For a second straight game the Detroit Red Wings pushed back on a two-goal deficit.
Their outing Friday at Little Caesars Arena against the New York Rangers featured, as it usually does, terrific goaltending from Jimmy Howard and Henrik Lundqvist.
The Wings didn’t start well and a double minor in the second period was costly. But Justin Abdelkader and Andreas Athanasiou scored early and late, respectively, in the third period to force overtime.
Dylan Larkin won it, 3-2, with 5.1 seconds to play in OT when he finished a pass from Athanasiou.
Howard delivers again
Howard made a clutch save on Rangers forward Chris Kreider early in the first period as the Wings were outplayed by an opponent to start a game for the third straight time.