First Star – Nathan MacKinnon, C, Colorado Avalanche
MacKinnon ranked among the monthly leaders in even-strength points (1st; 20), plus/minus (1st; +20), points (T-1; 26), even-strength assists (T-2; 11), goals (T-3; 11), even-strength goals (T-3; 9), assists (T-3; 15) and shots on goal (T-4; 57). The Avalanche (18-1-6, 42 points) power through to 11-0-2 November (24 points) – their highest single-month mark since January 2022 (15-0-1, 31 points) – and top the NHL standings. MacKinnon found the scoresheet in 11 of his 13 contests, highlighted by seven multi-point performances. This included a run of three straight contests with at least three points from November 8–11 (4–8–12), with MacKinnon’s 12 points being the most by any Colorado player since that span. peter forsberg From December 5-9, 1995 (also 4-8-12 in 3rd GP). With 387-672-1,059 in 895 career games (all w/ COL), the 30-year-old MacKinnon now ranks in the top three in franchise history in goals, assists and points. The No. 1 overall pick from the 2013 NHL Draft, who has been runner-up for the Art Ross Trophy in each of the last two campaigns, leads the NHL with 20-24-44 through 25 total appearances in 2025-26. MacKinnon also is among the league leaders this season in even-strength points (1st; 33), plus/minus (1st; +30), goals (T-1st; 20), even-strength goals (2nd; 14), even-strength assists (2nd; 19), assists (3rd; 24) and shots on goal (3rd; 108).
2nd Star – Jason Robertson, LW, Dallas Stars
Robertson topped the NHL in goals (13) and points (T-26) in 15 contests and led the Stars (17‑5‑4, 38 points) to an 11‑2‑2 November (24 points) – matching their most points in a calendar month this century since March 2025 (11‑2‑2), February 2008 (12‑2‑0) and March 2001. Is. (11-2-2) – and second place in the overall league standings. Robertson also was among the monthly leaders in shots on goal (1st; 62), power-play points (T-2nd; 10), power-play assists (T-3rd; 7), power-play goals (T-6th; 3), assists (9th; 13) and plus/minus (T-12th; +12). He scored in nine of his 15 appearances, highlighted by a career-high seven straight games from November 11–25 (11–6–17) – the longest goal streak by a Stars player since the team moved to Dallas in 1993–94 and tied for the second-longest in franchise history. Robertson additionally had eight multi-point performances, including three consecutive three-point attempts from November 11–15 (6–3–9) and 1–2–3 in his 400th career game (all w/DAL) and his final outing of the month, November 30 vs. OTT. The 26-year-old Robertson, selected in the second round of the 2017 NHL Draft (39th overall), is sixth in the league with 16-19-35 through 26 total contests this season. He is one of the top 2025-26 performers in shots on goal (2nd; 109), power-play points (T-3rd; 15), goals (T-5th; 16) and power-play assists (T-5th; 10).
Third Star – Connor Bedard, C, Chicago Blackhawks
Bedard finished third in the league with 10-13-23 in 14 games and lifted the Blackhawks (11-9-5, 27 points) to within one point of the final playoff spot in the Western Conference through a 6-5-3 November. Only one other Chicago skater has recorded so many points in a calendar month this century: patrick kane (6x, most recent March 2022: 5-21—26 in 14 GPs). Bedard, who accounted for more than half of the Blackhawks’ 44 November goals (52.3%), also placed among the monthly leaders in power-play assists (T-5th; 6), goals (T-6th; 10), power-play points (T-6th; 8), assists (T-9th; 13) and shots on goal (T-11th; 52). They found the scoresheet in 10 of their 14 contests, including a quartet of games with at least three points: November 7 vs. CGY (1-3-4), November 9 vs. DET (1-2-3), November 18 vs. CGY (3-0-3) and November 30 vs. ANA (2-2-4). The 20-year-old Bedard, the No. 1 overall pick from the 2023 NHL Draft, is one of the league leaders in points (3rd; 37), goals (T-5th; 16) and assists (T-9th; 21) during 25 total contests in 2025-26.
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