Today the National Hockey League announced their Three Stars of the Week for the week of January 15th through 21st.
First Star – Kirill Kaprizov (LW – MIN)
- Kirill Kaprizov would record five goals and three assists for eight points in four games played for the Minnesota Wild, and to open up his week Kaprizov would record an assist in a 5-0 victory over the New York Islanders on Jan. 15th. On Jan. 18th in a 7-3 loss to Tampa Bay he would record an assist, and on Jan. 19th Kaprizov would tally two goals and an assist in a 6-4 vin over Florida. Then to close out the week Kaprizov would record a hat trick in a 5-2 victory over Carolina on Jan. 21st.
Second Star – David Pastrnak (RW – BOS)
- David Pastrnak would also record five goals along with two assists for seven points in three games for the Boston Bruins. To start off the week Pastrnak would record a goal and an assist in a 3-0 victory over New Jersey on Jan. 15th, and then on Jan. 18th he would record a hat trick in a 5-2 victory over Colorado. Then on Jan. 20th to close out the week Pastrnak would record a goal and an assist in a 9-4 victory over Montreal.
Third Star – Logan Thompson (G – VGK)
- Logan Thompson would backstop the Vegas Golden Knights with a perfect 3-0-0 record with a 1.34 goals against average, and a .956 save percentage in three games played. To open up his week Thompson would stop 34 of 35 shots faced in a 4-1 victory over Nashville on Jan. 15th, and then he would make 29 saves in a 5-1 victory over the New York Rangers on Jan. 18th. Then to close out the week Thompson would make 23 saves in a 3-2 victory over Pittsburgh on Jan. 20th.
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