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Larkin Nets Third-Period Winner as Red Wings Down Sharks 4-2

McLellan’s revamped top line delivered points to open a taxing 10-games-in-20-days stretch.

Overview

  • Dylan Larkin scored at 4:41 of the third to break a 2-2 tie, finishing a play set up by Lucas Raymond and James van Riemsdyk.
  • Marco Kasper snapped a 37-game goal drought, added an assist, and later sealed the win with an empty-netter.
  • Raymond recorded three assists and van Riemsdyk had two, while Alex DeBrincat’s power-play strike was his team-leading 25th and J. T. Compher also scored.
  • John Gibson made 20 saves to extend his surge to 14-2-0 over his past 16 starts.
  • San Jose got goals from Will Smith in his return from a 13-game absence and Collin Graf, with Yaroslav Askarov stopping 21 shots after the Sharks had won seven of nine.