NHL Three Stars: Sidney Crosby is ridiculous right now
No. 1 Star: Sidney Crosby, Pittsburgh Penguins
At this point, it’s Sidney Crosby’s world, and we’re all living in it. Sid had a four-point night in the Penguins’ 6-2 win over the Anaheim Ducks, with two goals and two assists. That’s seven straight games with a goal, and points in 11 straight games (12 goals, 10 assists). Crosby is now fifth in the NHL in scoring, and six points away from Jamie Benn for second in scoring. Marc-Andre Fleury made 36 saves.
No. 2 Star: Petr Mrazek, Detroit Red Wings
Mrazek made 23 saves for his fourth shutout of the season, as the Red Wings defeated the Florida Panthers, 3-0. Tomas Tatar and Pavel Datsyuk (2 goals) had the offense for Detroit.
No. 3 Star: Mark Stone, Ottawa Senators
Stone scored a goal for the fourth straight game, tallying twice in the second period to power the Senators to a 5-1 win over the Tampa Bay Lightning. He also assisted on Zack Smith’s opening goal.
Honorable Mention: Kevin Klein and J.T. Miller had the goals while Henrik Lundqvist made 27 saves in the New York Rangers’ 2-1 win over the New Jersey Devils. Travis Zajac had a shorthanded goal for the Devils. … Jean-Gabriel Pageau had a goal and two assists. … Craig Anderson made 31 saves. … Ryan Getzlaf scored his fifth for the Ducks.
Did You Know? Crosby broke his previous career-high of six straight games with a goal established from Dec. 5-Dec. 15, 2006. (NHL)
Dishonorable Mention: Rickard Rakell of the Ducks was a minus-4. … Sasha Barkov left the Panthers’ game in the second period after a hit from Justin Abdelkader, who later had to fight Derek McKenzie for it. … Andrej Sustr was a minus-4. … Tyler Johnson was a minus-3. … This Gustav Nyquist shot looked like it snuck in at first, but it may have been stopped on the goal line. NHL review was inconclusive.