Evgeni Malkin was named one of the NHL’s three stars of the week. Joining Malkin were two more players he is currently tied with for the early league-lead in scoring. Another in Jake Guentzel didn’t make the cut.
Auston Matthews (@MapleLeafs), Elias Pettersson (@Canucks) and Evgeni Malkin (@penguins) named “Three Stars” for the week ending Oct. 15.#NHLStats: https://t.co/VaotwBugbf pic.twitter.com/woNlT9HZr3
— NHL Public Relations (@PR_NHL) October 16, 2023
From the league:
Malkin collected 2-4—6 in three appearances to lift the Penguins to a pair of opening-week victories.