Detroit Red Wings Team captain Dylan Larkin is playing some of the best hockey of his career, and it’s paying incredible dividends for his club, which is now first overall in the Atlantic Division and tied for first in the Eastern Conference.
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Considering where the Red Wings were in the standings a year ago, this is a monumental improvement in their fortunes.
Their most recent victory came Tuesday night against the Dallas Stars at Little Caesars Arena, and it was Larkin who played a crucial role in the outcome.
Larkin not only scored the tying goal late in the third period after a great pass from James van Riemsdyk, but he also scored the game-winner in overtime for his 20th goal of Detroit’s Centennial campaign.
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With the overtime goal, Larkin now has 11 in his career. He’s just one more away from matching Sergei Fedorov’s 12, the most in franchise history.
The Red Wings will retire Fedorov’s iconic No. 91 jersey number next month on January 12.
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There is no player on the Red Wings roster who more eagerly wants to bring Stanley Cup Playoff hockey to Little Caesars Arena for the first time in the venue’s existence than Larkin.
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With his contributions so far this season, they are that much closer to that goal and would sit as the No. 2 seed in the Eastern Conference if the playoffs began today.
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