Worth Mentioning

• Dennis Cholowski’s early season hype has started to cool down. The rookie defensemen is starting to feel the daily grind of being an NHL player. His name found the scoresheet for the first time in 7 games. Showcasing his great offensive instincts, he sneaks up the boards and takes a feed from Christoffer Ehn, roofing it on Jonathan Quick. 1-0 Wings.

•  Frans Nielsen continues to produce. He picks up his 5th goal in the last 6 games. Quick was out of position and Nielsen took advantage.

• The Lake Show? More like the Lark Show! A costly turnover in your own end right to Dylan Larkin is never a good idea. Larkin embarrasses Drew Doughty and Quick to score a beautiful goal.
 The future captain now has 12 goals on the year. Which leads the entire team.
Jimmy Howard was spectacular in goal. He made over 40 saves and didn’t break a sweat. Anze Kopitar spoiled the shutout in the third period, but Jimmy cam up big in the final two minutes to preserve the multi-goal lead.

Final Thoughts

Detroit was badly outshot in this game, 43-21 to be exact. But on the backs of Larkin and Howard they found a way. This team continues to be fun and what more could you ask for?