Today the National Hockey League announced their Three Stars of the Week for the week of March 2nd through 8th.
First Star – Mark Scheifele (C – WIN)
- Scheifele compiled 3-5—8 and a pair of game-winning goals across three appearances to propel the Jets (26-26-10, 62 points) to a perfect week as they moved within five points of the final playoff spot in the Western Conference. He notched 1-2—3, capped by his franchise-record 18th career overtime goal (also tied for seventh place in NHL history), in a 3-2 comeback victory against the Chicago Blackhawks March 3. Scheifele then posted 1-1—2, including his sixth game-winning goal of the season (tied for fifth place in the League), in a 4-1 triumph versus the Tampa Bay Lightning March 5. He finished the week with 1-2—3, highlighted by his 30th goal of the campaign as well as the primary assists on both the tying and winning goals, in a 3-2 overtime victory against the Vancouver Canucks March 7. The 32-year-old Scheifele, who leads Winnipeg in goals, assists and points this season, ranks sixth in the entire NHL with 30-48—78 through 62 total contests in 2025-26.
Second Star – Martin Necas (C – COL)
- Necas recorded 3-5—8 in four games to help the League-leading Avalanche (43-10-9, 95 points) extend their winning streak to five contests (dating to Feb. 28) en route to opening a seven-point cushion in the Presidents’ Trophy race. He collected 1-2—3 in a 4-2 triumph over the Los Angeles Kings March 2, followed by his 29th career game-winning goal in a 5-1 victory against the Anaheim Ducks March 3. Necas then produced 1-3—4, his sixth career four-point performance, as well as the clinching shootout goal in a 5-4 win versus the Dallas Stars March 6 before being held off the scoresheet in a 3-2 shootout triumph against the Minnesota Wild March 8. The 27-year-old Necas, in his first full season with Colorado after registering a career-high 27-56—83 in 2024-25 (79 GP w/ CAR and COL), sits eighth in the NHL with 28-48—76 through 59 total appearances in 2025-26.
Third Star – Tage Thompson (C – BUF)
- Thompson notched 2-5—7 in four contests to lift the Sabres (39-19-6, 84 points) into first place in the Atlantic Division on the strength of a seven-game winning streak dating to Feb. 25. He potted his 24th career game-winning goal in a 3-2 triumph over the Vegas Golden Knights March 3. Thompson then tallied one assist in a 5-1 win versus the Pittsburgh Penguins March 5 before scoring his 34th goal of the campaign in a 3-2 victory against the Nashville Predators March 7. He closed the week with his first career four-assist game (and eighth career four-point performance) in an 8-7 comeback win over the Tampa Bay Lightning March 8. The 28-year-old Thompson, who has points in a career-high 11 straight games dating to Jan. 31 (6-9—15), tops Buffalo and ranks 16th in the entire NHL with 34-36—70 across 64 total contests this season.
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*Player Profiles written by NHL PR Staff.
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