Daily Faceoff Morning Report — 10/24/22

Michael Bondy
Michael Bondy
Daily Faceoff Morning Report — 10/24/22

The Daily Faceoff Morning Report will be released on weekdays, recapping the key news and events from the day before.

We will highlight injuries affecting today’s games, hot streaks, cold streaks, and anything relevant for everyone from the casual hockey fan to the Fantasy Hockey grinder.

New Acquisitions Kubalik, and Husso lead Wings over Ducks

Ville Husso stopped 32 of 33 shots (.970 SV%) for his second victory, as the Red Wings handled the Anaheim Ducks easily in a 5-1 victory Sunday. Fellow offseason acquisition Dominik Kubalik added a goal (3) and two assists to go along with a game-high six SOG as he collected his eighth point in five games (3G/5A).

Dylan Larkin was the lone other Red Wing to finish with multiple points, as he had a goal (3) and an assist (4), while nine other Detroit skaters got on the scoresheet with at least a point in a spread-out scoring effort. Trevor Zegras would be the only Duck to beat Husso, scoring Anaheim’s only goal (3) five minutes into the game. John Gibson faced 34 or more shots for his fourth time in five starts, as he allowed five goals on 41 shots (.878 SV%).

Knight, Panthers hold off Lee and the Islanders at home in a low-scoring affair

Spencer Knight won his second game in as many starts, stopping 23 of 25 shots (.920 SV%) in a 3-2 win over the New York Islanders. Florida spread the scoring out, with contributions from unexpected sources as Eetu Loustarinen (2), Anton Lundell (1), and Ryan Lomberg (1) scored the Panthers’ goals. Anders Lee did his best to fight back for New York, scoring both of their goals (3,4) on the powerplay in the losing effort, with Matthew Barzal adding assists on each (2A). Semyon Varlamov allowed three goals on 32 shots (.906 SV%) as he took his first loss of the season.

Tarasov shuts down Rangers as Blue Jackets win Sunday matinee

Daniil Tarasov stopped 30 of 31 shots (.968 SV%) to earn his first career NHL victory in an impressive 5-1 road victory over the New York Rangers. Columbus spread their scoring out evenly as Zach Werenski (2), Andrew Peeke (1), Kent Johnson (2), Yegor Chinakov (1), and Eric Robinson (1) all scored. Jack Roslovic, Liam Foudy and Jakub Voracek each had two assists in the game as well. Jaroslav Halak fought the puck all afternoon for the Rangers as he allowed five goals on 21 shots (.762 SV%). Artemi Panarin scored New York’s only goal (4) with an unassisted powerplay goal near the end of the second period.

Blackhawks rally in third to top Kraken in a goal-filled showdown

It took two unanswered third-period goals for the Chicago Blackhawks to win their third straight game as they topped the Seattle Kraken 5-4.

Alex Stalock continued his strong return to the NHL, earning his second win of the year in a 30-save effort (.882 SV). Tyler Johnson had two goals (1,2) and a team-high four SOG in the win, while Seth Jones and Patrick Kane added multiple powerplay assists to join him as the Blackhawks’ multi-point scorers. Martin Jones was the losing goaltender as he struggled throughout, allowing five goals on 27 shots (.815 SV%). Jared McCann was the only Seattle player with more than one point as he had a goal (3) and an assist to go along with his team-leading 4 SOG. Matty Beniers (2), Andre Burakovsky (3) and Vince Dunn (1) each scored a goal for the Kraken in the loss.

Reimers shutout helps Sharks blank Flyers

James Reimer was perfect Sunday, stopping 30 of 30 shots for his second straight win and first shutout of the season in a 3-0 San Jose win over Philadelphia. Erik Karlsson got the game-winning-goal (3) halfway through the first period, followed by goals from Steven Lorentz (1) and Nico Sturm (3). Felix Sandstrom played well, stopping 22 of 24 shots (.917 SV%) but lost his second in a row.

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