nab the hat trick during a 5-1 win over the New York Islanders. Mike Smith made 31 saves for his 16th victory.

No. 3 Stars: Curtis Sanford, Columbus Blue Jackets

Grant Clitsome scored his first goal in 22 games and Sanford made 31 saves for his first shutout of the year and sixth of his career as the Blue Jackets blanked the Los Angeles Kings 1-0.

Brian Elliott, St. Louis Blues

With two goals in the first period and a pair in the second, the St. Louis Blues paced themselves to a 4-0 win over the Colorado Avalanche. Elliott stopped 15 shots for his fifth shutout of the year. Kevin Shattenkirk scored a goal and added an assists against his former team.

Honorable mention: Carey Price made 23 saves and Max Pacioretty scored a goal an added an assist as the Montreal Canadiens downed the Tampa Bay Lightning 3-1 … Johnny Oduya scored 57 seconds into overtime as the Winnipeg Jets edged the Buffalo Sabres 2-1. Ondrej Pavelec stopped 31 shots for his third win in four starts … Patric Hornqvist scored a pair of goal and Pekka Rinne made 27 saves as the Nashville Predators beat the Carolina Hurricanes 5-2. Mike Fisher recorded three helpers and Ryan Ellis scored his first career NHL goal … After blowing a 3-0 lead, Joffrey Lupul saved the Toronto Maple Leafs with a goal with 12:50 left in the third period to give them a 4-3 win over the Detroit Red Wings. Jonas Gustavsson made 37 saves and Phil Kessel scored a wicked penalty shots: