No. 1 Stars: Jhonas Enroth, Buffalo Sabres*
Tyler Ennis’ goal was all the Sabres needed to blank the Los Angeles Kings 1-0. Cashing in on a power play chance four minutes into the third period, Ennis helped Buffalo snap an 0-for-11 slide on the power play. Enroth made 34 saves for his first shutout of the season and fourth of his career. It was his first since April 2013.**
Pekka Rinne, Nashville Predators
The Predators continued rolling with a 3-0 blanking of the Colorado Avalanche. Filip Forsberg, Gabriel Bourque and James Neal each scored, while Rinne stopped 26 shots for his third shutout of the season and 35th of his career. Bourque, Forsberg and Mike Riberio all finished with two points. *
No. 2 Star: Adam Lowry, Winnipeg Jets
Lowry’s two goals came 2:19 apart in the third period and snapped a 2-2 tie as the Jets defeated the Dallas Stars 5-2. Blake Wheeler and Dustin Byfuglien chipped in two points, while Michael Hutchinson made 26 saves for his fourth win in five starts.

No. 3 Star: Joe Pavelski, San Jose Sharks
Pavelski scored twice, Barclay Goodrow scored his first NHL goal and Alex Stalock made 25 saves as the Sharks beat the Edmonton Oilers 5-2. Little Joe now has four multi-goal games on the season.*
Honorable Mention: Patrick Kane and Jonathan Toews were the only players to score in the shootout as the Chicago Blackhawks edged the New Jersey Devils 3-2. The win was Chicago’s seventh in a row. Scott Darling made 22 saves and stopped both Martin Havlat and Jaromir Jagr in the shootout … Devils rookie netminder Keith Kinkaid made 37 saves in his NHL debut … Kevin Connauton’s first goal for the Columbus Blue Jackets 1:58 into overtime gave them a 4-3 win over the Philadelphia Flyers for their fourth win in a row:
R.J. Umberger played in his 700th NHL game … Tomas Plekanec broke a 1-1 tie with 4:16 left in the third period to help the Montreal Canadiens get by the Vancouver Canucks 3-1. Carey Price made 15 saves as the Habs broke a two-game losing streak. This stop was on Nick Bonino was pretty good:


Before the game, the Canadiens honored the life of Jean Beliveau in a memorable ceremony … Alex Ovechkin scored twice and Braden Holtby made 33 stops as the Washington Capitals upended the Tampa Bay Lightning 5-3. According to the AP, Ovechkin now has 37 goals and 74 points in 56 games against the Lightning in his career ...*Steven Stamkos scored his 250th career goal in the loss. He’s the 10th-youngest player to reach the milestone:
Jonathan Bernier stopped 32 shots, while James van Riemsdyk, Dion Phaneuf and Nazem Kadri each recorded two points as the Toronto Maple Leafs downed the Calgary Flames 4-1 … Nino Niederretier scored the goal ahead goal against his former team with 4:33 left in the third period as the Minnesota Wild beat the New York Islanders for a 5-4. The Islanders built up 3-0 and 4-1 leads, but a four-goal third period by Minnesota helped them complete an historic comeback. Ryan Suter recorded three assists in his first game back from dealing with the mumps … New York only had one shot in the second period, and it turned out to be a goal off the stick of Josh Bailey … Colorado's Borna Rendulic became the NHL's first Croatian-born player.
Did You Know? “Los Angeles is 1-11-1-1 in its last 14 games in Buffalo.” (AP)
Dishonorable Mention: This was the second straight game the Islanders blew a three-goal lead and lost … Keith Ballard was taken to a local hospital after being hit by Matt Martin along the boards. His head hit the dasher and the ice. He was conscious and is being evaluated further, according to the Wild … LA has now lost consecutive games four times this season … Dallas is now 0-7-3 against the Central Division.