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Larkin's shootout goal lifts Red Wings to 4th straight win

Defenseman Filip Hronek scored his fifth goal in four games on a power play. Hronek, who added an assist, has 10 points in the last six games.

“It’s like everything he shoots is going is,” said forward Lucas Raymond, who had two assists. “Everyone knows he has a great shot, so he’s been getting it off and everyone’s seeing it now. I feel we’ve seen it for a long time, we’ve seen it all the time in practice. It’s fun just trying to feed him the puck.”

Jordan Oesterle, another defenseman, scored his first goal this season and Andrew Copp added a power-play goal. Lucas Raymond and Tyler Bertuzzi each had two assists and Ville Husso had 20 saves for Detroit, along with three shootout stops.

The Wings have received 13 goals from their back line in 20 games.

“Our defensemen are not chasing offense. They’re joining the rush properly and we have structure in the O zone,” coach Derek Lalonde said. “Maybe (they have) a little confidence now. Obviously, I don’t think the shooting percentage of our D is sustainable, but it’s going in because we’re playing the right way. It just happens to be the D right now, which is a good sign.”

Arizona's Jakob Chychrun scored his first goal of the season with 26 seconds remaining to send the game into overtime.

Nick Schmaltz had a goal and two assists, and J.J. Moser also scored for Arizona. Karel Vejmelka stopped 33 shots.

Detroit led 1-0 after the first period. With Dylan Guenther in the penalty box for high sticking, the Red Wings scored with seven seconds left in the power play. Copp scored his second goal of the season, sliding in a rebound from the slot after Vejmelka stopped a shot by Raymond.

The Red Wings held a 3-2 advantage after two periods.

Zach Kassian's roughing penalty gave the Red Wings another power-play opportunity, and Hronek cashed in at 4:02 of the second. He lifted a slap shot over Vejmelka's left shoulder.

“The biggest thing is we’re playing for each other and it’s paying off,” Hronek said.

Schmaltz redirected a Jakob Chychrun shot past Husso at 8:32 of the period. Oesterle answered 28 seconds later, lifting a shot over Vejmelka's glove. Moser's blast from the right circle cut the Red Wings' lead to one.

Detroit barely killed off a Bertuzzi penalty late in regulation before Chychrun's goal.

“We did a good job to get that third goal,” Arizona coach Andre Tourigny said. “We know Jakob can shoot, so we wanted to get a lot of traffic in front. They did a great job and we got one to go in off a skate.”

Vejmelka credited Larkin on the decisive goal.

“He’s a really good player and he’s got a lot of good options for the shootout,” he said. “I just wanted to stay patient and wait for him, but he’s got a good shot and did the job.”

Lalonde was relieved to come away with two points.

“Even if we had found a way to lose in overtime or the shootout,” he said. “I thought we played well.”

ICE CHIPS

This was the Coyotes' ninth game during their current 14-game trip. ... Oesterle's goal was his first since March 10, against Minnesota. ... Arizona C Clayton Keller, who assisted on Moser's goal, has 12 points in eight games against Detroit.

UP NEXT:

Coyotes: Visit Minnesota on Sunday.

Red Wings: Host Toronto on Monday.

Regular Season Series

DET leads series 1-0

Scoring Summary

Goal 1st Period 12:01 Goal scored by Andrew Copp assisted by Lucas Raymond and Filip Hronek (PPG)
Goal 2nd Period 4:02 Goal scored by Filip Hronek assisted by Jonatan Berggren and Tyler Bertuzzi (PPG)
Goal 2nd Period 8:32 Goal scored by Nick Schmaltz assisted by Jakob Chychrun
Goal 2nd Period 9:00 Goal scored by Jordan Oesterle assisted by Tyler Bertuzzi and Lucas Raymond
Goal 2nd Period 15:31 Goal scored by J.J. Moser assisted by Clayton Keller and Nick Schmaltz
Goal 3rd Period 19:34 Goal scored by Jakob Chychrun assisted by Shayne Gostisbehere
Goal 5 0:00 Shootout GOAL scored by Dylan Larkin on Karel Vejmelka

Statistics

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11 Blocked Shots 9
24 Hits 17
3 Takeaways 2
24 Shots 36
0 Power Play Goals 2
4 Power Play Opportunities 4
0.0 Power Play Percentage 50.0
0 Short Handed Goals 0
0 Shootout Goals 0
23 Faceoffs Won 30
43.4 Faceoff Win Percent 56.6
5 Giveaways 5
6 Total Penalties 6
15 Penalty Minutes 15
Detroit Red Wings Detroit Red Wings Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Michael Brandsegg-Nygard, RW Day-To-Day Mar 17
Michael Rasmussen, C Out Mar 14
Dylan Larkin, C Out Mar 12
Andrew Copp, C Out Mar 12
Arizona Coyotes Arizona Coyotes Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE

Game Information

Little Caesars Arena

Location: Detroit, MI
Attendance: 19,515 | Capacity:

2025-26 Atlantic Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Buffalo 42 20 90 6
Tampa Bay 41 21 86 4
Montreal 37 20 84 10
Boston 37 23 82 8
Detroit 37 23 82 8
Ottawa 34 23 77 9
Toronto 29 28 70 12
Florida 33 31 69 3
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