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NHL Three Stars: Price blanks Canucks; Voracek nets OT winner for Flyers

Sean Leahy
·Contributing writer
Montreal Canadiens goalie Carey Price keeps his eyes on the puck during the third period of the team's NHL hockey game against the Vancouver Canucks on Wednesday, Nov. 2, 2016, in Montreal. (Ryan Remiorz/The Canadian Press via AP)
Montreal Canadiens goalie Carey Price keeps his eyes on the puck during the third period of the team’s NHL hockey game against the Vancouver Canucks on Wednesday, Nov. 2, 2016, in Montreal. (Ryan Remiorz/The Canadian Press via AP)

No. 1 Star: Carey Price, Montreal Canadiens

Price stopped all 42 shots he faced as the Canadiens blanked the Vancouver Canucks 3-0. Nathan Beaulieu, Torrey Mitchell and Alex Radulov provided the offense as Price recorded his first shutout of the season and 37th of his career. The win was Montreal’s eighth in a row.

No. 2 Star: Jakub Voracek, Philadelphia Flyers

Voraceck capped off a dramatic Philly comeback by scoring 1:41 into overtime to give the Flyers a 4-3 victory over the Detroit Red Wings. Mark Streit tied the game with 1:04 left in the third period, then it was Voracek’s time to ends things in the extra period.

No. 3 Star: Matt Murray, Pittsburgh Penguins

The Penguins netminder had a great season debut stopping 32 shots and allowing just a single goal during a 5-1 win over the Anaheim Ducks. Five different Penguins scored, including Kris Letang, who finished with two points in his first game since Oct. 18.

Honorable Mention: Montreal remains the only NHL undefeated in regulation … The win marked the fourth time in franchsie history that the Canadiens earned a point in each of their first 10 games … The Flyers have won 12 straight regular season games against Detroit … Roman Lyubimov scored his first NHL goal for the Flyers … Brayden Schenn picked up two assists … Claude Giroux set up Voracek’s winner and extended his point streak to a career-best 10 games … Chris VandeVelde scored his first of the season in pretty fashion one day after his wife gave birth to a baby girl:

Dan Carcillo had some great seats to Game 7 of the World Series, and even captured a dramatic game-tying home run on his phone.

Did You Know? There were three NHL games on Wednesday? What baseball game?

Dishonorable Mention: Vancouver’s power play went 0-for-5 on the evening … The Canucks have scored seven goals and been shut out three times in their last six games … Detroit has dropped three in a row … Will Schenn hear from the DoPS after this awkward hit to the head of Brendan Smith?