NEW YORK — Ottawa Senators goaltender Andrew Hammond , Philadelphia Flyers center Brayden Schenn and Columbus Blue Jackets left wing Nick Foligno and have been named the NHL’s “Three Stars” for the week ending April 5.
FIRST STAR — ANDREW HAMMOND, G, OTTAWA SENATORS
Hammond helped the Senators continue their surge for a playoff berth by posting a 3-0-1 record, 1.63 goals-against average and a .940 save percentage as Ottawa (40-26-13, 93 points) finished the week two points behind both Wild Card spots in the Eastern Conference. Hammond stopped 16 shots in a 2-1 shootout victory over the Detroit Red Wings March 31, made 28 saves in a 2-1 overtime win over the Tampa Bay Lightning April 2 and 29 stops in a 4-3 overtime win over the Washington Capitals April 4. He closed the week by posting 36 saves through overtime and five more in the shootout in a 3-2 loss to the Toronto Maple Leafs April 5. The NHL’s First Star for March has posted a 17-1-2 record with a 1.86 goals-against average, .939 save percentage and two shutouts since his season debut Feb. 16.
SECOND STAR — BRAYDEN SCHENN, C, PHILADELPHIA FLYERS
Brayden Schenn – file photo by Lewis Bleiman
Schenn tied for the League lead in points with six (3-3–6) in three games as the Flyers (32-29-18, 82 points) gained five of a possible six points. Schenn opened the week by notching two goals, including the game-winner, in a 4-1 win over the Pittsburgh Penguins April 1. He tallied an assist in a 3-2 shootout loss to the Carolina Hurricanes April 4 and finished the week by again tallying a game-winner against the Penguins and adding two assists in a 4-1 victory April 5. Schenn increased his scoring total to 17-28–45, setting a single-season career high. He ranks second on the club in game-winning goals (five), fifth in goals and points and fourth in assists.
THIRD STAR — NICK FOLIGNO, LW, COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS
Nick Foligno – file photo by Brent Clark
Foligno tied for the League lead in goals (4-1–5) in three games, helping the Blue Jackets (39-35-4, 82 points) set a franchise record with wins in nine consecutive contests — the longest winning streak in the NHL in 2014-15. Foligno scored a goal in a 3-2 win over the New Jersey Devils March 31, picked up an assist in a 4-3 shootout win over the New York Islanders April 2 and collected his first career hat trick in a 5-3 win over the Pittsburgh Penguins April 4 as the Jackets erased a 2-0 deficit to win their fourth-straight at home. This season, the first-time All-Star has registered scoring totals of 30-40–70 with a +12 rating in 75 games. He leads the club in goals, points, plus/minus rating and power-play goals (11) and has set single-season career highs in goals, assists and points.
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