The Detroit Red Wings lost to the New Jersey Devils 5-4

The Detroit Red Wings showed energy and emotion, but their penalty kill continues to be a liability.

A two-goal lead had turned into a deficit early in the third period in Friday’s matinee at Little Caesars Arena. At this point, the New Jersey Devils had already scored two power play goals and had a four-minute lead. The Devils converted again and took a 5-4 win.

“I think our first ten goals in the first game were really good,” Lucas Raymond said after extending his goal streak to five games. “We showed good hitting power and then they scored a couple of goals on a power play. They have a lot of firepower up front and I think if we do what we’re supposed to do, defensively we can still play against any team. But they. Power play was a big role.”

The Wings (10-11-2) were able to salvage their previous game after conceding a late goal during a shootout, but on Friday they allowed three goals, the final goal going to Jack Hughes early in the third period, resulting in the penalty fell to 68.9% on the season.

“We have to figure it out,” coach Derek Lalonde said. “It’s killing us. It just kills, destroys our momentum.”

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Cam Talbot, playing in his 500th career game, didn’t see much action in the first 12 minutes as the Wings built a 10-1 edge in shots and celebrated goals from Vladimir Tarasenko and Raymond. But the Devils converted twice before the end of the period and had a one-goal lead after outscoring the Wings 16-6 in the second period.

It will take a long time

The Wings signed Tarasenko in the offseason in hopes that the 32-year-old could help offensively, but after scoring in the first and fifth games, Tarasenko remained quiet for more than a month. His 16-game losing streak finally ended at 3:41 of the first period when he picked up a pass from Jeff Petry and fired a shot from the left circle that sank behind Jacob Markstrom. Tarasenko also assisted on the next goal, a layup from Raymond that gave him seven goals this season.

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Challenging times

The Wings’ impeccable record in tackling tackles resulted in their first defeat of the season after three successes in a row. The Wings struggled with Dougie Hamilton’s goal at 16:05 and scored a penalty against Holl 9 seconds into the game. They denied the goalkeeper’s interference, but the officials ruled that incidental contact between the Devils’ Stefan Noesen and Talbot outside the goal crease in front of the goal did not constitute interference. The risk in tackles is that the challenging team will receive a delay of game penalty if the decision is not overturned. The Wings did that – and the Devils made them pay when Timo Meier scored a slapshot in the 18th minute.

Lalonde explained the Wings’ perspective after the game: “We have a rule, we only challenge if you commit 100% to the space. They were relentless. Communication from our goalkeeping coach, our radio coaches – we said: The explanation (from the officials) was that Talbot initiated the contact even though he was in the goal area and their player wasn’t. He was in blue color. You should be allowed to play your position.

“I appreciate the explanation, but maybe it’s time to start using artificial intelligence in goalkeeping interventions and they should answer all the calls because that confuses me a little. Unfortunately, it was a pretty big turning point.”

Front and back

The Wings retook the lead 1:26 into the second period when Ben Chiarot fired a shot from the blue line that Tyler Motte redirected for his first goal of the season.

Motte called his goal “a little bit of confidence for myself, something to build on.”

The Devils pushed back and equalized when Nico Hischier scored at 11:50. The Wings fell behind for the first time late in the second period when Noesen caught a loose puck in the crease despite several Wings crowding around Talbot. Justin Holl scored his first goal in the third period since joining the Wings last season.

Contact Helene St. James at [email protected]. Follow her on Twitter @helenestjames.

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Her most recent book, The Franchise: Detroit Red Wings, A Curated History of the Red Wings, was published in October 2024. Her books On the Clock: Behind the Scenes with the Detroit Red Wings at the NHL Draft and The Big 50 : The Men and Moments that made the Detroit Red Wings” is available from Amazon, Barnes & Noble and Triumph Books. Personalized copies are available via your email.

The Detroit Red Wings lost to the New Jersey Devils 5-4

ByAmelia Journalton

By Amelia Journalton

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