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Hammond, Hudler, and Dubnyk are NHL’s three stars of the month

Calgary Flames v Nashville Predators

Calgary Flames v Nashville Predators

Frederick Breedon

Senators goalie Andrew Hammond, Flames forward Jiri Hudler and Wild goalie Devan Dubnyk have been named the NHL’s three stars for the month of March.

From NHL.com:

Hammond went 10-1-1 with a 2.09 goals-against average and .930 save percentage to help the Senators (38-26-12, 88 points) complete an 11-3-2 March and climb within three points of the final Wild Card spot in the Eastern Conference.

Hudler led all players with 13 assists and 23 points to power the Flames (42-28-7, 91 points) to a 9-3-3 March, helping the team jump from the outside of the playoff picture and into third place in the Pacific Division.

Dubnyk paced the NHL with 11 wins, compiling a 1.78 goals-against average and .942 save percentage to lead the Wild (44-25-7, 95 points) to an 11-3-0 March and the first Wild Card position in the Western Conference.

Plenty has already been said and written about the first and third stars -- both are great stories that have received league-wide attention -- but Hudler’s accomplishments have flown largely under the radar outside of Calgary. How many hockey fans know that the 31-year-old has 71 points, and that only six players in the entire league have more points than that?

Not bad for a $4 million cap hit.

Hudler’s career high before this season was 57 points in 82 games (2008-09, with Detroit).