Colorado Avalanche goaltender Craig
Anderson has been selected the NHL's First Star for the month of October.
Joining Anderson on this month's honor roll are Capitals superstar forward
Alex Ovechkin and Coyotes goaltender Ilya Bryzgalov.
Anderson posted a record of 10-2-2 in October and helped propel the Avs into
first place in the Western Conference. In the process he tied the NHL record
for goaltender victories in the first month of the season, set by Detroit's
Manny Legace in 2005, and matched the franchise record for wins in a single
month. The 28-year-old led the league in save percentage (.939) in October.
Ovechkin, this month's second star, led the league in goals (14), points (23)
and shots (85) as the Caps went 8-2-3 and opened a seven-point lead in the
Southeast Division. He also tied Mario Lemieux for the NHL record for October
with six two-goal games, and became the third player in league history to
tally at least three points in each of his first three games of a season.
Bryzgalov earned the third star after posting an 8-3-0 record with a league-
leading 1.78 goals-against average, .930 save percentage and NHL-best three
shutouts to push the Coyotes to a 9-4-0 mark, good for second in the Pacific
Division.
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