OREANDA-NEWS  Russian forward Valery Nichushkin of Colorado was recognized as the first star of the day in the NHL. This is reported on the NHL website.

He scored two goals against Vegas and helped his team win 3-0.

The second star was Dallas defender Finn Esa Lindell, who scored three assists in the game against Minnesota. Dallas won 7-2.

The Canadian forward of Philadelphia Sean Couturier also got into the top three, who scored an assist in the game against Montreal (3-2 in favor of Philadelphia).