NEW YORK – Dallas Stars left wing Jason Robertson, Detroit Red Wings right wing Alex DeBrincat and Vancouver Canucks defenseman Quinn Hughes have been named the NHL’s “Three Stars” presented by GEICO for the week ending Nov. 16.
FIRST STAR – JASON ROBERTSON, LW, DALLAS STARS
Robertson, who recorded three points in each of his three contests, led the NHL with six goals and nine points (6-3—9) to propel the Stars (12-4-3, 27 points) to a perfect week as they extended their winning streak to five games dating to Nov. 8. Robertson, who also posted a League-leading 19 shots on goal and shared second place with a +6 rating, opened the week with 1-2—3 (including the primary assist on Roope Hintz’s overtime winner) in a 3-2 comeback victory against the Ottawa Senators Nov. 11. He followed that with 2-1—3 in a 7-0 win versus the Montreal Canadiens Nov. 13 before scoring his sixth career hat trick (as well as his 32nd career game-winning goal) in a 5-1 triumph over the Philadelphia Flyers Nov. 15. The 26-year-old Robertson ranks second on the Stars with 9-14—23 through 19 total appearances this season, also placing among the 2025-26 League leaders in shots on goal (2nd; 82), power-play points (t-5th; 11), power-play assists (t-6th; 7) and points (18th; 23). He is the third player in Dallas team history (since 1993-94) to register three consecutive three-point performances, joining Hintz (Feb. 28 – March 4, 2025: 2-9—11) and Jamie Benn (April 6-11, 2015: 5-5—10). Robertson will look to become the first player in franchise history to notch four straight three-point games – as well as the first player from any team to achieve the feat since Nikita Kucherov from April 3-9, 2024 (1-11—12 in 4 GP w/ TBL) – when the Stars play host to the Islanders tomorrow, Nov. 18 (8 p.m. ET, Victory+, MSGSN2).
SECOND STAR – ALEX DeBRINCAT, RW, DETROIT RED WINGS
DeBrincat finished second in the NHL with five goals in three appearances (5-1—6) to lift the Red Wings (11-7-1, 23 points) into second place in the Atlantic Division on the strength of a 2-0-1 week. DeBrincat, who also tallied a League-best three power-play goals (one in each contest), posted 2-1—3 (as well as his 33rd career game-winning goal) in a 6-3 victory over the Anaheim Ducks Nov. 13. He then scored twice, his 41st career multi-goal performance, in a 5-4 overtime loss against the Buffalo Sabres Nov. 15 before recording the opening goal in an eventual 2-1 win versus the New York Rangers Nov. 17. The 27-year-old DeBrincat, who sits among the 2025-26 NHL leaders in power-play goals (t-3rd; 6) and shots on goal (4th; 77), places second on Detroit with 9-12—21 through 19 total games this season.
THIRD STAR – QUINN HUGHES, D, VANCOUVER CANUCKS
Hughes compiled a League-high seven assists in two games (0-7—7) as the Canucks (9-9-2, 20 points) went 1-1-1 overall. He assisted on all three Vancouver goals in a 5-3 loss to the Winnipeg Jets Nov. 11. Hughes, who missed a Nov. 14 contest at CAR due to injury, then registered his fourth career four-point performance with four helpers in a 6-2 comeback win over the Tampa Bay Lightning Nov. 16. The 26-year-old Hughes, the 2023-24 James Norris Memorial Trophy winner, ranks fourth among NHL defensemen with 1-16—17 this season (15 GP) despite missing five of the Canucks’ first 20 games.
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