Detroit Red Wings down Ducks with 6-3 win on power-play boost
Alright, let's break down what just went down at Little Caesars Arena, because the Detroit Red Wings finally remembered how to have a good time, snapping a brutal three-game skid with a 6-3 statement win over the Anaheim Ducks that felt like a collective exhale for the entire fanbase. This wasn't just a win; it was a character check, a response to the slide that started after their first trip to Anaheim two weeks prior, and a night where the power play, which had been about as effective as a screen door on a submarine for the last 22 chances, decided to wake up and join the party.The start was a bit shaky, the kind of opening period that makes you nervously check your phone, but the Wings weathered it and then decided to put on a show. The narrative of the game shifted dramatically in the second period, a wild back-and-forth frame that had more momentum swings than a playoff series.Moritz Seider, the defensive anchor, got the party started by finally breaking the power-play drought, firing a shot that deflected off a Duck, a little bit of luck that felt long overdue. But the Ducks, refusing to roll over, answered almost immediately with Cutter Gauthier, and just like that, the momentum was gone.Enter Michael Rasmussen, a guy who'd been quieter than a library this season, and he absolutely flings one on net to make it 2-1, a pure hustle goal that changes the energy in the building. And then, because this is hockey and nothing can be simple, the Ducks tie it right back up off the rush.But then, the kid, Axel Sandin Pellikka, from the blue line, fires a laser through traffic to make it 3-2, and you could feel the arena just erupt—this was the resilience they'd been missing. The real drama, however, came in the third.The Ducks pulled within one on a Mikael Granlund tip, that classic 'here we go again' moment, but Dylan Larkin, the captain, said 'not tonight,' restoring the cushion less than a minute later to slam the door shut. The empty-netter from Alex DeBrincat was just the cherry on top, but the real story was Patrick Kane quietly dishing out assists, hitting a ridiculous 1,350 career points and looking every bit the legendary playmaker they signed him to be.This was a win built on responding to adversity, on different guys stepping up at different times, and most importantly, on finally getting that special teams monkey off their back. It’s the kind of victory that can stop a season from spiraling, a reminder that this team has the firepower to hang with anyone when they put it all together.
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