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James van Riemsdyk, who is playing his first season with the Red Wings, said he and his teammates have completely bought in to a team-first mentality in the absences of key players like Lucas Raymond and Patrick Kane.
The Wings have won five straight after a season-opening loss, but only one game has been on the road — a late victory over Toronto on Mason Appleton's winner with 45 seconds remaining. Now, they need to transfer that winning formula away from Little Caesars Arena.
The 29-year-old center has led the Red Wings to a 5-1-0 start entering their game at the Buffalo Sabres on Wednesday (7:30 p.m. ET; HBO MAX, FDSNDETX, TNT). He has 11 points (five goals, six assists) in six games.
Despite stumbling out of the gate in the season opener, the Detroit Red Wings have surged to the top of the Atlantic Division.
Larkin shatters franchise records, leading the Red Wings to victory and cementing his legacy as a Detroit legend.
The Detroit Red Wings (5-1, second in the Eastern Conference) visit the Buffalo Sabres (2-4, 15th) in conference play on Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. ET. Buffalo fell in a 4-2 loss on the road its last time out on Oct. 20 against the Montreal Canadiens. In its last game on Oct. 19, Detroit secured a 4-2 home victory over the Edmonton Oilers.
Dylan Larkin and rookie Emmitt Finne scored two goals apiece, lifting Detroit to a 4-2 win over the Edmonton on Sunday.
DETROIT – The Detroit Red Wings capitalized on an early schedule that included top teams but featured five of their first six games at home, going 5-1-0. The next test is to see how they’ll fare on the road, especially with three rookies in the lineup and missing Patrick Kane due to injury.
The Red Wings made us collectively groan at our TVs just one game into the season as they fell 5-1 to the in-your-face Canadiens. It was another brutal defensive and goaltending performance -- exactly what the Red Wings had hoped to improve upon as they opened the season.
BUFFALO, N.Y. — Alex Lyon padded over to the visitors locker room inside KeyBank Center, casually clad in a sweatshirt, jeans and Birkenstocks. He had a little extra time to chat, as he was designated to back up in the evening after six straight starts.
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