Three Stars

Three Stars for May 18, 2013

Sidney Crosby Becomes fourth fastest player to reach 100 playoff points with his second career hat trick
Brenden Morrow Scores first playoff goal in more than five years in helping Pittsburgh defeat Ottawa 4-3
Kris Letang Adds two assists as the Pens take a 2-0 series lead on the Sens

Jonathan Quick Was spectacular in making 35 saves to capture his sixth career playoff shutout. LA goes up 1-0 on San Jose with a 2-0 victory
Evgeni Malkin Extends his point streak to seven games with a goal and an assist as Pittsburgh takes game 1 4-1 over Ottawa
Tomas Vokoun Stopped 35 shots to capture his third straight win since replacing starter Marc-Andre Fleury. This was arguably the biggest win in Vokoun's career.

Henrick Zetterberg Ends seven game scoreless drought scoring two goals including overtime winner to force a game seven in Anaheim. Zetterberg now has 52 career playoff goals as the RedWings defeat the Ducks 4-3. Zetterberg also added an assist.
Mike Ribeiro Scores his first playoff goal since 2008 when he was a member of the Dallas Stars. Overtime goal lifts Washington to a 2-1 win and a 3-2 series lead over the Rangers
Jonathan Quick Quick was the difference once again holding on to a third period lead to finish off the Blues in six game. Quick stopped 167 of the 177 shots he saw in the series

David Krejci Scores at 13:06 of overtime to complete the hat trick to give Boston a 4-3 win over Toronto and a 3-1 series lead
Jeff Carter Kings sniper scores twice en route to a 3-2 overtime win. LA heads home with a 3-2 series lead
Nick Bonino Scores game winning overtime goal for a 3-2 Anaheim victory over Detroit. The Ducks lead the series 3-2

Jean-Gabriel Pageau Becomes fifth youngest player in NHL history to record a playoff hat trick before his 21st birthday as the Sens roll over the Habs 6-1 to take a 2-1 series lead
Logan Couture Scores twice to give the Sharks a 5-2 win and put Vancouver on the brink of elimination
Sidney Crosby Scores three assists in a 5-4 OT win over the Islanders. The Pens go 3/5 on the PP as they take a 2-1 series lead

Michael Frolik Scores two goals including Chicago's first shorthanded goal since the 2011 Western Conference quarter finals to lead the Blackhawks to a 5-2 win over Minnesota. Chicago leads the series 2-0
Kyle Okposo Gets in scrap before scoring game winner with 7:37 to play to even the series at 1â€“1. The Islanders spoil the return of Sidney Crosby with a 4-3 victory
Raffi Torres Scores overtime winning goal 5:31 into extra session as the Sharks head home with a 2-0 series lead on Vancouver

Marc-Andre Fleury Stops all 26 shots he faced to earn his sixth career playoff shutout tying Tom Barrasso's franchise record. Ten different Penguins players scored at least one point in their 5-0 win over the Islanders to take a 1-0 series lead
Dan Boyle Boyle scores the tie breaker midway through the third period leading the Sharks to a 3-1 win over Vancouver. The Canucks have lost five straight home playoff games and trail San Jose 1-0 in the series
Wade Redden Veteran Dman, playing in his first playoff game since 2009, scores his first playoff goal since 2007. Redden also assisted on the game winner as the Bruins take a 1-0 series lead on Toronto.

Alex Steen Scored two goals including shorthanded overtime winner to give St. Louis a 2-1 victory and a 1-0 series lead over Los Angeles
Bryan Bickell Scores the overtime winner 16:35 into extra session to give Chicago a 2-1 win over Minnesota. Eight of the last nine Blackhawks playoff games have gone into OT. Chicago leads series over Minnesota 1-0
Teemu Selanne 42 year old continues to make a difference scoring the game winner early in the third period to give Anaheim a 3-1 victory over Detroit. Selanne becomes the second oldest player to score a game winning goal in the Stanley Cup playoffs

Ryan Miller Miller became the 20th NHL goalie to play 500 games with one team as the Sabres get past the Islanders 2-1 in a shootout
Keith Yandle Yandle leads the Coyotes with three assists in what could have been the final game ever played in the desert. The Coyotes ended up losing the game 5-4 to Colorado
Jordan Eberle Eberle leads the way with one goal and two assists in a 6-1 rout of the Minnesota Wild

Mark Letestu Columbus forward scores twice while adding an assist to lead the Blue Jackets to a 4-3 road win over San Jose. Columbus now has 51 points and is tied for seventh place in the Western Conference
Dustin Brown Scores two goals in a 4-3 overtime win over Dallas. The Kings are now two points ahead of San Jose and sit in fourth place in the West
Tuukka Rask Stops all 28 Florida shots to lead Boston into a first place tie in the Northeast division. Rask secures his fourth shutout of the year