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Detroit Ices Vegas 5-2 - Recap
Detroit earned a 5-2 victory over Vegas behind a 2-goal performance from Dylan Larkin on Saturday at Little Caesars Arena.
Bettors who backed the Red Wings were rewarded as -131 favorites at sportsbooks. Over-Under bettors saw the total score go OVER the closing total of 6.0.
Dylan Larkin(2), Andrew Copp, Jake Walman, and Joe Veleno each scored for the Red Wings in the victory. Larkin opened the scoring for Detroit.
Alex Lyon stopped 28 of 30 Vegas shots in the victory.
Vegas got goals from Ivan Barbashev, and Paul Cotter in the loss, but it wasn't enough.
Logan Thompson stopped 24 of 28 shots for the Golden Knights, but it wasn't enough to earn the victory.
On the power play, Detroit went 1-for-2, while the Golden Knights were 0-for-2 with the man advantage.
Detroit lost the shots on goal battle to Vegas by a margin of 30-29.
Detroit heads into a battle against the Senators. Vegas, meanwhile, will have their next action against Edmonton.