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NHL Three Stars: Lundqvist stops Crosby roll

(AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)
(AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)

No. 1 Star: Henrik Lundqvist, New York Rangers

Lundqvist made 34 saves as the King helped the Rangers shut down Sidney Crosby, ending his seven-game goal streak, and defeat the Penguins, 3-0.

No. 2 Star: Ryan Miller, Vancouver Canucks

Miller made 33 saves to improve to 9-1 against the Coyotes in his career and 6-0 in Arizona, as the Canucks defeated the Arizona Coyotes, 2-1.

No. 3 Star: Henrik Zetterberg, Detroit Red Wings

Zetterberg’s snipe at 2:01 of the third period gave the Detroit Red Wings a key insurance goal en route to a 3-1 win over the Ottawa Senators.

Honorable Mention: Kevin Hayes, Dominic Moore and Jesper Fast had the Rangers goals.  … Darren Helm and Danny DeKeyser scored for Detroit. … Zack Smith scored for Ottawa. … Jake Virtanen and Jannik Hansen scored goals and the Vancouver Canucks. … The Canucks won a coach’s challenge against the Coyotes.

Did You Know? It was New York's first shutout at Pittsburgh since Feb. 27, 1971, when Ed Giacomin won 4-0. (NHL)

Dishonorable Mention: Rough night for Crosby, as Sid has no shots on goal and was a minus-3. Patric Hornqvist and Chris Kunitz were also a minus-3.  … Dion Phaneuf was beaten by Zetterberg and was a minus-1 in his first game with the Senators.

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