NHL Stars of the Week – DeBrincat’s Home Cooking Earns Top Honors

Today the National Hockey League announced their Three Stars of the Week for the week of October 16th through 22nd.

First Star – Alex DeBrincat (RW – DET)

• Alex DeBrincat lead the League in goals (5) and was second in points (8) in four games played for the Detroit Red Wings. To open up his week DeBrincat would record an assist in a 4-0 victory over Columbus on Oct. 16th, and on Oct. 18th against Pittsburgh he would record two goals and an assist in a 6-3 victory. Then on Oct. 21st against his former team DeBrincat would be held off the scoresheet by Ottawa in a 5-2 victory over the Senators, but to end the week he would record a hat trick plus an assist in a 6-2 victory over Calgary on Oct. 22nd.

Second Star – Alexander Georgiev (G – COL)

• Alexander Georgiev would go a perfect 3-0-0 with a 1.67 goals against average, .940 save percentage, and one shutout for the Colorado Avalanche. To start off his week Georgiev would stop 37 of 38 shots in a 4-1 victory over Seattle on Oct. 17th. Then on Oct. 19th he would record 18 saves for his 14th career shut out in a 4-0 victory over Chicago, and to close out the week Georgiev would make 23 saves in a 6-4 victory over Carolina on Oct. 21st.

Third Star – Sam Reinhart (C – FLA)

• Sam Reinhart would record five goals and an assist for six points in three games played for the Florida Panthers. Reinhart would record two goals in a 4-3 victory over New Jersey on Oct. 16th, and then on Oct. 19th he would record a goal and an assist in a 3-1 victory over Toronto. Then to close out his week Reinhart would record two goals in a 5-3 loss to Vancouver on Oct. 21st.

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