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NHL Three Stars: Dubnyk bounces back for Wild; Hagelin wins in OT

NHL Three Stars: Dubnyk bounces back for Wild; Hagelin wins in OT

No. 1 Star: Devan Dubnyk, Minnesota Wild 

The Minnesota goalie had yet another great bounce-back game, stopping 36 shots in the Wild’s 4-1 win over the St. Louis Blues in Game 5. He made 19 saves in the third period alone. 

No. 2 Star: Carl Hagelin, New York Rangers

The forward’s second goal of the playoffs turned out to be the series clincher, as his leaping tally past Marc-Andre Fleury gave the Rangers a 2-1 overtime win over the Pittsburgh Penguins in Game 5.

No. 3 Star: Craig Anderson, Ottawa Senators

The starter who became a backup and is now a starter again made 45 saves in the Sens’ 5-1 win over the Montreal Canadiens, including 19 in the third period. Montreal now leads 3-2 in the series.

Honorable Mention: Marco Scandella and Nino Niederreiter scored their second of the playoffs. … Vladimir Tarasenko scored his sixth. … Bobby Ryan scored two goals, breaking a long slump. … Mike Hoffman and Mika Zibanejad had two assists each. … Fleury made 34 saves, while Lundqvist made 37. 

Did You Know? The Penguins scored eight goals on 132 shots against Lundqvist.

Dishonorable Mention: Jay Bouwmeester, Paul Stastny, Alex Pietangelo and T.J. Oshie were a minus-2. … Brandon Prust, Torrey Mitchell and Brian Flynn were a minus-2. … Prust got into it with Anderson: