1st Quarter of the Season 3 Stars by Position.

Forwards:
1-Tomas Vanek: Vanek has set himself apart in the early going racking up a monsterous 23 points in 12 games thus far. 11 goals and 12 assists is a pretty solid ratio! Best Forward this far.
2-Patrick Kane: 21 points thus far for the Buffalo native. Leading his Chicago BlackHawks to an unblemished regulation record.
3-Sidney Crosby: Tied with Kane at 21 points, Sid the Kid is once again showing all of us why he is the best hockey player in the world. Pittsburgh is a team that knows how to win, and that won't change any time soon with Crosby around.


D-Men:
1-Kevin Shattenkirk: While he may be over-looked at times due the the fact of having Peitrangelo on the St. Louis d-core, Shattenkirk is leading all defensemen in scoring with 14 points, a lead which he took from Winnipeg's Tobias Enstrom tonight.
2-Erik Karlsson: It's never good for the league when they lose a player as excited and talented as this. But with Karlsson missing the rest of the season with his injury, this is my way of honoring his efforts this far, on what still promises to be a bright career for the young Swede.
3-Tobias Enstrom: The Swede was on fire to begin the year and currently leads the Jets in points with 13. He has also succumbed to an injury recently and with the way he was working offensively, I can speak for all Jets fans in saying we wish him a speedy recovery.

Goalies:
1-Craig Anderson: With a .949 save percentage and a 1.58 GAA there's really no other choice. He sits tied for second in wins behind Carey Price with 7, and will be Ottawa's only hope of making the playoffs without Spezza and Karlsson.
2-Corey Crawford: I wasn't the only one doubting whether or not Crawford could be a #1 goaltender in this league and he's proving us all wrong. 7 wins, .935 save percentage, and a 1.65 GAA are some impressive numbers on an impressive team.
3-Pekka Rinne: He's collected 6 wins this far which is nothing to scoff at. Oh, did I mention 3 of them were shut outs? He currently leads the league in shut outs with 3 and has racked up a .938 save percentage, and a 1.61 GAA.

Top Rookie:
This far it's been Cory Conacher of the Tampa Bay Lightning. He's racked up 5 goals and 7 assists so far and leads all rookies in scoring. Vladimir Tarasenko is a close second with 6 goals and 11 points for the Blues.
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