Josi Named NHL's First Star of the Week

Roman Josi's torrid pace has earned him some well-deserved recognition from the League.
Nashville's captain was named the NHL's First Star of the Week on Monday afternoon - the first such honor of his career - after posting three helpers in each of three of his appearances to top the NHL in assists (9), points (9) and plus/minus (tied; +6) as the Predators earned a pair of victories to maintain the first Wild Card position in the Western Conference.
Josi continues to make his push for a second Norris Trophy as the NHL's best defenseman, and he's got the numbers to back it up.

The 31-year-old leads all NHL defensemen and is tied for ninth in the NHL in points this season with 75 (17g-58a). He's established career highs in goals (17), assists (58) and points (75). His 17 goals are tied for the second-most among NHL blueliners.
Josi's 58 assists are the most in a season in Predators history, and his 75 points are the most by a defenseman and are the third-most among all skaters in a season in team history. The Bern native has recorded four straight games with at least three points (2g-11a). Bobby Orr (6 GP in 1970-71) is the only other defenseman in NHL history to accomplish the feat.
Josi is now the sixth different defenseman in NHL history to reach 75 points through 60 games and the first since 1990-91 when Paul Coffee (21g-56a-77pts) and Al MacInnis (22g-53a-75pts) did so. He reached the 70-point mark in his 59th game of the season. Only six defensemen in NHL history have reached the 70-point mark in fewer games: Paul Coffey (7x; last: 54 GP in 1990-91), Bobby Orr (6x; last: 37 GP in 1974-75), Denis Potvin (3x; last: 51 GP in 1978-79), Brian Leetch (57 GP in 1991-92), Phil Housley (57 GP in 1991-92) and Al MacInnis (57 GP in 1990-91).
Josi is currently on a season-best nine-game point streak (3g-19a), and he's tallied four four-point games this season, the first defenseman to do so since Kevin Hatcher in 1992-93; no other NHL blueliner has more than one in 2021-22.
He's posted 10 games with at least three points, the most among NHL defensemen; he's recorded 20 multi-point games, tied for the most among League blueliners, and he recorded his 500th career NHL point on March 2 at Seattle. Josi reached the 500-point mark in 732 games; among active defensemen, only Erik Karlsson (613 GP) achieved the milestone in fewer contests. Only four defensemen over the past 25 years have recorded 500 career points in fewer games than Josi (732 GP): Erik Karlsson (613 GP, achieved in 2017-18), Sergei Zubov (680 GP, achieved in 2001-02), Nicklas Lidstrom (701 GP, achieved in 2000-01) and Sandis Ozolinsh (728 GP, achieved in 2002-03).