Dylan Larkin made a welcome return to the Detroit Red Wings' lineup and a new addition made sure the score added up to another victory.
Only so much should be read into exhibition games — they’re an evaluation tool as much as anything — but the Wings are finding ways to score, and that’s a good sign for a team that struggled to do so the past two seasons. On Saturday, they came away from their third test game with a 5-1 final against the Columbus Blue Jackets at Little Caesars Arena.
Larkin converted on two power plays, adding to goals from Taro Hirose and Chase Pearson, and set up Joe Veleno on a power play in the third period.