This marks Guentzel's second career All-Star Game selection after being named to the Game in 2020, but missing due to injury.
The 2022 Honda NHL All-Star Game will be a 3-on-3 tournament between the four NHL divisions, and will be held on Saturday, February 5 at 3:00 PM ET in Vegas at T-Mobile Arena. One night prior on Friday, February 4 will be the All-Star Skills Presented by DraftKings Sportsbook at 7:30 PM ET.
Guentzel, 27, is Pittsburgh's team leader in goals (20), points (38) and game-winning goals (5). The forward currently has points in 20 of his last 21 games played, recording 17 goals and 30 points since Nov. 13. Guentzel recorded points in 18-straight appearances (15G-12A-27PTS) from Nov. 13-Jan. 11, which included an official career-long 13-game point streak (12G-7A-19PTS) from Nov. 13-Dec. 6 prior to missing four games due to injury.
Guentzel has scored five game-winning goals this season, including in each of the past two games. Only Leon Draisaitl (6) and Timo Meier (6) have more game-winning goals this season than Guentzel. His game-winning goal last night was his 20th goal of the season, marking his fifth-consecutive season hitting the 20-goal plateau. He joins Leon Draisaitl, Alex Ovechkin, Auston Matthews, Brad Marchand and Kyle Connor as the only players to have five 20-plus goal seasons since 2017-18.
Guentzel has done the bulk of his damage on the road, recording a point in 17 of his 18 games on the road this season, totaling 16 goals and 26 points. His 16 goals on the road this season are the second-most in the NHL (tied), while his 0.89 goals-per-game average leads the league (tied).
