Minnesota 5, Detroit 4 (Final)
The Minnesota Wild scored a late power-play goal by Kaprill Kaprizov for a 5-4 victory over the Detroit Red Wings on Sunday afternoon at Little Caesars Arena.
Trailing 4-1 in the third period, the Red Wings got back in the game with third-period goals by Axel Sandin-Pellikka, J.T. Compher and Patrick Kane.
Kane’s penalty for tripping Canton’s Quinn Hughes led to Kaprisov’s third goal of the game at 18:09.
Detroit’s comeback was started by Sandin-Pellikka’s screened point shot, which beat Filip Gusatvsson at 7:18 on assists by Dylan Larkin and Lucas Raymond.
Compher added another goal at 11:14 to narrow the lead to 4-3. Kane tied the game, 4-4, at 14:36.
It was a disastrous second period for Cam Talbot and the Red Wings.
Minnesota scored four unanswered goals on just seven shots in the second period.
Kaprisov scored twice and Matt Boldy and ex-Red Wing Vladimir Tarasenko added singles to take a 4-1 lead.
Detroit had just six shots halfway through the game and an early goal by defenseman Albert Johansson.
The line of Larkin, Raymond and Emmitt Finnie were a combined minus-7 in the second period.
Wild score four goals in second period
Minnesota tied the game, 1-1, on a goal by Boldy just :18 seconds into the second period.
Simon Edvinsson lost the puck off the opening faceoff in the neutral zone and Boldy scored his 41st goal of the year with a shot between Talbot’s legs.
The Wild took a 2-1 lead on the first of Kaprisov’s two goals at 1:25.
After Mats Zuccarello went around Jacob Bernard-Docker inside the Detroit blueline, Ryan Hartman’s wrist shot from 50 feet caromed off Kaprisov and beat Talbot.
Tarasenko added another goal at 7:03 just as Axel Sandin-Pellikka’s penalty had expired.
Tarasenko beat Talbot from a sharp angle at the bottom of the right-wing faceoff circle with a shot that went over Talbot’s shoulder.
Kaprisov scored again at the 12:32 mark of the second period on a solo dash down the left side and beat Talbot high on the short side.
The line of Dylan Larkin, Lucas Raymond and Emmitt Finnie were caught up ice. Finnie is minus-3 after leading the forwards in ice time in the first period and Larkin and Raymond are minus-2.
Wings take 1-0 lead after one period
Detroit led 1-0 after one period on an early goal by defenseman Albert Johansson, who beat Filip Gustavsson with a 40-foot wrist shot from the left-wing faceoff circle at the 1:40 mark.
Detroit had only three shots on goal in the first period with Andrew Copp and Marco Kasper registering the other two shots.
Minnesota had six shots on Cam Talbot, who got his first start in goal since March 4 in an overtime loss against the Vegas Golden Knights.
Simon Edvinsson led all Red Wings with 9:55 of ice time, followed by Moritz Seider at 9:10. Emmitt Finnie had the most ice time of the 12 forwards at 6:42.
Islanders fire Roy, replaced by DeBoer
Patrick Roy was fired as coach of the New York Islanders on Sunday and replaced by Peter DeBoer.
The Islanders (42-31-5) have lost a season-high four in a row and seven of 10 games since March 18 while getting outscored 37-26.
They’re third in the Metropolitan Division, one point ahead of the Philadelphia Flyers and Columbus Blue Jackets. Philadelphia has two games in hand, Columbus has one.
The 60-year-old Roy went 97-78-22 in three seasons after taking over for Lane Lambert, who was fired Jan. 20, 2024.
DeBoer, 57, guided the Stars to the Western Conference Final in each of his three seasons, losing to the Golden Knights in 2023 and the Edmonton Oilers in each of the past two seasons.
Will the Red Wings start John Gibson again?
John Gibson has started 14 straight games and has been pulled in two of the last four games. His streak came to an end on Sunday when Cam Talbot got the start in goal.
Gibson has a 28-20-3 record with a 2.62 goals against average and .904 save percentage.
When was Cam Talbot’s last start?
Cam Talbot’s last start was on March 4 in an overtime loss against Las Vegas. He got the start against the Wild on Sunday.
Talbot has a 12-8-5 record with a 3.01 GAV and .892 save percentage.
How to watch Wild at Red Wings
Faceoff: 1 p.m., Sunday, Little Caesars Arena, Detroit
TV/radio: TNT/950
Notable: The Red Wings lost to the Rangers, 4-1, at Madison Square Garden in a Saturday matinee in New York. … David Perron spoiled Jonathan Quick’s bid for a shutout with a goal in the final minute of the third period and goalie John Gibson made 17 saves. … Ryan Hartman scored twice and Jesper Wallstedt made 33 saves for the Minnesota Wild in a 4-1 win against the Ottawa Senators at Canadian Tire Centre on Saturday.
Six games left for Red Wings
The Red Wings have 88 points with 6 games remaining and are tied with the Blue Jackets, Flyers and Senators, who hold the final playoff spot because of more regulation wins.
Sunday, April 5: Minnesota, 1
Tuesday, April 7: Columbus, 7
Thursday, April 9: Philadelphia, 9
Saturday, April 11: New Jersey
Monday, April 13: @ Tampa Bay, 7
Wednesday, April 15: @ Florida, 7
Blue Jackets’ nosedive continues
The Columbus Blue Jackets had a chance to move ahead of the Detroit Red Wings and into sole possession of the final playoff position in the Eastern Conference.
However, Columbus lost its sixth straight game as they dropped a 2-1 decision against the Winnipeg Jets at Nationwide Arena on Saturday.
Kyle Conner (Shelby Township) scored two goals for the Jets, including the go-ahead goal midway through the third period.
Winnipeg is now just one point behind the San Jose Sharks, Nashville Predators and Los Angeles Kings for the second wild-card spot in the Western Conference.
Columbus is tied with the Red Wings, Ottawa Senators, and Philadelphia Flyers for the second wild-card spot in the Eastern Conference.
Grand Rapids 7, Winnipeg 2
Poland’s Wojciech Stachowiak recorded his third-straight, multi-point game in the Grand Rapids Griffins’ 7-2 victory over the Manitoba Moose on Saturday at the Canada Life Centre in Winnipeg, Manitoba.
Stachowiak, a former Michigan State Spartan from 2018-2020, had two assists for his 11th point in five outings (3+8=11) for the Griffins, who swept Manitoba in the weekend series and have won five straight games.
Michael Brandsegg-Nygard scored his second-straight, game-winning goal, Eddie Genborg and Anton Johansson both recorded their first AHL goals, and Michal Postava made 31 saves to improve to 15-6-0.
Honeybaked makes OHL Cup history
Detroit Honeybaked made OHL Cup history Saturday.
Honeybaked became the first American-based team to win the Canadian-dominated hockey tournament, which showcases the top OHL Draft eligible players.
Austin Hall scored two goals in Honeybaked’s 3-1 win over the Toronto Jr. Canadiens at the Mattamy Athletic Centre, formerly Maple Leaf Gardens in Toronto.
“Words can’t describe it,” said Hall, the tournament MVP who led the OHL Cup in scoring with 14 points. “First American team to do it – it’s history.
“We’ve been a third period team all year long, coming back from behind and just pushing and having grit. Our saying is ‘grittiness,’ we just love to play hockey.”
Honeybaked, which finished with a 7-0-0 record, also won the Michigan state title last month and the Whitby International Silver Stick tournament in November.
“I’m so proud of the boys,” Honeybaked coach Matthew Romaniski said. “We were serious about coming and winning this. It was good to come up here and finish out the year the right way.”
PWHL sets U.S. attendance record
Four hours after the Detroit Red Wings lost 4-1 to the New York Rangers in front of 17,292 at Madison Square Garden, the New York Sirens and Seattle Torrent set a U.S. attendance record of 18,006 at Madison Square Garden.
Detroit’s Elle Hartje had a team-high six shots in the Sirens’ 2-1 shootout victory.
This article originally appeared on The Detroit News: Wild finish: Red Wings rally but drop 5-4 decision: Recap
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