NHL Daily: Toronto Gets View From The Top
Wednesday December 17, 2003
Across Canada, they dream of moments like this. After Tuesday's 3-0 win over Tampa Bay, the Toronto Maple Leafs are... the best team in the NHL! Actually, they're tied with Philadelphia. And the Flyers haven't played as many games, nor have the near unbeatable St. Louis Blues. But if you bleed blue and white, why quibble over such details? Read on for more scores, fantasy hockey updates, injury news, the latest from around the NHL and more.
Maple Leafs 3-Lightning 0: Ed Belfour records his third shutout in six games and his fourth of the season.
Islanders 5-Devils 4: New York erases a 2-0 lead and scores two goals in 30 seconds in the third period. That isn't supposed to happen to the Devils.
Flames 3-Flyers 2 (OT): What's going on in Calgary? The Flames are six games over .500 and on the move in the West.
Canucks 2-Predators 1 (OT): Vancouver goes to overtime for the fifth time in six games. They have three wins and two ties to show for it.
Blues 2-Blue Jackets 1 (OT): St. Louis can also play a 65-minute game. The Blues have won five straight, three of them in overtime. Keith Tkachuk scores the game-winner. He has 16 goals, coming within reach of the league leaders.
Bruins 1-Canadiens 1/Penguins 2-Sabres 1/Capitals 5-Thrashers 0/Kings 4-Oilers 2
Capitals' goaltender Maxime Ouellet picks up his first NHL win in style, stopping 37 shots to shut out Atlanta.
Espen Knutsen's NHL career could be over. The Columbus Blue Jackets have bought out his contract. Knutsen, the only Norwegian in the NHL, has played just 45 games in the last two seasons due to injuries.
The Score:
Fantasy Hockey Whiz: Washington's Robert Lang, with two goals and two assists against Atlanta, has 32 points in his last 21 games. Nobody can stop this guy.
Streaking: The Buffalo Sabres have lost six in a row. Scoring nine goals in those six games has not helped.
Lame: Buffalo's Chris Drury suffers a separated shoulder in the loss to Pittsburgh. He's expected to be out a week to 10 days.
Play-By-Play:
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