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Red Wings Game Recap: vs. Devils (Oct. 13) — DeBrincat scores twice, Finnie line drives the offense

Alex DeBrincat, Emmitt Finnie, and Michael Brandsegg-Nygård each had a hand in Detroit’s offense as the Red Wings hosted the Devils at Little Caesars Arena.

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The Detroit Red Wings lost 5-4 in overtime to the New Jersey Devils on Tuesday night at Little Caesars Arena, as Jack Hughes scored on a breakaway 1:19 into the extra period. Detroit came back from three one-goal deficits to earn a point and is now 1-3-2. New Jersey improved to 3-3-0.

Alex DeBrincat scored twice and added an assist, and the line of DeBrincat, Emmitt Finnie, and Michael Brandsegg-Nygård accounted for three of Detroit’s four goals. All three finished plus-4.

Scoring summary

  • First period, 6:07 — NJ: Evan Rodrigues (Anthony Mantha, Stefan Noesen). Noesen blocked a Justin Faulk clearing attempt and found Rodrigues in the slot. 1-0 NJ.
  • First period, 18:35 — DET: Emmitt Finnie (Michael Brandsegg-Nygård, Anton Johansson), a wrist shot from the faceoff dot. 1-1.
  • Second period, 1:43 — DET: Michael Brandsegg-Nygård (Finnie, Alex DeBrincat), finishing a 2-on-1. 2-1 DET.
  • Second period, 7:03 — NJ: Anthony Mantha (Dawson Mercer, Rodrigues). 2-2.
  • Second period, 10:16 — NJ: Nico Hischier, power play (Hughes, Jesper Bratt). 3-2 NJ.
  • Second period, 15:10 — DET: Alex DeBrincat (Justin Faulk, Axel Sandin-Pellikka), a wrist shot through traffic. 3-3.
  • Second period, 16:52 — NJ: Jesper Bratt (Hughes, Jonas Siegenthaler). 4-3 NJ.
  • Third period, 5:46 — DET: DeBrincat (Ben Chiarot, Moritz Seider), a one-timer from the left circle. 4-4.
  • Overtime, 1:19 — NJ: Jack Hughes (Bratt), a breakaway after a Detroit turnover. 5-4 NJ.

Standouts

DeBrincat now has four goals this season. Finnie and Brandsegg-Nygård each had a goal and an assist, and rookie defenseman Anton Johansson picked up his first NHL point with the secondary assist on Finnie’s goal. Former Red Wing Anthony Mantha scored his first goal of the season for New Jersey.

For the Devils, Hughes had the winner and two assists, and Bratt finished with a goal and two assists.

In goal and on special teams

John Gibson got the start over Daniil Tarasov and made 32 saves on 37 shots. Jake Allen stopped 23 of 27 for New Jersey. The Devils dominated the second period, outshooting Detroit 18-4 at one stretch, and got the only power-play goal of the night from Hischier.

What’s next

The Red Wings host the Philadelphia Flyers on Thursday, Oct. 15, at 7:30 p.m. at Little Caesars Arena.

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