Wild goaltender Devan Dubnyk, Blue Jackets right wing Cam Atkinson and Avalanche center Ryan O’Reillyhave been named the NHL’s “Three Stars” for the week ending March 29.

FIRST STAR – DEVAN DUBNYK, G, WILD

Dubnyk went 4-0-0 with a 1.22 goals-against average and .962 save percentage to lead the Wild (44-25-7, 95 points) to four consecutive victories, including their franchise-record 10th straight on the road. 

SECOND STAR – CAM ATKINSON, RW, BLUE JACKETS

Atkinson shared first in the NHL with four goals, ranked second with seven points and led the League with a +6 rating as the Blue Jackets (36-35-4, 76 points) won all three of their games, including their franchise-record eighth consecutive on the road.

THIRD STAR – RYAN O’REILLY, C, AVALANCHE

O’Reilly led the NHL with seven assists and eight points to power the Avalanche (35-28-12, 82 points) to two victories in four starts. He set up both goals in a 3-2 loss to the Calgary Flames March 23.

Chris Pronger is officially eligible for induction into the Hockey Hall of Fame, according to an ESPN.com report.

The Hockey Hall of Fame's general voting members ratified new bylaws Wednesday which, among other things, introduced new language for the three-year waiting period for eligible players.

The new language resolved any ambiguity as it pertained to players who haven't played in three years but might still be getting paid and haven't officially retired due to salary-cap reasons in the NHL. Pronger, 40, is a prime example, having last played in November 2011 and whose career ended earlier than expected because of post-concussion issues.

Jaromir Jagr scored his 718th NHL goal, moving into fifth place on the career list, and added an assist in the Panthers' 3-1 win over the Red Wings on Thursday night.

The 43-year-old Jagr, who gave the Panthers a 1-0 lead, passed Hall of Famer Phil Esposito with his first goal since March 1.

Blue Jackets left wing Scott Hartnell has been named the NHL’s First Star of the Week for the period ending March 15, the League and club announced today. Rangers goaltender Cam Talbot was named Second Star, while Senators goaltender Andrew Hammond was the Third Star selection.

Hartnell scored five goals, collected 15 shots on goal in four games last week to lead the Blue Jackets to a 3-1-0 record.  On March 10, he scored two goals with his club trailing 3-1 and fired off a game-high seven shots as Columbus earned a 4-3 shootout win at Carolina.  Two nights later, he tallied the game-winning goal in a 3-1 victory at Detroit.  He then scored the game-tying goal at 16:23 of the third period in a 5-4 SO win vs. Edmonton on March 13 and extended his goal-scoring streak to four games with a goal in a 3-2 loss vs. Carolina on Mar. 15.
 

St. Louis goalie Brian Elliott and Steve Mason, his Philadelphia counterpart, both earned shutouts on Thursday night. Elliott also came away with a win as the host Blues edged the Flyers 1-0 in a shootout to give coach Ken Hitchcock his 700th regular-season victory.

Flames center Jiri Hudler, Avalanche goaltender Semyon Varlamov and Rangers goaltender Cam Talbot have been named the NHL’s “Three Stars” for the week ending March 8.

FIRST STAR – JIRI HUDLER, C, FLAMES

Hudler paced the NHL with eight points and shared the League lead with four goals to help the Flames (36-25-5, 77 points) earn seven out of a possible eight standings points.

SECOND STAR – SEMYON VARLAMOV, G, AVALANCHE

Varlamov went 3-0-0 with a 0.69 goals-against average, .981 save percentage and one shutout to power the Avalanche (30-25-11, 71 points) to three straight wins. .

THIRD STAR – CAM TALBOT, G, RANGERS

Talbot posted a 2-0-1 record with a 0.99 goals-against average, .965 save percentage and one shutout to backstop the Rangers (40-17-7, 87 points) to five out of a possible six standings points.