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NHL Three Stars: Duchene goes five-hole; Ducks go streaking

No. 1 Star: Matt Duchene, Colorado Avalanche

The speedster scored a slick backhand breakaway goal and notched two assists in Colorado’s 7-3 win over Vancouver.

No. 2 Star: Corey Perry, Anaheim Ducks

Took sole possession of the top spot in the Rocket Richard Trophy chase with his ninth tally of the year. Also notched an assist in Anaheim’s 4-1 victory over Columbus. It was the Ducks' seventh consecutive victory.

No. 3 Star: Ben Bishop, Tampa Bay Lightning

Stopped 40 of 42 Winnipeg shots to lead the Lightning to a 4-2 win.

Honorable mention: Tampa’s Jonathan Drouin scored his first NHL goal … The Lightning's Nikita Kucherov notched three assists … Edmonton’s Leon Draisaitl also scored his first goal of the season, which proved the Oilers’ game-winner … Colorado’s Tyson Barrie also had three assists … Avalanche goaltender Semyon Varlamov made his return from a groin injury and made 20 saves … Edmonton goaltender Ben Scrivens picked up his third straight win with 27 saves … Oilers forward Jordan Eberle scored a goal and added two assists … Anaheim’s Ryan Getzlaf notched an assist and won 77 percent of his face offs … Colorado's Jarome Iginla scored his first two goals with the Avalanche ... Dallas’ Jason Spezza moved to 50 percent in shootouts (1-for-2) with a nifty move below

Did you know?: The New Jersey Devils extended an NHL record with their 18th straight shootout loss. They also tied a record for consecutive shootout attempts without a goal with 20.

Dishonorable mention: Vancouver’s Eddie Lack made 41 saves on 48 shots on goal … Canucks blueliner Luca Sbisa was a minus-5. Teammate Shawn Matthias was a minus-3 … Winnipeg’s Ondrej Pavelec was yanked after allowing four goals on 18 shots on goal … Carolina goaltender Anton Khudobin allowed three third period scores … Columbus’ offense could only muster 17 shots on goal on Anaheim’s John Gibson.