 shootout win over the Winnipeg Jets, dropping them to 14-14-5 (.500).
Goals:
WPG - Blake Wheeler (8) - from Tobias Enstrom and Bryan Little (0:24 1ST)
WPG - Michael Frolik PPG (8) - from Jacob Trouba and Grant Clitsome (5:25 1ST)
COL - Matt Duchene (13) - from Ryan O'Reilly and Nate Guenin (15:08 1ST)
COL - Ryan O'Reilly (10) - from Matt Duchene and Cory Sarich (14:47 2ND)
COL - Matt Duchene (14) - from Nathan MacKinnon (19:58 2ND)
WPG - Blake Wheeler PPG (9) - from Mark Scheifele and Grant Clitsome (10:00 3RD)
Shootout winner - P.A. Parenteau (COL)
Goalies:
WG - Semyon Varlamov (34 saves on 37 shots: 14-8-0) LG - Ondrej Pavelec (23 saves on 26 shots: 10-12-4)
Three Stars:
3. Ryan O'Reilly (1 goal, 1 assist) - Colorado
2. Blake Wheeler (2 goals) - Winnipeg
1. Matt Duchene (2 goals, 1 assist) - Colorado

Calgary Flames 2, Carolina Hurricanes 1 (OT) - (from Calgary) - The Flames improved to 12-15-4 on the season thanks to a 2-1 OT win over the Carolina Hurricanes, dropping them to 13-13-7 (.500).
Goals:
CGY - Brian McGrattan (1) - from Lance Bouma and Paul Byron (17:49 2ND)
CAR - Jeff Skinner (11) - from Tuomo Ruutu and Eric Staal (11:10 3RD)
CGY - Chris Butler (2) - from Paul Byron and Mikael Backlund (4:56 OT) *GWG*
Goalies:
WG - Karri Ramo (29 saves on 30 shots: 5-5-1) LG - Justin Peters (28 saves on 30 shots: 6-8-2)
Three Stars:
3. Paul Byron (2 assists) - Calgary
2. Jeff Skinner (1 goal) - Carolina
1. Karri Ramo (29 saves on 30 shots for the win) - Calgary

Phoenix Coyotes 6, New York Islanders 3 (from Phoenix) - The Coyotes improved to 18-8-5 on the season thanks to a 6-3 win over the New York Islanders, dropping them to 9-19-5.
Goals:
NYI - Eric Boulton (2) - from Andrew MacDonald and Brian Strait (13:06 1ST)
PHX - Keith Yandle PPG (4) - from Oliver Ekman-Larsson and Radim Vrbata (14:34 1ST)
PHX - Rob Klinkhammer (6) - from Mike Ribeiro and Connor Murphy (2:34 2ND)
PHX - Mikkel Boedker (8) - from Antoine Vermette and Keith Yandle (4:31 2ND)
PHX - Mike Ribeiro (9) - from Rob Klinkhammer (6:15 2ND) *GWG*
NYI - John Tavares (13) - from Thomas Vanek and Aaron Ness (11:42 2ND)
NYI - Kyle Okposo (10) - from Brian Strait and Frans Nielsen (13:05 2ND)
PHX - Mikkel Boedker (9) - from Mike Ribeiro (18:59 2ND)
PHX - Rob Klinkhammer (7) - unassisted (14:13 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - Mike Smith (21 saves on 24 shots: 14-6-5) LG - Kevin Poulin (30 saves on 36 shots: 4-12-0)
Three Stars:
3. Mikkel Boedker (2 goals) - Phoenix
2. Mike Ribeiro (1 goal, 2 assists, GWG) - Phoenix
1. Rob Klinkhammer (2 goals, 1 assist) - Phoenix

Boston Bruins 4, Edmonton Oilers 2 (from Edmonton) - The Bruins improved to 22-8-2 on the season thanks to a 4-2 win over the Edmonton Oilers, dropping them to 11-19-3.
Goals:
BOS - Dennis Seidenberg (1) - unassisted (10:25 1ST)
BOS - Jarome Iginla (7) - from Dennis Seidenberg and David Krejci (16:11 1ST)
BOS - Brad Marchand SHG (5) - from Patrice Bergeron (18:17 1ST) *GWG*
EDM - David Perron (13) - from Justin Schultz and Nick Schultz (3:25 2ND)
EDM - David Perron (14) - from Jordan Eberle and Jeff Petry (17:27 2ND)
BOS - Jarome Iginla EN (8) - from David Krejci (19:16 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - Chad Johnson (39 saves on 41 shots: ) LG - Devan Dubnyk (15 saves on 18 shots: ), Jason LaBarbera (12 saves on 12 shots in relief of Dubnyk)
Three Stars:
3. Dennis Seidenberg (1 goal, 1 assist) - Boston
2. David Perron (2 goals) - Edmonton
1. Jarome Iginla (2 goals) - Boston

San Jose Sharks 3, Minnesota Wild 1 (From San Jose) - The Sharks improved to 20-6-6 on the season thanks to a 3-1 win over the Minnesota Wild, dropping them to 18-11-5.
Goals:
SJS - Joe Pavelski PPG (11) - from Dan Boyle and Joe Thornton (5:54 1ST)
SJS - Tomas Hertl PPG (15) - from Tommy Wingels (14:43 1ST) *GWG*
SJS - Joe Pavelski PPG (12) - from Matt Irwin and Joe Thornton (3:42 2ND)
MIN - Jonas Brodin (6) - from Justin Fontaine and Ryan Suter (12:36 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - Antti Niemi (29 saves on 30 shots: 17-5-6) LG - Niklas Backstrom (36 saves on 39 shots: 2-5-2)
Three Stars:
3. Joe Thornton (2 assists) - San Jose
2. Antti Niemi (29 saves on 30 shots for the win) - San Jose
1. Joe Pavelski (2 goals) - San Jose

Three Stars of the Night:
3. Rob Klinkhammer - Klinkhammer (one of the best names in the NHL) scored 2 goals and added an assist in the Coyotes 6-3 win over the Islanders.
2. Jaden Schwartz - Schwartz had a big part in the Blues 6-3 win over the Leafs, scoring once and adding 2 assists.
1. Matt Duchene - Duchene broke out of his scoring slump in a big way, scoring 2 goals and adding an assist, as well as scoring in the shootout in the Avs 4-3 shootout win over the Jets.

Interesting Stats of the Night:
-Henrik Lundqvist was pulled after allowing 3 goals on 13 shots in 11:10 of the 1st.
-There were 6 goals scored in the 2nd period of the Coyotes/Islanders game.
-The Avs remained the only team undefeated in OT/SO games this season with a 4-3 shootout win over the Jets.
-Chris Butler scored the OT winner for the Flames with 4 seconds left in OT.
-The Leafs went 0-2 without Dion Phaneuf, being outscored 9-4 in the process.
-Tomas Hertl scored his rookie-leading 15th goal, 6 ahead of the next closest rookie (Sean Monahan). Hertl also leads rookies with 24 points, 6 ahead of Torey Krug for the lead.

Current Winning/Losing Streaks (3 or more games):
Vancouver Canucks (5-game winning streak)
Los Angeles Kings (5-game winning streak)
Anaheim Ducks (4-game winning streak)
Boston Bruins (4-game winning streak)
Washington Capitals (3-game winning streak)
Chicago Blackhawks (3-game winning streak)

Detroit Red Wings (3-game losing streak)
Toronto Maple Leafs (3-game losing streak)
New York Rangers (3-game losing streak)

Forman Faceoff Highlight of the Night:
-Matt Duchene gets it tonight with another end-to-end highlight-reel goal: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZgxplDH2AE8

What's up next (December 13th) - There are 3 NHL games on tap for Friday:
1. New Jersey Devils vs. Pittsburgh Penguins @7PM ET (In Pittsburgh)
2. Washington Capitals vs. Florida Panthers @730PM ET (In Florida)
3. Edmonton Oilers vs. Vancouver Canucks @9PM ET (In Vancouver) {***Forman's Game of the Night***}

-Joel Forman - The Forman Faceoff

December 11th NHL Recap

Los Angeles Kings 3, Toronto Maple Leafs 1 (from Toronto) - The Kings improved to 21-7-4 on the season thanks to a 3-1 win over the Toronto Maple Leafs, dropping them to 16-3-3.
Goals:
LAK - Drew Doughty PPG (6) - from Mike Richards and Jeff Carter (10:30 1ST)
TOR - Cody Franson PPG (1) - from Phil Kessel and Jake Gardiner (14:30 2ND)
LAK - Jeff Carter (8) - from Slava Voynov and Jordan Nolan (9:40 3RD) *GWG*
LAK - Kyle Clifford (3) - from Tyler Toffoli and Mike Richards (18:01 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - Martin Jones (38 saves on 39 shots: 4-0-0) LG - Jonathan Bernier (20 saves on 23 shots: 9-9-2)
Three Stars:
3. Mike Richards (2 assists) - Los Angeles
2. Jeff Carter (1 goal, 1 assist, GWG) - Los Angeles
1. Martin Jones (38 saves on 39 shots for the win) - Los Angeles

Chicago Blackhawks 7, Philadelphia Flyers 2 (from Chicago) - The Hawks improved to 23-6-5 on the season thanks to a 7-2 rout of the Philadelphia Flyers, dropping them to 13-15-3.
Goals:
PHI - Jakub Voracek PPG (5) - from Kimmo Timonen and Claude Giroux (12:31 1ST)
CHI - Duncan Keith PPG (2) - from Patrick Sharp and Patrick Kane (0:43 2ND)
CHI - Andrew Shaw (10) - from Brandon Bollig and Johnny Oduya (1:22 2ND)
CHI - Michal Handzus SHG (3) - from Marcus Kruger (5:27 2ND) *GWG*
PHI - Steve Downie PPG (3) - from Brayden Schenn and Mark Streit (6:11 2ND)
CHI - Kris Versteeg (5) - from Brandon Saad and Marian Hossa (9:44 2ND)
CHI - Jonathan Toews (13) - from Patrick Sharp and Marian Hossa (14:15 2ND)
CHI - Brent Seabrook (3) - from Michal Handzus and Kris Versteeg (1:05 3RD)
CHI - Patrick Sharp PPG (15) - from Patrick Kane and Marian Hossa
Goalies:
WG - Antti Raanta (28 saves on 30 shots: 5-0-1) LG - Ray Emery (12 saves on 18 shots: 3-6-0), Steve Mason (4 saves on 5 shots in relief of Emery)
Three Stars:
3. Marian Hossa (3 assists) - Chicago
2. Michal Handzus (1 goal, 1 assist, GWG) - Chicago
1. Patrick Sharp (1 goal, 2 assists) - Chicago

Anaheim Ducks 2, Minnesota Wild 1 (from Anaheim) - The Ducks improved to 22-7-5 on the season thanks to a 2-1 win over the Minnesota Wild, dropping them to 18-10-5.
Goals:
ANA - Alex Grant (2) - from Andrew Cogliano and Daniel Winnik (2:37 2ND)
ANA - Corey Perry (21) - from Hampus Lindholm and Ryan Getzlaf (13:27 2ND) *GWG*
MIN - Jason Pominville PPG (15) - from Ryan Suter and Mikko Koivu (3:48 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - Jonas Hiller (23 saves on 24 shots: 12-4-4) LG - Josh Harding (29 saves on 31 shots: 16-5-3)
Three Stars:
3. Josh Harding (29 saves on 31 shots) - Minnesota
2. Jonas Hiller (23 saves on 24 shots for the win) - Anaheim
1. Corey Perry (1 goal, including the GWG) - Anaheim

Three Stars of the Night:
3. Corey Perry - Perry continued his goal scoring streak to reach 7 straight games with a goal, this one being the eventual game-winner.
2. Martin Jones - Jones made 38 saves on 39 shots for his 4th straight win.
1. Patrick Sharp - Sharp had 1 goal and added 2 assists in the Hawks 7-2 rout of the Flyers.

Interesting Stats of the Night:
-The Hawks have now won 3 straight games, outscoring opponents 19-6 in the process.
-Martin Jones is now 4-0-0 to start his NHL career, making 111 saves on 114 shots.
-Jonathan Bernier played his former team for the 1st time since being traded, making 20 saves on 23 shots in the loss.
-There were 5 goals scored in the first 9:44 of the 2nd period in the Hawks/Flyers game.
-Corey Perry extended his goal-scoring streak to 7 games, the longest active streak in the NHL.
-Ryan Getzlaf extended his NHL-long point streak to 15 games, scoring 10 goals, 12 assists for 22 points
-Flyers G Ray Emery was torched by his former team tonight, as the Hawks scored 6 goals on 18 shots against Ray.

Current Winning/Losing Streaks (3 or more games):
Vancouver Canucks (5-game winning streak)
Los Angeles Kings (5-game winning streak)
Anaheim Ducks (4-game winning streak)
Boston Bruins (3-game winning streak)
Washington Capitals (3-game winning streak)
Chicago Blackhawks (3-game winning streak)

San Jose Sharks (4-game losing streak)

Forman Faceoff Highlight of the Night:
-Josh Harding gets it tonight with a pair of amazing glove saves, one on Corey Perry: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iW-6iO_pW8s and one on Teemu Selanne: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vglpQzBCFww
-Runner up goes to Drew Doughy for this absolute snipe past former teammate Jonathan Bernier: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xj68WzoTBf0

What's up next (December 12th) - There are 11 NHL games on tap for Thursday:
1. Columbus Blue Jackets vs. New York Rangers @7PM ET (In New York)
2. Montreal Canadiens vs. Philadelphia Flyers @7PM ET (In Philadelphia)
3. Buffalo Sabres vs. Ottawa Senators @730PM ET (In Ottawa)
4. Detroit Red Wings vs. Tampa Bay Lightning @730PM ET (In Tampa Bay)
5. Toronto Maple Leafs vs. St. Louis Blues @8PM ET (In St. Louis) {***Forman's Game of the Night***}
6. Dallas Stars vs. Nashville Predators @8PM ET (In Nashville)
7. Colorado Avalanche vs. Winnipeg Jets @8PM ET (In Winnipeg)
8. Carolina Hurricanes vs. Calgary Flames @9PM ET (In Calgary)
9. New York Islanders vs. Phoenix Coyotes @9PM ET (In Phoenix)
10. Boston Bruins vs. Edmonton Oilers @930PM ET (In Edmonton)
11. Minnesota Wild vs. San Jose Sharks @1030PM ET (In San Jose)

-Joel Forman - The Forman Faceoff

December 10th NHL Recap

Buffalo Sabres 2, Ottawa Senators 1 (SO) - (from Buffalo) - The Sabres improved to 7-22-2 on the season thanks to a 2-1 shootout win over the Ottawa Senators, dropping them to 12-14-6.
Goals:
OTT - Milan Michalek (5) - from Cory Conacher (6:25 1ST)
BUF - Zemgus Girgensons (3) - from Christian Ehrhoff (13:15 2ND)
Shootout winner - Zemgus Girgensons (BUF)
Goalies:
WG - Ryan Miller (35 saves on 36 shots: 6-16-0) LG - Robin Lehner (35 saves on 36 shots: 4-6-3)
Three Stars:
3. Robin Lehner (35 saves on 36 shots) - Ottawa
2. Ryan Miller (35 saves on 36 shots for the win) - Buffalo
1. Zemgus Girgensons (1 goal, shootout winner) - Buffalo

Washington Capitals 6, Tampa Bay Lightning 5 (SO) - (from Washington) - The Capitals improved to 17-12-2 on the season thanks to a 6-5 shootout win over the Tampa Bay Lighting, dropping them to 17-10-3
Goals:
TBL - Martin St. Louis PPG (13) - from Sami Salo and Tyler Johnson (2:26 1ST)
TBL - Nikita Kucherov PPG (2) - from Teddy Purcell and Matt Carle (10:49 1ST)
TBL - Nate Thompson (3) - from J.T. Brown and B.J. Crombeen (11:07 1ST)
WSH - Alexander Ovechkin (23) - from Nicklas Backstrom (14:15 1ST)
WSH - Nicklas Backstrom PPG (7) - from Mikhail Grabovski and Troy Brouwer (6:24 2ND)
TBL - Tyler Johnson (7) - from Ondrej Palat and Martin St. Louis (12:41 2ND)
WSH - Alexander Ovechkin PPG (24) - from Marcus Johansson and Nicklas Backstrom (16:38 2ND)
WSH - Alexander Ovechkin PPG (25 - Hat Trick) - from Mike Green and Nicklas Backstrom (18:48 2ND)
TBL - Ondrej Palat (5) - from Tyler Johnson and Martin St. Louis (8:36 3RD)
WSH - Alexander Ovechkin (26) - from John Carlson and Nicklas Backstrom (19:27 3RD)
Shootout winner - Troy Brouwer (WSH)
Goalies:
WG - Philipp Grubauer (32 saves on 34 shots: 2-0-0) in relief of Braden Holtby (5 saves on 8 shots) LG - Ben Bishop (26 saves on 31 shots: 15-5-2)
Three Stars:
3. Martin St. Louis (1 goal, 2 assists) - Tampa Bay
2. Nicklas Backstrom (1 goal, 4 assists) - Washington
1. Alexander Ovechkin (4 goals) - Washington

Columbus Blue Jackets 5, New Jersey Devils 4 (from Columbus) - The Blue Jackets improved to 13-15-2 on the season thanks to a 5-4 win over the New Jersey Devils, dropping them to 12-14-6.
Goals:
NJD - Travis Zajac (6) - from Reid Boucher and Jaromir Jagr (0:32 1ST)
CBJ - Cam Atkinson (8) - from Brandon Dubinsky (7:09 1ST)
NJD - Michael Ryder (9) - from Adam Henrique and Steve Bernier (10:02 1ST)
NJD - Damien Brunner (5) - from Patrik Elias and Dainius Zubrus (1:08 2ND)
CBJ - Brandon Dubinsky (6) - from Cam Atkinson and Jack Johnson (4:19 2ND)
CBJ - Cam Atkinson (9) - from Brandon Dubinsky and Ryan Murray (5:08 2ND)
CBJ - Matt Calvert (3) - from Brandon Dubinsky and Cam Atkinson (0:18 3RD)
NJD - Damien Brunner (6) - from Patrik Elias and Andy Greene (13:59 3RD)
CBJ - Nick Foligno (9) - from Ryan Johansen and R.J. Umberger (18:29 3RD) *GWG*
Goalies:
WG - Curtis McElhinney (30 saves on 34 shots: 3-4-1) LG - Martin Brodeur (18 saves on 23 shots: 8-8-2)
Three Stars:
3. Damien Brunner (2 goals) - New Jersey
2. Brandon Dubinsky (1 goal, 3 assists) - Columbus
1. Cam Atkinson (2 goals, 2 assists) - Columbus

Los Angeles Kings 6, Montreal Canadiens 0 (from Montreal) - The Kings improved to 20-7-4 on the season thanks to a 6-0 rout of the Montreal Canadiens, dropping them to 19-10-3.
Goals:
LAK - Jordan Nolan (4) - from Anze Kopitar and Willie Mitchell (7:03 1ST) *GWG*
LAK - Anze Kopitar (9) - from Mike Richards (19:47 1ST)
LAK - Alec Martinez (1) - from Tyler Toffoli and Kyle Clifford (1:45 2ND)
LAK - Tyler Toffoli (8) - from Kyle Clifford and Mike Richards (5:28 2ND)
LAK - Jake Muzzin PPG (2) - from Jarret Stoll and Slava Voynov (8:14 2ND)
LAK - Justin Williams (11) - from Jarret Stoll and Alec Martinez (18:28 2ND)
Goalies:
WG - Martin Jones (31 saves on 31 shots: 3-0-0) LG - Carey Price (12 saves on 16 shots: 14-9-2), Peter Budaj (12 saves on 14 shots in relief of Price)
Three Stars:
3. Alec Martinez (1 goal, 1 assist) - Los Angeles
2. Anze Kopitar (1 goal, 1 assist) - Los Angeles
1. Martin Jones (31 saves on 31 shots for the shutout) - Los Angeles

Florida Panthers 3, Detroit Red Wings 2 (SO) - (from Florida) - The Panthers improved to 10-17-5 on the season thanks to a 3-2 shootout win over the Detroit Red Wings, dropping them to 15-9-8
Goals:
DET - Todd Bertuzzi PPG (6) - from Pavel Datsyuk and Johan Franzen (10:26 1ST)
DET - Pavel Datsyuk (13) - from Jonathan Ericsson and John Franzen (6:47 2ND)
FLA - Sean Bergenheim (3) - from Dmitry Kulikov and Aleksander Barkov (5:00 3RD)
FLA - Nick Bjugstad (5) - from Erik Gudbranson and Dylan Olsen (14:38 3RD)
Shootout winner - Brad Boyes (FLA)
Goalies:
WG - Tim Thomas (24 saves on 26 shots: 9-10-1) LG - Jimmy Howard (25 saves on 27 shots: 6-8-7)
Three Stars:
3. Tim Thomas (24 saves on 26 shots for the win) - Florida
2. Pavel Datsyuk (1 goal, 1 assist) - Detroit
1. Nick Bjugstad (1 goal) - Florida

Nashville Predators 4, New York Rangers 1 (from New York) - The Predators improved to 14-14-3 (.500) on the season thanks to a 4-1 win over the New York Rangers, dropping them to 15-16-1.
Goals:
NSH - Nick Spaling (5) - from Patric Hornqvist and David Legwand (13:45 1ST)
NSH - Richard Clune (1) - from Matt Hendricks and Paul Gaustad (17:52 1ST) *GWG*
NYR - Rick Nash (6) - from Brad Richards and Derick Brassard (6:38 2ND)
NSH - Matt Hendricks (2) - from Richard Clune and Paul Gaustad (2:38 3RD)
NSH - Paul Gaustad EN (4) - from David Legwand and Roman Josi (18:54 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - Carter Hutton (28 saves on 29 shots: 5-3-1) LG - Henrik Lundqvist (22 saves on 25 shots: 9-13-1)
Three Stars:
3. Paul Gaustad (1 goal, 2 assists) - Nashville
2. Carter Hutton (28 saves on 29 shots for the win) - Nashville
1. Matt Hendricks (1 goal, 1 assist) - Nashville

St. Louis Blues 2, Winnipeg Jets 1 (from Winnipeg) - The Blues improved to 20-6-3 on the season thanks to a 2-1 win over the Winnipeg Jets, dropping them to 14-14-4.
Goals:
STL - Alexander Steen (21) - from T.J. Oshie and David Backes (4:44 2ND)
WPG - Bryan Little PPG (13) - from Andrew Ladd and Olli Jokinen (3:00 3RD)
STL - Kevin Shattenkirk PPG (3) - from Derek Roy (16:58 3RD) *GWG*
Goalies:
WG - Brian Elliot (20 saves on 21 shots: 5-1-1) LG - Ondrej Pavelec (18 saves on 20 shots: 10-12-3)
Three Stars:
3. Bryan Little (1 goal) - Winnipeg
2. Kevin Shattenkirk (1 goal, including the GWG) - St. Louis
1. Alexander Steen (1 goal) - St. Louis

Chicago Blackhawks 6, Dallas Stars 2 (from Dallas) - The Hawks improved to 22-6-5 on the season thanks to a 6-2 win over the Dallas Stars, dropping them to 14-10-5
Goals:
CHI - Mike Kostka (2) - from Marcus Kruger and Ben Smith (2:03 1ST)
CHI - Patrick Kane (17) - from Brent Seabrook (12:05 1ST)
CHI - Brandon Saad (10) - from Andrew Shaw and Mike Kostka (2:46 2ND) *GWG*
CHI - Patrick Sharp PPG (13) - from Patrick Kane and Duncan Keith (8:20 2ND)
CHI - Patrick Sharp (14) - from Duncan Keith and Jonathan Toews (11:08 2ND)
DAL - Antoine Roussel (6) - from Ryan Garbutt and Dustin Jeffrey (13:36 2ND)
CHI - Brandon Saad (11) - from Brent Seabrook and Patrick Kane (19:15 2ND)
DAL - Antoine Roussel (7) - from Sergei Gonchar and Ryan Garbutt (
Goalies:
WG - Antti Raanta (27 saves on 29 shots: 4-0-1) LG - Kari Lehtonen (15 saves on 19 shots: 11-6-5), Dan Ellis (12 saves on 14 shots in relief of Lehtonen)
Three Stars:
3. Brandon Saad (2 goals, including the GWG) - Chicago
2. Patrick Sharp (2 goals) - Chicago
1. Patrick Kane (1 goal, 2 assists) - Chicago

Phoenix Coyotes 3, Colorado Avalanche 1 (from Colorado) - The Coyotes improved to 17-8-5 on the season thanks to a 3-1 win over the Colorado Avalanche, dropping them to 20-9-0.
Goals:
PHX - Antoine Vermette PPG (8) - from Keith Yandle and Mike Ribeiro (8:31 2ND)
PHX - Jordan Szwarz (2) - from Jeff Halpern and Paul Bissonnette (12:06 2ND) *GWG*
COL - Patrick Bordeleau (4) - from Cody McLeod and Cory Sarich (14:28 2ND)
PHX - Antoine Vermette (9) - from Oliver Ekman-Larsson and Mikkel Boedker (15:33 2ND)
Goalies:
WG - Thomas Greiss (29 saves on 30 shots: 4-2-0) LG - Semyon Varlamov (22 saves on 25 shots: 13-8-0)
Three Stars:
3. Keith Yandle (1 assist) - Phoenix
2. Thomas Greiss (29 saves on 30 shots for the win) - Phoenix
1. Antoine Vermette (2 goals) - Phoenix

Boston Bruins 2, Calgary Flames 1 (from Calgary) - The Bruins improved to 21-8-2 on the season thanks to a 2-1 win over the Calgary Flames, dropping them to 11-15-4.
Goals:
CGY - Jiri Hudler (9) - from Sven Baertschi and Mark Giordano (5:17 2ND)
BOS - David Krejci PPG (6) - from Torey Krug and Zdeno Chara (13:49 3RD)
BOS - Reilly Smith (7) - from Ryan Spooner (15:27 3RD) *GWG*
Goalies:
WG - Tuukka Rask (26 saves on 27 shots: 16-7-2) LG - Reto Berra (22 saves on 24 shots: 4-7-2)
Three Stars:
3. Tuukka Rask (26 saves on 27 shots for the win) - Boston
2. Jiri Hudler (1 goal) - Calgary
1. David Krejci (1 goal) - Boston

Edmonton Oilers 5, Carolina Hurricanes 4 (OT) - (from Edmonton) - The Oilers improved to 11-18-3 on the season thanks to a 5-4 OT win over the Carolina Hurricanes, dropping them to 13-13-6 (.500)
Goals:
EDM - Taylor Hall (12) - from Sam Gagner and Nail Yakupov (1:33 1ST)
CAR - Tuomo Ruutu PPG (4) - from Jeff Skinner and Andrej Sekera (6:19 1ST)
EDM - Nail Yakupov (5) - from Taylor Hall and Andrew Ference (11:04 1ST)
EDM - Ryan Nugent-Hopkins (7) - from Jordan Eberle and Andrew Ference (18:14 1ST)
EDM - Jesse Joensuu (2) - from Mark Arcobello and Anton Belov (1:40 2ND)
CAR - Jordan Staal (7) - from Nathan Gerbe and Andrej Sekera (9:37 2ND)
CAR - Eric Staal SHG (10) - unassisted (7:47 3RD)
CAR - Jeff Skinner (10) - from Elias Lindholm (14:16 3RD)
EDM - Jordan Eberle PPG (11) - from Ryan Nugent-Hopkins and Sam Gagner (1:48 OT) *GWG*
Goalies:
WG - Devan Dubnyk (24 saves on 28 shots: 9-12-2) LG - Cam Ward (24 saves on 29 shots: 5-5-5)
Three Stars:
3. Taylor Hall (1 goal, 1 assist) - Edmonton
2. Jeff Skinner (1 goal, 1 assist) - Carolina
1. Jordan Eberle (1 goal, 1 assist, OT winner) - Edmonton

New York Islanders 3, San Jose Sharks 2 (SO) - (from San Jose) - The Islanders improved to 9-18-5 on the season thanks to a 3-2 shootout win over the San Jose Sharks, dropping them to 19-6-6
Goals:
SJS - Patrick Marleau PPG (14) - from Dan Boyle and Logan Couture (5:26 2ND)
SJS - Joe Pavelski (10) - from Dan Boyle and Patrick Marleau (15:24 2ND)
NYI - Thomas Vanek (10) - from Kyle Okposo and John Tavares (0:51 3RD)
NYI - Kyle Okposo (9) - from John Tavares (18:23 3RD)
Shootout winner - Kyle Okposo (NYI)
Goalies:
WG - Kevin Poulin (46 saves on 48 shots: 4-11-0)  LG - Antti Niemi (26 saves on 28 shots: 16-5-6)
Three Stars:
3. Patrick Marleau (1 goal, 1 assist) - San Jose
2. Kyle Okposo (1 goal, 1 assist, shootout winner) - New York
1. Kevin Poulin (46 saves on 48 shots for the win) - New York

Three Stars of the Night:
3. Cam Atkinson - Atkinson scored 2 goals and added 2 assists in the Blue Jackets 5-4 win over the Devils.
2. Nicklas Backstrom - Backstrom scored 1 goal and added 4 assists in the Caps 6-5 win over the Lighting.
1. Alexander Ovechkin - Ovechkin scored 4 goals to lead the Caps to a thrilling 6-5 shootout win over the Lighting, including tying the game with 32 seconds left. It was Ovie's 13th career hat trick.

Interesting Stats of the Night:
-Jarome Iginla had 4 shots, 2 hits and no points in 21:36 of icetime in his first game back in Calgary.
-Alexander Ovechkin scored 4 goals tonight, including his 13th career hat trick. It was the 3rd time Ovie has scored 4 goals in a game.
-Martin Jones is now 3-0 to begin his NHL career, including 2 straight shutouts.
-Pavel Datsyuk had 1 goal and 1 assist in his return from a concussion.
-Since being traded to the Panthers Dylan Olsen has made the most of his opportunity to play at the NHL level, with 2 goals and 4 assists in 8 games.
-Antoine Roussel had another interesting game against the Hawks, scoring 2 goals and picking up 16 penalty minutes. Last time DAL/CHI played he scored the game-winner on a penalty shot and taunted the Hawks fans, as well as fought Andrew Shaw
-The Islanders finally ended their 10-game losing streak, beating the Sharks 3-2 in a shootout. The Sharks have now lost 4 straight games.
-The Sabres won only their 7th game of the season tonight.

Current Winning/Losing Streaks (3 or more games):
Vancouver Canucks (5-game winning streak)
Los Angeles Kings (4-game winning streak)
Anaheim Ducks (3-game winning streak)
Boston Bruins (3-game winning streak)
Washington Capitals (3-game winning streak)

San Jose Sharks (4-game losing streak)

Forman Faceoff Highlight of the Night:
-Alexander Ovechkin's 4 goals gets it tonight: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bHwJ-Vcorio

What's up next (December 11th) - There are 3 NHL games on tap for Wednesday:
1. Los Angeles Kings vs. Toronto Maple Leafs @730PM ET (In Toronto)
2. Philadelphia Flyers vs. Chicago Blackhawks @8PM ET (In Chicago) {***Forman's Game of the Night***}
3. Minnesota Wild vs. Anaheim Ducks @1030PM ET (In Anaheim)

-Joel Forman - The Forman Faceoff

December 9th NHL Recap

Ottawa Senators 5, Philadelphia Flyers 4 (SO) - (from Ottawa) - The Senators improved to 12-14-5 on the season thanks to a 5-4 shootout win over the Philadelphia Flyers, dropping them to 13-14-3.
Goals:
PHI - Michael Raffl (1) - from Wayne Simmonds and Luke Schenn (8:18 1ST)
OTT - Clarke MacArthur (10) - from Jason Spezza and Jared Cowen (10:37 1ST)
OTT - Patrick Wiercioch PPG (2) - from Bobby Ryan and Jason Spezza (9:30 2ND)
PHI - Jakub Voracek PPG (4) - from Kimmo Timonen and Scott Hartnell (11:43 2ND)
PHI - Luke Schenn (2) - from Michael Raffl and Wayne Simmonds (13:33 2ND)
OTT - Clarke MacArthur (11) - from Bobby Ryan and Erik Karlsson (2:21 3RD)
OTT - Kyle Turris (7) - unassisted (8:21 3RD)
PHI - Kimmo Timonen (2) - from Sean Couturier (10:58 3RD)
Shootout winner - Jason Spezza (OTT)
Goalies:
WG - Craig Anderson (25 saves on 29 shots: 8-8-3) LG - Steve Mason (30 saves on 34 shots: 10-9-3)
Three Stars:
3. Clarke MacArthur (2 goals) - Ottawa
2. Kimmo Timonen (1 goal, 1 assist) - Philadelphia
1. Jason Spezza (2 assists, shootout winner) - Ottawa

Pittsburgh Penguins 2, Columbus Blue Jackets 1 (from Pittsburgh) - The Penguins improved to 21-10-1 on the season thanks to a 2-1 win over the Columbus Blue Jackets, dropping them to 12-15-3.
Goals:
PIT - Evgeni Malkin (8) - from Jussi Jokinen and Deryk Engelland (4:16 2ND)
PIT - Sidney Crosby (16) - from Pascal Dupuis and Olli Maatta (8:52 3RD) *GWG*
CBJ - Matt Calvert (2) - from Mark Letestu and Ryan Johansen (19:04 3RD)
Goalies:
WG -Marc-Andre Fleury (32 saves on 33 shots: 17-8-1) LG - Curtis McElhinney (28 saves on 30 shots: 2-4-1)
Three Stars:
3. Evgeni Malin (1 goal) - Pittsburgh
2. Sidney Crosby (1 goal, including the GWG) - Pittsburgh
1. Marc-Andre Fleury (32 saves on 33 shots for the win) - Pittsburgh

Vancouver Canucks 2, Carolina Hurricanes 0 (from Vancouver) - The Canucks improved to 18-10-5 on the season thanks to a 2-0 shutout of the Carolina Hurricanes, dropping them to 13-13-5 (.500).
Goals:
VAN - Chris Tanev (2) - from Dan Hamhuis and Chris Higgins (3:35 1ST) *GWG*
VAN - Jannik Hansen (4) - from Chris Higgins (18:46 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - Eddie Lack (31 saves on 31 shots: 4-2-0) LG - Justin Peters (24 saves on 25 shots: 6-8-1)
Three Stars:
3. Chris Tanev (1 goal, including the GWG) - Vancouver
2. Chris Higgins (2 assists) - Vancouver
1. Eddie Lack

Anaheim Ducks 5, New York Islanders 2 (from Anaheim) - The Ducks improved to 21-7-5 on the season thanks to a 5-2 win over the New York Islanders, dropping them 8-18-5.
Goals:
NYI - John Tavares PPG (12) - from Thomas Vanek and Frans Nielsen (9:17 1ST)
ANA - Saku Koivu (3) - from Daniel Winnik and Cam Fowler (15:54 1ST)
NYI - Thomas Vanek (9) - from John Tavares (4:17 2ND)
ANA - Andrew Cogliano (9) - from Daniel Winnik and Bryan Allen (12:41 2ND)
ANA - Cam Fowler SHG (3) - from Matt Beleskey (19:27 2ND) *GWG*
ANA - Corey Perry (19) - from Daniel Winnik and Ryan Getzlaf (19:58 2ND)
ANA - Corey Perry (20) - from Nick Bonino and Caw Fowler (7:40 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - Jonas Hiller (35 saves on 37 shots: 11-4-4) LG - Anders Nilsson (26 saves on 31 shots: 0-2-2)
Three Stars:
3. Daniel Winnik (3 assists) - Anaheim
2. Cam Fowler (1 goal, 2 assists, GWG) - Anaheim
1. Corey Perry (2 goals) - Anaheim

Three Stars of the Night:
3. Marc-Andre Fleury - MAF made 32 saves on 33 shots for his 17th win of the season.
2. Eddie Lack - Lack made 31 saves in the Canucks 2-0 win over the Hurricanes, his 1st career shutout.
1. Corey Perry - Perry continued his goal scoring tear of late, scoring 2 goals in the Ducks 5-2 win over the Islanders.

Interesting Stats of the Night:
-Ryan Getzlaf extended his NHL-long point streak to 14 games with an assist tonight. He has 10 goals, 11 assists for 21 points during the streak.
-Corey Perry now has goals in 6 straight games for the Ducks, the longest current goal-scoring streak in the NHL. Perry is also on a 8 game point streak with 8 goals, 3 assists for 11 points.
-Sidney Crosby scored his 32nd career game-winning goal.
-Jarome Iginla makes his return to Calgary tomorrow for the 1st time since being traded last season.
-Michael Raffl scored his 1st NHL goal for the Flyers.
-Eddie Lack picked up his 1st career shutout
-The Islanders have now lost 10 straight games

Current Winning/Losing Streaks (3 or more games):
Montreal Canadiens (5-game winning streak)
Vancouver Canucks (5-game winning streak)
Los Angeles Kings (3-game winning streak)
Anaheim Ducks (3-game winning streak)

New York Islanders (10-game losing streak)
Nashville Predators (3-game losing streak)
San Jose Sharks (3-game losing streak)

Forman Faceoff Highlight of the Night:
-Corey Perry gets it with his goal of the year candidate, a brilliant move and goal from his knees: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7yo-OaL6CBc
-Runner up goes to Perry's teammate Daniel Winnik with this beautiful no-look pass to Andrew Cogliano: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ITjkU_7cC5I

What's up next (December 10th) - There are 12 NHL games on tap for Tuesday:
1. Ottawa Senators vs. Buffalo Sabres @7PM ET (In Buffalo)
2. Tampa Bay Lightning vs. Washington Capitals @7PM ET (In Washington)
3. New Jersey Devils vs. Columbus Blue Jackets @7PM ET (In Columbus)
4. Los Angeles Kings vs. Montreal Canadiens @7PM ET (In Montreal) {***Forman's Game of the Night***}
5. Detroit Red Wings vs. Florida Panthers @730PM ET (In Florida)
6. Nashville Predators vs. New York Rangers @730PM ET (In New York)
7. St. Louis Blues vs. Winnipeg Jets @8PM ET (In Winnipeg)
8. Chicago Blackhawks vs. Dallas Stars @830PM ET (In Dallas)
9. Phoenix Coyotes vs. Colorado Avalanche @9PM ET (In Colorado)
10. Boston Bruins vs. Calgary Flames @930PM ET (In Calgary)
11. Carolina Hurricanes vs. Edmonton Oilers @930PM ET (In Edmonton)
12. New York Islanders vs. San Jose Sharks @1030PM ET (In San Jose)

-Joel Forman - The Forman Faceoff

December 8th NHL Recap

Minnesota Wild 3, San Jose Sharks 1 (from Minnesota) - The Wild improved to 18-9-5 on the season thanks to a 3-1 win over the San Jose Sharks, dropping them to 19-6-5
Goals:
MIN - Zach Parise (13) - from Jason Pominville and Marco Scandella (3:55 2ND)
MIN - Mikko Koivu (7) - from Jared Spurgeon and Dany Heatley (8:11 2ND) *GWG*
SJS - Patrick Marleau (13) - from Matt Irwin and Logan Couture (18:19 3RD)
MIN - Zach Parise EN (14) - from Kyle Brodziak (19:54 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - Josh Harding (37 saves on 38 shots: 16-4-3) LG - Antti Niemi (10 saves on 12 shots: 16-5-5)
Three Stars:
3. Mikko Koivu (1 goal, including the GWG) - Minnesota
2. Zach Parise (2 goals) - Minnesota
1. Josh Harding (37 saves on 38 shots for the win) - Minnesota

Boston Bruins 5, Toronto Maple Leafs 2 (from Toronto) - The Bruins improved to 20-8-2 on the season thanks to a 5-2 win over the Toronto Maple Leafs, dropping them to 16-12-3.
Goals:
TOR - Peter Holland (3) - from David Clarkson and Jake Gardiner (12:20 1ST)
BOS - Carl Soderberg PPG (4) - from Reilly Smith and Patrice Bergeron (5:14 2ND)
BOS - Torey Krug PPG (8) - from David Krejci and Milan Lucic (6:47 2ND)
BOS - Kevan Miller (1) - from Carl Soderberg (15:58 2ND) *GWG*
TOR - Jay McClement (1) - from Peter Holland and Nikolai Kulemin (0:37 3RD)
BOS - Jarome Iginla (6) - from Milan Lucic (16:00 3RD)
BOS - Patrice Bergeron EN (9) - from Gregory Campbell and David Krejci (19:49 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - Chad Johnson (30 saves on 32 shots: 5-1-0) LG - Jonathan Bernier (35 saves on 39 shots: 9-8-2)
Three Stars:
3. Milan Lucic (2 assists) - Boston
2. Patrice Bergeron (1 goal, 1 assist) - Boston
1. Carl Soderberg (1 goal, 1 assist) - Boston

Washington Capitals 4, New York Rangers 1 (from New York) - The Capitals improved to 16-12-2 on the season thanks to a 4-1 win over the New York Rangers, dropping them to 15-15-1 (.500).
Goals:
WSH - Jason Chimera (6) - from Martin Erat and Steve Oleksy (2:28 2ND)
WSH - Steve Oleksy (1) - from Jay Beagle (2:53 2ND) *GWG*
WSH - Mikhail Grabovski (8) - Penalty Shot (18:26 2ND)
WSH - Nate Schmidt (2) - unassisted (17:03 3RD)
NYR - Benoit Pouliot (3) - from Michael Del Zotto (18:07 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - Philipp Grubauer (30 saves on 31 shots: 1-0-0) LG - Henrik Lundqvist (32 saves on 36 shots: 9-12-1)
Three Stars:
3. Jason Chimera (1 goal) - Washington
2. Steve Oleksy (1 goal, 1 assist, GWG) - Washington
1. Philipp Grubauer (30 saves on 31 shots for the win) - Washington

Chicago Blackhawks 6, Florida Panthers 2 (from Chicago) - The Hawks improved to 21-6-5 on the season thanks to a 6-2 win over the Florida Panthers, dropping them to 9-17-5.
Goals:
CHI - Patrick Sharp PPG (12) - from Jonathan Toews and Patrick Kane (1:10 1ST)
CHI - Brent Seabrook PPG (2) - from Brandon Saad and Marian Hossa (9:11 1ST)
CHI - Marian Hossa (13) - from Patrick Sharp and Jonathan Toews (0:37 2ND) *GWG*
FLA - Dylan Olsen (2) - from Tomas Kopecky and Erik Gudbranson (4:05 2ND)
FLA - Marcel Goc (7) - unassisted (9:37 2ND)
CHI - Michal Handzus (2) - from Brent Seabrook and Patrick Kane (17:26 2ND)
CHI - Andrew Shaw PPG (9) - from Patrick Sharp and Patrick Kane (2:44 3RD)
CHI - Brandon Saad (9) - from Jeremy Morin and Kris Versteeg (19:04 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - Antti Raanta (29 saves on 31 shots: 3-0-1). In relief of the injured Corey Crawford (4 saves on 4 shots) LG - Scott Clemmensen (26 saves on 32 shots: 0-2-1)
Three Stars:
3. Marian Hossa (1 goal, 1 assist, GWG) - Chicago
2. Patrick Kane (3 assists) - Chicago
1. Patrick Sharp (1 goal, 2 assists) - Chicago

Vancouver Canucks 3 Colorado Avalanche 1 (from Vancouver) - The Canucks improved to 17-10-5 on the season thanks to a 3-1 win over the Colorado Avalanche, dropping them to 20-8-0.
Goals:
VAN - Mike Santorelli (7) - from Chris Higgins (5:43 1ST)
VAN - Ryan Kesler (15) - from Mike Santorelli and Chris Higgins (1:32 3RD) *GWG*
VAN - Mike Santorelli (8) - from Jason Garrison (7:17 3RD)
COL - Jamie McGinn (5) - from Cody McLeod and Nick Holden (19:52 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - Roberto Luongo (28 saves on 29 shots: 14-8-5) LG - J.S. Giguere (18 saves on 21 shots: 7-1-0)
Three Stars:
3. Chris Higgins (2 assists) - Vancouver
2. Roberto Luongo (28 saves on 29 shots for the win) - Vancouver
1. Mike Santorelli (2 goals, 1 assist) - Vancouver

Three Stars of the Night:
3. Mike Santorelli - Santorelli scored 2 goals and added an assist in the Canucks 3-1 win over the Avs.
2. Josh Harding - Harding made 37 saves on 38 shots in the Wild's 3-1 win over the Sharks. An impressive feat considering the Wild were outshot 38-12 in the game.
1. Patrick Sharp - Sharp scored 1 goal and added 2 assists in the Hawks 6-2 rout of the Panthers.

Interesting Stats of the Night:
-Despite being outshot 38-12 the Wild beat the Sharks 3-1, Josh Harding making 37 saves.
-After no goals in his 1st 24 NHL games, Caps D Nate Schmidt has goals in back to back games.
-Caps G Philipp Grubauer made 30 saves on 31 shots for his 1st career win in his 1st career start.
-3 shutout bids were broken late in the 3rd tonight: Grubauer's was broken with 1:53 left in the 3rd, Harding's was broken with 1:41 left in the 3rd while Luongo's was broken with 7 seconds left in the 3rd.
-The Sharks have lost 3 games in regulation for the 1st time this season.

Current Winning/Losing Streaks (3 or more games):
Montreal Canadiens (5-game winning streak)
Vancouver Canucks (4-game winning streak)
Carolina Hurricanes (3-game winning streak)
Los Angeles Kings (3-game winning streak)

New York Islanders (9-game losing streak)
Nashville Predators (3-game losing streak)
San Jose Sharks (3-game losing streak) 

Forman Faceoff Highlight of the Night:
-Mikhail Grabovski gets it tonight for his penalty shot goal: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rwvysV6lB5s
Honourable Mentions:
-Josh Harding glove save: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rBuszj5ImUs
-Henrik Lundqvist 2-saves in a row: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j3Rn2Hyyizc

What's up next (December 9th) - There are 4 NHL games on tap for Monday:
1. Philadelphia Flyers vs. Ottawa Senators @730PM ET (In Ottawa) {***Forman's Game of the Night***}
2. Columbus Blue Jackets vs. Pittsburgh Penguins @730PM ET (In Pittsburgh)
3. Carolina Hurricanes vs. Vancouver Canucks @10PM ET (In Vancouver)
4. New York Islanders vs Anaheim Ducks @10PM ET (In Anaheim)

-Joel Forman - The Forman Faceoff

December 7th NHL Recap

Dallas Stars 5, Philadelphia Flyers 1 (from Dallas) - The Stars improved to 14-9-5 on the season thanks to a 5-1 win over the Philadelphia Flyers, dropping them to 13-14-2
Goals:
PHI - Andrej Meszaros (1) - from Wayne Simmonds and Brayden Schenn (18:51 1ST)
DAL - Tyler Seguin (13) - from Jamie Benn and Valeri Nichushkin (0:39 2ND)
DAL - Tyler Seguin (14) - from Alex Goligoski and Valeri Nichushkin (17:03 2ND) *GWG*
DAL - Tyler Seguin (15 - Hat Trick) - from Valeri Nichushkin (17:43 2ND)
DAL - Valeri Nichushkin (4) - from Tyler Seguin and Alex Goligoski (18:05 2ND)
DAL - Cody Eakin SHG (7) - from Antoine Roussel (15:27 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - Dan Ellis (27 saves on 28 shots: 3-3-0) LG - Steve Mason (22 saves on 26 shots: 10-9-2), Ray Emery (7 saves on 8 shots in relief of Mason)
Three Stars:
3. Dan Ellis (27 saves on 28 shots for the win) - Dallas
2. Valeri Nichushkin (1 goal, 3 assists) - Dallas
1. Tyler Seguin (3 goals, 1 assist, GWG) - Dallas

Boston Bruins 3, Pittsburgh Penguins 2 (from Boston) - The Bruins improved to 19-8-2 on the season thanks to a 3-2 win over the Pittsburgh Penguins, dropping them to 20-10-1.
Goals:
PIT - Chris Kunitz PPG (17) - from Sidney Crosby and Matt Niskanen (6:33 1ST)
BOS - Reilly Smith (6) - from Patrice Bergeron (10:13 1ST)
PIT - James Neal PPG (10) - from Matt Niskanen and Simon Despres (13:13 1ST)
BOS - David Krejci (5) - from Milan Lucic and Jarome Iginla (18:31 3RD)
BOS - Zdeno Chara (7) - from Reilly Smith and Brad Marchand (19:47 3RD) *GWG*
Goalies:
WG - Tuukka Rask (28 saves on 30 shots: 15-7-2) LG - Marc-Andre Fleury (18 saves on 21 shots: 16-8-1)
Three Stars:
3. Reilly Smith (1 goal, 1 assist) - Boston
2. Sidney Crosby (1 assist) - Pittsburgh
1. Zdeno Chara (1 goal, including the GWG) - Boston

Montreal Canadiens 3, Buffalo Sabres 2 (from Montreal) - The Canadiens improved to 19-9-3 on the season thanks to a 3-2 win over the Buffalo Sabres, dropping them to 6-22-2.
Goals:
MTL - Brandon Prust (3) - from Ryan White and Travis Moen (0:19 2ND)
BUF - Tyler Ennis (6) - from Christian Ehrhoff and Cody Hodgson (8:35 2ND)
MTL - Tomas Plekanec (11) - from Brandon Prust and Travis Moen (17:44 2ND)
MTL - Alex Galchenyuk (8) - from Andrei Markov and Tomas Plekanec (18:07 2ND) *GWG*
BUF - Zemgus Girgensons (2) - from Tyler Ennis and Henrik Tallinder (4:04 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - Carey Price (23 saves on 25 shots: 14-8-2) LG - Jhonas Enroth (16 saves on 19 shots: 1-6-2)
Three Stars:
3. Tyler Ennis (1 goal, 1 assist) - Buffalo
2. Tomas Plekanec (1 goal, 1 assist) - Montreal
1. Brandon Prust (1 goal, 1 assist) - Montreal

Toronto Maple 4, Leafs Ottawa Senators 3 (SO) - (from Ottawa) - The Leafs improved to 16-11-3 on the season thanks to a 4-3 shootout win over the Ottawa Senators, dropping them to 11-14-5.
Goals:
TOR - James van Riemsdyk PPG (13) - from Nazem Kadri and Dion Phaneuf (1:37 1ST)
OTT - Clarke MacArthur PPG (9) - from Mika Zibanejad and Jason Spezza (9:44 1ST)
TOR - Phil Kessel (16) - from James van Riemsdyk (3:05 2ND)
TOR - Jake Gardiner (1) - from Phil Kessel and James van Riemsdyk (11:37 2ND)
OTT - Erik Condra (3) - from Colin Greening (2:23 3RD)
OTT - Erik Karlsson PPG (8) - from Mika Zibanejad and Jason Spezza (10:30 3RD)
Shootout winner - Mason Raymond (TOR)
Goalies:
WG - James Reimer (47 saves on 50 shots: 7-4-1) LG - Craig Anderson (28 saves on 31 shots: 7-8-3)
Three Stars:
3. Phil Kessel (1 goal, 1 assist) - Toronto
2. Mika Zibanejad (2 assists) - Ottawa
1. James van Riemsdyk (1 goal, 2 assists) - Toronto

Florida Panthers 2, Detroit Red Wings 1 (from Detroit) - The Panthers improved to 9-16-5 on the season thanks to a 2-1 win over the Detroit Red Wings, dropping them to 15-9-7.
Goals:
DET - Danny Cleary (2) - from Justin Abdelkader and Cory Emmerton (4:06 1ST)
FLA - Jimmy Hayes (3) - from Shawn Matthias and Dylan Olsen (2:59 2ND)
FLA - Jonathan Huberdeau (7) - from Tom Gilbert and Shawn Matthias (2:39 3RD) *GWG*
Goalies:
WG - Tim Thomas (22 saves on 23 shots: 8-10-1) LG - Jonas Gustavsson (35 saves on 37 shots: 8-1-1)
Three Stars:
3. Jonathan Huberdeau (1 goal, including the GWG) - Florida
2. Jonas Gustavsson (35 saves on 37 shots) - Detroit
1. Shawn Matthias (2 assists) - Florida

Winnipeg Jets 2, Tampa Bay Lightning 1 (OT) - (from Tampa Bay) - The Jets improved to 14-13-4 on the season thanks to a 2-1 OT win over the Tampa Bay Lightning, dropping them to 17-10-2.
Goals:
WPG - Blake Wheeler (7) - from Jacob Trouba and Grant Clitsome (5:25 1ST)
TBL - Nate Thompson (2) - from Radko Gudas and Martin St. Louis (19:58 2ND)
WPG - Mark Scheifele (3) - from Blake Wheeler (1:04 OT) *GWG*
Goalies:
WG - Al Montoya (28 saves on 29 shots: 4-2-1) LG - Anders Lindback (34 saves on 36 shots: 2-5-1)
Three Stars:
3. Blake Wheeler (1 goal, 1 assist) - Winnipeg
2. Anders Lindback (34 saves on 36 shots) - Tampa Bay
1. Al Montoya (28 saves on 29 shots for the win) - Winnipeg

Washington Capitals 5, Nashville Predators 2 (from Washington) - The Capitals improved to 15-12-2 on the season thanks to a 5-2 win over the Nashville Predators, dropping them to 13-14-3.
Goals:
WSH - Troy Brouwer (6) - from Eric Fehr and Mikhail Grabovski (6:44 1ST)
WSH - Alexander Ovechkin PPG (22) - from Nicklas Backstrom (13:09 1ST)
WSH - Karl Alzner (1) - from Mike Green and Nicklas Backstrom (16:19 1ST) *GWG*
NSH - Roman Josi (1) - from Shea Weber (19:37 1ST)
WSH - Nate Schmidt (1) - from Martin Erat and Joel Ward (3:29 3RD)
NSH - Eric Nystrom (5) - from Viktor Stalberg and Roman Josi (3:52 3RD)
WSH - Eric Fehr (4) - from Mikhail Grabovski (14:50 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - Braden Holtby (34 saves on 36 shots: 13-9-1) LG - Marek Mazanec (28 saves on 33 shots: 5-7-1)
Three Stars:
3. Nicklas Backstrom (2 assists) - Washington
2. Eric Fehr (1 goal, 1 assist) - Washington
1. Mikhail Grabovski (2 assists) - Washington

New Jersey Devils 4, New York Rangers 3 (OT) - (from New York) - The Devils improved to 12-13-6 on the season thanks to a 4-3 OT win over the New York Rangers, dropping them to 15-14-1.
Goals:
NYR - Brad Richards (9) - from Mats Zuccarello and Justin Falk (3:32 1ST)
NYR - Mats Zuccarello (6) - from Ryan Callahan and Dan Girardi (0:57 2ND)
NJD - Cam Janssen (3) - from Tim Sestito and Martin Brodeur (6:02 2ND)
NJD - Travis Zajac (5) - from Jaromir Jagr and Dainius Zubrus (5:58 3RD)
NJD - Michael Ryder (8) - from Tim Sestito (15:56 3RD)
NYR - Chris Kreider PPG (7) - from Ryan Callahan and Ryan McDonagh (19:38 3RD)
NJD - Eric Gelinas PPG (3) - from Patrik Elias and Jaromir Jagr (1:15 3RD) *GWG*
Goalies:
WG - Martin Brodeur (21 saves on 24 shots: 8-7-2) LG - Henrik Lundqvist (20 saves on 24 shots: 9-11-1)
Three Stars:
3. Jaromir Jagr (2 assists) - New Jersey
2. Mats Zuccarello (1 goal, 1 assist) - New York
1. Eric Gelinas (1 goal, including the OT winner) - New Jersey

Anaheim Ducks 5, St. Louis Blues 2 (from St. Louis) - The Ducks improved to 20-7-5 on the season thanks to a 5-2 win over the St. Louis Blues, dropping them to 19-6-3.
Goals:
ANA - Andrew Cogliano (8) - from Daniel Winnik and Saku Koivu (1:10 1ST)
ANA - Corey Perry PPG (18) - from Ryan Getzlaf and Nick Bonino (5:36 1ST)
ANA - Ryan Getzlaf (16) - unassisted (7:29 1ST) *GWG*
ANA - Nick Bonino (8) - from Patrick Maroon and Tim Jackman (17:16 2ND)
STL - Jaden Schwartz (7) - from T.J. Oshie and Barret Jackman (1:18 3RD)
STL - Patrik Berglund (2) - from Maxim Lapierre and Kevin Shattenkirk (6:38 3RD)
ANA - Mark Fistric EN (1) - unassisted (18:12 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - Frederik Andersen (26 saves on 28 shots: 8-1-0) LG - Jaroslav Halak (5 saves on 8 shots: 15-5-2), Brian Elliot (13 saves on 14 shots in relief of Halak)
Three Stars:
3. Frederik Andersen (26 saves on 28 shots for the win) - Anaheim
2. Nick Bonino (1 goal, 1 assist) - Anaheim
1. Ryan Getzlaf (1 goal, 1 assist, GWG) - Anaheim

Calgary Flames 2, Edmonton Oilers 1 (OT) - (from Edmonton) - The Flames improved to 10-14-4 on the season thanks to a 2-1 OT win over the Edmonton Oilers, dropping them to 10-18-3
Goals:
CGY - Lee Stempniak (6) - from Matt Stajan (16:00 1ST)
EDM - Taylor Hall (11) - from David Perron and Ryan Nugent-Hopkins (19:49 3RD)
CGY - Jiri Hudler (8) - unassisted (3:14 OT) *GWG*
Goalies:
WG - Reto Berra (30 saves on 31 shots: 4-6-2) LG - Devan Dubnyk (25 saves on 27 shots: 8-12-2)
Three Stars:
3. Taylor Hall (1 goal) - Edmonton
2. Jiri Hudler (1 goal, including the OT winner) - Calgary
1. Reto Berra (30 saves on 31 shots for the win) - Calgary

Los Angeles Kings 3, New York Islanders 0 (from Los Angeles) - The Kings improved to 19-7-4 on the season thanks to 3-0 shutout of the New York Islanders, dropping them to 8-17-5,
Goals:
LAK - Anze Kopitar (8) - from Alec Martinez (12:08 2ND) *GWG*
LAK - Dustin Brown (6) - from Jarret Stoll and Justin Williams (10:37 3RD)
LAK - Tyler Toffoli EN (7) - from Mike Richards and Drew Doughty (18:56 3RD)
Goalies:
WG - Martin Jones (16 saves on 16 shots: 2-0-0) LG - Kevin Poulin (21 saves on 23 shots: 3-11-0)
Three Stars:
3. Dustin Brown (1 goal) - Los Angeles
2. Anze Kopitar (1 goal, including the GWG) - Los Angeles
1. Martin Jones (16 saves on 16 shots for the shutout) - Los Angeles

Three Stars of the Night:
3. James van Riemsdyk - JVR scored 1 goal and added 2 assists in the Leafs 4-3 shootout win (and he scored in the shootout as well)
2. Valeri Nichushkin - Nichushkin scored 1 goal and assisted on all 3 of Tyler Seguin's for his 1st career 4-point game.
1. Tyler Seguin - Seguin picked up his 2nd hat trick of the season (a natural hat trick), and added an assist for a 4-point performance.

Interesting Stats of the Night:
-Tyler Seguin scored a natural hat trick for the Stars, his 2nd hat trick of the season. Seguin and Valeri Nichushkin both had 4 points.
-The Benn/Seguin/Nichushkin line scored 3 goals in the same shift (1:02 of icetime).
-Ryan Getzlaf continued his NHL-leading point streak with 2 points tonight, he now has 10 goals and 10 assists in his last 13 games.
-Martin Brodeur picked up his 43rd career assist
-Ugly scene in Boston tonight, James Neal knees Brad Marchand in the head when hes on the ice. In the scrum after Shawn Thornton responds by throwing down Brooks Orpik and punching him in the face on the ground as he lay there defenseless. Orpik would be stretchered off the ice, Marchand would stay in the game. Here is the replay: http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nhl-puck-daddy/brooks-orpik-stretchered-off-ice-attack-bruins-thornton-012013169--nhl.html?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter
-Devils D Eric Gelinas scored his 1st career GWG, an OT winner in the Devils 4-3 win over the Rangers.
-The Islanders have lost 9 consecutive games, time to fire Jack Capuano? They have been outscored 36-14 in the 9 losses.
-The Sabres are 6-22-2 through their first 30 games, earning 14 points out of a possible 60.
-The Ducks became the 4th team to 20 wins this season, joining Chicago, Pittsburgh and Colorado.
-Martin Jones picked up his 1st career shutout in only his 2nd career start for the Kings.

Current Winning/Losing Streaks (3 or more games):
Montreal Canadiens (5-game winning streak)
Vancouver Canucks (3-game winning streak)
Carolina Hurricanes (3-game winning streak)
Los Angeles Kings (3-game winning streak)

New York Islanders (9-game losing streak)
Chicago Blackhawks (3-game losing streak)
Nashville Predators (3-game losing streak)

Forman Faceoff Highlight of the Night:
-Ryan Getzlaf gets it tonight with a great individual effort for the goal: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eYBfOft0ndM
Honourable Mentions:
-Tyler Seguin Natural Hat Trick: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KjxgCE2aZtk
-Zemgus Girgenons goal: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hSr4EYFkuM4

What's up next (December 8th) - There are 5 NHL games on tap for Sunday:
1. San Jose Sharks vs. Minnesota Wild @6PM ET (In Minnesota)
2. Boston Bruins vs. Toronto Maple Leafs @7PM ET (In Toronto) {*Rivalry Game*}
3. Washington Capitals vs. New York Rangers @7PM ET (In New York) {***Forman's Game of the Night***}
4. Florida Panthers vs. Chicago Blackhawks @7PM ET (In Chicago)
5. Colorado Avalanche vs. Vancouver Canucks @8PM ET (In Vancouver)