Today the National Hockey League announced their Three Stars of the Week for the week of October 7th through 12th, 2025.
First Star – Pavel Dorofeyev (RW – VGK)
- Dorofeyev (5-0—5 in 3 GP) paced the NHL in both goals (5) and power-play goals (4) to propel the Golden Knights (1-0-2, 4 points) to four out of a possible six standings points. Dorofeyev opened the season with his third career hat trick – notching all three goals in the second period – in a 6-5 shootout loss to the Los Angeles Kings Oct. 8. He then scored once in both a 4-3 overtime victory against the San Jose Sharks Oct. 9 and a 2-1 overtime loss to the Seattle Kraken Oct. 11. The 24-year-old Dorofeyev, a third-round pick (79th overall) from the 2019 NHL Draft, has totaled 60-30—90 through 152 career NHL appearances. That includes career highs in goals (35), assists (17) and points (52) while playing in all 82 games for Vegas last season.
Second Star – Shane Pinto (C – OTT)
- Pinto registered a pair of multi-point performances, totaling 4-1—5, to help the Senators (1-1-0, 2 points) split their first two contests of 2025-26. He posted 2-1—3, including the tying and go-ahead goals, as Ottawa earned a 5-4 comeback victory against the Tampa Bay Lightning Oct. 9. Pinto then scored both Senators goals in a 6-2 loss to the Florida Panthers Oct. 11 to become the first player in franchise history to start a campaign with consecutive multi-goal outings. The 24-year-old Pinto, a second-round pick (32nd overall) in the 2019 NHL Draft, is coming off a career-best 21-16—37 season in 2024-25 (70 GP) and owns 55-57—112 through 212 career NHL games.
Third Star – Sergei Bobrovsky (G – FLA)
- Bobrovsky went 3-0-0 with a 1.67 goals-against average and .925 save percentage to lift the two-time defending Stanley Cup champion Panthers (3-0-0, 6 points) to a perfect start to their season. He made 17 saves in a 3-2 win over the Chicago Blackhawks Oct. 7, 19 stops in a 2-1 triumph versus the Philadelphia Flyers Oct. 9 and 26 saves in a 6-2 victory against the Ottawa Senators Oct. 11. The 37-year-old Bobrovsky, who ascended to 10th place on the League’s all-time wins list last season, has a 432-243-57 record in 757 career NHL appearances (2.57 GAA, .914 SV%, 49 SO).
*All Graphics courtesy of the NHL, Vegas Golden Knights, Ottawa Senators, and Florida Panthers.
*Player Profiles written by NHL PR Staff.
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