Both Detroit Hockey Now’s Kevin Allen and the Hockey News’s Sam Stockton took note of this Tweet from FanDuel SportsNet Detroit:
Razor is on the rise, after a multi-goal week. 👏
— FanDuel Sports Network Detroit (@FanDuelSN_DET) January 20, 2025
This leaderboard of franchise greats is our Red Wings Moment of the Week.#LGRW | @ThinkFordFirst pic.twitter.com/QF4EiJvCAg
Per Allen:
Since Todd McLellan took over as Detroit’s coach, the team is 8-4. Dylan Larkin and Lucas Raymond both have registered in 10 of the 12 games. Larkin has eight goals and eight assists for 16 points, while Raymond’s total is six goals, 11 assists for 17 points. Patrick Kane has at least one point in nine of 12 games under McLellan. He boasts six goals and 10 assists for 16 points. The Red Wings play in Philadelphia Tuesday.
And, per Stockton:
Through 46 games this season, the young Swede has 19 goals and 31 assists. Raymond won’t turn 23 until March 28th, so he has plenty of time to score the three goals necessary to surpass Dionne. Creeping ahead of Howe would be a tall order but not entirely outside the realm of possibility, while present Detroit GM Steve Yzerman can sleepy soundly in the comfort that his 164 goals before age 23 will hold firm.
On some level, it’s a rather arbitrary milestone, but the underlying truth is clear and obvious: Raymond has been highly prolific from the moment he arrived in Detroit. The organization needed him and [Moritz Seider] to contribute immediately in a fashion without precedent for the team in the 21st century.
And against the back drop, both players have thrived from the moment of their arrival. As Larkin said back before the season began, as a young and blossoming star, “You slowly become looked at as a leader on the team and a part of the core. I’ve noticed them be more vocal. Lucas at the end of last season—the way he played, the way he took over, started to dominate shifts, periods, and games. Mo with how he sacrifices the body, he’s always there for us. Those guys have continued to grow. I think they have more growth in them, but that’s any young 20-something in the NHL. We expect a lot out of them, and they’ve always answered, so I’m excited for them this season.”
I can’t emphasize enough that Seider had 5 shots, 11 shot attempts, 6 hits, a takeaway and 2 blocked shots in 22:36 played last night. The Red Wings’ #23 and #53 are playing their hearts out.
