The Detroit Red Wings still haven’t lost consecutive games in regulation time since November,
Dylan Larkin’s goal 4:41 into the third period was the difference as the Red Wings beat the San Jose Sharks 4-2 on Friday at Little Caesars Arena. From the goalmouth, he jammed a puck under the pads of Sharks goalie Yaroslav Askarov. Initially, the goal was waved off by officials. However, it counted following a video review.
Marco Kasper salted away the victory with an empty-net goal.
The Red Wings came into this game off a 3-0 loss on Tuesday at Boston.
Alex DeBrincat, on a first-period power play, and JT Compher, with his sixth goal of the season, also scored for the Red Wings.
DeBrincat’s goal was his team-leading 25th of the season. He’s also Detroit’s leading scorer with 50 points.
Will Smith (13th of the season) and Collin Graf (14th) scored for the Sharks.
John Gibson made 19 saves to get the win for Detroit.
Takeaways
Larkin’s goal was his 266th, moving him past John Ogrodnick into 10th spot on Detroit’s all-time goals list . . . Compher’s goal was just his second over the past 24 games . . . Kasper halted a six-game pointless streak with his assist on that goal . . . Lucas Raymond has three assists . . . Former Red Wings defenseman Nick Leddy assisted on Graf’s goal.
Dylan Larkin scored his 266th career NHL goal, passing John Ogrodnick (265) for sole possession of 10th place on Detroit’s all-time list. #LGRW pic.twitter.com/t6HFRsZQfy
— Detroit Red Wings (@DetroitRedWings) January 17, 2026
Red Wings Key Moment
Marco Kasper made a spectacular rush on Compher’s goal. Bursting into the San Jose zone down the left wing, Kasper drew two Sharks defenders to him.
Cook, Marco 🧑🍳 pic.twitter.com/Drl38HCBJX
— Detroit Red Wings (@DetroitRedWings) January 17, 2026
Compher drove unmarked to the far post of the net, redirecting Kasper’s cross-crease feed past Askarov.
Red Wings Key Stat
Detroit defenseman Axel Sandin-Pellikka didn’t play another five-on-five shift after the 5:49 mark of the second period. His only action the rest of that period was an eight-second stint at the end of the frame with the Red Wings’ second power-play unit. Sandin-Pellikka played two shifts in the third period.
On San Jose’s second goal, Graf got inside position on Sandin-Pellikka at the net front to tip the puck past Gibson.
Up Next
The Red Wings get another team coming to town for the second of back-to-backs. The Ottawa Senators, who play host to the Montreal Canadiens on Saturday at 7 pm, visit Little Caesars Arena for a 5 pm puck drop on Sunday.