Brady Tkachuk leads 3 Stars of the Week, had back-to-back hat tricks

Brady Tkachuk was named the NHL's First Star of the Week for the week ending October 18, 2026, after recording back-to-back natural hat tricks and posting 6 goals and 4 assists in four games to lead the Florida Panthers to three wins. He became only the third player in Panthers history to score hat tricks in consecutive games, and his performance helped Florida become the first team in NHL history to record a natural hat trick in three straight contests. Connor McDavid and Kirill Kaprizov were also named Second and Third Stars of the Week, respectively.