NHL Three Stars: Dubnyk bounces back for Wild; Hagelin wins in OT
No. 1 Star: Devan Dubnyk, Minnesota Wild
The Minnesota goalie had yet another great bounce-back game, stopping 36 shots in the Wild’s 4-1 win over the St. Louis Blues in Game 5. He made 19 saves in the third period alone.
No. 2 Star: Carl Hagelin, New York Rangers
The forward’s second goal of the playoffs turned out to be the series clincher, as his leaping tally past Marc-Andre Fleury gave the Rangers a 2-1 overtime win over the Pittsburgh Penguins in Game 5.
No. 3 Star: Craig Anderson, Ottawa Senators
The starter who became a backup and is now a starter again made 45 saves in the Sens’ 5-1 win over the Montreal Canadiens, including 19 in the third period. Montreal now leads 3-2 in the series.
Honorable Mention: Marco Scandella and Nino Niederreiter scored their second of the playoffs. … Vladimir Tarasenko scored his sixth. … Bobby Ryan scored two goals, breaking a long slump. … Mike Hoffman and Mika Zibanejad had two assists each. … Fleury made 34 saves, while Lundqvist made 37.
Did You Know? The Penguins scored eight goals on 132 shots against Lundqvist.
Dishonorable Mention: Jay Bouwmeester, Paul Stastny, Alex Pietangelo and T.J. Oshie were a minus-2. … Brandon Prust, Torrey Mitchell and Brian Flynn were a minus-2. … Prust got into it with Anderson: