Colorado forward Nathan MacKinnon named NHL Star of the Week

Colorado Avalanche forward Nathan Mackinnon was voted the biggest star of the past week. The next two were goaltender Thatcher Demko of the Vancouver Canucks and defenseman Noah Dobson of the New York Islanders.

All were led by Mackinnon of Colorado

Colorado forward Nathan MacKinnon had 10 points on 3 goals and 7 assists in 4 games played. His most successful game was against the San Jose Sharks, when Colorado won 6:2.

The highest paid player in the NHL scored 4 points on 2 goals and 2 assists and has already scored 806 points in the Colorado/Quebec historical scoring, surpassing Milan Hejduk, the fourth highest scorer, who scored 805 points for the team. He also scored in his 15th consecutive game, tying his longest streak in the NHL.

He recorded his 17th overall game with at least 4 points and is currently second in league scoring, only five points behind leader Nikita Kucherov. With 33 assists, he is the best passer in the entire NHL.

Other stars from the goaltending and defensive lines

Vancouver Canucks goaltender Thatcher Demko was named the second star of the week. He picked up 3 game-winning saves for the team and also had one clean sheet. In addition, he stopped 89 of 93 shots on goal. He pushed his goals-against average to 1.33 per game with an impressive 95.7% save percentage.

14. on December, he picked up the win (4: 0) over the Florida Panthers and notched his 3rd clean sheet this season and 6th overall in his overseas career to date. In total, he has already picked up 16 wins this season and is the best in the league in that statistic.

New York Islanders defenseman Noah Dobson was selected as the 3rd star of the week. In 4 games played, he averaged 2 points per game on 8 assists to his teammates. And with 32 points in 30 games played, he is 4th in the league among defensemen.

In addition, with an average time on ice (25:33), he is the 3rd busiest player in the entire NHL. Furthermore, he is 5th in +/- where he is +17 and 7th in assists with 27. The Vancouver team is doing very well this season and could be a dark horse for the playoffs.

Source: NHL