Washington @ Toronto 2-6 - Rielly scored at even strength 14:15 into the first period, with a rising slap shot from the left point that appeared to bounce off one or two Capitals defenders before beating goalie Justin Peters. Carlyle put center Nazem Kadri at the right point with the man-advantage in an effort to generate more offense. On his first shift, Kadri made a bad pass that was knocked out of the Washington zone, and then he fanned on an attempted wrist shot. Kadri was replaced by defenseman Cody Franson, who took a shot from the right point and scored his fourth goal of the season to make it 2-0 with 23 seconds left in the first period. The Capitals replaced Peters with Braden Holtby to start the second period and the Maple Leafs welcomed him to the game with a goal at 23 seconds on their first shot. James van Riemsdyk made a perfect pass to Tyler Bozak at the side of the net, and he deflected it past Holtby.
Washington cut the lead to 3-1 at 10:37 when Troy Brouwer scored his sixth goal of the season on the power play with a slap shot from the high slot that beat Maple Leafs goalie Jonathan Bernier. David Clarkson restored the Maple Leafs' three-goal lead 23 seconds later when he scored his seventh of the season on a snap shot from the slot. With Washington defenseman Jack Hillen off for holding, Bozak scored his second of the game by tipping a pass from Phil Kessel past Holtby at 15:36. Bozak had an opportunity to complete his hat trick late in the second period when he was set up in front of the Washington net, but his shot was stopped by Holtby. Washington's Tom Wilson made it 5-2 at 7:43 of the third when his routine-looking wrist shot managed to elude Bernier.
Toronto got that back at 16:40 with its third power-play goal, Joffrey Lupul tipping home a Jake Gardiner shot from the right point. After scoring in back-to-back games, Capitals forward Alex Ovechkin of the Capitals was held without a goal despite leading all skaters with seven shots. The Maple Leafs lost aggressive checker Leo Komarov midway through the third period when he was knocked to the ice by Ovechkin. Carlyle said Komarov felt good after the game, but he would be evaluated before returning to action. Prior to the game, the Maple Leafs paid tribute to former coach and general manager Pat Quinn, who died at 71 years old Sunday. Quinn wore No. 23 as a player with the Maple Leafs and it was noted the Maple Leafs had 23 shots on goal in the game, scored with 23 seconds remaining in the first period, and then again 23 seconds into the second period. Carlyle, who also wore No. 23 as a defenseman with the Maple Leafs, said it was a moving tribute to man who contributed a lot to the sport.
Buffalo @ Montreal 4-3 SO - Brian Flynn, who deked Montreal goalie Dustin Tokarski to score the only shootout goal, drew Buffalo even at 3-3 at 14:04 of the third period, 49 seconds after Max Pacioretty gave the Canadiens their first lead with his 11th goal at 13:15. Jhonas Enroth made 41 saves for the Sabres, including a stop on P.K. Subban in overtime after the Canadiens defenseman put the puck between his legs to get around Buffalo defenseman Tyson Strachan. Before Flynn scored, Enroth stopped Tomas Plekanec on Montreal's fifth shootout attempt after Alex Galchenyuk, David Desharnais, PA Parenteau and Lars Eller failed to score. Zemgus Girgensons and Chris Stewart scored for Buffalo. Tokarski made 23 saves in his first game at Bell Centre since last season's Stanley Cup Playoffs, when he helped Montreal to a 7-4 win against the New York Rangers in Game 5 of the Eastern Conference Final on May 27. Stewart put Buffalo ahead 2-1 at 5:56 of the third when he skated between Montreal defensemen Mike Weaver and Bryan Allen to snap a shot past Tokarski. Eller drew Montreal even at 2-2 with his seventh goal at 7:31 of the third. He skated behind the net and spun around to make a backhand-centering pass that went into the net off the right skate of Sabres defenseman Nikita Zadorov. Sabres captain Brian Gionta, who played in his 800th game, passed from behind the Montreal net to set up Flynn's tying goal. Girgensons put Buffalo ahead 1-0 at 14:03 of the first period. Tokarski stopped Tyler Ennis' shot from the slot on a centering pass from Nicolas Deslauriers, and Girgensons chipped the rebound over the Montreal goalie for his seventh goal. Gallagher scored his sixth at 7:51 of the second after a lengthy video review. He took a shot from the slot that struck the right post, and play continued after referee Brad Meier signaled no-goal. The NHL Situation Room initiated a review at the next stoppage in play and replays showed the puck had completely crossed the goal line in the air after striking the post before it hit the knob of Enroth's stick and bounced out. Gionta and injured Sabres defenseman Josh Gorges were each given warm ovations when the two former Canadiens were shown on the video scoreboard during the singing of "The Star-Spangled Banner." Gionta and Canadiens defenseman Alexei Emelin tussled briefly in the first period. Emelin was fined $11,021.51 by the Department of Player Safety on Saturday for his illegal hit to the head of Gionta on Friday. Enroth made several big saves in the second period. He slid across to make a right-pad save on Andrei Markov and stopped David Desharnais' shot and rebound attempt on a 2-on-1. After Gallagher's goal tied it, Enroth flashed his glove to stop a Desharnais shot at 9:04. Sabres right wing Drew Stafford missed the game because of a lower-body injury he sustained Friday. Center Tim Schaller made his NHL debut after he was recalled from Rochester of the American Hockey League.
Ottawa @ Tampa Bay 1-4 - Alex Killorn scored the go-ahead goal 1:16 into the third period to lead the Lightning to a 4-1 win against the Senators at Amalie Arena. Killorn gave the Lightning a 2-1 lead when he redirected Anton Stralman's shot from the point past Senators goalie Robin Lehner. Killorn, who had an assist on Callahan's goal, has an eight-game point streak. The Senators took a 1-0 lead 18:13 into the game when David Legwand used a screen from Alex Chiasson to send a wrist shot past Lightning goalie Ben Bishop on a power play. Tampa Bay tied the game 5:13 into the second period when Callahan scored his 11th off a pass from Steven Stamkos on a 2-on-1. Stamkos beat Senators defenseman Eric Gryba to a loose puck to start the odd-man rush.
Morrow scored his first goal with the Lightning, in his 22nd game, for a 3-1 lead in the third period. Cedric Paquette took the puck from Senators defenseman Cody Ceci behind the net and flipped a pass to Morrow in the slot, who sent a one-timer past Lehner. Kucherov's third-period goal came on a power play and was his ninth. Tyler Johnson had his team-high 17th assist.
New Jersey @ NY Islanders 1-3 - The Islanders completed November with an 11-3-0 record, their best since the 1980-81 team went 12-1-2 on its way to the second of four consecutive Stanley Cups. (something the Rangers never did eh?) New York had to kill 55 seconds of a 5-on-3 power play for the Devils after Brock Nelson was called for holding the stick with 3:10 remaining and Calvin de Haan was sent off for hooking 1:06 later. New Jersey managed one shot during the two-man advantage. Casey Cizikas hit the empty net with 4.3 seconds left. The Islanders had the better of the chances in the first 12 minutes before taking the lead at 12:40. Kyle Okposo's slap shot from inside the right circle leaked through Schneider's pads and sat in front of the goal line. Kulemin tapped it into the empty net for his fifth goal of the season and a 1-0 lead. New Jersey got even less than two minutes later. Brunner, one of two lineup additions taking the place of Henrique and Zajac, got his stick on defenseman Adam Larsson's slap shot from the right point and deflected it past Halak at 14:27 for his second goal of the season. Clutterbuck put the Islanders ahead to stay 3:32 into the second period. Cizikas won a right-circle faceoff back to de Haan. The second-year defenseman stepped around Jaromir Jagr's attempted check and fired a straightaway 50-foot slap shot through traffic that hit Clutterbuck and deflected past Schneider for his third goal of the season. The remainder of the period belonged to the goaltenders. Schneider kept the deficit at one goal midway through the period with a flurry of saves, and Halak stepped up in the later stages by denying Jagr on an open shot during a power play, then stopping Steve Bernier from the right circle after a turnover and again on a breakaway after he chased down a clearing pass.
Columbus @ Nashville 1-2 - Colin Wilson scored with 2:12 remaining to give the Predators a 2-1 win against the Blue Jackets at Bridgestone Arena. Wilson was able to collect a rebound of a shot by Craig Smith and put it in a wide-open net. Wilson is finding some chemistry with Jarnkrok and Smith. Mike 'Skeletor' Ribeiro took time off from abusing various substances to put the Predators up 1-0 at 12:47 of the second period on a wraparound. Josi took a shot that went wide to Ribeiro behind the net, and he was able to beat McElhinney to the post.
Nashville held a 34-15 shot advantage through two periods, and finished with a 42-22 edge. Columbus forward Ryan Johansen scored his ninth goal of the season to tie the game 1-1 at 3:48 of the third period. A 5-on-3 power play had expired, and Johansen was set up next to Rinne, where he was able to convert a pass from Nick Foligno.
Calgary @ Phoenix 3-0 - Ramo is the first Calgary goalie to post back-to-back road shutouts in almost 22 years; Mike Vernon did it in December 1992. Ramo has won four straight decisions and now has a scoreless streak of 129:34 dating back to a 5-4 win against New Jersey on Nov. 22. He is 3-0-0 against the Coyotes in his career, allowing three goals in the three games. Jiri Hudler has scored in four straight games and has a total of five goals over that span to go with three assists. He has scored or assisted on each of the past six Calgary goals; he set up the Brodie and Gaudreau goals before getting one himself Saturday. Tippett stressed more puck possession during a four-day break in the schedule this week. But there was very little of it for the Coyotes early in the game. Calgary dominated the first period, outshooting Phoenix 13-3 and earning a four-minute power play 59 seconds into play when Coyotes forward Mikkel Boedker clipped center Josh Jooris in the face with a high stick. But Dubnyk stopped all four shots on the power play, and then stoned Gaudreau on a breakaway, closing the pads to stop the rookie forward's backhand bid. Coyotes defenseman Michael Stone tried to pinch along the boards, but he missed the puck, and the Flames took off on a 2-on-1. Hudler beautifully set up Brodie for a one-timer from the right circle, and the 24-year-old defenseman scored his sixth goal over Dubynk's shoulder at 4:34. The Coyotes finally mustered some offense in the latter half of the second period, outshooting the Flames 13-3 after Brodie's goal. But Ramo was strong, makings stops on Keith Yandle and Martin Erat with the glove and on Tobias Rieder and McMillan in close to keep Calgary in front. The Coyotes lost the puck on a rush in deep, and Gaudreau beat them down the ice before putting a wrist shot over Dubnyk's blocker for his fourth goal. Hudler made it 3-0 on the power play when a blocked centering attempt dropped in the slot and he swept a backhander past Dubnyk at 7:13.
Chicago @ Los Angeles 4-1 - Brad Richards and Corey Crawford helped send the Blackhawks home from their "Circus Trip" in impressive fashion. Richards didn't have any points on the trip until the final two games, but has shown chemistry with linemates Patrick Kane and Kris Versteeg in his first season with the Blackhawks. He played a season-high 19:04. Crawford, who made his 14th straight start and played every game in November. The Kings were missing significant pieces from last season's Stanley Cup run; right wing Marian Gaborik (upper body) and defenseman Alec Martinez (finger) did not play. Their sparkling home record took a rare regulation loss, and Kings goalie Jonathan Quick suffered his first loss at Staples Center since the season opener.
Los Angeles committed 14 giveaways, an atypical game for a team known for puck possession. Kings coach Darryl Sutter mixed his lines and Anze Kopitar, Jeff Carter, Tyler Toffoli and Tanner Pearson combined for two shots. Richards gave Chicago a 3-1 lead when he finished a rush with a tap-in of Michal Rozsival's pass at 8:14 of the second. The Kings established zone time but got caught when Richards slipped open on the left side. The Blackhawks restored the two-goal lead after Jordan Nolan's first goal of the season at 5:53 of the second. Nolan deftly tipped Jake Muzzin's end-over-end shot and it trickled through the five-hole of Crawford. Richards snapped it between Quick's arm and body from the left side at 17:59 after Versteeg won a race to the puck behind the net and fed it to him as Quick hustled to get back in goal. Former Kings forward Daniel Carcillo batted in his own rebound 1:52 into the game. It was the fourth goal in three games for Chicago's third line of Carcillo, Bryan Bickell and Andrew Shaw and the second straight game the Blackhawks held a 2-0 lead after the first period, thanks to another strong possession game that is usually a trait of Los Angeles. The Kings, which scored six power-play goals on Chicago in the conference final, went 0-for-3 against the Blackhawks' top-rated penalty kill. Two of those came in the first period when Chicago led 1-0 and the last came late in the second when the Blackhawks had a 3-1 lead.
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