DETROIT (AP) – Gustav Nyquist and the Detroit Red Wings are rolling into the All-Star break on a five-game winning streak.
Their latest victory even came in a shootout – that fickle tiebreaker that has confounded the Red Wings all season.
“We’ve had some troubles with that. I don’t know our stats really, but they’re not good,” Nyquist said. “Every win you get in a shootout is a nice bonus point there.”
Nyqust and Pavel Datsyuk scored in the shootout, and Detroit outlasted Minnesota for a 5-4 victory Tuesday night after the Wild rallied from three goals down in the third period. Detroit won for only the second time in nine shootouts this season. Nyquist also scored in regulation, but the Red Wings blew a 4-1 lead in the third period.
Zach Parise scored twice for Minnesota, but he missed his attempt to start the shootout. Mikko Koivu, who also scored in regulation, had his shootout attempt stopped by Detroit’s Petr Mrazek.