Recap Roundups
January 31, 2017
NY Islanders 3, Washington 2
The longest homestand of the season for the New York Islanders began Jan. 19, when an interim head coach made his debut for the last-place team in the Eastern Conference and the mutual disdain between the Islanders and the Barclays Center was the type of open secret everyone knew about but didn't discuss.
Columbus 6, NY Rangers 4
For a team that built a six-goal lead in the third period Monday night, the Columbus Blue Jackets weren't all that thrilled with their performance after the game.
Pittsburgh 4, Nashville 2
Pittsburgh winger Patric Hornqvist enjoys playing against his former team. Enjoys being a pest. Enjoys scoring.
Carolina 5, Philadelphia 1
Sebastian Aho went without a goal over his first 13 NHL games, and some began to wonder if and when the slender 19-year-old would find his scoring touch after tremendous success in Finland's top league last season.
Montreal 5, Buffalo 2
The first two months, Max Pacioretty looked like a shadow of his goal-scoring self. Since December, he's looked liked the sniper the Montreal Canadiens have always been able to count on.
New Jersey 4, Detroit 3
Both the New Jersey Devils and Detroit Red Wings talked about getting things going quickly in the first game after the NHL All-Star break, but only the Devils lived up to their words.
Boston 4, Tampa Bay 3
After a scoreless first period with only four shots and an early second-period deficit, the Boston Bruins took over, coming out of the All-Star break with a 4-3 victory over the Tampa Bay Lightning on Tuesday night at Amalie Arena.
Florida 6, Ottawa 5
On a night full of offensive highlights, the ugliest goal was the most crucial.
Winnipeg 5, St. Louis 3
There seems to be something about playing games within the Central Division that brings out the best in the Winnipeg Jets.
Dallas 6, Toronto 3
For much of this season, the Dallas Stars have looked like anything but the offensive juggernaut they were last season when they led the NHL with 267 goals.
Minnesota 5, Edmonton 2
The Minnesota Wild issued a rather convincing statement Tuesday in the form of a 5-2 victory over the Edmonton Oilers.
Los Angeles 3, Arizona 2
Los Angeles Kings coach Darryl Sutter likened the jumbled Western Conference playoff race to the peloton at the Tour de France, where the main pack of cyclists are lumped together.
Anaheim 5, Colorado 1
Jakob Silfverberg's return from a head injury provided immediate dividends for the Anaheim Ducks on Tuesday night.
San Jose 3, Chicago 1
Tomas Hertl scored the tiebreaking goal with 2:03 remaining to give the Sharks a 3-1 victory over the Chicago Blackhawks on a night Patrick Marleau pulled to within one of his 500th career goal.
San Jose 3, Chicago 1
Patrick Marleau was more concerned about winning than reaching a career milestone.