It was a frenzied first week of goal scoring as the puck dropped on the 2017-18 NHL season, but one pair of hat tricks stood out among them all.
Craig Anderson wrapped up his remarkable season with a strong performance as our NHLPA.com Player of the Week, amid being honoured for skating in his 500th NHL game.
NHLPA.com Player of the Week Tuukka Rask helped his Boston Bruins build their five-game win streak by posting three consecutive wins to help his team improve their playoff position.
With the Art Ross Trophy standings as tight as ever, Connor McDavid (26-62–88) kicked off his NHLPA.com Player of the Week performance with his Edmonton Oilers in a tight Pacific Division race, while he pursues his first Art Ross Trophy for most points in the NHL.
Brian Elliott started the week by helping the Calgary Flames tie a franchise-best 10 straight wins, and ended it off by matching another Flames’ record with his 11th straight win to tie Mike Vernon.
NHLPA.com Player of the Week Erik Karlsson paced all defencemen in assists and points, as the Ottawa Senators’ captain helped guide his club to a sweep of their three-game road trip.
Sergei Bobrovsky earned NHLPA.com Player of the Week honours by matching a career-high with his 5th shutout of the season while setting a Columbus Blue Jackets franchise record with his 34th win.
Filip Forsberg lit the lamp eight times over a four-game run for the Nashville Predators, and became the first player in franchise history to do so.
This was one time 86 suited Sidney Crosby just fine.
If you’re looking for a sophomore slump, you’ll just have to look elsewhere.
The 2017 NHL All-Star Game has come and gone, but it won't be one that NHLPA.com Player of the Week, Wayne Simmonds, will soon forget.
Twelve penalty minutes may sound like the norm for Patrick Maroon, but with five goals on the week, and five of those minutes coming from fighting Zdeno Chara, the hot hand for the Edmonton Oilers earned NHLPA.com Player of the Week.
The New Year ushered in an exciting first for St.
With hair like that, he was destined for greatness.
In the follow up to his Calder Trophy-winning season, Artemi Panarin, dubbed "Bread Man" by Chicago Blackhawks coach Joel Quenneville, continues to endear himself to the Chicago fanbase amid the team’s current five-game win streak.
The Philadelphia Flyers have been delighting their fans amid a nine-game winning streak - and at the heart of it, has been Jakub Voracek.
It was a good week for Dustin Byfuglien, who is playing huge minutes for the Winnipeg Jets in the first year of his five-year contract extension.
Mike Cammalleri had missed six games from the New Jersey Devils lineup for personal reasons.
Nikita Kucherov entered the week as a trailblazer for Tampa Bay, and ended it to lead the Tampa Bay Lightning in goals (9), assists (13), points (22), and plus/minus rating of plus-10.
Carey Price continues to prove he is among the best in the game, as he became the first goalie in NHL history to start a season with a win each of his first 10 appearances.