New Jersey Devils prospect Scott Wedgewood rides the Storm out in Sunday’s 3 Stars

No. 1 star: Scott Wedgewood, Plymouth Whalers (OHL)

Wedgewood and Toronto Maple Leafs draft pick Garret Sparks played a nice game of who-blinks-first for nearly 66 minutes on Sunday before Plymouth prevailed 2-1 in overtime to win the series in six games. Wedgewood was excellent with 35 saves, just as he was throughout the series. That goes for the first two games when Plymouth hardly looked like a contender for the J. Ross Robertson Cup.

The Storm, whose valiant effort more than warranted a slow clap, had at least a half-dozen chances to break through for a second goal. Wedgewood, who was recently signed by the New Jersey Devils, simply would not let it happen, particularly when he shot out his left pad in the third to deny Guelph's Cody McNaughton from point-blank range.

Sparks, who bounced back with 34 saves after being mercy-pulled one night earlier in a 9-3 loss, was just as good as Wedgewood. He had little chance on J.T. Miller's series winner. Plymouth's Andy Bathgate smartly stayed high in the offensive zone and cut off a bad clearing attempt, leading to a point shot with traffic in front and a rebound for Miller to deposit in the net.

The 2007 Whalers' path to the OHL championship went through Guelph, Kitchener and London in the first three rounds. That scenario is in play for this iteration of the blue, green and white.

No. 2 star: Mike Aviani, Spokane Chiefs, (WHL)

What could be finer for a Vancouver native than to score or set up all of his team's goals in a series finale against his hometown Giants? The 19-year-old Aviani capped off his excellent series by scoring the first Chiefs goal and assisting on their last two in the 3-1 win that meant Spokane ran the table after going down 0-2 in the series.

Cain Franson scored on the Giants' first shot, which seemed like a bad omen in a series that had zero lead changes across its first five games. However, Aviani got the goal back when the Chiefs were quick in transition to generate a chance. Goalie Eric Williams made the breakout pass and Todd Fiddler chipped the puck by the Vancouver defence to spring Aviani, who solved Vancouver's Adam Morrison with a backhand. At 19:57 of the second period, Aviani made the classic pass before the pass that leads directly to the goal, dropping it to Dominik Uher who fed Corbin Baldwin for the tiebreaking tally.

The series was essentially settled early in the third. Aviani won a faceoff directly to Mitch Holmberg, who snapped in his team-high sixth goal of the series.

Williams, whose 26 saves gave him a 1.78 average and .930 save percentage in the series, was crucial in Spokane's comeback. The Chiefs did a great job in this series, winning without star defenceman Brendan Kichton (broken jaw) and with captain Darren Kramer suspended for Game 6. They also overcame Montreal Canadiens prospect Brendan Gallagher notching 10 points for Vancouver.

No. 3 star: David Pacan, Niagara IceDogs (OHL)

The overage winger's two third-period goals removed all doubt the IceDogs were the superior team in their series as they went on to beat the Oshawa Generals 4-1 and take the Eastern Conference series in six games. Pacan, giving himself a belated 21st birthday present, scored the series-winner 1:36 into the third with a quick snapshot from the slot after San Jose Sharks prospect Freddie Hamilton forced a turnover and hit his linemate with a quick pass. With fewer than four minutes to play, the IceDogs' Alex Friesen backhanded a centring pass in front of the net that Pacan quickly rapped in to finish off the Generals.

Honourable mention: Andrew O'Brien, Chicoutimi Saguenéens (QMJHL)

The 19-year-old defenceman helped the Sags complete the second-round playoff picture, getting two assists in their 4-3 series-clinching road win over the Acadie-Bathurst Titan. O'Brien got the assist on Alexandre Roy's winner 7:09 into overtime.

(Game recaps available on the news page.)

Neate Sager is a writer for Yahoo! Canada Sports. Contact him at neatesager@yahoo.ca and follow him on Twitter @neatebuzzthenet.