Game Reviews
Ottawa 4 Tampa Bay 0 Final
The Sens play a great game as after they opened the scoring Brady Tkachuk got his first NHL hat trick (a natural hat track) as the Sens steamroll the Bolts. Brady Tkachuk had a hat trick (9, 10 and 11), Drake Batherson had 3 assists, Thomas Chabot had 2 assists, while Josh Norris (12) also scored for the Senators. Anton Forsberg stoped all 25 shots in the win and the shutout which wasn’t only his first shutout of the season, but also his first NHL shutout. Drake Batherson (1G-7A-8P) extends his point streak to seven games, while Thomas Chabot (0G-6A-6P) now has a four game point streak. Ottawa was 2/4 on the power play, and also had 15 hits and 23 shots and have won four of their last five games. Both teams had lineup changes for Ottawa Victor Mete replaced Lassi Thomson and for Tampa Bay Fredrik Claesson replaced injured Zach Bogosian. Tampa Bay was shutout for the first time this season. Brian Elliott made 19 saves on 22 shots in the loss and Ottawa added a EN goal. Steven Stamkos had his nine game point streak end. Tampa Bay was 0/5 on the power play, and also had 25 hits and 25 shots and had their five game winning streak and six game point streak both end.
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OTT: at FLO DEC 14th 4:00
TB: vs LA DEC 14th 4:00
Pittsburgh 1 Anaheim 0 Final
In a battle of the Birds the Penguins would get a huge first period goal and play stout defence the rest of the game as they narrowly slip past the Ducks. Brock McGinn (7) was the lone goal scorer for the Penguins. Casey DeSmith stoped all 33 shots he faced in the win and the shutout which was his first shutout of the season. Sidney Crosby had his seven game point streak ended. Pittsburgh was 0/1 on the power play,and also had 27 hits and 29 shots and are now on a four game winning streak. Anaheim had the only lineup change as a now healthy Ryan Getzlaf replaced Vinni Letteri. Anaheim was shutout for the first time this season. John Gibson made 15 saves on 16 shots before being injured and was replaced by Anthony Stolarz who stoped all 13 shots he faced in the loss and in relief. Anaheim was 0/2 on the power play, and also had 21 hits and 33 shots and had their six game point streak come to an end.
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ANA: at ST.L DEC 12th 4:00
PIT: vs MON DEC 14th 4:00
St.Louis 4 Montreal 1 Final
In a battle of two very depleted squads due to injuries the blues start fast and come hard as the Blues destroy the lowly Canadiens.
Pavel Buchnevich had a goal (11) and a assist, Vladimir Tarasenko, Ryan O’Reilly and Logan Brown all had 2 assists, while Dakota Joshua (1), Torey Krug (4) and Ivan Barbashev (10) all also scored for the Blues. Charlie Lindgren has made 22 saves on 23 shots in the win and has won all three games he’s played in this season. Ivan Barbashev (2G-3A-5P) now has a four game point streak. St.Louis was 2/3 on the power play, and also had 16 hits and 37 shots and are on a three game winning streak and four game point streak. Both teams had lineup changes for St.Louis Matthew Peca who made his season debut brought St.Louis back to 18 skaters, while for Montreal a now healthy Joel Armia replaced injured Jake Evans. Alexander Romanov (2) was the lone goal scorer for the Canadiens. Jake Allen made 33 saves on 37 shots in the loss and had lost six consecutive games as starter. Montreal was 0/1 on the power play, and also had 35 hits and 23 shots and are on a six game losing streak and have lost twelve of their last fourteen games.
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MON: at PIT DEC 14th 4:00
ST.L: vs ANA DEC 12th 4:00
Washington 3 Buffalo 2 Final/SO
Buffalo can’t catch a break as they go into the third with a one goal lead and give up the tying goal and the shootout winner as their losing streak extends. Lars Eller (4) and Martin Fehervary (3) both scored in regulation while Daniel Sprong and T.J Oshie both scored in the shootout for the Capitals. Vitek Vanecek made 29 saves on 31 shots in the win and won for the first time in four starts. Alex Ovechkin (1G-6A-7P) extends his point streak to five games. Washington was 0/3 on the power play, and also had 20 hits and 42 shots and have won three of their last four games. Both teams had lineup changes for Washington Michael Sgarbossa replaced injured Tom Wilson, while for Buffalo Anders Bjork and a now healthy Robert Hagg replaced Mark Jankowski and Colin Miller. Vinne Hinostroza (5) and Will Butcher (1) were the two goal scorers in regulation while Victor Olofsson was the lone goal scorer in the shootout for the Sabres. Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen made 40 saves on 42 shots in the SO loss and has lost all three games he’s started this season. Buffalo was 0/1 on the power play, and also had 10 hits and 31 shots and are on a seven game losing streak and have lost eleven of their last twelve games.
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BUF: at WIN DEC 14th 5:00
WAS: at CHI DEC 15th 5:00
Toronto 5 Chicago 4 Final
A rare thing happened for the Maple Leafs as in Mrazek’s return the Maple Leafs blew a 4-1 lead before recovering in the final minutes to narrowly get past Chicago. William Nylander had a goal (13) and 2 assists, John Tavares (13) and Auston Matthews (18) both had a goal and a assist, while Pierre Engvall (4) and David Kampf (4) both also scored for the Maple Leafs. Petr Mrazek made 31 saves on 35 shots in the win and played for the first time since being injured on OCT 30th. Auston Matthews (11G-5A-16P) extends his point streak to nine games, while Ondrej Kase (3G-2A-5P), John Tavares (2G-4A-6P) and William Nylander (3G-4A-7P) all now have four game point streaks. Toronto was 2/3 on the power play, and also had 18 hits and 26 shots and have won twelve of their last sixteen games. Both teams had lineup changes for Toronto a now healthy Petr Mrazek who started replaced Joseph Woll, while for Chicago Dylan Strome replaced injured Henrik Borgstrom. Connor Murphy (2) and Jake McCabe (2) both had a goal and a assist, while Jonathan Toews (2) and Dominik Kubalik (5) both also scored for the Blackhawks. Kevin Lankinen made 21 saves on 26 shots in the loss and has lost three of his last four starts. Chicago was 0/3 on the power play, and also had 24 hits and 35 shots have alternated wins and losses over the last eleven games.
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CHI: vs CAL DEC 13th 4:30
TOR: at EDM DEC 14th 6:00
New York I 4 New Jersey 2 Final
New York I is finally getting healthy and they are playing at least a little better as they defeated the Devils and won their first game at their new stadium. Jean Gabriel Pageau had a goal (4) and a assist, Matthew Barzal and Oliver Wahlstrom both had 2 assists, while Noah Dobson (3), Andy Greene (1) and Zach Parise (1) were also goal scorers for the Islanders. Ilya Sorokin made 30 saves on 32 shots in the win and has not had a regulation loss as starter in his last four starts. Matthew Barzal (1G-8A-9P) extends his point streak to seven games. New York I was 1/2 on the power play, and also had 21 hits and 29 shots and have a point in five of their last six games. Both teams had lineup changes for New York I now healthy forwards Brock Nelson and Casey Cizikas as well as Robin Salo replaced Anthony Beauvillier, Austin Czarnik and Sebastian Aho while for New Jersey Nathan Bastian, as well as Ryan Graves and Nico Hischier who were both placed in the COVID protocol were replaced by Jesper Boqvist, Mason Geertsen and Christian Jaros. Jesper Bratt (8) and Jack Hughes (4) were the two goal scorers for the Devils. Akira Schmid made 25 saves on 29 shots in the loss and made his NHL debut in today’s game. Jesper Bratt (2G-4A-6P) extends his point streak to five games. New Jersey was 0/3 on the power play, and also had 15 hits and 32 shots and have lost eight of their last ten games.
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NJ: at PHI DEC 14th 4:00
NYI: at DET DEC 14th 4:30
Philadelphia 5 Arizona 3 Final
Once again for the second straight night it was a very thought game until they got three unanswered goals as Philly wins again and sends Arizona to yet another loss. James Van Reimsdyk scores twice (4 and 5), Travis Konecny had 2 assists, while Scott Laughton (6), Patrick Brown (1) and Claude Giroux (10) all also scored for the Flyers. Martin Jones made 29 saves on 32 shots in the win and has won as starter for the first time in the last six games. Philadelphia was 1/3 on the power play, and also had 19 hits and 34 shots. Arizona had the only lineup changes as Alex Galchenyuk and Cam Dineen replaces injured players Ryan Dzingel and Jacob Chychrun. Nick Schmaltz had a goal (1) and a assist, Cam Dineen had 2 assists, while Jay Beagle (1) and Lawson Crouse (6) both also scored for the Coyotes. Karel Vejmelka made 29 saves on 34 shots in the win and has lost twelve of his fourteen starts this season. Arizona was 0/2 on the power play, and also had 14 hits and 32 shots and are on a five game losing streak.
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ARI: vs NYR DEC 15th 6:00
PHI: vs NJ DEC 14th 4:00
Carolina 3 Edmonton 1 Final
The Oilers continue to fall as they continue their season losing streak after getting beat up badly tonight by the Canes. Sebastian Aho scored twice (14 and 15) and added a assist, Teuvo Teravainen had two assists, while Nino Niederriter (6) also scored for the Hurricanes. Frederik Andersen made 22 saves on 23 shots in the win and has won three consecutive games as starter. Sebastian Aho (5G-7A-12P) extends his point streak to five games, while Nino Niederriter (2G-4A-6P) now has a four game point streak. Carolina was 1/2 on the power play, and also had 22 hits and 31 shots and are now on a four game winning streak. Both teams had lineup changes for Carolina Ethan Bear who is now healthy replaced Maxime Lajoie and for Edmonton William Lagesson replaced injured Kris Russel. Ryan Nugent-Hopkins (3) was the lone goal scorer for the Oilers. Mikko Koskinen made 28 saves on 31 shots in the loss and has lost three consecutive games as starter. Edmonton was 0/2 on the power play, and also had 34 hits and 23 shots and are now on a five game losing streak.
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CAR: at VAN DEC 12th 7:00
EDM: vs TOR DEC 14th 6:00
Columbus 5 Seattle 4 Final /OT
Seattle who has been playing better as of late showed it tonight, as they came back from a 4-1 deficit with three goals in the third to get a point but they do end up losing in OT to Columbus. Max Domi scored twice (5 and 6) and added a assist, Oliver Bjorkstrand (9), Jack Roslovic (5) and Jake Bean (4) all had a goal and a assist, while Jakub Voracek and Boone Jenner both added 2 assists for the Blue Jackets. Elvis Merzlikins made 28 saves on 32 shots in the win and has started in four consecutive games. Sean Kuraly (2G-2A-4P) now has a four game point streak. Columbus was 0/2 on the power play, and also had 16 hits and 29 shots and have a point in three of their last four games. Both teams had lineup changes for Columbus Gavin Bayreuther replaced injured Adam Boqvist and for Seattle Alex True who made his NHL debut, Jeremy Lauzon and Haydn Fleury replaced Yanni Gourde who is in COVID protocol as well as Carson Soucy and Will Borgen. Jared McCann (11), Jaden Schwartz (6), Morgan Geekie (3) and Vince Dunn (3) were the four goal scorers for the Kraken. Philipp Grubauer made 24 saves on 29 shots in the OT loss and has lost three consecutive games as starter. Seattle was 1/1 on the power play, and also had 19 hits and 32 shots and are on a three game losing streak.
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COLU: at VAN DEC 14th 7:00
SEA: at SJ DEC 14th 7:30
Boston 4 Calgary 2 Final
Boston was able to get a three goal lead in the first half of the game and held on to win and win consecutive games in Alberta. Brad Marchand had a goal (11) and a assist, Patrice Bergeron and Trent Frederic both had 2 assists, while Connor Clifton (1), Charlie McAvoy (4) and Curtis Lazar (2) all also scored for the Bruins. Linus Ullmark made 40 saves on 42 shots in the win and has won four of his last five starts. Boston was 0/2 on the power play, and also had 26 hits and 27 shots and have a five game point streak. Boston had the only lineup change as Curtis Lazar replaced Karson Kuhlman. Rasmus Andersson had 2 assists, while Matthew Tkachuk (12) and Sean Monahan (4) were the two goal scorers for the Flames. Jacob Markstrom made 23 saves on 27 shots and he has lost three consecutive games as starter. Calgary was 1/5 on the power play, and also had 22 hits and 42 shots and are on a four game losing streak.
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BOS: vs VGK DEC 14th 4:00
CAL: at CHI DEC 13th 4:30
San Jose 2 Dallas 1 Final
The Sharks were able to score the first two goals of the game with help from Meier and Barabanov and shut down the Dallas offense for a huge victory. Timo Meier and Alex Barabanov both had 2 assists, while Tomas Hertl (14) and Erik Karlsson (8) were the two goal scorers for the Sharks. James Reimer made 34 saves on 35 shots in the win and has won three consecutive games as starter. Tomas Hertl (6G-1A-7P) and Erik Karlsson (3G-2A-5P) both now have a four game point streak. San Jose was 0/2 on the power play, and also had 21 hits and 25 shots and have won five of their last eight games. Both teams had lineup changes for San Jose Radim Simek replaced Nicolas Meloche and for Dallas Joel Kiviranta and Andrej Sekera replaced injured Roope Hintz and Joel Hanley. Michael Raffl (3) was the lone goal scorer for the Stars. Braden Holtby made 23 saves on 25 shots in the loss and Dallas added a EN goal. Dallas was 0/3 on the power play, and also had 16 hits and 35 shots and are now on a three game losing streak.
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DAL: vs ST.L DEC 14th 5:30
SJ: vs SEA DEC 14th 7:30
Los Angeles 2 Minnesota 1 Final
After giving up the opening goal LA answered then two minutes later and would get a game winner in the third to defeat the Wild. Phillip Danault (4) and Brendan Lemieux (5) were the two goal scorers for the Kings. Jonathan Quick made 30 saves on 31 shots in the win and has won three consecutive games as starter. Los Angeles was 0/5 on the power play, and also had 20 hits and 37 shots and have won three of their last four games. Both teams had lineup changes for Los Angeles Brendan Lemieux who is finished his suspension replaced Jaret Anderson Dolan and for Minnesota a now healthy Matt Dumba replaced injured Jonas Brodin. Marcus Foligno (12) was the lone goal scorer for the Wild. Kaapo Kahkonen made 35 saves on 37 shots in the loss. Kirill Kaprizov has his seven game point streak end, and Mats Zuccarello had his six game point streak ended. Minnesota was 1/2 on the power play, and also had 30 hits and 31 shots and had their eight game winning streak and nine game point streak come to an end.
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LA: at TB DEC 14th 4:00
MIN: at VGK DEC 12th 6:00
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