NHL Three Stars: Zuccarello leads Rangers; Benn helps Stars down Bruins

No. 1 Star: Mats Zuccarello, New York Rangers

“The Hobbit” scored twice, including the game-winning goal with 5:56 left in the third period to give the Rangers a 5-4 win over the Toronto Maple Leafs. Derick Brassard, Dominic Moore and Marc Staal each recorded two points, while Rick Nash added three helpers. Cam Talbot made 30 stops.

No. 2 Star: Jamie Benn, Dallas Stars

Benn scored twice and the Stars added two shorthanded goals as they beat the Boston Bruins 5-3. The Stars captain tallied his 17th and 18th goals of the season 3:15 apart late in the first period. Kari Lehtonen made 38 saves for his fourth win in six starts.

No. 3 Star: Robin Lehner, Ottawa Senators

Lehner made 35 saves, including 21 in the second period as the Senators edged the Buffalo Sabres 2-1. Erik Karlsson and Milan Michalek provided the goals as Ottawa ended a three-game slide.

Honorable Mention: Casey Cizikas scored with 4:37 left in the third period (thanks to a great effort from Colin McDonald) to snap a 2-2 tie and give the New York Islanders a 3-2 win over the Edmonton Oilers:

David Desharnais’ goal 3:27 into overtime gave the Montreal Canadiens a 2-1 win over the Philadelphia Flyers. Montreal has now won three in a row. Carey Price stopped 23 shots for win no. 30 on the season.

Jonathan Huberdeau tied a career high with three assists and Dave Bolland, Jimmy Hayes, Brian Campbell and Erik Gudbransen each chipped in two points as the Florida Panthers downed the Anaheim Ducks 6-2. Florida converted on three of their eight power plays to help win for the third time in four games … Dmitrij Jaskin’s second-period goal snapped tie game and was enough for the St. Louis Blues to get by the Arizona Coyotes 2-1. Jake Allen made 21 saves to help the Blues fend off a three-game losing streak … Pekka Rinne made 30 saves and James Neal was the overtime hero as the Nashville Predators defeated the Tampa Bay Lightning 3-2:

Here’s your save of the night, courtesy of Andrei Vasilevskiy:

Keep an eye on the puck during Erik Cole's empty-net goal:

Dustin Byfuglien’s goal with a minute left in overtime helped the Winnipeg Jets beat the Minnesota Wild 2-1. Michael Hutchinson made 29 saves for his first win in five starts.

Did You Know? “The Islanders have won eight straight home games against the Oilers, dating to 1999.” (AP)

Dishonorable Mention: Tough break for the Wild losing their second-leading goal scorer Jason Zucker for three months and Ryan Carter for a month … Boston was the last NHL team to allow a shorthanded goal this season … Niklas Svedberg lasted one period, allowing three goals on 10 shots … What sort of punishment will the NHL lay on Antoine Roussel for his cross-check to the throat of Adam McQuaid? … Roberto Luongo will want another shot at stopping this bouncing puck … Ilya Bryzgalov lasted 25:57, allowing three goals on eight shots.

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