NHL - Results - November 24-25, 2015

Tuesday, November 24

Calgary @ Anaheim 3-5
The Ducks trailed 3-2 entering the third period, but Rakell tied it at 1:52 when he one-timed a pass from Perry behind Karri Ramo, with Getzlaf getting the second assist. Perry put the Ducks ahead for the first time at 4:00 when Getzlaf's pass sent him in alone behind the Calgary defense and he snapped a shot through Ramo's five-hole for a power-play goal. Getzlaf also assisted on Ryan Kesler's empty-net goal with less than one second remaining. Frolik, with his 100th NHL goal, and Bennett each scored on rebounds in the first 10:39 to give the Flames a quick 2-0 lead and send goaltender Anton Khudobin to the bench in favor of John Gibson, who was recalled from San Diego of the American Hockey League earlier in the day because starter Frederik Andersen was experiencing flu-like symptoms. The move appeared to invigorate the Ducks, who got a power-play goal from Perry at 12:07 and tied it at 16:31 when Rakell deked past Flames defenseman Dougie Hamilton before lifting a backhander over Ramo. The Ducks dominated the second period and were outshooting the Flames 13-2 before Frolik put Calgary back in front at 15:46. He was left alone in front, took Bennett's pass from behind the net and quickly lifted it into the top corner for his sixth goal of the season.

Wednesday, November 25

Columbus @ New Jersey 2-1
Matt Calvert gave the Blue Jackets a 2-1 lead with 1:24 left in the second period. Schneider made a save against Cam Atkinson with his pad while on the ice before Calvert knocked in his opportunity at the left post. The Devils thought they tied the game 8:28 into the third period when Henrique tipped a shot past Bobrovsky from the slot on a delayed penalty, but referee Jean Hebert disallowed the goal after it was ruled Gregory Campbell had control of the puck a few seconds earlier. The Blue Jackets denied the Devils on five power-play chances; Bobrovsky stopped seven shots when New Jersey had the man-advantage. The Devils entered having scored at least one power-play goal in five straight games. The Devils held the Blue Jackets without a shot on goal in the second period until Ryan Johansen was credited with one at 16:51. It was the first of six straight against Schneider in a span of 1:45. New Jersey gained a 1-1 tie in the second when Henrique scored his Devils-leading 10th of the season at 3:33. After taking a pass from Mike Cammalleri in the left circle, Henrique took a shot that beat Bobrovsky over his left shoulder. The assist by Cammalleri, his 15th of the season, equaled his total for 2014-15. Karlsson gave the Blue Jackets a 1-0 lead on their ninth shot 8:51 into the first. He scored his third of the season off a rebound at the left post.


Montreal @ NY Rangers 5-1
Rookie backup Mike Condon made 11 saves in relief of Price, and the Canadiens helped him by scoring three times in the third period, including twice within the first 1:29 and again at 9:06. Henrik Lundqvist was pulled after the fifth goal. He allowed five goals on 24 shots. Devante Smith-Pelly was given first crack at playing on the top line with Pacioretty and Tomas Plekanec. He had the first two-goal game of his NHL career, and that line finished with seven points, including three assists from Plekanec. Smith-Pelly scored at 2:25 of the second period off a feed from Pacioretty to give Montreal a 2-0 lead. He scored 17 seconds into the third period off a pass from Plekanec to make it 3-1. Alex Galchenyuk and Pacioretty also scored in the third period. Sven Andrighetto scored his first goal of the season in the first period. The Rangers had the game within reach and Price out of the net at the start of the third period. They had a chance until Ryan McDonagh gave away the puck in the defensive zone and Plekanec found Smith-Pelly for Montreal's third goal 17 seconds into the period.
Galchenyuk made it 4-1 at 1:29; after picking off an errant pass by Marc Staal he carried the puck into the zone, appropriately waiting for his linemates to get onside, and eventually beat Lundqvist on a short-side wrist shot from the lower part of the left circle. Pacioretty's goal that made it 5-1 came on the power play.
The Canadiens didn't have Alexander Semin for most of the third period; he did not return because of a lower-body injury after taking one shift in the third.

Edmonton @ Carolina 1-4

After giving up a power-play goal in the first period, Carolina slowly gained momentum and took control of the game. The Oilers lost Nail Yakupov to an apparent lower-body injury at 2:22 of the second period. During a faceoff at center ice, he got his legs tangled with linesman Matt MacPherson, and each went down to the ice. Yakupov did not put any weight on his left leg while being helped to the Oilers dressing room. McLellan had no update on his condition after the game. Edmonton was sharp early, and Benoit Pouliot capitalized on the power play 7:34 into the game. Yakupov held in Ron Hainsey's clearing attempt before setting up Ryan Nugent-Hopkins for a wrist shot that caught a piece of Pouliot's stick in the slot. It was Pouliot's 100th NHL goal and Yakupov's 100th assist in the League. Carolina tied the game with 16 seconds remaining in the period when Jordan Staal attempted a short centering pass from behind the net. The puck deflected off the skate of Griffin Reinhart and trickled through Nilsson.
The Hurricanes began to control the pace of play in the second period, and Lindholm's third goal put Carolina up 2-1 at 10:16. With Brett Pesce driving the net on a 2-on-1, Lindholm looked off Pesce from the left circle before firing a wrist shot between Nilsson's legs. John-Michael Liles and Eric Staal assisted.
Skinner made it 3-1 when he redirected Justin Faulk's pass from the high slot at 16:41. Faulk's pass hit Andrej Sekera before going in off Skinner's skate. With the assist, Faulk extended his point streak to seven games. Andrej Nestrasil scored into an empty net from just inside the red line with 51 seconds left.

Philadelphia @ NY Islanders 1-3
Casey Cizikas tied the game with a shorthanded goal late in the first period and Okposo put New York ahead early in the second. Jaroslav Halak made 17 saves for the Islanders, who limited Philadelphia to four shots in the third period before Nielsen hit the empty net with 1:09 remaining for his ninth of the season.

The Islanders and Flyers combined for 44 penalty minutes and 67 hits [Go Figure!]. There were two fights and numerous post-whistle scrums.

Okposo put the Islanders ahead for the first time at 5:14 of the second period with a superb individual effort. After John Tavares won an offensive-zone faceoff, Okposo controlled the puck in the left corner, worked his way into the lower left circle and surprised Mason with a shot that went through the legs of defenseman Nick Schultz and went high into the short side. It was Okposo's fifth goal and extended his point streak to six games. With Josh Bailey off for goaltender interference, Giroux stationed himself in the left circle and one-timed a pass from Shayne Gostisbehere past Halak at 3:59 for his team-high eighth goal of the season. But the Islanders penalty killers redeemed themselves by scoring a shorthanded goal with 57.7 seconds remaining. Cal Clutterbuck picked up a loose puck at his own blue line, raced into the Philadelphia zone and cut toward the net. The puck bobbled and appeared to hit Gostisbehere's skate, then came to Cizikas in front of the net. He beat a defenseless Mason for his third of the season and a 1-1 tie after one period. Mason kept the Flyers in the game in the third, when the Islanders outshot the Flyers 15-4, but Philadelphia generated little offensive pressure before Nielsen's empty-net goal.
Boston @ Detroit 3-2 OT
Frank Vatrano scored his second goal of the game with 1:28 left in overtime to give the Boston Bruins a 3-2, come-from-behind win against the Detroit Red Wings at Joe Louis Arena. Miller tied it 2-2 with 1:44 left in the third period. He beat Mrazek with a slap shot from the top of the right circle. Mrazek was partially screened. The Red Wings scored twice in the second period to take a 2-1 lead. Datsyuk tied it 1-1 at 2:26 of the second period. He cut in off the right wing, flipped the puck over the stick of Torey Krug, who was diving, and beat Gustavsson under the crossbar from the slot. It was Datsyuk's second goal of the season. He is the ninth Russian-born player to score 300 goals in the NHL, and the ninth Red Wings player to do so. Tatar gave Detroit a 2-1 lead with 5:07 left in the second period. His shot from the slot deflected in off Krug's stick. Tatar had come directly off the bench to score his seventh goal. Vatrano gave Boston a 1-0 lead 7:11 into first period when his shot from the high slot beat Mrazek. Landon Ferraro played 9:51 for the Bruins less than a week after being waived by the Red Wings.
Los Angeles @ Tampa Bay 1-2 SO
After Jonathan Marchessault and Anze Kopitar scored during the first two rounds of the shootout, it came down to Valtteri Filppula in the third round. He faked right and went left with the wrist shot that went over the shoulder of Kings goalie Jonathan Quick. Bishop made saves on Jeff Carter and Tyler Toffoli in the shootout, and Quick stopped Nikita Kucherov. Lucic tied the game with 5:23 remaining in the third period on a shot from the left circle that trickled between Bishop's pads. Toffoli, who had an assist on Lucic's seventh goal, provided a screen on the shot. Johnson gave the Lightning a 1-0 lead on his fourth goal at 5:57 of the third. He took possession of the puck at the left circle, skated to the slot and put a wrist shot past Quick high on the stick side. Quick made 29 saves.
Anaheim @ Phoenix 2-4

Opening a three-game, four-night homestand wrapped around the Thanksgiving holiday, the Coyotes got off to a quick start with some early scoring chances and a goal. Kyle Chipchura won a battle for the puck with Mike Santorelli before pushing it back to Michael Stone just inside the Anaheim blue line. Using teammate Boyd Gordon as a screen in front, Stone put a low, hard shot past goalie John Gibson at 3:14 for his second goal of the season. Phoenix doubled their lead 5:25 into the second period after Anaheim's Shawn Horcoff was called for cross-checking Brad Richardson, his second penalty of the game. Domi put a pass on the stick of Mikkel Boedker, who redirected the puck to the Anaheim net. Gibson made the save, but Vermette pounced on the rebound and tucked it around Gibson's outstretched pad. The Ducks scored on the power play early in the third period after a tripping penalty on Tobias Rieder late in the second. Kesler camped in the slot and redirected a shot by Vatanen past Smith for his third goal at 00:38. Domi swiped a Patrick Maroon pass inside the Anaheim blue line and found Duclair dashing up the slot. Duclair deked Gibson to the ice and tucked the backhand behind him at 1:57 to restore the two-goal lead. Anaheim kept up the pressure after Duclair's second goal and cashed in on a Nicklas Grossmann penalty to cut the lead again. Vatanen raced around Zbynek Michalek and put a sharp-angled shot up high and past Smith at 7:47 for his fifth goal. Vermette closed the scoring with an empty-net goal with 1:06 left.