Malkin, Sateri, Smith nab 3 Stars of the Week honors

Evgeni Malkin is on his way to claiming his second straight Player of the Month title.

The Pittsburgh Penguins forward had a monster seven days, pacing all skaters with six goals and eight points in three games to earn first-star honors.

Last week, Malkin was named January's first star after putting up 12 goals and 19 points in 12 games. His recent surge has him up to 60 points on the season, just six back of Nikita Kucherov for the league lead.

Florida Panthers netminder Harri Sateri was named the second star after going 3-0-0 with a 1.67 goals-against average and .946 save percentage. The trio of victories were the first three of his career and come after a difficult stretch that saw the Finn concede 14 goals in three contests.

Vegas Golden Knights forward Reilly Smith rounds out the three stars after putting up four goals and five points in four games. Smith sits fourth in team scoring with 41 points.

The 26-year-old is on pace to match his career-high of 25 goals and surpass his career-best 51 points, both set during the 2013-14 season.