NHL Three Stars: Zidlicky leads Wings; Hammond does it again
No. 1 Star: Marek Zidlicky, Detroit Red Wings
The trade deadline acquisition popped the puck over Cam Talbot for a power-play goal just 1:09 into overtime, as the Wings defeated the New York Rangers on RIVALRY NIGHT(!), 3-2.
No. 2 Star: Andrew Hammond, Ottawa Senators
Hammond did it again, making 35 saves in leading the Ottawa Senators to a 3-1 win over the Winnipeg Jets. He made 12 saves in the third, when the Sens were outshot 13-3.
No. 3 Star: Gabriel Landeskog, Colorado Avalanche
The Avs captain scored a goal, his 17th, and had two assists in their 3-1 win over the Pittsburgh Penguins.
Honorable Mention: John Gibson made 37 saves in the Anaheim Ducks’ 3-1 victory over the Montreal Canadiens. Jiri Sekac had an assist on Rickard Rakell’s sixth of the season. … Alex Galchenyuk scored his 19th. … Bobby Ryan scored his 17th and Kyle Turris scored his 16th. … Nathan MacKinnon scored a goal and Sidney Crosby went scoreless in their Cole Harbour showdown. … Evgeni Malkin scored goal No. 27.
Did You Know? Iginla reached the 20-goal mark for the 16th time in his NHL career and tied Bobby Clarke for 43rd place on the all-time list with 1,210 points. (AP)
Dishonorable Mention: Derek Stepan’s holding penalty led to Detroit’s overtime power play. … New Habs Torrey Mitchell and Brian Flynn were a minus-2. … Dustin Byfuglien left the Jets’ loss with an upper body injury. Paul Maurice gave no update on his health.