No. 1 Stars: Zach Parise/Jason Pominville/Mikael Granlund, Minnesota Wild
The Wild went up 2-1 in their series versus the St. Louis Blues with a big 3-0 shutout Monday night. The Parise/Pominville/Granlund line combined for both Minnesota goals in the second period, which were scored in a span of 2:05. Devan Dubnyk earned his first career playoff shutout with 17 saves.
No. 2 Star: Jakob Silfverberg, Anaheim Ducks
The Ducks spoiled the first Stanley Cup playoff game in Winnipeg since 1996 with a 5-4 overtime victory. Silfverberg scored a goal and assisted on two others, while Andrew Cogliano had a trio of assists. Francois Beauchemin recorded two helpers, with his second coming on Rickard Rakell’s overtime winner:
No. 3 Star: Henrik Lundqvist, New York Rangers
King Henrik made 23 saves, including 12 in the final period as the Rangers edged the Pittsburgh Penguins 2-1 to take a 2-1 lead in their series. Carl Hagelin opened the scoring in the first and Chris Kreider doubled New York’s lead in the second:
Honorable Mention: Lee Stempniak's tally midway through the first period was the first Stanley Cup playoff goal scored in Winnipeg since 1996 ... Dubnyk, Ilya Bryzgalov and Darcy Kuemper are the only goaltenders to post a playoff shutout in the history of the Wild ... Kreider now has five career post-season game-winning goals.
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Dishonorable Mention: Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin were held to a combined two shots … Pittsburgh has been outscored 4-0 in first periods through three games … St. Louis has lost nine consecutive playoff road games … Dustin Byfuglien, what are you doing?
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