The NHL has announced that Washington Capitals center Evgeny Kuznetsov has been named the NHL’s first star of the week for the week ending on October 25th. Kuznetsov ended the week in fourth place in the NHL in points with 11. He scored his first three goals of the season on Friday night against the Edmonton Oilers as the Washington Capitals won 7-4.
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Kuznetsov paced the NHL with six assists and nine points – and also shared the League lead with a +5 rating – as the Capitals (6-1-0, 12 points) won all three of their games.