Overview
- Dylan Larkin opened the scoring on a first-period power play before Mason Appleton netted the winner against his former team.
- John Gibson made 24 saves as Detroit capped an 11-3-1 December and continued his run to 9-1-0 over his last 10 starts.
- Winnipeg cut the deficit on Logan Stanley’s third-period goal, but Detroit killed a Larkin penalty and closed out the final minutes.
- The Jets finished December 2-7-4 with seven straight losses, their fewest wins in a full month since relocating from Atlanta after last season’s Presidents’ Trophy.
- Detroit sits atop the Atlantic Division at 24-14-3 and heads to Pittsburgh on Thursday, while Winnipeg turns to Toronto for the back half of the back-to-back.