Game Reviews
Carolina Starting lineup
N.Niederriter-S.Aho-T.Teravainen
A.Svechnikov-V.Trocheck-M.Necas
J.Kotkaniemi-J.Staal-S.Jarvis
S.Lorentz-D.Stepan-J.Fast
J.Slavin-T.DeAngelo
B.Skjei-B.Pesce
I.Cole-E.Bear
F.Andersen
A.Raanta
Carolina 4 Montreal 0 Final
In Carolina’s first game back since the holiday break they get help from Teravainen and Slavin to shutout the Canadiens in the win. Jacob Slavin had 3 assists, Teuvo Teravainen scored twice (8 and 9), Sebastian Aho had 2 assists, while Nino Niederriter (9) and Seth Jarvis (5) both also scored for the Hurricanes. Antti Raanta stoped all 26 shots he faced in the win and the shutout which was his first shutout of the season. Sebastian Aho (5G-9A-14P) extends his point streak to six games, while Jesperi Kotkaniemi (1G-5A-6P) now has a four game point streak. Carolina was 3/5 on the power play, and also had 25 hits and 38 shots and are on a three game winning streak and have won seven of their last eight games. Montreal had lineup changes as Brandon Baddock who made his NHL debut and Michael McNiven who was the backup replaced Jonathan Drouin who has a undisclosed injury and Cayden Primeau who is out due to COVID. Montreal was shutout for the fourth time this season. Sam Montembeault made 34 saves on 38 shots in the loss and has lost three consecutive games as starter. Montreal was 0/5 on the power play, and also had 42 hits and 26 shots and have lost nine of their last ten games.
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CAR: at COLU JAN 1st 10:00
MON: at FLO JAN 1st 10:00
Florida 9 Tampa Bay 3 Final
On the second half of a back to back and facing a COVID riddled Lightning team the Panthers absolutely deck them putting up a astonishing nine goals on the Lightning in the win. Jonathan Huberdeau had a goal (11) and added 4 assists for a five point night, Anthony Duclair scored twice (11 and 12) and added a assist, Frank Vatrano (7), Eetu Luostarinen (8), Anton Lundell (7) and Alex Barkov (11) all had a goal and a assist, Mackenzie Weegar had 2 assists, while Maxim Mamin (4) and Aaron Ekblad (9) both also scored for the Panthers. Spence Knight made 39 saves on 42 shots in the win and won for the first time in his last four starts. Florida was 1/3 on the power play, and also had 40 hits and 37 shots. Both teams had lineup changes for Florida Frank Vatrano replaced Sam Bennett who had a undisclosed injury, and For Tampa Bay Pierre Edouard Bellemare who is out of COVID protocol, Remi Elie who made his season debut and Darren Raddysh who made his NHL debut replaced Taylor Raddysh and Cal Foote who are both in COVID protocol as well as Gabriel Fortier. Ondrej Palat had 2 assists, while Brayden Point (10), Steven Stamkos (15) and Zach Bogosian (2) were the three goal scorers for the Lightning. Maxime Lagace let in 6 goals on 27 shots before being replaced by Hugo Alnefelt who made 7 saves on 10 shots in the loss and in relief and played in his first NHL game. Steven Stamkos (2G-3A-5P) extends his point streak to five games, while Alex Killorn (1G-4A-5P) now has a four game point streak. Tampa Bay was 1/4 on the power play, and also had 29 hits and 42 shots and had their four game winning streak ended.
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FLO: vs MON JAN 1st 10:00
TB: vs NYR DEC 31st 4:00
Columbus Starting lineup
P.Laine-B.Jenner-J.Voracek
M.Domi-J.Roslovic-E.Bemstrom
G.Nyquist-S.Kuraly-A.Texier
J.Danforth-C.Sillinger-Y.Chinakov
Z.Wereinski-J.Bean
V.Gavrikov-A.Boqvist
G.Carlsson-A.Peeke
E.Merzlikins
D.Tarasov
Columbus 4 Nashville 3 Final/SO
After Nashville took a 3-2 lead in the second, Columbus got a late game tying goal and was able to get the shootout winner and win in their first game back from the break. Boone Jenner had a goal (12) and a assist, Patrick Laine (4) and Alex Texier (10) both also scored in regulation, while Alex Texier and Gustav Nyquist scores in the shootout for the Blue Jackets. Elvis Merzlikins made 31 saves on 34 shots in the win and has started seven consecutive games. Columbus was 0/3 on the power play, and also had 26 hits and 29 shots. Nashville had one lineup changes as Matt Luff replaces Mathieu Olivier. Matt Duchene had 2 assists, Michael McCarron (1), Nick Cousins (4) and Ryan Johansen (9) were the three goal scorers in regulation, while Mikael Granlund was the lone goal scorer in the shootout for the Predators. David Rittich made 26 saves on 29 shots in the SO loss. Filip Fors had his seven game point streak ended. Nashville was 1/3 on the power play, and also had 27 hits and 34 shots.
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COLU: vs CAR JAN 1st 10:00
NAS: vs CHI JAN 1st 11:00
New York I Starting lineup
A.Lee-M.Barzal-J.Bailey
K.Bellows-J.G Pageau-M.D Colle
Z.Parise-A.Czarnik-R.Johnston
M.Martin-C.Cizikas-C.Clutterbuck
A.Pelech-S.Mayfield
Z.Chara-N.Dobson
R.Salo-A.Greene
I.Sorokin
S.Varlamov
New York I 4 Buffalo 1 Final
The Islanders have been been playing a lot better over their last ten games and is showed it tonight with a impressive win be the Sabres. Matthew Barzal had a goal (6) and 2 assists, Kieffer Bellows (3) and Noah Dobson (4) both had a goal and a assist, Josh Bailey had 2 assists, while Anders Lee (9) also scored for the Islanders. Semyon Varlamov made 36 saves on 37 shots in the win and has won only two of his eight starts this season. Matthew Barzal (2G-10A-12P) extended his point streak to seven games, while Anders Lee (2G-2A-4P) now has a four game point streak. New York I was 1/2 on the power play, and also had 24 hits and 32 shots and are on a three game point streak and have a point in eight of their last ten games. Buffalo didn’t have any lineup changes. Kyle Okposo (7) was the lone goal scorer for the Sabres. Malcom Subban made 28 saves on 32 shots in the loss and has lost all three games he’s started this season. Buffalo was 1/2 on the power play, and also had 12 hits and 37 shots and are on a three game losing streak and have lost fourteen of their last seventeen games.
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BUF: at BOS JAN 1st 10:00
NYI: vs EDM JAN 1st 11:00
Calgary Starting lineup
J.Gaudreau-E.Lindholm-M.Tkachuk
M.Lucic-M.Backlund-B.Coleman
A.Mangiapane-D.Dube-T.Pitlick
B.Richardson-S.Monahan-T.Lewis
N.Hanafin-R.Andersson
O.Kylington-C.Tanev
N.Zadorov-E.Gudbranson
J.Markstrom
D.Wolf
Calgary 6 Seattle 4 Final
In what was a back and forth game for much of it that saw multiple lead changes and a very late goal from Matthew Tkachuk gave the Flames a nail bitter win over Seattle. Johnny Gaudreau scored twice (11 and 12) and added a assist, Matthew Tkachuk had a goal (13) and 2 assists, Noah Hanafin had a goal (3) and a assist, while Milan Lucic (8) and Andrew Mangiapane (18) both also scored for the Flames. Jacob Markstrom made 18 saves on 22 shots in the win and won for the first time in his last four games as starter. Calgary was 2/5 on the power play, and also had 30 hits and 40 shots and ended their four game losing streak. Seattle had one lineup change as Kole Lind replaces Jaden Schwartz who has a UBI. Mark Giordano (4) and Calle Jarnkrok (3) both had a goal and 2 assists, Jared McCann had a goal (13) and a assist, Colin Blackwell had 2 assists, while Yanni Gourde (8) also scored for the Kraken. Chris Dreidger made 34 saves on 39 shots in the loss and Calgary added a EN goal. Seattle was 1/2 on the power play, and also had 34 hits and 22 shots and are now on a four game losing streak.
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CAL: at CHI JAN 2nd 4:00
SEA: vs VAN JAN 1st 7:00
San Jose 3 Philadelphia 2 Final/OT
San Jose took a 2-1 lead into the third but let in the tying goal that forced overtime, but San Jose secured the win thanks to the OT winner from Hertl. Tomas Hertl has a goal (16) and a assist, Jacob Middleton had 2 assists, while Brent Burns (3) and Logan Couture (11) both also scored for the Sharks. James Reimer made 23 saves on 25 shots in the win and has won five of his last six starts. Tomas Hertl (8G-4A-12P) extended his point streak to eight games. San Jose was 0/4 on the power play, and also had 25 hits and 46 shots. Both teams had lineup changes for San Jose Jonathan Dahlen who was off of the COVID list and Nicolas Meloche replaced Jayden Halbgewachs and Mario Ferraro who was placed on the COVID list, and for Philadelphia Jackson Cates and Nick Seeler replaced Gerald Mayhew and Kevin Connauton. Oskar Lindblom had 2 assists, while Morgan Frost (2) and Joel Farabee (9) were the two goal scorers for the Flyers. Felix Sandstrom made 43 saves on 46 shots in the OT loss and played in his first NHL game. Philadelphia was 0/3 on the power play, and also had 19 hits and 25 shots and are now on a seven game point streak.
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PHI: at LA JAN 1st 7:30
SJ: at PIT JAN 2nd 10:00
Los Angeles 2 Vancouver 1 Final/SO
In yet another game the Canucks tied the game after entering the third down a goal, but they ended up losing for the first time under new head coach Bruce Boudreau. Brendan Lemieux (6) was the lone goal scorer in regulation, while Adrian Kempe and Viktor Arvidsson both scored in the shootout for the Kings. Jonathan Quick made 17 saves on 18 shots in the win and has won five of his last eight starts. Los Angeles was 0/1 on the power play, and also had 23 hits and 35 shots and have a point in five of their last seven games. Both teams had lineup changes for Los Angeles Phillip Danault and Cal Peterson who was backup were both activated off of the COVID list, as well as Rasmus Kupari replaced Jaret Anderson Dolan, Lias Andersson and Garrett Sparks, while for Vancouver Matthew Highmore who is off of LTIR and Kyle Burroughs replaced Justin Dowling who is on the COVID list and Brad Hunt. Bo Horvat (11) was the lone goal scorer in regulation, while No Horvat was also the lone goal scorer in the shootout for the Canucks. Jaroslav Halak made 34 saves on 35 shots in the SO loss and has lost six of his seven starts this season. J.T Miller (3G-9A-12P) extended his point streak to eight games. Vancouver was 1/1 on the power play, and also had 27 hits and 18 shots and had their seven game point streak ended but now have a eight game point streak.
Next Game
LA: vs PHI JAN 1st 7:30
VAN: at SEA JAN 1st 7:00
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