NHL Stars of the Week – Matthews Dual Hat Tricks Shine

Today the National Hockey League announced their Three Stars of the Week for the week of October 10th through 15th and Auston Matthews dual hat tricks shine as he takes top honors.

First Star – Auston Matthews (C – TOR)

• Auston Matthews would become the fifth player in NHL history to open up the season with a hat trick in each of his two first games. Matthews would also become only the second person since the League’s inaugural campaign of 1917-18 to accomplish the feat. Matthews would open up the season with a hat trick against Montreal in a 6-5 shootout victory for the Toronto Maple Leafs on Oct. 11th. Then on Oct. 14th against Minnesota he would record his second hat trick in a 7-4 victory. Matthews would also reach the 300 goal plateau with his first goal in the game against Montreal.

Second Star – Elias Pettersson (C – VAN)

• Elias Pettersson would record a goal and five assists for six points in two games played for the Vancouver Canucks as they would open their season with a home-and-home sweep of the Edmonton Oilers. Pettersson would record a goal and three assists as he would be one of three Canuck players to record four points (Brock Boeser – 4g, JT Miller – 1g 3a) in an 8-1 victory over the Oilers on Oct. 11th. then on Oct. 14th Pettersson would record two assists in a 4-3 win over Edmonton.

Third Star – Evgeni Malkin (C – PIT)

• Evgeni Malkin would record two goals and four assists for six points in three games played for the Pittsburgh Penguins. After being held off of the scoresheet in a 4-2 loss to Chicago on Oct. 10th, Malkin would record a goal and three assists in a 4-0 victory over Washington on Oct. 13th. Then to close out his first week of the season, Malkin would record a goal and an assist in a 5-2 victory over Calgary on Oct. 14th.

*All Graphics courtesy of the NHL, Pittsburgh Penguins, Toronto Maple Leafs, and Vancouver Canucks.

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