Leafs' Matthews, Stars' Oettinger, Rangers' Lafreniere NHL's three stars of week
The NHL has named Auston Matthews, Jake Oettinger, and Alexis Lafreniere as its three stars of the week following standout performances. Matthews led the league in points, Oettinger maintained a strong record in goal, and Lafreniere recorded a hat trick.
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NEW YORK — Toronto Maple Leafs captain Auston Matthews is the NHL’s first star of the week. Matthews led the league with nine points (three goals, six assists) across three games, including a pair of four-point outings. He had a goal and three assists, scoring the overtime winner, in a 5-4 comeback win against Nashville last Tuesday. It was his 15th career overtime goal, good for second on the Maple Leafs all-time list. Matthews closed the week with a two-goal, two-assist showing in a 6-3 win over Colorado on Saturday for his 19th career four-point game.
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