NHL Three Stars: Sedin now Canucks’ all-time goals leader
No. 1 Star: Daniel Sedin, Vancouver Canucks
When Sedin knocked home a rebound at 7:03 of the third period, he passed Markus Naslund with his 347th career goal to become the Canucks’ franchise goal-scoring leader. Goal No. 348 came at 19:37 into an empty net, as Sedin and the Canucks defeated the Boston Bruins, 4-2.
No. 2 Star: Travis Zajac, New Jersey Devils
Zajac had a four-point night with a goal and three assists – all of them coming in the first period, all of them coming on the Devils’ first four goals – in New Jersey’s 6-3 win over the Ottawa Senators. It was the third time in his career he had a four-point night.
No. 3 Star: Eddie Lack, Carolina Hurricanes
Lack and James Reimer had a goalie duel until Jordan Staal’s overtime goal ended it. Lack made 23 saves in the Hurricanes’ 1-0 win over the Leafs.
Honorable Mention: Phil Kessel scored two goals and Sidney Crosby had a goal and an assist as the Pittsburgh Penguins threw 45 shots at the Philadelphia Flyers in their 4-3 win. The Pens rallied with four straight goals after the Flyers went up 2-0. … Sam Bennett scored twice in the Calgary Flames’ 4-2 win over the Columbus Blue Jackets. … Nikita Kucherov scored the game-winner on the power play as the Tampa Bay Lightning snapped the Chicago Blackhawks’ 12-game winning streak and moved their own to seven games. … Pekka Rinne was strong in making 26 saves as the Nashville Predators defeated the Winnipeg Jets, 4-1. James Neal and Ryan Johansen had a goal and an assist. … The Dallas Stars defeated the Edmonton Oilers, 3-2, to snap a four-game losing streak. Jason Spezza had a goal and an assist. … Martin Jones made 23 saves in the San Jose Sharks’ 3-1 win over the Arizona Coyotes. … Darcy Kuemper had 32 saves in pitching the shutout at the Los Angeles Kings. Zach Parise snapped an 11-game power-play drought for the Minnesota Wild. … Wild center Jarret Stoll received a standing ovation during a video tribute in his first appearance at Staples Center since he left the Kings last summer after seven seasons.
Did You Know? The Bruins and Canucks played a game without a penalty called, which we thought was impossible between the two.
Dishonorable Mention: Craig Anderson was pulled after giving up four goals on seven shots in the first period. … Mike Hoffman was a minus-3. … Sergei Bobrovsky left the Blue Jackets’ game after 31 minutes with an injury. … There was an offside controversy in the Kings’ game. … Matt Hendricks took a puck in the how-do-you do. … Finally, Joel Quenneville said he saw an interference call like this one on Patrick Kane only one other time in his career, as Kane had one skate in the penalty box when he played the puck:
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