Benn led the NHL with seven goals, including a pair of hat tricks, and eight points in three games to power the Stars (42-32-8, 92 points) to a 2-1-0 week. He registered his third career hat trick, including the winning goal, in a 4-2 victory over the San Jose Sharks April 3. Benn then posted 1-1-2 in a 5-3 loss to the Anaheim Ducks April 6. He closed the season with another hat trick, as well as the winning goal, in a 4-2 triumph over the Los Angeles Kings April 7. In doing so, Benn became the seventh player in Stars/North Stars history to record two hat tricks within a span of three team games and the first to accomplish the feat since Bill Guerin from Oct. 29 - Nov. 2, 2003. The 28-year-old Victoria, B.C., native paced Dallas with 36-43-79 in 2017-18 (82 GP), including 8-2-10 during a season-ending, five-game point streak.

SECOND STAR - ROBERTO LUONGO, G, FLORIDA PANTHERS

Luongo went 3-0-0 with a 1.59 goals-against average and .955 save percentage in four appearances to help the Panthers (44-30-8, 96 points) become the 13th team in NHL history to earn five wins in seven days. He made 27 saves in a 3-2 victory over the Carolina Hurricanes April 2 and matched a season high with 45 stops in a 2-1 triumph against the Nashville Predators April 3. Luongo then played in his 1,000th NHL game April 5 - becoming the third goaltender in League history to reach the milestone - and turned aside 26 shots for a 3-2 win over the Boston Bruins. He added eight saves in a relief effort as part of a 4-2 victory against the Bruins April 8. The 39-year-old Montreal native went 18-11-2 in 35 outings in 2017-18 (2.47 GAA, .929 SV%, 3 SO), climbing to fourth in NHL history with 471 career wins.

THIRD STAR - CLAUDE GIROUX, C, PHILADELPHIA FLYERS

Giroux ranked second in the NHL with 5-2-7 in three games to propel the Flyers (42-26-14, 98 points) to their eighth playoff berth in the past 11 seasons. He collected 1 1-2 in each of his first two contests, a 5-4 loss to the New York Islanders April 3 and a 4-3 victory over the Carolina Hurricanes April 5. Giroux then helped Philadelphia clinch its playoff berth with his first career regular-season hat trick (738 GP) in a 5-0 triumph against the New York Rangers April 7. The 30-year-old Hearst, Ont., native finished second in the NHL with 34-68-102 in 2017-18 (82 GP), becoming the first member of the Flyers to reach the 100-point milestone since Eric Lindros in 1995-96 (47-68-115).