In Red Wings prospect-related news, I missed sharing Vityaz Moscow Region’s 2-0 win over Dynamo Moscow yesterday in the KHL, and that was a bad idea.
Dmitri Buchelnikov scored a goal on 2 shots on goal in 17:49 played, as Detroit Hockey Now’s Bob Duff notes:
It was a Detroit Red Wings prospect filling the role of Santa Claus in KHL action on Christmas Day. Dmitri Buchelnikov’s goal with just 1:21 left in regulation time was snapping a scoreless tie and propeling Vityaz to a 2-0 victory over Moscow Dynamo in KHL action on December 25.
Perhaps the goal will help snap Buchelnikov out of his recent scoring slump. At one stage about a month ago, he was sitting just a solitary point out of the KHL scoring lead.
Since then, the player chosen 52nd overall by Detroit in the 2022 NHL entry draft has accounted for a mere two assists over the next six games prior to his goal on Tuesday. That’s seen him slipping to 13th overall in the KHL scoring race. Buchelnikov is showing 9-22-31 totals through 35 games. The 21-year-old right-shot winger is leading Vityaz in scoring.
With 36 points from 37 games, Vityaz sits ninth in the KHL’s Western Conference. They are one place out of a playoff position.
Here’s Buchelnikov’s goal:
Absolute laser and game-winner by Dmitry Buchelnikov with 81 seconds left! pic.twitter.com/C9m09QThxc
— KHL (@khl_eng) December 25, 2024
