Thornton named NHL's 1st star

Sharks centre Joe Thornton collected two goals and six assists in three games last week. (Victor Decolongon/Getty Images)

San Jose Sharks centre Joe Thornton was named the NHL's first star of the week Monday after leading all scorers with eight points last week.

Thornton had two goals, six assists and a plus-3 rating in three games.

Montreal Canadiens goaltender Carey Price was named second star and Ottawa Senators centre Mike Fisher took the third star.

Price posted a 2-0-1 record with a 1.89 goals-against average and .940 save percentage last week.

Fisher recorded six points (2-4) and a plus-5 rating to help the Senators win three consecutive games.

Senators keep marching with win over Flames: The Ottawa Senators notched their 12th win in the last 13 games with a 3-2 come-from-behind win over the visiting Calgary Flames on Tuesday.
Canucks struck down by Lightning: Martin St. Louis had two goals and one assist as the Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Vancouver Canucks 3-1 on Tuesday night.
Stars land Lehtonen for prospect, pick: The Dallas Stars acquired goaltender Kari Lehtonen from the Atlanta Thrashers for rookie defenceman Ivan Vishnevskiy and a fourth-round draft pick on Tuesday.
Getzlaf 'feels better' but status up in air: An MRI on the sprained left ankle of Ryan Getzlaf shows no significant ligament damage, and the Anaheim Ducks centre is optimistic that he can still compete in the Olympics for Team Canada.
Kariya ends drought in Blues shootout win: Paul Kariya scored his first goal at home in more than 15 months and the St. Louis Blues recovered after blowing a two-goal cushion, beating the Detroit Red Wings 4-3 in a shootout on Tuesday night.

Senators keep marching with win over Flames: The Ottawa Senators notched their 12th win in the last 13 games with a 3-2 come-from-behind win over the visiting Calgary Flames on Tuesday.
Canucks struck down by Lightning: Martin St. Louis had two goals and one assist as the Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Vancouver Canucks 3-1 on Tuesday night.
B.C. Lions owner Braley buys Argonauts: Toronto Argonauts co-owners David Cynamon and Howard Sokolowski have completed an agreement to sell the franchise to B.C. Lions owner David Braley.
Betty Fox, Gretzky could light Olympic cauldron: Speculation continues around who will be selected to light the Olympic cauldron at Friday's opening ceremony, with Betty Fox, Rick Hansen, and Wayne Gretzky favoured choices for many Canadians.
Getzlaf 'feels better' but status up in air: An MRI on the sprained left ankle of Ryan Getzlaf shows no significant ligament damage, and the Anaheim Ducks centre is optimistic that he can still compete in the Olympics for Team Canada.