{"id":418629,"date":"2025-12-02T03:42:12","date_gmt":"2025-12-02T03:42:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/418629\/"},"modified":"2025-12-02T03:42:12","modified_gmt":"2025-12-02T03:42:12","slug":"dallas-stars-wyatt-johnston-named-nhls-first-star-of-the-week-amid-dominant-stretch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/418629\/","title":{"rendered":"Dallas Stars\u2019 Wyatt Johnston named NHL\u2019s first star of the week amid dominant stretch"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"body-text-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dallasnews.com\/topic\/wyatt-johnston\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.dallasnews.com\/topic\/wyatt-johnston\/\">Wyatt Johnston\u2019s<\/a> dominant stretch isn\u2019t going unnoticed by the NHL.<\/p>\n<p class=\"body-text-paragraph\">On Monday, the<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dallasnews.com\/sports\/stars\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.dallasnews.com\/sports\/stars\/\"> Dallas Stars <\/a>center was named<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nhl.com\/stars\/news\/dallas-stars-wyatt-johnston-named-nhl-s-first-star-of-the-week-120125\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.nhl.com\/stars\/news\/dallas-stars-wyatt-johnston-named-nhl-s-first-star-of-the-week-120125\"> the NHL\u2019s first star of the week.<\/a> Johnston earned the weekly award for his performance in games between Nov. 24-30.<\/p>\n<p class=\"body-text-paragraph\">It was an impressive week for Johnston, who posted his 200th career point and 100th career assist in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dallasnews.com\/sports\/stars\/2025\/11\/25\/dallas-stars-edmonton-oilers-result-score-jamie-benn-goal-400\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.dallasnews.com\/sports\/stars\/2025\/11\/25\/dallas-stars-edmonton-oilers-result-score-jamie-benn-goal-400\/\">a win over the Edmonton Oilers on Nov. 25. <\/a>Johnston finished the week with nine points (five goals, four assists) as the Stars came away with four consecutive wins.<\/p>\n<p class=\"body-text-paragraph\">Johnston also scored <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dallasnews.com\/sports\/stars\/2025\/11\/28\/wyatt-johnstons-10th-power-play-goal-the-difference-as-stars-rally-to-beat-mammoth\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.dallasnews.com\/sports\/stars\/2025\/11\/28\/wyatt-johnstons-10th-power-play-goal-the-difference-as-stars-rally-to-beat-mammoth\/\">a pivotal goal against the Utah Mammoth<\/a> on Nov. 28 and posted <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dallasnews.com\/sports\/stars\/2025\/11\/30\/dallas-stars-ottawa-senators-score-wyatt-johnston-hat-trick-lian-bichsel-injury\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.dallasnews.com\/sports\/stars\/2025\/11\/30\/dallas-stars-ottawa-senators-score-wyatt-johnston-hat-trick-lian-bichsel-injury\/\">a hat trick against the Ottawa Senators on Nov. 30.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Sports Roundup<\/p>\n<p class=\"dmnc_features-cta-social-article-cta-social-module__3beff secondaryRoman secondaryRoman-20 text-center text-gray-dark\">Get the latest D-FW sports news, analysis and opinion delivered straight to your inbox. Plus, Kevin Sherrington&#8217;s A La Carte.<\/p>\n<p>SIGN UP<\/p>\n<p class=\"dmnc_features-cta-social-article-cta-social-module__vkDb2 inline-flex secondaryBold secondaryBold-5 text-center\">Or with: <\/p>\n<p>Google<\/p>\n<p class=\"dmnc_features-cta-social-article-cta-social-module__8MgJa flex flex-wrap text-gray-dark secondaryRoman secondaryRoman-10 text-center justify-center\">By signing up, you agree to our\u00a0<a class=\"dmnc_features-cta-social-article-cta-social-module__lU9-l border-b border-gray-dark hover_border-0 focus_border-0 active_border-0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dallasnews.com\/help\/terms-of-service\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Terms of Service<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a class=\"dmnc_features-cta-social-article-cta-social-module__lU9-l border-b border-gray-dark hover_border-0 focus_border-0 active_border-0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dallasnews.com\/help\/privacy-policy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Privacy Policy.<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"body-text-paragraph\">The Stars center was joined by Tampa Bay\u2019s Brandon Hagel and Washington\u2019s Tom Wilson in earning weekly awards. Hagel was the second star of the week, while Wilson was the third star.<\/p>\n<p class=\"body-text-paragraph\">Johnston ranks third on the Stars\u2019 roster with 30 points (16 goals, 14 assists) in 26 games this season. The Stars return to the ice Tuesday, facing the New York Rangers at Madison Square Garden.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>Related Stories<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dallasnews.com\/topic\/dallas-stars\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">View More<\/a><\/p>\n<ul class=\"dmnc_features-article-body-embeds-subject-tag-list-only-list-only-module__DAHnF list-disc\"><a class=\"dmnc_features-article-body-embeds-subject-tag-list-only-list-only-module__BZO7y link-blue\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dallasnews.com\/sports\/stars\/2025\/11\/30\/dallas-stars-ottawa-senators-score-wyatt-johnston-hat-trick-lian-bichsel-injury\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Wyatt Johnston\u2019s hat trick lifts Stars to win as red-hot November ends in win vs. Senators<\/a><a class=\"dmnc_features-article-body-embeds-subject-tag-list-only-list-only-module__BZO7y link-blue\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dallasnews.com\/sports\/stars\/2025\/11\/30\/dallas-stars-lian-bichsel-injury-ottawa-senators\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Dallas Stars\u2019 Lian Bichsel exits game vs. Senators with apparent lower-body injury<\/a><a class=\"dmnc_features-article-body-embeds-subject-tag-list-only-list-only-module__BZO7y link-blue\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dallasnews.com\/sports\/stars\/2025\/11\/30\/dallas-stars-ilya-lyubushkin-injury-return-ottawa-senators\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Stars defenseman Ilya Lyubushkin back in Dallas\u2019 lineup vs. Senators<\/a><a class=\"dmnc_features-article-body-embeds-subject-tag-list-only-list-only-module__BZO7y link-blue\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dallasnews.com\/sports\/stars\/2025\/11\/29\/how-to-watch-stars-senators-tv-streaming-info-as-dallas-looks-for-four-wins-in-a-row\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">How to watch Stars-Senators: TV, streaming info as Dallas looks for four wins in a row<\/a><\/ul>\n<p class=\"body-text-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dallasnews.com\/sports\/stars\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><b>Find more Stars coverage from <\/b><b>The Dallas Morning News<\/b><b> here<\/b><\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Wyatt Johnston\u2019s dominant stretch isn\u2019t going unnoticed by the NHL. 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