The Detroit Red Wings worked very hard over the course of yesterday night’s 5-2 victory over the Vegas Golden Knights, and Red Wings captain Dylan Larkin got emotional while addressing the family emergency that kept him from the team for the course of a week’s worth of play.
Larkin was downright ecstatic about the Red Wings’ win over Vegas, however, as the Free Press’s Helene St. James notes this morning:
“It’s exciting,” Larkin said. “We played hard. Thomas Greiss was incredible. That second period was probably our best stretch of hockey there. We had a ton of chances, had a ton of offensive zone time. We back-checked hard. I think we just outworked them and got rewarded with two huge points at home.”
Ten Wings earned points, including rookie forward Lucas Raymond, who recorded his sixth goal and 14th point in 13 games. Rookie defenseman Moritz Seider paced the Wings with just shy of 23 minutes of ice time. Raymond and Seider rank second and third on the team in scoring, respectively. They are a huge part of the reason the Wings are more fun to watch than the previous couple seasons.
“You could see it from the first day they got out there, they’ve been playing pro hockey, they know what it’s about,” Larkin said. “You have to show up every night. It was fun to watch Mo — him and (Alex) Pietrangelo kind of had a little battle going on, who could rush the puck, who steal pucks more — and Pietrangelo is one of the best defensemen in the league. I thought Mo was one of the best players on the ice. Lucas is dangerous, he’s someone that is just incredible to play with because he’s crafty and he’s going to get the puck to you.”
Continued, and AWood40 posted an extended clip of last night’s game as well:
