Detroit Red Wings logoDetroit Red Wings logoticketNewsvideonavigation menuThe main eventBottom line: The Red Wings continued to feel good with a 5-2 win over the Golden Knights.Larkin scored twice, including his 200th career NHL goal, to help Detroit improve to 9-2-1 this month.DET-VGK 01:27:23throughJonathan Mills@DetroitRedWings
DetroitRedWings.com5:23DETROIT – It was another fun night in the joyous sports city on Saturday. Captain Dylan Larkin surpassed 200 career NHL goals with two goals in the Detroit Red Wings’ 5-2 Stanley Cup victory. Vegas Golden Knights at Little Caesars Arena.Goaltender Alex Lyon has made 28 saves to help the Red Wings (26-18-5, 57 points) this month. Netminder Logan Thompson made 24 saves for the Golden Knights (29-15-6, 64 points), who lost their sixth straight game.”The atmosphere in the group right now is really good,” coach Derek LaLonde said of Detroit. — A little game for the person next to you. If we do the right thing in the face of stiff competition, we will be rewarded.
Larkin remained red-hot on Saturday, finishing off a tic-tac-toe play with Alex DeBrincat and Lucas Raymond at 5:04 of the first period for his 21st goal of the season and 200th of his NHL career to put Detroit ahead, 1-0. With the goal, Larkin also extended his point streak to 11 straight games.
“It’s huge,” Larkin said about hitting the 200-goal milestone. “Pretty honored to do it at home. It’s something you can have, look back and be proud of.”
Jake Wallman made it 2-0 seven minutes into the first half after beating Thompson on David Perron’s layup from the top of the left circle. The goal was tied for Wallman’s 10th of the season in the NHL. Moritz Seider provided the second assist.
At 8:02 of the first half, Ivan Barbashev reduced the deficit for “Vegas” to 2-1. He found Nicolas Roy’s shot and went through Lyon’s cushion to score his 13th goal of the season.The Golden Knights’ Paul Cotter of Canton, Mich. blocked Alec Martinez’s shot at 10:55 of the first period and scored his sixth goal of the season to tie the score at 2-2. Joe Veleno restored the lead for the Red Wings with 1:43 left in the first frame, hitting a shot under Thompson to make it 3-2. Seider and Robbie Fabbri assisted on Veleno’s ninth goal of the season. Seider tied the NHL assist record with his 100th career assist on Veleno’s goal and became the third-fastest defenseman in Red Wings history to reach the 100-assist plateau behind Reed Larson (185 games) and Nicklas Lidstrom (194 games). .
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