Seattle goaltender Martin Jones, Detroit left-wing Lucas Raymond and Tampa Bay right-wing Nikita Kucherov have been named the NHL’s three stars of the week. Jones deflects the puck away from Chicago Blackhawks' Sam Lafferty during the first period of an NHL hockey game Saturday, Jan. 14, 2023, in Chicago. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Charles Rex Arbogast
NEW YORK – Seattle goaltender Martin Jones, Detroit left-wing Lucas Raymond and Tampa Bay right-wing Nikita Kucherov have been named the NHL’s three stars of the week.
Jones went 3-0-0 with a 1.67 goals-against average, .933 save percentage and two shutouts to help the Kraken to a four-win week and a sweep of a seven-game road trip.
He opened the week with consecutive shutouts, making 21 saves in a 4-0 victory over Montreal on Jan. 9 and 27 stops in a 3-0 win against Boston on Thursday.
It marked the second time in Jones’ NHL career that he has posted back-to-back shutouts.
Jones then turned aside 22 shots in an 8-5 win over Chicago on Saturday as the Kraken became the first team in NHL history to sweep a road trip of seven or more games.
Raymond and Kucherov each had three goals and four assists in three games last week.
Raymond had back-to-back three-point performances in wins over Winnipeg and Toronto.
Kucherov’s week was highlighted by a two-goal, two-assist performance, including the game winner, in a win over Columbus.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Jan. 16, 2023.
