Once again, Coyotes goaltender Ilya Bryzgalov is being recognized once again for his amazing play so far this season. Bryzgalov was named the NHL’s second star of the month for a 8-2-3 record with a stellar 1.82 goals against average, a .939 save percentage and two shutouts.

Bryzgalov was also recently named to the Russian Men’s Olympic Hockey team for the 2010 Olympics in Vancouver.

The NHL Three Stars for the month of December are:

3) Patrick Kane – F – Chicago Blackhawks
2) Ilya Bryzgalov – G – Phoenix Coyotes
1) Henrik Sedin – F – Vancouver Canucks