January 1o 7th

[Stephen (League Admin)]

GAMEFILE

Shootouts to follow.

NEXT SIM: Thursday 6th August

INJURIES

Matt Cullen	NAS	Day to Day
James Neal	NAS	Day to Day
Nazem Kadri	TOR	2 Months
Ryan Callahan	TBL	2 Months

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--1/1/2015--

Boston 3 - 1 Buffalo
Boston: Patrice Bergeron [13], Milan Lucic [17], Brad Marchand [12]
Buffalo: Andrej Meszaros [3]
Shots:29 - 17
Goaltenders:Niklas Svedberg -- Matt Hackett
Providence Bruins 1 - Rochester Americans 3

Atlanta 3 - 3 Washington
Atlanta: Andrew Ladd [16][17], Mark Scheifele [1]
Washington: Matt Niskanen [3], Tim Kennedy [1], Troy Brouwer [12]
Shots:22 - 26
Goaltenders:Ondrej Pavelec -- Braden Holtby
Chicago Wolves 5 - Portland Pirates 3

Nashville 4 - 0 Vancouver
Nashville: Seth Jones [2], Colin Wilson [10], Mike Ribeiro [11], Henrik Zetterberg [16]
Vancouver:None
Shots:31 - 15
Goaltenders:Pekka Rinne -- Eddie Lack, Ryan Miller
Milwaukee Admirals 1 - Manitoba Moose 9

St. Louis 2 - 3 Calgary
St. Louis: Vladimir Tarasenko [16], T.J. Oshie [9]
Calgary: Johnny Gaudreau [9], Devin Setoguchi [20], Jiri Hudler [14]
Shots:23 - 25
Goaltenders:Henrik Lundqvist -- Joni Ortio
Worcester Icecats 0 - Saint John Flames 3

Phoenix 1 - 4 Dallas
Phoenix: Mark Arcobello [6]
Dallas: Travis Morin [4], Henrik Sedin [11], Shawn Horcoff [3], Nikolai Kulemin [7]
Shots:18 - 30
Goaltenders:Sebastian Idoff -- Kari Lehtonen
Springfield Falcons 3 - Utah Grizzlies 2

--1/2/2015--

Ottawa 3 - 5 St. Louis
Ottawa: Alex Chiasson [14], Erik Karlsson [7], David Legwand [12]
St. Louis: Alexander Steen [13], Mats Zuccarello [10], Vladimir Tarasenko [17], Patrik Berglund [4], Paul Stastny [4]
Shots:20 - 27
Goaltenders:Craig Anderson -- Henrik Lundqvist
Grand Rapids Griffins 1 - Worcester Icecats 1

Pittsburgh 0 - 4 Philadelphia
Pittsburgh:None
Philadelphia: Jakub Voracek [19][20], Guillaume Latendresse [11][12]
Shots:19 - 21
Goaltenders:Marc-André Fleury -- Jakub Kovar
Wilkes-Barre Penguins 1 - Philadelphia Phantoms 1

NY Islanders 3 - 3 Montreal
NY Islanders: Ilya Kovalchuk [16], Brock Nelson [9], Ryan Strome [12]
Montreal: Brandon Prust [7][8], Stephen Weiss [10]
Shots:30 - 26
Goaltenders:Jaroslav Halak -- Carey Price
Bridgeport Sound Tigers 4 - Quebec Citadelles 2

Colorado 1 - 3 Los Angeles
Colorado: Nathan MacKinnon [14]
Los Angeles: James van Riemsdyk [13], Niklas Kronwall [6], Drew Doughty [4]
Shots:23 - 26
Goaltenders:Semyon Varlamov -- Jonathan Quick
Hershey Bears 3 - Manchester Monarchs 1

--1/3/2015--

Carolina 2 - 4 Tampa Bay
Carolina: Tomas Zaborsky [12], Valeri Nichushkin [2]
Tampa Bay: Valtteri Filppula [12], Brenden Morrow [4], Alex Killorn [6], Braydon Coburn [1]
Shots:19 - 21
Goaltenders:Cristopher Nilstorp -- Allen York
Lowell Lock Monsters 5 - Detroit Vipers 1

Chicago 4 - 1 Calgary
Chicago: Patrick Sharp [12], Jonathan Toews [17], Marian Hossa [20], Brad Richards [16]
Calgary: Sean Monahan [10]
Shots:28 - 21
Goaltenders:Antti Raanta -- Joni Ortio
Norfolk Admirals 2 - Saint John Flames 1

New Jersey 2 - 4 Atlanta
New Jersey: Dainius Zubrus [5], Martin Havlat [9]
Atlanta: Blake Wheeler [8], Michael Frolik [2], Grant Clitsome [1], Bryan Little [12]
Shots:21 - 26
Goaltenders:Cory Schneider -- Ondrej Pavelec
Albany River Rats 2 - Chicago Wolves 0

Toronto 1 - 3 Boston
Toronto: Stéphane Robidas [4]
Boston: Thomas Vanek [13], Reilly Smith [15], David Krejci [15]
Shots:19 - 28
Goaltenders:Thomas Greiss -- Niklas Svedberg
St. Johns Maple Leafs 0 - Providence Bruins 2

Minnesota 2 - 3 Washington
Minnesota: Erik Haula [5], Jason Pominville [3]
Washington: Casey Wellman [3], André Burakovsky [10], Nicklas Bäckström [15]
Shots:23 - 30
Goaltenders:Darcy Kuemper -- Braden Holtby
Houston Aeros 2 - Portland Pirates 1

Columbus 3 - 1 Vancouver
Columbus: Jannik Hansen [15], Artem Anisimov [8], Kyle Palmieri [4]
Vancouver: Shawn Matthias [9]
Shots:34 - 13
Goaltenders:Frederik Andersen -- Eddie Lack
Syracuse Crunch 3 - Manitoba Moose 2

Dallas 3 - 4 Edmonton
Dallas: Jamie Benn [17][18], Daniel Sedin [14]
Edmonton: Teddy Purcell [9], Rob Klinkhammer [3], Benoit Pouliot [12], Jordan Eberle [10]
Shots:28 - 31
Goaltenders:Kari Lehtonen -- Mikko Koskinen
Utah Grizzlies 0 - Hamilton Bulldogs 2

Anaheim 3 - 1 Florida
Anaheim: James Wisniewski [6], Cam Fowler [5], Andrei Kostitsyn [8]
Florida: Jaromir Jagr [13]
Shots:29 - 17
Goaltenders:John Gibson -- Roberto Luongo
Cincinnati Mighty Ducks 4 - Louisville Panthers 1

--1/4/2015--

Ottawa 4 - 3 Tampa Bay
Ottawa: Patrick Wiercioch [1], Chris Neil [3], Erik Karlsson [8][9]
Tampa Bay: Brenden Morrow [5], Victor Hedman [5], Steven Stamkos [20]
Shots:26 - 23
Goaltenders:Craig Anderson -- Allen York
Grand Rapids Griffins 3 - Detroit Vipers 2

Detroit 1 - 3 San Jose
Detroit: Teemu Pulkkinen [12]
San Jose: Tomas Hertl [10], Joni Pitkänen [4], Patrick Marleau [19]
Shots:17 - 29
Goaltenders:Magnus Hellberg -- Antti Niemi
Kansas City Blades 3 - Cleveland Barons 1

Pittsburgh 3 - 4 NY Islanders
Pittsburgh: Evgeni Malkin [22][23][24]
NY Islanders: Jason Spezza [12][13], Josh Bailey [1], Brock Nelson [10]
Shots:28 - 38
Goaltenders:Marc-André Fleury -- Jaroslav Halak
Wilkes-Barre Penguins 2 - Bridgeport Sound Tigers 3

St. Louis 3 - 1 Nashville
St. Louis: Martin St. Louis [15], Vladimir Tarasenko [18], Alex Pietrangelo [5]
Nashville: Mike Fisher [7]
Shots:29 - 18
Goaltenders:Henrik Lundqvist -- Pekka Rinne
Worcester Icecats 2 - Milwaukee Admirals 1

Colorado 4 - 3 Dallas OT
Colorado: Jarome Iginla [7][8], Nathan MacKinnon [15], Jamie McGinn [13]
Dallas: Henrik Sedin [12], Nikita Kucherov [11], Jamie Benn [19]
Shots:24 - 24
Goaltenders:Semyon Varlamov -- Kari Lehtonen
Hershey Bears 2 - Utah Grizzlies 1

Phoenix 1 - 3 NY Rangers
Phoenix: Mikkel Boedker [11]
NY Rangers: Tanner Glass [3], Derick Brassard [13], Chris Kreider [9]
Shots:10 - 27
Goaltenders:Sebastian Idoff -- Cam Talbot
Springfield Falcons 5 - Hartford Wolfpack 2

Los Angeles 4 - 3 Florida
Los Angeles: James van Riemsdyk [14], Dwight King [5], Pascal Dupuis [5], Dustin Brown [8]
Florida: Dany Heatley [7], Jimmy Hayes [12], Jussi Jokinen [12]
Shots:29 - 21
Goaltenders:Jonathan Quick -- Roberto Luongo
Manchester Monarchs 2 - Louisville Panthers 1

--1/5/2015--

Boston 3 - 1 Toronto
Boston: Brad Marchand [13], Jamie McBain [4], Patrice Bergeron [14]
Toronto: Kyle Brodziak [12]
Shots:37 - 14
Goaltenders:Niklas Svedberg -- Thomas Greiss
Providence Bruins 1 - St. Johns Maple Leafs 0

Atlanta 1 - 3 Buffalo
Atlanta: Mathieu Perreault [14]
Buffalo: Evander Kane [10][11], Zemgus Girgensons [11]
Shots:20 - 26
Goaltenders:Ondrej Pavelec -- Matt Hackett
Chicago Wolves 5 - Rochester Americans 6

New Jersey 0 - 3 Montreal
New Jersey:None
Montreal: Max Pacioretty [27], Stephen Weiss [11], David Desharnais [12]
Shots:16 - 24
Goaltenders:Cory Schneider -- Carey Price
Albany River Rats 1 - Quebec Citadelles 2

Washington 3 - 5 Philadelphia
Washington: Mike Green [6], Nicklas Bäckström [16][17]
Philadelphia: Claude Giroux [17], Mark Streit [5], Luke Schenn [4], Brayden Schenn [8], Michael Del Zotto [1]
Shots:17 - 34
Goaltenders:Braden Holtby -- Jakub Kovar
Portland Pirates 1 - Philadelphia Phantoms 2

Minnesota 5 - 2 Detroit
Minnesota: Chris Stewart [8], Jared Spurgeon [4], Jason Pominville [4][5], Erik Haula [6]
Detroit: Sergei Kostitsyn [1], Justin Abdelkader [13]
Shots:20 - 33
Goaltenders:Darcy Kuemper -- Magnus Hellberg
Houston Aeros 1 - Kansas City Blades 3

Columbus 4 - 4 Calgary
Columbus: Jannik Hansen [16], Jared Boll [7], Ryan Johansen [12][13]
Calgary: Brandon Bollig [6], Devin Setoguchi [21], Jiri Hudler [15], Matt Stajan [5]
Shots:30 - 27
Goaltenders:Frederik Andersen -- Joni Ortio
Syracuse Crunch 3 - Saint John Flames 2

Anaheim 5 - 3 Edmonton
Anaheim: Patrick Maroon [9][10], Brandon Dubinsky [7], Ryan Kesler [11], Andrei Kostitsyn [9]
Edmonton: Jordan Eberle [11], Ryan Nugent-Hopkins [10], Nikita Nikitin [7]
Shots:23 - 30
Goaltenders:John Gibson -- Mikko Koskinen
Cincinnati Mighty Ducks 1 - Hamilton Bulldogs 0

--1/6/2015--

NY Rangers 2 - 4 Pittsburgh
NY Rangers: Jaden Schwartz [19], Chris Kreider [10]
Pittsburgh: Kris Letang [6], Evgeni Malkin [25][26], Maxime Talbot [4]
Shots:22 - 25
Goaltenders:Cam Talbot -- Marc-André Fleury
Hartford Wolfpack 1 - Wilkes-Barre Penguins 6

Carolina 1 - 3 Colorado
Carolina: Valeri Nichushkin [3]
Colorado: Nathan MacKinnon [16][17], Ryan O'Reilly [16]
Shots:20 - 29
Goaltenders:Cristopher Nilstorp -- Semyon Varlamov
Lowell Lock Monsters 6 - Hershey Bears 2

NY Islanders 5 - 3 Phoenix
NY Islanders: Ilya Kovalchuk [17][18], Ryan Strome [13][14], Jason Spezza [14]
Phoenix: Sam Gagner [11], Mark Arcobello [7], Lucas Lessio [3]
Shots:39 - 19
Goaltenders:Jaroslav Halak -- Sebastian Idoff
Bridgeport Sound Tigers 1 - Springfield Falcons 5

Ottawa 2 - 4 Montreal
Ottawa: David Legwand [13][14]
Montreal: Maxim Lapierre [6], Derek Roy [15][16][17]
Shots:21 - 40
Goaltenders:Craig Anderson -- Carey Price
Grand Rapids Griffins 3 - Quebec Citadelles 2

Philadelphia 4 - 1 Washington
Philadelphia: Claude Giroux [18], Wayne Simmonds [12], Daniel Alfredsson [12], Guillaume Latendresse [13]
Washington: Jay Beagle [2]
Shots:22 - 16
Goaltenders:Jakub Kovar -- Braden Holtby
Philadelphia Phantoms 3 - Portland Pirates 1

Toronto 5 - 2 Atlanta
Toronto: Eric Brewer [1], Morgan Rielly [6][7], Joffrey Lupul [11], Sean Bergenheim [12]
Atlanta: Drew Stafford [10], Blake Wheeler [9]
Shots:27 - 27
Goaltenders:Thomas Greiss -- Ondrej Pavelec, Peter Budaj
St. Johns Maple Leafs 5 - Chicago Wolves 4

Buffalo 2 - 0 San Jose
Buffalo: Tyler Ennis [11], Cody Hodgson [11]
San Jose:None
Shots:21 - 22
Goaltenders:Matt Hackett -- Antti Niemi
Rochester Americans 3 - Cleveland Barons 2

St. Louis 4 - 2 Minnesota
St. Louis: Justin Faulk [2], Carl Gunnarsson [2], Vladimir Tarasenko [19], Ty Rattie [1]
Minnesota: Chris Stewart [9], Jason Zucker [16]
Shots:26 - 18
Goaltenders:Henrik Lundqvist -- Darcy Kuemper
Worcester Icecats 3 - Houston Aeros 1

Nashville 2 - 0 Boston
Nashville: Mike Ribeiro [12], Seth Jones [3]
Boston:None
Shots:21 - 20
Goaltenders:Pekka Rinne -- Niklas Svedberg
Milwaukee Admirals 3 - Providence Bruins 0

Los Angeles 4 - 4 Edmonton
Los Angeles: Andrej Sekera [3], Niklas Kronwall [7], Marian Gaborik [14], Dustin Brown [9]
Edmonton: Mark Fayne [3], Justin Schultz [6], Anton Lander [6], Benoit Pouliot [13]
Shots:27 - 32
Goaltenders:Jonathan Quick -- Mikko Koskinen
Manchester Monarchs 5 - Hamilton Bulldogs 2

Vancouver 2 - 4 Chicago
Vancouver: Ryan Stanton [2], Cory Conacher [12]
Chicago: Trevor van Riemsdyk [1], Antoine Vermette [4], Patrick Kane [18], Brad Richards [17]
Shots:19 - 37
Goaltenders:Eddie Lack -- Antti Raanta
Manitoba Moose 0 - Norfolk Admirals 4

Dallas 4 - 3 Florida
Dallas: Tyler Seguin [14], Nikolai Kulemin [8], Travis Morin [5], Johan Franzen [9]
Florida: Dave Bolland [5], Brian Campbell [7], Brad Boyes [2]
Shots:28 - 25
Goaltenders:Kari Lehtonen -- Roberto Luongo
Utah Grizzlies 5 - Louisville Panthers 1

--1/7/2015--

Carolina 1 - 3 NY Islanders
Carolina: Calle Jarnkrok [7]
NY Islanders: Ilya Kovalchuk [19], Jason Spezza [15], John Tavares [15]
Shots:22 - 34
Goaltenders:Cristopher Nilstorp -- Jaroslav Halak
Lowell Lock Monsters 3 - Bridgeport Sound Tigers 1

Columbus 6 - 1 Tampa Bay
Columbus: Nick Foligno [14][15], Cam Atkinson [6], Jack Johnson [5], Sami Vatanen [1], Kyle Palmieri [5]
Tampa Bay: Steven Stamkos [21]
Shots:28 - 16
Goaltenders:Frederik Andersen -- Allen York
Syracuse Crunch 2 - Detroit Vipers 1

Detroit 1 - 3 Colorado
Detroit: Dmitrij Jaskin [10]
Colorado: Jarome Iginla [9], Jamie McGinn [14][15]
Shots:30 - 23
Goaltenders:Magnus Hellberg -- Semyon Varlamov
Kansas City Blades 2 - Hershey Bears 1

Calgary 1 - 3 Chicago
Calgary: Kris Russell [4]
Chicago: Patrick Kane [19], Duncan Keith [4], Marian Hossa [21]
Shots:31 - 24
Goaltenders:Joni Ortio -- Antti Raanta
Saint John Flames 3 - Norfolk Admirals 2

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LEAGUE NEWS

6-1-2015 WSH-CAR trade
Washington Capitals traded WSH's round 2 pick in 2015 to Carolina Hurricanes for Alexander Semin

A native of Russia, Alexander Semin was originally drafted to the NHL by the Washington Capitals in the 1st round of the 2002 entry draft. He has appeared in 615 NHL games during his career, notching 241 goals and adding 275 assists along with 578 penalty minutes. The 30 year old right wing has played 37 games with the Carolina Hurricanes this season, totalling 9+13=22 with 40 PIM.
 

6-1-2015 BOS-DET trade
Boston Bruins traded BOS's round 3 pick in 2015 to Detroit Red Wings for Marek Zidlicky

A native of Czech, Marek Zidlicky was originally drafted to the NHL by the New York Rangers in the 6th round of the 2001 entry draft. He has appeared in 742 NHL games during his career, notching 80 goals and adding 309 assists along with 622 penalty minutes. The 37 year old defenseman has played 43 games with the Detroit Red Wings this season, totalling 2+20=22 with 18 PIM.
 

6-1-2015 Player of the week: Vladimir Tarasenko (R)
NHL has awarded Vladimir Tarasenko (R) of St. Louis Blues as Player Of The Week He registered 4 goals and 2 assists for 6 points in 4 games last week. He also had 2 game winning goals.

A native of Russia, Vladimir Tarasenko was originally drafted to the NHL by the St. Louis Blues in the 1st round of the 2010 entry draft. He has appeared in 140 NHL games during his career, notching 48 goals and adding 47 assists along with 34 penalty minutes. The 23 year old right wing has played 38 games with the St. Louis Blues this season, totalling 19+14=33 with 8 PIM.
 

6-1-2015 Media praises the New York Islanders
When we were healthy, we were one of the best teams in the league, commented New York Islanders coach Mike Keenan after today's game against the Phoenix Coyotes. This brings their current streak to 7 games undefeated.
 

5-1-2015 Media criticises the New Jersey Devils
The New Jersey Devils are spinning in a 13 game winless streak. New Jersey Devils center Adam Henrique commented about their recent play: Things are not looking good for us but I think if we stay positive, we can climb out of this hole.
 

3-1-2015 Media glorifies the Edmonton Oilers
The media is impressed by the team's 6 game winning streak. Much of the credit is granted to the good work of general manager Rich and headcoach Ted Nolan
 

3-1-2015 Brad Richards reaches a milestone !
Brad Richards(CHI) scored the 900th point of his career in tonight's game against the Calgary Flames on a feed by Bryan Bickell. I'm not out here to set records, but it's always nice to get the points, was his only comment for the media.

A native of Canada, Brad Richards was originally drafted to the NHL by the Tampa Bay Lightning in the 3rd round of the 1998 entry draft. He has appeared in 1022 NHL games during his career, notching 292 goals and adding 608 assists along with 243 penalty minutes. The 34 year old center has played 40 games with the Chicago Blackhawks this season, totalling 16+17=33 with 12 PIM.
 

1-1-2015 Player of the month: Sidney Crosby (C)
NHL has awarded Sidney Crosby (C) of Pittsburgh Penguins as Player Of The Month He registered 11 goals and 13 assists for 24 points in 14 games last month. He also had 3 game winning goals.

A native of Canada, Sidney Crosby was originally drafted to the NHL by the Pittsburgh Penguins in the 1st round of the 2005 entry draft. He has appeared in 587 NHL games during his career, notching 295 goals and adding 522 assists along with 475 penalty minutes. The 27 year old center has played 37 games with the Pittsburgh Penguins this season, totalling 21+27=48 with 12 PIM.
 

1-1-2015 Rookie of the month: André Burakovsky (L)
NHL has awarded André Burakovsky (L) of Washington Capitals as Rookie Of The Month He registered 5 goals and 11 assists for 16 points in 15 games last month. He also had 2 game winning goals.

A native of Sweden, André Burakovsky was originally drafted to the NHL by the Washington Capitals in the 1st round of the 2013 entry draft. He has appeared in 26 NHL games during his career, notching 9 goals and adding 19 assists along with 12 penalty minutes. The 19 year old left wing has played 26 games with the Washington Capitals this season, totalling 9+19=28 with 12 PIM. He has also played 11 games with the Portland Pirates this season, totalling 1+3=4 with 0 PIM.