Legace is top NHL player of the week

NEW YORK, Feb. 18 (UPI) -- St. Louis goaltender Manny Legace, whose only loss in four games last week was in overtime, was selected the top NHL player of the week.

The NHL each Monday picks three players as its top stars of the week. Joining Legace this week were New York Islanders winger Ruslan Fedotenko and Montreal goaltender Carey Price. Games Feb. 11-18 were considered for this week's awards.

Legace allowed 1.49 goals a game, stopped more then 95 percent of the shots fired at him and allowed more than one goal in just one of the four games. That was in a 2-1 overtime loss Saturday to Nashville. His strong play helped the Blues pull within 3 points of a playoff spot. He is 22-15-6 this season.

Fedotenko had four goals and one assist on the week. Two of his goals were game-winners. He had goals in each of the three Islanders' wins on the week with game-winners against Philadelphia and Atlanta and two goals in a 5-4 win over Toronto.

Price was 3-0 on the week, stopping 103 of 107 shots. He had 34 saves in a 1-0 win over Philadelphia for his first NHL shutout.