Thursday’s Three Stars: Gagner’s great 8; Subban destroys Larsson; Dan Boyle’s embarrassing gaffe

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No. 1 Star: Sam Gagner, Edmonton Oilers

As you may have heard, he had somewhere between nine and seven points for the Oilers in their 8-4 win over the Chicago Blackhawks. His eight-point night tied a team record set by Wayne Gretzky and Paul Coffey. Our coverage of Gagner is here.

No. 2 Star: Cam Ward, Carolina Hurricanes

Ward made 47 saves in the Hurricanes’ 3-0 win over the Boston Bruins, giving Carolina a season sweep of the champs, their first against the Bruins in franchise history. Eric Staal, Tuomo Ruutu and Brandon Sutter had the goals.

No. 3 Star: Niklas Backstrom, Minnesota Wild

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