(New York) Centers Connor McDavid and Aleksander Barkov of the Edmonton Oilers and Florida Panthers, along with New York Islanders goaltender Semyon Varlamov were named the National League’s three stars of the past week. hockey.
Posted at 1:44 p.m.
McDavid tied for the league lead in scoring with eight points, including five goals, in four games, which allowed him to break the 100-point mark for the fifth time in seven seasons on the Bettman League.
By recording two points (1-1) against the Arizona Coyotes on March 28, he became the sixth player in NHL history to record five 100-point seasons before his 26and birthday.
Holder of the Art-Ross Trophy, McDavid is in the midst of a 13-game point streak, during which he has scored 11 goals and added 15 assists. He leads the league with 105 points (40-65) in 69 games.
Barkov finished the week with the same production as McDavid (5-3-8), scoring two points in each of the four games played by the Panthers, who qualified for the next series for the third consecutive year, a first in the history of the club.
In the end, Varlamov stopped 99 of 104 shots he faced to post a perfect 3-0-0 week with a 1.67 goals-against average and .952 save percentage. He succeeded on 36and shutout of his career and his second this season in a 27-save performance against the New York Rangers last Friday.