Oct. 17, 2024
Game 4: Rangers @ Red Wings
5-2 Rangers Win
SOG: 34-31 Rangers
Starting Goaltenders: Cam Talbot v Jonathan Quick
Thursday night vs. the Rangers. ⤵️ pic.twitter.com/QwIb0L2sLA
— Detroit Red Wings (@DetroitRedWings) October 17, 2024
In their second meeting of the season, the Detroit Red Wings took on the surging New York Rangers. While the main concern for fans was facing Igor Shesterkin again, many were relieved to learn that 38-year-old goaltender Jonathan Quick would be in the net. The Red Wings responded by starting their own geriatric goaltender, 37-year-old Cam Talbot.
You could almost copy and paste the first period of this game with the last game against the Rangers. The Red Wings almost seemed to dominate the Rangers for the first period but ultimately came up with nothing. The difference in this game is that instead of getting goalied, the Red Wings couldn't hit the net if their life depended on it, a theme that would continue for the rest of the game. The game would be scoreless until about halfway through the first period when Artemi Panarin would score his first of three in this game off a shot that Talbot likely would've wanted to stop. Larkin, DeBrincat, and many others would have a plethora of chances, but nothing would come of them. Instead, Panarin would score with less than five minutes left in the period, giving the Rangers a 2-0 lead going into the second period.
The second period is when the Red Wings started to lose their handle on the game. Things seemed to start well, with Moritz Seider (1) sniping the hell out the puck from the top of the faceoff circle for his first goal of the season, assisted by J.T. Compher (1) and Lucas Raymond (4). This gave the Red Wings a good bit of momentum for the rest of the start of the period. Once again, despite plenty of grade-A chances, they can't bury one in the net. The Red Wings momentum was completely halted when Vincent Trocheck scored on the powerplay with just over 11 minutes left in the period to make it 3-1. Things would go from bad to worse when, just 3 minutes later, Artemi Panarin would register the first hattrick of the season with a goal on the power play, extending the Ranger's lead to 4-1. Just over a minute later, Victor Mancini would score his first career NHL goal to extend the lead to 5-1, which would spell the end of Cam Talbot in net this game and would be the score going into the third period.
The Red Wings looked utterly defeated and uninterested in the third period. Sloppy plays left and right, bad penalties being taken at the wrong time, no hustle or bite. It seemed like the team didn't want to play the rest of the game. They held the Rangers off the scoresheet in the third period. The only silver lining from this period was J.T. Compher (2) scoring on the power play with just over three minutes left in the period, assisted by Ben Chiarot (2) and Erik Gustafsson (2). It was too little too late, though, as the Rangers would still win by a score of 5-2.
As I said, the Red Wings pretty much dominated the first period and the beginning of the second period as well. Unfortunately, their undoing was their horrible special teams play. The Red Wings had five powerplay opportunities and only scored on one of them, whereas the Rangers scored on three of the four powerplays they had. The team lacked effort and fightback in the first period and the beginning of the second period as well. Unfortunately, their undoing was their horrible special teams play. The Red Wings had five power play opportunities and only scored on one of them, whereas the Rangers scored on three of the four power plays they had.