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Highlights: Red Wings shutout Senators at home

By Daniel Garza

BUFFALO, NY - MARCH 29: Detroit Red Wings center Dylan Larkin (71) looks to pass during an NHL game between the Detroit Red Wings and Buffalo Sabres on March 29, 2018 at the First Niagara Center in Buffalo, NY. (Jerome Davis/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
BUFFALO, NY - MARCH 29: Detroit Red Wings center Dylan Larkin (71) looks to pass during an NHL game between the Detroit Red Wings and Buffalo Sabres on March 29, 2018 at the First Niagara Center in Buffalo, NY. (Jerome Davis/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) /
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For the third consecutive game, the Detroit Red Wings were able to come away with a win. Here are the highlights from Saturday’s win.

The finish to the 2017-18 season is going better than expected as the Red Wings have put together three wins to close out the week. Goals from Dylan Larkin and Andreas Athanasiou propelled the Wings to a 2-0 victory on Saturday afternoon.

Game Timeline

It was a rather uneventful first period, the Senators had one chance come when Jimmy Howard had trouble handling a shot but the netminder was able to cover it.

Larkin gave the Red Wings the lead at the 4:10 mark of the second period. Poor defending by the Senators allowed Anthony Mantha to set up Larkin for an easy finish.

Athanasiou extended the lead to 2-0 four minutes into the third period. The forward picked up a rebound from Niklas Kronwall’s shot and fired it past Mike Condon.

In the third period, both teams got power-play opportunities but no goals were conceded by either side.

Game Notes

  • The Senators outshot the Red Wings 31 to 27.
  • Howard stopped all 31 shots he faced to improve his record to 22-27-8. This was his first shutout of the season.
  • The Red Wings were 0 for 4 on the power play with the Senators going 0 for 5.
  • Larkin’s goal moves him just one point away from reaching 60 points this season.
  • Niklas Kronwall recorded his third point in his last four games played.
  • Evgeny Svechnikov had the highest plus/minus rating of +2. He has three points in his last two games.
  • Athanasiou scored for the second consecutive game as his season goal total stands at 16.

Up Next

Two days off are ahead for the Red Wings as they play their final road game of the season against the Columbus Blue Jackets on Tuesday night at 7:00 p.m. (EST).

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