NHL's Top Performers: Kyle Connor & Nico Hischier Shine

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00:00is my three stars of the week. Now, if you're watching hockey, this guy's name is obviously

00:09top of frame when it comes to one of the best of the best at the moment. Kyle Connor or

00:13the Winnipeg Jets. We saw the Winnipeg Jets win streak get snapped. But guess what? They're

00:17going to try and fight really hard to get back in that W column and they can do it with

00:20Kyle Connor right here. Nine goals, 17 points, his plus rating and three game winning goals.

00:25Are you kidding me? But more importantly, it's the point consistency versus the Red

00:30Wings. Three points versus the leaves. Four points versus the flames. Two points. Let

00:34me circle back to the leaves one for just a second. We've seen some inconsistency in

00:38the maple leaves, and you guys know it's really hard for me to give them credit sometimes.

00:42But what did they do so well in this offseason? Bolster their blue line, not to mention the

00:46aggression and the physicality. The maple leaves now have in their play. Kyle Connor

00:50picking up four points versus the leaves is just abuse in the most beautiful way, guys.

00:54So that being said, Kyle Connor deserves to sit at the top of the list when it comes

00:58to your three stars of the week. One of the next stars, which will get the talk and get

01:02the lowdown and insight on the New Jersey Devils from a different perspective later

01:06on here in the show. But Nico, he sure. I mean, he's just been fantastic. This is somebody

01:11where it's not new. We've seen him put on all star performances for the Devils so consistently

01:15through 13 games. He has 10 goals, five assists, sitting at a plus seven. But what makes him

01:19stand out? Well, you're talking about a center that has typically had to fall into more of

01:23a defensive role, especially last season. Once some defensive players, Dougie Hamilton,

01:28more specifically, went down for the New Jersey Devils, a lot of the forwards had to play

01:32a lot more defense than offense. Nico, he sure led the charge on a lot of that. But

01:36that read that he has his hockey IQ, all of that is coming to life to create scoring opportunities

01:41for him. And you want to talk about a clutch guy like I just did with Ross Cole and no

01:45clutch is the definition of Nico. He sure. So he gets the second star sitting ninth in

01:49the league when it comes to all of the flashy statistics thus far in the NHL. And then I

01:55promise you guys, this is not bias. But Nikita Kucherov has to be the third star of this

02:02week through 10 games, nine goals, eight assists sitting at a plus nine. And then, okay, let's

02:06just talk about it. The most disgusting, the most you you set up for Jake Gensel to get

02:14a goal versus the Colorado Avalanche a few nights ago. I mean, this is what makes Nikita

02:18Kucherov, Nikita Kucherov. This is why he's a part of the heart conversation. This is why he

02:22is the current Ross trophy holder because his vision on the ice. And that was the biggest

02:28conversation around the Tampa Bay Lightning who was going to be able to match face with Nikita

02:31Kucherov outside of Braden Point. How long was that development going to take for Jake

02:35Gensel? So many questions. Regardless, he deserves that third that third star because he is picking

02:39up right where he left off last season to help the Tampa Bay Lightning roster prevail.