Seattle Kraken defenseman Brandon Montour has been named the NHL's third star of the week. Caroline Anne / The Hockey News [https://deweb-519a7.b-cdn.net/post-images/0c1f4b02-4a95-4ae1-a1e0-53e106fc4176.jpeg] Caroline Anne / The Hockey News The 30-year-old recorded three goals and six points in three games, including the fastest goal to start any period in NHL history. His electric offensive week helped him tie his career-high in goals at 16, which he previously set in the 2022-23 season with the Florida Panthers [http://thn.com/florida]. Montour's dominance also helped the Kraken finish the week with a 2-0-1 record, moving them within 10 points of the second wild card spot in the Western Conference. In a press release from the NHL, they said this about Montour: "Montour totaled 3-3—6 across three appearances to lift the Kraken (29-34-5, 63 points) to five out of a possible six standings points. He tallied 2-2—4, highlighted by the winning goal four seconds into overtime (tied for the fastest goal from the start of any period in NHL history [https://records.nhl.com/records/skater-records/fastest-goals/fastest-goal-period-start]), in a 5-4 triumph versus the Montreal Canadiens March 14. Montour then scored once in a 4-2 victory against the Utah Hockey Club March 14 before collecting one assist in a 3-2 overtime loss to the Winnipeg Jets March 16. The 30-year-old Montour shares fourth place among NHL defensemen with 16 goals through 67 total contests this season (16-22—38), matching a career-high established in 80 games in 2022-23 (16-57—73 w/ FLA)." Finishing as the first and second stars this week were Los Angeles Kings [http://thn.com/la] goaltender Darcy Kuemper, recording a .987SV%, a 0.33GAA and two shutouts, and New Jersey Devils [http://thn.com/newjersey] forward Jesper Bratt, scoring two goals and nine points in three games. Stay updated with the most interesting Kraken stories, analysis, breaking news and more! Tap the star to add us to your favourites on Google News [https://news.google.com/publications/CAAqBwgKMK-q0gsw7sXpAw/sections/CAQqEAgAKgcICjCvqtILMO7F6QMwrODfCA?hl=en-CA&gl=CA&ceid=CA%3Aen] to never miss a story.
