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No. 1 star: Mike Cammalleri, Montreal Canadiens

Down 4-2 against the Rangers midway through the second period, the Canadiens clawed their way back for a 5-4 win thanks to Cammalleri who scored the tying goal with just over a minute remaining in the third and then the winner in overtime. The win gave the Canadiens their third in a row.

No. 2 star: Craig Anderson(notes), Colorado Avalanche

Andy was dandy yet again shutting down the Detroit Red Wings for the second time in a week for a 3-1 Avalanche win. Anderson, who has played in all 11 games for Colorado, stopped 48 shots, including 21 in the third period en route to his eighth win of the season. The Red Wings have now lost three in a row. 

No. 3 star: Martin Brodeur(notes), New Jersey Devils

Brodeur was just over 10 minutes away from posting his 103rd career shutout, tying Terry Sawchuk for most all-time when Alex Goligoski(notes) ruined the party. Despite the goal, Brodeur still shutdown the Pittsburgh offense in a 4-1 New Jersey win. The win was Brodeur's 563rd of this career and improved the Devils road record to 5-0-0.

Honorable mention: Mason Raymond's(notes) two goals and Roberto Luongo's(notes) 35 saves kept the Toronto Maple Leafs winless and gave Vancouver Congratulations in order for New Jersey's Mark Fraser(notes), Philadelphia's James van Riemsdyk(notes) and Alex Pietrangelo(notes) of the St. Louis Blues who all scored their first National Hockey League goals ... Mike Grier(notes) scored his 150th career goal in Buffalo's 4-3 shootout win over Tampa Bay ... Making my bold prediction from earlier come true was Tyler Myer who beat Mike Smith(notes) with a nifty move for a 6'7 defenseman ... A high-ankle sprain couldn't sideline Cal Clutterbuck(notes) as his overtime winner gave the Wild a 3-2 win over Carolina to extend Minnesota's home winning streak to three games ... Mark Recchi(notes) played in his 1,500th NHL game ... Shane Doan's(notes) two goals weren't enough for the Coyotes as they fell to Los Angeles 5-3. Dustin Brown(notes) and Jarret Stoll(notes) contributed two goals each and Anze Kopitar(notes) added three asists in the victory ... Nigel Dawes(notes) had two goals and Rene Bourque(notes) added a goal and two assists as the Flames downed the Oilers 5-2 ... Patrick Marleau(notes) added two goals and assist in San Jose's win over Atlanta ... Rick Nash(notes) and Jakub Voracek(notes) of Columbus and Anaheim's Joffrey Lupul(notes) each had a pair of goals while Ryan Getzlaf(notes) added three assists in a 6-4 Blue Jackets win ... Danny Briere's(notes) two goals and assist paced the Flyers in a 5-1 win over Florida ... Cristobal Huet(notes) made 27 saves and posted a shutout in a 2-0 win over Nashville ... Tim Thomas(notes) with the save of the night on Daniel Alfredsson(notes):

Did you know? The Florida Panthers have allowed 117 shots in their last three games.

Dishonorable mention: Marc-Andre Fleury's(notes) fumbling of Fraser's shot opened the scoring and ended up becoming a key moment in the Devils 3-1 win ... Evgeni Malkin(notes) was held without a shot, while Sidney Crosby(notes) had just two ... Nikolai Khabibulin(notes) is already 0-3 against the Calgary Flames this season ... Brad Boyes(notes), Valtteri Filppula(notes), and Teemu Selanne(notes) were all minus-3 ... Despite the scary offensive power that they possess, Washington's power-play hasn't scored in their last 12 attempts ... If you didn't see it, the Mike Richards hit on David Booth will be the big topic of debate over the next 24 hours. 

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  1. Ben D
    1. Posted by Ben D Sun Oct 25, 2009 1:19 am EDT

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    Huet gets a shutout, Broduer DOESN'T, yet Marty gets the 3rd star. Huh. Weird.
  2. Arik K
    2. Posted by Arik K Sun Oct 25, 2009 1:20 am EDT

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    "Nigel Dawes(notes) had two goals and Rene Bourque(notes) added a goal and two assists as the Oilers downed the Flames 5-2"
    Sorry Wysh, Flames won that one. Math tells me this.
  3. travh88
    3. Posted by travh88 Sun Oct 25, 2009 1:29 am EDT

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    tyler
    myers
  4. Patrick
    4. Posted by Patrick Sun Oct 25, 2009 1:40 am EDT

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    Sorry Arik K, Leahy wrote this post. Eyes tell me this.
  5. Adam
    5. Posted by Adam Sun Oct 25, 2009 1:59 am EDT

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    Detroit's 0/7 PP (including 3 0'fers in the last 8 minutes or so) was down right embarrassing.
  6. Tim Mc
    6. Posted by Tim Mc Sun Oct 25, 2009 2:02 am EDT

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    Yeah, Cammalleri scored with just over a minute remaining in the 2nd period. Neither side scored in the third. Still a solid game, just not as clutch as it's made out to be.
  7. pooponastick
    7. Posted by pooponastick Sun Oct 25, 2009 2:06 am EDT

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    no marleau in honorable mention? the refs took a hat trick away from him and he still got 3 points
  8. Youve Just Been Tomahawkd
    8. Posted by Youve Just Been Tomahawkd Sun Oct 25, 2009 2:11 am EDT

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    Huet makes 27 saves for the shutout. The Israelis and Palestinians should start getting along any day now.
  9. Daniel S
    9. Posted by Daniel S Sun Oct 25, 2009 2:50 am EDT

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    To the posters [profane]ing about Huet's shutout not being in the top 3 instead of Marty, do you honestly think shutting out the league's worst offense is better than Brodeur holding one of the top offenses to 1? He earned his honorable mention because a shutout is something to celebrate regardless of the opponent, but he didn't need to be brillieant to beat Nashville, whereas Marty did need to put on a show to beat Pittsburgh. [/rant]
  10. echo
    10. Posted by echo Sun Oct 25, 2009 3:08 am EDT

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    Anderson should have been #1...
  11. driven_to_violence
    11. Posted by driven_to_violence Sun Oct 25, 2009 3:57 am EDT

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    563th?? threeth?
  12. Xerxes
    12. Posted by Xerxes Sun Oct 25, 2009 4:05 am EDT

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    The vancouver congratulations
  13. Drex
    13. Posted by Drex Sun Oct 25, 2009 5:01 am EDT

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    seriously, no patty marleau? best player on the ice in ATL tonight. also no dishononable mention for the own goal scored by hainsey from reasoner on hedburg ???
  14. Brian C
    14. Posted by Brian C Sun Oct 25, 2009 8:34 am EDT

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    Hey Habs - here comes Cammalleri! 5 down, 35 more to go! :-)
    Habs keep finding ways to win. Coming back against a great team like New York is no easy feat. I'd rather if they won every game 5-0, but a win is a win, and it's better than a loss.
  15. fetus enchiladas
    15. Posted by fetus enchiladas Sun Oct 25, 2009 10:02 am EDT

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    "Huet gets a shutout, Broduer DOESN'T, yet Marty gets the 3rd star. Huh. Weird."
    two reasons.
    1. brodeur is a proven winner
    2. huet's first name is cristobol
    simple as that.
  16. NHL_SharksFinatic
    16. Posted by NHL_SharksFinatic Sun Oct 25, 2009 10:18 am EDT

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    Patty Marleau - robbed of a hattrick and led all players on the ice w/ 26+ minutes of ice time.. I was at the game, I'm pretty sure he played on every line throughout the game haha.
    And hafta give some credit to Ondrej Pavelec on robbing Patty of a chance for that hattrick (after they took one away from him) after Ondrej misplayed the puck behind the net.
  17. Jerk Store
    17. Posted by Jerk Store Sun Oct 25, 2009 10:25 am EDT

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    tyler myers continues to impress.
    despite the stupid penalty in the first
  18. Guy F
    18. Posted by Guy F Sun Oct 25, 2009 11:26 am EDT

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    @ Brian C : "but a win is a win, and it's better than a loss."
    Wow, that's deep man. Did you get that quote from "Deep Thoughts" by Ryan Smyth?
    Seriously though, the Canucks and Canadiens have finally scraped their way back to .500
    I'm not a Habs fan but I'm sure you are relieved about that (as I am in Vancouver)
  19. habs1rule
    19. Posted by habs1rule Sun Oct 25, 2009 11:52 am EDT

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    @14..Cammalleri better stay streaky to score that "40"..and New York is a 'great team"?? Since when..Reality, Brian..
  20. Brian C
    20. Posted by Brian C Sun Oct 25, 2009 12:20 pm EDT

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    Habs - uhhhh, since they were 7-2-1 coming into that game, and have played really good hockey to start the season.
    Guy F - Wasn't attempting to be deep. Didn't realize this was Philosophy Hour with Neitzche and Balzac.
    But yes, I am happy that Montreal is back to .500 And Vancouver as well. Other than TO, I'm happy when Canadian teams do well. Montreal has been playing much better than last years team, even though the record isn't, comparatively. I'm happy with the direction the team is headed in. Price gets the start Monday, mark my words.
  21. Buzz Killington
    21. Posted by Buzz Killington Sun Oct 25, 2009 12:26 pm EDT

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    Dishonarable mention- Ottawa Senators for giving up 2 goals in the last 90 seconds to allow the Bruins (who looked bad all night long) to tie the game and eventually win in the shootout.
  22. habs1rule
    22. Posted by habs1rule Sun Oct 25, 2009 12:31 pm EDT

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    Brian...Duuhhh....Rangers were 7-3 coming into last night game...please get your facts straight, and if the Rangers are a "great team" so is Buffalo ..6-1-1 and Colorado..8-1-2......Habs won last night, but didnt beat a great team..O.K.!
  23. Guy F
    23. Posted by Guy F Sun Oct 25, 2009 12:51 pm EDT

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    @ Brian C : Just joking around man. Price to start? Really? I thought Halak was playing pretty well. Do you think that Martin is going to follow the Blackhawks '08-09 plan (i.e. alternate games) or do what many other coaches do (i.e. play a guy until he falters then give the other goalie a go under he stumbles)? Or, is the goal to have Price as the starter and they simply sat him to let him relax and start anew this week?

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