Pittsburgh captain Sidney Crosby was serenaded by the Penguins faithful after scoring his hat-trick goal against the Rangers on Saturday. (Justin K. Aller/Getty Images)

Pittsburgh captain Sidney Crosby was named the NHL's top star of the week on Monday, while New Jersey's Martin Brodeur and Toronto's Niklas Hagman were named the second and third stars, respectively.

Crosby had five goals and three assists in four games during the week ending Nov. 29, and his eight points were tops in the league in that span.

The Penguins won three of four games last week. Crosby scored the overtime winner against Florida last Monday, and the Cole Harbour, N.S., native capped the week with his second hat trick of the season during a five-point performance in an 8-3 win over the New York Rangers on Saturday.

The 22-year-old has 15 goals and 15 assists this season, leading the team in scoring and good for eighth overall in the NHL. The Penguins are second in the Eastern Conference behind Alex Ovechkin and the Washington Capitals.

Brodeur went a perfect 3-0-0 for the week in the Devils' crease, posting a miniscule 0.97 goals-against average. He set the league record for career minutes by a goaltender during a 2-1 shootout win at Boston on Friday, passing Patrick Roy's record of 60,235.

The 37-year-old Montreal native only needs one shutout to tie Terry Sawchuk's all-time record of 103, and seven more starts to match Roy for the NHL mark of 1,029.

Hagman also scored five goals last week, as the Leafs went 2-0-1. The 29-year-old Finn scored in each of Toronto's three games and leads the Leafs in goals (13). He's second on the team in points (17) behind defenceman Tomas Kaberle (25).