NHL
Fox Sports rolled out back-to-back “Three Stars of the Night” drops this week, and the common thread was simple: finishers took over the rink. Tuesday’s honors went to Sam Bennett, Gabriel Landeskog and Dawson Mercer after each delivered two-goal nights. No tricks. No empty calorie stat lines. Just pure attack-mode hockey from players who buried chances and tilted games.
A night earlier, Fox Sports highlighted Christian Dvorak after a two-assist performance, while Ivar Stenberg earned recognition with a goal and the game-winner. Leon Draisaitl rounded out Monday’s stars with a two-goal outing that looked familiar in the most dangerous way possible. When Draisaitl starts stacking multi-goal nights in November, opposing penalty kills start losing sleep.
This week did not belong to one franchise or one division. It belonged to scorers cashing in quickly and often. Bennett and Mercer brought finishing touch. Landeskog’s two-goal night carried extra weight because it reinforced how quickly proven veterans can flip momentum inside a regular-season grind.
**The NHL calendar always gets heavier in November, and elite finishers usually separate themselves right here.**
Dvorak’s two-assist line also mattered more than it looks on paper. Playmakers steady teams during compressed stretches, especially when scoring swings wildly from night to night. Stenberg’s game-winner added another wrinkle: younger contributors are starting to steal spotlight minutes instead of waiting politely for them.
**This week’s star board looked less like a random heater and more like a warning shot from players finding rhythm early.**
The league now rolls into another packed slate with scorers surging and confidence climbing. If these nightly performances keep stacking, the next round of Three Stars may start looking very familiar.