NHL Three Stars: Andersen, Talbot and Darling blank opponents
No. 1 Star: Frederik Andersen, Anaheim Ducks
The Ducks netminder continued to make his claim as Anaheim’s playoff starting goaltender stopping all 38 Boston Bruins shots on goal in a 4-0 blanking. He has won 15 of his last 17 decisions going 15-1-1 in the process. With the win the Ducks kept pace with the Pacific Division leading Los Angeles Kings. The Ducks have 87 points and the Kings have 91.
No. 2 Star: Cam Talbot, Edmonton Oilers
Stopped 40 of 40 shots on goal in a 2-0 win over the Canucks. The shutout was Talbot’s third of the season and helped him improve to 19-24-4. Talbot has a 2.50 goal-against average and .919 save percentage. He is 6-0-0 when facing 40-or-more shots on goal.
No. 3 Star: Scott Darling, Chicago Blackhawks
Chicago’s backup goaltender helped stopped the team’s four-game losing streak with 28 saves in a 4-0 win over the Winnipeg Jets. Chicago moved to 90 points on the year, five ahead of the Nashville Predators for third place in the Pacific Division. The shutout was the second of Darling’s career.
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Honorable Mention: Chicago Blackhawks forward Patrick Kane scored a goal and added an assist in his team’s win over the Jets … Former Jets captain Andrew Ladd scored a goal in his first game at his old team … Blackhawks forward Marian Hossa scored a goal and now has 498 on his career … Washington Capitals forward Evgeny Kuznetsov notched three assists in his team’s 4-1 win over the Nashville Predators … Caps forward Daniel Winnik scored two goals … T.J. Oshie and Andre Burakovsky also scored for the Caps … Filip Forsberg scored his 29th goal of the season for the Preds … Buffalo Sabres forward Sam Reinhart scored his 20th goal and added an assist to lead his team to a 3-1 win over the Ottawa Senators … Sabres goaltender Chad Johnson stopped 32 of 33 Sens shots on goal … Jordan Eberle and Matt Hendricks each scored for the Edmonton Oilers in their 2-0 win over the Vancouver Canucks …Colorado Avalanche forward Mikkel Boedker scored the shootout winner in a 4-3 win over the Calgary Flames … Avalanche forward Carl Soderberg and defenseman Tyson Barrie each scored a goal … Calgary captain Mark Giordano fired his 19th goal of the season … The victory moved Colorado three points clear of the Minnesota Wild for the final Wild Card spot in the Western Conference … Anaheim Ducks forward Ryan Kesler scored his 16th goal of the season in a 4-0 win over the Boston Bruins … Ducks captain Ryan Getzlaf notched two assists and teammate Hampus Lindholm scored a goal and added an assist.
Did You Know? The Colorado Avalanche have overcome multi-goal deficits to win five times this season. This ties them with the Dallas Stars, Detroit Red Wings and Pittsburgh Penguins for the NHL lead.
Dishonorable Mention: Jets goaltender Ondrej Pavelec allowed four goals on 36 shots on goal … Nashville backup netminder Carter Hutton allowed four goals on 29 Washington shots on goal … Calgary Flames forward Joe Colborne was a minus-3 … Bruins defenseman John-Michael Liles was a minus-3 in the loss at the Ducks
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