FIRST STAR – ALEX DeBRINCAT, RW, DETROIT RED WINGS
DeBrincat, acquired in an offseason trade with the Ottawa Senators, shared the League lead in goals (5) and ranked second in points (8) across four games to power the Red Wings (5-1-0, 10 points) to a perfect week and their fifth consecutive victory dating to Oct. 14. He collected an assist in a 4-0 triumph over the Columbus Blue Jackets Oct. 16. DeBrincat then registered 2-1—3, including a helper on the decisive goal, in a 6-3 win against the Pittsburgh Penguins Oct. 18. He was held off the scoresheet in his return to Ottawa (a 5-2 victory Oct. 21), but rebounded with 3-1—4 – his fifth career hat trick and sixth career four-point performance – in a 6-2 win over the Calgary Flames Oct. 22. The 25-year-old Farmington Hills native became the fifth Michigan-born player to record a hat trick with Detroit, joining current teammate Dylan Larkin (2x) as well as Jimmy Carson (4x), Justin Abdelkader (2x) and Kevin Miller (1x). DeBrincat, who leads the NHL in goals and points through six total contests this season (8 4—12) and has 7-3—10 in three appearances at Little Caesars Arena, became the third player in League history with multiple goals in each of his first three home games with a franchise (following Newsy Lalonde and Joe Malone in 1917-18, the NHL's first season, w/ MTL) and just the second to record three or more points in each of his first three home outings with a team (after Harry Meeking in 1917-18 w/ TAN).
