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Alex DeBrincat scores twice, Red Wings beat Ducks 6-3 to end 3-game slide

Anaheim Ducks vs. Detroit Red Wings: Game Highlights

DeBrincat has 18 goals and 33 points in 20 career games against the Ducks.

Moritz Seider and Dylan Larkin each had a goal and an assist, and Axel Sandin-Pellikka scored his second career goal. Michael Rasmussen also scored after being deactivated for Detroit’s 5-1 loss to Chicago on Sunday.

Jonatan Berggren, Patrick Kane and Lucas Raymond added two assists apiece.

Seider and DeBrincat scored on power plays, reviving a Detroit unit that had gone 1-for-20 during its previous five games.

John Gibson and Cam Talbot combined for 25 saves. Gibson departed after two periods due to an undisclosed injury.

Cutter Gauthier, Chris Kreider and Mikael Granlund scored for the Ducks, and Lukas Dostal made 27 saves. Leo Carlsson had his 11-game points streak snapped. The Ducks have lost two straight following a seven-game winning streak.

Detroit took a 3-2 lead in the second period after a scoreless first.

The Red Wings broke the deadlock at 5:57 of the period after the Ducks' Mason McTavish was whistled for his third penalty of the game. Seider scored on a shot from the point but the Ducks tied it less than two minutes later on Gauthier's team-high 12th goal.

Rasmussen and Kreider traded goals before Sandin-Pellikka scored from the point for his second career goal.

DeBrincat gave the Red Wings a 4-2 lead 50 seconds into the third period when he tipped in Seider's shot during a power play. Larkin scored on a 2-on-0 breakaway to answer Grandlund's goal. DeBrincat added an empty-netter.

The teams split their two-game season series.

Up next Ducks: At Minnesota on Saturday night.

Red Wings: Host Buffalo on Saturday night.

Regular Season Series

Series tied 1-1

Scoring Summary

Goal 2nd Period 5:57 Moritz Seider Goal (2) Wrist Shot, assists: Lucas Raymond (10), Patrick Kane (4)
Goal 2nd Period 7:35 Cutter Gauthier Goal (12) Wrist Shot, assists: Beckett Sennecke (6), Jacob Trouba (8)
Goal 2nd Period 12:42 Michael Rasmussen Goal (2) Snap Shot, assists: Andrew Copp (6), Jonatan Berggren (3)
Goal 2nd Period 14:54 Chris Kreider Goal (10) Snap Shot, assists: Jackson LaCombe (7), Drew Helleson (7)
Goal 2nd Period 15:33 Axel Sandin-Pellikka Goal (2) Snap Shot, assists: Michael Rasmussen (3), Jonatan Berggren (4)
Goal 3rd Period 0:50 Alex DeBrincat Goal (5) Tip-In, assists: Moritz Seider (6), Patrick Kane (5)
Goal 3rd Period 4:33 Mikael Granlund Goal (3) Tip-In, assists: Ian Moore (1), Ryan Strome (1)
Goal 3rd Period 5:06 Dylan Larkin Goal (10) Backhand, assists: Lucas Raymond (11), Alex DeBrincat (12)
Goal 3rd Period 17:59 Alex DeBrincat Goal (6) Wrist Shot, assists: Dylan Larkin (11)

Statistics

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14 Blocked Shots 17
21 Hits 16
5 Takeaways 7
28 Shots 33
0 Power Play Goals 2
3 Power Play Opportunities 4
0.0 Power Play Percentage 50.0
0 Short Handed Goals 0
0 Shootout Goals 0
32 Faceoffs Won 31
50.8 Faceoff Win Percent 49.2
12 Giveaways 20
8 Total Penalties 7
24 Penalty Minutes 22
Detroit Red Wings Detroit Red Wings Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Anaheim Ducks Anaheim Ducks Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Lukas Dostal, G Out Nov 28
Mikael Granlund, C Injured Reserve Nov 26

Game Information

Little Caesars Arena

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

2025-26 Pacific Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Anaheim 15 8 31 1
Los Angeles 11 6 29 7
Seattle 11 6 28 6
Vegas 10 6 28 8
San Jose 12 10 27 3
Edmonton 10 10 25 5
Vancouver 10 13 22 2
Calgary 9 14 21 3

2025-26 Atlantic Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Tampa Bay 15 7 32 2
Montreal 13 7 29 3
Ottawa 12 8 28 4
Boston 14 12 28 0
Detroit 13 11 27 1
Florida 12 11 25 1
Toronto 10 11 23 3
Buffalo 9 11 22 4
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