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Nightly recap - Tuesday, November 2nd

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Apparently the NHL celebrates Election Day by making sure that most of the teams from the United States have the night off so their fans can get out and vote. Isn’t that patriotic? Anyhow, here’s the change you can believe in from the NHL tonight.

Ottawa 3 - Toronto 2

The good news for the Leafs is that they broke their goalless streak that stretched over more than 160 minutes played. The bad news is, despite a spirited final few minutes of play, they looked pretty rough and the Sens pulled off the win. Oh, and Dion Phaneuf wasn’t just booed but he also left the game with a deep cut on his leg. The Leafs might want to knock off the penalties if they want to win. Sergei Gonchar and Erik Karlsson scored on the power play, meanwhile Mike Fisher scored Ottawa’s first goal on a penalty shot. Brian Elliott made 33 saves in the win for Ottawa.

Columbus 3 - Montreal 0

A bit of a baffler in Columbus as the Jackets started backup goalie Mathieu Garon and he ends up with a 29 save shutout over the Canadiens. Rick Nash, Derick Brassard, and Kyle Wilson each had a goal for the Blue Jackets as they were able to play perhaps their best game of the year. As for the Habs, well, at least Carey Price seemed motivated despite taking the loss. Tough to say that anyone else for Montreal really came out to play. That brand of inconsistency will make a fan pull their hair out.

Minnesota 1 - San Jose 0

It was Niklas Backstrom’s world and the San Jose Sharks just had to deal with living in it for the night. The Wild netminder stopped all 36 shots he saw while Andrew Brunette’s second period power play goal held up as the difference maker in the Minnesota win. The Sharks did all they could bringing the kind of offensive heat they did, but Backstrom was strong all game long. Meanwhile, Antero Niittymaki could’ve passed out from boredom making just 15 saves in the loss.

Vancouver 4 - Edmonton 3

What started off looking like a trouncing for the Canucks over the Oilers turned into a tight game, but ultimately it was former Oiler Raffi Torres stealing the show. Torres notched a hat trick, including ultimately the game-winning goal in the third period after the Oilers stormed back from 3-0 down to tie the game in the third. Dustin Penner, Ryan Jones, and Gilbert Brule had Edmonton’s goals, but Nikolai Khabibulin couldn’t keep Torres or the Sedin twins off the board enough to get the decision.