Game Reviews
Florida 7 Buffalo 4 Final
Florida came alive in the second half of the second period, as after being down 4-1 scored six unanswered to level Buffalo 7-4. Jonathan Huberdeau (8) and Sam Reinhart (6) both had a goal and three assists as they both have four point nights, Aaron Ekblad scored twice (7 and 8) and added a assist, Anton Lundell scored twice (4 and 5), Lucas Carlsson had his first NHL goal (1) and added a assist, Mackenzie Weegar and Carter Verhaeghe both added 2 assists apiece for the Panthers. Sergei Bobrovsky let in 4 goals on 12 shots before being replaced by Spencer Knight who stoped all 19 shots he faced in the win and in relief. Mackenzie Weegar (0G-5A-5P) now has a four game point streak. Florida was 1/3 on the power play, and also had 16 hits and 45 shots and have won six of their last eight games. Buffalo had the only lineup changes as Mark Jankowski who made his buffalo debut, Casey Mittlestadt and Jacob Bryson who are both now healthy, and Ukko Pekka Luukkonen who was backup replaced Anders Bjork, John Hayden, Will Butcher, and Dustin Tokarski who was placed on the COVID list. Vinne Hinostroza scored twice (3 and 4), Dylan Cozens had a goal (7) and a assist, while Casey Mittlestadt (1) also scored for the Sabres. Aaron Dell made 38 saves on 43 shots in the loss and Florida added two EN goals and has lost all four starts he’s had this year. Kyle Okposo (2G-4A-6P) extends his point streak to five games. Buffalo was 0/3 on the power play, and also had 15 hits and 31 shots and are on a three game losing streak and have lost seven of their last eight games.
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BUF: at CAR DEC 4th 4:30
FLO: vs ST.L DEC 4th 10:00
Colorado 4 Montreal 1 Final
Jonas Johansson had a bounce back game as one day following giving up 8 goals he only gives up 1 as the Avalanche slip past the Canadiens. Valeri Nichushkin had a goal (6) and a assist, while Cale Makar (10), Andre Burakovsky (7) and Gabriel Landeskog (7) all also scored for the Avalanche. Jonas Johansson made 19 saves on 20 shots in the win and also has won two of his last three starts. Gabriel Landeskog (1G-7A-8P) has a six game point streak. Colorado was 0/3 on the power play, and also had 15 hits and 34 shots and have won eight of their last ten games. Both teams had lineup changes for Colorado Kurtis MacDermid replaced Bowen Byram and for Montreal Mathieu Perreault, Chris Wideman and Brett Kulak who are all now healthy replaced Brendan Gallagher and Sami Niku who were placed on the COVID list as well as Matias Norlinder. Ben Chiarot (5) was the lone goal scorer for the Canadiens. Jake Allen made 30 saves on 33 shots in the loss and Colorado added a EN goal while Allen has lost three of his last four games. Montreal was 1/5 on the power play, and also had 19 hits and 20 shots and have lost eight of their last ten games.
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COL: at OTT DEC 4th 4:00
MON: at NAS DEC 4th 4:00
Tampa Bay 4 St.Louis 2 Final
In what was the second of a home and home set the Bolts got a big boost from Hedman who had the winning goal and insurance marker to give Tampa the home and home spilt. Victor Hedman scored twice (4 and 5) and added a assist, while Ondrej Palat (5) and Anthony Cirelli (8) both also scored for the Lightning. Andrei Vasilevskiy made 26 saves on 28 shots in the win and has won three of his last four starts. Corey Perry has his five game point streak end, but Steven Stamkos (2G-5A-7P) now has a five game point streak. Tampa Bay was 1/3 on the power play, and also had 23 hits and 35 shots and have won four of their last six games. Both teams had lineup changes for Tampa Bay Steven Stamkos who was back after missing last game due to personal reasons replaced Cal Foote and for St.Louis Jake Walman and Kyle Konin who is a 23 year old Emergencey backup goalie or EBUG who was backup replaced Justin Faulk and Jordan Binnington who were both placed in the COVID protocol. Scott Perunovich and Robert Thomas both had 2 assists, while Pavel Buchnevich (9) and Brandon Saad (9) were the two goal scorers for the Blues. Ville Husso made 31 saves on 35 shots in the loss and has lost two of his last three starts. Pavel Buchnevich (5G-3A-8P) extends his point streak to five games. St.Louis was 2/4 on the power play, and also had 25 hits and 28 shots and have lost eight of their last twelve games.
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ST.L: at FLO DEC 4th 10:00
TB: at BOS DEC 4th 4:00
Ottawa 3 Carolina 2 Final
Ottawa was able to recover after they blew a two goal lead but were able to get the game winning goal 19 seconds after the Canes tied the game. Alex Formenton scored twice (3 and 4), Tyler Ennis had 2 assists, while Josh Norris (9) also scored for the Senators. Anton Forsberg made 47 saves on 49 shots in the win and won his first game in the last five starts. Ottawa was 0/3 on the power play, and also had 27 hits and 20 shots and ended their six game losing streak. Ottawa was the only team to have lineup changes as Tyler Ennis replaced Adam Gaudette. Sebastian Aho had 2 assists, while Andrei Svechnikov (9) and Tevuo Teravainen (4) were the two goal scorers in this game for the Hurricanes. Antti Raanta made 17 saves on 20 shots in the loss and had his first regulation loss as a starter with the Hurricanes. Carolina was 1/4 on the power play, and also had 32 hits and 49 shots and have lost three consecutive games and five of their last six games.
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CAR: vs BUF DEC 4th 4:30
OTT: vs COL DEC 4th 4:00
Chicago 4 Washington 3 Final/SO
On a back and forth game which saw no team have more than a one goal lead led to a massive shootout win for Chicago over Washington. Seth Jones (3) and Alex DeBrincat (13) both had a goal and assist, Dominik Kubalik (4) also scored in regulation while Patrick Kane was the lone goal scorer in the shootout for the Blackhawks. Marc Andre Fleury made 25 saves on 28 shots in the win and also has won five of his last seven starts. Chicago was 1/2 on the power play, and also had 22 hits and 28 shots and have won seven of their last ten games. Both teams had lineup changes for Chicago Dylan Strome, Josiah Slavin who made his NHL debut, and Wyatt Kalynuk replaced Philip Kurashev, Resse Johnson, and injured Calvin De Haan. Nic Dowd (3) and Garnet Hathaway (6) both had a goal and assist, while Evgeny Kuznetsov also scored in regulation for the Capitals. Vitek Vanecek made 25 saves on 28 shots in the SO loss and has lost three consecutive starts for Washington. Tom Wilson had his five game point streak ended. Washington was 0/1 on the power play, and also had 32 hits and 28 shots and have a point in eleven of their last thirteen games.
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CHI: at NYR DEC 4th 5:00
WAS: vs COLU DEC 4th 4:00
San Jose 2 New York I 1 Final/OT
The Islanders play a lot veered today their first game back since the COVID postponing but lose again as Karlsson give San Jose the OT winner. Timo Meier had 2 assists, while Nick Bonino (3) and Erik Karlsson (5) were the two goal scorers for the Sharks. Adin Hill made 24 saves on 25 shots in the win. San Jose was 0/3 on the power play, and also had 20 hits and 35 shots and have a three game winning streak and have won five of their last six games. Both teams had lineup changes for San Jose Jasper Weatherby replaced Lane Pederson and for New York I Josh Bailey, Anders Lee, Adam Pelech and Andy Greene who were all activated off of the COVID list replaced Richard Panik, Casey Cizikas who was placed in COVID protocol, Robin Salo and Thomas Hickey. Matthew Barzal (5) was the lone goal scorer for the Islanders. Ilya Sorokin made 33 saves on 35 shots in the OT loss and has lost five consecutive starts. New York I didn’t have a power play in today’s game, and also had 30 hits and 25 shots and have lost nine consecutive games.
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NYI: at DET DEC 4th 4:00
SJ: at NYR DEC 3rd 4:00
Boston 2 Nashville 0 Final
2 goals in the first two periods helped the depleted Bruins overcome obstacles to draft the Predators. Jake DeBrusk (4) and Brandon Carlo (2) both scored for the Bruins. Jeremy Swayman stoped all 42 shots he faced in the win and shutout and got his first shutout of the season. Boston was 1/4 on the power play, and also had 13 hits and 33 shots and have won six of their last nine games. Neither team had any lineup changes in today’s game. Nashville was shutout for the second time this season. Jusse Saros made 31 saves on 33 shots in the win. Ryan Johansen’s six game point streak and Filip Forsberg’s five game point streak both ended. Nashville was 0/1 on the power play, and also had 24 hits and 42 shots and have lost five of their last eight games.
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BOS: vs TB DEC 4th 4:00
NAS: vs MON DEC 4th 4:00
Minnesota 5 New Jersey 2 Final
Minnesota gets some much needed help from Kaprizov and Hartman who both get three points lead the hot Wild past the Devils. Kirill Kaprizov scored twice (8 and 9) and added a assist, Ryan Hartman had a goal (13) and 2 assists, Alex Goligoski had 2 assists, while Rem Pitlick (5) and Dmitry Kulikov (2) both also scored for the Wild. Kaapo Kahkonen made 29 saves on 31 shots in the win and has won four of his last five starts. Ryan Hartman (4G-4A-8P) extends his point streak to five games, while Kirill Kaprizov (4G-6A-10P) now has a four game point streak. Minnesota was 0/4 on the power play, and also had 14 hits and 38 shots and are on a five game winning streak and six game point streak. Both teams had lineup changes for Minnesota Mats Zuccarello who is now healthy replaced Calen Addison, while for New Jersey Mason Geertsen replaced Janne Kuokkanen. Dougie Hamilton had 2 assists, while Tomas Tatar (5) and Ryan Graves (2) were the two goal scorers for the Devils. Mackenzie Blackwood made 33 saves on 38 shots in the loss and has lost three of his last four starts. Jesper Bratt had his five game point streak ended. New Jersey was 0/3 on the power play, and also had 10 hits and 31 shots and have lost four of their last five games.
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MIN: vs TOR DEC 4th 4:00
NJ: at WIN DEC 3rd 5:00
Dallas 3 Columbus 2 Final
It’s happy days again in Dallas after another win this time a close game but Jason Robertson scores twice to launch Dallas past Columbus. Jason Robertson scores twice (6 and 7), Jani Hakanpaa and Joe Pavelski both had 2 assists, while Tyler Seguin (6) also scored for the Stars. Jake Oettinger made 20 saves on 22 shots in the win and has won all five starts he’s had this season. Roope Hintz five game point streak has ended, but Jason Robertson (4G-4A-8P) now has a five game point streak, and Joe Pavelski (3G-6A-9P) now has a four game point streak. Dallas was 0/1 on the power play, and also had 19 hits and 37 shots and are on a six game winning streak. Both teams had lineup changes for Dallas Joel Hanley replaced injured John Klingberg and for Columbus Daniil Tarasov who made his NHL debut and started replaced injured Joonas Korpisalo. Boone Jenner (11) and Alex Texier (7) were the two goal scorers for the Blue Jackets. Daniil Tarasov made 34 saves on 37 shots in the loss and had played his first NHL game. Columbus was 0/2 on the power play, and also had 24 hits and 22 shots and are on a three game losing streak.
Next Game
COLU: at WAS DEC 4th 4:00
DAL: vs ARI DEC 6th 5:30
Calgary 3 Los Angeles 2 Final
Markstrom and Mangiapane lead the Flames to another win as the forward has two points and the goalie makes 40 saves that lifts them past LA. Andrew Mangiapane has a goal (16) and a assist, while Milan Lucic (7) and Matthew Tkachuk (11) also scored for the Flames. Jacob Markstrom made 40 saves on 42 shots in the win and has also won five of his last six starts. Calgary was 2/4 on the power play, and also had 22 hits and 32 shots and have won six of their last seven games. Neither team had any lineup changes in today’s game. Alex Edler had a goal (1) and a assist, Viktor Arvidsson had 2 assists while Alex Iafallo (9) also scored for the Kings. Cal Peterson made 29 saves on 32 shots in the loss and has also lost three of his last four starts. Viktor Arvidsson (2G-4A-6P) now has a four game point streak. Los Angeles was 0/2 on the power play, and also had 26 hits and 42 shots and have lost seven of their last eight games.
Next Game
CAL: at ANA DEC 3rd 7:00
LA: at EDM DEC 5th 5:00
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