Player of the Week

Player of the Week | Elias Pettersson

By: Nadia Vocaturo

Just nine games into his NHL career, Elias Pettersson continues to lead rookie scoring on the heels of a seven-point week while setting a franchise record.

November 5, 2018

Player of the Week | Sidney Crosby

By: Nadia Vocaturo

With three consecutive multi-point outings fueled by a team-high five goals and seven points, Sidney Crosby helped the Penguins sweep through Canada.

October 29, 2018

Player of the Week | Nathan MacKinnon

By: Nadia Vocaturo

Nathan MacKinnon led the league with seven points, alongside Colorado Avalanche captain Gabriel Landeskog, while building his season-opening point streak to eight games.

October 22, 2018

Player of the Week | Auston Matthews

By: Nadia Vocaturo

Auston Matthews scored his league-leading 10th goal of the season to extend a six-game point streak (10-4–14), while showing some flair away from the rink as well.

October 15, 2018

Player of the Week | Claude Giroux

By: Nadia Vocaturo

Claude Giroux finished 2017-18 strong earning his first NHL career regular-season hat trick while setting a career high in points as his club punched their ticket to the Stanley Cup Playoffs.

April 9, 2018

Player of the Week | Kyle Connor

By: Nadia Vocaturo

Kyle Connor posted a six-point week featuring two overtime goals, moving into a tie for the rookie lead in goals, all while helping the Winnipeg Jets to close out a perfect week with a playoff berth.

March 26, 2018

Player of the Week | Alex Pietrangelo

By: Nadia Vocaturo

Alex Pietrangelo led the NHL in scoring with nine points and factored on back-to-back game-tying and game-winning goals to keep the St. Louis Blues in contention for a Western Conference wild card spot.

March 19, 2018

Player of the Week | Evgeni Malkin

By: Nadia Vocaturo

Evgeni Malkin is in hot pursuit of his third Art Ross Trophy after extending his point streak to six games over the week to sit second in league scoring with 87 points on the season.

March 12, 2018

Player of the Week | Nathan MacKinnon

By: Nadia Vocaturo

Nathan MacKinnon dominated play with 11 points (5-6–11) to help his club pick up seven of a possible eight points over the week as he continued to make a case for team MVP of the Colorado Avalanche.

March 5, 2018

Player of the Week | Pekka Rinne

By: Nadia Vocaturo

Pekka Rinne stood tall in net for the Nashville Predators with three consecutive wins, which included the 300th win and 49th shutout of his NHL career as part of the team's perfect week. 

February 26, 2018

Player of the Week | Mark Scheifele

By: Nadia Vocaturo

Mark Scheifele hasn't missed a beat since returning to NHL action, using a pair of three-point outings to help the Winnipeg Jets land atop the Central Division to close out a perfect week.

February 20, 2018

Player of the Week | Connor McDavid

By: Nadia Vocaturo

Connor McDavid put up a career-first and a string of dazzling moves to lead the league with five goals and eight points for the Edmonton Oilers to earn NHLPA.com Player of the Week.

February 12, 2018

Player of the Week | Evgeni Malkin

By: Nadia Vocaturo

Evgeni Malkin led the league in goals and points while notching his 12th NHL career hat trick – and had a big off-ice assist for Pittsburgh Penguins fans.

February 5, 2018

Player of the Week | Jack Eichel

By: Nadia Vocaturo

Jack Eichel netted a pair of goals and a trio of assists to help the Buffalo Sabres to an undefeated week before heading off to his first NHL All-Star Game.

January 26, 2018

Player of the Week | Nathan MacKinnon

By: Nadia Vocaturo

Nathan MacKinnon tallied two game-winners as part of a six-point week to help guide the Colorado Avalanche to a trio of wins while extending his personal point streak to 19 points over nine games.

January 22, 2018

Player of the Week | Johnny Gaudreau

By: Nadia Vocaturo

2018 is looking like the year of Johnny Gaudreau.

January 15, 2018

Player of the Week | Mikko Rantanen

By: Nadia Vocaturo

Mikko Rantanen tied for a league-high eight points as part of three consecutive multi-point games to help the Colorado Avalanche to earn six points before their scheduled bye week.

January 8, 2018

Player of the Week | David Backes

By: Nadia Vocaturo

David Backes posted three consecutive multi-point games to punctuate a fantastic December for the winger – a month he was, at one point, expected to miss entirely.

January 2, 2018

Player of the Week | James Reimer

By: Nadia Vocaturo

James Reimer helped the Florida Panthers to a perfect week with three consecutive wins while posting his first shutout of the season.

December 26, 2017

Player of the Week | Josh Bailey

By: Nadia Vocaturo

Josh Bailey built to a five-game point streak with four strong outings last week as he tallied eight points (4-4–8) for the New York Islanders, which included his first NHL career hat trick.

December 18, 2017