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NHL Three Stars: Hammond robs Kings; Subban pads Habs' conference lead

NHL Three Stars: Hammond robs Kings; Subban pads Habs' conference lead

No. 1 Star: Andrew Hammond, Ottawa Senators

The White Rock, British Columbia native picked up his second shutout this season to improve to 4-0-0 on the year. In his four starts he has only allowed three goals for the injury depleted Senators. He stopped 35 of 35 Los Angeles shots on goal to break LA’s eight-game winning streak in a 1-0 win.

No. 2 Star: P.K. Subban, Montreal Canadiens

Scored one goal and notched two assists in a 5-2 win over Columbus. Subban was also a plus-5. He now has points in seven of his last eight games including five points (one goal and four assists) in his last two contests. Montreal has the best record in the Eastern Conference with 85 points.

No. 3. Star: Devan Dubnyk, Minnesota Wild

Made 27 saves on 29 Predators shots on goal in his 19th straight start. The loss for Nashville was just its fourth in regulation at home all year. The victory for Minnesota pushed the Wild into the final Wild Card playoff spot in the Western Conference.

Honorable Mention: Rangers forward Lee Stempniak scored two goals in a 4-3 win over the Arizona Coyotes … teammate Chris Kreider also notched two scores …  Arizona forward Sam Gagner scored two goals in the loss … Chicago’s Teuvo Teravainen scored a goal in a 3-0 win over the Florida Panthers. The victory for Chicago was its first since forward Patrick Kane was injured. Teammate Marian Hossa notched two assists and goaltender Corey Crawford stopped all 20 Florida shots on goal … Toronto forward Tyler Bozak scored a goal and added an assist in a 3-2 win over the Flyers ... Leafs goaltender Jonathan Bernier stopped 47 of 49 Flyers shots on goal in the win … Buffalo forward Brian Gionta scored one goal and added two assists and was a plus-4 in a 6-3 win over Vancouver. Teammate Torrey Mitchell scored two goals and was a plus-4 … Blues forward Patrik Berglund scored a goal … Jets forward Mark Scheifle also scored a goal … Montreal’s Andrei Markov scored a goal, added an assist and was a plus-5 … Minnesota’s Kyle Brodziak scored a goal and added an assist in a win over Nashville as did forward Erik Haula … Nashville forward Matt Cullen picked up two assists in the loss to the Wild … St. Louis goaltender Brian Elliott stopped 30 of 31 Winnipeg shots on goal in a 2-1 shootout win over the Jets … Blues forward Patrik Berglund scored a goal … Jets forward Mark Scheifle also scored a goal … Jets goaltender Michael Hutchinson stopped 28 of 29 Blues shots on goal … Luke Glendening scored the game-winner with 1:15 let to give Detroit a 3-2 win over San Jose. Sharks forward Patrick Marleau scored a goal … Matt Irwin also put one in the net for the Sharks … Detroit’s Pavel Datsyuk scored a goal and has sick hands.

Did You Know?: Max Pacioretty is the third Canadiens’ player in the last 20 years with back-to-back 30 goal seasons.

Dishonorable Mention: Arizona goaltender Mike Smith allowed four goals on 38 shots on goal … Panthers defenseman Dmitry Kulikov was a minus-3 … Philadelphia fired 49 shots on goal at Toronto and still lost … Columbus defenseman James Wisniewski was also a minus-3 as was teammate Scott Hartnell … Vancouver’s Eddie Lack allowed five goals on 23 Buffalo shots on goal … Columbus goaltender Curtis McElhinney allowed four goals on 26 Montreal shots on goal … San Jose blew a one-goal third period lead and lost to Detroit in regulation.

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