Wednesdays's Three Stars: Koivu leads; Mitchell blasts Toews

No. 1 star: Mikko Koivu(notes), Minnesota WildThe newly-minted captain scored his third of the season on the power play to tie the game against the red-hot Colorado Avalanche at 15:09 of the third, and then beat Craig Anderson(notes) in the shootout to lead Minnesota to a 3-2 victory. He also assisted on Brent Burns's(notes) first of the season and played an outstanding overall game, as Minnesota snapped its five-game winning streak. No. 2 star: Steve Begin(notes), Boston BruinsTied 2-2 with the Nashville Predators at home, the Bruins needed someone to make a play. That someone was Begin, scoring his first of the season from newly acquired Daniel Paille(notes) to give Boston a 3-2 lead in the third and an eventual win by that margin. This was one the Bruins needed to have after losing star center Marc Savard(notes) to a broken foot. No. 3 star: Willie Mitchell(notes), Vancouver CanucksIt was a playoff atmosphere as the Canucks battled the Chicago Blackhawks for the first time si...