Cole Caufield's Hat Trick Leads Canadiens

0:00It's March 24th, I'm Cory with the story, and this is Canada News Today, your AI-powered local news. Montreal, Canadians forward, Cole Caulfield earned the NHL's third star of the week, honors with a standout performance. The 25-year-old American tallied four goals and four assists over three games, helping his team secure two victories. He's now second in the league with 43 goals this season. Here this week, Caulfield set a franchise record with his 13th career overtime goal and a three-to-two win against the Boston Bruins. He also became the first Canadian's player to hit 40 goals in a season since the 1993, 1994 campaign, led by Vincent, Dan Fouze. That momentum carried into Saturday, where he notched his third career hat trick and a personal best 5.9 in a 7-3 round of the New York Islanders. He marked the first such game for Montreal since February 26th, 2019. Teba Bay's Nikita Kuchirov took first star with six goals and seven assists in four games,

1:03balting him to the top of the NHL scoring charts at one, 119 points. Nashville's Philip Forsberg claimed second after four goals and five assists, powering the Predators to a perfect week while hitting 300, 50 career goals as the sixth Swedish player to do so. These hot streets highlight the tight race for playoff spots as the season pushes toward its final stretch.