NHL Three Stars: Philly duo downs Leafs; Bob lifts Blue Jackets over Hawks

No. 1 Star: Claude Giroux, Philadelphia Flyers

Scored two goals and added two assists in 7-4 win over the Toronto Maple Leafs. They were Giroux’s first goals in five games. It was his seventh four-point game in his career. Giroux now ranks second in the NHL in scoring – tied with Stars forward Tyler Seguin – behind teammate Jakub Voracek.

No. 2 Star: Jakub Voracek, Philadelphia Flyers

Notched four assists in Philly’s win over Toronto. Three of Voracek’s helpers were primary assists. Voracek was the set-up man on two of Giroux’s goal. His four assists tied a career-high. Philadelphia’s win was the first game of an eight-game roadtrip.

No. 3. Star: Sergei Bobrovsky, Columbus Blue Jackets

Stopped 41 of 43 Chicago shots on goal including six of six on power play shots on goal. Stopped eight of nine Blackhawks in the shootout, including the below move by Chicago shootout ace Patrick Kane. Bobrovsky has not lost in regulation since Nov. 28.

Honorable Mention: Colorado’s Jarome Iginla notched three assists in the Avs’ 5-1 win over Buffalo. Teammate Alex Tanguay scored two goals and added one assist … Kings forward Anze Kopitar notched three assists in Los Angeles’ win over Arizona … Coyotes forward Martin Hanzal scored his first goal since Nov. 14 … Kings defenseman Jamie McBain notched two assists … Flyers forward Michael Raffl scored on goal and added one assist … Habs forward Alex Galchenyuk scored one goal and added one assist in Montreal’s 4-1 win over Ottawa … Canadiens forward Max Pacioretty returned with two assists, just two days after a bruising hit by Clayton Stoner … Washington’s Alexander Ovechkin scored an absurd goal in win over New Jersey … Caps goaltender Braden Holtby made 21 saves in his second shutout of the year … Tampa’s Andrei Vasilevsky made 45 saves on 47 Islanders shots on goal in a 3-1 loss to New York … Pittsburgh’s Sidney Crosby scored his first mump-free goal, and his first score in eight games, in a 3-1 win over the Florida Panthers … The Rangers’ Kevin Klein late third period tally sent New York’s game into overtime against Carolina, an eventual 3-2 shootout win by the Rangers … Chicago’s Patrick Sharp scored a goal and fired seven shots on goal against Columbus … Predators defenseman Shea Weber notched two assists and played 26:43 in Nashville’s 6-5 OT win over Minnesota … Minnesota’s Zach Parise scored two goals and notched one assist in defeat … Wild defenseman Ryan Suter played 31:27 and had two assists against his former team … Vancouver’s Ryan Miller broke a three-game losing skid in a 3-2 overtime win over Calgary … San Jose’s Brent Burns fired the overtime winner for the Sharks in their win over the Blues. It was San Jose’s fifth straight win. 

Did You Know?:  With one assist Saturday night (on San Jose’s game-tying goal) Sharks center Joe Thornton moved into a tie with Phil Esposito for 22nd overall on the NHL’s all-time list with 873. 

Dishonorable Mention: Buffalo’s Nikita Zadorov was a minus-3 in his team’s loss to the Avalanche …  Arizona’s Devan Dubnyk picked up his third loss of the year, stopping 31 of 35 Los Angeles shots on goal in a 4-1 defeat … Nazim Kadri and Dion Phaneuf were each a minus-4 for the Maple Leafs … New Jersey’s Andy Greene was a minus-3. Devils goaltender Cory Schneider made 17 saves on 20 Washington shots on goal … The St. Louis Blues gave up the game-tying goal at San Jose with 18 seconds left. Then the Sharks won the game in overtime … Montreal’s Carey Price couldn’t field this floater  from Ottawa's Erik Condra.

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