Brodeur, Jokinen, Crosby named weekly stars

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03/16/2009 - New York, NY (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - New Jersey goaltender Martin Brodeur, Calgary center Olli Jokinen and Pittsburgh center Sidney Crosby were named as the NHL's three stars for the week ending March 15.

Brodeur is coming off a historic week, in which he tied Patrick Roy's all-time record for goaltender wins of 551. He accomplished the feat in the Devils' 3-1 victory Saturday over Montreal, which capped a 3-0-0 week for the four-time Vezina Trophy winner. In addition to the three wins, Brodeur posted a 1.67 goals-against average and .943 save percentage.

Meanwhile, Jokinen continued his strong play since Calgary acquired him at the trade deadline. He led the NHL in scoring last week, notching six goals and two assists. Jokinen tallied most of his points with a three-goal, two-assist performance Saturday in an 8-6 loss to Toronto.

Crosby recorded two goals and six assists in four games, as the Penguins went 2-0-2 and improved to fifth place in the Eastern Conference standings. Three of his assists came in Sunday's 6-4 win over the East-leading Boston Bruins.

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Rudy - was quite good singing "Free Ride" to start off.  Randy was not impressed though.  Paula thought he started off fantastic.  "Never had anyone stop off so lively" said Paula but Simon (who does not like Rudy) does not feel he has a distinct voice and was not impressed either. 

Brandon was a little pitchy according to Randy and Paula agreed.  Simon said he was a good singer but the song was "too safe" and he needs to make an impact.  He was listed at +1200 odds or $1200 paid out on a $100 bet should he win the competition. 

Big favorite Sundance came in with a flat version of "Knights in White Satin" and the judges let him have it, including Paula.  Randy claimed the song was out of pitch throughout.

Korean American - and a Jenny Woo favorite - Paul Kim was up next.  Another pitchy flat one but Randy said he still liked his potential.  Kim at +3000 odds was said to have sung a "third rate version of that (George Michael) song" according to Simon Cowell.  He sang "Careless Whisper".

22 year old Chris Richardson was up next.  He was listed with +1100 odds coming in.  He got the best response from the judges though Simon did not believe the vocal was that great. 

Nick was boring and pitchy.  Simon didn't think he was that bad though and predicted he would be back next week.  Nick Pedro was a big +3000 dog coming into this competition. 

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Jared Cotter followed.  He was listed with +2000 odds early on to win the competition.  The judges felt he needs to take more risks but looked good. 

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