Bobby Ryan is NHL's 2nd star of the week.
Ducks rookie winger Bobby Ryan was named the second star of the week today by the NHL. The full list:
FIRST STAR -- WOJTEK WOLSKI, LW, COLORADO AVALANCHE
Wolski led all NHL scorers last week with six points (four goals,
two assists), including two game-winning goals, as the Avalanche
(22-19-1, 45 points) went 3-0-0 and moved into the eighth and final
playoff spot in the tight Western Conference race. Wolski tallied both
Colorado goals in a 2-1 victory over the Nashville Predators Jan. 6,
notched the game-winning goal and added an assist in a 2-1 win over the
Chicago Blackhawks Jan. 8 and recorded two points (one goal, one assist)
in a 5-3 win over the Pittsburgh Penguins Jan. 10. Playing in his third
full NHL season, Wolski ranks fourth on the Avalanche in scoring with 25
points (11 goals, 14 assists) in 41 games. He also leads all NHL players
in shootout goals (six) and shootout scoring percentage (six goals in
seven attempts, 85.7%).
SECOND STAR -- BOBBY RYAN, RW, ANAHEIM DUCKS
Ryan led all goal-scorers for the week with five, highlighted by
his first career NHL hat trick in a 4-3 loss at Los Angeles Jan. 8. The
21-year-old Cherry Hill, N.J. native became the first rookie in Ducks
history to record a hat trick and his three goals in a 2:21 span marked
the fastest three goals by an NHL rookie since 1938 (Detroit's Carl
Liscombe, vs. Chicago on March 13, 1938, 1:52). Ryan also scored once
each in Anaheim victories over the Kings (3-1, Jan. 6) and New Jersey
Devils (4-3, Jan. 11). Since his season debut Nov. 16, Ryan leads all
NHL rookies in scoring with 26 points (12 goals, 14 assists) in 26 games
and has climbed to fourth in the overall rookie scoring race.
THIRD STAR -- GREGORY CAMPBELL, C, FLORIDA PANTHERS
Campbell recorded six points (two goals, four assists) and posted
a +6 rating as the Panthers (20-16-6, 46 points) won three consecutive
games and closed within one point of a playoff berth in the Eastern
Conference. He began the week by recording one goal and one assist in a
4-2 victory over the Toronto Maple Leafs Jan 6, notched one goal in a
4-2 win over the Carolina Hurricanes Jan. 8 and registered three assists
in an 8-4 victory over the Atlanta Thrashers Jan. 10. Campbell already
has set NHL single-season highs in goals (eight) and points (20),
ranking fifth on the Panthers in scoring.
Wolski led all NHL scorers last week with six points (four goals,
two assists), including two game-winning goals, as the Avalanche
(22-19-1, 45 points) went 3-0-0 and moved into the eighth and final
playoff spot in the tight Western Conference race. Wolski tallied both
Colorado goals in a 2-1 victory over the Nashville Predators Jan. 6,
notched the game-winning goal and added an assist in a 2-1 win over the
Chicago Blackhawks Jan. 8 and recorded two points (one goal, one assist)
in a 5-3 win over the Pittsburgh Penguins Jan. 10. Playing in his third
full NHL season, Wolski ranks fourth on the Avalanche in scoring with 25
points (11 goals, 14 assists) in 41 games. He also leads all NHL players
in shootout goals (six) and shootout scoring percentage (six goals in
seven attempts, 85.7%).
SECOND STAR -- BOBBY RYAN, RW, ANAHEIM DUCKS
Ryan led all goal-scorers for the week with five, highlighted by
his first career NHL hat trick in a 4-3 loss at Los Angeles Jan. 8. The
21-year-old Cherry Hill, N.J. native became the first rookie in Ducks
history to record a hat trick and his three goals in a 2:21 span marked
the fastest three goals by an NHL rookie since 1938 (Detroit's Carl
Liscombe, vs. Chicago on March 13, 1938, 1:52). Ryan also scored once
each in Anaheim victories over the Kings (3-1, Jan. 6) and New Jersey
Devils (4-3, Jan. 11). Since his season debut Nov. 16, Ryan leads all
NHL rookies in scoring with 26 points (12 goals, 14 assists) in 26 games
and has climbed to fourth in the overall rookie scoring race.
THIRD STAR -- GREGORY CAMPBELL, C, FLORIDA PANTHERS
Campbell recorded six points (two goals, four assists) and posted
a +6 rating as the Panthers (20-16-6, 46 points) won three consecutive
games and closed within one point of a playoff berth in the Eastern
Conference. He began the week by recording one goal and one assist in a
4-2 victory over the Toronto Maple Leafs Jan 6, notched one goal in a
4-2 win over the Carolina Hurricanes Jan. 8 and registered three assists
in an 8-4 victory over the Atlanta Thrashers Jan. 10. Campbell already
has set NHL single-season highs in goals (eight) and points (20),
ranking fifth on the Panthers in scoring.
About J.P.
J.P. Hoornstra has been covering the Anaheim Ducks since 2007. Eight months after the University of Wisconsin won its third NCAA hockey championship, he was born in a frigid Madison winter. He betrayed his blue-blooded beginnings by graduating from UCLA in 2003, and welcomes any and all dialogue on the finer points of hockey.
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