The Red Wings’ long road trip was a success by any measure, but it ended on a bit of a sour note.

The Wings went into Vegas Tuesday and lost, 1-0, ending a five-game road trip with a 3-2-0 record.

Ivan Barbashev scored his fourth goal, breaking a scoreless second-period tie. Barbashev poked in a loose, bouncing puck in front of goaltender John Gibson, at 13:45, giving Vegas a 1-0 lead.

Vegas goaltender Akira Schmid stopped 24 shots, as the Wings were shut out for the first time under coach Todd McLellan.

“Close game,” captain Dylan Larkin said. “We didn’t execute as well as we had been. They get a goal and we don’t. We didn’t get anything going and we didn’t bury our chances.”

The Wings earned six of 10 points on the trip, with shootout victories in San Jose and Los Angeles, and a victory in St. Louis to open the trip. They suffered losses in Anaheim and Vegas.

BOX SCORE: Golden Knights 1, Red Wings 0

The Wings trail Montreal by one point for the Atlantic Division lead.

“We showed we can play on the road and in this building,” said Larkin of the five-game trip. “It was a winnable game (Tuesday) and we didn’t get the offensive bounces.”

Schmid made some timely third-period saves, including denying Alex DeBrincat early in the period in close, to preserve the lead.

Vegas appeared to take a 2-0 late third-period lead with just under five minutes left, but the Wings challenged for offsides and the goal was overturned – the Wings’ 17th consecutive successful offside challenge.

The Wings were 0-for-2 on the power play, while killing Vegas’ lone attempt.

“It was a really tight game,” McLellan said. “There were chances both ways but the goaltenders stood in there pretty well. We gave ourselves a chance to go win it but just not enough sustained offensive time. But a team like that can do that to you.”

Gibson stopped 33 shots for the Wings, including a late breakaway attempt by Brandon Saad.

“Gibby played unbelievable,” Larkin said.

The loss dropped the Wings to 9-5-0 on the season.

The Wings return home to face the New York Rangers Friday, as the Wings open a weekend celebration of their 100th season.

The Wings play four consecutive home games, and nine of their next 11 games at Little Caesars Arena. Tampa, on the day after Thanksgiving, is the lone team of the nine home games that made the playoffs last season.

“We’re still a team that is evolving,” McLellan said. “We have work to do.”

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