Game Reviews
New York R 4 Tampa Bay 0
The Rangers scored three first period goals and boosted by a Zibanejad hat trick and Shesterkin shutout the Rangers are able to blowout Tampa. Mika Zibanejad had a hat trick (9,10 and 11), Chris Kreider had 3 assists, Adam Fox had 2 assists, while Ryan Strome (7) also scored for the Rangers. Igor Shesterkin stoped all 38 shots he faced in the win and in the shutout which was his second shutout of the season. New York R was 2/3 on the power play, and also had 23 hits and 21 shots and have a point in four of their last five games. Both teams had lineup changes for New York R Tim Gettinger and Zac Jones who both made their season debuts as well as Alex Georgiev who was activated off of the COVID list and was backup replaced Artemi Panarin who is in COVID protocol, Patrick Nemeth who has a non COVID illness, and Keith Kinkaid, while for Tampa Bay Anthony Cirelli and Andrei Vasilevskiy who started and were both activated off of the COVID list as well as Erik Cernak who was activated off of IR replaced Gabriel Fortier, Darren Raddysh and Maxime Lagace. Tampa Bay was shutout for the second time this season. Andrei Vasilevskiy made 17 saves on 21 shots in the loss and has lost as starter for the first time in his last eight starts. Steven Stamkos six game point streak and Alex Killorn’s five game point streak both ended. Tampa Bay was 0/2 on the power play, and also had 33 hits and 38 shots and are now on a three game losing streak.
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NYR: vs EDM JAN 3RD 4:00
TB: at COLU JAN 4th 4:00
Pittsburgh Starting lineup
J.Guentzel-S.Crosby-B.Rust
D.Heinen-E.Rodrigues-D.Simon
Z.A Reese-D.O’Connor-B.McGinn
K.Bjorqvist-R.Zohorna-S.Lafferty
B.Dumoulin-K.Letang
M.Pettersson-J.Marino
M.Matheson-C.Ruhwedel
C.DeSmith
L.Domingue
Pittsburgh 8 San Jose 5 Final
The Penguins started quick scoring the first four goals and were up 6-1 after one period, but San Jose scored four unanswered to make it a one goal game, however Pittsburgh would get a couple insurance markers to seals a win. Brian Rust had a hat trick (3,4 and 5) and added 2 assists for a five point night, Evan Rodrigues also had a hat trick (11,12 and 13), Jake Guentzel had a goal (16) and a assist, Marcus Pettersson, Danton Heinen, Kris Letang and Sidney Crosby all had 2 assists, while Kasper Bjorkqvist who scored his first NHL goal (1) also scored for the Penguins. Casey DeSmith made 22 saves on 27 shots in the win and has won three consecutive games as starter. Jake Guentzel (13G-8A-21P) extends his point streak to fourteen games. Pittsburgh was 1/3 on the power play, and also had 32 hits and 39 shots and are a eight game winning streak. San Jose had no lineup changes in today’s game. Timo Meier had 3 assists, Jacob Middleton had a goal (3) and added a assist, while Alex Barabanov (5), Brent Burns (4), Matt Nieto (2) and Logan Couture (13) all also scored for the Sharks. James Reimer let in 6 goals on 17 shots before being replaced by Zach Sawchenko who made 20 saves on 21 shots in the loss and in relief while Pittsburgh added a EN goal. Tomas Hertl had his eight game point streak ended, while Andrew Cogliano (1G-3A-4P) and Erik Karlsson (0G-4A-4P) both now have four game point streaks. San Jose was 1/2 on the power play, and also had 51 hits and 27 shots and have lost six of their last ten games.
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PIT: vs ST.L JAN 5th 4:30
SJ: at DET JAN 4th 4:30
Boston 5 Detroit 1 Final
After Detroit opened the scoring midway through the first period the Bruins would score five unanswered and beat the Red Wings on the second half of their back to back. Tomas Nosek (3) and Charlie McAvoy (5) both had a goal and a assist, while Trent Frederic (1), Eric Haula (2) and Patrice Bergeron (11) all also scored for the Bruins. Jeremy Swayman 23 saves on 24 shots in the win and has won for the first time as starter in his last four starts. Brad Marchand (2G-4A-6P) now has a four game point streak. Boston was 0/3 on the power play, also had 15 hits and 37 shots and have a point in seven of their last nine games. Boston had the only lineup change as Oskar Steen replaces Curtis Lazar who is dealing with a undisclosed injury. Tyler Bertuzzi (13) was the lone goal scorer for the Red Wings. Alex Nedeljkovic made 32 saves on 37 shots in the loss and has lost four of his last five games as starter. Detroit was 0/4 on the power play, and also had 26 hits and 24 shots and have lost six of their last eight games.
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BOS: vs NJ JAN 4th 4:00
DET: vs SJ JAN 4th 4:30
New Jersey 4 Washington 3 Final/OT
After blowing 2-0 and 3-1 leads the Devils gave up 2 goals to the Caps who forced overtime but they would recover and win the game on Hischier’s OT winner. Nico Hischier scored twice (5 and 6), Daemon Severson had a goal (4) and a assist, Jack Hughes had 2 assists, while Yegor Sharangovich (7) also scored for the Devils. Mackenzie Blackwood made 27 saves on 30 shots in the win and has won three consecutive games as starter. Nico Hischier (3G-3A-6P) extends his point streak to five games, and Yegor Sharangovich (3G-2A-5P) now has a four game point streak. New Jersey was 0/1 on the power play, and also had 13 hits and 37 shots and are now on a three game winning streak. Washington was the only team that had lineup changes as Daniel Sprong, Justin Schultz and Nick Jensen were all taken off the COVID list, Lars Eller recovered from illness and Michael Sgarbossa replaced T.J Oshie and Nick Backstrom who have a illness, as well as Aliaksei Protas, Lucas Johansen and Matt Irwin. John Carlson (8), Nic Dowd (5) and Conor Sheary (8) were the three goal scorers for the Capitals. Ilya Samsonov made 33 saves on 37 shots in the OT loss and has started four of Washington’s last six starts. Washington was 0/1 on the power play, and also had 29 hits and 30 shots and have a point in six of their last seven games.
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NJ: at BOS JAN 4th 4:00
WAS: at ST.L JAN 7th 5:00
Colorado Starting lineup
G.Landeskog-N.Mackinnon-M.Rantanen
J.T Compher-N.Kadri-A.Burakovsky
N.A Kubel-A.Newhook-L.O’Connor
K.MacDermid-T.Jost-D.Helm
D.Toews-C.Makar
B.Byram-S.Girard
E.Johnson-J.Johnson
D.Kuemper
P.Francouz
Colorado 4 Anaheim 2 Final
After quickly falling behind 2-0 the Avalanche stormed back with 4 consecutive goals including the game winner with 1:11 to go as Colorado wins in their first game back since the holidays. Mikko Rantanen had a goal (15) and 2 assists, Nathan Mackinnon had 3 assists, while Logan O’Connor (6), Gabriel Landeskog (10) and Devon Toews (5) all also scored for the Avalanche. Darcy Kuemper made 29 saves on 31 shots in the win and has won five consecutive games as starter. Gabriel Landeskog (4G-10A-14P) extends his point streak to eleven games, Nathan Mackinnon (2G-15A-17P) extends his point streak to ten games, Nazem Kadri (4G-10A-14P) extends his point streak to eight games, and Mikko Rantanen (5G-9A-14P) extends his point streak to seven games. Colorado was 2/5 on the power play, and also had 17 hits and 36 shots and have won six of their last seven games. Anaheim had lineup changes as Maxime Comtois who was taken off of the COVID list and Cam Fowler who has recovered from injury replaced Ryan Getzlaf who was placed on the COVID list and Johan Larsson. Kevin Shattenkirk had 2 assists, while Sam Carrick (8) and Cam Fowler (5) were the two goal scorers for the Ducks. John Gibson made 32 saves on 35 shots in the loss and Colorado added a EN goal, while Gibson has lost five consecutive games as starter. Anaheim was 1/2 on the power play, and also had 21 hits and 31 shots and have lost four consecutive games.
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ANA: vs PHI JAN 4th 7:00
COL: at CHI JAN 4th 5:30
Winnipeg Starting lineup
P.Stastny-M.Scheifele-N.Ehlers
K.Connor-P.L Dubois-J.Harkins
A.Copp-A.Lowry-K.Reichel
D.Toninato-D.Gustafsson K.Vesalainen
J.Morrissey-D.Demelo
B.Dillion-N.Pionk
L.Stanley-N.Schmidt
C.Hellebuyck
E.Comrie
Winnipeg 5 Vegas 4 Final/OT
In a game of comebacks as Vegas hot a 2-0 lead then Winnipeg scored four unanswered taking a 4-2 lead, then Vegas scored twice and tied up going to OT before Winnipeg recovered to take the OT win. Kyle Connor had a goal (19) and a assist, Josh Morrissey had 2 assists, while Andrew Copp (8), Paul Stastny (8), Jansen Harkins (3) and Kristian Reichel who scored his first career NHL goal (1) all also scored for the Jets. Connor Hellebuyck made 42 saves on 46 shots in the win and has won five of his last eight starts. Brendan Dillon (1G-3A-4P) now has a four game point streak. Winnipeg was 1/3 on the power play, and also had 31 hits and 37 shots and has a point in six of their last nine games. Vegas had one lineup change as Brett Howden who was taken off the COVID list replaced Adam Brooks. Mattias Janmark scored twice (5 and 6), Michael Amadio had a goal (3) and a assist, Zach Whitecloud had 2 assists, Evgenii Dadonov (9) also scored for the Golden Knights. Laurent Brossoit made 32 saves on 37 shots in the OT loss and has started five of their last six games. Nicolas Roy (2G-2A-4P) now has a four game point streak. Vegas was 0/1 on the power play, and also had 20 hits and 46 shots and have a three game point streak in eight of their last nine games.
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VGK: vs NAS JAN 4th 7:00
WIN: at ARI JAN 4th 6:00
Calgary 5 Chicago 1 Final
After Chicago opened the scoring in the first the Flames would score five unanswered powered by Tkachuk and Gaudreau helps Calgary get the come from behind win. Johnny Gaudreau had a goal (13) and 2 assists, Matthew Tkachuk had a goal (14) and a assist, while Elias Lindholm (12), Trevor Lewis (3) and Oliver Kylington (4) all also scored for the Flames. Jacob Markstrom made 30 saves on 31 shots in the win and has won seven of his last eleven starts. Calgary was 1/3 on the power play, and also had 34 hits and 42 shots and have a point in six of their last nine games. Both teams had lineup changes for Calgary Dan Vladar was activated off of the COVID list and was backup replacing Dustin Wolf, and for Chicago Josiah Slavin, Curtis Gabriel, Caleb Jones and Marc Andre Fleury who was backup and taken off the COVID list replaced Ryan Carpenter, Mackenzie Entwistle, Riley Stillman and Colin Delia. Alex DeBrincat (18) was the lone goal scorer for the Blackhawks. Arvid Soderblom made 37 saves on 41 shots in the loss and Calgary added a EN goal, while Soderblom made his first career NHL start. Chicago was 0/3 on the power play, and also had 21 hits and 31 shots and are now on a three game losing streak.
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CAL: at FLO JAN 4th 4:00
CHI: vs COL JAN 4th 5:30
JAN 3rd
New York R 4 Edmonton 1 Final
The Rangers scored the first two and last two goals of the game and sent the Oilers to yet another loss thanks to a strong performance from Ryan Strome. Ryan Strome had a goal (8) and 2 assists, Alexis Lafreniere (8) and Barclay Goodrow (7) both had a goal and a assist, Adam Fox had 2 assists, while Chris Kreider (20) also scored for the Rangers. Alex Georgiev made 33 saves on 34 shots in the win and won as starter for the first time in his last four starts. New York R was 1/5 on the power play, and also had 29 hits and 28 shots and are on a three game winning streak and have a point in five of their last six games. New York R had the only lineup change as Kevin Rooney and Ryan Lindgren who were both taken off the COVID list replaced Tim Gettinger and Nils Lundkvist. Ryan McLeod (4) was the lone goal scorer for the Oilers. Mikko Koskinen made 24 saves on 28 shots in the loss and has lost six consecutive games as starter. Leon Draisaitl and Connor McDavid’s five game point streaks ended. Edmonton was 0/2 on the power play, and also had 12 hits and 34 shots and are on a four game losing streak and have lost ten of their last twelve games.
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EDM: at TOR JAN 5th 4:00
NYR: at VGK JAN 6th 7:00
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