Detroit Red Wings: ‘We have to learn’ to close out opponents
Detroit Red Wings Todd McLellan, Patrick Kane & Lucas Raymond, Nov. 15, 2025 in Detroit.
NEW YORK — The Detroit Red Wings played like a team eager for a measure of redemption and were rewarded for it.
Taking on the New York Rangers on Sunday, Nov. 16 – a day after an embarrassing loss at home – the Wings didn’t look tired; they looked hungry. Rangers goalie Jonathan Quick didn’t give them much, putting on an acrobatic performance, but the Wings kept at it and, in the end, celebrated a 2-1 victory.
Lucas Raymond scored the winner with 3:47 to play, wrapping the puck around the net and stepping into the slot for a shot through traffic. The two points pushed the Wings (11-7-1) into second place in the Atlantic Division; that’s how close the standings are.
The Wings got nearly four minutes straight of man-advantage play in the front half of the third period, and had multiple good looks around Quick. When that stretch finished, the Wings had 16 shots on five power plays in the game.
The Wings were coming off a lousy overtime loss to the Buffalo Sabres at Little Caesars Arena, having blown a three-goal lead on home ice. But they looked sharp from the start at Madison Square Garden, generating O-zone time and limiting quality chances against Cam Talbot.
Talbot was busier in the final minutes of the first period as the Rangers – who had won just once at home in their first eight games – scrambled around his crease. Defenseman Moritz Seider was called for a penalty at 18:41, but J.T. Compher, Dylan Larkin, Ben Chiarot and Travis Hamonic (on the first unit) and Andrew Copp, Michael Rasmussen, Albert Johansson and Simon Edvinsson (on the second unit) were so effective Talbot didn’t even have to make a save during the stretch. Shots after the first favored the Wings, 9-5.
Breaking through first
When the Wings went on a power play early in the second period, Patrick Kane forced two saves from Quick, and Raymond tried for a backhand attempt on a rebound.
It took a second power play, a few minutes later, for the Wings to convert. Axel Sandin-Pellikka, who was moved to the first power play unit in place of Seider, sent the puck to Kane, who held onto the puck until he could send a pass to Raymond, who fired the puck towards the net; just before it crossed the line, Alex DeBrincat tapped it over for his ninth goal of the season.
The Rangers got one back while on a power play midway through the second period, with Mika Zibanejad knocking in a loose puck to the left of the crease. But there was no let-up from the Wings, who killed off the next penalty and built a 28-16 edge in shots after two periods.
Contact Helene St. James at hstjames@freepress.com.
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