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It was an exciting night of hockey that witnessed Dylan Larkin reaching an impressive milestone in his career. Photo: Tim Jarrold - In Play! magazine
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NHL Recap January 27, 2024 – Dylan Larkin Reaches Milestone

The game between the Detroit Red Wings and the Las Vegas Golden Knights came to a thrilling conclusion with the Red Wings emerging victorious with a 5-2 win.

In a remarkable display of skill and determination, Dylan Larkin netted his 200th and 201st career goals. This achievement not only extended his points streak to 11 games but also elevated his team-leading goals total to 22.

The Red Wings dominated the game right from the start. Larkin scored his landmark goal at the 5-minute mark, outplaying Golden Knights goalie, Logan Thompson. Jake Walman further added to the lead with a powerful slap shot.

Beyond Larkin’s stellar performance, several other Red Wings made significant contributions to the victory. Andrew Copp added to the lead late in the game, expertly lifting the puck over Thompson’s shoulder after receiving a pass from Michael Rasmussen. Alex Lyon, coming off his third career shutout against Philadelphia, made 28 saves throughout the game. Moritz Seider and Lucas Raymond each contributed with a pair of assists.

Red Wings’ Moritz Seider (0-2—2) factored on two of five Red Wings goals to help Detroit (26-18-5, 57 points) stay one point behind Toronto (25-14-8, 58 points) in the second Wild Card spot. Seider (213 GP) became the third-fastest defenseman in franchise history to reach 100 NHL assists behind Reed Larson (185 GP) and Nicklas Lidstrom (194 GP). He also recorded his 24th career multi-point game, which is now tied with Lidstrom for the second most by a Red Wings blueliner at age 22 or younger, trailing only Larson (28).

On a side note, The Red Wings have recalled goaltender Ville Husso from the American Hockey League’s Grand Rapids Griffins on a conditioning loan and have assigned defenseman Wyatt Newpower to the Griffins.

OILERS MOVE WITHIN ONE WIN OF TYING NHL RECORD AS DRAISAITL HITS 800 NHL POINTS
Connor McDavid (1-3—4) tallied a game-high four points to extend his home point streak and Leon Draisaitl (1-2—3) surpassed the 800-point milestone as the Oilers stayed hot and matched the Blue Jackets (16 GP in 2016-17) for the second-longest winning streak in NHL history. They are now within one of matching the record-holding 1992-93 Penguins (17 GP) and will face off against the reigning Stanley Cup-champion Golden Knights on Feb. 6.

  • McDavid’s home point streak now stands at 18 games, the ninth-longest run in Oilers history. He also recorded his 36th four-point game, which trails only Sidney Crosby (38) for the most among active players.
  • Draisaitl improved his career totals to 329-472—801 (683 GP) and became the sixth player in franchise history to reach the 800-point milestone. He also required the fourth-fewest games in franchise history to hit the mark, behind Wayne Gretzky (352 GP), Connor McDavid (545 GP) and Jari Kurri (558 GP).
  • Stuart Skinner extended his franchise-record winning streak to 12 games and tied Tampa Bay’s Andrei Vasilevskiy (12 GP in 2020-21) for the second-longest run among active goaltenders behind only Sergei Bobrovsky (14 GP in 2016-17). In the process, he became the 10th netminder in NHL history to post a run of 12-plus games.

MATTHEWS REACHES 40-GOAL MARK, KUCHEROV RECLAIMS LEAD IN ART ROSS RACE. . .
Auston Matthews scored the game winner and became the first player to reach the 40-goal mark this season, while Nikita Kucherov had two assists to leapfrog Nathan MacKinnon for first place in the Art Ross Trophy race:

  • Matthews (40-18—58 in 46 GP) extended his franchise records for most overall and consecutive 40-goal seasons while besting Frank Mahovlich (48 GP in 1960-61) as the fastest player in club history to reach the mark. Matthews (339-261—600 in 527 GP) also became the eighth player to record 600 points with the Maple Leafs.
  • On the night teammate Victor Hedman reached the 700-point milestone, Kucherov (32-53—85 in 49 GP) potted 0-2—2 and joined MacKinnon in maintaining a 140-point pace. The 2023-24 campaign would be the first season with two 140-point players since 1995-96 when Mario Lemieux (69-92—161 in 70 GP w/ PIT) and Jaromir Jagr (62-87—149 in 82 GP w/ PIT) both did so.
  • One of either Kucherov or MacKinnon, who are expected to go head-to-head on Feb. 15, has led the NHL in scoring every day since Nov. 23 when Quinn Hughes held a one-point advantage on teammate J.T. Miller and a two-point cushion on the Lightning forward.

PLAYOFF POSITIONING IN THE ATLANTIC REMAINS CLOSE
In addition to the Maple Leafs (25-14-8, 58 points) and Lightning (27-18-5, 59 points), three other clubs in the Atlantic Division – a grouping that currently occupies five of eight postseason positions in the Eastern Conference – also captured victories. Through games played on Jan. 27, seeds No. 3-5 are separated by two points in comparison to an 11-point differential between the three clubs at this point in 2022-23.

  • David Pastrnak (2-1—3) factored on three of his team’s six goals – five of which came in a span of 5:29 – as the Bruins (31-9-9, 71 points) defeated the Flyers (25-19-6, 56 points) to become the first team to reach the 70-point mark this season and kept pace with the Canucks (33-11-5, 71 points) atop the League standings.
  • Oliver Ekman-Larsson scored in overtime to guide the second-seeded Panthers (31-14-4, 66 points) to their eighth straight road win and Sam Reinhart continued his scoring prowess on the man advantage to extend his point streak to 13 games. Reinhart, who established a franchise record with 20 power-play goals in a single season, became the ninth player since 1933-34 with 20 power-play goals prior to his 50th game of a season and first since Mario Lemieux (20 in 1995-96).

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  • Brock Boeser (3-1—4) buried his third hat trick this season and sixth of his NHL career and then assisted on the overtime winner by Elias Pettersson (2-1—3) as the League-leading Canucks (33-11-5, 71 points) completed their fourth three-goal, third-period comeback victory in franchise history. Quinn Hughes (0-3—3) also factored on the winning goal and became the sixth different defenseman in NHL history to record eight three-assist games in a season. With every hat trick this season, AstraZeneca will donate $5,000 to the Hockey Fights Cancer Fund of the V Foundation up to $500,000.
  • Artemi Panarin (1-2—3) and Mika Zibanejad (0-2—2) played a role in the Metropolitan Division-leading Rangers (30-16-3, 63 points) scoring seven consecutive goals in a game on the road for the second time in the past 30 years and earning their 30th win of the season. Panarin recorded his fourth 30-goal season and became the only active undrafted player to achieve that feat, while Zibanejad recorded his 500th point as a member of the Rangers and required the fourth-fewest games in franchise history to reach the milestone (534 GP).
  • Thomas Harley became the sixth defenseman in NHL history with an overtime goal in consecutive games, joining Harry Cameron (1918-19 w/ SEN), Greg De Vries (2002-03 w/ COL), Tom Poti (2003-04 w/ NYR), Brent Burns (2006-07 w/ MIN) and Dougie Hamilton (2022-23 w/ NJD). Harley can become the first to extend the run to three when the Stars visit the Sabres after the 2024 NHL All-Star Weekend.
  • Sidney Crosby collected a highlight-reel assist and Lars Eller became the second player in franchise history with a goal in the 1,000th game of his NHL career, joining Evgeni Malkin (Nov. 20, 2022). Eller and Malkin are two of the nine players in League history to score at least one goal in their first and 1,000th career game (also Marian Gaborik, Milan Hejduk, Alex Kovalev, Joe Nieuwendyk, Gilbert Perreault, Jean Ratelle & Luc Robitaille).

Canucks’ Myers Fined for Elbowing

Vancouver Canucks defenseman Tyler Myers has been fined $5,000, the maximum allowable under the Collective Bargaining Agreement, for elbowing Columbus Blue Jackets forward Sean Kuraly during NHL Game No. 772 in Vancouver on Saturday, Jan. 27. The incident occurred at 11:51 of the third period. Myers was assessed a major penalty and game misconduct for elbowing. The money goes to the Players’ Emergency Assistance Fund.

TWO-GAME SLATE SET FOR SUNDAY
A two-game Sunday begins with a matinee matchup between the Kings (22-15-9, 53 points), who hold a Wild Card spot, and the Blues (25-20-2, 52 points), who are vying for one, broadcast on TVA Sports as well as on NHL Network. The night concludes with a showdown between the Blue Jackets (15-23-10, 40 points) and Kraken (20-18-10, 50 points) nationally in Canada on Sportsnet.

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