FIRST STAR -- STEVEN STAMKOS, C, TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING
Stamkos led all players in scoring with 19 points (nine goals, 10 assists) in 10 games as the Lightning (7-2-1) finished October with the top record in the Eastern Conference for the first time in franchise history. The 20-year-old Markham, Ontario native, who last season became the third-youngest player in NHL history to claim the League's goal-scoring title with 51, tallied points in nine of 10 games, highlighted by five multiple-point performances and a pair of game-winning goals. He also ranked among the League leaders in plus-minus, tying for second overall with a +9 rating. Stamkos tallied three points (two goals, one assist) in a 5-3 opening-night victory over the Atlanta Thrashers Oct. 9, notched a goal and two assists in a 5-4 victory over Dallas Oct. 18, ending the Stars' perfect 4-0-0 start to the season, and tallied the second hat trick of his NHL career plus an assist in a 5-2 victory over the Thrashers Oct. 22.
SECOND STAR -- TIM THOMAS, G, BOSTON BRUINS
THIRD STAR -- CHRIS STEWART, RW, COLORADO AVALANCHE
Stewart ranked second behind Stamkos in October scoring, posting 16 points (nine goals, seven assists) in 11 games. He also tied for the League lead with three game-winning goals, helping the Avalanche (6-4-1) claim first place in the Northwest Division. The 23-year-old Toronto native, who enjoyed a breakout 28-goal season in 2009-10, opened the new campaign with a goal and an assist in a 4-3 overtime victory over the Stanley Cup champion Chicago Blackhawks Oct. 7. He ended the month owning the NHL's longest active point streak of eight games (8-6--14 from Oct. 15-30), highlighted by his second career hat trick in a 6-5 victory over the Calgary Flames on Oct. 28.