Emmitt Finnie, Axel Sandin-Pellikka and Michael Brandsegg-Nygard have helped the Red Wings to a 5-1 start.
Emmitt Finnie, Axel Sandin-Pellikka and Michael Brandsegg-Nygard have helped the Red Wings to a 5-1 start.
Red Wings captain Dylan Larkin was named player of the week by the National Hockey League on Monday.
In the NHL’s weekly “Three Stars” segment, Larkin was selected the first star after posting nine points in four games.
Jack Eichel of the Vegas Golden Knights was the second star and Colorado Avalanche goalie Scott Wedgewood was named the third star.
Larkin paced the NHL with 4-5—9 and a +7 rating in four appearances to propel the Red Wings (5-1-0, 10 points) to a perfect week and their second 5-1-0 start in the past three seasons (also 2023-24).
He opened the scoring in a 3-2 victory against the Toronto Maple Leafs Oct. 13. Larkin then collected a pair of assists in a 4-1 triumph over the Florida Panthers Oct. 15.
He finished the week with consecutive game-winning goals, notching 1-1—2 (including his 10th career overtime goal) in a 2-1 victory against the Tampa Bay Lightning on Friday and 2-2—4 (his second career four-point performance following Dec. 18, 2021 vs. New Jersey (3-1—4) in a 4-2 win against the Edmonton Oilers on Sunday.
The 29-year-old Larkin, who ranks third in the league with 5-6—11 through six total contests this season, has factored on each of Detroit’s past six goals – the longest such streak by a Red Wings player since Pavel Datsyuk from Jan. 11-20, 2016.
Eichel finished with 3-5—8 across three outings to propel the Golden Knights (4-0-2, 10 points) to an unblemished week as they matched their second-best six-game start to a season in franchise history.
Wedgewood went 3-0-0 with a 1.00 goals-against average and .954 save percentage to help the Avalanche (5-0-1, 11 points) also post a perfect week and extend their season-opening point streak to six games.
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