NHL Three Stars: Hansen's hatty; King Henrik blanks Habs
No. 1 Star: Jannik Hansen, Vancouver Canucks
Hansen earned his first career hat trick Sunday night in Vancouver's 4-1 win over Chicago. His second goal was a beaut:
No. 2 Star: Henrik Lundqvist, New York Rangers
The netminder stopped all 21 shots against in the Rangers 5-0 drubbing of Montreal. He even had time to get in some Rockette-esque dance moves when he was run into by Brandon Prust.
No. 3 Star: Alexander Steen, St. Louis Blues
The Blues power play went 2-for-5 against Winnipeg. Steen provided the assists on both power play goals, including this nifty stretch pass to a breaking away David Backes.
Honorable Mention: Daniel Sedin was honored in a pre-game ceremony for playing in 1,000 NHL games ... Canucks need to make a decision on Bo Horvat before too long. In his 8th game, provided an assist on all 3 Hansen goals ... Martin St. Louis picked Alexei Emelin's pocket ...
... The Ducks won in regulation for the first time since November 2nd ... Rene Bourque made his debut for Anaheim and Joe Vitale is still trying to get his license plate number ... Despite taking the loss, Ondrej Pavalec makes an incredible save on Jori Lehtera ...
Did You Know? St. Louis's Jay Bouwmeester's 'Iron Man' streak ends at 737 straight games. Anaheim's Andrew Cogliano is the new leader at 562.
Dishonorable Mention: Clayton Stoner was held out the Ducks lineup with 'mumps-like symptom'. He has not been officially diagnosed with the illness ... Anaheim held Arizona to 10 shots on goal through two periods. In the third period, they gave up 17 ... Mike Smith should really, really, really consider not puck handling behind the net anymore ...
