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It was a battle of two of the Western Conference's hottest teams on Tuesday night. One hot team and one hot goaltender were the duo tonight. In the end, it was the hot goaltender that took all the glory in Chicago.

Viktor Fasth, the Ducks backup who has been elevated to starter because of Jonas Hiller's injury, continued his miraculous start to his NHL career by making 28 saves and two more shots in the shootout to help the Anaheim Ducks to a 3-2 win over the Blackhawks in Chicago.

Fasth is the first 30-or-over goalie to begin his NHL career by winning his first six decisions. Originally, he was signed to backup Jonas Hiller. But now because of Hiller's lower-boy injury, Fasth has taken his place as the starter and has done very well in net to earn the praise of his teammates.

"I have not seen a goalie so calm all of the time," noted Ducks right wing Teemu Selanne, a fan favorite of mine.

The Hawks now have their four-game winning streak snapped. However, they still have yet to be beaten by a team in regulation. Since the season was launched, the Hawks have gone 10-0-3, first in the West and best in the NHL right now.

The Ducks are now 5-1-1 on the road this season. Fasth has proved to be a vital part of that.

Teemu also added that "he reminds me of (Jean-Sebastien) Giguere because he is never out of the play."

True that, Teemu. Viktor Fasth has shown to be an elite goaltender through his first six starts. But not so fast. If Fasth does want to be the goaltender all of the NHL is talking about, they travel to the Red Wings on Friday. If Fasth can prove that he can shut down the Red Wings' top line scorers and provide the spark needed for the Ducks to win that game, I can honestly say that he would be considered an elite goaltender. Right now, I just can't be sure. I'm just glad he's 6-0-0 because that'll give him some confidence right now and going into the game on Friday. Let's hope he has a miraculous start.

In the meantime, congratulations to my team for knocking off the top team in the West, even if it took the shootout to do it. This team is resilient, hard-working, and never quits, even in the utmost circumstances. Next up: Detroit. We'll see how well this team does against Jimmy Howard and that red-and-white team.