NHL Three Stars: Red Wings, Blues pitch shutouts; bloody Flyers fight

No. 1 Star:  Petr Mrazek, Detroit Red Wings 

Mrazek made 28 saves to protect a 1-0 lead until Darren Helm and Luke Glendening added empty netters as the Red Wings defeated the Colorado Avalanche, 3-0.

No. 2 Star: Jakob Silfverberg, Anaheim Ducks

The Ducks forward opened the scoring with a short-handed goal and added a back-breaker in the second period as the Anaheim Ducks topped the Nashville Predators, 5-2, moving into first place in the NHL. Frederick Andersen made 44 saves.

No. 3 Star: Jake Allen, St. Louis Blues

The rookie goalie made 23 saves, as the Blues shut out the Buffalo Sabres, 3-0. Vladamir Taresenko scored his 27th goal.

Honorable Mention: Cal Clutterbuck scored a goal and had the winner in Round 7 of the shootout as the New York Islanders defeated the Philadelphia Flyers, 3-2. … Alex Ovechkin scored goal No. 32 in the Washington Capitals’ 2-1 win over the Ottawa Senators. … Brandon Piri had the game-winner as the Florida Panthers defeated the Los Angeles Kings, 3-2. Roberto Luongo made 29 saves to snap a personal eight-game losing streak (0-6-2) against the Kings. … Tyler Johnson scored twice and Steven Stamkos scored No. 28 in the Tampa Bay Lightning’s 5-3 win over the Dallas Stars. … Elias Lindholm scored in the shootout and Cam Ward made 28 saves as the Carolina Hurricanes defeated the Arizona Coyotes, 2-1. … The Sharks had five goals from five players, including Chris Tierney’s first NHL goal, as San Jose defeated the Vancouver Canucks, 5-1.

Did You Know? Chris Phillips was honored for playing in 1,179 games, most all-time for the Senators.

Dishonorable Mention: Ryan Getzlaf was a warm-up skate scratch with a lower body injury. … Matt Cullen and Gabe Bourque were a minus-3. … Radim Vrbata was called for goalie interference in the third period vs. the Sharks. … Matt Martin’s nose was quite the sight after Ryan White got through with him: