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12/31 20:16 CST John Gibson makes 24 saves as surging Red Wings beat slumping
Jets, 2-1
John Gibson makes 24 saves as surging Red Wings beat slumping Jets, 2-1
By DAVE HOGG
Associated Press
DETROIT (AP) --- John Gibson kept up his hot December with 24 saves, Dylan
Larkin and Mason Appleton scored goals, and the Detroit Red Wings beat the
slumping Winnipeg Jets 2-1 on Wednesday night.
Gibson won for the ninth time in 10 starts as the Red Wings improved to 11-3-1
in December.
The Jets lost their seventh straight game (0-4-3) on a night where Connor
Hellebuyck made 17 saves. Logan Stanley scored Winnipeg's goal.
The Red Wings took a 1-0 lead at 8:22 of the first period when Larkin ripped a
shot through traffic over Hellebuyck's glove while on the power play. Larkin
and Hellebuyck, who grew up a few miles apart in Detroit's western suburbs, are
expected to be teammates on Team USA in the upcoming Olympics.
Appleton put the Red Wings ahead 2-0 with 5:12 left in the first, finishing off
a two-on-one break with J.T. Compher. Hellebuyck made the initial save, but
defenseman Luke Schenn knocked the puck into the net while trying to clear the
crease.
Gustav Nyquist nearly made it 2-1 late in the second period against his former
team, but hit the crossbar from a sharp angle.
Stanley made it 2-1 at 7:04 of the third with a shot along the ice that seemed
to fool Gibson.
Up next Jets: Visit the Toronto Maple Leafs on Thursday night. Red Wings: Visit the Pittsburgh Penguins on Thursday night. ___ AP NHL: https://apnews.com/NHL |
