Jamie Benn, Lack, Brouwer named our 'Three Stars of the Night'

NEW YORK -- UNB! Network NHL/hockey blog 'The Neutral Zone' has named Jamie Benn, Eddie Lack, and Troy Brouwer as their 'Theee Stars of the Night' for the National Hockey League games taking place on February 23, 2017.

FIRST STAR - JAMIE BENN, F, DALLAS STARS

Benn recorded one goal and one assist in a 5-2 win against the Arizona Coyotes as the Stars began a two-game winning streak.

SECOND STAR - EDDIE LACK, G, CAROLINA HURRICANES

Carolina netminder Eddie Lack earned a 34-save shutout and was named the game’s first star on Friday in just his sixth start this season. Lack’s last shutout was on Jan. 26, 2016, when the Hurricanes blanked the Chicago Blackhawks 5-0, Lack putting up a 40-save effort.

THIRD STAR - TROY BROUWER, F, CALGARY FLAMES

Brouwer had a goal and an assist to help the Flames go 4-0-1 (9 points) in their last five games.

Hurricanes Recall Eddie Lack from Charlotte

RALEIGH, NC - Ron Francis, Executive Vice President and General Manager of the National Hockey League's Carolina Hurricanes, today announced that the team has recalled goaltender Eddie Lack from a conditioning stint with the Charlotte Checkers of the American Hockey League (AHL).

Lack, 29, was assigned to Charlotte for a conditioning stint on Thursday after missing 26 of the Hurricanes' last 30 games due to a concussion. In two games with the Checkers, Lack allowed just three goals in 120 minutes of work, good for a 1-1-0 record, 1.50 goals-against average and a .952 save percentage. The Norrtälje, Sweden, native is 1-2-1 with a 3.78 goals-against average in five games for the Hurricanes this season. Lack has appeared in 121 career NHL games with Vancouver and Carolina, going 47-46-16 with a 2.59 goals-against average and .910 save percentage.