No. 1 Star: David Krejci, Boston Bruins
Krejci scored twice in the second period 3:40 apart to help the Bruins take a 3-2 lead over the Toronto Maple Leafs. In overtime, Krejci completed his hat trick at 13:06 to give Boston a 4-3 win and a 3-1 series lead. Tuukka Rask made 45 saves. Zdeno...
No. 1 Star: Kyle Turris, Ottawa Senators
The Senators forward played a role in the game-tying and game-winning goals in Ottawa’s improbable comeback in Game 4 against the Montreal Canadiens. Turris picked up an assist on Cory Conacher’s tying goal with 23 seconds remaining, and his presence...
No. 1 Star: Derick Brassard, New York Rangers
The Rangers desperately needed offense, having scored one goal in two games against the Washington Capitals. Brassard responded: He scored a power-play goal and assisted on two even-strength goals as the Rangers topped the Caps, 4-3. The only...
No. 1 Star: Jean-Gabriel Pageau, Ottawa Senators
The Senators rookie tallied his first NHL hat trick, regular season and playoffs, during Ottawa's 6-1 rout of the Montreal Canadiens to take a 2-1 lead in the series. To top it all off, he also lost a tooth:
No. 2 Star: Logan Couture, San...
No. 1 Star: Jonathan Quick, Los Angeles Kings
Quick wasn't bad in his first two starts, but he made a few mistakes and they cost the Kings. In Game 3, however, he was fully mistake-free, stopping all 30 shots he faced in a huge 1-0 win over the St. Louis Blues. Slava Voynov scored the lone...
Ryan Reaves and Ken Hitchcock: Larger than life
No. 1 Star: Craig Anderson, Ottawa Senators
Entering the third period down 2-1, the Senators stormed back with three unanswered goals to take Game 1 of their series versus the Montreal Canadiens 4-2. Anderson was kept busy making 48 saves...
My buddy "Original Six.." is getting bored with this section...So I'll throw a trivia question out there.
Who is this retired NHL player:
- Played for 6 NHL teams
- Born in Canada
- 4th round draft pick
- Over 500 career points and les than 70 career penalty minutes.
- Had a penalty shot in a...
No. 1 Star: Dan Boyle, San Jose Sharks
Boyle scored the go-ahead goal into a gaping net in the third period, as the Sharks took Game 1 from the Vancouver Canucks, 3-1. He previously assisted on Logan Couture’s power-play goal to tie the game.
No. 2 Star: David Krejci, Boston Bruins...
No. 1 Star: Alex Steen, St. Louis Blues
Steen scored both goals in the Blues' 2-1 overtime win over the Los Angeles Kings. The first came on the powerplay, 9:05 into the first. The second came with the Kings on the powerplay in overtime, as Steen charged in on Jonathan Quick, forced the Kings'...
No. 1 Star: Ryan Callahan, New York Rangers
The Rangers captain scored the game-winning goal at 2:55 of overtime, sending his team to the playoffs with a 4-3 victory at the Carolina Hurricanes. Callahan beat goalie Dan Ellis cleanly, picking the corner for his 15th of the season. He also...
When he was tearing apart defenses for the Philadelphia Eagles, it was easy to daydream about how his athleticism might carry over, either to his future progeny or other members of the extended McNabb family. Now we can all rest assured that the athleticism really was in the family, even when it...
No. 1 Star: Martin St. Louis, Tampa Bay Lightning
The old man still has it. The 37-year old St. Louis recorded his seventh career hat trick and passed Sidney Crosby in the NHL's scoring race as the Lightning beat the Toronto Maple Leafs 5-2. Steven Stamkos scored his 29th of the season and...
(Ed. Note: This is a weekly feature on Puck Daddy in which we vote on the major NHL Awards. “We” being Wyshynski, Leahy, Mooney, Yahoo! NHL editor Sam McCaig and Yahoo! NHL scribe Nick Cotsonika. Voting is completed Monday night. The results will run every Tuesday on this very blog. Enjoy.)...
No. 1 Star: Mark Letestu, Columbus Blue Jackets
The Jackets' improbable march to the postseason continued with a 4-3 win over the San Jose Sharks, led by a three-point night by Mark Letestu, who was in on the first three Columbus goals. Ryan Johansen scored the game-winner, however, putting...
Montreal Canadiens forward Ryan White has joined Patrick Kaleta of the Buffalo Sabres as owners of the longest suspensions for the 2013 NHL season. White was given a 5-game ban Wednesday afternoon after his hit to the head of Philadelphia Flyers defenseman Kent Huskins:
Along with a fighting...
No. 1 Star: Craig Anderson, Ottawa Senators
Anderson appears to have re-found his game. The Senators netminder was fully on top of it in his club's 2-0 win over the New Jersey Devils, making 33 saves for his third shutout of the season. Here's his best save:
No. 2 Star: Alex Chiasson...
Perhaps we’re all streaked out.
Perhaps the Chicago Blackhawks sucked all the air out of the room with their 24 “having not lost in regulation and earning at least a point” game streak earlier in the season. Perhaps the Miami Heat really jaded us on winning streaks with theirs, presented by...
No. 1 Star: Nikolai Khabibulin, Edmonton Oilers
Khabibulin was kept busy in goal stopping all 43 shots he faced as the Oilers blanked the St. Louis Blues 3-0. Jordan Eberle scored twice and assisted on the Oilers' third goal. The shutout was Khabibulin's first of the season and 46th of his...
No. 1 Star: Zach Parise, Minnesota Wild
As he often does, Parise led the way for the Minnesota Wild, contributing 2 goals and an assist in their 7-4 win over the Dallas Stars. His first goal was a great effort, as he batted the puck out of mid-air:
The win, Minnesota's sixth in a row...
No. 1 Star: Tomas Vokoun, Pittsburgh Penguins
The Penguins backup was stellar against the Boston Bruins, stopping 31 shots in a 2-1 victory, including all 12 he faced in the third period when the Pens were outshot 12-3. He made goals by Sidney Crosby and Joe Vitale stand up.
No. 2 Star...