San Jose Sharks center Macklin Celebrini, Utah Mammoth center Logan Cooley and New Jersey Devils center Jack Hughes have been named the NHL's Three Stars for the week ending Oct. 26. Celebrini led the league with 10 points to help the Sharks secure their first wins of the season. Cooley and Hughes also posted strong performances as their teams extended impressive winning streaks.
The NHL announced its Three Stars of the Week presented by GEICO, honoring standout performances from Oct. 21-26.
First Star: Macklin Celebrini, San Jose Sharks
The 19-year-old center topped the league with 5 goals and 5 assists for 10 points in four games, powering the Sharks (2-5-2, 6 points) to their first two victories of the 2025-26 season. On Oct. 21, he scored once in a 4-3 loss to the New York Islanders. Celebrini then exploded for 3 goals and 2 assists, including the primary assist on Will Smith's overtime winner, in a 6-5 victory against the New York Rangers on Oct. 23—his second career five-point game. He added an assist in a 3-1 loss to the New Jersey Devils on Oct. 24 and finished with 1 goal and 2 assists, including his second career overtime goal, in a 6-5 win over the Minnesota Wild on Oct. 26. The No. 1 pick from the 2024 NHL Draft and a 2024-25 Calder finalist (25-38—63 in 70 games), Celebrini has 6 goals and 9 assists for 15 points in nine games this season. He joins Wayne Gretzky, Dale Hawerchuk and Bryan Trottier as the only players with multiple five-point games before age 20.
Second Star: Logan Cooley, Utah Mammoth
Cooley recorded 5 goals and 3 assists for 8 points in four games, helping the Mammoth (8-2-0, 16 points) extend their winning streak to a franchise-record seven games from Oct. 15. He had no points in a 4-3 overtime win against the Colorado Avalanche on Oct. 21 but notched a career-best 3 goals and 1 assist, his second hat trick, in a 7-4 triumph over the St. Louis Blues on Oct. 23. Cooley followed with 2 goals and 1 assist in a 6-2 win versus the Minnesota Wild on Oct. 25—his eighth three-point game—and provided the primary assist on the tiebreaking goal in a 3-2 victory against the Winnipeg Jets on Oct. 26. The 21-year-old, third overall pick in 2022, has 7 goals and 4 assists for 11 points in 10 games, one goal shy of the league lead.
Third Star: Jack Hughes, New Jersey Devils
Hughes scored 5 goals and 1 assist for 6 points in four games, matching the league lead in goals with eight through nine appearances as the Devils (8-1-0, 16 points) stretched their winning streak to eight games from Oct. 11 and took the top spot in the standings. He registered his third career hat trick in a 5-2 win over the Toronto Maple Leafs on Oct. 21, had no points in a 4-1 victory against the Minnesota Wild on Oct. 22, assisted on the decisive goal in a 3-1 win versus the Sharks on Oct. 24, and added two goals—including his ninth overtime winner—in a 4-3 decision against the Colorado Avalanche on Oct. 26. The 24-year-old No. 1 pick from 2019 has 8 goals and 4 assists for 12 points this season.