NHL Three Stars: Mrazek brilliant for Wings; Del Zotto wins in OT
No. 1 Star: Petr Mrazek, Detroit Red Wings
The Wings goalie was brilliant again, making the difference in their 2-1 win over the San Jose Sharks. He made 35 saves, including a big one on Joel Ward right before Justin Abdelkader scored the game-winner in the third
No. 2 Star: Michael Del Zotto, Philadelphia Flyers
The Flyers defenseman scored the overtime game-winner on a gorgeous tic-tac-toe passing play with Claude Giroux and Jakub Voracek to give Philly a 4-3 win over the Minnesota Wild. He also had a goal in the second period, and has three on the season.
No. 3 Star: Louis Domingue, Arizona Coyotes
The Coyotes rookie stopped 25 shots while Oliver Ekman-Larsson and Stefan Elliott scored, as Arizona defeated the Calgary Flames, 2-1. Domingue is 5-0-2 with a .941 save percentage in seven starts.
Honorable Mention: Reilly Smith and Vincent Trocheck scored eight seconds apart in the first period and Roberto Luongo made 30 saves as the Florida Panthers won their 11th game in a row, 3-2 over the Ottawa Senators. … Jonathan Quick made 25 saves while Jeff Carter had the game-winner as the Los Angeles Kings defeated the Toronto Maple Leafs, 2-1. … Alex Ovechkin scored his 22nd of the season and No. 497 of his career in the Washington Capitals’ 4-1 win over the New York Islanders. Braden Holtby made 34 saves for his League-leading 26th win in 33 games and is undefeated in regulation in his past 21 games (18-0-2). … The Dallas Stars ended their 3-game losing streak with a 2-1 shootout win over the Winnipeg Jets. Tyler Seguin had a goal and a shootout goal, while Kari Lehtonen (32 saves) outdueled rookie Connor Hellebuyck (23 saves). … Zach Parise scored his 15th.
Did You Know? Vincent Lecavalier picked up his first point as a King, an assist on Jake Muzzin’s goal.
Dishonorable Mention: Jonas Brodin was a minus-3. … Marcus Johansson was given a minor for an illegal check to the head of Thomas Hickey. … Joe Thornton got nutty at the end of the Sharks’ game, picking up a double-minor for roughing and a 10-minute misconduct. … Toronto defenseman Roman Polak received a game misconduct for boarding Tyler Toffoli in the first. Toffoli left the game but returned.
