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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE FEBRUARY 3, 2020

DRAISAITL, STAMKOS AND MILLER NAMED NHL ‘’ OF THE WEEK

NEW YORK (Feb. 3, 2020) – Oilers center , center and Canucks center J.T. Miller have been named the NHL’s “Three Stars” for the week ending Feb. 2.

FIRST STAR – LEON DRAISAITL, C,

Draisaitl tied for the League lead with eight points (2-6—8) in three games last week as the Oilers gained five of a possible six points, improving to 28-18-6 (62 points), second in the Pacific Division. Draisaitl recorded multiple points in each game last week, starting with two assists in a 4-3 shootout loss to the Flames Jan. 29. On Jan. 31 against the St. Louis Blues, Draisaitl scored twice, including the game-winning , to spur Edmonton to a 4-2 victory and overtake teammate Connor McDavid for the League lead in points. He then extended his streak to 11 games (7-15—22) with 0-4—4 in an 8-3 victory Feb. 1 in the second “Battle of ” of the week. The 24-year-old native of Cologne, Germany leads the NHL with 29-54—83 in 52 games after becoming the fastest Oilers player to hit the 80-point mark in a season since 1989-90 ( in 50 GP). His string of five straight multi-point games dating to Jan. 14 is the second-longest such run of his career (6 GP from March 14-23, 2017).

SECOND STAR – STEVEN STAMKOS, C, TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING

Stamkos led the NHL in goals (5) and points (5-3—8; tied) across four games as the Lightning (32-15-5, 69 points) won three of four contests to strengthen their hold on second place in the Atlantic Division. On Jan. 27, Stamkos reached the 20-goal mark for the 11th time in his career, scoring both Lightning goals in a 3-2 loss to the . He then posted his second straight multi-goal game Jan. 29, notching 2-1—3 in a 4-2 win over the Kings. The Tampa Bay closed the week with three points in a back-to-back set in California, recording an assist on the winning goal in a 4-3 triumph Jan. 31 at Anaheim followed by 1-1—2 in a 3-0 victory Feb. 1 at San Jose. A native of Markham, Ont., Stamkos, 29, ranks tied for 13th in League scoring with 23-33—56 in 49 games this season, including 6-6—12 over an active seven-game point streak dating to Jan. 14.

THIRD STAR – J.T. MILLER, C,

Miller tied for the second-most points in the NHL last week with 3-4—7 in four games, helping the Canucks (30-18-5, 65 points) post a 3-0-1 record to increase their lead to three points atop the Pacific Division standings. He started the week with two goals, including the game- winner, in a 3-1 victory against the St. Louis Blues as Vancouver extended its home winning streak to nine games. He then posted 0-2—2 in a 5-2 win against the Jan. 29 and reached the 20-goal mark for the fourth time with 1-1—2 in a 4-3 overtime victory versus the Feb. 1. The 26-year-old closed the week with an assist on the tying goal in a 4-3 shootout loss Feb. 2 at Carolina. A native of East Palestine, Ohio, Miller is in his first season with the Canucks and ranks second on the team – and tied for 19th in the NHL – with 20-33—53 (53 GP), three goals, two assists and five points shy of matching career highs established in 2017-18 (23-35—58 in 82 GP).

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