Dylan Larkin scores in OT as Red Wings beat Lightning for fourth consecutive win

Ted Kulfan, The Detroit News on Oct 17, 2025

Published in Hockey

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DETROIT — The Red Wings' impressive start to the regular season continues.

Dylan Larkin scored an overtime goal at 3 minutes, 36 seconds giving the Wings a 2-1 victory over the Tampa Bay Lightning.

Larkin took a loose puck and carried it alone on goaltender Andrei Vasilevskiy, beating the Lightning cleanly for his third goal.

Axel Sandin-Pellikka scored his first NHL goal Friday and goaltender John Gibson stopped 32 shots to earn his first Wings' victory, as the Wings rolled to a 4-1-0 record.

Tampa tied the game 1-1 on J.J. Moser's goal at 16:17, Moser's first goal, a slap shot from near the high slot that Gibson appeared to be screened on.

The Wings have four consecutive victories after a season-opening loss against Montreal.

The Wings entertain Edmonton, and stars Connor McDavid, Leon Draisaitl, and the two-time Western Conference champion Oilers, Sunday at 3 p.m.

Sandin-Pellikka, on a delayed penalty, received the puck on the high slot and lifted a shot through a crowd past Vasilevskiy at 8:53.

Equally impressive was the celebration. With the huddle mobbing Sandin-Pellikka in the corner and several players jumping up and down.

Sandin-Pellikka (20 years, 220 days) became the third-youngest Wings' defenseman to score their first NHL goal in the past 35 years, following Simon Edvinsson and Moritz Seider.

Gibson, after getting pulled in the season-opening loss, returned to game action and was impressive. Gibson was at his best in the third period, with Tampa pressing and holding a 19-6 shot advantage.

The Wings' penalty kill, such a disappointment last season, continued its early-season success. The Wings killed all three Tampa power plays — while the Wings also went 0 for 3 on the power play.

Each player was missing a key offensive cog. The Wings were without Lucas Raymond (upper-body), who missed his second consecutive game, and Tampa was without Nikita Kucherov (illness).