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Sniper's instinct pulls Red Wings' Helm out of funk

Sunrise, Fla. — There was no fancy, slick, outrageous move on this breakaway, nothing that would have found a place on the nightly highlight shows.

No, on Darren Helm’s breakaway Friday in the third period, Helm skated down the ice, then “let it rip.”

It was a good, accurate, hard shot that whistled past Carolina goalie Scott Darling, and iced the Red Wings' 4-1 victory.

The goal ended a 15-game goal-scoring drought for Helm, who also is just two games removed from returning from a lower-body injury that forced him out for two weeks.