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No. 1 Star: Evgeni Malkin, Pittsburgh Penguins
For all a reasons we listed earlier, Malkin’s 5-point diversion — including a healthy shawl pretence — in a Penguins’ 6-3 win over a Tampa Bay Lightning was a opening of a day.
No. 2 Star: Jason Blake, Anaheim Ducks
The Ducks continue their post-”GM says everybody contingency go!” run with a 4-2 win during a Vancouver Canucks, powered by Blake’s 2 goals and 1 assist. After Bobby Ryan scored in a second duration to give a Ducks a 2-1 lead, Blake sniped one past Roberto Luongo on a 2-on-1 and afterwards followed that with a third-period dagger on a energy play, a third idea of his injury-plagued season.
No. 3 Star: Tomas Vokoun, Washington Capitals
The maestro netminder continues to find his slit underneath Coach Dale Hunter, interlude 43 shots in the Caps’ 2-1 win over a Carolina Hurricanes. He done 18 saves in a final duration to make Dmitry Orlov’s initial NHL idea mount as a game-winner.
Honorable mention: Max Pacioretty had dual goals and an support as a Montreal Canadiens degraded a New York Rangers, 4-1. He scored 2:39 into a diversion and afterwards answered John Mitchell’s idea with his possess 3:54 into a second period. He after had a primary supporter on David Desharnais’s clincher in a second. Peter Budaj done 28 saves. … Jonathan Toews and Viktor Stalberg had a idea and an support and Andrew Shaw had a contingent game-winner in a third duration as a Chicago Blackhawks degraded a San Jose Sharks, 4-3. Joe Pavelski scored his 17th and Tommy Wingels scored his initial NHL idea in a loss. Also, Antti Niemi was clever notwithstanding giving adult 4 goals, creation 36 saves including this overwhelming one on Patrick Kane. … Shawn Horcoff’s superb pass on an overtime energy play set adult Taylor Hall’s game-winner, as a Edmonton Oilers degraded a Los Angeles Kings, 2-1. Josh Green and Justin Williams had a other goals; Devin Dubnyk done 20 saves in a win. … James Neal had dual goals for a Penguins, while Matt Gilroy scored his initial as a Bolt. … This Alex Ovechkin strike scarcely creates adult for his rapping:
Did we know? “Vancouver brazen Jannick Hansen got Gene Simmons to designation a hang during a pregame warmup. He afterwards exchanged fist bumps with a KISS rocker.” (AP)
Fight of a Night: Not a best fight, though any time a creaky skeleton of Sean O’Donnell are throwing punches, value a look. His initial quarrel as a Blackhawk came opposite Brad Winchester:
Dishonorable mention: Not certain if a disgraceful discuss is for PK Subban or a fans creation a sovereign box over an purported spitting occurrence opposite Michael Del Zotto. … Wojtek Wolski was a minus-3 for a Rangers. … Neither Dustin Penner nor Ryan Smyth purebred a indicate opposite their aged clubs (neither did Colin Fraser, for that matter). … Did Rene Bourque broach a head-shot on Carl Hagelin or was this a outcome of his stumbling?
James Neal and Pavel Kubina warranted misconducts in a Penguins/Bolts game, as did Vincent Lecavalier. … Finally, here are a NBC guys articulate about Evgeni Malkin’s occurrence with Vincent Lecavalier. Our favorite partial is when “good purify hockey player” Lecavalier fool punches Malkin in a face while a linesmen are perplexing to apart them:
