Dose: Preds Impress

Good gravy, 2014 is almost over. It almost feels like yesterday that I was still adjusting to life in Tennessee, when now I’m getting used to the whole Canadian thing (beer is so expensive!).

Anyway, I’ll spare you the resolutions and what not. Let’s recap Tuesday’s games.

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CANUCKS 3, SHARKS 1

-- Jannik Hansen scored the game-winner and also threw an illegal hit to the head of Sharks forward Tommy Wingels in a short span of time early in the second period. Keep an eye out for any possible supplemental discipline.

-- Joe Thornton and penalty shot don't go together very often, yet he went 2-for-2 in his career in scoring San Jose's only goal.

-- The Sharks generated a 32-21 shot advantage, yet that Thornton PS was the only time they were able to beat Ryan Miller. Miller has now won three of four games (3-0-1) and has only allowed six tallies in that run. Vancouver's propped him up pretty often, yet the Canucks could be in for a fruitful situation if he can hoist them up on slower nights for a while.

-- The Sharks received four power-play opportunities while the Canucks received none on Tuesday.

-- The Sedin twins each grabbed an assist on Radim Vrbata's insurance goal and both generated a minor penalty each. The second part is the surprising one, obviously.

-- This was a rough one for Alex Stalock, allowing three goals on 21 shots. It's tough to beat him up too much when he's used so sparingly, though.

PREDATORS 3, BLUES 2

-- Check out what’s probably my wife’s favorite stat of 2014: the Predators finish off the year avoiding consecutive losses during the 2014-15 season. They’ve bounced back and won every game following a defeat so far in this specific campaign. That’s a pretty nifty accomplishment. I wonder how long that will hold as the calendar turns to 2015?

-- More promising stat: Nashville really shot the doors off the Blues on a night in which both teams were closing off back-to-back sets. The Predators held the shot advantage in every single period, towering over St. Louis 47-28 overall.

-- Shea Weber scored two goals last night, including the shorthanded game-winner. The 29-year-old's enjoyed a nice year overall: eight goals, 25 points, a +14 rating, 28 PIM and 101 SOG. He has the mean streak to rack up penalties, yet he hasn't always done that, so that's a nice bonus so far.

-- Brian Elliott returned and gave the Blues a chance to win: 44 out of 47 saves. Not exactly easing the guy back into action, eh? Martin Brodeur was the healthy scratch in this situation, for whatever that's worth.

-- Filip Forsberg was held off the scoreboard, yet he still generated two PIM and five SOG. Not really seeing many reasons to expect him to drop drastically.

OILERS 3, KINGS 2 (SO)

-- Quite a frustrating couple games for the Los Angeles Kings, I'm sure. They largely subdued both Calgary and Edmonton on back-to-back nights and yet they settle for one measly standings point.

-- Marian Gaborik seemed highly doubtful for this one, yet he generated an assist on Jake Muzzin's goal. Hopefully he didn't cough on too many people.

-- Ryan Nugent-Hopkins isn't often spectacular, yet he's been pretty steady. He has a point in two straight games, five in six and seven in nine.

-- Jake Muzzin sees some pretty significant time on ice and he's done pretty nice things with it. Eighteen points and 12 PIM in 32 games is pretty solid for the 25-year-old.

-- Derek Roy got an assist on a Matt Hendricks goal. Good for him, as things have been rough, but he has a long way to go (in both fantasy and reality terms).

CANADIENS 2, PANTHERS 1 (SO)

-- Ah, the Jacques Martin Bowl. A fabled rivalry that dominates family conversations during holid-- oh wait, this isn't college football ...

-- Nick Bjugstad may or may not have a hefty contract extension under his belt, but I do know for sure that he scored his 13th goal of the 2014-15 season last night. The 19th pick of the 2010 NHL Draft now has 21 points in 34 games.

-- Dustin Tokarski celebrated his first Montreal appearance in more than a month by stopping 36 out of 37 shots to improve his record to 4-2-1. It's hard to tell if he's really a decent backup option since Carey Price owns the net so clearly, yet it seems like he's doing what he can.

-- Aleksander Barkov's modest season stats: two goals, five points, four PIM and 43 SOG in 25 games.

-- Things have been pretty quiet for P.K. Subban lately. He only has one assist in his last six games. I wouldn't worry about it, but I can see why high-investment defenseman can be frustrating when they're not producing.

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