Pavel Datsyuk

Red Wings' Pavel Datsyuk earns first star of the week

Detroit Red Wings center Pavel Datsyuk has been named the NHL's first star of the week.

What It Means:

Datsyuk tallied five goals and two assists in four games on his way to the honor. He also extended his point streak to five consecutive games during this span.

Datsyuk has 33 points (11 goals, 22 assists) in 41 games played this season. He's been excellent at driving possession as his Corsi For Percentage is 58.1 and his Relative Corsi For at Even Strength is 4.4. We project the 14 year veteran to record another 22 points (eight goals, 14 assists) over the remaining course of the season.