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NHL Three Stars: Seguin nets two; Miller blanks Devils

NHL Three Stars: Seguin nets two; Miller blanks Devils

No. 1 Star: Tyler Seguin, Dallas Stars

Another multi-goal game for Seguin, as the Stars star is up to 17 goals on the season with a 2-goal second period in their 3-2 win over the Edmonton Oilers.

No. 2 Star: Ryan Miller, Vancouver Canucks

Miller made 20 saves in shutting out the New Jersey Devils, 2-0. Alex Burrows and Shawn Matthias had the goals. This was a shutout vs. former Canuck Cory Schneider.

No. 3 Star: Danny Briere, Colorado Avalanche

Sometimes it’s better to be lucky than good. Briere flung the puck towards Zach Redmond, but it deflected off the stick of Martin Hanzal and past Mike Smith at 3:16 into overtime to complete an Avs’ rally, 4-3 over the Arizona Coyotes. Gabe Landeskog had two goals in the win.

Honorable Mention: Evander Kane scored two goals and Michael Hutchinson made 32 saves as the Winnipeg Jets defeated the Columbus Blue Jackets, 4-2. Bryan Little and Andrew Ladd both had a goal and an assist. … Bobby Ryan scored the lone goal in the shootout as the Ottawa Senators defeated the St. Louis Blues, 3-2. … James Neal scored in the sixth round of the shootout as the Nashville Predators outlasted the Los Angeles Kings, 4-3. Marian Gaborik and Craig Smith had a goal and an assist. … Fredrik Andersen outdueled Jonas Hiller as the Anaheim Ducks topped the Calgary Flames, 3-2. Corey Perry scored his 12th.

Did You Know? The Coyotes are 0-for-20 on power plays in their last five home games, including 0-for-1 on Tuesday.

Dishonorable Mention: Reto Berra lasted eight shots, giving up three goals for the Avs. … Marek Zidlicky was a minus-2 and had a brutal turnover that led to Vancouver’s second goal, which went in off of him. … Brian Elliott left the Blues’ game with an injury. … Erik Johnson was injured in a collision with Martin Hanzal. … Ryan Garbutt went knee-on-knee with Taylor Hall. … Finally, Chris Thorburn was given an instigator after he jumped Jared Boll, following Boll’s charging penalty on Paul Postma: