He collected a hat trick in a loss to the Calgary Flames and then racked up another three-goal effort in a win over the Colorado Avalanche on Thursday, adding single-goal performances on Saturday and Sunday against the Washington Capitals and Edmonton Oilers, respectively.
Jonathan Toews was named second star of the week for compiling nine points in three games, all victories for his Chicago Blackhawks. More than half of that production came in Tuesday's victory over the Minnesota Wild, in which the Blackhawks captain tied career highs with a hat trick and five points.
Johnny Gaudreau was named third star of the week for posting eight points in four consecutive road wins for the Flames. He chipped in four assists against the Predators on Tuesday and book-ended his week with a two-goal, three-point night against the Carolina Hurricanes on Sunday.
It appears as though Steve Yzerman's options were limited when it came to Ben Bishop.
The Tampa Bay Lightning general manager addressed the media Monday after sending the goalie to the Los Angeles Kings the night before, and said potential suitors weren't exactly lining up for Bishop's services.
Yzerman said his options were to make the deal with L.A. last night or hold onto Bishop for rest of the season. No other offers out there.
This, of course, isn't reflective of the kind of player Bishop is, but points more to the reality of the market in advance of the trade deadline.
Contending teams are pretty well set in net, and bubble teams like St. Louis and Calgary have witnessed stabilization at the position in recent days. Other clubs in need of help - Dallas, for example - can simply wait for July 1 to make a pitch for an unrestricted free agent if they so choose, seeing as playoff hopes are all but gone at this point.
What that means for other trade candidates like of Ryan Miller or Marc-Andre Fleury with Wednesday's trade deadline quickly approaching remains to be seen.
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John Chayka, Arizona Coyotes
Most of the reaction to Sunday night's pair of trades involved questioning the general managers, but the loot garnered by Chayka in the Martin Hanzal deal can't be criticized.
The Coyotes got a first-round pick this year, a second-rounder next year, and a conditional 2019 fourth-round selection for Hanzal, forward Ryan White, and a fourth-rounder in June.
It came less than a week after Chayka flipped another pending unrestricted free agent, Michael Stone, to the Calgary Flames for a pair of picks, and the Hanzal haul is more than enough for a rental who, despite a well-timed offensive surge, hasn't been able to stay healthy or produce consistently for years.
The Wild GM gave up two high picks and another that could become a high pick because the 2019 conditional fourth-rounder gets upgraded one round for each playoff series Minnesota wins this spring (maxing out after two).
Hanzal certainly brings some stability to the Wild down the middle. He's a dependable two-way player and his cap hit is more than affordable while he's on Minnesota's books, but his future beyond this season is up in the air.
The Wild are going for it, as they should, and they didn't have to part with a top prospect. But that doesn't mean it was a good idea to surrender three picks, including a first-rounder, for a streaky third-liner they might only have for a couple of months.
Grade: C-
Dean Lombardi, Los Angeles Kings
The prevailing sentiment following the Ben Bishop trade was, "What is Dean Lombardi doing?"
The GM answered that collective thought by insisting the deal was not merely "an insurance policy" for Jonathan Quick, who returned Sunday for his first action since he aggravated a groin injury in the season opener.
Los Angeles didn't give up a whole lot - veteran goaltender Peter Budaj, defensive prospect Erik Cernak, a seventh-round pick, and a conditional selection for Bishop and a fifth-rounder - and nor should they have, considering the former Lightning netminder is a pending UFA.
While the move was unconventional and puzzling on the surface, it does make some sense when you consider the concern over Quick's tender groin and the relatively low cost paid to secure Bishop's services.
Lombardi certainly solidified the Kings' goaltending with the move, but whether Bishop will be amenable to serving as a "1B" to Quick's "1A" remains to be seen.
Grade: C+
Steve Yzerman, Tampa Bay Lightning
It's hard not to be sympathetic toward Yzerman, who had several things working against him as he tried to maximize his return for Bishop.
You're never going to get full value for a rental player (unless you're Chayka, apparently), and every NHL GM knew the Lightning were trying to steer clear of a major cap crunch.
Every dime counts for Tampa Bay with Drouin, Johnson and Palat up for new contracts plus Hedman's big deal kicking in next season...
Given those factors, Yzerman did fairly well for himself, getting Cernak, a 19-year-old OHLer who was a 2015 second-round pick, while giving himself some much needed flexibility to afford the raises he'll need to dole out in the very near future.
As the video shows, Manning delivered a high and forceful hit that made substantial head contact well after Guentzel had moved the puck. The combination of the lateness of the hit and the significant head contact administered as a result warranted a two-game ban in the eyes of the NHL.
No penalty was called on the play, and Guentzel did not appear to suffer any injury.
Nashville Predators defenseman P.K. Subban will receive a meritorious service decoration from the Governor General of Canada during a ceremony in Montreal on Wednesday.
The ceremony will take place at the P.K. Subban Atrium of the Montreal Children’s Hospital.
The award was established to recognize role models who “respond to a particular challenge faced by a community,” according to The Montreal Gazette.
Why Subban is receiving the Meritorious Service Cross from the Governor General of Canada: pic.twitter.com/ton7q08OxJ
In 2015, Subban pledged $10 million in support to the Montreal Children's Hospital, marking the biggest philanthropic commitment by a sports figure in Canadian history.
Dean Lombardi says he didn't merely trade for Ben Bishop as a precaution.
The Los Angeles Kings general manager downplayed the notion that he only acquired the goaltender from the Tampa Bay Lightning as a literal backup plan in case longtime Kings starter Jonathan Quick can't regain his pre-injury form or shoulder his historically heavy workload.
"(Bishop) was the number one target that we felt that this is not an insurance policy," Lombardi told reporters Sunday, according to FOX Sports West's Jon Rosen.
The Kings landed the 2016 Vezina Trophy nominee and a fifth-round pick Sunday in exchange for veteran goalie Peter Budaj, defensive prospect Erik Cernak, a seventh-round selection, and a conditional pick.
Lombardi insisted Bishop is going to get opportunities with his new club.
"No, no. He needs to play, and ... we looked at the schedule here, preferably I would’ve been able to do this deal two weeks ago, but this is just the way trade deadline deals seem to work," the GM said.
Quick played his first game Sunday since re-injuring his groin in the season opener, and Lombardi said the deal that followed that contest allows the Kings to go into the stretch drive with two starting netminders.
"Best case scenario, assuming Jon is at the top of his game, what’s the best number of games to play him? And we had sketched that out, and said, ‘you know what? It makes a lot of sense for him, but we better get essentially another number one.
"It's a way that we think can make sure that Jon is broken in properly … and makes sure we’re in position here to win every game, because every game down the stretch here is critical. Let’s face it, there’s not a lot of room here for error, and we just want to take that out of the equation by making sure that we have a number one goalie in there every night.”
Bishop and Quick played together for the United States at the World Cup of Hockey last fall, a team of which Lombardi was the architect, and one that ultimately underachieved. They'll surely be hoping the Kings don't suffer the same fate.
Los Angeles sits three points behind the St. Louis Blues for the second Western Conference wild-card spot with 21 games to go.
The writing was on the wall when Andrei Vasilevskiy was signed to a three-year contract extension last summer.
That decision was made with the knowledge that Ben Bishop was set to become an unrestricted free agent in 2017, and that the Tampa Bay Lightning would likely be unable to re-sign the goalie who's been key to their success in recent years.
Thus, Bishop was dealt to the Los Angeles Kings on Sunday, with veteran Peter Budaj coming back in return as a cheaper but still very effective option in net.
"(Bishop's) been a major part of the success we've had in the last three years and helping us go on long playoff runs, as important to our team as any other player," Lightning general manager Steve Yzerman said, according to the team's website.
"In the business now in hockey, you have to make some decisions based on the salary cap."
Budaj posted a record of 27-20-3 with a .917 save percentage while filling in for Jonathan Quick this season. The 34-year-old is playing on a one-year deal, but could be retained on the cheap if all goes well.
"In moving Ben, we needed a good backup - somebody to help out Vasilevskiy. (Budaj's) done a great job filling in for Quick," Yzerman said. "We want somebody experienced playing with Vasilevskiy, but we also wanted to bring in somebody that can help us win games and get us into the playoffs."
Tampa Bay was also able to add defensive prospect Erik Cernak in the deal, as well as a seventh-round pick and a conditional pick (both in the 2017 draft).
Altogether, not a bad haul for a player who would have left via free agency or the expansion draft at season's end.
Yzerman can now focus on helping the team get back to the playoffs while also having to contend with soon-to-be restricted free-agent forwards Jonathan Drouin, Tyler Johnson, and Ondrej Palat.
Bishop, meanwhile, will try to keep his stock high while splitting time with Quick, keeping a view on winning a Stanley Cup in Los Angeles and signing a lucrative contract in the offseason.