NHL Three Stars: Zetterberg's big night; goalies draw blanks
No. 1 Star: Henrik Zetterberg, Detroit Red Wings
The Red Wings captain had a 4-point night, assisting on all of Detroit’s goals in a 4-1 win over the Toronto Maple Leafs. He had the primary assist on the Red Wings’ first three goals, two from Johan Franzen and Gustav Nyqvist’s fourth.
No. 2 Star: Roberto Luongo, Florida Panthers
Luongo’s 67th career shutout, 1-0 over the Buffalo Sabres, moved him past Patrick Roy in the all-time list to No. 13. Sean Bergenheim had the lone goal.
No. 3 Star: Ryan Miller, Vancouver Canucks
Miller made 28 saves as the Canucks shut out the Edmonton Oilers, 2-0. Radim Vrbata and Daniel Sedin had a goal and an assist.
Honorable Mention: Andrew Cogliano and Corey Perry had the goals and Fredrick Anderson made 27 saves as the Anaheim Ducks defeated the Minnesota Wild, 2-1. … Mike Ribeiro and James Neal scored and Pekka Renne pitched a 31-save shutout as the Nashville Predators defeated the Winnipeg Jets, 2-0. … The Columbus Blue Jackets took a 3-0 lead, the Calgary Flames roared back with two goals in the third period, but the Jackets held on for the 3-2 win. Matt Calvert had a goal and an assist while Sergei Bobrovsky made 29 saves. … Josh Jooris scored in his NHL debut for Calgary.
Did You Know? Darcy Kuemper’s franchise record shutout streak of 163:46 ended vs. the Ducks.
Dishonorable Mention: Roman Polak was a minus-3. … Both Florida and Buffalo were 0-for-5 on the power play. … Ryan Kesler was given a charging major at the end of the Ducks’ game, sparking a melee.
