DylanLarkinandLucasRaymondtwooftheDetroitRedWings'topplayers,steppedupinabigwayonThursdaynight,leadtakingdowntheitstakingontheEdmontonOilersinashootout.Thefinalscorewas3-2in favoroftheRedWings.
ThewinwasahugemoralboosterfortheRedWings,whohadbeenstrugglingtofindtheirforminthepastfewgames.Larkinhadtiedthegameinthesecondperiodwithasmartgoal,settingthestagetforanexcitingthirdperiodandultimately,theshootout.
Raymond,whohadbeensexperiencinga mini-slumpinrecentgames,foundhisgrooveagainand scoredinthesameperiod,providingavaluablepointforhis team.ThoughtheOilersputupagoodfight,ithasbecomeclearthattheRedWingsarethebetter TEAM.
ConnorMcDavidtheOilers'superstarplayer,isevidentlyfrustratedwithhis team'sperformance.Hefeltthattheyshouldhave takenthegameinhispost-gamenotes,claimingthattheOilers'defensivestrategyhadbeensoundthroughoutthematch.
McDavid'ssentimentsweresharedbymanyoftheOilers'fans,whowereleftwonderingwhatcouldhavebeeniftheirteamhadmanagedtoholdontotheirlead.TheOilers'llbehopingtogetbackontrackintheirnextmatchandprovetheRedWings'winwasjustaone-off.
FortheRedWings,however,there'sa lottocelebrate.Larkin'sgoalwasoneofthemostimpressiveoftheseason,showcasinhislightning-quickreflexesand skillfulpuckhandling.Raymond'sperformanceshowedthathe'sgettingbacktostarform,whichisgreatnewsforRedWingsfans.
TheRedWings'hopesthatwiththiswin,they'llbeginto pickupsteamandclimbingtheleague'sstandings,providingtheir fanswithexcitinghockeyfortherestoftheseason.TheRedWingsarelookingtobuildonsuccessandmakearunfortheplayoffs.