NHL Three Stars: Tarasenko wins in OT; Miller shuts out another
No. 1 Star: Vladimir Tarasenko, St. Louis Blues
The game-breaking winger broke the game in overtime, as the Blues completed a rally against the Edmonton Oilers, 4-3. Tarasenko scored on a great individual effort, turning around Justin Schultz.
No. 2 Star: Tyler Ennis, Buffalo Sabres
It’s possible Ennis is actually a leprechaun. How else to explain the incredible luck he had in scoring a goal of the year candidate and then setting up Matt Moulson’s game-winner with a shot off the glass that ended up being a layup? The Sabres won, 2-1.
No. 3 Star: Ryan Miller, Vancouver Canucks
Miller pitched his second straight shutout, making 31 saves in a 5-0 win over the Columbus Blue Jackets that was closer than the score would indicate.
Honorable Mention: Rick Nash scored goal No. 16, Marty St. Louis hit 1,000 career points and Cam Talbot made 26 saves in a 3-0 shutout of the Philadelphia Flyers. … Patrick Kane scored twice and the Chicago Blackhawks peppered Fredrik Andersen with 37 shots in their 4-1 win over the Anaheim Ducks. … Matt Niskanen had three assists and Alex Ovechkin scored goal No. 12 in their 5-2 win over the New York Islanders. … Tuukka Rask made 36 saves and Dougie Hamilton had a goal and an assist in the Boston Bruins’ 2-1 win over the Winnipeg Jets. … Gustav Nyquist had the shootout winner in the Detroit Red Wings’ 5-4 rally against the New Jersey Devils. Mike Cammalleri had two goals in the loss. … Jiri Tlusty had two goals and an assist in the Carolina Hurricanes’ 4-2 win over the Pittsburgh Penguins. … Jimmy Hayes’ goal in the third period completed a Florida Panthers rally and gave them a 3-2 win over the Ottawa Senators. Craig Anderson made 43 saves in the loss. … Roller-coaster game between Dallas and Minnesota, with the Wild scoring the first three and the Stars scoring the next four (including No. 18 for Tyler Seguin) and the Wild getting another two for the OT win. That’s where Marco Scandella scored for the win:
Did You Know? Jaromir Jagr's goal moved him into sole possession of sixth place on the NHL's all-time goals list, passing Mike Gartner.
Dishonorable Mention: Jeff Petry was a minus-3. … Matt Calvert was a minus-4, Cam Atkinson and Boone Jenner were a minus-3. … Kyle Palmieri was given a boarding major for a hit on Johnny Oduya. … Sidney Crosby picked up a misconduct penalty at 19:47 of the third. … Erik Karlsson was a minus-3. … Jared Spurgeon was a minus-3.
