December 25th to 31st

[Stephen (League Admin)]

GAMEFILE

NEXT SIM: Tuesday 4th August

INJURIES:

Ryan Callahan	TBL	2 Months
Nazem Kadri	TOR	2 Months

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--12/26/2014--

Boston 2 - 1 New Jersey
Boston: Reilly Smith [14], Paul Gaustad [4]
New Jersey: Éric Gélinas [6]
Shots:25 - 17
Goaltenders:Niklas Svedberg -- Cory Schneider
Providence Bruins 2 - Albany River Rats 0

Tampa Bay 2 - 5 Carolina
Tampa Bay: Shane Doan [7], Jeff Skinner [8]
Carolina: Tomas Zaborsky [10][11], Valeri Nichushkin [1], Brandon Sutter [6], Michael Grabner [5]
Shots:22 - 20
Goaltenders:Allen York -- Cristopher Nilstorp
Detroit Vipers 0 - Lowell Lock Monsters 2

Washington 3 - 1 Toronto
Washington: Nicklas Bäckström [13], Jason Chimera [6], Curtis Glencross [8]
Toronto: Tyler Bozak [13]
Shots:28 - 16
Goaltenders:Braden Holtby -- Jonathan Bernier
Portland Pirates 0 - St. Johns Maple Leafs 1

St. Louis 1 - 4 Chicago
St. Louis: Pavel Datsyuk [15]
Chicago: Brad Richards [15], Patrick Sharp [11], Bryan Bickell [11], Brandon Saad [7]
Shots:12 - 38
Goaltenders:Henrik Lundqvist -- Antti Raanta
Worcester Icecats 1 - Norfolk Admirals 0

Nashville 4 - 2 Colorado
Nashville: Mike Ribeiro [8], Elias Lindholm [9], Matt Cullen [3], Ryan Ellis [2]
Colorado: Gabriel Landeskog [13], Nathan MacKinnon [13]
Shots:24 - 22
Goaltenders:Pekka Rinne -- Semyon Varlamov
Milwaukee Admirals 2 - Hershey Bears 1

Los Angeles 1 - 1 Dallas
Los Angeles: Mike Richards [9]
Dallas: Henrik Sedin [10]
Shots:31 - 21
Goaltenders:Jonathan Quick -- Kari Lehtonen
Manchester Monarchs 3 - Utah Grizzlies 4

12-26-2014 Los Angeles Kings 2 , Dallas Stars 1 (SO)
Los Angeles Kings win 1-0
Los Angeles Kings - Marian Gaborik, miss; Anze Kopitar, goal; Niklas Kronwall, miss;
Dallas Stars - Daniel Sedin, miss; Tyler Seguin, miss; Henrik Sedin, miss;

--12/27/2014--

Carolina 2 - 3 NY Rangers
Carolina: Marc-André Gragnani [2], Brandon Sutter [7]
NY Rangers: Marc Staal [2], Jaden Schwartz [17], Derek Stepan [14]
Shots:17 - 33
Goaltenders:Cristopher Nilstorp -- Cam Talbot
Lowell Lock Monsters 4 - Hartford Wolfpack 4

Ottawa 2 - 1 Atlanta
Ottawa: David Legwand [11], Bobby Ryan [16]
Atlanta: Bryan Little [10]
Shots:27 - 22
Goaltenders:Robin Lehner -- Ondrej Pavelec
Grand Rapids Griffins 3 - Chicago Wolves 1

Pittsburgh 5 - 3 Chicago
Pittsburgh: Patric Hörnqvist [7], Chris Kunitz [14], Justin Williams [10], Sidney Crosby [20], Evgeni Malkin [20]
Chicago: Patrick Kane [14], Marian Hossa [17], Kris Versteeg [6]
Shots:33 - 26
Goaltenders:Marc-André Fleury -- Antti Raanta
Wilkes-Barre Penguins 3 - Norfolk Admirals 3

Detroit 5 - 4 Minnesota
Detroit: Justin Abdelkader [12], Tomas Jurco [8][9][10][11]
Minnesota: Ryan Suter [5], Chris Stewart [7], Sakari Salminen [7], Jim O'Brien [4]
Shots:23 - 22
Goaltenders:Magnus Hellberg -- Darcy Kuemper
Kansas City Blades 0 - Houston Aeros 3

NY Islanders 3 - 2 Buffalo
NY Islanders: Nick Leddy [6], Craig Adams [4], Kyle Okposo [19]
Buffalo: Marcus Foligno [10], Patrick Kaleta [4]
Shots:27 - 19
Goaltenders:Jaroslav Halak -- Matt Hackett
Bridgeport Sound Tigers 2 - Rochester Americans 2

New Jersey 1 - 2 Toronto
New Jersey: Andy Greene [2]
Toronto: Nathan Horton [10], Tyler Bozak [14]
Shots:17 - 25
Goaltenders:Cory Schneider -- Thomas Greiss
Albany River Rats 1 - St. Johns Maple Leafs 2

Florida 6 - 2 Philadelphia
Florida: Brian Campbell [6], Aaron Ekblad [6], Vincent Trocheck [10], Jimmy Hayes [10], Willie Mitchell [1], Quinton Howden [5]
Philadelphia: Wayne Simmonds [10][11]
Shots:29 - 18
Goaltenders:Roberto Luongo -- Jakub Kovar, Steve Mason
Louisville Panthers 1 - Philadelphia Phantoms 1

Columbus 3 - 2 Phoenix
Columbus: Nick Foligno [13], Jannik Hansen [14], Alexander Radulov [12]
Phoenix: Tye McGinn [4], Mikkel Boedker [10]
Shots:29 - 19
Goaltenders:Sergei Bobrovsky -- Sebastian Idoff
Syracuse Crunch 1 - Springfield Falcons 3

San Jose 4 - 0 Anaheim
San Jose: Joe Thornton [7][8], Marc-Édouard Vlasic [4], Tomas Hertl [9]
Anaheim:None
Shots:27 - 18
Goaltenders:Antti Niemi -- John Gibson
Cleveland Barons 3 - Cincinnati Mighty Ducks 2

Colorado 3 - 0 Calgary
Colorado: Alex Tanguay [13], Gabriel Landeskog [14], Ryan O'Reilly [15]
Calgary:None
Shots:23 - 16
Goaltenders:Semyon Varlamov -- Joni Ortio
Hershey Bears 0 - Saint John Flames 4

Vancouver 1 - 3 Montreal
Vancouver: Derek Dorsett [6]
Montreal: Derek Roy [13], Maxim Lapierre [5], Stephen Weiss [9]
Shots:22 - 30
Goaltenders:Eddie Lack -- Carey Price
Manitoba Moose 6 - Quebec Citadelles 0

--12/28/2014--

NY Rangers 4 - 1 Washington
NY Rangers: Rick Nash [26], Jaden Schwartz [18], Chris Kreider [7][8]
Washington: Brooks Laich [5]
Shots:26 - 20
Goaltenders:Cam Talbot -- Braden Holtby
Hartford Wolfpack 2 - Portland Pirates 1

Tampa Bay 3 - 2 Philadelphia
Tampa Bay: Jeff Skinner [9], Brian Boyle [3], Steven Stamkos [15]
Philadelphia: Jakub Voracek [18], R.J. Umberger [15]
Shots:22 - 22
Goaltenders:Allen York -- Jakub Kovar
Detroit Vipers 2 - Philadelphia Phantoms 1

Nashville 6 - 1 Anaheim
Nashville: Rich Clune [4], Mike Ribeiro [9][10], Tyler Johnson [16], Henrik Zetterberg [15], Matt Cullen [4]
Anaheim: Ryan Getzlaf [26]
Shots:30 - 23
Goaltenders:Pekka Rinne -- John Gibson
Milwaukee Admirals 2 - Cincinnati Mighty Ducks 0

St. Louis 3 - 1 Los Angeles
St. Louis: T.J. Oshie [8], David Backes [12], Mats Zuccarello [9]
Los Angeles: Jeff Carter [15]
Shots:30 - 24
Goaltenders:Henrik Lundqvist -- Jonathan Quick
Worcester Icecats 2 - Manchester Monarchs 0

Dallas 3 - 4 Calgary OT
Dallas: Alex Goligoski [3], Jamie Benn [16], Ales Hemsky [8]
Calgary: Mark Giordano [5][6], Matt Stajan [4], Sean Monahan [9]
Shots:29 - 34
Goaltenders:Kari Lehtonen -- Karri Rämö
Utah Grizzlies 3 - Saint John Flames 4

--12/29/2014--

Boston 3 - 1 Ottawa
Boston: Milan Lucic [15], David Krejci [13][14]
Ottawa: Mike Hoffman [10]
Shots:26 - 16
Goaltenders:Niklas Svedberg -- Robin Lehner
Providence Bruins 1 - Grand Rapids Griffins 5

Pittsburgh 9 - 2 Atlanta
Pittsburgh: Phil Kessel [11][12], Daniel Winnik [6], Justin Williams [11][12], Sidney Crosby [21], Chris Kunitz [15][16][17]
Atlanta: Blake Wheeler [7], Andrew Ladd [15]
Shots:28 - 28
Goaltenders:Marc-André Fleury -- Ondrej Pavelec, Peter Budaj
Wilkes-Barre Penguins 5 - Chicago Wolves 2

NY Islanders 4 - 3 Washington OT
NY Islanders: Ryan Strome [11], Ilya Kovalchuk [13], Kyle Okposo [20], John Tavares [13]
Washington: Nicklas Bäckström [14], André Burakovsky [9], Troy Brouwer [11]
Shots:19 - 33
Goaltenders:Jaroslav Halak -- Braden Holtby
Bridgeport Sound Tigers 2 - Portland Pirates 0

Florida 6 - 2 Buffalo
Florida: Dmitry Kulikov [5], Dany Heatley [6], Tomas Kopecky [9], Jussi Jokinen [10][11], Aleksander Barkov [7]
Buffalo: Zac Dalpe [6], Tyler Ennis [10]
Shots:27 - 27
Goaltenders:Roberto Luongo -- Matt Hackett
Louisville Panthers 2 - Rochester Americans 3

Chicago 4 - 0 Carolina
Chicago: Duncan Keith [3], Brandon Saad [8], Kris Versteeg [7], Marian Hossa [18]
Carolina:None
Shots:25 - 15
Goaltenders:Antti Raanta -- Cristopher Nilstorp
Norfolk Admirals 3 - Lowell Lock Monsters 0

Minnesota 5 - 1 Phoenix
Minnesota: Mikko Koivu [11], Ryan Suter [6], Sakari Salminen [8], Erik Haula [4], Jason Zucker [14]
Phoenix: Tye McGinn [5]
Shots:32 - 13
Goaltenders:Darcy Kuemper -- Sebastian Idoff
Houston Aeros 1 - Springfield Falcons 2

Columbus 3 - 1 Detroit
Columbus: Scott Hartnell [13], Jared Boll [6], Rene Bourque [2]
Detroit: Dmitrij Jaskin [8]
Shots:19 - 22
Goaltenders:Sergei Bobrovsky -- Magnus Hellberg
Syracuse Crunch 3 - Kansas City Blades 1

San Jose 5 - 1 Los Angeles
San Jose: Logan Couture [4][5], Raffi Torres [6], Ben Smith [4], Joe Pavelski [13]
Los Angeles: Anze Kopitar [14]
Shots:31 - 23
Goaltenders:Antti Niemi -- Jonathan Quick
Cleveland Barons 4 - Manchester Monarchs 3

Edmonton 4 - 1 Vancouver
Edmonton: Taylor Hall [18][19][20], Alexander Edler [3]
Vancouver: Tyler Pitlick [1]
Shots:42 - 14
Goaltenders:Mikko Koskinen -- Eddie Lack
Hamilton Bulldogs 2 - Manitoba Moose 1

Colorado 3 - 3 Nashville
Colorado: Tomas Vincour [9][10], Jarome Iginla [6]
Nashville: Elias Lindholm [10], Matt Cullen [5], Filip Forsberg [11]
Shots:25 - 31
Goaltenders:Semyon Varlamov -- Pekka Rinne
Hershey Bears 2 - Milwaukee Admirals 1

12-29-2014 Colorado Avalanche 3 , Nashville Predators 4 (SO)
Nashville Predators win 2-1
Colorado Avalanche - Gabriel Landeskog, miss; Nathan MacKinnon, goal; Alex Tanguay, miss;
Nashville Predators - Henrik Zetterberg, goal; Cody Franson, miss; Tyler Johnson, goal;

--12/30/2014--

Calgary 3 - 3 Montreal
Calgary: Deryk Engelland [1], Mark Giordano [7], David Jones [10]
Montreal: Derek Roy [14], David Desharnais [10][11]
Shots:32 - 21
Goaltenders:Joni Ortio -- Carey Price
Saint John Flames 0 - Quebec Citadelles 1

12-30-2014 Calgary Flames 3 , Montreal Canadiens 4 (SO)
Montreal Canadiens win 2-0
Calgary Flames - Devin Setoguchi, miss; TJ Brodie, miss;
Montreal Canadiens - P.K. Subban, goal; Max Pacioretty, goal;

NY Islanders 5 - 1 Boston
NY Islanders: Travis Hamonic [2], Ilya Kovalchuk [14][15], John Tavares [14], Kirill Petrov [4]
Boston: Milan Lucic [16]
Shots:32 - 18
Goaltenders:Jaroslav Halak -- Niklas Svedberg
Bridgeport Sound Tigers 3 - Providence Bruins 4

Florida 2 - 4 Toronto
Florida: Jonathan Huberdeau [9], Jimmy Hayes [11]
Toronto: Matt Frattin [5], David Booth [10], Sean Bergenheim [10][11]
Shots:21 - 30
Goaltenders:Roberto Luongo -- Jonathan Bernier
Louisville Panthers 3 - St. Johns Maple Leafs 0

New Jersey 1 - 1 Ottawa
New Jersey: Tuomo Ruutu [4]
Ottawa: Erik Karlsson [6]
Shots:21 - 15
Goaltenders:Cory Schneider -- Robin Lehner
Albany River Rats 2 - Grand Rapids Griffins 1

12-30-2014 New Jersey Devils 2 , Ottawa Senators 1 (SO)
New Jersey Devils win 2-1
New Jersey Devils - Mike Cammalleri, goal; Damien Brunner, miss; Ryane Clowe, goal;
Ottawa Senators - Bobby Ryan, miss; Mike Hoffman, goal; Kyle Turris, miss;

Atlanta 1 - 3 Philadelphia
Atlanta: Bryan Little [11]
Philadelphia: Zac Rinaldo [2], Ian White [7], Claude Giroux [16]
Shots:17 - 29
Goaltenders:Ondrej Pavelec -- Jakub Kovar
Chicago Wolves 4 - Philadelphia Phantoms 1

Tampa Bay 3 - 1 Buffalo
Tampa Bay: Steven Stamkos [16][17], Jeff Skinner [10]
Buffalo: Cody Hodgson [10]
Shots:21 - 14
Goaltenders:Allen York -- Matt Hackett
Detroit Vipers 0 - Rochester Americans 5

St. Louis 2 - 1 Phoenix
St. Louis: David Backes [13][14]
Phoenix: Lauri Korpikoski [7]
Shots:32 - 8
Goaltenders:Henrik Lundqvist -- Sebastian Idoff
Worcester Icecats 3 - Springfield Falcons 4

Dallas 3 - 0 Vancouver
Dallas: Trevor Daley [2], Jason Demers [3], Tyler Seguin [13]
Vancouver:None
Shots:45 - 18
Goaltenders:Kari Lehtonen -- Eddie Lack
Utah Grizzlies 5 - Manitoba Moose 2

--12/31/2014--

Tampa Bay 3 - 5 Toronto
Tampa Bay: Brenden Morrow [3], Steven Stamkos [18][19]
Toronto: Tyler Bozak [15], Nathan Horton [11], Kyle Brodziak [11], Trevor Smith [6], Ryan Carter [4]
Shots:40 - 21
Goaltenders:Allen York -- Thomas Greiss
Detroit Vipers 6 - St. Johns Maple Leafs 1

Minnesota 3 - 1 Anaheim
Minnesota: Jason Zucker [15], Sakari Salminen [9], Jonas Brodin [3]
Anaheim: Louis Leblanc [1]
Shots:25 - 18
Goaltenders:Darcy Kuemper -- John Gibson
Houston Aeros 4 - Cincinnati Mighty Ducks 3

Detroit 3 - 3 Los Angeles
Detroit: Brendan Smith [3], Tomas Tatar [5], Dmitrij Jaskin [9]
Los Angeles: Andrej Sekera [2], Dustin Brown [7], Trevor Lewis [4]
Shots:19 - 31
Goaltenders:Magnus Hellberg -- Jonathan Quick
Kansas City Blades 2 - Manchester Monarchs 2

12-31-2014 Detroit Red Wings 3 , Los Angeles Kings 4 (SO)
Los Angeles Kings win 2-1
Detroit Red Wings - Gustav Nyquist, goal; Tomas Tatar, miss; Erik Cole, miss;
Los Angeles Kings - Drew Doughty, goal; Anze Kopitar, goal;

Carolina 0 - 2 Columbus
Carolina:None
Columbus: Rene Bourque [3], Boone Jenner [6]
Shots:16 - 30
Goaltenders:Cristopher Nilstorp -- Sergei Bobrovsky
Lowell Lock Monsters 4 - Syracuse Crunch 1

Chicago 5 - 1 Pittsburgh
Chicago: Marian Hossa [19], Patrick Kane [15][16][17], Kimmo Timonen [3]
Pittsburgh: Evgeni Malkin [21]
Shots:28 - 25
Goaltenders:Antti Raanta -- Marc-André Fleury
Norfolk Admirals 4 - Wilkes-Barre Penguins 1

Edmonton 4 - 3 Montreal
Edmonton: Taylor Hall [21][22], Ryan Nugent-Hopkins [9], Anton Lander [5]
Montreal: Max Pacioretty [25][26], Pierre-Alexandre Parenteau [11]
Shots:28 - 26
Goaltenders:Mikko Koskinen -- Dustin Tokarski
Hamilton Bulldogs 1 - Quebec Citadelles 0

San Jose 6 - 2 NY Rangers
San Jose: Wojtek Wolski [9][10], Ben Smith [5], Logan Couture [6], Joni Pitkänen [3], Joe Pavelski [14]
NY Rangers: Derek Stepan [15], Dan Boyle [3]
Shots:24 - 21
Goaltenders:Antti Niemi -- Cam Talbot
Cleveland Barons 1 - Hartford Wolfpack 3

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LEAGUE NEWS

30-12-2014 Player of the week: David Backes (C)
NHL has awarded David Backes (C) of St. Louis Blues as Player Of The Week He registered 3 goals and 0 assists for 3 points in 3 games last week. He also had 2 game winning goals.

A native of USA, David Backes was originally drafted to the NHL by the St. Louis Blues in the 2nd round of the 2003 entry draft. He has appeared in 602 NHL games during his career, notching 173 goals and adding 213 assists along with 793 penalty minutes. The 30 year old center has played 34 games with the St. Louis Blues this season, totalling 14+15=29 with 11 PIM.
 

30-12-2014 Media attacks the Atlanta Thrashers
The media is disappointed by the team's 5 game losing streak. Most of the critic is addressed to the work of general manager Jo Bouvier and headcoach Gerry Meehan
 

28-12-2014 Ryan Callahan injured.
Ryan Callahan (TB) suffered knee injury during the game in an incident with Luke Schenn (PHI). He is expected to be sidelined for a couple of months. Now I need to rest for the time being but a month or two of rest will do the job, the injured player commented.