The Detroit Red Wings built a lead, something they’ve been good at doing the past three games.
That they managed to hold onto it during regulation broke a trend, but they prevailed 2-1 over the Anaheim Ducks Tuesday at Little Caesars Arena.
Dylan Larkin scored off a turnover in the first period and Frans Nielsen doubled the lead in the second period. Shots after two periods were 21-13 to Anaheim, but Jimmy Howard didn’t face many quality chances. He was big in helping out the penalty kill, making 12 saves during eight minutes of short-handed play. Howard made 32 saves total.