Dylan Larkin scored the tying goal late in the third period, then tallied again 34 seconds into overtime to give the host Detroit Red Wings a 4-3 win over the Dallas Stars on Tuesday.
In the extra session, Larkin brought the puck into the Stars’ zone, skated between two defenders and wristed a shot from the slot past Casey DeSmith’s glove. The Atlantic Division-leading Red Wings improved to 9-2-1 this month.
James van Riemsdyk had a goal and an assist and Emmitt Finnie also scored for Detroit. Lucas Raymond collected three assists, Moritz Seider added two assists, and John Gibson made 19 saves.
The Stars had their four-game winning streak snapped, and they are 8-2-2 in December. Wyatt Johnston, Jamie Benn and Roope Hintz scored, Mikko Rantanen logged two assists, and DeSmith stopped 21 shots.
Detroit’s Michael Rasmussen set up the first goal, skating behind the Dallas goal line and backhanding a pass to van Riemsdyk, who lifted a shot over DeSmith’s left shoulder at 9:23 of the opening period. Simon Edvinsson also picked up an assist.
The Stars cashed in on their second power play of the game to tie it near the midpoint of the second period. With Larkin in the penalty box for tripping, Hintz fired in a shot from the right circle off a slot feed from Rantanen.
Dallas scored on a 2-on-1 situation in the final minute of the middle period to take a 2-1 lead. Matt Duchene flipped a backhanded pass from the right circle to an open Benn, who ripped a one-timer past Gibson. Justin Hryckowian had the second assist.
The Red Wings tied it early in the third period on a power play after Hryckowian was penalized for roughing. Finnie scooped up a rebound and lifted the puck over DeSmith’s pad. Raymond and Seider picked up the assists.
With van Riemsdyk in the penalty box, the Stars regained the lead with 8:32 remaining. Positioned in the slot, Johnston redirected a Miro Heiskanen shot past Gibson. Rantanen had the second assist.
Detroit tied it on another power play with 4:03 left. van Riemsdyk backhanded a pass through a defender’s legs to Larkin, who scored in front. Raymond got the second assist.
–Field Level Media
