Schaefer, Silovs and Boldy named NHL ‘Three Stars’ of the Week | Pro Hockey News

NEW YORK – New York Islanders defender Matthew SchaeferPittsburgh Penguins goalkeeper Arthur Silov and Minnesota Wild left wing Matt Boldy have been named the NHL’s “Three Stars” by GEICO, presented for the week ending March 1.

FIRST STAR – MATTHEW SCHAEFER, D, NEW YORK ISLANDERS

Schaefer, the No. 1 overall pick in the 2025 NHL Draft, scored a league-high four goals in three games (4-1-5) to lead the Islanders (35-21-5, 75 points). the 10th team in NHL history to record at least three consecutive multi-goal comeback wins. Trailing 2-0 late in the second period, Schaefer scored twice in 55 seconds – his 17th and 18th games of the season – to surpass Phil Housley for the most goals in League history by an 18-year-old defenseman heading to New York, earning a 4–3 victory against the Montreal Canadiens on February 26. Schaefer didn’t find the scoresheet, but recorded a team-high 25:31 as the Islanders again rallying from a 2-0 deficit for a 4-3 overtime victory – this time against the Columbus Blue Jackets on February 28. He finished the week going 2-1-3, his first career three-point performance, in a 5-4 win over the Florida Panthers on March 1, marking the first time in NHL history that a defenseman was the first rookie to score 20 goals in a given season. Only three other starting blueliners have been drafted the same number of goals in an entire campaign: Brian Leetch (23 in 1988-89 with NYR), Barry Beck (22 in 1977-78 with CLR) and Dion Phaneuf (20 in 2005-06 with CGY). In addition to leading the field in goals, Schaefer also ranks among the top rookie skaters in total time on ice (1st; 1,471:35 – over 400 minutes ahead of the next player), average time on ice (1st; 24:07), power play goals (1st; 7), power play points (1st; 15), shots on goal (1st; 146), game-winning goals (t-1st; 4), plus/minus (2nd; +14), assists (3rd; 24), points (3rd; 44) and power play assists (t-5th; 8) through a total of 61 games this season.

SECOND STAR – ARTURS SILOV, G, PITTSBURGH PENGUINS

Silovs stopped 51 of the 52 shots he faced, giving him a 2-0-0 record, a 0.50 goals-against average, a .981 save percentage and one shutout. Penguins (31-15-13, 75 points) maintained their position in second place in the Metropolitan Division. He made 29 saves, including 11 in both the second and third periods, in a 4–1 win against the New Jersey Devils on February 26. Silovs then recorded his second career shutout (also on October 7 at NYR) with 22 stops in a 2–0 win over the Vegas Golden Knights on March 1. The 24-year-old Silovs, who represented Latvia at the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics, is fourth among rookie goaltenders with 13 wins in 28 total appearances this NHL season (13-7-8, 2.75 GAA, .902 SV%, 2 SO).

THIRD STAR – MAT BOLDY, LW, MINNESOTA WILD

Boldy, fresh off winning a gold medal with the United States at the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics, led the NHL 3-4-7 in three games for the Wild (35-16-10, 80 points). He recorded 2-2-4, his fifth career and second straight four-point performance (also February 4 at NSH: 3-1-4), in a 5-2 win against the Colorado Avalanche on February 26. Boldy then posted 1-1-2 in a 5-2 loss to the Utah Mammoth on February 27 and one assist in a 3-1 loss to the St. Louis Blues on March 1 to finish the week with points on seven of Minnesota’s eight total goals. The 24-year-old Boldy, who has points in nine consecutive games as of Jan. 24 (10/8/18), is tied for second in the League with 35 goals and is ninth with 69 points in 57 games this season (35-34/69).

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