Jake Oettinger named NHL's Third Star of the Week

Stars goaltender Jake Oettinger was named the NHL's Third Star of the Week for the week ending Oct. 16.
Oettinger went 2-0-0 with a 1.00 goals-against average and .968 save percentage as the Stars opened the season with consecutive victories against their Central Division rival Nashville Predators. Oettinger stopped 60 of 62 shots for the week, beginning with 31 saves in 4-1 victory Oct. 13 in Nashville. Two nights later he turned aside 29 shots in a 5-1 win at American Airlines Center in the Stars' home opener.

Oettinger, 23, was a first-round pick, 26th overall, by the Stars in the 2017 NHL Draft. He posted a 30-15-1 record, 2.53 goals-against average, .914 save percentage and one shutout in 48 games with Dallas in the 2021-22 regular season, followed by a 1.81 GAA and .954 SV% in the Stars' First Round loss to Calgary in the Stanley Cup Playoffs, highlighted by a 64-save performance in Game 7.
Pittsburgh Penguins center Sidney Crosby and Edmonton Oilers center Connor McDavid were named the first and second Stars of the Week, respectively. The full release from the NHL can be
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