NHL weekly honor for Kane

NEW YORK - Montreal Canadiens goaltender Jaroslav Halak, Blackhawks right winger Patrick Kane and Vancouver Canucks goaltender Roberto Luongo have been named the NHL's "Three Stars" for the week ending Dec. 27.

In winning the First Star honor, Halak posted a 3-0-0 record with a 1.97 goals-against average and .959 save percentage, stopping at least 46 shots in each contest, as the Canadiens (19-18-3) jumped to seventh place in the Eastern Conference standings.

Kane garnered Second Star honors s he led all goal scorers (5) and recorded 8 points last week, helping the Blackhawks (26-9-3) win three of four games. Kane tallied points in all four games and scored the game-winning goal in each of the last three. He recorded 1 goal and 1 assist in both a 3-2 loss to the San Jose Sharks Dec. 22 and a 3-0 victory over the Detroit Red Wings Dec. 23, posted one goal in a 4-1 win over the Nashville Predators Dec. 26 and finished the week with 2 goals and 1 assist in a 5-4 victory over Nashville on Sunday.

The 21-year-old Buffalo native is the first Blackhawks player to register the game-winning goal in three consecutive games since Murray Craven accomplished the feat from Dec. 26-29, 1995.

Kane leads his club in goals (15) and points (42), notching at least one point in 10 of his last 11 games and in 25 of his last 30 games.

For his honors, Luongo stopped 73 of 76 shots in posting a 3-0-0 record with a 1.00 goals-against average and .961 save percentage as the Canucks (23-16-0) rose to seventh place in the Western Conference after wins over the Nashville Predators, Edmonton Oilers and the Calgary Flames.