December 10th NHL Recap

Toronto Maple Leafs 2, Detroit Red Wings 1 (SO) - (from Detroit) - The Leafs improved to 16-9-3 on the season thanks to a 2-1 shootout win over the Detroit Red Wings, dropping them to 17-6-6.

Goals:

DET - Gustav Nyquist (13) - from Tomas Jurco and Henrik Zetterberg (17:52 2ND)

TOR - Phil Kessel (15) - from James van Riemsdyk and Tyler Bozak (5:09 3RD)

Shootout winner - Mike Santorelli (TOR)

Goalies:

WG - James Reimer (41 saves on 42 shots: 5-3-0) LG - Jimmy Howard (18 saves on 19 shots: 13-5-5)

Three Stars:

3. Phil Kessel (1 goal) - Toronto

2. Jimmy Howard (18 saves on 19 shots) - Detroit

1. James Reimer (41 saves on 42 shots for the win) - Toronto

Anaheim Ducks 2, Edmonton Oilers 1 (from Anaheim) - The Ducks improved to 19-6-5 on the season thanks to a 2-1 win over the Edmonton Oilers, dropping them to 7-17-5.

Goals:

ANA - Matt Beleskey PPG (14) - from Kyle Palmieri and Rickard Rakell (8:59 1ST)

ANA - Ryan Kesler (10) - from Hampus Lindholm and Frederik Andersen (10:26 2ND) *GWG*

EDM - Ryan Nugent-Hopkins (7) - unassisted (0:53 3RD)

Goalies:

WG - Frederik Andersen (21 saves on 22 shots: 15-4-4) LG - Viktor Fasth (32 saves on 34 shots: 2-7-2)

Three Stars:

3. Viktor Fasth (32 saves on 34 shots) - Edmonton

2. Frederik Andersen (21 saves on 22 shots for the win) - Anaheim

1. Ryan Kesler (1 goal, GWG) - Anaheim

Current Winning/Losing Streaks (3 or more games):

Chicago Blackhawks - 7 game winning streak

Anaheim Ducks - 5 game winning streak

Columbus Blue Jackets - 4 game winning streak
Washington Capitals - 3 game winning streak

Toronto Maple Leafs - 3 game winning streak

Colorado Avalanche - 4 game losing streak

Arizona Coyotes - 3 game losing streak

Carolina Hurricanes - 3 game losing streak

What's up next - Thursday December 11th: There are 10 NHL games on tap for Thursday night:

1. Chicago Blackhawks vs. Boston Bruins at 7:00 PM ET (In Boston) {***Forman's Game of the Night***}

2. Calgary Flames vs. Buffalo Sabres at 7:00 PM ET (in Buffalo)

3. New Jersey Devils vs. Philadelphia Flyers at 7:00 PM ET (in Philadelphia)

4. Columbus Blue Jackets vs. Washington Capitals at 7:00 PM ET (in Washington)

5. Los Angeles Kings vs. Ottawa Senators at 7:30 PM ET (in Ottawa)

6. Carolina Hurricanes vs. Tampa Bay Lightning at 7:30 PM ET (in Tampa Bay)

7. New York Islanders vs. St. Louis Blues at 8:00 PM ET (in St. Louis)

8. Winnipeg Jets vs. Colorado Avalanche at 9:00 PM ET (in Colorado)

9. Nashville Predators vs. Arizona Coyotes at 9:00 PM ET (in Arizona)

10. Minnesota Wild vs. San Jose Sharks at 10:30 PM ET (in San Jose)

-Joel Forman - The Forman Faceoff