Red Wings bring win streak into game against Sabres
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The Wings have won five straight after a season-opening loss, but only one game has been on the road — a late victory over Toronto on Mason Appleton's winner with 45 seconds remaining. Now, they need to transfer that winning formula away from Little Caesars Arena.
Larkin shatters franchise records, leading the Red Wings to victory and cementing his legacy as a Detroit legend.
The 29-year-old center has led the Red Wings to a 5-1-0 start entering their game at the Buffalo Sabres on Wednesday (7:30 p.m. ET; HBO MAX, FDSNDETX, TNT). He has 11 points (five goals, six assists) in six games.
Despite stumbling out of the gate in the season opener, the Detroit Red Wings have surged to the top of the Atlantic Division.
The Red Wings tote a 5-game win streak into this contest. In its most recent game Sunday, +121 Detroit topped the Edmonton Oilers 4-2 (push 6.0). That game was at home; the Wings' trip to Buffalo marks the club's second road game of the season.
DETROIT – The Detroit Red Wings capitalized on an early schedule that included top teams but featured five of their first six games at home, going 5-1-0. The next test is to see how they’ll fare on the road, especially with three rookies in the lineup and missing Patrick Kane due to injury.
The Red Wings made us collectively groan at our TVs just one game into the season as they fell 5-1 to the in-your-face Canadiens. It was another brutal defensive and goaltending performance -- exactly what the Red Wings had hoped to improve upon as they opened the season.
Dylan Larkin and rookie Emmitt Finne scored two goals apiece, lifting Detroit to a 4-2 win over the Edmonton on Sunday.
Emmitt Finnie scored the first two goals of his NHL career and added an assist as the host Detroit Red Wings stretched their winning streak to five games with a 4-2 win over the Edmonton Oilers on Sunday afternoon.
DeBrincat went into Wednesday's game without a goal. He's put 20 shots on goal in six Red Wings games, some of them glorious chances, but hasn't broken through. This is the same player who scored 39 goals last season and has scored 41 twice in his career. Alex DeBrincat knows how to score goals, and will.