NHL Stars of the Week – Panarin Thrills for Top Honors

Today the National Hockey League announced their Three Stars of the Week for the week of February 6th through 12th.

First Star – Artemi Panarin (LW – NYR)

• Artemi Panarin would score four goals and five assists for nine points in four games played for the New York Rangers. Panarin would open up the week on Feb. 6th with two assists in a 5-4 overtime victory over Calgary, and then on Feb. 8th against Vancouver he would record an assist in a 4-3 victory. On Feb. 10th he would also record an assist in a 6-3 victory over Seattle, and then to close out the week Panarin would score four goals and an assist in a 6-2 victory over Carolina on Feb. 11th.

Second Star – Erik Karlsson (D – SJ)

• Erik Karlsson would continue his stellar season as he would record two goals and five assists for seven points in three games played for the San Jose Sharks. Karlsson would open up the week with a goal and two assists in a 4-3 victory over Tampa Bay on Feb. 7th, and on Feb. 9th he would record an assist in a 4-1 loss to Florida. Then to close out the week Karlsson would record a goal and two assists in a 4-1 victory over Washington on Feb. 12th.

Third Star – Clayton Keller (RW – ARI)

• Clayton Keller would record three goals and four assists for seven points in three games played for the Arizona Coyotes. On Feb. 6th Keller would open up the week with an assist in a 3-2 win over Minnesota, and on Feb. 10the he would record a goal and two assists in a 4-3 overtime loss to Chicago. Then to close out the week Keller would record two goals and an assist in a 6-5 overtime loss to St. Louis on Feb. 11th.

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