Dylan Larkin gets 300th Point in Red Wings 3-2 Win

The Detroit Red Wings were outscored 9-1 in the previous two contests against the Montreal Canadiens this season. Would Saturday’s contest at Little Caesars Arena provide a different result?

Dylan Larkin and Pius Suter scored 35 seconds apart and Alex Nedeljkovic provided timely saves on the other end of the ice as the Red Wings snuck by Montreal 3-2 in overtime following Larkin’s second goal of the game–and 300th point of his career.

The Canadiens opened the scoring in the first where the Red Wings dominated in possession but found themselves down a goal heading into the first intermission. But the second period saw Detroit finally get on the board when Larkin buried a shot from a tough angle, evening the game at one. Suter would get his just 35 seconds later, giving Detroit more goals in the game against Montreal than the previous two combined. From there, the Red Wings were buzzing.

The rest of the second would see chances from Zadina, Suter, and Larkin. The one down part of the period was center Mitchell Stephens being helped off the ice. The speedy forward Steve Yzerman acquired via trade has been a great depth addition to the lineup. Hopefully, it’s nothing too serious.

Montreal had another chance on the power play but the Red Wings wiped it out while having a scoring chance that was turned away. The Red Wings headed to the second intermission with a one goal lead and some unfortunate news on Stephens:

It was a nip and tuck third period following a Montreal goal from Chris Wideman that tied the game at two. The chippiness of play certainly riled the Wings at points, and it doubles down on what I think at some point will turn into a massive on-ice brawl this season. The Red Wings have had shots taken at them throughout the season from different teams and against a division rival, be it Montreal, Tampa Bay, Boston, or Toronto, it feels like they will just go off at some point.

The game went to overtime, and it was Larkin again, again using a funny angle after a Lucas Raymond miss to corral it off the boards, and bank it off of Sam Montembeault to finish off the Habs. This all after Nedeljkovic bailed out a failed pass that gave Montreal a two on one chance, only to be snuffed out.