NEW YORK – Vegas Golden Knights Center Thomas HertlDetroit Red Wings goaltender John Gibson and Boston Bruins right winger David Pastrnak were named NHL “Three Stars” presented by GEICO for the week ending January 11.
FIRST STAR – TOMAS HERTL, C, VEGAS GOLDEN KNIGHTS
Hertl, who with Pastrnak will represent Czechia at the 2026 Milan Cortina Winter Olympics, led the NHL with a 3-6-9 record in four games to propel the Golden Knights (21-11-12, 54 points) to a perfect week as they built a three-point lead atop the Pacific Division. He went 1-1-2, highlighted by his ninth career overtime goal, in a 4-3 win over the Winnipeg Jets on January 6. Hertl then collected two assists, the first of which was on Marc Pierre‘s decisive goal, in another comeback victory – a 5-3 triumph over the Columbus Blue Jackets on January 8. After being held off the scoresheet in a 4-2 win over the St. Louis Blues on January 10, Hertl finished the week with a career-high 2-3-5 (match a Vegas record) in a 7-2 win over his former team, the San Jose Sharks, on January 11. Hertl, 32, in his second full season with the Golden Knights, leads Vegas with 18 goals and ranks fourth on the team with 21 assists and 39 points in 44 total games in 2025-26 (18-21-39).
