The National Hockey League announced their Three Stars of the Week for the week of October 5th through 11th.
First Star – Auston Matthews (C – TOR)
- Matthews led the NHL with 3-6—9 in three contests, bookended by a pair of four-point performances, to power the Maple Leafs (3-2-1, 7 points) to five out of a possible six standings points. He registered 1-3—4, capped by his 15th career overtime goal (the 2nd-most in franchise history), as Toronto rallied from a 3-0 deficit for a 5-4 win against the Nashville Predators Oct. 6. Matthews then collected one assist in a 4-3 shootout loss to the Vegas Golden Knights Oct. 8. He finished the week with 2-2—4, his 19th career four-point game, in a 6-3 triumph over the Colorado Avalanche Oct. 10. The 29-year-old Matthews ranks seventh in the League with 4-6—10 through six total outings this season. The Maple Leafs captain owns 432-358—790 in 695 career NHL appearances (all w/ TOR), the most goals and ninth-most points in the League since being selected with the No. 1 overall pick in the 2016 NHL Draft.
Second Star – Jake Oettinger (G – DAL)
- Oettinger yielded one goal in three starts, making 59 saves (on 60 SA) to compile a 2-0-1 record, 0.33 goals-against average, .983 save percentage and two shutouts for the Stars (2-2-1, 5 points). He opened the week with consecutive shutouts, making 13 saves in a 5-0 triumph versus the San Jose Sharks Oct. 5 and 26 stops in a 4-0 victory against the Buffalo Sabres Oct. 8. It marked the second time in Oettinger’s NHL career that he has posted back-to-back clean sheets, following March 30 (17 SV at SEA) and April 3 (35 SV vs. EDM), 2024. Oettinger then extended his shutout sequence to a career-best 188:52 (the 3rd-longest such run in franchise history), registering 20 total saves in an eventual 2-1 shootout loss to the Pittsburgh Penguins Oct. 10. The 27-year-old Oettinger, who owns a 2-1-1 record through four total appearances this season (0.74 GAA, .963 SV%, 2 SO), ranks third in Stars/North Stars history with 186 wins in 309 career NHL games (all w/ DAL).
Third Star – Alexis Lafrenière (LW – NYR)
- Lafrenière paced the NHL with five goals in three contests (5-2—7) to propel the Rangers (5-2-0, 10 points) to a pair of victories. He notched 3-1—4, his third career hat trick and second career four-point performance (also March 30, 2024 at ARI: 3-2—5), in a 5-2 win versus the New York Islanders Oct. 6. Lafrenière then scored New York’s lone goal in a 3-1 loss to the Washington Capitals Oct. 9. He added 1?1—2, including a helper on Tye Kartye’s goal 27 seconds after the opening face-off, in a 6-2 triumph over the Vancouver Canucks Oct. 11. The 25-year-old Lafrenière leads the Rangers with five goals and eight points through seven total games this season (5-3—8). He has totaled 121-137—258 in 469 career NHL contests (all w/ NYR) since being taken with the No. 1 overall selection in the 2020 NHL Draft.
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