December 5th NHL Recap

Anaheim Ducks 5, Minnesota Wild 4 (from Minnesota) - The Ducks improved to 17-6-5 on the season thanks to a 5-4 win over the Minnesota Wild, dropping them to 14-10-1.

Goals:

ANA - Ryan Kesler (7) - from Kyle Palmieri and Cam Fowler (1:31 1ST)

ANA - Jakob Silfverberg (2) - from Andrew Cogliano and Devante Smith-Pelly (11:44 1ST)

ANA - Ryan Kesler (8) - from Hampus Lindholm and Tim Jackman (2:28 2ND)

MIN - Mikko Koivu PPG (4) - from Mikael Granlund and Marco Scandella (4:59 2ND)

MIN - Zach Parise PPG (10) - from Mikael Granlund and Jonas Brodin (5:10 2ND)

MIN - Jonas Brodin (1) - from Jason Pominville and Zach Parise (17:49 2ND)

MIN - Justin Fontaine (2) - from Kyle Brodziak and Nate Prosser (2:07 3RD)

ANA - Tim Jackman (2) - from Ryan Kesler (3:37 3RD)

ANA - Matt Beleskey (13) - from Ryan Getzlaf and Kyle Palmieri (8:28 3RD) *GWG*

Goalies:

WG - Frederik Andersen (21 saves on 25 shots: 13-4-4) LG - Darcy Kuemper (13 saves on 18 shots: 11-8-0), Niklas Backstrom (3 saves on 3 shots in relief of Kuemper)

Three Stars:

3. Matt Beleskey (1 goal, GWG) - Anaheim

2. Jonas Brodin (1 goal, 1 assist) - Minnesota

1. Ryan Kesler (2 goals, 1 assist) - Anaheim

Winnipeg Jets 6, Colorado Avalanche 2 (from Winnipeg) - The Jets improved to 14-9-4 on the season thanks to a 6-2 win over the Colorado Avalanche, dropping them to 9-12-6.

Goals:

WPG - Chris Thorburn (1) - from Paul Postma and Adam Pardy (4:31 1ST)

COL - Jarome Iginla (5) - from Gabriel Landeskog (9:19 1ST)

WPG - Bryan Little (9) - from Blake Wheeler and Andrew Ladd (12:29 1ST)

WPG - Andrew Ladd (9) - from Ben Chariot and Bryan Little (19:15 2ND) *GWG*

WPG - Bryan Little (10) - from Blake Wheeler (0:45 3RD)

WPG - Bryan Little (11 - Hat Trick) - from Andrew Ladd and Blake Wheeler (1:17 3RD)

COL - Jarome Iginla PPG (6) - from Zach Redmond and Gabriel Landeskog (10:24 3RD)

WPG - Dustin Byfuglien (6) - unassisted (13:20 3RD)

Goalies:

WG - Michael Hutchinson (20 saves on 22 shots: 5-1-2) LG - Semyon Varlamov (25 saves on 30 shots: 4-6-5), Reto Berra (6 saves on 7 shots in relief of Varlamov)

Three Stars:

3. Blake Wheeler (3 assists) - Winnipeg

2. Andrew Ladd (1 goal, 2 assists, GWG) - Winnipeg

1. Bryan Little (3 goals, 1 assist) - Winnipeg

Chicago Blackhawks 4, Montreal Canadiens 3 (from Chicago) - The Hawks improved to 17-8-1 on the season thanks to a 4-3 win over the Montreal Canadiens, dropping them to 17-9-2.

Goals:

CHI - Michal Rozsival (1) - from Bryan Bickell and Andrew Shaw (2:13 1ST)
CHI - Ben Smith (2) - from Marcus Kruger and Joakim Nordstrom (18:16 1ST)
MTL - Brendan Gallagher (7) - from Alex Galchenyuk and Tomas Plekanec (18:42 1ST)
MTL - Sergei Gonchar (1) - from Brendan Gallagher and Alexei Emelin (7:58 2ND)
MTL - P.K. Subban PPG (7) - from Andrei Markov and David Desharnais (17:22 2ND)
CHI - Jonathan Toews PPG (11) - from Brad Richards and Kris Versteeg (4:18 3RD)
CHI - Brandon Saad (5) - from Patrick Kane and Jonathan Toews (19:33 3RD) *GWG*

Goalies:

WG - Antti Raanta (38 saves on 41 shots: 3-2-0) LG - Carey Price (32 saves on 36 shots: 14-7-1)

Three Stars:

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

2. Brendan Gallagher (1 goal, 1 assist) - Montreal

1. Jonathan Toews (1 goal, 1 assist) - Chicago

Three Stars of the Night:

3. Jonathan Toews - Toews scored his 11th of the season and added an assist in the Hawks 4-3 win over the Canadiens.

2. Ryan Kesler - Kesler scored his 7th and 8th goals of the season and added an assist in the Ducks 5-4 win over the Jets.

1. Bryan Little - Little scored his 1st career hat trick and added an assist in the Jets 6-2 win over the Avalanche.

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

Chicago Blackhawks - 5 game winning streak

Calgary Flames - 4 game winning streak
San Jose Sharks - 3 game winning streak
New York Islanders - 3 game winning streak
Anaheim Ducks - 3 game winning streak

Edmonton Oilers - 11 game losing streak

Philadelphia Flyers - 5 game losing streak

Dallas Stars - 3 game losing streak
Boston Bruins - 3 game losing streak

Colorado Avalanche - 3 game losing streak

What's up next - Saturday December 6th: There are 12 NHL games on tap for Saturday:

1. Ottawa Senators vs. Pittsburgh Penguins at 1:00 PM ET (In Pittsburgh)

2. St. Louis Blues vs. New York Islanders at 1:00 PM ET (In New York)

3. Philadelphia Flyers vs. Los Angeles Kings at 4:00 PM ET (In Los Angeles)

4. Vancouver Canucks vs. Toronto Maple Leafs at 7:00 PM ET (In Toronto)

5. New York Rangers vs. Detroit Red Wings at 7:00 PM ET (In Detroit)

6. Columbus Blue Jackets vs. Tampa Bay Lightning at 7:00 PM ET (In Tampa Bay)

7. Buffalo Sabres vs. Florida Panthers at 7:00 PM ET (In Florida)

8. Washington Capitals vs. New Jersey Devils at 7:00 PM ET (In New Jersey)

9. Chicago Blackhawks vs. Nashville Predators at 7:00 PM ET (In Nashville) {***Forman's Game of the Night***}

10. Montreal Canadiens vs. Dallas Stars at 7:00 PM ET (In Dallas)

11. Boston Bruins vs. Arizona Coyotes at 8:00 PM ET (In Arizona)

12. San Jose Sharks vs. Calgary Flames at 10:00 PM ET (In Calgary)

-Joel Forman - The Forman Faceoff