December 14th NHL Recap

Toronto Maple Leafs 4, Los Angeles Kings 3 (SO) - (from Toronto) - The Leafs improved to 18-9-3 on the season thamks to a 4-3 shootout win over the Los Angeles Kings, dropping them to 15-10-6.

Goals:

TOR - Mike Santorelli (6) - from Daniel Winnik and Korbinian Holzer (14:00 1ST)

TOR - Cody Franson (5) - from Nazem Kadri and Mike Santorelli (19:30 1ST)

LAK - Justin Williams (8) - from Kyle Clifford and Alec Martinez (16:02 2ND)

LAK - Dwight King (3) - from Robyn Regehr and Alec Martinez (19:46 2ND)

LAK - Marian Gaborik (5) - from Justin Williams and Jarret Stoll (1:02 3RD)

TOR - James van Riemsdyk PPG (13) - from Cody Franson and Phil Kessel (8:49 3RD)

Shootout winner - Joffrey Lupul (TOR)

Goalies:

WG - James Reimer (33 saves on 36 shots: 6-3-0) LG - Jonathan Quick (28 saves on 31 shots: 12-7-5)

Three Stars:

3. Cody Franson (1 goal, 1 assist) - Toronto

2. Justin Wiliams (1 goal, 1 assist) - Los Angeles

1. Mike Santorelli (1 goal, 1 assist) - Toronto

Chicago Blackhawks 2, Calgary Flames 1 (from Chicago) - The Blackhawks improved to 21-9-1 on the season thanks to a 2-1 win over the Calgary Flames, dropping them to 17-13-2.

Goals:

CGY - Jiri Hudler (12) - from Johnny Gaudreau and T.J. Brodie (4:27 2ND)

CHI - Patrick Sharp PPG (4) - from Jonathan Toews and Patrick Kane (8:43 2ND)

CHI - Brandon Saad (7) - from Jonathan Toews and Niklas Hjalmarsson (12:57 3RD) *GWG*

Goalies:

WG - Antti Raanta (23 saves on 24 shots: 4-2-0) LG - Jonas Hiller (26 saves on 28 shots: 9-9-1)

Three Stars:

3. Jiri Hudler (1 goal) - Calgary

2. Jonathan Toews (2 assists) - Chicago

1. Brandon Saad (1 goal, GWG) - Chicago

New York Rangers 2, Edmonton Oilers 0 (from Edmonton) - The Rangers improved to 14-10-4 on the season thanks to a 2-0 shutout of the Edmonton Oilers, dropping them to 7-19-5.

Goals:

NYR - Dan Girardi (2) - from Rick Nash and Mats Zuccarello (16:04 1ST) *GWG*

NYR - Carl Hagelin EN (6) - from Dominic Moore (19:38 3RD)

Goalies:

WG - Henrik Lundqvist (16 saves on 16 shots: 12-7-3) LG - Ben Scrivens (20 saves on 21 shots: 5-11-3)

Three Stars:

3. Ben Scrivens (20 saves on 21 shots) - Edmonton

2. Dan Girardi (1 goal, GWG) - New York

1. Henrik Lundqvist (16 saves on 16 shots for the shutout) - New York

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

Anaheim Ducks - 7 game winning streak

Columbus Blue Jackets - 6 game winning streak

Toronto Maple Leafs - 5 game winning streak

St. Louis Blues - 4 game winning streak
Buffalo Sabres - 3 game winning streak
San Jose Sharks - 3 game winning streak
New York Rangers -3 game winning streak

Arizona Coyotes - 5 game losing streak

Carolina Hurricanes - 5 game losing streak

Calgary Flames - 5 game losing streak

Edmonton Oilers - 4 game losing streak

What's up next - Monday December 15th: There are 3 NHL games on tap for Monday night:

1. New Jersey Devils vs. New York Islanders at 7:00 PM ET (In New York)

2. Tampa Bay Lightning vs. Pittsburgh Penguins at 7:00 PM ET (In Pittsburgh) {***Forman's Game of the Night***}

3. Ottawa Senators vs. Buffalo Sabres at 7:00 PM ET (In Buffalo)

-Joel Forman - The Forman Faceoff