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- Red Wings
- Published: Dec. 31, 2025, 9:07 p.m.
DETROIT – The Detroit Red Wings closed retired nan almanac twelvemonth connected a rotation that has them sitting atop nan Atlantic Division and tied for nan astir points successful nan Eastern Conference.
The Red Wings scored doubly successful nan first play Wednesday and held connected to conclusion nan Winnipeg Jets 2-1 astatine Little Caesars Arena.
John Gibson made 24 saves to amended to 9-1-0 successful his past 10 starts. Dylan Larkin and Mason Appleton scored goals.
The Red Wings are 11-3-2 successful their past 16. They reached nan midway people of nan play astatine 24-14-3, bully for 51 points.
The Jets person mislaid 7 successful a statement (0-4-3) and are 3-12-4 successful their past 19. They won nan Presidents’ Trophy for having nan champion grounds successful nan convention past season.
Logan Stanley trim nan Red Wings’ lead to 2-1 astatine 7:04 of nan third.
Detroit killed a holding punishment to Larkin to support nan lead. Gibson made immoderate cardinal stops successful nan last minutes to forestall nan Jets from tying it.
The Red Wings decorativeness nan week pinch a location and location group against nan Pittsburgh Penguins – Thursday connected nan roadworthy (7 p.m., FanDuel Sports Network) and Saturday astatine LCA (noon, ABC).
The Red Wings led 2-0 aft nan first play connected goals by Larkin and Appleton.
Larkin scored his team-leading 21st, connected nan powerfulness play astatine 8:22, firing successful a wrist changeable from nan precocious slot while Alex DeBrincat screened Hellebuyck.
Appleton, who spent 7 seasons pinch nan Jets during 2 stints pinch nan club, scored his 5th extremity astatine 14:48. He took a walk from J.T. Compher during a 2-on-0 break and flipped a changeable from a crisp perspective that sewage done Hellebuyck and bounced successful disconnected Luke Schenn.
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