List of 2011–12 NHL Three Star Awards

The 2011–12 NHL Three Star Awards are the way the National Hockey League denotes its players of the week and players of the month of the 2011–12 season.

Weekly

Weekly
Week	First Star	Second Star	Third Star
October 17, 2011^[1]	Phil Kessel (Toronto Maple Leafs)	John Tavares (New York Islanders)	Kari Lehtonen (Dallas Stars)
October 24, 2011^[2]	Jonathan Quick (Los Angeles Kings)	Jason Spezza (Ottawa Senators)	Tomas Vokoun (Washington Capitals)
October 31, 2011^[3]	Carey Price (Montreal Canadiens)	Nikolai Khabibulin (Edmonton Oilers)	Jaromir Jagr (Philadelphia Flyers)
November 7, 2011^[4]	Josh Harding (Minnesota Wild)	Loui Eriksson (Dallas Stars)	Nicklas Backstrom (Washington Capitals)
November 14, 2011^[5]	Tyler Seguin (Boston Bruins)	Jimmy Howard (Detroit Red Wings)	Jonathan Toews (Chicago Blackhawks)
November 21, 2011^[6]	Carey Price (Montreal Canadiens)	Marc-Edouard Vlasic (San Jose Sharks)	Matt Read (Philadelphia Flyers)
November 28, 2011^[7]	Sidney Crosby (Pittsburgh Penguins)	Cory Schneider (Vancouver Canucks)	Brian Elliott (St. Louis Blues)
December 5, 2011^[8]	Matt Moulson (New York Islanders)	Ryan O'Reilly (Colorado Avalanche)	Jonathan Quick (Los Angeles Kings)
December 12, 2011^[9]	Jarome Iginla (Calgary Flames)	Matt Hackett (Minnesota Wild)	John Carlson (Washington Capitals)
December 19, 2011^[10]	Jason Spezza (Ottawa Senators)	Pekka Rinne (Nashville Predators)	Evgeni Malkin (Pittsburgh Penguins)
December 26, 2011^[11]	Brad Marchand (Boston Bruins)	Marian Gaborik (New York Rangers)	Jean-Sebastien Giguere (Colorado Avalanche)
January 2, 2012^[12]	Steven Stamkos (Tampa Bay Lightning)	Alexander Ovechkin (Washington Capitals)	Jonathan Quick (Los Angeles Kings)
January 9, 2012^[13]	Jamie Benn (Dallas Stars)	Joffrey Lupul (Toronto Maple Leafs)	Craig Anderson (Ottawa Senators)
January 16, 2012^[14]	Craig Anderson (Ottawa Senators)	Viktor Stalberg (Chicago Blackhawks)	Evgeni Malkin (Pittsburgh Penguins)
January 23, 2012^[15]	Evgeni Malkin (Pittsburgh Penguins)	Scott Hartnell (Philadelphia Flyers)	Evgeni Nabokov (New York Islanders)
January 30, 2012^[16]	Mikhail Grabovski (Toronto Maple Leafs)	Pekka Rinne (Nashville Predators)	Daniel Alfredsson (Ottawa Senators)
February 6, 2012^[17]	Sam Gagner (Edmonton Oilers)	Ilya Kovalchuk (New Jersey Devils)	James Reimer (Toronto Maple Leafs)
February 13, 2012^[18]	Mike Smith (Phoenix Coyotes)	Evgeni Malkin (Pittsburgh Penguins)	David Perron (St. Louis Blues)
February 20, 2012^[19]	Jonas Hiller (Anaheim Ducks)	Blake Wheeler (Winnipeg Jets)	Jason Spezza (Ottawa Senators)
February 27, 2012^[20]	Erik Karlsson (Ottawa Senators)	Teddy Purcell (Tampa Bay Lightning)	Kari Lehtonen (Dallas Stars)
March 5, 2012^[21]	Ryan Miller (Buffalo Sabres)	Niklas Kronwall (Detroit Red Wings)	Ray Emery (Chicago Blackhawks)
March 12, 2012^[22]	Ilya Bryzgalov (Philadelphia Flyers)	Ilya Kovalchuk (New Jersey Devils)	Jaroslav Halak (St. Louis Blues)
March 19, 2012^[23]	Ilya Bryzgalov (Philadelphia Flyers)	Corey Crawford (Chicago Blackhawks)	Martin Erat (Nashville Predators)
March 26, 2012^[24]	Evgeni Malkin (Pittsburgh Penguins)	Ryan Miller (Buffalo Sabres)	Alexander Ovechkin (Washington Capitals)
April 2, 2012^[25]	Wayne Simmonds (Philadelphia Flyers)	Zdeno Chara (Boston Bruins)	Mike Smith (Phoenix Coyotes)
April 9, 2012^[26]	Mike Smith (Phoenix Coyotes)	Steven Stamkos (Tampa Bay Lightning)	Sidney Crosby (Pittsburgh Penguins)

Monthly

Monthly
Month	First Star	Second Star	Third Star
October^[27]	Phil Kessel (Toronto Maple Leafs)	Kari Lehtonen (Dallas Stars)	Nikolai Khabibulin (Edmonton Oilers)
November^[28]	Tim Thomas (Boston Bruins)	Jonathan Toews (Chicago Blackhawks)	Joffrey Lupul (Toronto Maple Leafs)
December^[29]	Evgeni Malkin (Pittsburgh Penguins)	Steven Stamkos (Tampa Bay Lightning)	Henrik Sedin (Vancouver Canucks)
January^[30]	John Tavares (New York Islanders)	Evgeni Malkin (Pittsburgh Penguins)	Pekka Rinne (Nashville Predators)
February^[31]	Mike Smith (Phoenix Coyotes)	Erik Karlsson (Ottawa Senators)	Steven Stamkos (Tampa Bay Lightning)
March^[32]	Ilya Bryzgalov (Philadelphia Flyers)	Evgeni Malkin (Pittsburgh Penguins)	Ryan Miller (Buffalo Sabres)

Rookie of the month

Rookie of the Month
Month	Player
October^[33]	Ryan Nugent-Hopkins (Edmonton Oilers)
November^[34]	Ryan Nugent-Hopkins (Edmonton Oilers)
December^[35]	Adam Henrique (New Jersey Devils)
January^[36]	Cody Hodgson (Vancouver Canucks)
February^[37]	Gabriel Landeskog (Colorado Avalanche)
March^[38]	Marcus Foligno (Buffalo Sabres)

References

^ "Kessel, Tavares, Lehtonen earn 'Three Stars' honors". Nhl.com. 2011-10-17. Retrieved 2012-06-20.
^ "Quick's dominance earns him NHL's 'First Star'". Nhl.com. Retrieved 2012-06-20.
^ "Price, Khabibulin, Jagr are NHL's Three Stars". Nhl.com. 2011-10-31. Retrieved 2012-06-20.
^ "Wild's Harding named NHL's First Star of the week". Nhl.com. Retrieved 2012-06-20.
^ "Seguin, Howard, Toews are NHL's Three Stars". Nhl.com. 2011-11-14. Retrieved 2012-06-20.
^ "Habs' Price's two shutouts earn First Star honors". Nhl.com. 2011-11-21. Retrieved 2012-06-20.
^ "Crosby, Schneider and Elliott named 'Three Stars'". Nhl.com. 2011-11-28. Retrieved 2012-06-20.
^ "Moulson, O'Reilly, Quick named as 'Three Stars'". Nhl.com. Retrieved 2012-06-20.
^ "Iginla, Hackett, Carlson are NHL's Three Stars". Nhl.com. Retrieved 2012-06-20.
^ "Spezza, Rinne, Malkin named NHL's 'Three Stars'". Nhl.com. 2011-12-19. Retrieved 2012-06-20.
^ "Marchand, Gaborik, Giguere earn Three Stars". Nhl.com. 2011-12-26. Retrieved 2012-06-20.
^ "Stamkos, Ovechkin, Quick earn Three Star nods". Nhl.com. Retrieved 2012-06-20.
^ "Benn, Lupul, Anderson earn Three Star honors". Nhl.com. Retrieved 2012-06-20.
^ "Anderson, Stalberg, Malkin named NHL's Three Stars". Nhl.com. 2012-01-16. Retrieved 2012-06-20.
^ "Stars of the Week: Malkin, Hartnell, Nabokov". Nhl.com. 2012-01-23. Retrieved 2012-06-20.
^ "Grabovski, Rinne, Alfie named week's 'Three Stars'". Nhl.com. 2012-01-30. Retrieved 2012-06-20.
^ "NHL's Three Stars: Gagner, Kovalchuk, Reimer". Nhl.com. 1988-12-31. Retrieved 2012-06-20.
^ "Smith, Malkin, Perron are NHL's Three Stars". Nhl.com. 2012-02-13. Retrieved 2012-06-20.
^ "Hiller, Wheeler, Spezza named Stars of the Week". Nhl.com. 2012-02-20. Retrieved 2012-06-20.
^ "Karlsson, Purcell and Lehtonen are NHL's '3 Stars'". Nhl.com. 2012-02-27. Retrieved 2012-06-20.
^ "Three Stars: Miller, Kronwall, Emery earn honors". Nhl.com. Retrieved 2012-06-20.
^ "Bryzgalov, Kovalchuk, Halak named Three Stars". Nhl.com. Retrieved 2012-06-20.
^ "Bryzgalov repeats as First Star of the Week". Nhl.com. 2012-03-19. Retrieved 2012-06-20.
^ "Malkin, Miller, Ovechkin named week's Three Stars". Nhl.com. 2012-03-26. Retrieved 2012-06-20.
^ "Simmonds, Chara, Smith are Three Stars of the Week". Nhl.com. Retrieved 2012-06-20.
^ "Smith, Stamkos and Crosby earn Three Star honors". Nhl.com. Retrieved 2012-06-20.
^ "Kessel, Lehtonen, Khabibulin are October's stars". Nhl.com. Retrieved 2012-06-20.
^ "Thomas, Toews, Lupul are November's Three Stars". Nhl.com. Retrieved 2012-06-20.
^ "Malkin, Stamkos, Sedin grab monthly honors". Nhl.com. Retrieved 2012-06-20.
^ "January's Three Stars: Tavares, Malkin, Rinne". Nhl.com. Retrieved 2012-06-20.
^ "February's stars: Smith, Karlsson, Stamkos". Nhl.com. Retrieved 2012-06-20.
^ "March's stars: Bryzgalov, Malkin, Miller". Nhl.com. Retrieved 2012-06-20.
^ "Nugent-Hopkins earns Rookie of the Month honors". Nhl.com. Retrieved 2012-06-20.
^ "Nugent-Hopkins repeats as Rookie of the Month". Nhl.com. Retrieved 2012-06-20.
^ "Devils' Henrique named NHL Rookie of the Month". Nhl.com. Retrieved 2012-06-20.
^ "Vancouver's Hodgson named Rookie of the Month". Nhl.com. Retrieved 2012-06-20.
^ "All-purpose Landeskog looking Calder-worthy". Nhl.com. Retrieved 2012-06-20.
^ "Sabres' Foligno named Rookie of the Month". Nhl.com. Retrieved 2012-06-20.

[1] "Kessel, Tavares, Lehtonen earn 'Three Stars' honors". Nhl.com. 2011-10-17. Retrieved 2012-06-20.

[2] "Quick's dominance earns him NHL's 'First Star'". Nhl.com. Retrieved 2012-06-20.

[3] "Price, Khabibulin, Jagr are NHL's Three Stars". Nhl.com. 2011-10-31. Retrieved 2012-06-20.

[4] "Wild's Harding named NHL's First Star of the week". Nhl.com. Retrieved 2012-06-20.

[5] "Seguin, Howard, Toews are NHL's Three Stars". Nhl.com. 2011-11-14. Retrieved 2012-06-20.

[6] "Habs' Price's two shutouts earn First Star honors". Nhl.com. 2011-11-21. Retrieved 2012-06-20.

[7] "Crosby, Schneider and Elliott named 'Three Stars'". Nhl.com. 2011-11-28. Retrieved 2012-06-20.

[8] "Moulson, O'Reilly, Quick named as 'Three Stars'". Nhl.com. Retrieved 2012-06-20.

[9] "Iginla, Hackett, Carlson are NHL's Three Stars". Nhl.com. Retrieved 2012-06-20.

[10] "Spezza, Rinne, Malkin named NHL's 'Three Stars'". Nhl.com. 2011-12-19. Retrieved 2012-06-20.

[11] "Marchand, Gaborik, Giguere earn Three Stars". Nhl.com. 2011-12-26. Retrieved 2012-06-20.

[12] "Stamkos, Ovechkin, Quick earn Three Star nods". Nhl.com. Retrieved 2012-06-20.

[13] "Benn, Lupul, Anderson earn Three Star honors". Nhl.com. Retrieved 2012-06-20.

[14] "Anderson, Stalberg, Malkin named NHL's Three Stars". Nhl.com. 2012-01-16. Retrieved 2012-06-20.

[15] "Stars of the Week: Malkin, Hartnell, Nabokov". Nhl.com. 2012-01-23. Retrieved 2012-06-20.

[16] "Grabovski, Rinne, Alfie named week's 'Three Stars'". Nhl.com. 2012-01-30. Retrieved 2012-06-20.

[17] "NHL's Three Stars: Gagner, Kovalchuk, Reimer". Nhl.com. 1988-12-31. Retrieved 2012-06-20.

[18] "Smith, Malkin, Perron are NHL's Three Stars". Nhl.com. 2012-02-13. Retrieved 2012-06-20.

[19] "Hiller, Wheeler, Spezza named Stars of the Week". Nhl.com. 2012-02-20. Retrieved 2012-06-20.

[20] "Karlsson, Purcell and Lehtonen are NHL's '3 Stars'". Nhl.com. 2012-02-27. Retrieved 2012-06-20.

[21] "Three Stars: Miller, Kronwall, Emery earn honors". Nhl.com. Retrieved 2012-06-20.

[22] "Bryzgalov, Kovalchuk, Halak named Three Stars". Nhl.com. Retrieved 2012-06-20.

[23] "Bryzgalov repeats as First Star of the Week". Nhl.com. 2012-03-19. Retrieved 2012-06-20.

[24] "Malkin, Miller, Ovechkin named week's Three Stars". Nhl.com. 2012-03-26. Retrieved 2012-06-20.

[25] "Simmonds, Chara, Smith are Three Stars of the Week". Nhl.com. Retrieved 2012-06-20.

[26] "Smith, Stamkos and Crosby earn Three Star honors". Nhl.com. Retrieved 2012-06-20.

[27] "Kessel, Lehtonen, Khabibulin are October's stars". Nhl.com. Retrieved 2012-06-20.

[28] "Thomas, Toews, Lupul are November's Three Stars". Nhl.com. Retrieved 2012-06-20.

[29] "Malkin, Stamkos, Sedin grab monthly honors". Nhl.com. Retrieved 2012-06-20.

[30] "January's Three Stars: Tavares, Malkin, Rinne". Nhl.com. Retrieved 2012-06-20.

[31] "February's stars: Smith, Karlsson, Stamkos". Nhl.com. Retrieved 2012-06-20.

[32] "March's stars: Bryzgalov, Malkin, Miller". Nhl.com. Retrieved 2012-06-20.

[33] "Nugent-Hopkins earns Rookie of the Month honors". Nhl.com. Retrieved 2012-06-20.

[34] "Nugent-Hopkins repeats as Rookie of the Month". Nhl.com. Retrieved 2012-06-20.

[35] "Devils' Henrique named NHL Rookie of the Month". Nhl.com. Retrieved 2012-06-20.

[36] "Vancouver's Hodgson named Rookie of the Month". Nhl.com. Retrieved 2012-06-20.

[37] "All-purpose Landeskog looking Calder-worthy". Nhl.com. Retrieved 2012-06-20.

[38] "Sabres' Foligno named Rookie of the Month". Nhl.com. Retrieved 2012-06-20.

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v t e 2011–12 NHL season
Atlantic	New Jersey NY Islanders NY Rangers Philadelphia Pittsburgh
Northeast	Boston Buffalo Montreal Ottawa Toronto
Southeast	Carolina Florida Tampa Bay Washington Winnipeg
Central	Chicago Columbus Detroit Nashville St. Louis
Northwest	Calgary Colorado Edmonton Minnesota Vancouver
Pacific	Anaheim Dallas Los Angeles Phoenix San Jose
See also	Draft NHL Premiere Winter Classic Oil Change All-Star Game Stanley Cup playoffs Stanley Cup Finals Transactions Three Star Awards Suspensions and Fines

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Monthly

Rookie of the month

See also

References