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Lehtera, Price, Forsberg named NHL's 3 stars of the week

Jasen Vinlove / USA TODAY Sports

St. Louis Blues center Jori Lehtera, Montreal Canadiens goalie Carey Price and Nashville Predators center Filip Forsberg have been named the NHL's three stars for the week ending Nov. 16, the league announced Monday.

Lehtera tied for the league lead in goals (four) and points (six) and posted a +5 rating in three games last week, including his first career hat trick in a 6-1 win over the Buffalo Sabres on Nov. 11.

Price posted a record of 3-0-0 with a shutout win over the Winnipeg Jets, a 1.33 goals-against average and a .950 save percentage. The Canadiens jumped into first place overall thanks to his efforts.

The Predators rookie tied for second among all scorers last week with five points (two goals, three assists) as the team gained four points and jumped into second place in the Central Division. 

Forsberg currently leads leads all rookies in goals (eight), power-play goals (five), assists (12) and points (20), and leads all players in plus-minus (+19).

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