NHL Stars of the Week – Pettersson Earns Top Honors

Today the National Hockey League announced their Three Stars of the Week for the week of January 8th through 14th.

First Star – Elias Pettersson (C – VAN)

• Elias Pettersson would record five goals and four assists for nine points in four games played for the Vancouver Canucks. Pettersson would open up his week with two goals and two assists in a 6-3 victory over the New York Rangers on Jan. 8th, and then on Jan. 9th he would record a goal in a 5-2 victory over the New York Islanders. Then on Jan. 11th he would record two goals and two assists for his second four point game of the week in a 4-3 victory over Pittsburgh, and to close out his week Pettersson would be held off of the scoresheet in a 1-0 victory over Buffalo.

Second Star – Blake Coleman (C – CAL)

• Blake Coleman would record four goals and three assists for seven points in three games played for the Calgary Flames. To open up his week Coleman would score two goals in a 6-3 victory over Ottawa on Jan. 9th, and then on Jan. 11th he would record a goal and two assists in a 6-2 victory over Arizona. Then to close out the week, Coleman would record a goal and an assist in a 3-1 victory over Vegas on Jan. 13th.

Third Star – Alexander Georgiev (G – COL)

• Alexander Georgiev would go a perfect 3-0-0 with a 1.95 goals against average, a .929 save percentage, and one shutout in three games played for the Colorado Avalanche. To open up his week Georgiev would make 23 saves in 4-3 shootout victory over Boston on Jan. 8th, and then on Jan. 10th he would make a 25 save shutout performance against Vegas. Then to close out the week Georgiev would make 26 saves in a 5-3 victory over Toronto on Jan. 13th.

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