Friday’s Three Stars: Howard blanks Oilers; Neal powers Pens
November 12, 2011 ·
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Friday’s Three Stars: Howard blanks Oilers; Neal powers Pens

No. 1 Star: Jimmy Howard, Detroit Red Wings
Howard earned his third straight win with his second shutout in three games in a 3-0 win over the Edmonton Oilers. Howard made 24 saves while the Red Wings received goals from Drew Miller, Niklas Kronwall and Valtteri Filppula. The shutout was Howard’s eight of his career and third this season, tying him for the NHL lead with Jonathan Quick and Pekka Rinne.
No. 2 Star: James Neal, Pittsburgh Penguins
Twice the Penguins had goals waved off and both times James Neal scored on the power play to help Pittsburgh to a 3-1 victory over the Dallas Stars. Neal moved up to second on the NHL‘s goal scoring list with his 10th and 11 tallies of the year. Putting the game away was Matt Cooke who scored on a penalty shot 2:09 after Neal’s second: