Malkin became the third star of the opening week of the NHL regular season

Russian striker Evgeni Malkin has become the third star according to the results of the opening week of the regular NHL championship, the league’s press service reports.

The Russian played three games this week, scoring two goals and providing four assists.

Vanuquera striker Elias Petterson was voted second star with 6 (1+5) points in 2 games. The first star was Toronto forward Auston Matthews, who scored hat tricks in two straight games.

Malkin, 37, the second overall pick in the 2004 NHL Entry Draft, has ranked third in the league in assists (762) and fourth in goals (473) and points since his NHL debut in 2006-07 (1,066 games). 1,235). . ).