Detroit Red Wings at New Jersey Devils

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Detroit Red Wings

39-35-7

Final
5 - 2

New Jersey Devils

42-33-7

Larkin scores his 30th of the season as Red Wings down Devils 5-2

Detroit Red Wings vs. New Jersey Devils: Game Highlights

Jonatan Berggren, J.T. Compher, Alex DeBrincat and Marco Kasper also scored for the Red Wings who won their third straight. Detroit will miss the playoffs for a ninth straight season.

The Devils finished with 42 wins and 91 points for third place in the Metropolitan Division. New Jersey will play the Carolina Hurricanes in the first round.

Larkin increased the lead to 3-0 with his 30th goal at 2:55 of the third. Simon Edvinsson, Moritz Seider and Lucas Raymond each had two assists for Detroit.

Erik Haula ruined Lyon’s shutout bid with 9:28 left in the third on the power-play. Dawson Mercer made it 3-2 at 14:21.

New Jersey missed the playoffs last season after losing in the second round the year before.

New Jersey rested forwards Nico Hischier, Jesper Bratt, Timo Meier, Ondrej Palat and Stefan Noesen as well as defensemen Luke Hughes, Brett Pesce and Johnathan Kovacevic.

Daws made 22 saves in defeat. He has spent most of the season with AHL Utica.

Takeaways Devils: New Jersey defenseman Dougie Hamilton played his first game since March 4. He was sidelined with a lower-body injury.

Red Wings: Detroit played a strong defensive game in their next-to-last contest of the season.

Key moment Berggren’s opening goal gave the Red Wings all the momentum they needed against a New Jersey team resting numerous regulars.

Key stat Larkin reached the 30-goal mark for the fourth straight season.

Up next The Devils will start playoffs next week at the Carolina Hurricanes. The Red Wings visit the Toronto Maple Leafs on Thursday to complete their regular season.

Regular Season Series

DET wins series 2-1

Scoring Summary

Goal	1st Period 17:07	Jonatan Berggren Goal (12) Snap Shot, assists: Simon Edvinsson (23), Lucas Raymond (52)
Goal	2nd Period 5:20	J.T. Compher Goal (11) Wrist Shot, assists: Michael Rasmussen (10), Jeff Petry (7)
Goal	3rd Period 2:55	Dylan Larkin Goal (30) Snap Shot, assists: Simon Edvinsson (24), Moritz Seider (36)
Goal	3rd Period 11:32	Erik Haula Goal (11) Tip-In, assists: Daniel Sprong (5), Seamus Casey (4)
Goal	3rd Period 14:21	Dawson Mercer Goal (19) Snap Shot, assists: Erik Haula (10), Mike Hardman (1)
Goal	3rd Period 17:09	Alex DeBrincat Goal (38) Wrist Shot, assists: Dylan Larkin (40), Moritz Seider (37)
Goal	3rd Period 19:50	Marco Kasper Goal (19) Wrist Shot, assists: Lucas Raymond (53), Jonatan Berggren (12)

Statistics

DET		NJ
16	Blocked Shots	12
17	Hits	18
6	Takeaways	5
27	Shots	30
0	Power Play Goals	1
4	Power Play Opportunities	2
0.0	Power Play Percentage	50.0
0	Short Handed Goals	0
0	Shootout Goals	0
23	Faceoffs Won	26
46.9	Faceoff Win Percent	53.1
10	Giveaways	13
4	Total Penalties	5
8	Penalty Minutes	10

New Jersey Devils Injuries

NAME, POS	STATUS	DATE
Arseny Gritsyuk, RW	Injured Reserve	Dec 17
Simon Nemec, D	Injured Reserve	Dec 16
Timo Meier, RW	Injured Reserve	Dec 13
Evgenii Dadonov, RW	Injured Reserve	Dec 11