NEW YORK – Calgary Flames right wing Jarome Iginla, Minnesota Wild goaltender Matt Hackett and Washington Capitals defenseman John Carlson have been named the NHL’s ‘Three Stars’ for the week ending December 11.
FIRST STAR – JAROME IGINLA, RW, CALGARY FLAMES
With six points (4-2–6), Iginla tied for second among scorers for the week and tied for the lead in goals as the Flames recorded three victories. On December 6, Iginla notched two goals, including the winner, and one assist in a 7-6 victory over the Carolina Hurricanes. He recorded one assist in a 3-2 win over the Colorado Avalanche December 8 and finished the week by tallying two goals as the Flames defeated the Edmonton Oilers, 3-0, on Dec 10.
Iginla leads Calgary with 11-10–21 in 29 games and he is five goals shy of becoming the 42nd player in NHL history to score 500 career goals.
SECOND STAR – MATT HACKETT, G, MINNESOTA WILD
Hackett had a 2-0-0 record, a 1.01 goals-against average and .974 save percentage to help the Wild improve to 20-7-3 on the season — first in the overall NHL standings. Hackett made his NHL debut on December 6 against San Jose, replacing the injured Josh Harding at 1:11 of the first period (with the Wild trailing, 1-0) and stopped all 34 shots he faced to backstop a 2-1 victory. In his second appearance and first start, December 8, Hackett made 42 saves in a 4-2 victory over the Los Angeles Kings. Hackett set a record for the longest shutout streak by a goaltender to start an NHL career, shutting out the opposition for 102:48, before Los Angeles scored.
THIRD STAR – JOHN CARLSON, D, WASHINGTON CAPITALS
Carlson tied for the League lead in points for the week with seven (1-6–7), recording back-to-back three-point games as the Capitals (15-12-1) won two of three. Carlson began the week by notching three assists in a 5-4 loss to the Florida Panthers, December 5. On December 7 he recorded 1-2–3 in a 5-3 victory over the Ottawa Senators and he finished the week with an assist in a 4-2 victory over the Toronto Maple Leafs, December9. The Natick, MA native was the Capitals’ first choice in the 2008 Draft. In his third NHL season, Carlson is tied for sixth among NHL defensemen with 20 points (5-15–20) in 28 games.
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