NHL Stars of the Week – Kaprizov Dazzles for Top Honors

Today the National Hockey League announced their Three Stars of the Week for the week of February 19th through 25th.

First Star – Kirill Kaprizov (LW – MIN)

• Kirill Kaprizov would record six goals and six assists for twelve points in four games played for the Minnesota Wild. Kaprizov would start off his week with three goals and three assists in a wild (pun intended) 10-7 victory over Vancouver on Feb. 19th. He would then record a goal and an assist in a 6-3 loss to Winnipeg on Feb. 20th, and on Feb. 23rd Kaprizov would record an assist in a 4-2 victory over Edmonton. Then to close out the week, Kaprizov would score two goals and record an assist in a 5-2 victory over Seattle. on Feb. 24th.

Second Star – Mitch Marner (RW – TOR)

• Mitch Marner would record a goal and nine assists for 10 points in four games played for the Toronto Maple Leafs. Marner would open the week with three assists in back to back games as the Leafs would defeat St. Louis 4-2 on Feb. 19, and a 6-3 victory over Arizona on Feb. 21st. Marner would record two more assists in a 7-3 victory over Vegas on Feb. 22nd, and then to close out the week on Feb. 24th, he would record a goal and an assist in a 4-3 victory over Colorado.

Third Star – Igor Shesterkin (G – NYR)

• Igor Shesterkin would go a perfect 3-0-0 with a 1.00 goals against average and a .975 save percentage in three games played for the New York Rangers. Shesterkin would open up his week with 41 saves in a 3-1 victory over Dallas on Feb. 20th, and on Feb. 22nd he would make 39 saves in a 5-1 victory over New Jersey. Then to close out the week, Shesterkin would make 39 saves in a 2-1 victory over Philadelphia on Feb. 24th.

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