NHL Three Stars: Ward beats Rangers late; Perry, Getzlaf power Ducks

No. 1 Star: Joel Ward, Washington Capitals

Ward’s goal with 1.3 seconds left snapped a 1-1 tie and gave the Capitals a 2-1 win in Game 1 against the New York Rangers:

No. 2 Stars: Corey Perry, Ryan Getzlaf, Anaheim Ducks 

Anaheim’s offensive duo each recorded four points during their 6-1 win in Game 1 against the Calgary Flames. Perry had two goals and a pair of assists, while Getzlaf scored a goal and added three helpers.

No. 3 Star: Alex Ovechkin, Washington Capitals

Ovechkin set up Ward's winner and earlier in the game opened the scoring with his third of the playoffs, a complete laser:

Honorable Mention: Braden Holtby made 31 saves, including 10 in the final period during their Game 1 victory. After facing 11 shots in total during Monday’s Game 7 against the New York Islanders, the Rangers fired 12 on Holtby in the first period alone … Anaheim cashed in on two of their four power plays ... Frederik Andersen made 23 saves for his sixth straight win.

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Dishonorable Mention: Jonas Hiller was pulled after allowing three goals on 14 shots. Karri Ramo let in three on 21 shots … Calgary has lost 20 straight games at Honda Center ... Micheal Ferland and Jiri Hudler left the game in the first period due to injury and did not return … The Rangers were upset with this Nicklas Backstrom hit on Dan Boyle, which led to the winning goal. Will any discipline be coming?

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