What a start it has been
Florida Panthers, Boston Bruins, Carolina Hurricanes, Dallas Stars, Seattle Kraken remain the last undefeated teams. (Yes, for some reason Boston and Seattle are on that list).
It's only one week into the season, calm down
Tampa Bay Lightning, Buffalo Sabres, Philadelphia Flyers, New York Islanders, Chicago Blackhawks, and San Jose Sharks are still looking for their first win. (Yes, for some reason Tampa is on that list).
Exciting Youngsters
Rookies Matthew Schaefer (New York Islanders) and Zeev Buium (Minnesota Wild) both tallied the first goals of their NHL careers on Saturday.
Still doing it
Brent Burns became the 23rd player, 8th defenseman of all-time to reach 1,500 games played as the Avalanche played the Stars on Saturday night in Denver.
Games of the week
Ducks vs Sharks - The greatest sport on ice has a bright future as this West Coast Showcase featured 13 goals, overtime, and so many young superstars in the making.
Ice Age Game - In what has been dubbed the first inaugural “Ice Age Game” with the Utah Mammoth visiting the Nashville Predators, Dylan Guenther scored in overtime to get his second point of the game and put his team in the win column.
Player of the week
Pavel “Scorofeyev” Dorofeyev - The Sin City Scorer tallied a league-high five goals in the first three games of the season, including a hat-trick in the opener against the Los Angeles Kings.
Team of the week
Boston Bruins - As expectations were historically low for the Boston Bruins this year, they were one of the first two teams to make it to 3-0 on the young season. This team will endure a tall task over the next five games as they play Tampa Bay, go to Vegas, go to Colorado, go to Utah, and then face the reigning Stanley Cup Champion Panthers.
Worth the Money
Jack Eichel (7 points, 1st in league) and Kirill Kaprizov (6 points, tied for 2nd in league), who both signed huge contracts right before the season, are living up to their dollar figures as they take October by storm in the points department.
College hockey shoutout
Penn State hockey has much to be excited about besides projected NHL #1 overall pick Gavin McKenna as Charlie Cerrato (Carolina Hurricanes prospect, 11 points) and JJ Wiebusch (10 points) lead the NCAA in points through four games.
Between the pipes
New York Rangers Goaltender Igor Shesterkin boasts the best GAA (goals against average) (.67) and save percentage (.976) in the league in the first week.
History in the making
Nathan MacKinnon passed Joe Sakic for most points in Colorado Avalanche history with his assist to Martin Necas on opening night against the Los Angeles Kings. Sakic had the previous record with 1,015 points for the Colorado Avalanche.