Today the National Hockey League announced their Three Stars of the Week for the week of October 27th through November 2nd, 2025.
First Star – Lukas Dostal (G – ANA)
- Dostal paced the NHL with three wins in as many starts (3-0-0), compiling a 1.63 goals-against average, .948 save percentage and League-high 91 saves to propel the Ducks (7-3-1, 15 points) to a perfect week and into first place in the Pacific Division. He denied 31 shots, and two of three shootout attempts, in a 3-2 victory against the Florida Panthers Oct. 28. Dostal then made 28 saves, including 14 in the second period, in a 5-2 triumph over the Detroit Red Wings Oct. 31. He closed the week with a season-high 32 stops in a 4-1 win versus the New Jersey Devils Nov. 2. The 25-year-old Dostal, a third-round pick (85th overall) from the 2018 NHL Draft, owns a 5-3-1 record (2.55 GAA, .916 SV%) through nine total appearances this season and a 47-61-14 mark (3.23 GAA, .903 SV%, 2 SO) in 130 career NHL outings (all w/ ANA).
Second Star – Drake Batherson (RW – OTT)
- Batherson led the League with 3-5—8, and scored a pair of deciding goals, in four contests to propel the Senators (6-5-2, 14 points) to a 2-1-1 week. He registered his second straight 2-1—3 effort (also Oct. 25 at WSH), including the winning goal, in a 7-2 triumph over the Boston Bruins Oct. 27. Batherson then collected a pair of assists in a 7-3 loss to the Chicago Blackhawks Oct. 28, followed by one helper – and the decisive shootout goal – in a 4-3 victory against the Calgary Flames Oct. 30. He ended the week with 1-1—2, his fourth multi-point outing in his last five games, in a 4-3 overtime defeat versus the Montreal Canadiens Nov. 1. The 27-year-old Batherson, a fourth-round pick (121st overall) from the 2017 NHL Draft, tops Ottawa with 5-10—15 in 10 games this season and has 121-187—308 in 401 career NHL appearances (all w/ OTT).
Third Star – Philipp Kurashev (C – SJ)
- Kurashev totaled 4-3—7 in four games to propel the Sharks (4-6-3, 11 points) to five out of a possible eight standings points. He opened the week with 1-1—2 in each of his first two contests, a 4-3 loss to the Los Angeles Kings Oct. 28 and a 5-2 victory over the New Jersey Devils Oct. 30. Kurashev then scored twice, highlighted by his fourth career overtime winner, in a 3-2 triumph versus the Colorado Avalanche Nov. 1. He added one assist in a 3-2 shootout loss to the Detroit Red Wings Nov. 2. The 26-year-old Kurashev, a fourth-round pick (120th overall) from the 2018 NHL Draft (by CHI), owns 5-4—9 through 11 games this season (his first w/ SJS) and 53-86—139 in 328 career NHL outings.
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