NHL Three Stars: Anderson, Lehtonen, Svedberg make goalie union proud
No. 1 Star: Craig Anderson, Ottawa Senators
Anderson posted his third shutout of the year and 29th of his career during a 2-0 win over the New Jersey Devils. He turned aside 34 shots to earn his second win in three starts. Kyle Turris scored early in the first period and put the game away with an empty-netter with one second left in the game. Anderson almost got in on the scoring himself with attempt at the empty net late in the game:
No. 2 Star: Kari Lehtonen, Dallas Stars
The Stars opened up a three-game western Canada road trip with a 2-0 shutout of the Vancouver Canucks. Colton Sceviour opened the scoring early in the second period and then Antoine Roussel turned off the lights with an empty-netter late in the third period. Lehtonen made 27 saves and recorded his second shutout of the season and 29th of his career.
No. 3 Star: Niklas Svedberg, Boston Bruins
Loui Eriksson’s goal 1:30 into overtime helped the Boston Bruins beat the Minnesota Wild 3-2 and earn their first win in four games. Svedberg was excellent between the pipes, stopping 35 shots for his second win in three starts.
Honorable Mention: According to the AP, Eriksson now has 29 points in 31 career games against the Wild … Via the NHL, only Alex Ovechkin (10) and Steven Stamkos (8) have more overtime goals since 2008-09 than Eriksson (7).
Did You Know?
Per Elias: Niklas Svedberg is the first goalie in @NHLBruins history to require OT in 4 of his first 5 career NHL wins (3 OT, 1 shootout).
— NHL Public Relations (@PR_NHL) December 18, 2014
Dishonorable Mention: New Jersey has dropped five in a row … The Devils failed on all five power play opportunities … Will Brett Sutter be hearing from the Department of Player Safety after this hit on Craig Cunningham?
Finally, via CJZero, this is not how you Dougie (Hamilton):
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