NHL Three Stars: Duclair dominates Ducks: Hayes helps desperate Bruins
No. 1 Star: Anthony Duclair, Arizona Coyotes
The rookie was a speedy dynamo against the Anaheim Ducks, netting his first NHL hat trick. In three games, Ducalir has five points for the surprising Coyotes, who are 3-0-0 and beaten both the Ducks and the Kings. This is the first time the Coyotes franchise has started the year with three straight wins since 2003-04.
No. 2 Star: Jimmy Hayes, Boston Bruins
The power winger had a big breakout game with the Bruins. He scored his first goal and notched two assists in a much-needed 5-2 win over the Colorado Avalanche. The Bruins were 0-3-0 and had been outscored 16-7 leading up to the contest.
No. 3 Star: Erik Karlsson, Ottawa Senators
His four assists were a career-best in Ottawa’s 7-3 drubbing of the Columbus Blue Jackets. Karlsson played 22:43 and has seven points in his first four games – all assists.
Honorable Mention: Ottawa forward Mika ZIbanejad scored one goal and added two assists. Teammate Kyle Turris scored a goal and added one assists … Blue Jackets forward Ryan Johansen notched two assists in the loss … Flyers forward Claude Giroux scored a goal in Philadelphia’s 3-0 win over the Chicago Blackhawks … Philly forward Sam Gagner scored his first goal as a member of the Flyers … Philadelphia goaltender Michal Neuvirth is flawless in his first two starts with the Flyers with two shutouts. He is the second Flyers goaltender with shutouts in his first two starts with the team. Jeff Hackett was the first in Oct. 9 and Oct. 16, 2003 … Arizona forward Martin Hanzal notched three assists … Coyotes rookie Max Domi scored a goal and added two assists … Boston captain Zdeno Chara notched two assists in 24:12 of action
Did You Know? The Flyers have won 12 straight regular season home games against Chicago, dating back to March 31,1998. The Blackhawks clinched their 2010 Stanley Cup in Philadelphia.
Dishonorable Mention: Blue Jackets goaltender Sergei Bobrovsky allowed six goals on 27 shots on goal in the loss. Columbus blew three one-goal leads … Colorado goaltender Semyon Varlamov allowed four goals on five shots on 19 shots on goal before getting yanked in favor of Reto Berra … Carl Soderberg was a minus-4 in his first game against the Boston Bruins, his former team … Avalanche 18-year-old rookie forward Mikko Rantanen was a minus-3 as was teammate Francois Beauchemin …Both Corey Perry and Ryan Getzlaf each have 0 points through three games played … Ducks backup Anton Khudobin was pulled after allowing three goals on eight shots on goal … The Coyotes lost a coach’s challenge.
MORE FROM YAHOO HOCKEY
