Today the National Hockey League announced their Three Stars of the Week for the week of January 22nd through 28th.
First Star – Nikita Kucherov (RW – TB)
- Nikita Kucherov would record four goals and five assists for nine points in three games played for the Tampa Bay Lightning as he makes his fifth All Star appearance this upcoming weekend. Kucherov would start off his week with three goals and an assist in a 6-3 victory over Philadelphia on Jan. 23rd, and then on Jan. 25th in a 6-3 victory over Arizona he would record a goal and two assists. Then to close out his week Kucherov would record two assists in a 6-3 victory over New Jersey on Jan. 27th.
Second Star – Connor McDavid (C – EDM)
- Connor McDavid would record four goals and four assists for eight points in three games played for the Edmonton Oilers, and he will be captaining one of the All Stars teams this upcoming weekend. To begin his week McDavid would score a goal in a 4-1 victory over Columbus on Jan. 23rd, and then on Jan. 25th he would record two goals and an assist in a 3-0 victory over Chicago. Then on Jan. 27th McDavid would end the week with a goal and three assists in a 4-1 win over Nashville.
Third Star – Matthew Tkachuk (LW – FLA)
- Matthew Tkachuk would also compile four goals and four assists for eight points but in four games played for the Florida Panthers. Tkachuk would start off the week with a goal and an assist in a 4-1 victory over Nashville on Jan. 22nd, and on Jan. 24th he would record two goals and an assist in a 6-2 victory over Arizona. Then on Jan. 26th he would pick up an assist in a 3-2 shootout victory over Pittsburgh, and then to close out the week Tkachuk would record a goal and an assist in a 3-2 overtime victory over the New York Islanders on Jan. 27th.
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