Rangers Extend the King!

TSN Insider Darren Dreger reported that Henrik Lundqvist, the starting goalie for the New York Rangers has signed a 7 year deal worth 8.5 million per year. This deal will make Lundqvist the highest paid goalie in the NHL and it will make him a Ranger for the rest of his career. Lundqvist has struggled this season but he is still the best goalie in the NHL and now that his contract talks are over, he can focus on hockey and turn his struggles around. I feel that this is still a good deal for both sides as the projected cap will increase next season and Lundqvist wanted to end his career with the Rangers. 

November Report Cards

Anaheim Ducks (18-7-4 overall, 8-4-3 November)
Grade: B+
It continues to be smooth sailing for Anaheim, as they are now the only team in the NHL with no regulation losses at home (10-0-1), though that also means that they're a lackluster 8-7-3 away from the Honda Center. The power play is now at a far more respectable 15.2% as opposed to the sub-10% mark they had through the season's first month, but the penalty kill is still below 80% for the year. The home cooking needs to continue or else the Ducks could find themselves slipping back into the pack.

Boston Bruins (18-7-2 overall, 10-3-2 November)
Grade: A
The Bruins have rediscovered the edge to their game that had been lacking in October, and that spells trouble for the rest of the NHL. As of this writing they have a three point lead in the Atlantic Division (plus a game in hand on #2 Detroit) and their 7-2-1 mark in their last ten games is tied for third in the league. Their defense is now #1 in the NHL, which I'm sure is exactly where they want it at this point.

Buffalo Sabres (6-20-2 overall, 4-8-1 November)
Grade: D-
They did post a better record in November than they did in October, so just for that I'm not going to give them an F this month. That said, there still isn't much of anything to like in Buffalo. Their 1.61 goals per game average is dead last in the NHL and is nearly half a goal less than the Carolina Hurricanes, who rank 29th in that statistic. On average, they lose by 1.43 goals per game (not including goals that are added to teams' totals via shootout). Yikes.

Calgary Flames (9-13-4 overall, 4-8-2 November)
Grade: D
Now this is what we were expecting from the Flames before the season started. Mike Cammalleri has now carried this team for weeks, nobody knows what's going on with the goaltending, and the rival Oilers are now only two points behind them in the battle for the Pacific cellar. The Flames are scoring goals at a respectable rate, but they are now last in the NHL in goals against while ranking 17th in shots against. The problem is the goaltending, and there is no end in sight yet.

Carolina Hurricanes (10-12-5 overall, 6-6-2 November)
Grade: C-
Hard to believe that Carolina has as much offensive talent as they... wait, we've heard this one before. Injuries aside, the Canes are simply not playing well enough in any area of the game to deserve better than what they are right now. There's a saying in football, "you are what your record is." Carolina embodies that statement. 29th in scoring, 20th in defense, 27th on the power play, 20th on the penalty kill, 22nd in both shots for and shots against... this is a below average hockey team right now.

Chicago Blackhawks (20-4-4 overall, 12-2-1 November)
Grade: A+
I see that the Hawks still haven't missed a beat from their dominant 2012-13 campaign. They're going out on a nightly basis and crushing people's dreams, just like they did last year. They are the first team in the NHL to hit 100 goals this season, and it took them 28 games (they sit at 102 currently). They're on pace to score 298, so 300 is definitely not out of the question. A 300-goal season hasn't happened since the 2009-10 Capitals put up 318 markers.

Colorado Avalanche (19-6-0 overall, 9-5-0 November)
Grade: B+
While things have certainly cooled off in Denver, the Avalanche haven't been brought back down to Earth just yet. They're playing solid hockey both at the Pepsi Center and on the road, and they still rank in the top ten in both scoring and defense (6th and 4th, respectively). Semyon Varlamov is still playing like a brick wall in net even after his arrest and charges of kidnapping and domestic violence surfaced, so he's done well even with all the distractions.

Columbus Blue Jackets (10-14-3 overall, 5-8-3 November)
Grade: D+
This is the same Jackets team that everyone was high on coming into the season? The team that many thought would make the playoffs, even out of the presumably strong Metropolitan Division? Well, look at it this way, Columbus fans: you have a bad record without Nathan Horton and you're five points out of the playoffs right now. It's like I said before the season started: if they're around .500 when Horton comes back, watch out.

Dallas Stars (12-9-4 overall, 7-3-2 November)
Grade: B
Dallas had a pretty good month of November, but losing Stephane Robidas for perhaps the rest of the season with a broken leg seriously hurts their backend. When I saw it live, I wasn't sure what happened exactly, but the other day when I caught a replay of the incident, it was nasty and I had to look away. A shootout loss at home to Edmonton last night notwithstanding, this team is heading in the right direction if they can continue to play as they did in November.

Detroit Red Wings (14-7-7 overall, 6-3-5 November)
Grade: C+
It's hard to give a team who lost more than they won a grade better than this, but the Red Wings are making the most of the loser points that they've gotten. Picking up 17 out of a possible 28 points in a month isn't bad, and so I've slightly given them the benefit of the doubt here. However, they sit in second place in the Atlantic (though that's due to Toronto's freefall, Tampa Bay losing Stamkos, and Montreal's large deficit before their recent 7-1-2 run) and are three points back of Boston. It's not a bad place to be right now.

Edmonton Oilers (9-17-2 overall, 5-8-0 November)
Grade: C-
Props on the win in Dallas last night, that was big for this team. However, they're still playing pretty poorly defensively, and in a division where solid play puts you in fifth place, poor gets you buried. Mark Arcobello has disappeared and the Oilers have just five players who are on pace to top the 40-point plateau this year. Ilyz Bryzgalov made his debut with a shutout, and then promptly gave up four and got yanked in his next outing. He's now injured, so it's back to Devan Dubnyk in net until the king of the five hole returns.

Florida Panthers (7-15-5 overall, 4-8-3 November)
Grade: D
Bless Tim Thomas for thinking he could turn this team around, but he should've stayed home. He's only hindering Jacob Markstrom by keeping him on the bench and the Panthers aren't playing any better than they were expected to. Scottie Upshall has been hot lately, which is a nice boost, but it isn't showing up in the win column. Ranking 29th in both special teams isn't going to get you many points in the standings.

Los Angeles Kings (16-7-4 overall, 7-2-4 November)
Grade: B+
It hasn't been pretty this past month, but the Kings are hitting their stride and sit third in the Pacific behind just two regulation losses in November. Ben Scrivens continues to do a nice job holding down the fort while Jonathan Quick licks his wounds. In typical Kings fashion, they haven't been scoring a lot of goals but luckily, they haven't needed to. They will look to continue playing tough, hard-nosed hockey as we head towards the new year.

Minnesota Wild (15-8-5 overall, 9-4-2 November)
Grade: B+
After a lackluster October, Minnesota has really turned it around and find themselves squarely on the playoff bubble (currently occupying the first of the two wild card spots in the Western Conference, Phoenix holds the other) as the calendar turns to December. They're getting scoring up and down the lineup as of late and are seeing good goaltending no matter who they throw out there on a given night. They should strive to score even more in the upcoming games, as their overall total ranks pretty low in the NHL.

Montreal Canadiens (15-9-3 overall, 7-4-3 November)
Grade: B
They opened November with a dud, going 0-3-1 in their first four games, but a 7-1-2 finish to the month has them among the NHL's hottest teams heading into December. They're five points out of first in the Atlantic Division and look to further close that gap tonight as they open up a home-and-home with New Jersey at the Bell Centre. They've been particularly strong defensively as of late and currently rank 2nd in the league in goals against.

Nashville Predators (13-11-3 overall, 7-6-1 November)
Grade: C
Nashville gets a C because they've been the most inconsistent team in the league over the past month. Lately they've either won close or been blown out by opponents, which is reflected in their -13 goal differential even though they've only lost one more than they've won to this point. Pekka Rinne is still out, which has hurt them as their goals against average has ballooned to almost three per game. Rinne appears to be close to returning from his hip injury, so the fact that Nashville has managed to hang around the playoff picture (five points out as of this writing) is a small miracle.

New Jersey Devils (11-11-5 overall, 8-6-1 November)
Grade: B
The Metropolitan Division has been a collective black hole when it comes to good hockey this season, so why can't a middling Devils team make the playoffs? They sit 4th in the division, one point back of the Rangers for a playoff position. Jaromir Jagr has carried the team recently and it's beginning to rub off on the rest of the roster as the forward lines begin to take shape. This is a team that has been doing just enough to stay relevant in a pretty irrelevant division thus far.

New York Islanders (8-15-4 overall, 4-10-1 November)
Grade: F
Being the only team with double digit regulation losses in a month earns you a failing grade. I tried to tell people that trading for Vanek was going to hurt the team more than it helped, and so far I've been right. It's not like the Isles aren't playing hard out there, though; they continue to play hockey that is both fun to watch and spirited, but the results aren't coming. Blowing a final minute lead to Washington the other night was bad, and the 5-0 loss at home to Detroit the day before was worse. They haven't won a game without the benefit of a shootout in three weeks.

New York Rangers (14-13-0 overall, 9-6-0 November)
Grade: B
Speaking of shootouts, the Rangers are the only team in the NHL that has yet to have a game get to that point this season. How good does Chris Kreider feel after torching John Tortorella and the Canucks for a hat trick in a 5-2 win? The Rangers are getting good play in net from backup Cam Talbot, but there are now questions surrounding the team's effort when starter Henrik Lundqvist is in goal. Sounds an awful lot like Buffalo a couple of years back, when it was clear that the Sabres were playing much harder in front of Jhonas Enroth than Ryan Miller.

Ottawa Senators (10-13-4 overall, 6-6-2 November)
Grade: C
I'm having a hard time figuring out what's wrong with the Senators, who haven't been able to put together a winning streak and aren't getting the same production from certain players. I'm going to take the easy road with my analysis of the Senators here: losing Daniel Alfredsson hurt them more than anyone in Ottawa is willing to admit, the blueline (aside from Erik Karlsson) has been pretty bad, and the goaltending hasn't been much better. They've allowed 90 goals in 27 games so far, which is well over a goal more than their average from last year.

Philadelphia Flyers (12-12-2 overall, 9-4-2 November)
Grade: B+
Don't look now, the Flyers are at .500 and two points out of the playoffs. This has been a completely different team in November and it's been on the back of stellar goaltending from Steve Mason. They still aren't scoring enough goals, but they're doing a pretty nice job keeping the puck out of their own net and it's been paying dividends for interim coach Craig Berube. If the offense begins to flow better in these next few tilts, they're going to be a force to be reckoned with.

Phoenix Coyotes (15-7-4 overall, 6-4-2 November)
Grade: B-
They've had a pretty light schedule in the past month, but Coyotes games have continued to be very heavy on goals -- in both nets. It's a much more exciting brand of hockey than we're used to seeing from the Desert Dogs, but it isn't sustainable for this team. They have to play better defensively if they're going to stay near the top of the Pacific Division. We might be seeing a changing of the guard in Phoenix, as they have once again sent Rostislav Klesla down to Portland to afford more playing time for their young guns on the blue line.

Pittsburgh Penguins (18-9-1 overall, 9-5-1 November)
Grade: B+
Pittsburgh continues to chug along smoothly as we see more of "Sidney and the Seven Dwarves" in the Metropolitan Division. Pittsburgh's nine point lead over Washington means that the Pens can throw it in cruise control for a little while if they want to. They're getting contributions from most of the lineup and the special teams continue to be brilliant; they're tops in the league on the power play and tied for sixth on the penalty kill. Keeping the status quo should be the goal for the month of December.

San Jose Sharks (18-3-5 overall, 8-2-3 November)
Grade: B+
As his fantasy owner, I'm growing ever more nervous about the workload that goalie Antti Niemi is getting in San Jose. Through the Sharks' first 26 games, Niemi has appeared in 23 of them and is on pace for 72 starts this season. I don't care who you are, that's too much. The Sharks' coaching staff needs to find a way to get him some rest soon, because there's a good chance that he's going to see action in the Olympics, too. Joe Thornton continues to put up impressive numbers for the Sharks, his 25 assists ranking second to Evgeni Malkin in the NHL.

St. Louis Blues (18-4-3 overall, 11-3-1 November)
Grade: A+
Another team that has gone out and taken no prisoners in November, the Blues are playing superb hockey that (for a change) has also been fun to watch. Alex Steen's scoring hasn't slowed yet, with 20 goals in 25 games this year. He's second to Alex Ovechkin's 21 goals, but he doesn't seem to be getting caught up in the scoring race and has been continuously putting himself in great position to score. His 23.8% shooting percentage ranks first among players with at least 25 shots on goal and is considerably higher than that of Ovechkin's.

Tampa Bay Lightning (16-9-1 overall, 8-5-1 November)
Grade: B
Considering the loss of Steven Stamkos, the Lightning are playing pretty well. Ben Bishop has proven to be a nightmare for opposing teams lately, and his play has landed the team in the top half of the NHL in defense. They haven't finished in the top 15 in defense since 2003-04, when they finished 11th in the league and went on to win the Stanley Cup. Their 6-6-1 road record is slightly concerning going forward, but they're a rock-solid 10-3-0 on home ice and those splits are certainly acceptable in the weak Eastern Conference.

Toronto Maple Leafs (14-10-3 overall, 4-6-3 November)
Grade: D
What a regression in Toronto. They're just 3-4-3 in their last ten games and have a lacking road record of 5-6-3. The reason why they lost their playoff series against Boston last year was because they couldn't close out on the road with a 4-1 lead. They currently rank 24th on the penalty kill, and that won't get it done this year even with the Atlantic Division not looking very strong. They currently sit in the second wild card spot in the Eastern Conference and have a four-point cushion over the Devils, but that won't last if they continue to struggle.

Vancouver Canucks (13-10-5 overall, 4-5-4 November)
Grade: D
As a Ranger fan, I can't help but smile when John Tortorella doesn't do well. Like the Leafs, Vancouver is 3-4-3 in their last ten games. Like the Leafs, they haven't been getting great play from one area of the game, but for the Canucks it's the entire offense. Ranking 26th on the power play and 17th at 5 on 5, the Canucks haven't been scoring enough goals to win them games as of late. They were on the wrong end of a 5-2 thrashing against the Rangers that saw Roberto Luongo get pulled after allowing the third goal less than a minute into the second period. They have a lot to think about over the next week or so.

Washington Capitals (14-11-2 overall, 9-4-2 November)
Grade: B+
Washington has really turned it around in the past month, getting good goaltending from Braden Holtby and seeing results from their tried and true "pass the puck to Ovechkin" scheme on offense. Not all is well on the home front, though. Martin Erat recently requested a trade, though his whopping zero goals in 24 games gives him next to no leverage on that front. I can't see him having much trade value right now. They have something of a three-headed monster at center now, with Nicklas Backstrom, Mikhail Grabovski and Marcus Johansson combining to put up 66 points thus far.

Winnipeg Jets (12-12-4 overall, 7-5-2 November)
Grade: C+
The Jets have done enough to get themselves back to .500, but only seven non-shootout wins, the stacked Western Conference, and Evander Kane continuing to be an immature asshole, the Jets have multiple uphill battles in the coming weeks. His name has come up a bunch in recent trade rumors and I'm interested to see if and when the Jets decide to cut their losses and deal him while they can still get a nice package of players and picks in return, it could turn out to help them in the long run.

NHL Recap 11-29-13

Winnipeg 1, Philadelphia 2

WPG (12-12-4), PHI (11-12-2)

Winnipeg:

G- Frolik (7)

A- Scheifele (7), Stuart (3)

Philadelphia:

G- Hartnell (5), Couturier (2)

A- None

New York Rangers 2, Boston 3

NYR (13-13-0), BOS (17-7-2)

Rangers:

G- Nash (3), McDonagh (6)

A- Richards (11), Hagelin (6), Brassard (6), Callahan (4)

Boston:

G-Marchand (4), Bergeron (7), Chara (6)

A- Chara (5), Eriksson (9), Marchand (7), Boychuk (5), Krejci (15)

Pittsburgh 3, Lightning 0

PIT (17-9-1), TBL (16-9-1)

Pittsburgh:

G- Kunitz 2 (13), Sutter (5)

A- Crosby 3 (23), Letang (4), Jokinen (9), Malkin (25)

Detroit 5, Islanders 0

DET (13-7-7), NYI (8-15-3)

Detroit:

G- Helm 2 (7), Alfredsson 2 (6), Nyquist (4)

A- Alfredsson (13), Smith 2 (3), Cleary (3), Ericsson (6), Franzen (11), Kronwall 2 (16), Abdelkader (7)

Calgary 2, Anaheim 5

CGY (8-13-4), ANA (18-7-3)

Calgary:

G- Jones 2 (6)

A-Smid (2), Bouma (4)

Anaheim:

G- Vatanen (3), Perry (14), Pnner 2 (9), Cogliano (7)

A- Cogliano (6), Koivu 2 (3), Lovejoy (4), Yonkman (1), Getzlaf 2 (17), Bonino (10), Winnik (8), Perry (14)

St. Louis 3, San Jose 6

STL (18-4-3), SJS (17-3-5)

St. Louis:

G- Cole (1), Backes (12), Schwartz (6)

A- Schwartz (11), Polak 2(4), Roy (11), Steen (11), Sobotka (7)

San Jose:

G- Burns 3(8), Thornton (4), Wingels (8), Hertl (13)

A- Marleau (13), Couture 3(16), Pavelski 2 (15), Thornton 2(24), Hertl (8), Braun (6), Boyle (5), Burns (8)

Montreal 2, Washington 3 (SO)

MTL (14-9-3), WSH (13-11-2)

Montreal:

G- Briere (5), Plekanec (8)

A- Plekanec (9), Gionta 2(8), Emelin (2)

Washington:

G- Fehr (3), Grabovski (8)

A-Grabovski (13), Fehr (6), Brouwer (4)

Colorado 3, Minnesota 1

COL (18-6-0), MIN (15-8-4)

Colorado:

G- Hejda (3), MacKinnon (4), Landeskog (8)

A- Landeskog 2(11), Mackinnon (11), Johnson (6), Cliche (4)

Minnesota:

G- Heatley (6)

A- Niederreiter (10), Haula (1)

New Jersey 5, Carolina 2

NJD (9-11-5), CAR (10-10-5)

New Jersey:

G- Fayne (1), Loktionov (2), Henrique (6), Zubrus (4), Jagr (11)

A- Zubrus (8), Jagr 2(11), Brunner (4), Ryder (4), Gelinas (8), Greene (9), Merrill (11), Zajac (6)

Carolina:

G- Skinner (4), J. Staal (4)

A- Murphy (6), Nash (3), Faulk (9), Hainsey (3)

Edmonton 2, Columbus 4

EDM (8-16-2), CBJ (9-13-3)

Edmonton:

G- Gagner (2), Eberle (10)

A- Hemsky (9), Grebeshkov (1), Nugent-Hopkins (15), Schultz (8)

Columbus:

G- Johansen (9), Anisimov (7), Foligno (6), Skille (2)

A- Atkinson (5), Calvert 2(3), Tyutin (7), Jenner (1), Johansen (9), Tropp (2), Prout (2)

Toronto, Buffalo

TOR (14-9-2), BUF (5-20-1)

Toronto:

G- Kessel (14), Kulemin (2)

A- Bozak (5), Gardiner (6), Smith (4)

Buffalo:

G- Moulson (10), Adam (1), Ehrhoff (2)

A- Leino (4), Myers (5), Girgensons (6), Ehrhoff (5), Myers (6), Leino (5)

Chicago 2, Dallas 1 (SO)

CHI (19-4-4), DAL (12-9-3)

Chicago:

G- Sharp (10)

A- Keith (21)

Dallas:

G- Peverley (5)

A- Horcoff (4)

NHL Recap- 11/28/13:

Vancouver 5, Ottawa 2

VAN (13-9-5), OTT (10-12-4)

Vancouver:

G- D. Sedin (9), Booth (2), Garrison (3), Weise (2), Santorelli (6)

A- H. Sedin 2 (20), Tanev (8), Santorelli (10), D. Sedin (15), Garrison (10), Booth (3)

Ottawa:

G- MacArthur (7), Zibanejad (7)

A- Methot (5), Ryan (12), Corvo (5), Spezza (12)

Edmonton 3, Nashville 0

EDM (8-16-2), NSH (13-11-2)

Edmonton:

G- Nugent-Hopkins (5), Hall (7), Eberle (9)

A- Petry (4), Eberle (13), Sagner (5), Hall (12), Schultz (2)

NHL Recap- 11/27/13

Montreal 3, Buffalo-1

MON (14-9-2), BUF (5-20-1)

Montreal:

G- Galchenyuk (6), Desharnais (4), Gallagher (9)

A- Markov 3 (15), Eller (7), Subban (18), Desharnais (4)

Buffalo:

G- Moulson (9)

A- Stafford (7)

Carolina 4, New Jersey 3

CAR (10-10-5), NJ (9-11-5)

Carolina:

G- Faulk (1), Ruuto (3), Hainsey (3), Dwyer (4)

A- Tlusty (4), Malhotra (3), E. Staal (12), Sekera 2 (8)

New Jersey:

G- Zajac (4), Greene (3), Jagr (10)

A- Zubrus (7), Greene (8), Gelinas (7), Elias (9)

Winnipeg 3, New York Islanders 2

WPG (12-11-2), NYI (8-14-3)

Winnipeg:

G- Stuart (1), Ladd (7), Setoguchi (6)

A- Wright (1), Wheeler (12), Little (13), Ellerby (2), Scheifele (6)

New York Islanders:

G- MacDonald (2), Tavares (11)

A- Vanek (9), Tavares (18), Carkner (3), Nelson (5)

Ottawa 6, Capitals 4

OTT (9-11-4), WSH (12-10-2)

Ottawa:

G- Ryan 2 (13), Phillips (1), Greening (1), Zibanejad (6), Smith (4)

A- Wiercioch (9), MacArthur (12), Turris (15), Methot (4), Karlsson 2 (19), Spezza (11), Phillips (8), Neil (1)

Washington:

G- Fehr (2), Johansson (3), Laich (4), Carlson (6)

A- Latta (3), Brouwer (3), Ovechkin (8), Ward 2 (7), Chimera (10)

Nashville 4, Columbus 0

NSH (13-10-2), CBJ (9-13-3)

Nashville:

G- Cullen (5), Fisher (5), Legwand (5), Spaling (4)

A- Ellis 2 (6), Spaling (4), Bourque 2 (6), Josi (4), Stalberg (4)

Boston 1, Detroit 6

BOS (16-6-2), DET (11-7-7)

Boston:

G- Iginla (5)

A- Bartkowski (6), Smith (12)

Detroit:

G- Abdelkader (3), Tatar (3), Zetterberg (11), Kronwall (3), Miller (2), Nyquist (3)

A- Franzen 3 (10), Lashoff (2), Andersson 2 (5), Nyquist (1), Kronwall (14), Zetterberg (19), Tatar (5), Ericsson (5)

Philadelphia 2, Tampa Bay 4

PHI (10-11-2), TBL (15-8-1)

Philadelphia:

G- Lecavalier (9), Streit (1)

A- Schenn (8), Streit (8), Giroux (14)

Tampa Bay:

G- Hedman 2 (5), Palat (4), Johnson (6)

A- Thompson (3), Johnson (7), Purcell (9), Filppula (10)

New York Rangers 5, Florida 2

NYR (13-12-0), FLA (7-13-5)

New York Rangers:

G- Brassard (5), Richards (7), Nash (2), Zuccarello (3), Hagelin (5)

A- Zuccarello (11), Stepan (12), Kreider (10), J. Moore (3), McDonagh (8)

Florida:

G- Upshall (5), Bjugstad (3)

A- Boyes (5)

Toronto 5, Pittsburgh 6 (SO)

TOR (14-9-2), PITT (16-9-1)

Toronto:

G- van Riemsdyk 2 (11), Kadri (7), Kessel (13), Bozak (4)

A- Phaneuf (8), Franson (13), Fraser (1), Bozak (4), van Riemsdyk (8)

Pittsburgh:

G- Conner (1), Malkin 2 (6), Letang (5), Neal (7)

A- Abbett (1), Sutter (6), Letang 2 (3), Crosby 2 (20), Neal (7), Kunitz 2 (13)

Phoenix 3, Minnesota 1

PHX (15-6-4), MIN (15-7-4)

Phoenix:

G-Boedker (6), Vrbata 2 (8)

A- Doan (9), Morris 2 (9), Kennedy (5), Schlemko (5), Hanzal (14)

Minnesota:

G- Heatley (5)

A- Niederreiter (9), Brodziak (5)

St. Louis 4, Colorado 1

STL (17-3-3), COL (17-5-0)

St. Louis:

G-Backes (11), Steen (20), Schwartz (5), Stewart (5)

A- Oshie (18), Bouwmeester (18), Backes (13), Roy 2 (10), Berglund (7)

Colorado:

G- Bordeleau (3)

A- Hejda (6), Malone (1)

Chicago 3, Calgary 2

CHI (17-4-4), CAL (8-11-4)

Chicago:

G- Kane 2(15), Sharp (9)

A- Saad (11), Keith (20), Hossa (8), Hjalmarsson 2 (10)

Calgary:

G- Stajan (4), Monahan (9)

A- Hudler 2 (16), Bouma (3), Russell (10)

Los Angeles 2, San Jose 3

LAK (16-6-3), SJS (15-3-5)

Los Angeles:

G- Carter (6), Doughty (5)

A- King (4), Richards (14), Scrivens (1)

San Jose:

G- Pavelski (9), Thorton (3)

A- Kennedy (8), Havlat (3), Hertl (7)

An Update

Truth be told, I'm getting burned out on these daily recaps without posting anything else. I'm going to start doing more topical content instead.

NHL Recap - 11/21/13

St. Louis 3, Boston 2 (SO)
STL (15-3-3) BOS (14-6-2)

St. Louis:
G - Backes (9), Roy (6)
A - Jackman (3), Shattenkirk (14), Stewart (7)

Boston:
G - Campbell (1), Soderberg (3)
A - Kelly (4), Krug (7), Paille (2), Smith (11)

Nashville 4, Toronto 2
NSH (11-9-2) TOR (13-8-1)

Nashville:
G - Cullen (4), Jones (3), Smith 2 (6)
A - Bourque (4), Cullen 3 (6), Smith (8), Spaling (3), Wilson 2 (8)

Toronto:
G - Holland (2), Kadri (6)
A - Kulemin (3), Raymond (9), Rielly 2 (8)

Philadelphia 4, Buffalo 1
BUF (5-18-1) PHI (9-10-2)

Buffalo:
G - Myers (2)
A - Ennis (5), Leino (3)

Philadelphia:
G - Hartnell (4), Lecavalier (8), Read 2 (6)
A - Couturier 2 (6), Downie 2 (11), Giroux (11), Hall (1), Streit (7)

Detroit 4, Carolina 3
CAR (8-10-4) DET (10-6-7)

Carolina:
G - Bellemore (1), Sekera 2 (4)
A - Bowman (3), Dvorak (1), E. Staal (8), J. Staal (4)

Detroit:
G - Helm (3), Kronwall (2), Nyquist 2 (2)
A - Abdelkader (5), Ericsson (4), Franzen (6), Zetterberg 3 (16)

Chicago 6, Winnipeg 3
CHI (15-4-4) WPG (10-11-3)

Chicago:
G - Hossa (10), Kane (12), Saad (7), Sharp (8), Smith (3), Toews (11)
A - Hossa (7), Kane (12), Keith (16), Kruger (7), Leddy (9), Seabrook 2 (13), Toews 3 (12), Versteeg (8)

Winnipeg:
G - Byfuglien (6), Ellerby (1), Ladd (6)
A - Byfuglien (13), Enstrom (7), Ladd (13), Little 2 (11), Wheeler (11)

NY Rangers 3, Dallas 2
NYR (11-11-0) DAL (11-8-2)

NY Rangers:
G - Kreider (3), J. Moore (2), Nash (1)
A - Brassard (5), Callahan (3), Girardi (2), Hagelin (5), Lundqvist (1), Stepan (11)

Dallas:
G - Chiasson (6), Robidas (3)
A - Cole (5), Eakin 2 (7), Gonchar (4)

Colorado 4, Phoenix 3 (OT)
COL (16-5-0) PHX (14-4-4)

Colorado:
G - Benoit (1), McLeod (2), Mitchell (4), O'Reilly (9)
A - Benoit 2 (10), MacKinnon (10), Mitchell (2), Parenteau 2 (10)

Phoenix:
G - Hanzal (7), Stone (7), Vermette (6)
A - Bissonnette (4), Chipchura (3), Doan (7), Kennedy (4), Klesla (2), Yandle (16)

Edmonton 4, Florida 1
FLA (6-13-4) EDM (7-15-2)

Florida:
G - Upshall (4)
A - Barkov (6), Boyes (3)

Edmonton:
G - Eberle 2 (8), Gagner (1), Perron (8)
A - Hall 2 (10), Nugent-Hopkins 3 (13), Potter (2), J. Schultz (7), Yakupov (5)

New Jersey 2, Los Angeles 1
NJ (9-8-5) LA (15-6-2)

New Jersey:
G - Carter (3), Jagr (9)
A - Gionta (2), Ryder (3), Zidlicky (10), Zubrus (6)

Los Angeles:
G - Williams (9)
A - Brown (5), Kopitar (16)

San Jose 5, Tampa Bay 1
TB (14-8-0) SJ (14-3-5)

Tampa Bay:
G - Johnson (5)
A - Palat (3), Panik (9)

San Jose:
G - Burns (5), Marleau (11), Stuart (2), Wingels 2 (7)
A - Bruan 2 (5), Couture 3 (15), Hannan (3), Kennedy (7), Marleau 2 (12), Thornton (21)

NHL Recap - 11/20/13

Minnesota 4, Ottawa 3
MIN (14-5-4) OTT (8-10-4)

Minnesota:
G - Brodin (4), Heatley (4), Koivu (5), Pominville (13)
A - Brodin (5), Coyle (4), Fontaine (1), Heatley (3), Koivu 2 (15), Parise 2 (10)

Ottawa:
G - Michalek (4), Turris (6), Zibanejad (5)
A - Condra (4), Grant (2), Karlsson (15), MacArthur (11), Zibanejad (2)

Pittsburgh 4, Washington 0
PIT (14-8-0) WSH (12-9-1)

Pittsburgh:
G - Bennett (1), Crosby (11), Martin (2), Neal (2)
A - Crosby (17), Kunitz (9), Malkin 2 (19), Martin (7), Neal (3), Niskanen (9)

Washington:
NONE

Columbus 2, Calgary 1 (OT)
CBJ (8-11-3) CGY (7-11-4)

Columbus:
G - Foligno (5), Nikitin (1)
A - Atkinson (4), Nikitin (4), Savard (6), Umberger (7)

Calgary:
G - Colborne (2)
A - Jones (4), Russell (9)

New Jersey 4, Anaheim 3 (OT)
NJ (8-8-5) ANA (15-6-3)

New Jersey:
G - Gelinas (2), Jagr (8), Zajac (3), Zidlicky (3)
A - Elias 3 (7), Gelinas (5), Henrique (3), Zubrus (5)

Anaheim:
G - Beleskey (1), Bonino (6), Getzlaf (12)
A - Bonino (8), Fowler (10), Lindholm (5), Palmieri (3), Penner 2 (11)

NHL Recap - 11/19/13

St. Louis 4, Buffalo 1
STL (14-3-3) BUF (5-17-1)

St. Louis:
G - Morrow 2 (4), Paajarvi (1), Tarasenko (7)
A - Bouwmeester (15), Oshie (15), Polak (2), Reaves (2), Roy (7), Schwartz (8), Stewart 2 (6)

Buffalo:
G - Ennis (4)
A - Leino (2), Tallinder (2)

Toronto 5, NY Islanders 2
NYI (8-11-3) TOR (13-7-1)

NY Islanders:
G - Cizikas (3), Nielsen (10)
A - Bailey (6)

Toronto:
G - Clarkson (1), Kessel 2 (12), Raymond (8), Smith (3)
A - Lupul 3 (7), McClement (2), Phaneuf (7), Smith 2 (3), van Riemsdyk (7)

Philadelphia 5, Ottawa 2
OTT (8-9-4) PHI (8-10-2)

Ottawa:
G - MacArthur (4), Turris (5)
A - Karlsson (14), MacArthur (10), Methot (3), Phillips (7)

Philadelphia:
G - Couturier (1), Giroux (2), Hall (1), Simmonds (3), Timonen (1)
A - Downie (9), Grossmann (6), Lecavalier (4), Read (3), B. Schenn (7), Timonen 2 (4), Voracek (7)

Montreal 6, Minnesota 2
MIN (13-5-4) MTL (11-9-2)

Minnesota:
G - Heatley (3), Niederreiter (4)
A - Brodin (4), Brodziak (4), Cooke (7), Suter (14)

Montreal:
G - Bournival (6), Briere (4), Galchenyuk (5), Pacioretty 3 (5)
A - Desharnais 2 (3), Gallagher 2 (6), Gionta (6), Markov (10), Moen (3), Plekanec (8), Prust (2), Subban 2 (16)

Nashville 2, Detroit 0
NSH (10-9-2) DET (9-6-7)

Nashville:
G - Bourque (3), Weber (6)
A - Legwand (14), Stalberg (2)

Detroit:
NONE

Boston 2, NY Rangers 1
BOS (14-6-1) NYR (10-11-0)

Boston:
G - Paille (3), Thornton (3)
A - Campbell (3), Kelly (3), Marchand (5)

NY Rangers:
G - Brassard (4)
A - Kreider (9), J. Moore (2)

Colorado 5, Chicago 1
CHI (14-4-4) COL (15-5-0)

Chicago:
G - Saad (6)
A - Kane (11), Keith (15)

Colorado:
G - Landeskog (7), McLeod (1), Mitchell (3), Parenteau (7), Stastny (8)
A - Barrie 2 (3), Benoit (8), Hejda (4), O'Reilly (7), Stastny (9), Talbot 2 (3)

Edmonton 7, Columbus 0
CBJ (7-11-3) EDM (6-15-2)

Columbus:
NONE

Edmonton:
G - Eberle (6), Hall (6), Perron 2 (7), J. Schultz (2), Smyth (4), Yakupov (4)
A - Eberle (12), Gagner (4), Gordon (6), Hemsky (8), Nugent-Hopkins 2 (10), Perron 2 (10), Potter (1), Smyth 2 (4), Yakupov (4)

Florida 3, Vancouver 2 (SO)
FLA (6-12-4) VAN (11-8-4)

Florida:
G - Boyes (8), Matthias (3)
A - Barkov (5), Bjugstad (6), Kopecky (2), Upshall (7)

Vancouver:
G - Hansen (3), Higgins (7)
A - Hamhuis (3), Santorelli (8)

Los Angeles 5, Tampa Bay 2
TB (14-7-0) LA (15-6-1)

Tampa Bay:
G - Filppula (9), Hedman (4)
A - Hedman (7), Johnson (6), St. Louis (13)

Los Angeles:
G - Brown (4), Frattin (2), King (7), Kopitar (6), Williams (8)
A - Doughty 2 (8), Frattin (4), Kopitar (15), Stoll (3), Vey (4), Voynov (7), Williams (9)

NHL Recap - 11/18/13

Boston 4, Carolina 1
BOS (13-6-1) CAR (8-9-4)

Boston:
G - Boychuk (1), Lucic (9), Smith (3), Soderberg (2)
A - Eriksson (6), Iginla (8), Seidenberg (6), Smith (10), Soderberg (6)

Carolina:
G - Ruutu (1)
A - Bowman (2), E. Staal (7)

Pittsburgh 3, Anaheim 1
ANA (15-6-2) PIT (13-8-0)

Anaheim:
G - Getzlaf (11)
A - Lovejoy (2), Perry (12)

Pittsburgh:
G - Crosby (10), Gibbons (1), Sutter (4)
A - Gibbons (1), Glass (4), Maatta (3), Malkin 2 (17), Vitale (5)

Calgary 5, Winnipeg 4 (SO)
CGY (7-11-3) WPG (10-10-3)

Calgary:
G - Bouma (2), Brodie (2), Cammalleri (9), Hudler (7)
A - Baertschi (7), Brodie (4), Cammalleri (4), Monahan (6), Russell (8), Stajan (6), Stempniak (6)

Winnipeg:
G - Byfuglien (5), Frolik (5), Jokinen (4), Little (12)
A - Byfuglien (12), Clitsome 2 (6), Kane (7), Little (9), Setoguchi (7), Wheeler 2 (10)

NHL Recap - 11/12/13

Buffalo 3, Los Angeles 2 (SO)
LA (11-6-1) BUF (4-15-1)

Los Angeles:
G - King (5), Williams (7)
A - Richards (12), Toffoli (4), Voynov (4)

Buffalo:
G - Hodgson 2 (7)
A - Ennis (4), Moulson 2 (9), Ott (3)

NY Islanders 3, Nashville 1
NSH (8-8-2) NYI (7-9-3)

Nashville:
G - Hornqvist (5)
A - Legwand (11), Weber (4)

NY Islanders:
G - Bouchard (4), Okposo (6), Tavares (8)
A - Nelson (4), Nielsen 2 (12), Tavares (14)

New Jersey 3, NY Rangers 2
NJ (6-7-5) NYR (9-9-0)

New Jersey:
G - Carter 2 (2), Zubrus (3)
A - Greene (5), Harrold (2), Jagr (9), Larsson (2), Zajac (4)

NY Rangers:
G - Girardi (1), Staal (2)
A - Kreider 2 (8), McDonagh (7), Zuccarello (8)

Washington 4, Columbus 3 (OT)
CBJ (6-10-1) WSH (10-8-1)

Columbus:
G - Atkinson (5), Boll (1), Dubinsky (5)
A - Collins (1), Dubinsky (10), Letestu (4), Wisniewski (12)

Washington:
G - Carlson (4), Grabovski (6), Ovechkin (14), Ward (9)
A - Carlson (3), Chimera (8), Erat (6), Grabovski (11), Green (11), Johansson (14), Laich (2), Urbom (1)

Carolina 2, Colorado 1
COL (14-3-0) CAR (7-7-4)

Colorado:
G - Stastny (7)
A - Landeskog (8), MacKinnon (9)

Carolina:
G - Dwyer (1), J. Staal (3)
A - Dwyer (2), Gerbe 2 (5), J. Staal (3)

Tampa Bay 2, Montreal 1 (SO)
TB (13-5-0) MTL (9-8-2)

Tampa Bay:
G - Malone (3)
A - Brewer (4), Crombeen (3)

Montreal:
G - Briere (2)
A - Pacioretty (2)

Philadelphia 5, Ottawa 0
PHI (6-10-1) OTT (7-7-4)

Philadelphia:
G - Lecavalier (7), Read (4), B. Schenn (4), Voracek 2 (3)
A - Couturier (4), Downie (7), Giroux 2 (9), Gustafsson (3), Hartnell (1), Lecavalier (3), B. Schenn (6), Simmonds (5)

Ottawa:
NONE

Winnipeg 3, Detroit 2 (SO)
WPG (9-9-2) DET (9-5-5)

Winnipeg:
G - Bogosian (1), Little (11)
A - Jokinen (7), Kane (5), Ladd (12), Wheeler (7)

Detroit:
G - Datsyuk 2 (9)
A - Alfredsson (11), Franzen (4), Kronwall (10), Zetterberg (11)

Florida 3, Anaheim 2
ANA (15-4-1) FLA (4-11-4)

Anaheim:
G - Cogliano (6), Lindholm (2)
A - Bonino (7), Etem (4), Smith-Pelly (7), Winnik (6)

Florida:
G - Boyes (6), Matthias (2), Upshall (3)
A - Barch (1), Campbell (8), Gudbranson (2), Huberdeau (6), Upshall (4)

Phoenix 3, St. Louis 2 (OT)
PHX (13-4-2) STL (11-2-3)

Phoenix:
G - Boedker (4), Ekman-Larsson (4), Moss (1)
A - Doan (5), Ekman-Larsson (11), Klesla (1), Klinkhammer (4), Ribeiro 2 (8)

St. Louis:
G - Lapierre (2), Polak (2)
A - Backes (10), Bouwmeester (11), Pietrangelo (9), Steen (8)

San Jose 3, Calgary 2 (OT)
SJ (11-2-5) CGY (6-9-3)

San Jose:
G - Couture (8), Marleau (9), Stuart (1)
A - Boyle (3), Kennedy (5), Marleau (9), Pavelski (13), Thornton 2 (17)

Calgary:
G - Cammalleri (8), Russell (3)
A - Butler (3), Monahan (5)

NHL Recap - 11/11/13

Boston 3, Tampa Bay 0
TB (12-5-0) BOS (11-5-1)

Tampa Bay:
NONE

Boston:
G - Bergeron (6), Iginla (4), Paille (2)
A - Bartkowski (2), Campbell (1), Eriksson (4), Krejci (130, Krug (5), Lucic (7)

NHL Recap - 11/10/13

Montreal 4, NY Islanders 2
NYI (6-9-3) MTL (9-8-1)

NY Islanders:
G - Bouchard (3), Nelson (2)
A - Nielsen (10), Tavares 2 (13)

Montreal:
G - Bournival (5), Eller (6), Galchenyuk (3), Gallagher (8)
A - Diaz (7), Eller 2 (6), Galchenyuk 2 (11), Gallagher (4), Plekanec (7), Subban (14)

New Jersey 5, Nashville 0
NSH (8-7-2) NJ (5-7-5)

Nashville:
NONE

New Jersey:
G - Jagr (5), Janssen (2), Tedenby (1), Zajac (2), Zidlicky (2)
A - Bernier (2), Carter (2), Gelinas (4), Greene (4), Harrold (1), Henrique (2), Jagr (8), Loktionov (3), Zidlicky (9), Zubrus (2)

NY Rangers 4, Florida 3
FLA (3-11-4) NYR (9-8-0)

Florida:
G - Barkov (4), Campbell 2 (2)
A - Bjugstad (3), Fleischmann (9), Gilbert 2 (4), Versteeg 2 (5)

NY Rangers:
G - Dorsett (2), Miller (1), Richards (6), Zuccarello (2)
A - Boyle (5), Del Zotto (3), Hagelin (4), Kreider (6), McDonagh (6), Richards (9), Stepan (9)

Chicago 5, Edmonton 4
EDM (4-13-2) CHI (12-2-4)

Edmonton:
G - Eberle (4), Nugent-Hopkins (5), Perron (4), Yakupov (2)
A - Eberle (11), Hall 2 (7), Larsen 3 (4), Perron (8), N. Schultz (1)

Chicago:
G - Bickell (5), Keith (1), Kruger (2), Saad (4), Shaw (4)
A - Kane (7), Oduya (5), Pirri (4), Roszival (3), Saad (6), Seabrook 2 (9), Sharp (12), Smith (3)

Winnipeg 5, San Jose 4 (SO)
SJ (10-2-5) WPG (8-9-2)

San Jose:
G - Boyle 2 (4), Hertl (10), Wingels (5)
A - Braun (2), Couture (10), Demers (8), Hannan (2), Hertl (6), Marleau (8), Pavelski (12), Thornton (15)

Winnipeg:
G - Byfuglien (1), Clitsome (2), Frolik (4), Ladd (5)
A - Clitsome 2 (4), Halischuk (3), Ladd (11), Little 2 (7), Tangradi (2)

Colorado 4, Washington 1
WSH (9-8-1) COL (14-2-0)

Washington:
G - Ward (8)
A - Grabovski (10)

Colorado:
G - Bordeleau (2), Holden (1), Landeskog (6), Parenteau (6)
A - Cliche (3), Duchene (8), Johsnon 2 (5), Landeskog (7), McLeod (3), Stastny (7)

Anaheim 3, Vancouver 1
VAN (11-7-2) ANA (15-3-1)

Vancouver:
G - Sestito (1)
A - Kassian (1), Richardson (5)

Anaheim:
G - Bonino (5), Cogliano (5), Perry (11)
A - Beauchemin (5), Etem (3), Perry (10), Smith-Pelly (6)

NHL Recap - 11/9/13

Philadelphia 4, Edmonton 2
EDM (4-12-2) PHI (5-10-1)

Edmonton:
G - Hall (5), Perron (3)
A - Gagner (1), Hemsky (6), Larsen (1)

Philadelphia:
G - Giroux (1), Hartnell (2), Lecavalier (6), Rosehill (1)
A - Coburn (1), Grossmann (5), Read (2), B. Schenn (5), Streit 2 (6), Voracek (4)

Ottawa 3, Florida 2
FLA (3-10-4) OTT (7-6-4)

Florida:
G - Bjugstad (2), Goc (5)
A - Gilroy (1), Kopecky (1)

Ottawa:
G - MacArthur (3), Turris (4), Zibanejad (4)
A - Karlsson (12), Ryan (10), Turris (14)

Boston 3, Toronto 1
TOR (11-6-0) BOS (10-5-1)

Toronto:
G - Lupul (8)
A - Ranger (4)

Boston:
G - Bergeron 2 (5), Chara (4)
A - Eriksson (3), Iginla (7), Krug (4), Marchand (4), Smith (9), Soderberg (5)

Tampa Bay 3, Detroit 2 (OT)
TB (12-4-0) DET (9-5-4)

Tampa Bay:
G - Malone (2), Purcell (2), Stamkos (14)
A - Carle (8), Hedman (5), Panik (7), Thompson (2)

Detroit:
G - Zetterberg 2 (10)
A - DeKeyser (5)

Minnesota 3, Carolina 2 (SO)
MIN (10-4-4) CAR (6-7-4)

Minnesota:
G - Fontaine (6), Pominville (11)
A - Scandella (3), Spurgeon (5), Suter (11)

Carolina:
G - Murphy (2), Tlusty (3)
A - Bellemore (1), Bowman (1), Peters (1), Semin (5)

Columbus 5, NY Islanders 2
NYI (6-8-3) CBJ (6-10-0)

NY Islanders:
G - Hickey (1), Nielsen (9)
A - Boulton (2), Donovan (3), MacDonald (5), Tavares (11)

Columbus:
G - Atkinson (4), Dubinsky (4), Johansen (5), Umberger (3), Wisniewski (2)
A - Bobrovsky (1), Dubinsky 2 (9), Johansen 2 (6), Letestu (3), Tyutin (5), Wisniewski (11)

St. Louis 2, Pittsburgh 1
PIT (11-6-0) STL (11-2-2)

Pittsburgh:
G - Jokinen (8)
A - Malkin (12), Neal (1)

St. Louis:
G - Reaves (2), Shattenkirk (1)
A - Jackman (2), Lapierre (1), Schwartz (6), Steen (7)

Chicago 5, Dallas 2
CHI (11-2-4) DAL (8-7-2)

Chicago:
G - Hjalmarsson (2), Hossa 2 (8), Kane (10), Toews (9)
A - Kane (6), Oduya 2 (4), Sharp 4 (11), Shaw (7), Toews (7)

Dallas:
G - Eakin (5), Seguin (7)
A - Ja. Benn (10), Daley (2), Horcoff (3)

Phoenix 4, Washington 3 (SO)
WSH (9-7-1) PHX (12-4-2)

Washington:
G - Brouwer (5), Carlson (3), Ward (7)
A - Chimera (7), Green (10), Johansson (13), Latta (2), Neuvirth (1), Ovechkin (7)

Phoenix:
G - Doan 2 (8), Korpikoski (2)
A - Ekman-Larsson (10), Hanzal (9), Schlemko (2), Vermette (5), Yandle 2 (13)

Los Angeles 5, Vancouver 1
VAN (11-6-2) LA (11-6-0)

Vancouver:
G - Hamhuis (4)
A - Bieksa (9), Kesler (5)

Los Angeles:
G - Nolan (3), Richards (5), Toffoli 2 (2), Williams (6)
A - Doughty (5), King 2 (2), Kopitar (13), Martinez (1), Richards 2 (11), Toffoli (3), Vey (1), Voynov (3)

NHL Recap - 11/8/13

Toronto 2, New Jersey 1 (SO)
NJ (4-7-5) TOR (11-5-0)

New Jersey:
G - Ryder (5)
A - Gelinas (3), Greene (3)

Toronto:
G - Kessel (10)
A - Franson (10)

Winnipeg 5, Nashville 0
NSH (8-6-2) WPG (7-9-2)

Nashville:
NONE

Winnipeg:
G - Jokinen (3), Little 2 (10), Setoguchi (4), Tangradi (1)
A - Byfuglien (11), Clitsome (2), Ellerby (1), Jokinen (6), Kane (4), Ladd 2 (10), Wheeler 2 (10)

Colorado 4, Calgary 2
CGY (6-9-2) COL (13-2-0)

Calgary:
G - Cammelleri 2 (7)
A - Backlund 2 (4), Hudler 2 (13)

Colorado:
G - Duchene (11), Mitchell (2), O'Reilly (6), Stastny (6)
A - Benoit (7), Hejda (3), Johnson (3), MacKinnon (8), O'Reilly (5), Parenteau (6), Sarich (3)

Anaheim 6, Buffalo 2
BUF (3-15-1) ANA (14-3-1)

Buffalo:
G - Grigorenko 2 (2)
A - McCormick 2 (4), Stafford (4), Tropp (1)

Anaheim:
G - Cogliano (4), Fowler (2), Getzlaf 3 (10), Penner (3)
A - Fowler (7), Getzlaf (12), Penner 3 (9), Perry 2 (9), Rakell (1), Winnik (5)

NHL Recap - 11/7/13

Boston 4, Florida 1
FLA (3-9-4) BOS (9-5-1)

Florida:
G - Winchester (4)
A - Bjugstad (2), Huberdeau (5)

Boston:
G - Krejci (3), Krug (6), Marchand (2), Smith (2)
A - Chara (3), Eriksson (2), Hamilton (3), Kelly (2), Seidenberg (5), Smith (8)

Ottawa 4, Montreal 1
MTL (8-8-1) OTT (6-6-4)

Montreal:
G - Markov (2)
A - Plekanec (6), Subban (13)

Ottawa:
G - Borowiecki (1), Methot (2), Turris (3), Ryan (9)
A - Gryba (2), MacArthur 2 (9), Ryan 2 (9)

New Jersey 3, Philadelphia 0
NJ (4-7-4) PHI (4-10-1)

New Jersey:
G - Henrique (5), Jagr (4), Janssen (1)
A - Carter (1), Gelinas (2), Larsson (1), Ryder (2)

Philadelphia:
NONE

Washington 3, Minnesota 2 (SO)
MIN (9-4-4) WSH (9-7-0)

Minnesota:
G - Coyle (1), Granlund (2)
A - Koivu (10), Niederreiter (7), Parise (7), Pominville (3)

Washington:
G - Johansson (2), Ovechkin (13)
A - Backstrom (15), Johansson (12), Laich (1), Wilson (2)

Carolina 1, NY Islanders 0
NYI (6-7-3) CAR (6-7-3)

NY Islanders:
NONE

Carolina:
G - Dvorak (3)
A - Hainsey (2)

NY Rangers 4, Columbus 2
NYR (8-8-0) CBJ (5-10-0)

NY Rangers:
G - Callahan (5), Hagelin 2 (4), McDonagh (4)
A - Callahan (2), Girardi (1), McDonagh (5), Richards (8), Stepan (8), Zuccarello (7)

Columbus:
G - Murray (2), Tyutin (1)
A - Dubinsky (7), Gaborik (6), Johnson (3), Wisniewski (10)

Dallas 4, Detroit 3 (OT)
DAL (8-6-2) DET (9-5-3)

Dallas:
G - Ja. Benn (6), Eakin (4), Horcoff (2), Peverley (3)
A - Chiasson (6), Daley (1), Goligoski (1), Gonchar (2), Nichushkin (4), Whitney (7)

Detroit:
G - Almquist (1), Bertuzzi (5), Datsyuk (7)
A - Bertuzzi (4), Datsyuk (11), Kindl (5), Zetterberg 3 (10)

Tampa Bay 4, Edmonton 2
EDM (4-11-2) TB (11-4-0)

Edmonton:
G - Fedun (2), Hall (4)
A - Eberle 2 (10), Hemsky (5)

Tampa Bay:
G - Filppula (6), Johnson (4), Stamkos 2 (13)
A - Gudas (5), Panik (6)

St. Louis 3, Calgary 2
CGY (6-8-2) STL (10-2-2)

Calgary:
G - Cammalleri (5), Jackman (1)
A - Billins (2), Butler (2), Hudler (11), O'Brien (2)

St. Louis:
G - Lapierre (1), Steen (14), Tarasenko (5)
A - Bouwmeester (10), Leopold 2 (2), Oshie (10), Schwartz (5), Shattenkirk (11)

Los Angeles 2, Buffalo 0
BUF (3-14-1) LA (10-6-0)

Buffalo:
NONE

Los Angeles:
G - Kopitar (4), Richards (4)
A - Doughty (4), Muzzin (7), Richards (9), Toffoli (2)

Vancouver 4, San Jose 2
VAN (11-5-2) SJ (10-2-4)

Vancouver:
G - Higgins (6), Kassian (4), Richardson (5), Santorelli (5)
A - Archibald (2), Bieksa 2 (8), Burrows 2 (2), Higgins (4), Stanton (6)

San Jose:
G - Brown (1), Thornton (2)
A - Desjardins (4), Hertl (5), Sheppard (4), Wingels (8)

NHL Recap - 11/6/13

NY Rangers 5, Pittsburgh 1
PIT (11-5-0) NYR (7-8-0)

Pittsburgh:
G - Letang (3)
A - Kunitz (8), Malkin (11)

NY Rangers:
G - Boyle (1), Brassard (3), Callahan (4), McDonagh (3), Stepan (4)
A - Boyle (4), Dorsett (1), Hagelin (3), Kreider (5), Richards 2 (7), Stralman (2), Zuccarello (6)

Chicago 4, Winnipeg 1
WPG (6-9-2) CHI (10-2-4)

Winnipeg:
G - Setoguchi (3)
A - Byfuglien (10), Jokinen (5)

Chicago:
G - Kane (9), Pirri (3), Sharp (4), Toews (8)
A - Keith 2 (12), Seabrook (7), Sharp (7), Smith (2)

Nashville 6, Colorado 4
NSH (8-5-2) COL (12-2-0)

Nashville:
G - Bourque (1), Gaustad (3), Smith (3), Stalberg (1), Wilson 2 (3)
A - Ekholm (4), Ellis 2 (3), Forsberg (4), Josi (1), Legwand 2 (10), Stalberg (1), Wilson 2 (6)

Colorado:
G - Duchene (10), O'Reilly (5), Parenteau (5), Stastny (5)
A - Duchene 2 (7), McGinn (3), McLeod (2), Parenteau (5), Sarich (2)

Anaheim 5, Phoenix 2
PHX (11-4-2) ANA (13-3-1)

Phoenix:
G - Doan (6), Stone (3)
A - Ekman-Larsson (9), Hanzal (8), Moss (7), Ribeiro (6)

Anaheim:
G - Cogliano (3), Fowler (1), Getzlaf (7), Lindholm (1), Perry (10)
A - Bonino 2 (6), Fowler (6), Getzlaf (11), Lindholm (4), Penner (6), Perreault (9), Smith-Pelly (5)

NHL Recap - 11/5/13

Dallas 3, Boston 2 (SO)
DAL (7-6-2) BOS (8-5-1)

Dallas:
G - Ja. Benn (5), Fiddler (2)
A - Jo. Benn (3), Nichushkin (3)

Boston:
G - Krug (5), Lucic (7)
A - Hamilton (2), Krejci (12), Smith (7), Soderberg (4)

Washington 6, NY Islanders 2
NYI (6-6-3) WSH (8-7-0)

NY Islanders:
G - Okposo (5), Tavares (7)
A - MacDonald (4), Nielsen (9), Okposo (14), Tavares (10)

Washington:
G - Carlson (2), Johansson (1), Ovechkin 2 (12), Urbom (1), Wilson (1)
A - Backstrom 3 (14), Brouwer (1), Grabovski (9), Johansson (11), Oleksy (4), Ovechkin (6), Wilson (1)

Ottawa 4, Columbus 1
OTT (5-6-4) CBJ (5-9-0)

Ottawa:
G - Karlsson 2 (6), MacArthur (2), Neil (2)
A - Gryba (1), Michalek (7), Ryan (7), Spezza 2 (8), Turris (13)

Columbus:
G - Umberger (2)
A - Dubinsky (6), Tyutin (4)

St. Louis 3, Montreal 2 (SO)
STL (9-2-2) MTL (8-7-1)

St. Louis:
G - Steen (13), Stewart (2)
A - Backes (9), Shattenkirk (10), Sobotka (6)

Montreal:
G - Bournival (4), Bourque (5)
A - Gionta (5), Markov (8), Subban (12)

Edmonton 4, Florida 3 (OT)
EDM (4-10-2) FLA (3-8-4)

Edmonton:
G - Arcobello 2 (2), Fedun (1), Larsen (1)
A - Eberle (8), Gordon 3 (4), Hemsky (4), Jones (1), Nugent-Hopkins 2 (8)

Florida:
G - Goc (4), Upshall 2 (2)
A - Campbell (7), Fleischmann (8), Goc (2), Huberdeau (4), Kulikov (2), Winchester (3)

Carolina 2, Philadelphia 1 (OT)
PHI (4-9-1) CAR (5-7-3)

Philadelphia:
G - Hartnell (1)
A - Giroux (7), Timonen (1)

Carolina:
G - Malhotra (1), J. Staal (2)
A - Hainsey (1), E. Staal (6), Tlusty (3)

Minnesota 5, Calgary 1
CGY (6-7-2) MIN (9-4-3)

Calgary:
G - Hudler (6)
A - Billins (1), Bouma (1)

Minnesota:
G - Fontaine (5), Koivu (2), Konopka (1), Parise 2 (8)
A - Brodziak (3), Cooke (3), Coyle (1), Koivu 2 (9), Mitchell (3), Parise (6), Scandella (2), Suter 2 (10)

Phoenix 3, Vancouver 2 (SO)
VAN (10-5-2) PHX (11-3-2)

Vancouver:
G - Hamhuis (3), Kesler (9)
A - Santorelli (7), D. Sedin (10), H. Sedin (17)

Phoenix:
G - Doan (5), Vrbata (6)
A - Hanzal (7), Moss (6), Yandle (11)

Buffalo 5, San Jose 4 (SO)
BUF (3-13-1) SJ (10-1-4)

Buffalo:
G - Ennis (2), McCormick (1), Stafford (2), Tallinder (2)
A - Ennis (3), Girgensons 2 (4), Hodgson (8), McBain (3), Moulson 2 (7), Stafford (3)

San Jose:
G - Havlat (1), Hertl (9), Kennedy (2), Wingels (4)
A - Boyle (2), Hannan (1), Havlat (1), Hertl (4), Pavelski (11), Stuart (3), Thornton (14), Vlasic (8)

NHL Recap - 11/4/13

Anaheim 2, NY Rangers 1
ANA (12-3-1) NYR (6-8-0)

Anaheim:
G - Palmieri (4), Perry (9)
A - Beauchemin (4), Penner (5), Sbisa (1)

NY Rangers:
G - Del Zotto (1)
A - Callahan (1), Hagelin (2)

Winnipeg 4, Detroit 2
DET (9-5-2) WPG (6-8-2)

Detroit:
G - DeKeyser (1), Zetterberg (8)
A - Datsyuk (10), Kronwall (9), Quincey (3), Weiss (1)

Winnipeg:
G - Frolik (3), Halischuk (1), Ladd (4), Little (8)
A - Frolik (6), Ladd (8), Little (5), Schiefele 2 (4), Setoguchi 2 (5)

NHL Recap - 11/3/13

Dallas 4, Ottawa 3 (SO)
DAL (6-6-2) OTT (4-6-4)

Dallas:
G - Nichushkin (1), Roussel (1), Whitney (1)
A - Chiasson (5), Dillon (4), Eakin (4), Seguin (9)

Ottawa:
G - Karlsson (4), Ryan (8), Spezza (8)
A - Karlsson (11), Michalek (6), Ryan (6), Spezza (6), Turris 2 (12)

Calgary 3, Chicago 2 (OT)
CGY (6-6-2) CHI (9-2-4)

Calgary:
G - Cammalleri (4), Glencross (5), Russell (2)
A - Butler (1), Colborne (3), Glencross (4), Stajan (4), Wideman 2 (9)

Chicago:
G - Hossa (6), Kane (8)
A - Brookbank (1), Kane (5), Keith (10), Shaw (6)

Minnesota 4, New Jersey 0
NJ (3-7-4) MIN (8-4-3)

New Jersey:
NONE

Minnesota:
G - Granlund (1), Heatley (2), Mitchell (1), Pominville (10)
A - Ballard (4), Niederreiter 3 (6), Parise (5), Pominville (2), Suter (8)

NHL Recap - 11/2/13

Chicago 5, Winnipeg 1
CHI (9-2-3) WPG (5-8-1)

Chicago:
G - Bollig (2), Hjalmarsson (1), Leddy (2), Sharp (3), Smith (2)
A - Boliig (2), Hossa (6), Keith (9), Kruger 2 (5), Leddy (6), Morin (2), Shaw (5)

Winnipeg:
G - Enstrom (2)
A - Frolik (5), Halischuk (2)

Anaheim 6, Buffalo 3
ANA (11-3-1) BUF (2-13-1)

Anaheim:
G - Etem 2 (4), Getzlaf (6), Perry 2 (8), Vatanen (1)
A - Allen (5), Beauchemin (3), Cogliano (4), Fowler (5), Getzlaf 2 (10), Lindholm (3), Penner (4), Perreault 2 (8), Smith-Pelly (4), Winnik (4)

Buffalo:
G - Hodgson (5), Myers (1), Tallinder (1)
A - Hodgson (7), Larsson (1), Moulson 2 (5), Pysyk (2)

Tampa Bay 4, St. Louis 2
STL (8-2-2) TB (10-4-0)

St. Louis:
G - Pietrangelo (4), Schwartz (3)
A - Backes (8), Berglund (4), Shattenkirk (9), Steen (6)

Tampa Bay:
G - Connolly (1), Killorn (4), Filppula (5), Stamkos (11)
A - Barberio (1), Brewer (3), Filppula (6), Gudas (4), Killorn 2 (8)

Philadelphia 1, New Jersey 0
PHI (4-9-0) NJ (3-6-4)

Philadelphia:
G - B. Schenn (3)
A - Meszaros (1), Simmonds (4)

New Jersey:
NONE

NY Islanders 3, Boston 1
BOS (8-5-0) NYI (6-5-3)

Boston:
G - Hamilton (3)
A - Smith (6), Spooner (2)

NY Islanders:
G - MacDonald (1), Tavares (6), Vanek (5)
A - Hamonic 2 (5), Okposo 3 (13), Vanek (7)

NY Rangers 5, Carolina 1
CAR (4-7-3) NYR (6-7-0)

Carolina:
G - Sekera (2)
A - Faulk (6), Tlusty (2)

NY Rangers:
G - Hagelin 2 (2), Stepan 3 (3)
A - Kreider 3 (4), McDonagh (4), Pouliot (2), Pyatt (1), Richards (5), Zuccarello 3 (5)

Washington 3, Florida 2 (SO)
FLA (3-8-3) WSH (7-7-0)

Florida:
G - Fleischmann (3), Winchester (3)
A - Campbell (6), Huberdeau (3), Upshall (3)

Washington:
G - Backstrom (5), Carlson (1)
A - Alzner (2), Fehr (5), Green (9), Latta (1)

Pittsburgh 3, Columbus 0
PIT (11-4-0) CBJ (5-8-0)

Pittsburgh:
G - Engelland (2), Jokinen (7), Kunitz (8)
A - Crosby (15), Dupuis (9), Jeffrey (1), Malkin (10), Martin (5), Vitale (4)

Columbus:
NONE

Vancouver 4, Toronto 0
TOR (10-5-0) VAN (10-5-1)

Toronto:
NONE

Vancouver:
G - Hamhuis (2), Higgins (5), Kassian (3), D. Sedin (7)
A - Archibald (1), Edler (4), Kesler (4), Richardson 2 (4), Santorelli (6), H. Sedin (16), Tanev (7)

Colorado 4, Montreal 1
MTL (8-7-0) COL (12-1-0)

Montreal:
G - Gallagher (7)
A - Galchenyuk (9), Subban (11)

Colorado:
G - Landeskog (5), MacKinnon (2), O'Reilly (4), Parenteau (4)
A - Benoit (6), Bordeleau (1), Cliche (2), Duchene (5), Hejda (2), Landeskog (6)

Detroit 5, Edmonton 0
DET (9-4-2) EDM (3-10-2)

Detroit:
G - Andersson (2), Bertuzzi (4), Helm (1), Kindl (1), Tatar (3)
A - Abdelkader (3), Alfredsson 2 (10), Andersson (4), Cleary (2), Datsyuk (9), Kindl (4), Miller (1), Zetterberg (7)

Edmonton:
NONE

Nashville 4, Los Angeles 3
NSH (7-5-2) LA (9-6-0)

Nashville:
G - Legwand 2 (4), Nystrom (4), Weber (4)
A - Ekholm (3), Fisher (5), Hornqvist 3 (6), Jones (5)

Los Angeles:
G - Brown (3), Kopitar (3), Richards (3)
A - Kopitar (12), Muzzin 2 (6), Toffoli (1), Williams (6)

Phoenix 3, San Jose 2 (SO)
PHX (10-3-2) SJ (10-1-3)

Phoenix:
G - Boedker (3), Vermette (5)
A - Boedker (8), Klinkhammer (3), Morris (6)

San Jose:
G - Boyle (2), Pavelski (6)
A - Nieto (4), Pavelski (10), Thornton (13), Wingels (7)

NHL Recap - 11/1/13

Washington 7, Philadelphia 0

WSH (6-7-0) PHI (3-9-0)

Washington:

G - Backstrom 2 (4), Brouwer (4), Chimera (5), Ward 3 (6)

A - Backstrom (11), Chimera 3 (6), Erat 2 (5), Fehr 2 (4), Grabovski 3 (8), Green (8), Schmidt (3)

Philadelphia:

NONE

Pittsburgh 4, Columbus 2

CBJ (5-7-0) PIT (10-4-0)

Columbus:

G - Johansen (4), MacKenzie (1)

A - Foligno (3), Johnson (2), Umberger (6), Wisniewski (9)

Pittsburgh:

G - Kunitz (7), Letang (2), Megna (2), Sutter (2)

A - Adams (2), Crosby (14), Glass (3), Jokinen (3), Malkin 2 (9), Martin (4), Niskanen (8)

Tampa Bay 3, Carolina 0

TB (9-4-0) CAR (4-6-3)

Tampa Bay:

G - Hedman (2), Killorn (3), Stamkos (10)

A - Crombeen (2), Killorn (6), St. Louis 2 (9), Thompson (1)

Carolina:

NONE

NY Islanders 5, Ottawa 4 (SO)

NYI (5-5-3) OTT (4-6-3)

NY Islanders:

G - Bouchard (2), Martin (2), Nielsen (8), Tavares (5)

A - Bouchard (4), Carkner (2), Donovan (2), Hickey (3), Nelson (3), Okposo 2 (10), Vanek (6)

Ottawa:

G - Condra (1), MacArthur (1), Ryan (7), Zibanejad (3)

A - Grant (1), Karlsson 2 (10), Philipps (5), Ryan (5), Turris (10), Wiercioch (6)

St. Louis 4, Florida 0

STL (8-1-2) FLA (3-8-2)

St. Louis:

G - Pietrangelo (3), Roy (4), Steen (12), Stewart (1)

A - Backes 2 (7), Bouwmeester (9), Jackman (1), Oshie (9), Shattenkirk (8), Sobotka (5), Stewart (3)

Florida:

NONE

Minnesota 4, Montreal 3

MTL (8-6-0) MIN (7-4-3)

Montreal:

G - Gallagher (6), Gionta (4), Subban (3)

A - Galchenyuk (8), Markov 3 (7), Subban (10)

Minnesota:

G - Fontaine (4), Niederreiter (3), Pominville 2 (9)

A - Ballard 2 (3), Granlund 2 (10), Mitchell (2), Parise (4), Pominville (1)

Colorado 3, Dallas 2 (OT)

COL (11-1-0) DAL (5-6-2)

Colorado:

G - Landeskog (4), Stastny 2 (4)

A - Guenin (2), Hejda (1), MacKinnon (7), Tangauy (6), Wilson (4)

Dallas:

G - Goligoski (2), Seguin (6)

A - Ja. Benn (9), Peverley 2 (5), Seguin (8)

Detroit 4, Calgary 3

DET (8-4-2) CGY (5-6-2)

Detroit:

G - Abdelkader (2), Andersson (2), Datsyuk (6), Zetterberg (7)

A - Abdelkader (3), Bertuzzi 2 (3), Datsyuk (8), DeKeyser (4), Kindl (3), Kronwall (8), Tatar (1)

October Report Cards, Part 2

Note: Records are prior to games on November 1st.

Nashville Predators (6-5-2)
Grade: C
Would it really be Nashville Predators hockey if we weren't talking about a sputtering offense and a pretty good defense? Seems like every year the Predators insist on trying to win every game 2-1 and all anyone ever talks about is how tough they are to play against. They need to work on maintaining leads in the next few games, as they blew a 3-0 first period lead in Phoenix the other night, losing 5-4 in a shootout.

New Jersey Devils (3-5-4)
Grade: D
Hard to make an argument for a group that's lost nine of 12 games so far and is towards the bottom of the NHL in scoring while also in the bottom half in defense. Given the dearth of offensive talent on this team, the power play has been pretty good, coupled with an average penalty kill. The signing of Ryane Clowe has not worked out for this team, as I expected.

New York Islanders (4-5-3)
Grade: C-
I still believe that the Islanders are a better team than their record indicates and what they've shown so far this season. They're putting the puck in the net and have been good on special teams so far, but last night's 57-shot effort in Ottawa aside they're not winning that battle and they haven't been able to keep the puck out of their net.

New York Rangers (5-7-0)
Grade: C-
They get a bit of a pass due to all the injuries they've sustained thus far, but they still haven't been playing good hockey. The offense hasn't hit its stride yet, though that's to be expected when it has yet to be at full strength. The special teams have been pretty good so far but the Rangers are the NHL's worst team at 5 on 5 this season.

Ottawa Senators (4-6-2)
Grade: D+
Yikes, there are a number of defensive issues with this team. They were already 28th in the NHL in shot differential before last night's -26 against the Islanders. Goal scoring hasn't been a problem for the Senators and they've also been pretty good 5 on 5 and on the penalty kill, so I expect them to turn it around soon. They just have to avoid the defensive breakdowns and sustain the forecheck better.

Philadelphia Flyers (3-8-0)
Grade: F-
Yes, the Flyers get an F-, the worst possible grade on this scale. Their grade is even worse than the Sabres, Panthers, and Oilers because Philadelphia was expected to have a bounce back year. They've been beaten soundly all over the ice and some of their best players haven't shown up yet this season. Not that it factors into their grade, but last night's 7-0 loss at home to Washington is a microcosm of the laughable failure this team has suffered.

Phoenix Coyotes (9-3-2)
Grade: B+
Phoenix is looking like a serious contender out west, and the shocking thing to me is that they're tied for third in the NHL in scoring. The defense hasn't been as sharp as we're used to seeing under head coach Dave Tippett, but aside from that they are firing on all cylinders. They have the most points by defensemen in the NHL, and the trio of Oliver Ekman-Larsson, Derek Morris, and Keith Yandle has combined for eight goals and 23 assists through the team's first 14 games.

Pittsburgh Penguins (9-4-0)
Grade: A-
Props to the Penguins for being the class of a bad division so far, because even with Evgeni Malkin's recent scoring drought they're still winning games. Jussi Jokinen has been on fire with six goals in October. Marc-Andre Fleury has been good, and it's really helped this team get settled in through the first month. The penalty kill has been a bit weak so far, but there's plenty of season left for that to improve.

San Jose Sharks (10-1-2)
Grade: A+
The Sharks are the NHL's best team through October, though fans in Colorado and St. Louis could easily make cases for their teams. Rookie Tomas Hertl has cooled off after his ridiculous start to the season, but now Joe Pavelski has the hot stick and it goes to show that their depth is their biggest weapon. Antti Niemi has been a brick wall in net, but I wonder if he's getting overused early on.

St. Louis Blues (7-1-2)
Grade: A
A light schedule in October has seen the Blues play just ten games (not including last night's win over Florida), but that hasn't stopped them from making quite an impression in the early going. If you haven't seen this team play yet, you need to fix that problem. Over the years I've never thought of the Blues as a particularly fun team to watch, but this season they are making me tune in regularly with their inspired play at both ends of the ice.

Tampa Bay Lightning (8-4-0)
Grade: B+
They've been impressive so far, but this is once again a stereotypical Lightning start to a season. They're always the team that comes out of the gate hot, but then as time goes on their defensive issues catch up to them and they fall back into the pack. All of their metrics look good except for the shot differential, where they've been outshot by 1.4 per game through the end of October. They need to get that number positive.

Toronto Maple Leafs (10-4-0)
Grade: A-
I had a feeling that the Leafs would be a solid team this season, but I didn't expect a 10-4 run through the first month of the season. There's a huge red flag with this team, though, and it's possession. The Leafs have been terrible in the faceoff circle and are 29th in the league in shot differential. However, they have won every game in which they outshot their opponent, and they are 4-2 in games that they have trailed after either the first or second period.

Vancouver Canucks (9-5-1)
Grade: B
This grade would be higher if John Tortorella hadn't already made their power play as horrible as he did the Rangers' during his tenure in New York. They're getting scoring from many sources, but not all at once and it has left them in the middle of the NHL in scoring. The penalty kill has been very stingy so far and Roberto Luongo is off to a nice start. They're headed in the right direction.

Washington Capitals (5-7-0)
Grade: C-
They don't deserve a higher grade than this for their play in October, but they get an A++ for their 7-0 win in Philadelphia last night (and it was without Ovechkin too). The problem for the Caps is even strength play; they're a minus in that department and it's led to their sub-.500 record even though their power play and penalty kill rank third and second, respectively.

Winnipeg Jets (5-7-2)
Grade: D
I think it's time to end things with Ondrej Pavelec. He's a bad goalie, and Al Montoya has played wonderfully in his limited playing time so far. Stands to reason that they should give Montoya more starts, right? The offense has not produced so far, the new acquisitions have not fit into the lineup well and the power play has been punchless. Their 44.1% on faceoffs is the second-worst in the league, only ahead of Calgary.