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NHL Three Stars: Quick returns; OT heroes for Rangers, Canadiens

No. 1 Star: Jonathan Quick, Los Angeles Kings

Jonathan Quick made 32 saves in his return to the lineup, as the Los Angeles Kings defeated the Anaheim Ducks, 4-1. Tyler Toffoli scored two goals, Tanner Pearson had three assists, while Jeff Carter had a goal and an assist

No. 2 Star: Mika Zibanejad, New York Rangers

The Rangers forward scored his first goal since Jan. 17, scoring at 1:17 of overtime to give his team a 4-3 win over the New Jersey Devils. He also assisted on Adam Clendening’s goal in the third that tied the game. He was a plus-3.

No. 3 Star: Andrew Shaw, Montreal Canadiens

Andrew Shaw scored an impressive game-winner in OT, as the Montreal Canadiens defeated the Toronto Maple Leafs, 3-2. Auston Matthews had two goals in the loss.

Honorable Mention: Josh Anderson and Nick Foligno had two goals each as the Columbus Blue Jackets blew out the New York Islanders, 7-0. David Savard had a goal and two assists. Joonas Korpisalo had the goal support and the shutout. … Roman Josi scored two goals, was a plus-3 and skated over 23 minutes in the Predators’ 5-2 win over the Washington Capitals. … Patrick Marleau scored his 22nd and Logan Couture his 20th in the San Jose Sharks’ 4-1 win over the mump-ified Vancouver Canucks. … Sidney Crosby scored goal No. 34 and Jake Guentzel had two key assists in the Pittsburgh Penguins’ 4-2 win over the Philadelphia Flyers in their windy Stadium Series game at Heinz Field. … Gabriel Landeskog scored two goals and added an assist as they defeated the Buffalo Sabres, 5-3. He opened the scoring at 2:06 of the first period. He assisted on Blake Comeau’s goal in the second to make it 4-2, and then iced it with his 13th of the season in the third.

Did You Know? Both Antti Raanta and Carey Price made key OT saves before their teams’ game-winners.

Dishonorable Mention: Sami Vatanen and Cam Fowler were a minus-3. … Alex Ovechkin failed to register a shot for the third time in seven games. … Thomas Greiss was pulled after giving up three goals on 17 shots. J-F Berube came in and stopped 24 of 28. … Nick Leddy was a minus-4. Anthony Beauvillier, Thomas Hickey and Scott Mayfield were a minus-3. … The NHL will take a look at this Brandon Manning hit: