Bobrovsky, Malkin, Dubnyk named NHL's 3 stars for December
The two biggest winning streaks in the NHL have helped two goaltenders earn player of the month honors.
Columbus Blue Jackets goaltender Sergei Bobrovsky was named December's first star on Tuesday. Bobrovsky went a perfect 12-0-0 while posting an incredible 1.75 goals-against average and a .939 save percentage as the Blue Jackets went a perfect 14-0-0 on the month and pushed their franchise-high winning-streak to 15 games.
Pittsburgh Penguins forward Evgeni Malkin took home second star honors after posting a league-high 21 points. Malkin netted seven goals and 14 assists, including eight multi-point games, while also collecting his 800th career point, becoming just the fourth Penguins player in history to reach the mark.
Minnesota Wild goaltender Devan Dubnyk was named the third star of December after going nearly perfect with a 10-1-1 record while putting up a 1.88 goals-against average and a .934 save percentage.
Dubnyk was instrumental in the Wild constructing a franchise-high 12-game winning streak, which was ultimately brought to an end by the Blue Jackets.