Players of the Night:
Curtis McElhinney, Toronto Maple Leafs:
McElhinney turned aside all 41 shots that came his way as the Leafs shutout the Edmonton Oilers 1-0. The Leafs backup improved to 3-2-0 on the season and his save percentage jumped from .900 to 9.25. Toronto has now won three straight and six of their past 10.
Brayden Schenn, St. Louis Blues:
Schenn notched his sixth goal in his past four games and extended his goal-scoring streak to four games with a goal 40 seconds into the game. The Blues are now winners of four straight and six of their past 10.
Eric Stall, Minnesota Wild & Brent Burns, San Jose Sharks:
Both scored twice for their respective teams in an entertaining 4-3 win for the Wild in overtime.
Highlight of the Night:
Vladimir Tarasenko catches the Sabres defense sleeping in overtime, scoring his first non-empty net goal in nine games:
Burn 'em wide, tuck it in and score the most regular season OT goals in @StLouisBlues history.
— NHL (@NHL) December 11, 2017
Typical night for @tara9191... @EASPORTSNHL https://t.co/5ynhuKbX8a
Factoid of the Night:
Patrick Kane didn’t score, but his two assists were instrumental in giving the Chicago Blackhawks a victory on Sunday.
Patrick Kane (295-486—781) collected two assists to surpass Doug Wilson (225-554—779) for sole possession of fifth on the @NHLBlackhawks all-time points list. #NHLStats pic.twitter.com/FR72rIN8Nu
— NHL Public Relations (@PR_NHL) December 11, 2017
Scores:
Blackhawks 3, Coyotes 1
Blues 3, Sabres 2 (OT)
Maple Leafs 1, Oilers 0
Wild 4, Sharks 3
Scott Billeck is a writer for Pro Hockey Talk on NBC Sports. Drop him a line at phtblog@nbcsports.com or follow him on Twitter @scottbilleck