The Detroit Red Wings hoped to get back on a regular winning track by defeating the Vegas Golden Knights in the second half of a back-to-back set of games.
With Dylan Larkin back in the lineup…
Detroit sure as shit played with fire on Sunday, but the Red Wings roared out to an early lead, generating 3 first-period goals from Lucas Raymond, Robby Fabbri and Pius Suter (going 2-for-2 on the PP); Vladislav Namestnikov scored an unlikely second-period marker to afford Detroit a 4-1 lead, and while Vegas made it 4-2 in the 3rd–and peppered Thomas Greiss with 20 3rd period shots–Detroit held on for a 5-2 victory, punctuated by a Tyler Bertuzzi empty-netter.
Thomas Greiss stopped 38 of 40 shots, and Vegas had THIRTY more attempts thanks to a 3rd period in which Vegas, which, like Detroit, had played 2 games in 2 nights, 3 in 4 and 4 in 6 total–both teams were mentally tired–Detroit held on, and they learned the hard way what not to do in the 3rd period when they face Edmonton on Tuesday.
The Red Wings and Golden Knights iced the following lineups, with Dylan Larkin returning to the Red Wings…
Tonight in Hockeytown. #LGRW pic.twitter.com/2RSRvnlKwT— Detroit Red Wings (@DetroitRedWings) November 7, 2021
Lineup per the broadcast:
Marchessault-Roy-Smith
Carrier-Stephenson-Dadonov
Janmark-Leschyshyn-Kolesar
Rondbjerg-Howden-Amadio
Hague-Pietrangelo
Martinez-Theodore
McNabb-Coghlan
Brossoit
Cotter and Miromanov just extras, Leschyshyn moves up to 3C.— Danny Webster (@DannyWebster21) November 7, 2021
The starters and scratches were as follows…
Something tells me that Jake Leschyshyn’s name is going to give all of us problems in the Twitterverse…
In the 1st period…
The 1st period began with Dylan Larkin digging in for the opening faceoff opposite Jonathan Marchessault, and Detroit chipped and chased, Broissoit played the puck around the boards, and Vegas took over, slid the puck deep, and Raymond coughed up the puck, Theodore sent a shot high and wide, and the first stoppage hit at 27 seconds.
Suter and the 2nd line took over, won the deep defensive zone faceoff, and Detroit cleared the zone, Vegas went offside, and 35 seconds elapsed.
Suter won the draw at the Wings’ line, Hronek and Leddy sent the puck up to the Vegas line, Vegas regrouped and set up, skated in, Carrier cycled, Pietrangelo fired the shot wide, Hague and Stephenson bumped and ground, Leddy took a penalty, and Vegas continued to cycle 6 on 5.
Greiss made a stop with 1:28 gone in the 1st, and Nick Leddy sat for tripping Chandler Stephenson at 1:18.
On the penalty-kill:
Detroit managed to win the opening faceoff, clear the zone and chip and chase;
Vegas regrouped, but Detroit cleared the puck again, and Namestnikov, Rasmussen, et. al. went off;
Stephens got the Wings’ first shot off at 2:02 with Vegas’ defense backing in, from distance;
Detroit cleared the zone easily on the next Vegas foray into the offensive zone;
Vegas set up with 34 left in the PK, Suter and Bertuzzi cycled to DeKeyser, but his shot was blocked, working 3 on 3 on the PK;
Detroit changed and Vegas tried to set up with 10 left on the PK, Detroit cleared the zone, and the penalty was killed.
Detroit then surrendered a shot to Shea Theodore that Greiss juggled, Vegas continued to cycle, and Pietrangelo fed the puck to Nick Roy in the slot, and Roy scored over Greiss to make it 1-0 Vegas.
With Staal and Lindstrom trying to cover Pietrangelo, and Greiss going to the left side, Roy fired to the right side, and the puck went off Nick Leddy’s stick. 1-0 Vegas.
Nicolas Roy opens up the scoring for Vegas. ? pic.twitter.com/mWKwRVgsG3— Sportsnet (@Sportsnet) November 7, 2021
Nicolas Roy scored at 3:48 from Pietrangelo and Theodore. 1-0 Vegas.
On the bump-up shift, Vegas continued to cycle, pressed deep, Coghlan cycled back to the point, and he got a good shot in that Greiss had to juggle.
Detroit continued to struggle territorially as the 5-minute mark passed, and, while Larkin, Bertuzzi, Raymond and Staal all buzzed the net off a high, hard point shot from Larkin, Brossoit held on @ 5:52.
Vegas regrouped on their deep defensive zone faceoff, cycled into the Wings’ zone, and found time and space to cycle and re-set deep.
By the time Leddy and Hronek recovered the puck, Detroit had to change forward lines as the 1st period rapidly progressed.
Fabbri, Zadina and Suter then ground the puck out down low for a couple of moments in Vegas’ zone, but the Golden Knights were in control of the puck for the most part, and Detroit was skating on its back foot;
Suter tried to score on a 1-on-3 rush, and he missed;
Pietrangelo chipped the puck off the netting out of play, got a timeout, and at 7:25, the first TV timeout hit.
Detroit headed to the power play at 7:25 because Pietrangelo fired the puck out of play.
On the power play, Vegas’ Reilly Smith got a chance on Greiss to start the PP, ominously;
Larkin chipped and chased for Raymond, back to Larkin it went, then Seider, Larkin lateral passed it to Bertuzzi, he worked the puck to Raymond, but it was sticked away, Seider and Zadina fed Bertuzzi and RAYMOND SCORED ONE-TIMER STYLE.
This kid just scores ? #LGRW pic.twitter.com/gIsIltTho1— Bally Sports Detroit (@BallySportsDET) November 7, 2021
Lucas Raymond machine. #LGRW pic.twitter.com/oOaT6eJSBg— Detroit Red Wings (@DetroitRedWings) November 7, 2021
Lucas Raymond tied the game 1-1 at 8:17 from Bertuzzi and Zadina.
On the bump-up shift, William Carrier went to the penalty box for holding Filip Hronek, giving Detroit a power play at 8:40.
On the Power Play…
Detroit struggled to keep the puck in after Dylan Larkin’s stick broke (again), Detroit tried to enter the zone two more times and failed, with Greiss setting up Zadina, Seider Datsyuk Dropped to Zadina, he hit the referee, Hague and McNabb sent the puck up ice as Roy and Smith skated up 2 on 1, and Greiss stifled the shot;
With the Wings changing their PP units, Bertuzzi fed Hronek, Fabbri fed Suter, his shot hit a skate in front, Hronek fed Leddy at the point, Suter found FABBRI AND HE SCORED.
ROBBY FABBRI SNIPE ? #LGRW pic.twitter.com/WFDaL4XNTb— Nolan Bianchi (@nolanbianchi) November 7, 2021
Robby Fabbri converts on a Detroit power play. ? pic.twitter.com/VyXz8agHOO— Sportsnet (@Sportsnet) November 7, 2021
Power play’s rollin’
Robby Fabbri hands Detroit a 2-1 lead. pic.twitter.com/gMhxpFScYz— Bally Sports Detroit (@BallySportsDET) November 7, 2021
FABS! #LGRW pic.twitter.com/nmwGJySzPQ— Detroit Red Wings (@DetroitRedWings) November 7, 2021
Robby Fabbri made it 2-1 at 10:13 from Suter and Leddy. The puck tipped down off the Vegas defenseman’s knee.
On the bump-up shift, Vegas worked the puck deep into Detroit’s zone, Dadonov jabbed the puck back to the point, and Vegas was unable to keep the puck in;
Detroit managed to force Vegas into an icing call with 11:21 gone in the 1st;
As play continued, Detroit was really struggling to generate possession and control of the puck vs. a tenacious Vegas team, and both goalies got into the puck possession game, trying to help their defensemen move the puck up ice.
There were lots of battles for the puck through the middle of the ice and in both teams’ defensive zones, and by the time Detroit settled things down, there was 7:21 left in the 1st;
Staal got bumped off the puck and McNabb was blocked, but Stephenson fed Dadonov, and he was blocked off, yielding a 4 on 2 rush that the Wings blew by changing lines…Affording Vegas time to set up with the puck opposite the Larkin line…
Vegas chipped and chased, Roy worked the puck deep and Greiss had to make a BIG STOP on the Vegas goal-scorer;
A bad pass from Bertuzzi yielded a Jake Leschyshyn rush, a cycle by Vegas, and a delayed penalty to Detroit in which Brossoit headed to the bench, and Detroit touched up before Vegas could work the 6-on-5.
With 5:30 remaining in the 1st, Mitchell Stephens headed to the penalty box for holding.
On the penalty-kill, Detroit won the opening faceoff deep in their zone, but struggled to clear their own zone, affording Vegas a cycle down low, and a PP point shot where Thomas Greiss toed a shot from Chandler Stephenson.
Detroit then cleared the zone on the next deep defensive zone faceoff;
Vegas re-set and sent the puck deep, cycling and winning board battles to get the puck to Pietrangelo, then Theodore, then Stephenson, and down low, back to Stephenson, to the slot, Dadonov whiffed on an attempt, Vegas held the puck in, and Detroit’s Lindstrom blocked a shot in front;
Pietrangelo cycled the puck to Theodore, Pietrangelo faked his shot Vegas began to change, and Greiss made a big stick stop on Dadonov;
Bertuzzi cleared the zone, however, killing the penalty.
Reilly Smith, Nic Roy and Keegan Kolesar then went up ice 3-on-2 and nearly scored;
Seider, DeKeyser, Larkin, Raymond and Zadina worked together, cycled, surrendered a rush to Reilly Smith, and Zadina tried to charge in alone, but he was stood up by Brayden McNabb.
After the TV timeout with 2:35 remaining, Vegas continued to press the issue offensively, but Erne, Smith and Rasmussen did an OK job of keeping Vegas to the outside, with Lindstrom and Staal;
Erne cycled deep, sent the puck deeper to Smith, he pushed the puck back to Hronek, and his shot was blocked;
Leddy fed the puck to Hronek, who went in alone, was blocked off, but PIUS SUTER PICKED THE TOP SHELF AND MADE IT 3-1.
Pius Suter is FEELIN it. His second goal in as many nights (and second point tonight) is a short-side snipe #LGRW pic.twitter.com/j5aXrmTjC9— Nolan Bianchi (@nolanbianchi) November 7, 2021
Pius Suter snipe.
LOVE it #LGRW pic.twitter.com/djD4VslPny— Bally Sports Detroit (@BallySportsDET) November 7, 2021
PIUS! PIUS! #LGRW pic.twitter.com/KSYfZBS7RU— Detroit Red Wings (@DetroitRedWings) November 7, 2021
Pius Suter made it 3-1 from Hronek and Leddy at 18:28 of the 1st period.
On the post-goal shift, Detroit managed to clear the zone;
But Chandler Stephenson hit the goalpost on the next shift, from Dadonov, as Seider and DeKeyser got backed in;
With only seconds remaining in the 1st, Detroit then stifled the next Vegas rush, and the 1st period ended.
Red Wings-Vegas Golden Knights stats after 1. Detroit leads 3-1 despite Vegas’ shot and attempt lead. pic.twitter.com/pXN5JtiNoe— George Malik (@georgemalik) November 7, 2021
Solid start! #LGRW pic.twitter.com/WazJketbUH— Detroit Red Wings (@DetroitRedWings) November 7, 2021
Detroit with lots of energy after one. #LGRW pic.twitter.com/wVctDNhh7n— Bally Sports Detroit (@BallySportsDET) November 7, 2021
To the 2nd! #LGRW pic.twitter.com/eWnTK2U1ZD— Detroit Red Wings (@DetroitRedWings) November 7, 2021
In the 2nd period…
The 2nd period began at 7:02 PM, and Vegas stuck with Laurent Broissoit in the net.
Larkin dialed in for a faceoff vs. Roy, Larkin won the draw, and Detroit chipped, lost control of the puck, and Vegas chipped and chased, wth Seider and DeKeyser giving the puck to Raymond, who turned it over. Greiss made a stop as a result, and Detroit struggled to get to center ice until Seider set up Larkin and Seider SENT THE PUCK WIDE OF AN OPEN NET ON THE 4-on-2.
Ohhh Mo, sooo close for his 2nd. #LGRW pic.twitter.com/qGjKU3L6sG— Bally Sports Detroit (@BallySportsDET) November 8, 2021
Vegas was incredibly lucky to not be down 4-1.
Vegas mostly controlled puck possession early, but Zadina did get a good chance off that Coghlan blocked with his left hand from the Vegas blueline;
The Golden Knights set up in the Wings’ zone, and with Pietrangelo firing wide, Rasmussen walked deep, missed on the wraparound, and Staal helped Erne and Smith send the puck deep, but the over-physicality of Smith afforded Vegas a dump-and-change instead.
2:10 into the 2nd, Staal and Lindstrom fed Namestnikov, who put the puck off the goalpost;
Namestnikov continued to battle for the puck with Stephens and Gagner, and that line gave Vegas some fits both in the offensive zone and through center ice, and Larkin walked in but lost control of the puck 1-on-0…
Larkin then put the puck off the outside of the net;
Bertuzzi, Raymond and Larkin worked with Seider and DeKeyser to chip a puck wide of the net that Brossoit held.
Detroit won the next deep offensive zone faceoff, but Vegas repelled the Wings, and generally defended well opposite a plucky Wings team.
That being said, Vegas was skating on its back foot opposite a Wings team that appeared to be in control as the early portion of the 2nd period passed.
Vegas was doing a good job of taking the Wings’ chances away, but Detroit continued to get “almosts,” with Larkin firing a hard, heavy shot into Broissoit off a steal from Seider and assist from Raymond;
5:30 into the 2nd, Vegas just couldn’t counter the Wings’ counter-attack;
A bad turnover by DeKeyser yielded a Hague chance from Pietrangelo, but Greiss stood firm;
6:35 into the 2nd, the shots were 4-1 Detroit, and Detroit had narrowed its shot deficit to 12-15 overall.
As play resumed, Seider iced the puck on a not-so-great play, and, on the ensuing deep offensive zone faceoff, Vegas won the draw, and Greiss did not have to make a stop as William Carrier got hit in the head.
Vegas continued to dominate puck possession, and Jake Leschyshyn almost scored his first goal on a 4-on-2;
Marchessault and McNabb and Kolesar cycled vs. Seider and DeKeyer, who had to get off quickly as their shift exceeded two minutes;
Mattias Janmark, the former Red Wings pick, cycled deep and pushed the puck back to the point, where it was fanned upon;
Hronek gave the puck away, and Jonas Ronnberg fired the puck wide ALL ALONE in the slot;
At the other end, Lucas Raymond deked and dangled Brossoit, who stayed with Raymond after he was set up by Larkin and Bertuzzi’s steal at the blueline. Brossoit closed his 5 hole.
Lucas Raymond almost adds his second of the night on a feed from Larkin. Kid is sick #LGRW pic.twitter.com/jpDTsV4gPn— Nolan Bianchi (@nolanbianchi) November 8, 2021
Clever pass by the Cap, leads to a good try for Raymond. #LGRW pic.twitter.com/b6LIwXtf6R— Bally Sports Detroit (@BallySportsDET) November 8, 2021
Carrier, McNabb and Dadonov charged up 3 on 2 with 10 minutes gone in the 2nd, and they were stifled by Greiss;
Detroit and Vegas were trading chances, and that’s dangerous.
FINALLY, Mitchell Stephens stole the puck from a Vegas defender behind his own net, fed Vladislav Namestnikov, and he stuffed the puck high over Brossoit from the side of the net, giving Detroit a 4-1 lead.
Vladislav Namestnikov: 5th goal of the season. #LGRW pic.twitter.com/VJry6OQNhI— Bally Sports Detroit (@BallySportsDET) November 8, 2021
Namestnikov! ?
Detroit keeps piling on, 4-1 #RedWings. #LGRW pic.twitter.com/pB6fH8etwA— Ryan Hana (@RyanHanaWWP) November 8, 2021
Sneaky @Vladdy18! #LGRW pic.twitter.com/kfbZLF9Lyv— Detroit Red Wings (@DetroitRedWings) November 8, 2021
Detroit took a 4-1 lead at 10:39 of the 2nd. Namestnikov from Stephens and Sam Gagner.
Regrettably, on the post-goal shift, Gagner took a dumb penalty, interfering with a Vegas player on the forecheck at 11:15.
On the penalty-kill, Vegas lost the initial deep offensive zone faceoff, but kept the puck in at the blueline, cycled deep, and worked the puck at the blueline, with Theodor feeding Stephenson, Stephenson trying to “stuff play” it to a pinching Pietrangelo, and the Wings blocking him off;
Suter forced Brossoit to come out of the net to charge out and meet Suter, negating a breakaway attempt for the Red Wings’ #24;
With 45 seconds left on the PK and 8:30 left in the 2nd, Coghlan fired a shot wide off an “almost” for Reilly Smith, and Vegas set up at the Wings’ line…Offside…
Vegas’ final rush yielded an overload play down low that did not work, and Vegas’ struggling power play killed its own penalty.
With 6:30 remaining in the 2nd period, Detroit did a good job of out-possessing Vegas, so while the Golden Knights were generating some zone time, it was minor.
Detroit ensured that the nexus of play was far from its own net, at least in the neutral zone, if not Vegas’ zone.
Detroit’s sticks were in passing lanes, their legs were moving, and they were bearing down and utilizing their teammates to ensure that pucks were chipped deep.
When play resumed with about 5:15 remaining, BOTH teams looked a bit gassed, playing 3 in 4 nights and 4 in 6, but Detroit was at home and had the lead…
Detroit was trying to add to its lead, and Zadina and Leddy fed Suter for a slapper that was blocked;
Leddy cycled, Rasmussen was blocked off, and Vegas bounced the puck deep, recycled it to the point, and Detroit blocked the Vegas shot attempt;
Marchessault tried to set up his teammates with 3:25 remaining, but Larkin and DeKeyser sent the puck to Seider, he fed Smith, and the Wings could not clear;
Vegas began to buzz in the Wings’ zone, though Carrier, Stephenson and Coghlan combined for a shot on goal;
Bertuzzi and Raymond battled the puck to center, Detroit chipped and chased, and Bertuzzi ALMOST fed Raymond;
At the other end, Griess had to make two big stops off an exchange where Larkin got elbowed in the face, lost his stick, grabbed one off the bench, and got hit by the Red Wings’ trainer attempting to give Larkin a second stick, affording Vegas a 4-on-3;
Vegas fired the puck wide off another offensive zone faceoff win, earning an “almost”;
Detroit and Vegas both looked very tired at the end of 2 periods of play, and the teams were both making mistakes.
RESULT: Greiss had to be fantastic at times to stifle the Vegas Golden Knights’ scoring chances at one end, and Brossoit was good in his goal.
The 2nd period ended at 7:36 PM, after only 34 minutes of elapsed time.
Red Wings-Golden Knights stats after 2 periods of play at LCA.
It’s 4-1 Detroit, but the game feels “closer.” pic.twitter.com/1IiJgeTwuD— George Malik (@georgemalik) November 8, 2021
? pic.twitter.com/JO32RUusxF— Detroit Red Wings (@DetroitRedWings) November 8, 2021
20 minutes away from two points on home ice. #LGRW pic.twitter.com/ZoJQy7YOPZ— Bally Sports Detroit (@BallySportsDET) November 8, 2021
Numbers after 40. ? pic.twitter.com/Vdy2vjzGG9— Detroit Red Wings (@DetroitRedWings) November 8, 2021
In the 3rd period…
The 3rd period began at 7:55 PM, which is darn early, but that’s a 6 PM start on “Fall Back” for you, and yes, this is a 43-year-old complaining.
Bertuzzi, Larkin and Raymond started the 3rd period, opposite Stephenson and Dadonov, and Vegas won the initial faceoff, chipped, regrouped, and Detroit iced the puck at 11 seconds of the 3rd period.
Larkin drew in and lost the deep zone faceoff, and Dadonov sent a shot in that Greiss had to stop;
Carrier, McNabb and Coghlan cycled, Larkin pushed the puck up to Bertuzzi, he stopped at the offensive blueline, and Raymond pinched, as did Hronek, who was held by Marchessault;
Dadonov worked up ice with Leddy in pursuit, Marchessault button-hooked, and Pietrangelo fired a heavy shot that was blocked;
Vegas continued to deke and dangle in the Wings’ zone, with Reilly Smith sticking and sneaking deep, but the Wings bore down and cleared the zone;
Greiss then stopped a long shot, and Lindstrom fed Fabbri, who was tripped;
Greiss came out to help Lindstrom and Staal set up, 2 minutes into the 3rd, and Erne, Zadina and Rasmussen set up, DeKeyser one-timed the puck from the line, and was stopped by Brossoit;
Vegas buzzed in Detroit’s zone with renewed energy, but Detroit was clearing pucks relatively efficiently, and when Vegas energetically responded with a rush or two, Detroit boxed Vegas out.
Greiss was making good first stops on Vegas shots that he was seeing, too.
So Vegas tried to “empty the tank” against the Wings, and Dadonov walked in, but Greiss made a TREMENDOUS stop, 2-on-1, and Hronek took the pass away.
The shots were 5-2 Vegas only 4 minutes into the 3rd, reflecting Vegas’ push;
Bertuzzi could have had the 5-1 goal, but he tried to pass it back to Larkin, and…
As you might expect, Vegas made it 4-2 on the ensuing rush opposite the Red Wings.
Marchessault swiped the puck from Nic Roy, Marchessault chipped the puck through Greiss as Raymond tried to block the shot, and suddenly, it was 4-2.
4️⃣ in his last 3️⃣ pic.twitter.com/KBYVw75eBv— Vegas Golden Knights (@GoldenKnights) November 8, 2021
Marchessault made it 4-2 from Nic Roy at 4:25.
Suter was able to generate a fine scoring chance on the post-goal shift, and Seider and Zadina and Fabbri cycled well, but Vegas emerged unscathed because Brossoit was excellent.
Rasmussen, Smith and Erne then took to the task of making things MEAN some 6:20 into the 3rd, and Vegas got away with some stick fouls and cross-checks as a result;
Vegas continued to buzz in the Wings’ zone, but Detroit was doing an OK job of working the puck deep and cycling in the Wings’ zone, and Detroit looked…
Tired.
Detroit looked understandably tired as Vegas “emptied the tank and threw the kitchen sink” at Detroit.
So Greiss was very good, and Vegas was very dangerous with some 12 minutes remaining in the game.
Fabbri broke away from Vegas’ Dylan Coghlan with 11:26 remaining/8:34 elapsed, and Keegan Kolesar headed to the box for a hold.
On the power play…
Detroit lost the initial deep offensive zone faceoff, Detroit regrouped, Larkin, Zadina, Seider, Raymond and Bertuzzi worked together, with Raymond fanning on a shot attempt, Larkin feeding Zadina, who also fanned on a shot, Seider worked the perimeter with Raymond, Seider fired himself, and hit a leg…
Seider regrouped, Zadina fired a shot pass across, and it was blocked;
Bertuzzi fed Larkin in the slot, and he was blocked off, but Zadina and Larkin played catch, Seider worked it to Zadina, and Larkin battled down low, with Brossoit grabbing the jab pass by Bertuzzi out to the front of the net with 26 left in the PP and 9:51 in regulation.
Fabbri, Gagner, Leddy, Hronek and Suter lost the next deep zone faceoff, Leddy had given up a rush and Roy nearly tucked in a wraparound…
But Suter came back to stop Roy;
Greiss stopped a point shot;
Roy worked the puck deep as the PP expired, and Vegas went back to even strength, and Greiss made a HUGE stop on Hague;
Then Greiss gobbled up the puck on Kolesar.
Shots were 10-8 Vegas in the 3rd period with 8:46 remaining.
Vladislav Namestnikov FLUBBED a jam at an empty net, and Rasmussen FELL OVER trying to sweep the puck in…
Rasmussen… pic.twitter.com/IgjwD4fncB— Nolan Bianchi (@nolanbianchi) November 8, 2021
But Kolesar took a penalty taking down Rasmussen, and Detroit worked the 6 on 5…
Namestnikov fed Seider, to DeKeyser, to Seider, across to Bertuzzi, his pass was blocked toward the empty net…
DeKeyser set up, fed Seider, and he was tripped as well, and he got hurt…
On the power play, which began at 12:28 of the 3rd as Kolesar sat, Fabbri, Leddy, Hronek, Gagner and Suter set up, worked the perimeter, cycled, Leddy and Suter jabbed, Detroit killed time in the offensive zone, and Hronek’s shot was blocked…
So Detroit cycled, cycled, worked the perimeter, and Suter backhanded the puck wide;
Detroit put on a puck possession clinic, but Vegas blocked shots, Leddy held the puck in, Hronek faked, and Vegas charged up 2 on 1…
Pietrangelo missed the net though…
Vegas buzzed as the PP unit had been out for 2 full minutes…
Marchessault, Roy and company cycled, Greiss stopped the shot, DeKeyser could not regain possession, Theodore cycled, Leddy was on the ice for almost 3 minutes, and Detroit’s Raymond chipped the puck down ice for an icing with 4:37 remaining.
Detroit won the defensive zone draw, DeKeyser chipped the puck down ice, and with 4:28 remaining, Leddy had been on the ice for 3:07;
Detroit lost the defensive zone draw, but Raymond chipped it to center, and Leddy got off the ice at 3:15 of ice time.
The Wings were, as Mickey Redmond put it, Loosey Goosey.
With 4:08 remaining, Vegas pulled Laurent Brossoit, and 6 on 5, Vegas won the draw, cycled down low, and Pietrangelo msised the back door pass;
Vegas cycled, Marchessault worked the puck to Pietrangelo, Larkin tried for the empty net and missed it, but cleared the zone with 3:36 left.
On the next draw, Vegas won it, cycled, Erne could not clear, Greiss stopped teh shot and Detroit pushed and shoved with 3:23 remaining.
The final TV timeout hit, and both teams wanted the timeout for regrouping purposes.
For lack of a better term, the Red Wings were playing dangerous hockey, and Detroit’s killer instinct was lacking. They could not continue this vs. Edmonton on Tuesday.
With 3:23 remaining in regulation, Detroit drew in for a deep defensive zone faceoff, and Stephens took it.
He tied it up but lost it, and Detroit blocked the Vegas shot, and Namestnikov’s empty net attempt was blocked;
Vegas pushed the puck deep for Smith, who was stifled by Greiss;
With 2:59 remaining, Detroit was 6-for-16 on deep defensive zone draws, per Ken Daniels.
Vegas called timeout with 2:59 remaining.
After the timeout, Larkin’s line came on the ice with Suter drawing in, and Vegas won the faceoff, cycled, and Greiss made a gorgeous glove save.
With 2:47 remaining, Detroit was 7-for-18 on defensive zone draws, and Stephens lost the draw, but won the scrum for it, and Bertuzzi chipped the puck down the ice for icing with 2:37 remaining.
Vegas won the next faceoff, repelled a Larkin rush, and Greiss made a glove stop on the next Vegas shot;
Vegas continued to control the puck deep in the offensive zone 6 on 5 and GREISS SNOW ANGELED TO MAKE A HUGE STOP WITH 1:58 REMAINING.
Johnny-on-the-spot, @DeKeyser5 pic.twitter.com/wchUcF2rwh— Bally Sports Detroit (@BallySportsDET) November 8, 2021
Detroit lost the next faceoff, Greiss made TWO big stops, and Vegas cycled, worked the puck across, Rasmussen made a good stick check, Staal cleared the zone, and Detroit iced the puck AGAIN with 1:28 remaining.
Off the right dot, Suter drew in, lost the draw, Vegas cycled, Dadonov was blocked, Theodore went low to Smith and back, to Pietrangelo, down low it went to Smith, he cycled, pushed it lower to Roy, he was blocked, and Namestnikov cleared;
Detroit changed partially, Staal blocked the puck, Rasmussen fed Suter, and he missed the net as Vegas blocked his rolling puck…
Vegas cycled, deep in the Wings’ zone, Marchessault sent it to Pietrangelo, and he was stopped by Greiss with 20.9 remaining.
Detroit put the puck out to center and Bertuzzi made it 5-2 with 10.5 remaining in regulation.
Tyler Bertuzzi scores the ENG for his 9th of the season – trailing only Ovechkin & Draisaitl in goals this season. #LGRW pic.twitter.com/m1FVwkgtSB— Ryan Hana (@RyanHanaWWP) November 8, 2021
Tyler Bertuzzi made it 5-2 at 19:49, empty net, unassisted.
The Wings won the last draw and held Vegas off, winning 5-2.
The Red Wings rocked the Golden Knights. 5-2 win at Little Caesars Arena pic.twitter.com/WztkR7jXmG— Brad Galli (@BradGalli) November 8, 2021
GOOD way to start a 4-game home stand.
Stay tune for a victorious Red Wings LIVE Postgame. #LGRW pic.twitter.com/yScDi5U9tE— Bally Sports Detroit (@BallySportsDET) November 8, 2021
Your winning numbers! #LGRW pic.twitter.com/0vNcEtMFch— Detroit Red Wings (@DetroitRedWings) November 8, 2021
Statistics: Here are the Game Summary and Event Summary:
