Grabner, Maroon, Holtby named players of the week

New York Rangers forward Michael Grabner, Edmonton Oilers forward Patrick Maroon, and Washington Capitals netminder Braden Holtby were named the Three Stars of the Week, the league announced on Monday.

Grabner claimed first-star honors after pacing the league with five goals and seven points in three games. Grabner enjoyed three-point and four-point efforts against the Philadelphia Flyers and Columbus Blue Jackets, respectively.

He also collected his fourth career hat trick against the Blue Jackets thanks to a timely scoring change on Monday morning.

Maroon was named the league's second star after matching Grabner with five goals on the week to go along with one assist in four games. Maroon - also like Grabner - collected a hat trick last week, netting three against the Boston Bruins for his first career hat trick.

With his strong week, Maroon now leads the Oilers with 16 goals on the year.

Holtby earned third-star honors, despite being pulled against the Toronto Maple Leafs after allowing three goals on eight shots in just 20 minutes early in the week.

He ultimately righted the ship by going perfect the rest of the week, collecting back-to-back shutouts for the first time in his career. Holtby now has five goose eggs on the year, which gives him a share of the league-lead next to Devan Dubnyk and Tuukka Rask.