Game Reviews
New Jersey 3 Columbus 1 Final
Jesper Bratt’s early third period goal that broke the tie and Jack Hughes having a three point night led the Devils past the Blue Jackets for the win. Jack Hughes had a goal (9) and 2 assists, while Jesper Bratt (10) and Tomas Tatar (8) both had a goal and a assist for the Devils. Mackenzie Blackwood made 31 saves on 32 shots in the win and has started the Devils last five games. Nico Hischier had his five game point streak ended, but Jack Hughes (4G-8A-12P) extended his point streak to five games. New Jersey was 1/3 on the power play, and also had 11 hits and 28 shots and have won four of their last five games. Both teams had lineup changes for New Jersey Jimmy Vesey who is off of the COVID list, Nico Hischier who is now healthy and Nolan Foote who made his season debut replaced Andreas Johnsson who is in COVID protocol, Alex Holtz and Mason Geertsen, while for Columbus Jake Bean who recovered from illness, and Jake Christiansen who made his NHL debut replaced Gabriel Carlsson and Scott Harrington. Max Domi (8) was the lone goal scorer for the Blue Jackets. Joonas Korpisalo made 25 saves on 27 shots and has lost three consecutive games as starter. Columbus was 0/4 on the power play, and also had 6 hits and 32 shots and are on a three game losing streak.
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COLU: vs NJ JAN 8th 4:00
NJ: at COLU JAN 8th 4:00
Pittsburgh 6 Philadelphia 2 Final
The Penguins were able to extend their win streak into double digits and thanks too Rust and Guentzel they downed their Pennsylvania rivals and won. Brian Rust scored twice (8 and 9) and added a assist, Kris Letang had 3 assists, Jake Guentzel scored twice (17 and 18), Evan Rodrigues had a goal (15) and a assist, Sidney Crosby had 2 assists, while Brian Boyle (4) also scored for the Penguins. Tristan Jarry made 18 saves on 20 shots in the win and has won six consecutive games as starter. Jake Guentzel (15G-10A-25P) extended his point streak to sixteen games, while Bryan Rust (8G-4A-12P) now has a four game point streak. Pittsburgh was 1/1 on the power play, and also had 17 hits and 32 shots and are now on a ten game winning streak. Philadelphia had the only lineup change as Derrick Brassard who recovered from injury, Connor Bunnaman and Egor Zamula who made his season debut replaced Gerald Mayhew as well as Travis Konecny and Travis Sanheim who were both placed in COVID protocol. Oskar Lindblom (4) and Cam Atkinson (14) were the two goal scorers for the Flyers. Carter Hart made 26 saves on 32 shots in the loss and has lost three consecutive games as starter. Joel Farabee (2G-3A-5P) now has a four game point streak. Philadelphia was 0/3 on the power play, and also had 30 hits and 20 shots and are on a four game losing streak.
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PHI: vs SJ JAN 8th 4:00
PIT: at DAL JAN 8th 11:00
San Jose 3 Buffalo 2 Final
Sam Jose stormed to a three goal lead in the first period and held off a late comeback attempt by Buffalo to wind up with the win. Tomas Hertl had a goal (17) and a assist, while Matt Nieto (3) and Timo Meier (14) both also scored for the Sharks. Adin Hill made 37 saves on 39 shots in the win and won for only the second time in his last six starts. San Jose was 0/1 on the power play, and also had 16 hits and 21 shots. Both teams had lineup changes for San Jose Jonah Gadjovich, Mario Ferraro who is of the COVID list, Ryan Merkley, Marc Edouard Vlasic and Zach Sawchenko who was backup replaced Jayden Halbgewachs, Nicolas Meloche and Jacob Middleton, Erik Karlsson ans James Reimer who are all out with injury, while for Buffalo Zemgus Girgensons, Dylan Cozens and Mark Jankowski who were all activated off of the COVID list as well as Ryan MacInnis who made his season debut and Colin Miller who is now healthy replaced Anders Bjork, Peyton Krebs, Alex Tuch, Kyle Okposo and Casey Fitzgerald who were all on the COVID list. Zemgus Girgensons (7) and Jeff Skinner (11) were the two goal scorers for the Sabres. Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen made 18 saves on 21 shots in the loss and has lost six of his eight starts this season. Buffalo was 1/3 on the power play, and also had 10 hits and 39 shots and are on a five game losing streak.
Next Game
BUF: vs TB JAN 11th 4:00
SJ: at PHI JAN 8th 4:00
Tampa Bay 4 Calgary 1 Final
Nikita Kucherov returned to the Lightning and scoring the first four goals of the game lead Tampa to a win over Calgary. Ryan McDonagh and Nikita Kucherov both had 2 assists, while Corey Perry (10), Brayden Point (12), Ondrej Palat (13) and Alex Killorn (11) were the four goal scorers for the Lightning. Andrei Vasilevskiy made 26 saves on 27 shots in the win and has won nine of his last ten games as starter. Tampa Bay was 0/3 on the power play, and also had 34 hits and 33 shots and have won six of their last nine games. Both teams had lineup changes for Tampa Bay Nikita Kucherov who is now healthy replaced Riley Nash who was lost on Waivers, while for Calgary Brad Richardson replaced Tyler Pitlick. Dillion Dube (4) was the lone goal scorer for the Flames. Dan Vladar made 29 saves on 33 shots in the loss and has lost back to back games as starter for the first time this season. Oliver Kylington (1G-3A-4P) now has a four game point streak. Calgary was 0/3 on the power play, and also had 43 hits and 27 shots and have lost six of their last eight games.
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CAL: at CAR JAN 7th 4:00
TB: vs BOS JAN 8th 4:00
Minnesota 3 Boston 2 Final
After Boston opened the scoring Minnesota scored three unanswered and the eventual game winner for the Wild was scored by Matthew Boldy who played in his first NHL game. Jonas Brodin had 2 assists, while Kirill Kaprizov (14), Nico Sturm (6) and Matthew Boldy who scored his first career NHL Goal (1) were the three goal scorers for the Wild. Kaapo Kahkonen made 36 saves on 38 shots in the win and has won five of his last seven games as starter. Kirill Kaprizov (4G-4A-8P) now has a four game point streak. Minnesota was 2/8 on the power play, and also had 23 hits and 30 shots and ended their five game losing streak. Both teams had lineup changes for Minnesota Matthew Boldy and Marco Rossi who both made their NHL debuts, Connor Dewar, Jonas Brodin who is off the COVID list and Andrew Hammond who was backup replaced Brandon Duhaime and Jordan Greenway who were both placed on the COVID list, Nick Bjugstad who has a injury, Victor Rask and Cam Talbot who is also dealing with a injury, while for Boston Anton Blidh and John Moore replaces Tomas Nosek who is on the COVID list and Charlie McAvoy who is injured. Brad Marchand (12) and Taylor Hall (7) were the two goal scorers for the Bruins. Jeremy Swayman made 27 saves on 30 shots in the loss and has lost four of his last five games as starter. Taylor Hall (2G-2A-4P) now has a four game point streak. Boston was 2/5 on the power play, and also had 33 hits and 38 shots and had their three game winning streak ended.
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BOS: at TB JAN 8th 4:00
MIN: vs WAS JAN 8th 5:00
Dallas Starting lineup
J.Robertson-R.Hintz-J.Pavelski
D.Gurianov-J.Benn-T.Seguin
J.Kiviranta-J.Peterson-A.Radulov
M.Raffl-R.Faksa-L.Glendening
R.Suter-J.Klingberg
E.Lindell-M.Heiskanen
T.Harley-J.Hakanpaa
J.Oettinger
B.Holtby
Dallas 6 Florida 5 Final/SO
Dallas played their first game back since the holiday break and came back from three one goal deficits to win in the shootout over Florida. Dennis Gurianov has a goal (5) and 2 assists, Jamie Benn had a goal (8) and a assist, John Klingberg has 2 assists, Michael Raffl (4), Jason Robertson (11) and Tyler Seguin (9) all had a goal in regulation, while Joe Pavelski and Jason Robertson both scored in the shootout for the Stars. Braden Holtby made 37 saves on 42 shots in the win and won for the first time in his last four starts. Jason Robertson (3G-3A-6P) and John Klingberg (1G-6A-7P) both extended their point streaks to five, while Joe Pavelski (3G-4A-7P) now has a four game point streak. Dallas was 1/3 on the power play, and also had 23 hits and 36 shots and are now on a three game winning streak. Florida had lineup changes as Olli Juolevi who is now off the COVID list and Jonas Johansson who was backup replaced Lucas Carlsson and Spencer Knight who wound up on the COVID list. Alex Barkov scores twice (13 and 14) and added a assist, Aaron Ekblad had 3 hits assists, Jonathan Huberdeau (12) and Patrick Hornqvist (7) both had a goal and a assist, while Mackenzie Weegar (2) also scored in regulation for the Panthers. Sergei Bobrovsky made 31 saves on 36 shots in the SO loss and lost for the first time in his last four starts. Anton Lundell (2G-4A-6P) extends his point streak to five games, while Jonathan Huberdeau (2G-9A-11P) and Eetu Luostarinen (1G-4A-5P) both now have four game point streaks.
Florida was 1/3 on the power play, and also had 18 hits and 42 shots and had their four game winning streak ended but now have a five game point streak.
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DAL: vs PIT JAN 8th 11:00
FLO: at CAR JAN 8th 4:00
Colorado 7 Winnipeg 1 Final
Colorado blasted Winnipeg for the win thanks to their top line led by Landeskog’s hat trick and Mackinnon’s five point night. Nathan Mackinnon had a goal (4) and 4 assists for a five point night, Gabriel Landeskog had a hat trick (11,12 and 13) and added a assist for a four point night, Mikko Rantanen had a goal (16) and 2 assists, Bowen Byram had a goal (5) and a assist, Erik Johnson and Andre Burakovsky both had 2 assists, while Nazem Kadri (12) also scored for the Avalanche. Darcy Kuemper made 34 saves on 35 shots in the win and has won seven consecutive games as starter. Gabriel Landeskog (7G-12A-19P) extends his point streak to thirteen games, Nathan Mackinnon (3G-20A-23P) extends his point streak to twelve games, and Nazem Kadri (5G-12A-17P) extends his point streak to ten games. Colorado was 3/4 on the power play, and also had 24 hits and 42 shots and are now on a three game winning streak and have won eight of their last nine games. Both teams had lineup changes for Colorado Ryan Murray who is now healthy replaced Jack Johnson who is injured and for Winnipeg Cole Perfetti, C.J Suess and Nathan Beaulieu replaced Pail Stastny who is injured and Jansen Harkins and Dylan Demelo who are both on the COVID list. Marc Scheifele (9) was the lone goal scorer for the Jets. Connor Hellebuyck made 35 saves on 42 shots in the loss and lost for the first time in his last four starts. Brandon Dillon has his five game point streak ended, but Marc Scheifele (2G-4A-6P) now has a four game point streak. Winnipeg was 1/5 on the power play, and also had 15 hits and 35 shots and had their three game winning streak ended.
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COL: vs TOR JAN 8th 4:00
WIN: at DET JAN 13th 4:30
Arizona 6 Chicago 4 Final
Arizona got a a 5-2 lead after scoring three unanswered goals and would halt a late Blackhawk comeback attempt to hold on for the win. Johan Larsson had a hat trick (1,2 and 3), Travis Boyd had a goal (8) and 2 assists, Clayton Keller had a goal (11) and a assist, Shayne Gostisbehere and Phil Kessel both had 2 assists, while Dysin Mayo (2) also scored for the Coyotes. Karel Vejmelka made 32 saves on 36 shots in the win and has won for the first time in his last four starts. Shayne Gostisbehere (2G-4A-6P) now has a four game point streak. Arizona was 2/5 on the power play, and also had 17 hits and 26 shots and have a point in three of their last four games. Both teams had lineup changes for Arizona Alex Galchenyuk who returned from the COVID list and Cam Dineen replaced Loui Eriksson and Kyle Capobianco, while for Chicago Nicolas Beaudin replaced Brandon Hagel who is on the COVID list. Patrick Kane had 2 assists, while Alex DeBrincat (21), Jake McCabe (3), Mackenzie Entwistle (4) and Kirby Dach (6) were the four goal scorers for the Blackhawks. Marc Andre Fleury made 20 saves on 25 shots in the loss and Arizona added a EN goal, while Fleury has now lost three consecutive games as starter. Chicago was 1/5 on the power play, and also had 27 hits and 36 shots and are now on a six game losing streak.
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ARI: vs NAS JAN 8th 5:00
CHI: at VGK JAN 8th 7:00
Vegas 5 New York R 1 Final
After a tied game for the first half a Mark Stone goal was the first of four unanswered goals that help the Golden Knights defeat the Rangers. Jonathan Marchessault scored twice (17 and 18), Reilly Smith had 2 assists, while Mark Stone (7), Mattias Janmark (7) and Brett Howden (4) all also scored for the Golden Knights. Robin Lehner made 19 saves on 20 shots in the win and has won six consecutive games as starter. Vegas was 1/3 on the power play, and also had 17 hits and 35 shots and have a point in nine of their last eleven games. Both teams had lineup changes for Vegas Mark Stone and Robin Lehner who both recovered from injuries replaced Michael Amadio and Dylan Ferguson, while for New York R Keith Kinkaid who was backup replaced Igor Shesterkin who is now on the COVID list. Chris Kreider (21) was the lone goal scorer for the Rangers. Alex Georgiev made 30 saves on 35 shots in the loss and has lost four of his last five games as starter. New York R was 0/2 on the power play, and also had 45 hits and 20 shots and had their three game winning streak ended.
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NYR: at ANA JAN 8th 7:00
VGK: vs CHI JAN 8th 7:00
Nashville 4 Los Angeles 2 Final
Filip Forsberg had two points which drove Nashville toe a 3-0 lead and would hold off a late comeback attempt to win the game. Filip Forsberg had a goal (18) and a assist, Roman Josi had 2 assists, while Matt Duchene (14), Matt Luff (1) and Yakov Trenin (8) all also scored for the Predators. Juuse Saros made 46 saves on 48 shots in the win and has won three consecutive games as starter. Nashville was 2/3 on the power play, and also had 32 hits and 20 shots and now have a three game winning streak and a four game point streak. Los Angeles had the only lineup changes as Dustin Brown who is off the COVID list, Lias Andersson, Martin Frk who made his season debut, and Jacob Moverare who made his NHL debut replaced Alex Iafallo, Carl Grundstrom, Alex Turcotte and Christian Wolanin who are all on the COVID list. Dustin Brown (5) and Martin Frk (1) were the two goal scorers for the Kings. Jonathan Quick made 16 saves on 19 shots in the loss and Nashville added a EN goal. Los Angeles was 1/4 on the power play, and also had 31 hits and 48 shots.
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LA: vs DET JAN 8th 7:30
NAS: at ARI JAN 8th 5:00
JAN 7th
Carolina 6 Calgary 3 Final
After Calgary took a 1-0 lead the Hurricanes would score four unanswered and held off the Flames late attack to keep the win streak going. Brady Skjei has a goal (4) and 2 assists, Andrei Svechnikov scored twice (11 and 12), Steven Lorentz had 2 assists, while Jesper Fast (8), Derek Stepan (4) and Tony DeAngelo (6) all also scored for the Hurricanes. Jesperi Kotkaniemi (1G-7A-8P) extends his point streak to six games. Frederik Andersen made 36 saves on 39 shots in the win and has won six consecutive games as starter. Carolina was 1/3 on the power play, and also had 25 hits and 37 shots and are now on a five game winning streak. Calgary has the only lineup change as Adam Ruzicka replaced Brad Richardson. Matthew Tkachuk (15) and Blake Coleman (6) both had a goal and a assist, while Johnny Gaudreau (15) was the lone goal scorer for the Flames. Dan Vladar made 31 saves on 36 shots in the loss and Carolina added a EN goal, while Vladar has lost three consecutive games as starter. Calgary was 0/4 on the power play, and also had 20 hits and 39 shots and are on a three game losing streak.
Next Game
CAL: vs OTT JAN 13th 6:00
CAR: vs FLO JAN 8th 4:00
St.Louis 5 Washington 1 Final
After Washington opened the Scoring St.Louis scored five unanswered goals including three second period goals as the Blues destroyed the Capitals. Pavel Buchnevich scored twice (12 and 13) and added a assist, Ryan O’Reilly and Robert Thomas both had 2 assists, while Ivan Barbashev (13), Torey Krug (6) and Oskar Sundqvist (2) all also scored for the Blues. Ville Husso made 26 saves on 27 shots in the win and started for the first time in exactly a month. Torey Krug (2G-3A-5P) and
Jordan Kyrou (4G-5A-9P) both have four game point streaks. St.Louis was 0/2 on the power play, and also had 19 hits and 24 shots and have won three of their last four games. Both teams had lineup changes for St.Louis Klim Kostin and Robert Bortuzzo who is off the COVID list replaced Vladimir Tarasenko and Scott Perunovich who are both on the COVID list, and for Washington Aliaksei Protas, Martin Fehervary who is off the COVID list and Zach Fucale who was backup replaced Connor McMicheal, Michael Kempny and Phoenix Copley. Daniel Sprong (6) was the lone goal scorer for the Capitals. Ilya Samsonov let in 4 goals on 16 shots before being replaced by Zach Fucale who stoped all 7 shots he faced in the loss and in relief and St.Louis added a EN goal. Washington was 0/3 on the power play, and also had 11 hits and 27 shots and had their three game point streak ended.
Next Game
ST.L: vs DAL JAN 9th 11:00
WAS: at MIN JAN 8th 5:00
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