Game Reviews
Tampa Bay 7 Columbus 2 Final
With a now almost healthy team in Tampa The Lightning make it rain as they put up seven goals and blowout the Blue Jackets to end their losing streak. Ondrej Palat scores twice (11 and 12) and added a assist, Brayden Point had a goal (11) and 2 assists, Patrick Maroon (7) and Corey Perry (9) both had a goal and a assist, Anthony Cirelli had 2 assists, while Pierre Eduard Bellemare (4) and Alex Killorn (10) both also scored for the Lightning. Andrei Vasilevskiy made 20 saves on 22 shots in the win and has won eight of his last nine games as starter. Tampa Bay was 3/4 on the power play, and also had 14 hits and 36 shots and ended their three game losing streak. Both teams had lineup changes for Tampa Bay Taylor Raddysh and Cal Foote who were both taken of the COVID list replaced Ross Colton who was placed in the COVID list and Andrej Sustr, and for Columbus Oliver Bjorkstrand and Joonas Korpisalo who were taken off the COVID list, Dean Kukan who was activated off of IR, Scott Harrington and Jean Francis Berube replaced Alex Texier and Jake Bean who have a non COVID illness, Zach Wereinski who was placed in COVID protocol, and Elvis Merzlikins and Danill Tarasov who both are dealing with a LBI. Gustav Nyquist has a goal (7) and a assist, while Dean Kukan (1) also scored for the Blue Jackets. Joonas Korpisalo made 29 saves on 36 shots in the loss and has lost three of his last four starts. Columbus was 0/3 on the power play, and also had 17 hits and 22 shots and have lost four of their last five games.
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COLU: at NJ JAN 6th 4:00
TB: vs CAL JAN 6th 4:00
Florida 6 Calgary 2 Final
After Calgary took a 2-1 lead in the first the Panthers would score five unanswered goals as they wind up blowing out the Flames and extend their winning streak. Brandon Montour had 3 assists, Patrick Hornqvist scored twice (5 and 6), Carter Verhaeghe had 2 assists, while Lucas Carlsson (2), Ryan Lomberg (3), Joe Thornton (4) and Anthony Duclair (13) all also scored for the Panthers. Sergei Bobrovsky made 47 saves on 49 shots in the win and has won three consecutive games as starter. Anthony Duclair (4G-2A-6P) and Anton Lundell (2G-3A-5P) both have four game point streaks. Florida was 2/3 on the power play, and also had 39 hits and 45 shots and now have a four game winning streak. Both teams had lineup changes Florida Eetu Luostarinen, Joe Thornton, Ryan Lomberg and Spencer Knight replaced Sam Bennet who is suspended, Mason Marchment and Sam Reinhart both were placed in COVID protocol and Jonas Johansson, while for Calgary Brett Ritchie who was taken off the COVID list replaced Brad Richardson. Johnny Gaudreau (14) and Blake Coleman (5) were the two goal scorers for the Flames. Jacob Markstrom made 39 saves on 45 shots in the loss and has lost four of his last six games as starter. Matthew Tkachuk (3G-4A-7P) and Johnny Gaudreau (4G-4A-8P) both had four game point streaks. Calgary was 0/2 on the power play, and also had 29 hits and 49 shots and have lost five of their last seven games.
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CAL: at TB JAN 6th 4:00
FLO: at DAL JAN 6th 5:30
Boston 5 New Jersey 3 Final
Boston blew three one goal leads as New Jersey tied it every time until Pastrnak scored with just over 5 minutes remaining and Boston held on to win and end the Devils winning streak. Curtis Lazar had a goal (3) and a assist, while Oskar Steen who scored his first NHL goal, Trent Frederic (2), David Pastrnak (9) and Brandon Carlo (3) all also scored for the Bruins. Linus Ullmark made 23 saves on 26 shots in the win and has won six of his last eight games as starter. Boston was 0/1 on the power play, and also had 29 hits and 34 shots and are on a three game winning streak and have won five of their last seven games. Both teams had lineup changes for Boston Curtis Lazar who recovered from a undisclosed injury replaced Jake DeBrusk who was placed in COVID protocol, while for New Jersey Tomas Tatar who was activated off of the COVID list, Alex Holtz, Mason Geertsen and Christian Jaros replaced Yegor Sharangovich and Pavel Zacha who were placed in COVID protocol, Nico Hischier who has a LBI and Dougie Hamilton who has a jaw injury. Nathan Bastian (5), Tomas Tatar (7) and Damon Severson (5) were the three goal scorers for the Devils. Mackenzie Blackwood made 29 saves on 34 shots in the win and has started eight of New Jersey’s last eleven games. Jack Hughes (3G-6A-9P) now has a four game point streak. New Jersey was 0/1 on the power play, and also had 25 hits and 26 shots and had their three game winning streak ended.
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BOS: vs MIN JAN 6th 4:00
NJ: vs COLU JAN 6th 4:00
Detroit 6 San Jose 2 Final
Detroit ended what I didn’t know was a 100 game short handed goalless streak today scoring twice on a five minute penalty kill and would beat the Sharks Fairly easily in the game. Tyler Bertuzzi (14 and 15) and Pius Suter (7 and 8) both scored twice, Dylan Larkin had a goal (16) and a assist, Gustav Lindstrom had 2 assists, while Robbi Fabbri (9) also scored for the Red Wings. Alex Nedeljkovic made 24 saves on 26 shots in the win and has won six of his last ten starts. Detroit was 0/3 on the power play, and also has 14 hits and 31 shots. Both teams had lineup changes for Detroit Givani Smith and Nick Leddy who was taken off the COVID protocol replaced Filip Zadina and Jordan Oesterle, while for San Jose Scott Reedy, Jayden Halbgewachs, Jasper Weatherby, Jaycob Megna and Adin Hill who was Taken off the COVID list replaced Logan Couture and Lane Pederson who were placed on the COVID list, Jonah Gadjovich, Marc Eduard Vlasic and Zach Sawchenko. Jasper Weatherby (3) and Alex Barabanov (6) were the two goal scorers for the Sharks. James Reimer let in 4 goals on 24 shots before being replaced by Adin Hill who made 5 saves on 7 shots in the win and in relief. San Jose was 0/3 on the power play, and also had 27 hits and 26 shots and have lost four of their last six games.
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DET: at ANA JAN 6th 7:00
SJ: at BUF JAN 6th 4:00
Colorado 4 Chicago 3 Final/OT
After Colorado took a 2-0 lead Chicago scored three unanswered to take the lead before Colorado tied it up and Cale Makar scored a goal of the year candidate for the OT winner as Colorado beats their rivals. Erik Johnson scored twice (4 and 5), Nazem Kadri had 2 assists, while Alex Newhook (7) and Cale Makar (14) both also scored for the Avalanche. Darcy Kuemper made 28 saves on 31 shots in the win and had won six consecutive games as starter. Mikko Rantanen had his seven game point streak end, but Gabriel Landeskog (4G-11A-15P) extends his point streak to twelve games, Nathan Mackinnon (2G-16A-18P) extends his point streak to eleven games, while Nazem Kadri (4G-12A-16P) extends his point streak to nine games. Colorado was 0/2 on the power play, and also had 31 hits and 33 shots and have won seven of their last eight games. Chicago has the only lineup changes as Mackenzie Entwistle, Ryan Carpenter and Riley Stillman replaced Josiah Slavin, Kurtis Gabriel and Erik Gustafsson. Alex DeBrincat scored twice (19 and 20), Patrick Kane and Seth Jones both had 2 assists, while Jonathan Toews (4) also scored for the Blackhawks. Marc Andre Fleury made 29 saves on 33 shots in the OT loss and has not had a regulation loss as starter in his last four games. Chicago was 2/3 on the power play, and also had 29 hits and 31 shots and are on a five game losing streak.
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CHI: at ARI JAN 6th 6:00
COL: vs WIN JAN 6th 6:00
Winnipeg 3 Arizona 1 Final
The Jets were able to get up to a two goal lead in the game and held off the late Coyotes attack to defeat Arizona in a huge win. Marc Scheifele had 2 assists, while Evgeny Svechnikov (3), Pierre Luc Dubois (15) and Nikolai Ehlers (13) all also scored for the Jets. Connor Hellebuyck made 26 saves on 27 shots in the win and has won three consecutive games as starter. Brendan Dillon (1G-4A-5P) extends his point streak to five games. Winnipeg was 1/4 on the power play, and also had 21 hits and 49 shots and are now on a three game winning streak. Both teams had lineup changes for Winnipeg Evgeny Svechnikov who recovered from his undisclosed injury replaced David Gustafsson who has a LBI, and for Arizona Travis Boyd, Christian Fischer, Liam O’Brein and Ilya Lyubushkin who were all taken off the COVID list replaced Blake Speers, Michael Carcone, Jan Jenik and Cam Dineen. Shayne Gostisbehere (6) was the lone goal scorer for the Coyotes. Karel Vejmelka made 46 saves saves on 48 shots in the win and Winnipeg added a EN goal, while Vejmelka has now lost three consecutive games as starter. Arizona was 0/2 on the power play, and also had 20 hits and 27 shots and have lost eight of their last nine games.
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ARI: vs CHI JAN 6th 6:00
WIN: at COL JAN 6th 6:00
Nashville 3 Vegas 2 Final
Nashville got up to a three goal lead and were able to hold off a late Golden Knight comeback attempt as the Preds hold on for the victory. Filip Forsberg scored twice (16 and 17), while Yakov Trenin (7) also scored for the Predators. Juuse Saros made 41 saves on 43 shots in the win and has won seven of their last eight games. Nashville was 0/1 on the power play, and also had 55 hits and 26 shots and are now on a three game point streak. Both teams had lineup changes for Nashville Matt Luff replaced Philip Tomasino and for Vegas Dylan Ferguson who was backup replaced Laurent Brossoit who is dealing with a undisclosed injury. William Karlsson had a goal (4) and a assist, while Shea Theodore (7) also scored for the Golden Knights. Logan Thompson made 23 saves on 26 shots in the loss and started in his first career NHL start. Vegas was 0/3 on the power play, and also had 34 hits and 43 shots and had their three game point streak ended.
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NAS: at LA JAN 6th 7:30
VGK: vs NYR JAN 6th 7:00
Anaheim 4 Philadelphia 1 Final
A Troy Terry hat trick (the first of his career) powers the Ducks past the Flyers and ends their losing streak. Troy Terry had a hat trick (19, 20 and 21), Jamie Drysdale had 2 assists, while Sonny Milano (9) also scored for the Ducks. John Gibson made 28 saves on 29 shots in the win and has won as starter for the first time in his last six games. Anaheim was 2/4 on the power play, and also had 16 hits and 30 shots and ended a four game losing streak. Both teams had lineup changes for Anaheim Bryce Kindopp who made his NHL debut, Danny O’Regan who made his season debut and Benoit-Olivier Groulx replaced Nicolas Deslauriers and Derek Grant who were both placed on the COVID list as well as Sam Carrick who is dealing with a non COVID illness, and for Philadelphia Scott Laughton and Carter Hart who were taken off the COVID list, Gerald Mayhew and Cam York who made his season debut replaced Claude Giroux, Jackson Cates and Ivan Provorov who were all placed on the COVID List, as well as Felix Sandstrom. Cam Atkinson (13) was the lone goal scorer for the Flyers. Carter Hart made 26 saves on 29 shots in the loss and Anaheim added a EN goal and Hart has lost eight of his last ten games as starter. Philadelphia was 0/1 on the power play, and also had 24 hits and 29 shots and are now on a three game losing streak.
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ANA: vs DET JAN 6th 7:00
PHI: vs PIT JAN 6th 4:00
JAN 5th
Toronto 4 Edmonton 2 Final
Ilya Mikheyev broke a two all tie that lasted a period and a half and Toronto would add a insurance marker to beat the short handed Oilers. Alex Kerfoot had a goal (5) and a assist, William Nylander had 2 assists, while Ilya Mikheyev (3), T.J Brodie (3) and John Tavares (14) all also scored for the Maple Leafs. Jack Campbell made 28 saves on 30 shots in the win and has won three consecutive games as starter. Morgan Reilly had his five game point streak ended, but John Tavares (3G-6A-9P) and William Nylander (5G-7A-12P) both extend their point streaks to seven games, while T.J Brodie (3G-3A-5P) now has a four game point streak. Toronto was 1/2 on the power play, and also had 22 hits and 33 shots and have won four consecutive games. Both teams had lineup changes for Toronto Nick Ritchie and Jake Muzzin who returned from the COVID list replaced Ondrej Kase who is injured and Alex Biega, while for Edmonton Zack Kassian who returned from the COVID list, Brendan Perlini, William Lagesson and Mike Smith who recovered from injury replaced Connor McDavid, Derek Ryan and Tyson Barrie who were all on the COVID list and Ilya Konovalov. Brendan Perlini (2) and Leon Draisaitl (26) were the two goal scorers for the Oilers. Mike Smith made 29 saves on 32 shots in the loss and has lost three consecutive games as starter. Edmonton was 0/1 on the power play, and also had 19 hits and 30 shots and are on a five game losing streak.
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EDM: vs OTT JAN 10th 7:00
TOR: at COL JAN 8th 4:00
Pittsburgh 5 St.Louis 3 Final
After Pittsburgh fell behind 2-0 and 3-1 they would score four unanswered including three in the third to defeat the Blues. Brian Rust scores twice (6 and 7) and added a assist, Evan Rodrigues (14) and Sidney Crosby (5) both had a goal and a assist, Kris Letang and Jake Guentzel both had 2 assists, while Brock McGinn (9) also scored for the Penguins. Casey DeSmith let in 3 goals on 16 shots before being replaced by Tristan Jarry who stoped all 13 shots he faced in the win and in relief. Jake Guentzel (13G-10A-23P) extends his point streak to fifteen games. Pittsburgh was 2/5 on the power play, and also had 28 hits and 41 shots and are now on a nine game winning streak. Both teams had lineup changes for Pittsburgh Brian Boyle who recovered from injury, as well as Teddy Blueger, Kasperi Kapanen and Tristan Jarry who were all returned from the COVID list replaced Drew O’Connor who is now on the COVID list, Sam Lafferty who was traded, Radim Zohorna and Louis Domingue, while for St.Louis Brayden Schenn who is now healthy replaced Klim Kostin. Brayden Schenn has a goal (5) and a assist, while Jordan Kyrou (13) and Colton Parayko (4) both also scored for the Blues. Jordan Binnington made 36 saves on 41 shots in the loss and has started in four consecutive games for the Blues. Vladimir Tarasenko (6G-5A-11P) extends his point streak to six games. St.Louis was 1/1 on the power play, and also had 25 hits and 29 shots.
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PIT: at PHI JAN 6th 4:00
ST.L: vs WAS JAN 7th 5:00
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