SportsLine.com's look at the top individuals stars of Wednesday night's NHL Playoff action.

Other April stars of the night

Mike Ricci, C, San Jose Sharks

Mike Ricci(Allsport)

The cuts and bruises that Mike Ricci wears on his face are a testament to the hard-nosed way he plays the game. On Saturday, the St. Louis Blues saw for themselves just how far Ricci will go to help his team win. The Sharks forward fought off a check, picked up his own rebound and somehow got behind St. Louis goalie Roman Turek to score the winning goal in San Jose's 4-2, series-tying victory. Earlier, he helped teammate Gary Suter score by rattling Marc Bergevin , causing the Blues defenseman to put the puck in his own net. "Bergevin makes that play because Ricci's going to the net," Sharks coach Darryl Sutter said.

Jaromir Jagr, RW, Pittsburgh Penguins

Jaromir Jagr(Allsport)

The great players are supposed to step up during the playoffs and Jaromir Jagr is certainly doing what is expected of him against the Capitals. After assisting on four goals during a 7-0 win in Game 1, Jagr came back in Game 2 with another assist and the game-winning goal in overtime from an almost impossible angle. "I'm thinking, why is he shooting from there, but he doesn't need much room," Pittsburgh goalie Ron Tugnutt said. "It was scary watching what he did."

Martin Lapointe, RW, Detroit Red Wings

Martin Lapointe(Allsport)

Martin Lapointe is known as a player who gets under opponents' skin, and at playoff time, the best way to do that is score a few goals. Lapointe scored three times as Detroit whipped Los Angeles 8-5 in Game 2 of the Western quarterfinals series, one of the wildest post-season games that has been played in years. Six goals were scored before the game was seven minutes old, the most since playoff records have been kept. "It is really special to get three goals in a playoff game, but this isn't the type of hockey we're used to," Lapointe said. "I'm sure that both teams are going to make some serious defensive adjustments."

Patrick Roy, G, Colorado Avalanche

Patrick Roy(Allsport)

Patrick Roy came into this playoff season ranking No. 1 in most of the key post-season goaltending categories, but the Avalanche know that his 'leadership' goes beyond just the numbers. Roy's defense makes sure he rarely has to make too many saves, but the ones he does generally are the big ones, either when the score is still close or late in the game. Roy stopped 25 of 26 Phoenix shots on Saturday, including eight in the third period as the Coyotes tried to claw their way back in. Roy also showed he would stand up for teammates when he refused to back down from Jeremy Roenick as tempers flared near the end of the game. "They're going to battle," Roy said. "They showed us at the end, they're not going to give up."

Mats Sundin, C, Toronto Maple Leafs

Mats Sundin(Allsport)

Toronto scored the game's first goal only 46 seconds into the middle frame. The demoralized Senators hardly had a chance to catch their collective breaths when Toronto captain Mats Sundin gathered speed at center ice, broke over the blueline and blasted a shot past Tom Barrasso 42 seconds later. It took another two minutes for Sundin to help his team blow the game wide open by getting his stick on a loose puck in Ottawa's end and somehow directing a one-handed pass to a wide open Steve Thomas, who blasted in another goal that effectively ended all hope for the Senators. "Last year, we let teams get back into games, but tonight, we certainly used the momentum we got after the first goal," Sundin said. "It's a good sign."