Sunday's Three Stars: Potulny, Oilers hand Avs 1st home loss (PuckDaddy)

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No. 1 star: Ryan Potulny(notes), Edmonton Oilers



Called up from the AHL thanks to injuries and illness in the Oilers' lineup, Potulny won the faceoff on Tom Gilbert's(notes) first goal of the season and later scored a power-play goal in the third that ended up being the game-winner in Edmonton's 5-3 victory over the Colorado Avalanche. It was the Avs' first home loss of the season.

No. 2 star: Johan Hedberg(notes), Atlanta Thrashers



There were a few different heroes in the Thrashers' 3-2 comeback shootout win against the visiting St. Louis Blues, but we'll give the nod to Hedberg and his 30 saves -- including four in overtime and two more in the shootout.

No. 3 star: Nikolai Khabibulin(notes), Edmonton Oilers

The Bulin Wall's 19 saves in the second period preserved an Edmonton lead heading into the third at Colorado. He had 34 saves on the night, backstopping the Oilers to a big road win.

Honorable mention: Edmonton was a blazing 4-for-7 on the power play. ... Tobias Enstrom(notes) and Ron Hainsey(notes) had Atlanta's regulation goals, while Rich Peverley(notes) and Slava Kozlov(notes) scored in the shootout. Marty Reasoner(notes) had two assists for the Thrash. ... Dustin Penner(notes) scored his 10th of the season for the Oilers. ... T.J. Hensick(notes) scored his first of the season for Colorado.

Did you know?: Zach Bogosian's(notes) 30 shifts against the Blues were his highest total since April 1.



Dishonorable mention: Every keeper has a clunker, and Colorado's Craig Anderson's(notes) 27 saves on 32 shots were his highest goals-allowed this season. ... Taylor Chorney(notes) was a minus-3 for the Oilers. ... Atlanta was 0-for-6 on the power play. ... Finally, Hainsey's game-tying goal on Ty Conklin(notes) was a pretty bad, fluky one. "The thing just darted left on me," said Conklin, who had 38 saves.



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