No. 1. Star: Vladimir Tarasenko, St. Louis Blues
The Blues sniper is the key to St. Louis’ series against Minnesota. The Wild simply has no answer for the skilled Russian who, when he’s on, is about as unstoppable as they come in the NHL. Check out the elevation on the wrister in the below video. His hat trick helped give St. Louis a 4-1 win and tied this first round series at 1-1.
No. 2. Star: Tyler Johnson, Tampa Bay Lightning
The Tampa forward flashed his speed in the Lightning’s 5-1 pasting of the Detroit Red Wings.