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NHL Three Stars: Jeff Carter plays the hero, again

Greg Wyshynski
AP
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No. 1 Star: Jeff Carter, Los Angeles Kings

The Kings forward scored at 1:06 of overtime to give LA the 2-1 win over the Chicago Blackhawks. He snapped a shot through traffic right after a power play ended, for his 10th goal of the season. Carter is first player in team history to score four game-winning goals in a span of five games.

No. 2 Star: Kyle Turris, Ottawa Senators

Three in a row for Ottawa, as Turris scored an awesome goal late in the third period to give Ottawa the 2-1 win over the Carolina Hurricanes. Craig Anderson made 32 saves.

No. 3 Star: Carey Price, Montreal Canadiens

While Alexander Radulov made a great pass to Alex Galchenyuk for the OT game-winner in the Montreal Canadiens’ 2-1 win over the Detroit Red Wings, it was Carey Price making 32 saves and playing brilliantly that gave them the win.

Honorable Mention: Ryan Getzlaf scored the game-winning power-play goal in the second period after assisting on the Anaheim Ducks’ second goal, as they defeated the San Jose Sharks, 3-2. … Vancouver Canucks goalie Jacob Markstrom made 33 saves and stopped Nathan MacKinnon, Mikko Rantanen and Matt Duchene in the shootout for a 3-2 win over the Colorado Avalanche. Markus Granlund scored the lone shootout goal. … Two good rallies in the St. Louis Blues’ win over the Minnesota Wild: Jaden Schwartz had two goals in the third period, but Wild forward Charlie Coyle tied it 3-3 with 1:08 remaining. David Perron had the game-winner in the shootout for the 4-3 win by St. Louis. … Sidney Crosby’s 15th goal of the season with 14 seconds left in regulation tied the game, and Kris Letang won it in the shootout for the Pittsburgh Penguins, 4-3, over the New Jersey Devils. Michael Cammalleri scored twice, giving him seven goals in five games. … Roberto Luongo made 36 saves and Aleksander Barkov had the lone shootout goal in the Florida Panthers’ 2-1 win over the Columbus Blue Jackets. Jaromir Jagr scored his third. … Auston Matthews scored his ninth of the season as the Toronto Maple Leafs skated the Washington Capitals out of the building, 4-2. Mitch Marner had two assists.

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Dishonorable Mention: Marc-Edouard Vlasic was injured in the Sharks’ loss. … Alex Edler suffered a hand injury in the Canucks’ win. … The Devils allowed Pittsburgh to put 49 shots on backup Keith Kincaid. … Ryan Garbutt’s goal for the Ducks was a little controversial. … Tom Wilson and Matt Martin dropped’em …

… as did Cody McLeod and Joseph Labate.

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Greg Wyshynski is a writer for Yahoo Sports. Contact him at puckdaddyblog@yahoo.com or find him on Twitter. His book, TAKE YOUR EYE OFF THE PUCK, is available on Amazon and wherever books are sold.

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