December 28th to January 3rd

[Stephen (League Admin)]

GAMEFILE

Next Sim: Tuesday 5th

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--12/28/2016--

NY Rangers 3 - 3 Tampa Bay
NY Rangers: Carl Hagelin [15], Oliver Bjorkstrand [12], Ryan McDonagh [4]
Tampa Bay: Hunter Shinkaruk [10], Matej Stransky [12][13]
Shots:21 - 19
Goaltenders:Cam Talbot -- Allen York
Hartford Wolfpack 4 - Detroit Vipers 2

12-28-2016 New York Rangers 4 , Tampa Bay Lightning 3 (SO)
New York Rangers win 1-0
New York Rangers - Keith Yandle, miss; Derek Stepan, miss; Chris Kreider, miss; James Sheppard, miss; Oliver Bjorkstrand, miss; Andrew Agozzino, goal;
Tampa Bay Lightning - Steven Stamkos, miss; Jeff Skinner, miss; Zach Hall, miss; Jonathan Drouin, miss; Victor Hedman, miss; Matej Stransky, miss;

Atlanta 4 - 2 Philadelphia
Atlanta: Jimmy Lodge [4], Markus Granlund [8], Adam Lowry [4], Mark Scheifele [7]
Philadelphia: Wayne Simmonds [16][17]
Shots:19 - 27
Goaltenders:Connor Hellebuyck -- Jakub Kovar
Chicago Wolves 2 - Philadelphia Phantoms 0

Nashville 5 - 3 Anaheim
Nashville: Austin Watson [3], Filip Forsberg [6], Michael Grabner [7], Tyler Johnson [10], Jakub Amazon Kindl [2]
Anaheim: Nate Thompson [4][5], Rickard Rakell [6]
Shots:26 - 24
Goaltenders:Pekka Rinne -- Cam Ward
Milwaukee Admirals 3 - Cincinnati Mighty Ducks 4

Columbus 1 - 4 Los Angeles
Columbus: Ryan Johansen [12]
Los Angeles: Jordan Staal [16], Dwight King [8], Tyler Toffoli [16], Marian Gaborik [13]
Shots:18 - 39
Goaltenders:Sergei Bobrovsky -- Reto Berra
Syracuse Crunch 2 - Manchester Monarchs 3

Phoenix 4 - 5 Calgary
Phoenix: Mark Arcobello [8], Connor McDavid [10], Dan O'Donoghue [3], Sam Gagner [3]
Calgary: Sam Reinhart [10], Evgeny Artyukhin [5], Bill Arnold [20], Shawn Matthias [9], Nick Spaling [8]
Shots:26 - 28
Goaltenders:Sebastian Idoff -- James Reimer
Springfield Falcons 1 - Saint John Flames 4

--12/29/2016--

Buffalo 3 - 2 Ottawa
Buffalo: Matt Moulson [16], Tyler Ennis [18], Joel Barnes [14]
Ottawa: Zack Smith [6], Brandon Sutter [6]
Shots:25 - 21
Goaltenders:Matt Hackett -- Darcy Kuemper
Rochester Americans 3 - Grand Rapids Griffins 5

New Jersey 5 - 1 Washington
New Jersey: Éric Gélinas [4], Travis Zajac [9], Damien Brunner [13][14], Tuomo Ruutu [13]
Washington: Evgeni Kuznetsov [13]
Shots:24 - 17
Goaltenders:Keith Kinkaid -- Philipp Grubauer
Albany River Rats 6 - Portland Pirates 1

Pittsburgh 4 - 2 Tampa Bay
Pittsburgh: Brett Ritchie [11][12], Phil Kessel [24], Jake Gardiner [2]
Tampa Bay: Jake Guentzel [9], Zach Hall [11]
Shots:30 - 26
Goaltenders:Marc-André Fleury -- Allen York
Wilkes-Barre Penguins 2 - Detroit Vipers 5

Florida 4 - 2 Montreal
Florida: Kirill Konoroz [2], Michal Repik [5], Dave Bolland [8], Jimmy Hayes [18]
Montreal: Zach Parisé [17], Max Pacioretty [18]
Shots:24 - 18
Goaltenders:Jake Allen -- Carey Price
Louisville Panthers 3 - Quebec Citadelles 2

St. Louis 6 - 3 Carolina
St. Louis: T.J. Oshie [14][15][16], Vladimir Tarasenko [17], Tobias Enström [6], Alexander Steen [8]
Carolina: David Backes [6], Kirill Petrov [11], Calle Jarnkrok [21]
Shots:29 - 28
Goaltenders:Henrik Lundqvist -- Cristopher Nilstorp
Worcester Icecats 3 - Lowell Lock Monsters 1

Minnesota 2 - 1 San Jose
Minnesota: Sakari Salminen [13], Tyler Graovac [6]
San Jose: Chris Tierney [4]
Shots:17 - 26
Goaltenders:Callum Booth -- Alex Stalock
Houston Aeros 1 - Cleveland Barons 0

Chicago 3 - 4 Detroit OT
Chicago: Duncan Keith [3], Antoine Vermette [7][8]
Detroit: Gustav Nyquist [18], Tomas Tatar [3], Oliver Kylington [7], Tyler Biggs [3]
Shots:30 - 33
Goaltenders:Anders Nilsson -- Magnus Hellberg
Norfolk Admirals 0 - Kansas City Blades 2

Dallas 3 - 5 Los Angeles
Dallas: Dale Weise [3], Travis Morin [4], Cory Conacher [8]
Los Angeles: Dustin Brown [8], Darren Helm [1], Tyler Toffoli [17][18], James van Riemsdyk [19]
Shots:29 - 25
Goaltenders:Kristers Gudlevskis -- Reto Berra
Utah Grizzlies 7 - Manchester Monarchs 1

Edmonton 5 - 3 Vancouver
Edmonton: Jordan Eberle [13], David Jones [3][4], Patrik Berglund [11], Blake Wheeler [13]
Vancouver: Mikael Granlund [5], Jason Zucker [6], Alex Ovechkin [16]
Shots:21 - 26
Goaltenders:Mikko Koskinen -- Mike Smith
Hamilton Bulldogs 3 - Manitoba Moose 3

Colorado 3 - 1 Nashville
Colorado: Mark Stone [10], Tomas Vincour [7], Alex Killorn [13]
Nashville: Nazem Kadri [9]
Shots:26 - 14
Goaltenders:Semyon Varlamov -- Pekka Rinne
Hershey Bears 0 - Milwaukee Admirals 2

--12/30/2016--

Calgary 4 - 3 Boston OT
Calgary: Nick Spaling [9], Sean Monahan [3], Mikael Backlund [17], Drew Shore [14]
Boston: Loui Eriksson [11], Patrice Bergeron [17], Thomas Vanek [10]
Shots:22 - 28
Goaltenders:James Reimer -- Niklas Svedberg
Saint John Flames 2 - Providence Bruins 1

Pittsburgh 3 - 4 Buffalo
Pittsburgh: Sidney Crosby [21], Nick Bonino [6][7]
Buffalo: Cody Hodgson [8], Joel Barnes [15], Andrew Ladd [13], Marcus Foligno [7]
Shots:25 - 33
Goaltenders:Marc-André Fleury -- Matt Hackett
Wilkes-Barre Penguins 0 - Rochester Americans 6

Florida 3 - 1 Toronto
Florida: Nick Bjugstad [15], Jussi Jokinen [9], Aleksander Barkov [13]
Toronto: William Nylander [10]
Shots:26 - 12
Goaltenders:Jake Allen -- Ryan Miller
Louisville Panthers 0 - St. Johns Maple Leafs 5

NY Islanders 5 - 1 Ottawa
NY Islanders: Jason Spezza [7], Brock Nelson [11], Matt Martin [5], Kyle Okposo [20], Tyler Seguin [8]
Ottawa: Brandon Sutter [7]
Shots:27 - 20
Goaltenders:Jaroslav Halak -- Darcy Kuemper
Bridgeport Sound Tigers 0 - Grand Rapids Griffins 8

Washington 0 - 3 Philadelphia
Washington:None
Philadelphia: Claude Giroux [14], Artem Anisimov [4], Wayne Simmonds [18]
Shots:17 - 26
Goaltenders:Philipp Grubauer -- Jakub Kovar
Portland Pirates 1 - Philadelphia Phantoms 2

Atlanta 2 - 4 Montreal
Atlanta: Markus Granlund [9], Mathieu Perreault [5]
Montreal: Max Pacioretty [19], Rick Nash [17][18], Tomas Plekanec [13]
Shots:21 - 29
Goaltenders:Connor Hellebuyck -- Zachary Fucale
Chicago Wolves 1 - Quebec Citadelles 0

Columbus 3 - 0 San Jose
Columbus: Casey Wellman [5], Ryan Johansen [13], Cam Atkinson [10]
San Jose:None
Shots:26 - 22
Goaltenders:Sergei Bobrovsky -- Alex Stalock
Syracuse Crunch 4 - Cleveland Barons 3

Phoenix 5 - 1 Vancouver
Phoenix: Mark Arcobello [9], Brendan Shinnimin [9], Jeff Carter [5][6], Connor McDavid [11]
Vancouver: Nino Niederreiter [12]
Shots:28 - 17
Goaltenders:Sebastian Idoff -- Mike Smith
Springfield Falcons 2 - Manitoba Moose 1

--12/31/2016--

Atlanta 3 - 1 Toronto
Atlanta: Ryan Murphy [5], Troy Brouwer [9], Jiri Hudler [6]
Toronto: Josh Leivo [7]
Shots:25 - 18
Goaltenders:Connor Hellebuyck -- Ryan Miller
Chicago Wolves 3 - St. Johns Maple Leafs 1

Minnesota 1 - 4 Anaheim
Minnesota: Raphaël Bussières [3]
Anaheim: Emerson Etem [16][17], Hampus Lindholm [5], Ryan Getzlaf [13]
Shots:21 - 19
Goaltenders:Callum Booth -- Cam Ward
Houston Aeros 2 - Cincinnati Mighty Ducks 0

Detroit 3 - 5 Los Angeles
Detroit: Oliver Kylington [8], David Ullstrom [19][20]
Los Angeles: Braydon Coburn [2], Anze Kopitar [13][14], Niklas Kronwall [6], Dustin Brown [9]
Shots:27 - 24
Goaltenders:Magnus Hellberg -- Reto Berra
Kansas City Blades 3 - Manchester Monarchs 4

Carolina 3 - 4 Chicago
Carolina: Calle Jarnkrok [22], Nick Leddy [4], Linden Vey [14]
Chicago: Patrick Kane [19], Teuvo Teravainen [3], Duncan Keith [4], Patrick Sharp [21]
Shots:22 - 31
Goaltenders:Cristopher Nilstorp -- Anders Nilsson
Lowell Lock Monsters 2 - Norfolk Admirals 1

St. Louis 5 - 2 New Jersey
St. Louis: Vladimir Sobotka [9], Mike Richards [15], Jamie Benn [12], Alexander Steen [9], Kevin Shattenkirk [5]
New Jersey: Eric Staal [13], Travis Zajac [10]
Shots:38 - 21
Goaltenders:Henrik Lundqvist -- Keith Kinkaid
Worcester Icecats 2 - Albany River Rats 1

Edmonton 3 - 3 Boston
Edmonton: David Jones [5], Blake Wheeler [14], Taylor Hall [14]
Boston: Thomas Vanek [11][12], David Krejci [12]
Shots:16 - 28
Goaltenders:Mikko Koskinen -- Niklas Svedberg
Hamilton Bulldogs 1 - Providence Bruins 0

12-31-2016 Edmonton Oilers 3 , Boston Bruins 4 (SO)
Boston Bruins win 2-0
Edmonton Oilers - Ryan Nugent-Hopkins, miss; Taylor Hall, miss;
Boston Bruins - Dougie Hamilton, goal; Thomas Vanek, goal;

Dallas 4 - 5 NY Rangers
Dallas: Mikhail Grabovski [7], Travis Morin [5][6], Cory Conacher [9]
NY Rangers: Keith Yandle [6], Andrew Agozzino [4], Derek Stepan [15], Ondrej Palat [15], Marek Hrivik [4]
Shots:18 - 30
Goaltenders:Kristers Gudlevskis -- Cam Talbot
Utah Grizzlies 2 - Hartford Wolfpack 1

--1/1/2017--

Buffalo 3 - 1 Montreal
Buffalo: Evander Kane [11], Marcus Foligno [8], Rasmus Ristolainen [3]
Montreal: Max Pacioretty [20]
Shots:29 - 13
Goaltenders:Matt Hackett -- Carey Price
Rochester Americans 1 - Quebec Citadelles 3

Washington 4 - 3 Tampa Bay
Washington: Jakub Vrana [3], Chandler Stephenson [2], Mike Green [5], Ryan Hollweg [1]
Tampa Bay: Ben Blood [2], Zach Hall [12], Jonathan Drouin [11]
Shots:19 - 32
Goaltenders:Philipp Grubauer -- Allen York
Portland Pirates 2 - Detroit Vipers 4

Nashville 3 - 5 Vancouver
Nashville: Kevin Fiala [18], Cody Franson [3][4]
Vancouver: Jason Zucker [7], Alexander Semin [9], Zach Budish [4], Nino Niederreiter [13], Ben Chiarot [2]
Shots:19 - 24
Goaltenders:Pekka Rinne -- Mike Smith
Milwaukee Admirals 3 - Manitoba Moose 2

Columbus 4 - 3 Calgary
Columbus: Dan Girardi [3], Jeremy Morin [9], Alexander Radulov [12], Cam Atkinson [11]
Calgary: Drew Shore [15], Dennis Wideman [5], Sam Reinhart [11]
Shots:28 - 26
Goaltenders:Sergei Bobrovsky -- James Reimer
Syracuse Crunch 2 - Saint John Flames 6

San Jose 1 - 2 Phoenix
San Jose: Logan Couture [8]
Phoenix: Brendan Shinnimin [10][11]
Shots:19 - 22
Goaltenders:Alex Stalock -- Sebastian Idoff
Cleveland Barons 3 - Springfield Falcons 4

--1/2/2017--

Ottawa 5 - 1 Columbus
Ottawa: Erik Karlsson [6][7], Jim Slater [7], Brent Pedersen [2], Mike Hoffman [18]
Columbus: David Savard [4]
Shots:33 - 16
Goaltenders:Darcy Kuemper -- Sergei Bobrovsky
Grand Rapids Griffins 2 - Syracuse Crunch 1

New Jersey 1 - 3 Philadelphia
New Jersey: Tuomo Ruutu [14]
Philadelphia: Vladislav Gavrikov [2], Sean Couturier [8], Wayne Simmonds [19]
Shots:17 - 29
Goaltenders:Keith Kinkaid -- Jakub Kovar
Albany River Rats 1 - Philadelphia Phantoms 1

Pittsburgh 4 - 3 Boston
Pittsburgh: Phil Kessel [25], Oliver Ekman-Larsson [6], Daniel Sedin [11], Brett Ritchie [13]
Boston: Torey Krug [3], Brad Marchand [19], Milan Lucic [16]
Shots:28 - 29
Goaltenders:Marc-André Fleury -- Niklas Svedberg
Wilkes-Barre Penguins 1 - Providence Bruins 3

Colorado 2 - 3 Los Angeles
Colorado: Ryan O'Reilly [10], Alex Killorn [14]
Los Angeles: Anze Kopitar [15], James van Riemsdyk [20], Dustin Brown [10]
Shots:19 - 28
Goaltenders:Semyon Varlamov -- Reto Berra
Hershey Bears 3 - Manchester Monarchs 2

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LEAGUE NEWS

1-1-2017 Player of the month: Joel Barnes (R)
NHL has awarded Joel Barnes (R) of Buffalo Sabres as Player Of The Month He registered 8 goals and 14 assists for 22 points in 14 games last month. He also had 4 game winning goals.

A native of USA, Joel Barnes was originally drafted to the NHL by the Calgary Flames in the 1st round of the 2015 entry draft. He has appeared in 67 NHL games during his career, notching 26 goals and adding 38 assists along with 4 penalty minutes. The 19 year old right wing has played 36 games with the Buffalo Sabres this season, totalling 15+30=45 with 2 PIM.

1-1-2017 Rookie of the month: Connor McDavid (C)
NHL has awarded Connor McDavid (C) of Phoenix Coyotes as Rookie Of The Month He registered 4 goals and 9 assists for 13 points in 14 games last month.

A native of Canada, Connor McDavid was originally drafted to the NHL by the Phoenix Coyotes in the 1st round of the 2015 entry draft. He has appeared in 56 NHL games during his career, notching 18 goals and adding 27 assists along with 18 penalty minutes. The 19 year old center has played 36 games with the Phoenix Coyotes this season, totalling 11+18=29 with 14 PIM.

30-12-2016 Rick Nash reaches a milestone !
Rick Nash(MTL) scored the 800th point of his career in tonight's game against the Atlanta Thrashers on a goal by Max Pacioretty. I just want to thank this great organization for presenting me with the opportunity to play in the NHL, the happy player commented..

A native of Canada, Rick Nash was originally drafted to the NHL by the Columbus Blue Jackets in the 1st round of the 2002 entry draft. He has appeared in 981 NHL games during his career, notching 427 goals and adding 373 assists along with 700 penalty minutes. The 32 year old right wing has played 37 games with the Montreal Canadiens this season, totalling 16+24=40 with 10 PIM.

30-12-2016 Media glorifies the Florida Panthers
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 Andreas Grass and headcoach Wayne Meier

30-12-2016 Media glorifies the Buffalo Sabres
The media is impressed by the team's 8 game winning streak. Much of the credit is granted to the good work of general manager Jonathan Tremblay and headcoach Peter Laviolette

29-12-2016 Media criticises the Washington Capitals
Everyone has noticed the steep dive of the Washington Capitals after a dreadful 8 game winless streak. We need to address the problem and get it out of our system, said team captain Brooks Orpik openly. has made some good moves and some bad moves but now we could really use those good moves.

29-12-2016 Media glorifies the Buffalo Sabres
The media is impressed by the team's 7 game winning streak. Much of the credit is granted to the good work of general manager Jonathan Tremblay and headcoach Peter Laviolette

[lebas]

0-2 sim time to rebuild

[NY Rangers (Dave)]

2 wins without Jaden Schwartz. Good to have some depth.