Overview
- Detroit edged Los Angeles 4–3 in a shootout after an overtime winner was overturned on video review, with Lucas Raymond netting the lone shootout goal.
- The Red Wings have eight wins in their first eleven games, placing them among the Eastern Conference leaders.
- Coach Todd McLellan named Moritz Seider and Lucas Raymond alternate captains, signaling expanded leadership roles.
- Seider frames the NHL Playoffs as a realistic objective given Detroit’s form and improved special teams play.
- Looking to the 2026 Winter Olympics, Seider expects Germany’s strongest roster with NHL talent such as Leon Draisaitl and others, though he notes limited player discussions so far.