No. 1 Star: Joe Pavelski, San Jose Sharks
Pavelski picked up his 29th, 30th and 31st goals for the Sharks in their 4-2 win over the Coyotes. Before the victory, San Jose had lost three games on a row. The victory was just their second this month. Pavelski’s 31 scores rank third in the NHL.


No. 2. Star: Kari Lehtonen, Dallas Stars
The Stars netminder picked up his third win in a row, a stretch where he has faced 36 or more shots on goal in each contest. Lehtonen stopped 37 of 37 Panthers shots on goal in a 2-0 victory. The Stars have won three games in a row and are three points back of the playoffs.
No. 3 Star: Shawn Matthias, Vancouver Canucks
Scored his first career NHL hat trick in a 5-2 win over the Boston Bruins. The Canucks have now won three of their last four games and are four points clear of being out of the postseason.*



Honorable Mention: Stars captain Jamie Benn scored a goal as did teammate Jason Spezza (who made Aaron Ekblad look silly below) … Chicago forward Marian Hossa scored one goal and added one assist in a win over New Jersey … Blackhawks defenseman Brent Seabrook notched two assists … Chicago captain Jonathan Toews scored a goal … Devils defenseman Peter Harrold scored a goal … Philadelphia forward Wayne Simmonds scored two goals and added an assist in Philly’s loss to Columbus. Teammate Sean Couturier scored a goal … Blue Jackets forward Brandon Dubinsky scored a goal and added an assist … Artem Anisimov’s OT goal gave the Blue Jackets the win over Philly … San Jose’s Joe Thornton notched three assists.*


Did You Know?: Columbus forward Scott Hartnell notched an assist after being honored for his 1,000th game.


Dishonorable Mention: Arizona goaltender Mike Smith allowed three scores on 25 shots on goal by San Jose. Coyotes defenseman Oliver Ekman-Larsson was a minus-2 … Bruins defenseman Adam McQuaid was a minus-3 in the loss to Vancouver as was teammate Dennis Seidenberg. Boston goaltender Tuukka Rask allowed four goals on 24 shots on goal … Ekblad was a minus-2.
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