fighting for one of the final spots on Team Canada\u2019s Olympic roster<\/a>. The deadline for submitting the final 25-man roster is later this month, on December 31.<\/p>\nHere\u2019s the full press release from the NHL:<\/p>\n
Johnston, Hagel and Wilson Named NHL \u2018Three Stars\u2019 of the Week presented by GEICO<\/p>\n
NEW YORK (Dec. 1, 2025) \u2013 Dallas Stars center Wyatt Johnston, Tampa Bay Lightning left wing Brandon Hagel and Washington Capitals right wing Tom Wilson have been named the NHL\u2019s \u201cThree Stars\u201d presented by GEICO for the week ending Nov. 30.<\/p>\n
FIRST STAR \u2013 WYATT JOHNSTON, C, DALLAS STARS<\/p>\n
Johnston compiled 5-4\u20149 in four games, bookended by a pair of four-point performances, to propel the Stars (17-5-4, 38 points) to a perfect week as they climbed into second place in the overall NHL standings. He registered 1-3\u20144, including his 100th career assist and 200th career point, in an 8-3 victory against the Edmonton Oilers Nov. 25. Johnston, who was held off the scoresheet in a 3-2 win over the Seattle Kraken Nov. 26, then potted the decisive goal (his 13th career game-winner) in a 4-3 triumph versus the Utah Mammoth Nov. 28. He capped the week with 3-1\u20144, his fourth career hat trick as well as his fourth career four-point effort, in a 6-1 victory over the Ottawa Senators Nov. 30. The 22-year-old Johnston, the 23rd overall pick from the 2021 NHL Draft, sits third on Dallas with 16-14\u201430 through 26 total contests this season. He also paces the League in both power-play goals (12 \u2013 five more than the next-closest player) and power-play points (t-18) while ranking among the top performers in overall goals (t-4th; 16) and points (16th; 30).<\/p>\n
SECOND STAR \u2013 BRANDON HAGEL, LW, TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING<\/p>\n
Hagel topped the NHL with six goals in four contests (6-2\u20148), and shared the League lead with 17 shots on goal and a +9 rating, to lift the Lightning (16-7-2, 34 points) into first place in the Atlantic Division on the strength of a seven-game winning streak dating to Nov. 18. He notched 2-1\u20143, including the decisive goal, in a 3-0 triumph against the Philadelphia Flyers Nov. 24. Hagel then recorded 1-1\u20142 in a 5-1 win versus the Calgary Flames Nov. 26 before scoring once in a 6-3 victory over the Detroit Red Wings Nov. 28. He finished the week with a pair of goals, highlighted by his 19th career game-winner, in a 4-1 decision against the New York Rangers Nov. 29. The 27-year-old Hagel, a sixth-round pick (159th overall) from the 2016 NHL Draft (by BUF), places second on Tampa Bay with 15-12\u201427 through 24 total appearances this season, aided by a five-game goal\/point streak dating to Nov. 22 (8-4\u201412). He also sits among the 2025-26 League leaders in game-winning goals (t-2nd; 4), even-strength goals (t-3rd; 13), goals (t-8th; 15) and plus\/minus (t-9th; +16).<\/p>\n
THIRD STAR \u2013 TOM WILSON, RW, WASHINGTON CAPITALS<\/p>\n
Wilson totaled 4-4\u20148 across four games to power the Capitals (15-9-2, 32 points) into third place in the Metropolitan Division via a perfect week. He registered 1-1\u20142, including the decisive goal, in a 5-1 victory against the Columbus Blue Jackets Nov. 24. Wilson then collected one assist in a 4-3 triumph over the Winnipeg Jets Nov. 26, followed by 1-1\u20142 in a 4-2 win versus the Toronto Maple Leafs Nov. 28. He closed the week with 2-1\u20143, highlighted by his 30th career game-winning goal, in a 4-1 victory over the New York Islanders Nov. 30 to move into eighth place on Washington\u2019s all-time goals list. The 31-year-old Wilson, the 16th overall pick from the 2012 NHL Draft, paces the Capitals and ranks 19th in the entire League with 15-14\u201429 through 26 total contests this season. Wilson, who has assists\/points in five straight games dating to Nov. 22 (4-5\u20149), also places among the 2025-26 leaders in shooting percentage (minimum: 1 SOG\/GP \u2013 6th; 26.3%), goals (t-8th; 15) and plus\/minus (t-12th; +15).<\/p>\n
Here\u2019s the full press release from the Washington Capitals:<\/p>\n
Tom Wilson Named NHL\u2019s Third Star of the Week
\nForward recorded eight points (4g, 4a) in four games as Washington went 4-0-0<\/p>\n
ARLINGTON, Va. \u2013 Capitals forward and alternate captain Tom Wilson has been named the NHL\u2019s Third Star for the week ending Nov. 30, the NHL announced today.<\/p>\n
Wilson, 31, recorded eight points (4g, 4a) in four games, helping the Capitals go 4-0-0 during the week and continue their climb up the standings. Wilson\u2019s eight points ranked tied for third among all skaters, trailing only Tampa Bay\u2019s Nikita Kucherov (1g-9a\u201310p in 4 GP) and Dallas\u2019 Wyatt Johnston (5g-4a\u20139p in 4 GP). Wilson, who is riding five-game point and assist streaks (4g-5a\u20139p in 5 GP), recorded multiple points in three of his four outings last week, including a three-point performance (2g, 1a) on Nov. 30 against the New York Islanders. With his two goals on Long Island, Wilson (194 career goals) passed T.J. Oshie (192) and Dave Christian (193) for eighth place on the franchise\u2019s all-time goals list. In addition, Wilson has scored the game winner in two of Washington\u2019s last four games and surpassed Oshie (28), Alex Semin (28), Kelly Miller (29) and Dale Hunter (29) for the ninth-most game-winning goals by a Capital with 30.<\/p>\n
Wilson has recorded 29 points (15g, 14a) in 26 games this season. The 6\u20194\u201d, 225-pound forward leads the Capitals in goals, points, power-play goals (5), power-play points (7), even-strength points (22), points-per-game (1.12) and hits (69). Wilson\u2019s 15 goals are tied for the eighth most in the NHL, while his 29 points rank tied for 18th among all skaters. Wilson, who set career highs in goals (33), assists (32) and points (65) in 81 games played last season, is currently on pace for 47 goals and 91 points this season.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Tom Wilson received some league-wide recognition for his recent hot streak on Monday afternoon. Wilson was named the…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":324692,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[66],"tags":[385,99],"class_list":{"0":"post-324691","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-nhl","8":"tag-nhl","9":"tag-sports"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/324691","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=324691"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/324691\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/324692"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=324691"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=324691"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=324691"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}