Vegas Golden Knights’ Jack Eichel has been named NHL’s third star of the week.
With points in all three games, Eichel recorded one goal and six assists, leading the NHL in both assists and points.
Dylan Guenther was named the first start of the week after he came out to a blazing start with Utah HC, leading the NHL in goals with five. Connor Hellebuyck was named the second star, recording three wins, a shutout and giving up just two goals.
Eichel’s hot start to the season was both needed and expected. Eichel has shown signs of becoming the dominant offensive player he was drafted as but injuries have made consistently showing it during the regular season a difficult task. If his health stays intact, it isn’t out of the question to see Eichel be amongst the NHL leaders in points this year.
Here’s what the NHL’s press release said about Eichel’s fantastic first week:
“Eichel led the NHL with six assists and seven points in three games (1-6—7) to power the Golden Knights (3-0-0, 6 points) to their third straight 3-0-0 start to the season (7-0-0 in 2023-24 and 3-0-0 in 2022-23). He opened the campaign with four helpers, his second career four-assist performance (also March 31, 2018 at NSH: 0-5—5), in a 8-4 triumph over the Colorado Avalanche Oct. 9. Eichel then posted 1-1—2 in a 4-3 win versus the St. Louis Blues Oct. 11 before assisting on Tomas Hertl’s tiebreaking goal in the third period of a 3-1 victory against the Anaheim Ducks Oct. 13. The 27-year-old Eichel has produced nearly a point per game since being selected with the second overall pick in the 2015 NHL Draft, totaling 212-309—521 in 542 career NHL contests.”
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