NHL Recaps: Friday, Jan 28, 2022

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Pittsburgh Penguins

Detroit Red Wings edge Pittsburgh Penguins 3–2 (SO)

Detroit Red Wings beat Pittsburgh Penguins 3–2 in a shootout at PIT. Jake Guentzel (PIT) led the scoring with 2G 0A. DET's first power-play unit (Leddy, Erne, Hronek, Rasmussen and Zadina) scored 1 power-play goal on 4 attempts in 1:37 together.

•Jake Guentzel had two goals (2 points) on 5 shots in 21:24.
•Sidney Crosby had 2 assists (2 points) on 3 shots in 22:23.
•DET's first power-play unit (Leddy, Erne, Hronek, Rasmussen and Zadina) scored 1 power-play goal on 4 attempts in 1:37 together.

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Minnesota Wild edge New York Rangers 3–2

Minnesota Wild beat New York Rangers 3–2 at NYR. Kevin Fiala (MIN) led the scoring with 1G 1A. MIN's first power-play unit (Spurgeon, Zuccarello, Eriksson Ek, Kaprizov and Boldy) scored 1 power-play goal on 3 attempts in 2:02 together.

•Kevin Fiala had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 13:55.
•Mats Zuccarello had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 2 shots in 20:24.
•Jacob Trouba had 2 assists (2 points) on 5 shots in 24:35.

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Colorado Avalanche beat Chicago Blackhawks 6–4

Colorado Avalanche beat Chicago Blackhawks 6–4 at CHI. Patrick Kane (CHI) led the scoring with 2G 1A. COL won it by committee.

•Gabriel Landeskog had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 2 shots in 19:55.
•Patrick Kane had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 10 shots in 24:23.
•Nazem Kadri had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 3 shots in 21:09.

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Washington Capitals rout Dallas Stars 5–0

Washington Capitals beat Dallas Stars 5–0 at DAL. Nicklas Backstrom (WSH) led the scoring with 1G 2A. New look for DAL: Glendening–Faksa–Kero skated 9:02 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (55.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•Nicklas Backstrom had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 2 shots in 13:58.
•Connor McMichael had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 1 shot in 12:34.
•Evgeny Kuznetsov had 2 assists (2 points) in 15:51.

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Boston Bruins edge Arizona Coyotes 2–1

Boston Bruins beat Arizona Coyotes 2–1 at ARI. David Pastrnak (BOS) led the scoring with 0G 2A. New look for ARI: Ladd–Kessel–Dzingel skated 9:30 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (60% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

•David Pastrnak had 2 assists (2 points) on 5 shots in 18:19.
•New look for ARI: Ladd–Kessel–Dzingel skated 9:30 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (60% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.
•Scott Wedgewood (ARI) faced 37 shots and stopped 35 (.946), +4 against a season average of 32.9; the loss.

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Top performers

Player	Game	G	A	P	SOG	Hits	Blk	TOI	PP
Patrick Kane CHI	vs COL	2	1	3	10	1	2	24:23	—
Gabriel Landeskog COL	at CHI	2	1	3	2	4	0	19:55	—
Nazem Kadri COL	at CHI	1	2	3	3	1	0	21:09	—
Nicklas Backstrom WSH	at DAL	1	2	3	2	0	0	13:58	—
Jake Guentzel PIT	vs DET	2	0	2	5	0	0	21:24	—
Brandon Hagel CHI	vs COL	1	1	2	5	3	0	19:48	—
Erik Gustafsson CHI	vs COL	1	1	2	5	1	0	18:43	—
Kevin Fiala MIN	at NYR	1	1	2	3	1	0	13:55	—
Cale Makar COL	at CHI	1	1	2	2	3	2	27:32	—
Mats Zuccarello MIN	at NYR	1	1	2	2	3	0	20:24	—
J.T. Compher COL	at CHI	1	1	2	1	1	2	14:59	—
Connor McMichael WSH	at DAL	1	1	2	1	0	1	12:34	—

Line changes

New look for PIT: Carter–Simon–Aston-Reese skated 6:47 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (20% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for NYR: Reaves–Hunt–Rooney skated 12:02 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (41.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for DAL: Glendening–Faksa–Kero skated 9:02 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (55.6% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for WSH: Eller–Snively–McMichael skated 9:39 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (52.9% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for ARI: Ladd–Kessel–Dzingel skated 9:30 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (60% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for ARI: Eriksson–Galchenyuk–Crouse skated 6:05 together at 5v5 as the L4 trio (44.4% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →
New look for ARI: Nash–Roussel–Fischer skated 6:50 together at 5v5 as the L3 trio (50% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games. Report →

Goalie notes

Goalie	Game	Dec	SA	GA	SV%
Pavel Francouz COL	at CHI	W	43	4	.907
Calvin Pickard DET	at PIT	W	38	2	.947
Scott Wedgewood ARI	vs BOS	L	37	2	.946
Igor Shesterkin NYR	vs MIN	L	34	3	.912
Casey DeSmith PIT	vs DET	O	32	2	.938
Linus Ullmark BOS	at ARI	W	31	1	.968
Vitek Vanecek WSH	at DAL	W	29	0	.1000
Cam Talbot MIN	at NYR	W	27	2	.926
Braden Holtby DAL	vs WSH	L	27	5	.815
Marc-Andre Fleury CHI	vs COL	L	25	4	.840
Jake Oettinger DAL	vs WSH	—	2	0	.1000

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