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Igor Shesterkin, the goaltender for the New York Rangers, has been named the NHL’s first star of the week after going 2-1-0 with a 1.67 goals-against average and .934 save percentage. He made history by scoring a goal in a 5-1 win over Tampa Bay.

Evan Bouchard, defenseman for the Edmonton Oilers, earned second-star honors after recording eight points across three games, including a hat trick and two assists in an overtime loss to Vancouver Canucks, followed by a goal and two assists in a 9-7 victory over them.

Paul Cotter, winger for the Vancouver Canucks, was named third star after scoring four goals and adding two assists in four games. He scored twice, including the overtime winner, against Edmonton Oilers in the season opener before adding another goal and an assist in their rematch.

These performances highlight early standout achievements in the NHL's new season starting October 2026.

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“Both articles describe Igor Shesterkin being named the NHL's first star of the week and Evan Bouchard earning second-star honours for their performance in the specified games, indicating they are reporting on the same specific event.”

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“Article A describes Shesterkin's goal-scoring incident during a single game, while Article B refers to Shesterkin being named NHL's first star of the week for his performance across multiple games including that one.”

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Bouchard had a hat trick and two assists in a 6-5 overtime season-opening loss to Vancouver, then added a goal and two assists in a 9-7 win over the Canucks.

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2026-10-05 · Toronto Star

Shesterkin, Bouchard, Cotter named NHL's three stars of the week · assertive framing

New York Rangers goalie Igor Shesterkin has been named the NHL’s first star of the week. asserted

Shesterkin → name → week

Shesterkin went 2-1-0 with a 1.67 goals-against average and .934 save percentage. asserted

Shesterkin → go → average

The highlight came in a 5-1 win over Tampa Bay, when Shesterkin made 23 saves and became the first goalie in Rangers history to score a goal. asserted

Shesterkin → come → goal

Edmonton Oilers defenceman Evan Bouchard earned second-star honours after recording eight points in three games. asserted

Bouchard → earn → games

Bouchard had a hat trick and two assists in a 6-5 overtime season-opening loss to Vancouver, then added a goal and two assists in a 9-7 win over the Canucks. asserted

Bouchard → have → Canucks

Vancouver winger Paul Cotter was named third star after scoring four goals and adding two assists in four games. asserted

Cotter → name → games

Cotter scored twice, including the overtime winner, in the opener against Edmonton and added a goal and an assist in the rematch. asserted

Cotter → score → rematch

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Oct. 5, 2026. asserted

report → publish → Press

Shesterkin, Bouchard, Cotter named NHL's three stars of the week

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