Today the National Hockey League announced their Three Stars of the Week for the week of November 7th through 13th.
First Star – Mikko Rantanen (RW – COL)
- Mikko Rantanen would record three goals and four assists for seven points in two games played for the Colorado Avalanche. Rantanen would kick off the week with two goals and an assists in a 5-3 victory over Nashville on Nov. 10th. He would have the game winning goal, and would be the third multi-goal game of the season for Rantanen. Then on Nov. 12th against Carolina Rantanen would record a goal and three assists in a 4-1 victory.
Second Star – Linus Ullmark (G – BOS)
- Linus Ullmark would go a perfect 3-0-0 for the Boston Bruins that would also see him post a .956 save percentage with a 1.34 goals against average. Ullmark would kick off the week with 26 saves in a 3-1 victory over St. Louis on Nov. 7th, and then on Nov. 10th he would make 31 saves in a 3-1 victory over Calgary. To close out his week, Ullmark would make 29 saves in a 5-2 victory over Vancouver on Nov. 13th.
Third Star – Adam Fox (D – NYR)
- Adam Fox would record two goals and six assists for eight points in four games played for the New York Rangers. Fox would start the week with an assist in a 4-3 loss to the Islanders on Nov. 8th, but would bounce back with a goal and three assists in an 8-2 victory over Detroit on Nov. 10th. Then on Nov. 12th he would record an assist in 2-1 loss to Nashville, and Fox would close out the week with a goal and an assist in 4-1 victory over Arizona on Nov. 13th.
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