NHL Three Stars: Perry and Getzlaf unite for victory; Penguins win sixth straight
No. 1 Star: Ryan Getzlaf, Anaheim Ducks
The Ducks captain returned after missing four games following an appendectomy. He notched three assists in 17:36 of action in a 4-2 win over the Columbus Blue Jackets. With the victory, the Ducks have won three straight and moved to 4-7-2 on the season.
No. 2 Star: Corey Perry, Anaheim Ducks
Perry continued his momentum from his first goal of the season in his last game with a three-assist effort against the Blue Jackets. Perry now has six points in his last five games – one goal and five assists. He had just one point in his previous eight.
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No. 3 Star: Henrik Lundqvist, New York Rangers
The New York goaltender was at his best against the Colorado Avalanche, stopping 29 of 30 shots on goal in the road win. Lundqvist has gone 4-0-1 in his last five starts, allowing seven goals in the process. Lundqvist has allowed more than two goals just once in 11 games played this year.
Honorable Mention: New Jersey Devils forwards Kyle Palmieri, Lee Stempniak and Travis Zajac each scored one goal and added one assist in a 4-2 win over the Chicago Blackhawks … The Devils are 7-2-1 in their last 10 games … Dallas Stars forward Colton Sceviour notched two assists in a 4-1 win over the Carolina Hurricanes … Dallas goaltender Kari Lehtonen stopped 30 of 31 shots on goal … Detroit Red Wings defenseman Jakub Kindl fired the OT winner in a 2-1 victory over the Toronto Maple Leafs … Detroit goaltender Petr Mrazek stopped 32 of 33 shots on goal in the win … Dion Phaneuf scored the lone goal for Toronto, his first score in 34 games dating back to last season … New York Rangers rookie Oscar Lindberg fired his seventh goal of the season in a 2-1 win over the Colorado Avalanche. Teammate Derek Stepan scored a goal … Avs forward Nathan MacKinnon picked up his sixth goal on the season … Pittsburgh Penguins rookie Daniel Sprong scored a goal in a 2-1 victory at the Edmonton Oilers … Edmonton defenseman Oscar Klefbom scored his second goal of the season … Phil Kessel scored his fifth goal of the season, which proved the game winner … The win for the Penguins was their sixth straight … Anaheim’s Cam Fowler scored a goal as did teammate Patrick Maroon. Ducks defenseman Josh Manson scored his first goal of his NHL career … Scott Hartnell scored twice for Columbus … Henrik Zetterberg’s fired his 300th goal of his career.
Did You Know? Lindberg is the first Rangers rookie with seven-or-more goals in the team’s first 13 games since Darren Turcotte in 1989-90.
Dishonorable Mention: Chicago defenseman Niklas Hjalmarsson was a minus-4 …Blackhawks forward Artem Anisiov was a minus-3 … Chicago goaltender Corey Crawford was yanked after allowing three scores on 13 shots on goal … Carolina goaltender Eddie Lack allowed three goals on 28 shots on goal. He has a 3.46 goal-against average and .865 save percentage in four games this season … Colorado has lost six of their last eight games.
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