Per the NHL press release:
NEW YORK (March 2, 2009) — Atlanta Thrashers left wing Ilya Kovalchuk, Washington Capitals defenseman Mike Green and St. Louis Blues goaltender Chris Mason have been named the NHL’s ‘Three Stars’ for the month of February.
SECOND STAR — MIKE GREEN, D, WASHINGTON CAPITALS
Green led NHL defensemen and ranked second among all scorers with 20 points (nine goals, 11 assists) in 13 games, helping the Capitals post a 9-3-1 record. Green set an NHL record for defensemen with goals in eight consecutive games from Jan. 27 to Feb. 14, breaking the mark previously held by Mike O’Connell of the Boston Bruins (1983-84). It also matched the longest streak by any NHL player since 1997-98. The 23-year-old Calgary native leads all NHL defensemen in scoring with 23-33–56 in 51 games.
His 23 goals are a career high and the most by a Capitals defenseman since Sergei Gonchar had 26 in 2001-02.
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